First Financial: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

CINCINNATI (AP) — CINCINNATI (AP) — First Financial Bancorp (FFBC) on Thursday reported first-quarter profit of $70.4 million.

The bank, based in Cincinnati, said it had earnings of 74 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 76 cents per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 70 cents per share.

The holding company for First Financial Bank posted revenue of $264.1 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $216.3 million, also exceeding Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $203.4 million.

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