AMERISERV FINANCIAL REPORTS EARNINGS FOR THE FULL YEAR OF 2023 AND ANNOUNCES QUARTERLY COMMON STOCK CASH DIVIDEND

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JOHNSTOWN, Pa., Jan. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- AmeriServ Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASRV) reported a fourth quarter 2023 net loss of $5,321,000, or $0.31 per diluted common share. This compares to net income for the fourth quarter of 2022 of $947,000, or $0.06 per diluted common share. For the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company reported a net loss of $3,346,000, or $0.20 per diluted common share. This compares to net income of $7,448,000, or $0.43 per diluted common share, for the full year of 2022. The following table details the Company's financial performance for both the three- and twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2023 and 2022:















Fourth
Quarter 
2023


Fourth
Quarter 
2022


Year Ended
December 31, 2023


Year Ended
December 31, 2022










Net income (loss)


$

(5,321,000)


$

947,000


$

(3,346,000)


$

7,448,000

Diluted earnings per share


$

(0.31)


$

0.06


$

(0.20)


$

0.43

Jeffrey A. Stopko, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented on the 2023 fourth quarter financial results: "During the fourth quarter of 2023, we continued to see several encouraging new business development results which included a $36 million, or 3.6%, increase in total loans and our fourth consecutive quarter of growth in wealth management revenues. This positive momentum in our key business lines combined with the previously announced $1.5 million benefit expected from our Earnings Improvement Program position the Company well for earnings growth in 2024.  The net loss that AmeriServ Financial, Inc. reported for the fourth quarter of 2023 was consistent with the pre-earnings guidance that we issued on January 12, 2024. This net loss was caused by an increased provision for credit losses related to commercial real estate loans that had Rite Aid as a tenant and our decision to execute an investment portfolio repositioning strategy.  We remain committed to operating our customer focused community bank for the benefit of all our stakeholders."

All fourth quarter and full year 2023 financial performance metrics within this document are compared to the fourth quarter and full year 2022 unless otherwise noted.

The Company's net interest income in the fourth quarter of 2023 decreased by $1.6 million, or 15.3%, from the prior year's fourth quarter and, for the full year of 2023, decreased by $4.5 million, or 11.2%, when compared to the full year of 2022. The Company's net interest margin of 2.63% for the fourth quarter of 2023 and 2.86% for the full year represents a 58-basis point decrease for the quarter and a 41-basis point decline for the full year.  The decrease in net interest income reflects total interest expense increasing to a higher level than the increase in total interest income. The Company continues to benefit from increased yields on total loans and investment securities due to a higher U.S. Treasury yield curve and the Federal Reserve's action to tighten monetary policy in their effort to tame decades high inflation. But, similar to what is occurring across the banking industry, increased national interest rates have caused total deposit and borrowing costs to increase to a higher degree, resulting in net interest margin compression and lower net interest income.  The provision for credit losses was significantly higher for both the fourth quarter and full year of 2023 versus last year's fourth quarter and full year. Rite Aid, a national tenant in several commercial real estate properties financed by the bank, declared bankruptcy in the fourth quarter of 2023 resulting in increased credit costs and charge-offs related to these loans. Total non-interest income is lower for both the fourth quarter and full year of 2023 when compared to last year primarily due to the recognition of a loss on the sale of investment securities in December of 2023.  The Company believes that recognizing this loss on the investment securities positions the Company for improved interest earnings from the investment securities portfolio in 2024 for the reasons discussed later in this press release.  Total non-interest expense in the fourth quarter of 2023 compares favorably to non-interest expense for the fourth quarter of 2022 but is higher for the full year of 2023 compared to 2022, due to additional legal and professional services costs caused by litigation and responses to the actions of an activist investor. Overall, the Company's full year 2023 net loss reflects the significantly higher provision for credit losses, decreased levels of both net interest income and non-interest income and increased total non-interest expense.

Total average loans in the fourth quarter of 2023 are higher than the 2022 fourth quarter average by $43.9 million, or 4.5%, while total average loans for the full year of 2023 were $19.7 million, or 2.0%, higher than the 2022 full year average.  More significantly, on an end of period basis, total loans at December 31, 2023, increased by $47.6 million, or 4.8%, since December 31, 2022. Loan pipelines were strong, and the loan portfolio demonstrated good growth in 2023, particularly in the second half of the year, as total loans surpassed and continued to grow above the $1.0 billion threshold for the first time in Company history.  Year over year growth in commercial & industrial (C&I), commercial real estate (CRE), and home equity loans more than offset decreased residential mortgage and consumer loans. Overall, the higher interest rate environment along with the higher average volumes of C&I, CRE and home equity loans, resulted in total loan interest income improving by $2.0 million, or 17.4%, for the fourth quarter of 2023, and by $10.1 million, or 24.5%, for the full year of 2023 when compared to both time periods of last year.  This increase occurred despite a $434,000 total reduction in PPP loan related income in 2023.

Total investment securities averaged $262.2 million for the full year of 2023, which is $16.9 million, or 6.9%, higher than the $245.2 million average for the full year of 2022. The increase reflects additional securities purchased over this period as the U.S. Treasury yield curve increased resulting in a more favorable market for securities purchasing activity causing the Company to redeploy some of its short-term excess liquidity. Overall, the higher rates resulted in yields for new federal agency mortgage-backed securities and federal agency bonds improving and exceeding the overall average yield of the existing securities portfolio causing interest income from investments to increase by $1.7 million, or 21.9%, for the 2023 year. In 2023, purchases of securities were slower than the second half of 2022 as more funds were allocated to the loan portfolio while the Company controlled the amount of overnight borrowed funds. While yields on new security purchases exceeded the overall average yield of the existing securities portfolio, the spread between overnight borrowings and the yield on new securities ranged from negative to only marginally positive causing the slowdown in purchasing activity. Thus, new investment security purchases during 2023 were primarily used to replace cash flow from maturing securities to maintain appropriate balances for pledging purposes related to deposits of public funds. This is an example of how the inverted treasury yield curve impacts the Company's balance sheet management strategies. Finally, the full year 2023 total average balance of short-term investments and bank deposits decreased since last year by $19.3 million, or 83.0%, as the Company re-deployed its excess liquidity into higher yield loans and securities.  Overall, the 2023 full year average balance of total interest earning assets increased over last year's full year average by $17.3 million, or 1.4%, while total interest income increased by $11.8 million, or 24.1%, since the full year of 2022.

On the liability side of the balance sheet, for the full year of 2023, total average deposits were relatively consistent with the 2022 full year average, decreasing by only $2.5 million, or 0.2%. The modest decrease since last year is reflective of a portion of the funds from the government stimulus programs leaving the balance sheet and greater pricing competition in the market to retain deposits because of the increasing national interest rates. The Company's core deposit base continued to demonstrate the strength and stability that it has for many years, even during times of turmoil when three large bank failures occurred early in 2023 and customer fear of contagion within the industry caused deposit flight. Total deposits grew during 2023 by $49.8 million, or 4.5%, on an end of period basis since December 31, 2022, demonstrating customer confidence in AmeriServ Financial Bank. The Company does not utilize brokered deposits as a funding source. In addition to its loyal core deposit base, the Company has several other sources of liquidity, including a significant unused borrowing capacity at the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB), overnight lines of credit at correspondent banks and access to the Federal Reserve Discount Window. The loan to deposit ratio averaged 88.1% in the fourth quarter of 2023, which indicates that the Company has ample capacity to continue to grow its loan portfolio and is well positioned to support our customers and our community during times of economic volatility.

Total interest expense increased by $3.7 million, or 101.6%, for the fourth quarter of 2023, and by $16.3 million, or 192.4%, for the full year of 2023 when compared to both time periods of last year, due to higher deposit and borrowings interest expense. Deposit interest expense was higher by $14.6 million, or 227.1%, while the full year 2023 average volume of total interest-bearing deposits grew from the 2022 full year average by $21.1 million, or 2.2%. The rising national interest rates resulted in certain deposit products, particularly public funds, which are tied to a market index, repricing upward with the move in short-term national interest rates causing interest expense to increase. Additionally, increased market competition resulted in the Company increasing rates on certain shorter-term certificates of deposit to retain funds. Another factor contributing to net interest margin compression was an unfavorable deposit mix shift as the full year average of non-interest bearing demand deposits declined by $23.6 million, or 11.0%, while, as mentioned above, total interest-bearing deposits increased by $21.1 million, or 2.2%. For interest rate risk management purposes and to offset a portion of the unfavorable impact that rising funding costs are having on net interest income, management proactively executed $70 million of interest rate hedge transactions during 2023 to fix the cost of certain deposits that are indexed and move with short-term interest rates.  These hedging transactions reduced the Company's negative variability of net interest income in a rising interest rate environment and helped slow net interest margin compression. Overall, total deposit cost averaged 1.82% for the full year of 2023, which is 126 basis points higher than total deposit cost of 0.56% for the full year of 2022.

Total borrowings interest expense increased by $518,000, or 73.2%, in the fourth quarter of 2023 and by $1.8 million, or 84.7%, for the full year of 2023 when compared to 2022. The increases primarily result from the impact that the higher national interest rates had on overnight borrowings cost as well as the Company utilizing more overnight borrowed funds in 2023. Total fed funds purchased and other short-term borrowings averaged $35.8 million for the full year of 2023 after averaging $9.3 million for the full year of 2022. The increase to borrowings interest expense in 2023 also reflects a higher level of interest expense from FHLB term borrowings, which increased by $178,000, or 32.2%, for the full year of 2023 compared to 2022.  The full year average balance of advances from FHLB was lower in 2023 by $11.1 million, or 33.3%.  However, management began to replace maturing term advances and then began to increase our level of term advances in the fourth quarter of 2023 due to the inversion in the yield curve and as part of our overall balance sheet management strategy.  Although new FHLB term advances have higher interest rates than the term advances they replaced, their cost is lower than overnight night borrowed funds due to the inverted yield curve.

The Company adopted ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (CECL), as of January 1, 2023. Details of the day one accounting adjustments were described in the prior quarterly press releases this year.

The Company recognized an increased provision for credit losses and higher net loan charge-offs in the fourth quarter of 2023. The Company recorded a $6.0 million provision for credit losses in the fourth quarter of 2023 after recognizing a $275,000 provision expense in the fourth quarter of 2022. For the full year of 2023, the Company recorded a $7.4 million provision for credit losses after recognizing a $50,000 provision expense for the full year of 2022. The Company recognized net loan charge-offs of approximately $3.3 million during the fourth quarter and $3.5 million, or 0.35% of total average loans, for the full year of 2023 compared to net loan charge-offs of $1.7 million, or 0.17% of total average loans, for the 2022 year.

Rite Aid, a national tenant in several commercial real estate properties financed by the Bank, declared bankruptcy in the fourth quarter of 2023. As a result of this action, the Bank updated its comprehensive evaluation of its exposure to Rite Aid throughout its loan portfolio as it received information on leases that Rite Aid either rejected or modified. This evaluation required the recognition of $2 million in charge-offs related to two CRE loans in which Rite Aid was the sole tenant.  Note that these loans had been on the Company's books since 2009 and the Company was able to completely exit these two credits with no ongoing exposure to Rite Aid. There was also a partial charge-off of $804,000 on another CRE loan for a mixed-use retail/office property that has Rite Aid as the major tenant.  The remaining balance of this loan moved into non-accrual status which was the main reason for non-performing assets increasing by $6.2 million since the end of the third quarter of 2023.  Non-performing assets amounted to $12.4 million, or 1.19% of total loans, at December 31, 2023. Also contributing to the significant increase in the provision for credit losses in the fourth quarter of 2023 was an unfavorable adjustment to the historical loss factor used to calculate the allowance for credit losses in accordance with CECL requirements and growth in the loan portfolio.

As a result of this action, the Company built its allowance for credit losses and maintained solid coverage of both total loans and non-performing assets at December 31, 2023 as indicated by the allowance for credit losses coverage ratio of non-performing assets at 121% while the allowance for credit losses as a percentage of total loans increased to 1.45%.  This compares to allowance coverage of non-performing assets of 207%, and total loans of 1.08% as of December 31, 2022. Finally, also included in full year 2023 provision expense was the recognition of a $926,000 loss in the first quarter of 2023 from a subordinated debt investment with Signature Bank which was closed by banking regulators on March 12, 2023.

Total non-interest income in the fourth quarter of 2023 decreased by $1.1 million, or 29.0%, from the prior year's fourth quarter and decreased by $303,000, or 1.8%, for the full year of 2023 when compared to the full year of 2022. The Company recognized a $922,000 loss on investment securities during the fourth quarter of 2023 after selling $16.8 million of available for sale (AFS) investment securities which included both government agency obligations and municipal bonds. The sold securities had an average yield of 3.1% and an effective duration of 3.3 years. The proceeds from this sale were used to purchase new government agency mortgage-backed securities that have a yield of 5.2% and an effective duration of 3.6 years. The Company expects to recover this loss in 3.7 years and to generate additional interest income from this transaction of approximately $325,000 in 2024.  Wealth management fees improved by $228,000, or 8.6%, for the fourth quarter of 2023, but are $354,000, or 3.0%, lower for the full year compared to 2022. The fourth quarter improvement resulted from the addition of several new large accounts within the Financial Services division as well as the market value of wealth management assets increasing. However, full year results for wealth management fees reflected the unfavorable market conditions for both equity securities and particularly bonds which existed for the majority of the 2023 year that more than offset the positive impact of new customer business growth. Overall, the fair market value of wealth management assets totaled $2.5 billion at December 31, 2023.  Other income is $403,000, or 70.1%, lower for the fourth quarter of 2023 and $765,000, or 30.0%, lower for the full year due primarily to the recognition of an unfavorable adjustment to the fair market value of an interest rate swap related risk participation agreement as well as the recognition of a credit valuation adjustment to the market value of the interest rate swap contracts that the Company executed to accommodate the needs of certain borrowers while managing our interest rate risk position.  The Company did benefit in 2023 from AmeriServ Financial Bank selling all 7,859 shares of the Class B common stock of Visa Inc. during the first quarter of the year, resulting in a $1.7 million gain. The Company elected to capture this gain in 2023 due to volatility and uncertainty in the financial markets.

Total non-interest expense in the fourth quarter of 2023 decreased by $555,000, or 4.4%, when compared to the fourth quarter of 2022 but increased by $1.4 million, or 2.8%, for the full year of 2023 when compared to the full year of 2022. The rise in total non-interest expense for the full year is primarily due to increased legal and professional fees related to the defense against an activist investor and a proxy contest relating to our 2023 annual meeting. These costs amounted to $2.2 million for the full year of 2023. As expected, costs related to the activist shareholder issue continued to decline for a second consecutive quarter, decreasing by $125,000 between the third and fourth quarters of 2023. However, given continued activity by the activist investor, the Company cannot estimate, at this time, costs related to this issue in 2024. Salaries & employee benefits increased by $314,000, or 4.5%, in the fourth quarter of 2023 and $1.1 million, or 4.0%, for the full year of 2023. The increase is attributable to management restructuring costs within the wealth management division, annual employee merit increases, a greater level of full-time equivalent employees (FTE) as the Company filled certain open positions that were vacant last year, and the impact that inflationary pressures are having on the cost of new hires. Partially offsetting the higher level of salaries were lower incentive compensation for the full year and reduced pension expense in both time periods as there are fewer employees in the defined benefit pension plan due to numerous retirements over the past few years. Data processing and IT expenses increased by $114,000, or 11.2%, in the fourth quarter of 2023 and $485,000, or 12.3%, for the full year of 2023 due to increased software costs from our core data provider and additional expenses related to monitoring our computing and network environment. FDIC insurance increased by $105,000, or 91.3%, for the quarter and by $200,000, or 38.8%, for the full year due to an increase in both the asset assessment base as well as the assessment rate. Favorably impacting non-interest expense was a $1.2 million, or 47.3%, reduction in other expense in the fourth quarter and a $2.6 million, or 35.3%, reduction for the full year of 2023 as the Company did not have to recognize a pension settlement charge in 2023. The Company recorded an income tax benefit of $1.5 million, in the fourth quarter of 2023, which compares to income tax expense of $126,000, or an effective tax rate of 11.7%, for the fourth quarter of 2022. For the full year 2023, the Company's income tax benefit totaled $1.0 million compared to $1.8 million of income tax expense in 2022.

The Company had total assets of $1.390 billion, shareholders' equity of $102.3 million, a book value of $5.96 per common share and a tangible book value(1) of $5.16 per common share on December 31, 2023. The decline in the Company's book value and tangible book value per share at December 31, 2023 compared to December 31, 2022 primarily reflects the net loss recognized in 2023.  The Company continued to maintain strong capital ratios that exceed the regulatory defined well capitalized status as of December 31, 2023.

QUARTERLY COMMON STOCK DIVIDEND

The Company's Board of Directors declared a $0.03 per share quarterly common stock cash dividend. The cash dividend is payable February 20, 2024 to shareholders of record on February 5, 2024. This cash dividend represents a 3.87% annualized yield using the January 17, 2024, closing stock price of $3.10. The Company's Board of Directors elected to continue the common dividend at its current level given the Company's strong capital position and expected earnings improvement in 2024.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is subject to the safe harbors created therein. Such statements are not historical facts and include expressions about management's confidence and strategies and management's current views and expectations about new and existing programs and products, relationships, opportunities, technology, market conditions, dividend program, and future payment obligations. These statements may be identified by such forward-looking terminology as "continuing," "expect," "look," "believe," "anticipate," "may," "will," "should," "projects," "strategy," or similar statements. Actual results may differ materially from such forward-looking statements, and no reliance should be placed on any forward-looking statement. Factors that may cause results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, unanticipated changes in the financial markets, the level of inflation, and the direction of interest rates; volatility in earnings due to certain financial assets and liabilities held at fair value; competition levels; loan and investment prepayments differing from our assumptions; insufficient allowance for credit losses; a higher level of loan charge-offs and delinquencies than anticipated; material adverse changes in our operations or earnings; a decline in the economy in our market areas; changes in relationships with major customers; changes in effective income tax rates; higher or lower cash flow levels than anticipated; inability to hire or retain qualified employees; a decline in the levels of deposits or loss of alternate funding sources; a decrease in loan origination volume or an inability to close loans currently in the pipeline; changes in laws and regulations; adoption, interpretation and implementation of accounting pronouncements; ability to successfully execute the Earnings Improvement Program and achieve the anticipated benefits in the amounts and at times estimated; operational risks, including the risk of fraud by employees, customers or outsiders; unanticipated effects to our banking platform; expense and reputational impact on the Company as a result of litigation and other expenses related to the continuing activities of an activist shareholder; and the inability to successfully implement or expand new lines of business or new products and services.  These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause AmeriServ's results to differ materially from management's current expectations. Such risks and uncertainties are detailed in AmeriServ's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. Forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs and assumptions of AmeriServ's management and on currently available information. The statements in this press release are made as of the date of this press release, even if subsequently made available by AmeriServ on its website or otherwise. AmeriServ undertakes no responsibility to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement.

(1)     Non-GAAP Financial Information.  See "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" at end of release.

 

AMERISERV FINANCIAL, INC.

NASDAQ: ASRV

SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE DATA

December 31, 2023

(Dollars in thousands, except per share and ratio data)

(Unaudited)

 

2023






















1QTR



2QTR



3QTR


4QTR


YEAR TO
DATE

PERFORMANCE DATA FOR THE PERIOD:




















Net income (loss)

$

1,515



$

(187)



$

647



$

(5,321)



$

(3,346)






















PERFORMANCE PERCENTAGES (annualized):




















Return on average assets


0.45

%



(0.06)

%



0.19

%



(1.53)

%



(0.25)

%

Return on average equity


5.85




(0.72)




2.49




(20.85)




(3.23)


Return on average tangible common equity (1)


6.73




(0.82)




2.88




(24.11)




(3.72)


Net interest margin


3.03




2.89




2.76




2.63




2.86


Net charge-offs (recoveries) as a percentage of average loans


0.05




(0.02)




0.05




1.27




0.35


Efficiency ratio (3)


79.58




101.55




92.60




106.81




94.17






















EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE:




















Basic

$

0.09



$

(0.01)



$

0.04



$

(0.31)



$

(0.20)


Average number of common shares outstanding


17,131




17,147




17,147




17,147




17,143


Diluted

$

0.09



$

(0.01)



$

0.04



$

(0.31)



$

(0.20)


Average number of common shares outstanding


17,155




17,147




17,147




17,147




17,144


Cash dividends paid per share

$

0.030



$

0.030



$

0.030



$

0.030



$

0.120



2022






















1QTR



2QTR



3QTR


4QTR


YEAR TO
DATE

PERFORMANCE DATA FOR THE PERIOD:




















Net income (loss)

$

2,418



$

1,981



$

2,102



$

947



$

7,448






















PERFORMANCE PERCENTAGES (annualized):




















Return on average assets


0.73

%



0.59

%



0.62

%



0.28

%



0.55

%

Return on average equity


8.48




7.10




7.81




3.70




6.83


Return on average tangible common equity (1)


9.62




8.10




8.97




4.27




7.82


Net interest margin


3.14




3.23




3.35




3.21




3.27


Net charge-offs (recoveries) as a percentage of average loans


0.03




0.01




0.57




0.08




0.17


Efficiency ratio (3)


81.38




84.89




78.93




90.37




83.82






















EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE:




















Basic

$

0.14



$

0.12



$

0.12



$

0.06



$

0.44


Average number of common shares outstanding


17,094




17,109




17,111




17,115




17,107


Diluted

$

0.14



$

0.12



$

0.12



$

0.06



$

0.43


Average number of common shares outstanding


17,146




17,149




17,145




17,150




17,146


Cash dividends paid per share

$

0.025



$

0.030



$

0.030



$

0.030



$

0.115


 

AMERISERV FINANCIAL, INC.

NASDAQ: ASRV

--CONTINUED--

(Dollars in thousands, except per share, statistical, and ratio data)

(Unaudited)

 

2023















1QTR


2QTR


3QTR


4QTR


FINANCIAL CONDITION DATA AT PERIOD END:













Assets

$

1,345,957


$

1,345,721


$

1,361,789


$

1,389,638



Short-term investments/overnight funds


4,116



3,366



3,598



4,349



Investment securities, net of allowance for credit losses - securities


238,613



232,259



229,335



229,690



Total loans and loans held for sale, net of unearned income


980,877



988,221



1,002,306



1,038,401



Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans (4)


19



18



15



13



Allowance for credit losses - loans


12,132



12,221



12,313



15,053



Intangible assets


13,731



13,724



13,718



13,712



Deposits


1,131,789



1,127,569



1,129,290



1,158,360



Short-term and FHLB borrowings


69,124



72,793



85,568



85,513



Subordinated debt, net


26,654



26,665



26,675



26,685



Shareholders' equity


105,899



103,565



101,326



102,277



Non-performing assets


4,599



5,650



5,939



12,393



Tangible common equity ratio (1)


6.92

%


6.74

%


6.50

%


6.44

%


Total capital (to risk weighted assets) ratio


14.17



14.00



13.72



13.03



PER COMMON SHARE:














Book value

$

6.18


$

6.04


$

5.91


$

5.96



Tangible book value (1)


5.38



5.24



5.11



5.16



Market value (2)


3.05



2.54



2.65



3.24



Wealth management assets – fair market value (5)

$

2,354,498


$

2,446,639


$

2,385,590


$

2,521,501

















STATISTICAL DATA AT PERIOD END:














Full-time equivalent employees


308



315



308



307



Branch locations


17



17



17



17



Common shares outstanding


17,147,270



17,147,270



17,147,270



17,147,270































2022















1QTR



2QTR



3QTR



4QTR


FINANCIAL CONDITION DATA AT PERIOD END:













Assets

$

1,331,265


$

1,321,402


$

1,350,048


$

1,363,874



Short-term investments/overnight funds


13,588



10,714



4,133



4,132



Investment securities, net of allowance for credit losses - securities


223,286



231,255



236,867



241,386



Total loans and loans held for sale, net of unearned income


978,692



965,587



979,450



990,825



Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans (4)


7,835



2,242



24



22



Allowance for credit losses - loans


11,922



11,568



10,672



10,743



Intangible assets


13,761



13,753



13,746



13,739



Deposits


1,140,889



1,142,756



1,152,813



1,108,537



Short-term and FHLB borrowings


37,863



34,028



54,796



108,406



Subordinated debt, net


26,613



26,624



26,634



26,644



Shareholders' equity


113,692



106,392



101,587



106,178



Non-performing assets


3,401



3,240



4,596



5,200



Tangible common equity ratio (1)


7.58

%


7.08

%


6.57

%


6.85

%


Total capital (to risk weighted assets) ratio


14.01



14.33



13.92



13.87



PER COMMON SHARE:














Book value

$

6.65


$

6.22


$

5.94


$

6.20



Tangible book value (1)


5.84



5.41



5.13



5.40



Market value (2)


4.04



3.94



3.80



3.94



Wealth management assets – fair market value (5)

$

2,633,096


$

2,372,772


$

2,290,678


$

2,314,414

















STATISTICAL DATA AT PERIOD END:














Full-time equivalent employees


301



310



306



315



Branch locations


17



17



17



17



Common shares outstanding


17,109,084



17,109,097



17,112,617



17,117,617































NOTES:

(1)

Non-GAAP Financial Information.  See "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" at end of release.

(2)

Based on closing price reported by the principal market on which the share is traded on the last business day of the corresponding reporting period.

(3)

Ratio calculated by dividing total non-interest expense by tax equivalent net interest income plus total non-interest income.

(4)

Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans are included in total loans and loans held for sale, net of unearned income.

(5)

Not recognized on the consolidated balance sheets.



 

AMERISERV FINANCIAL, INC.

NASDAQ: ASRV

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

2023


















1QTR


2QTR


3QTR


4QTR


YEAR TO
DATE

INTEREST INCOME
















Interest and fees on loans

$

12,276


$

12,609


$


13,154


$

13,589


$

51,628

Interest on investments


2,298



2,270




2,285



2,379



9,232

Total Interest Income


14,574



14,879




15,439



15,968



60,860

















INTEREST EXPENSE
















Deposits


4,189



5,019




5,653



6,153



21,014

All borrowings


863



750




987



1,226



3,826

Total Interest Expense


5,052



5,769




6,640



7,379



24,840

















NET INTEREST INCOME


9,522



9,110




8,799



8,589



36,020

Provision (credit) for credit losses


1,179



43




189



6,018



7,429

NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION (CREDIT) FOR CREDIT LOSSES


8,343



9,067




8,610



2,571



28,591

















NON-INTEREST INCOME
















Wealth management fees


2,738



2,789




2,845



2,894



11,266

Service charges on deposit accounts


266



280




311



306



1,163

Net realized gains on loans held for sale


26



38




59



46



169

Mortgage related fees


33



34




41



23



131

Net realized losses on investment securities


0



0




0



(922)



(922)

Gain on sale of Visa Class B shares


1,748



0




0



0



1,748

Bank owned life insurance


239



242




321



245



1,047

Other income


457



479




679



172



1,787

Total Non-Interest Income


5,507



3,862




4,256



2,764



16,389

















NON-INTEREST EXPENSE
















Salaries and employee benefits


7,175



7,728




7,358



7,367



29,628

Net occupancy expense


772



713




719



713



2,917

Equipment expense


415



422




376



410



1,623

Professional fees


1,308



1,907




1,146



956



5,317

Data processing and IT expense


1,078



1,080




1,139



1,133



4,430

FDIC deposit insurance expense


125



175




195



220



715

Other expenses


1,090



1,152




1,162



1,334



4,738

Total Non-Interest Expense


11,963



13,177




12,095



12,133



49,368

















PRETAX INCOME (LOSS)


1,887



(248)




771



(6,798)



(4,388)

Income tax expense (benefit)


372



(61)




124



(1,477)



(1,042)

NET INCOME (LOSS)

$

1,515


$

(187)


$


647


$

(5,321)


$

(3,346)






















2022


















1QTR


2QTR


3QTR


4QTR


YEAR
TO DATE

INTEREST INCOME
















Interest and fees on loans

$

9,496


$

9,725


$


10,691


$

11,572


$

41,484

Interest on investments


1,532



1,802




2,009



2,231



7,574

Total Interest Income


11,028



11,527




12,700



13,803



49,058

















INTEREST EXPENSE
















Deposits


796



956




1,720



2,952



6,424

All borrowings


465



447




451



708



2,071

Total Interest Expense


1,261



1,403




2,171



3,660



8,495

















NET INTEREST INCOME


9,767



10,124




10,529



10,143



40,563

Provision (credit) for credit losses


(400)



(325)




500



275



50

NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION (CREDIT) FOR CREDIT LOSSES


10,167



10,449




10,029



9,868



40,513

















NON-INTEREST INCOME
















Wealth management fees


3,165



2,976




2,813



2,666



11,620

Service charges on deposit accounts


272



263




289



284



1,108

Net realized gains on loans held for sale


95



35




53



25



208

Mortgage related fees


33



32




27



23



115

Net realized losses on investment securities


0



0




0



0



0

Gain on sale of Visa Class B shares


0



0




0



0



0

Bank owned life insurance


209



231




329



320



1,089

Other income


561



601




815



575



2,552

Total Non-Interest Income


4,335



4,138




4,326



3,893



16,692

















NON-INTEREST EXPENSE
















Salaries and employee benefits


7,405



6,963




7,071



7,053



28,492

Net occupancy expense


741



697




698



747



2,883

Equipment expense


397



415




393



431



1,636

Professional fees


630



838




948



794



3,210

Data processing and IT expense


953



937




1,036



1,019



3,945

FDIC deposit insurance expense


145



130




125



115



515

Other expenses


1,208



2,130




1,456



2,529



7,323

Total Non-Interest Expense


11,479



12,110




11,727



12,688



48,004

















PRETAX INCOME (LOSS)


3,023



2,477




2,628



1,073



9,201

Income tax expense (benefit)


605



496




526



126



1,753

NET INCOME (LOSS)

$

2,418


$

1,981


$


2,102


$

947


$

7,448






















 

AMERISERV FINANCIAL, INC.

NASDAQ: ASRV

AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET DATA

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)














2023


2022


4QTR


TWELVE
MONTHS


4QTR


TWELVE
MONTHS

Interest earning assets:












Loans and loans held for sale, net of unearned income

$

1,021,950


$

997,204


$

978,005


$

977,541

Short-term investments and bank deposits


4,470



3,942



4,628



23,213

Total investment securities


260,705



262,167



265,433



245,226

Total interest earning assets


1,287,125



1,263,313



1,248,066



1,245,980













Non-interest earning assets:












Cash and due from banks


14,087



15,446



16,947



17,602

Premises and equipment


17,264



17,270



17,646



17,498

Other assets


75,366



75,111



71,726



77,194

Allowance for credit losses


(13,398)



(13,066)



(11,242)



(11,895)

Total assets

$

1,380,444


$

1,358,074


$

1,343,143


$

1,346,379













Interest bearing liabilities:












Interest bearing deposits:












Interest bearing demand

$

225,470


$

225,713


$

226,078


$

227,838

Savings


121,373



127,539



135,809



137,845

Money market


310,609



302,964



285,860



289,674

Other time


320,033



306,044



284,853



285,760

Total interest bearing deposits


977,485



962,260



932,600



941,117

Borrowings:












Federal funds purchased and other short-term borrowings


41,361



35,755



30,431



9,268

Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank


32,316



22,167



24,518



33,253

Subordinated debt


27,000



27,000



27,000



27,000

Lease liabilities


3,332



3,238



3,351



3,446

Total interest bearing liabilities


1,081,494



1,050,420



1,017,900



1,014,084













Non-interest bearing liabilities:












Demand deposits


181,978



191,580



211,987



215,196

Other liabilities


15,685



12,507



11,616



8,113

Shareholders' equity


101,287



103,567



101,640



108,986

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

1,380,444


$

1,358,074


$

1,343,143


$

1,346,379

 

AMERISERV FINANCIAL, INC.

NASDAQ: ASRV

CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

2023






















COMMON
STOCK


TREASURY
STOCK


SURPLUS


RETAINED
EARNINGS


ACCUMULATED
OTHER
COMPREHENSIVE
(LOSS) INCOME


TOTAL

Balance at December 31, 2022


$

267


$

(83,280)


$

146,225


$

65,486


$

(22,520)


$

106,178

Net income



0



0



0



1,515



0



1,515

Exercise of stock options and stock option expense



1



0



106



0



0



107

Adjustment for defined benefit pension plan



0



0



0



0



0



0

Adjustment for unrealized gain on available for sale securities



0



0



0



0



449



449

Market value adjustment for interest rate hedge



0



0



0



0



(655)



(655)

Cumulative effect adjustment for change in accounting principal



0



0



0



(1,181)



0



(1,181)

Common stock cash dividend



0



0



0



(514)



0



(514)

Balance at March 31, 2023


$

268


$

(83,280)


$

146,331


$

65,306


$

(22,726)


$

105,899

Net loss



0



0



0



(187)



0



(187)

Exercise of stock options and stock option expense



0



0



12



0



0



12

Adjustment for defined benefit pension plan



0



0



0



0



0



0

Adjustment for unrealized loss on available for sale securities



0



0



0



0



(2,560)



(2,560)

Market value adjustment for interest rate hedge



0



0



0



0



916



916

Common stock cash dividend



0



0



0



(515)



0



(515)

Balance at June 30, 2023


$

268


$

(83,280)


$

146,343


$

64,604


$

(24,370)


$

103,565

Net income



0



0



0



647



0



647

Exercise of stock options and stock option expense



0



0



11



0



0



11

Adjustment for defined benefit pension plan



0



0



0



0



0



0

Adjustment for unrealized loss on available for sale securities



0



0



0



0



(2,700)



(2,700)

Market value adjustment for interest rate hedge



0



0



0



0



316



316

Common stock cash dividend



0



0



0



(513)



0



(513)

Balance at September 30, 2023


$

268


$

(83,280)


$

146,354


$

64,738


$

(26,754)


$

101,326

Net loss



0



0



0



(5,321)



0



(5,321)

Exercise of stock options and stock option expense



0



0



10



0



0



10

Adjustment for defined benefit pension plan



0



0



0



0



1,688



1,688

Adjustment for unrealized gain on available for sale securities



0



0



0



0



6,019



6,019

Market value adjustment for interest rate hedge



0



0



0



0



(929)



(929)

Common stock cash dividend



0



0



0



(516)



0



(516)

Balance at December 31, 2023


$

268


$

(83,280)


$

146,364


$

58,901


$

(19,976)


$

102,277


2022























COMMON
STOCK


TREASURY
STOCK


SURPLUS


RETAINED
EARNINGS


ACCUMULATED
OTHER
COMPREHENSIVE
(LOSS) INCOME


TOTAL

Balance at December 31, 2021


$

267


$

(83,280)


$

146,069


$

60,005


$

(6,512)


$

116,549

Net income



0



0



0



2,418



0



2,418

Exercise of stock options and stock option expense



0



0



93



0



0



93

Adjustment for defined benefit pension plan



0



0



0



0



919



919

Adjustment for unrealized loss on available for sale securities



0



0



0



0



(5,860)



(5,860)

Common stock cash dividend



0



0



0



(427)



0



(427)

Balance at March 31, 2022


$

267


$

(83,280)


$

146,162


$

61,996


$

(11,453)


$

113,692

Net income



0



0



0



1,981



0



1,981

Exercise of stock options and stock option expense



0



0



13



0



0



13

Adjustment for defined benefit pension plan



0



0



0



0



(4,488)



(4,488)

Adjustment for unrealized loss on available for sale securities



0



0



0



0



(4,292)



(4,292)

Common stock cash dividend



0



0



0



(514)



0



(514)

Balance at June 30, 2022


$

267


$

(83,280)


$

146,175


$

63,463


$

(20,233)


$

106,392

Net income



0



0



0



2,102



0



2,102

Exercise of stock options and stock option expense



0



0



23



0



0



23

Adjustment for defined benefit pension plan



0



0



0



0



(47)



(47)

Adjustment for unrealized loss on available for sale securities



0



0



0



0



(6,370)



(6,370)

Common stock cash dividend



0



0



0



(513)



0



(513)

Balance at September 30, 2022


$

267


$

(83,280)


$

146,198


$

65,052


$

(26,650)


$

101,587

Net income



0



0



0



947



0



947

Exercise of stock options and stock option expense



0



0



27



0



0



27

Adjustment for defined benefit pension plan



0



0



0



0



3,932



3,932

Adjustment for unrealized gain on available for sale securities



0



0



0



0



198



198

Common stock cash dividend



0



0



0



(513)



0



(513)

Balance at December 31, 2022


$

267


$

(83,280)


$

146,225


$

65,486


$

(22,520)


$

106,178




















 

AMERISERV FINANCIAL, INC.

NASDAQ: ASRV

RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

RETURN ON AVERAGE TANGIBLE COMMON EQUITY, TANGIBLE COMMON EQUITY RATIO, AND TANGIBLE BOOK VALUE PER SHARE

(Dollars in thousands, except per share and ratio data)

(Unaudited)


The press release contains certain financial information determined by methods other than in accordance with generally accepted accounting policies in the United States (GAAP).  These non-GAAP financial measures are "return on average tangible common equity", "tangible common equity ratio", and "tangible book value per share".  This non-GAAP disclosure has limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the Company's results as reported under GAAP, nor is it necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be presented by other companies.  These non-GAAP measures are used by management in their analysis of the Company's performance or, management believes, facilitate an understanding of the Company's performance.  We also believe that presenting non-GAAP financial measures provides additional information to facilitate comparison of our historical operating results and trends in our underlying operating results.  We consider quantitative and qualitative factors in assessing whether to adjust for the impact of items that may be significant or that could affect an understanding of our ongoing financial and business performance or trends. 

 

2023



















1QTR


2QTR


3QTR




4QTR


FULL
YEAR
2023


RETURN ON AVERAGE TANGIBLE COMMON EQUITY



















Net income (loss)


$

1,515


$

(187)


$

647




$

(5,321)


$

(3,346)





















Average shareholders' equity



105,092



104,913



102,976





101,287



103,567


Less: Average intangible assets



13,734



13,727



13,720





13,714



13,724


Average tangible common equity



91,358



91,186



89,256





87,573



89,843





















Return on average tangible common equity (annualized)



6.73

%


(0.82)

%


2.88

%




(24.11)

%


(3.72)

%






















 



1QTR


2QTR


3QTR


4QTR


TANGIBLE COMMON EQUITY
















Total shareholders' equity


$

105,899


$

103,565


$

101,326




$

102,277


Less: Intangible assets



13,731



13,724



13,718





13,712


Tangible common equity



92,168



89,841



87,608





88,565


















TANGIBLE ASSETS
















Total assets



1,345,957



1,345,721



1,361,789





1,389,638


Less: Intangible assets



13,731



13,724



13,718





13,712


Tangible assets



1,332,226



1,331,997



1,348,071





1,375,926


















Tangible common equity ratio



6.92

%


6.74

%


6.50

%




6.44

%

















Total shares outstanding



17,147,270



17,147,270



17,147,270





17,147,270


















Tangible book value per share


$

5.38


$

5.24


$

5.11




$

5.16


















 

2022



















1QTR


2QTR


3QTR




4QTR


FULL
YEAR
2022


RETURN ON AVERAGE TANGIBLE COMMON EQUITY



















Net income (loss)


$

2,418


$

1,981


$

2,102




$

947


$

7,448





















Average shareholders' equity



115,658



111,898



106,749





101,640



108,986


Less: Average intangible assets



13,766



13,757



13,749





13,742



13,753


Average tangible common equity



101,892



98,141



93,000





87,898



95,233





















Return on average tangible common equity (annualized)



9.62

%


8.10

%


8.97

%




4.27

%


7.82

%






















 



















1QTR


2QTR



3QTR



4QTR


TANGIBLE COMMON EQUITY
















Total shareholders' equity


$

113,692


$

106,392


$

101,587




$

106,178


Less: Intangible assets



13,761



13,753



13,746





13,739


Tangible common equity



99,931



92,639



87,841





92,439


















TANGIBLE ASSETS
















Total assets



1,331,265



1,321,402



1,350,048





1,363,874


Less: Intangible assets



13,761



13,753



13,746





13,739


Tangible assets



1,317,504



1,307,649



1,336,302





1,350,135


















Tangible common equity ratio



7.58

%


7.08

%


6.57

%




6.85

%

















Total shares outstanding



17,109,084



17,109,097



17,112,617





17,117,617


















Tangible book value per share


$

5.84


$

5.41


$

5.13




$

5.40






































 

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