CVB Financial Corp (CVBF) stock analysis

P/E above its 5-year median

CVB Financial's P/E of 15.0 is above its own 5-year median of 13.3.

P/E above the industry

CVB Financial's P/E of 15.0 is above the Commercial Banks median of 12.1.

P/S above the industry

CVB Financial's price-to-sales of 6.22 is above the Commercial Banks median of 3.60.

P/B below the industry

CVB Financial's price-to-book of 1.27 is below the Commercial Banks median of 1.29.

Trading above fair value

The share price of $22.65 is above our fair value estimate of $20.84.

Margin of safety under 20%

The price is 8.7% above fair value, so there is no margin of safety.

Revenue growing under 10% a year

Revenue grew -2.5% a year over the last three fiscal years, short of the 10% we look for.

EPS growing under 10% a year

Diluted EPS grew -3.1% a year over the last three fiscal years.

Earnings growth accelerating

Net income grew 13.3% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of 3.4% a year.

Growing faster than the industry

Revenue grew 26.9% over the last twelve months; the Commercial Banks median is 11.3%.

Company guidance

No outlook found in earnings releases from the last twelve months.

Gross margin trend

Banks and insurers do not report gross profit.

Return on equity under 15%

Return on equity was 8.6% over the last twelve months and averaged 10.4% over five years; we look for 15% on both.

Return on assets over 1%

Return on assets was 1.3%; for a bank or insurer, 1% or more is considered good.

Return on equity below the industry

CVB Financial's return on equity of 8.6% is below the Commercial Banks median of 11.5%.

Earnings grew over 5 years

Net income grew 3.4% a year on average over the last five fiscal years.

Net margin below its 5-year average

Net margin was 36.3% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of 41.9%.

Net margin above the industry

CVB Financial's net margin of 36.3% is above the Commercial Banks median of 30.3%.

Well capitalized

Equity is 15.3% of total assets; 8% or more is a comfortable cushion.

Loans funded by deposits

Needs loans and deposits.

Adequate loan-loss reserve

The allowance for credit losses is not reported.

Efficient operations

Non-interest expense takes 51.1% of revenue; under 60% is efficient for a bank.

Deposits growing

Deposits grew 29.7% over the past year.

Borrowings

Needs debt and equity figures.

Pays a dividend

CVB Financial paid dividends worth 3.5% of the share price over the last twelve months.

Yield below Treasuries

The 3.5% yield is below the 4.4% on a 1-year Treasury.

Yield below the top quarter

The top quarter of US dividend payers yield 3.8% or more; CVB Financial yields 3.5%.

Dividend not cut

The dividend per share has not fallen by more than 10% in any of the last 10 fiscal years.

Covered by earnings

Dividends take 50.4% of net income.

Covered by free cash flow

Dividends take 18.6% of free cash flow.