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Eagle Financial Services, Inc. Announces 2020 Fourth Quarter And Annual Financial Results And Quarterly Dividend
BERRYVILLE, Va., Jan. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Eagle Financial Services, Inc. (OTCQX: EFSI), the holding company for Bank of Clarke County, whose divisions
About this update from Eagle Financial Services Inc
[{"type":"text","content":"BERRYVILLE, Va., Jan. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Eagle Financial Services, Inc. (OTCQX: EFSI), the holding company for Bank of Clarke County, whose divisions include Eagle Investment Group, reported continued strong performance for the fourth quarter of 2020. The Board of Directors also announced a quarterly common stock cash dividend of $0.27 per common share, payable on February 19, 2021, to shareholders of record on February 8, 2021. Select highlights for the fourth quarter and the year include:\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nLoan growth of $30.6 million and $191.6 million, respectively Deposit growth of $57.9 million and $241.6 million, respectively Net income of $2.5 million and $11.2 million, respectively Basic and diluted earnings per share of $0.74 and $3.27, respectivelyBrandon Lorey, President and CEO stated, \"In the wake of another peak in COVID positivity rates, market uncertainty, and low interest rates, the Bank of Clarke County delivered another year of record earnings ($11.1MM) and the highest earnings per share ever realized through Eagle Financial Services ($3.27). Balance sheet growth for the Bank was equally as strong. Net of the volume related to related to PPP, the Bank realized core deposit growth of over 19% and gross loan growth above 12% during 2020. In addition to delivering these impressive growth numbers, the Bank was also able to decrease its total operating expense to total average assets by 24 basis points during the year as our focus on controllable expenses remains top of mind. I am also happy to announce another year of the Company's ability to increase the annual dividend to shareholders by $.04 in 2020 to $1.04 per share. Lastly, I would like to thank our employees for their continued focus on serving the financial needs of our customers despite these extraordinary times.\"\nIncome Statement ReviewNet income was $11.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 which represented an increase of 14.5% when compared to net income in 2019. The increase was mainly driven by net interest income increases related to net loan growth and reduced interest expense on deposit accounts. Net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2020 was $2.5 million reflecting a decrease of 26.4% from the quarter ended September 30, 2020 and a decrease of 11.5% from the quarter ended December 31, 2020. The decreases were m...