WesBanco Inc.
Find Ratings ReportsWESBANCO INC's gross profit margin for the fourth quarter of its fiscal year 2023 has significantly decreased when compared to the same period a year ago. Even though sales increased, the net income has decreased.
At the same time, stockholders' equity ("net worth") has remained virtually unchanged only increasing by 4.38% from the same quarter last year.
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Income Statement | Q4 FY23 | Q4 FY22 |
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Net Sales ($mil) | 221.39 | 176.69 |
EBITDA ($mil) | 70.39 | 87.74 |
EBIT ($mil) | 270.2 | 308.02 |
Net Income ($mil) | 34.97 | 52.21 |
Balance Sheet | Q4 FY23 | Q4 FY22 |
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Cash & Equiv. ($mil) | 595.38 | 408.41 |
Total Assets ($mil) | 17712.37 | 16931.91 |
Total Debt ($mil) | 1810.23 | 1174.19 |
Equity ($mil) | 2533.06 | 2426.66 |
Profitability | Q4 FY23 | Q4 FY22 |
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Gross Profit Margin | 64.61 | 87.45 |
EBITDA Margin | 31.79 | 49.65 |
Operating Margin | 122.05 | 174.33 |
Sales Turnover | 0.05 | 0.04 |
Return on Assets | 0.89 | 1.13 |
Return on Equity | 5.88 | 7.5 |
Debt | Q4 FY23 | Q4 FY22 |
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Current Ratio | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Debt/Capital | 0.42 | 0.33 |
Interest Expense | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Interest Coverage | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Share Data | Q4 FY23 | Q4 FY22 |
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Shares outstanding (mil) | 59.38 | 59.2 |
Div / share | 0.36 | 0.35 |
EPS | 0.55 | 0.84 |
Book value / share | 42.66 | 40.99 |
Institutional Own % | n/a | n/a |
Avg Daily Volume | 193734.0 | 166213.0 |
BUY. This stock's P/E ratio indicates a discount compared to an average of 17.75 for the Credit Intermediation and Related Activities subsector and a significant discount compared to the S&P 500 average of 27.95. For additional comparison, its price-to-book ratio of 0.66 indicates a significant discount versus the S&P 500 average of 4.68 and a significant discount versus the subsector average of 8.64. The price-to-sales ratio is well below both the S&P 500 average and the subsector average, indicating a discount. Upon assessment of these and other key valuation criteria, WESBANCO INC proves to trade at a discount to investment alternatives.
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Price/Cash Flow |
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WSBC 11.14 | Peers 17.75 | WSBC 9.80 | Peers 20.18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Discount. A lower P/E ratio than its peers can signify a less expensive stock or lower growth expectations. WSBC is trading at a significant discount to its peers. |
Discount. The P/CF ratio, a stock’s price divided by the company's cash flow from operations, is useful for comparing companies with different capital requirements or financing structures. WSBC is trading at a significant discount to its peers. |
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Price/Projected Earnings |
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Price to Earnings/Growth |
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WSBC 10.71 | Peers 13.86 | WSBC NM | Peers 1.78 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Discount. A lower price-to-projected earnings ratio than its peers can signify a less expensive stock or lower future growth expectations. WSBC is trading at a discount to its peers. |
Neutral. The PEG ratio is the stock’s P/E divided by the consensus estimate of long-term earnings growth. Faster growth can justify higher price multiples. WSBC's negative PEG ratio makes this valuation measure meaningless. |
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Price/Book |
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Earnings Growth |
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WSBC 0.66 | Peers 8.64 | WSBC -17.44 | Peers 24.72 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Discount. A lower price-to-book ratio makes a stock more attractive to investors seeking stocks with lower market values per dollar of equity on the balance sheet. WSBC is trading at a significant discount to its peers. |
Lower. Elevated earnings growth rates can lead to capital appreciation and justify higher price-to-earnings ratios. However, WSBC is expected to significantly trail its peers on the basis of its earnings growth rate. |
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Price/Sales |
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Sales Growth |
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WSBC 2.00 | Peers 4.87 | WSBC 31.83 | Peers 44.87 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Discount. In the absence of P/E and P/B multiples, the price-to-sales ratio can display the value investors are placing on each dollar of sales. WSBC is trading at a significant discount to its subsector on this measurement. |
Lower. A sales growth rate that trails the subsector implies that a company is losing market share. WSBC significantly trails its peers on the basis of sales growth. |
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