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Provident Bancorp (Provident Bancorp) Financial Strength

: 4 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Provident Bancorp has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

GuruFocus does not calculate Provident Bancorp's interest coverage with the available data. Provident Bancorp's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.83. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


Provident Bancorp Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Provident Bancorp's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-10.00 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $13.87 Mil.

Provident Bancorp's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Provident Bancorp Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Provident Bancorp's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(95 + 13.868) / 59.388
=1.83

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.

* 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.


Provident Bancorp  (NAS:PVBC) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Provident Bancorp has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Provident Bancorp (Provident Bancorp) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
5 Market Street, Amesbury, MA, USA, 01913
Provident Bancorp Inc provides a range of banking products and services to small and medium-sized commercial customers. It attracts deposits from the general public and uses those funds to originate loans, commercial real estate, construction and land, and commercial business loans, and to invest in securities. The company lending activities include providing commercial real estate loans, multi-family residential real estate loans, commercial business loans, construction and land development loans, one-to four-family residential loans, home equity loans & lines of credit, and consumer loans.
Executives
Joseph Stilwell 10 percent owner 111 BROADWAY, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10006
Stilwell Activist Investments, L.p. 10 percent owner 111 BROADWAY, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10006
Stilwell Activist Fund, L.p. 10 percent owner 111 BROADWAY, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10006
Stilwell Value Llc 10 percent owner 111 BROADWAY, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10006
Stilwell Partners L P 10 percent owner 111 BROADWAY, 12TH FL., NEW YORK NY 10006
Kathleen Chase Curran director 5 MARKET STREET, AMESBURY MA 01913
Carol L Houle officer: Co-President, Co-CEO and CFO 5 MARKET STREET, AMESBURY MA 01913
Barbara Piette director 5 MARKET STREET, AMESBURY MA 01913
Laurie H Knapp director 5 MARKET STREET, AMESBURY MA 01913
Joseph Mancini officer: Chief Operating Officer 5 MARKET STREET, AMESBURY MA 01913
Mohammad Shaikh director 5 MARKET STREET, AMESBURY MA 01913
Cousins Frank G Jr director 5 MARKET STREET, AMESBURY MA 01913
James A Deleo director 5 MARKET STREET, AMESBURY MA 01913
Jay E Gould director 5 MARKET STREET, AMESBURY MA 01913
Lisa Destefano director 5 MARKET STREET, AMESBURY MA 01913