earnings
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.55
ECB Bancorp Q4 net income falls to $789K ($0.09 EPS); full year net income rises to $4.5M ($0.52 EPS)
ECB Bancorp, Inc. /MD/
2023-FY EPS reported
$0.52
- Net income Q4 2023: $789K vs $975K Q4 2022; diluted EPS $0.09 vs $0.12.
- Full year 2023 net income: $4.5M vs $2.7M in 2022; diluted EPS $0.52 vs $0.32.
- Net interest income before provision fell 12.8% to $5.9M in Q4 due to higher cost of funds and inverted yield curve.
- Total loans grew 17.4% to $1.05B; deposits up 20.9% to $868.2M, driven by certificates of deposit (+55.9%).
- Asset quality solid: full-year net charge-offs $1K, non-performing assets 0.09% of assets; annual meeting set for June 5, 2024.