Kearny FinancialNASDAQ: KRNY

Kearny Financial Corp. Announces Third Quarter Fiscal 2025 Results and Declaration of Cash Dividend

· Issued by Kearny Financial via GlobeNewswire

FAIRFIELD, N.J., April 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kearny Financial Corp. (NASDAQ GS: KRNY) (the “Company”), the holding company of Kearny Bank (the “Bank”), reported net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 of $6.6 million, or $0.11 per diluted share, compared to $6.6 million, or $0.10 per diluted share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2024.

The Company also announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.11 per share, payable on May 21, 2025, to stockholders of record as of May 7, 2025.

Craig L. Montanaro, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “Quarter over quarter net interest income grew by $1.4 million, resulting in eight basis points of net interest margin expansion. Contributing to this expansion was growth in net loans and deposits, coupled with a 24 basis point decrease in our cost of funds. We anticipate continued strong margin expansion into the June quarter, the final of our 2025 fiscal year.”

Mr. Montanaro continued, “Despite recent fluctuations in US Treasury rates and broader market indices, our core business continues to perform exceedingly well and we are confident in our ability to sustain and enhance our performance in spite of the volatile environment.”

Balance Sheet

  • Total assets were $7.73 billion at March 31, 2025, a increase of $1.8 million from December 31, 2024.

  • Investment securities totaled $1.13 billion at March 31, 2025, a decrease of $17.3 million, or 1.5%, from December 31, 2024.

  • Loans receivable totaled $5.85 billion at March 31, 2025, an increase of $54.4 million, or 0.9%, from December 31, 2024, primarily reflecting growth in non-residential mortgage loans.

  • Deposits were $5.71 billion at March 31, 2025, an increase of $36.3 million, or 0.6%, from December 31, 2024. This increase was primarily driven by increases in interest bearing demand deposits and consumer savings deposits, partially offset by a decrease in non-interest bearing demand deposits. The decrease in non-interest bearing deposits was primarily attributable to a $29.3 million outflow from a single depositor who used the funds to finance the construction of a building. Excluding this single account, non-interest bearing deposits increased $14.9 million, or 2.5%.

  • Borrowings were $1.21 billion at March 31, 2025, a decrease of $45.0 million, or 3.6%, from December 31, 2024, reflecting reductions in Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) overnight borrowings.

  • At March 31, 2025, the Company maintained available secured borrowing capacity with the FHLB and the Federal Reserve Discount Window of $2.42 billion, representing 31.3% of total assets.

Earnings

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

  • Net interest margin expanded eight basis points from the quarter ended December 31, 2024 to 1.90% for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. The increase for the quarter was driven by the paydown of borrowings resulting from growth in lower cost deposits and broad based decreases in deposit rates, partially offset by reduced yields on interest-earning assets.

  • For the quarter ended March 31, 2025, net interest income increased $1.4 million to $34.0 million from $32.6 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2024. Included in net interest income for the quarters ended March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, was purchase accounting accretion of $511,000 and $685,000, and loan prepayment penalty income of $226,000 and $288,000.

Non-Interest Income

  • For the quarter ended March 31, 2025, non-interest income decreased $311,000, or 6.4%, to $4.6 million from $4.9 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, primarily driven by decreases in gain on sale of loans and electronic banking fees and charges.

  • Gain on sale of loans decreased $192,000 to $112,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 from $304,000 for the quarter ended December 31, 2024. The decrease largely reflected a seasonal decrease in the volume of residential mortgage loans sold during the period.

  • Electronic banking fees and charges decreased $102,000 to $391,000 for the quarter March 31, 2025 from $493,000 for the quarter ended December 31, 2024. The decrease largely reflected the absence of a non-recurring increase recorded in the prior period.

Non-Interest Expense

  • For the quarter ended March 31, 2025, non-interest expense increased $829,000, or 2.8%, to $30.4 million from $29.6 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, primarily driven by increases in salary and benefits, net occupancy, advertising, and other expense.

  • Salary and benefits expense increased $121,000 to $17.7 million primarily driven by an increase of $546,000 in payroll taxes and employee benefits associated with the start of a new calendar year, partially offset by a $427,000 non-recurring decrease in stock-based compensation.

  • Net occupancy expense of premises increased $244,000 to $3.1 million primarily driven by seasonally higher snow removal expenses, partially offset by a decrease in repairs and other maintenance expenses.

  • Advertising and marketing expense increased $298,000 to $609,000. This increase was primarily due to higher advertising expenses across various formats, driven by marketing campaigns supporting our loan and deposit growth initiatives.

  • Other expense increased $225,000 primarily driven by a $37,000 provision for credit losses related to off balance sheet commitments compared to a reversal for credit losses on off balance sheet commitments of $116,000 recorded in the prior comparative period. The remaining changes in the other components of non-interest expense between comparative periods generally reflected normal operating fluctuations within those line items.

Income Taxes

  • Income tax expense totaled $1.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 compared to $1.3 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, resulting in an effective tax rate of 15.3% and 16.0%, respectively.

Asset Quality

  • The balance of non-performing assets remained steady at $37.7 million, or 0.49% of total assets, at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.

  • Net charge-offs totaled $368,000, or 0.03% of average loans, on an annualized basis, for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, compared to $573,000, or 0.04% of average loans, on an annualized basis, for the quarter ended December 31, 2024.

  • For the quarter ended March 31, 2025, the Company recorded a provision for credit losses of $366,000, compared to $107,000 for the quarter ended December 31, 2024. The provision for credit loss expense for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 was primarily driven by the charge-offs described above.

  • The ACL was $44.5 million, or 0.76% of total loans, at March 31, 2025, a decrease of $2,000 from $44.5 million, or 0.77% of total loans, at December 31, 2024.

Capital

  • For the quarter ended March 31, 2025, book value per share increased $0.05, or 0.4%, to $11.58 while tangible book value per share increased $0.05, or 0.5%, to $9.80.

  • At March 31, 2025, total stockholders’ equity included after-tax net unrealized losses on securities available for sale of $80.1 million, partially offset by after-tax unrealized gains on derivatives of $10.7 million. After-tax net unrecognized losses on securities held to maturity of $9.9 million were not reflected in total stockholders’ equity.

  • At March 31, 2025, the Company’s tangible equity to tangible assets ratio equaled 8.31% and the regulatory capital ratios of both the Company and the Bank were in excess of the levels required by federal banking regulators to be classified as “well-capitalized” under regulatory guidelines.

This earnings release should be read in conjunction with Kearny Financial Corp.’s Q3 2025 Investor Presentation, a copy of which is available through the Investor Relations link located at the bottom of the page of our website at www.kearnybank.com and via a Current Report on Form 8-K on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov.

Statements contained in this news release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors, which include, but are not limited to, factors discussed in documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. The Company does not undertake and specifically disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Company.

Category: Earnings

Linked-Quarter Comparative Financial Analysis

Kearny Financial Corp.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)

(Dollars and Shares in Thousands,
Except Per Share Data)

March 31,
2025

December 31,
2024

Variance
or Change

Variance
or Change Pct.

Assets

Cash and cash equivalents

$

126,095

$

141,554

$

(15,459

)

-10.9

%

Securities available for sale

1,003,393

1,018,279

(14,886

)

-1.5

%

Securities held to maturity

124,859

127,266

(2,407

)

-1.9

%

Loans held-for-sale

6,187

5,695

492

8.6

%

Loans receivable

5,846,175

5,791,758

54,417

0.9

%

Less: allowance for credit losses on loans

(44,455

)

(44,457

)

(2

)

-0.0

%

Net loans receivable

5,801,720

5,747,301

54,419

0.9

%

Premises and equipment

44,192

45,127

(935

)

-2.1

%

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

62,261

64,443

(2,182

)

-3.4

%

Accrued interest receivable

28,521

27,772

749

2.7

%

Goodwill

113,525

113,525

—

—

%

Core deposit intangible

1,554

1,679

(125

)

-7.4

%

Bank owned life insurance

303,629

301,339

2,290

0.8

%

Deferred income taxes, net

52,913

53,325

(412

)

-0.8

%

Other assets

64,292

84,080

(19,788

)

-23.5

%

Total assets

$

7,733,141

$

7,731,385

$

1,756

0.0

%

Liabilities

Deposits:

Non-interest-bearing

$

587,118

$

601,510

$

(14,392

)

-2.4

%

Interest-bearing

5,120,230

5,069,550

50,680

1.0

%

Total deposits

5,707,348

5,671,060

36,288

0.6

%

Borrowings

1,213,976

1,258,949

(44,973

)

-3.6

%

Advance payments by borrowers for taxes

19,981

17,986

1,995

11.1

%

Other liabilities

43,723

38,537

5,186

13.5

%

Total liabilities

6,985,028

6,986,532

(1,504

)

-0.0

%

Stockholders' Equity

Common stock

646

646

—

—

%

Paid-in capital

494,131

494,092

39

0.0

%

Retained earnings

341,921

342,155

(234

)

-0.1

%

Unearned ESOP shares

(19,457

)

(19,943

)

486

2.4

%

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(69,128

)

(72,097

)

2,969

4.1

%

Total stockholders' equity

748,113

744,853

3,260

0.4

%

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

7,733,141

$

7,731,385

$

1,756

0.0

%

Consolidated capital ratios

Equity to assets

9.67

%

9.63

%

0.04

%

Tangible equity to tangible assets(1)

8.31

%

8.27

%

0.04

%

Share data

Outstanding shares

64,580

64,580

—

—

%

Book value per share

$

11.58

$

11.53

$

0.05

0.4

%

Tangible book value per share(2)

$

9.80

$

9.75

$

0.05

0.5

%

_________________________

(1)

Tangible equity equals total stockholders' equity reduced by goodwill and core deposit intangible assets. Tangible assets equals total assets reduced by goodwill and core deposit intangible assets.

(2)

Tangible book value equals total stockholders' equity reduced by goodwill and core deposit intangible assets.

Kearny Financial Corp.
Consolidated Statements of Income
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

(Dollars and Shares in Thousands, 
Except Per Share Data)

March 31,
2025

December 31,
2024

Variance 
or Change

Variance
or Change Pct. 

Interest income

Loans

$

64,768

$

65,408

$

(640

)

-1.0

%

Taxable investment securities

12,738

13,803

(1,065

)

-7.7

%

Tax-exempt investment securities

55

59

(4

)

-6.8

%

Other interest-earning assets

1,773

2,215

(442

)

-20.0

%

Total interest income

79,334

81,485

(2,151

)

-2.6

%

Interest expense

Deposits

34,912

36,721

(1,809

)

-4.9

%

Borrowings

10,380

12,152

(1,772

)

-14.6

%

Total interest expense

45,292

48,873

(3,581

)

-7.3

%

Net interest income

34,042

32,612

1,430

4.4

%

Provision for credit losses

366

107

259

242.1

%

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

33,676

32,505

1,171

3.6

%

Non-interest income

Fees and service charges

573

627

(54

)

-8.6

%

Gain on sale of loans

112

304

(192

)

-63.2

%

Income from bank owned life insurance

2,617

2,619

(2

)

-0.1

%

Electronic banking fees and charges

391

493

(102

)

-20.7

%

Other income

869

830

39

4.7

%

Total non-interest income

4,562

4,873

(311

)

-6.4

%

Non-interest expense

Salaries and employee benefits

17,700

17,579

121

0.7

%

Net occupancy expense of premises

3,075

2,831

244

8.6

%

Equipment and systems

3,921

3,892

29

0.7

%

Advertising and marketing

609

311

298

95.8

%

Federal deposit insurance premium

1,450

1,503

(53

)

-3.5

%

Directors' compensation

326

361

(35

)

-9.7

%

Other expense

3,309

3,084

225

7.3

%

Total non-interest expense

30,390

29,561

829

2.8

%

Income before income taxes

7,848

7,817

31

0.4

%

Income taxes

1,200

1,251

(51

)

-4.1

%

Net income

$

6,648

$

6,566

$

82

1.2

%

Net income per common share (EPS)

Basic

$

0.11

$

0.11

$

—

Diluted

$

0.11

$

0.10

$

0.01

Dividends declared

Cash dividends declared per common share

$

0.11

$

0.11

$

—

Cash dividends declared

$

6,933

$

6,933

$

—

Dividend payout ratio

104.3

%

105.6

%

-1.3

%

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

Basic

62,548

62,443

105

Diluted

62,713

62,576

137

Kearny Financial Corp.
Average Balance Sheet Data
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

(Dollars in Thousands)

March 31,
2025

December 31,
2024

Variance
or Change

Variance
or Change Pct. 

Assets

Interest-earning assets:

Loans receivable, including loans held for sale

$

5,805,045

$

5,762,053

$

42,992

0.7

%

Taxable investment securities

1,251,612

1,285,800

(34,188

)

-2.7

%

Tax-exempt investment securities

9,135

9,711

(576

)

-5.9

%

Other interest-earning assets

110,736

116,354

(5,618

)

-4.8

%

Total interest-earning assets

7,176,528

7,173,918

2,610

0.0

%

Non-interest-earning assets

457,206

459,982

(2,776

)

-0.6

%

Total assets

$

7,633,734

$

7,633,900

$

(166

)

-0.0

%

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Interest-bearing liabilities:

Deposits:

Interest-bearing demand

$

2,405,974

$

2,314,378

$

91,596

4.0

%

Savings

751,243

711,801

39,442

5.5

%

Certificates of deposit (retail)

1,215,767

1,216,948

(1,181

)

-0.1

%

Certificates of deposit (brokered)

730,612

730,773

(161

)

-0.0

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

5,103,596

4,973,900

129,696

2.6

%

Borrowings:

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

1,028,958

1,085,455

(56,497

)

-5.2

%

Other borrowings

93,389

156,522

(63,133

)

-40.3

%

Total borrowings

1,122,347

1,241,977

(119,630

)

-9.6

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

6,225,943

6,215,877

10,066

0.2

%

Non-interest-bearing liabilities:

Non-interest-bearing deposits

602,647

604,915

(2,268

)

-0.4

%

Other non-interest-bearing liabilities

59,919

65,258

(5,339

)

-8.2

%

Total non-interest-bearing liabilities

662,566

670,173

(7,607

)

-1.1

%

Total liabilities

6,888,509

6,886,050

2,459

0.0

%

Stockholders' equity

745,225

747,850

(2,625

)

-0.4

%

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

7,633,734

$

7,633,900

$

(166

)

-0.0

%

Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities

115.27

%

115.41

%

-0.14

%

-0.1

%

Kearny Financial Corp.
Performance Ratio Highlights
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

March 31,
2025

December 31,
2024

Variance
or Change

Average yield on interest-earning assets:

Loans receivable, including loans held for sale

4.46

%

4.54

%

-0.08

%

Taxable investment securities

4.07

%

4.29

%

-0.22

%

Tax-exempt investment securities(1)

2.43

%

2.42

%

0.01

%

Other interest-earning assets

6.40

%

7.62

%

-1.22

%

Total interest-earning assets

4.42

%

4.54

%

-0.12

%

Average cost of interest-bearing liabilities:

Deposits:

Interest-bearing demand

2.73

%

2.96

%

-0.23

%

Savings

1.30

%

1.29

%

0.01

%

Certificates of deposit (retail)

3.73

%

4.06

%

-0.33

%

Certificates of deposit (brokered)

2.58

%

2.70

%

-0.12

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

2.74

%

2.95

%

-0.21

%

Borrowings:

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

3.63

%

3.78

%

-0.15

%

Other borrowings

4.41

%

4.88

%

-0.47

%

Total borrowings

3.70

%

3.91

%

-0.21

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

2.91

%

3.15

%

-0.24

%

Interest rate spread(2)

1.51

%

1.39

%

0.12

%

Net interest margin(3)

1.90

%

1.82

%

0.08

%

Non-interest income to average assets (annualized)

0.24

%

0.26

%

-0.02

%

Non-interest expense to average assets (annualized)

1.59

%

1.55

%

0.04

%

Efficiency ratio(4)

78.72

%

78.86

%

-0.14

%

Return on average assets (annualized)

0.35

%

0.34

%

0.01

%

Return on average equity (annualized)

3.57

%

3.51

%

0.06

%

Return on average tangible equity (annualized)(5)

4.28

%

4.21

%

0.07

%

_________________________

(1)

The yield on tax-exempt investment securities has not been adjusted to reflect their tax-effective yield.

(2)

Interest income divided by average interest-earning assets less interest expense divided by average interest-bearing liabilities.

(3)

Net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.

(4)

Non-interest expense divided by the sum of net interest income and non-interest income.

(5)

Average tangible equity equals total average stockholders’ equity reduced by average goodwill and average core deposit intangible assets.

Five-Quarter Financial Trend Analysis

Kearny Financial Corp.
Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Dollars and Shares in Thousands,
Except Per Share Data)

March 31,
2025

December 31,
2024

September 30,
2024

June 30,
2024

March 31,
2024

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

(Audited)

(Unaudited)

Assets

Cash and cash equivalents

$

126,095

$

141,554

$

155,574

$

63,864

$

71,027

Securities available for sale

1,003,393

1,018,279

1,070,811

1,072,833

1,098,655

Securities held to maturity

124,859

127,266

132,256

135,742

139,643

Loans held-for-sale

6,187

5,695

8,866

6,036

4,117

Loans receivable

5,846,175

5,791,758

5,784,246

5,732,787

5,758,336

Less: allowance for credit losses on loans

(44,455

)

(44,457

)

(44,923

)

(44,939

)

(44,930

)

Net loans receivable

5,801,720

5,747,301

5,739,323

5,687,848

5,713,406

Premises and equipment

44,192

45,127

45,189

44,940

45,053

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

62,261

64,443

57,706

80,300

81,347

Accrued interest receivable

28,521

27,772

29,467

29,521

31,065

Goodwill

113,525

113,525

113,525

113,525

210,895

Core deposit intangible

1,554

1,679

1,805

1,931

2,057

Bank owned life insurance

303,629

301,339

300,186

297,874

296,493

Deferred income taxes, net

52,913

53,325

50,131

50,339

47,225

Other assets

64,292

84,080

67,540

98,708

100,989

Total assets

$

7,733,141

$

7,731,385

$

7,772,379

$

7,683,461

$

7,841,972

Liabilities

Deposits:

Non-interest-bearing

$

587,118

$

601,510

$

592,099

$

598,366

$

586,089

Interest-bearing

5,120,230

5,069,550

4,878,413

4,559,757

4,622,961

Total deposits

5,707,348

5,671,060

5,470,512

5,158,123

5,209,050

Borrowings

1,213,976

1,258,949

1,479,888

1,709,789

1,722,178

Advance payments by borrowers for taxes

19,981

17,986

17,824

17,409

17,387

Other liabilities

43,723

38,537

52,618

44,569

44,279

Total liabilities

6,985,028

6,986,532

7,020,842

6,929,890

6,992,894

Stockholders' Equity

Common stock

646

646

646

644

644

Paid-in capital

494,131

494,092

493,523

493,680

493,187

Retained earnings

341,921

342,155

342,522

343,326

440,308

Unearned ESOP shares

(19,457

)

(19,943

)

(20,430

)

(20,916

)

(21,402

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(69,128

)

(72,097

)

(64,724

)

(63,163

)

(63,659

)

Total stockholders' equity

748,113

744,853

751,537

753,571

849,078

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

7,733,141

$

7,731,385

$

7,772,379

$

7,683,461

$

7,841,972

Consolidated capital ratios

Equity to assets

9.67

%

9.63

%

9.67

%

9.81

%

10.83

%

Tangible equity to tangible assets(1)

8.31

%

8.27

%

8.31

%

8.43

%

8.34

%

Share data

Outstanding shares

64,580

64,580

64,580

64,434

64,437

Book value per share

$

11.58

$

11.53

$

11.64

$

11.70

$

13.18

Tangible book value per share(2)

$

9.80

$

9.75

$

9.85

$

9.90

$

9.87

_________________________

(1)

Tangible equity equals total stockholders' equity reduced by goodwill and core deposit intangible assets. Tangible assets equals total assets reduced by goodwill and core deposit intangible assets.

(2)

Tangible book value equals total stockholders' equity reduced by goodwill and core deposit intangible assets.

Kearny Financial Corp.
Supplemental Balance Sheet Highlights
(Unaudited)

(Dollars in Thousands)

March 31,
2025

December 31,
2024

September 30,
2024

June 30,
2024

March 31,
2024

Loan portfolio composition:

Commercial loans:

Multi-family mortgage

$

2,733,406

$

2,722,623

$

2,646,187

$

2,645,851

$

2,645,195

Nonresidential mortgage

988,074

950,194

950,771

948,075

965,539

Commercial business

140,224

135,740

145,984

142,747

147,326

Construction

174,722

176,704

227,327

209,237

229,457

Total commercial loans

4,036,426

3,985,261

3,970,269

3,945,910

3,987,517

One- to four-family residential mortgage

1,761,465

1,765,160

1,768,230

1,756,051

1,741,644

Consumer loans:

Home equity loans

49,699

47,101

44,741

44,104

42,731

Other consumer

2,859

2,778

2,965

2,685

3,198

Total consumer loans

52,558

49,879

47,706

46,789

45,929

Total loans, excluding yield adjustments

5,850,449

5,800,300

5,786,205

5,748,750

5,775,090

Unaccreted yield adjustments

(4,274

)

(8,542

)

(1,959

)

(15,963

)

(16,754

)

Loans receivable, net of yield adjustments

5,846,175

5,791,758

5,784,246

5,732,787

5,758,336

Less: allowance for credit losses on loans

(44,455

)

(44,457

)

(44,923

)

(44,939

)

(44,930

)

Net loans receivable

$

5,801,720

$

5,747,301

$

5,739,323

$

5,687,848

$

5,713,406

Asset quality:

Nonperforming assets:

Accruing loans - 90 days and over past due

$

—

$

—

$

—

$

—

$

—

Nonaccrual loans

37,683

37,697

39,854

39,882

39,546

Total nonperforming loans

37,683

37,697

39,854

39,882

39,546

Nonaccrual loans held-for-sale

—

—

—

—

—

Other real estate owned

—

—

—

—

—

Total nonperforming assets

$

37,683

$

37,697

$

39,854

$

39,882

$

39,546

Nonperforming loans (% total loans)

0.64

%

0.65

%

0.69

%

0.70

%

0.69

%

Nonperforming assets (% total assets)

0.49

%

0.49

%

0.51

%

0.52

%

0.50

%

Classified loans

$

125,790

$

132,216

$

119,534

$

118,700

$

115,772

Allowance for credit losses on loans (ACL):

ACL to total loans

0.76

%

0.77

%

0.78

%

0.78

%

0.78

%

ACL to nonperforming loans

117.97

%

117.93

%

112.72

%

112.68

%

113.61

%

Net charge-offs

$

368

$

573

$

124

$

3,518

$

286

Average net charge-off rate (annualized)

0.03

%

0.04

%

0.01

%

0.25

%

0.02

%

Kearny Financial Corp.
Supplemental Balance Sheet Highlights
(Unaudited)

(Dollars in Thousands)

March 31,
2025

December 31,
2024

September 30,
2024

June 30,
2024

March 31,
2024

Funding composition:

Deposits:

Non-interest-bearing deposits

$

587,118

$

601,510

$

592,099

$

598,367

$

586,089

Interest-bearing demand

2,410,925

2,380,408

2,247,685

2,308,915

2,349,032

Savings

758,239

742,266

681,709

643,481

630,456

Certificates of deposit (retail)

1,218,479

1,213,887

1,215,746

1,199,127

1,235,261

Certificates of deposit (brokered)

732,587

732,989

733,273

408,234

408,212

Interest-bearing deposits

5,120,230

5,069,550

4,878,413

4,559,757

4,622,961

Total deposits

5,707,348

5,671,060

5,470,512

5,158,124

5,209,050

Borrowings:

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

1,028,976

1,028,949

1,209,888

1,534,789

1,457,178

Overnight borrowings

185,000

230,000

270,000

175,000

265,000

Total borrowings

1,213,976

1,258,949

1,479,888

1,709,789

1,722,178

Total funding

$

6,921,324

$

6,930,009

$

6,950,400

$

6,867,913

$

6,931,228

Loans as a % of deposits

101.8

%

101.4

%

105.1

%

110.4

%

109.8

%

Deposits as a % of total funding

82.5

%

81.8

%

78.7

%

75.1

%

75.2

%

Borrowings as a % of total funding

17.5

%

18.2

%

21.3

%

24.9

%

24.8

%

Uninsured deposits:

Uninsured deposits (reported)(1)

$

1,959,070

$

1,935,607

$

1,799,726

$

1,772,623

$

1,760,740

Uninsured deposits (adjusted)(2)

$

799,238

$

797,721

$

773,375

$

764,447

$

718,026

_________________________

(1)

Uninsured deposits of Kearny Bank.

(2)

Uninsured deposits of Kearny Bank adjusted to exclude deposits of its wholly-owned subsidiary and holding company and collateralized deposits of state and local governments.

Kearny Financial Corp.
Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss)
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

(Dollars and Shares in Thousands,
Except Per Share Data)

March 31,
2025

December 31,
2024

September 30,
2024

June 30,
2024

March 31,
2024

Interest income

Loans

$

64,768

$

65,408

$

66,331

$

65,819

$

64,035

Taxable investment securities

12,738

13,803

14,384

14,802

15,490

Tax-exempt investment securities

55

59

71

80

85

Other interest-earning assets

1,773

2,215

2,466

2,289

2,475

Total interest income

79,334

81,485

83,252

82,990

82,085

Interest expense

Deposits

34,912

36,721

35,018

32,187

32,320

Borrowings

10,380

12,152

15,788

17,527

15,446

Total interest expense

45,292

48,873

50,806

49,714

47,766

Net interest income

34,042

32,612

32,446

33,276

34,319

Provision for credit losses

366

107

108

3,527

349

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

33,676

32,505

32,338

29,749

33,970

Non-interest income

Fees and service charges

573

627

635

580

657

Gain (loss) on sale of loans

112

304

200

111

(712

)

Income from bank owned life insurance

2,617

2,619

2,567

3,209

3,039

Electronic banking fees and charges

391

493

391

1,130

464

Other income

869

830

833

776

755

Total non-interest income

4,562

4,873

4,626

5,806

4,203

Non-interest expense

Salaries and employee benefits

17,700

17,579

17,498

17,266

16,911

Net occupancy expense of premises

3,075

2,831

2,798

2,738

2,863

Equipment and systems

3,921

3,892

3,860

3,785

3,823

Advertising and marketing

609

311

342

480

387

Federal deposit insurance premium

1,450

1,503

1,563

1,532

1,429

Directors' compensation

326

361

361

360

360

Goodwill impairment

—

—

—

97,370

—

Other expense

3,309

3,084

3,364

3,020

3,286

Total non-interest expense

30,390

29,561

29,786

126,551

29,059

Income (loss) before income taxes

7,848

7,817

7,178

(90,996

)

9,114

Income taxes

1,200

1,251

1,086

(917

)

1,717

Net income (loss)

$

6,648

$

6,566

$

6,092

$

(90,079

)

$

7,397

Net income (loss) per common share (EPS)

Basic

$

0.11

$

0.11

$

0.10

$

(1.45

)

$

0.12

Diluted

$

0.11

$

0.10

$

0.10

$

(1.45

)

$

0.12

Dividends declared

Cash dividends declared per common share

$

0.11

$

0.11

$

0.11

$

0.11

$

0.11

Cash dividends declared

$

6,933

$

6,933

$

6,896

$

6,903

$

6,844

Dividend payout ratio

104.3

%

105.6

%

113.2

%

-7.7

%

92.5

%

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

Basic

62,548

62,443

62,389

62,254

62,205

Diluted

62,713

62,576

62,420

62,330

62,211

Kearny Financial Corp.
Average Balance Sheet Data
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

(Dollars in Thousands)

March 31,
2025

December 31,
2024

September 30,
2024

June 30,
2024

March 31,
2024

Assets

Interest-earning assets:

Loans receivable, including loans held-for-sale

$

5,805,045

$

5,762,053

$

5,761,593

$

5,743,008

$

5,752,477

Taxable investment securities

1,251,612

1,285,800

1,314,945

1,343,541

1,382,064

Tax-exempt investment securities

9,135

9,711

12,244

13,737

14,614

Other interest-earning assets

110,736

116,354

131,981

128,257

125,155

Total interest-earning assets

7,176,528

7,173,918

7,220,763

7,228,543

7,274,310

Non-interest-earning assets

457,206

459,982

467,670

466,537

577,411

Total assets

$

7,633,734

$

7,633,900

$

7,688,433

$

7,695,080

$

7,851,721

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Interest-bearing liabilities:

Deposits:

Interest-bearing demand

$

2,405,974

$

2,314,378

$

2,282,608

$

2,310,521

$

2,378,831

Savings

751,243

711,801

668,240

631,622

635,226

Certificates of deposit (retail)

1,215,767

1,216,948

1,203,770

1,208,101

1,257,362

Certificates of deposit (brokered)

730,612

730,773

551,819

405,697

448,151

Total interest-bearing deposits

5,103,596

4,973,900

4,706,437

4,555,941

4,719,570

Borrowings:

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

1,028,958

1,085,455

1,325,583

1,507,192

1,428,801

Other borrowings

93,389

156,522

237,011

228,461

210,989

Total borrowings

1,122,347

1,241,977

1,562,594

1,735,653

1,639,790

Total interest-bearing liabilities

6,225,943

6,215,877

6,269,031

6,291,594

6,359,360

Non-interest-bearing liabilities:

Non-interest-bearing deposits

602,647

604,915

599,095

589,438

581,870

Other non-interest-bearing liabilities

59,919

65,258

69,629

62,978

65,709

Total non-interest-bearing liabilities

662,566

670,173

668,724

652,416

647,579

Total liabilities

6,888,509

6,886,050

6,937,755

6,944,010

7,006,939

Stockholders' equity

745,225

747,850

750,678

751,070

844,782

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

7,633,734

$

7,633,900

$

7,688,433

$

7,695,080

$

7,851,721

Average interest-earning assets to average
interest-bearing liabilities

115.27

%

115.41

%

115.18

%

114.89

%

114.39

%

Kearny Financial Corp.
Performance Ratio Highlights

Three Months Ended

March 31,
2025

December 31,
2024

September 30,
2024

June 30,
2024

March 31,
2024

Average yield on interest-earning assets:

Loans receivable, including loans held-for-sale

4.46

%

4.54

%

4.61

%

4.58

%

4.45

%

Taxable investment securities

4.07

%

4.29

%

4.38

%

4.41

%

4.48

%

Tax-exempt investment securities(1)

2.43

%

2.42

%

2.32

%

2.32

%

2.32

%

Other interest-earning assets

6.40

%

7.62

%

7.47

%

7.14

%

7.91

%

Total interest-earning assets

4.42

%

4.54

%

4.61

%

4.59

%

4.51

%

Average cost of interest-bearing liabilities:

Deposits:

Interest-bearing demand

2.73

%

2.96

%

3.13

%

3.06

%

3.08

%

Savings

1.30

%

1.29

%

1.05

%

0.63

%

0.46

%

Certificates of deposit (retail)

3.73

%

4.06

%

4.12

%

3.95

%

3.52

%

Certificates of deposit (brokered)

2.58

%

2.70

%

2.18

%

1.59

%

1.97

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

2.74

%

2.95

%

2.98

%

2.83

%

2.74

%

Borrowings:

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

3.63

%

3.78

%

3.82

%

3.86

%

3.55

%

Other borrowings

4.41

%

4.88

%

5.28

%

5.24

%

5.22

%

Total borrowings

3.70

%

3.91

%

4.04

%

4.04

%

3.77

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

2.91

%

3.15

%

3.24

%

3.16

%

3.00

%

Interest rate spread(2)

1.51

%

1.39

%

1.37

%

1.43

%

1.51

%

Net interest margin(3)

1.90

%

1.82

%

1.80

%

1.84

%

1.89

%

Non-interest income to average assets (annualized)

0.24

%

0.26

%

0.24

%

0.30

%

0.21

%

Non-interest expense to average assets (annualized)

1.59

%

1.55

%

1.55

%

6.58

%

1.48

%

Efficiency ratio(4)

78.72

%

78.86

%

80.35

%

323.81

%

75.43

%

Return on average assets (annualized)

0.35

%

0.34

%

0.32

%

-4.68

%

0.38

%

Return on average equity (annualized)

3.57

%

3.51

%

3.25

%

-47.97

%

3.50

%

Return on average tangible equity (annualized)(5)

4.28

%

4.21

%

3.89

%

3.33

%

4.68

%

_________________________

(1)

The yield on tax-exempt investment securities has not been adjusted to reflect their tax-effective yield.

(2)

Interest income divided by average interest-earning assets less interest expense divided by average interest-bearing liabilities.

(3)

Net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.

(4)

Non-interest expense divided by the sum of net interest income and non-interest income.

(5)

Average tangible equity equals total average stockholders’ equity reduced by average goodwill and average core deposit intangible assets.

The following tables provide a reconciliation of certain financial measures calculated in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) (as reported) and non-GAAP measures. These non-GAAP measures provide additional information which allow readers to evaluate the ongoing performance of the Company. They are not a substitute for GAAP measures; they should be read and used in conjunction with the Company’s GAAP financial information. In all cases, it should be understood that non-GAAP per share measures do not depict amounts that accrue directly to the benefit of shareholders.

Kearny Financial Corp.
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

(Dollars and Shares in Thousands,
Except Per Share Data)

March 31,
2025

December 31,
2024

September 30,
2024

June 30,
2024

March 31,
2024

Adjusted net income:

Net income (loss) (GAAP)

$

6,648

$

6,566

$

6,092

$

(90,079

)

$

7,397

Non-recurring transactions - net of tax:

Net effect of bank-owned life insurance restructure

—

—

—

392

—

Goodwill impairment

—

—

—

95,283

—

Adjusted net income

$

6,648

$

6,566

$

6,092

$

5,596

$

7,397

Calculation of pre-tax, pre-provision net revenue:

Net income (loss) (GAAP)

$

6,648

$

6,566

$

6,092

$

(90,079

)

$

7,397

Adjustments to net income (GAAP):

Provision for income taxes

1,200

1,251

1,086

(917

)

1,717

Provision for credit losses

366

107

108

3,527

349

Pre-tax, pre-provision net revenue (non-GAAP)

$

8,214

$

7,924

$

7,286

$

(87,469

)

$

9,463

Adjusted earnings per share:

Weighted average common shares - basic

62,548

62,443

62,389

62,254

62,205

Weighted average common shares - diluted

62,713

62,576

62,420

62,330

62,211

Earnings per share - basic (GAAP)

$

0.11

$

0.11

$

0.10

$

(1.45

)

$

0.12

Earnings per share - diluted (GAAP)

$

0.11

$

0.10

$

0.10

$

(1.45

)

$

0.12

Adjusted earnings per share - basic (non-GAAP)

$

0.11

$

0.11

$

0.10

$

0.09

$

0.12

Adjusted earnings per share - diluted (non-GAAP)

$

0.11

$

0.10

$

0.10

$

0.09

$

0.12

Pre-tax, pre-provision net revenue per share:

Pre-tax, pre-provision net revenue per share - basic
(non-GAAP)

$

0.13

$

0.13

$

0.12

$

(1.41

)

$

0.15

Pre-tax, pre-provision net revenue per share - diluted
(non-GAAP)

$

0.13

$

0.13

$

0.12

$

(1.41

)

$

0.15

Adjusted return on average assets:

Total average assets

$

7,633,734

$

7,633,900

$

7,688,433

$

7,695,080

$

7,851,721

Return on average assets (GAAP)

0.35

%

0.34

%

0.32

%

-4.68

%

0.38

%

Adjusted return on average assets (non-GAAP)

0.35

%

0.34

%

0.32

%

0.29

%

0.38

%

Adjusted return on average equity:

Total average equity

$

745,225

$

747,850

$

750,678

$

751,070

$

844,782

Return on average equity (GAAP)

3.57

%

3.51

%

3.25

%

-47.97

%

3.50

%

Adjusted return on average equity (non-GAAP)

3.57

%

3.51

%

3.25

%

2.98

%

3.50

%

Kearny Financial Corp.
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

(Dollars and Shares in Thousands,
Except Per Share Data)

March 31,
2025

December 31,
2024

September 30,
2024

June 30,
2024

March 31,
2024

Adjusted return on average tangible equity:

Total average equity

$

745,225

$

747,850

$

750,678

$

751,070

$

844,782

Less: average goodwill

(113,525

)

(113,525

)

(113,525

)

(113,525

)

(210,895

)

Less: average other intangible assets

(1,636

)

(1,761

)

(1,886

)

(2,006

)

(2,138

)

Total average tangible equity

$

630,064

$

632,564

$

635,267

$

635,539

$

631,749

Return on average tangible equity (non-GAAP)

4.28

%

4.21

%

3.89

%

3.33

%

4.68

%

Adjusted return on average tangible equity (non-GAAP)

4.28

%

4.21

%

3.89

%

3.58

%

4.68

%

Adjusted non-interest expense ratio:

Non-interest expense (GAAP)

$

30,390

$

29,561

$

29,786

$

126,551

$

29,059

Non-recurring transactions:

Goodwill impairment

—

—

—

(97,370

)

—

Non-interest expense (non-GAAP)

$

30,390

$

29,561

$

29,786

$

29,181

$

29,059

Non-interest expense ratio (GAAP)

1.59

%

1.55

%

1.55

%

6.58

%

1.48

%

Adjusted non-interest expense ratio (non-GAAP)

1.59

%

1.55

%

1.55

%

1.52

%

1.48

%

Adjusted efficiency ratio:

Non-interest expense (non-GAAP)

$

30,390

$

29,561

$

29,786

$

29,181

$

29,059

Net interest income (GAAP)

$

34,042

$

32,612

$

32,446

$

33,276

$

34,319

Total non-interest income (GAAP)

4,562

4,873

4,626

5,806

4,203

Non-recurring transactions:

Net effect of bank-owned life insurance restructure

—

—

—

392

—

Total revenue (non-GAAP)

$

38,604

$

37,485

$

37,072

$

39,474

$

38,522

Efficiency ratio (GAAP)

78.72

%

78.86

%

80.35

%

323.81

%

75.43

%

Adjusted efficiency ratio (non-GAAP)

78.72

%

78.86

%

80.35

%

73.92

%

75.43

%


For further information contact:
Keith Suchodolski, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, or
Sean Byrnes, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Kearny Financial Corp.
(973) 244-4500