First Financial (THFF) Corporate presentation summary
Event summary combining transcript, slides, and related documents.
Corporate presentation summary
4 Nov, 2026Business profile and footprint
Established in 1984 as Indiana’s first multi-bank holding company; 90 locations across Indiana, Illinois, Tennessee, Kentucky and Georgia, including 75 full-service centers, 6 limited-service centers and 9 loan offices.
$6.2B in assets and $2.3B in trust assets under management; primary banking subsidiary founded in 1834 and headquartered in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Recognitions include a 5-star BauerFinancial rating, 2026 Top Performing Community Bank recognition and Top 50 U.S. Bank designation.
Financial performance and capital
2026 YTD net interest income $181.681M, net income $69.988M and diluted EPS $5.89; net interest margin 4.36%, ROAA 1.54% and ROAE 13.91%.
2026 YTD total assets $6,060.947M; 2025 net income $79.208M and diluted EPS $6.68.
As of September 30, 2026, total risk-based capital 14.33%, Tier 1 risk-based capital 13.34% and Tier 1 leverage 11.20%; tangible book value per share $45.79.
Nine-year EPS CAGR 8.83%; shareholder dividends increased for over 30 consecutive years.
Total shareholder return index reached 192.98 at September 30, 2026, versus 133.16 for Russell 2000, 111.73 for KRE and 116.80 for CBNK, each indexed to 100 at December 31, 2021.
Lending and asset quality
Total loans reached $4.412B at September 30, 2026; commercial loans were 70.72% of portfolio, consumer 21.23% and residential 8.05%.
Seven-year total portfolio loan CAGR was 10.994%; 3Q26 balance was $4.412B.
Consumer loans totaled $936.5M, with an average portfolio yield of 7.74%; 98.18% secured and 73.04% of borrowers had FICO scores of 700 or higher.
Mortgage loans totaled $355.0M; 2026 YTD production was 50.58% sold and 49.42% retained in portfolio; total portfolio yield was 6.07%.
Commercial new-loan rates in 2026 YTD were 6.712% for adjustable-rate and 6.741% for fixed-rate loans; commercial pipeline was $1.527B, including $526.9M of new-money pipeline.
Latest events from First Financial
- Record Q3 earnings and NII, stronger margins, and a pending First Illinois merger.THFF
Q3 2026 - Record net income and loan growth, with strong capital and asset quality despite higher charge-offs.THFF
Q2 2026 - Net income and EPS increased, supported by loan growth, acquisition gains, and strong asset quality.THFF
Q1 2026 - All proposals, including director elections and auditor ratification, were approved.THFF
AGM 2026 - Record net income, strong shareholder support, and robust governance mark the 2026 proxy.THFF
Proxy Filing - Record earnings and loan growth, with improved capital and efficiency despite one-time charges.THFF
Q4 2025 - Proxy covers director elections, executive pay, auditor ratification, and major 2024 achievements.THFF
Proxy Filing - Proxy details director elections, executive pay, auditor ratification, and ESG progress.THFF
Proxy Filing - Earnings and margins surged on strong loan growth and capital strength, aided by SimplyBank.THFF
Q3 2025