Overview
First Financial Q2 net income rise 27% yr/yr to $66.66 mln
Net interest income grows to $123.73 mln
Provision for credit losses falls to $3.13 mln from $5.89 mln a year ago
Outlook
Company expects for the remainder of the year to improve investment yields and continue loan growth
First Financial aims to focus on growing deposits in its markets
Result Drivers
LOAN AND DEPOSIT GROWTH - Co attributes earnings growth to healthy loan and deposit expansion, per CEO F. Scott Dueser
IMPROVED MARGINS - Increased average yields on loans and securities contributed to higher net interest margin
TRUST REVENUE - Growth in trust fee income driven by increased market value of trust assets
Key Details
Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q2 Net Interest Income
$123.73 mln
Q2 Basic EPS
$0.47
Q2 Credit Loss Provision
$3.13 mln
Q2 Net Interest Margin
3.8%
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is no "strong buy" or "buy", 4 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the banks peer group is "buy."
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for First Financial Bankshares Inc is $36.50, about 0.5% above its July 16 closing price of $36.32
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