Community West Bancshares vs West Bancorporation
CWBC and WTBA side by side, both in commercial banks. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CWBC and WTBA compare
Community West Bancshares is the larger company, worth 1.3 times as much as West Bancorporation ($702M against $521M).
On earnings, West Bancorporation is cheaper: it trades at 13.0× trailing earnings, against 16.4× for Community West Bancshares.
Community West Bancshares grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (29.0% versus 15.8% for West Bancorporation).
West Bancorporation keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 37.9% compared with 18.2% at Community West Bancshares.
Both pay dividends: Community West Bancshares yields 1.9% and West Bancorporation 3.3%.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CWBC | WTBA |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $702M | $521M |
| Share price | $25.88 | $30.58 |
| Change, 1 year | 20.4% | 40.9% |
| Change, 5 years | 21.7% | −6.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.70 | 0.70 |
| Employees | 338 | 175 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 | 12 |
| Valuation score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 1 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 4 | 4 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 16.4× | 13.0× (better) |
| P/S | 3.8× (better) | 4.8× |
| P/B | 1.2× (better) | 1.9× |
| P/FCF | 13.2× | 9.8× (better) |
| FCF yield | 7.6% | 10.2% (better) |
| Fair value | $21.74 | $25.33 |
| Margin of safety | −19.0% (better) | −20.7% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 29.0% (better) | 15.8% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 13.4% (better) | 0.60% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −1.4% | 26.3% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −11.2% | 24.2% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 4.3% (better) | −0.61% |
| Profitability | ||
| Net margin | 18.2% | 37.9% (better) |
| FCF margin | 28.8% | 49.7% (better) |
| Return on equity | 6.7% | 15.5% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Altman Z-score | 0.20 | 0.23 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.9% | 3.3% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 48.3% | 42.2% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 1.8% | 3.5% (better) |
| Buyback yield | 0.03% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 1.9% | 3.3% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 57.8% | 50.2% |
| Held by insiders | 9.4% | 6.1% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $220K (better) | −$193K |
| Short interest, % of float | 7.0% | 2.3% |
Go deeper
- CWBC stock overview
- CWBC income statement
- CWBC valuation and score
- WTBA stock overview
- WTBA income statement
- WTBA valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.