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Oct 28, 2025 8:00 PM

BLADEX ANNOUNCES NET PROFITS OF $55.0 MILLION OR $1.48 PER SHARE IN 3Q25 AND $170.9 MILLION OR $4.60 PER SHARE IN 9M25

PANAMA CITY, Oct. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. (NYSE:BLX, ", Bladex", , or ", the Bank", )), a Panama-based multinational bank originally established by the central banks of 23 Latin-American and Caribbean countries to promote foreign trade and economic integration in the Region, announced today its results for the Third Quarter ("3Q25") and nine months ("9M25") ended September 30, 2025.

The consolidated financial information in this document has been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB").           

Financial & Business Highlights

Solid profitability, with Net Profits reaching $55.0 million in 3Q25 (+4% YoY) and $170.9 million in 9M25 (+11% YoY), fostered by a diversified and recurring earnings base delivering strong top-line revenues, overcompensating higher provisions for credit losses.

Annualized Return on Equity ("ROE") totaled 14.9% in 3Q25 (-143bps YoY) and 16.2% in 9M25 (-20bps YoY), as the Bank steadily improved its earnings while further strengthening its capital position, most recently on the back of the successful launch of its inaugural $200 million Additional Tier 1 ("AT1") issuance registered as other equity instruments.  Excluding the overall effects of the AT1 issuance, the adjusted ROE stood at 15.1% for the 3Q25 and 16.3% for the 9M25.

Net Interest Income ("NII") totaled $67.4 million in 3Q25 (+1% YoY) and $200.4 million in 9M25 (+4% YoY), mainly driven by higher average business volumes. Net Interest Margin ("NIM") stood at 2.32% for 3Q25 (-23bps YoY) and 2.35% for 9M25 (-14bps YoY), in the face of the gradual impact of lower market-based rates and increased USD market liquidity driving competitive pricing and margin compression.

Strong Fee Income at $14.1 million for 3Q25 (+34% YoY) and $44.5 million for 9M25 (+37% YoY), driven by solid performance in all business lines, highlighted by strong growth on letters of credit and credit commitments.

Well-managed Efficiency Ratio of 25.8% for 3Q25 and 25.2% in 9M25, as revenue growth overcompensated ongoing investments in technology, modernization and other business initiatives related to the Bank's strategy execution.

Credit Portfolio reached new all-time high at $12,286 million as of September 30, 2025 (+13% YoY), resulting from:

Commercial Portfolio EoP balances reaching an historic peak of $10,872 million at the end of 3Q25 (+12% YoY), supported by steady credit demand across all business products.

Investment Portfolio amounted to $1,414 million (+18% YoY), mostly consisting of investment-grade securities outside of Latin America held at amortized cost, further enhancing country and credit-risk diversification and providing contingent liquidity funding.

Healthy asset quality, with most of the credit portfolio (97.2%) remaining low risk or Stage 1 at the end of 3Q25. Impaired credits or Stage 3 principal balance totaled $19 million or 0.2% of total Credit Portfolio, with a robust reserve coverage of 5.4x.

Steady growth and diversified deposit base, reaching $6,836 million at the end of 3Q25 (+21% YoY), representing a new all-time high, and 66% of the Bank's total funding sources (+7pp YoY). The Bank also counts on ample and constant access to interbank and debt capital markets, denoted by the $4 billion MXN bond issued in July in the Mexican capital market.

Strong Liquidity position at $1,934 million, or 15.5% of total assets as of September 30, 2025, mostly consisting of deposits placed with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (95%).

The Bank´s Tier 1 Basel III Capital and Regulatory Capital Adequacy Ratios improved to 18.1% and 15.8% at the end of 3Q25, respectively, both well above internal targets and regulatory minimum, enhanced by strong earnings generation and the successful execution of its inaugural AT1 issuance.

Financial Snapshot 

(US$ million, except percentages and per share amounts)

3Q25

2Q25

3Q24

9M25

9M24

Key Income Statement Highlights

Net Interest Income ("NII")

$67.4

$67.7

$66.6

$200.4

$192.3

Fees and commissions, net

$14.1

$19.9

$10.5

$44.5

$32.5

Gain on financial instruments, net

$0.9

$2.2

$0.3

$5.0

$0.1

Other income, net

$0.4

$0.2

$0.1

$0.8

$0.3

Total revenues

$82.8

$90.0

$77.6