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Bank of America Corporation

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58
Banks - Diversified · Financial Services
Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Winston Score
58
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Bank of America is one of the largest banks in the United States. It offers everyday banking services like checking accounts, savings accounts, credit cards, and home loans to regular people. It also serves large businesses and governments through investment banking, wealth management, and trading services.

The company makes money by charging interest on loans, collecting fees for financial services, and earning commissions on trades and deals. It operates across the U.S. and in dozens of countries worldwide, with roughly 213,000 employees and tens of millions of customers. Its size gives it a cost advantage over smaller banks, since it can spread expenses across a massive customer base. The main risk the company faces is rising loan defaults if the economy slows down, since more borrowers struggling to repay debt would directly reduce profits.

Winston Score History

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Quality

Gross Margin
95.6%
Premium pricing power — 95.6% gross margin
Operating Margin
34.4%
Excellent — 34.4% operating margin
ROCE
1.5%
Weak — 1.5% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY
-8.6%
Shrinking sales (-8.6% YoY)
EPS YoY
+20.6%
Earnings growing fast (20.6% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

EPS Consistency
8/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
178%
Turns 178% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
32.4%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (32.4%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
1.28
Elevated debt (1.28)
Interest Cover
0.52x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (0.5x)

Interest coverage below 1. Their profits don't cover the interest bill.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
13.9x
no trend
Attractive valuation — P/E 13.9

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

P/E vs Forward
+10.3
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (13.9 → 3.7)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
1.91%
no trend
Small dividend — 1.91% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend Growth
-14.2%
no trend
Dividend cut (-14.2% YoY) — warning sign

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