Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc.NASDAQ: FMAO

Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. Reports 2025 First-Quarter Financial Results

· Issued by Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. via GlobeNewswire

ARCHBOLD, Ohio, April 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: FMAO) today reported financial results for the 2025 first quarter ended March 31, 2025.

2025 First Quarter Financial and Operating Highlights
(at March 31, 2025 and on a year-over-year basis unless noted)

  • 88 consecutive quarters of profitability

  • Total interest income increased 6.1% to $41.0 million, driven by a 19-basis point improvement in the yield on earning assets and a higher average loan balance

  • Total loans increased by $40.5 million, or 1.6% to $2.58 billion

  • Total assets increased by $101.2 million, or 3.1% to $3.39 billion

  • Total deposits increased by $78.9 million, or 3.0% to $2.70 billion

  • Efficiency ratio improved to 66.79%, compared to 74.08%

  • Pre-tax, pre-provision income increased 49.6% to $9.3 million, from $6.2 million

  • Net income increased 29.7% to $7.0 million, or $0.51 per basic and diluted share

  • Asset quality remains at historically strong levels with nonperforming loans of only $4.5 million and net charge-offs to average loans of 0.01%

  • Tier 1 leverage ratio was 8.44%

Lars B. Eller, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “2025 is off to a solid start, reflecting the positive impacts our strategic priorities are having on our financial performance. Throughout the first quarter we made progress enhancing profitability, controlling growth, driving innovation, and achieving greater operational efficiency. Most importantly, our strong first-quarter results underscore the excellent execution by our team and F&M’s ongoing commitment to delivering local, personalized financial services to our communities in Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan.”

Mr. Eller continued, “For the first quarter of 2025 our net interest margin grew 43-basis points year-over year to 3.03% and increased 19-basis points from the fourth quarter of 2024. This growth demonstrates the benefits of continued loan repricing, as well as our disciplined approach to new loan originations and strategic efforts underway to improve our cost of funds. Total revenue – defined by net interest income plus noninterest income – increased 16.7% year-over-year, while noninterest expense rose 5.2%. This favorable spread strengthened our efficiency ratio and drove a 49.6% increase in pre-tax, pre-provision income. As we continue to successfully execute against our 2025 strategic priorities, we expect continued year-over-year growth in net income.”

Income Statement
Net income for the 2025 first quarter ended March 31, 2025, was $7.0 million, compared to $5.4 million for the same period last year. Net income per basic and diluted share for the 2025 first quarter was $0.51, compared to $0.39 for the same period last year.

Deposits
At March 31, 2025, total deposits were $2.70 billion, an increase of 3.0% from March 31, 2024. The Company’s cost of interest-bearing liabilities was 2.76% for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, compared to 3.06% for the quarter ended March 31, 2024.

Mr. Eller commented, “We continue to pursue opportunities that optimize our deposit base and grow low-cost checking deposits. As a result, more expensive time-account balances have declined year-over-year by $19.5 million, while total deposits have increased by $78.9 million reflecting growth in lower cost core deposits. These trends have reduced our cost of funds, while improving our loan-to-deposit ratio.”

Loan Portfolio and Asset Quality
“Offices opened in 2023 continue to add new loans and new deposits at a faster pace than our legacy locations, which we believe demonstrates the need for the local community banking services F&M provides. Overall, we are experiencing stable demand across all of our markets, as a result of the addition of proven bankers to our team, our regional structure, new financial products, and growing commercial relationships. Positive demand trends allow us to control growth, expand our yield on loans, and maintain excellent asset quality. Our credit quality remains strong with nonperforming loans to total loans of just 0.17% at March 31, 2025 – the fourth quarter in a row this metric has remained below 0.20%,” continued Mr. Eller.

Total loans, net at March 31, 2025, increased 1.6%, or by $40.5 million to $2.58 billion, compared to $2.54 billion at March 31, 2024. The year-over-year increase was driven primarily by higher agricultural, commercial and industrial, and commercial real estate loans, partially offset primarily by lower consumer, agricultural real estate, and consumer real estate loans. Compared to the quarter ended December 31, 2024, total loans, net at March 31, 2025, increased by 0.8% or $20.0 million.

F&M continues to closely monitor its loan portfolio with a particular emphasis on higher risk sectors. Nonperforming loans were $4.5 million, or 0.17% of total loans at March 31, 2025, compared to $19.4 million, or 0.76% of total loans at March 31, 2024, and $3.1 million, or 0.12% at December 31, 2024.

F&M maintains a well-balanced, diverse and high performing CRE portfolio. CRE loans represented 51.3% of the Company’s total loan portfolio at March 31, 2025. In addition, F&M’s commercial real estate office credit exposure represented 5.4% of the Company's total loan portfolio at March 31, 2025, with a weighted average loan-to-value of approximately 63% and an average loan of approximately $965,366.

F&M’s CRE portfolio included the following categories at March 31, 2025:





CRE Category



Dollar
Balance

Percent of
CRE
Portfolio
(*)

Percent of
Total Loan
Portfolio
(*)

Industrial

$

281,484

21.2%

10.9%

Multi-family

217,903

16.4%

8.4%

Retail

213,281

16.1%

8.3%

Hotels

157,139

11.8%

6.1%

Office

139,069

10.5%

5.4%

Gas Stations

70,983

5.3%

2.7%

Food Service

52,827

4.0%

2.0%

Senior Living

31,400

2.4%

1.2%

Development

29,907

2.3%

1.2%

Auto Dealers

27,294

2.1%

1.1%

Other

104,411

7.9%

4.0%

Total CRE

$

1,325,698

100.0%

51.3%

* Numbers have been rounded

At March 31, 2025, the Company’s allowance for credit losses to nonperforming loans was 586.38%, compared to 127.28% at March 31, 2024. The allowance to total loans was 1.07% at March 31, 2025, compared to 1.05% at March 31, 2024. Including accretable yield adjustments, associated with the Company’s prior acquisitions, F&M’s allowance for credit losses to total loans was 1.08% at March 31, 2025, compared to 1.11% at March 31, 2024.

Mr. Eller concluded, “While the near-term economic environment has become more fluid, we believe F&M is in a strong position because of the platform we have built and the strategies we are pursuing to transform our business in 2025. As a result, we continue to believe 2025 will be another good year for F&M.”

Stockholders’ Equity and Dividends
Total stockholders’ equity increased 8.5% to $344.6 million, or $25.12 per share at March 31, 2025, from $317.7 million, or $23.22 per share at March 31, 2024. The Company had a Tier 1 leverage ratio of 8.44%, compared to 8.40% at March 31, 2024.

Tangible stockholders’ equity increased to $263.0 million at March 31, 2025, compared to $256.5 million at March 31, 2024. On a per share basis, tangible stockholders’ equity at March 31, 2025, was $19.17 per share, compared to $18.75 per share at March 31, 2024.

For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company declared cash dividends of $0.22125 per share, representing a 0.6% increase over the same period last year. F&M is committed to returning capital to shareholders and has increased the annual cash dividend for 30 consecutive years. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the dividend payout ratio was 43.10% compared to 55.52% for the same period last year.

About Farmers & Merchants State Bank:
F&M Bank is a local independent community bank that has been serving its communities since 1897. F&M Bank provides commercial banking, retail banking and other financial services. Our locations are in Butler, Champaign, Fulton, Defiance, Hancock, Henry, Lucas, Shelby, Williams, and Wood counties in Ohio. In Northeast Indiana, we have offices located in Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Jay, Steuben and Wells counties. The Michigan footprint includes Oakland County, and we have Loan Production Offices in Troy, Michigan; Muncie, Indiana; and Perrysburg and Bryan, Ohio.

Safe Harbor Statement
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (“F&M”) wishes to take advantage of the Safe Harbor provisions included in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements by F&M, including management’s expectations and comments, may not be based on historical facts and are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21B of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Actual results could vary materially depending on risks and uncertainties inherent in general and local banking conditions, competitive factors specific to markets in which F&M and its subsidiaries operate, future interest rate levels, legislative and regulatory decisions, capital market conditions, or the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and its impacts on our credit quality and business operations, as well as its impact on general economic and financial market conditions. F&M assumes no responsibility to update this information. For more details, please refer to F&M’s SEC filing, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. Such filings can be viewed at the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov or through F&M’s website www.fm.bank.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release includes disclosure of financial measures not prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP). A non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of historical or future financial performance, financial position or cash flows that excludes or includes amounts that are required to be disclosed by GAAP. Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide both management and investors a more complete understanding of the underlying operational results and trends and Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc.’s marketplace performance. The presentation of this additional information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the numbers prepared in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures is included within this press release.

FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME & COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited) (in thousands of dollars, except per share data)

Three Months Ended

March 31, 2025

December 31, 2024

September 30, 2024

June 30, 2024

March 31, 2024

Interest Income

Loans, including fees

$

37,072

$

36,663

$

36,873

$

36,593

$

35,200

Debt securities:

U.S. Treasury and government agencies

2,097

1,882

1,467

1,148

1,045

Municipalities

382

384

387

389

394

Dividends

338

367

334

327

333

Federal funds sold

-

24

7

7

7

Other

1,113

2,531

2,833

2,702

1,675

Total interest income

41,002

41,851

41,901

41,166

38,654

Interest Expense

Deposits

13,988

15,749

16,947

16,488

15,279

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase

271

274

277

276

284

Borrowed funds

2,550

2,713

2,804

2,742

2,689

Subordinated notes

284

285

284

285

284

Total interest expense

17,093

19,021

20,312

19,791

18,536

Net Interest Income - Before Provision for Credit Losses

23,909

22,830

21,589

21,375

20,118

Provision for (Recovery of) Credit Losses - Loans

811

346

282

605

(289

)

Recovery of Credit Losses - Off Balance Sheet Exposures

(260

)

(120

)

(267

)

(18

)

(266

)

Net Interest Income After Provision for Credit Losses

23,358

22,604

21,574

20,788

20,673

Noninterest Income

Customer service fees

381

237

300

189

598

Other service charges and fees

1,124

1,176

1,155

1,085

1,057

Interchange income

1,421

1,322

1,315

1,330

1,429

Loan servicing income

762

771

710

513

539

Net gain on sale of loans

284

223

215

314

107

Increase in cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance

244

248

265

236

216

Net gain (loss) on sale of other assets owned

(54

)

22

-

49

-

Total noninterest income

4,162

3,999

3,960

3,716

3,946

Noninterest Expense

Salaries and wages

7,878

7,020

7,713

7,589

7,846

Employee benefits

2,404

2,148

2,112

2,112

2,171

Net occupancy expense

1,199

1,072

1,054

999

1,027

Furniture and equipment

1,278

1,032

1,472

1,407

1,353

Data processing

557

160

339

448

500

Franchise taxes

397

312

410

265

555

ATM expense

491

328

472

397

473

Advertising

503

498

597

519

530

FDIC assessment

465

505

516

507

580

Servicing rights amortization - net

127

244

219

187

168

Loan expense

228

236

244

251

229

Consulting fees

745

242

251

198

186

Professional fees

559

368

453

527

445

Intangible asset amortization

445

446

445

444

445

Other general and administrative

1,484

1,465

1,128

1,495

1,333

Total noninterest expense

18,760

16,076

17,425

17,345

17,841

Income Before Income Taxes

8,760

10,527

8,109

7,159

6,778

Income Taxes

1,808

2,146

1,593

1,477

1,419

Net Income

6,952

8,381

6,516

5,682

5,359

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Net of Tax):

Net unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities

6,464

(7,403

)

11,664

2,531

(1,995

)

Reclassification adjustment for realized loss on sale of available-for-sale securities

-

-

-

-

-

Net unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities

6,464

(7,403

)

11,664

2,531

(1,995

)

Tax expense (benefit)

1,358

(1,554

)

2,449

531

(418

)

Other comprehensive income (loss)

5,106

(5,849

)

9,215

2,000

(1,577

)

Comprehensive Income

$

12,058

$

2,532

$

15,731

$

7,682

$

3,782

Basic Earnings Per Share

$

0.51

$

0.61

$

0.48

$

0.42

$

0.39

Diluted Earnings Per Share

$

0.51

$

0.61

$

0.48

$

0.42

$

0.39

Dividends Declared

$

0.22125

$

0.22125

$

0.22125

$

0.22

$

0.22

FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited) (in thousands of dollars, except share data)

March 31, 2025

December 31, 2024

September 30, 2024

June 30, 2024

March 31, 2024

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

Assets

Cash and due from banks

$

172,612

$

174,855

$

244,572

$

191,785

$

186,541

Federal funds sold

425

1,496

932

1,283

1,241

Total cash and cash equivalents

173,037

176,351

245,504

193,068

187,782

Interest-bearing time deposits

1,992

2,482

2,727

3,221

2,735

Securities - available-for-sale

438,568

426,556

404,881

365,209

347,516

Other securities, at cost

14,062

14,400

15,028

14,721

14,744

Loans held for sale

2,331

2,996

1,706

1,628

2,410

Loans, net of allowance for credit losses

2,555,552

2,536,043

2,512,852

2,534,468

2,516,687

Premises and equipment

33,163

33,828

33,779

34,507

35,007

Construction in progress

-

-

35

38

9

Goodwill

86,358

86,358

86,358

86,358

86,358

Loan servicing rights

5,805

5,656

5,644

5,504

5,555

Bank owned life insurance

35,116

34,872

34,624

34,359

34,123

Other assets

42,802

45,181

46,047

49,552

54,628

Total Assets

$

3,388,786

$

3,364,723

$

3,389,185

$

3,322,633

$

3,287,554

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Liabilities

Deposits

Noninterest-bearing

$

502,318

$

516,904

$

481,444

$

479,069

$

510,731

Interest-bearing

NOW accounts

874,881

850,462

865,617

821,145

829,236

Savings

696,635

671,818

661,565

673,284

635,430

Time

626,450

647,581

676,187

667,592

645,985

Total deposits

2,700,284

2,686,765

2,684,813

2,641,090

2,621,382

Federal funds purchased and securities

sold under agreements to repurchase

27,258

27,218

27,292

27,218

28,218

Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) advances

245,474

246,056

263,081

266,102

256,628

Subordinated notes, net of unamortized issuance costs

34,846

34,818

34,789

34,759

34,731

Dividend payable

2,997

2,996

2,998

2,975

2,975

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

33,326

31,659

40,832

27,825

25,930

Total liabilities

3,044,185

3,029,512

3,053,805

2,999,969

2,969,864

Commitments and Contingencies

Stockholders' Equity

Common stock - No par value 20,000,000 shares authorized; issued

14,564,425 shares 3/31/25 and 12/31/24; outstanding 13,718,336 shares 3/31/25 and 13,699,536 shares 12/31/24

135,407

135,565

135,193

135,829

135,482

Treasury stock - 846,089 shares 3/31/25 and 864,889 shares 12/31/24

(10,768

)

(10,985

)

(10,904

)

(11,006

)

(10,851

)

Retained earnings

240,079

235,854

230,465

226,430

223,648

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(20,117

)

(25,223

)

(19,374

)

(28,589

)

(30,589

)

Total stockholders' equity

344,601

335,211

335,380

322,664

317,690

Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

$

3,388,786

$

3,364,723

$

3,389,185

$

3,322,633

$

3,287,554

FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

SELECT FINANCIAL DATA

For the Three Months Ended

Selected financial data

March 31, 2025

December 31, 2024

September 30, 2024

June 30, 2024

March 31, 2024

Return on average assets

0.85

%

0.99

%

0.78

%

0.69

%

0.66

%

Return on average equity

8.31

%

10.00

%

7.93

%

7.13

%

6.76

%

Yield on earning assets

5.19

%

5.20

%

5.27

%

5.22

%

5.00

%

Cost of interest bearing liabilities

2.76

%

3.01

%

3.21

%

3.18

%

3.06

%

Net interest spread

2.43

%

2.19

%

2.06

%

2.04

%

1.94

%

Net interest margin

3.03

%

2.84

%

2.71

%

2.71

%

2.60

%

Efficiency ratio

66.79

%

59.82

%

67.98

%

69.03

%

74.08

%

Dividend payout ratio

43.10

%

35.75

%

45.99

%

52.35

%

55.52

%

Tangible book value per share

$

17.71

$

17.74

$

17.72

$

16.79

$

16.51

Tier 1 leverage ratio

8.44

%

8.12

%

8.04

%

8.02

%

8.40

%

Average shares outstanding

13,706,003

13,699,869

13,687,119

13,681,501

13,671,166

Loans

March 31, 2025

December 31, 2024

September 30, 2024

June 30, 2024

March 31, 2024

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

Commercial real estate

$

1,325,698

$

1,310,811

$

1,301,160

$

1,303,598

$

1,304,400

Agricultural real estate

215,898

216,401

220,328

222,558

227,455

Consumer real estate

523,383

520,114

524,055

525,902

525,178

Commercial and industrial

278,254

275,152

260,732

268,426

256,051

Agricultural

153,607

152,080

137,252

142,909

127,670

Consumer

60,115

63,009

67,394

70,918

74,819

Other

24,985

24,978

25,916

26,449

26,776

Less: Net deferred loan fees, costs and other (1)

(36

)

(676

)

1,499

(1,022

)

(982

)

Total loans, net

$

2,581,904

$

2,561,869

$

2,538,336

$

2,559,738

$

2,541,367

Asset quality data

March 31, 2025

December 31, 2024

September 30, 2024

June 30, 2024

March 31, 2024

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

Nonaccrual loans

$

4,494

$

3,124

$

2,898

$

2,487

$

19,391

90 day past due and accruing

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

-

Nonperforming loans

$

4,494

$

3,124

$

2,898

$

2,487

$

19,391

Other real estate owned

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

-

Nonperforming assets

$

4,494

$

3,124

$

2,898

$

2,487

$

19,391

Allowance for credit losses - loans

$

26,352

$

25,826

$

25,484

$

25,270

$

24,680

Allowance for credit losses - off balance sheet credit exposures

1,281

1,541

1,661

1,928

1,946

Total allowance for credit losses

$

27,633

$

27,367

$

27,145

$

27,198

$

26,626

Total allowance for credit losses/total loans

1.07

%

1.07

%

1.07

%

1.06

%

1.05

%

Adjusted credit losses with accretable yield/total loans

1.08

%

1.08

%

1.10

%

1.10

%

1.11

%

Net charge-offs:

Quarter-to-date

$

285

$

4

$

68

$

15

$

55

Year-to-date

$

285

$

142

$

138

$

70

$

55

Net charge-offs to average loans

Quarter-to-date

0.01

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

Year-to-date

0.01

%

0.01

%

0.01

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

Nonperforming loans/total loans

0.17

%

0.12

%

0.11

%

0.10

%

0.76

%

Allowance for credit losses/nonperforming loans

586.38

%

826.70

%

879.37

%

1016.08

%

127.28

%

NPA coverage ratio

586.38

%

826.70

%

879.37

%

1016.08

%

127.28

%

(1) Includes carrying value adjustments of $1.7 million as of March 31, 2025, $1.1 million as of December 31, 2024, $3.0 million as of September 30, 2024, $612 thousand as of June 30, 2024, and $969 thousand as of March 31, 2024 related to interest rate swaps associated with fixed rate loans

FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS AND RELATED YIELDS AND RATES

(in thousands of dollars, except percentages)

For the Three Months Ended

For the Three Months Ended

March 31, 2025

March 31, 2024

Interest Earning Assets:

Average Balance

Interest/Dividends

Annualized
Yield/Rate

Average Balance

Interest/Dividends

Annualized
Yield/Rate

Loans

$

2,578,531

$

37,072

5.75%

$

2,577,114

$

35,200

5.46%

Taxable investment securities

458,519

2,739

2.39%

384,928

1,686

1.75%

Tax-exempt investment securities

18,310

78

2.16%

21,109

86

2.06%

Fed funds sold & other

105,770

1,113

4.21%

110,388

1,682

6.09%

Total Interest Earning Assets

3,161,130

$

41,002

5.19%

3,093,539

$

38,654

5.00%

Nonearning Assets

166,630

159,240

Total Assets

$

3,327,760

$

3,252,779

Interest Bearing Liabilities:

Savings deposits

$

1,543,665

$

8,564

2.22%

$

1,443,530

$

9,407

2.61%

Other time deposits

627,498

5,424

3.46%

650,580

5,872

3.61%

Other borrowed money

245,734

2,550

4.15%

263,280

2,689

4.09%

Fed funds purchased & securities

sold under agreement to repurchase

27,480

271

3.94%

28,458

284

3.99%

Subordinated notes

34,828

284

3.26%

34,712

284

3.27%

Total Interest Bearing Liabilities

$

2,479,205

$

17,093

2.76%

$

2,420,560

$

18,536

3.06%

Noninterest Bearing Liabilities

509,190

514,986

Stockholders' Equity

$

339,365

$

317,233

Net Interest Income and Interest Rate Spread

$

23,909

2.43%

$

20,118

1.94%

Net Interest Margin

3.03%

2.60%

Yields on Tax exempt securities and the portion of the tax-exempt IDB loans included in loans have been tax adjusted based on a 21% tax rate in the charts

FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS AND RELATED YIELDS AND RATES

(in thousands of dollars, except percentages)

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024

As Reported

Excluding Acc/Amort

Difference

As Reported

Excluding Acc/Amort

Difference

$

Yield

$

Yield

$

Yield

$

Yield

$

Yield

$

Yield

Interest Earning Assets:

Loans

$

37,072

5.75

%

$

36,468

5.66

%

$

604

0.09

%

$

35,200

5.46

%

$

34,525

5.36

%

$

675

0.10

%

Taxable investment securities

2,739

2.39

%

2,739

2.39

%

-

0.00

%

1,686

1.75

%

1,686

1.75

%

-

0.00

%

Tax-exempt investment securities

78

2.16

%

78

2.16

%

-

0.00

%

86

2.06

%

86

2.06

%

-

0.00

%

Fed funds sold & other

1,113

4.21

%

1,113

4.21

%

-

0.00

%

1,682

6.09

%

1,682

6.09

%

-

0.00

%

Total Interest Earning Assets

41,002

5.19

%

40,398

5.11

%

604

0.08

%

38,654

5.00

%

37,979

4.92

%

675

0.08

%

Interest Bearing Liabilities:

Savings deposits

$

8,564

2.22

%

$

8,564

2.22

%

$

-

0.00

%

$

9,407

2.61

%

$

9,407

2.61

%

$

-

0.00

%

Other time deposits

5,424

3.46

%

5,424

3.46

%

-

0.00

%

5,872

3.61

%

5,872

3.61

%

-

0.00

%

Other borrowed money

2,550

4.15

%

2,547

4.15

%

3

0.00

%

2,689

4.09

%

2,707

4.11

%

(18

)

-0.02

%

Federal funds purchased and

securities sold under agreement to

repurchase

271

3.94

%

271

3.94

%

-

0.00

%

284

3.99

%

284

3.99

%

-

0.00

%

Subordinated notes

284

3.26

%

284

3.26

%

-

0.00

%

284

3.27

%

284

3.27

%

-

0.00

%

Total Interest Bearing Liabilities

17,093

2.76

%

17,090

2.76

%

3

-0.00

%

18,536

3.06

%

18,554

3.07

%

(18

)

-0.01

%

Interest/Dividend income/yield

41,002

5.19

%

40,398

5.11

%

604

0.08

%

38,654

5.00

%

37,979

4.92

%

675

0.08

%

Interest Expense / yield

17,093

2.76

%

17,090

2.76

%

3

-0.00

%

18,536

3.06

%

18,554

3.07

%

(18

)

-0.01

%

Net Interest Spread

23,909

2.43

%

23,308

2.35

%

601

0.08

%

20,118

1.94

%

19,425

1.85

%

693

0.09

%

Net Interest Margin

3.03

%

2.95

%

0.08

%

2.60

%

2.52

%

0.08

%

Company Contact:

Investor and Media Contact:

Lars B. Eller
President and Chief Executive Officer
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc.
(419) 446-2501
leller@fm.bank

Andrew M. Berger
Managing Director
SM Berger & Company, Inc.
(216) 464-6400
andrew@smberger.com