First Bancorp (FBP) Beats Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

First Bancorp (FBP) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.46 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of$ 0.41 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.49 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 12.20%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this holding company for FirstBank Puerto Rico would post earnings of$ 0.43 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.45, delivering a surprise of 4.65%.Over the la ...