West Bancorporation
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2025)

2025
Price/Earnings ratio
12.54
Price/Sales ratio
3.76
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$1.5

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
13.5914.5717.2917.6510.8914.619.7010.359.1514.7217.0810.89
Price/Sales ratio
4.665.086.115.924.455.603.434.904.184.532.275.60
Price/Book Value ratio
1.942.082.402.281.621.971.411.972.011.571.551.97
Price/Cash Flow ratio
10.3610.2113.1813.878.9411.347.508.877.1414.0710.118.94
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
12.9711.1022.8914.398.9911.677.9410.4511.13-31.90365.128.99
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
0.601.823.33N/A0.46N/A0.700.20-1.30-0.30-0.70N/A
Dividend Yield
2.87%3.13%2.71%2.82%4.08%3.23%4.35%3.02%3.91%4.70%4.58%4.08%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
98.46%98.22%98.68%99.21%99.42%100%100%100%100%217.31%114.74%99.42%
Operating Profit Margin
56.26%60.02%62.71%71.92%82.80%47.81%44.76%60.03%89.74%47.64%38.71%47.81%
Pretax Profit Margin
45.72%50.41%50.61%53.03%50.23%47.81%44.76%60.03%58.57%37.99%16.46%47.81%
Net Profit Margin
34.33%34.86%35.35%33.57%40.83%38.38%35.38%47.34%45.75%30.78%13.29%38.38%
Effective Tax Rate
24.91%30.84%30.15%36.68%18.70%19.73%20.94%21.14%21.88%18.96%19.21%18.70%
Return on Assets
1.24%1.24%1.24%1.09%1.24%1.15%1.02%1.41%1.28%0.63%0.53%1.15%
Return On Equity
14.29%14.26%13.91%12.95%14.92%13.54%14.62%19.05%21.97%10.72%9.46%13.54%
Return on Capital Employed
2.11%2.16%2.21%2.33%2.54%2.28%2.36%2.99%2.66%1.60%1.56%2.28%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
0.210.250.200.260.240.20N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.20
Quick Ratio
4.6220.1440.15994.1420.810.550.630.703.690.44N/A0.55
Cash ratio
0.423.014.2264.131.710.040.050.010.130.04N/A0.04
Days of Sales Outstanding
27.6627.4329.8339.0139.8934.8344.3430.9643.1463.2331.2834.83
Days of Inventory outstanding
N/AN/A-35.15K-37.23K-50.28KN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A-50.28K
Operating Cycle
27.6627.43-35.12K-37.19K-50.24KN/AN/AN/AN/A63.2331.28-50.24K
Days of Payables Outstanding
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Cash Conversion Cycle
27.6627.43-35.12K-37.19K-50.24KN/AN/AN/AN/A63.2331.28-50.24K
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.120.080.060.050.080.090.060.050.070.150.110.08
Debt Equity Ratio
1.390.950.750.660.971.050.970.751.352.631.860.97
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.480.450.430.390.490.510.490.430.570.350.650.49
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.580.480.430.390.490.510.490.430.570.720.650.49
Interest Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A1.95N/AN/AN/A0.65N/A
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.130.210.240.240.180.160.190.290.200.040.080.16
Company Equity Multiplier
11.5211.4711.2111.8712.0211.6714.2413.4417.1117.0016.9412.02
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.450.490.460.420.490.490.450.550.580.320.220.49
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.790.910.570.960.990.970.940.840.64-0.440.020.97
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.130.210.240.240.180.160.190.290.200.040.080.16
Short Term Coverage Ratio
0.391.63N/A53.86N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.05N/AN/A
Dividend Payout Ratio
39.13%45.77%46.92%49.84%44.53%47.32%42.23%31.33%35.81%69.20%78.12%44.53%