ALEXANDRIA, La., July 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Red River Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: RRBI), the holding company for Red River Bank (the “Bank”), announced today its unaudited financial results for the second quarter of 2025.

Net income for the second quarter of 2025 was $10.2 million, or $1.51 per diluted common share (“EPS”), a decrease of $156,000, or 1.5%, compared to $10.4 million, or $1.52 EPS, for the first quarter of 2025, and an increase of $2.2 million, or 27.7%, compared to $8.0 million, or $1.16 EPS, for the second quarter of 2024. For the second quarter of 2025, the quarterly return on assets was 1.30%, and the quarterly return on equity was 12.27%.

Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2025, was $20.5 million, or $3.03 EPS, an increase of $4.4 million, or 27.0%, compared to $16.2 million, or $2.31 EPS, for the six months ended June 30, 2024. For the six months ended June 30, 2025, the return on assets was 1.31%, and the return on equity was 12.55%.

Second Quarter 2025 Performance and Operational Highlights

In the second quarter of 2025, the Company had an improved net interest margin and steady loan growth, which resulted in higher net interest income. We completed a significant private stock repurchase transaction, which complemented our public stock repurchase program activity. Also, in the second quarter, we revised our credit card program.

• Net income for the second quarter of 2025 was $10.2 million, which was $156,000, or 1.5%, lower than the first quarter. Net income for the second quarter was impacted by a $1.2 million increase in net interest income, which was offset by a $554,000 decrease in noninterest income, along with an expected $779,000 increase in operating expenses. Net income for the first quarter benefited from approximately $620,000 of periodic items that reduced operating expenses.
• Net interest income and net interest margin fully taxable equivalent (“FTE”) increased for the second quarter of 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Net interest income for the second quarter of 2025 was $25.8 million, which was $1.2 million, or 4.9%, higher than the prior quarter. Net interest margin FTE increased 14 basis points (“bp(s)”) to 3.36% for the second quarter of 2025, compared to 3.22% for the prior quarter. These improvements were the result of higher securities and loan yields and a lower cost of deposits, along with an improved asset mix.
• As of June 30, 2025, assets were $3.17 billion, which was $18.3 million, or 0.6%, lower than March 31, 2025. This slight decrease was mainly due to a $15.1 million decrease in deposits.
• Deposits totaled $2.81 billion as of June 30, 2025, a decrease of $15.1 million, or 0.5%, compared to $2.83 billion as of March 31, 2025. In the second quarter of 2025, deposit activity was normal and included the seasonal outflow of funds for income tax payments.
• As of June 30, 2025, loans held for investment (“HFI”) were $2.14 billion, which was $23.8 million, or 1.1%, higher than $2.11 billion as of March 31, 2025. In the second quarter of 2025, we had steady new loan closing activity, combined with funding of loan construction commitments.
• As of June 30, 2025, total securities were $697.3 million, which was fairly consistent with $699.5 million as of March 31, 2025. We were able to reinvest the cash flows of maturing securities into securities with higher yields.
• As of June 30, 2025, liquid assets, which are cash and cash equivalents, were $210.4 million, and the liquid assets to assets ratio was 6.64%. We do not have any borrowings, brokered deposits, or internet-sourced deposits.
• As of June 30, 2025, nonperforming assets (“NPA(s)”) were $1.3 million, or 0.04% of assets, and the allowance for credit losses (“ACL”) was $22.2 million, or 1.04% of loans HFI.
• We paid a quarterly cash dividend of $0.12 per common share in the second quarter of 2025.
• The 2025 stock repurchase program authorizes us to purchase up to $5.0 million of our outstanding shares of common stock from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025. No shares were repurchased in the first quarter of 2025. In the second quarter of 2025, we repurchased 11,748 shares on the open market at an aggregate cost of $656,000, excluding excise tax. As of June 30, 2025, the 2025 stock repurchase program had $4.3 million of available capacity.
• On May 22, 2025, we entered into a privately negotiated stock repurchase agreement for the repurchase of 100,000 shares of our common stock at a purchase price of $5.1 million, excluding excise tax. This repurchase was supplemental to our 2025 stock repurchase program.
• In the second quarter of 2025, we changed our credit card program provider to align with our debit card program provider.
• On July 24, 2025, our board of directors announced that the cash dividend for the third quarter of 2025 will be $0.15 per common share, which is a 25.0% increase from $0.12 per common share paid for each of the first and second quarters of 2025.
  
   

Blake Chatelain, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “The second quarter of 2025 was one of solid, consistent performance driven by continued net interest margin expansion and solid loan growth. Additionally, we had significant stock buyback activity focused on driving shareholder value and managing capital levels.

“Our net interest margin FTE increased for the seventh consecutive quarter to 3.36% for the second quarter of 2025. We are pleased with the net interest margin and net interest income improvement as we repriced assets at higher yields, while also managing our cost of deposits. This allowed us to increase the net interest margin FTE by 14 bps and net interest income by $1.2 million in the second quarter of 2025. This improvement was offset by lower noninterest income and, as expected, higher operating expenses compared to the prior quarter.

“Loan growth remained steady, although at a slower pace than in the first quarter. Uncertainty related to trade, tariffs, and macroeconomic matters has slightly reduced loan demand. We are closely monitoring the economic environment and forecasted interest rates. Small business sentiment seems to be slightly more cautious than it was in the first quarter; however, overall our customers’ financial performance does not appear to be impacted by trade and tariff concerns and our asset quality remains solid.

“Customers are seeking banking relationships with knowledgeable, responsive bankers and a bank that is committed to consistent, relationship-based banking principles. In order to grow market share and attract new customers, we have added new experienced bankers to our team.

“As we enter the second half of 2025, we are focused on expanding the Red River Bank banking center network and team, evaluating expansion opportunities, providing personalized banking services to our customers, and welcoming new banking relationships. We are well positioned to provide solid profitability and returns for our shareholders.”

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin FTE

Net interest income and net interest margin FTE increased in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the prior quarter. These measures were both impacted by higher securities and loan yields and a lower cost of deposits, combined with an improved asset mix.

Net interest income for the second quarter of 2025 was $25.8 million, which was $1.2 million, or 4.9%, higher than the first quarter of 2025, due to a $922,000 increase in interest and dividend income, combined with a $287,000 decrease in interest expense. The increase in interest and dividend income was mainly due to higher interest income on loans, partially offset by lower interest-income on short-term liquid assets. Loan income increased $1.2 million due to higher yields on loans, combined with higher average loan balances. The income on short-term liquid assets decreased $598,000 due to a $57.5 million decrease in the average balance of these funds. The decrease in interest expense was due to lower rates on time deposits, along with a lower average balance on interest-bearing transaction deposits.

The net interest margin FTE increased 14 bps to 3.36% for the second quarter of 2025, compared to 3.22% for the prior quarter. This increase was due to improved yields on securities and loans, combined with lower deposit costs. The yield on securities increased 12 bps, primarily due to reinvesting lower yielding securities cash flows into higher yielding securities. The yield on loans increased 9 bps due to higher rates on new and renewed loans compared to the prior quarter. The average rate on new and renewed loans was 7.14% for the second quarter of 2025 and 7.02% for the prior quarter. The cost of deposits decreased 5 bps to 1.56% for the second quarter of 2025, compared to 1.61% for the previous quarter, primarily due to maturing time deposits repricing at lower rates.

The Federal Open Market Committee (“FOMC”) kept the federal funds rate consistent in the first half of 2025, with the target federal funds range remaining at 4.25%-4.50%. The market’s expectation is that the FOMC may lower the target range of the federal funds rate in the second half of 2025. During the remainder of 2025, we anticipate receiving approximately $50.0 million in securities cash flows with an average yield of 3.47%, and we project approximately $112.7 million of fixed rate loans will mature with an average yield of 6.14%. We expect to redeploy these balances into slightly higher yielding assets. Additionally, during the second half of 2025, we expect $439.0 million of time deposits to mature with an average rate of 3.71%. We anticipate maintaining a fairly consistent cost of deposits in the second half of 2025. As of June 30, 2025, floating rate loans were 18.0% of loans HFI, and floating rate transaction deposits were 8.9% of interest-bearing transaction deposits. Depending on balance sheet activity, the movement in interest rates, and the economic outlook, we expect the net interest income and net interest margin FTE to increase slightly in the third and fourth quarters of 2025.

Provision for Credit Losses

The provision for credit losses for the second quarter of 2025 was $450,000 for loans, which was consistent with the prior quarter. The provision in the first and second quarters of 2025 was related to loan growth, combined with uncertainty regarding tariffs and trade. We will continue to evaluate future provision needs in relation to current economic situations, loan growth, trends in asset quality, forecasted information, and other conditions influencing loss expectations.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income totaled $4.7 million for the second quarter of 2025, a decrease of $554,000, or 10.5%, compared to $5.3 million for the previous quarter. The decrease was mainly due to lower brokerage income and Small Business Investment Company (“SBIC”) income.

Brokerage income was $989,000 for the second quarter of 2025, a decrease of $336,000, or 25.4%, compared to $1.3 million for the previous quarter. The lower income in the second quarter of 2025 was due to decreased investing activity by clients. Assets under management were $1.19 billion as of June 30, 2025.

SBIC income was $47,000 for the second quarter of 2025, a decrease of $233,000, or 83.2%, compared to $280,000 for the previous quarter. This decrease was mainly due to fund value adjustments as an SBIC fund enters its wind-down phase. We expect SBIC income to fluctuate in future quarters.

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses totaled $17.4 million for the second quarter of 2025, an increase of $779,000, or 4.7%, compared to $16.6 million for the previous quarter. The increase was mainly due to higher data processing expense, loan and deposit expense, and personnel expense.

Data processing expense totaled $721,000 for the second quarter of 2025, an increase of $433,000, or 150.3%, compared to $288,000 for the previous quarter. The first quarter of 2025 benefited from the receipt of a $447,000 periodic refund from our data processing center.

Loan and deposit expenses totaled $398,000 for the second quarter of 2025, an increase of $336,000, or 541.9%, compared to $62,000 for the previous quarter. The first quarter of 2025 benefited from the receipt of a $173,000 negotiated, variable rebate from a vendor. Also, in the second quarter of 2025, there was an increase in loan-related expenses due to the timing of mortgage expenses and higher collections expense.

Personnel expenses totaled $10.2 million for the second quarter of 2025, an increase of $193,000, or 1.9%, compared to $10.0 million for the previous quarter. This increase was primarily due to annual raises effective April 2025. As of June 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025, we had 374 and 375 total employees, respectively.

Asset Overview

As of June 30, 2025, assets were $3.17 billion, compared to assets of $3.19 billion as of March 31, 2025, a decrease of $18.3 million, or 0.6%. In the second quarter, assets were mainly impacted by a $15.1 million, or 0.5%, decrease in deposits. In the second quarter of 2025, liquid assets decreased $41.7 million, or 16.5%, to $210.4 million and averaged $216.4 million for the second quarter. As of June 30, 2025, we had sufficient liquid assets available and $1.65 billion accessible from other liquidity sources. The liquid assets to assets ratio was 6.64% as of June 30, 2025. Total securities decreased $2.3 million, or 0.3%, to $697.3 million in the second quarter and were 22.0% of assets as of June 30, 2025. During the second quarter, loans HFI increased $23.8 million, or 1.1%, to $2.14 billion. The loans HFI to deposits ratio was 76.09% as of June 30, 2025, compared to 74.84% as of March 31, 2025.

Securities

Total securities as of June 30, 2025, were $697.3 million, a decrease of $2.3 million, or 0.3%, from March 31, 2025. We were able to reinvest the cash flows of maturing securities into securities with higher yields.

The estimated fair value of securities available-for-sale (“AFS”) totaled $567.0 million, net of $61.1 million of unrealized loss, as of June 30, 2025, compared to $566.9 million, net of $58.7 million of unrealized loss, as of March 31, 2025. As of June 30, 2025, the amortized cost of securities held-to-maturity (“HTM”) totaled $127.3 million compared to $129.7 million as of March 31, 2025. As of June 30, 2025, securities HTM had an unrealized loss of $22.4 million compared to $21.8 million as of March 31, 2025.

Equity securities, which is an investment in a CRA mutual fund consisting primarily of bonds, totaled $3.0 million as of June 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025.

Loans

Loans HFI as of June 30, 2025, were $2.14 billion, an increase of $23.8 million, or 1.1%, from $2.11 billion as of March 31, 2025. In the second quarter of 2025, we had steady new loan closing activity, combined with funding of loan construction commitments.

 

Commercial real estate (“CRE”) loans are collateralized by owner occupied and non-owner occupied properties mainly in Louisiana. Non-owner occupied office loans were $52.1 million, or 2.4% of loans HFI, as of June 30, 2025, and are primarily centered in low-rise suburban areas. The average CRE loan size was $960,000 as of June 30, 2025.

Health care loans are our largest industry concentration and are made up of a diversified portfolio of health care providers. As of June 30, 2025, total health care loans were 8.0% of loans HFI. Within the health care sector, loans to nursing and residential care facilities were 4.0% of loans HFI, and loans to physician and dental practices were 3.4% of loans HFI. The average health care loan size was $378,000 as of June 30, 2025.

Asset Quality and Allowance for Credit Losses

NPAs totaled $1.3 million as of June 30, 2025, a decrease of $3.9 million, or 74.4%, from March 31, 2025. The decrease was primarily due to a past due loan that was brought current by the customer in April 2025, principal payments received on nonaccrual loans, and charge-offs. The ratio of NPAs to assets was 0.04% and 0.16% as of June 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025, respectively.

As of June 30, 2025, the ACL was $22.2 million. The ratio of ACL to loans HFI was 1.04% as of June 30, 2025 and 1.03% as of March 31, 2025. The net charge-offs to average loans ratio was 0.00% for the second quarter of 2025 and 0.02% for the first quarter of 2025.

Deposits

As of June 30, 2025, deposits were $2.81 billion, a decrease of $15.1 million, or 0.5%, compared to March 31, 2025. Average deposits for the second quarter of 2025 were $2.80 billion, a decrease of $19.3 million, or 0.7%, from the prior quarter. The following tables provide details on our deposit portfolio:

 

The decrease in deposits in the second quarter of 2025 was mainly due to the seasonal outflow of funds for income tax payments.

The Bank has a granular, diverse deposit portfolio with customers in a variety of industries throughout Louisiana. As of June 30, 2025, the average deposit account size was approximately $28,000.

As of June 30, 2025, our estimated uninsured deposits, which are the portion of deposit accounts that exceed the FDIC insurance limit (currently $250,000), were approximately $881.7 million, or 31.4% of total deposits. This amount was estimated based on the same methodologies and assumptions used for regulatory reporting purposes. Also, as of June 30, 2025, our estimated uninsured deposits, excluding collateralized public entity deposits, were approximately $706.2 million, or 25.1% of total deposits. Our cash and cash equivalents of $210.4 million, combined with our available borrowing capacity of $1.65 billion, equaled 210.8% of our estimated uninsured deposits and 263.2% of our estimated uninsured deposits, excluding collateralized public entity deposits.

Stockholders’ Equity

Total stockholders’ equity as of June 30, 2025, was $335.4 million compared to $333.3 million as of March 31, 2025. The $2.0 million, or 0.6%, increase in stockholders’ equity during the second quarter of 2025 was attributable to $10.2 million of net income and $121,000 of stock compensation, partially offset by the repurchase of 111,748 shares of common stock for $5.8 million, including excise tax, a $1.7 million, net of tax, market adjustment to accumulated other comprehensive loss related to securities, and $801,000 in cash dividends related to a $0.12 per share cash dividend that we paid on June 18, 2025.

Non-GAAP Disclosure

Our accounting and reporting policies conform to United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and the prevailing practices in the banking industry. Certain financial measures used by management to evaluate our operating performance are discussed as supplemental non-GAAP performance measures. In accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) rules, we classify a financial measure as being a non-GAAP financial measure if that financial measure excludes or includes amounts, or is subject to adjustments that have the effect of excluding or including amounts, that are included or excluded, as the case may be, in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP as in effect from time to time in the U.S.

Management and the board of directors review tangible book value per share, tangible common equity to tangible assets, and realized book value per share as part of managing operating performance. However, these non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the most directly comparable or other financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. Moreover, the manner we calculate the non-GAAP financial measures that are discussed may differ from that of other companies’ reporting measures with similar names. It is important to understand how such other banking organizations calculate and name their financial measures similar to the non-GAAP financial measures discussed by us when comparing such non-GAAP financial measures.

A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures is included within the following financial statement tables.

About Red River Bancshares, Inc.

Red River Bancshares, Inc. is the bank holding company for Red River Bank, a Louisiana state-chartered bank established in 1999 that provides a fully integrated suite of banking products and services tailored to the needs of our commercial and retail customers. Red River Bank operates from a network of 28 banking centers throughout Louisiana and one combined loan and deposit production office in New Orleans, Louisiana. Banking centers are located in the following Louisiana markets: Central, which includes the Alexandria metropolitan statistical area (“MSA”); Northwest, which includes the Shreveport-Bossier City MSA; Capital, which includes the Baton Rouge MSA; Southwest, which includes the Lake Charles MSA; the Northshore, which includes Covington; Acadiana, which includes the Lafayette MSA; and New Orleans.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this news release regarding our expectations and beliefs about our future financial performance and financial condition, as well as trends in our business, interest rates, and markets, are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements often include words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” “project,” “outlook,” or words of similar meaning, or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” or “may.” The forward-looking statements in this news release are based on current information and on assumptions that we make about future events and circumstances that are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that are often difficult to predict and beyond our control. As a result of those risks and uncertainties, our actual financial results in the future could differ, possibly materially, from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this news release and could cause us to make changes to our future plans. Additional information regarding these and other risks and uncertainties to which our business and future financial performance are subject is contained in the section titled “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and in other documents that we file with the SEC from time to time. In addition, our actual financial results in the future may differ from those currently expected due to additional risks and uncertainties of which we are not currently aware or which we do not currently view as, but in the future may become, material to our business or operating results. Due to these and other possible uncertainties and risks, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this news release or to make predictions based solely on historical financial performance. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and we do not undertake any obligation to update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by law. All forward-looking statements, express or implied, included in this news release are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.

Contact:
Isabel V. Carriere, CPA, CGMA
Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Assistant Corporate Secretary
318-561-4023
icarriere@redriverbank.net

⁽¹⁾  Non-GAAP financial measure. Calculations of this measure and reconciliations to GAAP are included in the schedules accompanying this release.
 

⁽¹⁾  Includes average outstanding balances of loans held for sale of $2.5 million and $2.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025, respectively.
⁽²⁾  Nonaccrual loans are included as loans carrying a zero yield.
⁽³⁾  Net interest margin FTE includes an FTE adjustment using a 21.0% federal income tax rate on tax-exempt securities and tax-exempt loans.
 

⁽¹⁾  Includes average outstanding balances of loans held for sale of $2.6 million and $2.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
⁽²⁾  Nonaccrual loans are included as loans carrying a zero yield.
⁽³⁾  Net interest margin FTE includes an FTE adjustment using a 21.0% federal income tax rate on tax-exempt securities and tax-exempt loans.
 

Source: Red River Bancshares, Inc.