First Citrus Bancorporation, Inc. announced unaudited consolidated earnings results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2018. For the quarter, the company reported interest income of $3,918,000 against $3,263,000 a year ago. Net interest income was $3,269,000 against $2,824,000 a year ago. Net interest income after provision was $3,135,000 against $2,464,000 a year ago. Earnings before income taxes were $806,000 against $884,000 a year ago. Net earnings were $609,000 against $561,000 a year ago. Basic EPS was $0.32 against $0.34 a year ago. The book value per share ended as on March 31, 2018 at $16.06, an increase of 11.3% over the $14.43 book value per share at March 31, 2017. Return on equity was 7.92%, a reduction of 1.13%.