COLONY BANKCORP INC
Business
COLONY BANKCORP INC is a financial services company and registered bank holding company that conducts its operations primarily through its wholly-owned bank subsidiary, Colony Bank, providing banking services to retail and commercial customers. It offers lending solutions including small and medium business loans, commercial and residential construction and real estate financing, agri-business and production loans, residential mortgages, home equity and consumer loans, as well as deposit products, treasury, merchant and electronic banking services. Key business functions include centralized financial, operational and administrative support as the parent company and the Bank's operating divisions such as Small Business Specialty Lending, treasury/merchant services, and digital banking. The Company operates branch offices across multiple regions of Georgia and maintains offices in Birmingham, Alabama, Tallahassee and the Florida Panhandle, distributing services via branches, correspondent banks, online channels and an ATM network.
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 | 124 | 112 | 99 | 71 | 60 | |
| Investment securities | 19 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 10 | |
| Deposits with other banks and short term investments | 6 | 5 | 2 | 886,000 | 214,000 | |
| Total interest income | 150 | 137 | 125 | 92 | 71 | |
| Deposits | 47 | 50 | 35 | 6 | 3 | |
| Federal Home Loan Bank advances | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 691,000 | |
| Other borrowings | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total interest expense | 58 | 61 | 47 | — | — | |
| Net Interest Income | 92 | 76 | 78 | 81 | 66 | |
| Provision for credit losses | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 700,000 | |
| Net interest income after provision for credit losses | 87 | 73 | 75 | 77 | 65 | |
| Gain on sales of SBA loans | 5 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 8 | |
| Loss on sales of securities | −1 | −2 | 0 | −82,000 | −87,000 | |
| BOLI income | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Insurance commissions | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | |
| Other | 6 | 5 | 4 | 995,000 | 1 | |
| Total noninterest income | 40 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 36 | |
| Salaries and employee benefits | 52 | 50 | 49 | 53 | 46 | |
| Occupancy and equipment | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | |
| Acquisition related expenses | 2 | 0 | — | 142,000 | 5 | |
| Information technology expense | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | |
| Professional fees | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Advertising and public relations | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
| Communications | 805,000 | 865,000 | 947,000 | 2 | 1 | |
| Other | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | |
| Total noninterest expense | 93 | 83 | 83 | 89 | 79 | |
| Income before income taxes | 35 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 23 | |
| Income taxes | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | |
| Net income | 28 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | 1.59 | 1.36 | 1.24 | 1.14 | 1.66 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | 1.59 | 1.36 | 1.24 | 1.14 | 1.66 | |
| Cash dividends declared per share of common stock (in dollars per share) | 0.46 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.41 | |
| Weighted average shares outstanding, basic (in shares) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 11 | |
| Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted (in shares) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 11 |
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 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 19 | |
| Interest-bearing deposits in banks and federal funds sold | 230 | 205 | 58 | 60 | — | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 258 | 231 | 83 | 81 | 197 | |
| Investment securities available-for-sale, at fair value (amortized cost $412,395 and $409,380, respectively) | 384 | 366 | 407 | 433 | 938 | |
| Investment securities held-to-maturity, at amortized cost (fair value $354,290 and $383,020, respectively) | 387 | 430 | 449 | 466 | — | |
| Other investments | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | |
| Loans held for sale | 79 | 40 | 28 | 18 | 38 | |
| Loans | 2,381 | 1,843 | 1,883 | 1,737 | 1,338 | |
| Allowance for credit losses | −23 | −19 | −18 | −16 | −13 | |
| Loans, net | 2,358 | 1,824 | 1,865 | 1,721 | 1,325 | |
| Premises and equipment | 37 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 43 | |
| Other real estate owned | 1 | 202,000 | 448,000 | 651,000 | 281,000 | |
| Goodwill | 64 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 53 | |
| Other intangible assets | 8 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | |
| Bank-owned life insurance | 68 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 55 | |
| Deferred income taxes, net | 20 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 4 | |
| Other assets | 53 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 17 | |
| Total assets | 3,735 | 3,110 | 3,053 | 2,937 | 2,692 | |
| Noninterest-bearing | 527 | 462 | 499 | 569 | 553 | |
| Interest-bearing | 2,541 | 2,106 | 2,046 | 1,922 | 1,822 | |
| Total deposits | 3,068 | 2,568 | 2,545 | 2,491 | 2,375 | |
| Federal Home Loan Bank advances | 195 | 185 | 175 | 125 | 52 | |
| Other borrowed money | 63 | 63 | 63 | 78 | 37 | |
| Other liabilities | 34 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | |
| Total liabilities | 3,359 | 2,831 | 2,798 | 2,706 | 2,474 | |
| Commitments and Contingencies (Note 15) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock, no par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Common stock, par value $1.00 per share; 50,000,000 shares authorized, 21,251,695 and 17,519,884 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | — | |
| Paid-in capital | 229 | 168 | 169 | 168 | 111 | |
| Retained earnings | 161 | 140 | 124 | 112 | 99 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax | −34 | −48 | −56 | −66 | −6 | |
| Total stockholders equity | 376 | 279 | 255 | 230 | 218 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders equity | 3,735 | 3,110 | 3,053 | 2,937 | 2,692 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation, amortization and accretion | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | — | |
| Stock-based compensation expense | 785,000 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 599,000 | |
| Net change in servicing asset | −192,000 | −1 | −416,000 | −554,000 | — | |
| Loss (gain) on sales of other real estate owned and repossessions | 134,000 | −169,000 | 70,000 | 0 | 48,000 | |
| Loss on sales of premises & equipment | 0 | 5,000 | −93,000 | −62,000 | 49,000 | |
| Writedown of bank building | 0 | 197,000 | 0 | — | — | |
| Change in bank owned life insurance | −2 | −2 | −1 | −1 | −1 | |
| Equity method investment loss | −299,000 | −270,000 | −169,000 | 364,000 | 44,000 | |
| Deferred tax expense | 2 | 755,000 | −485,000 | 1 | −3 | |
| Originations of loans held for sale | −353 | −302 | −258 | −318 | −439 | |
| Proceeds from sales of loans held for sale | 319 | 299 | 253 | 345 | 461 | |
| Change in other assets | −9 | −2 | −3 | −8 | 2 | |
| Change in other liabilities | 443,000 | 2 | 1 | 1 | −4 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | −6 | 23 | 21 | 50 | 36 | |
| Purchases of investment securities, available-for-sale | −23 | −57 | −4 | −174 | −461 | |
| Proceeds from maturities, calls, and paydowns of investment securities, available-for-sale | 55 | 69 | 37 | 55 | 103 | |
| Proceeds from sales of investment securities, available-for-sale | 56 | 30 | 0 | 61 | 97 | |
| Proceeds from maturities, calls, and paydowns of investment securities, held-to-maturity | 27 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from sales of investment securities, held-to-maturity | 18 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |
| Net change in loans | −132 | 37 | −149 | −400 | 28 | |
| Purchase of premises and equipment | −1 | −1 | −4 | −3 | −6 | |
| Proceeds from sales of other real estate owned and repossessions | 610,000 | 1 | 412,000 | 0 | 1 | |
| Proceeds from settlement of bank owned life insurance policies | 4 | 681,000 | 0 | — | — | |
| Purchase of Federal Home Loan Bank stock | −39,000 | −556,000 | −4 | −3 | 2 | |
| Proceeds from sales of premises and equipment | 0 | 77,000 | 433,000 | 519,000 | 17,000 | |
| Proceeds from insurance related to fire at bank branch | 875,000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 752,000 | |
| Net cash and cash equivalents received from bank acquisition | 916,000 | 0 | — | 0 | 38 | |
| Net cash and cash equivalents received from bank acquisition | −4 | 0 | — | 0 | −4 | |
| Net cash provided by investing activities | 3 | 101 | −99 | −448 | −208 | |
| Change in noninterest-bearing customer deposits | 8 | −37 | −70 | 17 | 86 | |
| Change in interest-bearing customer deposits | 31 | 60 | 124 | 100 | 212 | |
| Dividends paid on common stock | −8 | −8 | −8 | −7 | −4 | |
| Proceeds from Federal Home Loan Bank advances | 200 | 270 | 785 | 430 | 0 | |
| Repayments of Federal Home Loan Bank advances | −200 | −260 | −735 | −358 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from other borrowings | 75 | 20 | 450 | 162 | −1 | |
| Repayments on other borrowings | −75 | −20 | −465 | −160 | −1 | |
| Redemption of subordinated debt | 0 | −500,000 | 0 | — | — | |
| Repurchase and retirement of shares | −2 | −1 | −406,000 | −540,000 | 0 | |
| Cash paid for tax withholding related to vesting of restricted stock | −311,000 | −296,000 | −252,000 | −231,000 | 0 | |
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 29 | 23 | 80 | 282 | 186 | |
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 27 | 148 | 3 | −117 | 14 | |
| Cash paid during the period for interest | 57 | 62 | 45 | 10 | 4 | |
| Cash paid during the period for income taxes | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
| Transfers to other real estate | 1 | 854,000 | 3 | — | — |