EX-99.1 2 ex_656235.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 ex_656235.htm

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

APRIL 24, 2024

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

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FINWARD BANCORP

ANNOUNCES EARNINGS FOR THE QUARTER ENDED

MARCH 31, 2024

 

Munster, Indiana - Finward Bancorp (Nasdaq: FNWD) (the “Bancorp”), the holding company for Peoples Bank (the “Bank”), today announced that net income available to common stockholders was $9.3 million, or $2.17 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, as compared to $2.2 million, or $0.51 per diluted share, for the corresponding prior year period. Increases to our profitability results and performance ratio increases reported for quarter ended March 31, 2024 were primarily attributable to the pre-tax non-interest income gain of approximately $11.8 million from the previously-announced sale-leaseback transaction completed on February 22, 2024. Selected performance metrics are as follows for the periods presented:

 

Performance Ratios

 

Quarter ended,

 
   

(Unaudited)

   

(Unaudited)

   

(Unaudited)

   

(Unaudited)

   

(Unaudited)

 
   

March 31,

   

December 31,

   

September 30,

   

June 30,

   

March 31,

 
   

2024

   

2023

   

2023

   

2023

   

2023

 

Return on equity

    24.97%       4.92%       6.55%       7.05%       6.42%  

Return on assets

    1.77%       0.29%       0.42%       0.46%       0.43%  

Noninterest income / average assets

    2.57%       0.53%       0.46%       0.57%       0.50%  

Noninterest expense / average assets

    2.86%       2.60%       2.59%       2.66%       2.75%  

Net noninterest margin / average assets

    -0.29%       -2.08%       -2.13%       -2.09%       -2.25%  

Efficiency ratio

    59.41%       87.49%       86.88%       82.11%       82.35%  

 

“Management was focused on high-level strategic initiatives in the first quarter, which resulted in the successful execution of our sale-leaseback transaction. We remain opportunistic with our positioning and were able to sell roughly $15 million in low-yielding securities at minimal incurred loss. This allowed us to deleverage the balance sheet further as we build capital, and will benefit go-forward interest income. We will continue to seek out similar opportunities with minimal execution risk and earnback periods under two years,” said Benjamin Bochnowski, Chief Executive Officer. “Asset quality remains stable as a result of our diligence in underwriting and relationship-based lending. Capital also improved, allowing us to serve our core customers more effectively. We will optimize the balance sheet in a prudent manner, and our strong core deposit base has benefitted our ability to do so,” he added. “While non-interest expenses increased in the first quarter, we are committed to reducing those levels as our efficiency strategies are implemented and deal-related charges normalize. With that in mind, we added staff in key areas such as finance and compliance, which we believe will have a long-term benefit to the company.”

 

Highlights of the year-to-date period include:

 

 

Net interest margin - The net interest margin for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, was 2.42%, compared to 2.65% for the quarter ended December 31, 2023 and 3.07% for quarter ended March 31, 2023. The tax-adjusted net interest margin (a non-GAAP measure) for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, was 2.57%, compared to 2.80% for the quarter ended December 31, 2023 and 3.23% for the quarter ended March 31, 2023. The decreased net interest margin compared to March 31, 2023 is primarily the result of the increase in short-term interest rates relative to long-term interest rates as part of the Federal Reserve’s response to high inflation and other factors. See Table 1 at the end of this press release for a reconciliation of the tax-adjusted net interest margin to the GAAP net interest margin.

 

 

Funding - On March 31, 2024, deposits totaled $1.7 billion, compared to $1.8 billion on December 31, 2023, a decrease of $65.9 million or 3.6%. As of March 31, 2024, core deposits totaled $1.2 billion, compared to $1.3 billion on December 31, 2023, a decrease of $65.2 million or 5.1%. Core deposits include checking, savings, and money market accounts and represented 69.6% of the Bancorp’s total deposits at March 31, 2024. On March 31, 2024, balances for certificates of deposit totaled $531.3 million, compared to $532.1 million on December 31, 2023, a decrease of $793 thousand or 0.1%. The decrease in core deposits is primarily related to cyclical inflows and outflows related to certain of the bank’s municipality depositors and planned reduction in deposit pricing. In addition, on March 31, 2024, borrowings and repurchase agreements totaled $131.1 million, compared to $118.1 million at December 31, 2023, an increase of $13.0 million or 11.0%. The increase in short-term borrowings was the result of cyclical inflows and outflows of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. During the quarter, the Bancorp repaid an additional $15 million of its outstanding Bank Term Funding Program (the “BTFP”) balance, resulting in a $65 million balance as of March 31, 2024. As of March 31, 2024, 72% of our deposits are fully FDIC insured, and another 7% are further backed by the Indiana Public Deposit Insurance Fund, an overall decrease of 4% from the amount as of December 31, 2023, of 71% of deposits being fully FDIC insured, and 11% backed by the Indiana Public Deposit Insurance Fund. The Bancorp’s liquidity position remains strong with solid core deposit customer relationships, excess cash, debt securities, and access to diversified borrowing sources. As of March 31,2024, the Bancorp had available liquidity of $500 million including borrowing capacity from the FHLB and Federal Reserve facilities.

 

 

 

 

Securities portfolio - During the quarter ending March 31, 2024, the Bancorp executed a sale of $15.1 million in securities resulting in a $531 thousand realized loss.  This transaction was executed to improve future profitability, deleverage the balance sheet through a reduction in borrowings outstanding, and further benefit regulatory capital ratios in subsequent periods.  Securities available for sale declined by $14.8 million from $346.2 million as of March 31, 2024, compared to $371.4 million on December 31, 2023.  Accumulated other comprehensive losses were $56.3 million as of March 31, 2024, compared to $51.6 million on December 31, 2023, an increase of $4.7 million or 9.1%. The yield on the securities portfolio decreased to 2.37% for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, down from 2.39% for the quarter ended March 31, 2023. Management will continue to monitor the securities portfolio for additional restructuring opportunities.  

 

 

Gain on sale of loans - Increases in mortgage rates have slowed the sale of fixed rate mortgage loans into the secondary market. As a result, gains from the sale of loans for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, totaled $152 thousand, down from $263 thousand for the quarter ended March 31, 2023. During the quarter ended March 31, 2024, the Bank originated $3.8 million in new fixed rate mortgage loans for sale, compared to $8.9 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2023. During the quarter ended March 31, 2024, the Bank originated $3.1 million in new 1-4 family loans retained in its portfolio, compared to $5.7 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2023. Total 1-4 family originations for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, totaled $6.9 million, a decrease of $10.4 million from the amount for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, totaling $17.3 million. This decrease was driven by lower seasonal demand for mortgages, as well as increasing market interest rates which slowed mortgage applications. These retained loans are primarily construction loans and adjustable-rate loans with a fixed-rate period of 7 years or less, and the Bank continues to sell longer-duration fixed rate mortgages into the secondary market.

 

 

Commercial lending - The Bank’s aggregate loan portfolio totaled $1.5 billion on both March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023. During the quarter ended March 31, 2024, the Bank originated $47.9 million in new commercial loans, compared to $63.7 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2023. The loan portfolio represents 78.7% of earning assets and is comprised of 62.1% commercial related credits. At March 31, 2024, the Bancorp’s portfolio loan balances in commercial real estate owner occupied properties totaled $232.7 million or 15.4% of total loan balances and commercial real estate non-owner occupied properties totaled $285.0 million or 18.9% of total loan balances. Of the $285.0 million in commercial real estate non-owner occupied properties balances, loans collateralized by office buildings represented $41.2 million or 2.7% of total loan balances.

 

 

Asset quality - At March 31, 2024, non-performing loans totaled $11.8 million, compared to $11.5 million at December 31, 2023, an increase of $367 thousand or 3.2%. The Bank’s ratio of non-performing loans to total loans was 0.78% at March 31, 2024, compared to 0.76% at December 31, 2023. The Bank’s ratio of non-performing assets to total assets was 0.64% at March 31, 2024, compared to 0.61% at December 31, 2023. The Bank experienced a minimal increase in non-performing loans at March 31, 2024 of 0.6% compared to non-performing loans at December 31, 2023. Management maintains a vigilant oversight of nonperforming loans through proactive relationship management. The allowance for credit losses (ACL) totaled $18.8 million at March 31, 2024 and is considered adequate by management. For the quarter ended March 31, 2024, charge-offs, net of recoveries, totaled $4 thousand. The allowance for credit losses as a percentage of total loans was 1.25% at March 31, 2024, and the allowance for credit losses as a percentage of non-performing loans, or coverage ratio, was 159.1% at March 31, 2024.

 

 

 

 

Operating Expenses - Non-interest expense as a percent of average assets was 2.86% for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, as compared to 2.75% for quarter ended March 31, 2023. Increases in non-interest expenses during the quarter ended March 31, 2024 were primarily attributable to accounting and service fees associated with CECL loan model review and enhancements, together with higher non-recurring consulting and legal expenses supporting our recent sales-leaseback transaction in February and third-party expenses related to operational enhancements. The Bank remains focused on identifying additional operating expense opportunities and expense reductions through the remainder of this year. Management also continues to maintain discipline in staffing. Compensation and benefits expense is down 5.7% for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, compared to March 31, 2023.

 

 

Capital Adequacy - As of March 31, 2024, the Bank’s tier 1 capital to adjusted average assets ratio was 8.24% which is within all regulatory capital requirements and an improvement of 0.46% compared to 7.78% at December 31, 2023. The Bank continues to be considered well capitalized. The Bancorp’s tangible book value per share was $29.30 at March 31, 2024, up from $28.31 as of December 31, 2023 (a non-GAAP measure). Tangible common equity to total assets was 6.09% at March 31, 2024, up from 5.77% as of December 31, 2023 (a non-GAAP measure). Excluding accumulated other comprehensive losses, tangible book value per share increased to $42.36 as of March 31, 2024, from $40.31 as of December 31, 2023 (a non-GAAP measure). An adjustment of $2.0 million was also made to tangible equity as a part of the CECL phase-in. See Table 1 at the end of this press release for a reconciliation of the tangible book value per share, tangible book value per share adjusted for accumulated comprehensive other losses, tangible common equity as a percentage of total assets, and tangible common equity as a percentage of total assets adjusted for accumulated other comprehensive losses to the related GAAP ratios.

 

 

Sale-Leaseback Transaction - On February 22, 2024, the Bank closed its previously announced sale-leaseback transaction with MountainSeed Real Estate Services, LLC (the “Buyer”), pursuant to which the Bank sold to the Buyer five properties owned and operated as branch locations (the “Properties”) for an aggregate purchase price of $17.2 million, including customary closing adjustments. The transaction closed in accordance with the Agreement for Purchase and Sale of Property dated January 29, 2024 between the Bank and Buyer (the “Sale Agreement”), which was previously announced in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Bancorp on January 31, 2024. The sale-leaseback transaction resulted in proceeds in excess of book value of the Properties of approximately $11.8 million. Under the Sale Agreement, the Bank also entered into lease agreements (the “Lease Agreements”) with the Buyer under which the Bank leases each of the Properties. Each of the Lease Agreements became effective upon the closing of the sale-leaseback transaction and have an initial term of 15 years. The Bank’s obligations under the Lease Agreements are guaranteed by the Bancorp. The Bank did not close any branches or exit any markets as part of the sale-leaseback transaction. The Bank anticipates using the net proceeds generated from the sale-leaseback transaction for general corporate purposes, including a potential reduction in borrowed funds and associated interest expense costs.

 

 

Disclosures Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Reported amounts are presented in accordance with GAAP. In this press release, the Bancorp also provides certain financial measures identified as non-GAAP. The Bancorp’s management believes that the non-GAAP information, which consists of tangible common equity, tangible common equity adjusted for accumulated other comprehensive losses, tangible book value per share, tangible book value per share adjusted for accumulated other comprehensive losses, tangible common equity/total assets, tax-adjusted net interest margin, and efficiency ratio, which can vary from period to period, provides a better comparison of period to period operating performance. Additionally, the Bancorp believes this information is utilized by regulators and market analysts to evaluate a company’s financial condition and, therefore, such information is useful to investors. These disclosures should not be viewed as a substitute for financial results in accordance with GAAP, nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures which may be presented by other companies. Refer to Table 1 – Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures at the end of this document for a reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures identified herein and their most comparable GAAP measures.

 

 

 

About Finward Bancorp

Finward Bancorp is a locally managed and independent financial holding company headquartered in Munster, Indiana, whose activities are primarily limited to holding the stock of Peoples Bank. Peoples Bank provides a wide range of personal, business, electronic and wealth management financial services from its 26 locations in Lake and Porter Counties in Northwest Indiana and Chicagoland. Finward Bancorp’s common stock is quoted on The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC under the symbol FNWD. The website ibankpeoples.com provides information on Peoples Bank’s products and services, and Finward Bancorp’s investor relations.

 

Forward Looking Statements

This press release may contain forward-looking statements regarding the financial performance, business prospects, growth and operating strategies of the Bancorp. For these statements, the Bancorp claims the protections of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements in this communication should be considered in conjunction with the other information available about the Bancorp, including the information in the filings the Bancorp makes with the SEC. Forward-looking statements provide current expectations or forecasts of future events and are not guarantees of future performance. The forward-looking statements are based on management’s expectations and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by using words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “will” and similar expressions in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance.

 

Although management believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially include: the Bank’s ability to demonstrate compliance with the terms of the previously disclosed consent order and memorandum of understanding entered into between the Bank and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) and Indiana Department of Financial Institutions (“DFI”), or to demonstrate compliance to the satisfaction of the FDIC and/or DFI within prescribed time frames; the Bank’s agreement under the memorandum of understanding to refrain from paying cash dividends without prior regulatory approval; changes in asset quality and credit risk; the inability to sustain revenue and earnings growth; changes in interest rates, market liquidity, and capital markets, as well as the magnitude of such changes, which may reduce net interest margins; inflation; further deterioration in the market value of securities held in the Bancorp’s investment securities portfolio, whether as a result of macroeconomic factors or otherwise; customer acceptance of the Bancorp’s products and services; customer borrowing, repayment, investment, and deposit practices; customer disintermediation; the introduction, withdrawal, success, and timing of business initiatives; competitive conditions; the inability to realize cost savings or revenues or to implement integration plans and other consequences associated with mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures; economic conditions; and the impact, extent, and timing of technological changes, capital management activities, regulatory actions by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Indiana Department of Financial Institutions, and other actions of the Federal Reserve Board and legislative and regulatory actions and reforms. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements are discussed in the Bancorp’s reports (such as the Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Current Reports on Form 8-K) filed with the SEC and available at the SEC’s Internet website (www.sec.gov). All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning matters attributable to the Bancorp or any person acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements above. Except as required by law, The Bancorp does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statement is made.

 

In addition to the above factors, we also caution that the actual amounts and timing of any future common stock dividends or share repurchases will be subject to various factors, including our capital position, financial performance, capital impacts of strategic initiatives, market conditions, and regulatory and accounting considerations, as well as any other factors that our Board of Directors deems relevant in making such a determination. Therefore, there can be no assurance that we will repurchase shares or pay any dividends to holders of our common stock, or as to the amount of any such repurchases or dividends.

 

 

 

Finward Bancorp

 

Quarterly Financial Report

 
                                         

Performance Ratios

 

Quarter ended,

 
   

(Unaudited)

   

(Unaudited)

   

(Unaudited)

   

(Unaudited)

   

(Unaudited)

 
   

March 31,

   

December 31,

   

September 30,

   

June 30,

   

March 31,

 
   

2024

   

2023

   

2023

   

2023

   

2023

 

Return on equity

    24.97%       4.92%       6.55%       7.05%       6.42%  

Return on assets

    1.77%       0.29%       0.42%       0.46%       0.43%  

Noninterest income / average assets

    2.57%       0.53%       0.46%       0.57%       0.50%  

Noninterest expense / average assets

    2.86%       2.60%       2.59%       2.66%       2.75%  

Net noninterest margin / average assets

    -0.29%       -2.08%       -2.13%       -2.09%       -2.25%  

Efficiency ratio

    59.41%       87.49%       86.88%       82.11%       82.35%  

Effective tax rate

    9.48%       -30.85%       -22.20%       3.86%       12.53%  
                                         

Non-performing assets to total assets

    0.64%       0.61%       0.54%       0.62%       1.02%  

Non-performing loans to total loans

    0.78%       0.76%       0.66%       0.80%       1.34%  

Allowance for credit losses to non-performing loans

    159.12%       163.90%       192.89%       158.26%       96.15%  

Allowance for credit losses to loans outstanding

    1.25%       1.24%       1.27%       1.27%       1.29%  

Foreclosed real estate to total assets

    0.00%       0.00%       0.00%       0.00%       0.00%  
                                         

Basic earnings per share

    $2.18       $0.36       $0.52       $0.57       $0.52  

Diluted earnings per share

    $2.17       $0.35       $0.51       $0.57       $0.51  

Stockholders' equity / total assets

    7.32%       6.99%       5.70%       6.33%       6.66%  

Book value per share

    $35.17       $34.28       $27.68       $31.77       $32.47  

Closing stock price

    $24.60       $25.24       $22.00       $22.00       $29.10  

Price to earnings per share ratio

    2.82       17.77       10.67       9.59       14.10  

Dividend declared per common share

    $0.12       $0.12       $0.31       $0.31       $0.31  
                                         

Common equity tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets

    10.89%       10.43%       10.17%       10.00%       10.11%  

Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets

    10.89%       10.43%       10.17%       10.00%       10.11%  

Total capital to risk-weighted assets

    11.92%       11.36%       11.12%       10.96%       10.92%  

Tier 1 capital to adjusted average assets

    8.24%       7.78%       7.81%       7.58%       7.65%  
                                         
                                         

Non-GAAP Performance Ratios

 

Quarter ended,

 
   

(Unaudited)

   

(Unaudited)

   

(Unaudited)

   

(Unaudited)

   

(Unaudited)

 
   

March 31,

   

December 31,

   

September 30,

   

June 30,

   

March 31,

 
   

2024

   

2023

   

2023

   

2023

   

2023

 

Net interest margin - tax equivalent

    2.57%       2.80%       2.87%       3.03%       3.23%  

Tangible book value per diluted share

    $29.30       $28.31       $21.63       $25.64       $26.24  

Tangible book value per diluted share adjusted for AOCI

    $42.36       $40.31       $39.96       $39.62       $39.23  

Tangible common equity to total assets

    6.09%       5.77%       4.46%       5.11%       5.38%  

Tangible common equity to total assets adjusted for AOCI

    8.81%       8.22%       8.23%       7.89%       8.05%  

 

 

 

Quarter Ended

                                               

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Average Balances, Interest, and Rates

 

(unaudited)

 

March 31, 2024

   

March 31, 2023

 
   

Average
Balance

   

Interest

   

Rate (%)

   

Average
Balance

   

Interest

   

Rate (%)

 

ASSETS

                                               

Interest bearing deposits in other financial institutions

  $ 68,935     $ 853       4.95     $ 15,200     $ 183       4.82  

Federal funds sold

    814       10       4.91       836       8       3.83  

Certificates of deposit in other financial institutions

    -       -       -       2,455       16       2.61  

Securities available-for-sale

    365,194       2,161       2.37       373,548       2,234       2.39  

Loans receivable

    1,504,011       18,879       5.02       1,510,061       17,626       4.67  

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

    6,547       82       5.01       6,547       69       4.22  

Total interest earning assets

    1,945,501     $ 21,985       4.52       1,908,647     $ 20,136       4.22  

Cash and non-interest bearing deposits in other financial institutions

    18,230                       15,821                  

Allowance for credit losses

    (18,743 )                     (13,157 )                

Other noninterest bearing assets

    151,945                       155,944                  

Total assets

  $ 2,096,933                     $ 2,067,255                  
                                                 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

                                               

Interest-bearing deposits

  $ 1,487,771     $ 8,794       2.36     $ 1,429,776     $ 4,087       1.14  

Repurchase agreements

    38,151       370       3.88       18,270       121       2.65  

Borrowed funds

    90,053       1,040       4.62       106,406       1,260       4.74  

Total interest bearing liabilities

    1,615,975     $ 10,204       2.53       1,554,452     $ 5,468       1.41  

Non-interest bearing deposits

    294,398                       348,037                  

Other noninterest bearing liabilities

    37,897                       25,198                  

Total liabilities

    1,948,270                       1,927,687                  

Total stockholders' equity

    148,663                       139,568                  

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

  $ 2,096,933                     $ 2,067,255                  
                                                 
                                                 

Return on average assets

    1.77 %                     0.43 %                

Return on average equity

    24.97 %                     6.42 %                

Net interest margin (average earning assets)

    2.42 %                     3.07 %                

Net interest margin (average earning assets) - tax equivalent

    2.57 %                     3.23 %                

Net interest spread

    1.99 %                     2.81 %                

Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities

 

1.20x

                   

1.23x

                 

 

 

 

Finward Bancorp

 

Quarterly Financial Report

 
                                         

Balance Sheet Data

                                       

(Dollars in thousands)

 

(Unaudited)

           

(Unaudited)

   

(Unaudited)

   

(Unaudited)

 
   

March 31,

   

December 31,

   

September 30,

   

June 30,

   

March 31,

 
   

2024

   

2023

   

2023

   

2023

   

2023

 

ASSETS

                                       
                                         

Cash and non-interest bearing deposits in other financial institutions

  $ 16,418     $ 17,942     $ 17,922     $ 23,210     $ 33,785  

Interest bearing deposits in other financial institutions

    54,755       67,647       52,875       89,706       20,342  
                                         

Total cash and cash equivalents

    71,780       86,008       71,648       115,673       54,781  
                                         

Certificates of deposit in other financial institutions

    -       -       -       -       2,452  
                                         

Securities available-for-sale

    346,233       371,374       339,280       368,136       377,901  

Loans held-for-sale

    667       340       2,057       1,832       1,672  

Loans receivable, net of deferred fees and costs

    1,508,251       1,512,595       1,525,660       1,534,161       1,521,089  

Less: allowance for credit losses

    (18,805 )     (18,768 )     (19,430 )     (19,507 )     (19,568 )

Net loans receivable

    1,489,446       1,493,827       1,506,230       1,514,654       1,501,521  

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

    6,547       6,547       6,547       6,547       6,547  

Accrued interest receivable

    7,583       8,045       7,864       7,714       7,717  

Premises and equipment

    47,795       38,436       38,810       39,204       39,732  

Foreclosed real estate

    71       71       71       71       64  

Cash value of bank owned life insurance

    32,895       32,702       32,509       32,316       32,115  

Goodwill

    22,395       22,395       22,395       22,395       22,395  

Other intangible assets

    2,911       3,272       3,636       4,015       4,402  

Other assets

    43,459       45,262       56,423       48,661       47,293  
                                         

Total assets

  $ 2,071,782     $ 2,108,279     $ 2,087,470     $ 2,161,218     $ 2,098,592  
                                         

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

                                       
                                         

Deposits:

                                       

Non-interest bearing

  $ 296,959     $ 295,594     $ 312,635     $ 315,671     $ 330,057  

Interest bearing

    1,450,519       1,517,827       1,471,402       1,479,476       1,476,053  

Total

    1,747,478       1,813,421       1,784,037       1,795,147       1,806,110  

Repurchase agreements

    41,137       38,124       48,310       46,402       28,423  

Borrowed funds

    90,000       80,000       100,000       150,000       100,000  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    41,586       29,389       36,080       32,919       24,323  
                                         

Total liabilities

    1,920,201       1,960,934       1,968,427       2,024,468       1,958,856  
                                         

Commitments and contingencies

                                       
                                         

Stockholders' Equity:

                                       
                                         

Preferred stock, no par or stated value;

                                       

10,000,000 shares authorized, none outstanding

    -       -       -       -       -  

Common stock, no par or stated value

    -       -       -       -       -  

Additional paid-in capital

    69,727       69,555       69,482       69,384       69,182  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

    (56,313 )     (51,613 )     (78,848 )     (60,185 )     (55,895 )

Retained earnings

    138,167       129,403       128,409       127,551       126,449  
                                         

Total stockholders' equity

    151,581       147,345       119,043       136,750       139,736  
                                         

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

  $ 2,071,782     $ 2,108,279     $ 2,087,470     $ 2,161,218     $ 2,098,592  

 

 

 

Finward Bancorp

 

Quarterly Financial Report

 
                                         

Consolidated Statements of Income

 

Quarter Ended,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

(Unaudited)

   

(Unaudited)

   

(Unaudited)

   

(Unaudited)

   

(Unaudited)

 
   

March 31,

   

December 31,

   

September 30,

   

June 30,

   

March 31,

 
   

2024

   

2023

   

2023

   

2023

   

2023

 

Interest income:

                                       

Loans

  $ 18,879     $ 19,281     $ 19,161     $ 18,694     $ 17,626  

Securities & short-term investments

    3,105       2,975       2,617       2,919       2,510  

Total interest income

    21,984       22,256       21,778       21,613       20,136  

Interest expense:

                                       

Deposits

    8,794       8,180       7,066       6,105       4,087  

Borrowings

    1,410       1,361       1,579       1,469       1,381  

Total interest expense

    10,204       9,541       8,645       7,574       5,468  

Net interest income

    11,780       12,715       13,133       14,039       14,668  

Provision for credit losses

    -       779       244       514       488  

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

    11,780       11,936       12,889       13,525       14,180  

Noninterest income:

                                       

Fees and service charges

    1,153       1,507       1,374       1,832       1,311  

Wealth management operations

    633       672       572       626       614  

Gain on sale of loans held-for-sale, net

    152       352       192       274       263  

Increase in cash value of bank owned life insurance

    193       193       193       201       179  

Gain (loss) on sale of real estate

    11,858       -       2       (15 )     -  

Loss on sale of securities, net

    (531 )     -       -       (48 )     -  

Other

    17       11       64       136       241  

Total noninterest income

    13,475       2,735       2,397       3,006       2,608  

Noninterest expense:

                                       

Compensation and benefits

    7,109       6,290       6,729       7,098       7,538  

Occupancy and equipment

    1,915       1,520       1,711       1,636       1,690  

Data processing

    1,170       1,269       1,085       1,407       973  

Federal deposit insurance premiums

    501       492       474       572       465  

Marketing

    158       191       235       159       255  

Other

    4,151       3,755       3,259       3,123       3,306  

Total noninterest expense

    15,004       13,517       13,493       13,995       14,227  

Income before income taxes

    10,251       1,154       1,793       2,536       2,561  

Income tax expenses (benefit)

    972       (356 )     (398 )     98       321  

Net income

  $ 9,279     $ 1,510     $ 2,191     $ 2,438     $ 2,240  
                                         

Earnings per common share:

                                       

Basic

  $ 2.18     $ 0.36     $ 0.52     $ 0.57     $ 0.52  

Diluted

  $ 2.17     $ 0.35     $ 0.51     $ 0.57     $ 0.51  

 

 

 

Finward Bancorp

 

Quarterly Financial Report

 
                                         

Asset Quality

 

(Unaudited)

           

(Unaudited)

   

(Unaudited)

         

(Dollars in thousands)

 

March 31,

   

December 31,

   

September 30,

   

June 30,

   

March 31,

 
   

2024

   

2023

   

2023

   

2023

   

2023

 

Nonaccruing loans

  $ 11,603     $ 9,608     $ 9,840     $ 12,071     $ 19,473  

Accruing loans delinquent more than 90 days

    215       1,843       233       255       878  

Securities in non-accrual

    1,442       1,357       1,155       1,075       1,017  

Foreclosed real estate

    71       71       71       61       60  

Total nonperforming assets

  $ 13,331     $ 12,879     $ 11,299     $ 13,462     $ 21,428  
                                         

Allowance for credit losses (ACL):

                                       

ACL specific allowances for collateral dependent loans

  $ 1,455     $ 906     $ 554     $ 717     $ 1,075  

ACL general allowances for loan portfolio

    17,351       17,862       18,876       18,790       18,493  

Total ACL

  $ 18,806     $ 18,768     $ 19,430     $ 19,507     $ 19,568  

 


 

   

(Unaudited)

                                 
   

March 31,

   

Required

                         
   

2024

   

To Be Well

                         
   

Actual Ratio

   

Capitalized

                         

Capital Adequacy Bank

                                       

Common equity tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets

    10.89 %     6.50 %                        

Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets

    10.89 %     8.00 %                        

Total capital to risk-weighted assets

    11.92 %     10.00 %                        

Tier 1 capital to adjusted average assets

    8.24 %     5.00 %                        

 

 

 

 

Table 1 - Reconciliation of the Non-GAAP Performance Measures

               
                   
 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Quarter Ended,

 
 

(unaudited)

 

March 31, 2024

   

March 31, 2023

 
 

Calculation of tangible common equity

               
 

Total stockholder's equity

  $ 151,581     $ 139,736  
 

Goodwill

    (22,395 )     (22,395 )
 

Other intangibles

    (2,911 )     (4,402 )

(A) 

Tangible common equity

  $ 126,275     $ 112,939  
                   
 

Calculation of tangible common equity adjusted for accumulated other comprehensive loss

               

(A) 

Tangible common equity

  $ 126,275     $ 112,939  
 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

    56,313       55,895  

(B) 

Tangible common equity adjusted for accumulated other comprehensive loss

  $ 182,588     $ 168,834  
                   
 

Calculation of tangible book value per share

               

(A) 

Tangible common equity

  $ 126,275     $ 112,939  
 

Shares outstanding

    4,310,251       4,304,026  
 

Tangible book value per diluted share

  $ 29.30     $ 26.24  
                   
 

Calculation of tangible book value per diluted share adjusted for accumulated other comprehensive loss

         

(B) 

Tangible common equity adjusted for accumulated other comprehensive loss

  $ 182,588     $ 168,834  
 

Diluted average common shares outstanding

    4,310,251       4,304,026  
 

Tangible book value per diluted share adjusted for accumulated other comprehensive loss

  $ 42.36     $ 39.23  
                   
 

Calculation of tangible common equity to total assets

               

(A) 

Tangible common equity

  $ 126,275     $ 112,939  
 

Total assets

    2,071,782       2,098,592  
 

Tangible common equity to total assets

    6.09 %     5.38 %
 

Calculation of tangible common equity to total assets

               

(B) 

Tangible common equity adjusted for accumulated other comprehensive loss

  $ 182,588     $ 168,834  
 

Total assets

    2,071,782       2,098,592  
 

Tangible common equity to total assets adjusted for accumulated other comprehensive loss

    8.81 %     8.05 %
                   
 

Calculation of tax adjusted net interest margin

               
 

Net interest income

  $ 11,780     $ 14,668  
 

Tax adjusted interest on securities and loans

    722       756  
 

Adjusted net interest income

    12,502       15,424  
 

Total average earning assets

    1,945,501       1,908,647  
 

Tax adjusted net interest margin

    2.57 %     3.23 %
                   
 

Efficiency ratio

               
 

Total non-interest expense

  $ 15,004     $ 14,227  
 

Total revenue

    25,255       17,276  
 

Efficiency ratio

    59.41 %     82.35 %