PATHWARD FINANCIAL, INC.
Business
PATHWARD FINANCIAL, INC. operates as a bank holding company and chartered national bank that provides payments and commercial finance products. It offers partner solutions (issuing and prepaid card programs, sponsorships, merchant acquiring, ATM sponsorship, digital payments, financial institution solutions, and professional tax solutions) and commercial finance (term lending, asset-based lending, factoring, lease financing, government-guaranteed lending and structured finance). The Company reports three segments—Consumer, Commercial, and Corporate Services/Other—organized around Partner Solutions and Commercial Finance. Pathward distributes services nationwide through third‑party partners, merchants, financial institutions, tax offices and payment rails.
Summary from filing dated 2025-11-25
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-09-30 | FY 2024 2024-09-30 | FY 2023 2023-09-30 | FY 2022 2022-09-30 | FY 2021 2021-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loans and leases, including fees | 456 | 439 | 347 | 268 | 256 | |
| Mortgage-backed securities | 34 | 39 | 41 | 27 | 12 | |
| Other investments | 34 | 41 | 34 | 17 | 18 | |
| Total interest and dividend income | 523 | 519 | 422 | 312 | 286 | |
| Deposits | 5 | 13 | 4 | 500,000 | 2 | |
| FHLB advances and other borrowings | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | |
| Total interest expense | 12 | 21 | 11 | 5 | — | |
| Net interest income | 512 | 498 | 411 | 307 | 279 | |
| Provision for credit loss | 57 | 58 | 109 | 29 | 50 | |
| Net interest income after provision for credit loss | 455 | 440 | 302 | 279 | 229 | |
| (Loss) on sale of securities | −25 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 6,000 | |
| Gain on divestitures | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gain on sale of trademarks | 0 | 0 | 10 | 50 | 0 | |
| Secondary market revenue | 37 | 6 | 412,000 | — | — | |
| Gain on sale of other | 5 | 7 | 2 | −6 | 12 | |
| Other income | 27 | 23 | 22 | 17 | — | |
| Total noninterest income | 328 | 300 | 317 | 294 | 271 | |
| Compensation and benefits | 200 | 201 | 184 | 171 | 151 | |
| Refund transfer product expense | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | |
| Refund advance expense | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| Card processing | 138 | 138 | 105 | 39 | 27 | |
| Building and software | 42 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 29 | |
| Operating lease equipment depreciation | 46 | 42 | 46 | 36 | 31 | |
| Legal and consulting | 36 | 25 | 27 | 41 | 31 | |
| Intangible amortization | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | |
| Impairment expense | 6 | 3 | 3 | 670,000 | 3 | |
| Other expense | 75 | 59 | 46 | 46 | 48 | |
| Total noninterest expense | 560 | 521 | 463 | 385 | 344 | |
| Income before income tax expense | 223 | 219 | 155 | 187 | 156 | |
| Income tax expense | 36 | 34 | 10 | 28 | 11 | |
| Net income before noncontrolling interest | 187 | 185 | 145 | 159 | 146 | |
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest | 915,000 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Net income attributable to parent | 186 | 183 | 143 | 156 | 142 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | 7.91 | 7.21 | 5.26 | 5.26 | 4.38 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | 7.87 | 7.2 | 5.24 | 5.26 | 4.38 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-09-30 | FY 2024 2024-09-30 | FY 2023 2023-09-30 | FY 2022 2022-09-30 | FY 2021 2021-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 121 | 158 | 376 | 388 | 314 | |
| Securities available for sale, at fair value | 1,328 | 1,741 | 1,804 | 1,883 | 1,865 | |
| Securities held to maturity, at amortized cost (fair value $25,653 and $30,236, respectively) | 29 | 33 | 37 | 42 | 57 | |
| Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank Stock, at cost | 25 | 36 | 28 | 29 | 28 | |
| Loans held for sale | 179 | 692 | 78 | 21 | 56 | |
| Loans and leases | 4,665 | 4,075 | 4,366 | 3,536 | 3,610 | |
| Allowance for credit losses | −53 | −72 | −97 | −64 | −68 | |
| Accrued interest receivable | 39 | 31 | 23 | 18 | 16 | |
| Premises, furniture, and equipment, net | 41 | 39 | 39 | 42 | 45 | |
| Rental equipment, net | 159 | 205 | 212 | 204 | 213 | |
| Goodwill and intangible assets | 310 | 326 | 330 | 335 | 343 | |
| Other assets | 330 | 266 | 292 | 295 | 212 | |
| Total assets | 7,172 | 7,532 | 7,503 | 6,747 | 6,691 | |
| Deposits | 5,887 | 5,875 | 6,589 | 5,866 | 5,515 | |
| Short-term borrowings | 9 | 377 | 13 | 0 | — | |
| Long-term borrowings | 33 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 93 | |
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 385 | 424 | 249 | 200 | 211 | |
| Total liabilities | 6,315 | 6,710 | 6,885 | 6,102 | 5,819 | |
| Preferred stock, 3,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued, none outstanding at September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 648 | 639 | 629 | 617 | 604 | |
| Retained earnings | 360 | 337 | 279 | 245 | 259 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −145 | −153 | −255 | −213 | 8 | |
| Treasury stock, at cost, 70,215 and 3,769 common shares at September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively | −5 | −249,000 | −344,000 | −5 | −860,000 | |
| Total equity attributable to parent | 858 | 822 | 652 | 645 | 871 | |
| Noncontrolling interest | −591,000 | −277,000 | −1 | −30,000 | 1 | |
| Total stockholders equity | 857 | 822 | 618 | 633 | 872 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders equity | 7,172 | 7,532 | 7,536 | 6,747 | 6,691 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-09-30 | FY 2024 2024-09-30 | FY 2023 2023-09-30 | FY 2022 2022-09-30 | FY 2021 2021-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 60 | 58 | 65 | 62 | 59 | |
| Provision for (reversal of) deferred taxes | 17 | 16 | −7 | 18 | −2 | |
| Originations of loans held for sale | −2,498 | −2,035 | −1,209 | −985 | −601 | |
| Proceeds from sales of loans held for sale | 2,768 | 2,036 | 1,140 | 1,059 | 890 | |
| Net change in loans held for sale | 4 | 18 | 26 | 13 | 588,000 | |
| Net realized (gain) on loans held for sale | −37 | −6 | −268,000 | 4 | −9 | |
| Net realized loss (gain) on securities available for sale | 25 | 0 | 0 | −154,000 | −6,000 | |
| Net realized (gain) on divestitures | −15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Net realized loss on premise, furniture, and equipment | 0 | 0 | 65,000 | 55,000 | 0 | |
| Net realized (gain) on other | −5 | −7 | −2 | −2 | 28,000 | |
| Change in bank-owned life insurance value | −3 | −3 | −1 | −2 | −2 | |
| Impairment on rental equipment | 3 | 2 | 24,000 | 0 | — | |
| Net change in accrued interest receivable | −7 | −8 | −5 | −2 | 374,000 | |
| Net change in other assets | −80 | −12 | 17 | −33 | 825,000 | |
| Net change in accrued expenses and other liabilities | −34 | 176 | 49 | −11 | 44 | |
| Stock compensation | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 451 | 489 | 328 | 269 | 582 | |
| Purchases of securities available for sale | −2 | −3 | −157 | −907 | −1,042 | |
| Proceeds from sales of securities available for sale | 239 | 0 | 0 | 266 | 50 | |
| Proceeds from maturities of and principal collected on securities available for sale | 164 | 202 | 177 | 324 | 372 | |
| Proceeds from maturities of and principal collected on securities held to maturity | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 34 | |
| Purchases of Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stock | −292 | −406 | −330 | −174 | −1 | |
| Redemption of Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stock | 303 | 399 | 331 | 173 | 34,000 | |
| Purchases of loans and leases | −226 | −298 | −215 | −115 | −311 | |
| Net change in loans and leases | −733 | 102 | −332 | 359 | −196 | |
| Purchases of premises, furniture, and equipment | −12 | −10 | −9 | −8 | −13 | |
| Purchases of rental equipment | −202 | −267 | −441 | −425 | −50 | |
| Proceeds from sales of rental equipment | 28 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 17 | |
| Net change in rental equipment | 741,000 | 565,000 | −236,000 | −6 | −630,000 | |
| Proceeds from sales of foreclosed real estate and repossessed assets | 0 | 0 | 1,000 | 2 | 9 | |
| Proceeds from death benefit of bank-owned life insurance | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from divestitures, net of transaction costs | 608 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from sale of trademarks | 0 | 0 | 10 | 50 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from sale of other assets | 471,000 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from loans held for sale previously classified as portfolio loans | 146 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 26 | −263 | −946 | −311 | −1,118 | |
| Net change in deposits | 24 | −714 | 723 | 351 | 536 | |
| Net change in short-term borrowings | −368 | 364 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Principal payments on other liabilities | 0 | −621,000 | −2 | −3 | −6 | |
| Payment of debt issuance costs | 0 | 0 | −511,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dividends paid on common stock | −5 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −6 | |
| Issuance of common stock due to restricted stock | 0 | 3,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0 | |
| Repurchases of common stock | −163 | −87 | −120 | −168 | −100 | |
| Investment by (distributions to) noncontrolling interest | −1 | −565,000 | −3 | −4 | — | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | −513 | −443 | 605 | 118 | 423 | |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | −1 | 81,000 | 331,000 | −2 | 476,000 | |
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents | −38 | −217 | −12 | 74 | −113 | |
| Interest | 12 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 8 | |
| Income taxes | 18 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 8 | |
| Franchise and other taxes | 670,000 | 726,000 | 1 | 791,000 | 250,000 | |
| Held for sale to loans and leases | 0 | 31 | 158,000 | 116 | 37 | |
| Loans and leases to held for sale | 462 | 597 | 13 | 169 | 189 | |
| Loans and leases to rental equipment | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 29 | |
| Rental equipment to loan and leases | 180 | 226 | 377 | 400 | 24 | |
| Recognition of operating lease ROU assets, net of measurements | 3 | 654,000 | 0 | 117,000 | 13 | |
| Retirement of treasury stock | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |