Plumas Bancorp Reports Mixed Q4/FY25 Results, Discloses Significant Non-Accrual Loan and Sale-Leaseback
PLBC sits 15% above its 52-week low of $38.71.
Summary
Plumas Bancorp released its Q4 and full-year 2025 financial highlights, showing strong balance sheet growth but declining profitability ratios, alongside a significant non-accrual loan and a $5.58 million sale-leaseback transaction.
Key Events · Earnings and Guidance · PLBC
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Mixed Full-Year 2025 Financial Performance
The company reported strong growth in assets (+37.9%), deposits (+32%), and net loans (+48.8%) for full-year 2025. However, profitability metrics such as ROAA (1.52% vs 1.74%), ROAE (13.6% vs 17.2%), and diluted EPS ($4.54 vs $4.80) declined compared to 2024.
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Significant Non-Accrual Loan Disclosed
A $9.8 million loan, representing 37% of classified assets, moved to non-accrual status in Q2 2025 due to walnut pricing issues. This indicates a material credit quality concern for the bank.
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Notable Sale-Leaseback Transaction
Plumas Bancorp completed a $5.58 million sale-leaseback transaction in November 2025, which is a significant capital event for the company.
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Q4 2025 Highlights
Net income for Q4 2025 increased slightly to $7.4 million from $7.1 million in Q4 2024, but ROAA (1.33% vs 1.74%) and ROAE (11.8% vs 17.2%) declined year-over-year.
Analysis · PLBC · Finance
Plumas Bancorp's investor presentation reveals a mixed financial performance for Q4 and full-year 2025. While the company achieved substantial growth in assets, deposits, and net loans, key profitability metrics such as Return on Average Assets (ROAA), Return on Average Equity (ROAE), and Diluted EPS declined year-over-year. A notable concern is the disclosure of a $9.8 million non-accrual loan, representing 37% of classified assets, attributed to walnut pricing issues. This credit quality event is significant for a bank of this size. Additionally, the company completed a $5.58 million sale-leaseback transaction, a material capital event. Investors should monitor the impact of the non-accrual loan on future asset quality and the company's ability to improve profitability despite balance sheet expansion.
At the time of this filing, PLBC was trading at $44.53 on NASDAQ in the Finance sector, with a market capitalization of approximately $309.7M. The 52-week trading range was $38.71 to $49.47. This filing was assessed with neutral market sentiment and an importance score of 8 out of 10.