Avanza Bank Holding
Market Cap
kr16.1b
Last Updated
2020/01/18 20:39 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials +
Executive Summary
Avanza Bank Holding AB (publ), together with its subsidiaries, provides online stock trading services in Sweden.
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Reasonable growth potential average dividend payer.
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Share Price & News
How has Avanza Bank Holding's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: AZA's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-2.4%
AZA
-1.6%
SE Capital Markets
2.1%
SE Market
1 Year Return
29.8%
AZA
27.7%
SE Capital Markets
24.5%
SE Market
Return vs Industry: AZA exceeded the Swedish Capital Markets industry which returned 27.8% over the past year.
Return vs Market: AZA exceeded the Swedish Market which returned 24.5% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| AZA | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | -2.4% | -1.6% | 2.1% |
| 30 Day | 10.8% | 10.8% | 3.6% |
| 90 Day | 23.0% | 20.6% | 9.7% |
| 1 Year | 33.2%29.8% | 31.5%27.7% | 29.7%24.5% |
| 3 Year | 43.4%32.3% | 40.6%28.2% | 40.8%19.2% |
| 5 Year | 128.5%100.0% | 136.5%105.3% | 58.0%24.1% |
Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Avanza Bank Holding's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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Should Avanza Bank Holding (STO:AZA) Be Disappointed With Their 77% Profit?Valuation
Is Avanza Bank Holding undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
40.98x
Price to Earnings (PE) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: AZA (SEK104.2) is trading above our estimate of fair value (SEK91.21)
Significantly Below Fair Value: AZA is trading above our estimate of fair value.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: AZA is poor value based on its PE Ratio (40.9x) compared to the Capital Markets industry average (21.6x).
PE vs Market: AZA is poor value based on its PE Ratio (40.9x) compared to the Swedish market (19.4x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: AZA is poor value based on its PEG Ratio (2.4x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: AZA is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (8.7x) compared to the SE Capital Markets industry average (1.6x).
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Future Growth
How is Avanza Bank Holding forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 3 analysts?
17.0%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: AZA's forecast earnings growth (16.8% per year) is above the savings rate (-0.4%).
Earnings vs Market: AZA's earnings (16.8% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the Swedish market (9.6% per year).
High Growth Earnings: AZA's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.
Revenue vs Market: AZA's revenue (9.2% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the Swedish market (4.4% per year).
High Growth Revenue: AZA's revenue (9.2% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: AZA's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time (26.8%)
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Past Performance
How has Avanza Bank Holding performed over the past 5 years?
3.7%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: AZA has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: AZA's current net profit margins (29%) are lower than last year (31.4%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: AZA's earnings have grown by 3.7% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: AZA's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: AZA had negative earnings growth (-0.5%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Capital Markets industry average (-1.7%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: AZA's Return on Equity (21%) is considered high.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Financial Health
How is Avanza Bank Holding's financial position? (This company is analysed differently as a bank or financial institution)
Financial Position Analysis
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Balance Sheet
Inventory Level: AZA has a low level of unsold assets or inventory.
Debt Coverage by Assets: AZA's debt is covered by short term assets (assets are 154.8x debt).
Financial Institutions Analysis
Asset Level: AZA's level of assets compared to its equity is very high.
Allowance for Bad Loans: Insufficient data to determine if AZA has a sufficient allowance for bad loans.
Low Risk Liabilities: AZA reports no customer deposits, loans are made up entirely of externally borrowed funds.
Loan Level: Insufficient data to determine if AZA has an acceptable proportion of non-loan assets held.
Low Risk Deposits: AZA has advanced significantly more loans than the customer deposits it holds.
Level of Bad Loans: Insufficient data to determine if AZA has an appropriate level of bad loans.
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Dividend
What is Avanza Bank Holding's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
2.01%
Current Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield vs Market
Current dividend yield vs market & industry
Notable Dividend: AZA's dividend (2.02%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the Swedish market (1.57%).
High Dividend: AZA's dividend (2.02%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the Swedish market (4.45%).
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: AZA's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: AZA's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: At its current payout ratio (82.4%), AZA's payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: AZA's dividends in 3 years are forecast to be covered by earnings (77.7% payout ratio).
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Management
What is the CEO of Avanza Bank Holding's salary, the management and board of directors tenure and is there insider trading?
2.0yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Rikard Josefson (54yo)
3yrs
Tenure
Mr. Rikard Josefson has been the Chief Executive Officer of Avanza Bank Holding AB (publ) since 2017. Mr. Josefson has been the President of Länsförsäkringar Bank AB (publ) since June 2011. He served as Gl ...
Management Age and Tenure
2.0yrs
Average Tenure
49yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: AZA's management team is considered experienced (2 years average tenure).
Board Age and Tenure
6.0yrs
Average Tenure
51yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: AZA's board of directors are considered experienced (6 years average tenure).
Insider Trading
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
| Entity | Company |
| Shares | 140,000 |
| Max Price | kr86.44 |
| Entity | Company |
| Shares | 90,000 |
| Max Price | kr81.50 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Chief Executive Officer Chief Executive Officer |
| Shares | 4,000 |
| Max Price | kr68.38 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Shares | 1,995 |
| Max Price | kr69.00 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Chief Financial Officer Deputy CEO & CFO |
| Shares | 7,000 |
| Max Price | kr68.00 |
| Entity | Company |
| Shares | 30,000 |
| Max Price | kr75.50 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Chief Executive Officer Chief Executive Officer |
| Shares | 1,000 |
| Max Price | kr76.09 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer |
| Shares | 1,500 |
| Max Price | kr76.92 |
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Management Team
Birgitta Hagenfeldt (58yo)
Deputy CEO & CFO
- Tenure: 7.1yrs
Rikard Josefson (54yo)
Chief Executive Officer
- Tenure: 3yrs
Peter Westling (48yo)
Marketing Director
- Tenure: 2yrs
Peter Strömberg (47yo)
Chief Information Officer
- Tenure: 5.3yrs
Peter Aronsson
Head of Private Banking & Pro
Tanya Forsstedt
Compliance Officer
Sofia Svavar
Head of Investor Relations
Gunnar Olsson (47yo)
Chief Operating Officer
- Tenure: 1.8yrs
Teresa Schechter (49yo)
Chief Legal Officer
- Tenure: 2yrs
Camilla Hedenfelt (51yo)
Head of Human Resources/CHRO
- Tenure: 1yrs
Board Members
Birgitta Klasén (70yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 6yrs
- Compensation: kr506.00k
Sven Hagströmer (76yo)
Independent Chairman of the Board
- Tenure: 21yrs
- Compensation: kr425.00k
Jaqueline Winberg (60yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 17yrs
- Compensation: kr377.00k
Mattias Miksche (51yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 12yrs
- Compensation: kr368.00k
Hans Toll (49yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 6yrs
- Compensation: kr446.00k
Viktor Fritzén (34yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 1.8yrs
- Compensation: kr323.00k
Jonas Hagströmer (37yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 4.8yrs
- Compensation: kr338.00k
Company Information
Avanza Bank Holding AB (publ)'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Avanza Bank Holding AB (publ)
- Ticker: AZA
- Exchange: OM
- Founded: 1999
- Industry: Investment Banking and Brokerage
- Sector: Diversified Financials
- Market Cap: kr16.055b
- Shares outstanding: 153.79m
- Website: https://www.avanza.se
Number of Employees
Location
- Avanza Bank Holding AB (publ)
- Regeringsgatan 103
- Box 1399
- Stockholm
- Stockholm County
- 111 93
- Sweden
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZA | OM (OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | SE | SEK | Oct 1993 |
| 0NUK | LSE (London Stock Exchange) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | GB | SEK | Oct 1993 |
| AZAS | BATS-CHIXE (BATS 'Chi-X Europe') | Yes | Ordinary Shares | GB | SEK | Oct 1993 |
| 1JJA | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | DE | EUR | Oct 1993 |
Biography
Avanza Bank Holding AB (publ), together with its subsidiaries, provides online stock trading services in Sweden. It trades in equities, funds, and other securities; and offers external mortgages, private banking mortgages, and margin loans. The company also provides share and fund, investment savings, endowment insurance, child savings, external deposit, pension insurance, and other savings accounts; mortgage loans and margin lending products; and occupational pensions and individual pension plans. In addition, it offers decision making support services; and publishes topical news and independent advice on the financial Website, Placera, as well as on the weekly financial magazine, Börsveckan. The company primarily serves individual investors; and professional traders and corporate customers, such as entrepreneurs and asset managers. Avanza Bank Holding AB (publ) was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2020/01/18 20:39 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2020/01/17 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2019/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2018/12/31 |
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.