earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.75
AmeriServ Financial reports Q2 2023 net loss of $187K on activist costs; EPS -$0.01 vs +$0.12 YoY
AMERISERV FINANCIAL INC /PA/
2023-Q2 EPS reported
$0.08
revenue$7,070,000
- Net loss $187K ($0.01 diluted EPS) in Q2 2023 vs net income $1.981M ($0.12) in Q2 2022; H1 net income $1.328M ($0.08) down 69.2% YoY.
- Legal/professional fees from activist proxy contest totaled $1.1M in Q2 and $1.7M in H1; Board slate elected, costs expected to decline.
- Net interest margin compressed to 2.89% in Q2 from 3.23% a year ago; deposit costs rose 131 bps to 1.61% in H1.
- Sold Visa Class B shares for $1.7M gain, boosting non-interest income; also recorded $926K loss on Signature Bank sub debt investment.
- Non-performing assets well-controlled at 0.57% of loans; allowance for credit losses covers 216% of NPAs.