earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.65
First Bancorp Q3 net income $29.9M ($0.73/sh), down from $1.06 a year ago
FIRST BANCORP /NC/
2023-Q3 EPS reported
$1.81
- Net income $29.9M ($0.73 diluted EPS) vs $37.9M ($1.06) in Q3 2022; up from $29.4M ($0.71) in linked quarter.
- Net interest margin (tax-equiv) fell to 2.97% from 3.40% YoY; loan yield 5.32%, cost of funds 1.46%.
- Loans $8.0B, up $129.4M (6.5% annualized); organic deposits grew $66.7M; noninterest demand 34% of deposits.
- Noninterest expenses $62.2M, +27.8% YoY driven by GrandSouth acquisition and higher data processing & FDIC costs.
- Credit quality strong: NPAs 0.32% of assets; allowance 1.35% of loans; net charge-offs 0.11% annualized.