FARMERS NATIONAL BANC CORP /OH/
10-Q, 1997-11-10
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                                  FORM 10-Q

                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                            WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

             Quarterly Report Under Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                        Securities Exchange Act of 1934



For the Quarter ended Sept. 30, 1997      Commission file number  2-80339 


                          FARMERS NATIONAL BANC CORP. 
           (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

              OHIO                                34-1371693         
(State or other jurisdiction of      (I.R.S. Employer Identification No)
 incorporation or organization)   

        20 South Broad Street
         Canfield, OH  44406                        44406               
(Address of principal executive offices)          (Zip Code)

                            (330) 533-3341              
        (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                            Not applicable              
        (Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
                  if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all
reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months
(or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to
file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

                        Yes    X             No  _____

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the
issuer's classes of common stock.

        Class                          Outstanding at Sept. 30, 1997

Common Stock, No Par Value                   3,463,248 shares



PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION





Item 1.  Financial Statements                                   Page

Included in Part I of this report:


     Farmers National Banc Corp. and Subsidiary 

          Consolidated Balance Sheets                              1
          Consolidated Statements of Income                        2
          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows                    3

     Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                  4-5


Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
              Condition and Results of Operations               5-10


PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Other Information and Signatures                               11-13



<TABLE>
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
FARMERS NATIONAL BANC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
<CAPTION>
                                                                   September 30,   December 31,
                                                                        1997           1996
<S>                                                                <C>            <C>
ASSETS
Cash & due from banks                                               $10,380,042    $13,302,154
Federal funds sold                                                    7,028,000      5,667,000
                                 TOTAL CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS     17,408,042     18,969,154

Securities available for sale                                        60,289,868     45,611,788
Other securities                                                      1,648,140      1,467,650

Loans                                                               272,449,143    266,702,323
Less allowance for credit losses                                      3,347,120      3,197,889
                                                       NET LOANS    269,102,023    263,504,434

Premises and equipment, net                                           5,602,783      5,697,598
Other assets                                                          3,134,322      2,861,617
                                                                   $357,185,178   $338,112,241

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
Deposits (all domestic):
        Noninterest-bearing                                         $22,691,057    $23,468,432
         Interest-bearing                                           274,047,515    260,342,434
                                                  TOTAL DEPOSITS    296,738,572    283,810,866
                           
U. S. Treasury interest-bearing demand note                             534,370        622,129
Securities sold under repurchase agreements                          14,547,588     15,748,622
Short-term borrowings                                                         0      1,400,000
Long-term borrowings                                                  4,994,000              0
Other liabilities and deferred credits                                1,155,973      1,721,635
                                               TOTAL LIABILITIES    317,970,503    303,303,252
       
Stockholders Equity:
        Common Stock - no par value; authorized 5,000,000 
         shares; issued and outstanding 3,463,248 in 1997 and
          3,311,268 in 1996                                          24,263,641     24,253,806
Retained earnings                                                    14,980,321     14,766,370
Unrealized appreciation on debt securities,
  net of applicable income taxes                                        300,150        108,191
Treasury stock, at cost; 12,554 shares in 1997 and 
   164,544 in 1996                                                     (329,437)    (4,319,378)
                                       TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY     39,214,675     34,808,989
                                                                   $357,185,178   $338,112,241
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
FARMERS NATIONAL BANC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
<CAPTION>
                                               For the Three Months Ended   For the Nine Months Ended
                                               September 30, September 30,  September 30, September 30,
INTEREST INCOME                                    1997          1996          1997          1996
<S>                                              <C>           <C>          <C>           <C>
Interest and fees on loans                       $6,038,688    $5,437,449   $17,512,762   $15,709,570
Interest and dividends on securities:
       Taxable interest                             810,423       559,113     2,177,048     1,688,959
        Nontaxable interest                         114,666       114,596       340,136       335,555
        Dividends                                    29,211        29,374        78,470        75,395
        Interest on federal funds sold              114,072        81,908       376,066       468,050
                        TOTAL INTEREST INCOME     7,107,060     6,222,440    20,484,482    18,277,529

INTEREST EXPENSE
Deposits                                          2,812,480     2,527,558     8,168,468     7,570,111
Borrowings                                          330,156       156,069       785,520       400,266
                       TOTAL INTEREST EXPENSE     3,142,636     2,683,627     8,953,988     7,970,377
                          NET INTEREST INCOME     3,964,424     3,538,813    11,530,494    10,307,152
Provision for credit losses                         240,000        90,000       590,000       270,000
                    NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER
                  PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES     3,724,424     3,448,813    10,940,494    10,037,152

OTHER INCOME
Service charges on deposit accounts                 304,452       284,757       868,951       796,006
Investment security gains                             2,565             0         5,629             0
Other operating income                              125,513       144,976       323,979       307,279
                           TOTAL OTHER INCOME       432,530       429,733     1,198,559     1,103,285

OTHER EXPENSES
Salaries and employee benefits                    1,239,039     1,227,097     3,805,610     3,501,393
Net occupancy expense of premises                   139,161       128,519       420,249       397,180
Furniture and equipment expense,
        including depreciation                      123,452       127,583       374,194       413,637
Intangible and other taxes                          128,297       126,549       403,204       388,249
Other operating expenses                            666,336       611,027     2,037,821     1,863,791
                        TOTAL OTHER EXPENSES      2,296,285     2,220,775     7,041,078     6,564,250
           INCOME BEFORE FEDERAL INCOME TAXES     1,860,669     1,657,771     5,097,975     4,576,187
FEDERAL INCOME TAXES                                605,676       529,035     1,646,769     1,454,733
                                   NET INCOME    $1,254,993    $1,128,736    $3,451,206    $3,121,454

* NET INCOME PER SHARE                                $0.37         $0.33         $1.01         $0.90
<FN>
*Adjusted to reflect weighted average shares outstanding,
 2 for 1 stock split and 2% stock dividend, without audit and before adjustments.
</FN>
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FARMERS NATIONAL BANC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
<CAPTION>
                                                                            Nine Months Ended
                                                                       September 30,  September 30,
                                                                           1997           1996
<S>                                                                    <C>            <C>
CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
  Interest received                                                    $20,858,239    $18,962,932
  Fees and commissions received                                          1,192,930      1,043,285
  Interest paid                                                         (8,895,168)    (7,973,677)
  Cash paid to suppliers and employees                                  (6,817,383)    (6,398,742)
  Income taxes paid                                                     (1,611,000)    (1,450,000)
                          NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES      4,727,618      4,183,798

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
  Proceeds from maturities of investment securities available for sale  10,333,175     10,297,111
  Proceeds from sales of investment securities available for sale        2,105,629              0
  Purchases of other securities and securities available for sale      (27,133,259)   (11,100,712)
  Net increase in loans made to customers                               (7,787,257)   (30,869,239)
  Purchases of premises and equipment                                     (214,390)      (326,198)
                              NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES    (22,696,102)   (31,999,038)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
  Net decrease in demand deposits, 
    NOW accounts and savings accounts                                   (3,895,408)    (4,240,966)
  Net increase in time deposits                                         16,061,493     13,225,161
  Net increase in Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings                      3,594,000      5,000,000
  Dividends paid                                                        (1,519,002)      (982,885)
  Proceeds from sale of common stock                                     2,166,289      1,766,586
                          NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES     16,407,372     14,767,896
                          NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS     (1,561,112)   (13,047,344)

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
  Beginning of period                                                   18,969,154     29,396,117
  End of period                                                        $17,408,042    $16,348,773

RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATIONS
  Net income                                                            $3,451,206     $3,121,454
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
   operating activities:
    Depreciation                                                           295,199        297,834
    Amortization and accretion                                             875,680        976,666
    Provision for credit losses                                            590,000        270,000
    Gain on sale of investment securities                                   (5,629)             0
    Increase in prepaid expenses                                          (165,988)      (222,203)
    Other                                                                 (312,850)      (259,953)
                          NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES     $4,727,618     $4,183,798
</TABLE>



                FARMERS NATIONAL BANC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY

                NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Management Representation:

     The financial statements for September 30, 1997 and 1996
have been prepared by management without audit and, therefore,
have not been certified by our Independent Certified Public
Accountants.

     In the opinion of the management of the registrant, the
accompanying consolidated financial statements for the nine
month period ending September 30,  1997 and 1996 include all
adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments
necessary for a fair statement of the results for the periods.

Notes:
                                                                
                                                  Nine Months Ended
                                              Sept. 30,       Sept. 30,
                                                 1997            1996 

(1) Federal Income Tax 	 	 

     Income before Federal Income Tax         5,097,975       4,576,187 
     Less nontaxable interest and dividends 	340,136 	335,555 
     Taxable Income                           4,757,839       4,240,632 
     Federal Income Tax                       1,646,769       1,454,733 



(2) Stockholders Equity                                 Nine Months Ended
                                                        September 30, 1997
Common Stock 	 

   Balance 1/1/97                                            24,253,806 
   Excess of treasury stock cost over value of shares sold 	(41,095) 
   Excess value of shares issued as a stock dividend 	 
      over treasury stock cost                                   50,930 
   Balance 9/30/97                                           24,263,641 


Retained Earnings

   Balance 1/1/97                                            14,766,370 
   Net Income                                                 3,451,206 
   Dividends Declared: $.42 Cash dividends on common 	 
      stock                                                  (1,403,771) 
   Stock Dividend                                            (1,833,484) 
   Balance 9/30/97                                           14,980,321 


Unrealized Appreciation On Debt Securities

   Balance 1/1/97                                               108,191 
   Net change in unrealized appreciation on debt securities, 	 
     net of income taxes                                        191,959 
   Balance 9/30/97                                              300,150 


Treasury Stock, At Cost

   Balance 1/1/97                                            (4,319,378) 
   Shares Sold                                                3,989,941 
   Balance 9/30/97                                             (329,437) 

Total Stockholders Equity at 9/30/97                         39,214,675 





Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations

Results of Operations

     The Corporation's net income for the third quarter of 1997
was $1,254,993 or $.37 per share, which is a 11.19% increase
compared with the $1,128,736 or $.33 per share earned during the
same period last year.  Return on average assets and return on
average equity for the first nine months of 1997 were 1.32% and
12.58% respectively, compared to 1.29% and  11.73% for the same
period in 1996.

Results of Operations (cont'd)

     The increase in net income for the third quarter was
primarily the result of an increase in net interest income.  
The Corporation's net interest income increased 12.03% from
$3,538,813 for 1996 to $3,964,424 for the same quarter of 1997. 
Total interest income is up 14.22% compared to the third quarter
of last year.  This increase resulted from an increase in loan
balances of 4.03% over the past twelve months, as well as from
an increase in yields on loans.  Total interest expense is
17.10% higher for the third quarter of 1997 compared to the
third quarter of 1996.  This increase is due primarily  to
growth in time deposits.  The bank's time deposits have grown
17.62% over the twelve months.  

     Provisions for credit losses in the third quarter amounted
to $240,000, compared to $90,000 for the same quarter in 1996. 
This substantial increase is the result of a $10.5 million or
4.03% increase in loans in the past twelve months.	

     The Corporation's total other expenses for the third
quarter increased 3.4% from $2,220,775 in 1996 to $2,296,285 in
1997.  Salaries and employee benefits increased 8.69%, as a
result of additional staff added to support the overall growth
in assets.        


Liquidity

     The Corporation maintains, in the opinion of management,
liquidity sufficient to satisfy depositors' requirements and
meet the credit needs of customers.  The Corporation depends on
its ability to maintain its market share of deposits as well as
acquiring new funds.  The Corporation's ability to attract
deposits and borrow funds depends in large measure on its
profitability, capitalization and overall financial condition.  

     Principal sources of liquidity for the Corporation include
assets considered relatively liquid such as short-term
investment securities, federal funds sold and cash and due from
banks. 

     Cash flows generated from operating activities increased to
$4,727,618 compared to $4,183,798 for the same period in 1996.  
This increase of $543,820 is primarily the result of increased
levels of interest income.  Net cash flows used in investing
activities amounted to $22,696,101.  Most of these funds were
used to fund the bank's purchase of investment securities
available for sale, which increased $14,678,080 during the first
nine months of 1997, while loans increased $5,746,820 during the
same time period.  Net cash flows provided by financing
activities were $16,407,371 compared to $14,767,896  in 1996. 
Approximately $12,166,000 of these funds were generated from
increases in balances in  deposit accounts, and $3,594,000  was 
borrowed from the Federal Home Loan Bank. 


Capital Resources

     The capital management function is a continuous process
which consists of providing capital for both the current
financial position and the anticipated future growth of the
Corporation.  As of  September 30, 1997, the corporation's total
risk-based capital ratio stood at 16.59%, and the Tier I
risk-based capital ratio and Tier I leverage ratio were at
15.33% and 10.68%, respectively.  Regulations established by the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act require that
for a bank to be considered well capitalized, it must have a total
risk-based capital ratio of 10%, a Tier I risk-based capital ratio
of 6% and a Tier I leverage ratio of 5%.


Loan Portfolio

The following shows the composition of loans at the dates
indicated:

                                               Sept. 30,       Dec. 31, 
                                                 1997            1996 

Commercial, financial and agricultural        10,213,011       8,454,064 
Residential mortgage loans                   104,383,335     104,088,173 
Nonresidential mortgage loans                 39,374,909      32,124,015 
Installment loans to individuals             118,477,888     122,036,071 
Total loans                                  272,449,143     266,702,323 

  
Risk Elements

The following table sets forth aggregate loans in each of the
following categories for the dates indicated:

                                               Sept. 30,       Dec. 31, 
                                                 1997            1996 

Loans accounted for on a nonaccrual basis        437,242               0 

Loans contractually past due 90 days or 	 	 
  more as to interest or principal payments 	 	 
  (not included in nonaccrual loans above)       488,340       2,098,118 

Loans considered troubled debt restructurings 	 	 
  (not included in nonaccrual or contractually 	 	 
  past due above)                                      0               0 



Risk Elements (Continued)

Management knows of no loans not included in the table above
where serious doubt exists as to the ability of the borrower to
comply with the current loan repayment terms.

The following shows the amounts of contracted interest income
and interest income reflected in income on loans accounted for
on a nonaccrual basis and loans considered troubled debt
restructuring for the periods indicated:


                                                 Sept. 30,       Dec. 31, 
                                                   1997            1996 

Gross interest that would have been recorded 	 	 
  if the loans had been current in accordance 	 	 
  with their original terms                        8,243               0 


Interest income included in income on the loans   10,173               0


A loan is placed on a nonaccrual basis whenever sufficient
information is received to question the collectibility of the
loan.  Generally, once a loan is placed on a nonaccrual basis,
interest that may be accrued and not collected on the loan  is
charged against earnings.

As of September 30, 1997, there were no concentrations of loans
exceeding 10% of total loans which are not disclosed as a
category of loans.  As of that date also, there are no other
interest-earning assets that are either nonaccrual, past due or
restructured.


Summary of Credit Loss Experience

The following is an analysis of the allowance for credit losses
for the periods indicated:



                                                 Nine Months     Year 
                                                    Ended        Ended 
                                                  Sept. 30,     Dec. 31, 
                                                     1997         1996 

Balance at beginning of period                 3,197,889       2,910,838 

Loan losses: 	 	 
  Commercial, financial & agricultural                 0         (74,913) 
  Real estate - mortgage                               0         (22,468) 
  Installment loans to individuals              (560,198)       (454,665) 
                                                (560,198)       (552,046) 

Recoveries on previous loan losses: 	 	 
  Commercial, financial & agricultural             2,718           9,450 
  Real estate - mortgage                           7,200          15,000 
  Installment loans to individuals               109,511         159,647 
                                                 119,429         184,097 

Net loan losses                                 (440,769)       (367,949) 

Provision charged to operations (1)              590,000         655,000 

Balance at end of period                       3,347,120       3,197,889 

Ratio of net credit losses to average net 	 	 
  loans outstanding                                  .17%            .15% 


(1)  The provision for possible credit losses charged to
operating expense is based on management's judgment after taking
into consideration all factors connected with the collectibility
of the existing loan portfolio.  Management evaluates the loan
portfolio in light of economic conditions, changes in the nature
and volume of the loan portfolio, industry standards and other
relevant factors.  Specific factors considered by management in
determining the amounts charged to operating expenses include
previous credit loss experience, the status of past due interest
and principal payments, the quality of financial information
supplied by loan customers and the general condition of the
industries in the community to which loans have been made.


Summary of Credit Loss Experience (cont'd)

The allowance for possible credit losses has been allocated
according to the amount deemed to be reasonably necessary to
provide for the possibility of losses being incurred within the
following categories of loans as of the dates indicated.



                                               Sept. 30,       Dec. 31, 
Types of Loans                                   1997            1996 

Commercial, financial & agricultural             609,175       1,873,000
Real estate - mortgage                         1,282,616         263,000 
Installment                                    1,455,329       1,061,889 
Total                                          3,347,120       3,197,889 


The allocation of the allowance as shown above should not be
interpreted as an indication that charge-offs in 1997 will occur
in the same proportions or that the allocation indicates future
charge-off trends.  Furthermore, the portion allocated to each
loan category is not the total amount available for future
losses that might occur within such categories since the total
allowance is a general allowance applicable to the entire
portfolio.


The percentage of loans in each category to total loans is
summarized as follows:

                                                  Sept. 30,        Dec. 31, 
Types of Loans                                      1997             1996 

Commercial, financial & agricultural                 3.7%            3.2% 
Residential mortgage loans                          38.3%           39.0% 
Nonresidential mortgage loans                       14.5%           12.0% 
Installment loans to individuals                    43.5%           45.8% 
                                                   100.0%          100.0% 


PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

     There are no material pending legal proceedings to which
the registrant or its subsidiary is a party, or of which any of
their property is the subject, except proceedings which arise in
the ordinary course of business.  In the opinion of management,
pending legal proceedings will not have a material effect on the
consolidated financial position of the registrant and its
subsidiary.

Item 2.  Changes in Securities

         Not applicable.

Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities

         Not applicable.

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

         Not applicable.

Item 5.  Other Information

         Not applicable.

Item 6.	Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)      The following exhibits are filed or incorporated by references
         as part of this report:

  2.     Not applicable.

  3(i).  Not applicable.

  3(ii). Not applicable. 

  4.     The registrant agrees to furnish to the Commission
         upon request copies of all instruments not filed herewith
         defining the rights of holders of long-term debt of the
         registrant and its subsidiaries.

 10.	Not applicable.

 11.	Not applicable.

 15.	Not applicable.

 18.	Not applicable.


Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K (Continued) 

 19.	Not applicable.

 22.	Not applicable.

 23.	Not applicable.

 24.	Not applicable.

 27.	Financial Data Schedule (filed herewith)

 99.	Not applicable.

(b) - Reports on Form 8-K

        No reports on Form 8-K were filed for the nine months ended
        September 30, 1997.


SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



                       FARMERS NATIONAL BANC CORP.

Dated:  11/10/97       
                        /s/Frank L. Paden
                        President and Secretary

Dated:  11/10/97        

                        /s/Carl D. Culp
			Executive Vice President 
                        and Treasurer



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<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM AND IS
QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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