earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.75
First Financial Bancorp Q2 EPS $0.64; adjusted $0.65; dividend raised to $0.24
FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP /OH/
2024-Q2 EPS reported
$1.17
- Net income $60.8M, diluted EPS $0.64; adjusted EPS $0.65.
- Net interest margin (FTE) 4.10%, unchanged from Q1; loan growth 11.3% annualized.
- Record noninterest income $61.5M; foreign exchange income up 60.9% from Q1.
- Net charge-offs 0.15%, down 23bp from linked quarter.
- Board declared quarterly dividend increase to $0.24 per share from $0.23.