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Bank of Hawai‘i Corporation Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Financial Results

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BOH 4Q 2024 Earnings Release Supplement
BOH 4Q 2024 Earnings Release Supplement
  • Diluted Earnings Per Common Share of $3.46 and $0.85 for the Year and Quarter Ended December 31, 2024, Respectively

  • Net Income of $150.0 Million and $39.2 Million for the Year and Quarter Ended December 31, 2024, Respectively

  • Total Assets $23.6 Billion and Total Deposits $20.6 Billion at Year End

  • Net Interest Margin 2.19% for the Fourth Quarter of 2024

  • Board of Directors Declares Dividend of $0.70 Per Common Share

HONOLULU, January 27, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bank of Hawai‘i Corporation (NYSE: BOH) (the "Company") today reported diluted earnings per common share of $3.46 for the full year of 2024, compared with $4.14 for the full year of 2023. Net income for the year was $150.0 million, down 12.4% from the previous year. The return on average common equity for the full year of 2024 was 10.85% compared with 13.89% in 2023.

"Bank of Hawai‘i finished 2024 with strong financial performance," said Peter Ho, Chairman and CEO. "In the fourth quarter, our net interest income and net interest margin continued their upward trajectories and average loan balances and average deposit balances grew. During 2024, we strengthened capital levels, controlled core expenses and maintained excellent credit quality."

Diluted earnings per common share was $0.85 for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with $0.93 during the linked quarter and $0.72 during the same period last year. Net income for the fourth quarter of 2024 was $39.2 million, down 3.0% from the linked quarter and up 28.8% from the same period last year. The return on average common equity for the fourth quarter of 2024 was 10.30% compared with 11.50% during the linked quarter and 9.55% during the same period last year.

Financial Highlights

Net interest income for the fourth quarter of 2024 was $120.2 million, an increase of 2.2% from the linked quarter and an increase of 3.8% as compared to the same period last year. The increase from the previous quarter was primarily due to higher average balance of our earning assets, slowing of deposit mix shift and repricing and lower funding costs, partially offset by lower earning asset yields. The increase from the same period last year was primarily due to higher earning asset yields and higher average balance of our earning assets, partially offset by higher average balance of interest-bearing deposits.

Net interest margin was 2.19% in the fourth quarter of 2024, an increase of 1 basis point from the linked quarter and an increase of 6 basis points from the same period last year. The increase from the linked quarter was primarily due to lower interest-bearing deposits rates, partially offset by lower earning asset yields. The increase from the same period last year was primarily due to higher earning asset yields, partially offset by higher interest-bearing deposit rates.