earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.75
Primis Financial Q4 EPS $0.33 vs $0.12 YoY; declares $0.10 dividend; invests in Panacea Financial
Primis Financial Corp.
2024-FY EPS reported
-$0.32
- Net income $8.1M ($0.33 diluted) for Q4 2023, up from $3.0M ($0.12) in Q4 2022.
- Net interest margin improved to 3.36% (3.09% excl. accretion) from 3.01% in Q3 2023; core expense burden fell to $18.7M.
- Primis acquired ~19% of Panacea Financial Holdings (implied value ~$20M) for immaterial price; PFH completed $24.5M Series B.
- Quarterly dividend $0.10 declared, payable Feb 23, 2024 to shareholders of record Feb 9, 2024.
- Nonperforming assets (ex SBA) dropped 61% to $7.7M; tangible common equity ratio 7.99%.