First Bancorp (FBNC) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.70 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.59 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.71 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 18.64%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this bank holding company for First Bank would post earnings of $0.64 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.61, delivering a surprise of -4.69%.Over the last f ...