October 10, 2024
Rocky Mount, North Carolina… Ted E. Whitehurst, President and CEO of PB Financial Corporation (OTCQX:PBNC), the holding company (the “Company”) for Providence Bank, reported net income available to common shareholders for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, of $4.60 million compared to $3.10 million for the same period in 2023, an increase of 48.45%. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024, net income available to common shareholders was $11.88 million compared to $10.55 million for the same period in 2023, an increase of 12.57%.
As of September 30, 2024, the Company reported total assets of $1.285 billion compared to $929.9 million on September 30, 2023, an increase of 38.22%. Total deposits were $1.084 billion and gross loans were $1.086 billion at the end of the third quarter of 2024, compared to total deposits of $729.3 million and gross loans of $775.0 million at the end of the third quarter of 2023, increases of 48.61% and 40.17% respectively.
Whitehurst commented, “I am very pleased to report record quarterly earnings along with a very strong nine-month period for the Company. The integration of Coastal Bank & Trust has gone very well. We have had growth in both loans and deposits since the completion of the merger in the legacy Coastal branches. I’m very pleased with the hard work and effort of our employees as we continue to perform well.”
For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024, the Company had basic earnings of $4.37 per share compared to $4.61 per share for the same period last year, a decrease of 5.21%. As of September 30, 2024, the book value per common share was $39.70 compared to $33.04 on September 30, 2023, an increase of 20.16%. On August 23, 2024, the Company paid its third quarter dividend of $0.54 per share for each share of common stock outstanding. It was our 51st consecutively increased quarterly cash dividend paid to shareholders.
Providence Bank is a state-chartered community bank headquartered at 450 N. Winstead Avenue in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, with branches in Rocky Mount, Tarboro, Nashville, Wilson, Raleigh, Jacksonville, Holly Ridge, Morehead City and Richlands, as well as a loan production office in New Bern.
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