(FFBC) First Financial Bancorp - Overview
Sector: Financial Services | Industry: Banks - Regional | Exchange: NASDAQ (USA) | Market Cap: 3.112m USD | Total Return: 32.5% in 12m
Avg Turnover: 23.2M
EPS Trend: 31.5%
Qual. Beats: 2
Rev. Trend: 94.3%
Qual. Beats: 0
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First Financial Bancorp (FFBC) is a regional bank holding company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, operating primarily across the Midwest in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and Illinois. Established in 1863, the institution provides a comprehensive suite of commercial and retail banking services, including deposit products, wealth management, and insurance-related commercial financing. Its lending portfolio is diversified across residential and commercial real estate, equipment financing, and specialized credit lines for professional services such as registered investment advisors and CPAs.
As a regional bank, FFBC relies heavily on the net interest margin, which is the spread between interest earned on loans and interest paid on deposits. This business model is sensitive to Federal Reserve monetary policy and regional economic conditions, particularly in the manufacturing and agricultural corridors of the Midwest. Investors should review the latest performance metrics on ValueRay to better understand the companys valuation.
- Net interest margin sensitivity to Federal Reserve benchmark rate fluctuations
- Commercial real estate loan concentration in the Midwest regional market
- Expansion of specialized commercial finance verticals like insurance and wealth management
- Deposit beta management and stability of low-cost core funding sources
- Regulatory capital requirement shifts affecting dividend sustainability and share buybacks
| Net Income: 278.8m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.04 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 2.12 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: -1.27k% < 20% (prev -898.2%; Δ -372.4% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.04 > 3% & CFO 830.7m > Net Income 278.8m |
| Net Debt (760.7m) to EBITDA (373.3m): 2.04 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 0.01 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (104.6m) vs 12m ago 9.52% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 70.04% > 18% (prev 0.65%; Δ 6.94k% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 6.46% > 50% (prev 6.66%; Δ -0.20% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 0.97 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 373.3m / Interest Expense TTM 361.5m) |
| A: -0.74 (Total Current Assets 170.6m - Total Current Liabilities 17.1b) / Total Assets 22.8b |
| B: 0.07 (Retained Earnings 1.49b / Total Assets 22.8b) |
| C: 0.02 (EBIT TTM 351.2m / Avg Total Assets 20.6b) |
| D: 0.15 (Book Value of Equity 3.06b / Total Liabilities 19.8b) |
| Altman-Z'' = -4.39 = D |
| DSRI: 0.13 (Receivables 79.7m/560.8m, Revenue 1.33b/1.23b) |
| GMI: 0.92 (GM 70.04% / 64.68%) |
| AQI: 1.27 (AQ_t 0.97 / AQ_t-1 0.76) |
| SGI: 1.08 (Revenue 1.33b / 1.23b) |
| TATA: -0.02 (NI 278.8m - CFO 830.7m) / TA 22.8b) |
| Beneish M = -3.61 (Cap -4..+1) = AAA |
As of May 24, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 30.68 with a total of 919,267 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +3.61%,
over one month by +5.78%,
over three months by +7.62% and
over the past year by +32.47%.
First Financial Bancorp has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.33. Therefore, it is recommended to hold FFBC.
- StrongBuy: 1
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 5
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 33.4 | 9% |
P/E Forward = 9.3284
P/S = 3.3932
P/B = 1.0919
P/EG = 1.1156
Revenue TTM = 1.33b USD
EBIT TTM = 351.2m USD
EBITDA TTM = 373.3m USD
Long Term Debt = 512.9m USD (from longTermDebt, last fiscal year)
Short Term Debt = 550.0m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 931.3m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 1.15m
Net Debt = 760.7m USD (calculated: Debt 931.3m - CCE 170.6m)
Enterprise Value = 3.87b USD (3.11b + Debt 931.3m - CCE 170.6m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 0.97 (Ebit TTM 351.2m / Interest Expense TTM 361.5m)
EV/FCF = 4.76x (Enterprise Value 3.87b / FCF TTM 812.9m)
FCF Yield = 20.99% (FCF TTM 812.9m / Enterprise Value 3.87b)
FCF Margin = 61.02% (FCF TTM 812.9m / Revenue TTM 1.33b)
Net Margin = 20.93% (Net Income TTM 278.8m / Revenue TTM 1.33b)
Gross Margin = 70.04% ((Revenue TTM 1.33b - Cost of Revenue TTM 399.1m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 72.18% (prev 69.27%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.17 (Enterprise Value 3.87b / Total Assets 22.8b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 38.82% (Interest Expense 361.5m / Debt 931.3m)
Taxrate = 20.44% (19.1m / 93.6m)
NOPAT = 279.5m (EBIT 351.2m * (1 - 20.44%))
Current Ratio = 0.01 (Total Current Assets 170.6m / Total Current Liabilities 17.1b)
Debt / Equity = 0.32 (Debt 931.3m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 2.94b)
Debt / EBITDA = 2.04 (Net Debt 760.7m / EBITDA 373.3m)
Debt / FCF = 0.94 (Net Debt 760.7m / FCF TTM 812.9m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 2.72b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 1.35% (Net Income 278.8m / Total Assets 22.8b)
RoE = 10.23% (Net Income TTM 278.8m / Total Stockholder Equity 2.72b)
RoCE = 10.85% (EBIT 351.2m / Capital Employed (Equity 2.72b + L.T.Debt 512.9m))
RoIC = 1.23% (NOPAT 279.5m / Invested Capital 22.8b)
WACC = 14.11% (E(3.11b)/V(4.04b) * Re(9.09%) + D(931.3m)/V(4.04b) * Rd(38.82%) * (1-Tc(0.20)))
Discount Rate = 9.09% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 98.88 | Cagr: 4.32%
[DCF] Terminal Value 61.63% ; FCFF base≈595.2m ; Y1≈682.3m ; Y5≈1.00b
[DCF] Fair Price = 63.60 (EV 7.43b - Net Debt 760.7m = Equity 6.67b / Shares 104.9m; r=14.11% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 31.52 | EPS CAGR: 3.02% | SUE: 1.57 | # QB: 2
Revenue Correlation: 94.31 | Revenue CAGR: 8.89% | SUE: 0.83 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=0.80 | Chg30d=+4.49% | Revisions=+40% | Analysts=7
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.84 | Chg30d=+2.08% | Revisions=+40% | Analysts=7
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=3.28 | Chg30d=+5.00% | Revisions=+56% | GrowthEPS=+11.8% | GrowthRev=+21.6%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=3.43 | Chg30d=+0.92% | Revisions=+33% | GrowthEPS=+4.6% | GrowthRev=+2.7%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +56%