earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.75
Bankwell Q4 GAAP EPS $0.32; $3.0M charge-offs; guides FY25 NII $93-95M
Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.
2024-FY EPS reported
$1.23
revenue$1,963,000
- GAAP net income $2.5M ($0.32 diluted) vs $1.9M ($0.24) Q3; YoY EPS down from $1.09; dividend $0.20/sh.
- Pre-tax pre-provision net revenue $7.9M, down 12% from Q3; net interest margin 2.60%, down 12 bps.
- Credit: $3.0M charge-offs; two NPA sales totaling $35.4M signed, closing early Q1, reducing NPA ratio by 108bps.
- FY2025 guidance: NII $93-95M; noninterest income $7-8M; noninterest expense $56-57M; SBA lending launched.
- Matthew McNeill promoted to President of Bank and Company effective Jan 22; he was EVP & CBO since 2020.