earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.70
Heritage Financial Q1 EPS $0.40; NIM expands to 3.44%; deposits up 2.8%
HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORP /WA/
2025-Q1 EPS reported
$0.40
- Net income $13.9M ($0.40 diluted) vs $11.9M ($0.34) Q4 2024 and $5.7M ($0.16) Q1 2024.
- Pre-tax loss $3.9M on sale of $60.9M securities; $28.2M reinvested at 4.55% yield.
- Net interest margin 3.44% (up from 3.36%); cost of interest-bearing deposits fell to 1.92%.
- Deposits grew $160.7M (2.8%) to $5.845B; hired three commercial bankers in Spokane, WA.
- Regular cash dividend $0.24/share declared; payable May 21 to record May 7, 2025.