Michael Hansen
On April 17, 2025, Waterstone Financial, Inc. (the “Company”), announced today that Michael Hansen has decided to retire as a Director of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary WaterStone Bank SSB.
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Waterstone Financial Q2 net income rises to $8.5M; NIM hits 3.03%, highest since 2022
Net income $8.5M ($0.49 diluted EPS) vs $7.7M ($0.43) in Q2 2025, up 10.4%.
Waterstone Financial declares $0.17 quarterly cash dividend payable Aug 3, 2026
Board declared regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.17 per common share on June 23, 2026.
Waterstone Financial shareholders elect three directors, ratify auditor, approve say-on-pay
Elected Stephen Schmidt, Derek Tyus, Molly Mulroy as directors each to a 3-year term (2029).
Waterstone Financial expands buyback by 2M shares, totaling ~11.9% of outstanding
Board authorized repurchase of up to an additional 2,000,000 shares under existing program.
Waterstone Financial Reports Q1 2026 Net Income of $6.0M, Up from $3.0M Year Ago
Net income of $6.0M ($0.34 per diluted share) for Q1 2026 vs. $3.0M ($0.17 per share) in Q1 2025.
Waterstone Financial raises quarterly cash dividend 13.3% to $0.17 per share
Board declared quarterly cash dividend of $0.17 per common share, a 13.3% increase from prior dividend.
Waterstone Financial Q4 2025 net income $7.7M ($0.44 EPS), up from $5.2M ($0.28) YoY
Net income $7.7M vs $5.2M in Q4 2024; diluted EPS $0.44 vs $0.28.
Waterstone Financial declares regular quarterly dividend of $0.15/share
Dividend of $0.15 per common share declared by Board on December 18, 2025.
Waterstone Financial Q3 net income $7.9M, EPS $0.45 up 73% YoY; NIM expands 63 bps
Net income $7.9M ($0.45 diluted) vs $4.7M ($0.26) a year ago; sequential rise from $7.7M ($0.43).
Waterstone Financial Director Michael Hansen to Retire; Piotrowski Named Audit Committee Chair
Michael Hansen resigns as Audit Committee Chair effective Oct 21, 2025; will retire from Board on Dec 31, 2025.
Waterstone Financial declares $0.15/share regular quarterly dividend
Dividend of $0.15 per common share declared by Board on Sept 23, 2025.
Waterstone Financial Q2 net income $7.7M ($0.43 EPS) vs $5.7M ($0.31) YoY; NIM expands 59 bps
Pre-tax income in Community Banking up 50.4% YoY to $7.6M; net interest income rose 21.4% to $13.6M.
Waterstone Financial elects Molly Mulroy and Laura Piotrowski to Board
Elected effective July 22, 2025; Mulroy to serve until 2026 annual meeting, Piotrowski until 2028.
Waterstone Financial declares $0.15 quarterly dividend payable Aug 1, 2025
Regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per common share declared by Board on June 17, 2025.
Waterstone Financial holds 2025 Annual Meeting; all proposals approved
Shareholders elected Ellen S. Bartel to Board with 12,079,443 votes for and 1,950,360 withheld (to 2028).
Waterstone Financial Q1 net income $3.0M, EPS $0.17; community banking pre-tax up 42%
Consolidated net income $3.0M ($0.17 diluted EPS) vs $3.0M ($0.16) YoY; ROAA 0.57%.
Director Michael Hansen to retire after 22 years; stays until successor elected
Michael Hansen, director since 2003, will retire from Waterstone Financial board.
Waterstone Financial declares $0.15 quarterly dividend payable May 1
Regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per common share declared on March 20, 2025.
Waterstone Financial Q4 net income $5.2M ($0.28 EPS) vs Q4 2023 loss; full-year EPS $1.01
Quarter ended Dec 31, 2024 net income of $5.2M ($0.28 diluted EPS) vs net loss of $40K in Q4 2023.
Waterstone Financial declares $0.15 regular quarterly dividend payable Feb 3, 2025
Regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per common share declared.
Waterstone Financial Q3 net income $4.7M ($0.26 EPS) vs $3.3M a year ago
Net income $4.7M ($0.26 diluted EPS) for Q3 2024, up from $3.3M ($0.16 EPS) in Q3 2023.
Waterstone Financial declares regular quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share
Board declared $0.15 quarterly dividend on September 24, 2024.
Waterstone Financial Q2 2024 net income rises to $5.7M ($0.31 EPS) from $4.0M YoY
Net income $5.7M ($0.31 diluted EPS) vs $4.0M ($0.20) in Q2 2023; six-month EPS $0.47 vs $0.30.
Waterstone Financial declares $0.15 quarterly cash dividend
Dividend of $0.15 per common share declared on June 18, 2024
Shareholders elected Douglas S. Gordon (12.6M for, 1.6M withheld) and Patrick S. Lawton (12.4M for, 1.8M withheld) to 3-year terms.
Waterstone Financial Q1 net income $3.0M ($0.16 EPS) vs $2.2M ($0.10) YoY; one-time tax charge $0.04
Community Banking pre-tax income $4.3M, down 33.5% YoY; net interest margin fell 73 bps to 2.15%.
Waterstone Financial enters employment agreement with President and CEO Jeffrey McGuiness
President and CEO Jeffrey McGuiness signs employment agreement effective April 24, 2024 through Dec 31, 2026.
Waterstone Financial expands buyback by 2M shares; total now 2.2M shares (11.2% of outstanding)
Board authorized repurchase of up to an additional 2,000,000 shares under existing program.
Waterstone Financial declares $0.15 quarterly cash dividend
Dividend of $0.15 per common share declared by Board on March 21, 2024.
Waterstone Financial reports Q4 net loss of $40K, EPS $0.00; FY EPS down 48% to $0.46
Net loss of $40K in Q4 2023 vs net income of $935K in Q4 2022; diluted EPS less than $0.01.
Waterstone Financial declares $0.15 quarterly cash dividend payable Feb 1, 2024
Regular quarterly dividend of $0.15 per common share declared on Dec 21, 2023.
Waterstone Financial Q3 net income $3.3M ($0.16 EPS) vs $5.3M YoY; mortgage segment loss continues
Net income $3.3M ($0.16 diluted EPS) vs $5.3M ($0.25) in Q3 2022; nine-month EPS $0.46 vs $0.83.
Waterstone Financial cuts quarterly dividend to $0.15/share, shifts capital to buybacks
Quarterly dividend reduced to $0.15 per share; payable Nov 1, 2023 to holders of record Oct 9, 2023.
Waterstone Q2 net income $4.0M ($0.20 EPS), down 50% YoY; mortgage banking loss continues
Net income $4.0M vs $8.0M YoY; diluted EPS $0.20 vs $0.36 YoY.
Waterstone Financial CEO Douglas Gordon to retire Dec 31, 2023; William Bruss elected as successor
CEO Douglas Gordon to retire Dec 31, 2023; will remain on boards of Company, Bank, and Waterstone Mortgage.
Waterstone Financial declares $0.20 quarterly dividend, payable Aug 2
Dividend of $0.20 per common share declared on June 29, 2023.
Waterstone Financial authorizes repurchase of up to 2M shares (9.3% of outstanding)
Board authorized repurchase of up to 2,000,000 shares (approx. 9.3% of outstanding common stock).
Waterstone Financial shareholders elect three directors, ratify auditors, approve executive comp
Michael Hansen, Stephen Schmidt, Derek Tyus elected as directors until 2026; Hansen 13.9M for, Schmidt 11.95M for, Tyus 15.2M for.
Waterstone Financial Q1 net income falls to $2.2M from $5.3M; mortgage segment posts $3.7M loss
Diluted EPS of $0.10 vs $0.23 YoY; consolidated ROAA 0.43% vs 1.00%.
Waterstone declares $0.20 quarterly cash dividend, payable May 2 to holders of record April 10
Regular quarterly dividend of $0.20 per common share declared by Board on March 22, 2023.
Waterstone Financial dismisses CLA, appoints FORVIS as new auditor
CLA completed 2022 audit with no adverse opinion or qualification.
Waterstone Q4 net income drops to $935K ($0.04 EPS) from $12.6M; mortgage segment loss $6.5M
Net income $935K ($0.04 diluted EPS) vs $12.6M ($0.53) in Q4 2021; FY EPS $0.89 vs $2.96.
Waterstone Financial replaces auditor CliftonLarsonAllen with FORVIS for FY2023
CLA will not stand for re-appointment after completing FY2022 audit due to CLA's decision to cease serving SEC registrants.
Waterstone Financial declares $0.20 quarterly dividend, payable Feb 1, 2023
Regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per common share declared by Board on Dec 15, 2022.
Q3 2022 net income $5.3M ($0.25 diluted EPS) vs $19.0M ($0.79) a year ago; nine-month EPS $0.83 vs $2.43.
Waterstone Financial declares $0.20/share quarterly dividend payable Nov 1
Regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per common share declared by Board of Directors on September 27, 2022.
Waterstone Financial Q2 net income drops to $8.0M from $17.9M; EPS $0.36 vs $0.74
Net income $8.0M ($0.36 diluted) vs $17.9M ($0.74) in Q2 2021; six-month EPS $0.58 vs $1.64.
Waterstone Financial declares $0.20 quarterly cash dividend, payable August 2, 2022
$0.20 per common share regular quarterly cash dividend declared.
Shareholders elected Ellen Bartel (16.6M for, 0.9M withheld) and Kristine Rappé (17.1M for, 0.4M withheld) to board through 2025.
Waterstone Financial Q1 net income $5.3M vs $21.3M; mortgage pre-tax income drops to $1.4M
Net income $5.3M ($0.23 diluted EPS) vs $21.3M ($0.89) in Q1 2021, down 75%.
On April 17, 2025, Waterstone Financial, Inc. (the “Company”), announced today that Michael Hansen has decided to retire as a Director of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary WaterStone Bank SSB.
On July 25, 2023, Douglas S. Gordon, Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of Waterstone Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) notified the Company of his intention to retire from his position as CEO of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, WaterStone Bank (the “Bank”), effective December 31, 2023.
On July 25, 2023, the Boards of Directors of the Company and the Bank elected William F. Bruss, to serve as the next CEO of the Company and the Bank effective January 1, 2024.
On January 25, 2022, the Board of Directors of Waterstone Financial, Inc. (the "Company") announced that on January 24, 2022, William Bruss was elected President of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary WaterStone Bank SSB (the “Bank”).
The Company further announced that Julie Glynn and Ryan Gordon were each elected Executive Vice Presidents of the Company and the Bank, joining Chief Financial Officer Mark Gerke in that capacity.
The Company further announced that Julie Glynn and Ryan Gordon were each elected Executive Vice Presidents of the Company and the Bank, joining Chief Financial Officer Mark Gerke in that capacity.
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