Bogota Financial Corp.
Business
Bogota Financial Corp. is a bank holding company that principally holds the common stock of Bogota Savings Bank and provides limited holding-company functions, including a loan to the bank’s employee stock ownership plan. Its primary banking subsidiary, Bogota Savings Bank, offers deposit accounts and originates one- to four-family residential mortgages, commercial and multi‑family real estate loans, construction loans, consumer and commercial loans, and maintains an investment securities portfolio. The company’s key entities include Bogota Savings Bank, mutual holding company Bogota Financial, MHC, and subsidiaries such as Bogota Securities Corp. and Bogota Properties, LLC. Banking and lending activities are conducted primarily through branch offices and a loan production office in New Jersey counties (including Bergen, Morris and Essex), supplemented by mortgage brokers, brokered deposits and Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings.
Summary from filing dated 2025-03-28
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 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 26 | 23 | |
| Taxable | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
| Tax-exempt | 11,571 | 50,892 | 91,428 | 161,187 | 58,888 | |
| Other interest-earning assets | 2 | 1 | 1 | 403,969 | 424,539 | |
| Total interest income | 43 | 42 | 37 | 30 | 25 | |
| Deposits | 22 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 4 | |
| FHLB of New York advances | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| Total interest expense | 28 | 31 | 22 | — | — | |
| Net interest income | 15 | 11 | 15 | 23 | 19 | |
| Recovery of provision for credit losses | −130,000 | −148,000 | −125,000 | 425,000 | — | |
| Net interest income after recovery of provision for credit losses | 16 | 11 | 15 | 23 | 19 | |
| Fees and service charges | 230,945 | 228,685 | 206,763 | 179,734 | 136,211 | |
| Gain on sale of loans | 37,830 | 31,942 | 29,375 | 86,913 | 786,424 | |
| Gain on sale of properties | 5,973 | 9 | 0 | — | — | |
| Loss on sale of securities | 0 | −9 | 0 | — | — | |
| Bank owned life insurance | 1 | 871,753 | 781,526 | 694,900 | 1 | |
| Other | 57,330 | 141,622 | 121,371 | 162,126 | 183,454 | |
| Total non-interest income | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Labor and Related Expense | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | |
| Occupancy and equipment | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insurance premiums | 403,905 | 424,090 | 418,215 | 220,210 | 217,300 | |
| Data processing | 1 | 1 | 969,398 | 1 | 1 | |
| Advertising | 172,985 | 371,790 | 465,064 | 492,859 | 276,665 | |
| Director fees | 536,191 | 622,799 | 619,650 | 800,611 | 873,008 | |
| Professional fees | 1 | 789,646 | 661,045 | 546,004 | 735,067 | |
| Other | 792,592 | 960,230 | 1 | 988,081 | 1 | |
| Total non-interest expenses | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | 2 | −3 | 480,378 | 9 | 9 | |
| Income tax benefit | −18,278 | −371,569 | −162,157 | 3 | 2 | |
| Net income (loss) | 2 | −2 | 642,535 | 7 | 8 | |
| Earnings (loss) per share - basic (in dollars per share) | 0.17 | −0.17 | 0.05 | 0.51 | 0.55 | |
| Earnings (loss) per share - diluted (in dollars per share) | 0.17 | −0.17 | 0.05 | 0.51 | 0.54 | |
| Weighted average shares outstanding (in shares) | 13 | 13 | 13 | — | — | |
| Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted (in shares) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
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 due from banks | 12 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 14 | |
| Interest-bearing deposits in other banks | 24 | 34 | 11 | 9 | 91 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 36 | 52 | 25 | 17 | 105 | |
| Securities available for sale | 158 | 140 | — | — | — | |
| Loans, net of allowance $2,529,949 and $2,620,949, at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively | 648 | 712 | — | — | — | |
| Premises and equipment, net | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
| Regulatory stock | 5 | 9 | 9 | 5 | — | |
| Interest Receivable | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
| Core deposit intangibles | 107,604 | 152,893 | 206,116 | 267,272 | 336,364 | |
| Bank owned life insurance | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 25 | |
| Right-of-use asset | 10 | 11 | 0 | — | — | |
| Investment in limited partnership | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Other assets | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | |
| Total assets | 905 | 971 | 939 | 951 | 837 | |
| Non-interest bearing | 28 | 33 | 31 | 39 | 39 | |
| Interest bearing | 624 | 610 | 595 | 663 | 558 | |
| Total deposits | 652 | 642 | 625 | 701 | 597 | |
| FHLB advances-short term | 20 | 30 | 38 | 59 | — | |
| FHLB advances-long term | 73 | 143 | 130 | 43 | — | |
| Advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Present value of net future minimum lease payments | 10 | 11 | 0 | — | — | |
| Other liabilities | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | |
| Total liabilities | 764 | 834 | 802 | 811 | 690 | |
| Preferred stock $0.01 par value 1,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding at December 31, 2025 and 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Common stock $0.01 par value, 30,000,000 shares authorized, 12,925,572 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2025 and 13,059,175 at December 31, 2024 | 129,255 | 130,592 | 132,792 | 136,989 | 146,057 | |
| Additional Paid-In capital | 55 | 55 | 56 | 59 | 68 | |
| Retained earnings | 92 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 85 | |
| Unearned ESOP shares (356,188 shares at December 31, 2025 and 382,933 shares at December 31, 2024) | −4 | −5 | −5 | −5 | — | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −2 | −4 | −6 | −6 | −272,656 | |
| Total stockholders' equity | 141 | 137 | 137 | 140 | 148 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | 905 | 971 | 939 | 951 | 837 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amortization of intangible assets | 99,409 | −7,288 | −56,583 | −229,718 | — | |
| Depreciation of premises and equipment | 398,468 | 496,984 | 514,983 | 485,118 | — | |
| Amortization (accretion) of deferred loan (fees) costs, net | 179,929 | 302,034 | 141,459 | −147,240 | 555,721 | |
| Amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts on securities, net | −46,759 | −71,420 | 30,933 | 155,525 | 161,191 | |
| Deferred income tax benefit expense | −8,693 | −457,536 | −624,390 | 503,307 | 261,277 | |
| Proceeds from sale of loans | −2 | −1 | 2 | — | — | |
| Origination of loans held for sale | 2 | 1 | −2 | — | — | |
| Loss on sale of securities | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | |
| Gain on sale of premises and equipment | 0 | −9 | 0 | — | — | |
| Increase in cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance | −1 | −871,753 | −781,526 | −682,204 | — | |
| Employee stock ownership plan | 208,183 | 193,210 | 224,870 | 280,792 | 258,247 | |
| Stock based compensation | 897,485 | 921,273 | 932,772 | 932,772 | 310,924 | |
| Accrued interest receivable | −28,847 | −299,778 | 33,866 | −1 | 445,747 | |
| Net changes in other assets | 1 | −397,027 | −1 | 2 | −827,519 | |
| Net changes in other liabilities | −342,592 | 24,217 | 2 | 617,367 | 201,487 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 3 | −3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | |
| Purchases of securities available for sale | −60 | −77 | 0 | −67 | −34 | |
| Purchases of securities held to maturity | 0 | −11 | −9 | −25 | −44 | |
| Maturities, calls, and repayments of securities available for sale | 45 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 4 | |
| Maturities, calls, and repayments of securities held to maturity | 0 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 34 | |
| Proceeds from sale of securities | 0 | 54 | 0 | — | — | |
| Proceeds from sale of premises and equipment | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | — | |
| Net decrease (increase) in loans | 64 | 25,585 | 4 | −149 | 63 | |
| Proceeds from sale of loans from portfolio | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Purchase of equity investment | −3 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Purchases of premises and equipment | −70,368 | −594,787 | −318,035 | −241,474 | −1 | |
| Purchase of FHLB stock | −4 | −8 | −9 | −8 | −733,900 | |
| Redemption of FHLB stock | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | |
| Net cash provided by investing activities | 50 | 10 | 22 | −211 | 35 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in deposits | 10 | 17 | −76 | 104 | 14 | |
| Net decrease in short-term FHLB advances | −10 | −8 | −22 | 53 | — | |
| Proceeds of long-term FHLB non-repo advances | −69 | 13 | 87 | −36 | — | |
| Net increase (decrease) in advance payments from borrowers for taxes and insurance | −218,197 | 75,496 | −440,952 | 318,541 | −350,631 | |
| Repurchase of common stock | −1 | −2 | −4 | −10 | −481,468 | |
| Net cash provided (used in) by financing activities | −70 | 20 | −15 | 112 | −16 | |
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | −17 | 27 | 8 | −88 | — | |
| Income taxes paid | 100,000 | 40,000 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Interest paid | 28 | 31 | 22 | 7 | 6 | |
| Fair value change in derivatives | 315,633 | 411,830 | 239,510 | — | — | |
| Fair value change in fair value hedges | −1 | −109,594 | 0 | — | — | |
| Right of use asset | 10 | 11 | 233,448 | — | — | |
| Lease liability | 10 | 11 | 236,957 | — | — | |
| Transfer of held to maturity securities to available for sale | 0 | 54 | 0 | — | — |