Company: NWBI
Filing Date: 2025-02-25
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001471265-25-000016
Chunk: 90

Company: Northwest Bancshares, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-02-25
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1B
Chunk 90
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 of $46 million, or 2.9%, from $1.55 billion, or $12.20 per share, at December 31, 2023. This increase was the result of net income of $100 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, as well as a decrease in accumulated other comprehensive loss of $39 million due primarily to a decrease in unrealized loss in the available-for-sale investment portfolio. These changes were partially offset by $102 million of cash dividend payments during  the year ended December 31, 2024. 

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Comparison of Results of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 

Net Income

Net income for the year ended December 31, 2024 was $100 million, or $0.79 per diluted share, a decrease of $35 million, or 25.7%, from $135 million, or $1.06 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2023. The decrease in net income resulted, primarily from a  decrease in noninterest income of $27 million, or 23.6%, resulting from a loss on investment sale as part of our securities portfolio restructure. Additionally contributing to the decrease in net income was an increase in noninterest expense of $17 million or 4.8%, partially offset by a decrease in the provision for credit losses of $2 million, or 7.1%, and a decrease in income taxes of $11 million or 27.1%. Net income for the year ended December 31, 2024 represents a return on average equity and average assets of 6.41% and 0.70%, respectively, compared to 8.94% and 0.95% for the year ended December 31, 2023. A discussion of significant changes follows.

Net Interest Income

To make it easier to compare both the results across several periods and the yields on various types of earning assets (some taxable, some not), we present net interest income in the discussion below on a fully taxable equivalent “FTE basis” (i.e., as if all income were taxable and at the same rate). For example, $100 of tax-exempt income would be presented as $126, an amount that, if taxed at the statutory federal income tax rate of 21%, would yield $100. See the “Average Balance Sheet” for information regarding tax-equivalent adjustments and GAAP results