•Equipment expense decreased $1.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to the same period last year, due to normal equipment depreciation as well as decreases in equipment expense related to operating lease contracts, partially offset by $0.7 million in depreciation expense on assets that had a net book value but are no longer in use.
•The efficiency ratio was 63.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to 71.7% for the same period last year. The change in the efficiency ratio is primarily due to a 1.5% decrease in noninterest expenses, a 19.7% increase in net interest income, partially offset by a 16.2% decrease in noninterest income.
Taxes
Civista’s effective income tax rate for the third quarter of 2025 was 18.5% compared to 15.6% for the same period last year, and 14.6% for the second quarter of 2025.
Civista’s effective income tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, was 16.2% compared to 13.5% in the same period last year.
Capital
Total shareholders’ equity at September 30, 2025, totaled $499.0 million, an increase of $94.9 million from June 30, 2025, and $110.5 million from December 31, 2024. This resulted from a capital raise management performed during the third quarter. See Recent Developments below for the impact to capital from the public offering of its common stock.
Civista did not repurchase any shares in the third quarter of 2025 as the current repurchase plan is set to expire in April 2026. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, Civista liquidated 8,716 shares held by employees, at an average price of $20.36 per share, to satisfy tax obligations stemming from vesting of restricted shares.
Recent Developments
July 10, 2025, Civista Bancshares, Inc. announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which Civista will acquire The Farmers Savings Bank.
July 10, 2025, Civista Bancshares, Inc. announced an underwritten public offering of its common stock, including an overallotment option. The offering totaled 3,788,238 shares at a price of $21.25 per share, raising approximately $80,500,058.
October 2025, Civista Bancshares, Inc. received all required regulatory approvals for the proposed merger with The Farmers Savings Bank; transaction expected to close in November 2025, pending shareholder approval and customary closing conditions.