Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.

NYSE:BLX Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.3b

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior S. A Valuation

Is BLX undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of BLX when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: BLX ($33.81) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($33.57)

Significantly Below Fair Value: BLX is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for BLX?

Key metric: As BLX is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for BLX. This is calculated by dividing BLX's market cap by their current earnings.
What is BLX's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio6.2x
EarningsUS$200.77m
Market CapUS$1.28b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does BLX's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for BLX vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average11.7x
ACTG Acacia Research
8.9x-113.0%US$425.5m
HASI HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital
14.8x10.2%US$3.3b
CFNB California First Leasing
6.1xn/aUS$223.4m
SWKH SWK Holdings
17x25.3%US$205.5m
BLX Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior S. A
6.2x5.5%US$1.3b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: BLX is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (6.2x) compared to the peer average (11.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does BLX's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Diversified Financial Industry?

3 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
FOA Finance of America Companies
1.4x-139.5%US$474.10m
PMIR PMI Group
1.2xn/aUS$6.80m
ACGX Alliance Creative Group
1.9xn/aUS$491.32k
No more companies available in this PE range
BLX 6.2xIndustry Avg. 17.0xNo. of Companies14PE01224364860+
3 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: BLX is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (6.2x) compared to the US Diversified Financial industry average (17x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is BLX's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

BLX PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio6.2x
Fair PE Ratio12.9x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: BLX is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (6.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (12.9x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst BLX forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$33.81
US$41.00
+21.3%
9.8%US$45.00US$37.00n/a2
Nov ’25US$32.21
US$41.00
+27.3%
9.8%US$45.00US$37.00n/a2
Jul ’24US$22.06
US$34.85
+58.0%
8.2%US$37.70US$32.00US$29.982

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but there are not enough analysts covering the stock to determine statistical confidence in agreement.


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