BATON ROUGE, LA / ACCESSWIRE / January 25, 2024 / Investar Holding Corporation ("Investar") (NASDAQ:ISTR), the holding company for Investar Bank, National Association (the "Bank"), today announced financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2023. Investar reported net income of $3.5 million, or $0.36 per diluted common share, for the fourth quarter of 2023, compared to net income of $2.8 million, or $0.28 per diluted common share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2023, and net income of $8.9 million, or $0.88 per diluted common share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2022.
On a non-GAAP basis, core earnings per diluted common share for the fourth quarter of 2023 were $0.39 compared to $0.33 for the third quarter of 2023 and $0.62 for the fourth quarter of 2022. Core earnings exclude certain non-operating items including, but not limited to, loss on call or sale of investment securities, net, loss on sale or disposition of fixed assets, net, income from insurance proceeds, severance, the Employee Retention Credit ("ERC"), and loan purchase expense (refer to the Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures tables for a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP metrics).
Investar's President and Chief Executive Officer John D'Angelo commented:
"During the fourth quarter, we made significant progress on our strategy of consistent, quality earnings through the optimization of our balance sheet.
We continued to originate high quality loans and allow higher risk credit relationships to run off. As a result, nonperforming loans improved to 0.26% of total loans. Additionally, we completed the purchase of the approximately $127 million second tranche of the previously announced acquisition of revolving lines of credit. The transaction improved the composition of the loan portfolio to 27% floating rate while raising the yield. Additionally, due to our diligent workout process, we reached final resolution on a nonperforming oil and gas relationship and recognized an interest recovery of $1.1 million in the fourth quarter, which was highly accretive to our core performance metrics.
We generated record high total revenues in the fourth quarter while continuing to closely monitor and control noninterest expense. Stockholders' equity increased by $18.1 million, or 8.6%, compared September 30, 2023 due to net income for the quarter and an improvement of $15.3 million in accumulated other comprehensive loss. Our digital transformation and optimization of our physical branch and ATM footprint progressed as we consolidated another branch in our Alabama market in January. We are actively evaluating potential opportunities to further optimize our asset mix to improve shareholder returns.
We anticipate a more favorable rate environment in 2024. Our liability sensitive balance sheet is well-positioned if interest rates do come down to benefit from the repricing of deposits and short-term borrowings. During the fourth quarter, we refinanced all of our borrowings under the Bank Term Funding Program at a lower rate.
As always, we remain focused on shareholder value and returning capital to shareholders. We repurchased 31,766 shares of our common stock during the fourth quarter at an average price of $10.43 per share and 222,448 shares during 2023 at an average price of $13.47."
Fourth Quarter Highlights
• | Credit quality continues to strengthen with nonperforming loans improving to 0.26% of total loans at December 31, 2023 compared to 0.27% at September 30, 2023. |
• | Variable-rate loans as a percentage of total loans was 27% at December 31, 2023 compared to 22% at September 30, 2023. |
• | Total revenues, or interest and noninterest income, for the quarter ended December 31, 2023 totaled $38.4 million, an increase of $3.6 million, or 10.4%, compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2023. |
• | Noninterest expense decreased $0.4 million to $15.4 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2023 compared to $15.8 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2023. Core noninterest expense decreased $0.2 million to $15.4 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2023 compared to $15.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2023. |
• | Book value per common share increased to $23.26 at December 31, 2023, or 9.0%, compared to $21.34 at September 30, 2023. Tangible book value per common share increased to $18.92 at December 31, 2023, or 11.3%, compared to $17.00 at September 30, 2023. |
• | Accumulated other comprehensive loss improved $15.3 million, or 25.3%, to $45.1 million at December 31, 2023 compared to $60.5 million at September 30, 2023 due to an increase in the fair value of the Bank's available for sale securities portfolio. |
• | Investar recognized interest recoveries of approximately $1.1 million during the quarter ended December 31, 2023, substantially all of which are attributable to one commercial and industrial oil and gas loan relationship. |
• | During the fourth quarter, Investar refinanced all of its borrowings under the Federal Reserve's Bank Term Funding Program ("BTFP"). The weighted average rate was 4.83% at December 31, 2023 compared to 5.11% at September 30, 2023. |
• | Total deposits increased $46.3 million, or 2.1%, to $2.26 billion at December 31, 2023 compared to $2.21 billion at September 30, 2023. |
• | Investar repurchased 31,766 shares of its common stock through its stock repurchase program at an average price of $10.43 during the quarter ended December 31, 2023, leaving 514,266 shares authorized for repurchase under the program at December 31, 2023. Investar repurchased 222,448 shares of its common stock at an average price of $13.47 during the year ended December 31, 2023. |
Loans
Total loans were $2.21 billion at December 31, 2023, an increase of $107.6 million, or 5.1%, compared to September 30, 2023, and an increase of $105.9 million, or 5.0%, compared to December 31, 2022. Excluding the tranche of revolving lines of credit purchased in the fourth quarter of 2023, total loans decreased $19.4 million, or 0.9%, to $2.08 billion at December 31, 2023, compared to $2.10 billion at September 30, 2023 consistent with our strategy to optimize the balance sheet.
The following table sets forth the composition of the total loan portfolio as of the dates indicated (dollars in thousands).
| Linked Quarter Change | Year/Year Change | Percentage of Total Loans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12/31/2023 | 9/30/2023 | 12/31/2022 | $ | % | $ | % | 12/31/2023 | 12/31/2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mortgage loans on real estate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Construction and development | $ | 190,371 | $ | 211,390 | $ | 201,633 | $ | (21,019 | ) | (9.9 | )% | $ | (11,262 | ) | (5.6 | )% | 8.6 | % | 9.6 | % | ||||||||||||||||
1-4 Family | 413,786 | 415,162 | 401,377 | (1,376 | ) | (0.3 | ) | 12,409 | 3.1 | 18.7 | 19.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Multifamily | 105,946 | 102,974 | 81,812 | 2,972 | 2.9 | 24,134 | 29.5 | 4.8 | 3.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farmland | 7,651 | 8,259 | 12,877 | (608 | ) | (7.4 | ) | (5,226 | ) | (40.6 | ) | 0.4 | 0.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial real estate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owner-occupied | 449,610 | 440,208 | 445,148 | 9,402 | 2.1 | 4,462 | 1.0 | 20.3 | 21.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nonowner-occupied | 488,098 | 501,649 | 513,095 | (13,551 | ) | (2.7 | ) | (24,997 | ) | (4.9 | ) | 22.1 | 24.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial and industrial | 543,421 | 411,290 | 435,093 | 132,131 | 32.1 | 108,328 | 24.9 | 24.6 | 20.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consumer | 11,736 | 12,090 | 13,732 | (354 | ) | (2.9 | ) | (1,996 | ) | (14.5 | ) | 0.5 | 0.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total loans | $ | 2,210,619 | $ | 2,103,022 | $ | 2,104,767 | $ | 107,597 | 5.1 | % | $ | 105,852 | 5.0 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
At December 31, 2023, Investar's total business lending portfolio, which consists of loans secured by owner-occupied commercial real estate properties and commercial and industrial loans, was $993.0 million, an increase of $141.5 million, or 16.6%, compared to the business lending portfolio of $851.5 million at September 30, 2023, and an increase of $112.8 million, or 12.8%, compared to the business lending portfolio of $880.2 million at December 31, 2022. The increase in the business lending portfolio compared to September 30, 2023 is primarily driven by the purchase of commercial and industrial revolving lines of credit and loan growth in owner-occupied commercial real estate as we remain focused on relationship banking and our strategy to optimize the mix of the portfolio. The increase in the business lending portfolio compared to December 31, 2022 is primarily driven by the purchase of commercial and industrial revolving lines of credit, partially offset by lower loan demand due to higher rates.
Nonowner-occupied loans totaled $488.1 million at December 31, 2023, a decrease of $13.6 million, or 2.7%, compared to $501.6 million at September 30, 2023, and a decrease of $25.0 million, or 4.9%, compared to $513.1 million at December 31, 2022. The decrease in nonowner-occupied loans compared to September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 is due to loan amortization and aligns with our strategy to optimize the mix of the portfolio.
Credit Quality
Nonperforming loans were $5.8 million, or 0.26% of total loans, at December 31, 2023, an increase of $0.2 million compared to $5.6 million, or 0.27% of total loans, at September 30, 2023, and a decrease of $5.5 million compared to $11.3 million, or 0.54% of total loans, at December 31, 2022. The increase in nonperforming loans compared to September 30, 2023 is mainly attributable to one 1-4 family loan relationship totaling $1.4 million and one construction and development relationship totaling $0.6 million, partially offset by paydowns on one commercial and industrial oil and gas loan relationship during the quarter ended December 31, 2023.
On January 1, 2023, Investar adopted FASB ASC Topic 326 " Financial Instruments - Credit Losses: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments " Update No. 2016-13 . The ASU, referred to as the Current Expected Credit Loss ("CECL") standard, requires the measurement of all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Upon adoption, Investar recorded a one-time, cumulative effect adjustment to increase the allowance for credit losses by $5.9 million and reduce retained earnings, net of tax, by $4.3 million.
The allowance for credit losses was $30.5 million, or 529.3% and 1.38% of nonperforming and total loans, respectively, at December 31, 2023, compared to $29.8 million, or 534.1% and 1.42% of nonperforming and total loans, respectively, at September 30, 2023, and $24.4 million, or 214.9% and 1.16% of nonperforming and total loans, respectively, at December 31, 2022.
The provision for credit losses was $0.5 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2023 compared to a negative provision for credit losses of $34,000 and a provision for credit losses of $1.3 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. The provision for credit losses in the quarter ended December 31, 2023 is primarily attributable to loan growth resulting from the purchase of commercial and industrial revolving lines of credit, partially offset by an improvement in the economic forecast. The negative provision for credit losses in the quarter ended September 30, 2023 was primarily due to net recoveries. The provision for credit losses for the quarter ended December 31, 2022 was due to organic loan growth.
Deposits
Total deposits at December 31, 2023 were $2.26 billion, an increase of $46.3 million, or 2.1%, compared to $2.21 billion at September 30, 2023, and an increase of $173.4 million, or 8.3%, compared to $2.08 billion at December 31, 2022.
The following table sets forth the composition of deposits as of the dates indicated (dollars in thousands).
| Linked Quarter Change | Year/Year Change | Percentage of Total Deposits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12/31/2023 | 9/30/2023 | 12/31/2022 | $ | % | $ | % | 12/31/2023 | 12/31/2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Noninterest-bearing demand deposits | $ | 448,752 | $ | 459,519 | $ | 580,741 | $ | (10,767 | ) | (2.3 | )% | $ | (131,989 | ) | (22.7 | )% | 19.9 | % | 27.9 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest-bearing demand deposits | 489,604 | 482,706 | 565,598 | 6,898 | 1.4 | (75,994 | ) | (13.4 | ) | 21.7 | 27.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Money market deposit accounts | 179,366 | 186,478 | 208,596 | (7,112 | ) | (3.8 | ) | (29,230 | ) | (14.0 | ) | 8.0 | 10.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Savings accounts | 137,606 | 131,743 | 155,176 | 5,863 | 4.5 | (17,570 | ) | (11.3 | ) | 6.1 | 7.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brokered time deposits | 269,102 | 197,747 | 9,990 | 71,355 | 36.1 | 259,112 | 2,593.7 | 11.9 | 0.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time deposits | 731,297 | 751,240 | 562,264 | (19,943 | ) | (2.7 | ) | 169,033 | 30.1 | 32.4 | 27.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total deposits | $ | 2,255,727 | $ | 2,209,433 | $ | 2,082,365 | $ | 46,294 | 2.1 | % | $ | 173,362 | 8.3 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
The decrease in noninterest-bearing demand deposits and money market deposit accounts at December 31, 2023 compared to September 30, 2023 is primarily due to customers drawing down on their existing deposit accounts. The increase in interest-bearing demand deposits and savings accounts at December 31, 2023 compared to September 30, 2023 is primarily due to organic growth resulting from a deposit campaign. The decrease in time deposits at December 31, 2023 compared to September 30, 2023 is primarily due to a reduced emphasis on time deposits. Time deposits and brokered time deposits increased, and other deposit categories decreased at December 31, 2023 compared to December 31, 2022 primarily due to shifts into interest-bearing deposit products as a result of rising interest rates. Brokered time deposits increased to $269.1 million at December 31, 2023 from $197.7 million and $10.0 million at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. Investar utilizes brokered time deposits, entirely in denominations of less than $250,000, to secure fixed cost funding and reduce short-term borrowings. We utilized shorter term brokered time deposits, which were laddered to provide flexibility, to fund a portion of the purchase of commercial and industrial revolving lines of credit. At December 31, 2023, the balance of brokered time deposits remained below 10% of total assets, and the remaining weighted average duration is approximately 12 months with a weighted average rate of 5.18%.
Stockholders' Equity
Stockholders' equity was $226.8 million at December 31, 2023, an increase of $18.1 million, or 8.6%, compared to September 30, 2023, and an increase of $11.0 million, or 5.1%, compared to December 31, 2022. The increase in stockholders' equity compared to September 30, 2023 is primarily attributable to the net income for the quarter and a decrease in accumulated other comprehensive loss due to an increase in the fair value of the Bank's available for sale securities portfolio. The increase in stockholders' equity compared to December 31, 2022 is primarily attributable to net income for the last 12 months and a decrease in accumulated other comprehensive loss due to an increase in the fair value of the Bank's available for sale securities portfolio, partially offset by the cumulative effect adjustment as a result of the adoption of the CECL standard, reflected in retained earnings.
Net Interest Income
Net interest income for the fourth quarter of 2023 totaled $18.5 million, an increase of $1.0 million, or 5.9%, compared to the third quarter of 2023, and a decrease of $4.0 million, or 17.9%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2022. Included in net interest income for the quarters ended December 31, 2023, September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 is $25,000, $36,000, and $66,000, respectively, of interest income accretion from the acquisition of loans. Also included in net interest income for the quarters ended December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023 are interest recoveries of $1.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively. There were no interest recoveries for the quarter ended December 31, 2022.
Investar's net interest margin was 2.72% for the quarter ended December 31, 2023, compared to 2.66% for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 and 3.50% for the quarter ended December 31, 2022. The increase in net interest margin for the quarter ended December 31, 2023 compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2023 was driven by a 35 basis point increase in the yield on interest-earning assets, partially offset by a 33 basis point increase in the overall cost of funds. The decrease in net interest margin for the quarter ended December 31, 2023 compared to the quarter ended December 31, 2022 was driven by a 195 basis point increase in the overall cost of funds, partially offset by an 83 basis point increase in the yield on interest-earning assets.
The yield on interest-earning assets was 5.40% for the quarter ended December 31, 2023, compared to 5.05% for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 and 4.57% for the quarter ended December 31, 2022. The increase in the yield on interest-earning assets compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2023 was driven by a 40 basis point increase in the yield on our loan portfolio. The increase in the yield on interest-earning assets compared to the quarter ended December 31, 2022 was driven by an 86 basis point increase in the yield on our loan portfolio and a 22 basis point increase in the yield on the taxable securities portfolio.
Exclusive of the interest income accretion from the acquisition of loans and interest recoveries, discussed above, adjusted net interest margin decreased to 2.56% for the quarter ended December 31, 2023, compared to 2.64% for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 and 3.49% for the quarter ended December 31, 2022. The adjusted yield on interest-earning assets was 5.23% for the quarter ended December 31, 2023 compared to 5.03% and 4.56% for the quarters ended September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. Refer to the Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures table for a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP metrics.
The cost of deposits increased 44 basis points to 3.17% for the quarter ended December 31, 2023 compared to 2.73% for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 and increased 235 basis points compared to 0.82% for the quarter ended December 31, 2022. The increase in the cost of deposits compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2023 resulted from both a higher average balance and an increase in rates paid on brokered time deposits, an increase in rates paid on time deposits, and an increase in rates paid on interest-bearing demand deposits and savings deposits. The increase in the cost of deposits compared to the quarter ended December 31, 2022 resulted from both a higher average balance and an increase in rates paid on time deposits and brokered time deposits and an increase in rates paid on interest-bearing demand deposits and savings deposits, partially offset by a lower average balance of interest-bearing demand deposits and savings deposits.
The cost of short-term borrowings decreased 13 basis points to 4.84% for the quarter ended December 31, 2023 compared to 4.97% for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 and increased 95 basis points compared to 3.89% for the quarter ended December 31, 2022. Beginning in the second quarter of 2023, the Bank began utilizing the BTFP to secure fixed rate funding for up to a one-year term and reduce short-term Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") advances, which are priced daily. The Bank utilized this source of funding due to its lower rate as compared to FHLB advances, the ability to prepay the obligations without penalty, and as a means to lock in funding. The decrease in the cost of short-term borrowings compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2023 resulted primarily from both a lower average balance and a decrease in the cost of short-term borrowings under the BTFP and the increased utilization of short-term repurchase agreements. The increase in the cost of short-term borrowings compared to the quarter ended December 31, 2022 resulted from an increase in the Federal Reserve's federal funds rate, which drives the costs of short-term borrowings under the BTFP and short-term advances from the FHLB.
The overall costs of funds for the quarter ended December 31, 2023 increased 33 basis points to 3.40% compared to 3.07% for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 and increased 195 basis points compared to 1.45% for the quarter ended December 31, 2022. The increase in the cost of funds for the quarter ended December 31, 2023 compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2023 resulted from both a higher average balance and an increase in the cost of deposits, partially offset by both a lower average balance and a decrease in the cost of short-term borrowings. The increase in the cost of funds for the quarter ended December 31, 2023 compared to the quarter ended December 31, 2022 resulted from both a higher average balance and an increase in the cost of deposits and an increase in the cost of short-term borrowings, partially offset by a lower average balance of short-term borrowings.
Noninterest Income
Noninterest income for the fourth quarter of 2023 totaled $1.8 million, an increase of $0.1 million, or 7.2%, compared to the third quarter of 2023 and a decrease of $1.7 million, or 49.0%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2022.
The increase in noninterest income compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2023 is driven by a $0.3 million decrease in loss on sale or disposition of fixed assets and a $0.1 million increase in other operating income, partially offset by a $0.3 million loss on call or sale of investment securities recorded in the fourth quarter of 2023. The increase in other operating income was primarily attributable to a $0.1 million increase in the change in the net asset value of other investments.
The decrease in noninterest income compared to the quarter ended December 31, 2022 is primarily due to the $1.4 million in nontaxable income from insurance proceeds recorded in the fourth quarter of 2022 related to an insurance policy for the former chief financial officer of the Company and the Bank and a $0.3 million loss on call or sale of investment securities recorded in the fourth quarter of 2023.
Noninterest Expense
Noninterest expense for the fourth quarter of 2023 totaled $15.4 million, a decrease of $0.3 million, or 2.1%, compared to the third quarter of 2023, and an increase of $1.5 million, or 11.0%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2022.
The decrease in noninterest expense for the quarter ended December 31, 2023 compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2023 was driven by a $0.5 million decrease in salaries and employee benefits, partially offset by a $0.1 million increase in occupancy expense and a $0.1 million increase in other operating expenses. The decrease in salaries and employee benefits was primarily due to decreases in incentive-based compensation, severance, and health insurance claims. The increase in occupancy expense is primarily due to higher maintenance costs. Other operating expenses include, among other things, software expense, other real estate expense, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation assessments, bank security, and bank shares tax.
The increase in noninterest expense for the quarter ended December 31, 2023 compared to the quarter ended December 31, 2022 was driven by a $1.5 million increase in salaries and employee benefits and a $0.3 million increase in other operating expenses, partially offset by a $0.2 million decrease in depreciation and amortization. The increase in salaries and employee benefits was primarily due to an employee retention credit, net of consulting fees, of $2.3 million recorded in the fourth quarter of 2022, partially offset by $0.6 million in severance recorded in the fourth quarter of 2022 pursuant to a separation agreement with the former chief financial officer of the Company and the Bank and a $0.3 million decrease in incentive-based compensation. The increase in other operating expenses is primarily due to an increase in bank shares tax, partially offset by a decrease in collection and repossession expenses, the majority of which were related to one loan relationship impaired as a result of Hurricane Ida.
Taxes
Investar recorded income tax expense of $0.8 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2023, which equates to an effective tax rate of 18.1%, an increase from the effective tax rates of 17.4% and 17.5% for the quarters ended September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Common Share
Investar reported basic and diluted earnings per common share of $0.36 for the quarter ended December 31, 2023, compared to basic and diluted earnings per common share of $0.28 for the quarter ended September 30, 2023, and basic and diluted earnings per common share of $0.90 and $0.88, respectively, for the quarter ended December 31, 2022.
About Investar Holding Corporation
Investar, headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, provides full banking services, excluding trust services, through its wholly-owned banking subsidiary, Investar Bank, National Association. The Bank currently operates 28 branch locations serving Louisiana, Texas, and Alabama. At December 31, 2023, the Bank had 326 full-time equivalent employees and total assets of $2.8 billion.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release contains financial information determined by methods other than in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, or GAAP. These measures and ratios include "tangible common equity," "tangible assets," "tangible equity to tangible assets," "tangible book value per common share," "core noninterest income," "core earnings before noninterest expense," "core noninterest expense," "core earnings before income tax expense," "core income tax expense," "core earnings," "core efficiency ratio," "core return on average assets," "core return on average equity," "core basic earnings per share," and "core diluted earnings per share." We also present certain average loan, yield, net interest income and net interest margin data adjusted to show the effects of excluding interest recoveries and interest income accretion from the acquisition of loans. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide information useful to investors in understanding Investar's financial results, and Investar believes that its presentation, together with the accompanying reconciliations, provide a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting Investar's business and allow investors to view performance in a manner similar to management, the entire financial services sector, bank stock analysts and bank regulators. These non-GAAP measures should not be considered a substitute for GAAP basis measures and results, and Investar strongly encourages investors to review its consolidated financial statements in their entirety and not to rely on any single financial measure. Because non-GAAP financial measures are not standardized, it may not be possible to compare these financial measures with other companies' non-GAAP financial measures having the same or similar names. A reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures disclosed in this press release to the comparable GAAP financial measures is included at the end of the financial statement tables.
Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that reflect Investar's current views with respect to, among other things, future events and financial performance. Investar generally identifies forward-looking statements by terminology such as "outlook," "believes," "expects," "potential," "continues," "may," "will," "could," "should," "seeks," "approximately," "predicts," "intends," "plans," "estimates," "anticipates," or the negative version of those words or other comparable words.
Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on the historical performance of Investar and its subsidiaries or on Investar's current plans, estimates and expectations. The inclusion of this forward-looking information should not be regarded as a representation by Investar that the future plans, estimates or expectations by Investar will be achieved. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties and assumptions relating to Investar's operations, financial results, financial condition, business prospects, growth strategy and liquidity. If one or more of these or other risks or uncertainties materialize, or if Investar's underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, Investar's actual results may vary materially from those indicated in these statements. Investar does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, the following, any one or more of which could materially affect the outcome of future events:
• | the significant risks and uncertainties for our business, results of operations and financial condition, as well as our regulatory capital and liquidity ratios and other regulatory requirements caused by business and economic conditions generally and in the financial services industry in particular, whether nationally, regionally or in the markets in which we operate; | |
| • | changes in inflation, interest rates, yield curves and interest rate spread relationships that affect our loan and deposit pricing; | |
| • | our ability to successfully execute our near-term strategy to pivot from primarily a growth strategy to a strategy primarily focused on consistent, quality earnings through the optimization of our balance sheet, and our ability to successfully execute a long-term growth strategy; | |
| • | our ability to achieve organic loan and deposit growth, and the composition of that growth; | |
| • | our ability to identify and enter into agreements to combine with attractive acquisition candidates, finance acquisitions, complete acquisitions after definitive agreements are entered into, and successfully integrate and grow acquired operations; | |
| • | our adoption on January 1, 2023 of ASU 2016-13, and inaccuracy of the assumptions and estimates we make in establishing reserves for credit losses and other estimates; | |
| • | changes in the quality or composition of our loan or investment portfolios, including adverse developments in borrower industries or in the repayment ability of individual borrowers; | |
| • | a reduction in liquidity, including as a result of a reduction in the amount of deposits we hold or other sources of liquidity, which may be caused by, among other things, disruptions in the banking industry similar to those that occurred in early 2023 that caused bank depositors to move uninsured deposits to other banks or alternative investments outside the banking industry; | |
| • | changes in the quality and composition of, and changes in unrealized losses in, our investment portfolio, including whether we may have to sell securities before their recovery of amortized cost basis and realize losses; | |
| • | the extent of continuing client demand for the high level of personalized service that is a key element of our banking approach as well as our ability to execute our strategy generally; | |
| • | our dependence on our management team, and our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; | |
| • | the concentration of our business within our geographic areas of operation in Louisiana, Texas and Alabama; | |
| • | increasing costs of complying with new and potential future regulations; | |
| • | new or increasing geopolitical tensions, including resulting from wars in Ukraine and Israel and surrounding areas; | |
| • | the emergence or worsening of widespread public health challenges or pandemics including COVID-19; | |
| • | concentration of credit exposure; | |
| • | any deterioration in asset quality and higher loan charge-offs, and the time and effort necessary to resolve problem assets; | |
| • | fluctuations in the price of oil and natural gas; | |
| • | data processing system failures and errors; | |
| • | risks associated with our digital transformation process, including increased risks of cyberattacks and other security breaches and challenges associated with addressing the increased prevalence of artificial intelligence; | |
| • | risks of losses resulting from increased fraud attacks against us and others in the financial services industry; | |
| • | potential impairment of our goodwill and other intangible assets; and | |
| • | hurricanes, tropical storms, tropical depressions, floods, winter storms, droughts and other adverse weather events, all of which have affected Investar's market areas from time to time; other natural disasters; oil spills and other man-made disasters; acts of terrorism; other international or domestic calamities; acts of God; and other matters beyond our control. |
These factors should not be construed as exhaustive. Additional information on these and other risk factors can be found in Part I Item 1A. "Risk Factors" and in the "Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" in Part II Item 7. "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in Investar's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and in Part II Item 1A. "Risk Factors" in Investar's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2023, June 30, 2023, and September 30, 2023 filed with the SEC.
For further information contact:
Investar Holding Corporation
John Campbell
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(225) 227-2215
John.Campbell@investarbank.com
| INVESTAR HOLDING CORPORATION SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Amounts in thousands, except share data) (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| As of and for the three months ended | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 12/31/2023 | 9/30/2023 | 12/31/2022 | Linked Quarter | Year/Year | ||||||||||||||||
EARNINGS DATA | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total interest income | $ | 36,668 | $ | 33,160 | $ | 29,372 | 10.6 | % | 24.8 | % | ||||||||||
Total interest expense | 18,177 | 15,691 | 6,853 | 15.8 | 165.2 | |||||||||||||||
Net interest income | 18,491 | 17,469 | 22,519 | 5.9 | (17.9 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Provision for credit losses | 486 | (34 | ) | 1,268 | 1,529.4 | (61.7 | ) | |||||||||||||
Total noninterest income | 1,755 | 1,637 | 3,441 | 7.2 | (49.0 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total noninterest expense | 15,440 | 15,774 | 13,913 | (2.1 | ) | 11.0 | ||||||||||||||
Income before income tax expense | 4,320 | 3,366 | 10,779 | 28.3 | (59.9 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Income tax expense | 782 | 585 | 1,881 | 33.7 | (58.4 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 3,538 | $ | 2,781 | $ | 8,898 | 27.2 | (60.2 | ) | |||||||||||
AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET DATA | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 2,817,388 | $ | 2,736,358 | $ | 2,677,604 | 3.0 | % | 5.2 | % | ||||||||||
Total interest-earning assets | 2,694,474 | 2,603,837 | 2,552,448 | 3.5 | 5.6 | |||||||||||||||
Total loans | 2,214,916 | 2,072,617 | 2,033,117 | 6.9 | 8.9 | |||||||||||||||
Total interest-bearing deposits | 1,824,318 | 1,707,848 | 1,482,268 | 6.8 | 23.1 | |||||||||||||||
Total interest-bearing liabilities | 2,119,724 | 2,026,587 | 1,872,870 | 4.6 | 13.2 | |||||||||||||||
Total deposits | 2,279,211 | 2,170,373 | 2,072,288 | 5.0 | 10.0 | |||||||||||||||
Total stockholders' equity | 212,454 | 220,393 | 211,585 | (3.6 | ) | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||
PER SHARE DATA | ||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Basic earnings per common share | $ | 0.36 | $ | 0.28 | $ | 0.90 | 28.6 | % | (60.0 | )% | ||||||||||
Diluted earnings per common share | 0.36 | 0.28 | 0.88 | 28.6 | (59.1 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Core earnings (1) : | ||||||||||||||||||||
Core basic earnings per common share (1) | 0.39 | 0.33 | 0.63 | 18.2 | (38.1 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Core diluted earnings per common share (1) | 0.39 | 0.33 | 0.62 | 18.2 | (37.1 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Book value per common share | 23.26 | 21.34 | 21.79 | 9.0 | 6.7 | |||||||||||||||
Tangible book value per common share (1) | 18.92 | 17.00 | 17.43 | 11.3 | 8.5 | |||||||||||||||
Common shares outstanding | 9,748,067 | 9,779,688 | 9,901,847 | (0.3 | ) | (1.6 | ) | |||||||||||||
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic | 9,754,617 | 9,814,727 | 9,899,192 | (0.6 | ) | (1.5 | ) | |||||||||||||
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted | 9,763,296 | 9,817,607 | 10,032,446 | (0.6 | ) | (2.7 | ) | |||||||||||||
PERFORMANCE RATIOS | ||||||||||||||||||||
Return on average assets | 0.50 | % | 0.40 | % | 1.32 | % | 25.0 | % | (62.1 | )% | ||||||||||
Core return on average assets (1) | 0.54 | 0.47 | 0.92 | 14.9 | (41.3 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Return on average equity | 6.61 | 5.01 | 16.69 | 31.9 | (60.4 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Core return on average equity (1) | 7.16 | 5.87 | 11.66 | 22.0 | (38.6 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net interest margin | 2.72 | 2.66 | 3.50 | 2.3 | (22.3 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net interest income to average assets | 2.60 | 2.53 | 3.34 | 2.8 | (22.2 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Noninterest expense to average assets | 2.17 | 2.29 | 2.06 | (5.2 | ) | 5.3 | ||||||||||||||
Efficiency ratio (2) | 76.26 | 82.56 | 53.59 | (7.6 | ) | 42.3 | ||||||||||||||
Core efficiency ratio (1) | 74.85 | 79.98 | 63.35 | (6.4 | ) | 18.1 | ||||||||||||||
Dividend payout ratio | 27.78 | 35.71 | 10.56 | (22.2 | ) | 163.1 | ||||||||||||||
Net charge-offs to average loans | - | (0.01 | ) | - | 100.0 | - | ||||||||||||||
| (1) Non-GAAP financial measure. See reconciliation. |
| (2) Efficiency ratio represents noninterest expense divided by the sum of net interest income (before provision for credit losses) and noninterest income. |
| INVESTAR HOLDING CORPORATION SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| As of and for the three months ended | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 12/31/2023 | 9/30/2023 | 12/31/2022 | Linked Quarter | Year/Year | ||||||||||||||||
ASSET QUALITY RATIOS | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nonperforming assets to total assets | 0.36 | % | 0.36 | % | 0.44 | % | - | % | (18.2 | )% | ||||||||||
Nonperforming loans to total loans | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.54 | (3.7 | ) | (51.9 | ) | |||||||||||||
Allowance for credit losses to total loans | 1.38 | 1.42 | 1.16 | (2.8 | ) | 19.0 | ||||||||||||||
Allowance for credit losses to nonperforming loans | 529.32 | 534.08 | 214.92 | (0.9 | ) | 146.3 | ||||||||||||||
CAPITAL RATIOS | ||||||||||||||||||||
Investar Holding Corporation: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total equity to total assets | 8.06 | % | 7.48 | % | 7.84 | % | 7.8 | % | 2.8 | % | ||||||||||
Tangible equity to tangible assets (1) | 6.65 | 6.05 | 6.37 | 9.9 | 4.4 | |||||||||||||||
Tier 1 leverage capital | 8.35 | 8.53 | 8.53 | (2.1 | ) | (2.1 | ) | |||||||||||||
Common equity tier 1 capital (2) | 9.51 | 9.40 | 9.79 | 1.2 | (2.9 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Tier 1 capital (2) | 9.90 | 9.79 | 10.21 | 1.1 | (3.0 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total capital (2) | 12.99 | 12.87 | 13.25 | 0.9 | (2.0 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Investar Bank: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tier 1 leverage capital | 9.81 | 10.05 | 9.89 | (2.4 | ) | (0.8 | ) | |||||||||||||
Common equity tier 1 capital (2) | 11.64 | 11.53 | 11.83 | 1.0 | (1.6 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Tier 1 capital (2) | 11.64 | 11.53 | 11.83 | 1.0 | (1.6 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total capital (2) | 12.89 | 12.78 | 12.92 | 0.9 | (0.2 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| (1) Non-GAAP financial measure. See reconciliation. |
| (2) Estimated for December 31, 2023. |
| INVESTAR HOLDING CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Amounts in thousands, except share data) (Unaudited) | |||||||||||
| December 31, 2023 | September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||||
ASSETS | |||||||||||
Cash and due from banks | $ | 28,285 | $ | 27,084 | $ | 30,056 | |||||
Interest-bearing balances due from other banks | 3,724 | 36,584 | 10,010 | ||||||||
Federal funds sold | - | - | 193 | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 32,009 | 63,668 | 40,259 | ||||||||
Available for sale securities at fair value (amortized cost of $419,283, $481,296, and $467,316, respectively) | 361,918 | 404,485 | 405,167 | ||||||||
Held to maturity securities at amortized cost (estimated fair value of $20,513, $19,815, and $7,922, respectively) | 20,472 | 20,044 | 8,305 | ||||||||
Loans | 2,210,619 | 2,103,022 | 2,104,767 | ||||||||
Less: allowance for credit losses | (30,540 | ) | (29,778 | ) | (24,364 | ) | |||||
Loans, net | 2,180,079 | 2,073,244 | 2,080,403 | ||||||||
Equity securities | 14,597 | 13,334 | 27,254 | ||||||||
Bank premises and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $19,476, $21,646, and $22,025, respectively | 44,183 | 44,764 | 49,587 | ||||||||
Other real estate owned, net | 4,438 | 4,438 | 682 | ||||||||
Accrued interest receivable | 14,366 | 13,633 | 12,749 | ||||||||
Deferred tax asset | 16,910 | 20,989 | 16,438 | ||||||||
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net | 42,320 | 42,496 | 43,147 | ||||||||
Bank-owned life insurance | 58,797 | 58,425 | 57,379 | ||||||||
Other assets | 25,066 | 30,013 | 12,437 | ||||||||
Total assets | $ | 2,815,155 | $ | 2,789,533 | $ | 2,753,807 | |||||
LIABILITIES | |||||||||||
Deposits | |||||||||||
Noninterest-bearing | $ | 448,752 | $ | 459,519 | $ | 580,741 | |||||
Interest-bearing | 1,806,975 | 1,749,914 | 1,501,624 | ||||||||
Total deposits | 2,255,727 | 2,209,433 | 2,082,365 | ||||||||
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank | 23,500 | 23,500 | 387,000 | ||||||||
Borrowings under Bank Term Funding Program | 212,500 | 235,800 | - | ||||||||
Repurchase agreements | 8,633 | 13,930 | - | ||||||||
Subordinated debt, net of unamortized issuance costs | 44,320 | 44,296 | 44,225 | ||||||||
Junior subordinated debt | 8,630 | 8,602 | 8,515 | ||||||||
Accrued taxes and other liabilities | 35,077 | 45,255 | 15,920 | ||||||||
Total liabilities | 2,588,387 | 2,580,816 | 2,538,025 | ||||||||
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||||||||||
Preferred stock, no par value per share; 5,000,000 shares authorized | - | - | - | ||||||||
Common stock, $1.00 par value per share; 40,000,000 shares authorized; 9,748,067, 9,779,688, and 9,901,847 shares issued and outstanding, respectively | 9,748 | 9,780 | 9,902 | ||||||||
Surplus | 145,456 | 145,241 | 146,587 | ||||||||
Retained earnings | 116,711 | 114,148 | 108,206 | ||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (45,147 | ) | (60,452 | ) | (48,913 | ) | |||||
Total stockholders' equity | 226,768 | 208,717 | 215,782 | ||||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 2,815,155 | $ | 2,789,533 | $ | 2,753,807 | |||||
| INVESTAR HOLDING CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Amounts in thousands, except share data) (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||||
| For the three months ended | For the twelve months ended | ||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2023 | September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||||||||||
INTEREST INCOME | |||||||||||||||||||
Interest and fees on loans | $ | 33,128 | $ | 28,892 | $ | 25,958 | $ | 117,892 | $ | 93,373 | |||||||||
Interest on investment securities | |||||||||||||||||||
Taxable | 2,970 | 3,055 | 2,978 | 12,372 | 9,796 | ||||||||||||||
Tax-exempt | 253 | 216 | 108 | 693 | 482 | ||||||||||||||
Other interest income | 317 | 997 | 328 | 2,244 | 918 | ||||||||||||||
Total interest income | 36,668 | 33,160 | 29,372 | 133,201 | 104,569 | ||||||||||||||
INTEREST EXPENSE | |||||||||||||||||||
Interest on deposits | 14,584 | 11,733 | 3,052 | 42,072 | 6,250 | ||||||||||||||
Interest on borrowings | 3,593 | 3,958 | 3,801 | 16,609 | 8,534 | ||||||||||||||
Total interest expense | 18,177 | 15,691 | 6,853 | 58,681 | 14,784 | ||||||||||||||
Net interest income | 18,491 | 17,469 | 22,519 | 74,520 | 89,785 | ||||||||||||||
Provision for credit losses | 486 | (34 | ) | 1,268 | (2,000 | ) | 2,922 | ||||||||||||
Net interest income after provision for credit losses | 18,005 | 17,503 | 21,251 | 76,520 | 86,863 | ||||||||||||||
NONINTEREST INCOME | |||||||||||||||||||
Service charges on deposit accounts | 798 | 806 | 799 | 3,090 | 3,090 | ||||||||||||||
(Loss) gain on call or sale of investment securities, net | (322 | ) | - | - | (323 | ) | 6 | ||||||||||||
Loss on sale or disposition of fixed assets, net | (39 | ) | (367 | ) | (67 | ) | (1,323 | ) | (258 | ) | |||||||||
Gain (loss) on sale of other real estate owned, net | - | 23 | 2 | (114 | ) | 9 | |||||||||||||
Swap termination fee income | - | - | - | - | 8,077 | ||||||||||||||
Gain on sale of loans | - | - | - | 75 | 37 | ||||||||||||||
Servicing fees and fee income on serviced loans | 2 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 74 | ||||||||||||||
Interchange fees | 417 | 399 | 492 | 1,697 | 2,036 | ||||||||||||||
Income from bank owned life insurance | 371 | 357 | 346 | 1,417 | 1,305 | ||||||||||||||
Change in the fair value of equity securities | 24 | 22 | 12 | (65 | ) | (90 | ) | ||||||||||||
Income from insurance proceeds | - | - | 1,384 | - | 1,384 | ||||||||||||||
Other operating income | 504 | 395 | 460 | 2,070 | 2,680 | ||||||||||||||
Total noninterest income | 1,755 | 1,637 | 3,441 | 6,538 | 18,350 | ||||||||||||||
Income before noninterest expense | 19,760 | 19,140 | 24,692 | 83,058 | 105,213 | ||||||||||||||
NONINTEREST EXPENSE | |||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 909 | 900 | 1,071 | 3,780 | 4,435 | ||||||||||||||
Salaries and employee benefits | 9,003 | 9,463 | 7,545 | 37,143 | 34,974 | ||||||||||||||
Occupancy | 706 | 618 | 713 | 2,994 | 2,915 | ||||||||||||||
Data processing | 892 | 888 | 1,006 | 3,482 | 3,600 | ||||||||||||||
Marketing | 68 | 83 | 74 | 302 | 262 | ||||||||||||||
Professional fees | 461 | 516 | 436 | 1,933 | 1,774 | ||||||||||||||
Loss on early extinguishment of subordinated debt | - | - | - | - | 222 | ||||||||||||||
Other operating expenses | 3,401 | 3,306 | 3,068 | 12,996 | 12,683 | ||||||||||||||
Total noninterest expense | 15,440 | 15,774 | 13,913 | 62,630 | 60,865 | ||||||||||||||
Income before income tax expense | 4,320 | 3,366 | 10,779 | 20,428 | 44,348 | ||||||||||||||
Income tax expense | 782 | 585 | 1,881 | 3,750 | 8,639 | ||||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 3,538 | $ | 2,781 | $ | 8,898 | $ | 16,678 | $ | 35,709 | |||||||||
EARNINGS PER SHARE | |||||||||||||||||||
Basic earnings per common share | $ | 0.36 | $ | 0.28 | $ | 0.90 | $ | 1.69 | $ | 3.54 | |||||||||
Diluted earnings per common share | 0.36 | 0.28 | 0.88 | 1.69 | 3.50 | ||||||||||||||
Cash dividends declared per common share | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.095 | 0.395 | 0.365 | ||||||||||||||
| INVESTAR HOLDING CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET, INTEREST EARNED AND YIELD ANALYSIS (Amounts in thousands) (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| For the three months ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2023 | September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Balance | Interest Income/ Expense | Yield/ Rate | Average Balance | Interest Income/ Expense | Yield/ Rate | Average Balance | Interest Income/ Expense | Yield/ Rate | |||||||||||||||
Assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest-earning assets: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Loans | $ | 2,214,916 | $ | 33,128 | 5.93% | $ | 2,072,617 | $ | 28,892 | 5.53% | $ | 2,033,117 | $ | 25,958 | 5.07% | ||||||||
Securities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxable | 427,746 | 2,970 | 2.75 | 442,556 | 3,055 | 2.74 | 466,881 | 2,978 | 2.53 | ||||||||||||||
Tax-exempt | 28,807 | 253 | 3.50 | 25,493 | 216 | 3.35 | 16,958 | 108 | 2.52 | ||||||||||||||
Interest-bearing balances with banks | 23,005 | 317 | 5.46 | 63,171 | 997 | 6.26 | 35,492 | 328 | 3.67 | ||||||||||||||
Total interest-earning assets | 2,694,474 | 36,668 | 5.40 | 2,603,837 | 33,160 | 5.05 | 2,552,448 | 29,372 | 4.57 | ||||||||||||||
Cash and due from banks | 27,214 | 27,734 | 33,363 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Intangible assets | 42,414 | 42,595 | 43,262 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other assets | 83,447 | 92,108 | 71,972 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Allowance for credit losses | (30,161) | (29,916) | (23,441) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 2,817,388 | $ | 2,736,358 | $ | 2,677,604 | |||||||||||||||||
Liabilities and stockholders' equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest-bearing liabilities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Deposits: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest-bearing demand deposits | $ | 668,277 | $ | 2,873 | 1.71% | $ | 668,732 | $ | 2,462 | 1.46 | $ | 822,871 | $ | 1,084 | 0.52% | ||||||||
Savings deposits | 136,045 | 318 | 0.93 | 130,262 | 179 | 0.54 | 160,046 | 18 | 0.04 | ||||||||||||||
Brokered time deposits | 275,552 | 3,590 | 5.17 | 159,244 | 1,990 | 4.96 | 326 | 4 | 4.80 | ||||||||||||||
Time deposits | 744,444 | 7,803 | 4.16 | 749,610 | 7,102 | 3.76 | 499,025 | 1,946 | 1.55 | ||||||||||||||
Total interest-bearing deposits | 1,824,318 | 14,584 | 3.17 | 1,707,848 | 11,733 | 2.73 | 1,482,268 | 3,052 | 0.82 | ||||||||||||||
Short-term borrowings | 218,977 | 2,672 | 4.84 | 242,363 | 3,039 | 4.97 | 284,384 | 2,785 | 3.89 | ||||||||||||||
Long-term debt | 76,429 | 921 | 4.78 | 76,376 | 919 | 4.77 | 106,218 | 1,016 | 3.79 | ||||||||||||||
Total interest-bearing liabilities | 2,119,724 | 18,177 | 3.40 | 2,026,587 | 15,691 | 3.07 | 1,872,870 | 6,853 | 1.45 | ||||||||||||||
Noninterest-bearing deposits | 454,893 | 462,525 | 590,020 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other liabilities | 30,317 | 26,853 | 3,129 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Stockholders' equity | 212,454 | 220,393 | 211,585 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total liability and stockholders' equity | $ | 2,817,388 | $ | 2,736,358 | $ | 2,677,604 | |||||||||||||||||
Net interest income/net interest margin | $ | 18,491 | 2.72% | $ | 17,469 | 2.66% | $ | 22,519 | 3.50% | ||||||||||||||
INVESTAR HOLDING CORPORATION | |||||||||||||||
| For the twelve months ended | ||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||||||||
| Average Balance | Interest Income/ Expense | Yield/ Rate | Average Balance | Interest Income/ Expense | Yield/ Rate | |||||||||
Assets | |||||||||||||||
Interest-earning assets: | |||||||||||||||
Loans | $ | 2,123,234 | $ | 117,892 | 5.55% | $ | 1,937,255 | $ | 93,373 | 4.82% | |||||
Securities: | |||||||||||||||
Taxable | 447,442 | 12,372 | 2.76 | 442,767 | 9,796 | 2.21 | |||||||||
Tax-exempt | 22,051 | 693 | 3.14 | 18,746 | 482 | 2.57 | |||||||||
Interest-bearing balances with banks | 38,561 | 2,244 | 5.82 | 45,542 | 918 | 2.02 | |||||||||
Total interest-earning assets | 2,631,288 | 133,201 | 5.06 | 2,444,310 | 104,569 | 4.28 | |||||||||
Cash and due from banks | 29,142 | 34,327 | |||||||||||||
Intangible assets | 42,695 | 43,588 | |||||||||||||
Other assets | 86,712 | 103,711 | |||||||||||||
Allowance for credit losses | (30,242) | (22,093) | |||||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 2,759,595 | $ | 2,603,843 | |||||||||||
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Liabilities and stockholders' equity | |||||||||||||||
Interest-bearing liabilities: | |||||||||||||||
Deposits: | |||||||||||||||
Interest-bearing demand deposits | $ | 688,786 | $ | 8,941 | 1.30% | $ | 900,405 | $ | 2,411 | 0.27% | |||||
Brokered demand deposits | - | - | - | 1,773 | 7 | 0.42 | |||||||||
Savings deposits | 134,817 | 534 | 0.40 | 173,460 | 79 | 0.05 | |||||||||
Brokered time deposits | 163,873 | 8,224 | 5.02 | 82 | 4 | 4.80 | |||||||||
Time deposits | 699,648 | 24,373 | 3.48 | 427,416 | 3,749 | 0.88 | |||||||||
Total interest-bearing deposits | 1,687,124 | 42,072 | 2.49 | 1,503,136 | 6,250 | 0.42 | |||||||||
Short-term borrowings | 260,730 | 12,845 | 4.93 | 134,192 | 4,093 | 3.05 | |||||||||
Long-term debt | 82,844 | 3,764 | 4.54 | 127,288 | 4,441 | 3.49 | |||||||||
Total interest-bearing liabilities | 2,030,698 | 58,681 | 2.89 | 1,764,616 | 14,784 | 0.84 | |||||||||
Noninterest-bearing deposits | 489,175 | 600,286 | |||||||||||||
Other liabilities | 21,220 | 10,425 | |||||||||||||
Stockholders' equity | 218,502 | 228,516 | |||||||||||||
Total liability and stockholders' equity | $ | 2,759,595 | $ | 2,603,843 | |||||||||||
Net interest income/net interest margin | $ | 74,520 | 2.83% | $ | 89,785 | 3.67% | |||||||||
| INVESTAR HOLDING CORPORATION RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES INTEREST EARNED AND YIELD ANALYSIS ADJUSTED FOR INTEREST RECOVERIES AND ACCRETION (Amounts in thousands) (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| For the three months ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2023 | September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Average Balance | Interest Income/ Expense | Yield/ Rate | Average Balance | Interest Income/ Expense | Yield/ Rate | Average Balance | Expense | Yield/ Rate | |||||||||||||||
Interest-earning assets: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Loans | $ | 2,214,916 | $ | 33,128 | 5.93% | $ | 2,072,617 | $ | 28,892 | 5.53% | $ | 2,033,117 | $ | 25,958 | 5.07% | ||||||||
Adjustments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest recoveries | 1,105 | 118 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
Accretion | 25 | 36 | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted loans | 2,214,916 | 31,998 | 5.73 | 2,072,617 | 28,738 | 5.50 | 2,033,117 | 25,892 | 5.05 | ||||||||||||||
Securities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxable | 427,746 | 2,970 | 2.75 | 442,556 | 3,055 | 2.74 | 466,881 | 2,978 | 2.53 | ||||||||||||||
Tax-exempt | 28,807 | 253 | 3.50 | 25,493 | 216 | 3.35 | 16,958 | 108 | 2.52 | ||||||||||||||
Interest-bearing balances with banks | 23,005 | 317 | 5.46 | 63,171 | 997 | 6.26 | 35,492 | 328 | 3.67 | ||||||||||||||
Adjusted interest-earning assets | 2,694,474 | 35,538 | 5.23 | 2,603,837 | 33,006 | 5.03 | 2,552,448 | 29,306 | 4.56 | ||||||||||||||
Total interest-bearing liabilities | 2,119,724 | 18,177 | 3.40 | 2,026,587 | 15,691 | 3.07 | 1,872,870 | 6,853 | 1.45 | ||||||||||||||
Adjusted net interest income/adjusted net interest margin | $ | 17,361 | 2.56% | $ | 17,315 | 2.64% | $ | 22,453 | 3.49% | ||||||||||||||
INVESTAR HOLDING CORPORATION
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(Amounts in thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
| December 31, 2023 | September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||
Tangible common equity | ||||||||||||
Total stockholders' equity | $ | 226,768 | $ | 208,717 | $ | 215,782 | ||||||
Adjustments: | ||||||||||||
Goodwill | 40,088 | 40,088 | 40,088 | |||||||||
Core deposit intangible | 2,132 | 2,308 | 2,959 | |||||||||
Trademark intangible | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||||||||
Tangible common equity | $ | 184,448 | $ | 166,221 | $ | 172,635 | ||||||
Tangible assets | ||||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 2,815,155 | $ | 2,789,533 | $ | 2,753,807 | ||||||
Adjustments: | ||||||||||||
Goodwill | 40,088 | 40,088 | 40,088 | |||||||||
Core deposit intangible | 2,132 | 2,308 | 2,959 | |||||||||
Trademark intangible | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||||||||
Tangible assets | $ | 2,772,835 | $ | 2,747,037 | $ | 2,710,660 | ||||||
Common shares outstanding | 9,748,067 | 9,779,688 | 9,901,847 | |||||||||
Tangible equity to tangible assets | 6.65 | % | 6.05 | % | 6.37 | % | ||||||
Book value per common share | $ | 23.26 | $ | 21.34 | $ | 21.79 | ||||||
Tangible book value per common share | 18.92 | 17.00 | 17.43 | |||||||||
| INVESTAR HOLDING CORPORATION RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (Amounts in thousands, except share data) (Unaudited) | |||||||||
| For the three months ended | |||||||||
| December 31, 2023 | September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
| Net interest income | (a) | $ | 18,491 | $ | 17,469 | $ | 22,519 | ||
| Provision for credit losses | 486 | (34) | 1,268 | ||||||
| Net interest income after provision for credit losses | 18,005 | 17,503 | 21,251 | ||||||
| Noninterest income | (b) | 1,755 | 1,637 | 3,441 | |||||
| Loss on call or sale of investment securities, net | 322 | - | - | ||||||
| Loss on sale or disposition of fixed assets, net | 39 | 367 | 67 | ||||||
| Gain on sale of other real estate owned, net | - | (23) | (2) | ||||||
| Change in the fair value of equity securities | (24) | (22) | (12) | ||||||
| Income from insurance proceeds (1) | - | - | (1,384) | ||||||
| Change in the net asset value of other investments (2) | (43) | 105 | 44 | ||||||
| Core noninterest income | (d) | 2,049 | 2,064 | 2,154 | |||||
| Core earnings before noninterest expense | 20,054 | 19,567 | 23,405 | ||||||
| Total noninterest expense | (c) | 15,440 | 15,774 | 13,913 | |||||
| Severance (3) | - | (123) | (624) | ||||||
| Employee Retention Credit, net of consulting fees (4) | - | - | 2,342 | ||||||
| Loan purchase expense (5) | (66) | (29) | - | ||||||
| Core noninterest expense | (f) | 15,374 | 15,622 | 15,631 | |||||
| Core earnings before income tax expense | 4,680 | 3,945 | 7,774 | ||||||
| Core income tax expense (6) | 847 | 686 | 1,555 | ||||||
| Core earnings | $ | 3,833 | $ | 3,259 | $ | 6,219 | |||
| Core basic earnings per common share | 0.39 | 0.33 | 0.63 | ||||||
| Diluted earnings per common share (GAAP) | $ | 0.36 | $ | 0.28 | $ | 0.88 | |||
| Loss on call or sale of investment securities, net | 0.03 | - | - | ||||||
| Loss on sale or disposition of fixed assets, net | - | 0.03 | 0.01 | ||||||
| Gain on sale of other real estate owned, net | - | - | - | ||||||
| Change in the fair value of equity securities | - | - | - | ||||||
| Income from insurance proceeds (1) | - | - | (0.14) | ||||||
| Change in the net asset value of other investments (2) | - | 0.01 | - | ||||||
| Severance (3) | - | 0.01 | 0.05 | ||||||
| Employee Retention Credit, net of consulting fees (4) | - | - | (0.18) | ||||||
| Loan purchase expense (5) | - | - | - | ||||||
| Core diluted earnings per common share | $ | 0.39 | $ | 0.33 | $ | 0.62 | |||
| Efficiency ratio | (c) / (a+b) | 76.26% | 82.56% | 53.59% | |||||
| Core efficiency ratio | (f) / (a+d) | 74.85 | 79.98 | 63.35 | |||||
| Core return on average assets (7) | 0.54 | 0.47 | 0.92 | ||||||
| Core return on average equity (7) | 7.16 | 5.87 | 11.66 | ||||||
| Total average assets | $ | 2,817,388 | $ | 2,736,358 | $ | 2,677,604 | |||
| Total average stockholders' equity | 212,454 | 220,393 | 211,585 | ||||||
| (1) | Income from insurance proceeds represents nontaxable income related to an insurance policy for a former chief financial officer of the Company and the Bank. |
| (2) | Change in net asset value of other investments represents unrealized gains or losses on Investar's investments in Small Business Investment Companies and other investment funds and is included in other operating income in the accompanying consolidated statements of income. |
| (3) | Severance in the third quarter of 2023 is directly attributable to Investar's exit from its consumer mortgage origination business, consisting of salaries and employee benefits. Severance in the fourth quarter of 2022 represents a comprehensive severance package for a former chief financial officer of the Company and the Bank. |
| (4) | ERC represents a broad-based refundable payroll tax credit that incentivized businesses to retain employees on the payroll during the COVID-19 pandemic and is reflected as a credit in salaries and employee benefits in the accompanying consolidated statements of income. |
| (5) | Adjustments to noninterest expense directly attributable to the purchase of loans, consisting of professional fees for legal and consulting services. |
| (6) | Core income tax expense for the quarters ended December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023 is calculated using effective tax rates of 18.1% and 17.4%, respectively. Core income tax expense for the quarter ended December 31, 2022 is calculated using an effective tax rate of 20.0%, which is adjusted to account for the exclusion of the income from insurance proceeds, which is nontaxable income, from the calculation of core earnings. |
| (7) | Core earnings used in calculation. No adjustments were made to average assets or average equity. |
SOURCE: Investar Holding Corporation
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