First Bancorp Past Earnings Performance

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First Bancorp has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 6.7%, while the Banks industry saw earnings growing at 7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 9.2% per year. First Bancorp's return on equity is 6.9%, and it has net margins of 28%.

Key information

6.7%

Earnings growth rate

-1.5%

EPS growth rate

Banks Industry Growth	11.2%
Revenue growth rate	9.2%
Return on equity	6.9%
Net Margin	28.0%
Last Earnings Update	30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

First Bancorp: Earnings To Grow But Stock Appears Overvalued

Dec 19

First Bancorp's (NASDAQ:FBNC) Dividend Will Be $0.22

Jun 18

Some Shareholders May Object To A Pay Rise For First Bancorp's (NASDAQ:FBNC) CEO This Year

Apr 26

We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) Passed With Ease

Mar 01

First Bancorp declares $0.22 dividend

Sep 15

First Bancorp upgraded to Overweight at Piper after YTD underperformance

Aug 18

First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) Is Increasing Its Dividend To US$0.22

Feb 10

Here's Why I Think First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) Might Deserve Your Attention Today

Dec 28

I Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) Passed With Ease

Aug 11

First Bancorp declares $0.20 dividend

Jun 15

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How First Bancorp makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NasdaqGS:FBNC Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	G+A Expenses
30 Sep 24	363	102	163
30 Jun 24	380	113	163
31 Mar 24	384	113	164
31 Dec 23	386	103	165
30 Sep 23	385	112	165
30 Jun 23	379	120	152
31 Mar 23	374	127	147
31 Dec 22	373	146	140
30 Sep 22	358	118	138
30 Jun 22	339	108	135
31 Mar 22	322	101	128
31 Dec 21	305	95	122
30 Sep 21	299	108	119
30 Jun 21	294	104	120
31 Mar 21	277	91	119
31 Dec 20	264	81	119
30 Sep 20	259	78	118
30 Jun 20	259	80	116
31 Mar 20	270	87	116
31 Dec 19	273	92	115
30 Sep 19	273	95	113
30 Jun 19	269	92	113
31 Mar 19	267	91	111
31 Dec 18	270	89	111
30 Sep 18	269	80	112
30 Jun 18	255	71	108
31 Mar 18	239	59	106
31 Dec 17	213	46	99
30 Sep 17	188	40	90
30 Jun 17	176	32	86
31 Mar 17	162	28	80
31 Dec 16	153	27	76
30 Sep 16	150	26	73
30 Jun 16	144	28	71
31 Mar 16	140	26	70
31 Dec 15	140	26	70
30 Sep 15	137	27	67
30 Jun 15	137	25	67
31 Mar 15	138	25	66
31 Dec 14	136	24	68
30 Sep 14	135	23	68
30 Jun 14	134	23	67
31 Mar 14	134	22	67
31 Dec 13	129	20	66

Quality Earnings: FBNC has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: FBNC's current net profit margins (28%) are lower than last year (29.1%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: FBNC's earnings have grown by 6.7% per year over the past 5 years.

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

Earnings vs Industry: FBNC had negative earnings growth (-9.3%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Banks industry average (-11.8%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: FBNC's Return on Equity (6.9%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2024/12/22 01:08
End of Day Share Price	2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings	2024/09/30
Annual Earnings	2023/12/31

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Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

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Analyst Sources

First Bancorp is covered by 8 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
Paul Miller	FBR Capital Markets & Co.
Christopher Marinac	Janney Montgomery Scott LLC
Wood Lay	Keefe, Bruyette, & Woods

First Bancorp Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Key information

Recent past performance updates

Third quarter 2024 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

Second quarter 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

First quarter 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Third quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Recent updates

Third quarter dividend of US$0.22 announced

First Bancorp: Earnings To Grow But Stock Appears Overvalued

First Bancorp Declares Cash Dividend on Its Common Stock, Payable on January 25, 2025

Price target increased by 8.4% to US$51.63

Lead Independent Director recently sold US$274k worth of stock

Lead Independent Director notifies of intention to sell stock

Third quarter 2024 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

Price target increased by 9.5% to US$47.63

Price target increased by 13% to US$46.13

Independent Director recently sold US$869k worth of stock

Independent Director notifies of intention to sell stock

Second quarter dividend of US$0.22 announced

First Bancorp Declares Cash Dividend on Its Common Stock, Payable on October 25, 2024

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 12%

First Bancorp Announces Retirement of Mason Y. Garrett as Board of Directors

Second quarter 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 19%

First Bancorp's (NASDAQ:FBNC) Dividend Will Be $0.22

First quarter dividend of US$0.22 announced

First Bancorp Declares Cash Dividend on Its Common Stock, Payable on July 25, 2024

First Bancorp Announces Executive Changes

Some Shareholders May Object To A Pay Rise For First Bancorp's (NASDAQ:FBNC) CEO This Year

First quarter 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

First Bancorp, Annual General Meeting, May 02, 2024

Upcoming dividend of US$0.22 per share

First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.22

Fourth quarter dividend of US$0.22 announced

First Bancorp Declares Cash Dividend, Payable on April 25, 2024

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

New minor risk - Profit margin trend

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Price target increased by 7.6% to US$37.13

Upcoming dividend of US$0.22 per share at 2.4% yield

First Bancorp's (NASDAQ:FBNC) Dividend Will Be $0.22

First Bancorp Declares Cash Dividend, Payable on January 25, 2024

Third quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Upcoming dividend of US$0.22 per share at 3.2% yield

First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.22

First Bancorp Declares Cash Dividend on Its Common Stock, Payable on October 25, 2023

Insider recently sold US$1.8m worth of stock

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

Second quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Price target decreased by 8.4% to US$36.65

Upcoming dividend of US$0.22 per share at 2.7% yield

First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.22

First Bancorp Declares Cash Dividend, Payable on July 25, 2023

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 17%

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 17%

Price target decreased by 9.4% to US$40.55

First quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Upcoming dividend of US$0.22 per share at 2.5% yield

First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.22

Full year 2022 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) Passed With Ease

Full year 2022 earnings: Revenues in line with analyst expectations

Upcoming dividend of US$0.22 per share

First Bancorp Announces Cash Dividend, Payable on January 25, 2023

Price target increased to US$50.00

Price target increased to US$50.00

Third quarter 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Upcoming dividend of US$0.22 per share

First Bancorp Declares Cash Dividend, Payable on October 25, 2022

First Bancorp declares $0.22 dividend

First Bancorp upgraded to Overweight at Piper after YTD underperformance

Second quarter 2022 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

First Bancorp (NasdaqGS:FBNC) entered in a definitive merger agreement to acquire GrandSouth Bancorporation (OTCPK:GRRB) for approximately $160 million.

Upcoming dividend of US$0.22 per share

First Bancorp Announces Cash Dividend, Payable on July 25, 2022

Chairman & CEO recently bought US$100k worth of stock