Comparison
Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
Why is First BanCorp (Puerto Rico) ?
1
High Profitability with a Net Interest Margin of 8.03%
2
The Bank has a high Capital Adequacy Ratio of 16.91% signifying high buffers against its risk based assets
3
Healthy long term growth as Net profit has grown by an annual rate of 21.14%
4
Positive results in Jun 25
- NII(Q) Highest at USD 215.86 MM
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 413.07 MM
- DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at USD 0
5
With ROA of 1.09%, it has a fair valuation with a 2.03 Price to Book Value
- The stock is trading at a premium compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 4.92%, its profits have risen by 0.1% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 2.2
How much should you buy?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to First BanCorp (Puerto Rico) should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Regional Banks should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Regional Banks)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is First BanCorp (Puerto Rico) for you?
Low Risk, Medium Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
First BanCorp (Puerto Rico)
16.31%
0.81
28.75%
S&P 500
20.78%
0.70
20.15%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
10.14%
EBIT Growth (5y)
18.99%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
0
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0
Tax Ratio
0
Dividend Payout Ratio
33.49%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
0
ROE (avg)
0
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
12
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.04
EV to EBIT
8.87
EV to EBITDA
8.35
EV to Capital Employed
2.37
EV to Sales
2.98
PEG Ratio
12.25
Dividend Yield
33.22%
ROCE (Latest)
26.74%
ROE (Latest)
16.62%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Sideways
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
16What is working for the Company
NII(Q)
Highest at USD 222.77 MM
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 1.79%
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at USD 0
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 107.33 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Highest at 37.64 %
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 107.33 MM
CREDIT DEPOSIT RATIO(Q)
Highest at 0.71%
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at USD 285.16 MM
-4What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at USD 335.38 MM
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 1.79%
Here's what is working for First BanCorp (Puerto Rico)
NII
Highest at USD 222.77 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The bank's income from core business is increasing
Net NPA
Operating Profit
Highest at USD 107.33 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is quite positive
Operating Profit (USD MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 37.64 % and Grown
In each period in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 107.33 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Credit Deposit Ratio
Highest at 0.71% and Grown
In each half year in the last four Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Bank has been creating proportionately higher loans against its deposits, thereby creating higher revenue generating assets
Credit Deposit Ratio (%)
Dividend per share
Highest at USD 0 and Grown
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (USD)
Net Sales
Highest at USD 285.16 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (USD MM)
CASA
Highest at 16.76%
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The Bank's capital base vs its risk assets is improving. However, the bank may not be taking adequate risk in its lending book.
CAR (%)
Here's what is not working for First BanCorp (Puerto Rico)
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD 335.38 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)






