AMBZ (American Business Bank) Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based): $208.44 (As of Sep. 01, 2026)

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AMBZ American Business Bank AMBZ
64 GF Score
Price $72.80
GF Value $56.75
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
! 4 Warning Signs
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What is American Business Bank Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based)?

American Business Bank AMBZ 64 Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) is $208.44 as of Sep. 01, 2026. GuruFocus rates AMBZ with a GF Score™ of 64/100 and a GF Value™ of $56.75 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 671 Banks companies, American Business Bank ranks better than 80.03% on this metric.

As of today (2026-09-01), American Business Bank's intrinsic value calculated from the Discounted Earnings model is $208.44.

Note: Discounted Earnings model is only suitable for predictable companies (Business Predictability Rank higher than 1-Star). If the company's predictability rank is 1-Star or Not Rated, result may not be accurate due to the low predictability of business and the data will not be stored into our database.

American Business Bank's Predictability Rank is 2.5-Stars.

Margin of Safety (Earnings Based) using Discounted Earnings model for American Business Bank is 65.07%.

The historical rank and industry rank for American Business Bank's Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) or its related term are showing as below:

AMBZ' s Price-to-DCF (Earnings Based) Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.15   Med: 0.26   Max: 0.36
Current: 0.35

During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Intrinsic-Value-DCF (Earnings Based) Ratio of American Business Bank was 0.36. The lowest was 0.15. And the median was 0.26.

AMBZ's Price-to-DCF (Earnings Based) is ranked better than
80.03% of 671 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 0.66 vs AMBZ: 0.35

American Business Bank  (OTCPK:AMBZ) Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) Explanation

Unlike valuation methods such as Net Current Asset Value, Tangible Book Value per Share, Graham Number, Median Ratio etc, discounted Cash Flow model evaluates the companies based on their future earnings power instead of their assets.


Be Aware

What you need to know about Discounted Earnings model:

1. The Discounted Earnings model evaluates a company based on its future earnings power
2. Growth is taken into account; therefore a faster growth company is worth more if everything else is the same.
3. Since we are projecting future growth, it is assumed that the company will grow at the same rate as it did during the past 10 years. Therefore this model works better for the companies that are relatively consistent performers.
4. The Discounted Earnings model works poorly for inconsistent performers like cyclicals.
5. Your expected return from the investment is a reasonable discount rate assumption.
6. A larger margin of safety should be required for companies with less predictable businesses.

You can screen for stocks that trade below their Intrinsic Value: DCF (FCF Based) and Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) with the GuruFocus All-in-One Screener. Companies with a high Predictability Rank that trade at a discount to their Intrinsic Value: DCF (FCF Based) and Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) can be found in the screen of Undervalued Predictable Companies.


American Business Bank Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) Related Terms


American Business Bank Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for American Business Bank's Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) 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.

American Business Bank Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) Chart

American Business Bank Annual Data
Trend Dec06 Dec07 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.00 181.34 163.79 145.00 183.13

American Business Bank Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) 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 161.88 174.38 183.13 197.50 208.44

AMBZ vs HIFS, KRNY, ACNB: Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) Comparison

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, American Business Bank's Price-to-DCF (Earnings Based), along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-DCF (Earnings Based) 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.


American Business Bank Price-to-DCF (Earnings Based) vs Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, American Business Bank's Price-to-DCF (Earnings Based) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where American Business Bank's Price-to-DCF (Earnings Based) falls into.


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American Business Bank Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) Calculation

This is the intrinsic value calculated from the Discounted Earnings model with default parameters. The calculation method is the same as Discounted Cash Flow model except earnings are used in the calculation instead of free cash flow. This is the default method of calculation with GuruFocus DCF calculator.

Usually a two-stage model is used in calculating the intrinsic value with discounted cash flow model. The first stage is called growth stage; the second is called the terminal stage. In the growth stage the company grows at a faster rate. Because it cannot grow at that rate forever, a lower rate is used for the terminal stage.

GuruFocus DCF calculator is a two-stage model. The default values are defined as:

1. Discount Rate: d = 11%
A reasonable discount rate assumption should be at least the long term average return of the stock market, which can be estimated from risk free rate plus risk premium of stock market. GuruFocus uses 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate as the risk-free rate and rounded up to the nearest integer. It is updated daily. The current risk-free rate is 4.79%. Please go to Economic Indicators page for more information. Please note that we use the 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate of the United States as default. Then we added a risk premium of 6% to get the estimated discount rate. Some investors use their expected rate of return, which is also reasonable. A typical discount rate can be anywhere between 6% - 20%.

2. Growth Rate in the growth stage: g1 = 20%
The Growth Rate in the growth stage is initially set as the default 10-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate. In cases where the 10-year growth rate is unavailable, it defaults to using the 5-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate. If both the 10-year and 5-year growth rates are unavailable, the system defaults to the 3-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate.
However, it's important to note that there is a growth rate range. If the calculated growth rate exceeds 20%, it will be capped at 20%. Conversely, if the calculated growth rate falls below 5%, it will be adjusted to 5% to maintain a reasonable range.
=> American Business Bank's average EPS without NRI Growth Rate in the past 10 years was 27.40%, which is no less than 20%. GuruFocus defaults => Growth Rate: 20%

3. Years of Growth Stage: y1 = 10

4. Terminal Growth Rate: g2 = 4%

5. Years of Terminal Growth: y2 = 10

6. EPS without NRI: eps without nri = $6.670.
GuruFocus DCF calculator is actually a Discounted Earnings calculator, EPS without NRI is used as the default. The reason we are doing this is we found that historically stock prices are more correlated with earnings than free cash flow.

All of the default settings can be changed and the results are calculated automatically.

American Business Bank's Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) for today is calculated as:

Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based)=EPS without NRI*{[(1+g1)/(1+d)+(1+g1)^2/(1+d)^2+...+(1+g1)^10/(1+d)^10]
+(1+g1)^10/(1+d)^10*[(1+g2)/(1+d)+(1+g2)^2/(1+d)^2+...+(1+g2)^10/(1+d)^10]}

set x = (1+g1)/(1+d) = (1+0.2)/(1+0.11) = 1.0810810810811
and y = (1+g2)/(1+d) = (1+0.04)/(1+0.11) = 0.93693693693694

Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based)=EPS without NRI*{[x+x^2+...+x^10]+x^10*[y+y^2+...+y^10]}
=EPS without NRI*[x*(1-x^10)/(1-x)+x^10*y*(1-y^10)/(1-y)]
=6.670*31.2501
=208.44

Margin of Safety % (DCF Earnings Based)=(Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based)-Current Price)/Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based)
=(208.44-72.80)/208.44
=65.07 %

* 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.

What does a Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) of $208.44 mean?
American Business Bank (AMBZ) has a Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) of $208.44 as of Sep. 01, 2026. Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) is the stock value based on a two-stage discounted earnings model. View historical data on American Business Bank and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, American Business Bank ranks #134 out of 671 companies in the Banks industry, placing it in the top 20%.
Is American Business Bank's Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) too high?
American Business Bank's current Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) is $208.44. The Banks industry median Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) is 0.66. American Business Bank's value of $208.44 is 31481.8% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, American Business Bank ranks #134 out of 671 companies in the Banks industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, American Business Bank has a GF Score™ of 64/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does American Business Bank's Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) compare to HIFS and KRNY?
According to the Banks industry distribution chart, American Business Bank ranks #134 out of 671 companies for Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based). This places American Business Bank in the top 20% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) is 0.66. American Business Bank's value of $208.44 is 31481.8% above this benchmark. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) for a Banks company?
The median Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) among Banks companies is 0.66, based on 671 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. American Business Bank's current Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) of $208.44 is 31481.8% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) mean?
A high Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) is the stock value based on a two-stage discounted earnings model. View historical data on American Business Bank and its competitors. For the Banks industry, the median Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) is 0.66 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. American Business Bank's current Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) is $208.44. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is American Business Bank stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, American Business Bank (AMBZ) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $56.75, compared to a current price of $72.80 — trading 28.3% above its estimated fair value. The current Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) is $208.44 and 31481.8% above the Banks industry median of 0.66. American Business Bank's overall GF Score™ is 64/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) calculated?
Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For American Business Bank (AMBZ), the current Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) is $208.44 as of Sep. 01, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is American Business Bank (AMBZ) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, American Business Bank stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $72.80 is trading 28.3% above its estimated GF Value™ of $56.75. GuruFocus considers American Business Bank to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for AMBZ:

  • Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based): $208.44
  • GF Value™: $56.75 vs. price of $72.80 (28.3% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 64/100 with 4 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 31481.8% above the Banks median (#134 of 671)

No single metric tells the full story. See the AMBZ stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


American Business Bank Business Description

Address 400 S. Hope Street, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 90071
American Business Bank is a California-chartered bank mainly engaged in the business of serving the banking needs of small and medium-sized companies, non-profits, along with the personal needs of business executives and professionals in Southern California. Its revenues are derived principally from interest on loans and investments and other fees.
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