Financial Review: BEO Bancorp (BEOB) versus The Competition

Institutional and Insider Ownership

59.7% of shares of all “BANKS – WEST” companies are held by institutional investors. 10.5% of shares of all “BANKS – WEST” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares BEO Bancorp and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BEO Bancorp	N/A	N/A	N/A
BEO Bancorp Competitors	18.94%	10.36%	1.08%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares BEO Bancorp and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
BEO Bancorp	$57.76 million	$16.19 million	8.31
BEO Bancorp Competitors	$928.68 million	$163.81 million	10.98

BEO Bancorp’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than BEO Bancorp. BEO Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Volatility & Risk

BEO Bancorp has a beta of 0.25, meaning that its share price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BEO Bancorp’s peers have a beta of -2.37, meaning that their average share price is 337% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

BEO Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. BEO Bancorp pays out 15.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “BANKS – WEST” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.7% and pay out 29.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. BEO Bancorp is clearly a better dividend stock than its peers, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

BEO Bancorp peers beat BEO Bancorp on 8 of the 11 factors compared.

About BEO Bancorp

BEO Bancorp operates as the bank holding company for Bank of Eastern Oregon that provides commercial and consumer financing, banking and mortgage lending, and other services in Northeastern Oregon and Southeastern Washington. The company offers checking, money market, time deposits, and savings accounts; and certificates of deposit. It also provides commercial, agricultural, real estate, installment, credit card, mortgage, term, home, construction, farm, and refinancing loans; lines of credit; home enhancement loan programs; Internet banking and bill payment services; business sweep and banking services; and automated teller machines and safe deposit facilities, as well as originates and sells mortgage loans into the secondary market. The company was founded in 1945 and is based in Heppner, Oregon.