BROOKFIELD, Wis., Oct. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CIB Marine Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company" or "CIBM") (OTCQX:CIBH), the holding company of CIBM Bank (the "Bank"), announced its unaudited results of operations and financial condition for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2023. During the quarter, CIBM Bank grew its commercial loan portfolio, took cost reduction actions, and continued to adjust its mortgage operations at an increasingly challenged time in this interest rate cycle. The Mortgage Division had a nominal operating loss in the third quarter versus a small operating profit in the second quarter of 2023. The Bank's cost of funds was sharply higher, causing a reduction in Banking Division earnings. Net income for the quarter was $0.4 million, or $0.28 basic and $0.21 diluted earnings per share, compared to $1.0 million, or $0.78 basic and $0.57 diluted earnings per share, for the same period of 2022. Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, was $1.8 million, or $1.34 basic and $0.98 diluted earnings per share, compared to $2.8 million, or $2.16 basic and $1.57 diluted earnings per share, for the same period of 2022.

Financial highlights for the quarter and nine-month period include:

As of September 30, 2023, non-performing assets, restructured loans, and loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing to total assets and nonaccrual loans to total loans were 0.49% and 0.50%, respectively, compared to 0.20% and 0.16%, respectively, on December 31, 2022, and 0.18% and 0.13%, respectively, on September 30, 2022. Also, as of September 30, 2023, the allowance for credit losses on loans ("ACLL") to loans was 1.30% compared to an allowance for loan and lease losses of 1.37% at December 31, 2022, and 1.43% at September 30, 2022. The ACLL is down 9 basis points from June 30, 2023, due to improved economic forecasts and other qualitative factors offset in part by slower prepayment speeds, as well as a higher portion of the loan portfolio being in residential loans that generally have a lower expected loss rate than commercial segment loans.
Net interest income and margins have been declining this year with our banking peers. CIBM's were $16.3 million and 2.84%, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to $17.8 million and 3.25%, respectively, in the same period of 2022. The nine-month period in 2023 had $0.3 million less Paycheck Protection Program loan fee accretion income and $0.1 million more subordinated debt interest expense compared to the same period in 2022. The net interest margin declined 41 basis points compared to the same nine-month period in 2022 due to a 205 basis point increase in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities ("Cost of Funds") compared to a lower increase in yields on interest earning assets of 126 basis points in part due to growth in generally lower spread residential mortgage loans. Actions taken during the quarter to mitigate some of the interest rate risk in the balance sheet include use of pay-fix receive floating SOFR indexed interest rate swaps totaling $30 million notional with an average term of 3.5 years and issuing longer-term time deposits including those with call options.
The effects of the Fed's response to inflation by increasing short term interest rates 525 basis points in roughly 18 months and a deeply inverted yield curve have had a severe effect on deposit mix and related Cost of Funds in the banking industry with the changes accelerated in the year 2023. Cost of Funds is up significantly this year as deposit customers seek higher returns in a rising rate environment and to maximize their FDIC insurance coverage, and as deposit rate competition has intensified dramatically. Total deposits are up $15 million since December 31, 2022, with noninterest-bearing deposits down $27 million, and interest-bearing deposits up $42 million, largely in time deposit products, as balances move from lower to higher interest rate products. Money market deposit balances are relatively unchanged year to date, however, their rates are up significantly due to rising short-term rates and intensifying competition. The remaining funding for loan growth has largely been from other short-term borrowings at the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago whose average cost for the quarter was 5.53% on a per annum basis.
Loan portfolios in the industry have been growing rapidly and CIBM's growth has exceeded its banking peers' growth. CIBM's balances increased $111 million year to date, comprised of $59 million in commercial segment loans and the remaining primarily in residential mortgage loans; and from June 30, 2023, to September 30, 2023, loan portfolio balances increased $41 million primarily from $27 million in commercial segment loans – up from $9 million the prior quarter – and $13 million in residential mortgage loans – down from $30 million the prior quarter. During the first nine months of the year, the Mortgage Division originated $209 million in residential mortgage loans with 79% of the originated loans sold or held for sale, up from 73% the first six months of the year.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, Banking Division net income was $2.9 million and Mortgage Division net loss was $0.5 million. The remaining $0.6 million of net loss was from parent company sub-debt and administration expenses. Residential mortgage loan originations are up $83 million compared to the same nine-month period from 2022. The Mortgage Division has 39 more commission-based loan originators since the end of the third quarter of 2022 and five operations/administration employees, improving the Division's lending capacity and mix of lending to operations staff. The average number of loans per lender continues to be down as markets remain severely affected by higher mortgage interest rates compared to recent years and tight housing supply. In addition, tighter mortgage loan margins have persisted. Recently hired mortgage lenders are expected to become more fully established and nearly all of the up-front new-hire compensation costs are completed.

Reflecting on the past nine months, Mr. J. Brian Chaffin, CIBM's President and CEO, commented, "Our successes in developing the franchise have been overshadowed by rapid and significant Fed funds rate increases and an inverted yield curve, which have extended over a historically significant period of time and proven to be very challenging as Cost of Funds has spiked higher and mortgage production volumes continue to suffer. In an effort to mitigate some of our interest rate risk and address the impact on our earnings, we have instituted several cost control measures that are projected to reduce our ongoing operating costs by more than $1 million per annum.

"In addition, we closed our Danville, Illinois, branch after selling its retail deposits for a premium during the second quarter; our Retail Division updated lock box deposit and online deposit account opening services as they continue to develop household banking relationships to support funding; and our Mortgage Division has increased production relative to the same period of 2023, and improved efficiencies and future production capacity."

He concluded, "Finally, our Commercial Loan Division has outperformed budget in generating new loans and deposits. Despite growth in our loan portfolio, we have eased our ACLL rate and provisioning again, thanks to continued moderately strong credit quality coupled with a resilient economy and improved GDP and unemployment rate forecasts from the Federal Reserve this quarter. As of the end of quarter two of 2023, we continued to have an ACLL rate above the median local and national peer banks."

CIB Marine Bancshares, Inc. is the holding company for CIBM Bank, which operates nine banking offices in Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana, and has mortgage loan officers and/or offices in nine states. More information on the Company is available at www.cibmarine.com, including recent shareholder letters, links to regulatory financial reports, and audited financial statements.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

CIB Marine has made statements in this release that may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. CIB Marine intends these forward-looking statements to be subject to the safe harbor created thereby and is including this statement to avail itself of the safe harbor. Forward-looking statements are identified generally by statements containing words and phrases such as "may," "project," "are confident," "should be," "intend," "predict," "believe," "plan," "expect," "estimate," "anticipate" and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements reflect CIB Marine's current views with respect to future events and financial performance that are subject to many uncertainties and factors relating to CIB Marine's operations and the business environment, which could change at any time.

There are inherent difficulties in predicting factors that may affect the accuracy of forward-looking statements.

Stockholders should note that many factors, some of which are discussed elsewhere in this Earnings Release and in the documents that are incorporated by reference, could affect the future financial results of CIB Marine and could cause those results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements contained or incorporated by reference in this document. These factors, many of which are beyond CIB Marine's control, include but are not limited to:

operating, legal, execution, credit, market, security (including cyber), and regulatory risks;
economic, political, and competitive forces affecting CIB Marine's banking business;
the impact on net interest income and securities values from changes in monetary policy and general economic and political conditions; and
the risk that CIB Marine's analyses of these risks and forces could be incorrect and/or that the strategies developed to address them could be unsuccessful.

These factors should be considered in evaluating the forward-looking statements, and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. CIB Marine undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Forward-looking statements are subject to significant risks and uncertainties and CIB Marine's actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in forward-looking statements.


CIB MARINE BANCSHARES, INC.
Selected Unaudited Consolidated Financial Data

	At or for the
	Quarters Ended															9 Months Ended
	September 30,			June 30,			March 31,			December 31,			September 30,			September 30,			September 30,
	2023			2023			2023			2022			2022			2023			2022
	(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
Selected Statement of Operations Data:
Interest and dividend income	$	10,117		$	9,152		$	8,472		$	7,808		$	7,234		$	27,741		$	19,524
Interest expense		5,180			3,643			2,601			1,664			823			11,424			1,753
Net interest income		4,937			5,509			5,871			6,144			6,411			16,317			17,771
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses		(140	)		(246	)		159			(642	)		34			(227	)		(251	)
Net interest income after provision for
(reversal of) credit losses		5,077			5,755			5,712			6,786			6,377			16,544			18,022
Noninterest income (1)		2,368			3,298			1,410			791			1,313			7,076			4,678
Noninterest expense		7,007			7,457			6,805			6,316			6,311			21,269			18,947
Income before income taxes		438			1,596			317			1,261			1,379			2,351			3,753
Income tax expense		59			431			89			351			352			579			937
Net income	$	379		$	1,165		$	228		$	910		$	1,027		$	1,772		$	2,816

Common Share Data:
Basic net income per share (2)	$	0.28		$	0.88		$	0.17		$	0.81		$	0.78		$	1.34		$	2.16
Diluted net income per share (2)		0.21			0.64			0.13			0.59			0.57			0.98			1.57
Dividend		0.00			0.00			0.00			0.00			0.00			0.00			0.00
Tangible book value per share (3)		52.05			52.47			53.28			53.19			52.24			52.05			52.24
Book value per share (3)		50.28			50.70			51.48			51.39			49.78			50.28			49.78
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic		1,333,889			1,318,460			1,308,603			1,308,279			1,308,752			1,320,332			1,302,872
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted		1,814,716			1,815,593			1,803,218			1,796,947			1,797,721			1,811,140			1,794,941
Financial Condition Data:
Total assets	$	874,247		$	819,521		$	787,244		$	752,997		$	762,965		$	874,247		$	762,965
Loans		688,446			647,823			608,492			577,303			564,841			688,446			564,841
Allowance for credit losses on loans (4)		(8,947	)		(8,999	)		(9,193	)		(7,894	)		(8,061	)		(8,947	)		(8,061	)
Investment securities		130,476			114,661			126,001			124,421			127,954			130,476			127,954
Deposits		644,165			613,808			632,339			628,869			633,234			644,165			633,234
Borrowings		138,469			113,950			65,173			34,485			37,168			138,469			37,168
Stockholders' equity		83,313			83,876			83,615			83,503			87,228			83,313			87,228
Financial Ratios and Other Data:
Performance Ratios:
Net interest margin (5)		2.43	%		2.90	%		3.22	%		3.32	%		3.45	%		2.84	%		3.25	%
Net interest spread (6)		1.85	%		2.42	%		2.82	%		3.02	%		3.29	%		2.34	%		3.13	%
Noninterest income to average assets (7)		1.15	%		1.68	%		0.72	%		0.41	%		0.72	%		1.19	%		0.87	%
Noninterest expense to average assets		3.31	%		3.77	%		3.58	%		3.27	%		3.24	%		3.55	%		3.31	%
Efficiency ratio (8)		95.06	%		84.35	%		93.90	%		91.13	%		80.73	%		90.66	%		83.35	%
Earnings on average assets (9)		0.18	%		0.59	%		0.12	%		0.47	%		0.53	%		0.30	%		0.49	%
Earnings on average equity (10)		1.78	%		5.53	%		1.11	%		4.15	%		4.52	%		2.82	%		4.15	%
Asset Quality Ratios:
Nonaccrual loans to loans (11)		0.50	%		0.02	%		0.08	%		0.16	%		0.13	%		0.50	%		0.13	%
Nonaccrual loans, restructured loans and
loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing to total loans (4)		0.56	%		0.11	%		0.12	%		0.20	%		0.17	%		0.56	%		0.17	%
Nonperforming assets, restructured loans
and loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing to total assets (4)		0.49	%		0.13	%		0.14	%		0.20	%		0.18	%		0.49	%		0.18	%
Allowance for credit losses on loans to total loans (4)(11)		1.30	%		1.39	%		1.51	%		1.37	%		1.43	%		1.30	%		1.43	%
Allowance for credit losses on loans to nonaccrual loans,
restructured loans and loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing (4)(11)		231.01	%		1283.74	%		1262.77	%		684.06	%		852.11	%		231.01	%		852.11	%
Net charge-offs (recoveries) annualized
to average loans (11)		-0.01	%		-0.02	%		-0.02	%		-0.33	%		-0.01	%		-0.01	%		0.01	%
Capital Ratios:
Total equity to total assets		9.53	%		10.23	%		10.62	%		11.09	%		11.43	%		9.53	%		11.43	%
Total risk-based capital ratio		13.58	%		14.31	%		14.84	%		15.71	%		16.42	%		13.58	%		16.42	%
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio		10.91	%		11.54	%		11.99	%		12.78	%		13.48	%		10.91	%		13.48	%
Leverage capital ratio		8.93	%		9.43	%		9.56	%		9.73	%		10.16	%		8.93	%		10.16	%
Other Data:
Number of employees (full-time equivalent)		194			206			202			189			166			194			166
Number of banking facilities		9			10			10			10			10			9			10

(1) Noninterest income includes gains and losses on securities.
(2) Net income available to common stockholders in the calculation of earnings per share includes the difference between the carrying amount less the consideration paid for redeemed preferred stock of $0.1 million for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2022.
(3) Tangible book value per share is the stockholder equity less the carry value of the preferred stock and less the goodwill and intangible assets, divided by the total shares of common outstanding. Book value per share is the stockholder equity less the liquidation preference of the preferred stock, divided by the total shares of common outstanding. Book value measures are reported inclusive of the net deferred tax assets. As presented here, shares of common outstanding excludes unvested restricted stock awards.
(4) Allowance for credit losses on loans is allowance for loan losses in ending dates and periods prior to January 1, 2023.
(5) Net interest margin is the ratio of net interest income to average interest-earning assets.
(6) Net interest spread is the yield on average interest-earning assets less the rate on average interest-bearing liabilities.
(7) Noninterest income to average assets excludes gains and losses on securities.
(8) The efficiency ratio is noninterest expense divided by the sum of net interest income plus noninterest income, excluding gains and losses on securities.
(9) Earnings on average assets are net income divided by average total assets.
(10) Earnings on average equity are net income divided by average stockholders' equity.
(11) Excludes loans held for sale.


CIB MARINE BANCSHARES, INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)

	September 30,			June 30,			March 31,			December 31,			September 30,
	2023			2023			2023			2022			2022
	(Dollars in Thousands, Except Shares)
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$	9,203		$	14,444		$	16,490		$	19,667		$	36,454
Reverse repurchase agreements		-			-			-			-			-
Securities available for sale		128,413			112,532			123,838			122,292			125,830
Equity securities at fair value		2,063			2,129			2,163			2,129			2,124
Loans held for sale		15,011			14,726			10,848			5,057			6,471

Loans		688,446			647,823			608,492			577,303			564,841
Allowance for credit losses on loans (1)		(8,947	)		(8,999	)		(9,193	)		(7,894	)		(8,061	)
Net loans		679,499			638,824			599,299			569,409			556,780

Federal Home Loan Bank Stock		4,645			2,818			1,897			1,897			1,897
Premises and equipment, net		3,675			3,879			3,969			4,081			4,159
Accrued interest receivable		2,748			2,036			2,118			1,915			1,807
Deferred tax assets, net		16,815			16,790			16,464			16,273			16,977
Other real estate owned, net		375			375			375			375			403
Bank owned life insurance		6,204			6,160			6,119			6,076			6,040
Goodwill and other intangible assets		70			76			81			87			92
Other assets		5,526			4,732			3,583			3,739			3,931
Total Assets	$	874,247		$	819,521		$	787,244		$	752,997		$	762,965

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing demand	$	88,674		$	93,487		$	94,700		$	115,186		$	134,765
Interest-bearing demand		73,086			82,484			93,388			76,918			79,306
Savings		254,211			247,339			259,907			260,159			254,146
Time		228,194			190,498			184,344			176,606			165,017
Total deposits		644,165			613,808			632,339			628,869			633,234
Short-term borrowings		128,748			104,238			55,469			24,789			27,480
Long-term borrowings		9,721			9,712			9,704			9,696			9,688
Accrued interest payable		1,491			963			557			554			227
Other liabilities		6,809			6,924			5,560			5,586			5,108
Total liabilities		790,934			735,645			703,629			669,494			675,737

Stockholders' Equity
Preferred stock, $1 par value; 5,000,000 authorized shares at both September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022; 7% fixed rate noncumulative perpetual issued; 14,633 shares of series A and 1,610 shares of series B; convertible; $16.2 million aggregate liquidation preference		13,806			13,806			13,806			13,806			18,762
Common stock, $1 par value; 75,000,000 authorized shares; 1,348,716 and 1,323,547 issued shares; 1,334,647 and 1,309,478 outstanding shares at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. (2)		1,349			1,349			1,324			1,324			1,324
Capital surplus		181,144			181,050			180,903			180,777			180,664
Accumulated deficit		(104,443	)		(104,822	)		(105,987	)		(105,025	)		(106,081	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net		(8,009	)		(6,973	)		(5,897	)		(6,845	)		(6,907	)
Treasury stock, 14,791 shares on September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 (3)		(534	)		(534	)		(534	)		(534	)		(534	)
Total stockholders' equity		83,313			83,876			83,615			83,503			87,228
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	874,247		$	819,521		$	787,244		$	752,997		$	762,965

(1) Allowance for credit losses on loans is allowance for loan losses in ending dates and periods prior to January 1, 2023.
(2) Both issued and outstanding shares as stated here exclude 49,975 shares of unvested restricted stock awards at September 30, 2023 and 58,897 shares at December 31, 2022.
(3) Treasury stock includes 722 shares held by subsidiary bank CIBM Bank.


CIB MARINE BANCSHARES, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

	At or for the
	Quarters Ended														9 Months Ended
	September 30,			June 30,			March 31,		December 31,			September 30,			September 30,			September 30,
	2023			2023			2023		2022			2022			2023			2022
	(Dollars in thousands)

Interest Income
Loans	$	8,718		$	7,942		$	7,121	$	6,426		$	6,029		$	23,781		$	16,825
Loans held for sale		227			155			84		63			96			466			244
Securities		1,132			985			1,031		948			826			3,148			2,046
Other investments		40			70			236		371			283			346			409
Total interest income		10,117			9,152			8,472		7,808			7,234			27,741			19,524

Interest Expense
Deposits		3,918			3,076			2,364		1,452			662			9,358			1,396
Short-term borrowings		1,141			445			118		91			40			1,704			59
Long-term borrowings		121			122			119		121			121			362			298
Total interest expense		5,180			3,643			2,601		1,664			823			11,424			1,753
Net interest income		4,937			5,509			5,871		6,144			6,411			16,317			17,771
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses		(140	)		(246	)		159		(642	)		34			(227	)		(251	)
Net interest income after provision for
(reversal of) credit losses		5,077			5,755			5,712		6,786			6,377			16,544			18,022

Noninterest Income
Deposit service charges		101			76			79		82			86			256			266
Other service fees		6			11			16		15			18			33			114
Mortgage banking revenue, net		1,984			1,636			1,008		597			1,126			4,628			3,824
Other income		132			171			110		117			147			413			500
Net gains on sale of securities available for sale		0			0			0		0			0			0			0
Unrealized gains (losses) recognized on equity securities		(66	)		(34	)		34		4			(93	)		(66	)		(283	)
Net gains (loss) on sale of SBA loans		0			0			151		0			0			151			157
Net gains (losses) on sale of assets and (writedowns)		211			1,438			12		(24	)		29			1,661			100
Total noninterest income		2,368			3,298			1,410		791			1,313			7,076			4,678

Noninterest Expense
Compensation and employee benefits		4,631			5,101			4,550		4,061			4,240			14,282			12,644
Equipment		484			504			475		466			396			1,463			1,277
Occupancy and premises		490			404			438		399			390			1,332			1,220
Data Processing		245			221			199		202			205			665			542
Federal deposit insurance		123			150			87		70			58			360			161
Professional services		271			317			278		415			244			866			752
Telephone and data communication		57			56			61		66			61			174			182
Insurance		82			68			88		85			74			238			233
Other expense		624			636			629		552			643			1,889			1,936
Total noninterest expense		7,007			7,457			6,805		6,316			6,311			21,269			18,947
Income from operations
before income taxes		438			1,596			317		1,261			1,379			2,351			3,753
Income tax expense		59			431			89		351			352			579			937
Net income		379			1,165			228		910			1,027			1,772			2,816
Discount from repurchase of preferred stock		0			0			0		146			0			0			0
Net income allocated to
common stockholders	$	379		$	1,165		$	228	$	1,056		$	1,027		$	1,772		$	2,816

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:

J. Brian Chaffin, President & CEO

(217) 355-0900

brian.chaffin@cibmbank.com