earnings
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.75
First Merchants Q3 GAAP EPS $0.84; adjusted EPS $0.95, up from $0.94 a year ago
FIRST MERCHANTS CORP
2024-Q3 EPS reported
$2.31
- Net income available to common $48.7M; diluted EPS $0.84 vs $0.94 in Q3 2023.
- Adjusted net income $55.6M or $0.95 per share, excluding $9.1M pre-tax securities repositioning loss.
- Net interest margin expanded 7 bps sequentially to 3.23%; loans grew $15.5M linked quarter.
- Signed agreement to sell five Illinois branches; $287.7M deposits and $9.2M loans classified as held for sale.
- Nonperforming assets to total assets 35 bps, stable linked quarter; CET1 ratio 11.25%.