Columbia Banking System (COLB)

18.13 -0.11  -0.60%  May 25, 11:00PM Go Pro
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Columbia Banking System Performance

Historical performance is a good guide for the future, but it is imperfect. Pay attention to a company's history, but be realistic about what you can project into the future.

5 Year Total Returns Performance

Returns from price appreciation only give a partial view of the returns to an investor. This total returns chart shows the returns to an investor from both price appreciation and dividends (dividends are assumed to be reinvested)

Returns -40.64%
Total Returns -34.85%

1 Year Total Returns Performance Comparison

Here are Columbia Banking System's total returns compared to the market and some of its peers. High historical total returns are excellent - especially if you held the stock at the time - but returns can change direction quickly. To predict future performance, looking at the business is more important than looking at historic returns.

  • COLB Total Returns
  • ^SPXTR Total Returns
  • AF Total Returns
  • STSA Total Returns
1 month total returns YTD total returns 1 year total returns* 3 year total returns
COLB -11.18% -3.23% 7.22% 80.25%
^SPXTR -5.89% 5.70% 1.18% 57.02%
AF -8.01% 8.72% -33.76% 39.51%
STSA -10.19% 5.03% -3.25% -93.55%

* May differ from chart if one year ago today was not a trading day. Table uses the previous trading day as a base while chart uses the next trading day.

Fundamental Performance

Price vs Earnings

In the long run, the price and earnings of a company are correlated. If the two metrics are diverging, there should be a good reason why. Divergence without reason can signal danger or opportunity.

Price -40.64%
Earnings Per Share TTM -36.32%

Earnings Yield vs Dividend Yield

Yields show how much you are getting for the price you pay. For example, an earnings yield of 8% means that for every dollar you pay, you get 8 cents worth of current earnings. Take these numbers into account when buying to see if you are over-paying or getting a good deal.

Earnings Yield 7.06%
Dividend Yield 1.80%

Revenue and Earnings Growth

Revenues show how much the company is selling to customers, while net income is what remains for shareholders after the company pays its expenses. Revenue growth often persists over time, but net income is more fickle. Watch closely to see if revenue and income grow at similar rates.

Revenues TTM 272.08M
Net Income TTM 51.16M

Efficent Use of Assets

Profit margins show what percentage of every dollar of sales turns into earnings. Asset Uitlization shows how many dollars of sales a company gets for each dollar that the company invests in assets. Multiplying the two numbers together gives you Return on Assets which tells you approximately how efficiently the company invests money to earn more money.

Profit Margin 11.23%
Asset Utilization 0.0589

Reinvestment Strategy

Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) tells you how much income a company earned after investing $1 in its business. The Payout Ratio tells what percentage of the company's income it pays to shareholders instead of reinvesting in its own growth. Watch out for companies that pay out very little when their ROIC is low.

5 Year Average ROIC 0.0292
5 Year Average Payout Ratio 0.2336
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COLB News

$COLB filed latest Quarterly Report http://stks.co/3i3S
about 21 days ago by MarketBrief
Regional Bank Earnings Roundup
Apr 26, 2:48PM Fool
NEW POST: "On Watch for Small Ball Next Quarter {Video}" http://stks.co/37qa $BANR $BBT $COLB $HBAN $HCBK $IWM $KEY $KRE $PNC $XLF $ZION
about 61 days ago by chessNwine
$COLB filed latest Proxy Statement with the SEC (Form DEF 14A) http://stks.co/31xh
about 67 days ago by MarketBrief
$COLB http://stks.co/2XpA long setup
about 94 days ago by stt2318
$COLB amended latest Quarterly Report http://stks.co/18Z8
about 195 days ago by MarketBrief
$COLB filed latest Quarterly Report http://stks.co/11wA
about 202 days ago by MarketBrief
$COLB amended latest Annual Report http://stks.co/tDn
about 210 days ago by MarketBrief
Ex-Dividend Stocks for Monday, August 8: http://stk.ly/rrALxy / $SBUX $IBM $LZ $PPG $XLNX $X + increased payouts from $COLB $MCRL $PAG $RES
about 301 days ago by DynamicDividend
Columbia Banking System Boosts Dividend by 20%: http://stk.ly/qovIin / $COLB now yields 1.15%, still recovering from deep cuts in '08/'09
about 305 days ago by DynamicDividend
Ex-Dividend Stocks for Monday, May 9: http://goo.gl/fPAAP / $COLB $FO $MDC $RGS $SBUX $WTI $X ...
about 392 days ago by DynamicDividend
$COLB: Wunderlich starts at Buy
about 640 days ago by cbayna
$COLB upgraded from Hold to Buy http://bit.ly/bbuT7e #nasdaq
about 676 days ago by NASDAQ
$COLB: McAdams Wright Ragen ups to Buy
about 676 days ago by cbayna
Lots of stock offering news today - $PCBC $ETFC $COLB $SNV $IDIX $KSU $CAGC $SCOR - http://bit.ly/991Rqc
about 760 days ago by RobTheStreet
Here's my trading radar from my @TradeIdeas scans: $AEZS, $COLB, $HAL, $KERX, $PVTB, $RTK
about 854 days ago by StockTickr
High Momentum Screen - $FITB $SYY $HSY $SJM $COLB.. http://twit.ac/xrYC
about 981 days ago by RAFCashrich
RT @Financebanter: Finance Banter Freebies for Monday, August 30th - Bob Byrne $ANDE $BKC $COLB $GLBL http://bit.ly/328ch0
about 1001 days ago by fromtheolive
Finance Banter Freebies for Monday, August 30th - Bob Byrne $ANDE $BKC $COLB $GLBL http://bit.ly/328ch0
about 1001 days ago by Financebanter
$COLB nice move today - but where is the volume? http://fsc.bz/Fp #WORDEN
about 1005 days ago by dakapbj
Too many candidates today to fit! Here's the trades I took: Long - $COLB, $ANSS, $SXCI, $MRX, Short - $BKE, $STEC, $DCP, $LEAP, $PCS, $EAT.
about 1026 days ago by StockTickr
RT @peteramckay #Nasdaq gainers: $JAZZ 78% $QEPC 32% $TXICU 25% $NCBC 15% Decliners: $LNET 19% $CDII 19% $COLB 18% $IESC 18% #WSJ #MKT $$
about 1078 days ago by njnigh
Big #Nasdaq gainers: $JAZZ 78% $QEPC 32% $TXICU 25% $NCBC 15% Decliners: $LNET 19% $CDII 19% $COLB 18% $IESC 18% #WSJ #MKT $$
about 1078 days ago by peteramckay
@jessefelder as you said Rumplestiltskin right back to starting point on these junkny financials like $CACB, $COLB, $UMPQ
about 1342 days ago by misstrade

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