BayFirst Financial Corp. Reports Fourth Quarter 2022 Results; Highlighted by Strong Conventional Loan Production

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BayFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: BAFN) reported a net income of $1.3 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, for Q4 2022, a turnaround from a net loss of $1.4 million in Q3 2022. Year-over-year, net income decreased from $2.8 million in Q4 2021. The increase in net income was primarily attributed to robust loan production, particularly a 98% year-over-year rise in community banking loans. However, the company faced lower SBA loan sale gains and higher deposit interest expenses. Total assets grew slightly to $938.9 million, with loans held for investment increasing 7.7%. A cash dividend of $0.08 per share was declared, marking the 27th consecutive quarterly dividend.

Positive

• Net income increased to $1.3 million for Q4 2022, compared to a net loss of $1.4 million in Q3 2022.
• Robust loan production in community banking, up 98% year-over-year.
• Loans held for investment increased $50.8 million, or 7.7%, to $709.5 million.
• Declared a cash dividend of $0.08 per share, marking 27 consecutive quarterly dividends.

Negative

• Net income decreased from $2.8 million in Q4 2021.
• Lower gain on sale of SBA loans by $1.6 million compared to Q3 2022.
• Increased interest expense on deposits by $1.9 million.
• Net loss from discontinued operations was $791 thousand for Q4 2022.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Jan. 26, 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 $1.3 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2022 compared to a net loss of $1.4 million, or $0.35 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2022. In the fourth quarter of 2021, net income was $2.8 million, or $0.61 per diluted share. Net income from continuing operations was $2.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2022 compared to $3.1 million in the third quarter of 2022 and $856 thousand in the fourth quarter of 2021. Quarterly financial results were highlighted by robust loan production in community banking, up 98% year over year, as well as strong SBA 7(a) loan production.

The decrease in earnings from continuing operations during the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to the third quarter of 2022, was the result of lower gain on sale of SBA loans of $1.6 million and higher interest expense on deposits of $1.9 million, partially offset by higher loan interest income, including fees, of $1.0 million.

BayFirst’s management team will host a conference call on Friday, January 27, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. EST to discuss its fourth 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 736702# or at www.bayfirstfinancial.com.

“BayFirst’s fourth quarter results reflect the progress we are making in our efforts to become the premier community bank of Tampa Bay,” stated Anthony N. Leo, Chief Executive Officer. “Supported by our top 10 SBA lending division CreditBench, the strength of our community banking division and the investments we’ve made in an advanced technology platform, we have entered a new stage of growth and profitability. Despite the charges associated with discontinuation of the mortgage lending division during the prior quarter we are extremely pleased with our results, with net income from continuing operations at $2.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2022.”

“With the discontinuation of our nationwide residential lending business, we expect to return to more normalized levels of profitability in 2023. Specifically, our goal is to achieve a return on average assets in the range of 1%. Our ability to achieve our profitability goals will be dependent upon our success in continuing to generate conventional and government guaranteed loans in the current rate environment, as well as our efforts to control non-interest expense and generate deposits at reasonable rates. While we believe our loan loss reserve is well positioned for current economic conditions, deterioration during 2023 could adversely affect our financial performance and condition.”

“Due to the hard work and continued efforts of our lending team to bring new customers into the Bank, loan production from community banking and SBA lending for the year was substantial. Loans held for investment excluding PPP loans were up 7.7% during the fourth quarter, and 40.6% over the past year, with growth in both conventional community bank loans and SBA loans. SBA loan production through our CreditBench division grew 84.6% over the past year, but decreased compared to the record production recorded during the prior quarter. We experienced an uptick in deposit costs during the quarter, as a result of increased rates paid on certain deposit products in order to attract and retain deposit customers. While our asset sensitivity lags a quarter due to SBA loan rate adjustments, we expect asset yields to adjust commensurate with deposit costs.”

“We continue to focus on making an impact on our Tampa Bay markets, with expansion plans to open a second Tampa banking center in early 2023 and two additional branches in Sarasota currently under construction and expected to open late 2023 or early 2024. These new branches will complement the West Bradenton location that we opened in September. In late 2022, we reorganized our community banking division which is now supported by three separate market leaders. The new structure emphasizes the importance of local decision making which is the hallmark of community banking. We operate in one of the most vibrant markets in the country, and will continue to look for branching opportunities in an effort to capture additional market share,” concluded Leo.

Fourth Quarter 2022 Performance Review

• The Company’s SBA loan origination platform, CreditBench, originated $109.4 million in new SBA loans during the fourth quarter of 2022, a 21.4% decrease compared to $139.2 million originated in the third quarter of 2022, and a 84.6% increase over $59.3 million of loans produced during the fourth quarter of 2021. The lower production in the fourth quarter was impacted by seasonality of SBA loans. Late in the second quarter, the Company launched BOLT, an SBA 7(a) loan product designed to expeditiously provide working capital loans of $150 thousand or less to businesses throughout the country. During the year, the Company originated 923 BOLT loans totaling $121.2 million.
• Loans held for investment, excluding PPP loans of $19.2 million, increased by $50.8 million or 7.7% to $709.5 million during the fourth quarter of 2022 and $205.0 million, or 40.6% over the past year. Production during the quarter was partially offset by $78.7 million in sales of balances of SBA loans.
• After the decision to exit the Bank's nationwide residential lending platform in the third quarter of 2022, the Residential Mortgage Division originated during the fourth quarter of 2022 $59.6 million of loans from the remaining pipeline, a reduction of 75.7% compared to $245.4 million originated during the third quarter of 2022, and a 57.4% reduction compared to $477.4 million of loans produced during the fourth quarter of 2021.
• Deposits increased $9.3 million, or 1.2%, during the fourth quarter of 2022 and increased $73.4 million, or 10.2%, over the past year to $795.1 million. During the fourth quarter of 2022, there were increases in interest-bearing transaction account balances of $11.7 million and time deposit balances of $26.2 million partially offset by decreases in money market and savings account balances of $17.5 million and non-interest bearing deposit account balances of $11.0 million.
• Tangible book value at December 31, 2022 was $20.35 per common share, up from $20.10 at September 30, 2022.
• Net interest margin including discontinued operations contracted 44 bps to 4.19% in the fourth quarter of 2022, from 4.63% in the third quarter of 2022, primarily due to an increase in deposit costs.

Results of Operations

Net Income (Loss)

Net income was $1.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2022 compared to a net loss of $1.4 million in the third quarter of 2022, and net income of $2.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. The increase in net income for the fourth quarter of 2022 from the preceding quarter was primarily due to a decrease of $3.6 million in restructuring charges to discontinue nationwide residential lending operations, partially offset by a decrease of $1.6 million in gain on sale of SBA loans. The decrease in net income from the fourth quarter of 2021 was partially due to a $2.7 million unfavorable change in revenue from discontinued operations. Additionally, loan loss provision changed unfavorably by $3.2 million from the fourth quarter of 2021. This was partially offset by an increase of $2.8 million in net interest income, an increase of $1.2 million in gain on sale of SBA loans, and an increase of $1.2 million related to held for investment SBA loan fair value gains.

For the year ended 2022, the net loss was $349 thousand, a decrease of $25.0 million from the net income of $24.6 million for the year ended 2021 primarily due to a loss of $21.4 million in revenue from discontinued operations. Additionally, a $13.8 million gain on sale of PPP loans in 2021 did not recur, non-interest expense on continuing operations increased $4.7 million, and PPP fee and interest income decreased $18.3 million. These items were partially offset by an $11.6 million increase in non-PPP loan interest income, a $4.6 million increase related to held for investment SBA loan fair value gains, and higher gains on non-PPP SBA guaranteed loan sales of $17.5 million. The increase in the net loss from discontinued operations was primarily the result of a decrease in gain on sale of residential mortgage loans of $64.2 million and the recognition of restructuring charges of $4.3 million for the discontinuation of the nationwide residential mortgage lending division, partially offset by lower noninterest expense of $41.0 million.

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

Net interest income from continuing operations was $8.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2022, a decrease of $596 thousand or 6.5% from $9.2 million in the third quarter of 2022, and an increase of $2.8 million or 49.2% from $5.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. The decrease during the fourth quarter of 2022 as compared to the prior quarter was mainly due to an increase in deposit interest expense partially offset by an increase in non-PPP loan interest income. The increase during the fourth quarter of 2022 as compared to the year ago quarter was mainly due to the increase in loan interest income, including fees, of $4.7 million, partially offset by higher interest expense on deposits of $2.5 million.

Net interest income from continuing operations was $30.0 million for the year ended 2022, a decrease of $6.5 million or 17.9% from $36.5 million for the year ended 2021. The decrease was mainly due to a decline in net PPP income of $18.3 million, partially offset by higher interest income on non-PPP loans.

Net interest margin including discontinued operations decreased to 4.19% for the fourth quarter of 2022, which represented a contraction of 44 basis points, compared to 4.63% from the preceding quarter and an expansion of 111 basis points compared to 3.07% from the same quarter last year. Net interest margin including discontinued operations improved to 3.97% for the year 2022, compared to 3.23% for the year 2021.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income from continuing operations was $8.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2022, a decrease of $1.4 million or 14.3% from $9.8 million in the third quarter of 2022, and an increase of $2.8 million from $5.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. The decrease in the fourth quarter of 2022, as compared to the prior quarter, was primarily due to a $1.6 million reduction in gain on sale of SBA loans. The increase from a year ago quarter was primarily the result of an increase of $1.2 million in gains on SBA loan sales and an increase of $1.2 million related to held for investment SBA loan fair value gains.

Noninterest income from continuing operations was $31.6 million for the year ended 2022, an increase of $9.6 million or 43.6% from $22.0 million for the year ended 2021. The increase was primarily due to higher gains on the sale of non-PPP SBA loans of $17.5 million and an increase related to held for investment SBA loan fair value gains of $4.6 million, partially offset by the $13.8 million gain on sale of PPP loans in 2021 which did not recur in 2022.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense from continuing operations was $13.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2022, which was a $665 thousand or 4.7% decrease from $14.2 million in the third quarter of 2022 and a $230 thousand or 1.7% increase compared to $13.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.

Noninterest expense from continuing operations was $55.2 million for the year ended 2022, which was a $4.9 million or 9.8% increase from $50.3 million for the year ended 2021. The increase was primarily the result of higher salaries and benefits, occupancy expense and loan origination and collection expense.

Discontinued Operations

Net loss on discontinued operations was $791 thousand in the fourth quarter of 2022, which was a $3.7 million improvement from a net losses of $4.5 million in the third quarter of 2022. The company recorded net income on discontinued operations of $2.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. The decrease in the net loss from the previous quarter was the result of a decrease in restructuring charges of $3.6 million for the discontinuation of the nationwide residential mortgage lending division and a decrease of $8.1 million in noninterest expense, excluding restructuring charges, partially offset by a decrease in gains on sale of residential mortgage loans of $6.2 million and a decrease in income tax benefit of $1.2 million. The $2.7 million decrease in income from the year ago quarter was primarily due to a decrease in residential loan fee income of $17.7 million partially offset by a decrease in noninterest expense, excluding the restructuring charges, of $14.8 million.

Net loss from discontinued operations was $5.8 million for the year ended 2022, which was a $21.4 million reduction from net income of $15.6 million for the year ended 2021. The reduction in net income was primarily the result of a decrease in residential loan fee income of $64.2 million and the restructuring charges for the discontinuation of residential mortgage lending division of $4.3 million recorded in 2022. This was partially offset by a $41.0 million decrease in noninterest expense excluding the restructuring charge and a decrease in income tax expense of $7.1 million.

Balance Sheet

Assets

Total assets increased $8.6 million or 0.9% during the fourth quarter of 2022 to $938.9 million, mainly due to new loan production and an increase of $29.6 million in cash and cash equivalents, partially offset by the sale of $78.7 million in SBA loans and a decrease in assets from discontinued operations of $75.5 million.

Loans

Loans held for investment, excluding PPP loans, increased $50.8 million or 7.7% during the fourth quarter of 2022 and $205.0 million or 40.6%, over the past year to $709.5 million, due to increases in both conventional community bank loans and SBA loans, partially offset by SBA loan sales. PPP loans, net of deferred origination fees, decreased $3.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2022 to $19.2 million.

Deposits

Deposits increased $9.3 million or 1.2% during the fourth quarter of 2022 and increased $73.4 million or 10.2% compared to December 31, 2021, ending the fourth quarter of 2022 at $795.1 million. During the fourth quarter, time deposit account balances and interest-bearing transaction account balances increased, partially offset by a decrease in interest-bearing transaction, savings, and money market account balances. Over the past year, transaction deposit account and time deposit account balances increased with a decrease in savings and money market deposit account balances.

Asset Quality

Asset quality remained stable in the fourth quarter of 2022. As a result of loan growth, the Company recorded a provision for loan losses in the fourth quarter of $700 thousand, which compared to a $750 thousand provision for the third 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 $2.5 million negative provision for loan losses during the fourth quarter of 2021.

The ratio of the allowance for loan losses to total loans held for investment at amortized cost, excluding government guaranteed loans, was 1.68% at December 31, 2022, 1.90% as of September 30, 2022, and 4.07% as of December 31, 2021.

Over the past five years, the Company’s loan losses have been incurred primarily in its SBA unguaranteed loan portfolio, particularly loans originated under the SBA 7(a) Small Loan Program. The Small Loan Program represents loans of $350 thousand or less and carry an SBA guaranty of 75% to 85% of the loan, depending on the original principal balance. The default rate on loans originated in the SBA 7(a) Small Loan Program has been higher than the Bank’s other loans.

Net charge-offs for the fourth quarter of 2022 were $1.4 million, an $818 thousand increase from $575 thousand for the third quarter of 2022 and a $729 thousand increase compared to $664 thousand in the fourth quarter of 2021. The increase in the fourth quarter net charge-offs was primarily due to charge-off of one SBA loan of $376 thousand which was fully reserved in prior periods, as well as an increase in net charge-offs on the Bank’s unsecured consumer loan portfolio. Annualized net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans, excluding PPP loans, were 0.79% for the fourth quarter of 2022, up from 0.35% in the third quarter of 2022 and 0.51% in the fourth quarter of 2021. Nonperforming assets, excluding government guaranteed loans, to total assets was 0.40% as of December 31, 2022, compared to 0.44% as of September 30, 2022, and 0.43% as of December 31, 2021.

Capital

The Bank’s Tier 1 leverage ratio was 10.79% as of December 31, 2022, an increase from 10.48% as of September 30, 2022, and a decrease from 12.22% at December 31, 2021. The CET 1 and Tier 1 capital ratio to risk-weighted assets were 13.75% as of December 31, 2022, a slight decrease from 13.77% as of September 30, 2022, and a decrease from 19.98% as of December 31, 2021. The total capital to risk-weighted assets ratio was 15.00% as of December 31, 2022, a slight decrease from 15.02% as of September 30, 2022, and a decrease from 21.25% as of December 31, 2021.

Recent Events

Fourth Quarter Common Stock Dividend. On January 24, 2023, BayFirst’s Board of Directors declared a first quarter 2023 cash dividend of $0.08 per common share. The dividend will be payable March 15, 2023 to common shareholders of record as of March 1, 2023. This dividend marks the 27^th consecutive quarterly cash dividend paid since BayFirst initiated cash dividends in 2016.

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 eight 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 8^th largest SBA 7(a) lender nationwide and the number one SBA 7(a) lender in the 5 county Tampa Bay market in the SBA's 2022 fiscal year. As of December 31, 2022, BayFirst Financial Corp. had $938.9 million 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 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)	12/31/2022				9/30/2022				6/30/2022				3/31/2022				12/31/2021
Balance sheet data:
Average loans held for investment, excluding PPP loans	$	703,193			$	663,716			$	561,455			$	520,559			$	518,697
Average total assets		925,194				939,847				879,868				872,311				923,485
Average common shareholders’ equity		80,158				83,014				83,235				83,990				83,056
Total loans held for investment		728,652				680,805				641,737				561,797				583,948
Total loans held for investment, excluding PPP loans		709,479				658,669				610,527				517,434				504,525
Total loans held for investment, excl gov’t gtd loan balances		551,150				520,408				458,624				374,353				332,977
Allowance for loan losses		9,046				9,739				9,564				10,170				13,452
Total assets		938,895				930,275				921,377				888,541				917,095
Common shareholders’ equity		82,279				81,032				83,690				85,274				86,685
Share data:
Basic earnings per common share	$	0.28			$	(0.40	)		$	(0.12	)		$	(0.05	)		$	0.66
Diluted earnings per common share		0.27				(0.35	)			(0.10	)			(0.05	)			0.61
Dividends per common share		0.08				0.08				0.08				0.08				0.07
Book value per common share		20.35				20.10				20.82				21.25				21.77
Tangible book value per common share(1)		20.35				20.10				20.80				21.22				21.75
Performance and capital ratios:
Return on average assets		0.57	%		(0.60)%				(0.13)%					0.01	%			1.22	%
Return on average common equity		5.56	%		(7.76)%				(2.35)%				(0.93)%					12.54	%
Net interest margin		4.19	%			4.63	%			3.73	%			3.25	%			3.07	%
Dividend payout ratio		28.99	%		(20.02)%				(65.54)%				(164.25)%					10.65	%
Asset quality ratios:
Net charge-offs	$	1,393			$	575			$	856			$	882			$	664
Net charge-offs/avg loans held for investment excl PPP		0.79	%			0.35	%			0.61	%			0.68	%			0.51	%
Nonperforming loans	$	10,468			$	10,267			$	10,437			$	8,834			$	11,909
Nonperforming loans (excluding gov't gtd balance)	$	3,671			$	4,015			$	4,245			$	2,660			$	3,967
Nonperforming loans/total loans held for investment		1.44	%			1.51	%			1.63	%			1.57	%			2.04	%
Nonperforming loans (excl gov’t gtd balance)/total loans held for investment		0.50	%			0.59	%			0.66	%			0.47	%			0.68	%
ALLL/Total loans held for investment at amortized cost		1.29	%			1.48	%			1.62	%			1.84	%			2.34	%
ALLL/Total loans held for investment at amortized cost, excl PPP loans		1.33	%			1.54	%			1.71	%			2.00	%			2.72	%
Other Data:
Full-time equivalent employees		291				524				485				575				637
Banking center offices		8				8				7				7				7
Loan production offices(2)		1				20				19				20				17
(1) See section entitled "GAAP Reconciliation and Management Explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below for a reconciliation to most comparable GAAP equivalent.
(2) All nationwide residential loan production offices have been closed. 1 remains in footprint.

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
		As of
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)		December 31, 2022				September 30, 2022				June 30, 2022				March 31, 2022				December 31, 2021
		(Unaudited)				(Unaudited)				(Unaudited)				(Unaudited)				(Unaudited)
Total shareholders’ equity		$	91,884			$	90,637			$	93,295			$	94,879			$	96,290
Less: Preferred stock liquidation preference			(9,605	)			(9,605	)			(9,605	)			(9,605	)			(9,605	)
Total equity available to common shareholders			82,279				81,032				83,690				85,274				86,685
Less: Goodwill			—				—				(100	)			(100	)			(100	)
Tangible common shareholders' equity		$	82,279			$	81,032			$	83,590			$	85,174			$	86,585
Common shares outstanding			4,042,474				4,031,937				4,019,023				4,013,173				3,981,117
Tangible book value per common share		$	20.35			$	20.10			$	20.80			$	21.22			$	21.75

BAYFIRST FINANCIAL CORP.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in thousands)	12/31/2022			9/30/2022			12/31/2021
Assets	Unaudited			Unaudited
Cash and due from banks	$	3,649		$	3,131		$	2,869
Interest-bearing deposits in banks		62,397			33,365			106,858
Cash and cash equivalents		66,046			36,496			109,727
Time deposits in banks		4,881			4,881			2,381
Investment securities available for sale		42,349			42,915			30,893
Investment securities held to maturity		5,002			5,008			2
Restricted equity securities, at cost		4,037			2,531			2,827
SBA loans held for sale		—			573			1,460
SBA loans held for investment, at fair value		27,078			24,965			9,614
Loans held for investment, at amortized cost net of allowance for loan losses of $9,046, $9,739, and $13,452		692,528			646,101			560,882
Accrued interest receivable		4,452			3,789			3,532
Premises and equipment, net		35,440			32,779			29,091
Loan servicing rights		10,906			9,932			6,407
Deferred income tax assets		538			1,937			454
Right-of-use operating lease assets		3,177			2,985			3,263
Bank owned life insurance		25,159			25,004			24,547
Other assets		16,091			13,632			13,634
Assets from discontinued operations		1,211			76,747			118,381
Total assets	$	938,895		$	930,275		$	917,095
Liabilities:
Noninterest-bearing deposits	$	93,235		$	104,215		$	83,638
Interest-bearing transaction accounts		202,656			190,985			163,495
Savings and money market deposits		363,053			380,576			423,864
Time deposits		136,126			109,960			50,688
Total deposits		795,070			785,736			721,685
FHLB and FRB borrowings		25,000			28,000			—
Subordinated debentures		5,992			5,990			5,985
Notes payable		2,844			2,958			3,299
PPP Liquidity Facility		—			—			69,654
Accrued interest payable		704			236			326
Operating lease liabilities		3,538			3,355			3,431
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		12,205			9,374			8,965
Liabilities from discontinued operations		1,658			3,989			7,460
Total liabilities		847,011			839,638			820,805
Shareholders’ equity:	Unaudited			Unaudited
Preferred stock, Series A; no par value, 10,000 shares authorized, 6,395 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022, September 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021, 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 December 31, 2022, September 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021; 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, 4,042,474, 4,031,937, and 3,981,117 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022, September 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021, respectively		53,038			52,770			51,496
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss), net		(3,724	)		(3,780	)		(420	)
Unearned compensation		(193	)		(323	)		(17	)
Retained earnings		33,479			32,686			35,947
Total shareholders’ equity		91,884			90,637			96,290
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	938,895		$	930,275		$	917,095

BAYFIRST FINANCIAL CORP.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

	For the Quarter Ended												Year-to-Date
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)	12/31/2022				9/30/2022				12/31/2021				12/31/2022				12/31/2021
Interest income:	Unaudited				Unaudited				Unaudited				Unaudited
Loans, other than PPP	$	11,601			$	10,510			$	6,380			$	35,546			$	23,964
PPP loan interest income		49				70				258				346				5,009
PPP origination fee income		30				70				374				600				14,283
Interest-bearing deposits in banks and other		840				634				150				2,074				570
Total interest income		12,520				11,284				7,162				38,566				43,826
Interest expense:
Deposits		3,711				1,856				1,219				7,844				4,885
PPPLF borrowings		—				—				92				20				1,791
Other		235				258				105				702				624
Total interest expense		3,946				2,114				1,416				8,566				7,300
Net interest income		8,574				9,170				5,746				30,000				36,526
Provision for loan losses		700				750				(2,500	)			(700	)			(3,500	)
Net interest income after provision for loan losses		7,874				8,420				8,246				30,700				40,026
Noninterest income:
Loan servicing income, net		532				620				423				2,040				1,864
Gain (loss) on sale of SBA loans, net		5,805				7,446				4,564				21,720				18,024
Service charges and fees		355				347				297				1,306				1,027
SBA loan fair value (loss) gain		1,246				999				33				4,756				184
Other noninterest income		466				392				279				1,728				874
Total noninterest income		8,404				9,804				5,596				31,550				21,973
Noninterest Expense:
Salaries and benefits		6,245				6,758				6,832				27,422				24,879
Bonus, commissions, and incentives		561				883				840				2,394				3,216
Occupancy and equipment		985				1,070				852				3,995				3,214
Data processing		1,342				1,247				1,022				4,828				5,288
Marketing and business development		560				662				971				2,660				2,698
Professional services		994				956				1,353				4,083				3,907
Loan origination and collection		1,225				1,068				168				3,711				2,452
Employee recruiting and development		577				518				501				2,230				1,714
Regulatory assessments		158				110				102				457				442
Other noninterest expense		846				886				622				3,432				2,469
Total noninterest expense		13,493				14,158				13,263				55,212				50,279
Income/(loss) before taxes from continuing operations		2,785				4,066				579				7,038				11,720
Income tax expense/(benefit) from continuing operations		672				983				(277	)			1,560				2,691
Net income/(loss) from continuing operations		2,113				3,083				856				5,478				9,029
(Loss)/income from discontinued operations before income taxes		(1,053	)			(5,973	)			2,604				(7,759	)			20,758
Income tax (benefit)/expense from discontinued operations		(262	)			(1,488	)			649				(1,932	)			5,169
Net (loss)/income from discontinued operations		(791	)			(4,485	)			1,955				(5,827	)			15,589
Net income/(loss)		1,322				(1,402	)			2,811				(349	)			24,618
Preferred dividends		208				208				208				832				1,005
Net income available to/(loss attributable to) common shareholders	$	1,114			$	(1,610	)		$	2,603			$	(1,181	)		$	23,613
Basic earnings (loss) per common share:
Continuing operations	$	0.47			$	0.71			$	0.17			$	1.16			$	2.11
Discontinued operations		(0.20	)			(1.11	)			0.49				(1.45	)			4.10
Basic earnings per common share	$	0.28			$	(0.40	)		$	0.66			$	(0.29	)		$	6.21
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share:
Continuing operations	$	0.45			$	0.68			$	0.16			$	1.13			$	2.02
Discontinued operations		(0.18	)			(1.03	)			0.45				(1.34	)			3.72
Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.27			$	(0.35	)		$	0.61			$	(0.21	)		$	5.74

        

Loan Composition

(Dollars in thousands)	12/31/2022				9/30/2022				6/30/2022				3/31/2022				12/31/2021
Real estate:	(Unaudited)				(Unaudited)				(Unaudited)				(Unaudited)
Residential	$	202,329			$	176,574			$	122,403			$	102,897			$	87,235
Commercial		231,281				220,210				216,067				189,684				163,477
Construction and land		9,320				9,259				9,686				18,038				18,632
Commercial and industrial		194,643				183,631				168,990				180,163				217,155
Commercial and industrial - PPP		19,293				22,286				31,430				44,792				80,158
Consumer and other		37,288				37,595				35,845				13,502				3,581
Loans held for investment, at amortized cost, gross		694,154				649,555				584,421				549,076				570,238
Deferred loan costs (fees), net		10,740				9,047				7,629				7,297				7,975
Discount on SBA 7(a) loans sold		(5,621	)			(5,068	)			(4,743	)			(4,624	)			(3,866	)
Premium/(discount) on loans purchased		2,301				2,306				2,221				1,279				(13	)
Allowance for loan losses		(9,046	)			(9,739	)			(9,564	)			(10,170	)			(13,452	)
Loans held for investment, at amortized cost	$	692,528			$	646,101			$	579,964			$	542,858			$	560,882

Nonperforming Assets (Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)	12/31/2022				9/30/2022				6/30/2022				3/31/2022				12/31/2021
Nonperforming loans (government guaranteed balances)	$	6,797			$	6,252			$	6,192			$	6,174			$	7,942
Nonperforming loans (unguaranteed balances)		3,671				4,015				4,245				2,660				3,967
Total nonperforming loans		10,468				10,267				10,437				8,834				11,909
OREO		56				56				56				3				3
Total nonperforming assets	$	10,524			$	10,323			$	10,493			$	8,837			$	11,912
Nonperforming loans as a percentage of total loans held for investment		1.44	%			1.51	%			1.63	%			1.57	%			2.04	%
Nonperforming loans (excluding government guaranteed balances) to total loans held for investment		0.50	%			0.59	%			0.66	%			0.47	%			0.68	%
Nonperforming assets as a percentage of total assets		1.12	%			1.11	%			1.14	%			0.99	%			1.30	%
Nonperforming assets (excluding government guaranteed balances) to total assets		0.40	%			0.44	%			0.47	%			0.30	%			0.43	%
ALLL to nonperforming loans		86.42	%			94.86	%			91.64	%			115.12	%			112.96	%
ALLL to nonperforming loans (excluding government guaranteed balances)		246.42	%			242.57	%			225.30	%			382.33	%			339.10	%

FAQ

What were BayFirst Financial Corp's earnings for Q4 2022?

BayFirst Financial Corp reported net income of $1.3 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, for Q4 2022.

How did BayFirst's Q4 2022 performance compare to Q3 2022?

In Q4 2022, BayFirst's net income rose from a net loss of $1.4 million in Q3 2022.

What led to the decrease in BayFirst's net income year-over-year?

The decrease in net income from Q4 2021 to Q4 2022 was due to lower SBA loan sale gains and increased interest expenses.

How much did BayFirst's loans held for investment increase in Q4 2022?

Loans held for investment increased by $50.8 million, or 7.7%, to $709.5 million in Q4 2022.

What is the current dividend declared by BayFirst Financial Corp?

BayFirst's Board declared a cash dividend of $0.08 per common share, payable on March 15, 2023.