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Issuer:     Finward Bancorp (FNWD)
CIK:        0000919864
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-01-30T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001437749-24-002554
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Finward Bancorp FY2023 net income $8.4M ($1.96/dil.) vs $15.1M; sale-leaseback for $17.2M
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- Net income 2023: $8.4M ($1.96/dil.) vs $15.1M ($3.60/dil.) in 2022; Q4 2023 net income $1.5M ($0.35/dil.) vs $4.0M ($0.93/dil.).
- Net interest margin fell to 2.83% from 3.56% due to rising short-term rates relative to long-term rates.
- Non-performing loans decreased to $11.5M (0.76% of loans) from $18.4M (1.21%) aided by a $5.4M substandard loan sale in December.
- Sale-leaseback of 5 branches for $17.2M expected close by Feb 2024; estimated ~$11.7M gain exceeding book value, initial annual rent $1.5M.
- Tangible book value per share rose to $28.31 from $25.41; bank remains well-capitalized with tier 1 leverage ratio 7.8%.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/919864/000143774924002554/0001437749-24-002554-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/919864/000143774924002554/fnwd20240126_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-24-002554

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