earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.80
First Financial reports record 2022 net income of $71.1M; Q4 EPS $1.37, up from $0.58 YoY
FIRST FINANCIAL CORP /IN/
2022-FY EPS reported
$5.82
- Q4 net income $16.5M ($1.37 diluted EPS) vs $7.4M ($0.58) a year ago; YoY increase of 123%.
- Full-year 2022 net income $71.1M ($5.82 EPS) vs $53.0M ($4.02) in 2021; record year.
- Net interest margin expanded to 3.81% in Q4 from 3.08% in Q4 2021; average loans up 14.5% YoY.
- Book value per share fell to $39.44 from $46.13 due to AOCI decline and share repurchases; tangible common equity ratio 7.79% vs 9.62%.
- Credit loss provision dropped to $2.7M in Q4 from $5.7M a year earlier; nonperforming loans ratio improved to 0.44%.