Avidbank Holdings, Inc. Announces Net Income for the Fourth Quarter of 2023

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SAN JOSE, CA / ACCESSWIRE / January 22, 2024 / Avidbank Holdings, Inc. (OTC Pink:AVBH) announced net income for the fourth quarter of 2023 of $303,000, or $0.04 per diluted share, compared to $5.4 million, or $0.72 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2023 and $8.4 million, or $1.13 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2022. Adjusted net income(1) totaled $4.9 million, or $0.65 per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2023.

Fourth Quarter 2023 Highlights

  • Book value per share was $21.27, an increase of $2.44, or 13%, from September 30, 2023 and an increase of $3.28, or 18%, from December 31, 2022.

  • Loans increased $70.7 million, or 17% annualized, from September 30, 2023, and $186.4 million, or 12%, from December 31, 2022.

  • Average deposits increased $26.5 million, or 6% annualized, from the third quarter of 2023.

  • Taxable equivalent net interest margin (1) was 3.47% in the fourth quarter of 2023, compared to 3.34% in the third quarter of 2023.

  • Annualized net charge-offs to average loans totaled 0.0% for the fourth and third quarters of 2023 and 0.01% for the full year 2023.

  • Nonperforming assets to total assets was 0.06% as of December 31, 2023, compared to 0.70% on September 30, 2023, following the fourth quarter sale of the $14.1 million foreclosed real estate property.

Profitability Improvement Initiatives

  • Sold $35.8 million in available-for-sale securities for a loss of $5.4 million. The securities had a book yield of 1.74% and an estimated average life of 5.5 years. The expected recovery of this loss is approximately 4.1 years.

  • Initiated the surrender of $21.2 million in bank-owned life insurance ("BOLI") policies, resulting in tax expense of $478,000. Proceeds from the surrender of BOLI are expected to be received in the first half of 2024. The pre-tax yield on this BOLI was 3.25%.

  • Completed the sale of the $14.1 million foreclosed real estate property in the fourth quarter of 2023 for a loss of $165,000.

  • Completed a reduction in staff of seven employees resulting in annual cost savings of approximately $1.2 million and fourth quarter 2023 severance expense of $324,000.

  • The proceeds from the foreclosed property sale, securities sale, and BOLI surrender will reduce Avidbank's reliance on wholesale funding by approximately $71 million.

"We are pleased with the diversified loan growth, improved net interest margin, and continued strong asset quality in the fourth quarter. Although deposit levels ended the year lower than expected, our deposit pipeline remains robust. We are optimistic that our growth in deposits will be strong as we move into 2024," said Mark Mordell, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

"We took several important steps in the fourth quarter of 2023 to improve our profitability in 2024. This included the resolution of our foreclosed real estate property, selling approximately 10 percent of our investment portfolio, initiating the surrender of a portion of our BOLI portfolio, and the difficult decision of reducing the size of our work force. These steps impacted fourth quarter net income by approximately $5 million but will improve profitability in 2024. Most importantly, these actions will reduce our reliance on wholesale funding, which is imperative as we execute our strategic plan for 2024 to strengthen our balance sheet and improve our performance metrics," added Mr. Mordell.

Income Statement

Taxable equivalent net interest income(1) totaled $18.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2023, an increase of $942,000, or 5%, from the third quarter of 2023, and a decrease of $3.6 million, or 16%, from the fourth quarter of 2022. The taxable equivalent net interest margin was 3.47% in the fourth quarter of 2023, an increase of 13 basis points compared to the third quarter of 2023, and a decrease of 94 basis points compared to the fourth quarter of 2022. The increase in taxable equivalent net interest income and net interest margin compared to the prior quarter was primarily driven by an overall increase in loan yields and balances. The decrease in taxable equivalent net interest margin compared to the same period one year ago was primarily driven by an increase in high-cost short-term borrowings replacing lower-cost deposits, interest bearing deposits replacing no-cost demand deposits, and an overall increase in deposit costs, partially offset by an increase in loan yields and average loan balances.

The yield on loans in the fourth quarter of 2023 was 7.25%, an increase of 21 basis points from the third quarter of 2023 and an increase of 92 basis points from the fourth quarter of 2022. The overall increase in loan yields compared to prior periods was primarily due to increases in interest rates, primarily the Prime rate.

The cost of deposits in the fourth quarter of 2023 was 2.71%, an increase of 19 basis points from the third quarter of 2023 and an increase of 181 basis points from the fourth quarter of 2022. The cost of interest-bearing deposits in the fourth quarter of 2023 was 3.80% compared to 3.66% in the third quarter of 2023 and 1.59% in the fourth quarter of 2022.

The provision for credit losses was $1.27 million in the fourth quarter of 2023, compared to $120,000 in the third quarter of 2023 and $993,000 in the fourth quarter of 2022. The provision increased in the current quarter primarily due to loan growth of $70.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2023, compared to $19.6 million in the third quarter of 2023. The provision for credit losses in the fourth quarter of 2023 included a $1.33 million provision for loan losses offset by a $(65,000) provision for unfunded commitments.

Noninterest income was $(4.45) million in the fourth quarter of 2023 compared to $1.2 million in the third quarter of 2023 and $1.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2022. The fourth quarter of 2023 included a $5.40 million loss on sale of securities, a $165,000 loss on the sale of a foreclosed property, and a loss of $116,000 from changes in the fair value of fund investments.

Noninterest expense totaled $11.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2023, an increase of $654,000 compared to the third quarter of 2023. Salaries and benefits expense for the fourth quarter of 2023 included severance charges of $324,000. There were 143 full-time equivalent employees on December 31, 2023, compared to 147 on September 30, 2023.

Balance Sheet

Total assets were $2.23 billion as of December 31, 2023 compared to $2.20 billion at September 30, 2023, and $2.13 billion at December 31, 2022. Cash and cash equivalents were $81.4 million on December 31, 2023, compared to $80.0 million on September 30, 2023, and $47.3 million on December 31, 2022.

Period end loans on December 31, 2023, totaled $1.74 billion, an increase of $70.7 million, or 17% annualized, from September 30, 2023, and an increase of $186.4 million, or 12%, from December 31, 2022. The growth in loans during the fourth quarter of 2023 included an increase of $27.3 million in commercial loans and $22.7 million in construction loans, and $10.8 million in multi-family commercial real estate loans. Quarterly average loans for the fourth quarter of 2023 increased $58.6 million, or 4%, from the third quarter of 2023 and $248.7 million, or 17%, from the fourth quarter of 2022.

The allowance for credit losses on loans was $19.1 million on December 31, 2023, representing an increase of $1.3 million from September 30, 2023. The allowance for credit losses on loans to total loans was 1.10% on December 31, 2023, compared to 1.07% on September 30, 2023. Nonperforming loans to total loans was 0.08% on December 31, 2023, unchanged from September 30, 2023.

Investment securities were $325.3 million as of December 31, 2023, compared to $345.6 million on September 30, 2023, and $444.7 million at December 31, 2022. In the fourth quarter of 2023, we sold $35.8 million of securities for a loss of $5.4 million. During the first quarter of 2023, we sold $25 million in available for sale mortgage-backed securities and all $32 million in held to maturity municipal securities.

Period end deposits were $1.65 billion on December 31, 2023, a decrease of $53.9 million, or 3%, from September 30, 2023. The change in deposits during the fourth quarter of 2023 included a $17.8 million decrease in non-interest bearing deposits. Quarterly average deposits for the fourth quarter of 2023 were $1.71 billion, an increase of $26.5 million from the third quarter of 2023 and a decrease of $174 million from the fourth quarter of 2022.

Short-term borrowings on December 31, 2023, totaled $360.0 million, an increase of $60.0 million, or 20%, compared to September 30, 2023. The short-term borrowings on December 31, 2023 included $224.0 million in borrowings from the Bank Term Funding Program (BTFP).

Book value per share was $21.27 on December 31, 2023, an increase of $2.44 compared to $18.83 on September 30, 2023. Total shareholders' equity totaled $165.3 million on December 31, 2023, an increase of $19.7 million compared to September 30, 2023. This included a decrease in accumulated other comprehensive loss of $19.0 million.

(1) A Non-GAAP performance measure. We provide detailed reconciliations in the "Non-GAAP Performance and Financial Measures Reconciliation" table.

About Avidbank

Avidbank Holdings, Inc. (OTC Pink:AVBH), headquartered in San Jose, California, offers innovative financial solutions and services. We specialize in commercial & industrial lending, venture lending, structured finance, asset-based lending, sponsor finance, fund finance, and real estate construction and commercial real estate lending. Avidbank provides a different approach to banking. We do what we say.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This news release contains certain non-GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) financial measures in addition to results presented in accordance with GAAP. Management has presented these non-GAAP financial measures in this earnings release because it believes that they provide useful and comparative information to assess trends in the Company's current quarter and year-to-date results and facilitate comparison of our performance with the performance of our peers. Where applicable, the Company has also presented comparable earnings information using GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP measures have inherent limitations, are not required to be uniformly applied and are not audited. They should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for operating results determined in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains statements that are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts, and generally include the words "believes," "plans," "intends," "expects," "opportunity," "anticipates," "targeted," "continue," "remain," "will," "should," "may," or words of similar meaning. While we believe that our forward-looking statements and the assumptions underlying them are reasonably based, such statements and assumptions, are, by their nature subject to risks and uncertainties, and thus could later prove to be inaccurate or incorrect. Accordingly, actual results could materially differ from forward-looking statements for a variety of reasons, including, but not limited to local, regional, national and international economic conditions and events and the impact they may have on us and our customers, and in particular in our market areas; ability to attract deposits and other sources of liquidity; oversupply of property inventory and deterioration in values of California real estate, both residential and commercial; a prolonged slowdown or decline in construction activity; changes in the financial performance and/or condition of our borrowers; changes in the level of nonperforming assets and charge-offs; the cost or effect of acquisitions we may make; the effect of changes in laws and regulations (including laws, regulations and judicial decisions concerning financial reform, capital requirements, taxes, banking, securities, employment, executive compensation, insurance, and information security) with which we and our subsidiaries must comply; changes in estimates of future reserve requirements and minimum capital requirements based upon the periodic review thereof under relevant regulatory and accounting requirements; ability to adequately underwrite for our asset based and corporate finance lending business lines; our ability to raise capital; inflation, interest rate, securities market and monetary fluctuations; cyber-security threats including loss of system functionality or theft or loss of data; political instability; acts of war or terrorism, or natural disasters, such as earthquakes, or the effects of a pandemic; destabilization in international economies resulting from the European sovereign debt crisis; the timely development and acceptance of new banking products and services and perceived overall value of these products and services by users; changes in consumer spending, borrowing and savings habits; technological changes; the ability to increase market share, retain customers and control expenses; ability to retain and attract key management and personnel; changes in the competitive environment among financial and bank holding companies and other financial service providers; continued volatility in the credit and equity markets and its effect on the general economy; the effect of changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by the regulatory agencies, as well as the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the Financial Accounting Standards Board and other accounting standard setters; changes in our organization, management, compensation and benefit plans, and our ability to retain or expand our management team; the costs and effects of legal and regulatory developments including the resolution of legal proceedings or regulatory or other governmental inquiries and the results of regulatory examinations or reviews; our success at managing the risks involved in the foregoing items. We do not undertake, and specifically disclaim any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect occurrences or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements except as required by law.

Contact:

Patrick Oakes
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
408-200-7390
IR@avidbank.com

AVIDBANK HOLDINGS, INC.
Selected Financial Data (Unaudited)
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

For the twelve months ended

2023

2022

December 31,

Fourth

Third

Second

First

Fourth

Quarter

Quarter

Quarter

Quarter

Quarter

2023

2022

INCOME HIGHLIGHTS

Net income

$

303

$

5,408

$

4,726

$

6,364

$

8,415

$

16,801

$

25,023

Loss on sale of securities, net of tax

3,888

-

-

595

295

4,483

295

Severance, net of income tax

233

-

-

-

-

233

-

BOLI surrender tax expense

478

-

-

-

-

478

-

Adjusted net income (1)

$

4,902

$

5,408

$

4,726

$

6,959

$

8,710

$

21,995

$

25,318


PER SHARE DATA

Basic earnings per share

$

0.04

$

0.74

$

0.65

$

0.87

$

1.16

$

2.29

$

3.68

Diluted earnings per share

0.04

0.72

0.63

0.85

1.13

2.24

3.60

Diluted earnings per share - adjusted (1)

0.65

0.72

0.63

0.93

1.17

2.94

3.64

Book value per share

21.27

18.83

19.55

19.57

17.99

21.27

17.99


PERFORMANCE MEASURES

Return on average assets

0.05

%

0.99

%

0.87

%

1.19

%

1.61

%

0.77

%

1.21

%

Return on average assets - adjusted

0.89

%

0.99

%

0.87

%

1.30

%

1.67

%

1.01

%

1.22

%

Return on average equity

0.81

%

14.01

%

12.32

%

17.87

%

25.48

%

11.20

%

18.42

%

Taxable equivalent net interest margin

3.47

%

3.34

%

3.39

%

3.92

%

4.41

%

3.53

%

3.78

%

Efficiency ratio

83.68

%

58.75

%

56.05

%

55.21

%

45.42

%

61.90

%

51.80

%

Average loans to average deposits

99.41

%

97.49

%

97.57

%

88.70

%

76.98

%

95.75

%

70.12

%


CAPITAL

Tier 1 leverage ratio

9.77

%

9.84

%

9.55

%

9.33

%

9.46

%

9.77

%

9.46

%

Common equity tier 1 capital ratio

9.88

%

9.95

%

9.88

%

10.14

%

9.82

%

9.88

%

9.82

%

Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio

9.88

%

9.95

%

9.88

%

10.14

%

9.82

%

9.88

%

9.82

%

Total risk-based capital ratio

11.86

%

11.89

%

11.87

%

12.16

%

11.76

%

11.86

%

11.76

%

Tangible common equity ratio

7.41

%

6.61

%

6.83

%

6.95

%

6.45

%

7.41

%

6.45

%


SHARES OUTSTANDING

Number of common shares outstanding

7,770,439

7,731,404

7,712,278

7,703,748

7,645,428

7,770,439

7,645,428

Average common shares outstanding - basic

7,344,693

7,327,197

7,321,246

7,299,006

7,281,343

7,323,172

6,801,330

Average common shares outstanding - diluted

7,543,616

7,511,373

7,457,906

7,452,254

7,432,670

7,490,779

6,952,758


ASSET QUALITY

Allowance for credit losses to total loans

1.22

%

1.19

%

1.20

%

1.18

%

1.09

%

1.22

%

1.09

%

Nonperforming assets to total assets

0.06

%

0.70

%

0.70

%

0.66

%

0.67

%

0.06

%

0.67

%

Nonperforming loans to total loans

0.08

%

0.08

%

0.94

%

0.91

%

0.92

%

0.08

%

0.92

%

Net charge-offs to average loans (2)

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.03

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.01

%

0.01

%


AVERAGE BALANCES

Loans, net of deferred loan fees

$

1,698,690

$

1,640,080

$

1,589,372

$

1,555,207

$

1,450,014

$

1,621,283

$

1,321,177

Investment securities

337,808

365,244

382,860

443,870

459,057

382,108

472,371

Total assets

2,191,198

2,168,443

2,171,559

2,164,441

2,072,887

2,173,969

2,072,989

Deposits

1,708,789

1,682,329

1,628,975

1,753,295

1,883,640

1,693,195

1,884,233

Shareholders' equity

148,723

153,099

153,877

144,402

131,046

150,045

135,841

(1) A Non-GAAP performance measure. We provide detailed reconciliations in the "Non-GAAP Performance and Financial Measures Reconciliation" table.
(2) Annualized

AVIDBANK HOLDINGS, INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
(in thousands)

Dec. 31,

Sept. 30,

June 30,

March 31,

Dec. 31,

Assets

2023

2023

2023

2023

2022

Cash and due from banks

$

9,754.00

$

21,157

$

33,849

19,452

$

17,435

Due from Federal Reserve Bank and

interest-bearing deposits in banks

71,642

58,885

70,364

114,615

29,853

Total cash and cash equivalents

81,396

80,042

104,213

134,067

47,288


Investment securities - available for sale

325,320

345,547

371,753

386,947

412,993

Investment securities - held to maturity

-

-

-

-

31,671

Total investment securities

325,320

345,547

371,753

386,947

444,664


Loans, net of deferred loan fees

1,740,647

1,669,914

1,650,265

1,564,501

1,554,222

Allowance for loan losses

(19,131

)

(17,800

)

(17,636

)

(16,389

)

(16,481

)

Loans, net of allowance for loan losses

1,721,516

1,652,114

1,632,629

1,548,112

1,537,741


Bank owned life insurance

12,315

33,440

33,202

32,972

32,747

Premises and equipment, net

3,297

3,558

3,774

4,037

4,163

Other real estate owned

-

14,095

-

-

-

Accrued interest receivable and other assets

86,992

73,104

62,234

63,916

66,665

Total assets

$

2,230,836

$

2,201,900

$

2,207,805

$

2,170,051

2,133,268


Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

Deposits:

Non-interest-bearing demand

$

472,517

$

490,289

$

593,246

$

605,093

$

765,079

Interest-bearing checking

740,902

784,757

717,116

335,410

41,701

Money market and savings

298,117

322,983

316,991

563,097

948,731

Time

46,676

30,880

46,794

61,645

67,724

Brokered

96,117

79,291

74,566

52,823

-

Total deposits

1,654,329

1,708,200

1,748,713

1,618,068

1,823,235


Subordinated debt, net

21,906

21,881

21,855

21,830

21,805

Short-term borrowings

360,000

300,000

264,000

359,000

130,000

Accrued interest payable and other liabilities

29,289

26,250

22,432

20,414

20,690

Total liabilities

2,065,524

2,056,331

2,057,000

2,019,312

1,995,730


Shareholders' Equity

Common stock

104,499

104,018

103,420

102,718

102,359

Retained earnings

109,688

109,386

103,979

99,252

93,824

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)

(48,875

)

(67,835

)

(56,594

)

(51,231

)

(58,645

)

Total shareholders' equity

165,312

145,569

150,805

150,739

137,538


Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

2,230,836

$

2,201,900

$

2,207,805

$

2,170,051

$

2,133,268

AVIDBANK HOLDINGS, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

Three Months Ended

Year-to-Date

Dec. 31,

Sept. 30,

June 30,

March 31,

Dec. 31,

2033

2023

2023

2023

2022

2023

2022

Interest and fees on loans

$

31,078

$

29,125

$

26,713

$

25,577

$

23,160

$

112,494

$

71,813

Interest on investment securities

1,979

2,009

2,058

2,612

2,751

8,658

9,877

Other interest income

654

662

1,196

628

526

3,140

1,342

Total interest income

33,711

31,796

29,967

28,817

26,437

124,292

83,032


Deposit interest expense

11,692

10,704

7,989

6,030

4,269

36,414

7,513

Interest on short-term borrowings

3,467

3,480

4,189

2,673

114

13,808

239

Interest on long-term debt

300

300

300

300

300

1,201

1,201

Total interest expense

15,459

14,484

12,478

9,003

4,683

51,423

8,953

Net interest income

18,252

17,312

17,489

19,814

21,754

72,869

74,079


Provision for credit losses

1,266

120

1,471

185

993

3,042

3,510

Net interest income after

provision for credit losses

16,986

17,192

16,018

19,629

20,761

69,827

70,569


Service charges and bank fees

613

560

545

490

599

2,209

2,617

Foreign exchange income

210

53

66

83

61

411

254

Federal Home Loan Bank dividends

172

171

185

163

118

690

367

Income from bank owned life insurance

201

238

230

225

224

894

871

Gain/(loss) on sale of securities

(5,399

)

-

-

(815

)

(404

)

(6,214

)

(404

)

Warrant and success fee income

15

8

-

-

119

23

281

Other investment income

(116

)

142

37

(6

)

521

56

605

Loss on sale of ORE

(165

)

-

-

-

-

(165

)

-

Other income

19

62

24

28

17

134

79

Total noninterest income

(4,450

)

1,234

1,087

168

1,255

(1,962

)

4,670


Salaries and benefit expenses

8,137

7,460

7,021

7,954

7,592

30,572

29,102

Occupancy and equipment expenses

986

1,002

1,005

961

911

3,954

3,652

Data processing

499

538

477

528

456

2,041

1,737

Regulatory assessments

403

478

555

226

221

1,663

1,816

Legal and professional fees

531

483

394

431

364

1,839

1,290

Other operating expenses

994

935

960

933

906

3,824

3,193

Total noninterest expense

11,550

10,896

10,412

11,033

10,450

43,893

40,790


Income before income taxes

986

7,530

6,693

8,764

11,566

23,972

34,449

Provision for income taxes

683

2,122

1,967

2,400

3,151

7,171

9,426

Net income

$

303

$

5,408

$

4,726

$

6,364

$

8,415

$

16,801

$

25,023


Basic earnings per common share

$

0.04

$

0.74

$

0.65

$

0.87

$

1.16

$

2.29

$

3.68

Diluted earnings per common share

0.04

0.72

0.63

0.85

1.13

2.24

3.60


Weighted average shares - basic

7,344,693

7,327,197

7,321,246

7,299,006

7,281,343

7,323,172

6,801,330

Weighted average shares - diluted

7,543,616

7,511,373

7,457,906

7,452,254

7,432,670

7,490,779

6,952,758


AVIDBANK HOLDINGS, INC.
Average Balance Sheets and Net Interest Margin Analysis (Unaudited)
(dollars in thousands; taxable equivalent)

Three months ended

December 31, 2023

September 30, 2023

Interest

Yields

Interest

Yields

Average

Income/

or

Average

Income/

or

Balance

Expense

Rates

Balance

Expense

Rates

Assets

Interest earning assets:

Loans (1)

$

1,700,094

$

31,078

7.25

%

$

1,641,475

$

29,125

7.04

%

Fed funds sold/interest bearing deposits

47,906

654

5.34

%

48,350

662

5.36

%

Investment securities

Taxable investment securities

337,021

1,971

2.32

%

365,244

2,009

2.18

%

Non-taxable investment securities (2)

787

10

5.04

%

-

-

0.00

%

Total investment securities

337,808

1,981

2.33

%

365,244

2,009

2.18

%


Total interest-earning assets

2,085,808

33,713

6.41

%

2,055,069

31,796

6.14

%


Noninterest-earning assets:

Cash and due from banks

12,528

22,556

All other assets (3)

92,862

90,818


Total assets

$

2,191,198

$

2,168,443


Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

Interest-bearing liabilities:

Deposits

Demand

$

766,856

$

7,650

3.96

%

$

748,016

$

7,306

3.88

%

Money market and savings

305,240

2,218

2.88

%

296,865

2,193

2.93

%

Time

29,787

252

3.36

%

41,455

264

2.53

%

Brokered

119,605

1,572

5.21

%

75,420

941

4.95

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

1,221,488

11,692

3.80

%

1,161,756

10,704

3.66

%


Short-term borrowings

281,457

3,467

4.89

%

285,326

3,480

4.84

%

Subordinated debt

21,893

300

5.44

%

21,867

300

5.44

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

1,524,838

15,459

4.02

%

1,468,949

14,484

3.91

%



Noninterest-bearing liabilities:

Demand deposits

487,301

520,573

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

30,336

25,822

Shareholders' equity

148,723

153,099


Total liabilities and

shareholders' equity

$

2,191,198

$

2,168,443


Net interest spread

2.39

%

2.23

%

Net interest income and margin (4)

$

18,254

3.47

%

$

17,312

3.34

%


Non-taxable equivalent net interest margin

3.47

%

3.34

%


Cost of deposits

$

1,708,789

$

11,692

2.71

%

$

1,682,329

$

10,704

2.52

%


(1) Nonperforming loans are included in average loan balances. No adjustment has been made for these loans in the calculation of yields. Interest income on loans includes net amortization of deferred loan fees / (costs) of $449 thousand and $441 thousand, respectively.
(2) Interest income on tax-exempt securities has been increased to reflect comparable interest on taxable securities. The rate used was 21%, reflecting the statutory federal income tax rate.
(3) Average allowance for loan losses of $17.8 million and $17.6 million, respectively, is included as a contra asset.
(4) Net interest margin is net interest income divided by total interest-earning assets.

AVIDBANK HOLDINGS, INC.
Average Balance Sheets and Net Interest Margin Analysis (Unaudited)
(dollars in thousands; taxable equivalent)

Three months ended

December 31, 2023

December 31, 2022

Interest

Yields

Interest

Yields

Average

Income/

or

Average

Income/

or

Balance

Expense

Rates

Balance

Expense

Rates

Assets

Interest earning assets:

Loans (1)

$

1,700,094

$

31,078

7.25

%

$

1,451,724

$

23,160

6.33

%

Fed funds sold/interest bearing deposits

47,906

654

5.34

%

52,321

526

3.99

%

Investment securities

Taxable investment securities

337,021

1,971

2.32

%

428,520

2,481

2.30

%

Non-taxable investment securities (2)

787

10

5.04

%

30,537

345

4.48

%

Total investment securities

337,808

1,981

2.32

%

459,057

2,826

2.44

%


Total interest-earning assets

2,085,808

33,713

6.41

%

1,963,102

26,512

5.36

%


Noninterest-earning assets:

Cash and due from banks

12,528

25,494

All other assets (3)

92,862

84,291


...

Total assets

$

2,191,198

$

2,072,887


Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

Interest-bearing liabilities:

Deposits

Demand

$

766,856

$

7,650

3.96

%

$

44,344

$

60

0.54

%

Money market and savings

305,240

2,218

2.88

%

953,665

4,027

1.68

%

Time

29,787

252

3.36

%

70,409

182

1.03

%

Brokered

119,605

1,572

5.21

%

-

-

-

Total interest-bearing deposits

1,221,488

11,692

3.80

%

1,068,418

4,269

1.59

%


Short-term borrowings

281,457

3,467

4.89

%

11,772

114

3.84

%

Subordinated debt

21,893

300

5.44

%

21,792

300

5.46

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

1,524,838

15,459

4.02

%

1,101,982

4,683

1.69

%



Noninterest-bearing liabilities:

Demand deposits

487,301

815,222

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

30,336

24,637

Shareholders' equity

148,723

131,046


Total liabilities and

shareholders' equity

$

2,191,198

$

2,072,887


Net interest spread

2.39

%

3.67

%

Net interest income and margin (4)

$

18,254

3.47

%

$

21,829

4.41

%


Non-taxable equivalent net interest margin

3.47

%

4.40

%


Cost of deposits

$

1,708,789

$

11,692

2.71

%

$

1,883,640

$

4,269

0.90

%


(1) Nonperforming loans are included in average loan balances. No adjustment has been made for these loans in the calculation of yields. Interest income on loans includes net amortization of deferred loan fees / (costs) of $449 thousand and $556 thousand, respectively.
(2) Interest income on tax-exempt securities has been increased to reflect comparable interest on taxable securities. The rate used was 21%, reflecting the statutory federal income tax rate.
(3) Average allowance for loan losses of $17.6 million and $15.6 million, respectively, is included as a contra asset.
(4) Net interest margin is net interest income divided by total interest-earning assets.

AVIDBANK HOLDINGS, INC.
Average Balance Sheets and Net Interest Margin Analysis (Unaudited)
(dollars in thousands; taxable equivalent)

Twelve months ended

December 31, 2023

December 31, 2022

Interest

Yields

Interest

Yields

Average

Income/

or

Average

Income/

or

Balance

Expense

Rates

Balance

Expense

Rates

Assets

Interest earning assets:

Loans (1)

$

1,622,731

$

112,494

6.93

%

$

1,322,969

$

71,813

5.43

%

Fed funds sold/interest bearing deposits

61,331

3,140

5.12

%

166,665

1,342

0.81

%

Investment securities

Taxable investment securities

374,638

8,387

2.24

%

453,805

9,230

2.03

%

Non-taxable investment securities (2)

7,470

343

4.59

%

18,566

820

4.42

%

Total investment securities

382,108

8,730

2.28

%

472,371

10,050

2.13

%


Total interest-earning assets

2,066,170

124,364

6.02

%

1,962,005

83,205

4.24

%


Noninterest-earning assets:

Cash and due from banks

20,375

37,221

All other assets (3)

87,424

73,763


Total assets

$

2,173,969

$

2,072,989


Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

Interest-bearing liabilities:

Deposits

Demand

$

524,591

$

19,548

3.73

%

$

46,468

$

129

0.28

%

Money market and savings

461,352

12,226

2.65

%

867,419

6,656

0.77

%

Time

46,318

937

2.02

%

86,865

669

0.77

%

Brokered

73,179

3,703

5.06

%

12,688

59

0.47

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

1,105,440

36,414

3.29

%

1,013,440

7,513

0.74

%


Short-term borrowings

282,596

13,808

4.89

%

8,515

239

2.81

%

Subordinated debt

21,855

1,201

5.50

%

21,698

1,201

5.54

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

1,409,891

51,423

3.65

%

1,043,653

8,953

0.86

%



Noninterest-bearing liabilities:

Demand deposits

587,755

870,793

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

26,278

22,702

Shareholders' equity

150,045

135,841


Total liabilities and

shareholders' equity

$

2,173,969

$

2,072,989


Net interest spread

2.37

%

3.38

%

Net interest income and margin (4)

$

72,941

3.53

%

$

74,252

3.78

%


Non-taxable equivalent net interest margin

3.53

%

3.78

%


Cost of deposits

$

1,693,195

$

36,414

2.15

%

$

1,884,233

$

7,513

0.40

%

(1) Nonperforming loans are included in average loan balances. No adjustment has been made for these loans in the calculation of yields. Interest income on loans includes amortization of deferred loan fees / (costs) of $1.9 million and $2.2 million, respectively.
(2) Interest income on tax-exempt securities has been increased to reflect comparable interest on taxable securities. The rate used was 21%, reflecting the statutory federal income tax rate.
(3) Average allowance for loan losses of $17.2 million and $14.2 million, respectively, is included as a contra asset.
(4) Tax equivalent net interest income divided by total interest-earning assets.

AVIDBANK HOLDINGS, INC.
Loans and Credit Data (Unaudited)
(dollars in thousands)

Dec. 31,

Sept. 30,

June 30,

March 31,

Dec. 31,

Current Quarter

Year over Year

2023

2023

2023

2023

2022

Change

Change

Commercial loans

$

758,552

$

731,206

$

716,355

$

642,826

$

700,022

$

27,346

$

58,530

Commercial real estate

Multi-family

194,981

184,147

193,014

188,411

169,048

10,834

25,933

Owner Occupied

139,059

135,950

132,078

137,118

128,790

3,109

10,269

Non-Owner Occupied

393,809

386,629

376,467

350,730

314,284

7,180

79,525

Construction and land

237,124

214,474

215,865

233,162

227,869

22,650

9,255

Residential

16,816

17,311

16,220

11,969

13,394

(495

)

3,422

Total real estate loans

981,789

938,511

933,644

921,390

853,385

43,278

128,404

Other loans

306

197

266

285

815

109

(509

)

Total loans

$

1,740,647

$

1,669,914

$

1,650,265

$

1,564,501

$

1,554,222

$

70,733

$

186,425


Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans

Balance, beginning of quarter

$

17,800

$

17,636

$

16,389

$

16,481

$

15,488

Adoption of ASU 2016-13

-

-

-

(249

)

-

Provision for loan losses

1,331

164

1,347

157

993

Charge-offs

-

-

(100

)

-

-

Recoveries

-

-

-

-

-

Balance, end of quarter

$

19,131

$

17,800

$

17,636

$

16,389

$

16,481


Allowance for Credit Losses

on Unfunded Commitments

Balance, beginning of quarter

$

2,125

$

2,169

$

2,045

$

449

$

422

Adoption of ASU 2016-13

-

-

-

1,568

-

Provision for unfunded commitments

(65

)

(44

)

124

28

27

Balance, end of quarter

$

2,060

$

2,125

$

2,169

$

2,045

$

449


Total allowance for credit losses -

loans and unfunded commitments

$

21,191

$

19,925

$

19,805

$

18,434

$

16,930


Provision for credit losses under CECL

Provision for loan losses

$

1,331

$

164

$

1,347

$

157

$

993

Provision for unfunded commitments (1)

(65

)

(44

)

124

28

-

Total provision for credit losses

$

1,266

$

120

$

1,471

$

185

$

993


Nonperforming Assets

Loans accounted for on a non-accrual basis

$

1,378

$

1,385

$

15,485

$

14,240

$

14,245

Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing

-

-

-

-

-

Nonperforming loans

1,378

1,385

15,485

14,240

14,245

Other real estate owned

-

14,095

-

-

-

Nonperforming assets

$

1,378

$

15,480

$

15,485

$

14,240

$

14,245


Nonperforming Loans by Type:

Commercial

$

1,378

$

1,385

$

1,390

$

145

$

150

Commercial real estate loans

-

-

-

-

-

Construction and land

-

-

14,095

14,095

14,095

Total Nonperforming loans

$

1,378

$

1,385

$

15,485

$

14,240

$

14,245


Asset Quality Ratios

Allowance for loan losses to total loans

1.10

%

1.07

%

1.07

%

1.05

%

1.06

%

Allowance for credit losses to total loans

1.22

%

1.19

%

1.20

%

1.18

%

1.09

%

Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans

1388.32

%

1285.20

%

113.89

%

115.09

%

115.70

%

Nonperforming assets to total assets

0.06

%

0.70

%

0.70

%

0.66

%

0.67

%

Nonperforming loans to total loans

0.08

%

0.08

%

0.94

%

0.91

%

0.92

%

Net quarterly charge-offs to average loans (2)

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.03

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

(1) Prior to the adoption of ASU 2016-13, the provision for unfunded commitments was included in other expense and totaled $27 thousand for the fourth quarter of 2022.
(2) Annualized

AVIDBANK HOLDINGS, INC.
Deposits (Unaudited)
(dollars in thousands)


Dec. 31,

Sept. 30,

June 30,

March 31,

Dec. 31,

Current Quarter

Year over Year

Period End Deposits

2023

2023

2023

2023

2022

Change

Change

Non-interest-bearing demand

$

472,517

$

490,289

$

593,246

$

605,093

$

765,079

$

(17,772

)

$

(292,562

)

Interest-bearing checking

740,902

784,757

717,116

335,410

41,701

(43,855

)

699,201

Money market and savings

298,117

322,983

316,991

563,097

948,731

(24,866

)

(650,614

)

Time

46,676

30,880

46,794

61,645

67,724

15,796

(21,048

)

Brokered

96,117

79,291

74,566

52,823

-

16,826

96,117

Total deposits

$

1,654,329

$

1,708,200

$

1,748,713

$

1,618,068

$

1,823,235

$

(53,871

)

$

(168,906

)


Dec. 31,

Sept. 30,

June 30,

March 31,

Dec. 31,

Current Quarter

Year over Year

Average Deposits

2023

2023

2023

2023

2022

Change

Change

Non-interest-bearing demand

$

487,301

$

520,573

$

621,603

$

724,894

$

815,222

$

(33,272

)

$

(327,921

)

Interest-bearing checking

766,856

748,016

486,367

87,198

44,344

18,840

722,512

Money market and savings

305,240

296,865

389,036

862,195

953,665

8,375

(648,425

)

Time

29,787

41,455

48,650

65,830

70,409

(11,668

)

(40,622

)

Brokered

119,605

75,420

83,319

13,178

-

44,185

119,605

Total deposits

$

1,708,789

$

1,682,328

$

1,628,975

$

1,753,295

$

1,883,640

$

26,461

$

(174,851

)


AVIDBANK HOLDINGS, INC.
Non-GAAP performance and Financial Measures Reconciliation (Unaudited)
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

For the twelve months ended

2023

2022

December 31,

Fourth

Third

Second

First

Fourth

Non-GAAP adjusted net income reconciliation

Quarter

Quarter

Quarter

Quarter

Quarter

2023

2022

Net income - GAAP

$

303

$

5,408

$

4,726

$

6,364

$

8,415

$

16,801

$

25,023

Loss on sale of securities, net of income tax

3,888

-

-

595

295

4,483

295

Severance, net of income tax

233

-

-

-

-

233

-

BOLI surrender tax expense

478

-

-

-

-

478

-

Adjusted net income (non-GAAP)

$

4,902

$

5,408

$

4,726

$

6,959

$

8,710

$

21,995

$

25,318

Non-GAAP adjusted net income reconciliation


Net income - GAAP

$

303

$

5,408

$

4,726

$

6,364

$

8,415

$

16,801

$

25,023

Loss on sale of securities

5,399

-

-

815

404

6,214

404

Tax impact of loss on sale of securities

(1,511)

-

-

(220)

(109)

(1,731)

(109)

Severance

324

-

-

-

-

324

-

Tax impact of severance

(91)

-

-

-

-

(91)

-

BOLI surrender tax expense

478

-

-

-

-

478

-

Adjusted net income (non-GAAP)

$

4,902

$

5,408

$

4,726

$

6,959

$

8,710

$

21,995

$

25,318

Non-GAAP adjusted diluted earnings

per share reconciliation

Diluted earnings per share - GAAP

$

0.04

$

0.72

$

0.63

$

0.85

$

1.13

$

2.24

$

3.60

Loss on sale of securities, net of income tax

0.52

-

-

0.08

0.04

0.60

0.04

Severance, net of income tax

0.03

-

-

-

-

0.03

-

BOLI surrender tax expense

0.06

-

-

-

-

0.06

-

Diluted earnings per share - adjusted (non-GAAP)

$

0.65

$

0.72

$

0.63

$

0.93

$

1.17

$

2.94

$

3.64

Non-GAAP adjusted return on average

assets reconciliation

Net income - GAAP

$

303

$

5,408

$

4,726

$

6,364

$

8,415

$

16,801

$

25,023

Average total assets

2,191,198

2,168,443

2,171,559

2,164,441

2,072,887

2,173,969

2,072,989

Return on average assets - GAAP

0.05%

0.99%

0.87%

1.19%

1.61%

0.77%

1.21%

Adjusted net income (non-GAAP)

$

4,902

$

5,408

$

4,726

$

6,959

$

8,710

$

21,995

$

25,318

Average total assets

2,191,198

2,168,443

2,171,559

2,164,441

2,072,887

2,173,969

2,072,989

Return on average assets - adjusted (non-GAAP)

0.89%

0.99%

0.87%

1.30%

1.67%

1.01%

1.22%

Non-GAAP taxable equivalent net interest


income reconciliation

Net interest income - GAAP

$

18,252

$

17,312

$

17,489

$

19,814

$

21,754

$

72,869

$

74,079

Taxable equivalent adjustment

2

-

-

70

75

72

173

Net interest income - taxable equivalent (non-GAAP)

$

18,254

$

17,312

$

17,489

$

19,884

$

21,829

$

72,941

$

74,252

Non-GAAP taxable equivalent net interest


margin reconciliation

Net interest margin - GAAP

3.47%

3.34%

3.39%

3.91%

4.40%

3.53%

3.78%

Impact of taxable equivalent adjustment

-

-

-

0.01

0.01

-

-

Net interest margin - taxable equivalent (non-GAAP)

3.47%

3.34%

3.39%

3.92%

4.41%

3.53%

3.78%

SOURCE: Avidbank Holdings, Inc.



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