Flushing Financial Corporation · NASDAQ:FFIC

Flushing Financial — Investor Presentation (May 2022)

35 slides from Flushing Financial's investor presentation, May 16, 2022

  1. Slide 1: Investor Presentation (May - June 2022)

    Investor Presentation ( May - June 2022) May 16, 2022

  2. Slide 2: Safe Harbor Statement

    Safe Harbor Statement 2 “Safe Harbor” Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 : Statements in this Presentation relating to plans, strategies, economic performance and trends, projections of results of specific activities or investments and other statements that are not

  3. Slide 3: Our Brand Promise: Rewarding Relationships

    Our Brand Promise: Rewarding Relationships Nurturing Relationships and Rewarding Customers, Employees, and Shareholders 3

  4. Slide 4: Key Messages

    4 Key Messages Conservative Underwriting with History of Solid Value Creation ► Leading Community Bank in the Greater NYC Area ► Well Diversified and Low Risk Loan Portfolio ► History of Sound Credit Quality since IPO in 1995 ► Asian Banking Niche ► Beneficiary of a Steepening Yield Curve

  5. Slide 5: Flushing Financial Snapshot

    5 Flushing Financial Snapshot (NASDAQ: FFIC) Competitive Advantages Balance Sheet Assets $ 8.2B Loans $ 6.6B Deposits $ 6.5B 1 Equity $ 0.7B Performance GAAP/Core ROAA 0.91%/0.94% 2 GAAP/Core ROAE 10.83%/11.27% 2 Efficiency Ratio 58.9% 2 Tangible Book Value $ 21.61 Dividend Yield 4.0% 3 1Q22 Key Sta

  6. Slide 6: Strong Asian Banking Market Focus

    6 Strong Asian Banking Market Focus 15% of Total Deposits 1 $ 34B Deposit Market Potential (~3% Market Share 1 ) 6.9% FFIC 5 Year Asian Market CAGR vs 3.7% 2 for the Comparable Asian Markets Asian Communities – Total Loans $749MM and Deposits $995M Multilingual Branch Staff Serves Diverse Customer B

  7. Slide 7: Experienced Executive Leadership Team

    7 Experienced Executive Leadership Team Executive Compensation and Insider Stock Ownership (6.1% 2 ) Aligned with Shareholder Interests John Buran President and CEO Maria Grasso SEVP, COO, Corporate Secretary Susan Cullen SEVP, CFO, Treasurer Francis Korzekwinski SEVP, Chief of Real Estate Michael B

  8. Slide 8: Year Track Record of Steady Growth

    8 26 Year Track Record of Steady Growth Core EPS ($) Dividends per Share ($) Tangible Book Value per Share ($) Assets ($B) Total Gross Loans ($B) Total Deposits ($B) 1 $ - $0.84 $0.22 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2021 1Q22 $ - $2.81 $0.61 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2021 1Q22 $0.6 $6.5 1995 2000

  9. Slide 9: 2022 Strategic Objectives: Growth Through Investment

    3 4 1 2 Improve and Grow Funding Mix Generate Appropriate ly Priced Loan Growth  Noninterest bearing DDA growth  Increase core deposits  Manage overall deposit costs  Achieve historical loan growth  Price loans in relation to acceptable risk  More emphasis on floating - rate loans Manage Asset

  10. Slide 10: Well-positioned to Benefit from Industry Merger Disruption

    10 Well - positioned to Benefit from Industry Merger Disruption • 10 bank mergers have been announced or closed involving Long Island area banks 2 • Out of the $328B of total industry deposits in Nassau, Queens, Kings, and Suffolk Counties, $87B or 27% involve a merger participant 3 • 93% of FFIC’s

  11. Slide 11: Metro New York City Economy Is Rebounding

    11 Metro New York City Economy Is Rebounding 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1 250 260 270 280 290 300 310 320 330 340 Jan-19 Mar-19 May-19 Jul-19 Sep-19 Nov-19 Jan-20 Mar-20 May-20 Jul-20 Sep-20 Nov-20 Jan-21 Mar-21 May-21 Jul-21 Sep-21 House Price Index for New York City MSA 1 Recession HPI

  12. Slide 12: Record Loan Pipeline; Satisfactions Should Decline

    Record Loan Pipeline; Satisfactions Should Decline 12  Closings poised to accelerate – Closings up 65% YoY excluding PPP – 10 bank mergers announced within footprint – Strong organic growth opportunity  Pipeline up 55% QoQ – Commercial real estate is a larger driver – Business Banking pipeline up

  13. Slide 13: Digital Banking Usage Continues to Increase

    Digital Banking Usage Continues to Increase 13 Technology Enhancements Remain a Priority 28% Increase in Monthly Mobile Active Users YoY ~ 24,000 Active Online Banking Users 31% YoY Growth 15% Digital Banking Enrollment YoY Growth Numerated Small Business Lending Platform $4.1MM Originated in 1Q22 J

  14. Slide 14: Deposits Costs Drive NIM Expansion

    Deposits Costs Drive NIM Expansion 14 Base NIM FTE 2.60% 2.40 % 2.80 % 3.08% 3.22% GAAP NIM FTE 2.70% 2.47% 2.85 % 3.24% 3.36% ($MM) See Appendix for definitions of Core and Base NII FTE and Core NIM, and Net Prepayment Penalties $168.3 $164.2 $196.9 $243.3 $62.7 2.72% 2.49% 2.87% 3.17% 3.31% 4.38%

  15. Slide 15: Better Funding Profile Today Versus the Last Rising Rate Cycle

    Better Funding Profile Today Versus the Last Rising Rate Cycle 15  Prior to the first rate increase in the 2015 - 2019 cycle, higher yielding CDs and borrowings were 52.8% of funding; in this cycle, the starting point declined significantly to 24.5%  Funding swaps to reprice 98 bps lower in 2Q22 a

  16. Slide 16: Rising Rate Offsets – Asset Profile

    Rising Rate Offsets – Asset Profile 16  We have several items that can mitigate rising rates including: – Business Banking portfolio that has increased to 21.6% of loans in this cycle compared to only 12.2% of loans last cycle – $410MM of loan swaps that convert fixed rate loans to floating rate –

  17. Slide 17: Deposit Mix Improves As Costs Continue to Decline

    17 Deposit Mix Improves As Costs Continue to Decline Average Deposits Composition ($MM) $4,736 $5,013 $5,163 $6,416 $6,410 1.36% 1.76% 0.82% 0.32% 0.21% 0% 1% 1% 2% 2% 3% 3% 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 2018 2019 2020 2021 1Q22 Noninterest Bearing NOW Accounts Savings Money Market CDs Mortga

  18. Slide 18: Diversified Loan Mix; Yields Are Stable

    $5,536 $5,757 $6,702 $6,634 $6,601 - 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 2018 2019 2020 2021 1Q22 Multifamily Commercial Real Estate Construction 1-4 Family Business Banking Total Gross Loans 18 Diversified Loan Mix; Yields Are Stable Loan Composition Period End Loans ($MM) Empire Bancor

  19. Slide 19: Well-Secured Multifamily and CRE Portfolios with DCR of 1.8x

    Well - Secured Multifamily and CRE Portfolios with DCR of 1.8x 19 Underwrite Real Estate Loans with a Cap Rate in Mid - 5s and Stress Test Each Loan Multifamily Geography 16% 30% 19% 18% 17% Bronx Kings Manhattan Queens Other $2. 5 B Portfolio • Average loan size: $1.1MM • Average monthly rent of $1

  20. Slide 20: Loans Secured by Real Estate Have an Average LTV of <38%

    20 Loans Secured by Real Estate Have an Average LTV of <38% Multifamily  Primarily in market lending  Review net operating income and the collateral plus the financial resources and income level of the borrower (including experience in managing or owning similar properties)  ARMs adjust each 5 -

  21. Slide 21: Well-Diversified Commercial Business Portfolio

    21 Well - Diversified Commercial Business Portfolio Commercial Business  Primarily in market lending  Annual sales up to $250MM  Lines of credit and term loans, including owner occupied mortgages  Loans secured by business assets, including account receivables, inventory, equipment, and real est

  22. Slide 22: Net Charge-offs Significantly Better Than the Industry

    Net Charge - offs Significantly Better Than the Industry 22 NCOs / Average Loans 0.06% 0.25% 1 -0.2% 0.3% 0.8% 1.3% 1.8% 2.3% 2.8% 3.3% 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 FFIC Industry 6 basis points of Net Charge - offs to Average Loans in 1Q22 1 Note: Includes $11.2MM in taxi m

  23. Slide 23: Continued Strong Credit Quality

    23 Continued Strong Credit Quality NPAs / Assets Criticized and Classified Loans / Gross Loans Reserves / Gross Loans & Reserves / NPLs ACL by Loan Segment (1Q22) 0.96% 0.66% 1.07% 0.87% 0.90% 0.50% 0.60% 0.70% 0.80% 0.90% 1.00% 1.10% 1.20% 1.30% 2018 2019 2020 2021 1Q22 Criticized & Classified Loan

  24. Slide 24: TCE Ratio Remains Over 8%; ~4.0% Dividend Yield

    TCE Ratio Remains Over 8%; ~4.0% Dividend Yield 1 24 84% of 1Q22 Earnings Returned; 45% in 2021 7.8% Book Value Per Share Growth YoY 8.1% YoY Increase in Tangible Book Value Per Share $19.64 $20.59 $20.11 $22.26 $22.26 10.98% 10.95% 9.88% 10.86% 10.84% 8.74% 8.73% 8.38% 8.98% 9.05% 0.00% 5.00% 10.00

  25. Slide 25: Summary and Outlook

    25  Better positioned for higher rates – Funding costs are at record lows and funding is more favorable versus the last rising rate cycle; noninterest bearing deposits more than doubled as a percentage of funding – Swap repricing starts in 2Q22 and is mostly done by the end of 2023 reducing swaps c

  26. Slide 26: Appendix

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  27. Slide 27: PPP: 86% of Lifetime Originations and Acquisitions Forgiven

    PPP: 86% of Lifetime Originations and Acquisitions Forgiven 27 Period End PPP Loans ($MM) $251.0 $197.3 $ 130.8 $77.4 $43.2 Average PPP Loans ($MM) PPP NIM Benefit/(Drag) ( 0.04)% 0.00% 0.02% 0.03% 0.03%  Lifetime originations and acquisitions of $310MM with a balance of $43.2MM at 1Q22 and remaini

  28. Slide 28: Swaps Help Protect NIM from Rising Short-Term Rates

    $125 $321 $121 $25 $125 $230 $50 1.86% 2.09% 1.96% 0.47% 0.88% 0.70% 0.80% 2Q22 2023 2024 2025 Effective Swaps Maturities Forward Swaps Start Date Effective WA Rate Forward WA Rate $MM 28 Swaps Help Protect NIM from Rising Short - Term Rates  The balance sheet naturally improves over the next two y

  29. Slide 29: Reconciliation of GAAP Earnings and Core Earnings

    Reconciliation of GAAP Earnings and Core Earnings 29 Non - cash Fair Value Adjustments to GAAP Earnings The variance in GAAP and core earnings is partly driven by the impact of non - cash net gains and losses from fair value adjustments .. These fair value adjustments relate primarily to swaps desig

  30. Slide 30: Reconciliation of GAAP Earnings and Core Earnings

    30 Reconciliation of GAAP Earnings and Core Earnings 1 Core diluted earnings per common share may not foot due to rounding 2 Ratios are calculated on an annualized basis (Dollars In thousands, except per share data) GAAP income (loss) before income taxes $ 109,278 $ 45,182 $ 53,331 $ 65,485 $ 24,640

  31. Slide 31: Reconciliation of GAAP Revenue & Pre-Provision Pre-Tax Net Revenue

    31 Reconciliation of GAAP Revenue & Pre - Provision Pre - Tax Net Revenue Efficiency ratio, a non - GAAP measure, was calculated by dividing noninterest expenses (excluding merger expenses, OREO expense, prepayment penalty on borrowings, the net gain/loss from the sale of OREO and net amortization o

  32. Slide 32: Reconciliation of GAAP NII & NIM to CORE and Base NII & NIM

    32 Reconciliation of GAAP NII & NIM to CORE and Base NII & NIM (Dollars In thousands) GAAP net interest income $ 247,969 $ 195,199 $ 161,940 $ 167,406 $ 63,479 $ 60,892 Net (gain) loss from fair value adjustments on qualifying hedges (2,079) 1,185 1,678 — 129 (1,427) Net amortization of purchase acc

  33. Slide 33: Calculation of Tangible Stockholders' Common Equity to Tangible Assets

    33 Calculation of Tangible Stockholders’ Common Equity to Tangible Assets (Dollars in thousands) Total Equity $ 675,813 $ 679,628 $ 618,997 $ 579,672 $ 549,464 Less: Goodwill (17,636) (17,636) (17,636) (16,127) (16,127) Core deposit Intangibles (2,420) (2,562) (3,172) — — Intangible deferred tax lia

  34. Slide 34: Contact Details

    34 Contact Details Susan K. Cullen SEVP, CFO & Treasurer Phone: (718) 961 - 5400 Email: scullen@flushingbank.com Al Savastano, CFA Director of Investor Relations Phone: (516) 820 - 1146 Email: asavastano@flushingbank.com

  35. Slide 35: Flushing Financial Corporation

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