Fourth Quarter 2025 Highlights

Net Income - $1.5 million
Bank Net Income - $1.8 million
TBVPS - $12.33
Diluted EPS- $0.19

SCOTTSDALE, AZ / ACCESS Newswire / January 29, 2026 / Bancorp 34, Inc. (OTCID:BCTF), the parent company for Southwest Heritage Bank, together, the "Company" reports fourth quarter of 2025 performance.

Management Comments - Ciaran McMullan, Chairman & CEO

Loan growth improved for the second consecutive quarter, with linked-quarter growth of 3.2%, or 12.8% annualized
Driven by strong performance in Arizona, with our Greater Phoenix Market up 4.7% (18.8% annualized) and our Tucson Market up 2.3% (9.2% annualized) quarter-over-quarter.

Total commitments¹ booked in the fourth quarter reached a post-merger single quarter record of $45 million and totaled $135 million for the full year.
Deposit mix continued to improve, with non-maturity deposits rising to 77% of total deposits and cost of funds declining 9 basis points to 2.54%.
Core² ROAA improved for the fifth consecutive quarter to 0.62%, up 94% year-over-year.
Tangible book value per share increased to $12.33, representing 17% growth for full-year 2025.
The Bank reached a positive agreement on the $7.8 million non-accrual loan downgraded in Q3 2025, adding significant collateral and converting the loan to a fully amortizing structure.

4Q25 Highlights

Net Income and NIM

Net income improved significantly over Q4 2024 but declined over the linked quarter due to the impact of a reverse provision in the prior quarter.
Net Operating Income (pre-tax pre-provision) increased by 8% over the linked quarter, primarily driven by an improved NIM.
The NIM increased 29bp over the linked quarter due to a reduction in cost of funds and improved asset mix.

Non-interest expense remained flat compared to the linked quarter and declined by ~$2.0 million, or 23%, over the prior year.

Balance Sheet

Total deposits were stable through the quarter, and our deposit mix improved, driven by a decline in CDs offset by gains in non-maturity deposits.
Total loans increased by $22 million, or 3.2%, during the quarter and by 5.4% for the full year of 2025.

Asset Quality

NPAs⁴ were stable during the quarter with the small ratio increase attributed to a decline in average assets.
The dollar volume of the ACL was stable and represented 1.37% of total loans.

Capital

TBVPS increased by $0.26 during the quarter, $0.03 of which was due to a reduction in AOCI.
The bank's Tier 1 Leverage Ratio increased to 12.89%.

Performance Metrics (Consolidated)	4Q25		3Q25		4Q24
ROATA	0.66	%	0.74	%	0.06	%
ROATE	6.66	%	7.91	%	0.74	%
Core² ROATA	0.62	%	0.59	%	0.32	%
Core² ROATE	6.21	%	6.18	%	6.37	%
Net Interest Margin	3.65	%	3.47	%	3.70	%
Cost of Funds	2.54	%	2.64	%	2.76	%
Overhead Ratio³	2.86	%	2.79	%	3.61	%
Efficiency Ratio	81.78	%	81.17	%	97.32	%
NPA⁴	1.02	%	1.00	%	0.32	%
ACL to Total Loans	1.37	%	1.41	%	1.50	%

Select Metrics (Bank Only)	4Q25		3Q25		4Q24
ROATA	0.82	%	0.85	%	0.18	%
Core² ROATA	0.77	%	0.68	%	0.44	%
Net Interest Margin	3.81	%	3.61	%	3.85	%
Core Efficiency Ratio	75.82	%	74.62	%	82.35	%

Balance Sheet (in 000s)		4Q25		3Q25		4Q24
Total Assets	$	897,636	$	899,621	$	917,417
Total Loans	$	712,492	$	690,519	$	676,092
Total Deposits	$	760,585	$	760,273	$	792,566
Total Capital	$	96,823	$	95,260	$	86,515
TBVPS	$	12.33	$	12.07	$	10.54

Income Statement (000s except EPS)		4Q25		3Q25		4Q24
Net Interest Income	$	7,856	$	7,740	$	8,269
Non-interest Income	$	204	$	242	$	348
Non-interest Expense	$	6,454	$	6,494	$	8,409
Net Operating Income	$	1,606	$	1,488	$	208
Net Income	$	1,490	$	1,733	$	149
Core² Net Income	$	1,387	$	1,355	$	736
Diluted Earnings per Share	$	0.19	$	0.24	$	0.01

1 - Includes new loan balances disbursed and new unfunded commitments. Source: Internal Reporting

2 - Non-GAAP, excludes merger related accretion and amortization, as well as material non-recurring income and expense items.

3 - Non-interest expense as a percentage of average assets

4 - NPA is non-performing assets as a % of total assets, net of government guarantees.

ABOUT BANCORP 34, INC. - Bancorp 34 is the holding company for Southwest Heritage Bank. The bank's headquarters are located at 8777 East Hartford Drive, Suite 100, Scottsdale, Arizona 85255. In addition, we operate seven full-service community bank branches, two in Maricopa County, Arizona, in the cities of Scottsdale and Gilbert; three in Pima County, Arizona, in the cities of Tucson and Green Valley; one branch in Otero County, New Mexico in the city of Alamogordo; and one branch in Dona Ana County New Mexico, in the city of Las Cruces.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS - Certain statements herein constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements may be identified by words such as "believes," "will," "expects," "project," "may," "could," "developments," "strategic," "launching," "opportunities," "anticipates," "estimates," "intends," "plans," "targets" and similar expressions. These statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of the Company's management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements as a result of numerous factors. Factors that could cause such differences to exist include, but are not limited to, general economic conditions, changes in interest rates, the effects of any health pandemic, regulatory considerations, competition and the other risks. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we assume no obligation to update any of these statements in light of new information, future events or otherwise unless required under federal securities laws.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES- Some of the financial measures included in this release are not measures of financial performance recognized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP"). These non-GAAP financial measures include: (i) core net income; (ii) core net interest margin; (iii) core ROAA; (iv) core ROAE (v) core ROATA; (vi) core ROATE; (vii) core NIE to average assets; and (viii) core efficiency ratio. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures provide investors and management with a more complete understanding of our financial position and performance. These non-GAAP financial measures are supplemental and are not a substitute for any analysis based on GAAP financial measures. Not all companies use the same calculation of these measures; therefore, this presentation may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures as presented by other companies. A reconciliation of our non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures is included at the end of the financial statement tables.

Select Financial Ratios		4Q25			3Q25			4Q24
Return on Average Assets (ROAA)		0.66	%		0.74	%		0.06	%
Core⁵ ROAA		0.62	%		0.58	%		0.32	%
Return on Average Tangible Assets (ROATA)		0.66	%		0.75	%		0.06	%
Core⁵ ROATA		0.62	%		0.59	%		0.32	%
Return on Average Equity (ROAE)		6.18	%		7.35	%		0.68	%
Core⁵ ROAE		5.71	%		5.74	%		3.36	%
Return on Average Tangible Equity		6.66	%		7.91	%		0.74	%
Core⁵ ROATE		6.21	%		6.18	%		3.70	%
Overhead Ratio		2.86	%		2.79	%		3.61	%
Core⁵ Overhead Ratio		2.68	%		2.54	%		2.74	%
Efficiency Ratio		81.78	%		81.17	%		97.32	%
Core⁵ Efficiency Ratio		80.46	%		77.85	%		86.58	%
Net Interest Margin		3.65	%		3.47	%		3.70	%
Core⁶ Net Interest Margin		3.36	%		3.30	%		3.17	%
Cost of Funds		2.54	%		2.64	%		2.76	%
Earnings Per Share (EPS)	$	0.19		$	0.24		$	0.01
Diluted EPS	$	0.19		$	0.24		$	0.01

Bank Regulatory Capital Ratios	4Q25		3Q25		4Q24
Tier 1 Leverage Capital Ratio	12.89	%	12.26	%	11.06	%
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio	14.15	%	14.29	%	13.74	%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio	14.15	%	14.29	%	13.74	%
Total Risk-based Capital Ratio	15.40	%	15.54	%	15.00	%

Credit Quality⁷		4Q25			3Q25
Total Classified Loans	$	12,592		$	15,131
Classified - Accrual Loans	$	3,434		$	5,835
Classified - Non-Accrual Loans	$	9,158		$	9,296
Non-Performing Assets	$	9,158		$	9,296
Total Classified / Total Loans		1.77	%		2.19	%
Adversely Classified Items/Total Capital		10.02	%		12.25	%

Period		GAAP Net Income		Loan Mark Accretion		CDI Amortization		Non-Recurring Items⁸		Core Net Income⁹
	4Q25	$	1,490	$	-540	$	371	$	33	$	1,387
	3Q25	$	1,733	$	-571	$	386	$	-319	$	1,355
	4Q24	$	149	$	-1,112	$	415	$	1,478	$	736

5 - Non-GAAP, excludes merger related accretion and amortization, as well as material non-recurring income and expense items.

6 - Non-GAAP, excludes merger related fair value mark accretion and amortization.

7 - Classified and non-performing assets are net of government guarantees

8 - Includes Loan ACL reverse provision

9 - Non-GAAP, Assumes 25% tax rate

BALANCE SHEET (in 000s)	4Q25	3Q25	4Q24
Assets
Cash and due from banks	3,208	3,158	3,675
Fed funds sold & repos	1,055	4,200	2,085
Interest bearing deposits with banks	30,494	47,123	107,836
Investment securities	107,850	109,151	85,522
Loans, net of unearned income	712,492	690,519	676,092
Allowance for credit losses	-9,734	-9,733	-10,160
Premises and equipment, net	10,721	11,085	12,482
Accrued interest receivable	2,728	2,543	2,613
Core deposit intangible	6,038	6,409	7,589
Other assets	32,786	35,166	29,683
Total Assets	897,636	899,621	917,417
Liabilities
Non-interest bearing deposits	163,620	163,339	187,048
Interest bearing demand deposits	102,390	105,347	101,546
Savings and money market deposits	318,823	301,835	262,917
Time deposits - retail	170,682	184,682	232,973
Time deposits - wholesale	5,070	5,070	8,082
Total Deposits	760,585	760,273	792,566
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	12,948	16,828	10,633
Other borrowings	27,280	27,261	27,703
Total Liabilities	800,813	804,362	830,902
Equity
Common stock	74	74	74
Capital surplus	66,274	66,482	67,317
Retained earnings	25,989	25,989	24,300
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-3,375	-3,656	-5,578
Net income	7,861	6,371	1,689
Unearned ESOP shares	0	0	-1,287
Total Equity	96,823	95,260	86,515
Total Liabilities & Equity	897,636	899,621	917,417

INCOME STATEMENT (in 000s)	4Q25	3Q25	4Q24
Interest Income
Interest on Loans	11,167	10,836	11,594
Fees on Loans	97	119	181
Interest on federal funds sold	46	49	878
Interest on deposits with banks	404	997	587
Investment Securities - Taxable	1,190	1,199	827
Total Interest Income	12,904	13,200	14,067
Interest Expense
Interest bearing demand deposits	408	404	335
Savings and Money Market Deposits	2,600	2,690	2,373
Time Deposits - Retail	1,645	1,967	2,620
Time Deposits - Wholesale	53	53	85
Total Interest Expense on Deposits	4,706	5,114	5,413
Interest on other borrowings	342	345	385
Total Interest Expense	5,048	5,460	5,798
Net Interest Income	7,856	7,740	8,269
Provision for Credit Losses	-157	-700	-41
Net In. Inc. After Prov. for Credit Losses	8,013	8,440	8,310
Non Interest Income
Service charges and fees	139	141	158
Mortgage loan and related fees	21	26	14
Other noninterest income	44	75	176
Total Non Interest Income	204	242	348
Non Interest Expense
Salaries and employee benefits	3,422	3,418	3,882
Occupancy	724	540	706
Other noninterest expense	2,308	2,536	3,821
Total Non Interest Expense	6,454	6,494	8,409
Income Before Taxes	1,763	2,188	249
Income taxes	273	455	100
Net Income	1,490	1,733	149

INCOME STATEMENT (in 000s)	Year Ended Dec 31, 2025		Year Ended Dec 31, 2024
Interest Income
Interest on Loans		44,197		43,308
Fees on Loans		509		705
Interest on federal funds sold		196		1,709
Interest on deposits with banks		3,761		2,519
Investment Securities - Taxable		4,524		2,544
Total Interest Income		53,187		50,785
Interest Expense
Interest bearing demand deposits		1,514		1,037
Savings and Money Market Deposits		10,177		8,996
Time Deposits - Retail		8,182		8,603
Time Deposits - Wholesale		220		380
Total Interest Expense on Deposits		20,093		19,016
Interest on other borrowings		1,382		2,471
Total Interest Expense		21,475		21,487
Net Interest Income		31,712		29,298
Provision for Credit Losses		-3,607		3,825
Net In. Inc. After Prov. for Credit Losses		35,319		25,473
Non Interest Income
Service charges and fees		582		643
Mortgage loan and related fees		36		-52
Other noninterest income		385		4,959
Total Non Interest Income		1,003		5,550
Non Interest Expense
Salaries and employee benefits		13,740		12,939
Occupancy		2,689		2,523
Other noninterest expense		9,944		14,946
Total Non Interest Expense		26,373		30,408
Income Before Taxes		9,949		615
Income taxes		2,088		-1,074
Net Income		7,861		1,689

Average Balance Sheet and Yields
For the Three Months Ended
	December 31, 2025							September 30, 2025
	Average Balance		Interest		Average Yield/Rate			Average Balance		Interest		Average Yield/Rate
Interest Earning Assets:
Federal funds sold	$	4,594,293	$	46,392		4.01	%	$	4,357,283	$	48,758		4.44	%
Deposits with banks		43,357,135		404,053		3.70	%		92,046,784		997,294		4.30	%
Investment securities		113,686,437		1,189,745		4.15	%		105,746,137		1,198,727		4.50	%
Loans		696,214,926		11,264,177		6.42	%		680,493,148		10,954,738		6.39	%
Total Interest Earning Assets	$	857,852,791	$	12,904,367		5.97	%	$	882,643,352	$	13,199,517		5.93	%
Non-Interest Earning Assets	$	44,357,743						$	49,081,977
Total Assets	$	902,210,534						$	931,725,329

Interest Bearing Liabilities:
Interest bearing demand	$	105,364,026	$	407,755		1.54	%	$	106,626,968	$	404,378		1.50	%
Savings and Money Market		311,440,354		2,600,467		3.31	%		310,491,189		2,690,248		3.44	%
Time deposits - Retail		173,597,584		1,645,161		3.76	%		199,560,785		1,967,084		3.91	%
Time Deposits - Wholesale		5,070,000		52,697		4.12	%		5,070,000		52,697		4.12	%
Total Interest Bearing Deposits		595,471,964		4,706,080		3.14	%		621,748,942		5,114,407		3.26	%
Total Borrowed Funds		27,268,568		342,568		4.98	%		27,249,239		345,256		5.03	%
Total Interest Bearing Liabilities		622,740,532		5,048,648		3.22	%		648,998,181		5,459,663		3.34	%
Non-Interest Bearing Deposits		166,241,386		-		0.00	%		172,469,155		-		0.00	%
Total Funding Sources/Cost		788,981,918		5,048,648		2.54	%		821,467,336		5,459,663		2.64	%
Non-Interest Bearing Liabilities		16,823,824							16,649,825
Equity		96,404,792							93,608,168
Total Liabilities and Equity	$	902,210,534						$	931,725,329
Net Interest Income			$	7,855,719						$	7,739,854
Net Interest Margin						3.65	%						3.47	%

Average Balance Sheet and Yields
For the Three Months Ended
	December 31, 2025							December 31, 2024
	Average Balance		Interest		Average Yield/Rate			Average Balance		Interest		Average Yield/Rate
Interest Earning Assets:
Federal funds sold	$	4,594,293	$	46,392		4.01	%	$	72,095,217	$	878,382		4.85	%
Deposits with banks		43,357,135		404,053		3.70	%		52,093,157		586,857		4.48	%
Investment securities		113,686,437		1,189,745		4.15	%		86,043,852		827,330		3.83	%
Loans		696,214,926		11,264,177		6.42	%		681,792,429		11,774,700		6.87	%
Total Interest Earning Assets	$	857,852,791	$	12,904,367		5.97	%	$	892,024,655	$	14,067,269		6.27	%
Non-Interest Earning Assets	$	44,357,743						$	39,862,881
Total Assets	$	902,210,534						$	931,887,536

Interest Bearing Liabilities:
Interest bearing demand	$	105,364,026	$	407,755		1.54	%	$	102,323,491	$	335,035		1.30	%
Savings and Money Market		311,440,354		2,600,467		3.31	%		272,759,208		2,372,765		3.46	%
Time deposits - Retail		173,597,584		1,645,161		3.76	%		232,093,952		2,619,561		4.49	%
Time Deposits - Wholesale		5,070,000		52,697		4.12	%		8,082,000		85,219		4.19	%
Total Interest Bearing Deposits		595,471,964		4,706,080		3.14	%		615,258,651		5,412,580		3.50	%
Total Borrowed Funds		27,268,568		342,568		4.98	%		34,147,480		385,199		4.41	%
Total Interest Bearing Liabilities		622,740,532		5,048,648		3.22	%		649,406,131		5,797,779		3.55	%
Non-Interest Bearing Deposits		166,241,386		-		0.00	%		183,872,205		-		0.00	%
Total Funding Sources/Cost		788,981,918		5,048,648		2.54	%		833,278,336		5,797,779		2.77	%
Non-Interest Bearing Liabilities		16,823,824							11,125,887
Equity		96,404,792							87,483,313
Total Liabilities and Equity	$	902,210,534						$	931,887,536
Net Interest Income			$	7,855,719						$	8,269,490
Net Interest Margin						3.65	%						3.70	%

Average Balance Sheet and Yields
For the Year Ended
	December 31, 2025							December 31, 2024
	Average Balance		Interest		Average Yield/Rate			Average Balance			Interest		Average Yield/Rate
Interest Earning Assets:
Federal funds sold	$	4,522,411	$	195,671		4.33	%	$	33,229,074		$	1,709,351		5.14	%
Deposits with banks		88,484,485		3,760,687		4.25	%		57,761,524			2,518,620		4.36	%
Investment securities		108,468,255		4,523,651		4.17	%		93,016,666			2,545,177		2.74	%
Loans		681,695,284		44,706,764		6.56	%		737,781,399			44,012,673		5.97	%
Total Interest Earning Assets	$	883,170,435	$	53,186,773		6.02	%	$	921,788,663		$	50,785,821		5.51	%
Non-Interest Earning Assets	$	41,865,363						$	46,665,175
Total Assets	$	925,035,798						$	968,453,838

Interest Bearing Liabilities:
Interest bearing demand	$	106,053,979	$	1,513,846		1.43	%	$	98,343,350		$	1,036,924		1.05	%
Savings and Money Market		300,517,940		10,176,733		3.39	%		293,566,839			8,996,354		3.06	%
Time deposits - Retail		203,980,032		8,182,156		4.01	%		207,512,473			8,603,466		4.15	%
Time Deposits - Wholesale		5,335,381		219,796		4.12	%		10,209,786			379,620		3.72	%
Total Interest Bearing Deposits		615,887,332		20,092,531		3.26	%		609,632,448			19,016,364		3.12	%
Total Borrowed Funds		27,412,770		1,382,112		5.04	%		70,983,229			2,470,972		3.48	%
Total Interest Bearing Liabilities		643,300,102		21,474,643		3.34	%		680,615,677			21,487,336		3.16	%
Non-Interest Bearing Deposits		178,144,809		-		0.00	%		187,984,450			-		0.00	%
Total Funding Sources/Cost		821,444,911		21,474,643		2.61	%		868,600,127			21,487,336		2.47	%
Non-Interest Bearing Liabilities		11,442,269							(254,388	)
Equity		92,148,618							100,108,099
Total Liabilities and Equity	$	925,035,798						$	968,453,838
Net Interest Income			$	31,712,130							$	29,298,485
Net Interest Margin						3.60	%							3.19	%

Contact: Kevin Vaughn
Chief Financial Officer
(623) 334-6064
BCTF@swhb.com

SOURCE: Southwest Heritage Bank

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