earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.70
Peoples Financial Q1 net income $2.6M, EPS $0.56, up from $0.20; declares 20% dividend increase
PEOPLES FINANCIAL CORP /MS/
- Net income $2,623,000 ($0.56/sh) vs $924,000 ($0.20/sh) in Q1 2022.
- Net interest income rose $2.27M to $7.05M, driven by higher rates on securities and fed funds.
- Dividend increased 20% to $0.12/sh; payable May 5, 2023 to holders of record May 2.
- Bank capital strong: leverage 10.09%, total risk-based capital 21.68%.
- Unrealized losses on AFS securities improved to $42.9M from $47.9M at year-end.