First Bank Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 5/6

First Bank has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 14.3%, while the Banks industry saw earnings growing at 7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 13.8% per year. First Bank's return on equity is 10%, and it has net margins of 32.5%.

Key information

14.3%

Earnings growth rate

10.8%

EPS growth rate

Banks Industry Growth	11.2%
Revenue growth rate	13.8%
Return on equity	10.0%
Net Margin	32.5%
Last Earnings Update	30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Earnings Miss: First Bank Missed EPS By 5.3% And Analysts Are Revising Their Forecasts

Apr 30

First Bank (NASDAQ:FRBA) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.06

Jan 29

First Bank goes ex dividend tomorrow

Aug 10

First Bank GAAP EPS of $0.45 beats by $0.02, revenue of $24.37M beats by $0.64M

Jul 26

First Bank: Strong Earnings And Cheap Valuation, The Perfect Investment Combination

Aug 06

First Bank (NASDAQ:FRBA) Will Pay A Dividend Of US$0.03

Jul 30

First Bank EPS beats by $0.14, beats on revenue

Apr 26

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

Mar 23

First Bank's (NASDAQ:FRBA) Attractive Combination: Does It Earn A Place In Your Dividend Portfolio?

Mar 02

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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

Earnings and Revenue History

NasdaqGM:FRBA Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	G+A Expenses
30 Sep 24	123	40	60
30 Jun 24	115	31	58
31 Mar 24	106	26	55
31 Dec 23	96	21	52
30 Sep 23	92	22	49
30 Jun 23	95	33	45
31 Mar 23	96	35	43
31 Dec 22	95	36	42
30 Sep 22	92	35	41
30 Jun 22	89	34	40
31 Mar 22	88	34	39
31 Dec 21	90	35	38
30 Sep 21	87	34	38
30 Jun 21	82	31	38
31 Mar 21	76	26	37
31 Dec 20	66	19	36
30 Sep 20	64	18	34
30 Jun 20	60	14	33
31 Mar 20	58	12	33
31 Dec 19	58	13	32
30 Sep 19	55	12	32
30 Jun 19	57	17	31
31 Mar 19	57	18	31
31 Dec 18	55	18	29
30 Sep 18	53	14	27
30 Jun 18	49	11	25
31 Mar 18	43	9	22
31 Dec 17	39	7	20
30 Sep 17	34	8	18
30 Jun 17	31	8	17
31 Mar 17	30	7	17
31 Dec 16	28	6	16
30 Sep 16	26	5	16
30 Jun 16	23	4	15
31 Mar 16	22	4	15
31 Dec 15	23	4	15
30 Sep 15	23	4	15
30 Jun 15	24	5	15
31 Mar 15	24	5	14
31 Dec 14	21	6	13
30 Sep 14	18	5	12
30 Jun 14	16	4	10
31 Mar 14	14	4	9
31 Dec 13	12	2	8

Quality Earnings: FRBA has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: FRBA's current net profit margins (32.5%) are higher than last year (23.5%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: FRBA's earnings have grown by 14.3% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: FRBA's earnings growth over the past year (85.6%) exceeds its 5-year average (14.3% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: FRBA earnings growth over the past year (85.6%) exceeded the Banks industry -11.8%.

First Bank Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 5/6

Key information

Recent past performance updates

First Bank to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Oct 23, 2024

First Bank to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Jul 24, 2024

First quarter 2024 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

First Bank Reports Net Charge-Offs for the Fourth Quarter Ended December 31, 2023

First Bank to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Oct 25, 2023

Second quarter 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

Recent updates

First Bank (NASDAQ:FRBA) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.06

First Bank Announces Third Quarter Dividend Payable on November 22, 2024

First Bank (NasdaqGM:FRBA) announces an Equity Buyback for 1,000,000 shares, for $16 million.

First Bank to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Oct 23, 2024

First Bank Declares a Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on August 23, 2024

First Bank to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Jul 24, 2024

First Bank (NASDAQ:FRBA) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.06

President recently bought US$90k worth of stock

First quarter 2024 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

First Bank Declares A Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on May 24, 2024

New minor risk - Insider selling

First Bank, Annual General Meeting, Apr 24, 2024

Executive VP & Chief Lending Officer exercised options to buy US$52k worth of stock.

Director recently sold US$98k worth of stock

Director recently sold US$117k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.06 per share at 1.7% yield

First Bank's (NASDAQ:FRBA) Dividend Will Be $0.06

Fourth quarter dividend of US$0.06 announced

First Bank Reports Net Charge-Offs for the Fourth Quarter Ended December 31, 2023

President recently bought US$91k worth of stock

New minor risk - Earnings quality

Upcoming dividend of US$0.06 per share at 2.0% yield

First Bank's (NASDAQ:FRBA) Dividend Will Be $0.06

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 14%

First Bank Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on November 24, 2023

First Bank to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Oct 25, 2023

New minor risk - Shareholder dilution

Upcoming dividend of US$0.06 per share at 1.9% yield

First Bank (NASDAQ:FRBA) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.06

Second quarter 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 17%

First Bank Announces Net Charge-Offs for the Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2023

First Bank to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Jul 26, 2023

Independent Director recently bought US$90k worth of stock

First Bank (NASDAQ:FRBA) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.06

Upcoming dividend of US$0.06 per share at 2.6% yield

Earnings Miss: First Bank Missed EPS By 5.3% And Analysts Are Revising Their Forecasts

First quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Price target decreased by 15% to US$15.00

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 18%

Upcoming dividend of US$0.06 per share at 1.7% yield

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 14%

First Bank (NASDAQ:FRBA) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.06

First Bank Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on February 24, 2023

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

First Bank to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Jan 25, 2023

First Bank (NasdaqGM:FRBA) entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Malvern Bancorp, Inc. (NasdaqGM:MLVF) for approximately $150 million.

Insufficient new directors

Upcoming dividend of US$0.06 per share

First Bank Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on November 25, 2022

First Bank to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Oct 25, 2022

Independent Director exercised options to buy US$82k worth of stock.

First Bank goes ex dividend tomorrow

Upcoming dividend of US$0.06 per share

Second quarter 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

First Bank Announces Net Charge-Offs for the Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2022

First Bank GAAP EPS of $0.45 beats by $0.02, revenue of $24.37M beats by $0.64M

Key Executive exercised options to buy US$72k worth of stock.

First Bank to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Jul 26, 2022

Upcoming dividend of US$0.06 per share

First quarter 2022 earnings: EPS in line with expectations, revenues disappoint

First Bank Reports Net Charge-Offs for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2022

First Bank to Report Q1, 2022 Results on Apr 25, 2022

Upcoming dividend of US$0.06 per share

Price target increased to US$18.38

First Bank Reports Net Charge-Offs for the Fourth Quarter Ended December 31, 2021

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.46 (vs US$0.30 in 3Q 2020)

First Bank: Strong Earnings And Cheap Valuation, The Perfect Investment Combination

First Bank (NasdaqGM:FRBA) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Premises and Equipment, all Deposits and Performing Loans of Two New Jersey Branch from OceanFirst Bank, National Association.