The Bank of Montreal's (BMO) Bank of the West acquisition from BNP Paribas was announced on December 20, 2021. The last time I reviewed BMO was in my BMO – High Dividend Yield and Safety from Canada’s Oldest Bank guest post at Dividend Power. I concluded that post stating that I view The Royal Bank [...]
My recent posts about The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM), The Royal Bank of Canada (RY) and The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) are accessible through The FFJ Archives. I have also analyzed The Bank of Montreal (BMO) in a guest post at Dividend Power. BMO's investment-grade credit ratings, attractive valuation, and enticing dividend yield provide [...]
The Big 5 Canadian Banks have a track record of rewarding long-term investors despite continually changing industry, business, and economic environments. Summary The Big 5 Canadian banks have recently released their Q1 2019 results and have reiterated that business conditions are challenging. Short sellers who have renewed their Big 5 bets in early 2019 [...]
This article on The Bank of Montreal (BMO) is the fifth of a 5 part series on 'The Big 5' Schedule A Canadian banks. At the time of my September 5th article, I viewed BMO shares as being overvalued. Shares have subsequently retraced ~11.3% and I now view them as being fairly valued. Investors seeking [...]
Summary BMO recently reported FY2018 which reflected the benefit of a 21% YoY reduction in the provisions for credit losses as well as a low tax rate. Canadian and US operations benefited from solid loan growth with strong Q4 performance evidenced in Personal and Commercial banking and accelerated growth in its U.S. segment. Senior management [...]
The Big 5 Canadian banks have recently released their Q3 results. In this article I compare the 5, 10, 15, and 20 year returns for all 5 and provide my opinion on the order of preference in which I would acquire shares. Summary A comparison of the 5, 10, 15, and 20 year returns [...]
Summary A comparison of the 5, 10, 15, and 20 year returns for the Big 5 Canadian banks shows a clear winner. The banks which have had significant US exposure for several years have fared much better than those which do not or which have only recently entered the US market. Despite the various headwinds/uncertainties [...]
The Big 6 Canadian Banks have certainly rewarded long-term shareholders. If you do not currently have a position in any of these banks, this guest post I wrote for Sure Dividend should help you determine whether these banks are worthy of your consideration as part of a well diversified portfolio. I delve into some of [...]
Summary BMO released its Q4 and FY2017 results on December 5, 2017 to mixed reaction from Bay Street analysts. Results were negatively impacted by a $0.112B charge related the hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico area. BMO has a US presence which needs to be beefed up. “Bolt-on” acquisitions are more likely given that reasonably [...]
Summary This Bank of Montreal Stock Analysis is based on Q2 2017 results and is the first of a 6 part series covering the Big 6 Canadian Banks. BMO US results have raised concerns about a slowing in its US growth. BMO’s Capital Measure Ratios continue to improve thus providing investors with assurances that BMO [...]
