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Bank of Hawaii Corp.: Q4 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 26 January 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 1 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Fourth-quarter earnings per share rose: Diluted EPS was $1.39 and net income $60.9 million, up from the linked quarter and the prior year. Full-year diluted EPS was $4.63. Source
  • Commercial Banking net income increased: Commercial Banking net income was $46.6 million, up from $33.1 million in the third quarter. Consumer Banking was $29.3 million, down from $29.9 million. Source
  • Lower deposit rates drove income gains: Management attributed the net interest income and margin gains mainly to lower interest-bearing deposit rates and fixed-rate asset repricing. Source
  • Noninterest income flat after adjustments: Excluding the one-time items named in the release, noninterest income was flat from the linked quarter and rose from a year earlier on trust and loan fees. Source
  • Noninterest-bearing deposit share grew: Noninterest-bearing deposits rose to a larger share of total deposits, with balances up 6.6% from the linked quarter. Source
  • Allowance ratio near 1%: The allowance for loan and lease losses fell $2.0 million in the quarter, and the ratio to loans was 1.04%, down 2 basis points. Source
  • Tier 1 ratios rose on retained earnings: The Tier 1 capital ratio reached 14.49% and the Tier 1 leverage ratio 8.57% at year-end, both higher on retained earnings growth. Source

“We continued to deliver consistent growth in net interest income and margin for the seventh consecutive quarter.”

Peter Ho, Chairman and CEO

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Common dividend SourceDividend payable March 13, 2026$0.70 per shareKept

What changed from last quarter

  • Ended: Merchant services portfolio sold in the fourth quarter, producing an $18.1 million gain in noninterest income. Source
  • New: Share repurchases resumed, with 76.5 thousand common shares bought for $5.0 million. Source
  • New: About $200 million of available-for-sale securities yielding about 1.5% were replaced with new securities yielding about 4.9%, realizing a $16.8 million loss. Source

Results and earnings drivers

  • Fourth-quarter earnings per share rose: Diluted EPS was $1.39 and net income $60.9 million, up from the linked quarter and the prior year. Full-year diluted EPS was $4.63. Source
  • Full-year net income rose 37.3%: Return on average common equity was 13.29% for the full year, against 10.85% in 2024. Source
  • Pre-provision net revenue increased: Pre-provision net revenue was $80.1 million, against $70.3 million in the third quarter and $55.3 million a year earlier. Source

Segment results

  • Commercial Banking net income increased: Commercial Banking net income was $46.6 million, up from $33.1 million in the third quarter. Consumer Banking was $29.3 million, down from $29.9 million. Source
  • Segment net interest income split: Consumer Banking net interest income was $97.0 million and Commercial Banking $56.4 million, with Treasury and Other at negative $8.0 million. Source
  • Year-on-year segment comparison: Against the fourth quarter of 2024, Commercial Banking net income rose from $31.6 million and Consumer Banking net income fell from $32.4 million. Source

“Noninterest-bearing deposit balances increased 6.6% from the linked quarter and end of period total deposits and total loans and leases increased modestly.”

Peter Ho, Chairman and CEO

Net interest income and margin

  • Lower deposit rates drove income gains: Management attributed the net interest income and margin gains mainly to lower interest-bearing deposit rates and fixed-rate asset repricing. Source
  • Loan yield eased slightly: Average loan and lease yield was 4.81%, down 5 basis points on the quarter. A year earlier the yield had risen 8 basis points. Source
  • Deposit beta in downward cycle: The deposit beta for the downward rate cycle was 31% as of the fourth quarter, and the rate declines were primarily due to lower benchmark rates. Source

Noninterest income and expenses

  • Noninterest income flat after adjustments: Excluding the one-time items named in the release, noninterest income was flat from the linked quarter and rose from a year earlier on trust and loan fees. Source
  • Expenses rose on pay, offset by occupancy: Adjusted for listed items, noninterest expense rose 1.6% on the linked quarter, mainly from salaries and benefits and other expenses. Source
  • Effective tax rate lower on year: The effective tax rate was 21.50%, up slightly from the linked quarter and below the prior year, on lower nondeductible compensation and housing tax benefits. Source

“Credit quality remains outstanding, and we continue to be disciplined in managing expenses.”

Peter Ho, Chairman and CEO

Loans, deposits and securities

  • Commercial loans slipped, consumer rose: Commercial loans fell 0.1% on the quarter as construction paydowns outweighed commercial mortgage production. Consumer loans rose 0.9% on residential mortgage production. Source
  • Noninterest-bearing deposit share grew: Noninterest-bearing deposits rose to a larger share of total deposits, with balances up 6.6% from the linked quarter. Source
  • Securities growth came from AFS: Investment securities were $7.8 billion at year-end, with purchases of available-for-sale securities partly offset by portfolio amortization. Source

Asset quality and credit

  • Allowance ratio near 1%: The allowance for loan and lease losses fell $2.0 million in the quarter, and the ratio to loans was 1.04%, down 2 basis points. Source
  • Gross charge-offs partly offset by recoveries: Gross charge-offs were $5.3 million, partly offset by $1.2 million of recoveries. Net charge-offs rose $1.6 million from the linked quarter. Source
  • Nonperforming asset ratio declined: Nonperforming assets were 0.10% of loans and foreclosed real estate, down 2 basis points on the quarter and 4 basis points on the year. Source

Capital and shareholder returns

  • Buyback authority remaining at year-end: Remaining authority under the share repurchase program was $121.0 million at year-end, down from $126.0 million at September 30, 2025. Source
  • Tier 1 ratios rose on retained earnings: The Tier 1 capital ratio reached 14.49% and the Tier 1 leverage ratio 8.57% at year-end, both higher on retained earnings growth. Source
  • Book value per share increased: Book value per common share was $37.92 at year-end, against $36.35 at September 30, 2025, and tangible book value was $37.12. Source

Hawaii economic backdrop

  • Visitor arrivals kept falling: November 2025 visitor arrivals were 728.1 thousand, down 3.7% from a year earlier. Arrivals declined in each month from June to November 2025. Source
  • Statewide unemployment lower: Seasonally adjusted statewide unemployment was 2.2% at November 30, 2025, against 3.0% at December 31, 2024. Source
  • Oahu home prices and sales rose: Oahu single-family median home price rose 3.5% and home sales volume rose 3.5% over the year to December 31, 2025. Source

Coming up, as management said on 26 January 2026

  • Preferred dividends payable February 2: Series A and Series B preferred dividends are payable February 2, 2026, at $10.94 and $20.00 per share, declared January 5, 2026. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Net interest margin Source2.61%
Net interest income Source$145.4 million
Loans and loan growth Source$14.1 billion; up 0.4% from September 30, 2025
Deposits Source$21.2 billion
Deposit costs, total deposits Source1.43%
Deposit costs, interest-bearing deposits Source1.94%
Provision for credit losses Source$2.5 million
Net charge-offs Source$4.1 million; 0.12% annualized
Nonperforming assets Source$14.2 million
CET1 ratio Source12.13%
Efficiency ratio Source57.75%

Risks management discussed

  • External: Floating-rate assets repricing lower in a falling rate environment outweighed the benefit from fixed-rate assets rolling off in the quarter. Source
  • Regulatory: Year-end regulatory capital ratios were stated as preliminary in the release. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Not stated: The third-quarter release said the company remained focused on prudent expense management. The fourth-quarter release gives no status against that plan.
  • Not stated: The third-quarter release counted the sixth consecutive quarter of growth. The fourth-quarter release counts the seventh.

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.