Finward Bancorp Announces Earnings for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2024
MUNSTER, Ind., April 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Finward Bancorp (Nasdaq:FNWD) (the “Bancorp”), the holding company for Peoples Bank (the “Bank”), today announced that net income available to common stockholders was $9.3 million, or $2.17 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, as compared to $2.2 million, or $0.51 per diluted share, for the corresponding prior year period. Increases to our profitability results and performance ratio increases reported for quarter ended March 31, 2024 were primarily attributable to the pre-tax non-interest income gain of approximately $11.8 million from the previously-announced sale-leaseback transaction completed on February 22, 2024. Selected performance metrics are as follows for the periods presented: