ATLANTA, July 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. ("MetroCity" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:MCBS), holding company for Metro City Bank (the "Bank"), today reported net income of $14.4 million, or $0.56 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2021, compared to $13.0 million, or $0.50 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2021, and $7.7 million, or $0.30 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2020. For the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company reported net income of $27.4 million, or $1.06 per diluted share, compared to $17.6 million, or $0.68 per diluted share, for the same period in 2020.

Second Quarter 2021 Highlights:

Annualized return on average assets was 2.53%, compared to 2.62% for the first quarter of 2021 and 1.89% for the second quarter of 2020.
Annualized return on average equity was 22.51%, compared to 21.35% for the first quarter of 2021 and 13.92% for the second quarter of 2020.
Efficiency ratio of 36.2%, compared to 36.0% for the first quarter of 2021 and 45.6% for the second quarter of 2020.
Total assets increased by $363.5 million, or 16.9%, to $2.52 billion from the previous quarter.
Total loans increased by $225.0 million, or 12.1%, to $2.09 billion from the previous quarter.
Total deposits increased by $228.9 million, or 13.1%, to $1.97 billion from the previous quarter.
Net interest margin was 4.60%, compared to 4.60% for the first quarter of 2021 and 4.09% for the second quarter of 2020.

Results of Operations

Net Income

Net income was $14.4 million for the second quarter of 2021, an increase of $1.4 million, or 10.9%, from $13.0 million for the first quarter of 2021. This increase was due to an increase in net interest income of $3.3 million and an increase in noninterest income of $408,000, offset by an increase in provision for loan losses of $606,000, an increase in noninterest expense of $1.4 million and an increase in provision for income taxes of $296,000. Net income increased $6.7 million, or 86.0%, in the second quarter of 2021 compared to net income of $7.7 million for the second quarter of 2020. This increase was due to an increase in net interest income of $9.0 million and an increase in noninterest income of $3.1 million, offset by an increase in provision for loan losses of $1.1 million, an increase in noninterest expense of $2.4 million and an increase in provision for income taxes of $1.9 million.

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

Interest income totaled $25.9 million for the second quarter of 2021, an increase of $3.2 million, or 14.2%, from the previous quarter, primarily due to a $225.9 million increase in average loan balances. We also recognized Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") loan fee income of $1.7 million during the second quarter of 2021 compared to $1.1 million recognized during the first quarter of 2021. As compared to the second quarter of 2020, interest income for the second quarter of 2021 increased by $6.8 million, or 35.7%, primarily due to an increase in average loan balances of $648.8 million.

Interest expense totaled $1.1 million for the second quarter of 2021, a slight decrease of $75,000, or 6.6%, from the previous quarter, primarily due to a three basis points decrease in the cost of average money market deposits and a 12 basis points decrease in the cost of average time deposits. As compared to the second quarter of 2020, interest expense for the second quarter of 2021 decreased by $2.2 million, or 67.2%, primarily due to a 109 basis points decrease in deposit costs coupled with a $111.0 million decrease in higher cost average time deposits.

The net interest margin for the second and first quarter of 2021 was 4.60%. The cost of average interest-bearing liabilities for the second quarter of 2021 decreased by 7 basis points to 0.31% compared with the previous quarter, while the yield on average interest-earning assets for the second quarter of 2021 decreased by 6 basis points to 4.79% from 4.85% for the previous quarter. Average earning assets increased by $268.7 million from the previous quarter, primarily due to an increase in average loans of $225.9 million and a $43.9 million increase in average interest-earning cash accounts. Average interest-bearing liabilities increased by $176.0 million from the previous quarter as average interest-bearing deposits increased by $169.0 million and average borrowings increased by $7.0 million. The inclusion of PPP loan average balances, interest and fees had a 14 basis point impact on the yield on average loans and a 16 basis points impact on the net interest margin for the second quarter of 2021.

As compared to the same period in 2020, the net interest margin for the second quarter of 2021 increased by 51 basis points to 4.60% from 4.09%, primarily due to a 101 basis point decrease in the cost of average interest-bearing liabilities of $1.38 billion and a decrease of 14 basis points in the yield on average interest-earning assets of $2.17 billion. Average earning assets for the second quarter of 2021 increased by $610.0 million from the second quarter of 2020, primarily due to a $648.8 million increase in average loans, offset by a $40.0 million decrease in average securities purchased under agreements to resell. Average interest-bearing liabilities for the second quarter of 2021 increased by $394.7 million from the second quarter of 2020, driven by an increase in average interest-bearing deposits of $383.3 million and an increase in average borrowings of $11.3 million.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income for the second quarter of 2021 was $8.6 million, an increase of $408,000, or 5.0%, from the first quarter of 2021, primarily due to higher mortgage loan fees and gains on sale of SBA loans, partially offset by decreases in mortgage and SBA servicing income. During the second quarter of 2021, we recorded a $624,000 fair value adjustment gain on our SBA servicing asset and a $603,000 fair value impairment charge on our mortgage servicing asset. These servicing asset adjustments had no impact on our diluted earnings per share for the quarter.

Compared to the same period in 2020, noninterest income for the second quarter of 2021 increased by $3.1 million, or 56.3%, primarily due to the increase in mortgage loan fees and gains on sale of SBA loans, partially offset by a decrease in mortgage servicing income. Mortgage loan originations totaled $326.5 million during the second quarter of 2021 compared to $48.9 million during the second quarter of 2020. There were no mortgage loan sales during the second quarter of 2021 or 2020.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense for the second quarter of 2021 totaled $12.1 million, an increase of $1.4 million, or 12.9%, from $10.7 million for the first quarter of 2021. This increase was primarily attributable to higher salaries and employee benefits, professional fees and expenses related to other real estate owned. Compared to the second quarter of 2020, noninterest expense during the second quarter of 2021 increased by $2.4 million, or 24.4%, primarily due to higher salaries and employee benefits, loan related expenses and other real estate owned related expenses.

The Company's efficiency ratio was 36.2% for the second quarter of 2021 compared to 36.0% and 45.6% for the first quarter of 2021 and second quarter of 2020, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2021, the efficiency ratio was 36.1% compared with 44.3% for the same period in 2020.

Income Tax Expense

The Company's effective tax rate for the second quarter of 2021 was 24.7%, compared to 25.5% for the first quarter of 2021 and 26.7% for the second quarter of 2020.

Balance Sheet

Total Assets

Total assets were $2.52 billion at June 30, 2021, an increase of $363.5 million, or 16.9%, from $2.15 billion at March 31, 2021, and an increase of $796.1 million, or 46.2%, from $1.72 billion at June 30, 2020. The $363.5 million increase in total assets at June 30, 2021 compared to March 31, 2021 was primarily due to increases in loans of $225.0 million and cash and due from banks of $139.5 million, partially offset by a $2.1 million increase in the allowance for loan losses. The $796.1 million increase in total assets at June 30, 2021 compared to June 30, 2020 was primarily due to increases in loans of $726.8 million, cash and due from banks of $101.0 million and bank owned life insurance of $15.8 million, partially offset by a decrease in the mortgage servicing asset of $6.5 million and an increase in the allowance for loan losses of $6.0 million.

Loans

Loans held for investment were $2.09 billion at June 30, 2021, an increase of $225.0 million, or 12.1%, compared to $1.87 billion at March 31, 2021, and an increase of $726.8 million, or 53.2%, compared to $1.36 billion at June 30, 2020. The increase in loans held for investment at June 30, 2021 compared to March 31, 2021 was primarily due to a $249.5 million increase in residential mortgages, a $6.5 million increase in construction and development loans and a $2.4 million increase in commercial real estate loans, offset by a $32.8 million decrease in commercial and industrial loans primarily due to PPP loan forgiveness. Included in commercial and industrial loans are PPP loans totaling $93.1 million as of June 30, 2021. There were no loans classified as held for sale at June 30, 2021, March 31, 2021 or June 30, 2020.

Deposits

Total deposits were $1.97 billion at June 30, 2021, an increase of $228.9 million, or 13.1%, compared to total deposits of $1.75 billion at March 31, 2021, and an increase of $624.9 million, or 46.3%, compared to total deposits of $1.35 billion at June 30, 2020. The increase in total deposits at June 30, 2021 compared to March 31, 2021 was primarily due to the $71.9 million increase in noninterest-bearing demand deposits, $131.5 million increase in money market accounts, $9.5 million increase in interest-bearing demand deposits, and a $11.6 million increase in time deposits. The increase in money market accounts was primarily due to the increase of $119.6 million in brokered money market balances during the quarter.

Noninterest-bearing deposits were $618.1 million at June 30, 2021, compared to $546.2 million at March 31, 2021 and $449.2 million at June 30, 2020. Noninterest-bearing deposits constituted 31.3% of total deposits at June 30, 2021, compared to 31.3% at March 31, 2021 and 33.3% at June 30, 2020. Interest-bearing deposits were $1.36 billion at June 30, 2021, compared to $1.20 billion at March 31, 2021 and $900.7 million at June 30, 2020. Interest-bearing deposits constituted 68.7% of total deposits at June 30, 2021, compared to 68.7% at March 31, 2021 and 66.7% at June 30, 2020.

Asset Quality

The Company recorded a provision for loan losses of $2.2 million during the second quarter of 2021. Annualized net charge-offs to average loans for the second quarter of 2021 was 0.02%, compared to 0.00% for the first quarter of 2021 and 0.01% for the second quarter of 2020. We continue to include qualitative factors in our allowance for loan losses calculation in light of the continued economic uncertainties caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, partially resulting in the increased provision expense recorded during the second quarter of 2021 along with the growth in our loan portfolio. The Company is not required to implement the provisions of the current expected credit losses accounting standard issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board in the Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-13 until January 1, 2023, and is continuing to account for the allowance for loan losses under the incurred loss model.

Nonperforming assets totaled $14.0 million, or 0.56% of total assets, at June 30, 2021, a decrease of $1.8 million from $15.8 million, or 0.73% of total assets, at March 31, 2021, and a slight increase of $378,000 from $13.7 million, or 0.79% of total assets, at June 30, 2020. The decrease in nonperforming assets at June 30, 2021 compared to March 31, 2021 was primarily due to a $2.4 million decrease in nonaccrual loans, partially offset by an $812,000 increase in other real estate owned.

Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans was 0.66% at June 30, 2021, compared to 0.63% at March 31, 2021 and 0.58% at June 30, 2020. Excluding outstanding PPP loans of $93.1 million as of June 30, 2021, $125.6 million as of March 31, 2021 and $96.1 million as of June 30, 2020, the allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans was 0.69% at June 30, 2021, 0.67% at March 31, 2021 and 0.62% at June 30, 2020. Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of nonperforming loans was 147.82% at June 30, 2021, compared to 98.33% and 59.66% at March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2020, respectively.

COVID-19

As of June 30, 2021, we had six non-SBA commercial customers with outstanding loan balances totaling $15.3 million that were under approved payment deferrals. This is a decline from the active payment deferrals as of March 31, 2021 that were granted to nine non-SBA commercial customers with outstanding balances totaling $26.5 million. As of June 30, 2021, we had seven SBA loans with outstanding gross loan balances totaling $13.3 million ($3.3 million unguaranteed book balance) that were under approved payment deferrals. As of July 20, 2021, the SBA had granted forgiveness on (1) PPP loans totaling $71.8 million, or 74.1% of PPP loans funded from the first round of PPP funding under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, and (2) PPP loans totaling $3.9 million, or 6.3% of PPP loans funded under the Economic Aid Act.

About MetroCity Bankshares, Inc.

MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. is a Georgia corporation and a registered bank holding company for its wholly-owned banking subsidiary, Metro City Bank, which is headquartered in the Atlanta, Georgia metropolitan area. Founded in 2006, Metro City Bank currently operates 19 full-service branch locations in multi-ethnic communities in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, New York, New Jersey, Texas and Virginia. To learn more about Metro City Bank, visit www.metrocitybank.bank.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release regarding future events and our expectations and beliefs about our future financial performance and financial condition, as well as trends in our business and markets, including statements regarding the potential effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on our business and financial results and conditions, constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of, and subject to the protections of, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are not historical in nature and may be identified by references to a future period or periods of by the use of the words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "estimate," "project," "outlook," or words of similar meaning, or future or conditional verbs such as "will," "would," "should," "could," or "may." The forward-looking statements in this press release should not be relied on because they are based on current information and on assumptions that we make about future events and circumstances that are subject to a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that are often difficult to predict and beyond our control. As a result of those risks and uncertainties, and other factors, our actual financial results in the future could differ, possibly materially, from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this press release and could cause us to make changes to our future plans. Factors that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to: general business and economic conditions, particularly those affecting the financial services; the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on the Company's assets, business, cash flows, financial condition, liquidity, prospects and results of operations; potential increases in the provision for loan losses resulting from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic; changes in the interest rate environment, including changes to the federal funds rate; competition in our markets that may result in increased funding costs or reduced earning assets yields, thus reducing margins and net interest income; interest rate fluctuations, which could have an adverse effect on the Company's profitability; legislation or regulatory changes which could adversely affect the ability of the consolidated Company to conduct business combinations or new operations, including changes to statutes, regulations or regulatory policies or practices as a result of, or in response to, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic; changes in tax laws; and adverse results from current or future litigation, regulatory examinations or other legal and/or regulatory actions, including as a result of the Company's participation in and execution of government programs related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the Company can give no assurance that the results contemplated in the forward-looking statements will be realized. Additional information regarding these and other risks and uncertainties to which our business and future financial performance are subject is contained in the sections titled "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors" in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), and in other documents that we file with the SEC from time to time, which are available on the SEC's website, http://www.sec.gov. In addition, our actual financial results in the future may differ from those currently expected due to additional risks and uncertainties of which we are not currently aware or which we do not currently view as, but in the future may become, material to our business or operating results. Due to these and other possible uncertainties and risks, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this press release or to make predictions based solely on historical financial performance. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and we do not undertake any obligation to update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by law. All forward-looking statements, express or implied, included in this press release are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.

Contacts


Farid Tan	Lucas Stewart
President & Chief Financial Officer	Chief Accounting Officer
770-455-4978	678-580-6414
faridtan@metrocitybank.bank	lucasstewart@metrocitybank.bank

METROCITY BANKSHARES, INC.
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

	As of and for the Three Months Ended															As of and for the Six Months Ended
	June 30,			March 31,			December 31,			September 30,			June 30,			June 30,			June 30,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)	2021			2021			2020			2020			2020			2021			2020
Selected income statement data:
Interest income	$	25,888		$	22,672		$	19,839		$	18,131		$	19,083		$	48,560		$	39,639
Interest expense		1,063			1,138			1,411			2,192			3,240			2,201			7,886
Net interest income		24,825			21,534			18,428			15,939			15,843			46,359			31,753
Provision for loan losses		2,205			1,599			956			1,450			1,061			3,804			1,061
Noninterest income		8,594			8,186			6,138			7,964			5,500			16,780			13,109
Noninterest expense		12,093			10,708			11,077			10,150			9,724			22,801			19,873
Income tax expense		4,728			4,432			3,079			2,918			2,819			9,160			6,373
Net income		14,393			12,981			9,454			9,385			7,739			27,374			17,555
Per share data:
Basic income per share	$	0.56		$	0.51		$	0.37		$	0.37		$	0.30		$	1.07		$	0.69
Diluted income per share	$	0.56		$	0.50		$	0.37		$	0.36		$	0.30		$	1.06		$	0.68
Dividends per share	$	0.10		$	0.10		$	0.09		$	0.09		$	0.11		$	0.20		$	0.22
Book value per share (at period end)	$	10.33		$	9.95		$	9.54		$	9.23		$	8.94		$	10.33		$	8.94
Shares of common stock outstanding		25,578,668			25,674,573			25,674,573			25,674,067			25,674,067			25,578,668			25,674,067
Weighted average diluted shares		25,833,328			25,881,827			25,870,885			25,858,741			25,717,339			25,840,530			25,731,714
Performance ratios:
Return on average assets		2.53	%		2.62	%		2.14	%		2.20	%		1.89	%		2.57	%		2.16	%
Return on average equity		22.51			21.35			15.78			16.22			13.92			21.94			16.03
Dividend payout ratio		17.95			19.91			24.60			24.78			36.53			18.88			32.21
Yield on total loans		5.21			5.20			5.14			5.05			5.69			5.21			5.90
Yield on average earning assets		4.79			4.85			4.80			4.51			4.93			4.82			5.17
Cost of average interest bearing liabilities		0.31			0.38			0.56			0.91			1.32			0.34			1.56
Cost of deposits		0.29			0.36			0.55			0.94			1.38			0.32			1.63
Net interest margin		4.60			4.60			4.46			3.97			4.09			4.60			4.14
Efficiency ratio⁽¹⁾		36.19			36.03			45.09			42.46			45.56			36.11			44.30
Asset quality data (at period end):
Net charge-offs/(recoveries) to average loans held for investment		0.02	%		0.00	%		0.04	%		0.00	%		0.01	%		0.01	%		0.00	%
Nonperforming assets to gross loans and OREO		0.67			0.84			1.03			1.19			1.00			0.67			1.00
ALL to nonperforming loans		147.82			98.33			77.40			54.24			59.66			147.82			59.66
ALL to loans held for investment		0.66			0.63			0.62			0.64			0.58			0.66			0.58
Balance sheet and capital ratios:
Gross loans held for investment to deposits		106.31	%		107.33	%		110.48	%		109.50	%		101.48	%		106.31	%		101.48	%
Noninterest bearing deposits to deposits		31.30			31.28			31.28			34.44			33.28			31.30			33.28
Common equity to assets		10.50			11.85			12.90			13.63			13.32			10.50			13.32
Leverage ratio		11.14			12.23			13.44			13.44			13.44			11.14			13.44
Common equity tier 1 ratio		17.71			18.97			20.00			21.09			21.75			17.71			21.75
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio		17.71			18.97			20.00			21.09			21.75			17.71			21.75
Total risk-based capital ratio		18.68			19.88			20.86			21.96			22.53			18.68			22.53
Mortgage and SBA loan data:
Mortgage loans serviced for others	$	746,660		$	856,432		$	961,670		$	1,063,500		$	1,136,824		$	746,660		$	1,136,824
Mortgage loan production		326,507			263,698			194,951			120,337			48,850			590,205			168,926
Mortgage loan sales		—			—			—			—			—			—			92,737
SBA loans serviced for others		549,238			521,182			507,442			500,047			476,629			549,238			476,629
SBA loan production		67,376			80,466			34,631			52,742			114,899			147,842			158,435
SBA loan sales		34,158			22,399			25,505			37,923			35,247			56,557			65,205

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(1) Represents noninterest expense divided by the sum of net interest income plus noninterest income.

METROCITY BANKSHARES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)

	As of the Quarter Ended
	June 30,		March 31,		December 31,		September 30,		June 30,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)	2021		2021		2020		2020		2020
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks	$	309,289	$	169,775	$	140,744	$	109,263	$	208,325
Federal funds sold		4,644		4,444		9,944		17,268		7,444
Cash and cash equivalents		313,933		174,219		150,688		126,531		215,769
Securities purchased under agreements to resell		—		—		—		40,000		40,000
Securities available for sale (at fair value)		16,722		18,739		18,117		18,204		18,415
Loans		2,091,767		1,866,785		1,630,344		1,459,899		1,364,989
Allowance for loan losses		(13,860)		(11,735)		(10,135)		(9,339)		(7,894)
Loans less allowance for loan losses		2,077,907		1,855,050		1,620,209		1,450,560		1,357,095
Loans held for sale		—		—		—		—		—
Accrued interest receivable		10,668		10,515		10,671		7,999		8,270
Federal Home Loan Bank stock		8,451		3,951		6,147		5,723		4,873
Premises and equipment, net		13,557		13,663		13,854		14,083		14,231
Operating lease right-of-use asset		10,078		10,483		10,348		10,786		11,220
Foreclosed real estate, net		4,656		3,844		3,844		282		423
SBA servicing asset, net		11,155		10,535		9,643		10,173		8,446
Mortgage servicing asset, net		9,529		11,722		12,991		14,599		16,064
Bank owned life insurance		36,263		36,033		35,806		35,578		20,450
Other assets		4,921		5,606		5,171		5,355		6,501
Total assets	$	2,517,840	$	2,154,360	$	1,897,489	$	1,739,873	$	1,721,757

LIABILITIES
Noninterest-bearing deposits	$	618,054	$	546,164	$	462,909	$	460,679	$	449,185
Interest-bearing deposits		1,356,777		1,199,756		1,016,980		877,112		900,713
Total deposits		1,974,831		1,745,920		1,479,889		1,337,791		1,349,898
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		200,000		80,000		110,000		100,000		80,000
Other borrowings		474		479		483		491		3,060
Operating lease liability		10,648		11,048		10,910		11,342		11,769
Accrued interest payable		202		206		222		310		549
Other liabilities		67,431		61,332		51,154		52,843		47,060
Total liabilities	$	2,253,586	$	1,898,985	$	1,652,658	$	1,502,777	$	1,492,336

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Preferred stock		—		—		—		—		—
Common stock		256		257		257		257		257
Additional paid-in capital		52,924		55,977		55,674		55,098		54,524
Retained earnings		210,910		199,102		188,705		181,576		174,518
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		164		39		195		165		122
Total shareholders' equity		264,254		255,375		244,831		237,096		229,421
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	2,517,840	$	2,154,360	$	1,897,489	$	1,739,873	$	1,721,757

METROCITY BANKSHARES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)

	Three Months Ended										Six Months Ended
	June 30,		March 31,		December 31,		September 30,		June 30,		June 30,		June 30,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)	2021		2021		2020		2020		2020		2021		2020
Interest and dividend income:
Loans, including Fees	$	25,728	$	22,500	$	19,658	$	17,880	$	18,826	$	48,228	$	38,334
Other investment income		159		170		164		187		196		329		1,078
Federal funds sold		1		2		17		64		61		3		227
Total interest income		25,888		22,672		19,839		18,131		19,083		48,560		39,639

Interest expense:
Deposits		919		992		1,262		2,046		3,096		1,911		7,610
FHLB advances and other borrowings		144		146		149		146		144		290		276
Total interest expense		1,063		1,138		1,411		2,192		3,240		2,201		7,886

Net interest income		24,825		21,534		18,428		15,939		15,843		46,359		31,753

Provision for loan losses		2,205		1,599		956		1,450		1,061		3,804		1,061

Net interest income after provision for loan losses		22,620		19,935		17,472		14,489		14,782		42,555		30,692

Noninterest income:
Service charges on deposit accounts		411		373		350		309		277		784		653
Other service charges, commissions and fees		3,877		3,398		3,223		2,076		990		7,275		3,245
Gain on sale of residential mortgage loans		—		—		—		—		—		—		2,529
Mortgage servicing income, net		(957)		166		(82)		235		783		(791)		1,155
Gain on sale of SBA loans		2,845		1,854		1,625		2,265		1,276		4,699		2,577
SBA servicing income, net		1,905		2,133		724		2,931		1,959		4,038		2,475
Other income		513		262		298		148		215		775		475
Total noninterest income		8,594		8,186		6,138		7,964		5,500		16,780		13,109

Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits		6,915		6,699		6,822		6,416		5,749		13,614		12,262
Occupancy		1,252		1,275		1,293		1,302		1,277		2,527		2,488
Data Processing		283		308		313		287		201		591		478
Advertising		117		145		138		127		140		262		301
Other expenses		3,526		2,281		2,511		2,018		2,357		5,807		4,344
Total noninterest expense		12,093		10,708		11,077		10,150		9,724		22,801		19,873

Income before provision for income taxes		19,121		17,413		12,533		12,303		10,558		36,534		23,928
Provision for income taxes		4,728		4,432		3,079		2,918		2,819		9,160		6,373
Net income available to common shareholders	$	14,393	$	12,981	$	9,454	$	9,385	$	7,739	$	27,374	$	17,555

METROCITY BANKSHARES, INC.
AVERAGE BALANCES AND YIELDS/RATES

	Three Months Ended
	June 30, 2021						March 31, 2021						June 30, 2020
	Average		Interest and		Yield /		Average		Interest and		Yield /		Average		Interest and		Yield /
(Dollars in thousands)	Balance		Fees		Rate		Balance		Fees		Rate		Balance		Fees		Rate
Earning Assets:
Federal funds sold and other investments⁽¹⁾	$	169,578	$	76	0.18	%	$	125,699	$	72	0.23	%	$	167,059	$	97	0.23	%
Securities purchased under agreements to resell		—		—	—			—		—	—			40,000		57	0.57
Securities available for sale		17,080		84	1.97			18,164		100	2.23			18,410		103	2.25
Total investments		186,658		160	0.34			143,863		172	0.48			225,469		257	0.46
Construction and development		47,173		615	5.23			40,954		531	5.26			31,617		421	5.36
Commercial real estate		510,241		7,344	5.77			491,635		7,078	5.84			472,113		6,470	5.51
Commercial and industrial		146,408		2,558	7.01			152,433		1,920	5.11			111,629		2,076	7.48
Residential real estate		1,275,555		15,180	4.77			1,068,495		12,930	4.91			714,095		9,801	5.52
Consumer and other		179		31	69.46			174		41	95.56			1,275		58	18.30
Gross loans⁽²⁾		1,979,556		25,728	5.21			1,753,691		22,500	5.20			1,330,729		18,826	5.69
Total earning assets		2,166,214		25,888	4.79			1,897,554		22,672	4.85			1,556,198		19,083	4.93
Noninterest-earning assets		112,161						111,164						93,152
Total assets		2,278,375						2,008,718						1,649,350
Interest-bearing liabilities:
NOW and savings deposits		107,072		53	0.20			92,312		47	0.21			64,081		40	0.26
Money market deposits		659,173		373	0.23			534,192		337	0.26			207,785		393	0.76
Time deposits		521,217		493	0.38			491,913		608	0.50			632,257		2,663	1.69
Total interest-bearing deposits		1,287,462		919	0.29			1,118,417		992	0.36			904,123		3,096	1.38
Borrowings		94,435		144	0.61			87,483		146	0.68			83,096		144	0.70
Total interest-bearing liabilities		1,381,897		1,063	0.31			1,205,900		1,138	0.38			987,219		3,240	1.32
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Noninterest-bearing deposits		561,170						483,691						377,136
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities		78,822						72,534						61,449
Total noninterest-bearing liabilities		639,992						556,225						438,585
Shareholders' equity		256,486						246,593						223,546
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	2,278,375					$	2,008,718					$	1,649,350
Net interest income			$	24,825					$	21,534					$	15,843
Net interest spread					4.48						4.47						3.61
Net interest margin					4.60						4.60						4.09

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(1)	Includes income and average balances for term federal funds sold, interest-earning cash accounts and other miscellaneous interest-earning assets.
(2)	Average loan balances include nonaccrual loans and loans held for sale.

METROCITY BANKSHARES, INC.
AVERAGE BALANCES AND YIELDS/RATES

	Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2021						June 30, 2020
	Average		Interest and		Yield /		Average		Interest and		Yield /
(Dollars in thousands)	Balance		Fees		Rate		Balance		Fees		Rate
Earning Assets:
Federal funds sold and other investments⁽¹⁾	$	147,760	$	149	0.20	%	$	180,214	$	899	1.00	%
Securities purchased under agreements to resell		—		—	—			36,016		197	1.10
Securities available for sale		17,619		183	2.09			17,537		209	2.40
Total investments		165,379		332	0.40			233,767		1,305	1.12
Construction and development		44,081		1,147	5.25			29,425		817	5.58
Commercial real estate		500,989		14,422	5.81			474,464		13,991	5.93
Commercial and industrial		149,403		4,478	6.04			85,781		3,055	7.16
Residential real estate		1,172,597		28,109	4.83			716,282		20,371	5.72
Consumer and other		177		72	82.03			1,430		100	14.06
Gross loans⁽²⁾		1,867,247		48,228	5.21			1,307,382		38,334	5.90
Total earning assets		2,032,626		48,560	4.82			1,541,149		39,639	5.17
Noninterest-earning assets		111,665						93,323
Total assets		2,144,291						1,634,472
Interest-bearing liabilities:
NOW and savings deposits		99,732		99	0.20			61,141		83	0.27
Money market deposits		597,028		711	0.24			198,524		1,062	1.08
Time deposits		506,646		1,101	0.44			679,145		6,465	1.91
Total interest-bearing deposits		1,203,406		1,911	0.32			938,810		7,610	1.63
Borrowings		90,978		290	0.64			79,486		276	0.70
Total interest-bearing liabilities		1,294,384		2,201	0.34			1,018,296		7,886	1.56
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Noninterest-bearing deposits		522,645						338,112
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities		75,695						57,887
Total noninterest-bearing liabilities		598,340						395,999
Shareholders' equity		251,567						220,177
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	2,144,291					$	1,634,472
Net interest income			$	46,359					$	31,753
Net interest spread					4.48						3.61
Net interest margin					4.60						4.14

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(1)	Includes income and average balances for term federal funds sold, interest-earning cash accounts and other miscellaneous interest-earning assets.
(2)	Average loan balances include nonaccrual loans and loans held for sale.

METROCITY BANKSHARES, INC.
LOAN DATA

	As of the Quarter Ended
	June 30, 2021				March 31, 2021				December 31, 2020				September 30, 2020				June 30, 2020
			% of				% of				% of				% of				% of
(Dollars in thousands)	Amount		Total		Amount		Total		Amount		Total		Amount		Total		Amount		Total
Construction and Development	$	58,668	2.8	%	$	52,202	2.8	%	$	45,653	2.8	%	$	38,607	2.6	%	$	42,847	3.1	%
Commercial Real Estate		475,658	22.7			473,281	25.3			477,419	29.2			447,596	30.6			429,019	31.3
Commercial and Industrial		134,076	6.4			166,915	8.9			137,239	8.4			146,880	10.0			141,540	10.3
Residential Real Estate		1,430,843	68.1			1,181,385	63.0			974,445	59.6			831,334	56.7			755,521	55.2
Consumer and other		169	—			169	—			183	—			505	0.1			967	0.1
Gross loans	$	2,099,414	100.0	%	$	1,873,952	100.0	%	$	1,634,939	100.0	%	$	1,464,922	100.0	%	$	1,369,894	100.0	%
Unearned income		(7,647)				(7,167)				(4,595)				(5,023)				(4,905)
Allowance for loan losses		(13,860)				(11,735)				(10,135)				(9,339)				(7,894)
Net loans	$	2,077,907			$	1,855,050			$	1,620,209			$	1,450,560			$	1,357,095

METROCITY BANKSHARES, INC.
NONPERFORMING ASSETS

	As of the Quarter Ended
	June 30,			March 31,			December 31,			September 30,			June 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2021			2021			2020			2020			2020
Nonaccrual loans	$	6,623		$	9,071		$	10,203		$	9,730		$	10,335
Past due loans 90 days or more and still accruing		—			—			—			—			—
Accruing troubled debt restructured loans		2,753			2,863			2,891			7,487			2,896
Total non-performing loans		9,376			11,934			13,094			17,217			13,231
Other real estate owned		4,656			3,844			3,844			282			423
Total non-performing assets	$	14,032		$	15,778		$	16,938		$	17,499		$	13,654

Nonperforming loans to gross loans		0.45	%		0.64	%		0.80	%		1.18	%		0.97	%
Nonperforming assets to total assets		0.56			0.73			0.89			1.01			0.79
Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans		147.82			98.33			77.40			54.24			59.66

METROCITY BANKSHARES, INC.
ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

	As of and for the Three Months Ended															As of and for the Six Months Ended
	June 30,			March 31,			December 31,			September 30,			June 30,			June 30,			June 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2021			2021			2020			2020			2020			2021			2020
Balance, beginning of period	$	11,735		$	10,135		$	9,339		$	7,894		$	6,859		$	10,135		$	6,839
Net charge-offs/(recoveries):
Construction and development		—			—			—			—			—			—			—
Commercial real estate		23			(3)			107			(3)			(3)			20			(5)
Commercial and industrial		60			4			51			—			—			64			(25)
Residential real estate		—			—			—			—			—			—			—
Consumer and other		(3)			(2)			2			8			29			(5)			36
Total net charge-offs/(recoveries)		80			(1)			160			5			26			79			6
Provision for loan losses		2,205			1,599			956			1,450			1,061			3,804			1,061
Balance, end of period	$	13,860		$	11,735		$	10,135		$	9,339		$	7,894		$	13,860		$	7,894
Total loans at end of period	$	2,099,414		$	1,873,952		$	1,634,939		$	1,464,922		$	1,369,894		$	2,099,414		$	1,369,894
Average loans⁽¹⁾	$	1,979,556		$	1,753,691		$	1,522,150		$	1,407,670		$	1,330,729		$	1,867,247		$	1,278,784
Net charge-offs to average loans		0.02	%		0.00	%		0.04	%		0.00	%		0.01	%		0.01	%		0.00	%
Allowance for loan losses to total loans		0.66			0.63			0.62			0.64			0.58			0.66			0.58

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(1) Excludes loans held for sale

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