First Financial Corp key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, First Financial Corp had return on equity of 13.2% and a net margin of 30.3%. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2009Dec 2009 | 2010Dec 2010 | 2011Dec 2011 | 2012Dec 2012 | 2013Dec 2013 | 2014Dec 2014 | 2015Dec 2015 | 2016Dec 2016 | 2017Dec 2017 | 2018Dec 2018 | 2019Dec 2019 | 2020Dec 2020 | 2021Dec 2021 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 | LTMJun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 19.7% | 22.2% | 28.1% | 22.1% | 21.3% | 22.7% | 21.0% | 25.3% | 20.3% | 30.1% | 28.7% | 28.5% | 28.6% | 33.6% | 28.9% | 21.7% | 30.3% | 30.7% |
| Return on equity | 7.4% | 8.9% | 11.1% | 9.1% | 8.3% | 8.7% | 7.5% | 9.3% | 7.0% | 10.9% | 9.9% | 9.4% | 9.0% | 13.4% | 12.1% | 8.8% | 13.2% | 12.8% |
| Return on assets | — | 1.1% | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1.4% |
| Effective tax rate | 25.0% | 29.9% | 27.9% | 29.6% | 30.4% | 29.6% | 25.6% | 34.1% | 41.4% | 19.3% | 19.9% | 17.8% | 19.2% | 19.0% | 16.3% | 17.3% | 19.8% | 19.2% |
| Dividends ÷ net income | 52.0% | 42.6% | 32.9% | 37.9% | 40.5% | 38.3% | 41.8% | 32.2% | 104.9% | 26.8% | 25.9% | 26.5% | 26.8% | 20.3% | 25.4% | 44.9% | 30.5% | 30.0% |
Moat
Strong moat
How hard First Financial's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.
- Returns on capital 15 / 20
Net income has been a median 1.2% of total assets over 10 years.
- Durability 19 / 20
Net margin has been a median 28.5%; its worst year was 23.6%.
- Discipline 20 / 20
The diluted share count fell 12.6% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 0.0% of revenue.
AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (91 before it).
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