earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.70
Meridian Corp Q1 net income $4.0M ($0.34 EPS), NIM 3.61%, loans up 4.7%
Meridian Corp
2023-Q1 EPS reported
$0.34
revenue$1,196,000
- Net income $4.0M ($0.34 diluted EPS) vs $4.6M ($0.39) in Q4 2022 and $5.5M ($0.44) a year ago.
- Net interest margin 3.61%, down 32 bps from Q4 2022 (3.93%) on higher deposit costs.
- Loans grew $80.8M (4.7% QoQ); deposits up $57.9M (3.4%), but non-interest bearing deposits fell $39.1M.
- Non-performing loans ratio 1.25% vs 1.20% in Q4; net charge-offs $1.5M largely small equipment leases.
- CECL adoption reduced retained earnings by $2.2M after-tax; quarterly dividend $0.125/share payable May 22.