Strong Earnings and EPS Growth
Net income of $60.9M and diluted EPS of $1.39, up 63% year-over-year and 16% sequentially.
Net Interest Margin Expansion
NIM expanded for the seventh consecutive quarter, rising 15 basis points in the quarter (reported at 2.61%) with a December/spot read of ~2.67%; management expects NIM could approach ~2.90% in 2026.
Net Interest Income and Drivers
NII expansion was $8.7M in the quarter (largest gain in the seven-quarter stretch), driven by fixed-asset repricing, a $200M securities repositioning, and favorable deposit remix.
Deposit and Funding Improvements
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits grew 6.6% sequentially; interest-bearing deposit costs improved ~20 bps and total cost of funds improved ~16 bps; deposit beta improved from 28% to 31% and spot deposit rate was 1.3% (13 bps lower than quarter average).
Balance Sheet Actions
Remixed $659M of fixed-rate loans and investments from a 4% roll-off into a 5.8% roll-on; CDs average cost declined 22 bps to 3.18% and ~52% of CDs maturing in next 3 months have an avg rate of 3.1% expected to renew at ~2.25%-3%.
Resilient Credit Portfolio and Asset Quality
Portfolio concentrated in core markets (93% Hawaii); consumer loans ~57% (~$8B) with 86% residential/home equity (Wtd avg LTV 48%, Wtd avg FICO 799); commercial $6.1B (43%) with CRE $4.2B (30%) and CRE Wtd avg LTVs below 60% and only 1.6% of CRE >80% LTV.
Low Losses and Stable Reserves
Net charge-offs were $4.1M (12 bps annualized); nonperforming assets declined to 10 bps; allowance for credit losses ended at $146.8M (ACL/loans = 1.04%).
Capital, Shareholder Returns, and Buybacks
Tier 1 capital 14.5% and total risk-based capital 15.5% (both above well-capitalized thresholds); dividends paid ($28M common, $5.3M preferred); resumed buybacks with ~$5M repurchased in Q4 at $65 avg and $121M remaining under plan (management expects to increase repurchases).
Operating Efficiency and Expense Guidance
Noninterest expense declined to $109.5M from $112.4M sequentially (quarter included certain nonrecurring items); management expects 2026 expenses to increase ~3.0%-3.5% vs normalized 2025 and Q1 normalized noninterest expense ~ $113M.
Wealth and Fee Income Momentum
Noninterest income was $44.3M (flat after adjusting for one-offs); wealth fees showing positive traction with quarter-over-quarter fee growth and management expecting continued momentum toward prior longer-term targets.