Executive Summary

EPS beat while revenue was roughly in line with S&P Global consensus: Primary EPS $0.63 vs $0.60 (+$0.03) and revenue $51.43M vs $51.49M (slight miss); reported diluted EPS including discontinued ops was $0.66 and total revenues from continuing ops were $46.41M. Net interest margin expanded to 3.75% and net interest income rose 17.0% YoY, driving profitability despite softer transportation volumes . EPS/revenue consensus values from S&P Global*
Strategic actions/one-offs: $2.0M bad debt recovery tied to litigation, continued cost discipline (personnel +1.4%), and announced sale of TEM business (expected to close in Q2 2025), enabling focus on core financial exchange and information processing .
Mixed volume backdrop: Facility expense dollar volumes +16.1% YoY while transportation dollar volumes −3.3% YoY, reflecting weak shipments and January weather headwinds; financial fees −6.0% on lower transport dollar volumes and reduced advance funding .
Capital returns and dividend: Repurchased 116,109 shares at $42.86 and declared $0.31 quarterly dividend for Q2 2025, maintaining prior level—supporting shareholder returns while equity rose $5.2M QoQ .

What Went Well and What Went Wrong

What Went Well

Net interest margin expansion to 3.75% (from 3.26% YoY) and net interest income +17.0% YoY on higher loan and securities yields and lower cost of deposits . Management: “efficiency initiatives powered by technology, combined with an increase in our revenue driven by net interest income” .
Strong facility expense volumes: facility dollar volumes $5.82B (+16.1% YoY; +15.7% QoQ) and invoice volumes +2.7% YoY; new client wins contributed .
Cost control and credit quality: personnel expense growth limited to 1.4% despite acquisition and higher volume; no non-performing loans or charge-offs; $2.0M litigation settlement recovery boosted results .

What Went Wrong

Transportation softness: invoice volumes 8.36M (−4.7% YoY; −6.3% QoQ) and dollar volumes $8.64B (−3.3% YoY; −3.9% QoQ), with severe January weather depressing shipments .
Fee revenue pressure: processing fees −2.3% YoY and financial fees −6.0% YoY, driven by lower transportation activity and reduced average payments in advance of funding (−10.7%) .
Higher provision and equipment expense: provision for credit losses $905K (vs $95K YoY) due to loan growth, and equipment expense +$463K from software depreciation tied to technology initiatives .

Financial Results

Metric	Q3 2024	Q4 2024	Q1 2025
Total revenues ($USD Thousands)	$50,550	$50,371	$46,407
Net interest income ($USD Thousands)	$17,618	$17,764	$19,274
Processing fees ($USD Thousands)	$20,053	$20,262	$16,469
Financial fees ($USD Thousands)	$11,177	$10,714	$9,961
Total operating expenses ($USD Thousands)	$46,898	$44,607	$35,530
Net income ($USD Thousands)	$2,938	$4,594	$8,966
Diluted EPS ($USD)	$0.21	$0.33	$0.66
Diluted EPS – continuing ops ($USD)	N/A	N/A	$0.63
Net interest margin (%)	3.55%	3.55%	3.75%

Segment- and activity-related volumes:

Activity KPI	Q3 2024	Q4 2024	Q1 2025
Transportation invoice volume (units)	9,160	8,919	8,355
Transportation dollar volume ($USD Thousands)	$9,097,739	$8,994,440	$8,643,138
Facility expense transaction volume (units)	4,316	4,218	4,225
Facility expense dollar volume ($USD Thousands)	$5,778,291	$5,291,143	$5,822,935

Additional KPIs:

KPI	Q3 2024	Q4 2024	Q1 2025
Return on average equity (%)	5.04%	7.88%	15.91%
Return on average assets (%)	0.50%	0.77%	1.51%
Average interest-earning assets ($USD Thousands)	$2,001,740	$2,022,794	$2,104,603
Average accounts and drafts payable ($USD Thousands)	$1,033,070	$1,055,928	$1,072,013
Loans (end of period, $USD Thousands)	$1,078,387	$1,081,989	$1,141,874
Allowance for credit losses to loans (%)	1.25%	1.24%	1.25%
Non-performing loans to total loans (%)	—%	—%	—%

Note: Q1 2025 reported continuing vs discontinued operations due to TEM sale; consolidated diluted EPS $0.66 and continuing-ops diluted EPS $0.63 .

Guidance Changes

Metric	Period	Previous Guidance	Current Guidance	Change
Dividend per share	Q2 2025	$0.31 (Q3 2024 increase)	$0.31 declared payable Jun 13, 2025	Maintained
Net interest margin (NIM) outlook	FY 2025	Expected to continue increasing given environment	Management reiterates improvement drivers (loan/securities yields ↑, deposit costs ↓); expects meaningful profitability improvement	Maintained positive outlook (qualitative)
Operating expense run-rate	FY 2025	~$1.0M annual OpEx reduction from pension plan termination	Personnel expense growth limited to 1.4% despite volume and acquisition; continued tech-driven efficiencies	Maintained cost discipline (qualitative)
TEM business sale	Q2 2025	N/A	Asset Purchase Agreement signed; closing expected Q2 2025	New strategic action

Earnings Call Themes & Trends

Transcript not available via our document tools or company site at the time of review; call occurred Apr 17, 2025 at 9:30AM ET . Themes tracked from Q-2 and Q-1 press materials and current release:

Topic	Previous Mentions (Q3 2024)	Previous Mentions (Q4 2024)	Current Period (Q1 2025)	Trend
AI/technology initiatives	Leveraging new AI-enabled platforms; efficiency with flat FTE vs volume growth	“AI enabled technology platforms” driving efficiencies; AcuAudit acquisition	Efficiency initiatives powered by technology; higher software depreciation	Improving execution
Macro/interest rates	NIM increased; Fed cuts could hinder near-term expansion	NIM 3.55% on higher loan yields	NIM 3.75%; deposit costs down with late-2024 rate reductions	Favorable for NIM
Transportation volumes	Dollar volumes −1.8% YoY; vendor payment method changes impact fees	Dollar volumes −0.6% YoY; fees −6.6%	Invoice −4.7% YoY; dollar −3.3% YoY; weather headwinds	Soft
Facility volumes	+13.4% YoY dollar volumes	+9.1% YoY dollar volumes; 20.3% transaction growth	+16.1% YoY dollar volumes; new client volume	Strong
Regulatory/legal/one-offs	$6.6M bad debt expense; litigation underway	Pension plan termination; expected OpEx benefit	$2.0M litigation recovery; TEM business sale announced	De-risking
Credit quality	—	No NPLs; charge-offs none noted	No non-performing loans or charge-offs	Stable/positive

Management Commentary

“Our quality financial results for the first quarter show progress toward our strategic plan…efficiency initiatives powered by technology, combined with an increase in our revenue driven by net interest income.”
“Continued efficiencies via technology, improvement in our net interest margin and the closure of pipeline opportunities in our Transportation and Facility lines of business should result in meaningful profitability improvement over recent quarters.”
On TEM sale: “The sale of our TEM business is consistent with our strategy of focusing our capital investments on our proficiencies in financial exchange and information processing…creates value for customers” .
Prior quarter tone: “We closed 2024 operationally on a strong note…net interest margin to continue to increase…AI enabled technology platforms…termination of the defined benefit pension plan will remove close to $1 million of annual operating costs.”

Q&A Highlights

Transcript not publicly available; the conference call was scheduled for Apr 17, 2025 at 9:30AM ET . Key clarifications from releases: NIM drivers (asset repricing, deposit cost declines), fee dynamics (transport weakness and funding advances), and strategic focus post-TEM sale .

Estimates Context

Metric	Consensus (S&P Global)	Actual (S&P Global)	Beat/Miss	# of Estimates (S&P Global)
Primary EPS ($USD)	$0.60*	$0.63*	Beat by +$0.03*	1*
Revenue ($USD)	$51.49M*	$51.43M*	Miss by −$0.06M*	1*

Notes:

Reported diluted EPS was $0.66 including discontinued operations; diluted EPS from continuing operations was $0.63, aligning with S&P’s “Primary EPS” actual . Values retrieved from S&P Global*
Reported total revenues from continuing operations were $46.41M; S&P’s revenue definition likely includes discontinued operations and/or aligns to standardized reporting, explaining the difference . Values retrieved from S&P Global*

Key Takeaways for Investors

EPS beat driven by margin expansion and $2.0M litigation recovery; revenue was roughly in line with S&P consensus despite transportation softness . EPS/revenue consensus values from S&P Global*
Facility volumes strength (+16.1% YoY dollar volumes) and tech-enabled efficiency underpin operating leverage as NIM expands to 3.75% .
Transportation remains a headwind (invoice −4.7% YoY; weather impact), pressuring processing/financial fees; watch near-term shipment trends and vendor payment practices .
Capital returns and dividend stability: $0.31 dividend maintained for Q2 2025 and ongoing repurchases (116,109 shares at $42.86), alongside equity up $5.2M QoQ .
Credit quality remains exceptional with no NPLs or charge-offs; provision increase reflects loan growth, not deteriorating credit .
Strategic focus sharpened by TEM sale (closing expected Q2 2025) and prior pension plan termination; expect leaner OpEx and concentration on core financial exchange and information processing .
Near-term trading: narrative skewed positive on NIM/efficiency; monitor facility client onboarding, transportation normalization post-weather, and any update on litigation recoveries and Amplify/CassPay adoption trends (context from prior quarter) .

Sources: Q1 2025 press release and 8-K (including detailed financial tables and KPIs) ; TEM sale press release ; Q4 2024 press release (trend analysis) ; Q3 2024 press release (trend analysis) ; Conference call schedule .

Disclaimer: *Values retrieved from S&P Global.

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