earnings
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.70
First Merchants Q4 net income $42M ($0.71 EPS); one-time charges $12.7M; core EPS $0.87
FIRST MERCHANTS CORP
2023-FY EPS reported
$3.73
- Net income available to common stockholders $42.0M, diluted EPS $0.71, vs $0.94 in Q3 2023 and $1.19 in Q4 2022.
- One-time charges of $12.7M: FDIC special assessment $4.3M, employee severance/early retirement $6.3M, lease termination $2.1M; adjusted EPS $0.87.
- Total loans grew $202.6M (6.6% annualized linked quarter); total deposits increased $174.9M (4.8% annualized linked quarter).
- Net interest margin (tax-equivalent) 3.16%, down 13 bps QoQ; efficiency ratio 63.26% (55.56% adjusted).
- Common equity Tier 1 ratio 11.35%; tangible common equity ratio 8.44%, up 75 bps from prior quarter.