Northeast Indiana Bancorp, Inc., (OTCQB: NIDB), the parent company of First Federal Savings Bank, today announced net income of $972,000 ($0.41 per diluted common share) for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2024 compared to net income of $741,000 ($0.31 per diluted common share) for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2023. The current quarter earnings equate to an annualized return on average assets (ROA) of 0.74% and an annualized return on average equity (ROE) of 8.01% compared to an annualized ROA of 0.60% and an annualized ROE of 6.75% for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2023.
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Net income for the year ended December 31, 2024, was $4.3 million, or $1.80 per diluted common share, compared to net income of $4.3 million, or $1.77 per diluted common share for the year ended December 31, 2023. The current year earnings equate to an annualized ROA of 0.84% and an annualized ROE of 9.13% compared to an annualized ROA of 0.90% and an annualized ROE of 9.72% for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Net interest income increased by $593,000, or 4.1%, compared to the prior year. Total provision for credit losses increased by $504,000, or 48%, in 2024 as compared to 2023, primarily due to increased specific reserves on existing loans. Non-interest income increased 11.3% in 2024 as compared to the prior year. Non-interest expense grew by 4.5% in 2024.
Total assets increased $23.6 million, or 4.7%, to $522.3 million at December 31, 2024 compared to total assets of $498.7 million at December 31, 2023. Total loans increased $19.9 million, or 5.4% on an annualized basis, to $390.6 million at December 31, 2024 compared to total loans of $370.7 million at December 31, 2023. Total deposits increased $27.8 million, or 6.9% on an annualized basis, to $428.9 million at December 31, 2024 compared to $401.1 million at December 31, 2023.
Shareholders' equity increased $1.9 million to $48.3 million at December 31, 2024 compared to $46.4 million at December 31, 2023. The book value of NIDB stock increased $0.99 to $20.14 per common share as of December 31, 2024, compared to $19.15 the previous year-end. The number of outstanding common shares was 2,397,496 as of December 31, 2024.
In the current year, Northeast Indiana Bancorp and First Federal Savings Bank have been recognized for its performance. First Federal Savings Bank was named to American Banker Magazine's Top 100 Community Banks for the 13thconsecutive year. The publication qualifies banks for this listing if they have less than $2 billion in total assets and are publicly traded. First Federal Savings Bank came in at #96 on this year's list of the top 100 publicly traded community banks. The magazine ranked the institutions based on the profitability metric, Return on Average Equity, over a 3-year period. First Federal Savings Bank was one of only 3 banks from the state of Indiana to make this elite list.
In addition, Northeast Indiana Bancorp, Inc., the holding company for First Federal Savings Bank, maintained its position on the Dividend Champions List. To achieve Champion status, a company must increase its dividend payments to its shareholders for 25 consecutive years. Northeast Indiana Bancorp is one of 146 companies in the United States to achieve this status. With the latest dividend increase in the fourth quarter of 2024, Northeast Indiana Bancorp has increased dividends 30 years in a row.
Michael S. Zahn, President and CEO, commented, “We are proud of our performance in 2024 and the recognitions we have received. Our employees make a difference every day for the benefit of our customers and our communities. Our goal is to continue to enhance shareholder value and benefit the communities we serve.”
*All share data has been adjusted to reflect Northeast Indiana Bancorp, Inc.'s two-for-one stock split effective July 14, 2023.
Northeast Indiana Bancorp, Inc. is headquartered at 648 N. Jefferson Street, Huntington, Indiana. The company offers a full array of banking and financial brokerage services to its customers through its main office in Huntington and seven full-service Indiana offices in Huntington (2), Warsaw (2) and Fort Wayne (3). The Company is traded on the OTC Markets Group, Inc. (www.otcmarkets.com) utilizing the OTCQB platform under the symbol “NIDB”. Our web site address is www.firstfedindiana.bank.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements, which are based on management's current expectations regarding economic, legislative and regulatory issues. Factors which may cause future results to vary materially include, but are not limited to, general economic conditions, changes in interest rates, loan demand, and competition. Additional factors include changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines; changes in legislation or regulation; and other economic, competitive, regulatory and technological factors affecting each company's operations, pricing, products and services.
NORTHEAST INDIANA BANCORPCONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, December 31,Balance Sheet (Unaudited) 2024 2023 (Audited)AssetsNon-interest earning cash and cash equivalents $ 5,606,642 $ 4,304,296Interest-earning cash and cash equivalents 4,599,896 1,166,180Total cash and cash equivalents 10,206,538 5,470,476Interest-earning time deposits 4,275,000 4,320,000Securities available for sale 73,774,650 76,228,755Securities held to maturity 12,617,624 12,754,763Loans held for sale 71,200 -Loans, gross 397,334,479 375,992,822Allowance for credit losses (6,771,171) (5,335,305)Loans, net 390,563,308 370,657,517Accrued interest receivable 2,237,407 2,354,636Premises and equipment 7,907,303 7,366,169FHLB Stock 2,835,000 2,227,500Investment in limited partnerships 628,334 928,334Cash surrender value of life insurance 12,159,543 11,751,653Other assets 5,047,868 4,624,206Total Assets $ 522,323,775 $ 498,684,009Liabilities and Stockholders' EquityNon-interest bearing deposits $ 48,168,488 $ 54,764,981Interest bearing deposits 380,771,626 346,307,200Borrowed funds 41,000,000 47,250,000Accrued interest payable and other liabilities 4,106,965 3,941,438Total Liabilities 474,047,079 452,263,619Stockholders' equity 48,276,696 46,420,390Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity $ 522,323,775 $ 498,684,009 Three months ended Twelve months ended December 31, September 30, December 31, December 31, December 31,Income Statement (Unaudited) 2024 2024 2023 2024 2023Net interest incomeTotal interest income $ 7,243,589 $ 7,178,589 $ 6,702,608 $ 28,234,218 $ 24,158,344Total interest expense 3,275,092 3,369,314 2,952,000 13,067,903 9,584,701Net interest income 3,968,497 3,809,275 3,750,608 15,166,315 14,573,643Provision for credit loss expenseLoans 423,538 495,000 825,000 1,518,538 1,095,000Off-balance sheet credit exposures 105,000 (45,000) (45,000) 35,000 (45,000)Total provision for credit loss expense 528,538 450,000 780,000 1,553,538 1,050,000Net interest income after provision for loan losses 3,439,959 3,359,275 2,970,608 13,612,777 13,523,643Non-interest incomeService charges on deposit accounts 176,311 174,619 184,623 704,644 734,612Interchange fees 195,040 208,053 195,918 811,235 787,690Loan servicing fees 69,887 63,117 108,432 340,874 414,958Net gain on sale of loans 57,991 137,577 67,979 341,272 329,174Brokerage fees 298 624 29,086 3,091 184,326Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance 84,117 83,603 75,763 333,516 296,990Other income 76,448 332,725 73,390 1,034,940 458,274Total non-interest income 660,092 1,000,318 735,191 3,569,572 3,206,024Non-interest expenseSalaries and employee benefits 1,529,333 1,652,277 1,443,480 6,459,098 6,416,398Occupancy 365,647 390,467 340,005 1,474,751 1,381,140Data processing 433,325 435,356 387,894 1,704,538 1,573,667Deposit insurance premiums 57,000 75,000 54,000 294,000 205,500Professional fees 167,477 179,392 207,204 622,157 634,672Advertising and marketing fees 61,688 85,424 129,495 335,887 311,634Correspondent bank charges 53,454 36,337 39,288 173,480 148,756Other expense 458,329 273,585 335,295 1,406,067 1,258,685Total non-interest expense 3,126,253 3,127,838 2,936,661 12,469,978 11,930,452Income before income taxes 973,798 1,231,755 769,138 4,712,371 4,799,215Income tax expense 1,341 214,410 27,866 406,812 539,525Net income $ 972,457 $ 1,017,345 $ 741,272 $ 4,305,559 $ 4,259,690 Three months ended Twelve months ended December 31, September 30, December 31, December 31, December 31,Selected Financial Ratios and Other Financial Data (Unaudited) 2024 2024 2023 2024 2023Average shares outstanding – basic 2,378,357 2,387,823 2,401,584 2,393,143 2,401,745Average shares outstanding – diluted 2,378,357 2,387,823 2,401,584 2,393,143 2,401,773Basic earnings per share $ 0.41 $ 0.43 $ 0.31 $ 1.80 $ 1.77Diluted earnings per share $ 0.41 $ 0.43 $ 0.31 $ 1.80 $ 1.77Net interest margin 3.13% 3.06% 3.16% 3.06% 3.20%Return on average assets 0.74% 0.79% 0.60% 0.84% 0.90%Return on average equity 8.01% 8.46% 6.75% 9.13% 9.72%Efficiency ratio 67.54% 65.03% 65.47% 66.56% 67.10%Allowance for credit losses:Balance, beginning of period $ 6,326,783 $ 5,885,564 $ 4,529,631 $ 5,335,305 $ 3,996,619Charge-offs:One-to-four family – 39,022 – 39,022 27,466Commercial real estate – – – – -Land/land development – – – – -Commercial 20,441 – – 20,441 -Consumer 21,194 52,872 68,491 168,743 198,755Gross charge-offs 41,635 91,894 68,491 228,206 226,221Recoveries:One-to-four family 39,022 1,523 10,664 40,544 11,249Commercial real estate – – – – -Land/land development – – – – -Commercial – – 200 – 3,930Consumer 23,463 36,590 38,301 104,990 104,728Gross recoveries 62,485 38,113 49,165 145,534 119,907Net charge-offs (recoveries) (20,850) 53,781 19,326 82,672 106,314CECL adjustment – – – – 350,000Provision for loan losses 423,538 495,000 825,000 1,518,538 1,095,000Balance, end of period $ 6,771,171 $ 6,326,783 $ 5,335,305 $ 6,771,171 $ 5,335,305Net loan charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans -0.02% 0.06% 0.02% 0.02% 0.03% As of December 31, September 30, December 31,Non-performing assets 2024 2024 2023Loans:Non-accrual $ 5,031,555 $ 4,551,701 $ 6,415,623Past 90 days or more and still accruing – – -Troubled debt modification 926,960 507,797 524,970Total non-performing loans 5,958,515 5,059,498 6,940,593Real estate owned – – -Other repossessed assets – – -Total non-performing assets $ 5,958,515 $ 5,059,498 $ 6,940,593Non-performing assets to total assets 1.14% 0.97% 1.39%Non-performing loans to gross loans 1.50% 1.30% 1.85%Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans 113.64% 125.05% 76.87%Allowance for loan losses to gross loans 1.70% 1.62% 1.42%Other financial ratiosTangible common equity 9.24% 9.46% 9.31%Book value per share $ 20.14 $ 20.46 $ 19.15Common shares outstanding 2,397,496 2,403,696 2,423,698(1) Ratios for three-month periods are annualized(2) All share data has been adjusted for the 2:1 stock split on July 14, 2023.
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