First Bancorp (FBNC) Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates

First Bancorp (FBNC) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.19 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.03 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.76 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +15.53%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this bank holding company for First Bank would post earnings of $0.93 per share when it actually produced earnings of $1.01, delivering a surprise of +8.6%.Over the last f ...