Chesapeake Financial Shares Reports Steady Q2 2024 Earnings and Declares Dividend

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Chesapeake Financial Shares CEO Jeff Szyperski joined Steve Darling from Proactive to report stable earnings for the second quarter of 2024, with the company achieving earnings of $3,036,512, closely matching the $3,036,660 reported in the same period of 2023. Earnings per share were $0.646 fully diluted, slightly down from $0.648 in the previous year's second quarter. Total assets grew to $1,533,102,804, an increase of $62 million from year-end. Nonperforming assets decreased to 0.237% as of June 30, 2024, compared to 0.327% in the second quarter of 2023. Szyperski noted that the rapid rise in interest rates over the past two years has put pressure on the company's net interest margin, though this impact has started to diminish. Chesapeake Financial Shares was also named in American Banker magazine's "Top 100 Community Banks" for the 17th consecutive year. Additionally, the company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.155 per share, highlighting a 31-year consecutive dividend increase streak. The stock currently offers a 3.54% dividend yield, reflecting the company's strong commitment to returning value to shareholders. #proactiveinvestors #chesapeakefinancialsharesinc #otcqx #cpkf #JeffSzyperski, #Q2Earnings, #BankingSector, #FinancialStability, #Dividend, #LoanDemand, #NetInterestMargin, #EconomicOutlook, #BankConsolidation, #BankingChallenges, #FinancialPerformance, #CommunityBank, #BankAnniversary #investing #investment #investor #stockmarket #stocks #stock #stockmarketnews