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Peoples Bancorp Announces Second Quarter 2022 Results
NEWTON, NC / ACCESSWIRE / July 25, 2022 / Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEBK) (the "Company"), the parent company of Peoples Bank (the
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[{"type":"text","content":"NEWTON, NC / ACCESSWIRE / July 25, 2022 / Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEBK) (the \"Company\"), the parent company of Peoples Bank (the \"Bank\"), reported second quarter 2022 results with highlights as follows:Second quarter 2022 highlights:Net earnings were $3.2 million or $0.59 per share and $0.57 per diluted share for the three months ended June 30, 2022, as compared to $4.6 million or $0.82 per share and $0.80 per diluted share for the same period one year ago.The Bank recognized $293,000 in Small Business Administration (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan fee income during the three months ended June 30, 2022, as compared to $1.5 million in PPP loan fee income for the same period one year ago.Year to date highlights:Net earnings were $6.7 million or $1.21 per share and $1.18 per diluted share for the six months ended June 30, 2022, as compared to $8.7 million or $1.55 per share and $1.51 per diluted share for the same period one year ago.The Bank recognized $893,000 in SBA PPP loan fee income during the six months ended June 30, 2022, as compared to $2.5 million in PPP loan fee income for the same period one year ago.Cash dividends were $0.51 per share during the six months ended June 30, 2022, as compared to $0.32 per share for the prior year period.Total loans were $959.5 million at June 30, 2022, as compared to $884.9 million at December 31, 2021, despite a $16.6 million reduction in PPP loans during the six months ended June 30, 2022.Non-performing assets were $3.6 million or 0.21% of total assets at June 30, 2022, compared to $3.2 million or 0.20% of total assets at December 31, 2021.Total deposits were $1.5 billion at June 30, 2022, compared to $1.4 billion at December 31, 2021.Core deposits, a non-GAAP measure, were $1.5 billion or 97.93% of total deposits at June 30, 2022, compared to $1.4 billion or 98.14% of total deposits at December 31, 2021.Net interest margin was 2.83% for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to 2.99% for the year ended December 31, 2021.Net earnings were $3.2 million or $0.59 per share and $0.57 per diluted share for the three months ended June 30, 2022, as compared to $4.6 million or $0.82 per share and $0.80 per diluted share for the prior year period. Lance A. Sellers, President and Chief Executive Officer, attributed the decrease in second quarter net ...