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Westamerica Bancorp (FRA:WB1) 3-Year Sharpe Ratio : -0.23 (As of Jul. 08, 2025)


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What is Westamerica Bancorp 3-Year Sharpe Ratio?

The 3-Year Sharpe Ratio measures the additional return that an investor receives per unit of increase in risk over the past three years. As of today (2025-07-08), Westamerica Bancorp's 3-Year Sharpe Ratio is -0.23.


Competitive Comparison of Westamerica Bancorp's 3-Year Sharpe Ratio

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Westamerica Bancorp's 3-Year Sharpe Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Sharpe Ratio 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's 3-Year Sharpe Ratio Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Westamerica Bancorp's 3-Year Sharpe Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Westamerica Bancorp 3-Year Sharpe Ratio Calculation

The 3-Year Sharpe Ratio measures the performance of an investment such as a stock or portfolio compared to a risk-free asset in the last three years. A stock / portfolio's 3-Year Sharpe Ratio can be calculated by dividing the difference between the three-year average monthly returns of the investment and the risk-free rate, by the standard deviation of the investment returns over the past three years.


Westamerica Bancorp  (FRA:WB1) 3-Year Sharpe Ratio Explanation

The 3-Year Sharpe Ratio inidicates the risk-adjusted return of an investment over the past three years. It is calculated as the annualized result of the average three-year monthly excess returns divided by its standard deviation in the three-year period. The monthly excess return is the monthly investment return minus the monthly risk-free rate (typically the 10-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate). If the risk-free rate for a specific region is not available, U.S. data is used by default.

The greater a portfolio's Sharpe Ratio, the better its risk-adjusted performance. A negative Sharpe Ratio means the risk-free rate is greater than the portfolio’s historical or projected return, or else the portfolio's return is expected to be negative.


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Westamerica Bancorp Business Description

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Address
1108 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael, CA, USA, 94901
Westamerica Bancorp is based in San Rafael, California. Westamerica Bancorporation runs a regional community bank and has approximately $7.5 billion in assets. The banks' 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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