Ames National Corporation Announces Earnings for the Fourth Quarter of 2022
AMES, Iowa, Jan. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ames National Corporation (NASDAQ:ATLO, the "Company"))) today reported net income for the fourth quarter of 2022 of $4.4 million, or $0.49 per share, compared to $5.3 million, or $0.58 per share, earned in the fourth quarter of 2021. For the year ended December 31, 2022, net income for the Company totaled $19.3 million or $2.14 per share, compared to $23.9 million or $2.62 per share earned in 2021. The decrease in earnings for the three months and year ended is primarily the result of higher interest expense on deposits and fewer Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") fees recognized into income, offset in part by an increase in interest income o