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American Business Bank, a California-chartered bank, (AMBZ) Fair Value & Analysis

Financial Services · US · Market cap $648M

AB American Business Bank, a California-chartered bank, logo American Business Bank, a California-chartered bank, AMBZ · US
Price$72.87
Fair Value$79.17
Upside+8.7%
Quality62/100
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Healthy Growth
Highly profitable · 36.4% net margin
Low debt · generates free cash flow
1.78% dividend yield
Ranks above peers (9/13)
Moderate moat 63/100
Evidence: High Range $59.38 – $98.97 Share as image

Fair value as of: Jul 25, 2026

From 6 valuation models · updated 16 days ago

Share price −0.5% over the past month.

A solid business, currently priced close to our fair value.

What matters now

  • The price sits close to our fair value, market and models broadly agree here, little valuation tension.
  • For a financial, book-value and earnings-based methods matter more than a cash-flow DCF, which fits banks and insurers poorly.
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Price vs Fair Value (5 years)

$73.45 $21.37 Fair Value $79.17 Jul 2020 Aug 2026

White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Jul 25, 2026.

How to read this chart

60‑month range $21.37 – $73.45 · fair‑value band $59.38 – $98.97 · the $72.87 price screens below the $79.17 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). Dashed = 300-day average. As of Jul 25, 2026.

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Analysis

American Business Bank, a California-chartered bank, (AMBZ) currently trades at $72.87, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $79.17, implying the stock looks roughly 8.7% fairly valued today. The Quality Score stands at 62/100 (solid quality), in the Financial Services sector. Bull case: trading below our estimate, it may offer upside if the fundamentals hold. Bear case: a low price can be a value trap when quality is weak or the data is thin (evidence: high), always confirm before acting.

Over the trailing twelve months, American Business Bank, a California-chartered bank, generated revenue of $160M at a net margin of 36.4%. Revenue grew 18.2% year over year. It earns a return on equity of 14.7%. Net debt stands at $11.8M. Fundamentals as of Jul 25, 2026

Our scenario range runs from $59.38 (bear case) to $98.97 (bull case); at $72.87, the current price sits within that range. Bear and bull are the same models run on conservative and optimistic assumptions (margins, growth, valuation multiples), so a plausible valuation range, not a price target. The share trades about 1% below its 52-week high and 76% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average. For context, the median of 10 Financial Services peers we cover trades at 42% fair-value upside, at 9%, AMBZ screens richer than that median.

Fair Value models

Each model estimates fair value its own way; the Fair Value above is the evidence-weighted blend. Evidence (0–100) measures how completely this model’s inputs are available: well-fed models carry more weight in the blend. The spread across models is intentional, each one stresses a different value driver; dividend models, for instance, come out structurally low when payout is small.

Model BearBaseBull Evidence
Highest evidence
Residual Income $41.36 $48.19 $92.68 76
Gordon GGM $7.86 $14.16 $19.49 70
P/E Multiple $59.38 $79.17 $98.97 63
All 6 models by family
Dividend Discount
Gordon GGM $7.86 $14.16 $19.49 70
DDM Multi-Stage $7.86 $12.93 $15.12 61
Multiples
P/E Multiple $59.38 $79.17 $98.97 63
P/B Multiple $48.50 $64.67 $80.84 55
Asset-Based
NCAV (Graham) $23.10 $30.95 $46.19 50
Economic Profit
Residual Income $41.36 $48.19 $92.68 76

Widest divergence: Multiples ($64.67) versus Dividend Discount ($12.93). Highest evidence: Residual Income (76).

Key figures & financial health

Revenue (TTM) $160M
Revenue growth (YoY) +18.2%
Net margin 36.4%
Return on equity 14.7%
Free cash flow $69.8M FY2025
P/E ratio 11.5
More key figures
Operating margin 50.9%
EPS (TTM) $6.32
Dividend yield 1.8%
EPS growth (YoY) +36.2%
Net debt $11.8M FY2023

Figures from reported company fundamentals · as of Jul 25, 2026. TTM = trailing twelve months.

Quality Score breakdown

Overall quality 62/100

Of which business quality 57 · Market factors (momentum, volatility) 85

Profitability 37
Margins and returns on capital today
Quality Growth 60
Are margins and returns improving?
Cashflow 89
Earnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
Fin. Strength 19
Balance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
Investment 63
Disciplined investing over empire-building
Low Volatility 100
Calm price path (market factor)
Momentum 68
Price trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
52W Momentum 98
Distance to the 52-week high (market factor)
Net Issuance 93
Buybacks instead of dilution

Non-valuation factor families (profitability, growth, cashflow, financial strength, momentum …), each academically grounded. Valuation itself sits in the Fair Value and is deliberately excluded here to avoid double-counting.

About the company

American Business Bank, a California-chartered bank, provides banking products and services to small and medium-sized firms, non-profits, business executives, and professionals in Southern California.

Full company description

American Business Bank, a California-chartered bank, provides banking products and services to small and medium-sized firms, non-profits, business executives, and professionals in Southern California. The company offers credit and depository; treasury management; asset-based lending; SBA lending; international banking comprising money transfer, import and export commercial letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and foreign currency exchange services; and consulting and referral services. It operates regional loan production offices located in North Orange County, Orange County, South Bay, San Fernando Valley, Riverside County, Inland Empire, Long Beach, and San Diego. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

Company description, as reported by the company or data provider.

Revenue & earnings trend

FY2021 – FY2025 · reported fiscal years

American Business Bank, a California-chartered bank, reported revenue of $156M in FY2025 versus $114M in FY2021, a compound +8.3%/yr. Reported net income was $54.2M in FY2025, compounding +8.5%/yr from FY2021.

Growth Quality 91/100
Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Latest Revenue (FY 2025)
$156M
Latest YoY
+18.3%
Avg. growth/yr (3Y)
+5.8%
Avg. growth/yr (5Y)
+10.2%
Avg. growth/yr (13Y)
+10.2%
Revenue +8.3%/yr
FY21 $114M
FY22 $132M
FY23 $131M
FY24 $132M
FY25 $156M
Net income +8.5%/yr
FY21 $39.2M
FY22 $48.6M
FY23 $44.0M
FY24 $43.3M
FY25 $54.2M

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Peer Group

Banks - Regional · 1083 stocks

How this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.

Quality Score 62 · Top 25%
Fair Value upside +9% · Above median
Return on equity (TTM) 15% · Top 25%
Return on assets 1% · Top 25%
Net margin (TTM) 36% · Above median
Operating margin (TTM) 51% · Top 25%
Revenue growth 18% · Top 25%
Dividend yield (TTM) 1.8% · Below median
Debt / equity 0.13× · Lower than median

Valuation Multiples vs Banks - Regional median · lower = cheaper

P/E (TTM) 11.5× · Cheaper than median
P/B 1.58× · Pricier than 75% of peers
P/S (TTM) 4.06× · Pricier than median
P/FCF 9.3× · Pricier than median

Snowflake

Five quick dimensions, each 0 to 100: VALUE (fair-value potential), FUTURE (revenue growth), PAST (return on equity), HEALTH (low debt), DIVIDEND (yield). Green = this stock, grey = typical sector peer.

VALUE 45 · sector 39
FUTURE 91 · sector 44
PAST 59 · sector 41
HEALTH 93 · sector 85
DIVIDEND 36 · sector 49

Values & ESG

Does this company touch areas you may want to avoid? The classification is inferred from sector and industry.

None of the checked exposures detected

ESG scores are not available for this stock yet. Values and ESG data are contextual and can differ between providers.

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Frequently asked questions

Is American Business Bank, a California-chartered bank, (AMBZ) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Jul 25, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of $79.17 versus a price of $72.87, about +9% (fairly valued).
What is the fair value of AMBZ?
Our model-based fair value for American Business Bank, a California-chartered bank, is $79.17 (as of Jul 25, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price is $72.87.
What is the quality score of AMBZ?
American Business Bank, a California-chartered bank, has a Quality Score of 62/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the revenue of American Business Bank, a California-chartered bank, (AMBZ)?
American Business Bank, a California-chartered bank, reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about $160M (latest available figure, as of Jul 25, 2026).
What is the net profit margin of AMBZ?
The net profit margin of American Business Bank, a California-chartered bank, is about 36.4%, meaning it keeps roughly 36.4% of revenue as net income. Based on the latest reported figures.
Does American Business Bank, a California-chartered bank, pay a dividend?
American Business Bank, a California-chartered bank, currently shows a dividend yield of about 1.78% relative to its recent price (as of Jul 25, 2026).

How we calculate Fair Value

Each company is valued through a stack of independent intrinsic-value models (DCF variants, residual-income, multiples and more), blended into one family-balanced consensus and weighted by how much trustworthy data backs it. A separate quality layer scores the fundamentals. Every input is real reported data, nothing guessed.

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