Middlefield Banc Corp.

04/30/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/30/2024 05:31

Middlefield Banc Corp. Reports 2024 First Quarter Financial Results - Form 8-K

Middlefield Banc Corp. Reports 2024 First Quarter Financial Results

MIDDLEFIELD, OHIO, April 30, 2024 ◆◆◆◆ Middlefield Banc Corp. (NASDAQ: MBCN) today reported financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

2024 First Quarter Financial Highlights (on a year-over-year basis unless noted):

Net income was $4.2 million, compared to $4.9 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, and $3.5 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2023

Earnings were $0.51 per diluted share, compared to $0.60 per diluted share for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, and $0.44 per diluted share for the quarter ended December 31, 2023

Net interest income after the provision for credit losses was $15.1 million, compared to $16.0 million

Noninterest income increased 6.9% to $1.8 million

Total loans increased 7.8% to a record $1.49 billion

Total deposits were $1.45 billion, compared to $1.43 billion

Return on average assets annualized was 0.92%, compared to 0.78% for the quarter ended December 31, 2023

Return on average equity annualized was 8.16%, compared to 7.13% for the quarter ended December 31, 2023

Return on average tangible common equity(1) was 10.30%, compared to 9.11% for the quarter ended December 31, 2023

Excellent asset quality with nonperforming assets to total assets of 0.60%, compared to 0.73%

Allowance for credit losses was 1.41% of total loans, compared to 1.46%

Equity to assets remained strong at 11.32%, compared to 11.30%

Book value increased 5.6% to $25.48 per share

(1)

See non-GAAP reconciliation under the section "GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations"

Ronald L. Zimmerly, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "2024 is off to a solid start. Over the past three months, our pre-tax,pre-provision income(1) stabilized, reflecting positive loan growth, strong asset quality, higher noninterest income, and controlled operating expenses. During this period, our ROAA, ROAE, and ROATCE increased due to improved profitability. In addition, we ended the quarter with record total loans as our expanded Commercial, Business, and Consumer Banking teams capitalized on favorable demand trends across our Northeast, Central, and Western Ohio markets."

"While we expect uncertainty about FOMC monetary policies and their impact on national economic conditions in 2024 to continue, economic activity and employment within our Ohio markets are stable. In addition, our asset quality remains excellent, and nonperforming assets at the end of the first quarter improved slightly from the fourth quarter and were down 14.5% from last year's first quarter. Our first quarter performance is encouraging and reflects our teams' hard work and contributions across our three Ohio markets. As we look to the remainder of the year, we are focused on pursuing our multi-year strategic growth goals: increasing revenue opportunities, improving our customer experience, and advancing operational performance to create lasting value for our shareholders," concluded Mr. Zimmerly.

Income Statement

Net interest income for the 2024 first quarter decreased 9.3% to $15.0 million, compared to $16.5 million for the same period last year. The net interest margin for the 2024 first quarter was 3.53%, compared to 4.19% last year.

For the 2024 first quarter, noninterest income increased 6.9% to $1.8 million, compared to $1.7 million for the same period of 2023.

Noninterest expense for the 2024 first quarter was $12.0 million, compared to $11.8 million for the 2023 first quarter.

Net income for the 2024 first quarter ended March 31, 2024, was $4.2 million, or $0.51 per diluted share, compared to $4.9 million, or $0.60 per diluted share, for the same period last year.

For the 2024 first quarter, pre-tax,pre-provision net income was $4.8 million, compared to $6.4 million last year. (See non-GAAP reconciliation under the section "GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations").

Balance Sheet

Total assets at March 31, 2024, increased 5.1% to $1.82 billion, compared to $1.73 billion at March 31, 2023. Total loans at March 31, 2024, were $1.49 billion, compared to $1.38 billion at March 31, 2023. The 7.8% year-over-year increase in total loans was primarily due to higher commercial and industrial, residential real estate, commercial real estate, and construction and other loans.

Total liabilities at March 31, 2024, increased 5.1% to $1.61 billion, compared to $1.53 billion at March 31, 2023. Total deposits at March 31, 2024, were $1.45 billion, compared to $1.43 billion at March 31, 2023. The 1.5% year-over-year increase in deposits was primarily due to growth in money market, interest-bearing demand, and time deposits, partially offset by declines in noninterest-bearing demand and savings accounts. Noninterest-bearing demand deposits were 27.0% of total deposits at March 31, 2024, compared to 33.3% at March 31, 2023. At March 31, 2024, the Company had brokered deposits of $90.4 million, compared to $5.0 million at March 31, 2023.

The investment securities available for sale portfolio was $167.9 million at March 31, 2024, compared with $169.6 million at March 31, 2023.

Michael Ranttila, Chief Financial Officer, stated, "Asset quality improved on both a sequential and year-over-year basis, reflecting our conservative underwriting standards and balanced portfolio composition. Nonperforming loans at March 31, 2024, included one self-storage loan in the Southwest Ohio market totaling $3.6 million. We believe this issue is isolated to this borrower and does not indicate a trend in the market, our portfolio, or an issue in underwriting."

Mr. Ranttila continued, "We also remain focused on identifying opportunities to improve our cost of funds, pay down higher cost capital, and grow core deposits to support loan demand. Over the past three months, total deposits increased 1.4%, while our Federal Home Loan Bank advances decreased by nearly 16.0%. With sufficient liquidity, stabilizing profitability, and excellent asset quality, I am pleased to report that during the first quarter, we repurchased 43,858 shares of our common stock at an average price of $24.00 per share, reflecting our long-standing commitment to return excess capital to shareholders."

Middlefield's CRE portfolio included the following categories at March 31, 2024:

CRE Category

Balance
(in thousands)
Percent of
CRE Portfolio
Percent of
Loan Portfolio

Multi-Family

$ 81,691 12.4 % 5.5 %

Office Space

$ 78,789 12.0 % 5.3 %

Shopping Plazas

$ 73,250 11.1 % 4.9 %

Self-Storage

$ 61,525 9.3 % 4.1 %

Hospitality

$ 39,779 6.0 % 2.7 %

Senior Living

$ 26,545 4.0 % 1.8 %

Other

$ 297,500 45.2 % 19.9 %

Total CRE

$ 659,079 100.0 % 44.2 %

Stockholders' Equity and Dividends

At March 31, 2024, stockholders' equity was $205.6 million compared to $195.2 million at March 31, 2023. The 5.3% year-over-year increase in stockholders' equity was primarily due to higher retained earnings and an improvement in the unrealized losses on the available-for-sale investment portfolio, partially offset by the Company's stock repurchase program. On a per-share basis, shareholders' equity at March 31, 2024, was $25.48 compared to $24.13 at March 31, 2023.

At March 31, 2024, tangible stockholders' equity(1) was $162.8 million, compared to $156.0 million at March 31, 2023. On a per-share basis, tangible stockholders' equity(1) was $20.18 at March 31, 2024, compared to $19.29 at March 31, 2023. (1)See non-GAAP reconciliation under the section "GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations".

For the 2024 first quarter, the Company declared cash dividends of $0.20 per share, totaling $1.6 million.

At March 31, 2024, the Company's equity-to-assets ratio was 11.32%, compared to 11.30% at March 31, 2023.

Asset Quality

For the 2024 first quarter, the Company recorded a recovery of credit losses of $100,000 versus a provision for credit losses of $500,000 for the same period last year.

Net recoveries were $68,000, or 0.02% of average loans, annualized, during the first quarter of 2024, compared to net recoveries of $8,000, or 0.00% of average loans, annualized, at March 31, 2023.

Nonperforming loans at March 31, 2024, were $10.8 million, compared to $6.9 million at March 31, 2023. Nonperforming assets at March 31, 2024, were $10.8 million, compared to $12.7 million at March 31, 2023. The allowance for credit losses at March 31, 2024, stood at $21.1 million, or 1.41% of total loans, compared to $20.2 million, or 1.46% of total loans at March 31, 2023. The decrease in the allowance for credit losses as a percentage of total loans was mainly due to changes in projected loss drivers, prepayment assumptions, and curtailment expectations over the reasonable and supportable forecast period.

About Middlefield Banc Corp.

Middlefield Banc Corp., headquartered in Middlefield, Ohio, is the Bank holding Company of The Middlefield Banking Company, with total assets of $1.82 billion at March 31, 2024. The Bank operates 21 full-service banking centers and an LPL Financial® brokerage office serving Ada, Beachwood, Bellefontaine, Chardon, Cortland, Dublin, Garrettsville, Kenton, Mantua, Marysville, Middlefield, Newbury, Orwell, Plain City, Powell, Solon, Sunbury, Twinsburg, and Westerville. The Bank also operates a Loan Production Office in Mentor, Ohio.

Additional information is available at www.middlefieldbank.bank

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

This press release includes disclosure of Middlefield Banc Corp.'s tangible book value per share, return on average tangible equity, and pre-tax,pre-provision for loan losses income, which are financial measures not prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP). A non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of historical or future financial performance, financial position or cash flows that excludes or includes amounts required to be disclosed by GAAP. Middlefield Banc Corp. believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide both management and investors a more complete understanding of the underlying operational results and trends and Middlefield Banc Corp.'s marketplace performance. The presentation of this additional information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the numbers prepared in accordance with GAAP. The reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures are included in the following Consolidated Financial Highlights tables below.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release of Middlefield Banc Corp. and the reports Middlefield Banc Corp. files with the Securities and Exchange Commission often contain "forward-looking statements" relating to present or future trends or factors affecting the banking industry and, specifically, the financial operations, markets and products of Middlefield Banc Corp. These forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties. There are several important factors that could cause Middlefield Banc Corp.'s future results to differ materially from historical performance or projected performance. These factors include, but are not limited to: (1) a significant increase in competitive pressures among financial institutions; (2) changes in the interest rate environment that may reduce interest margins; (3) changes in prepayment speeds, charge-offs and loan loss provisions; (4) less favorable than expected general economic conditions; (5) legislative or regulatory changes that may adversely affect businesses in which Middlefield Banc Corp. is engaged; (6) technological issues which may adversely affect Middlefield Banc Corp.'s financial operations or customers; (7) changes in the securities markets; or (8) risk factors mentioned in the reports and registration statements Middlefield Banc Corp. files with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Middlefield Banc Corp. undertakes no obligation to release revisions to these forward-looking statements or to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release.

MIDDLEFIELD BANC CORP.

Consolidated Selected Financial Highlights

(Dollar amounts in thousands, unaudited)

March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31,

Balance Sheets (period end)

2024 2023 2023 2023 2023

ASSETS

Cash and due from banks

$ 44,816 $ 56,397 $ 56,228 $ 49,422 $ 59,609

Federal funds sold

1,438 4,439 9,274 9,654 7,048

Cash and cash equivalents

46,254 60,836 65,502 59,076 66,657

Investment securities available for sale, at fair value

167,890 170,779 159,414 167,209 169,605

Other investments

907 955 958 711 777

Loans held for sale

-  -  632 171 104

Loans:

Commercial real estate:

Owner occupied

178,543 183,545 185,593 187,919 185,661

Non-owner occupied

398,845 401,580 382,676 385,846 400,314

Multifamily

81,691 82,506 82,578 58,579 63,892

Residential real estate

331,480 328,854 321,331 312,196 306,179

Commercial and industrial

227,433 221,508 214,334 209,349 195,024

Home equity lines of credit

129,287 127,818 127,494 126,894 126,555

Construction and other

135,716 125,105 127,106 118,851 97,406

Consumer installment

7,131 7,214 7,481 9,801 7,816

Total loans

1,490,126 1,478,130 1,448,593 1,409,435 1,382,847

Less allowance for credit losses

21,069 21,693 20,986 20,591 20,162

Net loans

1,469,057 1,456,437 1,427,607 1,388,844 1,362,685

Premises and equipment, net

21,035 21,339 21,708 21,629 21,775

Goodwill

36,356 36,356 36,197 36,197 31,735

Core deposit intangibles

6,384 6,642 6,906 7,171 7,436

Bank-owned life insurance

34,575 34,349 34,153 34,235 34,015

Other real estate owned

-  -  5,792 5,792 5,792

Accrued interest receivable and other assets

34,210 35,190 34,551 30,472 27,258

TOTAL ASSETS

$ 1,816,668 $ 1,822,883 $ 1,793,420 $ 1,751,507 $ 1,727,839
March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31,
2024 2023 2023 2023 2023

LIABILITIES

Deposits:

Noninterest-bearing demand

$ 390,185 $ 401,384 $ 424,055 $ 441,102 $ 474,977

Interest-bearing demand

209,015 205,582 243,973 229,633 196,086

Money market

318,823 274,682 275,766 241,537 221,723

Savings

196,721 210,639 216,453 231,508 287,859

Time

332,165 334,315 296,732 287,861 244,962

Total deposits

1,446,909 1,426,602 1,456,979 1,431,641 1,425,607

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

137,000 163,000 118,000 100,000 85,000

Other borrowings

11,812 11,862 11,912 11,961 12,010

Accrued interest payable and other liabilities

15,372 15,738 12,780 10,678 10,057

TOTAL LIABILITIES

1,611,093 1,617,202 1,599,671 1,554,280 1,532,674

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Common stock, no par value; 25,000,000 shares authorized, 9,946,454 shares issued, 8,067,144 shares outstanding as of March 31, 2024

161,823 161,388 161,312 161,211 161,248

Retained earnings

102,791 100,237 98,717 96,500 93,024

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(18,130 ) (16,090 ) (26,426 ) (20,630 ) (19,253 )

Treasury stock, at cost; 1,879,310 shares as of March 31, 2024

(40,909 ) (39,854 ) (39,854 ) (39,854 ) (39,854 )

TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

205,575 205,681 193,749 197,227 195,165

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

$ 1,816,668 $ 1,822,883 $ 1,793,420 $ 1,751,507 $ 1,727,839

MIDDLEFIELD BANC CORP.

Consolidated Selected Financial Highlights

(Dollar amounts in thousands, unaudited)

For the Three Months Ended
March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31,

Statements of Income

2024 2023 2023 2023 2023

INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME

Interest and fees on loans

$ 22,395 $ 22,027 $ 20,899 $ 20,762 $ 18,275

Interest-earning deposits in other institutions

437 370 300 369 250

Federal funds sold

152 94 266 158 253

Investment securities:

Taxable interest

467 479 477 479 458

Tax-exempt interest

972 976 980 978 980

Dividends on stock

189 144 148 91 88

Total interest and dividend income

24,612 24,090 23,070 22,837 20,304

INTEREST EXPENSE

Deposits

7,466 6,522 5,632 3,851 2,990

Short-term borrowings

1,993 2,013 1,258 1,462 653

Other borrowings

184 179 213 170 155

Total interest expense

9,643 8,714 7,103 5,483 3,798

NET INTEREST INCOME

14,969 15,376 15,967 17,354 16,506

( Recovery of) Provision for credit losses

(136 ) 554 1,127 814 507

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

15,105 14,822 14,840 16,540 15,999

NONINTEREST INCOME

Service charges on deposit accounts

909 997 954 940 987

(Loss) gain on equity securities

(52 ) (4 ) 48 (67 ) (138 )

(Loss) gain on other real estate owned

-  (172 ) -  -  2

Earnings on bank-owned life insurance

227 196 207 220 200

Gain on sale of loans

10 23 45 6 23

Revenue from investment services

204 193 190 174 186

Gross rental income

261 132 110 77 102

Other income

237 237 263 242 318

Total noninterest income

1,796 1,602 1,817 1,592 1,680

NONINTEREST EXPENSE

Salaries and employee benefits

6,333 6,646 5,994 6,019 5,852

Occupancy expense

552 512 699 659 696

Equipment expense

240 273 297 354 317

Data processing costs

1,249 1,348 1,209 1,137 1,070

Ohio state franchise tax

397 397 398 398 385

Federal deposit insurance expense

251 285 207 249 120

Professional fees

558 660 545 550 538

Advertising expense

419 162 414 415 486

Software amortization expense

22 22 24 23 26

Core deposit intangible amortization

258 264 265 265 265

Gross other real estate owned expenses

99 120 195 63 132

Merger-related costs

-  -  22 206 245

Other expense

1,587 1,483 1,849 1,716 1,661

Total noninterest expense

11,965 12,172 12,118 12,054 11,793

Income before income taxes

4,936 4,252 4,539 6,078 5,886

Income taxes

769 709 703 986 989

NET INCOME

$ 4,167 $ 3,543 $ 3,836 $ 5,092 $ 4,897

PTPP (1)

$ 4,800 $ 4,806 $ 5,666 $ 6,892 $ 6,393
(1)

See section "GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations" for the reconciliation of GAAP performance measures to non-GAAP measures.

MIDDLEFIELD BANC CORP.

Consolidated Selected Financial Highlights

(Dollar amounts in thousands, except per share and share amounts, unaudited)

For the Three Months Ended
March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31,
2024 2023 2023 2023 2023

Per common share data

Net income per common share - basic

$ 0.52 $ 0.44 $ 0.47 $ 0.63 $ 0.60

Net income per common share - diluted

$ 0.51 $ 0.44 $ 0.47 $ 0.63 $ 0.60

Dividends declared per share

$ 0.20 $ 0.25 $ 0.20 $ 0.20 $ 0.20

Book value per share (period end)

$ 25.48 $ 25.41 $ 23.94 $ 24.38 $ 24.13

Tangible book value per share (period end) (1) (2)

$ 20.18 $ 20.10 $ 18.62 $ 19.02 $ 19.29

Dividends declared

$ 1,613 $ 2,023 $ 1,619 $ 1,616 $ 1,605

Dividend yield

3.37 % 3.06 % 3.12 % 2.99 % 2.89 %

Dividend payout ratio

38.71 % 57.10 % 42.21 % 31.74 % 32.78 %

Average shares outstanding - basic

8,091,203 8,093,478 8,092,494 8,088,793 8,138,771

Average shares outstanding - diluted

8,097,219 8,116,261 8,101,306 8,101,984 8,152,629

Period ending shares outstanding

8,067,144 8,095,252 8,092,576 8,088,793 8,088,793

Selected ratios

Return on average assets (Annualized)

0.92 % 0.78 % 0.86 % 1.17 % 1.16 %

Return on average equity (Annualized)

8.16 % 7.13 % 7.73 % 10.41 % 10.19 %

Return on average tangible common equity (1) (3)

10.30 % 9.11 % 9.91 % 13.12 % 12.77 %

Efficiency (4)

68.68 % 68.99 % 65.65 % 61.27 % 62.44 %

Equity to assets at period end

11.32 % 11.28 % 10.80 % 11.26 % 11.30 %

Noninterest expense to average assets

0.66 % 0.68 % 0.68 % 0.69 % 0.69 %

(1)  See section "GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations" for the reconciliation of GAAP performance measures to non-GAAP measures.

(2)  Calculated by dividing tangible common equity by shares outstanding.

(3)  Calculated by dividing annualized net income for each period by average tangible common equity.

(4)  The efficiency ratio is calculated by dividing noninterest expense less amortization of intangibles by the sum of net interest income on a fully taxable equivalent basis plus noninterest income.

MIDDLEFIELD BANC CORP.

Consolidated Selected Financial Highlights

(Unaudited)

For the Three Months Ended
March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31,

Yields

2024 2023 2023 2023 2023

Interest-earning assets:

Loans receivable (1)

6.11 % 6.01 % 5.82 % 5.96 % 5.45 %

Investment securities (1)(2)

3.51 % 3.52 % 3.51 % 3.54 % 3.55 %

Interest-earning deposits with other banks

4.88 % 3.71 % 4.13 % 3.98 % 3.46 %

Total interest-earning assets

5.77 % 5.64 % 5.49 % 5.60 % 5.14 %

Deposits:

Interest-bearing demand deposits

1.86 % 1.67 % 1.51 % 1.11 % 0.83 %

Money market deposits

3.81 % 3.58 % 2.94 % 2.21 % 1.52 %

Savings deposits

0.58 % 0.59 % 0.58 % 0.73 % 1.03 %

Certificates of deposit

4.06 % 3.68 % 3.27 % 2.35 % 1.71 %

Total interest-bearing deposits

2.88 % 2.56 % 2.16 % 1.60 % 1.28 %

Non-Deposit Funding:

Borrowings

5.61 % 5.57 % 5.66 % 5.26 % 4.78 %

Total interest-bearing liabilities

3.23 % 2.96 % 2.48 % 2.02 % 1.52 %

Cost of deposits

2.08 % 1.81 % 1.53 % 1.09 % 0.84 %

Cost of funds

2.42 % 2.18 % 1.80 % 1.43 % 1.02 %

Net interest margin (3)

3.53 % 3.63 % 3.82 % 4.27 % 4.19 %
(1)

Tax-equivalent adjustments to calculate the yield on tax-exempt securities and loans were determined using an effective tax rate of 21%.

(2)

Yield is calculated on the basis of amortized cost.

(3)

Net interest margin represents net interest income as a percentage of average interest-earning assets.

MIDDLEFIELD BANC CORP.

Consolidated Selected Financial Highlights

(unaudited)

For the Three Months Ended
March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31,

Asset quality data

2024 2023 2023 2023 2023

(Dollar amounts in thousands, unaudited)

Nonperforming loans

$ 10,831 $ 10,877 $ 7,717 $ 7,116 $ 6,882

Other real estate owned

-  -  5,792 5,792 5,792

Nonperforming assets

$ 10,831 $ 10,877 $ 13,509 $ 12,908 $ 12,674

Allowance for credit losses

$ 21,069 $ 21,693 $ 20,986 $ 20,591 $ 20,162

Allowance for credit losses/total loans

1.41 % 1.47 % 1.45 % 1.46 % 1.46 %

Net charge-offs (recoveries):

Quarter-to-date

$ (232 ) $ (117 ) $ (16 ) $ 111 $ (8 )

Year-to-date

(232 ) (31 ) 87 103 (8 )

Net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans, annualized:

Quarter-to-date

(0.06 %) (0.03 %) 0.00 % 0.03 % 0.00 %

Year-to-date

(0.06 %) 0.00 % 0.01 % 0.01 % 0.00 %

Nonperforming loans/total loans

0.73 % 0.74 % 0.53 % 0.50 % 0.50 %

Allowance for credit losses/nonperforming loans

194.52 % 199.44 % 271.95 % 289.36 % 292.97 %

Nonperforming assets/total assets

0.60 % 0.60 % 0.75 % 0.74 % 0.73 %

MIDDLEFIELD BANC CORP.

GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations

Reconciliation of Common Stockholders' Equity to Tangible Common
Equity

For the Three Months Ended
(Dollar amounts in thousands, unaudited) March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31,
2024 2023 2023 2023 2023

Stockholders' equity

$ 205,575 $ 205,681 $ 193,749 $ 197,227 $ 195,165

Less goodwill and other intangibles

42,740 42,998 43,103 43,368 39,171

Tangible common equity

$ 162,835 $ 162,683 $ 150,646 $ 153,859 $ 155,994

Shares outstanding

8,067,144 8,095,252 8,092,576 8,088,793 8,088,793

Tangible book value per share

$ 20.18 $ 20.10 $ 18.62 $ 19.02 $ 19.29

Reconciliation of Average Equity to Return on Average Tangible Common
Equity

For the Three Months Ended
March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31,
2024 2023 2023 2023 2023

Average stockholders' equity

$ 205,342 $ 197,208 $ 196,795 $ 196,183 $ 194,814

Less average goodwill and other intangibles

42,654 42,972 43,232 40,522 39,300

Average tangible common equity

$ 162,688 $ 154,236 $ 153,563 $ 155,661 $ 155,514

Net income

$ 4,167 $ 3,543 $ 3,836 $ 5,092 $ 4,897

Return on average tangible common equity (annualized)

10.30 % 9.11 % 9.91 % 13.12 % 12.77 %

Reconciliation of Pre-TaxPre-Provision Income (PTPP)

For the Three Months Ended
March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31,
2024 2023 2023 2023 2023

Net income

$ 4,167 $ 3,543 $ 3,836 $ 5,092 $ 4,897

Add income taxes

769 709 703 986 989

Add (recovery of) provision for credit losses

(136 ) 554 1,127 814 507

PTPP

$ 4,800 $ 4,806 $ 5,666 $ 6,892 $ 6,393

MIDDLEFIELD BANC CORP.

Average Balance Sheets

(Dollar amounts in thousands, unaudited)

For the Three Months Ended
March 31, March 31,
2024 2023
Average Average Average Average
Balance Interest Yield/Cost Balance Interest Yield/Cost

Interest-earning assets:

Loans receivable (1)

$ 1,476,543 $ 22,395 6.11 % $ 1,360,866 $ 18,275 5.45 %

Investment securities (1) (2)

194,704 1,439 3.51 % 194,031 1,438 3.55 %

Interest-earning deposits with other banks (3)

64,139 778 4.88 % 69,308 591 3.46 %

Total interest-earning assets

1,735,386 24,612 5.77 % 1,624,205 20,304 5.14 %

Noninterest-earning assets

87,298 89,158

Total assets

$ 1,822,684 $ 1,713,363

Interest-bearing liabilities:

Interest-bearing demand deposits

$ 211,009 $ 978 1.86 % $ 177,935 $ 364 0.83 %

Money market deposits

298,479 2,827 3.81 % 208,408 783 1.52 %

Savings deposits

201,080 290 0.58 % 315,049 804 1.03 %

Certificates of deposit

333,871 3,371 4.06 % 246,151 1,039 1.71 %

Short-term borrowings

144,357 1,993 5.55 % 56,459 653 4.69 %

Other borrowings

11,840 184 6.25 % 12,038 155 5.22 %

Total interest-bearing liabilities

1,200,636 9,643 3.23 % 1,016,040 3,798 1.52 %

Noninterest-bearing liabilities:

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits

400,209 491,649

Other liabilities

16,497 10,860

Stockholders' equity

205,342 194,814

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$ 1,822,684 $ 1,713,363

Net interest income

$ 14,969 $ 16,506

Interest rate spread (4)

2.54 % 3.62 %

Net interest margin (5)

3.53 % 4.19 %

Ratio of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities

144.54 % 159.86 %
(1)

Tax-equivalent adjustments to calculate the yield on tax-exempt securities and loans were $281 and $278 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

(2)

Yield is calculated on the basis of amortized cost.

(3)

Includes dividends received on restricted stock.

(4)

Interest rate spread represents the difference between the average yield on interest-earning assets and the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities.

(5)

Net interest margin represents net interest income as a percentage of average interest-earning assets.

For the Three Months Ended
March 31, December 31,
2024 2023
Average Average Average Average
Balance Interest Yield/Cost Balance Interest Yield/Cost

Interest-earning assets:

Loans receivable (1)

$ 1,476,543 $ 22,395 6.11 % $ 1,454,688 $ 22,027 6.01 %

Investment securities (1) (2)

194,704 1,439 3.51 % 193,289 1,455 3.52 %

Interest-earning deposits with other banks (3)

64,139 778 4.88 % 64,989 608 3.71 %

Total interest-earning assets

1,735,386 24,612 5.77 % 1,712,966 24,090 5.64 %

Noninterest-earning assets

87,298 82,364

Total assets

$ 1,822,684 $ 1,795,330

Interest-bearing liabilities:

Interest-bearing demand deposits

$ 211,009 $ 978 1.86 % $ 222,517 $ 935 1.67 %

Money market deposits

298,479 2,827 3.81 % 276,354 2,493 3.58 %

Savings deposits

201,080 290 0.58 % 211,997 317 0.59 %

Certificates of deposit

333,871 3,371 4.06 % 299,427 2,777 3.68 %

Short-term borrowings

144,357 1,993 5.55 % 144,344 2,013 5.53 %

Other borrowings

11,840 184 6.25 % 11,890 179 5.97 %

Total interest-bearing liabilities

1,200,636 9,643 3.23 % 1,166,529 8,714 2.96 %

Noninterest-bearing liabilities:

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits

400,209 422,151

Other liabilities

16,497 9,442

Stockholders' equity

205,342 197,208

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$ 1,822,684 $ 1,795,330

Net interest income

$ 14,969 $ 15,376

Interest rate spread (4)

2.54 % 2.68 %

Net interest margin (5)

3.53 % 3.63 %

Ratio of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities

144.54 % 146.84 %
(1)

Tax-equivalent adjustments to calculate the yield on tax-exempt securities and loans were $281 and $282 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

(2)

Yield is calculated on the basis of amortized cost.

(3)

Includes dividends received on restricted stock.

(4)

Interest rate spread represents the difference between the average yield on interest-earning assets and the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities.

(5)

Net interest margin represents net interest income as a percentage of average interest-earning assets.