earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.65
Northwest Bancshares Q1 net income $29M ($0.23 EPS); declares $0.20 dividend; plans securities repositioning
Northwest Bancshares, Inc.
2024-Q1 EPS reported
$0.23
- Net income $29M ($0.23 diluted EPS) vs $34M ($0.26) in prior year, down 13%.
- Quarterly dividend $0.20 per share unchanged; payable May 15 to holders of record May 2.
- Planning to sell up to 15% of securities portfolio; expects $40M pre-tax loss ($30M after tax) for yield pickup of 375-400 bps.
- Average loans up 4% to $11.35B; deposits up 4% to $11.89B; borrowings down 37% to $470M.
- Net interest margin fell to 3.10% from 3.46% due to higher deposit costs.