First Bancorp Reports Third Quarter Results

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First Bancorp (NASDAQ: FBNC) reported Q3 2025 net income $20.4M and D‑EPS $0.49. Excluding a $27.9M securities loss (after‑tax $21.4M), adjusted D‑EPS was $1.01.

Key operating metrics: net interest income $102.5M, NIM 3.46% (up 14 bps linked, 58 bps YoY), total loans $8.4B (up $193.6M; 9.3% annualized), average core deposits $10.8B, and noninterest expense $60.2M. Allowance for credit losses was $120.9M (ACL ratio 1.44%) and nonperforming assets were $39.0M (0.31% of assets).

Positive

• Loans +$193.6M (9.3% annualized)
• NIM expanded to 3.46% (+14 bps linked, +58 bps YoY)
• Net interest income $102.5M (+6.0% linked, +23.4% YoY)
• Adjusted D‑EPS $1.01 (excludes securities loss)

Negative

• Securities loss $27.9M ($21.4M after tax; -$0.52 per share)
• Reported net income fell to $20.4M from $38.6M linked quarter
• On‑balance sheet liquidity down to 18.2% from 20.0% linked quarter

Insights

Bank Financial Analyst

Solid core margin and loan growth offset by a large one-time securities loss; credit metrics remain stable.

Net interest income expanded to $102.5 million and NIM widened to 3.46%, driven by higher loan yields (to 5.69%) and higher-yielding securities purchases. Loan balances increased to $8.4 billion, supporting recurring NII and adjusted earnings of $1.01 adjusted D‑EPS after excluding the $27.9 million securities loss; tangible book value per share rose to 26.98.

Risks and dependencies include the realized securities loss which depressed GAAP net income to $20.4 million and reduced tax expense variability; allowance for credit losses stands at 1.44% of loans with quarterly net charge‑offs annualized at 0.14%, indicating currently contained credit stress. Expense control held steady at about $60.2 million, but personnel costs ticked up and liquidity on‑balance sheet fell to 18.2%.

Watch the next several quarters for recovery of GAAP earnings as the higher-yield securities seasoning and loan reprice effects continue, for changes in the ACL ratio against loan growth and macro inputs, and for any further realized securities adjustments; an indicative near-term horizon to monitor is Q4 2025 and the next two quarters for trend confirmation.

 

Third Quarter 2025 Financial Data
(Dollars in 000s, except per share data)	Q3-2025		Q2-2025		Q3-2024
Summary Income Statement
Total interest income	$  144,200		$  136,741		$  131,409
Total interest expense	41,711		40,065		48,366
Net interest income	102,489		96,676		83,043
Provision for credit losses	3,442		2,212		14,200
Noninterest income	(12,879)		14,341		13,579
Noninterest expenses	60,211		58,983		59,850
Income tax expense	5,594		11,256		3,892
Net income	$ 20,363		$ 38,566		$ 18,680
Key Metrics
Diluted EPS	$     0.49		$     0.93		$     0.45
Adjusted diluted EPS (1)	$     1.01		$     0.93		$     0.45
Book value per share	38.67		37.53		35.74
Tangible book value per share	26.98		25.82		23.91
ROA	0.64 %		1.24 %		0.61 %
Adjusted ROA (1)	1.31 %		1.24 %		0.61 %
ROCE	5.14 %		10.11 %		5.14 %
Adjusted ROCE (1)	10.55 %		10.11 %		5.14 %
ROTCE	7.83 %		15.25 %		8.30 %
Adjusted ROTCE (1)	15.66 %		15.25 %		8.30 %
NIM	3.46 %		3.32 %		2.88 %
NIM- T/E	3.47 %		3.32 %		2.91 %
Quarterly NCO ratio	0.14 %		0.06 %		0.11 %
ACL ratio	1.44 %		1.47 %		1.53 %
Capital Ratios (2)
Tangible common equity to tangible assets	9.12 %		8.83 %		8.47 %
Common equity tier I capital ratio	14.35 %		14.64 %		14.37 %
Total risk-based capital ratio	16.58 %		16.90 %		16.65 %
(1) Q3-2025 adjusted to exclude impact of securities loss of $27.9 million (after tax $21.4 million). See Appendices D, E, F and G.
(2) September 30, 2025 ratios are preliminary.

Third Quarter 2025 Highlights

• Diluted earnings per share ("D-EPS") was $0.49 per share for the third quarter of 2025 compared to $0.93 for the linked quarter and $0.45 for the like quarter.
• Excluding the impact of the $27.9 million securities loss, adjusted D-EPS was $1.01 per share for the third quarter of 2025.
• We accelerated loan growth in the third quarter, resulting in total loans of $8.4 billion at September 30, 2025, representing an increase of $193.6 million, or 9.3% annualized.
• Total loan yield expanded to 5.69%, up 16 basis point from the linked quarter and 18 basis points from the like quarter. Total cost of funds increased 3 basis points to 1.51% for the quarter ended September 30, 2025 from 1.48% for the linked quarter and contracted from 1.81% for the like quarter.
• The yield on securities increased 14 basis points to 2.55% for the quarter ended September 30, 2025 from 2.41% for the linked quarter. We executed a securities loss-earnback transaction during July, in which we sold $194.3 million of securities and we purchased $167.4 million of securities with a weighted average yield of 4.83%. The increased yield on the new purchases was included for over half of the third quarter.
• Average core deposits were $10.8 billion for the third quarter of 2025, an increase of $108.1 million from the linked quarter, with $28.4 million of growth in noninterest bearing deposits and $151.8 million of growth in average money market accounts, partially offset by a decline of $37.8 million in average time deposits. Total cost of deposits was 1.46%, an increase of 3 basis points from 1.43% for the linked quarter and a decrease of 30 basis points from the like quarter at 1.76%.
• We continue to focus on expense management. Noninterest expenses of $60.2 million represented a $1.2 million increase from the linked quarter and $0.4 million from the like quarter. The linked quarter increase was driven by a $1.6 million increase in Total personnel expense.
• During the quarter, the Company released $4.0 million of loan loss provision related to Hurricane Helene.
• Noninterest-bearing demand deposits were $3.6 billion, representing 33% of total deposits at September 30, 2025. During the third quarter of 2025, customer deposits grew $55.7 million.
• The on-balance sheet liquidity ratio was 18.2% at September 30, 2025, down slightly from 20.0% for the linked quarter. Available off-balance sheet sources totaled $2.5 billion at September 30, 2025.

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C., Oct. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- First Bancorp (the "Company") (NASDAQ - FBNC), the parent company of First Bank, reported unaudited third quarter earnings today.  The Company announced net income of $20.4 million, or $0.49 D-EPS, for the three months ended September 30, 2025 compared to $38.6 million, or $0.93 D-EPS, for the three months ended June 30, 2025 ("linked quarter") and $18.7 million, or $0.45 D-EPS, for the third quarter of 2024 ("like quarter").   For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company recorded net income of $95.3 million, or $2.30 per diluted common share, compared to $72.7 million, or $1.76 per diluted common share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.

Adjusting for the securities loss-earnback transaction completed in July, adjusted net income was $41.8 million, or $1.01 adjusted D-EPS, for the third quarter of 2025. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, adjusted net income was $116.8 million, or $2.82 adjusted D-EPS.

The Company continued to enhance net interest income and net interest margin ("NIM") during the third quarter of 2025. The Company recorded net interest income of $102.5 million for the third quarter of 2025, compared to $96.7 million for the linked quarter and $83.0 million for the like quarter. NIM for the third quarter of 2025 expanded to 3.46% from 3.32% for the linked quarter and 2.88% for the like quarter. 

First Bancorp also continued to maintain expense control with noninterest expenses of $60.2 million for the third quarter of 2025, up slightly from $59.0 million for the linked quarter and $59.9 million for the like quarter.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company recorded noninterest expense of $177.1 million, down from  $177.3 million, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.

The results for the third quarter 2025 include a securities loss of $27.9 million ($21.4 million after-taxes, or negative $0.52 per diluted share) from the securities loss-earnback transaction that included the sale of $194.3 million of available-for-sale securities yielding of 1.63%. The reconciliations from net income and D-EPS to adjusted net income and adjusted D-EPS (both non-GAAP measures) for the third quarter of 2025 are presented in Appendix D.

The results for the third quarter of 2025 also include a $4.0 million reduction to the potential impacts to the allowance for credit losses from Hurricane Helene ($3.1 million after-taxes or $0.07 per diluted share).The reconciliations from net income and per share impact for the third quarter of 2025 are presented in Appendix H.

Richard H. Moore, Chairman and CEO of the Company, stated "First Bancorp continues to improve financial results in 2025 with substantial margin expansion of 14 basis points and continued expense discipline.  We grew loans over 9% annualized in the quarter and benefited from the increases in asset yields as assets originated in the COVID-era historic low interest rate environment continue to mature or reprice.  Our liquidity position, capital levels and credit quality remain strong.  We are very pleased with the Bank's performance through three quarters."

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

Net interest income for the third quarter of 2025 was $102.5 million, an increase of 6.0% from the linked quarter of $96.7 million and 23.4% from the like quarter of $83.0 million.  The increase in net interest income from the linked and like quarters was primarily driven by our focused efforts to manage deposit costs after the rate cuts by the Federal Reserve, while increasing loan yields through originations as well as increased securities yields resulting from the securities loss-earnback transactions executed in the fourth quarter of 2024 and the third quarter of 2025.

The Company's NIM for the third quarter of 2025 was 3.46%, an increase of 14 basis points from the linked quarter and 58 basis points from the like quarter.  Within interest-earning assets, loan yields increased 16 basis points to 5.69%. Also, we executed a securities loss-earnback transaction including the purchase of $167.4 million of securities with a weighted average yield of 4.83% that contributed to the 14 basis point increase in the yield on securities as compared to the linked quarter.  During the quarter ended September 30, 2025, the cost of interest-bearing deposits increased 4 basis points from the linked quarter and fell 41 basis points from the like quarter, attributable to the three rate cuts by the Federal Reserve between September and December 2024 and the one rate cut in September 2025.  The like quarter expansion of NIM was driven by the same factors described above resulting in an increase of 84 basis points in securities yield,  an increase of 18 basis points in loan yields, and a decrease of 41 basis points in the cost of interest-bearing deposits.

		For the Three Months Ended
YIELD INFORMATION		September 30, 2025		June 30, 2025		September 30, 2024
Yield on loans		5.69 %		5.53 %		5.51 %
Yield on securities		2.55 %		2.41 %		1.71 %
Yield on other earning assets		4.64 %		4.63 %		4.90 %
Yield on total interest-earning assets		4.86 %		4.69 %		4.56 %
Cost of interest-bearing deposits		2.18 %		2.14 %		2.59 %
Cost of borrowings		7.20 %		7.22 %		7.97 %
Cost of total interest-bearing liabilities		2.24 %		2.20 %		2.66 %
Total cost of funds		1.51 %		1.48 %		1.81 %
Cost of total deposits		1.46 %		1.43 %		1.76 %
Net interest margin (1)		3.46 %		3.32 %		2.88 %
Net interest margin - tax-equivalent (2)		3.47 %		3.32 %		2.91 %
Average prime rate		7.46 %		7.50 %		8.43 %

(1)  Calculated by dividing annualized net interest income by average earning assets for the period.
(2)  Calculated by dividing annualized tax-equivalent net interest income by average earning assets for the period. The tax-equivalent amount reflects the tax benefit that the Company receives related to its tax-exempt loans and securities, which carry interest rates lower than similar taxable investments due to their tax-exempt status.  This amount has been computed using the expected tax rate and is reduced by the related nondeductible portion of interest expense.

See Appendix I regarding loan purchase discount accretion and its impact on the Company's NIM.

Provision for Credit Losses and Credit Quality

For the three months ended September 30, 2025, June 30, 2025 and September 30, 2024, the Company recorded $3.4 million, $2.2 million and $14.2 million in provision for credit losses, respectively. The provision for the third quarter of 2025 was driven by net charge-offs of $3.0 million, reserves related to loan growth of $193.6 million, increased reserves from somewhat deteriorating macro-economic projections, partially offset by the $4.0 million reduction in reserves for potential credit exposure from Hurricane Helene.  The net effect of these factors was a $0.4 million increase in the allowance for credit losses to $120.9 million, or 1.44% of loans.  Additionally, the $0.1 million provision for unfunded commitments during the quarter was the result of an increase in the level of available unfunded lending commitments.  Macro-economic forecasts are a key driver in the Company's CECL model and some of the September data reflected declines from the prior quarter which increased reserves.  The provision for the third quarter of 2024 was driven by an incremental provision of $13.0 million related to potential loan exposure from Hurricane Helene.

Within the portions of Western North and South Carolina that were significantly impacted by Hurricane Helene starting late in the third quarter of 2024, the Company identified borrowers that were potentially impacted by the storm and subsequent economic impacts which represented approximately $674 million of loans outstanding as of September 30, 2025.    Based upon its continuing evaluation of these potential impacts, the Company adjusted the incremental reserve for potential exposure from Hurricane Helene to $3.5 million as of September 30, 2025.  The remaining incremental reserve contributes 5 basis points to the Allowance for Credit Losses at period end.  The results for the third quarter of 2025 included a $4.0 million reduction to the potential impacts to the allowance for credit losses from Hurricane Helene.

Asset quality remained strong with annualized net loan charge-offs of 0.14% for the third quarter of 2025.  Total nonperforming assets ("NPAs") remained at a low level at $39.0 million at September 30, 2025, or 0.31% of total assets, up slightly from  0.28% at June 30, 2025 and 0.29% at September 30, 2024.  

The following table presents the summary of NPAs and asset quality ratios for each period.

ASSET QUALITY DATA ($ in thousands)		September 30, 2025		June 30, 2025		September 30, 2024
Nonperforming assets
Nonaccrual loans		$          37,289		$          34,625		$          34,125
Accruing loans > 90 days past due		—		—		—
Total nonperforming loans		37,289		34,625		34,125
Foreclosed real estate		1,718		1,218		1,519
Total nonperforming assets		$          39,007		$          35,843		$          35,644
Asset Quality Ratios
Quarterly net charge-offs to average loans - annualized		0.14 %		0.06 %		0.11 %
Nonperforming loans to total loans		0.44 %		0.42 %		0.43 %
Nonperforming assets to total assets		0.31 %		0.28 %		0.29 %
Allowance for credit losses to total loans		1.44 %		1.47 %		1.53 %

Noninterest Income

Total noninterest income for the third quarter of 2025 was negative $12.9 million, reflecting the inclusion of the $27.9 million loss on securities.  Excluding the loss on securities, noninterest income totaled $15.0 million during the third quarter of 2025, a 4.8% increase from the $14.3 million recorded in the linked quarter and a 10.7% increase from the $13.6 million recorded for the like quarter.  As compared to the linked quarter, noninterest income, excluding the loss on securities, was higher primarily due to a $0.7 million increase in gain on sale of the guaranteed portion of SBA loans.

Noninterest Expenses

Noninterest expenses amounted to $60.2 million for the third quarter of 2025 compared to $59.0 million for the linked quarter and $59.9 million for the like quarter.  The $1.2 million, or 2.1%, increase in noninterest expense from the linked quarter was driven by a $1.6 million increase in total personnel expenses arising from increased salaries and wages expense and incentives. The $0.4 million increase from the like quarter was driven by a $0.4 million increase in total personnel expenses and a $0.3 million increase in Occupancy and equipment related expenses, partially offset by a $0.2 million decline in Intangibles amortization expense.

Income Taxes

Income tax expense totaled $5.6 million for the third quarter of 2025 compared to $11.3 million for the linked quarter and $3.9 million for the like quarter. These equated to effective tax rates of 21.6%, 22.6% and 17.2% for the respective periods. 

Balance Sheet

Total assets at September 30, 2025 were $12.8 billion, an increase of $142.0 million, or 4.5% annualized, from the linked quarter and an increase of $596.8 million, or 4.9%, from a year earlier.  The increase from the linked quarter was primarily driven by loan growth and an increase in our available for sale securities portfolio.

Key period end balance sheet components are presented below.

BALANCES ($ in thousands)		September 30, 2025		June 30, 2025		September 30, 2024		Change 3Q25 vs 2Q25		Change 3Q25 vs 3Q24
Total assets		$ 12,750,263		$ 12,608,265		$ 12,153,430		1.1 %		4.9 %
Loans		8,419,224		8,225,650		8,013,538		2.4 %		5.1 %
Investment securities		2,680,401		2,661,236		2,429,259		0.7 %		10.3 %
Total cash and cash equivalents		597,975		711,286		744,441		(15.9) %		(19.7) %
Noninterest-bearing deposits		3,580,560		3,542,626		3,350,237		1.1 %		6.9 %
Interest-bearing deposits		7,300,610		7,287,754		7,154,692		0.2 %		2.0 %
Borrowings		92,421		92,237		91,694		0.2 %		0.8 %
Shareholders' equity		1,603,323		1,556,180		1,477,525		3.0 %		8.5 %

Driven by decreased unrealized losses on the available for sale securities portfolio, total investment securities increased to $2.7 billion at  September 30, 2025, reflecting a $19.2 million increase from the linked quarter.  Total unrealized losses on available for sale investment securities was $251.8 million at September 30, 2025, as compared to $298.9 million at June 30, 2025 and $331.5 million at September 30, 2024.  As part of the July securities loss-earnback transaction in the securities portfolio, $194.3 million of securities were sold at a loss of $27.9 million and $167.4 million of securities were purchased, with a weighted average yield of 4.83%.

Total loans amounted to $8.4 billion at September 30, 2025, an increase of $193.6 million, or 9.3% annualized, from  June 30, 2025 and an increase of $405.7 million, or 5.1%, from September 30, 2024.  Please see below table for total loan portfolio mix.  As of September 30, 2025, there were no notable concentrations in geographies within North Carolina and South Carolina or industries, including in office or hospitality categories, which are included in the "commercial real estate - non-owner occupied" category in the table below.  The Company's exposure to non-owner occupied office loans represented approximately 6.2% of the total portfolio at September 30, 2025, with the largest loan being $33.0 million and with an average loan outstanding balance of $1.4 million.  Non-owner occupied office loans are generally in non-metro markets and the ten largest loans in this category represent less than 2% of the total loan portfolio.

The following table presents the period end balance and portfolio percentage by loan category.

LOAN PORTFOLIO		September 30, 2025				June 30, 2025				September 30, 2024
($ in thousands)		Amount		Percentage		Amount		Percentage		Amount		Percentage
Commercial and industrial		$      904,226		11 %		$      911,227		11 %		$      847,284		11 %
Construction, development & other land loans		688,302		8 %		633,529		8 %		760,949		9 %
Commercial real estate - owner occupied		1,337,345		16 %		1,254,596		15 %		1,226,050		15 %
Commercial real estate - non-owner occupied		2,773,349		33 %		2,758,629		34 %		2,572,901		32 %
Multi-family real estate		535,681		6 %		509,419		6 %		460,565		6 %
Residential 1-4 family real estate		1,743,884		21 %		1,731,397		21 %		1,737,133		22 %
Home equity loans/lines of credit		365,488		4 %		355,876		4 %		331,072		4 %
Consumer loans		70,031		1 %		70,137		1 %		76,787		1 %
Loans, gross		8,418,306		100 %		8,224,810		100 %		8,012,741		100 %
Unamortized net deferred loan fees		918				840				797
Total loans		$   8,419,224				$   8,225,650				$   8,013,538

Total deposits were $10.9 billion at September 30, 2025, an increase of $50.8 million, or 1.9% annualized, from  June 30, 2025 and an increase of $376.2 million, or 3.6%, from September 30, 2024.

The Company has a diversified and granular deposit base which has remained a stable funding source with noninterest-bearing deposits comprising 33% of total deposits at September 30, 2025.  As presented in the table below, our deposit mix has remained relatively consistent.

DEPOSIT PORTFOLIO		September 30, 2025				June 30, 2025				September 30, 2024
($ in thousands)		Amount		Percentage		Amount		Percentage		Amount		Percentage
Noninterest-bearing checking accounts		$   3,580,560		33 %		$   3,542,626		33 %		$   3,350,237		32 %
Interest-bearing checking accounts		1,418,378		13 %		1,443,010		13 %		1,426,356		13 %
Money market accounts		4,527,728		41 %		4,446,485		41 %		4,189,174		40 %
Savings accounts		532,462		5 %		536,247		5 %		541,501		5 %
Other time deposits		504,942		5 %		514,865		5 %		602,148		6 %
Time deposits >$250,000		312,255		3 %		337,382		3 %		385,995		4 %
Total customer deposits		10,876,325		100 %		10,820,615		100 %		10,495,411		100 %
Brokered deposits		4,845		— %		9,765		— %		9,518		— %
Total deposits		$ 10,881,170		100 %		$ 10,830,380		100 %		$ 10,504,929		100 %

As of September 30, 2025 and June 30, 2025, estimated insured deposits totaled $6.5 billion, or 59.7% of total deposits.  In addition, at September 30, 2025 and June 30, 2025, there were collateralized deposits of $682.7 million and $707.0 million, respectively, such that approximately 66.0% and 66.3%, respectively, of our total deposits were insured or collateralized at those dates.

Capital

The Company maintains capital in excess of well-capitalized regulatory requirements, with an estimated total risk-based capital ratio at September 30, 2025 of 16.58%, down from  the linked quarter ratio of 16.90% and from the like quarter ratio of 16.65%.   The decrease during the third quarter of 2025 in risk-based capital ratios was driven by the $193.6 million of loan growth during the quarter, which carries a higher risk weight than short term investments.

The Company has elected to exclude accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI") related primarily to available for sale securities from common equity tier 1 capital.  AOCI is included in the Company's tangible common equity ("TCE") to tangible assets ratio (a non-GAAP financial measure) which was 9.12% at September 30, 2025, an increase of 29 basis points from the linked quarter and 65 basis points from September 30, 2024.  The third quarter increase in TCE was driven by improvements in the level of unrealized losses on the available for sale securities portfolio during the quarter, partially a result of the securities loss-earnback transaction along with market improvements. Please refer to Appendix A for a reconciliation of common equity to TCE (a non-GAAP measure) and Appendix C for a calculation of the TCE ratio (a non-GAAP measure).

CAPITAL RATIOS		September 30, 2025 (estimated)		June 30, 2025		September 30, 2024
Tangible common equity to tangible assets (non-GAAP)		9.12 %		8.83 %		8.47 %
Common equity tier I capital ratio		14.35 %		14.64 %		14.37 %
Tier I leverage ratio		11.18 %		11.23 %		11.29 %
Tier I risk-based capital ratio		15.14 %		15.45 %		15.19 %
Total risk-based capital ratio		16.58 %		16.90 %		16.65 %

Liquidity

Liquidity is evaluated as both on-balance sheet (primarily cash and cash-equivalents, unpledged securities and other marketable assets) and off-balance sheet (readily available lines of credit and other funding sources).  The Company continues to manage liquidity sources, including unused lines of credit, at levels believed to be adequate to meet its operating needs for the foreseeable future. 

The Company's on-balance sheet liquidity ratio (net liquid assets as a percent of net liabilities) at September 30, 2025 was 18.2%.  In addition, the Company had approximately $2.5 billion in available lines of credit at that date resulting in a total liquidity ratio of 35.3%. 

About First Bancorp

First Bancorp is a bank holding company headquartered in Southern Pines, North Carolina, with total assets of $12.8 billion. Its principal activity is the ownership and operation of First Bank, a state-chartered community bank that operates 113 branches in North Carolina and South Carolina.  Since 1935, First Bank has taken a tailored approach to banking, combining best-in-class financial solutions, helpful local expertise, and technology to manage a home or business.  First Bank also provides SBA loans to customers through its nationwide network of lenders. Member FDIC, Equal Housing Lender.

Please visit our website at www.LocalFirstBank.com for more information.

First Bancorp's common stock is traded on The NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "FBNC."

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Non-GAAP Measures

In this Earnings Release, we present certain measures of our performance that are calculated by methods other than in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP").  Company management uses these non-GAAP measures for purposes of evaluating our performance. Non-GAAP measures exclude or include amounts that are not normally excluded or included in the most directly comparable measure determined in accordance with GAAP. Company management believes an appropriate analysis of the Company's financial performance requires an understanding of the factors underlying such performance.  Non-GAAP financial measures should not be viewed as substitutes for the most directly comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. Please see the Appendices attached to this Earnings Release for reconciliations of return on tangible common equity, tangible common equity, tangible book value per share, the tangible common equity ratio, adjusted net income and adjusted D-EPS. 

First Bancorp and Subsidiaries Financial Summary
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT
		For the Three Months Ended						For the Nine Months Ended
($ in thousands, except per share data - unaudited)		September 30, 2025		June 30, 2025		September 30, 2024		September 30, 2025		September 30, 2024
Interest income
Interest and fees on loans		$      118,822		$      112,931		$      111,076		$      342,286		$      331,346
Interest on investment securities:
Taxable interest income		17,571		16,857		10,779		49,952		34,798
Tax-exempt interest income		1,114		1,116		1,116		3,346		3,350
Other, principally overnight investments		6,693		5,837		8,438		18,017		17,351
Total interest income		144,200		136,741		131,409		413,601		386,845
Interest expense
Interest on deposits		40,035		38,405		46,420		116,559		130,299
Interest on borrowings		1,676		1,660		1,946		4,994		13,114
Total interest expense		41,711		40,065		48,366		121,553		143,413
Net interest income		102,489		96,676		83,043		292,048		243,432
Provision for credit losses		3,442		2,212		14,200		6,770		15,941
Net interest income after provision for credit losses		99,047		94,464		68,843		285,278		227,491
Noninterest income
Service charges on deposit accounts		4,225		3,976		4,320		11,968		12,327
Other service charges and fees		6,355		6,595		5,555		18,833		16,439
Presold mortgage loan fees and gains on sale		471		315		690		1,236		1,616
Commissions from sales of financial products		1,678		1,388		1,371		4,474		4,068
SBA loan sale gains		869		151		1,108		1,072		3,339
Bank-owned life insurance income		1,289		1,221		1,205		3,738		3,548
Securities losses, net		(27,905)		—		—		(27,905)		(1,161)
Other Income, net		139		695		(670)		948		900
Total noninterest income		(12,879)		14,341		13,579		14,364		41,076
Noninterest expenses
Salaries, incentives and commissions expense		31,065		29,005		29,955		88,731		85,406
Employee benefit expense		5,751		6,187		6,495		18,033		19,467
Total personnel expense		36,816		35,192		36,450		106,764		104,873
Occupancy and equipment expense		5,145		5,195		4,884		15,532		15,835
Intangibles amortization expense		1,394		1,468		1,613		4,378		5,041
Other operating expenses		16,856		17,128		16,903		50,413		51,579
Total noninterest expenses		60,211		58,983		59,850		177,087		177,328
Income before income taxes		25,957		49,822		22,572		122,555		91,239
Income tax expense		5,594		11,256		3,892		27,220		18,575
Net income		$         20,363		$         38,566		$         18,680		$         95,335		$         72,664
Earnings per common share:
Basic		$             0.49		$             0.93		$             0.45		$             2.30		$             1.76
Diluted		0.49		0.93		0.45		2.30		1.76

 

First Bancorp and Subsidiaries Financial Summary
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
($ in thousands - unaudited)		September 30, 2025		June 30, 2025		September 30, 2024
Assets
Cash and due from banks, noninterest-bearing		$           138,369		$           139,486		$             74,034
Due from banks, interest-bearing		459,606		571,800		670,407
Total cash and cash equivalents		597,975		711,286		744,441
Securities available for sale		2,165,668		2,144,831		1,907,458
Securities held to maturity		514,733		516,405		521,801
Presold mortgages and SBA loans held for sale		4,032		8,928		9,888
Loans		8,419,224		8,225,650		8,013,538
Allowance for credit losses on loans		(120,948)		(120,545)		(122,718)
Net loans		8,298,276		8,105,105		7,890,820
Premises and equipment, net		141,441		141,661		144,868
Accrued interest receivable		35,986		36,681		32,890
Goodwill		478,750		478,750		478,750
Other intangible assets, net		18,526		19,920		24,466
Bank-owned life insurance		191,911		190,817		187,236
Other assets		302,965		253,881		210,812
Total assets		$      12,750,263		$      12,608,265		$      12,153,430
Liabilities
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing deposits		$        3,580,560		$        3,542,626		$        3,350,237
Interest-bearing deposits		7,300,610		7,287,754		7,154,692
Total deposits		10,881,170		10,830,380		10,504,929
Borrowings		92,421		92,237		91,694
Accrued interest payable		4,436		4,340		5,566
Other liabilities		168,913		125,128		73,716
Total liabilities		11,146,940		11,052,085		10,675,905
Shareholders' equity
Common stock		973,235		973,041		970,450
Retained earnings		823,483		812,657		761,881
Stock in rabbi trust assumed in acquisition		(877)		(869)		(1,148)
Rabbi trust obligation		877		869		1,148
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(193,395)		(229,518)		(254,806)
Total shareholders' equity		1,603,323		1,556,180		1,477,525
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity		$      12,750,263		$      12,608,265		$      12,153,430

 

First Bancorp and Subsidiaries Financial Summary
TREND INFORMATION
		For the Three Months Ended
		September 30, 2025		June 30, 2025		March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024		September 30, 2024
PERFORMANCE RATIOS (annualized)
ROA (1)		0.64 %		1.24 %		1.21 %		0.12 %		0.61 %
Adjusted ROA (2)		1.31 %		1.24 %		1.21 %		1.03 %		0.61 %
ROCE (3)		5.14 %		10.11 %		10.06 %		0.96 %		5.14 %
Adjusted ROCE (4)		10.55 %		10.11 %		10.06 %		8.60 %		5.14 %
ROTCE (5)		7.83 %		15.25 %		15.54 %		1.93 %		8.30 %
Adjusted ROTCE (6)		15.66 %		15.25 %		15.54 %		13.39 %		8.30 %
COMMON SHARE DATA
Cash dividends declared - common		$          0.23		$          0.23		$          0.22		$          0.22		$          0.22
Book value per common share		$        38.67		$        37.53		$        36.46		$        34.96		$        35.74
Tangible book value per share (7)		$        26.98		$        25.82		$        24.69		$        23.17		$        23.91
Common shares outstanding at end of period		41,465,437		41,468,098		41,368,828		41,347,418		41,340,099
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted		41,481,542		41,441,393		41,406,525		41,422,973		41,366,743
CAPITAL INFORMATION (preliminary for current quarter)
Tangible common equity to tangible assets (8)		9.12 %		8.83 %		8.55 %		8.22 %		8.47 %
Common equity tier I capital ratio		14.35 %		14.64 %		14.52 %		14.35 %		14.37 %
Total risk-based capital ratio		16.58 %		16.90 %		16.80 %		16.63 %		16.65 %

(1)  Calculated by dividing annualized net income by average assets.
(2) See Appendix E for a reconciliation of ROA to adjusted ROA.
(3) Calculated by dividing annualized tangible net income (net income adjusted for intangible asset amortization, net of tax), by average common equity.  See Appendix F for the components of the calculation.
(4) See Appendix F for a reconciliation of ROCE to adjusted ROCE.
(5) Return on average tangible common equity is a non-GAAP financial measure.  See Appendix G for the components of the calculation and the reconciliation of average common equity to average TCE.
(6) See Appendix G for a reconciliation of ROTCE to adjusted ROTCE.
(7)  Tangible book value per share is a non-GAAP financial measure.  See Appendix A for a reconciliation of common equity to tangible common equity and Appendix B for the resulting calculation.
(8)  Tangible common equity ratio is a non-GAAP financial measure.  See Appendix A for a reconciliation of common equity to tangible common equity and Appendix C for the resulting calculation.

 

		For the Three Months Ended
INCOME STATEMENT ($ in thousands except per share data)		September 30, 2025		June 30, 2025		March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024		September 30, 2024
Net interest income		$      102,489		$         96,676		$         92,883		$         88,841		$         83,043
Provision for credit losses		3,442		2,212		1,116		507		14,200
Noninterest income		(12,879)		14,341		12,902		(23,177)		13,579
Noninterest expense		60,211		58,983		57,893		58,279		59,850
Income before income taxes		25,957		49,822		46,776		6,878		22,572
Income tax expense		5,594		11,256		10,370		3,327		3,892
Net income		20,363		38,566		36,406		3,551		18,680
Earnings per common share - diluted		$             0.49		$             0.93		$             0.88		$             0.08		$             0.45

 

First Bancorp and Subsidiaries Financial Summary
AVERAGE BALANCES AND NET INTEREST INCOME ANALYSIS - QUARTERS
	For the Three Months Ended
	September 30, 2025						June 30, 2025						September 30, 2024
($ in thousands)	Average Volume		Interest Earned or Paid		Average Rate		Average Volume		Interest Earned or Paid		Average Rate		Average Volume		Interest Earned or Paid		Average Rate
Assets
Loans (1) (2)	$   8,297,643		$    118,822		5.69 %		$   8,187,662		$    112,931		5.53 %		$   8,019,730		$    111,076		5.51 %
Taxable securities	2,637,711		17,571		2.66 %		2,697,338		16,857		2.50 %		2,493,924		10,779		1.73 %
Non-taxable securities	286,750		1,114		1.56 %		287,848		1,116		1.55 %		290,939		1,116		1.53 %
Short-term investments, primarily interest-bearing cash	571,922		6,693		4.64 %		505,912		5,837		4.63 %		684,634		8,438		4.90 %
Total interest-earning assets	11,794,026		144,200		4.86 %		11,678,760		136,741		4.69 %		11,489,227		131,409		4.56 %
Cash and due from banks	149,771						153,074						84,060
Premises and equipment	141,858						142,090						146,448
Other assets	554,361						484,448						406,878
Total assets	$  12,640,016						$  12,458,372						$  12,126,613
Liabilities
Interest-bearing checking	$   1,403,683		$       2,420		0.68 %		$   1,434,559		$       2,426		0.68 %		$   1,393,611		$       2,688		0.77 %
Money market deposits	4,510,662		31,674		2.79 %		4,358,877		29,947		2.76 %		4,173,884		34,878		3.32 %
Savings deposits	535,464		267		0.20 %		538,843		252		0.19 %		552,721		315		0.23 %
Other time deposits	514,143		3,029		2.34 %		534,242		3,088		2.32 %		622,752		4,728		3.02 %
Time deposits >$250,000	328,207		2,645		3.20 %		345,916		2,692		3.12 %		390,208		3,811		3.89 %
Total interest-bearing deposits	7,292,159		40,035		2.18 %		7,212,437		38,405		2.14 %		7,133,176		46,420		2.59 %
Borrowings	92,349		1,676		7.20 %		92,199		1,660		7.22 %		97,150		1,946		7.97 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities	7,384,508		41,711		2.24 %		7,304,636		40,065		2.20 %		7,230,326		48,366		2.66 %
Noninterest-bearing checking	3,550,499						3,522,117						3,376,061
Other liabilities	133,905						101,069						75,197
Shareholders' equity	1,571,104						1,530,550						1,445,029
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$  12,640,016						$  12,458,372						$  12,126,613
Net yield on interest-earning assets and net interest income			$    102,489		3.46 %				$      96,676		3.32 %				$      83,043		2.88 %
Net yield on interest-earning assets and net interest income – tax-equivalent (3)			$    102,828		3.47 %				$      96,887		3.32 %				$      83,765		2.91 %
Interest rate spread					2.62 %						2.49 %						1.90 %
Average prime rate					7.46 %						7.50 %						8.43 %

(1)	Average loans include nonaccruing loans, the effect of which is to lower the average rate shown.  Interest earned includes recognized net loan fees, including late fees, prepayment fees, and net deferred loan (cost)/fee amortization in the amounts of $(274,000), $(296,000) and $(367,000) for the three months ended September 30, 2025, June 30, 2025 and September 30, 2024, respectively.
(2)	Includes accretion of discount on acquired loans of $1.6 million, $1.5 million and $2.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025, June 30, 2025 and September 30, 2024, respectively.
(3)	Includes tax-equivalent adjustments to reflect the tax benefit that we receive related to tax-exempt securities and loans as reduced by the related nondeductible portion of interest expense.

 

First Bancorp and Subsidiaries Financial Summary
AVERAGE BALANCES AND NET INTEREST INCOME ANALYSIS - YEAR-TO-DATE
							For the Nine Months Ended
							September 30, 2025						September 30, 2024
($ in thousands)							Average Volume		Interest Earned or Paid		Average Rate		Average Volume		Interest Earned or Paid		Average Rate
Assets
Loans (1) (2)							$   8,198,263		$    342,286		5.58 %		$   8,064,480		$    331,346		5.49 %
Taxable securities							2,654,737		49,952		2.51 %		2,633,093		34,798		1.76 %
Non-taxable securities							287,826		3,346		1.55 %		292,056		3,350		1.53 %
Short-term investments, primarily interest-bearing cash							527,322		18,017		4.57 %		490,782		17,351		4.72 %
Total interest-earning assets							11,668,148		413,601		4.74 %		11,480,411		386,845		4.50 %
Cash and due from banks							145,593						86,514
Premises and equipment							142,333						149,073
Other assets							487,172						381,806
Total assets							$  12,443,246						$  12,097,804
Liabilities
Interest-bearing checking							$   1,423,164		$       7,343		0.69 %		$   1,398,137		$       7,472		0.71 %
Money market deposits							4,403,000		90,801		2.76 %		3,961,707		95,102		3.21 %
Savings deposits							537,790		759		0.19 %		571,730		940		0.22 %
Other time deposits							535,515		9,470		2.36 %		689,941		16,237		3.14 %
Time deposits >$250,000							342,011		8,186		3.20 %		372,561		10,548		3.78 %
Total interest-bearing deposits							7,241,480		116,559		2.15 %		6,994,076		130,299		2.49 %
Borrowings							92,171		4,994		7.24 %		280,370		13,114		6.25 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities							7,333,651		121,553		2.22 %		7,274,446		143,413		2.63 %
Noninterest-bearing checking							3,483,214						3,346,669
Other liabilities							102,828						76,922
Shareholders' equity							1,523,553						1,399,767
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity							$  12,443,246						$  12,097,804
Net yield on interest-earning assets and net interest income									$    292,048		3.34 %				$    243,432		2.83 %
Net yield on interest-earning assets and net interest income – tax-equivalent (3)									$    293,035		3.35 %				$    245,618		2.87 %
Interest rate spread											2.52 %						1.87 %
Average prime rate											7.49 %						8.48 %

(1)	Average loans include nonaccruing loans, the effect of which is to lower the average rate shown.  Interest earned includes recognized net loan fees, including late fees, prepayment fees, and net deferred loan (cost)/fee amortization in the amounts of $(864,000) and $(1,253,000) for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and September 30, 2024, respectively.
(2)	Includes accretion of discount on acquired loans of $4.8 million and $6.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and September 30, 2024, respectively.
(3)	Includes tax-equivalent adjustments to reflect the tax benefit that we receive related to tax-exempt securities and loans as reduced by the related nondeductible portion of interest expense.

 

Reconciliation of non-GAAP measures APPENDIX A:  Reconciliation of Common Equity to Tangible Common Equity ("TCE")
		For the Three Months Ended
($ in thousands)		September 30, 2025		June 30, 2025		March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024		September 30, 2024
Total shareholders' common equity		$   1,603,323		$   1,556,180		$   1,508,176		$   1,445,611		$   1,477,525
Less: Goodwill and other intangibles, net of related taxes		(484,623)		(485,657)		(486,749)		(487,660)		(489,139)
Tangible common equity		$   1,118,700		$   1,070,523		$   1,021,427		$      957,951		$      988,386

 

APPENDIX B:  Calculation of Tangible Book Value Per Share ("TBVPS")
		For the Three Months Ended
($ in thousands except per share data)		September 30, 2025		June 30, 2025		March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024		September 30, 2024
Tangible common equity (Appendix A)		$   1,118,700		$   1,070,523		$   1,021,427		$      957,951		$      988,386
Common shares outstanding		41,465,437		41,468,098		41,368,828		41,347,418		41,340,099
Tangible book value per common share		$           26.98		$           25.82		$           24.69		$           23.17		$           23.91

 

APPENDIX C:  TCE Ratio
		For the Three Months Ended
($ in thousands)		September 30, 2025		June 30, 2025		March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024		September 30, 2024
Tangible common equity (Appendix A)		$ 1,118,700		$ 1,070,523		$ 1,021,427		$    957,951		$    988,386
Total assets		12,750,263		12,608,265		12,436,245		12,147,694		12,153,430
Less: Goodwill and other intangibles, net of related taxes		(484,623)		(485,657)		(486,749)		(487,660)		(489,139)
Tangible assets ("TA")		$  12,265,640		$  12,122,608		$  11,949,496		$  11,660,034		$  11,664,291
TCE to TA ratio		9.12 %		8.83 %		8.55 %		8.22 %		8.47 %

 

Reconciliation of non-GAAP measures, continued APPENDIX D:  Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted D-EPS
		For the Three Months Ended						For the Nine Months Ended
($ in thousands)		September 30, 2025		June 30, 2025		September 30, 2024		September 30, 2025		September 30, 2024
Net income (A)		$             20,363		$             38,566		$             18,680		$             95,335		$             72,664
Impact of loss-earnback
Securities loss from loss-earnback		27,905		—		—		27,905		—
Less, tax impact		(6,472)		—		—		(6,472)		—
After-tax impact of loss-earnback		21,433		—		—		21,433		—
Adjusted net income (B)		$             41,796		$             38,566		$             18,680		$           116,768		$             72,664
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted (C)		41,481,542		41,441,393		41,366,743		41,443,636		41,294,137
D-EPS (A/C)		$                 0.49		$                 0.93		$                 0.45		$                 2.30		$                 1.76
Adjusted D-EPS (B/C)		$                 1.01		$                 0.93		$                 0.45		$                 2.82		$                 1.76

 

APPENDIX E:  Calculation of Return on Average Assets ("ROA") and Adjusted ROA
		For the Three Months Ended
($ in thousands)		September 30, 2025		June 30, 2025		March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024		September 30, 2024
Net income (A)		$      20,363		$      38,566		$      36,406		$        3,551		$      18,680
After-tax impact of loss-earnback		21,433		—		—		28,160		—
Adjusted net income (B)		$      41,796		$      38,566		$      36,406		$      31,711		$      18,680
Average total assets (C)		$  12,640,016		$  12,458,372		$  12,226,810		$  12,243,771		$  12,126,613
ROA (A/C)		0.64 %		1.24 %		1.21 %		0.12 %		0.61 %
Adjusted ROA (B/C)		1.31 %		1.24 %		1.21 %		1.03 %		0.61 %

 

APPENDIX F:  Calculation of Return on Common Equity ("ROCE") and Adjusted ROCE
		For the Three Months Ended
($ in thousands)		September 30, 2025		June 30, 2025		March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024		September 30, 2024
Net income (A)		$      20,363		$      38,566		$      36,406		$        3,551		$      18,680
After-tax impact of loss-earnback		21,433		—		—		28,160		—
Adjusted net income (B)		$      41,796		$      38,566		$      36,406		$      31,711		$      18,680
Average common equity (C)		$ 1,571,104		$ 1,530,550		$ 1,467,871		$ 1,466,181		$ 1,445,029
ROCE (A/C)		5.14 %		10.11 %		10.06 %		0.96 %		5.14 %
Adjusted ROCE (B/C)		10.55 %		10.11 %		10.06 %		8.60 %		5.14 %

 

Reconciliation of non-GAAP measures, continued APPENDIX G:  Calculation of Return on TCE ("ROTCE") and Adjusted ROTCE
		For the Three Months Ended
($ in thousands)		September 30, 2025		June 30, 2025		March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024		September 30, 2024
Net Income		$      20,363		$      38,566		$      36,406		$        3,551		$      18,680
Intangible asset amortization, net of taxes		1,066		1,123		1,159		1,195		1,240
Tangible Net income  (A)		21,429		39,689		37,565		4,746		19,920
After-tax impact of loss-earnback		21,433		—		—		28,160		—
Adjusted tangible net income  (B)		$      42,862		$      39,689		$      37,565		$      32,906		$      19,920
Average common equity		$ 1,571,104		$ 1,530,550		$ 1,467,871		$ 1,466,181		$ 1,445,029
Less: Average goodwill and other intangibles, net of related taxes		(485,331)		(486,393)		(487,395)		(488,624)		(489,987)
Average TCE  (C)		$ 1,085,773		$ 1,044,157		$    980,476		$    977,557		$    955,042
ROTCE (A/C)		7.83 %		15.25 %		15.54 %		1.93 %		8.30 %
Adjusted ROTCE (B/C)		15.66 %		15.25 %		15.54 %		13.39 %		8.30 %

 

Appendix H: Impact of Hurricane Helene
		For the Three Months Ended						For the Nine Months Ended
($ in thousands)		September 30, 2025		June 30, 2025		September 30, 2024		September 30, 2025		September 30, 2024
Impact of Hurricane Helene
Provision for (benefit from) credit losses		$              (4,000)		$              (3,500)		$             13,000		$              (9,500)		$             13,000
Building repairs and maintenance		—		—		300		—		300
Other		—		—		96		—		96
Total		(4,000)		(3,500)		13,396		(9,500)		13,396
Less, tax impact		928		812		(3,102)		2,204		(3,102)
After-tax impact of Hurricane Helene		$              (3,072)		$              (2,688)		$             10,294		$              (7,296)		$             10,294
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted		41,481,542		41,441,393		41,366,743		41,443,636		41,294,137
Impact of Hurricane Helene per diluted share		$                 0.07		$                 0.06		$                (0.25)		$                 0.18		$                (0.25)

Supplemental information
APPENDIX I: Loan purchase discount accretion and its impact on the Company's NIM

Included in interest income for the third quarter of 2025 was loan purchase accounting discount accretion of $1.6 million compared to $1.5 million for the linked quarter and $2.0 million for the like quarter, with the activity primarily related to the continued repayments/reduction of the loan portfolio acquired from GrandSouth Bancorporation in January of 2023. Loan discount accretion had positive impacts of 4 basis points, 4 basis points and 6 basis points, respectively, on the Company's NIM and NIM-T/E in the third quarter of 2025, the linked quarter and the like quarter. 

The following table presents the impact to net interest income of the purchase accounting adjustments for each period.

		For the Three Months Ended
NET INTEREST INCOME PURCHASE ACCOUNTING ADJUSTMENTS ($ in thousands)		September 30, 2025		June 30, 2025		September 30, 2024
Interest income - increased by accretion of loan discount on acquired loans		$               1,584		$               1,457		$               2,003
Total interest income impact		1,584		1,457		2,003
Interest expense - increased by discount accretion on deposits		(77)		(102)		(174)
Interest expense - increased by discount accretion on borrowings		(197)		(194)		(193)
Total net interest expense impact		(274)		(296)		(367)
Total impact on net interest income		$               1,310		$               1,161		$               1,636

 

 

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FAQ

What did First Bancorp (FBNC) report for Q3 2025 net income and EPS on October 22, 2025?

First Bancorp reported net income $20.4M and D‑EPS $0.49 for Q3 2025.

Why is First Bancorp's adjusted EPS $1.01 for Q3 2025 instead of $0.49?

Adjusted EPS of $1.01 excludes a $27.9M securities loss (after‑tax $21.4M) recognized in Q3 2025.

How much did First Bancorp's loans grow by in Q3 2025 and what is the loan balance (FBNC)?

Total loans rose by $193.6M in Q3 2025 to a balance of $8.4B (9.3% annualized growth).

What happened to First Bancorp's net interest margin (NIM) in Q3 2025?

NIM expanded to 3.46% in Q3 2025, up 14 basis points from the linked quarter and 58 basis points year‑over‑year.

How did the securities loss‑earnback transaction affect First Bancorp's Q3 2025 results (FBNC)?

The securities loss‑earnback generated a $27.9M loss that turned noninterest income negative and reduced reported net income and EPS in Q3 2025.

What is First Bancorp's allowance for credit losses and asset quality as of September 30, 2025?

Allowance for credit losses was $120.9M (ACL ratio 1.44%); annualized net loan charge‑offs were 0.14% and NPAs were $39.0M (0.31% of assets).