First National Corporation (FXNC) Key Metrics
FXNC valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $267.3M
- Enterprise value
- $141.6M
- P/E (TTM)
- 12.3 10-yr median 11.7
- Forward P/E
- 8.1
- PEG ratio
- —
- Price / sales
- 2.9 10-yr median 2.0
- Price / book
- 1.4 10-yr median 1.2
- EV / EBITDA
- —
- Dividend yield
- 2.30% $0.68 a year
- Beta
- 0.47
FXNC key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsFXNC valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
FXNC returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
FXNC per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
FXNC financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
FXNC efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
FXNC valuation history
FXNC returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
FXNC debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
FXNC cash returned to shareholders
FXNC price vs earnings per share
FXNC key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $227.6M | $160.4M | $136.6M | $107.2M | $127.8M | $82.5M | $106.3M | $96.2M | $89.0M | $63.3M |
| Enterprise value | $92.3M | $26.4M | −$39.2M | −$108.3M | −$318.4M | −$165.6M | −$46.1M | −$18.1M | −$26.0M | −$58.3M |
| P/E ratio | 12.9 | 23.0 | 14.2 | 6.4 | 12.3 | 9.3 | 11.1 | 9.5 | 13.8 | 10.7 |
| Price / sales | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
| Price / book | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| Price / free cash flow | 10.8 | — | 9.4 | 4.2 | 18.2 | 5.8 | 9.8 | 7.9 | 16.2 | 7.9 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 9.0 | — | 8.3 | 4.0 | 16.2 | 5.5 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 13.6 | 7.0 |
| EV / sales | 0.8 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -1.8 | -6.9 | -4.1 | -1.1 | -0.5 | -0.7 | -1.8 |
| EV / EBITDA | 3.5 | 2.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EV / free cash flow | 4.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earnings yield | 7.8% | 4.3% | 7.0% | 15.7% | 8.1% | 10.7% | 9.0% | 10.5% | 7.2% | 9.3% |
| Free cash flow yield | 9.2% | −15.9% | 10.6% | 23.9% | 5.5% | 17.2% | 10.2% | 12.7% | 6.2% | 12.6% |
| Dividend yield | 2.4% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 3.1% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 1.6% | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.9% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 2.5% | 2.6% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 2.0% | 5.0% | 1.6% | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.9% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $25.24 | $23.01 | $21.75 | $17.13 | $23.00 | $16.90 | $21.40 | $19.40 | $18.00 | $12.85 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $12.45 | $12.66 | $10.81 | $9.69 | $8.31 | $8.22 | $8.16 | $7.96 | $7.10 | $6.67 |
| Earnings per share | $1.96 | $1.00 | $1.53 | $2.68 | $1.86 | $1.82 | $1.92 | $2.04 | $1.30 | $1.20 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $2.79 | −$3.19 | $2.61 | $4.28 | $1.42 | $3.09 | $2.39 | $2.78 | $1.33 | $1.83 |
| Free cash flow per share | $2.33 | −$3.66 | $2.31 | $4.09 | $1.27 | $2.91 | $2.18 | $2.46 | $1.11 | $1.62 |
| Cash per share | $19.72 | $23.60 | $38.22 | $36.72 | $83.74 | $54.82 | $33.57 | $25.91 | $26.13 | $27.57 |
| Book value per share | $20.65 | $23.89 | $18.52 | $17.31 | $21.05 | $17.40 | $15.54 | $13.45 | $11.76 | $10.29 |
| Tangible book value per share | $18.85 | $21.30 | $18.02 | $16.81 | $20.48 | $17.40 | $15.48 | $13.26 | $11.38 | $9.67 |
| Dividends per share | $0.61 | $0.58 | $0.57 | $0.53 | $0.45 | $0.41 | $0.34 | $0.19 | $0.13 | $0.11 |
| Capex per share | $0.46 | $0.47 | $0.30 | $0.19 | $0.15 | $0.19 | $0.21 | $0.31 | $0.22 | $0.21 |
| Debt per share | $4.72 | $4.37 | $10.24 | $2.28 | $3.47 | $3.98 | $2.90 | $2.87 | $2.88 | $2.88 |
| Shares outstanding | 9.0M | 7.0M | 6.3M | 6.3M | 5.6M | 4.9M | 5.0M | 5.0M | 4.9M | 4.9M |
| Change in shares outstanding | +29.3% | +11.0% | +0.3% | +12.6% | +13.9% | −1.8% | +0.2% | +0.2% | +0.3% | +0.3% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 10.0% | 4.9% | 8.6% | 14.9% | 10.3% | 10.9% | 13.3% | 16.2% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 42.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 0.9% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 0.8% |
| Return on tangible assets | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 0.9% | 0.8% |
| Free cash flow margin | 18.7% | −28.9% | 21.4% | 42.2% | 15.2% | 35.4% | 26.7% | 30.9% | 15.6% | 24.3% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 1.42 | −3.19 | 1.70 | 1.59 | 0.76 | 1.70 | 1.24 | 1.36 | 1.02 | 1.53 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $42.6M | $30.5M | $64.3M | $14.3M | $19.3M | $19.4M | $14.4M | $14.2M | $14.2M | $14.2M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $177.8M | $164.5M | $240.0M | $229.8M | $465.5M | $267.5M | $166.8M | $128.5M | $129.2M | $135.9M |
| Net debt | −$135.2M | −$134.0M | −$175.7M | −$215.5M | −$446.2M | −$248.1M | −$152.4M | −$114.2M | −$115.0M | −$121.7M |
| Debt / equity | 0.23 | 0.18 | 0.55 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.23 | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.24 | 0.28 |
| Debt / assets | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −5.11 | −12.83 | −13.09 | −9.68 | −31.10 | −20.05 | −11.35 | −8.03 | −9.44 | −11.72 |
| Current ratio | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.37 | 63.07 | 79.45 | 0.19 | 332.09 | 88.05 |
| Quick ratio | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.52 | 93.41 | 101.97 | 0.19 | 331.90 | 88.01 |
| Interest coverage | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| Working capital | −$1.62B | −$1.63B | −$1.04B | −$1.01B | −$783.7M | $266.0M | $166.7M | −$541.5M | $579.1M | $539.3M |
| Invested capital | $51.0M | $32.5M | −$59.5M | −$107.2M | −$329.2M | −$163.2M | −$75.2M | −$47.6M | −$56.9M | −$70.9M |
| Tangible asset value | $169.9M | $148.5M | $113.1M | $105.2M | $113.9M | $84.9M | $76.9M | $65.7M | $56.3M | $47.6M |
| Net current asset value | −$1.67B | −$1.67B | −$1.06B | −$1.03B | −$803.0M | −$595.8M | −$554.0M | −$555.7M | −$100.1M | −$120.5M |
| Graham number | $30.21 | $23.18 | $25.27 | $32.33 | $29.71 | $26.66 | $25.94 | $24.87 | $18.57 | $16.66 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$185.14 | −$240.24 | −$167.74 | −$162.99 | −$160.97 | −$135.54 | −$116.43 | −$112.20 | −$111.23 | −$107.24 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $5.5M | $4.0M | $3.6M | $3.3M | $2.5M | $2.0M | $1.7M | $929,000 | $646,000 | $550,000 |
| Share buybacks (net) | $154,000 | $106,000 | $682,000 | $183,000 | $39,000 | $2.1M | $20,000 | $24,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Dividend payout ratio | 31.2% | 58.0% | 37.4% | 19.7% | 24.2% | 22.7% | 17.5% | 9.2% | 10.0% | 9.3% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 27.0% | — | 29.5% | 13.6% | 36.2% | 29.1% | 15.7% | 7.8% | 11.7% | 6.9% |
| Capex / revenue | 3.7% | 3.7% | 2.7% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 3.9% | 3.0% | 3.1% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 16.6% | — | 11.4% | 4.4% | 10.6% | 6.0% | 8.7% | 11.2% | 16.3% | 11.5% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.92 | 1.38 | 1.15 | 0.78 | 0.59 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.85 | 0.53 | 0.49 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| SG&A / revenue | 37.4% | 30.6% | 33.3% | 36.2% | 40.7% | 34.7% | 35.2% | 35.8% | 41.1% | 44.5% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 20.3 | 22.1 | 24.7 | 25.4 | 26.2 | 21.8 | 18.8 | 18.6 | 19.0 | 18.9 |
| Days of inventory on hand | — | — | 246.6 | -5,364.0 | -34,400.4 | -5,085.4 | -3,272.5 | — | 42.3 | 269.7 |
| Days payables outstanding | — | — | — | 315.1 | 955.4 | 183.3 | 123.4 | 143.5 | 583.2 | 1,036.3 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | — | — | — | -5,653.8 | -35,329.6 | -5,246.9 | -3,377.1 | -124.9 | -521.9 | -747.7 |
| Receivables turnover | 17.97 | 16.54 | 14.76 | 14.37 | 13.95 | 16.77 | 19.41 | 19.60 | 19.19 | 19.29 |
| Payables turnover | — | — | — | 1.16 | 0.38 | 1.99 | 2.96 | 2.54 | 0.63 | 0.35 |
| Inventory turnover | — | — | 1.48 | — | — | — | — | — | 8.63 | 1.35 |
| Asset turnover | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| Average receivables | $6.2M | $5.3M | $4.6M | $4.2M | $3.3M | $2.4M | $2.1M | $2.0M | $1.8M | $1.7M |
| Average payables | — | — | — | $4.9M | $4.3M | $3.2M | $1.8M | $1.6M | $4.0M | $5.6M |
| Average inventory | — | — | $13.8M | −$83.3M | −$155.9M | −$88.9M | −$47.9M | — | $288,000 | $1.5M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.4% |
Computed from FXNC's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed March 25, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
FXNC valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), First National traded at 12.9 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 11.7. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 12.3 and the forward P/E is 8.1. First National earned a return on equity of 10.0% and a return on invested capital of 42.4% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $42.6 million of debt and $177.8 million in cash and short-term investments, a net cash position of $135.2 million. It returned $5.7 million to shareholders: $5.5 million in dividends and $0.2 million in share buybacks, 27% of free cash flow. The share count rose 82.9% from 4.9M to 9.0M over 9 years.
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FXNC key metrics FAQ
What is First National's P/E ratio?
First National's trailing P/E ratio is 12.3 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 8.1. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 12.9, compared with a 10-year median of 11.7.
What is First National's EV/EBITDA?
First National's enterprise value was 3.5 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $92.3 million, EBITDA $26.5 million).
What is First National's return on equity?
First National's return on equity (ROE) was 10.0% in fiscal 2025: net income of $17.7 million on average shareholders' equity of $176.4 million.
What is First National's ROIC?
First National's return on invested capital was 42.4% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does First National have?
First National had total debt of $42.6 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23 and more cash than debt.
What is First National's dividend yield?
First National's forward dividend yield is 2.30%. First National paid $5.5 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($0.61 per share), a payout ratio of 31.2%.
Does First National buy back its shares?
Yes. First National spent $0.2 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed +29.3% over the year, to 9.0M..
What is First National's free cash flow yield?
First National generated $21.0 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 9.2% on its market value at year-end ($227.6 million).
What is First National's current ratio?
First National's current ratio was 0.10 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 0.10 times current liabilities.