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West Bancorp (West Bancorp) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.23 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is West Bancorp Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-27), West Bancorp's current share price is $16.71. West Bancorp's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $13.63. West Bancorp's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.23.

The historical rank and industry rank for West Bancorp's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

WTBA' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.13   Med: 2.32   Max: 3.17
Current: 1.23

During the past years, West Bancorp's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 3.17. The lowest was 1.13. And the median was 2.32.

WTBA's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
69.88% of 1172 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 0.92 vs WTBA: 1.23

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

West Bancorp's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $13.455. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is $13.63 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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West Bancorp Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for West Bancorp's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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.

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West Bancorp Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

West Bancorp Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.64 1.86 2.63 1.98 1.55

West Bancorp Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.98 1.38 1.37 1.20 1.55

Competitive Comparison of West Bancorp's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, West Bancorp's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, West Bancorp's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where West Bancorp's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



West Bancorp Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

West Bancorp's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=16.71/13.63
=1.23

* 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.

West Bancorp's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, West Bancorp's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Dec. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2023)
=13.455/129.4194*129.4194
=13.455

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

West Bancorp Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 7.980 99.695 10.359
201406 8.248 100.560 10.615
201409 8.473 100.428 10.919
201412 8.751 99.070 11.432
201503 8.961 99.621 11.641
201506 9.054 100.684 11.638
201509 9.289 100.392 11.975
201512 9.485 99.792 12.301
201603 9.743 100.470 12.550
201606 9.979 101.688 12.700
201609 10.216 101.861 12.980
201612 10.248 101.863 13.020
201703 10.488 102.862 13.196
201706 10.788 103.349 13.509
201709 10.982 104.136 13.648
201712 10.983 104.011 13.666
201803 10.954 105.290 13.464
201806 11.190 106.317 13.622
201809 11.329 106.507 13.766
201812 11.722 105.998 14.312
201903 11.999 107.251 14.479
201906 12.328 108.070 14.763
201909 12.463 108.329 14.889
201912 12.932 108.420 15.437
202003 12.202 108.902 14.501
202006 12.671 108.767 15.077
202009 13.074 109.815 15.408
202012 13.583 109.897 15.996
202103 14.179 111.754 16.420
202106 14.892 114.631 16.813
202109 15.245 115.734 17.048
202112 15.725 117.630 17.301
202203 14.219 121.301 15.171
202206 12.992 125.017 13.450
202209 11.945 125.227 12.345
202212 12.687 125.222 13.112
202303 12.984 127.348 13.195
202306 12.982 128.729 13.052
202309 12.193 129.860 12.152
202312 13.455 129.419 13.455

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


West Bancorp  (NAS:WTBA) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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West Bancorp (West Bancorp) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1601 22nd Street, West Des Moines, IA, USA, 50266
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