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Horizon Bancorp, Inc. Announces Record Quarterly and Year-to-Date Earnings
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind., Oct. 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (NASDAQ GS: HBNC) – Horizon Bancorp, Inc. (“Horizon” or the “Company”) today announced its unaudited
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[{"type":"text","content":"MICHIGAN CITY, Ind., Oct. 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (NASDAQ GS: HBNC) – Horizon Bancorp, Inc. (“Horizon” or the “Company”) today announced its unaudited financial results for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2019. All share data has been adjusted to reflect Horizon’s three-for-two stock split effective June 15, 2018. \n SUMMARY: Net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2019 was $20.5 million, or $0.46 diluted earnings per share, compared to $13.1 million, or $0.34 diluted earnings per share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2018. This represents the highest quarterly net income and diluted earnings per share in the Company’s history.Core net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2019 increased 54.4% to $20.3 million, or $0.45 diluted earnings per share, compared to $13.2 million, or $0.34 diluted earnings per share, for the same period in 2018. This represents the highest quarterly core net income and core diluted earnings per share in the Company’s history. (See the “Non-GAAP Reconciliation of Net Income and Diluted Earnings per Share” table on page 4 for a description of the elements of core net income.)Net income for the first nine months of 2019 was $48.0 million, or $1.11 diluted earnings per share, compared to $40.0 million, or $1.04 diluted earnings per share, for the first nine months of 2018. This represents the highest year-to-date net income and diluted earnings per share as of September 30th in the Company’s history. Core net income for the first nine months of 2019 was $52.1 million, or $1.21 diluted earnings per share, compared to $39.9 million, or $1.04 diluted earnings per share, for the first nine months of 2018. This represents the highest year-to-date core net income and core diluted earnings per share as of September 30th in the Company’s history. (See the “Non-GAAP Reconciliation of Net Income and Diluted Earnings per Share” table on page 4 for a description of the elements of core net income.)Net interest margin for the quarter ended September 30, 2019 was 3.82% compared to 3.73% and 3.67% for the quarters ended June 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018, respectively. The increase in net interest margin from the second quarter of 2019 and third quarter of 2018 reflects an increase in the yield of interest-earning assets as loans continue to reprice upwards and a decreas...