Share price performance
The LLB share held up very well despite persistently low interest rates and global market uncertainties. Its price increased by 29.3 per cent to CHF 64.20 as at 31 December 2018. The total return on the LLB share stood at 33.4 per cent (including re-invested dividends). This is its highest level in five years. The LLB share thus outperformed all of the banks listed in the SWX Banks Index. The Swiss SWX Banks Index lost 28.8 per cent in the reporting year.
With its above-average performance, the LLB share also ranked among the top performers in the Swiss Performance Index.
The Swiss Performance Index (SPI), which includes almost all Swiss listed stock corporations, lost 8.6 per cent in 2018 compared to the previous year.
Comparison of LLB share
Indexed from 1 January 2016
Total return on the LLB share
2014 – 2018, in per cent
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in CHF thousands |
31.12.2018 |
31.12.2017 |
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Total of registered shares issued (fully paid up) |
30'800'000 |
30'800'000 |
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Number of shares eligible for dividend |
30'675'159 |
28'877'063 |
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Free float (number of shares) |
11'170'159 |
11'177'063 |
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Free float (in per cent) |
36.3 |
36.3 |
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Year’s high (3 December 2018 / 15 May 2017) |
68.60 |
55.75 |
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Year’s low (5 January / 9 January 2017) |
49.70 |
40.00 |
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Year-end price |
64.20 |
49.65 |
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Total return LLB share (in per cent) |
33.4 |
27.0 |
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Performance SPI (in per cent) |
–8.6 |
19.9 |
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Performance SWX Banking Index (in per cent) |
–28.8 |
22.1 |
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Average trading volume (number of shares) |
15'256 |
9'197 |
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Market capitalization (in CHF billions) |
1.98 |
1.53 |
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Earnings per share attributable to the shareholders of LLB (in CHF) |
2.62 |
3.66 |
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Dividend per LLB share (in CHF) |
* 2.10 |
2.00 |
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Payout ratio (in per cent) |
75.7 |
51.9 |
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Dividend yield at year-end price (in per cent) |
3.3 |
4.0 |
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Return on equity attributable to the shareholders of LLB (in per cent) |
4.3 |
6.1 |
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Eligible capital per LLB share (in CHF) |
50.8 |
54.5 |
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