West Bancorp (West Bancorp) Cash-to-Debt

: 0.15 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Cash to Debt Ratio measures the financial strength of a company. It is calculated as a company's cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities divide by its debt. West Bancorp's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.15.

If Cash to Debt ratio is less than 1, the company cannot pay off its debt using the cash in hand. Here we can see, West Bancorp couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023.

The historical rank and industry rank for West Bancorp's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

WTBA' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.09 Med: 0.27 Max: 0.98
Current: 0.15

During the past 13 years, West Bancorp's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 0.98. The lowest was 0.09. And the median was 0.27.

WTBA's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
90.35% of 1440 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 1.235 vs WTBA: 0.15

West Bancorp Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for West Bancorp's Cash-to-Debt can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Note: An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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West Bancorp Annual Data

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Dec23

Cash-to-Debt

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0.17

0.36

0.98

0.09

0.15

West Bancorp Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.09	0.06	0.08	0.05	0.15

Competitive Comparison

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, West Bancorp's Cash-to-Debt, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash-to-Debt data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

West Bancorp Cash-to-Debt Distribution

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, West Bancorp's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where West Bancorp's Cash-to-Debt falls into.

West Bancorp Cash-to-Debt Calculation

This is the ratio of a company's Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents to its debt. The debt includes the Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation. This ratio measures the financial strength of a company. This ratio is updated quarterly.

West Bancorp's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents	/	Total Debt
	=	Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	65.357	/	(0	+	442.367)
	=	0.15

West Bancorp's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents	/	Total Debt
	=	Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	65.357	/	(0	+	442.367)
	=	0.15

West Bancorp (NAS:WTBA) Cash-to-Debt Explanation

If Cash to Debt ratio is greater than 1, the company can pay off its debt using the cash in hand. If it is smaller than 1, it means the company has more debt than the cash in hands. In this case, it is important to look the the company's Interest Coverage. Ben Graham requires that a company must have an Interest Coverage of at least 5.

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West Bancorp (West Bancorp) Business Description

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Address

1601 22nd Street, West Des Moines, IA, USA, 50266

Website

https://www.westbankstrong.com

West Bancorp Inc is a United States-based company that offers a full range of deposit services, including checking, savings, and money market accounts and time certificates of deposit. West Bank also offers online banking, mobile banking, and treasury management services, which help to meet the banking needs of its customers. Treasury management services offered to business customers include cash management, client-generated automated clearing house transactions, remote deposit, and fraud protection services. Also offered are merchant credit card processing and corporate credit cards. The bank operates only in the United States of America region.

Executives

David D Nelson	director, officer: CEO & PRESIDENT	1601 22ND STREET, WEST DES MOINES IA 50266
Bradley P Peters	officer: Executive Vice President	4808 SYCAMORE COURT, EAGAN MN 55123
Sean Patrick Mcmurray	director	13230 ASHLEAF DR, CLIVE IA 50325
George D Milligan	director	118 2ND AVE SE, CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52401
Rosemary Parson	director	3608 129TH STREET, URBANDALE IA 50322
Patrick J Donovan	director	445 MINNESOTA ST STE 2000, ST PAUL MN 55101
Douglas R Gulling	director, officer: EVP & CFO	9620 HAMMONTREE DRIVE, DES MOINES IA 50322
Lisa J Elming	director	6826 NW 88TH CT, JOHNSTON IA 50131
David R Milligan	director, officer: CEO & PRESIDENT	10165 LINCOLN AVENUE, DES MOINES IA 50325
Steven T Schuler	director	12917 WILDEN CIRCLE, URBANDALE IA 50323
Michael J Gerdin	director	901 HEARTLAND WAY, NORTH LIBERTY IA 52317
Therese M Vaughan	director	VALIDUS HOLDINGS, THE CHARTIS BUILDING / 29 RICHMOND ROAD, PEMBROKE D0 HM 08
Jane M Funk	officer: SVP / Controller	C/O NORTH CENTRAL BANCSHARES INC, 825 CENTRAL AVENUE, FORT DODGE IA 50501
Marie I Roberts	officer: SVP, CONTROLLER AND CAC	13050 WALNUT RIDGE CIRCLE, CLIVE IA 50325
Harlee Olafson	officer: CHIEF RISK OFFICER	1601 22ND STREET, WEST DES MOINES IA 50266