earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.70
First Bancorp Q1 net income $15.2M ($0.37 EPS) down 55% YoY; acquisition costs $24.4M
FIRST BANCORP /NC/
2023-Q1 EPS reported
$0.37
- Net income $15.2M, $0.37 diluted EPS; Q1 2022 net income $34.0M ($0.95 EPS).
- GrandSouth acquisition closed Jan 1; merger expenses $12.2M and one-time loan loss provision $12.2M.
- Organic loan growth $113.7M (5.9% annualized); organic deposit growth $95.2M (3.7% annualized).
- Tax-equivalent net interest margin flat at 3.31%; loan yield up 60bp to 5.22%.
- Nonperforming assets fell to 0.25% of total assets from 0.46% a year ago.