Eastern Bankshares, Inc.NASDAQ: EBC

Eastern Bankshares, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter 2024 Net Income of $60.8 Million, or $0.30 per Diluted Share

· Issued by Eastern Bankshares, Inc. via Business Wire

~ Company Announces 2025 Investment Portfolio Repositioning ~

  • Operating net income* of $68.3 million, or $0.34 per diluted share.
  • $1.2 billion investment portfolio repositioning in Q1 2025 anticipated to add approximately $0.13 to 2025 operating EPS.
  • Net interest margin on a fully tax equivalent basis* expanded 8 basis points to 3.05%, primarily due to lower cost of funds.
  • Annualized net charge-offs of 0.71% of average total loans primarily driven by purchased credit deteriorated loans acquired from Cambridge Trust.
  • Strong balance sheet with robust capital and reserve levels. Year-end CET1 ratio of 15.73%(1) and allowance coverage of total loans of 1.29%.

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Eastern Bankshares, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: EBC), the holding company of Eastern Bank, today announced its fourth quarter 2024 financial results.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

As of and for three months ended

Linked quarter Change

(Unaudited, $ in millions, except per share data)

Dec 31, 2024

Sep 30, 2024

△ $

△ %

Earnings

Net income (loss)

$

60.8

$

(6.2

)

$

67.0

NM

Per share, diluted

$

0.30

$

(0.03

)

$

0.33

NM

Operating net income*

$

68.3

$

49.7

$

18.6

37

%

Per share, diluted*

$

0.34

$

0.25

$

0.09

36

%

Net interest income

$

179.2

$

169.9

$

9.3

5

%

NIM - FTE *

3.05

%

2.97

%

0.08

%

NM

Noninterest income

$

37.3

$

33.5

$

3.8

11

%

Operating noninterest income*

$

36.9

$

32.9

$

4.0

12

%

Noninterest expense

$

137.5

$

159.8

$

(22.2

)

(14

)%

Operating noninterest expense*

$

133.7

$

130.9

$

2.9

2

%

Efficiency ratio

63.5

%

78.5

%

(15.0

)%

NM

Operating efficiency ratio*

57.2

%

60.1

%

(2.9

)%

NM

Balance sheet

Period-end balances

Loans

$

18,079

$

18,064

$

15

0.1

%

Deposits

$

21,292

$

21,217

$

75

0.4

%

Average balances

Loans

$

17,803

$

17,275

$

528

3

%

Deposits

$

21,439

$

20,858

$

581

3

%

Capital

Tangible shareholders’ equity / tangible assets*

10.45

%

10.69

%

(0.24

)%

NM

CET1 capital ratio (1)

15.73

%

15.50

%

0.23

%

NM

Book value per share

$

16.89

$

17.09

$

(0.20

)

(1

)%

Tangible book value per share*

$

11.98

$

12.17

$

(0.19

)

(2

)%

Asset quality

Non-performing loans

$

135.8

$

124.5

$

11.3

9

%

Total non-performing loans to total loans

0.76

%

0.70

%

0.06

%

NM

Net charge-offs to average total loans

0.71

%

0.12

%

0.59

%

NM

(1) CET1 capital ratio as of December 31, 2024 is a preliminary estimate.

*Non-GAAP Financial Measure.

The Company’s fourth quarter results reflect the first full quarter impact of the merger with Cambridge Bancorp (“Cambridge”) (“the merger”). The Company’s third quarter financial results included a partial quarter impact of the merger, which closed on July 12, 2024.

“As we close out the fourth quarter and reflect on another successful year, our most significant milestone was the merger with Cambridge Trust,” said Bob Rivers, Executive Chair and Chair of the Board of Directors of the Company and Eastern Bank. “This combination not only solidifies our position as a leading financial institution in our region but also allows us to deliver a broader suite of offerings to our customers, greater opportunities for our colleagues, and even stronger commitment to our communities.”

Denis Sheahan, Chief Executive Officer, added, “We remain focused on continuing to capitalize on merger synergies, long-term growth opportunities, and our overall financial performance. After meeting or exceeding our merger related financial targets, we posted full year operating net income of $192.6 million, 18% higher than 2023. We are well positioned to continue to deepen and expand customer relationships in our retail, commercial and wealth divisions as we continue to leverage our market presence in and around Boston.“

“Our fourth quarter financial results were very positive,” said David Rosato, Chief Financial Officer. “Our margin expanded by 8 basis points, supported by a reduction in deposit costs. We continue to maintain a strong balance sheet with exceptional levels of liquidity, capital, and credit reserves. In early 2025, we are in the process of repositioning our investment portfolio which will accelerate improvement in our financial performance, adding approximately 18 basis points to the margin and $0.13 to operating earnings per share in 2025. Our CET1 capital ratio will decline by less than one percent, and we expect to rebuild approximately half of that capital position by the end of 2025 through stronger earnings.”

BALANCE SHEET

Total assets were $25.6 billion at December 31, 2024, an increase of $50.7 million, or 0.2% from September 30, 2024.

  • Cash and equivalents increased $117.4 million to $1.0 billion.
  • Securities decreased $148.5 million, or 3.2%, to $4.4 billion, due to a decline in the market value of available for sale securities (“AFS securities”) driven by higher interest rates, sale of $116 million in AFS securities, and principal runoff, partially offset by the purchase of $200 million in AFS securities.
  • Loans totaled $18.1 billion, an increase of $15.0 million.

Deposits totaled $21.3 billion, an increase of $74.8 million, primarily driven by growth in business checking deposits, as well as a seasonal growth in municipal deposits, partially offset by a decrease in time deposits.

Shareholders’ equity was $3.6 billion, a decrease of $59.2 million, due primarily to decreases in accumulated other comprehensive income, partially offset by an increase in retained earnings.

  • Book value per share and tangible book value per share* ended the quarter at $16.89 and $11.98, respectively.

Please refer to Appendix D for a roll-forward of tangible shareholders’ equity*.

NET INTEREST INCOME

Net interest income was $179.2 million for the fourth quarter, an increase of $9.3 million, due to an increase in the net interest margin and average earning assets.

  • The net interest margin on a FTE basis* was 3.05%, an 8 basis point increase, as funding costs declined faster than asset yields.
  • The yield on total interest-earning assets decreased 4 basis points from the prior quarter to 4.56%, due primarily to decreases in loan yields of 8 basis points and average securities volume, partially offset by higher short-term investments volume.
  • Total interest-bearing liabilities cost decreased 17 basis points to 2.33%, due primarily to deposit pricing decreases.
  • Net interest income included net discount accretion of $12.9 million from purchase accounting adjustments in connection with the Cambridge merger, compared to $10.8 million in the prior quarter.

NONINTEREST INCOME

Noninterest income was $37.3 million for the fourth quarter, an increase of $3.8 million. Operating noninterest income* was $36.9 million, an increase of $4.0 million.

  • Trust and investment advisory fees increased $3.1 million to $18.0 million, which included a one-time item of $1.2 million.
  • Service charges on deposit accounts increased $0.3 million to $8.4 million.
  • Customer swap income increased $0.6 million to $1.2 million, driven primarily by higher transaction volume.
  • Non-operating income from investments held in rabbi trust accounts were less than $0.1 million, compared to $3.6 million in the prior quarter due to investment performance.
  • Non-operating losses on sales of AFS securities were $9.2 million due to the sale of approximately $116 million of AFS securities. There were no losses on sales of AFS securities in the prior quarter.
  • Other noninterest income increased $12.8 million to $15.8 million, due primarily to the non-operating gain of $9.3 million from the sale of an equity investment. The prior quarter included a non-operating loss on merger-related disposal of fixed assets totaling $3.0 million.

NONINTEREST EXPENSE

Noninterest expense was $137.5 million, a decrease of $22.2 million. The decrease was primarily driven by a reduction in merger-related expenses of $24.0 million. Operating noninterest expense* was $133.7 million, an increase of $2.9 million.

  • Salaries and employee benefits expense was $78.9 million, a decrease of $14.9 million, due primarily to a decrease in merger-related expenses of $12.0 million, as well as decreases in operating incentive compensation costs of $1.4 million, operating federal payroll tax expense of $0.7 million, and non-operating rabbi trust employee benefit expense of $1.1 million.
  • Occupancy and equipment expense was $12.8 million, a decrease of $1.7 million, due primarily to a reduction in merger-related expenses.
  • Data processing expense was $21.4 million, an increase of $1.9 million.
  • Professional services expense was $3.3 million, a decrease of $5.7 million, due primarily to a reduction in merger-related expenses of $5.4 million.
  • Marketing expense was $2.8 million, an increase of $1.2 million.
  • Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance expense was $3.9 million, an increase of $0.7 million.
  • Amortization of intangible assets was $7.4 million, an increase of $1.1 million.
  • Other noninterest expense was $7.1 million, a decrease of $4.9 million, due primarily to decreases in provision for off balance sheet credit exposures of $1.4 million, and merger-related costs.

Please refer to Appendix E for additional detail on merger charges*.

ASSET QUALITY

Non-performing loans totaled $135.8 million, or 0.76% of total loans, at December 31, 2024 compared to $124.5 million, or 0.70% of total loans, at the end of the prior quarter. The increase was driven primarily by commercial real estate office loans, partially offset by charge-off activity.

During the fourth quarter 2024, the Company recorded total net charge-offs of $31.7 million, or 0.71% of average total loans, compared to $5.1 million, or 0.12% in the prior quarter. The increase in total net charge-offs was due primarily to partial charge-offs of the purchased credit deteriorated (“PCD”) loans acquired from Cambridge.

The Company recorded a provision for loan losses totaling $6.8 million in the quarter.

The allowance for loan losses was $229.0 million at December 31, 2024, or 1.29% of total loans, compared to $253.8 million, or 1.43% of total loans, at September 30, 2024.

2025 INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO REPOSITIONING

The Company announced an investment portfolio repositioning was underway in 2025 whereby approximately $1.2 billion of low yielding available-for-sale securities would be sold and reinvested at current market rates. The transaction is expected to be completed by the middle of the first quarter of 2025, and result in an after-tax non-operating loss of approximately $200 million. The after-tax losses are already reflected in shareholders’ equity.

DIVIDENDS AND SHARE REPURCHASES

The Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.12 per common share. The dividend will be payable on March 14, 2025 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 3, 2025.

The Company repurchased 908,425 shares of common stock during the fourth quarter at a weighted average price of $17.41, for an aggregate purchase price of $15.8 million.

CONFERENCE CALL AND PRESENTATION INFORMATION

A conference call and webcast covering Eastern’s fourth quarter 2024 earnings will be held on Friday, January 24, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. To join by telephone, participants can call the toll-free dial-in number (800) 549-8228 from within the U.S. and reference conference ID 65981. The conference call will be simultaneously webcast. Participants may join the webcast on the Company’s Investor Relations website at investor.easternbank.com. A presentation providing additional information for the quarter is also available at investor.easternbank.com. A replay of the webcast will be available on this site.

ABOUT EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC.

Eastern Bankshares, Inc. is the holding company for Eastern Bank. Founded in 1818, Eastern Bank is Greater Boston’s leading local bank with more than 110 locations serving communities in eastern Massachusetts, southern and coastal New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Connecticut. As of December 31, 2024, Eastern Bank had approximately $25.6 billion in assets. Eastern provides a full range of banking and wealth management solutions for consumers and businesses of all sizes including through its Cambridge Trust Wealth Management division, the largest bank-owned independent investment advisor in Massachusetts with approximately $8.3 billion in assets under management, and takes pride in its outspoken advocacy and community support that includes more than $240 million in charitable giving since 1994. An inclusive company, Eastern is comprised of deeply committed professionals who value relationships with their customers, colleagues and communities. For investor information, visit investor.easternbank.com.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

*Denotes a non-GAAP financial measure used in the press release.

A non-GAAP financial measure is defined as a numerical measure of the Company’s historical or future financial performance, financial position or cash flows that excludes (or includes) amounts, or is subject to adjustments that have the effect of excluding (or including) amounts that are included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) in the Company’s statement of income, balance sheet or statement of cash flows (or equivalent statements).

The Company presents non-GAAP financial measures, which management uses to evaluate the Company’s performance, and which exclude the effects of certain transactions that management believes are unrelated to its core business and are therefore not necessarily indicative of its current performance or financial position. Management believes excluding these items facilitates greater visibility for investors into the Company’s core business as well as underlying trends that may, to some extent, be obscured by inclusion of such items in the corresponding GAAP financial measures. Except as otherwise indicated, these non-GAAP financial measures presented in this press release exclude discontinued operations.

There are items in the Company’s financial statements that impact its financial results, but which management believes are unrelated to the Company’s core business. Accordingly, the Company presents noninterest income on an operating basis, total operating revenue, noninterest expense on an operating basis, operating net income, operating earnings per share, operating return on average assets, operating return on average shareholders’ equity, operating return on average tangible shareholders’ equity (discussed further below), and the operating efficiency ratio. Each of these figures excludes the impact of such applicable items because management believes such exclusion can provide greater visibility into the Company’s core business and underlying trends. Such items that management does not consider to be core to the Company’s business include (i) income and expenses from investments held in rabbi trusts, (ii) gains and losses on sales of securities available for sale, net, (iii) gains and losses on the sale of other assets, (iv) rabbi trust employee benefits, (v) impairment charges on tax credit investments and associated tax credit benefits, (vi) other real estate owned (“OREO”) gains, (vii) merger and acquisition expenses, including the “day-2” provision for allowance for loan losses for non-PCD acquired loans, (viii) the non-cash pension settlement charge recognized related to the defined benefit plan, (ix) certain discrete tax items, and (x) net income from discontinued operations. Return on average tangible shareholders’ equity, operating return on average tangible shareholders’ equity as well as the operating efficiency ratio also further exclude the effect of amortization of intangible assets. The Company does not provide an outlook for its total noninterest income and total noninterest expense because each contains income or expense components, as applicable, such as income associated with rabbi trust accounts and rabbi trust employee benefit expense, which are market-driven, and over which the Company cannot exercise control. Accordingly, reconciliations of the Company’s outlook for its noninterest income on an operating basis and its noninterest expense on an operating basis to an outlook for total noninterest income and total noninterest expense are not provided.

Management also presents tangible assets, tangible shareholders’ equity, average tangible shareholders’ equity, tangible book value per share, the ratio of tangible shareholders’ equity to tangible assets, return on average tangible shareholders’ equity, and operating return on average shareholders’ equity (discussed further above), each of which excludes the impact of goodwill and other intangible assets and in the case of tangible net income (loss), return on average tangible shareholders’ equity and operating return on average tangible shareholders’ equity excludes the after-tax impact of amortization of intangible assets, as management believes these financial measures provide investors with the ability to further assess the Company’s performance, identify trends in its core business and provide a comparison of its capital adequacy to other companies. The Company includes the tangible ratios because management believes that investors may find it useful to have access to the same analytical tools used by management to assess performance and identify trends.

In the third quarter of 2024, we changed our (loss) return on average tangible shareholders' equity and operating return on average tangible shareholders’ equity computations to utilize tangible net (loss) income from continuing operations and tangible operating net income, respectively, in the numerators of the computations. Tangible net (loss) income from continuing operations excludes the amortization of intangible assets and the related tax effect and tangible operating net income excludes, in addition to the adjustments to derive operating net income, the amortization of intangible assets and related tax effect. In addition, in the third quarter of 2024, we changed the computation of our operating efficiency ratio to exclude, in addition to the adjustments made to operating net income, the amortization of intangible assets. Management believes the changes to such ratios result in a more meaningful measure of our financial performance and such measures are used by management when analyzing corporate performance.

These non-GAAP financial measures presented in this press release should not be considered an alternative or substitute for financial results or measures determined in accordance with GAAP or as an indication of the Company’s cash flows from operating activities, a measure of its liquidity position or an indication of funds available for its cash needs. An item which management considers to be non-core and excludes when computing these non-GAAP measures can be of substantial importance to the Company’s results for any particular period. In addition, management’s methodology for calculating non-GAAP financial measures may differ from the methodologies employed by other banking companies to calculate the same or similar performance measures, and accordingly, the Company’s reported non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to the same or similar performance measures reported by other banking companies. Please refer to Appendices A-E for reconciliations of the Company's GAAP financial measures to the non-GAAP financial measures in this press release.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release contains “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. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding anticipated future events and can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. You can identify these statements from the use of the words “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “plan,” “potential,” “estimate,” “project,” “believe,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “target”, “outlook” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements, by their nature, are subject to risks and uncertainties. There are many factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results described in the forward-looking statements.

Certain factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results include; adverse developments in the level and direction of loan delinquencies and charge-offs and changes in estimates of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses; increased competitive pressures; changes in interest rates and resulting changes in competitor or customer behavior, mix or costs of sources of funding, and deposit amounts and composition; risks associated with the Company’s implementation of the merger, including that revenue or expense synergies may not fully materialize for the Company in the timeframe expected or at all, or may be more costly to achieve; that Eastern’s business may not perform as expected in the years following the merger; that Eastern’s expansion of services or capabilities resulting from the merger may be more challenging than anticipated; and disruptions arising from transitions in management personnel; adverse national or regional economic conditions or conditions within the securities markets or banking sector; legislative and regulatory changes and related compliance costs that could adversely affect the business in which the Company and its subsidiaries, including Eastern Bank, are engaged, including the effect of, and changes in, monetary and fiscal policies and laws, such as the interest rate policies of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; market and monetary fluctuations, including inflationary or recessionary pressures, interest rate sensitivity, liquidity constraints, increased borrowing and funding costs, and fluctuations due to actual or anticipated changes to federal tax laws; the realizability of deferred tax assets; the Company’s ability to successfully implement its risk mitigation strategies; asset and credit quality deterioration, including adverse developments in local or regional real estate markets that decrease collateral values associated with existing loans; operational risks such as cybersecurity incidents, natural disasters, and pandemics and the failure of the Company to execute its planned share repurchases. For further discussion of such factors, please see the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), which are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect the Company's expectations only as of the date of this press release. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements.

 

EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC.

SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (1)

Certain information in this press release is presented as reviewed by the Company’s management and includes information derived from the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income, non-GAAP financial measures, and operational and performance metrics. For information on non-GAAP financial measures, please see the section titled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

As of and for the three months ended

(Unaudited, dollars in thousands, except per-share data)

Dec 31, 2024

Sep 30, 2024

Jun 30, 2024

Mar 31, 2024

Dec 31, 2023

Earnings data

Net interest income

$

179,193

$

169,855

$

128,649

$

129,900

$

133,307

Noninterest income

37,349

33,528

25,348

27,692

26,739

Total revenue

216,542

203,383

153,997

157,592

160,046

Noninterest expense

137,544

159,753

109,869

101,202

121,029

Pre-tax, pre-provision income

78,998

43,630

44,128

56,390

39,017

Provision for allowance for loan losses

6,820

46,983

6,126

7,451

5,198

Pre-tax income (loss)

72,178

(3,353

)

38,002

48,939

33,819

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

60,771

(6,188

)

26,331

38,647

31,509

Net income from discontinued operations

—

—

—

—

286,994

Net income (loss)

60,771

(6,188

)

26,331

38,647

318,503

Operating net income (non-GAAP)

68,331

49,665

36,519

38,081

16,875

Per-share data

Earnings (loss) per share, diluted

$

0.30

$

(0.03

)

$

0.16

$

0.24

$

1.95

Continuing operations

$

0.30

$

(0.03

)

$

0.16

$

0.24

$

0.19

Discontinued operations

$

—

$

—

$

—

$

—

$

1.76

Operating earnings per share, diluted (non-GAAP)

$

0.34

$

0.25

$

0.22

$

0.23

$

0.10

Book value per share

$

16.89

$

17.09

$

16.80

$

16.72

$

16.86

Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP)

$

11.98

$

12.17

$

13.60

$

13.51

$

13.65

Profitability

Return on average assets

0.94

%

(0.10

)%

0.50

%

0.74

%

0.59

%

Operating return on average assets (non-GAAP)

1.05

%

0.79

%

0.70

%

0.72

%

0.31

%

Return on average shareholders' equity

6.64

%

(0.70

)%

3.62

%

5.23

%

4.66

%

Operating return on average shareholders' equity

7.47

%

5.60

%

5.03

%

5.17

%

2.51

%

Return on average tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP) (2)

10.16

%

(0.26

)%

4.54

%

6.52

%

6.06

%

Operating return on average tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP) (2)

11.33

%

8.45

%

6.28

%

6.42

%

3.27

%

Net interest margin (FTE)

3.05

%

2.97

%

2.64

%

2.68

%

2.69

%

Cost of deposits

1.69

%

1.82

%

1.78

%

1.66

%

1.51

%

Efficiency ratio

63.5

%

78.5

%

71.3

%

64.2

%

75.6

%

Operating efficiency ratio (non-GAAP) (3)

57.2

%

60.1

%

63.7

%

61.6

%

73.3

%

Balance Sheet (end of period)

Total assets

$

25,557,880

$

25,507,187

$

21,044,169

$

21,174,804

$

21,133,278

Total loans

18,079,084

18,064,126

14,145,520

14,088,747

13,973,428

Total deposits

21,291,619

21,216,854

17,537,809

17,666,733

17,596,217

Total loans / total deposits

85

%

85

%

81

%

80

%

79

%

Asset quality

Allowance for loan losses ("ALLL")

$

228,952

$

253,821

$

156,146

$

149,190

$

148,993

ALLL / total nonperforming loans ("NPLs")

168.57

%

203.87

%

392.61

%

260.94

%

283.49

%

Total NPLs / total loans

0.76

%

0.70

%

0.28

%

0.41

%

0.38

%

Net charge-offs ("NCOs") (recoveries) / average total loans

0.71

%

0.12

%

(0.02

)%

0.21

%

0.32

%

Capital adequacy

Shareholders' equity / assets

14.13

%

14.39

%

14.10

%

13.95

%

14.08

%

Tangible shareholders' equity / tangible assets (non-GAAP)

10.45

%

10.69

%

11.73

%

11.58

%

11.71

%

(1) Average assets and average tangible shareholders' equity components as of and for the three months ended Dec 31, 2023 presented in this table include discontinued operations.

(2) The return on average tangible shareholders' equity ratio and operating return on average tangible shareholders' equity ratio exclude the amortization of intangible assets, net of tax.

(3) The operating efficiency ratio excludes the amortization of intangible assets.

EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC.

SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (1)

Certain information in this press release is presented as reviewed by the Company’s management and includes information derived from the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income, non-GAAP financial measures, and operational and performance metrics. For information on non-GAAP financial measures, please see the section titled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

As of and for the twelve months ended

(Unaudited, dollars in thousands, except per-share data)

Dec 31, 2024

Dec 31, 2023

Earnings data

Net interest income

$

607,597

$

550,409

Noninterest income

123,917

(237,753

)

Total revenue

731,514

312,656

Noninterest expense

508,368

418,602

Pre-tax, pre-provision income (loss)

223,146

(105,946

)

Provision for allowance for loan losses

67,380

20,052

Pre-tax income (loss)

155,766

(125,998

)

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

119,561

(62,689

)

Net income from discontinued operations

—

294,866

Net income (loss)

119,561

232,177

Operating net income (non-GAAP)

192,596

163,186

Per-share data

Earnings (loss) per share, diluted

$

0.66

$

1.43

Continuing operations

$

0.66

$

(0.39

)

Discontinued operations

$

—

$

1.82

Operating earnings per share, diluted (non-GAAP)

$

1.06

$

1.00

Book value per share

$

16.89

$

16.86

Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP)

$

11.98

$

13.65

Profitability

Return on average assets

0.51

%

(0.29

)%

Operating return on average assets (non-GAAP)

0.83

%

0.76

%

Return on average shareholders' equity

3.66

%

(2.44

)%

Operating return on average shareholders' equity

5.89

%

6.35

%

Return on average tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP) (2)

5.25

%

(3.19

)%

Operating return on average tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP) (2)

8.20

%

8.54

%

Net interest margin (FTE)

2.85

%

2.73

%

Cost of deposits

1.74

%

1.24

%

Efficiency ratio

69.5

%

133.9

%

Operating efficiency ratio (non-GAAP) (3)

60.3

%

62.3

%

Balance Sheet (end of period)

Total assets

$

25,557,880

$

21,133,278

Total loans

18,079,084

13,973,428

Total deposits

21,291,619

17,596,217

Total loans / total deposits

85

%

79

%

Asset quality

Allowance for loan losses ("ALLL")

$

228,952

$

148,993

ALLL / total nonperforming loans ("NPLs")

168.57

%

283.49

%

Total NPLs / total loans

0.76

%

0.38

%

Net charge-offs ("NCOs") (recoveries) / average total loans

0.27

%

0.09

%

Capital adequacy

Shareholders' equity / assets

14.13

%

14.08

%

Tangible shareholders' equity / tangible assets (non-GAAP)

10.45

%

11.71

%

(1) Average assets and average tangible shareholders' equity components as of and for the twelve months ended Dec 31, 2023 presented in this table include discontinued operations.

(2) The return on average tangible shareholders' equity ratio and operating return on average tangible shareholders' equity ratio exclude the amortization of intangible assets, net of tax.

(3) The operating efficiency ratio excludes the amortization of intangible assets.

EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

As of

Dec 31, 2024 change from

(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)

Dec 31, 2024

Sep 30, 2024

Dec 31, 2023

Sep 30, 2024

Dec 31, 2023

ASSETS

△ $

△ %

△ $

△ %

Cash and due from banks

$

92,590

$

98,299

$

87,233

$

(5,709

)

(6

)%

$

5,357

6

%

Short-term investments

914,290

791,177

605,843

123,113

16

%

308,447

51

%

Cash and cash equivalents

1,006,880

889,476

693,076

117,404

13

%

313,804

45

%

Available for sale ("AFS") securities

4,021,598

4,163,352

4,407,521

(141,754

)

(3

)%

(385,923

)

(9

)%

Held to maturity ("HTM") securities

420,715

427,459

449,721

(6,744

)

(2

)%

(29,006

)

(6

)%

Total securities

4,442,313

4,590,811

4,857,242

(148,498

)

(3

)%

(414,929

)

(9

)%

Loans held for sale

372

1,993

1,124

(1,621

)

(81

)%

(752

)

(67

)%

Loans:

Commercial and industrial

3,296,068

3,340,029

3,034,068

(43,961

)

(1

)%

262,000

9

%

Commercial real estate

7,119,523

7,174,861

5,457,349

(55,338

)

(1

)%

1,662,174

30

%

Commercial construction

494,842

513,519

386,999

(18,677

)

(4

)%

107,843

28

%

Business banking

1,448,176

1,321,179

1,085,763

126,997

10

%

362,413

33

%

Total commercial loans

12,358,609

12,349,588

9,964,179

9,021

—

%

2,394,430

24

%

Residential real estate

4,063,659

4,080,736

2,565,485

(17,077

)

—

%

1,498,174

58

%

Consumer home equity

1,385,394

1,361,971

1,208,231

23,423

2

%

177,163

15

%

Other consumer

271,422

271,831

235,533

(409

)

—

%

35,889

15

%

Total loans

18,079,084

18,064,126

13,973,428

14,958

—

%

4,105,656

29

%

Allowance for loan losses

(228,952

)

(253,821

)

(148,993

)

24,869

(10

)%

(79,959

)

54

%

Unamortized prem./disc. and def. fees

(300,730

)

(308,243

)

(25,068

)

7,513

(2

)%

(275,662

)

1100

%

Net loans

17,549,402

17,502,062

13,799,367

47,340

—

%

3,750,035

27

%

Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost

5,865

5,865

5,904

—

—

%

(39

)

(1

)%

Premises and equipment

66,641

78,776

60,133

(12,135

)

(15

)%

6,508

11

%

Bank-owned life insurance

204,704

203,635

164,702

1,069

1

%

40,002

24

%

Goodwill and other intangibles, net

1,050,158

1,057,509

566,205

(7,351

)

(1

)%

483,953

85

%

Deferred income taxes, net

332,128

319,206

266,185

12,922

4

%

65,943

25

%

Prepaid expenses

231,944

201,285

183,073

30,659

15

%

48,871

27

%

Other assets

667,473

656,569

536,267

10,904

2

%

131,206

24

%

Total assets

$

25,557,880

$

25,507,187

$

21,133,278

$

50,693

—

%

$

4,424,602

21

%

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Deposits:

Demand

$

5,992,082

$

5,856,171

$

5,162,218

$

135,911

2

%

$

829,864

16

%

Interest checking accounts

4,606,250

4,562,226

3,737,361

44,024

1

%

868,889

23

%

Savings accounts

1,620,602

1,681,093

1,323,126

(60,491

)

(4

)%

297,476

22

%

Money market investment

5,736,362

5,572,277

4,664,475

164,085

3

%

1,071,887

23

%

Certificates of deposit

3,336,323

3,545,087

2,709,037

(208,764

)

(6

)%

627,286

23

%

Total deposits

21,291,619

21,216,854

17,596,217

74,765

—

%

3,695,402

21

%

Borrowed funds:

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

17,589

17,342

17,738

247

1

%

(149

)

(1

)%

Escrow deposits of borrowers

27,721

29,405

21,978

(1,684

)

(6

)%

5,743

26

%

Interest rate swap collateral funds

48,590

24,070

8,500

24,520

102

%

40,090

472

%

Total borrowed funds

93,900

70,817

48,216

23,083

33

%

45,684

95

%

Other liabilities

560,394

548,378

513,990

12,016

2

%

46,404

9

%

Total liabilities

21,945,913

21,836,049

18,158,423

109,864

1

%

3,787,490

21

%

Shareholders' equity:

Common shares

2,141

2,150

1,767

(9

)

—

%

374

21

%

Additional paid-in capital

2,237,494

2,246,134

1,666,441

(8,640

)

—

%

571,053

34

%

Unallocated common shares held by the employee stock ownership plan ("ESOP")

(127,842

)

(129,077

)

(132,755

)

1,235

(1

)%

4,913

(4

)%

Retained earnings

2,084,503

2,048,042

2,047,754

36,461

2

%

36,749

2

%

Accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI"), net of tax

(584,329

)

(496,111

)

(608,352

)

(88,218

)

18

%

24,023

(4

)%

Total shareholders' equity

3,611,967

3,671,138

2,974,855

(59,171

)

(2

)%

637,112

21

%

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

25,557,880

$

25,507,187

$

21,133,278

$

50,693

—

%

$

4,424,602

21

%

EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

 

Three months ended

Three months ended Dec 31, 2024 change from three months ended

(Unaudited, dollars in thousands, except per-share data)

Dec 31, 2024

Sep 30, 2024

Dec 31, 2023

Sep 30, 2024

Dec 31, 2023

Interest and dividend income:

△ $

△ %

△ $

△ %

Interest and fees on loans

$

234,722

$

230,824

$

168,419

$

3,898

2

%

$

66,303

39

%

Taxable interest and dividends on securities

22,064

22,421

23,782

(357

)

(2

)%

(1,718

)

(7

)%

Non-taxable interest and dividends on securities

1,446

1,444

1,434

2

—

%

12

1

%

Interest on federal funds sold and other short-term investments

12,529

11,329

10,011

1,200

11

%

2,518

25

%

Total interest and dividend income

270,761

266,018

203,646

4,743

2

%

67,115

33

%

Interest expense:

Interest on deposits

91,102

95,334

67,389

(4,232

)

(4

)%

23,713

35

%

Interest on borrowings

466

829

2,950

(363

)

(44

)%

(2,484

)

(84

)%

Total interest expense

91,568

96,163

70,339

(4,595

)

(5

)%

21,229

30

%

Net interest income

179,193

169,855

133,307

9,338

5

%

45,886

34

%

Provision for allowance for loan losses

6,820

46,983

5,198

(40,163

)

(85

)%

1,622

31

%

Net interest income after provision for allowance for loan losses

172,373

122,872

128,109

49,501

40

%

44,264

35

%

Noninterest income:

Trust and investment advisory fees

17,962

14,909

6,128

3,053

20

%

11,834

193

%

Service charges on deposit accounts

8,426

8,140

7,514

286

4

%

912

12

%

Debit card processing fees

3,602

3,806

3,398

(204

)

(5

)%

204

6

%

Interest rate swap income (losses)

1,169

565

(576

)

604

107

%

1,745

(303

)%

Income from investments held in rabbi trusts

5

3,591

4,969

(3,586

)

(100

)%

(4,964

)

(100

)%

Losses on sales of commercial and industrial loans

—

—

(87

)

—

—

%

87

(100

)%

Losses on sales of mortgage loans held for sale, net

(325

)

(385

)

(219

)

60

(16

)%

(106

)

48

%

Losses on sales of securities available for sale, net

(9,241

)

—

—

(9,241

)

—

%

(9,241

)

—

%

Other

15,751

2,902

5,612

12,849

443

%

10,139

181

%

Total noninterest income

37,349

33,528

26,739

3,821

11

%

10,610

40

%

Noninterest expense:

Salaries and employee benefits

78,897

93,759

67,773

(14,862

)

(16

)%

11,124

16

%

Office occupancy and equipment

12,752

14,470

9,195

(1,718

)

(12

)%

3,557

39

%

Data processing

21,380

19,504

16,753

1,876

10

%

4,627

28

%

Professional services

3,329

8,982

4,108

(5,653

)

(63

)%

(779

)

(19

)%

Marketing expenses

2,823

1,576

2,693

1,247

79

%

130

5

%

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") insurance

3,873

3,200

13,486

673

21

%

(9,613

)

(71

)%

Amortization of intangible assets

7,351

6,210

505

1,141

18

%

6,846

1356

%

Other

7,139

12,052

6,516

(4,913

)

(41

)%

623

10

%

Total noninterest expense

137,544

159,753

121,029

(22,209

)

(14

)%

16,515

14

%

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax expense

72,178

(3,353

)

33,819

75,531

(2253

)%

38,359

113

%

Income tax expense

11,407

2,835

2,310

8,572

302

%

9,097

394

%

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

$

60,771

$

(6,188

)

$

31,509

$

66,959

(1082

)%

$

29,262

93

%

Net income from discontinued operations

$

—

$

—

$

286,994

$

—

—

%

$

(286,994

)

(100

)%

Net income (loss)

$

60,771

$

(6,188

)

$

318,503

$

66,959

(1082

)%

$

(257,732

)

(81

)%

Share data:

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic

201,237,749

196,700,222

162,571,066

4,537,527

2

%

38,666,683

24

%

Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted

202,638,608

197,706,644

162,724,398

4,931,964

2

%

39,914,210

25

%

Earnings (loss) per share, basic:

Continuing operations

$

0.30

$

(0.03

)

$

0.19

$

0.33

(1100

)%

$

0.11

58

%

Discontinued operations

$

—

$

—

$

1.77

$

—

0

%

$

(1.77

)

(100

)%

Earnings (loss) per share, basic

$

0.30

$

(0.03

)

$

1.96

$

0.33

(1100

)%

$

(1.66

)

(85

)%

Earnings (loss) per share, diluted:

Continuing operations

$

0.30

$

(0.03

)

$

0.19

$

0.33

(1100

)%

$

0.11

58

%

Discontinued operations

$

—

$

—

$

1.76

$

—

0

%

$

(1.76

)

(100

)%

Earnings (loss) per share, diluted

$

0.30

$

(0.03

)

$

1.95

$

0.33

(1100

)%

$

(1.65

)

(85

)%

EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

 

Twelve months ended

(Unaudited, dollars in thousands, except per-share data)

Dec 31, 2024

Dec 31, 2023

Change

Interest and dividend income:

△ $

△ %

Interest and fees on loans

$

808,041

$

652,095

$

155,946

24

%

Taxable interest and dividends on securities

90,582

101,233

(10,651

)

(11

)%

Non-taxable interest and dividends on securities

5,766

5,736

30

1

%

Interest on federal funds sold and other short-term investments

42,377

37,395

4,982

13

%

Total interest and dividend income

946,766

796,459

150,307

19

%

Interest expense:

Interest on deposits

337,367

226,075

111,292

49

%

Interest on borrowings

1,802

19,975

(18,173

)

(91

)%

Total interest expense

339,169

246,050

93,119

38

%

Net interest income

607,597

550,409

57,188

10

%

Provision for allowance for loan losses

67,380

20,052

47,328

236

%

Net interest income after provision for allowance for loan losses

540,217

530,357

9,860

2

%

Noninterest income:

Trust and investment advisory fees

46,126

24,264

21,862

90

%

Service charges on deposit accounts

32,004

28,631

3,373

12

%

Debit card processing fees

14,177

13,469

708

5

%

Interest rate swap income

2,819

1,536

1,283

84

%

Income from investments held in rabbi trusts

9,675

9,305

370

4

%

Losses on sales of commercial and industrial loans

—

(2,738

)

2,738

(100

)%

Losses on sales of mortgage loans held for sale, net

(920

)

(507

)

(413

)

81

%

Losses on sales of securities available for sale, net

(16,798

)

(333,170

)

316,372

(95

)%

Other

36,834

21,457

15,377

72

%

Total noninterest income (loss)

123,917

(237,753

)

361,670

(152

)%

Noninterest expense:

Salaries and employee benefits

302,345

253,037

49,308

19

%

Office occupancy and equipment

46,515

35,992

10,523

29

%

Data processing

75,383

55,308

20,075

36

%

Professional services

20,073

17,385

2,688

15

%

Marketing expenses

7,824

7,592

232

3

%

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") insurance

13,866

21,874

(8,008

)

(37

)%

Amortization of intangible assets

14,569

1,804

12,765

708

%

Other

27,793

25,610

2,183

9

%

Total noninterest expense

508,368

418,602

89,766

21

%

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax expense

155,766

(125,998

)

281,764

(224

)%

Income tax expense (benefit)

36,205

(63,309

)

99,514

(157

)%

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

119,561

(62,689

)

182,250

(291

)%

Net income from discontinued operations

—

294,866

(294,866

)

(100

)%

Net income

$

119,561

$

232,177

$

(112,616

)

(49

)%

Share data:

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic

181,126,320

162,293,020

18,833,300

12

%

Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted

182,181,073

162,403,097

19,777,976

12

%

Earnings (loss) per share, basic:

Continuing operations

$

0.66

$

(0.39

)

$

1.05

(269

)%

Discontinued operations

$

—

$

1.82

$

(1.82

)

(100

)%

Earnings (loss) per share, basic

$

0.66

$

1.43

$

(0.77

)

(54

)%

Earnings (loss) per share, diluted:

Continuing operations

$

0.66

$

(0.39

)

$

1.05

(269

)%

Discontinued operations

$

—

$

1.82

$

(1.82

)

(100

)%

Earnings (loss) per share, diluted

$

0.66

$

1.43

$

(0.77

)

(54

)%

EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC.

AVERAGE BALANCES, INTEREST EARNED/PAID, & AVERAGE YIELDS

 

As of and for the three months ended

Dec 31, 2024

Sep 30, 2024

Dec 31, 2023

(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)

Avg. Balance

Interest

Yield / Cost

Avg. Balance

Interest

Yield / Cost

Avg. Balance

Interest

Yield / Cost

Interest-earning assets:

Loans (1):

Commercial

$

12,265,758

$

168,930

5.48

%

$

11,935,922

$

167,712

5.59

%

$

9,978,154

$

126,128

5.01

%

Residential

3,938,128

42,857

4.33

%

3,772,420

40,484

4.27

%

2,573,032

23,546

3.63

%

Consumer

1,601,403

27,328

6.79

%

1,568,372

27,026

6.86

%

1,411,374

22,835

6.42

%

Total loans

17,805,289

239,115

5.34

%

17,276,714

235,222

5.42

%

13,962,560

172,509

4.90

%

Total investment securities

5,173,480

23,909

1.84

%

5,322,650

24,259

1.81

%

5,670,742

25,609

1.79

%

Federal funds sold and other short-term investments

1,042,771

12,529

4.78

%

833,184

11,329

5.41

%

720,384

10,011

5.51

%

Total interest-earning assets

24,021,540

275,553

4.56

%

23,432,548

270,810

4.60

%

20,353,686

208,129

4.06

%

Non-interest-earning assets

1,716,954

1,606,357

834,391

Total assets

$

25,738,494

$

25,038,905

$

21,188,077

Interest-bearing liabilities:

Deposits:

Savings

$

1,660,095

$

1,527

0.37

%

$

1,646,532

$

1,526

0.37

%

$

1,352,239

$

45

0.01

%

Interest checking

4,626,205

12,745

1.10

%

4,548,231

13,428

1.17

%

3,753,352

7,080

0.75

%

Money market

5,774,240

36,183

2.49

%

5,631,626

39,994

2.83

%

4,735,917

29,390

2.46

%

Time deposits

3,494,638

40,647

4.63

%

3,365,392

40,386

4.77

%

2,656,313

30,874

4.61

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

15,555,178

91,102

2.33

%

15,191,781

95,334

2.50

%

12,497,821

67,389

2.14

%

Borrowings

82,829

466

2.24

%

89,398

829

3.69

%

242,437

2,950

4.83

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

15,638,007

91,568

2.33

%

15,281,179

96,163

2.50

%

12,740,258

70,339

2.19

%

Demand deposit accounts

5,884,058

5,666,471

5,210,185

Other noninterest-bearing liabilities

573,077

564,961

555,034

Total liabilities

22,095,142

21,512,611

18,505,477

Shareholders' equity

3,643,352

3,526,294

2,682,600

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

25,738,494

$

25,038,905

$

21,188,077

Net interest income - FTE

$

183,985

$

174,647

$

137,790

Net interest-earning assets (2)

$

8,383,533

$

8,151,369

$

7,613,428

Net interest margin - FTE (3)

3.05

%

2.97

%

2.69

%

(1) Includes non-accrual loans.

(2) Net interest-earning assets represent total interest-earning assets less total interest-bearing liabilities.

(3) Net interest margin - FTE represents fully-taxable equivalent net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets. Please refer to Appendix B to this press release for a reconciliation of fully-taxable equivalent net interest income.

EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC.

AVERAGE BALANCES, INTEREST EARNED/PAID, & AVERAGE YIELDS

 

As of and for the twelve months ended

Dec 31, 2024

Dec 31, 2023

(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)

Avg. Balance

Interest

Yield / Cost

Avg. Balance

Interest

Yield / Cost

Interest-earning assets:

Loans (1):

Commercial

$

11,087,978

$

591,885

5.34

%

$

9,913,968

$

491,427

4.96

%

Residential

3,214,769

131,648

4.10

%

2,538,588

90,139

3.55

%

Consumer

1,509,516

101,552

6.73

%

1,381,745

86,167

6.24

%

Total loans

15,812,263

825,085

5.22

%

13,834,301

667,733

4.83

%

Total investment securities

5,374,127

97,924

1.82

%

6,247,706

108,512

1.74

%

Federal funds sold and other short-term investments

810,670

42,377

5.23

%

720,864

37,395

5.19

%

Total interest-earning assets

21,997,060

965,386

4.39

%

20,802,871

813,640

3.91

%

Non-interest-earning assets

1,296,780

921,622

Total assets

$

23,293,840

$

21,724,493

Interest-bearing liabilities:

Deposits:

Savings

$

1,466,914

$

3,136

0.21

%

$

1,515,713

$

217

0.01

%

Interest checking

4,167,043

43,187

1.04

%

4,070,585

24,235

0.60

%

Money market

5,283,231

140,695

2.66

%

4,918,343

104,002

2.11

%

Time deposits

3,146,139

150,349

4.78

%

2,303,520

97,621

4.24

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

14,063,327

337,367

2.40

%

12,808,161

226,075

1.77

%

Borrowings

68,235

1,802

2.64

%

418,884

19,975

4.77

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

14,131,562

339,169

2.40

%

13,227,045

246,050

1.86

%

Demand deposit accounts

5,348,124

5,404,208

Other noninterest-bearing liabilities

545,291

522,239

Total liabilities

20,024,977

19,153,492

Shareholders' equity

3,268,863

2,571,001

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

23,293,840

$

21,724,493

Net interest income - FTE

$

626,217

$

567,590

Net interest-earning assets (2)

$

7,865,498

$

7,575,826

Net interest margin - FTE (3)

2.85

%

2.73

%

(1) Includes non-accrual loans.

(2) Net interest-earning assets represent total interest-earning assets less total interest-bearing liabilities.

(3) Net interest margin - FTE represents fully-taxable equivalent net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets. Please refer to Appendix B to this press release for a reconciliation of fully-taxable equivalent net interest income.

EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC.

ASSET QUALITY - NON-PERFORMING ASSETS (1)

As of

Dec 31, 2024

Sep 30, 2024

Jun 30, 2024

Mar 31, 2024

Dec 31, 2023

(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)

Non-accrual loans:

Commercial

$

112,513

$

105,099

$

26,139

$

40,986

$

35,107

Residential

12,955

10,450

6,789

6,697

8,725

Consumer

10,352

8,954

6,843

9,490

8,725

Total non-accrual loans

135,820

124,503

39,771

57,173

52,557

Total accruing loans past due 90 days or more:

—

—

—

—

—

Total non-performing loans

135,820

124,503

39,771

57,173

52,557

Other real estate owned

—

—

—

—

—

Other non-performing assets:

—

—

—

—

—

Total non-performing assets (1)

$

135,820

$

124,503

$

39,771

$

57,173

$

52,557

Total non-performing loans to total loans

0.76

%

0.70

%

0.28

%

0.41

%

0.38

%

Total non-performing assets to total assets

0.53

%

0.49

%

0.19

%

0.27

%

0.25

%

(1) Non-performing assets are comprised of NPLs, other real estate owned ("OREO"), and non-performing securities. NPLs consist of non-accrual loans and loans that are more than 90 days past due but still accruing interest. OREO consists of real estate properties, which primarily serve as collateral to secure the Company’s loans, that it controls due to foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure.

EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC.

ASSET QUALITY - PROVISION, ALLOWANCE, AND NET CHARGE-OFFS (RECOVERIES)

 

Three months ended

Dec 31, 2024

Sep 30, 2024

Jun 30, 2024

Mar 31, 2024

Dec 31, 2023

(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)

Average total loans

$

17,802,836

$

17,274,903

$

14,113,343

$

14,013,714

$

13,961,061

Allowance for loan losses, beginning of the period

253,821

156,146

149,190

148,993

155,146

Net loans charged-off (recovered):

Commercial and industrial

29

(7

)

(56

)

(25

)

(9

)

Commercial real estate

30,786

4,456

(2,011

)

7,118

7,818

Commercial construction

—

—

—

—

—

Business banking

458

356

803

(308

)

3,172

Residential real estate

(86

)

(43

)

(27

)

(21

)

(34

)

Consumer home equity

(1

)

(19

)

(59

)

2

(1

)

Other consumer

503

395

520

488

405

Total net loans charged-off (recovered)

31,689

5,138

(830

)

7,254

11,351

Initial allowance established for Cambridge's PCD loans

—

55,830

—

—

—

Provision for allowance for loan losses (2)

6,820

46,983

6,126

7,451

5,198

Total allowance for loan losses, end of period

$

228,952

$

253,821

$

156,146

$

149,190

$

148,993

Net charge-offs (recoveries) to average total loans outstanding during this period

0.71

%

0.12

%

(0.02

)%

0.21

%

0.32

%

Allowance for loan losses as a percent of total loans

1.29

%

1.43

%

1.11

%

1.06

%

1.07

%

Allowance for loan losses as a percent of nonperforming loans

168.57

%

203.87

%

392.61

%

260.94

%

283.49

%

(2) Provision for allowance for loan losses for the three months ended September 30, 2024 includes the initial provision on non-PCD loans acquired from Cambridge.

APPENDIX A: Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Earnings Metrics (1)

For information on non-GAAP financial measures, please see the section titled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

 

Three Months Ended

Twelve Months Ended

(Unaudited, dollars in thousands, except per-share data)

Dec 31, 2024

Sep 30, 2024

Jun 30, 2024

Mar 31, 2024

Dec 31, 2023

Dec 31, 2024

Dec 31, 2023

Net income (loss) from continuing operations (GAAP)

$

60,771

$

(6,188

)

$

26,331

$

38,647

$

31,509

$

119,561

$

(62,689

)

Add:

Provision for non-PCD acquired loans

—

40,899

—

—

—

40,899

—

Noninterest income components:

Income from investments held in rabbi trusts

(5

)

(3,591

)

(1,761

)

(4,318

)

(4,969

)

(9,675

)

(9,305

)

Losses on sales of securities available for sale, net

9,241

—

7,557

—

—

16,798

333,170

Gain on sale of other equity investment

(9,291

)

—

—

—

—

(9,291

)

—

(Gains) losses on sales of other assets

(352

)

2,970

2

—

—

2,620

3

Noninterest expense components:

Rabbi trust employee benefit expense

239

1,326

930

1,746

1,740

4,241

3,742

Merger and acquisition expenses

3,587

27,577

3,684

1,816

1,865

36,664

5,495

Total impact of non-GAAP adjustments

3,419

69,181

10,412

(756

)

(1,364

)

82,256

333,105

Less: net tax benefit (expense) associated with non-GAAP adjustments (2)

(4,141

)

13,328

224

(190

)

13,270

9,221

107,230

Non-GAAP adjustments, net of tax

$

7,560

$

55,853

$

10,188

$

(566

)

$

(14,634

)

$

73,035

$

225,875

Operating net income (non-GAAP)

$

68,331

$

49,665

$

36,519

$

38,081

$

16,875

$

192,596

$

163,186

Weighted average common shares outstanding during the period:

Basic

201,237,749

196,700,222

163,145,255

162,863,540

162,571,066

181,126,320

162,293,020

Diluted

202,638,608

197,706,644

163,499,296

163,188,410

162,724,398

182,181,073

162,403,097

Earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations, basic:

$

0.30

$

(0.03

)

$

0.16

$

0.24

$

0.19

$

0.66

$

(0.39

)

Earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations, diluted:

$

0.30

$

(0.03

)

$

0.16

$

0.24

$

0.19

$

0.66

$

(0.39

)

Operating earnings per share, basic (non-GAAP)

$

0.34

$

0.25

$

0.22

$

0.23

$

0.10

$

1.06

$

1.01

Operating earnings per share, diluted (non-GAAP)

$

0.34

$

0.25

$

0.22

$

0.23

$

0.10

$

1.06

$

1.00

Return on average assets (3)

0.94

%

(0.10

)%

0.50

%

0.74

%

0.59

%

0.51

%

(0.29

)%

Add:

Provision for non-PCD acquired loans (3)

0.00

%

0.65

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.18

%

0.00

%

Income from investments held in rabbi trusts (3)

0.00

%

(0.06

)%

(0.03

)%

(0.08

)%

(0.09

)%

(0.04

)%

(0.04

)%

Losses on sales of securities available for sale, net (3)

0.14

%

0.00

%

0.14

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.07

%

1.53

%

Gain on sale of other equity investment (3)

(0.14

)%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

(0.04

)%

0.00

%

(Gains) losses on sales of other assets (3)

(0.01

)%

0.05

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.01

%

0.00

%

Rabbi trust employee benefit expense (3)

0.00

%

0.02

%

0.02

%

0.03

%

0.03

%

0.02

%

0.02

%

Merger and acquisition expenses (3)

0.06

%

0.44

%

0.07

%

0.03

%

0.03

%

0.16

%

0.03

%

Less: net tax benefit (expense) associated with non-GAAP adjustments (2) (3)

(0.06

)%

0.21

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.25

%

0.04

%

0.49

%

Operating return on average assets (non-GAAP) (3)

1.05

%

0.79

%

0.70

%

0.72

%

0.31

%

0.83

%

0.76

%

Return on average shareholders' equity (3)

6.64

%

(0.70

)%

3.62

%

5.23

%

4.66

%

3.66

%

(2.44

)%

Add:

Provision for non-PCD acquired loans (3)

0.00

%

4.61

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

1.25

%

0.00

%

Income from investments held in rabbi trusts (3)

0.00

%

(0.41

)%

(0.24

)%

(0.58

)%

(0.73

)%

(0.30

)%

(0.36

)%

Losses on sales of securities available for sale, net (3)

1.01

%

0.00

%

1.04

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.51

%

12.96

%

Gain on sale of other equity investment (3)

(1.01

)%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

(0.28

)%

0.00

%

(Gains) losses on sales of other assets (3)

(0.04

)%

0.34

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.08

%

0.00

%

Rabbi trust employee benefit expense (3)

0.03

%

0.15

%

0.13

%

0.24

%

0.26

%

0.13

%

0.15

%

Merger and acquisition expenses (3)

0.39

%

3.11

%

0.51

%

0.25

%

0.28

%

1.12

%

0.21

%

Less: net tax benefit (expense) associated with non-GAAP adjustments (2) (3)

(0.45

)%

1.50

%

0.03

%

(0.03

)%

1.96

%

0.28

%

4.17

%

Operating return on average shareholders' equity (non-GAAP) (3)

7.47

%

5.60

%

5.03

%

5.17

%

2.51

%

5.89

%

6.35

%

Tangible net income

Net (loss) income (GAAP)

60,771

(6,188

)

26,331

38,647

31,509

119,561

(62,689

)

Add: Amortization of intangible assets

7,351

6,210

504

504

505

14,569

1,804

Less: Tax effect of amortization of intangible assets (4)

2,036

1,720

140

140

143

4,036

509

Tangible net (loss) income (non-GAAP) (5)

66,086

(1,698

)

26,695

39,011

31,871

130,094

(61,394

)

Average tangible shareholders' equity:

Average total shareholders' equity (GAAP)

$

3,643,352

$

3,526,294

$

2,928,101

$

2,970,759

$

2,682,600

$

3,268,863

$

2,571,001

Less: Average goodwill and other intangibles

1,054,952

974,546

565,523

566,027

597,234

791,489

643,977

Average tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP)

$

2,588,400

$

2,551,748

$

2,362,578

$

2,404,732

$

2,085,366

$

2,477,374

$

1,927,024

Return on average tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP) (3) (5)

10.16

%

(0.26

)%

4.54

%

6.52

%

6.06

%

5.25

%

(3.19

)%

Add:

Provision for non-PCD acquired loans (3)

0.00

%

6.38

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

1.65

%

0.00

%

Income from investments held in rabbi trusts (3)

0.00

%

(0.56

)%

(0.30

)%

(0.72

)%

(0.95

)%

(0.39

)%

(0.48

)%

Losses on sales of securities available for sale, net (3)

1.42

%

0.00

%

1.29

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.68

%

17.29

%

Gain on sale of other equity investment (3)

(1.43

)%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

(0.38

)%

0.00

%

(Gains) losses on sales of other assets (3)

(0.05

)%

0.46

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.11

%

0.00

%

Rabbi trust employee benefit expense (3)

0.04

%

0.21

%

0.16

%

0.29

%

0.33

%

0.17

%

0.19

%

Merger and acquisition expenses (3)

0.55

%

4.30

%

0.63

%

0.30

%

0.35

%

1.48

%

0.29

%

Less: net tax benefit (expense) associated with non-GAAP adjustments (2) (3)

(0.64

)%

2.08

%

0.04

%

(0.03

)%

2.52

%

0.37

%

5.56

%

Operating return on average tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP) (3) (5)

11.33

%

8.45

%

6.28

%

6.42

%

3.27

%

8.20

%

8.54

%

(1) Average assets, average goodwill and other intangibles, and average tangible shareholders' equity components for the three months and twelve months ended Dec 31, 2023 presented in this section include discontinued operations.

(2) The net tax benefit (expense) associated with these items is generally determined by assessing whether each item is included or excluded from net taxable income and applying our combined statutory tax rate only to those items included in net taxable income. Included in the net tax benefit for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024 is $2.6MM and a $7.4MM, respectively, of lost state tax benefit relating to Massachusetts net operating tax losses prohibited from carryover under Massachusetts tax law. The net operating tax loss position of the Company at December 31, 2024 is primarily a result of tax losses from the 2024 Cambridge's investment portfolio sale. Additionally, as federal net operating tax loss carryovers from 2024 lower projections of 2025 taxable income, the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024 adjustments include a $2.8MM valuation allowance against the Company’s federal charitable contribution carryforward deferred tax asset that is set to expire at the end of 2025. The net tax benefit for the three months and twelve months ended December 31, 2023 was primarily due to the tax benefit from state tax strategies associated with the utilization of capital losses as a result of the sale of securities in the first quarter of 2023. Upon the sale of securities in the first quarter of 2023, we established a valuation allowance of $17.4 million, as it was determined at that time that it was not more-likely-than-not that the entirety of the deferred tax asset related to the loss on such securities would be realized. Included in that $17.4 million was $2.8 million in expected lost state tax benefits. Following the execution of the sale of our insurance agency business in October 2023 and the resulting capital gain, coupled with tax planning strategies, a state tax benefit of $13.6 million was realized on the securities sale losses.

(3) Metrics for the three months presented on an annualized basis.

(4) The tax effect of amortization of intangible assets is calculated using the Company's combined statutory tax rate of 28.23% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024. Prior to the fourth quarter of 2024, the Company anticipated a combined statutory rate of 27.7% for the year as reflected in the tax effect of amortization of intangible assets for the corresponding three-month periods in 2024.

(5) The tangible net income (loss), return on average tangible shareholders' equity ratio and operating return on average tangible shareholders' equity ratio exclude the amortization of intangible assets, net of tax.

APPENDIX B: Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Operating Revenues and Expenses

For information on non-GAAP financial measures, please see the section titled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

 

Three Months Ended

Twelve Months Ended

Dec 31, 2024

Sep 30, 2024

Jun 30, 2024

Mar 31, 2024

Dec 31, 2023

Dec 31, 2024

Dec 31, 2023

(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)

Net interest income (GAAP)

$

179,193

$

169,855

$

128,649

$

129,900

$

133,307

$

607,597

$

550,409

Add:

Tax-equivalent adjustment (non-GAAP) (1)

4,792

4,792

4,553

4,483

4,483

18,620

17,181

Fully-taxable equivalent net interest income (non-GAAP)

$

183,985

$

174,647

$

133,202

$

134,383

$

137,790

$

626,217

$

567,590

Noninterest income (GAAP)

$

37,349

$

33,528

$

25,348

$

27,692

$

26,739

$

123,917

$

(237,753

)

Less:

Income from investments held in rabbi trusts

5

3,591

1,761

4,318

4,969

9,675

9,305

Losses on sales of securities available for sale, net

(9,241

)

—

(7,557

)

—

—

(16,798

)

(333,170

)

Gain on sale of other equity investment

9,291

—

—

—

—

9,291

—

Gains (losses) on sales of other assets

352

(2,970

)

(2

)

—

—

(2,620

)

(3

)

Noninterest income on an operating basis (non-GAAP)

$

36,942

$

32,907

$

31,146

$

23,374

$

21,770

$

124,369

$

86,115

Noninterest expense (GAAP)

$

137,544

$

159,753

$

109,869

$

101,202

$

121,029

$

508,368

$

418,602

Less:

Rabbi trust employee benefit expense

239

1,326

930

1,746

1,740

4,241

3,742

Merger and acquisition expenses

3,587

27,577

3,684

1,816

1,865

36,664

5,495

Noninterest expense on an operating basis (non-GAAP)

$

133,718

$

130,850

$

105,255

$

97,640

$

117,424

$

467,463

$

409,365

Less: Amortization of intangible assets

$

7,351

$

6,210

$

504

$

504

$

505

$

14,569

$

1,804

Noninterest expense for calculating the operating efficiency ratio (non-GAAP) (2)

$

126,367

$

124,640

$

104,751

$

97,136

$

116,919

$

452,894

$

407,561

Total revenue (GAAP)

$

216,542

$

203,383

$

153,997

$

157,592

$

160,046

$

731,514

$

312,656

Total operating revenue (non-GAAP)

$

220,927

$

207,554

$

164,348

$

157,757

$

159,560

$

750,586

$

653,705

Efficiency ratio (GAAP)

63.5

%

78.5

%

71.3

%

64.2

%

75.6

%

69.5

%

133.9

%

Operating efficiency ratio (non-GAAP) (2)

57.2

%

60.1

%

63.7

%

61.6

%

73.3

%

60.3

%

62.3

%

(1) Interest income on tax-exempt loans and investment securities has been adjusted to a FTE basis using a marginal tax rate of 22.0%, 21.8%, 21.7%, 21.7%, and 21.9% for the three months ended December 31, 2024, September 30, 2024, June 30, 2024, March 31, 2024, and December 31, 2023, respectively, and of 21.8% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

(2) The operating efficiency ratio excludes, in addition to the adjustments made to operating net income, the amortization of intangible assets. This measure is used by the Company when analyzing corporate performance and the Company believes that investors may find it useful.

APPENDIX C: Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Capital Metrics

For information on non-GAAP financial measures, please see the section titled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

 

As of

Dec 31, 2024

Sep 30, 2024

Jun 30, 2024

Mar 31, 2024

Dec 31, 2023

(Unaudited, dollars in thousands, except per-share data)

Tangible shareholders' equity:

Total shareholders' equity (GAAP)

$

3,611,967

$

3,671,138

$

2,967,473

$

2,952,831

$

2,974,855

Less: Goodwill and other intangibles

1,050,158

1,057,509

565,196

565,701

566,205

Tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP)

2,561,809

2,613,629

2,402,277

2,387,130

2,408,650

Tangible assets:

Total assets (GAAP)

25,557,880

25,507,187

21,044,169

21,174,804

21,133,278

Less: Goodwill and other intangibles

1,050,158

1,057,509

565,196

565,701

566,205

Tangible assets (non-GAAP)

$

24,507,722

$

24,449,678

$

20,478,973

$

20,609,103

$

20,567,073

Shareholders' equity to assets ratio (GAAP)

14.13

%

14.39

%

14.10

%

13.95

%

14.08

%

Tangible shareholders' equity to tangible assets ratio (non-GAAP)

10.45

%

10.69

%

11.73

%

11.58

%

11.71

%

Common shares outstanding

213,909,472

214,802,602

176,687,829

176,631,477

176,426,993

Book value per share (GAAP)

$

16.89

$

17.09

$

16.80

$

16.72

$

16.86

Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP)

$

11.98

$

12.17

$

13.60

$

13.51

$

13.65

APPENDIX D: Tangible Shareholders’ Equity Roll Forward Analysis

For information on non-GAAP financial measures, please see the section titled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

 

As of

Change from

Dec 31, 2024

Sep 30, 2024

Dec 31, 2023

Sep 30, 2024

Dec 31, 2023

(Unaudited, dollars in thousands, except per-share data)

Common stock

$

2,141

$

2,150

$

1,767

$

(9

)

$

374

Additional paid in capital

2,237,494

2,246,134

1,666,441

(8,640

)

571,053

Unallocated ESOP common stock

(127,842

)

(129,077

)

(132,755

)

1,235

4,913

Retained earnings

2,084,503

2,048,042

2,047,754

36,461

36,749

AOCI, net of tax - available for sale securities

(583,875

)

(490,698

)

(584,243

)

(93,177

)

368

AOCI, net of tax - pension

26,016

5,914

7,462

20,102

18,554

AOCI, net of tax - cash flow hedge

(26,470

)

(11,327

)

(31,571

)

(15,143

)

5,101

Total shareholders' equity:

$

3,611,967

$

3,671,138

$

2,974,855

$

(59,171

)

$

637,112

Less: Goodwill and other intangibles

1,050,158

1,057,509

566,205

(7,351

)

483,953

Tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP)

$

2,561,809

$

2,613,629

$

2,408,650

$

(51,820

)

$

153,159

Common shares outstanding

213,909,472

214,802,602

176,426,993

(893,130

)

37,482,479

Per share:

Common stock

$

0.01

$

0.01

$

0.01

$

—

$

—

Additional paid in capital

10.46

10.46

9.45

—

1.01

Unallocated ESOP common stock

(0.60

)

(0.60

)

(0.75

)

—

0.15

Retained earnings

9.74

9.53

11.61

0.21

(1.86

)

AOCI, net of tax - available for sale securities

(2.73

)

(2.28

)

(3.31

)

(0.45

)

0.58

AOCI, net of tax - pension

0.12

0.03

0.04

0.09

0.08

AOCI, net of tax - cash flow hedge

(0.12

)

(0.05

)

(0.18

)

(0.07

)

0.06

Total shareholders' equity:

$

16.89

$

17.09

$

16.86

$

(0.21

)

$

0.02

Less: Goodwill and other intangibles

4.91

4.92

3.21

(0.01

)

1.70

Tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP)

$

11.98

$

12.17

$

13.65

$

(0.19

)

$

(1.68

)

APPENDIX E: Merger-related Charges

 

As of and for the Three Months Ended

(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)

Dec 31, 2024

Sep 30, 2024

Jun 30, 2024

Mar 31, 2024

Dec 31, 2023

Noninterest income components:

Other (1)

$

(142

)

$

(2,969

)

$

—

$

—

$

—

Total noninterest income

$

(142

)

$

(2,969

)

$

—

$

—

$

—

Noninterest expense components:

Salaries and employee benefits

$

1,185

$

13,147

$

383

$

3

$

5

Office occupancy and equipment

1,936

2,630

11

6

2

Data processing

421

1,384

2,249

865

1,357

Professional services

99

5,490

944

787

450

Other

(54

)

4,926

97

155

51

Total noninterest expense

$

3,587

$

27,577

$

3,684

$

1,816

$

1,865

Total merger-related charges

$

3,729

$

30,546

$

3,684

$

1,816

$

1,865

(1) Disposal of acquired fixed assets.

Investor Contact Andrew Hersom Eastern Bankshares, Inc. a.hersom@easternbank.com 860-707-4432 Media Contact Andrea Goodman Eastern Bank a.goodman@easternbank.com 781-598-7847

Source: Eastern Bank