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CEFC Posts Slight Q2 Profit Gain as Net Interest Margin Strengthens

Higher net interest income and lower funding costs lifted earnings even as the bank shifted funding toward FHLB borrowings.

Overview

  • Commercial National Financial Corporation reported Q2 net income of $1.641 million, or $0.42 per share, a small increase from $1.607 million a year earlier.
  • Net interest income rose $194,000 and the bank’s reported net interest margin was 4.00%, while return on equity eased to 11.60%.
  • Total assets held near $553 million as securities grew by $37 million, including $17 million moved from reduced loan balances, while loan balances declined.
  • Deposits fell by $17 million and were largely replaced with Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings, and Commercial Bank remained well capitalized with a 10.89% Tier 1 leverage ratio and 0.26% nonperforming assets.
  • CEFC continues an open share repurchase program that has bought 87,514 shares with $1.2 million reserved for future buys, and key items to watch are the durability of margin gains, the path of loan runoff, and the cost of borrowed funding.