Financial Performance - Net income for Q1 2024 was 1.4million,or0.39 per share, compared to a net loss of (4.0)million,or(1.14) per share, in Q4 2023[1] - Noninterest income for Q1 2024 was 0.9million,asignificantrecoveryfromalossof(5.4) million in Q4 2023[5] - Total revenue for the first quarter of 2024 was 7,544,000,comparedto6,300,000 in the previous quarter and 7,901,000inthesamequarterlastyear[13]−Basicanddilutednetearningspershareforthefirstquarterof2024were0.39, recovering from a loss of (1.14)inthepreviousquarteranddownfrom0.56 in the same quarter last year[13] - The return on average equity for the first quarter of 2024 was 7.13%, a significant recovery from (26.40%) in the previous quarter and an increase from 11.44% in the same quarter last year[13] Asset and Deposit Growth - Total assets increased to 979.0millionasofMarch31,2024,comparedto975.3 million at December 31, 2023[6] - Total deposits rose by 3.4millionto899.7 million, reflecting a slight increase from 896.2millionattheendofQ42023[6]−Totalassetsattheendofthefirstquarterof2024were979,039,000, a slight increase from 975,255,000inthepreviousquarterbutadecreasefrom1,017,746,000 in the same quarter last year[14] Loan and Credit Quality - Annualized loan growth was reported at 7%, with average loans reaching 560.8million,a20.9 million, or 0.09% of total assets, down from 2.7million,or0.267.2 million, or 1.27% of total loans, up from 6.9million,or1.23878,000, a decrease from 911,000inthepreviousquarterandasignificantdecreasefrom2,679,000 in the same quarter last year[13] - The provision for credit losses was 334,000,slightlyupfrom326,000 in the previous quarter and significantly higher than 66,000inthesamequarterlastyear[13]InterestIncomeandMargin−Netinterestincome(tax−equivalent)increasedby86.7 million in Q1 2024, driven by a net interest margin rise of 39 basis points to 3.04%[3] - Net interest income for the first quarter of 2024 was 6,657,000,anincreasefrom6,059,000 in the previous quarter and a decrease from 7,109,000inthesamequarterlastyear[13]−Thenetinterestmarginforthefirstquarterof2024was3.0474,489,000, down from 76,507,000inthepreviousquarterandupfrom73,640,000 in the same quarter last year[14] - Cash dividends paid were $0.27 per share in Q1 2024, with no share repurchases during the quarter[8] - The tangible common equity ratio was 7.63% at March 31, 2024, compared to 7.84% at December 31, 2023[8] Efficiency Metrics - The efficiency ratio improved to 75.03% in the first quarter of 2024, compared to 80.04% in the previous quarter and 69.97% in the same quarter last year[13]