Financial Performance - Net income for Q4 2024 was 7.3million,a4.925.3 million, up 200.3% from 2023[4][5] - Diluted earnings per share for Q4 2024 was 0.83,a3.82.88, up 203.2% from 2023[4][5] - Net income for Q4 2024 was 7,330,000,anincreasefrom6,990,000 in Q3 2024 and 4,143,000inQ42023[48]−AdjustednetincomeforQ42024was3,591,000, compared to 6,990,000inQ32024and4,143,000 in Q4 2023[48] - Return on average assets for Q4 2024 was 0.50%, unchanged from Q3 2024 and up from 0.32% in Q4 2023[48] - Return on average shareholders' equity for Q4 2024 was 7.49%, compared to 7.32% in Q3 2024 and 4.66% in Q4 2023[48] - Return on average tangible common equity for Q4 2024 was 7.58%, an increase from 7.41% in Q3 2024 and 4.72% in Q4 2023[49] - Adjusted return on average tangible common equity for Q4 2024 was 3.72%, consistent with 7.41% in Q3 2024 and up from 4.72% in Q4 2023[49] Income and Expenses - Net interest income for Q4 2024 was 23.6million,an8.287.4 million, up 16.7% from 2023[4][5] - Noninterest income for Q4 2024 was 15.9million,upfrom12.0 million in Q3 2024, and up from 7.4millioninQ42023[19]−Noninterestexpensetotaled24.0 million for Q4 2024, a 5.1% increase from Q3 2024, and a 19.5% increase from Q4 2023[20] - Total noninterest expense for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024, was 90,110,000,anincreaseof13.479,436,000 in 2023[42] - Noninterest income for the three months ended December 31, 2024, was 15,936,000,asignificantincreaseof115.47,401,000 in the same period of 2023[42] Loans and Deposits - Total loans as of December 31, 2024, were 4.2billion,a3.3135.5 million, a 2.8% increase from Q3 2024, and for the full year, deposits increased by 866.2million,a21.33.3 billion as of December 31, 2024, a 4.3% increase from Q3 2024, and an 11.2% increase from December 31, 2023[22] - Total loans reached 4,170,646thousandasofDecember31,2024,a3.34,035,880 thousand in September 2024 and a 8.6% increase from 3,840,220thousandinDecember2023[45]−Totaldepositsgrewto4,933,206 thousand in December 2024, up 2.8% from 4,797,710thousandinSeptember2024andasignificantincreaseof21.34,066,973 thousand in December 2023[45] Asset Quality - The allowance for credit losses to total loans was 1.07% as of December 31, 2024, with nonperforming loans to total loans at 0.68%[4] - Nonperforming loans were 0.68% of total loans as of December 31, 2024, up from 0.56% as of September 30, 2024, and 0.26% as of December 31, 2023, totaling 28.4million[26]−Theallowanceforcreditlosses(ACL)asapercentageoftotalloanswas1.079.4 million, resulting in a net charge-off rate of 0.91%, compared to 1.5million(0.151.2 million (0.12%) in Q4 2023[28] - The provision for credit losses in Q4 2024 was 7.2million,comparedto3.4 million in Q3 2024 and 3.6millioninQ42023[29]CapitalandEquity−Totalshareholders′equitywas384.1 million as of December 31, 2024, a decrease of 1.1million(0.321.3 million (5.9%) from December 31, 2023[30] - Book value per common share was 44.31asofDecember31,2024,downfrom44.43 as of September 30, 2024, and up from 41.97asofDecember31,2023[30]−Totalrisk−basedcapitalratiowas12.61384,063,000, an increase from 362,795,000year−over−year[46]−Totalshareholders′equitytoassetsratioimprovedto6.695.7 billion as of December 31, 2024[35] - Total assets as of December 31, 2024, were 5,737,859,000,comparedto5,823,259,000 in Q3 2024 and 5,167,572,000inQ42023[41]−Totalassetsreached5,737,859,000 as of December 31, 2024, compared to $5,167,572,000 a year earlier, reflecting a growth of approximately 10.99%[46] Future Outlook - The Company will host a conference call on January 23, 2025, to discuss its quarterly financial results[33] - Forward-looking statements indicate potential risks including economic conditions and credit quality that could impact future performance[36]