BVFL Q2 print: $0.42 per share, NIM at 4.58% as FHLB debt clears
BV Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: BVFL), the Baltimore-based holding company for BayVanguard Bank, printed second-quarter net income of $3.5 million, or $0.42 per diluted share, for the three months ended June 30, 2026, against $2.9 million, or $0.29 per diluted share, a year earlier. Net interest margin for the period reached 4.58%, expanding 22 basis points from the 4.36% reported in Q2 2025. The full payoff of $35.0 million in Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta borrowings during the quarter removed that debt from the balance sheet and trimmed interest expense by $0.3 million.
Key takeaways
- BV Financial (NASDAQ: BVFL) reported Q2 2026 net income of $3.5 million, or $0.42 per diluted share, up from $2.9 million, or $0.29, a year earlier.
- Net interest margin expanded 22 basis points to 4.58% in Q2 2026 from 4.36% in Q2 2025.
- The company fully paid off $35.0 million in Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta borrowings during the quarter, trimming interest expense by $0.3 million.
- Total assets fell 3.76% to $877.9 million and loans receivable shrank 5.9% to $710.6 million from year-end 2025.
- Return on average assets was 1.54% and return on average equity was 7.56% for the quarter.
BV Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: BVFL), the Baltimore-based holding company for BayVanguard Bank, printed second-quarter net income of $3.5 million, or $0.42 per diluted share, for the three months ended June 30, 2026, against $2.9 million, or $0.29 per diluted share, a year earlier. Net interest margin for the period reached 4.58%, expanding 22 basis points from the 4.36% reported in Q2 2025. The full payoff of $35.0 million in Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta borrowings during the quarter removed that debt from the balance sheet and trimmed interest expense by $0.3 million.
Net interest income and adjusted metrics
Net interest income came in at $9.5 million for the quarter, up from $9.2 million in Q2 2025. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, net interest income totaled $18.6 million against $17.8 million in the comparable 2025 period; the half-year margin was 4.47% versus 4.24%.
Adjusted net income, a non-GAAP measure, was $3.9 million, or $0.47 per diluted share, for Q2 2026, compared with $3.7 million, or $0.37 per diluted share, in Q2 2025. Operating Pre-Provision Net Revenue came in at $5.2 million, or $0.63 per diluted share, against $5.4 million, or $0.54 per diluted share, in Q2 2025. Six-month OPPNR was $10.1 million, or $1.22 per diluted share, versus $9.6 million, or $0.97 per diluted share.
Year-to-date net income tells a different story: $4.6 million, or $0.55 per diluted share, against $5.0 million, or $0.50 per diluted share. A $2.2 million executive transition charge recorded in the first quarter explains the gap.
Balance sheet contraction
Total assets fell to $877.9 million at June 30, 2026, down $34.3 million (3.76%) from $912.2 million at December 31, 2025. Loans receivable shrank $44.3 million, or 5.9%, to $710.6 million. The steepest declines came in construction and land, off $12.6 million, and commercial investor real estate, off $10.6 million. Cash and cash equivalents rose $13.2 million, or 23.7%, to $68.9 million as loan pay-offs outpaced the FHLB repayment.
Deposits held essentially flat at $675.9 million versus $676.1 million at year-end 2025. Non-accrual loans rose $1.1 million to $3.4 million. The company recorded a $216,000 reversal in the provision for credit losses for the quarter.
Capital and expense lines
BVFL repurchased 230,000 shares at an average price of $20.03 during the quarter. Total buybacks for the six-month period reached $6.6 million, leaving stockholders' equity at $183.2 million, down $0.6 million from $183.8 million at year-end as repurchases offset net income and stock compensation.
Noninterest expense fell to $5.5 million from $5.8 million in Q2 2025, driven by a $506,000 reduction in compensation and benefits on lower staffing. Occupancy costs rose $97,000 after a water-leak repair at a branch location. The company also recorded a $135,000 write-down on a former branch to estimated sales proceeds. Return on average assets was 1.54% and return on average equity was 7.56% for the quarter.
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Filed by the macro desk of MarketPR on July 24, 2026. Source: sec.gov. Indicative figures are not investment advice.