First Commonwealth Financial Q4 Income Advances 86%

(RTTNews) - First Commonwealth Financial (FCF) released earnings for its fourth quarter that increased from last year.

The company said its bottom line totaled $19.74 million, or $0.22 per share. This was higher than $10.64 million, or $0.12 per share, in last year's fourth quarter.

Analysts had expected the company to earn $0.17 per share, according figures compiled by Thomson Reuters. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

The company said revenue for the quarter rose 6.8% to $68.98 million. This was up from $64.59 million last year.

First Commonwealth Financial earnings at a glance:

-Earnings (Q4): $19.74 Mln. vs. $10.64 Mln. last year. -Earnings Growth (Y-o-Y): 85.5% -EPS (Q4): $0.22 vs. $0.12 last year. -EPS Growth (Y-o-Y): 83.3% -Analysts Estimate: $0.17 -Revenue (Q4): $68.98 Mln vs. $64.59 Mln last year. -Revenue Change (Y-o-Y): 6.8%