# Bladex Inc. Class E (BLX) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Banks. Price $55.64, market value $2.1 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 9.2×** (5-yr avg 6.3×, 3-yr avg 6.0×). Bladex Inc. Class E trades at 9.2× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 6.3×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×. Forward P/E is 7.9×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.87**. A PEG of 0.87 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 6.3×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 6.3×.
- **Price / book: 1.2×**. The shares trade at 1.2× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -11.0%** (5-yr avg -31.5%). Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.
- **Earnings yield: 10.9%**. The inverse of the P/E: 10.9% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 71.9%**. 71.9% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 13.5%**. 13.5% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on assets: 1.8%**. Each dollar of assets produces 1.8% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 4.0%** (3-yr 23.7%/yr, 5-yr 26.1%/yr). Revenue grew 4.0% over the last year, against 26.1% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 9.1%** (3-yr 34.0%/yr, 5-yr 30.7%/yr). Earnings per share rose 9.1%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Cash and short-term investments: $1.9 billion**. Leverage ratios are shown differently for banks and insurers, whose balance sheets are built on deposits and reserves; use return on equity and the regulatory capital in the filings instead.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 4.94%** ($2.69 per share, trailing). Bladex Inc. Class E yields 4.94%, an income-level yield.
- **Payout ratio: 40%**. 40% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 4**. 4 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 17.1%/yr** (1-yr 25.0%). The dividend has compounded at 17.1% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 4 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: strong_buy** (4 analysts). 4 analysts cover Bladex Inc. Class E; the consensus is strong_buy, with an average price target of $65.90 (+18% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 22.2%** (YTD 28.1%, 3-mo -1.0%). The shares are up 22.2% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -12.0%** (44.9% above the low). Trading 12% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 50**. An RSI of 50 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.52** (volatility 23%). Beta of 0.52 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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