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FOREIGN TRADE BANK OF LATIN AMERICA, INC. BLX

NYSE · stock · Commercial Banks, NEC · website · IPO 1992-09-24

FOREIGN TRADE BANK OF LATIN AMERICA, INC. statistics & valuation

Market cap$2.2B
P / E20.4×
P / B2.4×
P / FCF12.8×
Dividend yield2.49%
Return on equity11.7%
Net debt$664.2M
Net debt / EBITDA5.7×
Enterprise value USD$2.8B
EV / EBITDA24.2×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV4%
Graham number -32.2%$38.10

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($38.10); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin (%)
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Operating margin (%)
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Return on equity (%)
6.10% 11.00% 11.30% 9.90% 11.70% 20102011201220132014
Shares outstanding
36814 37.1M 37.9M 38.5M 38.8M 20102011201220132014
Net debt ($)
$654.5M $698.1M $1.21B $323.2M $664.2M 20102011201220132014
Share buybacks ($)
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Return on assets (%)
0.80% 1.30% 1.40% 1.10% 1.30% 20102011201220132014
Free cash flow margin (%)
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Debt / equity (×)
1.54× 1.96× 2.31× 1.34× 1.54× 20102011201220132014
EPS ($)
$1.15 $2.24 $2.45 $2.20 $2.75 20102011201220132014

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

FOREIGN TRADE BANK OF LATIN AMERICA, INC. trades at about 20.4× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 8.3×–11.5×, median 10.1×).

8.3× 20.4×

Shaded band = 10-year range (8.3×–11.5×); dot = today's 20.4×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2014FY2013FY2012FY2011FY2010
Return on assets1.3%1.1%1.4%1.3%0.8%
Return on equity11.7%9.9%11.3%11.0%6.1%
Debt / equity1.54×1.34×2.31×1.96×1.54×

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2014-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.