Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. TCBIO

Competitive advantage analysis · financial-services

Bank Specialized
Overall moat score
51/100
Moderate

About Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Texas Capital Bank, is a full-service financial services firm that delivers customized solutions to businesses, entrepreneurs, and individual customers. The company offers commercial banking; consumer banking; investment banking solutions, including capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, and syndicated finance, as well as financial sponsor coverage, capital solutions, and institutional services; … Full TCBIO analysis →

Competitive advantage assessment

Key strengths

  • Strong Capital Position Capital position is strong (score 0.62), exceeding regulatory minimums.

Key risks

  • Revenue Concentration Risk Revenue concentration is concerning (growth stability 0.27).

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Deposit Franchise

Developing
41

Where TCBIO ranks in Banks - Regional

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. ranks #189 of 393 scored companies in Banks - Regional by moat score — the top 48%. The widest moat in the group is 1st Source Corporation (SRCE) at 86/100.

Moat scores for companies ranked near TCBIO in Banks - Regional
# Company Moat score Rating
185 U.S. Bancorp USB 52/100 Moderate
186 Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. TCBI 51/100 Moderate
187 FS Bancorp, Inc. FSBW 51/100 Moderate
188 Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. MCB 51/100 Moderate
189 Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. TCBIO 51/100 Moderate
190 Lloyds Banking Group Plc LYG 50/100 Moderate
191 Civista Bancshares, Inc. CIVB 50/100 Moderate
192 Camden National Corporation CAC 50/100 Developing
193 CF Bankshares Inc. CFBK 50/100 Developing

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How TCBIO scores on the Bank Specialized defenses

Deposit Franchise

Score 41 · 22% of the moat score

A deposit franchise is the cheapest and most valuable thing a bank can own.

Lending Advantage

Not measurable · 18% of the moat score

Lending advantage is the ability to originate loans at attractive spreads without buying that volume with looser credit standards.

Capital Strength

Score 56 · 20% of the moat score

Capital is the buffer between loan losses and insolvency, and it is what regulators judge a bank on first.

Cost Discipline

Not measurable · 16% of the moat score

Banking carries high fixed costs in branches, compliance and technology, so what it costs to run the bank relative to what the bank earns is a genuine competitive variable.

Revenue Diversification

Score 59 · 14% of the moat score

A bank earning everything from net interest income is a leveraged bet on the rate cycle.

Risk Management

Score 48 · 10% of the moat score

Risk management is the defense that only reveals itself late.

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Understanding TCBIO's moat

What is Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. 's moat score?

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (TCBIO) scores 50 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as moderate. It ranks #189 of 393 scored companies in Banks - Regional, the top 48%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 399 companies in Banks - Regional. Its strongest defense is Revenue Diversification (59/100) and its weakest is Deposit Franchise (41/100).

How does Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. compare with other Banks - Regional companies?

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. ranks #189 of 393 scored companies in Banks - Regional by moat score. The widest moat in Banks - Regional is 1st Source Corporation (SRCE) at 86/100. The companies ranked closest are Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. (MCB) at 51 just above it and Lloyds Banking Group Plc (LYG) at 50 just below it.

How is the moat score calculated?

Each company is scored with an industry-specific template — Bank Specialized in this case, chosen because the defenses that matter to a bank are not the ones that matter to a software company. Every defense combines several financial signals, and each signal is measured as a percentile against a peer group of 399 companies in Banks - Regional. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. scored with the Bank Specialized template?

A bank does not sell a product at a margin. It funds itself, lends at a spread, and books profits that remain an estimate until the loans are actually repaid. That makes the usual margin-and-return questions misleading, so the Bank template scores what really determines a bank's durability: where its funding comes from, what it lends against, how much capital stands behind it, and whether it has been pricing risk honestly.

Which competitive defenses are measured for Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. ?

The Bank Specialized template measures 6 defenses, and TCBIO scores: Deposit Franchise (41), Lending Advantage (not measurable), Capital Strength (56), Cost Discipline (not measurable), Revenue Diversification (59), Risk Management (48). Each is scored independently as a percentile against peers, so a company can be strong on one and weak on another — the overall score reflects how those defenses are weighted for this industry.

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