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WaFd Announces Quarterly Earnings Per Share of $0.65

WaFd, Inc. (Nasdaq: WAFD):

Q2 Highlights

 

$56 Million

 

$0.65

 

0.82%

 

7.68%

Net Income

 

Diluted Earnings per Common Share

 

Return on Average Assets

 

Return on Average Common Equity

"In the second quarter of fiscal 2025 our margin bounced back, expenses declined, and bottom-line results improved for shareholders. We are enthusiastic about the shift toward business banking we implemented last quarter and are pleased to see early successes including 382 new small business loans originated through our branches (compared to none in the prior quarter), merchant processing referrals increasing 125% on a linked quarter basis, and our insurance subsidiary delivering 53% year over year growth in profit. Additionally, we have been able to hire two former executives from the Small Business Administration to assist in establishing SBA lending at WaFd. We understand that our continued evolution toward higher margin business lines will be measured in years, not quarters, but we are off to a good start.

"This quarter we were recognized by JD Power as the 2nd best for customer service among all banks doing business in the Pacific Northwest. This is a well-deserved compliment to our team of bankers that focus first on our clients."

Brent Beardall

President and CEO of WaFd Bank

 

 

 

 

Net Interest Income and NIM

$161 million net interest income for the quarter compared to 155 million in Q1.

 

Credit Quality

Non-performing assets down by $8 million at 0.26% of total assets compared to 0.29% Q1.

Net interest margin at 2.55% for the quarter compared to 2.39% for Q1.

$2.75 million provision the result of net charge-offs offset by a stable loans receivable balance.

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Interest Income and Expense

20% increase in non-interest income compared to Q1 driven by WaFd Insurance revenue increase: $1.7 million over the December quarter and $1.3 million over March 2024.

 

Shareholder Returns and Stock Activity

On March 7, 2025, the Company paid a cash dividend of $0.27 per share, 168th consecutive quarterly dividend paid.

726,082 shares were repurchased during the quarter

WaFd, Inc. (Nasdaq: WAFD) (the "Company"), parent company of Washington Federal Bank ("WaFd Bank" or the "Bank"), today announced quarterly earnings of $56,252,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, an increase of 19% from net earnings of $47,267,000 for the quarter ended December 31, 2024 and an increase of 254% from net earnings of $15,888,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. After the effect of dividends on preferred stock, net income available for common shareholders was $0.65 per diluted share for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, compared to $0.54 per diluted share for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, an $0.11 or 20% increase, and $0.17 per diluted share for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, a $0.48 or 282% increase in fully diluted earnings per common share. The March 31, 2024 results reflected significant acquisition-related expenses and certain non-operating adjustments of $51.1 million and the December 31, 2024 results reflected one-time restructuring charges of $5.4 million.

The following table provides the Company's financial scorecard for the last five quarters:

 

As of

(In thousands, except share and ratio data)

March 31,

2025

 

December 31,

2024

 

September 30,

2024

 

June 30,

2024

 

March 31,

2024

BALANCE SHEET

 

Cash

$

1,231,461

 

 

$

1,507,735

 

 

$

2,381,102

 

 

$

2,492,504

 

 

$

1,505,771

 

Loans receivable, net

 

20,920,001

 

 

 

21,060,501

 

 

 

20,916,354

 

 

 

20,873,919

 

 

 

20,795,259

 

Allowance for credit losses ("ACL")

 

222,709

 

 

 

225,022

 

 

 

225,253

 

 

 

225,324

 

 

 

225,077

 

Loans held for sale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

468,527

 

 

 

2,993,658

 

Available-for-sale securities, at fair value

 

3,142,763

 

 

 

2,743,731

 

 

 

2,572,709

 

 

 

2,428,768

 

 

 

2,438,114

 

Held-to-maturity securities, at amortized cost

 

526,502

 

 

 

537,348

 

 

 

436,972

 

 

 

447,638

 

 

 

457,882

 

Total investments

 

3,669,265

 

 

 

3,281,079

 

 

 

3,009,681

 

 

 

2,876,406

 

 

 

2,895,996

 

Total assets

 

27,644,637

 

 

 

27,684,454

 

 

 

28,060,330

 

 

 

28,580,800

 

 

 

30,140,288

 

Transaction deposits

 

11,853,984

 

 

 

11,853,859

 

 

 

11,817,185

 

 

 

11,929,005

 

 

 

12,338,862

 

Time deposits

 

9,573,442

 

 

 

9,584,918

 

 

 

9,556,785

 

 

 

9,255,760

 

 

 

9,000,911

 

Total deposits

 

21,427,426

 

 

 

21,438,777

 

 

 

21,373,970

 

 

 

21,184,765

 

 

 

21,339,773

 

Borrowings

 

2,814,938

 

 

 

2,914,627

 

 

 

3,318,307

 

 

 

4,079,360

 

 

 

5,489,501

 

Total shareholders' equity

 

3,032,620

 

 

 

3,021,636

 

 

 

3,000,300

 

 

 

2,958,339

 

 

 

2,921,906

 

Loans to customer deposits2

 

97.63

%

 

 

98.24

%

 

 

97.86

%

 

 

98.53

%

 

 

97.45

%

PROFITABILITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

$

56,252

 

 

$

47,267

 

 

$

61,140

 

 

$

64,560

 

 

$

15,888

 

Net income to common shareholders

 

52,596

 

 

 

43,611

 

 

 

57,484

 

 

 

60,904

 

 

 

12,232

 

Earnings per common share

 

0.65

 

 

 

0.54

 

 

 

0.71

 

 

 

0.75

 

 

 

0.17

 

Return on tangible common equity1

 

9.18

%

 

 

7.69

%

 

 

10.24

%

 

 

11.10

%

 

 

2.47

%

Return on tangible assets1

 

0.84

%

 

 

0.70

%

 

 

0.89

%

 

 

0.88

%

 

 

0.26

%

Net interest margin

 

2.55

%

 

 

2.39

%

 

 

2.62

%

 

 

2.56

%

 

 

2.73

%

Efficiency ratio

 

58.31

%

 

 

65.04

%

 

 

57.21

%

 

 

56.61

%

 

 

77.74

%

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common shareholders' equity per share

$

33.84

 

 

$

33.45

 

 

$

33.25

 

 

$

32.76

 

 

$

32.21

 

Tangible common shareholders' equity per share1

 

28.31

 

 

 

27.93

 

 

 

27.73

 

 

 

27.18

 

 

 

26.64

 

Shareholders' equity to total assets

 

10.97

%

 

 

10.91

%

 

 

10.69

%

 

 

10.35

%

 

 

9.69

%

Tangible shareholders' equity to tangible assets1

 

9.51

%

 

 

9.45

%

 

 

9.24

%

 

 

8.91

%

 

 

8.31

%

Common shares outstanding

 

80,758,674

 

 

 

81,373,760

 

 

 

81,220,269

 

 

 

81,157,173

 

 

 

81,405,391

 

Preferred shares outstanding

 

300,000

 

 

 

300,000

 

 

 

300,000

 

 

 

300,000

 

 

 

300,000

 

CREDIT QUALITY2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACL to gross loans

 

1.01

%

 

 

1.00

%

 

 

1.01

%

 

 

1.00

%

 

 

1.00

%

Non-accrual loans to net loans

 

0.29

%

 

 

0.34

%

 

 

0.33

%

 

 

0.29

%

 

 

0.29

%

Delinquencies to net loans

 

0.27

%

 

 

0.30

%

 

 

0.25

%

 

 

0.22

%

 

 

0.36

%

Non-performing assets to total assets

 

0.26

%

 

 

0.29

%

 

 

0.28

%

 

 

0.24

%

 

 

0.23

%

Criticized loans to net loans

 

3.32

%

 

 

2.54

%

 

 

2.41

%

 

 

3.01

%

 

 

2.59

%

Substandard loans to net loans

 

2.38

%

 

 

1.96

%

 

 

2.04

%

 

 

1.84

%

 

 

1.48

%

(1)

Metric is a non-GAAP Financial Measure. See page 10 for additional information on our use of non-GAAP Financial Measures.

(2)

Metrics include only loans held for investment. Loans held for sale are not included.

Balance Sheet Total assets decreased to $27.6 billion as of March 31, 2025, compared to $28.1 billion at September 30, 2024, primarily due to cash used to reduce borrowings and purchase investments during the period. Net loans were flat at $20.9 billion and cash decreased $1.1 billion, or 48.3%. Investment securities increased by $660 million, or 21.9% in the first half of FY 2025.

Customer deposits totaled $21.4 billion as of March 31, 2025, largely unchanged from September 30, 2024. Transaction accounts increased by $37 million or 0.3% during the period, while time deposits increased $17 million or 0.2%. As of March 31, 2025, 55.3% of the Company’s deposits were transaction accounts, similar to September 30, 2024. Core deposits, defined as all transaction accounts and time deposits less than $250,000, totaled 78.8% of deposits at March 31, 2025, up from 75.1% on September 30, 2024. Deposits that are uninsured or not collateralized were 25.6% as of March 31, 2025, an increase from 24.0% as of September 30, 2024.

Borrowings totaled $2.8 billion as of March 31, 2025, down from $3.3 billion at September 30, 2024. The effective weighted average interest rate of borrowings was 3.30% as of March 31, 2025, compared to 3.93% at September 30, 2024.

Loan originations totaled $1.0 billion for the second fiscal quarter of 2025, compared to $0.9 billion of originations in the prior quarter. Offsetting loan originations in each of these quarters were loan repayments of $1.3 billion and $1.0 billion, respectively. Commercial loans represented 73% of all loan originations during the second fiscal quarter of 2025 and consumer loans accounted for the remaining 27%. The period end interest yield on the loan portfolio was 5.42% as of March 31, 2025, a decrease from 5.62% as of September 30, 2024.

Tangible common equity per share is a key metric for our management team. For the March quarter, tangible book value per share grew from $27.73 as of September 30, 2024 to $28.31 at March 31, 2025. This metric is a non-GAAP Financial Measure. See page 10 for additional information on our use of non-GAAP Financial Measures. During the quarter, the Company repurchased 726,082 shares of common stock at a weighted average price of $29.39. Our share repurchase plan currently has an authorization of 10.8 million shares, which provides what we believe is a compelling investment alternative.

Credit Quality Credit quality continues to be monitored closely in light of the shifting economic and monetary environment. As of March 31, 2025, non-performing assets decreased to $71 million, or 0.26% of total assets, from $77 million, or 0.28%, at September 30, 2024. The change fiscal year to date is due primarily to non-accrual loans decreasing by $9.7 million, or 14%, since September 30, 2024. Delinquent loans were slightly increased at 0.27% of total loans at March 31, 2025, compared to 0.25% at September 30, 2024 but improved compared to 0.30% at December 31, 2024. The allowance for credit losses (including the reserve for unfunded commitments) totaled $223 million as of March 31, 2025, and was 1.01% of gross loans outstanding, as compared to $225 million, or 1.01% of gross loans outstanding, as of September 30, 2024. Net charge-offs were $5,063,000 for the second fiscal quarter of 2025, compared to $231,000 for the prior quarter.

Profitability Net interest income was $161 million for the second fiscal quarter of 2025, an increase of $5.5 million or 4% from the prior quarter. The increase in net interest income was primarily due to a 19 basis point decrease in the rate paid on interest bearing liabilities offset by a $170 million decrease in interest earning asset balances for which the yield was flat. Net interest margin was 2.55% in the second fiscal quarter of 2025 compared to 2.39% for the quarter ended December 31, 2024.

Total non-interest income was $18.9 million for the second fiscal quarter of 2025 compared to $15.7 million the prior quarter. The increase compared to the prior quarter was primarily due to increased prepayment fees earned on loans and increased commission income from the Bank's insurance subsidiary, WaFd Insurance.

Total non-interest expense was $104.8 million in the second fiscal quarter of 2025, a decrease of $6.5 million, or 5.8%, from the prior quarter. The overall decrease is the result of the $5.4 million of restructuring costs incurred in the prior quarter. Decreased expenses combined with increased net interest income resulted in a decrease in the Company’s efficiency ratio in the second fiscal quarter of 2025 to 58.3%, compared to 65.0% in the prior quarter.

The Company recorded a $2.8 million provision for credit losses in the second fiscal quarter of 2025 compared to no provision the prior quarter. The provision for loan losses in the quarter ended March 31, 2025 was primarily the result of the stable loans receivable balance offset by $5.1 million of net charge-offs taken during the quarter.

Return on common shareholders' equity for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 was 7.68% compared to 6.42% for the quarter ended December 31, 2024. Adjusted for certain non-operating items and restructuring charges, return on equity for the quarter is 7.66% compared to adjusted return on equity of 7.45% the prior quarter. Return on assets for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 was 0.82% compared to 0.69% for the previous quarter. Adjusted for certain non-operating items and restructuring charges, return on assets for the quarter is 0.82% compared to adjusted return on assets of 0.79% the prior quarter. For a reconciliation of these adjusted ratios, see the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section below.

Income tax expense totaled $15.8 million the second fiscal quarter of 2025, as compared to $5.1 million for the prior year same quarter. The effective tax rate for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 was 21.88% compared to 21.55% for the quarter ended December 31, 2024. The Company’s effective tax rate may vary from the statutory rate mainly due to state taxes, tax-exempt income and tax-credit investments.

WaFd Bank is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, and has 209 branches in nine western states. To find out more about WaFd Bank, please visit our website www.wafdbank.com. The Company uses its website to distribute financial and other material information about the Company.

WAFD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

March 31, 2025

September 30, 2024

 

(In thousands, except share and ratio data)

ASSETS

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

1,231,461

 

$

2,381,102

 

Available-for-sale securities, at fair value

 

3,142,763

 

 

2,572,709

 

Held-to-maturity securities, at amortized cost

 

526,502

 

 

436,972

 

Loans receivable, net of allowance for loan losses of $202,709 and $203,753

 

20,920,001

 

 

20,916,354

 

Interest receivable

 

101,778

 

 

102,827

 

Premises and equipment, net

 

250,896

 

 

247,901

 

Real estate owned

 

7,688

 

 

4,567

 

FHLB stock

 

133,964

 

 

95,617

 

Bank owned life insurance

 

271,321

 

 

267,633

 

Intangible assets, including goodwill of $414,723 and $411,360

 

446,660

 

 

448,425

 

Deferred tax assets, net

 

122,739

 

 

119,248

 

Other assets

 

488,864

 

 

466,975

 

 

$

27,644,637

 

$

28,060,330

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

Transaction deposits

$

11,853,984

 

$

11,817,185

 

Time deposits

 

9,573,442

 

 

9,556,785

 

Total customer deposits

 

21,427,426

 

 

21,373,970

 

Borrowings

 

2,763,758

 

 

3,267,589

 

Junior subordinated debentures

 

51,180

 

 

50,718

 

Advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance

 

44,496

 

 

61,330

��

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

325,157

 

 

306,423

 

 

 

24,612,017

 

 

25,060,030

 

Shareholders’ equity

 

 

Preferred stock, $1.00 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized; 300,000 and 300,000 shares issued; 300,000 and 300,000 shares outstanding

 

300,000

 

 

300,000

 

Common stock, $1.00 par value, 300,000,000 shares authorized; 154,355,059 and 154,007,429 shares issued; 80,758,674 and 81,220,269 shares outstanding

 

154,355

 

 

154,007

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

2,158,037

 

 

2,150,675

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes

 

51,404

 

 

55,851

 

Treasury stock, at cost 73,596,385 and 72,787,160 shares

 

(1,663,739

)

 

(1,639,131

)

Retained earnings

 

2,032,563

 

 

1,978,898

 

 

 

3,032,620

 

 

3,000,300

 

 

$

27,644,637

 

$

28,060,330

 

Yield and margin as of period end

 

 

 

 

Loans receivable1

 

5.42

%

 

5.62

%

Mortgage-backed securities

 

4.22

 

 

4.00

 

Combined cash, investments and FHLB stock

 

4.62

 

 

5.10

 

Interest-earning assets

 

5.22

 

 

5.44

 

Interest-bearing customer accounts

 

3.16

 

 

3.50

 

Borrowings1

 

3.30

 

 

3.93

 

Interest-bearing liabilities

 

3.17

 

 

3.56

 

Net interest spread

 

2.05

 

 

1.88

 

Net interest margin

 

2.55

 

 

2.44

 

1

Accretion and amortization assumed to be same as prior quarter. Also includes the impact of derivatives.

 

WAFD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

Six Months Ended

March 31,

 

2025

 

2024

 

2025

 

2024

 

(In thousands, except share and ratio data)

INTEREST INCOME

 

 

 

 

Loans receivable

$

282,077

 

$

274,341

 

$

568,674

 

$

520,133

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

23,926

 

 

12,905

 

 

42,263

 

 

24,171

 

Investment securities and cash equivalents

 

30,081

 

 

31,580

 

 

70,264

 

 

61,368

 

 

 

336,084

 

 

318,826

 

 

681,201

 

 

605,672

 

INTEREST EXPENSE

 

 

 

 

Customer accounts

 

151,948

 

 

116,164

 

 

314,098

 

 

212,835

 

Borrowings, senior debt and junior subordinated debentures

 

23,226

 

 

44,065

 

 

50,762

 

 

82,003

 

 

 

175,174

 

 

160,229

 

 

364,860

 

 

294,838

 

Net interest income

 

160,910

 

 

158,597

 

 

316,341

 

 

310,834

 

Provision (release) for credit losses

 

2,750

 

 

16,000

 

 

2,750

 

 

16,000

 

Net interest income after provision (release)

 

158,160

 

 

142,597

 

 

313,591

 

 

294,834

 

NON-INTEREST INCOME

 

 

 

 

Gain (loss) on sale of investment securities

 

 

 

90

 

 

20

 

 

171

 

Gain (loss) on termination of hedging derivatives

 

65

 

 

6

 

 

70

 

 

115

 

Loan fee income

 

1,812

 

 

550

 

 

3,157

 

 

1,394

 

Deposit fee income

 

7,057

 

 

6,698

 

 

14,103

 

 

13,500

 

Other income

 

9,947

 

 

6,048

 

 

17,233

 

 

12,379

 

Total non-interest income

 

18,881

 

 

13,392

 

 

34,583

 

 

27,559

 

NON-INTEREST EXPENSE

 

 

 

 

Compensation and benefits

 

52,710

 

 

73,155

 

 

112,637

 

 

122,996

 

Occupancy

 

11,499

 

 

10,918

 

 

22,287

 

 

20,289

 

FDIC insurance premiums

 

5,800

 

 

7,900

 

 

10,650

 

 

14,470

 

Product delivery

 

6,907

 

 

5,581

 

 

12,692

 

 

11,590

 

Information technology

 

14,481

 

 

12,883

 

 

28,673

 

 

25,749

 

Other expense

 

13,435

 

 

23,275

 

 

29,204

 

 

35,158

 

Total non-interest expense

 

104,832

 

 

133,712

 

 

216,143

 

 

230,252

 

Gain (loss) on real estate owned, net

 

(199

)

 

(1,315

)

 

230

 

 

511

 

Income before income taxes

 

72,010

 

 

20,962

 

 

132,261

 

 

92,652

 

Income tax provision

 

15,758

 

 

5,074

 

 

28,742

 

 

18,311

 

Net income

 

56,252

 

 

15,888

 

 

103,519

 

 

74,341

 

Dividends on preferred stock

 

3,656

 

 

3,656

 

 

7,312

 

 

7,312

 

Net income available to common shareholders

$

52,596

 

$

12,232

 

$

96,207

 

$

67,029

 

PER SHARE DATA

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per common share

$

0.65

 

$

0.17

 

$

1.19

 

$

1.00

 

Diluted earnings per common share

 

0.65

 

 

0.17

 

 

1.18

 

 

1.00

 

Cash dividends per common share

 

0.27

 

 

0.26

 

 

0.53

 

 

0.51

 

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

 

81,061,206

 

 

70,129,072

 

 

81,178,997

 

 

67,197,352

 

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

 

81,105,536

 

 

70,164,558

 

 

81,278,102

 

 

67,225,099

 

PERFORMANCE RATIOS

 

 

 

 

Return on average assets

 

0.82

%

 

0.26

%

 

0.75

%

 

0.63

%

Return on average common equity

 

7.68

%

 

2.09

%

 

7.06

%

 

5.98

%

 

WAFD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

March 31,

2025

December 31,

2024

September 30,

2024

June 30,

2024

March 31,

2024

 

(In thousands, except share and ratio data)

INTEREST INCOME

 

 

 

 

 

Loans receivable

$

282,077

 

$

286,597

$

308,598

 

$

337,118

 

$

274,341

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

23,926

 

 

18,337

 

 

18,088

 

 

17,523

 

 

12,905

 

Investment securities and cash equivalents

 

30,081

 

 

40,183

 

 

47,411

 

 

37,300

 

 

31,580

 

 

 

336,084

 

 

345,117

 

 

374,097

 

 

391,941

 

 

318,826

 

INTEREST EXPENSE

 

 

 

 

 

Customer accounts

 

151,948

 

 

162,150

 

 

165,240

 

 

154,359

 

 

116,164

 

Borrowings, senior debt and junior subordinated debentures

 

23,226

 

 

27,536

 

 

36,045

 

 

60,396

 

 

44,065

 

 

 

175,174

 

 

189,686

 

 

201,285

 

 

214,755

 

 

160,229

 

Net interest income

 

160,910

 

 

155,431

 

 

172,812

 

 

177,186

 

 

158,597

 

Provision for credit losses

 

2,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,500

 

 

16,000

 

Net interest income after provision

 

158,160

 

 

155,431

 

 

172,812

 

 

175,686

 

 

142,597

 

NON-INTEREST INCOME

 

 

 

 

 

Gain on sale of investment securities

 

 

 

20

 

 

91

 

 

80

 

 

90

 

Gain on termination of hedging derivatives

 

65

 

 

5

 

 

72

 

 

54

 

 

6

 

Loan fee income

 

1,812

 

 

1,345

 

 

757

 

 

594

 

 

550

 

Deposit fee income

 

7,057

 

 

7,046

 

 

7,047

 

 

6,960

 

 

6,698

 

Other income

 

9,947

 

 

7,286

 

 

7,911

 

 

9,567

 

 

6,048

 

Total non-interest income

 

18,881

 

 

15,702

 

 

15,878

 

 

17,255

 

 

13,392

 

NON-INTEREST EXPENSE

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation and benefits

 

52,710

 

 

59,927

 

 

53,983

 

 

57,169

 

 

73,155

 

Occupancy

 

11,499

 

 

10,788

 

 

10,843

 

 

10,904

 

 

10,918

 

FDIC insurance premiums

 

5,800

 

 

4,850

 

 

6,800

 

 

7,600

 

 

7,900

 

Product delivery

 

6,907

 

 

5,785

 

 

6,306

 

 

6,090

 

 

5,581

 

Information technology

 

14,481

 

 

14,192

 

 

14,129

 

 

13,428

 

 

12,883

 

Other expense

 

13,435

 

 

15,769

 

 

15,880

 

 

14,888

 

 

23,275

 

Total non-interest expense

 

104,832

 

 

111,311

 

 

107,941

 

 

110,079

 

 

133,712

 

Gain (loss) on real estate owned, net

 

(199

)

 

429

 

 

(83

)

 

(124

)

 

(1,315

)

Income before income taxes

 

72,010

 

 

60,251

 

 

80,666

 

 

82,738

 

 

20,962

 

Income tax provision

 

15,758

 

 

12,984

 

 

19,526

 

 

18,178

 

 

5,074

 

Net income

 

56,252

 

 

47,267

 

 

61,140

 

 

64,560

 

 

15,888

 

Dividends on preferred stock

 

3,656

 

 

3,656

 

 

3,656

 

 

3,656

 

 

3,656

 

Net income available to common shareholders

$

52,596

 

$

43,611

 

$

57,484

 

$

60,904

 

$

12,232

 

 

WAFD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

March 31,

2025

December 31,

2024

September 30,

2024

June 30,

2024

March 31,

2024

 

(In thousands, except share and ratio data)

PER SHARE DATA

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per common share

$

0.65

 

$

0.54

 

$

0.71

 

$

0.75

 

$

0.17

 

Diluted earnings per common share

 

0.65

 

 

0.54

 

 

0.71

 

 

0.75

 

 

0.17

 

Cash dividends per common share

 

0.27

 

 

0.26

 

 

0.26

 

 

0.26

 

 

0.26

 

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

 

81,061,206

 

 

81,294,227

 

 

81,208,683

 

 

81,374,811

 

 

70,129,072

 

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

 

81,105,536

 

 

81,401,599

 

 

81,353,644

 

 

81,393,708

 

 

70,164,558

 

PERFORMANCE RATIOS

 

 

 

 

 

Return on average assets

 

0.82

%

 

0.69

%

 

0.87

%

 

0.87

%

 

0.26

%

Return on average common equity

 

7.68

 

 

6.42

 

 

8.53

 

 

9.20

 

 

2.09

 

Net interest margin

 

2.55

 

 

2.39

 

 

2.62

 

 

2.56

 

 

2.73

 

Efficiency ratio

 

58.31

 

 

65.04

 

 

57.21

 

 

56.61

 

 

77.74

 

WAFD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NON-GAAP MEASURES

(UNAUDITED)

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company has presented certain non-GAAP measures within this document to remove the effect of certain income and expenses to provide investors with information useful in understanding our financial performance. The Company considers these items to be non-operating in nature as they are items that management does not consider indicative of the Company's on-going financial performance. We believe that the tables presented reflect our on-going performance in the periods presented and, accordingly, are useful to consider in addition to our GAAP financial results. These measures should not be considered a substitution for GAAP basis disclosures.

Other companies may use similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures that are calculated differently from the way they are calculated herein. Because of this, our non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similar measures used by others. We caution investors not to place undue reliance on such measures. See the following unaudited tables for reconciliations of our non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.

Tangible Measures

March 31,

2025

 

December 31,

2024

 

September 30,

2024

 

June 30,

2024

 

March 31,

2024

(Unaudited - In thousands, except for ratio data)

Shareholders' equity - GAAP

$

3,032,620

 

$

3,021,636

$

3,000,300

$

2,958,339

$

2,921,906

Less intangible assets - GAAP

 

446,660

 

449,213

 

448,425

 

452,255

 

453,539

Tangible shareholders' equity

$

2,585,960

$

2,572,423

$

2,551,875

$

2,506,084

$

2,468,367

Less preferred stock - GAAP

 

300,000

 

300,000

 

300,000

 

300,000

 

300,000

Tangible common shareholders' equity

$

2,285,960

$

2,272,423

$

2,251,875

$

2,206,084

$

2,168,367

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets - GAAP

$

27,644,637

$

27,684,454

$

28,060,330

$

28,580,800

$

30,140,288

Less intangible assets - GAAP

 

446,660

 

449,213

 

448,425

 

452,255

 

453,539

Tangible assets

$

27,197,977

$

27,235,241

$

27,611,905

$

28,128,545

$

29,686,749

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tangible Metrics

 

 

 

 

 

Common shares outstanding - GAAP

 

80,758,674

 

81,373,760

 

81,220,269

 

81,157,173

 

81,405,391

Tangible common equity per share

$

28.31

$

27.93

$

27.73

$

27.18

$

26.64

Tangible equity to tangible assets

 

9.51

%

 

9.45

%

 

9.24

%

 

8.91

%

 

8.31

%

 

WAFD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NON-GAAP MEASURES

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

Average Tangible Measures

March 31,

2025

 

December 31,

2024

 

September 30,

2024

 

June 30,

2024

 

March 31,

2024

(Unaudited - In thousands, except for ratio data)

Average shareholders' equity - GAAP

$

3,039,021

 

$

3,015,197

 

$

2,996,093

 

$

2,947,056

 

$

2,638,483

 

Less average preferred stock

- GAAP

 

300,000

 

 

300,000

 

 

300,000

 

 

300,000

 

 

300,000

 

Less average intangible assets - GAAP

 

448,272

 

 

447,754

 

 

451,204

 

 

453,142

 

 

360,251

 

Average tangible common equity

$

2,290,749

 

$

2,267,443

 

$

2,244,889

 

$

2,193,914

 

$

1,978,232

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Assets - GAAP

$

27,371,320

 

$

27,504,576

 

$

28,000,482

 

$

29,703,337

 

$

24,907,376

 

Less average intangible assets - GAAP

 

448,272

 

 

447,754

 

 

451,204

 

 

453,142

 

 

360,251

 

Average tangible assets

$

26,923,048

 

$

27,056,822

 

$

27,549,278

 

$

29,250,195

 

$

24,547,125

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Tangible Metrics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income - GAAP

 

56,252

 

 

47,267

 

 

61,140

 

 

64,560

 

 

15,888

 

Net income available to common shareholders' - GAAP

 

52,596

 

 

43,611

 

 

57,484

 

 

60,904

 

 

12,232

 

Return on tangible common equity

 

9.18

%

 

7.69

%

 

10.24

%

 

11.10

%

 

2.47

%

Return on tangible assets

 

0.84

%

 

0.70

%

 

0.89

%

 

0.88

%

 

0.26

%

 

WAFD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NON-GAAP MEASURES

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

Three Months Ended

Net Income Adjusted for Acquisition Expenses and Other Non-Operating Items

March 31,

2025

December 31,

2024

September 30,

2024

June 30,

2024

March 31,

2024

(Unaudited - In thousands, except for ratio data)

Interest income

 

 

 

 

 

LBC Hedge Valuation Adj

$

 

$

3,933

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest income

 

 

 

 

 

Distribution received on LBC equity method investment

$

(257

)

$

(279

)

$

(288

)

$

(299

)

$

(287

)

(Gain)Loss on WaFd Bank equity method investment

 

(155

)

 

48

 

 

(896

)

 

(748

)

 

2,195

 

Total non-interest income

$

(412

)

$

(231

)

$

(1,184

)

$

(1,047

)

$

1,908

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition-related expenses

$

 

$

239

 

$

(1,602

)

$

2,285

 

$

25,120

 

Non-operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Restructuring Charges

 

 

 

5,390

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FDIC Special Assessment

 

 

 

 

 

(216

)

 

 

 

1,800

 

Legal and Compliance

 

 

 

 

 

(182

)

 

 

 

3,000

 

Charitable Donation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

 

 

 

5,390

 

 

(398

)

 

 

 

6,800

 

Total non-interest expense

$

 

$

5,629

 

$

(2,000

)

$

2,285

 

$

31,920

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income - GAAP

$

56,252

 

$

47,267

 

$

61,140

 

$

64,560

 

$

15,888

 

Preliminary ACL provision on LBC loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,000

 

Interest income adjustments

 

 

 

3,933

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest income adjustments

 

(412

)

 

(231

)

 

(1,184

)

 

(1,047

)

 

1,908

 

Non-interest expense adjustments

 

 

 

5,629

 

 

(2,000

)

 

2,285

 

 

31,920

 

REO adjustments

 

199

 

 

(429

)

 

83

 

 

124

 

 

1,315

 

Income tax adjustment

 

47

 

 

(1,918

)

 

751

 

 

(299

)

 

(12,274

)

Net Income - non-GAAP

$

56,086

 

$

54,251

 

$

58,790

 

$

65,623

 

$

54,757

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend on preferred stock

 

3,656

 

 

3,656

 

 

3,656

 

 

3,656

 

 

3,656

 

Net Income available to common shareholders' - non-GAAP

$

52,430

 

$

50,595

 

$

55,134

 

$

61,967

 

$

51,101

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic weighted average number

 

81,061,206

 

 

81,294,227

 

 

81,208,683

 

 

81,374,811

 

 

70,129,072

 

Diluted weighted average

 

81,105,536

 

 

81,401,599

 

 

81,353,644

 

 

81,393,708

 

 

70,164,558

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic EPS - non-GAAP

$

0.65

 

$

0.62

 

$

0.68

 

$

0.76

 

$

0.73

 

Diluted EPS - non-GAAP

 

0.65

 

 

0.62

 

 

0.68

 

 

0.76

 

 

0.73

 

 

WAFD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NON-GAAP MEASURES

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

Three Months Ended

Adjusted Efficiency Ratio

March 31,

2025

 

December 31,

2024

 

September 30,

2024

 

June 30,

2024

 

March 31,

2024

(Unaudited - In thousands, except for ratio data)

Efficiency ratio - GAAP

58.3

%

65.0

%

57.2

%

56.6

%

77.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income - GAAP

$ 160,910

 

$ 155,431

 

$ 172,812

 

$ 177,186

 

$ 158,597

 

Total interest income adjustments

 

3,933

 

 

 

 

Net interest income - non-GAAP

$ 160,910

 

$ 159,364

 

$ 172,812

 

$ 177,186

 

$ 158,597

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest expense - GAAP

$ 104,832

 

$ 111,311

 

$ 107,941

 

$ 110,079

 

$ 133,712

 

Less merger related expenses

 

239

 

(1,602

)

2,285

 

25,120

 

Less non-operating expenses

 

5,390

 

(398

)

 

6,800

 

Non-interest Expenses -

non-GAAP

$ 104,832

 

$ 105,682

 

$ 109,941

 

$ 107,794

 

$ 101,792

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest income - GAAP

$ 18,881

 

$ 15,702

 

$ 15,878

 

$ 17,255

 

$ 13,392

 

Total other income

(412

)

(231

)

(1,184

)

(1,047

)

1,908

 

Non-interest income -

non-GAAP

$ 18,469

 

$ 15,471

 

$ 14,694

 

$ 16,208

 

$ 15,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Interest Income -

non-GAAP

$ 160,910

 

$ 159,364

 

$ 172,812

 

$ 177,186

 

$ 158,597

 

Non-interest income -

non-GAAP

18,469

 

15,471

 

14,694

 

16,208

 

15,300

 

Total Income - non-GAAP

$ 179,379

 

$ 174,835

 

$ 187,506

 

$ 193,394

 

$ 173,897

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted Efficiency Ratio

58.4

%

60.4

%

58.6

%

55.7

%

58.5

%

 

WAFD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NON-GAAP MEASURES

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

Three Months Ended

Adjusted ROA and ROE

March 31,

2025

December 31,

2024

September 30,

2024

June 30,

2024

March 31,

2024

(Unaudited - In thousands, except for ratio data)

Reported:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income - GAAP

$

56,252

 

$

47,267

 

$

61,140

 

$

64,560

 

$

15,888

 

Net income available to common shareholders' - GAAP

$

52,596

 

$

43,611

 

$

57,484

 

$

60,904

 

$

12,232

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Assets

 

27,371,320

 

 

27,504,576

 

 

28,000,482

 

 

29,703,337

 

 

24,907,376

 

Return on Assets

 

0.82

%

 

0.69

%

 

0.87

%

 

0.87

%

 

0.26

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Common Equity

$

2,739,021

 

$

2,715,197

 

$

2,696,093

 

$

2,647,056

 

$

2,338,483

 

Return on common equity

 

7.68

%

 

6.42

%

 

8.53

%

 

9.20

%

 

2.09

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income - non-GAAP

$

56,086

 

$

54,251

 

$

58,790

 

$

65,623

 

$

54,757

 

Net income available to common shareholders' - non-GAAP

$

52,430

 

$

50,595

 

$

55,134

 

$

61,967

 

$

51,101

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Assets

 

27,371,320

 

 

27,504,576

 

 

28,000,482

 

 

29,703,337

 

 

24,907,376

 

Adjusted Return on Assets

 

0.82

%

 

0.79

%

 

0.84

%

 

0.88

%

 

0.88

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Common Equity

 

2,739,021

 

 

2,715,197

 

 

2,696,093

 

 

2,647,056

 

 

2,338,483

 

Adjusted Return on common equity

 

7.66

%

 

7.45

%

 

8.18

%

 

9.36

%

 

8.74

%

Important Cautionary Statements

The foregoing information should be read in conjunction with the financial statements, notes and other information contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K.

This press release contains statements about the Company’s future that are not statements of historical or current fact. These statements are “forward-looking statements” for purposes of applicable securities laws and are based on current information and/or management's good faith belief as to future events. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “intends,” “forecasts,” “may,” “potential,” “projects,” and other similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “should,” “would,” and “could” are intended to help identify such forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Although the Company believes any such statements are based on reasonable assumptions, forward-looking statements should not be read as a guarantee of future performance, and you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement.

By their nature, forward-looking statements involve inherent risk and uncertainties including the following risks and uncertainties, and those risks and uncertainties more fully discussed under “Risk Factors” in the Company’s September 30, 2024 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, which could cause actual performance to differ materially from that anticipated by any forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements relating to our financial condition or operations are subject to risks and uncertainties related to (i) fluctuations in interest rate risk and market interest rates, including the effect on our net interest income and net interest margin; (ii) current and future economic conditions, including the effects of declines in the real estate market, tariffs, high unemployment rates, inflationary pressures, a potential recession, the monetary policies of the Federal Reserve, and slowdowns in economic growth either nationally or locally in some or all of the areas in which we conduct business; (iii) financial stress on borrowers (consumers and businesses) as a result of higher interest rates or an uncertain economic environment; (iv) changes in deposit flows or loan demands; (v) our ability to identify and address cyber-security risks, including security breaches, "denial of service attacks," "hacking" and identity theft; (vi) the Company's exit from the mortgage lending business; (vii) the effects of natural or man-made disasters, calamities, or conflicts, including terrorist events and pandemics (such as the COVID-19 pandemic) and the resulting governmental and societal responses; (viii) the results of examinations by regulatory authorities, including a "Needs to Improve" CRA rating, which may impose restrictions or penalties on the Company's activities; (ix) expectations regarding key growth initiatives and strategic priorities; (x) global economic trends, including developments related to Ukraine and Russia, and the evolving conflict in the Middle East, and related negative financial impacts on our borrowers; (xi) litigation risks resulting in significant expenses, losses and reputational damage; (xii) the impact of bank failures or adverse developments at other banks and related negative press about regional banks and the banking industry in general; and (xiii) other economic, competitive, governmental, environmental, regulatory, and technological factors affecting our operations, pricing, products and services.

WaFd Announces Quarterly Earnings Per Share of $0.65

Contacts

WaFd, Inc.

425 Pike Street, Seattle, WA 98101

Brad Goode, SVP, Chief Marketing Officer

206-626-8178

brad.goode@wafd.com