First Commonwealth Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Earnings; Declares Quarterly Dividend

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First Commonwealth Financial Corporation
First Commonwealth Financial Corporation

INDIANA, Pa., Jan. 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Commonwealth Financial Corporation (NYSE: FCF) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2024.

Financial Summary

(dollars in thousands,

For the Three Months Ended

 

For the Year Ended

except per share data)

December 31,

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

2024

 

2024

 

2023

 

2024

 

2023

Reported Results

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

$

35,849

 

 

$

32,086

 

 

$

44,827

 

 

$

142,572

 

 

$

157,063

 

Diluted earnings per share

$

0.35

 

 

$

0.31

 

 

$

0.44

 

 

$

1.39

 

 

$

1.54

 

Return on average assets

 

1.23

%

 

 

1.08

%

 

 

1.56

%

 

 

1.22

%

 

 

1.42

%

Return on average equity

 

10.16

%

 

 

9.19

%

 

 

14.11

%

 

 

10.44

%

 

 

12.80

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Results (non-GAAP)(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Core net income

$

36,067

 

 

$

31,933

 

 

$

44,964

 

 

$

142,709

 

 

$

172,697

 

Core diluted earnings per share

$

0.35

 

 

$

0.31

 

 

$

0.44

 

 

$

1.40

 

 

$

1.70

 

Core pre-tax pre-provision net revenue

$

51,388

 

 

$

50,949

 

 

$

55,028

 

 

$

207,551

 

 

$

221,505

 

Provision expense

$

6,490

 

 

$

10,615

 

 

$

(1,865

)

 

$

29,170

 

 

$

14,813

 

Net charge-offs

$

13,691

 

 

$

8,785

 

 

$

16,338

 

 

$

31,180

 

 

$

30,152

 

Reserve build/(release)(2)

$

(7,206

)

 

$

2,458

 

 

$

(16,619

)

 

$

1,188

 

 

$

14,812

 

Core return on average assets (ROAA)

 

1.23

%

 

 

1.08

%

 

 

1.56

%

 

 

1.22

%

 

 

1.56

%

Core pre-tax pre-provision ROAA

 

1.76

%

 

 

1.72

%

 

 

1.91

%

 

 

1.78

%

 

 

2.00

%

Return on average tangible common equity

 

14.40

%

 

 

13.09

%

 

 

20.78

%

 

 

14.94

%

 

 

19.01

%

Core return on average tangible common equity

 

14.48

%

 

 

13.02

%

 

 

20.85

%

 

 

14.95

%

 

 

20.86

%

Core efficiency ratio

 

56.07

%

 

 

56.66

%

 

 

53.00

%

 

 

55.36

%

 

 

52.91

%

Net interest margin (FTE)

 

3.54

%

 

 

3.56

%

 

 

3.65

%

 

 

3.55

%

 

 

3.81

%


(1)

Core operating results are a non-GAAP measure used by management to measure performance in operating the business that management believes enhances investors' ability to better understand the underlying business performance and trends related to core business activities. A full reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures may be found at the end of the financial statements which accompany this release.

(2)

Reserve build/(release) represents the net change in the Company's allowance for credit losses (ACL) from the prior period.