Bank of Marin reports Q4 EPS 38c, consensus 33c

Reports net interest income totaled $25.2M for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to $24.3M for the prior quarter. The $1.0M increase from the prior quarter was primarily related to an increase of $1.2M in interest income on loans and investment securities and a decrease of $804 thousand in interest expense on deposits, partially offset by a $1.0M decrease in interest income on due from banks. N The increase from the prior quarter was primarily due to the reduction in cost of deposits and the increased yield on loans and investment securities, partially offset by the reduction in earnings on due from banks resulting from both lower average balances and lower rates given the Federal Funds rate cuts. “As expected, our strategic balance sheet repositioning and actions to reduce costs in 2024 positively impacted our fourth quarter results,” said Tim Myers, President and Chief Executive Officer. “We increased our net income and earnings per share, with both being bolstered by net interest margin expansion and decreased operating expenses. Our strong financial performance and prudent balance sheet management resulted in further increases in our capital ratios during the fourth quarter. “Our lending teams are more consistently generating attractive opportunities that meet our disciplined underwriting and pricing criteria,” Myers added. “And while an elevated level of loan payoffs in the quarter impacted our total loan growth, they generated a higher level of originations and further built our pipeline of business and commercial real estate loans, generating significant momentum as we entered 2025. New loans are coming into our portfolio at higher rates than those being paid off, a trend we expect will further support our margin this year. Given the strength of our balance sheet, the higher level of productivity that we are seeing from our banking teams, and the positive trends in our net interest margin and operating leverage, we believe that we are well positioned to drive further improvement in our financial performance in the year ahead.” Concurrent with this release, Bancorp issued presentation slides providing supplemental information, some of which will be discussed during the fourth quarter 2024 earnings call. The earnings release and presentation slides are intended to be reviewed together and can be found online on Bank of Marin’s (BMRC) website at www.bankofmarin.com. under “Investor Relations.”