FinWise Bancorp Q4 net interest income rises

Overview

• Utah bank's Q4 loan originations totaled $1.6 bln, up from prior year

• Net income for Q4 was $3.9 mln, up from prior year

• Net interest income rose to $24.6 mln, driven by credit enhanced balances

Outlook

• Company expects continued long-term value delivery for shareholders

• FinWise anticipates efficiency ratio improvement due to credit enhanced loan revenues

Result Drivers

• SEASONALITY IMPACT - Q4 loan originations decreased from Q3 due to seasonal variations in student loan programs

• CREDIT ENHANCED BALANCES - Increase in net interest income driven by growth in credit enhanced balances

• HIGHER PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES - Increase due to growth in credit enhanced loan portfolio and conservative servicing standards

Key Details

Analyst Coverage

• The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 3 "strong buy" or "buy", no "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

• The average consensus recommendation for the banks peer group is "buy"

• Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Finwise Bancorp is $22.00, about 20.6% above its January 28 closing price of $18.24

• The stock recently traded at 10 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 13 three months ago

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