Bladex Q2 revenue rises on higher commercial balances, record fees
Bladex Q2 revenue rises on higher commercial balances, record fees
Overview
Panama multinational bank's Q2 net profit rose 4% yr/yr to $66.5 mln
Q2 revenue grew 10% yr/yr to $98.9 mln, driven by higher commercial balances and record fees
Company announced quarterly dividend of $0.6875 per share for Q2
Outlook
Company did not provide specific guidance for future quarters or the full year
Result Drivers
HIGHER BUSINESS VOLUMES - Net interest income growth was mostly driven by higher average commercial balances
RECORD FEE GENERATION - Fee and non-interest income reached a record, supported by increased client engagement and transactional activity
FUNDING OPTIMIZATION - Continued optimization of funding costs contributed to results despite margin pressure from abundant liquidity and competition
Company press release: ID:nPn7gvYfLa
Key Details
Metric | Beat/Miss | Actual | Consensus Estimate |
Q2 Revenue | Beat | $98.90 mln | $89 mln (1 Analyst) |
Q2 EPS |
| $1.77 |
|
Q2 Net Income |
| $66.50 mln |
|
Q2 Net Interest Income |
| $73.30 mln |
|
Q2 Impairment Losses on Financial Instruments |
| -$8.60 mln |
|
Q2 Operating Expenses |
| -$23.80 mln |
|
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 4 "strong buy" or "buy", no "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the corporate financial services peer group is "buy"
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Bladex Inc is $64.80, about 9% above its July 27 closing price of $59.44
The stock recently traded at 9 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 8 three months ago
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