FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



PRESS RELEASE



Avidbank Holdings, Inc. Announces Financial Results for the Third Quarter of 2025



SAN JOSE, CA (ACCESS Newswire) – October  23, 2025 –  Avidbank Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVBH) (the “Company” or “Avidbank Holdings”), the holding company for Avidbank, a California state-chartered bank (the “Bank”), announced a  net loss for the third quarter of 2025 of $37.7 million, or ($4.12) per diluted share, compared to net income of $5.8 million, or $0.75 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2025 and $5.8 million, or $0.77 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2024. Results for the third quarter included a $62.4 million loss on the sale of available-for-sale securities. Excluding that item, adjusted net income(1) totaled $6.7 million, or $0.72 per adjusted diluted share(1) for the third quarter of 2025.



Significant events for the third quarter of 2025 included the following:





Third Quarter 2025 Highlights





“The third quarter of 2025 was pivotal for Avidbank as we completed our successful IPO which enabled us to reposition our securities portfolio and position Avidbank for future long-term success,” said Mark D. Mordell, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “In addition to the IPO, we believe our strong loan and deposit growth and improved profitability reflect the strength of our franchise and the trust we’ve built with our clients. While the repositioning of our securities portfolio impacted third quarter results, it should significantly enhance our future profitability. We are optimistic about the opportunities ahead and remain focused on delivering sustainable growth and value for our shareholders."



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Results of Operations



Net interest income totaled $22.7 million for the third quarter of 2025, an increase of $2.4 million, or 46% annualized, from the second quarter of 2025, and an increase of $4.0 million, or 22%, from the third quarter of 2024.  Net interest margin was 3.90% in the third quarter of 2025, an increase of 30 basis points compared to the second quarter of 2025, and a  55-basis-point increase compared to the third quarter of 2024. The increase in net interest margin compared to the prior quarter was primarily driven by lower average short-term borrowings, an increase in average noninterest-bearing demand deposits, and lower cost of deposits as well as improvement in interest income due to the sale of low-yielding securities as part of the repositioning of our available-for-sale securities portfolio.



The yield on securities increased in the third quarter of 2025 to 2.55% compared to 2.34% in the second quarter of 2025 and 2.26% in the third quarter of 2024 due to the sale of lower-yielding available-for-sale securities during the third quarter of 2025. The yield on loans in the third quarter of 2025 was 6.98%, a decrease of  3 basis points from the second quarter of 2025 and a decrease of 40 basis points from the third quarter of 2024. The decrease in loan yields was driven by reductions in the prime rate. The yield on interest-earning assets increased 10 basis points during the third quarter of 2025 compared to the second quarter of 2025 while overall funding costs declined by 9 basis points. 



The cost of interest-bearing deposits in the third quarter of 2025 was 3.50%, a decrease of 4 basis points compared to the second quarter of 2025 and a decrease of 66 basis points compared to the third quarter of 2024.  The cost of deposits in the third quarter of 2025 was 2.67%, a decrease of 11 basis points from the second quarter of 2025 and a decrease of 55 basis points from the third quarter of 2024.  



The provision for credit losses was $1.4 million in the third quarter of 2025, compared to $925,000 in the second quarter of 2025 and $0 in the third quarter of 2024. The provision was higher in the third quarter of 2025 compared to the second quarter primarily due to higher loan balances and the addition of one nonaccrual loan.



Noninterest income was ($60.9) million in the third quarter of 2025 compared to $1.5 million in the second quarter of 2025 and $1.8 million in the third quarter of 2024. The third quarter of 2025 included a $62.4 million loss on the sale of securities resulting from the repositioning of the available-for-sale securities portfolio, partially offset by an increase in other investments income due to fair value adjustments and distributions.  



Noninterest expense totaled $13.5 million for the third quarter of 2025, compared to $12.6 million in the second quarter of 2025 and $12.1 million in the third quarter of 2024. The increase from the second quarter was primarily due to higher salaries and benefits expense driven by an increase in incentives expense,  IPO-related expenses and lower capitalized loan origination costs during the third quarter of 2025. Partially offsetting the increase in noninterest expense was a decrease in legal and professional fees of $124,000 due to elevated expense related to proxy matters along with general corporate and securities matters in the second quarter of 2025. There were 151 full-time equivalent employees on September  30, 2025, compared to 149 on June  30, 2025.



Financial Condition

Total assets were $2.36 billion as of September  30, 2025, compared to $2.39 billion as of June  30, 2025, and $2.30 billion at September 30, 2024. Cash and cash equivalents were $177.3 million on September  30, 2025, compared to $129.9 million on June  30, 2025, and $136.5 million on September  30, 2024.  



Loans, net of deferred loan fees, on September  30, 2025, totaled $1.96 billion, an increase of $46.9 million, or 10% annualized, from June  30, 2025, and an increase of $171.8 million, or 10%, from September  30, 2024. The increase in loans during the third quarter of 2025 included an increase of $16.5 million in commercial and industrial loans, $8.4 million in multi-family loans and $7.8 million in owner occupied loans.  



The allowance for credit losses on loans was $21.0 million on September  30, 2025, representing an increase of $1.4 million from June  30, 2025 and a decrease of $1.3 million compared to September 30, 2024. The allowance for credit losses – loans and unfunded commitments to total loans was 1.19% on September 30, 2025, compared to 1.15% on June  30, 2025 and 1.37% as of September 30, 2024. Nonperforming loans to total loans was 0.14%  at September  30, 3025, up 7 basis points compared to June  30, 2025 and down 6 basis points from September 30, 2024. 



The available-for-sale securities portfolio totaled  $173.6 million as of September  30, 2025, compared to $292.8 million at June  30, 2025, and $316.7 million as of September  30, 2024. The net unrealized loss for the available-for-sale portfolio totaled $689,000 as of September 30, 2025, compared to $63.4 million at June  30, 2025 and $59.0 million as of September 30, 2024. The decrease during the third quarter of 2025 was due to the sale of securities resulting from repositioning our available-for-sale securities portfolio.

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Deposits were $2.05 billion on September  30, 2025, an increase of $46.4 million, or 9% annualized, from June  30, 2025, and an increase of $147.6 million, or 8% from September 30, 2024. The change in deposits during the third quarter of 2025 included a $65.3 million increase in money market and savings and an increase of $28.2 million in noninterest-bearing demand deposits, partially offset by an  $18.3 million decrease in interest-bearing checking and a $25.0 million decrease in non-reciprocal brokered deposits. Quarterly average deposits for the third quarter of 2025 were $2.04 billion, an increase of $72.0 million from the second quarter of 2025, and an increase of $238.3 million from the third quarter of 2024. Average noninterest-bearing demand deposits increased $57.7 million compared to the second quarter of 2025.



There were no short-term borrowings outstanding at September  30, 2025, compared to $145.0 million at June  30, 2025, and $160.0 million at September 30, 2024.  Part of the proceeds from the IPO and the sale of securities during the third quarter of 2025 were used to pay off outstanding short-term borrowings. Average short-term borrowings decreased $74.9 million in the third quarter of 2025 compared to the second quarter of 2025.



Book value per share was $25.00 on September  30, 2025, a decrease of $0.80 compared to June 30, 2025, and an increase of $1.05 compared to September 30, 2024.  The decrease was due to new shares issued as part of the IPO during the third quarter of 2025. Total shareholders’ equity was $273.1 million on September  30, 2025, an increase of $68.7 million compared to June  30, 2025, and an increase of $84.6 million from September 30, 2024. The change from June  30, 2025 to September 30, 2025 included net proceeds from the IPO totaling $61.3 million, a  decrease in retained earnings of $37.7 million offset by  an improvement in accumulated other comprehensive loss of $44.7 million, due to the recognized loss on the sale of available-for-sale securities. 



Other Information



The Company will host a conference call on October 24, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) / 8:00 a.m. (Pacific Time) to discuss the third quarter of 2025 earnings results. Investors may call in by dialing (800) 715-9871 within the US and +1(646) 307-1963 for all other locations (Conference ID: 6048183). Participants may also pre-register for the conference by navigating to https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/814049300. Access detail will be provided via email upon completion of registration.



Alternatively, individuals may listen to a live webcast of the presentation by visiting the link on the Company's website at www.avidbank.com under About Us, Investor Relations. An audio replay of the live webcast is expected to be available by the evening of October 24, 2025, through the Investor Relations section of the Company's website. The recording will be available for one year from the day of posting. Information which may be discussed on the conference call is provided in an earnings supplement presentation available on the Company’s website and furnished with the SEC and available at www.sec.gov.



About Avidbank Holdings



Avidbank Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVBH), headquartered in San Jose, California, offers innovative financial solutions and services. We specialize in commercial & industrial lending, venture lending, structured finance, asset-based lending, sponsor finance, fund finance, and real estate construction and commercial real estate lending. Avidbank provides a different approach to banking. We do what we say.



Non-GAAP Financial Measures



This press release includes financial information prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). This press release also includes non-GAAP financial information, which should be considered supplemental to, not a substitute for, or superior to, the financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP. Management has presented these non-GAAP financial measures because we believe that these measures provide useful information to management and investors that is supplementary to our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows computed in accordance with GAAP. Management believes that adjusted net income, adjusted diluted earnings per share, adjusted return on average assets, adjusted return on average equity, adjusted efficiency ratio, taxable equivalent net interest income and taxable equivalent net interest margin are reasonable measures to understand the Company’s core operating performance and are important to many investors who are interested in understanding our profitability prospects from our core operations.



However, we acknowledge that our non-GAAP financial measures have a number of limitations. As such, you should not view these disclosures as a substitute for results determined in accordance with GAAP, and they are not necessarily comparable to non-GAAP financial measures that other banking companies use. Other banking

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companies may use names similar to those we use for the non-GAAP financial measures we disclose but may calculate them differently. You should understand how we and other companies each calculate their non-GAAP financial measures when making comparisons. For a description of the non-GAAP financial information included herein and reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP measure, see the "Non-GAAP Performance and Financial Measures Reconciliation" table.



Forward-Looking Statements



This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of U.S. federal securities laws, which involve risks and uncertainties. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements because they are subject to numerous uncertainties and factors relating to our operations and business, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. Forward-looking statements include information concerning our possible or assumed future results of operations, including descriptions of our business strategy and expectations. These forward-looking statements are generally identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the terms “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would” and, in each case, their negative or other variations or comparable terminology and expressions. The results, events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements may not be achieved or occur, and actual results, events, or circumstances could differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. We caution that the forward-looking information and statements are based largely on our expectations and are subject to a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that are subject to change based on factors which are, in many instances, beyond our control. Such forward-looking statements are based on various assumptions (some of which may be beyond our control) and are subject to risks and uncertainties, which change over time, and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: uncertain market conditions and economic trends nationally, regionally and particularly in the Bay Area (which we define as the counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, and Sonoma) and California; economic conditions affecting the venture capital and private equity industries, including any decline in overall portfolio company investment, merger and acquisition activity and other liquidity events affecting venture and private equity fund and their portfolio companies; risks related to the concentration of our business in California, and specifically within the Bay Area, including risks associated with any downturn in the real estate sector; our inability to successfully reposition our available-for-sale securities portfolio utilizing the proceeds from our public offering; incurrence of any losses in connection with any repositioning of our available-for-sale securities portfolio utilizing the proceeds from our recently completed public offering; the effects of a prolonged government shutdown; the occurrence of significant natural disasters, including fires and earthquakes, and acts of war or terrorism; our ability to conduct our business could be disrupted by natural or man-made disasters, including the effects of pandemic viruses; changes in market interest rates that affect the pricing of our loans and deposits and our net interest income; risks related to our strategic focus on lending to small to medium-sized businesses; the sufficiency of the assumptions and estimates we make in establishing reserves for potential loan losses and the value of loan collateral and securities; our ability to attract and retain executive officers and key employees and their customer and community relationships; adverse changes in the financial performance and/or condition of our borrowers and, as a result, increased loan delinquency rates, deterioration in asset quality and losses in our loan portfolio; the costs of and effects of legal and regulatory developments, including legal proceedings and lawsuits we are or may become subject to; the results of regulatory examinations or reviews and the effect of and our ability to comply with, any regulations or regulatory orders or actions we are or may become subject to; our level of nonperforming assets and the costs associated with resolving problem loans; our ability to maintain adequate liquidity and to raise necessary capital to fund our growth strategy and operations or to meet increased minimum regulatory capital levels; the effects of increased competition from a wide variety of local, regional, national and other providers of financial services; technological changes and developments; negative trends in our market capitalization and adverse changes in the price of our common stock; risks associated with unauthorized access, cyber-crime and other threats to data security; the effects of any acquisitions or dispositions we may make or evaluate, and the costs associated with any potential or actual acquisition or disposition; our ability to comply with various governmental and regulatory requirements applicable to financial institutions, including supervisory actions by federal and state banking agencies; the impact of recent and future legislative and regulatory changes, including changes in banking, accounting, securities and tax laws and regulations and their application by our regulators, and economic stimulus programs; governmental monetary and fiscal policies, including the policies of the Federal Reserve and policies related to tariffs; our ability to implement, maintain and improve effective internal controls; our use of the net proceeds from our recent public offering; and our success at managing any of the risks involved any of the foregoing items. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements are discussed in the Company's filings with the SEC, including the Company’s most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q, under the heading “Risk Factors” and available at the SEC’s Internet site www.sec.gov. The foregoing factors should not be considered exhaustive. New risks and uncertainties may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict their occurrence or how they will affect us. If one or more of the factors affecting our forward-looking information and

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statements proves incorrect, then our actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, forward-looking information. Therefore, we caution you not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking information and statements. We disclaim any duty to revise or update the forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, to reflect actual results or changes in the factors affecting the forward-looking statements, except as specifically required by law.





Contact: 

Patrick Oakes

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

408-200-7390

[email protected]

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