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John Marshall Bancorp, Inc. Reports Strong Quarterly Financial ResultsJohn Marshall Bancorp, Inc. (OTCQB: JMSB) (the "Company") reported net income of $3.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018, an increase of $733 thousand, or 29.2%, as compared to net income of $2.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017. Net income per diluted share was $0.24 per share during the first three months of 2018, compared to $0.19 per diluted share during the same period in 2017, as adjusted for the 5 for 4 stock split in the form of a 25% dividend paid September 5, 2017. As of March 31, 2018, the Company's tangible book value per share was $10.26, up 7.9% compared to $9.51 as of March 31, 2017, as adjusted for the 5 for 4 stock split in the form of a 25% dividend paid September 5, 2017. Income tax expense decreased 32.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2017 due to the federal corporate tax rate reduction that was effective January 1, 2018. For the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company produced a 1.09% return on average assets and 10.07% on average equity, compared to 0.95% and 8.42%, for the first quarter of 2017. The Company's capital ratios remain well above regulatory minimums for well capitalized banks. As of March 31, 2018, the Company's total risk-based capital ratio was 14.9%, compared to 12.3% at March 31, 2017. Balance Sheet Review Total assets were $1.23 billion at March 31, 2018, $1.18 billion at December 31, 2017 and $1.08 billion at March 31, 2017. During the first three months of 2018 assets increased $57.3 million, or 4.9%. Year-over-year asset growth, from March 31, 2017 to March 31, 2018, was $151.3 million, or 14.0%. Gross loans were $1.012 billion at March 31, 2018, $1.009 billion at December 31, 2017 and $920.4 million at March 31, 2017. During the first three months of 2018 gross loans increased $3.5 million, or 0.3%. Year-over-year gross loans increased $91.8 million, or 10.0% from March 31, 2017 to March 31, 2018. During the first quarter of 2018, loan originations continued to be strong, but the Company experienced abnormally high levels of payoffs. The Company's investment portfolio comprised of held-to-maturity and available-for-sale securities was $96.4 million at March 31, 2018, $96.3 million at December 31, 2017 and $86.0 million at March 31, 2017. As of March 31, 2018, the Company held $40.7 million of its investment portfolio as held-to-maturity, and $55.7 million as available-for-sale. The Company also had restricted securities totaling $8.4 million at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 and $7.9 million at March 31, 2017. At March 31, 2018, the estimated fair value of bank owned life insurance was $19.2 million, compared to $19.1 million at December 31, 2017 and $18.7 million at March 31, 2017. Total deposits were $967.0 million at March 31, 2018, $896.9 million at December 31, 2017 and $836.4 million at March 31, 2017. During the first three months of 2018, deposits increased $70.0 million, or 7.8%. Year-over-year deposit growth, from March 31, 2017 to March 31, 2018, was $130.6 million, or 15.6%. Total borrowings, consisting of Federal Home Loan Bank advances, customer repurchase agreements and Federal funds purchased, were $103.5 million at March 31, 2018, $118.5 million at December 31, 2017 and $116.3 million at March 31, 2017. QwickRate certificates of deposit were $26.0 million at March 31, 2018, $24.7 million at December 31, 2017 and $21.9 million at March 31, 2017. Year-over-year QwickRate certificates of deposit increased $4.1 million from March 31, 2017 to March 31, 2018. CDARs were $91.6 million at March 31, 2018, $77.5 million at December 31, 2017 and $69.9 million at March 31, 2017. Year-over-year CDARs increased $21.7 million. Brokered deposits were $50.9 million at March 31, 2018, $42.4 million at December 31, 2017 and $48.5 million at March 31, 2017. Year-over-year, brokered deposits increased $2.4 million from March 31, 2017 to March 31, 2018. There were no customer repurchase agreements at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 and $9.3 million at March 31, 2017. The Company had $68.8 million in ICS deposits as of March 31, 2018, $65.3 million at December 31, 2017 and $20.9 million as of March 31, 2017. Federal Home Loan Bank advances were $103.5 million at March 31, 2018, $108.5 million at December 31, 2017 and $102.0 million at March 31, 2017. Year-over-year Federal Home Loan Bank advances increased $1.5 million or 1.5%. Core customer funding was $890.1 million at March 31, 2018, $829.8 million at December 31, 2017 and $775.2 million at March 31, 2017. Year-over-year core customer funding sources, which include deposits, customer repurchase agreements, ICS and CDARs, increased by $114.8 million, or 14.8%, from March 31, 2017 to March 31, 2018. Total shareholders' equity was $131.6 million at March 31, 2018, $128.9 million at December 31, 2017 and $121.7 million at March 31, 2017. Year-over-year shareholders' equity increased by $9.9 million, or 8.2%. Total common shares outstanding increased from 10,235,311 at March 31, 2017 to 12,829,888, including 57,550 unvested shares, at March 31, 2018. The majority of the increase in shares year-over-year was related to the 5 for 4 stock split in the form of a 25% dividend paid September 5, 2017. The Company completed a private placement of $25.0 million of fixed-to-floating subordinated notes on July 6, 2017. Unless redeemed earlier, the notes will mature on July 15, 2027. The notes qualify as Tier 2 capital for the Company for regulatory purposes. The notes are carried at their principal amount, less unamortized issuance costs. The balance was $24.5 million at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017. Income Statement Review Net interest income Net interest income, the Company's primary source of revenue, was $10.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018, up 8.5% from $9.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017. The net interest margin was 3.60% for the three months ended March 31, 2018 as compared to 3.74% for the three months ended March 31, 2017. The yield on average net loans increased 17 basis points year-over-year from March 31, 2017 to March 31, 2018. The average cost of interest bearing liabilities increased 37 basis points year-over-year from March 31, 2017 to March 31, 2018. The increase in cost of liabilities year-over-year 2017 was primarily related to the Company's issuance of subordinated debt and higher cost term funding. During the past twelve months, the Federal Reserve increased rates by 100 basis points to a target of 1.75% as of March 31, 2018. Despite the decline in the net interest margin over the past year, net interest income increased by 8.5% during the first quarter of 2018, compared to the first quarter of 2017, resulting primarily from a $132.7 million, or 12.7%, increase in average earning assets for the three months ended March 31, 2017, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2018. Provision for loan losses The Company recognized a provision for loan losses of $190 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2018, compared to provision of $265 thousand for the same period in 2017. The Company reported net loan charge-offs of $1 thousand in the first quarter of 2018, compared to net loan recoveries $7 thousand in the first quarter of 2017. Noninterest income The Company's noninterest income consists primarily of bank owned life insurance income and service charges on deposit accounts. Loan fees are included in interest income on the loan portfolio and not reported as noninterest income. For the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company reported total noninterest income of $334 thousand, compared to $348 thousand during the three months ended March 31, 2017, a decrease of 4.0%. The year-over-year decrease for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was primarily related to the gain on sale of securities of $76 thousand during the first quarter of 2017. Excluding the gain on sale of securities, noninterest income increased 22.8% from the three months ended March 31, 2017 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2018. The increase is related to higher CDARs fees collected in the first quarter of 2018. Noninterest expense The largest component of the Company's noninterest expense is employee salaries and benefits. For the three months ended March 31, 2018, salaries and employee benefits expense increased 14.1% to $4.1 million, compared to $3.6 million for the same period in 2017. All other noninterest expenses increase of 1.9% during the first quarter of 2018, compared to the same period in 2017. The increase in salaries and benefits is related to additional staff needed for our new loan production office in Arlington and staff needed for the conversion of our limited service branch to a full service branch in Washington, DC. Additional staff was also hired to support the overall growth of the Company. The increase in other operating expenses was mostly related to additional rent and furniture expense related to the new Washington DC branch location and the loan production office in Arlington, VA. Asset Quality Review As of March 31, 2018, non-performing assets were 0.08% of total assets, compared to 0.31% at March 31, 2017. The Company's allowance for loan losses covered non-performing loans by 14.3 times as of March 31, 2018, compared to 2.5 times as of March 31, 2017. As of March 31, 2018, non-accrual loans totaled $638 thousand, an 81.2% decrease from $3.4 million at March 31, 2017. As of March 31, 2018 and 2017, there were no loans 30-89 days past due and still accruing interest. Troubled debt restructurings were $491 thousand at March 31, 2018, a decrease of $13 thousand, or 2.6%, from $504 thousand at March 31, 2017. All troubled debt restructurings were performing in accordance with modified terms as of March 31, 2018. The Company had $379 thousand in other real estate owned as of March 31, 2018 and no other real estate owned as of March 31, 2017. John Marshall Bancorp, Inc. is the bank holding company for John Marshall Bank. John Marshall Bank is headquartered in Reston, Virginia and has six full-service branches located in Reston, Leesburg, Arlington, Alexandria, Rockville and Washington DC. The Bank also has two loan production offices located in Tysons Corner, VA and Arlington, VA. Further information on the Bank can be obtained by visiting its website at www.johnmarshallbank.com. This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements of goals, intentions, and expectations as to future trends, plans, events or results of Company operations and policies and regarding general economic conditions. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by use of words such as "may," "will," "anticipates," "believes," "expects," "plans," "estimates," "potential," "continue," "should," and similar words or phrases. These statements are based upon current and anticipated economic conditions, nationally and in the Company's market, interest rates and interest rate policy, competitive factors, and other conditions which by their nature, are not susceptible to accurate forecast, and are subject to significant uncertainty. Because of these uncertainties and the assumptions on which this discussion and the forward-looking statements are based, actual future operations and results may differ materially from those indicated herein. Readers are cautioned against placing undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. The Company's past results are not necessarily indicative of future performance.
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