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WSFS Financial (WSFS Financial) Probability of Financial Distress (%) : 0.07% (As of May. 24, 2024)


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What is WSFS Financial Probability of Financial Distress (%)?

Probability of Financial Distress (%) measures the probability that a company will go bankrupt in the upcoming year given its current financial position. A higher ratio indicates a larger probability of bankruptcy for the company, while a lower ratio indicates a healthier fundamental. As of today, WSFS Financial's Probability of Financial Distress (%) is 0.07%.

Like the Altman Z-Score, the PFD measures a company's bankruptcy risk. However, the main drawback of the Z-score is it does not apply to banks and insurance companies. According to Investopedia, the concept of "working capital" does not apply to banks and insurance companies, as financial institutions do not have typical current assets or current liabilities like inventories or accounts payable.


Competitive Comparison of WSFS Financial's Probability of Financial Distress (%)

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, WSFS Financial's Probability of Financial Distress (%), along with its competitors' market caps and Probability of Financial Distress (%) data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


WSFS Financial's Probability of Financial Distress (%) Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, WSFS Financial's Probability of Financial Distress (%) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where WSFS Financial's Probability of Financial Distress (%) falls into.



WSFS Financial Probability of Financial Distress (%) Calculation

Probability of Financial Distress (%) (PFD) was developed by John Campbell, Jens Hilscher and Jan Szilagyi in their Search of Distress Risk. It measures the probability that a company will go bankrupt within the next 12 months given its current financial position.

The Probability of Financial Distress (%) was obtained by a logit probability model based on eight explanatory variables. The logit formula to compute the probability of financial distress (LPFD) is given below:

LPFD= -20.12 * NIMTAAVG + 1.60 * TLMTA - 7.88 * EXRETAVG + 1.55 * SIGMA - 0.005 * RSIZE - 2.27 * CASHMTA + 0.070 * MB - 0.09 * PRICE -8.87
=-7.26

The Probability of Financial Distress (%) (PFD) was then obtianed by:

PFD=1/(1 + e^(-LPFD))*100%
=0.07%

The eight explanatory variables are:

1. NIMTAAVG = Net Income to Market Total Assets

NIMTAAVG=Net Income / Market Total Assets
=Net Income / (Market Cap + Total Liabilities)

*Note that for companies reported quarterly, geometrically declining weighted quarterly Net Income data in latest four quarters are used.

2. TLMTA = Total liabilities to Market Total Assets

TLMTA=Total Liabilities / Market Total Assets

3. CASHMTA = Cash to Market Total Assets

For banks, CASHMTA is measured as:


4. EXRETAVG = Excess Return compared to the S&P 500

EXRETAVG is the weighted excess return compared to the S&P 500 in past 12 month. Geometrically declining weights are imposed on the monthly excess return to reflect lagged information. The weight is halved each quarter.

5. SIGMA = Standard Deviation of Daily Returns

For sigma, we use the annualized standard deviation of a company's returns over the past 92 days (or 63 trading days).

6. RSIZE = Relative Size

RSIZE=log (Market Cap / Total Market Cap of S&P 500 companies)

7. MB = Market to Adjusted Book Equity Ratio


8. PRICE

PRICE is measured as the log of the stock price, capped at log(15).


WSFS Financial  (NAS:WSFS) Probability of Financial Distress (%) Explanation

Like the Altman Z-Score, the PFD measures a company's bankruptcy risk in the upcoming year. However, the main drawback of the Z-score is it does not apply to banks and insurance companies. According to Investopedia, the concept of "working capital" does not apply to banks and insurance companies, as financial institutions do not have typical current assets or current liabilities like inventories or accounts payable.


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WSFS Financial (WSFS Financial) Business Description

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Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
500 Delaware Avenue, Wilmington, DE, USA, 19801
WSFS Financial Corp is a savings and loan holding company. The company operates in three segments: WSFS Bank provides loans and leases and other financial products to commercial and consumer customers. Cash Connect segment provides ATM vault cash, smart safe, and other cash logistics services; and Wealth Management provides a broad array of planning and advisor services, investment management, personal and institutional trust services, and credit and deposit products to individuals, corporate, and institutional clients.
Executives
Patrick Joseph Ward officer: Executive Vice President C/O WSFS FINANCIAL CORPORATION, 500 DELAWARE AVENUE, WILMINGTON DE 19801
Michael J Donahue director
Christine Elizabeth Davis officer: EVP, Chief Risk Officer WSFS BANK CENTER, 500 DELAWARE AVENUE, WILMINGTON DE 19801
Shari Kruzinski officer: EVP, Chief Customer Officer WSFS BANK CENTER, 500 DELAWARE AVENUE, WILMINGTON DE 19801
Rodger Levenson officer: Executive Vice President C/O WSFS FINANCIAL CORPORATION, 500 DELAWARE AVENUE, WILMINGTON DE 19801
Francis J Leto director 501 WILLIAMSON RD, GLADWYNE PA 19035
Richard Wright officer: Executive Vice President
Nancy J Foster director C/O CIT GROUP, 505 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Lynn Mckee director
Diego F. Calderin director 971 FREDERICK DRIVE, WEST CHESTER PA 19380
Peggy H Eddens officer: Executive Vice President C/O WSFS FINANCIAL CORPORATION, 500 DELAWARE AVENUE, WILMINGTON DE 19801
Stephen P Clark officer: EVP C/O WSFS FINANCIAL CORPORATION, 500 DELAWARE AVENUE, WILMINGTON DE 19801
Mark A Turner director C/O WSFS FINANCIAL CORP, 500 DELAWARE AVENUE, WILMINGTON DE 19801
Paul S Greenplate officer: EVP C/O WSFS FINANCIAL CORPORATION, 500 DELAWARE AVENUE, WILMINGTON DE 19801
Michael Conklin officer: EVP, Chief Human Resources Off 500 DELAWARE AVENUE, WSFS FINANCIAL CORPORATION & BANK CENTER, WILMINGTON DE 19801