Bank of the James Financial Group, Inc. (BOTJ) vs Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc. (LSBK)

Bank of the James Financial Group, Inc. and Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc. are both Banks Regional companies. Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $138.5M against $121.3M — 1.1× the size. Bank of the James Financial Group, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 10.6× against 15.7×. Bank of the James Financial Group, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 6.20% against 5.63%. Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc. has the higher net margin (20.7% vs 17.7%) and the lower return on invested capital (8.79% vs 18.7%). Both pay a dividend; Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc. yields more (5.94% vs 2.68%). Across the 19 metrics below, Bank of the James Financial Group, Inc. leads on 11 and Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc. on 8.

Valuation

Metric BOTJ LSBK Banks Regional median
P/E 10.57 15.73 12.15
P/S 1.87 3.24 2.37
P/B 1.46 0.91 1.21
Price to free cash flow 10.51 12.48 10.80
EV/EBITDA n/m n/m —
EV/Sales 1.64 1.50 2.27
Earnings yield 9.46% 6.36% 8.11%
Free cash flow yield 9.51% 8.01% 8.98%

Profitability

Metric BOTJ LSBK Banks Regional median
Gross margin 79.81% 73.50% 69.57%
Operating margin 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Net margin 17.72% 20.74% 18.66%
Free cash flow margin 17.83% 25.97% 21.18%
Return on equity 14.84% 7.06% 10.64%
Return on assets 1.12% 1.14% 1.13%
Return on invested capital 18.72% 8.79% 8.33%

Growth

Metric BOTJ LSBK Banks Regional median
Revenue growth (TTM) 6.20% 5.63% 6.61%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 13.71% 49.35% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 8.98% 7.68% 12.30%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 12.62% 9.78% 9.71%

Health

Metric BOTJ LSBK Banks Regional median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.00 0.22
Current ratio 0.78 1.10 0.94
Net debt to EBITDA 0.00 0.00 0.00

Dividend

Metric BOTJ LSBK Banks Regional median
Dividend yield 2.68% 5.94% 3.75%
Payout ratio 0.16 0.39 0.27

Size

Metric BOTJ LSBK Banks Regional median
Market cap 121.26m 138.54m 921.07m

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