FNCB Bancorp, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2024 Earnings
DUNMORE, Pa., April 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FNCB Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:FNCB; www.fncb.com), the parent company of Dunmore-based FNCB Bank (the “Bank” and collectively, “FNCB”) today reported net income of $3.5 million, or $0.18 per diluted shares, for the first quarter of 2024, an increase of $869 thousand, or 32.6%, compared to $2.7 million or $0.14 per diluted share, for the same period of 2023. The earnings improvement was primarily due to a $1.6 million increase in net interest income, partially offset by increases in the provision for credit losses of $511 thousand and non-interest expense of $266 thousand. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, the annualized return on average assets and the return on average shareholders’ equity were 0.78% and 10.58%, respectively, compared to 0.62% and 8.84%, respectively, for the same period of 2023. FNCB declared and paid dividends to shareholders of common stock of $0.09 per share for each of the first quarters of 2024 and 2023.