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ESSA Bancorp, Inc. (formerly NASDAQ: ESSA) generated a consistent stream of regulatory and financial news as the holding company for ESSA Bank & Trust, a Pennsylvania-chartered stock savings bank. Historical news coverage for ESSA focuses on its role as a $2.2 billion asset financial institution providing full service commercial and retail banking, asset management and trust services, and investment services in eastern Pennsylvania, as well as on its corporate actions and eventual merger into CNB Financial Corporation.
Company press releases regularly reported quarterly and annual financial results, highlighting net income, net interest income, net interest margin, loan growth across residential real estate, commercial real estate, commercial and consumer categories, deposit trends, asset quality measures, and capital ratios. These earnings updates often included management commentary on loan demand, deposit mix, credit performance, and the impact of interest rate conditions on margins and funding costs.
ESSA Bancorp, Inc. also frequently announced quarterly cash dividends on its common stock, with news items detailing the dividend amount per share, record dates, and payment dates. Other recurring news topics included balance sheet composition, changes in noninterest income and noninterest expense, and measures of shareholder value such as return on average assets, return on average equity, and tangible book value per share.
A major theme in later ESSA news coverage is its strategic combination with CNB Financial Corporation. Public communications discussed the Agreement and Plan of Merger, regulatory approvals, shareholder approval, and the anticipated and actual closing of the transaction. Subsequent filings and press releases described the completion of the Merger, the exchange of ESSA shares for CNB common stock, and the delisting of ESSA common stock from Nasdaq. This news page therefore serves as an archive of ESSA’s historical financial performance, dividend actions, and corporate transformation leading up to and including its merger into CNB Financial Corporation.
ESSA Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: ESSA) has announced a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share. The dividend will be paid on June 30, 2025, to shareholders who are on record as of June 16, 2025. This announcement comes from the holding company of ESSA Bank & Trust, demonstrating their commitment to providing regular returns to shareholders.
ESSA Bancorp (NASDAQ:ESSA) reported fiscal Q2 2025 financial results with net income of $2.7 million ($0.29 per diluted share), down from $4.6 million ($0.48 per share) in Q2 2024. The quarter included $1.0 million in pre-tax merger-related costs from the pending CNB Financial merger.
Key financial metrics for Q2 2025:
- Total interest income: $25.6 million
- Net interest margin: 2.78% (vs 2.87% in Q2 2024)
- Total assets: $2.168 billion
- Total net loans: $1.76 billion
- Total deposits: $1.69 billion
The Bank maintained strong capital position with a Tier 1 capital ratio of 10.3%. Tangible book value per share increased to $21.93 from $21.40 in September 2024. Nonperforming assets were $11.7 million, representing 0.54% of total assets.
ESSA Bancorp (NASDAQ: ESSA) has announced a quarterly dividend declaration of $0.15 per share. The dividend will be distributed to shareholders of record as of March 17, 2025, with the payment scheduled for March 31, 2025.
ESSA Bancorp reported fiscal Q1 2025 net income of $4.0 million ($0.41 per diluted share), compared to $4.3 million ($0.45 per diluted share) in Q1 2024. Total net loans increased to $1.76 billion, with notable growth in commercial loans (23.7%) and residential mortgages. Total deposits reached $1.70 billion, with core deposits comprising 62% of total deposits.
Key financial metrics include: asset quality remained strong with nonperforming assets to total assets ratio of 0.54%, total yield on average interest earning assets increased to 5.01%, and net interest margin was 2.68%. The Bank maintained a strong Tier 1 capital ratio of 10.0%. Tangible book value per share increased to $21.70 from $21.40 in the previous quarter.
The company announced a planned merger with CNB Financial , which is expected to generate significant long-term value for shareholders.
CNB Financial (NASDAQ: CCNE) has announced a definitive agreement to acquire ESSA Bancorp in an all-stock transaction valued at $214 million. The merger, expected to close in 3Q25, will expand CNB's Pennsylvania footprint, particularly in the Greater Lehigh Valley and Scranton markets.
The acquisition will add approximately $2 billion in assets to CCNE's balance sheet, resulting in proforma $8 billion in total assets, $6 billion in loans, and $7 billion in deposits, along with 20 additional branch locations. The combined entity will become the seventh-largest Pennsylvania-headquartered bank by deposit market share.
The merger projects $20.5 million in pre-tax cost savings, with 50% realized in 2025. Additional earnings benefits include $94 million in loan portfolio interest rate marks and $14 million in investment portfolio marks. The proforma CET1 ratio is expected to decline from 11.6% to 10.7% at closing but should rebuild to peer group levels by YE26.
ESSA Bancorp (NASDAQ:ESSA) announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share. The dividend will be paid on December 30, 2024, to shareholders of record as of December 16, 2024. This announcement comes from the holding company of ESSA Bank & Trust.
ESSA Bancorp reported fiscal Q4 2024 net income of $4.2 million ($0.44 per share), down from $4.6 million ($0.47 per share) in Q4 2023. Full-year 2024 net income was $17.0 million ($1.78 per share), compared to $18.6 million ($1.91 per share) in 2023. Total net loans increased 3.8% to $1.74 billion, with commercial real estate loans growing 7.6% to $884.6 million. Asset quality remained strong with nonperforming assets at 0.58% of total assets. Total deposits were $1.63 billion, with core deposits comprising 64.3%. The Bank maintained a strong capital position with a Tier 1 ratio of 10.01% and increased tangible book value per share to $21.40.
ESSA Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: ESSA), the holding company for ESSA Bank & Trust, has announced a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share. This dividend will be payable to shareholders of record as of September 16, 2024, with the payment date set for September 30, 2024. The declaration of this dividend by the Board of Directors demonstrates the company's commitment to providing returns to its shareholders and may indicate confidence in the company's financial stability and future prospects.
ESSA Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:ESSA) reported its fiscal third quarter and nine months 2024 financial results. Net income for Q3 2024 was $3.9 million ($0.41 per diluted share), compared to $4.4 million ($0.45 per diluted share) in Q3 2023. For the nine months ended June 30, 2024, net income was $12.8 million ($1.34 per diluted share), down from $13.9 million ($1.44 per diluted share) in the same period of 2023.
Total interest income increased 17.9% to $25.7 million in Q3 2024, while total interest expense rose 76.3% to $11.5 million. The net interest margin decreased to 2.77% in Q3 2024 from 3.22% in Q3 2023. Total net loans increased to $1.71 billion, and total deposits were $1.55 billion as of June 30, 2024. The company maintained strong asset quality with a nonperforming assets to total assets ratio of 0.56%.
ESSA Bancorp, the holding company for ESSA Bank & Trust, announced a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share. The dividend will be paid to shareholders of record as of June 14, 2024, on June 28, 2024.