BayFirst Financial Corp. Reports First Quarter 2023 Results; Highlighted by Exceptional Core Deposit Growth and Strong Balance Sheet Liquidity

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., April 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BayFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: BAFN) (“BayFirst” or the “Company”), parent company of BayFirst National Bank (the “Bank”) today reported net income of $739 thousand, or $0.13 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2023 compared to $1.3 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2022. In the first quarter of 2022, net income was $13 thousand, or $(0.05) per diluted share. Net income from continuing operations was $867 thousand for the first quarter of 2023 compared to net income from continuing operations of $2.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2022 and a net loss from continuing operations of $110 thousand in the first quarter of 2022. The Company's balance sheet displayed ample liquidity and strong balance sheet and core deposit growth.

The decrease in earnings from continuing operations during the first quarter of 2023, compared to the fourth quarter of 2022, was the result of lower gain on sale of government guaranteed loans (SBA/USDA) of $1.4 million. This decrease was attributable to the cancellation of approximately $60 million of loan sales originally contracted to Signature Bank which were then rebid to another investor during less favorable market conditions once Signature Bank was placed into receivership by the FDIC. In addition, there was higher interest expense on deposits of $1.2 million, higher provision for credit losses of $1.2 million, and higher compensation costs of $1.8 million, partially offset by higher loan interest income, including fees, of $1.4 million and an increase in the government guaranteed loans fair value of $2.3 million.

BayFirst’s management team will host a conference call on Friday, April 28, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. EDT to discuss its first quarter results. Interested investors may listen to the call live under the Investor Relations tab at www.bayfirstfinancial.com. Investment professionals are invited to dial (888) 396-8049 to participate in the call. A replay will be available for one week at (877) 674-7070 using access code 559600# or at www.bayfirstfinancial.com.

“BayFirst’s first quarter of 2023 was highlighted by strong core deposit growth,” stated Anthony N. Leo, Chief Executive Officer. “We benefited from exceptional growth in all core deposit categories, with noninterest bearing balances growing by 14% in the first quarter alone, while total transaction account balances grew by 26%. Additionally, we benefited from approximately 82% of our deposits being fully FDIC insured, which is the direct result of our community focused business model. Our goal is to fund continued balance sheet growth primarily through core deposits.”

“Our operating performance during the first quarter of 2023 was negatively impacted by a sale of approximately $60 million in SBA guaranteed loans which was cancelled with Signature Bank after the FDIC placed the bank into receivership,” Leo continued. “Signature Bank was one of the largest aggregators of SBA loans, and our counterparty on the sale of the bulk of our SBA loans during the first quarter of 2023. We moved quickly to identify another buyer to mitigate our damages, all at a time of limited liquidity in the secondary market. The re-trade of these loans resulted in $1.6 million in reduced income on the sale. The FDIC has taken the position that all contracts of Signature Bank would be honored, and we are in the process of submitting a claim for breach of contract to the FDIC as receiver for the gain differential.”

“The disruption caused by the Signature Bank failure highlights a central theme of our strategic plan to grow recurring revenue through net interest income, thereby resulting in less reliance on the gain on sale from SBA loans,” said Thomas G. Zernick, President. “A critical element of this strategy focuses on growing our lower cost transaction account base to fund a rapidly expanding commercial and consumer loan portfolio. As such, we are in a position to continue to expand our lending services and take advantage of opportunities that arise as our competitors pull back in the current environment. We serve individuals, families and small businesses, with a focus on checking and savings accounts which are not only less rate sensitive, but also are far less volatile in times of economic disruptions. Moreover, our focus on providing checking and savings accounts to a broad segment of the communities we serve expands our overall franchise in the attractive Tampa Bay region and increases opportunities for offering consumer loans, residential mortgages, and small business loans throughout the region.”

First Quarter 2023 Performance Review

• Deposits increased $137.8 million, or 17.3%, during the first quarter of 2023 and increased $162.8 million, or 21.1%, over the past year to $932.9 million. During the first quarter of 2023, there were increases in interest-bearing transaction account balances of $63.8 million, time deposit balances of $59.4 million, non-interest bearing deposit account balances of $13.4 million, and money market and savings account balances of $1.2 million. Transaction accounts increased $77.2 million or 26.1% during the quarter. The time deposit balance increase was partially due to a $35.0 million increase in short-term Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service ("CDARS") and listing service balances. Approximately 82% of our deposits are insured.
• Balance sheet liquidity remains strong, with over $136.5 million in cash balances and time deposits with other banks as of March 31, 2023. Additionally, the Company maintains a significant borrowing capability through the FHLB and Federal Reserve discount window.
• The Company’s government guaranteed loan origination platform, CreditBench, originated $121.1 million in new government guaranteed loans during the first quarter of 2023, a 10.6% increase compared to $109.4 million originated in the fourth quarter of 2022, and a 155.8% increase over $47.3 million of loans produced during the first quarter of 2022. The Company has increased the origination of smaller SBA loans since the launch of BOLT, an SBA 7(a) loan product designed to expeditiously provide working capital loans of $150 thousand or less to businesses throughout the country. Since the launch in late second quarter of 2022, the Company originated 1,387 BOLT loans totaling $179.8 million of which 464 BOLT loans totaling $58.6 million were originated during the quarter.
• Loans held for investment, excluding PPP loans of $18.3 million, increased by $65.0 million or 9.2% to $774.5 million during the first quarter of 2023 and $257.0 million, or 49.7% over the past year. Production during the quarter was partially offset by the sale of $71.6 million of government guaranteed loans.
• Tangible book value at March 31, 2023 was $19.70 per common share, down from $20.35 at December 31, 2022. The decline in book value was primarily due to the implementation of the new credit loss accounting standard known as Current Expected Credit Loss (“CECL”). As a result of the accounting change, equity was reduced by $2.5 million or a $0.61 reduction in tangible book value.
• Net interest margin including discontinued operations contracted slightly by 2 bps to 4.17% in the first quarter of 2023, from 4.19% in the fourth quarter of 2022, primarily due to an increase in deposit costs, partially offset by increase in loan yields.

Results of Operations

Net Income (Loss)

Net income was $739 thousand for the first quarter of 2023 compared to $1.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2022, and $13 thousand in the first quarter of 2022. The decrease in net income for the first quarter of 2023 from the preceding quarter was primarily due to a decrease of $1.4 million in gain on sale of government guaranteed loans, higher interest expense on deposits of $1.2 million, higher provision for credit losses of $1.2 million, and higher compensation costs of $1.8 million, partially offset by higher loan interest income, including fees, of $1.4 million and an increase in fair value gains related to held for investment government guaranteed loans of $2.3 million. The increase in net income from the first quarter of 2022 was due to increases of $3.4 million in net interest income and $3.8 million of fair value gains related to held for investment government guaranteed loans. This was partially offset by the credit loss provision, which changed unfavorably by $4.3 million from the first quarter of 2022, and higher noninterest expense of $1.5 million.

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

Net interest income from continuing operations was $9.1 million in the first quarter of 2023, an increase of $479 thousand or 5.6% from $8.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2022, and an increase of $3.4 million or 59.7% from $5.7 million in the first quarter of 2022. The increase during the first quarter of 2023 as compared to the prior quarter was mainly due to an increase in loan interest income, including fees of $1.4 million, partially offset by an increase in deposit interest expense of $1.2 million. The increase during the first quarter of 2023 as compared to the year ago quarter was mainly due to the increase in loan interest income, including fees, of $6.3 million, partially offset by higher interest expense on deposits of $3.7 million.

Net interest margin including discontinued operations decreased to 4.17% for the first quarter of 2023, which represented a slight contraction of 2 basis points, compared to 4.19% from the preceding quarter and an expansion of 92 basis points compared to 3.25% from the same quarter last year.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income from continuing operations was $9.4 million for the first quarter of 2023, an increase of $1.0 million or 12.4% from $8.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2022, and an increase of $3.8 million or 66.8% from $5.7 million in the first quarter of 2022. The increase in the first quarter of 2023, as compared to the prior quarter, was primarily due to an increase of $2.3 million of fair value gains related to held for investment government guaranteed loans, partially offset by a $1.4 million reduction in gain on sale of government guaranteed loans. The gain on sale was impacted by a $1.6 million reduction in expected premium income from the cancellation of the sale to a bank placed in receivership, which resulted in the Bank having to rebid the loans to a different investor at a time when the SBA secondary market pricing was significantly less favorable. The increase in the first quarter of 2023, as compared to the first quarter of 2022 was the result of $3.8 million of fair value gain improvement related to held for investment government guaranteed loans.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense from continuing operations was $15.4 million in the first quarter of 2023, which was a $1.9 million or 14.2% increase from $13.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2022 and a $1.5 million or 11.1% increase compared to $13.9 million in the first quarter of 2022. The increase in the first quarter of 2023, as compared to the prior quarter, was primarily due to an increase of $1.8 million in compensation costs. The increase in compensation costs was the result of the recognition of the one-time employee retention credit last quarter, annual merit increases, higher payroll taxes in the first quarter since limits are reset, and lower deferral of loan origination compensation costs. The increase in the first quarter of 2023, as compared to the first quarter of 2022 was primarily due to higher loan origination expense of $0.8 million and higher compensation costs of $0.7 million.

Discontinued Operations

Net loss on discontinued operations was $128 thousand in the first quarter of 2023, which was a $663 thousand improvement from a net loss of $791 thousand in the fourth quarter of 2022. The company recorded net income on discontinued operations of $123 thousand in the first quarter of 2022. The loss in the first quarter of 2023 was partially due to lagging facilities costs as we seek to sublease the vacant space. The decrease in the net loss from the previous quarter was the result of a decrease of $2.1 million in noninterest expense, partially offset by a decrease in gains on sale of residential mortgage loans of $883 thousand and a decrease in income tax benefit of $220 thousand. The $251 thousand decrease in income from the year ago quarter was primarily due to a decrease in residential loan fee income of $13.2 million, partially offset by a decrease in noninterest expense of $13.6 million.

Balance Sheet

Assets

Total assets increased $130.9 million or 13.9% during the first quarter of 2023 to $1.07 billion, mainly due to new loan production and an increase of $65.6 million in cash and cash equivalents, partially offset by the sale of $71.6 million in government guaranteed loans.

Loans

Loans held for investment, excluding PPP loans, increased $65.0 million or 9.2% during the first quarter of 2023 and $257.0 million or 49.7%, over the past year to $774.5 million, due to increases in both conventional community bank loans and government guaranteed loans, partially offset by government guaranteed loan sales. PPP loans, net of deferred origination fees, decreased $0.9 million in the first quarter of 2023 to $18.3 million.

Deposits

Deposits increased $137.8 million or 17.3% during the first quarter of 2023 and increased $162.8 million or 21.1% compared to March 31, 2022, ending the first quarter of 2023 at $932.9 million. During the first quarter, there was growth in all categories of deposits. There were increases in interest-bearing transaction account balances of $63.8 million, time deposit balances of $59.4 million, non-interest bearing deposit account balances of $13.4 million, and money market and savings account balances of $1.2 million. The time deposit balance increase was partially due to a $35.0 million increase in short-term CDARS and listing service balances.

Asset Quality

In accordance with changes in generally accepted accounting principles, the Company adopted the new credit loss accounting standard known as CECL on January 1, 2023. With the adoption, the allowance for credit losses ("ACL") for loans increased by $3.1 million to 1.73% of loans on this effective date combined with a $213 thousand increase in reserve on unfunded commitments and an $18 thousand reserve on held to maturity investment securities. Under CECL, the ACL is based on projected credit losses rather than on incurred losses. The increase in ACL had an after tax adjustment to capital of $2.5 million, with no impact to earnings.

Asset quality remained strong in the first quarter of 2023. Although net charge-offs and delinquencies increased, nonperforming assets decreased. As a result of loan growth and increased consumer charge-offs, the Company recorded a provision for credit losses in the first quarter of $1.9 million, which compared to a $0.7 million provision under the incurred loss method for the fourth quarter of 2022. As the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic became more predictable throughout 2021 and 2022, the Company began adjusting downward its allowance for loan losses from the historic high levels reached in 2020 at the onset of the pandemic. The Company recorded a $2.4 million negative provision for loan losses under the incurred loss method during the first quarter of 2022.

The ratio of the allowance for credit losses to total loans held for investment at amortized cost, excluding government guaranteed loans, was 2.09% at March 31, 2023, 1.62% as of December 31, 2022, and 2.73% as of March 31, 2022.

Net charge-offs for the first quarter of 2023 were $1.9 million, a $0.5 million increase from $1.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2022 and a $1.0 million increase compared to $0.9 million in the first quarter of 2022. Annualized net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans, excluding PPP loans, were 1.01% for the first quarter of 2023, up from 0.79% in the fourth quarter of 2022 and 0.68% in the first quarter of 2022. Nonperforming assets, excluding government guaranteed loans, to total assets was 0.20% as of March 31, 2023, compared to 0.40% as of December 31, 2022, and 0.30% as of March 31, 2022.

Capital

The Bank’s Tier 1 leverage ratio was 10.18% as of March 31, 2023, a decrease from 10.79% as of December 31, 2022, and a decrease from 11.75% at March 31, 2022. The CET 1 and Tier 1 capital ratio to risk-weighted assets were 12.87% as of March 31, 2023, a decrease from 13.75% as of December 31, 2022, and a decrease from 18.19% as of March 31, 2022. The total capital to risk-weighted assets ratio was 14.12% as of March 31, 2023, a decrease from 15.00% as of December 31, 2022, and a decrease from 19.45% as of March 31, 2022.

Recent Events

Second Quarter Common Stock Dividend. On April 25, 2023, BayFirst’s Board of Directors declared a second quarter 2023 cash dividend of $0.08 per common share. The dividend will be payable June 15, 2023 to common shareholders of record as of June 1, 2023. This dividend marks the 28^th consecutive quarterly cash dividend paid since BayFirst initiated cash dividends in 2016.

Management Succession. On February 6, 2023, BayFirst Financial Corp. issued a press release announcing that Anthony N. Leo will retire as Chief Executive Officer at the end of 2023. Mr. Leo will remain a Director of the Company and will also serve as Special Counsel for strategic matters. The Board of Directors has appointed Thomas G. Zernick to succeed Mr. Leo as Chief Executive Officer on January 1, 2024. He was also appointed to serve as a Director of the Company. Mr. Zernick has served as President of the Company since February 2022, and previously served as President of its CreditBench Division, which provides government guaranteed lending to businesses throughout the nation. He joined the Company in 2016.

Stock Repurchase Program. On February 28, 2023, the Board of Directors approved the Company’s 2023 Stock Repurchase Program (“Program”). The Program permits the Company to repurchase up to $1,000,000 of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock. The Program will continue until the earlier of: (i) the date an aggregate of $1,000,000 of common stock has been repurchased; (ii) December 31, 2023; or (iii) the termination of the plan by the Board of Directors. There has been no purchases made under this program as of the report date.

About BayFirst Financial Corp.

BayFirst Financial Corp. is a registered bank holding company based in St. Petersburg, Florida which commenced operations on September 1, 2000. Its primary source of income is derived from its wholly owned subsidiary, BayFirst National Bank, a national banking association which commenced business operations on February 12, 1999. The Bank currently operates nine full-service banking offices throughout the Tampa Bay region and offers a broad range of commercial and consumer banking services to businesses and individuals. It was the 6^th largest SBA 7(a) lender by dollar volume and 3^rd by number of units originated nationwide through the second quarter ended March 31, 2023, of SBA's 2023 fiscal year. Additionally, it is the number one SBA 7(a) lender in the 5 county Tampa Bay market for the SBA's 2022 fiscal year end. As of March 31, 2023, BayFirst Financial Corp. had $1.07 billion in total assets.

Forward Looking Statements

In addition to the historical information contained herein, this presentation includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of such term in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are subject to many risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, global military hostilities, or climate change, including their effects on the economic environment, our customers and our operations, as well as any changes to federal, state or local government laws, regulations or orders in connection with them; the ability of the Company to implement its strategy and expand its banking operations; changes in interest rates and other general economic, business and political conditions, including changes in the financial markets; changes in business plans as circumstances warrant; risks related to mergers and acquisitions; changes in benchmark interest rates used to price loans and deposits, changes in tax laws, regulations and guidance; and other risks detailed from time to time in filings made by the Company with the SEC, including, but not limited to those “Risk Factors” described in our most recent Form 10-K and Form 10-Q. Readers should note that the forward-looking statements included herein are not a guarantee of future events, and that actual events may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements.

Contacts:
Anthony N. Leo	Robin L. Oliver
Chief Executive Officer	Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer
727.399.5678	727.685.2082

BAYFIRST FINANCIAL CORP.
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA (Unaudited)

	At or for the three months ended
(Dollars in thousands, except for share data)	3/31/2023				12/31/2022				9/30/2022				6/30/2022				3/31/2022
Balance sheet data:
Average loans held for investment, excluding PPP loans	$	747,417			$	703,193			$	663,716			$	561,455			$	520,559
Average total assets		969,489				925,194				939,847				879,868				872,311
Average common shareholders’ equity		78,835				80,158				83,014				83,235				83,990
Total loans held for investment		792,777				728,652				680,805				641,737				561,797
Total loans held for investment, excluding PPP loans		774,467				709,479				658,669				610,527				517,434
Total loans held for investment, excl gov’t gtd loan balances		596,505				569,892				520,408				458,624				374,353
Allowance for credit losses (1)		12,208				9,046				9,739				9,564				10,170
Total assets		1,069,839				938,895				930,275				921,377				888,541
Common shareholders’ equity		80,734				82,279				81,032				83,690				85,274
Share data:
Basic earnings (loss) per common share	$	0.13			$	0.28			$	(0.40	)		$	(0.12	)		$	(0.05	)
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share		0.13				0.28				(0.35	)			(0.10	)			(0.05	)
Dividends per common share		0.08				0.08				0.08				0.08				0.08
Book value per common share		19.70				20.35				20.10				20.82				21.25
Tangible book value per common share (2)		19.70				20.35				20.10				20.80				21.22
Performance and capital ratios:
Return on average assets		0.30	%			0.57	%		(0.60)        %				(0.13)        %					0.01	%
Return on average common equity		2.69	%			5.56	%		(7.76)        %				(2.35)        %				(0.93)        %
Net interest margin		4.17	%			4.19	%			4.63	%			3.73	%			3.25	%
Dividend payout ratio		61.48	%			28.99	%		(20.02)        %				(65.54)        %				(164.25)        %
Asset quality ratios:
Net charge-offs	$	1,887			$	1,393			$	575			$	856			$	882
Net charge-offs/avg loans held for investment excl PPP		1.01	%			0.79	%			0.35	%			0.61	%			0.68	%
Nonperforming loans	$	5,890			$	10,468			$	10,267			$	10,437			$	8,834
Nonperforming loans (excluding gov't gtd balance)	$	2,095			$	3,671			$	4,015			$	4,245			$	2,660
Nonperforming loans/total loans held for investment		0.74	%			1.44	%			1.51	%			1.63	%			1.57	%
Nonperforming loans (excl gov’t gtd balance)/total loans held for investment		0.26	%			0.50	%			0.59	%			0.66	%			0.47	%
ACL/Total loans held for investment at amortized cost (1)		1.69	%			1.29	%			1.48	%			1.62	%			1.84	%
ACL/Total loans held for investment at amortized cost, excl PPP loans (1)		1.73	%			1.33	%			1.54	%			1.71	%			2.00	%
ACL/Total loans held for investment at amortized cost, excl government guaranteed loans (1)		2.09	%			1.62	%			1.90	%			2.14	%			2.73	%
Other Data:
Full-time equivalent employees		300				291				524				485				575
Banking center offices		9				8				8				7				7
Loan production offices(3)		1				1				20				19				20
(1) Prior to January 1, 2023, the incurred loss methodology was used to estimate credit losses. Beginning with that date, credit losses are estimated using the CECL methodology.
(2) See section entitled "GAAP Reconciliation and Management Explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below for a reconciliation to most comparable GAAP equivalent.
(3) All out of market nationwide residential loan production offices have been closed.

GAAP Reconciliation and Management Explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Some of the financial measures included in this report are not measures of financial condition or performance recognized by GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures include tangible common shareholders' equity and tangible book value per common share. Our management uses these non-GAAP financial measures in its analysis of our performance, and we believe that providing this information to financial analysts and investors allows them to evaluate capital adequacy.

The following presents these non-GAAP financial measures along with their most directly comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP:

Tangible Common Shareholders' Equity and Tangible Book Value Per Common Share (Unaudited)
		As of
(Dollars in thousands, except for share data)		March 31, 2023				December 31, 2022				September 30, 2022				June 30, 2022				March 31, 2022
Total shareholders’ equity		$	90,339			$	91,884			$	90,637			$	93,295			$	94,879
Less: Preferred stock liquidation preference			(9,605	)			(9,605	)			(9,605	)			(9,605	)			(9,605	)
Total equity available to common shareholders			80,734				82,279				81,032				83,690				85,274
Less: Goodwill			—				—				—				(100	)			(100	)
Tangible common shareholders' equity		$	80,734			$	82,279			$	81,032			$	83,590			$	85,174
Common shares outstanding			4,098,805				4,042,474				4,031,937				4,019,023				4,013,173
Tangible book value per common share		$	19.70			$	20.35			$	20.10			$	20.80			$	21.22

BAYFIRST FINANCIAL CORP.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in thousands)	3/31/2023			12/31/2022			3/31/2022
Assets	Unaudited						Unaudited
Cash and due from banks	$	3,766		$	3,649		$	3,141
Interest-bearing deposits in banks		127,901			62,397			118,960
Cash and cash equivalents		131,667			66,046			122,101
Time deposits in banks		4,881			4,881			3,881
Investment securities available for sale		42,435			42,349			41,656
Investment securities held to maturity, net of allowance for credit losses of $18, $0, and $0		2,484			5,002			2
Nonmarketable equity securities		5,115			4,037			2,520
Government guaranteed loans held for sale		1,174			—			1,445
Government guaranteed loans held for investment, at fair value		69,047			27,078			8,769
Loans held for investment, at amortized cost net of allowance for credit losses of $12,208, $9,046, and $10,170		711,522			692,528			542,858
Accrued interest receivable		5,547			4,452			3,077
Premises and equipment, net		37,780			35,440			30,517
Loan servicing rights		11,625			10,906			7,399
Deferred income tax assets		1,338			980			490
Right-of-use operating lease assets		2,985			3,177			3,111
Bank owned life insurance		25,313			25,159			24,698
Other assets		16,421			15,649			13,372
Assets from discontinued operations		505			1,211			82,645
Total assets	$	1,069,839		$	938,895		$	888,541
Liabilities:
Noninterest-bearing deposits	$	106,622		$	93,235		$	92,680
Interest-bearing transaction accounts		266,445			202,656			180,815
Savings and money market deposits		364,269			363,053			464,847
Time deposits		195,565			136,126			31,787
Total deposits		932,901			795,070			770,129
FHLB and FRB borrowings		25,000			25,000			—
Subordinated debentures		5,994			5,992			5,987
Notes payable		2,731			2,844			3,186
Accrued interest payable		860			704			86
Operating lease liabilities		3,209			3,538			3,285
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		7,738			12,205			5,484
Liabilities from discontinued operations		1,067			1,658			5,505
Total liabilities		979,500			847,011			793,662
Shareholders’ equity:	Unaudited						Unaudited
Preferred stock, Series A; no par value, 10,000 shares authorized, 6,395 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2023, December 31, 2022, and March 31, 2022, respectively; aggregate liquidation preference of $6,395 each period		6,161			6,161			6,161
Preferred stock, Series B; no par value, 20,000 shares authorized, 3,210 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2023, December 31, 2022, and March 31, 2022; aggregate liquidation preference of $3,210 each period		3,123			3,123			3,123
Common stock and additional paid-in capital; no par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized, 4,098,805, 4,042,474, and 4,013,173 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2023, December 31, 2022, and March 31, 2022, respectively		54,003			53,023			52,252
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net		(3,182	)		(3,724	)		(1,458	)
Unearned compensation		(940	)		(178	)		(630	)
Retained earnings		31,174			33,479			35,431
Total shareholders’ equity		90,339			91,884			94,879
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	1,069,839		$	938,895		$	888,541

BAYFIRST FINANCIAL CORP.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

	For the Quarter Ended
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)	3/31/2023				12/31/2022				3/31/2022
Interest income:	Unaudited				Unaudited				Unaudited
Loans, including fees	$	13,071			$	11,680			$	6,818
Interest-bearing deposits in banks and other		1,180				840				185
Total interest income		14,251				12,520				7,003
Interest expense:
Deposits		4,923				3,711				1,217
Other		275				235				117
Total interest expense		5,198				3,946				1,334
Net interest income		9,053				8,574				5,669
Provision for credit losses		1,942				700				(2,400	)
Net interest income after provision for credit losses		7,111				7,874				8,069
Noninterest income:
Loan servicing income, net		740				532				455
Gain on sale of government guaranteed loans, net		4,409				5,805				4,621
Service charges and fees		379				355				282
Government guaranteed loans fair value (loss) gain		3,574				1,246				(197	)
Other noninterest income		346				466				504
Total noninterest income		9,448				8,404				5,665
Noninterest Expense:
Salaries and benefits		7,835				6,245				7,549
Bonus, commissions, and incentives		804				561				377
Occupancy and equipment		1,163				985				967
Data processing		1,347				1,342				1,155
Marketing and business development		665				560				689
Professional services		897				994				1,154
Loan origination and collection		1,495				1,225				670
Employee recruiting and development		568				577				603
Regulatory assessments		99				158				69
Other noninterest expense		539				846				638
Total noninterest expense		15,412				13,493				13,871
Income/(loss) before taxes from continuing operations		1,147				2,785				(137	)
Income tax expense/(benefit) from continuing operations		280				672				(27	)
Net income/(loss) from continuing operations		867				2,113				(110	)
(Loss)/income from discontinued operations before income taxes		(170	)			(1,053	)			164
Income tax (benefit)/expense from discontinued operations		(42	)			(262	)			41
Net (loss)/income from discontinued operations		(128	)			(791	)			123
Net income		739				1,322				13
Preferred dividends		208				208				208
Net income available to/(loss attributable to) common shareholders	$	531			$	1,114			$	(195	)
Basic earnings (loss) per common share:	Unaudited				Unaudited				Unaudited
Continuing operations	$	0.16			$	0.47			$	(0.08	)
Discontinued operations		(0.03	)			(0.19	)			0.03
Basic earnings (loss) per common share	$	0.13			$	0.28			$	(0.05	)
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share:
Continuing operations	$	0.16			$	0.47			$	(0.08	)
Discontinued operations		(0.03	)			(0.19	)			0.03
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share	$	0.13			$	0.28			$	(0.05	)

        

Loan Composition

(Dollars in thousands)	3/31/2023				12/31/2022				9/30/2022				6/30/2022				3/31/2022
Real estate:	(Unaudited)								(Unaudited)				(Unaudited)				(Unaudited)
Residential	$	214,638			$	202,329			$	176,574			$	122,403			$	102,897
Commercial		239,720				231,281				220,210				216,067				189,684
Construction and land		11,069				9,320				9,259				9,686				18,038
Commercial and industrial		199,721				194,643				183,631				168,990				180,163
Commercial and industrial - PPP		18,430				19,293				22,286				31,430				44,792
Consumer and other		32,697				37,288				37,595				35,845				13,502
Loans held for investment, at amortized cost, gross		716,275				694,154				649,555				584,421				549,076
Deferred loan costs, net		10,678				10,740				9,047				7,629				7,297
Discount on government guaranteed loans sold		(6,046	)			(5,621	)			(5,068	)			(4,743	)			(3,335	)
Premium/(discount) on loans purchased		2,823				2,301				2,306				2,221				(10	)
Allowance for credit losses (1)		(12,208	)			(9,046	)			(9,739	)			(9,564	)			(10,170	)
Loans held for investment, at amortized cost	$	711,522			$	692,528			$	646,101			$	579,964			$	542,858

Nonperforming Assets (Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)	3/31/2023				12/31/2022				9/30/2022				6/30/2022				3/31/2022
Nonperforming loans (government guaranteed balances)	$	3,795			$	6,797			$	6,252			$	6,192			$	6,174
Nonperforming loans (unguaranteed balances)		2,095				3,671				4,015				4,245				2,660
Total nonperforming loans		5,890				10,468				10,267				10,437				8,834
OREO		3				56				56				56				3
Total nonperforming assets	$	5,893			$	10,524			$	10,323			$	10,493			$	8,837
Nonperforming loans as a percentage of total loans held for investment		0.74	%			1.44	%			1.51	%			1.63	%			1.57	%
Nonperforming loans (excluding government guaranteed balances) to total loans held for investment		0.26	%			0.50	%			0.59	%			0.66	%			0.47	%
Nonperforming assets as a percentage of total assets		0.55	%			1.12	%			1.11	%			1.14	%			0.99	%
Nonperforming assets (excluding government guaranteed balances) to total assets		0.20	%			0.40	%			0.44	%			0.47	%			0.30	%
ACL to nonperforming loans (1)		207.27	%			86.42	%			94.86	%			91.64	%			115.12	%
ACL to nonperforming loans (excluding government guaranteed balances) (1)		582.72	%			246.42	%			242.57	%			225.30	%			382.33	%
(1) Prior to January 1, 2023, the incurred loss methodology was used to estimate credit losses. Beginning with that date, credit losses are estimated using the CECL methodology.