CANFIELD, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Farmers National Banc Corp. (“Farmers” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: FMNB) today announced net income of $12.5 million, or $0.33 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2025 compared to $8.5 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2024. Net income for the third quarter of 2025 included pretax losses for the sale of investment securities and other assets totaling $1.0 million and a charge of $3.1 million for consulting services associated with the strategic decision to transition core platform vendors. The new core platform contract will save the Company approximately $2.0 million per year, or $0.04 in diluted earnings per share, once the conversion is complete in August of 2026. Excluding these items (non-GAAP), net income for the third quarter of 2025 was $15.7 million, or $0.42 per diluted share.

Kevin J. Helmick, President and CEO, stated: “Farmers continues to deliver strong financial results, demonstrating the value our diversified financial services provide to customers across our Ohio and Pennsylvania communities. Throughout 2025, we have taken deliberate actions to further strengthen our operating platform and enhance our financial model, ensuring the Company is well positioned to drive sustainable growth and profitability for many years to come.”

“Today, we also announced the merger of the Middlefield Banc Corp, which is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026. Upon completion, Farmers will have more than $7.4 billion in assets, serving customers across attractive markets in Northeast and Central Ohio and Western Pennsylvania. Middlefield is a high-quality franchise with complementary markets and a strong community banking culture, and we believe the combination offers significant upside for our shareholders. I look forward to updating our investors as we focus on the successful completion and integration of this merger in the coming quarters,” concluded Mr. Helmick.

Balance Sheet

Total assets increased to $5.24 billion in the third quarter of 2025 from $5.18 billion at June 30, 2025 and $5.12 billion at December 31, 2024. Loans increased to $3.34 billion at September 30, 2025 from $3.30 billion at June 30, 2025 and $3.27 billion at December 31, 2024. The increase from the prior quarter was primarily due to strong growth in the commercial area with an increase in balances of $30.1 million, or 6.0% annualized growth.

Securities available for sale totaled $1.30 billion at September 30, 2025 compared to $1.27 billion as of June 30, 2025, and $1.27 billion at December 31, 2024. The mark to market adjustment improved by $27.4 million between June 30 and September 30 as interest rates declined. The Company anticipates continued rate volatility in the bond market in 2025, which will continue to affect the value of the portfolio.

Total deposits increased slightly between June 30, 2025 and September 30, 2025 but are up $133.7 million since December 31, 2024. During the third quarter of 2025, the Company paid off its brokered CDs totaling $75.0 million, while public funds increased $65.7 million primarily due to seasonality. Excluding public funds and brokered CDs, the Company has experienced excellent deposit growth with an increase of $108.3 million, or 4.2% annualized growth, since December 31, 2024.

Total stockholders’ equity increased to $465.9 million at September 30, 2025, compared to $437.7 million at June 30, 2025, and $406.0 million at December 31, 2024. The increase was primarily due to an improvement in accumulated other comprehensive income along with increased retained earnings.

Credit Quality

Non-performing loans increased to $35.3 million at September 30, 2025 from $27.8 million at June 30, 2025, and $22.8 million at December 31, 2024. A single loan relationship totaling $7.3 million moved into nonaccrual this quarter. The loan is secured by an apartment building in Troy, Michigan. The Company is working to have resolution on this relationship by December 31, 2025. Nonperforming loans to total loans were 1.06% at September 30, 2025, 0.84% at June 30, 2025, and 0.70% at December 31, 2024. The Company’s loans which were 30-89 days delinquent were $16.1 million at September 30, 2025, or 0.48% of total loans, compared to $17.7 million at June 30, 2025, and $13.0 million at December 31, 2024.

The provision for credit losses and unfunded commitments totaled $1.4 million for the third quarter of 2025 compared to $7.0 million for the third quarter of 2024. The provision in the third quarter of 2024 was impacted by a single commercial office loan that resulted in a charge-off of $4.4 million and the establishment of a specific reserve on the credit in the amount of $1.2 million. Annualized net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans were 0.07% for the third quarter of 2025, compared to 0.07% for the second quarter of 2025 and 0.58% for the third quarter of 2024. The allowance for credit losses to total loans was 1.18% at September 30, 2025, 1.17% at June 30, 2025, and 1.10% at December 31, 2024.

Net Interest Income

The Company reported net interest income of $36.3 million for the third quarter of 2025, compared to $31.9 million in the third quarter of 2024. Average interest earning assets increased to $4.92 billion in the third quarter of 2025 compared to $4.89 billion in the third quarter of 2024. The increase was primarily driven by an increase in average loan balances of $69.9 million. The net interest margin improved to 3.00% in the third quarter of 2025 compared to 2.91% in the second quarter of 2025 and 2.66% in the third quarter of 2024. The year-over-year increase in net interest margin was due to higher yields on earning assets and lower funding costs on interest bearing liabilities. The Federal Reserve rate cuts in the back half of 2024 have benefitted funding costs, while the lag effects of assets repricing continued to drive earning asset yields higher. The yield on interest earning assets increased from 4.79% in the third quarter of 2024 to 4.88% in the third quarter of 2025, while the cost of interest-bearing liabilities declined from 2.84% in the third quarter of 2024 to 2.51% in the third quarter of 2025. With the Federal Reserve beginning another round of rate cuts, the Company expects its net interest margin will continue to expand into 2026 as the Company remains liability sensitive and will benefit greatly from falling interest rates. Excluding acquisition marks and PPP interest, non-GAAP, the Company’s net interest margin was 2.86% in the third quarter of 2025, 2.77% in the second quarter of 2025, and 2.48% in the third quarter of 2024.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income declined to $11.4 million in the third quarter of 2025 from $12.3 million in the third quarter of 2024. The decline was primarily due to larger losses on the sale of securities in the third quarter of 2025 along with lower SBIC income in 2025. Service charge income on deposit accounts declined $118,000 to $1.9 million in the third quarter of 2025 compared to $2.0 million for the third quarter of 2024 as overdraft fees continue to lag levels seen in 2024. Bank owned life insurance (BOLI) income increased $164,000 during the third quarter of 2025 to $852,000 compared to $688,000 in the third quarter of 2024. The Company purchased an additional $15.0 million in policies during the first quarter of 2025 and policy crediting rates have increased over the last twelve months. Trust fees increased to $2.7 million in the third quarter of 2025 from $2.5 million in the third quarter of 2024. The Company continues to grow this line of business through deeper penetration in its acquired markets. Losses on the sale of available for sale securities were $927,000 in the third quarter of 2025 compared to a loss of $403,000 in the third quarter of 2024.

The Company restructured $28.5 million of securities in the third quarter of 2025 and reinvested the proceeds into securities yielding approximately 220 basis points more than the securities sold. Retirement plan consulting fees increased from $677,000 in the third quarter of 2024 to $1.1 million in the third quarter of 2025 primarily due to the acquisition of Crest Retirement Advisors LLC in late December of 2024. Investment commissions grew to $658,000 in the third quarter of 2025 from $476,000 in the third quarter of 2024. This business unit continues to grow as the Company has added additional financial advisors over the last 12 months. Other noninterest income was $954,000 in the third quarter of 2025 compared to $2.6 million in the third quarter of 2024. SBIC income was $1.1 million in the third quarter of 2024 compared to $258,000 in the third quarter of 2025. In addition, the Company recorded $565,000 in the third quarter of 2024 for recoveries on loans that were charged off prior to acquisition while the Company did not receive any recovery income in 2025. The Company also realized gains on the sale of assets of $404,000 in the third quarter of 2024 compared to losses on the sale of assets of $102,000 in the third quarter of 2025.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense increased to $31.7 million in the third quarter of 2025 from $27.2 million in the third quarter of 2024. Salaries and employee benefits increased by $1.1 million to $16.0 million in the third quarter of 2025, from $14.9 million in the third quarter of 2024. The increase was primarily driven by annual raises, the acquisition of Crest Retirement in the fourth quarter of 2024 and higher commission expense from increased revenue in the fee-based businesses. Occupancy and equipment expense increased to $4.4 million in the third quarter of 2025 from $4.0 million in the third quarter of 2024 due to increased maintenance costs in 2025. FDIC and state and local taxes improved by $268,000 to $1.2 million in the third quarter of 2025 compared to $1.5 million in the third quarter of 2024. The Company incurred $3.1 million in expense in the third quarter of 2025 related to consulting services associated with the strategic decision to transition core platform vendors. Core processing expense increased to $1.4 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, from $1.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2024. The increase was due to annual increases and timing differences

Liquidity

The Company had access to an additional $618.1 million in FHLB borrowing capacity at September 30, 2025, along with $353.2 million in available for sale securities that are available for pledging. The Company’s loan to deposit ratio was 75.9% at September 30, 2025 while the Company’s average deposit balance per account (excluding collateralized deposits) was $26,235 for the same period.

About Farmers National Banc Corp.

Founded in 1887, Farmers National Banc Corp. is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Canfield, Ohio, with $5.2 billion in banking assets. Farmers National Banc Corp.’s wholly-owned subsidiaries are comprised of The Farmers National Bank of Canfield, a full-service national bank engaged in commercial and retail banking with 62 banking locations in Mahoning, Trumbull, Columbiana, Portage, Stark, Wayne, Medina, Geauga and Cuyahoga Counties in Ohio and Beaver, Butler, Allegheny, Jefferson, Clarion, Venango, Clearfield, Mercer, Elk and Crawford Counties in Pennsylvania, and Farmers Trust Company, which operates trust offices and offers services in the same geographic markets. Total wealth management assets under care at September 30, 2025 are $4.6 billion. Farmers National Insurance, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Farmers National Bank of Canfield, offers a variety of insurance products.

Non-GAAP Disclosure

This press release includes disclosures of Farmers’ tangible common equity ratio, return on average tangible assets, return on average tangible equity, net income excluding costs related to acquisition activities and certain items, return on average assets excluding merger costs and certain items, return on average equity excluding merger costs and certain items, net interest margin excluding acquisition marks and related accretion and PPP interest and fees and efficiency ratio less certain items, which are financial measures not prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP). A non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of historical or future financial performance, financial position or cash flows that excludes or includes amounts that are required to be disclosed by GAAP. Farmers believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide both management and investors a more complete understanding of the underlying operational results and trends and Farmers’ marketplace performance. The presentation of this additional information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the numbers prepared in accordance with GAAP. The reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to their GAAP equivalents are included in the tables following Consolidated Financial Highlights below.

Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

We make statements in this news release and our related investor conference call, and we may from time to time make other statements, that are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements about Farmers’ financial condition, results of operations, asset quality trends and profitability. Forward-looking statements are not historical facts but instead represent only management’s current expectations and forecasts regarding future events, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of Farmers’ control. Forward-looking statements are preceded by terms such as “expects,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “intends” and similar expressions, as well as any statements related to future expectations of performance or conditional verbs, such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could” or “may.” Farmers’ actual results and financial condition may differ, possibly materially, from the anticipated results and financial condition indicated in these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause Farmers’ actual results to differ materially from those described in certain forward-looking statements include significant changes in near-term local, regional, and U.S. economic conditions including those resulting from continued high rates of inflation, tightening monetary policy of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, U.S. and foreign country tariff policies, and possibility of a recession; and the other factors contained in Farmers’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and available on Farmers’ website (www.farmersbankgroup.com) and on the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov). Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and should not be relied upon as representing management’s views as of any subsequent date. Farmers does not undertake any obligation to update the forward-looking statements to reflect the impact of circumstances or events that may arise after the date of the forward-looking statements.