Catalyst Bancorp, Inc. financial metrics

Professional SEC-based dashboard for profitability, financial health, and growth with transparent scoring logic. Latest period: Q1 2026.

Public ticker
CLST on Nasdaq
Latest financial report
15 May 2026
Company location
Opelousas, LA

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CLST - Catalyst Bancorp, Inc. Financial Facts

CLST - Catalyst Bancorp, Inc. has a source-backed company facts page for reviewing reported financial metrics, periods, and linked metric histories.

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Context
Latest metrics period: Q1 2026
Latest reported value
Return On Equity 2.5%

Based on company facts extracted from SEC 10-Q/10-K XBRL filings where available. Open metric pages to inspect the reported history.

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Why revisit this company facts page

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Latest metrics period Q1 2026
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  • Current latest metrics period: Q1 2026.
  • Most recent SEC facts end date on this page: 31 Mar 2026.
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Latest update

Latest update for CLST - Catalyst Bancorp, Inc.

New fact period available

Latest financial period: Q1 2026. Reopen this facts page to verify the newest reported period against the prior baseline.

Update date

15 May 2026

Page type

Company facts

Latest period

Q1 2026

SEC-backed company facts were refreshed from filings filed on 15 May 2026.

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Benchmark Context

How Return On Equity compares

Return On Equity is down about 8% versus the comparable prior period.

Compared with

Compared with Catalyst Bancorp, Inc.'s recent history first. Same-industry peer context appears only when enough SEC-backed benchmark coverage exists.

Why this is notable

Return On Equity already has a self-history signal here, but same-industry benchmark context waits until the benchmark sample is strong enough.

  • Latest comparable period on this page: Q1 2026.
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Industry benchmark context uses SEC-reported values from the same methodology version. Latest periods may differ across companies.

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How to read key metrics on this page

These short guides explain what the headline metrics mean, what to compare next, and where to open the live SEC-backed example for this company.

Plain-English Guide

How to read Net Income on this page

Net income is profit after operating costs, interest, taxes, and other non-operating items.

Why people care

It is the bottom-line profit figure many users recognize first, especially when they want to compare earnings with sales or cash flow.

How to read it

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Compare next

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Key facts

  • CLST - Catalyst Bancorp, Inc. financial facts are built from SEC company filings data.
  • Latest metrics period on this page: Q1 2026.
  • Headline metric: Return On Equity 2.5%.

Change

  • Return On Equity YoY change: -8%.
  • Most recent SEC facts end date: 31 Mar 2026.

Research use

  • This gives a beginner-friendly first read before you inspect detailed formulas and metric tables.
  • Every metric card links to a deeper SEC-backed history page for verification.

Evidence

Based on latest 10-Q/10-K

Based on company facts extracted from SEC 10-Q/10-K XBRL filings where available. Open company facts to inspect the reported metric history.

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Latest SEC snapshot (2026-03-31) highlights Return On Equity 2.5%, Return On Assets 0.7%, and NetIncomeLoss YoY -7.4%.

Valuation Snapshot

SEC-only DCF estimate using a normalized free cash flow base, cash, debt, and reported share count when available.

DCF value materially above price Undervalued Medium confidence

78%

fair value gap

Fair value per share

$29.43

Market price

$16.56

CLST - Local security

PEG ratio

0.4x

P/E 29.8x / growth 67%

EPS CAGR (3Y)

Enterprise value

$68.7M

Equity value

$107.23M

DCF fair value scenarios

Bear

$24.63

Undervalued
Growth
9%
Discount
11%
Terminal
2%

Gap 49%

Base

$29.43

Undervalued
Growth
12%
Discount
10%
Terminal
2.5%

Gap 78%

Bull

$36.98

Undervalued
Growth
15%
Discount
9%
Terminal
3%

Gap 123%

Base growth: Free Cash Flow CAGR (3Y).

Key valuation metrics

EV/Revenue

n/a

Local security market EV / SEC revenue

Revenue is unavailable or not positive

EV/EBITDA

n/a

Local security market EV / SEC EBITDA

Ebitda is unavailable or not positive

P/E

29.8x

Local security market price / SEC EPS

P/S

n/a

Local security market cap / SEC revenue

Revenue is unavailable or not positive

P/B

0.7x

Local security market cap / SEC equity

PEG

0.4x

P/E / EPS CAGR

Core assumptions

Projection
5 years
FCF growth
4%
Discount rate
10%
Terminal growth
2.5%

SEC fact inputs

DCF base FCF
$3.4M
Trailing SEC FCF
Reported FCF
$3.4M
Net income
$2.02M
EBITDA
n/a
Cash
$38.53M
Debt
n/a
Equity
$82.21M
Shares
3,643,000

Data confidence notes

  • Dcf base free cash flow: dcf base starts from trailing sec free cash flow
  • Debt missing: equity value treats debt as 0
  • Dcf historical free cash flow growth is capped for scenario conservatism

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Financial Quality Score

Transparent 0-100 scoring model based on profitability, financial health, and growth factors.

2.5/100

Weak Confidence low

Return On Equity

2.5%

Metric score 0.0/100

Return On Assets

0.72%

Metric score 0.0/100

Financial Health

Strengths

No strong signals yet.

Watchpoints

Return On Equity, Return On Assets, and NetIncomeLoss YoY

Key metrics snapshot

Profitability

Metric Latest value YoY change
Return On Equity 2.5% -8%
Return On Assets 0.72% -8.5%

Growth

Metric Latest value YoY change
NetIncomeLoss YoY -7.4%

Share Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding 4,058,297 -3.5%
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding 4,058,297 -3.5%
Common Stock, Value, Issued $41,000 -2.4%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic 3,587,000 -3.7%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted 3,643,000 -2.2%

Supporting Metrics

These supporting metrics stay fully source-backed for deeper research. Scan the latest value and reported period first, then open a metric page when you need the full filing trail.

Metric Latest value YoY change
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax $2,476,000 +20%
Additional Paid in Capital $37,303,000 -4%
Assets $288,508,000 +6.2%
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value $38,533,000 -4.4%
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents $38,533,000 -4.4%
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share 0.01 0%
Common Stock, Shares Authorized 30,000,000 0%
Common Stock, Shares, Issued 4,058,297 -3.5%
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent $2,640,000 -1.8%
Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit) $97,000 +37%
Earnings Per Share, Basic 0.56 +5.7%
Earnings Per Share, Diluted 0.55 +3.8%
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest $2,468,000 -8.4%
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) $444,000 -12%
Interest Paid, Excluding Capitalized Interest, Operating Activities $1,034,000 +2.1%
Liabilities $206,299,000 +8%
Liabilities and Equity $288,508,000 +6.2%
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities $4,839,000
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities $7,828,000 +409%
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities $661,000 +55%
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment $4,000 -94%
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share 0.01 0%
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized 5,000,000 0%
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued 0
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding 0
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net $5,749,000 -5%
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) $52,470,000 +4%
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense $253,000 +26%
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent $82,209,000 +2%

How we score

This score is transparent and deterministic. We weight profitability, financial health, and growth metrics, then renormalize weights when SEC data is missing.

Metric Weight V1 threshold
ROIC205% to 20%
ROE158% to 25%
ROA102% to 10%
Operating Margin55% to 25%
Current Ratio121.0x to 2.0x
Quick Ratio80.8x to 1.5x
Debt to Equity100.3x to 2.0x (lower is better)
Revenue YoY10-10% to +20%
Net Income YoY10-10% to +20%

How Calculated (standard_v1)

Metrics are computed with a market-consensus convention designed for cross-portal comparability.

  • TTM Operating Income / TTM Revenues
  • Current Assets / Current Liabilities (latest instant quarter)
  • (Current Assets - Inventory) / Current Liabilities; fallback: (Cash+Short-Term Investments + Accounts Receivable) / Current Liabilities
  • Total Debt / Stockholders Equity (latest instant quarter; shared unit; freshest series)
  • TTM Net Income / Average Equity (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM Net Income / Average Assets (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM NOPAT / Average Invested Capital, where NOPAT=Operating Income*(1-tax rate), Invested Capital=Equity+Total Debt-Cash & ST Investments
  • TTM Revenues YoY
  • TTM Net Income YoY
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