First National Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

First National has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 4.8%, while the Banks industry saw earnings growing at 7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 9.9% per year. First National's return on equity is 5.6%, and it has net margins of 14.4%.

Key information

4.8%

Earnings growth rate

-1.4%

EPS growth rate

Banks Industry Growth	11.2%
Revenue growth rate	9.9%
Return on equity	5.6%
Net Margin	14.4%
Last Earnings Update	30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

First National (NASDAQ:FXNC) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At $0.155

Nov 19

First National's (NASDAQ:FXNC) Dividend Will Be $0.15

Aug 20

First National (NASDAQ:FXNC) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.15

May 14

Here's Why It's Unlikely That First National Corporation's (NASDAQ:FXNC) CEO Will See A Pay Rise This Year

May 02

First National (NASDAQ:FXNC) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To US$0.14

May 17

First National's (NASDAQ:FXNC) Dividend Will Be Increased To US$0.14

Feb 15

First National goes ex-dividend tomorrow

May 26

Here's Why I Think First National (NASDAQ:FXNC) Is An Interesting Stock

May 04

First National reports Q1 results

Apr 30

Gerald Smith Is The Independent Vice Chairman & Secretary of the Board of First National Corporation (NASDAQ:FXNC) And They Just Picked Up 3.3% More Shares

Mar 21

How Does First National Corporation (NASDAQ:FXNC) Stand Up To These Simple Dividend Safety Checks?

Mar 12

Is First National's (NASDAQ:FXNC) Share Price Gain Of 100% Well Earned?

Feb 04

First National reports Q4 results

Jan 29

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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

Earnings and Revenue History

NasdaqCM:FXNC Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	G+A Expenses
30 Sep 24	49	7	32
30 Jun 24	49	8	32
31 Mar 24	49	9	30
31 Dec 23	49	10	30
30 Sep 23	56	15	30
30 Jun 23	57	17	29
31 Mar 23	57	17	29
31 Dec 22	56	17	29
30 Sep 22	54	14	30
30 Jun 22	52	12	31
31 Mar 22	49	12	29
31 Dec 21	46	10	27
30 Sep 21	43	11	24
30 Jun 21	39	11	20
31 Mar 21	36	10	19
31 Dec 20	35	9	19
30 Sep 20	34	8	19
30 Jun 20	35	9	19
31 Mar 20	35	9	20
31 Dec 19	36	10	20
30 Sep 19	36	9	19
30 Jun 19	36	9	19
31 Mar 19	36	10	19
31 Dec 18	36	10	19
30 Sep 18	35	9	19
30 Jun 18	34	8	19
31 Mar 18	34	8	19
31 Dec 17	33	6	19
30 Sep 17	33	7	19
30 Jun 17	32	7	19
31 Mar 17	32	6	19
31 Dec 16	32	6	19
30 Sep 16	31	5	20
30 Jun 16	31	4	21
31 Mar 16	30	2	21
31 Dec 15	29	2	20
30 Sep 15	32	4	19
30 Jun 15	30	5	18
31 Mar 15	30	6	16
31 Dec 14	30	6	16
30 Sep 14	28	10	16
30 Jun 14	27	10	15
31 Mar 14	25	9	15
31 Dec 13	25	9	15

Quality Earnings: FXNC has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: FXNC's current net profit margins (14.4%) are lower than last year (27.2%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: FXNC's earnings have grown by 4.8% per year over the past 5 years.

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

Earnings vs Industry: FXNC had negative earnings growth (-53.8%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Banks industry average (-11.8%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: FXNC's Return on Equity (5.6%) 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	2024/12/24 22:26
End of Day Share Price	2024/12/24 00:00
Earnings	2024/09/30
Annual Earnings	2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

First National Corporation is covered by 3 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
Allan Bach	Davenport & Company
David Bishop	Hovde Group, LLC
John Rodis	Janney Montgomery Scott LLC

First National Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Key information

Recent past performance updates

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.36 (vs US$0.50 in 3Q 2023)

First National Corporation Reports Net Charge-Offs for the Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2024

First National Corporation Reports Net Charge-Offs for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2024

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.51 (vs US$0.61 in 1Q 2023)

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$1.54 (vs US$2.69 in FY 2022)

First National Corporation Reports Net Charge Offs for the Fourth Quarter Ended December 31, 2023

Recent updates

New minor risk - Shareholder dilution

Price target increased by 7.3% to US$25.75

First National (NASDAQ:FXNC) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At $0.155

Third quarter dividend increased to US$0.15

First National Corporation Announces Increase in Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on December 13, 2024

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.36 (vs US$0.50 in 3Q 2023)

First National's (NASDAQ:FXNC) Dividend Will Be $0.15

Second quarter dividend of US$0.15 announced

Price target increased by 14% to US$21.00

First National Corporation Reports Net Charge-Offs for the Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2024

Independent Director recently bought US$117k worth of stock

Independent Director recently bought US$54k worth of stock

First National (NASDAQ:FXNC) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.15

First quarter dividend of US$0.15 announced

Independent Director recently bought US$64k worth of stock

First National Corporation Reports Net Charge-Offs for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2024

Here's Why It's Unlikely That First National Corporation's (NASDAQ:FXNC) CEO Will See A Pay Rise This Year

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.51 (vs US$0.61 in 1Q 2023)

New minor risk - Market cap size

First National Corporation, Annual General Meeting, May 08, 2024

Price target decreased by 12% to US$18.50

First National Corporation (NasdaqCM:FXNC) entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Touchstone Bankshares, Inc. (OTCPK:TSBA) for $46.9 million.

First National Corporation (NasdaqCM:FXNC) entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Touchstone Bankshares, Inc. (OTCPK:TSBA) for $46.9 million.

First National Corporation (NasdaqCM:FXNC) entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Touchstone Bankshares, Inc. (OTCPK:TSBA) for $47.3 million.

First National (NASDAQ:FXNC) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.15

Fourth quarter dividend of US$0.15 announced

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$1.54 (vs US$2.69 in FY 2022)

Price target increased by 17% to US$21.00

First National Corporation Reports Net Charge Offs for the Fourth Quarter Ended December 31, 2023

Insufficient new directors

Upcoming dividend of US$0.15 per share at 3.2% yield

First National Corporation Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on December 8, 2023

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.50 (vs US$0.71 in 3Q 2022)

First National Corporation Reports Net Charge-Offs for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2023

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 15%

Upcoming dividend of US$0.15 per share at 3.5% yield

First National (NASDAQ:FXNC) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.15

First National Corporation Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on September 8, 2023

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.56 (vs US$0.61 in 2Q 2022)

Upcoming dividend of US$0.15 per share at 4.0% yield

First National (NASDAQ:FXNC) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.15

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$2.69 (vs US$1.87 in FY 2021)

First National's (NASDAQ:FXNC) Dividend Will Be Increased To $0.15

First National Corporation Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on March 10, 2023

First National Corporation Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on December 16, 2022

First National Corporation Reports Net Charge Offs for the Fourth Quarter Ended December 31, 2022

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$2.68 (vs US$1.87 in FY 2021)

First National Corporation Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on December 16, 2022

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

First National Corporation Announces Unaudited Net Charge Offs for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2022

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.71 (vs US$0.39 in 3Q 2021)

First National goes ex-dividend tomorrow

First National Corporation Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on September 9, 2022

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.61 (vs US$0.69 in 2Q 2021)

First National GAAP EPS of $0.61, revenue of $14.07M

Independent Director recently bought US$94k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.14 per share

First National (NASDAQ:FXNC) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To US$0.14

First National Corporation Appoints Matt Paciocco as Senior Vice President and Regional Executive for Richmond, Virginia

First quarter 2022 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

First National Corporation, Annual General Meeting, May 11, 2022

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

Upcoming dividend of US$0.14 per share

First National's (NASDAQ:FXNC) Dividend Will Be Increased To US$0.14

First National Corporation Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on March 11, 2022

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

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.39 (vs US$0.36 in 3Q 2020)