Company: MCHB
Filing Date: 2025-05-08
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001518715-25-000083
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Company: Mechanics Bancorp
Filing Date: 2025-05-08
Form: 10-Q
Item: Item 8
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 million higher in the first quarter of 2025 due to a $1.3 million increase in compensation and benefits and a $4.8 million increase in general, administrative and other expenses which were partially offset by a $1.3 million decrease in occupancy expenses. The increase in compensation and benefits was primarily due to wage increases in 2025 and increases in employee benefits and employer taxes, which were partially offset by a 3% reduction in FTEs. The increase in general, administrative and other expenses was due to the recovery of $3.2 million in merger expenses in the fourth quarter of 2024 and $2.1 million of merger related expenses incurred in the first quarter of 2025. The decrease in occupancy costs was primarily due to lease impairment costs recognized in the fourth quarter of 2024.

First Quarter of 2025 Compared to First Quarter of 2024

Non-core amounts: For the first quarter of 2025, non-core items include $2.1 million of merger related expenses. During the first quarter of 2024, non-core items include $2.6 million of merger related expenses.  

General: Our net loss and loss before income taxes were $4.5 million and $4.8 million, respectively, in the first quarter of 2025, as compared to $7.5 million and $10.6 million, respectively, in the first quarter of 2024. Our core net loss and core net loss before income taxes, which exclude the impact of merger related expenses, was $2.9 million and $2.7 million in the first quarter of 2025, as compared to core net loss of $5.5 million and core loss before income taxes of $8.0 million in the first quarter of 2024. The $5.3 million decrease in core loss before income taxes was primarily due to higher net interest income, higher noninterest income and a decrease in noninterest expense, partially offset by an increase in provision for credit losses.

Income Taxes: Due to our cumulative losses over the last three year period ended December 31, 2024, accounting rules required us to provide a valuation allowance for the balance of our deferred tax assets in the fourth quarter of 2024. As a result, we do not expect to recognize tax expense until the deferred tax assets valuation allowance no longer exists. The $0.3 million income tax benefit recognized in the first quarter of 2025 primarily relates to the reversal of the disparate tax