UMB Financial Corporation

UMBF

Banks - Regional · Financial Services

Price

$145.99

-2.03 (-1.37%)

Market Cap

$11.09B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is curious

A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Share count rising — dilution

+56.9% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 48.7M (2021) → 76.5M (2025)

UMB Financial Corporation operates as the bank holding company for the UMB Bank that provides various banking and other financial services. The Commercial Banking segment provides commercial loans and credit card; commercial real estate financing; letters of credit; loan syndication, and consultative service; various business solutions including asset-based lending, accounts receivable financing, mezzanine debt, and minority equity investment; and treasury management service, such as depository

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+1.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+175.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (7%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

4.9%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$736M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth context

UMB Financial Corporation is growing revenue at 2% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

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

61.6%

Premium pricing power — 61.6% gross margin

Operating Margin

14.6%

Healthy — 14.6% operating margin

ROCE

1.1%

Weak — 1.1% 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

+56.7%

Fast-growing sales (56.7% YoY)

EPS YoY

+41.6%

Earnings growing fast (41.6% 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

116%

Turns 116% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

22.0%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (22.0%)

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

0.51

Conservative — low debt load (0.51)

Interest Cover

0.63x

Dangerous — barely covers interest (0.6x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

12.9x

Attractive valuation — P/E 12.9

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

P/E vs Forward

+1.8

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

1.18%

Small dividend — 1.18% yield

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

Dividend Growth

+6.3%

Dividend growing modestly (6.3% YoY)

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