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Cass Information Systems Reports Second Quarter 2023 Results
Second Quarter Results (All comparisons refer to the second quarter of 2022, except as noted) Net income of $7.1 million, or $0.52 per diluted common share.
About this update from Cass Information Systems, Inc
[{"type":"text","content":"\nSecond Quarter Results\n\n\n(All comparisons refer to the second quarter of 2022, except as noted)\n\n\n\nNet income of $7.1 million, or $0.52 per diluted common share.\n\n\n\nIncrease in total revenues of $4.0 million, or 9.0%.\n\n\n\nReturn on average equity of 13.37%.\n\n\n\nIncrease in net interest margin to 3.25% from 2.54%.\n\n\n\nIncrease in facility expense transaction volume of 8.8%.\n\n\n\nMaintained exceptional credit quality.\n\n\n\nContinued to make progress on technology initiatives to increase operational efficiency.\n\n\n\nRepurchased 63,305 shares of Company stock.\n\n\n\n ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nCass Information Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CASS), (the Company or Cass) reported second quarter 2023 earnings of $0.52 per diluted share, as compared to $0.62 in the second quarter of 2022 and $0.51 in the first quarter of 2023. Net income for the period was $7.1 million, a decrease of 16.6% from $8.6 million in the same period in 2022 and a slight increase of $21,000 as compared to the first quarter of 2023.\n\n\nThe Company’s financial results have been impacted by a decrease in payment float generated from its transportation clients as a result of a decline in freight rates and a decrease in deposit balances generated from its Cass Commercial Bank clients. The lower level of funding provided by these sources has impacted the Company’s ability to earn interest income on short-term investments. The Company also continues to experience an increase in operating expense as a result of updating and upgrading its technology platforms in its payment business. The Company anticipates an improvement in profitability levels as compared to the second quarter of 2023 in future quarters as efficiencies are gained around ingesting and processing invoices, new clients are onboarded and net interest income improves as a result of net interest margin expansion.\n\n\nMartin Resch, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, noted, “The Company has been focused on updating and upgrading the technology platforms used to ingest and process documents received from the vendors/carriers of our clients. Most of 2022 was spent identifying partners and clearly documenting the processes surrounding those platforms. In the first quarter of 2023, we experienced success in implementing a production environment for the Waste line of bu...