earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.70
Banner Q4 net income $1.58 EPS, up 11% sequentially; dividend raised 9% to $0.48
BANNER CORP
2022-FY EPS reported
$5.67
- Net income $54.4M ($1.58 diluted EPS) for Q4 2022, up 11% from Q3 and 9% from Q4 2021.
- Net interest margin expanded to 4.23% from 3.85% Q3; loans grew 3% sequentially to $10.01B.
- Quarterly cash dividend increased 9% to $0.48 per share, payable Feb 13 to holders of record Feb 2.
- Recorded $6.7M provision for credit losses and $3.5M accrual for legal settlement.
- Non-performing assets rose to $23.4M (0.15% assets) from $15.6M (0.10%); core deposits fell to $12.90B.