Republic Bancorp (NASDAQ: RBCAA) reported quarterly earnings of $1.61 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.44 by 12.2 percent. This is a 23.85 percent increase over earnings of $1.30 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $76.202 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $74.850 million by 1.81 percent. This is a 11.19 percent increase over sales of $68.536 million the same period last year.