The First Bancorp Reports Results for 2020

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The First Bancorp (Nasdaq: FNLC) reported a net income of $27.1 million for 2020, a 6.3% increase from 2019. Earnings per share rose to $2.48, up 6.0%. The company saw a 14.0% year-over-year increase in net interest income and a 21.5% rise in non-interest revenue, primarily from mortgage banking and wealth management. Total assets reached $2.36 billion, up $292.4 million, with total loans increasing by 13.9%. The efficiency ratio improved to 50.00% while capital ratios remained strong. The company actively supported borrowers during COVID-19, with significant PPP loan involvement.

Positive

• Net income increased 6.3% to $27.1 million in 2020.
• Earnings per share rose to $2.48, a 6.0% increase.
• Net interest income grew by 14.0%, reflecting a strong increase in earning assets.
• Non-interest revenue surged 21.5% due to mortgage banking and wealth management gains.
• Total assets increased to $2.36 billion, a $292.4 million increase.
• Loans outstanding grew by 13.9%, amounting to $1.48 billion.
• Efficiency ratio improved to 50.00%, down from 51.04%.

Negative

• Non-interest expenses rose by 12.7% year-over-year to $39.7 million.

The First Bancorp (Nasdaq: FNLC), parent company of First National Bank, today announced operating results for the year ended December 31, 2020. Unaudited net income was $27.1 million, up $1.6 million or 6.3% from the $25.5 million reported for the year ended December 31, 2019. Earnings per common share on a fully diluted basis were up $0.14 to $2.48 per share, an increase of 6.0% from the prior year. The Company also announced operating results for the three months ended December 31, 2020. Unaudited net income was $7.0 million, up $284,000 or 4.2% from the final three months of 2019, with earnings per share on a fully diluted basis of $0.64, up $0.03 or 4.9% from the same period in 2019.

“I'm pleased to report that The First Bancorp had record annual earnings in 2020, an outcome that exceeded our expectations given the ongoing challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic," commented Tony C. McKim, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer. "Earnings for the year were $27.1 million, up 6.3% from 2019. These results were driven by a 14.0% year-over-year increase in net interest income before loan loss provision, largely the result of a $269.3 million increase in earning assets. In addition, we had a 21.5% year-over-year increase in non-interest revenue before securities gains, stemming from year-over-year increases in mortgage banking and wealth management of 166.4% and 10.3%, respectively. Earnings growth was achieved while at the same time loan loss reserves were increased from 0.90% of total loans at December 31, 2019 to 1.10% of total loans at December 31, 2020, or 1.15% of total loans when excluding SBA PPP balances. We also achieved significant year-over-year improvement in asset quality, demonstrated by a reduction in non-performing assets from 0.82% of total assets at the end of 2019 to 0.32% of total assets as of year-end 2020."

Mr. McKim continued, "The Company continues to support our customers and community partners in addressing the impact of COVID-19. We have worked with over 1,100 borrowers economically impacted by the virus, to modify or defer loan payments during this crisis. First National Bank granted over 1,700 loans in last year's Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), with more than $97 million disbursed to Maine small businesses, at an average loan size of less than $60,000. We are actively working with those borrowers and the Small Business Administration towards forgiveness of loan balances per program guidelines, with approximately $37 million in forgiveness payments received through the end of December 2020. Our team stands poised and ready to assist the small businesses of Maine with the just opened second round of PPP.

"In December we completed the acquisition of a retail banking branch in Belfast, Maine, our first branch in Waldo County and seventeenth overall. The transaction added approximately $23 million in loans and $19 million in deposits to our balance sheet. We welcome these new customers and employees to First National Bank and are excited to bring FNB's brand of 'Dream First' banking to Belfast and Waldo County.

"These accomplishments were made possible by the remarkable contributions of our entire team who worked diligently in supporting the Company's customers and strategic vision over the past year. I am very proud of their efforts."

2020 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

• Net income was an increase of 6.3% over 2019.
• Pre-tax, pre-provision net income (non-GAAP) increased 21.5% compared to 2019
• Total assets increased $292.4 million ending the year at $2.36 billion.
• Total loans outstanding at December 31, 2020 were $1.48 billion, up $179.7 million or 13.9%, year-over-year.
• Low-cost deposits as of December 31, 2020 totaled $1.08 billion, an increase of $275.7 million or 34.5% year-over-year.
• Efficiency Ratio (non-GAAP) was 50.00% for 2020, down from 51.04% in 2019 (the GAAP Efficiency Ratio was 50.87% for the year, down from 52.75% in 2019).
• Tangible Book Value increased to $17.60 per share at December 31, 2020, up from $16.75 at December 31, 2019.

FINANCIAL CONDITION

Total assets at December 31, 2020 were $2.36 billion, up $292.4 million from the prior year end. Earning assets increased $269.3 million year-over-year, with loan growth of $179.7 million and investment portfolio growth of $38.4 million. Commercial real estate and construction loans increased $87.8 million in 2020, including $39.5 million in the fourth quarter. Other commercial loans increased $66.2 million in 2020, residential mortgage and construction loans increased $36.4 million, while home equity line of credit balances fell by $12.6 million. Overall loan growth excluding PPP totaled $119.5 million, or 9.2% for the year. PPP loan balances totaled $60.2 million at the end of the fourth quarter.

Total deposits at December 31, 2020 were $1.84 billion, up $194.1 million or 11.8% from December 31, 2019. Low-cost deposits increased $275.7 million year-over-year centered in DDA and NOW balances; certificate of deposit balances decreased $84.4 million year-over-year. The increase in low-cost deposits funded earning asset growth, while overall wholesale funding levels were essentially unchanged year-over-year.

The Company’s capital position remained strong as of December 31, 2020, with an estimated total risk-based capital ratio of 15.19%, and an estimated leverage capital ratio of 8.49%. These measures compare to 15.27% and 8.88% respectively as of December 31, 2019. The year-over-year change in the leverage capital ratio is the result of asset growth, including PPP loan balances. Each of the Company’s capital ratios remain well in excess of regulatory requirements.

ASSET QUALITY & PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES

Asset quality remains stable. As of December 31, 2020, the ratio of non-performing assets to total assets was 0.32%, improving from 0.82% a year earlier, and the ratio of non-performing loans to total loans stood at 0.46%, improving from 1.28% at December 31, 2019. Net charge-offs as a percentage of loans were 0.10% as of December 31, 2020, up slightly from 0.07% in 2019 and 0.08% in 2018. Past due loans were 0.66% of total loans as of December 31, 2020, down from 1.16% of total loans at December 31, 2019.

The provision for loan losses totaled $6.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, compared with total provision of $1.3 million in 2019. Despite improved and stable non-performing asset levels, continued positive charge-off metrics, and a lower level of past due loans, management has continued to consider the uncertainties brought about by COVID-19 and the potential impact to borrowers in its provision analysis. The allowance for loan losses stood at 1.10% of total loans as of December 31, 2020, up from the 0.90% of total loans at December 31, 2019. If PPP loan balances are excluded, the allowance as of December 31, 2020 would stand at 1.15% of total loans.

Excluding loans serviced for the secondary market and through December 31, 2020, the Bank had processed 1,031 loan modification requests for interest-only payments or deferred payments in conformance with the March 2020 inter-agency guidance or the CARES Act, representing $291.1 million in loan balances, or approximately 20.5% of year-end loan balances, excluding PPP. Of the $291.1 million total, $238.4 million were in the commercial and municipal loan portfolios, $51.6 million were residential real estate secured loans, and $1.1 million were consumer loans.

As of December 31, 2020, loans totaling $62.2 million, or 4.2% of all loans, remained in either their original modification or a subsequent modification, down from $81.0 million, or 6% of all loans as of September 30, 2020.

Modification statuses by portfolio segments are summarized below:

Commercial/Municipal Loan Modifications
		Units		Percentage		Balance (000's)		Percentage
Paid Off		61		10%		$9,027		4%
Subsequent Modification		54		9%		32,724		14%
Still in Original Modification		16		3%		7,244		3%
Out of Modification		470		78%		189,413		79%
Total		601		100%		$238,408		100%
Residential Real Estate Modifications
		Units		Percentage		Balance (000's)		Percentage
Paid Off		27		7%		$5,930		12%
Subsequent Modification		154		43%		19,468		38%
Still in Original Modification		27		7%		2,615		5%
Out of Modification		154		43%		23,553		45%
Total		362		100%		$51,566		100%
Consumer Loan Modifications
		Units		Percentage		Balance (000's)		Percentage
Paid Off		11		16%		$118		10%
Subsequent Modification		3		4%		104		9%
Still in Original Modification		4		6%		53		5%
Out of Modification		50		74%		854		76%
Total		68		100%		$1,129		100%

Of the $213.8 million in total loans that are Out of Modification, balances of $972,000 were past due as of December 31, 2020, a past due rate of 0.45%.

OPERATING RESULTS

Net Income for the year ended December 31, 2020 was $27.1 million, up $1.6 million or 6.3% from the year ended December 31, 2019. On a fully diluted earnings per share basis, 2020 earnings were $2.48, up $0.14 or 6.0% from the prior year. The Company’s Return on Average Assets of 1.21% for the year ended December 31, 2020 was down from 1.27% for the year ended December 31, 2019. On a Pre-Tax, Pre-Provision (non-GAAP) basis, 2020 Return on Assets was 1.72%, up from 1.57% the prior year. Return on Average Tangible Common Equity was 14.29% for the year ended December 31, 2020, down from 14.66% for the year ended December 31, 2019. On a Pre-Tax, Pre-Provision (non-GAAP) basis, Return on Average Tangible Common Equity for 2020 was 20.18%, up from 18.10% in 2019. The Company's Efficiency Ratio (non-GAAP) was 50.00% for the year ended December 31, 2020, improved from 51.04% in 2019. (GAAP Efficiency Ratio was 50.87% for the year ended December 31, 2020, down from 52.75% in 2019).

Contributing factors to the Company’s 2020 annual and fourth quarter results included:

• Earning asset growth led to a $7.4 million increase in tax-equivalent net interest income year-over-year, an increase of 13.5%. In the fourth quarter of 2020 tax equivalent net interest income was up $2.3 million from the same period in 2019, an increase of 16.3%.
• Net interest margins improved to 2.97% for the quarter ended December 31, 2020 and 2.94% for the year then ended, as compared to 2.87% and 2.89% respectively for the same periods in 2019.
• Non-interest income was $18.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, up $3.9 million or 27.7% from 2019. Strong purchase and refinance volume led to secondary market mortgage banking revenue increasing $3.2 million, or 166.4% year-over-year. Revenue increased $342,000, or 10.3% year-over-year, at First National Wealth Management, the Bank’s trust and investment management division. Service charge income was negatively impacted by lower transaction volume related to COVID-19.
• Non-interest expense for 2020 was $39.7 million, up $4.5 million or 12.7% from 2019. Employee salary and benefit expense increased 10.8% from the prior year centered in a larger employee base. Furniture & equipment expense increased 20.3% from 2019 and reflects recent investments to upgrade technology infrastructure. Transaction and data conversion fees related to the Belfast acquisition totaling $310,000 were recognized in the fourth quarter.

As of December 31, 2020, the Bank had $60.2 million in remaining PPP loan balances, down from $97.3 million as of September 30, 2020, the result of loan forgiveness payments being received from the SBA. Forgiveness payments resulted in immediate recognition of accrued origination fees associated with the underlying loans. PPP origination fees totaling $1.4 million were recognized in interest income in the fourth quarter. The Company had $1.6 million of accrued PPP origination fees remaining as of December 31, 2020.

DIVIDEND

On December 17, 2020, the Company's Board of Directors declared a fourth quarter dividend of 31 cents per share. The fourth quarter dividend represents a payout to shareholders of 48.44% of earnings per share for the period, and was paid on January 19, 2021 to shareholders of record as of January 6, 2021.

ABOUT THE FIRST BANCORP

The First Bancorp, the parent company of First National Bank, is based in Damariscotta, Maine. Founded in 1864, First National Bank is a full-service community bank with $2.36 billion in assets. The Bank provides a complete array of commercial and retail banking services through seventeen locations in mid-coast and eastern Maine. First National Wealth Management, a division of the Bank, provides investment management and trust services to individuals, businesses, and municipalities. More information about The First Bancorp, First National Bank and First National Wealth Management may be found at www.thefirst.com.

The First Bancorp
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
In thousands of dollars, except per share data		December 31, 2020				December 31, 2019
Assets
Cash and due from banks		$	26,212			$	14,433
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks			56,151				11,310
Securities available for sale			313,376				360,520
Securities to be held to maturity			365,613				281,606
Restricted equity securities, at cost			10,545				8,982
Loans held for sale			5,855				154
Loans			1,476,761				1,297,075
Less allowance for loan losses			16,253				11,639
Net loans			1,460,508				1,285,436
Accrued interest receivable			9,298				7,167
Premises and equipment			27,251				21,305
Other real estate owned			908				279
Goodwill			30,646				29,805
Other assets			54,873				47,799
Total assets		$	2,361,236			$	2,068,796
Liabilities
Demand deposits		$	250,219			$	169,777
NOW deposits			520,385				393,569
Money market deposits			163,819				161,000
Savings deposits			304,603				236,141
Certificates of deposit			246,875				277,225
Certificates $100,000 to $250,000			295,672				345,241
Certificates $250,000 and over			63,038				67,513
Total deposits			1,844,611				1,650,466
Borrowed funds			262,038				184,955
Other liabilities			30,861				20,867
Total Liabilities			2,137,510				1,856,288
Shareholders' equity
Common stock			110				109
Additional paid-in capital			65,285				63,964
Retained earnings			158,359				144,839
Net unrealized gain on securities available for sale			5,009				3,657
Net unrealized loss on securities transferred from available for sale to held to maturity			(133	)			(182	)
Net unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedging derivative instruments			(4,932	)			97
Net unrealized gain on postretirement costs			28				24
Total shareholders' equity			223,726				212,508
Total liabilities & shareholders' equity		$	2,361,236			$	2,068,796
Common Stock
Number of shares authorized			18,000,000				18,000,000
Number of shares issued and outstanding			10,950,289				10,899,210
Book value per common share		$	20.43			$	19.50
Tangible book value per common share		$	17.60			$	16.75

The First Bancorp
Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
		For the year ended December 31,						For the quarter ended December 31,
In thousands of dollars, except per share data		2020			2019			2020				2019
Interest income
Interest and fees on loans		$	59,059		$	59,239		$	14,935			$	14,789
Interest on deposits with other banks			96			188			9				43
Interest and dividends on investments			17,964			19,224			4,189				4,825
Total interest income			77,119			78,651			19,133				19,657
Interest expense
Interest on deposits			14,139			23,268			2,526				5,529
Interest on borrowed funds			3,147			2,890			928				710
Total interest expense			17,286			26,158			3,454				6,239
Net interest income			59,833			52,493			15,679				13,418
Provision for loan losses			6,050			1,250			1,500				375
Net interest income after provision for loan losses			53,783			51,243			14,179				13,043
Non-interest income
Investment management and fiduciary income			3,660			3,318			948				859
Service charges on deposit accounts			1,648			2,330			391				583
Net securities gains (losses)			1,155			224			(24	)			209
Mortgage origination and servicing income			5,085			1,909			1,283				682
Other operating income			6,571			6,408			1,894				1,575
Total non-interest income			18,119			14,189			4,492				3,908
Non-interest expense
Salaries and employee benefits			20,389			18,396			5,670				4,698
Occupancy expense			2,762			2,558			645				627
Furniture and equipment expense			4,801			3,990			1,363				1,021
FDIC insurance premiums			738			439			190				—
Acquisition-related costs			310			—			310				—
Amortization of identified intangibles			43			43			11				11
Other operating expense			10,609			9,746			2,227				2,647
Total non-interest expense			39,652			35,172			10,416				9,004
Income before income taxes			32,250			30,260			8,255				7,947
Applicable income taxes			5,121			4,735			1,285				1,261
Net Income		$	27,129		$	25,525		$	6,970			$	6,686
Basic earnings per share		$	2.50		$	2.36		$	0.64			$	0.62
Diluted earnings per share		$	2.48		$	2.34		$	0.64			$	0.61

The First Bancorp
Selected Financial Data (Unaudited)
		For the year ended December 31,								For the quarter ended December 31,
Dollars in thousands, except for per share amounts		2020				2019				2020				2019
Summary of Operations
Interest Income		$	77,119			$	78,651			$	19,133			$	19,657
Interest Expense			17,286				26,158				3,454				6,239
Net Interest Income			59,833				52,493				15,679				13,418
Provision for Loan Losses			6,050				1,250				1,500				375
Non-Interest Income			18,119				14,189				4,492				3,908
Non-Interest Expense			39,652				35,172				10,416				9,004
Net Income			27,129				25,525				6,970				6,686
Per Common Share Data
Basic Earnings per Share		$	2.50			$	2.36			$	0.64			$	0.62
Diluted Earnings per Share			2.48				2.34				0.64				0.61
Cash Dividends Declared			1.23				1.19				0.31				0.30
Book Value per Common Share			20.43				19.50				20.43				19.50
Tangible Book Value per Common Share			17.60				16.75				17.60				16.75
Market Value			25.40				30.23				25.40				30.23
Financial Ratios
Return on Average Equity (a)			12.35	%			12.51	%			12.43	%			12.55	%
Return on Average Tangible Common Equity (a)			14.29	%			14.66	%			14.36	%			14.63	%
Return on Average Assets (a)			1.21	%			1.27	%			1.21	%			1.30	%
Average Equity to Average Assets			9.84	%			10.17	%			9.70	%			10.34	%
Average Tangible Equity to Average Assets			8.50	%			8.68	%			8.40	%			8.88	%
Net Interest Margin Tax-Equivalent (a)			2.94	%			2.89	%			2.97	%			2.87	%
Dividend Payout Ratio			49.20	%			50.42	%			48.44	%			48.39	%
Allowance for Loan Losses/Total Loans			1.10	%			0.90	%			1.10	%			0.90	%
Non-Performing Loans to Total Loans			0.46	%			1.28	%			0.46	%			1.28	%
Non-Performing Assets to Total Assets			0.32	%			0.82	%			0.32	%			0.82	%
Efficiency Ratio			50.00	%			51.04	%			50.00	%			50.79	%
At Period End
Total Assets		$	2,361,236			$	2,068,796			$	2,361,236			$	2,068,796
Total Loans			1,476,761				1,297,075				1,476,761				1,297,075
Total Investment Securities			689,534				651,108				689,534				651,108
Total Deposits			1,844,611				1,650,466				1,844,611				1,650,466
Total Shareholders' Equity			223,726				212,508				223,726				212,508
(a) Annualized using a 366-day basis for 2020 and a 365-day basis for 2019

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Certain information in this release contains financial information determined by methods other than in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Management uses these “non-GAAP” measures in its analysis of the Company's performance (including for purposes of determining the compensation of certain executive officers and other Company employees) and believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide a greater understanding of ongoing operations and enhance comparability of results with prior periods and with other financial institutions, as well as demonstrating the effects of significant gains and charges in the current period, in light of the disclosure practices employed by many other publicly-traded financial institutions. The Company believes that a meaningful analysis of its financial performance requires an understanding of the factors underlying that performance. Management believes that investors may use these non-GAAP financial measures to analyze financial performance without the impact of unusual items that may obscure trends in the Company's underlying performance. These disclosures should not be viewed as a substitute for operating results determined in accordance with GAAP, nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be presented by other companies.

In several places net interest income is calculated on a fully tax-equivalent basis. Specifically included in interest income was tax-exempt interest income from certain investment securities and loans. An amount equal to the tax benefit derived from this tax-exempt income has been added back to the interest income total which, as adjusted, increased net interest income accordingly. Management believes the disclosure of tax-equivalent net interest income information improves the clarity of financial analysis, and is particularly useful to investors in understanding and evaluating the changes and trends in the Company's results of operations. Other financial institutions commonly present net interest income on a tax-equivalent basis. This adjustment is considered helpful in the comparison of one financial institution's net interest income to that of another institution, as each will have a different proportion of tax-exempt interest from its earning assets. Moreover, net interest income is a component of a second financial measure commonly used by financial institutions, net interest margin, which is the ratio of net interest income to average earning assets. For purposes of this measure as well, other financial institutions generally use tax-equivalent net interest income to provide a better basis of comparison from institution to institution. The Company follows these practices.

The following table provides a reconciliation of tax-equivalent financial information to the Company's consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. A 21.0% tax rate was used in both 2020 and 2019.

		For the year ended December 31,						For the quarter ended December 31,
In thousands of dollars		2020			2019			2020			2019
Net interest income as presented		$	59,833		$	52,493		$	15,679		$	13,418
Effect of tax-exempt income			2,336			2,295			594			573
Net interest income, tax equivalent		$	62,169		$	54,788		$	16,273		$	13,991

The Company presents its efficiency ratio using non-GAAP information which is most commonly used by financial institutions. The GAAP-based efficiency ratio is non-interest expenses divided by net interest income plus non-interest income from the Consolidated Statements of Income. The non-GAAP efficiency ratio excludes securities losses and other-than-temporary impairment charges from non-interest expenses, excludes securities gains from non-interest income, and adds the tax-equivalent adjustment to net interest income. The following table provides a reconciliation between the GAAP and non-GAAP efficiency ratio:

		For the year ended December 31,								For the quarter ended December 31,
In thousands of dollars		2020				2019				2020				2019
Non-interest expense, as presented		$	39,652			$	35,172			$	10,416			$	9,004
Net interest income, as presented			59,833				52,493				15,679				13,418
Effect of tax-exempt interest income			2,336				2,295				594				573
Non-interest income, as presented			18,119				14,189				4,492				3,908
Effect of non-interest tax-exempt income			167				163				42				38
Net securities (gains) losses			(1,155	)			(224	)			24				(209	)
Adjusted net interest income plus non-interest income		$	79,300			$	68,916			$	20,831			$	17,728
Non-GAAP efficiency ratio			50.00	%			51.04	%			50.00	%			50.79	%
GAAP efficiency ratio			50.87	%			52.75	%			51.64	%			51.97	%

The Company presents certain information based upon average tangible common equity instead of total average shareholders' equity. The difference between these two measures is the Company's intangible assets, specifically goodwill from prior acquisitions. Management, banking regulators and many stock analysts use the tangible common equity ratio and the tangible book value per common share in conjunction with more traditional bank capital ratios to compare the capital adequacy of banking organizations with significant amounts of goodwill or other intangible assets, typically stemming from the use of the purchase accounting method in accounting for mergers and acquisitions. The following table provides a reconciliation of average tangible common equity to the Company's consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles:

		For the year ended December 31,								For the quarter ended December 31,
In thousands of dollars		2020				2019				2020				2019
Average shareholders' equity as presented		$	219,729			$	204,092			$	223,091			$	211,321
Less intangible assets			(29,918	)			(29,957	)			(29,943	)			(29,978	)
Tangible average shareholders' equity		$	189,811			$	174,135			$	193,148			$	181,343

To provide period-to-period comparison of operating results prior to consideration of credit loss provision and income taxes, the non-GAAP measure of Pre-Tax, Pre-Provision Net Income is presented. The following table provides a reconciliation to Net Income:

		For the year ended December 31,						For the quarter ended December 31,
In thousands of dollars		2020			2019			2020			2019
Net Income, as presented		$	27,129		$	25,525		$	6,970		$	6,686
Add: provision for loan losses			6,050			1,250			1,500			375
Add: income taxes			5,121			4,735			1,285			1,261
Pre-Tax, pre-provision net income		$	38,300		$	31,510		$	9,755		$	8,322

Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements

Except for the historical information and discussions contained herein, statements contained in this release may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results and events to differ materially, as discussed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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FAQ

What were the net income results for FNLC in 2020?

FNLC reported a net income of $27.1 million for the year 2020, a 6.3% increase from 2019.

How much did earnings per share increase for FNLC in 2020?

Earnings per share for FNLC increased to $2.48 in 2020, up 6.0% from the previous year.

What was the increase in total assets for FNLC in 2020?

Total assets for FNLC increased by $292.4 million, ending the year at $2.36 billion.

What was the efficiency ratio of FNLC for 2020?

FNLC's efficiency ratio improved to 50.00% in 2020, down from 51.04% in 2019.

How significantly did FNLC's non-interest revenue grow in 2020?

FNLC experienced a 21.5% increase in non-interest revenue in 2020, driven by gains in mortgage banking and wealth management.