Balance Sheet Growth
Total assets reached $2.8 billion, up 8.1% year-over-year; loans grew $216 million or 11% YoY; deposits increased $171 million or 7.9% YoY.
Net Interest Margin and NII Expansion
NIM improved to 3.27% (from 3.16% prior year) with net interest income up $933k sequentially (17.4% annualized) and up $2.8 million year-over-year.
Strong Loan Production
Record loan production in Q4: $196 million in gross new loans (largest quarter in a while); end-of-period loan book grew just under 11%; average loans increased $31.9M QoQ (6.02% annualized) and $172.3M or 8.8% YoY.
High-Quality Credit Metrics
Nonperforming loans at a low 0.14% of total loans; allowance for credit losses $25.5 million (1.16% of portfolio); no loan losses reported in the quarter.
Capital Actions & Shareholder Returns
Completed $40 million subordinated debt issuance; repurchased ~2 million shares (~10% of company) at $17.19 per share; Board approved 25% increase in quarterly cash dividend to $0.125 per share.
Tangible Book Value Growth
Tangible book value per share increased 10.8% YoY to $11.97.
Operating Earnings (Adjusted)
After adjusting for two known nonoperating items, operating diluted EPS was $0.44; operating return on average assets 1.14% and operating ROE 15.05%.
Deposit Mix Improvement
Average deposits were essentially stable QoQ (down $3.9M) but up $314.6M YoY; DDA balances increased $26.4M QoQ and represented 24.3% of total average deposits, supporting lower funding costs.
Securities & Liquidity Optionality
Securities portfolio $461.4M (67% AFS, 33% HTM) with quarterly yield 3.01% and expected cash flows of $68.2M in 2026 (rising to ~$87.7M in a 100 bps down scenario) to support loan growth or retire funding.
Business Vertical Momentum & Growth Plans
Private Client deposits grew 18% to $300M; Business Banking nearly $400M in deposits; Correspondent Banking grew to $235M. Management outlined targeted expansion (SBA/C&I team, new hires, HOA/association focus) aiming for continued organic deposit growth.