First Financial Bancorp (FFBC) Q1 Earnings Match Estimates

First Financial Bancorp (FFBC) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.59 per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. This compares to earnings of$0.76 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.A quarter ago, it was expected that this holding company for First Financial Bank would post earnings of $0.61 per share when it actually produced earnings of$0.62, delivering a surprise of 1.64%.Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates t ...