First Financial Bancorp Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

First Financial Bancorp has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 7.4%, while the Banks industry saw earnings growing at 10.4% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 7% per year. First Financial Bancorp's return on equity is 11.3%, and it has net margins of 32.1%.

Key information

7.4%

Earnings growth rate

8.2%

EPS growth rate

Banks Industry Growth	11.2%
Revenue growth rate	7.0%
Return on equity	11.3%
Net Margin	32.1%
Next Earnings Update	25 Apr 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Here's Why We Think First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) Is Well Worth Watching

Mar 14

First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.23

Nov 17

First Financial Bancorp.: High Interest-Rates, Moderate Loan Growth To Lift Earnings

Oct 16

First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.23

Jul 30

First Financial Non-GAAP EPS of $0.56 beats by $0.05, revenue of $166.99M beats by $6.42M

Jul 21

First Financial Bancorp's (NASDAQ:FFBC) Dividend Will Be US$0.23

May 28

First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) Has Announced A Dividend Of US$0.23

May 14

First Financial Bancorp's (NASDAQ:FFBC) Dividend Will Be US$0.23

Apr 30

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

Dec 23

First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of US$0.23

Aug 14

First Financial Bancorp's (NASDAQ:FFBC) Dividend Will Be US$0.23

Jul 31

I Built A List Of Growing Companies And First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) Made The Cut

Jul 30

It's Probably Less Likely That First Financial Bancorp.'s (NASDAQ:FFBC) CEO Will See A Huge Pay Rise This Year

May 19

Could First Financial Bancorp. (NASDAQ:FFBC) Have The Makings Of Another Dividend Aristocrat?

May 11

First Financial declares $0.23 dividend

Apr 27

Update: First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) Stock Gained 68% In The Last Year

Mar 19

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

Earnings and Revenue History

NasdaqGS:FFBC Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	G+A Expenses
31 Dec 23	797	256	387
30 Sep 23	804	268	390
30 Jun 23	758	261	380
31 Mar 23	724	247	369
31 Dec 22	673	218	360
30 Sep 22	634	195	351
30 Jun 22	640	200	345
31 Mar 22	632	199	340
31 Dec 21	629	205	336
30 Sep 21	634	207	333
30 Jun 21	621	188	334
31 Mar 21	596	174	329
31 Dec 20	570	156	322
30 Sep 20	554	156	313
30 Jun 20	556	166	303
31 Mar 20	572	181	300
31 Dec 19	582	198	292
30 Sep 19	584	204	288
30 Jun 19	584	204	284
31 Mar 19	582	188	302
31 Dec 18	538	173	279
30 Sep 18	465	142	266
30 Jun 18	407	117	241
31 Mar 18	344	103	194
31 Dec 17	356	97	197
30 Sep 17	346	95	180
30 Jun 17	340	93	177
31 Mar 17	338	93	175
31 Dec 16	332	89	179
30 Sep 16	328	85	169
30 Jun 16	325	81	167
31 Mar 16	318	77	165
31 Dec 15	312	75	163
30 Sep 15	308	74	164
30 Jun 15	301	71	164
31 Mar 15	295	68	162
31 Dec 14	291	65	160
30 Sep 14	288	50	156
30 Jun 14	285	50	151
31 Mar 14	290	50	153
31 Dec 13	293	48	156
30 Sep 13	299	61	161
30 Jun 13	308	62	165

Quality Earnings: FFBC has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: FFBC's current net profit margins (32.1%) are lower than last year (32.3%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: FFBC's earnings have grown by 7.4% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: FFBC's earnings growth over the past year (17.6%) exceeds its 5-year average (7.4% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: FFBC earnings growth over the past year (17.6%) exceeded the Banks industry -8.9%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: FFBC's Return on Equity (11.3%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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First Financial Bancorp Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

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Recent past performance updates

First Financial Bancorp. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Apr 25, 2024

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS in line with expectations, revenues disappoint

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS in line with expectations, revenues disappoint

First Financial Bancorp. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Jan 25, 2024

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

First Financial Bancorp. Reports Unaudited Net Charge-Offs Results for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2023

Recent updates

First Financial Bancorp. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Apr 25, 2024

Price target increased by 7.1% to US$25.30

First Financial Bancorp., Annual General Meeting, May 28, 2024

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS in line with expectations, revenues disappoint

Upcoming dividend of US$0.23 per share

First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.23

Fourth quarter dividend of US$0.23 announced

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS in line with expectations, revenues disappoint

First Financial Bancorp. Approves Quarterly Dividend, Payable on March 15, 2024

First Financial Bancorp. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Jan 25, 2024

Price target increased by 8.0% to US$23.63

Independent Director recently sold US$340k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.23 per share at 4.5% yield

First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.23

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

First Financial Bancorp. Reports Unaudited Net Charge-Offs Results for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2023

Is Now The Time To Put First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) On Your Watchlist?

First Financial Bancorp. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Oct 24, 2023

First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.23

Upcoming dividend of US$0.23 per share at 4.4% yield

Insider recently sold US$251k worth of stock

Insider notifies of intention to sell stock

First Financial Bancorp. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Third Quarter of 2023

Second quarter 2023 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

First Financial Bancorp. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Jul 20, 2023

First Financial Bancorp. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Jul 20, 2023

Is Now The Time To Put First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) On Your Watchlist?

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 17%

Upcoming dividend of US$0.23 per share at 4.6% yield

First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.23

First quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Price target increased by 21% to US$31.80

Here's Why We Think First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) Is Well Worth Watching

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Upcoming dividend of US$0.23 per share at 3.6% yield

Non-Executive Chairman of the Board recently sold US$639k worth of stock

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

First Financial Bancorp. Approves Quarterly Dividend, Payable on March 15, 2023

First Financial Bancorp. Announces Retirement of Corinne Finnerty as Director of the Company

First Financial Bancorp. to Report Fiscal Year 2022 Results on Jan 26, 2023

Upcoming dividend of US$0.23 per share

First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.23

Insufficient new directors

Insider recently sold US$530k worth of stock

First Financial Bancorp Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on December 15, 2022

Third quarter 2022 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

First Financial Bancorp Announces Net Charge-Offs for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2022

First Financial Bancorp.: High Interest-Rates, Moderate Loan Growth To Lift Earnings

First Financial Bancorp. to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Oct 20, 2022

Upcoming dividend of US$0.23 per share

First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.23

First Financial Bancorp Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on September 15, 2022

Second quarter 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

First Financial Non-GAAP EPS of $0.56 beats by $0.05, revenue of $166.99M beats by $6.42M

First Financial Bancorp. to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Jul 21, 2022

First Financial Bancorp's (NASDAQ:FFBC) Dividend Will Be US$0.23

First Financial Bancorp Announces Appointment of Gary Warzala as Member of Board of Director

First Financial Bancorp Announces Appointment of Gary Warzala as Member of Board of Director

Upcoming dividend of US$0.23 per share

Independent Director recently sold US$70k worth of stock

First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) Has Announced A Dividend Of US$0.23

President recently bought US$103k worth of stock

First Financial Bancorp's (NASDAQ:FFBC) Dividend Will Be US$0.23

Insufficient new directors

First Financial Bancorp Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on June 15, 2022

First quarter 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

First Financial Bancorp. to Report Q1, 2022 Results on Apr 21, 2022

First Financial Bancorp., Annual General Meeting, May 24, 2022

First Financial Bancorp. Announces the Retirement of John Neighbours as Director

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