First Financial Corporation
THFF · Price history
Price at last available close
$77.78
+$2.84 (+3.79%) 1M
2026-10-27
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Company & revenue
About First Financial Corporation
Primary reporting period: 2025-12-31 · Research updated Oct 12, 2026. A research update is not a new financial filing.
Who they are
First Financial Corporation operates as the bank holding company for First Financial Bank N. A. that provides various financial services for individuals and businesses in west-central Indiana, east-central Illinois, western Kentucky, central and eastern Tennessee, and northern Georgia in the United States.
How they make money
First Financial Corporation is a financial holding company that generates revenue primarily through net interest income, which is the difference between interest earned on loans and investment securities and interest paid on deposits and other borrowings. Additionally, the company earns non-interest income through service charges on deposit accounts, trust and asset management fees, and other financial services provided to retail and commercial customers.
Products & services
The company provides a full range of commercial and retail banking services, including various deposit accounts, commercial and consumer loans, trust and asset management services, and other financial products through its subsidiary, First Financial Bank, N.A.
Brands & revenue mix
The primary banking subsidiary through which the company conducts its operations.
Separate brand revenue is not available in this research.Source
Revenue share is not unit sales or a best-seller ranking. Parent brands and included sub-brands can overlap; do not add overlapping rows.
Product / operating segments
No reconciled product or operating-segment revenue breakdown is available for the current research period. Company-wide revenue remains separate from segment disclosure.
Geographic revenue
No reconciled geographic revenue breakdown was confirmed for the current research period.
Customer concentration
The company does not have a concentration of customers that individually account for more than 10% of total revenue as of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.
Suppliers, materials & equipment
- Technology and Data Processing Service Providers — The company relies on third-party vendors for core banking software, data processing, and information technology infrastructure services. Specific supplier names are not disclosed.Source
Strengths
- Long-standing community banking presence and established customer relationshipsSource
Sources
Financial risk observations and what to check
These are saved observations about business performance, not predictions. Review the company filings alongside the interpretation below. Latest stored financial period end: 2026-06-30.
Total debt increased 121.0% versus the same quarter last year.
Compare the added borrowing with available cash, cash generation and maturities. A percentage increase from a small starting balance can look large without measuring the full debt burden.
Wall Street Score
Overall investment score · Quality, value, risk and opportunity
55
Fair
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Company Quality
How good is the actual business—regardless of today’s stock price?
56
Fair
Financial Strength
38
Business Quality / Moat
80
Management
69
Growth Quality
31
Risk / Durability
64
Uses financial strength, moat, management, growth quality and durability. It excludes share price, P/E, market cap, intrinsic value and margin of safety.
Opportunity
Opportunity Score · How does the current price compare with estimated value?
82
Attractive
Based on current valuation, company quality, recent trends, and available market signals.
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Model Outlook
12-month model · What does the model think happens next?
75/100
Building Historical Record
Model Score 75/100 — estimates relative performance potential, distinct from the overall Wall Street Score and the separate Company Quality score.
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WSS View
The quick read
The overall Wall Street Score is mixed across its combined quality, valuation and risk inputs. Review the category scores to identify what is helping or hurting the result.
At today’s price, the WSS valuation framework currently reads as relatively attractive.
The model outlook is currently positive.
- •Valuation scores attractively
- •Insider activity signal is favorable
- •Recent buyback activity is present
- •Elevated debt risk
- •M&A headline · Aug 27, 2026
- •Revenue fundamentals are weak
- •Debt / balance-sheet profile needs attention
Company-specific research
Questions worth answering for THFF
These questions are generated from this company's current financial and score data so the page adds context instead of treating the headline score as a stand-alone conclusion.
- •Can THFF maintain its current revenue growth rate and improve the amount of that revenue that turns into earnings and cash?
- •Is THFF's positive free cash flow repeatable, or is the current level being helped by temporary working-capital or spending changes?
- •Is THFF's debt load manageable relative to cash generation, interest costs and upcoming maturities?
- •Is THFF's valuation discount tied to a temporary concern or to a longer-term business risk?
- •What does the current fundamental change risk warning mean for the reliability or interpretation of THFF's score?
Essential Investment Snapshot
Wall Street Score
55
Opportunity Score
82
Market Cap
$925.0M
P/E Ratio
10.7
EPS
$7.14
52-Week High
$84.17
52-Week Low
$52.45
Beta
0.44
Intrinsic Value
$237.45
Analyst Target
$87.50
Shares Outstanding
11.9M
Total Revenue
$331.2M
Total Debt
$601.6M
Dividend Yield (TTM)
2.88%
Liquidation Value / Share
$57.01
Dividend / Share (TTM)
$2.24
Momentum & Volatility Signals
Two different market-behavior signals. Momentum measures direction and trend strength. Volatility measures how large and unstable the price moves are, regardless of direction.
Neutral / mixed momentum
Low movement
A high momentum score means price has been trending upward with confirming short- and medium-term strength. A low score means downward or weakening momentum.
A high volatility score means larger, less stable price swings. It can happen while a stock is rising or falling, so high volatility is not automatically bullish or bearish.
Important: the volatility score above is based on realized price volatility. Implied volatility (IV) comes from options prices and represents the market's expected future movement. Wall Street Score will keep IV separate and will only display it when a verified options-chain feed is available.
Notices for THFF
Detected from reported data — verify before acting.Dividend history reported
Dividend payments are recorded. Review the dates and regular/special classification below; past payments do not guarantee future dividends.
Historical repurchase activity
Reported cash flows or share-count measures indicate past repurchase activity. This does not verify an active buyback authorization or future purchases.
Elevated debt risk
Total debt is at least one year of revenue • Interest coverage is below 2x • Cash covers less than 20% of total debt
M&A headline · Aug 27, 2026
First Financial Corporation and First Illinois Corporation Sign Merger Agreement — This is a provider-linked headline, not an independently confirmed event. Check the article and company filings for the subject, proposed/completed status, and subsequent updates.
GlobeNewsWireCommunity Sentiment
0 active · 0 total callsNo personal call yet on THFF.
Potential upside factors
- +Growth opportunities may come from revenue expansion, margin improvement, new products, market-share gains, and stronger cash flow.
- +Long-standing community banking presence and established customer relationships.
- +Positive free cash flow may provide capacity to invest in growth.
Potential downside factors
- −Debt risk (elevated): Total debt is at least one year of revenue.
- −Interest coverage is below 2x.
- −Cash covers less than 20% of total debt.
- −Interest rate fluctuations affecting net interest margin.
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Scores
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Score Changes
4 historical score records availablePrevious Score
55
Oct 22, 2026
Change
Unchanged
Current Score
55
Oct 27, 2026
Category Changes
THFF score was unchanged.
Projected Score
Projected Score
60
Projected Change
+4.8 points
Preliminary comparable-period financial changes suggest improvement of approximately 4.8 points. This is a projected estimate, not the official WallStreetScore.
Price vs. Value
Review model assumptionsThis model estimate is more than three times the share price.
This is a formula-based estimate, not a verified fair value or price target. Check the earnings and growth assumptions.
Stored EPS: $7.14 · Growth assumption: 9.7% · Earnings multiplier: 28.0×.
Current Price
$77.78
Model Intrinsic Value
$237.45
Difference
−$159.67
-67.2% vs IV
Margin of Safety
67.2%
Financial Charts
Revenue
Additional Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
Total Debt
Total Assets
Net Margin %
Free includes 3 annual periods plus available TTM; Premium includes up to 10 annual periods. History depends on available company filings. Swipe the table horizontally to see older periods. A dash means unavailable, not zero.
| Line Item | TTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $331.2M | $326.4M | $307.5M | $271.1M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Cost of Revenue | $71.7M | $72.9M | $105.9M | $68.4M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Gross Profit | $259.5M | $253.6M | $201.6M | $202.7M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Research & Development | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| SG&A Expenses | $131.7M | $102.1M | $77.3M | $71.4M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Expenses | $165.1M | $154.2M | $144.4M | $130.2M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| EBITDA | $105.4M | $111.6M | $67.1M | $79.0M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Income | $94.4M | $99.4M | $57.2M | $72.5M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Interest Expense | $77.3M | $75.8M | $89.8M | $61.1M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Before Tax | $105.5M | $99.4M | $57.2M | $72.5M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Tax Expense | $20.8M | $20.1M | $9.9M | $11.8M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Net Income | $84.8M | $79.2M | $47.3M | $60.7M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic EPS | $7.14 | $6.68 | $4.00 | $5.08 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic Shares | 11.89M | 11.85M | 11.81M | 11.94M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Diluted Shares | 11.89M | 11.85M | 11.81M | 11.94M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
Earnings Summary
Revenue
$94.9M
Estimate unavailable.
Revenue Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
EPS
$1.91
Estimate unavailable.
EPS Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
Debt Change
+121.0%
Cash Change
-0.6%
Margin Change
+2.0 pp
Debt and cash show percentage changes versus the comparison period; margin shows the change in percentage points (pp). These are company-wide changes, not per-share amounts.
Financial Changes Since Prior Period
What Improved
- Margins expanded
What Weakened
- Cash position declined
- Debt increased
Potential Score Impact
Positive indicators included revenue growth, EPS growth, net income margin. Pressure indicators included cash levels, debt levels. These factors may support or pressure the Revenue, Management, Financial, and Debt categories; this summary does not claim that the stored scores changed.
Stored Earnings Analysis
Revenue increased 12.2%. EPS increased 21.7%. Cash declined 0.6%. Total debt increased 121.0%. Net income margin improved by 2.0 percentage points.
Earnings-Call Transcript
Earnings-call transcript analysis is not currently available.
These results may influence future scores when the next evaluation is completed.
Insider Activity
Guru / Smart Money
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Dividend History
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