MIAMI, Oct. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- USCB Financial Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: USCB), the holding company for U.S. Century Bank (the “Bank”), reported net income of $8.9 million or $0.45 per fully diluted share for the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared with net income of $6.9 million or $0.35 per fully diluted share for the same period in 2024.

“This marks our third consecutive quarter of record fully diluted earnings per share, reflecting the consistency and resilience of our operating model,” said Luis de la Aguilera, Chairman, President and CEO. “Our profitability ratios place us among the top performing peers in the industry, while our credit metrics and efficiency continue to compare favorably to peers. These results reflect disciplined execution and a continued focus on long-term value creation.”

Unless otherwise stated, all percentage comparisons in the bullet points below are calculated at or for the quarter ended September 30, 2025 compared to at or for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 and annualized where appropriate.

Profitability

Balance Sheet

Asset Quality

Non-interest Income and Non-interest Expense

Capital

Conference Call and Webcast

The Company will host a conference call on Friday, October 24, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the Company’s unaudited financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. To access the conference call, dial (833) 816-1416 (U.S. toll-free) and ask to join the USCB Financial Holdings Call.

Additionally, interested parties can listen to a live webcast of the call in the “Investor Relations” section of the Company’s website at www.uscentury.com. An archived version of the webcast will be available in the same location shortly after the live call has ended.

About USCB Financial Holdings, Inc.

USCB Financial Holdings, Inc. is the bank holding company for U.S. Century Bank. Established in 2002, U.S. Century Bank is one of the largest community banks headquartered in Miami, and one of the largest community banks in the State of Florida. U.S. Century Bank is rated 5-Stars by BauerFinancial, the nation’s leading independent bank rating firm. U.S. Century Bank offers customers a wide range of financial products and services and supports numerous community organizations, including the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, the South Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and ChamberSouth. For more information about us or to find a banking center near you, please call (305) 715-5200 or visit www.uscentury.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This earnings release may contain statements that are not historical in nature and are intended to be, and are hereby identified as, forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provided by Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are those that are not historical facts. The words “may,” “will,” “anticipate,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “expect,” “aim,” “plan,” “estimate,” “seek,” “continue,” and “intend,”, the negative of these terms, as well as other similar words and expressions of the future, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements related to our projected growth, anticipated future financial performance, and management’s long-term performance goals, as well as statements relating to the anticipated effects on our results of operations and financial condition from expected or potential developments or events, or business and growth strategies, including anticipated internal growth and potential balance sheet restructuring.

These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to:

All forward-looking statements are necessarily only estimates of future results, and there can be no assurance  that actual results will not differ materially from expectations. Therefore, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Further, forward-looking statements included in this earnings release are made only as of the date hereof, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, unless required to do so under the federal securities laws. You should also review the risk factors described in the reports the Company has filed or will file with the SEC.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This earnings release includes financial information determined by methods other than in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). This financial information includes certain operating performance measures. Management has included these non-GAAP measures because it believes these measures may provide useful supplemental information for evaluating the Company’s operations and underlying performance trends. Further, management uses these measures in managing and evaluating the Company’s business and intends to refer to them in discussions about our operations and performance. Operating performance measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative to or substitute for, measures determined in accordance with GAAP, and are not necessarily comparable to non-GAAP measures that may be presented by other companies. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures can be found in the ‘Non-GAAP Reconciliation Tables’ included in the exhibits to this earnings release.

All numbers included in this press release are unaudited unless otherwise noted.

Contacts:

Investor Relations
InvestorRelations@uscentury.com 

Media Relations
Martha Guerra-Kattou
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USCB FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
            
 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2025  2024 2025  2024
Interest income:           
Loans, including fees$32,866  $29,819 $95,057  $84,479
Investment securities 3,522   2,754  9,978   8,634
Interest-bearing deposits in financial institutions 1,332   989  2,817   3,953
Total interest income 37,720   33,562  107,852   97,066
Interest expense:           
Interest-bearing checking deposits 286   411  909   1,171
Savings and money market deposits 10,343   10,064  29,088   30,529
Time deposits 5,036   3,391  13,297   9,907
FHLB advances 377   1,587  2,731   4,881
Subordinated notes 404   -  404   -
Total interest expense 16,446   15,453  46,429   46,488
Net interest income before provision for credit losses 21,274   18,109  61,423   50,578
Provision for credit losses 105   931  1,817   2,127
Net interest income after provision for credit losses 21,169   17,178  59,606   48,451
Non-interest income:           
Service fees 2,661   2,544  7,394   6,172
(Loss) gain on sale of securities available for sale, net (28)  -  (28)  14
Gain on sale of loans held for sale, net 128   109  804   593
Other non-interest income 923   785  2,600   2,334
Total non-interest income 3,684   3,438  10,770   9,113
Non-interest expense:           
Salaries and employee benefits 7,909   7,200  23,499   20,863
Occupancy 1,382   1,341  4,003   3,921
Regulatory assessments and fees 377   452  1,194   1,361
Consulting and legal fees 585   161  1,041   1,016
Network and information technology services 656   513  1,725   1,499
Other operating expense 2,139   1,787  6,272   5,528
Total non-interest expense 13,048   11,454  37,734   34,188
Net income before income tax expense 11,805   9,162  32,642   23,376
Income tax expense 2,866   2,213  7,905   5,606
Net income$8,939  $6,949 $24,737  $17,770
Per share information:           
Net income per common share, basic$0.46  $0.35 $1.25  $0.90
Net income per common share, diluted$0.45  $0.35 $1.23  $0.90
Cash dividends declared$0.10  $0.05 $0.30  $0.15
Weighted average shares outstanding:           
Common shares, basic 19,524,798   19,621,447  19,866,514   19,653,103
Common shares, diluted 19,755,820   19,825,211  20,106,050   19,761,242

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 USCB FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
 SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)
 (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
                
  As of or For the Three Months Ended
  9/30/2025 6/30/2025 3/31/2025 12/31/2024 9/30/2024
Income statement data:
              
Net interest income before provision for credit losses
$21,274  $21,034  $19,115  $19,358  $18,109 
Provision for credit losses
 105   1,031   681   1,030   931 
Net interest income after provision for credit losses
 21,169   20,003   18,434   18,328   17,178 
Service fees
 2,661   2,402   2,331   2,667   2,544 
Loss on sale of securities available for sale, net
 (28)  -   -   -   - 
Gain on sale of loans held for sale, net
 128   151   525   154   109 
Other non-interest income
 923   817   860   806   785 
Total non-interest income
 3,684   3,370   3,716   3,627   3,438 
Salaries and employee benefits
 7,909   7,954   7,636   7,930   7,200 
Occupancy
 1,382   1,337   1,284   1,337   1,341 
Regulatory assessments and fees
 377   396   421   405   452 
Consulting and legal fees
 585   263   193   552   161 
Network and information technology services
 656   564   505   494   513 
Other operating expense
 2,139   2,120   2,013   2,136   1,787 
Total non-interest expense
 13,048   12,634   12,052   12,854   11,454 
Net income before income tax expense
 11,805   10,739   10,098   9,101   9,162 
Income tax expense
 2,866   2,599   2,440   2,197   2,213 
Net income
$8,939  $8,140  $7,658  $6,904  $6,949 
Per share information:
              
Net income per common share, basic
$0.46  $0.41  $0.38  $0.35  $0.35 
Net income per common share, diluted
$0.45  $0.40  $0.38  $0.34  $0.35 
Cash dividends declared
$0.10  $0.10  $0.10  $0.05  $0.05 
Balance sheet data (at period-end):
              
Cash and cash equivalents
$56,811  $54,819  $97,984  $77,035  $38,486 
Securities available-for-sale
$324,179  $285,382  $275,139  $260,221  $259,527 
Securities held-to-maturity
$156,365  $158,740  $161,790  $164,694  $167,001 
Total securities
$480,544  $444,122  $436,929  $424,915  $426,528 
Loans held for investment(1)
$2,130,966  $2,113,318  $2,036,212  $1,972,848  $1,931,362 
Allowance for credit losses
$(24,964) $(24,933) $(24,740) $(24,070) $(23,067)
Total assets
$2,767,945  $2,719,474  $2,677,382  $2,581,216  $2,503,954 
Non-interest-bearing demand deposits
$584,240  $584,895  $605,489  $575,159  $637,313 
Interest-bearing deposits
$1,871,374  $1,750,766  $1,704,080  $1,598,845  $1,489,304 
Total deposits
$2,455,614  $2,335,661  $2,309,569  $2,174,004  $2,126,617 
FHLB advances
$11,000  $108,000  $108,000  $163,000  $118,000 
Subordinated notes
$39,262  $-  $-  $-  $- 
Total liabilities
$2,558,850  $2,487,891  $2,452,294  $2,365,828  $2,290,038 
Total stockholders' equity
$209,095  $231,583  $225,088  $215,388  $213,916 
Capital ratios:(2)
              
Leverage ratio
 8.47%  9.72%  9.61%  9.53%  9.34%
Common equity tier 1 capital
 11.17%  12.52%  12.48%  12.28%  12.01%
Tier 1 risk-based capital
 11.17%  12.52%  12.48%  12.28%  12.01%
Total risk-based capital
 14.20%  13.73%  13.72%  13.51%  13.22%

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(1)Loan amounts include deferred fees/costs.
(2)Reflects the Company's regulatory capital ratios which are provided for informational purposes only; as a small bank holding company, the Company is not subject to regulatory capital requirements. The Bank's total risk-based capital at September 30, 2025 was 13.93%.
  


USCB FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
AVERAGE BALANCES, RATIOS, AND OTHER DATA (UNAUDITED)
(Dollars in thousands)
               
 As of or For the Three Months Ended
 9/30/2025 6/30/2025 3/31/2025 12/31/2024 9/30/2024
Average balance sheet data:              
Cash and cash equivalents$139,389  $71,388  $82,610  $56,937  $87,937 
Securities available-for-sale$299,892  $281,840  $265,154  $255,786  $244,882 
Securities held-to-maturity$157,702  $160,443  $163,510  $165,831  $168,632 
Total securities$457,594  $442,283  $428,664  $421,617  $413,514 
Loans held for investment(1)$2,099,043  $2,057,445  $1,986,856  $1,958,566  $1,878,230 
Total assets$2,798,115  $2,677,198  $2,606,593  $2,544,592  $2,485,434 
Interest-bearing deposits$1,887,545  $1,710,568  $1,652,147  $1,547,789  $1,468,067 
Non-interest-bearing demand deposits$569,522  $580,121  $563,040  $590,829  $609,456 
Total deposits$2,457,067  $2,290,689  $2,215,187  $2,138,618  $2,077,523 
FHLB advances$40,065  $116,527  $138,944  $151,804  $156,043 
Subordinated notes$26,029  $-  $-  $-  $- 
Total liabilities$2,572,799  $2,448,706  $2,387,088  $2,328,877  $2,278,793 
Total stockholders' equity$225,316  $228,492  $219,505  $215,715  $206,641 
Performance ratios:              
Return on average assets(2) 1.27%  1.22%  1.19%  1.08%  1.11%
Return on average equity(2) 15.74%  14.29%  14.15%  12.73%  13.38%
Net interest margin(2) 3.14%  3.28%  3.10%  3.16%  3.03%
Non-interest income to average assets(2) 0.52%  0.50%  0.58%  0.57%  0.55%
Non-interest expense to average assets(2) 1.85%  1.89%  1.88%  2.01%  1.83%
Efficiency ratio(3) 52.28%  51.77%  52.79%  55.92%  53.16%
Loans by type (at period end):(4)              
Residential real estate$316,557  $307,020  $301,164  $289,961  $283,477 
Commercial real estate$1,226,121  $1,206,621  $1,150,129  $1,136,417  $1,095,112 
Commercial and industrial$269,430  $263,966  $256,326  $258,311  $246,539 
Correspondent banks$104,598  $110,155  $103,026  $82,438  $103,815 
Consumer and other$207,939  $218,426  $218,711  $198,091  $198,604 
Asset quality data:              
Allowance for credit losses to total loans 1.17%  1.18%  1.22%  1.22%  1.19%
Allowance for credit losses to non-performing loans 1906%  1825%  595%  889%  846%
Total non-performing loans(5)$1,310  $1,366  $4,156  $2,707  $2,725 
Non-performing loans to total loans 0.06%  0.06%  0.20%  0.14%  0.14%
Non-performing assets to total assets(5) 0.05%  0.05%  0.16%  0.10%  0.11%
Net charge-offs (recoveries of) to average loans(2) (0.00)%  0.14%  0.00%  (0.00)%  (0.00)%
Net charge-offs (recovery) of credit losses$(4) $702  $2  $(11) $(6)
Interest rates and yields:(2)              
Loans held for investment 6.21%  6.23%  6.17%  6.25%  6.32%
Investment securities 3.03%  3.06%  2.81%  2.63%  2.61%
Total interest-earning assets 5.56%  5.64%  5.51%  5.57%  5.61%
Deposits(6) 2.53%  2.46%  2.49%  2.48%  2.66%
FHLB advances 3.73%  3.72%  3.71%  3.81%  4.05%
Subordinated notes 6.16%  -   -   -   - 
Total interest-bearing liabilities 3.34%  3.32%  3.37%  3.47%  3.79%
Other information:              
Full-time equivalent employees 206   203   201   199   198 

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(1)Loan amounts include deferred fees/costs.
(2)Annualized.
(3)Efficiency ratio is defined as total non-interest expense divided by sum of net interest income and total non-interest income.
(4)Loan amounts exclude deferred fees/costs.
(5)The amounts for total non-performing loans and total non-performing assets are the same at the dates presented since there was no other real estate owned (OREO) recorded at any of the dates presented.
(6)Reflects effect of non-interest-bearing deposits.
  


USCB FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
NET INTEREST MARGIN (UNAUDITED)
(Dollars in thousands)
                
 Three Months Ended September 30,
 2025  2024 
 Average
Balance
 Interest Yield/Rate(1) Average
Balance
 Interest Yield/Rate(1)
Assets               
Interest-earning assets:               
Loans held for investment(2)$2,099,043 $32,866 6.21% $1,878,230 $29,819 6.32%
Investment securities(3) 461,303  3,522 3.03%  419,315  2,754 2.61%
Other interest-earning assets 130,740  1,332 4.04%  80,378  989 4.89%
Total interest-earning assets 2,691,086  37,720 5.56%  2,377,923  33,562 5.61%
Non-interest-earning assets 107,029       107,511     
Total assets$2,798,115      $2,485,434     
Liabilities and stockholders' equity               
Interest-bearing liabilities:               
Interest-bearing checking deposits$47,338  286 2.40% $57,925  411 2.82%
Saving and money market deposits 1,319,862  10,343 3.11%  1,084,562  10,064 3.69%
Time deposits 520,345  5,036 3.84%  325,580  3,391 4.14%
Total interest-bearing deposits 1,887,545  15,665 3.29%  1,468,067  13,866 3.76%
FHLB advances 40,065  377 3.73%  156,043  1,587 4.05%
Subordinated notes 26,029  404 6.16%  -  - -%
Total interest-bearing liabilities 1,953,639  16,446 3.34%  1,624,110  15,453 3.79%
Non-interest-bearing demand deposits 569,522       609,456     
Other non-interest-bearing liabilities 49,638       45,227     
Total liabilities 2,572,799       2,278,793     
Stockholders' equity 225,316       206,641     
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$2,798,115      $2,485,434     
Net interest income    21,274       18,109  
Net interest spread(4)      2.22%       1.82%
Net interest margin(5)      3.14%       3.03%

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(1)Annualized.
(2)Average loan balances include non-accrual loans. Interest income on loans includes accretion of deferred loan fees, net of deferred loan costs.
(3)At fair value except for securities held to maturity. This amount includes FHLB stock.
(4)Net interest spread is the average yield earned on total interest-earning assets minus the average rate paid on total interest-bearing liabilities.
(5)Net interest margin is the ratio of net interest income to total interest-earning assets.
  


USCB FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (UNAUDITED)
(Dollars in thousands)
               
 As of or For the Three Months Ended
 9/30/2025 6/30/2025 3/31/2025 12/31/2024 9/30/2024
Pre-tax pre-provision ("PTPP") income:(1)              
Net income$8,939  $8,140  $7,658  $6,904  $6,949 
Plus: Income tax expense 2,866   2,599   2,440   2,197   2,213 
Plus: Provision for credit losses 105   1,031   681   1,030   931 
PTPP income$11,910  $11,770  $10,779  $10,131  $10,093 
               
PTPP return on average assets:(1)              
PTPP income$11,910  $11,770  $10,779  $10,131  $10,093 
Average assets$2,798,115  $2,677,198  $2,606,593  $2,544,592  $2,485,434 
PTPP return on average assets(2) 1.69%  1.76%  1.68%  1.58%  1.62%
               
Operating net income:(1)              
Net income$8,939  $8,140  $7,658  $6,904  $6,949 
Less: Net losses on sale of securities (28)  -   -   -   - 
Less: Tax effect on sale of securities 7   -   -   -   - 
Operating net income$8,960  $8,140  $7,658  $6,904  $6,949 
               
Operating PTPP income:(1)              
PTPP income$11,910  $11,770  $10,779  $10,131  $10,093 
Less: Net losses on sale of securities (28)  -   -   -   - 
Operating PTPP income$11,938  $11,770  $10,779  $10,131  $10,093 
               
Operating PTPP return on average assets:(1)              
Operating PTPP income$11,938  $11,770  $10,779  $10,131  $10,093 
Average assets$2,798,115  $2,677,198  $2,606,593  $2,544,592  $2,485,434 
Operating PTPP return on average assets(2) 1.69%  1.76%  1.68%  1.58%  1.62%
               
Operating return on average assets:(1)              
Operating net income$8,960  $8,140  $7,658  $6,904  $6,949 
Average assets$2,798,115  $2,677,198  $2,606,593  $2,544,592  $2,485,434 
Operating return on average assets(2) 1.27%  1.22%  1.19%  1.08%  1.11%
               
Operating return on average equity:(1)              
Operating net income$8,960  $8,140  $7,658  $6,904  $6,949 
Average equity$225,316  $228,492  $219,505  $215,715  $206,641 
Operating return on average equity(2) 15.78%  14.29%  14.15%  12.73%  13.38%
               
Operating Revenue:(1)              
Net interest income$21,274  $21,034  $19,115  $19,358  $18,109 
Non-interest income 3,684   3,370   3,716   3,627   3,438 
Less: Net losses on sale of securities (28)  -   -   -   - 
Operating revenue$24,986  $24,404  $22,831  $22,985  $21,547 
               
Operating Efficiency Ratio:(1)              
Total non-interest expense$13,048  $12,634  $12,052  $12,854  $11,454 
Operating revenue$24,986  $24,404  $22,831  $22,985  $21,547 
Operating efficiency ratio 52.22%  51.77%  52.79%  55.92%  53.16%

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(1)The Company believes these non-GAAP measurements are key indicators of the ongoing earnings power of the Company.
(2)Annualized.
  


USCB FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (UNAUDITED)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
               
 As of or For the Three Months Ended
 9/30/2025 6/30/2025 3/31/2025 12/31/2024 9/30/2024
Tangible book value per common share (at period-end):(1)              
Total stockholders' equity$209,095  $231,583  $225,088  $215,388  $213,916 
Less: Intangible assets -   -   -   -   - 
Tangible stockholders' equity$209,095  $231,583  $225,088  $215,388  $213,916 
Total shares issued and outstanding (at period-end):              
Total common shares issued and outstanding 18,107,385   20,078,385   20,048,385   19,924,632   19,620,632 
Tangible book value per common share(2)$11.55  $11.53  $11.23  $10.81  $10.90 
               
Operating diluted net income per common share:(1)              
Operating net income$8,960  $8,140  $7,658  $6,904  $6,949 
Total weighted average diluted shares of common stock 19,755,820   20,295,794   20,319,535   20,183,731   19,825,211 
Operating diluted net income per common share:$0.45  $0.40  $0.38  $0.34  $0.35 
               
Tangible Common Equity/Tangible Assets(1)              
Tangible stockholders' equity$209,095  $231,583  $225,088  $215,388  $213,916 
Tangible total assets(3)$2,767,945  $2,719,474  $2,677,382  $2,581,216  $2,503,954 
Tangible Common Equity/Tangible Assets 7.55%  8.52%  8.41%  8.34%  8.54%

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(1)The Company believes these non-GAAP measurements are key indicators of the ongoing earnings power of the Company.
(2)Excludes the dilutive effect, if any, of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options.
(3)Since the Company has no intangible assets, tangible stockholders’ equity and tangible total assets are the same amounts as stockholders’ equity and total assets, respectively, as calculated under GAAP.
  

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