earnings
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.70
Finward Bancorp Q4 2022 net income $4.0M, core EPS $1.08; full-year core net income $17.3M
Finward Bancorp
2022-FY EPS reported
$3.60
- Q4 net income $4.0M ($0.93 diluted EPS) vs $3.3M ($0.95) Q4 2021; full-year net income $15.1M ($3.60) vs $15.0M ($4.30).
- Core net income full-year $17.3M ($4.12 diluted) vs $13.4M ($3.84) prior year, driven by Royal acquisition and organic loan growth.
- Net interest margin (tax‑adj.) 3.74% for 2022 vs 3.51% in 2021; Q4 margin contracted to 3.73% as funding costs rose.
- Organic loan growth (ex‑Royal) $96.5M (10.0%); total loans $1.5B (+56.6% YoY).
- Branches closed: 5 in 2022, reducing footprint 16%; headcount reduced 12 FTEs (4%) in Q4.