First BancorpNASDAQ: FBNC

While the revenue and EPS of First Bancorp (FBNC) provide insight into its performance in the first quarter of 2024, it is important to also analyze how certain important metrics stack up against Wall Street forecasts and the figures from the same period last year.

First Bancorp (FBNC) reported earnings of $0.61 per share for the quarter, falling short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.64 per share. This is higher than the earnings of $0.37 per share reported in the same quarter last year.

The headline numbers for First Bancorp (FBNC) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended December 2023, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.

First Bancorp (FBNC) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.72 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.66 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.08 per share a year ago.

First Bancorp (FBNC) is seeing favorable earnings estimate revision activity and has a positive Zacks Earnings ESP heading into earnings season.

The headline numbers for First Bancorp (FBNC) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended September 2023, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.

First Bancorp (FBNC) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.73 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.67 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.06 per share a year ago.

First BanCorp has recovered most of its losses from earlier this year and is currently down only 7.6%. The company is a financial holding company based in Puerto Rico with branches in the US Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands, and Florida. First BanCorp has seen growth in net interest income and non-interest income, as well as an increase in deposits, but a decrease in net income due to a reduction in net interest income.

Although the revenue and EPS for First Bancorp (FBNC) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended June 2023, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.