Quaint Oak Bancorp, Inc. Announces First Quarter Earnings

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Southampton, PA , May 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Quaint Oak Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) (OTCQB: QNTO), the holding company for Quaint Oak Bank (the “Bank”), announced today net loss for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 of $83,000, or $(0.03) per basic and diluted share, compared to net income of $873,000, or $0.36 per basic and diluted share, for the same period in 2024.

Robert T. Strong, Chief Executive Officer stated, “First quarter results historically are not the best of our calendar year. Our first quarter results of this year certainly proved true with slightly less than a breakeven performance. The trends in the country’s real gross domestic product shrinkage of -0.3% in the first quarter 2025 from growth of 2.4% in the fourth quarter of 2024 is a testament to the reality we have experienced.”

Mr. Strong added, “Uncertainty of the country’s direction in world trade and other domestic issues have had the effect of slowing commitments in the business sector. The housing market has failed to thrive so far this year, rendering our mortgage banking subsidiary to a relatively neutral production mode. Small Business loans both in the SBA category and our portfolio category are slow to close with business owners waiting to gauge the momentum of 2025.”

Mr. Strong continued, “On a more positive note, the Bank’s pipeline for commercial loans, SBA loans and mortgage loans is relatively strong which would indicate that as the uncertainty in political direction is clarified, our prospects for loan closings should improve.”

Mr. Strong commented, “We have been reporting weakness in the small business sector of our loan portfolio which still exists. Although both the non-performing loans as a percentage of total loans receivable, net and our non-performing assets as a percentage of total assets experienced a marginal increase over the previous quarter ended December 31, 2024, both have improved over the quarter ended March 31, 2024. Our Texas Ratio is 9.22% at the quarter ended March 31, 2025, down from 11.96% at the quarter ended March 31, 2024. Additionally, I am pleased to report that the Bank’s Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio improved to 13.92% at March 31, 2025 from 13.61% at March 31, 2024.”

Mr. Strong concluded, “As always, our current and continued business strategy focuses on long-term profitability and maintaining healthy capital ratios both of which reflect our strong commitment to shareholder value.”

Comparison of Quarter-over-Quarter Operating Results

Net loss amounted to $83,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2025, a decrease of $956,000, or 109.5%, compared to net income of $873,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The decrease in net income on a comparative quarterly basis was primarily the result of a decrease in interest and dividend income of $2.2 million, an increase in non-interest expense of $419,000, and a decrease in net income from discontinued operations of $406,000, partially offset by a decrease in interest expense of $930,000, a decrease in the provision for credit losses of $695,000, a decrease in the net provision for income taxes from continuing operations of $262,000, and an increase in non-interest income of $178,000.