IBWC (IBW Financial) Risk Assessment

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IBWC IBW Financial Corp IBWC
41 GF Score
Price $80.00
GF Value $29.32
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 7 Warning Signs
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What is IBW Financial Risk Assessment?

Risk Assessment represents the investment risk of a stock derived from our exclusive method. It suggests how risky the investment opportunity is based on the valuation and the fundamental performance of the stock. It is derived from following key aspects:

1. GuruFocus internally developed valuations of the stock, such as GF valuation.
2. Quality Rank, a business quality indicator developed by GuruFocus.
3. Fundamental performance: Piotroski F-Score, Altman Z-Score, Beneish M-Score, etc.
4. Growth opportunities: 5-year revenue growth rate, 5-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate, etc.

Value investors are always willing to find undervalued stocks. However, not all the undervalued stocks are good deals, we should also be careful of how risky the investment opportunity is. We believe that if the company's financial strength and profitability are strong, and the stock price is within a reasonable range of the GF valuation, or stock has a high return with its price being undervalued, then it might be a good investment opportunity with low risk.

Based on those aspects listed above, GuruFocus believes the risk assessment of IBW Financial is: High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff.

IBW Financial  (OTCPK:IBWC) Risk Assessment Explanation

Based on the four aspects listed above, GuruFocus provides the following 7 evaluations:

All-in-One Screener Examples (1)
Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding
Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock
High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff
High Risk: Good fundamentals, beware of shrinking business
High Risk: Sensitive to economic or industry trends
High Risk: High uncertainty
No Data: Cannot be evaluated

(1) These are some simple examples. You can access our Risk Assessment filter under All-in-One Screener’s Fundamental tab and set your own criteria.

IBW Financial Risk Assessment Related Terms

IBWC vs PNBI, KFFB, CYSM: Risk Assessment Comparison

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, IBW Financial's Risk Assessment, along with its competitors' market caps and Risk Assessment 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.

IBW Financial Risk Assessment vs Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, IBW Financial's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where IBW Financial's Risk Assessment falls into.


IBWC
41GF Score
IBW Financial Corp IBWC
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Is IBW Financial (IBWC) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, IBW Financial stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $80.00 is trading 172.9% above its estimated GF Value™ of $29.32. GuruFocus considers IBW Financial to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for IBWC:

  • Risk Assessment:
  • GF Value™: $29.32 vs. price of $80.00 (172.9% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 41/100 with 7 warning signs

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

IBW Financial Business Description

Address 4812 Georgia Avenue NW, Washington, DC, USA, 20011-4113
IBW Financial Corp is a bank holding company. Through its banking subsidiary, it is engaged in offering a broad range of banking products, including a full line of business and personal savings and certificates of deposit, and other banking services. It also funds a variety of loan types, including commercial term loans and residential real estate loans, lines of credit, consumer loans, and letters of credit. The company's customers are mainly individuals and small businesses. Geographically, its primary market areas are in the District of Columbia and surrounding areas.
41GF Score

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$80.00
Price
$29.32
GF Value