LCNB Corp. Reports Financial Results for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023

Ended the Third Quarter with a Stable Deposit Base and a 90.20% Loan-to-Deposit Ratio

Net Loans Increased 5.8% Year-over-Year to a Record of $1.45 Billion

Asset Quality Remains Excellent with Total Nonperforming Loans to Total Loans of 0.02% at September 30, 2023

LCNB Wealth Management Assets Up 18.9% Year-over-Year to $1.10 Billion

Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc. Acquisition Expected to Close in November 2023

LEBANON, Ohio--()--LCNB Corp. ("LCNB") (NASDAQ: LCNB) today announced financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023.

Commenting on the financial results, LCNB President and Chief Executive Officer Eric Meilstrup said, “LCNB achieved another solid quarter of growth, as total assets increased 4.0% from the same period a year ago to a record $1.98 billion, primarily due to a 5.8% increase in net loans. Significant competition for deposits and higher year-over-year levels of borrowings continue to increase our cost of funds and impact profitability and we expect these trends to continue over the near term. As we approach the end of 2023, we remain focused on managing non-interest expenses as well as maintaining excellent asset quality and strong liquidity levels. I am pleased with the progress our team continues to make in 2023 and their ability to execute our strategic objectives and deliver solid results. I want to thank our dedicated employees for all their hard work.”

Mr. Meilstrup continued, “Upon completion of the Cincinnati Bancorp acquisition, LCNB expects to have approximately $2.3 billion in total assets, $1.7 billion in loans and $1.8 billion in deposits. In addition, Cincinnati Bancorp expands our presence throughout the greater Cincinnati market and allows us to enter the Northern Kentucky market with one branch office. We believe the acquisition of Cincinnati Bancorp will enhance LCNB’s long-term profitability by providing our local, community-oriented financial services to more customers throughout Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, leveraging Cincinnati Bancorp’s mortgage platform, and allowing us to offer Cincinnati Bancorp’s customers more financial products, including our Wealth Management solutions. We look forward to completing the acquisition in the coming weeks and welcoming Cincinnati Bancorp customers, employees, and shareholders to LCNB.”

Income Statement

Net income for the 2023 third quarter was $4,070,000, compared to $5,579,000 for the same period last year. Earnings per basic and diluted share for the 2023 third quarter were $0.37, compared to $0.49 for the same period last year. Net income for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 was $12,921,000, compared to $15,720,000 for the same period last year. Earnings per basic and diluted share for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 were $1.16, compared to $1.36 for the same period last year.

Adjusted net income for the 2023 third quarter was $4,309,000, or $0.40 per diluted share, compared to $5,579,000, or $0.49 per diluted share, for the same period last year. Adjusted net income accounts for the impact of one-time merger-related expenses, net of tax, associated with the Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc. acquisition. Adjusted net income for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 was $13,507,000, or $1.22 per diluted share, compared to $15,720,000, or $1.36 per diluted share, in the prior year period.

Net interest income for the three months ended September 30, 2023 was $13,571,000, compared to $15,444,000 for the comparable period in 2022. Net interest income for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 was $41,690,000, as compared to $44,834,000 in the same period last year. Contributing to the variances for both the three and nine-month periods were increases in the amount of long and short-term borrowings combined with higher interest expense associated with the rapid year-over-year increase in the Effective Federal Funds Rate. An increase in interest income from loans due to increases in the volume of average loans outstanding and the average rates earned on these loans partially offset the borrowings and deposit variances. For the 2023 third quarter, LCNB’s tax equivalent net interest margin was 3.04%, compared to 3.54% for the same period last year. For the 2023 nine-month period, LCNB’s tax equivalent net interest margin was 3.20%, compared to 3.48% for the same period last year.

Non-interest income for the three months ended September 30, 2023 was $3,578,000, compared to $3,581,000 for the same period last year. For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, non-interest income increased $146,000, or by 1.4%, to $10,805,000, compared to $10,659,000 for the same period last year. The increase in non-interest income for the nine-month period was primarily due to higher fiduciary income and a decrease in net losses recognized on equity securities, partially offset by decreased service charges and fees on deposit accounts and lower gains on sales of loans.

Non-interest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2023 was $106,000 less than the comparable period in 2022 primarily due to the absence of losses recognized on the sale of a decommissioned office building during the 2022 quarter, partially offset by $302,000 in one-time merger-related expenses recognized during the third quarter. For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, non-interest expense was $778,000 higher than the comparable period in 2022, partially due to $742,000 in merger-related expenses, partially offset by gains recognized on the sale of a decommissioned office building during the second quarter 2023 and the absence of losses recognized on the sale of two decommissioned office buildings during the 2022 period. In addition, non-interest expense for the 2022 nine-month period was lower than it otherwise would have been because of an $889,000 gain recognized during the second quarter 2022 from the sale of other real estate owned.

Capital Allocation

During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, LCNB invested $3.3 million to repurchase 199,913 shares of its outstanding stock at an average price of $16.47 per share. This equates to approximately 1.78% of the Company’s outstanding common stock prior to the repurchase. At September 30, 2023, LCNB had 315,047 shares remaining under its February 2023 share repurchase program.

For the third quarter ended September 30, 2023, LCNB paid $0.21 per share in dividends, a 5.0% increase from $0.20 per share for the third quarter last year. Year-to-date, LCNB has paid $0.63 per share in dividends, compared to $0.60 per share for the nine-month period last year.

Balance Sheet

Total assets at September 30, 2023 increased 4.0% to a record $1.98 billion from $1.90 billion at September 30, 2022. Net loans at September 30, 2023 increased 5.8% to a record $1.45 billion, compared to $1.37 billion at September 30, 2022.

Total deposits at September 30, 2023 decreased 2.4% to $1.62 billion, compared to $1.66 billion at September 30, 2022. While LCNB continues to experience greater competition for deposit accounts, total deposits at September 30, 2023 increased 1.3% from June 30, 2023.

Assets Under Management

Total assets managed at September 30, 2023 were a record $3.23 billion, compared to $3.03 billion at September 30, 2022. The year-over-year increase in total assets managed was primarily due to increases in LCNB Corp. total assets, trust and investments, and brokerage accounts. Trust and investments and brokerage accounts increased due to a higher number of new LCNB Wealth Management customer accounts opened over the past twelve months and an increase in the fair value of managed assets, partially offset by decreases in cash management accounts.

Asset Quality

For the 2023 third quarter, LCNB recorded a total net recovery of credit losses of $114,000, compared to a total net recovery of credit losses of $157,000 for the 2022 third quarter. For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, LCNB recorded a total net recovery of credit losses of $141,000, compared to a total provision for credit losses of $269,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.

Net charge-offs for the 2023 third quarter were $33,000, or 0.01% of average loans, compared to net charge-offs of $32,000, or 0.01% of average loans, for the same period last year. For the 2023 nine-month period, net charge-offs were $82,000, or 0.01% of average loans, compared to net charge-offs of $131,000, or 0.01% of average loans, for the 2022 nine-month period.

Total nonperforming loans, which include non-accrual loans and loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest, decreased $204,000 from $465,000 or 0.03% of total loans at September 30, 2022, to $261,000 or 0.02% of total loans at September 30, 2023. Nonperforming assets to total assets was 0.01% at September 30, 2023, compared to 0.02% at September 30, 2022.

Merger Agreement With Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

LCNB and Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc. (“CNNB”), the holding company for Cincinnati Federal, a federally chartered stock savings and loan association, signed a definitive merger agreement on May 18, 2023, whereby LCNB will acquire CNNB in a stock-and-cash transaction. CNNB operates five full-service branch offices in Cincinnati, Ohio and Northern Kentucky.

Pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement, which has been approved by the Board of Directors of each company, CNNB shareholders had the opportunity to elect to receive either 0.9274 shares of LCNB stock or $17.21 per share in cash for each share of CNNB common stock owned, subject to 80% of all CNNB shares being exchanged for LCNB common stock. The transaction is anticipated to close in November 2023. Closure is subject to customary closing conditions as described in the merger agreement, including receipt of certain regulatory approvals.

About LCNB Corp.

LCNB Corp. is a financial holding company headquartered in Lebanon, Ohio. Through its subsidiary, LCNB National Bank (the “Bank”), it serves customers and communities in Southwest and South-Central Ohio. A financial institution with a long tradition for building strong relationships with customers and communities, the Bank offers convenient banking locations in Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Fayette, Franklin, Hamilton, Montgomery, Preble, Ross, and Warren Counties, Ohio. The Bank continually strives to exceed customer expectations and provides an array of services for all personal and business banking needs including checking, savings, online banking, personal lending, business lending, agricultural lending, business support, deposit and treasury, investment services, trust and IRAs and stock purchases. LCNB Corp. common shares are traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market Exchange® under the symbol “LCNB.” Learn more about LCNB Corp. at www.lcnb.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements made in this news release regarding LCNB’s financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business, are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are identified by the fact they are not historical facts and include words such as “anticipate”, “could”, “may”, “feel”, “expect”, “believe”, “plan”, and similar expressions. Please refer to LCNB’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, as well as its other filings with the SEC, for a more detailed discussion of risks, uncertainties and factors that could cause actual results to differ from those discussed in the forward-looking statements.

These forward-looking statements reflect management's current expectations based on all information available to management and its knowledge of LCNB’s business and operations. Additionally, LCNB’s financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially. These factors include, but are not limited to:

  1. the success, impact, and timing of the implementation of LCNB’s business strategies;
  2. LCNB’s ability to integrate future acquisitions may be unsuccessful or may be more difficult, time-consuming, or costly than expected;
  3. LCNB may incur increased loan charge-offs in the future and the allowance for credit losses may be inadequate;
  4. LCNB may face competitive loss of customers;
  5. changes in the interest rate environment, which may include further interest rate increases, may have results on LCNB’s operations materially different from those anticipated by LCNB’s market risk management functions;
  6. changes in general economic conditions and increased competition could adversely affect LCNB’s operating results;
  7. changes in regulations and government policies affecting bank holding companies and their subsidiaries, including changes in monetary policies, could negatively impact LCNB’s operating results;
  8. LCNB may experience difficulties growing loan and deposit balances;
  9. United States trade relations with foreign countries could negatively impact the financial condition of LCNB's customers, which could adversely affect LCNB 's operating results and financial condition;
  10. difficulties with technology or data security breaches, including cyberattacks, could negatively affect LCNB's ability to conduct business and its relationships with customers, vendors, and others;
  11. adverse weather events and natural disasters and global and/or national epidemics could negatively affect LCNB’s customers given its concentrated geographic scope, which could impact LCNB’s operating results; and
  12. government intervention in the U.S. financial system, including the effects of legislative, tax, accounting and regulatory actions and reforms, including the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security ("CARES") Act, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the capital ratios of Basel III as adopted by the federal banking authorities, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, changes in deposit insurance premium levels, and any such future regulatory actions or reforms.

Forward-looking statements made herein reflect management's expectations as of the date such statements are made. Such information is provided to assist shareholders and potential investors in understanding current and anticipated financial operations of LCNB and is included pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. LCNB undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date such statements are made.

LCNB Corp. and Subsidiaries

Financial Highlights

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

09-30-2023

 

06-30-2023

 

03-31-2023

 

12-31-2022

 

09-30-2022

 

09-30-2023

 

09-30-2022

Condensed Income Statement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

$

19,668

 

 

 

18,703

 

 

 

17,918

 

 

 

17,719

 

 

 

16,704

 

 

 

56,289

 

 

 

48,034

 

Interest expense

 

6,097

 

 

 

4,526

 

 

 

3,976

 

 

 

1,511

 

 

 

1,260

 

 

 

14,599

 

 

 

3,200

 

Net interest income

 

13,571

 

 

 

14,177

 

 

 

13,942

 

 

 

16,208

 

 

 

15,444

 

 

 

41,690

 

 

 

44,834

 

Provision for (recovery of) credit losses

 

(114

)

 

 

30

 

 

 

(57

)

 

 

(19

)

 

 

(157

)

 

 

(141

)

 

 

269

 

Net interest income after provision for (recovery of) credit losses

 

13,685

 

 

 

14,147

 

 

 

13,999

 

 

 

16,227

 

 

 

15,601

 

 

 

41,831

 

 

 

44,565

 

Non-interest income

 

3,578

 

 

 

3,646

 

 

 

3,581

 

 

 

3,629

 

 

 

3,581

 

 

 

10,805

 

 

 

10,659

 

Non-interest expense

 

12,244

 

 

 

12,078

 

 

 

12,525

 

 

 

12,065

 

 

 

12,350

 

 

 

36,847

 

 

 

36,069

 

Income before income taxes

 

5,019

 

 

 

5,715

 

 

 

5,055

 

 

 

7,791

 

 

 

6,832

 

 

 

15,789

 

 

 

19,155

 

Provision for income taxes

 

949

 

 

 

1,021

 

 

 

898

 

 

 

1,383

 

 

 

1,253

 

 

 

2,868

 

 

 

3,435

 

Net income

$

4,070

 

 

$

4,694

 

 

$

4,157

 

 

$

6,408

 

 

 

5,579

 

 

 

12,921

 

 

 

15,720

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Income Statement Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amort/Accret income on acquired loans

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

75

 

 

 

249

 

 

 

144

 

 

 

75

 

 

 

271

 

Tax-equivalent net interest income

$

13,617

 

 

 

14,223

 

 

 

13,989

 

 

 

16,257

 

 

 

15,495

 

 

 

41,829

 

 

 

44,985

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends per share

$

0.21

 

 

 

0.21

 

 

 

0.21

 

 

 

0.21

 

 

 

0.20

 

 

 

0.63

 

 

 

0.60

 

Basic earnings per common share

$

0.37

 

 

 

0.42

 

 

 

0.37

 

 

 

0.57

 

 

 

0.49

 

 

 

1.16

 

 

 

1.36

 

Diluted earnings per common share

$

0.37

 

 

 

0.42

 

 

 

0.37

 

 

 

0.57

 

 

 

0.49

 

 

 

1.16

 

 

 

1.36

 

Book value per share

$

18.10

 

 

 

18.20

 

 

 

18.22

 

 

 

17.82

 

 

 

17.31

 

 

 

18.10

 

 

 

17.31

 

Tangible book value per share

$

12.72

 

 

 

12.81

 

 

 

12.86

 

 

 

12.48

 

 

 

11.97

 

 

 

12.72

 

 

 

11.97

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

11,038,720

 

 

 

11,056,308

 

 

 

11,189,170

 

 

 

11,211,328

 

 

 

11,284,225

 

 

 

11,094,185

 

 

 

11,478,256

 

Diluted

 

11,038,720

 

 

 

11,056,308

 

 

 

11,189,170

 

 

 

11,211,328

 

 

 

11,284,225

 

 

 

11,094,185

 

 

 

11,478,256

 

Shares outstanding at period end

 

11,123,382

 

 

 

11,116,080

 

 

 

11,202,063

 

 

 

11,259,080

 

 

 

11,293,639

 

 

 

11,123,382

 

 

 

11,293,639

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selected Financial Ratios

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on average assets

 

0.82

%

 

 

0.98

%

 

 

0.88

%

 

 

1.34

%

 

 

1.15

%

 

 

0.89

%

 

 

1.09

%

Return on average equity

 

7.92

%

 

 

9.22

%

 

 

8.33

%

 

 

12.90

%

 

 

10.80

%

 

 

8.49

%

 

 

9.91

%

Return on average tangible common equity

 

11.21

%

 

 

13.07

%

 

 

11.85

%

 

 

18.59

%

 

 

15.30

%

 

 

12.04

%

 

 

13.86

%

Dividend payout ratio

 

56.76

%

 

 

50.00

%

 

 

56.76

%

 

 

36.84

%

 

 

40.82

%

 

 

54.31

%

 

 

44.12

%

Net interest margin (tax equivalent)

 

3.04

%

 

 

3.28

%

 

 

3.28

%

 

 

3.77

%

 

 

3.54

%

 

 

3.20

%

 

 

3.48

%

Efficiency ratio (tax equivalent)

 

71.21

%

 

 

67.59

%

 

 

71.29

%

 

 

60.67

%

 

 

64.74

%

 

 

70.01

%

 

 

64.82

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selected Balance Sheet Items

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

43,422

 

 

 

26,020

 

 

 

31,876

 

 

 

22,701

 

 

 

29,460

 

 

 

 

 

Debt and equity securities

 

309,094

 

 

 

314,763

 

 

 

328,194

 

 

 

323,167

 

 

 

325,801

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial

$

125,751

 

 

 

127,553

 

 

 

124,240

 

 

 

120,236

 

 

 

114,694

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial, secured by real estate

 

981,787

 

 

 

961,173

 

 

 

932,208

 

 

 

938,022

 

 

 

908,130

 

 

 

 

 

Residential real estate

 

313,286

 

 

 

312,338

 

 

 

303,051

 

 

 

305,575

 

 

 

316,669

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer

 

27,018

 

 

 

29,007

 

 

 

28,611

 

 

 

28,290

 

 

 

29,451

 

 

 

 

 

Agricultural

 

11,278

 

 

 

9,955

 

 

 

7,523

 

 

 

10,054

 

 

 

8,630

 

 

 

 

 

Other, including deposit overdrafts

 

80

 

 

 

69

 

 

 

62

 

 

 

81

 

 

 

52

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred net origination fees

 

(796

)

 

 

(844

)

 

 

(865

)

 

 

(980

)

 

 

(937

)

 

 

 

 

Loans, gross

 

1,458,404

 

 

 

1,439,251

 

 

 

1,394,830

 

 

 

1,401,278

 

 

 

1,376,689

 

 

 

 

 

Less allowance for credit losses on loans

 

7,932

 

 

 

7,956

 

 

 

7,858

 

 

 

5,646

 

 

 

5,644

 

 

 

 

 

Loans, net

$

1,450,472

 

 

$

1,431,295

 

 

$

1,386,972

 

 

$

1,395,632

 

 

$

1,371,045

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

09-30-2023

 

06-30-2023

 

03-31-2023

 

12-31-2022

 

09-30-2022

 

09-30-2023

 

09-30-2022

Selected Balance Sheet Items, continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for credit losses, beginning of period

$

7,956

 

 

 

7,858

 

 

 

5,646

 

 

 

5,644

 

 

 

5,833

 

 

 

 

 

Cumulative change in accounting principle - ASC 326

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,196

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for (recovery of) credit losses

 

9

 

 

 

131

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

(19

)

 

 

(157

)

 

 

 

 

Losses charged off

 

(57

)

 

 

(49

)

 

 

(36

)

 

 

(60

)

 

 

(53

)

 

 

 

 

Recoveries

 

24

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

81

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for credit losses, end of period

$

7,932

 

 

 

7,956

 

 

 

7,858

 

 

 

5,646

 

 

 

5,644

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total earning assets

$

1,787,796

 

 

 

1,756,157

 

 

 

1,736,829

 

 

 

1,726,902

 

 

$

1,714,196

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

1,981,668

 

 

 

1,950,763

 

 

 

1,924,808

 

 

 

1,919,398

 

 

 

1,904,975

 

 

 

 

 

Total deposits

 

1,616,890

 

 

 

1,596,709

 

 

 

1,603,881

 

 

 

1,604,970

 

 

 

1,657,370

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term borrowings

 

30,000

 

 

 

112,289

 

 

 

76,500

 

 

 

71,455

 

 

 

4,000

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt

 

112,641

 

 

 

18,122

 

 

 

18,598

 

 

 

19,072

 

 

 

24,539

 

 

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

 

201,349

 

 

 

202,316

 

 

 

204,072

 

 

 

200,675

 

 

 

195,439

 

 

 

 

 

Equity to assets ratio

 

10.16

%

 

 

10.37

%

 

 

10.60

%

 

 

10.46

%

 

 

10.26

%

 

 

 

 

Loans to deposits ratio

 

90.20

%

 

 

90.14

%

 

 

86.97

%

 

 

87.31

%

 

 

83.06

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tangible common equity (TCE)

$

141,508

 

 

 

142,362

 

 

 

144,006

 

 

 

140,498

 

 

 

135,140

 

 

 

 

 

Tangible common assets (TCA)

 

1,921,827

 

 

 

1,890,809

 

 

 

1,864,742

 

 

 

1,859,221

 

 

 

1,844,676

 

 

 

 

 

TCE/TCA

 

7.36

%

 

 

7.53

%

 

 

7.72

%

 

 

7.56

%

 

 

7.33

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selected Average Balance Sheet Items

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

36,177

 

 

 

30,742

 

 

 

35,712

 

 

 

24,330

 

 

$

35,763

 

 

$

34,234

 

 

$

32,393

 

Debt and equity securities

 

313,669

 

 

 

321,537

 

 

 

327,123

 

 

 

323,195

 

 

 

338,299

 

 

 

320,706

 

 

 

339,051

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans

$

1,451,153

 

 

 

1,405,939

 

 

 

1,389,385

 

 

 

1,383,809

 

 

$

1,384,520

 

 

$

1,415,719

 

 

$

1,379,080

 

Less allowance for credit losses on loans

 

7,958

 

 

 

7,860

 

 

 

7,522

 

 

 

5,647

 

 

 

5,830

 

 

 

7,782

 

 

 

5,623

 

Net loans

$

1,443,195

 

 

 

1,398,079

 

 

 

1,381,863

 

 

 

1,378,162

 

 

$

1,378,690

 

 

$

1,407,937

 

 

$

1,373,457

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total earning assets

$

1,775,713

 

 

 

1,737,256

 

 

 

1,729,008

 

 

 

1,711,524

 

 

 

1,736,031

 

 

 

1,747,476

 

 

 

1,728,677

 

Total assets

 

1,971,269

 

 

 

1,927,956

 

 

 

1,922,031

 

 

 

1,903,626

 

 

 

1,929,155

 

 

 

1,940,591

 

 

 

1,919,804

 

Total deposits

 

1,610,508

 

 

 

1,604,346

 

 

 

1,583,857

 

 

 

1,637,201

 

 

 

1,669,932

 

 

 

1,599,668

 

 

 

1,657,401

 

Short-term borrowings

 

63,018

 

 

 

79,485

 

 

 

94,591

 

 

 

21,433

 

 

 

5,728

 

 

 

78,916

 

 

 

12,140

 

Long-term debt

 

72,550

 

 

 

18,514

 

 

 

18,983

 

 

 

23,855

 

 

 

24,920

 

 

 

36,878

 

 

 

15,907

 

Total shareholders’ equity

 

203,967

 

 

 

204,085

 

 

 

202,419

 

 

 

197,014

 

 

 

205,051

 

 

 

203,496

 

 

 

212,064

 

Equity to assets ratio

 

10.35

%

 

 

10.59

%

 

 

10.53

%

 

 

10.35

%

 

 

10.63

%

 

 

10.49

%

 

 

11.05

%

Loans to deposits ratio

 

90.11

%

 

 

87.63

%

 

 

87.72

%

 

 

84.52

%

 

 

82.91

%

 

 

88.50

%

 

 

83.21

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset Quality

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net charge-offs (recoveries)

$

33

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

(21

)

 

 

32

 

 

 

82

 

 

 

131

 

Other real estate owned

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-accrual loans

$

85

 

 

 

451

 

 

 

701

 

 

 

391

 

 

 

465

 

 

 

85

 

 

 

465

 

Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing

 

176

 

 

 

256

 

 

 

 

 

 

39

 

 

 

 

 

 

176

 

 

 

 

Total nonperforming loans

$

261

 

 

 

707

 

 

 

701

 

 

 

430

 

 

 

465

 

 

 

261

 

 

 

465

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans

 

0.01

%

 

 

0.01

%

 

 

0.00

%

 

 

(0.01

)%

 

 

0.01

%

 

 

0.01

%

 

 

0.01

%

Allowance for credit losses on loans to total loans

 

0.54

%

 

 

0.55

%

 

 

0.56

%

 

 

0.40

%

 

 

0.41

%

 

 

 

 

Nonperforming loans to total loans

 

0.02

%

 

 

0.05

%

 

 

0.05

%

 

 

0.03

%

 

 

0.03

%

 

 

 

 

Nonperforming assets to total assets

 

0.01

%

 

 

0.04

%

 

 

0.04

%

 

 

0.02

%

 

 

0.02

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

09-30-2023

 

06-30-2023

 

03-31-2023

 

12-31-2022

 

09-30-2022

 

09-30-2023

 

09-30-2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets Under Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LCNB Corp. total assets

$

1,981,668

 

 

 

1,950,763

 

 

 

1,924,808

 

 

 

1,919,398

 

 

 

1,904,975

 

 

 

 

 

Trust and investments (fair value)

 

731,342

 

 

 

744,149

 

 

 

716,578

 

 

 

678,366

 

 

 

611,409

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage loans serviced

 

146,483

 

 

 

143,093

 

 

 

142,167

 

 

 

148,412

 

 

 

145,317

 

 

 

 

 

Cash management

 

2,445

 

 

 

2,668

 

 

 

1,831

 

 

 

1,925

 

 

 

53,199

 

 

 

 

 

Brokerage accounts (fair value)

 

368,854

 

 

 

384,889

 

 

 

374,066

 

 

 

347,737

 

 

 

314,144

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets managed

 

3,230,792

 

 

 

3,225,562

 

 

 

3,159,450

 

 

 

3,095,838

 

 

 

3,029,044

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of Net Income Less Tax-Effected Merger-Related Costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

$

4,070

 

 

 

4,694

 

 

 

4,157

 

 

 

6,408

 

 

 

5,579

 

 

 

12,921

 

 

 

15,720

 

Merger-related costs

 

302

 

 

 

415

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

742

 

 

 

 

Tax effect

 

(63

)

 

 

(88

)

 

 

(5

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(156

)

 

 

 

Adjusted net income

$

4,309

 

 

 

5,021

 

 

 

4,177

 

 

 

6,408

 

 

 

5,579

 

 

 

13,507

 

 

 

15,720

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted basic and diluted earnings per share

$

0.40

 

 

 

0.45

 

 

 

0.37

 

 

 

0.57

 

 

 

0.49

 

 

 

1.22

 

 

 

1.36

 

Adjusted return on average assets

 

0.87

%

 

 

1.04

%

 

 

0.88

%

 

 

1.34

%

 

 

1.15

%

 

 

0.93

%

 

 

1.09

%

Adjusted return on average equity

 

8.38

%

 

 

9.87

%

 

 

8.37

%

 

 

12.90

%

 

 

10.79

%

 

 

8.87

%

 

 

9.91

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

2023

 

2022

 

2023

 

 

Average

Outstanding

Balance

 

Interest

Earned/

Paid

 

Average

Yield/

Rate

 

Average

Outstanding

Balance

 

Interest

Earned/

Paid

 

Average

Yield/

Rate

 

Average

Outstanding

Balance

 

Interest

Earned/

Paid

 

Average

Yield/

Rate

Loans (1)

 

$

1,451,153

 

 

17,875

 

4.89

%

 

$

1,384,520

 

 

15,026

 

4.31

%

 

$

1,405,939

 

 

16,763

 

4.78

%

Interest-bearing demand deposits

 

 

10,891

 

 

152

 

5.54

%

 

 

13,212

 

 

80

 

2.40

%

 

 

9,780

 

 

144

 

5.91

%

Federal Reserve Bank stock

 

 

4,652

 

 

 

%

 

 

4,652

 

 

 

%

 

 

4,652

 

 

140

 

12.07

%

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

 

 

7,007

 

 

134

 

7.59

%

 

 

4,369

 

 

65

 

5.90

%

 

 

6,713

 

 

121

 

7.23

%

Investment securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

Equity securities

 

 

3,382

 

 

38

 

4.46

%

 

 

4,387

 

 

20

 

1.81

%

 

 

3,386

 

 

38

 

4.50

%

Debt securities, taxable

 

 

274,494

 

 

1,296

 

1.87

%

 

 

297,001

 

 

1,323

 

1.77

%

 

 

282,325

 

 

1,323

 

1.88

%

Debt securities, non-taxable (2)

 

 

24,134

 

 

219

 

3.60

%

 

 

27,890

 

 

241

 

3.43

%

 

 

24,461

 

 

220

 

3.61

%

Total earnings assets

 

 

1,775,713

 

 

19,714

 

4.40

%

 

 

1,736,031

 

 

16,755

 

3.83

%

 

 

1,737,256

 

 

18,749

 

4.33

%

Non-earning assets

 

 

203,514

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

198,954

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

198,560

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for credit losses

 

 

(7,958

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5,830

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7,860

)

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

1,971,269

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,929,155

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,927,956

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing demand and money market deposits

 

$

541,487

 

 

2,298

 

1.68

%

 

$

539,228

 

 

422

 

0.31

%

 

$

521,422

 

 

1,597

 

1.23

%

Savings deposits

 

 

379,515

 

 

129

 

0.13

%

 

 

453,420

 

 

159

 

0.14

%

 

 

395,367

 

 

134

 

0.14

%

IRA and time certificates

 

 

230,030

 

 

1,999

 

3.45

%

 

 

168,358

 

 

398

 

0.94

%

 

 

215,403

 

 

1,604

 

2.99

%

Short-term borrowings

 

 

63,018

 

 

830

 

5.23

%

 

 

5,728

 

 

71

 

4.92

%

 

 

79,485

 

 

1,008

 

5.09

%

Long-term debt

 

 

72,550

 

 

841

 

4.60

%

 

 

24,920

 

 

210

 

3.34

%

 

 

18,514

 

 

183

 

3.96

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

1,286,600

 

 

6,097

 

1.88

%

 

 

1,191,654

 

 

1,260

 

0.42

%

 

 

1,230,191

 

 

4,526

 

1.48

%

Demand deposits

 

 

459,476

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

508,926

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

472,154

 

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

 

21,226

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,524

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,526

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

 

203,967

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

205,051

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

204,085

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

1,971,269

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,929,155

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,927,956

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest rate spread (3)

 

 

 

 

 

2.52

%

 

 

 

 

 

3.41

%

 

 

 

 

 

2.85

%

Net interest income and net interest margin on a taxable-equivalent basis (4)

 

 

 

13,617

 

3.04

%

 

 

 

15,495

 

3.54

%

 

 

 

14,223

 

3.28

%

Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

138.02

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

145.68

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

141.22

%

 

 

 

 

(1)

Includes non-accrual loans.

(2)

Income from tax-exempt securities is included in interest income on a taxable-equivalent basis. Interest income has been divided

(3)

The net interest spread is the difference between the average rate on total interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities.

(4)

The net interest margin is the taxable-equivalent net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.

LCNB CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in thousands)

 

September 30, 2023

(Unaudited)

 

December 31, 2022

ASSETS:

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks

$

23,124

 

 

 

20,244

 

Interest-bearing demand deposits

 

20,298

 

 

 

2,457

 

Total cash and cash equivalents

 

43,422

 

 

 

22,701

 

Investment securities:

 

 

 

Equity securities with a readily determinable fair value, at fair value

 

1,254

 

 

 

2,273

 

Equity securities without a readily determinable fair value, at cost

 

2,099

 

 

 

2,099

 

Debt securities, available-for-sale, at fair value

 

274,500

 

 

 

289,850

 

Debt securities, held-to-maturity, at cost, net

 

19,006

 

 

 

19,878

 

Federal Reserve Bank stock, at cost

 

4,652

 

 

 

4,652

 

Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost

 

7,583

 

 

 

4,415

 

Loans, net

 

1,450,472

 

 

 

1,395,632

 

Premises and equipment, net

 

33,288

 

 

 

33,042

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

6,093

 

 

 

6,525

 

Goodwill

 

59,221

 

 

 

59,221

 

Core deposit and other intangibles, net

 

1,351

 

 

 

1,827

 

Bank-owned life insurance

 

45,128

 

 

 

44,298

 

Interest receivable

 

8,087

 

 

 

7,482

 

Other assets, net

 

25,512

 

 

 

25,503

 

TOTAL ASSETS

$

1,981,668

 

 

 

1,919,398

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

Deposits:

 

 

 

Noninterest-bearing

$

453,146

 

 

 

505,824

 

Interest-bearing

 

1,163,744

 

 

 

1,099,146

 

Total deposits

 

1,616,890

 

 

 

1,604,970

 

Short-term borrowings

 

30,000

 

 

 

71,455

 

Long-term debt

 

112,641

 

 

 

19,072

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

6,317

 

 

 

6,647

 

Accrued interest and other liabilities

 

14,471

 

 

 

16,579

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

 

1,780,319

 

 

 

1,718,723

 

 

 

 

 

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:

 

 

 

Preferred shares – no par value, authorized 1,000,000 shares, none outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

Common shares – no par value; authorized 19,000,000 shares; issued 14,334,765 and 14,270,550 shares at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively; outstanding 11,123,382 and 11,259,080 shares at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively

 

144,865

 

 

 

144,069

 

Retained earnings

 

143,211

 

 

 

139,249

 

Treasury shares at cost, 3,211,383 and 3,011,470 shares at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively

 

(56,015

)

 

 

(52,689

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes

 

(30,712

)

 

 

(29,954

)

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

201,349

 

 

 

200,675

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

$

1,981,668

 

 

$

1,919,398

 

LCNB CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

2023

 

2022

 

2023

 

2022

INTEREST INCOME:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and fees on loans

$

17,875

 

 

15,026

 

 

50,781

 

 

43,360

 

Dividends on equity securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With a readily determinable fair value

 

9

 

 

14

 

 

34

 

 

40

 

Without a readily determinable fair value

 

29

 

 

6

 

 

79

 

 

16

 

Interest on debt securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable

 

1,296

 

 

1,323

 

 

3,962

 

 

3,672

 

Non-taxable

 

173

 

 

190

 

 

523

 

 

567

 

Other investments

 

286

 

 

145

 

 

910

 

 

379

 

TOTAL INTEREST INCOME

 

19,668

 

 

16,704

 

 

56,289

 

 

48,034

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTEREST EXPENSE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest on deposits

 

4,426

 

 

979

 

 

10,217

 

 

2,493

 

Interest on short-term borrowings

 

830

 

 

71

 

 

3,142

 

 

320

 

Interest on long-term debt

 

841

 

 

210

 

 

1,240

 

 

387

 

TOTAL INTEREST EXPENSE

 

6,097

 

 

1,260

 

 

14,599

 

 

3,200

 

NET INTEREST INCOME

 

13,571

 

 

15,444

 

 

41,690

 

 

44,834

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROVISION FOR (RECOVERY OF) CREDIT LOSSES

 

(114

)

 

(157

)

 

(141

)

 

269

 

NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR (RECOVERY OF) CREDIT LOSSES

 

13,685

 

 

15,601

 

 

41,831

 

 

44,565

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NON-INTEREST INCOME:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fiduciary income

 

1,736

 

 

1,513

 

 

5,263

 

 

4,851

 

Service charges and fees on deposit accounts

 

1,397

 

 

1,706

 

 

4,324

 

 

4,658

 

Bank-owned life insurance income

 

282

 

 

269

 

 

830

 

 

803

 

Gains from sales of loans

 

29

 

 

 

 

38

 

 

188

 

Other operating income

 

134

 

 

93

 

 

350

 

 

159

 

TOTAL NON-INTEREST INCOME

 

3,578

 

 

3,581

 

 

10,805

 

 

10,659

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NON-INTEREST EXPENSE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries and employee benefits

 

7,044

 

 

7,062

 

 

21,454

 

 

21,291

 

Equipment expenses

 

397

 

 

398

 

 

1,175

 

 

1,234

 

Occupancy expense, net

 

805

 

 

790

 

 

2,367

 

 

2,300

 

State financial institutions tax

 

396

 

 

439

 

 

1,189

 

 

1,312

 

Marketing

 

223

 

 

215

 

 

735

 

 

845

 

Amortization of intangibles

 

113

 

 

113

 

 

336

 

 

365

 

FDIC insurance premiums, net

 

224

 

 

137

 

 

663

 

 

397

 

Contracted services

 

671

 

 

613

 

 

1,978

 

 

1,902

 

Other real estate owned, net

 

1

 

 

5

 

 

3

 

 

(874

)

Merger-related expenses

 

302

 

 

 

 

742

 

 

 

Other non-interest expense

 

2,068

 

 

2,578

 

 

6,205

 

 

7,297

 

TOTAL NON-INTEREST EXPENSE

 

12,244

 

 

12,350

 

 

36,847

 

 

36,069

 

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

 

5,019

 

 

6,832

 

 

15,789

 

 

19,155

 

PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES

 

949

 

 

1,253

 

 

2,868

 

 

3,435

 

NET INCOME

$

4,070

 

 

5,579

 

 

12,921

 

 

15,720

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

0.37

 

 

0.49

 

 

1.16

 

 

1.36

 

Diluted

 

0.37

 

 

0.49

 

 

1.16

 

 

1.36

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

11,038,720

 

 

11,284,225

 

 

11,094,185

 

 

11,478,256

 

Diluted

 

11,038,720

 

 

11,284,225

 

 

11,094,185

 

 

11,478,256

 

 

Contacts

Company Contact:
Eric J. Meilstrup
President and Chief Executive Officer
LCNB National Bank
(513) 932-1414
shareholderrelations@lcnb.com

Investor and Media Contact:
Andrew M. Berger
Managing Director
SM Berger & Company, Inc.
(216) 464-6400
andrew@smberger.com

Contacts

Company Contact:
Eric J. Meilstrup
President and Chief Executive Officer
LCNB National Bank
(513) 932-1414
shareholderrelations@lcnb.com

Investor and Media Contact:
Andrew M. Berger
Managing Director
SM Berger & Company, Inc.
(216) 464-6400
andrew@smberger.com