First Farmers and Merchants Corporation Reports Second Quarter Results
First Farmers and Merchants Corporation (OTC Pink: FFMH) reported a net income of $4.5 million for Q2 2022, a 17.1% decline year-over-year due to a one-time $1.8 million gain from Visa stock in Q2 2021. Despite this, the company showcased 23% annualized loan growth and a 4.5% increase in net interest income to $11.7 million. Adjusted net income rose 13.8% to $4.5 million. Total deposits decreased 5.9% quarter-over-quarter but increased 10.9% year-over-year. The bank maintains a solid asset quality with nonperforming assets at 0.08%.
- Loan growth of 23% annualized for the quarter.
- Adjusted net income rose 13.8% to $4.5 million.
- Net income of $4.5 million down 17.1% from last year's $5.5 million.
Net Income of
Annualized loan growth accelerates to
“First Farmers’ strong second quarter results benefited from double digit organic loan growth, increased interest income, and higher non-interest income from trust services fee income and service fees on deposit accounts,” stated
“Net income for the second quarter of 2022 was
Key highlights of First Farmers’ results for the second quarter of 2022 include:
-
Net income was
in the second quarter of 2022 compared with$4.5 million in the year-earlier quarter. The decline in net income from last year was due to a$5.5 million gain on the sale of$1.8 million Visa stock in last year’s second quarter. TheVisa gain contributed ($1.3 million per share) to last year’s second quarter’s results. Net income per common share was$0.31 in the second quarter of 2022 compared with$1.05 in the second quarter of 2021. Net income rose$1.26 23.5% from , or$3.7 million per common share, in the first quarter of 2022;$0.85 -
Adjusted net income, which excludes special items, rose
13.8% to , or$4.5 million per common share, compared with$1.03 , or$3.9 million per common share, for the year-earlier quarter (see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section);$0.90 -
Loan growth was up
5.6% for the quarter (22.6% annualized) and up8.0% from the year-earlier quarter after excluding SBA Paycheck Protection (“SBA PPP”) loans; -
Net interest income before provision increased
4.5% to from$11.7 million for the year-earlier quarter.$11.2 million
Williams continued, “We are pleased with our growth in the second quarter and believe our success is due to our team’s focus on customer service and our collaborative team approach across our bank. Our growth strategy has focused our resources to enhance customer experience and generate more opportunities for loan and deposit production. We remain very positive about First Farmers’ continued growth in the second half of 2022.”
“Our core bank earnings were very strong in the second quarter based on improving margins, strength in key non-interest income sources and lower trending non-interest expenses. The quality of these metrics further supports our bank’s efficiency ratio that has improved over the past year and reflects our ongoing strategies to deliver our services more efficiently to our customers. We believe the risk profile of our bank remains very strong and is highlighted by our low levels of nonperforming assets and past due loans, and the quality of new loans generated from our markets.”
Second Quarter 2022 Results of Operations
Net income was down
Net income increased
For the second quarter of 2022, securities available-for-sale declined
Total shareholders’ equity declined
Six Months Results
Net income available to common shareholders was
The increase in adjusted net income benefited from a
Asset Quality
Nonperforming assets increased to
Capital Management Initiatives
During the second quarter of 2022, First Farmers repurchased 6,950 shares of the Company’s common stock in the open market at an average price of
About
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements
This news release may contain certain “forward-looking statements” that represent First Farmers’ expectations or beliefs concerning future events and often use words or phrases such as “opportunities,” “prospects,” “will likely result,” “are expected to,” “will continue,” “is anticipated,” “estimate,” “project,” “intends” or similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements contained herein represent the current expectations, plans or forecast of First Farmers’ and are about matters that are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties. These statements are not guarantees of future results or performance and readers are cautioned to not place undue reliance on them, whether included in this news release or made elsewhere from time to time by First Farmers or on its behalf. First Farmers disclaims any obligation to update such forward-looking statements.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Statements included in this press release include non-GAAP financial measures and should be read along with the accompanying tables, which provide a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP financial measures. First Farmers management uses non-GAAP financial measures, including: (i) adjusted net income and (ii) adjusted basic earnings per share, in its analysis of the Company’s performance. These non-GAAP financial measures exclude the following from net income: securities gains, gain on sale of
FIRST FARMERS AND MERCHANTS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
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Three Months Ended |
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Six Months Ended |
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2022 |
|
2021 |
|
2022 |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
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Total non-interest income |
$ |
3,660 |
|
|
$ |
5,658 |
|
|
$ |
3,466 |
|
|
$ |
7,126 |
|
|
$ |
9,208 |
|
Gain on sale of securities |
|
- |
|
|
|
(65 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(186 |
) |
Gain on equity securities |
|
(25 |
) |
|
|
(239 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(25 |
) |
|
|
(239 |
) |
Gain on sale of |
|
- |
|
|
|
(1,811 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(91 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Gain on sale of premises and equipment |
|
(91 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(1,811 |
) |
Adjusted non-interest income |
$ |
3,544 |
|
|
$ |
3,543 |
|
|
$ |
3,466 |
|
|
$ |
7,010 |
|
|
$ |
6,972 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Total non-interest income |
$ |
9,755 |
|
|
$ |
9,925 |
|
|
$ |
10,425 |
|
|
$ |
20,180 |
|
|
$ |
20,615 |
|
One-time digital conversion fees |
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(207 |
) |
|
|
(207 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Adjusted non-interest expense |
$ |
9,755 |
|
|
$ |
9,925 |
|
|
$ |
10,218 |
|
|
$ |
19,973 |
|
|
$ |
20,615 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Net income as reported |
$ |
4,538 |
|
|
$ |
5,476 |
|
|
$ |
3,682 |
|
|
$ |
8,220 |
|
|
$ |
8,479 |
|
Total adjustments, net of tax1 |
|
(86 |
) |
|
|
(1,563 |
) |
|
|
153 |
|
|
|
67 |
|
|
|
(1,652 |
) |
Adjusted net income |
$ |
4,452 |
|
|
$ |
3,913 |
|
|
$ |
3,835 |
|
|
$ |
8,287 |
|
|
$ |
6,827 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Basic earnings per share |
$ |
1.05 |
|
|
$ |
1.26 |
|
|
$ |
0.85 |
|
|
$ |
1.90 |
|
|
$ |
1.95 |
|
Total adjustments, net of tax1 |
|
(0.02 |
) |
|
|
(0.36 |
) |
|
|
0.04 |
|
|
|
0.02 |
|
|
|
(0.38 |
) |
Adjusted basic earnings per share |
$ |
1.03 |
|
|
$ |
0.90 |
|
|
$ |
0.89 |
|
|
$ |
1.92 |
|
|
$ |
1.57 |
|
(1) The effective tax rate of |
FIRST FARMERS AND MERCHANTS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
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(unaudited) |
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(dollars in thousands, except per share data) |
|
2022 |
|
2021(1) |
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ASSETS |
Cash and due from banks |
|
$ |
32,074 |
|
$ |
19,791 |
|
||
Interest-bearing deposits |
|
28,815 |
|
75,065 |
|
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Federal funds sold |
|
966 |
|
8,374 |
|
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Total cash and cash equivalents |
|
61,855 |
|
103,230 |
|
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Securities: |
|
|
|
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Available-for-sale |
|
885,129 |
|
876,987 |
|
|||||
Held-to-maturity (fair market value |
|
15,108 |
|
15,128 |
|
|||||
|
Equity securities |
|
2,505 |
|
|
2,481 |
|
|||
Loans held-for-sale |
|
988 |
|
2,197 |
|
|||||
Loans, net of deferred fees |
|
941,357 |
|
886,891 |
|
|||||
Allowance for loan and lease losses |
|
(9,386 |
) |
(9,605 |
) |
|||||
Net loans |
|
931,971 |
|
877,286 |
|
|||||
Bank premises and equipment, net |
|
32,237 |
|
32,627 |
|
|||||
Bank-owned life insurance |
|
35,591 |
|
35,354 |
|
|||||
|
|
9,018 |
|
9,018 |
|
|||||
|
Deferred tax asset |
|
23,997 |
|
|
4,085 |
|
|||
Other assets |
|
14,010 |
|
14,345 |
|
|||||
|
TOTAL ASSETS |
|
$ |
2,012,409 |
|
|
$ |
1,972,738 |
|
|
LIABILITIES |
Deposits: |
|
|
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Noninterest-bearing |
|
$ |
546,946 |
|
$ |
522,725 |
|
|||
Interest-bearing |
|
1,333,666 |
|
1,268,481 |
|
|||||
Total deposits |
|
1,880,612 |
|
1,791,206 |
|
|||||
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
|
22,641 |
|
|
22,901 |
|
|||
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES |
|
1,903,253 |
|
|
1,814,107 |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
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SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
Common stock - |
|
43,099 |
|
|
43,173 |
|
|||
|
Retained earnings |
|
125,767 |
|
119,507 |
|
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
|
(59,805 |
) |
(4,144 |
) |
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Total shareholders’ equity attributable to |
|
109,061 |
|
158,536 |
|
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Noncontrolling interest - preferred stock of subsidiary |
|
95 |
|
95 |
|
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TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
|
109,156 |
|
158,631 |
|
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|
|
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
|
$ |
2,012,409 |
|
|
$ |
1,972,738 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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(1) Derived from audited financial statements as of |
FIRST FARMERS AND MERCHANTS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
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Three Months Ended
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Six Months Ended
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(dollars in thousands, except per share data) |
2022 |
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2021 |
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2022 |
|
2021 |
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INTEREST AND |
Interest and fees on loans |
$ |
8,985 |
|
$ |
9,480 |
|
$ |
17,572 |
|
|
$ |
19,091 |
|
DIVIDEND |
Income on investment securities |
|
|
|
|
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INCOME |
Taxable interest |
2,615 |
|
1,780 |
|
4,979 |
|
|
3,021 |
|
||||
Exempt from federal income tax |
512 |
|
602 |
|
1,021 |
|
|
1,095 |
|
|||||
Interest from federal funds sold and other |
86 |
|
10 |
|
116 |
|
|
36 |
|
|||||
|
Total interest income |
12,198 |
|
11,872 |
|
23,688 |
|
|
23,243 |
|
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INTEREST EXPENSE |
Interest on deposits |
505 |
|
685 |
|
877 |
|
|
1,463 |
|
||||
|
Interest on other borrowings |
- |
|
1 |
|
- |
|
|
1 |
|
||||
Total interest expense |
505 |
|
686 |
|
877 |
|
|
1,464 |
|
|||||
Net interest income |
11,693 |
|
11,186 |
|
22,811 |
|
|
21,779 |
|
|||||
(Provision credit) for loan and lease losses |
- |
|
- |
|
(320 |
) |
|
(150 |
) |
|||||
|
Net interest income after provision |
11,693 |
|
11,186 |
|
23,131 |
|
|
21,929 |
|
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NON-INTEREST |
Mortgage banking activities |
173 |
|
367 |
|
440 |
|
|
835 |
|
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INCOME |
Trust services fee income |
1,027 |
|
1,017 |
|
2,093 |
|
|
1,992 |
|
||||
|
Service fees on deposit accounts |
1,944 |
|
1,795 |
|
3,694 |
|
|
3,444 |
|
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Investment services fee income |
110 |
|
89 |
|
220 |
|
|
171 |
|
|||||
Earnings on bank-owned life insurance |
121 |
|
124 |
|
237 |
|
|
223 |
|
|||||
Gain on sale of investments |
- |
|
65 |
|
- |
|
|
186 |
|
|||||
|
Gain on equity securities |
25 |
|
- |
|
25 |
|
|
238 |
|
||||
|
Gain on sale of premises and equipment |
91 |
|
- |
|
91 |
|
|
- |
|
||||
|
Gain on sale of |
- |
|
1,811 |
|
- |
|
|
1,811 |
|
||||
Other non-interest income |
169 |
|
390 |
|
326 |
|
|
308 |
|
|||||
|
Total non-interest income |
3,660 |
|
5,658 |
|
7,126 |
|
|
9,208 |
|
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NON-INTEREST |
Salaries and employee benefits |
5,626 |
|
5,820 |
|
11,495 |
|
|
12,220 |
|
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EXPENSE |
Net occupancy expense |
603 |
|
648 |
|
1,141 |
|
|
1,399 |
|
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Depreciation expense |
478 |
|
501 |
|
932 |
|
|
1,010 |
|
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Data processing expense |
486 |
|
681 |
|
1,544 |
|
|
1,464 |
|
|||||
|
Software support and other computer expense |
965 |
|
829 |
|
1,812 |
|
|
1,553 |
|
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Legal and professional fees |
218 |
|
191 |
|
519 |
|
|
417 |
|
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Audits and exams expense |
186 |
|
171 |
|
362 |
|
|
347 |
|
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Advertising and promotions |
239 |
|
232 |
|
442 |
|
|
488 |
|
|||||
|
161 |
|
160 |
|
330 |
|
|
313 |
|
|||||
Other non-interest expense |
793 |
|
692 |
|
1,603 |
|
|
1,404 |
|
|||||
Total non-interest expense |
9,755 |
|
9,925 |
|
20,180 |
|
|
20,615 |
|
|||||
Income before provision for income taxes |
5,598 |
|
6,919 |
|
10,077 |
|
|
10,522 |
|
|||||
|
Provision for income taxes |
1,052 |
|
1,435 |
|
1,849 |
|
|
2,035 |
|
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Net income |
4,546 |
|
5,484 |
|
8,228 |
|
|
8,487 |
|
|||||
Noncontrolling interest - dividends on preferred stock subsidiary |
8 |
|
8 |
|
8 |
|
|
8 |
|
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|
Net income available to common shareholders |
$ |
4,538 |
|
$ |
5,476 |
|
$ |
8,220 |
|
|
$ |
8,479 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Weighted average shares outstanding |
4,313,455 |
|
4,357,546 |
|
4,315,302 |
|
|
4,358,470 |
|
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|
Earnings per share |
$ |
1.05 |
|
$ |
1.26 |
|
$ |
1.90 |
|
|
$ |
1.95 |
|
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For the Three Months Ended |
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(dollars in thousands, except per share data) |
2022 |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
2021 |
|
2021 |
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Results of Operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Interest income |
$ |
12,198 |
|
|
$ |
11,490 |
|
|
$ |
12,151 |
|
|
$ |
12,143 |
|
|
$ |
11,872 |
|
Interest expense |
505 |
|
|
372 |
|
|
400 |
|
|
517 |
|
|
686 |
|
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Net interest income |
11,693 |
|
|
11,118 |
|
|
11,751 |
|
|
11,626 |
|
|
11,186 |
|
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Provision credit for loan and lease losses |
- |
|
|
(320 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
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Non-interest income |
3,660 |
|
|
3,466 |
|
|
3,863 |
|
|
3,712 |
|
|
5,658 |
|
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Non-interest expense and non-controlling interest – preferred stock of subsidiary |
9,755 |
|
|
10,425 |
|
|
11,961 |
|
|
10,398 |
|
|
9,933 |
|
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Income before income taxes |
5,598 |
|
|
4,479 |
|
|
3,653 |
|
|
4,940 |
|
|
6,911 |
|
|||||
Income taxes |
1,052 |
|
|
797 |
|
|
582 |
|
|
871 |
|
|
1,435 |
|
|||||
Net income for common shareholders |
$ |
4,546 |
|
|
$ |
3,682 |
|
|
$ |
3,071 |
|
|
$ |
4,069 |
|
|
$ |
5,476 |
|
Per Share Data: |
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|
|
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|
|
|
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Basic earnings per share |
$ |
1.05 |
|
|
$ |
0.85 |
|
|
$ |
0.71 |
|
|
$ |
0.94 |
|
|
$ |
1.26 |
|
Weighted average shares outstanding per quarter |
4,313,455 |
|
|
4,317,169 |
|
|
4,326,090 |
|
|
4,340,048 |
|
|
4,357,546 |
|
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Financial Condition Data and Ratios: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Total securities |
$ |
902,742 |
|
|
$ |
944,543 |
|
|
$ |
894,596 |
|
|
$ |
848,223 |
|
|
$ |
785,606 |
|
Available-for-sale securities, fair market value |
$ |
885,129 |
|
|
$ |
926,944 |
|
|
$ |
876,987 |
|
|
$ |
829,180 |
|
|
$ |
766,552 |
|
Available-for-sale securities, amortized cost |
$ |
967,235 |
|
|
$ |
983,958 |
|
|
$ |
883,853 |
|
|
$ |
828,465 |
|
|
$ |
763,750 |
|
Loans, net of deferred fees |
$ |
941,357 |
|
|
$ |
891,108 |
|
|
$ |
886,891 |
|
|
$ |
902,234 |
|
|
$ |
908,510 |
|
Allowance for loan and lease losses |
$ |
(9,386 |
) |
|
$ |
(9,388 |
) |
|
$ |
(9,605 |
) |
|
$ |
(9,590 |
) |
|
$ |
(9,581 |
) |
Total assets |
$ |
2,012,409 |
|
|
$ |
2,144,206 |
|
|
$ |
1,972,738 |
|
|
$ |
1,920,554 |
|
|
$ |
1,878,942 |
|
Total deposits |
$ |
1,880,612 |
|
|
$ |
1,998,175 |
|
|
$ |
1,791,206 |
|
|
$ |
1,736,614 |
|
|
$ |
1,695,990 |
|
Net interest income, on a fully taxable-equivalent basis |
$ |
11,956 |
|
|
$ |
11,379 |
|
|
$ |
12,013 |
|
|
$ |
11,899 |
|
|
$ |
11,484 |
|
Net interest margin |
2.46 |
% |
|
2.43 |
% |
|
2.62 |
% |
|
2.63 |
% |
|
2.60 |
% |
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Efficiency |
62.94 |
% |
|
68.83 |
% |
|
66.57 |
% |
|
67.39 |
% |
|
66.05 |
% |
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Asset Quality Data and Ratios: |
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Total nonperforming assets |
$ |
1,635 |
|
|
$ |
1,002 |
|
|
$ |
1,217 |
|
|
$ |
1,579 |
|
|
$ |
1,347 |
|
Nonperforming assets to total assets |
0.08 |
% |
|
0.05 |
% |
|
0.06 |
% |
|
0.08 |
% |
|
0.07 |
% |
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Allowance for loan and lease losses to total loans |
1.00 |
% |
|
1.05 |
% |
|
1.08 |
% |
|
1.06 |
% |
|
1.05 |
% |
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Net (recoveries) charge-offs to average loans (annualized) |
(0.02 |
%) |
|
(0.05 |
%) |
|
0.00 |
% |
|
0.00 |
% |
|
0.00 |
% |
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