earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.75
Meridian Q4 net income $571K ($0.05 EPS), down 86% from Q3; provision spikes to $4.6M
Meridian Corp
2023-FY EPS reported
$1.16
revenue$4,928,000
- Net income $571K vs $4.005M in Q3; diluted EPS $0.05 vs $0.35. Net interest income $16.94M, down 1.6% QoQ.
- Provision for credit losses surged to $4.6M from $82K, driven by $3.9M in specific reserves on commercial/SBA loans.
- Non-performing loans to total loans increased to 1.76% from 1.53%; net charge-offs $2.2M (0.11% of avg loans).
- Board declared $0.125/share quarterly dividend, payable Feb 20 to holders of record Feb 12.
- CEO cites deterioration in one commercial credit and impact of higher rates on SBA/leasing businesses.