US Metro Bancorp Announces Second Quarter 2023 Results

US Metro Bancorp (OTCQX: USMT): US Metro Bancorp (“Bancorp”) is a bank holding company, with a single subsidiary, US Metro Bank (“Bank”). On a consolidated basis, the Bancorp earned $2.7 million in the second quarter of 2023, compared to $3.2 million in the first quarter of 2023. For the six months ending June 30, 2023, the consolidated Bancorp earned $5.8 million compared to $7.9 million for the six months ending June 30, 2022. On a year-to-date basis, the Bancorp recorded an annualized return on average assets (“ROAA”) of 1.02% and an annualized return on average equity (“ROAE”) of 13.02%. With 16,390,000 shares outstanding, earnings per share (“EPS”) for the second quarter of 2023 was $0.17 compared to $0.19 in the first quarter of 2023. For the six months ending June 30, 2023, EPS was $0.36 compared to $0.48 for the six months ending June 30, 2022. On June 30, 2023, the Bancorp’s book value per share was $5.51 compared to $4.82 a year earlier.

The Bank recorded on a year-to-date basis net interest income of $17.8 million compared to $18.1 million in the same period a year earlier. Net income of $6.4 million for the six months ending June 30, 2023, compares to $8.8 million reported for the same six months in 2022, a year over year decrease of $2.4 million.

The Bank reported total assets of $1.156 billion as of June 30, 2023, representing a 6.9% increase compared to the reporting period ending June 30, 2022, and year over year loan growth of $87.3 million or 10.0%. Total Bank deposits ended the second quarter of 2023 at $999.4 million, a $27.8 million or 2.9% increase from $971.5 million on June 30, 2022. Five of the Bank’s seven branches have deposits exceeding $100 million, with two branches having more than $200 million in deposits. The Bank’s newest branch in Lynnwood, Washington has reached $54 million in deposits since opening.

Loan quality remains good with non-performing assets as a percent of total assets of 0.25% on June 30, 2023, compared to 0.26% as of June 30, 2022. The Bank had no Other Real Estate Owned (OREO) on June 30, 2023, and two TDR loans totaling $1.7 million. Allowance for loan and lease losses (ALLL) to gross loans was 1.41% as of June 30, 2023, compared to 1.46% as of June 30, 2022. The Bank recorded a $500 thousand provision for loan loss expense, for the six months ending June 30, 2023, compared to $1 million recorded for the six months ending June 30, 2022.

“The Board of Directors and I are pleased with another good quarter of earnings. Despite the recent industry challenges, the Bank has been resilient. The Bank is positioned to have strong performance throughout the remainder of 2023,” said CEO Dong Il Kim.

US Metro Bank is a California chartered, full service commercial bank headquartered in Garden Grove, California. The Bank opened for business on September 15, 2006, and offers deposit and loan products (including commercial real estate, commercial and industrial, mortgage and SBA loans), as well as related banking services to its customers.

This release contains forward-looking statements, including our expectations with respect to future events that are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from management's projections, forecasts, estimates and expectations include: fluctuation in market rates of interest and loan and deposit pricing, adverse changes in the overall national economy as well as adverse economic conditions in our specific market areas, maintenance and development of well-established and valued client relationships and referral source relationships, and acquisition or loss of key production personnel. Other risks that can affect the Bank are detailed from time to time in our annual reports. We caution readers that the list of factors above is not exclusive. The forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this release, and we may not undertake steps to update the forward-looking statements to reflect the impact of any circumstances or events that arise after the date the forward-looking statements are made. In addition, our past results of operations are not necessarily indicative of future performance.

US METRO BANCORP
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (unaudited)
(All amounts in thousands except per share information)
At or for the Three Months Ended
	6/30/2023				3/31/2023				% Change				6/30/2022				% Change
Net Income	$	2,662			$	3,165				-15.91	%		$	4,220				-36.92	%
Net Income Per Share (Basic)	$	0.17			$	0.19				-10.73	%		$	0.26				-33.16	%
ROAA (Annualized)		0.93	%			1.12	%			-0.19	%			1.57	%			-0.65	%
ROAE (Annualized)		11.89	%			14.59	%			-2.69	%			21.62	%			-9.73	%
Efficiency Ratio		65.25	%			62.45	%			2.80	%			48.66	%			16.59	%
Assets	$	1,157,228			$	1,137,559				1.73	%		$	1,082,173				6.94	%
Gross Loans	$	963,675			$	957,983				0.59	%		$	871,687				10.55	%
Deposits	$	998,804			$	984,751				1.43	%		$	970,890				2.88	%
Non-Interest Bearing Deposits	$	212,926			$	256,491				-16.99	%		$	305,061				-30.20	%
Common Equity	$	90,344			$	88,741				1.81	%		$	78,782				14.68	%
Ending Common Shares O/S		16,390,000				16,390,000								16,360,000
Book Value Per Common Shares	$	5.51			$	5.41			$	0.10			$	4.82			$	0.70

US METRO BANK (only)
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (unaudited)
BALANCE SHEET
(All amounts in thousands except per share information)
Assets	6/30/2023				6/30/2022				Y-O-Y Change
Cash and Due From Bank	$	16,960			$	13,875			$	3,085			22.2	%
Investments and Fed Funds Sold	$	156,619			$	177,984				(21,365	)		-12.0	%
Loans Outstanding		963,675				876,358				87,317			10.0	%
Loan Loss Reserve		(13,582	)			(12,762	)			(820	)		6.4	%
Other Assets		32,554				26,189				6,365			24.3	%
Total Assets	$	1,156,226			$	1,081,644			$	74,582			6.9	%
Liabilities and Capital	6/30/2023				6/30/2022				Y-O-Y Change
Deposits	$	999,368			$	971,526			$	27,842			2.9	%
Borrowings		31,001				3,637				27,364			752.4	%
Other Liabilities		11,352				3,150				8,202			260.4	%
Equity		114,505				103,331				11,174			10.8	%
Total Liabilities and Capital	$	1,156,226			$	1,081,644			$	74,582			6.9	%
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS	Three Months Ended
Income Statement	6/30/2023				3/31/2023				Q-O-Q Change
Interest Income	$	16,006			$	15,255			$	752			4.9	%
Interest Expense		7,607				5,873				1,735			29.5	%
Net Interest Income		8,399				9,382				(983	)		-10.5	%
Provision for Loan Losses		300				200				100
Other Income		3,713				3,102				611			19.7	%
Operating Expenses		7,627				7,525				103			1.4	%
Tax		1,250				1,300				(50	)		-3.8	%
Net Income	$	2,935			$	3,459			$	(525	)		-15.2	%
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS	Six Months Ended
Income Statement	6/30/2023				6/30/2022				Y-O-Y Change
Interest Income	$	31,261			$	19,412			$	11,849			61.0	%
Interest Expense		13,480				1,350				12,130			898.5	%
Net Interest Income		17,781				18,062				(281	)		-1.6	%
Provision for Loan Losses		500				1,000				(500	)		-50.0	%
Other Income		6,815				7,064				(249	)		-3.5	%
Operating Expenses		15,152				11,577				3,575			30.9	%
Tax		2,550				3,716				(1,166	)		-31.4	%
Net Income	$	6,394			$	8,833			$	(2,439	)		-27.6	%
Ratios	6/30/2023				6/30/2022				Y-O-Y Change
Net Loan to Deposits		95.07	%			88.89	%			6.18	%
ALLL/Gross Loans		1.41	%			1.46	%			-0.05	%
NPAs/Total Assets		0.25	%			0.26	%			-0.02	%
Tier One Leverage Ratio		10.55	%			10.24	%			0.31	%
YTD ROAA (annualized)		1.08	%			1.68	%			-0.60	%
YTD ROAE (annualized)		10.93	%			16.85	%			-5.92	%
Net Interest Margin (QTD)		3.01	%			3.70	%			-0.69	%
Net Interest Margin (YTD)		3.22	%			3.60	%			-0.38	%

 

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The US Metro Bancorp Stock at the time of publication of the news with a fall of -1,19 % to 3,50USD on Nasdaq OTC stock exchange (26. Juli 2023, 02:10 Uhr).