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Amalgamated Financial (Amalgamated Financial) WACC % :14.06% (As of May. 22, 2024)


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What is Amalgamated Financial WACC %?

As of today (2024-05-22), Amalgamated Financial's weighted average cost of capital is 14.06%%. Amalgamated Financial's ROIC % is 0.00% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Amalgamated Financial earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital. It will destroy value as it grows.

For a comprehensive WACC calculation, please access the WACC Calculator.


Amalgamated Financial WACC % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Amalgamated Financial's WACC % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Amalgamated Financial WACC % Chart

Amalgamated Financial Annual Data
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WACC %
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Amalgamated Financial Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Amalgamated Financial's WACC %

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Amalgamated Financial's WACC %, along with its competitors' market caps and WACC % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Amalgamated Financial's WACC % Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Amalgamated Financial's WACC % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Amalgamated Financial's WACC % falls into.



Amalgamated Financial WACC % Calculation

The weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is the rate that a company is expected to pay on average to all its security holders to finance its assets. The WACC is commonly referred to as the firm's cost of capital. Generally speaking, a company's assets are financed by debt and equity. WACC is the average of the costs of these sources of financing, each of which is weighted by its respective use in the given situation. By taking a weighted average, we can see how much interest the company has to pay for every dollar it finances.

WACC=E/(E + D)*Cost of Equity+D/(E + D)*Cost of Debt*(1 - Tax Rate)

1. Weights:
Generally speaking, a company's assets are financed by debt and equity. We need to calculate the weight of equity and the weight of debt.
The market value of equity (E) is also called "Market Cap". As of today, Amalgamated Financial's market capitalization (E) is $786.910 Mil.
The market value of debt is typically difficult to calculate, therefore, GuruFocus uses book value of debt (D) to do the calculation. It is simplified by adding the latest one-year quarterly average Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation together. As of Mar. 2024, Amalgamated Financial's latest one-year quarterly average Book Value of Debt (D) is $286.443 Mil.
a) weight of equity = E / (E + D) = 786.910 / (786.910 + 286.443) = 0.7331
b) weight of debt = D / (E + D) = 286.443 / (786.910 + 286.443) = 0.2669

2. Cost of Equity:
GuruFocus uses Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) to calculate the required rate of return. The formula is:
Cost of Equity = Risk-Free Rate of Return + Beta of Asset * (Expected Return of the Market - Risk-Free Rate of Return)
a) GuruFocus uses 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate as the risk-free rate. It is updated daily. The current risk-free rate is 4.422%. Please go to Economic Indicators page for more information. Please note that we use the 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate of the United States as default.
b) Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. Amalgamated Financial's beta is 0.86.
c) (Expected Return of the Market - Risk-Free Rate of Return) is also called market premium. GuruFocus requires market premium to be 6%.
Cost of Equity = 4.422% + 0.86 * 6% = 9.582%

3. Cost of Debt:
GuruFocus uses latest TTM Interest Expense divided by the latest one-year quarterly average debt to get the simplified cost of debt.
As of Mar. 2024, Amalgamated Financial's interest expense (positive number) was $108.007 Mil. Its total Book Value of Debt (D) is $286.443 Mil.
Cost of Debt = 108.007 / 286.443 = 37.7063%.

4. Multiply by one minus TTM Tax Rate:
GuruFocus uses the most recent TTM Tax Expense divided by the most recent TTM Pre-Tax Income to calculate the tax rate. The calculated TTM tax rate is limited to between 0% and 100%. If the calculated tax rate is higher than 100%, it is set to 100%. If the calculated tax rate is less than 0%, it is set to 0%.
The latest calculated TTM Tax Rate = 40.464 / 134.357 = 30.12%.

Amalgamated Financial's Weighted Average Cost Of Capital (WACC) for Today is calculated as:

WACC=E / (E + D)*Cost of Equity+D / (E + D)*Cost of Debt*(1 - Tax Rate)
=0.7331*9.582%+0.2669*37.7063%*(1 - 30.12%)
=14.06%

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Amalgamated Financial  (NAS:AMAL) WACC % Explanation

Because it costs money to raise capital. A firm that generates higher ROIC % than it costs the company to raise the capital needed for that investment is earning excess returns. A firm that expects to continue generating positive excess returns on new investments in the future will see its value increase as growth increases, whereas a firm that earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital will destroy value as it grows.

As of today, Amalgamated Financial's weighted average cost of capital is 14.06%%. Amalgamated Financial's ROIC % is 0.00% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Amalgamated Financial earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital. It will destroy value as it grows.


Be Aware

1. GuruFocus uses book value of debt (D) to do the calculation. It is simplified by adding latest one-year quarterly average Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation together.
For companies that report quarterly, GuruFocus combines all of the most recent year's quarterly debt data from the beginning of the year to the year-end and calculates the average.
For companies that report semi-annually, GuruFocus combines all of the most recent year's semi-annual debt data from the start of the year to the year-end and calculates the average.
For companies that report annually, GuruFocus combines the beginning and ending annual debt data from the most recent year and then calculates the average.

2. The WACC formula discussed above does not include Preferred Stock. Please adjust if preferred stock is considered.

3. (Expected Return of the Market - Risk-Free Rate of Return) is also called market premium. GuruFocus requires market premium to be 6%.

4. GuruFocus uses the latest TTM Interest Expense divided by the latest one-year quarterly average debt to get the simplified cost of debt.


Related Terms

Amalgamated Financial (Amalgamated Financial) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
275 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY, USA, 10001
Amalgamated Financial Corp is a bank holding company. It is a full-service commercial bank and a chartered trust company. It provides commercial banking and trust services nationally and offers a range of products and services to commercial and retail customers. It offers a complete suite of commercial and retail banking, investment management, and trust and custody services.
Executives
Finser Mark director 275 SEVENTH AVE., NEW YORK NY 10001
Jason Darby officer: Executive VP 275 SEVENTH AVE., NEW YORK NY 10001
Sam D. Brown officer: Executive VP 275 SEVENTH AVE., NEW YORK NY 10001
Amalgamated Financial Corp. 10 percent owner, other: Workers United 275 SEVENTH AVE., NEW YORK NY 10001
Mandy Tenner officer: Executive VP, General Counsel 275 SEVENTH AVE., NEW YORK NY 10001
Sean Searby officer: EVP, Operations & Program Mgmt 275 SEVENTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10001
Tyrone Graham officer: EVP, Chief HR Officer 275 7TH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10001
Maryann Bruce director C/O MBIA INC., 113 KING STREET, ARMONK NY 10504
Ina Narula officer: EVP, Chief Risk Officer 275 7TH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10001
Leslie Veluswamy officer: Executive Vice President & CAO 300 CADMAN PLAZA WEST, 8TH FLOOR, BROOKLYN NY 11201
Ronald W Burkle 10 percent owner
Yucaipa Corporate Initiatives Fund Ii Lp 10 percent owner 9130 West Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles CA 90069
Yucaipa Corporate Initiatives (parallel) Fund Ii Lp 10 percent owner 9130 West Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles CA 90069
Meredith Miller director 275 SEVENTH AVE., NEW YORK NY 10001
Margaret Matilda Lanning officer: EVP, Chief Credit Risk Officer 275 7TH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10001