Health score, competitive moat, risk signals, and key metrics at a glance.
Mechanics Bancorp operates as the holding company for Mechanics Bank that provides banking services in California, Oregon, Washington, and Hawaii.It offers various checking and savings accounts, retirement accounts, money market accounts, time certificates of deposit, and safe deposit boxes. The company also provides home loans, auto loans, term loans and lines of credit, owner occupied real estate lending services, small business lending loans, multi-family lending services; mortgage and consumer lending loans; commercial real estate loans; residential construction loans; private banking, such as loan program, personal lines of credit and investment management and trust lines of credit. In addition, it offers unsecured consumer installment loans and personal reserve accounts; automated bill payments, remote and mobile deposit capture, automated clearing house origination, wire transfer, lockbox, payee positive pay, and direct deposit; digital banking. Further, the company provides real estate, escrow services, title, labor unions, nonprofits and property management services. Mechanics Bancorp was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Walnut Creek, California.
Competitive analysis based on 57 quarters of fundamental data
Operating margins are under pressure, averaging -46.1%. The business may lack pricing power or face rising costs.'
ROE is low or negative, suggesting limited competitive advantage or capital allocation challenges.
Data-driven red flags and warnings across 57 quarters
The company posted negative operating margins in recent quarters — core operations are unprofitable.
Free cash flow has been negative in 4 of the last 8 quarters — earnings are not translating to cash.
D/E ratio is 0.0 — conservative capital structure with low financial risk.
Revenue is stable or growing over recent quarters — demand appears durable.
4 of the last 8 quarters had negative FCF — inconsistent cash generation raises sustainability concerns.
Shares outstanding increased 1078.1% — significant dilution, likely from stock compensation or capital raises.
as of March 2026
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Only 4 of the last 8 quarters had positive FCF — the business may require external capital to sustain operations.
Revenue has grown modestly overall (~166.8%) but trajectory is uneven, suggesting a competitive or cyclical business.
