Provident Financial Reports Increased Q2 Profit
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: 22h ago
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Source: NASDAQ.COM
- Profit Growth: Provident Financial reported a Q2 profit of $1.44 million, or $0.22 per share, significantly up from $0.87 million and $0.13 per share last year, indicating improved profitability.
- Revenue Increase: The company's Q2 revenue rose to $8.92 million, a 1.8% increase from $8.76 million last year, demonstrating its ability to maintain stable revenue growth in a competitive market.
- Financial Health Indicators: The continuous profit and revenue growth enhance Provident Financial's financial health, improving its capacity for future investments and business expansion.
- Increased Market Confidence: The dual growth in profit and revenue not only boosts investor confidence in the company but also helps attract more investor attention, potentially driving up the stock price.
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About PROV
Provident Financial Holdings, Inc. is a holding company of Provident Savings Bank, F.S.B. (the Bank). The Bank is a federally chartered stock savings bank. The Bank is a financial services company committed to serving consumers and small to mid-sized businesses in the Inland Empire region of Southern California. The Bank conducts its business operations as Provident Bank, and through its subsidiary, Provident Financial Corp. The business activities of the Bank include community banking, investment services and trustee services for real estate transactions. The Bank’s community banking operations include accepting deposits from customers within the communities surrounding its full-service offices and investing those funds in the origination of single-family, multi-family and commercial real estate loans and, to a lesser extent, construction, commercial business, consumer and other mortgage loans to be held for investment. It operates 12 full-service banking offices in Riverside County.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
