FIRST HAWAIIAN, INC. Q4 Income Increases In Line With Estimates

FIRST HAWAIIAN, INC. (FHB) reported earnings for its fourth quarter that increased from last year in line with the Street estimates.

The company's earnings totaled $52.496 million, or $0.41 per share. This compares with $47.502 million, or $0.37 per share, last year.

Analysts on average had expected the company to earn $0.41 per share. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

FIRST HAWAIIAN, INC. earnings at a glance (GAAP) :

-Earnings: $52.496 Mln. vs. $47.502 Mln. last year.
-EPS: $0.41 vs. $0.37 last year.

For the fourth quarter, the company reported a net interest income of $158.753 million, higher than $151.793 million recorded for the same period last year. Non-interest income slipped to $29.376 million from the prior year’s $58.347 million.

On January 29, the Board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.26 per share. The dividend will be paid on February 28 to stockholders of record as of February 14. In addition, the Board adopted a share repurchase program to buy back up to $100 million of shares in 2025.

by RTTNews Staff Writer

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