For the quarter ended September 2025, German American Bancorp (GABC) reported revenue of $94.15 million, up 50.9% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.92, compared to $0.71 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +3.35% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $91.1 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.86, the EPS surprise was +6.98%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
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 German American Bancorp performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Efficiency ratio: 49.3% versus the three-analyst average estimate of 50.9%.
- Net Interest Margin: 4.1% compared to the 3.9% average estimate based on three analysts.
- Net charge-offs to average loans: 0.1% compared to the 0.1% average estimate based on two analysts.
- Total Average Interest Earning Assets: $7.54 billion versus $7.67 billion estimated by two analysts on average.
- Net Gains on Sales of Loan: $1.19 million versus $1.07 million estimated by three analysts on average.
- Total Non-interest Income: $18.43 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $17.01 million.
- Net interest income (FTE): $77 million versus $75.13 million estimated by two analysts on average.
- Service charges on deposit accounts: $3.93 million versus $3.89 million estimated by two analysts on average.
- Net Interest Income: $75.73 million compared to the $74.09 million average estimate based on two analysts.
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Shares of German American Bancorp have returned -1.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.5% 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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