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For the quarter ended September 2024, Central Pacific Financial (CPF) reported revenue of $66.59 million, up 7.4% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.58, compared to $0.49 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +2.09% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $65.22 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.56, the EPS surprise was +3.57%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Central Pacific Financial performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
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Efficiency Ratio: 70.1% versus 63.5% estimated by two analysts on average.
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Net Interest Margin: 3.1% compared to the 3% average estimate based on two analysts.
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Average Balance - Total interest earning assets: $7.02 billion versus $7.01 billion estimated by two analysts on average.
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Total nonaccrual loans: $11.60 million versus $10.61 million estimated by two analysts on average.
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Total nonperforming assets: $11.60 million versus $11.91 million estimated by two analysts on average.
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Net charge-offs to average loans: 0.3% versus 0.3% estimated by two analysts on average.
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Net Interest Income (FTE): $54 million versus $53.34 million estimated by two analysts on average.
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Total noninterest Income/ Total other operating income: $12.73 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $12.07 million.
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Net Interest Income: $53.85 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $53.16 million.
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Shares of Central Pacific Financial have returned +3.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.8% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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