BROOKFIELD, Wis., Oct. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CIB Marine Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company” or “CIBM”) (OTCQX: CIBH), the holding company of CIBM Bank (the “Bank”), announced its unaudited results of operations and financial condition for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2023. During the quarter, CIBM Bank grew its commercial loan portfolio, took cost reduction actions, and continued to adjust its mortgage operations at an increasingly challenged time in this interest rate cycle. The Mortgage Division had a nominal operating loss in the third quarter versus a small operating profit in the second quarter of 2023. The Bank’s cost of funds was sharply higher, causing a reduction in Banking Division earnings. Net income for the quarter was $0.4 million, or $0.28 basic and $0.21 diluted earnings per share, compared to $1.0 million, or $0.78 basic and $0.57 diluted earnings per share, for the same period of 2022. Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, was $1.8 million, or $1.34 basic and $0.98 diluted earnings per share, compared to $2.8 million, or $2.16 basic and $1.57 diluted earnings per share, for the same period of 2022.

Financial highlights for the quarter and nine-month period include:

  • As of September 30, 2023, non-performing assets, restructured loans, and loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing to total assets and nonaccrual loans to total loans were 0.49% and 0.50%, respectively, compared to 0.20% and 0.16%, respectively, on December 31, 2022, and 0.18% and 0.13%, respectively, on September 30, 2022. Also, as of September 30, 2023, the allowance for credit losses on loans (“ACLL”) to loans was 1.30% compared to an allowance for loan and lease losses of 1.37% at December 31, 2022, and 1.43% at September 30, 2022. The ACLL is down 9 basis points from June 30, 2023, due to improved economic forecasts and other qualitative factors offset in part by slower prepayment speeds, as well as a higher portion of the loan portfolio being in residential loans that generally have a lower expected loss rate than commercial segment loans.
  • Net interest income and margins have been declining this year with our banking peers. CIBM’s were $16.3 million and 2.84%, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to $17.8 million and 3.25%, respectively, in the same period of 2022. The nine-month period in 2023 had $0.3 million less Paycheck Protection Program loan fee accretion income and $0.1 million more subordinated debt interest expense compared to the same period in 2022. The net interest margin declined 41 basis points compared to the same nine-month period in 2022 due to a 205 basis point increase in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities (“Cost of Funds”) compared to a lower increase in yields on interest earning assets of 126 basis points in part due to growth in generally lower spread residential mortgage loans. Actions taken during the quarter to mitigate some of the interest rate risk in the balance sheet include use of pay-fix receive floating SOFR indexed interest rate swaps totaling $30 million notional with an average term of 3.5 years and issuing longer-term time deposits including those with call options.
  • The effects of the Fed’s response to inflation by increasing short term interest rates 525 basis points in roughly 18 months and a deeply inverted yield curve have had a severe effect on deposit mix and related Cost of Funds in the banking industry with the changes accelerated in the year 2023. Cost of Funds is up significantly this year as deposit customers seek higher returns in a rising rate environment and to maximize their FDIC insurance coverage, and as deposit rate competition has intensified dramatically. Total deposits are up $15 million since December 31, 2022, with noninterest-bearing deposits down $27 million, and interest-bearing deposits up $42 million, largely in time deposit products, as balances move from lower to higher interest rate products. Money market deposit balances are relatively unchanged year to date, however, their rates are up significantly due to rising short-term rates and intensifying competition. The remaining funding for loan growth has largely been from other short-term borrowings at the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago whose average cost for the quarter was 5.53% on a per annum basis.
  • Loan portfolios in the industry have been growing rapidly and CIBM’s growth has exceeded its banking peers’ growth. CIBM’s balances increased $111 million year to date, comprised of $59 million in commercial segment loans and the remaining primarily in residential mortgage loans; and from June 30, 2023, to September 30, 2023, loan portfolio balances increased $41 million primarily from $27 million in commercial segment loans – up from $9 million the prior quarter – and $13 million in residential mortgage loans – down from $30 million the prior quarter. During the first nine months of the year, the Mortgage Division originated $209 million in residential mortgage loans with 79% of the originated loans sold or held for sale, up from 73% the first six months of the year.
  • For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, Banking Division net income was $2.9 million and Mortgage Division net loss was $0.5 million. The remaining $0.6 million of net loss was from parent company sub-debt and administration expenses. Residential mortgage loan originations are up $83 million compared to the same nine-month period from 2022. The Mortgage Division has 39 more commission-based loan originators since the end of the third quarter of 2022 and five operations/administration employees, improving the Division’s lending capacity and mix of lending to operations staff. The average number of loans per lender continues to be down as markets remain severely affected by higher mortgage interest rates compared to recent years and tight housing supply. In addition, tighter mortgage loan margins have persisted. Recently hired mortgage lenders are expected to become more fully established and nearly all of the up-front new-hire compensation costs are completed.

Reflecting on the past nine months, Mr. J. Brian Chaffin, CIBM’s President and CEO, commented, “Our successes in developing the franchise have been overshadowed by rapid and significant Fed funds rate increases and an inverted yield curve, which have extended over a historically significant period of time and proven to be very challenging as Cost of Funds has spiked higher and mortgage production volumes continue to suffer. In an effort to mitigate some of our interest rate risk and address the impact on our earnings, we have instituted several cost control measures that are projected to reduce our ongoing operating costs by more than $1 million per annum.

“In addition, we closed our Danville, Illinois, branch after selling its retail deposits for a premium during the second quarter; our Retail Division updated lock box deposit and online deposit account opening services as they continue to develop household banking relationships to support funding; and our Mortgage Division has increased production relative to the same period of 2023, and improved efficiencies and future production capacity.”

He concluded, “Finally, our Commercial Loan Division has outperformed budget in generating new loans and deposits. Despite growth in our loan portfolio, we have eased our ACLL rate and provisioning again, thanks to continued moderately strong credit quality coupled with a resilient economy and improved GDP and unemployment rate forecasts from the Federal Reserve this quarter. As of the end of quarter two of 2023, we continued to have an ACLL rate above the median local and national peer banks.”

CIB Marine Bancshares, Inc. is the holding company for CIBM Bank, which operates nine banking offices in Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana, and has mortgage loan officers and/or offices in nine states. More information on the Company is available at www.cibmarine.com, including recent shareholder letters, links to regulatory financial reports, and audited financial statements.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
CIB Marine has made statements in this release that may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. CIB Marine intends these forward-looking statements to be subject to the safe harbor created thereby and is including this statement to avail itself of the safe harbor. Forward-looking statements are identified generally by statements containing words and phrases such as “may,” “project,” “are confident,” “should be,” “intend,” “predict,” “believe,” “plan,” “expect,” “estimate,” “anticipate” and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements reflect CIB Marine’s current views with respect to future events and financial performance that are subject to many uncertainties and factors relating to CIB Marine’s operations and the business environment, which could change at any time.

There are inherent difficulties in predicting factors that may affect the accuracy of forward-looking statements.

Stockholders should note that many factors, some of which are discussed elsewhere in this Earnings Release and in the documents that are incorporated by reference, could affect the future financial results of CIB Marine and could cause those results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements contained or incorporated by reference in this document. These factors, many of which are beyond CIB Marine’s control, include but are not limited to:

  • operating, legal, execution, credit, market, security (including cyber), and regulatory risks;
  • economic, political, and competitive forces affecting CIB Marine’s banking business;
  • the impact on net interest income and securities values from changes in monetary policy and general economic and political conditions; and
  • the risk that CIB Marine’s analyses of these risks and forces could be incorrect and/or that the strategies developed to address them could be unsuccessful.

These factors should be considered in evaluating the forward-looking statements, and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. CIB Marine undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Forward-looking statements are subject to significant risks and uncertainties and CIB Marine’s actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in forward-looking statements.

 
CIB MARINE BANCSHARES, INC.
Selected Unaudited Consolidated Financial Data
         
 At or for the
 Quarters Ended 9 Months Ended
 September 30,June 30,March 31,December 31,September 30,September 30,September 30,
 20232023202320222022 20232022
 (Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
Selected Statement of Operations Data:        
Interest and dividend income$10,117 $9,152 $8,472 $7,808 $7,234  $27,741 $19,524 
Interest expense 5,180  3,643  2,601  1,664  823   11,424  1,753 
Net interest income 4,937  5,509  5,871  6,144  6,411   16,317  17,771 
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses (140) (246) 159  (642) 34   (227) (251)
Net interest income after provision for        
(reversal of) credit losses 5,077  5,755  5,712  6,786  6,377   16,544  18,022 
Noninterest income (1) 2,368  3,298  1,410  791  1,313   7,076  4,678 
Noninterest expense 7,007  7,457  6,805  6,316  6,311   21,269  18,947 
Income before income taxes 438  1,596  317  1,261  1,379   2,351  3,753 
Income tax expense 59  431  89  351  352   579  937 
Net income$379 $1,165 $228 $910 $1,027  $1,772 $2,816 
         
Common Share Data:        
Basic net income per share (2)$0.28 $0.88 $0.17 $0.81 $0.78  $1.34 $2.16 
Diluted net income per share (2) 0.21  0.64  0.13  0.59  0.57   0.98  1.57 
Dividend 0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00   0.00  0.00 
Tangible book value per share (3) 52.05  52.47  53.28  53.19  52.24   52.05  52.24 
Book value per share (3) 50.28  50.70  51.48  51.39  49.78   50.28  49.78 
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic 1,333,889  1,318,460  1,308,603  1,308,279  1,308,752   1,320,332  1,302,872 
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted 1,814,716  1,815,593  1,803,218  1,796,947  1,797,721   1,811,140  1,794,941 
Financial Condition Data:        
Total assets$874,247 $819,521 $787,244 $752,997 $762,965  $874,247 $762,965 
Loans 688,446  647,823  608,492  577,303  564,841   688,446  564,841 
Allowance for credit losses on loans (4) (8,947) (8,999) (9,193) (7,894) (8,061)  (8,947) (8,061)
Investment securities 130,476  114,661  126,001  124,421  127,954   130,476  127,954 
Deposits 644,165  613,808  632,339  628,869  633,234   644,165  633,234 
Borrowings 138,469  113,950  65,173  34,485  37,168   138,469  37,168 
Stockholders' equity 83,313  83,876  83,615  83,503  87,228   83,313  87,228 
Financial Ratios and Other Data:        
Performance Ratios:        
Net interest margin (5) 2.43% 2.90% 3.22% 3.32% 3.45%  2.84% 3.25%
Net interest spread (6) 1.85% 2.42% 2.82% 3.02% 3.29%  2.34% 3.13%
Noninterest income to average assets (7) 1.15% 1.68% 0.72% 0.41% 0.72%  1.19% 0.87%
Noninterest expense to average assets 3.31% 3.77% 3.58% 3.27% 3.24%  3.55% 3.31%
Efficiency ratio (8) 95.06% 84.35% 93.90% 91.13% 80.73%  90.66% 83.35%
Earnings on average assets (9) 0.18% 0.59% 0.12% 0.47% 0.53%  0.30% 0.49%
Earnings on average equity (10) 1.78% 5.53% 1.11% 4.15% 4.52%  2.82% 4.15%
Asset Quality Ratios:        
Nonaccrual loans to loans (11) 0.50% 0.02% 0.08% 0.16% 0.13%  0.50% 0.13%
Nonaccrual loans, restructured loans and        
loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing to total loans (4) 0.56% 0.11% 0.12% 0.20% 0.17%  0.56% 0.17%
Nonperforming assets, restructured loans        
and loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing to total assets (4) 0.49% 0.13% 0.14% 0.20% 0.18%  0.49% 0.18%
Allowance for credit losses on loans to total loans (4)(11) 1.30% 1.39% 1.51% 1.37% 1.43%  1.30% 1.43%
Allowance for credit losses on loans to nonaccrual loans,        
restructured loans and loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing (4)(11) 231.01% 1283.74% 1262.77% 684.06% 852.11%  231.01% 852.11%
Net charge-offs (recoveries) annualized        
to average loans (11) -0.01% -0.02% -0.02% -0.33% -0.01%  -0.01% 0.01%
Capital Ratios:        
Total equity to total assets 9.53% 10.23% 10.62% 11.09% 11.43%  9.53% 11.43%
Total risk-based capital ratio 13.58% 14.31% 14.84% 15.71% 16.42%  13.58% 16.42%
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio 10.91% 11.54% 11.99% 12.78% 13.48%  10.91% 13.48%
Leverage capital ratio 8.93% 9.43% 9.56% 9.73% 10.16%  8.93% 10.16%
Other Data:        
Number of employees (full-time equivalent) 194  206  202  189  166   194  166 
Number of banking facilities 9  10  10  10  10   9  10 
         
(1) Noninterest income includes gains and losses on securities.
(2) Net income available to common stockholders in the calculation of earnings per share includes the difference between the carrying amount less the consideration paid for redeemed preferred stock of $0.1 million for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2022.
(3) Tangible book value per share is the stockholder equity less the carry value of the preferred stock and less the goodwill and intangible assets, divided by the total shares of common outstanding. Book value per share is the stockholder equity less the liquidation preference of the preferred stock, divided by the total shares of common outstanding. Book value measures are reported inclusive of the net deferred tax assets. As presented here, shares of common outstanding excludes unvested restricted stock awards.
(4) Allowance for credit losses on loans is allowance for loan losses in ending dates and periods prior to January 1, 2023.
(5) Net interest margin is the ratio of net interest income to average interest-earning assets.
(6) Net interest spread is the yield on average interest-earning assets less the rate on average interest-bearing liabilities.
(7) Noninterest income to average assets excludes gains and losses on securities.
(8) The efficiency ratio is noninterest expense divided by the sum of net interest income plus noninterest income, excluding gains and losses on securities.
(9) Earnings on average assets are net income divided by average total assets.
(10) Earnings on average equity are net income divided by average stockholders' equity.
(11) Excludes loans held for sale.


 
CIB MARINE BANCSHARES, INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)
      
 September 30,June 30,March 31,December 31,September 30,
 20232023202320222022
 (Dollars in Thousands, Except Shares)
Assets     
Cash and due from banks$9,203 $14,444 $16,490 $19,667 $36,454 
Reverse repurchase agreements -  -  -  -  - 
Securities available for sale 128,413  112,532  123,838  122,292  125,830 
Equity securities at fair value 2,063  2,129  2,163  2,129  2,124 
Loans held for sale 15,011  14,726  10,848  5,057  6,471 
      
Loans 688,446  647,823  608,492  577,303  564,841 
Allowance for credit losses on loans (1) (8,947) (8,999) (9,193) (7,894) (8,061)
Net loans 679,499  638,824  599,299  569,409  556,780 
      
Federal Home Loan Bank Stock 4,645  2,818  1,897  1,897  1,897 
Premises and equipment, net 3,675  3,879  3,969  4,081  4,159 
Accrued interest receivable 2,748  2,036  2,118  1,915  1,807 
Deferred tax assets, net 16,815  16,790  16,464  16,273  16,977 
Other real estate owned, net 375  375  375  375  403 
Bank owned life insurance 6,204  6,160  6,119  6,076  6,040 
Goodwill and other intangible assets 70  76  81  87  92 
Other assets 5,526  4,732  3,583  3,739  3,931 
Total Assets$874,247 $819,521 $787,244 $752,997 $762,965 
      
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity      
Deposits:     
Noninterest-bearing demand$88,674 $93,487 $94,700 $115,186 $134,765 
Interest-bearing demand 73,086  82,484  93,388  76,918  79,306 
Savings 254,211  247,339  259,907  260,159  254,146 
Time 228,194  190,498  184,344  176,606  165,017 
Total deposits 644,165  613,808  632,339  628,869  633,234 
Short-term borrowings 128,748  104,238  55,469  24,789  27,480 
Long-term borrowings 9,721  9,712  9,704  9,696  9,688 
Accrued interest payable 1,491  963  557  554  227 
Other liabilities 6,809  6,924  5,560  5,586  5,108 
Total liabilities 790,934  735,645  703,629  669,494  675,737 
      
Stockholders' Equity      
Preferred stock, $1 par value; 5,000,000 authorized shares at both September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022; 7% fixed rate noncumulative perpetual issued; 14,633 shares of series A and 1,610 shares of series B; convertible; $16.2 million aggregate liquidation preference 13,806  13,806  13,806  13,806  18,762 
Common stock, $1 par value; 75,000,000 authorized shares; 1,348,716 and 1,323,547 issued shares; 1,334,647 and 1,309,478 outstanding shares at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. (2) 1,349  1,349  1,324  1,324  1,324 
Capital surplus 181,144  181,050  180,903  180,777  180,664 
Accumulated deficit (104,443) (104,822) (105,987) (105,025) (106,081)
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net (8,009) (6,973) (5,897) (6,845) (6,907)
Treasury stock, 14,791 shares on September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 (3) (534) (534) (534) (534) (534)
Total stockholders' equity 83,313  83,876  83,615  83,503  87,228 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$874,247 $819,521 $787,244 $752,997 $762,965 
      
(1) Allowance for credit losses on loans is allowance for loan losses in ending dates and periods prior to January 1, 2023.
(2) Both issued and outstanding shares as stated here exclude 49,975 shares of unvested restricted stock awards at September 30, 2023 and 58,897 shares at December 31, 2022.
(3) Treasury stock includes 722 shares held by subsidiary bank CIBM Bank.


 
CIB MARINE BANCSHARES, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
         
 At or for the
 Quarters Ended 9 Months Ended
 September 30,June 30,March 31,December 31,September 30,September 30,September 30,
 20232023202320222022 20232022
 (Dollars in thousands)
         
Interest Income        
Loans$8,718 $7,942 $7,121$6,426 $6,029  $23,781 $16,825 
Loans held for sale 227  155  84 63  96   466  244 
Securities 1,132  985  1,031 948  826   3,148  2,046 
Other investments 40  70  236 371  283   346  409 
Total interest income 10,117  9,152  8,472 7,808  7,234   27,741  19,524 
         
Interest Expense        
Deposits 3,918  3,076  2,364 1,452  662   9,358  1,396 
Short-term borrowings 1,141  445  118 91  40   1,704  59 
Long-term borrowings 121  122  119 121  121   362  298 
Total interest expense 5,180  3,643  2,601 1,664  823   11,424  1,753 
Net interest income 4,937  5,509  5,871 6,144  6,411   16,317  17,771 
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses (140) (246) 159 (642) 34   (227) (251)
Net interest income after provision for        
(reversal of) credit losses 5,077  5,755  5,712 6,786  6,377   16,544  18,022 
         
Noninterest Income        
Deposit service charges 101  76  79 82  86   256  266 
Other service fees 6  11  16 15  18   33  114 
Mortgage banking revenue, net 1,984  1,636  1,008 597  1,126   4,628  3,824 
Other income 132  171  110 117  147   413  500 
Net gains on sale of securities available for sale 0  0  0 0  0   0  0 
Unrealized gains (losses) recognized on equity securities (66) (34) 34 4  (93)  (66) (283)
Net gains (loss) on sale of SBA loans 0  0  151 0  0   151  157 
Net gains (losses) on sale of assets and (writedowns) 211  1,438  12 (24) 29   1,661  100 
Total noninterest income 2,368  3,298  1,410 791  1,313   7,076  4,678 
         
Noninterest Expense        
Compensation and employee benefits 4,631  5,101  4,550 4,061  4,240   14,282  12,644 
Equipment 484  504  475 466  396   1,463  1,277 
Occupancy and premises 490  404  438 399  390   1,332  1,220 
Data Processing 245  221  199 202  205   665  542 
Federal deposit insurance 123  150  87 70  58   360  161 
Professional services 271  317  278 415  244   866  752 
Telephone and data communication 57  56  61 66  61   174  182 
Insurance 82  68  88 85  74   238  233 
Other expense 624  636  629 552  643   1,889  1,936 
Total noninterest expense 7,007  7,457  6,805 6,316  6,311   21,269  18,947 
Income from operations        
before income taxes 438  1,596  317 1,261  1,379   2,351  3,753 
Income tax expense 59  431  89 351  352   579  937 
Net income  379  1,165  228 910  1,027   1,772  2,816 
Discount from repurchase of preferred stock 0  0  0 146  0   0  0 
Net income allocated to        
 common stockholders$379 $1,165 $228$1,056 $1,027  $1,772 $2,816 
         

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
J. Brian Chaffin, President & CEO
(217) 355-0900
brian.chaffin@cibmbank.com


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