ALERUS FINANCIAL CORP
Business
ALERUS FINANCIAL CORP is a diversified financial services company that provides banking, retirement and benefit services, and wealth management through its bank subsidiary. It offers traditional banking products (deposit accounts, commercial and consumer loans, mortgages, treasury management), retirement and benefit plan administration (recordkeeping, advisory, ESOP, HSA/FSA administration) and wealth services (financial planning, investment management, trust and custody). The company operates through three primary business segments: banking, retirement and benefit services, and wealth. Its services are delivered across regional banking markets and a national retirement market via branch offices, a unified digital portal and relationship-oriented advisors.
Summary from filing dated 2025-03-14
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loans, including fees | 254 | 184 | 137 | 90 | 78 | |
| Taxable | 21 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 13 | |
| Exempt from federal income taxes | 640,000 | 679,000 | 740,000 | 848,000 | 925,000 | |
| Other | 5 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 598,000 | |
| Total interest income | 280 | 222 | 165 | 116 | 93 | |
| Deposits | 93 | 89 | 53 | 9 | 4 | |
| Short-term borrowings | 12 | 23 | 21 | 4 | — | |
| Long-term debt | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| Total interest expense | 107 | 115 | 77 | 16 | — | |
| Net interest income | 172 | 107 | 88 | 100 | 87 | |
| Provision for credit losses | 556,000 | 18 | 2 | 0 | −4 | |
| Net interest income after provision for credit losses | 172 | 89 | 86 | 100 | 91 | |
| Net gains (losses) on investment securities | −68 | 0 | −25 | 0 | — | |
| Gain on sale of non-mortgage loans | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Other | 9 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | |
| Total noninterest income | 52 | 115 | 80 | 111 | 147 | |
| Compensation | 97 | 87 | 76 | 81 | 93 | |
| Employee taxes and benefits | 27 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 22 | |
| Occupancy and equipment expense | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | — | |
| Business services, software and technology expense | 25 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | |
| Intangible amortization expense | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
| Professional fees and assessments | 11 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 6 | |
| Marketing and business development | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Supplies and postage | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Travel | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 442,000 | |
| Mortgage and lending expenses | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Other | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | |
| Total noninterest expense | 201 | 181 | 150 | 159 | 169 | |
| Income before income taxes | 23 | 23 | 16 | 52 | 69 | |
| Income Tax Expense (Benefit) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | |
| Net income | 17 | 18 | 12 | 40 | 53 | |
| Basic earnings per common share (in dollars per share) | 0.69 | 0.84 | 0.59 | 2.12 | 3.02 | |
| Diluted earnings per common share (in dollars per share) | 0.68 | 0.83 | 0.58 | 2.1 | 2.97 | |
| Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share) | 0.83 | 0.79 | 0.75 | 0.7 | 0.63 | |
| Average common shares outstanding (in shares) | 25 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | |
| Diluted average common shares outstanding (in shares) | 26 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 67 | 61 | 130 | 58 | 242 | |
| Trading | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |
| Available-for-sale, at fair value (amortized cost of $516,737 and $686,556, respectively) | 514 | 588 | 487 | 717 | — | |
| Held-to-maturity, at amortized cost (fair value of $228,009 and $236,986, respectively, with an allowance for credit losses on investments of $123 and $131, respectively) | 254 | 276 | 300 | 322 | — | |
| Loans | 4,048 | 3,993 | 2,760 | 2,444 | — | |
| Allowance for credit losses on loans | −62 | −60 | −36 | −31 | −32 | |
| Net loans | 3,986 | 3,933 | 2,724 | 2,413 | — | |
| Land, premises and equipment, net | 43 | 40 | 18 | — | — | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 29 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
| Interest Receivable | 22 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 9 | |
| Bank-owned life insurance | 39 | 36 | 33 | 34 | 33 | |
| Goodwill | 86 | 86 | 47 | 47 | 32 | |
| Other intangible assets, net | 33 | 44 | 17 | 22 | 20 | |
| Servicing rights | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| Deferred income taxes, net | 23 | 53 | 35 | 42 | 12 | |
| Other Assets | 103 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 43 | |
| Total assets | 5,230 | 5,262 | 3,908 | 3,780 | 3,393 | |
| Noninterest-bearing | 808 | 903 | 728 | 861 | 939 | |
| Interest-bearing | 3,384 | 3,475 | 2,368 | 2,054 | 1,982 | |
| Total deposits | 4,192 | 4,378 | 3,096 | 2,915 | 2,921 | |
| Short-term borrowings | 309 | 239 | 314 | 378 | — | |
| Long-term debt | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | |
| Operating lease liabilities | 36 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 4 | |
| Accrued Liabilities and Other Liabilities | 69 | 71 | 64 | 64 | 50 | |
| Total liabilities | 4,665 | 4,766 | 3,539 | 3,423 | 3,033 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 15) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock, $1 par value, 2,000,000 shares authorized: 0 issued and outstanding | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Common stock, $1 par value, 60,000,000 and 30,000,000 shares authorized: 25,406,278 and 25,344,803 issued and outstanding | 25 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 17 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 272 | 270 | 150 | 155 | 93 | |
| Retained earnings | 270 | 274 | 273 | 280 | 254 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | −2 | −73 | −74 | −99 | −4 | |
| Total stockholders equity | 565 | 495 | 369 | 357 | 359 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders equity | 5,230 | 5,262 | 3,908 | 3,780 | 3,393 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deferred income taxes | 6 | −4 | 893,000 | 913,000 | 3 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 15 | 10 | 9 | 8 | — | |
| Amortization and accretion of premiums/discounts on investment securities | 771,000 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | |
| Amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets | 2 | 5 | −15,000 | −229,000 | — | |
| Stock-based compensation cost | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| Purchase accounting accretion, net | −27 | −7 | −2 | — | — | |
| Originations of loans held for sale | −430 | −305 | −297 | −605 | −1,592 | |
| Proceeds on loans held for sale | 435 | 310 | 302 | 653 | 1,716 | |
| Realized loss (gain) on mortgage loans sold | −9 | −9 | −7 | — | — | |
| Servicing rights capitalized upon sale of mortgage loans | −165,000 | −224,000 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| (Increase) in value of bank-owned life insurance | −1 | −862,000 | −877,000 | −835,000 | — | |
| Realized loss (gain) on sale of premises and equipment | 530,000 | −4 | −50,000 | 33,000 | — | |
| Realized loss (gain) on derivative instruments | −394,000 | −126,000 | 365,000 | 2 | — | |
| Realized loss (gain) on sale of foreclosed assets | 74,000 | −1,000 | −17,000 | 71,000 | — | |
| Realized loss (gain) on sale of investment securities | 68 | 0 | 25 | 0 | — | |
| Realized loss (gain) on BOLI mortality | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | — | |
| Change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights | 2 | −197,000 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Realized loss (gain) on servicing rights | 0 | 0 | −3,000 | −702,000 | −638,000 | |
| Realized loss (gain) on sale of ESOP trustee line of business | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | — | |
| Accrued interest receivable | −2 | −1 | −3 | −3 | 1 | |
| Other assets | −11 | 1 | −6 | 5 | −7 | |
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | −1 | −11 | −8 | 9 | 6 | |
| Net cash provided (used) by operating activities | 68 | 22 | 27 | 103 | 150 | |
| Proceeds from sales of trading investment securities | 6 | 9 | 0 | — | — | |
| Purchases of trading investment securities | −5 | −12 | 0 | — | — | |
| Proceeds from sales or calls of investment securities available-for-sale | 396 | 130 | 172 | — | — | |
| Proceeds from maturities of investment securities available-for-sale | 83 | 55 | 67 | 106 | 126 | |
| Purchases of investment securities available-for-sale | −378 | −98 | 0 | −96 | −572 | |
| Proceeds from calls of investment securities held-to-maturity | 381,000 | 613,000 | 242,000 | 963,000 | — | |
| Proceeds from maturities and paydowns of investment securities held-to-maturity | 20 | 22 | 21 | 27 | 13 | |
| Proceeds from sale of non-mortgage loans held for sale | 62 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Net (increase) decrease in loans | −96 | −434 | −313 | −416 | 221 | |
| Purchases of FHLB stock | −146 | −49 | −110 | — | — | |
| Sales of FHLB stock | 142 | 52 | 113 | — | — | |
| Net cash received (paid) for business combinations | 0 | 9 | 0 | 102 | — | |
| Purchases of BOLI | −2 | −2 | 0 | — | — | |
| Proceeds from BOLI mortality claim | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | |
| Purchases of premises and equipment | −9 | −12 | −3 | −2 | −2 | |
| Proceeds from sales of foreclosed assets | 2 | 105,000 | 210,000 | 937,000 | 629,000 | |
| Net cash provided (used) by investing activities | 77 | −323 | −50 | −293 | −418 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in deposits | −186 | 325 | 180 | −359 | — | |
| Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings with maturities of three months or less | 70 | −77 | −64 | 378 | — | |
| Cash dividends paid on common stock | −21 | −15 | −15 | −13 | −11 | |
| Repurchase of common stock | −737,000 | −276,000 | −7 | −738,000 | −712,000 | |
| Net cash provided (used) by financing activities | −138 | 232 | 95 | 6 | 337 | |
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents | 6 | −69 | 72 | −184 | 69 | |
| Interest paid | 110 | 110 | 73 | 15 | 5 | |
| Income taxes paid | 3 | 400,000 | 11 | 13 | 13 | |
| Cash dividends declared, not paid | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | |
| Loan collateral transferred to foreclosed assets | −3 | −73,000 | −195,000 | −153,000 | — | |
| Premises and equipment transferred to other assets | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |
| Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities, net | 18 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 267,000 | |
| Change in fair value hedges presented within residential real estate loans and other assets | 0 | 0 | −98,000 | 0 | — | |
| Loans transferred to non-mortgage loans held for sale | 62 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Noncash assets acquired | 0 | 1,022 | 0 | 298 | — | |
| Liabilities assumed | 0 | −979 | 0 | −354 | — | |
| Issuance of common stock for the acquisition | 0 | −123,602 | 0 | −64,019 | — | |
| Net noncash acquired | 0 | −81 | 0 | −121 | — |