Wintrust Financial Corp. Announces Climb In Q4 Bottom Line, Beats Estimates

(RTTNews) - Wintrust Financial Corp. (WTFC) revealed a profit for its fourth quarter that increased from last year and beat the Street estimates.

The company's bottom line totaled $178.37 million, or $2.63 per share. This compares with $116.49 million, or $1.87 per share, last year.

Analysts on average had expected the company to earn $2.47 per share. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

The company's revenue for the period rose 11.9% to $638.60 million from $570.80 million last year.

Wintrust Financial Corp. earnings at a glance (GAAP) :

-Earnings: $178.37 Mln. vs. $116.49 Mln. last year. -EPS: $2.63 vs. $1.87 last year. -Revenue: $638.60 Mln vs. $570.80 Mln last year.