Landmark Bancorp Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

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Key Takeaways

  • Positive Sentiment: Record second-quarter revenue and stronger profitability were reported, with revenue of $19.2 million, EPS of $0.88, ROA of 1.35%, and ROE of 13.23%.
  • Positive Sentiment: Core deposits grew by $11.0 million, while the total cost of deposits improved to 1.3%; Landmark reduced more expensive brokered deposits and increased use of Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings.
  • Positive Sentiment: Gross loans increased modestly to approximately $1.1 billion, led by construction and land development, commercial, and agricultural lending. Management expressed cautious optimism about building on this growth in the second half, supported by new commercial lenders and customer wins.
  • Positive Sentiment: Management expects the net interest margin to remain around 4.20% for the rest of the year, aided by lower funding costs, growth in non-interest-bearing deposits, and reinvestment of maturing securities at higher yields.
  • Negative Sentiment: Non-performing loans rose $2.7 million to $13.1 million, or 1.18% of gross loans, due largely to one agricultural and one commercial relationship. Net charge-offs also increased to 0.17% of average loans, although management said both remain manageable and the allowance was maintained at 1.15% of gross loans.
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Earnings Conference Call
Landmark Bancorp Q2 2026
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Operator

Thank you for standing by. My name is Carly, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Landmark Bancorp, Inc. Q2 earnings call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. After the speaker's remarks, there will be a question-and-answer session. If you would like to ask a question during this time, simply press star followed by the number one on your telephone keypad. If you would like to withdraw your question, press star one again. Thank you. I would now like to turn the conference over to Shelley Reed, Head of Investor Relations. You may begin.

Shelley Reed
Shelley Reed
Head of Corporate Strategy and Development and Investor Relations at Landmark Bancorp

Thanks, Carly. Good morning, everyone, welcome to Landmark Bancorp Q2 earnings conference call. My name is Shelley Reed. I'm the Head of Corporate Strategy and Development and Investor Relations. Joining me today are several members of our executive leadership team, including our President and CEO, Abigail Wendel, Chief Financial Officer, Mark Herpich, and Chief Credit Officer, Raymond McLanahan. During today's call, we may make statements that constitute projections, plans, objectives, future performance, beliefs, expectations, or similar forward-looking statements. These statements involve risks and uncertainties which should be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements, undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. We caution that such statements are predictions only and that actual results may differ materially.

Shelley Reed
Shelley Reed
Head of Corporate Strategy and Development and Investor Relations at Landmark Bancorp

We include more information on these factors in our earnings release furnished with our Form 8-K yesterday, as well as our Form 10-K and Form 10-Q filings and subsequent filings with the SEC. Additionally, all statements, including forward-looking statements, speak only as of the date they're made, Landmark undertakes no obligation to update any statement in light of new information or future events. Also, our remarks may reference certain non-GAAP financial metrics we believe provide useful information to investors. Additional disclosures regarding non-GAAP metrics, including the reconciliation of those non-GAAP metrics to GAAP, are contained in our earnings release, which we filed yesterday with the SEC and are also available on the investor section of our website at banklandmark.com.

Shelley Reed
Shelley Reed
Head of Corporate Strategy and Development and Investor Relations at Landmark Bancorp

We caution that these non-GAAP financial metrics should not be viewed as a substitute for operating results determined in accordance with GAAP as contained in our earnings release and other filings with the SEC. A replay of this call will be available through August 6, 2026. Access information can be found in our earnings release. I will now turn the conference call over to our President and Chief Executive Officer, Abigail Wendel.

Abigail Wendel
Abigail Wendel
President and CEO at Landmark Bancorp

Thanks, Shelley. Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us today. I am pleased to report that Landmark delivered strong Q2 2026 financial results. Highlights from these results included record revenue and increased profitability, driven by continued execution of our disciplined growth strategy. Q2 revenue increased to a record $19.2 million, driven by higher net interest income and increased gain on sale revenue. Earnings per share increased to $0.88, return on average assets improved to 1.35%, and return on average equity increased to 13.23%. I'm pleased with these results, which reflect the strength of our relationship-based banking model, disciplined pricing strategies, and prudent balance sheet management. Landmark's commercial lending teams found opportunities to win new and expand existing customer relationships within markets we serve in the Q2.

Abigail Wendel
Abigail Wendel
President and CEO at Landmark Bancorp

Their efforts resulted in positive loan growth in commercial and agricultural related portfolios. Compared to the Q1 of 2026, commercial loan payoffs moderated during the Q2, also contributing to the quarter-over-quarter growth in these portfolios. We remain cautiously optimistic, however, about our growth outlook for the H2 of the year. Competition remains strong across the markets we serve, not only for customer relationships, but also for talent. As part of our growth initiative, we are investing in practices to acquire, develop, and retain exceptional talent to strengthen our portfolio management capabilities and drive future relationship-based growth. During the quarter, for example, we elevated an internal candidate to lead commercial banking in our Central, Western, and Southeastern Kansas regions, who's reporting directly to me. These regions represent important markets for Landmark, and this investment reinforces our long-term commitment to the customers and communities we serve.

Abigail Wendel
Abigail Wendel
President and CEO at Landmark Bancorp

These investments in leadership and talent are supporting growth across our footprint, including in larger metro areas like the Kansas City metropolitan market, where we continue to successfully expand our customer base. Moving to deposits, total deposits declined $17.7 million from the end of the Q1, primarily due to a $28.7 million reduction in broker deposits. Core deposits, which represents total deposits excluding broker deposits, increased $11.0 million during the quarter, representing an annualized linked quarter growth rate of 3.4%. Non-interest-bearing deposits represented 29.2% of total deposits on June 30, while our total cost of deposits improved to 1.3%, reflecting the benefits of our disciplined adjustments to our funding strategy.

Abigail Wendel
Abigail Wendel
President and CEO at Landmark Bancorp

Growing our core deposit franchise remains a strategic priority, and we are focused on acquiring new customers and expanding full-service banking relationships across all business lines. Turning to asset quality, which Mark and Raymond will discuss in greater detail later in the call, non-performing loans increased by $2.7 million during the Q2 to $13.1 million, yet net charge-offs remains low at 0.17% of average loans compared to 0.13% of average loans in the Q1 of 2026. As we monitor our loan portfolio, we are doing so with a bias toward action and proactively addressing security and credit. As we elevate expectations across the board, we are strengthening our credit culture simultaneously. We are proactively addressing credits that no longer meet our credit risk profile and strengthening the overall quality of the loan portfolio.

Abigail Wendel
Abigail Wendel
President and CEO at Landmark Bancorp

Before turning the call over to Mark, I would also like to highlight the continued strength of our balance sheet and the growth in our tangible equity. During the quarter, tangible book value per share increased to $21.76, representing annualized linked quarter growth of 16.8%. Tangible common equity to assets increased to 8.44%. The board of directors declared a cash dividend of $0.21 per share, payable on August 27th, 2026, to shareholders of record as of August 13th, 2026. This dividend marks the company's 100th consecutive quarterly cash dividend since the formation of the holding company in 2001, underscoring our longstanding commitment to delivering value to shareholders. I will now turn the call over to Mark Herpich, our Chief Financial Officer, who will discuss our financial results in greater detail.

Mark Herpich
Mark Herpich
CFO at Landmark Bancorp

Thanks, Abby, and good morning to everyone. While Abby has just provided a highlight of our overall strong financial performance this year, I'll provide some further detail on our Q2 results. Net income in the Q2 of 2026 totaled $5.4 million, compared to $5.1 million in the Q1 of 2026, mainly due to continued growth in net interest income and gain on sale of loans income. In the Q2 of 2026, net interest income totaled $15.1 million, an increase of $57,000 compared to the Q1 of 2026, driven by increased investment portfolio yields and lower funding costs. Net interest income also grew $1.4 million compared to the same period of the prior year. Total interest income on investments increased $124,000 as compared to the prior quarter to $3.1 million due to higher yields on investments, improving from 3.55% to 3.66%.

Mark Herpich
Mark Herpich
CFO at Landmark Bancorp

Average loans decreased by $3.2 million in the Q2 of 2026, while tax equivalent yields on the loan portfolio declined slightly to 6.31%, due in part to the $2.7 million increase in nonaccrual loans. Interest expense on deposits in the Q2 of 2026 decreased $262,000 from the prior quarter due to lower cost of deposits, while average deposit balances decreased to $1.3 billion in the Q2. The decline in deposits relates to a reduction in the level of broker deposits as we strategically elected to utilize our Federal Home Loan Bank borrowing line more heavily during the Q2. Excluding these broker deposits, our core deposits actually grew by $11.0 million. The average rate on interest-bearing deposits decreased 8-basis points to 1.82% compared to the prior quarter, mainly due to lower rates on deposits.

Mark Herpich
Mark Herpich
CFO at Landmark Bancorp

Interest expense on borrowed funds increased by $208,000 compared to the prior quarter due to higher average balances, which were partially offset by lower borrowing rates. The average rate on other borrowed funds decreased 31-basis points to 4.54% in the Q2 as a result of the lower short-term rates. Landmark's net interest margin on a tax equivalent basis declined 2-basis points to 4.22% in the Q2 of 2026 as compared to the Q1 of 2026 and improved 39-basis points as compared to the Q2 of 2025. Non-interest income totaled $4.1 million this quarter, an increase of $331,000 compared to the prior quarter, and an increase of $469,000 compared to the Q2 of 2025.

Mark Herpich
Mark Herpich
CFO at Landmark Bancorp

The increase in comparison to the prior quarter resulted primarily from a $356,000 increase in gains on sale of loans due to an increase in the volume of loans sold in the secondary market during the Q2 of 2026. Non-interest expense for the Q2 of 2026 totaled $12.0 million, an increase of $63,000 compared to the prior quarter. This increase related primarily to increases of $487,000 in professional fees and $246,000 in compensation and benefits expense, which were partially offset by decreases of $364,000 in other expense and $243,000 in occupancy and equipment expense. The increase in professional fees related primarily to forensic accounting and one-time legal costs associated with previously disclosed fraudulent activity by a non-executive officer, along with an increase in talent recruitment and development costs.

Mark Herpich
Mark Herpich
CFO at Landmark Bancorp

The decrease in other expense was primarily related to $433,000 of fraud losses recognized during the Q1, as previously disclosed. The recorded fraud loss excludes any potential insurance recoveries we may receive. This quarter, we recorded tax expense of $1.3 million, resulting in an effective tax rate of 19.7%, as compared to tax expense of $1.3 million in the Q1 of 2026 for an effective tax rate of 19.8%. Gross loans, including net deferred fees and loans in process, increased to $4.4 million in the current quarter compared to the previous quarter and totaled $1.1 billion at quarter end. Average loans declined by $3.2 million in the current quarter as compared to the prior quarter.

Mark Herpich
Mark Herpich
CFO at Landmark Bancorp

As of June 30th, 2026, we experienced increases in our construction and land development portfolio of $4.5 million, our commercial loan portfolio of $2.8 million, and our agricultural loan portfolio of $1.5 million, which were partially offset by a $4.5 million decrease in our residential real estate portfolio. Investment securities decreased $1.3 million during the Q2 of 2026, mainly due to maturities slightly exceeding our level of purchases. Our investment portfolio has an average duration of 4.2 years, with projected 12-month cash flow of $78.6 million at a roll-off yield of less than 3%, which is lower than current yields available on new investments purchased. Unrealized net losses on our investment portfolio decreased by $1.5 million during the quarter to $7.6 million as a result of lower interest rates.

Mark Herpich
Mark Herpich
CFO at Landmark Bancorp

Deposits totaled $1.3 billion on June 30th, 2026, a decrease of $17.7 million in the Q2 compared to the prior quarter. This quarter, certificates of deposits declined by $33.5 million, of which $28.8 million was related to lower brokered CDs, as we were able to leverage slightly lower costs of funding from other borrowing sources like the Federal Home Loan Bank. The broker deposit decreases were offset by growth in core customer deposits, most notably a $12.8 million increase in non-interest-bearing deposits and $6.7 million growth in money market and checking account balances. Our total borrowings increased by $15.7 million during the quarter, as we reduced our broker deposit balances in connection with the previously discussed transition to less expensive short-term borrowing sources. Our loan-to-deposit ratio totaled 83.5% on June 30th and continues to provide sufficient liquidity to fund expected future loan growth.

Mark Herpich
Mark Herpich
CFO at Landmark Bancorp

Stockholders' equity increased $5.2 million during the Q2 to $166.9 million on June 30th, 2026, and our book value increased to $27.35 per share on June 30th, compared to $26.50 on March 31. The increase in stockholders' equity this quarter mainly resulted from net earnings from the quarter, along with a decrease in other comprehensive losses. Our consolidated and bank regulatory capital ratios as of June 30th, 2026, are strong and exceed the regulatory levels required to be considered well-capitalized. Let me turn the call over to Raymond to review highlights of our loan portfolio and credit risk outlook.

Raymond McLanahan
Raymond McLanahan
Chief Credit Officer at Landmark Bancorp

Thank you, Mark, and good morning to everyone. As discussed, overall loan balances grew modestly during the Q2. Total gross loans, including net deferred fees and loans in process, ended the quarter at approximately $1.1 billion, increasing $4.4 million from the prior quarter. As you can see in our earnings release, and as Mark mentioned earlier during this call, we enjoyed growth in construction and land, commercial, and agricultural loans. Excluding the decline in one to four family residential real estate loan balances, the portfolio grew 4% annualized over the linked quarter. We continue to thrive in working with high-quality operators and remain focused on disciplined growth, strong underwriting standards, and pursuit of opportunities that align with our long-term credit strategy.

Raymond McLanahan
Raymond McLanahan
Chief Credit Officer at Landmark Bancorp

Turning to credit quality, non-performing loans increased during the quarter to $13.1 million, or 1.18% of gross loans, compared to $10.4 million, or 0.94% of gross loans, at the end of the Q1. The increase was largely attributed to two borrower relationships that migrated to non-accrual status during the quarter. These credits continue to receive heightened attention from management as we work toward the resolution of each relationship. Loans delinquent 30 to 89 days and still accruing interest totaled $6.3 million, or 0.57%, of gross loans on June 30th, compared to $7.4 million, or 0.68%, on March 31st. While we continue to monitor these relationships closely, the decline in early-stage delinquencies is an encouraging trend and reflects progress on several borrower-specific situations. Net loan charge-offs during the Q2 totaled $452,000, compared to $349,000 during the Q1.

Raymond McLanahan
Raymond McLanahan
Chief Credit Officer at Landmark Bancorp

On an annualized basis, net charge-offs represented approximately 0.17% of average loans, compared to 0.13% of average loans during the prior quarter. Historically, we have enjoyed low net charge-off rates, and while charge-offs increased modestly during the quarter, they remain manageable relative to the size of the portfolio. Allowance for credit losses totaled $12.7 million, or 1.15% of gross loans on June 30th, consistent with the prior quarter. We recorded a $500,000 provision for credit losses during the quarter and believe the allowance remains appropriate based on the composition of the portfolio, identified credit trends, and our ongoing review process. While non-performing loans increased during the quarter due to a limited number of borrower-specific situations that we have been actively monitoring and managing, the increases were partially offset by progress made on other credits.

Raymond McLanahan
Raymond McLanahan
Chief Credit Officer at Landmark Bancorp

Our focus remains on timely identification of emerging issues, proactive portfolio management, and working towards the resolution of challenged credits. With that, I thank you. I'll turn the call back over to Abby.

Abigail Wendel
Abigail Wendel
President and CEO at Landmark Bancorp

Thank you, Raymond. We'll now pause for a brief Q&A session.

Operator

As a reminder, if you would like to ask a question at this time, please press star followed by the number one on your telephone keypad. At this time, I'm sorry, we do have a question from the line of John Rodis with Brean Capital.

John Rodis
John Rodis
Analyst at Brean Capital

Hey, good morning, everybody. Hope you're doing well. Good morning, Abby. Abby, in your prepared remarks, talking about loan growth, I think I wrote down, you said, cautiously optimistic about growth going forward. Do you think you can build on the growth you saw in the Q2 and maybe improve that a little bit in the H2 of the year, what are the puts and takes to that?

Abigail Wendel
Abigail Wendel
President and CEO at Landmark Bancorp

Yeah, that's a great question, John. Thank you for asking, and thanks for joining our call this morning. I also mentioned we're finding opportunities, both winning new customer relationships and expanding on ones that we've enjoyed for many years. The other dynamic to this is that we're onboarding a number of new commercial lenders out across our footprint. Those things indicate, and I'll point back to cautious optimism around building on the growth that we enjoyed in the Q2. As you saw, we did have some nice activity both in the commercial space, commercial-focused mortgages, I guess you could say too, some ag, and really it was offset by some declines, which was a strategic decision, not putting on more mortgages on the balance sheet, allowing those payoffs to roll down, leaving room for more opportunities on the commercial side of our business.

Abigail Wendel
Abigail Wendel
President and CEO at Landmark Bancorp

Without giving specific numbers, I feel really good about it. We just want to be steady. We want to be prudent. We want to work through the things that we have right in front of us. We think we have a really nice value proposition for owner-operated businesses across our footprint.

John Rodis
John Rodis
Analyst at Brean Capital

Okay. Makes sense. Thank you. Then, I think Raymond said the increase in non-performing assets was related to two relationships. Can you maybe, to the extent you can, give any more detail as far what type of loans those were?

Raymond McLanahan
Raymond McLanahan
Chief Credit Officer at Landmark Bancorp

Yeah, John. One of them was an ag borrower relationship, and the other one is a commercial relationship. Relative to both of those, they've been on our radar for some time, and we're working through the resolution of both of those credits. As far as do we feel like there's any potential exposure relative to those, we're not seeing that at this time relative to those. We feel good about where they are and our ability to work out of them.

John Rodis
John Rodis
Analyst at Brean Capital

Okay. Thank you. Then Mark, maybe just a quick question for you on the margins. The margin was down two basis points from the Q1, but still pretty strong. Do you think, all things equal, if the Fed does nothing, do you think you can kind of hold the margin in the, call it 420 area for the H2 of the year?

Mark Herpich
Mark Herpich
CFO at Landmark Bancorp

At the risk of stealing Abby's comment of cautiously optimistic, I am cautiously optimistic that we can stay in that 420 range, John. I think that we had some non-accruals that we kind of forced a hand on during the Q2 that impacted our decrease from Q1 to Q2, and I think we'll be able to hold in there for the rest of the year.

Abigail Wendel
Abigail Wendel
President and CEO at Landmark Bancorp

I might just add a little bit to that. I think Mark's comments are spot on, especially with respect to on the interest income side. We also saw some nice growth in the Q2, relatively speaking, on the non-interest-bearing checking account acquisitions. We have a new leader and some new programming for our retail branches, and they've had some nice wins. If we can continue on that trend, that definitely would help our margin overall or help it hang in there, I guess I would say. That's the only thing I would add beyond what Mark was saying.

Mark Herpich
Mark Herpich
CFO at Landmark Bancorp

As we alluded in my comments, I guess we continue to have the investment portfolio opportunity to have yields that are coming off in the 3% or lower get reinvested in the mid 4% range. That's going to be helpful the rest of the year as well.

John Rodis
John Rodis
Analyst at Brean Capital

Yep. Okay. Makes sense. Thank you, everybody. Have a nice day.

Abigail Wendel
Abigail Wendel
President and CEO at Landmark Bancorp

Thanks, John.

Operator

There are no further questions at this time. I'll now turn the call back over to Abby Wendel for any closing remarks.

Abigail Wendel
Abigail Wendel
President and CEO at Landmark Bancorp

Thank you. We are pleased with our performance in the H1 of 2026, which reflects continued earnings growth, strong profitability, and disciplined expense management. Looking ahead, we remain focused on strengthening customer relationships, developing our talented associates, improving operational efficiency, and pursuing strategic growth opportunities that align with our long-term objectives. Every day, I see Landmark associates sharing knowledge, training coworkers, solving problems, and helping one another succeed. Those efforts may not always be highlighted on the balance sheet, but they are the foundation that drives our long-term success and long-term value creation. I want to thank our associates for their dedication and commitment to our customers, communities, and shareholders. If you have any questions regarding today's call, please refer to our earnings release for investor relations and CFO contact information. Thank you for joining us today and for your continued interest in Landmark.

Abigail Wendel
Abigail Wendel
President and CEO at Landmark Bancorp

We look forward to updating you on our progress next quarter.

Operator

Ladies and gentlemen, that concludes today's call. Thank you for joining. You may now disconnect.

Executives
    • Shelley Reed
      Shelley Reed
      Head of Corporate Strategy and Development and Investor Relations
    • Abigail Wendel
      Abigail Wendel
      President and CEO
    • Mark Herpich
      Mark Herpich
      CFO
    • Raymond McLanahan
      Raymond McLanahan
      Chief Credit Officer
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