| - | Net income of $10.8 million compared to $11.1 million, a decrease of 2.35% |
| - | Earnings per share of $1.13 compared to $1.16, a decrease of 2.59% |
| - | Total assets of $1.9 billion compared to $1.8 billion, an increase of 3.00% |
| - | Total loans of $1.5 billion compared to $1.5 billion, an increase of 2.46% |
| - | Pre-provision pre-tax earnings (“PPE”) of $14.9 million compared to $14.7 million, an increase of 1.29% |
| - | Total interest income of $33.7 million compared to $31.8 million, an increase of 6.09% |
| For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| September 30, 2025 | June 30, 2025 | |||||||
| Calculation of Pre-Provision Pre-Tax Earnings (“PPE”) | (Dollars in thousands) | |||||||
| Net Income | $ | 10,844 | $ | 11,105 | ||||
| Income Tax Expense | 3,342 | 3,602 | ||||||
| Pre-tax net income | 14,186 | 14,707 | ||||||
| Add back: Provision for credit losses | 700 | - | ||||||
| Add back: (Gain)Loss on sales/calls of AFS debt securities | 10 | - | ||||||
| Pre-provision pre-tax earnings | $ | 14,896 | $ | 14,707 | ||||
| Assets | September 30, 2025 (unaudited) | December 31, 2024 | ||||||
| | (Dollars in thousands) | |||||||
| Cash and due from banks | $ | 241,768 | $ | 234,196 | ||||
| Interest-bearing time deposits in other banks | 14,935 | 6,719 | ||||||
| Available-for-sale debt securities (amortized cost of $58,771 and $66,445 at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024) | 54,858 | 59,941 | ||||||
| Loans, net of allowance for credit losses of $19,405 and $17,918 at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively | 1,514,822 | 1,379,465 | ||||||
| Loans held for sale | 1,883 | - | ||||||
| Premises and equipment, net | 21,057 | 18,137 | ||||||
| Nonmarketable equity securities | 1,169 | 1,283 | ||||||
| Core deposit intangibles | 784 | 878 | ||||||
| Goodwill | 11,208 | 8,458 | ||||||
| Interest receivable and other assets | 28,951 | 30,731 | ||||||
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| Total assets | $ | 1,891,435 | $ | 1,739,808 | ||||
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| Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity | ||||||||
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| Deposits | ||||||||
| Noninterest-bearing | $ | 340,985 | $ | 313,258 | ||||
| Interest-bearing | 1,295,842 | 1,202,213 | ||||||
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| Total deposits | 1,636,827 | 1,515,471 | ||||||
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| Income taxes payable | 146 | 77 | ||||||
| Interest payable and other liabilities | 12,726 | 11,047 | ||||||
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| Total liabilities | 1,649,699 | 1,526,595 | ||||||
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| Shareholders’ equity | ||||||||
| Common stock, $0.01 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; shares issued and outstanding: 9,451,979 and 9,390,211 at September 30, 2025and December 31, 2024, respectively | 95 | 94 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 103,184 | 101,809 | ||||||
| Retained earnings | 141,478 | 116,281 | ||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (3,021 | ) | (4,971 | ) | ||||
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| Total shareholders’ equity | 241,736 | 213,213 | ||||||
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| Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | $ | 1,891,435 | $ | 1,739,808 | ||||
| | Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
| | September 30, | September 30, | ||||||||||||||
| | 2025 (unaudited) | 2024 (unaudited) | 2025 (unaudited) | 2024 (unaudited) | ||||||||||||
| Interest Income | (Dollars in thousands) | |||||||||||||||
| Loans, including fees | $ | 30,914 | $ | 30,791 | $ | 87,207 | $ | 89,834 | ||||||||
| Interest-bearing time deposits in other banks | 160 | 177 | 406 | 675 | ||||||||||||
| Debt securities, taxable | 266 | 303 | 827 | 2,266 | ||||||||||||
| Debt securities, tax-exempt | 60 | 69 | 187 | 214 | ||||||||||||
| Other interest and dividend income | 2,317 | 2,148 | 7,315 | 6,221 | ||||||||||||
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| Total interest income | 33,717 | 33,488 | 95,942 | 99,210 | ||||||||||||
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| Interest Expense | ||||||||||||||||
| Deposits | 10,691 | 12,271 | 30,334 | 34,752 | ||||||||||||
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| Total interest expense | 10,691 | 12,271 | 30,334 | 34,752 | ||||||||||||
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| Net Interest Income | 23,026 | 21,217 | 65,608 | 64,458 | ||||||||||||
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| Provision for Credit Losses | 700 | - | 700 | - | ||||||||||||
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| Net Interest Income After Provision for Credit Losses | 22,326 | 21,217 | 64,908 | 64,458 | ||||||||||||
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| Noninterest Income | ||||||||||||||||
| Mortgage lending income | 391 | 103 | 1,000 | 233 | ||||||||||||
| Loss on sales, prepayments, and calls of available-for-sale debt securities | (10 | ) | (4 | ) | (10 | ) | (4 | ) | ||||||||
| Service charges on deposit accounts | 248 | 233 | 697 | 742 | ||||||||||||
| Other | 1,581 | 3,345 | 4,976 | 7,881 | ||||||||||||
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| Total noninterest income | 2,210 | 3,677 | 6,663 | 8,852 | ||||||||||||
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| Noninterest Expense | ||||||||||||||||
| Salaries and employee benefits | 5,829 | 5,333 | 16,829 | 15,740 | ||||||||||||
| Furniture and equipment | 342 | 258 | 954 | 813 | ||||||||||||
| Occupancy | 668 | 711 | 1,890 | 1,985 | ||||||||||||
| Data and item processing | 515 | 498 | 1,615 | 1,437 | ||||||||||||
| Accounting, marketing and legal fees | 221 | 218 | 484 | 582 | ||||||||||||
| Regulatory assessments | 248 | 261 | 545 | 984 | ||||||||||||
| Advertsing and public relations | 212 | 129 | 629 | 358 | ||||||||||||
| Travel, lodging and entertainment | 112 | 87 | 289 | 270 | ||||||||||||
| Other | 2,203 | 1,903 | 5,729 | 5,507 | ||||||||||||
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| Total noninterest expense | 10,350 | 9,398 | 28,964 | 27,676 | ||||||||||||
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| Income Before Taxes | 14,186 | 15,496 | 42,607 | 45,634 | ||||||||||||
| Income tax expense | 3,342 | 3,719 | 10,322 | 11,045 | ||||||||||||
| Net Income | $ | 10,844 | $ | 11,777 | $ | 32,285 | $ | 34,589 | ||||||||
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| Earnings per common share - basic | $ | 1.15 | $ | 1.26 | $ | 3.42 | $ | 3.73 | ||||||||
| Earnings per common share - diluted | 1.13 | 1.24 | 3.38 | 3.68 | ||||||||||||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic | 9,450,984 | 9,323,622 | 9,440,655 | 9,264,616 | ||||||||||||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted | 9,597,914 | 9,498,318 | 9,565,726 | 9,402,214 | ||||||||||||
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| Other Comprehensive Income | ||||||||||||||||
| Unrealized gains on securities, net of tax expense of $223 and $515 for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively; net of tax expense of $406 and $638 for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively | $ | 713 | $ | 1,628 | $ | 1,942 | $ | 2,025 | ||||||||
| Reclassification adjustment for realized losses included in net income net of tax of $2 and $1 for the three months ended September 30, 2025, and 2024, respectively; $2 and $1 for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | $ | 721 | $ | 1,631 | $ | 1,950 | $ | 2,028 | ||||||||
| Comprehensive Income | $ | 11,565 | $ | 13,408 | $ | 34,235 | $ | 36,617 | ||||||||
| | Net Interest Margin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| | For the Three Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| | 2025 (unaudited) | 2024 (unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Average Balance | Interest Income/ Expense | Average Yield/ Rate | Average Balance | Interest Income/ Expense | Average Yield/ Rate | ||||||||||||||||||
| | (Dollars in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest-Earning Assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term investments | $ | 228,755 | $ | 2,477 | 4.30 | % | $ | 191,583 | $ | 2,325 | 4.81 | % | ||||||||||||
| Debt securities, taxable-equivalent | 45,853 | 266 | 2.30 | 51,172 | 303 | 2.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Debt securities, tax exempt | 11,972 | 60 | 1.99 | 16,889 | 69 | 1.62 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Loans held for sale | 1,780 | - | - | 250 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total loans(1) | 1,512,147 | 30,914 | 8.11 | 1,418,512 | 30,791 | 8.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total interest-earning assets | 1,800,507 | 33,717 | 7.43 | 1,678,406 | 33,488 | 7.92 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Noninterest-earning assets | 42,578 | 40,002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 1,843,085 | $ | 1,718,408 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Funding sources: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest-bearing liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deposits: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transaction accounts | $ | 1,040,322 | $ | 8,388 | 3.20 | % | $ | 922,117 | $ | 9,237 | 3.97 | % | ||||||||||||
| Time deposits | 233,433 | 2,303 | 3.91 | 253,640 | 3,034 | 4.75 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total interest-bearing deposits | 1,273,755 | 10,691 | 3.33 | 1,175,757 | 12,271 | 4.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total interest-bearing liabilities | $ | 1,273,755 | 10,691 | 3.33 | $ | 1,175,757 | 12,271 | 4.14 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Noninterest-bearing liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Noninterest-bearing deposits | $ | 320,238 | $ | 332,487 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other noninterest-bearing liabilities | 11,501 | 12,221 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total noninterest-bearing liabilities | 331,739 | 344,708 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 237,591 | 197,943 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | $ | 1,843,085 | $ | 1,718,408 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Net interest income | $ | 23,026 | $ | 21,217 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net interest spread | 4.10 | % | 3.78 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net interest margin | 5.07 | % | 5.02 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (1) | Nonaccrual loans are included in total loans |
| | Net Interest Margin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| | For the Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| | 2025 (unaudited) | 2024 (unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Average Balance | Interest Income/ Expense | Average Yield/ Rate | Average Balance | Interest Income/ Expense | Average Yield/ Rate | ||||||||||||||||||
| | (Dollars in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest-Earning Assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term investments | $ | 238,118 | $ | 7,721 | 4.34 | % | $ | 180,426 | $ | 6,896 | 5.09 | % | ||||||||||||
| Debt securities, taxable-equivalent | 47,248 | 827 | 2.34 | 103,507 | 2,266 | 2.92 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Debt securities, tax exempt | 12,327 | 187 | 2.03 | 17,468 | 214 | 1.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Loans held for sale | 1,453 | - | - | 281 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total loans(1) | 1,453,557 | 87,207 | 8.02 | 1,381,200 | 89,834 | 8.66 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total interest-earning assets | 1,752,703 | 95,942 | 7.32 | 1,682,882 | 99,210 | 7.85 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Noninterest-earning assets | 41,871 | 39,499 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 1,794,574 | $ | 1,722,381 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Funding sources: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest-bearing liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deposits: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transaction accounts | $ | 1,001,583 | $ | 23,182 | 3.09 | % | $ | 872,635 | $ | 25,726 | 3.93 | % | ||||||||||||
| Time deposits | 235,278 | 7,152 | 4.06 | 255,348 | 9,026 | 4.71 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total interest-bearing deposits | 1,236,861 | 30,334 | 3.28 | 1,127,983 | 34,752 | 4.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total interest-bearing liabilities | $ | 1,236,861 | $ | 30,334 | 3.28 | $ | 1,127,983 | $ | 34,752 | 4.10 | ||||||||||||||
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| Noninterest-bearing liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Noninterest-bearing deposits | $ | 319,346 | $ | 395,822 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other noninterest-bearing liabilities | 10,657 | 12,219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total noninterest-bearing liabilities | 330,003 | 408,041 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 227,710 | 186,357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | $ | 1,794,574 | $ | 1,722,381 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Net interest income | $ | 65,608 | $ | 64,458 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net interest spread | 4.04 | % | 3.75 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net interest margin | 5.00 | % | 5.10 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (1) | Nonaccrual loans are included in total loans |
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