What is Westamerica Bancorp Net Charge Offs to Average Loans %?
Net Charge Offs to Average Loans % is the net charge-offs divided by the average total loans during a specific period. This ratio measures the proportion of debt owed to a company that is unlikely to be recovered. A higher ratio means there’s more bad debt that is unlikely to be collected, which leads investors to believe it has a very risky portfolio.
Westamerica Bancorp's Net Charge Offs to Average Loans % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.61%
, which is higher than
0.40% for the pervious quarter ended in Dec. 2023.
Westamerica Bancorp's Net Charge Offs to Average Loans % for the annual that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.25%
, which is lower than
0.32% for the pervious year ended in Dec. 2022.
The historical rank and industry rank for Westamerica Bancorp's Net Charge Offs to Average Loans % or its related term are showing as below:
WABC's Net Charge Offs to Average Loans % is not ranked *
in the Banks industry.
Industry Median: * Ranked among companies with meaningful Net Charge Offs to Average Loans % only.
Westamerica Bancorp Net Charge Offs to Average Loans % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Westamerica Bancorp's Net Charge Offs to Average Loans % 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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Westamerica Bancorp Net Charge Offs to Average Loans % Chart
Competitive Comparison of Westamerica Bancorp's Net Charge Offs to Average Loans %
For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Westamerica Bancorp's Net Charge Offs to Average Loans %, along with its competitors' market caps and Net Charge Offs to Average Loans % 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.
Westamerica Bancorp (NAS:WABC) Net Charge Offs to Average Loans % Calculation
Net Charge Offs to Average Loans % is calculated as
Net Charge Offs to Average Loans %
=
Net Charge-offs
/
Average Total Loans
* 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.
Westamerica Bancorp (NAS:WABC) Net Charge Offs to Average Loans % Explanation
A Net Charge-off (NCO) is the dollar amount representing the difference between gross charge-offs and any subsequent recoveries of delinquent debt. The bad debt often needs to be written off and classified as gross charge-off. If any money is recovered from that debt, the recovered amount needs to be subtracted from gross charge-off, which is how we get the net charge-off.
Net Charge Offs to Average Loans % represents the amount of debt that a company believes it will never collect and is an indicator of a financial institution's loan portfolio performance. A higher ratio, especially when compared to the previous period or to other banks, would suggest that there’s more bad debt that is unlikely to be collected and the loan portfolio may be too risky.
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Westamerica Bancorp (Westamerica Bancorp) Business Description
Westamerica Bancorp is based in San Rafael, California. Westamerica Bancorporation runs a regional community bank and has approximately $7.5 billion in assets. The bank's net revenue is generated by net interest income. Deposit service charges make up the noninterest income sources. The bank focuses mostly on commercial clients, such as smaller businesses. Its footprint encompasses central and northern California, extending north of San Francisco to Mendocino and Lake counties, south to Kern County in central California, and all the way east to Nevada County.
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