LCNB Corp. reports Q3 EPS 49c vs. 31c last year

Net interest income for the three months ended September 30, 2025 was $18.1 million, compared to $15.0 million for the same period in 2024. Net interest income for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2025 was $52.0 million, as compared to $44.1 million in the same period last year. The growth in net interest income was primarily due to the reduction in average interest rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities and higher average rates earned on loans. For the 2025 third quarter, LCNB‘s tax equivalent net interest margin was 3.57%, compared to 2.84% for the same period last year. Net interest margin for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2025 was 3.43%, as compared to 2.81% in the same period last year. For the 2025 third quarter, LCNB recorded a provision for credit losses of $211,000, compared to a provision for credit losses of $660,000 for the 2024 third quarter. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, LCNB recorded a total provision for credit losses of $426,000, compared to a total provision for credit losses of $1.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. Net charge-offs for the 2025 third quarter were $169,000, or 0.04% of average loans, compared to net charge-offs of $84,000, or 0.02% of average loans, annualized, for the same period last year. For the 2025 nine-month period, net charge-offs were $287,000, or 0.02% of average loans, compared to net charge-offs of $147,000, or 0.01% of average loans, for the 2024 nine-month period.