Plumas Bancorp Reports Record Earnings for Year Ended December 31, 2023

RENO, Nev., Jan. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Plumas Bancorp (Nasdaq: PLBC), the parent company of Plumas Bank, today announced record earnings for the year ended December 31, 2023. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, the Company reported net income of $29.8 million or $5.08 per share, an increase of $3.3 million, or 13% from $26.4 million or $4.53 per share earned during 2022. Earnings per diluted share increased to $5.02 during the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, up $0.55 from $4.47 during 2022.

Earnings during the fourth quarter of 2023 totaled $7.5 million or $1.28 per share, a decrease of $297,000, or 4% from $7.8 million or $1.34 per share during the fourth quarter of 2022. Diluted earnings per share decreased to $1.27 per share during the three months ended December 31, 2023, down from $1.32 per share during the quarter ended December 31, 2022.

Return on average assets was 1.88% during the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, up from 1.61% during 2022. Return on average equity increased to 23.4% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, up from 21.9% during 2022. Return on average assets was 1.87% during the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 1.88% during the three months ended December 31, 2022. Return on average equity decreased to 23.9% for the three months ended December 31, 2023, down from 27.9% during the fourth quarter of 2022.

Balance Sheet Highlights
December 31, 2023 compared to December 31, 2022

• Cash and due from banks declined by $98 million to $86 million.
• Gross loans, excluding loans held for sale, increased by $47 million, or 5%, to $959 million.
• Investment securities increased by $44 million, or 10%, to $489 million.
• Deposits declined by $124 million, or 9% to $1.3 billion.
• Total borrowings increased by $80 million to $90 million.
• Shareholders’ equity increased by $28 million, or 24%, to $147 million.

President’s Comments

Andrew J. Ryback, director, president and chief executive officer of Plumas Bancorp and Plumas Bank, stated, “As you know, the last year and a half has been a period of rapidly rising rates. This rising rate environment, coupled with another Fed policy, that of quantitative tightening, has resulted in reductions to the money supply and the impairment of banks to generate new deposits and fund new loans. In response, we have invested in retooling our lending system and processes for enhanced efficiency and decision making. This change will position us well for future loan growth. As for deposits, we remain disciplined in protecting our lower cost of funds but have offered Time deposit specials so that we can compete for new deposits.

Rapidly rising rates have also put pressure on variable-rate borrowers, creating some elevated loan loss risk in the banking industry. At Plumas, however, we do not expect significant losses because criticized assets are being proactively addressed with advanced preparation of solutions and collaborative monitoring for potential challenges. Additionally, non-performing loans are well-collateralized. In the fourth quarter we terminated our indirect auto loan program. Ending this program, which was our lowest yielding loan segment, also improved our loan loss risk profile since this program had historically higher charge-off rates. Terminating this program also improved our consumer compliance risk profile.

Another current industry challenge is that of margin compression. Fortunately, at Plumas, our extremely low cost of funds coupled with higher yielding loans has resulted in margin expansion rather than the more typical margin compression experienced by most banks.

The higher rate environment presented some opportunities that we took advantage of during 2023. One of those opportunities involved harvesting a significant gain from an interest rate swap while locking in a lower cost borrowing. We also developed a sale leaseback strategy which we expect to implement in the first quarter of 2024 and which will provide an opportunity to restructure our investment portfolio by divesting lower yielding securities and replacing them with higher yielding securities. This possible restructuring of our investment portfolio has the potential to enhance the bank’s interest income streams for years to come.

Looking forward, the Fed is signaling some rate decreases in the coming year which we anticipate will result in improved demand for loans. We also anticipate stabilization of deposit balances as clients may be less likely to self-fund with savings and more likely to borrow with rates declining. As the banking environment for community banks improves, we expect to continue to out-perform the industry and will explore avenues for strategic opportunities that align with our long-term growth objectives.”

“We would like to thank our clients, communities, employees, and investors for their continued support which empowers Plumas Bank to be Here. FOR GOOD.,” Ryback concluded.

Loans, Deposits, Investments and Cash

Gross loans, excluding loans held for sale, increased by $47 million, or 5%, from $912 million at December 31, 2022, to $959 million at December 31, 2023. Increases in loans included $28 million in commercial real estate loans, $14 million in construction loans, $7 million in agricultural loans, $2 million in equity lines of credit, and $1 million in automobile loans; these items were partially offset by decreases of $3 million in residential real estate loans and $2 million in commercial loans.

On   December 31, 2023, approximately 78% of the Company's loan portfolio was comprised of variable rate loans. The rates of interest charged on variable rate loans are set at specific increments in relation to the Company's lending rate or other indexes such as the published prime interest rate or U.S. Treasury rates and vary with changes in these indexes. The frequency at which variable rate loans reprice can vary from one day to several years. The largest portion of variable rate loans are variable rate commercial real estate loans which predominantly reprice every five years and are indexed to the 5-year Treasury. Loans indexed to the prime interest rate were approximately 20% of the Company’s loan portfolio; these loans reprice within one day to three months of a change in the prime rate.

Total deposits decreased by $124 million to $1.3 billion at December 31, 2023. The decrease in deposits includes decreases of $74 million in demand deposits, $69 million in savings, and $24 million in money market accounts deposits. Partially offsetting these decreases was an increase in time deposit of $43 million. We attribute much of the decrease to the current interest rate environment as we have seen some deposits leave for higher rates and some customers reluctant to borrow to fund operating expense and instead have drawn down their excess deposit balances. Beginning in April 2023 we began offering a time deposit promotion offering 7-month and 11-month time deposits at an interest rate of 4%. Effective June 30, 2023 we discontinued this promotion which generated $46 million in deposits. However, during the fourth quarter we allowed those customers who had promotional time deposits to renew those deposits at similar terms. At December 31, 2023, 52% of the Company’s deposits were in the form of non-interest bearing demand deposits. The Company has no brokered deposits.

Total investment securities increased by $44 million from $445 million at December 31, 2022, to $489 million at December 31, 2023. The Bank’s investment security portfolio consists of debt securities issued by the US Government, US Government agencies, US Government sponsored agencies and municipalities. Cash and due from banks decreased by $98 million to $86 million at December 31, 2023.

Asset Quality and CECL

Nonperforming assets (which are comprised of nonperforming loans, other real estate owned (“OREO”) and repossessed vehicle holdings) at December 31, 2023 were $5.3 million, up from $1.2 million at December 31, 2022. Nonperforming assets as a percentage of total assets increased to 0.33% at December 31, 2023 up from 0.07% at December 31, 2022. OREO increased to $357,000 at December 31, 2023 and represented one loan. There was no OREO outstanding at December 31, 2022. Nonperforming loans were $4.8 million at December 31, 2023, and $1.2 million at December 31, 2022. The largest increase in nonperforming loans was related to agricultural loans to one borrower totaling $2.1 million. These loans are well secured. Nonperforming loans as a percentage of total loans increased to 0.50% at December 31, 2023, up from 0.13% at December 31, 2022.

On January 1, 2023, the Company adopted ASU 2016-03 Financial Instruments — Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which replaces the incurred loss methodology. This is referred to as the current expected credit loss (CECL) methodology. Upon adoption we recorded an increase in the allowance for credit losses of $529,000 and an increase in the reserve for unfunded commitments of $258,000. The decline in equity, net of tax, related to these two adjustments totaled $554,000. During the year ended December 31, 2023 we recorded a provision for credit losses of $2,775,000 consisting of a provision for loan losses of $2,575,000 and an increase in the reserve for unfunded commitments of $200,000. As time progresses the results of economic conditions will require CECL model assumption inputs to change and further refinements to the estimation process may also be identified.

Net charge-offs totaled $954,000 and $935,000 during the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The allowance for credit losses totaled $12.9 million at December 31, 2023 and $10.7 million at December 31, 2022. The allowance for credit losses as a percentage of total loans increased from 1.18% at December 31, 2022 to 1.34% at December 31, 2023.

The following tables present the activity in the allowance for credit losses and the reserve for unfunded commitments during the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 (in thousands).

Allowance for Credit Losses		December 31, 2023				December 31, 2022
Balance, beginning of period	$	10,717			$	10,352
Impact of CECL adoption		529				-
Provision charged to operations		2,575				1,300
Losses charged to allowance		(1,802	)			(1,461	)
Recoveries		848				526
Balance, end of period	$	12,867			$	10,717

Reserve for Unfunded Commitments		December 31, 2023				December 31, 2022
Balance, beginning of period	$	341			$	341
Impact of CECL adoption		258				-
Provision charged to operations		200				-
Balance, end of period	$	799			$	341

Borrowings

The Company is eligible to participate in the Bank Term Lending Program. The Federal Reserve Board, on March 12, 2023, announced the creation of a new Bank Term Funding Program (BTFP). The BTFP offers loans of up to one year in length to banks, savings associations, credit unions, and other eligible depository institutions pledging U.S. Treasuries, agency debt and mortgage-backed securities, and other qualifying assets as collateral. These assets are valued at par. At December 31, 2023, the Company had outstanding borrowings under the BTFP totaling $80 million, secured by $107 million in par value of securities pledged as collateral under the BTFP. This borrowing is payable on December 18, 2024, and accrues interest at the rate of 4.96%. Borrowings under the BTFP can be prepaid without penalty. Interest expense for the three and 12 months ended December 31, 2023 on the BTFP borrowing totaled $527,000.

Shareholders’ Equity

Shareholders’ equity increased by $28.3 million from $119.0 million at December 31, 2022 to $147.3 million at December 31, 2023. The $28.3 million increase was related to net income during 2023, of $29.8 million, a decline in accumulated other comprehensive loss of $4.3 million and stock option and restricted stock activity of $661,000 partially offset by shareholder dividends of $5.9 million and $554,000 related to the cumulative change from adoption of ASU 2016-13.

Liquidity

The Company manages its liquidity to provide the ability to generate funds to support asset growth, meet deposit withdrawals (both anticipated and unanticipated), fund customers' borrowing needs and satisfy maturity of short-term borrowings. The Company’s liquidity needs are managed using assets or liabilities, or both. On the asset side, in addition to cash and due from banks, the Company maintains an investment portfolio which includes unpledged U.S. Government-sponsored agency securities that are classified as available-for-sale. On the liability side, liquidity needs are managed by offering competitive rates on deposit products and the use of established lines of credit.

The Company is a member of the FHLB and can borrow up to $215 million from the FHLB secured by commercial and residential mortgage loans with carrying values totaling $396 million. The Company is also eligible to participate in the BTFP as noted previously. In addition to its FHLB borrowing line and the BTFP, the Company has unsecured short-term borrowing agreements with two of its correspondent banks in the amounts of $50 million and $20 million. There were no outstanding borrowings to the FHLB or the correspondent banks at December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

The Company estimates that it has approximately $416 million in uninsured deposits. Of this amount, $85 million represents deposits that are collateralized such as deposits of states, municipalities and tribal accounts.

Management believes that the Company’s available sources of funds, including borrowings, will provide adequate liquidity for its operations for the foreseeable future.

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

Year ended December 31, 2023

Net interest income for the year ended December 31, 2023 was $69.8 million, an increase of $11.3 million from the $58.5 million earned during 2022. The increase in net interest income includes an increase of $14.8 million in interest income partially offset by an increase of $3.5 million in interest expense. Interest and fees on loans, including loans held for sale, increased by $9.3 million related to growth in the loan portfolio and an increase in yield on the portfolio. Net loan fees/costs declined from net fees of $234,000 during 2022 to net costs of $1.3 million during 2023. This decline is mostly related to a decline in fees earned on PPP loans. The average yield on loans, including loans held for sale, increased by 61 basis points from 5.28% during 2022 to 5.89% during 2023. The average prime rate increased from 4.86% in 2022 to 8.20% in 2023.

Interest on investment securities increased by $6.1 million from 2022, related to an increase in average investment securities of $100 million to $462 million and an increase in yield on the investment portfolio from 2.52% during 2022 to 3.29% during 2023. Interest on interest-earning cash balances decreased by $0.5 million related to a decrease in average interest-earning cash balances partially offset by an increase in the rate earned on these balances. The rate paid on interest-earning cash balances increased from 1.61% during 2022 to 5.05% during the current quarter mostly related to an increase in the rate paid on balances held at the Federal Reserve Bank. The average rate paid on Federal Reserve balances was 1.76% during 2022 and 5.1% during 2023. Average interest-earning cash balances declined from $305 million during 2022 to $87 million during 2023 related to a decline in average deposits and increases in average loans and investment securities.

Average interest earning assets during 2023 totaled $1.5 billion, a decrease of $50 million from 2022. This decrease in average interest earning assets resulted from a decline in average interest-earning cash balances of $218 million, mostly offset by increases of $68 million in average loan balances and $100 million in average investment securities. The average yield on interest earning assets increased by 113 basis points to 5.03%, related to increases in market rates.

Interest expense increased from $1.2 million during 2022 to $4.8 million during 2023 related to an increase in rate paid on interest bearing liabilities. The average rate paid on interest bearing liabilities increased from 0.17% during 2022 to 0.67% in 2023 related mainly to an increase in market interest rates and the effect of the 4% time deposit promotion.

Net interest margin for the year ended December 31, 2023 increased 89 basis points to 4.71%, up from 3.82% during 2022.

Three months ended December 31, 2023

Net interest income was $17.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023, an increase of $316,000 from the same period in 2022. The increase in net interest income includes an increase of $1.8 million in interest income partially offset by an increase of $1.5 million in interest expense. Interest and fees on loans, including loans held for sale, increased by $2.4 million related to growth in the loan portfolio and an increase in yield on the portfolio. Net loan costs were $368,000 and $326,000 during the three months periods ending December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Including loans held for sale, average loan balances increased by $71 million, while the average yield on these loans increased by 57 basis points from 5.50% during the fourth quarter of 2022 to 6.07% during the current quarter. The increase in loan yield includes the effect of an increase in market rates during 2023. The average prime interest rate increased from 6.82% during the fourth quarter of 2022 to 8.50% during the current quarter.

Interest on investment securities increased by $695 thousand from the fourth quarter of 2022, related to an increase in average investment securities of $31 million to $442 million and an increase in yield on the investment portfolio from 3.00% during the fourth quarter of 2022 to 3.41% during the current quarter. Interest on interest-earning cash balances decreased by $1.2 million related to a decrease in average interest-earning cash balances partially offset by an increase in the rate earned on these balances. The rate paid on interest-earning cash balances increased from 3.72% during the fourth quarter of 2022 to 5.39% during the current quarter mostly related to an increase in the rate paid on balances held at the Federal Reserve Bank. The average rate paid on Federal Reserve balances was 3.72% during the fourth quarter of 2022 and 5.40% during the current quarter. Average interest-earning cash balances declined from $248 million during the fourth quarter of 2022 to $81 million in the current quarter related to a decline in average deposits and increases in loans and investments.

Average interest earning assets during the three months ended December 31, 2023 totaled $1.5 billion, a decrease of $66 million from the same period in 2022. The average yield on interest earning assets increased 69 basis points to 5.24%, up from 4.55% for the same period in 2022.

Interest expense increased from $370,000 during the three months ended December 31, 2022 to $1.9 million during 2023 related mostly to an increase in rate paid on interest bearing liabilities. The average rate paid on interest bearing liabilities increased from 0.20% during 2022 to 1.02% in 2023 related mainly to an increase in market interest rates, the effect of the 4% time deposit promotion and the effect of the BTFP borrowings.

Net interest margin for the three months ended December 31, 2023 increased 29 basis points to 4.74%, up from 4.45% for the same period in 2022.

Non-Interest Income/Expense

Year ended December 31, 2023

During 2023, non-interest income totaled $10.7 million, a decrease of $328,000 from $11.0 million during the twelve months ended December 31, 2022. The largest component of this decrease was a decline in gain on sale of SBA 7(a) loans of $2.5 million from $2.7 million during the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 to $234,000 during the current period. We did not sell SBA 7(a) loans during the second and third quarters of 2021 resulting in an inventory of loans held for sale of $31.3 million at December 31, 2021. During 2022 we sold $50.5 million in guaranteed portions of SBA 7(a) loans. This compares to $5.3 million in sales during the current period. Partially offsetting the decline in SBA gains was a gain of $1.7 million on termination of our interest rate swaps during the first quarter of 2023. In addition, service charges on deposit accounts increased by $325,000. This was mostly related to our Yuba City, California branch acquired in the acquisition of Feather River Bancorp in 2021. During most of 2022 we waived service charges on deposit accounts at the Yuba City Branch.

During 2023, non-interest expense increased by $4.9 million to $37.5 million. The largest components of this increase were $2.9 million in salary and benefit expense, $692,000 in occupancy and equipment costs, $439,000 in outside service fees and $268,000 in advertising and shareholder relations. The largest single components of the increase in salary and benefit expense were a $1.5 million increase in salary expense and a $1.2 million reduction in the deferral of loan origination expense. We attribute much of the increase in salary expense to two factors. Merit and promotional salary increases and employee termination costs which included $115,000 related to the termination of our automobile loan program. We have seen a reduction in loan demand given the current economic environment, especially in SBA 7(a) loans tied to the prime interest rate resulting in the reduction in the deferral of loan origination costs. Occupancy and equipment costs increased by $692,000, a considerable portion of which relates to snow removal and other costs attributable to an unusually harsh winter in our service area and to our new Chico, California branch. The increase in outside service fees was spread among several different categories, none of which exceeded $100,000. The increase in advertising costs reflects an increase in our budgeted advertising program, with an emphasis on Northern Nevada growth opportunities.

Three months ended December 31, 2023

During the three months ended December 31, 2023, and 2022, non-interest income totaled $2.3 million and $2.2 million, respectively. The largest increase was $96,000 in service charges on deposit accounts.

During the three months ended December 31, 2023, total non-interest expense increased by $1.1 million from $8.7 million during the fourth quarter of 2022 to $9.8 million during the current quarter. The largest components of this increase were increases in salary and benefit expense of $522 thousand and an increase of $215 thousand in occupancy and equipment costs. Included in the increase in occupancy and equipment costs was $55 thousand related to our Chico, California branch.

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Plumas Bancorp is headquartered in Reno, Nevada. Plumas Bancorp’s principal subsidiary is Plumas Bank, which was founded in 1980. Plumas Bank is a full-service community bank headquartered in Quincy, California. The bank operates fifteen branches: thirteen located in the California counties of Butte, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta and Sutter and two branches located in Nevada in the counties of Carson City and Washoe. The bank also operates two loan production offices located in Auburn, California and Klamath Falls, Oregon. Plumas Bank offers a wide range of financial and investment services to consumers and businesses and has received nationwide Preferred Lender status with the United States Small Business Administration. For more information on Plumas Bancorp and Plumas Bank, please visit our website at www.plumasbank.com.

This news release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and Plumas Bancorp intends for such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Future events are difficult to predict, and the expectations described above are necessarily subject to risk and uncertainty that may cause actual results to differ materially and adversely.

Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They often include the words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "estimate," or words of similar meaning, or future or conditional verbs such as "will," "would," "should," "could," or "may." These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, nor should they be relied upon as representing management's views as of any subsequent date. Forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from those presented, either expressed or implied, in this news release. Factors that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to: the Company's ability to successfully execute its business plans and achieve its objectives; changes in general economic and financial market conditions, either nationally or locally in areas in which the Company conducts its operations; changes in interest rates; continuing consolidation in the financial services industry; new litigation or changes in existing litigation; increased competitive challenges and expanding product and pricing pressures among financial institutions; legislation or regulatory changes which adversely affect the Company's operations or business; loss of key personnel; and changes in accounting policies or procedures as may be required by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or other regulatory agencies.

Contact: Jamie Huynh
Investor Relations
Plumas Bancorp
5525 Kietzke Lane Ste. 100
Reno, NV 89511
775.786.0907 x8908
investorrelations@plumasbank.com

PLUMAS BANCORP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
	As of December 31,
		2023			2022			Dollar Change		Percentage Change
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks	$	85,655		$	183,426		$	(97,771)		(53.3)%
Investment securities		489,181			444,703			44,478		10.0%
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses		948,604			903,968			44,636		4.9%
Loans held for sale		-			2,301			(2,301)		(100.0)%
Premises and equipment, net		18,948			18,100			848		4.7%
Bank owned life insurance		16,110			16,020			90		0.6%
Real estate acquired through foreclosure		357			-			357		100.0%
Goodwill		5,502			5,502			-		0.0%
Accrued interest receivable and other assets		46,059			47,024			(965)		(2.1)%
Total assets	$	1,610,416		$	1,621,044		$	(10,628)		(0.7)%
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Deposits	$	1,333,655		$	1,457,809		$	(124,154)		(8.5)%
Accrued interest payable and other liabilities		39,444			33,921			5,523		16.3%
Borrowings		90,000			-			90,000		100.0%
Junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures		-			10,310			(10,310)		(100.0)%
Total liabilities		1,463,099			1,502,040			(38,941)		(2.6)%
Common stock		28,033			27,372			661		2.4%
Retained earnings		151,748			128,388			23,360		18.2%
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net		(32,464)			(36,756)			4,292		11.7%
Shareholders’ equity		147,317			119,004			28,313		23.8%
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	1,610,416		$	1,621,044		$	(10,628)		(0.7)%
PLUMAS BANCORP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,		2023			2022			Dollar Change		Percentage Change
Interest income	$	74,592		$	59,758		$	14,834		24.8%
Interest expense		4,798			1,249			3,549		284.1%
Net interest income before provision for credit losses		69,794			58,509			11,285		19.3%
Provision for credit losses		2,775			1,300			1,475		113.5%
Net interest income after provision for credit losses		67,019			57,209			9,810		17.1%
Non-interest income		10,722			11,050			(328)		(3.0)%
Non-interest expense		37,530			32,590			4,940		15.2%
Income before income taxes		40,211			35,669			4,542		12.7%
Provision for income taxes		10,435			9,225			1,210		13.1%
Net income	$	29,776		$	26,444		$	3,332		12.6%
Basic earnings per share	$	5.08		$	4.53		$	0.55		12.1%
Diluted earnings per share	$	5.02		$	4.47		$	0.55		12.3%
PLUMAS BANCORP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31,		2023			2022			Dollar Change		Percentage Change
Interest income	$	19,540		$	17,721		$	1,819		10.3%
Interest expense		1,873			370			1,503		406.2%
Net interest income before provision for credit losses		17,667			17,351			316		1.8%
Provision for credit losses		100			300			(200)		(66.7)%
Net interest income after provision for credit losses		17,567			17,051			516		3.0%
Non-interest income		2,342			2,181			161		7.4%
Non-interest expense		9,767			8,686			1,081		12.4%
Income before income taxes		10,142			10,546			(404)		(3.8)%
Provision for income taxes		2,621			2,728			(107)		(3.9)%
Net income	$	7,521		$	7,818		$	(297)		(3.8)%
Basic earnings per share	$	1.28		$	1.34		$	(0.06)		(4.5)%
Diluted earnings per share	$	1.27		$	1.32		$	(0.05)		(3.8)%

PLUMAS BANCORP
SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
	Year Ended														Three Months Ended
	12/31/2023					12/31/2022					12/31/2021				12/31/2023				12/31/2022
EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic earnings per share	$	5.08				$	4.53				$	3.82			$	1.28			$	1.34
Diluted earnings per share	$	5.02				$	4.47				$	3.76			$	1.27			$	1.32
Weighted average shares outstanding		5,863					5,840					5,502				5,871				5,849
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding		5,934					5,912					5,583				5,939				5,916
Cash dividends paid per share 1	$	1.00				$	0.64				$	0.56			$	0.25			$	0.16
PERFORMANCE RATIOS (annualized for the three months)
Return on average assets		1.88	%				1.61	%				1.52	%			1.87	%			1.88	%
Return on average equity		23.4	%				21.9	%				17.8	%			23.9	%			27.9	%
Yield on earning assets		5.03	%				3.90	%				3.72	%			5.24	%			4.55	%
Rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities		0.67	%				0.17	%				0.19	%			1.02	%			0.20	%
Net interest margin		4.71	%				3.82	%				3.63	%			4.74	%			4.45	%
Noninterest income to average assets		0.68	%				0.67	%				0.63	%			0.58	%			0.52	%
Noninterest expense to average assets		2.36	%				1.98	%				1.88	%			2.43	%			2.09	%
Efficiency ratio 2		46.6	%				46.9	%				46.8	%			48.8	%			44.5	%

	Year Ended
	12/31/2023				12/31/2022				12/31/2021
CREDIT QUALITY RATIOS AND DATA
Allowance for credit losses	$	12,867			$	10,717			$	10,352
Allowance for credit losses as a percentage of total loans		1.34%				1.18%				1.23%
Allowance for credit losses as a percentage of total loans -
excluding PPP loans		1.34%				1.18%				1.29%
Nonperforming loans	$	4,820			$	1,172			$	4,863
Nonperforming assets	$	5,315			$	1,190			$	5,397
Nonperforming loans as a percentage of total loans		0.50%				0.13%				0.58%
Nonperforming assets as a percentage of total assets		0.33%				0.07%				0.33%
Year-to-date net charge-offs	$	954			$	935			$	675
Year-to-date net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans		0.10%				0.11%				0.09%
CAPITAL AND OTHER DATA
Common shares outstanding at end of period		5,872				5,850				5,817
Shareholders' equity	$	147,317			$	119,004			$	134,082
Book value per common share	$	25.09			$	20.34			$	23.05
Tangible common equity3	$	140,823			$	112,273			$	127,067
Tangible book value per common share4	$	23.98			$	19.19			$	21.84
Tangible common equity to total assets		8.7%				6.9%				7.9%
Gross loans to deposits		71.9%				62.6%				58.3%
PLUMAS BANK REGULATORY CAPITAL RATIOS
Tier 1 Leverage Ratio		10.8%				9.2%				8.4%
Common Equity Tier 1 Ratio		15.7%				14.7%				14.4%
Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital Ratio		15.7%				14.7%				14.4%
Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio		16.9%				15.7%				15.5%
(1) The Company paid a quarterly cash dividends of $0.25 per share on February 15, 2023, May 15, 2023 , August 15, 2023 and November 15, 2023 and a quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per share on February 15, 2022, May 16, 2022, August 15, 2022 and November 15, 2022 and a quarterly cash dividend of 14 cents per share on February 15, 2021, May 17, 2021, August 16, 2021 and November 15, 2021.
(2) Efficiency ratio is defined as noninterest expense divided by total revenue (net interest income and total noninterest income).
(3) Tangible common equity is defined as common equity less goodwill and core deposit intangibles.
(4) Tangible common book value per share is defined as tangible common equity divided by common shares outstanding.

PLUMAS BANCORP
SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)
The following table presents for the three-month periods indicated the distribution of consolidated average assets, liabilites and shareholders' equity.
		For the Three Months Ended									For the Three Months Ended
		12/31/2023									12/31/2022
		Average						Yield/			Average						Yield/
		Balance			Interest			Rate			Balance			Interest			Rate
Interest-earning assets:
Loans (2) (3)		$	957,289		$	14,636		6.07	%		$	885,467		$	12,261		5.49	%
Loans held for sale			-			-		-	%			1,247			25		7.95	%
Investment securities			324,340			2,884		3.53	%			301,319			2,285		3.01	%
Non-taxable investment securities (1)			117,433			918		3.10	%			109,366			822		2.98	%
Interest-bearing deposits			81,172			1,102		5.39	%			248,487			2,328		3.72	%
Total interest-earning assets			1,480,234			19,540		5.24	%			1,545,886			17,721		4.55	%
Cash and due from banks			26,565									26,250
Other assets			85,445									78,634
Total assets		$	1,592,244								$	1,650,770
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Money market deposits			221,600			420		0.75	%			249,935			108		0.17	%
Savings deposits			350,412			189		0.21	%			408,825			118		0.11	%
Time deposits			90,337			610		2.68	%			51,928			36		0.28	%
Total deposits			662,349			1,219		0.73	%			710,688			262		0.15	%
Borrowings			50,000			641		5.09	%			-			-		-	%
Junior subordinated debentures			-			-		-	%			10,310			91		3.50	%
Other interest-bearing liabilities			19,603			13		0.26	%			14,480			17		0.47	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities			731,952			1,873		1.02	%			735,478			370		0.20	%
Non-interest-bearing deposits			717,726									791,430
Other liabilities			17,786									12,699
Shareholders' equity			124,780									111,163
Total liabilities & equity		$	1,592,244								$	1,650,770
Cost of funding interest-earning assets (4)								0.50	%								0.10	%
Net interest income and margin (5)					$	17,667		4.74	%					$	17,351		4.45	%
(1) Not computed on a tax-equivalent basis.
(2) Average nonaccrual loan balances of $2.8 million for 2023 and $1.3 million for 2022 are included in average loan balances for computational purposes.
(3) Net costs included in loan interest income for the three-month periods ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 were $368 thousand and $326 thousand, respectively.
(4) Total annualized interest expense divided by the average balance of total earning assets.
(5) Annualized net interest income divided by the average balance of total earning assets.

PLUMAS BANCORP
SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)
The following table presents for the years indicated the distribution of consolidated average assets, liabilites and shareholders' equity.
		For the Year Ended									For the Year Ended
		12/31/2023									12/31/2022
		Average						Yield/			Average						Yield/
		Balance			Interest			Rate			Balance			Interest			Rate
Interest-earning assets:
Loans (2) (3)		$	933,464		$	54,950		5.89	%		$	856,728		$	45,194		5.28	%
Loans held for sale			533			49		9.19	%			8,771			510		5.81	%
Investment securities			338,941			11,525		3.40	%			258,732			6,409		2.48	%
Non-taxable investment securities (1)			123,002			3,681		2.99	%			103,366			2,722		2.63	%
Interest-bearing deposits			86,897			4,387		5.05	%			305,095			4,923		1.61	%
Total interest-earning assets			1,482,837			74,592		5.03	%			1,532,692			59,758		3.90	%
Cash and due from banks			26,100									40,520
Other assets			78,212									69,683
Total assets		$	1,587,149								$	1,642,895
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Money market deposits			227,819			1,367		0.60	%			254,723			284		0.11	%
Savings deposits			375,377			795		0.21	%			400,314			376		0.09	%
Time deposits			74,570			1,568		2.10	%			59,016			163		0.28	%
Total deposits			677,766			3,730		0.55	%			714,053			823		0.12	%
Borrowings			17,945			896		4.99	%			-			-		-	%
Junior subordinated debentures			2,268			141		6.22	%			10,310			359		3.48	%
Other interest-bearing liabilities			18,576			31		0.17	%			12,327			67		0.54	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities			716,555			4,798		0.67	%			736,690			1,249		0.17	%
Non-interest-bearing deposits			726,191									773,293
Other liabilities			17,419									12,044
Shareholders' equity			126,984									120,868
Total liabilities & equity		$	1,587,149								$	1,642,895
Cost of funding interest-earning assets (4)								0.32	%								0.08	%
Net interest income and margin (5)					$	69,794		4.71	%					$	58,509		3.82	%
(1) Not computed on a tax-equivalent basis.
(2) Average nonaccrual loan balances of $3.0 million for 2023 and $2.8 million for 2022 are included in average loan balances for computational purposes.
(3) Net costs (fees) included in loan interest income for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 were $1.3 million and ($234) thousand, respectively.
(4) Total annualized interest expense divided by the average balance of total earning assets.
(5) Annualized net interest income divided by the average balance of total earning assets.

PLUMAS BANCORP
SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)
The following table presents the components of non-interest income for the three-month periods ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.
	For the Three Months Ended
	December 31,
		2023			2022		Dollar Change				Percentage Change
Interchange income	$	961		$	922		$	39			4.2	%
Service charges on deposit accounts		719			623			96			15.4	%
Loan servicing fees		214			251			(37	)		(14.7	)%
FHLB Dividends		130			88			42			47.7	%
Earnings on life insurance policies		104			109			(5	)		(4.6	)%
Gain on sale of loans, net		-			7			(7	)		(100.0	)%
Other		214			181			33			18.2	%
Total non-interest income	$	2,342		$	2,181		$	161			7.4	%
The following table presents the components of non-interest expense for the three-month periods ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.
	For the Three Months Ended
	December 31,
		2023			2022		Dollar Change				Percentage Change
Salaries and employee benefits	$	5,273		$	4,751		$	522			11.0	%
Occupancy and equipment		1,357			1,142			215			18.8	%
Outside service fees		1,151			1,120			31			2.8	%
Professional fees		404			352			52			14.8	%
Advertising and shareholder relations		248			177			71			40.1	%
Armored car and courier		209			177			32			18.1	%
Telephone and data communication		200			198			2			1.0	%
Deposit insurance		185			108			77			71.3	%
Director compensation and expense		160			177			(17	)		(9.6	)%
Business development		158			134			24			17.9	%
Loan collection expenses		115			75			40			53.3	%
Amortization of Core Deposit Intangible		57			68			(11	)		(16.2	)%
Other		250			207			43			20.8	%
Total non-interest expense	$	9,767		$	8,686		$	1,081			12.4	%

PLUMAS BANCORP
SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)
The following table presents the components of non-interest income for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.
	For the Year Ended
	December 31,
		2023			2022		Dollar Change				Percentage Change
Interchange income	$	3,419		$	3,401		$	18			0.5	%
Service charges on deposit accounts		2,789			2,464			325			13.2	%
Gain on termination of swaps		1,707			-			1,707			100.0	%
Loan servicing fees		900			893			7			0.8	%
FHLB Dividends		418			293			125			42.7	%
Earnings on life insurance policies		417			391			26			6.6	%
Gain on sale of loans, net		234			2,696			(2,462	)		(91.3	)%
Other		838			912			(74	)		(8.1	)%
Total non-interest income	$	10,722		$	11,050		$	(328	)		(3.0	)%
The following table presents the components of non-interest expense for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.
	For the Year Ended
	December 31,
		2023			2022		Dollar Change				Percentage Change
Salaries and employee benefits	$	20,320		$	17,451		$	2,869			16.4	%
Occupancy and equipment		5,302			4,610			692			15.0	%
Outside service fees		4,496			4,057			439			10.8	%
Professional fees		1,258			1,282			(24	)		(1.9	)%
Advertising and shareholder relations		941			673			268			39.8	%
Telephone and data communication		806			770			36			4.7	%
Armored car and courier		767			675			92			13.6	%
Director compensation and expense		763			606			157			25.9	%
Deposit insurance		737			528			209			39.6	%
Business development		615			506			109			21.5	%
Loan collection expenses		423			274			149			54.4	%
Amortization of Core Deposit Intangible		237			284			(47	)		(16.5	)%
Other		865			874			(9	)		(1.0	)%
Total non-interest expense	$	37,530		$	32,590		$	4,940			15.2	%

PLUMAS BANCORP
SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)
The following table shows the distribution of loans by type at December 31, 2023 and 2022.
					Percent of						Percent of
					Loans in Each						Loans in Each
		Balance at End			Category to			Balance at End			Category to
		of Period			Total Loans			of Period			Total Loans
		12/31/2023			12/31/2023			12/31/2022			12/31/2022
Commercial		$	74,271		7.8	%		$	76,680		8.4	%
Agricultural			129,389		13.5	%			122,873		13.5	%
Real estate – residential			11,914		1.2	%			15,324		1.7	%
Real estate – commercial			544,339		56.8	%			516,107		56.6	%
Real estate – construction & land			57,717		6.0	%			43,420		4.8	%
Equity Lines of Credit			37,871		4.0	%			35,891		3.9	%
Auto			98,132		10.2	%			96,750		10.6	%
Other			4,931		0.5	%			4,904		0.5	%
Total Gross Loans		$	958,564		100	%		$	911,949		100	%
The following table shows the distribution of Commercial Real Estate loans at December 31, 2023 and 2022.
					Percent of						Percent of
					Loans in Each						Loans in Each
		Balance at End			Category to			Balance at End			Category to
		of Period			Total Loans			of Period			Total Loans
		12/31/2023			12/31/2023			12/31/2022			12/31/2022
Owner occupied		$	183,368		33.7	%		$	179,750		34.8	%
Investor			360,971		66.3	%			336,357		65.2	%
Total real estate - commercial		$	544,339		100	%		$	516,107		100	%
					Percent of						Percent of
					Deposits in Each						Deposits in Each
		Balance at End			Category to			Balance at End			Category to
		of Period			Total Deposits			of Period			Total Deposits
		12/31/2023			12/31/2023			12/31/2022			12/31/2022
Non-interest bearing		$	692,768		51.9	%		$	766,549		52.6	%
Money Market			214,185		16.1	%			237,924		16.3	%
Savings			335,050		25.1	%			404,150		27.7	%
Time			91,652		6.9	%			49,186		3.4	%
Total Deposits		$	1,333,655		100	%		$	1,457,809		100	%