Cash Generator Analysis

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Central Pacific Financial Corp · NYSE · United States

High-quality cash candidate: attractive cash production with manageable risk checks.

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Owner Yield10.9%FCF/EV, FCF/price and earnings/price blended to…

Earnings / Price8.0%Net income divided by market value. It gives th…

FCF / Price10.1%Free cash flow divided by market value. This is…

Trap Risk22Penalty score from leverage, poor conversion, n…

Piotroski8Nine-point fundamental strength check. Higher s…

Dividend Yield3.0%Income paid to shareholders. Useful only when s…

This is the kind of business-quality read Buffett and Munger would start with: cash first, accounting second, then a ruthless check for debt, deterioration and market rejection. The current snapshot is attractive, but the weaker pillars and any trap flags deserve close reading before treating it as high conviction.

93 Owner Cash

Does the business produce meaningful cash relative to the price paid?

94 Quality Of Earnings

Do reported profits convert into free cash flow rather than accounting smoke?

64 Durable Engine

Is the cash generation supported by growth, stability and margin resilience?

41 Balance Sheet

Can the company survive a tougher cycle without the cash story breaking?

84 Capital Allocation

Is management returning or retaining cash in a way that supports owners?

Pillar Breakdown

The final score is weighted toward cash yield and cash quality, then reduced by value-trap risk.

Cash Yield92.5

Cash Quality94.3

Durability63.9

Balance Sheet41.5

Capital Allocation83.9

Market Confirmation64.9

Score History

Weekly factor snapshots, using the same scoring logic.

Cash Quality Metrics

Income, cash flow, growth and balance sheet context behind the headline score.

FCF Yield14.5%

EV / FCF6.9

FCF Margin27.8%

Cash Conversion1.25

EPS Growth0.0%

Revenue Growth0.0%

ROIC28.5%

Net Debt / EBITDA-2.7

Interest Cover1.51

Dividend Yield3.0%

Shareholder Yield6.1%

12-1 Momentum30.9%

Value-Trap Checks

Reasons the model may distrust the headline cash yield.

financial statement cautionBanks, insurers and credit balance sheets are not directly comparable to normal operating companies on FCF metrics.

distress zoneAltman Z-Score is in the classic distress range.

Recent Weekly Reads

The latest scoring history for this company.

Week	Score	Owner Yield	Trap Risk
12 Jul 2026	70.5	10.9%	22
5 Jul 2026	72.6	10.9%	22
28 Jun 2026	72.9	11.0%	22
21 Jun 2026	73.4	11.8%	22
14 Jun 2026	73.3	11.5%	22
7 Jun 2026	73.9	12.0%	22