earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.75
First Carolina Q2 EPS $0.20, net income up 11%; IPO raises $69.3M
First Carolina Financial Services, Inc.
- Net income $5.1M ($0.20 diluted EPS) vs $4.6M ($0.18) in Q2 2025, an 11% increase.
- Completed IPO of 5.5M shares at $12.50, plus full underwriter option, net proceeds ~$69.3M.
- Loan growth $58.1M (annualized 8.9%); net interest margin expanded 18 bps to 3.23%.
- Zero net charge-offs; nonperforming assets improved to 0.65% of total assets from 0.89% a year ago.
- Brokered deposits declined $211M replaced by $246M non-brokered deposits in H1 2026.