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The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited

NTB
66
Banks - Regional · Financial Services
Price
$61.37
-1.07 (-1.71%)
Market Cap
$2.43B
Winston Score
66
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Share count falling — buybacks

15.0% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 49.9M (2021) → 42.4M (2025)

The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son is a bank based in Bermuda that has been operating since 1858. It offers everyday banking services like checking accounts, loans, and mortgages, as well as wealth management and trust services for individuals and businesses. The bank mainly serves customers in small, wealthy island communities — including Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, the Channel Islands, and the Bahamas.

Butterfield makes money by collecting interest on loans and earning fees for managing client wealth and trust accounts. It operates in a small number of niche offshore financial centers, which limits competition and gives it a strong local market position in each location. With a market cap around $2.2 billion and healthy profit margins, the bank is well-established, but its concentrated geographic footprint means its performance is closely tied to the economic health of a handful of small jurisdictions — and any regulatory changes in those offshore centers could meaningfully impact the business.

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Quality

Gross Margin
99.1%
Premium pricing power — 99.1% gross margin
Operating Margin
41.1%
Excellent — 41.1% operating margin
ROCE
5.0%
Weak — 5.0% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales YoY
-7.3%
Shrinking sales (-7.3% YoY)
EPS YoY
+21.0%
Earnings growing fast (21.0% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

EPS Consistency
8/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
114%
Turns 114% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
33.0%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (33.0%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.12
Conservative — low debt load (0.12)
Interest Cover
1.36x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.4x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
10.3x
Attractive valuation — P/E 10.3

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

P/E vs Forward
+0.7
GROWING
Earnings roughly flat

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
3.35%
Moderate income — 3.35% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend Growth
+13.6%
Dividend growing fast (13.6% YoY)

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