First Western Financial Past Earnings Performance

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First Western Financial's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -11.2%, while the Banks industry saw earnings growing at 7% 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	11.2%
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

First Western Financial Non-GAAP EPS of $0.66 beats by $0.03, revenue of $29.25M misses by $0.2M

Oct 20

With EPS Growth And More, First Western Financial (NASDAQ:MYFW) Is Interesting

May 04

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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

Earnings and Revenue History

NasdaqGS:MYFW 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: MYFW has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: MYFW'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: MYFW's earnings have declined by 11.2% per year over the past 5 years.

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

Earnings vs Industry: MYFW had negative earnings growth (-82%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Banks industry average (-11.8%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: MYFW'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	2024/12/26 03:03
End of Day Share Price	2024/12/26 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: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

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

Second quarter 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

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

First quarter 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

First quarter 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Recent updates

Independent Director recently sold US$88k worth of stock

Independent Director recently sold US$164k worth of stock

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 12%

Third quarter 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

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

Founder recently sold US$174k worth of stock

Price target increased by 7.3% to US$22.17

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 22%

Second quarter 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 17%

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

First Western Financial, Inc. Announces Board Changes

First quarter 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

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

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 20%

First quarter 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

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

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Insufficient new directors

Chairman recently sold US$696k worth of stock

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 16%

Price target increased by 8.2% to US$22.00

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 deteriorates as stock falls 22%

Price target decreased by 9.9% to US$21.33

Third quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

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

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

CFO, COO exercised options to buy US$63k worth of stock.

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

First Western Financial, Inc. Announces Executive Promotions

New minor risk - Insider selling

Insider recently sold US$52k worth of stock

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 16%

Price target increased by 7.8% to US$23.00

Second quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

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

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 16%

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 16%

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 13%

Price target decreased by 14% to US$27.50

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 21%

Independent Director exercised options to buy US$78k worth of stock.

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 20%

Price target decreased by 8.6% to US$30.17

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 20%

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

Independent Director recently sold US$95k worth of stock

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

Chairman recently sold US$78k worth of stock

Price target decreased to US$33.33

Third quarter 2022 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

First Western Financial Non-GAAP EPS of $0.66 beats by $0.03, revenue of $29.25M misses by $0.2M

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

Chairman recently sold US$87k worth of stock

Chairman recently sold US$211k worth of stock

Consensus forecasts updated

Price target decreased to US$38.00

Second quarter 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

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

Independent Director recently sold US$115k worth of stock

First quarter 2022 earnings: EPS in line with expectations, revenues disappoint

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

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Director recently bought US$99k 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