Brief: First Financial Corporation Reports 2017 Results

First Financial

06/02/2018 15:30

Feb 6 (Reuters) - First Financial Corp  THFF.O : 
    * FIRST FINANCIAL REPORTS 2017 RESULTS 
    * Q4 EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.21 
    * BOOK VALUE PER SHARE WAS $33.77 AT DECEMBER 31, 2017 
COMPARED 
TO $33.92 AT DECEMBER 31, 2016 
    * FIRST FINANCIAL - NET INTEREST INCOME FOR Q4 INCREASED 
$1.3 
MILLION TO $27.7 MILLION 
    * AVERAGE TOTAL LOANS FOR Q4 OF 2017 WERE $1.87 BILLION, AN 
INCREASE OF $44.1 MILLION OR 2.41% 
    * CO'S TANGIBLE COMMON EQUITY TO TANGIBLE ASSET RATIO WAS 
12.74% 
AT DECEMBER 31, 2017, COMPARED TO 12.80% AT DECEMBER 31, 2016 
    * TAX CUTS AND JOBS ACT RESULTED IN A NON-CASH TAX EXPENSE 
OF $6.3 
MILLION IN Q4 2017 
 
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