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Franklin Financial Reports 2022 Q3 Earnings; Declares Dividend
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa., Oct. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Franklin Financial Services Corporation (NASDAQ: FRAF), the bank holding company of F&M Trust (the Bank),
About this update from Franklin Financial Services Corporation
[{"type":"text","content":"CHAMBERSBURG, Pa., Oct. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Franklin Financial Services Corporation (NASDAQ: FRAF), the bank holding company of F&M Trust (the Bank), reported consolidated earnings of $4.6 million ($1.05 per diluted share) for the third quarter ended September 30, 2022, compared to $5.9 million ($1.31 per diluted share) for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021, and $3.6 million ($.80 per diluted share) for the second quarter of 2022. Year-to-date consolidated 2022 net income was $11.2 million ($2.52 per diluted share) compared to $16.0 million ($3.60 per diluted share) for the same nine-month period in 2021. Net income for both the third quarter of 2021 and the year-to-date period of 2021 was enhanced by a gain on the sale of the Bank's prior headquarters building, and net income for the year-to-date period of 2021 was enhanced by a reversal of $1.9 million in the provision for loan losses. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nA summary of operating results for the third quarter of 2022 and year-to-date 2022 are as follows:\nNet interest income was $14.1 million for the third quarter of 2022 compared to $11.6 million for the third quarter of 2021. The third quarter of 2021 included $1.2 million of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) interest and fees compared to $0 for the third quarter of 2022. Year-to-date, net interest income was $37.0 million (including $388 thousand of PPP interest and fees) compared to $33.3 million for the same period in 2021 (including $2.5 million of PPP interest and fees). The net interest margin increased to 3.28% for the third quarter of 2022 from 2.89% for the same quarter of the prior year. On a year-to-date comparison, the net interest margin was 2.96% for the first nine months of 2022 compared to 2.91% in 2021. The yield on earning assets increased in the third quarter 2022 versus 2021 comparison (up 0.44%) and year-over-year (up 0.06%). The year-to-date cost of interest-bearing deposits was 0.17% compared to 0.16% for 2021 while the cost of total deposits was 0.14% and 0.13% respectively in 2022 and 2021. Earning assets for the third quarter of 2022 averaged $1.7 billion compared to $1.6 billion for the same period in 2021, and year-to-date average earnings assets increased 9% from $1.6 billion to $1.7 billion. Year-to-date the average balance of interest-earning cash increased $72.2 million, and...