FIRST HAWAIIAN, INC. Q4 Income Increases In Line With Estimates

India, Jan. 31 -- FIRST HAWAIIAN, INC. (FHB) reported earnings for its fourth quarter that increased from last year in line with the Street estimates.

The company's earnings totaled $52.496 million, or $0.41 per share. This compares with $47.502 million, or $0.37 per share, last year.

Analysts on average had expected the company to earn $0.41 per share. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

FIRST HAWAIIAN, INC. earnings at a glance (GAAP) :

-Earnings: $52.496 Mln. vs. $47.502 Mln. last year.-EPS: $0.41 vs. $0.37 last year.

For the fourth quarter, the company reported a net interest income of $158.753 million, higher than $151.793 million recorded for the same period last year. Non-interest income slipped to $29.376 milli...