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CIB Marine Bancshares, Inc. Announces 2024 Results

BROOKFIELD, Wis., Jan. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CIB Marine Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company” or “CIB Marine”) (OTCQX: CIBH), the holding company of CIBM Bank (the “Bank”), announced its unaudited results of operations and financial condition for the quarter and year ending December 31, 2024. Earnings for the year are up $4.6 million compared to 2023, the Company redeemed the remainder of its Preferred Stock during the fourth quarter, the net interest margin has improved from the last quarter of 2023 and the first quarter of 2024, and the Mortgage Division had its best year since 2021.

Net income allocated to common shareholders for the year was $5.8 million, or $4.32 basic and $3.38 diluted earnings per share, compared to $0.9 million, or $0.66 basic and $0.49 diluted earnings per share, for the same period of 2023. Excluding the effects of the non-recurring sale-leaseback transaction gain on sale reported in the second quarter of 2024, net income for the year ended December 31, 2024, was $2.5 million, or $1.87 basic and $1.46 diluted earnings per share.

Financial highlights for the quarter and year include:

Net interest margins (NIM) have generally trended up over the course the year. The Company’s NIM also showed an upward trend through most of 2024, starting at 2.29% in the first quarter and climbing to 2.55% in the third quarter. The NIM had a slight decline to 2.44% in the fourth quarter, mainly due to an accrued interest charge-off related to a $2.5 million non-accrual loan and volatility in the net interest margin caused by Fed rate changes. Net interest income declined in 2024 primarily due to cost of funds pressure compared to 2023, with the cost of interest-bearing liabilities up 102 basis points for the year due to the high level of bank deposit rates and competition.
Loan portfolio balances decreased $25 million over the year due to high loan rates and the Company’s balance sheet management strategy in support of the redemption of the remaining preferred stock. With the preferred stock redemptions completed we plan to resume growing the loan portfolio in 2025. Deposits decreased $35 million for the year due primarily to declines in our money market savings accounts reflecting rate cuts in the latter half of the year and increased demand for time deposits.
As of December 31, 2024, non-performing assets, OREO, modified loans to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty, and loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing to total assets and nonaccrual loans to total loans ratios were 0.98% and 0.81%, respectively, compared to 0.90% and 0.50%, respectively, on December 31, 2023. The primary reason for the increase in the ratios over the time-period is due to three non-accrual credit relationships with borrowers in or related to the transportation industry. One of the non-accrual loans is a loan that was reported as 90 plus days and still accruing in the third quarter of 2024.
As of December 31, 2024, the allowance for credit losses on loans (“ACLL”) to loans was 1.26% compared to 1.27% on December 31, 2023. Over the course of 2023 and 2024, forecasts for gross domestic product and unemployment generally improved while certain qualitative factors related to loan performance deteriorated, as reflected in the increase in our asset quality ratios discussed above.
For the year ending December 31, 2024, Banking Division net income was $6.5 million, which is up from $2.3 million for the same period in 2023. Excluding the sale-leaseback gain on sale, Banking Division net income for 2024 was $3.2 million. Improvements were the result of cost save initiatives, improving the trend in the net interest margin over the course of the year, and adjustments in the provision for credit losses on loans. The Mortgage Division improved to a $0.1 million net loss compared to $0.7 million net loss in 2023, the result of cost save initiatives while maintaining loan production levels similar to those in 2023, despite the continued challenges of high mortgage rates and housing affordability.

Mr. J. Brian Chaffin, CIB Marine’s President and CEO, commented, “During 2024, we were able to improve our operating results, redeem the remaining preferred stock and commence improvements on NIM. Cost controls resulted in reduced staffing at the Mortgage Division and helped it turn out its best operating results over the last three years, in a very challenging operating environment. We also reduced our portfolio loan growth during 2024, but with the preferred stock redemption completed we have begun to rebuild our commercial client pipelines with a keen focus on net interest margin contributions and concentration risks. While recent federal funds rate reductions and a positively sloped yield curve are welcome, they can create some short term ‘bumpy’ outcomes for the NIM, an area of significant focus for us in 2024.”

He concluded, “We can’t overstate the significance of the final preferred stock redemption. We have simplified our capital structure and eliminated the potentially dilutive impact on our common stock, while improving our book value. Our focus for 2025 is earnings, efficiency and building a brighter future for the organization and its shareholders.”

CIB Marine Bancshares, Inc. is the holding company for CIBM Bank, which operates nine banking offices in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana, and has mortgage loan officers and/or offices in nine states. More information on the Company is available at www.cibmarine.com, including recent shareholder letters, links to regulatory financial reports, and audited financial statements.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
CIB Marine has made statements in this release that may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. CIB Marine intends these forward-looking statements to be subject to the safe harbor created thereby and is including this statement to avail itself of the safe harbor. Forward-looking statements are identified generally by statements containing words and phrases such as “may,” “project,” “are confident,” “should be,” “intend,” “predict,” “believe,” “plan,” “expect,” “estimate,” “anticipate” and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements reflect CIB Marine’s current views with respect to future events and financial performance that are subject to many uncertainties and factors relating to CIB Marine’s operations and the business environment, which could change at any time.

There are inherent difficulties in predicting factors that may affect the accuracy of forward-looking statements.

Stockholders should note that many factors, some of which are discussed elsewhere in this Earnings Release and in the documents that are incorporated by reference, could affect the future financial results of CIB Marine and could cause those results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements contained or incorporated by reference in this document. These factors, many of which are beyond CIB Marine’s control, include but are not limited to:

operating, legal, execution, credit, market, security (including cyber), and regulatory risks;
economic, political, and competitive forces affecting CIB Marine’s banking business;
the impact on net interest income and securities values from changes in monetary policy and general economic and political conditions; and
the risk that CIB Marine’s analyses of these risks and forces could be incorrect and/or that the strategies developed to address them could be unsuccessful.

These factors should be considered in evaluating the forward-looking statements, and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. CIB Marine undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Forward-looking statements are subject to significant risks and uncertainties and CIB Marine’s actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in forward-looking statements.


CIB MARINE BANCSHARES, INC.
Selected Unaudited Consolidated Financial Data

	At or for the
	Quarters Ended										12 Months Ended
	December 31,		September 30,		June 30,		March 31,		December 31,		December 31,		December 31,
	2024		2024		2024		2024		2023		2024		2023
	(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
Selected Statement of Operations Data:
Interest and dividend income	$	11,408	$	12,283	$	12,052	$	11,801	$	11,328	$	47,544	$	39,069
Interest expense		6,259		6,707		6,897		6,840		6,190		26,703		17,614
Net interest income		5,149		5,576		5,155		4,961		5,138		20,841		21,455
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses		(332)		(113)		10		(28)		135		(463)		(92)
Net interest income after provision for (reversal of) credit losses		5,481		5,689		5,145		4,989		5,003		21,304		21,547
Noninterest income (1)		1,724		2,897		6,904		1,627		1,824		13,152		8,900
Noninterest expense		6,678		7,163		6,904		6,421		6,669		27,166		27,938
Income before income taxes		527		1,423		5,145		195		158		7,290		2,509
Income tax expense		123		347		1,361		17		1,050		1,848		1,629
Net income (loss)	$	404	$	1,076	$	3,784	$	178	$	(892)	$	5,442	$	880

Common Share Data:
Basic net income (loss) per share (2)	$	0.60	$	0.79	$	2.79	$	0.13	$	(0.67)	$	4.32	$	0.66
Diluted net income (loss) per share (2)		0.54		0.59		2.06		0.10		(0.67)		3.38		0.49
Dividend		0.00		0.00		0.00		0.00		0.00		0.00		0.00
Tangible book value per share (3)		57.37		57.80		55.36		52.59		53.35		57.37		53.35
Book value per share (3)		57.42		56.06		53.61		50.84		51.58		57.42		51.58
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic		1,357,737		1,357,259		1,356,255		1,341,181		1,334,163		1,352,585		1,324,131
Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted		1,507,344		1,833,586		1,833,881		1,820,498		1,813,207		1,729,521		1,811,975
Financial Condition Data:
Total assets	$	866,474	$	888,283	$	901,634	$	897,595	$	899,060	$	866,474	$	899,060
Loans		697,093		707,310		719,129		736,019		722,084		697,093		722,084
Allowance for credit losses on loans		(8,790)		(8,973)		(9,083)		(9,087)		(9,136)		(8,790)		(9,136)
Investment securities		120,339		120,349		123,814		119,300		131,529		120,339		131,529
Deposits		692,378		747,168		768,984		772,377		727,565		692,378		727,565
Borrowings		81,735		33,583		28,222		32,120		76,956		81,735		76,956
Stockholders’ equity		77,961		92,358		89,008		85,091		85,075		77,961		85,075
Financial Ratios and Other Data:
Performance Ratios:
Net interest margin (4)		2.44%		2.55%		2.38%		2.29%		2.41%		2.42%		2.72%
Net interest spread (5)		1.74%		1.80%		1.71%		1.63%		1.79%		1.72%		2.18%
Noninterest income to average assets (6)		0.82%		1.25%		3.09%		0.73%		0.78%		1.48%		1.08%
Noninterest expense to average assets		3.06%		3.17%		3.09%		2.87%		3.00%		3.05%		3.40%
Efficiency ratio (7)		96.17%		85.32%		57.19%		97.20%		97.13%		79.86%		92.13%
Earnings (loss) on average assets (8)		0.19%		0.48%		1.69%		0.08%		-0.40		0.61%		0.11%
Earnings (loss) on average equity (9)		1.94%		4.71%		17.92%		0.84%		-4.21		6.33%		1.05%
Asset Quality Ratios:
Nonaccrual loans to loans (10)		0.81%		0.44%		0.47%		0.48%		0.50%		0.81%		0.50%
Nonaccrual loans, modified loans to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty, loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing to total loans		1.19%		1.62%		1.38%		1.04%		1.07%		1.19%		1.07%
Nonaccrual loans, OREO, modified loans to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty, loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing to total assets		0.98%		1.32%		1.14%		0.89%		0.90%		0.98%		0.90%
Allowance for credit losses on loans to total loans (10)		1.26%		1.27%		1.26%		1.23%		1.27%		1.26%		1.27%
Allowance for credit losses on loans to nonaccrual loans, modified loans to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty loans and loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing (10)		105.95%		82.53%		91.24%		118.77%		118.59%		105.95%		118.59%
Net charge-offs (recoveries) annualized to average loans (10)		-0.01%		-0.01%		0.03%		0.03%		0.01%		0.01%		-0.01%
Capital Ratios:
Total equity to total assets		9.00%		10.40%		9.87%		9.48%		9.46%		9.00%		9.46%
Total risk-based capital ratio		13.02%		14.54%		13.90%		13.07%		13.24%		13.02%		13.24%
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio		10.33%		11.89%		11.27%		10.48%		10.62%		10.33%		10.62%
Leverage capital ratio		8.14%		9.30%		8.93%		8.50%		8.62%		8.14%		8.62%
Other Data:
Number of employees (full-time equivalent)		165		170		172		177		193		165		193
Number of banking facilities		9		9		9		9		9		9		9

^{(1) Noninterest income includes gains and losses on securities.}
^{(2) Net income available to common stockholders in the calculation of earnings per share includes the difference between the carrying amount less the consideration paid for redeemed preferred stock of $0.4 million for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2024}
^{(3) Tangible book value per share is the stockholder equity less the carry value of the preferred stock and less the goodwill and intangible assets, divided by the total shares of common outstanding. Book value per share is the stockholder equity less the liquidation preference of the preferred stock, divided by the total shares of common outstanding. Book value measures are reported inclusive of the net deferred tax assets. As presented here, shares of common outstanding excludes unvested restricted stock awards.}
^{(4) Net interest margin is the ratio of net interest income to average interest-earning assets.}
^{(5) Net interest spread is the yield on average interest-earning assets less the rate on average interest-bearing liabilities.}
^{(6) Noninterest income to average assets excludes gains and losses on securities.}
^{(7) The efficiency ratio is noninterest expense divided by the sum of net interest income plus noninterest income, excluding gains and losses on securities.}
^{(8) Earnings on average assets are net income divided by average total assets.}
^{(9) Earnings on average equity are net income divided by average stockholders’ equity.}
^{(10) Excludes loans held for sale.}

CIB MARINE BANCSHARES, INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)

	December 31,		September 30,		June 30,		March 31,		December 31,
	2024		2024		2024		2024		2023
	(Dollars in Thousands, Except Shares)
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$	6,748	$	13,814	$	10,690	$	7,727	$	9,491
Reverse repurchase agreements		–		–		–		–		–
Securities available for sale		118,206		118,145		121,687		117,160		129,370
Equity securities at fair value		2,133		2,204		2,127		2,140		2,159
Loans held for sale		13,291		19,472		17,897		8,048		9,209

Loans		697,093		707,310		719,129		736,019		722,084
Allowance for credit losses on loans		(8,790)		(8,973)		(9,083)		(9,087)		(9,136)
Net loans		688,303		698,337		710,046		726,932		712,948

Federal Home Loan Bank Stock		2,607		2,238		2,238		2,328		2,709
Premises and equipment, net		1,570		1,526		1,569		3,550		3,602
Accrued interest receivable		2,651		2,926		3,230		3,271		2,983
Deferred tax assets, net		12,955		12,796		14,840		14,849		14,753
Other real estate owned, net		200		211		283		375		375
Bank owned life insurance		6,437		6,388		6,340		6,291		6,247
Goodwill and other intangible assets		64		64		64		64		64
Other assets		11,309		10,162		10,623		4,860		5,150
Total assets	$	866,474	$	888,283	$	901,634	$	897,595	$	899,060

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing demand	$	86,886	$	95,471	$	95,457	$	87,621	$	89,025
Interest-bearing demand		84,833		90,095		86,728		92,092		90,232
Savings		224,960		234,969		244,595		261,998		256,059
Time		295,699		326,633		342,204		330,666		292,249
Total deposits		692,378		747,168		768,984		772,377		727,565
Short-term borrowings		71,973		23,829		18,477		22,383		67,227
Long-term borrowings		9,762		9,754		9,745		9,737		9,729
Accrued interest payable		1,911		2,101		2,145		1,982		1,883
Other liabilities		12,489		13,073		13,275		6,025		7,581
Total liabilities		788,513		795,925		812,626		812,504		813,985

Stockholders’ Equity
Preferred stock, $1 par value; 5,000,000 authorized shares at December 31, 2023; 7% fixed rate noncumulative perpetual issued; 14,633 shares of series A and 1,610 shares of series B; convertible; $16.2 million aggregate liquidation preference		–		13,806		13,806		13,806		13,806
Common stock, $1 par value; 75,000,000 authorized shares; 1,372,642 and 1,349,392 issued shares; 1,358,573 and 1,335,323 outstanding shares at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. (1)		1,372		1,372		1,372		1,369		1,349
Capital surplus		181,708		181,603		181,486		181,380		181,282
Accumulated deficit		(99,487)		(100,297)		(101,373)		(105,157)		(105,335)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net		(5,098)		(3,592)		(5,749)		(5,773)		(5,493)
Treasury stock, 14,791 shares on December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (2)		(534)		(534)		(534)		(534)		(534)
Total stockholders’ equity		77,961		92,358		89,008		85,091		85,075
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	866,474	$	888,283	$	901,634	$	897,595	$	899,060

^{(1) Both issued and outstanding shares as stated here exclude 42,259 shares and 49,308 shares of unvested restricted stock awards at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.}
^{(2) Treasury stock includes 722 shares held by subsidiary bank CIBM Bank.}

CIB MARINE BANCSHARES, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

	At or for the
	Quarters Ended										12 Months Ended
	December 31,		September 30,		June 30,		March 31,		December 31,		December 31,		December 31,
	2024		2024		2024		2024		2023		2024		2023
	(Dollars in thousands)

Interest Income
Loans	$	9,999	$	10,573	$	10,582	$	10,394	$	9,752	$	41,548	$	33,533
Loans held for sale		215		300		213		142		200		870		666
Securities		1,151		1,183		1,217		1,231		1,330		4,782		4,478
Other investments		43		227		40		34		46		344		392
Total interest income		11,408		12,283		12,052		11,801		11,328		47,544		39,069

Interest Expense
Deposits		5,638		6,354		6,466		6,227		5,071		24,685		14,429
Short-term borrowings		500		232		310		493		998		1,535		2,702
Long-term borrowings		121		121		121		120		121		483		483
Total interest expense		6,259		6,707		6,897		6,840		6,190		26,703		17,614
Net interest income		5,149		5,576		5,155		4,961		5,138		20,841		21,455
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses		(332)		(113)		10		(28)		135		(463)		(92)
Net interest income after provision for (reversal of) credit losses		5,481		5,689		5,145		4,989		5,003		21,304		21,547

Noninterest Income
Deposit service charges		55		63		67		66		74		251		330
Other service fees		(5)		(5)		1		(5)		3		(14)		36
Mortgage banking revenue, net		1,564		2,264		2,166		1,209		1,397		7,203		6,025
Other income		192		150		273		163		165		778		578
Net gains on sale of securities available for sale		0		0		0		0		0		0		0
Unrealized gains (losses) recognized on equity securities		(71)		78		(14)		(18)		96		(25)		30
Net gains (loss) on sale of SBA loans		0		420		0		202		0		622		151
Net gains on sale of assets and (writedowns)		(11)		(73)		4,411		10		89		4,337		1,750
Total noninterest income		1,724		2,897		6,904		1,627		1,824		13,152		8,900

Noninterest Expense
Compensation and employee benefits		4,344		4,852		4,700		4,289		4,369		18,185		18,651
Equipment		467		504		457		462		493		1,890		1,956
Occupancy and premises		500		495		391		436		415		1,822		1,747
Data Processing		220		243		208		212		224		883		889
Federal deposit insurance		144		182		219		199		170		744		530
Professional services		240		254		219		199		243		912		1,109
Telephone and data communication		74		51		51		56		66		232		240
Insurance		71		78		80		81		79		310		317
Other expense		618		504		579		487		610		2,188		2,499
Total noninterest expense		6,678		7,163		6,904		6,421		6,669		27,166		27,938
Income from operations before income taxes		527		1,423		5,145		195		158		7,290		2,509
Income tax expense		123		347		1,361		17		1,050		1,848		1,629
Net income (loss)		404		1,076		3,784		178		(892)		5,442		880
Preferred stock dividend		0		0		0		0		0		0		0
Discount from repurchase of preferred stock		406		0		0		0		0		406		0
Net income (loss) allocated to common stockholders	$	810	$	1,076	$	3,784	$	178	$	(892)	$	5,848	$	880

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
J. Brian Chaffin, President & CEO
(217) 355-0900
brian.chaffin@cibmbank.com

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