ASB Fundamental Analysis - ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP

Fundamental Rating

We assign a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10 to ASB. ASB was compared to 393 industry peers in the Banks industry. Both the profitability and financial health of ASB have multiple concerns. ASB has a decent growth rate and is not valued too expensively. Finally ASB also has an excellent dividend rating.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year ASB was profitable.

In the past year ASB had a positive cash flow from operations.

In the past 5 years ASB has always been profitable.

ASB had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

ASB's Return On Assets of 0.30% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. ASB is outperformed by 85.24% of its industry peers.

The Return On Equity of ASB (2.80%) is worse than 84.99% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	0.3%
ROE	2.8%
ROIC	N/A

ROA(3y)0.52%

ROA(5y)0.67%

ROE(3y)5.09%

ROE(5y)6.1%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

ASB has a worse Profit Margin (12.39%) than 80.66% of its industry peers.

In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of ASB has declined.

ASB does not have Operating Margin and Gross Margin available, so we won't be analyzing them here.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	12.39%
GM	N/A

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3Y-30.12%

PM growth 5Y-15.92%

GM growth 3YN/A

GM growth 5YN/A

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

ASB does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.

The number of shares outstanding for ASB has been increased compared to 1 year ago.

Compared to 5 years ago, ASB has more shares outstanding

ASB has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.

2.2 Solvency

The Debt to FCF ratio of ASB is 1.88, which is an excellent value as it means it would take ASB, only 1.88 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.

ASB has a Debt to FCF ratio (1.88) which is in line with its industry peers.

A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.19 indicates that ASB is not too dependend on debt financing.

With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 0.19, ASB perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 44.02% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.19
Debt/FCF	1.88
Altman-Z	N/A

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACC19.49%

2.3 Liquidity

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	N/A
Quick Ratio	N/A

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

ASB shows a small growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has grown by 3.88%.

The Earnings Per Share has been growing slightly by 3.84% on average over the past years.

ASB shows a decrease in Revenue. In the last year, the revenue decreased by -5.89%.

The Revenue has been decreasing by -3.13% on average over the past years.

EPS 1Y (TTM)3.88%

EPS 3Y2.96%

EPS 5Y3.84%

EPS Q2Q%-12.16%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-5.89%

Revenue growth 3Y-0.65%

Revenue growth 5Y-3.13%

Sales Q2Q%14.06%

3.2 Future

Based on estimates for the next years, ASB will show a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 8.95% on average per year.

The Revenue is expected to grow by 11.39% on average over the next years. This is quite good.

EPS Next Y6.51%

EPS Next 2Y7%

EPS Next 3Y8.95%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year20.39%

Revenue Next 2Y12.8%

Revenue Next 3Y11.39%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.

The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

ASB is valuated reasonably with a Price/Earnings ratio of 10.47.

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of ASB indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: ASB is cheaper than 74.30% of the companies listed in the same industry.

The average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio is at 27.91. ASB is valued rather cheaply when compared to this.

ASB is valuated reasonably with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 9.22.

Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, ASB is valued a bit cheaper than 64.63% of the companies in the same industry.

ASB's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 37.11.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	10.47
Fwd PE	9.22

4.2 Price Multiples

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of ASB indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: ASB is cheaper than 76.84% of the companies listed in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	8.72
EV/EBITDA	N/A

4.3 Compensation for Growth

ASB's PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a correct valuation of the company.

PEG (NY)1.61

PEG (5Y)2.73

EPS Next 2Y7%

EPS Next 3Y8.95%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

ASB has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 6.91%, which is a nice return.

Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 3.39, ASB pays a better dividend. On top of this ASB pays more dividend than 95.42% of the companies listed in the same industry.

ASB's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 2.32.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	6.91%

5.2 History

The dividend of ASB has a limited annual growth rate of 3.73%.

ASB has been paying a dividend for at least 10 years, so it has a reliable track record.

ASB has not decreased its dividend for at least 10 years, so it has a reliable track record of non decreasing dividend.

Dividend Growth(5Y)3.73%

Div Incr Years13

Div Non Decr Years14

5.3 Sustainability

118.55% of the earnings are spent on dividend by ASB. This is not a sustainable payout ratio.

ASB's earnings are growing more than its dividend. This makes the dividend growth sustainable.

DP118.55%

EPS Next 2Y7%

EPS Next 3Y8.95%

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ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP

NYSE:ASB (7/29/2025, 8:04:00 PM)

After market: 25.23 0 (0%)

25.23

-0.18 (-0.71%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorFinancials

GICS IndustryGroupBanks

GICS IndustryBanks

Earnings (Last)07-24 2025-07-24/amc

Earnings (Next)10-22 2025-10-22/amc

Inst Owners87.49%

Inst Owner Change0.13%

Ins Owners0.78%

Ins Owner Change6.77%

Market Cap4.18B

Analysts69.23

Price Target27.64 (9.55%)

Short Float %3.32%

Short Ratio4.06

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	6.91%

Yearly Dividend0.95

Dividend Growth(5Y)3.73%

DP118.55%

Div Incr Years13

Div Non Decr Years14

Ex-Date06-02 2025-06-02 (0.23)

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)2

Avg EPS beat(2)6.75%

Min EPS beat(2)5.36%

Max EPS beat(2)8.15%

EPS beat(4)4

Avg EPS beat(4)16.37%

Min EPS beat(4)5.36%

Max EPS beat(4)40.57%

EPS beat(8)7

Avg EPS beat(8)8.32%

EPS beat(12)11

Avg EPS beat(12)8.72%

EPS beat(16)15

Avg EPS beat(16)11.64%

Revenue beat(2)1

Avg Revenue beat(2)16.89%

Min Revenue beat(2)-1.88%

Max Revenue beat(2)35.66%

Revenue beat(4)1

Avg Revenue beat(4)7.03%

Min Revenue beat(4)-3.72%

Max Revenue beat(4)35.66%

Revenue beat(8)2

Avg Revenue beat(8)7.33%

Revenue beat(12)4

Avg Revenue beat(12)5.19%

Revenue beat(16)5

Avg Revenue beat(16)3.51%

PT rev (1m)2.65%

PT rev (3m)0.37%

EPS NQ rev (1m)0.18%

EPS NQ rev (3m)4.1%

EPS NY rev (1m)-0.11%

EPS NY rev (3m)3.07%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.07%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)0.49%

Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.07%

Revenue NY rev (3m)0.14%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	10.47
Fwd PE	9.22
P/S	3.95
P/FCF	8.72
P/OCF	7.98
P/B	0.89
P/tB	1.21
EV/EBITDA	N/A

EPS(TTM)2.41

EY9.55%

EPS(NY)2.74

Fwd EY10.85%

FCF(TTM)2.89

FCFY11.47%

OCF(TTM)3.16

OCFY12.52%

SpS6.39

BVpS28.26

TBVpS20.9

PEG (NY)1.61

PEG (5Y)2.73

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	0.3%
ROE	2.8%
ROCE	N/A
ROIC	N/A
ROICexc	N/A
ROICexgc	N/A
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	12.39%
GM	N/A
FCFM	45.29%

ROA(3y)0.52%

ROA(5y)0.67%

ROE(3y)5.09%

ROE(5y)6.1%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

ROICexc(3y)N/A

ROICexc(5y)N/A

ROICexgc(3y)N/A

ROICexgc(5y)N/A

ROCE(3y)N/A

ROCE(5y)N/A

ROICexcg growth 3YN/A

ROICexcg growth 5YN/A

ROICexc growth 3YN/A

ROICexc growth 5YN/A

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3Y-30.12%

PM growth 5Y-15.92%

GM growth 3YN/A

GM growth 5YN/A

F-Score4

Asset Turnover0.02

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.19
Debt/FCF	1.88
Debt/EBITDA	N/A
Cap/Depr	74.15%
Cap/Sales	4.15%
Interest Coverage	N/A
Cash Conversion	N/A
Profit Quality	365.41%
Current Ratio	N/A
Quick Ratio	N/A
Altman-Z	N/A

F-Score4

WACC19.49%

ROIC/WACCN/A

Cap/Depr(3y)101.71%

Cap/Depr(5y)88.11%

Cap/Sales(3y)5%

Cap/Sales(5y)4.84%

Profit Quality(3y)309.46%

Profit Quality(5y)249.06%

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)3.88%

EPS 3Y2.96%

EPS 5Y3.84%

EPS Q2Q%-12.16%

EPS Next Y6.51%

EPS Next 2Y7%

EPS Next 3Y8.95%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-5.89%

Revenue growth 3Y-0.65%

Revenue growth 5Y-3.13%

Sales Q2Q%14.06%

Revenue Next Year20.39%

Revenue Next 2Y12.8%

Revenue Next 3Y11.39%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1YN/A

EBIT growth 3YN/A

EBIT growth 5YN/A

EBIT Next YearN/A

EBIT Next 3YN/A

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y-18.44%

FCF growth 3Y3.89%

FCF growth 5Y1.1%

OCF growth 1Y-19.15%

OCF growth 3Y3.09%

OCF growth 5Y0.21%

ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP (ASB) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

5.2 History

5.3 Sustainability

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