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Catalyst Bancorp, Inc. (CLST) vs Kentucky First Federal Bancorp (KFFB)

Catalyst Bancorp, Inc. and Kentucky First Federal Bancorp are both Banks Regional companies. Catalyst Bancorp, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $72.4M against $45.2M — 1.6× the size. Kentucky First Federal Bancorp trades at the lower P/E: 25.8× against 30.7×. Kentucky First Federal Bancorp grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 8.53% against −0.32%. Catalyst Bancorp, Inc. has the higher net margin (13.0% vs 8.91%) and the higher return on invested capital (2.84% vs 1.95%). Across the 18 metrics below, Catalyst Bancorp, Inc. leads on 9 and Kentucky First Federal Bancorp on 9.

Valuation

Metric CLST KFFB Banks Regional median
P/E 30.70 25.78 11.87
P/S 4.02 2.24 2.35
P/B 0.76 0.95 1.23
Price to free cash flow 19.37 43.16 10.45
EV/EBITDA — — —
EV/Sales — — —
Earnings yield 3.26% 3.88% 8.34%
Free cash flow yield 5.16% 2.32% 9.37%

Profitability

Metric CLST KFFB Banks Regional median
Gross margin 73.59% 54.81% 69.92%
Operating margin 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Net margin 12.99% 8.91% 18.99%
Free cash flow margin 20.74% 5.19% 18.19%
Return on equity 2.48% 3.87% 10.45%
Return on assets 0.72% 0.52% 1.15%
Return on invested capital 2.84% 1.95% 8.54%

Growth

Metric CLST KFFB Banks Regional median
Revenue growth (TTM) (0.32%) 8.53% 6.56%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 171.79% 1,100.00% 18.85%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 10.04% 10.94% 12.65%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.96% 9.81%

Health

Metric CLST KFFB Banks Regional median
Debt to equity 0.12 0.97 0.14
Current ratio 1.01 1.29 0.92
Net debt to EBITDA 0.00 0.00 0.00

Dividend

Metric CLST KFFB Banks Regional median
Dividend yield — 0.84% 2.51%
Payout ratio — 0.22 0.30

Size

Metric CLST KFFB Banks Regional median
Market cap 72.42m 45.21m 915.17m

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