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VBNK (VersaBank) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Jan. 2025)


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What is VersaBank Financial Strength?

VersaBank has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is rated on a scale of 1 to 10 and is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.
4. Other debt related ratios.

A higher score indicates a stronger financial position, with companies rated 7 or above considered financially stable and unlikely to face distress. Conversely, a score of 3 or below suggests potential financial difficulties, indicating a higher risk of distress.

GuruFocus does not calculate VersaBank's interest coverage with the available data. VersaBank's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was 0.99. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


VersaBank Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

VersaBank's Interest Expense for the months ended in Jan. 2025 was $-33.03 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Jan. 2025 was $0.00 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was $76.22 Mil.

VersaBank's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 is

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. VersaBank has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

VersaBank's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Jan. 2025 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0 + 76.222) / 77.356
=0.99

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.

* 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.


VersaBank  (NAS:VBNK) Financial Strength Explanation

The rank is rated on a scale of 1 to 10. A higher score indicates a stronger financial position, with companies rated 7 or above considered financially stable and unlikely to face distress. Conversely, a score of 3 or below suggests potential financial difficulties, indicating a higher risk of distress.

VersaBank has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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VersaBank Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
140 Fullarton Street, Suite 2002, London, ON, CAN, N6A 5P2
VersaBank is a Canadian Schedule I chartered bank with a difference. It has 3 operating segments: Digital Banking Canada, Digital Banking USA and DRTC. It's, cloud-based, business-to-business deposit and lending model provides valued-added solutions to Canadian financial intermediary partners, enabling them to focus on growing their own businesses faster and more profitably. It obtains all of its deposits and provides the majority of its loans and leases electronically, with deposit and lending solutions for financial intermediaries that allow them to excel in their core businesses. In addition, leveraging its internally developed IT security software and capabilities, Company established a wholly owned, subsidiary. Geographically located in Canada and USA.