October 22, 2018
Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEBK), the parent company of Peoples Bank, reported third quarter earnings results with highlights as follows:
Third quarter highlights:
- Net earnings were $3.5 million or $0.58 basic net earnings per share and $0.57 diluted net earnings per share for the three months ended September 30, 2018, as compared to $3.2 million or $0.54 basic net earnings per share and $0.52 diluted net earnings per share for the same period one year ago.
Year to date highlights:
- Net earnings were $9.9 million or $1.66 basic net earnings per share and $1.65 diluted net earnings per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, as compared to $8.3 million or $1.38 basic net earnings per share and $1.35 diluted net earnings per share for the same period one year ago.
- Total loans increased $39.3 million to $786.7 million at September 30, 2018, compared to $747.4 million at September 30, 2017.
- Core deposits were $875.7 million or 98.0% of total deposits at September 30, 2018, compared to $879.6 million or 97.6% of total deposits at September 30, 2017.
Lance A. Sellers, President and Chief Executive Officer, attributed the increase in third quarter net earnings to an increase in net interest income, which was partially offset by an increase in the provision for loan losses, a decrease in non-interest income and an increase in non-interest expense during the three months ended September 30, 2018, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2017, as discussed below.
Contact
Lance A. Sellers
President and Chief Executive Officer
A. Joseph Lampron, Jr.
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
828-464-5620, Fax 828-465-6780
