First Western Financial Inc key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, First Western Financial Inc had return on equity of 5.1% and a net margin of 13.6%. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2017Dec 2017 | 2018Dec 2018 | 2019Dec 2019 | 2020Dec 2020 | 2021Dec 2021 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 | LTMSept 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 3.7% | 9.8% | 12.5% | 26.5% | 21.6% | 20.1% | 6.3% | 9.4% | 13.6% | 19.2% |
| Return on equity | 2.0% | 5.2% | 6.5% | 17.4% | 11.0% | 9.4% | 2.2% | 3.4% | 5.1% | 7.7% |
| Return on assets | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.6% |
| Effective tax rate | 59.6% | 23.9% | 21.4% | 25.8% | 24.5% | 24.7% | 26.0% | 26.8% | 22.8% | 22.0% |
Moat
Weak moat
How hard First Western Financial's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 9 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.
- Returns on capital 4 / 20
Net income has been a median 0.6% of total assets over 9 years.
- Durability 7 / 20
Net margin has been a median 14.5%; its worst year was 3.1%.
- Discipline 9 / 20
The diluted share count rose 22.0% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 2.8% of revenue.
AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (34 before it).
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