Fundamental Data for FFCH

FIRST FINL(NSDQ:FFCH)

FIRST FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC. acts as a financial intermediary by attracting deposits from the general public and using such funds, together with borrowings and other funds, to originate first mortgage loans on residential properties located in its primary market areas.

# Employees: 915

Address: 34 Broad Street,Charleston,SC,USA

Phone: 843 529-5933

Fax: 843 529-5929

Website: www.firstfinancialholdings.com

Email: InvestorRelations@firstfinancialholdings.com

Sector: Finance

Industry: FIN-SVGS & LOAN

Executive Officers

Thomas A. Hood (Presi.; C.E.O.)

Ronnie M. Givens (Dir.)

John L. Ott (Exec. V.P.)

Charles F. Baarcke Jr. (Exec. V.P.)

Wayne R. Hall (Exec. V.P.; C.F.O.,)

Dividend

Ex-Dividend Date: 11/10/2009

Annual Dividend: $0.20

Current Dividend Yield: $1.62

Dividend Paid (3 months): $0.05

Indicated Dividend: N/A

Earnings

Last Earnings Date: 9/30/2009

Next Earnings Date(Expected): 1/21/2010

Mean EPS (Next Qtr): $0.10

Mean EPS (Year): $0.75

Mean Estimate(Long Term): $9.00

P/E Ratio(Based on EPS estimate): 16.500

Number of Estimates: 6

Shares Performance

Period	FFCH	Compare to S&P
YTD	-38.98 %	-49.50 %
4 Weeks	-21.04 %	-21.89 %
12 Weeks	-29.02 %	-33.08 %

Shares Information

Analyst Coverage: Y

Avg Volume: 135190

Shares Outstanding: 15M

Market Cap: $0.20B

52 Week High: $22.17

52 Week Low: $5.09

P/E Ratio: -0.010

PEG Ratio: 1.830

Split: On 3/30/1998 FFCH split by factor of 2.000

Earnings Performance

EPS Growth in Last Quarter: -143.18 %

EPS Growth in Last Year: -135.19 %

Sales Growth in Last Quarter: 1.51 %

Sales Growth in Last Quarter: 11.61 %

Financials

Qtr Book Value: $0.56

Cash Flow/Share: $5.02

Change in Payout Ratio: -0.010

Price/Sales: 0.810