earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.60
ECB Bancorp Q1 net income falls 31% to $621k; NIM compresses to 1.84%
ECB Bancorp, Inc. /MD/
2024-Q1 EPS reported
$0.07
- Net income of $621k ($0.07 diluted EPS) vs $901k ($0.11) in Q1 2023, down 31%.
- Net interest margin fell to 1.84% from 2.38% due to higher funding costs and inverted yield curve.
- Total loans grew 3.0% to $1.07B; deposits increased 3.9% to $901.6M.
- Book value per share rose to $17.94; share buyback continued with $629k in repurchases.
- Asset quality remains strong: no net charge-offs; NPLs at 0.09% of assets.