earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.75
Finward Bancorp Q3 net income drops to $2.2M ($0.51/sh) from $4.6M; NIM compresses to 2.89%
Finward Bancorp
2023-Q3 EPS reported
$1.60
- Net income for Q3 2023 was $2.2 million ($0.51 per diluted share), down from $4.6 million ($1.07) in Q3 2022.
- Net interest margin for nine months ended Sept 30, 2023 was 2.89%, down from 3.56% in prior year, due to rate hikes.
- Non-performing loans decreased to $10.1 million (0.66% of loans) from $18.4 million (1.21%) at Dec 31, 2022.
- Tangible book value per share fell to $21.63 from $25.41, driven by $78.8M in AOCI losses from securities portfolio.
- Operating expenses controlled: non-interest expense/average assets improved to 2.67% from 3.04%; reduced FTEs by 17.