Jul. 26 at 10:49 PM
$FCAP First Capital reports Q2 EPS 85c vs. 82c last year
Reports Q2 community bank leverage ratio 10.44%. The company said, "Net interest income after provision for credit losses increased
$335,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2024 as compared to the same period in 2023. Interest income increased
$1.6 million when comparing the periods due to an increase in the average tax-equivalent yield on interest-earning assets from 3.88% for the second quarter of 2023 to 4.42% for the second quarter of 2024. The average balance of interest-earning assets was
$1.12 billion for the second quarters of 2023 and 2024.
The increase in the tax-equivalent yield was primarily due to an increase in the tax equivalent yield on loans to 5.99% for the second quarter of 2024 compared to 5.56% for the same period in 2023. Interest expense increased
$1.3 million when comparing the periods due to an increase in the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities from 1.12% for the second quarter of 2023 to 1.71% for the second quarter of 2024, in addition to an increase in the average balance of interest-bearing liabilities from
$813.9 million for the second quarter of 2023 to
$830.7 million for the second quarter of 2024. The Company had average outstanding advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") of
$3.6 million and
$4.5 million with an average rate of 5.71% and 5.19% during the quarters ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
The Company had average outstanding borrowings under the Federal Reserve Bank's Bank Term Funding Program ("BTFP") of
$33.6 million and
$6.1 million with an average rate of 4.84% and 5.01% during the quarters ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The Company's total average outstanding balance of borrowings were
$37.2 million and
$10.6 million with an average rate of 4.93% and 5.09% during the quarters ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. As a result of the changes in interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, the tax-equivalent net interest margin increased from 3.06% for the quarter ended June 30, 2023 to 3.15% for the same period in 2024. "
