Information for investors
Share price data | 2014 | 2015 |
Share price | 498.0 | 314.0 |
Total number of shares | 42,210,057 | 42,238,924 |
P/E ratio | 16.3 | 10.2 |
P/BV ratio | 1.9 | 1.1 |
Max. share price | 545.0 | 505.0 |
Min. share price | 442.1 | 294.7 |
Market capitalization (PLN B) | 21.0 | 13.3 |
Average traded volume (PLN M) | 12.8 | 12.2 |
Dividend per share | 17.0 | - |
mBank shareholders and share prices on the WSE
mBank shareholders
Commerzbank AG has been the strategic shareholder of mBank since 1994. The stake of Commerzbank has been increasing gradually, from 21.0% in 1995 to 50.0% in 2000 and 72.2% in 2003. Starting from 2005, Commerzbank’s stake has declined slightly due to the implementation of the managerial options programme at the Bank. As at the end of 2015, Commerzbank AG held 69.5% of shares and votes at the General Meeting.
The remaining 30.5% of mBank shares in free float are held mainly by financial investors (Polish pension funds, Polish and foreign investment funds). In 2015, the biggest of them was ING Otwarty Fundusz Emerytalny (ING OFE). According to the notification of March 18, 2015, ING OFE held 5.05% of the total number of shares and votes at the General Meeting. Aviva Group is also a significant shareholder of mBank, with a 4.9% stake (according to Bloomberg data as at December 31, 2015)
Performance of mBank shares in 2015
Key characteristics of mBank shares:
- Nominal value per share: PLN 4.00.
- Registered share capital: PLN 168,956 thousand, paid-up in full.
- mBank shares have been listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) since 1992.
- mBank shares are part of the following WSE indices: WIG, WIG-Poland, WIG20, WIG30 and WIGBanks; the shares are also included in derivative indices based on WIG20.
In 2015, the total number of mBank shares increased by 28,867 shares issued as part of an incentive programme. Consequently, the registered share capital increased by PLN 115.5 thousand.
Performance of mBank shares in 2015 should be analysed in the context of the situation on the Warsaw Stock Exchange and stock market performance of other banks.
2015 was a difficult year for investors present on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. The share prices of listed companies were badly affected by adverse global and local factors related to the political and economic situation in Poland. Investors’ had become less prone to investments on the WSE due to decreasing confidence, especially from foreign investors, and rising investment risk. This coupled with the political changes and shrinking investment capabilities of open-ended pension funds following the 2014 reform had pushed the WIG20 index down to its lowest level in 6 years.
The weak performance in early 2015 was followed by a rebound which fuelled analysts’ May forecasts of the broad-based index breaking the 60,000 mark. The beginning of the election campaign and politicians’ pledges which were especially damaging to the banking sector and the energy industry took a heavy toll on the stock market. The outcome of the presidential vote and subsequent parliamentary elections increased the likelihood of controversial projects being turned into law, reinforcing the downward trend and triggering a stock sell-off in Q4 2015. As a result, WIG slumped much below the 50,000 mark.
In 2015, WIG and WIG20 went down by 9.6% and 19.7%, respectively. While blue chips came under considerable pressure from sellers, the small and medium-sized enterprises listed in Warsaw were performing much better. Throughout the year mWIG40 and sWIG80 rose by 2.4% and 9.11%, respectively.
Most affected by the falling share prices were banks, especially those holding major portfolios denominated in Swiss francs, among them mBank. The slide in banks’ share prices was driven by investors’ fears about the proposed conversion of the Swiss-franc mortgage loans into the zloty at an exchange rate lower than the market rate and refund of amounts resulting from the currency spread the banks applied with regard to FX loans. The year-on-year decrease in WIG-Banks reached 23.5%. The closing price of mBank’s stocks on the last trading day in 2015 stood at PLN 314 and was by 36.9% lower than a year before. mBank’s capitalization amounted to PLN 13.3 billion (EUR 3.1 billion) at the end of 2015 compared with PLN 21.0 billion (EUR 4.9 billion) a year earlier.