Share price performance of Polish banks in 2022 was primarily influenced by the outbreak of a full-scale war in Ukraine and its economic consequences. The country’s geopolitical risk had a negative impact on the valuation of Polish shares (including the banking sector). Undoubtedly, results of the sector were positively influenced by interest rate hikes made by the NBP in response to the rapidly growing inflation. Regulatory changes aimed at helping mortgage borrowers (payment moratoria, Borrower Support Fund, institutional protection system for commercial banks) were a factor having a negative impact on the performance of the sector’s shares.
Bank in 2022
Performance of market valuation of Bank Pekao S.A.’s stock
The shares of Bank Pekao S.A. have been listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange since June 1998 and they are one of the most liquid equities in Poland and Central and Eastern Europe.
In 2018 the shares of Bank Pekao S.A. were included in the STOXX Europe 600 Index, the index of the largest and most liquid securities in Europe and the FTSE Developed Equity Index, due to reclassification of Poland into developed market.
In 2020, the Bank as one of the few in the entire region of Central and Eastern Europe, was included in the global Bloomberg Gender Equality Index, bringing together a listed company actively working for gender equality at work.
With the average daily turnover volume at the level of 1 032 thousands of shares and the worth of trading at PLN 23.8 billion in 2022, the share of the Bank’s stock in trading on the WSE amounted to 8.3%.
Share price of Bank Pekao S.A. decreased by 29.1% y/y and reached PLN 86.50 as at the end of December 2022 compared to PLN 122.00 a year earlier. Total shareholder return for the Bank’s shareholders (including dividend payment at PLN 4.30 per share) amounted to -25.6% and was higher than return for the WIG Banks index, which declined by 27.6% in 2022.
Basic information about Bank Pekao S.A. shares
Note: Data based on GPW statistics.
(*) Earnings per share calculated as the sum of quarterly earnings per share for four consecutive quarters, where the last quarter is the third quarter of a given year.
(**) Book value per share calculated on the basis of financial data for the third quarter of a given year.
(***) Indicators calculated in relation to the financial data after the third quarter of a given year.