earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.70
Ames National Q1 2023 net income $3.2M ($0.36/sh), down 38% YoY from $5.1M ($0.57/sh)
AMES NATIONAL CORP
- Net interest margin fell to 2.23% from 2.55% YoY; net interest income $11.7M, down 11%.
- Deposit interest expense surged $3.8M due to Fed rate hikes; credit loss expense $212K vs benefit last year.
- Noninterest income down 12% to $2.3M; efficiency ratio worsened to 70.7% from 59.7%.
- Deposits $1.90B, down 3% YoY; borrowed $75M from Federal Reserve BTFP as of March 31.
- Quarterly dividend $0.27/sh payable May 15, 2023; book value $17.69.