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confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.70
First Keystone Corp reports H1 2023 net income $2.5M, down 66% YoY, as interest expense surges
FIRST KEYSTONE CORP
2023-Q2 EPS reported
$0.41
- Net income of $2.496M for six months ended June 30, 2023, down 66.1% from $7.365M in H1 2022.
- EPS $0.41; dividends paid $0.56 per share for H1 2023.
- Interest expense rose $9.543M (up sharply) due to higher deposit costs and Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings.
- Deposits fell $57.8M (5.8%) vs. June 30, 2022, primarily municipal and savings accounts.
- Stockholders' equity down $4.2M (3.3%) on larger accumulated other comprehensive loss from securities portfolio.