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← Bank of the James Financial Group

The business behind the dividend

MeasureBOTJMedianFormula
Return on equity11.3%10.6%Net income ÷ shareholders’ equity
Return on capital employedOperating income ÷ (equity + total debt)
Owner earnings$9.19m$120.90mNet income + depreciation & amortisation − capital expenditure
Free cash flow$10.49m$155.08mOperating cash flow − capital expenditure
Operating marginOperating income ÷ revenue
Net marginNet income ÷ revenue
Debt to equityTotal debt ÷ shareholders’ equity
Interest coverOperating income ÷ interest expense
Current ratioCurrent assets ÷ current liabilities
Long-term debt to working capitalLong-term debt ÷ (current assets − current liabilities)
Cash conversionOperating cash flow ÷ net income
Accruals-0.3%-3.1%(Net income − operating cash flow) ÷ total assets

Not computed here: Cash conversion, Current ratio, Debt to equity, Long-term debt to working capital, Interest cover, Return on capital employed — why a blank is not a zero.

Ten years of it

The same measures, for every year the filings support. One year is a fact; a row is a business.

Measure2025202420232022202120202019201820172016Median
Return on equity11.3%12.2%14.5%17.8%10.9%7.5%9.1%9.6%5.7%6.6%9.6%
Net margin15.2%15.2%

How it compares in banks & insurers

Among the 377 banks & insurers companies here measured on GAAP earnings, Bank of the James Financial Group pays out less than 282 of them. The median for that group is 30.6%, against this company’s 20.1%.

Closest on GAAP earnings

Same sector and same denominator, so the figures are comparable. All 377 in banks & insurers →