Norwood Financial Corp announces Second Quarter Financial Results
Quarterly Highlights:
HONESDALE, Pa., July 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Norwood Financial Corp (the “Company”) (Nasdaq Global Market-NWFL), the holding company of Wayne Bank, announced results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2026.
Jim Donnelly, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “We are pleased to announce strong second quarter results, highlighted by record net interest income, improved profitability, and continued progress following the integration of Presence Bancshares. Net interest margin expanded on both a year-over-year and linked-quarter basis, reflecting disciplined balance sheet management and the benefit of our larger franchise. We remain focused on credit quality, expense management, and long-term value creation for our shareholders as our teams continue to execute.”
Discussion of financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2026 (all comparisons are to second quarter 2025, unless otherwise noted):
Credit Quality
During the second quarter of 2026, the Company recorded net charge-offs of approximately $1.4 million, including a $729 thousand charge-off related to a previously disclosed borrower relationship that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection during June 2026. The relationship consists of five loans to four borrower entities with aggregate exposure of approximately $22 million to the Bank and is primarily secured by commercial real estate. The Company continues to evaluate the potential loss exposure associated with the relationship, monitor the bankruptcy proceedings, and assess underlying collateral values. Management believes the allowance for credit losses remains appropriate based on information currently available.
About Norwood Financial Corp
Norwood Financial Corp, through its subsidiary, Wayne Bank operates 33 Community Offices serving Wayne, Pike, Monroe, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Chester, Cumberland, and Lancaster Counties in Pennsylvania, along with Delaware, Sullivan, Otsego, Ontario, and Yates Counties in New York. The Company has total assets of $2.9 billion. The Company’s stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “NWFL”. For more information, visit wayne.bank.
Forward-Looking Statements
In addition to historical information, this earnings release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which describes the future plans, strategies and expectations of the Company. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “estimate,” “project,” “believe,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “assume,” “plan,” “seek,” “expect,” “will,” “may,” “should,” “indicate,” “would,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “target” and words of similar meaning. Forward-looking statements are based on our current beliefs and expectations and are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control. In addition, these forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions with respect to future business strategies and decisions that are subject to change. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on such statements. We are under no duty to and do not take any obligation to update any forward-looking statements after the date of this report. Those risks and uncertainties include, among other things, changes in federal and state laws, changes in interest rates, our ability to maintain strong credit quality metrics, our ability to have future performance, our ability to control core operating expenses and costs, demand for real estate, government fiscal and trade policies, cybersecurity and general economic conditions. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to those forward-looking statements which may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
Non-GAAP Measures
In addition to presenting information in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), this news release contains financial information determined by methods other than GAAP (non-GAAP). The following measures used in this release, which are commonly utilized by financial institutions, have not been specifically exempted by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and may constitute "non-GAAP financial measures" within the meaning of the SEC's rules.
The Company has provided in this news release supplemental disclosures for the calculation of Return on Average Assets, Return on Average Tangible Shareholders’ Equity, Basic Earnings per Share, Diluted Earnings per Share, Tangible Book Value and Pre Provision Net Revenue. Management believes that the non-GAAP financial measures disclosed by the Company from time to time are useful in evaluating the Company’s performance and that such information should be considered as supplemental in nature and not as a substitute for or superior to the related financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Our non-GAAP financial measures may differ from similar measures presented by other companies.