Farmers National Banc Corp. Announces 2020 Fourth Quarter and Annual Financial Results

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Farmers National Banc Corp. (FMNB) reported strong financial results for Q4 and the full year ended December 31, 2020. Net income for Q4 was $11.4 million ($0.40/share), up from $9.7 million ($0.35/share) in Q4 2019. Annual net income rose to $41.9 million ($1.47/share), compared to $35.8 million ($1.28/share) in 2019. Loans increased 14.7% year-over-year to $2.08 billion. However, non-performing assets rose to 0.45%. The efficiency ratio improved to 50.25%. Farmers offered financial assistance to customers during the pandemic, facilitating $199.8 million in PPP loans for 1,714 businesses.

Positive

• Net income increased to $41.9 million for the year, up from $35.8 million in 2019.
• Loans grew by 14.7% year-over-year to $2.08 billion.
• Noninterest income surged by 36.7% to $10.7 million in Q4 2020.
• Efficiency ratio improved to 50.25% from 54.51% in Q4 2019.

Negative

• Non-performing assets to total assets increased to 0.45% from 0.26% year-over-year.
• Total noninterest expenses rose by 19.73% year-over-year.

Farmers National Banc Corp. (Farmers) (NASDAQ: FMNB) today reported financial results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2020.

Net income for the three months ended December 31, 2020 was $11.4 million, or $0.40 per diluted share, which compares to $9.7 million, or $0.35 per diluted share, for the three months ended December 31, 2019 and $10.9 million or $0.38 per diluted share for the linked quarter. Net income excluding acquisition costs (non-GAAP) for the quarter ended December 31, 2020 was $12.8 million or $0.45 per share, compared to $9.8 million or $0.35 per share for the same quarter in 2019 and $10.9 million or $0.39 per share for the most recent prior quarter.

Annualized return on average assets and annualized return on average equity were 1.49% and 13.10%, respectively, for the three month period ending December 31, 2020, compared to 1.58% and 12.78% for the same three month period in 2019, and 1.46% and 12.87% for the linked quarter. Farmers’ annualized return on average tangible equity (non-GAAP) was 15.48% for the quarter ended December 31, 2020 compared to 15.03% for the same quarter in 2019 and 15.30% for the linked quarter.

Net income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 was $41.9 million, or $1.47 per diluted share, compared to $35.8 million or $1.28 per diluted share for the same twelve month period in 2019. Return on average assets and return on average equity were 1.46% and 12.80%, respectively, for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020, compared to 1.50% and 12.56% for the same period in 2019.

Kevin J. Helmick, President and CEO, stated, “In an unprecedented year, I must take time to reflect on the challenges we faced this year with the onset of the pandemic. Farmers Associates stood strong by delivering creative and steadfast customer service and support to our stakeholders. I would like to thank all of our Associates for helping deliver another outstanding quarter and year of record results. Our record fourth quarter financial results demonstrate that when our customers and communities win, we win, and we remain focused on ensuring our customers are well positioned to achieve their financial goals.”

Farmers is offering special financial assistance to support customers who are experiencing financial hardships related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The following table reports the number and amount of payment deferrals by loan type as of dates listed:

	March 31, 2020						June 30, 2020						Sept. 30, 2020						Dec. 31, 2020
(dollars in thousands)	Outstanding Balance			Number of Loans			Outstanding Balance			Number of Loans			Outstanding Balance			Number of Loans			Outstanding Balance			Number of Loans
Commercial real estate	$	75,809			78		$	43,954			44		$	155			1		$	5,900			2
Commercial		11,839			81			8,515			69			0			0			489			1
Agricultural		1,492			11			8,340			22			469			2			0			0
Residential real estate		5,506			41			3,785			37			222			1			0			0
Consumer		2,840			127			1,858			100			2			1			2			1
Total	$	97,486			338		$	66,452			272		$	848			5		$	6,391			4

The Company offered three month deferrals upon request by the borrowers. The deferral requests began in the middle of March, 2020 and concluded at the end of the three month deferral period. The decline in deferred loans and balances was due to the ending of the deferment period and not all borrowers requested additional deferments as most continued to pay under the original terms of their loan.

Farmers is also a preferred SBA lender and dedicated significant additional staff and other resources to help our customers complete and submit their applications and supporting documentation for loans offered under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, so they could obtain SBA approval and receive funding as quickly as possible. During the period of the initial PPP program, the Company facilitated PPP assistance to 1,714 business customers totaling $199.8 million. The Company, on behalf of its customers, began processing borrower applications for PPP forgiveness at the beginning of September 2020. The SBA has up to ninety days to review an application for PPP forgiveness and provide a decision at the end of that review. Once forgiveness of the PPP loans has been communicated and payment is received from the SBA, the Company will record the cash received from the SBA, pay-off the loans based on the amount of forgiveness provided and accelerate the amount of net deferred loan fees/costs recognized for the portion of the PPP loans that are forgiven. At December 31, 2020, the Company had received payments from the SBA for forgiveness of loans totaling $67.6 million, or approximately 33.8% of the total PPP loans. The Company has begun processing new applications for the second round of PPP loan funding.

2020 Fourth Quarter Financial Highlights

• Loans

Total loans were $2.08 billion at December 31, 2020, compared to $1.81 billion at December 31, 2019, representing an increase of 14.7%. Excluding the $182.1 million of loans added from the Maple Leaf acquisition, loan growth was 4.7%. The increase in loans was a direct result of Farmers’ focus on loan growth utilizing a talented lending and credit team, while adhering to a sound underwriting discipline. The increase in loans has occurred primarily in the PPP category, with $128.1 million, net of deferred fees, in outstanding balances. Loans now comprise 74.4% of the Bank's average earning assets for the quarter ended December 31, 2020, compared to 79.5% for the same period in 2019. The growth in the second quarter of 2020 from PPP loans has resulted in an 11.8% increase in tax equated loan interest income, including fees, in the fourth quarter of 2020 compared to the same quarter in 2019. A summary of loans summarized by industries that have particular vulnerability to the effects of COVID-19 and their outstanding balance as a percentage of total loans, as of December 31, 2020, is shown in the following table:

(dollars in thousands)	Outstanding Balance		% of total loans
Restaurants and Catering Facilities	$45,147		2.17%
Hotels	40,888		1.97%
Golf Courses	7,262		0.35%
Energy	690		0.03%
Total	$93,987		4.52%

• Deposits and Liquidity

Farmers maintains, in the opinion of management, liquidity sufficient to satisfy depositors’ requirements and meet the credit needs of its customers. The Company’s non-brokered deposits increased 34% from $1.9 billion at December 31, 2019 to $2.6 billion at December 31, 2020. As a result of the large increase in deposits, the loan to deposit ratio at December 31, 2020 stands at 79.6%, a decrease compared to 90.2% one year ago. The Company has additional borrowing capacity at the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati and approved lines of credit at two domestic banks.

• Loan quality

Non-performing assets to total assets remain at a low level, currently at 0.45%, but increased from the 0.26% reported one year ago. Early stage delinquencies were $9.3 million, or 0.45% of total loans, at December 31, 2020, compared to $10.1 million, or 0.47% of total loans, for the quarter ended September 30, 2020. Net charge-offs for the current quarter were $197 thousand, compared to $374 thousand in the same quarter in 2019. Total net charge-offs as a percentage of average net loans outstanding is 0.04% for the quarter ended December 31, 2020 unchanged compared to the most recent quarter.

The Company increased its provision for loan losses to $3.0 million, an increase of $400 thousand compared to the $2.6 million provision recorded in the most recent quarter. This additional provision is the amount determined to be required as a result of the impact of increased negative factors that exist in the current economic environment. As an overall percentage of loans, the allowance for loan losses increased to 1.07% for the current quarter compared to 0.90% for the quarter ended September 30, 2020. Excluding the PPP loans, this allowance for loan losses to gross loans ratio increases to 1.14% (non-GAAP). The ratio of the allowance for loan losses to gross loans, excluding PPP loans and acquired loans is 1.31% (non-GAAP).

In accordance with the accounting relief provisions of the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act, that was signed into law in late December 2020, the Bank has postponed adoption of the current expected credit losses (“CECL”) accounting standards, primarily due to the impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on the economy and the lack of reasonable and supportable economic forecasts.

• Net interest margin

The net interest margin for the three months ended December 31, 2020 was 3.73%, an 11 basis points decrease from the quarter ended December 31, 2019, but 14 basis points more than the 3.59% reported for the linked quarter. In comparing the fourth quarter of 2020 to the same period in 2019, asset yields decreased 51 basis points, while the cost of interest-bearing liabilities decreased 53 basis points. Most of the decrease in the asset yields was the result of lower rates earned on loans, declining from 5.05% to 4.83% due to the decrease in the prime lending rate and the addition of the lower yielding PPP loans. The cost of interest bearing liabilities decreased as the Federal Funds target rate was lowered to a target of 0-0.25% at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Each of the major interest-bearing liability categories experienced cost decreases compared to one year ago. The net interest margin for the quarter ended December 31, 2020 excluding interest and fees from PPP loans is 3.61% (non-GAAP). The net interest margin is also impacted by the additional accretion as a result of the discounted loan portfolios acquired in previous mergers, which increased the net interest margin by 4 basis points for the quarters ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

• Noninterest income

Noninterest income increased 36.7% to $10.7 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2020 compared to $7.8 million in the same quarter in 2019. Gains on the sales of mortgage loans increased $2.4 million or 157.15%, as lower interest rates prompted an increase in mortgage loan refinancing and new home purchases. Security gains increased $151 thousand, insurance agency commissions increased $80 thousand or 11.49% and debit card interchange fees increased $139 thousand or 15.08%, but those increases were offset by a $209 thousand or 18.35% decrease in deposit account service charge income due to a change in consumer behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic. Other operating income was $204 thousand or 31.34% higher due to captive insurance company reimbursements related to the class action lawsuit settlement expense recorded in the prior year.

• Noninterest expenses

Farmers has remained committed to managing the level of noninterest expenses. Total noninterest expenses for the fourth quarter of 2020 increased 19.73% to $19.8 million compared to $16.5 million in the same quarter in 2019, primarily as a result of increases in salaries and employee benefits of $510 thousand or 5.6% and occupancy expense of $393 thousand or 23.58%. Acquisition related costs increased $1.7 million related to the Geauga Savings Bank acquisition completed earlier in the year. Other operating expenses also increased $1.2 million or 53.95% as a result of increased mortgage servicing rights expense and captive insurance company losses from members of the pool made claims for COVID-19 costs. Annualized noninterest expenses excluding acquisition costs (non-GAAP) measured as a percentage of quarterly average assets decreased from 2.68% in the fourth quarter of 2019 to 2.35% in the fourth quarter of 2020.

• Efficiency ratio

The efficiency ratio for the quarter ended December 31, 2020 improved to 50.25% compared to 54.51% for the same quarter in 2019. The improvement in mortgage banking income and net interest income, accompanied with careful management of noninterest expenses were the main drivers of the improvement.

Founded in 1887, Farmers National Banc Corp. is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Canfield, Ohio, with $3 billion in banking assets. Farmers National Banc Corp.’s wholly-owned subsidiaries are comprised of The Farmers National Bank of Canfield, a full-service national bank engaged in commercial and retail banking with 41 banking locations in Mahoning, Trumbull, Columbiana, Stark, Wayne, Medina, Geauga and Cuyahoga Counties in Ohio and Beaver County in Pennsylvania, and Farmers Trust Company, which operates five trust offices and offers services in the same geographic markets. Total wealth management assets under care at December 31, 2020 are $2.8 billion. Farmers National Insurance, LLC and Bowers Insurance Agency, Inc., wholly-owned subsidiaries of The Farmers National Bank of Canfield, offer a variety of insurance products.

Non-GAAP Disclosure

This press release includes disclosures of Farmers’ tangible common equity ratio, return on average tangible assets, return on average tangible equity and net income excluding costs related to acquisition activities, which are financial measures not prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP). A non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of historical or future financial performance, financial position or cash flows that excludes or includes amounts that are required to be disclosed by GAAP. Farmers believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide both management and investors a more complete understanding of the underlying operational results and trends and Farmers’ marketplace performance. The presentation of this additional information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the numbers prepared in accordance with GAAP. The reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures are included in the tables following Consolidated Financial Highlights below.

Forward-Looking Statements

This earnings release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements about Farmers’ financial condition, results of operations, asset quality trends and profitability. Forward-looking statements are not historical facts but instead represent only management’s current expectations and forecasts regarding future events, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of Farmers’ control. Forward-looking statements are preceded by terms such as “expects,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “intends” and similar expressions, as well as any statements related to future expectations of performance or conditional verbs, such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could” or “may.” Farmers’ actual results and financial condition may differ, possibly materially, from the anticipated results and financial condition indicated in these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause Farmers’ actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements include impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, including further resurgence in the spread of COVID-19, on local, national and global economic conditions; higher default rates on loans made to our customers related to COVID-19 and its impact on our customers’ operations and financial condition; unexpected changes in interest rates or disruptions in the mortgage markets related to COVID-19 or other responses to the health crisis; impacts of the upcoming U.S. elections on the regulatory landscape, capital markets, and response to and management of the COVID-19 pandemic including further economic stimulus from the federal government; and the other factors contained in Farmers’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and available on Farmers’ website (www.farmersbankgroup.com) and on the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov). Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and should not be relied upon as representing management’s views as of any subsequent date. Farmers does not undertake any obligation to update the forward-looking statements to reflect the impact of circumstances or events that may arise after the date of the forward-looking statements.

Farmers National Banc Corp. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Financial Highlights
(Amounts in thousands, except per share results) Unaudited
Consolidated Statements of Income		For the Three Months Ended										For the Twelve Months Ended
		Dec. 31,		Sept. 30,		June 30,		March 31,		Dec. 31,		Dec. 31,		Dec. 31,		Percent
		2020		2020		2020		2020		2019		2020		2019		Change
Total interest income		$28,833		$27,635		$28,142		$27,717		$25,847		$112,327		$101,986		10.1%
Total interest expense		3,030		3,470		4,221		5,415		4,682		16,136		19,608		-17.7%
Net interest income		25,803		24,165		23,921		22,302		21,165		96,191		82,378		16.8%
Provision for loan losses		3,000		2,600		2,400		1,100		600		9,100		2,450		271.4%
Noninterest income		10,682		9,467		9,136		7,870		7,814		37,155		28,602		29.9%
Acquisition related costs		1,798		58		48		1,319		104		3,223		197		1536.0%
Other expense		17,979		17,662		17,692		17,418		16,414		70,751		65,258		8.4%
Income before income taxes		13,708		13,312		12,917		10,335		11,861		50,272		43,075		16.7%
Income taxes		2,351		2,443		1,906		1,696		2,186		8,396		7,315		14.8%
Net income		$11,357		$10,869		$11,011		$8,639		$9,675		$41,876		$35,760		17.1%
Average diluted shares outstanding		28,322		28,291		28,280		28,710		27,829		28,394		27,876
Basic earnings per share		0.40		0.39		0.39		0.30		0.35		1.48		1.29
Diluted earnings per share		0.40		0.38		0.39		0.30		0.35		1.47		1.28
Cash dividends		3,100		3,101		3,100		3,104		2,767		12,405		10,538
Cash dividends per share		0.11		0.11		0.11		0.11		0.10		0.44		0.38
Performance Ratios
Net Interest Margin (Annualized)		3.73%		3.59%		3.74%		3.75%		3.84%		3.70%		3.82%
Efficiency Ratio (Tax equivalent basis)		50.25%		50.66%		50.75%		59.72%		54.51%		52.82%		56.59%
Return on Average Assets (Annualized)		1.49%		1.46%		1.56%		1.32%		1.58%		1.46%		1.50%
Return on Average Equity (Annualized)		13.10%		12.87%		14.02%		11.53%		12.78%		12.80%		12.56%
Dividends to Net Income		27.30%		28.53%		28.15%		35.93%		28.60%		29.62%		29.47%
Other Performance Ratios (Non-GAAP)
Return on Average Tangible Assets		1.52%		1.50%		1.58%		1.33%		1.62%		1.48%		1.53%
Return on Average Tangible Equity		15.48%		15.30%		16.69%		13.81%		15.03%		15.07%		14.81%
Return on Average Tangible Equity excluding acquisition costs		17.43%		15.37%		16.75%		15.50%		15.17%		16.00%		14.88%

Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
		Dec. 31,		Sept. 30,		June 30,		March 31,		Dec. 31,
		2020		2020		2020		2020		2019
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$254,621		$199,575		$103,954		$83,107		$70,760
Securities available for sale		575,600		481,509		475,614		448,043		432,233
Equity securities		6,881		8,307		8,375		8,080		7,909
Loans held for sale		4,766		7,076		3,395		3,272		2,600
Loans		2,078,044		2,147,158		2,149,690		1,976,582		1,811,539
Less allowance for loan losses		22,144		19,341		16,960		14,952		14,487
Net Loans		2,055,900		2,127,817		2,132,730		1,961,630		1,797,052
Other assets		173,380		164,895		161,612		164,256		138,604
Total Assets		$3,071,148		$2,989,179		$2,885,680		$2,668,388		$2,449,158
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Deposits
Noninterest-bearing		$608,791		$577,334		$593,162		$449,952		$434,126
Interest-bearing		2,002,087		1,960,998		1,846,323		1,796,325		1,574,838
Total deposits		2,610,878		2,538,332		2,439,485		2,246,277		2,008,964
Other interest-bearing liabilities		78,906		81,690		80,115		96,852		122,197
Other liabilities		31,267		29,189		34,728		21,523		18,688
Total liabilities		2,721,051		2,649,211		2,554,328		2,364,652		2,149,849
Stockholders' Equity		350,097		339,968		331,352		303,736		299,309
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity		$3,071,148		$2,989,179		$2,885,680		$2,668,388		$2,449,158
Period-end shares outstanding		28,190		28,186		28,180		28,127		27,671
Book value per share		$12.42		$12.06		$11.76		$10.80		$10.82
Tangible book value per share (Non-GAAP)*		10.66		10.23		9.92		8.94		9.28
* Tangible book value per share is calculated by dividing tangible common equity by average outstanding shares
Capital and Liquidity
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio (a)		12.81%		12.98%		12.65%		12.26%		12.94%
Total Risk Based Capital Ratio (a)		13.82%		14.36%		13.92%		13.43%		13.82%
Tier 1 Risk Based Capital Ratio (a)		12.91%		13.43%		13.10%		12.70%		13.06%
Tier 1 Leverage Ratio (a)		10.18%		9.67%		9.71%		10.18%		10.69%
Equity to Asset Ratio		11.40%		11.37%		11.48%		11.38%		12.22%
Tangible Common Equity Ratio (b)		9.94%		9.82%		9.86%		9.61%		10.67%
Net Loans to Assets		66.94%		71.18%		73.91%		73.51%		73.37%
Loans to Deposits		79.59%		84.59%		88.12%		87.99%		90.17%
Asset Quality
Non-performing loans		$13,835		$11,841		$12,225		$11,845		$6,345
Other Real Estate Owned		0		73		41		131		19
Non-performing assets		13,835		11,914		12,266		11,976		6,364
Loans 30 - 89 days delinquent		9,297		10,134		10,336		19,067		11,893
Charged-off loans		387		393		524		749		519
Recoveries		190		174		132		114		145
Net Charge-offs		197		219		392		635		374
Annualized Net Charge-offs to Average Net Loans Outstanding		0.04%		0.04%		0.08%		0.13%		0.09%
Allowance for Loan Losses to Total Loans		1.07%		0.90%		0.79%		0.76%		0.80%
Non-performing Loans to Total Loans		0.67%		0.55%		0.57%		0.60%		0.35%
Allowance to Non-performing Loans		160.06%		163.34%		138.73%		126.23%		228.32%
Non-performing Assets to Total Assets		0.45%		0.40%		0.43%		0.45%		0.26%
(a) December 31, 2020 ratio is estimated
(b) This is a non-GAAP financial measure. A reconciliation to GAAP is shown below

Reconciliation of Total Assets to Tangible Assets												For the Twelve Months Ended
		Dec. 31,		Sept. 30,		June 30,		March 31,		Dec. 31,		Dec. 31,		Dec. 31,
		2020		2020		2020		2020		2019		2020		2019
Total Assets		$3,071,148		$2,989,179		$2,885,680		$2,668,388		$2,449,158		$3,071,148		$2,449,158
Less Goodwill and other intangibles		49,617		51,608		51,866		52,337		42,645		49,617		42,645
Tangible Assets		$3,021,531		$2,937,571		$2,833,814		$2,616,051		$2,406,513		$3,021,531		$2,406,513
Average Assets		3,033,005		2,957,702		2,842,730		2,641,597		2,424,574		2,869,394		2,383,236
Less average Goodwill and other intangibles		51,476		51,754		52,052		51,103		42,859		49,363		43,345
Average Tangible Assets		$2,981,529		$2,905,948		$2,790,678		$2,590,494		$2,381,715		$2,820,031		$2,339,891
Reconciliation of Common Stockholders' Equity to Tangible Common Equity												For the Twelve Months Ended
		Dec. 31,		Sept. 30,		June 30,		March 31,		Dec. 31,		Dec. 31,		Dec. 31,
		2020		2020		2020		2020		2019		2020		2019
Stockholders' Equity		$350,097		$339,968		$331,352		$303,736		$299,309		$350,097		$299,309
Less Goodwill and other intangibles		49,617		51,608		51,866		52,337		42,645		49,617		42,645
Tangible Common Equity		$300,480		$288,360		$279,486		$251,399		$256,664		$300,480		$256,664
Average Stockholders' Equity		344,949		335,982		315,988		301,408		300,355		327,175		284,759
Less average Goodwill and other intangibles		51,476		51,754		52,052		51,103		42,859		49,363		43,345
Average Tangible Common Equity		$293,473		$284,228		$263,936		$250,305		$257,496		$277,812		$241,414

Reconciliation of Net Income, Excluding Acquisition Related Costs
		For the Three Months Ended										For the Twelve Months Ended
		Dec. 31,		Sept. 30,		June 30,		March 31,		Dec. 31,		Dec. 31,		Dec. 31,
		2020		2020		2020		2020		2019		2020		2019
Net income		$11,357		$10,869		$11,011		$8,639		$9,675		$41,876		$35,760
Acquisition related costs - tax equated		1,431		50		41		1,063		90		2,585		167
Net income - Adjusted		$12,788		$10,919		$11,052		$9,702		$9,765		$44,461		$35,927
Diluted EPS excluding acquisition costs		$0.45		$0.39		$0.39		$0.34		$0.35		$1.57		$1.29
		Dec. 31,		Sept. 30,		June 30,		March 31,		Dec. 31,
End of Period Loan Balances		2020		2020		2020		2020		2019
Commercial real estate		$713,936		$710,730		$715,342		$714,477		$616,778
Commercial		404,492		481,593		472,012		283,033		255,823
Residential real estate		524,193		526,627		528,853		541,534		500,024
Consumer		203,061		209,883		208,374		210,173		209,271
Agricultural loans		232,129		219,896		221,556		223,977		226,333
Total, excluding net deferred loan costs		$2,077,811		$2,148,729		$2,146,137		$1,973,194		$1,808,229

		For the Three Months Ended
		Dec. 31,		Sept. 30,		June 30,		March 31,		Dec. 31,
Noninterest Income		2020		2020		2020		2020		2019
Service charges on deposit accounts		$930		$904		$753		$1,095		$1,139
Bank owned life insurance income		187		196		204		208		192
Trust fees		1,950		1,973		1,852		1,857		1,891
Insurance agency commissions		776		784		681		883		696
Security gains (losses)		179		70		(26)		157		28
Retirement plan consulting fees		394		341		408		380		343
Investment commissions		450		353		304		423		435
Net gains on sale of loans		3,901		3,348		3,658		1,366		1,517
Debit card and EFT fees		1,061		1,048		967		851		922
Other operating income		854		450		335		650		651
Total Noninterest Income		$10,682		$9,467		$9,136		$7,870		$7,814

		For the Three Months Ended
		Dec. 31,		Sept. 30,		June 30,		March 31,		Dec. 31,
Noninterest Expense		2020		2020		2020		2020		2019
Salaries and employee benefits		$9,638		$10,244		$9,713		$10,231		$9,128
Occupancy and equipment		2,060		1,719		1,675		1,800		1,667
State and local taxes		515		576		583		464		416
Professional fees		341		753		823		816		787
Merger related costs		1,798		58		48		1,319		104
Advertising		478		460		322		271		607
FDIC insurance		100		200		225		225		79
Intangible amortization		332		332		331		332		326
Core processing charges		831		925		934		861		876
Telephone and data		154		182		348		203		235
Other operating expenses		3,530		2,271		2,738		2,215		2,293
Total Noninterest Expense		$19,777		$17,720		$17,740		$18,737		$16,518

Average Balance Sheets and Related Yields and Rates
(Dollar Amounts in Thousands)
		Three Months Ended						Three Months Ended
		December 31, 2020						December 31, 2019
		AVERAGE						AVERAGE
		BALANCE		INTEREST (1)		RATE (1)		BALANCE		INTEREST (1)		RATE (1)
EARNING ASSETS
Loans (2)		$2,094,276		$25,409		4.83%		$1,784,421		$22,725		5.05%
Taxable securities		223,306		1,335		2.38		181,894		1,162		2.53
Tax-exempt securities (2)		262,829		2,514		3.81		227,259		2,205		3.85
Equity securities		15,138		128		3.36		12,059		130		4.28
Federal funds sold and other		221,052		67		0.12		37,914		170		1.78
Total earning assets		2,816,601		29,453		4.16		2,243,547		26,392		4.67
Nonearning assets		216,404						181,027
Total assets		$3,033,005						$2,424,574
INTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES
Time deposits		$458,340		$1,591		1.38%		$418,722		$2,089		1.98%
Brokered time deposits		43,685		98		0.89		85,973		446		2.06
Savings deposits		489,071		236		0.19		402,464		320		0.32
Demand deposits		995,977		804		0.32		683,143		1,506		0.87
Short term borrowings		3,859		7		0.72		35,838		99		1.10
Long term borrowings		76,400		294		1.53		45,203		222		1.95
Total interest-bearing liabilities		$2,067,332		3,030		0.58		$1,671,343		4,682		1.11
NONINTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Demand deposits		593,955						434,778
Other liabilities		26,769						18,098
Stockholders' equity		344,949						300,355
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY		$3,033,005						$2,424,574
Net interest income and interest rate spread				$26,423		3.58%				$21,710		3.56%
Net interest margin						3.73%						3.84%

(1) Interest and yields are calculated on a tax-equivalent basis where applicable.

(2) For 2020, adjustments of $101 thousand and $519 thousand, respectively, were made to tax equate income on tax exempt loans and tax exempt securities. For 2019, adjustments of $99 thousand and $446 thousand, respectively, were made to tax equate income on tax exempt loans and tax exempt securities. These adjustments were based on a marginal federal income tax rate of 21%, less disallowances.

		Twelve Months Ended							Twelve Months Ended
		December 31, 2020							December 31, 2019
		AVERAGE							AVERAGE
		BALANCE		INTEREST (1)		RATE (1)			BALANCE		INTEREST (1)			RATE (1)
EARNING ASSETS
Loans (2)		$2,062,936		$98,779		4.79%			$1,757,799		$89,517			5.09%
Taxable securities		209,817		5,423		2.58			190,944		4,840			2.53
Tax-exempt securities		250,394		9,675		3.86			216,586		8,418			3.89
Equity securities (2)		16,073		543		3.38			12,057		627			5.20
Federal funds sold and other		124,447		298		0.24			34,948		729			2.09
Total earning assets		2,663,667		114,718		4.31			2,212,334		104,131			4.71
Nonearning assets		205,727							170,902
Total assets		$2,869,394							$2,383,236
INTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES
Time deposits		$480,302		$8,083		1.68%			$401,317		$7,847			1.96%
Brokered time deposits		72,472		1,057		1.46			83,311		1,921			2.31
Savings deposits		462,021		1,080		0.23			410,672		1,285			0.31
Demand deposits		856,462		4,161		0.49			641,461		5,807			0.91
Short term borrowings		20,764		359		1.73			96,145		2,250			2.34
Long term borrowings		82,451		1,396		1.69			23,318		498			2.14
Total interest-bearing liabilities		$1,974,472		16,136		0.82			$1,656,224		19,608			1.18
NONINTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Demand deposits		$546,177							$429,289
Other liabilities		21,570							12,964
Stockholders' equity		327,175							284,759
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY		$2,869,394							$2,383,236
Net interest income and interest rate spread				$98,582		3.49%					$84,523			3.53%
Net interest margin						3.70%								3.82%

(1) Interest and yields are calculated on a tax-equivalent basis where applicable.

(2) For 2020, adjustments of $400 thousand and $2.0 million, respectively, were made to tax equate income on tax exempt loans and tax exempt securities. For 2019, adjustments of $414 thousand and $1.7 million, respectively, were made to tax equate income on tax exempt loans and tax exempt securities. These adjustments were based on a marginal federal income tax rate of 21%, less disallowances.

 

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What were Farmers National Banc Corp's earnings for Q4 2020?

Farmers National Banc Corp. reported net income of $11.4 million, or $0.40 per diluted share for Q4 2020.

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In 2020, Farmers National Banc Corp reported a net income of $41.9 million, up from $35.8 million in 2019.

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Total loans increased by 14.7% year-over-year to $2.08 billion as of December 31, 2020.

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The efficiency ratio improved to 50.25% for Q4 2020, compared to 54.51% in the same quarter the previous year.