Exhibit 99.1

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                    

OCTOBER 25, 2023                                             

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FINWARD BANCORP

ANNOUNCES EARNINGS FOR THE NINE MONTHS AND QUARTER ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

 

Munster, Indiana - Finward Bancorp (Nasdaq: FNWD) (the “Bancorp”), the holding company for Peoples Bank (the “Bank”), today announced that net income available to common stockholders was $6.9 million, or $1.60 per diluted share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to $11.1 million, or $2.67 per diluted share, for the corresponding prior year period. For the quarter ended September 30, 2023, the Bancorp’s net income totaled $2.2 million, or $0.51 per diluted share, as compared to $4.6 million, or $1.07 per share, for the quarter ending September 30, 2022. Selected performance metrics are as follows for the periods presented:

 

 

Performance Ratios

 

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September 30,

   

June 30,

   

March 31,

   

December 31,

   

September 30,

   

September 30,

   

September 30,

 
   

2023

   

2023

   

2023

   

2022

   

2022

   

2023

   

2022

 

Return on equity

    6.55 %     7.05 %     6.42 %     12.96 %     13.65 %     6.68 %     9.98 %

Return on assets

    0.42 %     0.46 %     0.43 %     0.78 %     0.88 %     0.44 %     0.73 %

Noninterest income / average assets

    0.46 %     0.57 %     0.50 %     0.56 %     0.51 %     0.51 %     0.57 %

Noninterest expense / average assets

    2.59 %     2.66 %     2.75 %     3.07 %     2.90 %     2.67 %     3.04 %

Efficiency ratio

    86.88 %     82.11 %     82.35 %     79.63 %     74.54 %     83.68 %     78.72 %

 

“Our customers remain our top priority, as well as the internal variables of our operations that we control. Operating expense control continues to show results, and we have been able to continue to improve credit quality. Internal efforts have resulted in stronger operations while we manage through the current interest rate cycle,” said Benjamin Bochnowski, chairman and chief executive officer. “We recognize the potential for higher-for-longer interest rates, and are evaluating capital, the balance sheet, and the margin appropriately. A smaller, more effective bank will be better suited to endure the interest rate cycle, and our attempts to shrink the balance sheet are evidenced in our asset levels this quarter. Finward will continue to evaluate all options to optimize our profile, while driving capital, earnings, and tangible book value as we work through the current cycle.”

 

Highlights of the year-to-date period include:

 

 

Net interest margin - The net interest margin for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, was 2.89%, compared to 3.56% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The tax-adjusted net interest margin (a non-GAAP measure) for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, was 3.04%, compared to 3.75% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The decreased net interest margin is primarily the result of the increase in short-term interest rates relative to long-term interest rates as part of the Federal Reserve’s response to high inflation. We anticipate the compression seen in the first nine months of the year could continue, unless target rates decrease, and our interest-bearing liabilities are able to be repriced at those lower rates. See Table 1 at the end of this press release for a reconciliation of the tax-adjusted net interest margin to the GAAP net interest margin.

 

 

Funding - On September 30, 2023, deposits totaled $1.784 billion, compared to $1.775 billion on December 31, 2022, an increase of $9.0 million or 0.5%. As of September 30, 2023, core deposits totaled $1.2 billion, compared to $1.4 billion on December 31, 2022, a decrease of $170.9 million or 12.1%. Core deposits include checking, savings, and money market accounts and represented 69.6% of the Bancorp’s total deposits at September 30, 2023. Through the first nine months of 2023, balances for checking and savings accounts decreased as balances migrated into higher yielding accounts. On September 30, 2023, balances for certificates of deposit totaled $543.0 million, compared to $363.1 million on December 31, 2022, an increase of $179.9 million or 49.5%. The decrease in core deposits and increase in certificate of deposit balances is related to customer preferences for higher yielding deposits. In addition, on September 30, 2023, borrowings and repurchase agreements totaled $148.3 million, compared to $135.5 million at December 31, 2022, an increase of $12.8 million or 9.5%. The increase in short-term borrowings was the result of cyclical inflows and outflows of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. As of September 30, 2023, 73% of our deposits are fully FDIC insured, and another 8% are further backed by the Indiana Public Deposit Insurance Fund, an overall increase of 1% from the amount as of June 30, 2023, of 71% of deposits being fully FDIC insured, and 9% backed by the Indiana Public Deposit Insurance Fund. The Bancorp’s liquidity position remains strong with solid core deposit customer relationships, excess cash, debt securities, and access to diversified borrowing sources. The Bancorp has available liquidity of $749 million including borrowing capacity from the FHLB and Federal Reserve facilities.

 

 

 

 

Unrealized losses on the securities portfolio - Accumulated other comprehensive losses were $78.8 million as of September 30, 2023, compared to $64.3 million on December 31, 2022, an increase of $14.5 million or 22.6%. The yield on the securities portfolio improved on a year-to-date basis to 2.39% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, up from 2.17% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The effective duration of the securities portfolio was 6.6 years as of September 30, 2023. Management continually monitors the securities portfolio for restructuring opportunities but has not yet found economically viable options. Other than potential restructuring, management does not currently anticipate the need to realize losses from sales in the securities portfolio, as losses are currently driven by the interest rate environment and management expects such losses to be fully recoverable. Further, it remains unlikely the Bank will be required to sell the investments in the portfolio before recovery of their amortized cost basis, which may be at maturity.

 

 

Gain on sale of loans - Increases in mortgage rates have slowed the sale of fixed rate mortgage loans into the secondary market. As a result, gains from the sale of loans for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, totaled $729 thousand, down from $1.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Bank originated $30.4 million in new fixed rate mortgage loans for sale, compared to $40.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2022. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Bank originated $31.8 million in new mortgage loans retained in its portfolio, compared to $78.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2022. Total mortgage originations for the three-month period ending September 30, 2023, totaled $25.5 million, an increase of $2.8 million from the amount for the three-month period ending June 30, 2023, totaling $22.7 million. This increase was primarily driven by seasonal demand for mortgages peaking in the spring and summer months. These retained loans are primarily construction loans and adjustable-rate loans with a fixed-rate period of 7 years or less, and the Bank continues to sell longer-duration fixed rate mortgages into the secondary market.

 

 

Commercial lending - The Bank’s aggregate loan portfolio totaled $1.53 billion on September 30, 2023, compared to $1.51 billion on December 31, 2022, an increase of $12.0 million or 0.8%. The increase is the result of organic loan portfolio growth. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Bank originated $186.8 million in new commercial loans, compared to $296.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The loan portfolio represents 79.2% of earning assets and is comprised of 62.5% commercial related credits. At September 30, 2023, the Bancorp’s held loan balances in commercial real estate owner occupied properties of $217.3 million or 14.2% of total loan balances and commercial real estate non-owner occupied properties of $281.2 million of 18.4% of total loan balances. Of the $281.2 million in commercial real estate non-owner occupied properties balances, loans collateralized by office build represented $41.8 million or 2.7% of total loan balances.

 

 

Asset quality - At September 30, 2023, non-performing loans totaled $10.1 million, compared to $18.4 million at December 31, 2022, a decrease of $8.3 million or 45.2%. The Bank’s ratio of non-performing loans to total loans was 0.66% at September 30, 2023, compared to 1.21% at December 31, 2022. The Bank’s ratio of non-performing assets to total assets was 0.54% at September 30, 2023, compared to 0.94% at December 31, 2022. The decrease in non-performing loans is primarily the result of management’s strategic non-performing asset management which includes proactive relationship management and note sales. At September 30, 2023, the allowance for credit losses (ACL) totaled $19.4 million and is considered adequate by management. For the quarter ended September 30, 2023, charge-offs, net of recoveries, totaled $1.1 million. The allowance for credit losses as a percentage of total loans was 1.27% at September 30, 2023, and the allowance for credit losses as a percentage of non-performing loans, or coverage ratio, was 192.9% at September 30, 2023. On January 1, 2023, the Bancorp adopted ASU No. 2016-13 resulting in an implementation entry of $8.3 million, increasing the ACL by $5.2 million and unfunded commitment liability of $3.1 million, and also resulting in retained earnings decreasing $6.1 million and generating a deferred tax asset of $2.2 million. The majority of the implementation entry is related to including acquired loan portfolios in the model and the addition of using economic forecasts in estimating future losses. In addition, $1.0 million of non-accretable credit loan discounts on purchase credit impaired loans now classified as purchase credit deteriorated were reallocated to the ACL.

 

 

 

 

Operating Expenses: Non-interest expense as a percent of average assets was 2.67% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to 3.04% for the same period in 2022. Recent branch closures have had a positive impact on this number. Management also continues to improve efficiency in personnel and has netted a reduction of 17 full time equivalents, or 6%, through the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Compensation and benefits expense is down 4.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to the same period in 2022.

 

 

Capital Adequacy - As of September 30, 2023, the Bank’s tier 1 capital to adjusted average assets ratio totaled 7.8%, an increase of 0.2% from the ratio as of June 30, 2023, of 7.6%, and is within all regulatory capital requirements, and continues to be considered well capitalized. The Bancorp’s tangible book value per share was $21.63 at September 30, 2023, down from $25.41 as of December 31, 2022 (a non-GAAP measure). Tangible common equity to total assets was 4.46% at September 30, 2023, down from 5.27% as of December 31, 2022 (a non-GAAP measure). The decrease is due to increased accumulated other comprehensive losses compared to year-ended December 31, 2022. Excluding accumulated other comprehensive losses, tangible book value per share decreased to $39.96 as of September 30, 2023, from $40.36 as of December 31, 2022 (a non-GAAP measure). The decrease is related to a reduction of retained earnings of $6.1 million due to the impact of the adoption of ASU No. 2016-13 and the payment of dividends of $4.0 million. See Table 1 at the end of this press release for a reconciliation of the tangible book value per share, tangible book value per share adjusted for accumulated other losses, tangible capital as a percentage of tangible assets, and tangible capital as a percentage of tangible assets adjusted for accumulated other comprehensive losses to the related GAAP ratios.

 

Disclosures Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Reported amounts are presented in accordance with GAAP. In this press release the Bancorp also is providing certain financial measures that are identified as non-GAAP. The Bancorp’s management believes that the non-GAAP information, which consists of tangible common equity, tangible common equity adjusted for accumulated other losses, tangible book value per share, tangible book value per share adjusted for accumulated other losses, tangible common equity/total assets, adjusted net interest margin, and efficiency ratio, which can vary from period to period, provides a better comparison of period to period operating performance. Additionally, the Bancorp believes this information is utilized by regulators and market analysts to evaluate a company’s financial condition and, therefore, such information is useful to investors. These disclosures should not be viewed as a substitute for financial results in accordance with GAAP, nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures which may be presented by other companies. Refer to Table 1 – Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures at the end of this document for a reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures identified herein and their most comparable GAAP measures.

 

About Finward Bancorp

Finward Bancorp is a locally managed and independent financial holding company headquartered in Munster, Indiana, whose activities are primarily limited to holding the stock of Peoples Bank. Peoples Bank provides a wide range of personal, business, electronic and wealth management financial services from its 26 locations in Lake and Porter Counties in Northwest Indiana and Chicagoland. Finward Bancorp’s common stock is quoted on The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC under the symbol FNWD. The website ibankpeoples.com provides information on Peoples Bank’s products and services, and Finward Bancorp’s investor relations.

 

Forward Looking Statements

This press release may contain forward-looking statements regarding the financial performance, business prospects, growth and operating strategies of the Bancorp. For these statements, the Bancorp claims the protections of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements in this communication should be considered in conjunction with the other information available about the Bancorp, including the information in the filings the Bancorp makes with the SEC. Forward-looking statements provide current expectations or forecasts of future events and are not guarantees of future performance. The forward-looking statements are based on management’s expectations and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by using words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “will” and similar expressions in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance.

 

 

 

Although management believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially include: changes in asset quality and credit risk; the inability to sustain revenue and earnings growth; changes in interest rates, market liquidity, and capital markets, as well as the magnitude of such changes, which may reduce net interest margins; inflation; further deterioration in the market value of securities held in the Bancorp’s investment securities portfolio, whether as a result of macroeconomic factors or otherwise; customer acceptance of the Bancorp’s products and services; customer borrowing, repayment, investment, and deposit practices; customer disintermediation; the introduction, withdrawal, success, and timing of business initiatives; competitive conditions; the inability to realize cost savings or revenues or to implement integration plans and other consequences associated with mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures; economic conditions; and the impact, extent, and timing of technological changes, capital management activities, regulatory actions by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Indiana Department of Financial Institutions, and other actions of the Federal Reserve Board and legislative and regulatory actions and reforms. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements are discussed in the Bancorp’s reports (such as the Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Current Reports on Form 8-K) filed with the SEC and available at the SEC’s Internet website (www.sec.gov). All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning matters attributable to the Bancorp or any person acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements above. Except as required by law, The Bancorp does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statement is made.

 

In addition to the above factors, we also caution that the actual amounts and timing of any future common stock dividends or share repurchases will be subject to various factors, including our capital position, financial performance, capital impacts of strategic initiatives, market conditions, and regulatory and accounting considerations, as well as any other factors that our Board of Directors deems relevant in making such a determination. Therefore, there can be no assurance that we will repurchase shares or pay any dividends to holders of our common stock, or as to the amount of any such repurchases or dividends.

 

 

 

Finward Bancorp

Quarterly Financial Report

 

Performance Ratios

 

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September 30,

   

June 30,

   

March 31,

   

December 31,

   

September 30,

   

September 30,

   

September 30,

 
   

2023

   

2023

   

2023

   

2022

   

2022

   

2023

   

2022

 

Return on equity

    6.55 %     7.05 %     6.42 %     12.96 %     13.65 %     6.68 %     9.98 %

Return on assets

    0.42 %     0.46 %     0.43 %     0.78 %     0.88 %     0.44 %     0.73 %

Yield on loans

    5.02 %     4.91 %     4.67 %     4.66 %     4.34 %     4.87 %     4.23 %

Yield on security investments

    2.41 %     2.36 %     2.39 %     2.44 %     2.30 %     2.39 %     2.17 %

Total yield on earning assets

    4.51 %     4.43 %     4.22 %     4.21 %     3.88 %     4.39 %     3.69 %

Cost of deposits

    1.95 %     1.66 %     1.14 %     0.57 %     0.23 %     1.58 %     0.15 %

Cost of repurchase agreements

    3.83 %     3.78 %     2.65 %     2.06 %     0.98 %     3.59 %     0.59 %

Cost of borrowed funds

    4.48 %     4.53 %     4.74 %     5.19 %     2.52 %     4.58 %     1.71 %

Total cost of funds

    2.16 %     1.89 %     1.41 %     0.81 %     0.27 %     1.82 %     0.16 %

Noninterest income / average assets

    0.46 %     0.57 %     0.50 %     0.56 %     0.51 %     0.51 %     0.57 %

Noninterest expense / average assets

    2.59 %     2.66 %     2.75 %     3.07 %     2.90 %     2.67 %     3.04 %

Net noninterest margin / average assets

    -2.13 %     -2.09 %     -2.25 %     -2.52 %     -2.39 %     -2.16 %     -2.47 %

Efficiency ratio

    86.88 %     82.11 %     82.35 %     79.63 %     74.54 %     83.68 %     78.72 %

Effective tax rate

    -22.20 %     3.86 %     12.53 %     1.12 %     11.14 %     0.30 %     11.41 %
                                                         

Non-performing assets to total assets

    0.54 %     0.62 %     1.02 %     0.94 %     0.58 %     0.54 %     0.58 %

Non-performing loans to total loans

    0.66 %     0.80 %     1.34 %     1.21 %     0.73 %     0.66 %     0.73 %

Allowance for credit losses to non-performing loans

    192.89 %     158.26 %     96.15 %     70.18 %     122.64 %     192.89 %     122.64 %

Allowance for credit losses to loans outstanding

    1.27 %     1.27 %     1.29 %     0.85 %     0.89 %     1.27 %     0.89 %

Foreclosed real estate to total assets

    0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %
                                                         

Basic earnings per share

  $ 0.52     $ 0.57     $ 0.52     $ 0.93     $ 1.07     $ 1.60     $ 2.68  

Diluted earnings per share

  $ 0.51     $ 0.57     $ 0.51     $ 0.93     $ 1.07     $ 1.60     $ 2.67  

Net worth / total assets

    5.70 %     6.33 %     6.66 %     6.59 %     5.75 %     5.70 %     5.75 %

Book value per share

  $ 27.68     $ 31.77     $ 32.47     $ 31.73     $ 27.46     $ 27.68     $ 27.46  

Closing stock price

  $ 22.00     $ 22.00     $ 29.10     $ 36.20     $ 34.01     $ 22.00     $ 34.01  

Price per earnings per share

  $ 10.67     $ 9.59     $ 14.10     $ 9.70     $ 7.92     $ 10.28     $ 9.53  

Dividend declared per common share

  $ 0.31     $ 0.31     $ 0.31     $ 0.31     $ 0.31     $ 0.93     $ 0.93  
                                                         

Common equity tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets

    10.2 %     10.0 %     10.0 %     10.0 %     9.8 %     10.2 %     9.8 %

Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets

    10.2 %     10.0 %     10.0 %     10.0 %     9.8 %     10.2 %     9.8 %

Total capital to risk-weighted assets

    11.2 %     11.0 %     11.0 %     10.9 %     10.7 %     11.2 %     10.7 %

Tier 1 capital to adjusted average assets

    7.8 %     7.6 %     7.7 %     7.7 %     7.5 %     7.8 %     7.5 %

 

 

Non-GAAP Performance Ratios

 

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September 30,

   

June 30,

   

March 31,

   

December 31,

   

September 30,

   

September 30,

   

September 30,

 
   

2023

   

2023

   

2023

   

2022

   

2022

   

2023

   

2022

 

Net interest margin - tax equivalent

    2.87 %     3.03 %     3.23 %     3.73 %     3.84 %     3.04 %     3.75 %

Tangible book value per diluted share

  $ 21.63     $ 25.64     $ 26.24     $ 25.41     $ 20.99     $ 21.63     $ 20.99  

Tangible book value per diluted share adjusted for AOCI

  $ 39.96     $ 39.62     $ 39.23     $ 40.36     $ 39.57     $ 39.96     $ 39.57  

Tangible common equity to total assets

    4.46 %     5.11 %     5.38 %     5.27 %     4.39 %     4.46 %     4.39 %

Tangible common equity to total assets adjusted for AOCI

    8.23 %     7.89 %     8.05 %     8.38 %     8.28 %     8.23 %     8.28 %

 

 

 

Quarter Ended

                                               

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Average Balances, Interest, and Rates

 

(unaudited)

 

September 30, 2023

   

September 30, 2022

 
   

Average
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Interest

   

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ASSETS

                                               

Interest bearing deposits in other financial institutions

  $ 33,201     $ 347       4.18     $ 24,732     $ 110       1.78  

Federal funds sold

    930       11       4.73       1,579       6       1.52  

Certificates of deposit in other financial institutions

    -       -       -       1,899       9       1.90  

Securities available-for-sale

    362,981       2,191       2.41       394,796       2,271       2.30  

Loans receivable*

    1,526,459       19,161       5.02       1,484,678       16,122       4.34  

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

    6,547       55       3.36       3,038       21       2.76  

Total interest earning assets

    1,930,118     $ 21,765       4.51       1,910,722     $ 18,539       3.88  

Cash and non-interest bearing deposits in other financial institutions

    19,116                       21,954                  

Allowance for credit losses

    (19,684 )                     (13,487 )                

Other noninterest bearing assets

    154,221                       149,950                  

Total assets

  $ 2,083,771                     $ 2,069,139                  
                                                 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

                                               

Interest-bearing deposits

  $ 1,451,820     $ 7,066       1.95     $ 1,487,630     $ 871       0.23  

Repurchase agreements

    46,025       441       3.83       20,781       51       0.98  

Borrowed funds

    101,683       1,138       4.48       17,456       110       2.52  

Total interest bearing liabilities

    1,599,528     $ 8,645       2.16       1,525,867     $ 1,032       0.27  

Non-interest bearing deposits

    316,084                       386,332                  

Other noninterest bearing liabilities

    34,332                       23,458                  

Total liabilities

    1,949,944                       1,935,657                  

Total stockholders' equity

    133,827                       133,482                  

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

  $ 2,083,771                     $ 2,069,139                  
                                                 
                                                 

Return on average assets

    0.42 %                     0.88 %                

Return on average equity

    6.55 %                     13.65 %                

Net interest margin (average earning assets)

    2.72 %                     3.67 %                

Net interest margin (average earning assets) - tax equivalent

    2.87 %                     3.84 %                

Net interest spread

    2.35 %                     3.61 %                

Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities

 

1.21x

                   

1.25x

                 
                                                 

 

Year-to-Date

                                               

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Average Balances, Interest, and Rates

 

(unaudited)

 

September 30, 2023

   

September 30, 2022

 
   

Average
Balance

   

Interest

   

Rate (%)

   

Average
Balance

   

Interest

   

Rate (%)

 

ASSETS

         

`

                   

`

         

Interest bearing deposits in other financial institutions

  $ 31,171     $ 1,112       4.76     $ 24,268     $ 163       0.90  

Federal funds sold

    1,158       38       4.38       3,561       8       0.30  

Certificates of deposit in other financial institutions

    1,169       44       5.02       1,750       15       1.14  

Securities available-for-sale

    369,897       6,631       2.39       447,319       7,295       2.17  

Loans receivable*

    1,519,981       55,481       4.87       1,406,591       44,629       4.23  

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

    6,547       221       4.50       3,364       63       2.50  

Total interest earning assets

    1,929,923     $ 63,527       4.39       1,886,853     $ 52,173       3.69  

Cash and non-interest bearing deposits in other financial institutions

    18,723                       21,279                  

Allowance for loan losses

    (17,619 )                     (13,418 )                

Other noninterest bearing assets

    154,227                       142,254                  

Total assets

  $ 2,085,254                     $ 2,036,968                  
                                                 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

                                               

Interest-bearing deposits

  $ 1,455,410     $ 17,258       1.58     $ 1,464,008     $ 1,597       0.15  

Repurchase agreements

    33,170       892       3.59       20,935       93       0.59  

Borrowed funds

    102,864       3,537       4.58       11,175       143       1.71  

Total interest bearing liabilities

    1,591,444       21,687       1.82       1,496,118     $ 1,833       0.16  

Non-interest bearing deposits

    326,431                       369,704                  

Other noninterest bearing liabilities

    30,178                       22,510                  

Total liabilities

    1,948,053                       1,888,332                  

Total stockholders' equity

    137,201                       148,636                  

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

  $ 2,085,254                     $ 2,036,968                  
                                                 
                                                 

Return on average assets

    0.44 %                     0.73 %                

Return on average equity

    6.68 %                     9.98 %                

Net interest margin (average earning assets)

    2.89 %                     3.56 %                

Net interest margin (average earning assets) - tax equivalent

    3.04 %                     3.75 %                

Net interest spread

    2.57 %                     3.52 %                

Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities

 

1.21x

                   

1.26x

                 

 

 

 

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Quarterly Financial Report

 

Balance Sheet Data

                                       

(Dollars in thousands)

 

(Unaudited)

   

(Unaudited)

   

(Unaudited)

           

(Unaudited)

 
   

September 30,

   

June 30,

   

March 31,

   

December 31,

   

September 30,

 
   

2023

   

2023

   

2023

   

2022

   

2022

 

ASSETS

                                       
                                         

Cash and non-interest bearing deposits in other financial institutions

  $ 17,922     $ 23,210     $ 33,785     $ 19,965     $ 26,463  

Interest bearing deposits in other financial institutions

    52,875       89,706       20,342       11,210       11,151  
                                         

Total cash and cash equivalents

    71,648       115,673       54,781       31,282       38,296  
                                         

Certificates of deposit in other financial institutions

    -       -       2,452       2,456       2,214  
                                         

Securities available-for-sale

    339,280       368,136       377,901       370,896       359,035  

Securities held-to-maturity

    -       -       -       -       -  

Loans held-for-sale

    2,057       1,832       1,672       1,543       997  

Loans receivable, net of deferred fees and costs

    1,525,660       1,534,161       1,521,089       1,513,631       1,502,696  

Less: allowance for credit losses (1)

    (19,430 )     (19,507 )     (19,568 )     (12,897 )     (13,398 )

Net loans receivable

    1,506,230       1,514,654       1,501,521       1,500,734       1,489,298  

Accrued interest receivable

    7,864       7,714       7,717       7,421       6,849  

Premises and equipment

    38,810       39,204       39,732       40,212       43,865  

Foreclosed real estate

    -       -       -       -       -  

Cash value of bank owned life insurance

    32,509       32,316       32,115       31,936       31,754  

Goodwill

    22,395       22,395       22,395       22,395       22,615  

Other intangible assets

    3,636       4,015       4,402       4,794       5,188  

Other assets

    56,494       48,732       47,357       50,123       49,837  
                                         

Total assets

  $ 2,087,470     $ 2,161,218     $ 2,098,592     $ 2,070,339     $ 2,052,986  
                                         

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

                                       
                                         

Deposits:

                                       

Non-interest bearing

  $ 312,635     $ 315,671     $ 330,057     $ 359,092     $ 386,137  

Interest bearing

    1,471,402       1,479,476       1,476,053       1,415,925       1,446,827  

Total

    1,784,037       1,795,147       1,806,110       1,775,017       1,832,964  

Repurchase agreements

    48,310       46,402       28,423       15,503       21,966  

Borrowed funds

    100,000       150,000       100,000       120,000       56,174  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    36,080       32,919       24,323       23,426       23,859  
                                         

Total liabilities

    1,968,427       2,024,468       1,958,856       1,933,946       1,934,963  
                                         

Commitments and contingencies

                                       
                                         

Stockholders' Equity:

                                       
                                         

Preferred stock, no par or stated value; 10,000,000 shares authorized, none outstanding

    -       -       -       -       -  

Common stock, no par or stated value

    -       -               -          

Additional paid-in capital

    69,482       69,384       69,182       69,032       68,826  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

    (78,848 )     (60,185 )     (55,895 )     (64,300 )     (79,839 )

Retained earnings

    128,409       127,551       126,449       131,661       129,036  
                                         

Total stockholders' equity

    119,043       136,750       139,736       136,393       118,023  
                                         

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

  $ 2,087,470     $ 2,161,218     $ 2,098,592     $ 2,070,339     $ 2,052,986  

 

 

 

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Quarterly Financial Report

 

Consolidated Statements of Income

 

Quarter ended,

   

Nine months Ended,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

(Unaudited)

   

(Unaudited)

   

(Unaudited)

   

(Unaudited)

   

(Unaudited)

   

(Unaudited)

   

(Unaudited)

 
   

September 30,

   

June 30,

   

March 31,

   

December 31,

   

September 30,

   

September 30,

   

September 30,

 
   

2023

   

2023

   

2023

   

2022

   

2022

   

2023

   

2022

 

Interest income:

                                                       

Loans

  $ 19,161     $ 18,694     $ 17,626     $ 17,504     $ 16,122     $ 55,481     $ 44,629  

Securities & short-term investments

    2,617       2,919       2,510       2,358       2,417       8,046       7,544  

Total interest income

    21,778       21,613       20,136       19,862       18,539       63,527       52,173  

Interest expense:

                                                       

Deposits

    7,066       6,105       4,087       2,007       871       17,258       1,597  

Borrowings

    1,579       1,469       1,381       1,046       161       4,429       236  

Total interest expense

    8,645       7,574       5,468       3,053       1,032       21,687       1,833  

Net interest income

    13,133       14,039       14,668       16,809       17,507       41,840       50,340  

Provision for credit losses

    244       514       488       -       -       1,246       -  

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

    12,889       13,525       14,180       16,809       17,507       40,594       50,340  

Noninterest income:

                                                       

Fees and service charges

    1,374       1,832       1,311       1,823       1,570       4,517       4,434  

Wealth management operations

    572       626       614       523       407       1,812       1,590  

Gain on sale of loans held-for-sale, net

    192       274       263       126       344       729       1,242  

Increase in cash value of bank owned life insurance

    193       201       179       182       183       573       628  

(Loss) gain on sale of foreclosed real estate, net

    2       (15 )     -       16       -       (13 )     -  

(Loss) gain on sale of securities, net

    -       (48 )     -       -       23       (48 )     662  

Other

    64       136       241       169       103       441       114  

Total noninterest income

    2,397       3,006       2,608       2,839       2,630       8,011       8,670  

Noninterest expense:

                                                       

Compensation and benefits

    6,729       7,098       7,538       6,587       7,498       21,365       22,403  

Occupancy and equipment

    1,711       1,636       1,690       1,752       1,212       5,037       5,033  

Data processing

    1,085       1,407       973       1,238       1,804       3,465       5,512  

Federal deposit insurance premiums

    474       572       465       279       350       1,511       949  

Marketing

    235       159       255       284       587       649       1,623  

Impairment charge on assets held for sale

    -       -       -       1,232       -       -       -  

Net loss recognized on sale of premises and equipment

    -       -       -       49       254       -       254  

Other

    3,259       3,123       3,306       4,224       3,305       9,688       10,681  

Total noninterest expense

    13,493       13,995       14,227       15,645       15,010       41,715       46,455  

Income before income taxes

    1,793       2,536       2,561       4,003       5,127       6,890       12,555  

Income tax expenses

    (398 )     98       321       45       571       21       1,433  

Net income

  $ 2,191     $ 2,438     $ 2,240     $ 3,958     $ 4,556     $ 6,869     $ 11,122  
                                                         

Earnings per common share:

                                                       

Basic

    0.52       0.57       0.52       0.93       1.07       1.60       2.68  

Diluted

    0.51       0.57       0.51       0.93       1.07       1.60       2.67  

 

 

 

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Quarterly Financial Report

 

Asset Quality

 

(Unaudited)

   

(Unaudited)

           

(Unaudited)

   

(Unaudited)

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

September 30,

   

June 30,

   

March 31,

   

December 31,

   

September 30,

 
   

2023

   

2023

   

2023

   

2022

   

2022

 

Nonaccruing loans

  $ 9,840     $ 12,071     $ 19,473     $ 18,128     $ 8,943  

Accruing loans delinquent more than 90 days

    233       255       878       248       1,982  

Securities in non-accrual

    1,155       1,075       1,017       1,048       1,027  

Foreclosed real estate

    71       61       60       -       -  

Total nonperforming assets

  $ 11,299     $ 13,462     $ 21,428     $ 19,424     $ 11,952  
                                         

Allowance for credit losses (ACL):

                                       

ACL specific allowances for impaired loans

  $ 554     $ 717     $ 1,075     $ 338     $ 749  

ACL general allowances for loan portfolio

    18,876       18,790       18,493       12,559       12,649  

Total ACL

  $ 19,430     $ 19,507     $ 19,568     $ 12,897     $ 13,398  

 

 


 

   

(Unaudited)

         
   

September 30,

   

Required

 
   

2023

   

To Be Well

 
   

Actual Ratio

   

Capitalized

 

Capital Adequacy Bank

               

Common equity tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets

    10.2 %     6.5 %

Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets

    10.2 %     8.0 %

Total capital to risk-weighted assets

    11.2 %     10.0 %

Tier 1 capital to adjusted average assets

    7.8 %     5.0 %

 

 

 

 

Table 1 - Reconciliation of the Non-GAAP Performance Measures

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Three Months Ended,

   

Nine months Ended

 
 

(unaudited)

 

September 30, 2023

     

June 30, 2023

     

March 31, 2023

     

December 31, 2022

     

September 30, 2022

   

September 30, 2023

     

September 30, 2022

 
 

Calculation of tangible common equity

                                                                 
 

Total stockholder's equity

  $ 119,043       $ 136,750       $ 139,736       $ 136,393       $ 118,023     $ 119,043       $ 118,023  
 

Goodwill

    (22,395 )       (22,395 )       (22,395 )       (22,395 )       (22,615 )     (22,395 )       (22,615 )
 

Other intangibles

    (3,636 )       (4,015 )       (4,402 )       (4,794 )       (5,188 )     (3,636 )       (5,188 )
(A)

Tangible common equity

  $ 93,012       $ 110,340       $ 112,939       $ 109,204       $ 90,220     $ 93,012       $ 90,220  
                                                                     
 

Calculation of tangible common equity adjusted for accumulated other comprehensive loss (income)

                                                           
(A)

Tangible common equity

  $ 93,012       $ 110,340       $ 112,939       $ 109,204       $ 90,220     $ 93,012       $ 90,220  
 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss (income)

    78,848         60,185         55,895         64,300         79,839       78,848         79,839  
(B)

Tangible common equity adjusted for accumulated other comprehensive loss (income)

  $ 171,860  

#

  $ 170,525  

#

  $ 168,834  

#

  $ 173,504  

#

  $ 170,059     $ 171,860  

#

  $ 170,059  
                                                                     
 

Calculation of tangible book value per share

                                                                 
(A)

Tangible common equity

  $ 93,012       $ 110,340       $ 112,939       $ 109,204       $ 90,220     $ 93,012       $ 90,220  
 

Shares outstanding

    4,301,080         4,303,766         4,304,026         4,298,401         4,297,900       4,301,080         4,297,900  
 

Tangible book value per diluted share

  $ 21.63       $ 25.64       $ 26.24       $ 25.41       $ 20.99     $ 21.63       $ 20.99  
                                                                     
 

Calculation of tangible book value per diluted share adjusted for accumulated other comprehensive loss (income)

                                                           
(B)

Tangible common equity adjusted for accumulated other comprehensive loss (income)

  $ 171,860       $ 170,525       $ 168,834       $ 173,504       $ 170,059     $ 171,860       $ 170,059  
 

Diluted average common shares outstanding

    4,301,080         4,303,766         4,304,026         4,298,401         4,297,900       4,301,080         4,297,900  
 

Tangible book value per diluted share adjusted for accumulated other comprehensive loss (income)

  $ 39.96       $ 39.62       $ 39.23       $ 40.36       $ 39.57     $ 39.96       $ 39.57  
                                                                     
 

Calculation of tangible common equity to total assets

                                                                 
(A)

Tangible common equity

  $ 93,012       $ 110,340       $ 112,939       $ 109,204       $ 90,220     $ 93,012       $ 90,220  
 

Total assets

    2,087,470         2,161,218         2,098,592         2,070,339         2,052,986       2,087,470         2,052,986  
 

Tangible common equity to total assets

    4.46 %       5.11 %       5.38 %       5.27 %       4.39 %     4.46 %       4.39 %
 

Calculation of tangible common equity to total assets

                                                                 
(B)

Tangible common equity adjusted for accumulated other comprehensive loss (income)

  $ 171,860       $ 170,525       $ 168,834       $ 173,504       $ 170,059     $ 171,860       $ 170,059  
 

Total assets

    2,087,470         2,161,218         2,098,592         2,070,339         2,052,986       2,087,470         2,052,986  
 

Tangible common equity to total assets adjusted for accumulated other comprehensive loss (income)

    8.23 %       7.89 %       8.05 %       8.38 %       8.28 %     8.23 %       8.28 %
                                                                     
 

Calculation of tax adjusted net interest margin

                                                                 
 

Net interest income

  $ 13,133       $ 14,039       $ 14,668       $ 16,809       $ 17,507     $ 41,840       $ 50,340  
 

Tax adjusted interest on securities and loans

    730         748         756         791         817       2,234         2,713  
 

Adjusted net interest income

    13,863         14,787         15,424         17,600         18,324       44,074         53,053  
 

Total average earning assets

    1,930,118         1,950,774         1,908,647         1,886,596         1,910,722       1,929,923         1,886,853  
 

Tax adjusted net interest margin

    2.87 %       3.03 %       3.23 %       3.73 %       3.84 %     3.04 %       3.75 %
                                                                     
 

Efficiency ratio

                                                                 
 

Total non-interest expense

  $ 13,493       $ 13,995       $ 14,227       $ 15,645       $ 15,010     $ 41,715       $ 46,455  
 

Total revenue

    15,530         17,045         17,276         19,648         20,137       49,851         59,010  
 

Efficiency ratio

    86.88 %       82.11 %       82.35 %       79.63 %       74.54 %     83.68 %       78.72 %