First Business Financial Services Past Earnings Performance

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First Business Financial Services has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 17.9%, while the Banks industry saw earnings growing at 10.4% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 13.1% per year. First Business Financial Services's return on equity is 12.8%, and it has net margins of 25.9%.

Key information

17.9%

Earnings growth rate

19.0%

EPS growth rate

Banks Industry Growth	11.2%
Revenue growth rate	13.1%
Return on equity	12.8%
Net Margin	25.9%
Last Earnings Update	31 Dec 2023

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Analysts Have Made A Financial Statement On First Business Financial Services, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:FBIZ) Third-Quarter Report

Oct 31

First Business Financial Services' (NASDAQ:FBIZ) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

May 04

First Business Financial Services GAAP EPS of $1.29 beats by $0.39, revenue of $30.53M beats by $1.2M

Jul 28

First Business Financial: Outlook On Top-Line Growth Remains Positive

Mar 23

First Business Financial Services (NASDAQ:FBIZ) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Feb 03

First Business Financial Services declares $0.18 dividend

Apr 30

Increases to First Business Financial Services, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:FBIZ) CEO Compensation Might Cool off for now

Apr 24

Have Insiders Been Buying First Business Financial Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:FBIZ) Shares This Year?

Mar 14

What Kind Of Investors Own Most Of First Business Financial Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:FBIZ)?

Feb 15

First Business Financial gets bullish call from Janney as talent drives growth

Feb 03

First Business Financial Services declares $0.18 dividend

Jan 29

Why First Business Financial Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:FBIZ) Is A Top Dividend Stock

Jan 20

First Business Financial Services (NASDAQ:FBIZ) Share Prices Have Dropped 30% In The Last Year

Dec 25

How Much is First Business Financial Services' (NASDAQ:FBIZ) CEO Getting Paid?

Dec 04

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
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How First Business Financial Services makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NasdaqGS:FBIZ Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	G+A Expenses
31 Dec 23	136	35	82
30 Sep 23	135	36	82
30 Jun 23	134	36	80
31 Mar 23	136	39	79
31 Dec 22	132	39	76
30 Sep 22	127	38	72
30 Jun 22	123	36	71
31 Mar 22	118	34	69
31 Dec 21	119	35	68
30 Sep 21	114	32	68
30 Jun 21	106	28	66
31 Mar 21	95	23	63
31 Dec 20	85	17	61
30 Sep 20	84	16	60
30 Jun 20	83	17	58
31 Mar 20	87	20	58
31 Dec 19	87	23	57
30 Sep 19	82	21	56
30 Jun 19	83	21	55
31 Mar 19	80	18	54
31 Dec 18	78	16	52
30 Sep 18	75	16	50
30 Jun 18	70	13	48
31 Mar 18	68	12	47
31 Dec 17	68	12	47
30 Sep 17	76	12	46
30 Jun 17	70	12	46
31 Mar 17	72	14	46
31 Dec 16	70	15	46
30 Sep 16	68	15	45
30 Jun 16	75	16	45
31 Mar 16	74	17	43
31 Dec 15	72	16	43
30 Sep 15	70	16	40
30 Jun 15	65	15	36
31 Mar 15	60	15	33
31 Dec 14	55	14	30
30 Sep 14	54	14	27
30 Jun 14	53	14	26
31 Mar 14	52	14	25
31 Dec 13	52	13	25
30 Sep 13	48	12	25
30 Jun 13	47	11	24

Quality Earnings: FBIZ has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: FBIZ's current net profit margins (25.9%) are lower than last year (29.7%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: FBIZ's earnings have grown by 17.9% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: FBIZ's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: FBIZ had negative earnings growth (-9.9%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Banks industry average (-8.9%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: FBIZ's Return on Equity (12.8%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

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First Business Financial Services Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Key information

Recent past performance updates

Full year 2023 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

Full year 2023 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

Third quarter 2023 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

Second quarter 2023 earnings: EPS in line with analyst expectations despite revenue beat

First quarter 2023 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Recent updates

First Business Financial Services, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Apr 26, 2024

Full year 2023 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

Fourth quarter dividend increased to US$0.25

First Business Financial Services, Inc. Announces the Resignation of Mark D. Bugher from the Board of Directors, Effective on or About April 26, 2024

First Business Financial Services, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend on Its Common Stock, Payable on February 21, 2024

Price target increased by 8.5% to US$44.50

Full year 2023 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

Price target increased by 10% to US$42.75

First Business Financial Services, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend on Its Common Stock, Payable on November 16, 2023

Analysts Have Made A Financial Statement On First Business Financial Services, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:FBIZ) Third-Quarter Report

First Business Financial Services, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend on Its Common Stock, Payable on November 16 2023

Third quarter 2023 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

Chief Human Resources Officer recently sold US$260k worth of stock

Chief Human Resources Officer notifies of intention to sell stock

Price target increased by 8.5% to US$38.50

First Business Financial Services, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend on Common Stock, Payable on August 17 2023

Second quarter 2023 earnings: EPS in line with analyst expectations despite revenue beat

Independent Chair of the Board recently bought US$183k worth of stock

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 16%

First Business Financial Services' (NASDAQ:FBIZ) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

First quarter 2023 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

First Business Financial Services, Inc. (NasdaqGS:FBIZ) announces an Equity Buyback for $5 million worth of its shares.

First Business Financial Services, Inc. Increases Quarterly Common Stock Dividend, Payable on February 16, 2023

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

First Business Financial Services, Inc. Reports Unaudited Net Charge-Offs for the Fourth Quarter Ended December 31, 2022

First Business Financial Services, Inc. Announces Executive Changes

General Counsel recently sold US$113k worth of stock

General Counsel recently sold US$113k worth of stock

Insufficient new directors

First Business Financial Services, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on November 17, 2022

Third quarter 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Independent Chair of the Board recently bought US$165k worth of stock

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 15%

First Business Bank Declares Quarterly Cash Dividends, Payable on August 18, 2022

Second quarter 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

First Business Financial Services GAAP EPS of $1.29 beats by $0.39, revenue of $30.53M beats by $1.2M

First Business Financial Services, Inc. Appoints Brian D. Spielmann as Deputy Chief Financial Officer

First Business Bank Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on May 19, 2022

First quarter 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Insufficient new directors

First Business Financial: Outlook On Top-Line Growth Remains Positive

Price target increased to US$36.60

First Business Financial Services (NASDAQ:FBIZ) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

First Business Announces 10 Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on February 17, 2022

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Insufficient new directors

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$1.07 (vs US$0.50 in 3Q 2020)

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.95 (vs US$0.39 in 2Q 2020)

First Business Financial Services, Inc.(NasdaqGS:FBIZ) dropped from Russell 2000 Defensive Index

Consensus EPS estimates increase to US$3.61

Price target increased to US$30.20

First Business Financial Services, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on May 24, 2021

First quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$1.15 (vs US$0.38 in 1Q 2020)

First Business Financial Services declares $0.18 dividend

Increases to First Business Financial Services, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:FBIZ) CEO Compensation Might Cool off for now

Price target increased to US$26.80

Have Insiders Been Buying First Business Financial Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:FBIZ) Shares This Year?

First Business Financial Services, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Apr 30, 2021

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS US$1.97 (vs US$2.68 in FY 2019)

New 90-day high: US$22.20

What Kind Of Investors Own Most Of First Business Financial Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:FBIZ)?

Analysts increase EPS estimates to US$2.55

New 90-day high: US$21.81

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

First Business Financial gets bullish call from Janney as talent drives growth

First Business Financial Services, Inc. Announces Board Changes

Price target raised to US$22.50

Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS US$2.03 (vs US$2.68 in FY 2019)

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
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