Premier Financial Corp. Announces Second Quarter 2023 Results

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Completes sale of insurance agency for $36 million gain

Strengthens capital, liquidity and interest rate asset sensitivity

Second Quarter 2023 Highlights

  • Completed sale of insurance agency at a significant gain that strengthens capital without diluting future earnings

  • Executed hedges to improve asset-sensitivity and provide protection against additional rate increases

  • CET1 ratio increased 80 basis points to 10.81% and tangible equity ratio increased 52 basis points to 7.55% from the prior quarter

  • Loan growth of $132.7 million (up 8.1% annualized), including $75.2 million for commercial loans excluding PPP (up 7.0% annualized)

  • Declared dividend of $0.31 per share, up 3.3% from prior year comparable period

DEFIANCE, Ohio, July 25, 2023--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Premier Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: PFC) ("Premier" or the "Company") announced today 2023 second quarter results, including net income of $48.4 million or $1.35 per diluted common share, compared to $22.4 million, or $0.63 per diluted common share, for the second quarter of 2022. Second quarter 2023 results include the impact of the disposition of the Company’s insurance agency, First Insurance Group ("FIG"), for a net gain on sale after transaction costs of $32.6 million pre-tax or $0.67 per diluted share after-tax. Excluding the impact of this transaction, second quarter 2023 earnings would be $0.68 per diluted share.

"Premier’s second quarter performance reflected the expected increase in quarterly core earnings to $0.68 per share," said Gary Small, President and CEO of Premier. "The improvement was driven by multiple factors. Strong loan growth resulting from selective new business loan origination, coupled with a strong funding pace of prior year construction commitments. C&I commitments totaled 49% of second quarter commercial loan origination activity. Total deposits grew $220 million, or 3.3%, for the quarter. Customer deposit balance movement stabilized, down just $38 million, or 0.6%."

"Core non-interest income revenue grew 9.4% versus second quarter 2022, and core expenses fell 4.6% versus first quarter 2023 reflecting the progress made associated with the cost reduction initiative announced last quarter. Margin continued to decline but at a more moderate pace. Hedging activity was initiated in June that will both add to near term net interest income and protect the organization against the unfavorable impacts of future Fed Fund rate increases. Our consumer customers continue to exhibit active spending habits and credit portfolio indicators remain very favorable. The commercial loan portfolio continues to perform well with no unfavorable trends or early indicators of stress," added Small.

"The sale of the insurance agency delivered positive outcomes for all stakeholders," Small continued. "The combination of FIG and Risk Strategies brings new opportunities for the FIG team; our joint bank/agency clients will benefit from a broader product offering and expanded agency capabilities; and the Premier shareholders benefit from a tremendous capital boost with the transaction increasing tangible book value by $1.37 per share. As we look forward, the organization is focused on moderate balance sheet growth, continued non-interest revenue improvement (adjusting for FIG), and strong expense management. Deposit mix will continue to be a challenge although our beta management techniques continue to evolve."

Insurance agency sale

As previously announced, on June 30, 2023 the Company completed the sale of FIG to Risk Strategies Corporation. The disposition generated a gain on sale of $36.3 million before transaction costs of $3.7 million. The transaction strengthened capital by increasing equity $24.2 million (24 basis points and $0.68 per share) and tangible equity by $48.8 million (54 basis points and $1.37 per share), which included the recovery of goodwill and intangibles of $24.7 million at June 30, 2023. Utilization of sale proceeds will improve net interest income that effectively offsets pre-tax earnings previously generated from the insurance agency assuming paydown of borrowings and will become accretive to earnings upon deployment into higher yielding loans.

Addressing interest rate sensitivity

During June 2023, the Company completed a series of balance sheet hedges to improve asset-sensitivity and provide protection against additional rate increases. In total, the Company executed $500 million notional of pay-fixed/receive-variable interest rate swaps with half 2-year and half 3-year in duration. The average pay rate for these swaps is approximately 4.12%. Based on rates as of June 30, 2023, these swaps are expected to generate approximately $4.7 million of annualized pre-tax net interest income. The full quarter benefit of these swaps will begin to be realized in the third quarter, and the positive impact will increase as SOFR increases. Each 25 basis point increase in SOFR is expected to generate an additional $625 thousand of annualized pre-tax net interest income, including the impact of the new swaps and the prior $250 million notional receive-fixed/pay-variable swap.

Quarterly results

Capital, deposits and liquidity

Capital improved significantly during the second quarter of 2023. Total equity increased $22.5 million, or 2.5%, including the positive impact of the insurance agency sale offset by a $15.0 million detriment in accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI"), primarily due to a negative valuation adjustment on the available-for-sale ("AFS") securities portfolio. Tangible equity increased $48.4 million, or 8.4%, and the tangible equity ratio increased 52 basis points to 7.55%, or 9.58% excluding AOCI. Regulatory ratios also improved during the second quarter of 2023, including CET1 of 10.81%, Tier 1 of 11.28% and Total Capital of 13.05%, each up 80 basis points. All of these ratios also exceed well-capitalized guidelines pro forma for AOCI, including CET1 of 8.53%, Tier 1 of 9.00% and Total Capital of 10.77%.

Total deposits increased 3.3%, or $220.4 million, during the second quarter of 2023, due to a $258.4 million increase in brokered deposits offset partly by a net decrease of $38.0 million in customer deposits. Total average interest-bearing deposit costs increased 38 basis points to 2.07% for the second quarter of 2023. This increase was primarily due to brokered deposits and the migration of customers from non-interest bearing deposits into interest-bearing deposits, including higher cost time deposits, as customers sought to obtain yield. Average interest-bearing deposit costs excluding brokered deposits and acquisition marks were 2.08% during the month of June, representing a cumulative beta of 37% compared to the change in the monthly average effective Federal Funds rate that increased 500 basis points to 5.08% since December 2021, as reported by the Federal Reserve Economic Data.

Uninsured deposits at June 30, 2023 were 31.5% of total deposits, or 17.3% adjusting for collateralized deposits, other insured deposits and internal company accounts. The Company successfully established eligibility for the Federal Reserve Borrower-In-Custody Collateral Program, which increased borrowing capacity by more than $300 million during the second quarter. Total quantifiable liquidity sources totaled $2.8 billion, or 230.5% of adjusted uninsured deposits, and were comprised of the following at June 30, 2023:

  • $121.7 million of cash and cash equivalents with a 5.15% Federal Reserve rate;

  • $298.5 million of unpledged securities with an average yield of 3.02%;

  • $1.5 billion of FHLB borrowing capacity with an overnight borrowing rate of 5.17%;

  • $288.7 million of brokered deposits based on a Company policy limit of 10% of deposits, with market pricing dependent on brokers and duration;

  • $70.0 million of unused lines of credit with an average borrowing rate of 6.08%; and

  • $491.1 million of borrowing capacity at the Federal Reserve with an average rate of 5.31%.

Additional liquidity sources include deposit growth, cash earnings in excess of dividends, loan repayments/participations/sales, and securities cash flows, which are estimated to be $64.7 million over the next 12 months.

Net interest income and margin

Net interest income of $54.1 million on a tax equivalent ("TE") basis in the second quarter of 2023 was down 4.1% from $56.4 million in the first quarter of 2023 and 8.9% from $59.3 million in the second quarter of 2022. The TE net interest margin of 2.72% in the second quarter of 2023 decreased 18 basis points from 2.90% in the first quarter of 2023 and 64 basis points from 3.36% in the second quarter of 2022. Results for all periods include the impact of PPP as well as acquisition marks and related accretion. Second quarter 2023 includes $168 thousand of accretion in interest income, $212 thousand of accretion in interest expense, and $5 thousand of interest income on average balances of $673 thousand for PPP.

Excluding the impact of acquisition marks accretion and PPP loans, core net interest income was $53.7 million, down 4.2% from $56.0 million in the first quarter of 2023 and 8.2% from $58.5 million in the second quarter of 2022. Additionally, the core net interest margin was 2.70% for the second quarter of 2023, down 18 basis points from 2.88% for the first quarter of 2023 and 62 basis points from 3.32% for the second quarter of 2022. These results are positively impacted by the combination of loan growth and higher loan yields, which were 4.86% for the second quarter of 2023 compared to 4.66% in the first quarter of 2023 and 3.99% in the second quarter of 2022. Excluding the impact of PPP, balance sheet hedges and acquisition marks accretion, loan yields were 5.01% in June 2023 for an increase of 129 basis points since December 2021, which represents a cumulative beta of 25% compared to the change in the monthly average effective Federal Funds rate for the same period.

The cost of funds in the second quarter of 2023 was 1.92%, up 41 basis points from the first quarter of 2023 and up 168 basis points from the second quarter of 2022. The year-over-year increase is largely due to utilization of higher cost FHLB borrowings in support of loan growth in excess of deposit growth during 2022. The linked quarter increase is due to higher rates on FHLB borrowings and higher average deposit costs discussed above. Excluding the impact of balance sheet hedges and acquisition marks accretion, cost of funds were 2.05% in June 2023 for an increase of 184 basis points since December 2021, which represents a cumulative beta of 37% compared to the change in the monthly average effective Federal Funds rate for the same period.

"The second quarter 2023 individual monthly margin results were much more stable than those experienced in fourth quarter 2022 and first quarter 2023, which were in constant decline," said Small. "This reflects less ‘early mover’ activity affecting our deposit book combined with less active Fed Fund rate movement during the quarter. While we expect to continue to see deposit mix movement in the book, the second quarter represents a trend in the right direction."

Non-interest income

Excluding the $36.3 million gain on the sale of the insurance agency, total non-interest income in the second quarter of 2023 of $17.1 million was up 36.8% from $12.5 million in the first quarter of 2023 and 18.7% from $14.4 million in the second quarter of 2022, primarily due to fluctuations in mortgage banking and gains/losses on securities. Mortgage banking income increased $3.2 million on a linked quarter basis and $1.0 million year-over-year as a result of increased gains primarily from increases in hedge valuations. While mortgage pipeline hedges effectively net out over the life of the loans, individual periods can be volatile as market rates and prices change.

Security gains were $64 thousand in the second quarter of 2023, primarily due to increased valuations on equity securities. This compares to a loss of $1.4 million in the first quarter of 2023 and to $1.2 million of losses each from decreased valuations on equity securities. The company also sold $5 million of AFS securities for a $7 thousand loss with average yields less than FHLB borrowing rates during the second quarter of 2023. Service fees in the second quarter of 2023 were $7.2 million, an 11.9% increase from $6.4 million in the first quarter of 2023 and a 7.7% increase from $6.7 million in the second quarter of 2022, primarily due to fluctuations in loan fees including commercial customer swap activity. Insurance commissions were $4.1 million in the second quarter of 2023 down from $4.7 million in the first quarter of 2023 and $4.3 million in the second quarter of 2022 with the linked quarter decrease primarily due to $0.9 million of contingent commissions that only occur in the first quarter. Wealth management income of $1.5 million in the second quarter of 2023 was consistent with $1.5 million in the first quarter of 2023 and up from $1.4 million in the second quarter of 2022. BOLI income of $1.0 million in the second quarter of 2023 decreased from $1.4 million in the first quarter of 2023 and was flat from $1.0 million in the second quarter of 2022, with $0.4 million of claim gains in the first quarter of 2023 compared to none in the second quarter periods.

"Consumer deposit related fees and wealth management income for the current quarter exceed second quarter 2022 results by 7.7% and 8.7%, respectively," said Small "As previously mentioned, our consumer client activity remains robust and the current equity and fixed income markets bode well for the asset management function over the remainder of the year."

Non-interest expenses

Excluding transaction costs for the insurance agency sale, non-interest expenses in the second quarter of 2023 were $40.8 million, a 4.6% decrease from $42.8 million in the first quarter of 2023 but a 4.5% increase from $39.1 million in the second quarter of 2022. Compensation and benefits were $24.2 million in the second quarter of 2023, compared to $25.7 million in the first quarter of 2023 and $22.3 million in the second quarter of 2022. The linked quarter decrease was primarily due to cost saving initiatives that began during the second quarter of 2023. The year-over-year increase was primarily due to costs related to higher staffing levels for our 2022 growth initiatives and higher base compensation, including 2022 mid-year adjustments and 2023 annual adjustments. Other expenses decreased $0.5 million on a linked quarter basis due to cost saving initiatives, and all other non-interest expenses increased a net $83 thousand on a linked quarter basis. FDIC premiums increased $1.0 million on a year-over-year basis due to higher rates and our 2022 growth initiatives and all other non-interest expenses decreased a net $1.1 million on a year-over-year basis due to cost saving initiatives. The efficiency ratio (excluding transaction costs and the FIG gain on sale) for the second quarter of 2023 of 57.5% improved from 60.9% in the first quarter of 2023 due to cost saving initiatives but worsened from 52.2% in the second quarter of 2022 due to lower revenues.

"Executing on our cost saving initiatives helped drive an almost 5% decrease in expenses excluding transaction costs and a 3.4% improvement to our core efficiency ratio from the prior quarter," said Paul Nungester, CFO of Premier. "We currently estimate full year core expenses to be $158 million, down $5 million from our prior estimate of $163 million, including $6 million due to the sale of our insurance agency offset by $1 million of other costs including higher FDIC premiums."

Credit quality

Non-performing assets totaled $37.6 million, or 0.44% of assets, at June 30, 2023, an increase from $34.8 million at March 31, 2023, and from $35.2 million at June 30, 2022. Loan delinquencies increased to $19.0 million, or 0.27% of loans, at June 30, 2023, from $11.1 million at March 31, 2023, and from $11.2 million at June 30, 2022. Classified loans totaled $60.5 million, or 0.85% of loans, as of June 30, 2023, an increase from $44.9 million at March 31, 2023, and from $48.8 million at June 30, 2022.

The 2023 second quarter results include net recoveries of $0.2 million and a total provision expense of $0.5 million, compared with net loan charge-offs of $5.3 million and a total provision expense of $6.6 million for the same period in 2022. The prior year charge-offs were primarily due to the student loan servicer credit that had been previously fully reserved. The allowance for credit losses as a percentage of total loans was 1.13% at June 30, 2023, compared with 1.13% at March 31, 2023, and 1.14% at June 30, 2022. The allowance for credit losses as a percentage of total loans excluding PPP and including unaccreted acquisition marks was 1.16% at June 30, 2023, compared with 1.16% at March 31, 2023, and 1.21% at June 30, 2022. The continued economic improvement following the 2020 pandemic-related downturn has resulted in a year-over-year decrease in the allowance percentages.

Year to date results

For the six-month period ended June 30, 2023, net income totaled $66.5 million, or $1.86 per diluted common share, compared to $48.7 million, or $1.36 per diluted common share for the six months ended June 30, 2022. 2023 results include the impact of the insurance agency sale for a net gain on sale after transaction costs of $32.6 million pre-tax or $0.67 per diluted share after-tax. Excluding the impact of this item, first half 2023 earnings were $1.19 per diluted share.

Net interest income of $110.4 million on a TE basis for the first half of 2023 was down 6.0% from $117.4 million in the first half of 2022. The TE net interest margin of 2.81% in the first half of 2023 decreased 59 basis points from 3.40% in the first half of 2022. Results for all periods include the impact of PPP as well as acquisition marks and related accretion. First half 2023 includes $333 thousand of accretion in interest income, $433 thousand of accretion in interest expense, and $11 thousand of interest income on average balances of $818 thousand for PPP. Excluding the impact of acquisition marks accretion and PPP loans, core net interest income was $109.7 million, down 2.3% from $112.2 million in the first half of 2022. Additionally, the core net interest margin was 2.79% for the first half of 2023, down 47 basis points from 3.26% for the first half of 2022. These results are positively impacted by the combination of loan growth and higher loan yields, which were 4.76% for the first half of 2023 compared to 4.05% in the first half of 2022. The cost of funds in the first half of 2023 was 1.72%, up 151 basis points from the first half of 2022. The year-over-year increase is largely due to utilization of higher cost FHLB borrowings in support of loan growth in excess of deposit growth during 2022.

Excluding the $36.3 million gain on the sale of the insurance agency, total non-interest income in the first half of 2023 of $29.5 million was down 5.5% from $31.2 million in the first half of 2022. Mortgage banking income decreased $3.5 million year-over-year as a result of a $2.3 million decrease in gains primarily from lower production and margin as well as a $24 thousand MSR valuation gain in the second quarter of 2023 compared to a $1.5 million gain in the first half of 2022.

Security losses were $1.3 million in the first half of 2023, primarily due to decreased valuations on equity securities. This compares to a loss of $1.8 million from decreased valuations on equity securities in the first half of 2022. The company also sold $21 million of AFS securities for a $27 thousand gain with average yields less than FHLB borrowing rates during the first half of 2023. Service fees in the first half of 2023 were $13.6 million, a 7.4% increase from $12.7 million in the first half of 2022, primarily due to fluctuations in loan fees including commercial customer swap activity and consumer activity for interchange and ATM/NSF charges. Insurance commissions were $8.9 million in the first half of 2023 down slightly from $9.0 million in the first half of 2022 due to $0.9 million of contingent commissions in 2023 compared to $1.1 million in 2022. Wealth management income of $3.0 million in the first half of 2023 was up slightly from $2.9 million in the first half of 2022. BOLI income of $2.4 million in the first half of 2023 increased from $2.0 million in the first half of 2022 with $0.4 million of claim gains in the first half of 2023 compared to none in the first half of 2022.

Excluding transaction costs for the insurance agency sale, non-interest expenses in the first half of 2023 were $83.6 million, a 4.0% increase from $80.4 million in the first half of 2022. Compensation and benefits were $49.8 million in the first half of 2023, compared to $47.9 million in the first half of 2022. The year-over-year increase was primarily due to costs related to higher staffing levels for our 2022 growth initiatives and higher base compensation, including 2022 mid-year adjustments and 2023 annual adjustments, offset partly by cost saving initiatives that began during the second quarter of 2023. FDIC premiums increased $1.7 million on a year-over-year basis primarily due to higher rates and our 2022 growth initiatives. All other non-interest expenses decreased a net $0.4 million on a year-over-year basis. The efficiency ratio (excluding transaction costs and the FIG gain on sale) for the first half of 2023 of 59.2% worsened from 53.4% in the first half of 2022 due to lower revenues partly offset by cost saving initiatives that began during the second quarter of 2023.

The 2023 first half results include net loan charge-offs of $2.2 million and a total provision expense of $4.2 million, compared with net loan charge-offs of $5.2 million and a total provision expense of $7.5 million for the same period in 2022. The provision expense for both years is primarily due to relative loan growth.

Total assets at $8.62 billion

Total assets at June 30, 2023, were $8.62 billion, compared to $8.56 billion at March 31, 2023, and $8.01 billion at June 30, 2022. Loans receivable were $6.71 billion at June 30, 2023, compared to $6.58 billion at March 31, 2023, and $5.90 billion at June 30, 2022. At June 30, 2023, loans receivable increased $132.7 million on a linked quarter basis, or 8.1% annualized. Commercial loans excluding PPP increased by $75.2 million from March 31, 2023, or 7.0% annualized. Securities at June 30, 2023, were $0.97 billion, compared to $1.00 billion at March 31, 2023, and $1.15 billion at June 30, 2022. All securities are either AFS or trading and are reflected at fair value on the balance sheet. Also, at June 30, 2023, goodwill and other intangible assets totaled $309.9 million compared to $335.8 million at March 31, 2023, and $339.3 million at June 30, 2022, with the decreases attributable to intangibles amortization and the FIG sale.

Total non-brokered deposits at June 30, 2023, were $6.58 billion, compared with $6.62 billion at March 31, 2023, and $6.52 billion at June 30, 2022. At June 30, 2023, customer deposits increased $64.9 million on a year-over-year basis, or 1.0%. Brokered deposits were $413.2 million at June 30, 2023, compared to $154.9 million at March 31, 2023 and none at June 30, 2022.

Total stockholders’ equity was $937.0 million at June 30, 2023, compared to $914.5 million at March 31, 2023, and $901.1 million at June 30, 2022. The quarterly increase in stockholders’ equity was primarily due to net earnings after dividends including the impact of the insurance agency sale partly offset by a decrease in AOCI, which was primarily related to $12.1 million for a negative valuation adjustment on the AFS securities portfolio. The year-over-year increase was primarily due to net earnings after dividends including the impact the insurance agency sale offset partly by a decrease in AOCI, which was primarily related to $35.1 million of negative valuation adjustments on the AFS securities portfolio. At June 30, 2023, 1,199,634 common shares remained available for repurchase under the Company’s existing repurchase program.

Dividend to be paid August 11

The Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.31 per common share payable August 11, 2023, to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 4, 2023. The dividend represents an annual dividend of 6.5 percent based on the Premier common stock closing price on July 24, 2023. Premier has approximately 35,730,000 common shares outstanding.

Conference call

Premier will host a conference call at 11:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, July 26, 2023, to discuss the earnings results and business trends. The conference call may be accessed by calling 1-833-470-1428 and using access code 374150. Internet access to the call is also available (in listen-only mode) at the following URL: https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/827280709. The webcast replay of the conference call will be available at www.PremierFinCorp.com for one year.

About Premier Financial Corp.

Premier Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: PFC), headquartered in Defiance, Ohio, is the holding company for Premier Bank. Premier Bank, headquartered in Youngstown, Ohio, operates 75 branches and 9 loan offices in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and Pennsylvania and also serves clients through a team of wealth professionals dedicated to each community banking branch. For more information, visit the company’s website at PremierFinCorp.com.

Financial Statements and Highlights Follow-

Safe Harbor Statement

This document may contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may include, but are not limited to, statements regarding projections, forecasts, goals and plans of Premier Financial Corp. and its management, future movements of interests, loan or deposit production levels, future credit quality ratios, future strength in the market area, and growth projections. These statements do not describe historical or current facts and may be identified by words such as "intend," "intent," "believe," "expect," "estimate," "target," "plan," "anticipate," or similar words or phrases, or future or conditional verbs such as "will," "would," "should," "could," "might," "may," "can," or similar verbs. There can be no assurances that the forward-looking statements included in this presentation will prove to be accurate. In light of the significant uncertainties in the forward-looking statements, the inclusion of such information should not be regarded as a representation by Premier or any other persons, that our objectives and plans will be achieved. Forward-looking statements involve numerous risks and uncertainties, any one or more of which could affect Premier’s business and financial results in future periods and could cause actual results to differ materially from plans and projections. These risks and uncertainties include, but not limited to: financial markets, our customers, and our business and results of operation; changes in interest rates; disruptions in the mortgage market; risks and uncertainties inherent in general and local banking, insurance and mortgage conditions; political uncertainty; uncertainty in U.S. fiscal or monetary policy; uncertainty concerning or disruptions relating to tensions surrounding the current socioeconomic landscape; competitive factors specific to markets in which Premier and its subsidiaries operate; increasing competition for financial products from other financial institutions and nonbank financial technology companies; future interest rate levels; legislative or regulatory rulemaking or actions; capital market conditions; security breaches or unauthorized disclosure of confidential customer or Company information; interruptions in the effective operation of information and transaction processing systems of Premier or Premier’s vendors and service providers; failures or delays in integrating or adopting new technology; the impact of the cessation of LIBOR interest rates and implementation of a replacement rate; and other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in our Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 and any further amendments thereto. All forward-looking statements made in this presentation are based on information presently available to the management of Premier and speak only as of the date on which they are made. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by law. As required by U.S. GAAP, Premier will evaluate the impact of subsequent events through the issuance date of its June 30, 2023, consolidated financial statements as part of its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to be filed with the SEC. Accordingly, subsequent events could occur that may cause Premier to update its critical accounting estimates and to revise its financial information from that which is contained in this news release.

Non-GAAP Reporting Measures

We believe that net income, as defined by U.S. GAAP, is the most appropriate earnings measurement. However, we consider core net interest income, core net income and core pre-tax pre-provision income to be a useful supplemental measure of our operating performance. We define core net interest income as net interest income on a tax-equivalent basis excluding income from PPP loans and purchase accounting marks accretion. We define core net income as net income excluding the after-tax impact of the insurance agency gain on sale and related transaction costs. We define core pre-tax pre-provision income as pre-tax pre-provision income excluding the pre-tax impact of the insurance agency gain on sale and related transaction costs. We believe that these metrics are useful supplemental measures of operating performance because investors and equity analysts may use these measures to compare the operating performance of the Company between periods or as compared to other financial institutions or other companies on a consistent basis without having to account for income from PPP loans, purchase accounting marks accretion or the insurance agency sale. Our supplemental reporting measures and similarly entitled financial measures are widely used by investors, equity and debt analysts and ratings agencies in the valuation, comparison, rating and investment recommendations of companies. Our management uses these financial measures to facilitate internal and external comparisons to historical operating results and in making operating decisions. Additionally, they are utilized by the Board of Directors to evaluate management. The supplemental reporting measures do not represent net income or cash flow provided from operating activities as determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP and should not be considered as alternative measures of profitability or liquidity. Finally, the supplemental reporting measures, as defined by us, may not be comparable to similarly entitled items reported by other financial institutions or other companies. Please see the exhibits for reconciliations of our supplemental reporting measures.

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)

Premier Financial Corp.

June 30,

March 31,

December 31,

September 30,

June 30,

(in thousands)

2023

2023

2022

2022

2022

Assets

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and amounts due from depositories

$

71,096

$

68,628

$

88,257

$

67,124

$

62,080

Interest-bearing deposits

50,631

88,399

39,903

37,868

72,314

121,727

157,027

128,160

104,992

134,394

Available-for-sale, carried at fair value

961,123

998,128

1,040,081

1,063,713

1,140,466

Equity securities, carried at fair value

6,458

6,387

7,832

15,336

13,293

Securities investments

967,581

1,004,515

1,047,913

1,079,049

1,153,759

Loans (1)

6,708,568

6,575,829

6,460,620

6,207,708

5,890,823

Allowance for credit losses - loans

(75,921

)

(74,273

)

(72,816

)

(70,626

)

(67,074

)

Loans, net

6,632,647

6,501,556

6,387,804

6,137,082

5,823,749

Loans held for sale

128,079

119,604

115,251

129,142

145,092

Mortgage servicing rights

20,160

20,654

21,171

20,832

20,693

Accrued interest receivable

30,056

29,388

28,709

26,021

22,533

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

39,887

37,056

29,185

28,262

23,991

Bank Owned Life Insurance

171,856

170,841

170,713

169,728

168,746

Office properties and equipment

55,736

55,982

55,541

53,747

54,060

Real estate and other assets held for sale

561

393

619

416

462

Goodwill

295,602

317,988

317,988

317,948

317,948

Core deposit and other intangibles

14,298

17,804

19,074

19,972

21,311

Other assets

138,021

129,508

133,214

148,949

123,886

Total Assets

$

8,616,211

$

8,562,316

$

8,455,342

$

8,236,140

$

8,010,624

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

Non-interest-bearing deposits

$

1,573,837

$

1,649,726

$

1,869,509

$

1,826,511

$

1,786,516

Interest-bearing deposits

5,007,358

4,969,436

4,893,502

4,836,113

4,729,828

Brokered deposits

413,237

154,869

143,708

69,881

-

Total deposits

6,994,432

6,774,031

6,906,719

6,732,505

6,516,344

Advances from FHLB

455,000

658,000

428,000

411,000

380,000

Subordinated debentures

85,166

85,123

85,103

85,071

85,039

Advance payments by borrowers

26,045

26,300

34,188

33,511

40,344

Reserve for credit losses - unfunded commitments

5,708

6,577

6,816

7,061

6,755

Other liabilities

112,889

97,835

106,795

102,032

80,995

Total Liabilities

7,679,240

7,647,866

7,567,621

7,371,180

7,109,477

Stockholders’ Equity

Preferred stock

-

-

-

-

-

Common stock, net

306

306

306

306

306

Additional paid-in-capital

689,579

689,807

691,453

691,578

690,905

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

(168,721

)

(153,709

)

(173,460

)

(181,231

)

(126,754

)

Retained earnings

547,336

510,021

502,909

488,305

470,779

Treasury stock, at cost

(131,529

)

(131,975

)

(133,487

)

(133,998

)

(134,089

)

Total Stockholders’ Equity

936,971

914,450

887,721

864,960

901,147

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

$

8,616,211

$

8,562,316

$

8,455,342

$

8,236,140

$

8,010,624

(1) Includes PPP loans of:

$

577

$

791

$

1,143

$

1,181

$

4,561

Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)

Premier Financial Corp.

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

6/30/23

3/31/23

12/31/22

9/30/22

6/30/22

6/30/23

6/30/22

Interest Income:

Loans

$

81,616

$

76,057

$

72,194

$

65,559

$

56,567

$

157,674

$

111,808

Investment securities

6,997

7,261

7,605

6,814

6,197

14,257

11,676

Interest-bearing deposits

641

444

444

221

120

1,085

166

FHLB stock dividends

905

394

482

510

174

1,299

233

Total interest income

90,159

84,156

80,725

73,104

63,058

174,315

123,883

Interest Expense:

Deposits

26,825

21,458

13,161

6,855

2,671

48,283

4,893

FHLB advances

8,217

5,336

3,941

2,069

527

13,554

540

Subordinated debentures

1,125

1,075

1,000

868

763

2,199

1,459

Notes Payable

-

-

4

-

1

-

1

Total interest expense

36,167

27,869

18,106

9,792

3,962

64,036

6,893

Net interest income

53,992

56,287

62,619

63,312

59,096

110,279

116,990

Provision (benefit) for credit losses - loans

1,410

3,944

3,020

3,706

5,151

5,354

5,777

Provision (benefit) for credit losses - unfunded commitments

(870

)

(238

)

(246

)

306

1,415

(1,108

)

1,724

Total provision (benefit) for credit losses

540

3,706

2,774

4,012

6,566

4,246

7,501

Net interest income after provision

53,452

52,581

59,845

59,300

52,530

106,033

109,489

Non-interest Income:

Service fees and other charges

7,190

6,428

6,632

6,545

6,676

13,618

12,676

Mortgage banking income

2,940

(274

)

(299

)

3,970

1,948

2,666

6,200

Gain (loss) on sale of non-mortgage loans

71

-

-

-

-

71

-

Gain on sale of insurance agency

36,296

-

-

-

-

36,296

-

Gain (loss) on sale of available for sale securities

(7

)

34

1

-

-

27

-

Gain (loss) on equity securities

71

(1,445

)

1,209

43

(1,161

)

(1,374

)

(1,804

)

Insurance commissions

4,131

4,725

3,576

3,488

4,334

8,856

8,973

Wealth management income

1,537

1,485

1,582

1,355

1,414

3,022

2,891

Income from Bank Owned Life Insurance

1,015

1,417

984

983

983

2,432

1,979

Other non-interest income

102

92

543

320

171

194

313

Total Non-interest Income

53,346

12,462

14,228

16,704

14,365

65,808

31,228

Non-interest Expense:

Compensation and benefits

24,175

25,658

24,999

24,522

22,334

49,833

47,875

Occupancy

3,320

3,574

3,383

3,463

3,494

6,894

7,194

FDIC insurance premium

1,786

1,288

1,276

976

802

3,074

1,395

Financial institutions tax

961

852

795

1,050

1,074

1,813

2,265

Data processing

3,640

3,863

3,882

3,121

3,442

7,503

6,777

Amortization of intangibles

1,223

1,270

1,293

1,338

1,380

2,493

2,818

Transaction costs

3,652

-

-

-

-

3,652

-

Other non-interest expense

5,738

6,286

7,400

6,629

6,563

12,024

12,060

Total Non-interest Expense

44,495

42,791

43,028

41,099

39,089

87,286

80,384

Income before income taxes

62,303

22,252

31,045

34,905

27,806

84,555

60,333

Income tax expense

13,912

4,103

5,770

6,710

5,446

18,015

11,616

Net Income

$

48,391

$

18,149

$

25,275

$

28,195

$

22,360

$

66,540

$

48,717

Earnings per common share:

Basic

$

1.35

$

0.51

$

0.71

$

0.79

$

0.63

$

1.86

$

1.36

Diluted

$

1.35

$

0.51

$

0.71

$

0.79

$

0.63

$

1.86

$

1.36

Average Shares Outstanding:

Basic

35,722

35,606

35,589

35,582

35,560

35,686

35,768

Diluted

35,800

35,719

35,790

35,704

35,682

35,750

35,880

Premier Financial Corp.

Selected Quarterly Information

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

(dollars in thousands,
except per share data)

6/30/23

3/31/23

12/31/22

9/30/22

6/30/22

6/30/23

6/30/22

Summary of Operations

Tax-equivalent interest income (1)

$

90,226

$

84,260

$

80,889

$

73,301

$

63,283

$

174,485

$

124,336

Interest expense

36,167

27,869

18,106

9,792

3,962

64,036

6,893

Tax-equivalent net interest income (1)

54,059

56,391

62,783

63,509

59,321

110,449

117,443

Provision expense for credit losses

540

3,706

2,774

4,012

6,566

4,246

7,501

Non-interest income (ex securities gains/losses)

53,282

13,873

13,018

16,661

15,526

67,155

33,032

Core non-interest income (ex securities gains/losses) (2)

16,986

13,873

13,018

16,661

15,526

30,859

33,032

Non-interest expense

44,495

42,791

43,028

41,099

39,089

87,286

80,384

Core non-interest expense (2)

40,843

42,791

43,028

41,099

39,089

Income tax expense

13,912

4,103

5,770

6,710

5,446

18,015

11,616

Net income

48,391

18,149

25,275

28,195

22,360

66,540

48,717

Core net income (2)

24,230

18,149

25,275

28,195

22,360

42,379

48,717

Tax equivalent adjustment (1)

67

104

164

197

225

170

453

At Period End

Total assets

$

8,616,211

$

8,562,316

$

8,455,342

$

8,236,140

$

8,010,624

Goodwill and intangibles

309,900

335,792

337,062

337,920

339,259

Tangible assets (3)

8,306,311

8,226,524

8,118,280

7,898,220

7,671,365

Earning assets

7,818,825

7,751,130

7,620,056

7,411,403

7,218,905

Loans

6,708,568

6,575,829

6,460,620

6,207,708

5,890,823

Allowance for loan losses

75,921

74,273

72,816

70,626

67,074

Deposits

6,994,432

6,774,031

6,906,719

6,732,505

6,516,344

Stockholders’ equity

936,971

914,450

887,721

864,960

901,147

Stockholders’ equity / assets

10.87

%

10.68

%

10.50

%

10.50

%

11.25

%

Tangible equity (3)

627,071

578,658

550,659

527,040

561,888

Tangible equity / tangible assets

7.55

%

7.03

%

6.78

%

6.67

%

7.32

%

Average Balances

Total assets

$

8,597,786

$

8,433,100

$

8,304,462

$

8,161,389

$

7,742,550

$

8,515,898

$

7,626,888

Earning assets

7,951,520

7,783,850

7,653,648

7,477,795

7,051,661

7,871,629

6,904,082

Loans

6,714,240

6,535,080

6,359,564

6,120,324

5,667,853

6,625,155

5,526,127

Deposits and interest-bearing liabilities

7,538,674

7,385,946

7,278,531

7,116,910

6,706,250

7,462,732

6,561,669

Deposits

6,799,605

6,833,521

6,773,382

6,654,328

6,385,857

6,816,469

6,350,235

Stockholders’ equity

921,441

901,587

875,287

912,224

921,847

911,569

961,873

Goodwill and intangibles

334,862

336,418

337,207

338,583

339,932

335,636

340,639

Tangible equity (3)

586,579

565,169

538,080

573,641

581,915

575,933

621,234

Per Common Share Data

Earnings per share ("EPS") - Basic

$

1.35

$

0.51

$

0.71

$

0.79

$

0.63

$

1.86

$

1.36

EPS - Diluted

1.35

0.51

0.71

0.79

0.63

1.86

1.36

EPS - Core diluted (2)

0.68

0.51

0.71

0.79

0.63

1.19

1.36

Dividends Paid

0.31

0.31

0.30

0.30

0.30

0.62

0.60

Market Value:

High

$

21.01

$

27.80

$

30.51

$

29.36

$

30.13

$

27.99

$

32.52

Low

13.60

20.39

26.11

24.67

25.31

13.60

25.31

Close

16.02

20.73

26.97

25.70

25.35

16.02

30.91

Common Book Value

26.23

25.61

24.94

24.32

25.35

Tangible Common Book Value (3)

17.55

16.21

15.47

14.82

15.80

Shares outstanding, end of period (000s)

35,727

35,701

35,591

35,563

35,555

Performance Ratios (annualized)

Tax-equivalent net interest margin (1)

2.72

%

2.90

%

3.28

%

3.40

%

3.36

%

2.81

%

3.40

%

Return on average assets

2.26

%

0.86

%

1.21

%

1.37

%

1.16

%

1.58

%

1.29

%

Core return on average assets (2)

1.13

%

0.86

%

1.22

%

1.39

%

1.16

%

1.00

%

1.29

%

Return on average equity

21.06

%

8.07

%

11.46

%

12.26

%

9.73

%

14.72

%

10.21

%

Core return on average equity (2)

10.55

%

8.07

%

11.58

%

12.40

%

9.73

%

9.38

%

10.21

%

Return on average tangible equity

33.09

%

12.88

%

18.64

%

19.50

%

15.41

%

23.30

%

15.81

%

Core return on average tangible equity (2)

16.57

%

10.51

%

14.64

%

16.33

%

12.95

%

14.84

%

15.81

%

Efficiency ratio (4)

41.45

%

60.90

%

56.76

%

51.26

%

52.23

%

49.15

%

53.42

%

Core efficiency ratio (2)

57.49

%

60.90

%

56.76

%

51.26

%

52.23

%

59.19

%

53.42

%

Effective tax rate

22.33

%

18.44

%

18.59

%

19.22

%

19.59

%

21.31

%

19.25

%

Common dividend payout ratio

22.96

%

60.78

%

42.25

%

37.97

%

47.62

%

33.33

%

44.12

%

(1) Interest income on tax-exempt securities and loans has been adjusted to a tax-equivalent basis using the statutory federal income tax rate of 21%.

(2) Core items exclude the impact of insurance agency disposition related items. See non-GAAP reconciliations.

(3) Tangible assets = total assets less the sum of goodwill and core deposit and other intangibles. Tangible equity = total stockholders' equity less the sum of goodwill, core deposit and other intangibles, and preferred stock. Tangible common book value = tangible equity divided by shares outstanding at the end of the period.

(4) Efficiency ratio = Non-interest expense divided by sum of tax-equivalent net interest income plus non-interest income, excluding securities gains or losses, net.

Premier Financial Corp.

Yield Analysis

(dollars in thousands)

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

6/30/23

3/31/23

12/31/22

9/30/22

6/30/22

6/30/23

6/30/22

Average Balances

Interest-earning assets:

Loans receivable (1)

$

6,714,240

$

6,535,080

$

6,359,564

$

6,120,324

$

5,667,853

$

6,625,155

$

5,526,127

Securities

1,155,451

1,190,359

1,236,511

1,262,435

1,288,636

1,172,809

1,269,677

Interest Bearing Deposits

36,730

35,056

29,884

68,530

76,401

35,898

92,987

FHLB stock

45,099

30,353

28,386

27,414

19,334

37,767

15,667

Total interest-earning assets

7,951,520

7,790,848

7,654,345

7,478,703

7,052,224

7,871,629

6,904,458

Non-interest-earning assets

646,266

642,252

650,117

682,686

690,326

644,269

722,430

Total assets

$

8,597,786

$

8,433,100

$

8,304,462

$

8,161,389

$

7,742,550

$

8,515,898

$

7,626,888

Deposits and Interest-bearing Liabilities:

Interest bearing deposits

$

5,195,727

$

5,078,510

$

4,901,412

$

4,846,419

$

4,614,223

$

5,137,442

$

4,607,549

FHLB advances and other

653,923

467,311

419,761

377,533

234,945

561,133

126,215

Subordinated debentures

85,146

85,114

85,084

85,049

85,020

85,130

85,004

Notes payable

-

-

304

-

428

-

215

Total interest-bearing liabilities

5,934,796

5,630,935

5,406,561

5,309,001

4,934,616

5,783,705

4,818,983

Non-interest bearing deposits

1,603,878

1,755,011

1,871,970

1,807,909

1,771,634

1,679,027

1,742,686

Total including non-interest-bearing deposits

7,538,674

7,385,946

7,278,531

7,116,910

6,706,250

7,462,732

6,561,669

Other non-interest-bearing liabilities

137,671

145,567

150,644

132,255

114,453

141,597

103,346

Total liabilities

7,676,345

7,531,513

7,429,175

7,249,165

6,820,703

7,604,329

6,665,015

Stockholders' equity

921,441

901,587

875,287

912,224

921,847

911,569

961,873

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

8,597,786

$

8,433,100

$

8,304,462

$

8,161,389

$

7,742,550

$

8,515,898

$

7,626,888

IEAs/IBLs

134

%

138

%

142

%

141

%

143

%

136

%

143

%

Interest Income/Expense

Interest-earning assets:

Loans receivable (2)

$

81,622

$

76,063

$

72,201

$

65,564

$

56,573

$

157,684

$

111,821

Securities (2)

7,058

7,359

7,762

7,006

6,416

14,417

12,116

Interest Bearing Deposits

641

444

444

221

120

1,085

233

FHLB stock

905

394

482

510

174

1,299

166

Total interest-earning assets

90,226

84,260

80,889

73,301

63,283

174,485

124,336

Deposits and Interest-bearing Liabilities:

Interest bearing deposits

$

26,825

$

21,458

$

13,161

$

6,855

$

2,671

$

48,283

$

4,893

FHLB advances and other

8,217

5,336

3,941

2,069

527

13,554

540

Subordinated debentures

1,125

1,075

1,001

868

763

2,199

1,459

Notes payable

-

-

3

-

1

-

1

Total interest-bearing liabilities

36,167

27,869

18,106

9,792

3,962

64,036

6,893

Non-interest bearing deposits

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Total including non-interest-bearing deposits

36,167

27,869

18,106

9,792

3,962

64,036

6,893

Net interest income

$

54,059

$

56,391

$

62,783

$

63,509

$

59,321

$

110,449

$

117,443

Less: PPP income

(5

)

(6

)

(6

)

(26

)

(160

)

(11

)

(3,801

)

Less: Acquisition marks accretion

(380

)

(387

)

(554

)

(608

)

(706

)

(766

)

(1,443

)

Core net interest income

$

53,674

$

55,998

$

62,223

$

62,875

$

58,455

$

109,672

$

112,199

Annualized Average Rates

Interest-earning assets:

Loans receivable

4.86

%

4.66

%

4.54

%

4.29

%

3.99

%

4.76

%

4.05

%

Securities (3)

2.44

%

2.47

%

2.51

%

2.22

%

1.99

%

2.46

%

1.91

%

Interest Bearing Deposits

6.98

%

5.07

%

5.94

%

1.29

%

0.63

%

6.04

%

0.50

%

FHLB stock

8.03

%

5.19

%

6.79

%

7.44

%

3.60

%

6.88

%

2.12

%

Total interest-earning assets

4.54

%

4.33

%

4.23

%

3.92

%

3.59

%

4.43

%

3.60

%

Deposits and Interest-bearing Liabilities:

Interest bearing deposits

2.07

%

1.69

%

1.07

%

0.57

%

0.23

%

1.88

%

0.21

%

FHLB advances and other

5.03

%

4.57

%

3.76

%

2.19

%

0.90

%

4.83

%

0.86

%

Subordinated debentures

5.29

%

5.05

%

4.71

%

4.08

%

3.59

%

5.17

%

3.43

%

Notes payable

-

-

3.95

%

-

0.93

%

-

0.93

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

2.44

%

1.98

%

1.34

%

0.74

%

0.32

%

2.21

%

0.29

%

Non-interest bearing deposits

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Total including non-interest-bearing deposits

1.92

%

1.51

%

1.00

%

0.55

%

0.24

%

1.72

%

0.21

%

Net interest spread

2.10

%

2.35

%

2.89

%

3.18

%

3.27

%

2.22

%

3.31

%

Net interest margin (4)

2.72

%

2.90

%

3.28

%

3.40

%

3.36

%

2.81

%

3.40

%

Core net interest margin (4)

2.70

%

2.88

%

3.25

%

3.36

%

3.32

%

2.79

%

3.26

%

(1) Includes average PPP loans of:

$

673

$

965

$

1,160

$

1,889

$

12,966

$

818

$

22,855

(2) Interest on certain tax exempt loans and securities is not taxable for Federal income tax purposes. In order to compare the tax-exempt yields on these assets to taxable yields, the interest earned on these assets is adjusted to a pre-tax equivalent amount based on the marginal corporate federal income tax rate of 21%.

(3) Securities yield = annualized interest income divided by the average balance of securities, excluding average unrealized gains/losses.

(4) Net interest margin is tax equivalent net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets. Core net interest margin represents net interest margin excluding PPP and acquisition marks accretion.

Premier Financial Corp.

Deposits and Liquidity

(dollars in thousands)

As of and for the Three Months Ended

6/30/23

3/31/23

12/31/22

9/30/22

6/30/22

Ending Balances

Non-interest-bearing demand deposits

$

1,573,837

$

1,649,726

$

1,869,509

$

1,826,511

$

1,786,516

Savings deposits

748,392

775,186

797,376

817,853

830,048

Interest-bearing demand deposits

594,325

646,329

653,960

665,974

662,337

Money market account deposits

1,282,721

1,342,451

1,493,729

1,463,600

1,511,990

Time deposits

904,717

856,720

768,678

630,077

587,918

Public funds, ICS and CDARS deposits

1,477,203

1,348,750

1,179,759

1,258,610

1,137,536

Brokered deposits

413,237

154,869

143,708

69,881

-

Total deposits

$

6,994,432

$

6,774,031

$

6,906,719

$

6,732,505

$

6,516,344

Average Balances

Non-interest-bearing demand deposits

$

1,603,878

$

1,755,011

$

1,871,970

$

1,807,909

$

1,771,634

Savings deposits

762,074

782,215

806,653

825,673

833,323

Interest-bearing demand deposits

603,572

637,423

651,685

681,247

681,798

Money market account deposits

1,311,177

1,430,905

1,418,549

1,493,019

1,498,218

Time deposits

872,991

825,652

685,453

610,708

597,613

Public funds, ICS and CDARS deposits

1,399,749

1,232,230

1,235,772

1,204,968

1,003,271

Brokered deposits

246,164

170,085

103,300

30,804

-

Total deposits

$

6,799,605

$

6,833,521

$

6,773,382

$

6,654,328

$

6,385,857

Average Rates

Non-interest-bearing demand deposits

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

Savings deposits

0.02

%

0.02

%

0.02

%

0.02

%

0.02

%

Interest-bearing demand deposits

0.10

%

0.07

%

0.07

%

0.07

%

0.05

%

Money market account deposits

1.73

%

1.54

%

0.81

%

0.40

%

0.18

%

Time deposits

2.27

%

1.83

%

1.05

%

0.58

%

0.45

%

Public funds, ICS and CDARS deposits

3.71

%

3.32

%

2.41

%

1.38

%

0.48

%

Brokered deposits

4.92

%

4.19

%

3.32

%

2.37

%

-

Total deposits

1.58

%

1.26

%

0.78

%

0.41

%

0.17

%

Other Deposits Data

Loans/Deposits Ratio

95.9

%

97.1

%

93.5

%

92.2

%

90.4

%

Uninsured deposits %

31.5

%

32.3

%

35.3

%

35.5

%

34.2

%

Adjusted uninsured deposits % (1)

17.3

%

19.6

%

22.2

%

22.2

%

22.0

%

Top 20 depositors %

12.4

%

12.1

%

5.4

%

11.3

%

10.0

%

Public funds %

17.5

%

16.5

%

14.8

%

15.9

%

14.1

%

Average account size (excluding brokered)

$

26.7

$

27.0

$

27.8

$

27.5

$

26.9

Securities Data

Held-to-maturity (HTM) at fair value

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

-

Available-for-sale (AFS) at fair value (2)

961,123

998,128

1,040,081

1,063,713

1,140,466

Equity investment at fair value (3)

6,458

6,387

7,832

15,336

13,293

Total securities at fair value

$

967,581

$

1,004,515

$

1,047,913

$

1,079,049

$

1,153,759

Cash+Securities/Assets

12.6

%

13.6

%

13.9

%

14.4

%

16.1

%

Projected AFS cash flow in next 12 months

$

64,687

$

73,184

$

73,319

$

76,119

$

74,558

AFS average life (years)

6.5

6.4

6.5

6.6

6.8

Liquidity Sources

Cash and cash equivalents

$

121,727

$

157,027

$

128,160

$

104,992

$

134,394

Unpledged securities at fair value

298,471

211,468

288,134

342,979

572,892

FHLB borrowing capacity

1,542,459

1,358,650

1,528,978

1,217,516

1,044,477

Brokered deposits (Company policy limit of 10%)

288,719

524,889

549,370

605,552

654,380

Bank and parent lines of credit

70,000

70,000

70,000

70,000

45,000

Federal Reserve - Discount Window and BTFP (4)

491,141

129,918

44,471

-

-

Total

$

2,812,517

$

2,451,952

$

2,609,113

$

2,341,039

$

2,451,143

Total liquidity to adjusted uninsured deposits ratio

230.5

%

183.2

%

168.9

%

155.4

%

169.0

%

(1) Adjusted for collateralized deposits, other insured deposits and intra-company accounts.

(2) Mark-to-market included in accumulated other comprehensive income.

(3) Mark-to-market included in net income each quarter.

(4) Includes borrowing capacity related to unpledged securities at par value in excess of fair value under Bank Term Funding Program.

Premier Financial Corp.

Loans and Capital

(dollars in thousands)

6/30/23

3/31/23

12/31/22

9/30/22

6/30/22

Loan Portfolio Composition

Residential real estate

$

1,711,632

$

1,624,331

$

1,535,574

$

1,478,360

$

1,382,202

Residential real estate construction

111,708

141,209

176,737

119,204

85,256

Total residential loans

1,823,340

1,765,540

1,712,311

1,597,564

1,467,458

Commercial real estate

2,848,410

2,813,441

2,762,311

2,674,078

2,655,730

Commercial construction

472,328

440,510

428,743

398,044

319,590

Commercial excluding PPP

1,068,795

1,060,351

1,054,037

1,041,423

987,242

Core commercial loans (1)

4,389,533

4,314,302

4,245,091

4,113,545

3,962,562

Consumer direct/indirect

210,390

212,299

213,405

212,790

180,539

Home equity and improvement lines

272,792

271,676

277,613

272,367

266,144

Total consumer loans

483,182

483,975

491,018

485,157

446,683

Deferred loan origination fees

11,936

11,221

11,057

10,261

9,559

Core loans (1)

6,707,991

6,575,038

6,459,477

6,206,527

5,886,262

PPP loans

577

791

1,143

1,181

4,561

Total loans

$

6,708,568

$

6,575,829

$

6,460,620

$

6,207,708

$

5,890,823

Loans held for sale

$

128,079

$

119,631

$

115,251

$

129,142

$

145,092

Core residential loans (1)

1,951,419

1,885,171

1,827,562

1,726,706

1,612,550

Total loans including loans held for sale but excluding PPP

6,836,070

6,694,669

6,574,728

6,335,669

6,031,354

Undisbursed construction loan funds - residential

$

102,198

$

157,934

$

209,306

$

231,598

$

239,748

Undisbursed construction loan funds - commercial

353,455

446,294

463,469

493,199

449,101

Undisbursed construction loan funds - total

455,653

604,228

672,775

724,797

688,849

Total construction loans including undisbursed funds

$

1,039,689

$

1,185,947

$

1,278,255

$

1,242,045

$

1,093,695

Gross loans (2)

$

7,152,285

$

7,168,836

$

7,122,338

$

6,922,244

$

6,570,113

Fixed rate loans %

49.8

%

49.5

%

48.8

%

48.7

%

47.4

%

Floating rate loans %

15.9

%

13.4

%

14.3

%

16.0

%

18.3

%

Adjustable rate loans repricing within 1 year %

1.5

%

2.0

%

2.6

%

0.8

%

2.5

%

Adjustable rate loans repricing over 1 year %

32.8

%

35.1

%

34.3

%

34.5

%

31.8

%

Commercial Real Estate Loans Composition

Non owner occupied excluding office

$

1,012,400

$

947,442

$

934,760

$

905,512

$

899,129

Non owner occupied office

225,046

220,668

222,300

203,565

210,164

Owner occupied excluding office

603,650

609,203

578,514

570,662

556,482

Owner occupied office

107,240

109,014

108,087

105,224

104,968

Multifamily

633,909

661,996

660,823

637,701

634,782

Agriculture land

123,104

122,384

125,384

122,416

120,633

Other commercial real estate

143,061

142,734

132,443

128,998

129,572

Total commercial real estate loans

$

2,848,410

$

2,813,441

$

2,762,311

$

2,674,078

$

2,655,730

Capital Balances

Total equity

$

936,971

$

914,450

$

887,721

$

864,960

$

901,147

Less: Regulatory goodwill and intangibles

304,818

330,711

331,981

332,839

334,177

Less: Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) ("AOCI")

(168,721

)

(153,709

)

(173,460

)

(181,231

)

(126,754

)

Common equity tier 1 capital ("CET1")

800,874

737,448

729,200

713,352

693,724

Add: Tier 1 subordinated debt

35,000

35,000

35,000

35,000

35,000

Tier 1 capital

835,874

772,448

764,200

748,352

728,724

Add: Regulatory allowances

80,812

80,003

78,780

76,530

72,648

Add: Tier 2 subordinated debt

50,000

50,000

50,000

50,000

50,000

Total risk-based capital

$

966,686

$

902,451

$

892,980

$

874,882

$

851,372

Total risk-weighted assets

$

7,409,304

$

7,370,704

$

7,355,979

$

7,385,877

$

7,095,366

Capital Ratios

CET1 Ratio

10.81

%

10.01

%

9.91

%

9.66

%

9.78

%

CET1 Ratio including AOCI

8.53

%

7.92

%

7.55

%

7.20

%

7.99

%

Tier 1 Capital Ratio

11.28

%

10.48

%

10.39

%

10.13

%

10.27

%

Tier 1 Capital Ratio including AOCI

9.00

%

8.39

%

8.03

%

7.68

%

8.48

%

Total Capital Ratio

13.05

%

12.24

%

12.14

%

11.85

%

12.00

%

Total Capital Ratio including AOCI

10.77

%

10.16

%

9.78

%

9.39

%

10.21

%

(1) Core loans represents total loans excluding undisbursed loan funds, deferred loan origination fees and PPP loans. Core commercial loans represents total commercial real estate, commercial and commercial construction excluding commercial undisbursed loan funds, deferred loan origination fees and PPP loans. Core residential loans represents total loans held for sale, one to four family residential real estate and residential construction excluding residential undisbursed loan funds and deferred loan origination fees.

(2) Gross loans represent total loans including undisbursed construction funds but excluding deferred loan origination fees.

Premier Financial Corp.

Loan Delinquency Information

(dollars in thousands)

Total Balance

Current

30 to 89 days past due

% of Total

Non Accrual Loans

% of Total

June 30, 2023

One to four family residential real estate

$

1,711,632

$

1,694,024

$

7,320

0.43

%

$

10,288

0.60

%

Construction

1,039,689

1,039,404

285

0.03

%

-

0.00

%

Commercial real estate

2,848,410

2,833,765

596

0.02

%

14,049

0.49

%

Commercial

1,069,372

1,057,057

4,290

0.40

%

8,025

0.75

%

Home equity and improvement

272,792

267,617

2,945

1.08

%

2,230

0.82

%

Consumer finance

210,390

204,404

3,587

1.70

%

2,399

1.14

%

Gross loans

$

7,152,285

$

7,096,271

$

19,023

0.27

%

$

36,991

0.52

%

March 31, 2023

One to four family residential real estate

$

1,624,331

$

1,611,658

$

4,514

0.28

%

$

8,159

0.50

%

Construction

1,185,947

1,185,803

144

0.01

%

-

0.00

%

Commercial real estate

2,813,441

2,799,007

88

0.00

%

14,346

0.51

%

Commercial

1,061,142

1,053,681

471

0.04

%

6,990

0.66

%

Home equity and improvement

271,676

266,931

2,404

0.88

%

2,341

0.86

%

Consumer finance

212,299

206,247

3,511

1.65

%

2,541

1.20

%

Gross loans

$

7,168,836

$

7,123,327

$

11,132

0.16

%

$

34,377

0.48

%

June 30, 2022

One to four family residential real estate

$

1,382,202

$

1,367,037

$

7,176

0.52

%

$

7,989

0.58

%

Construction

1,093,695

1,093,695

-

0.00

%

-

0.00

%

Commercial real estate

2,655,730

2,641,216

1

0.00

%

14,513

0.55

%

Commercial

991,803

984,065

-

0.00

%

7,738

0.78

%

Home equity and improvement

266,144

261,576

1,943

0.73

%

2,625

0.99

%

Consumer finance

180,539

176,608

2,061

1.14

%

1,870

1.04

%

Total loans

$

6,570,113

$

6,524,197

$

11,181

0.17

%

$

34,735

0.53

%

Loan Risk Ratings Information

(dollars in thousands)

Total Balance

Pass Rated

Special Mention

% of Total

Classified

% of Total

June 30, 2023

One to four family residential real estate

$

1,700,468

$

1,689,666

$

484

0.03

%

$

10,318

0.61

%

Construction

1,039,689

1,031,356

8,333

0.80

%

-

0.00

%

Commercial real estate

2,847,035

2,797,688

20,751

0.73

%

28,596

1.00

%

Commercial

1,063,744

1,021,403

27,376

2.57

%

14,965

1.41

%

Home equity and improvement

270,722

269,038

-

0.00

%

1,684

0.62

%

Consumer finance

210,158

207,963

-

0.00

%

2,195

1.04

%

PCD loans

20,469

13,981

3,786

18.50

%

2,702

13.20

%

Gross loans

$

7,152,285

$

7,031,095

$

60,730

0.85

%

$

60,460

0.85

%

March 31, 2023

One to four family residential real estate

$

1,612,999

$

1,604,694

$

493

0.03

%

$

7,812

0.48

%

Construction

1,185,947

1,185,947

-

0.00

%

-

0.00

%

Commercial real estate

2,811,999

2,748,598

41,677

1.48

%

21,724

0.77

%

Commercial

1,055,829

1,015,416

33,090

3.13

%

7,323

0.69

%

Home equity and improvement

269,455

267,588

-

0.00

%

1,867

0.69

%

Consumer finance

212,043

209,566

-

0.00

%

2,477

1.17

%

PCD loans

20,564

13,177

3,683

17.91

%

3,704

18.01

%

Gross loans

$

7,168,836

$

7,044,986

$

78,943

1.10

%

$

44,907

0.63

%

June 30, 2022

One to four family residential real estate

$

1,370,167

$

1,361,875

$

1,244

0.09

%

$

7,048

0.51

%

Construction

1,093,695

1,093,695

-

0.00

%

-

0.00

%

Commercial real estate

2,654,003

2,551,971

77,224

2.91

%

24,808

0.93

%

Commercial

984,972

956,229

21,428

2.18

%

7,315

0.74

%

Home equity and improvement

263,330

261,530

-

0.00

%

1,800

0.68

%

Consumer finance

180,183

178,346

-

0.00

%

1,837

1.02

%

PCD loans

23,763

17,632

95

0.40

%

6,036

25.40

%

Total loans

$

6,570,113

$

6,421,278

$

99,991

1.52

%

$

48,844

0.74

%

Premier Financial Corp.

Mortgage and Credit Information

(dollars in thousands)

As of and for the Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

Mortgage Banking Summary

6/30/23

3/31/23

12/31/22

9/30/22

6/30/22

6/30/23

6/30/22

Revenue from sales and servicing of mortgage loans:

Mortgage banking gains, net

$

2,242

$

(837

)

$

(1,285

)

$

3,363

$

1,166

$

1,405

$

3,710

Mortgage loan servicing revenue (expense):

Mortgage loan servicing revenue

1,845

1,888

1,862

1,861

1,862

3,733

3,741

Amortization of mortgage servicing rights

(1,277

)

(1,219

)

(1,271

)

(1,350

)

(1,375

)

(2,496

)

(2,778

)

Mortgage servicing rights valuation adjustments

130

(106

)

396

96

295

24

1,527

698

563

987

607

782

1,261

2,490

Total revenue from sale/servicing of mortgage loans

$

2,940

$

(274

)

$

(298

)

$

3,970

$

1,948

$

2,666

$

6,200

Mortgage servicing rights:

Balance at beginning of period

$

21,447

$

21,858

$

21,915

$

21,872

$

22,189

$

21,858

$

22,244

Loans sold, servicing retained

653

808

1,214

1,393

1,059

1,461

2,407

Amortization

(1,277

)

(1,219

)

(1,271

)

(1,350

)

(1,375

)

(2,496

)

(2,778

)

Balance at end of period

20,823

21,447

21,858

21,915

21,873

20,823

21,873

Valuation allowance:

Balance at beginning of period

(793

)

(687

)

(1,083

)

(1,179

)

(1,474

)

(687

)

(2,707

)

Impairment recovery (charges)

130

(106

)

396

96

295

24

1,527

Balance at end of period

(663

)

(793

)

(687

)

(1,083

)

(1,179

)

(663

)

(1,180

)

Net carrying value at end of period

$

20,160

$

20,654

$

21,171

$

20,832

$

20,693

$

20,160

$

20,693

Allowance for credit losses - loans

Beginning allowance

$

74,273

$

72,816

$

70,626

$

67,074

$

67,195

$

72,816

$

66,468

Provision (benefit) for credit losses - loans

1,410

3,944

3,020

3,706

5,151

5,354

5,777

Net recoveries (charge-offs)

238

(2,487

)

(830

)

(154

)

(5,272

)

(2,249

)

(5,171

)

Ending allowance

$

75,921

$

74,273

$

72,816

$

70,626

$

67,074

$

75,921

$

67,074

Total loans

$

6,708,568

$

6,575,829

$

6,460,620

$

6,207,708

$

5,890,823

Less: PPP loans

(577

)

(791

)

(1,143

)

(1,181

)

(4,561

)

Total loans ex PPP

$

6,707,991

$

6,575,038

$

6,459,477

$

6,206,527

$

5,886,262

Allowance for credit losses (ACL)

$

75,921

$

74,273

$

72,816

$

70,626

$

67,074

Add: Unaccreted purchase accounting marks

1,901

2,301

2,706

3,291

3,924

Adjusted ACL

$

77,822

$

76,574

$

75,522

$

73,917

$

70,998

ACL/Loans

1.13

%

1.13

%

1.13

%

1.14

%

1.14

%

Adjusted ACL/Loans ex PPP

1.16

%

1.16

%

1.17

%

1.19

%

1.21

%

Credit Quality

Total non-performing loans (1)

$

36,991

$

34,377

$

33,822

$

33,137

$

34,735

Real estate owned (REO)

561

393

619

416

462

Total non-performing assets (2)

$

37,552

$

34,770

$

34,441

$

33,553

$

35,197

Net charge-offs (recoveries)

(238

)

2,487

830

154

5,272

Allowance for credit losses / non-performing assets

202.18

%

213.61

%

211.42

%

210.49

%

190.57

%

Allowance for credit losses / non-performing loans

205.24

%

216.05

%

215.29

%

213.13

%

193.10

%

Non-performing assets / loans plus REO

0.56

%

0.53

%

0.53

%

0.54

%

0.60

%

Non-performing assets / total assets

0.44

%

0.41

%

0.41

%

0.41

%

0.44

%

Net charge-offs / average loans (annualized)

-0.01

%

0.15

%

0.05

%

0.01

%

0.37

%

Net charge-offs / average loans LTM

0.14

%

0.14

%

0.10

%

0.26

%

0.27

%

(1) Non-performing loans consist of non-accrual loans.

(2) Non-performing assets are non-performing loans plus real estate and other assets acquired by foreclosure or deed-in-lieu thereof.

Premier Financial Corp.

Non-GAAP Reconciliations

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

(In thousands, except per share and ratio data)

6/30/23

3/31/23

12/31/22

9/30/22

6/30/22

6/30/23

6/30/22

Total non-interest expenses

$

44,495

$

42,791

$

43,028

$

41,099

$

39,089

$

87,286

$

80,384

Less: Transaction costs (pre-tax)

3,652

-

-

-

-

3,652

-

Core non-interest expenses

$

40,843

$

42,791

$

43,028

$

41,099

$

39,089

$

83,634

$

80,384

Non-interest income

$

53,346

$

12,462

$

14,228

$

16,704

$

14,365

$

65,808

$

31,228

Less: Gain on sale of insurance agency (pre-tax)

36,296

-

-

-

-

36,296

-

Core non-interest income

$

17,050

$

12,462

$

14,228

$

16,704

$

14,365

$

29,512

$

31,228

Less: Securities gains (losses)

64

(1,411

)

1,210

43

(1,161

)

(1,347

)

(1,804

)

Core non-interest income (ex securities gains/losses)

$

16,986

$

13,873

$

13,018

$

16,661

$

15,526

$

30,859

$

33,032

Tax-equivalent net interest income

$

54,059

$

56,391

$

62,783

$

63,509

$

59,321

$

110,449

$

117,443

Core non-interest income (ex securities gains/losses)

16,986

13,873

13,018

16,661

15,526

30,859

33,032

Total core revenues

71,045

70,264

75,801

80,170

74,847

141,308

150,475

Core non-interest expenses

$

40,843

$

42,791

$

43,028

$

41,099

$

39,089

$

83,634

$

80,384

Core efficiency ratio

57.49

%

60.90

%

56.76

%

51.26

%

52.23

%

59.19

%

53.42

%

Income (loss) before income taxes

$

62,303

$

22,252

$

31,045

$

34,905

$

27,806

$

84,555

$

60,333

Add: Provision (benefit) for credit losses

540

3,706

2,774

4,012

6,566

4,246

7,501

Pre-tax pre-provision income

62,843

25,958

33,819

38,917

34,372

88,801

67,834

Add: Transaction costs (pre-tax)

3,652

-

-

-

-

3,652

-

Less: Gain on sale of insurance agency (pre-tax)

36,296

-

-

-

-

36,296

-

Core pre-tax pre-provision income

$

30,199

$

25,958

$

33,819

$

38,917

$

34,372

$

56,157

$

67,834

Average total assets

$

8,597,786

$

8,433,100

$

8,304,462

$

8,161,389

$

7,742,550

$

8,515,898

$

7,626,888

Core pre-tax pre-provision return on average assets

1.41

%

1.25

%

1.62

%

1.89

%

1.78

%

1.33

%

1.79

%

Net income (loss)

$

48,391

$

18,149

$

25,275

$

28,195

$

22,360

$

66,540

$

48,717

Less: Gain on sale of insurance agency (pre-tax)

36,296

-

-

-

-

36,296

-

Add: Transaction costs (pre-tax)

3,652

-

-

-

-

3,652

-

Add: Tax impact of sale transaction

8,483

-

-

-

-

8,483

-

Core net income

$

24,230

$

18,149

$

25,275

$

28,195

$

22,360

$

42,379

$

48,717

Diluted shares - Reported

35,800

35,719

35,790

35,704

35,682

35,750

35,880

Core diluted EPS

$

0.68

$

0.51

$

0.71

$

0.79

$

0.63

$

1.19

$

1.36

Average total assets

$

8,597,786

$

8,433,100

$

8,304,462

$

8,161,389

$

7,742,550

$

8,515,898

$

7,626,888

Core return on average assets

1.13

%

0.87

%

1.21

%

1.37

%

1.16

%

1.00

%

1.29

%

Average total equity

$

921,441

$

901,587

$

875,287

$

912,224

$

921,847

$

911,569

$

961,873

Core return on average equity

10.55

%

8.16

%

11.46

%

12.26

%

9.73

%

9.38

%

10.21

%

Average total tangible equity

$

586,579

$

565,169

$

538,080

$

573,641

$

581,915

$

575,933

$

621,234

Core return on average tangible equity

16.57

%

13.02

%

18.64

%

19.50

%

15.41

%

14.84

%

15.81

%

View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230725029675/en/

Contacts

Paul Nungester
EVP and CFO 419.785.8700
PNungester@yourpremierbank.com

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