FNCB Bancorp, Inc. Announces 2022 Net Income and Results of Operations and Authorization of Stock Repurchase Program

DUNMORE, Pa., Jan. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FNCB Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: FNCB), the parent company of Dunmore-based FNCB Bank (the “Bank”), today reported net income for 2022 of $20.4 million, or $1.03 per diluted share, compared to net income of $21.4 million, or $1.06 per diluted share, for 2021. The $1.0 million, or 4.4%, earnings decrease was due primarily to a $4.4 million, or 14.2%, increase in non-interest expense, coupled with a $1.8 million increase in the provision for loan and lease losses. Partially offsetting these negative factors was a $5.0 million, or 10.3%, increase in net interest income. Net income for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $4.9 million, or $0.24 per diluted share, an increase of $1.0 million, or 24.3%, compared to $3.9 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, for the same quarter of 2021. The increase in fourth quarter earnings was largely due to increases in net interest income and non-interest income, partially offset by increases in non-interest expense and the provision for loan and lease losses.