earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.75
Ames National Q3 net income falls 47% to $2.9M; net interest margin narrows to 2.11%
AMES NATIONAL CORP
- Q3 2023 net income $2.9M ($0.33/diluted share) vs $5.5M ($0.62) in Q3 2022; nine-month net income $8.7M ($0.97) vs $14.9M ($1.64).
- Net interest income declined 21.8% to $10.7M; net interest margin fell to 2.11% from 2.71% due to higher deposit costs.
- Total deposits decreased 2% to $1.83B; loans increased to $1.23B; BTFP borrowings were $83.3M at quarter end.
- Efficiency ratio worsened to 75.1% from 59.5%; credit loss benefit of $274K vs $520K benefit in prior year.
- Quarterly cash dividend of $0.27 per share declared, payable Nov 15 to holders of record Nov 1.