Third Century Bancorp Releases Earnings for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2023

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FRANKLIN, Ind., November 02, 2023--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(OTCPINK: TDCB) – Third Century Bancorp ("Company"), the holding company for Mutual Savings Bank ("Bank"), announced it recorded net income of $271,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2023, or $0.23 per basic and diluted share, compared to net income of $639,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, or $0.55 per basic and $0.54 per diluted share.

"Community banking is seeing some of the most challenging times in years. Regulatory and competitive pressures, particularly for deposits, have characterized the banking landscape. The impact of these challenging times is reflected in our current earnings report," stated David A. Coffey, President and CEO. Coffey continued, "A primary issue all community banks continue to face is the rising interest rate environment. This created challenges early in the year and they remain today as our cost of funds has continued to squeeze our net interest margin." Coffey noted, "Due to the decline of 1-4 family residential mortgage loan sales and its related impact on our non-interest income, we are continuing to focus on providing our services in more efficient ways. Our new Stones Crossing branch is an example of such thinking. Efficient staffing levels and technology that helps us offer leading edge banking to our customers." Coffey concluded, "As we move into the final quarter of 2023, we will continue to find ways to become a more efficient bank without sacrificing our service levels our customers have come to expect."

For the quarter ended September 30, 2023, net income decreased $368,000, or 57.59%, to $271,000 as compared to $639,000 for the same period in the prior year. The decrease in net income for the three-month period ended September 30, 2023 was driven primarily as a result of the $202,000, or 11.17% increase in non-interest expense and the $161,000, or 7.58% decline in net interest income. Net interest income decreased due to an increase in total interest expense of $1,147,000, or 300.26%, to $1,529,000 for the three-month period ended September 30, 2023 as compared to $382,000 for the same period for the prior year. The increase in total interest expense was due to the increase in funding costs of both retail deposits and wholesale funding. Offsetting the decline in net interest income was an increase in total interest income of 39.35% to $3,492,000 for the three-month period ended September 30, 2023 compared to $2,506,000 for the same period for the prior year. The increase in total interest income was the result of higher average yields on interest earning assets and higher average loan balances. Non-interest expense increased by $202,000, or 11.17%, to $2,010,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 as compared to $1,808,000 for the same period in the prior year. Non-interest income decreased by $79,000, or 18.59%, to $346,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 as compared to $425,000 for the same period in the prior year. The increase in non-interest expense occurred due to a combination of higher personnel expenses and increased fees for services from vendors. Non-interest income reductions, over the prior year period, were due to lower levels of 1-4 family loan origination service fees from sales to the secondary market.