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Columbia Banking System, Inc. (COLB) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

COLB • • Banking & Credit
Financial ServicesRegional BanksCommunity & Regional Retail BankingWest Coast Community Banks
AboutColumbia Banking System, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Columbia State Bank that provides a range of banking services to small and medium-sized businesses, professionals, and individuals in the United States. It offers personal banking products and services, including noninterest and interest-bearing checking, savings, money market, and certificate of deposit accounts; home mortgages for purchases and refinances, home equity loans and lines of credit, and other personal loans; debit and credit cards; and digital banking services. The company also provides business banking products and services, such as checking, savings, interest-bearing money market, and certificate of deposit accounts; agricultural, asset-based, builder, and other commercial real estate loans, as well as loans guaranteed by the small business administration; and professional banking, treasury management, merchant card, and international banking services. In addition, it offers wealth management solutions that include financial planning services, such as asset allocation, net worth analysis, estate planning and preservation, education funding, and wealth transfer; long-term care, and life and disability insurance solutions; individual retirement solutions comprising retirement planning, retirement income strategies, and traditional and Roth individual retirement accounts; and business solutions, which comprise business retirement plans, key person insurance, business succession planning, and deferred compensation plans to individuals, families, and professional businesses. Further, the company provides fiduciary, investment, and administrative trust services, such as personal and special needs trusts, estate settlement, and investment agency and charitable management. It operates a network of 153 branch locations, including 68 in the state of Washington, 59 in Oregon, 15 in Idaho, and 11 in California. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Tacoma, Washington.Show more
  • Net Interest Income $1.71B -4.1%
  • Total Revenue $2.97B +8.1%
  • Net Income $534M +53.0%
  • Return on Equity 10.55% +13.1%
  • Net Interest Margin 3.31% -3.0%
  • Efficiency Ratio 37.24% -22.2%
  • ROA 1.03% +23.9%
  • Equity / Assets 9.92% +3.7%
  • Book Value per Share 24.45 -4.1%
  • Tangible BV/Share 16.70 +0.6%
  • Debt/Equity 0.76 -20.0%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Efficient operations: 37.2% efficiency ratio
  • ✓Healthy dividend yield of 4.9%
  • ✓Trading near 52-week high
  • ✓Trading at only 1.2x book value

✗Weaknesses

No significant weaknesses identified

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y11.49%
5Y15.06%
3Y31.04%
TTM-

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y13.72%
5Y8.55%
3Y8.29%
TTM-1.16%

EPS CAGR

10Y12.58%
5Y9.77%
3Y10.11%
TTM-3.9%

ROCE

10Y Avg4.61%
5Y Avg2.17%
3Y Avg8.27%
Latest7.21%

Peer Comparison

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Sector-Specific
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BCALSouthern California Bancorp608.64M18.8385.5945.45%2.94%11.23%8.17%0.17
CWBCCommunity West Bancshares447.97M23.3851.9651.89%4.67%6.95%3.83%0.56
GBCIGlacier Bancorp, Inc.6.29B48.3928.8011.64%15.27%6.57%3.34%1.18
GBFHGBank Financial Holdings Inc.465.21M32.3623.282%30.99%11.8%5.65%0.22
BOHBank of Hawaii Corporation2.86B71.8620.776.6%14.57%10.28%5.9%0.45
HFWAHeritage Financial Corporation867.93M25.5620.614.64%13.64%6.33%7.03%0.47
HTBKHeritage Commerce Corp786.28M12.8219.423.35%16.12%6.19%4.75%0.06
NRIMNorthrim BanCorp, Inc.640.63M29.0017.4723.77%18.87%19.99%0.15

Profit & Loss

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Net Interest Income+870.93M836.71M864.19M936.65M918.37M879.9M918.33M1.07B1.78B1.71B
NII Growth %0.13%-0.04%0.03%0.08%-0.02%-0.04%0.04%0.16%0.66%-0.04%
Net Interest Margin %----------
Interest Income929.16M909.24M936.61M1.07B1.13B1.01B960.73M1.15B2.53B2.74B
Interest Expense58.23M66.05M78.22M128.51M210.44M130.11M42.4M78M746.16M1.04B
Loan Loss Provision36.59M41.67M47.25M55.91M72.52M204.86M-42.65M84.02M213.2M105.92M
Non-Interest Income+274.54M296.93M286.33M281.4M342.09M414.62M357.64M199.97M217.03M222.93M
Non-Interest Income %----------
Total Revenue+1.2B1.21B1.22B1.35B1.47B1.42B1.32B1.35B2.74B2.97B
Revenue Growth %0.2%0%0.01%0.1%0.09%-0.03%-0.07%0.02%1.04%0.08%
Non-Interest Expense761.75M737.43M748.43M739.47M719.04M2.55B760.46M734.95M1.31B1.1B
Efficiency Ratio----------
Operating Income+347.13M361.01M349.04M422.69M468.9M-1.46B558.16M450.58M471.2M718.75M
Operating Margin %----------
Operating Income Growth %0.5%0.04%-0.03%0.21%0.11%-4.11%1.38%-0.19%0.05%0.53%
Pretax Income+347.13M361.01M349.04M422.69M468.9M-1.46B558.16M450.58M471.2M718.75M
Pretax Margin %----------
Income Tax+124.59M130.94M106.73M106.42M114.81M67M137.86M113.83M122.48M185.07M
Effective Tax Rate %----------
Net Income+223.05M230.07M242.31M316.26M354.1M-1.52B420.3M336.75M348.71M533.67M
Net Margin %----------
Net Income Growth %0.51%0.03%0.05%0.31%0.12%-5.3%1.28%-0.2%0.04%0.53%
Net Income (Continuing)222.54M230.07M242.31M316.26M354.1M-1.52B420.3M336.75M348.71M533.67M
EPS (Diluted)+1.011.051.121.431.60-6.921.911.551.782.55
EPS Growth %0.29%0.04%0.07%0.28%0.12%-5.33%1.28%-0.19%0.15%0.43%
EPS (Basic)1.011.061.121.441.61-6.921.921.551.792.56
Diluted Shares Outstanding221.04M220.91M220.84M220.74M220.65M220.22M219.58M217.4M195.87M209.34M

Balance Sheet

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Cash & Short Term Investments+1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K
Cash & Due from Banks773.73M1.45B634.28M622.64M1.36B2.57B2.76B1.29B2.16B1.87B
Short Term Investments1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K
Total Investments+18.96B19.58B21.09B22.23B23.15B24.14B25.34B27.52B44.21B44.02B
Investments Growth %0.09%0.03%0.08%0.05%0.04%0.04%0.05%0.09%0.61%-0%
Long-Term Investments16.43B16.88B18.02B19.25B20.33B21.2B21.47B24.33B35.38B43.81B
Accounts Receivables1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K000
Goodwill & Intangibles+----------
Goodwill1.79B1.79B1.79B1.79B1.79B2.71M001.03B1.03B
Intangible Assets177.32M179.86M183.28M192.99M133.36M106.27M132.46M189.76M712.92M592.61M
PP&E (Net)328.73M303.88M269.18M227.42M312.18M282.99M253.49M254.61M454.78M459.9M
Other Assets437.69M441.31M443.84M442.53M508.38M529.11M538.12M706.09M1.53B1.58B
Total Current Assets4.1B5.19B4.98B5.04B5.77B7.11B8.25B6.24B12.72B3.74B
Total Non-Current Assets19.3B19.62B20.7B21.9B23.08B22.12B22.39B25.61B39.46B47.83B
Total Assets+23.39B24.81B25.74B26.94B28.85B29.24B30.64B31.85B52.17B51.58B
Asset Growth %0.03%0.06%0.04%0.05%0.07%0.01%0.05%0.04%0.64%-0.01%
Return on Assets (ROA)0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%-0.05%0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%
Accounts Payable0000000000
Total Debt+1.55B1.57B1.47B1.44B1.7B1.6B975.13M1.72B4.76B3.9B
Net Debt776.32M119.05M840.14M815.9M337.92M-969.24M-1.79B423.45M2.6B2.03B
Long-Term Debt1.25B1.22B1.18B1.14B1.27B1.11B387.45M1.32B4.37B3.54B
Short-Term Debt304.56M352.95M294.3M297.15M311.31M375.38M492.25M308.77M252.12M236.63M
Other Liabilities299.82M306.85M00297.78M299.01M317.5M585.11M814.51M836.54M
Total Current Liabilities18.01B19.37B20.24B21.43B22.79B25B27.09B27.37B41.86B41.96B
Total Non-Current Liabilities1.55B1.52B1.47B1.45B1.74B1.53B804.73M1.99B5.32B4.5B
Total Liabilities19.54B20.9B21.73B22.88B24.53B26.53B27.89B29.37B47.18B46.46B
Total Equity+3.85B3.92B3.97B4.06B4.31B2.7B2.75B2.48B5B5.12B
Equity Growth %0.02%0.02%0.01%0.02%0.06%-0.37%0.02%-0.1%1.01%0.02%
Equity / Assets (Capital Ratio)----------
Return on Equity (ROE)0.06%0.06%0.06%0.08%0.08%-0.43%0.15%0.13%0.09%0.11%
Book Value per Share17.4217.7317.9718.3819.5512.2812.5211.4125.5024.45
Tangible BV per Share----------
Common Stock3.52B3.52B3.52B3.51B3.51B3.51B3.44B3.45B5.8B5.82B
Additional Paid-in Capital0000000000
Retained Earnings331.81M422.84M477.1M602.48M770.37M-932.77M-697.34M-543.8M-467.57M-237.25M
Accumulated OCI-2.56M-21.34M-24.99M-58.91M29.55M122.75M1.76M-426.86M-340.14M-461.98M
Treasury Stock0000000000
Preferred Stock02.22M00000000

Cash Flow

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+376.74M415.17M515.51M505.24M-80.48M93.77M662.72M1.07B669.84M658.87M
Operating CF Growth %0.05%0.1%0.24%-0.02%-1.16%2.17%6.07%0.61%-0.37%-0.02%
Net Income222.54M230.07M242.31M316.26M354.1M-1.52B420.3M336.75M348.71M533.67M
Depreciation & Amortization51.59M59.26M57.97M52.34M43.29M37.47M31.5M28.3M144.25M149.87M
Deferred Taxes99.97M113.83M77.43M18.81M-3.54M-62.94M40.8M14.38M12.89M30.84M
Other Non-Cash Items-23.87M47.57M198.03M148.2M-344.34M1.83B15.44M276.07M264.98M-35.52M
Working Capital Changes12.13M-45.71M-69.85M-37.89M-138.35M-200.67M143.77M399.76M-119.07M-40.42M
Cash from Investing+-1.76B-912.56M-2B-1.5B-550.15M-960.11M-1.53B-3.53B501.74M114.57M
Purchase of Investments-1.07B-852.7M-1.2B-494.96M-918.17M-887.7M-1.84B-276.81M-926.22M-69.61M
Sale/Maturity of Investments1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K
Net Investment Activity----------
Acquisitions000-35.22M-44.65M-171.44M10.78M0274.59M0
Other Investing-1.42B-649.8M-1.36B-1.4B-575.17M-717.74M-451.9M-3.63B-582.17M-332.52M
Cash from Financing+548.73M1.17B666.76M982.3M1.37B2.08B1.06B1B-303.69M-1.06B
Dividends Paid-134.62M-141.07M-145.4M-173.91M-185.1M-184.98M-183.73M-182.27M-270.26M-300.22M
Share Repurchases-14.59M-17.71M-8.61M-12.96M-7.27M-8.65M-80.69M-4.16M-6.28M-5.71M
Stock Issued000021K034K54K1.19M0
Net Stock Activity----------
Debt Issuance (Net)-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K1000K-1000K-1000K1000K1000K-1000K
Other Financing812.93M1.37B870.77M1.23B1.41B2.41B2.09B287.52M-777.8M98.22M
Net Change in Cash+-831.45M675.71M-815.15M-11.64M740.12M1.21B188.44M-1.47B867.89M-284.28M
Exchange Rate Effect0000000000
Cash at Beginning1.61B773.73M1.45B634.28M622.64M1.36B2.57B2.76B1.29B2.16B
Cash at End773.73M1.45B634.28M622.64M1.36B2.57B2.76B1.29B2.16B1.88B
Interest Paid67.88M70.8M80.02M124.33M209.53M136.02M42.82M71.21M692.99M1.08B
Income Taxes Paid13.26M8.16M30.09M71.98M129.62M130.23M105.12M71.8M138.91M101.48M
Free Cash Flow+307.4M384.85M511.23M496.25M-93.16M81.79M647.25M1.04B669.84M623.2M
FCF Growth %0.03%0.25%0.33%-0.03%-1.19%1.88%6.91%0.6%-0.35%-0.07%

Banking Ratios

Metric2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on Equity (ROE)5.85%5.92%6.15%7.88%8.46%-43.41%15.41%12.88%9.33%10.55%
Return on Assets (ROA)0.97%0.95%0.96%1.2%1.27%-5.25%1.4%1.08%0.83%1.03%
Net Interest Margin3.72%3.37%3.36%3.48%3.18%3.01%3%3.36%3.41%3.31%
Efficiency Ratio63.28%61.14%61.2%54.91%48.88%178.72%57.68%54.54%47.85%37.24%
Equity / Assets16.46%15.79%15.42%15.06%14.95%9.25%8.97%7.79%9.57%9.92%
Book Value / Share17.4217.7317.9718.3819.5512.2812.5211.4125.524.45
NII Growth12.6%-3.93%3.28%8.38%-1.95%-4.19%4.37%16.47%66.43%-4.14%
Dividend Payout60.35%61.32%60%54.99%52.27%-43.71%54.13%77.5%56.26%

Revenue by Segment

20232024
Total Service Charges on Deposits65.53M71.52M
Total Service Charges on Deposits Growth-9.14%
Card-based Fees55.26M57.09M
Card-based Fees Growth-3.30%
Account Service Fees37.99M45.45M
Account Service Fees Growth-19.64%
Transaction-based and overdraft service charges27.54M26.07M
Transaction-based and overdraft service charges Growth--5.33%
Investment Advisory, Management and Administrative Service13.47M20.21M
Investment Advisory, Management and Administrative Service Growth-50.01%

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

Columbia Banking System, Inc. (COLB) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 11.5x. This may indicate the stock is undervalued or faces growth challenges.

Growth & Financials

Columbia Banking System, Inc. (COLB) grew revenue by 8.1% over the past year. This is steady growth.

Yes, Columbia Banking System, Inc. (COLB) is profitable, generating $478.3M in net income for fiscal year 2024 (18.0% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, Columbia Banking System, Inc. (COLB) pays a dividend with a yield of 4.90%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

Columbia Banking System, Inc. (COLB) has a return on equity (ROE) of 10.6%. This is reasonable for most industries.

Industry Metrics

Columbia Banking System, Inc. (COLB) has a net interest margin (NIM) of 3.3%. This indicates healthy earnings from lending activities.

Columbia Banking System, Inc. (COLB) has an efficiency ratio of 37.2%. This is excellent, indicating strong cost control.

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