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Alerus Financial Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter 2024 Net Income of $3.2 Million

Alerus Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: ALRS), or the Company, reported net income of $3.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2024, or $0.13 per diluted common share, compared to net income of $5.2 million, or $0.26 per diluted common share, for the third quarter of 2024, and net loss of $14.8 million, or ($0.73) per diluted common share, for the fourth quarter of 2023.

CEO Comments

President and Chief Executive Officer Katie Lorenson said, “We are pleased to end 2024 with a solid quarter on across-the-board improvements to our performance metrics. The fourth quarter of 2024 was highlighted by the closing and conversion of HMN Financial, Inc. (“HMNF”), the largest acquisition in our Company history, and we welcome HMNF’s employees to the Alerus team. The combination of HMNF and meaningful organic growth in our underlying core business, drove an increase in earnings per share by a robust 41.9% versus the prior quarter. Notably, the net interest margin expanded 97 basis points, while our adjusted efficiency ratio improved significantly with a decrease to 69.0% from 77.7% in the third quarter.

For the full year 2024, we achieved market share gains and strong client base growth across all our business lines with our noninterest income, which represents nearly half of our total revenues. Noninterest income grew 19.4% quarter-over-quarter.

We enter 2025 with positive momentum and plan to continue making long term investments to support and grow our diversified revenue streams while continuing to prudently manage our expenses. While our capital ratios declined in the fourth quarter due to the HMNF acquisition, we remain above all well-capitalized thresholds and expect to build capital in 2025. We bolstered our reserves with the allowance for credit losses on loans to total loans moving up to 1.50%, while we continue to proactively identify and manage credit normalization.

Looking ahead, we remain committed to driving sustainable growth and delivering value to our shareholders. Our strategic focus on organic growth, diversification, valuable fee income, and maintaining strong asset quality will continue to guide our efforts in 2025 and beyond.

I want to thank all our team members - both the new team from HMNF and the long tenured legacy team - for your hard work, dedication and invaluable contributions supporting our company, our clients and our communities in 2024. Together, we will continue to build on our successes and return Alerus to top tier financial results.”

Fourth Quarter Highlights

  • Adjusted earnings per common share (non-GAAP) of $0.44 in the fourth quarter of 2024, an increase of 41.9% from $0.31 in the third quarter of 2024.
  • Completed the acquisition of HMN Financial, Inc. and its subsidiary, Home Federal Savings Bank (together, “HMNF”) in the fourth quarter of 2024, the 26th and largest acquisition in the Company’s history.
  • Total loans were $4.0 billion as of December 31, 2024, an increase of $1.0 billion, or 31.7%, from September 30, 2024.
  • Total deposits were $4.4 billion as of December 31, 2024, an increase of $1.1 billion, or 31.7%, from September 30, 2024.
  • Non-interest bearing deposits were $903.5 million as of December 31, 2024, an increase of $245.9 million, or 37.4%, from September 30, 2024.
  • The loan to deposit ratio remained stable at 91.2% as of both December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2024.
  • Net interest income was $38.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, an increase of 69.8% from $22.5 million in the third quarter of 2024.
  • Net interest margin was 3.20% in the fourth quarter of 2024, an increase of 97 basis points from 2.23% in the third quarter of 2024.
  • Noninterest income was $33.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, which represented 46.9% of total revenues, an increase of 19.4% from $28.4 million in the third quarter of 2024.
  • Adjusted pre-provision net revenue was $18.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, an increase of 88.6% from $9.7 million in the third quarter of 2024.
  • Adjusted efficiency ratio (non-GAAP) was 69.0% in the fourth quarter of 2024, improved from 77.7% in the third quarter of 2024.
  • Allowance for credit losses on loans to total loans was 1.50% as of December 31, 2024, an increase of 21 basis points from 1.29% as of September 30, 2024.
  • Adjusted return on average tangible common equity (non-GAAP) was 14.7% in the fourth quarter of 2024, an increase from 9.0% in the third quarter of 2024.
  • Book value per common share was $19.68 as of December 31, 2024, a 0.8% increase from $19.53 as of September 30, 2024.

Full Year 2024 Highlights

  • Adjusted earnings per common share (non-GAAP) of $1.44 for the year ended December 31, 2024, a decrease of 0.7% from $1.45 for the year ended December 31, 2023.
  • Total loans were $4.0 billion as of December 31, 2024, an increase of $1.2 billion, or 44.7%, from December 31, 2023.
  • Total deposits were $4.4 billion as of December 31, 2024, an increase of $1.3 billion, or 41.4%, from December 31, 2023.
  • Non-interest bearing deposits were $903.5 million as of December 31, 2024, an increase of $175.4 million, or 24.1%, from December 31, 2023.
  • Net interest income was $107.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, an increase of 21.9% from $87.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2023.
  • Net interest margin was 2.56% for the year ended December 31, 2024, an increase of 10 basis points from 2.46% for the year ended December 31, 2023.
  • Noninterest income was $114.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, which represented 51.8% of total revenues, an increase of 43.3% from $80.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2023.
  • Total assets under administration/management at December 31, 2024 were $45.3 billion, an 11.3% increase from December 31, 2023.
  • Adjusted pre-provision net revenue was $50.2 for the year ended December 31, 2024, an increase of 24.3% from $40.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2023.
  • Adjusted efficiency ratio (non-GAAP) was 73.4% for the year ended December 31, 2024, improved from 75.5% for the year ended December 31, 2023.
  • Allowance for credit losses on loans to total loans was 1.50% as of December 31, 2024, an increase of 20 basis points from 1.30% as of December 31, 2023.
  • Book value per common share was $19.68 as of December 31, 2024, a 5.2% increase from $18.71 as of December 31, 2023.
  • Dividends paid per common share totaled $0.79 for the year ended December 31, 2024, an increase of 5.3% from $0.75 for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Selected Financial Data (unaudited)

 

 

As of and for the

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

Year ended

 

 

December 31,

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data)

 

2024

 

2024

 

2023

 

2024

 

2023

Performance Ratios

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on average total assets

 

 

0.24

%

 

 

0.48

%

 

 

(1.51

)%

 

 

0.47

%

 

 

0.31

%

Adjusted return on average total assets(1)

 

 

0.83

%

 

 

0.57

%

 

 

0.52

%

 

 

0.68

%

 

 

0.77

%

Return on average common equity

 

 

2.68

%

 

 

5.52

%

 

 

(16.75

)%

 

 

5.30

%

 

 

3.26

%

Return on average tangible common equity(1)

 

 

6.01

%

 

 

7.83

%

 

 

(18.85

)%

 

 

8.16

%

 

 

5.37

%

Adjusted return on average tangible common equity(1)

 

 

14.65

%

 

 

9.04

%

 

 

8.38

%

 

 

11.15

%

 

 

11.30

%

Noninterest income as a % of revenue

 

 

46.94

%

 

 

55.72

%

 

 

3.54

%

 

 

51.78

%

 

 

47.74

%

Net interest margin (tax-equivalent)

 

 

3.20

%

 

 

2.23

%

 

 

2.37

%

 

 

2.56

%

 

 

2.46

%

Adjusted net interest margin (tax-equivalent)(1)

 

 

2.81

%

 

 

2.35

%

 

 

2.31

%

 

 

2.53

%

 

 

2.42

%

Efficiency ratio(1)

 

 

73.36

%

 

 

80.29

%

 

 

165.40

%

 

 

75.93

%

 

 

85.85

%

Adjusted efficiency ratio(1)

 

 

68.97

%

 

 

77.71

%

 

 

78.18

%

 

 

73.44

%

 

 

75.50

%

Net charge-offs/(recoveries) to average loans

 

 

0.13

%

 

 

0.04

%

 

 

(0.04

)%

 

 

0.13

%

 

 

(0.04

)%

Dividend payout ratio

 

 

153.85

%

 

 

76.92

%

 

 

(26.03

)%

 

 

80.61

%

 

 

129.31

%

Per Common Share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per common share - basic

 

$

0.13

 

 

$

0.26

 

 

$

(0.73

)

 

$

1.00

 

 

$

0.59

 

Earnings per common share - diluted

 

$

0.13

 

 

$

0.26

 

 

$

(0.73

)

 

$

0.98

 

 

$

0.58

 

Adjusted earnings per common share - diluted (1)

 

$

0.44

 

 

$

0.31

 

 

$

0.26

 

 

$

1.44

 

 

$

1.45

 

Dividends declared per common share

 

$

0.20

 

 

$

0.20

 

 

$

0.19

 

 

$

0.79

 

 

$

0.75

 

Book value per common share

 

$

19.68

 

 

$

19.53

 

 

$

18.71

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tangible book value per common share (1)

 

$

14.49

 

 

$

16.50

 

 

$

15.46

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average common shares outstanding - basic

 

 

24,857

 

 

 

19,788

 

 

 

19,761

 

 

 

21,047

 

 

 

19,922

 

Average common shares outstanding - diluted

 

 

25,144

 

 

 

20,075

 

 

 

19,996

 

 

 

21,321

 

 

 

20,143

 

Other Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retirement and benefit services assets under administration/management

 

$

40,728,699

 

 

$

41,249,280

 

 

$

36,682,425

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wealth management assets under administration/management

 

$

4,579,189

 

 

$

4,397,505

 

 

$

4,018,846

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage originations

 

$

88,576

 

 

$

82,388

 

 

$

65,488

 

 

$

334,318

 

 

$

364,114

 

 

____________________

(1) Represents a non-GAAP financial measure. See “Non-GAAP to GAAP Reconciliations and Calculation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

Results of Operations

Net Interest Income

Net interest income for the fourth quarter of 2024 was $38.3 million, a $15.7 million, or 69.8%, increase from the third quarter of 2024. The increase was primarily due to increased interest income on higher earning assets acquired in the HMNF transaction, organic loan growth, and lower average rates paid on deposit balances.

Net interest income increased $16.7 million, or 77.6%, from $21.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2023. Interest income increased $22.6 million, or 50.6%, from the fourth quarter of 2023, primarily driven by higher earning assets acquired in the HMNF transaction, strong organic loan growth at higher yields, and purchase accounting accretion. The increase in interest income was partially offset by a $5.9 million, or 25.4%, increase in interest expense, driven by an increase in interest-bearing deposits from the acquisition of HMNF and organic deposit growth.

Net interest margin (on a tax-equivalent basis) was 3.20% for the fourth quarter of 2024, a 97 basis point increase from 2.23% for the third quarter of 2024, and an 83 basis point increase from 2.37% for the fourth quarter of 2023. The increase in net interest margin (on a tax-equivalent basis) was mainly attributable to purchase accounting accretion, lower rates paid on deposits in the fourth quarter, the unwinding of the Bank Term Funding Program (“BTFP”) arbitrage trade late in the third quarter of 2024, and organic loan and deposit growth.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income for the fourth quarter of 2024 was $33.9 million, a $5.5 million increase from the third quarter of 2024. The quarter over quarter increase was primarily driven by improvement across all fee-based businesses. Mortgage banking revenue increased $1.1 million, from $2.6 million in the third quarter of 2024, primarily driven by higher mortgage originations and higher margins on sold mortgages. Wealth revenue increased $0.3 million during the fourth quarter of 2024, a 4.9% increase from the third quarter of 2024, primarily driven by the acquisition of HMNF. Retirement and benefit services revenue increased $0.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, a 2.1% increase from the third quarter of 2024, primarily driven by nonmarket-based fees. Combined assets under administration/management in wealth and retirement and benefit services decreased 0.7% from September 30, 2024. The slight decrease in combined assets under administration/management was primarily due to stable equity and bond markets. Additionally, other noninterest income increased $3.6 million during the fourth quarter of 2024, a 144.9% increase from the third quarter of 2024, primarily due to a gain on the sale of fixed assets related to the sale of a Fargo, North Dakota office and increased swap fee income generated from commercial loan originations.

Noninterest income for the fourth quarter of 2024 increased by $33.1 million from the fourth quarter of 2023. The year over year increase was primarily driven by the strategic balance sheet repositioning transaction completed in the fourth quarter of 2023, which resulted in a $24.6 million loss on the sale of investment securities. Year over year, the fee-based businesses each showed improvement. Mortgage banking revenue increased $2.4 million, from $1.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2023, primarily driven by higher mortgage originations and higher margins on sold mortgages. Retirement and benefit services revenue increased $1.2 million, or 7.6%, from $15.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2023, primarily driven by an increase in assets under administration/management of 11.0% during that same period. Wealth revenue increased $1.1 million, or 18.0%, in the fourth quarter of 2024, primarily driven by an increase in assets under administration/management of 13.9% during that same period. Other noninterest income increased $3.5 million, or 137.0%, in the fourth quarter of 2024 compared to the fourth quarter of 2023, primarily due to a gain on the sale of fixed assets related to the sale of a Fargo, North Dakota office and increased swap fee income generated from commercial loan originations.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense for the fourth quarter of 2024 was $56.0 million, a $13.6 million, or 32.0%, increase from the third quarter of 2024. The quarter over quarter increase was primarily driven by the acquisition of HMNF and related expenses. Compensation expense increased $5.6 million, or 26.6%, from the third quarter of 2024, primarily driven by acquisition-related compensation expenses, experienced talent acquisitions, and increased labor costs. Professional fees and assessments increased $2.3 million, or 53.0%, from the third quarter of 2024, primarily driven by increased acquisition-related expenses of $1.6 million. Business services, software and technology expense increased $2.1 million, or 42.1%, from the third quarter of 2024, primarily driven by increased core processing fees and equipment purchases in connection with the HMNF acquisition. Intangible amortization expense was $2.8 million, a $1.5 million increase from the third quarter of 2024, primarily driven by amortization expense related to the $33.5 million core deposit intangible recorded in connection with the HMNF acquisition.

Noninterest expense for the fourth quarter of 2024 increased $17.4 million, or 44.9%, from $38.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. The increase was primarily driven by the acquisition of HMNF and related expenses. Compensation expense increased $7.4 million, or 38.7%, in the fourth quarter of 2024, primarily due to acquisition-related compensation expenses and increased labor costs. Professional fees and assessments increased primarily due to increased acquisition-related expenses of $3.3 million in connection with the acquisition of HMNF and an increase in Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) assessments. Employee taxes and benefits expense increased $1.7 million, or 36.4%, primarily due to increased expense related to the employee stock ownership program (“ESOP”) and costs related to group insurance. Business services, software and technology expense increased $1.2 million, or 22.0%, in the fourth quarter of 2024, primarily driven by increased core processing fees and equipment purchases in connection with the HMNF acquisition. Intangible amortization expense increased $1.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, primarily driven by amortization expense related to the $33.5 million core deposit intangible recorded in connection with the HMNF acquisition.

Financial Condition

Total assets were $5.3 billion as of December 31, 2024, an increase of $1.4 billion, or 34.7%, from December 31, 2023. The increase was primarily due to a $1.2 billion increase in loans, a $101.3 million increase in available-for-sale investment securities, a $40.8 million increase in goodwill, and a $26.7 million increase in other intangible assets, partially offset by a decrease of $68.7 million in cash and cash equivalents and a decrease of $23.9 million in held-to-maturity investment securities. The increase in goodwill and other intangible assets was related to the acquisition of HMNF.

Loans

Total loans were $4.0 billion as of December 31, 2024, an increase of $1.2 billion, or 44.7%, from December 31, 2023. The increase was primarily driven by a $938.0 million increase in commercial loans and a $294.9 million increase in consumer loans.

The following table presents the composition of our loan portfolio as of the dates indicated:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

2024

 

 

2024

 

 

2024

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial

 

$

666,727

 

 

$

606,245

 

 

$

591,779

 

 

$

575,259

 

 

$

562,180

 

Commercial real estate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction, land and development

 

 

294,677

 

 

 

173,629

 

 

 

161,751

 

 

 

125,966

 

 

 

124,034

 

Multifamily

 

 

363,123

 

 

 

275,377

 

 

 

242,041

 

 

 

260,609

 

 

 

245,103

 

Non-owner occupied

 

 

967,025

 

 

 

686,071

 

 

 

647,776

 

 

 

565,979

 

 

 

569,354

 

Owner occupied

 

 

371,418

 

 

 

296,366

 

 

 

283,356

 

 

 

285,211

 

 

 

271,623

 

Total commercial real estate

 

 

1,996,243

 

 

 

1,431,443

 

 

 

1,334,924

 

 

 

1,237,765

 

 

 

1,210,114

 

Agricultural

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land

 

 

61,299

 

 

 

45,821

 

 

 

41,410

 

 

 

41,149

 

 

 

40,832

 

Production

 

 

63,008

 

 

 

39,436

 

 

 

40,549

 

 

 

36,436

 

 

 

36,141

 

Total agricultural

 

 

124,307

 

 

 

85,257

 

 

 

81,959

 

 

 

77,585

 

 

 

76,973

 

Total commercial

 

 

2,787,277

 

 

 

2,122,945

 

 

 

2,008,662

 

 

 

1,890,609

 

 

 

1,849,267

 

Consumer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential real estate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First lien

 

 

921,019

 

 

 

690,451

 

 

 

686,286

 

 

 

703,726

 

 

 

697,900

 

Construction

 

 

33,547

 

 

 

11,808

 

 

 

22,573

 

 

 

18,425

 

 

 

28,979

 

HELOC

 

 

162,509

 

 

 

134,301

 

 

 

126,211

 

 

 

120,501

 

 

 

118,315

 

Junior lien

 

 

44,060

 

 

 

36,445

 

 

 

36,323

 

 

 

36,381

 

 

 

35,819

 

Total residential real estate

 

 

1,161,135

 

 

 

873,005

 

 

 

871,393

 

 

 

879,033

 

 

 

881,013

 

Other consumer

 

 

44,122

 

 

 

36,393

 

 

 

35,737

 

 

 

29,833

 

 

 

29,303

 

Total consumer

 

 

1,205,257

 

 

 

909,398

 

 

 

907,130

 

 

 

908,866

 

 

 

910,316

 

Total loans

 

$

3,992,534

 

 

$

3,032,343

 

 

$

2,915,792

 

 

$

2,799,475

 

 

$

2,759,583

 

Deposits

Total deposits were $4.4 billion as of December 31, 2024, an increase of $1.3 billion, or 41.4%, from December 31, 2023. Interest-bearing deposits increased $1.1 billion and noninterest-bearing deposits increased $175.4 million, from December 31, 2023. The increase in total deposits was due primarily to the recent acquisition of HMNF, expanded and new commercial deposit relationships, and synergistic deposit growth. Synergistic deposits were $973.6 million as of December 31, 2024, an increase of $122.0 million, or 14.3%, from December 31, 2023.

The following table presents the composition of the Company’s deposit portfolio as of the dates indicated:

 

 

December 31,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

2024

 

 

2024

 

 

2024

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Noninterest-bearing demand

 

$

903,466

 

 

$

657,547

 

 

$

701,428

 

 

$

692,500

 

 

$

728,082

 

Interest-bearing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing demand

 

 

1,220,173

 

 

 

1,034,694

 

 

 

1,003,585

 

 

 

938,751

 

 

 

840,711

 

Savings accounts

 

 

165,882

 

 

 

75,675

 

 

 

79,747

 

 

 

82,727

 

 

 

82,485

 

Money market savings

 

 

1,381,924

 

 

 

1,067,187

 

 

 

1,022,470

 

 

 

1,114,262

 

 

 

1,032,771

 

Time deposits

 

 

706,965

 

 

 

488,447

 

 

 

491,345

 

 

 

456,729

 

 

 

411,562

 

Total interest-bearing

 

 

3,474,944

 

 

 

2,666,003

 

 

 

2,597,147

 

 

 

2,592,469

 

 

 

2,367,529

 

Total deposits

 

$

4,378,410

 

 

$

3,323,550

 

 

$

3,298,575

 

 

$

3,284,969

 

 

$

3,095,611

 

Asset Quality

Total nonperforming assets were $62.9 million as of December 31, 2024, an increase of $54.1 million from December 31, 2023. $25.0 million of the increase was due to one construction, land and development loan moving to nonaccrual status in the second quarter of 2024. During the third and fourth quarters of 2024, management elected to make protective advances totaling $5.4 million in order for construction to continue on the project. Management is actively working with the borrower on strategies to complete construction, preserve value, and support repayment of the loan. One large residential real estate relationship and one CRE non-owner occupied loan moving to nonaccrual status during the third quarter of 2024 also contributed $13.6 million to the increase. A further $1.5 million of the increase in the fourth quarter of 2024 was driven by loans acquired from HMNF. Nonperforming assets included one loan over 90 days past due and still on accrual. This loan was renewed subsequent to year end.

As of December 31, 2024, the allowance for credit losses on loans was $59.9 million, or 1.50% of total loans, compared to $35.8 million, or 1.30% of total loans, as of December 31, 2023.

The following table presents selected asset quality data as of and for the periods indicated:

 

 

As of and for the three months ended

 

 

December 31,

 

September 30,

 

June 30,

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

(dollars in thousands)

 

2024

 

2024

 

2024

 

2024

 

2023

Nonaccrual loans

 

$

54,433

 

 

$

48,026

 

 

$

27,618

 

 

$

7,345

 

 

$

8,596

 

Accruing loans 90+ days past due

 

 

8,453

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

139

 

Total nonperforming loans

 

 

62,886

 

 

 

48,026

 

 

 

27,618

 

 

 

7,345

 

 

 

8,735

 

OREO and repossessed assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

32

 

Total nonperforming assets

 

$

62,886

 

 

$

48,026

 

 

$

27,618

 

 

$

7,348

 

 

$

8,767

 

Net charge-offs/(recoveries)

 

 

1,258

 

 

 

316

 

 

 

2,522

 

 

 

58

 

 

 

(238

)

Net charge-offs/(recoveries) to average loans

 

 

0.13

%

 

 

0.04

%

 

 

0.36

%

 

 

0.01

%

 

 

(0.04

)%

Nonperforming loans to total loans

 

 

1.58

%

 

 

1.58

%

 

 

0.95

%

 

 

0.26

%

 

 

0.32

%

Nonperforming assets to total assets

 

 

1.19

%

 

 

1.18

%

 

 

0.63

%

 

 

0.17

%

 

 

0.22

%

Allowance for credit losses on loans to total loans

 

 

1.50

%

 

 

1.29

%

 

 

1.31

%

 

 

1.31

%

 

 

1.30

%

Allowance for credit losses on loans to nonperforming loans

 

 

95

%

 

 

82

%

 

 

139

%

 

 

498

%

 

 

410

%

For the fourth quarter of 2024, the Company had net charge-offs of $1.3 million, compared to net charge-offs of $0.3 million for the third quarter of 2024 and net recoveries of $0.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2023. The quarter-over-quarter increase in net charge-offs was driven by a $0.6 million charge-off of one residential real estate loan and a $0.4 million charge-off of one commercial and industrial loan in the fourth quarter of 2024.

The Company recorded a provision for credit losses of $12.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to a provision for credit losses of $1.7 million for the third quarter of 2024 and a provision for credit losses of $1.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2023. The provision for credit losses for the fourth quarter of 2024 was primarily driven by a $7.8 million day one provision for credit losses and unfunded commitment reserve related to the acquisition of HMNF, as well as loan growth and an increase in nonaccrual loans.

The unearned fair value adjustments on acquired loan portfolios were $70.6 million and $5.2 million as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Capital

Total stockholders’ equity was $498.7 million as of December 31, 2024, an increase of $129.6 million from December 31, 2023. This change was primarily driven by the issuance of stock in connection with to the acquisition of HMNF. Tangible book value per common share (non-GAAP) decreased to $14.49 as of December 31, 2024, from $15.46 as of December 31, 2023. Tangible common equity to tangible assets (non-GAAP) decreased to 7.15% as of December 31, 2024, from 7.94% as of December 31, 2023. Common equity tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets decreased to 9.98% as of December 31, 2024, from 11.82% as of December 31, 2023.

The following table presents our capital ratios as of the dates indicated:

 

 

December 31,

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

2024

 

2024

 

2023

Capital Ratios(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alerus Financial Corporation Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common equity tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets

 

 

9.98

%

 

 

11.12

%

 

 

11.82

%

Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets

 

 

10.18

%

 

 

11.38

%

 

 

12.10

%

Total capital to risk weighted assets

 

 

12.55

%

 

 

14.04

%

 

 

14.76

%

Tier 1 capital to average assets

 

 

8.68

%

 

 

9.30

%

 

 

10.57

%

Tangible common equity / tangible assets (2)

 

 

7.15

%

 

 

8.11

%

 

 

7.94

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alerus Financial, N.A.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common equity tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets

 

 

10.19

%

 

 

10.73

%

 

 

11.40

%

Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets

 

 

10.19

%

 

 

10.73

%

 

 

11.40

%

Total capital to risk weighted assets

 

 

11.44

%

 

 

11.98

%

 

 

12.51

%

Tier 1 capital to average assets

 

 

8.66

%

 

 

8.90

%

 

 

9.92

%

____________________

(1)

Capital ratios for the current quarter are to be considered preliminary until the Call Report for Alerus Financial, N.A. is filed.

(2)

Represents a non-GAAP financial measure. See “Non-GAAP to GAAP Reconciliations and Calculation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call at 11:00 a.m. Central Time on Wednesday, January 29, 2024, to discuss its financial results. Attendees are encouraged to register ahead of time for the call at investors.alerus.com. The call can also be accessed via telephone at +1 (833) 470-1428, using access code 092113. A recording of the call and transcript will be available on the Company’s investor relations website at investors.alerus.com following the call.

About Alerus Financial Corporation

Alerus Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: ALRS) is a commercial wealth bank and national retirement services provider with corporate offices in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota metropolitan area. Through its subsidiary, Alerus Financial, National Association, Alerus provides diversified and comprehensive financial solutions to business and consumer clients, including banking, wealth services, and retirement and benefit plans and services. Alerus provides clients with a primary point of contact to help fully understand their unique needs and delivery channel preferences. Clients are provided with competitive products, valuable insight, and sound advice supported by digital solutions designed to meet their needs.

Alerus operates 29 banking and commercial wealth offices, with locations in Grand Forks and Fargo, North Dakota; the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota metropolitan area; Rochester, Minnesota; Southern Minnesota area; Marshalltown, Iowa; Pewaukee, Wisconsin; and Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona. Alerus also operates a commercial wealth office in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The Alerus Retirement and Benefit business serves advisors, brokers, employers, and plan participants across the United States.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Some of the financial measures included in this press release are not measures of financial performance recognized by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, or GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures include the ratio of tangible common equity to tangible assets, tangible book value per common share, return on average tangible common equity, efficiency ratio, pre-provision net revenue, adjusted noninterest income, adjusted noninterest expense, adjusted pre-provision net revenue, adjusted efficiency ratio, adjusted net income, adjusted return on average assets, adjusted return on average tangible common equity, net interest margin (tax-equivalent), adjusted net interest margin (tax-equivalent), and adjusted earnings per common share - diluted. Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures in its analysis of its performance, and believes financial analysts and investors frequently use these measures, and other similar measures, to evaluate capital adequacy and financial performance. Reconciliations of non-GAAP disclosures used in this press release to the comparable GAAP measures are provided in the accompanying tables. Management, banking regulators, many financial analysts and other investors use these measures in conjunction with more traditional bank capital ratios to compare the capital adequacy of banking organizations with significant amounts of goodwill or other intangible assets, which typically stem from the use of the purchase accounting method of accounting for mergers and acquisitions.

These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for total stockholders’ equity, total assets, book value per share, return on average assets, return on average equity, or any other measure calculated in accordance with GAAP. Moreover, the manner in which the Company calculates these non-GAAP financial measures may differ from that of other companies reporting measures with similar names.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements concerning plans, estimates, calculations, forecasts and projections with respect to the anticipated future performance of Alerus Financial Corporation. These statements are often, but not always, identified by words such as “may”, “might”, “should”, “could”, “predict”, “potential”, “believe”, “expect”, “continue”, “will”, “anticipate”, “seek”, “estimate”, “intend”, “plan”, “projection”, “would”, “annualized”, “target” and “outlook”, or the negative version of those words or other comparable words of a future or forward-looking nature. Examples of forward-looking statements include, among others, statements the Company makes regarding our projected growth, anticipated future financial performance, financial condition, credit quality, management’s long-term performance goals, and the future plans and prospects of Alerus Financial Corporation.

Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based only on our current beliefs, expectations and assumptions regarding our business, future plans and strategies, projections, anticipated events and trends, the economy and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of our control. Our actual results and financial condition may differ materially from those indicated in forward-looking statements. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in forward-looking statements include, among others, the following: interest rate risk, including the effects of changes in interest rates; effects on the U.S. economy resulting from the implementation of policies proposed by the new presidential administration, including tariffs, mass deportations, and tax regulations; our ability to successfully manage credit risk, including in the CRE portfolio, and maintain an adequate level of allowance for credit losses; business and economic conditions generally and in the financial services industry, nationally and within our market areas, including the level and impact of inflation rates and possible recession; the effects of recent developments and events in the financial services industry, including the large-scale deposit withdrawals over a short period of time that resulted in several bank failures; our ability to raise additional capital to implement our business plan; the overall health of the local and national real estate market; credit risks and risks from concentrations (by type of borrower, geographic area, collateral, and industry) within our loan portfolio; the concentration of large loans to certain borrowers (including CRE loans); the level of nonperforming assets on our balance sheet; our ability to implement our organic and acquisition growth strategies, including the integration of HMNF which the Company acquired in the fourth quarter of 2024; the commencement, cost, and outcome of litigation and other legal proceedings and regulatory actions against us or to which the Company may become subject, including with respect to pending actions relating to the Company’s previous ESOP fiduciary services commenced by government or private parties; the impact of economic or market conditions on our fee-based services; our ability to continue to grow our retirement and benefit services business; our ability to continue to originate a sufficient volume of residential mortgages; the occurrence of fraudulent activity, breaches or failures of our or our third-party vendors’ information security controls or cybersecurity-related incidents, including as a result of sophisticated attacks using artificial intelligence and similar tools or as a result of insider fraud; interruptions involving our information technology and telecommunications systems or third-party servicers; potential losses incurred in connection with mortgage loan repurchases; the composition of our executive management team and our ability to attract and retain key personnel; rapid and expensive technological change in the financial services industry; increased competition in the financial services industry, including from non-banks such as credit unions, Fintech companies and digital asset service providers; our ability to successfully manage liquidity risk, including our need to access higher cost sources of funds such as fed funds purchased and short-term borrowings; the concentration of large deposits from certain clients, including those who have balances above current FDIC insurance limits; the effectiveness of our risk management framework; potential impairment to the goodwill the Company recorded in connection with our past acquisitions, including the acquisitions of Metro Phoenix Bank and HMNF; the extensive regulatory framework that applies to us; the impact of recent and future legislative and regulatory changes, including in response to prior bank failures; new or revised accounting standards, as may be adopted by state and federal regulatory agencies, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) or the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; fluctuations in the values of the securities held in our securities portfolio, including as a result of changes in interest rates; governmental monetary, trade and fiscal policies; risks related to climate change and the negative impact it may have on our customers and their businesses; severe weather and natural disasters, and widespread disease or pandemics; acts of war or terrorism, including ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and Russian invasion of Ukraine, or other adverse external events; any material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting; changes to U.S. or state tax laws, regulations and governmental policies concerning our general business, including changes in interpretation or prioritization and changes in response to prior bank failures; talent and labor shortages and employee turnover; our success at managing the risks involved in the foregoing items; and any other risks described in the “Risk Factors” sections of the reports filed by Alerus Financial Corporation with the SEC.

Any forward-looking statement made by us in this press release is based only on information currently available to us and speaks only as of the date on which it is made. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

Alerus Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Assets

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

61,239

 

 

$

129,893

 

Investment securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trading, at fair value

 

 

3,309

 

 

 

 

Available-for-sale, at fair value

 

 

588,053

 

 

 

486,736

 

Held-to-maturity, at amortized cost (with an allowance for credit losses on investments of $131 and $213, respectively)

 

 

275,585

 

 

 

299,515

 

Loans held for sale

 

 

16,518

 

 

 

11,497

 

Loans

 

 

3,992,534

 

 

 

2,759,583

 

Allowance for credit losses on loans

 

 

(59,929

)

 

 

(35,843

)

Net loans

 

 

3,932,605

 

 

 

2,723,740

 

Land, premises and equipment, net

 

 

39,780

 

 

 

17,940

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

 

13,438

 

 

 

5,436

 

Accrued interest receivable

 

 

20,075

 

 

 

15,700

 

Bank-owned life insurance

 

 

36,033

 

 

 

33,236

 

Goodwill

 

 

87,564

 

 

 

46,783

 

Other intangible assets

 

 

43,882

 

 

 

17,158

 

Servicing rights

 

 

7,918

 

 

 

2,052

 

Deferred income taxes, net

 

 

48,766

 

 

 

34,595

 

Other assets

 

 

90,543

 

 

 

83,432

 

Total assets

 

$

5,265,308

 

 

$

3,907,713

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest-bearing

 

$

903,466

 

 

$

728,082

 

Interest-bearing

 

 

3,474,944

 

 

 

2,367,529

 

Total deposits

 

 

4,378,410

 

 

 

3,095,611

 

Short-term borrowings

 

 

238,960

 

 

 

314,170

 

Long-term debt

 

 

59,069

 

 

 

58,956

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

 

18,991

 

 

 

5,751

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

 

71,179

 

 

 

64,098

 

Total liabilities

 

 

4,766,609

 

 

 

3,538,586

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $1 par value, 2,000,000 shares authorized: 0 issued and outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $1 par value, 30,000,000 shares authorized: 25,344,803 and 19,734,077 issued and outstanding

 

 

25,345

 

 

 

19,734

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

269,708

 

 

 

150,343

 

Retained earnings

 

 

277,012

 

 

 

272,705

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(73,366

)

 

 

(73,655

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

498,699

 

 

 

369,127

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

5,265,308

 

 

$

3,907,713

 

Alerus Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Income

(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

 

Year ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Interest Income

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

Loans, including fees

 

$

60,009

 

 

$

42,593

 

 

$

37,731

 

 

$

183,560

 

 

$

136,918

 

Investment securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable

 

 

5,737

 

 

 

4,596

 

 

 

6,040

 

 

 

19,745

 

 

 

24,262

 

Exempt from federal income taxes

 

 

166

 

 

 

169

 

 

 

182

 

 

 

679

 

 

 

740

 

Other

 

 

1,395

 

 

 

4,854

 

 

 

742

 

 

 

17,595

 

 

 

2,963

 

Total interest income

 

 

67,307

 

 

 

52,212

 

 

 

44,695

 

 

 

221,579

 

 

 

164,883

 

Interest Expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

 

25,521

 

 

 

22,285

 

 

 

17,169

 

 

 

89,243

 

 

 

53,387

 

Short-term borrowings

 

 

2,837

 

 

 

6,706

 

 

 

5,292

 

 

 

22,584

 

 

 

20,976

 

Long-term debt

 

 

665

 

 

 

679

 

 

 

682

 

 

 

2,707

 

 

 

2,681

 

Total interest expense

 

 

29,023

 

 

 

29,670

 

 

 

23,143

 

 

 

114,534

 

 

 

77,044

 

Net interest income

 

 

38,284

 

 

 

22,542

 

 

 

21,552

 

 

 

107,045

 

 

 

87,839

 

Provision for credit losses

 

 

11,992

 

 

 

1,661

 

 

 

1,507

 

 

 

18,141

 

 

 

2,057

 

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

 

 

26,292

 

 

 

20,881

 

 

 

20,045

 

 

 

88,904

 

 

 

85,782

 

Noninterest Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retirement and benefit services

 

 

16,488

 

 

 

16,144

 

 

 

15,317

 

 

 

64,365

 

 

 

65,294

 

Wealth management

 

 

7,010

 

 

 

6,684

 

 

 

5,940

 

 

 

26,171

 

 

 

21,855

 

Mortgage banking

 

 

3,673

 

 

 

2,573

 

 

 

1,279

 

 

 

10,469

 

 

 

8,411

 

Service charges on deposit accounts

 

 

644

 

 

 

488

 

 

 

341

 

 

 

1,976

 

 

 

1,280

 

Net gains (losses) on investment securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(24,643

)

 

 

 

 

 

(24,643

)

Other

 

 

6,059

 

 

 

2,474

 

 

 

2,557

 

 

 

11,950

 

 

 

8,032

 

Total noninterest income

 

 

33,874

 

 

 

28,363

 

 

 

791

 

 

 

114,931

 

 

 

80,229

 

Noninterest Expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation

 

 

26,657

 

 

 

21,058

 

 

 

19,214

 

 

 

87,311

 

 

 

76,290

 

Employee taxes and benefits

 

 

6,245

 

 

 

5,400

 

 

 

4,578

 

 

 

22,967

 

 

 

20,051

 

Occupancy and equipment expense

 

 

1,963

 

 

 

2,082

 

 

 

1,858

 

 

 

7,766

 

 

 

7,477

 

Business services, software and technology expense

 

 

6,935

 

 

 

4,879

 

 

 

5,686

 

 

 

21,758

 

 

 

21,053

 

Intangible amortization expense

 

 

2,804

 

 

 

1,324

 

 

 

1,324

 

 

 

6,776

 

 

 

5,296

 

Professional fees and assessments

 

 

6,530

 

 

 

4,267

 

 

 

2,345

 

 

 

15,162

 

 

 

6,743

 

Marketing and business development

 

 

1,050

 

 

 

764

 

 

 

1,002

 

 

 

3,249

 

 

 

3,027

 

Supplies and postage

 

 

726

 

 

 

422

 

 

 

521

 

 

 

2,046

 

 

 

1,796

 

Travel

 

 

449

 

 

 

330

 

 

 

313

 

 

 

1,403

 

 

 

1,189

 

Mortgage and lending expenses

 

 

571

 

 

 

684

 

 

 

501

 

 

 

2,162

 

 

 

1,902

 

Other

 

 

2,093

 

 

 

1,237

 

 

 

1,312

 

 

 

5,641

 

 

 

5,333

 

Total noninterest expense

 

 

56,023

 

 

 

42,447

 

 

 

38,654

 

 

 

176,241

 

 

 

150,157

 

Income before income tax expense

 

 

4,143

 

 

 

6,797

 

 

 

(17,818

)

 

 

27,594

 

 

 

15,854

 

Income tax expense

 

 

921

 

 

 

1,590

 

 

 

(3,064

)

 

 

6,525

 

 

 

4,158

 

Net income

 

$

3,222

 

 

$

5,207

 

 

$

(14,754

)

 

$

21,069

 

 

$

11,696

 

Per Common Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per common share

 

$

0.13

 

 

$

0.26

 

 

$

(0.73

)

 

$

1.00

 

 

$

0.59

 

Diluted earnings per common share

 

$

0.13

 

 

$

0.26

 

 

$

(0.73

)

 

$

0.98

 

 

$

0.58

 

Dividends declared per common share

 

$

0.20

 

 

$

0.20

 

 

$

0.19

 

 

$

0.79

 

 

$

0.75

 

Average common shares outstanding

 

 

24,857

 

 

 

19,788

 

 

 

19,761

 

 

 

21,047

 

 

 

19,922

 

Diluted average common shares outstanding

 

 

25,144

 

 

 

20,075

 

 

 

19,996

 

 

 

21,321

 

 

 

20,143

 

Alerus Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Non-GAAP to GAAP Reconciliations and Calculation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (unaudited)

(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

December 31,

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

2024

 

2024

 

2023

Tangible Common Equity to Tangible Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total common stockholders’ equity

 

$

498,699

 

 

$

386,486

 

 

$

369,127

 

Less: Goodwill

 

 

87,564

 

 

 

46,783

 

 

 

46,783

 

Less: Other intangible assets

 

 

43,882

 

 

 

13,186

 

 

 

17,158

 

Tangible common equity (a)

 

 

367,253

 

 

 

326,517

 

 

 

305,186

 

Total assets

 

 

5,265,308

 

 

 

4,084,640

 

 

 

3,907,713

 

Less: Goodwill

 

 

87,564

 

 

 

46,783

 

 

 

46,783

 

Less: Other intangible assets

 

 

43,882

 

 

 

13,186

 

 

 

17,158

 

Tangible assets (b)

 

 

5,133,862

 

 

 

4,024,671

 

 

 

3,843,772

 

Tangible common equity to tangible assets (a)/(b)

 

 

7.15

%

 

 

8.11

%

 

 

7.94

%

Tangible Book Value Per Common Share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total common stockholders’ equity

 

$

498,699

 

 

$

386,486

 

 

$

369,127

 

Less: Goodwill

 

 

87,564

 

 

 

46,783

 

 

 

46,783

 

Less: Other intangible assets

 

 

43,882

 

 

 

13,186

 

 

 

17,158

 

Tangible common equity (c)

 

 

367,253

 

 

 

326,517

 

 

 

305,186

 

Total common shares issued and outstanding (d)

 

 

25,345

 

 

 

19,790

 

 

 

19,734

 

Tangible book value per common share (c)/(d)

 

$

14.49

 

 

$

16.50

 

 

$

15.46

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

Year ended

 

 

December 31,

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

2024

 

2024

 

2023

 

2024

 

2023

Return on Average Tangible Common Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

3,222

 

 

$

5,207

 

 

$

(14,754

)

 

$

21,069

 

 

$

11,696

 

Add: Intangible amortization expense (net of tax)(1)

 

 

2,215

 

 

 

1,046

 

 

 

1,046

 

 

 

5,353

 

 

 

4,184

 

Net income, excluding intangible amortization (e)

 

 

5,437

 

 

 

6,253

 

 

 

(13,708

)

 

 

26,422

 

 

 

15,880

 

Average total equity

 

 

478,128

 

 

 

375,229

 

 

 

349,382

 

 

 

397,747

 

 

 

358,268

 

Less: Average goodwill

 

 

84,414

 

 

 

46,783

 

 

 

46,783

 

 

 

56,242

 

 

 

46,959

 

Less: Average other intangible assets (net of tax)(1)

 

 

34,107

 

 

 

10,933

 

 

 

14,067

 

 

 

17,534

 

 

 

15,624

 

Average tangible common equity (f)

 

 

359,607

 

 

 

317,513

 

 

 

288,532

 

 

 

323,971

 

 

 

295,685

 

Return on average tangible common equity (e)/(f)

 

 

6.01

%

 

 

7.83

%

 

 

(18.85

)%

 

 

8.16

%

 

 

5.37

%

Efficiency Ratio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest expense

 

$

56,023

 

 

$

42,447

 

 

$

38,654

 

 

$

176,241

 

 

$

150,157

 

Less: Intangible amortization expense

 

 

2,804

 

 

 

1,324

 

 

 

1,324

 

 

 

6,776

 

 

 

5,296

 

Adjusted noninterest expense (g)

 

 

53,219

 

 

 

41,123

 

 

 

37,330

 

 

 

169,465

 

 

 

144,861

 

Net interest income

 

 

38,284

 

 

 

22,542

 

 

 

21,552

 

 

 

107,045

 

 

 

87,839

 

Noninterest income

 

 

33,874

 

 

 

28,363

 

 

 

791

 

 

 

114,931

 

 

 

80,229

 

Tax-equivalent adjustment

 

 

385

 

 

 

314

 

 

 

226

 

 

 

1,202

 

 

 

671

 

Total tax-equivalent revenue (h)

 

 

72,543

 

 

 

51,219

 

 

 

22,569

 

 

 

223,178

 

 

 

168,739

 

Efficiency ratio (g)/(h)

 

 

73.36

%

 

 

80.29

%

 

 

165.40

%

 

 

75.93

%

 

 

85.85

%

____________________

(1)

Items calculated after-tax utilizing a marginal income tax rate of 21.0%.

Alerus Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Non-GAAP to GAAP Reconciliations and Calculation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (unaudited)

(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

Year ended

 

 

December 31,

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

2024

 

2024

 

2023

 

2024

 

2023

Pre-Provision Net Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

$

38,284

 

 

$

22,542

 

 

$

21,552

 

 

$

107,045

 

 

$

87,839

 

Add: Noninterest income

 

 

33,874

 

 

 

28,363

 

 

 

791

 

 

 

114,931

 

 

 

80,229

 

Less: Noninterest expense

 

 

56,023

 

 

 

42,447

 

 

 

38,654

 

 

 

176,241

 

 

 

150,157

 

Pre-provision net revenue

 

$

16,135

 

 

$

8,458

 

 

$

(16,311

)

 

$

45,735

 

 

$

17,911

 

Adjusted Noninterest Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest income

 

$

33,874

 

 

$

28,363

 

 

$

791

 

 

$

114,931

 

 

$

80,229

 

Less: Adjusted noninterest income items

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BOLI mortality proceeds (non-taxable)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,196

 

Gain on sale of ESOP trustee business

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,775

 

Net gains (losses) on investment securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(24,643

)

 

 

 

 

 

(24,643

)

Net gain on sale of premises and equipment

 

 

3,459

 

 

 

476

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,941

 

 

 

50

 

Total adjusted noninterest income items (i)

 

 

3,459

 

 

 

476

 

 

 

(24,643

)

 

 

3,941

 

 

 

(20,622

)

Adjusted noninterest income (j)

 

$

30,415

 

 

$

27,887

 

 

$

25,434

 

 

$

110,990

 

 

$

100,851

 

Adjusted Noninterest Expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest expense

 

$

56,023

 

 

$

42,447

 

 

$

38,654

 

 

$

176,241

 

 

$

150,157

 

Less: Adjusted noninterest expense items

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMNF merger- and acquisition-related expenses

 

 

3,295

 

 

 

1,661

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,546

 

 

 

 

Severance and signing bonus expense

 

 

2,276

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

422

 

 

 

2,901

 

 

 

1,897

 

Total adjusted noninterest expense items (k)

 

 

5,571

 

 

 

1,692

 

 

 

422

 

 

 

8,447

 

 

 

1,897

 

Adjusted noninterest expense (l)

 

$

50,452

 

 

$

40,755

 

 

$

38,232

 

 

$

167,794

 

 

$

148,260

 

Adjusted Pre-Provision Net Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

$

38,284

 

 

$

22,542

 

 

$

21,552

 

 

$

107,045

 

 

$

87,839

 

Add: Adjusted noninterest income (j)

 

 

30,415

 

 

 

27,887

 

 

 

25,434

 

 

 

110,990

 

 

 

100,851

 

Less: Adjusted noninterest expense (l)

 

 

50,452

 

 

 

40,755

 

 

 

38,232

 

 

 

167,794

 

 

 

148,260

 

Adjusted pre-provision net revenue

 

$

18,247

 

 

$

9,674

 

 

$

8,754

 

 

$

50,241

 

 

$

40,430

 

Adjusted Efficiency Ratio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted noninterest expense (l)

 

$

50,452

 

 

$

40,755

 

 

$

38,232

 

 

$

167,794

 

 

$

148,260

 

Less: Intangible amortization expense

 

 

2,804

 

 

 

1,324

 

 

 

1,324

 

 

 

6,776

 

 

 

5,296

 

Adjusted noninterest expense for efficiency ratio (m)

 

 

47,648

 

 

 

39,431

 

 

 

36,908

 

 

 

161,018

 

 

 

142,964

 

Tax-equivalent revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

 

38,284

 

 

 

22,542

 

 

 

21,552

 

 

 

107,045

 

 

 

87,839

 

Add: Adjusted noninterest income (j)

 

 

30,415

 

 

 

27,887

 

 

 

25,434

 

 

 

110,990

 

 

 

100,851

 

Add: Tax-equivalent adjustment

 

 

385

 

 

 

314

 

 

 

226

 

 

 

1,202

 

 

 

671

 

Total tax-equivalent revenue (n)

 

 

69,084

 

 

 

50,743

 

 

 

47,212

 

 

 

219,237

 

 

 

189,361

 

Adjusted efficiency ratio (m)/(n)

 

 

68.97

%

 

 

77.71

%

 

 

78.18

%

 

 

73.44

%

 

 

75.50

%

Adjusted Net Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

3,222

 

 

$

5,207

 

 

$

(14,754

)

 

$

21,069

 

 

$

11,696

 

Less: Adjusted noninterest income items (net of tax)(1) (i)

 

 

2,733

 

 

 

376

 

 

 

(19,468

)

 

 

3,113

 

 

 

(16,040

)

Add: HMNF day one provision for credit losses and unfunded commitments (net of tax)(1)

 

 

6,140

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,140

 

 

 

 

Add: Adjusted noninterest expense items (net of tax)(1) (k)

 

 

4,401

 

 

 

1,337

 

 

 

333

 

 

 

6,673

 

 

 

1,499

 

Adjusted net income (o)

 

$

11,030

 

 

$

6,168

 

 

$

5,047

 

 

$

30,769

 

 

$

29,235

 

Adjusted Return on Average Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average total assets (p)

 

$

5,272,816

 

 

$

4,298,080

 

 

$

3,868,206

 

 

$

4,503,493

 

 

$

3,817,017

 

Adjusted return on average assets (o)/(p)

 

 

0.83

%

 

 

0.57

%

 

 

0.52

%

 

 

0.68

%

 

 

0.77

%

Adjusted Return on Average Tangible Common Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted net income (o)

 

$

11,030

 

 

$

6,168

 

 

$

5,047

 

 

$

30,769

 

 

$

29,235

 

Add: Intangible amortization expense (net of tax)(1)

 

 

2,215

 

 

 

1,046

 

 

 

1,046

 

 

 

5,353

 

 

 

4,184

 

Adjusted net income, excluding intangible amortization (q)

 

 

13,245

 

 

 

7,214

 

 

 

6,093

 

 

 

36,122

 

 

 

33,419

 

Average total equity

 

 

478,128

 

 

 

375,229

 

 

 

349,382

 

 

 

397,747

 

 

 

358,268

 

Less: Average goodwill

 

 

84,414

 

 

 

46,783

 

 

 

46,783

 

 

 

56,242

 

 

 

46,959

 

Less: Average other intangible assets (net of tax)

 

 

34,107

 

 

 

10,933

 

 

 

14,067

 

 

 

17,534

 

 

 

15,624

 

Average tangible common equity (r)

 

 

359,607

 

 

 

317,513

 

 

 

288,532

 

 

 

323,971

 

 

 

295,685

 

Return on average tangible common equity (q)/(r)

 

 

14.65

%

 

 

9.04

%

 

 

8.38

%

 

 

11.15

%

 

 

11.30

%

____________________

(1)

Items calculated after-tax utilizing a marginal income tax rate of 21.0%.

Alerus Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Non-GAAP to GAAP Reconciliations and Calculation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (unaudited)

(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

Year ended

 

 

December 31,

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

2024

 

2024

 

2023

 

2024

 

2023

Adjusted Net Interest Margin (Tax-Equivalent)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

$

38,284

 

 

$

22,542

 

 

$

21,552

 

 

$

107,045

 

 

$

87,839

 

Less: BTFP cash interest income

 

 

 

 

 

4,113

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,494

 

 

 

 

Add: BTFP interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

3,717

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,291

 

 

 

 

Less: Purchase accounting net accretion

 

 

4,692

 

 

 

152

 

 

 

521

 

 

 

6,121

 

 

 

1,490

 

Net interest income excluding BTFP impact

 

 

33,592

 

 

 

21,994

 

 

 

21,031

 

 

 

99,721

 

 

 

86,349

 

Add: Tax equivalent adjustment for loans and securities

 

 

385

 

 

 

314

 

 

 

226

 

 

 

1,202

 

 

 

671

 

Adjusted net interest income (s)

 

$

33,977

 

 

$

22,308

 

 

$

21,257

 

 

$

100,923

 

 

$

87,020

 

Interest earning assets

 

 

4,808,230

 

 

 

4,077,716

 

 

 

3,645,184

 

 

 

4,221,832

 

 

 

3,592,476

 

Less: Average cash proceeds balance from BTFP

 

 

 

 

 

303,043

 

 

 

 

 

 

231,366

 

 

 

 

Add: Change in unearned purchase accounting discount

 

 

4,692

 

 

 

152

 

 

 

521

 

 

 

6,121

 

 

 

1,490

 

Adjusted interest earning assets (t)

 

$

4,812,922

 

 

$

3,774,825

 

 

$

3,645,705

 

 

$

3,996,587

 

 

$

3,593,966

 

Adjusted net interest margin (tax-equivalent) (s)/(t)

 

 

2.81

%

 

 

2.35

%

 

 

2.31

%

 

 

2.53

%

 

 

2.42

%

Adjusted Earnings Per Common Share - Diluted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted net income (o)

 

$

11,030

 

 

$

6,168

 

 

$

5,047

 

 

$

30,769

 

 

$

29,235

 

Less: Dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities

 

 

(16

)

 

 

24

 

 

 

(247

)

 

 

79

 

 

 

(5

)

Net income available to common stockholders (u)

 

 

11,046

 

 

 

6,144

 

 

 

5,294

 

 

 

30,690

 

 

 

29,240

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding for diluted earnings per share (v)

 

 

25,144

 

 

 

20,075

 

 

 

19,996

 

 

 

21,321

 

 

 

20,143

 

Adjusted earnings per common share - diluted (u)/(v)

 

$

0.44

 

 

$

0.31

 

 

$

0.26

 

 

$

1.44

 

 

$

1.45

 

____________________

(1)

Items calculated after-tax utilizing a marginal income tax rate of 21.0%.

Alerus Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Analysis of Average Balances, Yields, and Rates (unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

Year ended

 

 

December 31, 2024

 

September 30, 2024

 

December 31, 2023

 

December 31, 2024

 

December 31, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

Average

 

 

Yield/

 

Average

 

 

Yield/

 

Average

 

 

Yield/

 

Average

 

 

Yield/

 

Average

 

 

Yield/

 

 

Balance

 

 

Rate

 

Balance

 

 

Rate

 

Balance

 

 

Rate

 

Balance

 

 

Rate

 

Balance

 

 

Rate

Interest Earning Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing deposits with banks

 

$

74,054

 

 

 

5.35

%

 

$

326,350

 

 

 

5.47

%

 

$

33,920

 

 

 

3.23

%

 

$

299,625

 

 

 

5.39

%

 

$

35,395

 

 

 

3.40

%

Investment securities(1)

 

 

883,116

 

 

 

2.68

 

 

 

749,062

 

 

 

2.55

 

 

 

921,555

 

 

 

2.70

 

 

 

791,111

 

 

 

2.60

 

 

 

983,545

 

 

 

2.56

 

Loans held for sale

 

 

15,409

 

 

 

5.60

 

 

 

15,795

 

 

 

3.20

 

 

 

11,421

 

 

 

6.01

 

 

 

14,180

 

 

 

5.90

 

 

 

13,217

 

 

 

5.46

 

Loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial

 

 

616,356

 

 

 

7.28

 

 

 

593,685

 

 

 

7.26

 

 

 

538,694

 

 

 

6.90

 

 

 

588,269

 

 

 

7.23

 

 

 

527,795

 

 

 

6.63

 

CRE − Construction, land and development

 

 

250,869

 

 

 

6.33

 

 

 

184,611

 

 

 

5.68

 

 

 

117,765

 

 

 

8.12

 

 

 

172,700

 

 

 

6.77

 

 

 

99,315

 

 

 

7.66

 

CRE − Multifamily

 

 

351,804

 

 

 

6.50

 

 

 

242,558

 

 

 

5.62

 

 

 

227,453

 

 

 

5.48

 

 

 

272,125

 

 

 

5.87

 

 

 

185,262

 

 

 

5.25

 

CRE − Non-owner occupied

 

 

1,002,857

 

 

 

6.68

 

 

 

663,539

 

 

 

5.88

 

 

 

519,021

 

 

 

5.67

 

 

 

712,734

 

 

 

6.14

 

 

 

498,884

 

 

 

5.28

 

CRE − Owner occupied

 

 

293,169

 

 

 

6.56

 

 

 

289,963

 

 

 

5.41

 

 

 

266,274

 

 

 

5.18

 

 

 

286,540

 

 

 

5.71

 

 

 

256,690

 

 

 

5.07

 

Agricultural − Land

 

 

59,400

 

 

 

5.73

 

 

 

42,162

 

 

 

4.93

 

 

 

41,064

 

 

 

4.82

 

 

 

45,729

 

 

 

5.10

 

 

 

39,832

 

 

 

4.78

 

Agricultural − Production

 

 

58,999

 

 

 

7.36

 

 

 

40,964

 

 

 

6.84

 

 

 

34,480

 

 

 

6.64

 

 

 

43,361

 

 

 

6.89

 

 

 

30,663

 

 

 

6.48

 

RRE − First lien

 

 

904,414

 

 

 

4.50

 

 

 

689,382

 

 

 

3.98

 

 

 

691,152

 

 

 

3.95

 

 

 

747,874

 

 

 

4.17

 

 

 

673,118

 

 

 

3.80

 

RRE − Construction

 

 

31,722

 

 

 

9.74

 

 

 

16,792

 

 

 

3.86

 

 

 

32,958

 

 

 

4.97

 

 

 

22,832

 

 

 

6.58

 

 

 

33,508

 

 

 

4.98

 

RRE − HELOC

 

 

153,344

 

 

 

7.60

 

 

 

130,705

 

 

 

8.00

 

 

 

118,722

 

 

 

8.37

 

 

 

131,617

 

 

 

8.02

 

 

 

118,653

 

 

 

8.07

 

RRE − Junior lien

 

 

47,041

 

 

 

6.25

 

 

 

36,818

 

 

 

5.74

 

 

 

36,415

 

 

 

6.21

 

 

 

38,982

 

 

 

6.24

 

 

 

35,382

 

 

 

5.83

 

Other consumer

 

 

44,959

 

 

 

7.19

 

 

 

37,768

 

 

 

6.76

 

 

 

29,510

 

 

 

6.33

 

 

 

36,252

 

 

 

6.81

 

 

 

35,971

 

 

 

6.06

 

Total loans(1)

 

 

3,814,934

 

 

 

6.27

 

 

 

2,968,947

 

 

 

5.73

 

 

 

2,653,508

 

 

 

5.64

 

 

 

3,099,015

 

 

 

5.93

 

 

 

2,535,073

 

 

 

5.39

 

Federal Reserve/FHLB stock

 

 

20,717

 

 

 

7.66

 

 

 

17,562

 

 

 

8.25

 

 

 

24,780

 

 

 

7.48

 

 

 

17,901

 

 

 

8.12

 

 

 

25,246

 

 

 

6.98

 

Total interest earning assets

 

 

4,808,230

 

 

 

5.60

 

 

 

4,077,716

 

 

 

5.12

 

 

 

3,645,184

 

 

 

4.89

 

 

 

4,221,832

 

 

 

5.28

 

 

 

3,592,476

 

 

 

4.61

 

Noninterest earning assets

 

 

464,586

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

220,364

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

223,022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

281,661

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

224,541

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

5,272,816

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

4,298,080

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,868,206

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

4,503,493

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,817,017

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-Bearing Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing demand deposits

 

$

1,209,674

 

 

 

1.98

%

 

$

1,003,595

 

 

 

2.31

%

 

$

798,634

 

 

 

1.65

%

 

$

1,010,888

 

 

 

2.12

%

 

$

768,238

 

 

 

1.29

%

Money market and savings deposits

 

 

1,520,616

 

 

 

3.15

 

 

 

1,146,896

 

 

 

3.82

 

 

 

1,092,656

 

 

 

3.53

 

 

 

1,250,939

 

 

 

3.60

 

 

 

1,118,815

 

 

 

2.92

 

Time deposits

 

 

698,358

 

 

 

4.24

 

 

 

485,533

 

 

 

4.46

 

 

 

383,715

 

 

 

4.27

 

 

 

518,826

 

 

 

4.39

 

 

 

303,746

 

 

 

3.58

 

Fed funds purchased and BTFP

 

 

22,012

 

 

 

4.93

 

 

 

327,543

 

 

 

4.97

 

 

 

189,568

 

 

 

5.71

 

 

 

249,180

 

 

 

4.95

 

 

 

287,768

 

 

 

5.31

 

FHLB short-term advances

 

 

200,000

 

 

 

5.10

 

 

 

200,000

 

 

 

5.20

 

 

 

200,000

 

 

 

5.09

 

 

 

200,000

 

 

 

5.12

 

 

 

113,973

 

 

 

5.00

 

Long-term debt

 

 

59,055

 

 

 

4.48

 

 

 

59,027

 

 

 

4.58

 

 

 

58,943

 

 

 

4.59

 

 

 

59,013

 

 

 

4.59

 

 

 

58,900

 

 

 

4.55

 

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

3,709,715

 

 

 

3.11

 

 

 

3,222,594

 

 

 

3.66

 

 

 

2,723,516

 

 

 

3.37

 

 

 

3,288,846

 

 

 

3.48

 

 

 

2,651,440

 

 

 

2.91

 

Noninterest-Bearing Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest-bearing deposits

 

 

847,153

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

628,114

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

719,895

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

704,463

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

737,365

 

 

 

 

 

Other noninterest-bearing liabilities

 

 

237,820

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

72,143

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

75,413

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

112,437

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

69,944

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

 

478,128

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

375,229

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

349,382

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

397,747

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

358,268

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

5,272,816

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

4,298,080

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,868,206

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

4,503,493

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,817,017

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest rate spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.49

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.46

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.52

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.80

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.70

%

Net interest margin, tax-equivalent (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.20

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.23

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.37

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.56

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.46

%

____________________

(1)

Taxable-equivalent adjustment was calculated utilizing a marginal income tax rate of 21.0%.

 

Contacts

Alan A. Villalon, Chief Financial Officer

952.417.3733 (Office)

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