Banco BBVA Argentina S.A. BBAR

Competitive advantage analysis · financial-services

Bank Specialized
Overall moat score
47/100
Developing

About Banco BBVA Argentina S.A.

Banco BBVA Argentina S.A. provides various banking products and services to individuals and companies in Argentina. The company provides retail banking products and services, such as checking and savings accounts, time deposits, credit cards financing, consumer and pledge loans, mortgages, insurance, and investment products to individuals; and small and medium-sized enterprises products and services, including financing products, factoring, checking accounts, … Full BBAR analysis →

Competitive advantage assessment

Key strengths

  • Industry-Leading Efficiency Operational efficiency is excellent (score 0.95).
  • Strong Net Interest Margin Net interest margin proxy is strong (score 0.95).

Key risks

  • Credit Quality Concerns Credit quality is concerning (asset quality score 0.28).
  • Revenue Concentration Risk Revenue concentration is concerning (growth stability 0.02).

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Deposit Franchise

Developing
43

Where BBAR ranks in Banks - Regional

Banco BBVA Argentina S.A. ranks #217 of 393 scored companies in Banks - Regional by moat score — the top 55%. The widest moat in the group is 1st Source Corporation (SRCE) at 86/100.

Moat scores for companies ranked near BBAR in Banks - Regional
# Company Moat score Rating
213 Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. Sp MFG 48/100 Developing
214 National Bankshares, Inc. NKSH 47/100 Developing
215 Old National Bancorp - Deposita ONBPP 47/100 Developing
216 Old National Bancorp - Deposita ONBPO 47/100 Developing
217 Banco BBVA Argentina S.A. BBAR 47/100 Developing
218 Old National Bancorp ONB 47/100 Developing
219 Colony Bankcorp, Inc. CBAN 47/100 Developing
220 Meridian Corporation MRBK 47/100 Developing
221 Synovus Financial Corp. SNV 47/100 Developing

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How BBAR scores on the Bank Specialized defenses

Deposit Franchise

Score 43 · 22% of the moat score

A deposit franchise is the cheapest and most valuable thing a bank can own.

Lending Advantage

Score 62 · 18% of the moat score

Lending advantage is the ability to originate loans at attractive spreads without buying that volume with looser credit standards.

Capital Strength

Score 44 · 20% of the moat score

Capital is the buffer between loan losses and insolvency, and it is what regulators judge a bank on first.

Cost Discipline

Score 96 · 16% of the moat score

Banking carries high fixed costs in branches, compliance and technology, so what it costs to run the bank relative to what the bank earns is a genuine competitive variable.

Revenue Diversification

Score 1 · 14% of the moat score

A bank earning everything from net interest income is a leveraged bet on the rate cycle.

Risk Management

Score 22 · 10% of the moat score

Risk management is the defense that only reveals itself late.

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Understanding BBAR's moat

What is Banco BBVA Argentina S.A.'s moat score?

Banco BBVA Argentina S.A. (BBAR) scores 47 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as developing. It ranks #217 of 393 scored companies in Banks - Regional, the top 55%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 399 companies in Banks - Regional. Its strongest defense is Cost Discipline (96/100) and its weakest is Revenue Diversification (1/100).

How does Banco BBVA Argentina S.A. compare with other Banks - Regional companies?

Banco BBVA Argentina S.A. ranks #217 of 393 scored companies in Banks - Regional by moat score. The widest moat in Banks - Regional is 1st Source Corporation (SRCE) at 86/100. The companies ranked closest are Old National Bancorp - Deposita (ONBPO) at 47 just above it and Old National Bancorp (ONB) at 47 just below it.

How is the moat score calculated?

Each company is scored with an industry-specific template — Bank Specialized in this case, chosen because the defenses that matter to a bank are not the ones that matter to a software company. Every defense combines several financial signals, and each signal is measured as a percentile against a peer group of 399 companies in Banks - Regional. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is Banco BBVA Argentina S.A. scored with the Bank Specialized template?

A bank does not sell a product at a margin. It funds itself, lends at a spread, and books profits that remain an estimate until the loans are actually repaid. That makes the usual margin-and-return questions misleading, so the Bank template scores what really determines a bank's durability: where its funding comes from, what it lends against, how much capital stands behind it, and whether it has been pricing risk honestly.

Which competitive defenses are measured for Banco BBVA Argentina S.A.?

The Bank Specialized template measures 6 defenses, and BBAR scores: Deposit Franchise (43), Lending Advantage (62), Capital Strength (44), Cost Discipline (96), Revenue Diversification (1), Risk Management (22). Each is scored independently as a percentile against peers, so a company can be strong on one and weak on another — the overall score reflects how those defenses are weighted for this industry.

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