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| PRICE TARGET: $5.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $5.00
LOW: $5.00
MEDIAN: $5.00
CONSENSUS: $5.00
UPSIDE: 10.38%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers 85% confidence

Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality

Valuation Signal Undervalued Strong
Trading 72.2% below fair value
Current Price $4.53
Bear Case $11.40 151.6% upside ($11.40 - $4.53) / $4.53 = 151.6% ROTCE 4.0% → 0.30x TBV
Fair Value $16.28 259.4% upside ($16.28 - $4.53) / $4.53 = 259.4% ROTCE 2.7% → 0.30x TBV
Bull Case $21.16 367.2% upside ($21.16 - $4.53) / $4.53 = 367.2% ROTCE 3.1% → 0.30x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

2.7%
10.3%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (2.7%) vs. cost of equity (10.3%)

Implied Market Multiple 0.43x

Plain-Language Summary

With ROTCE of 2.7% vs. 10.3% cost of equity, fair P/TBV is 0.30x on $10.56 tangible book, implying $16.28 per share. DDM cross-check: $11.02.

Warnings

Traditional cash flow models don't work well for banks — lending activity distorts how much cash the business actually generates.
Common valuation shortcuts don't apply here — for banks, interest payments are a core business cost, not overhead.
Return on equity (2.7%) is below the minimum investors require (10.3%). This means the bank is worth less than the net assets on its books.
Dividend-based valuation: $11.02 (32% below our primary estimate). Large gaps suggest the dividend may not fully reflect the company's value.

Key Risks

  • Book value quality matters as much as level — check loan loss reserves
  • Interest rate sensitivity creates non-linear earnings surprises
  • Insurance reserving is actuarial, not financial — errors emerge slowly