First Merchants Corp (FRME) Tops Q2 EPS by 15c

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First Merchants Corporation Announces Second Quarter 2020 Earnings Per Share

July 23, 2020 8:00 AM EDT

MUNCIE, Ind., July 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Merchants Corporation (NASDAQ - FRME) has reported second quarter 2020 net income of $33 million compared to $41.1 million during the same period in 2019.  Earnings per share for the period totaled $.62 per share compared to the second quarter of 2019 result of $.83 per share.  Year-to-date net income totaled $67.3 million compared to $79.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2019.  Year-to-date earnings per share totaled $1.24 compared to $1.61 during the same period in 2019.

Total assets equaled $13.8 billion as of the quarter-ended June 30, 2020 and loans totaled $9.3 billion.  The Corporations loan portfolio increased by $1.8 billion, or... More