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Lyons Bancorp

LYBC
69
Banks - Regional · Financial Services
Winston Score
69
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Lyons Bancorp is a small community bank holding company based in western New York State. It operates through The Lyons National Bank, which offers everyday banking services like checking and savings accounts, loans, and mortgages to individuals and small businesses in the Finger Lakes and surrounding regions.

The company makes money primarily from the difference between the interest it charges on loans and the interest it pays on deposits, known as net interest income. It also earns fees from banking services. With a market cap of around $200 million, Lyons Bancorp is a very small, locally focused bank competing against larger regional and national banks. Its main advantage is deep community ties and local customer relationships, which help retain depositors and borrowers. The key risk is that rising interest rates or a slowdown in the local economy could pressure loan demand and increase the number of borrowers who struggle to repay their debts.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+20.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+32.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

32.3%ownership

Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$18M cash & investments

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth + cash flow

Lyons Bancorp is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 21%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin
97.6%
Premium pricing power — 97.6% gross margin
Operating Margin
36.0%
Excellent — 36.0% operating margin
ROCE
4.5%
Weak — 4.5% 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
+19.4%
Fast-growing sales (19.4% YoY)
EPS YoY
+43.1%
Earnings growing fast (43.1% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

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

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
0%
Weak — only 0% of profit becomes cash
FCF Margin
0.0%
Thin free cash flow (0.0%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.11
Conservative — low debt load (0.11)
Interest Cover
100.00x
Comfortably covers interest (100.0x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
8.3x
no trend
Attractive valuation — P/E 8.3

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

P/E vs Forward
N/A
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Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
3.44%
no trend
Moderate income — 3.44% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend Growth
-12.0%
no trend
Dividend cut (-12.0% YoY) — warning sign

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