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Hingham Savings Reports Second Quarter 2020 Results
HINGHAM, Mass., July 13, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HINGHAM INSTITUTION FOR SAVINGS (NASDAQ: HIFS), Hingham, Massachusetts announced second quarter results for

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[{"type":"text","content":"HINGHAM, Mass., July 13, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HINGHAM INSTITUTION FOR SAVINGS (NASDAQ: HIFS), Hingham, Massachusetts announced second quarter results for 2020.\n Earnings Net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 was $16,338,000 or $7.65 per share basic and $7.50 per share diluted, as compared to $8,706,000 or $4.08 per share basic and $3.99 per share diluted for the same period last year. The Bank’s annualized return on average equity for the second quarter of 2020 was 25.28%, and the annualized return on average assets was 2.41%, as compared to 15.32% and 1.37% for the same period in 2019. Net income per share (diluted) for the second quarter of 2020 increased by 88% over the same period in 2019. Excluding the after-tax gains and losses on securities, both realized and unrealized, core net income for the second quarter of 2020 was $10,936,000 or $5.12 per share basic and $5.03 per share diluted, as compared to $7,794,000 or $3.65 per share basic and $3.57 per share diluted for the same period last year. The Bank’s annualized core return on average equity for the second quarter of 2020 was 16.92%, and the annualized core return on average assets was 1.61%, as compared to 13.71% and 1.23% for the same period in 2019. Core net income per share (diluted) for the second quarter of 2020 increased by 41% over the same period in 2019. Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2020 was $18,523,000 or $8.67 per share basic and $8.50 per share diluted, as compared to $18,530,000 or $8.69 per share basic and $8.49 per share diluted for the same period last year. The Bank’s annualized return on average equity for the first six months of 2020 was 14.50%, and the annualized return on average assets was 1.39%, as compared to 16.62% and 1.50% for the same period in 2019. Net income per share (diluted) for the first six months of 2020 was stable when compared to the same period in 2019. Excluding the after-tax gains on securities, both realized and unrealized, core net income for the six months ended June 30, 2020 was $19,415,000 or $9.09 per share basic and $8.91 per share diluted, as compared to $15,381,000 or $7.21 per share basic and $7.05 per share diluted for the same period last year. The Bank’s annualized core return on average equity for the first six months of 2020 was 15.20%, and the annualized core return on average asse...