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Cashmere Valley Bank Reports Quarterly Earnings of $7.7 Million

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Cashmere Valley Bank (OTCQX:CSHX) reported quarterly earnings of $7.7 million, or $1.99 diluted earnings per share, for the quarter ending March 31, 2023, reflecting a 27.6% increase year-over-year.

Key highlights include an increase in gross loans to $1.016 billion, though deposit balances fell by 6.2% to $1.84 billion. The bank's net interest income rose to $17.3 million, driven by an improved net interest margin of 3.42%.

Despite strong credit quality with non-performing loans at 0.15%, unrealized losses in the investment portfolio were reported at $76.7 million. Non-interest expense grew to $11.8 million, primarily due to increased salaries. Tier 1 capital improved to $238.0 million.

Positive
  • Quarterly earnings of $7.7 million, up 27.6% year-over-year.
  • Gross loans increased to $1.016 billion, a $44.5 million rise from last year.
  • Net interest income rose to $17.3 million, with a net interest margin of 3.42%.
  • Tier 1 capital increased to $238.0 million, reflecting strong capital position.
Negative
  • Deposit balances decreased by $120.9 million, or 6.2%.
  • Unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities totaled $76.7 million.
  • Non-interest expense increased to $11.8 million, primarily due to a 10.5% rise in salaries and benefits.

CASHMERE, WA / ACCESSWIRE / April 18, 2023 / Cashmere Valley Bank (OTCQX:CSHX) ("Bank"), announced quarterly earnings of $7.7 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2023. Diluted earnings per share were $1.99, representing an increase of $0.43 per share, or 27.6%.

"We are proud to report our first quarter earnings and the improvement these earnings represent," said Greg Oakes, President and CEO. "The benefit of higher rates on our net interest margin is significant. The downside of higher rates is that deposit competition and our costs to retain deposits is starting to increase at a rapid pace. We continue to deploy strategies to attract and retain deposits. In addition, we are continuing to try to unwind the level of unrealized loss in our securities portfolio."

Q1 Highlights
The Bank reported the following statement of condition highlights as of March 31, 2023:

  • As of March 31, 2023, gross loans totaled $1.016 billion, representing an increase from March 31, 2022 of $44.5 million.
  • Deposit balances totaled $1.84 billion as of March 31, 2023. Deposit balances decreased $120.9 million, or 6.2%, from March 31, 2022. Non-interest deposits totaled $425.5 million as of March 31, 2023, which represents 23.1% of total deposits.

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash were $110.5 million at March 31, 2023, compared to $87.6 million at March 31, 2022. The $22.8 million increase was primarily due to efforts to retain higher cash balances as rates paid to the Bank on overnight funds have increased significantly from one year ago. Rates have increased from 0.40% to 4.90% from March 31, 2022 to March 31, 2023. Available borrowing lines from the Federal Home Loan Bank and the Federal Reserve total approximately $347 million. As of March 31, 2023, the Bank had full borrowing capacity as no advances had been made.

Investments
The investment portfolio totaled $836.3 at March 31, 2023, a decrease of $224.5 million from March 31, 2022. As of March 31, 2023, available for sale securities totaled $691.9 million and held to maturity securities totaled $144.4 million. For the quarter ended March 31, 2023, securities earned 3.17% as compared to 1.99% one year ago. The increase in the earnings rate is attributable to increasing yields on floating rate securities in combination with higher rates on new securities purchases.

As of March 31, 2023, unrealized losses on available for sale securities totaled $76.7 million. Additionally, there was a $7.1 million unrealized loss on held to maturity securities. To conform with generally accepted accounting principles, held to maturity securities are recorded on the balance sheet at amortized cost. The unrealized loss on held to maturity securities was not recorded on the balance sheet. As of March 31, 2022, the unrealized loss on available for sale securities totaled $52.7 million and there was no loss on held to maturity securities.

Loans and Credit Quality
Gross loans totaled $1.016 billion as of March 31, 2023, which is an increase of $44.5 million from March 31, 2022. Since March 31, 2022, loan growth was reported for purchased auto dealer loans of $39.2 million, equipment finance loans of $16.6 million, and multi-family loans of $23.8 million. Decreases in loan balances were noted for commercial real estate loans of $25.6 million and municipal loans of $9.5 million.

The Bank adopted the Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) Methodology on January 1, 2023. As part of the adoption the Bank lowered the Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans balance by $1.1 million and increased the unfunded commitment reserve by $2.1 million. According to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) the changes to reserve amounts were applied against capital net of tax rather than through earnings. The allowance for credit losses on loans (ACL) was 1.26% of gross loans as compared to 1.41% one year ago. During the first quarter of 2023, provision expense of $605,000 was recorded, and the allowance totaled $12.8 million.

Credit quality remains exceptionally strong with non-performing loans representing 0.15% of gross loans as of March 31, 2023. This is a slight increase from 0.03% as of March 31, 2022.

Deposits
Deposits totaled $1.84 billion at March 31, 2023. The average cost of deposits increased 36 basis points to 0.63% for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 as compared to 0.27% for the quarter ended March 31, 2022.

Equity
Tier 1 capital remains strong. Tier 1 capital increased to $238.0 million as of March 31, 2023 an increase from $217.9 at March 31, 2022. The increase is due to earnings less dividends paid during the first quarter. The first quarter dividend was paid February 13, 2023 at a rate of $0.85 per share.

As of March 31, 2023, GAAP capital reflects a decrease of $11.0 million from March 31, 2022. The decrease was a result of market value changes in securities as a result of the increase in the treasury yield curve, which was partially offset by earnings.

Earnings

Net Interest Income
Net interest income totaled $17.3 million in the first quarter of 2023, compared to $13.6 million in the same quarter a year ago. The increase from the prior quarter was attributable to an improvement in yields on earning assets of 108 basis points as compared to an increase of 36 basis points in deposit expenses.

Loan interest income increased $1.8 million over the same quarter one year ago as the average yield on loans increased from 3.91% to 4.40%.

Interest income on available for sale and held to maturity securities increased $1.7 million from one year ago as the average yield on securities increased from 1.99% to 3.17%.

Interest income from deposits with other financial institutions increased $1.4 million as the average yield on interest bearing accounts increased from 0.18% to 4.63%.

The net interest margin was 3.42% for the first quarter of 2023, compared to 2.58% during the first quarter of 2022.

Non-Interest Income
Non-interest income totaled $4.5 million in the first quarter of 2023 as compared to $4.5 million in the first quarter of 2022. As mortgage purchases and refinances have slowed, income from mortgage banking operations decreased to $312,000 in the first quarter of 2023 as compared to $755,000 in the first quarter of 2022. Income from insurance commission and fees increased to $1.9 million from $1.7 million in the first quarter of 2022. Net interchange income has increased significantly from $654,000 in the first quarter of 2022 to $1,360,000 in the first quarter of 2023. While interchange volume has increased, the bulk of the increase was due to improved interchange pricing. Price improvements were negotiated for higher interchange income as well as reductions in costs incurred for processing debit card transactions.

Non-Interest Expense
Non-interest expense totaled $11.8 million in the first quarter of 2023 as compared to $11.0 million in the first quarter of 2022.

The primary driver of the increase in non-interest expense has been the increase in salaries and benefits. As compared to the same period one year ago, wages and benefits expense increased $670,000 or 10.5%. Wages and health care premiums are up substantially in an effort to attract and retain employees.

The Bank's efficiency ratio was 54.0% in the first quarter of 2023 as compared to 61.0% in the first quarter of 2022.

About Cashmere Valley Bank
Cashmere Valley Bank was established September 24, 1932 and now has 11 retail offices in Chelan, Douglas, Kittitas and Yakima Counties and a municipal lending office in King County. The Bank provides business and personal banking, commercial lending, insurance services through its wholly owned subsidiary Mitchell, Reed & Schmitten Insurance, investment services, mortgage services, equipment lease financing, auto and marine dealer financing and municipal lending. The success of Cashmere Valley Bank is the result of maintaining a high level of personal service and controlling expenses so our fees and charges offer our customers the best value available. We remain committed to those principles that we feel are best summarized as, "the little Bank with the big circle of friends."

Forward-Looking Statements
This release may contain certain forward-looking statements that are based on management's current expectations regarding economic, legislative, and regulatory issues that may impact the Bank's earnings in future periods. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They often include the words "believe," "expect," "intend," "anticipate," "estimate," "will," "would," "should," "could" or "may." Factors that could cause future results to vary materially from current management expectations include, but are not limited to, general economic conditions, economic uncertainty in the United States and abroad, changes in interest rates, deposit flows, real estate values, costs or effects of acquisitions, competition, changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines, legislation or regulation, and other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory and technological factors affecting the Bank's operations. The Bank undertakes no obligation to release publicly the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

MEDIA CONTACT
Greg Oakes, CEO, (509) 782-2092 or
Mike Lundstrom, CFO, (509) 782-5495

Consolidated Balance Sheets (UNAUDITED)
(Dollars in Thousands)



Cashmere Valley Bank and Subsidiary




March 31, 2023 December 31, 2022 March 31, 2022
Assets



Cash and Cash Equivalent:



Cash & due from banks
$24,027 $27,706 $24,697
Interest bearing deposits
82,565 142,617 54,485
Fed funds sold
3,863 9,989 8,434
Total Cash and Cash Equivalent
110,455 180,312 87,616

Securities available for sale
691,926 670,077 1,060,851
Securities held to maturity, net of allowance for credit losses
of $347 and $0, respectively
144,381 146,409 -
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost
2,505 2,669 2,669
Loans held for sale
4 142 910

Loans
1,016,257 1,005,741 971,745
Allowance for credit losses
(12,831) (13,746) (13,707)
Net loans
1,003,426 991,995 958,038

Premises and equipment
19,286 18,275 17,047
Accrued interest receivable
8,486 8,199 9,237
Bank Owned Life Insurance
26,275 26,105 26,653
Goodwill
7,576 7,576 7,576
Intangibles
3,715 3,796 4,115
Mortgage servicing rights
2,628 2,685 2,744
Net deferred tax assets
21,293 21,021 12,277
Other assets
7,861 8,501 9,774

Total assets
$2,049,817 $2,087,762 $2,199,507

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

Liabilities
Deposits:
Non-interest bearing demand
$425,526 $457,666 $440,821
Savings and interest-bearing demand
1,093,805 1,228,375 1,325,500
Time
321,767 213,978 195,719
Total deposits
1,841,098 1,900,019 1,962,040

Accrued interest payable
1,060 434 363
Short-term borrowings
14,163 17,166 34,887
Other liabilities
15,326 11,753 13,027

Total liabilities
1,871,647 1,929,372 2,010,317

Shareholders' Equity
Common stock (no par value); authorized 10,000,000 shares;
Issued and outstanding: 3/31/2023 -- 3,883,971 ;
12/31/2022 -- 3,883,956 ; 3/31/2022 -- 3,883,801
-- -- --
Additional paid-in capital
4,660 4,540 4,393
Treasury stock
(16,784) (16,784) (16,784)
Retained Earnings
263,123 259,839 243,219
Other comprehensive income
(72,986) (89,239) (41,638)
Total Cashmere Valley Bank shareholders' equity
178,013 158,356 189,190

Noncontrolling interests
157 34 -
Total shareholders' equity
178,170 158,390 189,190


Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
$2,049,817 $2,087,762 $2,199,507


Quarterly Consolidated Statements of Income (UNAUDITED)
(Dollars in Thousands)



Cashmere Valley Bank & Subsidiary




For the quarters ended,

March 31, 2023 December 31, 2022 March 31, 2022
Interest Income



Loans
$10,953 $10,641 $9,197
Fed funds sold and deposits at other financial institutions
1,467 1,190 33
Securities available for sale:
Taxable
5,568 4,904 3,746
Tax-exempt
689 1,099 1,646
Securities held to maturity:
Taxable
804 773 -
Tax-exempt
46 41 -
Total interest income
19,527 18,648 14,622

Interest Expense
Deposits
2,230 1,261 1,029
Short-term borrowings
7 12 16
Total interest expense
2,237 1,273 1,045

Net interest income
17,290 17,375 13,577

Provision for Credit Losses
605 307 47

Net interest income after provision for credit losses
16,685 17,068 13,530

Non-Interest Income
Service charges on deposit accounts
541 557 491
Mortgage banking operations
312 422 755
Net gain (loss) on sales of securities available for sale
(365) (1,019) 135
Brokerage commissions
270 275 276
Insurance commissions and fees
1,863 2,091 1,673
Net interchange income (expense)
1,360 1,204 654
BOLI cash value
170 729 168
Dividends from correspondent banks
27 21 25
Other
287 330 311
Total non-interest income
4,465 4,610 4,488

Non-Interest Expense
Salaries and employee benefits
7,075 5,935 6,405
Occupancy and equipment
928 916 906
Audits and examinations
89 103 193
State and local business and occupation taxes
323 360 279
FDIC insurance & WA state assessments
165 171 173
Legal and professional fees
245 223 209
Check losses and charge-offs
117 109 133
Low income housing investment losses
155 151 144
Data processing
1,539 1,479 1,283
Product delivery
314 309 323
Other
807 889 979
Total non-interest expense
11,757 10,645 11,027

Income before income taxes
9,393 11,033 6,991

Income Taxes
1,670 1,344 913

Net income
$7,723 $9,689 $6,078

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
6 - -
Net income attributable to Cashmere Valley Bank
$7,717 $9,689 $6,078

Earnings Per Share
Basic
$1.99 $2.49 $1.57
Diluted
$1.99 $2.49 $1.56


SOURCE: Cashmere Valley Bank



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FAQ

What were the earnings results for Cashmere Valley Bank in Q1 2023?

Cashmere Valley Bank reported quarterly earnings of $7.7 million, or $1.99 diluted earnings per share, for Q1 2023.

How did gross loans perform for Cashmere Valley Bank?

As of March 31, 2023, gross loans totaled $1.016 billion, reflecting an increase of $44.5 million year-over-year.

What is the current status of deposits at Cashmere Valley Bank?

Deposit balances decreased by $120.9 million, or 6.2%, to $1.84 billion as of March 31, 2023.

What were the net interest income results for Cashmere Valley Bank?

Net interest income for the first quarter of 2023 was $17.3 million, an increase from $13.6 million the previous year.

What is the Tier 1 capital for Cashmere Valley Bank as of March 31, 2023?

Tier 1 capital for Cashmere Valley Bank increased to $238.0 million as of March 31, 2023.

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