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Citizens & Northern(CZNC) - 2025 Q1 - Quarterly Results

Financial Performance - Net income for Q1 2025 was 6,293,000,anincreaseof18.606,293,000, an increase of 18.60% compared to 5,306,000 in Q1 2024[1] - Net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, was 6,293,000,adecreaseof22.96,293,000, a decrease of 22.9% compared to 8,174,000 for the same period in 2024[7] - Noninterest income for Q1 2025 was 7,008,000,up4.997,008,000, up 4.99% from 6,675,000 in Q1 2024[5] - Noninterest income for the quarter was 7,008,000,downfrom7,008,000, down from 7,547,000 in the previous quarter, representing a decrease of 7.1%[7] - The company reported a basic and diluted earnings per share of 0.41forthequarter,downfrom0.41 for the quarter, down from 0.53 in the same quarter last year[7] Interest Income and Expenses - Net interest income after provision for credit losses rose to 19,739,000,reflectinga9.1319,739,000, reflecting a 9.13% increase from 18,087,000 in the previous year[1] - Net interest income after provision for credit losses was 19,739,000,downfrom19,739,000, down from 21,004,000 in the previous quarter, reflecting a decrease of 6.0%[7] - Total interest income decreased to 31,920thousandforthethreemonthsendedMarch31,2025,downfrom31,920 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2025, down from 33,546 thousand in the previous quarter, reflecting a decline of approximately 4.8%[17] - Total interest expense decreased to 11,734thousandforthethreemonthsendedMarch31,2025,comparedto11,734 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to 12,856 thousand in the previous quarter, a reduction of about 8.7%[17] Assets and Liabilities - Total assets increased by 3.48% to 2,609,228,000from2,609,228,000 from 2,521,537,000 year-over-year[3] - Total assets as of March 31, 2025, were 2,609,228,000,aslightdecreasefrom2,609,228,000, a slight decrease from 2,610,653,000 as of December 31, 2024[8] - Total stockholders' equity increased to 281,831,000from281,831,000 from 275,284,000 in the previous quarter, reflecting a growth of 2.0%[8] - The total assets of the company as of March 31, 2025, were 2,575,150[19]CapitalandEquityReturnonaverageassets(annualized)improvedto0.982,575,150[19] Capital and Equity - Return on average assets (annualized) improved to 0.98% from 0.84%, marking a 16.67% increase[5] - Return on average equity (annualized) increased to 9.05% from 8.13%, representing an 11.32% rise[5] - Common book value per share increased to 18.20, a 7.00% rise from 17.01inthepreviousyear[5]Thetotalriskbasedcapitalratioincreasedto16.0017.01 in the previous year[5] - The total risk-based capital ratio increased to 16.00% from 15.54%, reflecting a 2.96% improvement in capital strength[6] - The total stockholders' equity, excluding accumulated other comprehensive loss, was 312,427 as of March 31, 2025[19] Credit Quality - The provision for credit losses was 236,000,comparedtoacreditof236,000, compared to a credit of 531,000 in the previous quarter, indicating a shift in credit quality assessment[7] - Total nonperforming loans increased to 24,130thousandasofMarch31,2025,upfrom24,130 thousand as of March 31, 2025, up from 23,961 thousand in December 31, 2024, representing a 0.7% increase[12] - Total nonperforming assets rose to 24,329thousand,comparedto24,329 thousand, compared to 24,142 thousand in the previous quarter, marking a 0.8% increase[12] - The allowance for credit losses as a percentage of total loans remained stable at 1.06% for both March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024[12] - Net charge-offs for the three months ended March 31, 2025, were 91thousand,comparedto91 thousand, compared to 14 thousand for the previous quarter, indicating a significant increase in charge-offs[13] - The provision for credit losses on loans was 228thousandforthethreemonthsendedMarch31,2025,comparedtoacreditof228 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to a credit of 393 thousand in the previous quarter[14] Operational Efficiency - The efficiency ratio improved to 70.03% from 70.64%, indicating enhanced operational efficiency[6] - Total noninterest expense rose to 19,043forthethreemonthsendedMarch31,2025,comparedto19,043 for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to 18,430 in the previous quarter[22] Deposits - Deposits grew by 5.32% to 2,102,141,000comparedto2,102,141,000 compared to 1,995,903,000 in the prior year[3] - Total deposits reached 2,061,182,withuninsureddepositsestimatedat2,061,182, with uninsured deposits estimated at 621,542, representing 22.8% of total deposits[24] Other Financial Metrics - Total earning assets as of March 31, 2025, amounted to 2,419,806,withareturnof5.352,419,806, with a return of 5.35%[19] - Total loans receivable increased to 1,899,433, with a taxable return of 6.03%[19] - The interest rate spread for the three months ended March 31, 2025, was 2.69%[19] - Highly liquid available funding as a percentage of uninsured deposits was 182.7% as of March 31, 2025[24]