Press Release: First Capital, Inc. Reports Quarterly Earnings

Dow Jones
26 Apr

First Capital, Inc. Reports Quarterly Earnings

CORYDON, Ind., April 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Capital, Inc. (the "Company") $(FCAP)$, the holding company for First Harrison Bank (the "Bank"), today reported net income of $3.2 million, or $0.97 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, compared to net income of $3.0 million, or $0.88 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2024.

Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 and 2024

Net interest income after provision for credit losses increased $923,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. Interest income increased $1.5 million when comparing the two periods due to an increase in the average tax-equivalent yield(1) on interest-earning assets from 4.29% for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 to 4.63% for the same period in 2025, in addition to an increase in the average balance of interest-earning assets from $1.12 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 to $1.17 billion for the same period in 2025. Interest expense increased $528,000 as the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities increased from 1.55% for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 to 1.71% for the same period in 2025, in addition to an increase in the average balance of interest-bearing liabilities from $833.7 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 to $881.6 million for the same period in 2025. As a result of the changes in interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, the tax-equivalent net interest margin(1) increased from 3.14% for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 to 3.34% for the same period in 2025. Refer to the accompanying average balance sheet for more information regarding changes in the composition of the Company's balance sheet and resulting yields and costs from the quarter ended March 31, 2024 to the quarter ended March 31, 2025.

Based on management's analysis of the Allowance for Credit Losses ("ACL") on loans and unfunded loan commitments, the provision for credit losses increased from $280,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 to $338,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. The increase was due to loan growth during the period as well as management's consideration of macroeconomic uncertainty. The Bank recognized net charge-offs of $84,000 and $55,000 for the quarters ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Noninterest income decreased $51,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2024 primarily due to the Company recognizing a $55,000 loss on sale of available for sale securities for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 compared to a $32,000 gain on sale of available for sale securities for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. The Company also recognized decreases of $38,000 and $24,000 in other income and ATM and debit card fees, respectively, when comparing the two periods. These were partially offset by the Company recognizing an $18,000 gain on equity securities during the quarter ended March 31, 2025 compared to a loss of $68,000 during the same period in 2024.

Noninterest expenses increased $424,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 as compared to the same period in 2024. This was primarily due to increases in compensation and benefits and occupancy and equipment expenses of $259,000 and $160,000, respectively, when comparing the two periods. The increase in compensation and benefits is due to increases in salary and wages associated with annual cost of living and performance related adjustments as well as increases in the cost of Company-provided health insurance benefits. The increase in occupancy and equipment expenses is primarily due to costs associated with snow removal across the Company's branch network given the historic storms in our communities as well as a loss on the disposal of premises and equipment.

Income tax expense increased $165,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 as compared to the same period in 2024 resulting in an effective tax rate of 17.2% for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, compared to 14.6% for the same period in 2024.

Comparison of Financial Condition at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024

Total assets were $1.21 billion at March 31, 2025 compared to $1.19 billion at December 31, 2024. Net loans receivable, total cash and cash equivalents, and securities available for sale increased $11.7 million, $10.7 million, and $2.5 million, respectively, from December 31, 2024 to March 31, 2025. Deposits increased $17.5 million from $1.07 billion at December 31, 2024 to $1.08 billion at March 31, 2025. Nonperforming assets (consisting of nonaccrual loans, accruing loans 90 days or more past due, and foreclosed real estate) decreased from $4.5 million at December 31, 2024 to $4.1 million at March 31, 2025.

The Bank currently has 17 offices in the Indiana communities of Corydon, Edwardsville, Greenville, Floyds Knobs, Palmyra, New Albany, New Salisbury, Jeffersonville, Salem, Lanesville and Charlestown and the Kentucky communities of Shepherdsville, Mt. Washington and Lebanon Junction.

Access to First Harrison Bank accounts, including online banking and electronic bill payments, is available through the Bank's website at www.firstharrison.com. For more information and financial data about the Company, please visit Investor Relations at the Bank's aforementioned website. The Bank can also be followed on Facebook.

(1) Reconciliations of the non--U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP") measures are set forth at the end of this press release.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of the words "anticipate," "believe," "expect," "intend," "could" and "should," and other words of similar meaning. Forward-looking statements are not historical facts nor guarantees of future performance; rather, they are statements based on the Company's current beliefs, assumptions, and expectations regarding its business strategies and their intended results and its future performance.

Numerous risks and uncertainties could cause or contribute to the Company's actual results, performance and achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause or contribute to these differences include, without limitation, general economic conditions, including changes in market interest rates and changes in monetary and fiscal policies of the federal government; competition; the ability of the Company to execute its business plan; legislative and regulatory changes; the quality and composition of the loan and investment portfolios; loan demand; deposit flows; changes in accounting principles and guidelines; and other factors disclosed periodically in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Because of the risks and uncertainties inherent in forward-looking statements, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on them, whether included in this press release, the Company's reports, or made elsewhere from time to time by the Company or on its behalf. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date of this press release, and the Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements after the date of this press release.

Contact:

Joshua P. Stevens

Chief Financial Officer

812-738-1570

 
 
                  FIRST CAPITAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
             Consolidated Financial Highlights (Unaudited) 
 
                                                Three Months Ended 
                                                    March 31, 
                                          ------------------------------ 
OPERATING DATA                                 2025            2024 
                                          --------------  -------------- 
  (Dollars in thousands, except per 
  share data) 
 
Total interest income                     $   13,346      $   11,837 
Total interest expense                         3,765           3,237 
                                           ---------       --------- 
Net interest income                            9,581           8,600 
Provision for credit losses                      338             280 
                                           ---------       --------- 
Net interest income after provision for 
 credit losses                                 9,243           8,320 
 
Total non-interest income                      1,848           1,899 
Total non-interest expense                     7,181           6,757 
                                           ---------       --------- 
Income before income taxes                     3,910           3,462 
Income tax expense                               672             507 
                                           ---------       --------- 
Net income                                     3,238           2,955 
Less net income attributable to the 
 noncontrolling interest                           3               3 
Net income attributable to First 
 Capital, Inc.                            $    3,235      $    2,952 
                                           =========       ========= 
 
Net income per share attributable to 
  First Capital, Inc. common 
  shareholders: 
  Basic                                   $     0.97      $     0.88 
                                           =========       ========= 
 
  Diluted                                 $     0.97      $     0.88 
                                           =========       ========= 
 
Weighted average common shares 
outstanding: 
  Basic                                    3,346,850       3,345,060 
 
  Diluted                                  3,348,298       3,345,060 
 
OTHER FINANCIAL DATA 
 
Cash dividends per share                  $     0.29      $     0.27 
Return on average assets (annualized)           1.08%           1.03% 
Return on average equity (annualized)          11.12%          11.25% 
Net interest margin                             3.28%           3.07% 
Net interest margin (tax-equivalent 
 basis) (1)                                     3.34%           3.14% 
Interest rate spread                            2.85%           2.67% 
Interest rate spread (tax-equivalent 
 basis) (1)                                     2.92%           2.74% 
Net overhead expense as a percentage of 
 average assets (annualized)                    2.40%           2.35% 
 
                                            March 31,      December 31, 
BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION                      2025            2024 
                                          --------------  -------------- 
 
Cash and cash equivalents                 $  116,623      $  105,917 
Interest-bearing time deposits                 2,695           2,695 
Investment securities                        398,718         396,243 
Gross loans                                  652,476         640,480 
Allowance for credit losses                    9,535           9,281 
Earning assets                             1,137,132       1,119,944 
Total assets                               1,214,538       1,187,523 
Deposits                                   1,083,921       1,066,439 
Stockholders' equity, net of 
 noncontrolling interest                     120,080         114,599 
Allowance for credit losses as a percent 
 of gross loans                                 1.46%           1.45% 
Non-performing assets: 
  Nonaccrual loans                             4,075           4,483 
  Accruing loans past due 90 days                 18               - 
  Foreclosed real estate                           -               - 
Regulatory capital ratios (Bank only): 
    Community Bank Leverage Ratio (2)          10.61%          10.57% 
 
(1) See reconciliation of GAAP and non-GAAP financial 
 measures for additional information relating to the 
 calculation of this item. 
(2) Effective March 31, 2020, the Bank opted in to 
 the Community Bank Leverage Ratio (CBLR) framework. 
 As such, the other regulatory ratios are no longer 
 provided. 
 
 
 
 
                            FIRST CAPITAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES 
                      Consolidated Average Balance Sheets (Unaudited) 
 
                                         For the Three Months ended March 31, 
                          ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
                                        2025                              2024 
                          --------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
                                                 Average                           Average 
                                                ----------                        ---------- 
                           Average                Yield/     Average                Yield/ 
                          ----------            ----------  ----------            ---------- 
                           Balance    Interest     Cost      Balance    Interest     Cost 
                          ----------  --------  ----------  ----------  --------  ---------- 
(Dollars in thousands) 
----------------------- 
Interest earning 
assets: 
  Loans (1) (2): 
    Taxable               $  632,767  $ 9,684     6.12%     $  618,162  $ 9,183     5.94% 
    Tax-exempt (3)            10,888      114     4.19%          8,376       69     3.30% 
      Total loans            643,655    9,798     6.09%        626,538    9,252     5.91% 
                           ---------   ------                ---------   ------ 
 
  Investment 
  securities: 
    Taxable (4)              309,978    1,860     2.40%        346,411    1,641     1.89% 
    Tax-exempt (3)           118,885      821     2.76%        128,498      891     2.77% 
      Total investment 
       securities            428,863    2,681     2.50%        474,909    2,532     2.13% 
                           ---------   ------                ---------   ------ 
 
    Federal funds sold        89,813      986     4.39%         12,833      174     5.42% 
  Other interest-earning 
   assets (5)                  7,160       77     4.30%          6,880       80     4.65% 
    Total interest 
     earning assets        1,169,491   13,542     4.63%      1,121,160   12,038     4.29% 
                           ---------   ------                ---------   ------ 
 
Non-interest earning 
 assets                       29,219                            27,326 
    Total assets          $1,198,710                        $1,148,486 
                           =========                         ========= 
 
Interest bearing 
liabilities: 
  Interest-bearing 
   demand deposits        $  439,716  $ 1,412     1.28%     $  429,324  $ 1,413     1.32% 
  Savings accounts           225,408      159     0.28%        237,460      147     0.25% 
  Time deposits              216,511    2,194     4.05%        131,573    1,245     3.78% 
    Total deposits           881,635    3,765     1.71%        798,357    2,805     1.41% 
                           ---------   ------                ---------   ------ 
 
  FHLB Advances                    -        -        -           3,412       48     5.63% 
  Bank Term Funding 
   Program Borrowings              -        -        -          31,908      384     4.81% 
    Total interest 
     bearing 
     liabilities             881,635    3,765     1.71%        833,677    3,237     1.55% 
                           ---------   ------                ---------   ------ 
 
Non-interest bearing 
liabilities 
  Non-interest bearing 
   deposits                  194,025                           205,050 
  Other liabilities            6,641                             4,774 
                           ---------                         --------- 
    Total liabilities      1,082,301                         1,043,501 
Stockholders' equity (6)     116,409                           104,985 
                           ---------                         --------- 
    Total liabilities 
     and stockholders' 
     equity               $1,198,710                        $1,148,486 
                           =========                         ========= 
 
Net interest income (tax 
 equivalent basis)                    $ 9,777                           $ 8,801 
  Less: tax equivalent 
   adjustment                            (196)                             (201) 
                                       ------                            ------ 
Net interest income                   $ 9,581                           $ 8,600 
                                       ======                            ====== 
 
Interest rate spread                              2.85%                             2.67% 
                                                ======                            ====== 
Interest rate spread 
 (tax-equivalent basis) 
 (7)                                              2.92%                             2.74% 
                                                ======                            ====== 
Net interest margin                               3.28%                             3.07% 
                                                ======                            ====== 
Net interest margin 
 (tax-equivalent basis) 
 (7)                                              3.34%                             3.14% 
                                                ======                            ====== 
Ratio of average 
 interest earning assets 
 to average interest 
 bearing liabilities                            132.65%                           134.48% 
                                                ======                            ====== 
 
(1) Interest income on loans includes fee income of 
 $175,000 and $174,000 for the three months ended March 
 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. 
(2) Average loan balances include loans held for sale 
 and nonperforming loans. 
(3) Tax-exempt income has been adjusted to a tax-equivalent 
 basis using the federal marginal tax rate of 21%. 
(4) Includes taxable debt and equity securities and 
 FHLB Stock. 
(5) Includes interest-bearing deposits with banks 
 and interest-bearing time deposits. 
(6) Stockholders' equity attributable to First Capital, 
 Inc. 
(7) Reconciliations of the non-U.S. GAAP measures 
 are set forth at the end of this press release. 
 
 
 
 
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP AND NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES 
 (UNAUDITED): 
 
This presentation contains financial information determined 
 by methods other than in accordance with accounting 
 principles generally accepted in the United States 
 of America ("GAAP"). Management uses these "non-GAAP" 
 measures in its analysis of the Company's performance. 
 Management believes that these non-GAAP financial 
 measures allow for better comparability with prior 
 periods, as well as with peers in the industry who 
 provide a similar presentation, and provide a further 
 understanding of the Company's ongoing operations. 
 These disclosures should not be viewed as a substitute 
 for operating results determined in accordance with 
 GAAP, nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP 
 performance measures that may be presented by other 
 companies. The following table summarizes the non-GAAP 
 financial measures derived from amounts reported in 
 the Company's consolidated financial statements and 
 reconciles those non-GAAP financial measures with 
 the comparable GAAP financial measures. 
 
                                                Three Months Ended 
                                                    March 31, 
                                          ------------------------------ 
                                               2025            2024 
                                          --------------  -------------- 
(Dollars in thousands) 
---------------------------------------- 
Net interest income $(A)$                   $    9,581      $    8,600 
Add: Tax-equivalent adjustment                   196             201 
Tax-equivalent net interest income (B)         9,777           8,801 
Average interest earning assets (C)        1,169,491       1,121,160 
Net interest margin (A)/(C)                     3.28%           3.07% 
Net interest margin (tax-equivalent 
 basis) (B)/(C)                                 3.34%           3.14% 
 
Total interest income $(D)$                 $   13,346      $   11,837 
Add: Tax-equivalent adjustment                   196             201 
Total interest income tax-equivalent 
 basis $(E)$                                    13,542          12,038 
Average interest earning assets $(F)$        1,169,491       1,121,160 
Average yield on interest earning assets 
 (D)/(F); $(G)$                                   4.56%           4.22% 
Average yield on interest earning assets 
 tax-equivalent (E)/(F); $(H)$                    4.63%           4.29% 
Average cost of interest bearing 
 liabilities (I)                                1.71%           1.55% 
Interest rate spread (G)-(I)                    2.85%           2.67% 
Interest rate spread tax-equivalent 
 (H)-(I)                                        2.92%           2.74% 
 
 

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April 25, 2025 16:45 ET (20:45 GMT)

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