Mercantile Bank (MBWM) Tops Q1 EPS by 16c, Revenues Beat

Mercantile Bank (NASDAQ: MBWM) reported Q1 EPS of $0.87, $0.16 better than the analyst estimate of $0.71. Revenue for the quarter came in at $43 million versus the consensus estimate of $42.1 million.

First quarter highlights include:

• Robust earnings and capital position
• Strong mortgage banking income
• Sustained strength in asset quality metrics
• Annualized net core commercial loan growth of nearly 14 percent
• Continued strength in commercial loan and residential mortgage loan pipelines
• Paycheck Protection Program round two loan fundings of $203 million
• Additional local deposit growth

"We are very pleased to begin 2021 with a quarter of robust financial performance," said Robert B. Kaminski, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of Mercantile. "Our strong financial results include ongoing strength in mortgage banking income, sound asset quality, solid growth in core commercial loans, and managed overhead costs. The extraordinary efforts of the Mercantile team have allowed us to successfully and consistently meet our customers' banking needs during this continuing period of uncertainty stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic."

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