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ECB Bancorp, Inc. (ECBK) vs Landmark Bancorp Inc. (LARK)

ECB Bancorp, Inc. and Landmark Bancorp Inc. are both Banks Regional companies. Landmark Bancorp Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $192.5M against $173.4M — 1.1× the size. Landmark Bancorp Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 9.5× against 13.9×. ECB Bancorp, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 18.6% against 6.39%. Landmark Bancorp Inc. has the higher net margin (20.6% vs 13.2%) and the higher return on invested capital (6.52% vs 2.96%). Across the 18 metrics below, ECB Bancorp, Inc. leads on 10 and Landmark Bancorp Inc. on 8.

Valuation

Metric ECBK LARK Banks Regional median
P/E 13.94 9.55 11.98
P/S 1.83 1.96 2.34
P/B 0.88 1.15 1.19
Price to free cash flow 7.07 8.20 10.63
EV/EBITDA — — —
EV/Sales — — —
Earnings yield 7.17% 10.47% 8.23%
Free cash flow yield 14.14% 12.20% 9.08%

Profitability

Metric ECBK LARK Banks Regional median
Gross margin 44.84% 76.42% 69.55%
Operating margin 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Net margin 13.19% 20.56% 18.66%
Free cash flow margin 25.88% 23.94% 21.11%
Return on equity 6.56% 12.77% 10.65%
Return on assets 0.72% 1.25% 1.13%
Return on invested capital 2.96% 6.52% 8.35%

Growth

Metric ECBK LARK Banks Regional median
Revenue growth (TTM) 18.64% 6.39% 6.98%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 95.83% 42.63% 18.88%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 35.93% 7.58% 12.38%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 9.84% (0.75%) 9.71%

Health

Metric ECBK LARK Banks Regional median
Debt to equity 1.58 0.63 0.22
Current ratio 1.29 0.87 0.94
Net debt to EBITDA 0.00 0.00 0.00

Dividend

Metric ECBK LARK Banks Regional median
Dividend yield — 2.63% 2.57%
Payout ratio — 0.25 0.30

Size

Metric ECBK LARK Banks Regional median
Market cap 173.44m 192.47m 913.33m

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