Bank of the James Financial Group, Inc. (BOTJ): fair value, margin of safety and Wheel Score

Is BOTJ undervalued?

Bank of the James Financial Group, Inc. (BOTJ) closed at 24.26 on 5 Nov 2026. The GLS average fair value - the simple average of the 9 valuation models that produced a positive number - is 34.21, so the price sits 29% below it. 7 of the 9 models value the shares above the current price. A margin of safety between 10% and 30% is where most of the Sunday Scan candidates come from.

There is a wide gap between Lynch (3.61) and Payback Time (73.47). When the models are this far apart the "fair value" is really a range, and the margin of safety above should be read with that range in mind.

Ranked against every other company we cover, neither cheapness nor growth clearly wins for BOTJ, so the nightly engine files it under Blend (value score 65, growth score 47, out of 100).

Nine valuation models for BOTJ

Each model turns the latest filed numbers into a value per share; the GLS fair value is the simple average of the ones that produce a positive number. The last two rows are shown for reference and never enter the average. The Quote page lets you switch any model off and add your own margin of safety.

Quality and financial health

Bank of the James Financial Group, Inc. scores 6 of 9 on the Piotroski F-score: a middling result that passes the "Piotroski 6 or more" Wheel Trade Filter. Some of the nine tests on profitability, leverage and efficiency are failed, so the accounts are worth a look before selling a put on the name. On durability BOTJ scores 6.2/10 on the GLS Moat - a middle reading; the Moat Score tab on the Quote page's Financials view shows which of the four parts hold it back.

Returns on capital are moderate - ROIC 10.2%, ROE 11.3%, ROA 0.9% - with debt at 0.11 times equity and a free-cash-flow yield of 11.5%.

The dividend yield is 1.65% at a payout ratio of 15%; for a wheel trader holding assigned shares the dividend adds to the covered-call premium, and the ex-dividend date is worth knowing before a call is sold. Revenue comes mainly from Community Banking 64%, Holding Company 19%, Mortgage 9% (quarter Q2 FY2026).

Institutional ownership scores 4/10, insider activity 10/10 and Congressional trading 5/10 on the GLS smart-money scales.

Wheel Score 34: No options

No options are listed on Bank of the James Financial Group, Inc. in our nightly snapshot, so it fails the first Wheel Trade Filter (options that actually trade) (it reads 34, under 70) and is left out of every options scan; the fair value and health figures above are still useful for a plain stock position.

Volume runs at 12k shares a day on a market cap of $110M, with a beta of 0.19 - a low beta, so day-to-day moves are smaller than the market's; the Stability part of the Wheel Score rates that fair.

The Wheel Score ranks ~7,400 US stocks for selling cash-secured puts and covered calls: a stock must pass all 9 Wheel Trade Filters to score 70, and the score then ranks the ones that pass; the Sunday Scan is the top 10. It is updated nightly and is not a recommendation. How the Wheel Score works · the walkthrough lesson shows how it fits into a trade, start to finish.

Upcoming events

No upcoming earnings date is recorded for BOTJ in the nightly calendar. The shares go ex-dividend on 20 Nov 2026 (0.1500 per share), so a covered call sold before then carries a small early-assignment risk around that date.

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