Farmers National Banc Corp. Announces Earnings for the Third Quarter of 2024

Rhea-AI Summary

Farmers National Banc Corp reported net income of $8.5 million ($0.23 per diluted share) for Q3 2024, down from $13.3 million ($0.36 per share) in Q3 2023. The quarter was impacted by a $12.5 million commercial credit issue resulting in a $4.4 million charge-off and $1.2 million specific reserve. The company showed strong commercial loan growth of $35.2 million (7.2% annualized) and customer deposit growth of $81.1 million (7.7% annualized). Total assets reached $5.24 billion, with loans increasing to $3.28 billion. Wealth management assets grew to $4.0 billion, and the company maintains 167 consecutive quarters of profitability.

Positive

• Strong commercial loan growth of $35.2M (7.2% annualized)
• Customer deposit growth of $81.1M (7.7% annualized)
• Wealth management assets reached $4.0B
• 167 consecutive quarters of profitability
• Noninterest income increased to $12.3M from $9.8M YoY

Negative

• Net income decreased to $8.5M from $13.3M YoY
• $4.4M charge-off and $1.2M specific reserve due to commercial credit issue
• Net interest margin declined to 2.66% from 2.86% YoY
• Non-performing loans increased to $19.1M from $12.9M QoQ
• Net interest income decreased to $31.9M from $33.8M YoY

Insights

Financial Analyst

The Q3 2024 results reveal a mixed financial picture for Farmers National Banc Corp. Net income declined to $8.5 million ($0.23 per share) from $13.3 million ($0.36 per share) YoY, primarily due to a significant $12.5 million troubled office space loan. However, underlying performance shows resilience with 7.2% annualized commercial loan growth and 7.7% annualized customer deposit growth.

The bank's net interest margin contracted to 2.66% from 2.86% YoY, reflecting higher funding costs. Notable improvements in fee-based income and wealth management ($4.0 billion AUM) partially offset interest margin pressure. Credit quality metrics deteriorated slightly with NPLs at 0.58% of total loans, though this was mainly due to the single troubled credit.

Banking Risk Analyst

The bank's liquidity position remains robust with $695.8 million in available FHLB borrowing capacity and $250.0 million in pledgeable securities. The 75.2% loan-to-deposit ratio indicates conservative leverage and strong funding stability. The decline in unrealized losses on securities to $189.4 million from $242.3 million QoQ shows improving balance sheet resilience amid falling rates.

The specific commercial credit issue appears isolated rather than systemic, with overall delinquency trends improving. The increase in loan loss reserves to 1.10% demonstrates prudent risk management. The recent Fed rate cut should provide some relief on funding costs going forward.

• 167 consecutive quarters of profitability
• Strong commercial loan growth of $35.2 million, or 7.2% annualized, for the third quarter of 2024
• Overall loan growth of $43.1 million, or 5.3% annualized, for the third quarter of 2024
• Customer deposit growth of $81.1 million, or 7.7% annualized, for the third quarter of 2024
• Strong growth in fee-based businesses
• Wealth management assets under management have grown to $4.0 billion at September 30, 2024

CANFIELD, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Farmers National Banc Corp. (“Farmers” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: FMNB) today announced net income of $8.5 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, compared to $13.3 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2023. Net income in the third quarter of 2024 was impacted by a single $12.5 million commercial credit backed by office space which resulted in a $4.4 million charge-off along with the establishment of a specific reserve on the credit in the amount of $1.2 million. The impact of this credit reduced third quarter results by $0.12 per diluted share.

Kevin J. Helmick, President and CEO, stated “Our third quarter performance was solid as we experienced strong loan and deposit growth, reflecting strengthening levels of underlying profitability. We produced outstanding loan growth for a second consecutive quarter along with great results from our fee-based business lines. Overall, we believe we are very well positioned to grow earnings in 2025, while navigating continued macro-level uncertainty.”

Balance Sheet

The Company’s total assets were $5.24 billion at September 30, 2024, an increase from $5.16 billion at June 30, 2024, and $5.08 billion at December 31, 2023. Loans increased $82.4 million from December 31, 2023 to $3.28 billion at September 30, 2024 and increased $43.1 million from June 30, 2024 to September 30, 2024. The 5.3% annualized loan growth from the second quarter of 2024 to the third quarter of 2024 was driven by strong commercial loan growth of $35.2 million. With a second consecutive quarter of positive loan growth, the Company now anticipates total loans to increase by approximately 2.8% - 3.0% for 2024. The Company remains committed to maintaining solid asset quality and prudent pricing standards, which is expected to contribute to higher overall profitability.

Securities available for sale totaled $1.29 billion at September 30, 2024, compared to $1.25 billion at June 30, 2024, and $1.30 billion at December 31, 2023. Gross unrealized losses on the portfolio totaled $189.4 million at September 30, 2024, a decrease from $242.3 million at June 30, 2024, and $217.1 million at December 31, 2023. While interest rates have started to decline, the Company still expects bond market volatility to continue for the remainder of 2024 and into 2025.

Total deposits increased to $4.36 billion at September 30, 2024, compared to $4.21 billion at June 30, 2024, and $4.18 billion at December 31, 2023. The increase since December 31, 2023, was driven by the acquisition of $74.9 in brokered deposits in the third quarter of 2024 and growth in customer deposits (non brokered) of $109.5 million. The increase since June 30, 2024, was driven by the brokered deposits and an increase in customer deposits of $81.1 million. The brokered deposits were used to pay down more expensive wholesale funding.

Total stockholders’ equity increased to $439.7 million at September 30, 2024, compared to $396.7 million at June 30, 2024, and $404.4 million at December 31, 2023. The increase from both prior periods has primarily been driven by a decrease in the unrealized losses on investment securities.

Credit Quality

The Company’s non-performing loans increased to $19.1 million at September 30, 2024, compared to $12.9 million at June 30, 2024, and $15.1 million at December 31, 2023. The increase resulted from the addition of the remaining $8.1 million balance of the single commercial credit discussed previously, offset by large declines in the balance of other non-performing loans. Non-performing loans to total loans were 0.58% at September 30, 2024, compared to 0.40% at June 30, 2024 and 0.47% at December 31, 2023. The Company’s loans which were 30-89 days delinquent were $15.6 million at September 30, 2024, or 0.47% of total loans. This is down significantly from the $18.5 million figure reported at June 30, 2024 and the $16.7 million figure from December 31, 2023.

The provision for credit losses and unfunded commitments totaled $7.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $243,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The increased provision for credit losses was primarily due to the increased level of net charge-offs and reserving activity resulting from the deterioration in the single credit. Strong loan growth during the quarter also increased provision costs during the quarter. Annualized net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans were 0.58% for the third quarter of 2024, compared to 0.05% for the third quarter of 2023. The allowance for credit losses to total loans was 1.10% at September 30, 2024, compared to 1.05% at June 30 2024, and 1.08% at December 31, 2023.

Net Interest Income

Net interest income for the third quarter of 2024 was $31.9 million compared to $33.8 million in the third quarter of 2023. Average interest earning assets increased to $4.89 billion in the third quarter of 2024 compared to $4.82 billion for the third quarter of 2023. The increase was driven by an increase in average loan balances of $88.3 million and an increase in fed funds sold and other of $51.1 million. These increases were offset by declines in the average balance of investment securities. The net interest margin declined to 2.66% for the third quarter of 2024 from 2.86% for the third quarter of 2023 and 2.71% for the second quarter of 2024. The year-over-year decline in net interest margin was due to higher funding costs outstripping the increase in yields on earning assets. The increase in funding costs has been due to the rapid increase in deposit rates due to intense competition for deposits, the Federal Reserve’s rate hiking cycle, and the runoff of noninterest bearing deposit balances which are being replaced with more costly wholesale funding. The decline in net interest margin compared to the second quarter of 2024 was due to the higher balance of fed funds sold and other along with a decline in the accretion of acquisition marks. The Federal Reserve’s 50 basis point cut in the fed funds rate at the end of September 2024 will have a positive impact on the Company’s net interest margin in the fourth quarter of 2024. Excluding acquisition marks and PPP interest, non-GAAP, the Company’s net interest margin was 2.48% in the third quarter of 2024 compared to 2.61% in the third quarter of 2023.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income for the third quarter of 2024 was $12.3 million compared to $9.8 million for the third quarter of 2023. This increase was due to solid growth in the Company’s fee-based business lines along with gains from SBIC funds and a $444,000 gain on the purchase of $3.0 million of the Company’s subordinated debt.

Service charges on deposit accounts increased $280,000 to $2.0 million for the third quarter of 2024 compared to $1.7 million for the third quarter in 2023. The Company undertook a review of all service charges in late 2023 and early 2024 and implemented fee increases across deposit product lines in the second quarter of 2024. Trust fees increased by $217,000 to $2.5 million at September 30, 2024, from $2.3 million at September 30, 2023. The increase was due to continued growth in the business unit. Insurance agency commissions grew to $1.4 million in the third quarter of 2024 from $1.1 million in the third quarter of 2023. The increase has been driven by strong growth in fixed annuity sales. Losses on the sale of securities totaled $403,000 in the third quarter of 2024 compared to losses on the sale of securities of $624,000 during the third quarter of 2023. Net gains on the sale of loans increased to $506,000 in the third quarter of 2024 compared to $395,000 in the third quarter of 2023. Greater saleable volume drove this increase. Other mortgage banking fee income was a loss of $168,000 for the third quarter compared to income of $185,000 during the third quarter of 2023. The decline in income was due to an impairment charge on the Company’s higher coupon mortgage servicing right tranches in the third quarter of 2024. Debit card income grew to $2.0 million in the third quarter of 2024 from $1.8 million in the third quarter of 2023 as better volumes were realized in the current period. Other noninterest income increased from $1.1 million in the third quarter of 2023 to $2.6 million in the third quarter of 2024. The Company recorded $854,000 more in SBIC income in the third quarter of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. In addition, the Company purchased $3.0 million of its subordinated debt during the third quarter of 2024 recording a gain of $444,000. In the third quarter of 2023, the Company had no gains from the purchase of subordinated debt but instead recorded losses of $110,000 on assets held for sale.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense totaled $27.1 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 compared to $27.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2023. The third quarter of 2023 included $268,000 of merger related charges. There were no merger related expenses during the third quarter of 2024. Salaries and employee benefits were $14.9 million in the third quarter of 2024 compared to $14.2 million in the third quarter of 2023. The increase was primarily driven by higher salaries associated with employee raises along with higher health care expenses. FDIC and state and local taxes decreased by $168,000 to $1.5 million for the third quarter of 2024 compared to $1.6 million for the third quarter of 2023 due to lower FDIC premiums. Intangible amortization declined to $629,000 in the third quarter of 2024 from $725,000 for the third quarter of 2023. This decrease was driven by amortization from a prior acquisition running off. Other noninterest expense decreased $804,000 in the third quarter of 2024 to $3.4 million from $4.2 million in the third quarter of 2023. The primary reason for the decrease was due to a $785,000 charge incurred in 2023 for the settlement of a lawsuit.

Liquidity

At September 30, 2024, the Company had access to an additional $695.8 million of FHLB borrowing capacity, along with $250.0 million in available for sale securities that are available for additional pledging. The Company’s loan to deposit ratio was 75.2% at September 30, 2024 while the Company’s average deposit balance per account (excluding collateralized deposits) was $24,742 for the same period.

About Farmers National Banc Corp.

Founded in 1887, Farmers National Banc Corp. is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Canfield, Ohio, with $5.2 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 62 banking locations in Mahoning, Trumbull, Columbiana, Portage, Stark, Wayne, Medina, Geauga and Cuyahoga Counties in Ohio and Beaver, Butler, Allegheny, Jefferson, Clarion, Venango, Clearfield, Mercer, Elk and Crawford Counties 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 September 30, 2024 are $4.0 billion. Farmers National Insurance, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Farmers National Bank of Canfield, offers 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, net income excluding costs related to acquisition activities and certain items, return on average assets excluding merger costs and certain items, return on average equity excluding merger costs and certain items, net interest margin excluding acquisition marks and related accretion and PPP interest and fees and efficiency ratio less certain items, 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 to their GAAP equivalents are included in the tables following Consolidated Financial Highlights below.

Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

We make statements in this news release and our related investor conference call, and we may from time to time make other statements, that are 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 certain forward-looking statements include significant changes in near-term local, regional, and U.S. economic conditions including those resulting from continued high rates of inflation, tightening monetary policy of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, and possibility of a recession; and the other factors contained in Farmers’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 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 Nine Months Ended
	Sept. 30,			June 30,			March 31,			Dec. 31,			Sept. 30,			Sept. 30,			Sept. 30,				Percent
		2024			2024			2024			2023			2023			2024			2023			Change
Total interest income	$	57,923		$	56,846		$	55,054		$	55,069		$	54,229		$	169,823		$	158,266			7.3	%
Total interest expense		26,047			24,780			23,367			22,239			20,461			74,194			53,310			39.2	%
Net interest income		31,876			32,066			31,687			32,830			33,768			95,629			104,956			-8.9	%
Provision (credit) for credit losses		7,008			1,112			(449	)		286			243			7,671			8,867			-13.5	%
Noninterest income		12,340			9,606			8,357			12,156			9,831			30,302			29,705			2.0	%
Acquisition related costs		0			0			0			452			268			0			5,022			-100.0	%
Other expense		27,075			26,403			27,039			26,520			27,448			80,517			79,802			0.9	%
Income before income taxes		10,133			14,157			13,454			17,728			15,640			37,743			40,970			-7.9	%
Income taxes		1,598			2,374			2,214			3,151			2,326			6,185			5,614			10.2	%
Net income	$	8,535		$	11,783		$	11,240		$	14,577		$	13,314		$	31,558		$	35,356			-10.7	%
Average diluted shares outstanding		37,567			37,487			37,479			37,426			37,379			37,495			37,533
Basic earnings per share		0.23			0.32			0.30			0.39			0.36			0.85			0.94
Diluted earnings per share		0.23			0.31			0.30			0.39			0.36			0.84			0.94
Cash dividends per share		0.17			0.17			0.17			0.17			0.17			0.51			0.51
Performance Ratios
Net Interest Margin (Annualized)		2.66	%		2.71	%		2.70	%		2.78	%		2.86	%		2.69	%		2.95	%
Efficiency Ratio (Tax equivalent basis)		58.47	%		60.80	%		61.54	%		57.84	%		60.11	%		60.24	%		59.70	%
Return on Average Assets (Annualized)		0.66	%		0.93	%		0.90	%		1.17	%		1.06	%		0.83	%		0.93	%
Return on Average Equity (Annualized)		8.18	%		12.15	%		11.47	%		17.98	%		14.49	%		10.51	%		12.79	%
Other Performance Ratios (Non-GAAP)
Return on Average Tangible Assets		0.69	%		0.97	%		0.93	%		1.22	%		1.09	%		0.86	%		0.97	%
Return on Average Tangible Equity		14.94	%		23.74	%		21.88	%		43.77	%		30.29	%		19.95	%		26.80	%
Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
	Sept. 30,			June 30,			March 31,			Dec. 31,			Sept. 30,
		2024			2024			2024			2023			2023
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	189,136		$	180,987		$	148,630		$	103,658		$	93,923
Debt securities available for sale		1,293,350			1,246,730			1,270,149			1,299,701			1,210,736
Other investments		33,617			37,594			34,619			35,311			35,342
Loans held for sale		2,852			2,577			1,854			3,711			1,910
Loans		3,280,517			3,237,369			3,181,318			3,198,127			3,168,554
Less allowance for credit losses		36,186			33,991			33,159			34,440			34,753
Net Loans		3,244,331			3,203,378			3,148,159			3,163,687			3,133,801
Other assets		473,217			485,587			476,599			472,282			495,451
Total Assets	$	5,236,503		$	5,156,853		$	5,080,010		$	5,078,350		$	4,971,163
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Deposits
Noninterest-bearing	$	969,682		$	968,693		$	977,475		$	1,026,630		$	1,039,524
Interest-bearing		3,317,223			3,237,142			3,220,650			3,150,756			3,217,869
Brokered time deposits		74,932			0			0			0			254,257
Total deposits		4,361,837			4,205,835			4,198,125			4,177,386			4,511,650
Other interest-bearing liabilities		371,038			494,890			433,777			443,663			88,550
Other liabilities		63,950			59,434			51,082			52,886			54,981
Total liabilities		4,796,825			4,760,159			4,682,984			4,673,935			4,655,181
Stockholders' Equity		439,678			396,694			397,026			404,415			315,982
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$	5,236,503		$	5,156,853		$	5,080,010		$	5,078,350		$	4,971,163
Period-end shares outstanding		37,574			37,575			37,546			37,503			37,489
Book value per share	$	11.70		$	10.56		$	10.57		$	10.78		$	8.43
Tangible book value per share (Non-GAAP)*		6.69			5.53			5.52			5.71			3.33
* Tangible book value per share is calculated by dividing tangible common equity by outstanding shares
	For the Three Months Ended															For the Nine Months Ended
	Sept. 30,			June 30,			March 31,			Dec. 31,			Sept. 30,			Sept. 30,			Sept. 30,
Capital and Liquidity		2024			2024			2024			2023			2023			2024			2023
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio (a)		10.96	%		10.94	%		10.88	%		10.61	%		10.37	%
Total Risk Based Capital Ratio (a)		14.35	%		14.42	%		14.38	%		14.06	%		13.83	%
Tier 1 Risk Based Capital Ratio (a)		11.44	%		11.43	%		11.37	%		11.10	%		10.86	%
Tier 1 Leverage Ratio (a)		8.22	%		8.26	%		8.19	%		8.02	%		7.84	%
Equity to Asset Ratio		8.40	%		7.69	%		7.82	%		7.96	%		6.36	%
Tangible Common Equity Ratio (b)		4.98	%		4.18	%		4.24	%		4.38	%		2.61	%
Net Loans to Assets		61.96	%		62.12	%		61.97	%		62.30	%		63.04	%
Loans to Deposits		75.21	%		76.97	%		75.78	%		76.56	%		70.23	%
Asset Quality
Non-performing loans	$	19,076		$	12,870		$	11,951		$	15,063		$	18,368
Non-performing assets		19,137			12,975			12,215			15,321			18,522
Loans 30 - 89 days delinquent		15,562			18,546			14,069			16,705			13,314
Charged-off loans		5,116			661			1,282			972			525			7,059			1,965
Recoveries		504			98			271			172			139			873			509
Net Charge-offs		4,612			563			1,011			800			386			6,186			1,456
Annualized Net Charge-offs to Average Net Loans		0.58	%		0.07	%		0.13	%		0.10	%		0.05	%		0.26	%		0.06	%
Allowance for Credit Losses to Total Loans		1.10	%		1.05	%		1.04	%		1.08	%		1.10	%
Non-performing Loans to Total Loans		0.58	%		0.40	%		0.38	%		0.47	%		0.58	%
Loans 30 - 89 Days Delinquent to Total Loans		0.47	%		0.57	%		0.44	%		0.52	%		0.42	%
Allowance to Non-performing Loans		189.69	%		264.11	%		277.46	%		228.64	%		189.20	%
Non-performing Assets to Total Assets		0.37	%		0.25	%		0.24	%		0.30	%		0.37	%
(a) September 30, 2024 ratio is estimated
(b) This is a non-GAAP financial measure. A reconciliation to GAAP is shown below

	For the Three Months Ended
	Sept. 30,			June 30,			March 31,			Dec. 31,		Sept. 30,
End of Period Loan Balances		2024			2024			2024			2023		2023
Commercial real estate	$	1,372,374		$	1,348,675		$	1,339,372		$	1,335,806	$	1,295,847
Commercial		358,247			343,694			335,747			346,354		357,691
Residential real estate		852,444			849,561			836,252			843,697		842,729
HELOC		155,967			151,511			143,696			142,441		140,772
Consumer		269,231			268,606			256,846			259,784		261,136
Agricultural loans		261,773			265,035			260,425			261,288		261,738
Total, excluding net deferred loan costs	$	3,270,036		$	3,227,082		$	3,172,338		$	3,189,370	$	3,159,913
	For the Three Months Ended
	Sept. 30,			June 30,			March 31,			Dec. 31,		Sept. 30,
End of Period Customer Deposit Balances		2024			2024			2024			2023		2023
Noninterest-bearing demand	$	969,682		$	968,693		$	977,474		$	1,026,630	$	1,039,524
Interest-bearing demand		1,453,288			1,380,266			1,381,383			1,362,609		1,426,349
Money market		676,664			677,058			646,308			593,975		588,043
Savings		418,771			433,166			452,949			468,890		488,991
Certificate of deposit		768,500			746,652			740,011			725,282		714,486
Total customer deposits	$	4,286,905		$	4,205,835		$	4,198,125		$	4,177,386	$	4,257,393
	For the Three Months Ended														For the Nine Months Ended
	Sept. 30,			June 30,			March 31,			Dec. 31,		Sept. 30,			Sept. 30,			Sept. 30,
Noninterest Income		2024			2024			2024			2023		2023			2024			2023
Service charges on deposit accounts	$	1,992		$	1,846		$	1,583		$	1,677	$	1,712		$	5,421		$	4,646
Bank owned life insurance income, including death benefits		688			652			707			617		694			2,046			1,825
Trust fees		2,544			2,345			2,510			2,382		2,327			7,398			6,665
Insurance agency commissions		1,416			1,255			1,528			1,540		1,116			4,199			3,904
Security gains (losses), including fair value changes for equity securities		(403	)		(124	)		(2,120	)		19		(624	)		(2,647	)		(490	)
Retirement plan consulting fees		677			623			617			631		650			1,918			1,837
Investment commissions		476			478			432			589		520			1,386			1,389
Net gains on sale of loans		506			417			297			1,280		395			1,219			1,111
Other mortgage banking fee income (loss), net		(168	)		192			125			139		185			150			571
Debit card and EFT fees		1,993			1,760			1,567			1,697		1,763			5,320			5,362
Other noninterest income		2,619			162			1,111			1,585		1,093			3,892			2,885
Total Noninterest Income	$	12,340		$	9,606		$	8,357		$	12,156	$	9,831		$	30,302		$	29,705
	For the Three Months Ended														For the Nine Months Ended
	Sept. 30,			June 30,			March 31,			Dec. 31,		Sept. 30,			Sept. 30,			Sept. 30,
Noninterest Expense		2024			2024			2024			2023		2023			2024			2023
Salaries and employee benefits	$	14,874		$	14,558		$	15,069		$	14,871	$	14,233		$	44,501		$	42,503
Occupancy and equipment		3,968			3,815			3,730			3,896		3,810			11,512			11,538
FDIC insurance and state and local taxes		1,480			1,185			1,345			1,484		1,648			4,010			4,365
Professional fees		1,084			1,194			1,254			1,004		1,043			3,532			3,347
Merger related costs		0			0			0			452		268			0			5,022
Advertising		435			445			431			414		492			1,312			1,379
Intangible amortization		629			630			688			578		725			1,947			2,856
Core processing charges		1,186			1,099			1,135			1,057		1,274			3,420			3,582
Other noninterest expenses		3,419			3,477			3,387			3,216		4,223			10,283			10,232
Total Noninterest Expense	$	27,075		$	26,403		$	27,039		$	26,972	$	27,716		$	80,517		$	84,824

Average Balance Sheets and Related Yields and Rates
(Dollar Amounts in Thousands)
	Three Months Ended						Three Months Ended
	September 30, 2024						September 30, 2023
	AVERAGE				YIELD/		AVERAGE				YIELD/
	BALANCE		INTEREST (1)		RATE (1)		BALANCE		INTEREST (1)		RATE (1)
EARNING ASSETS
Loans (2)	$	3,241,603	$	47,060	5.81	%	$	3,153,309	$	43,928	5.57	%
Taxable securities		1,104,264		6,761	2.45			1,132,959		6,492	2.29
Tax-exempt securities (2)		379,551		2,992	3.15			413,117		3,251	3.15
Other investments		34,873		346	3.97			42,581		487	4.57
Federal funds sold and other		130,053		1,371	4.22			78,922		751	3.81
Total earning assets		4,890,344		58,530	4.79			4,820,888		54,909	4.56
Nonearning assets		243,718						215,445
Total assets	$	5,134,062					$	5,036,333
INTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES
Time deposits	$	753,163	$	7,584	4.03	%	$	677,291	$	5,308	3.13	%
Brokered time deposits		26,062		286	4.39			145,839		1,882	5.16
Savings deposits		1,103,269		4,372	1.59			1,099,682		2,625	0.95
Demand deposits - interest bearing		1,411,520		9,305	2.64			1,412,922		7,647	2.16
Total interest-bearing deposits		3,294,014		21,547	2.62			3,335,734		17,462	2.09
Short term borrowings		289,652		3,477	4.80			141,717		1,961	5.53
Long term borrowings		87,368		1,023	4.68			88,494		1,038	4.69
Total borrowed funds		377,020		4,500	4.77			230,211		2,999	5.21
Total interest-bearing liabilities		3,671,034		26,047	2.84			3,565,945		20,461	2.30
NONINTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Demand deposits - noninterest bearing		983,274						1,052,062
Other liabilities		62,427						50,726
Stockholders' equity		417,327						367,600
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	$	5,134,062					$	5,036,333
Net interest income and interest rate spread			$	32,483	1.95	%			$	34,448	2.26	%
Net interest margin					2.66	%					2.86	%
(1) Interest and yields are calculated on a tax-equivalent basis where applicable.
(2) For 2024, adjustments of $71 thousand and $536 thousand, respectively, were made to tax equate income on tax exempt loans and tax exempt securities. For 2023, adjustments of $90 thousand and $590 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.

	Nine Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2024						September 30, 2023
	AVERAGE				YIELD/		AVERAGE				YIELD/
	BALANCE		INTEREST (1)		RATE (1)		BALANCE		INTEREST (1)		RATE (1)
EARNING ASSETS
Loans (2)	$	3,212,799	$	138,746	5.76	%	$	3,144,817	$	127,293	5.40	%
Taxable securities		1,108,055		19,988	2.41			1,153,804		19,697	2.28
Tax-exempt securities (2)		389,094		9,174	3.14			422,151		10,048	3.17
Other investments		34,243		1,030	4.01			40,211		1,457	4.83
Federal funds sold and other		93,601		2,740	3.90			78,224		1,911	3.26
Total earning assets		4,837,792		171,678	4.73			4,839,207		160,406	4.42
Nonearning assets		229,966						219,762
Total assets	$	5,067,758					$	5,058,969
INTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES
Time deposits	$	741,450	$	21,865	3.93	%	$	636,939	$	13,171	2.76	%
Brokered time deposits		8,751		286	4.36			145,115		4,889	4.49
Savings deposits		1,096,788		12,087	1.47			1,128,760		6,981	0.82
Demand deposits - interest bearing		1,386,390		25,857	2.49			1,421,208		19,619	1.84
Total interest-bearing deposits		3,233,379		60,095	2.48			3,332,022		44,660	1.79
Short term borrowings		304,607		11,000	4.81			145,509		5,608	5.14
Long term borrowings		88,304		3,098	4.68			88,382		3,043	4.59
Total borrowed funds		392,911		14,098	4.78			233,891		8,651	4.93
Total interest-bearing liabilities		3,626,290		74,193	2.73			3,565,913		53,311	1.99
NONINTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Demand deposits - noninterest bearing	$	983,576					$	1,075,493
Other liabilities		57,577						48,936
Stockholders' equity		400,315						368,627
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	$	5,067,758					$	5,058,969
Net interest income and interest rate spread			$	97,485	2.00	%			$	107,095	2.43	%
Net interest margin					2.69	%					2.95	%
(1) Interest and yields are calculated on a tax-equivalent basis where applicable.
(2) For 2024, adjustments of $227 thousand and $1.6 million, respectively, were made to tax equate income on tax exempt loans and tax exempt securities. For 2023, adjustments of $268 thousand and $1.9 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.

Reconciliation of Total Assets to Tangible Assets	For the Three Months Ended															For the Nine Months Ended
	Sept. 30,			June 30,			March 31,			Dec. 31,			Sept. 30,			Sept. 30,			Sept. 30,
		2024			2024			2024			2023			2023			2024			2023
Total Assets	$	5,236,503		$	5,156,853		$	5,080,010		$	5,078,350		$	4,971,163		$	5,236,503		$	4,971,163
Less Goodwill and other intangibles		188,340			188,970			189,599			190,288			191,326			188,340			191,326
Tangible Assets	$	5,048,163		$	4,967,883		$	4,890,411		$	4,888,062		$	4,779,837		$	5,048,163		$	4,779,837
Average Assets		5,134,062			5,044,516			5,023,966			4,980,314			5,058,969			5,067,758			5,058,969
Less average Goodwill and other intangibles		188,755			189,382			190,040			191,108			191,804			189,391			192,709
Average Tangible Assets	$	4,945,307		$	4,855,134		$	4,833,926		$	4,789,206		$	4,867,165		$	4,878,367		$	4,866,260
Reconciliation of Common Stockholders' Equity to Tangible Common Equity	For the Three Months Ended															For the Nine Months Ended
	Sept. 30,			June 30,			March 31,			Dec. 31,			Sept. 30,			Sept. 30,			Sept. 30,
		2024			2024			2024			2023			2023			2024			2023
Stockholders' Equity	$	439,678		$	396,694		$	397,026		$	404,415		$	315,982		$	439,678		$	315,982
Less Goodwill and other intangibles		188,340			188,970			189,599			190,288			191,326			188,340			191,326
Tangible Common Equity	$	251,338		$	207,724		$	207,427		$	214,127		$	124,656		$	251,338		$	124,656
Average Stockholders' Equity		417,327			387,881			395,549			324,332			367,600			400,315			368,627
Less average Goodwill and other intangibles		188,755			189,382			190,040			191,108			191,804			189,391			192,709
Average Tangible Common Equity	$	228,572		$	198,499		$	205,509		$	133,224		$	175,796		$	210,924		$	175,918
Reconciliation of Net Income, Less Merger and Certain Items	For the Three Months Ended															For the Nine Months Ended
	Sept. 30,			June 30,			March 31,			Dec. 31,			Sept. 30,			Sept. 30,			Sept. 30,
		2024			2024			2024			2023			2023			2024			2023
Net income	$	8,535		$	11,783		$	11,240		$	14,577		$	13,314		$	31,558		$	35,356
Acquisition related costs - after tax		0			0			0			358			234			0			4,037
Acquisition related provision - after tax		0			0			0			0			0			0			6,077
Employee severence - after tax		0			0			0			798			0			0			0
Lawsuit settlement expense - after tax		0			0			0			0			620			0			620
Net (gain) on loan sale - after tax		0			0			0			(723	)		0			0			0
Net loss (gain) on asset/security sales - after tax		(32	)		407			1,675			171			604			2,050			527
Net income - Adjusted	$	8,503		$	12,190		$	12,915		$	15,181		$	14,772		$	33,608		$	46,617
Diluted EPS excluding merger and certain items	$	0.23		$	0.33		$	0.34		$	0.41		$	0.40		$	0.90		$	1.24
Return on Average Assets excluding merger and certain items (Annualized)		0.66	%		0.97	%		1.03	%		1.22	%		1.17	%		0.88	%		1.23	%
Return on Average Equity excluding merger and certain items (Annualized)		8.15	%		12.57	%		13.06	%		18.72	%		16.07	%		11.19	%		16.86	%
Return on Average Tangible Equity excluding acquisition costs and certain items (Annualized)		14.88	%		24.56	%		25.14	%		45.58	%		33.61	%		21.24	%		35.33	%
Efficiency ratio excluding certain items	For the Three Months Ended															For the Nine Months Ended
	Sept. 30,			June 30,			March 31,			Dec. 31,			Sept. 30,			Sept. 30,			Sept. 30,
		2024			2024			2024			2023			2023			2024			2023
Net interest income, tax equated	$	32,483		$	32,661		$	32,341		$	33,494		$	34,448		$	97,485		$	107,095
Noninterest income		12,340			9,606			8,357			12,156			9,831			30,302			29,705
Net (gain) on loan sale		0			0			0			(915	)		0			0			0
Net loss (gain) on asset/security sales		(41	)		515			2,120			217			764			2,594			667
Net interest income and noninterest income adjusted		44,782			42,782			42,818			44,952			45,043			130,381			137,467
Noninterest expense less intangible amortization		26,446			25,773			26,351			26,394			26,991			78,570			81,968
Legal settlement expense		0			0			0			0			785			0			785
Employee severence		0			0			0			1,010			0			0			0
Acquisition related costs		0			0			0			452			268			0			5,022
Noninterest expense adjusted		26,446			25,773			26,351			24,932			25,938			78,570			76,161
Efficiency ratio excluding certain items		59.05	%		60.24	%		61.54	%		55.46	%		57.58	%		60.26	%		55.40	%
Net interest margin excluding acquisition marks and PPP interest and fees	For the Three Months Ended															For the Nine Months Ended
	Sept. 30,			June 30,			March 31,			Dec. 31,			Sept. 30,			Sept. 30,			Sept. 30,
		2024			2024			2024			2023			2023			2024			2023
Net interest income, tax equated	$	32,483		$	32,661		$	32,341		$	33,494		$	34,448		$	97,485		$	107,095
Acquisition marks		2,123			2,391			2,370			2,475			2,959			6,884			8,471
PPP interest and fees		0			1			1			1			1			2			4
Adjusted and annualized net interest income		121,440			121,076			119,880			124,072			125,952			120,799			131,493
Average earning assets		4,890,344			4,825,532			4,796,922			4,816,409			4,820,888			4,837,792			4,839,207
Less PPP average balances		118			171			213			229			247			167			262
Adjusted average earning assets		4,890,226			4,825,361			4,796,709			4,816,180			4,820,641			4,837,625			4,838,945
Net interest margin excluding marks and PPP interest and fees		2.48	%		2.51	%		2.50	%		2.58	%		2.61	%		2.50	%		2.72	%

 

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Kevin J. Helmick, President and CEO

20 South Broad Street, P.O. Box 555

Canfield, OH 44406

330.533.3341

Email: exec@farmersbankgroup.com

Source: Farmers National Banc Corp.

FAQ

What was Farmers National Banc Corp's (FMNB) earnings per share in Q3 2024?

FMNB reported earnings of $0.23 per diluted share in Q3 2024.

How much was FMNB's commercial loan growth in Q3 2024?

Commercial loans grew by $35.2 million, representing a 7.2% annualized growth rate in Q3 2024.

What caused the decline in FMNB's Q3 2024 earnings?

A $12.5 million commercial credit issue resulted in a $4.4 million charge-off and $1.2 million specific reserve, reducing earnings by $0.12 per diluted share.

What was FMNB's total asset value as of September 30, 2024?

FMNB's total assets were $5.24 billion as of September 30, 2024.