Ohio Valley Banc Corp. Reports 2nd Quarter Earnings

Ohio Valley Banc Corp. (Nasdaq: OVBC) reported consolidated net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, of $2,927,000, a decrease of $1,283,000, or 30.5%, from the same period the prior year. Earnings per share for the second quarter of 2026 were $.62 compared to $.89 for the prior year second quarter. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, net income totaled $7,224,000, a decrease of $1,392,000, or 16.2%, from the same period the prior year. Earnings per share were $1.53 for the first six months of 2026 versus $1.83 for the first six months of 2025. Return on average assets and return on average equity were .89% and 8.48%, respectively, for the first half of 2026, compared to 1.16% and 11.30%, respectively, for the same period in the prior year. Ohio Valley Banc Corp. CEO, Larry Miller said, "Our performance through the first half of 2026 was driven by solid growth in net interest income and a stable net interest margin. Results for the period reflected an increase in provision for credit losses, which are associated with a small number of large commercial credits. Based on our ongoing review, we believe the elevated risk is confined to these specific relationships and does not reflect a broader deterioration in portfolio credit quality. Overall, we remain confident in the strength of our balance sheet and our long-term outlook." For the three months ended June 30, 2026, net interest income increased $863,000, and for the six months ended June 30, 2026, net interest income increased $2,611,000 from the same respective periods last year. These increases were related to the increase in average earning assets. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, average earning assets increased $178 million and $149 million from the same periods last year, respectively, which was primarily related to growth in average loan balances. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, average loans increased $152 million from the same period last year, which occurred mostly within the targeted commercial lending segments. The growth in average earning assets was funded primarily from promotional offerings for certificates of deposit and new money market accounts for individual and business customers. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, the average balance of certificates of deposit and money market accounts increased $135 million and $25 million, respectively, from the same period last year. For the second quarter of 2026, the net interest margin was 3.93%, a decrease from 4.17% for the second quarter of 2025. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, the net interest margin was 3.97%, a decrease from 4.01% for the same period last year. The decrease in the net interest margin was related to the cost of funding sources increasing at a greater pace than the yield on earning assets. Comparing the first half of 2026 to the first half of 2025, the yield on earning assets improved in relation to the growth in higher yielding loans that now comprise a larger percentage of earning assets, along with the improvement in the yield on securities. During the second half of 2025, the Company sold $36.9 million in securities where the yield on securities sold went from 1.35% to 4.52% on the securities purchased, which has benefited interest income in 2026. Included in the yield on earning assets for the second quarter and first half of 2025 was the recognition of a market discount on purchased loans totaling $817,000, which was not replicated during the same periods in 2026. For the first half of 2026 versus the first half of 2025, the cost of funding sources increased as the composition of funding sources shifted to higher cost deposit sources, such as, certificates of deposit and money market accounts that were offered pursuant to certain promotional offerings mentioned above. These promotional deposit offerings were utilized to fund loan growth and to maintain an appropriate liquidit...