Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A.

Description

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A., a multinational bank, primarily engages in the financing of foreign trade in Latin America and the Caribbean. The company operates in two segments, Commercial and Treasury. It offers bilateral loans; structured loans including syndicated and clubbed, such as acquisition and pre-export financing, A/B loan financing, bridge loans, and liability management; and project financing. The company also provides letter of credit comprising import and export letters of credit, and credit discounting and financing, as well as usance payable at sight; stand-by services; bank guarantees, including first demand and local guarantees; import and export documentary collection; irrevocable reimbursement undertaking; and canal tolls. In addition, it offers liquidity and investment solutions, such as time deposits, DDA accounts, Yankee certificate of deposits, and EMTN private placement services, as well as supply chain finance services. The company primarily serves financial institutions, corporations, and sovereigns and state-owned entities. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A.was formerly known as Banco Latinoamericano de Exportaciones, S.A. and changed its name to Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S. A. in June 2009. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Panama City, the Republic of Panama.

About

CEO
Employees
0
Instrument type
Common Stock
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Banks - Regional
MIC code
XNYS
Address
Torre V, Business Park, Panama City, , Panama
Phone
507 210 8500
Website
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Earnings

Date Estimate EPS Actual EPS Difference % Surprise
Oct 28, 2025
Jul 22, 2025
Apr 17, 2025
Feb 21, 2025
Feb 23, 2024 1.27

Earnings estimate

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(Dec 2025)
Number of analysts 0
Average estimate 0.00
Low estimate 0.00
High estimate 0.00
Last year EPS
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Analyst Ratings

Date Firm Action Rating Price Target
Jun 12, 2024
Scotiabank
Maintains Sector Outperform
Oct 16, 2023
Jefferies
Inigo Vega
Initiates Buy Announces $37
Aug 15, 2023
BMO Capital
Maintains Outperform
Jun 29, 2023
Barclays
Gilberto Garcia
Initiates Overweight Announces $32
Jul 21, 2017
JP Morgan
Catalina Araya
Downgrade Underweight
Oct 20, 2016
JP Morgan
Downgrade Neutral
Jun 5, 2014
JP Morgan
Maintains Overweight
Jun 4, 2014
JP Morgan
Maintains Overweight ▲ Raises $31 → $34
Jun 22, 2012
JP Morgan
Upgrade Overweight ▲ Raises $24 → $27

Income statement

2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
Fiscal date 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31 2020-12-31 2019-12-31
Total reported revenue 237.34M 146.14M 101.64M 99.66M 125.23M
Cost of revenue
Gross profit
Operating expense
Research & development
Selling general and admin 60.76M 45.42M 30.19M 28.36M 32.46M
Other operating expenses
Operating income
Non operating interest income
Income
Expense
Other income expense
Pretax income 166.16M 92.04M 62.70M 63.59M 86.05M
Tax provision
Net income 166.16M 92.04M 62.70M 63.59M 86.05M
Basic EPS 4.55 2.54 1.62 1.60 2.17
Diluted EPS 4.55 2.54 1.62 1.60 2.17
Basic average shares 36.48M 36.30M 38.80M 39.66M 39.58M
Diluted average shares 36.48M 36.30M 38.80M 39.66M 39.58M
EBITDA
Net income from continuing op. 166.16M 92.04M 62.70M 63.59M 86.05M
Minority interests
Preferred stock dividends

Balance sheet

2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
Fiscal date 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31 2020-12-31 2019-12-31
Total assets
Current assets
Cash 163.25M 96.69M 51.95M 175.20M 8.08M
Cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents 2.05B 1.24B 1.25B 863.81M 1.18B
Other short term investments
Accounts receivable 115.53M 71.68M 24.71M 28.30M 45.33M
Other receivables
Inventory
Prepaid assets 2.63M 1.45M 3.83M 3.03M 2.18M
Restricted cash
Assets held for sale
Hedging assets
Other current assets
Non current assets
Properties 13.60M 13.56M 14.63M 13.80M 15.11M
Land and improvements
Machinery furniture equipment 6.11M 5.75M 6.15M 5.81M 6.68M
Construction in progress 2.20M 425,000 510,000 218,000 521,000
Leases 8.31M 8.30M 7.45M 7.43M 6.80M
Accumulated depreciation -11.22M -10.33M -10.45M -10.82M -9.84M
Goodwill 2.61M 2.10M 1.60M 1.98M 1.43M
Investment properties
Financial assets
Intangible assets 2.61M 2.10M 1.60M 1.98M 1.43M
Investments and advances 1.02B 1.02B 831.91M 398.07M 88.79M
Other non current assets
Total liabilities
Current liabilities
Accounts payable 97.24M 69.82M 14.86M 17.46M 18.30M
Accrued expenses 24.12M 16.81M 9.27M 9.21M 11.90M
Short term debt 1.73B 2.20B 1.58B 382.18M 1.60B
Deferred revenue 9.65M 2.65M
Tax payable
Pensions
Other current liabilities
Non current liabilities
Long term debt 2.64B 2.24B 1.74B 1.60B 1.54B
Provision for risks and charges
Deferred liabilities
Derivative product liabilities 40.61M 33.76M 28.46M 9.21M 14.68M
Other non current liabilities
Shareholders equity
Common stock 279.98M 279.98M 279.98M 279.98M 279.98M
Retained earnings 673.28M 543.61M 487.89M 464.09M 446.08M
Other shareholders equity 238.69M 239.35M 219.68M 231.44M 229.41M
Total shareholders equity 1.20B 1.07B 991.79M 1.04B 1.02B
Additional paid in capital 122.05M 120.50M 120.04M 120.41M 120.36M
Treasury stock 110.17M 114.10M 115.80M 58.00M 59.67M
Minority interest

Cash flow statement

202320222021202020192018201720162015201420132012201120102009200820072006200520042003200220012000199919971996199519941992
Operating Activities
Net Income166.16M92.04M62.70M63.59M86.05M11.14M82.00M87.05M103.98M102.37M80.57M93.33M83.86M39.82M55.98M55.33M72.18M57.90M80.10M141.73M111.50M-268.84M2.49M97.06M101.06M81.10M81.60M71.40M45.10M27.60M
Depreciation3.09M2.72M3.49M4.34M3.56M2.46M2.42M2.09M1.97M2.49M2.75M2.27M2.14M2.47M2.67M3.72M2.56M6.15M3.21M2.47M1.25M1.43M1.19M1.14M1.08M800,000800,000600,000500,000300,000
Deferred Taxes
Stock-Based Compensation5.47M2.16M1.91M1.72M1.78M1.05M296,0003.06M3.30M2.57M3.00M2.27M2.31M2.10M1.03M
Other Non-Cash Items-233.22M-148.01M-86.78M-92.45M-109.52M-109.74M-119.82M-155.21M-145.48M-141.34M15.04M-4.40M2.99M31.51M7.57M-12.02M-37.34M-112.22M-56.58M323.36M108.99M19.20M20.70M20.60M21.10M14.40M10.10M9.10M
Accounts Receivable-7.21M-2.91M349,000-7.06M-5.55M20.76M16.06M
Accounts Payable1.07M-4.16M6.15M1.71M-1.21M-21.67M-5.67M
Other Assets & Liabilities1.23B159.88M-133.30M254.97M-46.85M42.88M129.58M29.77M296.56M125.35M-35.19M61.63M71.91M37.27M-67.05M-61.47M
Operating Cash Flow1.17B108.78M-151.99M232.17M-64.97M-52.22M94.47M-33.25M260.33M85.30M44.06M166.00M169.90M70.51M-6.32M40.51M82.30M52.04M45.98M31.98M56.17M55.96M112.68M117.40M122.84M102.50M103.50M86.40M55.70M37.00M
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures-761,000-1.65M-453,000-997,000-1.03M-603,000-2.65M-3.97M-615,000-74,000-476,000-2.80M-2.22M-1.28M-2.45M-1.51M-1.60M-9.29M-614,000-688,000-544,000-1.04M-2.17M-736,278-1.19M-600,000-1.40M-900,000-1.10M-500,000
Net Intangibles-1.34M-1.07M-353,000-1.31M-496,000-58,000-3.37M-3.11M-76,000
Net Acquisitions
Purchase of Investments-447.13M-458.98M-628.44M-372.05M-18.32M-36.58M-18.38M-108.75M-183.55M-328.08M-332.88M-54.79M-372.04M-126.21M-9.99M-536.88M-716.47M-419.14M-326.31M-144.43M-50.69M-226.47M-174.10M-52.89M-167.60M-31.20M-1.40M-5.00M
Sale of Investments436.46M245.36M183.16M54.46M50.41M14.44M34.57M264.02M314.26M305.64M160.13M277.10M297.98M184.34M225.26M287.95M722.77M158.73M302.52M26.93M109.31M101.16M190.67M85.17M36.47M5.90M12.20M1.20M4.20M
Investing Cash Flow-11.43M-215.27M-445.73M-318.59M31.06M-22.74M13.53M151.29M130.10M-22.51M-175.36M219.51M-76.28M56.86M212.81M-250.44M-764.28M-670.10M-204.51M-293.87M214.37M2.24B155.17M-446.79M494.82M-434.60M-768.20M-511.50M-836.80M-573.10M
Financing Activities
Long-Term Debt Issuance496.34M1.04B266.64M827.73M371.54M609.02M219.91M406.15M946.08M641.14M273.27M817.83M824.14M212.96M335.60M631.10M613.13M133.68M309.96M256.73M100.10M225.39M433.83M826.33M365.35M3.00B1.08B395.00M446.00M12.30M
Long-Term Debt Payments-222.34M-537.79M-98.75M-782.39M-369.92M-256.17M-883.48M-464.24M-462.56M-389.49M-1.02B-399.84M-411.73M-528.21M-150.16M-728.25M-161.67M-108.68M-179.72M-338.62M-900.08M-727.05M-229.15M-456.42M-422.38M-2.90B-765.90M-235.60M-321.00M-41.70M
Other Financing Charges51.17M-2.27M-14.08M-13.53M29.09M4.48M2,000-1,000-7.84M33,707934,136170,891326,784600,000-100,000900,000292.80M55.60M
Financing Cash Flow-262.91M1.04B1.27B-1.21B-485.87M1.24B-1.12B-1.08B-25.03M198.28M637.58M282.94M708.97M609.70M-633.85M-415.32M330.85M796.54M85.40M-117.26M-768.80M-1.68B479.90M301.68M-441.81M275.70M535.00M240.50M774.20M244.60M
Other Cash Details
End Cash Position1.99B1.19B1.21B846.01M1.16B1.71B618.81M1.01B1.27B741.31M830.69M692.51M789.49M420.64M401.97M825.59M418.27M298.70M224.89M150.59M384.64M611.29M963.43M460.09M407.39M320.30M304.40M
Income Tax Paid
Interest Paid70.53M86.37M81.31M54.72M46.18M98.88M172.07M
Free Cash Flow1.06B-772.37M-872.52M1.25B-93.96M-174.25M710.33M776.99M418.85M-266.71M54.08M86.27M177.97M67.76M15.02M49.23M145.16M-39.70M26.87M25.14M31.56M112.00M103.71M93.63M89.68M119.20M93.60M86.50M40.90M39.90M

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Bladex's Fourth Quarter 2024 Conference Call Article
Bladex's Fourth Quarter 2024 Conference Call
PANAMA CITY , Feb. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. (NYSE:  BLX) cordially invites you to participate in its upcoming conference call to discuss its 4Q24 results Date and time: Friday, February 28, 2025 10:00 a.m.
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Feb 5, 2025
Bladex and Finanzauto Close ESG Syndicated Loan to Promote SME Development in Colombia Article
Bladex and Finanzauto Close ESG Syndicated Loan to Promote SME Development in Colombia
PANAMA CITY , Jan. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. (Bladex) (NYSE: BLX) has announced the successful closing of a US dollar and Colombian peso syndicated loan for US$53 million and COP 60,000 million, respectively, for Finanzauto S.A.
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Jan 22, 2025
BLADEX ANNOUNCES CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER TRANSITION Article
BLADEX ANNOUNCES CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER TRANSITION
PANAMA CITY , Nov. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. ("Bladex" or the "Bank") announced today that, after 34 years of a successful career at Bladex, Ana Graciela de Mendez, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has decided to step down from her position, effective April 2025.
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