Shareholder Value Creation of Banks in Spain: 1991-2006

Abstract

We compute the Shareholder Value Creation of Santander, BBVA, Popular and Bankinter between 1991 and 2006. The shareholder value creation during this period was: Santander 20.7 billion euros; BBVA 25.4; Popular 13.4 and Bankinter 3.9.

The average shareholder return was: Santander 18.7%; BBVA 20.1%; Popular 19.3% and Bankinter 18.1%, all higher than that of the IBEX 35 (15.4%). However, the weighted shareholder return (taking into consideration the number of shares outstanding at different dates) was quite different: Santander 14%; BBVA 17%; Popular 20.7% and Bankinter 19.5%.

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Keywords: Value creation, shareholder value creation, Santander, BBVA, Popular, Bankinter, weighted shareholder return

JEL Classification: G12, G31, M21