Brief: First Bancshares Reports Q3 Earnings Per Share $0.39

First Bancshares (Mississippi)

24/10/2018 11:18

Oct 24 (Reuters) - First Bancshares Inc  FBMS.O :
    * THE FIRST BANCSHARES, INC. REPORTS A 9.5% INCREASE IN NET
INCOME
AVAILABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS AND A 72.8% INCREASE IN
OPERATING NET EARNINGS FOR THE THIRD QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
2018; DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND OF $0.05
    * Q3 OPERATING EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.62 EXCLUDING ITEMS
    * Q3 EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.39
    * FIRST BANCSHARES - NET INTEREST INCOME FOR THIRD QUARTER
OF 2018
WAS $21.7 MILLION, AN INCREASE OF $6.7 MILLION WHEN COMPARED TO
Q3 OF 2017

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