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Midland States Bancorp, Inc. Announces 2024 First Quarter Results
First Quarter 2024 Highlights: Net income available to common shareholders of $11.7 million, or $0.53 per diluted sharePre-tax, pre-provision earnings of
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[{"type":"text","content":"First Quarter 2024 Highlights: Net income available to common shareholders of $11.7 million, or $0.53 per diluted sharePre-tax, pre-provision earnings of $32.2 millionTangible book value per share increased 0.4% from prior quarter to $23.44Common equity tier 1 capital ratio improved to 8.60% from 8.40%Net interest margin of 3.18%, compared to 3.21% in prior quarterEfficiency ratio of 58.0%, compared to 55.2% in prior quarter EFFINGHAM, Ill., April 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Midland States Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: MSBI) (the “Company”) today reported net income available to common shareholders of $11.7 million, or $0.53 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2024, compared to $18.5 million, or $0.84 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2023. This also compares to net income available to common shareholders of $19.5 million, or $0.86 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2023. Provision expense was $14.0 million in the first quarter of 2024 compared to $7.0 million and $3.1 million in the fourth and first quarters of 2023, respectively. The increase in provision expense was the result of a specific reserve of $8.0 million on a multi-family construction project. Financial results for the fourth quarter of 2023 included a $1.1 million gain on the sale of shares of VISA B stock, offset by $2.9 million of losses on the sale of investment securities. Results for the first quarter of 2023 included $0.6 million of losses on the sale of investment securities. There were no adjustments to the financial results for the first quarter of 2024. Excluding these transactions, adjusted earnings available to common shareholders were $19.8 million and $20.0 million, or $0.89 and $0.88 per diluted share, for the fourth and first quarters of 2023, respectively. Jeffrey G. Ludwig, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, said, “Our first quarter reflects strong pre-tax, pre-provision results and our ongoing ability to deliver increased fee income and strong expense control. While our pre-tax pre-provision results generate solid profitability we did increase our reserves to reflect an increase in nonperforming loans. Our continued success in executing on our balance sheet management strategies resulted in the improvement in our loan-to-deposit ratio, tangible book value per share, and all of our capital ratios improved i...