First Community Bankshares, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2025 Results and Quarterly Cash Dividend

First Community Bankshares, Inc.

Tue, Apr 22, 2025, 2:00 PM 15 min read

BLUEFIELD, Va., April 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Community Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCBC) (www.firstcommunitybank.com) (the “Company”) today reported its unaudited results of operations and other financial information for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. The Company reported net income of $11.82 million, or $0.64 per diluted common share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2025.

The Company also declared a quarterly cash dividend to common shareholders of thirty-one cents, $0.31 per common share. The quarterly dividend is payable to common shareholders of record on May 9, 2025, and is expected to be paid on May 23, 2025. This year marks the 40th consecutive year of regular dividends to common shareholders and the prior year was the 15th consecutive year of regular dividend increases.

First Quarter 2025 Highlights

Income Statement

Net interest margin for the first quarter of 2025 was 4.34%. The yield on earning assets decreased 5 basis points from the same period of 2024 and is primarily attributable to a decrease in interest income of $867 thousand. Interest income for loans and securities available-for-sale decreased $2.74 million and $470 thousand, respectively. The decreases were primarily due to decreases in the average balance for loans and securities available-for-sale of $154.04 million and $89.74 million, respectively. Additionally, the yield on loans decreased 8 basis points. The decrease in interest income on loans and securities available-for-sale was somewhat offset by an increase in interest income on interest-bearing deposits with banks. Interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities increased $472 thousand and is primarily attributable to an increase in yield of 11 basis points.
Noninterest income increased approximately $970 thousand, or 10.48%, when compared to the same quarter of 2024. The increase is primarily attributable to an increase in service charges on deposits of $526 thousand, or 15.89%, and an increase in other operating income of $491 thousand, or 35.07%. Noninterest expense increased $1.56 million, or 6.66% when compared to the same period of 2024. The increase is primarily attributable to an increase in salaries and benefits of $754 thousand, or 5.99%.
Annualized return on average assets ("ROA") was 1.49% for the first quarter of 2025 compared to 1.60% for the same period of 2024. Annualized return on average common equity ("ROE") was 9.49% for the first quarter of 2025 compared to 10.18% for the same period of 2024.

Balance Sheet and Asset Quality

Consolidated assets totaled $3.23 billion at March 31, 2025.
Loans decreased $33.39 million, or 1.38%, from December 31, 2024. Securities available for sale decreased $40.19 million, or 23.66%, from December 31, 2024. Deposits decreased $6.77 million, or 0.25%, which was largely a function of declining higher-rate time deposits. Stockholder equity decreased $29.98 million, or 5.69% due to the payment of a special cash dividend in the first quarter of 2025. The net effect of these balance sheet changes resulted in an increase in cash and cash equivalents of $37.23 million, or 9.86%.
The Company did not repurchase any common shares during the first quarter of 2025.
Non-performing loans to total loans increased to 0.85% when compared with the same quarter of 2024. The Company experienced net charge-offs for the first quarter of 2025 of $1.39 million, or 0.24% of annualized average loans, compared to net charge-offs of $1.74 million, or 0.27%, of annualized average loans for the same period in 2024.
The allowance for credit losses to total loans was 1.42% at March 31, 2025, compared to 1.44% at December 31, 2024 and 1.41% at March 31, 2024.
Book value per share at March 31, 2025, was $ 27.09, a decrease of $1.64 from year-end 2024. The decrease is primarily attributable to the payment of the special cash dividend in the first quarter of 2025 of $2.07 per share totaling approximately $37.93 million.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), the Company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures that provide useful information for financial and operational decision making, evaluating trends, and comparing financial results to other financial institutions. The non-GAAP financial measures presented in this news release include “tangible book value per common share,” “return on average tangible common equity,” “adjusted earnings,” “adjusted diluted earnings per share,” “adjusted return on average assets,” “adjusted return on average common equity,” “adjusted return on average tangible common equity,” and certain financial measures presented on a fully taxable equivalent (“FTE”) basis. FTE basis is calculated using the federal statutory income tax rate of 21%. Where non-GAAP financial measures are used, the comparable GAAP financial measure, as well as a reconciliation to that comparable GAAP financial measure can be found in the attached tables to this press release. While the Company believes certain non-GAAP financial measures enhance the understanding of its business and performance, they are supplemental and not a substitute for, or more important than, financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP and may not be comparable to those reported by other financial institutions.

About First Community Bankshares, Inc.

First Community Bankshares, Inc., a financial holding company headquartered in Bluefield, Virginia, provides banking products and services through its wholly owned subsidiary First Community Bank. First Community Bank operated 53 branch banking locations in Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee as of March 31, 2025. First Community Bank offers wealth management and investment advice and services through its Trust Division and through its wholly owned subsidiary, First Community Wealth Management, which collectively managed and administered $1.62 billion in combined assets as of March 31, 2025. The Company reported consolidated assets of $3.23 billion as of March 31, 2025. The Company’s common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the trading symbol, “FCBC”. Additional investor information is available on the Company’s website at www.firstcommunitybank.com.

This news release may include forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations that involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may differ materially. These risks include: changes in business or other market conditions; the timely development, production and acceptance of new products and services; the challenge of managing asset/liability levels; the management of credit risk and interest rate risk; the difficulty of keeping expense growth at modest levels while increasing revenues; changes in banking laws and regulations; the degree of competition by traditional and non-traditional competitors; the impact of natural disasters, extreme weather events, military conflict , terrorism or other geopolitical events; and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company’s Securities and Exchange Commission reports including, but not limited to, the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the most recent fiscal year end. Pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the Company does not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statements are made.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			September 30, 2024			June 30, 2024			March 31, 2024
(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			September 30, 2024			June 30, 2024			March 31, 2024
Interest income
Interest and fees on loans	$	30,669		$	31,637		$	32,120		$	32,696		$	33,418
Interest on securities		1,238			1,447			1,070			1,211			1,698
Interest on deposits in banks		3,262			3,348			3,702			2,882			913
Total interest income		35,169			36,432			36,892			36,789			36,029
Interest expense
Interest on deposits		4,871			5,099			5,298			4,877			4,365
Interest on borrowings		-			-			-			-			35
Total interest expense		4,871			5,099			5,298			4,877			4,400
Net interest income		30,298			31,333			31,594			31,912			31,629
Provision for credit losses		321			1,082			1,360			144			1,011
Net interest income after provision		29,977			30,251			30,234			31,768			30,618
Noninterest income		10,229			10,337			10,452			9,342			9,259
Noninterest expense		24,944			24,107			24,177			24,897			23,386
Income before income taxes		15,262			16,481			16,509			16,213			16,491
Income tax expense		3,444			3,441			3,476			3,527			3,646
Net income	$	11,818		$	13,040		$	13,033		$	12,686		$	12,845


Earnings per common share
Basic	$	0.64		$	0.71		$	0.71		$	0.69		$	0.70
Diluted	$	0.64		$	0.71		$	0.71		$	0.71		$	0.71
Cash dividends per common share
Regular		0.31			0.31			0.31			0.29			0.29
Special cash dividend		2.07			-			-			-			-
Weighted average shares outstanding
Basic		18,324,760			18,299,612			18,279,612			18,343,958			18,476,128
Diluted		18,451,321			18,418,441			18,371,907			18,409,876			18,545,910
Performance ratios
Return on average assets		1.49	%		1.60	%		1.60	%		1.58	%		1.60	%
Return on average common equity		9.49	%		9.89	%		10.04	%		10.02	%		10.18	%
Return on average tangible common equity(1)		13.79	%		14.12	%		14.46	%		14.54	%		14.82	%

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(1	)	A non-GAAP financial measure defined as net income divided by average stockholders' equity less average goodwill and other intangible assets.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY NONINTEREST INCOME AND EXPENSE (Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024		September 30, 2024		June 30, 2024		March 31, 2024
(Amounts in thousands)	March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024		September 30, 2024		June 30, 2024		March 31, 2024
Noninterest income
Wealth management	$	1,162	$	1,251	$	1,071	$	1,064	$	1,099
Service charges on deposits		3,836		3,613		3,661		3,428		3,310
Other service charges and fees		3,340		3,575		3,697		3,670		3,450
Other operating income		1,891		1,898		2,023		1,180		1,400
Total noninterest income	$	10,229	$	10,337	$	10,452	$	9,342	$	9,259
Noninterest expense
Salaries and employee benefits	$	13,335	$	13,501	$	13,129	$	12,491	$	12,581
Occupancy expense		1,576		1,329		1,270		1,309		1,378
Furniture and equipment expense		1,575		1,562		1,574		1,687		1,545
Service fees		2,484		2,305		2,461		2,427		2,449
Advertising and public relations		1,055		1,165		967		933		796
Professional fees		372		295		221		330		372
Amortization of intangibles		524		535		536		530		530
FDIC premiums and assessments		362		365		365		364		369
Litigation expense		-		-		-		1,800		-
Other operating expense		3,661		3,050		3,654		3,026		3,366
Total noninterest expense	$	24,944	$	24,107	$	24,177	$	24,897	$	23,386

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET INCOME TO NON-GAAP ADJUSTED EARNINGS (Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			September 30, 2024			June 30, 2024			March 31, 2024
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			September 30, 2024			June 30, 2024			March 31, 2024
Adjusted Net Income for diluted earnings per share	$	11,818		$	13,040		$	13,033		$	12,686		$	12,845
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Loss (gain) on sale of securities		-			-			-			-			-
Merger expense		-			-			-			-			-
Day 2 provision for allowance for credit losses - Surrey		-			-			-			-			-
Litigation expense		-			-			-			1,800			-
Other items(1)		-			-			(825	)		-			-
Total adjustments		-			-			(825	)		1,800			-
Tax effect		-			-			(198	)		432			-
Adjusted earnings, non-GAAP	$	11,818		$	13,040		$	12,406		$	14,054		$	12,845

Adjusted diluted earnings per common share, non-GAAP	$	0.64		$	0.71		$	0.68		$	0.76		$	0.69
Performance ratios, non-GAAP
Adjusted return on average assets		1.49	%		1.60	%		1.53	%		1.75	%		1.60	%
Adjusted return on average common equity		9.49	%		9.89	%		9.56	%		11.10	%		10.18	%
Adjusted return on average tangible common equity (2)		13.79	%		14.12	%		13.77	%		16.11	%		14.82	%

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(1	)	Includes other non-recurring income and expense items.
(2	)	A non-GAAP financial measure defined as adjusted earnings divided by average stockholders' equity less average goodwill and other intangible assets.

AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS AND NET INTEREST INCOME ANALYSIS (Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025							2024
	Average				Average Yield/			Average				Average Yield/
(Amounts in thousands)	Balance		Interest(1)		Rate(1)			Balance		Interest(1)		Rate(1)
Assets
Earning assets
Loans(2)(3)	$	2,395,068	$	30,757		5.21	%	$	2,549,107	$	33,500		5.29	%
Securities available for sale		149,266		1,261		3.43	%		239,010		1,731		2.91	%
Interest-bearing deposits		295,939		3,262		4.47	%		66,483		916		5.54	%
Total earning assets		2,840,273		35,280		5.04	%		2,854,600		36,147		5.09	%
Other assets		373,791							373,614
Total assets	$	3,214,064						$	3,228,214

Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Interest-bearing deposits
Demand deposits	$	658,651	$	180		0.11	%	$	665,875	$	162		0.10	%
Savings deposits		891,148		3,311		1.51	%		866,084		3,412		1.58	%
Time deposits		238,254		1,380		2.35	%		249,974		790		1.27	%
Total interest-bearing deposits		1,788,053		4,871		1.10	%		1,781,933		4,364		0.98	%
Borrowings
Federal funds purchased		-		-		-			2,527		35		5.52	%
Retail repurchase agreements		1,071		-		0.06	%		1,127		-		0.05	%
Total borrowings		1,071		-		0.06	%		3,654		35		3.85	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities		1,789,124		4,871		1.10	%		1,785,587		4,399		0.99	%
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits		859,988							886,947
Other liabilities		60,167							48,298
Total liabilities		2,709,279							2,720,832
Stockholders' equity		504,785							507,382
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	3,214,064						$	3,228,214
Net interest income, FTE(1)			$	30,409						$	31,748
Net interest rate spread						3.94	%						4.10	%
Net interest margin, FTE(1)						4.34	%						4.47	%

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(1	)	Interest income and average yield/rate are presented on a FTE, non-GAAP, basis using the federal statutory income tax rate of 21%.
(2	)	Nonaccrual loans are included in the average balance; however, no related interest income is recorded during the period of nonaccrual.
(3	)	Interest on loans includes non-cash and accelerated purchase accounting accretion of $556 thousand and $781 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)

	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			September 30, 2024			June 30, 2024			March 31, 2024
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			September 30, 2024			June 30, 2024			March 31, 2024
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	414,682		$	377,454		$	315,338		$	329,877		$	248,905
Debt securities available for sale, at fair value		129,659			169,849			166,669			129,686			166,247
Loans held for investment, net of unearned income		2,382,699			2,416,089			2,444,113			2,473,268			2,519,833
Allowance for credit losses		(33,784	)		(34,825	)		(35,118	)		(34,885	)		(35,461	)
Loans held for investment, net		2,348,915			2,381,264			2,408,995			2,438,383			2,484,372
Premises and equipment, net		48,780			48,735			49,654			50,528			51,333
Other real estate owned		298			521			346			100			374
Interest receivable		9,306			9,207			9,883			9,984			10,719
Goodwill		143,946			143,946			143,946			143,946			143,946
Other intangible assets		12,490			13,014			13,550			14,085			14,615
Other assets		117,697			117,226			115,980			116,230			115,470
Total assets	$	3,225,773		$	3,261,216		$	3,224,361		$	3,232,819		$	3,235,981

Liabilities
Deposits
Noninterest-bearing	$	893,794		$	883,499		$	869,723		$	889,462		$	902,396
Interest-bearing		1,790,683			1,807,748			1,789,530			1,787,810			1,779,819
Total deposits		2,684,477			2,691,247			2,659,253			2,677,272			2,682,215
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase		908			906			954			894			1,006
Interest, taxes, and other liabilities		43,971			42,671			43,460			45,769			45,816
Total liabilities		2,729,356			2,734,824			2,703,667			2,723,935			2,729,037

Stockholders' equity
Common stock		18,327			18,322			18,291			18,270			18,413
Additional paid-in capital		169,867			169,752			168,691			168,272			173,041
Retained earnings		317,728			349,489			342,121			334,756			327,389
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(9,505	)		(11,171	)		(8,409	)		(12,414	)		(11,899	)
Total stockholders' equity		496,417			526,392			520,694			508,884			506,944
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	3,225,773		$	3,261,216		$	3,224,361		$	3,232,819		$	3,235,981

Shares outstanding at period-end		18,326,657			18,321,795			18,290,938			18,270,273			18,413,088
Book value per common share	$	27.09		$	28.73		$	28.47		$	27.85		$	27.53
Tangible book value per common share(1)		18.55			20.16			19.86			19.20			18.92

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(1	)	A non-GAAP financial measure defined as stockholders' equity less goodwill and other intangible assets, divided by shares outstanding.

SELECTED CREDIT QUALITY INFORMATION (Unaudited)

	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			September 30, 2024			June 30, 2024			March 31, 2024
(Amounts in thousands)	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			September 30, 2024			June 30, 2024			March 31, 2024
Allowance for Credit Losses
Balance at beginning of period:
Allowance for credit losses - loans	$	34,825		$	35,118		$	34,885		$	35,461		$	36,189
Allowance for credit losses - loan commitments		341			441			441			746			746
Total allowance for credit losses beginning of period		35,166			35,559			35,326			36,207			36,935
Provision for credit losses:
Provision for credit losses - loans		350			1,182			1,360			449			1,011
(Recovery of) provision for credit losses - loan commitments		(29	)		(100	)		-			(305	)		-
Total provision for credit losses - loans and loan commitments		321			1,082			1,360			144			1,011
Charge-offs		(1,998	)		(2,005	)		(1,799	)		(1,599	)		(2,448	)
Recoveries		607			530			672			574			709
Net (charge-offs) recoveries		(1,391	)		(1,475	)		(1,127	)		(1,025	)		(1,739	)
Balance at end of period:
Allowance for credit losses - loans		33,784			34,825			35,118			34,885			35,461
Allowance for credit losses - loan commitments		312			341			441			441			746
Ending balance	$	34,096		$	35,166		$	35,559		$	35,326		$	36,207

Nonperforming Assets
Nonaccrual loans	$	19,974		$	19,869		$	19,754		$	19,815		$	19,617
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more		117			149			176			19			30
Modified loans past due 90 days or more		125			135			-			-			-
Total nonperforming loans		20,216			20,153			19,930			19,834			19,647
OREO		298			521			346			100			374
Total nonperforming assets	$	20,514		$	20,674		$	20,276		$	19,934		$	20,021


Additional Information
Total modified loans	$	2,124		$	2,260		$	2,320		$	2,290		$	2,177

Asset Quality Ratios
Nonperforming loans to total loans		0.85	%		0.83	%		0.82	%		0.80	%		0.78	%
Nonperforming assets to total assets		0.64	%		0.63	%		0.63	%		0.62	%		0.62	%
Allowance for credit losses to nonperforming loans		167.12	%		172.80	%		176.21	%		175.88	%		180.49	%
Allowance for credit losses to total loans		1.42	%		1.44	%		1.44	%		1.41	%		1.41	%
Annualized net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans		0.24	%		0.24	%		0.18	%		0.16	%		0.27	%