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Blue Ridge Bankshares(BRBS) - 2025 Q1 - Quarterly Results

Financial Performance - For Q1 2025, the company reported a net loss of 0.4million,or0.4 million, or 0.01 per diluted common share, an improvement from a net loss of 2.0millioninQ42024and2.0 million in Q4 2024 and 2.9 million in Q1 2024[4]. - Total interest income for Q1 2025 was 35,350,000,adecreaseof6.835,350,000, a decrease of 6.8% from 37,932,000 in Q4 2024 and a decrease of 16.7% from 42,531,000inQ12024[46].NetinterestincomeafterrecoveryofcreditlossesforQ12025was42,531,000 in Q1 2024[46]. - Net interest income after recovery of credit losses for Q1 2025 was 18,990,000, down 5.6% from 20,125,000inQ42024anddown11.120,125,000 in Q4 2024 and down 11.1% from 21,349,000 in Q1 2024[46]. - Noninterest income for Q1 2025 was 3.1million,adecreaseof3.1 million, a decrease of 1.3 million compared to Q4 2024, primarily due to lower residential mortgage banking income[30]. - The net loss for Q1 2025 was 434,000,animprovementfromanetlossof434,000, an improvement from a net loss of 2,003,000 in Q4 2024 and a net loss of 2,893,000inQ12024[46].TheefficiencyratioforQ12025was104.02,893,000 in Q1 2024[46]. - The efficiency ratio for Q1 2025 was 104.0%, an improvement from 116.9% in Q4 2024[47]. - The return on average assets for Q1 2025 was -0.06%, an improvement from -0.28% in Q4 2024[47]. Asset and Deposit Management - Total assets decreased to 2.69 billion from 2.74billion,primarilyduetoadeclineinloansheldforinvestment[20].Totalassetsdecreasedto2.74 billion, primarily due to a decline in loans held for investment[20]. - Total assets decreased to 2,685,084,000 as of March 31, 2025, from 2,737,260,000asofDecember31,2024[47].Loansheldforinvestmentwere2,737,260,000 as of December 31, 2024[47]. - Loans held for investment were 2.06 billion as of March 31, 2025, down from 2.11billionatDecember31,2024,reflectingastrategicreductioninassets[32].Totaldepositsdecreasedto2.11 billion at December 31, 2024, reflecting a strategic reduction in assets[32]. - Total deposits decreased to 2.13 billion at March 31, 2025, a decline of 50.0millionfromthepreviousquarterand50.0 million from the previous quarter and 336.3 million year-over-year[33]. - Brokered deposits were 339.1millionatMarch31,2025,down339.1 million at March 31, 2025, down 63.4 million from December 31, 2024, and down 174.8millionfromMarch31,2024[34].Noninterestbearingdepositsrepresented21.3174.8 million from March 31, 2024[34]. - Noninterest-bearing deposits represented 21.3% of total deposits as of March 31, 2025, compared to 20.8% at December 31, 2024[35]. - The loan-to-deposit ratio was 96.7% at March 31, 2025, slightly down from 96.9% at December 31, 2024[35]. Cost Management and Workforce Reduction - The company reduced its workforce by 91 employees, a 21% decrease since December 31, 2024, resulting in expected annualized cost savings of approximately 6 million[7]. - Noninterest expense decreased to 23.0millioninQ12025,down23.0 million in Q1 2025, down 2.7 million from Q4 2024 and 9.5millionfromQ12024,mainlyduetoreducedsalariesandemployeebenefits[31].TotalnoninterestexpenseforQ12025was9.5 million from Q1 2024, mainly due to reduced salaries and employee benefits[31]. - Total noninterest expense for Q1 2025 was 22,951,000, a decrease of 10.5% from 25,640,000inQ42024andadecreaseof29.325,640,000 in Q4 2024 and a decrease of 29.3% from 32,437,000 in Q1 2024[47]. Capital and Equity - The tier 1 leverage ratio improved to 12.33% and total risk-based capital ratio to 17.93% as of March 31, 2025, exceeding minimum capital requirements[16]. - Total stockholders' equity increased to 338,289,000asofMarch31,2025,upfrom338,289,000 as of March 31, 2025, up from 327,788,000 as of December 31, 2024, representing a growth of 0.15%[48]. - Common stockholders' equity increased to 338,289,000asofMarch31,2025,comparedto338,289,000 as of March 31, 2025, compared to 327,788,000 as of December 31, 2024, marking a growth of 3.4%[48]. - Tangible common equity (Non-GAAP) reached 335,549,000forthethreemonthsendedMarch31,2025,comparedto335,549,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to 324,790,000 for the previous quarter, reflecting a 3.3% increase[48]. - Tangible common equity to tangible total assets (Non-GAAP) improved to 12.5% as of March 31, 2025, up from 11.9% in the previous quarter[48]. Strategic Changes and Future Outlook - The company is transitioning to a more traditional community banking model, which includes a reduction in headcount and expenses related to regulatory compliance[31]. - The company anticipates ongoing challenges due to regulatory compliance and the wind down of fintech partnerships, which may impact future performance[40]. - The company expects to see positive results in core deposits and loans growth in the near-term quarters[9].