Northwest Bancshares (NWBI) Raises Quarterly Dividend 7.1% to $0.15; 5.1% Yield

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Northwest Bancshares, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter 2015 Earnings and Increase in Quarterly Dividend

January 25, 2016 4:02 PM EST

WARREN, Penn., Jan. 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (NasdaqGS: NWBI) announced net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2015 of $16.2 million, or $0.16 per diluted share.  This represents a decrease of $1.1 million, or 6.6%, compared to the same quarter last year when net income was $17.3 million, or $0.19 per diluted share.  The annualized returns on average shareholders' equity and average assets for the quarter ended December 31, 2015 were 5.83% and 0.77% compared to 6.42% and 0.88% for the same quarter last year. Earnings for the current quarter include acquisition expenses of $1.3 million relating to the merger of LNB Bancorp, Inc. ("LNB")... More