Key corporate facts about one of the largest banks in the world is as under:
The firm is a universal bank split into strategic business units:
1) Retail banking
Retail banking is BNP Paribas’ largest business unit with its main operations concentrated in Europe with majority of presence in the Company’s three domestic markets namely France, Italy, and Belgium. Banc West, company’s American subsidiary operates as Bank of the West in the western United States.
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2) Corporate and Investment Banking
BNP Paribas is a leading global investment bank through its Corporate & Investment Banking unit also known as the CIB. The firm’s key business areas are:
BNP Paribas was one of the first banks to start its operations in India. The Company marked its presence in the Indian territory way back in 1860, when it began its operations in Calcutta. Since its inception in the Indian economy, company has progressed at a tremendous rate making its presence felt in the eight key metros & mini metros. Today, BNP Paribas is positioned amongst the leading corporate banks in India. The Company’s continuous integrity, consciousness and commitment towards the Indian businesses helped the Indian economy and firms to bail out of the ‘cotton crisis’ in 1865. The Company also protected the economy from crashing during the depression of 1929-32, then during the Second World War in 1940 and finally in from the scam of 1992.
Company Financials (in USD)
Avg Vol (3m): |
3,653,460 |
Market Cap: |
57.09B |
P/E (ttm): |
8.23 |
EPS (ttm): |
5.62 |
Income Statement | |
Revenue (ttm): | 35.31B |
Revenue Per Share (ttm): | 30.47 |
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy): | 24.60% |
Gross Profit (ttm): | 31.91B |
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm): | 6.52B |
Diluted EPS (ttm): | 5.62 |
Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy): | 144.70% |
Profitability | |
Profit Margin (ttm): | 19.27% |
Operating Margin (ttm): | 25.21% |
Balance Sheet | |
Total Cash (mrq): | 947.06B |
Total Debt (mrq): | 1.09T |
Book Value Per Share (mrq): | 68.57 |
It is needless to say that the company has strong financials and have showed outstanding performance in the past. If we look at the company’s balance sheet key data we find company is cash rich but also has huge debt on its sheet. As compared to the Book Value Company’s share are currently under priced while trading at the levels of ~46. The Company has reported tremendous growth of over 144% Y-O-Y in its Quarterly earnings and has a bright outlook.