Net income of $16.6 million and $48.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively
Earnings per common share of $1.65 and $4.75 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively
Annualized return on average assets of 1.56% and 1.54% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively
Quarterly cash dividend of $0.45 per share declared, an increase of 12.5% from the prior quarter and 50.0% from the prior-year third quarter
MANITOWOC, Wis., Oct. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Bank First Corporation (NASDAQ:BFC) ("Bank First" or the "Bank"), the holding company for Bank First, N.A., reported net income of $16.6 million, or $1.65 per share, for the third quarter of 2024, compared with net income of $14.8 million, or $1.43 per share, for the prior-year third quarter. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, Bank First earned $48.0 million, or $4.75 per share, compared to $39.6 million, or $3.89 per share for the same period in 2023. After removing the impact of one-time expenses related to acquisitions as well as gains and losses on sales of securities and other real estate owned ("OREO"), the Bank reported adjusted net income (non-GAAP) of $15.1 million, or $1.46 per share, for the third quarter of 2023. There were no such expenses during the third quarter of 2024. For the first nine months of 2024, adjusted net income (non-GAAP) totaled $47.4 million, or $4.69 per share, compared to $44.4 million, or $4.36 per share for the same period in 2023.
Operating Results
Net interest income ("NII") during the third quarter of 2024 was $35.9 million, $2.9 million higher than the previous quarter and up $1.8 million from the third quarter of 2023. The impact of net accretion and amortization of purchase accounting related to interest-bearing assets and liabilities from past acquisitions ("purchase accounting") increased NII by $1.7 million, or $0.13 per share after tax, during the third quarter of 2024, compared to $1.2 million, or $0.09 per share after tax, during the previous quarter and $1.8 million, or $0.13 per share after tax, during the third quarter of 2023. A previously purchased loan with remaining associated purchase accounting adjustments of $0.6 million was fully repaid before maturity during the third quarter of 2024, leading to the elevated impact of purchase accounting during the quarter.
Net interest margin ("NIM") was 3.76% for the third quarter of 2024, compared to 3.63% for the previous quarter and 3.71% for the third quarter of 2023. NII from purchase accounting increased NIM by 0.17%, 0.13%, and 0.19% for ...
