West Bancorporation, Inc. (Nasdaq: WTBA; the “Company”), parent company of West Bank, today reported third quarter 2023 net income of $5.9 million, or $0.35 per diluted common share, compared to second quarter 2023 net income of $5.9 million, or $0.35 per diluted common share, and third quarter 2022 net income of $11.6 million, or $0.69 per diluted common share. On October 25, 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.25 per common share. The dividend is payable on November 22, 2023, to stockholders of record on November 8, 2023.

David Nelson, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, commented, “West Bank and the banking industry are healthy and strong. While West Bank’s earnings have been negatively impacted by the unprecedented size and pace of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate increases over the last 18 months, we remain committed to delivering high quality services and products, building strong relationships and delivering long-term shareholder value.”

David Nelson added, “Our capital position is strong and our credit quality continues to be pristine. West Bank had no loans past due more than 30 days and only one nonaccrual loan at the end of the third quarter. Our credit risk management team remains focused on the economic uncertainties that are ahead and the volatile interest rate environment.”

Third Quarter 2023 Financial Highlights
 
    Quarter EndedSeptember 30, 2023   Nine Months EndedSeptember 30, 2023
  Net income (in thousands) $ 5,906     $ 19,612  
  Return on average equity   10.89 %     12.22 %
  Return on average assets   0.64 %     0.72 %
  Efficiency ratio (a non-GAAP measure)   60.83 %     59.52 %
  Nonperforming assets to total assets   0.01 %     0.01 %
                 

Third Quarter 2023 Compared to Second Quarter 2023 Overview

  • Loans increased $42.7 million in the third quarter of 2023, or 6.1 percent annualized.
  • A provision for credit losses of $200 thousand was recorded in the third quarter of 2023, compared to no provision in the second quarter of 2023. The provision in the third quarter of 2023 was directly associated with loan growth.
  • The allowance for credit losses to total loans was 0.99 percent at September 30, 2023, compared to 1.00 percent at June 30, 2023. Nonaccrual loans at September 30, 2023 consisted of one loan with a balance of $303 thousand, in comparison to one loan with a balance of $309 thousand at June 30, 2023.
  • Loan swap fees of $431 thousand were recorded in the third quarter of 2023, compared to none in the second quarter of 2023.
  • Deposits decreased $80.8 million, or 2.8 percent, in the third quarter of 2023. Brokered deposits totaled $237.0 million at September 30, 2023, compared to $230.7 million at June 30, 2023, an increase of $6.3 million. Excluding brokered deposits, deposits decreased $87.1 million, or 3.3 percent, during the third quarter of 2023. The decline in deposits was primarily attributable to customers using their own liquidity to fund business transactions, instead of incurring debt, and customers seeking higher yielding investment options. As of September 30, 2023, estimated uninsured deposits, which excludes deposits in the IntraFi® reciprocal network, brokered deposits and public funds protected by state programs, were approximately 28.0 percent of total deposits.
  • Borrowed funds increased to $705.1 million at September 30, 2023, compared to $593.9 million at June 30, 2023. The increase included $77.4 million in federal funds purchased and other short-term borrowings and $35.0 million in Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) one-month rolling advances hedged with long-term interest rate swaps.
  • The efficiency ratio (a non-GAAP measure) was 60.83 percent for the third quarter of 2023, compared to 62.83 percent for the second quarter of 2023. The decrease in the efficiency ratio was primarily due to the increase in noninterest income and decrease in noninterest expense, partially offset by the decrease in net interest income.
  • Net interest margin, on a fully tax-equivalent basis (a non-GAAP measure), was 1.91 percent for the third quarter of 2023, compared to 2.02 percent for the second quarter of 2023. Net interest income for the third quarter of 2023 was $16.6 million, compared to $17.3 million for the second quarter of 2023. The rising cost of deposits and borrowed funds and the change in mix of funding has increased interest expense faster than the increase in interest income from loan repricing and loan originations.
  • The tangible common equity ratio was 5.51 percent at September 30, 2023, compared to 5.90 percent at June 30, 2023. The decline is attributable to the increase in accumulated other comprehensive loss, primarily driven by the negative effect that rising interest rates have had on the unrealized market value adjustment of our available for sale investment portfolio.

Third Quarter 2023 Compared to Third Quarter 2022 Overview

  • Loans increased $235.6 million at September 30, 2023, or 9.0 percent, compared to September 30, 2022.
  • Deposits decreased $67.3 million at September 30, 2023, compared to September 30, 2022. Included in deposits were brokered deposits totaling $237.0 million at September 30, 2023, compared to $258.1 million at September 30, 2022. Excluding brokered deposits, deposits decreased $46.2 million, or 1.8 percent as of September 30, 2023 compared to September 30, 2022. The remaining decline in deposits was primarily attributable to customers using their own liquidity to fund business transactions, instead of incurring debt, and customers seeking higher yielding investment options.
  • Borrowed funds increased to $705.1 million at September 30, 2023, compared to $460.3 million at September 30, 2022. The increase included $190.0 million in FHLB one-month rolling advances hedged with long-term interest rate swaps and $57.0 million in federal funds purchased and other short-term borrowings.
  • The efficiency ratio (a non-GAAP measure) was 60.83 percent for the third quarter of 2023, compared to 43.16 percent for the third quarter of 2022. Tax-equivalent net interest income decreased in the third quarter of 2023 compared to the third quarter of 2022, primarily due to the increased cost of deposits and borrowed funds. Additionally, noninterest expense increased and noninterest income decreased.
  • Net interest margin, on a fully tax-equivalent basis (a non-GAAP measure), was 1.91 percent for the third quarter of 2023, compared to 2.78 percent for the third quarter of 2022. Net interest income for the third quarter of 2023 was $16.6 million, compared to $23.0 million for the third quarter of 2022. In 2022 and year-to-date in 2023, the rising cost of deposits and borrowed funds and the change in mix of funding increased interest expense faster than the increase in interest income from loan repricing and loan originations.

The Company filed its report on Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission today. Please refer to that document for a more in-depth discussion of the Company’s financial results. The Form 10-Q is available on the Investor Relations section of West Bank’s website at www.westbankstrong.com.

The Company will discuss its results in a conference call scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Central Time on Thursday, October 26, 2023. The telephone number for the conference call is 888-300-4030. The access code for the conference call is 3218904. A recording of the call will be available until November 10, 2023, by dialing 800-770-2030.

About West Bancorporation, Inc. (Nasdaq: WTBA)

West Bancorporation, Inc. is headquartered in West Des Moines, Iowa. Serving customers since 1893, West Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of West Bancorporation, Inc., is a community bank that focuses on lending, deposit services, and trust services for small- to medium-sized businesses and consumers. West Bank has six offices in the Des Moines, Iowa metropolitan area, one office in Coralville, Iowa, and four offices in Minnesota in the cities of Rochester, Owatonna, Mankato and St. Cloud.

Certain statements in this report, other than purely historical information, including estimates, projections, statements relating to the Company’s business plans, objectives and expected operating results, and the assumptions upon which those statements are based, are “forward-looking statements” within the meanings of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements may appear throughout this report. These forward-looking statements are generally identified by the words “believes,” “expects,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “projects,” “future,” “confident,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “strategy,” “plan,” “opportunity,” “will be,” “will likely result,” “will continue” or similar references, or references to estimates, predictions or future events. Such forward-looking statements are based upon certain underlying assumptions, risks and uncertainties. Because of the possibility that the underlying assumptions are incorrect or do not materialize as expected in the future, actual results could differ materially from these forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties that may affect future results include: interest rate risk, including the effects of recent and potential additional rate increases by the Federal Reserve; fluctuations in the values of the securities held in our investment portfolio, including as a result of changes in interest rates; competitive pressures, including from non-bank competitors such as “fintech” companies and digital asset service providers; pricing pressures on loans and deposits; our ability to successfully manage liquidity risk; changes in credit and other risks posed by the Company’s loan portfolio, including declines in commercial or residential real estate values or changes in the allowance for credit losses dictated by new market conditions, accounting standards (including as a result of the implementation of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard) or regulatory requirements; the concentration of large deposits from certain clients who have balances above current FDIC insurance limits; changes in local, national and international economic conditions, including rising rates of inflation and possible recession; the effects of recent developments and events in the financial services industry, including the large-scale deposit withdrawals over a short period of time at Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and First Republic Bank that resulted in the failure of those institutions; changes in legal and regulatory requirements, limitations and costs including in response to the recent failures of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and First Republic Bank; changes in customers’ acceptance of the Company’s products and services; the occurrence of fraudulent activity, breaches or failures of our information security controls or cyber-security related incidents, including as a result of sophisticated attacks using artificial intelligence and similar tools; unexpected outcomes of existing or new litigation involving the Company; the monetary, trade and other regulatory policies of the U.S. government; acts of war or terrorism, including the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, widespread disease or pandemics, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, or other adverse external events; risks related to climate change and the negative impact it may have on our customers and their businesses; changes to U.S. tax laws, regulations and guidance; talent and labor shortages; the new 1 percent excise tax on stock buybacks by publicly traded companies; and any other risks described in the “Risk Factors” sections of reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update such forward-looking statements to reflect current or future events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

WEST BANCORPORATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY            
Financial Information (unaudited)                    
(in thousands)                    
    As of
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS   September 30, 2023   June 30, 2023   March 31, 2023   December 31, 2022   September 30, 2022
Assets                    
Cash and due from banks   $ 18,819     $ 29,776     $ 21,579     $ 24,896     $ 58,342  
Interest-bearing deposits     1,802       1,968       901       1,643       1,049  
Securities available for sale, at fair value     609,365       645,091       665,358       664,115       671,752  
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost     26,691       22,488       22,226       19,336       18,350  
Loans     2,849,777       2,807,075       2,756,185       2,742,836       2,614,145  
Allowance for credit losses     (28,147 )     (27,938 )     (27,941 )     (25,473 )     (25,418 )
Loans, net     2,821,630       2,779,137       2,728,244       2,717,363       2,588,727  
Premises and equipment, net     75,675       66,683       59,565       53,124       44,592  
Bank-owned life insurance     43,589       43,328       44,830       44,573       44,318  
Other assets     104,329       90,084       82,240       88,168       90,387  
Total assets   $ 3,701,900     $ 3,678,555     $ 3,624,943     $ 3,613,218     $ 3,517,517  
                     
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity                    
Deposits   $ 2,755,529     $ 2,836,325     $ 2,798,393     $ 2,880,408     $ 2,822,847  
Federal funds purchased and other short-term borrowings     261,510       184,150       229,290       200,000       204,500  
Other borrowings     443,552       409,736       350,921       285,855       255,789  
Other liabilities     37,376       31,218       29,347       35,843       35,617  
Stockholders’ equity     203,933       217,126       216,992       211,112       198,764  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity   $ 3,701,900     $ 3,678,555     $ 3,624,943     $ 3,613,218     $ 3,517,517  
                     
    For the Quarter Ended
AVERAGE BALANCES   September 30, 2023   June 30, 2023   March 31, 2023   December 31, 2022   September 30, 2022
Assets   $ 3,679,541     $ 3,645,651     $ 3,617,458     $ 3,511,717     $ 3,475,894  
Loans     2,813,213       2,783,463       2,745,381       2,649,671       2,579,862  
Deposits     2,764,184       2,854,945       2,846,926       2,901,928       2,864,648  
Stockholders’ equity     215,230       213,177       215,391       199,947       219,065  
WEST BANCORPORATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY            
Financial Information (unaudited)                    
(in thousands)                    
    As of
LOANS   September 30, 2023   June 30, 2023   March 31, 2023   December 31, 2022   September 30, 2022
Commercial   $ 529,293     $ 535,085     $ 520,894     $ 519,196     $ 526,336  
Real estate:                    
Construction, land and land development     399,253       351,461       336,739       363,014       341,549  
1-4 family residential first mortgages     89,713       80,998       75,223       75,211       69,991  
Home equity     12,429       12,625       9,726       10,322       10,271  
Commercial     1,812,816       1,820,718       1,810,158       1,771,940       1,661,907  
Consumer and other     10,123       10,289       7,381       7,292       7,884  
      2,853,627       2,811,176       2,760,121       2,746,975       2,617,938  
Net unamortized fees and costs     (3,850 )     (4,101 )     (3,936 )     (4,139 )     (3,793 )
Total loans   $ 2,849,777     $ 2,807,075     $ 2,756,185     $ 2,742,836     $ 2,614,145  
Less allowance for credit losses     (28,147 )     (27,938 )     (27,941 )     (25,473 )     (25,418 )
Net loans   $ 2,821,630     $ 2,779,137     $ 2,728,244     $ 2,717,363     $ 2,588,727  
                     
CREDIT QUALITY                    
Pass   $ 2,853,100     $ 2,810,640     $ 2,706,951     $ 2,692,334     $ 2,559,722  
Watch     184       187       52,766       54,231       57,789  
Substandard     343       349       404       410       427  
Doubtful                              
Total loans   $ 2,853,627     $ 2,811,176     $ 2,760,121     $ 2,746,975     $ 2,617,938  
                     
DEPOSITS                    
Noninterest-bearing demand   $ 551,688     $ 568,029     $ 605,666     $ 693,563     $ 712,722  
Interest-bearing demand     417,802       459,030       486,656       536,226       469,257  
Savings and money market - non-brokered     1,249,309       1,302,468       1,202,756       1,125,202       1,170,214  
Money market - brokered     99,282       114,142       92,524       112,752       82,480  
Total nonmaturity deposits     2,318,081       2,443,669       2,387,602       2,467,743       2,434,673  
Time - non-brokered     299,683       276,097       269,102       252,725       212,574  
Time - brokered     137,765       116,559       141,689       159,940       175,600  
Total time deposits     437,448       392,656       410,791       412,665       388,174  
Total deposits   $ 2,755,529     $ 2,836,325     $ 2,798,393     $ 2,880,408     $ 2,822,847  
                     
BORROWINGS                    
Federal funds purchased and other short-term borrowings   $ 261,510     $ 184,150     $ 229,290     $ 200,000     $ 204,500  
Subordinated notes, net     79,566       79,500       79,435       79,369       79,303  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances     315,000       280,000       220,000       155,000       125,000  
Long-term debt     48,986       50,236       51,486       51,486       51,486  
Total borrowings   $ 705,062     $ 593,886     $ 580,211     $ 485,855     $ 460,289  
                     
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY                    
Preferred stock   $     $     $     $     $  
Common stock     3,000       3,000       3,000       3,000       3,000  
Additional paid-in capital     33,487       32,642       31,797       32,021       31,152  
Retained earnings     271,025       269,301       267,620       267,562       262,776  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss     (103,579 )     (87,817 )     (85,425 )     (91,471 )     (98,164 )
Total Stockholders’ Equity   $ 203,933     $ 217,126     $ 216,992     $ 211,112     $ 198,764  
WEST BANCORPORATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY                
Financial Information (unaudited)                    
(in thousands)                    
    For the Quarter Ended
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME   September 30, 2023   June 30, 2023   March 31, 2023   December 31, 2022   September 30, 2022
Interest income:                    
Loans, including fees   $ 36,756     $ 35,011     $ 32,948     $ 30,859     $ 28,102  
Securities:                    
Taxable     3,427       3,432       3,316       3,398       3,147  
Tax-exempt     880       883       885       887       890  
Interest-bearing deposits     29       25       30       24       30  
Total interest income     41,092       39,351       37,179       35,168       32,169  
Interest expense:                    
Deposits     17,156       16,277       13,339       11,043       6,289  
Federal funds purchased and other short-term borrowings     3,165       2,264       2,079       952       655  
Subordinated notes     1,113       1,109       1,106       1,119       1,106  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances     2,329       1,621       1,262       755       649  
Long-term debt     695       739       698       630       466  
Total interest expense     24,458       22,010       18,484       14,499       9,165  
Net interest income     16,634       17,341       18,695       20,669       23,004  
Credit loss expense (benefit)     200                          
Net interest income after credit loss expense (benefit)     16,434       17,341       18,695       20,669       23,004  
Noninterest income:                    
Service charges on deposit accounts     463       458       462       476       553  
Debit card usage fees     495       511       486       492       498  
Trust services     831       749       706       678       780  
Increase in cash value of bank-owned life insurance     262       250       257       255       246  
Gain from bank-owned life insurance                 691              
Loan swap fees     431                         835  
Other income     340       421       355       364       364  
Total noninterest income     2,822       2,389       2,957       2,265       3,276  
Noninterest expense:                    
Salaries and employee benefits     6,696       7,029       6,867       6,552       6,578  
Occupancy and equipment     1,359       1,322       1,327       1,270       1,315  
Data processing     703       729       635       673       644  
Technology and software     573       579       513       518       651  
FDIC insurance     439       420       416       243       127  
Professional fees     254       287       250       205       250  
Director fees     196       251       205       215       209  
Other expenses     1,685       1,857       1,858       1,989       1,684  
Total noninterest expense     11,905       12,474       12,071       11,665       11,458  
Income before income taxes     7,351       7,256       9,581       11,269       14,822  
Income taxes     1,445       1,394       1,737       2,323       3,220  
Net income   $ 5,906     $ 5,862     $ 7,844     $ 8,946     $ 11,602  
                     
Basic earnings per common share   $ 0.35     $ 0.35     $ 0.47     $ 0.54     $ 0.70  
Diluted earnings per common share   $ 0.35     $ 0.35     $ 0.47     $ 0.53     $ 0.69  
WEST BANCORPORATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY    
Financial Information (unaudited)        
(in thousands)        
    For the Nine Months Ended
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME   September 30, 2023   September 30, 2022
Interest income:        
Loans, including fees   $ 104,715     $ 76,236  
Securities:        
Taxable     10,175       9,126  
Tax-exempt     2,648       2,640  
Interest-bearing deposits     84       179  
Total interest income     117,622       88,181  
Interest expense:        
Deposits     46,772       11,586  
Federal funds purchased and other short-term borrowings     7,508       812  
Subordinated notes     3,328       1,748  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances     5,212       1,914  
Long-term debt     2,132       1,050  
Total interest expense     64,952       17,110  
Net interest income     52,670       71,071  
Credit loss expense (benefit)     200       (2,500 )
Net interest income after credit loss expense (benefit)     52,470       73,571  
Noninterest income:        
Service charges on deposit accounts     1,383       1,718  
Debit card usage fees     1,492       1,477  
Trust services     2,286       2,031  
Increase in cash value of bank-owned life insurance     769       709  
Loan swap fees     431       835  
Gain from bank-owned life insurance     691        
Other income     1,116       1,173  
Total noninterest income     8,168       7,943  
Noninterest expense:        
Salaries and employee benefits     20,592       19,286  
Occupancy and equipment     4,008       3,643  
Data processing     2,067       1,924  
Technology and software     1,665       1,619  
FDIC insurance     1,275       753  
Professional fees     791       669  
Director fees     652       599  
Other expenses     5,400       4,893  
Total noninterest expense     36,450       33,386  
Income before income taxes     24,188       48,128  
Income taxes     4,576       10,675  
Net income   $ 19,612     $ 37,453  
         
Basic earnings per common share   $ 1.17     $ 2.25  
Diluted earnings per common share   $ 1.17     $ 2.23  
WEST BANCORPORATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY            
Financial Information (unaudited)                            
                             
    As of and for the Quarter Ended   For the Nine Months Ended
COMMON SHARE DATA   September 30, 2023   June 30, 2023   March 31, 2023   December 31, 2022   September 30, 2022   September 30, 2023   September 30, 2022
Earnings per common share (basic)   $ 0.35     $ 0.35     $ 0.47     $ 0.54     $ 0.70     $ 1.17     $ 2.25  
Earnings per common share (diluted)     0.35       0.35       0.47       0.53       0.69       1.17       2.23  
Dividends per common share     0.25       0.25       0.25       0.25       0.25       0.75       0.75  
Book value per common share(1)     12.19       12.98       12.98       12.69       11.94          
Closing stock price     16.31       18.41       18.27       25.55       20.81          
Market price/book value(2)     133.80 %     141.83 %     140.76 %     201.34 %     174.29 %        
Price earnings ratio(3)     11.75       13.11       9.56       11.93       7.49          
Annualized dividend yield(4)     6.13 %     5.43 %     5.47 %     3.91 %     4.81 %        
                             
REGULATORY CAPITAL RATIOS                            
Consolidated:                            
Total risk-based capital ratio     11.96 %     12.15 %     12.17 %     12.08 %     12.34 %        
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio     9.37       9.51       9.51       9.55       9.72          
Tier 1 leverage capital ratio     8.58       8.60       8.60       8.81       8.85          
Common equity tier 1 ratio     8.80       8.92       8.92       8.96       9.11          
West Bank:                            
Total risk-based capital ratio     12.89 %     13.13 %     13.16 %     13.08 %     13.38 %        
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio     12.01       12.24       12.26       12.33       12.60          
Tier 1 leverage capital ratio     11.00       11.08       11.10       11.37       11.47          
Common equity tier 1 ratio     12.01       12.24       12.26       12.33       12.60          
                             
KEY PERFORMANCE RATIOS AND OTHER METRICS                            
Return on average assets(5)     0.64 %     0.64 %     0.88 %     1.01 %     1.32 %     0.72 %     1.43 %
Return on average equity(6)     10.89       11.03       14.77       17.75       21.01       12.22       21.57  
Net interest margin(7)(13)     1.91       2.02       2.23       2.49       2.78       2.05       2.85  
Yield on interest-earning assets(8)(13)     4.70       4.57       4.41       4.21       3.87       4.56       3.53  
Cost of interest-bearing liabilities     3.38       3.10       2.76       2.24       1.45       3.09       0.90  
Efficiency ratio(9)(13)     60.83       62.83       55.34       50.42       43.16       59.52       41.75  
Nonperforming assets to total assets(10)     0.01       0.01       0.01       0.01       0.01          
ACL ratio(11)     0.99       1.00       1.01       0.93       0.97          
Loans/total assets     76.98       76.31       76.03       75.91       74.32          
Loans/total deposits     103.42       98.97       98.49       95.22       92.61          
Tangible common equity ratio(12)     5.51       5.90       5.99       5.84       5.65          

(1) Includes accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).(2) Closing stock price divided by book value per common share. (3) Closing stock price divided by annualized earnings per common share (basic).(4) Annualized dividend divided by period end closing stock price.(5) Annualized net income divided by average assets. (6) Annualized net income divided by average stockholders’ equity.(7) Annualized tax-equivalent net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.(8) Annualized tax-equivalent interest income on interest-earning assets divided by average interest-earning assets.(9) Noninterest expense (excluding other real estate owned expense and write-down of premises) divided by noninterest income (excluding net securities gains/losses and gains/losses on disposition of premises and equipment) plus tax-equivalent net interest income. (10) Total nonperforming assets divided by total assets. (11) Allowance for credit losses divided by total loans.(12) Common equity less intangible assets (none held) divided by tangible assets. (13) A non-GAAP measure.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

This report contains references to financial measures that are not defined in GAAP. Such non-GAAP financial measures include the Company’s presentation of net interest income and net interest margin on a fully taxable equivalent (FTE) basis and the presentation of the efficiency ratio on an adjusted and FTE basis, excluding certain income and expenses. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to both management and investors to analyze and evaluate the Company’s financial performance. These measures are considered standard measures of comparison within the banking industry. Additionally, management believes providing measures on a FTE basis enhances the comparability of income arising from taxable and nontaxable sources. Limitations associated with non-GAAP financial measures include the risks that persons might disagree as to the appropriateness of items included in these measures and that different companies might calculate these measures differently. These non-GAAP disclosures should not be considered an alternative to the Company’s GAAP results. The following table reconciles the non-GAAP financial measures of net interest income and net interest margin on a fully taxable equivalent basis and efficiency ratio on an adjusted and FTE basis.

(in thousands)   As of and for the Quarter Ended   For the Nine Months Ended
    September 30, 2023   June 30, 2023   March 31, 2023   December 31, 2022   September 30, 2022   September 30, 2023   September 30, 2022
Reconciliation of net interest income and net interest margin on a FTE basis to GAAP:                            
Net interest income (GAAP)   $ 16,634     $ 17,341     $ 18,695     $ 20,669     $ 23,004     $ 52,670     $ 71,071  
Tax-equivalent adjustment (1)     113       122       161       197       270       396       925  
Net interest income on a FTE basis (non-GAAP)     16,747       17,463       18,856       20,866       23,274       53,066       71,996  
Average interest-earning assets     3,478,053       3,461,313       3,435,988       3,328,941       3,322,522       3,458,606       3,371,915  
Net interest margin on a FTE basis (non-GAAP)     1.91 %     2.02 %     2.23 %     2.49 %     2.78 %     2.05 %     2.85 %
                             
Reconciliation of efficiency ratio on an adjusted and FTE basis to GAAP:                            
Net interest income on a FTE basis (non-GAAP)   $ 16,747     $ 17,463     $ 18,856     $ 20,866     $ 23,274     $ 53,066     $ 71,996  
Noninterest income     2,822       2,389       2,957       2,265       3,276       8,168       7,943  
Adjustment for losses on disposal of premises and equipment, net     3       2             2             5       27  
Adjusted income     19,572       19,854       21,813       23,133       26,550       61,239       79,966  
Noninterest expense     11,905       12,474       12,071       11,665       11,458       36,450       33,386  
Efficiency ratio on an adjusted and FTE basis (non-GAAP) (2)     60.83 %     62.83 %     55.34 %     50.42 %     43.16 %     59.52 %     41.75 %

(1) Computed on a tax-equivalent basis using a federal income tax rate of 21 percent, adjusted to reflect the effect of the nondeductible interest expense associated with owning tax-exempt securities and loans. Management believes the presentation of this non-GAAP measure provides supplemental useful information for proper understanding of the financial results, as it enhances the comparability of income arising from taxable and nontaxable sources. (2) The efficiency ratio expresses noninterest expense as a percent of fully taxable equivalent net interest income and noninterest income, excluding specific noninterest income and expenses. Management believes the presentation of this non-GAAP measure provides supplemental useful information for proper understanding of the Company's financial performance. It is a standard measure of comparison within the banking industry. A lower ratio is more desirable.

For more information contact:Jane Funk, Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (515) 222-5766

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