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Value Scorecard · Bank version · run 2026-10-18
13 value checks for banks: 12 scored 1 to 5 where the data allows, plus moat evidence
38/50
moderate value score10 of 12 checks scoredBanks are scored with three bank measures in place of ROIC, Debt-to-Equity and Free Cash Flow, which don’t fit a bank: a bank borrows, mostly through deposits, in order to lend, so debt-to-equity describes its business model more than its risk, and its cash flow moves with its lending and securities. Compare a bank’s score with other banks’ scores, not with non-banks’: three of its checks are different.
10 of the 12 checks that carry a score were scored from the data available. 2 could not be scored (DCF Value, Margin of Safety) and were left out, so the score is out of 50 instead of 60. The label uses the same share of the available points as for a full scorecard. The moat is shown as evidence from the filings, without a score.
Earnings & returns
EPS Trend
5/5Diluted EPS: $3.14 (2022), $4.83 (2023), $5.37 (2024), $6.26 (2025). It rose every year; the framework scores that as 5.
ROE Trend
3/5ROE (net income / common equity): 7.8% (2022), 10.8% (2023), 11.6% (2024), 12.3% (2025). Median 11.2%, lowest 7.8%; the framework scores a median 10-15% as 3.
Return on Assets Bank measure
3/5Return on assets (net income / total assets): 0.73% (2022), 0.99% (2023), 1.02% (2024), 0.99% (2025), as filed in the 10-Ks (SEC EDGAR). Median 0.99%, lowest 0.73%; the framework scores a median 0.8-1.0% as 3.
Efficiency Ratio Bank measure
2/5Efficiency ratio (noninterest expense / (net interest income + noninterest income)): 76.9% (2022), 67.3% (2023), 66.3% (2024), 65.5% (2025), as filed in the 10-Ks (SEC EDGAR). Median 66.8%; a lower ratio means less cost for each dollar of revenue. The framework scores a median 65-70% as 2.
Profit Margins
5/5Net margin of 27.6%; the framework scores above 20% as 5; operating margin 34.1%.
Balance sheet & cash
Equity to Assets Bank measure
3/5Equity to assets of 8.4%: shareholders' equity of $181.12B against total assets of $2148.63B at Dec 31, 2025, as filed in the 10-K (SEC EDGAR). The framework scores 8-9% as 3.
Retained Earnings
5/5Retained earnings, as filed in the 10-Ks (SEC EDGAR): $187.97B (2022), $201.14B (2023), $214.20B (2024), $228.87B (2025). It rose every year; the framework scores that as 5.
Valuation models
Graham IV
5/5IV = EPS x (8.5 + 2g) x (4.4 / Y) = $6.88 x (8.5 + 2 x 13.8) x (4.4 / 4.5) = $242.85. Current price $83.87; price is 65.5% below the model value.
DCF Value
Not scoredFree cash flow or share count is not available from the data source, so no DCF value is computed.
Margin of Safety
Not scoredNeeds both a Graham value and a DCF value. Graham value $242.85 (price is 65.5% below the model value); DCF value N/A (not comparable).
Price-to-Book
3/5P/B of 1.54; the framework scores 1.5-3.0 as 3.
Business quality
Moat Evidence
Not scoredA moat (a brand, a network, switching costs, patents, scale, a licence) is not a number in the filings, so Valerius doesn’t score it. Below are the figures and the words moat analysis starts from, from the company’s own 10-K filings. The conclusion is yours.
Return on capital, each year
Not available: the 10-K financial data has no standard figures for operating income, total assets and current liabilities in the same years, as is common for banks, insurers and REITs.
Gross margin, each year
Not reported: the filings don’t state a gross profit or cost of revenue figure, as is common for oil and gas companies, banks and insurers.
Competition, in the company’s own words · 10-K filed Feb 24, 2026
The financial services industry is highly competitive. Our subsidiaries compete with financial services providers such as banks, savings and loan associations, credit unions, finance companies, mortgage banking companies, insurance companies, investment banks, investment advisory firms, and mutual fund companies. They also face increased competition from nonbank institutions such as investment managers, brokerage houses, private equity and private credit firms, and financial technology companies, as well as from financial services subsidiaries of commercial and manufacturing companies. Many of these competitors enjoy fewer regulatory constraints and some may have lower cost structures. Securities firms and insurance companies that elect to become financial holding companies may acquire banks and other financial institutions. Combinations of this type could significantly change the competitive environment in which we conduct business. The financial services industry is also becoming more competitive as further technological advances and the expansion of a digital economy have enabled non-depository institutions to offer products and services traditionally offered by banks and have enabled financial institutions, technology companies, and others to deliver electronic and internet-based financial solutions, including electronic securities trading, lending, savings, and payment solutions.
The opening of the company’s “Competition” section in its 10-K, quoted word for word, not summarized or edited. It is the company’s own description, not Valerius’s view, and may include the company’s expectations. Open the filing.
Return on capital = operating income / (total assets − current liabilities), the ROIC row’s definition; 15% is the framework’s return threshold. Gross margin = gross profit / revenue. Both from each year’s 10-K via SEC EDGAR. Moat analysis commonly looks at whether returns and margins held up over many years. These figures don’t say whether the company has an advantage, what it is, or whether it will last.
Capital Allocation
4/5Capital allocation, 2022-2025: dividends or buybacks paid in every year (pass); $85.35B paid out against $69.44B of net income (fail: paid out more than net income); debt not tested for banks and broker-dealers; shares outstanding 3.83B to 3.09B, down 19.3% (pass). 2 of 3 tests passed; the framework scores that as 4.
Filings
Company notices to the SEC
Not scoredThree kinds of event the company reported to the SEC in the last 5 years, from its filings on SEC EDGAR.
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These are events the company reported to the SEC. An auditor change or a late filing can have many causes; each date links to the filing, where the company explains it. Valerius does not score these.
How the Graham and DCF values were calculated
Graham Formula:
IV = EPS x (8.5 + 2g) x (4.4 / Y)
EPS = $6.88, g = 13.8%, Y = 4.5
IV = $242.85
Current price $83.87 vs Graham value $242.85 — price is 65.5% below the model value.
DCF:
Free cash flow or share count not available from the data source — no value computed.Data from yfinance summary figures and financial statements, and from the company’s 10-K filings via SEC EDGAR; computed at a price of $83.87. Every score is calculated from the figures by the framework’s fixed rules, and the explanation beside it is generated from the same figures: Graham value, DCF value, margin of safety, return on assets, efficiency ratio, equity to assets, profit margins, price-to-book, EPS trend, ROE trend, retained earnings and capital allocation (the bank version). No AI is involved in this scorecard. The moat is shown as evidence, without a score. Read each score with the figures beside it. A check that cannot be scored from the available data is shown as not scored and left out of the composite score. Intrinsic value calculations are model outputs based on stated assumptions, not predictions.
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