earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.70
First Merchants Q1 net income falls to $47.5M, EPS $0.80 from $1.07 YoY
FIRST MERCHANTS CORP
2024-Q1 EPS reported
$0.80
- Net income available to common stockholders $47.5M; diluted EPS $0.80 vs $63.6M ($1.07) in Q1 2023.
- Excluding non-core charges of $3.5M (FDIC assessment $1.1M, digital conversion $2.4M), adjusted EPS $0.85.
- Total deposits $14.9B, up $63.1M linked quarter; loans $12.5B, down $24.3M linked quarter.
- Net interest margin 3.10% (down 6 bps linked quarter); net charge-offs 7 bps annualized.
- Capital solid: CET1 ratio 11.25%; $30M share repurchases and $40M sub-debt redemption in quarter.