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Amalgamated Financial (AMAL) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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For the quarter ended June 2024, Amalgamated Financial (AMAL - Free Report) reported revenue of $78.45 million, up 10.6% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.85, compared to $0.72 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $77.33 million, representing a surprise of +1.46%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +7.59%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.79.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Amalgamated Financial performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

  • Average Balance - Total interest-earning assets: $8.05 billion versus $7.89 billion estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Net Interest Margin: 3.5% compared to the 3.5% average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Efficiency Ratio: 50.4% compared to the 50.5% average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Annualized net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans: 0.3% compared to the 0.3% average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Net Interest Income: $69.19 million versus $69.05 million estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Service charges on deposit accounts: $8.61 million versus $3.25 million estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Trust Department fees: $3.66 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $3.87 million.
  • Non-interest income: $9.26 million compared to the $8.26 million average estimate based on two analysts.
View all Key Company Metrics for Amalgamated Financial here>>>

Shares of Amalgamated Financial have returned +24.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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