Brief: The First Bancshares Reports Qtrly EPS $0.48

First Bancshares (Mississippi)

29/01/2019 01:32

Jan 28 (Reuters) - First Bancshares Inc  FBMS.O :
    * REPORTS A 100% INCREASE IN NET INCOME AVAILABLE TO COMMON
SHAREHOLDERS; INCREASES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND BY 40%
    * QUARTERLY EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.48
    * QTRLY NET INTEREST INCOME FOR Q4 OF 2018 WAS $25.3
MILLION, AN
INCREASE OF $10.0 MILLION WHEN COMPARED TO Q4 OF 2017
    * BOARD OF DIRECTORS DECLARED A CASH DIVIDEND OF $0.07 PER
SHARE,
AN INCREASE OF $0.02 PER SHARE
    * THE FIRST BANCSHARES, INC. REPORTS A 100% INCREASE IN NET
INCOME
AVAILABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS; INCREASES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
BY 40%

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