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WTFC (Wintrust Financial) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Wintrust Financial Financial Strength?

Wintrust Financial 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 Wintrust Financial's interest coverage with the available data. Wintrust Financial's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 1.65. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


Wintrust Financial 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:

Wintrust Financial's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-360 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2025 was $0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $4,233 Mil.

Wintrust Financial's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is

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

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

Wintrust Financial's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2025 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0 + 4232.504) / 2572.476
=1.65

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.


Wintrust Financial  (NAS:WTFC) 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.

Wintrust Financial has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Wintrust Financial Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
9700 West Higgins Road, Suite 800, Rosemont, IL, USA, 60018
Wintrust Financial Corp is a financial holding company that provides community-oriented, personal, and commercial banking services to customers generally located in the Chicago metropolitan area, southern Wisconsin, northwest Indiana, and western Michigan. The company provides specialty finance services, including financing for the payment of property and casualty insurance premiums and life insurance premiums, and wealth management services to customers in its market area. The company's operations consist of three primary segments: community banking, specialty finance, and wealth management. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the community banking segment.
Executives
David Eric Lee officer: EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 9700 W HIGGINS ROAD 8TH FLOOR, ROSEMONT IL 60018
Jeffrey D Hahnfeld officer: EVP-CONTROLLER & CHIEF ACC OFF WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP, 9700 W HIGGINS ROAD 8TH FLOOR, ROSEMONT IL 60018
David A Dykstra officer: Senior Vice President & COO
David L Stoehr officer: Chief Financial Officer
Richard B Murphy officer: Executive Vice President 406 HUDSON, CLARENDON HILLS IL 60514
Kathleen M Boege officer: EVP, GENERAL COUNSEL AND SEC 2 NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 1300, CHICAGO IL 60606
Edward J Wehmer director, officer: President 454 BUENA ROAD, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Karin Gustafson Teglia director WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORPORATION, 9700 W HIGGINS RD 8TH FLOOR, ROSEMONT IL 60018
Timothy Crane officer: EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 1228 OAK STREET, WINNETKA IL 60093
Hackett H Patrick Jr director ONE NORTH WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 4200, CHICAGO IL 60606
Brian A Kenney director GATX CORP, 500 WEST MONROE STREET, CHICAGO IL 60661
Washington Alex E Iii director 9700 W, HIGGINS RD 8TH FLOOR, ROSEMONT IL 60018
Thomas P Zidar officer: EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 640 WAGNER ROAD, GLENVIEW IL 60025
Elizabeth H. Connelly director 200 N. MILWAUKEE AVENUE, VERNON HILLS IL 60061
Suzet M Mckinney director 9700 W. HIGGINS ROAD, 8TH FLOOR, ROSEMONT IL 60018