earnings
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.70
Meridian Corp reports Q4 2021 net income $7.7M; EPS $1.24; declares special $1.00 dividend
Meridian Corp
2021-FY EPS reported
$5.73
- Net income $7.7M ($1.24 diluted EPS) vs $9.4M ($1.52) in Q3; total revenues $35.3M.
- ROA 1.74%, ROE 19.15%; seventh consecutive quarter with ROA >1.50% and ROE >19%.
- Loans (ex-PPP and held-for-sale) grew 2.8% QoQ and 19.5% YoY.
- Declared $1.00 special dividend payable Feb 21, 2022; also $0.20 quarterly dividend.
- Nonaccrual loans rose to 1.57% from 0.61% Q3; COVID deferrals fell to $2.4M from $24.9M.