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First Financial Q4 net income falls 25% to $12.4M; signs SimplyBank deal
FIRST FINANCIAL CORP /IN/
2023-FY EPS reported
$5.08
- Q4 diluted EPS $1.06 vs $1.37 YoY; full-year EPS $5.08 vs $5.82.
- Net interest margin narrowed to 3.63% from 3.81%; NIM down 17 bps.
- Nonperforming loans surged to $24.6M (0.78% of loans) from $9.6M (0.31%) due to a downgraded commercial relationship.
- Definitive agreement signed to acquire SimplyBank, expanding into Tennessee MSAs.
- Quarterly dividend maintained at $0.45 per share; no share repurchases in Q4.