earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.75
First Financial Q1 net income $19.8M ($1.67 EPS) vs $18.4M a year ago; closes CedarStone acquisition
FIRST FINANCIAL CORP /IN/
2026-Q1 EPS reported
$1.67
- Net interest income record $56.9M, up 9.5% YoY; net interest margin 4.23% vs 4.11%.
- Completed CedarStone Financial acquisition Mar 1, adding $292M loans, $313M deposits; $716K bargain purchase gain.
- Nonperforming loans surged to $28.5M (0.64% of loans) from $10.2M (0.26%) a year ago.
- Provision for credit losses $2.6M vs $2.0M YoY; allowance 1.18% of loans.
- Tangible book value per share $45.13, up 18.4% YoY; dividend maintained at $0.56 per quarter.