CIB Marine Bancshares, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2024 Results
BROOKFIELD, Wis., Oct. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CIB Marine Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company" or "CIB Marine") (OTCQX:CIBH), the holding company of CIBM Bank (the "Bank"), announced its unaudited results of operations and financial condition for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2024. Earnings are up $0.7 million for the quarter when compared to the same quarter in 2023, and up by $0.6 million compared to the prior quarter in 2024, if excluding the effects of the gain on sale from the sale-leaseback transaction in the prior quarter.
Net income for the quarter was $1.1 million, or $0.79 basic and $0.59 diluted earnings per share, compared to $0.4 million, or $0.28 basic and $0.21 diluted earnings per share, for the same period of 2023. Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was $5.0 million, or $3.73 basic and $2.75 diluted earnings per share, compared to $1.8 million, or $1.34 basic and $0.98 diluted earnings per share, for the same period of 2023. Excluding the effects of the non-recurring sale-leaseback transaction gain on sale reported in the second quarter of 2024, net income for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024, was $1.7 million, or $1.27 basic and $0.94 diluted earnings per share.
Financial highlights for the quarter include:
Net interest income was up $0.4 million from the prior quarter and net interest margin improved to 2.55% compared to 2.38% in the prior quarter and 2.43% in the third quarter of 2023. The improvement from the prior quarter was due to a 4 basis point increase in yields on earning assets and a 5 basis point decrease in the cost of funds. Net interest income was up $0.6 million for the quarter compared to the same quarter of 2023, and down $0.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the same period of 2023, due to the rise in cost of funds versus yields on assets over those time periods.
Loan portfolio balances decreased $12 million over the quarter and decreased $15 million since December 31, 2023, due to high loan rates and the Company's balance sheet management strategy, with further balance declines expected in the fourth quarter of 2024. Deposits decreased $22 million for the quarter due to planned payoffs of maturing time deposits and reductions in money market savings accounts, and increased $20 million from December 31, 2023, as lower-cost deposits were generated and used to pay down Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago ("FHLB") borrowings.
As of September 30, 2024, non-performing assets, modified loans to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty, and loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing to total assets and nonaccrual loans to total loans ratios were 1.25% and 0.44%, respectively, compared to 0.90% and 0.50%, respectively, on December 31, 2023, and 0.49% and 0.50%, respectively, on September 30, 2023. The primary reason for the increase in the ratios over the time period is due to four credit relationships with borrowers in or related to the transportation industry, including one modified loan in compliance with the modified terms, two relationships with non-accrual loans, and one that is 90 plus days past due in the process of collection.
Also, as of September 30, 2024, the allowance for credit losses on loans ("ACLL") to loans was 1.27% compared to 1.27% on December 31, 2023, and 1.30% on September 30, 2023. The ACLL is impacted by third-party economic forecasts and qualitative factors. Over the course of 2023 and 2024, forecasts for gross domestic product and unemployment have generally improved while certain qualitative factors related to loan performance have trended up, resulting in a lower ACLL to loans ratio.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, Banking Division net income was $5.8 million up from $2.9 million for the same period in 2023, primarily due to the sale-leaseback gain on sale and cost reduction activities in the 2024 period. The Mortgage Division was profitable for the third quarter of 2024. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, its net loss was $0.1 million, improved from a $0.5 million loss in the same period in 2023 thanks to cost saving actions and despite production being down due to housing market challenges.
Mr. J. Brian Chaffin, CIB Marine's President and CEO, commented, "Operating results from our Banking and Mortgage Divisions improved for the quarter as highlighted above, at a time that continues to present many challenges for both community banking and mortgage banking companies. Our cost of funds and net interest margins showed nice improvements on a trending basis recently and we are working toward continued improvement, which should be accelerated by the recent decline in the Federal Funds Target Rates by the Federal Reserve. Our targeted expense controls implemented in late 2023 and early 2024 have supported improved operating results."
He concluded, "Our plans for a final redemption of all remaining preferred stock during the fourth quarter of 2024 continue to move ahead. Earlier today, we announced the complete and final redemption of all preferred stock will occur on October 31, 2024. Although we now have sufficient cash on hand at CIB Marine for the final redemption, we have also secured lender commitments for a term loan and a line of credit for contingency purposes. This marks a significant achievement of the Company and improves prospects for building future shareholder value."
CIB Marine Bancshares, Inc. is the holding company for CIBM Bank, which operates nine banking offices in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana, and has mortgage loan officers and/or offices in ten states. More information on the Company is available at www.cibmarine.com, including recent shareholder letters, links to regulatory financial reports, and audited financial statements.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTSCIB Marine has made statements in this release that may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. CIB Marine intends these forward-looking statements to be subject to the safe harbor created thereby and is including this statement to avail itself of the safe harbor. Forward-looking statements are identified generally by statements containing words and phrases such as "may," "project," "are confident," "should be," "intend," "predict," "believe," "plan," "expect," "estimate," "anticipate" and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements reflect CIB Marine's current views with respect to future events and financial performance that are subject to many uncertainties and factors relating to CIB Marine's operations and the business environment, which could change at any time.
There are inherent difficulties in predicting factors that may affect the accuracy of forward-looking statements.
Stockholders should note that many factors, some of which are discussed elsewhere in this Earnings Release and in the documents that are incorporated by reference, could affect the future financial results of CIB Marine and could cause those results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements contained or incorporated by reference in this document. These factors, many of which are beyond CIB Marine's control, include but are not limited to:
operating, legal, execution, credit, market, security (including cyber), and regulatory risks;
economic, political, and competitive forces affecting CIB Marine's banking business;
the impact on net interest income and securities values from changes in monetary policy and general economic and political conditions; and
the risk that CIB Marine's analyses of these risks and forces could be incorrect and/or that the strategies developed to address them could be unsuccessful.
These factors should be considered in evaluating the forward-looking statements, and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. CIB Marine undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Forward-looking statements are subject to significant risks and uncertainties and CIB Marine's actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in forward-looking statements.
CIB MARINE BANCSHARES, INC.
Selected Unaudited Consolidated Financial Data
At or for the
Quarters Ended
9 Months Ended
September 30,
June 30,
March 31,
December 31,
September 30,
September 30,
September 30,
2024
2024
2024
2023
2023
2024
2023
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
Selected Statement of Operations Data:
Interest and dividend income
$
12,283
$
12,052
$
11,801
$
11,328
$
10,117
$
36,136
$
27,741
Interest expense
6,707
6,897
6,840
6,190
5,180
20,444
11,424
Net interest income
5,576
5,155
4,961
5,138
4,937
15,692
16,317
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses
(113
)
10
(28
)
135
(140
)
(131
)
(227
)
Net interest income after provision for (reversal of) credit losses
5,689
5,145
4,989
5,003
5,077
15,823
16,544
Noninterest income (1)
2,897
6,904
1,627
1,824
2,368
11,428
7,076
Noninterest expense
7,163
6,904
6,421
6,669
7,007
20,488
21,269
Income before income taxes
1,423
5,145
195
158
438
6,763
2,351
Income tax expense
347
1,361
17
1,050
59
1,725
579
Net income (loss)
$
1,076
$
3,784
$
178
$
(892
)
$
379
$
5,038
$
1,772
Common Share Data:
Basic net income (loss) per share
$
0.79
$
2.79
$
0.13
$
(0.67
)
$
0.28
$
3.73
$
1.34
Diluted net income (loss) per share
0.59
2.06
0.10
(0.67
)
0.21
2.75
0.98
Dividend
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Tangible book value per share (2)
57.80
55.36
52.59
53.35
52.05
57.80
52.05
Book value per share (2)
56.06
53.61
50.84
51.58
50.28
56.06
50.28
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic
1,357,259
1,356,255
1,341,181
1,334,163
1,333,900
1,351,205
1,320,342
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted
1,833,586
1,833,881
1,820,498
1,813,207
1,814,727
1,828,956
1,811,151
Financial Condition Data:
Total assets
$
888,283
$
901,634
$
897,595
$
899,060
$
874,247
$
888,283
$
874,247
Loans
707,310
719,129
736,019
722,084
688,446
707,310
688,446
Allowance for credit losses on loans
(8,973
)
(9,083
)
(9,087
)
(9,136
)
(8,947
)
(8,973
)
(8,947
)
Investment securities
120,349
123,814
119,300
131,529
130,476
120,349
130,476
Deposits
747,168
768,984
772,377
727,565
644,165
747,168
644,165
Borrowings
33,583
28,222
32,120
76,956
138,469
33,583
138,469
Stockholders' equity
92,358
89,008
85,091
85,075
83,313
92,358
83,313
Financial Ratios and Other Data:
Performance Ratios:
Net interest margin (3)
2.55
%
2.38
%
2.29
%
2.41
%
2.43
%
2.41
%
2.84
%
Net interest spread (4)
1.80
%
1.71
%
1.63
%
1.79
%
1.85
%
1.71
%
2.34
%
Noninterest income to average assets (5)
1.25
%
3.09
%
0.73
%
0.78
%
1.15
%
1.69
%
1.19
%
Noninterest expense to average assets
3.17
%
3.09
%
2.87
%
3.00
%
3.31
%
3.04
%
3.55
%
Efficiency ratio (6)
85.32
%
57.19
%
97.20
%
97.13
%
95.06
%
75.67
%
90.66
%
Earnings (loss) on average assets (7)
0.48
%
1.69
%
0.08
%
