Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. (BLX): Price and Financial Metrics

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. (BLX): $28.42

0.19 (+0.67%)

POWR Rating

Component Grades

Momentum

B

Stability

C

Sentiment

Quality

C

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Industry: Foreign Banks

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BLX Price/Volume Stats

Current price $28.42 52-week high $28.84
Prev. close $28.23 52-week low $16.26
Day low $28.16 Volume 61,400
Day high $28.53 Avg. volume 132,370
50-day MA $25.66 Dividend yield 7.08%
200-day MA $23.65 Market Cap 1.03B

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BLX POWR Grades

  • Momentum is the dimension where BLX ranks best; there it ranks ahead of 94.93% of US stocks.
  • The strongest trend for BLX is in Stability, which has been heading up over the past 26 weeks.
  • BLX's current lowest rank is in the Quality metric (where it is better than 47.68% of US stocks).

BLX Stock Summary

  • For BLX, its debt to operating expenses ratio is greater than that reported by 99.08% of US equities we're observing.
  • Over the past twelve months, BLX has reported earnings growth of 726.36%, putting it ahead of 98.41% of US stocks in our set.
  • FOREIGN TRADE BANK OF LATIN AMERICA INC's shareholder yield -- a measure of how much capital is returned to stockholders via dividends and buybacks -- is -100.77%, greater than the shareholder yield of just 4.25% of stocks in our set.
  • Stocks with similar financial metrics, market capitalization, and price volatility to FOREIGN TRADE BANK OF LATIN AMERICA INC are CIM, LFT, WHF, RWT, and NAVI.
  • Visit BLX's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.bladex.com.

BLX Valuation Summary

  • In comparison to the median Financial Services stock, BLX's EV/EBIT ratio is 315.06% higher, now standing at 49.6.
  • Over the past 243 months, BLX's price/earnings ratio has gone up 11.1.

Below are key valuation metrics over time for BLX.

Stock Date P/S P/B P/E EV/EBIT
BLX 2023-12-22 5.4 0.8 9.8 49.6
BLX 2023-12-21 5.4 0.8 9.7 49.5
BLX 2023-12-20 5.3 0.8 9.6 49.3
BLX 2023-12-19 5.4 0.8 9.7 49.4
BLX 2023-12-18 5.3 0.8 9.7 49.4
BLX 2023-12-15 5.3 0.8 9.7 49.4

BLX Growth Metrics

    The year over year net income to common stockholders growth rate now stands at -1.41%.
  • Its 4 year net income to common stockholders growth rate is now at -22.45%.
  • Its year over year price growth rate is now at -3.3%.
Over the past 52 weeks, BLX's revenue has gone up $5,049,000.

The table below shows BLX's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).

Date Revenue Operating Cash Flow Net Income to Common Stock
2021-12-31 104.206 -972.68 62.697
2020-12-31 99.157 1,144.301 63.593
2019-12-31 126.657 -192.152 86.053
2018-12-31 127.589 -277.218 11.138
2017-12-31 138.313 558.745 81.999

BLX's Quality Factors

The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.
  • BLX has a Quality Grade of C, ranking ahead of 26.93% of graded US stocks.
  • BLX's asset turnover comes in at 0.015 -- ranking 424th of 428 Banking stocks.
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The table below shows BLX's key quality metrics over time.

Period Asset Turnover Gross Margin ROIC
2020-12-31 0.015 1 0.008
2019-12-31 0.017 1 0.009
2018-12-31 0.018 1 0.001
2017-12-31 0.021 1 0.010
2016-12-31 0.022 1 0.008
2015-12-31 0.021 1 0.009

BLX Price Target

For more insight on analysts targets of BLX, see our BLX price target page. And for a list of of all stocks sorted by upside potential based on analyst target price, see our Top Price Target page.

Average Price Target $18.00 Average Broker Recommendation 1 (Strong Buy)

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. (BLX) Company Bio


Banco Latinoamericano provides trade finance services to corporations, sovereign, middle-market companies, and banking and financial institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean. The company was founded in 1977 and is based in Panama.


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Below are the latest news stories about FOREIGN TRADE BANK OF LATIN AMERICA INC that investors may wish to consider to help them evaluate BLX as an investment opportunity.

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior S. A's (NYSE:BLX) investors will be pleased with their notable 89% return over the last three years

By buying an index fund, investors can approximate the average market return. But many of us dare to dream of bigger...

Yahoo | December 15, 2023

Bladex acts as joint lead arranger and bookrunner for AES Dominicana Renewable Energy US$368M non-recourse term loan and US$27M Reserve Letter of Credit facilities

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior - Bladex (NYSE:BLX), announced today the successful closing of a US$368 million A/B Loan Facility, under IDB Invest´s A/B Loan Structure, and US$27 million associated Debt Service Reserve Letter of Credit Facility.

Yahoo | November 27, 2023

Bladex and Greenbridge Capital - Toesca and TC Latam JV- announce launching of Latin American factoring platform

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior - Bladex (NYSE:BLX), TC Latin America Partners (TC Latam) and Toesca Asset Management (Toesca) announce the launch of Greenbridge Capital, a regional private lending platform, whose first factoring vehicle will be funded by Bladex.

Yahoo | November 24, 2023

Do Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior S. A's (NYSE:BLX) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

The excitement of investing in a company that can reverse its fortunes is a big draw for some speculators, so even...

Yahoo | November 18, 2023

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA's Dividend Analysis

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA (NYSE:BLX) recently announced a dividend of $0.25 per share, payable on 2023-11-16, with the ex-dividend date set for 2023-10-27. As investors look forward to this upcoming payment, the spotlight also shines on the company's dividend history, yield, and growth rates. Using the data from GuruFocus, let's look into Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA's dividend performance and assess its sustainability.

Yahoo | October 27, 2023

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BLX Price Returns

1-mo 22.88%
3-mo 18.89%
6-mo 31.18%
1-year 78.80%
3-year 114.19%
5-year 106.12%
YTD 16.97%
2023 60.61%
2022 5.93%
2021 11.50%
2020 -19.47%
2019 33.06%

BLX Dividends

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