Community Bank System (CBU) Tops Q1 EPS by 20c

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Community Bank System Reports First Quarter 2021 Results

April 26, 2021 6:45 AM UTC

SYRACUSE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) reported first quarter 2021 net income of $52.9 million, or $0.97 per fully-diluted share. This compares to $40.1 million of net income, or $0.76 per share for the first quarter of 2020. The $0.21, or 27.6%, increase in earnings per share was primarily attributable to an increase in net interest income, a significant decrease in the provision for credit losses and lower operating expenses, offset in part by a decrease in noninterest revenues, and increases in income taxes and fully-diluted shares outstanding. Comparatively, the Company recorded $0.86 in fully-diluted... More