Bogota Financial Corp. Reports Results for the Three and Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2024

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Bogota Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: BSBK) reported a net loss of $930,000 ($0.07 per share) for Q4 2024 and a net loss of $2.2 million ($0.17 per share) for full-year 2024, compared to a net loss of $1.2 million in Q4 2023 and net income of $643,000 for 2023.

Total assets increased 3.4% to $971.5 million, with cash and cash equivalents up 109.5% to $52.2 million. Net loans decreased 0.4% to $711.7 million, while deposits grew 2.7% to $642.2 million. The company completed a strategic balance sheet restructuring in Q4 2024, including a sale-leaseback transaction of three branch offices resulting in a $9.0 million pre-tax gain, and a securities sale resulting in an $8.9 million pre-tax loss.

The net interest margin decreased to 1.09% in Q4 2024 from 1.35% in Q4 2023, while the average rate paid on deposits increased to 3.73% in 2024 from 3.42% in 2023.

Positive

Completed strategic balance sheet restructuring to improve future earnings
Total assets increased by $32.2 million (3.4%) to $971.5 million
Cash and cash equivalents increased by 109.5% to $52.2 million
Total deposits grew by $16.9 million (2.7%) to $642.2 million

Negative

Net loss of $2.2 million for full-year 2024 compared to net income of $643,000 in 2023
Net interest margin decreased to 1.09% from 1.35% year-over-year
Net loans decreased by $3.0 million (0.4%)
Average cost of deposits increased to 3.73% from 3.42%

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02/14/2025 - 05:25 PM

TEANECK, N.J., Feb. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bogota Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: BSBK) (the “Company”), the holding company for Bogota Savings Bank (the “Bank”), reported a net loss for the three months ended December 31, 2024 of $930,000 or $0.07 per basic and diluted share, compared to a net loss of $1.2 million or $0.09 per basic and diluted share for the comparable prior year period. The Company reported a net loss for the year ended December 31, 2024 of $2.2 million or $0.17 per basic and diluted share compared to net income of $643,000, or $0.05 per basic and diluted share, for the prior year.

On April 24, 2024, the Company announced it had received regulatory approval to repurchase up to 237,090 shares of its common stock, which was approximately 5% of its then outstanding common stock (excluding shares held by Bogota Financial, MHC). The program does not have a scheduled expiration date and the Board of Directors may suspend or discontinue the program at any time. As of December 31, 2024, 188,047 shares have been repurchased under this program at a cost of $1.4 million.

Other Financial Highlights:

Total assets increased $32.2 million, or 3.4%, to $971.5 million at December 31, 2024 from $939.3 million at December 31, 2023, largely due to an increase in cash and cash equivalents and other assets, offset by a decrease in net loans and premises and equipment.
Cash and cash equivalents increased $27.3 million, or 109.5%, to $52.2 million at December 31, 2024 from $24.9 million at December 31, 2023, as increases in deposits and borrowings and loan and security maturities outpaced loan growth.
Securities decreased $1.2 million, or 0.9%, to $140.3 million at December 31, 2024 from $141.5 million at December 31, 2023.
Net loans decreased $3.0 million, or 0.4%, to $711.7 million at December 31, 2024 from $714.7 million at December 31, 2023 due to decreases in residential and construction loans, offset by an increase in commercial real estate loans.
Total deposits at December 31, 2024 were $642.2 million, increasing $16.9 million, or 2.7%, as compared to $625.3 million at December 31, 2023, primarily due to a $14.7 million increase in interest-bearing deposits and by a $2.1 million increase in non-interest bearing checking accounts. The average rate paid on deposits increased 31 basis points to 3.73% for 2024 from 3.42% for 2023 due to higher interest rates and an increase in NOW accounts, which increased $14.1 million, or 34.0%, to $55.4 million at December 31, 2024 from $41.3 million at December 31, 2023. The yield on such accounts also increased 63 basis points to 2.53% for 2024 from 1.90% for 2023.
Federal Home Loan Bank advances increased $4.5 million, or 2.7% to $172.2 million at December 31, 2024 from $167.7 million as of December 31, 2023.

The Bank completed a balance sheet restructuring consisting of two key transactions in the fourth quarter of 2024. The Bank entered into a sale-leaseback transaction whereby the Bank sold three of its branch offices resulting in a $9.0 million pre-tax gain. Subsequently, the Bank realized a pre-tax loss of $8.9 million on the sale of approximately $66.0 million in amortized cost ($57.1 million in market value) of securities with a weighted average life of approximately 5.5 years and a weighted average yield of 1.89%. The Bank reinvested $32.7 million of these proceeds into securities with a weighted average life of approximately 29.6 years and a weighted average yield of 5.60%. As of December 31, 2024 all securities were classified as available for sale and marked to market.

Kevin Pace, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, “We were able to accomplish a key piece of our strategic plan this quarter. The sale-leaseback transaction gave us the ability to dispose of underperforming legacy investments without deteriorating regulatory capital. We were able to utilize this strategy to strengthen our balance sheet and improve future earnings. Reinvesting those funds in securities and loans at current market rates, as well as paying down higher cost borrowings, will provide both short- and long-term benefits.

“Uncertainty around rates continues to be a necessary consideration when planning for growth. The repositioning will help with this process while improving our net interest margin. We were able to achieve modest asset and deposit growth for the year while remaining focused on prudent lending practices. The high cost of funds, in particular in our competitive market, continued to pressure earnings. As we continue with our current stock buyback program, we remain committed to adding shareholder value.”

Income Statement Analysis

Comparison of Operating Results for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023

Net income increased by $248,000, or 21.0%, to a net loss of $930,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2024 from a net loss of $1.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023. This increase was primarily due to an increase of $1.0 million in interest income, a $1.3 million decrease in non-interest expense and a decrease of $998,000 in income tax expense, offset by a $1.5 million increase in interest expense.

Interest income increased $1.0 million, or 10.7%, from $9.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023 to $10.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024 due to higher yields on interest-earning assets and higher average balances.

Interest income on cash and cash equivalents increased $46,000, or 31.7%, to $191,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2024 from $145,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2023 due to a $4.1 million increase in the average balance to $13.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024 from $9.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023, reflecting the increase of liquidity due to lower loan originations. Due to rate cuts enacted in the third and fourth quarter of the year, the yield on cash and cash equivalents decreased 47 basis points from 6.08% for the three months ended December 31, 2023 to 5.61% for the three months ended December 31, 2024.

Interest income on loans increased $299,000, or 3.6%, to $8.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024 compared to $8.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023 due primarily to 16 basis point increase in the average yield from 4.57% for the three months ended December 31, 2023 to 4.73% for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and by a $3.0 million increase in the average balance to $717.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024 from $714.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023.

Interest income on securities increased $612,000, or 58.8%, to $1.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024 from $1.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023 primarily due to a $42.1 million increase in the average balance to $175.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024 from $133.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and due to a 65 basis point increase in the average yield from 3.12% for the three months ended December 31, 2023 to 3.77% for the three months ended December 31, 2024.

Interest expense increased $1.5 million, or 22.1%, from $6.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023 to $8.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024 due to higher costs on interest-bearing liabilities and by a $58.9 million increase in the average balance of interest-bearing liabilities from $747.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023 to $805.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024. During the three months ended December 31, 2024, the use of the cash flow hedges reduced the interest expense by $280,000.

Interest expense on interest-bearing deposits increased $954,000, or 18.2%, to $6.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024 from $5.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023. The increase was due to a 61 basis point increase in the average cost of deposits to 4.02% for the three months ended December 31, 2024 from 3.41% for the three months ended December 31, 2023. The increase in the average cost of deposits was due to the higher interest rate environment. The average balances of certificates of deposit increased $4.7 million to $501.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024 from $497.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023 while NOW and money market accounts and savings accounts decreased $148,000 and $430,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2024, respectively, compared to the three months ended December 31, 2023.

Interest expense on Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings increased $513,000, or 37.1%, from $1.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023 to $1.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024. The increase was due to an increase in the average balance of borrowings of $54.8 million to $192.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024 from $137.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023, which was partially offset by a decrease in the average cost of 7 basis points to 3.92% for the three months ended December 31, 2024 from 3.99% for the three months ended December 31, 2023 as new borrowings in the second half of the year were at slightly lower rates. At December 31, 2024, cash flow hedges used to manage interest rate risk had a notional value of $65.0 million, while fair value hedges totaled $60.0 million in notional value.

Net interest income decreased $439,000, or 14.9%, to $2.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024 from $2.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023. The decrease reflected a 27 basis point decrease in our net interest rate spread to 0.61% for the three months ended December 31, 2024 from 0.88% for the three months ended December 31, 2023. Our net interest margin decreased 26 basis points to 1.09% for the three months ended December 31, 2024 from 1.35% for the three months ended December 31, 2023.

We recorded a $218,000 recovery for credit losses for the three months ended December 31, 2024 compared to a no provision for credit losses for the three-month period ended December 31, 2023. The recovery in the fourth quarter of 2024 reflects the decrease in the loan and securities portfolio.

Non-interest income increased by $136,000, or 48.2%, to $419,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2024 from $283,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2023. Bank-owned life insurance income increased $16,000, or 7.7%, due to higher balances during 2024. Gain on sale of assets was $74,000 as proceeds from the sale-leaseback transaction exceeded the loss on securities.

For the three months ended December 31, 2024, non-interest expense decreased $1.3 million, or 26.9%, over the comparable December 31, 2023 period. Salaries and employee benefits decreased $776,000, or 25.2%, due to lower headcount. Professional fees decreased $141,000, or 56.9% due to lower legal costs in 2024. FDIC insurance premiums increased $12,000, or 12.1%, due to a higher assessment rate in 2024. Data processing expense increased $23,000, or 9.3%, due to higher processing costs. Director fees increased $14,000, or 9.9%, due to higher pension expense. The decrease in advertising expense of $35,000, or 36.4%, was due to reduced promotions for branch locations and less promotions on deposit and loan products. Other expense decreased $456,000, or 68.2%, as 2023 expenses were elevated due to a pending fraud claim that was under review with the insurance company.

Income tax expense increased $998,000, or 182.1%, to an expense of $450,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2024 from a benefit of $548,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2023. The increase was due to tax reserves on uncertain deferred tax assets.

Comparison of Operating Results for the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023

Net income decreased by $2.8 million, or 437.8%, to a net loss of $2.2 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 from net income of $643,000 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023. This decrease was primarily due to a decrease of $4.4 million in net interest income, offset by a decrease of $1.2 million in non-interest expense and by an increase of $209,000 in non-interest income and $209,000 in income tax benefit.

Interest income increased $4.4 million, or 12.0%, from $37.3 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023 to $41.7 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 due to increases in the average balances of and higher yields on interest-earning assets.

Interest income on cash and cash equivalents increased $38,000, or 6.7%, to $606,000 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 from $568,000 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023 due to a 71 basis point increase in the average yield from 5.23% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023 to 5.94% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 due to the higher interest rate environment for most of 2024. This was offset by a $671,000 decrease in the average balance to $10.2 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 from $10.9 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, reflecting the use of excess liquidity primarily to fund securities purchases.

Interest income on loans increased $1.4 million, or 4.3%, to $33.4 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 compared to $32.0 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023 due primarily to a 20 basis point increase in the average yield from 4.49% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023 to 4.69% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024. The increase was offset by a $661,000 decrease in the average balance to $713.1 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 from $713.8 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023.

Interest income on securities increased $2.7 million, or 66.7%, to $6.9 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 from $4.2 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023 due to a 101 basis point increase in the average yield from 2.87% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023 to 3.88% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and by a $33.8 million increase in the average balance of securities to $178.7 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 from $144.9 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023.

Interest expense increased $8.9 million, or 39.9%, from $22.3 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023 to $31.2 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 due to increases in the average balance of and higher costs on interest-bearing liabilities. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2024, the use of the cash flow hedges reduced the interest expense on the Federal Home Loan Bank advances by $1.5 million.

Interest expense on interest-bearing deposits increased $6.6 million, or 36.4%, to $24.6 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 from $18.0 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023. The increase was due to a 112 basis point increase in the average cost of interest-bearing deposits to 3.97% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 from 2.85% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, offset by a $12.3 million decrease in the average balance of interest-bearing deposits. The increase in the average cost of deposits was due to the higher interest rate environment and a change in the composition of the deposit portfolio. The average balances of certificates of deposit increased $10.2 million to $508.3 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 from $498.1 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023 while NOW and money market accounts and savings accounts decreased $18.1 million and $4.4 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024, respectively, compared to the twelve months ended December 31, 2023.

Interest expense on Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings increased $2.3 million, or 54.4%, from $4.3 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023 to $6.6 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024. The increase was due to an increase in the average balance of borrowings of $59.2 million to $176.0 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 from $116.8 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023. The increase was due to an increase in the average cost of 9 basis points to 3.76% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 from 3.67% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023 due to the new borrowings at higher rates. At December 31, 2024, cash flow hedges used to manage interest rate risk had a notional value of $65.0 million, while fair value hedges totaled $60.0 million in notional value.

Net interest income decreased $4.4 million, or 29.5%, to $10.6 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 from $15.0 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023. The decrease reflected a 62 basis point decrease in our net interest rate spread to 0.66% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 from 1.28% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023. Our net interest margin decreased 55 basis points to 1.16% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 from 1.71% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023.

We recorded a $148,000 recovery of credit losses for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 compared to a $125,000 recovery for credit losses for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2023 which reflected a decrease in the loan and securities portfolios, as well as no charge-offs during the years. This recovery was inclusive of the effect due to the transfer of certain securities from the held to maturity portfolio to the available for sale portfolio, which resulted in a $108,000 recovery for credit losses.

Non-interest income increased by $209,000, or 18.4%. Gain on sale of assets increased $74,000 while fee and service charged income increased $22,000 or 10.6%, and income related to bank owned life insurance increased $90,000, or 11.5%, due to higher balances during 2024.

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2024, non-interest expense decreased $1.2 million, or 7.4%, compared to the twelve months ended December 31, 2023. Salaries and employee benefits decreased $1.1 million, or 10.9%, as 2023 amounts included an accrual of a severance contract for the retirement of the previous President and a higher employee count when compared to 2024. Professional fees increased $129,000 or 19.5%, due to higher legal expense. Data processing increased $234,000, or 24.1%, due to higher processing costs. Other expense decreased $369,000, or 27.8%, as 2023 amounts included charges for a pending fraud claim that is under review with the insurance company.

Income tax benefit increased $209,000, or 129.1%, to a benefit of $372,000 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 from a benefit of $162,000 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023. The increase in benefit was due to $3.0 million, or 629.2%, of lower taxable income. The effective tax rate for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was (14.62%) and (33.76%), respectively. The benefit would have been higher but there were valuation reserves on certain deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2024.

Balance Sheet Analysis

Total assets were $971.5 million at December 31, 2024, representing an increase of $32.2 million, or 3.4%, from December 31, 2023. Cash and cash equivalents increased $27.3 million during the period primarily due to loan payments received and growth in deposits and borrowings. Net loans decreased $3.0 million, or 0.4%, due to $63.8 million in repayments, partially offset by new production of $61.2 million. Due to the interest rate environment, we have seen a decrease in demand for residential and construction loans, which have been primary drivers of our loan growth in recent periods. Securities held to maturity were reclassified to securities available for sale which decreased an aggregate $1.2 million or 0.9%, due to the repayments of mortgage-backed securities and maturities of corporate bonds. Right of use assets increased $10.8 million due to new right-of-use lease assets recognized as part of the sale-leaseback transaction.

Delinquent loans increased $1.7 million to $14.3 million, or 2.01% of total loans, at December 31, 2024. The increase was mostly due to one commercial real estate loan with a balance of $755,000 and two residential mortgages totaling $653,000, all of which are classified as nonaccrual. During the same timeframe, non-performing assets increased to $14.0 million and were 1.44% of total assets at December 31, 2024. The Company’s allowance for credit losses was 0.37% of total loans and 18.77% of non-performing loans at December 31, 2024 compared to 0.39% of total loans and 21.81% of non-performing loans at December 31, 2023. At that date, $10.9 million, or 76.0%, of the total non-performing loans consisted of one construction loan with a loan-to-value of 45%, which required no specific reserve. The Bank does not have any exposure to commercial real estate loans secured by office space.

Total liabilities increased $32.0 million, or 4.0%, to $834.2 million mainly due to a $16.8 million increase in deposits and by a $4.5 million increase in borrowings. Lease liabilities also increased $10.8 million due to new lease liabilities recognized as part of the sale-leaseback transaction. Total deposits increased $16.9 million, or 2.7%, to $642.2 million at December 31, 2024 from $625.3 million at December 31, 2023. The increase in deposits reflected increases in NOW, money market and savings accounts, which increased by $14.7 million from $101.5 million at December 31, 2023 to $116.2 million at December 31, 2024 and by an increase in non-interest bearing accounts, which increased by $2.1 million to $32.7 million from $30.6 million at December 31, 2023. At December 31, 2024, brokered deposits were $101.6 million or 15.8% of deposits and municipal deposits were $30.7 million or 4.8% of deposits. At December 31, 2024, uninsured deposits represented 6.9% of the Bank’s total deposits. Federal Home Loan Bank advances increased $4.5 million, or 2.7%. Total borrowing capacity at the Federal Home Loan Bank is $280.4 million, of which $172.2 million is advanced.

Total stockholders’ equity increased $116,000 to $137.3 million, which was largely unchanged from last year. The increase was due to a reduction in the accumulated other comprehensive loss on the securities portfolio of $2.9 million, offset by a net loss of $2.2 million and the repurchase of 221,130 shares of stock at a total cost of $1.7 million. At December 31, 2024, the Company’s ratio of average stockholders’ equity-to-average total assets was 14.10%, compared to 14.89% at December 31, 2023.

About Bogota Financial Corp.

Bogota Financial Corp. is a Maryland corporation organized as the mid-tier holding company of Bogota Savings Bank and is the majority-owned subsidiary of Bogota Financial, MHC. Bogota Savings Bank is a New Jersey chartered stock savings bank that has served the banking needs of its customers in northern and central New Jersey since 1893. It operates from seven offices located in Bogota, Hasbrouck Heights, Newark, Oak Ridge, Parsippany, Teaneck and Upper Saddle River, New Jersey and operates a loan production office in Spring Lake, New Jersey.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements about the Company and the Bank. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding anticipated future events and can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They often include words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” and “intend” or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” or “may.” Forward-looking statements, by their nature, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Certain factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results include increased competitive pressures, changes in the interest rate environment, inflation, general economic conditions or conditions within the securities markets, potential recessionary conditions, real estate market values in the Bank’s lending area, changes in liquidity, including the size and composition of our deposit portfolio, including the percentage of uninsured deposits in the portfolio; changes in the quality of our loan and security portfolios, increases in non-performing and classified loans, monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. Government including policies of the U.S. Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the imposition of tariffs or other domestic or international governmental policies, a failure in or breach of the Company’s operational or security systems or infrastructure, including cyberattacks, the failure to maintain current technologies, failure to retain or attract employees and legislative, accounting and regulatory changes that could adversely affect the business in which the Company and the Bank are engaged.

The Company undertakes no obligation to revise these forward-looking statements or to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release.


BOGOTA FINANCIAL CORP. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION (unaudited)

	As of December 31, 2024			As of December 31, 2023
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks	$	18,020,527		$	13,567,115
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks		34,211,681			11,362,356
Cash and cash equivalents		52,232,208			24,929,471

Securities available for sale		140,307,447			68,888,179
Securities held to maturity (fair value of $70,699,651 at December 31, 2023)		-			72,656,179
Loans, net of allowance $2,620,949 and $2,785,949, respectively		711,716,236			714,688,635
Premises and equipment, net		4,727,302			7,687,387
Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) stock		8,803,000			8,616,100
Accrued interest receivable		4,232,563			3,932,785
Core deposit intangibles		152,893			206,116
Bank owned life insurance		31,859,604			30,987,851
Right of use asset		10,776,596			-
Other assets		6,682,035			6,731,500
Total assets	$	971,489,884		$	939,324,203

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Liabilities
Deposits
Non-interest bearing	$	32,681,963		$	30,554,842
Interest bearing		609,506,079			594,792,300
		642,188,042			625,347,142

FHLB advances-short term		29,500,000			37,500,000
FHLB advances-long term		142,673,182			130,189,663
Advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance		2,809,205			2,733,709
Lease liability		10,780,363			-
Other liabilities		6,249,932			6,380,486
Total liabilities		834,200,724			802,151,000

Stockholders' Equity
Preferred stock $0.01 par value 1,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding at December 31, 2024, and 2023		—			—
Common stock $0.01 par value, 30,000,000 shares authorized, 13,059,175 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2024 and 13,279,230 at December 31, 2023		130,591			132,792
Additional Paid-In capital		55,269,962			56,149,915
Retained earnings		90,006,649			92,177,068
Unearned ESOP shares (382,933 shares at December 31, 2024 and 409,750 shares at December 31, 2023)		(4,520,594	)		(4,821,798	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(3,597,448	)		(6,464,774	)
Total stockholders' equity		137,289,160			137,173,203
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	971,489,884		$	939,324,203


BOGOTA FINANCIAL CORP. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited)

	Three Months Ended						Year Ended
	December 31,						December 31,
	2024			2023			2024			2023
Interest income
Loans	$	8,522,844		$	8,224,488		$	33,411,221		$	32,046,033
Securities
Taxable		1,641,126			1,027,755			6,888,462			4,070,144
Tax-exempt		11,483			13,135			50,892			91,428
Other interest-earning assets		418,634			300,656			1,399,170			1,072,240
Total interest income		10,594,087			9,566,034			41,749,745			37,279,845
Interest expense
Deposits		6,200,367			5,245,865			24,584,690			18,023,772
FHLB advances		1,894,789			1,382,244			6,613,845			4,282,603
Total interest expense		8,095,156			6,628,109			31,198,535			22,306,375
Net interest income		2,498,931			2,937,925			10,551,210			14,973,470
Provision (credit) for credit losses		(218,000	)		—			(148,000	)		(125,000	)
Net interest income after provision (credit) for credit losses		2,716,931			2,937,925			10,699,210			15,098,470
Non-interest income
Fees and service charges		64,285			47,382			228,685			206,763
Gain on sale of loans		20,232			—			31,942			29,375
Gain on sale of properties		9,005,245			—			9,005,245			—
Loss on sale of securities		(8,930,843	)		—			(8,930,843	)		—
Bank-owned life insurance		223,616			207,453			871,753			781,526
Other		36,202			27,711			141,622			121,371
Total non-interest income		418,737			282,546			1,348,404			1,139,035
Non-interest expense
Salaries and employee benefits		2,345,404			3,082,176			8,750,350			9,820,128
Occupancy and equipment		348,778			359,937			1,467,517			1,474,107
FDIC insurance assessment		110,464			98,525			424,090			418,215
Data processing		274,889			251,485			1,203,181			969,398
Advertising		60,840			95,681			371,790			465,064
Director fees		155,699			141,639			622,799			619,650
Professional fees		107,129			248,526			789,646			661,045
Other		212,632			668,220			960,230			1,329,520
Total non-interest expense		3,615,835			4,946,189			14,589,603			15,757,127
(Loss) income before income taxes		(480,167	)		(1,725,718	)		(2,541,989	)		480,378
Income tax (benefit) expense		449,834			(547,958	)		(371,569	)		(162,157	)
Net (loss) income	$	(930,001	)	$	(1,177,760	)	$	(2,170,420	)	$	642,535
Earnings (loss) per Share - basic	$	(0.07	)	$	(0.09	)	$	(0.17	)	$	0.05
Earnings (loss) per Share - diluted	$	(0.07	)	$	(0.09	)	$	(0.17	)	$	0.05
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic		12,686,765			12,767,410			12,767,628			12,891,847
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted		12,686,765			12,767,410			12,767,628			12,891,847


BOGOTA FINANCIAL CORP. SELECTED RATIOS (unaudited)

	At or For the Three Months Ended December 31,						At or For the Twelve Months Ended December 31,
	2024			2023			2024			2023
Performance Ratios ⁽¹⁾:
(Loss) return on average assets (2)		(0.09	)%		(0.51	)%		(0.22	)%		0.07	%
(Loss) return on average equity (3)		(0.68	)%		(3.43	)%		(1.59	)%		0.46	%
Interest rate spread ⁽⁴⁾		0.61	%		0.88	%		0.66	%		1.28	%
Net interest margin ⁽⁵⁾		1.09	%		1.35	%		1.16	%		1.71	%
Efficiency ratio ⁽⁶⁾		123.93	%		153.59	%		122.61	%		97.04	%
Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities		113.67	%		115.71	%		114.48	%		116.95	%
Net loans to deposits		110.83	%		114.29	%		110.83	%		114.29	%
Equity to assets ⁽⁷⁾		13.99	%		14.94	%		14.10	%		14.89	%
Capital Ratios:
Tier 1 capital to average assets								13.34	%		15.24	%
Asset Quality Ratios:
Allowance for credit losses as a percent of total loans								0.37	%		0.39	%
Allowance for credit losses as a percent of non-performing loans								18.77	%		21.81	%
Net charge-offs to average outstanding loans during the period								0.00	%		0.00	%
Non-performing loans as a percent of total loans								1.95	%		1.79	%
Non-performing assets as a percent of total assets								1.44	%		1.36	%

(1	)	Certain performance ratios for the three-month periods are annualized.
(2	)	Represents net income divided by average total assets.
(3	)	Represents net income divided by average stockholders’ equity.
(4	)	Represents the difference between the weighted average yield on average interest-earning assets and the weighted average cost of average interest-bearing liabilities. Tax exempt income is reported on a tax equivalent basis using a combined federal and state marginal tax rate of 27.5%.
(5	)	Represents net interest income as a percent of average interest-earning assets. Tax exempt income is reported on a tax equivalent basis using a combined federal and state marginal tax rate of 27.5% for 2024 and 2023.
(6	)	Represents non-interest expenses divided by the sum of net interest income and non-interest income.
(7	)	Represents average stockholders’ equity divided by average total assets.

LOANS

Loans are summarized as follows at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023:

	December 31,			December 31,
	2024			2023
Real estate:		(unaudited)
Residential First Mortgage	$	472,747,542		$	486,052,422
Commercial Real Estate		118,008,866			99,830,514
Multi-Family Real Estate		74,152,418			75,612,566
Construction		43,183,657			49,302,040
Commercial and Industrial		6,163,747			6,658,370
Consumer		80,955			18,672
Total loans		714,337,185			717,474,584
Allowance for credit losses		(2,620,949	)		(2,785,949	)
Net loans	$	711,716,236		$	714,688,635

The following tables set forth the distribution of total deposit accounts, by account type, at the dates indicated (unaudited).

	At December 31,
	2024								2023
	Amount		Percent			Average Rate			Amount		Percent			Average Rate
	(Dollars in thousands)
Noninterest bearing demand accounts	$	32,681,963		5.09	%		—	%	$	30,554,842		4.89	%		—	%
NOW accounts		55,048,614		8.62			2.53			41,320,723		6.61			1.90
Money market accounts		24,578,021		2.18			0.58			14,641,846		2.34			0.30
Savings accounts		47,001,817		7.3			1.90			45,554,964		7.28			1.76
Certificates of deposit		482,877,627		76.81			4.37			493,274,767		78.88			4.00
Total	$	642,188,042		100.00	%		3.73	%	$	625,347,142		100.00	%		3.42	%

Average Balance Sheets and Related Yields and Rates

The following tables present information regarding average balances of assets and liabilities, the total dollar amounts of interest income and dividends from average interest-earning assets, the total dollar amounts of interest expense on average interest-bearing liabilities, and the resulting annualized average yields and costs. The yields and costs for the periods indicated are derived by dividing income or expense by the average balances of assets or liabilities, respectively, for the periods presented. Average balances have been calculated using daily balances. Nonaccrual loans are included in average balances only. Loan fees are included in interest income on loans and are not material.

	Three Months Ended December 31,
	2024								2023
	Average			Interest and		Yield/			Average			Interest and		Yield/
	Balance			Dividends		Cost ⁽³⁾			Balance			Dividends		Cost ⁽³⁾
	(Dollars in thousands)
	(unaudited)
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	13,547		$	191		5.61	%	$	9,433		$	145		6.08	%
Loans		717,433			8,523		4.73	%		714,380			8,224		4.57	%
Securities		175,308			1,653		3.77	%		133,241			1,041		3.12	%
Other interest-earning assets		9,711			227		9.37	%		7,216			156		8.70	%
Total interest-earning assets		915,999			10,594		4.61	%		864,270			9,566		4.40	%
Non-interest-earning assets		63,511								56,543
Total assets	$	979,510							$	920,813
Liabilities and equity:
NOW and money market accounts	$	67,362		$	366		2.16	%	$	67,510		$	310		1.82	%
Savings accounts		44,425			213		1.91	%		44,855			205		1.81	%
Certificates of deposit		501,875			5,621		4.46	%		497,147			4,731		3.78	%
Total interest-bearing deposits		613,662			6,200		4.02	%		609,512			5,246		3.41	%
Federal Home Loan Bank advances⁽¹⁾		192,196			1,895		3.92	%		137,445			1,382		3.99	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities		805,858			8,095		4.00	%		746,957			6,628		3.52	%
Non-interest-bearing deposits		32,734								34,835
Other non-interest-bearing liabilities		3,837								1,454
Total liabilities		842,429								783,246
Total equity		137,081								137,567
Total liabilities and equity	$	979,510							$	920,813
Net interest income				$	2,499							$	2,938
Interest rate spread⁽²⁾							0.61	%							0.88	%
Net interest margin⁽³⁾							1.09	%							1.35	%
Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities		113.67	%							115.71	%

1.	Cash flow hedges are used to manage interest rate risk. During the three months ended December 31, 2024, the net effect on interest expense on the Federal Home Loan Bank advances was a reduced expense of $280,000.
2.	Interest rate spread represents the difference between the weighted average yield on interest-earning assets and the weighted average cost of interest-bearing liabilities.
3.	Net interest margin represents net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets.

	Twelve Months Ended December 31,
	2024								2023
	Average			Interest and		Yield/			Average			Interest and		Yield/
	Balance			Dividends		Cost ⁽³⁾			Balance			Dividends		Cost ⁽³⁾
	(Dollars in thousands)
	(unaudited)
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	10,197		$	606		5.94	%	$	10,868		$	568		5.23	%
Loans		713,138			33,412		4.69	%		713,799			32,046		4.49	%
Securities		178,684			6,939		3.88	%		144,880			4,162		2.87	%
Other interest-earning assets		9,106			793		8.71	%		6,389			504		7.89	%
Total interest-earning assets		911,125			41,750		4.58	%		875,936			37,280		4.26	%
Non-interest-earning assets		59,511								54,925
Total assets	$	970,636							$	930,861
Liabilities and equity:
NOW and money market accounts	$	67,561		$	1,359		2.01	%	$	85,663		$	1,399		1.63	%
Savings accounts		43,975			821		1.87	%		48,351			580		1.20	%
Certificates of deposit		508,327			22,405		4.41	%		498,129			16,045		3.22	%
Total interest-bearing deposits		619,863			24,585		3.97	%		632,143			18,024		2.85	%
Federal Home Loan Bank advances ⁽¹⁾		175,997			6,614		3.76	%		116,816			4,283		3.67	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities		795,860			31,199		3.92	%		748,959			22,307		2.98	%
Non-interest-bearing deposits		31,572								38,636
Other non-interest-bearing liabilities		6,303								4,627
Total liabilities		833,735								792,222
Total equity		136,901								138,639
Total liabilities and equity	$	970,636							$	930,861
Net interest income				$	10,551							$	14,973
Interest rate spread⁽²⁾							0.66	%							1.28	%
Net interest margin ⁽³⁾							1.16	%							1.71	%
Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities		114.48	%							116.95	%

1.	Cash flow hedges are used to manage interest rate risk. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2024, the net effect on interest expense on the Federal Home Loan Bank advances was a reduced expense of $1.5 million.
2.	Interest rate spread represents the difference between the weighted average yield on interest-earning assets and the weighted average cost of interest-bearing liabilities.
3.	Net interest margin represents net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets.

Rate/Volume Analysis

The following table sets forth the effects of changing rates and volumes on net interest income. The rate column shows the effects attributable to changes in rate (changes in rate multiplied by prior volume). The volume column shows the effects attributable to changes in volume (changes in volume multiplied by prior rate). The net column represents the sum of the prior columns. Changes attributable to changes in both rate and volume that cannot be segregated have been allocated proportionally based on the changes due to rate and the changes due to volume.

	Three Months Ended December 31,									Twelve Months Ended December 31,
	2024 Compared to Three									2024 Compared to Twelve Months
	Months Ended December 31, 2023									Ended December 31, 2023
	Increase (Decrease) Due to									Increase (Decrease) Due to
	Volume			Rate			Net			Volume			Rate			Net
	(In thousands)
	(unaudited)
Interest income:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	114		$	(68	)	$	46		$	(37	)	$	75		$	38
Loans receivable		33			266			299			(30	)		1,396			1,366
Securities		369			243			612			1,108			1,669			2,777
Other interest earning assets		58			13			71			232			57			289
Total interest-earning assets		574			454			1,028			1,273			3,197			4,470
Interest expense:
NOW and money market accounts		(5	)	$	61		$	56			(328	)		288			(40	)
Savings accounts		(12	)		20			8			(57	)		298			241
Certificates of deposit		45			845			890			335			6,025			6,360
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		676			(163	)		513			2,221			110			2,331
Total interest-bearing liabilities		704			763			1,467			2,171			6,721			8,892
Net decrease in net interest income	$	(130	)	$	(309	)	$	(439	)	$	(898	)	$	(3,524	)	$	(4,422	)

Contacts
Kevin Pace – President & CEO, 201-862-0660 ext. 1110

FAQ

What was BSBK's net loss for Q4 2024?

Bogota Financial Corp. reported a net loss of $930,000 or $0.07 per share for Q4 2024.

How much did BSBK's total assets increase in 2024?

Total assets increased by $32.2 million (3.4%) to $971.5 million at December 31, 2024.

What was the impact of BSBK's sale-leaseback transaction in Q4 2024?

The sale-leaseback transaction of three branch offices resulted in a $9.0 million pre-tax gain.

How many shares has BSBK repurchased under its 2024 buyback program?

As of December 31, 2024, BSBK had repurchased 188,047 shares at a cost of $1.4 million under the program.

What was BSBK's net interest margin in Q4 2024?

BSBK's net interest margin decreased to 1.09% in Q4 2024 from 1.35% in Q4 2023.

Bogota Financial Corp. Reports Results for the Three and Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2024