OceanFirst Financial Corp. announced earnings results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2018. For the fourth quarter, the company announced net interest income was USD 61.841 million compared to USD 42.505 million a year ago. Net income was USD 26.732 million compared to USD 9.956 million a year ago. Basic earnings per share was USD 0.56 compared to USD 0.31 a year ago. Diluted earnings per share was USD 0.55 compared to USD 0.3 a year ago. For the full year, net interest income was USD 240.502 million compared to USD 169.218 million a year ago. Net income was USD 71.932 million compared to USD 42.470 million a year ago. Basic earnings per share was USD 1.54 compared to USD 1.32 a year ago. Diluted earnings per share was USD 1.51 compared to USD 1.28 a year ago.