Primis Financial Corp. (FRST) vs Waterstone Financial, Inc. (WSBF)

Primis Financial Corp. and Waterstone Financial, Inc. are both Banks Regional companies. Primis Financial Corp. and Waterstone Financial, Inc. are of similar size ($386.6M and $365.3M). Primis Financial Corp. trades at the lower P/E: 7.3× against 11.8×. Primis Financial Corp. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 13.2% against 4.47%. Primis Financial Corp. has the higher net margin (17.0% vs 14.6%) and the higher return on invested capital (13.0% vs 7.61%). Both pay a dividend; Waterstone Financial, Inc. yields more (5.59% vs 3.25%). Across the 19 metrics below, Primis Financial Corp. leads on 13 and Waterstone Financial, Inc. on 6.

Valuation

Metric FRST WSBF Banks Regional median
P/E 7.26 11.79 12.15
P/S 1.24 1.69 2.37
P/B 0.89 0.99 1.21
Price to free cash flow n/m 7.21 10.80
EV/EBITDA n/m n/m —
EV/Sales 0.90 3.51 2.27
Earnings yield 13.77% 8.48% 8.11%
Free cash flow yield (10.80%) 13.87% 8.98%

Profitability

Metric FRST WSBF Banks Regional median
Gross margin 71.45% 72.71% 69.57%
Operating margin 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Net margin 16.99% 14.58% 18.66%
Free cash flow margin (13.40%) 20.71% 21.18%
Return on equity 13.11% 8.69% 10.64%
Return on assets 1.29% 1.33% 1.13%
Return on invested capital 13.03% 7.61% 8.33%

Growth

Metric FRST WSBF Banks Regional median
Revenue growth (TTM) 13.18% 4.47% 6.61%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 903.23% 46.53% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 18.77% (9.00%) 12.30%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 21.74% (20.11%) 9.71%

Health

Metric FRST WSBF Banks Regional median
Debt to equity 0.16 0.00 0.22
Current ratio 1.02 1.01 0.94
Net debt to EBITDA 0.00 0.00 0.00

Dividend

Metric FRST WSBF Banks Regional median
Dividend yield 3.25% 5.59% 3.75%
Payout ratio 0.71 1.67 0.27

Size

Metric FRST WSBF Banks Regional median
Market cap 386.62m 365.29m 921.07m

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