Primis Financial Corp. Reports Earnings per Share for the Third Quarter of 2024
Announces Sale of Life Premium Finance Division
Announces Expansion of Mortgage Warehouse Lending Team
Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.10 Per Share
MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Primis Financial Corp. FRST (“Primis” or the “Company”), and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Primis Bank (the “Bank”), today reported net income available to common shareholders of $1.2 million or $0.05 per diluted share for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, compared to a net loss available to common shareholders of $6.0 million or $0.24 per diluted share for the quarter ended September 30, 2023. For the year-to-date period in 2024, the Company reported earnings available to common and diluted earnings per share of $7.5 million and $0.30, respectively, compared to $0.3 million and $0.01, respectively, in the same period in 2023. Earnings for the three month and year-to-date periods are highly affected by the Company’s corrected accounting for a third-party originated consumer portfolio.
Earnings for the three month and year-to-date period in 2024 include $0.8 million and $2.2 million, respectively, or $0.03 and $0.09 per diluted share, respectively, of after-tax nonrecurring charges versus $11.3 million and $12.5 million, respectively, or $0.45 and $0.51 per diluted share, respectively in the comparable 2023 periods and inclusive of the goodwill impairment in the third quarter of 2023. Adjusting for these items, operating net income available to common shareholders was $2.0 million(1) or $0.08 per diluted share(1) for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, compared to net operating income available to common shareholders of $5.3 million(1) or $0.21 per diluted share(1) for the quarter ended September 30, 2023. For the year-to-date period in 2024 when adjusting for these items, earnings available to common and diluted earnings per share was $9.6 million(1) and $0.39(1), respectively, compared to $12.8 million(1) and $0.52(1), respectively, in the same period in 2023.
Sale of Life Premium Finance Division
On October 24, 2024, Primis Bank and EverBank, N.A. (“EverBank”) entered into a purchase and assumption agreement whereby EverBank will acquire the Life Premium Finance Division from Primis Bank including all the associated loans, except for a subset of mostly fixed rate and rate-capped loans retained by the Bank, and the operations of the division, including its employees, for a premium of $6.0 million. Primis Bank expects to record a pre-tax gain of $4.5 million net of advisory and legal fees in the fourth quarter of 2024.
On October 31, 2024, EverBank will acquire approximately $370 million of loans from the division with Primis Bank providing interim servicing until the transition of the business at the final closing which is expected on January 31, 2025. Between the first and second closings, EverBank will purchase loans generated by the division in ordinary course at par. After the second closing, EverBank will service the Bank’s retained portfolio for the duration of the portfolio.
Dennis J. Zember, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of Primis commented, “Three years ago we hired a set of professionals with a vision to build a tech-forward solution for life insurance premium finance. This platform has been widely accepted and used by the industry’s facilitators to such a degree that its opportunity is bigger than our balance sheet. EverBank is known for investing in scalable businesses with attractive risk-adjusted returns which makes our life premium finance team a perfect fit.”
Mortgage Warehouse Lending Team Expansion
In early October of 2024, Primis hired a seasoned team of mortgage warehouse lending professionals from a larger bank with a very successful track record in this space. While Primis Bank has had mortgage warehouse lending capabilities for some time, production had been limited while the Bank searched for the right leadership. Four key individuals have joined the Bank comprising sales, operations and portfolio management with another four to five support staff expected in the coming months.
Commented Mr. Zember, “Mortgage warehouse lending as an asset class has very attractive returns and limited losses. With several very large banks exiting the space and mortgage volumes projected to increase substantially, we believe this is a perfect time to expand our capabilities. Knowing the team we hired and having visited quite a few of their customers, I believe we can replace all of the life premium business we are selling with yields that are 125bps to 150bps higher. I expect the credit results and operating expense burdens to be similar so we believe the bottom-line impact will be significant as we scale this operation.”
Discussion of Results
The following table highlights selected financial data for the last five quarters:
3Q 2024 |
2Q 2024 |
1Q 2024 |
4Q 2023 |
3Q 2023 |
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Return on average assets |
0.12 % |
0.39 % |
0.26 % |
(0.85 %) |
(0.62 %) |
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Operating return on average assets(1) |
0.20 % |
0.50 % |
0.29 % |
(0.79 %) |
0.54 % |
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Pre-tax pre-provision return on average assets(1) |
0.85 % |
0.78 % |
1.02 % |
0.96 % |
(0.33 %) |
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Pre-tax pre-prov. operating return on average assets(1) |
0.95 % |
0.92 % |
1.05 % |
1.01 % |
(0.30 %) |
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Return on average common equity |
1.28 % |
4.06 % |
2.62 % |
(8.43 %) |
(6.11 %) |
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Operating return on average common equity(1) |
2.11 % |
5.18 % |
2.99 % |
(7.91 %) |
5.35 % |
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Operating return on avg. tangible common equity(1) |
2.80 % |
6.93 % |
3.98 % |
(10.53 %) |
7.35 % |
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Cost of funds |
3.25 % |
3.16 % |
2.97 % |
2.85 % |
2.75 % |
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Net interest margin |
2.97 % |
2.72 % |
2.84 % |
2.86 % |
2.70 % |
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Gross loans to deposits |
89.68 % |
98.95 % |
97.37 % |
98.45 % |
96.37 % |
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Efficiency ratio |
83.22 % |
82.62 % |
77.41 % |
81.31 % |
108.50 % |
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Operating efficiency ratio(1) |
80.35 % |
78.86 % |
76.17 % |
79.43 % |
75.17 % |
As disclosed in our recent filings with the SEC, the Company has corrected its method for accounting for a third-party originated and serviced consumer loan portfolio (the “Consumer Program”) and in which the separate agreements comprising the portfolio are treated as separate units of account (See “Critical Accounting Estimates and Policies” in the Company’s 2023 Form 10-K). A subset of the Consumer Program has promotional characteristics where interest is deferred during the promotional period and is waived if the customer pays off the loan prior to the period end. In that event, the third-party reimburses the Bank for the waived interest. Until the end of the promotional period, the Company is unable to accrue interest on the loan under GAAP but does record a derivative representing the fair value of expected interest reimbursements from the third-party. Credit costs are also fully included in the Company’s results, including estimated life of loan losses required by ASC 326 while potential credit enhancements from the Consumer Program are only reflected as received. Total outstanding balances in the Consumer Program were $180 million as of September 30, 2024 versus $194 million at June 30, 2024.
Net Interest Income
Net interest income increased approximately $3.2 million, or 13%, to $28.0 million during the third quarter of 2024 compared to the second quarter of 2024 largely due to increased interest recognition on previously deferring loans. For the third quarter of 2024, the Company reported a net interest margin of 2.97% versus 2.72% for the second quarter of 2024.
Interest income increased 9.4% to $57.1 million in the third quarter of 2024 compared to $52.2 million during the second quarter of 2024. At September 30, 2024, $60 million of loans were deferring interest due to a promotional feature. The Company recognized $3.0 million of interest in the third quarter of 2024 from promotional loans that were deferring interest and then began amortizing. In addition, in the third quarter of 2024, payoff of promotional loans triggered reimbursement of $2.5 million of deferred interest that was recognized in noninterest income. Promotional loan balances of $17 million and $21 million will reach the end of their promotional periods in the fourth quarter of 2024 and first quarter of 2025, respectively, after which loans with a promotional feature will decline to a nominal amount of the Bank’s portfolio by the end of 2025. Yield on earning assets and loans held for investment were 6.06% and 6.31%, respectively, in the third quarter of 2024 versus 5.72% and 5.91%, respectively, in the second quarter of 2024.
Interest expense increased $1.7 million to $29.1 million in the third quarter of 2024 compared to the second quarter of 2024 largely due to an increased reliance on FHLB funding during the third quarter. Cost of deposits increased 6 basis points to 3.04% in the third quarter of 2024 from 2.98% in the second quarter of 2024. Cost of funds was 3.25% in the third quarter of 2024, an increase of 9 basis points linked-quarter.
Noninterest Income
Noninterest income decreased during the third quarter of 2024 to $9.3 million compared to $11.2 million in the second quarter of 2024. Included in the second quarter of 2024 is approximately $0.9 million of bank-owned life insurance income due to a death benefit payout. Income from mortgage banking activity increased $0.4 million during the third quarter. Offsetting the increase in mortgage banking income was a reduction of $0.4 million in service fees and $1.2 million reduction in income related to the Consumer Program.
Noninterest Expense
Noninterest expense was $31.0 million for the third quarter of 2024, compared to $29.8 million for the second quarter of 2024. Noninterest expense also includes consolidated expenses from Panacea Financial Holdings (“PFH”). Management considers the core expense burden of the Bank that adjusts for certain items such as those that are volume dependent (e.g., mortgage banking related) or nonoperational (e.g., changes in the reserve for unfunded commitments). The following table illustrates the degree to which the Company has managed its operating expense burden during 2024:
3Q 2024 |
2Q 2024 |
1Q 2024 |
4Q 2023 |
3Q 2023 |
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Reported Noninterest Expense |
31,045 |
29,786 |
27,538 |
27,780 |
36,950 |
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PFH Consolidated Expenses |
(2,666) |
(2,347) |
(2,119) |
(2,813) |
– |
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Noninterest Expense Excl. PFH |
28,379 |
27,439 |
25,419 |
24,967 |
36,950 |
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Nonrecurring / Goodwill Impair. |
(1,352) |
(1,453) |
(438) |
(165) |
(11,350) |
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Mortgage Expenses |
(6,436) |
(6,084) |
(5,122) |
(4,785) |
(5,108) |
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Consumer Program Servicing Fee |
(699) |
(312) |
(312) |
(312) |
(312) |
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Reserve for Unfunded Commitment |
(96) |
546 |
2 |
(554) |
257 |
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Total Adjustments |
(8,583) |
(7,303) |
(5,870) |
(5,816) |
(16,513) |
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Core Operating Expense Burden |
19,796 |
20,136 |
19,550 |
19,151 |
20,437 |
As noted above, the core expense burden decreased $0.3 million in the third quarter of 2024 from the second quarter of 2024. Core expense burden was $19.8 million, in line with the average for the last five quarters.
Loan Portfolio and Asset Quality
Loans held for investment decreased to $2.97 billion at September 30, 2024, compared to $3.30 billion at June 30, 2024. As noted above, the Bank has entered into an agreement to sell approximately $370 million of life premium finance loans and which have been reclassified to loans held for sale at September 30, 2024. Including these balances, loans held for investment would have increased 1.1% unannualized in the third quarter of 2024. The Panacea and Life Premium Finance divisions had loan growth of 4.4% and 11.1%, respectively, in the third quarter of 2024.
Nonperforming assets, excluding portions guaranteed by the SBA, were only 0.25% of total assets, or $10.2 million at September 30, 2024, compared to 0.25% or $9.9 million at June 30, 2024. Loans rated substandard were $47.6 million in the third quarter of 2024 compared to $15.5 million in the second quarter of 2024. The increase was largely driven by a single commercial credit that has experienced slower lease activity past its construction phase. Management evaluated and valued the property using conservative cap rates and lengthy times to lease and included the shortfall in its specific reserve. The Bank had no other real estate owned at the end of the third quarter of 2024.
The Company recorded a provision for loan losses of $7.5 million for the third quarter of 2024 versus $3.1 million for the second quarter of 2024. Of this provision, $4.0 million was due to Consumer Program activity. The remaining provision was due to specific reserves established on individually evaluated credits, approximately $2.2 million of which was tied to the commercial credit described above. As a percentage of loans, including life premium finance loans classified as held-for-sale at the end of the third quarter, the allowance for credit losses was 1.53% and 1.56% at the end of the third and second quarter of 2024, respectively.
Net charge-offs were $8.0 million for the third quarter of 2024, up from $5.0 million for the second quarter of 2024. Consumer Program net charge-offs were $6.7 million in the third quarter versus $4.4 million in the second quarter of 2024. Core net charge-offs, excluding those losses from the Consumer Program, were $1.3 million, or 0.15% of average loans, in the third quarter of 2024 compared to $0.6 million, or 0.07%, in the second quarter of 2024.
Deposits and Funding
Total deposits at September 30, 2024 decreased slightly to $3.31 billion from $3.34 billion at June 30, 2024. Importantly, noninterest bearing deposits were $421 million at September 30, 2024, up slightly from $420 million at June 30, 2024 and in the face of substantial remixing activity towards interest bearing accounts.
Deposit growth in the Bank continues to benefit from better technology and unique convenience factors. V1BE, the Bank’s proprietary invitation-only delivery tool, increased total users by 5% during the third quarter of 2024, and now has over 2,400 users on the platform as of September 30, 2024.
During the third quarter of 2024, the Bank opened approximately $32.5 million new deposit accounts on the digital platform with very modest marketing expenses. At quarter end, the Bank had over 17,000 digital accounts with $911 million in total deposits and average balances of approximately $53 thousand.
As of September 30, 2024, the Bank has $75.0 million of brokered CDs that mature at the end of 2024 and $165.0 million of short-term FHLB advances.
Lines of Business
The Panacea Financial Division continues to experience substantial growth alongside the development of the nationally-recognized Panacea Financial brand. The Panacea Financial Division finished the third quarter of 2024 with approximately $392 million in outstanding loans, an increase of $16.5 million from June 30, 2024. Panacea-related deposits were $90 million at September 30, 2024 with a weighted average cost of 2.00%. Panacea continues to roll out innovative technology capabilities that is expected to continue increasing the amount with which it self-funds its balance sheet.
Primis Mortgage had pre-tax income of $1.0 million in the third quarter of 2024 up from $0.9 million in the previous quarter. Locked loan volumes averaged $56.1 million per month in the third quarter of 2024, up from $52.0 million per month in the second quarter of 2024. Primis Mortgage continues to aggressively manage costs to preserve profitability in a lower volume environment while selectively adding talent to grow production.
Shareholders’ Equity
Book value per common share as of September 30, 2024 was $15.43, an increase of $0.20 from June 30, 2024. Tangible book value per common share(1) at the end of the third quarter of 2024 was $11.61, an increase of $0.21 from June 30, 2024. Common shareholders’ equity was $381 million, or 9.48% of total assets, at September 30, 2024. Tangible common equity(1) at September 30, 2024 was $287 million, or 7.30% of tangible assets(1). After-tax unrealized losses on the Company’s available-for-sale securities portfolio decreased by $6.0 million to $17.1 million due to decreases in market interest rates during the third quarter of 2024. The Company has the intent and ability to hold these securities until maturity or recovery of the value and does not anticipate realizing any losses on the investments.
The Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.10 per share payable on November 22, 2024 to shareholders of record on November 8, 2024. This is Primis’ fifty-second consecutive quarterly dividend.
About Primis Financial Corp.
As of September 30, 2024, Primis had $4.0 billion in total assets, $2.9 billion in total loans held for investment and $3.3 billion in total deposits. Primis Bank provides a range of financial services to individuals and small- and medium-sized businesses through twenty-four full-service branches in Virginia and Maryland and provides services to customers through certain online and mobile applications.
Contacts: |
Address: |
Dennis J. Zember, Jr., President and CEO |
Primis Financial Corp. |
Matthew A. Switzer, EVP and CFO |
1676 International Drive, Suite 900 |
Phone: (703) 893-7400 |
McLean, VA 22102 |
Primis Financial Corp., NASDAQ Symbol FRST |
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Website: www.primisbank.com |
Conference Call
The Company’s management will host a conference call to discuss its third quarter results on Friday, October 25, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. (ET). A live Webcast of the conference call is available at the following website: https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/853860984. Participants may also call 1-888-330-3573 and ask for the Primis Financial Corp. call. A replay of the teleconference will be available for 7 days by calling 1-800-770-2030 and providing Replay Access Code 4440924.
Non-GAAP Measures
Statements included in this press release include non-GAAP financial measures and should be read along with the accompanying tables. Primis uses non-GAAP financial measures to analyze its performance. The measures entitled net income adjusted for nonrecurring income and expenses; pre-tax pre-provision operating earnings; operating return on average assets; pre-tax pre-provision operating return on average assets; operating return on average equity; operating return on average tangible equity; operating efficiency ratio; operating earnings per share – basic; operating earnings per share – diluted; tangible book value per share; tangible common equity; tangible common equity to tangible assets; and core net interest margin are not measures recognized under GAAP and therefore are considered non-GAAP financial measures. We use the term “operating” to describe a financial measure that excludes income or expense considered to be non-recurring in nature. Items identified as non-operating are those that, when excluded from a reported financial measure, provide management or the reader with a measure that may be more indicative of forward-looking trends in our business. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable GAAP measures is provided in the Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Items table.
Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide additional useful information about Primis that allows management and investors to evaluate the ongoing operating results, financial strength and performance of Primis and provide meaningful comparison to its peers. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as an alternative to any measure of performance or financial condition as promulgated under GAAP, and investors should consider Primis’ performance and financial condition as reported under GAAP and all other relevant information when assessing the performance or financial condition of Primis. Non-GAAP financial measures are not standardized and, therefore, it may not be possible to compare these measures with other companies that present measures having the same or similar names.
Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools, and investors should not consider them in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the results or financial condition as reported under GAAP.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release and certain of our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission contain statements that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of, and subject to the protections of, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. Such statements can generally be identified by such words as “may,” “plan,” “contemplate,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “intend,” “continue,” “expect,” “project,” “predict,” “estimate,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “will,” and other similar words or expressions of the future or otherwise regarding the outlook for the Company’s future business and financial performance and/or the performance of the banking industry and economy in general. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, our expectations regarding our future operating and financial performance, including the preliminary estimated financial and operating information presented herein, which is subject to adjustment; our outlook and long-term goals for future growth and new offerings and services; our expectations regarding net interest margin; expectations on our growth strategy, expense management, capital management and future profitability; expectations on credit quality and performance; and the assumptions underlying our expectations.
Prospective investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from the future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on the information known to, and current beliefs and expectations of, the Company’s management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to: the result of the “pre-clearance” process with the Office of the Chief Accountant of the SEC and the impact on the Company’s financial statements; the possibility that the Company is unable to regain compliance with, or thereafter continue to comply with, applicable Nasdaq Listing Rules, or experience violations of additional Nasdaq Listing Rules; the possibility that Nasdaq may deny the Company’s appeal and delist the Company’s securities; the Company’s ability to implement its various strategic and growth initiatives, including the sale of the Life Premium Finance Division and the impact on the Company’s operating results and its recently established Panacea Financial Division, digital banking platform, V1BE fulfillment service and Primis Mortgage Company; competitive pressures among financial institutions increasing significantly; changes in applicable laws, rules, or regulations, including changes to statutes, regulations or regulatory policies or practices; changes in management’s plans for the future; credit risk associated with our lending activities; the impact of current and future economic and market conditions generally (including seasonality) and in the financial services industry, nationally and within our primary market areas; changes in interest rates, inflation, loan demand, real estate values, or competition, as well as labor shortages and supply chain disruptions; changes in accounting principles, policies, or guidelines; adverse results from current or future litigation, regulatory examinations or other legal and/or regulatory actions; potential impacts of adverse developments in the banking industry highlighted by high-profile bank failures, including impacts on customer confidence, deposit outflows, liquidity and the regulatory response thereto; potential increases in the provision for credit losses; our ability to identify and address increased cybersecurity risks, including those impacting vendors and other third parties; fraud or misconduct by internal or external actors, which we may not be able to prevent, detect or mitigate; acts of God or of war or other conflicts, including the current Ukraine/Russia conflict and Israel/Hamas conflict, acts of terrorism, pandemics or other catastrophic events that may affect general economic conditions; and other general competitive, economic, political, and market factors, including those affecting our business, operations, pricing, products, or services.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which such statements are made. These forward-looking statements are based upon information presently known to the Company’s management and are inherently subjective, uncertain and subject to change due to any number of risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, the risks and other factors set forth in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, under the captions “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors,” and in the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
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Non-GAAP financial measure. Please see “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Items” in the financial tables for more information and for a reconciliation to GAAP. |
Primis Financial Corp. |
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Financial Highlights (unaudited) |
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(Dollars in thousands, except per share data) |
For Three Months Ended: |
For Nine Months Ended: |
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Selected Performance Ratios: |
3Q 2024 |
2Q 2024 |
1Q 2024 |
4Q 2023 |
3Q 2023 |
3Q 2024 |
3Q 2023 |
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Return on average assets |
0.12 % |
0.39 % |
0.26 % |
(0.85 %) |
(0.62 %) |
0.25 % |
0.01 % |
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Operating return on average assets(1) |
0.20 % |
0.50 % |
0.29 % |
(0.79 %) |
0.54 % |
0.33 % |
0.43 % |
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Pre-tax pre-provision return on average assets(1) |
0.85 % |
0.78 % |
1.02 % |
0.96 % |
(0.33 %) |
0.88 % |
0.48 % |
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Pre-tax pre-provision operating return on average assets(1) |
0.95 % |
0.92 % |
1.05 % |
1.01 % |
(0.30 %) |
0.98 % |
0.91 % |
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Return on average common equity |
1.28 % |
4.06 % |
2.62 % |
(8.43 %) |
(6.11 %) |
2.66 % |
0.11 % |
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Operating return on average common equity(1) |
2.11 % |
5.18 % |
2.99 % |
(7.91 %) |
5.35 % |
3.44 % |
4.32 % |
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Operating return on average tangible common equity(1) |
2.80 % |
6.93 % |
3.98 % |
(10.53 %) |
7.35 % |
4.60 % |
5.92 % |
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Cost of funds |
3.25 % |
3.16 % |
2.97 % |
2.85 % |
2.75 % |
3.13 % |
2.61 % |
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Net interest margin |
2.97 % |
2.72 % |
2.84 % |
2.86 % |
2.70 % |
2.85 % |
2.61 % |
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Gross loans to deposits |
89.68 % |
98.95 % |
97.37 % |
98.45 % |
96.37 % |
89.68 % |
96.37 % |
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Efficiency ratio |
83.22 % |
82.62 % |
77.41 % |
81.31 % |
108.50 % |
81.12 % |
86.30 % |
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Operating efficiency ratio(1) |
80.35 % |
78.86 % |
76.17 % |
79.43 % |
75.17 % |
78.49 % |
74.56 % |
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Per Common Share Data: |
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Earnings per common share – Basic |
$ 0.05 |
$ 0.15 |
$ 0.10 |
$ (0.33) |
$ (0.24) |
$ 0.30 |
$ 0.01 |
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Operating earnings per common share – Basic(1) |
$ 0.08 |
$ 0.20 |
$ 0.11 |
$ (0.31) |
$ 0.21 |
$ 0.39 |
$ 0.52 |
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Earnings per common share – Diluted |
$ 0.05 |
$ 0.15 |
$ 0.10 |
$ (0.33) |
$ (0.24) |
$ 0.30 |
$ 0.01 |
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Operating earnings per common share – Diluted(1) |
$ 0.08 |
$ 0.20 |
$ 0.11 |
$ (0.31) |
$ 0.21 |
$ 0.39 |
$ 0.52 |
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Book value per common share |
$ 15.43 |
$ 15.23 |
$ 15.16 |
$ 15.23 |
$ 15.30 |
$ 15.43 |
$ 15.30 |
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Tangible book value per common share(1) |
$ 11.61 |
$ 11.40 |
$ 11.31 |
$ 11.37 |
$ 11.42 |
$ 11.61 |
$ 11.42 |
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Cash dividend per common share |
$ 0.10 |
$ 0.10 |
$ 0.10 |
$ 0.10 |
$ 0.10 |
$ 0.30 |
$ 0.30 |
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Weighted average shares outstanding – Basic |
24,695,685 |
24,683,734 |
24,673,857 |
24,647,728 |
24,641,981 |
24,683,556 |
24,635,535 |
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Weighted average shares outstanding – Diluted |
24,719,920 |
24,708,484 |
24,707,113 |
24,687,993 |
24,641,981 |
24,710,345 |
24,635,535 |
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Shares outstanding at end of period |
24,722,734 |
24,708,234 |
24,708,588 |
24,693,172 |
24,686,764 |
24,722,734 |
24,686,764 |
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Asset Quality Ratios: |
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Non-performing assets as a percent of total assets, excluding SBA guarantees |
0.25 % |
0.25 % |
0.23 % |
0.20 % |
0.51 % |
0.25 % |
0.51 % |
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Net charge-offs (recoveries) as a percent of average loans (annualized) |
0.93 % |
0.60 % |
0.64 % |
0.61 % |
0.53 % |
0.52 % |
0.32 % |
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Core net charge-offs (recoveries) as a percent of average loans (annualized)(2) |
0.15 % |
0.07 % |
0.11 % |
0.24 % |
0.27 % |
(0.10 %) |
0.12 % |
||||
Allowance for credit losses to total loans |
1.72 % |
1.56 % |
1.66 % |
1.62 % |
1.13 % |
1.72 % |
1.13 % |
||||
Capital Ratios: |
|||||||||||
Common equity to assets |
9.48 % |
9.49 % |
9.63 % |
9.75 % |
9.84 % |
||||||
Tangible common equity to tangible assets(1) |
7.30 % |
7.27 % |
7.36 % |
7.46 % |
7.53 % |
||||||
Leverage ratio(3) |
8.06 % |
8.25 % |
8.38 % |
8.37 % |
8.60 % |
||||||
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio(3) |
8.98 % |
8.85 % |
8.97 % |
8.96 % |
9.36 % |
||||||
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio(3) |
9.28 % |
9.14 % |
9.26 % |
9.25 % |
9.66 % |
||||||
Total risk-based capital ratio(3) |
12.66 % |
12.45 % |
12.61 % |
13.44 % |
13.05 % |
(1) |
See Reconciliation of Non-GAAP financial measures. |
(2) |
Excludes third-party charge-offs |
(3) |
Ratios are estimated and may be subject to change pending the final filing of the FR Y-9C. |
Primis Financial Corp. |
|||||||
(Dollars in thousands) |
As Of : |
||||||
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) |
3Q 2024 |
2Q 2024 |
1Q 2024 |
4Q 2023 |
3Q 2023 |
||
Assets |
|||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ 77,274 |
$ 66,580 |
$ 88,717 |
$ 77,553 |
$ 93,865 |
||
Investment securities-available for sale |
242,543 |
232,867 |
230,617 |
228,420 |
216,875 |
||
Investment securities-held to maturity |
9,766 |
10,649 |
10,992 |
11,650 |
11,975 |
||
Loans held for sale |
467,325 |
94,644 |
72,217 |
57,691 |
66,266 |
||
Loans receivable, net of deferred fees |
2,965,120 |
3,300,562 |
3,227,665 |
3,219,414 |
3,173,788 |
||
Allowance for credit losses |
(51,132) |
(51,574) |
(53,456) |
(52,209) |
(35,862) |
||
Net loans |
2,913,988 |
3,248,988 |
3,174,209 |
3,167,205 |
3,137,926 |
||
Stock in Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank |
20,875 |
16,837 |
14,225 |
14,246 |
12,796 |
||
Bank premises and equipment, net |
19,668 |
19,946 |
20,412 |
20,611 |
24,878 |
||
Operating lease right-of-use assets |
10,465 |
10,293 |
10,206 |
10,646 |
11,402 |
||
Goodwill and other intangible assets |
94,444 |
94,768 |
95,092 |
95,417 |
95,741 |
||
Assets held for sale, net |
3,898 |
5,136 |
6,359 |
6,735 |
3,115 |
||
Bank-owned life insurance |
67,010 |
66,578 |
67,685 |
67,588 |
67,176 |
||
Deferred tax assets, net |
25,582 |
25,232 |
24,513 |
22,395 |
24,179 |
||
Consumer Program derivative asset |
9,763 |
9,929 |
10,685 |
10,806 |
12,818 |
||
Other assets |
62,002 |
63,917 |
64,050 |
65,583 |
59,847 |
||
Total assets |
$ 4,024,603 |
$ 3,966,364 |
$ 3,889,979 |
$ 3,856,546 |
$ 3,838,859 |
||
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
|||||||
Demand deposits |
$ 421,231 |
$ 420,241 |
$ 463,190 |
$ 472,941 |
$ 490,719 |
||
NOW accounts |
748,833 |
793,608 |
771,116 |
773,028 |
803,276 |
||
Money market accounts |
835,099 |
831,834 |
834,514 |
794,530 |
800,951 |
||
Savings accounts |
873,810 |
866,279 |
823,325 |
783,758 |
746,608 |
||
Time deposits |
427,458 |
423,501 |
422,778 |
445,898 |
451,850 |
||
Total deposits |
3,306,431 |
3,335,463 |
3,314,923 |
3,270,155 |
3,293,404 |
||
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase – short term |
3,677 |
3,273 |
3,038 |
3,044 |
3,838 |
||
Federal Home Loan Bank advances |
165,000 |
80,000 |
25,000 |
30,000 |
– |
||
Secured borrowings |
17,495 |
21,069 |
21,298 |
20,393 |
29,649 |
||
Subordinated debt and notes |
95,808 |
95,737 |
95,666 |
95,595 |
95,524 |
||
Operating lease liabilities |
11,704 |
11,488 |
11,353 |
11,686 |
12,347 |
||
Other liabilities |
27,168 |
24,777 |
24,102 |
28,080 |
26,487 |
||
Total liabilities |
3,627,283 |
3,571,807 |
3,495,380 |
3,458,953 |
3,461,249 |
||
Total Primis common stockholders’ equity |
381,352 |
376,393 |
374,577 |
376,161 |
377,610 |
||
Noncontrolling interest |
15,968 |
18,164 |
20,022 |
21,432 |
– |
||
Total stockholders’ equity |
397,320 |
394,557 |
394,599 |
397,593 |
377,610 |
||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
$ 4,024,603 |
$ 3,966,364 |
$ 3,889,979 |
$ 3,856,546 |
$ 3,838,859 |
||
Tangible common equity(1) |
$ 286,908 |
$ 281,625 |
$ 279,485 |
$ 280,744 |
$ 281,869 |
Primis Financial Corp. |
|||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) |
For Three Months Ended: |
For Nine Months Ended: |
|||||||||
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations (unaudited) |
3Q 2024 |
2Q 2024 |
1Q 2024 |
4Q 2023 |
3Q 2023 |
3Q 2024 |
3Q 2023 |
||||
Interest and dividend income |
$ 57,112 |
$ 52,199 |
$ 50,345 |
$ 50,163 |
$ 48,027 |
$ 159,656 |
$ 142,485 |
||||
Interest expense |
29,089 |
27,346 |
25,076 |
24,437 |
23,697 |
81,511 |
69,499 |
||||
Net interest income |
28,023 |
24,853 |
25,269 |
25,726 |
24,330 |
78,145 |
72,986 |
||||
Provision for credit losses |
7,511 |
3,119 |
6,508 |
21,310 |
1,616 |
17,138 |
11,231 |
||||
Net interest income after provision for credit losses |
20,512 |
21,734 |
18,761 |
4,416 |
22,714 |
61,007 |
61,755 |
||||
Account maintenance and deposit service fees |
1,468 |
1,861 |
1,393 |
1,518 |
1,534 |
4,722 |
4,215 |
||||
Income from bank-owned life insurance |
431 |
1,327 |
564 |
420 |
787 |
2,322 |
1,601 |
||||
Mortgage banking income |
6,803 |
6,402 |
5,574 |
3,210 |
4,922 |
18,779 |
14,435 |
||||
Gain (loss) on sale of loans |
– |
(29) |
336 |
526 |
217 |
307 |
268 |
||||
Consumer Program derivative |
79 |
1,272 |
2,041 |
2,886 |
2,033 |
3,392 |
15,233 |
||||
Gain (loss) on other investments |
51 |
136 |
206 |
190 |
30 |
393 |
(6) |
||||
Gain (loss) on bank premises and equipment |
352 |
124 |
– |
(478) |
2 |
476 |
2 |
||||
Other |
99 |
105 |
193 |
169 |
201 |
397 |
584 |
||||
Noninterest income |
9,283 |
11,198 |
10,307 |
8,441 |
9,726 |
30,788 |
36,332 |
||||
Employee compensation and benefits |
16,764 |
16,088 |
15,735 |
14,645 |
13,809 |
48,587 |
44,120 |
||||
Occupancy and equipment expenses |
3,071 |
3,099 |
3,106 |
2,982 |
3,170 |
9,276 |
9,637 |
||||
Amortization of intangible assets |
318 |
317 |
317 |
317 |
317 |
952 |
952 |
||||
Goodwill impairment |
– |
– |
– |
– |
11,150 |
– |
11,150 |
||||
Virginia franchise tax expense |
631 |
632 |
631 |
849 |
849 |
1,894 |
2,546 |
||||
Data processing expense |
2,552 |
2,347 |
2,231 |
2,216 |
2,250 |
7,130 |
7,329 |
||||
Marketing expense |
449 |
499 |
459 |
352 |
377 |
1,407 |
1,467 |
||||
Telecommunication and communication expense |
330 |
341 |
346 |
358 |
356 |
1,017 |
1,149 |
||||
Professional fees |
2,914 |
2,976 |
1,365 |
1,586 |
1,118 |
7,255 |
3,055 |
||||
Miscellaneous lending expenses |
1,098 |
285 |
451 |
1,128 |
424 |
1,834 |
1,878 |
||||
Other expenses |
2,918 |
3,202 |
2,897 |
3,347 |
3,130 |
9,017 |
11,060 |
||||
Noninterest expense |
31,045 |
29,786 |
27,538 |
27,780 |
36,950 |
88,369 |
94,343 |
||||
Income (loss) before income taxes |
(1,250) |
3,146 |
1,530 |
(14,923) |
(4,510) |
3,426 |
3,744 |
||||
Income tax expense (benefit) |
(304) |
1,265 |
718 |
(4,472) |
1,519 |
1,679 |
3,405 |
||||
Net Income (loss) |
(946) |
1,881 |
812 |
(10,451) |
(6,029) |
1,747 |
339 |
||||
Noncontrolling interest |
2,158 |
1,901 |
1,654 |
2,280 |
– |
5,713 |
– |
||||
Net income (loss) attributable to Primis’ common shareholders |
$ 1,212 |
$ 3,782 |
$ 2,466 |
$ (8,171) |
$ (6,029) |
$ 7,460 |
$ 339 |
(1) |
See Reconciliation of Non-GAAP financial measures. |
Primis Financial Corp |
|||||||
(Dollars in thousands) |
As Of: |
||||||
Loan Portfolio Composition |
3Q 2024 |
2Q 2024 |
1Q 2024 |
4Q 2023 |
3Q 2023 |
||
Loans held for sale |
$ 467,325 |
$ 94,644 |
$ 72,217 |
$ 57,691 |
$ 66,266 |
||
Loans secured by real estate: |
|||||||
Commercial real estate – owner occupied |
463,848 |
463,328 |
458,026 |
455,397 |
432,367 |
||
Commercial real estate – non-owner occupied |
609,743 |
612,428 |
577,752 |
578,600 |
605,508 |
||
Secured by farmland |
4,356 |
4,758 |
4,341 |
5,044 |
5,082 |
||
Construction and land development |
105,541 |
104,886 |
146,908 |
164,742 |
170,849 |
||
Residential 1-4 family |
607,313 |
608,049 |
602,124 |
606,226 |
600,389 |
||
Multi-family residential |
169,368 |
171,512 |
128,599 |
127,857 |
129,586 |
||
Home equity lines of credit |
62,421 |
62,138 |
57,765 |
59,670 |
59,996 |
||
Total real estate loans |
2,022,590 |
2,027,099 |
1,975,515 |
1,997,536 |
2,003,777 |
||
Commercial loans |
526,772 |
619,365 |
623,804 |
602,623 |
603,637 |
||
Paycheck Protection Program loans |
1,941 |
1,969 |
2,003 |
2,023 |
2,105 |
||
Consumer loans |
408,378 |
646,590 |
620,745 |
611,583 |
558,277 |
||
Total Non-PCD loans |
2,959,681 |
3,295,023 |
3,222,067 |
3,213,765 |
3,167,796 |
||
PCD loans |
5,439 |
5,539 |
5,598 |
5,649 |
5,992 |
||
Total loans receivable, net of deferred fees |
$ 2,965,120 |
$ 3,300,562 |
$ 3,227,665 |
$ 3,219,414 |
$ 3,173,788 |
||
Loans by Risk Grade: |
|||||||
Pass, not graded |
$ – |
$ – |
$ – |
$ – |
$ – |
||
Pass Grade 1 – Highest Quality |
820 |
692 |
633 |
875 |
851 |
||
Pass Grade 2 – Good Quality |
169,285 |
488,728 |
412,593 |
405,019 |
383,306 |
||
Pass Grade 3 – Satisfactory Quality |
1,509,280 |
1,503,918 |
1,603,053 |
1,626,380 |
1,632,256 |
||
Pass Grade 4 – Pass |
1,184,671 |
1,204,268 |
1,177,065 |
1,154,971 |
1,095,264 |
||
Pass Grade 5 – Special Mention |
53,473 |
87,471 |
19,454 |
14,930 |
33,299 |
||
Grade 6 – Substandard |
47,591 |
15,485 |
14,867 |
17,239 |
28,812 |
||
Grade 7 – Doubtful |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
||
Grade 8 – Loss |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
||
Total loans |
$ 2,965,120 |
$ 3,300,562 |
$ 3,227,665 |
$ 3,219,414 |
$ 3,173,788 |
||
(Dollars in thousands) |
As Of or For Three Months Ended: |
||||||
Asset Quality Information |
3Q 2024 |
2Q 2024 |
1Q 2024 |
4Q 2023 |
3Q 2023 |
||
Allowance for Credit Losses: |
|||||||
Balance at beginning of period |
$ (51,574) |
$ (53,456) |
$ (52,209) |
$ (35,862) |
$ (38,541) |
||
Provision for for credit losses |
(7,511) |
(3,119) |
(6,508) |
(21,310) |
(1,616) |
||
Net charge-offs |
7,953 |
5,001 |
5,261 |
4,963 |
4,295 |
||
Ending balance |
$ (51,132) |
$ (51,574) |
$ (53,456) |
$ (52,209) |
$ (35,862) |
||
Reserve for Unfunded Commitments: |
|||||||
Balance at beginning of period |
$ (1,031) |
$ (1,577) |
$ (1,579) |
$ (1,025) |
$ (1,282) |
||
(Expense for) / recovery of unfunded loan commitment reserve |
(96) |
546 |
2 |
(554) |
257 |
||
Total Reserve for Unfunded Commitments |
$ (1,127) |
$ (1,031) |
$ (1,577) |
$ (1,579) |
$ (1,025) |
||
As Of: |
|||||||
Non-Performing Assets: |
3Q 2024 |
2Q 2024 |
1Q 2024 |
4Q 2023 |
3Q 2023 |
||
Nonaccrual loans |
$ 14,424 |
$ 11,289 |
$ 10,139 |
$ 9,095 |
$ 20,171 |
||
Accruing loans delinquent 90 days or more |
1,714 |
1,897 |
1,714 |
1,714 |
1,625 |
||
Total non-performing assets |
$ 16,138 |
$ 13,186 |
$ 11,853 |
$ 10,809 |
$ 21,796 |
||
SBA guaranteed portion of non-performing loans |
$ 5,954 |
$ 3,268 |
$ 3,095 |
$ 3,115 |
$ 2,290 |
Primis Financial Corp. |
|||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) |
For Three Months Ended: |
For Nine Months Ended: |
|||||||||
Average Balance Sheet |
3Q 2024 |
2Q 2024 |
1Q 2024 |
4Q 2023 |
3Q 2023 |
3Q 2024 |
3Q 2023 |
||||
Assets |
|||||||||||
Loans held for sale |
$ 98,110 |
$ 84,389 |
$ 58,896 |
$ 48,380 |
$ 55,775 |
$ 80,530 |
$ 43,384 |
||||
Loans, net of deferred fees |
3,324,157 |
3,266,651 |
3,206,888 |
3,208,295 |
3,193,236 |
3,266,111 |
3,099,225 |
||||
Investment securities |
242,631 |
244,308 |
241,179 |
228,335 |
234,601 |
242,706 |
240,525 |
||||
Other earning assets |
83,405 |
73,697 |
77,067 |
79,925 |
93,159 |
78,076 |
348,831 |
||||
Total earning assets |
3,748,303 |
3,669,045 |
3,584,030 |
3,564,935 |
3,576,771 |
3,667,423 |
3,731,965 |
||||
Other assets |
243,972 |
243,200 |
248,082 |
262,977 |
268,038 |
244,913 |
260,474 |
||||
Total assets |
$ 3,992,275 |
$ 3,912,245 |
$ 3,832,112 |
$ 3,827,912 |
$ 3,844,809 |
$ 3,912,336 |
$ 3,992,439 |
||||
Liabilities and equity |
|||||||||||
Demand deposits |
$ 421,908 |
$ 433,315 |
$ 458,306 |
$ 473,750 |
$ 472,485 |
$ 440,172 |
$ 500,459 |
||||
Interest-bearing liabilities: |
|||||||||||
NOW and other demand accounts |
748,202 |
778,458 |
773,943 |
782,305 |
806,339 |
766,800 |
785,480 |
||||
Money market accounts |
859,988 |
823,156 |
814,147 |
790,971 |
850,892 |
832,531 |
844,752 |
||||
Savings accounts |
866,375 |
866,652 |
800,328 |
783,432 |
703,809 |
844,531 |
775,024 |
||||
Time deposits |
425,238 |
423,107 |
431,340 |
451,521 |
460,961 |
426,557 |
481,813 |
||||
Total Deposits |
3,321,711 |
3,324,688 |
3,278,064 |
3,281,979 |
3,294,486 |
3,310,591 |
3,387,528 |
||||
Borrowings |
238,994 |
158,919 |
120,188 |
120,213 |
119,797 |
172,942 |
172,662 |
||||
Total Funding |
3,560,705 |
3,483,607 |
3,398,252 |
3,402,192 |
3,414,283 |
3,483,533 |
3,560,190 |
||||
Other Liabilities |
36,527 |
34,494 |
34,900 |
39,056 |
39,303 |
35,344 |
35,457 |
||||
Total liabilites |
3,597,232 |
3,518,101 |
3,433,152 |
3,441,248 |
3,453,586 |
3,518,877 |
3,595,647 |
||||
Primis common stockholders’ equity |
377,595 |
374,735 |
378,008 |
384,332 |
391,223 |
374,189 |
396,792 |
||||
Noncontrolling interest |
17,448 |
19,409 |
20,952 |
2,332 |
– |
19,270 |
– |
||||
Total stockholders’ equity |
395,043 |
394,144 |
398,960 |
386,664 |
391,223 |
393,459 |
396,792 |
||||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
$ 3,992,275 |
$ 3,912,245 |
$ 3,832,112 |
$ 3,827,912 |
$ 3,844,809 |
$ 3,912,336 |
$ 3,992,439 |
||||
Net Interest Income |
|||||||||||
Loans held for sale |
$ 1,589 |
$ 1,521 |
$ 907 |
$ 842 |
$ 873 |
$ 4,017 |
$ 1,964 |
||||
Loans |
52,707 |
48,032 |
46,825 |
46,723 |
44,439 |
147,564 |
123,289 |
||||
Investment securities |
1,799 |
1,805 |
1,715 |
1,645 |
1,593 |
5,319 |
4,728 |
||||
Other earning assets |
1,017 |
841 |
898 |
953 |
1,122 |
2,756 |
12,504 |
||||
Total Earning Assets Income |
57,112 |
52,199 |
50,345 |
50,163 |
48,027 |
159,656 |
142,485 |
||||
Non-interest bearing DDA |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
||||
NOW and other interest-bearing demand accounts |
4,630 |
4,827 |
4,467 |
4,334 |
4,460 |
13,924 |
11,070 |
||||
Money market accounts |
7,432 |
6,788 |
6,512 |
6,129 |
6,555 |
20,732 |
17,587 |
||||
Savings accounts |
8,918 |
8,912 |
8,045 |
7,860 |
6,760 |
25,876 |
21,915 |
||||
Time deposits |
4,371 |
4,095 |
3,990 |
3,964 |
3,801 |
12,455 |
10,831 |
||||
Total Deposit Costs |
25,351 |
24,622 |
23,014 |
22,287 |
21,576 |
72,987 |
61,403 |
||||
Borrowings |
3,738 |
2,724 |
2,062 |
2,150 |
2,121 |
8,524 |
8,096 |
||||
Total Funding Costs |
29,089 |
27,346 |
25,076 |
24,437 |
23,697 |
81,511 |
69,499 |
||||
Net Interest Income |
$ 28,023 |
$ 24,853 |
$ 25,269 |
$ 25,726 |
$ 24,330 |
$ 78,145 |
$ 72,986 |
||||
Net Interest Margin |
|||||||||||
Loans held for sale |
6.44 % |
7.25 % |
6.19 % |
6.90 % |
6.21 % |
6.66 % |
6.05 % |
||||
Loans |
6.31 % |
5.91 % |
5.87 % |
5.78 % |
5.52 % |
6.04 % |
5.32 % |
||||
Investments |
2.95 % |
2.97 % |
2.86 % |
2.86 % |
2.69 % |
2.93 % |
2.63 % |
||||
Other Earning Assets |
4.85 % |
4.59 % |
4.69 % |
4.73 % |
4.78 % |
4.72 % |
4.79 % |
||||
Total Earning Assets |
6.06 % |
5.72 % |
5.65 % |
5.58 % |
5.33 % |
5.82 % |
5.10 % |
||||
NOW |
2.46 % |
2.49 % |
2.32 % |
2.20 % |
2.19 % |
2.43 % |
1.88 % |
||||
MMDA |
3.44 % |
3.32 % |
3.22 % |
3.07 % |
3.06 % |
3.33 % |
2.78 % |
||||
Savings |
4.10 % |
4.14 % |
4.04 % |
3.98 % |
3.81 % |
4.09 % |
3.78 % |
||||
CDs |
4.09 % |
3.89 % |
3.72 % |
3.48 % |
3.27 % |
3.90 % |
3.01 % |
||||
Cost of Interest Bearing Deposits |
3.48 % |
3.42 % |
3.28 % |
3.15 % |
3.03 % |
3.40 % |
2.84 % |
||||
Cost of Deposits |
3.04 % |
2.98 % |
2.82 % |
2.69 % |
2.60 % |
2.94 % |
2.42 % |
||||
Other Funding |
6.22 % |
6.89 % |
6.90 % |
7.10 % |
7.02 % |
6.58 % |
6.27 % |
||||
Total Cost of Funds |
3.25 % |
3.16 % |
2.97 % |
2.85 % |
2.75 % |
3.13 % |
2.61 % |
||||
Net Interest Margin |
2.97 % |
2.72 % |
2.84 % |
2.86 % |
2.70 % |
2.85 % |
2.61 % |
||||
Net Interest Spread |
2.37 % |
2.12 % |
2.22 % |
2.27 % |
2.13 % |
2.24 % |
2.49 % |
Primis Financial Corp. |
|||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data) |
For Three Months Ended: |
For Nine Months Ended: |
|||||||||
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP items: |
3Q 2024 |
2Q 2024 |
1Q 2024 |
4Q 2023 |
3Q 2023 |
3Q 2024 |
3Q 2023 |
||||
Net income (loss) attributable to Primis’ common shareholders |
$ 1,212 |
$ 3,782 |
$ 2,466 |
$ (8,171) |
$ (6,029) |
$ 7,460 |
$ 339 |
||||
Non-GAAP adjustments to Net Income: |
|||||||||||
Branch Consolidation / Other restructuring |
– |
– |
– |
449 |
– |
– |
1,488 |
||||
Loan officer fraud, operational losses |
– |
– |
– |
– |
200 |
– |
200 |
||||
Professional fee expenses related to the SEC pre-clear process and financial reporting restatements |
1,352 |
1,453 |
438 |
– |
– |
3,243 |
– |
||||
Professional fee expenses related to Panacea investment |
– |
– |
– |
194 |
– |
– |
– |
||||
Goodwill impairment |
– |
– |
– |
– |
11,150 |
– |
11,150 |
||||
Gains on sale of closed bank branch buildings |
(352) |
(124) |
– |
– |
– |
(476) |
– |
||||
Income tax effect |
(216) |
(287) |
(95) |
(139) |
(44) |
(598) |
(365) |
||||
Net income (loss) attributable to Primis’ common shareholders adjusted for nonrecurring income and expenses |
$ 1,996 |
$ 4,824 |
$ 2,809 |
$ (7,667) |
$ 5,277 |
$ 9,629 |
$ 12,813 |
||||
Net income (loss) attributable to Primis’ common shareholders |
$ 1,212 |
$ 3,782 |
$ 2,466 |
$ (8,171) |
$ (6,029) |
$ 7,460 |
$ 339 |
||||
Income tax expense (benefit) |
(304) |
1,265 |
718 |
(4,472) |
1,519 |
1,679 |
3,405 |
||||
Provision for credit losses (incl. unfunded commitment expense) |
7,607 |
2,573 |
6,506 |
21,864 |
1,359 |
16,686 |
10,685 |
||||
Pre-tax pre-provision earnings |
$ 8,515 |
$ 7,620 |
$ 9,690 |
$ 9,221 |
$ (3,151) |
$ 25,825 |
$ 14,429 |
||||
Effect of adjustment for nonrecurring income and expenses |
1,000 |
1,329 |
438 |
643 |
11,350 |
2,767 |
12,838 |
||||
Pre-tax pre-provision operating earnings |
$ 9,515 |
$ 8,949 |
$ 10,128 |
$ 9,864 |
$ 8,199 |
$ 28,592 |
$ 27,267 |
||||
Return on average assets |
0.12 % |
0.39 % |
0.26 % |
(0.85 %) |
(0.62 %) |
0.25 % |
0.01 % |
||||
Effect of adjustment for nonrecurring income and expenses |
0.08 % |
0.11 % |
0.04 % |
0.05 % |
1.17 % |
0.07 % |
0.42 % |
||||
Operating return on average assets |
0.20 % |
0.50 % |
0.29 % |
(0.79 %) |
0.54 % |
0.33 % |
0.43 % |
||||
Return on average assets |
0.12 % |
0.39 % |
0.26 % |
(0.85 %) |
(0.62 %) |
0.25 % |
0.01 % |
||||
Effect of tax expense |
(0.03 %) |
0.13 % |
0.08 % |
(0.46 %) |
0.16 % |
0.06 % |
0.11 % |
||||
Effect of provision for credit losses (incl. unfunded commitment expense) |
0.76 % |
0.26 % |
0.68 % |
2.27 % |
0.14 % |
0.57 % |
0.36 % |
||||
Pre-tax pre-provision return on average assets |
0.85 % |
0.78 % |
1.02 % |
0.96 % |
(0.33 %) |
0.88 % |
0.48 % |
||||
Effect of adjustment for nonrecurring income and expenses and expenses |
0.10 % |
0.14 % |
0.04 % |
0.05 % |
0.02 % |
0.09 % |
0.43 % |
||||
Pre-tax pre-provision operating return on average assets |
0.95 % |
0.92 % |
1.05 % |
1.01 % |
(0.30 %) |
0.98 % |
0.91 % |
||||
Return on average common equity |
1.28 % |
4.06 % |
2.62 % |
(8.43 %) |
(6.11 %) |
2.66 % |
0.11 % |
||||
Effect of adjustment for nonrecurring income and expenses |
0.83 % |
1.12 % |
0.37 % |
0.52 % |
11.47 % |
0.77 % |
4.20 % |
||||
Operating return on average common equity |
2.11 % |
5.18 % |
2.99 % |
(7.91 %) |
5.35 % |
3.44 % |
4.32 % |
||||
Effect of goodwill and other intangible assets |
0.69 % |
1.75 % |
0.99 % |
(2.61 %) |
2.00 % |
1.17 % |
1.60 % |
||||
Operating return on average tangible common equity |
2.80 % |
6.93 % |
3.98 % |
(10.53 %) |
7.35 % |
4.60 % |
5.92 % |
||||
Efficiency ratio |
83.22 % |
82.62 % |
77.41 % |
81.31 % |
108.50 % |
81.12 % |
86.30 % |
||||
Effect of adjustment for nonrecurring income and expenses |
(2.87 %) |
(3.76 %) |
(1.23 %) |
(1.88 %) |
(33.33 %) |
(2.63 %) |
(11.74 %) |
||||
Operating efficiency ratio |
80.35 % |
78.86 % |
76.17 % |
79.43 % |
75.17 % |
78.49 % |
74.56 % |
||||
Earnings per common share – Basic |
$ 0.05 |
$ 0.15 |
$ 0.10 |
$ (0.33) |
$ (0.24) |
$ 0.30 |
$ 0.01 |
||||
Effect of adjustment for nonrecurring income and expenses |
0.03 |
0.05 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.45 |
0.09 |
0.51 |
||||
Operating earnings per common share – Basic |
$ 0.08 |
$ 0.20 |
$ 0.11 |
$ (0.31) |
$ 0.21 |
$ 0.39 |
$ 0.52 |
||||
Earnings per common share – Diluted |
$ 0.05 |
$ 0.15 |
$ 0.10 |
$ (0.33) |
$ (0.24) |
$ 0.30 |
$ 0.01 |
||||
Effect of adjustment for nonrecurring income and expenses |
0.03 |
0.05 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.45 |
0.09 |
0.51 |
||||
Operating earnings per common share – Diluted |
$ 0.08 |
$ 0.20 |
$ 0.11 |
$ (0.31) |
$ 0.21 |
$ 0.39 |
$ 0.52 |
||||
Book value per common share |
$ 15.43 |
$ 15.23 |
$ 15.16 |
$ 15.23 |
$ 15.30 |
$ 15.43 |
$ 15.30 |
||||
Effect of goodwill and other intangible assets |
(3.82) |
(3.83) |
(3.85) |
(3.86) |
(3.88) |
(3.82) |
(3.88) |
||||
Tangible book value per common share |
$ 11.61 |
$ 11.40 |
$ 11.31 |
$ 11.37 |
$ 11.42 |
$ 11.61 |
$ 11.42 |
||||
Total Primis common stockholders’ equity |
$ 381,352 |
$ 376,393 |
$ 374,577 |
$ 376,161 |
$ 377,610 |
$ 381,352 |
$ 377,610 |
||||
Less goodwill and other intangible assets |
(94,444) |
(94,768) |
(95,093) |
(95,417) |
(95,741) |
(94,444) |
(95,741) |
||||
Tangible common equity |
$ 286,908 |
$ 281,625 |
$ 279,484 |
$ 280,744 |
$ 281,869 |
$ 286,908 |
$ 281,869 |
||||
Common equity to assets |
9.48 % |
9.49 % |
9.63 % |
9.75 % |
9.84 % |
9.48 % |
9.84 % |
||||
Effect of goodwill and other intangible assets |
(2.18 %) |
(2.22 %) |
(2.27 %) |
(2.29 %) |
(2.31 %) |
(2.18 %) |
(2.31 %) |
||||
Tangible common equity to tangible assets |
7.30 % |
7.27 % |
7.36 % |
7.46 % |
7.53 % |
7.30 % |
7.53 % |
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US Government Hacked For $20M In Cryptocurrencies Including Ethereum, Says On-Chain Intelligence Platform — Attacker Reportedly Laundering Funds
Nearly $20 million in cryptocurrencies has been reportedly drained out of U.S. government-linked wallets holding funds seized from the Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange hack.
What Happened: About $14 million in the Aave USDC (AUSDC) stablecoin, $5.4 million in USD Coin USDC/USD, $1.1 million in Tether USDT/USD, and nearly $450,000 in Ethereum ETH/USD were “suspiciously” transferred to an unknown wallet, according to on-chain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence.
After receiving the tokens, the wallet began selling them for ETH, raising concerns about potential money laundering.
“We believe the attacker has already begun laundering the proceeds through suspicious addresses linked to a money laundering service,” Arkham said.
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Why QuantumScape Stock Rocketed Higher Today
Electric-vehicle (EV) battery technology company QuantumScape (NYSE: QS) gave investors a reason to cheer with its third-quarter report last night, and its shares are surging as a result. The stock popped nearly 36% in early morning trading. As of 11:38 a.m. ET, it was still up by 21.6%.
The company announced it has achieved an important milestone in its work to develop commercially viable solid-state batteries for EV makers. It has shipped samples planned for its first commercial product to automakers and other original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) for testing. That was one of QuantumScape’s major goals for 2024.
QuantumScape has a two-stage plan to mass produce the parts required for its solid-state EV battery. The first stage “Raptor” process has been used to produce low-volume prototypes.
The company announced that the first low-volume B-sample battery cells from its Raptor production process have been shipped for automotive customer testing. The next “Cobra” stage of production is set to begin in 2025.
The samples from its first commercial product, QSE-5, are designed to meet the requirements of automotive applications and provide EV buyers with better battery technology. The samples, made with separators and now being tested by automakers, feature high energy density and provide a less-than-15-minute fast-charging capability for EV owners. The batteries are safer and designed to operate over the full automotive temperature range.
In the earnings release, the company stated, “[T]o the best of our knowledge, these cells are the first anode-free solid-state lithium-metal cell design ever produced for automotive applications.” While the testing process will still take months to complete, it’s an important step for QuantumScape.
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Cathie Wood's Ark Sells $22M Worth Of Tesla Shares Following Blockbuster Q3 Rally
On Thursday, Cathie Wood-led Ark Invest made a series of trades, with the most prominent being the sale of Tesla Inc TSLA shares.
The TSLA Trade
Ark Invest sold 85,456 Tesla shares from its ARK Innovation ETF ARKK and ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF ARKQ, a transaction valued at $22.22 million based on Tesla’s closing price of $260.48 per share. On Thursday, Tesla stock skyrocketed 21.9%. The sale comes amidst Tesla’s surprising third-quarter earnings, which beat estimates and showed improving margins. The electric vehicle giant also shared a strong vehicle delivery outlook for 2025, which was among the highlights for analysts. This information was disclosed during the earnings call, where Tesla CEO Elon Musk shared more details than usual.
Earlier in July, Musk had endorsed Ark Invest’s $5 trillion valuation forecast for Tesla, suggesting it may be conservative. He cited the potential of the Optimus humanoid robot, estimating a global demand of over 20 billion units for both consumer and industrial applications.
Notably, in August, Ark Invest had unloaded $21million worth of Tesla stock.
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Google's $2B Investment in Anthropic Under Scrutiny, UK Opens Competition Inquiry
U.K. antitrust officials announced they are investigating whether Alphabet Inc GOOG GOOGL Google’s investment in AI startup Anthropic could harm competition. This is a setback for Google after British regulators recently approved a similar partnership between Amazon and Anthropic.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) began reviewing Google’s investment in July and has opened a merger inquiry.
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Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) confirmed the partnership does not fall under its jurisdiction.
In 2023, Google committed up to $2 billion to Anthropic to bolster its position in the AI race, competing with Microsoft, OpenAI, and Amazon.
A Google spokesperson affirmed the company’s commitment to building an open AI ecosystem to the Wall Street Journal. Anthropic stated it would cooperate with the CMA and emphasized its independence in strategic decision-making.
The U.S. Big Techs are amid intense global scrutiny over their AI investments.
Microsoft relinquished its board observer role at OpenAI amid rising regulatory scrutiny after its $10 billion investment in the AI startup.
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Real Estate Property Management Software Market to Grow by USD 414.3 Million from 2024-2028, Driven by Customer-Centric Business Focus and AI Redefining the Market – Technavio
NEW YORK, Oct. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Report with market evolution powered by AI – The Global Real Estate Property Management Software Market size is estimated to grow by USD 414.3 million from 2024-2028, according to Technavio. The market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 5.97% during the forecast period. Increasing focus on customer-centric business processes is driving market growth, with a trend towards increasing use of big data analytics. However, threat of open-source real estate property management software poses a challenge.Key market players include Accely Group. , Anton Systems Inc., AppFolio Inc., ARKA Softwares, Brainvire Infotech Inc., Chetu Inc., CoreLogic Inc., Entrata Inc., Fingent, Infor Inc., ManageCasa, Matellio Inc., MRI Software LLC, Planon Group, RealPage Inc., Rentec Direct, Salesforce Inc., TenantCloud LLC, Yardi Systems Inc., and Zillow Group Inc..
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Forecast period |
2024-2028 |
Base Year |
2023 |
Historic Data |
2018 – 2022 |
Segment Covered |
Type (Integrated software and Standalone software), Deployment (Cloud based and On premises), Application (Residential, Commercial, and Industrial), and Geography (North America) |
Region Covered |
US |
Key companies profiled |
Accely Group. , Anton Systems Inc., AppFolio Inc., ARKA Softwares, Brainvire Infotech Inc., Chetu Inc., CoreLogic Inc., Entrata Inc., Fingent, Infor Inc., ManageCasa, Matellio Inc., MRI Software LLC, Planon Group, RealPage Inc., Rentec Direct, Salesforce Inc., TenantCloud LLC, Yardi Systems Inc., and Zillow Group Inc. |
Key Market Trends Fueling Growth
Real estate property management software is a valuable tool for businesses in the real estate sector, particularly construction companies. Big data analytics is an emerging trend that is transforming the industry by providing valuable insights through data analysis. This information includes consumer search patterns, price trends, and historical data on property age, location, and condition. By analyzing this data, real estate companies can make informed decisions on investments, identify prime areas for high returns, and create accurate valuation models. Machine learning models can quickly evaluate the value of any property based on historical data. Additionally, AI and analytics can help identify potential tenants and buyers based on their preferences, budget, and location. Furthermore, big data analytics can aid in cost efficiency by analyzing procurement activities. These factors are driving the demand for real estate property management software, contributing to market growth during the forecast period.
The Real Estate Property Management market is experiencing significant trends, with a focus on Rent Relief solutions to help property managers and housing associations navigate the current economic climate. SaaS, or Software-as-a-Service, and Cloud Computing continue to dominate the landscape, offering operational efficiency and flexibility. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Generative AI are also making waves, improving data processing and enhancing property design and asset management. Property Managers, Real Estate Agents, and Housing Associations benefit from these advanced software solutions, which include virtual tours, rental applications, tenant relationships management, customer service portals, and e-payments. Additionally, Business Intelligence, Predictive Analytics, IoT, and E-commerce integration offer valuable insights and streamlined processes. Security, accounting, insurance proof tracking, electronic invoices, and multi-tenant websites are other essential features. Rentec Direct is a popular SaaS-based software provider offering an Owner Portal and Financial Management tools.
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Market Challenges
- The real estate property management software market in the US is experiencing significant competition from open-source software solutions. Open-source software offers several advantages, such as transparency due to accessible source code, cost savings, and scalability. Popular open-source options include Innago and Landlord Studio. These benefits make open-source software an attractive alternative to paid solutions for budget-conscious organizations. However, the market also faces a challenge from software piracy, which reduces sales and poses a threat to developers. Both open-source software and piracy are expected to impact the growth of the real estate property management software market in the US during the forecast period.
- Real Estate Property Management Software Market: Property Managers, Housing Associations, and Real Estate Agents face challenges in managing various property types, including student housing and commercial buildings. E-commerce trends demand virtual tours and rental applications, while tenant relationships require effective data management and customer service portals. Business Intelligence and Predictive Analytics help in Financial Management and Rent Collection. IoT and Smart Buildings offer Security benefits. SaaS-based Software and Cloud-based Solutions enable Digitalization in Urban Structures. Challenges include E-payments, Artificial Intelligence, Multi-tenant websites, Insurance Proof Tracking, Electronic Invoices, and Rentec Direct’s Owner Portal. Software Solutions must cater to the needs of Community Associations and Smart Cities. Overall, Real Estate Technology requires continuous innovation to meet the evolving needs of the industry.
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- 1.1 Integrated software
- 1.2 Standalone software
- 2.1 Cloud based
- 2.2 On premises
- 3.1 Residential
- 3.2 Commercial
- 3.3 Industrial
1.1 Integrated software- Real estate property management involves managing various applications and business processes. Integrated software, which combines different components into a single system, offers benefits in this industry. With an enterprise integration platform, applications can share a single database, enabling easy data management and real-time visibility. Integration is necessary in several scenarios, such as switching to a new database system, establishing a data warehouse, linking different systems, and integrating stand-alone systems. These benefits make enterprise application integration a preferred choice over custom approaches in real estate. The demand for integrated software in the real estate industry is increasing due to these factors, driving the growth of the real estate property management software market.
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Research Analysis
The Real Estate Property Management Software market is experiencing significant growth due to the increasing adoption of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions in the real estate industry. Cloud Computing technology enables these software solutions, making them accessible from anywhere, anytime. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Generative AI are being integrated into property management software to streamline data processing and improve operational efficiency. Virtual tours, rental applications, and tenant relationships are being managed digitally, enhancing the customer experience. Data management, rent collection, security, data-driven decisions, accounting, multi-tenant websites, and insurance proof tracking are some of the key features of these software solutions, providing property managers with comprehensive tools to effectively manage their properties and tenants.
Market Research Overview
The Real Estate Property Management Software market is experiencing significant growth due to the adoption of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Cloud Computing technologies. These solutions offer operational efficiency, data processing capabilities, and business intelligence for Property Managers, Housing Associations, Real Estate Agents, and more. The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Generative AI enhances predictive analytics, automates routine tasks, and improves tenant relationships. Virtual tours, rental applications, and customer service portals are becoming essential features, while IoT integration facilitates smart buildings and cities. SaaS-based software and cloud-based solutions cater to various property types, including residential, commercial, student housing, and commercial buildings. Digitalization, urban structure, and community associations also benefit from these advanced property management software solutions. Key features include rent collection, accounting, e-payments, multi-tenant websites, insurance proof tracking, electronic invoices, and financial management. Rentec Direct, with its owner portal accounting capabilities, is a popular choice. The future of property management lies in smart buildings, smart cities, and the continued integration of technology to streamline operations and enhance the overall experience for all stakeholders.
Table of Contents:
1 Executive Summary
2 Market Landscape
3 Market Sizing
4 Historic Market Size
5 Five Forces Analysis
6 Market Segmentation
- Type
- Integrated Software
- Standalone Software
- Deployment
- Application
- Residential
- Commercial
- Industrial
- Geography
7 Customer Landscape
8 Geographic Landscape
9 Drivers, Challenges, and Trends
10 Company Landscape
11 Company Analysis
12 Appendix
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Insider Decision: Steven H Collis Exercises Options At Cencora For $3.12M
A large exercise of company stock options by Steven H Collis, Executive Chairman at Cencora COR was disclosed in a new SEC filing on October 23, as part of an insider exercise.
What Happened: Collis, Executive Chairman at Cencora, exercised stock options for 21,509 shares of COR stock. This information was disclosed in a Form 4 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday. The exercise price of the options was $89.58 per share.
The latest update on Thursday morning shows Cencora shares down by 0.0%, trading at $234.52. At this price, Collis’s 21,509 shares are worth $3,117,514.
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Cencora is one of three domestic leading pharmaceutical wholesalers. It sources and distributes branded, generic, and specialty pharmaceutical products to pharmacies (retail chains, independent, and mail order), hospital networks, and healthcare providers. It and McKesson and Cardinal Health constitute over 90% of the us pharmaceutical wholesale industry. Cencora also provides commercialization services for manufacturers of pharmaceuticals and medical devices, global specialty drug logistics (World Courier), and animal health product distribution (MWI Animal Health). Cencora expanded its international presence in 2021 by purchasing Alliance Healthcare, one of the leading drug wholesalers in Europe.
Key Indicators: Cencora’s Financial Health
Positive Revenue Trend: Examining Cencora’s financials over 3 months reveals a positive narrative. The company achieved a noteworthy revenue growth rate of 10.9% as of 30 June, 2024, showcasing a substantial increase in top-line earnings. As compared to its peers, the company achieved a growth rate higher than the average among peers in Health Care sector.
Interpreting Earnings Metrics:
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Gross Margin: With a low gross margin of 3.25%, the company exhibits below-average profitability, signaling potential struggles in cost efficiency compared to its industry peers.
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Earnings per Share (EPS): Cencora’s EPS outshines the industry average, indicating a strong bottom-line trend with a current EPS of 2.44.
Debt Management: The company faces challenges in debt management with a debt-to-equity ratio higher than the industry average. With a ratio of 5.11, caution is advised due to increased financial risk.
Financial Valuation:
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Price to Earnings (P/E) Ratio: The P/E ratio of 25.44 is lower than the industry average, implying a discounted valuation for Cencora’s stock.
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Price to Sales (P/S) Ratio: With a P/S ratio of 0.17 below industry standards, the stock shows potential undervaluation, making it an appealing investment option for those focusing on sales performance.
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EV/EBITDA Analysis (Enterprise Value to its Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation & Amortization): Cencora’s EV/EBITDA ratio stands at 12.75, surpassing industry benchmarks. This places the company in a position with a higher-than-average market valuation.
Market Capitalization Highlights: Above the industry average, the company’s market capitalization signifies a significant scale, indicating strong confidence and market prominence.
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Understanding the Significance of Insider Transactions
While insider transactions provide valuable information, they should be part of a broader analysis in making investment decisions.
When discussing legal matters, the term “insider” refers to any officer, director, or beneficial owner holding more than ten percent of a company’s equity securities, as stipulated in Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. This includes executives in the c-suite and significant hedge funds. Such insiders are required to report their transactions through a Form 4 filing, which must be completed within two business days of the transaction.
A new purchase by a company insider is a indication that they anticipate the stock will rise.
On the other hand, insider sells may not necessarily indicate a bearish view and can be motivated by various factors.
Transaction Codes To Focus On
For investors, a primary focus lies on transactions occurring in the open market, as indicated in Table I of the Form 4 filing. A P in Box 3 denotes a purchase, while S signifies a sale. Transaction code C signals the conversion of an option, and transaction code A denotes a grant, award, or other acquisition of securities from the company.
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[Latest] Global Colemanite Market Size/Share Worth USD 2.36 Billion by 2033 at a 4.7% CAGR: Custom Market Insights (Analysis, Outlook, Leaders, Report, Trends, Forecast, Segmentation, Growth, Growth Rate, Value)
Austin, TX, USA, Oct. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Custom Market Insights has published a new research report titled “Colemanite Market Size, Trends and Insights By Type (Primary Boron, Sub primary Boron), By Form (Fine Grade, Standard Grade), By Application (Steel Industry, Plastics Industry, Glass Fiber, Other Applications), and By Region – Global Industry Overview, Statistical Data, Competitive Analysis, Share, Outlook, and Forecast 2024–2033“ in its research database.
“According to the latest research study, the demand of global Colemanite Market size & share was valued at approximately USD 1.45 Billion in 2023 and is expected to reach USD 1.56 Billion in 2024 and is expected to reach a value of around USD 2.36 Billion by 2033, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of about 4.7% during the forecast period 2024 to 2033.”
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Colemanite Market: Growth Factors and Dynamics
- Rising Demand for Borates: The expanding use of borates in industries such as glass, ceramics, agriculture, and detergents fuels the demand for colemanite, a crucial source of boron. Borates enhance the durability and heat resistance of glass and ceramics and play a vital role in agricultural fertilizers.
- Technological Advancements: Innovations in mining and processing technologies are increasing the efficiency and environmental sustainability of colemanite extraction and refining. These advancements help companies meet strict regulatory requirements and reduce operational costs, boosting colemanite’s competitiveness in the market.
- Sustainable Mining Practices: There is a growing emphasis on sustainable mining practices driven by environmental regulations and corporate social responsibility. Companies are investing in cleaner and more efficient mining techniques to minimize their environmental impact and ensure long-term resource availability.
- Economic Growth in Emerging Markets: Rapid industrialization and urbanization in emerging economies are increasing the demand for borates used in construction materials, household products, and agriculture. This economic growth leads to higher consumption of colemanite-based products.
- Expansion of Production Capacities: Major players in the colemanite market are expanding their production capacities to meet rising global demand. This includes initiating new mining projects, expanding existing facilities, and forming strategic partnerships to improve supply chain capabilities.
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Colemanite Market: Partnership and Acquisitions
- In May 2023, BHP Billiton completed a $9.6 billion acquisition of OZ Minerals, a gold and copper producer, to enhance its presence in the critical metals sector, crucial for the clean energy and electric vehicle industries.
- In 2023, American Pacific Borates Limited (ABR) has actively expanded its operations and market reach through strategic acquisitions and partnerships, focusing on boosting its production capacities to meet growing demand
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Market Size in 2024 | USD 1.56 Billion |
Projected Market Size in 2033 | USD 2.36 Billion |
Market Size in 2023 | USD 1.45 Billion |
CAGR Growth Rate | 4.7% CAGR |
Base Year | 2023 |
Forecast Period | 2024-2033 |
Key Segment | By Type, Form, Application and Region |
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Colemanite Market: COVID-19 Analysis
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the Colemanite Market, with the industry experiencing both positive and negative effects. Here are some of the key impacts:
- Disrupted Supply Chains: The pandemic caused significant disruptions in global supply chains due to lockdowns, restrictions on movement, and workforce shortages. This led to delays in the extraction, processing, and transportation of colemanite.
- Reduced Production: Many mining operations faced temporary shutdowns or reduced capacity due to health regulations and safety concerns. This directly affected colemanite production volumes.
- Decreased Demand: The economic downturn and reduced industrial activities during the pandemic led to a decline in demand for colemanite. Industries such as ceramics, glass, and agriculture, which are major consumers of colemanite, experienced a slowdown, impacting overall market demand.
- Logistical Challenges: Restrictions on international trade and transportation created logistical challenges, further complicating the supply and distribution of colemanite across different regions.
- Price Volatility: Supply chain disruptions and fluctuating demand contributed to price volatility in the colemanite market. Uncertainty in production and supply influenced market prices.
- Recovery and Adaptation: As the situation stabilized, industries adapted to new norms with enhanced safety measures, digitalization of operations, and diversification of supply sources. This helped in the gradual recovery and stabilization of the colemanite market.
- Increased Focus on Sustainability: The pandemic highlighted the importance of sustainable and resilient supply chains. There is a growing emphasis on sustainable mining practices and the adoption of eco-friendly technologies in the colemanite market.
In conclusion, while the COVID-19 pandemic posed significant challenges, it also accelerated the need for innovation and sustainability within the colemanite market, shaping its future trajectory.
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Colemanite Market – Regional Analysis
The Colemanite Market is segmented into various regions, including North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and LAMEA. Here is a brief overview of each region:
- North America: the market is driven by factors such as robust industrial infrastructure, technological advancements, and stringent regulatory standards. The region’s strong presence in industries like steel, plastics, and glass fiber contributes to the demand for colemanite as a fluxing agent, flame retardant, and glass fiber additive, respectively. Additionally, increasing investments in infrastructure development, particularly in the construction sector, further bolster the demand for colemanite-based products.
- Europe: the colemanite market is propelled by factors such as a well-established manufacturing base, emphasis on sustainability, and growing applications in emerging industries. The region’s focus on environmental regulations drives the adoption of colemanite as a sustainable and eco-friendly material in various applications, including agriculture, ceramics, and pharmaceuticals. Moreover, the automotive industry’s demand for lightweight materials and the construction sector’s need for energy-efficient solutions contribute to the growth of colemanite-based products in the region.
- Asia-Pacific: rapid industrialization, urbanization, and infrastructure development are key drivers of the colemanite market. The region’s burgeoning steel, plastics, and construction industries fuel the demand for colemanite as a fluxing agent, flame retardant, and construction material, respectively. Additionally, the growing population and rising disposable incomes drive the demand for consumer goods, further boosting the consumption of colemanite-based products in applications such as plastics and ceramics.
- LAMEA: In LAMEA regions, factors such as increasing construction activities, agricultural expansion, and growing industrialization drive the Colemanite market. The region’s vast agricultural lands create a significant demand for boron-based fertilizers derived from colemanite. Moreover, the construction sector’s focus on sustainable building materials and the automotive industry’s demand for lightweight components contribute to the growth of colemanite-based products in the region.
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List of the prominent players in the Colemanite Market:
- Eti Maden
- Rio Tinto Borates
- American Borate Company
- Boron Specialist
- Minera Santa Rita SRL
- Boron Molecular Pty Ltd
- Sociedad Industrial Tierra S.A.
- Quiborax
- Inkabor
- Orocobre Limited
- Erin Ventures Inc.
- Gulf Resources Inc.
- Mitsui & Co. Ltd.
- RUSAL
- Balkan Mining and Minerals Ltd.
- Others
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The Colemanite Market is segmented as follows:
By Type
- Primary Boron
- Sub primary Boron
By Form
By Application
- Steel Industry
- Plastics Industry
- Glass Fiber
- Other Applications
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Regional Coverage:
North America
- U.S.
- Canada
- Mexico
- Rest of North America
Europe
- Germany
- France
- U.K.
- Russia
- Italy
- Spain
- Netherlands
- Rest of Europe
Asia Pacific
- China
- Japan
- India
- New Zealand
- Australia
- South Korea
- Taiwan
- Rest of Asia Pacific
The Middle East & Africa
- Saudi Arabia
- UAE
- Egypt
- Kuwait
- South Africa
- Rest of the Middle East & Africa
Latin America
- Brazil
- Argentina
- Rest of Latin America
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- What Are Projections of the Global Colemanite Industry Considering Capacity, Production and Production Value? What Will Be the Estimation of Cost and Profit? What Will Be Market Share, Supply and Consumption? What about imports and exports?
- What Is Colemanite Market Chain Analysis by Upstream Raw Materials and Downstream Industry?
- What Is the Economic Impact On Colemanite Industry? What are Global Macroeconomic Environment Analysis Results? What Are Global Macroeconomic Environment Development Trends?
- What Are Market Dynamics of Colemanite Market? What Are Challenges and Opportunities?
- What Should Be Entry Strategies, Countermeasures to Economic Impact, and Marketing Channels for Colemanite Industry?
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Gold Miners Crippled by Costs Risk Losing Out on Bullion’s Boom
(Bloomberg) — Gold prices are at record highs. But disappointing results at the world’s largest miner of the yellow metal signals companies may be struggling to capitalize on sizzling demand.
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Newmont Corp. shares plunged the most in more than 25 years, tumbling 15% after the Denver-based company posted earnings, revenue and profit margins that fell short of analysts’ estimates in the third quarter, dragged down by higher costs for labor, diesel and other operating expenses. Top rivals Barrick Gold Corp. and Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. also saw their shares drop.
Analysts had high hopes for the industry, with gold among the best-performing commodities this year, surging more than 30% on the outlook for lower interest rates and geopolitical turmoil. But Newmont’s results revealed that big gold producers are still wrestling with inflationary pressures, especially regarding labor costs, that have lasted longer than expected.
“There’s a potential read-through here, assuming Newmont’s takeaways are accurate, that this is a risk factor for the industry,” said Josh Wolfson, a mining analyst with Royal Bank of Canada.
Newmont earned 80 cents a share, well short of the average estimate of 89 cents among analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. Revenue of $4.61 billion also trailed estimates, as did its gross profit margin, which slipped below 50%.
The company said it spent more to dig up the precious metal at its mines in Australia, Canada, Peru and Papua New Guinea than in the previous quarter. Capital expenses rose 10% due to expansion projects in Australia and Argentina, while some of the company’s highest expenses came from major assets it picked up through last year’s $15 billion takeover of Newcrest Mining Ltd.
Some of those cost issues are specific to the company, and not necessarily indicative of a broader industry trend. Newmont is undertaking costly maintenance work at its Lihir mine in Papua New Guinea — a notoriously complex operation in a remote region — and it spent more to re-start its Cerro Negro mine in Argentina after operations were paused due to the deaths of two workers in April.
But the company’s growing costs for workers could signal trouble across the industry.
“It’s the labor costs where we’re seeing that escalation,” Chief Executive Officer Tom Palmer told analysts in a conference call Thursday.