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Landmark Bancorp, Inc. (LARK)

Q3 2025 Earnings Call· Thu, Oct 30, 2025

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Operator

Operator

Hello, everyone, and thank you for joining us today for the Landmark Bancorp, Inc. Third Quarter Earnings Call. My name is Lucy, and I'll be coordinating your call today. [Operator Instructions] It is my now my pleasure to hand over to your host, Abby Wendel, President and CEO, to begin. Please go ahead.

Abigail Wendel

Analyst

Thank you, Lucy. Good morning, and thank you for joining our call today to discuss Landmark's earnings and operating results for the third quarter of 2025. My name is Abby Wendel, President and CEO of Landmark Bancorp. On the call with me to discuss various aspects of our third quarter performance are Mark Herpich, Chief Financial Officer; and Raymond McLanahan, Chief Credit Officer. As we start, I would like to remind our listeners that some of the information we will provide today falls under the guidelines for forward-looking statements as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission. As part of these guidelines, I must point out that any statements made during this presentation that discuss our hopes, beliefs, expectations or predictions of the future are forward-looking statements, and our actual results could differ materially from those expressed. We include more information on these factors from time to time in our 10-K and 10-Q filings, which can be obtained by contacting the company or the SEC. By now, we hope you have had a chance to review our press release, which announced our financial results for the third quarter of 2025 yesterday afternoon. You can find it on our website at www.banklandmark.com in the Investors section. Landmark reported another solid quarter of results, which reflect the hard work and commitment of our associates whose efforts continue to elevate Landmark's position in the market. Net income for the third quarter totaled $4.9 million or $0.85 per diluted share compared to $3.9 million or $0.68 per diluted share in the same period last year, an increase of 24.1% in diluted earnings per share. This year-over-year increase in earnings primarily reflects growth in net interest income and prudently managed expenses. Our return on average assets improved to 1.21% for the quarter and return on…

Mark Herpich

Analyst

Thanks, Abby, and good morning to everyone. While Abby has just provided a highlight of our overall strong financial performance in the third quarter of 2025, I'll provide some additional details on these results. Net income in the third quarter of 2025 totaled $4.9 million compared to $4.4 million in the prior quarter and $3.9 million in the third quarter of 2024. Compared to the prior quarter, the solid growth in net income this quarter was mainly due to continued increases in net interest income and higher noninterest income. In the third quarter of 2025, net interest income totaled $14.1 million, an increase of $411,000 compared to the second quarter of 2025 due to higher interest income. Total interest income on loans increased $597,000 this quarter to $17.8 million due to higher average loan balances. Average loans increased by $26.7 million and while the tax equivalent yield on the loan portfolio remained steady at 6.37%. Interest income on investment securities increased slightly to $2.9 million this quarter due to a small improvement in our yield earned on our investment securities balances, while our average investment securities balance declined slightly by $1.2 million. The yield on investment securities totaled 3.35% in the current quarter compared to 2.99% in the third quarter of 2024. Interest expense on deposits in the third quarter of 2025 increased $266,000 due to a mix -- a shift mix in our interest-bearing deposits, which grew by $19.1 million. Interest expense on borrowed funds decreased by $36,000 due to lower average balances. The average rate on interest-bearing deposits increased 4 basis points to 2.18%, mainly due to growth in certificates of deposits, which have higher rates. The average rate on our other borrowed funds increased 11 basis points to 5.09% in the third quarter as our lower cost…

Raymond McLanahan

Analyst

Thank you, Mark, and good morning to everyone. As noted earlier, loan growth for the third quarter was relatively flat on a period-end basis, although average loans grew $26.7 million or 9.8% on an annualized basis. We saw increases in our commercial real estate, mortgage and consumer portfolios. However, these were offset by reductions in our commercial, construction and land and agricultural loan portfolios. Our commercial real estate portfolio grew by $19 million this quarter, while our mortgage and consumer portfolios increased $4.5 million and $1.4 million, respectively. However, commercial and construction and land loans declined by $17.6 million and $6.6 million, respectively. Turning to credit quality. Nonaccrual loans declined by $7 million this quarter, while net loan charge-offs totaled $2.3 million, mostly driven by the resolution of a large commercial loan relationship we previously disclosed in Q3 of last year and had been on nonaccrual. Excluding this commercial loan, net loan losses remained low. Additionally, a $1 million commercial real estate loan was placed on nonaccrual last quarter has now been fully collected. The balance of past due loans between 30 and 89 days still accruing interest increased slightly, totaling $4.9 million or 0.43% of gross loans. Net loan charge-offs for Q3 totaled $2.3 million compared to just $9,000 in Q3 of 2024. Year-to-date net loan charge-offs represented 0.29% of average loans. Our allowance for credit losses stood at $12.3 million or 1.10% of gross loans. Our Kansas economy has remained healthy. As of August 31, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.8% according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Regarding housing, the Kansas Association of REALTORS recently reported that home sales in the state increased 1.2% year-over-year in September. The median sale price rose 5.5% from a year earlier, and the association also reported that homes sold in September were typically on the market for 15 days and sold for 100% of their list prices. We recognize that investors are closely watching asset quality across the banking sector. We remain vigilant in our underwriting, portfolio monitoring and recovery efforts. Our strategy continues to emphasize a resilient relationship-driven approach. We're confident in the strength of our portfolio and our ability to navigate evolving market dynamics. With that, I thank you. I'll turn the call back over to Abby.

Abigail Wendel

Analyst

Thanks, Raymond. Before we go to questions, I want to summarize by saying we were pleased with our results in the third quarter. Growth in average loan balances, a steady margin and higher noninterest income all contributed to solid revenue growth this quarter. We are focused on maintaining solid credit quality given the uncertainties in the economy, and we continually look for efficiencies in our operations. With the operating success we've had over the past few years and the high-quality banking products and services we offer, our bank is well positioned to further grow our business and add to our customer base. We continue to work on strengthening our existing customer relationships and are focused on growing lending and fee businesses across all our markets. Finally, I'd like to thank all the associates at Landmark National Bank. Their daily focus on executing our strategies, delivering extraordinary service to our customers and communities is key to our success. And with that, I'll open up the questions -- I'll open up the call to questions that anyone might have.

Operator

Operator

[Operator Instructions] We currently have no questions submitted. So I'd like to hand back to Abby for closing remarks.

Abigail Wendel

Analyst

Thank you. I want to thank everyone for participating in today's earnings call. I appreciate your continued support and confidence in the company, and I look forward to sharing news related to our fourth quarter 2025 results at our next earnings conference call. I hope everyone has a great day.

Operator

Operator

This concludes today's call. Thank you all for joining. You may now disconnect your lines.