Affinity Bancshares, Inc.NASDAQ: AFBI

Affinity Bancshares, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and the Year 2024 Financial Results

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COVINGTON, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Affinity Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:“AFBI”) (the “Company”), the holding company for Affinity Bank (the “Bank”), today announced net income of $5.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to $6.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 $1.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024, as compared to $1.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023.

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At or for the three months ended,

At or for the year ended

Performance Ratios:

December 31, 2024

September 30, 2024

June 30, 2024

March 31, 2024

December 31, 2023

December 31, 2024

December 31, 2023

Net income (in thousands)

$

1,345

$

1,730

$

1,031

$

1,335

$

1,514

$

5,441

$

6,448

Diluted earnings per share

0.20

0.26

0.16

0.20

0.23

0.83

0.98

Operating income (1)

1,738

1,883

1,763

1,374

1,514

6,758

6,448

Adjusted diluted earnings per share (1)

0.26

0.29

0.27

0.21

0.23

1.03

0.98

Common book value per share

20.14

20.02

19.49

19.21

18.94

20.14

18.94

Tangible book value per share (1)

17.30

17.18

16.64

16.36

16.08

17.30

16.08

Total assets (in thousands)

866,817

878,561

873,582

869,547

843,258

866,817

843,258

Return on average assets

0.61

%

0.78

%

0.48

%

0.63

%

0.70

%

0.62

%

0.75

%

Return on average equity

4.14

%

5.43

%

3.33

%

4.38

%

5.03

%

4.33

%

5.43

%

Equity to assets

14.90

%

14.61

%

14.32

%

14.18

%

14.41

%

14.90

%

14.41

%

Tangible equity to tangible assets (1)

13.08

%

12.80

%

12.49

%

12.33

%

12.50

%

13.08

%

12.50

%

Net interest margin

3.56

%

3.52

%

3.71

%

3.38

%

3.32

%

3.54

%

3.35

%

Efficiency ratio

75.95

%

71.48

%

78.74

%

75.96

%

74.30

%

76.20

%

71.86

%

(1) Non-GAAP measure - see “Explanation of Certain Unaudited Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for more information and reconciliation to GAAP.

Net Income

  • Net income was $5.4 million for year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to $6.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, as a result of an increase in noninterest expenses related to the recently terminated merger partially offset by an increase in net interest income. Operating income for the year ended December 31, 2024 was $6.8 million as compared to $6.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2023.
  • Net income was $1.3 million for three months ended December 31, 2024 as compared to $1.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023, as a result of a decrease in noninterest income from the loss on sale of $10.4 million in investment securities available-for-sale that were yielding an weighted average rate under 3.00% allowing for investment in higher yielding loans and an increase in noninterest expenses partially offset by an increase in net interest income. Operating income for the three months ended December 31, 2024 was $1.7 million as compared to $1.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023.

Results of Operations

  • Net interest income was $7.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024 compared to $6.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023. The increase was due to an increase in interest income on loans, partially offset by a rise in deposit and borrowing costs and a decrease in interest income on interest-earning deposits.
  • Net interest margin for the three months ended December 31, 2024 increased to 3.56% from 3.32% for the three months ended December 31, 2023. The increase in the margin relates to increases in our yield on earning assets exceeding our increases in our deposits and borrowing costs.
  • Noninterest income decreased $445,000 to $161,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2024, as a result of the loss on securities available-for-sale recorded in the fourth quarter.
  • Non-interest expense increased $336,000 to $5.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024 compared to the respective period in 2023, due to increases in professional fees related to merger expenses.
  • Net interest income was $28.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to $27.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The increase was due to an increase in interest income on loans and investment securities, partially offset by a rise in deposit and borrowing costs and a decrease in interest income on interest-earning deposits.
  • Net interest margin for the year ended December 31, 2024 increased to 3.54% from 3.35% for the year ended December 31, 2023. The increase in the margin relates to increases in our yield on earning assets exceeding our increases in our deposits and borrowing costs.
  • Provision for credit losses was $438,000 for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to negative provision of $42,000 for the year ended December 31, 2023.
  • Noninterest income decreased $451,000 to $2.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, as a result of the loss on securities available-for-sale recorded in the fourth quarter.
  • Non-interest expense increased $2.4 million to $23.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to 2023, due to increases in professional fees related to our merger expenses and increases in salaries and employee benefits.

Financial Condition

  • Total assets increased $23.6 million to $866.8 million at December 31, 2024 from $843.3 million at December 31, 2023, as we experienced loan growth.
  • Total gross loans increased $54.2 million to $714.1 million at December 31, 2024 from $659.9 million at December 31, 2023. The increase was due to steady loan demand in construction, commercial non-owner occupied properties, commercial and consumer loans.
  • Non-owner occupied office loans totaled $44.2 million at December 31, 2024; the average LTV on these loans is 46.8%, including
    • $17.4 million medical/dental tenants and
    • $26.8 million to other various tenants.
  • Investment securities held-to-maturity unrealized gains were $44,000, net of tax. Investment securities available-for-sale unrealized losses were $5.7 million, net of tax.
  • Cash and cash equivalents decreased $8.6 million to $41.4 million at December 31, 2024 from $50.0 million at December 31, 2023.
  • Deposits decreased by $1.0 million to $673.5 million at December 31, 2024 compared to $674.4 million at December 31, 2023, with a $3.5 million net decrease in demand deposits partially offset by $2.5 million increase in certificates of deposits.
  • Borrowings increased by $18.8 million to $58.8 million at December 31, 2024 compared to $40.0 million at December 31, 2023 as we continue to evaluate borrowing needs related to enhancing bank liquidity.

Asset Quality

  • Non-performing loans decreased to $4.8 million at December 31, 2024 from $7.4 million at December 31, 2023.
  • The allowance for credit losses as a percentage of non-performing loans was 177.9% at December 31, 2024, as compared to 120.1% at December 31, 2023.
  • Allowance for credit losses to total loans decreased to 1.19% at December 31, 2024 from 1.35% at December 31, 2023.
  • Net loan charge-offs were $650,000 for the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to net loan charge-offs of $404,000 for the year ended December 31, 2023.

About Affinity Bancshares, Inc.

The Company is a Maryland corporation based in Covington, Georgia. The Company’s banking subsidiary, Affinity Bank, opened in 1928 and currently operates a full-service office in Atlanta, Georgia, two full-service offices in Covington, Georgia, and a loan production office serving the Alpharetta and Cumming, Georgia markets.

Forward-Looking Statements

In addition to historical information, this release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which describe the future plans, strategies and expectations of the Company. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “estimate,” “project,” “believe,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “assume,” “plan,” “seek,” “expect,” “will,” “may,” “should,” “indicate,” “would,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “target” and words of similar meaning. Forward-looking statements are based on our current beliefs and expectations and are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control. In addition, these forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions with respect to future business strategies and decisions that are subject to change. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on such statements. We are under no duty to and do not take any obligation to update any forward-looking statements after the date of this report. Factors which could have a material adverse effect on the operations of the Company and its subsidiaries include, but are not limited to, changes in general economic conditions, interest rates and inflation; changes in asset quality; our ability to access cost-effective funding; fluctuations in real estate values; changes in laws or regulations; changes in liquidity, including the size and composition of our deposit portfolio and the percentage of uninsured deposits in the portfolio; changes in technology; failures or breaches of our IT security systems; our ability to introduce new products and services and capitalize on growth opportunities; changes in the value of our goodwill and other intangible assets; our ability to successfully integrate acquired operations or assets; changes in accounting policies and practices; our ability to retain key employees; and the effects of natural disasters and geopolitical events, including terrorism, conflict and acts of war. These risks and other uncertainties are further discussed in the reports that the Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Average Balance Sheets

The following tables set forth average balance sheets, average annualized yields and costs, and certain other information for the periods indicated. No tax-equivalent yield adjustments have been made, as the effects would be immaterial. All average balances are monthly average balances. Non-accrual loans were included in the computation of average balances. The yields set forth below include the effect of deferred fees, discounts, and premiums that are amortized or accreted to interest income or interest expense.

For the Year Ended December 31,

2024

2023

Average Outstanding Balance

Interest

Average Yield/Rate

Average Outstanding Balance

Interest

Average Yield/Rate

(Dollars in thousands)

Interest-earning assets:

Loans

$

687,487

$

41,349

6.01

%

$

660,045

$

35,422

5.37

%

Investment securities held-to-maturity

32,723

2,018

6.17

%

33,850

2,078

6.14

%

Investment securities available-for-sale

47,449

1,778

3.75

%

49,024

1,772

3.61

%

Interest-earning deposits and federal funds

49,385

2,459

4.98

%

65,333

3,236

4.95

%

Other investments

5,801

369

6.36

%

3,014

192

6.37

%

Total interest-earning assets

822,845

47,973

5.83

%

811,266

42,700

5.26

%

Non-interest-earning assets

49,505

51,987

Total assets

$

872,350

$

863,253

Interest-bearing liabilities:

Interest-bearing checking accounts

$

87,058

$

448

0.51

%

$

92,030

$

271

0.29

%

Money market accounts

147,049

4,760

3.24

%

140,630

3,542

2.52

%

Savings accounts

73,176

2,091

2.86

%

85,555

2,238

2.62

%

Certificates of deposit

217,517

9,157

4.21

%

211,285

8,042

3.81

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

524,800

16,456

3.14

%

529,500

14,093

2.66

%

FHLB advances and other borrowings

55,104

2,351

4.27

%

32,808

1,409

4.29

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

579,904

18,807

3.24

%

562,308

15,502

2.76

%

Non-interest-bearing liabilities

166,702

182,144

Total liabilities

746,606

744,452

Total stockholders' equity

125,744

118,801

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

872,350

$

863,253

Net interest rate spread

2.59

%

2.50

%

Net interest income

$

29,166

$

27,198

Net interest margin

3.54

%

3.35

%

For the Three Months Ended December 31,

2024

2023

Average Outstanding Balance

Interest

Average Yield/Rate

Average Outstanding Balance

Interest

Average Yield/Rate

(Dollars in thousands)

Interest-earning assets:

Loans

$

704,198

$

10,774

6.09

%

$

661,913

$

9,290

5.57

%

Investment securities held-to-maturity

29,238

451

6.14

%

34,194

528

6.13

%

Investment securities available-for-sale

46,455

402

3.44

%

47,268

473

3.97

%

Interest-earning deposits and federal funds

44,260

495

4.45

%

53,442

709

5.26

%

Other investments

6,172

105

6.77

%

5,177

83

6.36

%

Total interest-earning assets

830,323

12,227

5.86

%

801,994

11,083

5.48

%

Non-interest-earning assets

47,331

52,938

Total assets

$

877,654

$

854,932

Interest-bearing liabilities:

Interest-bearing checking accounts

$

83,529

$

104

0.50

%

$

90,298

$

99

0.43

%

Money market accounts

152,305

1,264

3.30

%

143,312

1,069

2.96

%

Savings accounts

73,533

529

2.86

%

76,732

558

2.89

%

Certificates of deposit

214,165

2,272

4.22

%

221,817

2,352

4.21

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

523,532

4,169

3.17

%

532,159

4,078

3.04

%

FHLB advances and other borrowings

58,815

625

4.23

%

29,348

300

4.06

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

582,347

4,794

3.27

%

561,507

4,378

3.09

%

Non-interest-bearing liabilities

166,088

174,077

Total liabilities

748,435

735,584

Total stockholders' equity

129,219

119,348

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

877,654

$

854,932

Net interest rate spread

2.59

%

2.39

%

Net interest income

$

7,433

$

6,705

Net interest margin

3.56

%

3.32

%

AFFINITY BANCSHARES, INC.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(unaudited)

December 31, 2024

December 31, 2023

(Dollars in thousands except per share amounts)

Assets

Cash and due from banks

$

7,092

$

6,030

Interest-earning deposits in other depository institutions

34,333

43,995

Cash and cash equivalents

41,425

50,025

Investment securities available-for-sale

36,502

48,561

Investment securities held-to-maturity (estimated fair value of $32,568, net of allowance for credit losses of $45 at December 31, 2024 and estimated fair value of $33,835, net of allowance for credit losses of $45 at December 31, 2023)

27,299

34,206

Other investments

6,175

5,434

Loans

714,115

659,876

Allowance for credit loss on loans

(8,496

)

(8,921

)

Net loans

705,619

650,955

Other real estate owned

—

2,850

Premises and equipment, net

3,261

3,797

Bank owned life insurance

16,487

16,086

Intangible assets

18,175

18,366

Other assets

11,874

12,978

Total assets

$

866,817

$

843,258

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Liabilities:

Non-interest-bearing checking

$

151,395

$

154,689

Interest-bearing checking

73,841

85,362

Money market accounts

148,752

138,673

Savings accounts

76,053

74,768

Certificates of deposit

223,440

220,951

Total deposits

673,481

674,443

Federal Home Loan Bank advances and other borrowings

58,815

40,000

Accrued interest payable and other liabilities

5,406

7,299

Total liabilities

737,702

721,742

Stockholders' equity:

Common stock (par value $0.01 per share, 40,000,000 shares authorized; 6,409,598 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2024 and 6,416,628 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2023)

64

64

Preferred stock (10,000,000 shares authorized, no shares outstanding)

—

—

Additional paid in capital

62,355

61,026

Unearned ESOP shares

(4,378

)

(4,587

)

Retained earnings

76,786

71,345

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(5,712

)

(6,332

)

Total stockholders' equity

129,115

121,516

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

866,817

$

843,258

AFFINITY BANCSHARES, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Income

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended December 31,

Year Ended December 31,

2024

2023

2024

2023

(Dollars in thousands except per share amounts)

Interest income:

Loans, including fees

$

10,774

$

9,290

$

41,349

$

35,422

Investment securities

958

1,084

4,165

4,042

Interest-earning deposits

495

709

2,459

3,236

Total interest income

12,227

11,083

47,973

42,700

Interest expense:

Deposits

4,169

4,078

16,456

14,093

FHLB advances and other borrowings

625

300

2,351

1,409

Total interest expense

4,794

4,378

18,807

15,502

Net interest income before provision for credit losses

7,433

6,705

29,166

27,198

Provision for credit losses

225

(49

)

438

(42

)

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

7,208

6,754

28,728

27,240

Noninterest income:

Service charges on deposit accounts

371

398

1,520

1,620

Loss on sales of investment securities available-for-sale

(385

)

—

(385

)

—

Net gain on sale of other real estate owned

—

—

135

—

Other

175

208

745

846

Total noninterest income

161

606

2,015

2,466

Noninterest expenses:

Salaries and employee benefits

3,273

3,205

13,126

12,252

Occupancy

617

584

2,451

2,503

Data processing

549

520

2,087

2,025

Professional fees

330

146

2,068

621

Other

999

977

4,029

3,917

Total noninterest expenses

5,768

5,432

23,761

21,318

Income before income taxes

1,601

1,928

6,982

8,388

Income tax expense

256

414

1,541

1,940

Net income

$

1,345

$

1,514

$

5,441

$

6,448

Weighted average common shares outstanding

Basic

6,411,014

6,406,156

6,414,182

6,476,767

Diluted

6,620,602

6,486,442

6,575,406

6,557,053

Basic earnings per share

$

0.21

$

0.24

$

0.85

$

1.00

Diluted earnings per share

$

0.20

$

0.23

$

0.83

$

0.98

Explanation of Certain Unaudited Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Reported amounts are presented in accordance with GAAP. Additionally, the Company believes the following information is utilized by regulators and market analysts to evaluate a company’s financial condition and, therefore, such information is useful to investors. These disclosures should not be viewed as a substitute for financial results in accordance with GAAP, nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures which may be presented by other companies. Refer to the Non-GAAP Reconciliation tables below for details on the earnings impact of these items.

For the Three Months Ended

For the Year Ended

Non-GAAP Reconciliation

December 31, 2024

September 30, 2024

June 30, 2024

March 31, 2024

December 31, 2023

December 31, 2024

December 31, 2023

Operating net income reconciliation

Net income (GAAP)

$1,345

$1,730

$1,031

$1,335

$1,514

$5,441

$6,448

Net loss on securities available for sale

385

—

—

—

—

385

—

Merger-related expenses

119

196

939

50

—

1,304

—

Income tax expense

(111)

(43)

(207)

(11)

—

(372)

—

Operating net income

$1,738

$1,883

$1,763

$1,374

$1,514

$6,758

$6,448

Weighted average diluted shares

6,620,602

6,411,468

6,546,382

6,416,628

6,486,442

6,575,406

6,557,053

Adjusted diluted earnings per share

$0.26

$0.29

$0.27

$0.21

$0.23

$1.03

$0.98

Tangible book value per common share reconciliation

Book Value per common share (GAAP)

$20.14

$20.02

$19.49

$19.21

$18.94

$20.14

$18.94

Effect of goodwill and other intangibles

(2.84)

(2.84)

(2.85)

(2.85)

(2.86)

(2.84)

(2.86)

Tangible book value per common share

$17.30

$17.18

$16.64

$16.36

$16.08

$17.30

$16.08

Tangible equity to tangible assets reconciliation

Equity to assets (GAAP)

14.90%

14.61%

14.32%

14.18%

14.41%

14.90%

14.41%

Effect of goodwill and other intangibles

(1.81)%

(1.81)%

(1.83)%

(1.85)%

(1.91)%

(1.81)%

(1.91)%

Tangible equity to tangible assets (1)

13.08%

12.80%

12.49%

12.33%

12.50%

13.08%

12.50%

(1) Tangible assets is total assets less intangible assets. Tangible equity is total equity less intangible assets.

Edward J. Cooney Chief Executive Officer (678) 742-9990

Source: Affinity Bancshares, Inc.

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