Wake Forest Bancshares, Inc. - WAKE STOCK NEWS

Piedmont Financial Holding Company (ticker symbol: PFHC) and Wake Forest Bancshares, Inc. (ticker symbol: WAKE) have announced the approval of their merger by Wake Forest Bancshares, Inc.’s shareholders. The merger includes the related merger of Wake Forest Federal into Piedmont Federal. Minority shareholders of Wake Forest Bancshares will receive $34.34 in cash for each publicly owned share. The transaction is expected to close on January 2, 2024.

Piedmont Financial Holding Company has announced its agreement to acquire Wake Forest Bancshares, Inc. The merger will extend Piedmont Federal's deposit client base and include a cash payment of approximately $14.95 million. Wake Forest Federal will be merged into Piedmont Federal, and Wake Forest Federal's branch office will continue to operate as a division of Piedmont Federal. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2023.

Wake Forest Bancshares, Inc. (OTC: WAKE) announced a net income of $486,910 or $0.45 per share for the quarter ending March 31, 2023, a significant increase from $295,562 or $0.28 per share in Q1 2022. For the first half of the fiscal year, earnings reached $963,231 or $0.90 per share, compared to $632,626 or $0.59 per share year-over-year. The company's interest rate margin increased to 4.07%, benefiting from rising short-term interest rates due to Federal Reserve policies. Despite healthy local economic conditions, the impact of higher mortgage rates is pricing some buyers out of the market. The loan portfolio has grown with no reported problem assets or foreclosures. A cash dividend of $0.11 per share was declared, maintaining a 26-year streak of quarterly dividends.

Wake Forest Bancshares, Inc. (OTC: WAKE) reported earnings of $476,321 or $0.45 per share for the quarter ended December 31, 2022, an increase compared to $337,064 or $0.31 per share for the same quarter last year. The company benefitted from a higher interest margin of 4.08%, up from 3.23% a year earlier, driven by rising short-term interest rates due to Federal Reserve policies. Despite healthy economic conditions, rising mortgage rates may impact buyer demand. The loan portfolio remained stable with no reported problem assets, and the company declared a cash dividend of $0.11 per share, continuing a 26-year streak of quarterly dividends.

Wake Forest Bancshares, Inc. (OTC: WAKE) reported fiscal year earnings of $1,395,000 ($1.30 per share) for the year ended September 30, 2022, an increase from $1,235,550 ($1.13 per share) in the previous year. The fourth quarter earnings reached $397,400 ($0.37 per share), up from $325,400 ($0.30 per share) a year prior. The company's interest rate margin improved to 3.27% from 3.06% year-over-year. Additionally, a special cash dividend of $1.00 per share was paid, celebrating its 100th anniversary. Total assets stood at $114,248,550 as of September 30, 2022.

Wake Forest Bancshares, Inc. (OTC: WAKE) reported earnings of $364,958 or $0.34 per share for Q2 2022, up from $322,721 or $0.29 per share year-over-year. For the first nine months, earnings reached $997,584 or $0.93 per share, compared to $910,146 or $0.83 last year. Despite a stable local economy, rising short-term interest rates by the Federal Reserve are impacting earnings. The company maintained a strong loan portfolio with excellent credit quality and paid a special dividend of $1.00 per share to celebrate its 100th anniversary.

Wake Forest Bancshares, Inc. (OTC: WAKE) reported a net income of $295,562 or $0.28 per share for Q1 2022, up from $282,874 or $0.26 per share in Q1 2021. For the first half of 2022, earnings were $632,626 or $0.59 per share compared to $587,425 or $0.54 per share last year. Despite favorable local economic conditions, the company faces challenges from low Federal Reserve interest rates, impacting its interest margin, which fell to 3.01%. The company declared a special cash dividend of $1.00 per share, commemorating its 100th anniversary.

Wake Forest Bancshares, Inc. (OTC: WAKE) announced a special cash dividend of $1.00 per share, payable on April 19, 2022, to shareholders of record as of April 5, 2022. This special dividend celebrates the Company's 100th anniversary as a community bank. With total assets of approximately $112 million and 1,070,046 shares of common stock outstanding, the Company remains committed to its local community and shareholders, having paid dividends for the past twenty-five years.