First Bank-First Bancorp (FBNC) Q3 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates

First Bancorp (FBNC) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.01 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of$ 0.93 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.7 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +8.60%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this bank holding company for First Bank would post earnings of$ 0.88 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.93, delivering a surprise of +5.68%.Over the last fo ...