GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC.
Business
GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC. is a financial holding company that provides retail and commercial banking and wealth management services through its consolidated subsidiaries. It offers deposit-taking; consumer, commercial, agricultural and real estate lending; mortgage origination and secondary-market sales; and trust, investment advisory, brokerage and retirement planning services. Principal operating subsidiaries include German American Bank and German American Investment Services, Inc., constituting its banking, wealth management and brokerage segments. The company operates a network of banking and investment offices across central and southern Indiana, northern/central/western Kentucky and central/southwest Ohio, serving customers through branches and advisory channels.
Summary from filing dated 2025-03-03
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interest and Fees on Loans | 359 | 240 | 213 | 169 | 139 | |
| Interest on Federal Funds Sold and Other Short-term Investments | 11 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 488,000 | |
| Taxable | 37 | 27 | 21 | 20 | 13 | |
| Non-taxable | 14 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 18 | |
| TOTAL INTEREST INCOME | 420 | 291 | 257 | 219 | 170 | |
| Interest on Deposits | 115 | 91 | 57 | 14 | 5 | |
| Interest on FHLB Advances and Other Borrowings | 11 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | |
| TOTAL INTEREST EXPENSE | 126 | 100 | 66 | 18 | — | |
| NET INTEREST INCOME | 294 | 191 | 190 | 201 | 161 | |
| Provision for Credit Losses | 19 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −7 | |
| NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES | 275 | 188 | 188 | 194 | 167 | |
| Company Owned Life Insurance | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Sale of Assets of German American Insurance | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Other Operating Income | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | |
| Net Gains on Sales of Loans | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| Net Gains (Losses) on Securities | 0 | −35 | 40,000 | 562,000 | 2 | |
| TOTAL NON-INTEREST INCOME | 67 | 63 | 60 | 59 | 59 | |
| Salaries and Employee Benefits | 108 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 69 | |
| Occupancy, Furniture and Equipment Expense | 20 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 11 | |
| FDIC Premiums | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Data Processing Fees | 18 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 8 | |
| Professional Fees | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
| Advertising and Promotion | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
| Intangible Amortization | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
| Other Operating Expenses | 27 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 20 | |
| TOTAL NON-INTEREST EXPENSE | 202 | 146 | 144 | 154 | 124 | |
| Income before Income Taxes | 140 | 104 | 104 | — | — | |
| Income Tax Expense | 27 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | |
| NET INCOME | 113 | 84 | 86 | 82 | 84 | |
| Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share) | 3.06 | 2.83 | 2.91 | 2.78 | 3.17 | |
| Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share) | 3.06 | 2.83 | 2.91 | 2.78 | 3.17 |
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 Due from Banks | 71 | 69 | 79 | 75 | 47 | |
| Federal Funds Sold and Other Short-term Investments | 47 | 120 | 37 | 42 | 350 | |
| Cash and Cash Equivalents | 118 | 189 | 115 | 117 | 397 | |
| Interest-bearing Time Deposits with Banks | 500,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 | 745,000 | |
| Securities Available-for-Sale, at Fair Value (Amortized Cost $1,865,732 for December 31, 2025; Amortized Cost $1,796,040 for December 31, 2024; No Allowance for Credit Losses) | 1,657 | 1,517 | 1,597 | 1,762 | 1,890 | |
| Other Investments | 353,000 | 353,000 | 353,000 | 353,000 | 353,000 | |
| Loans Held-for-Sale, at Fair Value | 8 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 11 | |
| Loans | 5,884 | 4,133 | 3,978 | 3,789 | — | |
| Less: Unearned Income | −9 | −8 | −7 | −4 | −4 | |
| Allowance for Credit Losses | −78 | −44 | −44 | −44 | −37 | |
| Loans, Net | 5,797 | 4,080 | 3,927 | 3,741 | 2,967 | |
| Stock in FHLB of Indianapolis and Other Restricted Stock, at Cost | 18 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | |
| Premises, Furniture and Equipment, Net | 139 | 104 | 107 | 112 | 89 | |
| Other Real Estate | 68,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Goodwill | 375 | 179 | 180 | 180 | 122 | |
| Intangible Assets | 34 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | |
| Company Owned Life Insurance | 110 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 70 | |
| Accrued Interest Receivable and Other Assets | 131 | 112 | 113 | 126 | 44 | |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 8,389 | 6,296 | 6,152 | 6,156 | 5,609 | |
| Non-interest-bearing Demand Deposits | 1,945 | 1,399 | 1,493 | 1,692 | 1,529 | |
| Interest-bearing Demand, Savings, and Money Market Accounts | 3,755 | 3,013 | 2,993 | 3,230 | 2,868 | |
| Time Deposits | 1,290 | 917 | 767 | 428 | 347 | |
| Total Deposits | 6,990 | 5,329 | 5,253 | 5,350 | 4,744 | |
| FHLB Advances and Other Borrowings | 183 | 210 | 194 | 204 | 152 | |
| Accrued Interest Payable and Other Liabilities | 54 | 42 | 42 | 44 | 44 | |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | 7,226 | 5,581 | 5,489 | 5,598 | 4,940 | |
| Commitments and Contingencies (See Note 15) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Common Stock, no par value, $1 stated value; 45,000,000 shares authorized | 37 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | |
| Additional Paid-in Capital | 707 | 392 | 389 | 387 | 276 | |
| Retained Earnings | 583 | 514 | 462 | 405 | 350 | |
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | −165 | −220 | −217 | −263 | 15 | |
| TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY | 1,162 | 715 | 664 | 558 | 668 | |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY | 8,389 | 6,296 | 6,152 | 6,156 | 5,609 | |
| End of period shares issued (in shares) | 37 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | |
| End of period shares outstanding (in shares) | 37 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Amortization on Securities | −2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |
| Depreciation and Amortization | 19 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | |
| Loans Originated for Sale | −171 | −135 | −107 | −163 | −262 | |
| Proceeds from Sales of Loans Held-for-Sale | 176 | 135 | 113 | 172 | 276 | |
| Loss (Gain) on Securities, net | 0 | 35 | −40,000 | −562,000 | −2 | |
| Gain on Sales of Other Real Estate and Repossessed Assets | 31,000 | −37,000 | −83,000 | −18,000 | −101,000 | |
| Loss (Gain) on Disposition and Donation of Premises and Equipment | −36,000 | 11,000 | −547,000 | −37,000 | 2 | |
| Gain on Debt Extinguishment | −692,000 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Loss (Gain) on Disposition of Land | −45,000 | 0 | −83,000 | 0 | — | |
| Increase in Cash Surrender Value of Company Owned Life Insurance | −2 | −870,000 | −2 | −2 | −1 | |
| Equity Based Compensation | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Sale of Assets of German American Insurance | 0 | −37 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Interest Receivable and Other Assets | 7 | 2 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| Interest Payable and Other Liabilities | 2 | −1 | −3 | 2 | −1 | |
| Net Cash from Operating Activities | 159 | 96 | 107 | 110 | 101 | |
| Proceeds from Maturities, Calls and Redemptions of Securities Available-for-Sale | 566 | 356 | 287 | 143 | 208 | |
| Proceeds from Sales of Securities Available-for-Sale | 207 | 404 | 114 | 145 | 111 | |
| Purchase of Securities Available-for-Sale | −620 | −722 | −183 | −418 | −1,021 | |
| Proceeds from Redemption of Federal Home Loan Bank Stock | 4 | 264,000 | 350,000 | 8 | 120,000 | |
| Purchase of Loans | 0 | 0 | −2 | −933,000 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from Sales of Loans Held for Investment | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Loans Made to Customers, net of Payments Received | −236 | −156 | −188 | −107 | 60 | |
| Proceeds from Sales of Other Real Estate | 17,000 | 70,000 | 108,000 | 88,000 | 1 | |
| Property and Equipment Expenditures | −5 | −5 | −6 | −8 | −5 | |
| Proceeds from Sale of Land and Building | 75,000 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| Proceeds from Sale of German American Insurance Assets | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Acquisition of Heartland Bancorp | 23 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 0 | |
| Net Cash from Investing Activities | −60 | −82 | 27 | −24 | −640 | |
| Change in Deposits | −70 | 76 | −97 | −325 | 655 | |
| Change in Short-term Borrowings | −17 | −9 | −35 | 30 | 15 | |
| Advances in Long-term Debt | 25 | 75 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |
| Repayments of Long-term Debt | −64 | −50 | −132,000 | −42 | −58 | |
| Dividends Paid | −43 | −32 | −29 | −27 | −22 | |
| Net Cash from Financing Activities | −169 | 60 | −137 | −364 | 591 | |
| Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents | −70 | 73 | −2 | −278 | 51 | |
| Interest | 124 | 99 | 61 | 17 | 10 | |
| Income Taxes | 19 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 14 | |
| Loans Transferred to Other Real Estate | 116,000 | 0 | 0 | 30,000 | 0 | |
| Reclass of Land & Buildings to Other Assets | 0 | 0 | 691,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Interest Rate Swap Fair Value Activity | −2 | −992,000 | −2 | 5 | −4 |
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Portfolio as of 2026-01-14 · 145 positions
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| Sector | Value | % of portfolio |
|---|---|---|
| Uncategorized | $684.24M | 100.0% |
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