FIRST BANCORP /NC/
Business
FIRST BANCORP /NC/ is a bank holding company that owns and operates First Bank and conducts a full range of commercial banking activities. It offers commercial and consumer lending, real estate and construction financing, deposit accounts, payment card services, cash management, wealth management, electronic banking, and ancillary services, and through Magnolia Financial provides accounts receivable financing, factoring, inventory and purchase order financing and through CarBucks floor-plan financing. Its principal business units include the Bank, Magnolia Financial, First Troy SPE, LLC and certain statutory business trusts. The company serves primarily North Carolina and South Carolina customers via a branch and ATM network, digital channels, and wholesale funding sources.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-26
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interest and fees on loans | 462 | 441 | 419 | 278 | 219 | |
| Taxable interest income | 68 | 48 | 52 | 54 | 32 | |
| Tax-exempt interest income | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
| Other, principally overnight investments | 22 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 2 | |
| Total interest income | 557 | 519 | 489 | 341 | 256 | |
| Interest on deposits | 153 | 172 | 115 | 11 | 5 | |
| Interest on borrowings | 6 | 15 | 27 | 5 | 2 | |
| Total interest expense | 159 | 187 | 142 | 16 | — | |
| Net interest income | 398 | 332 | 347 | 325 | 246 | |
| Provision for credit losses | 12 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 15 | |
| Net interest income after provision for credit losses | 387 | 316 | 329 | 313 | 231 | |
| Service charges on deposit accounts | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | |
| Other service charges and fees | 24 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 26 | |
| Presold mortgage loan fees and gains on sale | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| Commissions from sales of financial products | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | |
| SBA loan sale gains | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| Bank-owned life insurance income | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
| Securities losses, net | −72 | −38 | 0 | 0 | −1 | |
| Other income, net | 9 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2 | |
| Total noninterest income | −8 | 18 | 57 | 68 | 74 | |
| Salaries incentives and commissions expense | 119 | 114 | 114 | 96 | 87 | |
| Employee benefit expense | 25 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 16 | |
| Total personnel expense | 144 | 140 | 140 | 118 | 103 | |
| Occupancy and equipment expense | 20 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 12 | |
| Merger and acquisition expenses | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 17 | |
| Intangibles amortization expense | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | |
| Other operating expenses | 69 | 68 | 71 | 50 | 45 | |
| Total noninterest expense | 239 | 236 | 254 | 195 | 185 | |
| Income before income taxes | 140 | 98 | 132 | 185 | 120 | |
| Income tax expense | 28 | 22 | 28 | 38 | 25 | |
| Net income | 111 | 76 | 104 | 147 | 96 | |
| Basic (in usd per share) | 2.68 | 1.85 | 2.54 | 4.12 | 3.19 | |
| Diluted (in usd per share) | 2.68 | 1.84 | 2.53 | 4.12 | 3.19 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 41 | 41 | 41 | 35 | 30 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 41 | 41 | 41 | 36 | 30 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and due from banks, noninterest-bearing | 147 | 79 | 101 | 101 | 128 | |
| Due from banks, interest-bearing | 163 | 429 | 137 | 169 | 333 | |
| Total cash and cash equivalents | 310 | 508 | 238 | 270 | 461 | |
| Securities available for sale (amortized cost of $2,242,678 and $2,411,117, respectively) | 2,049 | 2,043 | 2,189 | 2,314 | 2,630 | |
| Securities held to maturity (fair values of $448,452 and $428,571, respectively) | 513 | 520 | 534 | 542 | 514 | |
| Presold mortgages in process of settlement | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | |
| Loans | 8,722 | 8,095 | 8,150 | 6,665 | 6,082 | |
| Allowance for credit losses on loans | −124 | −123 | −110 | −91 | −79 | |
| Net loans | 8,599 | 7,972 | 8,040 | 6,574 | 6,003 | |
| Premises and equipment, net | 139 | 143 | 151 | 134 | 136 | |
| Accrued interest receivable | 39 | 36 | 37 | 30 | 26 | |
| Goodwill | 479 | 479 | 479 | 364 | 364 | |
| Other intangible assets, net | 17 | 23 | 30 | 13 | 18 | |
| Bank-owned life insurance | 193 | 188 | 184 | 165 | 166 | |
| Other assets | 323 | 229 | 231 | 199 | 87 | |
| Total assets | 12,668 | 12,148 | 12,115 | 10,625 | 10,509 | |
| Noninterest-bearing deposits | 3,487 | 3,368 | 3,380 | 3,566 | 3,349 | |
| Interest-bearing deposits | 7,261 | 7,163 | 6,652 | — | — | |
| Total deposits | 10,748 | 10,531 | 10,032 | 9,228 | 9,125 | |
| Borrowings | 75 | 92 | 630 | 288 | 67 | |
| Accrued interest payable | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 607,000 | |
| Other liabilities | 187 | 75 | 75 | 56 | 65 | |
| Total liabilities | 11,014 | 10,702 | 10,743 | 9,593 | 9,278 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (see Note 12) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock | 974 | 971 | 964 | 725 | 723 | |
| Retained earnings | 830 | 756 | 716 | 648 | 533 | |
| Stock in rabbi trust assumed in acquisition | −885,000 | −1 | −1 | −2 | −2 | |
| Rabbi trust obligation | 885,000 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | −149 | −282 | −308 | −342 | −25 | |
| Total shareholders equity | 1,654 | 1,446 | 1,372 | 1,032 | 1,231 | |
| Total liabilities and shareholders equity | 12,668 | 12,148 | 12,115 | 10,625 | 10,509 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net security premium amortization | 5 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | |
| Deferred income taxes, net | 31 | −5 | −782,000 | −2 | — | |
| Loan discount accretion | −7 | −11 | −13 | −6 | −9 | |
| Deposit and debt discount accretion, net | 1 | 2 | 4 | −340,000 | −47,000 | |
| Foreclosed real estate gains, net | 261,000 | −245,000 | −150,000 | −372,000 | 24,000 | |
| Securities losses, net | 72 | 38 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Other (gains) losses, net | −9 | −633,000 | −2 | −4 | −2 | |
| Net amortization of deferred loan costs/(fees) | 450,000 | −1 | −1 | −301,000 | −2 | |
| Depreciation of premises and equipment | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | |
| Amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Repayments of lease obligations | −1 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | |
| Stock-based compensation expense | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
| Amortization and impairment of SBA servicing assets | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| Gains on sale of loans | −3 | −6 | −4 | — | — | |
| Origination of presold mortgage loans and SBA loans held for sale | −92 | −133 | −137 | −179 | −326 | |
| Proceeds from sales of presold mortgage loans and SBA loans | 100 | 175 | 125 | 244 | 359 | |
| Increase (decrease) in accrued interest receivable | −3 | 1 | −2 | −4 | −773,000 | |
| (Increase) decrease in other assets | −6 | −5 | 12 | 11 | 17 | |
| (Decrease) increase in accrued interest payable | −857,000 | −1 | 3 | 2 | −683,000 | |
| (Decrease) increase in other liabilities | −21 | 6 | −949,000 | −8 | 394,000 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 203 | 175 | 131 | 231 | 142 | |
| Purchases of securities available for sale | −585 | −495 | −1 | −355 | −1,572 | |
| Proceeds from maturities, calls and principal repayments of securities available for sale | 216 | 243 | 165 | 251 | 358 | |
| Proceeds from maturities, calls and principal repayments of securities held to maturity | 3 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 14 | |
| Proceeds from sales of securities available for sale | 465 | 385 | 112 | 0 | 107 | |
| Proceeds from sale of VISA B shares | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Purchases of Federal Reserve and FHLB stock | −399,000 | −40 | −86 | −48 | — | |
| Redemptions of Federal Reserve and FHLB stock | 0 | 53 | 71 | 31 | 2 | |
| Proceeds from bank owned life insurance death benefits | 287,000 | 210,000 | 137,000 | 8 | 0 | |
| Purchases of other investments | −30 | −7 | −10 | −8 | −3 | |
| Net (increase) decrease in loans | −639 | 17 | −466 | −558 | −98 | |
| Proceeds from sales of foreclosed real estate | 5 | 758,000 | 967,000 | 3 | 4 | |
| Purchases of premises and equipment | −4 | −3 | −4 | −5 | −9 | |
| Proceeds from sales of premises and equipment | 7 | 1 | 970,000 | 299,000 | 313,000 | |
| Net cash received in acquisition activities | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 209 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | −562 | 170 | −191 | −713 | −1,274 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in deposits | 218 | 498 | −244 | 103 | 1,258 | |
| Proceeds from the issuance of FHLB and FRB borrowings | 2 | 986 | 3,348 | 1,252 | 0 | |
| Repayment of FHLB and FRB borrowings | −2 | −1,515 | −3,045 | −1,032 | −6 | |
| Repayment of subordinated debentures | −18 | −10 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Cash dividends paid common stock | −37 | −36 | −35 | −31 | −22 | |
| Repurchases of common stock | −991,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | |
| Proceeds from stock option exercises | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Payment of taxes related to stock withheld | −2 | −2 | −743,000 | −840,000 | −786,000 | |
| Net cash provided (used) by financing activities | 161 | −75 | 28 | 292 | 1,225 | |
| (Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | −198 | 270 | −32 | −191 | 94 | |
| Cash paid during the period for interest | 159 | 187 | 136 | 14 | 10 | |
| Cash paid during the period for income taxes | 11 | 34 | 30 | 40 | 33 | |
| Cash paid during the period for the purchase of transferable tax credits | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Non-cash: Unrealized gain (loss) on securities available for sale, net of taxes | 133 | 26 | 34 | −317 | −41 | |
| Non-cash: Foreclosed loans transferred to foreclosed real estate | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | |
| Non-cash: Cancellation of operating lease right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities | 0 | −1 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Non-cash: Initial recognition of operating lease right-of-use assets and liabilities | 939,000 | 0 | 260,000 | 0 | 2 | |
| Non-cash: Revision of operating lease right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities | 0 | 0 | −562,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Non-cash: Affordable housing investments obtained in exchange for funding commitments | 131 | 0 | 0 | — | — |