Financial services company Pathward Financial (NASDAQ: CASH) reported Q2 CY2025 results topping the market’s revenue expectations, with sales up 10.7% year on year to $195.8 million. Its GAAP profit of $1.81 per share was 8.4% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
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Pathward Financial (CASH) Q2 CY2025 Highlights:
- Net Interest Income: $122.3 million vs analyst estimates of $112.9 million (10.3% year-on-year growth, 8.4% beat)
- Net Interest Margin: 7.4% vs analyst estimates of 6.6% (86 basis point year-on-year increase, 83.5 bps beat)
- Revenue: $195.8 million vs analyst estimates of $185 million (10.7% year-on-year growth, 5.8% beat)
- EPS (GAAP): $1.81 vs analyst estimates of $1.67 (8.4% beat)
- Market Capitalization: $1.89 billion
CEO Brett Pharr said, “We are encouraged by the results achieved in the third quarter, as they represent another quarter where we have successfully executed on our strategy and generated shareholder value. We have made progress on many fronts, and I am incredibly proud of what our team has been able to accomplish over the past nine months. Being the trusted platform that enables our partners to thrive remains our main focus, and we are working to deliver solutions for our clients."
Company Overview
Formerly known as Meta Financial until its 2022 rebranding, Pathward Financial (NASDAQ: CASH) provides banking-as-a-service solutions and commercial finance products, enabling partners to offer financial services like prepaid cards, payment processing, and lending options.
Sales Growth
From lending activities to service fees, most banks build their revenue model around two income sources. Interest rate spreads between loans and deposits create the first stream, with the second coming from charges on everything from basic bank accounts to complex investment banking transactions.
Luckily, Pathward Financial’s revenue grew at an impressive 10.8% compounded annual growth rate over the last five years. Its growth surpassed the average bank company and shows its offerings resonate with customers, a great starting point for our analysis.
Long-term growth is the most important, but within financials, a half-decade historical view may miss recent interest rate changes and market returns. Pathward Financial’s annualized revenue growth of 9.8% over the last two years aligns with its five-year trend, suggesting its demand was predictably strong. 
Note: Quarters not shown were determined to be outliers, impacted by outsized investment gains/losses that are not indicative of the recurring fundamentals of the business.
This quarter, Pathward Financial reported year-on-year revenue growth of 10.7%, and its $195.8 million of revenue exceeded Wall Street’s estimates by 5.8%.
Net interest income made up 57.9% of the company’s total revenue during the last five years, meaning Pathward Financial’s growth drivers strike a balance between lending and non-lending activities.
Our experience and research show the market cares primarily about a bank’s net interest income growth as non-interest income is considered a lower-quality and non-recurring revenue source.
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Tangible Book Value Per Share (TBVPS)
The balance sheet drives banking profitability since earnings flow from the spread between borrowing and lending rates. As such, valuations for these companies concentrate on capital strength and sustainable equity accumulation potential.
When analyzing banks, tangible book value per share (TBVPS) takes precedence over many other metrics. This measure isolates genuine per-share value by removing intangible assets of debatable liquidation worth. Other (and more commonly known) per-share metrics like EPS can sometimes be murky due to M&A or accounting rules allowing for loan losses to be spread out.
Pathward Financial’s TBVPS grew at an incredible 10.1% annual clip over the last five years. TBVPS growth has also accelerated recently, growing by 29.9% annually over the last two years from $13.08 to $22.07 per share.
Over the next 12 months, Consensus estimates call for Pathward Financial’s TBVPS to grow by 27.9% to $28.23, elite growth rate.
Key Takeaways from Pathward Financial’s Q2 Results
We were impressed by how significantly Pathward Financial blew past analysts’ net interest income expectations this quarter. We were also excited its revenue outperformed Wall Street’s estimates by a wide margin. On the other hand, its tangible book value per share missed. Overall, we think this was a solid quarter with some key areas of upside. The stock traded up 1.9% to $81.87 immediately following the results.
Pathward Financial may have had a good quarter, but does that mean you should invest right now? When making that decision, it’s important to consider its valuation, business qualities, as well as what has happened in the latest quarter. We cover that in our actionable full research report which you can read here, it’s free.
