Brief: First Bancshares Q4 Earnings Per Share $0.23

First Bancshares (Mississippi)

26/01/2018 21:14

Jan 26 (Reuters) - First Bancshares Inc  FBMS.O : 
    * THE FIRST BANCSHARES, INC. REPORTS A 9.8% INCREASE IN NET 
INCOME 
AVAILABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS AND A 70.3% INCREASE IN 
OPERATING NET EARNINGS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017; 
DECLARES AN INCREASED QUARTERLY DIVIDEND OF 33.3% 
    * Q4 EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.23 
    * NET INTEREST INCOME FOR Q4 OF 2017 WAS $15.2 MILLION, AN 
INCREASE OF $4.5 MILLION WHEN COMPARED TO Q4 OF 2016 
 
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