CEFC (Commercial National Financial (MI)) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 1.63 (As of Dec. 2025) — 76% Below Median

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CEFC Commercial National Financial Corp (MI) CEFC
60 GF Score
Price $15.51
GF Value $10.26
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
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What is Commercial National Financial (MI) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Commercial National Financial (MI) CEFC +3.06% 60 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 1.63 as of Dec. 2025, which is 76% below its 10-year median of 6.92. GuruFocus rates CEFC with a GF Score™ of 60/100 and a GF Value™ of $10.26 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,043 Banks companies, Commercial National Financial (MI) ranks better than 57.91% on this metric.

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

Commercial National Financial (MI)'s Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $1.63. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 9.52.


The historical rank and industry rank for Commercial National Financial (MI)'s Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

CEFC' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.65   Med: 6.92   Max: 15.49
Current: 9.51


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Commercial National Financial (MI) was 15.49. The lowest was 3.65. And the median was 6.92.


CEFC's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked better than
57.91% of 1043 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 10.47 vs CEFC: 9.51

Commercial National Financial (MI)'s Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was $1.67. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $1.67. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 9.29.

Commercial National Financial (MI)'s EPS without NRI for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was $1.67. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $1.67. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 9.29.


Be Aware

Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


Commercial National Financial (MI) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Commercial National Financial (MI) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Commercial National Financial (MI)'s Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) 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.

Commercial National Financial (MI) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Commercial National Financial (MI) Annual Data
Trend Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.38 2.13 1.72 1.62 1.63

Commercial National Financial (MI) Semi-Annual Data
Dec95 Dec96 Dec97 Dec98 Dec99 Dec00 Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) 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 1.38 2.13 1.72 1.62 1.63

CEFC vs FMFG, BAOB, LFGP: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Commercial National Financial (MI)'s Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings 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.


Commercial National Financial (MI) Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Commercial National Financial (MI)'s Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Commercial National Financial (MI)'s Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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Commercial National Financial (MI) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

Commercial National Financial (MI)'s Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

Last Year Average of Last 5 Years
Net Income 6.61
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 0.91
Change In Deferred Tax 0.00
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 0.65
Change In Working Capital -0.43
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 3.95

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Commercial National Financial (MI)'s Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $6.61 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Commercial National Financial (MI)'s Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $0.91 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. Commercial National Financial (MI)'s Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $0.00 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $0.65 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous year. If the revenue decreased from the previous year, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous year, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

Commercial National Financial (MI)'s 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $0.65 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Commercial National Financial (MI)'s Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $-0.43 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. Commercial National Financial (MI)'s Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Dec. 2025 was 3.953 Mil.

Commercial National Financial (MI)'s Onwer Earnings Per Share for Dec. 2025 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 6.611 +0.913+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-0.6502+-0.43)/3.953
=1.63

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=15.51/1.63
=9.52

* 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 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 1.63 mean?
Commercial National Financial (MI) (CEFC) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 1.63 as of Dec. 2025. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Commercial National Financial (MI). This is 76% below median its historical median of 6.92. Over the past decade, Commercial National Financial (MI)'s Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 3.65 to 15.49. According to the industry distribution chart, Commercial National Financial (MI) ranks #439 out of 1043 companies in the Banks industry, placing it in the top 42.1%.
Is Commercial National Financial (MI)'s Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Commercial National Financial (MI)'s current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 1.63 is 76% below median its 10-year median of 6.92. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 3.65 to a high of 15.49. The Banks industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 10.47. Commercial National Financial (MI)'s value of 1.63 is 84.4% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Commercial National Financial (MI) ranks #439 out of 1043 companies in the Banks industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Commercial National Financial (MI) has a GF Score™ of 60/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Commercial National Financial (MI)'s Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to FMFG and BAOB?
According to the Banks industry distribution chart, Commercial National Financial (MI) ranks #439 out of 1043 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This puts Commercial National Financial (MI) in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 10.47. Commercial National Financial (MI)'s value of 1.63 is 84.4% below this benchmark. Historically, Commercial National Financial (MI)'s own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 3.65 to 15.49 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 6.92 vs. the industry median of 10.47, Commercial National Financial (MI) has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for a Banks company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Banks companies is 10.47, based on 1,043 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Commercial National Financial (MI)'s current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 1.63 is 84.4% below 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 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Commercial National Financial (MI). For the Banks industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 10.47 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Commercial National Financial (MI)'s current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 1.63, which is 76% below median its own 10-year median of 6.92. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Commercial National Financial (MI) stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Commercial National Financial (MI) (CEFC) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $10.26, compared to a current price of $15.51 — trading 51.2% above its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 1.63, which is 76% below median its 10-year median of 6.92 and 84.4% below the Banks industry median of 10.47. Commercial National Financial (MI)'s overall GF Score™ is 60/100 with 5 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Commercial National Financial (MI) (CEFC), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 1.63 as of Dec. 2025. 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 Commercial National Financial (MI) (CEFC) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Commercial National Financial (MI) stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $15.51 is trading 51.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of $10.26. GuruFocus considers Commercial National Financial (MI) to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for CEFC:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 1.63 (76% below median its 10-year median of 6.92)
  • GF Value™: $10.26 vs. price of $15.51 (51.2% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 60/100 with 5 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 84.4% below the Banks median (#439 of 1043)

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


Commercial National Financial (MI) Business Description

Address 101 North Pine River Street, Ithaca, MI, USA, 48847
Commercial National Financial Corp (MI) is a one-bank holding company which conducts limited business activities. The Bank performs the majority of business activities. The Bank provides a full range of banking services to individuals, agricultural businesses, commercial businesses and light industries located in its service area. It maintains a diversified loan portfolio, including loans to individuals for home mortgages, automobiles and personal expenditures, and loans to business enterprises for current operations and expansion. The Bank offers a variety of deposit products, including checking, savings, certificates of deposit, and individual retirement accounts.
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