Merchants Bancshares (MBVT) Declares $0.28 Quarterly Dividend; 3.7% Yield

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Merchants Bancshares, Inc. Announces Dividend and Third Quarter 2015 Results

October 26, 2015 4:01 PM EDT

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt., Oct. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Merchants Bancshares, Inc.  (NASDAQ:  MBVT),  the  parent  company  of Merchants Bank, today announced net income of $3.86 million and $10.31 million, or diluted earnings per share of $0.61 and $1.62, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively.  This compares to net income of $2.81 million and $9.62 million, or diluted earnings per share of $0.44 and $1.52, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively.

The return on average assets was 0.88% for the three months and 0.79% for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, compared to 0.68% and 0.77% for the same periods in 2014. The return on average equity... More