Bridgewater Bancshares, Inc. announced consolidated earnings results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2018. The company announced net income of $7.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2018, a 132.8% increase over net income of $3.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2017. Net income per diluted common share for the fourth quarter of 2018 was $0.25, a 91.1% increase, compared to $0.13 of net income per diluted common share for the same period in 2017. Basic earnings per share was $0.26 against $0.14 a year ago. Net interest income was $17.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2018, an increase of $2.6 million, or 17.5%, compared to $14.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2017. The increase in net interest income was largely attributable to growth in average interest earning assets, which increased by 23.3% to $1.94 billion for the three months ended December 31, 2018, from $1.57 billion for the three months ended December 31, 2017. This increase in average interest earning assets was primarily due to continued organic growth in the loan portfolio. Total interest income $23,988,000 against $18,576,000 a year ago. For the year, the company reported, total interest income was $85,226,000 against $66,346,000 a year ago. Net interest income was $64,738,000 against $54,173,000 a year ago. Net income was $26,920,000 against $16,889,000 a year ago. Basic earnings per share was $0.93 against $0.69 a year ago. Diluted earnings per share was $0.91 against $0.68 a year ago.