Cass Information Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CASS) (the Company or Cass) today reported its second quarter 2025 earnings as follows:

($ in thousands, except per share data)

Quarter
Ended
June 30, 2025

Quarter
Ended
March 31, 2025

Quarter
Ended
June 30, 2024

Six-Months
Ended
June 30, 2025

Six-Months
Ended
June 30, 2024

Net income

$

8,855

$

8,966

$

4,484

$

17,821

$

11,636

Diluted earnings per share

$

0.66

$

0.66

$

0.32

$

1.31

$

0.84

Return on average equity

15.35%

15.91%

8.01%

15.62%

10.36%

Return on average assets

1.48%

1.51%

0.78%

1.49%

1.00%

Net interest margin

3.78%

3.75%

3.32%

3.76%

3.29%

In announcing these results, Martin Resch, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, noted, “We continue to see year over year improvement in our quarterly results. The growth in interest-earning assets, combined with the continued improvement in net interest margin, is driving significant net interest income gains. This revenue improvement, combined with ongoing efficiency initiatives, led to the profitability growth reported.” Resch added, “The upward momentum in freight rates, the addition of enhanced freight product offerings and onboarding of new clients should provide support to fees. In addition, the successful closing of our TEM business sale will enable us to concentrate on our strengths in financial exchange and information processing and provide capital for other purposes.”

Second Quarter Financial Highlights

(All comparisons refer to the second quarter of 2024, except as noted)

  • Net income of $8.9 million, or $0.66 per diluted common share.
  • Return on average equity and assets of 15.35% and 1.48%, respectively.
  • Increase in net interest margin to 3.78% from 3.32%.
  • Increase in net interest income of $3.5 million, or 22.3%.
  • Closed on sale of the TEM business resulting in a gain on sale of $3.6 million, combined with a reduction of goodwill and other intangible assets of $5.1 million.
  • Sold $34.0 million of corporate investment securities yielding 2.29% at a pretax loss of $3.6 million in an effort to reposition the investment portfolio and improve the net interest margin in future periods.
  • Repurchased 140,269 shares of Company stock at weighted average price of $41.79.

Second Quarter 2025 Financial Commentary

On April 7, 2025, the Company signed an Asset Purchase Agreement providing for the sale of its Telecom Expense Management & Managed Mobility Services (“TEM”) business to Asignet USA Inc. The sale closed on June 30, 2025. The Company has applied discontinued operations accounting in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”), Topic 205-20, “Presentation of Financial Statements – Discontinued Operations,” to the assets and liabilities being sold related to the Company's TEM Business Unit as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, and for the periods ended June 30, 2025, March 31, 2025 and June 30, 2024, as applicable. All financial information in this earnings release is reported on a continuing operations basis, unless otherwise noted.

Transportation Invoice and Dollar Volumes – Transportation invoice volumes of 8.84 million declined 0.5% as compared to the second quarter of 2024 and increased 5.7% as compared to the first quarter of 2025. Transportation dollar volumes were $9.4 billion during the second quarter of 2025, increases of 3.2% as compared to the second quarter of 2024 and 8.4% as compared to the first quarter of 2025. The average dollars per invoice increased to $1,060 in the second quarter of 2025, compared to $1,034 in the first quarter of 2025 and $1,023 in the second quarter of 2024.

Facility Expense Invoice and Dollar Volumes – Facility expense invoice volumes of 4.1 million decreased 1.4% as compared to the second quarter of 2024. Facility expense dollar volumes totaled $5.5 billion during the second quarter of 2025, an increase of 16.1% as compared to the second quarter of 2024. The increase in dollar volumes was due to a combination of higher energy prices and onboarding new clients with high dollar volumes as compared to the related transaction count.

Processing Fees – Processing fees increased $266,000, or 1.6% over the same period in the prior year reflecting flat transportation and facility transaction volumes when comparing the periods.

Financial Fees – Financial fees, earned on a transactional level basis for invoice payment services when making customer payments, decreased $299,000, or 2.9%. The decrease in financial fees was primarily due to a decline in average payments in advance of funding of 17.4%.

Net Interest Income – Net interest income increased $3.5 million, or 22.3%. The increase in net interest income was attributable to the net interest margin improving to 3.78% as compared to 3.32% in the same period last year, in addition to an increase in average interest-earning assets of $131.9 million, or 6.7%.

The Company’s net interest margin improvement was driven by increases in the average yield on loans and investment securities of 38 and 18 basis points, respectively, combined with a decline in the average cost of total deposits of 38 basis points. The increase in loan yield was driven by loan growth at current market interest rates and continued maturing and re-pricing of existing fixed rate loans to current market interest rates. The decline in the cost of total deposits was driven by the reduction in short-term interest rates in the last four months of 2024. The Company generally benefits from a higher interest rate environment due to a large percentage of its funding sources being non-interest bearing.

Provision for Credit Losses - The Company recorded a provision of credit losses of $25,000 during the second quarter of 2025 as compared to $400,000 in the second quarter of 2024. The provision for credit losses for the second quarter of 2025 was largely driven by a $3.4 million increase in nonaccrual loans, partially offset by the decrease in total loans of $24.9 million, or 2.2%, as compared to March 31, 2025.

Loss on Sale of Investment Securities - The Company sold $34.0 million of corporate investment securities with a weighted-average yield of 2.29% at a loss of $3.6 million. These sales occurred at the end of June 2025. The proceeds from these sales will be redeployed into higher yielding interest-earning assets.

Personnel Expenses - Personnel expenses increased $1.5 million, or 5.7%. Salaries and commissions increased 1.2% as a result of merit increases and the December 2024 acquisition of AcuAudit, partially offset by a decrease in average full-time equivalent employees (“FTEs”) of 5.9% due to strategic investments in various technology initiatives. Share-based compensation and employee profit sharing increased $468,000 and $678,000, respectively, due to the improvement in earnings. Other benefits increased $304,000, or 7.1%, due to higher health insurance costs, partially offset by the decline in average FTEs.

Equipment Expense - Equipment expense increased $626,000 primarily due to an increase in depreciation expense on software related to recently completed technology initiatives.

Income from Discontinued Operations - Income from discontinued operations includes a $3.6 million gain on the sale of the TEM business. In addition, the TEM business recognized $1.5 million of other non-recurring fee income during the second quarter of 2025. The Company expects that ongoing consolidated earnings will be neutral from a profitability perspective as the projected net income of the TEM business is expected to be offset by increased interest income from the deployment of the purchase price of $18.0 million into interest-earning assets and the sale of below market yield corporate investment securities

Loans -When compared to March 31, 2025, ending loans decreased $24.9 million, or 2.2%. The Company elected not to replace runoff in its lease financing portfolio during the second quarter of 2025 to generate liquidity for other purposes. Ending loans have increased $35.0 million, or 3.2%, as compared to December 31, 2024.

Payments in Advance of Funding – Average payments in advance of funding decreased $37.0 million, or 17.4%, primarily due to the continued consolidation of freight carriers, partially offset by a 3.2% increase in transportation dollar volumes.

Deposits – Average deposits decreased $36.4 million, or 3.5%, when compared to the second quarter of 2024. The Company has experienced deposit attrition due to a decrease in the overall level of some larger commercial deposits due to client funding needs for acquisitions and other purposes.

Accounts and Drafts Payable - Average accounts and drafts payable increased $147.3 million, or 15.1%. The increase in these balances, which are non-interest bearing, are primarily reflective of the increase in facility and transportation dollar volumes of 16.1% and 3.2%, respectively. Accounts and drafts payable are a significant source of funding generated by payment float from transportation and facility clients.

Shareholders’ Equity - Total shareholders’ equity increased $6.6 million since March 31, 2025 as a result of net income of $8.9 million and a decrease in accumulated other comprehensive loss of $6.8 million primarily related to the fair value of available-for-sale investment securities, partially offset by the repurchase of Company stock of $5.9 million and dividends of $4.1 million.

On July 15, 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a quarterly dividend of $0.31 per share with the dividend payable on September 15, 2025 to shareholders of record on September 5, 2025. The Company’s Board of Directors also authorized the repurchase of up to 500,000 shares of common stock in future periods.

About Cass Information Systems

Cass Information Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of integrated information and payment management solutions. Cass enables enterprises to achieve visibility, control and efficiency in their supply chains, communications networks, facilities and other operations. Disbursing over $90 billion annually on behalf of clients, and with total assets of $2.3 billion, Cass is uniquely supported by Cass Commercial Bank. Founded in 1906 and a wholly owned subsidiary, Cass Commercial Bank provides sophisticated financial exchange services to the parent organization and its clients. Cass is part of the Russell 2000®. More information is available at www.cassinfo.com.

Forward Looking Information

This information contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include future financial and operating results, expectations, intentions, and other statements that are not historical facts. Such statements are based on current beliefs and expectations of the Company’s management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include the impact of economic and market conditions, inflationary pressures, risks of credit deterioration, interest rate changes, governmental actions, market volatility, security breaches and technology interruptions, energy prices and competitive factors, among others, as set forth in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Actual results may differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.

Note to Investors

The Company has used, and intends to continue using, the Investors portion of its website to disclose material non-public information and to comply with its disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. Accordingly, investors are encouraged to monitor Cass’s website in addition to following press releases, SEC filings, and public conference calls and webcasts.

Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited)

($ and numbers in thousands, except per share data)

Quarter
Ended
June 30, 2025

Quarter
Ended
March 31, 2025

Quarter
Ended
June 30, 2024

Six-Months
Ended
June 30, 2025

Six-Months
Ended
June 30, 2024

Processing fees

$

17,082

$

16,469

$

16,816

$

33,551

$

33,675

Financial fees

10,161

9,961

10,460

20,122

21,058

Total fee revenue

$

27,243

$

26,430

$

27,276

$

53,673

$

54,733

Interest and fees on loans

15,837

15,350

13,592

31,187

26,368

Interest and dividends on securities

4,799

4,147

4,382

8,946

8,819

Interest on short-term investments

3,003

3,893

3,267

6,895

7,708

Total interest income

$

23,639

$

23,390

$

21,241

$

47,028

$

42,895

Interest expense

4,164

4,116

5,312

8,280

10,490

Net interest income

$

19,475

$

19,274

$

15,929

$

38,748

$

32,405

Provision for credit losses

(25)

(905)

(400)

(930)

(495)

Loss on sale of investment securities

(3,558)

(18)

(13)

(3,576)

(13)

Other

1,263

1,626

1,185

2,889

2,452

Total revenues

$

44,398

$

46,407

$

43,977

$

90,804

$

89,082

Salaries and commissions

20,638

19,663

20,393

40,301

39,915

Share-based compensation

918

1,241

450

2,159

1,645

Employee profit sharing

1,583

1,502

901

3,085

2,351

Net periodic pension cost

--

--

191

--

386

Other benefits

4,613

4,873

4,309

9,486

8,854

Total personnel expenses

$

27,752

$

27,279

$

26,244

$

55,031

$

53,151

Occupancy

669

721

641

1,390

1,317

Equipment

2,562

2,294

1,936

4,856

3,767

Amortization of intangible assets

293

293

173

586

346

Bad debt (recovery) expense

--

(2,000)

1,288

(2,000)

1,288

Other

6,843

6,943

8,127

13,786

14,748

Total operating expenses

$

38,119

$

35,530

$

38,409

$

73,649

$

74,617

Income from continuing operations, before

income tax expense

$

6,279

$

10,877

$

5,568

$

17,155

$

14,465

Income tax expense

1,119

2,326

1,260

3,445

3,093

Net income from continuing operations

$

5,160

$

8,551

$

4,308

$

13,710

$

11,372

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax

3,695

415

176

4,111

264

Net income

$

8,855

$

8,966

$

4,484

$

17,821

$

11,636

Basic earnings per share from continuing

operations

$

.39

$

.64

$

.32

$

1.03

$

.84

Basic earnings per share from discontinued

operations

.28

.03

.01

.31

.02

Basic earnings per share

$

.67

$

.67

$

.33

$

1.34

$

.86

Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations

$

.38

$

.63

$

.31

$

1.01

$

.82

Diluted earnings per share from discontinued operations

.28

.03

.01

.30

.02

Diluted earnings per share

$

.66

$

.66

$

.32

$

1.31

$

.84

Share data:

Weighted-average common shares

outstanding

13,269

13,398

13,538

13,333

13,534

Weighted-average common shares

outstanding assuming

dilution

13,518

13,643

13,822

13,580

13,804

Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)

($ in thousands)

June 30, 2025

March 31, 2025

December 31, 2024

Assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

218,165

$

220,674

$

349,728

Securities available-for-sale, at fair value

599,541

576,510

528,021

Loans

1,117,004

1,141,874

1,081,989

Less: Allowance for credit losses

(14,296)

(14,286)

(13,395)

Loans, net

$

1,102,708

$

1,127,588

$

1,068,594

Payments in advance of funding

177,601

175,326

208,530

Premises and equipment, net

30,700

31,748

30,576

Investments in bank-owned life insurance

51,224

50,767

50,325

Goodwill and other intangible assets

20,493

20,786

21,247

Accounts and drafts receivable from customers

60,276

40,465

55,906

Other assets

55,310

60,536

67,741

Assets of discontinued operations

--

14,057

14,413

Total assets

$

2,316,018

$

2,318,457

$

2,395,081

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity:

Deposits

Non-interest bearing

$

370,606

$

363,798

$

251,230

Interest-bearing

633,189

636,277

716,686

Total deposits

$

1,003,795

$

1,000,075

$

967,916

Accounts and drafts payable

1,036,795

1,016,324

1,129,610

Other liabilities

34,606

48,823

46,211

Liabilities of discontinued operations

--

18,988

22,314

Total liabilities

$

2,075,196

$

2,084,210

$

2,166,051

Shareholders’ equity:

Common stock

$

7,753

$

7,753

$

7,753

Additional paid-in capital

204,842

203,755

205,593

Retained earnings

158,005

153,278

148,487

Common shares in treasury, at cost

(97,103)

(91,025)

(87,615)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(32,675)

(39,514)

(45,188)

Total shareholders’ equity

$

240,822

$

234,247

$

229,030

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$

2,316,018

$

2,318,457

$

2,395,081

Average Balances (unaudited)

($ in thousands)

Quarter
Ended
June 30, 2025

Quarter
Ended
March 31, 2025

Quarter
Ended
June 30, 2024

Six-Months
Ended
June 30, 2025

Six-Months
Ended
June 30, 2024

Average interest-earning assets

$

2,090,366

$

2,104,603

$

1,958,427

$

2,097,445

$

2,010,833

Average loans

1,125,899

1,109,526

1,039,461

1,117,758

1,027,854

Average securities available-for-sale

613,782

554,905

589,480

584,506

612,451

Average short-term investments

298,875

383,836

265,291

341,121

308,727

Average payments in advance of funding

176,191

173,590

213,185

174,898

203,761

Average assets

2,402,508

2,408,406

2,308,045

2,405,441

2,344,813

Average non-interest bearing deposits

393,054

405,183

407,079

399,085

427,489

Average interest-bearing deposits

615,921

628,214

638,328

622,034

634,975

Average interest-bearing liabilities

615,932

628,225

638,339

622,045

634,986

Average accounts and drafts payable

1,122,739

1,072,013

975,468

1,107,031

994,709

Average shareholders’ equity

$

231,414

$

228,615

$

225,265

$

230,022

$

225,967

Consolidated Financial Highlights (unaudited)

($ and numbers in thousands, except ratios and average full-time equivalent employees)

Quarter
Ended
June 30, 2025

Quarter
Ended
March 31, 2025

Quarter
Ended
June 30, 2024

Six-Months
Ended
June 30, 2025

Six-Months
Ended
June 30, 2024

Return on average equity

15.35

%

15.91

%

8.01

%

15.62

%

10.36

%

Return on average assets

1.48

%

1.51

%

0.78

%

1.49

%

1.00

%

Net interest margin (1)

3.78

%

3.75

%

3.32

%

3.76

%

3.29

%

Average interest-earning assets yield (1)

4.58

%

4.54

%

4.41

%

4.56

%

4.34

%

Average loan yield

5.64

%

5.61

%

5.26

%

5.63

%

5.16

%

Average investment securities yield (1)

3.02

%

2.86

%

2.84

%

2.95

%

2.77

%

Average short-term investment yield

4.03

%

4.11

%

4.95

%

4.08

%

5.02

%

Average cost of total deposits

1.66

%

1.62

%

2.04

%

1.64

%

1.99

%

Average cost of interest-bearing deposits

2.71

%

2.66

%

3.35

%

2.68

%

3.32

%

Allowance for credit losses to loans

1.28

%

1.25

%

1.28

%

1.28

%

1.28

%

Non-performing loans to total loans

0.30

%

--

%

--

%

0.30

%

--

%

Net loan charge-offs to loans

--

%

--

%

--

%

--

%

--

%

Common equity tier 1 ratio

14.82

%

14.11

%

14.32

%

14.82

%

14.32

%

Total risk-based capital ratio

15.67

%

14.94

%

15.08

%

15.67

%

15.08

%

Leverage ratio

10.62

%

10.39

%

11.32

%

10.62

%

11.32

%

(1) Yields are presented on tax-equivalent basis assuming a tax rate of 21%.

Transportation invoice volume

8,837

8,355

8,879

17,192

17,649

Transportation dollar volume

$

9,370,535

$

8,643,138

$

9,081,343

$

18,013,673

$

18,020,989

Facility expense transaction volume

4,141

4,225

4,197

8,366

8,311

Facility expense dollar volume

$

5,513,143

$

5,822,935

$

4,750,511

$

11,366,078

$

9,766,719

Average full-time equivalent employees

989

1,008

1,051

999

1,048

Assets and Liabilities of Discontinued Operations (unaudited)

($ in thousands)

June 30, 2025

March 31, 2025

December 31, 2024

Assets:

Premises and equipment, net

$

--

$

3,605

$

3,598

Goodwill and other intangible assets, net

--

5,102

5,112

Other assets

--

5,350

5,703

Assets of discontinued operations

$

--

$

14,057

$

14,413

Liabilities:

Accounts and drafts payable

--

16,465

19,665

Other liabilities

--

2,523

2,649

Liabilities of discontinued operations

$

--

$

18,988

$

22,314

Income from Discontinued Operations (unaudited)

($ in thousands)

Quarter
Ended
June 30, 2025

Quarter
Ended
March 31, 2025

Quarter
Ended
June 30, 2024

Six-Months
Ended
June 30, 2025

Six-Months
Ended
June 30, 2024

Revenue:

Processing fees

$

3,807

$

3,823

$

3,941

$

7,630

$

8,178

Financial fees

475

413

169

888

348

Other fees

1,454

382

503

1,836

660

Gain on sale of TEM business

3,550

--

--

3,550

--

Total revenue

9,286

4,618

4,613

13,904

9,186

Operating expense:

Salaries and commissions

2,858

2,756

2,965

5,614

5,969

Share-based compensation

(16

)

43

24

28

56

Other benefits

525

616

624

1,141

1,288

Total personnel expenses

3,367

3,415

3,613

6,783

7,313

Occupancy

180

181

185

361

370

Equipment

49

51

51

100

102

Amortization of intangible assets

9

9

9

18

27

Other

754

434

527

1,186

1,035

Total operating expense

4,359

4,090

4,385

8,448

8,847

Income from discontinued operations,

before income tax expense

4,927

528

228

5,456

339

Income tax expense

1,232

113

52

1,345

74

Net income from discontinued operations

$

3,695

$

415

$

176

$

4,111

$

265

Other Information from Discontinued Operations (unaudited)

($ and numbers in thousands, except average full-time equivalent employees)

Quarter
Ended
June 30, 2025

Quarter
Ended
March 31, 2025

Quarter
Ended
June 30, 2024

Six-Months
Ended
June 30, 2025

Six-Months
Ended
June 30, 2024

Facility expense transaction volume

126

133

139

259

289

Facility expense dollar volume

$

244,782

$

256,844

$

288,772

$

501,626

$

602,130

Average full-time equivalent employees

116

129

151

123

149

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