Carter Bankshares, Inc. reported a net income of $5.7 million, or $0.24 diluted earnings per share, for the second quarter of 2023. The results were significantly impacted by placing $301.9 million in loans on nonaccrual status, which negatively affected interest income by $11.3 million.
Net income of $5.7 million, or $0.24 diluted EPS for the quarter.
Annualized quarterly return on average assets (ROA) of 0.52% and annualized quarterly return on average equity (ROE) of 6.38%.
Total portfolio loans increased $81.5 million, or 10.1% on an annualized basis, to $3.3 billion.
Nonperforming loans to total portfolio loans were 9.33%.
Carter Bankshares anticipates continued pressure on funding costs and expects that trend will continue to affect the margin in the coming quarters. The company believes that loan growth and expense control will help support earnings in the near term. Lending pipelines are beginning to show signs of slowing, but the company is still pursuing high quality deals and adhering to its conservative credit underwriting guidelines.