ITEM 7.MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION
General
As the holding company for the Bank, the Company conducts its business primarily through the Bank. The Bank’s results of operations depend primarily on net interest income, which is the difference between the income earned on its interest-earning assets, such as loans and investments, and the cost of its interest-bearing liabilities, consisting primarily of deposits and borrowings from the FHLB and BTFP. The Bank’s net income is also affected by, among other things, fee income, provisions for credit losses, operating expenses and income tax provisions. The Bank’s results of operations are also significantly affected by general economic and competitive conditions, particularly changes in market interest rates, government legislation and policies concerning monetary and fiscal affairs, housing and financial institutions and the intended actions of the regulatory authorities.
Management uses various indicators to evaluate the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. Indicators include the following:
Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is intended to assist in understanding the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and the Bank. The information contained in this section should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report.
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Operating Strategy
The Company is the parent company of an independent community-oriented financial institution that delivers quality customer service and offers a wide range of deposit, loan and investment products to its customers. The commitment to customer needs, the focus on providing consistent customer service, and community service and support are the keys to the Bank’s past and future success. The Company has no other material income other than that generated by the Bank and its subsidiaries.
The Bank’s primary business strategy is attracting deposits from the general public and using those funds to originate residential mortgage loans, multi-family residential loans, commercial real estate and business loans and consumer loans. The Bank invests excess liquidity primarily in interest-bearing deposits with the FHLB and other financial institutions, federal funds sold, U.S. government and agency securities, local municipal obligations and mortgage-backed securities.
In recent years, the Company’s operating strategy has also included strategies designed to enhance profitability by increasing sources of noninterest income and improving operating efficiency while managing its capital and limiting its credit risk and interest rate risk exposures. To accomplish these objectives, the Company has focused on the following:
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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The accounting and reporting policies of the Company comply with U.S. GAAP and conform to general practices within the banking industry. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions. The financial position and results of operations can be affected by these estimates and assumptions, which are integral to understanding reported results. Critical accounting policies are those policies that require management to make assumptions about matters that are highly uncertain at the time an accounting estimate is made; and different estimates that the Company reasonably could have used in the current period, or changes in the accounting estimate that are reasonably likely to occur from period to period, would have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition, changes in financial condition or results of operations. Most accounting policies are not considered by management to be critical accounting policies. Several factors are considered in determining whether or not a policy is critical in the preparation of financial statements. These factors include, among other things, whether the estimates are significant to the financial statements, the nature of the estimates, the ability to readily validate the estimates with other information including third parties or available prices, and sensitivity of the estimates to changes in economic conditions and whether alternative accounting methods may be utilized under U.S. GAAP.
Significant accounting policies, including the impact of recent accounting pronouncements, are discussed in Note 1 of the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. Those policies considered to be critical accounting policies are described below.
ACL on Loans. The ACL is a valuation account that is deducted from an asset’s amortized cost basis to present the net amount expected to be collected on the asset. Loans are charged off against the ACL when management believes the uncollectibility of a loan balance is confirmed. Expected recoveries do not exceed the aggregate of amounts previously charged off and expected to be charged-off.
The Company utilizes a combination of methods in determining expected future credit losses, including the Open Pool/Snapshot method, which starts with a loan portfolio’s composition at a point in time and tracks that portfolio’s performance in subsequent periods until final disposition, and the Weighted Average Remaining Maturity method, which uses average annual charge-off rates and the remaining life of the loan to estimate the ACL. For the Company’s loan portfolios, the remaining contractual life for each loan is adjusted by the expected scheduled payments and estimated prepayments. The average annual charge-off rate is applied to the amortization adjusted remaining life of the loan to determine the unadjusted lifetime historical charge-off rate. The Company’s expected loss estimate is anchored in historical credit loss experience, with an emphasis on all available portfolio data.
The Company estimates the ACL on loans using relevant available information from internal and external sources relating to past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Historical loss experience provides the basis for the estimation of expected credit losses. Qualitative adjustments to historical loss information are made for losses reflected by peers, changes in underwriting standards, changes in economic conditions, changes in delinquency levels, collateral values and other factors.
Qualitative adjustments reflect management’s overall estimate of the extent to which current expected credit losses on collectively evaluated loans will differ from historical loss experience. The analysis takes into consideration industry and collateral concentrations, acquired loan portfolio characteristics and other credit-related analytics as deemed appropriate.
Management exercises significant judgment in evaluating the relevant historical loss experience and the qualitative factors. Management also monitors the differences between estimated and actual incurred loan losses in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the estimation process and make any changes in the methodology as necessary.
The ACL is measured on a collective (pooled) basis when similar risk characteristics exist. When a loan no longer exhibits risk characteristics similar to those of the loan portfolio, management individually evaluates that loan for a specific allocation of the ACL. Specific reserves on individually analyzed loans are determined by comparing the loan balance to the present value of expected cash flows or expected collateral proceeds.
Management reviews the level of the ACL on loans at least quarterly. Although we believe that we use the best information available to establish the ACL on loans, future adjustments to the allowance may be necessary if economic or other conditions differ substantially from the assumptions used in making the evaluation. In addition, the IDFI and FDIC, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review our ACL on loans and may require us to recognize adjustments to the allowance based on their judgments about information available to them at the time of their examination. A large loss could deplete the allowance and require increased provisions to replenish the allowance, which would adversely affect earnings. Note 1 and Note 4 of the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements describe the methodology used to determine the ACL on loans.
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Valuation Methodologies. In the ordinary course of business, management applies various valuation methodologies to assets and liabilities that often involve a significant degree of judgment, particularly when active markets do not exist for the items being valued. Generally, in evaluating various assets for potential impairment, management compares the fair value to the carrying value. Quoted market prices are referred to when estimating fair values for certain assets, such as certain investment securities. For investment securities for which quoted market prices are not available, the Company obtains fair value measurements from an independent pricing service. However, for those items for which market-based prices do not exist and an independent pricing service is not readily available, management utilizes significant estimates and assumptions to value such items. Examples of these items include goodwill and other intangible assets, acquired loans and deposits, foreclosed and other repossessed assets, collateral dependent loans, stock-based compensation and certain other financial investments. The use of different assumptions could produce significantly different results, which could have material positive or negative effects on the Company’s results of operations. Note 19 of the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements describes the methodologies used to determine the fair value of investment securities, collateral dependent loans, loans held for sale and foreclosed real estate. There were no changes in the valuation techniques and related inputs used during the year ended December 31, 2023.
Selected Financial Data.
The consolidated financial data presented below is qualified in its entirety by the more detailed financial data appearing elsewhere in this report, including the Company's audited consolidated financial statements.
FINANCIAL CONDITION DATA: At December 31,
(In thousands)
For the Year Ended
OPERATING DATA: December 31,
(In thousands)
PER SHARE DATA (2):
(2) Per share data excludes net income attributable to noncontrolling interests.
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At or For the Year Ended
SELECTED FINANCIAL RATIOS: December 31,
Performance Ratios:
Regulatory Capital Ratios (Bank only):
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio 14.03 %
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio 14.03 %
Total risk-based capital ratio 14.90 %
Asset Quality Ratios:
(1) Net income attributable to First Capital, Inc. divided by average assets.
(2) Net income attributable to First Capital, Inc. divided by average equity.
(3) Common stock dividends declared per share divided by net income per share.
(5) Net interest income as a percentage of average interest-earning assets.
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Results of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2023 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2022
Net Income.Net income attributable to the Company was $12.8 million ($3.82 per share diluted; weighted average common shares outstanding of 3,347,341, as adjusted) for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to $11.9 million ($3.55 per share diluted; weighted average common shares outstanding of 3,355,023, as adjusted) for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Net Interest Income.Net interest income increased$2.2 million, or 6.9%, from $32.3 million for 2022 to $34.6 million for 2023 primarily due to increases in the average tax-equivalent yield on interest-earning assets partially offset by increases in the average balance and cost of interest-bearing liabilities.
Total interest income increased$9.7 million for 2023 as compared to 2022. The increase was primarily due to an increase in the tax-equivalent yield on interest-earning assets increased from 3.10% in 2022 to 3.96% in 2023, primarily due to the increase in short-term interest rates by the Federal Open Market Committee during 2022 and 2023. Interest on loans increased $8.4 million when comparing the two periods due to an increase in the average balance of loans from $530.2 million in 2022 to $590.6 million in 2023. Interest and dividends on investment securities (including FHLB stock) increased $1.3 million for 2023 compared to 2022 due to an increase in the average balance of investment securities from $495.6 million for 2022 to $506.5 million for 2023 in addition to an increase in the tax-equivalent yield on investment securities from 1.73% in 2022 to 1.95% in 2023. Other interest income increased $6,000 for 2023 as compared to 2022 primarily due to the tax equivalent yield of federal funds sold increasing from 1.24% to 5.07% when comparing the two periods, almost entirely offset by a decrease in the average balance of federal funds sold from $92.0 million for 2022 to $19.5 million for 2023.
Total interest expense increased $7.4 million, from $1.6 million for 2022 to $9.0 million for 2023, due to increases in the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities from 0.20% for 2022 to 1.11% for 2023 and in the average balance of interest-bearing liabilities from $802.8 million for 2022 to $809.2 million for 2023. The Company’s average balance of interest-bearing deposits decreased from $802.8 million for 2022 to $794.4 million for 2023 while the average cost of interest-bearing deposits increased from 0.20% for 2022 to 1.04% for 2023. The Company had average outstanding advances from the FHLB of $6.1 million with an average rate of 5.59% and average outstanding borrowings under the FRB’s BTFP of $8.6 million with an average rate of 5.05% during 2023. The Company’s total average outstanding balance of borrowings during 2023 was $14.7 million with an average rate of 5.27%. There were no outstanding borrowed funds during 2022. As a result of the changes in interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, the interest rate spread (tax equivalent basis) decreased from 2.90% for 2022 to 2.85% for 2023. For further information, see “Average Balances and Yields” below. The changes in interest income and interest expense resulting from changes in volume and changes in rates for 2023 and 2022 are shown in the schedule captioned “Rate/Volume Analysis” included herein.
Provision for Credit Losses. Effective January 1, 2023, the Company adopted the FASB ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326), as amended, and commonly referred to as the Current Expected Credit Loss model ("CECL"), under the modified retrospective method. The adoption replaced the allowance for loan losses with the ACL on loans on the consolidated balance sheets and replaced the related provision for loan losses with the provision for credit losses on loans on the consolidated statements of income. Upon adoption, the Company recorded an increase in the beginning ACL on loans of $561,000, increasing the ACL on loans as a percentage of loans receivable to 1.29% as compared to 1.20% at December 31, 2022 prior to adoption. In addition, the Company established an ACL related to unfunded loan commitments of $131,000 upon adoption of CECL. The use of the modified retrospective method of adoption resulted in the Company recording a $529,000 reduction (net of tax) in retained earnings as of January 1, 2023.
Based on management’s analysis of the ACL on loans and unfunded loan commitments, the provision for credit losses increased from $950,000 for 2022 to $1.1 million for 2023 primarily due to loan growth and increased net charge-offs. Total loans outstanding increased $57.7 million during 2023 in addition to the $75.3 increase in 2022. The Bank recognized net charge-offs of $469,000 for 2023 compared to $261,000 for 2022. In addition, nonperforming loans increased from $1.3 million at December 31, 2022 to $1.8 million at December 31, 2023.
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Noninterest Income. Noninterest income decreased $295,000 for 2023 as compared to 2022 primarily due to decreases in gains on the sale of loans and commission and fee income of $412,000 and $370,000, respectively. These were partially offset by increases in ATM and debit card fees and service charges on deposit accounts of $144,000 and $70,000, respectively, in addition to a decrease of $207,000 in the unrealized loss on equity securities. In addition, the Company recognized a $40,000 net gain on sale of securities during 2023 compared to no such gain during 2022.
The $40,000 net gain on sale of securities was a result of the Company’s regular evaluation of its entire securities portfolio. During 2023, the Company selected and sold securities available for sale with a market value of $20.6 million and an amortized cost basis of $20.8 million resulting in a net loss of $114,000. The net loss was more than offset by the $157,000 gain on sale of the Company’s VISA Class B stock in September 2023. The strategy for both sales was the enhancement of long-term earnings.
Noninterest Expense. Noninterest expenses increased $940,000 for 2023 as compared to 2022. This was primarily due to increases in compensation and benefits, data processing expenses, and other expenses of $305,000, $417,000 and $372,000, respectively, when comparing the two periods. The increases were partially offset by decreases of $53,000 and $77,000 in professional fees and occupancy and equipment expenses, respectively. The increase in other expenses was due primarily to increases in FDIC insurance premiums and fraud losses of $203,000 and $163,000, respectively, in addition to general inflationary increases across multiple other expenses. These were partially offset by a $128,000 decrease in expenses, including the payout of loss claims, associated with the Company’s wholly owned captive insurance subsidiary which ceased regular operations in August and was formally dissolved in December 2023.
Income Tax Expense.Income tax expense decreased $72,000 for 2023 as compared to 2022 resulting in an effective tax rate of 14.9% for 2023, compared to 16.3% for 2022. The decrease in the effective tax rate for 2023 is primarily due to increased benefits of investments in tax credit entities during the year. See Note 12 of the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional details on the Company’s income tax expense.
Results of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2022 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2021
Net Income.Net income attributable to the Company was $11.9 million ($3.55 per share diluted; weighted average common shares outstanding of 3,355,023, as adjusted) for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to $11.4 million ($3.41 per share diluted; weighted average common shares outstanding of 3,346,495, as adjusted) for the year ended December 31, 2021.
Net Interest Income.Net interest income increased$4.0 million, or 14.2%, from $28.3 million for 2021 to $32.3 million for 2022 primarily due to increases in the average balance of interest-earning assets and the interest rate spread, the difference between the average tax-equivalent yield on interest-earning assets and the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities.
Total interest income increased$4.5 million for 2022 as compared to 2021. The increase was primarily due to an increase in the average balance of interest-earning assets from $1.02 billion in 2021 to $1.13 billion in 2022. The tax-equivalent yield on interest-earning assets increased from 2.95% in 2021 to 3.10% in 2022, primarily due to the increase in short-term interest rates by the Federal Open Market Committee during 2022. Interest on loans increased $1.2 million when comparing the two periods due to an increase in the average balance of loans from $498.5 million in 2021 to $530.2 million in 2022. This increase was partially offset by a decrease in PPP loan fees recognized in interest income during 2022. These fees totaled $34,000 during 2022 compared to $2.0 million during 2021. Interest and dividends on investment securities (including FHLB stock) increased $2.4 million for 2022 compared to 2021 due to an increase in the average balance of investment securities from $364.0 million for 2021 to $495.6 million for 2022. Other interest income increased $944,000 for 2022 as compared to 2021 primarily due to the tax equivalent yield of federal funds sold increasing from 0.13% to 1.24% when comparing the two periods, partially offset by a decrease in the average balance of federal funds sold from $149.9 million for 2021 to $92.0 million for 2022.
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Total interest expense increased $466,000, from $1.1 million for 2021 to $1.6 million for 2022, due to increases in the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities from 0.15% for 2021 to 0.20% for 2022 and in the average balance of interest-bearing liabilities from $734.5 million for 2021 to $802.8 million for 2022. As a result of the changes in interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, the interest rate spread (tax equivalent basis) increased from 2.80% for 2021 to 2.90% for 2022. For further information, see “Average Balances and Yields” below. The changes in interest income and interest expense resulting from changes in volume and changes in rates for 2022 and 2021 are shown in the schedule captioned “Rate/Volume Analysis” included herein.
Provision for Loan Losses. Based on management’s analysis of the allowance for loan losses, a provision for loan losses of $950,000 was recognized for 2022 primarily due to loan growth. The Company recognized a negative provision for losses of $325,000 for 2021 primarily to reflect changes to qualitative factors within the Bank’s allowance for loan losses calculation related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Total outstanding loans increased by $75.3 million during 2022 as compared to a decrease of $18.4 million during 2021. Net charge-offs increased from $217,000 for 2021 to $261,000 for 2022, and nonperforming loans increased from $1.3 million at December 31, 2021 to $1.5 million at December 31, 2022. The provisions were recorded to bring the allowance to the level determined in applying the allowance methodology after reduction for net charge-offs during the year.
Provisions for loan losses are charges to earnings to maintain the total allowance for loan losses at a level considered reasonable by management to provide for probable known and inherent loan losses based on management’s evaluation of the collectability of the loan portfolio, including the nature of the portfolio, credit concentrations, trends in historical loss experience, specified impaired loans and economic conditions. Although management uses the best information available, future adjustments to the allowance may be necessary due to changes in economic, operating, regulatory and other conditions that may be beyond the Bank’s control. While the Bank maintains the allowance for loan losses at a level that it considers adequate to provide for estimated losses, there can be no assurance that further additions will not be made to the allowance for loan losses and that actual losses will not exceed the estimated amounts.
Noninterest Income. Noninterest income decreased $1.6 million to $7.9 million for 2022 primarily due to a decrease of $1.6 million in gains on the sale of loans as increased interest rates slowed lending in residential mortgages. There was also a $414,000 unrealized loss on equity securities in 2022 compared to a $328,000 unrealized gain on equity securities during 2021. This was partially offset by increases in services charges on deposit accounts and ATM and debit card fees of $399,000 and $269,000, respectively.
Noninterest Expense. Noninterest expense increased $557,000 to $25.1 million for 2022 primarily due to increases in data processing expense, compensation and benefits expense and other expenses of $499,000, $160,000 and $112,000, respectively. This was partially offset by a $282,000 decrease in professional fees when comparing the two periods. A significant factor in the increase in data processing expenses during 2022 was an increase in ATM processing fees and the continued expansion of digital products.
Income Tax Expense.Tax expense increased $80,000 for 2022 to $2.3 million primarily due to an increase in pre-tax income. As a result, the effective tax rate decreased slightly from 16.4% for 2021 to 16.3% for 2022. See Note 12 of the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional details on the Company’s income tax expense.
Average Balances and Yields. The following table sets forth certain information for the periods indicated regarding average balances of assets and liabilities, as well as the total dollar amounts of interest income from average interest-earnings assets and interest expense on average interest-bearing liabilities and average yields and costs. Such yields and costs for the periods indicated are derived by dividing income or expense by the average historical cost balances of assets or liabilities, respectively, for the periods presented and do not give effect to changes in fair value that are included as a separate component of stockholders’ equity. Average balances are derived from daily balances. Tax-exempt income on loans and investment securities has been adjusted to a tax equivalent basis using the federal marginal tax rate of 21%.
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Year ended December 31,
Average Average Average
(Dollars in thousands) Average Yield/ Average Yield/ Average Yield/
Balance Interest Cost Balance Interest Cost Balance Interest Cost
Interest-earning assets:
Loans (1) (2) (3):
Investment securities:
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Less: tax equivalent adjustment (942 ) (902 ) (773 )
(2) Average loan balances include loans held for sale and nonperforming loans.
(4) Includes taxable debt and equity securities and FHLB Stock.
(6) Stockholders' equity attributable to First Capital, Inc.
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Rate/Volume Analysis. The following table sets forth the effects of changing rates and volumes on net interest income and interest expense computed on a tax-equivalent basis. Information is provided with respect to (i) effects on interest income attributable to changes in volume (changes in volume multiplied by prior rate); (ii) effects attributable to changes in rate (changes in rate multiplied by prior volume); and (iii) effects attributable to changes in rate and volume (change in rate multiplied by changes in volume). Tax exempt income on loans and investment securities has been adjusted to a tax-equivalent basis using the federal marginal tax rate of 21%.
Increase (Decrease) Due to Increase (Decrease) Due to
Rate/ Rate/
Rate Volume Volume Net Rate Volume Volume Net
(In thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
Loans:
Investment securities:
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Borrowed funds - - 776 776 - - - -
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Comparison of Financial Condition at December 31, 2023 and 2022
Total assets increasedfrom $1.15 billion at December 31, 2022 to $1.16 billion at December 31, 2023 primarily due to an increase in net loans receivable partially offset by decreases in total cash and cash equivalents and securities available for sale.
Net loans receivable increasedfrom $558.0 million at December 31, 2022 to $614.4 million at December 31, 2023. Increases in other construction, development and land, 1-4 family residential mortgage and commercial real estate loans of $29.1 million, $17.2 million and $7.4 million were only partially offset by a $908,000 decrease in 1-4 family residential construction loans. The Bank continued to sell the majority of newly originated fixed-rate residential mortgage loans in the secondary market. The Bank originated $31.6 million in residential mortgages for sale in the secondary market during 2023 compared to $49.2 million in 2022. Of the total originations for 2023, $9.8 million paid off existing loans in the Bank’s portfolio, the majority of which were construction loans. Originating mortgage loans for sale in the secondary market allows the Bank to better manage its interest rate risk, while offering a full line of mortgage products to prospective customers.
Securities available for sale, at fair value, consisting primarily of U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations, U.S. agency notes and bonds, Treasury notes and bonds and municipal obligations, decreasedfrom $460.8 million at December 31, 2022 to $437.3 million at December 31, 2023. Principal repayments of $15.8 million, maturities of $38.0 million and sales of $20.6 million during 2023 were only partially offset by purchases of $37.2 million of securities. There was also an unrealized gain of $15.3 million on the securities available for sale portfolio during 2023 due primarily to stabilizing market rates during the year. The Bank invests excess cash in securities that provide safety, liquidity and yield. Accordingly, we purchase mortgage-backed securities to provide cash flow for loan demand and deposit changes, we purchase U.S Treasury and federal agency notes for short-term yield and low risk, and municipals are purchased to improve our tax equivalent yield focusing on longer term profitability.
Cash and cash equivalents decreasedfrom $66.3 million at December 31, 2022 to $38.7 million at December 31, 2023, as liquidity was used to fund loan growth and the Bank experienced net deposit outflows.
Total deposits decreased $35.2 millionto $1.03 billion at December 31, 2023. During 2023, noninterest-bearing demand deposits, savings accounts and interest-bearing demand deposit accounts (including money market accounts) decreased $49.3 million, $42.4 million and $19.2 million, respectively. Time deposits increased by $75.7 million during 2023.
At December 31, 2023, the Company had $21.5 million in borrowings outstanding from the FRB under the BTFP. There were no borrowed funds outstanding at December 31, 2022. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company utilized a series of short-term fixed-rate bullet and variable rate advances from the FHLB and the BTFP in order to meet daily liquidity requirements and to fund growth in earning assets.
Total stockholders’ equity attributable to the Company increased $20.1 million from $85.2 million at December 31, 2022 to $105.2 million at December 31, 2023. This increase is primarily the result of a $11.7 million net unrealized gain on available for sale securities and the $8.6 million increase in retained net income. The net unrealized gain on available for sale securities during 2023 is primarily due to decreases in market interest rates. As of December 31, 2023, the Company had repurchased 124,639 shares of the 240,467 shares authorized by the Board of Directors under the current stock repurchase program which was announced in August 2008 and 453,173 shares since the original repurchase program began in 2001.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity refers to the ability of a financial institution to generate sufficient cash flow to fund current loan demand, meet deposit withdrawals and pay operating expenses. The Bank’s primary sources of funds are customer deposits, proceeds from loan repayments, maturing securities and borrowings from the FHLB or FRB. While loan repayments and maturities are a predictable source of funds, deposit flows and mortgage prepayments are greatly influenced by market interest rates, general economic conditions and competition. At December 31, 2023, the Bank had cash and cash equivalents of $38.7 million and securities available-for-sale with a fair value of $437.3 million. If the Bank requires funds beyond its ability to generate them internally, it has additional borrowing capacity with the FHLB, the FRB’s BTFP through the pledging of additional eligible collateral securities, collateral eligible for repurchase agreements and unsecured federal funds purchased lines of credit with other financial institutions.
The Bank must maintain an adequate level of liquidity to ensure the availability of sufficient funds to support loan growth and deposit withdrawals, to satisfy financial commitments and to take advantage of investment opportunities. At December 31, 2023, the Bank had total commitments to extend credit of $181.7 million. See Note 16 in the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. At December 31, 2023, the Bank had certificates of deposit scheduled to mature within one year of $110.7 million. Historically, the Bank has been able to retain a significant amount of its deposits as they mature.
The Company is a separate legal entity from the Bank and must provide for its own liquidity. In addition to its operating expenses, the Company requires funds to pay any dividends to its shareholders and to repurchase any shares of its common stock. The Company’s primary source of income is dividends received from the Bank and the Captive. The amount of dividends the Bank may declare and pay to the Company in any calendar year, without the receipt of prior approval from the banking regulators, cannot exceed net income for that year to date plus retained net income (as defined) for the preceding two calendar years. At December 31, 2023, the Company (on an unconsolidated basis) had liquid assets of $3.8 million.
The Bank is required to maintain specific amounts of capital pursuant to regulations. As previously mentioned in this report, in 2020 the Bank elected to opt in to the CBLR framework. As of December 31, 2023 the Bank was in compliance with all regulatory capital requirements which were effective as of such date with a CBLR of 9.92%. See Note 18 in the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
On September 24, 2020, the Company filed an automatic shelf registration statement with the SEC. The shelf registration permits the Company to issue up to $35 million of debt and equity securities, of which $35 million remains available, subject to Board authorization and market conditions. While we seek to preserve flexibility with respect to cash requirements, there can be no assurance that market conditions would permit us to sell securities on acceptable terms at any given time or at all.
Effect of Inflation and Changing Prices
The consolidated financial statements and related financial data presented in this report have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which generally require the measurement of financial position and operating results in terms of historical dollars, without considering the changes in relative purchasing power of money over time due to inflation. The primary impact of inflation is reflected in increased operating costs. Unlike most industrial companies, virtually all the assets and liabilities of the financial institution are monetary in nature. As a result, interest rates generally have a more significant impact on the financial institution’s performance than do general levels of inflation. Interest rates do not necessarily move in the same direction or to the same extent as the prices of goods and services.
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Market Risk Analysis
Qualitative Aspects of Market Risk. Market risk is the risk that the estimated fair value of our assets and liabilities will decline as a result of changes in interest rates or financial market volatility, or that our net income will be significantly reduced by interest rate changes.
The Company’s principal financial objective is to achieve long-term profitability while reducing its exposure to fluctuating market interest rates by operating within acceptable limits established for interest rate risk and maintaining adequate levels of funding and liquidity. The Company has sought to reduce the exposure of its earnings to changes in market interest rates by attempting to manage the mismatch between asset and liability maturities and interest rates. In order to reduce the exposure to interest rate fluctuations, the Company has developed strategies to manage its liquidity, shorten its effective maturities of certain interest-earning assets and decrease the interest rate sensitivity of its asset base. Management has sought to decrease the average maturity of its assets by emphasizing the origination of short-term commercial and consumer loans, all of which are retained by the Company for its portfolio. The Company relies on retail deposits as its primary source of funds. Management believes the use of retail deposits, compared to brokered deposits, reduces the effects of interest rate fluctuations because they generally represent a more stable source of funds.
Quantitative Aspects of Market Risk. The Company does not maintain a trading account for any class of financial instrument nor does the Company engage in hedging activities or purchase high-risk derivative instruments. Furthermore, the Company is not subject to foreign currency exchange rate risk or commodity price risk.
Potential cash flows, sales, or replacement value of many of our assets and liabilities, especially those that earn or pay interest, are sensitive to changes in the general level of interest rates. This interest rate risk arises primarily from our normal business activities of gathering deposits, extending loans and investing in investment securities. Many factors affect the Company’s exposure to changes in interest rates, such as general economic and financial conditions, customer preferences, historical pricing relationships, and re-pricing characteristics of financial instruments. The Company’s earnings can also be affected by the monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. Government and its agencies, particularly the FRB.
An element in the Company’s ongoing process is to measure and monitor interest rate risk using a Net Interest Income at Risk simulation to model the interest rate sensitivity of the balance sheet and to quantify the impact of changing interest rates on the Company. The model quantifies the effects of various possible interest rate scenarios on projected net interest income over a one-year horizon. The model assumes a semi-static balance sheet and measures the impact on net interest income relative to a base case scenario of hypothetical changes in interest rates over twelve months and provides no effect given to any steps that management might take to counter the effect of the interest rate movements. The scenarios include prepayment assumptions, changes in the level of interest rates, the shape of the yield curve, and spreads between market interest rates in order to capture the impact from re-pricing, yield curve, option, and basis risks.
Results of the Company’s simulation modeling, which assumes an immediate and sustained parallel shift in market interest rates, project that the Company’s net interest income could change as follows over a one-year horizon, relative to our base case scenario, based on December 31, 2023 and 2022 financial information.
Immediate Change One Year Horizon One Year Horizon
in the Level Dollar Percent Dollar Percent
of Interest Rates Change Change Change Change
(Dollars in thousands)
Static - - - -
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At December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company’s simulated exposure to an increase in interest rates shows that an immediate and sustained increase in rates of 1.00%, 2.00% or 3.00% would increase the Company’s net interest income over a one year horizon compared to a flat interest rate scenario. At December 31, 2023 and 2022, an immediate and sustained decrease in rates of 1.00% would also increase the Company’s net interest income over a one year horizon compared to a flat rates scenario. Alternatively, at December 31, 2023, an immediate and sustained decrease in rates of 2.00% would decrease the Company’s net interest income over a one year horizon compared to a flat interest rate scenario compared to an increase in the Company’s net interest income over a one year horizon compared to a flat interest rate scenario at December 31, 2022. Due to increasing market rates during 2022, the Company began modeling an immediate and sustained decrease of 3.00% and at both December 31, 2023 and 2022 the results would be a decrease in the Company’s net interest income over a one year horizon compared to a flat interest rate scenario. During the year ended December 31, 2023, management evaluated and adjusted deposit rate betas in its scenarios to better reflect the increasing rate environment and increased competitive pressure for deposits.
The Company also has longer term interest rate risk exposure, which may not be appropriately measured by Net Interest Income at Risk modeling. Therefore, the Company also uses an Economic Value of Equity (“EVE”) interest rate sensitivity analysis in order to evaluate the impact of its interest rate risk on earnings and capital. This is measured by computing the changes in net EVE for its cash flows from assets, liabilities and off-balance sheet items in the event of a range of assumed changes in market interest rates. EVE modeling involves discounting present values of all cash flows for on and off balance sheet items under different interest rate scenarios and provides no effect given to any steps that management might take to counter the effect of the interest rate movements. The discounted present value of all cash flows represents the Company’s EVE and is equal to the market value of assets minus the market value of liabilities, with adjustments made for off-balance sheet items. The amount of base case EVE and its sensitivity to shifts in interest rates provide a measure of the longer term re-pricing and option risk in the balance sheet.
Results of the Company’s simulation modeling, which assumes an immediate and sustained parallel shift in market interest rates, project that the Company’s EVE could change as follows, relative to the Company’s base case scenario, based on December 31, 2023 and 2022 financial information.
Immediate Change Economic Value of Equity Economic Value of Equity as a
in the Level Dollar Dollar Percent Percent of Present Value of Assets
of Interest Rates Amount Change Change EVE Ratio Change
(Dollars in thousands)
Immediate Change Economic Value of Equity Economic Value of Equity as a
in the Level Dollar Dollar Percent Percent of Present Value of Assets
of Interest Rates Amount Change Change EVE Ratio Change
(Dollars in thousands)
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The previous tables indicate that at December 31, 2023 and 2022 the Company would expect an increase in its EVE in the event of a sudden and sustained 100 basis point increase in prevailing interest rates and a decrease in its EVE in the event of a sudden and sustained 200 and 300 basis point decrease in prevailing interest rates. At December 31, 2023, the Company would also expect decreases in its EVE in the event of sudden and sustained 200 and 300 basis points increases in prevailing interest rates as well as a sudden and sustained decrease of 100 basis points in prevailing interest rates. At December 31, 2022, the Company would expect an increase in its EVE in the event of a sudden and sustained 100 basis point decrease in prevailing interest rates. As previously mentioned in this report, during the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company adjusted deposit rate betas in its scenarios to better reflect the increasing rate environment and increased competitive pressure for deposits.
The models are driven by expected behavior in various interest rate scenarios and many factors besides market interest rates affect the Company’s net interest income and EVE. For this reason, the Company models many different combinations of interest rates and balance sheet assumptions to understand its overall sensitivity to market interest rate changes. Therefore, as with any method of measuring interest rate risk, certain shortcomings are inherent in the method of analysis presented in the foregoing tables and it is recognized that the model outputs are not guarantees of actual results. For example, although certain assets and liabilities may have similar maturities or periods to repricing, they may react in different degrees to changes in market interest rates. Also, the interest rates on certain types of assets and liabilities may fluctuate in advance of changes in market interest rates, while interest rates on other types may lag behind changes in market rates. Additionally, certain assets, such as adjustable-rate mortgage loans, have features that restrict changes in interest rates on a short-term basis and over the life of the asset. Further, in the event of a change in interest rates, expected rates of prepayments on loans and early withdrawals from certificates of deposit could deviate significantly from those assumed in the modeling scenarios.
Impact of Recent Accounting Pronouncements
For a discussion of the impact of recent accounting pronouncements, see Note 1 of the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
ITEM 7A.QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to the section captioned “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Market Risk Analysis” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
ITEM 8.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
The financial statements required by this item are listed in Part IV, Item 15(a)(1) and are filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.
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ITEM 9A.CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Company’s management, including the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures,” as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Based upon their evaluation, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective for the purpose of ensuring that the information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”): (1) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and (2) is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Internal Control over Financial Reporting
The Company’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting. Internal control is designed to provide reasonable assurance to the Company’s management and board of directors regarding the preparation of reliable published financial statements. Internal control over financial reporting includes self-monitoring mechanisms, and actions are taken to correct deficiencies as they are identified.
Because of inherent limitations in any system of internal control, no matter how well designed, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected, including the possibility of the circumvention or overriding of controls. Accordingly, even effective internal control over financial reporting can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation. Further, because of changes in conditions, internal control effectiveness may vary over time.
The Company’s management assessed our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023, based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth in the 2013 “Internal Control Integrated Framework” issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Based on this assessment, management asserts that the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023 based on the specified criteria.
This annual report does not include an attestation report of the Company’s registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the Company’s registered public accounting firm pursuant to rules of the SEC that permit the Company to provide only management’s report in this annual report.
Changes to Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2023 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM 9B.OTHER INFORMATION
During the quarter ended December 31, 2023, no director or officer of the Company adopted or terminated a "Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement" or "non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement," as each item is defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K.
ITEM 9C.DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS
Not applicable.
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PART III
ITEM 10.DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The information relating to the directors and officers of the Company, information regarding compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act and information regarding the audit committee and audit committee financial expert is incorporated herein by reference to the sections captioned “Item 1 – Election of Directors,” “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance,” and “Audit Committee” in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Proxy Statement”).
Code of Ethics
The Company maintains a Code of Ethics and Business Conduct that applies to all directors, officers and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Code of Ethics and Business Conduct is posted on the Company’s Internet website, www.firstharrison.com.
ITEM 11.EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The information required in response to this item will be contained in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 12.SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The information required in response to this item will be contained in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be filed within 120 days after December 31, 2023 and is incorporated herein by reference.
(a) Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners.
The information required in response to this item will be contained in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be filed within 120 days after December 31, 2023 and is incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Security Ownership of Management
The information required in response to this item will be contained in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be filed within 120 days after December 31, 2023 and is incorporated herein by reference.
(c) Changes in Control
Management of the Company knows of no arrangements, including any pledge by any person of securities of the Company, the operation of which may at a subsequent date result in a change in control of the registrant.
(d) Equity Compensation Plan Information
(a) (b) (c)
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders - N/A 162,800
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders - N/A -
The Company does not maintain any equity compensation plans that have not been approved by security holders.
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ITEM 13.CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
The information required in response to this item will be contained in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be filed within 120 days after December 31, 2023 and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 14.PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
The information required in response to this item will be contained in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be filed within 120 days after December 31, 2023 and is incorporated herein by reference.
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PART IV
ITEM 15.EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(a)(1) Financial Statements.
Page Reference
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID:590) F-1
Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2023 and 2022 F-3
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements F-8
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(a)(3) Exhibits
3.1 Articles of Incorporation of First Capital, Inc. (1)
3.2 Fifth Amended and Restated Bylaws of First Capital, Inc. (2)
4.1 Description of First Capital, Inc. common stock
10.7 *First Capital, Inc. 2009 Equity Incentive Plan (5)
10.11 *First Capital, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (7)
10.12 *First Capital Annual Supplemental Bonus Plan (8)
21.0 List of Subsidiaries of First Capital, Inc.
23.0 Consent of Monroe Shine and Co., Inc.
31.1 Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer
31.2 Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer
97.0 First Capital, Inc. – Clawback Policy
101.SCH Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
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* Management contract or compensatory plan, contract or arrangement.
(1) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 filed with the Registration Statement on Form SB-2 on September 16, 1998, and any amendments thereto, Registration No. 333-63515, as amended by that Amendment to Articles of Incorporation provided as Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 19, 2016.
(2) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 18, 2013.
(3) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.4 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 9, 2023.
(4) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, and 1.6 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 9, 2023.
(5) Incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 9, 2009.
(6) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits 10.9, 10.10 and 10.11, respectively, filed with the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.
(7) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 filed with the Registration Statement on Form S-8 on August 28, 2019, Registration No. 333-233485.
(8) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed with the Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2022.
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ITEM 16.FORM 10-K SUMMARY
Not applicable.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of
First Capital, Inc.
Corydon, Indiana
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of First Capital, Inc. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2023, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Companyas of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2023, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Change in Accounting Principle
As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company changed its method of accounting for credit losses effective January 1, 2023 due to the adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 326, Financial Statements – Credit Losses. The Company adopted the new credit loss standard using the modified retrospective method such that prior period amounts are not adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with previously applicable generally accepted accounting principles.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
F-1
Critical Audit Matter
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.
Allowance for Credit Losses (“ACL”)
The Company’s ACL on loans held for investment was $8.0 million as of December 31, 2023. The ACL is measured on a collective (pooled) basis when similar loan risk characteristics exist, and by individually evaluating loans that do not share similar risk characteristics. As further described in Notes 1 and 4 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company measures the ACL using a combination of the open pool/snapshot and weighted average remaining maturity (“WARM”) methods, using relevant available information from internal and external sources relating to past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Estimates are qualitatively adjusted for risk factors that are not considered within the historical loss experience. Estimating an appropriate ACL requires management to make numerous assumptions about losses that will occur over the remaining contractual life of loans recorded as of the balance sheet date. We identified the effect of the qualitative factors on the ACL as a critical audit matter as it involved especially subjective auditor judgment to audit management’s determination of the qualitative factors.
The primary procedures we performed to address this critical audit matter included:
Monroe Shine & Co., Inc.
We have served as the Company’s, or its predecessors’, auditor consecutively since at least 1968.
New Albany, Indiana
March 29, 2024
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FIRST CAPITAL, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share and per share data) 2023 2022
ASSETS
Interest bearing deposits with banks 3,171 3,820
Interest-bearing time deposits 3,920 3,677
Federal Home Loan Bank and other stock, at cost 1,836 1,836
Core deposit intangible 232 379
LIABILITIES
Deposits:
Borrowed funds - Bank Term Funding Program ("BTFP") 21,500 -
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 4,615 5,611
EQUITY
Preferred stock of $.01 par value per share
Authorized 1,000,000 shares; none issued - -
Common stock of $.01 par value per share
Retained earnings-substantially restricted 97,105 88,465
Unearned stock compensation (249 ) (549 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (24,033 ) (35,741 )
Total First Capital, Inc. stockholders' equity 105,233 85,158
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiary 112 112
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-3
FIRST CAPITAL, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
INTEREST INCOME
Securities:
INTEREST EXPENSE
Advances - Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") 340 - -
Borrowed funds - BTFP 436 - -
Provision for (recapture of) credit losses 1,141 950 (325 )
NONINTEREST INCOME
Gain on sale of securities 40 - 7
Unrealized (loss) gain on equity securities (207 ) (414 ) 328
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance 206 201 219
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest in subsidiary 13 13 13
Earnings per common share attributable to First Capital, Inc.:
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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FIRST CAPITAL, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities available for sale:
Income tax (benefit) expense (24 ) - 1
Net of tax amount 90 - (6 )
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), net of tax 11,708 (37,475 ) (5,088 )
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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FIRST CAPITAL, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Accumulated
Additional Other Unearned
Common Paid-in Retained Comprehensive Stock Treasury Noncontrolling
Other comprehensive loss - - - (5,088 ) - - - (5,088 )
Stock compensation expense - - - - 487 - - 487
Purchase of treasury shares - - - - - (125 ) - (125 )
Other comprehensive loss - - - (37,475 ) - - - (37,475 )
Stock compensation expense - - - - 436 - - 436
Purchase of treasury shares - - - - - (26 ) - (26 )
Restricted stock grant forfeitures - (48 ) - - 48 - - -
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principles
(See Note 1 - Recent Accounting Pronouncements) - - (529 ) - - - - (529 )
Other comprehensive income - - - 11,708 - - - 11,708
Stock compensation expense - - - - 252 - - 252
Purchase of treasury shares - - - - - (525 ) - (525 )
Restricted stock grant forfeitures - (48 ) - - 48 - - -
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-6
FIRST CAPITAL, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Increase in cash value of life insurance (206 ) (201 ) (219 )
Gain on sale of securities (40 ) - (7 )
Provision for (recapture of) credit losses 1,141 950 (325 )
Amortization of tax credit investment 1,990 355 355
Unrealized loss (gain) on equity securities 207 414 (328 )
Net realized and unrealized (gain) loss on foreclosed real estate - (15 ) 5
(Increase) decrease in accrued interest receivable (503 ) (855 ) 4
Increase (decrease) in accrued interest payable 1,086 26 (56 )
Net change in other assets/liabilities (4,473 ) (1,079 ) 1,515
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Net (increase) decrease in interest-bearing time deposits (243 ) 1,162 1,550
Purchase of securities held to maturity - (5,000 ) (2,000 )
Proceeds from maturities of securities available for sale 37,990 7,916 42,164
Proceeds from sales of securities available for sale 20,641 - 1,798
Proceeds from sale of equity securities 156 - -
Investment in tax credit entities (2,048 ) - (280 )
Investment in technology fund (250 ) (100 ) (120 )
Proceeds from sale of foreclosed real estate 64 39 45
Proceeds from redemption of Federal Home Loan Bank stock - 152 -
Proceeds from sale of premises and equipment - - 65
Purchase of premises and equipment (627 ) (415 ) (288 )
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Advances from FHLB and BTFP 354,500 - -
Repayment of advances from the FHLB and BTFP (333,000 ) - -
Purchase of treasury stock (502 ) - (40 )
Taxes paid on stock award shares for employees (23 ) (26 ) (85 )
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-7
FIRST CAPITAL, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(1) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Nature of Operations
First Capital, Inc. (the “Company”) is the financial holding company of First Harrison Bank (the “Bank”), a wholly-owned subsidiary. The Bank is an Indiana chartered commercial bank which provides a variety of banking services to individuals and business customers through 18 locations in Indiana and Kentucky. The Bank’s primary source of revenue is real estate mortgage loans. The Bank originates mortgage loans for sale in the secondary market. First Harrison Investments, Inc. and First Harrison Holdings, Inc. are wholly-owned Nevada corporate subsidiaries of the Bank that jointly own First Harrison, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company that holds and manages an investment securities portfolio. First Harrison REIT, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Harrison Holdings, Inc. which holds a portion of the Bank’s real estate mortgage loan portfolio. Heritage Hill, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Bank that is currently inactive. FHB Risk Mitigation Services, Inc. (the “Captive”) was a wholly-owned insurance subsidiary of the Company that provided property and casualty insurance coverage to the Company, the Bank and the Bank’s subsidiaries, and reinsurance to nine other third party insurance captives, for which insurance was not available or economically feasible in the insurance marketplace. Refer to Note 24 – Captive Subsidiary for details regarding the status of the Captive.
Basis of Consolidation and Reclassifications
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries, have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America and conform to general practices in the banking industry. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. The reclassifications had no effect on net income or stockholders’ equity.
Statements of Cash Flows
For purposes of the statements of cash flows, the Company has defined cash and cash equivalents as cash on hand, amounts due from banks (including cash items in process of clearing), interest-bearing deposits with other banks with an original maturity of 90 days or less, money market funds and federal funds sold.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change relate to the determination of the Allowance for Credit Losses (“ACL”) on loans and the valuation of real estate and other assets acquired in connection with foreclosures or in satisfaction of loans. In connection with the determination of the ACL on loans and the valuation of foreclosed real estate, management obtains independent appraisals for significant properties.
A majority of the Company’s loan portfolio consists of single-family residential and commercial real estate loans in the southern Indiana and Louisville, Kentucky metropolitan area. Accordingly, the ultimate collectability of a substantial portion of the Company’s loan portfolio and the recovery of the carrying amount of foreclosed real estate are susceptible to changes in local market conditions.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED
(1 - continued)
Use of Estimates – continued
While management uses available information to recognize losses on loans and foreclosed real estate, further reductions in the carrying amounts of loans and foreclosed real estate may be necessary based on changes in local economic conditions. In addition, regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review the estimated losses on loans and foreclosed real estate. Such agencies may require the Company to recognize additional losses based on their judgments about information available to them at the time of their examination. Because of these factors, it is reasonably possible that the estimated losses on loans and foreclosed real estate may change materially in the near term. However, the amount of the change that is reasonably possible cannot be estimated.
Debt Securities
Available for Sale Debt Securities: Available for sale debt securities consist primarily of mortgage-backed and other debt securities and are stated at fair value. The Company holds mortgage-backed securities and other debt securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”), a U.S. government agency, and the Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”), and the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”), government-sponsored enterprises (collectively referred to as government agencies), as well as collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”) and other mortgage-backed securities. Mortgage-backed securities represent participating interests in pools of long-term first mortgage loans originated and serviced by the issuers of the securities. CMOs are complex mortgage-backed securities that restructure the cash flows and risks of the underlying mortgage collateral. The Company also holds debt securities issued by the U.S. Treasury and municipalities and political subdivisions of state and local governments.
Amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts are recognized in interest income using methods approximating the interest method over the period to maturity, adjusted for anticipated prepayments. Unrealized gains and losses, net of tax, on available for sale debt securities are included in other comprehensive income and the accumulated unrealized holding gains and losses are reported as a separate component of equity until realized. Realized gains and losses on the sale of available for sale debt securities are determined using the specific identification method and are included in other noninterest income and, when applicable, are reported as a reclassification adjustment, net of tax, in other comprehensive income.
For available for sale debt securities in an unrealized loss position, the Company first assesses whether it intends to sell, or it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell, the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis. If either of the criteria regarding intent or requirement to sell is met, the security's amortized cost basis is written down to fair value through income. For available for sale debt securities that do not meet the aforementioned criteria, the Company evaluates whether the decline in fair value has resulted from credit losses or other factors. In making this assessment, management considers the extent to which fair value is less than amortized cost, any changes to the rating of the security by a rating agency, and adverse conditions specifically related to the security, among other factors. If this assessment indicates that a credit loss exists, the present value of cash flows expected to be collected from the security are compared to the amortized cost basis of the security. If the present value of cash flows expected to be collected is less than the amortized cost basis, a credit loss exists and an ACL is recorded for the credit loss, limited to the amount that the fair value is less than the amortized cost basis. Any decline in fair value that has not been recorded through an ACL is recognized in other comprehensive income, net of applicable taxes.
Changes in the ACL are recorded as a provision for (or recovery of) credit loss expense. Losses are charged against the ACL when management believes that uncollectibility of an available for sale debt security is confirmed or when either of the criteria regarding intent or requirement to sell is met.
Accrued interest receivable on available for sale debt securities totaled $2.4 million at December 31, 2023, was reported in accrued interest receivable on the consolidated balance sheet and is excluded from the estimate of credit losses.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED
(1 - continued)
Held to Maturity Debt Securities: Debt securities for which the Company has the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity are reported at cost, adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts that are recognized in interest income using methods approximating the interest method over the period to maturity, adjusted for anticipated prepayments. The Company classifies certain corporate debt obligations as held to maturity.
Management measures expected credit losses on held to maturity debt securities on a collective basis by major security type. Accrued interest receivable on held to maturity debt securities totaled $18,000 at December 31, 2023, was reported in accrued interest receivable on the consolidated balance sheet and is excluded from the estimate of credit losses. The held to maturity securities portfolio includes subordinated debt obligations issued by other bank holding companies.
The estimate of expected credit losses considers historical credit loss information that is adjusted for current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. At the time of adoption and as of December 31, 2023, the estimated ACL on held to maturity debt securities was immaterial.
Equity Securities
Equity securities, other than restricted securities such as FHLB stock, are carried at fair value, with changes in fair value included in earnings. Equity securities without readily determinable fair values are carried at cost, minus impairment, if any, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or similar investment of the same issuer. Dividends received from equity securities, other than restricted securities such as FHLB stock, are included in other noninterest income.
FHLB Stock
The Bank is a member of the FHLB system. Members are required to own a certain amount of stock based on the level of borrowings and other factors, and may invest in additional amounts. Investments in non-marketable equity securities such as FHLB stock are carried at cost and are classified as restricted securities and periodically evaluated for impairment based on ultimate recovery of par value. Dividends received from these investments are included in dividend income.
Loans and ACL
Loans Held for Investment
Loans that management has the intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future or until maturity or payoff are reported at amortized cost. Amortized cost is the principal balance outstanding, net of purchase premiums and discounts and deferred loan fees and costs. The Company grants real estate mortgage, commercial business and consumer loans. Loan origination and commitment fees, as well as certain direct costs of underwriting and closing loans, are deferred and amortized as a yield adjustment to interest income over the lives of the related loans using the interest method. Amortization of net deferred loan fees is discontinued when a loan is placed on nonaccrual status. Accrued interest receivable on loans totaled $2.3 million at December 31, 2023, was reported in accrued interest receivable on the consolidated balance sheets and is excluded from the estimate of credit losses.
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Nonaccrual Loans
The recognition of income on a loan is discontinued and previously accrued interest is reversed when interest or principal payments become 90 days past due unless, in the opinion of management, the outstanding interest remains collectible. Past due status is determined based on contractual terms. Generally, by applying the cash receipts method, interest income is subsequently recognized only as received until the loan is returned to accrual status. The cash receipts method is used when the likelihood of further loss on the loan is remote. Otherwise, the Company applies the cost recovery method and applies all payments as a reduction of the unpaid principal balance until the loan qualifies for return to accrual status.
The Company follows its nonaccrual policy by reversing contractual interest income in the income statement when the Company places a loan on nonaccrual status. Therefore, management excludes the accrued interest receivable balance from the amortized cost basis in measuring expected credit losses on the portfolio and does not record an ACL on accrued interest receivable.
A loan is restored to accrual status when all principal and interest payments are brought current and the borrower has demonstrated the ability to make future payments of principal and interest as scheduled, which generally requires that the borrower demonstrate a period of performance of at least six consecutive months.
Impaired and Collateral Dependent Loans
A loan is considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal or interest when due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Factors considered by management in determining impairment include payment status, collateral value, and the probability of collecting scheduled principal and interest payments when due. Loans that experience insignificant payment delays and payment shortfalls generally are not classified as impaired. Management determines the significance of payment delays and payment shortfalls on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration all of the circumstances surrounding the loan and the borrower, including the length of the delay, the reasons for the delay, the borrower’s prior payment record, past loan modifications, and the amount of the shortfall in relation to the principal and interest owed. Impairment is measured on a loan-by-loan basis by either the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, the loan’s obtainable market price, or the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent.
Values for collateral dependent loans are generally based on appraisals obtained from independent licensed real estate appraisers, with adjustments applied for estimated costs to sell the property, costs to complete unfinished or repair damaged property and other factors. New appraisals are generally obtained for all significant properties when a loan is individually evaluated for credit losses, and a property is considered significant if the value of the property is estimated to exceed $200,000. Subsequent appraisals are obtained as needed or if management believes there has been a significant change in the market value of the property. In instances where it is not deemed necessary to obtain a new appraisal, management bases its evaluation and ACL analysis on the original appraisal with adjustments for current conditions based on management’s assessment of market factors and management’s inspection of the property. At December 31, 2023, all of the Bank’s loans evaluated on an individual basis were considered collateral dependent.
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Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty
Effective January 1, 2023, the Company prospectively adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2022-02, which eliminated the accounting for troubled debt restructurings (“TDR”) while establishing a new standard for the treatment of modifications made to borrowers experiencing financial difficulties. As such, effective with the adoption of the new standard, the Company will not include, prospectively, financial difficulty modifications in its presentation of nonperforming loans, nonperforming assets or classified assets. Prior period data, which included TDRs, has not been adjusted.
The Company’s loan modifications for borrowers experiencing financial difficulties will typically include one or a combination of the following: a reduction of the stated interest rate of the loan; an extension of the maturity date at a stated rate of interest lower than the current market rate for new debt with similar risk; or a permanent reduction of the recorded investment in the loan. No modifications in 2023 resulted in the permanent reduction of the recorded investment in the loan.
TDRs Prior to Adoption of ASU 2022-02
The modification of a loan is considered to be a TDR if the debtor is experiencing financial difficulties and the Company grants a concession to the debtor that it would not otherwise consider. By granting the concession, the Company expects to obtain more cash or other value from the debtor, or to increase the probability of receipt, than would be expected by not granting the concession. The concession may include, but is not limited to, reduction of the stated interest rate of the loan, reduction of accrued interest, extension of the maturity date or reduction of the face amount of the debt. A concession will be granted when, as a result of the restructuring, the Company does not expect to collect all amounts due, including interest at the original stated rate. A concession may also be granted if the debtor is not able to access funds elsewhere at a market rate for debt with similar risk characteristics as the restructured debt. The Company’s determination of whether a loan modification is a TDR considers the individual facts and circumstances surrounding each modification.
A TDR can involve a loan remaining on nonaccrual, moving to nonaccrual, or continuing on accrual status, depending on the individual facts and circumstances of the borrower. A TDR on nonaccrual status is restored to accrual status when the borrower has demonstrated the ability to make future payments in accordance with the restructured terms, including consistent and timely payments of at least six consecutive months according to the restructured terms.
ACL – Loans
The ACL is a valuation account that is deducted from an asset’s amortized cost basis to present the net amount expected to be collected on the asset. Loans are charged off against the ACL when management believes the uncollectibility of a loan balance is confirmed. Expected recoveries do not exceed the aggregate of amounts previously charged off and expected to be charged-off.
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The Company utilizes a combination of the Open Pool/Snapshot and Weighted Average Remaining Maturity (“WARM”) methods in determining expected future credit losses. The Open Pool/Snapshot method takes a snapshot of a loan portfolio at a point in time in history and tracks that loan portfolio’s performance in the subsequent periods until its ultimate disposition. The WARM method uses average annual charge-off rates and the remaining life of the loan to estimate the ACL. For the Company’s loan portfolios, the remaining contractual life for each loan is adjusted by the expected scheduled payments and estimated prepayments. The average annual charge-off rate is applied to the amortization adjusted remaining life of the loan to determine the unadjusted lifetime historical charge-off rate. The Company’s expected loss estimate is anchored in historical credit loss experience, with an emphasis on all available portfolio data. The Company’s historical look-back periods for the loan portfolio range from one to 10 years depending on the WARM of the given portfolio segment, and are updated on a quarterly basis.
The Company estimates the ACL on loans using relevant available information from internal and external sources relating to past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Historical loss experience provides the basis for the estimation of expected credit losses. Qualitative adjustments to historical loss information are made for losses reflected by peers, changes in underwriting standards, changes in economic conditions, changes in delinquency levels, collateral values and other factors.
Qualitative adjustments reflect management’s overall estimate of the extent to which current expected credit losses on collectively evaluated loans will differ from historical loss experience. The analysis takes into consideration industry and collateral concentrations, acquired loan portfolio characteristics and other credit-related analytics as deemed appropriate.
Management exercises significant judgment in evaluating the relevant historical loss experience and the qualitative factors. Management also monitors the differences between estimated and actual incurred loan losses in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the estimation process and make any changes in the methodology as necessary.
The ACL is measured on a collective (pooled) basis when similar risk characteristics exist. The Company’s pools/segments are largely determined based on loan types as defined by Call Report instructions. The Company has identified and utilizes the following portfolio segments:
1–4 Family Residential Mortgage – 1–4 Family Residential Mortgage loans are primarily secured by 1-4 family residences that are owner-occupied and serve as the primary residence of the borrower. In addition, the Company typically has a senior (1st lien) position securing the collateral of loans in this portfolio. Repayment of these loans is primarily dependent on the personal income of the borrowers, which can be impacted by unemployment levels in the market area due to economic conditions. Repayment may also be impacted by changes in residential property values.
Home Equity and Second Mortgage – Home Equity and Second Mortgage loans and lines of credit are primarily secured by 1-4 family residences that are owner-occupied and serve as the primary residence of the borrower. However, the Company typically has a junior lien position securing the collateral of loans in this portfolio. Repayment of these loans is primarily dependent on the personal income of the borrowers, which can be impacted by unemployment levels in the market area due to economic conditions. Repayment may also be impacted by changes in residential property values. While secured by collateral similar to that of the 1–4 Family Residential Mortgage loans, loans within this segment are considered to carry elevated risk due to the Company’s junior lien position on the underlying collateral property.
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Multi-family Residential – Multi-family Residential loans are primarily secured by properties such as apartment complexes and other multi-tenant properties within the Company’s market area. In some situations, the collateral may reside outside of the Company’s typical market area. Repayment of these loans is often dependent on the successful operation and management of the properties and collection of associated rents. Repayment of such loans may be affected by adverse conditions in the real estate market or the economy.
1–4 Family Residential Construction – 1–4 Family Residential Construction loans are generally secured by 1-4 family residences that will be owner-occupied upon completion. Risks inherent in construction lending are related to the market value of the property held as collateral, the cost and timing of constructing or improving a property, movements in interest rates and the real estate market during the construction phase, and the ability of the borrower to obtain permanent financing. Repayment of these loans is primarily dependent on the personal income of the borrowers, which can be impacted by unemployment levels in the market area due to economic conditions. Repayment may also be impacted by changes in residential property values.
Other Construction, Development and Land – Other Construction, Development and Land loans include loans secured by multi-family properties, commercial projects, and vacant land. This portfolio includes both owner-occupied and speculative investment properties. Risks inherent in construction lending are related to the market value of the property held as collateral, the cost and timing of constructing or improving a property, the borrower’s ability to use funds generated by a project to service a loan until a project is completed, movements in interest rates and the real estate market during the construction phase, and the ability of the borrower to obtain permanent financing.
Commercial Real Estate – Commercial Real Estate loans are comprised of loans secured by various types of collateral including warehouses, retail space, and mixed-use buildings, among others, located in the Company’s primary lending area. Risks related to commercial real estate lending are related to the market value of the property taken as collateral, the underlying cash flows, and general economic condition of the local real estate market. Repayment of these loans is generally dependent on the ability of the borrower to attract tenants at lease rates that provide for adequate debt service and can be impacted by local economic conditions which impact vacancy rates. The Company generally obtains loan guarantees from financially capable parties for Commercial Real Estate loans. To a lesser degree, this segment also includes loans secured by farmland. The risks associated with loans secured by farmland are related to the market value of the property taken as collateral and the underlying cash flows from farming operations and general economic conditions.
Commercial Business – Commercial Business loans include lines of credit to businesses, term loans and letters of credit secured by business assets such as equipment, accounts receivable, inventory, or other assets excluding real estate. Loans in this portfolio may also be unsecured and are generally made to finance capital expenditures or fund operations. Commercial Business loans contain risks related to the value of the collateral securing the loan and the repayment is primarily dependent upon the financial success and viability of the borrower. As with Commercial Real Estate loans, the Company generally obtains loan guarantees from financially capable parties for Commercial Business loans.
Consumer and Other Loans – Consumer and Other Loans consist mainly of loans secured by new and used automobiles and trucks, recreational vehicles such as boats and RVs, mobile homes and secured and unsecured loans to individuals. The risks associated with these loans are related to local economic conditions including the unemployment level. To a lesser degree, this segment also includes loans secured by lawn and farm equipment, well as farm output and loans secured by marketable securities. The risks associated with these loans are related to local economic conditions including the unemployment level, general economic conditions impacting crop prices, the supply chain and the fair value of the security collateral.
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Loans that do not share risk characteristics are evaluated on an individual basis. In addition, loans evaluated individually are not included in the collective evaluation. When management determines that foreclosure is probable or the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty at the reporting date and repayment is expected to be provided substantially through the operation or sale of the collateral, expected credit losses are based on the fair value of the collateral at the reporting date adjusted for selling costs.
ACL – Off-Balance Sheet Credit Exposures
The Company estimates expected credit losses over the contractual period in which the Company is exposed to credit risk via a contractual obligation to extend credit, unless that obligation is unconditionally cancellable by the Company. The ACL on off-balance sheet credit exposures is included in other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets and is adjusted as a provision for credit loss expense. The estimate includes consideration of the likelihood that funding will occur and an estimate of expected credit losses on commitments expected to be funded over its estimated life. Expected utilization rates based on Regulatory Credit Conversion Factors are compared to the current funded portion of the total commitment amount as a practical expedient for funded exposure at default.
Loan Charge-Offs
For portfolio segments other than consumer loans, the Company’s practice is to charge-off any loan or portion of a loan when the loan is determined by management to be uncollectible due to the borrower’s failure to meet repayment terms, the borrower’s deteriorating or deteriorated financial condition, the depreciation of the underlying collateral, the loan’s classification as a loss by regulatory examiners, or for other reasons. A partial charge-off is recorded on a loan when the uncollectibility of a portion of the loan has been confirmed, such as when a loan is discharged in bankruptcy, the collateral is liquidated, a loan is restructured at a reduced principal balance, or other identifiable events that lead management to determine the full principal balance of the loan will not be repaid. A specific reserve is recognized as a component of the ACL on loans individually evaluated for credit losses. Partial charge-offs are included in the Company’s historical loss experience used to estimate the collective (pooled) component of the ACL on loans. Specific reserves are not considered charge-offs in management’s analysis of the ACL on loans because they are estimates and the outcome of the loan relationship is undetermined.
Consumer loans not secured by real estate are typically charged off at 90 days past due, or earlier if deemed uncollectible, unless the loans are in the process of collection. Overdrafts are charged off after 45 days past due. Charge-offs are typically recorded on loans secured by real estate when the property is foreclosed upon.
Loans Held for Sale
Mortgage loans originated and intended for sale in the secondary market are carried at the lower of aggregate cost or market value. Aggregate market value is determined based on the quoted prices under a “best efforts” sales agreement with a third party. Net unrealized losses are recognized through a valuation allowance by charges to income. Realized gains on sales of mortgage loans are determined using the specific identification method and are included in noninterest income. Mortgage loans are sold with servicing released.
Commitments to originate mortgage loans held for sale are considered derivative financial instruments to be accounted for at fair value. The Bank’s mortgage loan commitments subject to derivative accounting are fixed-rate mortgage loan commitments at market rates when initiated. At December 31, 2023, the Bank had no commitments required to be accounted for at fair value as all mortgage loan commitments were best efforts commitments where specific loans were committed to be delivered if and when the loan closed. Fair value is estimated based on fees that would be charged on commitments with similar terms.
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Transfers of Financial Assets
The Company accounts for transfers and servicing of financial assets in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 860,Transfers and Servicing. Transfers of financial assets are accounted for as sales only when control over the assets has been surrendered. Control over transferred assets is deemed to be surrendered when (1) the assets have been isolated from the Company, (2) the transferee obtains the right (free from conditions that constrain it from taking advantage of that right) to pledge or exchange the transferred assets and (3) the Company does not maintain effective control over the transferred assets through an agreement to repurchase them before their maturity.
Transfers of a portion of a loan must meet the criteria of a participating interest. If it does not meet the criteria of a participating interest, the transfer must be accounted for as a secured borrowing. In order to meet the criteria for a participating interest, all cash flows from the loan must be divided proportionately, the rights of each loan holder must have the same priority, and the loan holders must have no recourse to the transferor other than standard representations and warranties and no loan holder has the right to pledge or exchange the entire loan.
The Company sells financial assets in the normal course of business, the majority of which are related to residential mortgage loan sales through established programs and commercial loan sales through participation agreements. In accordance with accounting guidance for asset transfers, the Company considers any ongoing involvement with transferred assets in determining whether the assets can be derecognized from the balance sheet. With the exception of servicing and certain performance-based guarantees, the Company's continuing involvement with financial assets sold is minimal and generally limited to market customary representation and warranty clauses.
Foreclosed Real Estate
Foreclosed real estate includes formally foreclosed property and property obtained via a deed in lieu of foreclosure that is currently held for sale. At the time of acquisition, foreclosed real estate is recorded at fair value less estimated costs to sell, which becomes the property’s new basis. Any write-downs based on the property’s fair value at the date of acquisition are charged to the ACL on loans. After acquisition, valuations are periodically performed by management and property held for sale is carried at the lower of the new cost basis or fair value less cost to sell. Costs incurred in maintaining foreclosed real estate and subsequent impairment adjustments to the carrying amount of a property, if any, are included in net loss on foreclosed real estate.
Premises and Equipment
Premises and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. The Company uses the straight line method of computing depreciation at rates adequate to amortize the cost of the applicable assets over their estimated useful lives. Maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. The cost and related accumulated depreciation of assets sold, or otherwise disposed of, are removed from the related accounts and any gain or loss is included in earnings.
Cash Value of Life Insurance
The Bank has purchased life insurance policies on certain directors, officers and key employees to offset costs associated with the Bank’s compensation and benefit programs. The Bank is the owner and is a joint or sole beneficiary of the policies. Bank-owned life insurance is recorded at the amount that can be realized under the insurance contracts at the balance sheet date, which is the cash surrender value adjusted for other charges or other amounts due that are probable at settlement. Income from the increase in cash surrender value of the policies and income from the realization of death benefits is reported in noninterest income.
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Goodwill and Other Intangibles
Goodwill recognized in a business combination represents the excess of the cost of the acquired entity over the net of the amounts assigned to assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Goodwill is evaluated for possible impairment at least annually or more frequently upon the occurrence of an event or change in circumstances that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the reporting unit below its carrying amount. Such circumstances could include, but are not limited to: (1) a significant adverse change in legal factors or in business climate, (2) unanticipated competition, or (3) an adverse action or assessment by a regulator. If the carrying amount of the goodwill exceeds the fair value of the reporting unit, an impairment loss is recognized in earnings equal to that excess amount. The loss recognized cannot exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. After a goodwill impairment loss is recognized, the adjusted carrying amount of goodwill is its new accounting basis.
Other intangible assets consist of acquired core deposit intangibles. Core deposit intangibles are amortized over the estimated economic lives of the acquired core deposits. The carrying amount of core deposit intangibles and the remaining estimated economic life are evaluated annually or whenever events or circumstances indicate the carrying amount may not be recoverable or the remaining period of amortization requires revision. After an impairment loss is recognized, the adjusted carrying amount of the intangible asset is its new accounting basis.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company has adopted the fair value based method of accounting for stock-based compensation prescribed in FASB ASC Topic 718 for its stock compensation plans.
Advertising Costs
Advertising costs are charged to operations when incurred.
Income Taxes
When income tax returns are filed, it is highly certain that some positions taken would be sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities, while other positions are subject to some degree of uncertainty regarding the merits of the position taken or the amount of the position that would be sustained. The Company recognizes the benefits of a tax position in the consolidated financial statements of the period during which, based on all available evidence, management believes it is more-likely-than-not (more than 50 percent probable) that the tax position would be sustained upon examination. Income tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not threshold are measured as the largest amount of income tax benefit that is more than 50 percent likely of being realized upon settlement with the applicable taxing authority. The portion of the benefits associated with the income tax positions claimed on income tax returns that exceeds the amount measured as described above is reflected as a liability for unrecognized income tax benefits in the consolidated balance sheets, along with any associated interest and penalties that would be payable to the taxing authorities, if there were an examination. Interest and penalties associated with unrecognized income tax benefits are classified as additional income taxes in the consolidated statements of income.
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Income taxes are provided for the tax effects of the transactions reported in the financial statements and consist of taxes currently due plus deferred income taxes. Income tax reporting and financial statement reporting rules differ in many respects. As a result, there will often be a difference between the carrying amount of an asset or liability as presented in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and the amount that would be recognized as the tax basis of the same asset or liability computed based on the effects of tax positions recognized, as described in the preceding paragraph. These differences are referred to as temporary differences because they are expected to reverse in future years. Deferred income tax assets are recognized for temporary differences where their future reversal will result in future tax benefits. Deferred income tax assets are also recognized for the future tax benefits expected to be realized from net operating loss or tax credit carryforwards. Deferred income tax liabilities are recognized for temporary differences where their future reversal will result in the payment of future income taxes. Deferred income tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred income tax assets will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are reflected at income tax rates applicable to the period in which the deferred tax assets or liabilities are expected to be realized or settled. As changes in tax laws or rates are enacted, deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted through the provision for income taxes.
Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive income consists of reported net income and other comprehensive income. Other comprehensive income refers to revenue, expenses, gains and losses that are recorded as an element of stockholders’ equity but are excluded from reported net income. Other comprehensive income includes changes in the unrealized gains and losses on securities available for sale.
Amounts reclassified out of unrealized gains or losses on securities available for sale included in accumulated other comprehensive income or loss (“AOCI”) are included in the net gain (loss) on sale of available for sale securities line item in the consolidated statements of income.
Loss Contingencies
Loss contingencies, including claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business, are recorded as liabilities when the likelihood of loss is probable and an amount or range of loss can be reasonably estimated.
Concentration of Credit Risk
The Company and its subsidiaries maintain cash balances at various financial institutions. At times, these cash balances may be in excess of federally insured limits.
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The following are summaries of recently issued or adopted accounting pronouncements that impact the accounting and reporting practices of the Company:
Recently Adopted Accounting Guidance
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No.2016-13,Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326). The update, commonly referred to as the current expected credit loss methodology (“CECL”), replaces the incurred loss methodology for recognizing credit losses under current GAAP with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. Under the new guidance, an entity will measure all expected credit losses for financial instruments held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The expected loss model will apply to loans and leases, unfunded lending commitments, held-to-maturity debt securities and other debt instruments measured at amortized cost. The impairment model for available-for-sale debt securities will require the recognition of credit losses through a valuation allowance when fair value is less than amortized cost, regardless of whether the impairment is considered to be other-than-temporary.
In November 2019, the FASB issued ASU No.2019-10 which delayed the effective date of ASU 2016-13 for smaller reporting companies (as defined by the SEC) and other non-SEC reporting entities to fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal periods. The Company met the definition of a smaller reporting company as of that date and was not required to adopt the standard until January 1, 2023.
Effective January 1, 2023, the Company adopted ASU 2016-13, as amended, under the modified retrospective method. The adoption replaced the allowance for loan losses with the ACL on loans on the consolidated balance sheets and replaced the related provision for loan losses with the provision for credit losses on loans on the consolidated statements of income. Upon adoption, the Company recorded an increase in the beginning ACL on loans of $561,000. In addition, the Company established an ACL related to unfunded loan commitments of $131,000 upon adoption of CECL. The use of the modified retrospective method of adoption resulted in the Company recording a $529,000 reduction (net of tax) in retained earnings as of January 1, 2023. Results for reporting periods after January 1, 2023 are presented under ASC 326 while prior period amounts continue to be reported in accordance with previously applicable GAAP.
The Company expanded the loan portfolio segments used to determine the ACL on loans into eight loan segments as opposed to seven loan segments under the incurred loss methodology. The following table illustrates the impact of the segment expansion as of January 1, 2023.
Segment Amortized Cost at
Amortized Cost at Portfolio December 31, 2022
(In thousands) December 31, 2022 Reclassification after Reclassification
Other Construction, Development and Land - 47,633 47,633
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In March 2023, the FASB issued ASU No.2023-02,Investments – Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323): Accounting for Investments in Tax Credit Structures using the Proportional Amortization Method. The ASU allows entities to elect to account for qualifying tax equity investments using the proportional amortization method, regardless of the program giving rise to the related income tax credits. Under the proportional amortization method, an entity amortizes the initial cost of the investment in proportion to the income tax credits and other income tax benefits received, and recognizes the net amortization and income tax credits and other income tax benefits in the income statement as a component of income tax expense. This also aligns the treatment of other tax equity investments with that allowed for low income housing tax credit (“LIHTC”) investments. For public business entities, the ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted in any interim period. The Company already utilized the proportional amortization method for its LIHTC investment and early adopted ASU 2023-02 in conjunction with its initial investment in an investment tax credit producing solar property described in more detail in Note 23 – Renewable Energy Tax Credit Investment. The adoption of the ASU did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.
Recently Issued but Not Adopted Accounting Guidance
In June 2022, the FASB issued ASU No.2022-03,Fair Value Measurements (Topic 820), Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions. The ASU clarifies that a contractual restriction on the sale of an equity security is not considered part of the unit of account of the equity security and, therefore, is not considered in measuring fair value. It also clarifies that an entity cannot, as a separate unit of account, recognize and measure a contractual sale restriction. For public business entities, the ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted and the amendments in the ASU should be applied prospectively with any adjustments from the adoption of the amendments recognized in earnings and disclosed on the date of adoption. The adoption of the ASU is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09,Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. Among other things, the ASU requires that public business entities on an annual basis (1) disclose specific categories in the income tax rate reconciliation and (2) provide additional information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold (if the effect of those reconciling items is equal to or greater than five percent of the amount computed by multiplying pretax income (or loss) by the applicable statutory income tax rate). In addition, the ASU requires information pertaining to taxes paid (net of refunds received) to be disaggregated for federal, state, and foreign taxes and further disaggregated for specific jurisdictions to the extent the related amounts are equal to or greater than five percent of total income taxes paid (net of refunds received). For public business entities, the ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of the ASU is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.
The Company has determined that all other recently issued accounting pronouncements will not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements or do not apply to its operations.
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(2) RESTRICTION ON CASH AND DUE FROM BANKS
Previously, the Bank was required to maintain reserve balances on hand and with the Federal Reserve Bank (“FRB”). However, the FRB Board set the reserve requirement to 0% effective March 26, 2020.
(3) INVESTMENT SECURITIES
Investment securities have been classified in the consolidated balance sheets according to management’s intent. Investment securities at December 31, 2023 and 2022 are summarized as follows:
Gross Gross
Amortized Unrealized Unrealized Fair
(In thousands) Cost Gains Losses Value
Securities available for sale:
Other debt securities:
Securities held to maturity:
Other debt securities:
Total securities held to maturity $ 7,000 $ - $ 2,554 $ 4,446
Securities available for sale:
Other debt securities:
Securities held to maturity:
Other debt securities:
Total securities held to maturity $ 7,000 $ - $ 1,689 $ 5,311
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The amortized cost and fair value of debt securities as of December 31, 2023, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities of mortgage-backed securities and CMO may differ from contractual maturities because the mortgages underlying the obligations may be prepaid without penalty.
Securities Available for Sale Securities Held to Maturity
Amortized Fair Amortized Fair
Cost Value Cost Value
(In thousands)
At December 31, 2023, certain securities available for sale with an amortized cost of $147.5 million and fair value of $139.6 million were pledged to secure public fund deposits, a blanket collateral agreement with the FHLB and borrowing under the FRB’s BTFP.
At December 31, 2023 and 2022, there were no holdings of securities of any one issuer, other than the U.S. Government and its agencies, with an aggregate book value greater that 10% of stockholders’ equity.
Information pertaining to investment securities with gross unrealized losses at December 31, 2023 and 2022, aggregated by investment category and the length of time that individual investment securities have been in a continuous loss position, follows.
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Number of Gross
Investment Fair Unrealized
Positions Value Losses
(Dollars in thousands)
Securities available for sale:
Continuous loss position less than twelve months:
Continuous loss position more than twelve months:
Securities held to maturity:
Continuous loss position more than twelve months:
Total securities held to maturity 4 $ 4,446 $ 2,554
Securities available for sale:
Continuous loss position less than twelve months:
Continuous loss position more than twelve months:
Securities held to maturity:
Continuous loss position less than twelve months:
Continuous loss position more than twelve months:
Total more than twelve months 1 1,532 468
Total securities held to maturity 4 $ 5,311 $ 1,689
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The Company has not identified any specific available for sale securities in a loss position that it intends to sell in the near term and does not believe that it will be required to sell any such securities. The Company reviews its securities on a quarterly basis to assess declines in fair value for credit losses. Consideration is given to such factors as the credit rating of the borrower, market conditions such as current interest rates, any adverse conditions specific to the security, and delinquency status on contractual payments. At December 31, 2023, management concluded that in all instances, securities with fair values less than carrying value were due to market and other factors; thus, no credit loss provision was required.
In addition, management assesses held to maturity securities for credit losses on a quarterly basis. The assessment includes review of performance metrics, identification of delinquency and evaluation of market factors. Based on this analysis, management concludes the decline in fair value is due to changes in interest rates and other market factors. Accordingly, no credit loss provision was recorded in earnings for the year ended December 31, 2023.
At December 31, 2023, the municipal obligations and U.S. government agency debt securities, including agency mortgage-backed securities, Treasury notes and bonds, and agency notes and bonds, in a loss position had depreciated approximately 7.7% from the amortized cost basis. All of the U.S. government agency securities and municipal securities are issued by U.S. government agencies, government-sponsored enterprises, or municipal governments, and are secured by first mortgage loans or municipal project revenues. At December 31, 2023, the corporate notes classified as held to maturity in a loss position had depreciated approximately 36.5% from the amortized cost basis. These unrealized losses related principally to current interest rates for similar types of securities. In analyzing an issuer’s financial condition, management considers whether the securities are issued by the federal government, its agencies or other governments, whether downgrades by bond rating agencies have occurred, and the results of reviews of the issuer’s financial condition. As the Company has the ability to hold all debt securities in an unrealized loss position until maturity, or the foreseeable future if classified as available for sale, no credit loss is deemed to exist.
On January 1, 2023, the Company adopted ASU 2016-13, which replaced the legacy GAAP other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) model with a credit loss model. ASU 2016-13 requires an allowance on lifetime expected credit losses on held to maturity debt securities. As of January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2023, the Company estimated the expected credit losses to be immaterial based on the composition of the held to maturity securities portfolio.
While management does not anticipate any credit losses at December 31, 2023, additional deterioration in market and economic conditions may have an adverse impact on credit quality in the future.
During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company realized gross gains of $79,000 and gross losses of $193,000 on the sale of available for sale securities. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company realized gross gains of $12,000 and gross losses of $5,000 on the sale of available for sale securities. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company sold no available for sale securities.
Equity Securities
In September 2018, the Company acquired 90,000 shares of common stock in another bank holding company, representing approximately 5% of the outstanding common stock of the entity, for a total investment of $1.9 million. During the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, the Company recognized an unrealized loss of $207,000, an unrealized loss of $414,000 and an unrealized gain of $328,000, respectively, on this equity investment. At December 31, 2023 and 2022, the equity investment had a fair value of $1.3 million and $1.5 million, respectively, and is included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.
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