Brookline Bancorp Inc.

04/24/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/24/2024 14:06

Brookline Bancorp Announces First Quarter Results - Form 8-K

Brookline Bancorp Announces First Quarter Results

Net Income of $14.7 million, EPS of $0.16

Quarterly Dividend of $0.135

BOSTON, April 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brookline Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRKL) (the "Company") today announced net income of $14.7 million, or $0.16 per basic and diluted share, for the first quarter of 2024, compared to net income of $22.9 million, or $0.26 per basic and diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2023, and net income of $7.6 million, or $0.09 per basic and diluted share, for the first quarter of 2023.

Paul Perrault, Chairman and CEO, commented on the Company's first quarter earnings, "Our Company, along with the rest of the banking industry, continues to face margin pressure. As we look ahead to the second quarter we are optimistic about the overall economic outlook in our markets. We remain active in our communities and our dedicated team of bankers continues to provide our customers with the exceptional service they have come to appreciate."

BALANCE SHEET

Total assets at March 31, 2024 were $11.5 billion, representing an increase of $160.5 million from $11.4 billion at December 31, 2023, and an increase of $20.2 million from March 31, 2023. At March 31, 2024, total loans and leases were $9.7 billion, representing an increase of $13.5 million from December 31, 2023, and an increase of $408.1 million from March 31, 2023.

Total investment securities at March 31, 2024 decreased $50.8 million to $865.8 million from $916.6 million at December 31, 2023, and decreased $201.2 million from $1.1 billion at March 31, 2023. Total cash and cash equivalents at March 31, 2024 increased $168.9 million to $301.9 million from $133.0 million at December 31, 2023, and decreased $184.4 million from $486.3 million at March 31, 2023. As of March 31, 2024, total investment securities and total cash and cash equivalents represented 10.1 percent of total assets compared to 9.2 percent and 13.5 percent as of December 31, 2023 and March 31, 2023, respectively.

Total deposits at March 31, 2024 increased $170.5 million to $8.7 billion from $8.5 billion at December 31, 2023, consisting of an $80.8 million increase in customer deposits and an $89.8 million increase in brokered deposits, and increased $262.2 million from $8.5 billion at March 31, 2023, driven by growth in customer deposits.

Total borrowed funds at March 31, 2024 decreased $14.8 million to $1.4 billion from December 31, 2023, and decreased $268.2 million from $1.6 billion at March 31, 2023.

The ratio of stockholders' equity to total assets was 10.35 percent at March 31, 2024, compared to 10.53 percent at December 31, 2023, and 10.11 percent at March 31, 2023. The ratio of tangible stockholders' equity to tangible assets (non-GAAP) was 8.25 percent at March 31, 2024, as compared to 8.39 percent at December 31, 2023, and 7.94 percent at March 31, 2023. Tangible book value per common share (non-GAAP) decreased $0.03 from $10.50 at December 31, 2023 to $10.47 at March 31, 2024, and increased $0.39 from $10.08 at March 31, 2023.

NET INTEREST INCOME

Net interest income decreased $2.0 million to $81.6 million during the first quarter of 2024 from $83.6 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2023. The net interest margin decreased 9 basis points to 3.06 percent for the three months ended March 31, 2024 from 3.15 percent for the three months ended December 31, 2023, primarily driven by higher funding costs.

NON-INTEREST INCOME

Total non-interest income for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 decreased $1.7 million to $6.3 million from $8.0 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2023. The decrease was primarily driven by a decline of $1.1 million in other non-interest income which was primarily driven by the mark to market on interest rate swaps on participated loans of $0.8 million, a $0.4 million decline in gain on sales of loans and leases, and a $0.3 million decline in loan derivative income, net, partially offset by an increase of $0.3 million in loan fees.

PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES

The Company recorded a provision for credit losses of $7.4 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, compared to $3.8 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2023. The increase in provision was largely driven by an increase in expected losses in the Company's equipment finance businesses.

Total net charge-offs for the first quarter of 2024 were $8.8 million compared to $7.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. The $8.8 million in net charge-offs were largely driven by $4.7 million in commercial loans, the majority of which was previously specifically reserved for, and $3.5 million in equipment financing. The equipment financing charge-offs were largely small dollar specialty vehicle charge-offs. The ratio of net loan and lease charge-offs to average loans and leases on an annualized basis increased to 36 basis points for the first quarter of 2024 from 30 basis points for the fourth quarter of 2023.

The allowance for loan and lease losses represented 1.24 percent of total loans and leases at March 31, 2024, compared to 1.22 percent at December 31, 2023, and 1.31 percent at March 31, 2023.

ASSET QUALITY

The ratio of nonperforming loans and leases to total loans and leases was 0.42 percent at March 31, 2024, a decrease from 0.45 percent at December 31, 2023. Total nonaccrual loans and leases decreased $3.0 million to $40.7 million at March 31, 2024 from $43.6 million at December 31, 2023. The ratio of nonperforming assets to total assets was 0.37 percent at March 31, 2024, a decrease from 0.40 percent at December 31, 2023. Total nonperforming assets decreased $2.8 million to $42.5 million at March 31, 2024 from $45.3 million at December 31, 2023.

NON-INTEREST EXPENSE

Non-interest expense for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 increased $1.8 million to $61.0 million from $59.2 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2023. The increase was primarily driven by increases of $1.2 million in compensation and employee benefits expense, $0.8 million in advertising and marketing expense, $0.6 million in occupancy expense, and $0.5 million in professional services expense, partially offset by decreases of $0.9 million in other non-interest expense, $0.3 million in amortization of identified intangible assets expense, and $0.2 million in equipment and data processing expense.

PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES

The effective tax rate was 24.7 percent for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to 19.9 percent for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 12.8 percent for the three months ended March 31, 2023.

RETURNS ON AVERAGE ASSETS AND AVERAGE EQUITY

The annualized return on average assets decreased to 0.51 percent during the first quarter 2024 from 0.81 percent for the fourth quarter of 2023.

The annualized return on average stockholders' equity decreased to 4.88 percent during the first quarter of 2024 from 7.82 percent for the fourth quarter of 2023. The annualized return on average tangible stockholders' equity decreased to 6.26 percent for the first quarter of 2024 from 10.12 percent for the fourth quarter of 2023.

DIVIDEND DECLARED

The Company's Board of Directors approved a dividend of $0.135 per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. The dividend will be paid on May 24, 2024 to stockholders of record on May 10, 2024.

CONFERENCE CALL

The Company will conduct a conference call/webcast at 1:30 PM Eastern Time on Thursday, April 25, 2024 to discuss the results for the quarter, business highlights and outlook. A copy of the Earnings Presentation is available on the Company's website, www.brooklinebancorp.com. To listen to the call and view the Company's Earnings Presentation, please join the call via https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/249109629. To listen to the call without access to the slides, interested parties may dial 833-470-1428 (United States) or 404-975-4839 (internationally) and ask for the Brookline Bancorp, Inc. conference call (Access Code 923783). A recorded playback of the call will be available for one week following the call on the Company's website under "Investor Relations" or by dialing 866-813-9403 (United States) or 929-458-6194 (internationally) and entering the passcode: 815015.

ABOUT BROOKLINE BANCORP, INC.

Brookline Bancorp, Inc., a bank holding company with $11.5 billion in assets and branch locations in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and the Lower Hudson Valley of New York State, is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts and operates as the holding company for Brookline Bank, Bank Rhode Island, and PCSB Bank (the "banks"). The Company provides commercial and retail banking services, cash management and investment services to customers throughout Central New England and the Lower Hudson Valley of New York State. More information about Brookline Bancorp, Inc. and its banks can be found at the following websites: www.brooklinebank.com, www.bankri.com and www.pcsb.com.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are intended to be covered by the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We may also make forward-looking statements in other documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), in our annual reports to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials, and in oral statements made by our officers, directors or employees. You can identify forward looking statements by the use of the words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate," "assume," "outlook," "will," "should," and other expressions that predict or indicate future events and trends and which do not relate to historical matters, including statements regarding the Company's business, credit quality, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations. Forward-looking statements may differ, possibly materially, from what is included in this press release due to factors and future developments that are uncertain and beyond the scope of the Company's control. These include, but are not limited to, changes in interest rates; general economic conditions (including inflation and concerns about liquidity) on a national basis or in the local markets in which the Company operates; turbulence in the capital and debt markets; competitive pressures from other financial institutions; changes in consumer behavior due to changing political, business and economic conditions, or legislative or regulatory initiatives; changes in the value of securities and other assets in the Company's investment portfolio; increases in loan and lease default and charge-off rates; the adequacy of allowances for loan and lease losses; decreases in deposit levels that necessitate increases in borrowing to fund loans and investments; operational risks including, but not limited to, cybersecurity incidents, fraud, natural disasters, and future pandemics; changes in regulation; the possibility that future credit losses may be higher than currently expected due to changes in economic assumptions and adverse economic developments; the risk that goodwill and intangibles recorded in the Company's financial statements will become impaired; and changes in assumptions used in making such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties which are difficult to predict. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of, among others, the risks outlined in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, as updated by its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other filings submitted to the SEC. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statements are made.

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The Company's consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") as set forth by the Financial Accounting Standards Board in its Accounting Standards Codification and through the rules and interpretive releases of the SEC under the authority of federal securities laws. Certain amounts previously reported have been reclassified to conform to the current period's presentation.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

The Company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures, such as operating earnings after tax, operating earnings per common share, operating return on average assets, operating return on average tangible assets, operating return on average stockholders' equity, operating return on average tangible stockholders' equity, tangible book value per common share, tangible stockholders' equity to tangible assets, return on average tangible assets (annualized) and return on average tangible stockholders' equity (annualized). These non-GAAP financial measures provide information for investors to effectively analyze financial trends of ongoing business activities, and to enhance comparability with peers across the financial services sector. A detailed reconciliation table of the Company's GAAP to the non-GAAP measures is attached.

INVESTOR RELATIONS:

Contact: Carl M. Carlson
Brookline Bancorp, Inc.
Co-President and Chief Financial and Strategy Officer
(617) 425-5331
[email protected]
BROOKLINE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Selected Financial Highlights (Unaudited)
At and for the Three Months Ended
March 31,
2024
December 31,
2023
September 30,
2023
June 30,
2023
March 31,
2023
(Dollars In Thousands Except per Share Data)
Earnings Data:
Net interest income $ 81,588 $ 83,555 $ 84,070 $ 86,037 $ 86,049
Provision for credit losses on loans 7,423 3,851 2,947 5,726 25,344
Provision (credit) for credit losses on investments (44 ) (76 ) 84 133 198
Non-interest income 6,284 8,027 5,508 5,462 12,937
Non-interest expense 61,014 59,244 57,679 57,825 64,776
Income before provision for income taxes 19,479 28,563 28,868 27,815 8,668
Net income 14,665 22,888 22,701 21,850 7,560
Performance Ratios:
Net interest margin (1) 3.06 % 3.15 % 3.18 % 3.26 % 3.36 %
Interest-rate spread (1) 2.21 % 2.39 % 2.45 % 2.51 % 2.66 %
Return on average assets (annualized) 0.51 % 0.81 % 0.81 % 0.78 % 0.27 %
Return on average tangible assets (annualized) (non-GAAP) 0.53 % 0.83 % 0.83 % 0.79 % 0.28 %
Return on average stockholders' equity (annualized) 4.88 % 7.82 % 7.78 % 7.44 % 2.61 %
Return on average tangible stockholders' equity (annualized) (non-GAAP) 6.26 % 10.12 % 10.09 % 9.67 % 3.43 %
Efficiency ratio (2) 69.44 % 64.69 % 64.39 % 63.20 % 65.44 %
Per Common Share Data:
Net income - Basic $ 0.16 $ 0.26 $ 0.26 $ 0.25 $ 0.09
Net income - Diluted 0.16 0.26 0.26 0.25 0.09
Cash dividends declared 0.135 0.135 0.135 0.135 0.135
Book value per share (end of period) 13.43 13.48 13.03 13.11 13.14
Tangible book value per share (end of period) (non-GAAP) 10.47 10.50 10.02 10.07 10.08
Stock price (end of period) 9.96 10.91 9.11 8.74 10.50
Balance Sheet:
Total assets $ 11,542,731 $ 11,382,256 $ 11,180,555 $ 11,206,078 $ 11,522,485
Total loans and leases 9,655,086 9,641,589 9,380,782 9,340,799 9,246,965
Total deposits 8,718,653 8,548,125 8,566,013 8,517,013 8,456,462
Total stockholders' equity 1,194,231 1,198,644 1,157,871 1,162,308 1,165,066
Asset Quality:
Nonperforming assets $ 42,489 $ 45,324 $ 51,540 $ 46,925 $ 28,962
Nonperforming assets as a percentage of total assets 0.37 % 0.40 % 0.46 % 0.42 % 0.25 %
Allowance for loan and lease losses $ 120,124 $ 117,522 $ 119,081 $ 125,817 $ 120,865
Allowance for loan and lease losses as a percentage of total loans and leases 1.24 % 1.22 % 1.27 % 1.35 % 1.31 %
Net loan and lease charge-offs $ 8,781 $ 7,141 $ 10,974 $ 1,097 $ 451
Net loan and lease charge-offs as a percentage of average loans and leases (annualized) 0.36 % 0.30 % 0.47 % 0.05 % 0.02 %
Capital Ratios:
Stockholders' equity to total assets 10.35 % 10.53 % 10.36 % 10.37 % 10.11 %
Tangible stockholders' equity to tangible assets (non-GAAP) 8.25 % 8.39 % 8.16 % 8.16 % 7.94 %
(1) Calculated on a fully tax-equivalent basis.
(2) Calculated as non-interest expense as a percentage of net interest income plus non-interest income.
BROOKLINE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
March 31,
2024
December 31,
2023
September 30,
2023
June 30,
2023
March 31,
2023
ASSETS (In Thousands Except Share Data)
Cash and due from banks $ 45,708 $ 34,514 $ 33,506 $ 44,323 $ 30,782
Short-term investments 256,178 98,513 127,495 180,109 455,538
Total cash and cash equivalents 301,886 133,027 161,001 224,432 486,320
Investment securities available-for-sale 865,798 916,601 880,412 910,210 1,067,032
Total investment securities 865,798 916,601 880,412 910,210 1,067,032
Allowance for investment security losses (398 ) (441 ) (517 ) (433 ) (301 )
Net investment securities 865,400 916,160 879,895 909,777 1,066,731
Loans and leases held-for-sale 6,717 - - - -
Loans and leases:
Commercial real estate loans 5,755,239 5,764,529 5,669,768 5,670,771 5,610,414
Commercial loans and leases 2,416,904 2,399,668 2,241,375 2,193,027 2,147,149
Consumer loans 1,482,943 1,477,392 1,469,639 1,477,001 1,489,402
Total loans and leases 9,655,086 9,641,589 9,380,782 9,340,799 9,246,965
Allowance for loan and lease losses (120,124 ) (117,522 ) (119,081 ) (125,817 ) (120,865 )
Net loans and leases 9,534,962 9,524,067 9,261,701 9,214,982 9,126,100
Restricted equity securities 74,709 77,595 65,460 71,421 86,230
Premises and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation 89,707 89,853 90,476 90,685 87,799
Right-of-use asset operating leases 33,133 30,863 31,619 31,774 30,067
Deferred tax asset 60,484 56,952 74,491 77,704 75,028
Goodwill 241,222 241,222 241,222 241,222 241,222
Identified intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization 22,499 24,207 26,172 28,126 30,080
Other real estate owned and repossessed assets 1,817 1,694 299 602 508
Other assets 310,195 286,616 348,219 315,353 292,400
Total assets $ 11,542,731 $ 11,382,256 $ 11,180,555 $ 11,206,078 $ 11,522,485
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Deposits:
Demand checking accounts $ 1,629,371 $ 1,678,406 $ 1,745,137 $ 1,843,516 $ 1,899,370
NOW accounts 654,748 661,863 647,476 699,119 757,411
Savings accounts 1,727,893 1,669,018 1,625,804 1,464,054 1,268,375
Money market accounts 2,065,569 2,082,810 2,161,359 2,166,570 2,185,971
Certificate of deposit accounts 1,670,147 1,574,855 1,491,844 1,410,905 1,362,970
Brokered deposit accounts 970,925 881,173 894,393 932,849 982,365
Total deposits 8,718,653 8,548,125 8,566,013 8,517,013 8,456,462
Borrowed funds:
Advances from the FHLB 1,150,153 1,223,226 899,304 1,043,381 1,458,457
Subordinated debentures and notes 84,223 84,188 84,152 84,116 84,080
Other borrowed funds 127,505 69,256 151,612 98,773 87,565
Total borrowed funds 1,361,881 1,376,670 1,135,068 1,226,270 1,630,102
Operating lease liabilities 34,235 31,998 32,807 33,021 31,373
Mortgagors' escrow accounts 16,245 17,239 12,578 17,207 17,080
Reserve for unfunded credits 15,807 19,767 21,497 22,789 23,112
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 201,679 189,813 254,721 227,470 199,290
Total liabilities 10,348,500 10,183,612 10,022,684 10,043,770 10,357,419
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 96,998,075 shares issued, 96,998,075 shares issued, 96,998,075 shares issued, 96,998,075 shares issued, and 96,998,075 shares issued, respectively 970 970 970 970 970
Additional paid-in capital 903,726 902,659 901,376 905,084 904,174
Retained earnings 441,285 438,722 427,937 417,328 407,528
Accumulated other comprehensive income (60,841 ) (52,798 ) (81,541 ) (66,156 ) (52,688 )
Treasury stock, at cost;
7,354,399, 7,354,399, 7,350,981, 7,734,891, and 7,734,891 shares, respectively (90,909 ) (90,909 ) (90,871 ) (94,918 ) (94,918 )
Total stockholders' equity 1,194,231 1,198,644 1,157,871 1,162,308 1,165,066
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 11,542,731 $ 11,382,256 $ 11,180,555 $ 11,206,078 $ 11,522,485
BROOKLINE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2024
December 31,
2023
September 30,
2023
June 30,
2023
March 31,
2023
(In Thousands Except Share Data)
Interest and dividend income:
Loans and leases $ 145,265 $ 142,948 $ 136,561 $ 132,299 $ 121,931
Debt securities 6,878 6,945 6,799 8,034 7,870
Restricted equity securities 1,492 1,333 1,310 1,673 1,255
Short-term investments 1,824 1,093 2,390 3,351 1,495
Total interest and dividend income 155,459 152,319 147,060 145,357 132,551
Interest expense:
Deposits 56,884 54,034 49,116 43,147 29,368
Borrowed funds 16,987 14,730 13,874 16,173 17,134
Total interest expense 73,871 68,764 62,990 59,320 46,502
Net interest income 81,588 83,555 84,070 86,037 86,049
Provision for credit losses on loans 7,423 3,851 2,947 5,726 25,344
Provision (credit) for credit losses on investments (44 ) (76 ) 84 133 198
Net interest income after provision for credit losses 74,209 79,780 81,039 80,178 60,507
Non-interest income:
Deposit fees 2,897 3,064 3,024 2,866 2,657
Loan fees 789 515 639 491 391
Loan level derivative income, net 437 778 376 363 2,373
Gain on investment securities, net - - - 3 1,701
Gain on sales of loans and leases held-for-sale - 410 225 308 1,638
Other 2,161 3,260 1,244 1,431 4,177
Total non-interest income 6,284 8,027 5,508 5,462 12,937
Non-interest expense:
Compensation and employee benefits 36,629 35,401 33,491 33,438 36,565
Occupancy 5,769 5,127 4,983 4,870 5,223
Equipment and data processing 7,031 7,245 6,766 6,531 6,462
Professional services 1,900 1,442 2,368 1,986 1,430
FDIC insurance 1,884 1,839 2,152 2,609 1,244
Advertising and marketing 1,574 758 1,174 1,382 1,410
Amortization of identified intangible assets 1,708 1,965 1,955 1,954 1,966
Merger and acquisition expense - - - 1,002 6,409
Other 4,519 5,467 4,790 4,053 4,067
Total non-interest expense 61,014 59,244 57,679 57,825 64,776
Income before provision for income taxes 19,479 28,563 28,868 27,815 8,668
Provision for income taxes 4,814 5,675 6,167 5,965 1,108
Net income $ 14,665 $ 22,888 $ 22,701 $ 21,850 $ 7,560
Earnings per common share:
Basic $ 0.16 $ 0.26 $ 0.26 $ 0.25 $ 0.09
Diluted $ 0.16 $ 0.26 $ 0.26 $ 0.25 $ 0.09
Weighted average common shares outstanding during the period:
Basic 88,894,577 88,867,159 88,795,270 88,665,135 86,563,641
Diluted 89,181,508 89,035,505 88,971,210 88,926,543 86,837,806
Dividends paid per common share $ 0.135 $ 0.135 $ 0.135 $ 0.135 $ 0.135
BROOKLINE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Asset Quality Analysis (Unaudited)
At and for the Three Months Ended
March 31,
2024
December 31,
2023
September 30, 2023 June 30,
2023
March 31,
2023
(Dollars in Thousands)
NONPERFORMING ASSETS:
Loans and leases accounted for on a nonaccrual basis:
Commercial real estate mortgage $ 18,394 $ 19,608 $ 23,263 $ 8,737 $ 4,589
Multi-family mortgage - - 1,318 - -
Construction - - 2,316 3,828 3,883
Total commercial real estate loans 18,394 19,608 26,897 12,565 8,472
Commercial 3,096 3,886 5,406 16,023 5,495
Equipment financing 13,668 14,984 13,974 12,809 9,908
Condominium association - - - - 51
Total commercial loans and leases 16,764 18,870 19,380 28,832 15,454
Residential mortgage 4,563 4,292 4,249 4,343 3,449
Home equity 950 860 713 583 1,079
Other consumer 1 - 2 - -
Total consumer loans 5,514 5,152 4,964 4,926 4,528
Total nonaccrual loans and leases 40,672 43,630 51,241 46,323 28,454
Other real estate owned 780 780 - - -
Other repossessed assets 1,037 914 299 602 508
Total nonperforming assets $ 42,489 $ 45,324 $ 51,540 $ 46,925 $ 28,962
Loans and leases past due greater than 90 days and still accruing $ 363 $ 228 $ 1,175 $ 490 $ 726
Nonperforming loans and leases as a percentage of total loans and leases 0.42 % 0.45 % 0.55 % 0.50 % 0.31 %
Nonperforming assets as a percentage of total assets 0.37 % 0.40 % 0.46 % 0.42 % 0.25 %
PROVISION AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES:
Allowance for loan and lease losses at beginning of period $ 117,522 $ 119,081 $ 125,817 $ 120,865 $ 98,482
Charge-offs (5,390 ) (7,722 ) (10,978 ) (1,690 ) (845 )
Recoveries 309 581 4 593 394
Net charge-offs (5,081 ) (7,141 ) (10,974 ) (1,097 ) (451 )
Provision for loan and lease losses excluding unfunded commitments * 7,683 5,582 4,238 6,049 22,834
Allowance for loan and lease losses at end of period $ 120,124 $ 117,522 $ 119,081 $ 125,817 $ 120,865
Allowance for loan and lease losses as a percentage of total loans and leases 1.24 % 1.22 % 1.27 % 1.35 % 1.31 %
NET CHARGE-OFFS:
Commercial real estate loans $ 606 $ 1,087 $ (3 ) $ (6 ) $ (6 )
Commercial loans and leases ** 8,179 6,061 10,958 1,108 457
Consumer loans (4 ) (7 ) 19 (5 ) -
Total net charge-offs $ 8,781 $ 7,141 $ 10,974 $ 1,097 $ 451
Net loan and lease charge-offs as a percentage of average loans and leases (annualized) 0.36 % 0.30 % 0.47 % 0.05 % 0.02 %
*Provision for loan and lease losses does not include (credit) provision of $(0.3 million), $(1.7 million), $(1.3 million), $(0.3 million), and $2.5 million for credit losses on unfunded commitments during the three months ended March 31, 2024, December 31, 2023, September 30, 2023, June 30, 2023, and March 31, 2023, respectively.
** The balance at March 31, 2024 includes a $3.7 million charge-off on a letter of credit which impacted the provision.
BROOKLINE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Average Yields / Costs (Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2024 December 31, 2023 March 31, 2023
Average
Balance
Interest (1) Average
Yield/ Cost
Average
Balance
Interest (1) Average
Yield/ Cost
Average
Balance
Interest (1) Average
Yield/ Cost
(Dollars in Thousands)
Assets:
Interest-earning assets:
Investments:
Debt securities (2) $ 893,228 $ 6,927 3.10 % $ 876,350 $ 6,986 3.19 % $ 1,029,068 $ 7,974 3.10 %
Restricted equity securities (2) 76,335 1,493 7.82 % 67,567 1,334 7.90 % 76,911 1,255 6.53 %
Short-term investments 130,768 1,824 5.58 % 85,790 1,093 5.09 % 147,654 1,495 4.05 %
Total investments 1,100,331 10,244 3.72 % 1,029,707 9,413 3.66 % 1,253,633 10,724 3.42 %
Loans and Leases:
Commercial real estate loans (3) 5,761,735 81,049 5.56 % 5,727,930 81,653 5.58 % 5,579,977 67,667 4.85 %
Commercial loans (3) 1,026,467 17,507 6.75 % 969,603 16,296 6.58 % 892,522 14,017 6.28 %
Equipment financing (3) 1,374,426 26,895 7.83 % 1,347,589 25,211 7.48 % 1,226,717 21,213 6.92 %
Consumer loans (3) 1,482,819 19,978 5.40 % 1,475,580 19,888 5.37 % 1,452,072 19,070 5.28 %
Total loans and leases 9,645,447 145,429 6.03 % 9,520,702 143,048 6.01 % 9,151,288 121,967 5.33 %
Total interest-earning assets 10,745,778 155,673 5.79 % 10,550,409 152,461 5.78 % 10,404,921 132,691 5.10 %
Non-interest-earning assets 671,407 721,532 726,166
Total assets $ 11,417,185 $ 11,271,941 $ 11,131,087
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Deposits:
NOW accounts $ 671,914 1,261 0.75 % $ 657,134 1,146 0.69 % $ 810,333 901 0.45 %
Savings accounts 1,694,220 11,352 2.69 % 1,658,144 10,684 2.56 % 1,160,003 2,514 0.88 %
Money market accounts 2,076,303 15,954 3.09 % 2,140,225 16,239 3.01 % 2,366,235 12,140 2.08 %
Certificates of deposit 1,624,118 16,672 4.13 % 1,530,772 14,517 3.76 % 1,346,761 7,456 2.25 %
Brokered deposit accounts 896,784 11,645 5.22 % 880,604 11,448 5.16 % 534,527 6,357 4.82 %
Total interest-bearing deposits 6,963,339 56,884 3.29 % 6,866,879 54,034 3.12 % 6,217,859 29,368 1.92 %
Borrowings
Advances from the FHLB 1,164,534 14,633 4.97 % 965,846 11,943 4.84 % 1,264,523 14,531 4.60 %
Subordinated debentures and notes 84,206 1,377 6.54 % 84,170 1,381 6.56 % 84,062 1,354 6.44 %
Other borrowed funds 93,060 977 4.22 % 136,566 1,406 4.09 % 158,499 1,249 3.20 %
Total borrowings 1,341,800 16,987 5.01 % 1,186,582 14,730 4.86 % 1,507,084 17,134 4.55 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities 8,305,139 73,871 3.58 % 8,053,461 68,764 3.39 % 7,724,943 46,502 2.44 %
Non-interest-bearing liabilities:
Demand checking accounts 1,631,472 1,723,849 1,930,162
Other non-interest-bearing liabilities 278,670 323,855 316,347
Total liabilities 10,215,281 10,101,165 9,971,452
Stockholders' equity 1,201,904 1,170,776 1,159,635
Total liabilities and equity $ 11,417,185 $ 11,271,941 $ 11,131,087
Net interest income (tax-equivalent basis) /Interest-rate spread (4) 81,802 2.21 % 83,697 2.39 % 86,189 2.66 %
Less adjustment of tax-exempt income 214 142 140
Net interest income $ 81,588 $ 83,555 $ 86,049
Net interest margin (5) 3.06 % 3.15 % 3.36 %
(1) Tax-exempt income on debt securities, equity securities and revenue bonds included in commercial real estate loans is included on a tax-equivalent basis.
(2) Average balances include unrealized gains (losses) on investment securities. Dividend payments may not be consistent and average yield on equity securities may vary from month to month.
(3) Loans on nonaccrual status are included in the average balances.
(4) Interest rate spread represents the difference between the yield on interest-earning assets and the cost of interest-bearing liabilities.
(5) Net interest margin represents net interest income (tax-equivalent basis) divided by average interest-earning assets on an actual/actual basis.
BROOKLINE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Non-GAAP Financial Information (Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2024 2023
Reconciliation Table - Non-GAAP Financial Information (Dollars in Thousands Except Share Data)
Reported Pretax Income $ 19,479 $ 8,668
Less:
Security gains - 1,701
Add:
Day 1 PCSB CECL provision - 16,744
Merger and acquisition expense - 6,409
Operating Pretax Income $ 19,479 $ 30,120
Effective tax rate 24.7 % 22.7 %
Provision for income taxes 4,814 6,837
Operating earnings after tax $ 14,665 $ 23,283
Operating earnings per common share:
Basic $ 0.16 $ 0.27
Diluted $ 0.16 $ 0.27
Weighted average common shares outstanding during the period:
Basic 88,894,577 86,563,641
Diluted 89,181,508 86,837,806
Return on average assets * 0.51 % 0.27 %
Less:
Security gains (after-tax) * - % 0.05 %
Add:
Day 1 PCSB CECL provision (after-tax) * - % 0.47 %
Merger and acquisition expense (after-tax) * - % 0.18 %
Operating return on average assets * 0.51 % 0.87 %
Return on average tangible assets * 0.53 % 0.28 %
Less:
Security gains (after-tax) * - % 0.05 %
Add:
Day 1 PCSB CECL provision (after-tax) * - % 0.48 %
Merger and acquisition expense (after-tax) * - % 0.18 %
Operating return on average tangible assets * 0.53 % 0.89 %
Return on average stockholders' equity * 4.88 % 2.61 %
Less:
Security gains (after-tax) * - % 0.45 %
Add:
Day 1 PCSB CECL provision (after-tax) * - % 4.46 %
Merger and acquisition expense (after-tax) * - % 1.71 %
Operating return on average stockholders' equity * 4.88 % 8.33 %
Return on average tangible stockholders' equity * 6.26 % 3.43 %
Less:
Security gains (after-tax) * - % 0.60 %
Add:
Day 1 PCSB CECL provision (after-tax) * - % 5.87 %
Merger and acquisition expense (after-tax) * - % 2.25 %
Operating return on average tangible stockholders' equity * 6.26 % 10.95 %
* Ratios at and for the three months ended are annualized.
At and for the Three Months Ended
March 31,
2024
December 31,
2023
September 30,
2023
June 30,
2023
March 31,
2023
(Dollars in Thousands)
Net income, as reported $ 14,665 $ 22,888 $ 22,701 $ 21,850 $ 7,560
Average total assets $ 11,417,185 $ 11,271,941 $ 11,180,635 $ 11,272,672 $ 11,131,087
Less: Average goodwill and average identified intangible assets, net 264,536 266,225 268,199 270,147 278,135
Average tangible assets $ 11,152,649 $ 11,005,716 $ 10,912,436 $ 11,002,525 $ 10,852,952
Return on average tangible assets (annualized) 0.53 % 0.83 % 0.83 % 0.79 % 0.28 %
Average total stockholders' equity $ 1,201,904 $ 1,170,776 $ 1,167,727 $ 1,174,167 $ 1,159,635
Less: Average goodwill and average identified intangible assets, net 264,536 266,225 268,199 270,147 278,135
Average tangible stockholders' equity $ 937,368 $ 904,551 $ 899,528 $ 904,020 $ 881,500
Return on average tangible stockholders' equity (annualized) 6.26 % 10.12 % 10.09 % 9.67 % 3.43 %
Total stockholders' equity $ 1,194,231 $ 1,198,644 $ 1,157,871 $ 1,162,308 $ 1,165,066
Less:
Goodwill 241,222 241,222 241,222 241,222 241,222
Identified intangible assets, net 22,499 24,207 26,172 28,126 30,080
Tangible stockholders' equity $ 930,510 $ 933,215 $ 890,477 $ 892,960 $ 893,764
Total assets $ 11,542,731 $ 11,382,256 $ 11,180,555 $ 11,206,078 $ 11,522,485
Less:
Goodwill 241,222 241,222 241,222 241,222 241,222
Identified intangible assets, net 22,499 24,207 26,172 28,126 30,080
Tangible assets $ 11,279,010 $ 11,116,827 $ 10,913,161 $ 10,936,730 $ 11,251,183
Tangible stockholders' equity to tangible assets 8.25 % 8.39 % 8.16 % 8.16 % 7.94 %
Tangible stockholders' equity $ 930,510 $ 933,215 $ 890,477 $ 892,960 $ 893,764
Number of common shares issued 96,998,075 96,998,075 96,998,075 96,998,075 96,998,075
Less:
Treasury shares 7,354,399 7,354,399 7,350,981 7,734,891 7,734,891
Unvested restricted shares 749,099 749,099 780,859 598,049 598,049
Number of common shares outstanding 88,894,577 88,894,577 88,866,235 88,665,135 88,665,135
Tangible book value per common share $ 10.47 $ 10.50 $ 10.02 $ 10.07 $ 10.08

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