Plumas Bancorp Reports Record 2022 Quarterly Results

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RENO, Nev., April 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Plumas Bancorp (Nasdaq: PLBC), the parent company of Plumas Bank, today announced record first quarter earnings of $5.7 million or $0.98 per share, an increase of $1.3 million from $4.4 million or $0.86 per share during the first quarter of 2021. Diluted earnings per share increased to $0.97 during the three months ended March 31, 2022, up from $0.85 per share during the quarter ended March 31, 2021. Return on average assets was 1.42% during the current quarter, down from 1.55% during the first quarter of 2021. Return on average equity was 17.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2022, down slightly from 17.7% during the first quarter of 2021.

Financial Highlights
March 31, 2022 compared to March 31, 2021

  • Net income increased by $1.3 million, or 29%, to $5.7 million.

  • Net interest income increased by $1.5 million, or 15%, to $12.0 million.

  • Total assets increased by $415 million, or 34%, to $1.6 billion.

  • Gross loans increased by $108 million, or 15%, to $839 million.

  • Loans held for sale increased by $11.4 million to $14.0 million

  • Total deposits increased by $398 million, or 37%, to $1.5 billion.

  • Total equity increased by $21.1 million, or 21%, to $123 million.

President’s Comments

Andrew J. Ryback, director, president and chief executive officer of Plumas Bancorp and Plumas Bank stated, “The Fed’s recent rate increase is expected to improve margins while excess liquidity in the system will continue to present headwinds. We remain disciplined in credit decision making as we put funds to work, balancing competitive rates with appropriate risk pricing.”

“Continued developments in technology, accounting standards, climate and other disclosures, and fee income drive opportunity and change across the banking landscape. We proactively prepare for these changes by implementing innovative solutions, remaining abreast of industry developments, and building on our earlier efforts,” Ryback remarked.

In conclusion Ryback stated, “We continue to report strong earnings and balances, invest in technology to better serve our clients and execute on expansion initiatives.”

Loans, Deposits, Investments and Cash

Mostly related to our acquisition of Bank of Feather River (BFR) on July 1, 2021, gross loans increased by $108 million, or 15%, from $731 million at March 31, 2021, to $839 million at March 31, 2022. Increases in loans included $54 million in agricultural loans, $71 million in commercial real estate loans, $25 million in construction loans and $5 million in residential real estate loans; these items were partially offset by a decrease of $43 million in commercial loans and $5 million in all other loan categories. Excluding PPP loan activity, commercial loans would have increased by $34 million. PPP loans totaled $19 million at March 31, 2022, and $96 million at March 31, 2021. Unamortized loan fees net of unamortized loan costs on PPP loans totaled $668 thousand at March 31, 2022.

Beginning in 2020 we instituted a loan forbearance program to assist borrowers with managing cash flows disrupted due to COVID-19; we ended this program in the fourth quarter of 2021 and there are no loan balances on deferral related to this program at March 31, 2022.

On March 31, 2022, approximately 77% of the Company's loan portfolio was comprised of variable rate loans. The rates of interest charged on variable rate loans are set at specific increments in relation to the Company's lending rate or other indexes such as the published prime interest rate or U.S. Treasury rates and vary with changes in these indexes. The frequency in which variable rate loans reprice can vary from one day to several years. Loans indexed to the prime interest rate excluding loans at their floor rate, were approximately 20% of the Company’s loan portfolio; these loans reprice within one day to three months of a change in the prime rate. At March 31, 2022 approximately 48% of the variable loans were at their floor rate.

Total deposits increased by $398 million from $1.1 billion at March 31, 2021, to $1.5 billion at March 31, 2022. Deposits at our Yuba City, California branch, which was acquired from BFR, totaled $159 million at March 31, 2022. Excluding these deposits, we attribute much of this increase to Pandemic related economic stimulus, a more cautious consumer, and continued growth in our customer base. The increase in deposits includes increases of $188 million in demand deposits, $124 million in savings accounts, $63 million in money market accounts, and $23 million in time deposits. At March 31, 2022, 51% of the Company’s deposits were in the form of non-interest bearing demand deposits. The Company has no brokered deposits.

Total investment securities increased by $111 million from $205 million at March 31, 2021, to $316 million at March 31, 2022. The Bank’s investment security portfolio consists of debt securities issued by US Government agencies, US Government sponsored agencies and municipalities. Cash and due from banks increased by $155 million from $234 million at March 31, 2021, to $389 million at March 31, 2022.

Asset Quality

Nonperforming assets (which are comprised of nonperforming loans, other real estate owned (“OREO”) and repossessed vehicle holdings) at March 31, 2022 were $5.2 million, up from $4.4 million at March 31, 2021. Nonperforming assets as a percentage of total assets decreased slightly to 0.32% at March 31, 2022 down from 0.36% at March 31, 2021. OREO decreased by $93 thousand from $580 thousand at March 31, 2021 to $487 thousand at March 31, 2022. Nonperforming loans were $4.7 million at March 31, 2022 and $3.8 million at March 31, 2021. Nonperforming loans as a percentage of total loans increased to 0.56% at March 31, 2022, up slightly from 0.52% at March 31, 2021.

The provision for loan losses decreased from $375 thousand during the first quarter of 2021 to $300 thousand during the current quarter. Net charge-offs totaled $250 thousand and $315 thousand during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The allowance for loan losses totaled $10.4 million at March 31, 2022 and $10.0 million at March 31, 2021. The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans decreased from 1.36% at March 31, 2021 to 1.24% at March 31, 2022.

Shareholders’ Equity

Total shareholders’ equity increased by $21.1 million from $102.0 million at March 31, 2021, to $123.1 million at March 31, 2022. The $21.1 million includes earnings during the twelve-month period totaling $22.3 million, common stock issued in the acquisition of Feather River Bancorp totaling $18.7 million and stock option activity totaling $0.5 million. These items were partially offset by the payment of cash dividends totaling $3.3 million and a decrease in accumulated other comprehensive income of $17.1 million.

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

Net interest income was $12.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, an increase of $1.5 million from the same period in 2021. The increase in net interest income includes an increase of $1.6 million in interest income and an increase of $45 thousand in interest expense. Interest and fees on loans increased by $558 million as a decline of $1 million in fees net of costs on PPP loans was offset by growth in the loan portfolio. During the current quarter we recorded amortization of loan fees net of loan costs on PPP loans totaling $604 thousand. This compares to $1.6 million during the first quarter of 2021. This includes normal amortization on our PPP portfolio and the effect of PPP loan forgiveness.

Average loan balances increased by $116 million, while the average yield on loans decreased by 50 basis points from 5.53% during the first quarter of 2021 to 5.03% during the current quarter. The reduction in loan yield includes the effect of a reduction in market rates during 2021 and a decline in PPP fee income as described above. Interest on investment securities increased by $630 thousand, mostly related to an increase in average investment securities of $123 million to $311 million. Interest on cash balances increased by $116 thousand related to both an increase in the rate paid on these balances and an increase in average cash balances. The rate paid on cash balances increased from 0.11% during the first quarter of 2021 to 0.19% during the current quarter mostly related to an increase in the rate paid on balances held at the Federal Reserve Bank effective March 17, 2022, from 15 basis points to 40 basis points. Average interest-bearing cash balances increased by $158 million to $353.2 million during the current quarter. Net interest margin for the three months ended March 31, 2022 decreased 65 basis points to 3.21%, down from 3.86% for the same period in 2021.

Non-Interest Income/Expense

During the three months ended March 31, 2022, non-interest income totaled $3.6 million, an increase of $1.3 million from the three months ended March 31, 2021. The largest component of this increase was an increase in gain on sale of SBA loans of $1.1 million to $1.7 million. We did not sell SBA loans during the second and third quarters of 2021 resulting in an inventory of loans held for sale of $31.3 million at December 31, 2021. During the current quarter we sold $24.1 million in guaranteed portions of SBA loans and ended the quarter with loans held for sale totaling $14.0 million.

During the three months ended March 31, 2022, total non-interest expense increased by $1.4 million from $6.3 million during the first quarter of 2021 to $7.7 million during the current quarter. The largest component of this increase was an increase in salary expense of $559 thousand of which $240 thousand is related to our Yuba City branch. Occupancy and equipment costs increased by $247 thousand of which $151 thousand relates to the Yuba City branch.

Plumas Bancorp is headquartered in Reno, Nevada. Plumas Bancorp’s principal subsidiary is Plumas Bank, which was founded in 1980. Plumas Bank is a full-service community bank headquartered in Quincy, California. The bank operates fourteen branches: twelve located in the California counties of Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta and Sutter and two branches located in Nevada in the counties of Carson City and Washoe. The bank also operates three loan production offices located in the California Counties of Butte and Placer and Klamath Falls, Oregon. Plumas Bank offers a wide range of financial and investment services to consumers and businesses and has received nationwide Preferred Lender status with the United States Small Business Administration. For more information on Plumas Bancorp and Plumas Bank, please visit our website at www.plumasbank.com.

This news release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and Plumas Bancorp intends for such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Future events are difficult to predict, and the expectations described above are necessarily subject to risk and uncertainty that may cause actual results to differ materially and adversely.

Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They often include the words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "estimate," or words of similar meaning, or future or conditional verbs such as "will," "would," "should," "could," or "may." These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, nor should they be relied upon as representing management's views as of any subsequent date. Forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from those presented, either expressed or implied, in this news release. Factors that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to: the Company's ability to successfully execute its business plans and achieve its objectives; changes in general economic and financial market conditions, either nationally or locally in areas in which the Company conducts its operations; changes in interest rates; continuing consolidation in the financial services industry; new litigation or changes in existing litigation; increased competitive challenges and expanding product and pricing pressures among financial institutions; legislation or regulatory changes which adversely affect the Company's operations or business; loss of key personnel; and changes in accounting policies or procedures as may be required by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or other regulatory agencies

Contact: Jamie Huynh
Investor Relations
Plumas Bancorp
5525 Kietzke Lane Ste. 100
Reno, NV 89511
775.786.0907 x8908
investorrelations@plumasbank.com

PLUMAS BANCORP

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

As of March 31,

2022

2021

Dollar
Change

Percentage
Change

ASSETS

Cash and due from banks

$

389,023

$

233,623

$

155,400

66.5%

Investment securities

316,188

204,656

111,532

54.5%

Loans, net of allowance for loan losses

830,176

719,894

110,282

15.3%

Loans held for sale

13,953

2,522

11,431

453.3%

Premises and equipment, net

18,220

13,803

4,417

32.0%

Bank owned life insurance

15,938

13,616

2,322

17.1%

Real estate acquired through foreclosure

487

580

(93)

(16.0)%

Goodwill

5,502

-

5,502

100.0%

Accrued interest receivable and other assets

32,745

18,787

13,958

74.3%

Total assets

$

1,622,232

$

1,207,481

$

414,751

34.3%

LIABILITIES AND

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Deposits

$

1,467,658

$

1,069,218

$

398,440

37.3%

Accrued interest payable and other liabilities

21,191

25,937

(4,746)

(18.3)%

Junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures

10,310

10,310

-

0.0%

Total liabilities

1,499,159

1,105,465

393,694

35.6%

Common stock

26,990

7,858

19,132

243.5%

Retained earnings

110,467

91,468

18,999

20.8%

Accumulated other comprehensive income, net

(14,384)

2,690

(17,074)

(634.7)%

Shareholders’ equity

123,073

102,016

21,057

20.6%

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$

1,622,232

$

1,207,481

$

414,751

34.3%

PLUMAS BANCORP

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,

2022

2021

Dollar
Change

Percentage
Change

Interest income

$

12,315

$

10,734

$

1,581

14.7%

Interest expense

300

255

45

17.6%

Net interest income before provision for loan losses

12,015

10,479

1,536

14.7%

Provision for loan losses

300

375

(75)

(20.0)%

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

11,715

10,104

1,611

15.9%

Non-interest income

3,650

2,350

1,300

55.3%

Non-interest expense

7,673

6,292

1,381

21.9%

Income before income taxes

7,692

6,162

1,530

24.8%

Provision for income taxes

1,974

1,721

253

14.7%

Net income

$

5,718

$

4,441

$

1,277

28.8%

Basic earnings per share

$

0.98

$

0.86

$

0.12

14.0%

Diluted earnings per share

$

0.97

$

0.85

$

0.12

14.1%


PLUMAS BANCORP

SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

Year Ended

3/31/2022

12/31/2021

3/31/2021

12/31/2021

12/31/2020

EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic earnings per share

$

0.98

$

0.95

$

0.86

$

3.82

$

2.80

Diluted earnings per share

$

0.97

$

0.93

$

0.85

$

3.76

$

2.77

Weighted average shares outstanding

5,824

5,814

5,187

5,502

5,177

Weighted average diluted shares outstanding

5,920

5,903

5,253

5,583

5,230

Cash dividends paid per share1

$

0.16

$

0.14

$

0.14

$

0.56

$

0.36

PERFORMANCE RATIOS (annualized for the three months)

Return on average assets

1.42%

1.35%

1.55%

1.52%

1.43%

Return on average equity

17.6%

16.5%

17.7%

17.8%

15.5%

Yield on earning assets

3.29%

3.52%

3.95%

3.72%

4.15%

Rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities

0.17%

0.17%

0.20%

0.19%

0.25%

Net interest margin

3.21%

3.44%

3.86%

3.63%

4.02%

Noninterest income to average assets

0.91%

0.61%

0.82%

0.63%

0.83%

Noninterest expense to average assets

1.90%

1.92%

2.19%

1.88%

2.34%

Efficiency ratio2

49.0%

50.5%

49.0%

46.8%

50.6%

3/31/2022

3/31/2021

12/31/2021

12/31/2020

12/31/2019

CREDIT QUALITY RATIOS AND DATA

Allowance for loan losses

$

10,402

$

9,962

$

10,352

$

9,902

$

7,243

Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans

1.24%

1.36%

1.23%

1.40%

1.17%

Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans -

excluding PPP loans

1.27%

1.56%

1.29%

1.55%

1.17%

Nonperforming loans

$

4,733

$

3,804

$

4,863

$

2,536

$

2,050

Nonperforming assets

$

5,243

$

4,401

$

5,397

$

2,970

$

2,813

Nonperforming loans as a percentage of total loans

0.56%

0.52%

0.58%

0.36%

0.33%

Nonperforming assets as a percentage of total assets

0.32%

0.36%

0.33%

0.27%

0.33%

Year-to-date net charge-offs

$

250

$

315

$

675

$

516

$

1,215

Year-to-date net charge-offs as a percentage of average

0.12%

0.18%

0.09%

0.07%

0.21%

loans (annualized)

CAPITAL AND OTHER DATA

Common shares outstanding at end of period

5,837

5,197

5,817

5,182

5,166

Shareholders' equity

$

123,073

$

102,016

$

134,082

$

100,154

$

84,505

Book value per common share

$

21.08

$

19.63

$

23.05

$

19.33

$

16.36

Tangible common equity3

$

116,130

$

101,335

$

127,067

$

99,432

$

83,584

Tangible book value per common share4

$

19.90

$

19.50

$

21.84

$

19.19

$

16.18

Tangible common equity to total assets

7.2%

8.4%

7.9%

8.9%

9.7%

Gross loans to deposits

57.1%

68.3%

58.3%

72.9%

82.6%

PLUMAS BANK REGULATORY CAPITAL RATIOS

Tier 1 Leverage Ratio

8.5%

9.3%

8.4%

9.2%

10.4%

Common Equity Tier 1 Ratio

14.8%

14.7%

14.4%

14.2%

13.1%

Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital Ratio

14.8%

14.7%

14.4%

14.2%

13.1%

Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio

16.0%

16.0%

15.5%

15.4%

14.2%

(1) The Company paid a quarterly cash dividend of 16 cents per share on February 15, 2022 and quarterly cash dividend of 14 cents per share on February 15, 2021, May 17, 2021, August 16, 2021 and November 15, 2021.

(2) Efficiency ratio is defined as noninterest expense divided by total revenue (net interest income and total noninterest income).

(3) Tangible common equity is defined as common equity less core deposit intangibles.

(4) Tangible common book value per share is defined as tangible common equity divided by common shares outstanding.


PLUMAS BANCORP

SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

The following table shows the distribution of loans by type at March 31, 2022 and 2021.

Percent of

Percent of

Loans in Each

Loans in Each

Balance at End

Category to

Balance at End

Category to

of Period

Total Loans

of Period

Total Loans

3/31/2022

3/31/2022

03/31/2021

03/31/2021

Commercial

$

96,787

11.5%

$

139,777

19.1%

Agricultural

123,416

14.7%

68,953

9.4%

Real estate – residential

15,637

1.9%

10,385

1.4%

Real estate – commercial

423,511

50.5%

352,032

48.2%

Real estate – construction & land

55,668

6.6%

30,694

4.2%

Equity Lines of Credit

32,602

3.9%

34,068

4.7%

Auto

86,768

10.4%

90,418

12.4%

Other

4,297

0.5%

4,303

0.6%

Total Gross Loans

$

838,686

100%

$

730,630

100%

The following table shows the distribution of deposits by type at March 31, 2022 and 2021.

Percent of

Percent of

Deposits in Each

Deposits in Each

Balance at End

Category to

Balance at End

Category to

of Period

Total Deposits

of Period

Total Deposits

3/31/2022

3/31/2022

03/31/2021

03/31/2021

Non-interest bearing

$

752,246

51.3%

$

564,337

52.8%

Money Market

257,404

17.5%

194,304

18.1%

Savings

394,198

26.9%

270,192

25.3%

Time

63,810

4.3%

40,385

3.8%

Total Deposits

$

1,467,658

100%

$

1,069,218

100%


PLUMAS BANCORP

SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

The following table presents for the three-month periods indicated the distribution of consolidated average assets, liabilities and shareholders' equity.

For the Three Months Ended

For the Three Months Ended

3/31/2022

3/31/2021

Average

Yield/

Average

Yield/

Balance

Interest

Rate

Balance

Interest

Rate

Interest-earning assets:

Loans(2) (3)

$

831,289

$

10,311

5.03%

$

715,648

$

9,753

5.53%

Loans held for sale

22,727

305

5.44%

2,022

28

5.62%

Investment securities

214,609

997

1.88%

128,160

557

1.76%

Non-taxable investment securities(1)

96,844

534

2.24%

60,382

344

2.31%

Interest-bearing deposits

353,155

168

0.19%

194,837

52

0.11%

Total interest-earning assets

1,518,624

12,315

3.29%

1,101,049

10,734

3.95%

Cash and due from banks

54,507

27,481

Other assets

60,704

36,594

Total assets

$

1,633,835

$

1,165,124

Interest-bearing liabilities:

Money market deposits

262,619

66

0.10%

188,616

69

0.15%

Savings deposits

384,689

81

0.09%

256,013

67

0.11%

Time deposits

64,148

47

0.30%

40,590

38

0.38%

Total deposits

711,456

194

0.11%

485,219

174

0.15%

Junior subordinated debentures

10,310

88

3.46%

10,310

79

3.11%

Other interest-bearing liabilities

13,861

18

0.53%

12,878

2

0.06%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

735,627

300

0.17%

508,407

255

0.20%

Non-interest-bearing deposits

754,285

541,253

Other liabilities

11,900

13,564

Shareholders' equity

132,023

101,900

Total liabilities & equity

$

1,633,835

$

1,165,124

Cost of funding interest-earning assets(4)

0.08%

0.09%

Net interest income and margin(5)

$

12,015

3.21%

$

10,479

3.86%

(1) Not computed on a tax-equivalent basis.

(2) Average nonaccrual loan balances of $5.0 million for 2022 and $2.3 million for 2021 are included in average loan balances for computational purposes.

(3) Net fees included in loan interest income for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 were $311 thousand and $1.5 million, respectively.

(4) Total annualized interest expense divided by the average balance of total earning assets.

(5) Annualized net interest income divided by the average balance of total earning assets.


The following table presents the components of non-interest income for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2022 and 2021.

For the Three Months Ended

March 31,

2022

2021

Dollar
Change

Percentage
Change

Gain on sale of loans, net

1,701

591

1,110

187.8%

Interchange income

762

715

47

6.6%

Service charges on deposit accounts

566

540

26

4.8%

Loan servicing fees

209

227

(18)

(7.9)%

Earnings on life insurance policies

93

90

3

3.3%

Other

319

187

132

70.6%

Total non-interest income

$

3,650

$

2,350

$

1,300

55.3%

The following table presents the components of non-interest expense for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.

For the Three Months Ended

March 31,

2022

2021

Dollar
Change

Percentage
Change

Salaries and employee benefits

$

4,082

$

3,524

$

558

15.8%

Occupancy and equipment

1,137

890

247

27.8%

Outside service fees

908

742

166

22.4%

Professional fees

279

342

(63)

(18.4)%

Deposit insurance

197

74

123

166.2%

Telephone and data communication

191

155

36

23.2%

Armored car and courier

148

108

40

37.0%

Director compensation and expense

141

91

50

54.9%

Business development

115

66

49

74.2%

Advertising and shareholder relations

112

68

44

64.7%

Amortization of Core Deposit Intangible

72

42

30

71.4%

Loan collection expenses

68

49

19

38.8%

Other

223

141

82

58.2%

Total non-interest expense

$

7,673

$

6,292

$

1,381

21.9%


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