Bogota Financial Corp. Reports Results for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024

TEANECK, N.J., Nov. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bogota Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: BSBK) (the “Company”), the holding company for Bogota Savings Bank (the “Bank”), reported a net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2024 of $147,000, or $0.01 per basic and diluted share, compared to a net loss of $29,000, or $0.00 per basic and diluted share, for the comparable prior year period. The Company reported a net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 of $1.0 million, or $0.08 per basic and diluted share, compared to net income of $1.8 million, or $0.14 per basic and diluted share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

On April 24, 2024, the Company announced it had received regulatory approval for the repurchase of up to 237,090 shares of its common stock, or approximately 5% of its then outstanding common stock (excluding shares held by Bogota Financial, MHC). The repurchase program does not have a scheduled expiration date and the Board of Directors has the right to suspend or discontinue the program at any time. As of September 30, 2024, 163,790 shares have been repurchased pursuant to the program at a cost of $1.2 million.

Other Financial Highlights:

• Total assets increased $39.5 million, or 4.2%, to $978.8 million at September 30, 2024 from $939.3 million at December 31, 2023, due to an increase in securities, offset by a decrease in cash and cash equivalents and loans.
• Cash and cash equivalents decreased $3.9 million, or 15.8%, to $21.0 million at September 30, 2024 from $24.9 million at December 31, 2023 as excess funds were used to purchase securities.
• Securities increased $47.1 million, or 33.3%, to $188.7 million at September 30, 2024 from $141.5 million at December 31, 2023.
• Net loans decreased $5.8 million, or 0.8%, to $708.9 million at September 30, 2024 from $714.7 million at December 31, 2023.
• Total deposits at September 30, 2024 were $629.3 million, increasing $3.9 million, or 0.6%, as compared to $625.3 million at December 31, 2023, due to a $2.3 million increase in interest-bearing deposits, primarily in certificates of deposit, and a $1.6 million increase in non-interest bearing demand accounts. The average cost of deposits increased 121 basis points to 3.88% for the first three quarters of 2024 from 2.67% for the first nine months of 2023 due to higher interest rates and a larger percentage of deposits consisting of higher-costing certificates of deposit.
• Federal Home Loan Bank advances increased $34.9 million, or 20.8% to $202.6 million at September 30, 2024 from $167.7 million as of December 31, 2023. 

Kevin Pace, President and Chief Executive Officer, said “The Bank continues its growth strategy focusing on core deposits and commercial lending. We have seen an uptick in our commercial pipeline this quarter that shows interest remains strong in our market. Offering new desirable technology through partnerships with our providers is a key initiative we are focusing on going into 2025. This will allow us to attract new customers in our competitive environment.”

“The Bank completed its third stock repurchase program earlier this year and promptly began its fourth buyback. We remain diligent in our efforts to show confidence and deliver value to our shareholders.”

Income Statement Analysis

Comparison of Operating Results for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023

Net income decreased by $118,000 to a net loss of $147,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2024 from a net loss of $29,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2023. This decrease was primarily due to a decrease of $260,000 in net interest income, partially offset by a decrease of $171,000 in salaries and employee benefit costs, an increase of $48,000 in income tax benefit and a $38,000 increase in non-interest income.

Interest income increased $1.3 million, or 14.3%, from $9.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023 to $10.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 primarily due to higher yields on interest-earning assets and an increase in the average balance of securities. 

Interest income on cash and cash equivalents decreased $30,000, or 17.9%, to $138,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2024 from $168,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2023 due to a $2.6 million decrease in the average balance to $10.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 from $12.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023, reflecting the use of excess cash to purchase securities. The decrease was offset by an 18 basis point increase in the average yield from 5.21% for the three months ended September 30, 2023 to 5.39% for the three months ended September 30, 2024 due to the higher interest rate environment.

Interest income on loans increased $401,000, or 5.0%, to $8.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to $8.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023 due primarily to a 24 basis point increase in the average yield from 4.45% for the three months ended September 30, 2023 to 4.69% for the three months ended September 30, 2024, and to a lesser extent, a $876,000 increase in the average balance to $711.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 from $710.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023.

Interest income on securities increased $889,000, or 88.2%, to $1.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 from $1.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023 primarily due to a $48.7 million increase in the average balance to $187.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 from $138.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023, and a 114 basis point increase in the average yield from 2.91% for the three months ended September 30, 2023 to 4.05% for the three months ended September 30, 2024 due to the higher interest rate environment. 

Interest expense increased $1.6 million, or 26.2%, from $6.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023 to $7.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 due to higher costs and average balances on certificates of deposit and borrowings.

Interest expense on interest-bearing deposits increased $1.0 million, or 20.8%, to $5.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 from $4.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The increase was due to a 73 basis point increase in the average cost of deposits to 3.84% for the three months ended September 30, 2024 from 3.11% for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The increase in the average cost of deposits was due to the higher interest rate environment and a change in the composition of the deposit portfolio. The average balances of certificates of deposit decreased $831,000 to $497.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 from $498.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023 while the average balance of NOW/money market accounts and savings accounts decreased $9.0 million and $2.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023.

Interest expense on Federal Home Loan Bank advances increased $582,000, or 47.7%, from $1.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023 to $1.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was primarily due to an increase in the average balance of $71.6 million to $196.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 from $125.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The increase was slightly offset by a decrease in the average cost of borrowings of 22 basis points to 3.64% for the three months ended September 30, 2024 from 3.86% for the three months ended September 30, 2023 due to new borrowings being at lower rates. At September 30, 2024, cash flow hedges used to manage interest rate risk had a notional value of $65.0 million, while fair value hedges totaled $60.0 million in notional value. During the three months ended September 30, 2024, the use of the cash flow and fair value hedges reduced the interest expense on the Federal Home Loan Bank advances and certificates of deposit by $498,000.

Net interest income decreased $260,000, or 8.1%, to $3.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 from $3.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The decrease reflected a 20 basis point decrease in our net interest rate spread to 0.81% for the three months ended September 30, 2024 from 1.01% for the three months ended September 30, 2023. Our net interest margin decreased 19 basis points to 1.28% for the three months ended September 30, 2024 from 1.47% for the three months ended September 30, 2023.

We did not record a provision for credit losses for the three months ended September 30, 2024 or September 30, 2023 due to moderate loan growth and improved economic conditions.

Non-interest income increased by $38,000, or 13.0%, to $327,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2024 from $290,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2023. Bank-owned life insurance income increased $23,000, or 11.6%, due to higher balances during 2024 and gain on sale of loans increased $12,000 compared to no gain on sale of loans for the comparable period last year due to the sale of a $400,000 residential loan in 2024.

For the three months ended September 30, 2024, non-interest expense decreased $56,000, or 1.5%, over the comparable 2023 period. This was due to a $171,000, or 7.5% reduction in salaries and employee benefits, which decreased due to lower headcount and increased expenses in 2023 related to the retirement of the previous Chief Executive Officer, and a $40,000, or 31.9%, decrease in advertising expenses. Our FDIC insurance assessment also decreased by $26,000, or 19.8%. These decreases were partially offset by an increase in professional fees of $99,000, or 66.4%, due to higher consulting expense related to strategic business planning. Data processing expense also increased $100,000, or 48.8%, due to higher processing costs.

Income tax expense decreased $48,000, or 38.3%, to a benefit of $173,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2024 from a $125,000 benefit for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The decrease was due to a reduction of $166,000 in taxable income. 

Comparison of Operating Results for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023

Net income decreased by $2.8 million, or 156.1%, to a net loss of $1.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 from net income of $1.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. This decrease was primarily due to a decrease of $3.7 million in net interest income, partially offset by a decrease of $1.1 million in income tax expense.

Interest income increased $3.4 million, or 12.4%, from $27.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 to $31.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 due to higher yields on interest-earning assets and an increase in the average balance of securities, partially offset by a decrease in the average balance of loans and cash and cash equivalents. 

Interest income on cash and cash equivalents decreased $8,000, or 1.9%, to $415,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 from $423,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 due a $2.3 million decrease in the average balance to $9.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 from $11.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, reflecting the decrease of liquidity due to increased securities purchases. This decrease was offset by a 111 basis point increase in the average yield due to the higher interest rate environment.

Interest income on loans increased $1.1 million, or 4.5%, to $24.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to $23.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 due primarily to a 20 basis point increase in the average yield from 4.46% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 to 4.66% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, offset by a $1.9 million decrease in the average balance to $711.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 from $713.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

Interest income on securities increased $2.2 million, or 69.4%, to $5.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 from $3.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 primarily due to a 112 basis point increase in the average yield from 2.80% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 to 3.92% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, and a $31.0 million increase in the average balance to $179.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 from $148.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

Income from other interest-earning assets, which primarily consisted of Federal Home Loan Bank stock, increased $209,000, or 27.1% to $981,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 from $772,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 due to dividends paid on such stock.

Interest expense increased $7.1 million, or 45.5%, from $15.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 to $22.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 due to higher costs and average balances on certificates of deposit and borrowings.

Interest expense on interest-bearing deposits increased $5.3 million, or 41.5%, to $18.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 from $12.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The increase was due to a 121 basis point increase in the average cost of deposits to 3.88% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 from 2.67% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The increase in the average cost of deposits was due to the higher interest rate environment and a change in the composition of the deposit portfolio. The average balances of certificates of deposit increased $12.0 million to $510.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 from $498.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 while average NOW/money market accounts and savings accounts decreased $24.2 million and $5.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

Interest expense on Federal Home Loan Bank advances increased $1.8 million, or 62.7%, from $2.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 to $4.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The increase was primarily due to an increase in the average balance of $60.7 million to $171.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 from $110.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The increase was also due to an increase in the average cost of borrowings of 17 basis points to 3.67% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 from 3.50% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 due to new borrowings being at higher rates. At September 30, 2024, cash flow hedges used to manage interest rate risk had a notional value of $65.0 million, while fair value hedges totaled $60.0 million in notional value. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the use of the cash flow hedges reduced the interest expense on the Federal Home Loan Bank advances and certificates of deposit by $1.2 million.

Net interest income decreased $3.7 million, or 30.6%, to $8.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 from $12.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The decrease reflected a 68 basis point decrease in our net interest rate spread to 0.73% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 from 1.41% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Our net interest margin decreased 59 basis points to 1.23% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 from 1.82% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

We recorded a $70,000 provision for credit losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to a $125,000 recovery for credit losses for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023, which was due to a decrease in loan balances in 2023. The entire provision in the first three quarters of 2024 was due to an increase in held-to-maturity corporate securities.

Non-interest income increased by $73,000, or 8.5%, to $929,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 from $856,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The increase was primarily due to bank-owned life insurance income, which increased $74,000, or 12.9%, due to higher balances during 2024.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, non-interest expense increased $163,000, or 1.5%, over the comparable 2023 period. Professional fees increased $270,000, or 65.5% due to higher consulting expense related to strategic business planning. Data processing expense increased $210,000, or 29.3%, due to higher processing costs. These were offset by a $333,000, or 4.9%, reduction in salaries and employee benefit, which decreased due to lower headcount and increased expenses in 2023 related to the retirement of the previous Chief Executive Officer.

Income tax expense decreased $1.1 million, or 292.2%, to a benefit of $741,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 from a $386,000 expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The decrease was due to a reduction of $4.0 million in taxable income. 

Balance Sheet Analysis

Total assets were $978.8 million at September 30, 2024, representing an increase of $39.5 million, or 4.2%, from December 31, 2023. Cash and cash equivalents decreased $3.9 million during the period primarily due to the purchase of new securities offset by loan repayments. Net loans decreased $5.8 million, or 0.8%, due to $22.5 million in repayments including a $12.6 million decrease in the balance of residential loans, as well as a $9.1 million decrease in the balance of construction loans and a decrease of $915,000 in multifamily loans. The decrease was partially offset by new production of $16.7 million, including $13.1 million and $3.6 million of commercial real estate and commercial and industrial loans, respectively. The Company also purchased a pool of residential loans totaling $10.4 million. Due to the interest rate environment, we have experienced a decrease in demand for residential and construction loans, which have been primary drivers of our loan growth in recent periods. Securities held to maturity increased $7.4 million, or 10.3%, and securities available for sale increased $40.0 million, or 57.6%, due to new purchases of mortgage-backed securities with excess cash. 

Delinquent loans increased $8.9 million to $21.5 million, or 3.0% of total loans, at September 30, 2024, compared to $12.6 million, or 1.8% of total loans, at December 31, 2023. The increase was mostly due to four commercial real estate loans to three customers with a balance of $8.1 million. Three of the past due commercial real estate loans are being actively managed with the customers and are expected to be brought current, while one totaling $758,000 has been placed on nonaccrual, but is considered well-secured with a loan-to-value of 59%. During the same timeframe, non-performing assets increased from $12.8 million at December 31, 2023 to $13.8 million, which represented 1.41% of total assets at September 30, 2024. No loans were charged-off during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2024 or September 30, 2023. The Company’s allowance for credit losses related to loans was 0.39% of total loans and 19.94% of non-performing loans at September 30, 2024 compared to 0.39% of total loans and 21.81% of non-performing loans at December 31, 2023. The Bank does not have any exposure to commercial real estate loans secured by office space. At September 30, 2024, the Company’s allowance for credit losses related to held-to-maturity securities totaled $108,000 or 0.13% of the total held-to-maturity securities portfolio.

Total liabilities increased $39.5 million, or 4.9%, to $841.6 million mainly due to a $34.9 million increase in borrowings and a $3.9 million increase in total deposits. The increase in deposits reflected an increase in certificate of deposit accounts, which increased by $505,000 to $493.8 million from $493.3 million at December 31, 2023, an increase in NOW deposit accounts, which increased by $4.2 million to $45.5 million from $41.3 million at December 31, 2023, and by an increase in noninterest bearing demand accounts, which increased by $1.6 million from $30.6 million at December 31, 2023 to $32.1 million at September 30, 2024. This was offset by a $2.6 million, or 18.1%, decrease in money market accounts. At September 30, 2024, brokered deposits were $101.1 million or 16.1% of deposits and municipal deposits were $36.0 million or 5.7% of deposits. At September 30, 2024, uninsured deposits represented 10.7% of the Bank’s total deposits. Federal Home Loan Bank advances increased $34.9 million, or 20.8%, due to new borrowings, for which the durations have primarily been short-term in nature as we remain mindful of the changing interest rate environment and the potential for further interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. Total borrowing capacity at the Federal Home Loan Bank is $297.9 million of which $202.7 million has been advanced.

Total stockholders’ equity decreased $13,000 to $137.2 million, due to a net loss of $1.0 million and the repurchase of 163,790 shares of stock at a cost of $1.2 million, offset by a decrease in accumulated other comprehensive loss for securities available for sale of $1.6 million and stock compensation of $225,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. At September 30, 2024, the Company’s ratio of average stockholders’ equity-to-total assets was 15.05%, compared to 15.32% at December 31, 2023.

About Bogota Financial Corp.

Bogota Financial Corp. is a Maryland corporation organized as the mid-tier holding company of Bogota Savings Bank and is the majority-owned subsidiary of Bogota Financial, MHC. Bogota Savings Bank is a New Jersey chartered stock savings bank that has served the banking needs of its customers in northern and central New Jersey since 1893. It operates from seven offices located in Bogota, Hasbrouck Heights, Upper Saddle River, Newark, Oak Ridge, Parsippany and Teaneck, New Jersey and operates a loan production office in Spring Lake, New Jersey.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements about the Company and the Bank. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding anticipated future events and can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They often include words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” and “intend” or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” or “may.” Forward-looking statements, by their nature, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Certain factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results include increased competitive pressures, changes in the interest rate environment, inflation, general economic conditions or conditions within the securities markets, real estate market values in the Bank’s lending area, changes in liquidity, including the size and composition of our deposit portfolio and the percentage of uninsured deposits in the portfolio; the availability of low-cost funding; our continued reliance on brokered and municipal deposits; demand for loans in our market area; changes in the quality of our loan and security portfolios, economic assumptions or changes in our methodology, either of which may impact our allowance for credit losses calculation, increases in non-performing and classified loans, monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. Government including policies of the U.S. Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, a failure in or breach of the Company’s operational or security systems or infrastructure, including cyberattacks, the failure to maintain current technologies, failure to retain or attract employees and legislative, accounting and regulatory changes that could adversely affect the business in which the Company and the Bank are engaged.

The Company undertakes no obligation to revise these forward-looking statements or to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release.

BOGOTA FINANCIAL CORP. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION (unaudited)
		As of				As of
		September 30, 2024				December 31, 2023
Assets
Cash and due from banks		$	10,630,086			$	13,567,115
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks			10,372,434				11,362,356
Cash and cash equivalents			21,002,520				24,929,471
Securities available for sale, at fair value			108,560,811				68,888,179
Securities held to maturity, net of allowance for securities credit losses of $108,000 and zero, respectively (fair value – $74,603,097 and $65,374,753, respectively)			80,103,753				72,656,179
Loans, net of allowance for credit losses of $2,747,949 and $2,785,949, respectively			708,896,566				714,688,635
Premises and equipment, net			7,853,076				7,687,387
Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) stock and other restricted securities			10,180,100				8,616,100
Accrued interest receivable			4,352,967				3,932,785
Core deposit intangibles			165,454				206,116
Bank-owned life insurance			31,635,988				30,987,851
Other assets			6,058,029				6,731,500
Total Assets		$	978,809,264			$	939,324,203
Liabilities and Equity
Non-interest bearing deposits		$	32,125,742			$	30,554,842
Interest bearing deposits			597,141,995				594,792,300
Total deposits			629,267,737				625,347,142
FHLB advances-short term			53,500,000				37,500,000
FHLB advances-long term			149,065,610				130,189,663
Advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance			3,265,262				2,733,709
Other liabilities			6,550,898				6,380,486
Total liabilities			841,649,507				802,151,000
Stockholders’ Equity
Preferred stock $0.01 par value 1,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023			—				—
Common stock $0.01 par value, 30,000,000 shares authorized, 13,092,357 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2024 and 13,279,230 at December 31, 2023			130,823				132,792
Additional paid-in capital			55,315,975				56,149,915
Retained earnings			91,156,649				92,177,068
Unearned ESOP shares (389,674 shares at September 30, 2024 and 409,750 shares at December 31, 2023)			(4,595,895	)			(4,821,798	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			(4,847,795	)			(6,464,774	)
Total stockholders’ equity			137,159,757				137,173,203
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		$	978,809,264			$	939,324,203

BOGOTA FINANCIAL CORP. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited)
		Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
		September 30,								September 30,
		2024				2023				2024				2023
Interest income
Loans, including fees		$	8,381,581			$	7,980,388			$	24,888,377			$	23,821,545
Securities
Taxable			1,884,276				994,791				5,247,336				3,042,389
Tax-exempt			13,137				13,159				39,409				78,293
Other interest-earning assets			341,268				301,081				980,536				771,584
Total interest income			10,620,262				9,289,419				31,155,658				27,713,811
Interest expense
Deposits			5,860,547				4,851,926				18,084,323				12,777,907
FHLB advances			1,802,387				1,220,166				4,719,056				2,900,359
Total interest expense			7,662,934				6,072,092				22,803,379				15,678,266
Net interest income			2,957,328				3,217,327				8,352,279				12,035,545
Provision (recovery) for credit losses			—				—				70,000				(125,000	)
Net interest income after provision (recovery) for credit losses			2,957,328				3,217,327				8,282,279				12,160,545
Non-interest income
Fees and service charges			56,610				61,529				164,400				159,381
Gain on sale of loans			11,710				—				11,710				29,375
Bank-owned life insurance			221,122				197,873				648,137				574,073
Other			37,943				30,332				105,420				93,660
Total non-interest income			327,385				289,734				929,667				856,489
Non-interest expense
Salaries and employee benefits			2,102,993				2,274,347				6,404,946				6,737,952
Occupancy and equipment			380,714				372,626				1,118,739				1,114,170
FDIC insurance assessment			106,313				132,571				313,626				319,690
Data processing			306,167				205,721				928,292				717,913
Advertising			85,750				126,000				310,950				369,383
Director fees			159,851				159,336				467,100				478,011
Professional fees			248,420				149,251				682,517				412,519
Other			214,686				241,530				747,598				661,300
Total non-interest expense			3,604,894				3,661,382				10,973,768				10,810,938
(Loss) income before income taxes			(320,181	)			(154,321	)			(1,761,822	)			2,206,096
Income tax (benefit) expense			(173,221	)			(125,268	)			(741,403	)			385,801
Net (loss) income		$	(146,960	)		$	(29,053	)		$	(1,020,419	)		$	1,820,295
(Loss) earnings per Share – basic		$	(0.01	)		$	(0.00	)		$	(0.08	)		$	0.14
(Loss) earnings per Share – diluted		$	(0.01	)		$	(0.00	)		$	(0.08	)		$	0.14
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic			12,702,683				13,037,903				12,702,683				13,103,951
Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted			12,717,904				13,037,903				12,734,624				13,103,951

BOGOTA FINANCIAL CORP. SELECTED RATIOS (unaudited)
		At or For the Three Months								At or for the Nine Months
		Ended September 30,								Ended September 30,
		2024				2023				2024				2023
Performance Ratios (1):
(Loss) return on average assets (2)			(0.09	)%			(0.01	)%			(0.17	)%			0.26	%
(Loss) return on average equity (3)			(0.72	)%			(0.08	)%			(1.23	)%			1.75	%
Interest rate spread (4)			0.81	%			1.01	%			0.73	%			1.41	%
Net interest margin (5)			1.24	%			1.47	%			1.23	%			1.82	%
Efficiency ratio (6)			109.75	%			104.40	%			118.23	%			83.05	%
Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities			114.30	%			116.68	%			114.62	%			117.21	%
Net loans to deposits			110.67	%			110.08	%			114.43	%			110.08	%
Average equity to average assets (7)			14.03	%			15.00	%			14.14	%			14.88	%
Capital Ratios:
Tier 1 capital to average assets											13.47	%			15.67	%
Asset Quality Ratios:
Allowance for credit losses as a percent of total loans											0.39	%			0.39	%
Allowance for credit losses as a percent of non-performing loans											19.94	%			22.62	%
Net charge-offs to average outstanding loans during the period											0.00	%			0.00	%
Non-performing loans as a percent of total loans											1.94	%			1.73	%
Non-performing assets as a percent of total assets											1.41	%			1.33	%

(1)		Certain performance ratios for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 are annualized.
(2)		Represents net (loss) income divided by average total assets.
(3)		Represents net (loss) income divided by average stockholders’ equity.
(4)		Represents the difference between the weighted average yield on average interest-earning assets and the weighted average cost of average interest-bearing liabilities. Tax exempt income is reported on a tax equivalent basis using a combined federal and state marginal tax rate of 27.5% for 2024 and 2023.
(5)		Represents net interest income as a percent of average interest-earning assets. Tax exempt income is reported on a tax equivalent basis using a combined federal and state marginal tax rate of 27.5% for 2024 and 2023.
(6)		Represents non-interest expenses divided by the sum of net interest income and non-interest income.
(7)		Represents average stockholders’ equity divided by average total assets.

LOANS

Loans are summarized as follows at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:

		September 30,				December 31,
		2024				2023
		(unaudited)
Real estate:
Residential First Mortgage		$	473,492,871			$	486,052,422
Commercial Real Estate			112,899,496				99,830,514
Multi-Family Real Estate			74,697,352				75,612,566
Construction			40,243,916				49,302,040
Commercial and Industrial			10,229,503				6,658,370
Consumer			81,377				18,672
Total loans			711,644,515				717,474,584
Allowance for credit losses			(2,747,949	)			(2,785,949	)
Net loans		$	708,896,566			$	714,688,635

The following tables set forth the distribution of total deposit accounts, by account type, at the dates indicated:

		At September 30,												At December 31,
		2024												2023
		Amount				Percent				Average Rate				Amount				Percent				Average Rate
		(unaudited)
Noninterest bearing demand accounts		$	32,125,742				5.11	%			—	%		$	30,554,842				4.89	%			—	%
NOW accounts			45,493,204				7.23	%			2.21				41,320,723				6.61	%			1.90
Money market accounts			12,003,291				1.91	%			0.30				14,641,846				2.34	%			0.30
Savings accounts			45,865,501				7.29	%			1.82				45,554,964				7.28	%			1.76
Certificates of deposit			493,779,999				78.47	%			4.15				493,274,767				78.88	%			4.00
Total		$	629,267,737				100.00	%			3.55	%		$	625,347,142				100.00	%			3.42	%

Average Balance Sheets and Related Yields and Rates

The following tables present information regarding average balances of assets and liabilities, the total dollar amounts of interest income and dividends from average interest-earning assets, the total dollar amounts of interest expense on average interest-bearing liabilities, and the resulting annualized average yields and costs. The yields and costs for the periods indicated are derived by dividing income or expense by the average balances of assets or liabilities, respectively, for the periods presented. Average balances have been calculated using daily balances. Nonaccrual loans are included in average balances only. Loan fees are included in interest income on loans and are not material.

		Three Months Ended September 30,
		2024												2023
		Average Balance				Interest and Dividends				Yield/ Cost				Average Balance				Interest and Dividends				Yield/ Cost
		(Dollars in thousands)
Assets:		(unaudited)
Cash and cash equivalents		$	10,195			$	138				5.39	%		$	12,764			$	168				5.21	%
Loans			711,601				8,382				4.69	%			710,725				7,981				4.45	%
Securities			187,212				1,897				4.05	%			138,479				1,008				2.91	%
Other interest-earning assets			9,908				203				8.20	%			6,620				132				8.04	%
Total interest-earning assets			918,916				10,620				4.60	%			868,588				9,289				4.25	%
Non-interest-earning assets			56,061												54,179
Total assets		$	974,977											$	922,767
Liabilities and equity:
NOW and money market accounts		$	65,767			$	329				1.99	%		$	74,785			$	354				1.88	%
Savings accounts			44,029				205				1.85	%			46,177				214				1.83	%
Certificates of deposit (1)			497,251				5,327				4.26	%			498,082				4,284				3.41	%
Total interest-bearing deposits			607,047				5,861				3.84	%			619,044				4,852				3.11	%
Federal Home Loan Bank advances (1)			196,885				1,802				3.64	%			125,344				1,220				3.86	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities			803,932				7,663				3.79	%			744,388				6,072				3.24	%
Non-interest-bearing deposits			31,679												38,257
Other non-interest-bearing liabilities			2,614												1,727
Total liabilities			838,225												784,372
Total equity			136,752												138,395
Total liabilities and equity		$	974,977											$	922,767
Net interest income						$	2,957											$	3,217
Interest rate spread (2)											0.81	%											1.01	%
Net interest margin (3)											1.28	%											1.47	%
Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities			114.30	%											116.68	%

1.	Cash flow and fair value hedges are used to manage interest rate risk. During the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the net effect on interest expense on the Federal Home Loan Bank advances and certificates of deposit was a reduced expense of $498,000 and $92,000, respectively.
2.	Interest rate spread represents the difference between the weighted average yield on interest-earning assets and the weighted average cost of interest-bearing liabilities.
3.	Net interest margin represents net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets.

		Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2024												2023
		Average Balance				Interest and Dividends				Yield/ Cost				Average Balance				Interest and Dividends				Yield/ Cost
		(Dollars in thousands)
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	9,072			$	415				6.09	%		$	11,352			$	423				4.98	%
Loans			711,697				24,888				4.66	%			713,603				23,822				4.46	%
Securities			179,818				5,287				3.92	%			148,802				3,121				2.80	%
Other interest-earning assets			8,903				566				8.48	%			6,110				348				7.62	%
Total interest-earning assets			909,490				31,156				4.57	%			879,867				27,714				4.20	%
Non-interest-earning assets			58,221												54,380
Total assets		$	967,711											$	934,247
Liabilities and equity:
NOW and money market accounts		$	67,628			$	993				1.96	%		$	91,781			$	1,089				1.59	%
Savings accounts			43,824				608				1.85	%			49,529				375				1.01	%
Certificates of deposit (1)			510,494				16,484				4.31	%			498,460				11,314				3.03	%
Total interest-bearing deposits			621,946				18,085				3.88	%			639,770				12,778				2.67	%
Federal Home Loan Bank advances (1)			171,565				4,719				3.67	%			110,875				2,900				3.50	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities			793,511				22,804				3.84	%			750,645				15,678				2.79	%
Non-interest-bearing deposits			31,225												38,253
Other non-interest-bearing liabilities			6,099												6,351
Total liabilities			830,835												795,249
Total equity			136,876												138,998
Total liabilities and equity		$	967,711											$	934,247
Net interest income						$	8,352											$	12,036
Interest rate spread (2)											0.73	%											1.41	%
Net interest margin (3)											1.23	%											1.82	%
Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities			114.62	%											117.21	%

1.	Cash flow and fair value hedges are used to manage interest rate risk. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the net effect on interest expense on the Federal Home Loan Bank advances and certificates of deposit was a reduced expense of $1.2 million and $139,000, respectively.
2.	Interest rate spread represents the difference between the weighted average yield on interest-earning assets and the weighted average cost of interest-bearing liabilities.
3.	Net interest margin represents net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets.

Rate/Volume Analysis

The following table sets forth the effects of changing rates and volumes on net interest income. The rate column shows the effects attributable to changes in rate (changes in rate multiplied by prior volume). The volume column shows the effects attributable to changes in volume (changes in volume multiplied by prior rate). The net column represents the sum of the prior columns. Changes attributable to changes in both rate and volume that cannot be segregated have been allocated proportionally based on the changes due to rate and the changes due to volume.

		Three Months Ended September 30, 2024												Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024
		Compared to												Compared to
		Three Months Ended September 30, 2023												Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
		Increase (Decrease) Due to												Increase (Decrease) Due to
		Volume				Rate				Net				Volume				Rate				Net
		(In thousands)
Interest income:		(unaudited)
Cash and cash equivalents		$	(66	)		$	36			$	(30	)		$	(123	)		$	115			$	(8	)
Loans receivable			9				392				401				(101	)			1,167				1,066
Securities			420				469				889				742				1,424				2,166
Other interest earning assets			68				3				71				175				43				218
Total interest-earning assets			432				899				1,331				692				2,750				3,442
Interest expense:
NOW and money market accounts			(128	)			103				(25	)			(413	)			317				(96	)
Savings accounts			(24	)			15				(9	)			(73	)			306				233
Certificates of deposit			(49	)			1,092				1,043				279				4,891				5,170
Federal Home Loan Bank advances			1,031				(449	)			582				1,667				152				1,819
Total interest-bearing liabilities			830				761				1,591				1,461				5,665				7,126
Net decrease in net interest income		$	(398	)		$	138			$	(260	)		$	(768	)		$	(2,916	)		$	(3,684	)

Contacts
Kevin Pace – President & CEO, 201-862-0660 ext. 1110

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