Item 2. | Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. |
The following discussion is intended to assist readers in understanding and evaluating the results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, and capital resources of the Company, consisting of the parent company (the Parent) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, the Bank and Wealth. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements, the notes to the financial statements, and the other financial information contained elsewhere in this report, as well as the Company’s 2023 Form 10-K. In addition to current and historical information, the following discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements relate to the Company’s future business, financial condition, or results of operations. For a description of certain factors that may have a significant impact on the Company’s future business, financial condition, or results of operations, see “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” at the end of this Item 2. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” Results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be attained for any other period. Amounts are rounded for presentation purposes while some of the percentages presented are computed based on unrounded amounts.
Overview
The Company’s primary goals are to maximize earnings by maintaining strong asset quality and deploying capital in profitable growth initiatives that will enhance long-term stockholder value. The Company operates in three principal business segments: the Bank, Wealth, and the Company as a separate segment, the Parent. Revenues from the Bank’s operations consist primarily of interest earned on loans and investment securities, fees earned on deposit accounts, debit card interchange, and treasury and commercial services. Wealth’s operating revenues consist principally of income from fiduciary and asset management fees. The Parent’s revenues are mainly interest and dividends received from the Bank and Wealth.
The following table presents selected financial performance highlights for the periods indicated:
Table 1: Financial Performance Highlights
| | Three Months Ended September 30, | | | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) | | 2024 | | | 2023 | | | 2024 | | | 2023 | |
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Net income (loss) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Bank | | $ | 2,751 | | | $ | 1,860 | | | $ | 7,647 | | | $ | 7,685 | |
Wealth | | | 68 | | | | (39 | ) | | | 293 | | | | (63 | ) |
Parent | | | 2,382 | | | | 1,362 | | | | 6,628 | | | | 6,247 | |
Eliminations | | | (2,819 | ) | | | (1,821 | ) | | | (7,940 | ) | | | (7,622 | ) |
Consolidated net income | | $ | 2,382 | | | $ | 1,362 | | | $ | 6,628 | | | $ | 6,247 | |
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Earnings per share - basic and diluted | | $ | 0.47 | | | $ | 0.27 | | | $ | 1.31 | | | $ | 1.24 | |
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Annualized return on average equity | | | 8.39 | % | | | 5.25 | % | | | 8.10 | % | | | 8.18 | % |
Annualized return on average assets | | | 0.64 | % | | | 0.37 | % | | | 0.61 | % | | | 0.59 | % |
Net income for the three months ended September 30, 2024 was $2.4 million ($0.47 diluted earnings per share) compared to $1.4 million ($0.27 diluted earnings per share) for the three months ended September 30, 2023. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, net income was $6.6 million ($1.31 diluted earnings per share) and $6.2 million ($1.24 diluted earnings per share), respectively.
Key highlights of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 are as follows, with comparisons against the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 unless otherwise stated:
| • | Total assets were $1.5 billion at September 30, 2024, increasing $31.6 million or 2.2% from December 31, 2023. Net loans held for investment were $1.0 billion at September 30, 2024, decreasing $54.0 million, or 5.1%, from December 31, 2023. |
| • | Total deposits increased $52.4 million, or 4.3%, from December 31, 2023. |
| • | Return on average equity (ROE) (annualized) was at 8.39% for the third quarter of 2024, compared to 5.25% for the third quarter of 2023. Return on average assets (ROA) (annualized) was 0.64% for the third quarter of 2024, compared to 0.37% for the third quarter of 2023. |
| • | Book value per share and tangible book value per share (non-GAAP) at September 30, 2024 increased 15.10% and 15.45%, respectively from September 30, 2023. |
| • | Net income improved $1.0 million, or 74.9%, to $2.4 million for the third quarter of 2024 from $1.4 million for the third quarter of 2023. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, net income improved $381 thousand, or 6.1%, to $6.6 million compared to $6.2 million for the same period in 2023. |
| • | Net interest margin (NIM) was 3.56% for the third quarter of 2024 compared to 3.33% for the third quarter of 2023. NIM on a fully tax-equivalent basis (FTE) (non-GAAP) was 3.57% for the third quarter of 2024 compared to 3.35% for the third quarter of 2023. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, NIM was 3.54% and NIM on an FTE was 3.55% compared to 3.67% and 3.68% for the same period in 2023. |
| • | Net interest income increased $884 thousand, or 7.7%, to $12.3 million for the third quarter of 2024 compared to the third quarter of 2023. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, net interest income decreased $372 thousand, or 1.0% to $36.0 million compared to $36.3 million for the same period in 2023. |
| • | Provision for credit losses of $282 thousand was recognized for the third quarter of 2024, compared to $505 thousand for the third quarter of 2023. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, provision for credit losses was $623 thousand compared to $1.2 million for the same period in 2023. |
| • | Non-performing assets decreased by $20 thousand to $2.7 million or 0.18% of total assets at September 30, 2024 from $2.7 million or 0.19% of total assets at September 30, 2023. |
| • | Liquidity as of September 30, 2024, defined as cash and cash equivalents, unpledged securities, and available secured borrowing capacity, totaled $497.7 million, representing 33.7% of total assets compared to $342.5 million, representing 23.7% of total assets as of December 31, 2023. |
| • | Expenses incurred related to our cost saving initiatives were finalized in the third quarter. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company incurred $997 thousand of costs in an effort to reduce noninterest expenses. |
For more information about financial measures that are not calculated in accordance with GAAP, please see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below.
Capital Management and Dividends
Total equity was $115.5 million as of September 30, 2024, compared to $106.8 million at December 31, 2023. Total equity increased $8.7 million at September 30, 2024 compared to December 31, 2023, due primarily to net income and lower unrealized losses in the market value of securities available-for-sale, which are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss, partially offset by cash dividend payments. The unrealized loss in market value of securities available-for-sale was a result of increases in market interest rates since the securities were acquired, rather than credit quality issues. The Company does not expect these unrealized losses to affect the earnings or regulatory capital of the Company or its subsidiaries.
For the third quarter of 2024, the Company declared dividends of $0.14 per share, consistent with the third quarter of 2023. For both the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, dividends declared were $0.42 per share. The dividend represents a payout ratio of 32.1% of EPS for the first nine months of 2024. The Board of Directors of the Company continually reviews the amount of cash dividends per share and the resulting dividend payout ratio in light of changes in economic conditions, current and future capital requirements, and expected future earnings. The Company’s principal goals related to the maintenance of capital are to provide adequate capital to support the Company’s risk profile consistent with the Board-approved risk appetite, provide financial flexibility to support future growth and client needs, comply with relevant laws, regulations, and supervisory guidance, and provide a competitive return to stockholders. Risk-based capital ratios, which include CET1 capital, Tier 1 capital and Total capital for the Bank are calculated based on regulatory guidance related to the measurement of capital and risk-weighted assets. See “Table 14. Regulatory Capital” below for additional information.
At September 30, 2024, the book value per share of the Company’s common stock was $22.74, and tangible book value per share (non-GAAP) was $22.38, compared to $19.75 and $19.39, respectively, at September 30, 2023. Refer to “Non-GAAP Financial Measures,” below, for information about non-GAAP financial measures, including a reconciliation to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Critical Accounting Estimates
The accounting and reporting policies of the Company are in accordance with U.S. GAAP and conform to general practices within the banking industry. The Company’s financial position and results of operations are affected by management’s application of accounting policies, including estimates, assumptions, and judgments made to arrive at the carrying value of assets and liabilities and amounts reported for revenues, expenses, and related disclosures. Different assumptions in the application of these policies could result in material changes in the Company’s consolidated financial position and/or results of operations. Those accounting policies with the greatest uncertainty and that require management’s most difficult, subjective, or complex judgments affecting the application of these policies, and the greatest likelihood that materially different amounts would be reported under different conditions, or using different assumptions, are described below.
For further information on the Company’s critical accounting estimates, refer to “Note 1. Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” and under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Critical Accounting Estimates” in its 2023 Form 10-K.
Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans
The ACLL represents the estimated balance the Company considers adequate to absorb expected credit losses over the expected contractual life of the loan portfolio. The ACLL is estimated using a loan-level discounted cash flows method for all loans with the exception of its automobile, farmland, and consumer portfolios. For the automobile, farmland, and consumer portfolios, the Company has elected to pool those loans based on similar risk characteristics to determine the ACLL using the remaining life method.
Determining the appropriateness of the ACLL is complex and requires judgment by management about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. Subsequent evaluations of the then-existing loan portfolio, in light of the factors then prevailing, may result in significant changes in the ACLL in future periods. There are both internal factors (i.e., loan balances, credit quality, and the contractual lives of loans) and external factors (i.e., economic conditions such as trends in interest rates, GDP, inflation, and unemployment) that can impact the ACLL estimate.
For instance, the Company considers the Virginia and regional unemployment rate as an external economic variable in developing the ACLL. The quantitative ACLL estimate is sensitive to changes in the unemployment rate. Because current economic conditions and forecasts can change and future events are inherently difficult to predict, the anticipated amount of estimated credit losses on loans and therefore the appropriateness of the ACLL, could change significantly. It is difficult to estimate how potential changes in any one economic factor or input might affect the overall ACLL because changes in those factors and inputs may not occur at the same rate and may not be consistent across all loan types. Additionally, changes in factors and inputs may be directionally inconsistent, such that improvement in one factor may offset deterioration in others.
The Company reviews its ACLL estimation process regularly for appropriateness as the economic and internal environment are constantly changing. While the ACLL estimate represents management’s current estimate of expected credit losses, due to uncertainty surrounding internal and external factors, there is potential that the estimate may not be adequate over time to cover credit losses in the portfolio. While management uses available information to estimate expected losses on loans, future changes in the ACLL may be necessary based on changes in portfolio composition, portfolio credit quality, economic conditions, and/or other factors.
For further information on the Company’s critical accounting estimates, refer to “Note 1. Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Critical Accounting Estimates” in its 2023 Form 10-K.
Results of Operations
Net Interest Income
The principal source of earnings for the Company is net interest income. Net interest income is the difference between interest and fees generated by earning assets and interest expense paid to fund them. Changes in the volume and mix of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, as well as their respective yields and rates, have a significant impact on the level of net interest income. The NIM is calculated by dividing net interest income by average earning assets, or on a fully tax-equivalent basis, tax-equivalent net interest income by average earning assets.
Net interest income for the third quarter of 2024 was $12.3 million, an increase of $884 thousand, or 7.7%, from the third quarter of 2023. The increase from the prior year quarter was due primarily to higher average earning asset balances at higher average yields partially offset by higher average rates on interest-bearing liabilities. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, net interest income was $36.0 million and $36.3 million, respectively. The decrease from the prior-year comparative period was due to higher average-interest bearing liabilities at higher average rates, partially offset by higher average earning assets at higher average earning yields.
Net interest income, on a fully tax-equivalent basis (non-GAAP), was $12.3 million for the third quarter of 2024, an increase of $879 thousand from the 2023 comparative quarter. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, net interest income, on a fully tax-equivalent basis (non-GAAP), was $36.1 million and $36.5 million, respectively. NIM for the third quarter of 2024 was 3.56%, an increase from 3.33% for the prior year quarter. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, NIM was 3.54% and 3.67%, respectively. On a fully tax-equivalent basis (non-GAAP), NIM was 3.57% and 3.55%, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, compared to 3.35% and 3.68% for the respective prior year comparative periods. For more information on these FTE financial measures, please see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below.
Average earning asset balances for the third quarter of 2024 increased $12.1 million compared to the third quarter of 2023 with yields on average earning assets increasing 34 basis points due to deployment of liquidity into higher earning assets and the effects of the rising interest rate environment. During the first nine months of 2024, average earning assets increased $27.4 million over the 2023 comparative period.
Average loans decreased $49.0 million, or 4.5%, and $18.4 million, or 1.7%, for the third quarter and first nine months of 2024, respectively, compared to the same periods of 2023. The decrease in average loans outstanding in 2024 compared to 2023 was due primarily to reduction in size of the commercial and industrial, commercial - owner occupied, and consumer automobile segments of the loan portfolio. Average loan yields were higher for the third quarter and first nine months of 2024 by 41 basis points and 42 basis points, respectively, compared to the same periods of 2023 due primarily to the effects of rising interest rates.
Average securities available-for-sale decreased $12.1 million and $20.2 million for the third quarter and first nine months of 2024, respectively, compared to the same period in 2023, due primarily to fluctuations in fair market value, maturities, and principal paydowns. The average yield on the investment securities portfolio increased 7 basis points and 20 basis points for the third quarter and first nine months of 2024, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2023 due primarily to the effects of rising interest rates on the Company’s variable rate investment securities portfolio.
Average interest-bearing deposits in other banks, consisting primarily of excess cash reserves maintained at the FRB, increased $74.0 million and $65.8 million for the third quarter and first nine months of 2024, compared to the respective periods in 2023 due primarily to deployment of liquidity into higher yielding assets. Due to changes in interest rates, the average yield on interest-bearing deposits in other banks decreased 1 basis point for the third quarter and increased 21 basis points for the first nine months of 2024 compared to the same periods in 2023. The FRB interest rate on excess cash reserve balances was 4.90% at September 30, 2024.
Average interest-bearing liabilities decreased $8.8 million for the third quarter of 2024 compared to the same period of 2023, with costs increasing 21 basis points. The higher interest cost of liabilities was primarily due to higher interest rates on money market and time deposits, partially offset by decreases in short term average FHLB advances during the period. Average interest-bearing liabilities increased $45.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period of 2023, with costs increasing 69 basis points. The higher interest cost of liabilities was primarily driven by higher average balances and interest rates on money market and a higher average balance on interest-bearing demand deposits, partially offset by decreases in short-term average FHLB advances during the period. Average money market and interest-bearing demand deposits increased $39.8 million for the third quarter while average money market, time, and interest-bearing demand deposits increased $81.1 million for the first nine months of 2024, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2023. Average noninterest-bearing demand deposits increased $12.5 million for the third quarter of 2024 and decreased $24.1 million for the first nine months of 2024, compared to the same periods of 2023. The average cost of interest-bearing deposits increased 38 basis points for the third quarter of 2024 and 87 basis points for the first nine months of 2024, compared to the same periods in 2023, due primarily to higher rates on deposits driven by depositors seeking increased yields and competitive pricing pressures. While changes in rates take effect immediately for interest checking, money market and savings accounts, changes in the average cost of time deposits lag changes in pricing based on the repricing of time deposits at maturity and the pace with which customers move funds from other deposit products into or out of time deposit products. The extent to which changing interest rates will ultimately affect the Company’s NIM is uncertain.
The following table shows an analysis of average earning assets, interest-bearing liabilities and rates and yields for the periods indicated. Nonaccrual loans are included in loans outstanding.
Table 2: Average Balance Sheets, Net Interest Income and Rates
| | For the quarters ended September 30, | |
| | 2024 | | | 2023 | |
| | | | | Interest | | | | | | | | | Interest | | | | |
| | Average | | | Income/ | | | Yield/ | | | Average | | | Income/ | | | Yield/ | |
(dollars in thousands) | | Balance | | | Expense | | | Rate** | | | Balance | | | Expense | | | Rate** | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Loans* | | $ | 1,037,230 | | | $ | 14,733 | | | | 5.64 | % | | $ | 1,086,180 | | | $ | 14,311 | | | | 5.23 | % |
Investment securities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Taxable | | | 168,494 | | | | 1,732 | | | | 4.08 | | | | 176,445 | | | | 1,788 | | | | 4.02 | |
Tax-exempt* | | | 25,958 | | | | 175 | | | | 2.67 | | | | 30,128 | | | | 201 | | | | 2.64 | |
Total investment securities | | | 194,452 | | | | 1,907 | | | | 3.89 | | | | 206,573 | | | | 1,989 | | | | 3.82 | |
Interest-bearing due from banks | | | 135,443 | | | | 1,842 | | | | 5.40 | | | | 61,446 | | | | 838 | | | | 5.41 | |
Federal funds sold | | | 876 | | | | 11 | | | | 4.98 | | | | 714 | | | | 9 | | | | 5.16 | |
Other investments | | | 3,843 | | | | 64 | | | | 6.61 | | | | 4,808 | | | | 84 | | | | 6.84 | |
Total earning assets | | | 1,371,844 | | | $ | 18,557 | | | | 5.37 | | | | 1,359,721 | | | $ | 17,231 | | | | 5.03 | |
Allowance for credit losses | | | (11,809 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (11,912 | ) | | | | | | | | |
Other non-earning assets | | | 105,195 | | | | | | | | | | | | 105,130 | | | | | | | | | |
Total assets | | $ | 1,465,230 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,452,939 | | | | | | | | | |
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Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest-bearing deposits: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest-bearing transaction accounts | | $ | 109,789 | | | $ | 3 | | | | 0.01 | | | $ | 91,139 | | | $ | 4 | | | | 0.01 | |
Money market deposit accounts | | | 451,343 | | | | 2,931 | | | | 2.58 | | | | 430,236 | | | | 2,048 | | | | 1.89 | |
Savings accounts | | | 81,550 | | | | 6 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 98,758 | | | | 8 | | | | 0.03 | |
Time deposits | | | 261,056 | | | | 2,554 | | | | 3.88 | | | | 263,167 | | | | 2,456 | | | | 3.70 | |
Total time and savings deposits | | | 903,738 | | | | 5,494 | | | | 2.41 | | | | 883,300 | | | | 4,516 | | | | 2.03 | |
Federal funds purchased, repurchase | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
agreements and other borrowings | | | 2,074 | | | | - | | | | 0.00 | | | | 1,972 | | | | - | | | | 0.05 | |
Federal Home Loan Bank advances | | | 39,960 | | | | 420 | | | | 4.17 | | | | 69,450 | | | | 952 | | | | 5.36 | |
Long term borrowings | | | 29,745 | | | | 296 | | | | 3.95 | | | | 29,619 | | | | 295 | | | | 3.90 | |
Total interest-bearing liabilities | | | 975,517 | | | | 6,210 | | | | 2.53 | | | | 984,341 | | | | 5,763 | | | | 2.32 | |
Demand deposits | | | 369,266 | | | | | | | | | | | | 356,752 | | | | | | | | | |
Other liabilities | | | 7,791 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8,996 | | | | | | | | | |
Stockholders' equity | | | 112,656 | | | | | | | | | | | | 102,850 | | | | | | | | | |
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | | $ | 1,465,230 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,452,939 | | | | | | | | | |
Net interest margin | | | | | | $ | 12,347 | | | | 3.57 | % | | | | | | $ | 11,468 | | | | 3.35 | % |
*Computed on a fully tax-equivalent basis using a 21% rate, adjusting interest income by $37 thousand and $42 thousand for the quarters ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
**Annualized
| | For the nine months ended September 30, | |
| | 2024 | | | 2023 | |
| | | | | Interest | | | | | | | | | Interest | | | | |
| | Average | | | Income/ | | | Yield/ | | | Average | | | Income/ | | | Yield/ | |
(dollars in thousands) | | Balance | | | Expense | | | Rate** | | | Balance | | | Expense | | | Rate** | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Loans* | | $ | 1,058,591 | | | $ | 44,319 | | | | 5.58 | % | | $ | 1,077,038 | | | $ | 41,539 | | | | 5.16 | % |
Investment securities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Taxable | | | 171,127 | | | | 5,291 | | | | 4.12 | | | | 181,969 | | | | 5,324 | | | | 3.91 | |
Tax-exempt* | | | 26,036 | | | | 526 | | | | 2.69 | | | | 35,365 | | | | 734 | | | | 2.77 | |
Total investment securities | | | 197,163 | | | | 5,817 | | | | 3.93 | | | | 217,334 | | | | 6,058 | | | | 3.73 | |
Interest-bearing due from banks | | | 91,201 | | | | 3,728 | | | | 5.45 | | | | 25,385 | | | | 995 | | | | 5.24 | |
Federal funds sold | | | 826 | | | | 32 | | | | 5.16 | | | | 670 | | | | 24 | | | | 4.79 | |
Other investments | | | 4,514 |
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| | 235 | | | | 6.94 | | | | 4,420 | | | | 229 | | | | 6.91 | |
Total earning assets | | | 1,352,295 |
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| $ | 54,131 | | | | 5.33 | | | | 1,324,847 | | | $ | 48,845 | | | | 4.93 | |
Allowance for credit losses | | | (12,034 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (11,663 | ) | | | | | | | | |
Other nonearning assets | | | 105,955 | | | | | | | | | | | | 105,462 | | | | | | | | | |
Total assets | | $ | 1,446,216 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,418,646 | | | | | | | | | |
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Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest-bearing deposits: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest-bearing transaction accounts | | $ | 99,734 | | | $ | 10 | | | | 0.01 | | | $ | 80,672 | | | $ | 9 | | | | 0.02 | |
Money market deposit accounts | | | 449,972 | | | | 8,207 | | | | 2.43 | | | | 432,224 | | | | 4,450 | | | | 1.38 | |
Savings accounts | | | 85,214 | | | | 19 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 106,537 | | | | 24 | | | | 0.03 | |
Time deposits | | | 248,912 | | | | 7,063 | | | | 3.78 | | | | 204,647 | | | | 4,412 | | | | 2.88 | |
Total time and savings deposits | | | 883,832 | | | | 15,299 | | | | 2.31 | | | | 824,080 | | | | 8,895 | | | | 1.44 | |
Federal funds purchased, repurchase | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
agreements and other borrowings | | | 2,188 | | | | 2 | | | | 0.12 | | | | 4,941 | | | | 39 | | | | 1.07 | |
Federal Home Loan Bank advances | | | 54,507 | | | | 1,868 | | | | 4.57 | | | | 66,505 | | | | 2,532 | | | | 5.09 | |
Long term borrowings | | | 29,713 | | | | 886 | | | | 3.97 | | | | 29,585 | | | | 885 | | | | 4.00 | |
Total interest-bearing liabilities | | | 970,240 | | | | 18,055 | | | | 2.48 | | | | 925,111 | | | | 12,351 | | | | 1.79 | |
Demand deposits | | | 358,788 | | | | | | | | | | | | 382,908 | | | | | | | | | |
Other liabilities | | | 8,125 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8,492 | | | | | | | | | |
Stockholders' equity | | | 109,063 | | | | | | | | | | | | 102,135 | | | | | | | | | |
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | | $ | 1,446,216 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,418,646 | | | | | | | | | |
Net interest margin | | | | | | $ | 36,076 | | | | 3.55 | % | | | | | | $ | 36,494 | | | | 3.68 | % |
*Computed on a fully tax-equivalent (non-GAAP) basis using a 21% rate, adjusting interest income by $110 thousand and $156 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
**Annualized
Interest income and expense are affected by fluctuations in interest rates, by changes in volume of earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, and by the interaction of rate and volume factors. The following table shows the direct causes of the period-to-period changes in the components of net interest income. The Company calculates the rate and volume variances using a formula prescribed by the SEC. Rate/volume variances, the third element in the calculation, are not shown separately in the table, but are allocated to the rate and volume variances in proportion to the absolute dollar amounts of each.
Table 3: Volume and Rate Analysis*
| | For the three months ended September 30, 2024 from 2023 | |
| | Increase (Decrease) | |
| | Due to Changes in: | | | | |
(dollars in thousands) | | Volume | | | Rate | | | Total | |
Earning Assets | | | | | | | | | |
Loans | | $ | (645 | ) | | $ | 1,067 | | | $ | 422 | |
Investment securities: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Taxable | | | (81 | ) | | | 25 | | | | (56 | ) |
Tax-exempt* | | | (28 | ) | | | 2 | | | | (26 | ) |
Total investment securities | | | (109 | ) | | | 27 | | | | (82 | ) |
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Federal funds sold | | | 2 | | | | - | | | | 2 | |
Other investments** | | | 992 | | | | (8 | ) | | | 984 | |
Total earning assets | | | 240 | | | | 1,086 | | | | 1,326 | |
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Interest-Bearing Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest-bearing transaction accounts | | | 1 | | | | (2 | ) | | | (1 | ) |
Money market deposit accounts | | | 100 | | | | 783 | | | | 883 | |
Savings accounts | | | (1 | ) | | | (1 | ) | | | (2 | ) |
Time deposits | | | (20 | ) | | | 118 | | | | 98 | |
Total time and savings deposits | | | 80 | | | | 898 | | | | 978 | |
Federal funds purchased, repurchase | | | | | | | | | | | | |
agreements and other borrowings | | | - | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | |
Federal Home Loan Bank advances | | | (404 | ) | | | (128 | ) | | | (532 | ) |
Long term borrowings | | | 1 | | | | - | | | | 1 | |
Total interest-bearing liabilities | | | (323 | ) | | | 770 | | | | 447 | |
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Change in net interest income | | $ | 563 | | | $ | 316 | | | $ | 879 | |
* Computed on a fully tax-equivalent basis, non-GAAP, using a 21% rate.
** Other investments include interest-bearing balances due from banks.
| | Nine months ended September 30, 2024 from 2023 | |
| | Increase (Decrease) | |
| | Due to Changes in: | | | | |
(dollars in thousands) | | Volume | | | Rate | | | Total | |
Earning Assets | | | | | | | | | |
Loans | | $ | (711 | ) | | $ | 3,491 | | | $ | 2,780 | |
Investment securities: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Taxable | | | (317 | ) | | | 284 | | | | (33 | ) |
Tax-exempt* | | | (194 | ) | | | (14 | ) | | | (208 | ) |
Total investment securities | | | (511 | ) | | | 270 | | | | (241 | ) |
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Federal funds sold | | | 6 | | | | 2 | | | | 8 | |
Other investments** | | | 2,585 | | | | 154 | | | | 2,739 | |
Total earning assets | | | 1,369 | | | | 3,917 | | | | 5,286 | |
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Interest-Bearing Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest-bearing transaction accounts | | | 2 | | | | (1 | ) | | | 1 | |
Money market deposit accounts | �� | | 183 | | | | 3,574 | | | | 3,757 | |
Savings accounts | | | (5 | ) | | | - | | | | (5 | ) |
Time deposits | | | 954 | | | | 1,697 | | | | 2,651 | |
Total time and savings deposits | | | 1,134 | | | | 5,270 | | | | 6,404 | |
Federal funds purchased, repurchase agreements and other borrowings | | | (22 | ) | | | (15 | ) | | | (37 | ) |
Federal Home Loan Bank advances | | | (457 | ) | | | (207 | ) | | | (664 | ) |
Long term borrowings | | | 4 | | | | (3 | ) | | | 1 | |
Total interest-bearing liabilities | | | 659 | | | | 5,045 | | | | 5,704 | |
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Change in net interest income | | $ | 710 | | | $ | (1,128 | ) | | $ | (418 | ) |
* Computed on a fully tax-equivalent basis using a 21% rate.
** Other investments include interest-bearing balances due from banks.
The Company believes NIM may be affected in future periods by several factors that are difficult to predict, including (1) changes in interest rates, which may depend on the severity of adverse economic conditions, inflationary pressures, the timing and extent of any economic recovery, which are inherently uncertain; (2) possible changes in the composition of earning assets which may result from decreased loan demand as a result of the current economic environment; and (3) possible changes in the composition of interest-bearing liabilities, which may result from decreased deposit balances or increased competition for deposits, or from changes in the availability of certain types of wholesale funding.
Provision for Credit Losses
For the three months ended September 30, 2024, the Company recognized a provision for credit losses of $282 thousand compared to $505 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The provision for credit losses for the third quarter of 2024 included a provision for loans of $342 thousand and a $60 thousand recovery for unfunded commitments. The provision for credit losses was $623 thousand for the first nine months of 2024, compared to $1.2 million for the first nine months of 2023. Charged-off loans totaled $1.5 million and $1.2 million in the first nine months of 2024 and 2023, respectively. Recoveries amounted to $409 thousand and $526 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The Company’s annualized net loans charged off to average loans were 0.18% for the third quarter of 2024 compared to 0.09% for the third quarter of 2023. The decreased provision for credit losses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023 is primarily due to the reduction in size of the loan portfolio.
The state of the local economy can have a significant impact on the level of loan charge-offs. If the economy begins to contract, nonperforming assets could increase as a result of declines in real estate values or increases in unemployment rates and financial stress on borrowers. Increased nonperforming assets would increase charge-offs and reduce earnings due to larger contributions to the provision for credit losses.
Noninterest Income
Total noninterest income was $3.5 million for the third quarter of 2024, decreasing $10 thousand compared to the third quarter of 2023. The decrease over the prior year quarter was primarily driven by decreases in mortgage banking income, partially offset by increases in fiduciary and asset management fees. Noninterest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 decreased $215 thousand to $10.2 million compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023 primarily driven by decreases in mortgage banking income and no gain on sales of fixed assets, partially offset by increases in fiduciary and asset management fees and service charges on deposit accounts. The decrease in mortgage banking income in the third quarter and first nine months of 2024 compared to the same periods in 2023 was due to declines in the volume of mortgage originations attributable to the Company’s strategic shift in mortgage lending and changes in mortgage market conditions impacting the industry as a whole.
Noninterest Expense
Noninterest expense totaled $12.4 million for the third quarter of 2024 compared to $12.9 million for the third quarter of 2023. The decrease over the prior year quarter was primarily driven by decreases in salaries and employee benefit expense and other operating expenses, partially offset by increases in professional services. The decrease in salaries and employee benefits in the third quarter of 2024 compared to the third quarter of 2023 was primarily driven by lower average headcount due to the previously reported cost saving initiatives. The noninterest expense reduction initiatives reduced the employee headcount beginning late in the first quarter of 2024 and continuing through the third quarter by approximately 12%, partially offset by expenses related to severance. The increase in professional services included the settlement of two outstanding legal matters. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, noninterest expense decreased $775 thousand over the nine months ended September 30, 2023, primarily due to decreases in salary and employee benefits as discussed above.
Income Tax Expense
The Company’s income tax expense increased $564 thousand and $426 thousand for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same periods in 2023 primarily due to changes in the levels of pre-tax income, the mix of effective tax-exempt income, and the adoption of ASU 2023-02. The effective federal income tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 was 23.3% and 18.0% compared to 10.5% and 14.2% for the same periods in 2023. The increase in the effective federal income tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same periods in 2023, was driven primarily by the adoption of ASU 2023-02.
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
As of September 30, 2024, the Company had total assets of $1.5 billion, an increase of $31.6 million compared to assets at December 31, 2023.
Net loans held for investment decreased $54.0 million or 5.1%, from December 31, 2023 to $1.0 billion at September 30, 2024, driven by the following: decreases in consumer loans of $31.4 million, construction loans of $16.6 million, commercial loans of $12.2 million, and commercial real estate loans of $3.4 million, partially offset by increases in residential real estate loans of $8.8 million. Cash and cash equivalents increased $96.0 million from December 31, 2023 to September 30, 2024. Securities available-for-sale, at fair value, decreased $8.4 million from December 31, 2023 to $193.8 million at September 30, 2024 driven primarily by maturities, principal pay downs, and fluctuations in fair market values.
Total deposits of $1.3 billion as of September 30, 2024 increased $52.4 million, or 4.3% from December 31, 2023. Time deposits increased $21.1 million, or 8.7%, noninterest-bearing deposits increased $21.1 million, or 6.4%, and savings deposits increased $10.2 million, or 1.5%. The increased deposit balances were primarily driven by increases from large commercial customers.
The Company utilizes FHLB advances as a primary source of liquidity as needed. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had FHLB advances of $40.0 million and $69.5 million, respectively. Overnight repurchase agreements decreased $606 thousand as the Company used excess liquidity to pay down high cost borrowed funds.
Securities Portfolio
When comparing September 30, 2024 to December 31, 2023, securities available-for-sale decreased $8.4 million, or 4.2%, driven primarily by maturities, principal pay downs and fluctuations in fair market values. The Company’s strategy for the securities portfolio is primarily intended to manage the portfolio’s susceptibility to interest rate risk and to provide liquidity to fund loan growth. The securities portfolio is also adjusted to achieve other asset/liability objectives, including pledging requirements, and to manage tax exposure when necessary.
The following table sets forth a summary of the securities portfolio in dollar amounts at fair value and as a percentage of the Company’s total securities available-for-sale as of the dates indicated:
Table 4: Securities Portfolio
| | September 30, | | | December 31, | |
(dollars in thousands) | | 2024 | | | 2023 | |
U.S. Treasury securities | | $ | 3,933 | | | | 2 | % | | $ | 3,857 | | | | 2 | % |
Obligations of U.S. Government agencies | | | 33,834 | | | | 18 | % | | | 42,735 | | | | 21 | % |
Obligations of state and political subdivisions | | | 51,650 | | | | 26 | % | | | 50,597 | | | | 24 | % |
Mortgage-backed securities | | | 78,394 | | | | 40 | % | | | 81,307 | | | | 39 | % |
Corporate bonds and other securities | | | 26,029 | | | | 13 | % | | | 23,735 | | | | 11 | % |
| | | 193,840 | | | | 99 | % | | | 202,231 | | | | 98 | % |
Restricted securities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Federal Home Loan Bank stock | | | 2,907 | | | | 1 | % | | | 4,242 | | | | 2 | % |
Federal Reserve Bank stock | | | 892 | | | | - | | | | 892 | | | | - | |
Community Bankers' Bank stock | | | 46 | | | | - | | | | 42 | | | | - | |
| | | 3,845 | | | | | | | | 5,176 | | | | | |
Total Securities | | $ | 197,685 | | | | 100 | % | | $ | 207,407 | | | | 100 | % |
The following table summarizes the contractual maturity of the securities portfolio and their weighted average yields as of September 30, 2024.
Table 5: Maturity of Securities
(dollars in thousands) | | 1 year or less | | | 1-5 years | | | 5-10 years | | | Over 10 years | | | Total | |
U.S. Treasury securities | | $ | - | | | $ | 3,933 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 3,933 | |
Weighted average yield | | | - | | | | 1.70 | % | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1.70 | % |
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Obligations of U.S. Government agencies | | $ | 987 | | | $ | 2,889 | | | $ | 1,037 | | | $ | 28,921 | | | $ | 33,834 | |
Weighted average yield | | | 1.41 | % | | | 2.84 | % | | | 3.08 | % | | | 6.53 | % | | | 5.96 | % |
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Obligations of state and political subdivisions | | $ | 498 | | | $ | 969 | | | $ | 22,778 | | | $ | 27,405 | | | $ | 51,650 | |
Weighted average yield | | | 3.35 | % | | | 2.38 | % | | | 2.27 | % | | | 2.34 | % | | | 2.32 | % |
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Mortgage-backed securities | | $ | - | | | $ | 11,262 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 67,132 | | | $ | 78,394 | |
Weighted average yield | | | - | | | | 2.28 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 3.18 | % | | | 3.03 | % |
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Corporate bonds and other securities | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 26,029 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 26,029 | |
Weighted average yield | | | - | | | | - | | | | 4.68 | % | | | - | | | | 4.43 | % |
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Total Securities | | $ | 1,485 | | | $ | 19,053 | | | $ | 49,844 | | | $ | 123,458 | | | $ | 193,840 | |
Weighted average yield | | | 2.06 | % | | | 2.25 | % | | | 3.55 | % | | | 3.78 | % | | | 3.56 | % |
The table above is based on contractual maturities; therefore, it does not reflect cash flow from principal payments or prepayments prior to maturity. The weighted average yield is calculated on a fully tax-equivalent basis using a 21% rate on a pro rata basis for each security based on its relative amortized cost.
For more information about the Company’s securities available-for-sale, including information about securities in an unrealized loss position as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, see Part I, Item 1, “Financial Statements” under the heading “Note 2. Securities” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Loan Portfolio
The following table shows a breakdown of total loans by segment at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
Table 6: Loan Portfolio
| | September 30, | | | December 31, | |
(dollars in thousands) | | 2024 | | | 2023 | |
Commercial and industrial | | $ | 51,947 | | | $ | 64,112 | |
Real estate-construction | | | 90,555 | | | | 107,179 | |
Real estate-mortgage (1) | | | 292,652 | | | | 283,853 | |
Real estate-commercial (2) | | | 438,322 | | | | 441,716 | |
Consumer (3) | | | 148,710 | | | | 180,155 | |
Other | | | 3,526 | | | | 3,237 | |
Ending Balance | | $ | 1,025,712 | | | $ | 1,080,252 | |
(1) The real estate-mortgage segment included residential 1-4 family, multi-family, second mortgages and equity lines of credit.
(2) The real estate-commercial segment included commercial-owner occupied and commercial non-owner occupied.
(3) The consumer segment included consumer automobile loans.
The maturity distribution and rate sensitivity of the Company's loan portfolio as of September 30, 2024 is presented below:
Table 7: Maturity/Repricing Schedule of Loan Portfolio
| | As of September 30, 2024 | | | | |
(dollars in thousands) | | Commercial and industrial | | | Real estate-construction | | | Real estate-mortgage (1) | | | Real estate-commercial (2) | | | Consumer (3) | | | Other | | | Total | |
Variable Rate: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Within 1 year | | $ | 12,242 | | | $ | 50,566 | | | $ | 71,079 | | | $ | 66,740 | | | $ | 6,501 | | | $ | 2,793 | | | $ | 209,921 | |
1 to 5 years | | | - | | | | 881 | | | | 32,264 | | | | 17,581 | | | | - | | | | 321 | | | | 51,047 | |
5 to 15 years | | | - | | | | 5,716 | | | | 35,755 | | | | 422 | | | | 27 | | | | - | | | | 41,920 | |
After 15 years | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Fixed Rate: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Within 1 year | | $ | 1,064 | | | $ | 7,690 | | | $ | 5,756 | | | $ | 35,451 | | | $ | 975 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 50,936 | |
1 to 5 years | | | 28,997 | | | | 16,835 | | | | 47,420 | | | | 187,008 | | | | 95,564 | | | | 50 | | | | 375,874 | |
5 to 15 years | | | 9,644 | | | | 8,825 | | | | 35,112 | | | | 125,908 | | | | 37,047 | | | | 362 | | | | 216,898 | |
After 15 years | | | - | | | | 42 | | | | 65,266 | | | | 5,212 | | | | 8,596 | | | | - | | | | 79,116 | |
| | $ | 51,947 | | | $ | 90,555 | | | $ | 292,652 | | | $ | 438,322 | | | $ | 148,710 | | | $ | 3,526 | | | $ | 1,025,712 | |
(1) The real estate-mortgage segment included residential 1-4 family, multi-family, second mortgages and equity lines of credit.
(2) The real estate-commercial segment included commercial-owner occupied and commercial non-owner occupied.
(3) The consumer segment included consumer automobile loans.
For more information about the Company’s loan portfolio as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, see Part I, Item 1, “Financial Statements” under the heading “Note 3. Loans and the Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Nonperforming Assets
The following table summarizes information concerning credit ratios and nonperforming assets as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
The Company continued to experience low levels of NPAs in the nine months ended September 30, 2024, however, the economic environment could impact performance, which could increase NPAs in future periods. Refer to Part I, Item 1, “Financial Statements” under the heading “Note 3. Loans and the Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for more information.
Table 8: Nonperforming Assets
| | September 30, | | | December 31, | |
(dollars in thousands) | | 2024 | | | 2023 | |
Total loans | | $ | 1,025,712 | | | $ | 1,080,252 | |
Nonaccrual loans | | | 85 | | | | 188 | |
Loans past due 90 days or more and accruing interest | | | 909 | | | | 1,780 | |
Repossessed assets | | | 1,701 | | | | 215 | |
Total Nonperforming Assets | | $ | 2,695 | | | $ | 2,183 | |
ACLL | | $ | 11,700 | | | $ | 12,206 | |
Nonaccrual loans to total loans | | | 0.01 | % | | | 0.02 | % |
ACLL to total loans | | | 1.14 | % | | | 1.13 | % |
ACLL to nonaccrual loans | | | 13764.71 | % | | | 6492.55 | % |
Annualized year-to-date net charge-offs to average loans | | | 0.14 | % | | | 0.16 | % |
As shown in the table above, as of September 30, 2024 compared to December 31, 2023, the nonaccrual loan category decreased by $103 thousand or 54.8%, the 90 days past due and still accruing category decreased by $871 thousand or 48.9%, and the repossessed assets category increased by $1.5 million or 691.2%.
Management believes the Company has strong credit quality review processes in place to identify problem loans quickly. For a detailed discussion of the Company’s nonperforming assets, refer to Part I, Item 1, “Financial Statements” under the heading “Note 3. Loans and the Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Allowance for Credit Losses
As of September 30, 2024, the ACL was $11.9 million and included an ACLL of $11.7 million and an allowance for unfunded commitments of $248 thousand. The decrease in the ACL during the first nine months of 2024 was due to the reduction in the size of the loan portfolio, primarily due to declines in commercial and industrial of $12.2 million, real estate construction of $16.8 million, and consumer of $31.4 million. The following table summarizes the ACL as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:
Table 9: Allowance for Credit Losses
| | September 30, | | | December 31, | |
(dollars in thousands) | | 2024 | | | 2023 | |
Total ACLL | | $ | 11,700 | | | $ | 12,206 | |
Total reserve for unfunded commitments | | | 248 | | | | 236 | |
Total ACL | | $ | 11,948 | | | $ | 12,442 | |
For more information regarding the ACL and ACLL, refer to “Note 1. Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of the Company’s 2023 Form 10-K and Part I, Item 1, “Financial Statements” under the heading “Note 3. Loans and the Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
The ACLL represents an amount that, in management’s judgement, will be adequate to absorb expected credit losses in the loan portfolio; however, if elevated levels of risk are identified, provision for credit losses may increase in future periods. The following tables present the Company’s loan loss experience for the periods indicated:
Table 10: Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans
For the three months ended September 30, 2024 | |
(dollars in thousands) | | Commercial and Industrial | | | Real Estate Construction | | | Real Estate - Mortgage (1) | | | Real Estate - Commercial (3) | | | Consumer (2) | | | Other | | | Unallocated | | | Total | |
Allowance for credit losses on loans: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Balance, beginning | | $ | 479 | | | $ | 853 | | | $ | 2,982 | | | $ | 5,695 | | | $ | 1,710 | | | $ | 109 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 11,828 | |
Charge-offs | | | (46 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (442 | ) | | | (61 | ) | | | - | | | | (549 | ) |
Recoveries | | | 2 | | | | - | | | | 6 | | | | 1 | | | | 57 | | | | 13 | | | | - | | | | 79 | |
Provision for credit losses | | | 7 | | | | - | | | | (87 | ) | | | (102 | ) | | | 357 | | | | 167 | | | | - | | | | 342 | |
Ending Balance | | $ | 442 | | | $ | 853 | | | $ | 2,901 | | | $ | 5,594 | | | $ | 1,682 | | | $ | 228 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 11,700 | |
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Average loans | | $ | 51,677 | | | $ | 85,814 | | | $ | 296,286 | | | $ | 449,384 | | | $ | 150,932 | | | $ | 3,137 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 1,037,230 | |
Ratio of net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans | | | 0.09 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.26 | % | | | 1.53 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.05 | % |
For the three months ended September 30, 2023 | |
(dollars in thousands) | | Commercial and Industrial | | | Real Estate Construction | | | Real Estate - Mortgage(1) | | | Real Estate - Commercial(3) | | | Consumer (2) | | | Other | | | Unallocated | | | Total | |
Allowance for credit losses on loans: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Balance, beginning | | $ | 666 | | | $ | 707 | | | $ | 2,880 | | | $ | 5,709 | | | $ | 1,590 | | | $ | 99 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 11,651 | |
Charge-offs | | | (108 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (279 | ) | | | (59 | ) | | | - | | | | (446 | ) |
Recoveries | | | 52 | | | | - | | | | 8 | | | | - | | | | 81 | | | | 20 | | | | - | | | | 161 | |
Provision for loan losses | | | 35 | | | | 122 | | | | (6 | ) | | | 82 | | | | 158 | | | | 87 | | | | - | | | | 478 | |
Ending Balance | | $ | 645 | | | $ | 829 | | | $ | 2,882 | | | $ | 5,791 | | | $ | 1,550 | | | $ | 147 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 11,844 | |
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Average loans | | | 75,848 | | | | 88,266 | | | | 280,221 | | | | 441,878 | | | | 197,421 | | | | 2,546 | | | | - | | | | 1,086,180 | |
Ratio of net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.10 | % | | | 1.53 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.03 | % |
(1) The real estate-mortgage segment included residential 1-4 family, multi-family, second mortgages and equity lines of credit.
(2) The consumer segment included consumer automobile loans.
(3) The real estate-commercial segment included commercial-owner occupied and commercial-non-owner occupied.
Table 10: Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans
For the nine months ended September 30, 2024
| |
(dollars in thousands) | | Commercial and Industrial | | | Real Estate Construction | | | Real Estate - Mortgage(1) | | | Real Estate - Commercial(3) | | | Consumer(2) | | | Other | | | Unallocated | | | Total | |
Allowance for credit losses on loans: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Balance, beginning | | $ | 573 | | | $ | 982 | | | $ | 2,904 | | | $ | 5,742 | | | $ | 1,827 | | | $ | 178 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 12,206 | |
Charge-offs | | | (163 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (1,198 | ) | | | (165 | ) | | | - | | | | (1,526 | ) |
Recoveries | | | 8 | | | | - | | | | 26 | | | | 12 | | | | 324 | | | | 39 | | | | - | | | | 409 | |
Provision for credit losses | | | 24 | | | | (129 | ) | | | (29 | ) | | | (160 | ) | | | 729 | | | | 176 | | | | - | | | | 611 | |
Ending Balance | | $ | 442 | | | $ | 853 | | | $ | 2,901 | | | $ | 5,594 | | | $ | 1,682 | | | $ | 228 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 11,700 | |
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Average loans | | $ | 57,504 | | | $ | 101,104 | | | $ | 291,253 | | | $ | 442,286 | | | $ | 163,702 | | | $ | 2,742 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 1,058,591 | |
Ratio of net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans | | | 0.27 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | -0.01 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.53 | % | | | 4.60 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.11 | % |
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023 | |
(dollars in thousands) | | Commercial and Industrial | | | Real Estate Construction | | | Real Estate - Mortgage(1) | | | Real Estate - Commercial(3) | | | Consumer(2) | | | Other | | | Unallocated | | | Total | |
Allowance for credit losses on loans: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Balance, beginning | | $ | 673 | | | $ | 552 | | | $ | 2,575 | | | $ | 4,499 | | | $ | 2,065 | | | $ | 156 | | | $ | 6 | | | $ | 10,526 | |
Day 1 impact of adoption of CECL | | | (11 | ) | | | 19 | | | | 87 | | | | 1,048 | | | | (365 | ) | | | (137 | ) | | | - | | | | 641 | |
Charge-offs | | | (159 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (813 | ) | | | (228 | ) | | | - | | | | (1,200 | ) |
Recoveries | | | 64 | | | | - | | | | 28 | | | | - | | | | 393 | | | | 41 | | | | - | | | | 526 | |
Provision for loan losses | | | 78 | | | | 258 | | | | 192 | | | | 244 | | | | 270 | | | | 315 | | | | (6 | ) | | | 1,351 | |
Ending Balance | | $ | 645 | | | $ | 829 | | | $ | 2,882 | | | $ | 5,791 | | | $ | 1,550 | | | $ | 147 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 11,844 | |
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Average loans | | $ | 75,770 | | | $ | 88,728 | | | $ | 274,034 | | | $ | 436,135 | | | $ | 200,071 | | | $ | 2,300 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 1,077,038 | |
Ratio of net charge-off (recoveries) to average loans | | | 0.13 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | -0.01 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.21 | % | | | 8.13 | % | | | 0.00 | % | | | 0.06 | % |
(1) The real estate-mortgage segment included residential 1-4 family, multi-family, second mortgages and equity lines of credit.
(2) The consumer segment included consumer automobile loans.
(3) The real estate-commercial segment included commercial-owner occupied and commercial-non-owner occupied.
The following table shows the amount of the ACLL allocated to each category and the ratio of corresponding outstanding loan balances as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023. Although the ACLL is allocated into these categories, the entire ACLL is available to cover credit losses in any category.
Table 11: Allocation of the Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans
| | September 30, | | | December 31, | |
| | 2024 | | | 2023 | |
(dollars in thousands) | | Amount | | | Percent of Loans to Total Loans | | | Amount | | | Percent of Loans to Total Loans | |
Commercial and industrial | | $ | 442 | | | | 5.06 | % | | $ | 573 | | | | 5.93 | % |
Real estate-construction | | | 853 | | | | 8.83 | % | | | 982 | | | | 9.92 | % |
Real estate-mortgage (1) | | | 2,901 | | | | 28.53 | % | | | 2,904 | | | | 26.28 | % |
Real estate-commercial (3) | | | 5,594 | | | | 42.73 | % | | | 5,742 | | | | 40.89 | % |
Consumer (2) | | | 1,682 | | | | 14.50 | % | | | 1,827 | | | | 16.68 | % |
Other | | | 228 | | | | 0.34 | % | | | 178 | | | | 0.30 | % |
Ending Balance | | $ | 11,700 | | | | 100.00 | % | | $ | 12,206 | | | | 100.00 | % |
(1) The real estate-mortgage segment included residential 1-4 family, multi-family, second mortgages and equity lines of credit.
(2) The consumer segment included consumer automobile loans.
(3) The real estate-commercial segment included commercial-owner occupied and commercial-non-owner occupied.
The Company’s real estate-commercial portfolio consists of loans secured by a mortgage lien on real property and, if owner occupied, carries risks associated with the successful operation of a business or, if non-owner occupied, carries risks associated with the profitability and cash flow from rent receipts. The borrower’s cash flows may be affected significantly by general economic conditions, a downturn in the local economy or, if non-owner occupied, a downturn in occupancy rates or market rental rates in the market where the property is located. Included in the Company’s real estate-commercial loan segment are loans secured by office buildings, which had an aggregate principal balance of $52.2 million at September 30, 2024 (the “Office Portfolio”). Due to the evolving office space market conditions, we have additional monitoring processes for the Office Portfolio, which can include periodic credit risk assessments of borrowers, guarantors, and significant lessees, as well as periodic reviews of the local office rental markets. Based on analyses of the Office Portfolio, as of September 30, 2024, the Company has identified two loans secured by office buildings with respect to which the Company has begun enhanced credit administration efforts to support the Company’s objective of maintaining a portfolio of quality credits and quickly identifying potential weaknesses as discussed further below.
The total principal balance of loans 30-59 days past due and still accruing interest increased to $15.0 million at September 30, 2024 from $6.1 million at December 31, 2023. This is primarily related to two loans secured by office buildings with respect to which the Company has begun enhanced credit administration efforts to support the Company’s objective of maintaining a portfolio of quality credits and quickly identifying potential weaknesses, and the Company classified as OAEM at September 30, 2024. Each office building securing each such loan is now administered by a court appointed receivership. The receivers have control over all respective rental income and have made debt service payments for each loan for three consecutive months. The Company believes the net cash flow from each office building is adequate to repay each loan secured by that collateral. For further discussion, see Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations “Table 6: Loan Portfolio”.
Deposits
The Company’s predominant source of funds is depository accounts, which are comprised of demand deposits, savings and money market accounts and time deposits. The Company’s deposits are principally provided by individuals and businesses located within the communities served.
As of September 30, 2024, total deposits were $1.3 billion, an increase of $52.4 million, or 4.3%, compared to December 31, 2023. The following table presents average balances and average rates paid on deposits for the periods presented.
Table 12: Deposits
| | Nine months ended September 30, | |
| | 2024 | | | 2023 | |
| | Average | | | Average | | | Average | | | Average | |
(Dollars in thousands) | | Balance | | | Rate | | | Balance | | | Rate | |
Interest-bearing transaction | | $ | 99,734 | | | | 0.01 | % | | $ | 80,672 | | | | 0.02 | % |
Money market | | | 449,972 | | | | 2.43 | % | | | 432,224 | | | | 1.38 | % |
Savings | | | 85,214 | | | | 0.03 | % | | | 106,537 | | | | 0.03 | % |
Time deposits | | | 248,912 | | | | 3.78 | % | | | 204,647 | | | | 2.88 | % |
Total interest bearing | | | 883,832 | | | | 2.31 | % | | | 824,080 | | | | 1.44 | % |
Demand | | | 358,788 | | | | | | | | 382,908 | | | | | |
Total deposits | | $ | 1,242,620 | | | | | | | $ | 1,206,988 | | | | | |
The average rate paid on interest-bearing deposits by the Company for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was 2.31% compared to 1.44% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Average balances of interest bearing, money market, and time deposits increased from the same period in the prior year, totaling $19.1 million, $17.7 million, and $44.3 million, respectively, while average balances of savings and demand deposits decreased $21.3 million and $24.1 million as seen in the table above. The increase in money market and time deposits was driven in part by depositors seeking increased yields. The Company remains focused on increasing lower-cost deposits by actively targeting new noninterest-bearing deposits and savings deposits.
As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the estimated amounts of total uninsured deposits were approximately $229.8 million and $220.3 million, respectively, or 17.9% of total deposits for both periods. The following table shows maturities of the estimated amounts of uninsured time deposits as of September 30, 2024. The estimate of uninsured deposits generally represents deposit accounts that exceed the FDIC insurance limit of $250,000 and is calculated based on the same methodologies and assumptions used for purposes of the Bank’s regulatory reporting requirements.
Table 13: Maturities of Uninsured Time Deposits
| As of September 30, | |
(dollars in thousands) | | 2024 | |
Maturing in: | | | |
Within 3 months | | $ | 36,950 | |
4 through 6 months | | | 29,305 | |
7 through 12 months | | | 6,161 | |
Greater than 12 months | | | 12,645 | |
| | $ | 85,061 | |
Capital Resources
Total stockholders' equity as of September 30, 2024 was $115.5 million, up 8.1% from $106.8 million on December 31, 2023. The increase was primarily related to higher net income and lower unrealized losses in the market value of securities available-for-sale, which are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss, partially offset by cash dividend payments. The unrealized losses on securities available-for-sale were a result of increases in market interest rates since the securities were acquired, rather than credit quality issues. The Company does not expect these unrealized losses to affect the earnings or regulatory capital of the Company or its subsidiaries.
The assessment of capital adequacy depends on such factors as asset quality, liquidity, earnings performance, and changing competitive conditions and economic forces. The adequacy of the Company’s and the Bank’s capital is regularly reviewed. The Company targets regulatory capital levels that will assure an adequate level of capital to support anticipated asset growth and to absorb potential losses. While the Company will continue to look for opportunities to invest capital in profitable growth, the Company will also consider investing capital in other transactions, such as share repurchases, that facilitate improving shareholder return, as measured by ROE and EPS.
The Bank’s capital position remains strong as evidenced by the regulatory capital measurements. Under the banking regulations, Total Capital is composed of core capital (Tier 1) and supplemental capital (Tier 2). Tier 1 capital consists of common stockholders' equity less goodwill. Tier 2 capital consists of certain qualifying debt and a qualifying portion of the ACL. In addition, the Bank has made the one-time irrevocable election to continue treating accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) under regulatory standards that were in place prior to the Basel III Capital Rules in order to eliminate volatility of regulatory capital that can result from fluctuations in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and the inclusion of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in regulatory capital, as would otherwise be required under the Basel III Capital Rule. As a result of this election, changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), including unrealized losses on securities available-for-sale, do not affect regulatory capital amounts shown in the table below for the Bank, but transactions that would cause the Bank to realize such unrealized losses would affect such regulatory capital amounts.
Pursuant to applicable regulations and regulatory guidance, the Company is treated as a small bank holding company and will not be subject to regulatory capital requirements. For more information, refer to “Regulation and Supervision” included in Item 1, “Business” of the Company’s 2023 Form 10-K.
On September 17, 2019, the FDIC finalized a rule that introduces an optional simplified measure of capital adequacy for qualifying community banking organizations (i.e., the community bank leverage ratio (CBLR) framework), as required by the EGRRCPA. The CBLR framework is designed to reduce burden by removing the requirements for calculating and reporting risk-based capital ratios for qualifying community banking organizations that opt into the framework.
In order to qualify for the CBLR framework, a community banking organization must have a Tier 1 leverage ratio of greater than 9%, less than $10 billion in total consolidated assets, and limited amounts of off-balance-sheet exposures and trading assets and liabilities. A qualifying community banking organization that opts into the CBLR framework and meets all requirements under the framework will be considered to have met the well-capitalized ratio requirements under the Prompt Corrective Action regulations and will not be required to report or calculate risk-based capital. The CBLR framework was available for banks to begin using in their March 31, 2020, Call Report. The Bank did not opt into the CBLR framework.
The following is a summary of the Bank’s capital ratios as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023. As shown below, these ratios were all well above the recommended regulatory minimum levels.
Table 14: Regulatory Capital
| | 2024 | | | | | | 2023 | | | | |
| | Regulatory | | | | | | Regulatory | | | | |
(dollars in thousands) | | Minimums | | | September 30, 2024 | | | Minimums | | | December 31, 2023 | |
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets | | | 4.500 | % | | | 12.76 | % | | | 4.500 | % | | | 11.45 | % |
Tier 1 Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets | | | 6.000 | % | | | 12.76 | % | | | 6.000 | % | | | 11.45 | % |
Total Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets | | | 8.000 | % | | | 13.80 | % | | | 8.000 | % | | | 12.46 | % |
Tier 1 Leverage to Average Assets | | | 4.000 | % | | | 9.99 | % | | | 4.000 | % | | | 9.46 | % |
Risk-Weighted Assets | | | | | | $ | 1,154,807 | | | | | | | $ | 1,222,320 | |
The Basel III Capital Rules established a “capital conservation buffer” of 2.5 percent above the regulatory minimum risk-based capital ratios, which is not included in the table above. Including the capital conservation buffer, the minimum ratios are a Common Equity Tier 1 capital risk-based ratio of 7.0 percent, a Tier 1 capital risk-based ratio of 8.5 percent, and a Total capital risk-based ratio of 10.5 percent. The Bank exceeded these ratios as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
On July 14, 2021, the Company issued $30.0 million ($29.4 million, net of issuance costs) of 3.5 percent fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due 2031 (the Notes) in a private placement transaction. The Notes initially bear interest at a fixed rate of 3.5 percent for five years and convert to three-month SOFR plus 286 basis points, resetting quarterly, thereafter. The Notes were structured to qualify as Tier 2 capital of the Company for regulatory purposes (should the Company be subject to regulatory capital requirements) and are included in the Company’s Tier 2 capital as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
Liquidity
Liquidity is the ability of the Company to meet present and future financial obligations through either the sale or maturity of existing assets or the acquisition of additional funds through liability management. Liquid assets include cash, interest-bearing deposits with banks, federal funds sold, investments in securities and loans maturing within one year. Additional sources of liquidity available to the Company include cash flows from operations, loan payments and payoffs, deposit growth, maturities, calls and sales of securities, the issuance of brokered certificates of deposits and the capacity to borrow additional funds.
A major source of the Company’s liquidity is its large, stable deposit base. In addition, secondary liquidity sources are available through the use of borrowed funds if the need should arise, including secured advances from the FHLB and FRB. As of September 30, 2024, the Company had $424.3 million in total FHLB borrowing availability based on loans and securities currently available for pledging and of that amount, the Company's remaining availability totaled $384.3 million. The Company believes that the availability at the FHLB is sufficient to meet future cash-flow needs. The Company also has available short-term, unsecured borrowed funds in the form of federal funds lines of credit with correspondent banks.
Based on the Company’s management of liquid assets, the availability of borrowed funds and the ability to generate liquidity through liability funding, management believes that the Company maintains overall liquidity sufficient to satisfy its depositors’ requirements and to meet its customers’ future borrowing needs. The Bank also participates in the IntraFi Cash Sweep, a product which provides the Bank the capability of providing additional deposit insurance to customers through three types of account arrangements. The Company’s ability to maintain sufficient liquidity may be affected by numerous factors, including economic conditions nationally and in the Company’s markets. The Company is closely monitoring changes in the industry and market conditions that may affect the Company’s liquidity, including the potential impacts on the Company’s liquidity of declines in the fair value of the Company’s securities portfolio as a result of rising market interest rates and developments in the financial services industry that may change the availability of traditional sources of liquidity or market expectations with respect to available sources and amounts of additional liquidity. Depending on its liquidity levels, its capital position, conditions in the capital markets and other factors, the Company may from time to time consider the issuance of debt, equity, other securities or other possible capital markets transactions, the proceeds of which could provide additional liquidity for the Company’s operations.
The following table sets forth information relating to the Company’s sources of liquidity and the outstanding commitments for use of liquidity as of September 30, 2024. Dividing the total short-term sources of liquidity by the outstanding commitments for use of liquidity derives the liquidity coverage ratio.
Table 15: Liquidity Sources and Uses
| | September 30, | |
| | 2024 | |
(dollars in thousands) | | Total | | | In Use | | | Available | |
Sources: | | | | | | | | | |
Federal funds lines of credit | | $ | 90,000 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 90,000 | |
Federal Home Loan Bank advances | | | 424,250 | | | | (40,000 | ) | | | 384,250 | |
Federal funds sold & balances at the Federal Reserve | | | 155,960 | | | | - | | | | 155,960 | |
Securities, available for sale and unpledged at fair value | | | 108,457 | | | | - | | | | 108,457 | |
Total funding sources | | $ | 778,667 | | | $ | (40,000 | ) | | $ | 738,667 | |
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Uses: (1) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Unfunded loan commitments and lending lines of credit | | | | | | | | | | $ | 78,332 | |
Letters of credit | | | | | | | | | | | 808 | |
Total potential short-term funding uses | | | | | | | | | | $ | 79,140 | |
Liquidity coverage ratio | | | | | | | | | | | 933.4 | % |
(1) Represents partial draw levels based on loan segment.
As a result of the ability to generate liquidity through liability funding and management of liquid assets, management believes the Company maintains overall liquidity sufficient to satisfy operational requirements and contractual obligations. The Company’s internal sources of liquidity are deposits, loan and investment repayments and securities available-for-sale. The Company’s primary external source of liquidity is advances from the FHLB.
In the ordinary course of business, the Company has entered into contractual obligations and has made other commitments to make future payments. As of September 30, 2024, there have been no material changes outside the ordinary course of business as disclosed in the Company’s contractual obligations disclosed in the Company’s 2023 Form 10-K.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of September 30, 2024, there were no material changes in the Company’s off-balance sheet arrangements disclosed in the Company’s 2023 Form 10-K.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In reporting the results as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the accounting and reporting policies of the Company conform to GAAP in the United States and prevailing practices in the banking industry. However, certain non-GAAP measures are used by management to supplement the evaluation of the Company’s performance which include financial measures presented on a tax equivalent, tangible, or adjusted basis.
Management believes that these non-GAAP measures provide meaningful information about operating performance by enhancing comparability with other financial periods, other financial institutions, and between different sources of interest income. The non-GAAP measures used by management enhance comparability by excluding the effects of balances of intangible assets, including goodwill, that vary significantly between institutions, and tax benefits that are not consistent across different opportunities for investment. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. In addition, the Company’s non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to non-GAAP financial measures of other companies. A reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures used by the Company to evaluate and measure the Company’s performance to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures is presented below.
Table 16: Non-GAAP Financial Measures
| | Three Months Ended September 30, | | | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |
(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data) | | 2024 | | | 2023 | | | 2024 | | | 2023 | |
Fully Taxable Equivalent Net Interest Income | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net interest income (GAAP) | | $ | 12,310 | | | $ | 11,426 | | | $ | 35,966 | | | $ | 36,338 | |
FTE adjustment | | | 37 | | | | 42 | | | | 110 | | | | 156 | |
Net interest income (FTE) (non-GAAP) | | $ | 12,347 | | | $ | 11,468 | | | $ | 36,076 | | | $ | 36,494 | |
Noninterest income (GAAP) | | | 3,472 | | | | 3,482 | | | | 10,165 | | | | 10,380 | |
Total revenue (FTE) (non-GAAP) | | $ | 15,819 | | | $ | 14,950 | | | $ | 46,241 | | | $ | 46,874 | |
Noninterest expense (GAAP) | | | 12,394 | | | | 12,881 | | | | 37,421 | | | | 38,196 | |
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Average earning assets | | $ | 1,371,844 | | | $ | 1,359,721 | | | $ | 1,352,295 | | | $ | 1,324,847 | |
Net interest margin | | | 3.56 | % | | | 3.33 | % | | | 3.54 | % | | | 3.67 | % |
Net interest margin (FTE) (non-GAAP) | | | 3.57 | % | | | 3.35 | % | | | 3.55 | % | | | 3.68 | % |
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Efficiency ratio | | | 78.53 | % | | | 86.40 | % | | | 81.12 | % | | | 81.76 | % |
Efficiency ratio (FTE) (non-GAAP) | | | 78.35 | % | | | 86.16 | % | | | 80.93 | % | | | 81.49 | % |
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Tangible Book Value Per Share | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Stockholders Equity (GAAP) | | $ | 115,457 | | | $ | 99,526 | | | | | | | | | |
Less goodwill | | | 1,650 | | | | 1,650 | | | | | | | | | |
Less core deposit intangible | | | 154 | | | | 198 | | | | | | | | | |
Tangible Stockholders Equity (non-GAAP) | | $ | 113,653 | | | $ | 97,678 | | | | | | | | | |
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Shares issued and outstanding, including nonvested restricted stock | | | 5,077,695 | | | | 5,038,066 | | | | | | | | | |
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Book value per share | | $ | 22.74 | | | $ | 19.75 | | | | | | | | | |
Tangible book value per share | | $ | 22.38 | | | $ | 19.39 | | | | | | | | | |
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including without limitation, statements regarding the Company’s expense reduction initiatives, credit management initiatives, and strategic shift in mortgage lending, which use language such as “believes,” “expects,” “plans,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “projects,” “contemplates,” “anticipates,” “forecasts,” “intends” and similar expressions, may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on the current beliefs of the Company’s management, as well as estimates and assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management, as of the time such statements are made. These statements are also subject to assumptions with respect to future business strategies and decisions that are subject to change. These statements are inherently uncertain, and there can be no assurance that the underlying beliefs, estimates, or assumptions will prove to be accurate. Actual results, performance, achievements, or trends could differ materially from historical results or those expressed or implied by such statements. The actual results or developments anticipated may not be realized or, even if substantially realized, they may not have the expected consequences to or effects on the Company or its businesses or operations. Forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may include, without limitation statements regarding: strategic business initiatives and the future financial impact of those initiatives; expected future operations and financial performance; efficiency and expense reduction initiatives, including the estimated effects and estimated future cost savings thereof, and the estimated timing of recognizing the benefits of such initiatives; future financial and economic conditions, industry conditions, and loan demand; the Company’s strategic focuses; impacts of economic uncertainties; performance of the loan and securities portfolios; asset quality; revenue generation; deposit growth and future levels of rates paid on deposits; levels and sources of liquidity and capital resources; future levels of the allowance for credit losses, charge-offs or net recoveries; levels of or changes in interest rates and potential impacts on the Company’s NIM; changes in NIM and items affecting NIM; expected future recovery of investments in debt securities; expected impact of unrealized losses on earnings and regulatory capital of the Company or the Bank; liquidity and capital levels; cybersecurity risks; inflation; the effect of future market and industry trends; and other statements that include projections, predictions, expectations, or beliefs about future events or results, or otherwise are not statements of historical fact.
These forward-looking statements are subject to significant risks and uncertainties due to factors that could have a material adverse effect on the operations and future prospects of the Company including, but not limited to, changes in or the effects of:
| • | interest rates and yields, such as changes or volatility in short-term interest rates or yields on U.S. Treasury bonds and changes or volatility in U.S. Treasury bonds and changes or volatility in mortgage interest rates, and the impacts on macroeconomic conditions, customer and client behavior, the Company’s funding costs, and the Company’s loan and securities portfolios; |
| • | inflation and its impacts on economic growth and customer and client behavior; |
| • | adverse developments in the financial services industry, such as the bank failures in 2023, responsive measures to mitigate and manage such developments, related supervisory and regulatory actions and costs, and related impacts on customer and client behavior; |
| • | the sufficiency of liquidity and regulatory capital; |
| • | general economic and business conditions in the United States generally and particularly in the Company’s service area, including higher inflation, slowdowns in economic growth, unemployment levels, supply chain disruptions, and the impacts on customer and client behavior; |
| • | conditions within the financial markets and in the banking industry, as well as the financial condition and capital adequacy of other participants in the banking industry, and the market, supervisory and regulatory reactions thereto; |
| • | monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. Government, including policies of the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve, the effect of these policies on interest rates and business in our markets and any changes associated with the current administration; |
| • | the quality or composition of the loan or securities portfolios and changes therein; |
| • | effectiveness of expense control initiatives; |
| • | an insufficient ACL or volatility in the ACL resulting from the CECL methodology, either alone or as may be affected by inflation, changing interest rates, or other factors; |
| • | the Company’s liquidity and capital positions; |
| • | the value of securities held in the Company’s investment portfolios; |
| • | the Company’s technology, efficiency, and other strategic initiatives; |
| • | the legislative/regulatory climate, regulatory initiatives with respect to financial institutions, products and services; |
| • | the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB”) and the regulatory and enforcement activities of the CFPB; |
| • | future levels of government defense spending particularly in the Company’s service areas; |
| • | uncertainty over future federal spending or budget priorities, particularly in connection with the Department of Defense, on the Company’s service areas; |
| • | the impact of changes in the political landscape and related policy changes, including monetary, regulatory and trade policies; |
| • | the U.S. Government’s guarantee of repayment of student or small business loans purchased by the Company; |
| • | potential claims, damages and fines related to litigation or government actions; |
| • | demand for loan products and the impact of changes in demand on loan growth; |
| • | changes in the volume and mix of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities; |
| • | the effects of management’s investment strategy and strategy to manage the NIM; |
| • | the level of net charge-offs on loans; |
| • | the performance of the Company’s dealer/indirect lending program; |
| • | the strength of the Company’s counterparties; |
| • | the Company’s ability to compete in the market for financial services and increased competition from both banks and non-banks, including fintech companies; |
| • | demand for financial services in the Company’s market area; |
| • | the Company’s ability to develop and maintain secure and reliable electronic systems; |
| • | any interruption or breach of security in the Company’s information systems or those of the Company’s third-party vendors or their service providers; |
| • | reliance on third parties for key services; |
| • | cyber threats, attacks, or events; |
| • | the potential adverse effects of unusual and infrequently occurring events, such as weather-related disasters, terrorist acts, financial crises, political crises, war, and other geopolitical conflicts, such as the war between Russia and Ukraine or in the Middle East, or public health events, and of governmental and societal responses thereto, on, among other things, the Company’s operations, liquidity, and credit quality; |
| • | the use of inaccurate assumptions in management’s modeling systems; |
| • | technological risks and developments; |
| • | the commercial and residential real estate markets; |
| • | the demand in the secondary residential mortgage loan markets; |
| • | expansion of the Company’s product offerings; |
| • | effectiveness of expense control initiatives; |
| • | changes in management; and |
| • | changes in accounting principles, standards, policies, guidelines and interpretations and elections made by the Company thereunder, and the related impact on the Company’s financial statements. |
These risks and uncertainties, and the factors discussed in more detail in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors,” and Part II, Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of the Company’s 2023 Form 10-K should be considered in evaluating the forward-looking statements contained herein. Forward-looking statements are not statements of historical fact. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and the Company does not intend or assume any obligation to update, revise, or clarify any forward-looking statements that may be made from time to time or on behalf of the Company, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law. In addition, past results of operations are not necessarily indicative of future results.
Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk. |
Market Risk Management
Effectively managing market risk is essential to achieving the Company's financial objectives. Market risk reflects the risk of economic loss resulting from changes in interest rates and market prices. The Company is generally not subject to currency exchange risk or commodity price risk. The Company's primary market risk exposure is interest rate risk; however, market risk also includes liquidity risk. Both are discussed in the following sections.
Interest Rate Risk Management
Interest rate risk and its impact on net interest income is a primary market risk exposure. The Company manages its exposure to fluctuations in interest rates through policies approved by the ALCO and Board of Directors, both of which receive and review periodic reports of the Company's interest rate risk position.
The Company uses computer simulation analysis to measure the sensitivity of projected earnings to changes in interest rates. Simulation takes into account current balance sheet volumes and the scheduled repricing dates, instrument level optionality, and maturities of assets and liabilities. It incorporates numerous assumptions including growth, changes in the mix of assets and liabilities, prepayments, and average rates earned and paid. Based on this information, management uses the model to project net interest income under multiple interest rate scenarios.
A balance sheet is considered asset sensitive when its earning assets (loans and securities) reprice faster or to a greater extent than its liabilities (deposits and borrowings). An asset sensitive balance sheet will produce relatively more net interest income when interest rates rise and less net interest income when they decline. Based on the Company's simulation analysis, management believes the Company's interest sensitivity position at September 30, 2024 is slightly asset sensitive. Management makes no predictions on the direction or magnitude of future rates and seeks to maintain a relatively neutral interest rate risk profile to minimize the exposure to higher or lower market rates.
Earnings Simulation
The following table shows the estimated impact of changes in interest rates on net interest income as of September 30, 2024 (dollars in thousands), assuming instantaneous and parallel changes in interest rates and while maintaining a static balance sheet. Net interest income for the following twelve months is projected to decrease marginally when interest rates are shocked higher and lower from current rates.
| | Change in Net Interest Income | |
| | September 30, 2024 | | | December 31, 2023 | |
Change in Yield Curve | | Dollars | | | % | | | Dollars | | | % | |
+300 basis points | | | 1,100 | | | | 2.25 | % | | | (4,380 | ) | | | -9.15 | % |
+200 basis points | | | (20 | ) | | | -0.04 | % | | | (3,540 | ) | | | -7.39 | % |
+100 basis points | | | (450 | ) | | | -0.92 | % | | | (2,110 | ) | | | -4.41 | % |
Most likely rate scenario | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
-100 basis points | | | (520 | ) | | | -1.06 | % | | | (1,060 | ) | | | -2.21 | % |
-200 basis points | | | (1,200 | ) | | | -2.45 | % | | | (1,340 | ) | | | -2.80 | % |
-300 basis points | | | (2,730 | ) | | | -5.58 | % | | | (1,580 | ) | | | -3.30 | % |
Management cannot predict future interest rates or their exact effect on net interest income. Computations of future effects of hypothetical interest rate changes are based on numerous assumptions and should not be relied upon as indicative of actual results. Certain limitations are inherent in such computations. Assets and liabilities may react differently than projected to changes in market interest rates. The interest rates on certain types of assets and liabilities may fluctuate in advance of changes in market interest rates, while rates on other types of assets and liabilities may lag changes in market interest rates. Interest rate shifts may not be parallel.
Any changes in interest rates can cause substantial changes in the amount of prepayments of loans and mortgage-backed securities, which may in turn affect the Company's interest rate sensitivity position. Additionally, credit risk may rise if an interest rate increase adversely affects the ability of borrowers to service their debt. Decrease in yields due to the current rate environment have been projected in the model simulation.
Economic Value Simulation
Economic value simulation is used to calculate the estimated fair value of assets and liabilities over different interest rate environments. Economic values are calculated based on discounted cash flow analysis. The net economic value of equity is the economic value of all assets minus the economic value of all liabilities. The change in net economic value over different rate environments is an indication of the longer-term earnings capability of the balance sheet. The same assumptions are used in the economic value simulation as in the earnings simulation. The economic value simulation uses instantaneous rate shocks to the balance sheet.
The following table reflects the estimated change in net economic value over different rate environments using economic value simulation for the balances at the quarterly period ended September 30, 2024 (dollars in thousands):
| | Change in Economic Value of Equity | |
| | September 30, 2024 | | | December 31, 2023 | |
Change in Yield Curve | | Dollars | | | % | | | Dollars | | | % | |
+300 basis points | | | 32,400 | | | | 13.97 | % | | | 3,200 | | | | 1.34 | % |
+200 basis points | | | 24,900 | | | | 10.73 | % | | | 5,500 | | | | 2.31 | % |
+100 basis points | | | 14,400 | | | | 6.21 | % | | | 5,200 | | | | 2.18 | % |
Most likely rate scenario | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
-100 basis points | | | (19,300 | ) | | | -8.32 | % | | | (12,100 | ) | | | -5.08 | % |
-200 basis points | | | (47,400 | ) | | | -20.43 | % | | | (32,900 | ) | | | -13.81 | % |
-300 basis points | | | (87,400 | ) | | | -37.67 | % | | | (66,100 | ) | | | -27.74 | % |
Item 4. | Controls and Procedures. |
Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Management evaluated, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level as of the end of the period covered by this report to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
In designing and evaluating its disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met. The design of any disclosure controls and procedures also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Management of the Company is also responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act). Because of its inherent limitations, a system of internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.
Changes in Internal Controls. There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the Company’s third quarter ended September 30, 2024, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. | Legal Proceedings. |
The nature of the business of the Company ordinarily results in a certain amount of litigation. The Company is involved in various legal proceedings, all of which are considered incidental to the normal conduct of business. Based on information presently available, and based on consultation with legal counsel, Management believes that the outcomes of these proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position or consolidated results of operations of the Company.
An investment in the Company’s securities involves risks. In addition to the other information set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including the information addressed under “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” investors in the Company’s securities should carefully consider the risk factors discussed in the Company’s 2023 Form 10-K. These factors could materially and adversely affect the Company’s business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations, and capital position and could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from its historical results or the results contemplated by the forward-looking statements contained in this report.
There have been no material changes in the risk factors faced by the Company from those disclosed in the Company's 2023 Form 10-K.
Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds. |
Pursuant to the Company’s equity compensation plans, participants may pay the exercise price of certain awards or satisfy tax withholding requirements associated with awards by surrendering shares of the Company’s common stock that the participants already own. Additionally, participants may also surrender shares upon vesting of restricted stock awards to satisfy tax withholding requirements. Shares surrendered by participants of these plans are repurchased at current market value pursuant to the terms of the applicable awards. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company did not repurchase any shares related to the equity compensation plan awards.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company did not have an effective share repurchase program that was authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors.
Item 3. | Defaults Upon Senior Securities. |
None.
Item 4. | Mine Safety Disclosures. |
None.
Item 5. | Other Information. |
During the three months ended September 30, 2024, none of our directors or officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) of the Exchange Act informed us of the adoption or termination of any Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement or non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement (as such terms are defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K of the Securities Act of 1933).
Exhibit No. | | Description |
| | Articles of Incorporation of Old Point Financial Corporation, as amended effective June 22, 2000 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Form 10-K filed March 12, 2009) |
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| | Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Old Point Financial Corporation, effective May 26, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1.1 to Form 8-K filed May 31, 2016) |
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| | Bylaws of Old Point Financial Corporation, as amended and restated August 9, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Form 10-Q filed August 10, 2016) |
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| | Change of Control Severance Agreement, dated as of May 23, 2024, by and between The Old Point National Bank of Phoebus and Cathy W. Liles (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed on November 12, 2024) |
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| | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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| | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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| | Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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101 | | The following materials from Old Point Financial Corporation’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, formatted in Inline XBRL, filed herewith: (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited for September 30, 2024), (ii) Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited), (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (unaudited), (iv) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (unaudited), (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited), and (vi) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) |
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104 | | The cover page from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2024, formatted in Inline XBRL (included with Exhibit 101) |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| OLD POINT FINANCIAL CORPORATION |
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Date: November 12, 2024 | /s/Robert F. Shuford, Jr. | |
| Robert F. Shuford, Jr. | |
| Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer | |
| (Principal Executive Officer) | |
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Date: November 12, 2024 | /s/Cathy W. Liles | |
| Cathy W. Liles | |
| Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President/Finance | |
| (Principal Financial & Accounting Officer) | |
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