UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
☒
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2025
or
☐
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
Commission File Number: 001-42512
EAGLE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Virginia
54-1601306
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
2 East Main Street
P.O. Box 391
Berryville, VA
22611
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(540) 955-2510
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, Par Value $2.50
EFSI
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Date File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (232.405 of this Chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer
Smaller reporting company
Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
The number of shares of the registrant’s Common Stock ($2.50 par value) outstanding as of May 8, 2025 was 5,378,362.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.
Financial Statements:
Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024
1
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
2
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
3
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
4
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
5
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
6
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
38
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
59
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Legal Proceedings
60
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Mine Safety Disclosures
Item 5.
Other Information
Item 6.
Exhibits
61
Item 1. Financial Statements
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
(Unaudited)
*
Assets
Cash and due from banks
$
16,527
13,129
Interest-bearing deposits with other institutions
187,018
162,595
Federal funds sold
61,401
17,435
Total cash and cash equivalents
264,946
193,159
Securities available for sale, at fair value, amortized cost of $118,263 and $144,929, respectively
109,870
121,330
Restricted investments, at cost
4,974
7,557
Loans held for sale
3,173
2,660
Loans
1,452,264
1,467,049
Allowance for credit losses
(15,282
)
(15,027
Net Loans
1,436,982
1,452,022
Bank premises and equipment, net
14,625
14,339
Bank owned life insurance
30,894
30,621
Other assets
39,013
44,527
Total assets
1,904,477
1,866,215
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Liabilities
Deposits:
Noninterest bearing demand deposits
421,342
406,180
Savings and interest bearing demand deposits
697,679
679,330
Time deposits
494,770
489,646
Total deposits
1,613,791
1,575,156
Federal Home Loan Bank advances, short-term
25,000
Federal Home Loan Bank advances, long-term
40,000
95,000
Subordinated debt, net of unamortized issuance costs
29,529
29,512
Other liabilities
19,682
22,560
Total liabilities
1,728,002
1,747,228
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ Equity
Preferred stock, $10 par value; 500,000 shares authorized and unissued
—
Common stock, $2.50 par value; authorized 10,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 2025, 5,378,653 including 77,871 shares of unvested restricted stock; issued and outstanding 2024, 3,549,581 including 64,043 shares of unvested restricted stock
13,252
8,714
Surplus
63,922
14,901
Retained earnings
105,928
114,012
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(6,627
(18,640
Total shareholders’ equity
176,475
118,987
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
* Derived from the consolidated audited financial statements.
Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2025
2024
Interest and Dividend Income
Interest and fees on loans
19,971
19,963
Interest and dividends on securities available for sale:
Taxable interest income
695
758
Interest income exempt from federal income taxes
Dividends
150
156
Interest on deposits in banks
2,644
982
Interest on federal funds sold
39
Total interest and dividend income
23,502
21,903
Interest Expense
Interest on deposits
8,504
7,424
Interest on Federal Home Loan Bank advances
1,308
1,710
Interest on subordinated debt
354
Total interest expense
10,166
9,488
Net interest income
13,336
12,415
Provision for Credit Losses
1,233
475
Net interest income after provision for credit losses
12,103
11,940
Noninterest Income
Wealth management fees
1,681
1,456
Service charges on deposit accounts
492
454
Other service charges and fees
972
969
(Loss) on the sale of bank premises and equipment
(16
(Loss) on the sale of securities
(12,425
Gain on sale of loans
429
161
Small business investment company income
20
127
Bank owned life insurance income
273
268
Other operating income
45
Total noninterest (loss) income
(8,554
3,480
Noninterest Expenses
Salaries and employee benefits
7,179
7,185
Occupancy expenses
662
569
Equipment expenses
423
373
Advertising and marketing expenses
183
237
Stationery and supplies
42
24
ATM network fees
362
380
Loss on sale of repossessed assets
133
FDIC assessment
322
409
Computer software expense
282
233
Bank franchise tax
367
331
Professional fees
563
506
Data processing fees
550
565
Other operating expenses
1,521
1,565
Total noninterest expenses
12,589
12,377
(Loss) income before income taxes
(9,040
3,043
Income Tax (Benefit) Expense
(2,066
495
Net (Loss) income
(6,974
2,548
(Loss) Earnings Per Share
Net (loss) income per common share, basic
(1.53
0.72
Net (loss) income per common share, diluted
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
(dollars in thousands)
Net (loss) income
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized gain (loss) on available for sale securities, net of reclassification adjustments, net of deferred income tax of $3,193 and $(480) for the three months ended March 31 2025 and 2024, respectively
12,013
(1,807
Changes in benefit obligations and plan assets for post retirement benefit plans, net of reclassification adjustments, net of deferred income tax of $0 and $(1) for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively
(4
Total other comprehensive income (loss)
(1,811
Total comprehensive income
5,039
737
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity (Unaudited)
Common Stock
RetainedEarnings
AccumulatedOtherComprehensive(Loss)
Total
December 31, 2023
8,660
14,280
103,445
(18,006
108,379
Cumulative effect adjustment for adopton of ASU 2023-02
(477
Net income
Other comprehensive (loss)
Vesting of restricted stock awards, stock incentive plan (23,557 shares)
(59
Stock-based compensation expense
302
Repurchase and retirement of common stock (5,605 shares)
(14
(155
(169
Dividends declared ($0.30 per share)
(1,067
March 31, 2024
8,705
14,368
104,449
(19,817
107,705
Net loss
Other comprehensive income
Vesting of restricted stock awards, stock incentive plan (25,717 shares)
64
(64
323
Issuance of common stock, public offering, net (1,796,875 shares)
4,492
49,009
53,501
Repurchase and retirement of common stock (7,348 shares)
(18
(247
(265
Dividends declared ($0.31 per share)
(1,110
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation
198
248
Amortization of other assets
245
139
Origination of loans held for sale
(17,432
(10,755
Proceeds from sale of loans held for sale
17,343
10,984
Net (gain) on sales of loans
(424
(161
Provision for credit losses on loans
1,146
(Gain) on the sale of portfolio loans
(5
Loss on the sale and disposal of premises and equipment
16
Loss on the sale of repossessed assets
Loss on the sale of securities
12,425
Amortization of subordinated debt issuance costs
17
Premium amortization on securities, net
68
Bank-owned life insurance income
(273
(268
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Decrease in other assets
2,493
2,452
(Decrease) increase in other liabilities
(3,435
705
Net cash provided by operating activities
5,800
6,754
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Proceeds from maturities, calls, and principal payments of securities available for sale
3,277
3,221
Proceeds from the sale of securities available for sale
86,822
Purchases of securities available for sale
(75,862
Proceeds from the sale of restricted investments
2,628
950
Purchases of restricted investments
(45
(621
Purchases of bank premises and equipment
(537
(94
Proceeds from the sale of bank premises and equipment
37
Proceeds from the sale of repossessed assets
381
Proceeds from the sale of portfolio loans
18,772
Net (increase) decrease in loans
(4,752
23,003
Funding of capital commitments related to other investments
(495
(664
Net cash provided by investing activities
30,226
25,795
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Net increase (decrease) in noninterest bearing demand deposits, savings, and interest bearing demand deposits
33,511
(1,459
Net increase (decrease) in time deposits
5,124
(30,921
Net increase in federal funds purchased
347
Net (decrease) in short-term Federal Home Loan Bank advances
(10,000
Repayments of long-term Federal Home Loan Bank advances
(55,000
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock in public offering
Repurchase and retirement of common stock
Cash dividends paid
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities
35,761
(43,269
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
71,787
(10,720
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Beginning
138,353
Ending
127,633
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information
Cash payments for:
Interest
10,576
9,923
Income taxes
Supplemental Schedule of Noncash Investing and Financing Activities:
Unrealized gain (loss) on securities available for sale
15,206
(2,287
Minimum postretirement liability adjustment
Repossessed assets acquired in settlement of loans
111
Lease liabilities arising from right-of-use assets
773
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
NOTE 1. General
The accompanying unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 8-03 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP.
In the opinion of management, the accompanying financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring accruals) necessary to present fairly the financial position at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the results of operations and the changes in shareholders' equity for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2025 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and related Notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 (the “2024 Form 10-K”).
Eagle Financial Services, Inc. (the "Company") owns 100% of Bank of Clarke (the “Bank”). The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions between the Company and the Bank have been eliminated.
Certain amounts in the consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to current year presentations. None of the reclassifications were of a material nature and they had no effect on prior year net income or shareholders' equity.
NOTE 2. Stock-Based Compensation Plan
On May 16, 2023, the Company’s shareholders approved the 2023 Stock Incentive Plan which allows key employees and directors to increase their personal financial interest in the Company. The 2023 plan permits the issuance of incentive stock options and non-qualified stock options and the award of common stock, restricted stock, and stock units. The plan authorizes the issuance of up to 250,000 shares of common stock. The 2023 Stock Incentive Plan replaced the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan.
The Company periodically grants restricted stock to its directors, executive officers and certain non-executive officers. Restricted stock provides grantees with rights to shares of common stock upon completion of a service period or achievement of Company performance measures. During the restricted period, all shares are considered outstanding and dividends are paid to the grantee. Outside directors are periodically granted restricted shares which vest over a period of one year. Executive officers have been granted restricted shares which vest over a three year service period and restricted shares which cliff vest based on meeting annual performance measures over a three year period. Certain non-executive officers also have been granted restricted shares which vest over a three year service period. The Company recognizes compensation expense over the restricted period based on the fair value of the Company's stock on the grant date. The Company's policy is to recognize forfeitures as they occur. As of March 31, 2025, there was $1.7 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested restricted stock, with a weighted average remaining term of 2.24 years.
The following table presents restricted stock activity for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:
Shares
WeightedAverageGrant DateFair Value
Nonvested, beginning of period
64,043
32.02
56,914
35.06
Granted
39,545
36.40
41,940
30.00
Vested
(25,717
32.58
(23,557
34.22
Forfeited
Nonvested, end of period
77,871
34.06
75,297
32.45
NOTE 3. Earnings Per Common Share
Basic earnings per share represents income available to common shareholders divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Nonvested restricted shares are included in the weighted average number of common shares used to compute basic earnings per share because of dividend participation and voting rights. Diluted earnings per share reflects additional common shares that would have been outstanding if dilutive potential common shares had been issued, as well as any adjustment to income that would result from the assumed issuance. The number of potential common shares is determined using the treasury method.
The following table shows the weighted average number of shares used in computing earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024. During 2025 and 2024, there were no potentially dilutive securities outstanding.
Average number of common shares outstanding used to calculate basic and diluted earnings per share
4,572,297
3,557,203
NOTE 4. Securities
Amortized costs and fair values of securities available for sale at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were as follows:
AmortizedCost
GrossUnrealizedGains
GrossUnrealized(Losses)
Fair Value
(in thousands)
Obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies
4,502
4,505
U.S. treasury securities
9,860
(9
9,851
Mortgage-backed securities
77,091
10
(7,957
69,144
Collateralized mortgage obligations
23,060
23,056
Subordinated debt
3,750
(436
3,314
118,263
13
(8,406
7
8,198
(530
7,668
127,061
(22,094
104,967
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
4,920
(275
4,645
4,750
(700
4,050
144,929
(23,599
The Company has elected to exclude accrued interest receivable, totaling $331 thousand at March 31, 2025, from the amortized cost basis of securities. The deferred tax asset on the securities portfolio at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was $1.8 million and $5.0 million, respectively, and is included in Other Assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
In March 2025, balance sheet repositioning transactions were executed. The Bank sold available for sale securities with an amortized cost balance of $99.2 million and reinvested $66.0 million into purchases of available for sale securities. The sale of securities resulted in a net realized pre-tax loss of $12.4 million recognized during three months ended March 31, 2025. There were no sales of available for sale securities during the three months ended March 31, 2024.
The following table summarizes amounts related to the sale of available for sale securities:
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
Proceeds from sales
Gross realized gains
Gross realized losses
Net realized losses on securities
The amortized cost and estimated fair value of securities at March 31, 2025, by the earlier of contractual maturity or expected maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.
Amortized Cost
Due in one year or less
Due after one year through five years
5,796
5,793
Due after five years through ten years
29,055
28,603
Due after ten years
73,552
65,623
8
The fair value and gross unrealized losses for securities available for sale, totaled by the length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous gross unrealized loss position, at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were as follows:
Less than 12 months
12 months or more
GrossUnrealizedLosses
9
18,819
75
30,715
7,882
49,534
7,957
3,432
2,814
436
32,102
88
33,529
8,318
65,631
8,406
530
22,094
275
3,550
700
120,830
23,599
The reference point for determining when securities are in an unrealized loss position is month end. As such, it is possible that a security's market value exceeded its amortized cost on other days during the past twelve-month period.
There were 39 debt securities with a fair value below the amortized cost basis, totaling $65.6 million of aggregate fair value as of March 31, 2025. The Company concluded that a credit loss does not exist in its securities portfolio at March 31, 2025 based on the fact that (1) changes in fair value were caused by non-credit-related factors, primarily fluctuations in interest rates, (2) securities with unrealized losses had generally high credit quality, (3) as of March 31, 2025, the Company intends to hold these investments in debt securities to maturity and it is more-likely-than-not that the Company will not be required to sell these investments before a recovery of its investment, and (4) issuers have continued to make timely payments of principal and interest. Additionally, the Company’s mortgage-backed securities and obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies are entirely issued by either U.S. government agencies or U.S. government-sponsored enterprises. Collectively, these entities provide a guarantee, which is either explicitly or implicitly supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, that investors in such mortgage-backed securities will receive timely principal and interest payments.
Securities having carrying values of $6.9 million, $3.0 million and $86.3 million at March 31, 2025 were pledged as security for trust accounts, a deposit relationship and for borrowing capacity at the Federal Reserve Bank discount window, respectively.
The composition of restricted investments at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was as follows:
Federal Reserve Bank Stock
344
Federal Home Loan Bank Stock
4,490
7,073
Community Bankers’ Bank Stock
140
NOTE 5. Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans
The composition of loans at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was as follows:
December 31,
Mortgage real estate loans:
Construction & Secured by Farmland
98,660
95,200
HELOCs
50,543
50,646
Residential First Lien - Investor
108,519
105,910
Residential First Lien - Owner Occupied
174,822
194,065
Residential Junior Liens
10,983
11,184
Commercial - Owner Occupied
268,990
272,236
Commercial - Non-Owner Occupied & Multifamily
374,471
367,680
Commercial and industrial loans:
SBA PPP loans
22
28
Other commercial and industrial loans
112,906
110,315
Marine loans
203,455
210,095
Consumer loans
30,426
31,017
Overdrafts
208
309
Other loans
11,822
11,911
Total loans
1,445,827
1,460,596
Net deferred loan costs and premiums
6,437
6,453
At March 31, 2025, the Company was servicing $21.7 million of loans for other financial institutions which are not included in the table above. Also excluded from the table above are net servicing assets of $330 thousand at March 31, 2025, which are recorded in other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. When loans are sold with servicing retained, servicing assets are recorded which represent the Company's right to service loans that were sold. Servicing assets are initially recorded by the Company at fair value and are subsequently amortized in proportion to, and over the period of, estimated net servicing income.
Changes in the allowance for credit losses on loans for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:
Balance, beginning
15,027
14,493
Provision for credit losses
Recoveries added to the allowance
185
Credit losses charged to the allowance
(1,076
(705
Balance, ending
15,282
14,448
Past due loans by class at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were as follows:
30 - 59DaysPast Due
60 - 89DaysPast Due
90 or MoreDaysPast Due
Total PastDue
Current
Total Loans
90 or MoreDays Past Due StillAccruing
56
6,781
6,837
91,823
211
361
50,182
98
108,421
46
545
619
174,203
43
10,927
2,320
190
2,211
4,721
264,269
3,959
7,551
11,510
362,961
745
384
258
1,387
111,519
177
97
123
236
30,190
40
7,477
7,916
10,432
25,825
1,420,002
230
90 or MoreDays PastDue
90 or MorePast DueStillAccruing
21
50,625
105,812
247
193,790
11,171
2,212
270,024
922
84
80
1,086
109,229
673
138
817
30,200
3,841
216
465
4,522
1,456,074
11
Nonaccrual loans by class at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were as follows:
Nonaccruals with No Allowance for Credit Losses
Nonaccrual with an Allowance for Credit Losses
NonaccrualLoans
151
536
2,933
739
811
903
83
15,311
16,122
1,169
2,072
12
The allowance for credit losses on loans by segment at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was as follows:
As of and For the Three Months Ended
Constructionand Farmland
ResidentialReal Estate
CommercialReal Estate &MultiFamily
Commercial
Marine
Consumer
All OtherLoans
Unallocated
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning Balance
2,387
2,318
7,251
1,433
1,279
238
121
Charge-Offs
(971
(49
(33
(23
Recoveries
153
15
Provision
202
(604
1,138
508
(132
26
Ending balance
2,591
1,867
7,418
1,907
1,147
239
113
Ending balance: Individually evaluated for impairment
152
Ending balance: Collectively evaluated for impairment
1,755
15,130
Loans:
344,867
643,461
112,928
12,030
757
14,443
16,094
344,110
629,018
112,117
30,343
1,429,733
As of and For the Year Ended
772
4,725
6,224
1,027
1,153
394
(277
(7
(238
(1,778
(309
(141
(2,844
102
162
67
25
853
1,607
(2,477
872
577
1,904
199
(157
2,525
1,185
14,779
361,805
639,916
110,343
12,220
318
908
2,048
361,487
639,177
109,435
30,934
1,458,548
14
The following table presents the amortized cost basis of collateral-dependent loans by loan portfolio segment:
Real Estate Collateral
Other Collateral
15,283
1,140
The Company did not identify any significant changes in the extent to which collateral secures its collateral dependent loans, whether in the form of general deterioration or from other factors during the period ended March 31, 2025.
The Company categorizes loans into risk categories based on relevant information about the ability of borrowers to service their debt such as current financial information, historical payment experience, credit documentation, public information, and current economic trends, among other factors. The Company analyzes loans individually to classify the loans as to credit risk. This analysis is performed on a quarterly basis. The following table presents risk ratings by loan portfolio segment and origination year. Description of these ratings are as follows:
Pass
Pass loans exhibit acceptable history of profits, cash flow ability and liquidity. Sufficient cash flow exists to service the loan. All obligations have been paid by the borrower in an as agreed manner.
Special Mention
Special mention loans exhibit negative trends and potential weakness that, if left uncorrected, may negatively affect the borrower’s ability to repay its obligations. Loan relationships with stale financial statements at their annual review will also cause a downgrade to special mention until current financials are received and upgrade is approved. The risk of default is not imminent and the borrower still demonstrates sufficient financial strength to service debt.
Classified
Classified loans include loans rated Substandard, Doubtful and Loss.
Credit quality information by class at March 31, 2025 was as follows:
Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year
2023
2022
2021
Prior
Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis
Revolving Loans Converted to Term
3,201
34,787
27,422
12,941
3,772
7,504
2,223
91,850
29
34,203
7,533
Current period gross charge-offs
50,351
6,079
7,033
14,481
18,580
25,980
28,989
546
101,688
693
2,443
1,776
4,912
1,821
1,919
8,854
15,174
18,678
28,423
30,765
2,693
15,495
50,662
29,914
21,992
51,697
317
172,770
44
621
591
1,256
796
15,539
51,283
53,084
614
977
2,094
2,871
2,255
172
10,902
2,323
4,100
29,666
35,602
74,130
32,049
66,144
2,134
2,820
246,645
3,443
1,647
13,961
19,412
35,963
77,573
36,629
80,105
15,398
28,029
54,942
84,834
50,518
108,930
5,397
5,129
353,177
2,582
4,997
2,205
9,784
7,128
4,382
57,524
91,962
59,897
111,135
257
714
971
9,366
27,841
8,715
16,146
5,876
6,381
34,188
2,468
110,981
691
1,114
28,250
10,217
6,383
2,480
49
66,349
107,001
29,473
632
760
2,379
1,766
6,178
9,419
8,119
1,721
30,342
9,503
33
23
51
9,490
2,237
Total by Risk Category
42,211
146,207
261,909
361,308
181,972
282,888
96,058
11,452
1,384,005
453
11,729
9,087
18,603
43,369
7,226
7,399
825
18,453
42,419
148,481
274,449
371,977
198,458
302,316
96,250
11,477
Total current period gross charge-offs
259
63
1,076
Credit quality information by class at December 31, 2024 was as follows:
18
2020
33,338
25,777
13,722
3,830
4,758
3,908
3,055
88,388
31
32,558
3,939
94
50,454
192
7,567
15,074
18,816
27,722
10,729
21,201
559
101,668
696
370
1,053
295
2,414
1,828
15,770
19,186
28,775
21,496
25,982
57,230
33,257
22,387
33,514
19,438
387
192,195
623
592
1,260
610
26,027
57,853
20,640
103
991
2,191
2,484
2,942
555
1,762
175
11,100
70
19
625
189
29,892
32,228
75,213
36,558
21,827
45,648
2,623
2,856
246,845
364
3,995
5,523
14,770
24,652
32,592
79,208
42,820
60,418
28,275
43,596
106,921
55,945
65,561
44,949
5,834
356,478
1,384
7,584
1,446
788
11,202
108,305
63,529
67,007
45,737
28,978
8,605
17,187
4,512
3,324
3,614
37,618
2,064
105,902
411
1,095
1,915
86
3,510
29,389
10,603
6,427
3,617
2,150
32
135
68,970
110,481
30,011
633
1,371
1,778
2,700
1,987
10,787
5,274
7,221
1,117
1,834
30,933
5,358
47
167
78
141
54
9,500
2,281
76
157,723
255,712
398,368
189,209
148,122
143,918
101,057
11,888
1,405,997
456
9,559
5,749
16,075
1,516
16,448
50,081
823
641
1,842
4,518
158,488
266,174
404,117
206,107
149,638
161,007
101,249
13,816
1,416
405
214
227
2,844
Unfunded Commitments: The Company maintains a separate reserve for credit losses on unfunded commitments, which is included in Other Liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The reserve for credit losses on off-balance-sheet credit exposures is adjusted as a provision for credit losses in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The estimate includes consideration of the likelihood that funding will occur and an estimate of expected credit losses on commitments expected to be funded, utilizing the same models and approaches for the Company's other loan portfolio segments, as these unfunded commitments share similar risk characteristics as its loan portfolio segments. The Company has identified the unfunded portion of certain lines of credit as unconditionally cancellable credit exposures, meaning the Company can cancel the unfunded commitment at any time. No credit loss estimate is reported for off-balance-sheet credit exposures that are unconditionally cancellable by the Company or for undrawn amounts under such arrangements that maybe drawn prior to the cancellation of the arrangement.
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the unfunded commitment reserve increased by $87 thousand through a charge to the provision for credit losses in the consolidated income statement. There was no adjustment to the unfunded commitment reserve during the three months ended March 31, 2024. The reserve for unfunded commitments at March 31, 2025 and 2024 and December 31, 2024 was $592 thousand, $479 thousand, and $505 thousand, respectively.
Restructurings for Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty: There were no loans modified during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
NOTE 6. Deposits
The composition of deposits at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was as follows:
Savings and interest bearing demand deposits:
NOW accounts
281,681
278,835
Money market accounts
284,159
269,115
Regular savings accounts
131,839
131,380
Time deposits:
Balances of less than $250,000
300,185
293,864
Balances of $250,000 and more
194,585
195,782
NOTE 7. Leases
Lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments and are presented at each reporting date as the net present value of the remaining contractual cash flows. Cash flows are discounted at the Company’s incremental borrowing rate in effect at the commencement date of the lease. Right-of-use assets represent the Company’s right to use the underlying asset for the lease term and are calculated as the sum of the lease liability and if applicable, prepaid rent, initial direct costs and any incentives received from the lessor. Right-of-use assets and lease liabilities are included in Other Assets and Other Liabilities, respectively, in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. During the first quarter of 2025, the Company entered into a long-term lease with the intention of establishing a full-service branch in McLean, Viriginia and moving the Tysons loan production office into the new location. The new lease will replace an expiring lease and resulted in the initial recognition of a right-of-use asset and lease liability of $773 thousand.
The Company’s six long-term lease agreements are classified as operating leases. These leases offer the option to extend the lease term and the Company has included such extensions in its calculation of the lease liability to the extent the options are reasonably certain of being exercised. The lease agreements do not provide for a residual value guarantee and have no restrictions or covenants that would impact dividends or require incurring additional financial obligations.
The following tables present information about the Company’s leases:
Lease liabilities
10,338
9,779
Right-of-use assets
10,044
9,465
Weighted average remaining lease term
12 years
Weighted average discount rate
4.21
%
4.16
Lease Cost
Operating lease cost
284
132
Short-term lease cost
Total lease cost
288
136
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
251
118
A maturity analysis of operating lease liabilities and reconciliation of the undiscounted cash flows to the total operating lease liabilities is as follows:
As of
Lease payments due
2025, remainder
2026
1,021
2027
1,035
2028
1,058
2029
1,083
Thereafter
8,564
Total undiscounted cash flows
13,578
Discount
(3,240
NOTE 8. Fair Value Measurements
GAAP requires the Company to record fair value adjustments to certain assets and liabilities and to determine fair value disclosures. The fair value of assets and liabilities is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date.
“Fair Value Measurements” defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurement and enhances disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date. The three levels are defined as follows:
Level 1
Inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
Level 2
Inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.
Level 3
Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.
The following section provides a description of the valuation methodologies used for instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis, as well as the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy:
Securities Available for Sale: Where quoted prices are available in an active market, securities are classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy. Level 1 securities would include highly liquid government bonds, mortgage products and exchange traded equities. If quoted market prices are not available, then fair values are estimated by using pricing models, quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics, or discounted cash flow. Level 2 securities would include U.S. agency securities, mortgage-backed agency securities, obligations of states and political subdivisions and certain corporate, asset backed and other securities. In certain cases where there is limited activity or less transparency around inputs to the valuation, securities are classified within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy.
Derivative instruments are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. The Company utilizes derivative instruments as part of the management of interest rate risk to modify the re-pricing characteristics of certain portions of the Company’s interest-bearing assets and liabilities. The Company has contracted with a third-party vendor to provide valuations for derivatives using standard valuation techniques and therefore classifies such valuations as Level 2. The Company has considered counterparty credit risk in the valuation of its derivative assets and has considered its own credit risk in the valuation of its derivative liabilities.
The following table presents balances of financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024:
Fair Value Measurements at
Using
Balance as of
Quoted Pricesin ActiveMarkets forIdentical Assets
SignificantOtherObservableInputs
SignificantUnobservableInputs
(Level 1)
(Level 2)
(Level 3)
Assets:
Securities available for sale
US Treasury securities
Derivative:
Interest rate swaps on loans
1,184
Total assets at fair value
111,054
Liabilities:
Fair value swap
Total liabilities at fair value
1,213
1,466
93
122,889
Certain financial assets are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in accordance with GAAP. Adjustments to the fair value of these assets usually result from the application of lower of cost or market accounting or write downs of individual assets.
The following describes the valuation techniques used by the Company to measure certain financial and nonfinancial assets recorded at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in the financial statements:
Loans Held for Sale: Loans held for sale are carried at the lower of cost or market value. These loans currently consist of one-to-four family residential loans originated for sale in the secondary market. Fair value is based on the price secondary markets are currently offering for similar loans using observable market data which is not materially different than cost due to the short duration between origination and sale (Level 2). The Company records any fair value adjustments on a nonrecurring basis. No nonrecurring fair value adjustments were recorded on loans held for sale during three months ended March 31, 2025 and the year ended December 31, 2024.
Individually Evaluated Collateral-Dependent Loans: The estimated fair value of individually evaluated collateral-dependent loans is based on the value of the underlying collateral or the value of the underlying collateral, less estimated cost to sell, as appropriate. Collateral is generally real estate; however, collateral may include vehicles, marine vessels, equipment, inventory, accounts receivable, and/or other business assets. The value of real estate collateral is determined using a market valuation approach based on an appraisal conducted by an independent, licensed appraiser. The value of other assets may also be based on an appraisal, market quotations, aging schedules or other sources. Collateral-dependent individually evaluated loans are classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. Any fair value adjustments are recorded in the period incurred as a provision for credit losses on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. At March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 there were two collateral-dependent relationships totaling $811 thousand and $908 thousand, respectively, which were individually evaluated and being carried at fair value of $659 thousand at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. These two relationships consist of four commercial business loans collateralized by equipment.
Other Real Estate Owned: Assets acquired through, or in lieu of, loan foreclosure are held for sale and are initially recorded at the fair value of the property, less estimated selling costs, establishing a new costs basis. Any write-downs based on the asset’s fair value at the date of acquisition are charged to the allowance for credit losses. Costs of significant property improvements are capitalized, whereas costs relating to holding property are expensed. The portion of interest costs relating to development of real estate is capitalized. Valuations are periodically obtained by management, and any subsequent write-downs are recorded as a charge to operations, if necessary, to reduce the carrying value of a property to fair value less cost to sell. The fair value measurement of real estate held in other real estate owned is assessed in the same manner as collateral-dependent loans described above. We believe that the fair value follows the provisions of GAAP. The Company held no other real estate owned at March 31, 2025 or December 31, 2024.
Repossessed Assets: Assets acquired through, or in lieu of, loan foreclosure are held for sale and are initially recorded at the fair value of the asset, less estimated selling costs, establishing a new costs basis. Any write-downs based on the asset’s fair value at the date of acquisition are charged to the allowance for credit losses. Costs of significant improvements are capitalized, whereas costs relating to holding assets are expensed. Valuations are periodically obtained by management, and any subsequent write-downs are recorded as a charge to operations, if necessary, to reduce the carrying value of an asset to fair value less cost to sell. The fair value measurement of repossessed assets is assessed in the same manner as collateral dependent loans described above. We believe that the fair value follows the provisions of GAAP. The Company held $0 and $514 thousand at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. Repossessed assets are included in other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
The following table summarizes the Company's nonfinancial assets that were measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
Carrying value at
IdenticalAssets
ObservableInputs
UnobservableInputs
Financial Assets:
Collateral-dependent loans
659
Quoted Pricesin ActiveMarketsfor IdenticalAssets
Nonfinancial Assets:
Repossessed assets
514
The following table displays quantitative information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements for certain financial assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis for March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
Quantitative information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements
Valuation Technique(s)
Unobservable Input
Range
Weighted Average (1)
Collateral dependent individually evaluated loans
Discounted value
Selling cost and appraisal discount
16 %
Discounted appraised value
Selling cost
10 %
(1) Weighted based on the relative fair value of the specific items measured at fair value.
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The carrying value and fair value of the Company’s financial instruments at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were as follows:
CarryingValueas of
Quoted Pricesin ActiveMarkets forIdenticalAssets
Fair Valueas of
Financial assets:
Cash and short-term investments
Securities
Restricted investments
Loans, net
1,344,807
Accrued interest receivable
5,104
Derivative assets
Financial liabilities:
Deposits
1,614,446
25,008
40,104
25,737
Accrued interest payable
1,822
Derivative liabilities
Carrying Valueas of
Restricted Investments
1,358,734
5,149
1,559
1,575,743
25,006
95,242
26,148
2,249
NOTE 9. Change in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Accumulated other comprehensive loss includes unrealized gains and losses on available for sale securities and changes in benefit obligations and plan assets for the post retirement benefit plan. Changes to accumulated other comprehensive loss are presented net of their tax effect as a component of equity. Reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive loss are recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Operations either as a gain or loss.
Changes to accumulated other comprehensive loss by component are shown in the following table for the periods indicated:
UnrealizedGains andLosses onAvailablefor SaleSecurities
Change inBenefitObligationsand PlanAssets forthe PostRetirementBenefitPlan
January 1
(18,645
(18,020
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications
27,631
(2,292
Reclassification of realized losses into earnings
Tax effect of current period changes
(3,193
480
481
Current period changes net of taxes
March 31
(6,632
(19,827
For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the reclassification out of accumulated other comprehensive loss represents the realized loss on the sale of available for sale securities, which appears as loss on the sale of securities in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The tax benefit related to this reclassification was $2.6 million and was included in income tax expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
NOTE 10. Other Real Estate Owned & Repossessed Assets
The following table is a summary of other real estate owned (“OREO”) and repossessed asset activity for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 and the year ended December 31, 2024:
Year Ended
304
Transfer from loans
525
Sales proceeds
(381
(111
Loss on sales
(133
(204
Valuation adjustments
415
The balance at December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024 represents repossessed marine vessels and additionally, at March 31, 2024, commercial vehicles.
There was one loan collateralized by residential real estate in the process of foreclosure at March 31, 2025 and none at December 31, 2024.
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NOTE 11. Qualified Affordable Housing Project Investments
The Company invests in qualified affordable housing projects. The general purpose of these investments is to encourage and assist participants in investing in low-income residential rental properties located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, develop and implement strategies to maintain projects as low-income housing, provide tax credits and other tax benefits to investors, and to preserve and protect project assets.
At March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the balance of the investment for qualified affordable housing projects was $1.2 million and $1.3 million, respectively. These balances are reflected in other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Total unfunded commitments related to the investments in qualified affordable housing projects totaled zero at both March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024, the Company recognized amortization expense of $67 thousand and $74 thousand, respectively. Amortization expense is included in income tax expense on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Total estimated credits to be received during 2025 are $275 thousand based on the most recent quarterly estimates received from the funds. Total tax credits and other tax benefits recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, were $69 thousand and $77 thousand, respectively.
NOTE 12. Recent Accounting Pronouncements and Other Authoritative Guidance
Recently Adopted
In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued ASU 2023-09, "Income Taxes (Topic 740), Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures." The amendments in this ASU require an entity to disclose specific categories in the rate reconciliation and provide additional information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold, which is greater than five percent of the amount computed by multiplying pretax income by the entity's applicable statutory rate, on an annual basis. Additionally, the amendments in this ASU require an entity to disclose the amount of income taxes paid (net of refunds received) disaggregated by federal, state, and foreign taxes and the amount of income taxes paid (net of refunds received) disaggregated by individual jurisdictions that are equal to or greater than five percent of total income taxes paid (net of refunds received). Lastly, the amendments in this ASU require an entity to disclose income (or loss) from continuing operations before income tax expense (or benefit) disaggregated between domestic and foreign and income tax expense (or benefit) from continuing operations disaggregated by federal, state, and foreign. This ASU was effective for the Company on January 1, 2025. There was no material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
Pending Adoption
In January 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-01, “Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income – Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Clarifying the Effective Date.” ASU 2025-01 amends the effective date of ASU 2024-03 to clarify that all public business entities are required to adopt the guidance in annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption of ASU 2024-03 is permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2024-03 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, “Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses.” ASU 2024-03 requires public companies to disclose, in the notes to the financial statements, specific information about certain costs and expenses at each interim and annual reporting period. This includes disclosing amounts related to employee compensation, depreciation, and intangible asset amortization. In addition, public companies will need to provide qualitative description of the amounts remaining in relevant expense captions that are not separately disaggregated quantitatively. ASU 2024-03 is effective for public business entities for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Implementation of ASU 2024-03 may be applied prospectively or retrospectively. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2024-03 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
NOTE 13. Borrowings
On March 31, 2022, the Company entered into Subordinated Note Purchase Agreements with certain purchasers pursuant to which the Company issued and sold $30.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 4.50% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due April 1, 2032 (the “Notes”).
The Notes were structured to qualify as Tier 2 capital for regulatory capital purposes at the holding company and bear an initial interest rate of 4.50% until April 1, 2027, with interest during this period payable semi-annually in arrears. From and including April 1, 2027, to but excluding the maturity date or early redemption date, the interest rate will reset quarterly to an annual floating rate equal to three-month SOFR, plus 2.35%, with interest during this period payable quarterly in arrears. The Notes are redeemable by the Company at its option, in whole or in part, on or after April 1, 2027. Initial debt issuance costs were $673 thousand. The debt balance of $30.0 million is presented net of unamortized issuance costs of $471 thousand at March 31, 2025.
The Company had $65.0 million in total borrowings with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta ("FHLB") at March 31, 2025, with $25.0 million in short-term borrowings outstanding and $40.0 million being long-term borrowings. The interest rate on the long-term borrowings with the FHLB was 4.83% and is due in 2026. At December 31, 2024, the Company had $95.0 million in long-term and $25.0 million in short-term outstanding borrowings with the FHLB. The Company had $96.3 million in irrevocable letters of credit at March 31, 2025 with the FHLB to secure public deposits.
NOTE 14. Derivatives
The Company uses derivative financial instruments primarily to manage risks to the Company associated with changing interest rates, and to assist customers with their risk management objectives. Derivative contracts that are not designated in a qualifying hedging relationships include customer accommodation loan swaps.
On August 15, 2024, the Company executed a 2-year, 3.862% pay-fixed portfolio layer method fair value swap, designated as a hedging instrument, with a total notional amount of $35.0 million. The Company receives a variable rate equal to the daily secured overnight financing rate ("SOFR"). This swap will terminate on August 15, 2026. The Company designated the fair value swap under the portfolio layer method ("PLM"). Under this method, the hedged item is designated as a hedged layer of a closed portfolio of financial loans that is anticipated to remain outstanding for the designated hedged period. Adjustments will be made to record the swap at fair value as either an other asset or other liability on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, with changes in fair value recognized in net loans. The carrying value of the fair value swap on the Consolidated Balance Sheets will also be adjusted through loan interest income, based on changes in the fair value attributable to changes in the hedged risk.
The following table represents the carrying value of the portfolio layer method hedged asset and the cumulative fair value hedging adjustment included in the carrying value of the hedged asset as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
Carrying Amount of Hedged Asset
Cumulative Amount of Fair Value Adjustment
Loans receivable (1)
35,040
34,916
(84
(1) These amounts include the amortized cost basis of closed portfolios of fixed rate loans used to designate hedging relationships in which the hedged item is the stated amount of assets in the closed portfolio anticipated to be outstanding for the hedged period. As of March 31, 2025, the amortized cost basis of the closed portfolio used in this hedging relationship was $514.6 million and the cumulative basis adjustment associated with this hedging relationship was $40 thousand. At March 31, 2025, the amount of the designated hedged item was $35.0 million.
The following table summarizes the effect of the fair value hedging relationship recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Hedged asset
Fair value derivative designated as hedging instrument
Total gain recognized in the consolidated statement of operations within interest and fees on loans
The Company enters into interest rate swaps with certain qualifying commercial loan customers to meet their interest rate risk management needs. The Bank simultaneously enters into interest rate swaps with dealer counterparties, with identical notional amounts and offsetting terms. The net result of these interest rate swaps is that the customer pays a fixed rate of interest and the Company receives a floating rate. These back-to-back loan swaps are derivative financial instruments and are reported at fair value in “other assets” and “other liabilities” in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Changes in the fair value of loan swaps are recorded in other noninterest income and sum to zero because of the offsetting terms of the swaps with borrowers and the swaps with dealer counterparties.
The following tables summarize key elements of the Company's derivative instruments at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
Notional Amount
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
35,000
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Customer-related interest rate swap contracts:
Matched interest rate swaps with borrower
37,807
455
729
Matched interest rate swaps with counterparty
44,203
276
1,190
NOTE 15. Business Segments
The Company has three reportable operating segments: community banking, marine lending and wealth management.
The community banking segment offers a wide range of retail and community banking services in the form of loan and deposit products. Revenues consist primarily of net interest income related to investments in non-marine loans and securities and outstanding deposits and borrowings, fees earned on deposit accounts and debit card interchange activity. During the first quarter of 2025 the Company sold available for sale securities with an amortized cost of $99.2 million, which resulted in a net realized pre-tax loss of $12.4 million. This loss on the sale of securities is the main driver of the community banking segment's reported net loss, total noninterest loss and income tax benefit for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Revenue from marine lending operations consist primarily of net interest income related to commercial and consumer marine vessel loans originated through August 2023, at which time the Company ceased accepting new marine lending business. The balance of the marine loan portfolio, which constitutes a significant portion of the Company's assets, revenues, and earnings, totaled $203.5 million and $210.1 million at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. This balance will continue to decline as the loans are repaid.
The wealth management segment offers both a trust department and investment services. Trust department services include a full range of personal and retirement plan services, and investment services products include, among other products, annuities, IRA's, life insurance, fixed income investing, and full service or discount brokerage services. Non-deposit investment products are offered through a third-party service provider.
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Financial information of the parent company is included in the "All Other" category. The parent company's revenue and expenses are comprised primarily of interest expense associated with subordinated debt.
The Company's segment structure reflects the financial information and reports used by our chief operating decision maker to make decisions regarding the business, including resource allocations and performance. Our Chief Executive Officer is the chief operating decision maker ("CODM"). We evaluate performance and allocate resources based on the operating income of each operating segment. The CODM uses segment operating income in the annual budget process. The operating income of each operating segment includes the revenues of the segment less expenses that are directly related to those revenues. Operating overhead, shared costs and share-based compensation costs are included in Community Banking. As such, expenses may not be representative of the costs expected to be incurred if the specific business segments operated as stand-alone entities. The Company expects it will continue to evaluate its business segments and internal reporting structure, including the production of discrete financial information to the CODM.
The following tables provide income and asset information as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 and for three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, which are included within the Consolidated Balance Sheets and Consolidated Statements of Operations.
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Community Banking
Marine Lending
Wealth Management
All Other
Eliminations
Consolidated
Interest Income
20,796
2,706
8,616
1,196
Net Interest Income (Expense)
12,180
1,510
(354
Gain on sales of loans
Other noninterest income
1,718
1,724
3,442
Net Revenue (Expense)
1,902
4,782
Provision for (recovery of) credit losses
1,377
(144
6,695
458
642
499
Other noninterest expense
3,346
104
3,635
Total Noninterest Expenses
11,712
683
90
(Loss) income before taxes
(11,187
1,550
1,041
(444
Income tax (benefit) expense
(2,506
326
219
(105
Net (Loss) Income
(8,681
1,224
822
(339
Other data:
Capital expenditures
537
Depreciation and amortization
443
18,441
3,462
7,694
1,440
10,747
2,022
1,863
3,319
12,771
15,895
389
6,712
426
418
564
3,134
196
222
3,552
11,374
218
672
Income (loss) before taxes
1,311
1,415
784
(467
Income tax expense (benefit)
116
297
165
(83
Net Income (Loss)
1,195
1,118
(384
36
91
338
Total assets at March 31, 2025
1,687,393
209,694
923
6,467
Total assets at December 31, 2024
1,645,219
218,055
955
1,986
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The purpose of this discussion is to focus on important factors affecting the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and capital resources. This discussion should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements presented in Part I, Item 1, Financial Statements, of this Form 10-Q and Part II, Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, of the 2024 Form 10-K.
GENERAL
Eagle Financial Services, Inc. is a bank holding company which owns 100% of the stock of Bank of Clarke (the “Bank” and, collectively with Eagle Financial Services, Inc., the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”). Accordingly, the results of operations for the Company are dependent upon the operations of the Bank. The Bank conducts a commercial banking business which consists of attracting deposits from the general public and investing those funds in commercial, consumer and real estate loans and municipal and U.S. government agency securities. The Bank’s deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to the maximum extent permitted by law. At March 31, 2025, the Company had total assets of $1.90 billion, net loans of $1.44 billion, total deposits of $1.61 billion, and shareholders’ equity of $176.5 million. The Company’s net loss was $7.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
During the first quarter of 2025 the Company executed a balance sheet repositioning of its investment securities portfolio, selling available for sale securities with an amortized cost balance of $99.2 million resulting in a net realized pre-tax loss of $12.4 million and reinvesting $66.0 million into purchases of available for sale securities. Additionally, the Company completed an underwritten public offering of 1,796,875 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $32.00 per share. Net proceeds from the offering were $53.5 million. These transactions are further described below.
MANAGEMENT’S STRATEGY
The Company strives to be an outstanding financial institution in its market by building solid sustainable relationships with: (1) its customers, by providing highly personalized customer service, a network of conveniently placed branches and ATMs, a competitive variety of products/services and courteous, professional employees, (2) its employees, by providing generous benefits, a positive work environment, advancement opportunities and incentives to exceed expectations, (3) its communities, by participating in local concerns, providing monetary support, supporting employee volunteerism and providing employment opportunities, and (4) its shareholders, by providing sound profits and returns, sustainable growth, regular dividends and committing to its local, independent status.
OPERATING STRATEGY
The Bank is a locally managed financial institution as well as predominately locally owned. While the Company expanded its ownership to institutional investors though a public offering of its common stock in February 2025, its operating strategy remains the same. This operating strategy allows the Bank to be flexible and responsive in the products and services it offers and to further grow by lending funds to local residents and businesses at a competitive price that reflects the inherent risk of lending. The Bank strives to fund these loans through deposits gathered from local residents and businesses. The Bank prices its deposits by comparing alternative sources of funds and selecting the lowest cost available. When deposits are not adequate to fund asset growth, the Bank relies on borrowings, both short and long term. The Bank’s primary source of borrowed funds is the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta which offers numerous terms and rate structures to the Bank.
As interest rates change, the Bank attempts to maintain its net interest margin by changing the price, terms, and mix of its financial assets and liabilities. The Bank also earns fees on services provided through its trust department, secondary market mortgage activities, BOLI, and deposit operations. The Bank also incurs noninterest expenses such as compensating employees, maintaining and acquiring fixed assets, and purchasing goods and services necessary to support its daily operations.
The Bank has a marketing department which seeks to develop new business. This is accomplished through an ongoing calling program whereby account officers visit with existing and potential customers to discuss the products and services offered. The Bank utilizes traditional advertising such as television commercials, radio ads, newspaper ads, and billboards as well as electronic materials, emails, and social media posts.
LENDING POLICIES
Administration and supervision over the lending process is provided by the Bank’s Credit Administration Department. The principal risk associated with the Bank’s loan portfolio is the creditworthiness of its borrowers. In an effort to manage this risk, the Bank’s policy gives loan amount approval limits to individual loan officers based on their position and level of experience. Credit risk is increased or decreased, depending on the type of loan and prevailing economic conditions. In consideration of the different types of loans in the portfolio, the risk associated with real estate mortgage loans, commercial loans and consumer loans varies based on employment levels, consumer confidence, fluctuations in the value of real estate and other conditions that affect the ability of borrowers to repay debt.
The Company has written policies and procedures to help manage credit risk. The Company utilizes a loan review process that includes formulation of portfolio management strategy, guidelines for underwriting standards and risk assessment, procedures for ongoing identification and management of credit deterioration, and regular portfolio reviews to establish loss exposure and to ascertain compliance with the Company’s policies.
The Bank uses a tiered approach to approve credit requests consisting of individual lending authorities, joint approval of Co-Approval officers (Executive, Regional Credit Officer, Small Business Credit Officer), and a director loan committee. Lending limits for individuals are set by the Board of Directors and are determined by loan purpose, collateral type, and internal risk rating of the borrower. The highest individual authority (Executive) is assigned to the Bank’s President/ Chief Executive Officer, Chief Banking Officer and Chief Credit Officer (approval authority only). Two Executive officers may combine their authority to approve loan requests to borrowers with credit exposure up to $10.0 million on a secured basis and $6.0 million unsecured. Three Executive officers may combine to approve loan requests to borrowers with credit exposure up to $15.0 million on a secured basis and $9.0 million unsecured. Consumer Central Lenders are individual lenders who have been assigned to an Approval Category (A through F) based upon their level of experience and job function. Consumer Central Lenders can co-approve consumer, home equity lines of credit and home equity loan requests up to their stated authorities. Officers in Categories A through F have lesser authorities and with approval of an Executive officer may extend loans to borrowers with exposure of $5.0 million on a secured basis and $3.0 million unsecured. Officers in Categories A through F can also utilize the co-approval of the Regional and Small Business Credit Officers to extend loans with exposures up to $2.5 million and $1.5 million respectively on a secured basis, and up to $1 million and $750 thousand respectively on an unsecured basis. Loans exceeding $15.0 million and up to the Bank’s legal lending limit can be approved by the Risk Committee consisting of four directors (three directors constituting a quorum). The Director’s Loan Committee also reviews and approves changes to the Bank’s Loan Policy as presented by management.
The following sections discuss the major loan categories within the total loan portfolio:
One-to-Four-Family Residential Real Estate Lending
Residential lending activity may be generated by the Bank’s loan officer solicitations, referrals by real estate professionals, and existing or new bank customers. Loan applications are taken by a Bank loan officer. As part of the application process, information is gathered concerning income, employment and credit history of the applicant. The valuation of residential collateral is provided by independent fee appraisers who have been approved by the Bank’s Directors Loan Committee. In connection with residential real estate loans, the Bank requires title insurance, hazard insurance and, if applicable, flood insurance. In addition to traditional residential mortgage loans secured by a first or junior lien on the property, the Bank offers home equity lines of credit.
Commercial Real Estate Lending
Commercial real estate loans are secured by various types of commercial real estate in the Bank’s market area, including multi-family residential buildings, commercial buildings and offices, small shopping centers and churches. Commercial real estate loan originations are obtained through broker referrals, direct solicitation of developers and continued business from customers. In its underwriting of commercial real estate, the Bank’s loan to original appraised value ratio is generally 80% or less. Commercial real estate lending entails significant additional risk as compared with residential mortgage lending. Commercial real estate loans typically involve larger loan balances concentrated with single borrowers or groups of related borrowers. Additionally, the repayment of loans secured by income producing properties is typically dependent on the successful operation of a business or a real estate project and thus may be subject, to a greater extent, to adverse conditions in the real estate market or the economy, in general. The Bank’s commercial real estate loan underwriting criteria require an examination of debt service coverage ratios, the borrower’s creditworthiness, prior credit history and reputation, and the Bank typically requires personal guarantees or endorsements of the borrowers’ principal owners.
Construction and Land Development Lending
The Bank makes local construction loans, primarily residential, and land acquisition and development loans. The construction loans are secured by residential houses under construction and the underlying land for which the loan was obtained. The average life of most construction loans is less than one year and the Bank offers both fixed and variable rate interest structures. The interest rate structure offered to customers depends on the total amount of these loans outstanding and the impact of the interest rate structure on the Bank’s overall interest rate risk. There are two characteristics of construction lending which impact its overall risk as compared to residential mortgage lending. First, there is more concentration risk due to the extension of a large loan balance through several lines of credit to a single developer or contractor. Second, there is more collateral risk due to the fact that loan funds are provided to the borrower based upon the estimated value of the collateral after completion. This could cause an inaccurate estimate of the amount needed to complete construction or an excessive loan-to-value ratio. To mitigate the risks associated with construction lending, the Bank generally limits loan amounts to 80% of the estimated appraised value of the finished construction project. The Bank also obtains a first lien on the property as security for its construction loans and typically requires personal guarantees from the borrower’s principal owners. Finally, the Bank performs inspections of the construction projects to ensure that the percentage of construction completed correlates with the amount of draws on the construction line of credit.
Commercial and Industrial Lending
Commercial business loans generally have more risk than residential mortgage loans, but have higher yields. To manage these risks, the Bank generally obtains appropriate collateral and personal guarantees from the borrower’s principal owners and monitors the financial condition of its business borrowers. Residential mortgage loans generally are made on the basis of the borrower’s ability to make repayment from employment and other income and are secured by real estate whose value tends to be readily ascertainable. In contrast, commercial business loans typically are made on the basis of the borrower’s ability to make repayment from cash flow from its business and are secured by business assets, such as commercial real estate, accounts receivable, equipment and inventory. As a result, the availability of funds for the repayment of commercial business loans is substantially dependent on the success of the business itself. Furthermore, the collateral for commercial business loans may depreciate over time and generally cannot be appraised with as much precision as residential real estate.
Consumer Lending
The Bank offers various secured and unsecured consumer loans, which include personal installment loans, personal lines of credit, automobile loans, and credit card loans. The Bank originates its consumer loans within its geographic market area and these loans are generally made to customers with whom the Bank has an existing relationship. Consumer loans generally entail greater risk than residential mortgage loans, particularly in the case of consumer loans which are unsecured or secured by rapidly depreciable assets such as automobiles. In such cases, any repossessed collateral on a defaulted consumer loan may not provide an adequate source of repayment of the outstanding loan balance as a result of the greater likelihood of damage, loss or depreciation. Consumer loan collections are dependent on the borrower’s continuing financial stability, and thus are more likely to be adversely affected by job loss, divorce, illness or personal bankruptcy. Furthermore, the application of various federal and state laws, including federal and state bankruptcy and insolvency laws, may limit the amount which can be recovered on such loans.
The underwriting standards employed by the Bank for consumer loans include a determination of the applicant’s payment history on other debts and an assessment of ability to meet existing obligations and payments on the proposed loan. The stability of the applicant’s monthly income may be determined by verification of gross monthly income from primary employment, and from any verifiable secondary income. Although creditworthiness of the applicant is the primary consideration, the underwriting process also includes an analysis of the value of the security in relation to the proposed loan amount.
The Bank’s marine loan portfolio is comprised of retail marine vessel loans originated through August 2023, at which time the Company ceased accepting new marine lending business. At present, the Company expects to hold the retained outstanding loans until they are ultimately repaid. Retail loans were generally limited to premium manufacturers with established relationships with the Company which have a vested interest in the secondary market pricing of their respective brand due to the limited inventory available for resale. Consequently, while not contractually committed, manufacturers will often support secondary resale values which can have the effect of reducing losses from non-performing retail marine loans. Retail borrowers generally have very high credit scores, substantial down payments, substantial net worth, personal liquidity, and excess cash flow.
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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
The financial statements of the Company are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"). The financial information contained within these statements is, to a significant extent, based on measurements of the financial effects of transactions and events that have already occurred. A variety of factors could affect the ultimate value that is obtained when earning income, recognizing an expense, recovering an asset or relieving a liability. In addition, GAAP itself may change from one previously acceptable method to another method. Although the economics of the transactions would be the same, the timing of events that would impact the transactions could change.
Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans
The Company establishes the allowance for credit losses through charges to earnings in the form of a provision for credit losses. Loan losses are charged against the allowance for credit losses for the difference between the carrying value of the loan and the estimated net realizable value or fair value of the collateral, if collateral dependent, when management believes that the collectability of the principal is unlikely. Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance. The allowance represents management’s current estimate of expected credit losses over the contractual term of loans held for investment, and is recorded at an amount that, in management’s judgment, reduces the recorded investment in loans to the net amount expected to be collected. Management’s judgment in determining the level of the allowance is based on evaluations of historical loan losses, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts relevant to the collectability of loans. The measurement of the allowance for credit losses is based in part on forecasts of unemployment, inflation, as well as the consumer price index, and may also consider other factors, which we believe to be indicative of risk factors related to collectability. Management also assesses the risk of credit losses arising from changes in economic conditions; the nature and volume of the loan portfolio; the volume and severity of delinquencies and adversely classified loan balances; lending policy and procedures; credit administration and lending staff; loan review; concentrations of credit and the value of underlying collateral in determining the recorded balance of the allowance for credit losses. This evaluation is inherently subjective because it requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available. In evaluating the level of the allowance, we consider a range of possible assumptions and outcomes related to the various factors identified above. Refer to the 2024 Form 10-K for additional detail concerning the determination of the allowance for credit losses on loans.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
This report refers to certain financial measures that are computed under a basis other than GAAP ("non-GAAP"). The Company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures, including tax-equivalent net interest income and efficiency ratio, to provide meaningful supplemental information regarding the Company's operational performance and to enhance investors' overall understanding of such financial performance. The methodology for determining these non-GAAP measures may differ among companies. Non-GAAP measures are supplemental and not a substitute for, or more important than, financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures which may be presented by other companies.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
The Company makes forward looking statements in this report that are subject to risks and uncertainties. These forward looking statements include statements regarding our expectations, intentions or objectives concerning our profitability, liquidity, allowance for loan losses, interest rate sensitivity, market risk, growth strategy, and financial and other goals. The words “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” "could," “projects,” “contemplates,” “anticipates,” “forecasts,” “intends,” or other similar words or terms are intended to identify forward looking statements. These forward looking statements are subject to significant uncertainties because they are based upon or are affected by factors including:
Because of these uncertainties, actual future results may be materially different from the results indicated by these forward looking statements. In addition, past results of operations do not necessarily indicate future results.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Net income (loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2025, was $(7.0 million) compared to $2.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. (Loss) earnings per share, basic and diluted, were $(1.53) and $0.72 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Return on average assets ("ROA") measures how efficiently the Company uses its assets to produce net income. Factors reflected within this efficiency include the Company’s asset mix, funding sources, pricing, fee generation, and cost control. The ROA of the Company, on an annualized basis, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 was (1.48)% and 0.58%, respectively.
Return on average equity ("ROE") measures the utilization of shareholders’ equity in generating net income. This measurement is affected by the same factors as ROA with consideration to how much of the Company’s assets are funded by shareholders. The ROE of the Company, on an annualized basis, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 was (20.75)% and 9.53%, respectively.
The Company's operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2025 were significantly impacted by the recognized loss on the sale of available for sale securities as part of its balance sheet repositioning strategy. The sale resulted in a net of tax loss of $9.8 million, or $(2.15) per share, and reduced ROA and ROE, on an annualized basis, by 2.07% and 29.21%, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2025. Going forward, the repositioning is expected to improve core net income, net interest income, net interest margin, and return on average assets.
Net Interest Income
Net interest income is our primary source of revenue, representing the difference between interest and fees earned on interest-earning assets and the interest paid on deposits and other interest-bearing liabilities. The level of net interest income is impacted primarily by variations in the volume and mix of these assets and liabilities, as well as changes in interest rates. Net interest income was $13.3 million and $12.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, which represents an increase of $921 thousand, or 7.42%. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, net interest income increased from the 2024 period primarily due to an increase in the average balance of interest-earning assets of $148.1 million compared to a $90.9 million increase in the average balance of interest-bearing liabilities, while average yields earned and rates paid were relatively stable period over period. For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the average yield on interest-earning assets was 5.25% and 5.28%, respectively and the average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities was 3.12% and 3.10%, respectively.
The Company's net interest spread and net interest margin decreased five basis points and two basis points, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to three months ended March 31, 2024.
Total interest and dividend income was $23.5 million and $21.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, which represents an increase of $1.6 million, or 7.30%. The increase in interest income was driven by an increase in the average balance of the interest-earning assets and a 35 basis point increase in the average yield on securities. Average interest-earning assets increased $148.1 million, or 8.86%, when comparing the three months ended March 31, 2024 to the three months ended March 31, 2025, while the average yield on earning assets decreased by three basis points over the same period. While the average yield on total earning assets decreased by three basis points during the three months ended March 31, 2025, the income impact was offset by the average yield earned on securities as well as the overall increase in average balances, which outpaced the increase in average balances on total interest-bearing liabilities. The main driver of the increase in the total average earning asset balances during three months ended March 31, 2025 was interest-bearing deposits in other banks reflecting proceeds received from the capital raise and sales of available for sale securities completed during the first quarter of 2025.
Total interest expense was $10.2 million and $9.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, which represents an increase of $678 thousand, or 7.15%. Growth of higher-paying deposit accounts was the main driver for the increase in interest expense during the three months ended March 31, 2025. Interest expense on deposit accounts increased $1.1 million, or 14.55%, during the three months ended March 31, 2025, of which $1.0 million was attributable to time deposits. During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 the average balance of interest-bearing deposits was $1.18 billion and $1.05 billion, respectively. Competition for and rates paid on deposit accounts continues to be strong. The average rate paid on interest-bearing deposits for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was 2.92% compared to 2.83% for the three months ended March 31, 2024. Partially offsetting the increase in deposit interest expense was a $402 thousand decrease in interest expense on FHLB advances during the three months ended March 31, 2025. The average balance of FHLB advances was $110.6 million and $145.9 million with an average rate of 4.80% and 4.72% during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The decrease in the average balance of FHLB advances was due to net payoffs during the first quarter of 2025, including a prepayment, reflecting usage of cash from the capital raise to lower borrowings levels.
The net interest margin was 2.98% and 3.00% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The net interest margin is calculated on a tax-equivalent basis. Tax-equivalent net interest income is calculated by adding the tax benefit on certain securities and loans, whose interest is tax-exempt, to total interest income then subtracting total interest expense. The tax rate used to calculate the tax benefit was 21% for 2025 and 2024.
Net interest margin has primarily declined due to ongoing deposit pricing pressure, the Bank's continued strategy of originating mortgage loans for sale, and an increase in nonaccrual loans during the three months ended March 31, 2025. An $11.5 million loan relationship was placed on nonaccrual status and accrued interest income totaling $202 thousand was reversed. This reduction of interest income had a five basis point impact on net interest margin for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. In conjunction with its completed public offering of 1,796,875 shares at a public offering price of $32.00 per share and net proceeds of $53.5 million, the Company also executed a balance sheet repositioning of its investment securities portfolio. Throughout March 2025, the Company sold available for sale debt securities with an amortized cost balance of $99.2 million (fair value of $86.8 million) and a weighted average yield of 1.72% and reinvested $66.0 million into purchases of available for sale debt securities with a weighted average yield of 4.72%. The repositioning is expected to improve core net income, net interest income, and net interest margin going forward.
The following table shows interest income on earning assets and related average yields as well as interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities and related average rates paid for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 (dollars in thousands):
Average
Income/
Yield/
Balance
Expense
Rate (2)
Securities:
Taxable
117,367
845
2.92
142,700
914
2.58
Tax-Exempt (1)
353
4.25
4.84
Total Securities
117,720
849
2.93
143,199
920
1,442,343
19,871
5.59
1,433,871
19,858
5.57
Non-accrual
5,618
10,130
5.07
10,706
4.99
1,456,432
19,998
1,450,195
19,991
5.54
20,828
0.76
9,034
1.75
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks
223,952
4.79
68,400
5.77
Total earning assets
1,818,932
23,530
5.25
1,670,828
21,932
5.28
(15,228
(14,536
Total non-earning assets
102,727
102,883
1,906,431
1,759,175
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity:
Interest-bearing deposits:
275,462
1,463
2.15
256,282
1,497
2.35
274,142
1,512
2.24
263,755
1,413
Savings accounts
132,905
0.11
138,737
0.12
$250,000 and more
186,048
2,115
4.61
143,294
1,701
4.77
Less than $250,000
311,499
3,377
4.40
251,853
2,772
4.43
Total interest-bearing deposits
1,180,056
1,053,921
2.83
Federal funds purchased
NM
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
110,556
4.80
145,879
4.72
29,517
4.87
29,450
Total interest-bearing liabilities
1,320,137
3.12
1,229,261
3.10
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits
426,947
405,166
Other Liabilities
23,071
17,268
1,770,155
1,651,695
Shareholders' equity
136,276
107,480
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
13,364
12,444
Net interest spread
2.13
2.18
Interest expense as a percent of average earning assets
2.27
2.28
Net interest margin
2.98
3.00
NM - Not Meaningful
The following table reconciles tax-equivalent net interest income, which is not a measurement under GAAP, to net interest income.
GAAP Financial Measurements:
Interest Income - Loans
Interest Income - Securities and Other Interest-Earnings Assets
3,531
1,940
Interest Expense - Deposits
Interest Expense - Other Borrowings
1,662
Total Net Interest Income
Non-GAAP Financial Measurements:
Add: Tax Benefit on Tax-Exempt Interest Income - Loans (1)
Add: Tax Benefit on Tax-Exempt Interest Income - Securities (1)
Total Tax Benefit on Tax-Exempt Interest Income
Tax-Equivalent Net Interest Income
The tax-equivalent yield on earning assets was 5.25% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to 5.28% for the three months ended March 31, 2024, a decrease of three basis points during the current year period. The tax-equivalent yield on securities increased 35 basis points for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024. The tax equivalent yield on loans increased three basis points from 5.54% for the three months ended March 31, 2024 to 5.57% for the same time period in 2025.
The three basis point decrease in the tax-equivalent yield on earning assets for the three months ended March 31, 2025 reflects nominal growth in average loan balances and a reduction in average balances of securities, bolstered by the impact of the proceeds received from the public offering.
The average rate on interest-bearing liabilities increased two basis points to 3.10% from 3.12% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the 2024 period. The average rate on interest-bearing deposits increased nine basis points during the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the same 2024 period, reflecting an increase for money market account deposits. The average rate on Federal Home Loan Bank advances increased eight basis points from 4.72% for the three months ended March 31, 2024 to 4.80% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 due, in part, to the maturity of a $55.0 million advance with a rate 4.42% compared to a weighted average rate of 4.74% on the remaining outstanding advances of $65.0 million at March 31, 2025.
The provision for credit losses is based upon management’s estimate of the amount required to maintain an adequate allowance for credit losses. The Company's calculation of the provision for credit losses consists of changes in the allowance for credit losses on loans and the reserve for unfunded loan commitments. The allowance for credit losses on loans represents management’s current estimate of expected credit losses over the contractual term of loans held for investment, and is recorded at an amount that, in management’s judgment, reduces the recorded investment in loans to the net amount expected to be collected. Management’s judgment in determining the level of the allowance is based on evaluations of historical loan losses, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts relevant to the collectability of loans. This evaluation is inherently subjective because it requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available. The amount of provision for credit losses on loans is affected by several factors including the growth rate of loans, net charge-offs (recoveries), and the estimated amount of expected losses within the loan portfolio.
The provision for credit losses for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 was $1.2 million and $475 thousand, respectively. The provision for credit losses for the three months ended March 31, 2025 resulted largely from a $1.1 million provision against the commercial real estate portfolio due to charge-offs of $971 thousand, and specific reserves on two individually evaluated relationships of $152 thousand as compared to the prior measurement period. Commercial real estate charge-offs of $971 thousand during the three months ended March 31, 2025 reflect one relationship of four loans totaling $11.5 million.
Total noninterest (loss) income was $(8.6) million and $3.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Management reviews the activities which generate noninterest income on an ongoing basis. The following table provides the components of noninterest income for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, which are included within the respective Consolidated Statements of Operations headings. Variances that the Company believes require explanation are discussed below the table.
$ Change
% Change
225
0
(Loss) on sale of securities
(Loss) on disposal of bank premises and equipment
166
(107
)%
(25
(56
(12,034
(346
Wealth management fee income increased from 2024 to 2025. Wealth management fee income is comprised of income from fiduciary activities as well as commissions from the sale of non-deposit investment products. The amount of income from fiduciary activities is determined by the number of active accounts and total assets under management which has increased over the 2024 year period. Additionally, per transaction fees for estates and other services have also contributed to the year over year increase in revenue. These increases were partially offset by a decline in investment sales.
The Company executed balance sheet repositioning transactions within its investment securities portfolio during March 2025. The sale of $99.2 million of available for sale debt securities, with a fair value of $86.8 million, resulted in a net pre-tax
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loss of $12.4 million. Management utilized the proceeds from the public offering capital raise completed in February 2025 to enable the balance sheet repositioning effected during the quarter.
Gain on sale of loans increased during the three months ended March 31, 2025 when compared to the same period in 2024. The Company sold $35.7 million in mortgage loans on the secondary market, consisting of $14.9 million of loans originated for sale and a pool of $18.8 million residential mortgage loans held for investment, and $2.0 million SBA commercial loans during the three months ended March 31, 2025. This compares to loan sales consisting of $10.9 million in mortgage loans during the three months ended March 31, 2024. Loan sales resulted in gains of $429 thousand and $161 thousand during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The Company intends to continue originating mortgage loans for sale, whereas the mortgage portfolio sale was completed early in the 2025 quarter, at par, and ahead of the Company's public offering in order to bolster on-balance sheet liquidity.
Income from holdings in small business investment companies decreased $107 thousand the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. The decreases during the current year period can be mainly attributed to lower cash distributions received, based on the results of their performance and timing of distributions.
Total noninterest expenses increased $212 thousand, or 1.71% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. The following table presents the components of noninterest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, which are included within the respective Consolidated Statements of Operations headings. Variances that the Company believes require explanation are discussed below the table.
(6
(0
50
(54
Stationary and supplies
(87
(21
57
(15
(3
(44
212
Salaries and employee benefits decreased during the three months ended March 31, 2025 over 2024, reflecting minimal decreases in salaries and bonuses mostly offset by an increase in the annual incentive plan expense. The Company's number of full-time equivalent employees ("FTE's") has decreased from 238 at March 31, 2024 to 233 at March 31, 2025.
Occupancy expenses increased during three months ended March 31, 2025 largely due to the impact of the sales-leaseback transaction of the Company's operating center and branch building in December 2024. Rental expense increased $153 thousand, which was partially offset by a decrease in building depreciation. The increase in rental expense also reflects a new long-term lease executed during the first quarter of 2025 as the Company is moving its current loan production office and establishing a full-service branch in McLean, Viriginia.
Equipment expenses have increased during the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the same periods in 2024, reflecting costs for the implementation and build-out of loan origination systems.
Advertising and marketing expenses decreased during the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, reflecting fewer advertising campaigns.
Three repossessed marine vessels were sold during the three months ended March 31, 2025, resulting in the recognition of a $133 thousand loss. There were no sales of repossessed assets during the three months ended March 31, 2024.
FDIC assessment expense, which is based in part on asset size and capital levels, decreased during the three months ended March 31, 2025 over 2024. The decrease in FDIC assessment for the three months ended March 31, 2025 reflects an improvement in the financial ratios portion of the assessment rate, largely due to the decline in the one-year asset growth factor.
Professional fees increased during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and the same period in 2024 primarily due to legal fees related to loan matters.
The efficiency ratio of the Company was 72.20% and 77.73% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The improvement in the efficiency ratio during 2025 reflects an increase in interest and noninterest income. The efficiency ratio is not a measurement under GAAP. It is calculated by dividing noninterest expense by the sum of tax equivalent net interest income and noninterest income. The Company adjusts for non-recurring items such as gains and losses on the investment portfolio and other gains/losses from OREO, repossessed assets, disposals of bank premises and equipment, etc. The tax rate utilized is 21%. The Company calculates and reviews this ratio as a means of evaluating operational efficiency.
The calculation of the efficiency ratio for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 was as follows:
Summary of Operating Results:
Noninterest expenses (GAAP)
Less: Loss on sale of repossessed assets
Adjusted noninterest expenses (non-GAAP)
12,456
Noninterest (loss) income (GAAP)
Less: (Loss) on the sale and disposal of premises and equipment
Less: (Loss) on the sale of securities
Adjusted noninterest income (non-GAAP)
3,887
Tax equivalent adjustment (1)
Total net interest income and noninterest income, adjusted (non-GAAP)
17,251
15,924
Efficiency ratio
72.20
77.73
Income Taxes
An income tax benefit of $2.1 million was recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to income tax expense of $495 thousand during the three months ended March 31, 2024. The effective tax rate was 22.85% and 16.27% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The year over year comparison includes tax-exempt income on investment securities and loans, BOLI income, income tax credits on qualified affordable housing project investments, and
qualified rehabilitation credits. Additionally, during the three months ended March 31, 2025, the effective tax rate was also impacted by the balance sheet repositioning transactions. Qualified affordable housing project investments are discussed in Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Business Segments
The Company has three reportable operating segments: community banking, marine lending and wealth management. See Note 15 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
The following table presents a summarized statement of operations for the community banking business segment for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:
13.33
166.46
(145
(7.78
Net Revenue
(10,869
(85.11
1,291
1,501.16
Noninterest expense
2.97
(Loss) Income before taxes
(12,498
(953.32
(2,622
(2,260.34
(9,876
(826.44
Net interest income increased $1.4 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2025 compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2024 due to income earned on non-marine loans and higher levels of earning deposit balances in other other banks partially offset by an increase in interest-bearing deposit expense. Higher levels of deposits balances in other banks reflects proceeds received from the capital raise and sales of available for sale securities completed during the first quarter of 2025.
Provision for credit losses increased primarily due to charge-offs totaling $971 thousand related to a $11.5 million commercial real estate loan relationship.
Loss on the sale of securities resulted from the Company's execution of balance sheet repositioning transactions within its investment securities portfolio in March 2025. Available for sale debt securities totaling $99.2 million, with a fair value of $86.8 million, were sold resulting in a net pre-tax loss of $12.4 million.
The decrease in income tax expense was directly related to the recognized loss on the sale of securities.
The following table presents a summarized statement of operations for the marine lending segment for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:
(512
(25.32
(533
(137.02
(114
(52.29
Income before taxes
9.54
Income tax expense
9.76
Net Income
106
9.48
Marine Lending net revenues declined $512 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the corresponding period in 2024. This was due to pay downs in the portfolio, which are not being replaced with new loan originations. The marine loan portfolio totaled $203.5 million and $247.0 million at March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024, respectively.
Provision for credit losses declined during the three months ended March 31, 2025 reflecting declining loan balances compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024 in which the provision was also impacted by charge-offs totaling $453 thousand.
The following table presents a summarized statement of operations for the wealth management segment for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:
18.41
1.64
32.78
32.73
203
32.79
Net revenue increased during the three months ended March 31, 2025 over the three months ended March 31, 2024 due to increases in trust services income reflecting fees earned on a higher level of assets under management and estate settlements.
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FINANCIAL CONDITION
Two significant events impacting the Company's financial condition occurred during the first quarter of 2025. On February 13, 2025, the Company completed an underwritten public offering of 1,796,875 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $32.00 per share. The net proceeds from the offering were $53.5 million. During March 2025, the Company executed balance sheet repositioning transactions within its investment securities portfolio. The execution of these events was to support continued organic growth and capital generation. These are further described in their corresponding paragraphs below.
Total securities available for sale were $109.9 million at March 31, 2025, compared to $121.3 million at December 31, 2024. This represents a decrease of $11.4 million, or 9.45%. The Company purchased $75.9 million of securities during the three months ended March 31, 2025. The Company had total maturities, calls, and principal repayments of $3.3 million and sales of $99.2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025. Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements provides additional details about the Company’s securities portfolio at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. The Company had a net unrealized loss on available for sale securities of $8.4 million at March 31, 2025 as compared to a net unrealized loss of $23.6 million at December 31, 2024. Unrealized gains or losses on available for sale securities are reported within shareholders’ equity, net of the related deferred tax effect, as accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).
During March 2025, balance sheet repositioning transactions were comprised of sales of available for sale debt securities with an amortized cost balance of $99.2 million (fair value of $86.8 million) and a weighted average yield of 1.72%, with proceeds reinvested into purchases of $66.0 million of available for sale debt securities with a weighted average yield of 4.72%. The total sales of $99.2 million represented 68.48% of December 31, 2024 securities balance. The majority of these repositioning sales and purchases consisted of mortgage-backed securities. The sale of debt securities resulted in a net pre-tax realized loss of $12.4 million (after-tax of $9.8 million) that was recognized in the first quarter of 2025. The Company also purchased U.S. Treasury notes totaling $9.9 million prior to the repositioning to maintain pledging levels throughout the repositioning period.
The primary cause of the unrealized losses at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was changes in market interest rates and other market conditions and not credit concerns of the issuers over the time between purchase and measurement periods. Since the losses can be primarily attributed to changes in market interest rates and conditions and not expected cash flows or an issuer’s financial condition and management does not intend to sell and it is likely that management will not be required to sell the securities prior to their anticipated recovery, the Company concluded a credit loss did not exist.
Loan Portfolio
The Company’s primary use of funds is supporting lending activities from which it derives the greatest amount of interest income. Gross loans were $1.45 billion and $1.47 billion at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. This represents a decrease of $14.8 million, or 1.01%, during the three months ended March 31, 2025. The ratio of gross loans to deposits decreased during the three months ended March 31, 2025 from 93.14% at December 31, 2024 to 89.99% at March 31, 2025 reflecting the decrease in gross loans, compounded by a 2.45% increase in deposits during the same time period.
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The loan portfolio consists primarily of loans for owner-occupied single-family dwellings and loans secured by commercial real estate. Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements provides the composition of the loan portfolio at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, through the normal course of business, $35.7 million in loans were sold, consisting primarily of mortgage loans. Included in the $35.7 million total loan sales was a pool of pool of residential mortgage loans totaling $18.8 million, which was at par. This pool was sold in January 2025, ahead of the Company's public offering, to bolster on-balance sheet liquidity. Loan sales resulted in net gains of $429 thousand. Loan sales and paydowns within the marine portfolio caused the balance of gross loans to experience a net decline, while being partially offset by modest loans originations, primarily secured by real estate.
Residential real estate loans, consisting of first liens, junior liens and home equity loans, were $344.9 million, or 23.75%, and $361.8 million, or 24.66%, of total loans at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The decrease of $16.9 million, or 4.68%, is primarily due to the portfolio loan sale.
Commercial real estate loans (including multifamily loans) were $643.5 million, or 44.31%, and $639.9 million, or 43.62%, of total loans at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, representing an increase of $3.6 million, or 0.55%, during the three months ended March 31, 2025. Owner occupied commercial real estate loans experienced a $3.2 million decrease during the three months ended March 31, 2025, and non-owner occupied and multifamily commercial real estate loans increased $6.8 million during the same period.
Construction and secured by farmland loans totaled $98.7 million at March 31, 2025 compared to $95.2 million at December 31, 2024, an increase of $3.5 million, or 3.63%.
Marine loans were $203.5 million, or 14.01%, and $210.1 million, or 14.32%, of total loans at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, representing a decrease of $6.6 million, or 3.16%. The decline in marine loans reflects paydowns and payoffs only as the Company is no longer accepting new marine business. At present, the Company expects to hold the retained outstanding loans until they are ultimately repaid.
The purpose of, and the methods for, measuring the allowance for credit losses on loans are discussed in the Critical Accounting Policies section in the 2024 Form 10-K. Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements shows the activity within the allowance for credit losses on loans during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 and the year ended December 31, 2024. Charged-off loans were $1.1 million and $705 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Of the total charge-offs during the three months ended March 31, 2025, $971 thousand, or 90.29%, was due to one commercial real estate relationship totaling $11.5 million. Recoveries were $185 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024. This resulted in net charge-offs of $891 thousand and $520 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The annualized ratio of net charge-offs to average loans was 0.06% and 0.04% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The allowance for credit losses on loans as a percentage of loans was 1.05% at March 31, 2025 and 1.02% at December 31, 2024. The increase as compared to December 31, 2024 was mainly attributable to net loan charge-offs during the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Management believes that the allowance for credit losses on loans is currently adequate to absorb the current expected losses in the loan portfolio.
Credit Risk, Nonperforming Assets and Other Assets
The Company categorizes loans into risk categories based on relevant information about the ability of borrowers to service their debt such as current financial information, historical payment experience, credit documentation, public information, and current economic trends, among other factors. The Company analyzes loans individually to classify the loans as to credit risk on a quarterly basis. Loans risk rated as special mention, which exhibit negative trends and potential weaknesses, totaled $47.0 million at March 31, 2025 compared to $50.1 million at December 31, 2024. Loans risk rated as classified, include substandard, doubtful, and loss loans, totaled $18.5 million and $4.5 million at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. All other loans were classified as pass, exhibiting acceptable history of profits, cash flow ability and liquidity. The increase in classified loans of $14.0 million was primarily due to two large commercial real estate relationships being placed on nonaccrual status during the first quarter of 2025, including a $2.2 million owner-occupied relationship and an $11.5 million non-owner occupied relationship.
Nonperforming assets consist of nonaccrual loans, repossessed assets, OREO (foreclosed properties), and loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing as detailed in the table below.
Nonaccrual loans
Loans past due 90 days or more and accruing interest
Other real estate owned and repossessed assets
Total nonperforming assets
16,352
2,586
Allowance for credit losses on loans
Gross loans
Allowance for credit losses on loans to nonperforming assets
581
Allowance for credit losses on loans to total loans
1.05
1.02
Allowance for credit losses on loans to nonaccrual loans
95
725
Nonaccrual loans to total loans
1.11
0.14
Non-performing assets to period end loans, other real estate owned and repossessed assets
1.13
0.18
Nonperforming assets increased by $13.7 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025. Nonaccrual loans were $16.1 million and $2.1 million at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. There was $0 in OREO and repossessed assets at March 31, 2025 and $514 thousand at December 31, 2024. Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing at March 31, 2025 totaled $186 thousand and $0 at December 31, 2024. The percentage of nonperforming assets to loans, OREO and repossessed assets was 1.12% at March 31, 2025 and 0.18% at December 31, 2024.
Total past due loans, as disclosed in Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, increased to $25.8 million at March 31, 2025 compared to $4.5 million at December 31, 2024. The $21.3 million increase in past due loans primarily reflects loans secured by real estate. Two relationships account for $18.6 million of the total increase and included a $7.1 million commercial construction relationship that subsequently paid off in April 2025, and an $11.5 million non-owner occupied commercial real estate relationship. Total past due loans as of March 31, 2025 consist of loans secured by real estate totaling $24.2 million, and consumer and commercial business loans totaling $1.6 million.
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During the three months ended March 31, 2025, nonaccrual loans increased by $14.1 million and totaled $16.1 million at March 31, 2025 compared to $2.1 million at December 31, 2024. The increase was primarily due to an $11.5 million non-owner occupied commercial real estate relationship secured by multi-family housing units and a $2.2 million owner-occupied commercial real estate relationship, which are both fully collateralized. Management evaluates the financial condition of borrowers and the value of any collateral on nonaccrual loans. The results of these evaluations are used to estimate the amount of losses which may be realized on the disposition of these nonaccrual loans and are reflected in the allowance for credit losses on loans. At March 31, 2025 there was a $152 thousand specific allocation required on two commercial business loan relationships due to a potential deficiency in collateral value, compared to $248 thousand at December 31, 2024.
Loans are placed on nonaccrual status when collection of principal and interest is doubtful, generally when a loan becomes 90 days past due. There are three negative implications for earnings when a loan is placed on non-accrual status. First, all interest accrued but unpaid at the date that the loan is placed on non-accrual status is either deducted from interest income or written off as a loss. Second, accruals of interest are discontinued until it becomes certain that both principal and interest can be repaid. Finally, there may be actual losses to principal that require additional provisions for credit losses to be charged against earnings.
For real estate loans, upon foreclosure, the balance of the loan is transferred to OREO and carried at the fair value of the property based on current appraisals and other current market trends, less estimated selling costs. If a write down of the OREO property is necessary at the time of foreclosure, the amount is charged-off to the allowance for credit losses. A review of the recorded property value is performed in conjunction with normal quarterly reviews, and if market conditions indicate that the recorded value exceeds the fair value, additional write downs of the property value are charged directly to operations.
Total deposits were $1.61 billion and $1.58 billion at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. This represents an increase of $38.6 million or 2.45% during the three months ended March 31, 2025. Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements provides the composition of total deposits at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. The total increase in deposits was in core accounts, which increased $42.2 million partially offset by a decrease in non-core accounts of $3.6 million. During the first quarter of 2025, noninterest demand deposits experienced an increase of $15.2 million, while savings and interest bearing demand deposits increased $18.3 million. Total time deposits increased $5.1 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 reflecting increases of $6.3 million for time deposits with balances less than $250,000 and a decrease of $1.2 million in time deposits with balances $250,000 and more. Marketing efforts, including rate specials, have been utilized to maintain maturing accounts and to acquire new time deposit accounts. Core deposits, consisting of checking accounts, NOW accounts, money market accounts, regular savings accounts and time deposits less than $250,000, totaled $1.34 billion, or 83.13% of total deposits at March 31, 2025 compared to $1.30 billion, or 82.49%, of total deposits at December 31, 2024. At March 31, 2025, over 75% of deposits were fully FDIC insured.
CAPITAL RESOURCES
The Bank continues to be a well capitalized financial institution. Total shareholders’ equity at March 31, 2025 was $176.5 million, reflecting a percentage of total assets of 9.27%, as compared to $119.0 million and 6.38% at December 31, 2024. The $57.5 million increase in shareholders’ equity was primarily due to net proceeds of $53.5 million received from the completion of an underwritten public offering of 1,796,875 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $32.00 per share. An additional increase of $12.0 million is due to a decrease in unrealized losses on the securities available for sale portfolio largely reflecting the impact of the balance sheet repositioning. These increases in shareholders' equity were partially offset by a net operating loss of $7.0 million and $1.1 million in dividends declared for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The Company's net operating loss of $7.0 million was directly impacted by the balance sheet repositioning for which a loss on the sale of securities of $12.4 million was recognized. During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company declared dividends of $0.31 and $0.30, respectively. The Company has a Dividend Investment Plan that allows shareholders to reinvest dividends in Company stock.
At March 31, 2025, the Bank met all capital adequacy requirements and had regulatory capital ratios in excess of the levels established for well-capitalized institutions. The Bank monitors these ratios on a quarterly basis and has several strategies, including without limitation the issuance of common stock, to ensure that these ratios remain above regulatory minimums. The Bank's capital amounts and ratios are presented using the Federal Reserve's risk-based capital framework.
Effective January 1, 2015, the Federal Reserve issued final risk-based capital rules to align with the Basel III regulatory capital framework and meet certain requirements of the Dodd-Frank Act. The final rules require the Bank to comply with the following minimum capital ratios: (i) a common equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 4.5% of risk-weighted assets; (ii) a Tier 1 capital ratio of 6.0% of risk-weighted assets; (iii) a total capital ratio of 8.0% of risk-weighted assets; and (iv) a leverage ratio of 4.0% of total assets. In addition, a capital conservation buffer requirement of 2.5% was effective January 1, 2019. The capital conservation buffer is designed to absorb losses during periods of economic stress. Banking institutions with any ratio (excluding the leverage ratio) above the minimum but below the conservation buffer will face constraints on dividends, equity repurchases, and compensation based on the amount of the shortfall. The capital conservation buffer rule requires the Bank to maintain (i) a minimum ratio of common equity Tier 1 to risk-weighted assets of at least 4.5%, plus a 2.5% “capital conservation buffer” (which is added to the 4.5% common equity Tier 1 ratio, effectively resulting in a minimum ratio of common equity Tier 1 to risk-weighted assets of at least 7.0%), (ii) a minimum ratio of Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets of at least 6.0%, plus the 2.5% capital conservation buffer (which is added to the 6.0% Tier 1 capital ratio, effectively resulting in a minimum Tier 1 capital ratio of 8.5%), (iii) a minimum ratio of total capital to risk-weighted assets of at least 8.0%, plus the 2.5% capital conservation buffer (which is added to the 8.0% total capital ratio, effectively resulting in a minimum total capital ratio of 10.5%), and (iv) a minimum leverage ratio of 4.0%, calculated as the ratio of Tier 1 capital to average assets.
At March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Bank's capital ratios were as follows: Common equity Tier 1 capital was 13.83% and 11.04%, respectively, Tier 1 risk-based capital was 13.83% and 11.04%, respectively, Total risk-based capital was 14.86% and 12.00%, respectively, and Tier 1 leverage was 10.69% and 8.79%, respectively. The increase in the Bank's capital ratios was due to the completion of the Company's public offering in February, 2025.
Pursuant to the Federal Reserve’s Small Bank Holding Company and Savings and Loan Holding Company Policy Statement, qualifying bank holding companies with total consolidated assets of less than $3 billion, such as the Company, are not subject to consolidated regulatory capital requirements.
On March 31, 2022, the Company entered into Subordinated Note Purchase Agreements with certain purchasers pursuant to which the Company issued and sold $30.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 4.50% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due April 1, 2032. See Note 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Form 10-Q, for discussion of subordinated debt.
LIQUIDITY
Liquidity management involves meeting the present and future financial obligations of the Company with the sale or maturity of assets or with the occurrence of additional liabilities. Liquidity needs are met with cash on hand, deposits in banks, federal funds sold, unpledged securities classified as available for sale and loans maturing within one year. At March 31, 2025, liquid assets totaled $412.0 million as compared to $335.9 million at December 31, 2024. These amounts represented 23.84% and 19.22% of total liabilities at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The increase during the first quarter of 2025 reflects the increased cash on hand from the net proceeds of the capital raise. The Company generally attempts to minimize liquidity demand by primarily utilizing core deposits to fund asset growth. Securities provide a constant source of liquidity through paydowns and maturities. Also, the Company maintains short-term borrowing arrangements, namely federal funds lines of credit, with larger financial institutions as an additional source of liquidity. The Bank’s membership with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta provides a source of borrowings with numerous rate and term structures. The Company’s senior management monitors the liquidity position regularly and attempts to maintain a position which utilizes available funds most efficiently.
OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS AND CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
There have been no material changes in off-balance sheet arrangements and contractual obligations as reported in the 2024 Form 10-K.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
There have been no material changes in Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk as reported in the 2024 Form 10-K.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Company, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2025 to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Management is also responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over the Company’s financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). The Company is currently using the 2013 COSO Framework.
There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the Company’s three months ended March 31, 2025 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
There are no material pending legal proceedings to which the Company is a party or of which the property of the Company is subject.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
There were no material changes to the Company’s risk factors as disclosed in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
The following table details the Company's purchases of its common stock during the first quarter of 2025 pursuant to its Stock Repurchase Program ("the Program"). On September 18, 2024, the Company re-authorized the purchase of up to 150,000 shares for repurchase under the Program, during its September 18, 2024 Board of Directors meeting. The Program expires on June 30, 2025.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Total Numberof SharesPurchased
Average PricePaid Per Share
Total Numberof SharesPurchased asPart ofPubliclyAnnounced Plan
MaximumNumber ofShares thatmay Yet BePurchasedUnder thePlan
January 1 - January 31, 2025
7,348
36.30
140,774
February 1 - February 28, 2025
March 1 - March 31, 2025
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Item 5. Other Information
During the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2025, none of our directors or officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) adopted or terminated a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement or non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement (as such terms are defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K).
Item 6. Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed with this Form 10-Q or incorporated by reference to previous filings. This list includes the exhibit index:
31.1
Certification by Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2
Certification by Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1
Certification by Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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The following materials from the Eagle Financial Services, Inc. Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 formatted in Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (iv) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity, (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (vi) notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
The cover page from the Eagle Financial Services, Inc. Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 formatted in Inline XBRL (included with Exhibit 101).
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized, this 14th day of May, 2025.
Eagle Financial Services, Inc.
By:
/S/ BRANDON C. LOREY
Brandon C. Lorey
President and Chief Executive Officer
/S/ KATHLEEN J. CHAPPELL
Kathleen J. Chappell
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
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