earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.75
First Community Bankshares Q4 net income $13.04M ($0.71 EPS); declares $2.07 special dividend
FIRST COMMUNITY BANKSHARES INC /VA/
2024-FY EPS reported
$2.80
- Q4 net income $13.04M ($0.71 diluted EPS), FY $51.60M ($2.80 EPS), up 10.65% and 7.46% YoY respectively.
- Net interest margin 4.36% (down 6 bps YoY); noninterest expense down $2.67M due to no repeat of $3M litigation charge.
- Quarterly cash dividend $0.31/share (40th consecutive year); special cash dividend $2.07/share (~$37.92M total) payable Feb 28, 2025.
- Loans decreased 6.07% YoY, deposits down 1.14%; non-performing loans to total loans 0.83% (up from Q4 2023).
- Book value per share $28.73, up $1.53 from year-end 2023; ROTCE 14.12% for Q4, ROA 1.60%.