Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter 2022 Net Income of $3.5 Million and Full Year Net Income of $12.9 Million
Results Include Record Earnings, Strong Loan Growth, Continued Solid Asset Quality And Prudent Expense Management
OSWEGO, N.Y., Jan. 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. (“Company”) (NASDAQ: PBHC), the holding company for Pathfinder Bank (“Bank”), announced fourth quarter 2022 net income available to common shareholders of $3.5 million, or $0.58 per basic and diluted share, compared to $3.9 million, or $0.64 per basic and diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2021. For the full year 2022, total net income attributable to Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. was $12.9 million, or $2.13 per basic and diluted share, compared to $12.4 million, or $2.07 per basic and diluted share, in 2021.*2022 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Performance Highlights*· Fourth quarter 2022 total revenue (net interest income and total noninterest income) of $13.0 million increased $1.9 million, or 17.0%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2021. Full year total revenue of $47.3 million increased $2.8 million, or 6.3%, compared to 2021.
· Total interest-earning assets on December 31, 2022 of $1.31 billion increased by $100.9 million, or 8.3%, from December 31, 2021 and included $897.8 million in total loans at December 31, 2022.
· Total deposits on December 31, 2022 were $1.13 billion, an increase of $70.1 million, or 6.6%, compared to one year prior. A shift to interest-bearing deposits, and the rapidly rising interest rate environment, led to the 20 basis point increase in deposit funding costs to 0.76% for the year.
· Total net interest income for fourth quarter 2022 of $11.2 million increased by $1.5 million, or 14.9%, from the prior year period, and increased $3.1 million, or 8.1%, to $41.4 million for full year 2022 compared to 2021.
· Noninterest expense of $7.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2022 remained stable when compared to the year-ago quarter. Noninterest expense was $28.9 million for the full year of 2022, an increase of $1.4 million, or 5.0%, compared to 2021.
“Fourth quarter 2022 results were highlighted by strong revenue growth, focused expense management and continued strong credit quality metrics, which contributed to another record full year earnings and profitability in 2022. Heading into 2023, Pathfinder Bancorp is well positioned to continue our growth trajectory,” said James A. Dowd, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Full year net income available to common shareholders was up 4.2% compared to 2021, as we benefited from the increases in interest rates, continued loan growth and net interest margin expansion. We also continued to improve upon our key profitability metrics, with a strong return on average assets of 0.96% and return on average equity of 11.77% for the full year of 2022.”
“Our consistent focus throughout 2022 on enhancing our operating leverage continued to provide strong revenue growth of 6.3%, while keeping expenses stable, despite a difficult inflationary environment. In 2023, and in the face of significant economic uncertainty, our focus will continue to be on balancing effective expense management while concurrently making appropriate investments to support the future growth of the Company.”
“Our balance sheet growth included an increase of $65.3 million, or 7.8%, growth in total loans and our total deposits grew by more than $70.1 million, or 6.6%, over the prior full year. Deposit customer preferences caused a shift in the mix of deposits from noninterest bearing to interest-bearing deposits. Our deposit gathering efforts will continue to focus on transactional deposits and, consequently, reducing our reliance on time deposits. We are pleased with the outcome of our efforts in 2022 to control our funding costs, despite nearly unprecedented increases in interest rates, as the average cost of total interest-bearing liabilities increased only 15 basis points year-over-year.”
“Credit quality continues to be a strength of our bank with our $897.8 million loan portfolio producing a ratio of nonperforming loans to total loans of 1.00% at December 31, 2022, a level that was stable in comparison to 2021, and less than half of the 2.58% we reported in 2020. Our ratio of allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans stood at 169.93% at year end. Loan loss provision returned to a more normalized level in 2022, and increased in the fourth quarter, as the Bank evaluated all risks associated with the loan portfolio and identified the need for certain credit downgrades on a small number of large loan relationships.”
“Our projected loan pipeline volume remains solid at year end. However, we anticipate loan demand slowing from the robust levels experienced following the pandemic and we will continue to maintain our prudent and consistent underwriting standards as we move forward. Our Central New York markets remain vibrant and we continue to take multiple strategic steps to bring about further growth for the Company. We were happy to announce the opening of our newest branch in the Southwest Corridor of the City of Syracuse during the fourth quarter of 2022. We are certain that this branch location will allow us to better serve our growing customer base in that portion of our existing footprint and will provide a range of community banking services to an under-served neighborhood. We continue to believe that our strong financial performance, dedicated and highly capable team and healthy capital position leaves us well-positioned for 2023 and beyond.”
*Income Statement for the Quarter and Year Ended December 31, 2022*
Fourth quarter 2022 net income was $3.5 million, a decrease of $350,000, or 9.0% from $3.9 million in the fourth quarter of the previous year. Net interest income, before provision for loan losses, increased by $1.5 million, or 14.9%, in the fourth quarter of 2022 to $11.2 million, compared to $9.7 million for the same quarter in 2021. The increase in net interest income between comparable quarters was primarily due to the $3.8 million, or 34.3%, increase in interest and dividend income in the fourth quarter of 2022. Interest and dividend income increased to $15.0 million, compared to $11.2 million in the same quarter in 2021. These improvements in interest and dividend income were partially offset by an increase in interest expense for the fourth quarter of 2022 of $2.4 million, or 163.9%, to $3.8 million, from $1.5 million for the prior year quarter.
The quarter-over-quarter improvement in net interest income before provision for loan losses, discussed above, was more than offset by an increase in the provision for loan losses recorded in the fourth quarter of 2022. The Bank reported a provision for loan losses of $1.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to a credit to provision for loan losses of $1.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2021. Therefore, net interest income, after provision for loan losses, decreased by $1.5 million, or 13.7%, in the fourth quarter of 2022 to $9.3 million, compared to $10.8 million for the same quarter in 2021.
Noninterest income increased in the fourth quarter of 2022 to $1.9 million, an increase of $448,000, or 31.9%, compared to the same quarter in 2021. Total revenues after provision for loan losses therefore decreased $1.0 million, or -8.4%, to $11.2 million from $12.2 million in the same quarter of the previous year. Noninterest expense increased in the fourth quarter of 2022 by $19,000, remaining essentially unchanged from the same quarter in 2021 at $7.2 million.
Net income for the full year ended December 31, 2022 was $12.9 million, an increase of 524,000, or 4.2% from $12.4 million in 2021. Net interest income, before provision for loan losses, increased by $3.1 million, or 8.1%, in 2022 to $41.4 million, compared to $38.3 million in 2021. The increase in net interest income between the two years was primarily due to the $5.3 million, or 11.5%, increase in interest and dividend income in 2022. Interest and dividend income increased to $51.1 million, compared to $45.8 million in the year ended December 31, 2021. These improvements in interest and dividend income were partially offset by an increase in interest expense in 2022 of $2.2 million, or 28.7%, to $9.7 million from $7.5 million for the prior year.
The year-over-year improvement in net interest income before provision for loan losses, discussed above, was partially offset by an increase in the provision for loan losses recorded in 2022. The Bank reported a provision for loan losses of $2.8 million in 2022, compared to a provision for loan losses of $1.0 million in the previous year. Therefore, net interest income, after provision for loan losses, increased by $1.4 million, or 3.7%, in 2022 to $38.6 million, compared to $37.3 million in 2021.
Noninterest income decreased in 2022 to $5.9 million, a decrease of $317,000, or 5.1%, compared to 2021. Total revenues after provision for loan losses therefore increased $1.1 million, or 2.4%, to $44.6 million from $43.5 million in the previous year. Noninterest expense increased in 2022 by $1.4 million, or 5.0%, increasing from $27.5 million in 2021 to $28.9 million in 2022.
*Components of Net Interest Income*
Fourth quarter 2022 net interest income was $11.2 million, an increase of $1.5 million, or 14.9%, compared to $9.7 million for the same quarter in 2021. Interest and dividend income in the 2022 fourth quarter was $15.0 million, compared to $11.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. The increase in interest and dividend income between comparable quarters was a result of a 41-basis-point increase in the average loan yield, and a $38.8 million increase in average taxable investment securities combined with a 133-basis-point increase in the average yield on those instruments. Partially offsetting those increases was an 82-basis-point increase in rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities. Total interest expense for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $3.8 million, an increase of $2.4 million, or 163.9%, from $1.5 million for the prior year quarter. The increase in the quarterly interest expense was primarily a result of the increase in cost of deposits resulting from the rapidly rising interest rate environment. The deposit mix included a $108.7 million increase in average time deposit balances combined with a 115-basis- point increase in the average interest rate paid on those deposits. The resultant net interest margin for the fourth quarter of 2022 was 3.42%, a 14-basis-point increase compared to a net interest margin of 3.28% for the fourth quarter of 2021.
Net interest income for the full year of 2022 increased $3.1 million, or 8.1%, to $41.4 million compared to $38.3 million for the full year of 2021. Interest and dividend income for the full year ended December 31, 2022 was $51.1 million, an increase of $5.3 million, or 11.5%, compared to $45.8 million for 2021. The increase was due to a $38.8 million increase in average taxable investment securities and a $36.3 million, or 4.4%, increase in average loan balances compared to the prior year. Partially offsetting these increases in interest income in 2022, as compared to the previous year, was an increase in interest expense to $9.7 million, representing an increase of $2.2 million, or 28.7%, from the prior year period. This increase in interest expense was primarily due to an increase in time deposit balances, along with a 22 basis point increase in the interest rate paid on those deposits. Full year 2022 net interest margin of 3.24% was up three basis points from 3.21% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021.
The following table details the components of net interest income for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:
*Unaudited* For the three months ended
For the twelve months ended
December December December December
(In thousands, except per share data) 31, 2022 31, 2021 Change
31, 2022 31, 2021 Change
*Interest and dividend income:*
Loans, including fees $ 10,761 $ 8,930 $ 1,831 20.5 % $ 38,322 $ 37,026 $ 1,296 3.5 %
Debt securities:
Taxable 3,530 2,135 1,395 65.3 % 11,225 8,312 2,913 35.0 %
Tax-exempt 561 72 489 679.2 % 1,173 171 1,002 586.0 %
Dividends 74 48 26 54.2 % 229 309 (80 ) -25.9 %
Federal funds sold and interest earning deposits 101 2 99 4950.0 % 149 9 140 1555.6 %
Total interest and dividend income 15,027 11,187 3,840 34.3 % 51,098 45,827 5,271 11.5 %
*Interest expense:*
Interest on deposits 3,066 889 2,177 244.9 % 7,072 4,714 2,358 50.0 %
Interest on short-term borrowings 158 2 156 7800.0 % 310 10 300 3000.0 %
Interest on long-term borrowings 159 153 6 3.9 % 564 1,018 (454 ) -44.6 %
Interest on subordinated debt 465 414 51 12.3 % 1,749 1,790 (41 ) -2.3 %
Total interest expense 3,848 1,458 2,390 163.9 % 9,695 7,532 2,163 28.7 %
Net interest income 11,179 9,729 1,450 14.9 % 41,403 38,295 3,108 8.1 %
Provision for loan losses 1,883 (1,039 ) 2,922 -281.2 % 2,754 1,022 1,732 169.5 %
Net interest income after provision for loan losses $ 9,296 $ 10,768 $ (1,472 ) -13.7 % $ 38,649 $ 37,273 $ 1,376 3.7 %
*Paycheck Protection Program Discussion*From April 2020 to May 2021, the Company participated in all phases of the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) as administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (the “SBA”). PPP loans were substantially guaranteed as to timely repayment by the SBA and had unique forgiveness features whereby loan principal amounts may be discharged, for the benefit of the borrowers, by direct payments from the SBA to the lending institution holding the indebtedness. The Company has received both interest (calculated at a stated rate of 1%) and various levels of fee income related to the origination of PPP loans. The total outstanding balance of PPP loans was $203,000 at December 31, 2022, a decline of $19.6 million from the $19.8 million outstanding balance of PPP loans at December 31, 2021. Information related to the Company’s PPP loans are included in the following tables:
*Unaudited* For the three months ended For the years ended December 31, December 31, December 31, December 31,
(In thousands, except number of loans) 2022 2021 2022 2021
Number of PPP loans originated in the period - - - 478
Funded balance of PPP loans originated in the period $ - $ - $ - $ 36,369
Number of PPP loans forgiven in the period 8 160 197 796
Balance of PPP loans forgiven in the period $ 490 $ 8,328 $ 8,907 $ 77,054
Deferred PPP fee income recognized in the period $ 16 $ 408 $ 563 $ 2,150
(In thousands) December 31, 2022 December 31, 2021
Unearned PPP deferred fee income at end of period $ 12 $ 716
(In thousands, except number of loans) Number Balance
Total PPP loans originated since inception 1,177 $ 111,721
Total PPP loans forgiven since inception 1,172 111,518
Total PPP loans remaining at December 31, 2022 5 $ 203
*Provision for Loan Losses*The Bank reported a provision for loan losses of $1.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to a credit to provision for loan losses of $1.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2021. During the fourth quarter of 2021, the Bank evaluated all risks associated with the loan portfolio and reduced its allowance for loan losses by a net $1.0 million, based on all information available at that time. The increase in the provision for loan losses in the fourth quarter of 2022 was primarily due to the results of a similar loan portfolio evaluation that indicated the need for certain downgrades of four large loan relationships totaling approximately $12.0 million. Management believes that these downgrades are not reflective of any broader patterns of loan quality deterioration within the Bank’s loan portfolios. Certain credit sensitive portfolios continue to be carefully monitored, and the Bank will consistently apply its loan classification and reserve building methodologies to the analysis of these portfolios. The provision for loan losses for the full year of 2022 was $2.8 million, compared to $1.0 million in 2021.
In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, requiring financial institutions, such as the Bank, to adopt the Current Expected Credit Loss (“CECL”) according to a specified implementation timeline that was based on the size of the reporting entity. In order to meet this requirement, the Bank adopted the CECL methodology for calculating its Allowance for Credit Losses (“ACL”) on January 1, 2023. The transition adjustment upon the adoption of CECL will be accounted for as a one-time charge to retained earnings and does not impact earnings per share in either 2022 or 2023. Management estimates that the required CECL transition adjustment will not exceed $1.7 million, after tax effects. This one-time adjustment will translate to a reduction of approximately $0.28 per share in the Company’s tangible book value (TBV), after tax effects as of the adoption date.
*Noninterest Income*
Fourth quarter 2022 noninterest income was $1.9 million, an increase of $448,000, or 31.9%, compared to $1.4 million for the same three-month period in 2021. Noninterest income was $5.9 million for the full year 2022, compared to $6.2 million for 2021.
The following table details the components of noninterest income for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2022, and 2021:
*Unaudited* For the three months ended For the twelve months ended
(Dollars in thousands) December 31,
2022 December 31,
2021 Change December 31,
2022 December 31,
2021 Change
Service charges on deposit accounts $ 250 $ 382 $ (132 ) -34.6 % $ 1,126 $ 1,464 $ (338 ) -23.1 %
Earnings and gain on bank owned life insurance 148 141 7 5.0 % 589 559 30 5.4 %
Loan servicing fees 103 91 12 13.2 % 363 246 117 47.6 %
Debit card interchange fees 228 225 3 1.3 % 867 923 (56 ) -6.1 %
Insurance agency revenue 279 231 48 20.8 % 1,128 1,048 80 7.6 %
Other charges, commissions and fees 899 258 641 248.4 % 1,901 1,058 843 79.7 %
Noninterest income before (losses) gains 1,907 1,328 579 43.6 % 5,974 5,298 676 12.8 %
Net (losses) gains on sales of securities, fixed assets, loans and foreclosed
real estate
(366
)
68
(434
)
-638.2
%
(412
)
551
(963
)
-174.8
%
Gains on marketable equity securities 313 10 303 3030.0 % 352 382 (30 ) 7.9 %
Total noninterest income $ 1,854 $ 1,406 $ 448 31.9 % $ 5,914 $ 6,231 $ (317 ) -5.1 %
Noninterest income before (losses) gains increased $579,000, or 43.6%, in the fourth quarter of 2022, primarily due to the recognition of $660,000 in historical tax credit subsidies made available upon the completion of the Bank’s new branch location in Syracuse, NY. Absent that nonrecurring revenue addition in the fourth quarter of 2022, noninterest income before (losses) gains would have decreased $81,000, or 6.1% in the fourth quarter of 2022, as compared to the same quarter in 2021. This decline in noninterest income was primarily due to a decline of $132,000, or 34.6%, in service charges on deposit accounts that was due principally to a reduction in certain fee structures that the Bank enacted in January 2022 in response to the locally competitive market. All other categories of noninterest income before (losses) gains increased $51,000 in aggregate during the fourth quarter of 2022, as compared to the same quarter in 2021, due to individually immaterial net increases in other recurring sources of noninterest income.
During the fourth quarter of 2022, the Bank recognized an impairment charge of $366,000 related to a real estate property investment that was newly categorized as available-for-sale. Partially offsetting this unrealized loss recognition, the Company also recognized unrealized gains on equity securities, held by the holding company, due to increases in the securities’ net asset values.
Noninterest income before (losses) gains increased $676,000, or 12.86%, for the full year 2022, primarily due to the fourth quarter recognition of $660,000 in historical tax credit subsidies made available upon the completion of the Bank’s new branch location in Syracuse, NY. Absent that nonrecurring revenue addition in the fourth quarter of 2022, noninterest income before (losses) gains increased $16,000, or 0.3%, for the full year 2022, as compared to 2021. Of note, service charges on deposit accounts declined $338,000, or 23.1%, in 2022, as compared to the previous year due to the reduction in the Bank’s fee structures discussed above. All other categories of recurring noninterest income before (losses) gains, excluding the $660,000 historical tax credit recorded in the fourth quarter of 2022, increased $354,000 in aggregate during 2022, as compared to 2021, due to individually immaterial net increases in other recurring sources of noninterest income.
*Noninterest Expense*
Total noninterest expense for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $7.2 million, essentially unchanged from the same three-month period in 2021. Noninterest expense for the fourth quarter of 2022, in comparison to the same quarter in the previous year, was driven by increases in salaries and benefits expense of $74,000, or 1.9%, partially offset by aggregate decreases in all other expense categories of $205,000, or 6.3%. The $74,000 increase in salaries and benefits expense for the three months ended December 31, 2022, as compared to the same three month period in 2021, was primarily due to increases in individual staff salaries and certain commissions paid related to insurance and investment services activities. Additionally, salaries and benefits expenses increased due to additions to staff headcount concentrated primarily in the loan servicing areas and within the Bank's branch system. Staffing increases in the Bank's branch system were made as a result of the opening of the Bank's eleventh branch in November 2022. During 2022, the Company increased its salary structure where it was deemed appropriate in order to effectively respond to inflationary and competitive pressures within our marketplace to recruit and retain talent.
Total noninterest expense for the full year 2022 was $28.9 million, an increase of $1.4 million, or 5.0%, compared with $27.5 million in 2021. The increase in noninterest expenses in 2022, as compared to 2021, was primarily a result of an increase in salaries and employee benefits expense of $1.6 million, or 11.4%, that was primarily comprised of an $737,000, or 7.2%, increase in salaries, a $530,000 reduction in the level of deferred employee-related expenses related to loan origination volume declines following the cessation of the PPP, and a $370,000 increase in all other salaries and employee benefit expenses.
The following table details the components of noninterest expense for the three and twelve-months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:
*Unaudited* For the three months ended For the twelve months ended December December December December
(Dollars in thousands) 31, 2022 31, 2021 Change 31, 2022 31, 2021 Change
Salaries and employee benefits $ 3,992 $ 3,918 $ 74 1.9 % $ 16,022 $ 14,384 $ 1,638 11.4 %
Building and occupancy 889 734 155 21.1 % 3,380 3,121 259 8.3 %
Data processing 490 539 (49 ) -9.1 % 2,042 2,555 (513 ) -20.1 %
Professional and other services 416 374 42 11.2 % 1,528 1,627 (99 ) -6.1 %
Advertising 284 502 (218 ) -43.4 % 905 1,198 (293 ) -24.5 %
FDIC assessments - 222 (222 ) -100.0 % 606 874 (268 ) -30.7 %
Audits and exams 264 153 111 72.5 % 688 725 (37 ) -5.1 %
Insurance agency expense 219 198 21 10.6 % 906 825 81 9.8 %
Community service activities 74 39 35 89.7 % 267 220 47 21.4 %
Foreclosed real estate expenses 21 16 5 31.3 % 78 46 32 69.6 %
Other expenses 560 496 64 12.9 % 2,452 1,920 532 27.7 %
Total noninterest expenses $ 7,209 $ 7,191 $ 18 0.3 % $ 28,874 $ 27,495 $ 1,379 5.0 %
*Balance Sheet on December 31, 2022*
The Company’s total assets on December 31, 2022 were $1.40 billion, an increase of $114.7 million, or 8.9%, from $1.29 billion on December 31, 2021. This increase was primarily driven by increased loan balances and an increase in held-to-maturity securities. Total loans of $897.8 million increased by $65.3 million, or 7.9%, compared with $832.5 million on December 31, 2021. Investment securities totaled $394.0 million, an increase of $37.6 million compared to $356.4 million on December 31, 2021.
Total deposits on December 31, 2022 were $1.13 billion, an increase of $70.0 million, or 6.6%, from $1.06 billion, at December 31, 2021. Interest-bearing deposits of $941.7 million at 2022 year end were up by $78.0 million, or 9.1%, while noninterest-bearing deposits totaled $183.7 million at December 31, 2022, a decrease of $8.0 million, or 4.2%, from the 2021 year end. The decrease in noninterest-bearing deposits was the result of the rapidly rising interest rate environment which increased the competition for deposits in general and caused depositor preferences to shift from transactional deposits to time deposits as the year progressed.
Shareholders’ equity was $111.0 million at December 31, 2022, reflecting an increase of $709,000, or 0.64%, compared with $110.3 million at December 31, 2021. The increase was primarily a result of a $10.4 million or 17.0% increase in retained earnings, offset by an increase of $10.9 million in accumulated other comprehensive loss, due to unrealized temporary losses on investment securities categorized as available-for-sale, and $1.2 million in declared dividend distributions.
*Asset Quality*
The Bank continued to maintain strong asset quality metrics, as measured by annualized net loan charge-offs to average loans, for fourth quarter 2022 of 0.04%. Annualized net loan charge-offs to average loans were 0.12% for the fourth quarter 2021.
Nonperforming loans remained stable at December 31, 2022, as compared to December 31, 2021. Management continues to monitor all nonaccrual loans closely and has incorporated our current estimate of the ultimate collectability of these loans into the reported allowance for loan losses at December 31, 2022.
The following table summarizes nonaccrual loans by category and status at December 31, 2022:
Loan Type Collateral
Type Number
of
Loans Loan
Balance Average
Loan
Balance Weighted
LTV at
Origination/
Modification Status
*Secured residential mortgage:* Real Estate 13 $ 1,112 $ 86 77 % Individual loans are under active resolution management by the Bank.
*Secured commercial real estate:* Private
Museum 1 1,380 1,380 79 % Monthly payments for interest and escrow requirements are being made with the formal modification of the existing mortgage loan expected to be finalized during the fourth quarter of 2022. The borrower is also expected to receive specific government grant funding in the next few months. In combination, these activities will allow for a reduction of the outstanding loan balance upon their finalization. Recreational 1 1,233 1,233 49 % The loan is currently classified as a Troubled Debt Restructuring (TDR). The due date for the loan payment was September 1, 2021. The Bank is currently working with a local economic development agency in order to assist a potential buyer of the property with financing. All other 6 891 149 40 % Individual loans are under active resolution management by the Bank.
*Commercial lines of credit:* 3 332 111 N/A Individual loans are under active resolution management by the Bank.
*Commercial and industrial:* 9 1,884 209 N/A Individual loans are under active resolution management by the Bank.
*Consumer loans:* 23 2,183 95 N/A Individual loans are under active resolution management by the Bank. 56 $ 9,015
The allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans at December 31, 2022 was 169.93%, compared with 155.99% at December 31, 2021. The change in the allowance for loans losses to non-performing loans is reflective of the changes in nonaccrual loans discussed above and compared to a reserve release during the fourth quarter of 2021.*Cash Dividend Declared*
On December 27, 2022, the Company announced that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.09 per share on the Company's voting common and non-voting common stock, and a cash dividend of $0.09 per notional share for the issued warrant relating to the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2022. The dividend will be payable to all shareholders of record on January 17, 2023 and will be paid on February 10, 2023. Based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock of $19.14 on December 30, 2022, the implied dividend yield is 1.9%. The quarterly cash dividend of $0.09 equates to a dividend payout ratio of 20.9%.
Pathfinder Bank is a New York State chartered commercial bank headquartered in Oswego, whose deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc., (NASDAQ SmallCap Market; symbol: PBHC). The Bank has eleven full-service offices located in its market areas consisting of Oswego and Onondaga County and one limited purpose office in Oneida County. Through its subsidiary, Pathfinder Risk Management Company, Inc., the Bank owns a 51% interest in the FitzGibbons Agency, LLC. At December 31, 2022, there were 4,651,829 shares of voting common stock outstanding, as well as 1,380,283 shares of non-voting common stock issued and outstanding. The Company's common stock trades on the NASDAQ market under the symbol "PBHC." At December 31, 2022, the Company and subsidiaries had total consolidated assets of $1.40 billion, total deposits of $1.13 billion and shareholders' equity of $111.0 million.
*Forward-Looking Statement*
Certain statements contained herein are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements are generally identified by use of the words "believe," "expect," "intend," "anticipate," "estimate," "project" or similar expressions, or future or conditional verbs, such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” or “may.” These forward-looking statements are based on current beliefs and expectations of the Company’s and the Bank’s management and are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the Company’s and the Bank’s control. In addition, these forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions with respect to future business strategies and decisions that are subject to change. Actual results may differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements as a result of numerous factors. Factors that could cause such differences to exist include, but are not limited to: risks related to the real estate and economic environment, particularly in the market areas in which the Company and the Bank operate; fiscal and monetary policies of the U.S. Government; inflation; changes in government regulations affecting financial institutions, including regulatory compliance costs and capital requirements; fluctuations in the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses; decreases in deposit levels necessitating increased borrowing to fund loans and investments; the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic; operational risks including, but not limited to, cybersecurity, fraud and natural disasters; the risk that the Company may not be successful in the implementation of its business strategy; changes in prevailing interest rates; credit risk management; asset-liability management; and other risks described in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available at the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov.
*Investor/Media Contacts*
James A. Dowd, President, CEO
Walter F. Rusnak, Senior Vice President, CFO
Telephone: (315) 343-0057
*PATHFINDER BANCORP, INC.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS*
*(Dollars and shares in thousands except per share amounts)*
*For the three months*
*ended December 31,*
*(Unaudited)* *For the twelve months
ended December 31,
(Unaudited)*
*Condensed Income Statement* *2022* *2021* *2022* *2021*
Interest and dividend income $ 15,027 $ 11,187 $ 51,098 $ 45,827
Interest expense 3,848 1,458 9,695 7,532
Net interest income 11,179 9,729 41,403 38,295
Provision for loan losses 1,883 (1,039 ) 2,754 1,022 9,296 10,768 38,649 37,273
Noninterest income excluding net gains on sales of securities, fixed assets, loans and foreclosed real estate 1,907 1,328 5,974 5,298
Net (losses) gains on sales of securities, fixed assets, loans and foreclosed
real estate (366 ) 68 (412 ) 551
Gains on marketable equity securities 313 10 352 382
Noninterest expense 7,209 7,191 28,874 27,495
Income before income taxes 3,941 4,983 15,689 16,009
Provision for income taxes 383 1,094 2,656 3,499
*Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest and Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc.*
*$*
*3,558*
*$*
*3,889*
*$*
*13,033*
*$*
*12,510*
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest *28* *10* *101* *103*
*Net income attributable to Pathfinder Bancorp Inc.* *$* *3,530* *$* *3,879* *$* *12,932* *$* *12,407*
*For the Periods Ended
(Unaudited)* *December 31,* *December 31,* *December 31,* *2022* *2021* *2020*
*Selected Balance Sheet Data*
Assets
$
1,399,920
$
1,285,177
$
1,227,443
Earning assets 1,313,069 1,212,139 1,159,778
Total loans 897,754 832,459 825,495
Deposits 1,125,430 1,055,346 995,907
Borrowed funds 115,997 77,098 82,050
Allowance for loan losses 15,319 12,935 12,777
Subordinated loans 29,733 29,563 39,400
Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. Shareholders' equity 110,996 110,287 97,456
Asset Quality Ratios
Net loan charge-offs (annualized) to average loans 0.04 % 0.12 % 0.08 %
Allowance for loan losses to period end loans 1.71 % 1.55 % 1.55 %
Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans 169.93 % 155.99 % 59.89 %
Nonperforming loans to period end loans 1.00 % 1.00 % 2.58 %
Nonperforming assets to total assets 0.66 % 0.65 % 1.74 %
*
PATHFINDER BANCORP, INC.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS*
*(Dollars and shares in thousands except per share amounts)*
*For the three months
ended December 31,
(Unaudited)**
* *For the twelve months
ended December 31,
(Unaudited)
* *2022* *2021* *2022* *2021*
*Key Earnings Ratios*
Return on average assets 1.02 % 1.24 % 0.96 % 0.98 %
Return on average common equity 12.89 % 14.38 % 11.77 % 11.91 %
Return on average equity 12.89 % 14.38 % 11.77 % 11.91 %
Net interest margin 3.42 % 3.27 % 3.24 % 3.21 %
*Share, Per Share and Ratio Data*
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding -Voting 4,585 4,518 4,559 4,478
Basic and diluted earnings per share - Voting $ 0.58 $ 0.64 $ 2.13 $ 2.07
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding - Series A Non- Voting 1,380 1,380 1,380 745
Basic and diluted earnings per share - Series A Non-Voting $ 0.58 $ 0.64 $ 2.13 $ 2.07
Cash dividends per share $ 0.09 $ 0.07 $ 0.36 $ 0.28
Book value per common share at December 31, 2022 and 2021 $ 18.40 $ 18.43
Tangible book value per common share at December 31, 2022 and 2021 $ 17.63 $ 17.66
Tangible common equity to tangible assets at December 31, 2022 and 2021 7.62 % 8.25 %
Tangible common equity to tangible assets at December 31, 2022 and 2021, adjusted 7.62 % 8.38 %
Throughout the accompanying document, certain financial metrics and ratios are presented that are not defined under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial metrics and ratios, presented elsewhere within this document, are presented below:
*For the twelve months ended December 31,*
*(Unaudited)**
* *2022* *2021*
*Non-GAAP Reconciliation*
*Tangible book value per common share*
Total equity $ 110,996 $ 110,287
Intangible assets (4,636 ) (4,653 )
Common tangible equity $ 106,360 $ 105,634
Common shares outstanding 6,032 5,983
Tangible book value per common share $ 17.63 $ 17.66
*
Tangible common equity to tangible assets*
Tangible common equity $ 106,360 $ 105,634
Tangible assets 1,395,284 1,280,524
Tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio 7.62 % 8.25 %
*
Tangible common equity to tangible assets, adjusted*
Tangible common equity $ 106,360 $ 105,634
Tangible assets 1,395,284 1,280,524
Less: Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans (203 ) (19,338 )
Total assets excluding PPP loans $ 1,395,081 $ 1,261,186
Tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio, excluding PPP loans 7.62 % 8.38 %
^* Basic and diluted earnings per share are calculated based upon the two-class method for the nine months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021. Weighted average shares outstanding do not include unallocated ESOP shares.
*PATHFINDER BANCORP, INC.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS*
*(Dollars and shares in thousands except per share amounts)*
The following table sets forth information concerning average interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and the yields and rates thereon. Interest income and resultant yield information in the table has not been adjusted for tax equivalency. Averages are computed on the daily average balance for each month in the period divided by the number of days in the period. Yields and amounts earned include loan fees. Nonaccrual loans have been included in interest-earning assets for purposes of these calculations.
*For the three months ended December 31,*
*(Unaudited)**
* *2022* *2021* Average Average
Yield / Average Average
Yield /
(Dollars in thousands) Balance Interest Cost Balance Interest Cost
*Interest-earning assets:*
Loans $ 889,431 $ 10,761 4.84 % $ 805,421 $ 8,930 4.43 %
Taxable investment securities 361,973 3,604 3.98 % 323,166 2,138 2.65 %
Tax-exempt investment securities 41,020 561 5.47 % 26,759 117 1.75 %
Fed funds sold and interest-earning deposits 16,716 101 2.42 % 29,750 2 0.03 %
Total interest-earning assets 1,309,140 15,027 4.59 % 1,185,096 11,187 3.78 %
*Noninterest-earning assets:*
Other assets 100,484 84,608
Allowance for loan losses (13,656 ) (14,083 )
Net unrealized (losses) gains
on available-for-sale securities
(16,554
)
535
Total assets $ 1,379,414 $ 1,256,156
*Interest-bearing liabilities:*
NOW accounts $ 95,205 $ 85 0.36 % $ 94,178 $ 74 0.31 %
Money management accounts 16,169 6 0.15 % 15,489 4 0.10 %
MMDA accounts 274,511 955 1.39 % 265,570 253 0.38 %
Savings and club accounts 136,447 60 0.18 % 129,441 44 0.14 %
Time deposits 445,796 1,960 1.76 % 337,054 514 0.61 %
Subordinated loans 29,704 465 6.26 % 29,537 414 5.61 %
Borrowings 72,100 317 1.76 % 65,596 155 0.95 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities 1,069,932 3,848 1.44 % 936,865 1,458 0.62 %
*Noninterest-bearing liabilities:*
Demand deposits 185,835 199,254
Other liabilities 14,123 12,146
Total liabilities 1,269,890 1,148,265
Shareholders' equity 109,524 107,891
Total liabilities & shareholders' equity $ 1,379,414 $ 1,256,156
Net interest income $ 11,179 $ 9,729
Net interest rate spread 3.15 % 3.16 %
Net interest margin 3.42 % 3.28 %
Ratio of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities 122.36 % 126.50 %
*
PATHFINDER BANCORP, INC.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS*
*(Dollars and shares in thousands except per share amounts)*
*For the twelve months ended December 31,
(Unaudited)* *2022* *2021* Average Average Yield / Average Average Yield /
(Dollars in thousands) Balance Interest Cost Balance Interest Cost
*Interest-earning assets:*
Loans $ 869,591 $ 38,322 4.41 % $ 833,308 $ 37,026 4.44 %
Taxable investment securities 351,898 11,454 3.25 % 313,392 8,576 2.74 %
Tax-exempt investment securities 38,456 1,173 3.05 % 16,191 216 1.33 %
Fed funds sold and interest-earning deposits 19,134 149 0.78 % 28,765 9 0.03 %
Total interest-earning assets 1,279,079 51,098 3.99 % 1,191,656 45,827 3.85 %
*Noninterest-earning assets:*
Other assets 89,391 82,130
Allowance for loan losses (13,196 ) (13,992 )
Net unrealized (losses) gains
on available-for-sale securities (9,580 ) 1,482
Total assets $ 1,345,694 $ 1,261,276
*Interest-bearing liabilities:*
NOW accounts $ 102,223 $ 319 0.31 % $ 93,950 $ 286 0.30 %
Money management accounts 16,201 18 0.11 % 15,916 17 0.11 %
MMDA accounts 260,594 1,941 0.74 % 245,329 990 0.40 %
Savings and club accounts 138,954 210 0.15 % 122,275 159 0.13 %
Time deposits 412,536 4,584 1.11 % 366,724 3,262 0.89 %
Subordinated loans 29,639 1,749 5.90 % 32,736 1,790 5.47 %
Borrowings 71,152 874 1.23 % 79,362 1,028 1.30 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities 1,031,299 9,695 0.94 % 956,292 7,532 0.79 %
*Noninterest-bearing liabilities:*
Demand deposits 192,106 189,434
Other liabilities 12,391 11,419
Total liabilities 1,235,796 1,157,145
Shareholders' equity 109,898 104,131
Total liabilities & shareholders' equity $ 1,345,694 $ 1,261,276
Net interest income $ 41,403 $ 38,295
Net interest rate spread 3.05 % 3.06 %
Net interest margin 3.24 % 3.21 %
Ratio of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities 124.03 % 124.61 %
*PATHFINDER BANCORP, INC.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS*
*(Dollars and shares in thousands except per share amounts)*
Net interest income can also be analyzed in terms of the impact of changing interest rates on interest-earning assets and interest bearing liabilities, and changes in the volume or amount of these assets and liabilities. The following table represents the extent to which changes in interest rates and changes in the volume of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities have affected the Company’s interest income and interest expense during the years indicated. Information is provided in each category with respect to:
(i) changes attributable to changes in volume (change in volume multiplied by prior rate); (ii) changes attributable to changes in rate (changes in rate multiplied by prior volume); and (iii) total increase or decrease. Changes attributable to both rate and volume have been allocated ratably. Tax-exempt securities have not been adjusted for tax equivalency.
* *
*(Unaudited)*
*Three months ended December 31,*
*2022 vs. 2021*
*Increase/(Decrease) due to*
*(Unaudited)*
*Twelve months ended December 31,*
*2022 vs. 2021*
*Increase/(Decrease) due to* *Total
Increase
* *Total
Increase
*
(In thousands) *Volume* *Rate* *(Decrease)* *Volume* *Rate* *(Decrease)*
*Interest Income:*
Loans $ 971 $ 860 $ 1,831 $ 1,601 $ (305 ) $ 1,296
Taxable investment securities 283 1,183 1,466 1,132 1,746 2,878
Tax-exempt investment securities 89 355 444 494 463 957
Interest-earning deposits (7 ) 106 99 (4 ) 144 140
Total interest income 1,336 2,504 3,840 3,223 2,048 5,271
*Interest Expense:*
NOW accounts 1 10 11 26 7 33
Money management accounts - 2 2 - 1 1
MMDA accounts 9 693 702 65 886 951
Savings and club accounts 3 13 16 23 28 51
Time deposits 212 1,234 1,446 441 881 1,322
Subordinated loans 2 49 51 (177 ) 136 (41 )
Borrowings 17 145 162 (103 ) (51 ) (154 )
Total interest expense 244 2,146 2,390 275 1,888 2,163
Net change in net interest income $ 1,092 $ 358 $ 1,450 $ 2,948 $ 160 $ 3,108
^The above information is preliminary and based on the Company's data available at the time of presentation.