8-K
NICOLET BANKSHARES INC (NIC)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 15, 2025
NICOLET BANKSHARES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Wisconsin | 001-37700 | 47-0871001 |
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| (State or other jurisdiction<br>of incorporation) | (Commission<br>File Number) | (IRS Employer<br>Identification No.) |
111 North Washington Street
Green Bay, Wisconsin 54301
(Address of principal executive offices)
(920) 430-1400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
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| Common stock, par value $0.01 per share | NIC | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter.)
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| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
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On April 15, 2025, Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. (“Nicolet”) announced its earnings for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Pursuant to General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission and shall not be deemed to be filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section. Furthermore, the information in this Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into Nicolet’s filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. | | --- | --- || Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibit | | --- | --- | | 99.1 | Press Release, dated April 15, 2025 | | 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document |
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: | April 15, 2025 | NICOLET BANKSHARES, INC. | |
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| By: | /s/ H. Phillip Moore, Jr. | ||
| H. Phillip Moore, Jr. | |||
| Chief Financial Officer |
Document
Exhibit 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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NICOLET BANKSHARES, INC. ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER 2025 RESULTS
•Net income $33 million for first quarter 2025, compared to net income of $34 million in prior quarter, and net income of $28 million for first quarter 2024
•Solid loan growth of $119 million (2%) from year end 2024
•Core deposits increased $62 million (1%) from year end 2024
•Repurchased 233,207 common shares for $26 million during first quarter 2025, and authorized $60 million in additional repurchases
Green Bay, Wisconsin, April 15, 2025 - Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. (NYSE: NIC) (“Nicolet”) announced first quarter 2025 net income of $33 million and earnings per diluted common share of $2.08, compared to net income of $34 million and earnings per diluted common share of $2.19 for fourth quarter 2024, and net income of $28 million and earnings per diluted common share of $1.82 for first quarter 2024.
“Our first quarter profitability metrics likely place us well within the top quartile of community banks and these results continue to demonstrate that our actions match our words as discussed in our annual report letter,” said Mike Daniels, Chairman, President, and CEO of Nicolet. “We are growing core relationships in all revenue lines, and we are especially encouraged that our typical seasonal decline in core deposits was much less than in prior years. We are also encouraged that our growth is occurring in a disciplined manner. Even with the recent public market volatility and uncertainty, our team is doing what we do best – having real conversations with customers and figuring out how to matter to them and our communities.”
Daniels continued, “while we continue to have high-level M&A conversations, we remain steadfast in our belief that any deal needs to make Nicolet a better bank and enhance long-term shareholder value. Given the market uncertainty, we believe it makes sense to allow the dust to settle. In the meantime, our Board increased our stock buyback authorization, and affirmed that the best acquisition we can make – regardless of any market volatility – is in our own company through share repurchases.”
Balance Sheet Review
At March 31, 2025, period end assets were $9.0 billion, an increase of $178 million (2%) from December 31, 2024, mostly from loan growth. Total loans increased $119 million from December 31, 2024, mostly in commercial & industrial loans. Total deposits of $7.6 billion at March 31, 2025, increased $169 million from December 31, 2024, including a $107 million increase in brokered deposits and a $62 million increase in customer (core) deposits. Total capital was $1.2 billion at March 31, 2025, an increase of $10 million over December 31, 2024, with solid earnings and favorable movements in the securities portfolio market valuation partly offset by common stock repurchases and the quarterly common stock dividend. At March 31, 2025, approximately $10 million remained available for common stock repurchases under the current board authorization. Subsequently, on April 15, 2025, the Board approved a $60 million increase to the common stock repurchase authorization.
Asset Quality
Nonperforming assets were $29 million and represented 0.33% of total assets at March 31, 2025, minimally changed from both December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024. The allowance for credit losses-loans was $67 million and represented 1.00% of total loans at March 31, 2025, compared to $66 million (or 1.00% of total loans) at December 31, 2024, and $64 million (or 1.01% of total loans) at March 31, 2024. Asset quality trends remain solid and loan net charge-offs were negligible.
Income Statement Review - Quarter
Net income was $33 million for first quarter 2025, compared to net income of $34 million for fourth quarter 2024.
Net interest income was $71 million for first quarter 2025, down slightly from fourth quarter 2024, mostly due to higher interest expense from deposit growth, with average interest-bearing deposits up $285 million (5%) over fourth quarter. The net interest margin for first quarter 2025 was 3.58%, down 3 bps from 3.61% for fourth quarter 2024. The yield on interest-earning assets decreased 1 bps (to 5.67%), while the cost of interest-bearing liabilities for first quarter 2025 decreased 7 bps (to 2.83%) due to lower deposit costs and decreased 9 bps due to lower noninterest-bearing demand deposits.
Noninterest income of $18 million for first quarter 2025 decreased $3 million from fourth quarter 2024, mostly due to seasonably lower net mortgage income from fewer secondary market sales. Wealth income decreased $0.2 million, while other noninterest income declined $0.3 million on lower swap fees. Net asset gains were $0.9 million unfavorable, mostly from changes in the market value of equity securities.
Noninterest expense of $48 million for first quarter 2025 was down slightly from fourth quarter 2024. Occupancy, equipment, and office expense increased $0.6 million on higher software and snowplowing costs, while marketing declined $0.2 million due to donations to support capital campaigns within our communities in fourth quarter 2024 and other noninterest expense declined $0.4 million mostly within legal and professional fees.
About Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.
Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. is the bank holding company of Nicolet National Bank, a growing, full-service, community bank providing services ranging from commercial, agricultural and consumer banking to wealth management and retirement plan services. Founded in Green Bay in 2000, Nicolet National Bank operates branches primarily in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota. More information can be found at www.nicoletbank.com.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This communication contains non-GAAP financial measures, such as non-GAAP adjusted net income, non-GAAP adjusted earnings per diluted common share, tangible book value per common share, return on average tangible common equity, and tangible common equity to tangible assets. Management believes such measures to be helpful to management, investors and others in understanding Nicolet’s results of operations and financial position. When non-GAAP financial measures are used, the comparable GAAP financial measures, as well as the reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures to the GAAP financial measures, are provided. See “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited)” below. The non-GAAP net income measure and related reconciliation provide information useful to investors in understanding the operating performance and trends of Nicolet and also aid investors in comparing Nicolet’s financial performance to the financial performance of peer banks. Management considers non-GAAP financial ratios to be critical metrics with which to analyze and evaluate financial condition and capital strengths. While non-GAAP financial measures are frequently used by stakeholders in the evaluation of a company, they have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analyses of results as reported under GAAP.
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| Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
| (In thousands, except share data) | 3/31/2025 | 12/31/2024 | 9/30/2024 | 6/30/2024 | 3/31/2024 | ||||||||||
| Assets | |||||||||||||||
| Cash and due from banks | $ | 105,085 | $ | 115,943 | $ | 124,076 | $ | 109,674 | $ | 81,677 | |||||
| Interest-earning deposits | 467,095 | 420,104 | 303,908 | 298,856 | 345,747 | ||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 572,180 | 536,047 | 427,984 | 408,530 | 427,424 | ||||||||||
| Securities available for sale, at fair value | 838,105 | 806,415 | 825,907 | 799,937 | 803,963 | ||||||||||
| Other investments | 58,627 | 62,125 | 63,632 | 64,720 | 66,103 | ||||||||||
| Loans held for sale | 8,092 | 7,637 | 11,121 | 9,450 | 5,022 | ||||||||||
| Loans | 6,745,598 | 6,626,584 | 6,556,840 | 6,529,134 | 6,397,617 | ||||||||||
| Allowance for credit losses - loans | (67,480) | (66,322) | (65,785) | (65,414) | (64,347) | ||||||||||
| Loans, net | 6,678,118 | 6,560,262 | 6,491,055 | 6,463,720 | 6,333,270 | ||||||||||
| Premises and equipment, net | 125,274 | 126,979 | 123,585 | 120,988 | 119,962 | ||||||||||
| Bank owned life insurance (“BOLI”) | 187,902 | 186,448 | 185,011 | 171,972 | 170,746 | ||||||||||
| Goodwill and other intangibles, net | 386,588 | 388,140 | 389,727 | 391,421 | 393,183 | ||||||||||
| Accrued interest receivable and other assets | 120,336 | 122,742 | 119,096 | 126,279 | 126,989 | ||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 8,975,222 | $ | 8,796,795 | $ | 8,637,118 | $ | 8,557,017 | $ | 8,446,662 | |||||
| Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | |||||||||||||||
| Liabilities: | |||||||||||||||
| Noninterest-bearing demand deposits | $ | 1,689,129 | $ | 1,791,228 | $ | 1,839,617 | $ | 1,764,806 | $ | 1,665,229 | |||||
| Interest-bearing deposits | 5,883,061 | 5,612,456 | 5,420,380 | 5,476,272 | 5,500,503 | ||||||||||
| Total deposits | 7,572,190 | 7,403,684 | 7,259,997 | 7,241,078 | 7,165,732 | ||||||||||
| Long-term borrowings | 156,563 | 161,387 | 161,210 | 162,433 | 162,257 | ||||||||||
| Accrued interest payable and other liabilities | 63,201 | 58,826 | 66,584 | 62,093 | 55,018 | ||||||||||
| Total liabilities | 7,791,954 | 7,623,897 | 7,487,791 | 7,465,604 | 7,383,007 | ||||||||||
| Stockholders' Equity: | |||||||||||||||
| Common stock | 152 | 154 | 151 | 150 | 149 | ||||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 630,340 | 655,540 | 647,934 | 639,159 | 636,621 | ||||||||||
| Retained earnings | 594,068 | 565,772 | 535,638 | 507,366 | 482,295 | ||||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | (41,292) | (48,568) | (34,396) | (55,262) | (55,410) | ||||||||||
| Total stockholders' equity | 1,183,268 | 1,172,898 | 1,149,327 | 1,091,413 | 1,063,655 | ||||||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 8,975,222 | $ | 8,796,795 | $ | 8,637,118 | $ | 8,557,017 | $ | 8,446,662 | |||||
| Common shares outstanding | 15,149,341 | 15,356,785 | 15,104,381 | 14,945,598 | 14,930,549 | ||||||||||
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| Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
| For the Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
| (In thousands, except per share data) | 3/31/2025 | 12/31/2024 | 9/30/2024 | 6/30/2024 | 3/31/2024 | ||||||||||
| Interest income: | |||||||||||||||
| Loans, including loan fees | $ | 100,666 | $ | 100,605 | $ | 100,824 | $ | 97,975 | $ | 93,648 | |||||
| Taxable investment securities | 5,560 | 5,369 | 5,211 | 5,056 | 4,557 | ||||||||||
| Tax-exempt investment securities | 1,049 | 1,073 | 1,095 | 1,152 | 1,238 | ||||||||||
| Other interest income | 5,466 | 5,787 | 5,492 | 4,695 | 4,588 | ||||||||||
| Total interest income | 112,741 | 112,834 | 112,622 | 108,878 | 104,031 | ||||||||||
| Interest expense: | |||||||||||||||
| Deposits | 39,465 | 39,138 | 42,060 | 41,386 | 38,990 | ||||||||||
| Short-term borrowings | — | — | 2 | — | — | ||||||||||
| Long-term borrowings | 2,070 | 2,146 | 2,194 | 2,150 | 2,234 | ||||||||||
| Total interest expense | 41,535 | 41,284 | 44,256 | 43,536 | 41,224 | ||||||||||
| Net interest income | 71,206 | 71,550 | 68,366 | 65,342 | 62,807 | ||||||||||
| Provision for credit losses | 1,500 | 1,000 | 750 | 1,350 | 750 | ||||||||||
| Net interest income after provision for credit losses | 69,706 | 70,550 | 67,616 | 63,992 | 62,057 | ||||||||||
| Noninterest income: | |||||||||||||||
| Wealth management fee income | 6,975 | 7,208 | 7,085 | 6,674 | 6,485 | ||||||||||
| Mortgage income, net | 1,926 | 3,326 | 2,853 | 2,634 | 1,364 | ||||||||||
| Service charges on deposit accounts | 2,025 | 1,877 | 1,913 | 1,813 | 1,581 | ||||||||||
| Card interchange income | 3,337 | 3,541 | 3,564 | 3,458 | 3,098 | ||||||||||
| BOLI income | 1,420 | 1,421 | 1,455 | 1,225 | 1,347 | ||||||||||
| Asset gains (losses), net | (354) | 510 | 1,177 | 616 | 1,909 | ||||||||||
| Deferred compensation plan asset market valuations | 45 | (192) | 1,162 | 169 | 59 | ||||||||||
| LSR income, net | 1,057 | 1,064 | 1,090 | 1,117 | 1,134 | ||||||||||
| Other noninterest income | 1,792 | 2,103 | 2,079 | 1,903 | 2,445 | ||||||||||
| Total noninterest income | 18,223 | 20,858 | 22,378 | 19,609 | 19,422 | ||||||||||
| Noninterest expense: | |||||||||||||||
| Personnel expense | 26,521 | 26,682 | 28,937 | 26,285 | 26,510 | ||||||||||
| Occupancy, equipment and office | 9,330 | 8,685 | 8,826 | 8,681 | 8,944 | ||||||||||
| Business development and marketing | 2,100 | 2,325 | 1,823 | 2,040 | 2,142 | ||||||||||
| Data processing | 4,525 | 4,668 | 4,535 | 4,281 | 4,270 | ||||||||||
| Intangibles amortization | 1,552 | 1,587 | 1,694 | 1,762 | 1,833 | ||||||||||
| FDIC assessments | 940 | 990 | 990 | 990 | 1,033 | ||||||||||
| Other noninterest expense | 2,819 | 3,268 | 2,343 | 2,814 | 2,415 | ||||||||||
| Total noninterest expense | 47,787 | 48,205 | 49,148 | 46,853 | 47,147 | ||||||||||
| Income before income tax expense | 40,142 | 43,203 | 40,846 | 36,748 | 34,332 | ||||||||||
| Income tax expense | 7,550 | 8,723 | 8,330 | 7,475 | 6,542 | ||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 32,592 | $ | 34,480 | $ | 32,516 | $ | 29,273 | $ | 27,790 | |||||
| Earnings per common share: | |||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 2.14 | $ | 2.25 | $ | 2.16 | $ | 1.96 | $ | 1.86 | |||||
| Diluted | $ | 2.08 | $ | 2.19 | $ | 2.10 | $ | 1.92 | $ | 1.82 | |||||
| Common shares outstanding: | |||||||||||||||
| Basic weighted average | 15,256 | 15,297 | 15,052 | 14,937 | 14,907 | ||||||||||
| Diluted weighted average | 15,647 | 15,710 | 15,479 | 15,276 | 15,249 | ||||||||||
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| Consolidated Financial Summary (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
| For the Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
| (In thousands, except share & per share data) | 3/31/2025 | 12/31/2024 | 9/30/2024 | 6/30/2024 | 3/31/2024 | ||||||||||
| Selected Average Balances: | |||||||||||||||
| Loans | $ | 6,710,206 | $ | 6,581,059 | $ | 6,542,532 | $ | 6,496,732 | $ | 6,398,838 | |||||
| Investment securities | 886,010 | 884,376 | 873,212 | 881,190 | 884,775 | ||||||||||
| Interest-earning assets | 8,078,997 | 7,946,309 | 7,824,773 | 7,733,097 | 7,629,120 | ||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 497,865 | 493,237 | 431,632 | 374,176 | 364,375 | ||||||||||
| Goodwill and other intangibles, net | 387,260 | 388,824 | 390,453 | 392,171 | 393,961 | ||||||||||
| Total assets | 8,849,412 | 8,716,611 | 8,596,812 | 8,481,186 | 8,380,595 | ||||||||||
| Deposits | 7,446,107 | 7,314,632 | 7,247,321 | 7,183,777 | 7,112,971 | ||||||||||
| Interest-bearing liabilities | 5,953,083 | 5,667,803 | 5,653,259 | 5,658,642 | 5,509,882 | ||||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity (common) | 1,178,868 | 1,163,477 | 1,118,242 | 1,070,379 | 1,048,596 | ||||||||||
| Selected Ratios: (1) | |||||||||||||||
| Book value per common share | $ | 78.11 | $ | 76.38 | $ | 76.09 | $ | 73.03 | $ | 71.24 | |||||
| Tangible book value per common share (2) | $ | 52.59 | $ | 51.10 | $ | 50.29 | $ | 46.84 | $ | 44.91 | |||||
| Return on average assets | 1.49 | % | 1.57 | % | 1.50 | % | 1.39 | % | 1.33 | % | |||||
| Return on average common equity | 11.21 | 11.79 | 11.57 | 11.00 | 10.66 | ||||||||||
| Return on average tangible common equity (2) | 16.70 | 17.71 | 17.77 | 17.36 | 17.07 | ||||||||||
| Average equity to average assets | 13.32 | 13.35 | 13.01 | 12.62 | 12.51 | ||||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity to assets | 13.18 | 13.33 | 13.31 | 12.75 | 12.59 | ||||||||||
| Tangible common equity to tangible assets (2) | 9.28 | 9.33 | 9.21 | 8.57 | 8.33 | ||||||||||
| Net interest margin * | 3.58 | 3.61 | 3.51 | 3.42 | 3.33 | ||||||||||
| Efficiency ratio | 52.94 | 52.17 | 54.57 | 55.24 | 58.34 | ||||||||||
| Effective tax rate | 18.81 | 20.19 | 20.39 | 20.34 | 19.06 | ||||||||||
| Selected Asset Quality Information: | |||||||||||||||
| Nonaccrual loans | $ | 28,325 | $ | 28,419 | $ | 25,565 | $ | 27,838 | $ | 26,677 | |||||
| Other real estate owned | 946 | 693 | 859 | 1,147 | 1,245 | ||||||||||
| Nonperforming assets | $ | 29,271 | $ | 29,112 | $ | 26,424 | $ | 28,985 | $ | 27,922 | |||||
| Net loan charge-offs (recoveries) | $ | 342 | $ | 363 | $ | 379 | $ | 283 | $ | 13 | |||||
| Allowance for credit losses-loans to loans | 1.00 | % | 1.00 | % | 1.00 | % | 1.00 | % | 1.01 | % | |||||
| Net charge-offs to average loans (1) | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.00 | ||||||||||
| Nonperforming loans to total loans | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.39 | 0.43 | 0.42 | ||||||||||
| Nonperforming assets to total assets | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.33 | ||||||||||
| Stock Repurchase Information: (3) | |||||||||||||||
| Common stock repurchased ($) | $ | 26,047 | $ | 10,137 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||
| Common stock repurchased (shares) | 233,207 | 92,440 | — | — | — |
* During fourth quarter 2024, Nicolet changed the annualization methodology utilized for the calculation of net interest margin from actual/360 to actual/actual to be more consistent with the methodology typically used by peer banks and to cause quarterly results to be more consistent with annual results. Prior periods have been restated for this change in methodology. There was no change to the reported average balances or interest recognized.
(1)Income statement-related ratios for partial-year periods are annualized.
(2)See Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures below for a reconciliation of these financial measures.
(3)Reflects common stock repurchased under board of director authorizations for the common stock repurchase program.
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| Consolidated Loan & Deposit Metrics (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | 3/31/2025 | 12/31/2024 | 9/30/2024 | 6/30/2024 | 3/31/2024 | |||||||||||||
| Period End Loan Composition | ||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial & industrial | $ | 1,409,320 | $ | 1,319,763 | $ | 1,351,516 | $ | 1,358,152 | $ | 1,307,490 | ||||||||
| Owner-occupied commercial real estate (“CRE”) | 949,107 | 940,367 | 920,533 | 941,137 | 955,786 | |||||||||||||
| Agricultural | 1,329,807 | 1,322,038 | 1,261,152 | 1,224,885 | 1,190,371 | |||||||||||||
| Commercial | 3,688,234 | 3,582,168 | 3,533,201 | 3,524,174 | 3,453,647 | |||||||||||||
| CRE investment | 1,225,490 | 1,221,826 | 1,226,982 | 1,198,020 | 1,188,722 | |||||||||||||
| Construction & land development | 273,007 | 239,694 | 231,694 | 247,565 | 241,730 | |||||||||||||
| Commercial real estate | 1,498,497 | 1,461,520 | 1,458,676 | 1,445,585 | 1,430,452 | |||||||||||||
| Commercial-based loans | 5,186,731 | 5,043,688 | 4,991,877 | 4,969,759 | 4,884,099 | |||||||||||||
| Residential construction | 91,321 | 96,110 | 85,811 | 90,904 | 84,370 | |||||||||||||
| Residential first mortgage | 1,194,116 | 1,196,158 | 1,194,574 | 1,190,790 | 1,167,069 | |||||||||||||
| Residential junior mortgage | 235,096 | 234,634 | 223,456 | 218,512 | 206,434 | |||||||||||||
| Residential real estate | 1,520,533 | 1,526,902 | 1,503,841 | 1,500,206 | 1,457,873 | |||||||||||||
| Retail & other | 38,334 | 55,994 | 61,122 | 59,169 | 55,645 | |||||||||||||
| Retail-based loans | 1,558,867 | 1,582,896 | 1,564,963 | 1,559,375 | 1,513,518 | |||||||||||||
| Total loans | $ | 6,745,598 | $ | 6,626,584 | $ | 6,556,840 | $ | 6,529,134 | $ | 6,397,617 | ||||||||
| Period End Deposit Composition | ||||||||||||||||||
| Noninterest-bearing demand | $ | 1,689,129 | $ | 1,791,228 | $ | 1,839,617 | $ | 1,764,806 | $ | 1,665,229 | ||||||||
| Interest-bearing demand | 1,239,075 | 1,168,560 | 1,035,593 | 1,093,621 | 1,121,030 | |||||||||||||
| Money market | 1,988,648 | 1,942,367 | 1,928,977 | 1,963,559 | 2,027,559 | |||||||||||||
| Savings | 794,223 | 774,707 | 763,024 | 762,529 | 765,084 | |||||||||||||
| Time | 1,861,115 | 1,726,822 | 1,692,786 | 1,656,563 | 1,586,830 | |||||||||||||
| Total deposits | $ | 7,572,190 | $ | 7,403,684 | $ | 7,259,997 | $ | 7,241,078 | $ | 7,165,732 | ||||||||
| Brokered transaction accounts | $ | 249,537 | $ | 163,580 | $ | 159,547 | $ | 250,109 | $ | 265,818 | ||||||||
| Brokered time deposits | 607,725 | 586,852 | 549,907 | 557,657 | 517,190 | |||||||||||||
| Total brokered deposits | $ | 857,262 | $ | 750,432 | $ | 709,454 | $ | 807,766 | $ | 783,008 | ||||||||
| Customer transaction accounts | $ | 5,461,538 | $ | 5,513,282 | $ | 5,407,664 | $ | 5,334,406 | $ | 5,313,085 | ||||||||
| Customer time deposits | 1,253,390 | 1,139,970 | 1,142,879 | 1,098,906 | 1,069,639 | |||||||||||||
| Total customer deposits (core) | $ | 6,714,928 | $ | 6,653,252 | $ | 6,550,543 | $ | 6,433,312 | $ | 6,382,724 | ||||||||
| Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin Analysis (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||
| For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
| Average | Average | Average | Average | Average | Average | |||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | Balance | Interest | Rate * | Balance | Interest | Rate * | Balance | Interest | Rate * | |||||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total loans (1) (2) | $ | 6,710,206 | $ | 100,804 | 6.08 | % | $ | 6,581,059 | $ | 100,759 | 6.10 | % | $ | 6,398,838 | $ | 93,744 | 5.89 | % |
| Investment securities (2) | 886,010 | 6,951 | 3.14 | % | 884,376 | 6,795 | 3.07 | % | 884,775 | 6,197 | 2.80 | % | ||||||
| Other interest-earning assets | 482,781 | 5,466 | 4.58 | % | 480,874 | 5,787 | 4.79 | % | 345,507 | 4,588 | 5.34 | % | ||||||
| Total interest-earning assets | 8,078,997 | $ | 113,221 | 5.67 | % | 7,946,309 | $ | 113,341 | 5.68 | % | 7,629,120 | $ | 104,529 | 5.50 | % | |||
| Other assets, net | 770,415 | 770,302 | 751,475 | |||||||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 8,849,412 | $ | 8,716,611 | $ | 8,380,595 | ||||||||||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||||||||||||||
| Interest-bearing core deposits | $ | 5,001,535 | $ | 30,783 | 2.50 | % | $ | 4,783,675 | $ | 30,754 | 2.56 | % | $ | 4,664,670 | $ | 31,256 | 2.69 | % |
| Brokered deposits | 790,460 | 8,682 | 4.45 | % | 722,827 | 8,384 | 4.61 | % | 680,124 | 7,734 | 4.57 | % | ||||||
| Total interest-bearing deposits | 5,791,995 | 39,465 | 2.76 | % | 5,506,502 | 39,138 | 2.83 | % | 5,344,794 | 38,990 | 2.93 | % | ||||||
| Wholesale funding | 161,088 | 2,070 | 5.21 | % | 161,301 | 2,146 | 5.29 | % | 165,088 | 2,234 | 5.44 | % | ||||||
| Total interest-bearing liabilities | 5,953,083 | $ | 41,535 | 2.83 | % | 5,667,803 | $ | 41,284 | 2.90 | % | 5,509,882 | $ | 41,224 | 3.01 | % | |||
| Noninterest-bearing demand deposits | 1,654,112 | 1,808,130 | 1,768,177 | |||||||||||||||
| Other liabilities | 63,349 | 77,201 | 53,940 | |||||||||||||||
| Stockholders' equity | 1,178,868 | 1,163,477 | 1,048,596 | |||||||||||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 8,849,412 | $ | 8,716,611 | $ | 8,380,595 | ||||||||||||
| Net interest income and rate spread | $ | 71,686 | 2.84 | % | $ | 72,057 | 2.78 | % | $ | 63,305 | 2.49 | % | ||||||
| Net interest margin | 3.58 | % | 3.61 | % | 3.33 | % | ||||||||||||
| Loan purchase accounting accretion (3) | $ | 1,475 | 0.09 | % | $ | 1,475 | 0.09 | % | $ | 1,527 | 0.09 | % | ||||||
| Loan nonaccrual interest (4) | $ | (304) | (0.02) | % | $ | (458) | (0.03) | % | $ | (241) | (0.02) | % |
* During fourth quarter 2024, Nicolet changed the annualization methodology utilized for the calculation of net interest margin from actual/360 to actual/actual to be more consistent with the methodology typically used by peer banks and to cause quarterly results to be more consistent with annual results. Prior periods have been restated for this change in methodology. There was no change to the reported average balances or interest recognized.
(1) Nonaccrual loans and loans held for sale are included in the daily average loan balances outstanding.
(2) The yield on tax-exempt loans and tax-exempt investment securities is computed on a tax-equivalent basis using a federal tax rate of 21%, and adjusted for the disallowance of interest expense.
(3) Loan purchase accounting accretion included in Total loans interest above, and the related impact to net interest margin.
(4) Loan nonaccrual interest included in Total loans interest above, and the related impact to net interest margin.
| Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. | ||||||||||
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| Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited) | ||||||||||
| For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||||
| (In thousands, except per share data) | 3/31/2025 | 12/31/2024 | 9/30/2024 | 6/30/2024 | 3/31/2024 | |||||
| Adjusted net income reconciliation: (1) | ||||||||||
| Net income (GAAP) | $ | 32,592 | $ | 34,480 | $ | 32,516 | $ | 29,273 | $ | 27,790 |
| Adjustments: | ||||||||||
| Assets (gains) losses, net (2) | 354 | (510) | (1,177) | (616) | (1,909) | |||||
| Adjustments subtotal | 354 | (510) | (1,177) | (616) | (1,909) | |||||
| Tax on Adjustments (3) | 69 | (99) | (230) | (120) | (372) | |||||
| Adjusted net income (Non-GAAP) | $ | 32,877 | $ | 34,069 | $ | 31,569 | $ | 28,777 | $ | 26,253 |
| Diluted earnings per common share: | ||||||||||
| Diluted earnings per common share (GAAP) | $ | 2.08 | $ | 2.19 | $ | 2.10 | $ | 1.92 | $ | 1.82 |
| Adjusted Diluted earnings per common share (Non-GAAP) | $ | 2.10 | $ | 2.17 | $ | 2.04 | $ | 1.88 | $ | 1.72 |
| Tangible assets: (4) | ||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 8,975,222 | $ | 8,796,795 | $ | 8,637,118 | $ | 8,557,017 | $ | 8,446,662 |
| Goodwill and other intangibles, net | 386,588 | 388,140 | 389,727 | 391,421 | 393,183 | |||||
| Tangible assets | $ | 8,588,634 | $ | 8,408,655 | $ | 8,247,391 | $ | 8,165,596 | $ | 8,053,479 |
| Tangible common equity: (4) | ||||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity (common) | $ | 1,183,268 | $ | 1,172,898 | $ | 1,149,327 | $ | 1,091,413 | $ | 1,063,655 |
| Goodwill and other intangibles, net | 386,588 | 388,140 | 389,727 | 391,421 | 393,183 | |||||
| Tangible common equity | $ | 796,680 | $ | 784,758 | $ | 759,600 | $ | 699,992 | $ | 670,472 |
| Tangible average common equity: (4) | ||||||||||
| Average stockholders’ equity (common) | $ | 1,178,868 | $ | 1,163,477 | $ | 1,118,242 | $ | 1,070,379 | $ | 1,048,596 |
| Average goodwill and other intangibles, net | 387,260 | 388,824 | 390,453 | 392,171 | 393,961 | |||||
| Average tangible common equity | $ | 791,608 | $ | 774,653 | $ | 727,789 | $ | 678,208 | $ | 654,635 |
Note: Numbers may not sum due to rounding.
(1)The adjusted net income measure and related reconciliation provide information useful to investors in understanding the operating performance and trends of Nicolet and also to aid investors in the comparison of Nicolet’s financial performance to the financial performance of peer banks.
(2)Includes the gains / (losses) on other assets and investments.
(3)Assumes an effective tax rate of 19.5%.
(4)The ratios of tangible book value per common share, return on average tangible common equity, and tangible common equity to tangible assets exclude goodwill and other intangibles, net. These financial ratios have been included as they are considered to be critical metrics with which to analyze and evaluate financial condition and capital strength.
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