Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp.NASDAQ: BHRB

Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. Announces First Quarter 2023 Results and Declares Common Stock Dividend

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ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. (the "Company") (Nasdaq: BHRB) reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2023. In addition, at its meeting on April 27, 2023, the board of directors declared a $0.53 per share regular cash dividend to be paid on June 1, 2023, to shareholders of record as of the close of business May 15, 2023.

Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp.

The Company notes the following first quarter highlights:

  • Balance sheet remains strong with ample liquidity and capital ratios significantly higher than regulatory defined well-capitalized levels;
  • Asset quality remains stable across the loan portfolio with adequate reserves;
  • Focus remains on strategic initiatives to profitably expand market share, transform the Company's digital capabilities and grow sources of non-interest income; and
  • On April 26, 2023, the Company's common shares, previously quoted on OTC Markets, began trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange.

From David P. Boyle, Company Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer

"During an extremely volatile quarter across the industry, we grew loans, opportunistically bolstered our liquidity position, and increased our capital position. Despite an environment that resulted in a rapid increase in interest expense, the team delivered a year-over-year increase in pretax, pre-provision earnings and remains steadfastly focused on executing our strategic initiatives."

Results of Operations

First Quarter 2023 - Comparison to prior year quarter

Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2023, was $7.5 million or $1.6 million lower than the three months ended March 31, 2022.

Total revenue (non-GAAP) for the three months ended March 31, 2023, was $29.0 million or 5% higher than the three months ended March 31, 2022, and included $22.8 million in interest and fees on loans and $11.3 million on investment security income, which was a 38% increase and a 45% increase, respectively, over the prior year three months ended March 31, 2022. Overall, interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2023, was $34.3 million or 42% higher than the three months ended March 31, 2022. The increase in interest income for the Company's loans was due to higher balances and rates, and the interest income increase in investment securities was primarily due to higher rates. Loans, net of allowance for credit losses, ended the quarter at $1.9 billion or 11% higher than March 31, 2022, while the investment portfolio fair value ended the quarter at $1.4 billion or 11% lower than the prior year quarter.

The increase in interest income was offset by an increase in interest expense, which was $9.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, or $8.8 million higher than the prior year period. The rapidly rising rate environment resulted in an increase in the Company's cost of funds that outpaced the resulting benefit of higher rates on assets. The Company's deposit and borrowing interest expense was $5.4 million and $4.2 million or $5.0 million and $3.8 million higher for the three months ended March 31, 2023, and March 31, 2022, respectively. Deposits ended the quarter at $3.0 billion or 2% higher than the same period in 2022. Non-interest-bearing deposits decreased by 6% to $906.7 million and borrowed funds increased by 43% to $321.7 million from the prior year quarter ended March 31, 2022.

Non-interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2023, increased $0.1 million from the same period last year to $4.2 million. The increase was primarily due to higher other non-interest income revenue. Within other non-interest income, the Company received more dividend income from the Federal Home Loan Bank than in the prior year quarter ended March 31, 2022.

On January 1, 2023, the Company adopted ASU 2016-13 Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, as amended, which replaces the incurred loss methodology with an expected loss methodology that is referred to as the current expected credit loss ("CECL") methodology. The adoption was prospective with a day-one non-earnings impact adjustment to the Company's capital, net of taxes, of $3.4 million. This impact is reflected in our capital ratios without any transition adjustment for the adoption of CECL. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company recorded a provision for credit losses of $0.5 million compared to a recapture of credit losses of $2.6 million in the prior year quarter. Revenue after provision for credit losses was $28.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, which was a decrease of 6% compared to the same period last year.

Non-interest expense increased by $1.2 million, or 6%, for the three months ended March 31, 2023, from the prior year three months ended March 31, 2022. The increase was driven by higher personnel related expenses, primarily benefits and pension, due to increased healthcare costs and general macro-economic conditions. The Company also incurred expenses related to the efforts of listing our common stock on the Nasdaq stock exchange and the filing of a Form 10 Registration Statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") to register our common stock under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Company, the Company's wholly-owned bank subsidiary, continues to be well-capitalized with capital ratios that are above regulatory requirements. As of March 31, 2023, our Common Equity Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted asset and Total risk-based capital to risk weighted asset ratios were 17.4% and 18.5% and significantly above the well-capitalized requirements of 6.5% and 10%, respectively. The leverage ratio was 11.1% compared to a 5% level to be considered well-capitalized.

As of March 31, 2023, total shareholders' equity was $289.8 million or 12% lower than March 31, 2022, due to the impact of higher rates on the fair value of our securities portfolio.

For more information about the Company's financial condition, including additional disclosures pertinent to recent events in the banking industry, please see our financial statements and supplemental information attached to this release.

Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. is the bank holding company for Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Company. Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Company is the oldest continuously operating bank under its original name headquartered in the greater Washington DC Metro area. The Bank offers a full range of business and personal financial solutions designed to meet customers' banking, borrowing, and investment needs and has over 20 branches throughout the Northern Virginia region and commercial loan offices in Fredericksburg, Loudoun County, Richmond, and in Bethesda, Maryland. Learn more at www.burkeandherbertbank.com.

Non-GAAP financial measures referenced in this release are used by management to measure performance in operating the business that management believes enhances investors' ability to better understand the underlying business performance and trends related to core business activities. Reconciliations of non-GAAP operating measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are included in the non-GAAP reconciliation tables in this release.

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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements that are based on certain assumptions and describe future plans, strategies and expectations of the Company and the Bank, including with respect to the Company's ability to maintain adequate liquidity, meet and exceed regulatory capitalization requirements, execute on strategic priorities and initiatives, expand market share, and transform its digital capabilities. These forward-looking statements are generally identified by use of the words "believe," "expect," "intend," "anticipate," "estimate," "project," "will," "should," "may," "view," "opportunity," "potential," or similar expressions or expressions of confidence. The Company's ability to predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. The Company's forward-looking statements are subject to the following principal risks and uncertainties: the risk factors discussed in the Company's Registration Statement on Form 10-K, as amended, and as ordered effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21, 2023. These risks and uncertainties should be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. Any forward-looking statement made by us in this release is based only on information currently available to us and speaks only as of the date on which it is made. The Company does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to publicly release the result of any revisions which may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.                                                                                                              

Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp.Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited)(In thousands)

Three months ended March 31,

2023

2022

Interest income

Loans, including fees

$

22,760

$

16,450

Taxable securities

9,802

5,358

Tax-exempt securities

1,458

2,426

Other interest income

308

18

Total interest income

34,328

24,252

Interest expense

Deposits

5,401

400

Borrowed funds

4,138

366

Other interest expense

15

15

Total interest expense

9,554

781

Net interest income

24,774

23,471

Provision for (recapture of) credit losses

515

(2,638)

Net interest income after credit loss expense

24,259

26,109

Non-interest income

Fiduciary and wealth management

1,337

1,305

Service charges and fees

1,635

1,633

Net gains (losses) on securities

—

104

Income from life insurance

560

537

Other non-interest income

682

536

Total non-interest income

4,214

4,115

Non-interest expense

Salaries and wages

9,494

9,529

Pensions and other employee benefits

2,468

2,039

Occupancy

1,457

1,546

Equipment rentals, depreciation and maintenance

1,339

1,379

Other operating

5,607

4,672

Total non-interest expense

20,365

19,165

Income before income taxes

8,108

11,059

Income tax expense

584

1,933

Net income

$

7,524

$

9,126

Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp.Consolidated Balance Sheets(In thousands)

March 31, 2023

December 31, 2022

(Unaudited)

(Audited)

Assets

  Cash and due from banks

$

10,616

$

9,124

  Interest-bearing deposits with banks

106,323

41,171

Cash and cash equivalents

116,939

50,295

  Securities available-for-sale, at fair value

1,362,785

1,371,757

  Restricted stock, at cost

9,129

16,443

  Loans held-for-sale, at fair value

360

—

  Loans

1,951,738

1,887,221

  Allowance for credit losses

(25,704)

(21,039)

Net loans   

1,926,034

1,866,182

  Premises and equipment, net

55,157

53,170

  Accrued interest receivable

15,158

15,481

  Company-owned life insurance

93,053

92,487

  Other assets  

92,571

97,083

        Total Assets

$

3,671,186

$

3,562,898

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

Liabilities

  Non-interest-bearing deposits  

$

906,723

$

960,692

  Interest-bearing deposits  

2,125,668

1,959,708

Total deposits

3,032,391

2,920,400

  Borrowed funds

321,700

343,100

  Accrued interest and other liabilities

27,312

25,945

        Total Liabilities

3,381,403

3,289,445

Shareholders' Equity

  Common Stock   

4,000

4,000

  Additional paid-in capital  

12,686

12,282

  Retained earnings

424,532

424,391

  Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)  

(123,809)

(139,495)

  Treasury stock

(27,626)

(27,725)

        Total Shareholders' Equity

289,783

273,453

        Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

$

3,671,186

$

3,562,898

Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp.Supplemental Information (unaudited)As of or for the three months ended(In thousands, except ratios and per share amounts)

March 312023

December 312022

September 302022

June 302022

March 312022

Per common share information

  Basic earnings

$

1.01

$

1.80

$

1.50

$

1.40

$

1.23

  Diluted earnings   

1.00

1.78

1.49

1.39

1.23

  Cash dividends 

0.53

0.53

0.53

0.53

0.53

  Book value 

39.02

36.82

34.40

39.21

44.57

Balance sheet-related (at period end, unless indicated)

Assets

$

3,671,186

$

3,562,898

$

3,501,145

$

3,585,822

$

3,551,739

Average earning assets

3,331,920

3,255,213

3,328,594

3,342,045

3,384,644

Loans (gross)

1,951,738

1,887,221

1,751,827

1,748,508

1,760,308

Loans (net)

1,926,034

1,866,182

1,730,874

1,725,146

1,731,247

Securities, available-forsale, at fair value

1,362,785

1,371,757

1,453,104

1,515,974

1,526,948

Non-interest-bearing deposits

906,723

960,692

980,714

987,748

965,482

  Interest-bearing deposits

2,125,668

1,959,708

1,996,946

1,972,675

2,008,137

Deposits, total

3,032,391

2,920,400

2,977,660

2,960,423

2,973,619

Brokered deposits

389,185

100,273

—

—

—

Uninsured deposits

715,053

843,431

847,973

897,669

870,749

Borrowed funds

321,700

343,100

243,000

310,000

225,000

Unused borrowing capacity(1)

809,127

622,186

743,456

977,935

995,436

Equity

289,783

273,453

255,471

291,138

330,910

   Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)                                   

(123,809)

(139,495)

(147,578)

(104,221)

(57,496)

(1) Includes Federal Home Loan Bank and correspondent bank availability.

Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp.Supplemental Information (unaudited)As of or for the three months ended(In thousands, except ratios and per share amounts)

March 312023

December 312022

September 302022

June 302022

March 312022

Ratios

Return on average assets (annualized)

0.85 %

1.51 %

1.23 %

1.17 %

1.03 %

Return on average equity (annualized)

10.83

20.66

14.99

13.48

9.91

Net interest margin (non-GAAP)

3.06

3.46

3.25

3.15

2.89

Efficiency ratio

70.25

51.24

64.48

67.61

69.47

Loans to deposit ratio

64.36

64.62

58.83

59.06

59.20

Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital ratio(2)

17.40

17.89

18.23

18.09

17.47

Total capital to riskweighted assets ratio(2)

18.50

18.81

19.18

19.16

18.72

Leverage ratio(2)

11.09

11.30

11.03

10.94

10.88

Income statement

Interest income

$

34,328

$

32,574

$

29,265

$

26,542

$

24,252

Interest expense

9,554

4,665

2,584

911

781

Non-interest income

4,214

4,217

4,259

4,496

4,115

         Total revenue (non-GAAP)

28,988

32,126

30,940

30,127

27,586

Non-interest expense

20,365

16,462

19,951

20,368

19,165

Pretax, pre-provision earnings (non-

        GAAP)                        

8,623

15,664

10,989

9,759

8,421

Provision for (recapture of) credit losses                   

515

98

(2,388)

(2,538)

(2,638)

Income before income taxes                                    

8,108

15,566

13,377

12,297

11,059

Income tax expense

584

2,213

2,240

1,900

1,933

Net income 

$

7,524

$

13,353

$

11,137

$

10,397

$

9,126

(2) Ratios are for Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Company for all periods presented.

Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp.Non-GAAP Reconciliations (unaudited)As of or for the three months ended(In thousands)

Total Revenue (non-GAAP)

March 312023

December 312023

September 302022

June 302022

March 312022

Interest income

$

34,328

$

32,574

$

29,265

$

26,542

$

24,252

Interest expense

9,554

4,665

2,584

911

781

Non-interest income

4,214

4,217

4,259

4,496

4,115

       Total revenue (non-GAAP)

$

28,988

$

32,126

$

30,940

$

30,127

$

27,586

Total revenue is a non-GAAP measure and is derived from total interest income less total interest expense plus total non-interest income. We believe that total revenue is a useful tool to determine how the Company is managing its business and how stable our revenue sources are from period to period.

Pretax, Pre-Provision Earnings (non-GAAP)

March 312023

December 312022

September 302022

June 302022

March 312022

Income before taxes

$

8,108

$

15,566

$

13,377

$

12,297

$

11,059

Provision for (recapture of) credit losses

515

98

(2,388)

(2,538)

(2,638)

Pretax, preprovision earnings(non-GAAP)

$

8,623

$

15,664

$

10,989

$

9,759

$

8,421

Pretax pre-provision earnings is a non-GAAP measure and is based on adjusting income before income taxes and to exclude provision for (recapture of) credit losses. We believe that pretax, pre-provision earnings is a useful tool to help evaluate the ability to provide for credit costs through operations and provides an additional basis to compare results between periods by isolating the impact of provision for (recapture of) credit losses, which can vary significantly between periods.

Net Interest Margin & Taxable-Equivalent Net Interest Income (non-GAAP)

March 312023

December 312022

September 302022

June 302022

March 312022

Net interest income

$

24,774

$

27,909

$

26,681

$

25,631

$

23,471

Taxable-equivalent adjustments

387

455

621

655

645

Net interest income(Fully TaxableEquivalent - FTE)

$

25,161

$

28,364

$

27,302

$

26,286

$

24,116

Average earning assets

$

3,331,920

$

3,255,213

$

3,328,594

$

3,342,045

$

3,384,644

Net interest margin(non-GAAP)

3.06 %

3.46 %

3.25 %

3.15 %

2.89 %

The interest income earned on certain earning assets is completely or partially exempt from federal income tax. As such, these tax-exempt instruments typically yield lower returns than taxable investments. To provide more meaningful comparisons of net interest income, we use interest income on a taxable-equivalent basis by increasing the interest income earned on tax-exempt assets to make it fully equivalent to interest income earned on taxable investments. This adjustment is not permitted under GAAP. Taxableequivalent net interest income is only used for calculating net interest margin. The fully taxable equivalent net interest income is annualized and then is divided by the average earning assets to calculate net interest margin. Net interest income shown elsewhere in this presentation is GAAP net interest income. The tax-rate used for this adjustment is 21%.

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