QUAINT OAK BANCORP, INC. ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER EARNINGS

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Southampton, PA , Aug. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Quaint Oak Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) (OTCQB: QNTO), the holding company for Quaint Oak Bank (the “Bank”), announced today net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2024 of $100,000, or $0.04 per basic and diluted share, compared to net income of $570,000, or $0.25 per basic and diluted share, net, for the same period in 2023. Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2024 of $973,000, or $0.39 per basic and diluted share, net, compared to net income of $1.1 million, or $0.51 per basic diluted share, net, for the same period in 2023.

Robert T. Strong, President and Chief Executive Officer stated, “Our earnings for this quarter ended June 30, 2024, are essentially flat. The primary reason for this result in net income was the relatively large reduction in our loans held for sale following the sale of our 51% ownership interest in Oakmont Capital Holdings, LLC (“OCH”) on March 29, 2024. Although we view the transaction as quite significant, we are now focused on rebuilding loan balances for our portfolio to restore gross interest income targets. We are, however, experiencing marginal yet positive results in our non-interest income generated by our subsidiary companies.”

Mr. Strong added, “Additional factors affecting our results are continued margin compression having no relief to date; along with scarcity in deposit growth and at continued higher costs.”

Mr. Strong continued, “We have continued to evaluate overall costs and as a result, successfully exited the lease of our Chalfont office location. This will contribute to a reduction in expenses as did the exit of our interest in our equipment financing business with OCH and our Real Estate sales subsidiary both of which eliminate losses in those business lines going forward.”

Mr. Strong commented, “We are experiencing an uptick in non-performing loans. We had retained approximately $4.4 million in equipment loans from OCH. These loans were immediately classified with reserves posted against potential loss. Overall, the market is showing moderate weakness in loan performance across categories and locations. As reported in this release, we continue to post reserves we consider appropriate and believe that our non-performing loans are generally well-collateralized or adequately reserved for.”

Mr. Strong concluded, “On a positive note, as we ended the quarter, our liquidity ratio was more than 10%, and our total capital ratio was at 13.89%. During the six months ended June 30, 2024, we completed two private placement offerings to two investors totaling $2.5 million. As recently announced, the Board of Directors declared a dividend for the second quarter of $0.13 per share payable on August 5, 2024, to the shareholders of record at the close of business on July 22, 2024. As always, our current and continued business strategy focuses on maintaining healthy capital ratios coupled with long-term profitability and payment of dividends, each of which reflect our strong commitment to shareholder value.”