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Vol. II · No. 255Saturday, 12 September 2026
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The Screen · Financials · Banks - Regional

Isabella Bank Corp

ISBA · USD · Market cap $303M · 341 employees

Isabella Bank Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Isabella Bank that provides banking and wealth management services to businesses, institutions, and individuals and their families in Michigan, the United States.

FAIL · Does not pass the screen
42.05 USD

At the last full screen
2026-06-14

Screened 2026-06-14 · the tape above runs as of 22:12 UTC · 11 Sep · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed

The Label · The Season, Not the Day

This name holds its markdown label.

Isabella Bank Corp holds its Markdown at $42.05. Elevated stress, defensive posture warranted, held for 34 days.

As held on the ledger · 2026-06-14
PhaseMarkdown · caution
Quantitative stateElevated stress, defensive posture warranted, held for 34 days
Price at the screen$42.05
Valuation15.52 trailing · 10.65 forward price to earnings
Values screenFAIL · score 30.0
Beta0.02
The Workings

Five Screens, Shown in Full

Does not pass. Excluded industry: Banks - Regional

TestFigureLimitWhat it meansStatus
Business activity Excluded Core business clean Excluded industry: Banks - Regional Fail
Debt load Excluded Below 33% Interest-bearing debt is of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows. Fail
Interest-bearing cash Excluded Below 33% Interest-bearing cash and securities are of assets, above the one-third limit. Fail
Receivables Excluded Below 49% Money owed to the company is of assets, above the 49% limit. Fail
Revenue purity Excluded Below 5% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, over the 5% line. Fail

Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.

What the Numbers Say It Is Worth

The Fair Value Range

44.44Conservative47.00Base case74.06Growth case 42.05Price

Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-06-14 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 11.8% margin of safety to the base estimate.

Reading the gap · Both our model and the analysts see meaningful upside from here.

Price History & Projections
$51.5$33.0$14.5TODAY5y agoPROJECTIONStreet avg$47.00 +11%Our fair value$47.00 +11%Street high$47.00 +11%Conservative$44.44 +5%

Where it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2026-06-14 screen.

Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.

The Business, in Plain Words
The fundamentals · plain-English read
Forward P/E10.6xfairly priced for its growth rate
Trailing P/E15.5xreasonably valued
EPS, trailing2.71
EPS, forward3.95
Revenue growth+13.7%steady growth
Profit margin24.5%healthy profit margins
Return on equity8.9%a modest return on shareholder capital
Dividend yield266.00%
Beta0.02barely tracks the market's swings
52-week range28.49 - 58.83
MoatNONE
Market cap$303M
Employees341

The risks · The things to watch: it's a small-cap, so the share price can swing harder than the market.

Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.

The Dated Journal · Newest First, Never Edited

Every Entry, As Written

2026-09-02 Markdown · changed $42.05 +0.0% Entry 5

The framework has shifted from distribution to markdown since the last review. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 3% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 36%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 35%. The street (1 analysts) rates it hold, with a mean price target of $47.

2026-08-02 Distribution $42.05 +0.0% Entry 4

The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 3% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 36%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 35%. The street (1 analysts) rates it hold, with a mean price target of $47.

2026-07-18 Distribution $42.05 +0.0% Entry 3

The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 3% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 36%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 35%. The street (1 analysts) rates it hold, with a mean price target of $47.

2026-07-03 Distribution $42.05 +0.0% Entry 2

The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns.

2026-07-02 Distribution $42.05 Entry 1

The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns.

Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.

What Holding Actually Paid · Price Plus Dividends
If $1,000 had been placed · historical, not a promise
PeriodPrice thenPrice returnDivs per share$1,000 becameTotal return
1 month $40.77 +3.5% · $1,035 +3.5%
2 months $48.70 -13.4% · $866 -13.4%
3 months $44.03 -4.2% $0.28 $965 -3.5%
6 months $48.99 -13.9% $0.56 $873 -12.7%
1 year $30.96 +36.3% $1.12 $1,399 +39.9%
2 years $17.09 +146.8% $2.24 $2,599 +159.9%
3 years $20.94 +101.5% $3.36 $2,176 +117.6%
5 years $18.56 +127.4% $5.54 $2,572 +157.2%

Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

The Ledger's Promise

This entry now belongs to the ledger. Whatever ISBA does next, these words stay.

Isabella Bank Corp · ISBA · Markdown · $42.05
Recorded 2026-06-14 · before the outcome · scored mechanically

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