Auburn National Bancorporation, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results
AUBURN, Ala., Jan. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Auburn National Bancorporation (Nasdaq:AUBN) reported a net loss of $4.0 million, or $1.14 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2023. The quarterly loss reflects the sale of $117.6 million of available-for-sale securities for an after-tax loss of $4.7 million or $1.36 per share. Proceeds of $111.3 million from the securities sale were used to repay high-cost wholesale funding and sell high-cost reciprocal deposits, with the remaining amounts held in cash to fund future loan growth, the purchase of higher-yielding securities, and other banking operations. Although this balance sheet repositioning strategy resulted in a loss for the fourth quarter of 2023, it immediately improved the Company’s tangible common equity ratio or total equity to total asset ratio due to a smaller balance sheet and is expected to improve the Company’s interest rate risk profile and future earnings. The Company estimates the earn-back period for the balance sheet repositioning to be approximately 2.3 years.