Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc. announced unaudited earnings results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2018. For the period, the company reported net interest income was $6,847,000 against $5,483,000 a year ago. Income before income taxes  was $127,000 against $940,000 a year ago. Diluted earnings per share were $0.11 against $0.2 a year ago. Return on average assets of 0.28% against 0.46% a year ago. Return on average equity of 2.58% against 5.19% a year ago. Tangible book value was $14.09 per share at March 31, 2018, compared to $15.22 per share at December 31, 2017, and $13.81 per share a year earlier.

Net charge-offs were $122,000 in the first quarter, compared to $44,000 in the preceding quarter.

The company expects effective tax rate to be approximately 18.3% in 2018, including estimated impact of completed acquisition.