earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.75
West Bancorp Q4 net income falls 49% YoY to $4.5M ($0.27); NIM drops to 1.87%
WEST BANCORPORATION INC
2023-FY EPS reported
$1.44
- FY2023 net income $24.1M ($1.44 diluted EPS) vs $46.4M ($2.76) in FY2022.
- Q4 2023 net interest margin (FTE) 1.87% vs 1.91% Q3 2023 and 2.49% Q4 2022.
- Credit quality remains strong: no loans >30 days past due; one classified loan $296k.
- Board declares $0.25 quarterly dividend, payable Feb 21 to holders of record Feb 7.
- Loans grew 6.7% YoY; deposits up $93.4M; efficiency ratio worsened to 64.66% from 50.42%.