earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.80
FinWise Q4 net income $4.2M, EPS $0.32; NPLs surge to $27.1M; acquires additional 10% of BFG
Finwise Bancorp
2023-FY EPS reported
$1.33
- Q4 2023 net income $4.2M, diluted EPS $0.32 vs $0.37 Q3 and $0.49 a year ago.
- Non-performing loans rose to $27.1M (7.3% of loans) from $10.7M; $15M SBA-guaranteed.
- Net charge-offs $3.4M in Q4 vs $2.2M prior quarter; provision for credit losses $3.3M.
- Acquiring additional 10% nonvoting interest in BFG for 339,176 shares; total ownership to 20%.
- Efficiency ratio worsened to 55.8% from 51.3% prior quarter; ROAE 10.8% vs 12.8%.