Cornerstone Community Bancorp Reports Financial Results For the Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2024

Cornerstone Community Bancorp (OTC Pink: CRSB) announced today its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024.

The Company reported net income of $1,443,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2024 compared to net income of $1,864,000 for the same period last year. Diluted earnings per share were $0.94 for the three months ended June 30, 2024 compared to $1.22 for the same period last year.

The return on average assets for the three months ended June 30, 2024 was 0.86% and the return on average equity was 12.86%. The tax-equivalent net interest margin was 3.21% for the three months ended June 30, 2024 compared to 3.73% for the same period last year.

For the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company reported net income of $2,837,000 compared to net income of $3,559,000 for the same period last year. Diluted earnings per share were $1.85 for the six months ended June 30, 2024 compared to $2.34 for the same period last year.

The return on average assets for the six months ended June 30, 2024 was 0.86% and the return on average equity was 12.78%.

President and CEO, Matt Moseley stated, “The banking industry continues to experience margin pressure but Cornerstone has seen a slight improvement in net interest margin as deposit cost increases have begun to flatten out and assets reprice higher. This trend is expected to continue in the near term. Core relationships continue to expand due to the bank’s focus on personalized customer service combined with top tier digital banking and other desirable product offerings.”

Net Interest Income

Net interest income decreased to $5,107,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2024 compared to $5,541,000 for the same quarter last year. For the six months ended June 30, 2024, net interest income decreased to $9,991,000 compared to $10,720,000 for the same period last year.

Provision for credit losses on loans

The Company recorded a $169,000 provision for credit losses on loans for the three months ended June 30, 2024 compared to $220,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2023. For the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company recorded a $313,000 provision for credit losses on loans compared to $330,000 for the same period last year.

Non-Interest Income

Non-interest income for the quarter ended June 30, 2024 was $367,000 compared to $353,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2023. For the six months ended June 30, 2024, noninterest income was $723,000 compared to $662,000 for the same period last year.

Non-Interest Expense

Non-interest expense was $3,310,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2024 compared to $3,085,000 for the same period last year. For the six months ended June 30, 2024, non-interest expense was $6,513,000 compared to $6,108,000 for the same period last year.

Balance Sheet

Total loans, net of unearned income, at June 30, 2024 were $498.0 million compared to $447.3 million at June 30, 2023.

Total deposits were $595.4 million at June 30, 2024 compared to total deposits of $569.3 million at June 30, 2023.

Credit Quality

The allowance for credit losses on loans was $6,126,000, or 1.23% of loans, net of unearned income, at June 30, 2024, compared to $5,617,000, or 1.26% of loans, net of unearned income, at June 30, 2023. Nonperforming assets were $362,000 at June 30, 2024 compared to $233,000 at June 30, 2023.

Capital

At June 30, 2024, shareholders’ equity totaled $45.8 million compared to $38.3 million at June 30, 2023. At June 30, 2024, the Company's book value per common share was $30.78 compared to $25.89 at June 30, 2023.

At June 30, 2024, the Bank’s estimated total risk-based capital ratio was 12.85% and its tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets ratio was 11.75%. The Bank remains well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action.

About Cornerstone Community Bancorp

Cornerstone Community Bancorp, a bank holding company headquartered in Red Bluff, California, serves the Red Bluff, Redding and Anderson communities through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Cornerstone Community Bank with a headquarters office in Red Bluff, two banking offices in Redding and one in Anderson. The Bank provides commercial banking services to small and mid-size businesses, including professional service firms, real estate developers and investors and not-for-profit organizations and to their owners and other individuals. Additional information about the Bank is available on its website at www.bankcornerstone.com

Forward-Looking Statements

This release may contain certain forward-looking statements that are based on management's current expectations regarding economic, legislative, and regulatory issues that may impact Cornerstone Community Bancorp's earnings in future periods. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They often include the words “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate” or words of similar meaning, or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could” or “may.” Factors that could cause future results to vary materially from current management expectations include, but are not limited to, natural disasters (such as wildfires and earthquakes), pandemics such as COVID-19 and the economic impact caused directly by the disease and by government responses thereto, general economic conditions, economic uncertainty in the United States and abroad, changes in interest rates, deposit flows, real estate values, costs or effects of acquisitions, competition, changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines, legislation or regulation (including the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act of 2023), interruptions of utility service in our markets for sustained periods, and other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory and technological factors (including external fraud and cybersecurity threats) affecting Cornerstone Community Bancorp's operations, pricing, products and services. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Except as required by law, Cornerstone Community Bancorp does not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent circumstances or events.

CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY BANCORP
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
 
 
06/30/24 03/31/24 12/31/23 09/30/23 06/30/23
 
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks

$

7,571

 

$

6,389

 

$

8,623

 

$

5,492

 

$

8,482

 

Federal funds sold

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

Interest bearing deposits in other financial institutions

 

43,025

 

 

45,955

 

 

19,694

 

 

23,970

 

 

34,076

 

Available for sale debt securities, at fair value

 

89,089

 

 

90,767

 

 

93,065

 

 

90,086

 

 

93,889

 

Loans held for sale

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

Loans, net of unearned income

 

498,048

 

 

488,179

 

 

482,212

 

 

470,060

 

 

447,339

 

Allowance for credit losses on loans

 

(6,126

)

 

(5,957

)

 

(5,813

)

 

(5,813

)

 

(5,617

)

Loans, net

 

491,922

 

 

482,222

 

 

476,399

 

 

464,247

 

 

441,722

 

Premises and equipment, net

 

14,418

 

 

14,433

 

 

14,326

 

 

14,437

 

 

14,492

 

Other assets

 

32,514

 

 

30,812

 

 

30,827

 

 

31,241

 

 

29,724

 

Total assets

$

678,537

 

$

670,578

 

$

642,934

 

$

629,472

 

$

622,385

 

 
LIABILITIES
Deposits:
Demand noninterest-bearing

$

102,419

 

$

99,278

 

$

101,396

 

$

100,791

 

$

109,775

 

Demand interest-bearing

 

167,720

 

 

159,542

 

 

166,221

 

 

190,645

 

 

179,508

 

Money market and savings

 

176,644

 

 

182,797

 

 

174,882

 

 

176,373

 

 

177,976

 

Time deposits

 

148,582

 

 

148,384

 

 

122,035

 

 

107,894

 

 

101,991

 

Total deposits

 

595,365

 

 

590,001

 

 

564,534

 

 

575,703

 

 

569,250

 

Borrowings and other obligations

 

20,000

 

 

20,000

 

 

20,000

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

Subordinated debentures

 

11,781

 

 

11,775

 

 

11,769

 

 

11,762

 

 

11,756

 

Interest payable and other liabilities

 

5,637

 

 

4,252

 

 

3,464

 

 

3,512

 

 

3,070

 

Total liabilities

 

632,784

 

 

626,028

 

 

599,767

 

 

590,977

 

 

584,076

 

 
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common stock

 

15,268

 

 

15,231

 

 

15,163

 

 

15,130

 

 

15,140

 

Retained Earnings

 

40,476

 

 

39,033

 

 

37,639

 

 

35,747

 

 

33,827

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

(9,991

)

 

(9,714

)

 

(9,635

)

 

(12,382

)

 

(10,658

)

Total shareholders' equity

 

45,754

 

 

44,550

 

 

43,167

 

 

38,495

 

 

38,309

 

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

678,537

 

$

670,578

 

$

642,934

 

$

629,472

 

$

622,385

 

 
Total equity / total assets

 

6.74

%

 

6.64

%

 

6.71

%

 

6.12

%

 

6.16

%

Book value per share

$

30.78

 

$

29.99

 

$

29.16

 

$

26.01

 

$

25.89

 

Shares outstanding

 

1,486,692

 

 

1,485,472

 

 

1,480,472

 

 

1,479,862

 

 

1,479,862

 

CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY BANCORP
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
 
 
 
Three months ended Six months ended
06/30/24 03/31/24 06/30/23 06/30/24 06/30/23
 
INTEREST INCOME
Loans

$

7,363

 

$

7,006

 

$

5,955

 

$

14,369

 

$

11,506

 

Federal funds sold

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

2

 

 

-

 

 

3

 

Investment securities

 

792

 

 

728

 

 

734

 

 

1,520

 

 

1,458

 

Other

 

611

 

 

419

 

 

667

 

 

1,030

 

 

1,134

 

Total interest income

 

8,766

 

 

8,152

 

 

7,358

 

 

16,919

 

 

14,101

 

 
INTEREST EXPENSE
Deposits:
Interest-bearing demand

 

331

 

 

301

 

 

209

 

 

632

 

 

456

 

Money market and savings

 

1,217

 

 

1,146

 

 

675

 

 

2,363

 

 

1,254

 

Time deposits

 

1,722

 

 

1,432

 

 

784

 

 

3,154

 

 

1,373

 

Other

 

389

 

 

389

 

 

149

 

 

778

 

 

298

 

Total interest expense

 

3,659

 

 

3,268

 

 

1,817

 

 

6,927

 

 

3,381

 

 
Net interest income

 

5,107

 

 

4,884

 

 

5,541

 

 

9,991

 

 

10,720

 

Provision for credit losses

 

169

 

 

144

 

 

220

 

 

313

 

 

330

 

Net interest income after provision
for credit losses

 

4,938

 

 

4,740

 

 

5,321

 

 

9,678

 

 

10,390

 

 
NON-INTEREST INCOME
Service charges on deposit accounts

 

72

 

 

75

 

 

75

 

 

147

 

 

137

 

Gain on sale of loans

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

Gain (loss) on sale of other real estate owned

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

Gain (loss) on sale of securities

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

Other non-interest income

 

295

 

 

281

 

 

278

 

 

576

 

 

525

 

Total non-interest income

 

367

 

 

356

 

 

353

 

 

723

 

 

662

 

 
OPERATING EXPENSES
Salaries and benefits

 

1,880

 

 

1,801

 

 

1,668

 

 

3,681

 

 

3,317

 

Premises and fixed assets

 

265

 

 

267

 

 

266

 

 

532

 

 

579

 

Other

 

1,165

 

 

1,134

 

 

1,151

 

 

2,299

 

 

2,212

 

Total operating expenses

 

3,310

 

 

3,202

 

 

3,085

 

 

6,513

 

 

6,108

 

 
Income before income taxes

 

1,995

 

 

1,894

 

 

2,589

 

 

3,889

 

 

4,944

 

Income taxes

 

552

 

 

500

 

 

725

 

 

1,052

 

 

1,385

 

 
NET INCOME

$

1,443

 

$

1,394

 

$

1,864

 

$

2,837

 

$

3,559

 

 
EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic earnings per share

$

0.97

 

$

0.94

 

$

1.26

 

$

1.91

 

$

2.41

 

Diluted earnings per share

$

0.94

 

$

0.91

 

$

1.22

 

$

1.85

 

$

2.34

 

Average common shares outstanding

 

1,486,370

 

 

1,484,318

 

 

1,479,862

 

 

1,485,344

 

 

1,479,862

 

Average common and equivalent
shares outstanding

 

1,529,714

 

 

1,529,931

 

 

1,522,072

 

 

1,529,814

 

 

1,523,716

 

 
PERFORMANCE MEASURES
Return on average assets

 

0.86

%

 

0.86

%

 

1.20

%

 

0.86

%

 

1.16

%

Return on average equity

 

12.86

%

 

12.69

%

 

19.71

%

 

12.78

%

 

19.47

%

Tax-equivalent net interest margin

 

3.21

%

 

3.18

%

 

3.73

%

 

3.19

%

 

3.69

%

Efficiency ratio

 

60.47

%

 

61.10

%

 

52.34

%

 

60.78

%

 

53.66

%

 

Contacts

Matthew B. Moseley

President & CEO

530.222.1460

Patrick E. Phelan

Chief Financial Officer

530.222.1460

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