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Apogee Bank

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This case tests the candidate's ability to diagnose revenue decline through quantitative analysis of multiple exhibits, moving from identifying customer churn as the root cause to evaluating strategic growth options (partnership vs. acquisition). The case requires strong financial modeling skills and the ability to synthesize insights from customer survey data to recommend a specific M&A transaction.

Estimated Time 26 minutes
Difficulty Medium
Source ROSS
10 / 100
Our client Apogee bank, a regional bank with 700 branches in US Midwest, has seen a declining trend in revenues in the past 2 years. Blake Moran, the CEO of Apogee bank, hired you to identify the reasons for falling revenues and recommend ways to grow revenues.

Clarifying Information

  1. Apogee Bank offers checking and savings accounts, as well as personal, mortgage and auto loans.
  2. On the checking and savings accounts, Apogee bank makes money from service charges and account maintenance fees and earns interests on loans.
  3. Apogee bank provides services through both brick-and-mortar branches and online applications.
  4. The candidate doesn’t need to know any other information about the client’s business or the retail banking industry to solve this case. If the candidate asks for any more clarification at this point, reverse the question to ask why that specific information is needed for the case.
Mock Interview
Interviewer

Our client Apogee bank, a regional bank with 700 branches in US Midwest, has seen a declining trend in revenues in the past 2 years. Blake Moran, the CEO of Apogee bank, hired you to identify the reasons for falling revenues and recommend ways to grow revenues.

You

Thanks. Before analyzing, I'd like to clarify a few key questions...

Interviewer

Good question. Let me provide some background information...

You

Based on this, I suggest analyzing from these dimensions...

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Apogee Bank, a regional Midwest bank with 700 branches, faces declining revenues. Candidates must analyze exhibits to identify customer churn as the primary driver, recognize the gap in wealth management products, and evaluate two options (partnering with WizardTech vs. acquiring Finvest Inc.) to determine which provides better financial returns.

Key Insights:

  1. Root cause analysis: Declining revenues despite constant ARPA indicates customer churn rather than pricing issues
  2. Customer survey analysis reveals customers are switching to digital banks and fintech platforms for investment/wealth management products
  3. Financial modeling required: Comparing partnership payback (7.5 years) vs. acquisition payback (6.2 years) plus synergies
  4. Strategic fit: Acquisition provides greater control, cost synergies, and competitive positioning despite higher upfront capital
  5. Implementation risk: Integration challenges and customer adoption of new products are critical success factors