06:09 AM EDT, 07/25/2024 (MT Newswires) -- First Bancshares (FBMS) reported Q2 operating earnings late Wednesday of $0.63 per diluted share, down from $0.85 a year earlier.

Four analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $0.58.

Revenue for the quarter ended June 30, expressed as the sum of net interest income and total noninterest income, was $71.1 million, down from $78.5 million a year earlier.

Comparable revenue estimates were not available.

The company also said it has maintained a cash dividend of $0.25 per share, payable Aug. 23 to shareholders of record on Aug. 8.