NasdaqGS:HBTBanks
HBT Financial (HBT) Profit Margin Tops Forecasts, Reinforcing Value-Focused Narrative
HBT Financial (HBT) reported a net profit margin of 33.4%, up from last year’s 32.5%, with five-year average annual earnings growth of 11.7%. However, recent momentum has slowed, as earnings grew by 7.4% over the past year and future forecasts point to modest revenue growth of 3.3% per year, trailing the broader US market’s 10.1% pace. Despite headwinds for future earnings, the stock’s price-to-earnings ratio of 10.1x is lower than both the industry and peer averages. Shares currently trade...