HWCMEDIUM SIGNALFINANCIAL10-K

HWC reduced share count by approximately 5% while increasing capital expenditures substantially, though operating cash flow declined modestly.

The company returned capital to shareholders through buybacks, reducing outstanding shares from 86.1 million to 81.7 million, which should provide earnings per share benefits. However, the decline in operating cash flow paired with substantially higher capital spending suggests tighter cash management and increased investment in infrastructure or technology initiatives.

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FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

HWC's financial profile shows mixed signals with operating cash flow declining 13.4% to $541.8 million while capital expenditures increased substantially to $18.7 million. The company maintained a similar balance sheet size at $35.5 billion with modest loan growth and slight deposit contraction. The combination of reduced cash generation and higher capital investment, offset partially by meaningful share repurchases, suggests a transitional period with increased spending on growth initiatives.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT CHANGES
Capital Expenditure
Cash Flow
+82.9%
$10.2M→$18.7M

Capital expenditure jumped 82.9% — major investment cycle underway; assess returns on deployment.

Operating Cash Flow
Cash Flow
-13.4%
$625.7M→$541.8M

Operating cash flow softened — monitor whether temporary working capital timing or structural deterioration.

LANGUAGE CHANGES
NEW — 2026-02-27
PRIOR — 2025-02-27
ADDED
On January 31, 2026, the registrant h ad 81,662,941 sh ares of common stock outstanding.
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financial system; a deterioration of the credit rating for U.S.
At December 31, 2025, our balance sheet totaled $35.5 billion, with loans of $24.0 billion and deposits of $29.3 billion.
At December 31, 2025, we had 180 banking locations and 221 ATMs across our footprint.
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REMOVED
On January 31, 2025 , the registrant had 86,126,971 shares of common stock outstanding.
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Also, any statement that does not describe historical or current facts is a forward-looking statement.
These statements often include the words believes, expects, anticipates, estimates, intends, plans, forecast, goals, targets, initiatives, focus, potentially, probably, projects, outlook or similar expressions or future conditional verbs such as may, will, should, would, and could.
At December 31, 2024, our balance sheet totaled $35.1 billion, with loans of $23.3 billion and deposits of $29.5 billion.
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