Oregon Pacific Bancorp Announces Third Quarter Earnings Results

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FLORENCE, Ore., October 19, 2023--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oregon Pacific Bancorp (ORPB), the holding company of Oregon Pacific Bank, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended, September 30, 2023.

Highlights:

  • Net income of $2.3 million; $0.33 per diluted share.

  • Return on average assets of 1.22%

  • Quarterly loan growth of $15.0 million or 2.93%.

  • Net interest margin increased to 3.74%

Net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2023, was $2.3 million, or $0.33 per diluted share compared to $2.2 million or $0.31 per diluted share for the quarter ended June 30, 2023. Core earnings remained strong, with net interest income expanding to $6.8 million, up from $6.7 million during the second quarter 2023. The third quarter net interest margin increased to 3.74%, up from 3.72% in the second quarter 2023. "We are pleased with the margin expansion experienced during the third quarter and strong loan production," said Ron Green, President and Chief Executive Officer. "The higher interest rate environment has been challenging for many community banks, but Oregon Pacific has focused on relationship deposits, which enabled us to maintain strong financial performance and continue to serve our clients."

The Bank’s cost of funds moved to 0.86% during the third quarter, compared to 0.78% during the second quarter, resulting in an increase in interest expense of $174 thousand during the quarter. The Bank experienced quarterly deposit contraction totaling $7.8 million compared to deposit totals at June 30, 2023. During the third quarter a large client continued to utilize excess cash to fund a large construction project, with funding beginning in the second quarter 2023 and expecting to continue into fourth quarter. Third quarter funding totaled $7.2 million and is anticipated to draw on an additional $3 million of deposits into the fourth quarter. The Bank experienced a reduction in the savings and money market deposit totals, which decreased by a total of $19.2 million during the third quarter, primarily tied to clients seeking higher yields. A reduction in money market and savings deposits was partially offset by an increase in interest bearing and non-interest-bearing demand deposits of $6.2 million. Additionally, the Bank saw certificates of deposit grow to $30.9 million, with clients looking to secure higher deposit rates. Disruption in the market due to a recent large merger has provided great opportunities for the transition of operating accounts looking for stable and available customer service. The Bank anticipates this activity will continue into the fourth quarter and 2024.

Period-end loans, net of deferred loan origination fees, totaled $525.2 million, representing quarterly growth of $15 million, which is 2.9% or 11.7% annualized. The third quarter loan yield grew to 5.07%, representing an increase of 0.11% over the prior quarter as new loan production is occurring at a rate higher than the portfolio yield. Quarterly loan production for new and renewed loans totaled $39.5 million, with a weighted average effective rate of 7.38% and a weighted-average repricing life of 4.32 years. During the quarter the Bank recorded a credit to the provision for loan losses totaling $123 thousand. This was primarily tied to a reduction in the reserve for unfunded commitments.

During the quarter the Bank saw a small increase in classified assets totaling $502 thousand. This increase was attributable to downgrades of two loans totaling $589 thousand, which was partially offset by the payoff of one relationship. The downgrades represent two lending relationships, both of which are secured by commercial real estate. The Bank believes both relationships are adequately collateralized and does not currently recognize any impairment. The Bank’s credit administration team continues to proactively work with lending staff to identify any possible credit stress, placing particular attention on the office sector. At September 30, 2023, commercial real estate loans classified as office loans totaled $78.3 million, with an average loan size of $850 thousand, with 31.7%, or $24.9 million classified as owner-occupied. 98.2% of the office portfolio is located within the state of Oregon. The aggregate loan-to-value of the office portfolio was 45.4%.

Noninterest income totaled $1.8 million during the third quarter 2023 and represented growth of $13 thousand over second quarter 2023. The largest increase in non-interest income occurred in the Merchant card services category which grew $40 thousand over the prior quarter. This fluctuation is typical of seasonal merchant activity as many Florence-based merchant clients experience an increase in tourism during the summer. Offsetting that growth was a quarterly reduction in trust income of $95 thousand. The Bank’s trust department experienced a small reduction in assets under management (AUM) of $3.6 million or 1.62% during the third quarter. The trust business includes terminating trusts which occur typically after the death of the grantor, and assets are distributed to beneficiaries over a period of 12 to 24 months. This can cause occasional reductions in AUM due to the temporary nature of some trust assets.

Noninterest expense for the third quarter 2023 totaled $5.6 million, representing an increase of $133 thousand over the quarter ended June 30, 2023. The largest expense fluctuation totaled $90 thousand and occurred in the outside services category. A portion of the increase was due to the one-time data conversion from the Bank’s prior loan imaging software to a new software, which totaled $38 thousand. Salaries and benefits also increased during the quarter by $82 thousand. This increase was attributable to two factors 1) growth in salary expense due to the hiring of operational staff for the Portland office and the full quarter of salary expense for the second quarter new hires, which grew $37 thousand and 2) a reduction in the number of new and renewed loans during the quarter which impacted the deferred loan origination costs, which are reflected as a credit to salary expense. The third quarter ASC 310-20 loan origination costs totaled $164 thousand, a reduction of $41 thousand from the prior quarter. These variances were partially offset by a reduction in advertising expense of $52 thousand as the bank discontinued its Money Matters television advertising, which was airing on loan KVAL news.

Forward-Looking Statement Safe Harbor

This release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 ("PSLRA"). These statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. Forward-looking statements often use words such as "anticipates," "targets," "expects," "estimates," "intends," "plans," "goals," "believes" and other similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as "will," "should," "would" and "could." The forward-looking statements made represent Oregon Pacific Bank’s current estimates, projections, expectations, plans or forecasts of its future results and revenues, including but not limited to statements about performance, loan or deposit growth, loan prepayments, investment purchases, investment yields, strategic focus, capital position, liquidity, credit quality, special asset liquidation, noninterest income, noninterest expense and credit quality trends. These statements are not guarantees of future results or performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict and are often beyond Oregon Pacific Bank’s control. Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, any of these forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement and should consider all of the following uncertainties and risks. Oregon Pacific Bancorp undertakes no obligation to publicly revise or update any forward-looking statement to reflect the impact of events or circumstances that arise after the date of this release. This statement is included for the express purpose of invoking the PSLRA’s safe harbor provisions.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

Unaudited (dollars in thousands)

September 30,

June 30,

September 30,

2023

2023

2022

ASSETS

Cash and due from banks

$

8,925

$

10,951

$

13,402

Interest bearing deposits

11,216

22,967

97,840

Securities

176,593

181,530

188,366

Loans, net of deferred fees and costs

525,231

510,264

456,627

Allowance for credit losses

(6,892

)

(6,887

)

(6,328

)

Premises and equipment, net

13,024

11,708

9,501

Bank owned life insurance

8,801

8,738

8,563

Deferred tax asset

6,604

5,978

5,836

Other assets

8,986

7,555

6,904

Total assets

$

752,488

$

752,804

$

780,711

LIABILITIES

Deposits

Demand - non-interest bearing

$

160,272

$

159,184

$

195,536

Demand - interest bearing

270,677

265,550

242,974

Money market

139,033

152,046

170,439

Savings

69,018

75,196

85,548

Certificates of deposit

30,917

25,696

18,213

Total deposits

669,917

677,672

712,710

FHLB borrowings

5,000

-

-

Junior subordinated debenture

4,124

4,124

4,124

Subordinated debenture

14,702

14,677

14,603

Other liabilities

8,168

6,482

6,499

Total liabilities

701,911

702,955

737,936

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Common stock

21,212

21,135

21,042

Retained earnings

41,859

39,516

34,038

Accumulated other comprehensive

income, net of tax

(12,494

)

(10,802

)

(12,305

)

Total stockholders' equity

50,577

49,849

42,775

Total liabilities &

stockholders' equity

$

752,488

$

752,804

$

780,711

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

Unaudited (dollars in thousands, except per share data)

THREE MONTHS ENDED

NINE MONTHS ENDED

September 30,

June 30,

September 30,

September 30,

September 30,

2023

2023

2022

2023

2022

INTEREST INCOME

Non-PPP loans

$

6,587

$

6,249

$

5,022

$

18,660

$

13,875

PPP loans

-

-

-

-

349

Securities

1,568

1,641

1,131

4,896

2,514

Other interest income

373

316

305

1,090

507

Total interest income

8,528

8,206

6,458

24,646

17,245

INTEREST EXPENSE

Deposits

1,483

1,311

152

3,653

368

Borrowed funds

231

229

204

686

575

Total interest expense

1,714

1,540

356

4,339

943

NET INTEREST INCOME

6,814

6,666

6,102

20,307

16,302

(Credit) provision for credit losses

(123

)

14

209

(160

)

359

Net interest income after

(credit) provision for credit losses

6,937

6,652

5,893

20,467

15,943

NONINTEREST INCOME

Trust fee income

848

943

783

2,675

2,366

Service charges

359

342

324

1,026

944

Mortgage loan sales

25

28

29

91

240

Merchant card services

162

122

153

386

394

Oregon Pacific Wealth Management income

294

275

239

821

741

Other income

117

82

514

299

783

Total noninterest income

1,805

1,792

2,042

5,298

5,468

NONINTEREST EXPENSE

Salaries and employee benefits

3,164

3,082

2,787

9,374

8,043

Outside services

678

588

583

1,818

1,606

Occupancy & equipment

456

451

413

1,355

1,226

Trust expense

545

533

432

1,560

1,226

Loan and collection, OREO expense

9

27

21

60

71

Advertising

93

145

141

339

329

Supplies and postage

98

79

74

264

204

Other operating expenses

532

537

360

1,558

1,077

Total noninterest expense

5,575

5,442

4,811

16,328

13,782

Income before taxes

3,167

3,002

3,124

9,437

7,629

Provision for income taxes

820

771

792

2,424

1,909

NET INCOME

$

2,347

$

2,231

$

2,332

$

7,013

$

5,720

Quarterly Highlights

3rd Quarter

2nd Quarter

1st Quarter

4th Quarter

3rd Quarter

2023

2023

2023

2022

2022

Earnings

Interest income

$

8,528

$

8,206

$

7,912

$

7,651

$

6,458

Interest expense

1,714

1,540

1,084

581

356

Net interest income

$

6,814

$

6,666

$

6,828

$

7,070

$

6,102

Provision for loan loss

(123

)

14

(51

)

335

209

Noninterest income

1,805

1,792

1,701

1,888

2,042

Noninterest expense

5,575

5,442

5,313

6,737

4,811

Provision for income taxes

820

771

834

459

792

Net income

$

2,347

$

2,231

$

2,433

$

1,427

$

2,332

Average shares outstanding

7,094,180

7,097,866

7,085,840

7,070,425

7,070,433

Average diluted shares outstanding

7,100,680

7,104,366

7,089,090

NA

NA

Period end shares outstanding

7,094,180

7,094,562

7,102,271

7,068,659

7,070,304

Period end diluted shares outstanding

7,100,680

7,101,062

7,108,771

NA

NA

Earnings per share

$

0.33

$

0.31

$

0.34

$

0.20

$

0.33

Diluted earnings per share

$

0.33

$

0.31

$

0.34

NA

NA

Performance Ratios

Return on average assets

1.22

%

1.19

%

1.13

%

0.74

%

1.28

%

Return on average equity

18.65

%

18.12

%

21.01

%

13.34

%

20.41

%

Net interest margin - tax equivalent

3.74

%

3.72

%

3.87

%

3.87

%

3.54

%

Yield on loans

5.07

%

4.96

%

4.85

%

4.70

%

4.50

%

Yield on securities

3.43

%

3.37

%

3.41

%

3.02

%

2.39

%

Cost of deposits

0.86

%

0.78

%

0.51

%

0.21

%

0.09

%

Cost of interest-bearing liabilities

1.26

%

1.15

%

0.84

%

0.44

%

0.29

%

Efficiency ratio

64.73

%

64.34

%

62.29

%

75.21

%

59.07

%

Full-time equivalent employees

131

128

127

120

122

Capital

Tier 1 capital

$

80,082

$

77,917

$

75,684

$

73,882

$

72,410

Leverage ratio

10.40

%

10.24

%

9.94

%

9.55

%

9.95

%

Common equity tier 1 ratio

14.34

%

14.18

%

14.16

%

13.92

%

14.81

%

Tier 1 risk based ratio

14.34

%

14.18

%

14.16

%

13.92

%

14.81

%

Total risk based ratio

15.59

%

15.43

%

15.41

%

15.17

%

16.06

%

Book value per share

$

7.13

$

7.03

$

6.97

$

6.52

$

6.05

Quarterly Highlights

3rd Quarter

2nd Quarter

1st Quarter

4th Quarter

3rd Quarter

2023

2023

2023

2022

2022

Asset quality

Allowance for loan losses (ALLL)

$

6,892

$

6,887

$

6,884

$

6,666

$

6,328

Nonperforming loans (NPLs)

$

456

$

178

$

72

$

52

$

424

Nonperforming assets (NPAs)

$

456

$

178

$

72

$

52

$

424

Classified Assets (1)

$

4,252

$

3,750

$

3,842

$

3,877

$

4,574

Net loan charge offs (recoveries)

$

(6

)

$

(3

)

$

(88

)

$

(4

)

$

(31

)

ACL as a percentage of net loans

1.31

%

1.35

%

1.39

%

1.38

%

1.39

%

ACL as a percentage of NPLs

1511.40

%

3869.10

%

9561.11

%

12819.23

%

1492.45

%

Net charge offs (recoveries)

to average loans

0.00

%

0.00

%

-0.02

%

0.00

%

-0.01

%

Net NPLs as a percentage of

total loans

0.09

%

0.03

%

0.01

%

0.01

%

0.09

%

Nonperforming assets as a

percentage of total assets

0.06

%

0.02

%

0.10

%

0.01

%

0.05

%

Classified Asset Ratio (2)

4.89

%

4.42

%

4.65

%

4.81

%

5.81

%

Past due as a percentage of

total loans

0.12

%

0.12

%

0.06

%

0.19

%

0.13

%

Off-balance sheet figures

Off-balance sheet demand deposits (3)

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

18,976

$

60,588

Unused credit commitments

$

103,163

$

97,111

$

85,390

$

89,680

$

85,880

Trust assets under management (AUM)

$

219,268

$

222,880

$

219,731

$

215,736

$

193,448

Oregon Pacific Wealth Management AUM

$

140,153

$

141,990

$

133,138

$

117,549

$

116,193

End of period balances

Total securities

$

176,593

$

181,530

$

195,647

$

195,881

$

188,366

Total short term deposits

$

11,216

$

22,967

$

41,931

$

39,863

$

97,840

Total loans net of allowance

$

518,339

$

503,377

$

486,596

$

476,313

$

450,299

Total earning assets

$

715,273

$

716,793

$

733,090

$

720,712

$

744,786

Total assets

$

752,488

$

752,804

$

764,489

$

754,182

$

780,711

Total noninterest bearing deposits

$

160,272

$

159,184

$

166,409

$

180,589

$

195,536

Total deposits

$

669,917

$

677,672

$

690,046

$

682,869

$

712,710

Average balances

Total securities

$

180,344

$

190,818

$

196,060

$

192,348

$

186,535

Total short term deposits

$

27,510

$

24,616

$

35,240

$

68,808

$

57,557

Total loans net of allowance

$

508,385

$

498,069

$

480,046

$

459,440

$

436,522

Total earning assets

$

725,179

$

722,420

$

720,003

$

728,980

$

688,723

Total assets

$

759,592

$

751,845

$

752,094

$

761,361

$

720,465

Total noninterest bearing deposits

$

163,669

$

154,949

$

167,863

$

178,226

$

191,292

Total deposits

$

681,749

$

675,954

$

678,528

$

692,412

$

648,827

(1) Classified assets is defined as the sum of all loan-related contingent liabilities and loans internally graded substandard or worse, impaired loans (net of government guarantees),

adversely classified securities, and other real estate owned.

(2) Classified asset ratio is defined as the sum of all loan-related contingent liabilities and loans internally graded substandard or worse, impaired loans (net of government guarantees),

adversely classified securities, and other real estate owned, divided by bank Tier 1 capital, plus the allowance for loan losses.

(3) Deposits sold through IntraFi Network Deposits Insured Cash Sweep (ICS) program

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Contacts

Ron Green, President & Chief Executive Officer
ron.green@opbc.com
(541) 902-9800

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