Merchants Bancorp (MBIN) vs WaFd, Inc. (WAFD)
- Merchants Bancorp MBIN 48.77 −0.37%
- WaFd, Inc. WAFD 29.10 −1.19%
Merchants Bancorp and WaFd, Inc. are both Banks Regional companies. Merchants Bancorp and WaFd, Inc. are of similar size ($2.3B and $2.2B). WaFd, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 9.1× against 9.8×. Merchants Bancorp grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: −3.25% against −4.62%. WaFd, Inc. has the higher net margin (17.4% vs 16.9%) and the higher return on invested capital (3.66% vs 3.17%). Both pay a dividend; WaFd, Inc. yields more (3.71% vs 0.88%). Across the 18 metrics below, WaFd, Inc. leads on 13 and Merchants Bancorp on 5.
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| Metric | MBIN | WAFD | Banks Regional median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 52.63% | 56.36% | 69.55% |
| Operating margin | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Net margin | 16.86% | 17.42% | 18.66% |
| Free cash flow margin | (57.50%) | 20.07% | 21.11% |
| Return on equity | 13.16% | 8.90% | 10.65% |
| Return on assets | 1.13% | 0.89% | 1.13% |
| Return on invested capital | 3.17% | 3.66% | 8.35% |
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