First Western Financial Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 1/6

First Western Financial's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -11.2%, while the Banks industry saw earnings growing at 17.8% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 4.1% per year. First Western Financial's return on equity is 1%, and it has net margins of 3.1%.

Key information

-11.2%

Earnings growth rate

-14.8%

EPS growth rate

Banks Industry Growth	10.6%
Revenue growth rate	4.1%
Return on equity	1.0%
Net Margin	3.1%
Last Earnings Update	30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How First Western Financial makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

DB:33Q Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	G+A Expenses
30 Sep 24	80	3	70
30 Jun 24	80	3	69
31 Mar 24	80	4	69
31 Dec 23	83	5	70
30 Sep 23	96	14	72
30 Jun 23	101	17	73
31 Mar 23	107	20	75
31 Dec 22	108	22	74
30 Sep 22	104	18	71
30 Jun 22	101	18	69
31 Mar 22	98	20	64
31 Dec 21	95	21	61
30 Sep 21	95	24	60
30 Jun 21	100	27	59
31 Mar 21	100	29	56
31 Dec 20	92	25	55
30 Sep 20	85	22	53
30 Jun 20	72	15	50
31 Mar 20	65	8	51
31 Dec 19	64	8	49
30 Sep 19	62	7	48
30 Jun 19	60	6	46
31 Mar 19	58	5	46
31 Dec 18	58	4	47
30 Sep 18	59	2	49
30 Jun 18	58	1	49
31 Mar 18	56	0	48
31 Dec 17	54	0	46
31 Dec 16	53	-1	46

Quality Earnings: 33Q has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: 33Q's current net profit margins (3.1%) are lower than last year (14.5%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: 33Q's earnings have declined by 11.2% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: 33Q's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: 33Q had negative earnings growth (-82%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Banks industry average (12.9%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: 33Q's Return on Equity (1%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2024/12/20 09:47
End of Day Share Price	2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings	2024/09/30
Annual Earnings	2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

First Western Financial, Inc. is covered by 5 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
Brett Rabatin	Hovde Group, LLC
Christopher McGratty	Keefe, Bruyette, & Woods
Wood Lay	Keefe, Bruyette, & Woods

First Western Financial Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 1/6

Key information

Recent past performance updates

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.22 (vs US$0.33 in 3Q 2023)

First Western Financial, Inc. to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Oct 24, 2024

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.11 (vs US$0.16 in 2Q 2023)

First Western Financial, Inc. to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Jul 23, 2024

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.26 (vs US$0.40 in 1Q 2023)

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.26 (vs US$0.40 in 1Q 2023)

Recent updates

Independent Director recently sold €82k worth of stock

Independent Director recently sold €151k worth of stock

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.22 (vs US$0.33 in 3Q 2023)

First Western Financial, Inc. to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Oct 24, 2024

Founder recently sold €157k worth of stock

New minor risk - Share price stability

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.11 (vs US$0.16 in 2Q 2023)

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 16%

First Western Financial, Inc. to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Jul 23, 2024

First Western Financial, Inc. Announces Board Changes

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.26 (vs US$0.40 in 1Q 2023)

First Western Financial, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Jun 05, 2024

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 21%

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.26 (vs US$0.40 in 1Q 2023)

First Western Financial, Inc. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Apr 18, 2024

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.55 (vs US$2.29 in FY 2022)

Insufficient new directors

Chairman recently sold €641k worth of stock

First Western Financial, Inc. Reports Net Charge-Offs for the Fourth Quarter Ended December 31, 2023

First Western Financial, Inc. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Jan 25, 2024

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 20%

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 21%

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.33 (vs US$0.66 in 3Q 2022)

First Western Financial, Inc. Reports Net Charge-Offs for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2023

New minor risk - Share price stability

First Western Financial, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Oct 19, 2023

First Western Financial, Inc. Promotes David Weber to Treasurer, Effective October 1, 2023

First Western Financial, Inc. Announces Executive Promotions

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.16 (vs US$0.47 in 2Q 2022)

First Western Financial, Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Jul 27, 2023

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 17%

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 16%

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$2.29 (vs US$2.58 in FY 2021)

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 16%

First Western Financial, Inc. to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Jan 26, 2023

Independent Director recently sold €89k worth of stock

First Western Financial, Inc. announced that it has received $20 million in funding

Chairman recently sold €78k worth of stock

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.66 (vs US$0.80 in 3Q 2021)

First Western Financial, Inc. to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Oct 20, 2022

Chairman recently sold €87k worth of stock

Chairman recently sold €204k worth of stock

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.47 (vs US$0.79 in 2Q 2021)

First Western Financial, Inc. to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Jul 28, 2022

Independent Director recently sold €107k worth of stock

Independent Director recently sold €107k worth of stock

First quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.59 (vs US$0.76 in 1Q 2021)

First Western Financial, Inc. to Report Q1, 2022 Results on Apr 28, 2022

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS in line with expectations, revenues disappoint

Director recently bought €88k worth of stock

First Western Financial, Inc. Appoints Julie A. Courkamp as Chief Operating Officer

First Western Financial, Inc. Reports Unaudited Consolidated Net Charge-Offs for the Fourth Quarter Ended December 31, 2021

First Western Financial, Inc. (NasdaqGS:MYFW) acquired Teton Financial Services, Inc. for $52.1 million.

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.80 (vs US$1.22 in 3Q 2020)

Insider recently bought €85k worth of stock

First Western Financial, Inc. announced that it has received $15 million in funding

Chairman recently sold €561k worth of stock

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.79 (vs US$1.10 in 2Q 2020)

First Western Financial, Inc. (NasdaqGS:MYFW) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger to acquire Teton Financial Services, Inc. for $47.8 million.

First Western Financial, Inc.(NasdaqGS:MYFW) dropped from Russell 3000E Value Index

First quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.76 (vs US$0.17 in 1Q 2020)

First quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.76 (vs US$0.17 in 1Q 2020)

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Revenue misses expectations

Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS US$3.11 (vs US$1.02 in FY 2019)

New 90-day high: €18.00

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

First Western Financial, Inc. Announces Board Appointments

Investor sentiment improved over the past week