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Hingham Savings Reports First Quarter 2021 Results
HINGHAM, Mass., April 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HINGHAM INSTITUTION FOR SAVINGS (NASDAQ: HIFS), Hingham, Massachusetts announced results for the quarter
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[{"type":"text","content":"HINGHAM, Mass., April 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HINGHAM INSTITUTION FOR SAVINGS (NASDAQ: HIFS), Hingham, Massachusetts announced results for the quarter ended March 31, 2021. Earnings Net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 was $16,350,000 or $7.65 per share basic and $7.45 per share diluted, as compared to $2,185,000 or $1.02 per share basic and $1.00 per share diluted for the same period last year. The Bank’s annualized return on average equity for the first quarter of 2021 was 21.72%, and the annualized return on average assets was 2.32%, as compared to 3.46% and 0.33% for the same period last year. Net income per share (diluted) for the first quarter of 2021 increased by 645% compared to the same period in 2020. Core net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, which represents net income excluding the after-tax gains and losses on securities, both realized and unrealized, was $13,725,000 or $6.42 per share basic and $6.25 per share diluted, as compared to $8,479,000 or $3.97 per share basic and $3.88 per share diluted for the same period last year. The Bank’s annualized core return on average equity for the first quarter of 2021 was 18.23% and the annualized core return on average assets was 1.95%, as compared to 13.44% and 1.30% for the same period last year. Core net income per share (diluted) for the first quarter of 2021 increased by 61% over the same period in 2020. See Page 8 for a Non-GAAP reconciliation between net income and core net income. In calculating core net income, the Bank does not make any adjustments other than those relating to after-tax gains and losses on securities, realized and unrealized. Balance Sheet and Capital Management Total assets were $2.844 billion at March 31, 2021, representing a 2% annualized decline year-to-date and 7% growth from March 31, 2020. Asset growth was below loan growth as the Bank continued to manage the balance sheet to minimize the carrying cost of its on-balance sheet liquidity. Net loans increased to $2.508 billion at March 31, 2021, representing 2% annualized growth year-to-date and 8% growth from March 31, 2020. Growth was concentrated in the Bank’s commercial real estate portfolio. Total deposits, including wholesale deposits, increased to $2.274 billion at March 31, 2021, representing 25% annualized growth year-to-date and 33% growth from March 31, 20...