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Ticker
FRME

Price
37.57
Stock movement down
-0.73 (-1.91%)
Company name
First Merchants Corporation
Exchange
(NASDAQ
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Financial Services >
Banks - Regional
Market cap
2.20B
Ent value
17.81B
Price/Sales
2.33
Price/Book
0.96
Div yield
3.83%
Div growth
9.79%
Growth years
9
FCF payout
30.86%
Trailing P/E
12.28
Forward P/E
10.57
PEG
1.75
EPS growth
3.18%
1 year return
13.16%
3 year return
-1.15%
5 year return
8.17%
10 year return
4.88%
Last updated: 2025-05-29

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DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

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Dividend yield data
Dividend per share1.44
Dividend yield3.83%
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Maximum yield5.46%
Average yield3.50%
Minimum yield2.32%
Discount to avg yield8.80%
Upside potential9.65%
Yield as % of max yield70.15%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

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Yield distribution data
Dividend yield3.83%
Current yield distribution35.40%
Yield at 100% (Min)2.32%
Yield at 90%2.65%
Yield at 80%2.80%
Yield at 50% (Median)3.43%
Yield at 20%4.13%
Yield at 10%4.47%
Yield at 0% (Max)5.46%

Dividend per share

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Dividend per share data
Years of growth9 years
CCC statusDividend Challenger
Dividend per share1.44
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Ex-div date6 Jun 2025
EPS (TTM)3.08
EPS (1y forward)3.56
EPS growth (5y)3.18%
EPS growth (5y forward)7.00%

Dividend growth

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Dividend growth data
FRMES&P500
DGR MR2.86%-13.74%
DGR TTM4.48%6.60%
DGR 3 years8.82%5.24%
DGR 5 years9.79%5.40%
DGR 10 years22.23%7.07%
DGR 15 years2.54%6.12%
Time since last change announced14 days
EPS growth (5y)3.18%
EPS growth (5y forward)7.00%

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM46.44%30.86%
Average--
Forward40.51%-

VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E12.28
Price to OCF8.16
Price to FCF8.16
Price to EBITDA20.94
EV to EBITDA169.16

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales2.33
Price to Book0.96
EV to Sales18.80

FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count58.67M
EPS (TTM)3.08
FCF per share (TTM)4.64

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)947.16M
Gross profit (TTM)1.06B
Operating income (TTM)229.61M
Net income (TTM)179.53M
EPS (TTM)3.08
EPS (1y forward)3.56

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)111.51%
Operating margin (TTM)24.24%
Profit margin (TTM)18.95%

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data
Cash443.85M
Net receivables92.06M
Total current assets1.73B
Goodwill712.00M
Intangible assets21.60M
Property, plant and equipment0.00
Total assets18.35B
Accounts payable18.09M
Short/Current long term debt926.19M
Total current liabilities14.27B
Total liabilities16.05B
Shareholder's equity2.30B
Net tangible assets0.00

Cash flow

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Cash flow data
Operating cash flow (TTM)270.19M
Capital expenditures (TTM)0.00
Free cash flow (TTM)270.19M
Dividends paid (TTM)83.37M

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity7.80%
Return on Assets0.98%
Return on Invested Capital5.29%
Cash Return on Invested Capital7.96%

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STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open38.16
Daily high38.48
Daily low37.47
Daily Volume191K
All-time high50.04
1y analyst estimate45.17
Beta1.02
EPS (TTM)3.08
Dividend per share1.44
Ex-div date6 Jun 2025
Next earnings date23 Jul 2025

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
FRMES&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-24.92%-4.11%
Highest price drop-82.97%-56.47%
Date of highest drop17 Dec 20099 Mar 2009
Avg drop from high-23.09%-11.06%
Avg time to new high27 days12 days
Max time to new high2158 days1805 days

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COMPANY DETAILS
FRME (First Merchants Corporation) company logo
Marketcap
2.20B
Marketcap category
Mid-cap
Description
First Merchants Corporation operates as the financial holding company for First Merchants Bank that provides community banking services. The company offers a range of financial services, including time, savings, and demand deposits; and consumer, commercial, agri-business, public finance, and real estate mortgage loans. It also provides personal and corporate trust; brokerage and private wealth management; and letters of credit, repurchase agreements, and other corporate services. The company operates banking locations in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Michigan counties. It also offers its services through electronic and mobile delivery channels. First Merchants Corporation was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in Muncie, Indiana.
Employees
2162
Investor relations
SEC filings
CEO
Michael Rechin
Country
USA
City
Muncie
Stock type
Common stock
CCC status
Dividend Challenger
Dividend Frequency
Quarterly
EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
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