LIMERICK, Pa., Jan. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Victory Bancorp, Inc. (OTCQX: VTYB), the holding company for The Victory Bank, today announced record growth and financial highlights for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Financial Highlights for 2024:
- Loan Growth: Loans increased by $26.6 million despite much higher interest rates and softening demand for loans, underlining the Bank's commitment to a strong lending culture and continued investment in lending infrastructure.
- Deposit Growth: Deposits grew by $33 million in 2024, driven by the bank's focus on delivering exceptional customer service and focus on relationship banking.
- Capital Acquisition: The Bancorp successfully issued $4.65 million of subordinated debt in the fourth quarter, of which $2.5 million was down-streamed to the bank to support growth initiatives and enhance capital strength.
- Net consolidated earnings: Earnings rose by $83 thousand year-over-year in the fourth quarter. Compared to the third quarter, earnings remained stable, with a slight decrease from $586 thousand to $558 thousand. The return on average equity for the fourth quarter was 7.58%.
- Book Value: Book value per common share remained nearly consistent, decreasing slightly from $14.89 in the third quarter to $14.84 in the fourth quarter. This stability reflects a solid foundation and demonstrates the company's ability to maintain value per share despite market fluctuations.
- Stockholders' Equity: As of December 31, 2024, the company's equity position grew by $1.4 million compared to the end of 2023.
- Dividends: The bank paid a quarterly cash dividend of $0.065 per share; $0.26 per share for the calendar year
Loan Quality Metrics: The bank maintained superior loan quality metrics that outperformed peers:
- Losses to Average Loans at 0.0% as of December 31, 2024, compared to the peer average of 0.05% (as of September 30, 2024).
- 30-89 Day Past Due Loans at 0.01%, significantly better than the peer average of 0.42%.
- Non-Performing Loans at 0.05%, well below the peer average of 0.49%.
Bank Leader, Joseph W. Major, stated, "The year 2024 has been a remarkable period of growth and achievement. Despite a challenging economic landscape, our team's dedication and strategic initiatives have driven record results. The $26.7 million growth in our loan portfolio and $33 million increase in deposits underscore our ability to attract and retain high-value clients, and earnings showed substantial improvement based on improvements to net interest margin and overall balance sheet growth. Additionally, our successful capital acquisition strengthens our financial foundation and positions us for continued expansion."
"Our commitment to maintaining exceptional asset quality remains unwavering. The fact that our loan quality metrics significantly outperform peers is a testament to the vast experience of our lending and credit teams, our disciplined approach to risk management and our focus on long-term stability."
"We are excited about the future and remain committed to delivering exceptional value to our shareholders, clients, and communities."
Victory Bancorp, Inc. is traded on the OTCQX market under the symbol VTYB (https://www.otcmarkets.com) and is the parent company of The Victory Bank, a Pennsylvania state-chartered commercial bank, headquartered in Limerick, Pennsylvania, which is located just outside the Philadelphia market in Montgomery County. The Victory Bank was established in 2008 as a specialized business lender that provides high-quality banking services to small and mid-sized businesses and professionals through its three offices located in Montgomery and Berks Counties, Pennsylvania. Additional information about Victory Bancorp is available on its website, VictoryBank.com.
This presentation may contain forward-looking statements (within the meaning of Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). Actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in these forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, general economic conditions, changes in interest rates, deposit flows, loan demand, real estate values, and competition; changes in accounting principles, policies, or guidelines; changes in legislation or regulation; and other economic; competitive, governmental, regulatory, and technological factors affecting the Company's operations, pricing, products, and services.
Contact:
Joseph W. Major,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Robert H. Schultz,
Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer
Owen Magers
Investor Relations
484-791-3435
The Victory Bancorp, Inc.
548 N. Lewis Rd.
Limerick, PA 19468
| CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (unaudited) | |||||||||
| (dollars in thousands, except per share data) | |||||||||
| December 31, | September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
| Selected Financial Data | 2024 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||
| Investment securities | $ | 44,642 | $ | 46,110 | $ | 47,931 | |||
| Loans, net of allowance for loan losses | 390,954 | 395,213 | 364,383 | ||||||
| Total assets | 461,024 | 467,939 | 442,163 | ||||||
| Deposits | 397,080 | 398,169 | 364,032 | ||||||
| Borrowings | 15,440 | 24,692 | 36,200 | ||||||
| Subordinated debt | 17,309 | 12,851 | 12,830 | ||||||
| Stockholders' equity | $ | 29,337 | $ | 29,437 | $ | 27,948 | |||
| Book value per common share | $ | 14.84 | $ | 14.89 | $ | 14.17 | |||
| Allowance/loans | 0.92 | % | 0.91 | % | 0.94 | % | |||
| Nonperforming assets/total assets | 0.05 | % | 0.04 | % | 0.49 | % | |||
| 3 Months Ended | |||||||||
| December 31, | September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
| Selected Operations Data | 2024 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||
| Interest income | $ | 7,281 | $ | 7,526 | $ | 6,680 | |||
| Interest expense | 3,886 | 4,064 | 3,337 | ||||||
| Net interest income | 3,395 | 3,462 | 3,343 | ||||||
| Provision for loan losses | (32 | ) | 71 | 170 | |||||
| Other income | 299 | 239 | 210 | ||||||
| Other expense | 3,000 | 2,895 | 2,748 | ||||||
| Income before income taxes | 726 | 735 | 635 | ||||||
| Income taxes | (168 | ) | (149 | ) | (160 | ) | |||
| Net income | $ | 558 | $ | 586 | $ | 475 | |||
| Earnings per common share (basic) | $ | 0.28 | $ | 0.30 | $ | 0.24 | |||
| Earnings per common share (diluted) | $ | 0.28 | $ | 0.29 | $ | 0.23 | |||
| Return on average assets (annualized) | 0.48 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.45 | % | |||
| Return on average equity (annualized) | 7.58 | % | 8.14 | % | 6.97 | % | |||
| Net charge-offs (recoveries)/average loans | 0.00 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.00 | % | |||
