QNB CORP. 10-Q

MD&A

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS QNB Corp. is a bank holding company headquartered in Quakertown, Pennsylvania. QNB Corp., through its wholly-owned subsidiary, the Bank, has been serving the residents and businesses of upper Bucks, northern Montgomery and southern Lehigh counties in Pennsylvania since 1877. Due to its limited geographic area, growth is pursued through expansion of existing customer relationships and building new relationships by stressing a consistent high level of service at all points of contact. The Bank is a locally managed community bank that provides a full range of commercial and retail banking and retail brokerage services. The consolidated entity is referred to herein as “QNB” or the “Company”. On April 1, 2026, QNB closed the acquisition of Victory Bancorp, Inc. ("Victory"), a highly complementary community banking franchise headquartered in Limerick, Pennsylvania, creating a franchise with nearly $2.4 billion in assets and expanding our presence deeper into Montgomery County. This strategic combination brings together two relationship-focused institutions with shared values, similar operating cultures, and strong community ties. Results for the three and six months of 2026 include three months of post-merger activity related to the acquisition of Victory. Tabular information presented throughout management’s discussion and analysis, other than share and per share data, is presented in thousands of dollars. The Company uses non-GAAP financial information in its analysis of performance. These non-GAAP ratios and calculations provide a better understanding of ongoing operations and comparability with prior period results by showing the effects of significant gains and charges in the periods presented. The Company believes that investors may use these non-GAAP measures to analyze the Company's financial performance without the impact of unusual items or events that may obscure trends. This non-GAAP data is not a substitute for GAAP results and should be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures 47 include risks as companies might calculate these measures differently and persons might disagree as to the appropriateness of items included in these measures. Please see table under the RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - OVERVIEW section,