Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. Reports Results for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2024

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Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. reported a net income of $1.1 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, showing a 40.5% increase compared to the prior year. The company's return on average assets and return on average equity also improved. The increase in net income was driven by higher non-interest income and decreases in credit losses and expenses, offset by a decrease in net interest income. President and CEO Michael J. Quinn highlighted the company's focus on improving results through asset pricing and cost reduction.

Positive

• Net income of $1.1 million for Q1 2024, a 40.5% increase from Q1 2023
• Return on average assets and equity improved compared to the prior year
• Increase in non-interest income and decrease in credit losses and expenses
• Net interest income decreased due to higher costs and lower balances
• Provision for credit losses decreased significantly
• Non-interest income increased primarily due to investment advisory income
• Non-interest expenses decreased driven by lower salaries and benefits
• Total assets decreased, while cash and cash equivalents increased
• Loans receivable decreased, with strategic reduction in automobile loans
• Past due loans and non-performing assets decreased
• Stockholders' equity increased, with improvement in equity to assets ratio

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• None.

Insights

Financial Analyst

The reported increase in Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc.'s net income by $323,000, or 40.5%, is a positive indicator of the company's ability to generate profit despite the challenging interest rate environment. The focus on operational efficiency, evidenced by a Company-wide reduction in force, has contributed to a decrease in non-interest expenses by 3.5%. This strategic cost management is paramount in periods of net interest income decline, which in this case is $968,000 or 9.8% lower than the previous year.

While the provision for credit losses saw a significant reduction of 91.8%, investors should monitor this closely as it reflects not only improving economic conditions but also a decrease in loan production. The potential risks and opportunities lie in the bank's ability to manage credit risk and loan portfolio growth moving forward. The shift in deposit accounts towards higher-yielding certificates could suggest a more cautious consumer behavior, influencing the bank's liquidity management strategies.

Market Research Analyst

Rhinebeck Bancorp's focus on asset and liability pricing to improve results hints at a proactive approach to navigate the rising interest rate environment. However, the bank has experienced a contraction in its total assets by $14.4 million, or 1.1%. Of particular interest to retail investors is the increase in tangible book value per share by 5.3%, which typically suggests a stronger intrinsic value of the company. However, the increase in the Company's return on assets (ROA) and return on equity (ROE) to 0.34% and 3.92% respectively, while encouraging, still requires contextualization within the broader banking sector's performance benchmarks.

The strategic decision to decrease the indirect automobile loan portfolio reflects a risk-averse asset allocation. Investors might interpret this as a defensive move, potentially signaling a cautious outlook on the auto loan market. Nonetheless, the growth in commercial and residential real estate loans indicates a diversification of the loan portfolio that could balance overall risk.

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY / ACCESSWIRE / April 25, 2024 / Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ:RBKB), the holding company of Rhinebeck Bank (the "Bank"), reported net income for the three months ended March 31, 2024 of $1.1 million ($0.10 per basic and diluted share), which was $323,000, or 40.5%, higher than the comparable prior year period of $798,000 ($0.07 per basic and diluted share).

The increase in net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 was primarily due to an increase in non-interest income and decreases in the provision for credit losses and non-interest expenses, partially offset by a decrease in net interest income, as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2023. The Company's return on average assets and return on average equity were 0.34% and 3.92% for the first quarter of 2024, respectively, as compared to 0.24% and 2.95% for the first quarter of 2023, respectively.

President and Chief Executive Officer Michael J. Quinn said, "Our performance during the first quarter was an improvement over the past year as conditions appear to be stabilizing with the fast rising interest rates, high inflation and liquidity demands all seemingly behind us. I'm pleased to report that our net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, of $1.1 million improved by $323,000 over the comparable quarter in 2023. We increased our tangible book value per share to $10.10, an increase of 5.3% from March 31, 2023. We continue to focus on improving results through the beneficial pricing of assets and liabilities, as well as maintaining a continual focus on reducing operating costs."

Income Statement Analysis

Net interest income decreased $968,000, or 9.8%, to $8.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, from $9.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The decrease was primarily due to higher costs of deposits and borrowings, higher average balances on borrowings, and a shift in deposits from transaction accounts to higher-yielding certificates of deposit. The decrease was partially offset by higher yields on interest earning assets. The increased yield on interest-earning assets and the increased costs of our interest-bearing liabilities were mostly due to the rising interest rate environment over the past year.

For the three months ended March 31, 2024, the average balance of interest-earning assets decreased by $23.0 million, or 1.8%, to $1.22 billion while the average yield improved by 39 basis points to 5.14%, when compared to the three months ended March 31, 2023. The average balance of interest-bearing liabilities increased by $12.0 million, or 1.3%, primarily due to the increase in the average balance of FHLB advances while the cost of interest-bearing liabilities increased by 82 basis points to 2.92%. The overall net interest margin decreased by 29 basis points to 2.92% and the overall interest rate spread decreased by 43 basis points to 2.22% for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

The provision for credit losses on loans decreased by $931,000, or 91.8%, from $1.0 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 to $83,000 for the current quarter. The decrease was primarily attributable to decreased loan production during the quarter, changes to qualitative factors in response to improving economic conditions and decreased charge-offs.

Net charge-offs decreased $164,000 from $414,000 for the first quarter of 2023 to $250,000 for the first quarter of 2024. The decrease was primarily due to decreased net charge-offs in indirect automobile loans of $208,000. The percentage of overdue account balances to total loans decreased to 1.84% as of March 31, 2024 from 1.90% as of December 31, 2023, while non-performing assets increased $354,000, or 8.4%, to $4.6 million at March 31, 2024.

Non-interest income totaled $1.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, an increase of $130,000, or 9.4%, from the comparable period in 2023, due primarily to an increase of $72,000, or 23.3%, in investment advisory income resulting from the improved investment market and economic conditions, an increase of $36,000 in the net gain on sales of mortgage loans as we sold $2.0 million of residential mortgage loans in the first quarter of 2024 as compared to $1.1 million in the first quarter of 2023, and an increase of $35,000 in service charges on deposit accounts.

For the first quarter of 2024, non-interest expense totaled $8.9 million, a decrease of $326,000, or 3.5%, over the comparable period in 2023. The decrease was primarily due to a $248,000, or 4.7%, decrease in salaries and benefits due to a Company-wide reduction in force of approximately 5% in the first quarter of 2023. Other non-interest expense decreased $108,000, or 6.6%, primarily due to decreased retail banking expenses. FDIC deposit insurance and other insurance decreased $29,000, or 10.3%, primarily due a decreased assessment rate while occupancy expense decreased $26,000, or 2.4%, due to a branch closure in the first quarter of 2024. Professional fees, data processing fees and marketing expense increased by $48,000, $23,000 and $17,000, respectively, partially offsetting the other decreases in non-interest expense.

Balance Sheet Analysis

Total assets decreased $14.4 million, or 1.1%, to $1.30 billion at March 31, 2024 from $1.31 billion at December 31, 2023. Available for sale securities decreased $9.3 million, or 4.9%, primarily due to paydowns, calls and maturities of $8.5 million, and an increase in unrealized loss on available for sale securities of $734,000. Cash and cash equivalents increased $8.5 million, or 38.6%, primarily due to an increase in deposits held at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as our customer deposits increased and loans and securities decreased. Loans receivable decreased $15.5 million to $993.3 million, as compared to December 31, 2023, primarily due to a decrease in indirect automobile loans of $27.2 million, or 6.9%, reflecting a strategic decision to decrease that loan portfolio as a percentage of our balance sheet. Partially offsetting the decreases in automobile loans were increases in commercial real estate loans of $9.5 million, or 2.2%, residential real estate loans of $1.6 million, or 2.1%, and commercial and industrial loans of $2.4 million, or 2.7%. Federal Home Loan Bank stock decreased $900,000 as borrowings decreased, property and equipment decreased $3.0 million, or 16.9%, as the Beacon branch office was sold in February of 2024 for $2.9 million. Other assets increased $5.5 million, or 28.8%, as a bond matured at the end of the month and was awaiting settlement.

Past due loans decreased $874,000, or 4.6%, between December 31, 2023 and March 31, 2024, finishing at $18.3 million, or 1.84%, of total loans, down from $19.2 million, or 1.90%, of total loans at year-end 2023. Our allowance for credit losses was 0.80% of total loans and 174.85% of non-performing loans at March 31, 2024 as compared to 0.81% of total loans and 194.31% of non-performing loans at December 31, 2023. Non-performing assets totaled $4.6 million and included no other real estate owned at March 31, 2024. At December 31, 2023, non-performing assets totaled $4.2 million and included $25,000 in other real estate owned.

Total liabilities decreased $15.0 million, or 1.3%, to $1.18 billion at March 31, 2024 from $1.20 billion at December 31, 2023 due to a decrease in borrowings partially offset by an increase in deposits. Advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank decreased $20.0 million, or 15.6%. Deposits increased $6.5 million, or 0.6%. Interest bearing deposits increased $19.4 million, or 2.5%, reflecting a shift in deposits from transaction accounts to higher yielding time deposits and money market accounts as customers sought increasing yields on their deposits while non-interest bearing deposits decreased $12.8 million, or 5.1%, due to increased competition for deposits. At March 31, 2024, uninsured deposits remained steady at approximately 29% of the Bank's total deposits.

Stockholders' equity increased $587,000, or 0.5%, to $114.3 million at March 31, 2024. The increase was primarily due to net income of $1.1 million, partially offset by a $580,000 increase in accumulated other comprehensive loss primarily reflecting valuation changes in our available-for-sale securities portfolio due to current financial market conditions. The Company's ratio of average equity to average assets was 8.77% for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 8.19% for the year ended December 31, 2023.

About Rhinebeck Bancorp

Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. is a Maryland corporation organized as the mid-tier holding company of Rhinebeck Bank and is the majority-owned subsidiary of Rhinebeck Bancorp, MHC. The Bank is a New York chartered stock savings bank, which provides a full range of banking and financial services to consumer and commercial customers through its thirteen branches and two representative offices located in Dutchess, Ulster, Orange, and Albany counties in New York State. Financial services including comprehensive brokerage, investment advisory services, financial product sales and employee benefits are offered through Rhinebeck Asset Management, a division of the Bank.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements about the Company and the Bank. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding anticipated future events or results and can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They often include words such as "believe", "expect", "anticipate", "estimate", "intend", "predict", "forecast", "improve", "continue", "will", "would", "should", "could", or "may". Forward-looking statements, by their nature, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Certain factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results include increased competitive pressures, inflation, changes in the interest rate environment, fluctuations in real estate values, general economic conditions or conditions within the securities markets, potential recessionary conditions, changes in liquidity, including the size and composition of our deposit portfolio, including the percentage of uninsured deposits in the portfolio, our ability to access cost-effective funding, changes in asset quality, loan sale volumes, charge-offs and credit loss provisions, changes in economic assumptions that may impact our allowance for credit losses calculation, changes in demand for our products and services, legislative, accounting, tax and regulatory changes, including changes in the monetary and fiscal policies of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, political developments, uncertainties or instability, catastrophic events, acts of war or terrorism, natural disasters, such as earthquakes, drought, pandemic diseases, extreme weather events, or breach of our operational or security systems or infrastructure, including cyberattacks that could adversely affect the Company's or the Bank's financial condition and results of operations and the business in which the Company and the Bank are engaged.

Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. undertakes no obligation to revise these forward-looking statements or to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release.

The Company's summary consolidated statements of income and financial condition and other selected financial data follow:

Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiary
Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share and per share data)

		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2024				2023
Interest and Dividend Income
Interest and fees on loans		$	14,381			$	13,395
Interest and dividends on securities			1,037				1,018
Other income			217				189
Total interest and dividend income			15,635				14,602
Interest Expense
Interest expense on deposits			5,134				3,970
Interest expense on borrowings			1,605				768
Total interest expense			6,739				4,738
Net interest income			8,896				9,864
Provision for credit losses			83				1,014
Net interest income after provision for credit losses			8,813				8,850
Non-interest Income
Service charges on deposit accounts			743				708
Net gain on sales of loans			46				10
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance			184				160
Net gain from sale of other real estate owned			4				-
(Loss) gain on disposal of premises and equipment			(18	)			17
Investment advisory income			381				309
Other			166				172
Total non-interest income			1,506				1,376
Non-interest Expense
Salaries and employee benefits			4,992				5,240
Occupancy			1,053				1,079
Data processing			495				472
Professional fees			414				366
Marketing			121				104
FDIC deposit insurance and other insurance			253				282
Amortization of intangible assets			21				24
Other			1,528				1,636
Total non-interest expense			8,877				9,203
Income before income taxes			1,442				1,023
Provision for income taxes			321				225
Net income		$	1,121			$	798
Earnings per common share:
Basic		$	0.10			$	0.07
Diluted		$	0.10			$	0.07
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic			10,748,006				10,881,885
Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted			10,844,287				11,021,395

Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiary
Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share and per share data)

		March 31,				December 31,
		2024				2023
Assets
Cash and due from banks		$	13,825			$	14,178
Federal funds sold			15,298				7,524
Interest bearing depository accounts			1,549				427
Total cash and cash equivalents			30,672				22,129
Available for sale securities (at fair value)			182,645				191,985
Loans receivable (net of allowance for credit losses of $7,973 and $8,124, respectively)			993,346				1,008,851
Federal Home Loan Bank stock			5,614				6,514
Accrued interest receivable			4,611				4,616
Cash surrender value of life insurance			30,215				30,031
Deferred tax assets (net of valuation allowance of $593 and $598, respectively)			10,070				9,936
Premises and equipment, net			14,592				17,567
Other real estate owned			-				25
Goodwill			2,235				2,235
Intangible assets, net			225				246
Other assets			24,559				19,067
Total assets		$	1,298,784			$	1,313,202
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Liabilities
Deposits
Non-interest bearing		$	236,957			$	249,793
Interest bearing			800,067				780,710
Total deposits			1,037,024				1,030,503
Mortgagors' escrow accounts			7,301				9,274
Advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank			108,064				128,064
Subordinated debt			5,155				5,155
Accrued expenses and other liabilities			26,968				26,521
Total liabilities			1,184,512				1,199,517
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred stock (par value $0.01 per share; 5,000,000 authorized, no shares issued)			-				-
Common stock (par value $0.01; authorized 25,000,000; issued and outstanding 11,072,607)			111				111
Additional paid-in capital			45,951				45,959
Unearned common stock held by the employee stock ownership plan			(3,219	)			(3,273	)
Retained earnings			101,507				100,386
Accumulated other comprehensive loss:
Net unrealized loss on available for sale securities, net of taxes			(26,657	)			(26,077	)
Defined benefit pension plan, net of taxes			(3,421	)			(3,421	)
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss			(30,078	)			(29,498	)
Total stockholders' equity			114,272				113,685
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$	1,298,784			$	1,313,202

Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiary
Average Balance Sheet (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)

		For the Three Months Ended March 31,
		2024										2023
		Average			Interest and							Average			Interest and
		Balance			Dividends			Yield/Cost(3)				Balance			Dividends			Yield/Cost(3)
Assets:
Interest bearing depository accounts and federal funds sold		$	17,274		$	217			5.05	%		$	17,691		$	189			4.33	%
Loans(1)			1,009,612			14,381			5.73	%			1,002,908			13,395			5.42	%
Available for sale securities			190,900			870			1.83	%			223,067			936			1.70	%
Other interest-earning assets			6,441			167			10.43	%			3,523			82			9.44	%
Total interest-earning assets			1,224,227			15,635			5.14	%			1,247,189			14,602			4.75	%
Non-interest-earning assets			88,866										87,547
Total assets		$	1,313,093									$	1,334,736
Liabilities and equity:
NOW accounts		$	123,779		$	42			0.14	%		$	144,128		$	49			0.14	%
Money market accounts			188,896			1,259			2.68	%			281,198			1,835			2.65	%
Savings accounts			147,116			132			0.36	%			174,370			157			0.37	%
Certificates of deposit			333,342			3,681			4.44	%			243,675			1,909			3.18	%
Total interest-bearing deposits			793,133			5,114			2.59	%			843,371			3,950			1.90	%
Escrow accounts			7,017			20			1.15	%			7,761			20			1.05	%
Federal Home Loan Bank advances			122,993			1,507			4.93	%			60,007			681			4.60	%
Subordinated debt			5,155			98			7.65	%			5,155			87			6.84	%
Total other interest-bearing liabilities			135,165			1,625			4.84	%			72,923			788			4.38	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities			928,298			6,739			2.92	%			916,294			4,738			2.10	%
Non-interest-bearing deposits			243,017										283,887
Other non-interest-bearing liabilities			26,620										24,979
Total liabilities			1,197,935										1,225,160
Total stockholders' equity			115,158										109,576
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$	1,313,093									$	1,334,736
Net interest income					$	8,896									$	9,864
Interest rate spread									2.22	%									2.65	%
Net interest margin(2)									2.92	%									3.21	%
Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities									131.88	%									136.11	%

⁽¹⁾ Non-accruing loans are included in the outstanding loan balance. Deferred loan fees included in interest income totaled $17,000 and $16,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
⁽²⁾ Represents the difference between interest earned and interest paid, divided by average total interest earning assets.
⁽³⁾ Annualized.

Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiary
Selected Ratios (Unaudited)

		Three Months Ended								Year Ended
		March 31,								December 31,
		2024				2023				2023
Performance Ratios(1):
Return on average assets (2)			0.34	%			0.24	%			0.33	%
Return on average equity (3)			3.92	%			2.95	%			4.03	%
Net interest margin (4)			2.92	%			3.21	%			3.06	%
Efficiency ratio (5)			85.34	%			81.88	%			83.28	%
Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities			131.88	%			136.11	%			133.80	%
Total gross loans to total deposits			95.84	%			91.68	%			97.87	%
Average equity to average assets (6)			8.77	%			8.21	%			8.19	%
Asset Quality Ratios:
Allowance for credit losses on loans as a percent of total gross loans			0.80	%			0.91	%			0.81	%
Allowance for credit losses on loans as a percent of non-performing loans			174.85	%			160.52	%			194.31	%
Net charge-offs to average outstanding loans during the period			(0.02)	%			(0.04)	%			(0.21)	%
Non-performing loans as a percent of total gross loans			0.46	%			0.57	%			0.41	%
Non-performing assets as a percent of total assets			0.35	%			0.42	%			0.32	%
Capital Ratios (7):
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)			12.26	%			11.36	%			11.96	%
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)			12.99	%			12.16	%			12.70	%
Common equity Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)			12.26	%			11.36	%			11.96	%
Tier 1 leverage ratio (to average total assets)			10.28	%			9.68	%			10.10	%
Other Data:
Book value per common share		$	10.32			$	9.81			$	10.27
Tangible book value per common share(8)		$	10.10			$	9.59			$	10.04

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FAQ

What was Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc.'s net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2024?

Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. reported a net income of $1.1 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2024.

How did Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc.'s net income for Q1 2024 compare to the prior year?

Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc.'s net income for Q1 2024 showed a 40.5% increase compared to the prior year.

What were the company's return on average assets and return on average equity for Q1 2024?

The company's return on average assets and return on average equity for Q1 2024 were 0.34% and 3.92% respectively.

Why did Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc.'s net income increase for the quarter ended March 31, 2024?

The increase in net income was primarily due to higher non-interest income and decreases in credit losses and expenses.

What drove the decrease in net interest income for Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc.?

The decrease in net interest income was driven by higher costs of deposits and borrowings, along with lower balances and a shift in deposits.