Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc (BLX) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 41M vs 0M combined for tracked competitors (100.0% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+300.0% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs decelerating (-25.5%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc generated 1,392.6% revenue growth year over year in Q4 2025, vs -37.4% for its tracked competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its 558.4% net margin compares with -434.9% for the peer group.
- Scale: Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc ranks #23 of 33 companies by market capitalization in the Money Center Banks industry, holding 0.1% of industry market cap.
- Peer revenue share: Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc accounted for 100.0% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, up from 100.0% a year earlier.
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
BLX Sales vs. its Competitors, Q4 2025
Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc reported revenue growth of 1,392.58 % year on year in Q4 2025, above its competitors' combined revenue change of -37.43 %.
With a net margin of 558.44 %, Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc achieved higher profitability than its competitors (-434.94 %).
Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc generated 100.00 % of the combined sales of its peer group, up from 99.95 % a year earlier.
Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc vs. its Competitors, Q4 2025
Revenue growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in an SEC filing; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar-Size Competitors (10) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Money Center Banks industry grew revenue -2.5% year over year, combined, vs 1,392.6% for Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc. Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.00% to 0.00%, a gain of 0.00 percentage points.
Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc | - | No | No | No |
| Competitors combined (1) | - | - | ||
| Similar-Size Competitors (10) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
BLX Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
BLX Stock Performance relative to Similar-Size Competitors
Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc | 2,042.25 | 40.63 |
| Leopard Energy Inc | - | 0.01 |
| SUBTOTAL | 2,042.25 | 40.63 |
Sources: Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc | 2,042 | 356,386 | 1,990,193 |
| Leopard Energy Inc | - | - | - |
| PEERS TOTAL | - | - | - |
Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 31 companies in Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc ranks #23 of 31 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.09 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 838, indicating a unconcentrated market structure (U.S. antitrust guidance: below 1,500 unconcentrated, 1,500 to 2,500 moderately concentrated, above 2,500 highly concentrated).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 281,709 | 12.93 % |
| 2 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group Inc | 272,377 | 12.51 % |
| 3 | Santander Uk Group Holdings Plc | 256,630 | 11.78 % |
| 4 | Toronto dominion Bank | 201,406 | 9.25 % |
| 5 | Ubs Ag | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Natwest Group Plc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Ing Groep Nv | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Bank Of Montreal | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Barclays Plc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Grupo Aval Acciones Y Valores S a | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 23 | Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc | 2,042 | 0.09 % |
Market cap and industry share for the rest of Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc's industry peers requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-09-28.
Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc's Same-Size Peers & Stock Performance
Peers chosen by closeness in market-cap rank within the same industry classification (not the named-competitor list above). Trailing 12-month total return, 3-month price momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio vs the broad U.S. market.| Rank | Company | Market Cap | TTM Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Intercorp Financial Services Inc | 6,202 | 39.65 % |
| 19 | Grupo Financiero Galicia Sa | 5,932 | 22.11 % |
| 20 | Macro Bank Inc | 4,223 | 40.27 % |
| 21 | Grupo Supervielle S a | 3,047 | 20.75 % |
| 22 | The Bank Of N t Butterfield and Son Limited | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 23 | Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc | 2,042 | 16.41 % |
| 24 | Inter and Co Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 25 | Esquire Financial Holdings inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 26 | Peapack gladstone Financial Corporation | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 27 | Versabank | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 28 | Woori Financial Group Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
Market cap, return, momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio for the rest of Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc's same-size peers requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation); returns and risk metrics as of 2026-09-28. Beta and Sharpe ratio are versus the broad U.S. equity market, not this industry.
Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Money Center Banks industry average (8 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns. See the full Money Center Banks industry valuation benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | - | 19.5x | - |
| EV / EBITDA | 2.3x | 12.7x | -10.4x |
| P/B | 1.0x | 1.5x | -0.6x |
| Return on Equity | 13.51 % | industry aggregate | 5.51 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 2.35 % | 2.15 % (avg) | 0.20 % |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | 59.67 % | 14.10 % | -86.62 % |
| Operating Margin | - | - | - |
| Return on Invested Capital | 2.23 % | 2.30 % | 2.35 % |
| P/E | 5.2x | 6.1x | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc's BCG Growth-Share Matrix
Relative market share (vs Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc's largest competitor by market cap) against industry revenue growth, using the standard textbook thresholds (1.0x share, 10% growth) a common framework, not a precision instrument.
Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc falls in the Question Mark quadrant: relative market share of 0.01x vs its largest competitor, in an industry growing revenue 13.8% (median, trailing 12 months).
Source: CSIMarket API (market-cap share and industry revenue growth). The 10% growth and 1.0x share lines are standard textbook thresholds, not derived from this industry's own distribution.
Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | High | Industry HHI of 838 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc falls in the Medium attractiveness / Low strength cell: Harvest.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Return on equity 5.5 points above the industry aggregate.
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+300.0% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
Weaknesses
- Underperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
- Low relative market share vs the industry leader (0.01x).
Opportunities
- Industry revenue growing at a healthy 13.8% median pace.
Threats
- Tracked peer group's revenue run-rate is broadly decelerating (-25.5% annualized).
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc | - | 0.47 | - |
| Leopard Energy Inc | - | 0.10 | - |
Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc | Q4 2025 | -86.6 % | +10.2 % |
| Leopard Energy Inc | Q1 2026 | +28.7 % | - |
| PEERS TOTAL | -86.6 % | +10.2 % |
Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc | Q4 2025 | - | - |
| Leopard Energy Inc | Q1 2026 | - | - |
Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc | 1.77% | 1.77% | 13.51% |
| Leopard Energy Inc | - | - | - |
ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Trade Bank Of Latin America Inc | 12.08 | 50.27 |
| Leopard Energy Inc | - | - |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 9.00 | 50.26 |
P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.