Peoples Financial (OTCMKTS:PFBX) Issues Earnings Results

Peoples Financial (OTCMKTS:PFBX) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The financial services provider reported $0.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, Zacks reports. Peoples Financial had a net margin of 10.47% and a return on equity of 3.67%.

Peoples Financial Price Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS:PFBX remained flat at $23.41 on Wednesday. The stock had a trading volume of 453 shares, compared to its average volume of 348. The stock has a market cap of $108.08 million, a PE ratio of 29.26 and a beta of 0.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 0.49 and a quick ratio of 0.49. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $23.82 and a 200 day simple moving average of $22.04. Peoples Financial has a one year low of $20.20 and a one year high of $24.54.

About Peoples Financial

Peoples Financial Corporation is a bank holding company headquartered in Biloxi, Mississippi. Through its principal subsidiary, The Peoples Bank, the company provides banking services to individuals, businesses and other organizations in communities across the Mississippi Gulf Coast and surrounding areas.

The Peoples Bank offers deposit products, including checking, savings and time deposit accounts, as well as consumer, commercial and real estate lending. Its services also include mortgage lending, online and mobile banking, electronic payments and other customary financial services for personal and business customers.

The Peoples Bank traces its history to 1896 and has developed a community-banking presence in southern Mississippi.