04:40 AM EDT, 07/25/2024 (MT Newswires) -- First Bancorp (FBNC) reported Q2 earnings late Wednesday of $0.70 per diluted share, down from $0.71 a year earlier.

Two analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $0.60.

Revenue for the quarter ended June 30, expressed as the sum of net interest income and noninterest income, was $95.7 million, compared with $101.2 million a year earlier.