First Northern Community Bancorp Reports First Quarter 2025 Net Income of $3.7 Million

By: First Northern Community Bancorp via Business Wire

April 29, 2025 at 21:54 PM EDT

First Northern Community Bancorp (the “Company”, OTCQX: FNRN), holding company for First Northern Bank (“First Northern” or the “Bank”), today reported net income of $3.7 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, for the three months ended March 31, 2025, down 14.2% compared to net income of $4.3 million, or $0.26 per diluted share, for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Total assets as of March 31, 2025, were $1.88 billion, a decrease of $11.4 million, or 0.6%, compared to March 31, 2024. Total net loans (including loans held-for-sale) as of March 31, 2025, were $1.04 billion, a decrease of $6.1 million, or 0.6%, compared to total net loans (including loans held-for-sale) of $1.05 billion as of March 31, 2024. The decrease in net loans was primarily driven by net reductions in commercial real estate and agricultural loans, which were partially offset by growth in commercial loans. Total deposits as of March 31, 2025, were $1.67 billion, a decrease of $34.1 million, or 2.0%, compared to March 31, 2024.

The Company continued to be “well capitalized” under regulatory definitions, exceeding the 10% total risk-based capital ratio threshold as of March 31, 2025.

Commenting on the Company’s first quarter financial results, First Northern Bank’s President & Chief Executive Officer, Jeremiah Z. Smith, stated, “First quarter results reported continued momentum in improving our net margin, which increased from 3.49% for the three months ended March 31, 2024, to 3.64% for the three months ended March 31, 2025, an improvement of 15 basis points, or 4.3%. This improvement was partially due to increased yields on our securities portfolio and disciplined pricing on our interest-bearing deposits, which, when combined with our high levels of non-interest-bearing deposits, continued to keep our cost of funds low. Our improvement in net margin was offset by an increase in loan loss provision due to a specific reserve of $2.8 million, which was recorded during the first quarter. This was partially offset by a decrease in total reserve required due to a decrease in calculated loss rates as of March 31, 2025. As a result, the Company recorded provision expense of $850,000 for the quarter compared to a release of provision of $300,000 for the same period last year.”

Commenting further, President & CEO Smith stated: “We remain committed to improving shareholder value, with stockholders’ equity improving from $176.3 million on December 31, 2024, to $187.8 million on March 31, 2025 - an increase of $11.5 million, or 6.5% primarily due to net income of $3.7 million and a decrease in accumulated other comprehensive loss of $8.9 million. This growth in stockholders’ equity contributed to an increase in book value per share, which rose from $11.06 at the end of 2024 to $11.81 at the end of the first quarter of 2025 - an increase of $0.75, or 6.8%.”

On March 25, 2025, the Company paid a 5% stock dividend to all shareholders of record as of February 28, 2025. Per share data in this press release has been adjusted for this stock dividend.

FIRST QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS (UNAUDITED)

Performance and operating highlights for the Company for the periods noted below included the following:

	Three months ended
(in thousands, except per share and share data)	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			March 31, 2024
Return on average assets (“ROAA”) (annualized)		0.79	%		1.20	%		0.92	%
Return on average equity (“ROAE”) (annualized)		8.23	%		12.96	%		10.69	%
Pre-tax income	$	4,956		$	8,135		$	5,942
Net income	$	3,671		$	5,846		$	4,276
Net interest margin (annualized)		3.64	%		3.60	%		3.49	%
Cost of funds (annualized)		0.86	%		0.86	%		0.76	%
Efficiency ratio		66.62	%		57.34	%		66.55	%
Basic earnings per common share	$	0.23		$	0.37		$	0.27
Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.23		$	0.37		$	0.26
Weighted average basic common shares outstanding		15,650,176			15,727,458			15,976,904
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding		15,879,822			15,975,949			15,976,904
Shares outstanding at end of period		15,897,929			15,943,051			16,309,307

Summary Results (Unaudited)

The following is a summary of the components of the Company’s operating results for the periods indicated:

	Three months ended
(in thousands, except per share data)	March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024			$ Change			% Change
Selected operating data:
Net interest income	$	15,943	$	16,524		$	(581	)		(3.52	)%
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses		850		(450	)		1,300			(288.89	)%
Non-interest income		1,453		1,490			(37	)		(2.48	)%
Non-interest expense		11,590		10,329			1,261			12.21	%
Pre-tax income		4,956		8,135			(3,179	)		(39.08	)%
Provision for income taxes		1,285		2,289			(1,004	)		(43.86	)%
Net income	$	3,671	$	5,846		$	(2,175	)		(37.20	)%

	Three months ended
(in thousands, except per share data)	March 31, 2025		March 31, 2024			$ Change			% Change
Selected operating data:
Net interest income	$	15,943	$	15,362		$	581			3.78	%
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses		850		(300	)		1,150			(383.33	)%
Non-interest income		1,453		1,507			(54	)		(3.58	)%
Non-interest expense		11,590		11,227			363			3.23	%
Pre-tax income		4,956		5,942			(986	)		(16.59	)%
Provision for income taxes		1,285		1,666			(381	)		(22.87	)%
Net income	$	3,671	$	4,276		$	(605	)		(14.15	)%

Balance Sheet Summary (Unaudited)

(in thousands)	March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024		$ Change		% Change
Selected financial condition data:
Total assets	$	1,875,700	$	1,891,722	$	(16,022)		(0.85)%
Cash and cash equivalents		111,717		119,448		(7,731)		(6.47)%
Total loans, net (including loans held-for-sale)		1,041,210		1,046,852		(5,642)		(0.54)%
Total investments		637,168		633,853		3,315		0.52%
Total liabilities		1,687,895		1,715,390		(27,495)		(1.60)%
Total deposits		1,674,807		1,700,089		(25,282)		(1.49)%
Total shareholders’ equity		187,805		176,332		11,473		6.51%

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin (Unaudited)

The following table shows the components of net interest income and net interest margin for the quarterly periods indicated:

	Three months ended
	March 31, 2025						December 31, 2024						March 31, 2024
					Yields						Yields						Yields
			Interest		Earned/				Interest		Earned/				Interest		Earned/
	Average		Income/		Rates		Average		Income/		Rates		Average		Income/		Rates
	Balance		Expense		Paid		Balance		Expense		Paid		Balance		Expense		Paid
Assets
Interest-earning assets:
Loans	$	1,042,559	$	13,602	5.29	%	$	1,044,552	$	13,769	5.23	%	$	1,047,358	$	13,475	5.16	%
Certificates of deposit		15,868		161	4.11	%		17,320		182	4.17	%		18,669		183	3.93	%
Interest-bearing due from Banks		70,468		727	4.18	%		104,261		1,400	5.33	%		123,224		1,532	4.99	%
Investment securities, Taxable		587,332		4,348	3.00	%		598,665		4,276	2.83	%		525,261		2,845	2.17	%
Investment securities, non-taxable		50,403		393	3.16	%		51,392		391	3.03	%		37,975		252	2.66	%
Other interest-earning assets		10,518		272	10.49	%		10,518		267	10.10	%		10,518		256	9.76	%
Total average interest-earning assets		1,777,148		19,503	4.45	%		1,826,708		20,285	4.42	%		1,763,005		18,543	4.22	%
Non-interest-earning assets:
Cash and due from banks		34,338						38,617						36,100
Premises & equipment, net		9,145						9,336						9,852
Interest receivable and other assets		52,755						53,265						56,451
Total average assets	$	1,873,386					$	1,927,926					$	1,865,408



Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Interest-bearing transaction deposits	$	385,953	$	691	0.73	%	$	377,274	$	657	0.69	%	$	372,188	$	511	0.55	%
Savings and MMDA’s		451,198		1,550	1.39	%		452,828		1,569	1.38	%		430,611		1,195	1.11	%
Time, $250,000 and under		99,503		973	3.97	%		110,293		1,352	4.88	%		115,881		1,211	4.19	%
Time, over $250,000		44,028		346	3.19	%		42,018		183	1.73	%		26,556		264	3.99	%
Total average interest- bearing liabilities		980,682		3,560	1.47	%		982,413		3,761	1.52	%		945,236		3,181	1.35	%
Non-interest-bearing liabilities:
Non-interest-bearing demand deposits		697,972						749,973						741,886
Interest payable and other liabilities		13,919						16,602						17,913
Total average liabilities		1,692,573						1,748,988						1,705,035
Total average stockholders’ equity		180,813						178,938						160,373
Total average liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	1,873,386					$	1,927,926					$	1,865.408
Net interest income and net interest margin			$	15,943	3.64	%			$	16,524	3.60	%			$	15,362	3.49	%

About First Northern Bank

First Northern Bank is an independent community bank that specializes in relationship banking. The Bank, headquartered in Solano County since 1910, serves Solano, Yolo, Sacramento, Placer, Colusa, and Glenn counties, as well as the west slope of El Dorado County. Experts are available in small business, commercial, real estate, and agribusiness lending, as well as mortgage loans. The Bank is an SBA Preferred Lender. Real estate mortgage and small-business loan officers are available by appointment at any of the Bank’s 14 branches, including Dixon, Davis, West Sacramento, Fairfield, Vacaville, Winters, Woodland, Sacramento, Roseville, Auburn, Rancho Cordova, Colusa, Willows, and Orland. Non-FDIC insured Investment and Brokerage Services are also available at every branch location. First Northern Bank is rated as a Veribanc “Green-3 Star Blue Ribbon” Bank and a “5-Star Superior” Bank by Bauer Financial for the earnings period ended December 31, 2024 (www.veribanc.com) and (www.bauerfinancial.com). For additional information, please visit thatsmybank.com or call (707) 678-7742. Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release and other public statements may include certain “forward-looking statements” about First Northern Community Bancorp and its subsidiaries (the “Company”). These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations, including but not limited to statements about the Company’s performance and focus on improving shareholder value, and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and changes in circumstances. Actual results may differ materially from these expectations due to changes in global political, economic, trade, business, competitive, market and regulatory factors. More detailed information about these risk factors is contained in the Company’s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Forms 10-K and 10-Q, each as it may be amended from time to time, which identify important risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. The financial information contained in this release should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s most recent reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q, and any reports on Form 8-K. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances arising after the date on which they are made. For further information regarding the Company, please read the Company’s reports filed with the SEC and available at www.sec.gov.

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President & Chief Executive Officer

First Northern Community Bancorp

& First Northern Bank

P.O. Box 547

Dixon, California (707) 678-3041

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