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Plumas Bancorp(PLBC) - 2025 Q1 - Quarterly Results
PLBCPlumas Bancorp(PLBC)2025-04-16 13:00

Financial Performance - First quarter earnings for Plumas Bancorp were 7.2million,or7.2 million, or 1.21 per share, up from 6.3million,or6.3 million, or 1.06 per share in Q1 2024[1] - Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2025, was 7.2million,reflectinganincreaseof7.2 million, reflecting an increase of 926 thousand or 14.8% from 6.3millioninthesameperiodof2024[41]Basicearningspershareincreasedto6.3 million in the same period of 2024[41] - Basic earnings per share increased to 1.21, up 14.2% from 1.06inQ12024[41]BasicearningspershareforQ12025was1.06 in Q1 2024[41] - Basic earnings per share for Q1 2025 was 1.21, a decrease of 7.6% from 1.31inQ42024andanincreaseof14.21.31 in Q4 2024 and an increase of 14.2% from 1.06 in Q1 2024[43] Income and Expenses - Net-interest income increased by 1.1millionto1.1 million to 18.5 million, compared to 17.4millioninQ12024[2]Noninterestincomeroseby17.4 million in Q1 2024[2] - Non-interest income rose by 1.1 million to 3.2million,primarilyduetoalegalsettlementrelatedtotheDixieFire[3]Totalnoninterestincomeincreasedby50.13.2 million, primarily due to a legal settlement related to the Dixie Fire[3] - Total non-interest income increased by 50.1% to 3,213 thousand in Q1 2025, compared to 2,140thousandinQ12024[51]Totalnoninterestexpenseincreasedby2,140 thousand in Q1 2024[51] - Total non-interest expense increased by 1.1 million from 10.4millioninQ12024to10.4 million in Q1 2024 to 11.5 million in Q1 2025, representing a 10.3% increase[33][41] - Salaries and employee benefits rose by 9.6% to 5,880millioncomparedto5,880 million compared to 5,366 million in the previous year[52] - Professional fees decreased significantly by 47.8% to 229millionfrom229 million from 439 million in the prior year[52] Asset and Loan Growth - Gross loans increased by 35million,or3.535 million, or 3.5%, to 1.0 billion[8] - Loans, net of allowance for credit losses, increased by 34.5millionor3.634.5 million or 3.6% from 966.1 million in Q1 2024 to 1.00billioninQ12025[39]Totalgrossloansreached1.00 billion in Q1 2025[39] - Total gross loans reached 1,010,723 million, a growth from 976,212millioninthesameperiodlastyear[54]Commercialrealestateloansincreasedto976,212 million in the same period last year[54] - Commercial real estate loans increased to 660,926 million, up from 562,870million,representingasignificantgrowth[55]Agriculturalloansdecreasedto562,870 million, representing a significant growth[55] - Agricultural loans decreased to 112,018 million, down from 123,239million,reflectingadeclineinthiscategory[54]DepositsandEquityTotaldepositsincreasedby123,239 million, reflecting a decline in this category[54] Deposits and Equity - Total deposits increased by 73 million, or 5.6%, to 1.4billionatMarch31,2025[12]Depositsincreasedby1.4 billion at March 31, 2025[12] - Deposits increased by 73.4 million or 5.6% from 1.30billioninQ12024to1.30 billion in Q1 2024 to 1.37 billion in Q1 2025[39] - Total deposits increased to 1,373,061million,upfrom1,373,061 million, up from 1,299,688 million, indicating a positive trend in deposit growth[56] - Total shareholders' equity increased by 26million,or16.226 million, or 16.2%, to 188 million[20] - Shareholders' equity increased by 26.1millionor16.226.1 million or 16.2% from 161.5 million in Q1 2024 to 187.6millioninQ12025[39]Shareholdersequityincreasedto187.6 million in Q1 2025[39] - Shareholders' equity increased to 187,603 thousand in Q1 2025, up from 161,491thousandinQ42024[43]CreditQualityTheprovisionforcreditlossesdecreasedto161,491 thousand in Q4 2024[43] Credit Quality - The provision for credit losses decreased to 250 thousand from 821thousandinQ12024[15]Provisionforcreditlossesdecreasedsignificantlyby821 thousand in Q1 2024[15] - Provision for credit losses decreased significantly by 571 thousand or 69.5% from 821thousandinQ12024to821 thousand in Q1 2024 to 250 thousand in Q1 2025[41] - Nonperforming loans decreased to 3.7million,or0.363.7 million, or 0.36% of total loans, down from 5.6 million, or 0.57% in Q1 2024[14] - Nonperforming loans decreased to 3,686thousand,or0.363,686 thousand, or 0.36% of total loans, compared to 5,610 thousand and 0.57% in Q1 2024[43] - The allowance for credit losses was 13,319thousand,representing1.3213,319 thousand, representing 1.32% of total loans, slightly down from 1.35% in Q4 2024[43] Mergers and Acquisitions - The company signed a definitive agreement to acquire Cornerstone Community Bancorp, which will create a combined entity with over 2.3 billion in assets[7] - The company incurred 569millioninmergerandacquisitionexpenses,markinga100569 million in merger and acquisition expenses, marking a 100% increase as this was not present in the previous year[52] Efficiency and Ratios - Net interest margin increased by 33 basis points to 4.95% from 4.62% in Q1 2024[31] - The net interest margin improved to 4.95% in Q1 2025, compared to 4.90% in Q4 2024[43] - The efficiency ratio for Q1 2025 was 52.7%, up from 50.4% in Q4 2024, indicating a decline in operational efficiency[43] - The Tier 1 Leverage Ratio improved to 12.3% in Q1 2025, compared to 11.0% in Q4 2024[43] Other Financial Metrics - Total assets decreased slightly by 7.0 million or 0.4% from 1.64billioninQ12024to1.64 billion in Q1 2024 to 1.63 billion in Q1 2025[39] - Total assets were 1,630,198thousandasofMarch31,2025,slightlyupfrom1,630,198 thousand as of March 31, 2025, slightly up from 1,626,198 thousand as of December 31, 2024[46] - Cash dividends paid per share increased to 0.30inQ12025,upfrom0.30 in Q1 2025, up from 0.27 in Q4 2024[43] - Non-interest bearing deposits accounted for 49.3% of total deposits, slightly down from 51.2% in the previous year[56] - Money market deposits grew to 290,125million,a35.4290,125 million, a 35.4% increase from 214,257 million in Q1 2024[56]