Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter Results

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BEDMINSTER, NJ- (NewMediaWire) - January 25, 2024 - Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select Market: PGC) (the "Company") announces its fourth quarter 2023 financial results.

This earnings release should be read in conjunction with the Company's Q4 2023 Investor Update, a copy of which is available on our website at www.pgbank.com and via a current report on Form 8-K on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov.

The Company recorded total revenue of $54.3 million, net income of $8.6 million and diluted earnings per share ("EPS") of $0.48 for the quarter ended December 31, 2023, compared to revenue of $64.9 million, net income of $20.6 million and diluted EPS of $1.12 for the quarter ended December 31, 2022.

The net interest margin stabilized at 2.29% for the quarter ended December 31, 2023, compared to 2.28% for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 and 3.12% for the quarter ended December 31, 2022.

The Company's return on average assets was 0.53%, return on average equity was 6.13%, and return on average tangible equity was 6.68% for the quarter ended December 31, 2023. Year over year deposits increased by $69.0 million to $5.3 billion and loans grew $135.2 million to $5.4 billion as of December 31, 2023.

The Company's liquidity position remains stable as balance sheet liquidity (consisting of cash and cash equivalents and securities available for sale) increased to $782.4 million as of December 31, 2023, which was 12.08% of total assets. The Company also had $2.7 billion of external borrowing capacity available, which, when combined with balance sheet liquidity provides us with 297% coverage of our uninsured deposits. Approximately 78% of our deposits are presently covered by FDIC insurance or are fully collateralized.

Douglas L. Kennedy, President and CEO said, "The fourth quarter brings an end to an incredibly challenging year for the financial services industry. A year that began with questions regarding liquidity and uninsured deposit balances combined with several interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve Bank in an effort to control inflation, which resulted in a turbulent ride from beginning to end. Our net interest margin stabilized during the fourth quarter which provides an encouraging sign as we turn the calendar to 2024. We continue to generate a consistent stream of noninterest income led by our Wealth Management Team. Noninterest income represented 32% of total revenue during 2023."

Mr. Kennedy also noted, "Similar to the third quarter, fourth quarter results included an elevated provision for credit losses primarily driven by reserves required for two credits within the freight industry, which is currently facing a massive downturn due to supply and demand imbalances. We successfully liquidated one of these credits during the fourth quarter and continue to work through steps to quickly resolve the other. As we move forward through this challenging economic environment, we continue to thoroughly analyze our loan portfolio for areas of concern. We believe the diversity of our portfolio and strength of our underwriting standards will protect us in the long term. Unfortunately, we have been forced to deal with a handful of credit issues that have arisen as a result of current economic conditions."

The following are select highlights for the period ended December 31, 2023:

Wealth Management:

Gross new business inflows for Q4 2023 totaled $260 million ($156 million managed). Full year 2023, gross business inflows totaled $948 million ($703 million managed).

AUM/AUA in our Wealth Management Division totaled $10.9 billion at December 31, 2023 when compared to $9.9 billion at December 31, 2022, which is an increase of 10% year over year.

Wealth Management fee income of $13.8 million for Q4 2023 comprised 25% of total revenue for the quarter.

Commercial Banking and Balance Sheet Management:

Total loans were $5.4 billion at December 31, 2023 reflecting growth of $135.2 million when compared to $5.3 billion at December 31, 2022.

Commercial & industrial lending ("C&I") loan/lease balances remained at 42% of the total loan portfolio at December 31, 2023.

Fee income on unused commercial lines of credit totaled $750,000 for Q4 2023.

Fee income recorded by the Equipment Finance division related to equipment transfers to lessees totaled $309,000 for Q4 2023.

The net interest margin ("NIM") was 2.29% in Q4 2023, an increase of 1 basis point compared to Q3 2023 and a decline of 83 basis points when compared to Q4 2022.

Total deposits increased $69.0 million to $5.3 billion from December 31, 2022.

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits represented 18% of total deposits as of December 31, 2023.

Core deposits (which includes noninterest-bearing demand and interest-bearing demand, savings and money market accounts) totaled 89% of total deposits at December 31, 2023.

Capital Management:

Tangible book value per share increased 5% on a linked quarter basis or $1.54 per share, in Q4 2023 to $30.31.

During the quarter, the Company repurchased 88,327 shares of Company stock for a cost of $2.1 million. For 2023, the Company repurchased 455,341 shares for a cost of $12.5 million. The Company repurchased 930,977 shares of stock for a cost of $32.7 million during the year ended December 31, 2022.

At December 31, 2023, the Tier 1 Leverage Ratio stood at 10.83% for Peapack-Gladstone Bank (the "Bank") and 9.19% for the Company. The Common Equity Tier 1 Ratio (to Risk-Weighted Assets) stood at 13.47% for the Bank and 11.43% for the Company at December 31, 2023. These ratios are significantly above well capitalized standards, as capital has benefited from net income generation.

Non-Core Items:

The December 2023 quarter included a:

$585,000 positive fair value adjustment on an equity security held for CRA investment, which increased total revenue by $585,000, increased net income by $418,000 and EPS by $0.02 for the December 2023 quarter. Management believes this to be a non-core item.

SUMMARY INCOME STATEMENT DETAILS:

The following tables summarize specified financial details for the periods shown.

December 2023 Year Compared to Prior Year

Year Ended

Year Ended

December 31,

December 31,

Increase/

(Dollars in millions, except per share data)

2023

2022

(Decrease)

Net interest income

$

156.09

$

176.08

$

(19.99

)

(11

)%

Wealth management fee income

55.75

54.65

1.10

2

Capital markets activity (A)

2.74

9.25

(6.51

)

(70

)

Other income (B)

15.09

2.52

12.57

499

Total other income

73.58

66.42

7.16

11

Total Revenue

229.67

242.50

(12.83

)

(5

)%

Operating expenses (C)

148.30

133.80

14.50

11

Pretax income before provision for credit losses

81.37

108.70

(27.33

)

(25

)

Provision for credit losses

14.09

6.35

7.74

122

Pretax income

67.28

102.35

(35.07

)

(34

)

Income tax expense

18.43

28.10

(9.67

)

(34

)

Net income

$

48.85

$

74.25

$

(25.40

)

(34

)%

Diluted EPS

$

2.71

$

4.00

$

(1.29

)

(32

)%

Return on average assets

0.76

%

1.20

%

(0.44

)

Return on average equity

8.77

%

14.02

%

(5.25

)


(A) The twelve months ended December 31, 2023 was negatively impacted by both market volatility and the higher interest rate environment resulting in lower SBA sale premiums and origination volumes. The twelve months ended December 31, 2023 had a decline in gain on sale of SBA loans of $4.3 million to $2.4 million when compared to the same period in 2022.

(B) Other income for the year ended December 31, 2023 included fee income from equipment finance activity of $3.0 million and a positive fair value adjustment on a CRA equity security of $181,000. Other income for the year ended December 31, 2022 included a $6.6 million loss on sale of securities, gain on sale of property of $275,000 income from life insurance proceeds of $25,000 and a negative fair value adjustment on a CRA equity security of $1.7 million.

(C) The year ended December 31, 2023 included one-time charges of $2.0 million related to the recent retirement of certain employees and $175,000 of expense associated with three retail branch closures. The year ended December 31, 2022 included $1.5 million of severance expense related to certain staff reorganizations and $673,000 of expense related to the swap valuation allowance.

December 2023 Quarter Compared to Prior Year Quarter

Three Months Ended

Three Months Ended

December 31,

December 31,

Increase/

(Dollars in millions, except per share data)

2023

2022

(Decrease)

Net interest income

$

36.68

$

48.04

$

(11.36

)

(24

)%

Wealth management fee income

13.76

12.98

0.78

6

Capital markets activity

0.30

0.95

(0.65

)

(68

)

Other income (A)

3.53

2.88

0.65

23

Total other income

17.59

16.81

0.78

5

Total Revenue

54.27

64.85

(10.58

)

(16

)%

Operating expenses

37.62

33.41

4.21

13

Pretax income before provision for credit losses

16.65

31.44

(14.79

)

(47

)

Provision for credit losses

5.03

1.93

3.10

161

Pretax income

11.62

29.51

(17.89

)

(61

)

Income tax expense (B)

3.02

8.93

(5.91

)

(66

)

Net income

$

8.60

$

20.58

$

(11.98

)

(58

)%

Diluted EPS

$

0.48

$

1.12

$

(0.64

)

(57

)%

Return on average assets annualized

0.53

%

1.33

%

(0.80

)

Return on average equity annualized

6.13

%

15.73

%

(9.60

)


(A) Other income for the December 2023 quarter included a positive fair value adjustment on a CRA equity security of $585,000. Other income for the December 2022 quarter included a gain on sale of property of $275,000, income from life insurance proceeds of $25,000 and a positive fair value adjustment on a CRA equity security of $28,000.

(B) The three months ended December 31, 2022 included $750,000 of income tax expense (net of Federal benefit) related to legislation that changed the nexus standard for New York City business tax. ($563,000 of that amount related to the first nine months of 2022).

December 2023 Quarter Compared to Linked Quarter

Three Months Ended

Three Months Ended

December 31,

September

Increase/

(Dollars in millions, except per share data)

2023

2023

(Decrease)

Net interest income

$

36.68

$

36.52

$

0.16

0

%

Wealth management fee income

13.76

13.98

(0.22

)

(2

)

Capital markets activity

0.30

0.61

(0.31

)

(51

)

Other income (A)

3.53

4.76

(1.23

)

(26

)

Total other income

17.59

19.35

(1.76

)

(9

)

Total Revenue

54.27

55.87

(1.60

)

(3

)%

Operating expenses

37.62

37.41

0.21

1

Pretax income before provision for credit losses

16.65

18.46

(1.81

)

(10

)

Provision for credit losses

5.03

5.86

(0.83

)

(14

)

Pretax income

11.62

12.60

(0.98

)

(8

)

Income tax expense

3.02

3.84

(0.82

)

(21

)

Net income

$

8.60

$

8.76

$

(0.16

)

(2

)%

Diluted EPS

$

0.48

$

0.49

$

(0.01

)

(2

)%

Return on average assets annualized

0.53

%

0.54

%

(0.01

)

Return on average equity annualized

6.13

%

6.20

%

(0.07

)


(A) Other income for the December 2023 quarter included a positive fair value adjustment on a CRA equity security of $585,000. Other income for the September 2023 quarter included fee income from equipment finance activity of $2.3 million and a negative fair value adjustment on a CRA equity security of $404,000.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUARTERLY DETAILS:

Wealth Management

AUM/AUA in the Bank's Wealth Management Division were $10.9 billion at December 31, 2023. For the December 2023 quarter, the Wealth Management Team generated $13.8 million in fee income, compared to $14.0 million for the September 30, 2023 quarter and $13.0 million for the December 2022 quarter. The equity market increased during Q4 2023, contributing to the increase in AUM/AUA from $10.4 billion at September 30, 2023.

John Babcock, President of the Bank's Wealth Management Division, noted, "2023 included total new accounts and client additions of $948 million ($703 million managed). As we prepare for 2024, our new business pipeline is healthy and we remain focused on delivering excellent service and advice to our clients. Our highly skilled wealth management professionals, our fiduciary powers and expertise, our financial planning capabilities and our high-touch client service model distinguishes us in our market and continues to drive our growth and success."

Loans / Commercial Banking

Total loans grew $135.2 million, or 3% to $5.4 billion at December 31, 2023 when compared to $5.3 billion at December 31, 2022.

Total C&I loans and leases at December 31, 2023 were $2.3 billion or 42% of the total loan portfolio.

Mr. Kennedy noted, "As previously mentioned, we have tightened our underwriting guidelines due to economic uncertainty. As a result, we achieved modest loan growth in 2023 compared to prior years. We are proud to have built a leading middle market commercial banking franchise, as evidenced by our C&I Portfolio, Treasury Management services, Corporate Advisory and SBA businesses. We believe these business lines fit perfectly with our private banking business model."

Net Interest Income (NII)/Net Interest Margin (NIM)

The Company's NII of $36.7 million and NIM of 2.29% for Q4 2023 increased $160,000 and 1 basis point from NII of $36.5 million and NIM of 2.28% for the linked quarter (Q3 2023), respectively, and decreased $11.4 million and 83 basis points from NII of $48.0 million and NIM of 3.12% for the prior year (Q4 2022), respectively. When comparing Q4 2023 to the prior year quarter, the Company has seen a sharp increase in interest expense mostly driven by higher deposit rates during 2023. Cycle to date betas are approximately 48%. Clients continue to migrate out of noninterest bearing checking products and into higher costing alternatives, which leads to intense competition for deposit balances from other banks and alternative investment opportunities due to the significant rise in interest rates.

Funding / Liquidity / Interest Rate Risk Management

Total deposits increased $69.0 million to $5.3 billion at December 31, 2023 from $5.2 billion at December 31, 2022. The Company saw limited deposit increases in 2023 as the ongoing acquisition of new relationships driven by our private banking strategy was offset by larger deposit relationships using funds for purposes such as deployment of excess liquidity into higher-yielding treasuries or the equity market, tax payments, or asset acquisitions or investments. The Company has also seen clients transition money from noninterest bearing deposit accounts to higher yielding deposit accounts as a result of increases in the Fed Funds rate.

At December 31, 2023, the Company's balance sheet liquidity (investments available for sale, interest-earning deposits and cash) totaled $782.4 million, or 12% of assets.

The Company maintains additional liquidity resources of approximately $2.7 billion through secured available funding with the Federal Home Loan Bank and the Federal Reserve Discount Window. The available funding from the Federal Home Loan Bank and the Federal Reserve are secured by the Company's loan and investment portfolios. In addition, the Company also has access to the Bank Term Funding Program offered by the Federal Reserve Bank if needed.

The Company's total on and off-balance sheet liquidity totaled $3.5 billion, which is 297% of the total uninsured/uncollateralized deposits on the Company's balance sheet.

Income from Capital Markets Activities

Noninterest income from Capital Markets activities (detailed below) totaled $296,000 for the December 2023 quarter compared to $613,000 for the September 2023 quarter and $950,000 for the December 2022 quarter. The gain on sale of SBA loans was lower in Q4 2023 due to less activity in the higher interest rate environment and tighter margins.

Three Months Ended

Three Months Ended

Three Months Ended

December 31,

September 30,

December 31,

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

2023

2023

2022

Gain on loans held for sale at fair value (Mortgage banking)

$

18

$

37

$

25

Fee income related to loan level, back-to-back swaps

293

Gain on sale of SBA loans

239

491

624

Corporate advisory fee income

39

85

8

Total capital markets activity

$

296

$

613

$

950


Other Noninterest Income (other than Wealth Management Fee Income and Income from Capital Markets Activities)

Other noninterest income was $3.5 million for Q4 2023 compared to $4.8 million for Q3 2023 and $2.9 million for Q4 2022. Q4 2023 included $309,000 of income recorded by the Equipment Finance Division related to equipment transfers to lessees upon the termination of leases while Q3 2023 included $2.3 million and Q4 2022 included $294,000 respectively. Additionally, Q4 2023 included $750,000 of unused line fees compared to $794,000 for Q3 2023 and $732,000 for Q4 2022.

Operating Expenses

The Company's total operating expenses were $37.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2023, compared to $37.4 million for the September 2023 quarter and $33.4 million for the December 2022 quarter. The December 2023 and September 2023 quarters included expenses associated with the expansion of the Company into New York City.

Mr. Kennedy noted, "While we have made a strategic decision to expand into a new market which results in additional costs, we are pleased with our ability to manage expenses across the Company. We will continue to look for opportunities to create efficiencies while investing in digital and other software tools to further enhance the client experience."

Income Taxes

The effective tax rate for the three months ended December 31, 2023 was 26.0%, as compared to 30.5% for the September 2023 quarter and 30.3% for the quarter ended December 31, 2022. The higher tax rate for the September 2023 quarter was primarily due to the impact of certain non-deductible expenses related to compensation and benefits and the higher tax rate for the December 2022 quarter included income tax expense related to legislation that changed the nexus standard for New York City business tax.

Asset Quality / Provision for Credit Losses

Nonperforming assets (which does not include modified loans that are performing in accordance with their terms) were $61.3 million, or 0.95% of total assets at December 31, 2023, as compared to $70.8 million, or 1.09% of total assets at September 30, 2023. The third quarter was impacted by two freight related clients totaling $33.4 million that were transferred to nonaccrual status during the third quarter. One credit, totaling $9.9 million, was successfully liquidated during the fourth quarter and management is working diligently to resolve the remaining matter as quickly and efficiently as possible. Loans past due 30 to 89 days and still accruing were $34.6 million, or 0.64% of total loans at December 31, 2023 compared to $9.8 million, or 0.18% of total loans at September 30, 2023. The Q4 2023 loans past due 30 to 89 days and still accruing included $16.5 million to US governmental entities and $11.8 million to one multifamily sponsor.

Criticized and classified loans totaled $155.8 million at December 31, 2023, reflecting an increase from September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 levels. The Company currently has no loans or leases on deferral and accruing.

For the quarter ended December 31, 2023, the Company's provision for credit losses was $5.1 million compared to $5.9 million for the September 2023 quarter and $2.1 million for the December 2022 quarter. The elevated level of provision for credit losses in both the December and September 2023 quarters was primarily driven by specific provisions related to the two freight credits that were transferred to nonaccrual status during the third quarter of 2023 as described above. Net charge-offs for the quarter ended December 31, 2023 included charge-offs of $2.2 million of a previously established reserve to loans individually evaluated on one multifamily loan and $5.6 million on one equipment finance relationship.

At December 31, 2023, the allowance for credit losses was $65.9 million (1.21% of total loans), compared to $68.6 million (1.25% of loans) at September 30, 2023, and $60.8 million (1.15% of loans) at December 31, 2022.

Capital

The Company's capital position benefited by net income of $8.6 million during the December 2023 quarter, which was partially offset by the repurchase of 88,327 shares through the Company's stock repurchase program at a total cost of $2.1 million and the quarterly dividend of $891,000. Additionally, during the fourth quarter of 2023, the Company recorded a net gain in accumulated other comprehensive loss of $16.8 million, net of tax. This amount was driven by a $21.2 million increase in the value of the available for sale securities portfolio partially offset by a $4.4 million loss on cash flow hedges. The total accumulated other comprehensive loss declined to $64.9 million as of December 31, 2023, ($69.8 million loss related to the available for sale securities portfolio partially offset by a $4.9 million gain on the cash flow hedges)

Tangible book value per share increased during Q4 2023 to $30.31 at December 31, 2023 from $28.77 at September 30, 2023. Tangible book value per share is a non-GAAP financial measure. See the reconciliation tables included in this release. The Company's and Bank's regulatory capital ratios as of December 31, 2023 remain strong, and generally reflect increases from December 31, 2022 levels. Where applicable, such ratios remain well above regulatory well capitalized standards.

The Company employs quarterly capital stress testing modeling of an adverse case and severely adverse case. In the most recently completed stress test (as of September 30, 2023), under the severely adverse case, and no growth scenario, the Bank remains well capitalized over a two-year stress period.

On December 19, 2023, the Company declared a cash dividend of $0.05 per share payable on February 23, 2024 to shareholders of record on February 8, 2024.

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation is a New Jersey bank holding company with total assets of $6.5 billion and assets under management/administration of $10.9 billion as of December 31, 2023. Founded in 1921, Peapack-Gladstone Bank is a commercial bank that provides Private Banking customized solutions through its wealth management, commercial and retail solutions, including residential lending and online platforms, to businesses and consumers. Peapack Private, the bank's wealth management division, offers comprehensive financial, tax, fiduciary and investment advice and solutions to individuals, families, privately-held businesses, family offices and not-for-profit organizations, which help them to establish, maintain and expand their legacy. Together, Peapack-Gladstone Bank and Peapack Private offer an unparalleled commitment to client service. Visit www.pgbank.com and www.peapackprivate.com for more information.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

The foregoing may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are not historical facts and include expressions about management's confidence and strategies and management's expectations about new and existing programs and products, investments, relationships, opportunities and market conditions. These statements may be identified by such forward-looking terminology as "expect," "look," "believe," "anticipate," "may" or similar statements or variations of such terms. Actual results may differ materially from such forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

our ability to successfully grow our business and implement our strategic plan, including our ability to generate revenues to offset the increased personnel and other costs related to the strategic plan;

the impact of anticipated higher operating expenses in 2024 and beyond;

our ability to successfully integrate wealth management firm acquisitions;

our ability to successfully integrate our expanded employee base;

an unexpected decline in the economy, in particular in our New Jersey and New York market areas, including potential recessionary conditions;

declines in our net interest margin caused by the interest rate environment and/or our highly competitive market;

declines in the value in our investment portfolio;

impact from a pandemic event on our business, operations, customers, allowance for credit losses and capital levels;

the continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business and results of operation;

higher than expected increases in our allowance for credit losses;

higher than expected increases in credit losses or in the level of delinquent, nonperforming, classified and criticized loans;

inflation and changes in interest rates, which may adversely impact our margins and yields, reduce the fair value of our financial instruments, reduce our loan originations and lead to higher operating costs;

decline in real estate values within our market areas;

legislative and regulatory actions (including the impact of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Basel III and related regulations) that may result in increased compliance costs;

a potential government shutdown;

successful cyberattacks against our IT infrastructure and that of our IT and third-party providers;

higher than expected FDIC insurance premiums;

adverse weather conditions;

the current or anticipated impact of military conflict, terrorism or other geopolitical events;

our inability to successfully generate new business in new geographic markets, including our expansion into New York City;

a reduction in our lower-cost funding sources;

changes in liquidity, including the size and composition of our deposit portfolio, including the percentage of uninsured deposits in the portfolio;

our inability to adapt to technological changes;

claims and litigation pertaining to fiduciary responsibility, environmental laws and other matters;

our inability to retain key employees;

demands for loans and deposits in our market areas;

adverse changes in securities markets;

changes in governmental regulation, including, but not limited to, any increase in FDIC insurance premiums and changes in the monetary policies of the U.S. Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System;

changes in accounting policies and practices; and/or

other unexpected material adverse changes in our operations or earnings.

A discussion of these and other factors that could affect our results is included in our SEC filings, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. We undertake no duty to update any forward-looking statement to conform the statement to actual results or changes in the Company's expectations.

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements.

Contact:

Frank A. Cavallaro, SEVP and CFO

Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation

T: 908-306-8933

(Tables to follow)

PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
(Dollars in Thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

For the Three Months Ended

Dec 31,

Sept 30,

June 30,

March 31,

Dec 31,

2023

2023

2023

2023

2022

Income Statement Data:

Interest income

$

80,178

$

78,489

$

74,852

$

70,491

$

64,202

Interest expense

43,503

41,974

35,931

26,513

16,162

Net interest income

36,675

36,515

38,921

43,978

48,040

Wealth management fee income

13,758

13,975

14,252

13,762

12,983

Service charges and fees

1,255

1,319

1,320

1,258

1,150

Bank owned life insurance

357

310

305

297

321

Gain on loans held for sale at fair value
(Mortgage banking)

18

37

15

21

25

Fee income related to loan level, back-to-back
swaps

293

Gain on sale of SBA loans

239

491

838

865

624

Corporate advisory fee income

39

85

15

80

8

Other income (A)

1,339

3,541

2,039

1,567

1,380

Fair value adjustment for CRA equity security

585

(404

)

(209

)

209

28

Total other income

17,590

19,354

18,575

18,059

16,812

Total revenue

54,265

55,869

57,496

62,037

64,852

Salaries and employee benefits (B)

24,320

25,264

26,354

24,586

22,489

Premises and equipment

5,416

5,214

4,729

4,374

4,898

FDIC insurance expense

765

741

729

711

455

Other expenses

7,115

6,194

5,880

5,903

5,570

Total operating expenses

37,616

37,413

37,692

35,574

33,412

Pretax income before provision for credit losses

16,649

18,456

19,804

26,463

31,440

Provision for credit losses

5,026

5,856

1,696

1,513

1,930

Income before income taxes

11,623

12,600

18,108

24,950

29,510

Income tax expense (C)

3,024

3,845

4,963

6,595

8,931

Net income

$

8,599

$

8,755

$

13,145

$

18,355

$

20,579

Per Common Share Data:

Earnings per share (basic)

$

0.48

$

0.49

$

0.73

$

1.03

$

1.15

Earnings per share (diluted)

0.48

0.49

0.73

1.01

1.12

Weighted average number of common
shares outstanding:

Basic

17,770,158

17,856,961

17,930,611

17,841,203

17,915,058

Diluted

17,961,400

18,010,127

18,078,848

18,263,310

18,382,193

Performance Ratios:

Return on average assets annualized (ROAA)

0.53

%

0.54

%

0.82

%

1.16

%

1.33

%

Return on average equity annualized (ROAE)

6.13

%

6.20

%

9.43

%

13.50

%

15.73

%

Return on average tangible equity annualized (ROATCE) (D)

6.68

%

6.75

%

10.30

%

14.78

%

17.30

%

Net interest margin (tax-equivalent basis)

2.29

%

2.28

%

2.49

%

2.88

%

3.12

%

GAAP efficiency ratio (E)

69.32

%

66.97

%

65.56

%

57.34

%

51.52

%

Operating expenses / average assets annualized

2.33

%

2.31

%

2.36

%

2.26

%

2.15

%


(A) The September 2023 quarter included $2.3 million of fee income from equipment finance activity.

(B) The June 2023 quarter included $1.7 million of expense associated with the recent retirement of certain employees.

(C) The three months ended December 31, 2022 included $750,000 of income tax expense (net federal benefit) related to a recent New York City nexus determination change which included $563,000 from prior quarters.

(D) Return on average tangible equity is calculated by dividing tangible equity by annualized net income. See Non-GAAP financial measures reconciliation included in these tables.

(E) Calculated as total operating expenses as a percentage of total revenue. For Non-GAAP efficiency ratio, see the Non-GAAP financial measures reconciliation included in these tables.

PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
(Dollars in Thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)

For the Twelve Months Ended

December 31,

Change

2023

2022

$

%

Income Statement Data:

Interest income

$

304,010

$

211,875

$

92,135

43

%

Interest expense

147,921

35,795

112,126

313

%

Net interest income

156,089

176,080

(19,991

)

-11

%

Wealth management fee income

55,747

54,651

1,096

2

%

Service charges and fees

5,152

4,225

927

22

%

Bank owned life insurance

1,269

1,243

26

2

%

Gain on loans held for sale at fair value (Mortgage banking)

91

483

(392

)

-81

%

Fee income related to loan level, back-to-back swaps

293

(293

)

-100

%

Gain on sale of SBA loans

2,433

6,765

(4,332

)

-64

%

Corporate advisory fee income

219

1,704

(1,485

)

-87

%

Other income (A)

8,486

5,362

3,124

58

%

Loss on securities sale, net (B)

(6,609

)

6,609

-100

%

Fair value adjustment for CRA equity security

181

(1,700

)

1,881

-111

%

Total other income

73,578

66,417

7,161

11

%

Total revenue

229,667

242,497

(12,830

)

-5

%

Salaries and employee benefits (C)

100,524

89,476

11,048

12

%

Premises and equipment

19,733

18,719

1,014

5

%

FDIC insurance expense

2,946

1,939

1,007

52

%

Swap valuation allowance

673

(673

)

-100

%

Other expenses

25,092

22,993

2,099

9

%

Total operating expenses

148,295

133,800

14,495

11

%

Pretax income before provision for credit losses

81,372

108,697

(27,325

)

-25

%

Provision for credit losses

14,091

6,353

7,738

122

%

Income before income taxes

67,281

102,344

(35,063

)

-34

%

Income tax expense

18,427

28,098

(9,671

)

-34

%

Net income

$

48,854

$

74,246

$

(25,392

)

-34

%

Per Common Share Data:

Earnings per share (basic)

$

2.74

$

4.09

$

(1.35

)

-33

%

Earnings per share (diluted)

2.71

4.00

(1.29

)

-32

%

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:

Basic

17,849,558

18,161,605

(312,047

)

-2

%

Diluted

18,049,052

18,568,098

(519,046

)

-3

%

Performance Ratios:

Return on average assets (ROAA)

0.76

%

1.20

%

(0.44

)%

-36

%

Return on average equity (ROAE)

8.77

%

14.02

%

(5.25

)%

-37

%

Return on average tangible equity (ROATCE) (D)

9.57

%

15.43

%

(5.86

)%

-38

%

Net interest margin (tax-equivalent basis)

2.48

%

2.91

%

(0.43

)%

-15

%

GAAP efficiency ratio (E)

64.57

%

55.18

%

9.39

%

17

%

Operating expenses / average assets

2.32

%

2.16

%

0.16

%

7

%


(A) The twelve months ended December 2023 included $3.0 million of fee income from equipment finance activity.

(B) Loss on sale of securities was a result of a balance sheet repositioning employed in the March 2022 quarter.

(C) The twelve months ended December 31, 2023 included $2.0 million of expense associated with the recent retirement of certain employees, increased corporate and health insurance costs and expenses associated with the previously announced expansion into New York City. The twelve months ended December 31, 2022 quarter included $1.5 million of severance expense related to corporate restructuring.

(D) Return on average tangible equity is calculated by dividing tangible equity by annualized net income. See Non-GAAP financial measures reconciliation included in these tables.

(E) Calculated as total operating expenses as a percentage of total revenue. For Non-GAAP efficiency ratio, see the Non-GAAP financial measures reconciliation included in these tables.

PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CONDITION
(Dollars in Thousands)
(Unaudited)

As of

Dec 31,

Sept 30,

June 30,

March 31,

Dec 31,

2023

2023

2023

2023

2022

ASSETS

Cash and due from banks

$

5,887

$

7,400

$

4,859

$

6,514

$

5,937

Federal funds sold

Interest-earning deposits

181,784

180,469

166,769

244,779

184,138

Total cash and cash equivalents

187,671

187,869

171,628

251,293

190,075

Securities available for sale

550,617

521,005

540,519

556,266

554,648

Securities held to maturity

107,755

108,940

110,438

111,609

102,291

CRA equity security, at fair value

13,166

12,581

12,985

13,194

12,985

FHLB and FRB stock, at cost (A)

31,044

34,158

35,402

30,338

30,672

Residential mortgage

578,427

585,295

575,238

544,655

525,756

Multifamily mortgage

1,836,390

1,871,853

1,884,369

1,871,387

1,863,915

Commercial mortgage

637,625

622,469

624,710

613,911

624,625

Commercial and industrial loans

2,284,940

2,321,917

2,278,133

2,266,837

2,213,762

Consumer loans

62,036

57,227

52,098

49,002

38,014

Home equity lines of credit

36,464

34,411

34,397

33,294

34,496

Other loans

238

265

269

443

304

Total loans

5,436,120

5,493,437

5,449,214

5,379,529

5,300,872

Less: Allowance for credit losses

65,888

68,592

62,704

62,250

60,829

Net loans

5,370,232

5,424,845

5,386,510

5,317,279

5,240,043

Premises and equipment

24,166

23,969

23,814

23,782

23,831

Other real estate owned

116

116

Accrued interest receivable

30,676

22,889

20,865

19,143

25,157

Bank owned life insurance

47,581

47,509

47,382

47,261

47,147

Goodwill and other intangible assets

46,014

46,286

46,624

46,979

47,333

Finance lease right-of-use assets

2,087

2,274

2,461

2,648

2,835

Operating lease right-of-use assets

12,096

12,800

13,500

12,262

12,873

Other assets

53,752

76,456

67,572

47,848

63,587

TOTAL ASSETS

$

6,476,857

$

6,521,581

$

6,479,700

$

6,480,018

$

6,353,593

LIABILITIES

Deposits:

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits

$

957,687

$

947,405

$

1,024,105

$

1,096,549

$

1,246,066

Interest-bearing demand deposits

2,882,193

2,871,359

2,816,913

2,797,493

2,143,611

Savings

111,573

117,905

120,082

132,523

157,338

Money market accounts

740,559

761,833

763,026

873,329

1,228,234

Certificates of deposit Retail

443,791

422,291

384,106

357,131

318,573

Certificates of deposit Listing Service

7,804

9,103

10,822

15,922

25,358

Subtotal "customer" deposits

5,143,607

5,129,896

5,119,054

5,272,947

5,119,180

IB Demand Brokered

10,000

10,000

10,000

10,000

60,000

Certificates of deposit Brokered

120,507

119,463

69,443

25,895

25,984

Total deposits

5,274,114

5,259,359

5,198,497

5,308,842

5,205,164

Short-term borrowings

403,814

470,576

485,360

378,800

379,530

Finance lease liability

3,430

3,752

4,071

4,385

4,696

Operating lease liability

12,876

13,595

14,308

13,082

13,704

Subordinated debt, net

133,274

133,203

133,131

133,059

132,987

Due to brokers

8,308

Other liabilities

65,668

82,140

79,264

78,584

84,532

TOTAL LIABILITIES

5,893,176

5,962,625

5,914,631

5,925,060

5,820,613

Shareholders' equity

583,681

558,956

565,069

554,958

532,980

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

$

6,476,857

$

6,521,581

$

6,479,700

$

6,480,018

$

6,353,593

Assets under management and / or administration at
Peapack-Gladstone Bank's Private Wealth Management
Division (market value, not included above-dollars in billions)

$

10.9

$

10.4

$

10.7

$

10.4

$

9.9


(A) FHLB means "Federal Home Loan Bank" and FRB means "Federal Reserve Bank."

PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
SELECTED BALANCE SHEET DATA
(Dollars in Thousands)
(Unaudited)

As of

Dec 31,

Sept 30,

June 30,

March 31,

Dec 31,

2023

2023

2023

2023

2022

Asset Quality:

Loans past due over 90 days and still accruing

$

$

$

$

$

Nonaccrual loans (A)

61,324

70,809

34,505

28,659

18,974

Other real estate owned

116

116

Total nonperforming assets

$

61,324

$

70,809

$

34,505

$

28,775

$

19,090

Nonperforming loans to total loans

1.13

%

1.29

%

0.63

%

0.53

%

0.36

%

Nonperforming assets to total assets

0.95

%

1.09

%

0.53

%

0.44

%

0.30

%

Performing modifications (B)(C)

$

248

$

248

$

248

$

248

$

Performing TDRs (D)(E)

$

$

$

$

$

965

Loans past due 30 through 89 days and still accruing (F)

$

34,589

$

9,780

$

14,524

$

2,762

$

7,592

Loans subject to special mention

$

71,397

$

53,328

$

53,606

$

46,566

$

64,842

Classified loans

$

84,372

$

94,866

$

58,655

$

58,010

$

42,985

Individually evaluated loans

$

60,710

$

70,184

$

33,867

$

27,736

$

16,732

Allowance for credit losses ("ACL"):

Beginning of quarter

$

68,592

$

62,704

$

62,250

$

60,829

$

59,683

Provision for credit losses (G)

5,082

5,944

1,666

1,464

2,103

(Charge-offs)/recoveries, net (H)

(7,786

)

(56

)

(1,212

)

(43

)

(957

)

End of quarter

$

65,888

$

68,592

$

62,704

$

62,250

$

60,829

ACL to nonperforming loans

107.44

%

96.87

%

181.72

%

217.21

%

320.59

%

ACL to total loans

1.21

%

1.25

%

1.15

%

1.16

%

1.15

%

Collectively evaluated ACL to total loans (I)

1.13

%

1.10

%

1.11

%

1.11

%

1.12

%


(A) Includes one freight credit totaling $23.5 million at December 31, 2023 and two freight credits totaling $33.4 million at September 30, 2023. Excludes $1.6 million in held for sale at September 30, 2023.

(B) Amounts reflect modifications that are paying according to modified terms.

(C) Excludes modifications included in nonaccrual loans of $3.0 million at December 31, 2023, $3.1 million at September 30, 2023 and $777,000 at June 30, 2023.

(D) Amounts reflect troubled debt restructurings ("TDRs") that are paying according to restructured terms.

(E) Excludes TDRs included in nonaccrual loans of $13.4 million at December 31, 2022. On January 1, 2023, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update 2022-02, which replaced the accounting and recognition of TDRs.

(F) Includes $16.5 million outstanding to U.S. governmental entities at December 31, 2023 and $8.2 million of outstanding multifamily loans to one sponsor. December 31, 2022 includes $4.5 million outstanding to U.S. governmental entities.

(G) Provision to roll forward the ACL excludes a credit of $55,000 at December 31, 2023, a credit of $88,000 at September 30, 2023, a provision of $30,000 at June 30, 2023, a provision of $49,000 at March 31, 2023 and a credit of $173,000 at December 31, 2022 related to off-balance sheet commitments.

(H) Net charge-offs for the quarter ended December 31, 2023 included charge-offs of $2.2 million of a previously established reserve to loans individually evaluated on one multifamily loan and $5.6 million on one equipment finance relationship. Net charge-offs for the quarters ended June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 included a charge-off of $1.2 million of a previously established reserve to loans individually evaluated on one commercial real estate loan.

(I) Total ACL less reserves to loans individually evaluated equals collectively evaluated ACL.

PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
SELECTED BALANCE SHEET DATA
(Dollars in Thousands)
(Unaudited)

As of

December 31,

September 30,

December 31,

2023

2023

2022

Capital Adequacy

Equity to total assets (A)

9.01

%

8.57

%

8.39

%

Tangible equity to tangible assets (B)

8.36

%

7.92

%

7.70

%

Book value per share (C)

$

32.90

$

31.37

$

29.92

Tangible book value per share (D)

$

30.31

$

28.77

$

27.26

Tangible equity to tangible assets excluding other comprehensive loss*

9.28

%

9.06

%

8.77

%

Tangible book value per share excluding other comprehensive loss*

$

33.97

$

33.36

$

31.43


*Excludes other comprehensive loss of $64.9 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2023, $81.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2023, and $74.2 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2022. See Non-GAAP financial measures reconciliation included in these tables.

(A) Equity to total assets is calculated as total shareholders' equity as a percentage of total assets at quarter end.

(B) Tangible equity and tangible assets are calculated by excluding the balance of intangible assets from shareholders' equity and total assets, respectively. Tangible equity as a percentage of tangible assets at quarter end is calculated by dividing tangible equity by tangible assets at quarter end. See Non-GAAP financial measures reconciliation included in these tables.

(C) Book value per common share is calculated by dividing shareholders' equity by quarter end common shares outstanding.

(D) Tangible book value per share excludes intangible assets. Tangible book value per share is calculated by dividing tangible equity by quarter end common shares outstanding. See Non-GAAP financial measures reconciliation tables.

As of

December 31,

September 30,

December 31,

2023

2023

2022

Regulatory Capital Holding Company

Tier I leverage

$

600,444

9.19%

$

592,061

9.05%

$

557,627

8.90%

Tier I capital to risk-weighted assets

600,444

11.43

592,061

11.13

557,627

11.02

Common equity tier I capital ratio
to risk-weighted assets

600,432

11.43

592,043

11.13

557,609

11.02

Tier I & II capital to risk-weighted assets

785,413

14.95

784,777

14.76

745,197

14.73

Regulatory Capital Bank

Tier I leverage (E)

$

707,446

10.83%

$

702,517

10.75%

$

680,137

10.85%

Tier I capital to risk-weighted assets (F)

707,446

13.48

702,517

13.22

680,137

13.45

Common equity tier I capital ratio
to risk-weighted assets (G)

707,434

13.47

702,499

13.22

680,119

13.45

Tier I & II capital to risk-weighted assets (H)

773,083

14.73

768,979

14.47

741,719

14.67


(E) Regulatory well capitalized standard (including capital conservation buffer) = 4.00% ($261 million)

(F) Regulatory well capitalized standard (including capital conservation buffer) = 8.50% ($446 million)

(G) Regulatory well capitalized standard (including capital conservation buffer) = 7.00% ($368 million)

(H) Regulatory well capitalized standard (including capital conservation buffer) = 10.50% ($551 million)

PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
LOANS CLOSED
(Dollars in Thousands)
(Unaudited)

For the Quarters Ended

Dec 31,

Sept 30,

June 30,

March 31,

Dec 31,

2023

2023

2023

2023

2022

Residential loans retained

$

5,895

$

21,310

$

39,358

$

30,303

$

28,051

Residential loans sold

1,449

2,503

1,072

1,477

1,840

Total residential loans

7,344

23,813

40,430

31,780

29,891

Commercial real estate

21,375

3,900

43,235

18,990

6,747

Multifamily

5,725

3,000

26,662

30,150

37,500

Commercial (C&I) loans/leases (A) (B)

145,397

176,845

158,972

207,814

238,568

SBA

7,326

300

13,713

9,950

17,431

Wealth lines of credit (A)

350

6,875

3,950

23,225

7,700

Total commercial loans

180,173

190,920

246,532

290,129

307,946

Installment loans

2,946

6,999

4,587

12,086

1,845

Home equity lines of credit (A)

4,174

6,275

6,107

2,921

3,815

Total loans closed

$

194,637

$

228,007

$

297,656

$

336,916

$

343,497

For the Twelve Months Ended

Dec 31,

Dec 31,

2023

2022

Residential loans retained

$

96,866

$

122,655

Residential loans sold

6,501

32,293

Total residential loans

103,367

154,948

Commercial real estate

87,500

53,602

Multifamily

65,537

381,714

Commercial (C&I) loans (A) (B)

689,028

965,647

SBA

31,289

59,740

Wealth lines of credit (A)

34,400

34,125

Total commercial loans

907,754

1,494,828

Installment loans

26,618

3,329

Home equity lines of credit (A)

19,477

14,667

Total loans closed

$

1,057,216

$

1,667,772


(A) Includes loans and lines of credit that closed in the period but not necessarily funded.

(B) Includes equipment finance.

PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET
(Tax-Equivalent Basis, Dollars in Thousands)
(Unaudited)

For the Three Months Ended

December 31, 2023

December 31, 2022

Average

Income/

Annualized

Average

Income/

Annualized

Balance

Expense

Yield

Balance

Expense

Yield

ASSETS:

Interest-earning assets:

Investments:

Taxable (A)

$

798,661

$

5,202

2.61

%

$

761,164

$

3,859

2.03

%

Tax-exempt (A) (B)

106

1,999

20

4.00

Loans (B) (C):

Mortgages

581,088

5,300

3.65

516,721

4,017

3.11

Commercial mortgages

2,492,204

28,318

4.55

2,497,847

25,007

4.00

Commercial

2,274,841

37,958

6.67

2,136,355

29,314

5.49

Commercial construction

16,680

382

9.16

4,213

68

6.46

Installment

59,988

1,037

6.91

36,648

496

5.41

Home equity

35,570

721

8.11

36,067

550

6.10

Other

246

8

13.01

292

8

10.96

Total loans

5,460,617

73,724

5.40

5,228,143

59,460

4.55

Federal funds sold

Interest-earning deposits

146,699

1,623

4.43

161,573

1,258

3.11

Total interest-earning assets

6,406,083

80,549

5.03

%

6,152,879

64,597

4.20

%

Noninterest-earning assets:

Cash and due from banks

10,709

6,723

Allowance for credit losses

(68,289

)

(60,070

)

Premises and equipment

24,387

23,682

Other assets

85,720

83,641

Total noninterest-earning assets

52,527

53,976

Total assets

$

6,458,610

$

6,206,855

LIABILITIES:

Interest-bearing deposits:

Checking

$

2,890,964

$

25,811

3.57

%

$

2,222,130

$

9,165

1.65

%

Money markets

771,051

5,247

2.72

1,246,179

3,438

1.10

Savings

112,969

81

0.29

161,569

12

0.03

Certificates of deposit retail

440,712

4,086

3.71

360,589

922

1.02

Subtotal interest-bearing deposits

4,215,696

35,225

3.34

3,990,467

13,537

1.36

Interest-bearing demand brokered

10,000

142

5.68

81,739

497

2.43

Certificates of deposit brokered

115,722

1,454

5.03

25,979

210

3.23

Total interest-bearing deposits

4,341,418

36,821

3.39

4,098,185

14,244

1.39

Borrowings

357,384

4,955

5.55

43,710

497

4.55

Capital lease obligation

3,539

42

4.75

4,803

58

4.83

Subordinated debt

133,234

1,685

5.06

132,947

1,363

4.10

Total interest-bearing liabilities

4,835,575

43,503

3.60

%

4,279,645

16,162

1.51

%

Noninterest-bearing liabilities:

Demand deposits

963,968

1,303,432

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

98,012

100,372

Total noninterest-bearing liabilities

1,061,980

1,403,804

Shareholders' equity

561,055

523,406

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

6,458,610

$

6,206,855

Net interest income

$

37,046

$

48,435

Net interest spread

1.43

%

2.69

%

Net interest margin (D)

2.29

%

3.12

%


(A) Average balances for available for sale securities are based on amortized cost.

(B) Interest income is presented on a tax-equivalent basis using a 21% federal tax rate.

(C) Loans are stated net of unearned income and include nonaccrual loans.

(D) Net interest income on a tax-equivalent basis as a percentage of total average interest-earning assets.

PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET
(Tax-Equivalent Basis, Dollars in Thousands)
(Unaudited)

For the Three Months Ended

December 31, 2023

September 30, 2023

Average

Income/

Annualized

Average

Income/

Annualized

Balance

Expense

Yield

Balance

Expense

Yield

ASSETS:

Interest-earning assets:

Investments:

Taxable (A)

$

798,661

$

5,202

2.61

%

$

806,861

$

5,170

2.56

%

Tax-exempt (A) (B)

106

1,198

11

3.67

Loans (B) (C):

Mortgages

581,088

5,300

3.65

580,951

5,208

3.59

Commercial mortgages

2,492,204

28,318

4.55

2,502,351

27,746

4.44

Commercial

2,274,841

37,958

6.67

2,298,723

37,357

6.50

Commercial construction

16,680

382

9.16

12,346

282

9.14

Installment

59,988

1,037

6.91

56,248

967

6.88

Home equity

35,570

721

8.11

34,250

680

7.94

Other

246

8

13.01

234

7

11.97

Total loans

5,460,617

73,724

5.40

5,485,103

72,247

5.27

Federal funds sold

Interest-earning deposits

146,699

1,623

4.43

136,315

1,463

4.29

Total interest-earning assets

6,406,083

80,549

5.03

%

6,429,477

78,891

4.91

%

Noninterest-earning assets:

Cash and due from banks

10,709

6,954

Allowance for credit losses

(68,289

)

(63,625

)

Premises and equipment

24,387

23,880

Other assets

85,720

85,582

Total noninterest-earning assets

52,527

52,791

Total assets

$

6,458,610

$

6,482,268

LIABILITIES:

Interest-bearing deposits:

Checking

$

2,890,964

$

25,811

3.57

%

$

2,813,080

$

24,318

3.46

%

Money markets

771,051

5,247

2.72

771,781

4,458

2.31

Savings

112,969

81

0.29

118,718

75

0.25

Certificates of deposit retail

440,712

4,086

3.71

415,665

3,459

3.33

Subtotal interest-bearing deposits

4,215,696

35,225

3.34

4,119,244

32,310

3.14

Interest-bearing demand brokered

10,000

142

5.68

10,000

136

5.44

Certificates of deposit brokered

115,722

1,454

5.03

102,777

1,183

4.60

Total interest-bearing deposits

4,341,418

36,821

3.39

4,232,021

33,629

3.18

Borrowings

357,384

4,955

5.55

470,616

6,569

5.58

Capital lease obligation

3,539

42

4.75

3,863

46

4.76

Subordinated debt

133,234

1,685

5.06

133,163

1,730

5.20

Total interest-bearing liabilities

4,835,575

43,503

3.60

%

4,839,663

41,974

3.47

%

Noninterest-bearing liabilities:

Demand deposits

963,968

990,854

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

98,012

86,598

Total noninterest-bearing liabilities

1,061,980

1,077,452

Shareholders' equity

561,055

565,153

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

6,458,610

$

6,482,268

Net interest income

$

37,046

$

36,917

Net interest spread

1.43

%

1.44

%

Net interest margin (D)

2.29

%

2.28

%


(A) Average balances for available for sale securities are based on amortized cost.

(B) Interest income is presented on a tax-equivalent basis using a 21% federal tax rate.

(C) Loans are stated net of unearned income and include nonaccrual loans.

(D) Net interest income on a tax-equivalent basis as a percentage of total average interest-earning assets.

PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET
(Tax-Equivalent Basis, Dollars in Thousands)
(Unaudited)

For the Twelve Months Ended

December 31, 2023

December 31, 2022

Average

Income/

Average

Income/

Balance

Expense

Yield

Balance

Expense

Yield

ASSETS:

Interest-earning assets:

Investments:

Taxable (A)

$

800,811

$

19,743

2.47

%

$

803,982

$

13,854

1.72

%

Tax-exempt (A) (B)

1,251

50

4.00

3,521

137

3.89

Loans (B) (C):

Mortgages

562,488

19,733

3.51

513,189

15,165

2.96

Commercial mortgages

2,494,427

108,819

4.36

2,478,891

87,488

3.53

Commercial

2,254,617

144,141

6.39

2,046,735

90,225

4.41

Commercial construction

10,115

918

9.08

12,600

533

4.23

Installment

51,929

3,454

6.65

36,685

1,447

3.94

Home equity

34,332

2,624

7.64

37,755

1,656

4.39

Other

257

29

11.28

274

26

9.49

Total loans

5,408,165

279,718

5.17

5,126,129

196,540

3.83

Federal funds sold

Interest-earning deposits

146,977

6,075

4.13

171,491

2,763

1.61

Total interest-earning assets

6,357,204

305,586

4.81

%

6,105,123

213,294

3.49

%

Noninterest-earning assets:

Cash and due from banks

8,973

8,046

Allowance for credit losses

(64,149

)

(60,037

)

Premises and equipment

23,986

23,312

Other assets

79,192

111,893

Total noninterest-earning assets

48,002

83,214

Total assets

$

6,405,206

$

6,188,337

LIABILITIES:

Interest-bearing deposits:

Checking

$

2,777,390

$

88,829

3.20

%

$

2,363,412

$

17,861

0.76

%

Money markets

862,686

18,432

2.14

1,253,032

6,113

0.49

Savings

124,538

229

0.18

162,396

26

0.02

Certificates of deposit retail

400,155

11,736

2.93

397,128

2,971

0.75

Subtotal interest-bearing deposits

4,164,769

119,226

2.86

4,175,968

26,971

0.65

Interest-bearing demand brokered

13,973

611

4.37

84,178

1,579

1.88

Certificates of deposit brokered

67,998

3,038

4.47

29,778

942

3.16

Total interest-bearing deposits

4,246,740

122,875

2.89

4,289,924

29,492

0.69

Borrowings

337,777

18,204

5.39

26,631

600

2.25

Capital lease obligation

4,018

191

4.75

5,241

250

4.77

Subordinated debt

133,127

6,651

5.00

132,839

5,453

4.10

Total interest-bearing liabilities

4,721,662

147,921

3.13

%

4,454,635

35,795

0.80

%

Noninterest-bearing liabilities:

Demand deposits

1,040,403

1,107,943

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

86,193

96,331

Total noninterest-bearing liabilities

1,126,596

1,204,274

Shareholders' equity

556,948

529,428

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

6,405,206

$

6,188,337

Net interest income

$

157,665

$

177,499

Net interest spread

1.68

%

2.69

%

Net interest margin (D)

2.48

%

2.91

%


(A) Average balances for available for sale securities are based on amortized cost.

(B) Interest income is presented on a tax-equivalent basis using a 21% federal tax rate.

(C) Loans are stated net of unearned income and include nonaccrual loans.

(D) Net interest income on a tax-equivalent basis as a percentage of total average interest-earning assets.

PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES RECONCILIATION

Tangible book value per share and tangible equity as a percentage of tangible assets at period end are non-GAAP financial measures derived from GAAP-based amounts. We calculate tangible equity and tangible assets by excluding the balance of intangible assets from shareholders' equity and total assets, respectively. We calculate tangible book value per share by dividing tangible equity by common shares outstanding, as compared to book value per common share, which we calculate by dividing shareholders' equity by common shares outstanding at period end. We calculate tangible equity as a percentage of tangible assets at period end by dividing tangible equity by tangible assets at period end. We believe that this is consistent with the treatment by bank regulatory agencies, which exclude intangible assets from the calculation of risk-based capital ratios.

The efficiency ratio is a non-GAAP measure of expense control relative to recurring revenue. We calculate the efficiency ratio by dividing total noninterest expenses, excluding other real estate owned provision, as determined under GAAP, by net interest income and total noninterest income as determined under GAAP, but excluding net gains/(losses) on loans held for sale at lower of cost or fair value and excluding net gains on securities from this calculation, which we refer to below as recurring revenue. We believe that this provides a reasonable measure of core expenses relative to core revenue.

We believe these non-GAAP financial measures provide information that is important to investors and useful in understanding our financial position, results and ratios because our management internally assesses our performance based, in part, on these measures. However, these non-GAAP financial measures are supplemental and are not a substitute for an analysis based on GAAP measures. As other companies may use different calculations for these measures, this presentation may not be comparable to other similarly titles measures reported by other companies. A reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures of tangible common equity, tangible book value per share and efficiency ratio to the underlying GAAP numbers is set forth below.

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)


Three Months Ended

Dec 31,

Sept 30,

June 30,

March 31,

Dec 31,

Tangible Book Value Per Share

2023

2023

2023

2023

2022

Shareholders' equity

$

583,681

$

558,956

$

565,069

$

554,958

$

532,980

Less: Intangible assets, net

46,014

46,286

46,624

46,979

47,333

Tangible equity

$

537,667

$

512,670

$

518,445

$

507,979

$

485,647

Less: other comprehensive loss

(64,878

)

(81,653

)

(67,997

)

(67,445

)

(74,211

)

Tangible equity excluding other comprehensive loss

$

602,545

$

594,323

$

586,442

$

575,424

$

559,858

Period end shares outstanding

17,739,677

17,816,922

17,887,895

18,014,757

17,813,451

Tangible book value per share

$

30.31

$

28.77

$

28.98

$

28.20

$

27.26

Tangible book value per share excluding other comprehensive loss

$

33.97

$

33.36

$

32.78

$

31.94

$

31.43

Book value per share

32.90

31.37

31.59

30.81

29.92

Tangible Equity to Tangible Assets

Total assets

$

6,476,857

$

6,521,581

$

6,479,700

$

6,480,018

$

6,353,593

Less: Intangible assets, net

46,014

46,286

46,624

46,979

47,333

Tangible assets

$

6,430,843

$

6,475,295

$

6,433,076

$

6,433,039

$

6,306,260

Less: other comprehensive loss

(64,878

)

(81,653

)

(67,997

)

(67,445

)

(74,211

)

Tangible assets excluding other comprehensive loss

$

6,495,721

$

6,556,948

$

6,501,073

$

6,500,484

$

6,380,471

Tangible equity to tangible assets

8.36

%

7.92

%

8.06

%

7.90

%

7.70

%

Tangible equity to tangible assets excluding other comprehensive loss

9.28

%

9.06

%

9.02

%

8.85

%

8.77

%

Equity to assets

9.01

%

8.57

%

8.72

%

8.56

%

8.39

%

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Three Months Ended

Dec 31,

Sept 30,

June 30,

March 31,

Dec 31,

Return on Average Tangible Equity

2023

2023

2023

2023

2022

Net income

$

8,599

$

8,755

$

13,145

$

18,355

$

20,579

Average shareholders' equity

$

561,055

$

565,153

$

557,428

$

543,861

$

523,406

Less: Average intangible assets, net

46,167

46,468

46,828

47,189

47,531

Average tangible equity

$

514,888

$

518,685

$

510,600

$

496,672

$

475,875

Return on average tangible common equity

6.68

%

6.75

%

10.30

%

14.78

%

17.30

%

For the Twelve Months Ended

Dec 31,

Dec 31,

Return on Average Tangible Equity

2023

2022

Net income

$

48,854

$

74,246

Average shareholders' equity

$

556,948

$

529,428

Less: Average intangible assets, net

46,659

48,111

Average tangible equity

510,289

481,317

Return on average tangible common equity

9.57

%

15.43

%

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Three Months Ended

Dec 31,

Sept 30,

June 30,

March 31,

Dec 31,

Efficiency Ratio

2023

2023

2023

2023

2022

Net interest income

$

36,675

$

36,515

$

38,921

$

43,978

$

48,040

Total other income

17,590

19,354

18,575

18,059

16,812

Add:

Fair value adjustment for CRA equity security

(585

)

404

209

(209

)

(28

)

Less:

Gain on sale of property

(275

)

Income from life insurance proceeds

(25

)

Total recurring revenue

53,680

56,273

57,705

61,828

64,524

Operating expenses

37,616

37,413

37,692

35,574

33,412

Less:

Accelerated Expense for Retirement

1,665

300

Branch Closure Expense

175

Total operating expense

37,616

37,413

36,027

35,099

33,412

Efficiency ratio

70.07

%

66.48

%

62.43

%

56.77

%

51.78

%

For the Twelve Months Ended

Dec 31,

Dec 31,

Efficiency Ratio

2023

2022

Net interest income

$

156,089

$

176,080

Total other income

73,578

66,417

Add:

Fair value adjustment for CRA equity security

(181

)

1,700

Less:

Loss on securities sale, net

6,609

Gain on sale of property

(275

)

Income from life insurance proceeds

(25

)

Total recurring revenue

229,486

250,506

Operating expenses

148,295

133,800

Less:

Swap valuation allowance

673

Accelerated Expense for Retirement

1,965

Branch Closure Expense

175

Severance expense

1,476

Total operating expense

146,155

131,651

Efficiency ratio

63.69

%

52.55

%


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