ITEM 2.MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion supplements and provides information about the major components of the results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and capital resources of the Corporation. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the accompanying consolidated financial statements. 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 our future business, financial condition or results of operations. For a description of certain factors that may have a significant impact on our future business, financial condition or results of operations, see “Cautionary Statement About Forward-Looking Statements” at the end of this discussion and analysis.
OVERVIEW
Our primary financial goals are to maximize the Corporation’s earnings and to deploy capital in profitable growth initiatives that will enhance long-term shareholder value. We track three primary financial performance measures in order to assess the level of success in achieving these goals: (1) return on average assets (ROA), (2) return on average equity (ROE), and (3) growth in earnings. In addition to these financial performance measures, we track the performance of the Corporation’s three business segments: community banking, mortgage banking, and consumer finance. We also actively manage our capital through growth, dividends and share repurchases, while considering the need to maintain a strong capital position.
Financial Performance Highlights
Consolidated net income for the Corporation was $7.8 million for the third quarter of 2021, or $2.16 per share, compared with $6.9 million for the third quarter of 2020, or $1.86 per share. Consolidated net income for the Corporation was $23.1 million for the first nine months of 2021, or $6.27 per share, compared with $14.3 million for the first nine months of 2020, or $3.87 per share. The Corporation’s annualized ROE and ROA were 15.66 percent and 1.44 percent, respectively, for the third quarter of 2021, compared to 15.47 percent and 1.39 percent, respectively, for the third quarter of 2020. The Corporation’s annualized ROE and ROA were 15.77 percent and 1.43 percent, respectively, for the first nine months of 2021, compared to 10.73 percent and 0.99 percent, respectively, for the first nine months of 2020.
The Corporation uses adjusted net income, which is a non-GAAP measure of financial performance, to provide meaningful information about operating performance by excluding the effects of certain items that management does not expect to have an ongoing impact on consolidated net income. Adjusted net income for the third quarter and first nine months of 2021 and 2020 excludes the effects of merger related expenses incurred in connection with the acquisition of Peoples Bankshares, Incorporated (Peoples), branch consolidation activity and a change in income tax law related to the carryback of net operating losses. Excluding the effects of these items, adjusted net income was $7.7 million, or 2.13 per share, and $23.0 million, or 6.24 per share, for the third quarter and first nine months of 2021, respectively, compared to $6.9 million, or $1.85 per share, and $15.3 million, or $4.15 per share, for the third quarter and first nine months of 2020, respectively. Adjusted ROE and adjusted ROA, on an annualized basis were 15.44 percent and 1.42 percent, respectively, for the third quarter of 2021, compared to 15.42 percent and 1.38 percent, respectively, for the third quarter of 2020. Adjusted ROE and adjusted ROA, on an annualized basis were 15.69 percent and 1.43 percent, respectively, for the first nine months of 2021, compared to 11.50 percent and 1.06 percent, respectively, for the first nine months of 2020, respectively. Refer to “Use of Certain Non-GAAP Financial Measures,” below, for a reconciliation of adjusted net income, adjusted earnings per share, adjusted ROE and adjusted ROA, which are non-GAAP financial measures, to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Consolidated net income increased 13.1 percent and 61.4 percent for the third quarter and first nine months of 2021, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2020. Adjusted net income increased 12.0 percent and 49.9 percent for the third quarter and first nine months of 2021, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2020. The increases in net income and adjusted net income for the third quarter and first nine months of 2021 compared to the same periods of 2020 were due primarily to higher net income of the community banking segment and consumer finance segment, partially offset by lower net income of the mortgage banking segment.