earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.60
Ames National Q1 net income $2.3M ($0.26/share) vs $3.2M ($0.36) YoY
AMES NATIONAL CORP
- Net income fell 28% to $2.3M; EPS $0.26 vs $0.36 in Q1 2023.
- Net interest margin narrowed to 2.13% from 2.32% on higher deposit costs.
- Loans grew 4% to $1.27B but deposits declined 1% to $1.87B.
- Credit loss expense of $169K vs $275K YoY; net recoveries vs charge-offs.
- Efficiency ratio worsened to 77.9% from 70.2%; declared $0.27 dividend payable May 15.