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Financials
| Curr Year EPS Estimate | 2.90 |
| Next Quarter EPS Estimate | 0.72 |
| Profit Margin | 0.39 |
| Return on Assets | 0.01 |
| Return on Equity | 0.10 |
| Revenue | 205,368,992 |
| Earnings Per Share | 2.98 |
| Revenue Per Share | 7.62 |
| Gross Profit | 205,369,000 |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth | 0.10 |
General
| Name | Westamerica Bancorporation |
| Ticker | WABC |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Industry | Banks-Regional |
| Currency | USD |
| Country | USA |
| Fiscal Year End | December |
| Full Time Employees | 578 |
About Westamerica Bancorporation
Westamerica Bancorporation operates as a bank holding company for the Westamerica Bank that provides various banking products and services to individual and commercial customers. The company accepts various deposit products, including retail savings and checking accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. Its loan portfolio includes commercial, commercial and residential real estate, real estate construction, and consumer installment loans, as well as other loans primarily consisting of indirect automobile loans. Westamerica Bancorporation operates through 79 branch offices in 21 counties in Northern and Central California. The company was formerly known as Independent Bankshares Corporation and changed its name to Westamerica Bancorporation in 1983. Westamerica Bancorporation was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in San Rafael, California.
Dividend
Westamerica Bancorporation pays out a dividend of $1.64 per share, with a dividend yield of 3.55%.
WABC's last dividend payment was made to shareholders on February 19, 2021.
They pay out 57.95% of their earnings out as a dividend.
Recent Dividends
| Feb 16, 2024 | $0.44 |
| Nov 17, 2023 | $0.44 |
| Aug 18, 2023 | $0.44 |
| May 19, 2023 | $0.42 |
| Feb 17, 2023 | $0.42 |
| Nov 18, 2022 | $0.42 |
| Aug 19, 2022 | $0.42 |
| May 20, 2022 | $0.42 |
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