United Community Banks Full Year 2024 Earnings: EPS Beats Expectations, Revenues Lag

United Community Banks (NYSE:UCB) Full Year 2024 Results

Key Financial Results

• Revenue: US$901.2m (up 12% from FY 2023).
• Net income: US$244.6m (up 35% from FY 2023).
• Profit margin: 27% (up from 23% in FY 2023). The increase in margin was driven by higher revenue.
• EPS: US$2.04 (up from US$1.54 in FY 2023).

UCB Banking Performance Indicators

• Net interest margin (NIM): 3.29% (down from 3.35% in FY 2023).
• Cost-to-income ratio: 57.2% (up from 56.2% in FY 2023).
• Non-performing loans: 0.62% (up from 0.50% in FY 2023).

All figures shown in the chart above are for the trailing 12 month (TTM) period

United Community Banks EPS Beats Expectations, Revenues Fall Short

Revenue missed analyst estimates by 2.1%. Earnings per share (EPS) exceeded analyst estimates by 2.9%.

In the last 12 months, the only revenue segment was Community Banking contributing US$901.2m. The largest operating expense was General & Administrative costs, amounting to US$481.9m (73% of total expenses). Explore how UCB's revenue and expenses shape its earnings.

Looking ahead, revenue is forecast to grow 10% p.a. on average during the next 2 years, compared to a 7.3% growth forecast for the Banks industry in the US.

Performance of the American Banks industry.

The company's shares are up 1.1% from a week ago.

Risk Analysis

Don't forget that there may still be risks. For instance, we've identified 1 warning sign for United Community Banks that you should be aware of.

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