Press Release
First Western Reports Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results
Third Quarter 2025 Summary
- Net income available to common shareholders of
$3.2 million in Q3 2025, compared to$2.5 million in Q2 2025 - Diluted earnings per share of
$0.32 in Q3 2025, compared to$0.26 in Q2 2025 - Total deposits increased
$320 million , or 12.6%, from$2.53 billion in Q2 2025 to$2.85 billion in Q3 2025 - Net interest income increased
$1.6 million , or 8.9%, from$17.9 million in Q2 2025 to$19.5 million in Q3 2025 - Non-interest income increased
$0.5 million , or 7.9%, from$6.3 million in Q2 2025 to$6.8 million in Q3 2025
Net income available to common shareholders was
“Our loan pipeline remains healthy and we expect to see solid loan growth in the fourth quarter, along with a continuation of the positive trends we are seeing in key areas, which we believe will result in solid financial performance for our shareholders,” said
| For the Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
| (Dollars in thousands, except per share data) | 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||
| Earnings Summary | |||||||||||
| Net interest income | $ | 19,454 | $ | 17,884 | $ | 15,568 | |||||
| Provision for credit losses | 2,257 | 1,773 | 501 | ||||||||
| Total non-interest income | 6,842 | 6,305 | 6,972 | ||||||||
| Total non-interest expense | 20,074 | 19,099 | 19,368 | ||||||||
| Income before income taxes | 3,965 | 3,317 | 2,671 | ||||||||
| Income tax expense | 779 | 814 | 537 | ||||||||
| Net income available to common shareholders | 3,186 | 2,503 | 2,134 | ||||||||
| Basic earnings per common share | 0.33 | 0.26 | 0.22 | ||||||||
| Diluted earnings per common share | 0.32 | 0.26 | 0.22 | ||||||||
| Return on average assets (annualized) | 0.40 | % | 0.36 | % | 0.30 | % | |||||
| Return on average shareholders' equity (annualized) | 4.92 | 3.90 | 3.43 | ||||||||
| Return on tangible common equity (annualized)(1) | 5.54 | 4.40 | 3.93 | ||||||||
| Net interest margin | 2.54 | 2.67 | 2.32 | ||||||||
| Efficiency ratio(1) | 76.38 | 78.83 | 84.98 | ||||||||
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(1) Represents a Non-GAAP financial measure. See “Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a reconciliation of our Non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.
Operating Results for the Third Quarter 2025
Revenue
Total income before non-interest expense was
(1) Represents a Non-GAAP financial measure. See “Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a reconciliation of our Non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.
Net Interest Margin
Net interest margin for the third quarter of 2025 decreased 13 basis points to 2.54% from 2.67% reported in the second quarter of 2025, primarily due to an unfavorable mix shift in average interest-earning asset balances and an increase in cost of funds. The increase in cost of funds was driven by an unfavorable mix shift in average deposit balances.
The yield on interest-earning assets decreased 2 basis points to 5.59% from 5.61% reported in the second quarter of 2025 and the cost of interest-bearing liabilities increased 4 basis points to 3.67% from 3.63% reported in the second quarter of 2025.
Relative to the third quarter of 2024, net interest margin increased 22 basis points from 2.32%, primarily due to a 33 basis point decrease in total cost of funds as a result of the lower interest rate environment.
Net Interest Income
Net interest income for the third quarter of 2025 was
Non-interest Income
Non-interest income for the third quarter of 2025 was
Relative to the third quarter of 2024, Non-interest income decreased
Non-interest Expense
Non-interest expense for the third quarter of 2025 was
Relative to the third quarter of 2024, Non-interest expense increased 3.6% from
The Company’s efficiency ratio(1) was 76.4% in the third quarter of 2025, compared with 78.8% in the second quarter of 2025 and 85.0% in the third quarter of 2024.
(1) Represents a Non-GAAP financial measure. See “Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a reconciliation of our Non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.
Income Taxes
The Company recorded Income tax expense of
Loans
Total loans held for investment were
Deposits
Total deposits were
Borrowings
Subordinated notes were
Assets Under Management
Assets Under Management (“AUM”) was
Credit Quality
Non-performing assets totaled
Non-performing loans totaled
During the third quarter of 2025, the Company recorded provision expense of
Capital
As of
| 2025 |
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| Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets | 9.80 | % |
| Common Equity Tier 1 ("CET1") to risk-weighted assets | 9.80 | |
| Total capital to risk-weighted assets | 12.50 | |
| Tier 1 capital to average assets | 7.51 | |
| Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets | 11.20 | % |
| CET1 to risk-weighted assets | 11.20 | |
| Total capital to risk-weighted assets | 12.04 | |
| Tier 1 capital to average assets | 8.59 | |
Book value per common share increased 1.1% from
Tangible book value per common share(1) increased 1.2% from
During the three months ended
(1) Represents a Non-GAAP financial measure. See “Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a reconciliation of our Non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.
Conference Call, Webcast and Slide Presentation
The Company will host a conference call and webcast at
A slide presentation relating to the third quarter 2025 results will be accessible prior to the scheduled conference call. The slide presentation and webcast of the conference call can be accessed on the Events and Presentations page of the Company’s investor relations website at https://myfw.gcs-web.com.
About First Western
First Western is a financial services holding company headquartered in
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Some of the financial measures included in this press release are not measures of financial performance recognized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in
Forward-Looking Statements
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited) |
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| Three Months Ended | |||||||||
| (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) | 2025 | 2025 | 2024 |
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| Interest and dividend income: | |||||||||
| Loans, including fees | $ | 37,701 | $ | 35,064 | $ | 35,337 | |||
| Loans accounted for under the fair value option | 64 | 85 | 141 | ||||||
| Investment securities | 1,387 | 819 | 708 | ||||||
| Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions | 3,468 | 1,377 | 1,770 | ||||||
| Dividends, restricted stock | 154 | 155 | 134 | ||||||
| Total interest and dividend income | 42,774 | 37,500 | 38,090 | ||||||
| Interest expense: | |||||||||
| Deposits | 22,177 | 18,208 | 21,150 | ||||||
| Other borrowed funds | 1,143 | 1,408 | 1,372 | ||||||
| Total interest expense | 23,320 | 19,616 | 22,522 | ||||||
| Net interest income | 19,454 | 17,884 | 15,568 | ||||||
| Less: Provision for credit losses | 2,257 | 1,773 | 501 | ||||||
| Net interest income, after provision for credit losses | 17,197 | 16,111 | 15,067 | ||||||
| Non-interest income: | |||||||||
| Trust and investment management fees | 4,629 | 4,512 | 4,728 | ||||||
| Net gain on mortgage loans | 1,394 | 1,187 | 1,451 | ||||||
| Bank fees | 312 | 293 | 392 | ||||||
| Risk management and insurance fees | 193 | 47 | 367 | ||||||
| Income on company-owned life insurance | 116 | 112 | 108 | ||||||
| Net gain (loss) on loans accounted for under the fair value option | 18 | 26 | (233 | ) | |||||
| Unrealized gain recognized on equity securities | 6 | 3 | 24 | ||||||
| Other | 174 | 125 | 135 | ||||||
| Total non-interest income | 6,842 | 6,305 | 6,972 | ||||||
| Total income before non-interest expense | 24,039 | 22,416 | 22,039 | ||||||
| Non-interest expense: | |||||||||
| Salaries and employee benefits | 11,884 | 11,019 | 11,439 | ||||||
| Occupancy and equipment | 2,084 | 2,224 | 2,126 | ||||||
| Professional services | 1,894 | 1,855 | 1,893 | ||||||
| Technology and information systems | 1,055 | 1,030 | 1,045 | ||||||
| Data processing | 1,251 | 1,166 | 1,101 | ||||||
| Marketing | 351 | 267 | 374 | ||||||
| Amortization of other intangible assets | 51 | 52 | 57 | ||||||
| Other | 1,504 | 1,486 | 1,333 | ||||||
| Total non-interest expense | 20,074 | 19,099 | 19,368 | ||||||
| Income before income taxes | 3,965 | 3,317 | 2,671 | ||||||
| Income tax expense | 779 | 814 | 537 | ||||||
| Net income available to common shareholders | $ | 3,186 | $ | 2,503 | $ | 2,134 | |||
| Earnings per common share: | |||||||||
| Basic | $ | 0.33 | $ | 0.26 | $ | 0.22 | |||
| Diluted | 0.32 | 0.26 | 0.22 | ||||||
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) |
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| (dollars in thousands) | 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||
| Assets | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents: | |||||||||||
| Cash and due from banks | $ | 13,889 | $ | 12,353 | $ | 18,979 | |||||
| Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions | 341,750 | 221,861 | 259,143 | ||||||||
| Total cash and cash equivalents | 355,639 | 234,214 | 278,122 | ||||||||
| Available-for-sale debt securities, at fair value (amortized cost of |
49,177 | — | — | ||||||||
| Held-to-maturity debt securities (fair value of |
98,205 | 99,825 | 76,745 | ||||||||
| Correspondent bank stock, at cost | 6,481 | 11,254 | 5,746 | ||||||||
| Mortgage loans held for sale, at fair value | 21,806 | 24,151 | 12,324 | ||||||||
| Loans held for sale, at fair value | — | — | 473 | ||||||||
| Loans (includes |
2,590,846 | 2,540,096 | 2,383,199 | ||||||||
| Allowance for credit losses | (20,967 | ) | (18,994 | ) | (18,796 | ) | |||||
| Loans, net | 2,569,879 | 2,521,102 | 2,364,403 | ||||||||
| Premises and equipment, net | 24,963 | 24,488 | 24,350 | ||||||||
| Accrued interest receivable | 11,907 | 10,783 | 10,455 | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable | 4,687 | 4,435 | 4,864 | ||||||||
| Other receivables | 3,736 | 4,915 | 10,397 | ||||||||
| Other real estate owned, net | 4,389 | 4,385 | 37,036 | ||||||||
| 31,473 | 31,524 | 31,684 | |||||||||
| Deferred tax assets, net | 3,500 | 2,809 | 4,075 | ||||||||
| Company-owned life insurance | 17,299 | 17,184 | 16,849 | ||||||||
| Other assets | 37,283 | 35,728 | 34,425 | ||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 3,240,424 | $ | 3,026,797 | $ | 2,911,948 | |||||
| Liabilities | |||||||||||
| Deposits: | |||||||||||
| Noninterest-bearing | $ | 375,708 | $ | 361,656 | $ | 473,576 | |||||
| Interest-bearing | 2,473,203 | 2,167,473 | 2,029,478 | ||||||||
| Total deposits | 2,848,911 | 2,529,129 | 2,503,054 | ||||||||
| Borrowings: | |||||||||||
| 50,867 | 163,416 | 62,373 | |||||||||
| Subordinated notes | 44,724 | 44,673 | 52,508 | ||||||||
| Accrued interest payable | 1,689 | 1,406 | 3,339 | ||||||||
| Other liabilities | 32,738 | 29,326 | 41,843 | ||||||||
| Total liabilities | 2,978,929 | 2,767,950 | 2,663,117 | ||||||||
| Shareholders’ Equity | |||||||||||
| Total shareholders’ equity | 261,495 | 258,847 | 248,831 | ||||||||
| Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | $ | 3,240,424 | $ | 3,026,797 | $ | 2,911,948 | |||||
Consolidated Financial Summary (unaudited) |
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| (dollars in thousands) | 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||
| Loan Portfolio | |||||||||||
| Cash, Securities, and Other | $ | 159,204 | $ | 161,725 | $ | 116,856 | |||||
| Consumer and Other | 12,254 | 15,778 | 14,978 | ||||||||
| Construction and Development | 230,600 | 255,870 | 301,542 | ||||||||
| 1-4 Family Residential | 1,041,990 | 1,012,662 | 920,709 | ||||||||
| Non-Owner Occupied CRE | 728,039 | 655,954 | 608,494 | ||||||||
| Owner Occupied CRE | 191,239 | 196,692 | 176,165 | ||||||||
| Commercial and Industrial | 225,919 | 239,278 | 239,660 | ||||||||
| Total | 2,589,245 | 2,537,959 | 2,378,404 | ||||||||
| Loans accounted for under the fair value option | 4,319 | 5,235 | 8,884 | ||||||||
| Total loans held for investment | 2,593,564 | 2,543,194 | 2,387,288 | ||||||||
| Deferred (fees) costs and unamortized premiums/(unaccreted discounts), net(1) | (2,718 | ) | (3,098 | ) | (4,089 | ) | |||||
| Loans (includes |
$ | 2,590,846 | $ | 2,540,096 | $ | 2,383,199 | |||||
| Mortgage loans held for sale | 21,806 | 24,151 | 12,324 | ||||||||
| Loans held for sale | — | — | 473 | ||||||||
| Deposit Portfolio | |||||||||||
| Money market deposit accounts | $ | 1,988,336 | $ | 1,632,997 | $ | 1,350,619 | |||||
| Time deposits | 349,533 | 397,006 | 533,452 | ||||||||
| Interest checking accounts | 121,901 | 123,967 | 130,255 | ||||||||
| Savings accounts | 13,433 | 13,503 | 15,152 | ||||||||
| Total interest-bearing deposits | 2,473,203 | 2,167,473 | 2,029,478 | ||||||||
| Noninterest-bearing accounts | 375,708 | 361,656 | 473,576 | ||||||||
| Total deposits | $ | 2,848,911 | $ | 2,529,129 | $ | 2,503,054 | |||||
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(1) Includes fair value adjustments on loans held for investment accounted for under the fair value option.
Consolidated Financial Summary (unaudited) (continued) |
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| As of or for the Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||
| Average Balance Sheets | |||||||||||
| Assets | |||||||||||
| Interest-earning assets: | |||||||||||
| Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions | $ | 307,979 | $ | 121,950 | $ | 129,629 | |||||
| Debt securities | 127,154 | 85,739 | 79,007 | ||||||||
| Correspondent bank stock | 7,500 | 7,199 | 6,281 | ||||||||
| Gross loans | 2,562,960 | 2,443,758 | 2,429,927 | ||||||||
| Mortgage loans held for sale | 26,037 | 18,803 | 18,423 | ||||||||
| Loans held at fair value | 4,809 | 5,690 | 9,691 | ||||||||
| Total interest-earning assets | 3,036,439 | 2,683,139 | 2,672,958 | ||||||||
| Noninterest-earning assets | 124,457 | 126,397 | 133,836 | ||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 3,160,896 | $ | 2,809,536 | $ | 2,806,794 | |||||
| Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity | |||||||||||
| Interest-bearing liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Interest-bearing deposits | $ | 2,422,177 | $ | 2,047,570 | $ | 2,007,265 | |||||
| FHLB and |
51,065 | 75,362 | 62,589 | ||||||||
| Subordinated notes | 44,690 | 44,639 | 52,470 | ||||||||
| Total interest-bearing liabilities | 2,517,932 | 2,167,571 | 2,122,324 | ||||||||
| Noninterest-bearing liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Noninterest-bearing deposits | 349,839 | 352,391 | 395,755 | ||||||||
| Other liabilities | 34,072 | 32,794 | 40,089 | ||||||||
| Total noninterest-bearing liabilities | 383,911 | 385,185 | 435,844 | ||||||||
| Total shareholders’ equity | 259,053 | 256,780 | 248,626 | ||||||||
| Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | $ | 3,160,896 | $ | 2,809,536 | $ | 2,806,794 | |||||
| Yields/Cost of funds (annualized) | |||||||||||
| Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions | 4.47 | % | 4.46 | % | 5.38 | % | |||||
| Debt securities | 4.33 | 3.83 | 3.57 | ||||||||
| Correspondent bank stock | 8.15 | 8.64 | 8.49 | ||||||||
| Loans | 5.78 | 5.71 | 5.74 | ||||||||
| Loan held at fair value | 5.28 | 5.99 | 5.79 | ||||||||
| Mortgage loans held for sale | 5.59 | 6.61 | 5.87 | ||||||||
| Total interest-earning assets | 5.59 | 5.61 | 5.67 | ||||||||
| Interest-bearing deposits | 3.63 | 3.57 | 4.19 | ||||||||
| Total deposits | 3.17 | 3.04 | 3.50 | ||||||||
| FHLB and |
3.98 | 4.14 | 4.03 | ||||||||
| Subordinated notes | 5.60 | 5.66 | 5.60 | ||||||||
| Total interest-bearing liabilities | 3.67 | 3.63 | 4.22 | ||||||||
| Net interest margin | 2.54 | 2.67 | 2.32 | ||||||||
| Net interest rate spread | 1.92 | 1.98 | 1.45 | ||||||||
Consolidated Financial Summary (unaudited) (continued) |
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| As of or for the Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts) | 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||
| Asset Quality | |||||||||||
| Non-performing loans | $ | 18,293 | $ | 14,394 | $ | 15,031 | |||||
| Non-performing assets | 22,682 | 18,779 | 52,067 | ||||||||
| Net charge-offs | 259 | 657 | 9,319 | ||||||||
| Non-performing loans to total loans | 0.71 | % | 0.57 | % | 0.63 | % | |||||
| Non-performing assets to total assets | 0.70 | 0.62 | 1.79 | ||||||||
| Allowance for credit losses to non-performing loans | 114.62 | 131.96 | 125.05 | ||||||||
| Allowance for credit losses to total loans | 0.81 | 0.75 | 0.79 | ||||||||
| Net charge-offs to average loans | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.38 | ||||||||
| Assets Under Management | $ | 7,433,029 | $ | 7,497,361 | $ | 7,465,757 | |||||
| Market Data | |||||||||||
| Book value per share at period end | $ | 26.92 | $ | 26.64 | $ | 25.75 | |||||
| Tangible book value per common share(1) | $ | 23.68 | $ | 23.39 | $ | 22.47 | |||||
| Weighted average outstanding shares, basic | 9,717,571 | 9,707,924 | 9,663,131 | ||||||||
| Weighted average outstanding shares, diluted | 9,868,742 | 9,809,321 | 9,766,656 | ||||||||
| Shares outstanding at period end | 9,714,711 | 9,717,922 | 9,664,101 | ||||||||
| Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets | 9.80 | % | 9.96 | % | 10.06 | % | |||||
| CET1 to risk-weighted assets | 9.80 | 9.96 | 10.06 | ||||||||
| Total capital to risk-weighted assets | 12.50 | 12.67 | 13.19 | ||||||||
| Tier 1 capital to average assets | 7.51 | 8.31 | 8.04 | ||||||||
| Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets | 11.20 | % | 11.36 | % | 11.39 | % | |||||
| CET1 to risk-weighted assets | 11.20 | 11.36 | 11.39 | ||||||||
| Total capital to risk-weighted assets | 12.04 | 12.13 | 12.13 | ||||||||
| Tier 1 capital to average assets | 8.59 | 9.49 | 9.11 | ||||||||
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(1) Represents a Non-GAAP financial measure. See “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a reconciliation of our Non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.
Consolidated Financial Summary (unaudited) (continued)
Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
| As of or for the Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts) | 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||
| Tangible Common | |||||||||||
| Total shareholders' equity | $ | 261,495 | $ | 258,847 | $ | 248,831 | |||||
| Less: goodwill and other intangibles, net | 31,473 | 31,524 | 31,684 | ||||||||
| Tangible common equity | $ | 230,022 | $ | 227,323 | $ | 217,147 | |||||
| Common shares outstanding, end of period | 9,714,711 | 9,717,922 | 9,664,101 | ||||||||
| Tangible common book value per share | $ | 23.68 | $ | 23.39 | $ | 22.47 | |||||
| Net income available to common shareholders | 3,186 | 2,503 | 2,134 | ||||||||
| Return on tangible common equity (annualized) | 5.54 | % | 4.40 | % | 3.93 | % | |||||
| Efficiency | |||||||||||
| Non-interest expense | $ | 20,074 | $ | 19,099 | $ | 19,368 | |||||
| Less: OREO expenses and write-downs | 8 | 53 | 35 | ||||||||
| Adjusted non-interest expense | $ | 20,066 | $ | 19,046 | $ | 19,333 | |||||
| Total income before non-interest expense | $ | 24,039 | $ | 22,416 | $ | 22,039 | |||||
| Less: unrealized gain recognized on equity securities | 6 | 3 | 24 | ||||||||
| Less: net gain (loss) on loans accounted for under the fair value option | 18 | 26 | (233 | ) | |||||||
| Plus: provision for credit losses | 2,257 | 1,773 | 501 | ||||||||
| Gross revenue | $ | 26,272 | $ | 24,160 | $ | 22,749 | |||||
| Efficiency ratio | 76.38 | % | 78.83 | % | 84.98 | % | |||||
Source: First Western Financial, Inc.
