Shore Bancshares, Inc. Reports 2023 Fourth Quarter and Annual Results

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EASTON, Md., Jan. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Shore Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ - SHBI) (the "Company" or "Shore Bancshares"), the holding company for Shore United Bank N.A. (the "Bank" or "SUB") reported net income for  the fourth quarter of 2023 of $10.5 million or $0.32 per diluted common share compared to a net loss of $9.7 million or $0.29 per diluted common share for the third quarter of 2023, and net income of $8.4 million or $0.42 per diluted common share for the fourth quarter of 2022. Net income for the fiscal year of 2023 was $11.2 million or $0.42 per diluted common share, compared to net income for the fiscal year of 2022 of $31.2 million or $1.57 per diluted common share.

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Fourth Quarter 2023 Highlights

  • Net Interest Margin Impacted by Growth in Liquidity - Net interest margin ("NIM") decreased to 3.09% for the fourth quarter of 2023 from 3.35% for the third quarter of 2023, due to significant deposit growth and less net accretion income when compared to the third quarter of 2023. Excluding net accretion interest income of $3.0 million and $5.4 million for the same time periods, NIM decreased nine basis points to 2.87% for the fourth quarter of 2023 from 2.96% for the third quarter of 2023.

  • Continued Deposit Growth - During the fourth quarter, total deposits increased 5.43% to $5.4 billion and non-interest bearing ("NIB") deposits increased 3.8% to $1.3 billion at December 31, 2023 compared to total deposits of $5.1 billion and NIB of $1.2 billion at September 30, 2023. Deposit growth for the quarter was split between core transaction and time deposits. The increased liquidity should help support 2024 loan growth. Current customer interest is indicating that growth could exceed management’s previous guidance of 4%-6% loan growth in 2024. The Bank's loan to deposit ratio at December 31, 2023 was 86%. Sustained efforts to enhance the Bank's deposit franchise are expected to attract additional deposits in future quarters.

  • Stable Funding and Liquidity - Total funding, which includes customer deposits, Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") advances, and brokered deposits increased $210.4 million from $5.2 billion at September 30, 2023 to $5.4 billion at December 31, 2023. The Bank had no FHLB advances at December 31, 2023 and reduced brokered deposits $67.0 million during the fourth quarter to $44.5 million or 0.8% of total deposits. The Bank's uninsured deposits at December 31, 2023 were $1.05 billion or 19.49% of total deposits. The Bank's uninsured deposits, excluding deposits secured with pledged collateral, at December 31, 2023 were $893.5 million or 16.59% of total deposits.

    At December 31, 2023, the Bank had approximately $1.4 billion of available liquidity including: $372.4 million in cash, $1.0 billion in secured borrowing capacity at the FHLB and other correspondent banks, and $45.0 million in unsecured lines of credit. At December 31, 2023, available liquidity of approximately $1.4 billion was 159% of uninsured deposits, excluding deposits secured with pledged collateral of $893.5 million.

  • Continued Solid Asset Quality - Non-accrual loans, OREO and loan modifications to borrowers' experiencing financial difficulties ("BEFDs") were $13.3 million or 0.22% of total assets at December 31, 2023 compared to $9.2 million or 0.16% of total assets at September 30, 2023. The modest increase in nonperforming and classified assets was the result of a small increase in late payments in consumer loans and a proactive review of larger commercial relationships in the current interest rate environment.

"Stable interest income was offset by higher interest expenses in the fourth quarter as we added liquidity and continued to see pressure on the cost of deposits," stated James ("Jimmy") M. Burke, President and Chief Executive Officer of Shore Bancshares, Inc. "We made good progress expanding our market share and adding new customers in the third and fourth quarters and are optimistic that we can build on the  deposit growth we experienced in the fourth quarter. Improved liquidity should provide an opportunity to grow loans and stabilize margins. We continue to focus on expenses and have undertaken a number of expense-reduction initiatives, including a 7% reduction in headcount since the close of the transaction in the third quarter. Shore Bancshares, with its considerable scale, diversification, and resources, is well-positioned to enhance shareholder value, effectively manage risks, and deliver outstanding service to customers."

Merger with The Community Financial Corporation ("TCFC")

The Company merged with TCFC and its wholly-owned subsidiary Community Bank of the Chesapeake ("CBTC") on July 1, 2023 (the "merger"). The acquisition method was used to account for the transaction with the Company as the acquirer. The Company recorded the assets and liabilities of TCFC at their respective fair values as of July 1, 2023. The transaction was valued at approximately $153.6 million and expanded the Bank's footprint into the Southern Maryland Counties of Charles, St. Mary's and Calvert and the greater Fredericksburg area in Virginia, which includes, Stafford and Spotsylvania Counties. This acquired market area is one of the fastest growing regions in the country and is home to a mix of federal facilities and industrial and high-tech businesses. These areas boast a strong median household income, low unemployment and projected population growth better than national averages. Based on information from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, unemployment rates in legacy CBTC's footprint have historically remained well below the national average. At the time of the acquisition, TCFC added $2.4 billion in assets, $454.5 million in investments, $1.8 billion in loans, $2.0 billion in deposits, $150.6 million in brokered deposits, $69.0 million in FHLB advances and $32.0 million in subordinated debt and trust preferred debentures. The excess of the fair value of net TCFC assets acquired over the merger consideration resulted in a $8.8 million bargain purchase gain.

Balance Sheet Review

Total assets were $6.0 billion at December 31, 2023, an increase of $2.5 billion or 72.9%, when compared to $3.5 billion at December 31, 2022. The aggregate increase was primarily due to the merger, with significant increases in loans held for investment of $2.1 billion, or 81.6%, and cash and cash equivalents of $316.9 million, partially offset by an increase in allowance for credit losses of $40.7 million. The ratio of the allowance to total loans increased from 0.65% at December 31, 2022, to 1.24% at December 31, 2023. The increases were due to the adoption of CECL on January 1, 2023 and the merger. Due to a lack of uniformity of historical data between the legacy banks in their respective models, management implemented a new post merger model methodology. The Bank's provision for credit losses for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023 was $31.0 million and were due primarily to $20.1 million related to the acquisition of TCFC legacy loans and $7.3 million due to the change in ACL methodology on SUB legacy loans.

The Company's tangible common equity ratio at December 31, 2023 was 6.78%. The Company's Tier 1 and Total Risk-Based Capital Ratios at December 31, 2023 were 9.31% and 11.48%, respectively. The Bank's Tier 1 and Total Risk-Based Capital Ratios at December 31, 2023 were 10.02% and 11.27%, respectively. Non-owner occupied commercial real estate ("CRE") loans as a percentage of the Bank's Tier 1 Capital + ACL at December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 were $2.0 billion or 382.6% and $1.0 billion or 289.4%, respectively. Construction loans as a percentage of the Bank's Tier 1 Capital + ACL at December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 were $299.0 million or 56.7% and $246.3 million or 69.9%, respectively.

The Bank's office CRE portfolio, which included owner-occupied and non-owner occupied CRE loans, was $521.7 million or 11.2% of total loans of $4.6 billion at December 31, 2023, which included $142.9 million or 27.4% with medical tenants and $74.9 million or 14.4% with government or government contractor tenants. There were 507 loans in the office CRE portfolio with an average and median loan size of $1.0 million and $0.4 million, respectively. Loan to Value ("LTV") estimates are less than 70% for $398.7 million or 76.4% of the office CRE portfolio.

The Bank had 23 CRE office loans totaling $189.8 million that were greater than $5.0 million at December 31, 2023. For this subset of the office CRE portfolio, at December 31, 2023, the average loan debt-service coverage ratio was 1.8x and average LTV was 53.9%. Most buildings in the Bank's office CRE portfolio are two stories or less and outside metropolitan areas.

Total borrowings were $72.3 million at December 31, 2023, a decrease of $10.8 million, or 13.0%, when compared to $83.1 million at December 31, 2022. Total borrowings at December 31, 2023 were comprised of $43.1 million of subordinated debt and $29.2 million of trust preferred debentures. The decrease in total borrowings at December 31, 2023 when compared to December 31, 2022 was primarily due to repayment of $40.0 million in FHLB short-term advances, partially offset by an increase of $29.2 million in subordinated debt and trust preferred debentures from the acquisition of TCFC. The Company's wholesale funding increased $4.5 million, which includes brokered deposits and FHLB advances, from $40.0 million in FHLB advances at December 31, 2022 to $44.5 million in brokered deposits at December 31, 2023. The Bank redeemed callable brokered certificates of $67.0 million during the fourth quarter of 2023.

Total deposits increased $2.4 billion, or 79.0% to $5.4 billion at December 31, 2023 when compared to December 31, 2022. The increase in total deposits was primarily due to the merger, which resulted in an increase in time deposits of $760.3 million, demand deposits of $471.4 million, money market and savings of $748.6 million and noninterest-bearing deposits of $396.0 million. Total deposits increased $277.4 million from $5.1 billion at September 30, 2023 to $5.4 billion at December 31, 2023. The increase in deposits during the fourth quarter was due to increases in non-interest bearing deposits of $46.6 million, and increases in interest bearing deposits of $230.7 million which was comprised of an increase in money market and savings deposits of $227.1 million and time deposits of $48.1 million partially offset by a decrease in demand deposits of $44.5 million.

At December 31, 2023, total deposits consisted of $5.3 billion in customer deposits and $44.5 million in traditional brokered deposits. Traditional brokered deposits decreased from $111.5 million or 2.2% of total deposits at September 30, 2023 to $44.5 million or 0.8% of total deposits at December 31, 2023. Traditional brokered deposits do not include the portion of reciprocal deposits classified as brokered deposits for call reporting purposes. For FDIC call reporting purposes reciprocal deposits are classified as brokered deposits when they exceed 20% of a bank's liabilities or $5.0 billion. Reciprocal deposits are included in customer deposits and are used to maximize FDIC insurance available to our customers. Reciprocal deposits considered brokered deposits for call reporting purposes were $204.8 million at December 31, 2023.

NIB accounts increased from $862.0 million at December 31, 2022 to $1.3 billion at December 31, 2023, and represent 23.4% of total deposits.

Total stockholders' equity increased $146.9 million, or 40.3%, when compared to December 31, 2022, primarily due to the $153.1 million increase in paid in capital due to the merger. As of December 31, 2023, the ratio of total equity to total assets was 8.50% and the ratio of total tangible equity to total tangible assets was 6.78% compared to 10.48% and 8.67% at the end of 2022, respectively.

Review of Quarterly Financial Results

Net interest income was $41.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2023, compared to $45.6 million for the third quarter of 2023 and $26.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2022. The decrease in net interest income when compared to the third quarter of 2023 was primarily due to the increase in interest expense of $4.0 million resulting from an increase in the average balance of deposits of $187.8 million. The increase when compared to the fourth quarter of 2022 was primarily due to the increase in interest and fees on loans partially offset by the increase in interest on deposits, both significantly impacted by the merger in the third quarter of 2023.

The Company's net interest margin decreased to 3.09% for the fourth quarter of 2023 from 3.35% for the third quarter of 2023 due to lower net accretion income and an increase in the overall mix of interest bearing deposits compared to non-interest bearing deposits. Average interest-bearing deposits increased $187.8 million which resulted in an 36 basis point rate increase in interest-bearing deposits. In addition to the change in deposit mix, rates on money market and time deposits also increased, which were partly offset by lower rates on demand deposits. The increase in interest bearing deposits was the result of a strategic focus by the Company to grow deposits during the fourth quarter to support 2024 loan growth.

The Company's net interest margin decreased to 3.09% for the fourth quarter of 2023 from 3.34% for the fourth quarter of 2022. Comparing the fourth quarter of 2023 to the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company's interest-earning asset yields increased 129 basis points to 5.29% from 4.00%, while the cost of funds increased at a faster rate of 156 basis points to 2.25% from 0.69% for the same period.

The provision for credit losses was $0.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023. The comparable amounts were $28.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023, and $0.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022. The decrease in  the provision for credit losses for the fourth quarter of 2023 compared to the third quarter of 2023 was primarily related to the acquisition of the TCFC legacy loans in the third quarter of 2023 and the change in ACL methodology on SUB legacy loans. The increase in the provision for credit losses when compared to the fourth quarter of 2022 was also impacted by higher reserves required by the Company's CECL allowance model as compared to the incurred loss model utilized in 2022. Net charge-offs for the fourth quarter of 2023 were $0.5 million compared to net charge-offs of $1.4 million for the third quarter of 2023 and net charge offs of $84,000 for the fourth quarter of 2022. Included in the net charge-offs for the third quarter of 2023 were $1.2 million in charge-offs related to loan sales of $10.7 million that reduced classified assets and CRE concentrations.

At December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023, nonperforming assets were $13.7 million or 0.23% of total assets and $11.3 million, or 0.20% of total assets, respectively. The balance of nonperforming assets increased primarily due to an increase in nonaccrual loans of $3.8 million, primarily offset by a decrease of $1.4 million in loans 90 days past due and still accruing. The composition of the additional  $3.8 million in nonaccrual loans at December 31, 2023 were made up of a few credits and does not signify an overall declining trend in asset quality. When comparing December 31, 2023 to December 31, 2022, nonperforming assets increased $9.8 million, primarily due to increases in nonaccrual loans of $10.9 million and offset primarily by a decrease of $1.1 million in loans 90 days past due and still accruing. The modest increase in nonperforming assets was the result of a proactive review of larger commercial relationships in the current interest rate environment.

Total noninterest income for the fourth quarter of 2023 was $7.5 million, a decrease of $7.4 million from $15.0 million for the third quarter of 2023 and an increase $1.7 million from $5.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2022. The decrease from the third quarter of 2023 was primarily due to the bargain purchase gain of $8.8 million and a decrease of $1.1 million in trust and investment fee income, both the result of the acquisition of TCFC, partially offset by a loss of $2.2 million on the sale of investment securities in the third quarter of 2023. Shortly following the closing of the merger on July 1, 2023, management sold virtually all of CBTC's available for sale investment securities. The $2.2 million loss relates to the difference in the fair values of the securities on July 1, 2023 compared to actual sales proceeds received from the sales on the settlement date. The increase from the fourth quarter of 2022 was primarily due to other noninterest income which included increases in other loan fee income, gains on life insurance contracts and an increase in credit card income all a result of the merger.

Total noninterest expense of $33.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2023 decreased $13.5 million when compared to the third quarter of 2023 expense of $47.2 million and increased $12.7 million when compared to the fourth quarter of 2022 expense of $21.0 million. Excluding merger costs and core deposit amortization of $3.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2023 and $17.5 million for the third quarter of 2023, noninterest expense for the comparable periods was $30.5 million and $29.7 million, respectively. The increase was primarily due to higher FDIC insurance premium expense as a result of the increased size of the Bank. Based on the Bank's current size, FDIC insurance premiums are expected to be between $1.0 million and $1.2 million per quarter in 2024. The increase in total noninterest expense, when excluding merger and acquisition costs and core deposit intangibles of $1.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2022, was primarily due to the acquisition of TCFC in the third quarter of 2023, and resulting additional headcount, infrastructure (11 additional branches), processing fees and FDIC insurance premiums.

Review of Twelve Month Financial Results

Net interest income for the first twelve months of 2023 was $135.3 million, an increase of $34.0 million, or 33.6%, when compared to the first twelve months of 2022. The increase in net interest income was primarily due to an increase in total interest income of $100.2 million, or 88.0%, which included an increase in interest and fees on loans of $95.2 million, or 96.1%. The increase of interest and fees on loans was primarily due to the increase in the average balance of loans of $1.3 billion, or 58.7%, and an increase in net accretion income of $7.5 million due to the merger. Increases to net interest income were partially offset by increased total interest expense of $66.2 million, or 528.0%, primarily due to increases in the cost of funds and in the average balance of interest-bearing deposits of $859.9 million, or 40.5%, largely due to the merger.

The Company's net interest margin decreased to 3.11% for 2023 from 3.15% for 2022, primarily due to costs on interest-bearing liabilities increasing at a faster rate than increasing yields on interest-earning assets. The average balance and rates paid on interest-bearing deposits increased $859.9 million and 183 basis points compared to increased average balance and yields earned on average earning assets of $1.1 billion and 138 basis points. Total net accretion income for 2023 was $9.4 million, compared to $1.9 million for 2022. During 2023, until the balance sheet restructuring in the third quarter of 2023, the net interest margin experienced compression due to the Company's liability sensitive position, the result of deposit rate pressures and significantly higher FHLB borrowing rates.

The provision for credit losses for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 was $31.0 million and $1.9 million, respectively. The increase in the provision for credit losses for 2023 was impacted by higher levels of reserves required by the Company's CECL model as compared to the incurred loss methodology utilized in 2022 and higher reserves required for the acquisition of TCFC in the third quarter of 2023 and a change in CECL methodology in the third quarter of 2023 for the legacy SUB loans. Net charge offs for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023 were $2.0 million compared to net recoveries of $0.8 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022.

Total noninterest income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023 increased $10.1 million or 43.6%, when compared to the same period in 2022. The increase in noninterest income was due to the bargain purchase gain of $8.8 million associated with the merger, an increase of $1.8 million in trust and investment fee income and an increase of $0.9 million in interchange credits, partially offset by a $2.2 million loss on sales of investment securities and a decrease of $0.8 million in title company revenue.

Total noninterest expense for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023 increased $43.0 million, or 53.5%, when compared to the same period in 2022. Almost all noninterest expense line items increased as a result of the merger and the expanded operations of the newly combined Company. Merger-related expenses for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023 were $17.4 million, compared to the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 of $2.1 million. As the Company continues its merger integration, a key focus of management will be to streamline processes, unlock operational efficiencies and reduce overall noninterest expenses.

Shore Bancshares Information

Shore Bancshares is a financial holding company headquartered in Easton, Maryland and is the parent company of Shore United Bank, N.A. Shore Bancshares engages in title work related to real estate transactions through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Mid-Maryland Title Company, Inc. and in trust and wealth management services through Wye Financial Partners, a division of Shore United Bank, N.A. Additional information is available at www.shorebancshares.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

The statements contained herein that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements (as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) based on management's current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on the Company. Such statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and are generally beyond the control of the Company. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting the Company will be the same as those anticipated by management. These statements are evidenced by terms such as "anticipate," "estimate," "should," "expect," "believe," "intend," and similar expressions. Although these statements reflect management's good faith beliefs and projections, they are not guarantees of future performance and they may not prove true. These projections involve risk and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those addressed in the forward-looking statements. While there is no assurance that any list of risks and uncertainties or risk factors is complete, below are certain factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained or implied in the forward-looking statements: the expected cost savings, synergies and other financial benefits from the acquisition of TCFC or any other acquisition the Company has made or may make might not be realized within the expected time frames or at all; the effect of acquisitions we have made or may make, including, without limitation, the failure to achieve the expected revenue growth and/or expense savings from such acquisitions, and/or the failure to effectively integrate an acquisition target into our operations; recent adverse developments in the banking industry highlighted by high-profile bank failures and the potential impact of such developments on customer confidence, liquidity, and regulatory responses to these developments; changes in general economic, political, or industry conditions; geopolitical concerns, including the ongoing wars in Ukraine and the Middle East; uncertainty in U.S. fiscal and monetary policy, including the interest rate policies of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; inflation/deflation, interest rate, market, and monetary fluctuations; volatility and disruptions in global capital and credit markets; any failures to adequately manage the transition from USD LIBOR as a reference rate; competitive pressures on product pricing and services; success, impact, and timing of our business strategies, including market acceptance of any new products or services; the impact of changes in financial services policies, laws, and regulations, including those concerning taxes, banking, securities, and insurance, and the application thereof by regulatory bodies; potential changes in federal policy and at regulatory agencies as a result of the upcoming 2024 presidential election; a deterioration of the credit rating for U.S. long-term sovereign debt, actions that the U.S. government may take to avoid exceeding the debt ceiling, and uncertainties surrounding debt ceiling and the federal budget; the impact of recent or future changes in FDIC insurance assessment rate or the rules and regulations related to the calculation of the FDIC insurance assessment amount, including any special assessments; cybersecurity threats and the cost of defending against them, including the costs of compliance with potential legislation to combat cybersecurity at a state, national, or global level; our ability to remediate the material weakness identified in our internal control over financial reporting; the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures; climate change, including any enhanced regulatory, compliance, credit and reputational risks and costs; and other factors that may affect our future results. For a discussion of these risks and uncertainties, see the section of the periodic reports filed by Shore Bancshares, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission entitled "Risk Factors."

The Company specifically disclaims any obligation to update any factors or to publicly announce the result of revisions to any of the forward-looking statements included herein to reflect future events or developments.

 

Shore Bancshares, Inc.

Financial Highlights (Unaudited)




For the Three Months Ended December 31,


For the Twelve Months Ended December 31,

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)


2023


2022


 Change


2023


2022


Change














PROFITABILITY FOR THE PERIOD













Net interest income


$            41,525


$            26,943


54.1 %


$          135,307


$          101,302


33.6 %

Provision for credit losses


896


450


99.1


30,953


1,925


1,507.9

Noninterest income


7,548


5,862


28.8


33,159


23,086


43.6

Noninterest expense


33,670


21,000


60.3


123,329


80,322


53.5

Income before income taxes


14,507


11,355


27.8


14,184


42,141


(66.3)

Income tax expense


4,017


2,948


36.3


2,956


10,964


(73.0)

Net income


$            10,490


$              8,407


24.8


$            11,228


$            31,177


(64.0)














Return on average assets


0.72 %


0.97 %


          (25) bp


0.24 %


0.90 %


          (66) bp

Return on average assets excluding amortization of

intangibles and merger related expenses - Non-GAAP


0.88


1.09


(21)


0.58


0.99


(41)

Return on average equity


8.21


9.22


(101)


2.54


8.76


(622)

Return on average tangible equity - Non-GAAP (1), (2)


12.88


12.83


5


7.74


11.96


(422)

Interest rate spread


2.34


3.04


(70)


2.42


2.96


(54)

Net interest margin


3.09


3.34


(25)


3.11


3.15


(4)

Efficiency ratio - GAAP


68.61


64.01


460


73.21


64.57


864

Efficiency ratio - Non-GAAP (1)


61.99


59.60


239


58.44


61.21


(277)

Non-interest income to avg assets


0.52


0.68


(16)


0.71


0.67


4

Non-interest expense to avg assets


2.33


2.42


(9)


2.64


2.33


31

Net operating expense to avg assets


1.80


1.75


5


1.93


1.66


27














PER SHARE DATA













Basic and diluted net income per common share


$               0.32


$               0.42


(23.8) %


$               0.42


$               1.57


(73.2) %














Dividends paid per common share


$               0.12


$               0.12


— %


$               0.48


$               0.48


— %

Book value per common share at period end


15.41


18.34


(16.0)







Tangible book value per common share at period end - Non-GAAP (1)


12.06


14.87


(18.9)







Market value at period end


14.25


17.43


(18.2)







Market range:













High


14.51


20.85


(30.4)


18.15


21.41


(15.2)

Low


9.66


17.04


(43.3)


9.66


17.04


(43.3)














AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET DATA













Loans


$       4,639,467


$       2,467,324


88.0 %


$       3,639,058


$       2,293,627


58.7 %

Investment securities


619,920


661,968


(6.4)


674,866


589,842


14.4

Earning assets


5,339,833


3,206,591


66.5


4,356,855


3,220,672


35.3

Assets


5,745,440


3,441,079


67.0


4,663,539


3,444,981


35.4

Deposits


5,136,818


3,006,734


70.8


4,029,014


3,014,109


33.7

Short-term and Long Term FHLB advances, Repurchase Agreements


1,141


8,044


(85.8)


111,392


10,247


987.1

Subordinated Debt & TRUPS


72,155


43,031


67.7


57,708


42,917


34.5

Stockholders' equity


507,040


361,623


40.2


441,790


355,850


24.2

 

Shore Bancshares, Inc.

Financial Highlights (Unaudited) - Continued




For the Three Months Ended December 31,


For the Twelve Months Ended December 31,

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)


2023


2022


 Change


2023


2022


Change














CREDIT QUALITY DATA













Net charge-offs/(recoveries)


$                500


$                  84


495.2 %


$               2,019


$             (774)


360.9 %














Nonaccrual loans


$            12,784


$              1,908


570.0 %







Loans 90 days past due and still accruing


738


1,841


(59.9)







Other real estate owned


179


197


(9.1)







Total nonperforming assets


13,701


3,946


247.2







BEFD (2023)  TDR (2022)


367


4,405


(91.7)







Total nonperforming assets and BEFD modification


$            14,068


$              8,351


68.5




















CAPITAL AND CREDIT QUALITY RATIOS













Period-end equity to assets


8.50 %


10.48 %


        (198) bp







Period-end tangible equity to tangible assets - Non-GAAP (1)


6.78


8.67


(189)




















Annualized net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans


0.04 %


0.01 %


             3 bp


0.06 %


(0.03) %


             9 bp














Allowance for credit losses as a percent of:













Period-end loans


1.24 %


0.65 %


           59 bp







Nonaccrual loans


448.62


872.27


(42,365)







Nonperforming assets


418.59


421.77


(318)







Accruing BEFD modifications


15,626.98


377.82


1,524,916







Nonperforming assets and accruing BEFDs


407.67


199.29


20,838




















As a percent of total loans:













Nonaccrual loans


...

0.28 %


0.07 %


           21 bp




















As a percent of total loans+other real estate owned:













Nonperforming assets


0.30 %


0.15 %


           15 bp




















As a percent of total assets:













Nonaccrual loans


0.21 %


0.05 %


           16 bp







Nonperforming assets


0.23 %


0.11 %


12












(1)

See the reconciliation table that begins on page 20.

(2)

This ratio excludes merger related expenses (Non-GAAP) on page 20.

 

Shore Bancshares, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)








December 31, 2023







compared to

(In thousands, except per share data)


December 31, 2023


December 31, 2022


December 31, 2022








ASSETS







Cash and due from banks


$                  63,172


$                37,661


67.7 %

Interest-bearing deposits with other banks


309,241


17,838


1,633.6

Cash and cash equivalents


372,413


55,499


571.0








Investment securities available for sale (at fair value)


110,521


83,587


32.2

Investment securities held to maturity (net of allowance for credit losses of $94 (2023)) at amortized cost)


513,188


559,455


(8.3)

Equity securities, at fair value


5,703


1,233


362.5

Restricted securities


17,900


11,169


60.3

Loans held for sale, at fair value


8,782


4,248


106.7








Loans held for investment


4,641,010


2,556,107


81.6

Less: allowance for credit losses


(57,351)


(16,643)


244.6

Loans, net


4,583,659


2,539,464


80.5

Premises and equipment, net


82,386


51,488


60.0

Goodwill


63,266


63,266


Other intangible assets, net


48,090


5,547


767.0

Other real estate owned, net


179


197


(9.1)

Mortgage servicing rights, at fair value


5,926


5,275


12.3

Right of use assets, net


12,487


9,629


29.7

Cash surrender value on life insurance


101,704


59,218


71.7

Other assets


84,714


28,001


202.5

Total assets


$             6,010,918


$           3,477,276


72.9








LIABILITIES







Noninterest-bearing deposits


$             1,258,037


$              862,015


45.9 %

Interest-bearing deposits


4,128,083


2,147,769


92.2

Total deposits


5,386,120


3,009,784


79.0








Advances from FHLB - short-term



40,000


(100.0)

Guaranteed preferred beneficial interest in junior subordinated debentures ("TRUPS")


29,158


18,398


58.5

Subordinated debt


43,139


24,674


74.8

Total borrowings


72,297


83,072


(13.0)








Lease liabilities


12,857


9,908


29.8

Accrued expenses and other liabilities


28,509


10,227


178.8

Total liabilities


$             5,499,783


$           3,112,991


76.7








STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY







Common stock, par value $0.01; authorized 50,000,000 shares


$                      332


$                    199


66.8

Additional paid in capital


356,007


201,494


76.7

Retained earnings


162,290


171,613


(5.4)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss


(7,494)


(9,021)


16.9

Total stockholders' equity


511,135


364,285


40.3

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity


$             6,010,918


$           3,477,276


72.9








Period-end common shares outstanding


$                  33,162


$                19,865


66.9

Book value per common share


$                    15.41


$                  18.34


(16.0)

 

Shore Bancshares, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)




For the Three Months Ended December 31,


For the Twelve Months Ended December 31,

(In thousands, except per share data)


2023


2022


% Change


2023


2022


% Change














INTEREST INCOME













Interest and fees on loans


$           65,914


$           27,664


138.3 %


$         194,339


$           99,122


96.1 %

Interest on investment securities:













Taxable


3,992


3,945


1.2


16,832


11,507


46.3

Tax-exempt


6


6



46


6


666.7

Interest on federal funds sold





92



Interest on deposits with other banks


1,224


664


84.3


2,770


3,210


(13.7)

Total interest income


$           71,136


$           32,279


120.4


$         214,079


$         113,845


88.0














INTEREST EXPENSE













Interest on deposits


$           28,133


$             4,554


517.8


$           68,800


$             9,983


589.2

Interest on short-term borrowings


16


72


(77.8)


5,518


74


7,356.8

Interest on long-term borrowings


1,462


710


105.9


4,454


2,486


79.2

Total interest expense


$           29,611


$             5,336


454.9


$           78,772


$           12,543


528.0














NET INTEREST INCOME


$           41,525


$           26,943


54.1


$         135,307


$         101,302


33.6

Provision for credit losses


896


450


99.1


30,953


1,925


1507.9














NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES


$           40,629


$           26,493


53.4


$         104,354


$           99,377


5.0














NONINTEREST INCOME













Service charges on deposit accounts


$             1,519


$             1,346


12.9


$             5,501


$             5,652


(2.7)

Trust and investment fee income


844


401


110.5


3,608


1,784


102.2

Loss on sales and calls of investment securities





(2,166)



Interchange credits


1,633


1,280


27.6


5,714


4,812


18.7

Mortgage-banking revenue


1,105


1,567


(29.5)


4,513


5,210


(13.4)

Title Company revenue


139


194


(28.4)


551


1,340


(58.9)

Bargain purchase gain





8,816



Other noninterest income


2,308


1,074


114.9


6,622


4,288


54.4

Total noninterest income


$             7,548


$             5,862


28.8


$           33,159


$           23,086


43.6

 

Shore Bancshares, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - Continued




For the Three Months Ended December 31,


For the Twelve Months Ended December 31,

(In thousands, except per share data)


2023


2022


% Change


2023


2022


% Change














NONINTEREST EXPENSE













Salaries and wages


$           12,823


$             8,909


43.9 %


$           44,645


$           35,931


24.3 %

Employee benefits


3,389


2,786


21.6


12,358


9,908


24.7

Occupancy expense


2,328


1,694


37.4


7,791


6,242


24.8

Furniture and equipment expense


790


648


21.9


2,551


2,018


26.4

Data processing


2,762


1,856


48.8


8,783


6,890


27.5

Directors' fees


426


222


91.9


1,156


839


37.8

Amortization of intangible assets


2,595


460


464.1


6,105


1,988


207.1

FDIC insurance premium expense


1,733


315


450.2


3,479


1,426


144.0

Other real estate owned, net



13


(100.0)


1


65


(98.5)

Legal and professional fees


1,411


636


121.9


4,337


2,840


52.7

Merger related expenses


602


967


(37.7)


17,356


2,098


727.3

Other noninterest expenses


4,811


2,494


92.9


14,767


10,077


46.5

Total noninterest expense


33,670


21,000


60.3


123,329


80,322


53.5














Income before income taxes


14,507


11,355


27.8


14,184


42,141


(66.3)

Income tax expense


4,017


2,948


36.3


2,956


10,964


(73.0)

NET INCOME


$           10,490


$             8,407


24.8


$           11,228


$           31,177


(64.0)














Weighted average shares outstanding - basic and diluted


33,322


19,862


67.8


26,660


19,847


34.3














Basic and diluted net income per common share


$               0.32


$               0.42


(23.8)


$               0.42


$               1.57


(73.2)














Dividends paid per common share


$               0.12


$               0.12



$               0.48


$               0.48


 

Shore Bancshares, Inc.

Consolidated Average Balance Sheets (Unaudited)




For the Three Months Ended


For the Three Months Ended



December 31, 2023


December 31, 2022


December 31, 2023


September 30, 2023



Average




Yield/


Average




Yield/


Average




Yield/


Average




Yield/

(Dollars in thousands)


Balance


Interest


Rate


Balance


Interest


Rate


Balance


Interest


Rate


Balance


Interest


Rate

Earning assets

























Loans (1), (2), (3)

























Consumer real estate


$       1,331,150


$       18,653


5.56 %


$          813,673


$         7,911


3.86 %


$       1,331,150


$       18,653


5.56 %


$       1,141,707


$       14,548


5.06 %

Commercial real estate


2,728,094


38,730


5.63


1,246,966


15,114


4.81


2,728,094


38,730


5.63


2,831,569


40,536


5.68

Commercial


221,342


4,295


7.70


149,068


1,966


5.23


221,342


4,295


7.70


233,756


5,315


9.02

Consumer


333,807


3,859


4.59


244,471


2,602


4.22


333,807


3,859


4.59


332,486


4,183


4.99

State and political


1,290


13


4.00


1,084


11


4.03


1,290


13


4.00


929


10


4.27

Credit Cards


6,320


166


10.42





6,320


166


10.42


6,164


149


9.59

Other


17,464


277


6.29


12,062


96


3.16


17,464


277


6.29


16,137


201


4.94

Total Loans


4,639,467


65,993


5.64


2,467,324


27,700


4.45


4,639,467


65,993


5.64


4,562,748


64,942


5.65


























Investment securities

























Taxable


619,259


3,992


2.58


661,519


3,945


2.39


619,259


3,992


2.58


778,081


5,047


2.59

Tax-exempt (1)


661


8


4.84


449


7


6.24


661


8


4.84


663


34


20.51

Federal funds sold











7,533


92


4.85

Interest-bearing deposits


80,446


1,224


6.04


77,299


664


3.40


80,446


1,224


6.04


55,547


1,213


8.66

Total earning assets


5,339,833


71,217


5.29


3,206,591


32,316


4.00


5,339,833


71,217


5.29


5,404,572


71,328


5.24

Cash and due from banks


63,506






29,358






63,506






51,714





Other assets


399,409






221,599






399,409






359,726





Allowance for credit losses


(57,308)






(16,469)






(57,308)






(46,700)





Total assets


$       5,745,440






$       3,441,079






$       5,745,440






$       5,769,312






























Interest-bearing liabilities

























Demand deposits


$       1,117,117


$         6,673


2.37 %


$          670,424


$         2,217


1.31 %


$       1,117,117


$         6,673


2.37 %


$       1,056,956


$         6,659


2.50 %

Money market and savings deposits


1,605,930


8,330


2.06


1,043,076


1,581


0.60


1,605,930


8,330


2.06


1,572,920


6,810


1.72

Brokered deposits


92,840


1,347


5.76





92,840


1,347


5.76


98,649


1,225


4.93

Certificates of deposit $100,000 or more


701,051


6,898


3.90


217,051


433


0.79


701,051


6,898


3.90


706,642


6,272


3.52

Other time deposits


391,820


4,885


4.95


205,293


322


0.62


391,820


4,885


4.95


285,743


2,507


3.48

Interest-bearing deposits (4)


3,908,758


28,133


2.86


2,135,844


4,553


0.85


3,908,758


28,133


2.86


3,720,910


23,473


2.50

Advances from FHLB - short-term


1,141


16


5.56


7,391


72


3.86


1,141


16


5.56


70,348


692


3.90

Advances from FHLB - long-term





653


(11)


(6.08)







Subordinated debt and Guaranteed preferred

beneficial interest in junior subordinated debentures

("TRUPS") (4)


72,155


1,462


8.04


43,031


720


6.64


72,155


1,462


8.04


71,907


1,461


8.06

Total interest-bearing liabilities


3,982,054


29,611


2.95


2,186,919


5,334


0.96


3,982,054


29,611


2.95


3,863,165


25,626


2.63

Noninterest-bearing deposits


1,228,060






870,890






1,228,060






1,345,976





Accrued expenses and other liabilities


28,286






21,647






28,286






27,057





Stockholders' equity


507,040






361,623






507,040






533,114





Total liabilities and stockholders' equity


$       5,745,440






$       3,441,079






$       5,745,440






$       5,769,312






























Net interest income




$       41,606






$       26,982






$       41,606






$       45,702




























Net interest spread






2.34 %






3.04 %






2.34 %






2.61 %

Net interest margin






3.09 %






3.34 %






3.09 %






3.35 %

Cost of Funds






2.25 %






0.69 %






2.25 %






1.95 %

Cost of Deposits






2.17 %






0.60 %






2.17 %






1.84 %

Cost of Debt






8.00 %






6.07 %






8.00 %






6.00 %










(1)

All amounts are reported on a tax-equivalent basis computed using the statutory federal income tax rate of 21.0%, exclusive of nondeductible interest expense.

(2)

Average loan balances include nonaccrual loans.

(3)

Interest income on loans includes accreted loan fees, net of costs and accretion of discounts on acquired loans, which are included in the yield calculations. There were $4.8 million, $0.6 million and $6.1 million of accretion interest on loans for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, and September 30, 2023, respectively.

(4)

Interest expense on deposits and borrowing includes amortization of deposit discount and amortization of borrowing fair value adjustments. There were $(1.5) million, $0.2 million and $(0.5) million of amortization of deposits premium, and $(0.2) million, $(47,000), and $(0.2) million of amortization of borrowing fair value adjustments for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, and September 30, 2023, respectively.

 

Shore Bancshares, Inc.

Consolidated Average Balance Sheets (Unaudited)




For the Twelve Months Ended December 31,



2023


2022



Average




Yield/


Average




Yield/

(Dollars in thousands)


Balance


Interest


Rate


Balance


Interest


Rate

Earning assets













Loans (1), (2), (3)













  Consumer real estate


$      1,076,713


$      54,583


5.07 %


$         699,192


$      31,401


4.49 %

  Commercial real estate


2,039,153


110,058


5.40


1,182,845


51,821


4.38

  Commercial


184,214


13,607


7.39


194,785


7,829


4.02

  Consumer


322,033


15,298


4.75


195,542


7,560


3.87

  State and political


1,025


41


4.00


1,613


64


3.97

  Credit Cards


3,147


315


10.01




  Other


12,773


678


5.31


19,650


601


3.06

Total Loans


3,639,058


194,580


5.35


2,293,627


99,276


4.33














Investment securities













Taxable


674,203


16,832


2.50


589,729


11,507


1.95

Tax-exempt (1)


663


58


8.75


113


7


6.19

Federal funds sold


1,899


92


4.84




Interest-bearing deposits


41,032


2,770


6.75


337,203


3,210


0.95

Total earning assets


4,356,855


214,332


4.92


3,220,672


114,000


3.54

Cash and due from banks


43,555






18,158





Other assets


303,906






221,592





Allowance for credit losses


(40,777)






(15,441)





Total assets


$      4,663,539






$      3,444,981


















Interest-bearing liabilities













Demand deposits


$         883,976


$      20,134


2.28 %


$         638,105


$        3,869


0.61 %

Money market and savings deposits


1,275,088


20,039


1.57


1,043,032


3,609


0.35

Brokered deposits


56,101


2,919


5.20




Certificates of deposit $100,000 or more


492,226


16,583


3.37


239,927


1,364


0.57

Other time deposits


278,144


9,125


3.28


204,536


1,141


0.56

Interest-bearing deposits (4)


2,985,535


68,800


2.30


2,125,600


9,983


0.47

Securities sold under retail repurchase agreements

and federal funds purchased





683


2


0.29

Advances from FHLB - short-term


111,392


5,518


4.95


1,863


72


3.86

Advances from FHLB - long-term





7,701


35


0.45

Subordinated debt and Guaranteed preferred beneficial

interest in junior subordinated debentures ("TRUPS") (4)


57,708


4,454


7.72


42,917


2,451


5.71

Total interest-bearing liabilities


3,154,635


78,772


2.50


2,178,764


12,543


0.58

Noninterest-bearing deposits


1,043,479






888,509





Accrued expenses and other liabilities


23,635






21,858





Stockholders' equity


441,790






355,850





Total liabilities and stockholders' equity


$      4,663,539






$      3,444,981


















Net interest income




$    135,560






$    101,457
















Net interest spread






2.42 %






2.96 %

Net interest margin






3.11 %






3.15 %

Cost of Funds






1.88 %






0.41 %

Cost of Deposits






1.71 %






0.33 %

Cost of Debt






5.90 %






4.82 %










(1)

All amounts are reported on a tax-equivalent basis computed using the statutory federal income tax rate of 21.0%, exclusive of nondeductible interest expense.

(2)

Average loan balances include nonaccrual loans.

(3)

Interest income on loans includes accreted loan fees, net of costs and accretion of discounts on acquired loans, which are included in the yield calculations. There were $11.8 million and $1.5 million of accretion interest on loans for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

(4)

Interest expense on deposits and borrowing includes amortization of deposit premiums and amortization of borrowing fair value adjustment. There were $(1.8) million of amortization of deposit discounts and $0.6 million of amortization of deposit premium, and $(0.6) million and $(0.2) million of amortization of borrowing fair value adjustment for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

 

Shore Bancshares, Inc.

Financial Highlights By Quarter (Unaudited)




4th Quarter


3rd Quarter


2nd Quarter


1st Quarter


4th Quarter


12/31/2023


12/31/2023



2023


2023


2023


2023


2022


compared to


compared to

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)


Q4 2023


Q3 2023


Q2 2023


Q1 2023


Q4 2022


Q3 2023


Q4 2022

PROFITABILITY FOR THE PERIOD















Taxable-equivalent net interest income


$         41,606


$         45,702


$         22,545


$           25,705


$         26,981


(9.0) %


54.2 %

Less: Taxable-equivalent adjustment


81


80


51


41


38


1.3


113.2

Net interest income


41,525


45,622


22,494


25,664


26,943


(9.0)


54.1

Provision for credit losses


896


28,176


667


1,213


450


(96.8)


99.1

Noninterest income


7,548


14,984


5,294


5,334


5,862


(49.6)


28.8

Noninterest expense


33,670


47,158


21,608


20,893


21,000


(28.6)


60.3

Income/(loss) before income taxes


14,507


(14,728)


5,513


8,892


11,355


198.5


27.8

Income tax expense/ (benefit)


4,017


(4,991)


1,495


2,435


2,948


180.5


36.3

Net income/ (loss)


$         10,490


$        (9,737)


$           4,018


$             6,457


$           8,407


207.7


24.8
















Return on average assets


0.72 %


(0.67) %


0.45 %


0.75 %


0.97 %


           139 bp


           (25) bp

Return on average assets excluding amortization of intangibles

and merger related expenses - Non-GAAP


0.88


0.01


0.59


0.84


1.09


87


(21)

Return on average equity


8.21


(7.25)


4.49


7.25


9.22


1,546


(101)

Return on average tangible equity - Non-GAAP (1), (2)


12.88


1.74


7.16


10.09


12.83


1,114


5

Net interest margin


3.09


3.35


2.68


3.18


3.35


(26)


(26)

Efficiency ratio - GAAP


68.61


77.81


77.76


67.40


64.01


(920)


460

Efficiency ratio - Non-GAAP (1)


61.99


47.19


71.75


63.67


59.59


1,480


240
















PER SHARE DATA















Basic and diluted net income/ (loss) per common share


$             0.32


$          (0.29)


$             0.20


$              0.32


$             0.42


210.3 %


(23.8) %
















Dividends paid per common share


0.12


0.12


0.12


0.12


0.12



Book value per common share at period end


15.41


15.14


18.24


18.17


18.34


1.8


(16.0)

Tangible book value per common share at period end - Non-GAAP (1)


12.06


11.70


14.83


14.74


14.87


3.1


(18.9)

Market value at period end


14.25


10.52


11.56


14.28


17.43


35.5


(18.2)

Market range:















High


14.51


13.37


14.45


18.15


20.85


8.5


(30.4)

Low


9.66


10.27


10.65


14.00


17.04


(5.9)


(43.3)

 

Shore Bancshares, Inc.

Financial Highlights By Quarter (Unaudited) - Continued




4th Quarter


3rd Quarter


2nd Quarter


1st Quarter


4th Quarter


12/31/2023


12/31/2023



2023


2023


2023


2023


2022


compared to


compared to

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)


Q4 2023


Q3 2023


Q2 2023


Q1 2023


Q4 2022


Q3 2023


Q4 2022
















AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET DATA















Loans


$     4,639,467


$     4,562,748


$     2,709,944


$      2,611,644


$     2,467,324


1.68 %


88.04 %

Investment securities


619,920


778,744


645,842


654,193


661,968


(20.39)


(6.35)

Earning assets


5,339,833


5,404,572


3,369,183


3,279,686


3,206,591


(1.20)


66.53

Assets


5,745,440


5,769,312


3,596,311


3,506,336


3,441,079


(0.41)


66.97

Deposits


5,136,818


5,066,886


2,908,662


2,968,448


3,006,734


1.38


70.84

Short-term and Long Term FHLB advances


1,141


70,348


261,797


113,972


7,391


(98.38)


(84.56)

Subordinated Debt & TRUPS


72,155


71,907


43,185


43,108


43,031


0.34


67.68

Stockholders' equity


507,040


533,114


363,225


361,174


361,623


(4.89)


40.21
















CREDIT QUALITY DATA















Net charge offs


$              500


$           1,449


$                50


$                 20


$                84


(65.49) %


495.24 %
















Nonaccrual loans


$         12,784


$           8,982


$           3,481


$             1,894


$           1,908


42.33 %


570.02 %

Loans 90 days past due and still accruing


738


2,149


1,065


611


1,841


(65.66)


(59.91)

Other real estate owned


179


179


179


179


197



(9.14)

Total nonperforming assets


$         13,701


$         11,310


$           4,725


$             2,684


$           3,946


21.14


247.21
















CAPITAL AND CREDIT QUALITY RATIOS















Period-end equity to assets


8.50 %


8.79 %


9.97 %


10.18 %


10.48 %


           (29) bp


         (198) bp

Period-end tangible equity to tangible assets - Non-GAAP (1)


6.78


6.93


8.26


8.41


8.67


(15)


(189)
















Annualized net charge-offs to average loans


0.04 %


0.13 %


0.01 %


— %


0.01 %


             (9) bp


              3 bp
















Allowance for credit losses as a percent of:















Period-end loans (3)


1.24 %


1.24 %


1.05 %


1.07 %


0.65 %


             — bp


             59 bp

Period-end loans (4)


1.24


1.24


1.05


1.07


0.78



46

Nonaccrual loans


448.62


635.17


833.50


1502.85


872.27


(18,655)


(42,365)

Nonperforming assets


418.59


504.43


614.05


1060.51


421.77


(8,584)


(318)
















As a percent of total loans:















Nonaccrual loans


0.28 %


0.19 %


0.13 %


0.07 %


0.07 %


              9 bp


             21 bp
















As a percent of total loans+other real estate owned:















Nonperforming assets


0.30 %


0.24 %


0.17 %


0.10 %


0.15 %


              6 bp


             15 bp
















As a percent of total assets:















Nonaccrual loans


0.21 %


0.16 %


0.10 %


0.05 %


0.05 %


              5 bp


             16 bp

Nonperforming assets


0.23


0.20


0.13


0.08


0.11


3


12










(1)

See the reconciliation table that begins on page 20.

(2)

This ratio excludes merger related expenses (Non-GAAP) on page 20.

(3)

Includes all loans held for investment, including PPP loan balances for all periods shown.

(4)

For 2023, this ratio excludes only PPP loans given the Company's adoption of the CECL standard. For periods in 2022, this ratio excludes PPP loans and loans acquired in the Severn and Northwest acquisitions.

 

Shore Bancshares, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Income By Quarter (Unaudited)














12/31/2023


12/31/2023













compared to


compared to

(In thousands, except per share data)


Q4 2023


Q3 2023


Q2 2023


Q1 2023


Q4 2022


Q3 2023


Q4 2022
















INTEREST INCOME















Interest and fees on loans


$       65,914


$       64,869


$       32,729


$       30,828


$       27,664


1.6 %


138.3 %

Interest on investment securities:















Taxable


3,992


5,047


3,729


4,064


3,945


(20.9)


1.2

Tax-exempt


6


27


5


7


6


(77.8)


Interest on federal funds sold



92





(100.0)


Interest on deposits with other banks


1,224


1,213


170


163


664


0.9


84.3

Total interest income


71,136


71,248


36,633


35,062


32,279


(0.2)


120.4
















INTEREST EXPENSE















Interest on deposits


28,133


23,473


9,914


7,281


4,554


19.9


517.8

Interest on short-term borrowings


16


692


3,449


1,361


72


(97.7)


(77.8)

Interest on long-term borrowings


1,462


1,461


776


756


710


0.1


105.9

Total interest expense


29,611


25,626


14,139


9,398


5,336


15.6


454.9
















NET INTEREST INCOME


41,525


45,622


22,494


25,664


26,943


(9.0)


54.1

Provision for credit losses


896


28,176


667


1,213


450


(96.8)


99.1
















NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES


40,629


17,446


21,827


24,451


26,493


132.9


53.4
















NONINTEREST INCOME















Service charges on deposit accounts


1,519


1,505


1,264


1,213


1,346


0.9


12.9

Trust and investment fee income


844


1,933


399


432


401


(56.3)


110.5

Loss on sales and calls of investment securities



(2,166)





100.0


Interchange credits


1,633


1,557


1,311


1,212


1,280


4.9


27.6

Mortgage-banking revenue


1,105


1,377


1,054


977


1,567


(19.8)


(29.5)

Title Company revenue


139


89


186


137


194


56.2


(28.4)

Bargain purchase gain



8,816





(100.0)


Other noninterest income


2,308


1,873


1,080


1,363


1,074


23.2


114.9

Total noninterest income


7,548


14,984


5,294


5,334


5,862


(49.6)


28.8

 

Shore Bancshares, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Income By Quarter (Unaudited) - Continued














12/31/2023


12/31/2023













compared to


compared to

(In thousands, except per share data)


Q4 2023


Q3 2023


Q2 2023


Q1 2023


Q4 2022


Q3 2023


Q4 2022
















NONINTEREST EXPENSE















Salaries and wages


$      12,823


$      14,183


$        8,955


$        8,684


$        8,909


(9.6) %


43.9 %

Employee benefits


3,389


3,607


2,440


2,921


2,786


(6.0)


21.6

Occupancy expense


2,328


2,245


1,599


1,619


1,694


3.7


37.4

Furniture and equipment expense


790


750


477


534


648


5.3


21.9

Data processing


2,762


2,485


1,739


1,798


1,856


11.2


48.8

Directors' fees


426


295


185


250


222


44.4


91.9

Amortization of intangible assets


2,595


2,634


435


441


460


(1.5)


464.1

FDIC insurance premium expense


1,733


618


758


371


315


180.4


450.2

Other real estate owned expenses, net



2



(1)


13


(100.0)


(100.0)

Legal and professional fees


1,411


1,217


959


750


636


15.9


121.9

Merger related expenses


602


14,866


1,197


691


967


(96.0)


(37.8)

Other noninterest expenses


4,811


4,256


2,864


2,835


2,494


13.0


92.9

Total noninterest expense


33,670


47,158


21,608


20,893


21,000


(28.6)


60.3
















(Loss)/Income before income taxes


14,507


(14,728)


5,513


8,892


11,355


198.5


27.8

Income tax (benefit)/expense


4,017


(4,991)


1,495


2,435


2,948


180.5


36.3

NET (LOSS)/INCOME


$      10,490


$     (9,737)


$        4,018


$        6,457


$        8,407


207.7


24.8
















Weighted average shares outstanding - basic and diluted


33,322


33,246


19,903


19,886


19,862


0.2


67.8
















Basic and diluted net (loss)/ income per common share


$          0.32


$       (0.29)


$          0.20


$          0.32


$          0.42


210.3


(23.8)
















Dividends paid per common share


0.12


0.12


0.12


0.12


0.12



 

Shore Bancshares, Inc.

Consolidated Average Balance Sheets By Quarter (Unaudited)






















































Q4 2023


Q3 2023


Q2 2023


Q1 2023


Q4 2022



Average




Yield/


Average




Yield/


Average




Yield/


Average




Yield/


Average




Yield/

(Dollars in thousands)


balance


Interest


rate


balance


Interest


rate


balance


Interest


rate


balance


Interest


rate


balance


Interest


rate

Earning assets































Loans (1), (2), (3)































  Consumer real estate


$        1,331,150


$       18,653


5.56 %


$        1,141,707


$       14,548


5.06 %


$            946,545


$       10,876


4.61 %


$            881,799


$       10,507


4.83 %


$            813,673


$          7,911


3.86 %

  Commercial real estate


2,728,094


38,730


5.63


2,831,569


40,536


5.68


1,292,406


15,620


4.85


1,279,923


15,173


4.81


1,246,966


15,114


4.81

  Commercial


221,342


4,295


7.70


233,756


5,315


9.02


137,554


2,177


6.35


142,797


1,819


5.17


149,068


1,966


5.23

  Consumer


333,807


3,859


4.59


332,486


4,183


4.99


323,798


3,983


4.93


297,528


3,274


4.46


244,471


2,602


4.22

  State and political


1,290


13


4.00


929


10


4.27


900


8


3.57


978


9


3.73


1,084


11


4.03

  Credit Cards


6,320


166


10.42


6,164


149


9.59










  Other


17,464


277


6.29


16,137


201


4.94


8,741


116


5.37


8,619


83


3.91


12,062


96


3.16

Total Loans


4,639,467


65,993


5.64


4,562,748


64,942


5.65


2,709,944


32,780


4.85


2,611,644


30,865


4.79


2,467,324


27,700


4.45
































Investment securities































Taxable


619,259


3,992


2.58


778,081


5,047


2.59


645,178


3,729


2.32


653,527


4,064


2.49


661,519


3,945


2.39

Tax-exempt (1)


661


8


4.84


663


34


20.51


664


6


3.62


666


9


5.41


449


7


6.24

Federal funds sold





7,533


92


4.85










Interest-bearing deposits


80,446


1,224


6.04


55,547


1,213


8.66


13,397


170


5.09


13,849


163


4.77


77,299


664


3.40

Total earning assets


5,339,833


71,217


5.29


5,404,572


71,328


5.24


3,369,183


36,685


4.37


3,279,686


35,101


4.34


3,206,591


32,316


4.00

Cash and due from banks


63,506






51,714






29,923






28,602






29,358





Other assets


399,409






359,726






225,935






228,054






221,599





Allowance for credit losses


(57,308)






(46,700)






(28,730)






(30,006)






(16,469)





Total assets


$        5,745,440






$        5,769,312






$        3,596,311






$        3,506,336






$        3,441,079




































Interest-bearing liabilities































 Demand deposits


$        1,117,117


$          6,673


2.37 %


$        1,056,956


$          6,659


2.50 %


$            685,674


$          3,913


2.29 %


$            694,894


$          3,236


1.89 %


$            670,424


$          2,217


1.31 %

 Money market and savings deposits


1,605,930


8,330


2.06


1,572,920


6,810


1.72


907,068


2,526


1.12


1,004,553


2,373


0.96


1,043,076


1,581


0.60

 Brokered deposits


92,840


1,347


5.76


98,649


1,225


4.93










 Certificates of deposit $100,000 or more


701,051


6,898


3.90


706,642


6,272


3.52


312,367


2,337


3.00


241,436


1,076


1.81


217,051


433


0.79

 Other time deposits


391,820


4,885


4.95


285,743


2,507


3.48


225,495


1,138


2.03


207,403


595


1.16


205,293


322


0.62

 Interest-bearing deposits (4)


3,908,758


28,133


2.86


3,720,910


23,473


2.50


2,130,604


9,914


1.87


2,148,286


7,280


1.37


2,135,844


4,553


0.85

 Advances from FHLB - short-term


1,141


16


5.56


70,348


692


3.90


261,797


3,449


5.28


113,972


1,361


4.84


7,391


72


3.86

 Advances from FHLB - long-term














653


(11)


(6.08)

 Subordinated debt and Guaranteed preferred

 beneficial interest in junior subordinated debentures

 ("TRUPS") (4)


72,155


1,462


8.04


71,907


1,461


8.06


43,185


776


7.21


43,108


756


7.11


43,031


720


6.64

 Total interest-bearing liabilities


3,982,054


29,611


2.95


3,863,165


25,626


2.63


2,435,586


14,139


2.33


2,305,366


9,397


1.65


2,186,919


5,334


0.96

Noninterest-bearing deposits


1,228,060






1,345,976






778,058






820,162






870,890





Accrued expenses and other liabilities


28,286






27,057






19,442






19,634






21,647





Stockholders' equity


507,040






533,114






363,225






361,174






361,623





Total liabilities and stockholders' equity


$        5,745,440






$        5,769,312






$        3,596,311






$        3,506,336






$        3,441,079




































Net interest income




$       41,606






$       45,702






$       22,546






$       25,704






$       26,982


































Net interest spread






2.34 %






2.61 %






2.04 %






2.68 %






3.04 %

Net interest margin






3.09 %






3.35 %






2.68 %






3.18 %






3.34 %

Cost of Funds






2.25 %






1.95 %






1.76 %






1.22 %






0.69 %

Cost of Deposits






2.17 %






1.84 %






1.37 %






0.99 %






0.60 %

Cost of Debt






8.00 %






6.00 %






5.56 %






5.47 %






6.07 %










(1)

All amounts are reported on a tax-equivalent basis computed using the statutory federal income tax rate of 21.0%, exclusive of nondeductible interest expense.

(2)

Average loan balances include nonaccrual loans.

(3)

Interest income on loans includes accreted loan fees, net of costs and accretion of discounts on acquired loans, which are included in the yield calculations. There were $4.8 million, $6.1 million, $0.3 million, $0.5 million and $0.6 million of accretion interest on loans for the three months ended December 31, 2023, September 30, 2023, June 30, 2023, March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, respectively.

(4)

Interest expense on deposits and borrowing includes amortization of deposit premiums and amortization of borrowing fair value adjustment. There were $(1.5) million, $(0.5) million, $41,000, $0.1 million and $0.2 million of amortization of deposits premium, and $(0.2) million, $(0.2) million, $(47,000), $(47,000) and $(47,000) of amortization of borrowing fair value adjustment for the three months ended December 31, 2023, September 30, 2023, June 30, 2023, March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, respectively.

 

Shore Bancshares, Inc.

Reconciliation of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Non-GAAP Measures (Unaudited)














YTD


YTD

(In thousands, except per share data)


Q4 2023


Q3 2023


Q2 2023


Q1 2023


Q4 2022


12/31/2023


12/31/2022
















The following reconciles return on average equity

and return on average tangible equity (Note 1):

Net (loss) income


$      10,490


$      (9,737)


$        4,018


$        6,457


$        8,407


$     11,228


$      31,177

Net (loss) income - annualized (A)


$      41,618


$    (38,632)


$      16,295


$      26,187


$      33,354


$     11,228


$      31,177
















Net (loss) income


$      10,490


$      (9,737)


$        4,018


$        6,457


$        8,407


$     11,228


$      31,177

Add: Amortization of intangible assets, net of tax


1,876


1,741


317


320


341


4,254


1,471

Add: Merger Expenses, net of tax


435


9,828


872


502


716


11,637


1,553

Net income, excluding net amortization of intangible

assets and merger related expenses


$      12,801


$        1,832


$        5,207


$        7,279


$        9,464


$     27,119


$      34,201

Net income, excluding net amortization of intangible

assets and merger related expenses - annualized (B)


$      50,787


$        7,268


$      21,121


$      29,520


$      37,543


$     27,119


$      34,201
















Return on average assets excluding net amortization

of intangible assets and merger related expenses - Non-GAAP


0.88 %


0.01 %


0.59 %


0.84 %


1.09 %


0.58 %


1.09 %
















Average stockholders' equity (C)


$    507,040


$    533,114


$    363,225


$    361,174


$    361,623


$   441,790


$    355,850

Less: Average goodwill and core deposit intangible


(112,752)


(115,604)


(68,172)


(68,607)


(69,077)


(91,471)


(69,845)

Average tangible equity (D)


$    394,288


$    417,510


$    295,053


$    292,567


$    292,546


$   350,319


$    286,005
















Return on average equity (GAAP)  (A)/(C)


8.21 %


(7.25) %


4.49 %


7.25 %


9.22 %


2.54 %


8.76 %

Return on average tangible equity (Non-GAAP)  (B)/(D)


12.88 %


1.74 %


7.16 %


10.09 %


12.83 %


7.74 %


11.96 %
















The following reconciles GAAP efficiency ratio and

non-GAAP efficiency ratio (Note 2):

Noninterest expense (E)


$      33,670


$      47,158


$      21,608


$      20,893


$      21,000


$   123,329


$      80,322

Less: Amortization of intangible assets


(2,595)


(2,634)


(435)


(441)


(460)


(6,105)


(1,988)

Less: Merger Expenses


(602)


(14,866)


(1,197)


(691)


(967)


(17,356)


(2,098)

Adjusted noninterest expense (F)


$      30,473


$      29,658


$      19,976


$      19,761


$      19,573


$     99,868


$      76,236
















Net interest income (G)


$      41,525


$      45,622


$      22,494


$      25,664


$      26,943


$   135,307


$    101,302

Add: Taxable-equivalent adjustment


81


80


51


41


38


253


155

Taxable-equivalent net interest income (H)


$      41,606


$      45,702


$      22,545


$      25,705


$      26,981


$   135,560


$    101,457
















Noninterest income (I)


$        7,548


$      14,984


$        5,294


$        5,334


$        5,862


$     33,159


$      23,086

Investment securities losses (gains)



2,166





2,166


Adjusted noninterest income (J)


$        7,548


$      17,150


$        5,294


$        5,334


$        5,862


$     35,325


$      23,086
















Efficiency ratio (GAAP)  (E)/(G)+(I)


68.61 %


77.81 %


77.76 %


67.40 %


64.01 %


73.21 %


64.57 %

Efficiency ratio (Non-GAAP)  (F)/(H)+(J)


61.99 %


47.19 %


71.75 %


63.66 %


59.60 %


58.44 %


61.21 %

 

Shore Bancshares, Inc.

Reconciliation of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Non-GAAP Measures (Unaudited) - Continued


(In thousands, except per share data)


Q4 2023


Q3 2023


Q2 2023


Q1 2023


Q4 2022












The following reconciles book value per common share and tangible book value per common share (Note 1):

Stockholders' equity (K)


$           511,135


$           501,578


$           363,140


$           361,638


$           364,285

Less: Goodwill and core deposit intangible


(111,356)


(113,951)


(67,937)


(68,372)


(68,813)

Tangible equity (L)


$           399,779


$           387,627


$           295,203


$           293,266


$           295,472












Shares outstanding (M)


33,162


33,136


19,907


19,898


19,865












Book value per common share (GAAP)  (K)/(M)


$               15.41


$               15.14


$               18.24


$               18.17


$               18.34

Tangible book value per common share (Non-GAAP) (L)/(M)


$               12.06


$               11.70


$               14.83


$               14.74


$               14.87












The following reconciles equity to assets and tangible equity to tangible assets (Note 1):

Stockholders' equity (N)


$           511,135


$           501,578


$           363,140


$           361,638


$           364,285

Less: Goodwill and core deposit intangible


(111,356)


(113,951)


(67,937)


(68,372)


(68,813)

Tangible equity (O)


$           399,779


$           387,627


$           295,203


$           293,266


$           295,472












Assets (P)


$        6,010,918


$        5,705,372


$        3,641,631


$        3,553,694


$        3,477,276

Less: Goodwill and core deposit intangible


(111,356)


(113,951)


(67,937)


(68,372)


(68,813)

Tangible assets (Q)


$        5,899,562


$        5,591,421


$        3,573,694


$        3,485,322


$        3,408,463












Period-end equity/assets (GAAP)  (N)/(P)


8.50 %


8.79 %


9.97 %


10.18 %


10.48 %

Period-end tangible equity/tangible assets (Non-GAAP)  (O)/(Q)


6.78 %


6.93 %


8.26 %


8.41 %


8.67 %









Note 1: Management believes that reporting tangible equity and tangible assets more closely approximates the adequacy of capital for regulatory purposes.

Note 2: Management believes that reporting the non-GAAP efficiency ratio more closely measures its effectiveness of controlling cash-based operating activities.

 

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