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Carter Bankshares, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter 2020 Financial Results
MARTINSVILLE, VA / ACCESSWIRE / January 28, 2021 / Carter Bankshares, Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ:CARE) today announced net income of $2.9 million, or $0.11
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[{"type":"text","content":"MARTINSVILLE, VA / ACCESSWIRE / January 28, 2021 / Carter Bankshares, Inc. (the \"Company\") (NASDAQ:CARE) today announced net income of $2.9 million, or $0.11 diluted earnings per share, for the fourth quarter of 2020 as compared to a net loss of $57.7 million, or $2.19 per share, in the third quarter of 2020 due to a one-time goodwill impairment charge of $62.2 million that was recorded in the third quarter of 2020. Excluding this one-time charge, net income in the third quarter of 2020 was $4.5 million as compared to net income of $3.6 million, or $0.14 diluted earnings per share, for the fourth quarter of 2019. Pre-tax pre-provision earnings1, excluding goodwill impairment, were $7.9 million, $8.3 million and $2.4 million for the quarters ended December 31, 2020, September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company realized a net loss of $45.9 million, or $1.74 per share. Net income, excluding the one-time goodwill impairment charge, was $16.3 million as compared to net income of $26.6 million, or $1.01 diluted earnings per share in 2019. Pre-tax pre-provision earnings1, excluding goodwill impairment, were $35.1 million and $31.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.Fourth Quarter 2020 Financial HighlightsOn November 23, 2020, the Company completed the reorganization in which Carter Bankshares, Inc. became the parent bank holding company of Carter Bank & Trust;Net interest income increased $0.7 million, or 2.8%, to $26.2 million as compared to the linked quarter primarily due to a 16 basis point decrease in funding costs compared to the third quarter of 2020;Net interest margin, on a fully taxable equivalent basis, increased four basis points to 2.71% over the linked quarter;Total deposits increased $70.8 million to $3.7 billion as of December 31, 2020 as compared to the linked quarter and $180.4 million, or 5.1%, as compared to December 31, 2019. Total deposits at December 31, 2020 include $84.7 million of deposits held for assumption in connection with the Company's agreement to sell four of its banking branches. Deposits held for assumption at December 31, 2020 include $9.5 million of noninterest-bearing deposits, $4.9 million of interest-bearing deposits, $13.8 million of money market and savings deposits and $56.5 million in certificates...