United Bankshares Q1 earnings fall to $86.8 million, $0.64 per share from $0.73
United Bankshares reported first-quarter 2024 net income of $86.8 million, or $0.64 per diluted share, down from $98.3 million, or $0.73 per diluted share, a year earlier, though up from $79.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. Net interest income fell 5% from a year earlier, while the company's capital ratios and credit metrics were reported as sound, and the company did not repurchase shares in 2023 or the first quarter of 2024.
Key points
- Q1 2024 net income $86.8 million, or $0.64 per diluted share, versus $98.3 million, or $0.73, in Q1 2023 and $79.4 million, or $0.59, in Q4 2023
- Net interest income of $222.5 million for Q1 2024 was down $11.8 million, or 5%, from Q1 2023, mainly due to higher deposit interest expense
- Non-performing loans rose to $74.4 million, or 0.35% of loans, at March 31, 2024, from $45.5 million at December 31, 2023, driven by one commercial and industrial loan relationship
- Q1 2024 included $1.8 million of FDIC special assessment expense; the quarterly cash dividend was $0.37 per share
The filing
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