Provident New York Bancorp Reports Q1 EPS of $.18

Provident New York Bancorp PBNY, the parent company of Provident Bank, today announced first-quarter results for the quarter ended December 31, 2010. Net income for the quarter was $6.7 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, compared to net income of $5.4 million, or $0.14 per diluted share for the linked quarter ended September 30, 2010 and net income of $6.2 million or $0.16 per diluted share for the first quarter of fiscal 2010.