Western New England Bancorp, In WNEB

Competitive advantage analysis · financial-services

Bank Specialized
Overall moat score
35/100
Developing

About Western New England Bancorp, In

Western New England Bancorp, Inc. operates as the holding company for Westfield Bank that provides a range of commercial and retail banking products and services to individuals and companies. The company offers various deposit products, including commercial, small business, nonprofit and municipal checking, money market, sweep accounts, time deposits, interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing checking, and individual retirement accounts, as well as … Full WNEB analysis →

Competitive advantage assessment

Key strengths

  • Diversified Revenue Streams Revenue diversification is evident (growth stability 0.68).

Key risks

  • Weak Deposit Franchise Deposit franchise appears weak (profitability score 0.23).
  • Weak Net Interest Margin Net interest margin proxy is weak (score 0.24).

The dashed ring is the peer median. Defense scores are percentile ranks against peers, so 50 is roughly the typical company in this group.

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Deposit Franchise

Developing
32

Where WNEB ranks in Banks - Regional

Western New England Bancorp, In ranks #294 of 393 scored companies in Banks - Regional by moat score — the top 75%. The widest moat in the group is 1st Source Corporation (SRCE) at 86/100.

Moat scores for companies ranked near WNEB in Banks - Regional
# Company Moat score Rating
290 Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. DCOM 35/100 Developing
291 IF Bancorp, Inc. IROQ 35/100 Developing
292 BankFinancial Corporation BFIN 35/100 Developing
293 OceanFirst Financial Corp. - De OCFCP 35/100 Developing
294 Western New England Bancorp, In WNEB 35/100 Developing
295 NB Bancorp, Inc. NBBK 34/100 Developing
296 Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. RBKB 34/100 Developing
297 Medallion Bank - Fixed-to-Float MBNKP 34/100 Developing
298 AmeriServ Financial Inc. ASRV 34/100 Developing

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How WNEB scores on the Bank Specialized defenses

Deposit Franchise

Score 32 · 22% of the moat score

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

Lending Advantage

Score 27 · 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 37 · 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

Score 24 · 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 62 · 14% of the moat score

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

Risk Management

Score 29 · 10% of the moat score

Risk management is the defense that only reveals itself late.

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Understanding WNEB's moat

What is Western New England Bancorp, In's moat score?

Western New England Bancorp, In (WNEB) scores 35 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as developing. It ranks #294 of 393 scored companies in Banks - Regional, the top 75%. 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 (62/100) and its weakest is Cost Discipline (24/100).

How does Western New England Bancorp, In compare with other Banks - Regional companies?

Western New England Bancorp, In ranks #294 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 OceanFirst Financial Corp. - De (OCFCP) at 35 just above it and NB Bancorp, Inc. (NBBK) at 34 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 Western New England Bancorp, In 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 Western New England Bancorp, In?

The Bank Specialized template measures 6 defenses, and WNEB scores: Deposit Franchise (32), Lending Advantage (27), Capital Strength (37), Cost Discipline (24), Revenue Diversification (62), Risk Management (29). 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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