AMES NATIONAL CORP
Business
AMES NATIONAL CORP is a bank holding company that owns and manages six community bank subsidiaries and oversees their banking operations. It offers commercial, agricultural, residential and consumer lending, deposit products, cash management, merchant and card services, mortgage origination for sale, trust and wealth management, and related banking services including online and mobile banking. The company’s operating divisions consist of its six banks: First National, State Bank & Trust Co., Boone Bank & Trust, Reliance State Bank, United Bank & Trust, and Iowa State Savings Bank. All operations and customer delivery occur primarily within central, north‑central and south‑central Iowa through branch offices, ATMs and digital channels.
Summary from filing dated 2025-03-12
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 | 68 | 66 | 57 | 46 | 48 | |
| Taxable | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | |
| Tax-exempt | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| Other interest and dividend income | 4 | 3 | 3 | 901,000 | 697,000 | |
| Total interest and dividend income | 87 | 83 | 74 | 62 | 60 | |
| Deposits | 29 | 32 | 24 | 7 | 4 | |
| Other borrowed funds | 3 | 6 | 5 | 993,000 | 143,000 | |
| Total interest expense | 31 | 38 | 30 | — | — | |
| Net interest income | 56 | 45 | 45 | 53 | 56 | |
| Credit loss expense | 1 | 592,000 | 789,000 | −874,000 | — | |
| Net interest income after credit loss expense | 55 | 44 | 44 | 54 | 57 | |
| Securities (losses), net | 0 | −165,000 | 35,000 | 37,000 | 24,000 | |
| Gain on sale of loans held for sale | 544,000 | 524,000 | 362,000 | 606,000 | 2 | |
| Other noninterest income | 1 | 1 | 1 | 938,000 | 899,000 | |
| Total noninterest income | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| Salaries and employee benefits | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | |
| Data processing | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| Occupancy expenses, net | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| FDIC insurance assessments | 1 | 1 | 1 | 608,000 | 578,000 | |
| Professional fees | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Business development | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Intangible asset amortization | 301,000 | 337,000 | 502,000 | 574,000 | 628,000 | |
| New Markets Tax Credit projects amortization | 766,000 | 766,000 | 767,000 | 755,000 | 639,000 | |
| Other operating expenses, net | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total noninterest expense | 42 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 37 | |
| Income before income taxes | 24 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 31 | |
| Income tax (benefit) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | |
| Net income | 19 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 24 | |
| Basic EPS (in dollars per share) | 2.14 | 1.14 | 1.2 | 2.14 | 2.62 |
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 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 20 | |
| Interest-bearing deposits in financial institutions and federal funds sold | 106 | 82 | 31 | 7 | 70 | |
| Total cash and cash equivalents | 127 | 101 | 55 | 28 | 89 | |
| Interest-bearing time deposits | 6 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 17 | |
| Securities available-for-sale | 656 | 649 | — | — | — | |
| Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) and Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) stock, at cost | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | |
| Loans receivable, net | 1,280 | 1,304 | — | — | — | |
| Loans held for sale | 472,000 | 342,000 | 124,000 | 154,000 | 0 | |
| Bank premises and equipment, net | 21 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 18 | |
| Interest Receivable | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | |
| Other real estate owned | 204,000 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Bank-owned life insurance | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Deferred income taxes, net | 7 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 2 | |
| Other intangible assets, net | 791,000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Goodwill | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
| Other Assets | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| Total assets | 2,134 | 2,133 | 2,155 | 2,135 | 2,137 | |
| Noninterest-bearing checking | 354 | 358 | 371 | 392 | 412 | |
| Interest-bearing checking | 636 | 620 | 612 | 617 | 576 | |
| Savings and money market | 538 | 540 | 552 | 675 | 675 | |
| Time, $250 and over | 86 | 85 | 68 | 43 | 41 | |
| Other time | 242 | 243 | 209 | 171 | 175 | |
| Total deposits | 1,855 | 1,847 | 1,812 | 1,898 | 1,878 | |
| Securities sold under agreements to repurchase | 39 | 52 | 54 | 41 | 40 | |
| Other borrowings | 21 | 47 | 111 | 39 | 3 | |
| Dividends payable | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Accrued interest payable | 3 | 3 | 5 | 666,000 | — | |
| Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | |
| Total liabilities | 1,926 | 1,958 | 1,990 | 1,986 | 1,929 | |
| Common stock, $2 par value, authorized 18,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 8,857,220 and 8,949,110 shares as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | |
| Retained earnings | 196 | 182 | 180 | 180 | 170 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) | −18 | −39 | −47 | −63 | 3 | |
| Total stockholders' equity | 208 | 175 | 166 | 149 | 208 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | 2,134 | 2,133 | 2,155 | 2,135 | 2,137 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Credit loss expense for loans | 996,000 | 735,000 | 774,000 | −874,000 | −757,000 | |
| Credit loss expense (benefit) for off-balance sheet credit exposures | 41,000 | −143,000 | 15,000 | 106,000 | — | |
| Amortization of securities available-for-sale, loans and deposits, net | −37,000 | 844,000 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| Depreciation | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Provision for deferred income taxes | −50,000 | −11,000 | 766,000 | 1 | 733,000 | |
| Securities losses, net | 0 | 165,000 | −35,000 | −37,000 | −24,000 | |
| Increase in cash value of bank-owned life insurance | −89,000 | −83,000 | −77,000 | −69,000 | −69,000 | |
| Proceeds from the sales of loans held for sale | 28 | 27 | 19 | 27 | 73 | |
| Originations of loans held for sale | −28 | −27 | −18 | −26 | −70 | |
| Gain on other real estate owned, net | −407,000 | −11,000 | 0 | 0 | −203,000 | |
| (Increase) in accrued income receivable | −203,000 | −911,000 | −2 | −1 | 1 | |
| (Increase) decrease in other assets | −314,000 | 1 | −365,000 | −1 | 617,000 | |
| (Decrease) in accrued interest payable | −646,000 | −2 | 4 | 313,000 | — | |
| Increase in accrued expenses and other liabilities | 795,000 | 1 | 873,000 | −488,000 | −2 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 21 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 30 | |
| Change in interest-bearing time deposits | 488,000 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | |
| Purchase of securities available-for-sale | −119 | −15 | −6 | −141 | −375 | |
| Proceeds from sale of securities available-for-sale | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 622,000 | |
| Proceeds from maturities and calls of securities available-for-sale | 139 | 110 | 74 | 86 | 120 | |
| Purchase of FHLB stock | −5 | −11 | −19 | −14 | −286,000 | |
| Proceeds from the redemption of FHLB and FRB stock | 6 | 10 | 20 | 13 | 12,000 | |
| Net (increase) decrease in loans | 20 | −27 | −53 | −81 | −14 | |
| Net proceeds from the sale of other real estate owned | 3 | 82,000 | 0 | 0 | 763,000 | |
| Purchase of premises and equipment | −642,000 | −298,000 | −5 | −3 | −2 | |
| Net cash provided by investing activities | 44 | 72 | 19 | −127 | −269 | |
| Increase in deposits | 8 | 35 | −86 | 20 | 162 | |
| (Decrease) in securities sold under agreements to repurchase | −14 | −2 | 13 | 825,000 | 3 | |
| Payments on other borrowings | −22 | −177 | −187 | −3 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from other borrowings | 3 | 131 | 270 | 4 | 0 | |
| Net (payments on) FHLB short-term borrowings | −6 | −18 | −11 | 35 | — | |
| Dividends paid | −7 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −9 | |
| Stock repurchases | −2 | −704,000 | 0 | −2 | −710,000 | |
| Net cash (used in) financing activities | −40 | −40 | −11 | 45 | 154 | |
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 26 | 46 | 27 | −61 | −84 | |
| Interest | 32 | 39 | 26 | 9 | 5 | |
| Income taxes | 5 | 626,000 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
| Transfer of loans receivable to other real estate owned | 3 | 71,000 | 0 | 0 | 560,000 |
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Portfolio as of 2025-12-31 · 124 positions
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|---|---|---|
| Uncategorized | $170.74M | 100.0% |
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