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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 21, 2025

METROCITY BANKSHARES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Georgia

No. 001-39068

47-2528408

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

5114 Buford Highway
Doraville, Georgia

30340

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(770) 455-4989

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240-13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each Exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

MCBS

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company    

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. 

Item 2.02    Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On January 21, 2025, MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its results of operations and financial condition for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2024. A copy of the press release covering such announcement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information furnished in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing or document.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)         Exhibits

Exhibit No.

Description

99.1

MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. Earnings Press Release dated January 21, 2025

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

METROCITY BANKSHARES, INC.

Date: January 21, 2025

By:

/s/ Lucas Stewart

Lucas Stewart

Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 99.1

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

METROCITY BANKSHARES, INC. REPORTS EARNINGS FOR FOURTH QUARTER AND YEAR ENDED 2024

ATLANTA, GA (January 21, 2025) – MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. (“MetroCity” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: MCBS), holding company for Metro City Bank (the “Bank”), today reported net income of $16.2 million, or $0.63 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to $16.7 million, or $0.65 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2024, and $11.3 million, or $0.44 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2023. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company reported net income of $64.5 million, or $2.52 per diluted share, compared to $51.6 million, or $2.02 per diluted share, for the same period in 2023.

Fourth Quarter 2024 Highlights:

Annualized return on average assets was 1.82%, compared to 1.86% for the third quarter of 2024 and 1.29% for the fourth quarter of 2023.
Annualized return on average equity was 15.84%, compared to 16.26% for the third quarter of 2024 and 11.71% for the fourth quarter of 2023. Excluding average accumulated other comprehensive income, our return on average equity was 16.28% for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to 17.25% for the third quarter of 2024 and 12.69% for the fourth quarter of 2023.
Efficiency ratio of 40.5%, compared to 37.0% for the third quarter of 2024 and 45.1% for the fourth quarter of 2023.
Net interest margin was 3.57%, compared to 3.58% for the third quarter of 2024 and 3.17% for the fourth quarter of 2023
Loans held for investment increased by $70.1 million, or 2.3%, to $3.16 billion from the previous quarter.

Full Year 2024 Highlights:

Return on average assets was 1.81%, compared to 1.50% for 2023.
Return on average equity was 16.16%, compared to 14.10% for 2023. Excluding average accumulated other comprehensive income, our return on average equity was 16.71% for 2024, compared to 15.00% for 2023.
Efficiency ratio of 37.8% for 2024, compared to 39.9% for 2023.
Net interest margin increased by 38 basis points to 3.51% from 3.13% for 2023.
Total assets increased by $91.2 million, or 2.6%, to $3.59 billion from $3.50 billion at December 31, 2023.

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Results of Operations

Net Income

Net income was $16.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2024, a decrease of $466,000, or 2.8%, from $16.7 million for the third quarter of 2024. This decrease was primarily due to decrease in noninterest income of $1.3 million, an increase in noninterest expense of $666,000 and a decrease in net interest income of $229,000, offset by a decrease in income tax expense of $1.3 million and a decrease in provision for credit losses of $380,000. Net income increased by $4.9 million, or 43.1%, in the fourth quarter of 2024 compared to net income of $11.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2023. This increase was due to an increase in net interest income of $3.9 million, an increase in noninterest income of $609,000, a decrease in provision for credit losses of $580,000 and a decrease in income tax expense of $172,000, offset by an increase in noninterest expense of $411,000.

Net income was $64.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, an increase of $12.9 million, or 25.0%, from $51.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. This increase was due to an increase in net interest income of $16.7 million and an increase in noninterest income of $4.9 million, offset by an increase in noninterest expense of $5.7 million, an increase in income tax expense of $2.5 million and an increase in provision for credit losses of $531,000.

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

Interest income totaled $52.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2024, a decrease of $1.2 million, or 2.3%, from the previous quarter, primarily due to a $40.3 million decrease in the average total investments balance, a 22 basis points decrease in the total investments yield and a 12 basis points decrease in the loan yield, offset by a $22.0 million increase in average loan balances. As compared to the fourth quarter of 2023, interest income for the fourth quarter of 2024 increased by $1.9 million, or 3.8%, primarily due to a 20 basis points increase in the loan yield coupled with a $61.9 million increase in average loan balances.

 

Interest expense totaled $22.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2024, a decrease of $990,000, or 4.2%, from the previous quarter, primarily due to a 16 basis points decrease in deposit costs coupled with a $10.2 million decrease in the average deposit balances. As compared to the fourth quarter of 2023, interest expense for the fourth quarter of 2024 decreased by $2.0 million or 8.1%, primarily due to a 50 basis points decrease in deposit costs coupled with a $27.0 million decrease in average deposit balances, offset by a 58 basis points increase in borrowing costs and a $60.3 million increase in the average borrowing balance. The Company currently has interest rate derivative agreements totaling $850.0 million that are designated as cash flow hedges of our deposit accounts indexed to the Effective Federal Funds Rate (currently 4.33%). The weighted average pay rate for these interest rate derivatives is 2.29%. During the fourth quarter of 2024, we recorded a credit to interest expense of $5.1 million from the benefit received on these interest rate derivatives compared to a benefit of $6.4 million and $3.1 million recorded during the third quarter of 2024 and the fourth quarter of 2023, respectively.

The net interest margin for the fourth quarter of 2024 was 3.57% compared to 3.58% for the previous quarter, a decrease of one basis point. The yield on average interest-earning assets for the fourth quarter of 2024 decreased by 11 basis points to 6.25% from 6.36% for the previous quarter, while the cost of average interest-bearing liabilities for the fourth quarter of 2024 decreased by 14 basis points to 3.55% from 3.69% for the previous quarter. Average earning assets decreased by $18.3 million from the previous quarter, due to a decrease in average total investments of $40.3 million, offset by an increase of $22.0 million in average loan balances. Average interest-bearing liabilities decreased by $10.9 million from the previous quarter as average interest-bearing deposits decreased by $10.2 million and average borrowings decreased slightly by $677,000.

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As compared to the same period in 2023, the net interest margin for the fourth quarter of 2024 increased by 40 basis points to 3.57% from 3.17%, primarily due to an 11 basis points increase in the yield on average interest-earning assets of $3.35 billion and a 36 basis points decrease in the cost of average interest-bearing liabilities of $2.52 billion. Average earning assets for the fourth quarter of 2024 increased by $76.1 million from the fourth quarter of 2023, due to a $61.9 million increase in average loans and a $14.3 million increase in average total investments. Average interest-bearing liabilities for the fourth quarter of 2024 increased by $33.3 million from the fourth quarter of 2023, driven by the increase in average borrowings of $60.3 million, offset by a $27.0 decrease in average interest-bearing deposits.  

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income for the fourth quarter of 2024 was $5.3 million, a decrease of $1.3 million, or 19.6%, from the third quarter of 2024, primarily due to lower gains on sale from Small Business Administration (“SBA”) and residential mortgage loans, servicing income from SBA loans, mortgage loan fees from lower volume and other income from unrealized losses recognized on our equity securities, offset by higher servicing income from mortgage loans. SBA loan sales totaled $19.2 million (sales premium of 6.25%) during the fourth quarter of 2024 compared to $28.9 million (sales premium of 6.67%) during the third quarter of 2024. Mortgage loan originations totaled $103.3 million during the fourth quarter 2024 compared to $122.4 million during the third quarter of 2024. No mortgage loans were sold during the fourth quarter of 2024 compared to $54.2 million of mortgage loan sales (average sales premium of 1.03%) during the third quarter of 2024. During the fourth quarter of 2024, we recorded a $31,000 fair value adjustment charge on our SBA servicing asset compared to a fair value gain of $202,000 during the third quarter of 2024. We also recorded a $232,000 fair value impairment recovery on our mortgage servicing asset during the fourth quarter of 2024 compared to a $252,000 fair value impairment charge recorded during the third quarter of 2024.

Compared to the same period in 2023, noninterest income for the fourth quarter of 2024 increased by $609,000, or 12.9%, primarily due to higher gains on sale of SBA loans and servicing income from our mortgage loans, offset by decreases in mortgage loan fees from lower volume and servicing income from SBA loans, as well as lower other income from unrealized losses recognized on our equity securities. During the fourth quarter of 2023, we recorded a $147,000 fair value gain on our SBA servicing asset.

Noninterest income for the year ended December 31, 2024 totaled $23.1 million, an increase of $4.9 million, or 26.7%, from the year ended December 31, 2023, primarily due to higher mortgage loan fees from higher volume, as well as higher gains on sale and servicing income from mortgage loans, offset by decreases in gains on sale and servicing income of SBA loans.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense for the fourth quarter of 2024 totaled $14.3 million, an increase of $666,000, or 4.9%, from $13.7 million for the third quarter of 2024. This increase was primarily attributable to the increase in salary and employee benefits which included higher commissions from higher loan volume and higher employee salaries, 401k match and FICA taxes, partially offset by lower other real estate owned expenses. Compared to the fourth quarter of 2023, noninterest expense during the fourth quarter of 2024 increased by $411,000, or 3.0%, primarily due to higher salary and employee benefits, occupancy expense, data processing expense, security expense and loan related expenses, offset by lower FDIC insurance premiums and professional fees.

Noninterest expense for the year ended December 31, 2024 totaled $53.4 million, an increase of $5.7 million, or 11.8%, from $47.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. This increase was primarily

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attributable to increases in salaries and employee benefits due to the increase in the number of full time equivalent employees during 2024, higher commissions from higher loan volume and higher employee insurance and stock based compensation. We also recognized higher expenses related to depreciation, rent, data processing, security, audit and accounting services, other real estate owned and FDIC insurance premiums. These expense increases were partially offset by lower loan related expenses and legal fees.

The Company’s efficiency ratio was 40.5% for the fourth quarter of 2024 compared to 37.0% and 45.1% for the third quarter of 2024 and fourth quarter of 2023, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the efficiency ratio was 37.8 % compared to 39.9% for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Income Tax Expense

The Company’s effective tax rate for the fourth quarter of 2024 was 22.1%, compared to 26.3% for the third quarter of 2024 and 29.7% for the fourth quarter of 2023. The Company’s effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2024 was 26.1% compared to 28.3% for the year ended December 31, 2023. The decrease in the effective tax rate during the fourth quarter of 2024 was due to a tax provision to tax return adjustment recorded for our 2023 state tax returns filed during the third and fourth quarter of 2024.

Balance Sheet

Total Assets

Total assets were $3.59 billion at December 31, 2024, an increase of $24.8 million, or 0.7%, from $3.57 billion at September 30, 2024, and an increase of $91.2 million, or 2.6%, from $3.50 billion at December 31, 2023. The $24.8 million increase in total assets at December 31, 2024 compared to September 30, 2024 was primarily due to increases in loans held for investment of $70.1 million and interest rate derivatives of $2.9 million, partially offset by decreases in cash and due from banks of $42.4 million and loans held for sale of $4.6 million. The $91.2 million increase in total assets at December 31, 2024 compared to December 31, 2023 was primarily due to increases in cash and due from banks of $94.2 million, loans held for investment of $15.8 million, federal funds sold of $10.9 million, Federal Home Loan Bank stock of $2.4 million and bank owned life insurance of $2.3 million, partially offset by decreases in loans held for sale of $22.3 million and interest rate derivatives of $10.0 million.  

Our investment securities portfolio made up only 0.77% of our total assets at December 31, 2024 compared to 0.81% and 0.82% at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

Loans

Loans held for investment were $3.16 billion at December 31, 2024, an increase of $70.1 million, or 2.3%, compared to $3.09 billion at September 30, 2024, and an increase of $15.8 million, or 0.5%, compared to $3.14 billion at December 31, 2023. The increase in loans at December 31, 2024 compared to September 30, 2024 was due to a $27.0 million increase in residential mortgage loans, a $23.1 million increase in commercial real estate loans, a $14.6 million increase in commercial and industrial loans and a $5.0 million increase in construction and development loans. Loans classified as held for sale totaled $4.6 million and $22.3 million at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. There were no loans classified as held for sale at December 31, 2024.

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Deposits

Total deposits were $2.74 billion at December 31, 2024, an increase of $13.7 million, or 0.5%, compared to total deposits of $2.72 billion at September 30, 2024, and an increase of $5.9 million, or 0.2%, compared to total deposits of $2.73 billion at December 31, 2023. The increase in total deposits at December 31, 2024 compared to September 30, 2024 was due to a $58.4 million increase in interest-bearing demand deposits and a  $6.6 million increase in money market accounts (includes $38.6 million decrease in brokered money market accounts), offset by a $35.0 million decrease in time deposits and a $16.2 million decrease in noninterest-bearing demand deposits.

Noninterest-bearing deposits were $536.3 million at December 31, 2024, compared to $552.5 million at September 30, 2024 and $512.0 million at December 31, 2023. Noninterest-bearing deposits constituted 19.6% of total deposits at December 31, 2024, compared to 20.3% at September 30, 2024 and 18.7% at December 31, 2023. Interest-bearing deposits were $2.20 billion at December 31, 2024, compared to $2.17 billion at September 30, 2024 and $2.22 billion at December 31, 2023. Interest-bearing deposits constituted 80.4 % of total deposits at December 31, 2024, compared to 79.7% at September 30, 2024 and 81.3% at December 31, 2023.

Uninsured deposits were 24.1% of total deposits at December 31, 2024, compared to 23.6% and 26.5% at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. As of December 31, 2024, we had $1.29 billion of available borrowing capacity at the Federal Home Loan Bank ($692.6 million), Federal Reserve Discount Window ($551.6 million) and various other financial institutions (fed fund lines totaling $47.5 million).

Asset Quality

The Company recorded a provision for credit losses of $202,000 during the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to provision for credit losses of $582,000 and $782,000 recorded during the third quarter of 2024 and fourth quarter of 2023, respectively. The provision expense recorded during the fourth quarter of 2024 was primarily due to the increase in reserves allocated to our individually analyzed loans, as well as the increase in general reserves allocated to our commercial and industrial loan portfolio. Annualized net charge-offs to average loans for the fourth quarter of 2024 was 0.01%, compared to net charge-offs of 0.00% for the third quarter of 2024 and 0.04% for the fourth quarter of 2023. Net charge-offs to average loans for the year ended December 31, 2024 was 0.00% compared to 0.02% for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Nonperforming assets totaled $18.4 million, or 0.51% of total assets, at December 31, 2024, an increase of $2.6 million from $15.8 million, or 0.44% of total assets, at September 30, 2024, and an increase of $2.3 million from $16.1 million, or 0.46% of total assets, at December 31, 2023. The increase in nonperforming assets at December 31, 2024 compared to September 30, 2024 was due to a $3.7 million increase in nonaccrual loans offset by a $1.1 million decrease in other real estate owned.  

Allowance for credit losses as a percentage of total loans was 0.59% at December 31, 2024, compared to 0.60% at September 30, 2024 and 0.57% at December 31, 2023. Allowance for credit losses as a percentage of nonperforming loans was 104.08% at December 31, 2024, compared to 129.85% and 123.36% at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

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About MetroCity Bankshares, Inc.

MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. is a Georgia corporation and a registered bank holding company for its wholly-owned banking subsidiary, Metro City Bank, which is headquartered in the Atlanta, Georgia metropolitan area. Founded in 2006, Metro City Bank currently operates 20 full-service branch locations in multi-ethnic communities in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, New York, New Jersey, Texas and Virginia. To learn more about Metro City Bank, visit www.metrocitybank.bank.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release regarding future events and our expectations and beliefs about our future financial performance and financial condition, as well as trends in our business and markets, constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of, and subject to the protections of, 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 are not historical in nature and may be identified by references to a future period or periods by the use of the words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” “project,” “outlook,” or words of similar meaning, or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” or “may.” The forward-looking statements in this press release should not be relied on because they are based on current information and on assumptions that we make about future events and circumstances that are subject to a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that are often difficult to predict and beyond our control. As a result of those risks and uncertainties, and other factors, our actual financial results in the future could differ, possibly materially, from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this press release and could cause us to make changes to our future plans. Factors that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to: the impact of current and future economic conditions, particularly those affecting the financial services industry, including the effects of declines in the real estate market, high unemployment rates, inflationary pressures, changes in interest rates and slowdowns in economic growth, as well as the financial stress on borrowers as a result of the foregoing; potential impacts of adverse developments in the banking industry highlighted by high-profile bank failures, including impacts on customer confidence, deposit outflows, liquidity and the regulatory response thereto; risks arising from media coverage of the banking industry; risks arising from perceived instability in the banking sector; changes in the interest rate environment, including changes to the federal funds rate, which could have an adverse effect on the Company’s profitability; changes in prices, values and sales volumes of residential and commercial real estate; developments in our mortgage banking business, including loan modifications, general demand, and the effects of judicial or regulatory requirements or guidance; competition in our markets that may result in increased funding costs or reduced earning assets yields, thus reducing margins and net interest income; legislation or regulatory changes which could adversely affect the ability of the consolidated Company to conduct business combinations or new operations; changes in tax laws; significant turbulence or a disruption in the capital or financial markets and the effect of a fall in stock market prices on our investment securities; the effects of war or other conflicts including the impacts related to or resulting from Russia’s military action in Ukraine or the conflict in Israel and the surrounding region; and adverse results from current or future litigation, regulatory examinations or other legal and/or regulatory actions, including as a result of the Company’s participation in and execution of government programs. Therefore, the Company can give no assurance that the results contemplated in the forward-looking statements will be realized. Additional information regarding these and other risks and uncertainties to which our business and future financial performance are subject is contained in the sections titled “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and in other documents that we file with the SEC from time to time, which are available on the SEC’s website, http://www.sec.gov. In addition, our actual financial results in the future may differ from those currently expected due to additional risks and uncertainties of which we are not currently aware or which we do not

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currently view as, but in the future may become, material to our business or operating results. Due to these and other possible uncertainties and risks, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this press release or to make predictions based solely on historical financial performance. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and we do not undertake any obligation to update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by law. All forward-looking statements, express or implied, included in this press release are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.

Contacts

Farid Tan

Lucas Stewart

President

Chief Financial Officer

770-455-4978

678-580-6414

faridtan@metrocitybank.bank

lucasstewart@metrocitybank.bank

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METROCITY BANKSHARES, INC.

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

As of and for the Three Months Ended

As of and for the Year Ended

 

    

December 31, 

    

September 30, 

    

June 30, 

    

March 31, 

    

December 31, 

    

December 31, 

    

December 31, 

 

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

2024

2024

2024

2024

2023

2024

2023

 

Selected income statement data:  

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

Interest income

$

52,614

$

53,833

$

54,108

$

52,358

$

50,671

$

212,913

$

192,827

Interest expense

 

22,554

 

23,544

 

23,396

 

25,273

 

24,549

 

94,767

 

91,348

Net interest income

 

30,060

 

30,289

 

30,712

 

27,085

 

26,122

 

118,146

 

101,479

Provision for credit losses

 

202

 

582

 

(128)

 

(140)

 

782

 

516

 

(15)

Noninterest income

 

5,321

 

6,615

 

5,559

 

5,568

 

4,712

 

23,063

 

18,204

Noninterest expense

 

14,326

 

13,660

 

13,032

 

12,361

 

13,915

 

53,379

 

47,726

Income tax expense

 

4,618

 

5,961

 

6,430

 

5,801

 

4,790

 

22,810

 

20,359

Net income

 

16,235

 

16,701

 

16,937

 

14,631

 

11,347

 

64,504

 

51,613

Per share data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic income per share

$

0.64

$

0.66

$

0.67

$

0.58

$

0.45

$

2.55

$

2.05

Diluted income per share

$

0.63

$

0.65

$

0.66

$

0.57

$

0.44

$

2.52

$

2.02

Dividends per share

$

0.23

$

0.20

$

0.20

$

0.20

$

0.18

$

0.83

$

0.72

Book value per share (at period end)

$

16.59

$

16.07

$

16.08

$

15.73

$

15.14

$

16.59

$

15.14

Shares of common stock outstanding

 

25,402,782

 

25,331,916

 

25,331,916

 

25,205,506

 

25,205,506

 

25,402,782

 

25,205,506

Weighted average diluted shares

 

25,659,483

 

25,674,858

 

25,568,333

 

25,548,089

 

25,543,861

 

25,582,121

 

25,518,516

Performance ratios:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on average assets

1.82

%  

1.86

%  

1.89

%  

1.65

%  

1.29

%  

 

1.81

%  

 

1.50

%

Return on average equity

 

15.84

 

16.26

 

17.10

 

15.41

 

11.71

 

16.16

 

14.10

Dividend payout ratio

 

36.18

 

30.58

 

30.03

 

34.77

 

40.36

 

32.80

 

35.43

Yield on total loans

 

6.31

 

6.43

 

6.46

 

6.34

 

6.11

 

6.38

 

5.97

Yield on average earning assets

 

6.25

 

6.36

 

6.45

 

6.27

 

6.14

 

6.33

 

5.94

Cost of average interest bearing liabilities

 

3.55

 

3.69

 

3.68

 

3.94

 

3.91

 

3.72

 

3.73

Cost of deposits

 

3.45

 

3.61

 

3.63

 

3.97

 

3.95

 

3.67

 

3.85

Net interest margin

 

3.57

 

3.58

 

3.66

 

3.24

 

3.17

 

3.51

 

3.13

Efficiency ratio(1)

 

40.49

 

37.01

 

35.93

 

37.86

 

45.13

 

37.80

 

39.88

Asset quality data (at period end):  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net charge-offs/(recoveries) to average loans held for investment

 

0.01

%  

 

0.00

%  

 

(0.01)

%  

 

(0.00)

%  

 

0.04

%  

 

0.00

%  

 

0.02

%

Nonperforming assets to gross loans held for investment and OREO

 

0.58

 

0.51

 

0.47

 

0.47

 

0.51

 

0.58

 

0.51

ACL to nonperforming loans

 

104.08

 

129.85

 

138.11

 

135.23

 

123.36

 

104.08

 

123.36

ACL to loans held for investment

 

0.59

 

0.60

 

0.58

 

0.58

 

0.57

 

0.59

 

0.57

Balance sheet and capital ratios:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross loans held for investment to deposits

 

115.66

%  

 

113.67

%  

 

112.85

%  

 

111.03

%  

 

115.38

%  

 

115.66

%  

 

115.38

%

Noninterest bearing deposits to deposits

 

19.60

 

20.29

 

20.54

 

19.43

 

18.75

 

19.60

 

18.75

Investment securities to assets

0.77

0.81

0.78

0.78

0.82

0.77

0.82

Common equity to assets

 

11.72

 

11.41

 

11.26

 

10.87

 

10.89

 

11.72

 

10.89

Leverage ratio

 

11.42

 

11.12

 

10.75

 

10.27

 

10.20

 

11.42

 

10.20

Common equity tier 1 ratio

 

19.17

 

19.08

 

18.25

 

16.96

 

16.73

 

19.17

 

16.73

Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio

 

19.17

 

19.08

 

18.25

 

16.96

 

16.73

 

19.17

 

16.73

Total risk-based capital ratio

 

20.05

 

19.98

 

19.12

 

17.81

 

17.60

 

20.05

 

17.60

Mortgage and SBA loan data:  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage loans serviced for others

$

527,039

$

556,442

$

529,823

$

443,905

$

443,072

$

527,039

$

443,072

Mortgage loan production

 

103,250

 

122,355

 

94,056

 

94,016

 

128,931

 

413,677

 

336,987

Mortgage loan sales

 

 

54,193

 

111,424

 

21,873

 

 

187,490

 

SBA/USDA loans serviced for others

 

479,669

 

487,359

 

486,051

 

516,425

 

508,000

 

479,669

 

508,000

SBA loan production

 

35,730

 

35,839

 

8,297

 

10,949

 

27,529

 

90,815

 

88,090

SBA loan sales

 

19,236

 

28,858

 

 

24,065

 

 

72,159

 

71,925


(1)

Represents noninterest expense divided by the sum of net interest income plus noninterest income.

8


METROCITY BANKSHARES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)

As of the Quarter Ended

December 31, 

September 30, 

June 30, 

March 31, 

December 31, 

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

    

2024

    

2024

    

2024

    

2024

    

2023

ASSETS

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Cash and due from banks

$

236,338

$

278,752

$

325,026

$

254,331

$

142,152

Federal funds sold

 

13,537

 

12,462

 

2,833

 

4,505

 

2,653

Cash and cash equivalents

 

249,875

 

291,214

 

327,859

 

258,836

 

144,805

Equity securities

10,300

10,568

10,276

10,288

10,335

Securities available for sale (at fair value)

 

17,391

 

18,206

 

17,825

 

18,057

 

18,493

Loans held for investment

 

3,157,935

 

3,087,826

 

3,090,498

 

3,115,871

 

3,142,105

Allowance for credit losses

 

(18,744)

 

(18,589)

 

(17,960)

 

(17,982)

 

(18,112)

Loans less allowance for credit losses

 

3,139,191

 

3,069,237

 

3,072,538

 

3,097,889

 

3,123,993

Loans held for sale

 

 

4,598

 

 

72,610

 

22,267

Accrued interest receivable

 

15,858

 

15,667

 

15,286

 

15,686

 

15,125

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

 

20,251

 

20,251

 

20,251

 

19,063

 

17,846

Premises and equipment, net

 

18,276

 

18,158

 

18,160

 

18,081

 

18,132

Operating lease right-of-use asset

 

7,850

 

7,171

 

7,599

 

8,030

 

8,472

Foreclosed real estate, net

 

427

 

1,515

 

1,452

 

1,452

 

1,466

SBA servicing asset, net

 

7,274

 

7,309

 

7,108

 

7,611

 

7,251

Mortgage servicing asset, net

 

1,409

 

1,296

 

1,454

 

937

 

1,273

Bank owned life insurance

 

73,285

 

72,670

 

72,061

 

71,492

 

70,957

Interest rate derivatives

21,790

18,895

36,196

38,682

31,781

Other assets

10,868

12,451

7,305

8,505

10,627

Total assets

$

3,594,045

$

3,569,206

$

3,615,370

$

3,647,219

$

3,502,823

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest-bearing deposits

$

536,276

$

552,472

$

564,076

$

546,760

$

512,045

Interest-bearing deposits

 

2,200,522

 

2,170,648

 

2,181,784

 

2,267,098

 

2,218,891

Total deposits

 

2,736,798

 

2,723,120

 

2,745,860

 

2,813,858

 

2,730,936

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

 

375,000

 

375,000

 

375,000

 

350,000

 

325,000

Operating lease liability

 

7,940

 

7,295

 

7,743

 

8,189

 

8,651

Accrued interest payable

 

3,498

 

3,593

 

3,482

 

3,059

 

4,133

Other liabilities

 

49,456

 

53,013

 

76,057

 

75,509

 

52,586

Total liabilities

$

3,172,692

$

3,162,021

$

3,208,142

$

3,250,615

$

3,121,306

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

254

 

253

 

253

 

252

 

252

Additional paid-in capital

 

49,216

 

47,481

 

46,644

 

46,105

 

45,699

Retained earnings

 

358,704

 

348,343

 

336,749

 

324,900

 

315,356

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

13,179

 

11,108

 

23,582

 

25,347

 

20,210

Total shareholders' equity

 

421,353

 

407,185

 

407,228

 

396,604

 

381,517

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

3,594,045

$

3,569,206

$

3,615,370

$

3,647,219

$

3,502,823

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METROCITY BANKSHARES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)

Three Months Ended

Year Ended

    

December 31, 

    

September 30, 

    

June 30, 

    

March 31, 

    

December 31, 

    

December 31, 

    

December 31, 

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

2024

2024

2024

2024

2023

2024

2023

Interest and dividend income:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Loans, including fees

$

49,790

$

50,336

$

50,527

$

50,117

$

47,367

$

200,770

$

181,883

Other investment income

 

2,663

 

3,417

 

3,547

 

2,211

 

3,267

 

11,838

 

10,767

Federal funds sold

 

161

 

80

 

34

 

30

 

37

 

305

 

177

Total interest income

 

52,614

 

53,833

 

54,108

 

52,358

 

50,671

 

212,913

 

192,827

Interest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

  

Deposits

 

18,618

 

19,602

 

19,735

 

22,105

 

21,691

 

80,060

 

80,607

FHLB advances and other borrowings

 

3,936

 

3,942

 

3,661

 

3,168

 

2,858

 

14,707

 

10,741

Total interest expense

 

22,554

 

23,544

 

23,396

 

25,273

 

24,549

 

94,767

 

91,348

Net interest income

 

30,060

 

30,289

 

30,712

 

27,085

 

26,122

 

118,146

 

101,479

Provision for credit losses

 

202

 

582

 

(128)

 

(140)

 

782

 

516

 

(15)

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

 

29,858

 

29,707

 

30,840

 

27,225

 

25,340

 

117,630

 

101,494

Noninterest income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

  

Service charges on deposit accounts

 

563

 

531

 

532

 

447

 

515

 

2,073

 

1,918

Other service charges, commissions and fees

 

1,748

 

1,915

 

1,573

 

1,612

 

2,039

 

6,848

 

5,657

Gain on sale of residential mortgage loans

 

 

526

 

1,177

 

222

 

 

1,914

 

Mortgage servicing income, net

 

690

 

422

 

1,107

 

229

 

39

 

2,448

 

(193)

Gain on sale of SBA loans

 

811

 

1,083

 

 

1,051

 

 

2,945

 

3,299

SBA servicing income, net

 

956

 

1,231

 

560

 

1,496

 

1,324

 

4,243

 

4,796

Other income

 

553

 

907

 

610

 

511

 

795

 

2,592

 

2,727

Total noninterest income

 

5,321

 

6,615

 

5,559

 

5,568

 

4,712

 

23,063

 

18,204

Noninterest expense:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Salaries and employee benefits

 

9,277

 

8,512

 

8,048

 

7,370

 

8,971

 

33,207

 

29,304

Occupancy

 

1,406

 

1,430

 

1,334

 

1,354

 

1,368

 

5,524

 

4,893

Data Processing

 

335

 

311

 

353

 

294

 

301

 

1,293

 

1,229

Advertising

 

160

 

145

 

157

 

172

 

160

 

634

 

614

Other expenses

 

3,148

 

3,262

 

3,140

 

3,171

 

3,115

 

12,721

 

11,686

Total noninterest expense

 

14,326

 

13,660

 

13,032

 

12,361

 

13,915

 

53,379

 

47,726

Income before provision for income taxes

 

20,853

 

22,662

 

23,367

 

20,432

 

16,137

 

87,314

 

71,972

Provision for income taxes

 

4,618

 

5,961

 

6,430

 

5,801

 

4,790

 

22,810

 

20,359

Net income available to common shareholders

$

16,235

$

16,701

$

16,937

$

14,631

$

11,347

$

64,504

$

51,613

10


METROCITY BANKSHARES, INC.

QTD AVERAGE BALANCES AND YIELDS/RATES

Three Months Ended

 

December 31, 2024

September 30, 2024

December 31, 2023

 

Average

Interest and

Yield /

Average

Interest and

Yield /

Average

Interest and

Yield /

(Dollars in thousands)

    

Balance

    

Fees

    

Rate

    

Balance

    

Fees

    

Rate

    

Balance

    

Fees

    

Rate

 

Earning Assets:

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

 

Federal funds sold and other investments(1)

$

180,628

$

2,560

5.64

%  

$

220,826

$

3,308

5.96

%  

$

165,877

$

2,938

7.03

%  

Investment securities

 

31,208

264

3.37

 

31,309

189

2.40

 

31,685

 

366

4.58

Total investments

 

211,836

2,824

5.30

 

252,135

3,497

5.52

 

197,562

 

3,304

 

6.64

Construction and development

 

17,974

384

8.50

 

14,170

302

8.48

 

18,002

344

7.58

Commercial real estate

 

757,937

16,481

8.65

 

740,720

17,132

9.20

 

664,570

14,934

8.92

Commercial and industrial

 

73,468

1,703

9.22

 

64,584

1,593

9.81

 

59,465

1,473

9.83

Residential real estate

 

2,287,731

31,172

5.42

 

2,295,573

31,267

5.42

 

2,333,247

30,577

5.20

Consumer and other

 

282

50

70.54

 

394

42

42.41

 

258

39

59.97

Gross loans(2)

 

3,137,392

 

49,790

 

6.31

 

3,115,441

 

50,336

 

6.43

 

3,075,542

 

47,367

 

6.11

Total earning assets

 

3,349,228

 

52,614

 

6.25

 

3,367,576

 

53,833

 

6.36

 

3,273,104

 

50,671

 

6.14

Noninterest-earning assets

 

192,088

 

207,093

 

 

223,630

 

 

Total assets

 

3,541,316

 

3,574,669

 

 

3,496,734

 

 

Interest-bearing liabilities:  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

 

NOW and savings deposits

 

133,728

685

2.04

 

119,759

770

2.56

 

133,765

396

1.17

Money market deposits

 

991,207

6,347

2.55

 

982,517

6,156

2.49

 

1,051,797

10,609

4.00

Time deposits

 

1,025,049

11,586

4.50

 

1,057,956

12,676

4.77

 

991,416

10,686

4.28

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

2,149,984

 

18,618

 

3.45

 

2,160,232

 

19,602

 

3.61

 

2,176,978

 

21,691

 

3.95

Borrowings

 

375,000

3,936

4.18

 

375,677

3,942

4.17

 

314,682

2,858

3.60

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

2,524,984

 

22,554

 

3.55

 

2,535,909

 

23,544

 

3.69

 

2,491,660

 

24,549

 

3.91

Noninterest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

Noninterest-bearing deposits

 

533,931

 

 

542,939

 

 

530,935

 

 

Other noninterest-bearing liabilities

 

74,696

 

 

87,156

 

 

89,615

 

 

Total noninterest-bearing liabilities

 

608,627

 

 

630,095

 

 

620,550

 

 

Shareholders' equity

 

407,705

 

 

408,665

 

 

384,524

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

3,541,316

$

3,574,669

$

3,496,734

 

 

Net interest income

$

30,060

 

$

30,289

 

  

$

26,122

 

Net interest spread

 

 

2.70

 

 

2.67

 

  

 

  

 

2.23

Net interest margin

 

 

3.57

 

 

3.58

 

  

 

  

 

3.17


(1)

Includes income and average balances for term federal funds sold, interest-earning cash accounts and other miscellaneous interest-earning assets.

(2)

Average loan balances include nonaccrual loans and loans held for sale.

11


METROCITY BANKSHARES, INC.

YTD AVERAGE BALANCES AND YIELDS/RATES

Year Ended

 

December 31, 2024

December 31, 2023

 

    

Average

    

Interest and

    

Yield /

    

Average

    

Interest and

    

Yield /

 

(Dollars in thousands)

Balance

Fees

Rate

Balance

Fees

Rate

 

Earning Assets:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

Federal funds sold and other investments(1)

$

185,696

$

11,289

6.08

%  

$

167,024

$

9,995

5.98

%

Investment securities

 

31,373

854

2.72

 

32,330

949

2.94

Total investments

 

217,069

12,143

5.59

 

199,354

10,944

5.49

Construction and development

 

17,148

1,511

8.81

 

31,955

1,864

5.83

Commercial real estate

 

738,200

66,751

9.04

 

659,432

57,710

8.75

Commercial and industrial

 

67,964

6,597

9.71

 

54,100

5,110

9.45

Residential real estate

 

2,321,075

125,737

5.42

 

2,299,246

117,071

5.09

Consumer and other

 

304

174

57.24

 

195

128

65.64

Gross loans(2)

 

3,144,691

 

200,770

 

6.38

 

3,044,928

 

181,883

 

5.97

Total earning assets

 

3,361,760

 

212,913

 

6.33

 

3,244,282

 

192,827

 

5.94

Noninterest-earning assets

 

209,058

 

 

198,938

 

Total assets

 

3,570,818

 

 

3,443,220

 

Interest-bearing liabilities:

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

NOW and savings deposits

 

138,827

3,537

2.55

 

146,543

2,264

1.54

Money market deposits

 

1,012,309

28,331

2.80

 

1,006,360

42,347

4.21

Time deposits

 

1,031,942

48,192

4.67

 

940,911

35,996

3.83

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

2,183,078

 

80,060

 

3.67

 

2,093,814

 

80,607

 

3.85

Borrowings

 

365,990

14,707

4.02

 

353,149

10,741

3.04

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

2,549,068

 

94,767

 

3.72

 

2,446,963

 

91,348

 

3.73

Noninterest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

Noninterest-bearing deposits

 

536,084

 

 

 

555,840

 

 

Other noninterest-bearing liabilities

 

86,496

 

 

 

74,254

 

 

Total noninterest-bearing liabilities

 

622,580

 

 

 

630,094

 

 

Shareholders' equity

 

399,170

 

 

 

366,163

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

3,570,818

$

3,443,220

Net interest income

 

$

118,146

 

$

101,479

Net interest spread

 

 

2.61

 

 

2.21

Net interest margin

 

 

3.51

 

 

3.13

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METROCITY BANKSHARES, INC.

LOAN DATA

As of the Quarter Ended

 

December 31, 2024

September 30, 2024

June 30, 2024

March 31, 2024

December 31, 2023

 

    

    

% of

    

    

% of

    

    

% of

    

    

% of

    

    

% of

 

(Dollars in thousands)

Amount

Total

Amount

Total

Amount

Total

Amount

Total

Amount

Total

 

Construction and development

$

21,569

0.7

%  

$

16,539

0.5

%  

$

13,564

0.4

%  

$

27,762

0.9

%  

$

23,262

0.7

%

Commercial real estate

 

762,033

24.1

 

738,929

23.9

 

733,845

23.7

 

724,263

23.2

 

711,177

22.6

Commercial and industrial

 

78,220

2.5

 

63,606

2.1

 

68,300

2.2

 

68,560

2.2

 

65,904

2.1

Residential real estate

 

2,303,234

72.7

 

2,276,210

73.5

 

2,282,630

73.7

 

2,303,400

73.7

 

2,350,299

74.6

Consumer and other

 

260

 

215

 

230

 

247

 

319

Gross loans held for investment

$

3,165,316

 

100.0

%  

$

3,095,499

 

100.0

%  

$

3,098,569

 

100.0

%  

$

3,124,232

 

100.0

%  

$

3,150,961

 

100.0

%

Unearned income

 

(7,381)

 

  

 

(7,673)

 

  

 

(8,071)

 

  

 

(8,361)

 

  

 

(8,856)

 

  

Allowance for credit losses

 

(18,744)

 

  

 

(18,589)

 

  

 

(17,960)

 

  

 

(17,982)

 

  

 

(18,112)

 

  

Net loans held for investment

$

3,139,191

 

  

$

3,069,237

 

  

$

3,072,538

 

  

$

3,097,889

 

  

$

3,123,993

 

  

METROCITY BANKSHARES, INC.

NONPERFORMING ASSETS

As of the Quarter Ended

 

    

December 31, 

    

September 30, 

    

June 30, 

    

March 31, 

    

December 31, 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

2024

2024

2024

2024

2023

 

Nonaccrual loans

$

18,010

$

14,316

$

13,004

$

13,297

$

14,682

Past due loans 90 days or more and still accruing

 

 

 

 

 

Total non-performing loans

 

18,010

 

14,316

 

13,004

 

13,297

 

14,682

Other real estate owned

 

427

 

1,515

 

1,452

 

1,452

 

1,466

Total non-performing assets

$

18,437

$

15,831

$

14,456

$

14,749

$

16,148

Nonperforming loans to gross loans held for investment

 

0.57

%  

 

0.46

%  

 

0.42

%  

 

0.43

%  

 

0.47

%

Nonperforming assets to total assets

 

0.51

 

0.44

 

0.40

 

0.40

 

0.46

Allowance for credit losses to non-performing loans

 

104.08

 

129.85

 

138.11

 

135.23

 

123.36

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METROCITY BANKSHARES, INC.

ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

As of and for the Three Months Ended

As of and for the Year Ended

 

    

December 31, 

    

September 30, 

    

June 30, 

    

March 31, 

    

December 31, 

    

December 31, 

    

December 31, 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

2024

2024

2024

2024

2023

2024

2023

 

Balance, beginning of period

$

18,589

$

17,960

$

17,982

$

18,112

$

17,660

$

18,112

$

13,888

Net charge-offs/(recoveries):

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Construction and development

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial real estate

 

 

 

(82)

 

(1)

 

224

 

(83)

450

Commercial and industrial

 

99

 

24

 

(1)

 

(3)

 

85

 

119

289

Residential real estate

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer and other

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total net charge-offs/(recoveries)

 

99

 

24

 

(83)

 

(4)

 

309

 

36

 

739

Adoption of ASU 2016-13 (CECL)

5,055

Provision for loan losses

 

254

 

653

 

(105)

 

(134)

 

761

 

668

 

(92)

Balance, end of period

$

18,744

$

18,589

$

17,960

$

17,982

$

18,112

$

18,744

$

18,112

Total loans at end of period(1)

$

3,165,316

$

3,095,499

$

3,098,569

$

3,124,232

$

3,150,961

$

3,165,316

$

3,150,961

Average loans(1)

$

3,135,093

$

3,115,441

$

3,108,303

$

3,134,286

$

3,064,409

$

3,125,389

$

3,039,361

Net charge-offs/(recoveries) to average loans

 

0.01

%  

 

0.00

%  

 

(0.01)

%  

 

(0.00)

%  

 

0.04

%  

 

0.00

%  

 

0.02

%

Allowance for loan losses to total loans

 

0.59

 

0.60

 

0.58

 

0.58

 

0.57

 

0.59

 

0.57


(1)

Excludes loans held for sale.

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