BETHLEHEM, Pa., March 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — On March 17, 2025, Embassy Bancorp, Inc. (OTCQX: EMYB) (the “Company”) filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, a copy of which can be found at https://investors.embassybank.com/sec-filings/documents/default.aspx.
Highlights of the filing, which includes consolidated financial information of the Company and Embassy Bank For the Lehigh Valley (the “Bank”), the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, include:
- Cash and cash equivalents on hand of $96.5 million at December 31, 2024, or 5.7% of total assets.
- Deposits of $1.55 billion at December 31, 2024, an increase of $76.7 million from $1.48 billion at December 31, 2023. The Company does not have any brokered deposits.
- Short term borrowings of $15.6 million at December 31, 2024 were repaid in full on January 2, 2025.
- Bank net interest margin (FTE) increased to 2.28% for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, up from 2.21% for the quarter ended September 30, 2024.
- Bank cost of funds of 1.91% for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, compared to a Pennsylvania peer group (stock banks headquartered in Pennsylvania with assets between $100 million and $5 billion) cost of funds of 2.32%.
- Bank assets per employee of $15.2 million at December 31, 2024, compared to the Pennsylvania peer group assets per employee of $8.1 million.
- Bank nonperforming assets to total assets of only 0.14% as of December 31, 2024, compared to the Pennsylvania peer group total of 0.29%.
- Net income of $10.4 million, or $1.37 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2024.
About Embassy Bancorp, Inc.
With over $1.7 billion in assets, Embassy Bancorp, Inc. is the parent company of Embassy Bank For the Lehigh Valley, a full-service community bank operating ten branch offices in the Lehigh Valley area of Pennsylvania. The Bank is the largest Lehigh Valley headquartered community bank and was voted the 2024 Morning Call Readers’ Choice “Best Bank”. As of June 30, 2024, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s Summary of Deposits indicates that the Bank holds the 4th spot in deposit market share in Lehigh and Northampton Counties combined. For more information, visit www.embassybank.com.
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