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Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior (Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior) Beta : 0.89 (As of May. 02, 2024)


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What is Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-02), Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior's Beta is 0.89.


Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior's Beta can be seen below:

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Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior Beta Chart

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.09 1.46 1.48 1.22 0.81

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Beta Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.83 0.83 0.93 0.81 0.89

Competitive Comparison of Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior's Beta

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior's Beta, along with its competitors' market caps and Beta data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior's Beta Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior's Beta falls into.



Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior Beta Calculation

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. A stock's beta can be calculated by dividing the product of the covariance of the individual stock's returns and the market's returns by the variance of the market's returns over a specified period. Basically, GuruFocus uses the returns calculated over three-year period.


Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior  (NYSE:BLX) Beta Explanation

Beta is a measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. We usually compare beta to 1. A beta of 1 indicates that the security's price will move with the market. A beta of less than 1 means that the security will be less volatile than the market. A beta of greater than 1 indicates that the security's price will be more volatile than the market.

Beta is primarily used in the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) to calculate the Cost of Equity, which can be used in the calculation of WACC %. The formula of Cost of Equity is:
Cost of Equity = Risk-Free Rate of Return + Beta of Asset * (Expected Return of the Market - Risk-Free Rate of Return)


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Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior (Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior) Business Description

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Avenida La Rotonda, P.O. Box 0819-08730, Torre V, Business Park, Urb. Costa del Este, Panama, PAN
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA provides financial solutions to financial institutions, companies and investors doing business in Latin America, supporting trade and regional integration across the region. The Bank provides foreign trade solutions to a select client base of premier Latin-American financial institutions and corporations and has developed a network of correspondent banking institutions with access to the international capital markets. It has two business segments the Commercial Business Segment and the Treasury Business Segment.

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