earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.75
First Bancorp Q1 net income $46.7M, EPS $1.13; NIM expands 42 bps YoY
FIRST BANCORP /NC/
2026-Q1 EPS reported
$1.13
- Net income $46.7M ($1.13 D-EPS) vs $15.7M ($0.38) linked quarter and $36.4M ($0.88) year ago.
- Net interest margin 3.67%, up 9 bps from Q4 2025 and 42 bps from Q1 2025.
- Total loans $8.79B, up $71.4M (3.3% annualized); adjusting for one seasonal paydown, loan growth 5.9% annualized.
- Noninterest expenses $60.2M, down $1.8M from linked quarter; efficiency ratio 49.05%.
- Tangible book value per share $29.01, up from $28.23 at year-end 2025 and $24.69 a year ago.