Columbia Financial, Inc. · NASDAQ:CLBK

Columbia Financial — Investor Presentation (December 2022)

27 slides from Columbia Financial's investor presentation, Dec 13, 2022

  1. Slide 1: December 13, 2022

    December 13, 2022 NASDAQ: CLBK

  2. Slide 2: Safe Harbor Statement

    SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT THIS PRESENTATION CONTAINS FORWARD‐LOOKING STATEMENTS WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995 REGARDING COLUMBIA FINANCIAL INC.’S EXPECTATIONS OR PREDICTIONS OF FUTURE FINANCIAL OR BUSINESS PERFORMANCE OR CONDITIONS. FORWARD‐LOOKING STATEMENTS

  3. Slide 3: Non-GAAP Financial Measures

    NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES THIS PRESENTATION CONTAINS FINANCIAL INFORMATION PRESENTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH U.S. GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES (“GAAP”). THIS PRESENTATION ALSO CONTAINS CERTAIN NON-GAAP INFORMATION THAT THE COMPANY’S MANAGEMENT USES IN ITS ANALYSIS OF THE COMPANY’S FINANCIAL

  4. Slide 4: 2022 Year to Date Highlights

    2022 YEAR TO DATE HIGHLIGHTS Our financial results remain strong and we continued to expand our franchise during 2022. Below are some highlights through September 30, 2022:  Completed the acquisition of RSI Bank  Reported net income of $64.3 million, or $0.88 per basic and diluted share  Core ret

  5. Slide 5: Franchise

    FRANCHISE 2 Source: S&P Global, deposit data as of June 30, 2022 Number of Branches Total Deposits In Market ($000) Market Share (%) New Jersey Bank of America Corporation (NC) 1 198 79,650,717 17.22 The Toronto-Dominion Bank 2 226 62,219,625 13.45 Wells Fargo & Co. (CA) 3 235 48,856,057 10.56 The P

  6. Slide 6: Ownership Structure as of 09/30/22

    OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE AS OF 09/30/22 3 Actual 9/30/22 Ownership % MHC Shares 76,016,524 69.2% Minority Shares 33,891,419 30.8% Total Shares 109,907,943 100.0% Owns 69.2% Owns 30.8% Columbia Bank, MHC Columbia Financial, Inc. Columbia Bank Freehold Bank (1) Public Stockholders 1. Columbia Financial exp

  7. Slide 7: Financial Condition

    FINANCIAL CONDITION 4 Financial Condition ($ in thousands) 9/30/2022 09/30/2021 12/31/2021 12/31/2020 12/31/2019 12/31/2018 Total Assets $ 10,012,171 $ 9,200,120 $ 9,224,097 $ 8,798,536 $ 8,188,694 $ 6,691,618 Total cash and cash equivalents 102,048 298,488 70,963 422,957 75,547 42,201 Securities av

  8. Slide 8: Financial Performance

    FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 5 Operating Data ($ in thousands) FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022 2021 2021 2020 2019 2018 Interest Income $ 221,738 $ 201,571 $ 270,150 $ 295,711 $ 261,083 $ 226,290 Interest Expense 23,354 29,399 37,016 74,138 88,712 62,256 Net In

  9. Slide 9: Financial Performance

    FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 6 Ratios for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 are annualized. All other ratios are for the twelve months ended December 31. See the appendix for the reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP financial measures. (1) Represents a Non-GAAP financial measure. (1) (1) (1)

  10. Slide 10: Loan Portfolio

    • As part of our business plan, the Company intends to continue to grow all segments of its loan portfolio, but will place a greater emphasis on commercial segments • The Company continues to add seasoned commercial lenders from regional and money center banks • As a community banking organization,

  11. Slide 11: Asset Quality

     Conservative credit culture  Self-sourced lending  Proactively sell problem loans  Currently, there are no remaining COVID deferrals  On January 1, 2022, the Company adopted ASU 2016-13. The adoption resulted in a $16.8 million decrease in our allowance for credit losses. 8 Data: S&P Global NC

  12. Slide 12: Deposits

    • Commercial deposit growth is sourced through our retail branch network in conjunction with the efforts of our business development and commercial lending teams • Consumer deposit growth is driven through our branch network leveraging our community involvement • The Company places a heavy emphasis

  13. Slide 13: Mergers & Acquisitions

    MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS Completed IPO 2018 Acquired Stewardship 2019 Acquired Roselle Acquired Freehold 2021 Acquired RSI 20222020 Sold 43% of Columbia Financial and raised $498 million in gross proceeds. Granted 3% of the shares to the Columbia Bank Foundation Pro Forma TCE was 15.6% $136 million ca

  14. Slide 14: Stock Performance

    STOCK PERFORMANCE 11 Source: S&P Global with data measured from closing price on first day of trading through December 9, 2022

  15. Slide 15: Technology & Digital Strategy Roadmap

    TECHNOLOGY & DIGITAL STRATEGY ROADMAP 12

  16. Slide 16: Consumer Banking – New Products & Capabilities

    CONSUMER BANKING – NEW PRODUCTS & CAPABILITIES 16 DIGITAL MORTGAGE Deployed Digital Platform to Transform Mortgage Process • Simplified client experience • Ease of application entry • Automated data collection • Mobile document upload • Positioned for technological advancements CREDIT CARDS Consumer

  17. Slide 17: Capital Management

     Management continues to focus on leveraging the capital raised in the IPO through a combination of organic growth, acquisitions and repurchases  CLBK does not expect to pay cash dividends to shareholders while in the MHC structure as it is not a “grandfathered” MHC under the Dodd Frank Act and th

  18. Slide 18: $10 Billion Bank

    $10 BILLION BANK 15  Strategically, with our existing capital and potentially additional capital in the future, the Company always planned to grow past the $10 billion threshold  Consolidated total assets exceeded $10 billion at September 30, 2022  The trigger for enhanced regulatory oversight is

  19. Slide 19: Organizational Considerations

    ORGANIZATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS 16  Management and the Board of Directors are aware of the opportunities afforded by a second step conversion  We believe that being “well positioned” to execute a second step conversion is important  Therefore, management is focused on:  Building the growth engine

  20. Slide 20: Environmental Social and Governance (ESG)

    ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE (“ESG”)  Environmental Sustainability has a Columbia Bank Foundation grant target allocation  Partnered with WB Mason to expand the use of sustainable/green supplies  Digital initiatives are reducing paper  Hybrid work environment is reducing commuting  Envir

  21. Slide 21: Recent Executive Additions

    RECENT EXECUTIVE ADDITIONS 18 Mr. Prabhu joined October 12, 2022. Mr. Prabhu has experience at leading institutions including Peoples United Bank N.A. He held the title of Chief Technology Officer where he led the IT strategy and technology transformation for People's United. Through his tenure and

  22. Slide 22: Strategic Focus

    STRATEGIC FOCUS 19  Continue our controlled organic growth strategy being mindful of economic conditions and evaluate acquisitions opportunistically  Focus on controlling funding costs to enhance margin  Emphasize our commercial lines of business to continue our migration toward a commercial bank

  23. Slide 23: Questions and Answers

    Columbia Ja QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

  24. Slide 24: Appendix: Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

  25. Slide 25: Core Net Income

    CORE NET INCOME Performance Ratios ($ in thousands) FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022 2021 2021 2020 2019 2018 Reconciliation to Core Net Income Net Income $64,282 $68,715 $92,049 $57,603 $54,717 $22,736 Less: Gain on securities transactions, net of tax (1

  26. Slide 26: Core ROAA and ROATE

    CORE ROAA AND ROATE Performance Ratios ($ in thousands) FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022 1 20211 2021 2020 2019 2018 Return on Average Assets 0.90% 1.02% 1.01% 0.66% 0.77% 0.36% Net Income $64,282 $68,715 $94,049 $57,603 $54,717 $22,736 Average Assets $9,

  27. Slide 27: Efficiency Ratio Performance Ratios

    Performance Ratios ($ in thousands) FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022 1 2021 1 2021 2020 2019 2018 Efficiency Ratio 58.89% 55.07% 57.26% 62.54% 63.09% 78.28% Net Interest Income $198,384 $172,172 $233,134 $221,573 $172,371 $164,034 Non-Interest Income 22,8

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