Princeton Bancorp's Q3 net income falls on higher credit loss provision

Overview

• US community bank's Q3 net income fell sharply due to higher provision for credit losses

• Net interest margin declined to 3.75%

• Company raised quarterly dividend by 14.2%, citing confidence in sustained earnings

Outlook

• Company did not provide specific guidance for the current quarter or full year in the press release

Result Drivers

• CREDIT LOSS PROVISION - Q3 results were primarily impacted by an $8.0 mln increase in provision for credit losses, mainly due to charge-offs of two commercial real estate loans

• ASSET WRITE-DOWN - Asset write-down related to future retail consolidation reduced reported net income

• NON-RECURRING ITEMS - Core operations generated about $7.0 mln in net income, but reported results were lowered by non-recurring charges

Company press release:

Key Details

Analyst Coverage

• The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 1 "strong buy" or "buy", 2 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

• The average consensus recommendation for the banks peer group is "buy."

• Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Princeton Bancorp Inc is $43.00, about 4.1% below its October 27 closing price of $44.83

• The stock recently traded at 12 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 10 three months ago

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