First Capital (NASDAQ:FCAP) & Chester Bancorp (OTCMKTS:CNBA) Financial Contrast

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Chester Bancorp and First Capital”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Chester Bancorp	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
First Capital	$42.48 million	2.39	$12.79 million	$3.53	8.59

First Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Chester Bancorp.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

11.6% of First Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 38.8% of Chester Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of First Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Chester Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.3%. First Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. First Capital pays out 32.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

This table compares Chester Bancorp and First Capital’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chester Bancorp	N/A	N/A	N/A
First Capital	20.87%	10.82%	1.01%

Volatility & Risk

Chester Bancorp has a beta of -0.03, meaning that its share price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Capital has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

First Capital beats Chester Bancorp on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Chester Bancorp

Chester Bancorp, Inc. operates as the holding company for Chester National Bank that provides various banking products and services to individuals and businesses in Chester, Illinois. It offers checking accounts, such as regular checking, student checking, golden checking, and club checking accounts; savings accounts, including statement savings, Christmas club, and money market accounts; and certificate of deposits and individual retirement accounts. The company also provides loans comprising mortgage, construction, lot, home equity, consumer, and business loans; and reorder check services. It operates two full service offices in Sparta, Illinois; and Perryville, Missouri. Chester Bancorp, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is based in Chester, Illinois.

About First Capital

First Capital, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for First Harrison Bank that provides various banking services to individuals and business customers. The company offers various deposit instruments, including non-interest-bearing checking accounts, negotiable order of withdrawal accounts, money market accounts, regular savings accounts, certificates of deposit, and retirement savings plans. It also provides residential mortgage loans, construction loans for residential and commercial properties, and commercial real estate loans, as well as commercial business loans. In addition, the company originates mortgage loans for sale in the secondary market and sells non-deposit investment products; and offers various secured or guaranteed consumer loans comprising automobile and truck loans, home equity loans, home improvement loans, boat loans, mobile home loans, credit cards and other personal loans, and loans secured by savings deposits, as well as unsecured consumer loans. First Capital, Inc. was founded in 1891 and is based in Corydon, Indiana.