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Thesis: FS Bancorp: the story is balanced — Net interest margin expansion/compression driven by Fed funds rate changes and deposit beta (cost of deposits relative…
value - Trading at 1.0x price/book with 11.1% ROE attracts value investors seeking discount to tangible book value.
Net interest margin expands when Fed raises rates (assuming deposit costs lag)…
Watch on earnings: Federal Funds Rate and forward guidance from FOMC meetings (directly impacts NIM), 10Y-2Y Treasury yield curve spread (inverted curve signals NIM compression and potential recession), Pacific Northwest unemployment rate and non-farm payroll growth (credit quality leading indicator).
One Sentence Summary:
FS Bancorp: the story is balanced — net interest margin expansion/compression driven by fed funds rate changes and deposit beta (cost of deposits relative to rate increases).
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