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Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc.

PEBK

NASDAQFinancial ServicesBanks - Regional

Previous close

$44.33

+$0.37 · +0.84%

Aug 21, 4:00 PM ET

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Jul 10, 2026

GoAI score

Buy

Favorable setup — positive multi-factor alignment

Valuation

93

Deep Value

Momentum

47

Neutral

Sentiment

61

Bullish

Risk resilience

77

Moderate Risk

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Company profile

Company website

Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc. functions as the holding company for Peoples Bank, delivering a broad spectrum of financial products and services to individuals and small to medium-sized enterprises. Its deposit offerings encompass checking, savings, money market, and demand accounts, along with certificates of deposit (CDs) and time deposits. The bank also handles borrowed funds. For lending, Peoples Bank provides various credit options, including commercial real estate and general commercial loans, construction and land development financing, and agricultural loans. For personal needs, it extends single-family residential, standard residential mortgage, and Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) mortgage loans. Beyond traditional banking, the company furnishes investment advisory services and a range of non-deposit investment instruments, such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and tax-deferred annuities, supported by brokerage services. It also handles real estate appraisal and brokerage. Furthermore, Peoples Bancorp operates an appraisal clearing-house for other community banks and manages, acquires, and sells real property and other assets obtained through debt collection. An insurance agency is also part of its service portfolio. As of year-end 2021, the company maintained a substantial presence across North Carolina, with 17 full-service banking branches in cities including Lincolnton, Newton, Denver, Catawba, Conover, Maiden, Claremont, Hiddenite, Hickory, Charlotte, Cornelius, Mooresville, Raleigh, and Cary. Additionally, it operates loan production offices in Charlotte, Denver, Salisbury, and Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Established in 1912, Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc. maintains its headquarters in Newton, North Carolina.

Industry
Banks - Regional
Sector
Financial Services
Headquarters
US
CEO
William D. Cable
Listed since
Oct 16, 1985
Employees
268

Market position

Day range

Current $44.33

52-week range

Current $44.33

Open
$44.13
Previous close
$43.96
Volume
150.88K
4× average
Average volume
37.76K
Average daily volume
Market cap
242.11M USD
Beta
0.3
Market reference 1
50-day average
$43.2334
+2.54% above average
200-day average
$39.0279
+13.59% above average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
205.28M USD
EV / EBITDA
7.18×
Earnings yield
8.12%
Free cash flow yield
8.17%

Profitability & efficiency

Return on equity
12.62%
Return on assets
1.16%
Return on invested capital
10.28%

Financial health

Current ratio
0.18×
Altman Z-score
0.34
Piotroski F-score
7 of 9

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends105%73%41%9%Gross margin, FY2021: 96.80%Gross margin, FY2022: 93.22%Gross margin, FY2023: 78.19%Gross margin, FY2024: 73.04%Gross margin, FY2025: 77.71%Operating margin, FY2021: 29.63%Operating margin, FY2022: 28.70%Operating margin, FY2023: 23.23%Operating margin, FY2024: 21.40%Operating margin, FY2025: 22.56%Net margin, FY2021: 23.69%Net margin, FY2022: 22.80%Net margin, FY2023: 18.12%Net margin, FY2024: 16.72%Net margin, FY2025: 17.30%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 96.80%. Gross margin FY2022 93.22%. Gross margin FY2023 78.19%. Gross margin FY2024 73.04%. Gross margin FY2025 77.71%. Operating margin FY2021 29.63%. Operating margin FY2022 28.70%. Operating margin FY2023 23.23%. Operating margin FY2024 21.40%. Operating margin FY2025 22.56%. Net margin FY2021 23.69%. Net margin FY2022 22.80%. Net margin FY2023 18.12%. Net margin FY2024 16.72%. Net margin FY2025 17.30%.

Income trends

Revenue

114.6M USD+17.18%

Operating income

25.85M USD+23.51%

Net income

19.83M USD+21.26%
Income trends across reported periods124.54M USD84.76M USD44.97M USD5.19M USDRevenue, FY2021: 63.88M USDRevenue, FY2022: 70.72M USDRevenue, FY2023: 85.78M USDRevenue, FY2024: 97.79M USDRevenue, FY2025: 114.6M USDOperating income, FY2021: 18.93M USDOperating income, FY2022: 20.3M USDOperating income, FY2023: 19.92M USDOperating income, FY2024: 20.93M USDOperating income, FY2025: 25.85M USDNet income, FY2021: 15.13M USDNet income, FY2022: 16.12M USDNet income, FY2023: 15.55M USDNet income, FY2024: 16.35M USDNet income, FY2025: 19.83M USDFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 63.88M USD. Revenue FY2022 70.72M USD. Revenue FY2023 85.78M USD. Revenue FY2024 97.79M USD. Revenue FY2025 114.6M USD. Operating income FY2021 18.93M USD. Operating income FY2022 20.3M USD. Operating income FY2023 19.92M USD. Operating income FY2024 20.93M USD. Operating income FY2025 25.85M USD. Net income FY2021 15.13M USD. Net income FY2022 16.12M USD. Net income FY2023 15.55M USD. Net income FY2024 16.35M USD. Net income FY2025 19.83M USD.
Metric (USD)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue114.6M USD97.79M USD85.78M USD70.72M USD63.88M USD
Cost of goods sold25.54M USD26.37M USD18.71M USD4.8M USD2.04M USD
Gross profit89.06M USD71.43M USD67.07M USD65.92M USD61.84M USD
Selling, general, and administrative37.19M USD29.76M USD28.14M USD27.28M USD25.46M USD
Operating expenses63.21M USD50.5M USD47.15M USD45.63M USD42.91M USD
Interest income83.62M USD80.73M USD71.86M USD54.43M USD47.18M USD
Interest expense24.6M USD26.65M USD17.14M USD3.32M USD3.21M USD
Depreciation and amortization2.74M USD2.89M USD3.13M USD6.03M USD5.57M USD
Operating income25.85M USD20.93M USD19.92M USD20.3M USD18.93M USD
Net income19.83M USD16.35M USD15.55M USD16.12M USD15.13M USD

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Earnings

Latest EPS result
0.96

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Estimates unavailable
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates1.261.040.820.6Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Q4 2024, reported Oct 21, 2024: actual 0.72, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2025, reported Feb 12, 2025: actual 0.65, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2025, reported Apr 21, 2025: actual 0.79, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2025, reported Jul 21, 2025: actual 0.95, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q4 2025, reported Oct 20, 2025: actual 0.67, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2026, reported Jan 26, 2026: actual 1.21, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2026, reported Apr 20, 2026: actual 0.8, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2026, reported Jul 20, 2026: actual 0.96, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Estimates unavailable
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates32.4M27.14M21.89M16.63MQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Q4 2024, reported Oct 21, 2024: actual 17.88M USD, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2025, reported Feb 12, 2025: actual 18.15M USD, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2025, reported Apr 21, 2025: actual 23.84M USD, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2025, reported Jul 21, 2025: actual 25.03M USD, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q4 2025, reported Oct 20, 2025: actual 24.87M USD, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2026, reported Jan 26, 2026: actual 31.15M USD, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2026, reported Apr 20, 2026: actual 27.35M USD, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2026, reported Jul 20, 2026: actual 26.76M USD, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Corporate actions

Corporate action history

Stock split

Effective Dec 1, 2017

11:10

Stock split

Effective Jun 18, 2007

3:2

Stock split

Effective Jun 1, 2006

11:10

Stock split

Effective Mar 1, 2005

11:10

Stock split

Effective Apr 6, 2000

11:10

Stock split

Effective Mar 23, 1999

3:2

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