First Guaranty Bancshares reported a return to profitability in Q4 2025 after a challenging year, driven by a reduction in nonperforming assets and an increase in capital ratios. The company is executing a strategy to reduce balance sheet risk and improve earnings.
Net income available to common shareholders was $1.868 million in Q4 2025, a significant improvement from the prior year quarter's $0.428 million.
positiveRisk-weighted capital ratio improved to 13.48% at December 31, 2025, up from 12.34% at September 30, 2025.
positiveTotal deposits increased by $156.6 million, or 4.5%, to $3.6 billion compared to December 31, 2024, enhancing balance sheet liquidity.
positiveNonperforming assets were reduced by $30.8 million from September 30, 2025, to $95.5 million at December 31, 2025.
positiveFull-year 2025 net loss of $56.0 million, compared to a net income of $12.4 million in 2024, primarily driven by losses in the loan portfolio.
negativeProvision for credit losses for the full year 2025 was $81.7 million, a substantial increase from $20.0 million in 2024.
negativeLoan charge-offs were $47.8 million in Q4 2025 and $77.2 million for the full year 2025.
negativeTotal loans decreased by $624.0 million, or 23.2%, to $2.1 billion at December 31, 2025, compared to December 31, 2024, as part of a risk reduction strategy.
attentionGoodwill impairment of $12.9 million recognized in 2025.
negativeFull-year 2025 earnings per common share was a loss of $4.17, compared to earnings of $0.81 in 2024.
negativeMargin expansion indicates improving profitability and operational efficiency. Measured in basis points (bps): 100 bps = 1.0%.
Special items are non-recurring events that may distort period-over-period comparisons. Analysts typically adjust for these when calculating normalized earnings.
First Guaranty made strong progress in the fourth quarter of 2025.
We reduced nonperforming assets by $30.8 million from $126.3 million at September 30, 2025 to $95.5 million at December 31, 2025.
First Guaranty generated positive earnings to our common shareholders of $1.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2025. This is an improvement as we previously recorded losses for the prior three quarters of 2025.
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