Record EPS and Strong Q4 Earnings
Q4 net income of $22.7 million, $0.79 diluted EPS, a 21.5% increase versus Q4 2024; record full-year EPS of $3.13 for 2025.
Quarterly Loan Growth Acceleration
Loans grew $129.3 million in Q4 (7.6% annualized); full-year 2025 loan growth was $88.2 million or 1.3%.
Improved Core Margin and NII Base
Core NIM (excluding excess liquidity) rose 4 basis points in Q4 to 3.37%; net interest income for 2025 totaled $240.2 million with guidance for NII growth of ~4%–6% in 2026 assuming modest rate cuts.
Asset Quality Improvements
Nonaccrual loans to total loans declined 20 basis points to 0.2%; nonperforming assets to total assets declined 16 basis points to 0.45%; coverage ratio stable at 1.28% and Q4 net charge-offs were $1.1 million (7 bps annualized).
Active Capital Return via Buybacks
Repurchased ~480,000 shares in Q4 at an average cost of $32.17; repurchased 1.1 million shares in 2025 at $30.75 average (3.9% of shares outstanding as of 12/31/24). Board approved an additional 2 million share authorization; 2.3 million shares available as of 12/31/25 and targeting $10M–$12M of repurchases per quarter in 2026.
Positive Full-Year Deposit Growth
Despite Q4 outflows, total deposits for full-year 2025 grew $328.1 million or 4.9%.