Ohio Valley Banc Corp. (NASDAQ:OVBC) Strengthens Liquidity While Momentum Supports Short-Term Upside

Ohio Valley Banc Corp. shows a compact liquidity profile and modest profitability that, combined with strengthening technical momentum, favors near-term constructive price behavior while WMDST maintains a fair-valued assessment.

Recent News

March 27, 2026: Company mailed its 2026 proxy and set the Annual Meeting for May 13, 2026. April–May 2026: Board declared a quarterly cash dividend payable May 10, 2026, and corporate communications on May 15 announced promotions, retirements and a new loan office in the franchise footprint.

Technical Analysis

Directional indicators show a strong trend: ADX registers 34.05, indicating a strong underlying trend. DI+ reads 29.72 with a dip-and-reversal pattern, a bullish directional signal; DI– sits at 13.25 with a peak-and-reversal, which also reads as bullish. Together these directional signals favor near-term upside pressure that aligns with the momentum picture.

MACD sits at 0.59 beneath its signal line at 0.69, but the MACD trend shows a dip-and-reversal, signaling bullish momentum development even before a confirmed crossover; watch for a breakout above the signal line as an acceleration marker for the near-term move.

MRO equals 26.0 and shows a dip-and-reversal. That positive MRO indicates the market price sits above the model target and introduces mean-reversion pressure; however, the dip-and-reversal suggests that momentum may keep price elevated in the near term before any reversion.

RSI at 60.76 with a dip-and-reversal character denotes moderate strength without overbought exhaustion, leaving room to extend gains while remaining conditionally vulnerable to intraday mean reversion.

Price action trades above short-, medium- and long-term averages: close $49.48 versus 20‑day avg $48.41, 50‑day avg $46.73 and 200‑day avg $41.12, with the 12‑day EMA recently showing a dip-and-reversal. The stock sits marginally above the 1x Bollinger upper band ($49.33), a high-volume move (volume 120,715 vs 10‑day avg 43,289) that signals conviction behind the advance; SuperTrend lower support sits near $46.91.

Volatility and beta remain low: 42‑day beta ≈ –0.07 and 52‑week beta 0.35, consistent with muted absolute swings even as momentum improves; traders should expect range-contained moves with episodic breakouts rather than sustained high-volatility trending behavior.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Profitability and cash generation: Q1 net income equals $4.297M and net interest income totals $14.8M, with total revenue $18.176M; free cash flow equals $6.803M and free cash converted to net income at 158.3%, supporting operating cash quality. Cash on hand registers $125.327M, representing roughly 60% of the market capitalization of $208.201M, reinforcing a strong liquidity cushion.

Capital structure and leverage: debt-to-assets measures 3.15% and debt-to-equity 30.89%, both well below the industry peer mean values provided, indicating conservative leverage and a capital base that favors stability rather than aggressive balance‑sheet risk.

Valuation multiples and peer context: price-to-book stands at 1.22x, above the industry peer mean of 1.0935 and median of 0.99135 but well inside the industry peer range; price-to-sales measures 11.45x, marginally above the industry peer mean of 11.3325. Asset turnover at 0.01115 slightly exceeds the industry peer mean of 0.01004, signaling marginally higher revenue generation per asset dollar than peers.

Margins and returns: return on assets equals 0.264% (ROA) and return on equity equals 2.509% (ROE). ROA rose about 5.18% QoQ but declined roughly 9.59% YoY; ROE increased about 8.01% QoQ and fell about 11.34% YoY. Revenue shows contraction readings: revenue growth YoY −26.64% and QoQ −85.25% per the provided metrics; those top-line moves compress margin levers even as interest income remains the primary revenue driver.

Dividends and shareholder distributions: dividend rate $0.2301 and the dividend payout ratio near 25.23% yield a dividend of about 0.52%; dividend coverage sits near 3.96x, indicating coverage from reported earnings and cash flow.

WMDST valuation view: The current valuation as determined by WMDST rates the stock fair-valued. The firm’s strong cash position, conservative leverage and positive free‑cash conversion mitigate the impact of compressed revenue growth and modest profitability, producing a balanced valuation outcome.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2026-03-31
REPORT DATE: 2026-07-23
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2026-10-22
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 45.9 M
 Operating Cash Flow
 Capital Expenditures -387.00 K
 Change In Working Capital 2.9 M
 Dividends Paid -1.08 M
 Cash Flow Delta 79.4 M
 End Period Cash Flow 125.3 M
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 18.2 M
 Forward Revenue
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue
 Depreciation
 Depreciation and Amortization
 Research and Development
 Total Operating Expenses
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit
 EBITDA
 EBIT
 Operating Income
 Interest Income 22.4 M
 Interest Expense 7.6 M
 Net Interest Income 14.8 M
 Income Before Tax 5.3 M
 Tax Provision 956.0 K
 Tax Rate 18.199 %
 Net Income 4.3 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 4.3 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate
 EPS Actual
 EPS Difference
 EPS Surprise
 Forward EPS
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 1.7 B
 Intangible Assets 7.3 M
 Net Tangible Assets 164.0 M
 Total Current Assets
 Cash and Short-Term Investments
 Cash 125.3 M
 Net Receivables 5.5 M
 Inventory
 Long-Term Investments
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable
 Short-Term Debt
 Total Current Liabilities
 Net Debt
 Total Debt 52.9 M
 Total Liabilities 1.5 B
EQUITY
 Total Equity 171.3 M
 Retained Earnings 136.2 M
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 36.36
 Shares Outstanding 4.711 M
 Revenue Per-Share 3.86
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 208.2 M
 Enterprise Value 261.1 M
 Enterprise Multiple
Enterprise Multiple QoQ
Enterprise Multiple YoY
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA
 EV/R 14.365
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 9.794
 Asset To Liability 1.114
 Debt To Capital 0.236
 Debt To Assets 0.032
Debt To Assets QoQ -8.02 %
Debt To Assets YoY -0.41 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 0.311
median: 0.101
mean: 0.098
OVBC: 0.032
low: 0.008
 Debt To Equity 0.309
Debt To Equity QoQ -3.1 %
Debt To Equity YoY 0.37 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 2.929
mean: 0.838
median: 0.344
OVBC: 0.309
low: 0.07
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 1.216
Price To Book QoQ 6.2 %
Price To Book YoY 25.424 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 2.091
OVBC: 1.216
mean: 1.093
median: 0.991
low: 0.488
 Price To Earnings (P/E)
Price To Earnings QoQ
Price To Earnings YoY
Price To Earnings IPRWA
 PE/G Ratio
 Price To Sales (P/S) 11.455
Price To Sales QoQ -4.771 %
Price To Sales YoY 27.411 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 27.157
OVBC: 11.455
mean: 11.332
median: 11.008
low: 2.493
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E
Forward PE/G
Forward P/S
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.011
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ 8.463 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY 0.18 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.017
OVBC: 0.011
mean: 0.01
median: 0.01
low: 0.001
 Receivables Turnover 3.301
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ 11.926 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY -5.624 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 3.934
OVBC: 3.301
median: 2.178
mean: 2.1
low: 0.48
 Inventory Turnover
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 27.64
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC)
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio
 CapEx To Revenue -0.021
 CapEx To Depreciation 0.0
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 223.3 M
 Net Invested Capital 223.3 M
 Invested Capital 223.3 M
 Net Tangible Assets 164.0 M
 Net Working Capital
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio
 Current Ratio
Current Ratio QoQ
Current Ratio YoY
Current Ratio IPRWA
 Quick Ratio
Quick Ratio QoQ
Quick Ratio YoY
Quick Ratio IPRWA
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA
 Cost Of Debt 11.77 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO)
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio 3.964
 Dividend Payout Ratio 0.252
 Dividend Rate 0.23
 Dividend Yield 0.005
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate 5.993 %
 Revenue Growth -0.881 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -85.245 %
Revenue Growth YoY -26.644 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 17.724 %
mean: 0.996 %
median: 0.677 %
OVBC: -0.881 %
low: -18.037 %
 Earnings Growth
Earnings Growth QoQ
Earnings Growth YoY
Earnings Growth IPRWA
MARGINS
 Gross Margin
Gross Margin QoQ
Gross Margin YoY
Gross Margin IPRWA
 EBIT Margin
EBIT Margin QoQ
EBIT Margin YoY
EBIT Margin IPRWA
 Return On Sales (ROS)
Return On Sales QoQ
Return On Sales YoY
Return On Sales IPRWA
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 6.8 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield 3.268 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ -15.86 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY 3491.209 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 11.345 %
median: 3.439 %
OVBC: 3.268 %
mean: 3.153 %
low: -3.242 %
 Free Cash Growth -10.12 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -119.375 %
Free Cash Growth YoY -89.188 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 223.01 %
OVBC: -10.12 %
median: -45.338 %
mean: -80.514 %
low: -365.339 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 1.583
 Cash Flow Margin 0.0 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 0.0
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.05
 Return On Assets (ROA) 0.264 %
Return On Assets QoQ 5.179 %
Return On Assets YoY -9.589 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 0.624 %
mean: 0.27 %
OVBC: 0.264 %
median: 0.252 %
low: -0.155 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE)
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.025
Return On Equity QoQ 8.007 %
Return On Equity YoY -11.343 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.045
OVBC: 0.025
median: 0.024
mean: 0.019
low: -0.037
 DuPont ROE 2.516 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC)
Return On Invested Capital QoQ
Return On Invested Capital YoY
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA

Six-Week Outlook

Expect range-biased upside with conditional extension: technical momentum—directional indicators, MACD recovery and price above short-term averages—favors additional gains inside a low‑volatility regime. Key near-term supports cluster around the 20‑day average near $48.4 and the SuperTrend lower at $46.9; upside targets align with the upper Bollinger bands and analyst mean target near $60, but persistent confirmation requires MACD crossing above its signal and DI+ to maintain its dip-and-reversal trajectory. Watch volume for conviction: continued volume above the 10‑day average would validate the momentum; a sharp volume drop while RSI reverses would increase reversion risk.

About Ohio Valley Banc Corp.

Ohio Valley Banc Corp. (NASDAQ:OVBC) serves as the bank holding company for The Ohio Valley Bank Company, delivering a wide array of commercial and consumer banking products and services. The company divides its operations into two main segments: Banking and Consumer Finance. Ohio Valley Banc Corp. accepts a variety of deposit products, such as checking, savings, time, and money market accounts, along with individual retirement accounts, demand deposits, NOW accounts, and certificates of deposit. The company extends various loan options, including residential real estate loans like one-to-four family residential mortgages, and commercial loans for equipment, inventory, commercial real estate, and rental property. Consumer loans cover automobiles, mobile homes, recreational vehicles, and other personal property. Additional offerings include personal loans, unsecured credit card receivables, floor plan, student, and construction loans. Ohio Valley Banc Corp. also provides services like safe deposit boxes, wire transfers, credit cards, home equity loans, and Internet banking. Financial management services include cash management and updates on repossession auctions, current rates, and bank news. The company operates ATMs, including off-site locations, and offers consumer finance, seasonal tax preparation, commercial property, and liability insurance services, as well as trust and online-only consumer direct mortgage services. Ohio Valley Banc Corp. maintains offices in Ohio and West Virginia, with its headquarters in Gallipolis, Ohio, since its founding in 1872.



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