FS Bancorp (FSBW) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Lag Estimates

Group 1 - FS Bancorp reported quarterly earnings of $0.92 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of$1.04 per share, and down from $1.23 per share a year ago, representing an earnings surprise of -11.54$35.72 million for the quarter, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3.32%, and down from $35.91 million year-over-year [2] - FS Bancorp has surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times over the last four quarters, indicating some volatility in earnings performance [2] Group 2 - The stock has underperformed the market, losing about 0.8$1.02 on revenues of $37 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is$4.45 on revenues of $154.1 million [7] - The Zacks Industry Rank for Banks - West is in the top 28% of over 250 Zacks industries, suggesting a favorable outlook for the industry [8]