OAKDALE, Calif., April 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oak Valley Bancorp (NASDAQ: OVLY) (the “Company”), the bank holding company for Oak Valley Community Bank and their Eastern Sierra Community Bank division, recently reported unaudited consolidated financial results for the first quarter of 2026. For the three months ended March 31, 2026, consolidated net income was $5,309,000, or $0.64 per diluted share (EPS). This compares to consolidated net income of $6,335,000, or $0.77 EPS, for the prior quarter and $5,297,000, or $0.64 EPS, for the same period a year ago. The net income decrease compared to the prior period was primarily due to an increase in operating expenses and a decrease in net interest income. The net income increase compared to the prior year was due to an increase in net interest income driven by earning asset growth. Net interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2026 was $18,824,000, compared to $19,457,000 in the prior quarter, and $17,807,000 in the same period a year ago. The decrease from the prior quarter is due to lower yields on cash balances, lower average earning assets, a slight increase in the interest rate paid on deposit accounts and two less days of interest accruals, while the year-over-year increase is due to growth in earning assets and loan yields. As a result, net interest margin for the three months ended March 31, 2026 was 4.12%, compared to 4.14% for the prior quarter and 4.09% for the same period last year.
