First Bancorp Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

First Bancorp has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 7.7%, while the Banks industry saw earnings growing at 10.1% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 9.1% per year. First Bancorp's return on equity is 7.6%, and it has net margins of 26.8%.

Key information

7.7%

Earnings growth rate

1.4%

EPS growth rate

Banks Industry Growth	11.2%
Revenue growth rate	9.1%
Return on equity	7.6%
Net Margin	26.8%
Last Earnings Update	31 Dec 2023

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

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

First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) Has Gifted Shareholders With A Fantastic 172% Total Return On Their Investment

Mar 11

Don't Ignore The Fact That This Insider Just Sold Some Shares In First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC)

Feb 13

Should First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) Be Part Of Your Dividend Portfolio?

Feb 05

Here's What First Bancorp's (NASDAQ:FBNC) Shareholder Ownership Structure Looks Like

Jan 08

First Bancorp declares $0.18 dividend

Dec 15

The Director of First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC), Suzanne DeFerie, Just Sold 25% Of Their Holding

Dec 13

How Much Is First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) CEO Getting Paid?

Dec 10

Does First Bancorp's (NASDAQ:FBNC) Share Price Gain of 72% Match Its Business Performance?

Nov 19

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
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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
31 Dec 23	386	103	165
30 Sep 23	383	112	159
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
30 Sep 13	79	-12	66
30 Jun 13	75	-15	65

Quality Earnings: FBNC has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: FBNC's current net profit margins (26.8%) are lower than last year (39.2%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: FBNC's earnings have grown by 7.7% 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 (-29.2%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Banks industry average (-10.1%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: FBNC's Return on Equity (7.6%) is considered low.

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First Bancorp Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Key information

Recent past performance updates

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

Second quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

First quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

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

Recent updates

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

First quarter 2022 earnings: Revenues exceed analyst expectations

Upcoming dividend of US$0.22 per share

Full year 2021 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

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

First Bancorp (NasdaqGS:FBNC) announces an Equity Buyback for $40 million worth of its shares.

Full year 2021 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Full year 2021 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

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

Upcoming dividend of US$0.20 per share

Insider recently bought US$99k worth of stock

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.97 (vs US$0.81 in 3Q 2020)

Upcoming dividend of US$0.20 per share

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

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$1.03 (vs US$0.56 in 2Q 2020)

Upcoming dividend of US$0.20 per share

CEO & Director recently bought US$102k worth of stock

First Bancorp declares $0.20 dividend

First Bancorp (NasdaqGS:FBNC) entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Select Bancorp, Inc. (NasdaqGM:SLCT) for approximately $310 million.

Consensus forecasts updated

Price target increased to US$49.20

First quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.99 (vs US$0.62 in 1Q 2020)

Price target increased to US$43.30

Upcoming Dividend of US$0.20 Per Share

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