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Riverview Bancorp Reports Fourth Fiscal Quarter 2024 and Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Results; Announces Balance Sheet Restructuring

VANCOUVER, Wash., April 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Riverview Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq GSM: RVSB) (“Riverview” or the “Company”) today announced that late in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2024 it strategically restructured a portion of its balance sheet by selling approximately $46.2 million of its investment securities portfolio and utilizing the proceeds totaling $43.5 million from the sale of these lower-yielding investment securities to repay higher-cost Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines (“FHLB”) advances. The total pre-tax loss of this transaction was $2.7 million, with a tax benefit of $655,000, resulting in an after-tax impact of $2.1 million, or $0.10 per diluted share impact to diluted earnings per share.

“Given the challenging interest rate environment, we believed it was prudent to take this opportunity to restructure the balance sheet as we look toward the future. Together these transactions will improve our future profitability by decreasing both our high-cost debt and our low-yielding assets,” stated Dan Cox, Chief Operating Officer, Acting President and Chief Executive Officer. “In addition to lowering our cost of funds, we anticipate future benefits will include an expanded net interest margin, an improved interest rate risk position, stronger performance metrics, and ultimately increased profitability and enhanced shareholder value. With this step, we have eliminated a drag on earnings that has obscured the true value and performance of our Company.”

Riverview determined that as of the quarter-ended March 31, 2024, there was potential liability resulting from pending litigation involving a former Riverview business client related to their real estate investments offered by a business owned by that client. Given the recent development of a proposed global settlement of the litigation, the Company recorded a $2.3 million expense that is recorded in other non-interest expense for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2024. This expense reflects Riverview’s estimate of litigation costs that exceeds the Company’s insurance coverage. The settlement of the litigation remains subject to approval by the court.

“While Riverview has defended itself vigorously and continues to believe there was no wrongdoing on the part of the Company, we feel that establishing a reserve is the best course of action given the uncertainties inherent in such complex litigation,” said Cox.

Including the effects of the investment portfolio restructuring and litigation charge, Riverview reported a net loss of $3.0 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, in the fourth fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2024. This compared to net income of $1.5 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, in the third fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2023, and $3.0 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, in the fourth fiscal quarter a year ago. For fiscal 2024, net income was $3.8 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, compared to $18.1 million, or $0.83 per diluted share in fiscal 2023.

Fourth Quarter Highlights (at or for the period ended March 31, 2024)

Income Statement Review

Riverview’s net interest income was $8.6 million in the current quarter, compared to $9.3 million in the preceding quarter, and $11.8 million in the fourth fiscal quarter a year ago. The decrease in net interest income compared to the prior quarter was driven primarily by an increase in interest expense on deposits and borrowings due to higher interest rates. In fiscal 2024, net interest income was $38.1 million compared to $51.6 million in fiscal 2023.

Riverview’s NIM was 2.32% for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024, a 17 basis-point decrease compared to 2.49% in the preceding quarter and an 84 basis-point decrease compared to 3.16% in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023. “The ‘higher for longer’ interest rate environment continued to have an impact on our NIM during the current quarter, compared to the prior quarter and year ago quarter, as a result of increased interest expense, due to higher rates on our deposit products, and the interest expense related to our borrowings,” said David Lam, EVP and Chief Financial Officer. In fiscal 2024, NIM was 2.56% compared to 3.26% in fiscal 2023.

Investment securities decreased $56.4 million during the quarter to $372.7 million at March 31, 2024, compared to $429.1 million at December 31, 2023, and decreased $82.6 million compared to $455.3 million at March 31, 2023. The average securities balances for the quarters ended March 31, 2024, December 31, 2023, and March 31, 2023, were $444.1 million, $458.0 million, and $483.3 million, respectively. The weighted average yields on securities balances for those same periods were 2.02%, 2.01%, and 2.07%, respectively. Going forward, following the investment sale, the weighted average yield on the securities balance is approximately 1.95%. The duration of the investment portfolio at March 31, 2024, was approximately 5.2 years. The anticipated investment cashflows over the next twelve months is approximately $55.4 million.

Riverview’s yield on loans improved to 4.63% during the fourth fiscal quarter, compared to 4.56% in the preceding quarter, and 4.50% in the fourth fiscal quarter a year ago. While loan yields improved during the current quarter, they remain under pressure due to the concentration of fixed-rate loans in the Company’s portfolio. Deposit costs increased to 1.00% during the fourth fiscal quarter compared to 0.68% in the preceding quarter, and 0.19% in the fourth fiscal quarter a year ago.

Non-interest income decreased to $494,000 during the fourth fiscal quarter compared to $3.1 million in the preceding quarter and $3.0 million in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2023. The decrease during the fourth fiscal quarter was primarily due to the $2.7 million loss on sale of investment securities resulting from the previously mentioned balance sheet restructuring. Excluding the securities loss, non-interest income for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2024 would have been $3.2 million. Lower fees and service charges from a decrease in fintech referral partnership income was more than offset by higher asset management fees during the current quarter. In fiscal 2024, non-interest income was $10.2 million compared to $12.2 million in fiscal 2023.

Asset management fees were $1.4 million during the fourth fiscal quarter, compared to $1.3 million in both the preceding quarter, and in the fourth fiscal quarter a year ago. In fiscal 2024, asset management fees increased 12.5% to $5.3 million, compared to $4.7 million in fiscal 2023. Riverview Trust Company’s assets under management were $961.8 million at March 31, 2024, compared to $942.4 million at December 31, 2023, and $890.6 million at March 31, 2023.

Non-interest expense was $13.1 million during the fourth quarter, compared to $10.6 million in the preceding quarter and $10.0 million in the fourth fiscal quarter a year ago. Other expenses included the previously mentioned $2.3 million litigation expense incurred during the current quarter. Salary and employee benefits were up during the current quarter compared to the preceding quarter, as a result of the full quarterly impact of salary increases, higher health insurance costs and higher payroll taxes. Occupancy and depreciation costs increased during the quarter due to updates and modernization of Riverview’s facilities. The efficiency ratio was 144.9% for the fourth fiscal quarter, and 91.8% excluding the securities loss and litigation. This compared to 85.2% in the preceding quarter and 67.3% in the fourth fiscal quarter a year ago. In fiscal 2024, non-interest expense was $43.7 million compared to $39.4 million in fiscal 2023.

Riverview’s effective tax rate for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024 was (27.0)%, compared to 20.6% for the preceding quarter and 27.0% for the year ago quarter.

Balance Sheet Review

“Quarterly loan growth has moderated, as we remain selective with the loans we are putting on the balance sheet while placing an emphasis on credit quality,” said Lam. Total loans increased $5.8 million during the quarter to $1.02 billion at March 31, 2024, compared to three months earlier and increased $15.2 million compared to $1.01 billion a year earlier. Riverview’s loan pipeline was $18.4 million at March 31, 2024, compared to $29.3 million at the end of the prior quarter. New loan originations during the quarter totaled $12.7 million, compared to $51.3 million in the preceding quarter and $20.8 million in the fourth quarter a year ago.

Undisbursed construction loans totaled $58.3 million at March 31, 2024, compared to $63.1 million at December 31, 2023, with the majority of the undisbursed construction loans expected to fund over the next several quarters. Undisbursed homeowner association loans for the purpose of common area maintenance and repairs totaled $16.4 million at March 31, 2024, compared to $20.7 million at December 31, 2023. Revolving commercial business loan commitments totaled $50.4 million at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023. Utilization on these loans totaled 14.61% at March 31, 2024, compared to 11.27% at December 31, 2023. The weighted average rate on loan originations during the quarter was 8.41% compared to 7.14% in the preceding quarter.

The office building loan portfolio totaled $114.7 million at March 31, 2024, compared to $115.6 million at December 31, 2023. The average loan balance of the office building loan portfolio was $1.5 million with an average loan-to-value ratio of 55.0% and an average debt service coverage ratio of 1.95%.

Total deposits increased $12.8 million during the quarter to $1.23 billion at March 31, 2024, compared to $1.22 billion at December 31, 2023, and decreased $33.5 million compared to $1.27 billion a year ago. The increase during the current quarter was in large part due to moving some trust company deposits back to the bank. Excluding this, deposit balances were essentially flat during the quarter, as customers continue to use up deposit balances instead of borrowing due to the higher interest rate environment.

Non-interest checking and interest checking accounts, as a percentage of total deposits, totaled 51.9% at March 31, 2024, compared to 51.1% at December 31, 2023 and 52.1% at March 31, 2023.

FHLB advances decreased $68.8 million during the quarter to $88.3 million at March 31, 2024, as proceeds from the securities sale were used to pay down borrowings. FHLB advances were $157.1 million at December 31, 2023, and $123.8 million a year earlier. These FHLB advances were utilized to partially offset the decrease in deposit balances and to fund the increase in loans receivable.

Shareholders’ equity was $155.6 million at March 31, 2024, compared to $158.5 million three months earlier and $155.2 million one year earlier. Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP) was $6.07 at March 31, 2024, compared to $6.21 at December 31, 2023, and $6.02 at March 31, 2023. Riverview paid a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share on April 22, 2024, to shareholders of record on April 11, 2024.

Credit Quality

In accordance with changes in generally accepted accounting principles, Riverview adopted the new credit loss accounting standard known as Current Expected Credit Loss (“CECL”) on April 1, 2023. Under CECL, the ACL is based on expected credit losses rather than on incurred losses. Adoption of CECL, which includes the ACL and allowance for unfunded loan commitments, resulted in a cumulative effect after-tax adjustment to stockholders’ equity as of April 1, 2023, of $53,000, which had no impact on earnings.

Asset quality remained strong, with non-performing loans, excluding SBA and USDA government guaranteed loans (“government guaranteed loans”) (non-GAAP), at $173,000 or 0.02% of total loans as of March 31, 2024, compared to $186,000, or 0.02% of total loans at December 31, 2023, and $265,000, or 0.03% of total loans at March 31, 2023. There was one non-performing government guaranteed loan totaling $5,000 at March 31, 2024 and no non-performing government guaranteed loans at December 31, 2023. At March 31, 2023, including government guaranteed loans, non-performing assets were $1.9 million, or 0.12% of total assets. Previously, there were non-performing government guaranteed loans where payments had been delayed due to the servicing transfer of these loans between two third-party servicers and the service transfer has been completed.

Riverview recorded net loan recoveries of $3,000 during the fourth fiscal quarter. This compared to net loan recoveries of $15,000 for the preceding quarter. Riverview recorded no provision for credit losses for the fourth fiscal quarter, or for the preceding quarter.

Classified assets were $723,000 at March 31, 2024, compared to $215,000 at December 31, 2023, and $2.6 million at March 31, 2023. The classified asset to total capital ratio was 0.1% at March 31, 2024, and at December 31, 2023, compared to 1.5% a year earlier. Criticized assets were $36.7 million at March 31, 2024, compared to $37.2 million at December 31, 2023, and $19.1 million at March 31, 2023. The increase in criticized assets compared to a year ago was mainly due to one relationship downgrade in the preceding quarter which has plans in place to pay off outstanding loans or meet certain loan covenants. The Company does not believe this is a systemic credit issue.

The allowance for credit losses was $15.4 million at March 31, 2024, which was unchanged compared to December 31, 2023, and an increase compared to $15.3 million one year earlier. The allowance for credit losses represented 1.50% of total loans at March 31, 2024, compared to 1.51% at December 31, 2023, and 1.52% a year earlier. The allowance for credit losses to loans, net of government guaranteed loans (non-GAAP), was 1.58% at March 31, 2024, compared to 1.59% at December 31, 2023, and 1.61% a year earlier.

Capital

Riverview continues to maintain capital levels well in excess of the regulatory requirements to be categorized as “well capitalized” with a total risk-based capital ratio of 16.32% and a Tier 1 leverage ratio of 10.29% at March 31, 2024. Tangible common equity to average tangible assets ratio (non-GAAP) was 8.58% at March 31, 2024.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to results presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), this press release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures. Management has presented these non-GAAP financial measures in this earnings release because it believes that they provide useful and comparative information to assess trends in Riverview’s core operations reflected in the current quarter’s results and facilitate the comparison of our performance with the performance of our peers. However, these non-GAAP financial measures are supplemental and are not a substitute for any analysis based on GAAP. Where applicable, comparable earnings information using GAAP financial measures is also presented. Because not all companies use the same calculations, our presentation may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures as calculated by other companies. For a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures, see the tables below.

 

Tangible shareholders’ equity to tangible assets and tangible book value per share:            
                     
(Dollars in thousands)   March 31, 2024   December 31, 2023   March 31, 2023        
                     
Shareholders’ equity (GAAP)   $ 155,588     $ 158,472     $ 155,239          
Exclude: Goodwill     (27,076 )     (27,076 )     (27,076 )        
Exclude: Core deposit intangible, net     (271 )     (298 )     (379 )        
Tangible shareholders’ equity (non-GAAP)   $ 128,241     $ 131,098     $ 127,784          
                     
Total assets (GAAP)   $ 1,521,529     $ 1,590,623     $ 1,589,712          
Exclude: Goodwill     (27,076 )     (27,076 )     (27,076 )        
Exclude: Core deposit intangible, net     (271 )     (298 )     (379 )        
Tangible assets (non-GAAP)   $ 1,494,182     $ 1,563,249     $ 1,562,257          
                     
Shareholders’ equity to total assets (GAAP)     10.23 %     9.96 %     9.77 %        
                     
Tangible common equity to tangible assets (non-GAAP)     8.58 %     8.39 %     8.18 %        
                     
Shares outstanding     21,111,043       21,111,043       21,221,960          
                     
Book value per share (GAAP)     7.37       7.51       7.32          
                     
Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP)     6.07       6.21       6.02          
                     
                     
Pre-tax, pre-provision income                    
    Three Months Ended   Twelve Months Ended
(Dollars in thousands)   March 31, 2024   December 31, 2023   March 31, 2023   March 31, 2024   March 31, 2023
                     
Net income (loss) (GAAP)   $ (2,968 )   $ 1,452     $ 2,983     $ 3,799   $ 18,069
Include: Provision (credit) for income taxes     (1,095 )     377       1,102       802     5,610
Include: Provision for credit losses                 750           750
Pre-tax, pre-provision income (loss) (non-GAAP)   $ (4,063 )   $ 1,829     $ 4,835     $ 4,601   $ 24,429
                     
                     
Net income (loss) and earnings (loss) per share excluding securities restructure and litigation expense            
                     
    Three Months Ended   Twelve Months Ended
(Dollars in thousands)   March 31, 2024   December 31, 2023   March 31, 2023   March 31, 2024   March 31, 2023
                     
Net income (loss) (GAAP)   $ (2,968 )   $ 1,452     $ 2,983     $ 3,799   $ 18,069
Exclude impact of securities loss restructure, net of tax     2,074                   2,074    
Exclude impact of litigation expense, net of tax     1,748                   1,748    
Net income excluding securities restructure and litigation expense (non-GAAP)   $ 854     $ 1,452     $ 2,983     $ 7,621   $ 18,069
                     
Basic earnings (loss) per share (GAAP)   $ (0.14 )   $ 0.07     $ 0.14     $ 0.18   $ 0.84
Exclude impact of securities loss restructure, net of tax     0.10                   0.10    
Exclude impact of litigation expense, net of tax     0.08                   0.08    
Basic earnings per share excluding securities restructure and litigation expense (GAAP)   $ 0.04     $ 0.07     $ 0.14     $ 0.36   $ 0.84
                     
Diluted earnings (loss) per share (GAAP)   $ (0.14 )   $ 0.07     $ 0.14     $ 0.18   $ 0.83
Exclude impact of securities loss restructure, net of tax     0.10                   0.10    
Exclude impact of litigation expense, net of tax     0.08                   0.08    
Diluted earnings per share excluding securities restructure and litigation expense (GAAP)   $ 0.04     $ 0.07     $ 0.14     $ 0.36   $ 0.83
                     
                     
Allowance for credit losses reconciliation, excluding Government Guaranteed loans            
                     
(Dollars in thousands)   March 31, 2024   December 31, 2023   March 31, 2023        
                     
Allowance for credit losses   $ 15,364     $ 15,361     $ 15,309          
                     
Loans receivable (GAAP)   $ 1,024,013     $ 1,018,199     $ 1,008,856          
Exclude: Government Guaranteed loans     (51,013 )     (51,809 )     (55,488 )        
Loans receivable excluding Government Guaranteed loans (non-GAAP)   $ 973,000     $ 966,390     $ 953,368          
                     
Allowance for credit losses to loans receivable (GAAP)     1.50 %     1.51 %     1.52 %        
                     
Allowance for credit losses to loans receivable excluding Government Guaranteed loans (non-GAAP)     1.58 %     1.59 %     1.61 %        
                     
                     
Non-performing loans reconciliation, excluding Government Guaranteed Loans              
                     
    Three Months Ended        
(Dollars in thousands)   March 31, 2024   December 31, 2023   March 31, 2023        
                     
Non-performing loans (GAAP)   $ 178     $ 186     $ 1,852          
  Less: Non-performing Government Guaranteed loans     (5 )           (1,587 )        
Adjusted non-performing loans excluding Government Guaranteed loans (non-GAAP)   $ 173     $ 186     $ 265          
                     
Non-performing loans to total loans (GAAP)     0.02 %     0.02 %     0.18 %        
                     
Non-performing loans, excluding Government Guaranteed loans to total loans (non-GAAP)     0.02 %     0.02 %     0.03 %        
                     
Non-performing loans to total assets (GAAP)     0.01 %     0.01 %     0.12 %        
                     
Non-performing loans, excluding Government Guaranteed loans to total assets (non-GAAP)     0.01 %     0.01 %     0.02 %        

About Riverview

Riverview Bancorp, Inc. (www.riverviewbank.com) is headquartered in Vancouver, Washington – just north of Portland, Oregon, on the I-5 corridor. With assets of $1.52 billion at March 31, 2024, it is the parent company of the 100-year-old Riverview Bank, as well as Riverview Trust Company. The Bank offers true community banking services, focusing on providing the highest quality service and financial products to commercial and retail clients through 17 branches, including 13 in the Portland-Vancouver area, and 3 lending centers. For the past 10 years, Riverview has been named Best Bank by the readers of The Vancouver Business Journal and The Columbian.

“Safe Harbor” statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This press release contains forward-looking statements which include statements with respect to our beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, expectations, assumptions, future economic performance and projections of financial items. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results anticipated or implied by our forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to: potential adverse impacts to economic conditions in our local market areas, other markets where the Company has lending relationships, or other aspects of the Company’s business operations or financial markets, including, without limitation, as a result of employment levels, labor shortages and the effects of inflation, a potential recession, the failure of the U.S. Congress to increase the debt ceiling, or slowed economic growth caused by increasing political instability from acts of war including Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as well as supply chain disruptions, recent bank failures and any governmental or societal responses thereto; the credit risks of lending activities, including changes in the level and trend of loan delinquencies and write-offs and changes in the Company’s allowance for credit losses and provision for credit losses that may be impacted by deterioration in the housing and commercial real estate markets; changes in the levels of general interest rates, and the relative differences between short and long-term interest rates, deposit interest rates, the Company’s net interest margin and funding sources; the transition away from London Interbank Offered Rate toward new interest rate benchmarks; fluctuations in the demand for loans, the number of unsold homes, land and other properties and fluctuations in real estate values in the Company’s market areas; secondary market conditions for loans and the Company’s ability to originate loans for sale and sell loans in the secondary market; results of examinations of the Bank by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Banks, and of the Company by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, or other regulatory authorities, including the possibility that any such regulatory authority may, among other things, require the Company to increase its allowance for credit losses, write-down assets, reclassify its assets, change the Bank’s regulatory capital position or affect the Company’s ability to borrow funds or maintain or increase deposits, which could adversely affect its liquidity and earnings; legislative or regulatory changes that adversely affect the Company’s business including changes in banking, securities and tax law, and in regulatory policies and principles, or the interpretation of regulatory capital or other rules; the Company’s ability to attract and retain deposits; the unexpected outflow of uninsured deposits that may require us to sell investment securities at a loss; the Company’s ability to control operating costs and expenses; the use of estimates in determining fair value of certain of the Company’s assets, which estimates may prove to be incorrect and result in significant declines in valuation; difficulties in reducing risks associated with the loans on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet; staffing fluctuations in response to product demand or the implementation of corporate strategies that affect the Company’s workforce and potential associated charges; disruptions, security breaches or other adverse events, failures or interruptions in or attacks on our information technology systems or on the third-party vendors who perform several of our critical processing functions; the Company’s ability to retain key members of its senior management team; costs and effects of litigation, including settlements and judgments; the Company’s ability to implement its business strategies; the Company’s ability to successfully integrate any assets, liabilities, customers, systems, and management personnel it may acquire into its operations and the Company’s ability to realize related revenue synergies and cost savings within expected time frames; future goodwill impairment due to changes in Riverview’s business, changes in market conditions, or other factors; increased competitive pressures among financial services companies; changes in consumer spending, borrowing and savings habits; the availability of resources to address changes in laws, rules, or regulations or to respond to regulatory actions; the Company’s ability to pay dividends on its common stock; the quality and composition of our securities portfolio and the impact of and adverse changes in the securities markets, including market liquidity; inability of key third-party providers to perform their obligations to us; changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by the financial institution regulatory agencies or the Financial Accounting Standards Board, including additional guidance and interpretation on accounting issues and details of the implementation of new accounting standards; the effects of climate change, severe weather events, natural disasters, pandemics, epidemics and other public health crises, acts of war or terrorism, and other external events on our business; and other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory, and technological factors affecting the Company’s operations, pricing, products and services, and the other risks described from time to time in our reports filed with and furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Moreover, you should treat these statements as speaking only as of the date they are made and based only on information then actually known to the Company. The Company does not undertake and specifically disclaims any obligation to revise any forward-looking statements included in this report or the reasons why actual results could differ from those contained in such statements, whether as a result of new information or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements. These risks could cause our actual results for fiscal 2024 and beyond to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements by, or on behalf of, us and could negatively affect the Company’s consolidated financial condition and consolidated results of operations as well as its stock price performance.

RIVERVIEW BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY            
Consolidated Balance Sheets            
(In thousands, except share data) (Unaudited) March 31, 2024   December 31, 2023   March 31, 2023  
ASSETS            
             
Cash (including interest-earning accounts of $12,164, $23,717, $ 23,642     $ 37,553     $ 22,044    
and $10,397)            
Certificate of deposits held for investment               249    
Investment securities:            
Available for sale, at estimated fair value   143,196       196,461       211,499    
Held to maturity, at amortized cost   229,510       232,659       243,843    
Loans receivable (net of allowance for credit losses of $15,364,            
$15,361 and $15,309)   1,008,649       1,002,838       993,547    
Prepaid expenses and other assets   14,469       14,486       15,950    
Accrued interest receivable   4,415       5,248       4,790    
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost   4,927       8,026       6,867    
Premises and equipment, net   21,718       22,270       20,119    
Financing lease right-of-use assets   1,202       1,221       1,278    
Deferred income taxes, net   9,778       10,033       10,286    
Goodwill   27,076       27,076       27,076    
Core deposit intangible, net   271       298       379    
Bank owned life insurance   32,676       32,454       31,785    
             
TOTAL ASSETS $ 1,521,529     $ 1,590,623     $ 1,589,712    
             
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY            
             
LIABILITIES:            
Deposits $ 1,231,679     $ 1,218,892     $ 1,265,217    
Accrued expenses and other liabilities   16,205       26,740       15,730    
Advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance   581       299       625    
Junior subordinated debentures   27,004       26,982       26,918    
Federal Home Loan Bank advances   88,304       157,054       123,754    
Finance lease liability   2,168       2,184       2,229    
Total liabilities   1,365,941       1,432,151       1,434,473    
             
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:            
Serial preferred stock, $.01 par value; 250,000 authorized,            
issued and outstanding, none                  
Common stock, $.01 par value; 50,000,000 authorized,            
March 31, 2024 – 21,111,043 issued and outstanding;            
December 31, 2023 – 21,111,043 issued and outstanding;   211       211       212    
March 31, 2023 – 21,221,960 issued and outstanding;            
Additional paid-in capital   55,005       54,982       55,511    
Retained earnings   116,499       120,734       117,826    
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (16,127 )     (17,455 )     (18,310 )  
Total shareholders’ equity   155,588       158,472       155,239    
             
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY $ 1,521,529     $ 1,590,623     $ 1,589,712    
             
RIVERVIEW BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY              
Consolidated Statements of Income              
  Three Months Ended   Twelve Months Ended  
(In thousands, except share data) (Unaudited) March 31, 2024 Dec. 31, 2023 March 31, 2023   March 31, 2024 March 31, 2023  
INTEREST INCOME:              
Interest and fees on loans receivable $ 11,743   $ 11,645 $ 11,248   $ 46,031   $ 44,744  
Interest on investment securities – taxable   2,145     2,231   2,381     8,971     8,784  
Interest on investment securities – nontaxable   65     65   65     261     262  
Other interest and dividends   338     331   247     1,292     1,876  
Total interest and dividend income   14,291     14,272   13,941     56,555     55,666  
               
INTEREST EXPENSE:              
Interest on deposits   3,021     2,059   605     8,285     1,502  
Interest on borrowings   2,718     2,889   1,522     10,184     2,558  
Total interest expense   5,739     4,948   2,127     18,469     4,060  
Net interest income   8,552     9,324   11,814     38,086     51,606  
Provision for credit losses         750         750  
               
Net interest income after provision for credit losses   8,552     9,324   11,064     38,086     50,856  
               
NON-INTEREST INCOME:              
Fees and service charges   1,398     1,533   1,459     6,269     6,362  
Asset management fees   1,408     1,266   1,275     5,328     4,734  
Bank owned life insurance (“BOLI”)   222     211   195     891     821  
Loss on sale of investment securities   (2,729 )         (2,729 )    
Other, net   195     46   42     483     277  
Total non-interest income, net   494     3,056   2,971     10,242     12,194  
               
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE:              
Salaries and employee benefits   6,225     6,091   6,163     24,204     23,982  
Occupancy and depreciation   1,942     1,698   1,571     6,872     6,171  
Data processing   686     712   538     2,782     2,722  
Amortization of core deposit intangible   27     27   29     108     116  
Advertising and marketing   326     282   229     1,276     923  
FDIC insurance premium   178     178   183     708     534  
State and local taxes   196     355   263     1,010     896  
Telecommunications   50     56   51     211     204  
Professional fees   414     353   277     1,375     1,201  
Other   3,065     799   646     5,181     2,622  
Total non-interest expense   13,109     10,551   9,950     43,727     39,371  
               
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES   (4,063 )   1,829   4,085     4,601     23,679  
PROVISION (CREDIT) FOR INCOME TAXES   (1,095 )   377   1,102     802     5,610  
NET INCOME (LOSS) $ (2,968 ) $ 1,452 $ 2,983   $ 3,799   $ 18,069  
               
Earnings (loss) per common share:              
Basic $ (0.14 ) $ 0.07 $ 0.14   $ 0.18   $ 0.84  
Diluted $ (0.14 ) $ 0.07 $ 0.14   $ 0.18   $ 0.83  
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:              
Basic   21,111,043     21,113,464   21,391,759     21,137,976     21,637,526  
Diluted   21,111,043     21,113,464   21,400,278     21,139,322     21,646,101  
               
                       
(Dollars in thousands)   At or for the three months ended   At or for the twelve months ended  
    March 31, 2024   Dec. 31, 2023   March 31, 2023   March 31, 2024   March 31, 2023  
AVERAGE BALANCES                      
Average interest–earning assets   $ 1,484,628     $ 1,494,341     $ 1,518,641     $ 1,492,002   $ 1,583,831  
Average interest-bearing liabilities     1,047,712       1,028,817       991,470       1,028,042     1,015,936  
Net average earning assets     436,916       465,524       527,171       463,960     567,895  
Average loans     1,020,457       1,015,741       1,012,975       1,011,420     1,007,045  
Average deposits     1,210,818       1,209,524       1,315,519       1,229,011     1,445,775  
Average equity     158,776       153,901       155,146       156,137     154,241  
Average tangible equity (non-GAAP)     131,413       126,511       127,673       128,733     126,727  
                       
                       
ASSET QUALITY   March 31, 2024   Dec. 31, 2023   March 31, 2023          
                       
Non-performing loans   $ 178     $ 186     $ 1,852            
Non-performing loans excluding SBA Government Guarantee (non-GAAP)     173       186       265            
Non-performing loans to total loans     0.02 %     0.02 %     0.18 %          
Non-performing loans to total loans excluding SBA Government Guarantee (non-GAAP)     0.02 %     0.02 %     0.03 %          
Real estate/repossessed assets owned   $     $     $            
Non-performing assets   $ 178     $ 186     $ 1,852            
Non-performing assets excluding SBA Government Guarantee (non-GAAP)     173       186       265            
Non-performing assets to total assets     0.01 %     0.01 %     0.12 %          
Non-performing assets to total assets excluding SBA Government Guarantee (non-GAAP)     0.01 %     0.01 %     0.02 %          
Net loan charge-offs (recoveries) in the quarter   $ (3 )   $ (15 )   $ (1 )          
Net charge-offs (recoveries) in the quarter/average net loans     0.00 %     (0.01 )%     0.00 %          
                       
Allowance for credit losses   $ 15,364     $ 15,361     $ 15,309            
Average interest-earning assets to average                      
  interest-bearing liabilities     141.70 %     145.25 %     153.17 %          
Allowance for credit losses to                      
  non-performing loans     8631.46 %     8258.60 %     826.62 %          
Allowance for credit losses to total loans     1.50 %     1.51 %     1.52 %          
Shareholders’ equity to assets     10.23 %     9.96 %     9.77 %          
                       
                       
CAPITAL RATIOS                      
Total capital (to risk weighted assets)     16.32 %     16.67 %     16.94 %          
Tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets)     15.06 %     15.42 %     15.69 %          
Common equity tier 1 (to risk weighted assets)     15.06 %     15.42 %     15.69 %          
Tier 1 capital (to average tangible assets)     10.29 %     10.53 %     10.47 %          
Tangible common equity (to average tangible assets) (non-GAAP)     8.58 %     8.39 %     8.18 %          
                       
                       
DEPOSIT MIX   March 31, 2024   Dec. 31, 2023   March 31, 2023          
                       
Interest checking   $ 289,824     $ 272,019     $ 254,522            
Regular savings     192,638       199,911       255,147            
Money market deposit accounts     209,164       225,727       221,778            
Non-interest checking     349,081       350,744       404,937            
Certificates of deposit     190,972       170,491       128,833            
Total deposits   $ 1,231,679     $ 1,218,892     $ 1,265,217            
                       
                   
COMPOSITION OF COMMERCIAL AND CONSTRUCTION LOANS          
                   
        Other       Commercial  
    Commercial   Real Estate   Real Estate   & Construction  
    Business   Mortgage   Construction   Total  
March 31, 2024   (Dollars in thousands)  
Commercial business   $ 229,404   $   $   $ 229,404  
Commercial construction             20,388     20,388  
Office buildings         114,714         114,714  
Warehouse/industrial         106,649         106,649  
Retail/shopping centers/strip malls         89,448         89,448  
Assisted living facilities         378         378  
Single purpose facilities         272,313         272,313  
Land         5,692         5,692  
Multi-family         70,771         70,771  
One-to-four family construction             16,150     16,150  
  Total   $ 229,404   $ 659,965   $ 36,538   $ 925,907  
                   
March 31, 2023   (Dollars in thousands)  
Commercial business   $ 232,868   $   $   $ 232,868  
Commercial construction             29,565     29,565  
Office buildings         117,045         117,045  
Warehouse/industrial         106,693         106,693  
Retail/shopping centers/strip malls         82,700         82,700  
Assisted living facilities         396         396  
Single purpose facilities         257,662         257,662  
Land         6,437         6,437  
Multi-family         55,836         55,836  
One-to-four family construction             18,197     18,197  
  Total   $ 232,868   $ 626,769   $ 47,762   $ 907,399  
                   
                   
                   
                   
LOAN MIX   March 31, 2024   Dec. 31, 2023   March 31, 2023      
Commercial and construction   (Dollars in thousands)    
  Commercial business   $ 229,404   $ 229,249   $ 232,868      
  Other real estate mortgage     659,965     648,782     626,769      
  Real estate construction     36,538     42,167     47,762      
    Total commercial and construction     925,907     920,198     907,399      
Consumer                  
  Real estate one-to-four family     96,366     96,266     99,673      
  Other installment     1,740     1,735     1,784      
    Total consumer     98,106     98,001     101,457      
                   
Total loans     1,024,013     1,018,199     1,008,856      
                   
Less:                  
  Allowance for credit losses     15,364     15,361     15,309      
  Loans receivable, net   $ 1,008,649   $ 1,002,838   $ 993,547      
                   
                   
DETAIL OF NON-PERFORMING ASSETS                
    Southwest              
    Washington   Other   Total      
March 31, 2024   (Dollars in thousands)      
Commercial business   $ 58   $   $ 58      
Commercial real estate     79         79      
Consumer     36         36      
Government Guaranteed Loans         5     5      
Total non-performing assets   $ 173   $ 5   $ 178      
                   
                     
                At or for the three months ended   At or for the twelve months ended  
SELECTED OPERATING DATA March 31, 2024   Dec. 31, 2023   March 31, 2023   March 31, 2024   March 31, 2023  
                     
Efficiency ratio (4)   144.91 %     85.23 %     67.30 %     90.48 %     61.71 %  
Coverage ratio (6)   65.24 %     88.37 %     118.73 %     87.10 %     131.08 %  
Return on average assets (1)   (0.76 )%     0.37 %     0.76 %     0.24 %     1.08 %  
Return on average equity (1)   (7.52 )%     3.75 %     7.80 %     2.43 %     11.71 %  
Return on average tangible equity (1) (non-GAAP)   (9.08 )%     4.57 %     9.48 %     2.95 %     14.26 %  
                     
NET INTEREST SPREAD                    
Yield on loans   4.63 %     4.56 %     4.50 %     4.55 %     4.44 %  
Yield on investment securities   2.02 %     2.01 %     2.07 %     2.02 %     1.93 %  
    Total yield on interest-earning assets   3.88 %     3.81 %     3.73 %     3.80 %     3.52 %  
                     
Cost of interest-bearing deposits   1.41 %     0.98 %     0.28 %     0.97 %     0.16 %  
Cost of FHLB advances and other borrowings   5.87 %     5.83 %     5.46 %     5.80 %     5.10 %  
    Total cost of interest-bearing liabilities   2.20 %     1.91 %     0.87 %     1.80 %     0.40 %  
                     
Spread (7)   1.68 %     1.90 %     2.86 %     2.00 %     3.12 %  
Net interest margin   2.32 %     2.49 %     3.16 %     2.56 %     3.26 %  
                     
PER SHARE DATA                    
Basic earnings (loss) per share (2) $ (0.14 )   $ 0.07     $ 0.14     $ 0.18     $ 0.84    
Diluted earnings (loss) per share (3)   (0.14 )     0.07       0.14       0.18       0.83    
Book value per share (5)   7.37       7.51       7.32       7.37       7.32    
Tangible book value per share (5) (non-GAAP)   6.07       6.21       6.02       6.07       6.02    
Market price per share:                    
  High for the period $ 6.40     $ 6.48     $ 7.90     $ 6.48     $ 7.96    
  Low for the period   4.53       5.35       5.25       4.17       5.25    
  Close for period end   4.72       6.40       5.34       4.72       5.34    
Cash dividends declared per share   0.0600       0.0600       0.0600       0.2400       0.2400    
                     
Average number of shares outstanding:                    
  Basic (2)   21,111,043       21,113,464       21,391,759       21,137,976       21,637,526    
  Diluted (3)   21,111,043       21,113,464       21,400,278       21,139,322       21,646,101    
                     

(1)      Amounts for the periods shown are annualized.
(2)      Amounts exclude ESOP shares not committed to be released.
(3)      Amounts exclude ESOP shares not committed to be released and include common stock equivalents.
(4)      Non-interest expense divided by net interest income and non-interest income.
(5)      Amounts calculated based on shareholders’ equity and include ESOP shares not committed to be released.
(6)      Net interest income divided by non-interest expense.
(7)      Yield on interest-earning assets less cost of funds on interest-bearing liabilities.

Contact:   Dan Cox or David Lam   
    Riverview Bancorp, Inc. 360-693-6650  


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