Blue Foundry Bancorp Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2022 Results

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Blue Foundry Bancorp (NASDAQ:BLFY) reported a net income of $2.4 million for 2022, reversing a $36.3 million loss in 2021. The company achieved a gross loan growth of 20% and a 13% increase in core deposits year-over-year. In Q4 2022, net income was $562,000, down from $1.2 million in Q3 2022. Notably, net interest income for Q4 was $12.9 million, down 6.4% from Q3. The bank has repurchased 1.3 million shares, representing 46% of its buyback program. Despite a challenging economic environment, management remains confident in the bank's strong asset quality and capital adequacy.

Positive

• Net income of $2.4 million for 2022, up from a loss of $36.3 million in 2021.
• 20% growth in gross loans year-over-year.
• Core deposits increased by 13% year-over-year.
• Total deposits rose to $1.29 billion, a $41.8 million increase from 2021.
• Successful share repurchase of 1.3 million shares at a weighted average cost of $12.40.

Negative

• Q4 2022 net income decreased to $562,000 from $1.2 million in Q3.
• Net interest income decreased by 6.4% compared to the previous quarter.
• Non-interest expense increased by $464,000 when excluding non-recurring items.

RUTHERFORD, N. J. , Jan. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Blue Foundry Bancorp (NASDAQ:BLFY) (the “Company”), the holding company for Blue Foundry Bank (the “Bank”), today reported net income of $2.4 million, or $0.09 per diluted common share, for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to a net loss of $36.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2021.

Net income was $562 thousand, or $0.02 per diluted common share, for the three months ended December 31, 2022 compared to $1.2 million, or $0.05 per diluted common share, for the three months ended September 30, 2022, and a net loss of $19.6 million, or $(0.75) per diluted common share, for the three months ended December 31, 2021.

James D. Nesci, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “Our fourth quarter was highlighted by continued strong loan growth. In 2022, consistently robust and diverse loan production drove a 20% increase in gross loans. Additionally, the Company’s focus on attracting customers to our suite of consumer-friendly deposit products led to a 13% annual increase in core deposits.”

He continued, “While today’s economic environment remains difficult, we are steadfast in executing on our strategic priorities. We are also committed to the underwriting standards that have resulted in consistently strong asset quality, and both our bank and holding company remain well capitalized.”

Highlights for the fourth quarter of 2022:

• Gross loans grew by $51.3 million, or 3.4%, compared to the linked quarter, led by growth in commercial portfolios.
• Loan originations totaled $68.2 million for the quarter, and included originations of $35.4 million in non-residential loans, and $24.2 million in multifamily loans.
• Total deposits increased $22.4 million, or 1.8%, compared to the linked quarter, driven by growth in time deposits.
• Non-interest expense, excluding the provision for commitments and letters of credit, decreased $427 thousand, or 3.2%, compared to the linked quarter.
• Net interest income for the quarter was $12.9 million, a decrease of $888 thousand, or 6.4%, compared to the prior quarter, and an increase of $590 thousand, or 4.8%, compared to the prior year quarter.
• Net interest margin was 2.62%, a 22 basis point decrease compared to the linked quarter and a one basis point decrease from the prior year quarter.
• The Company recorded a release of provision for loan losses of $224 thousand and a release of provision for commitments and letters of credit of $203 thousand.
• During the quarter, 632,073 shares were repurchased at a weighted average cost of $12.40. 1,298,762 shares have been repurchased as of December 31, 2022, representing 46% of the stock authorized for repurchase under the Company’s initial stock repurchase program announced in July 2022.
• Tangible book value per share increased 19 cents to $14.28.
  
  

Lending Franchise

The Company continues to diversify its lending franchise by focusing on growing the commercial portfolio. During the fourth quarter of 2022, gross loans increased by $51.3 million primarily due to strong growth within the Company’s non-residential and multifamily portfolios.

The details of the loan portfolio are below:

	December 31, 2022				September 30, 2022				June 30, 2022				March 31, 2022				December 31, 2021
	(In thousands)
Residential one-to-four family	$	594,521			$	591,728			$	590,151			$	579,083			$	560,976
Multifamily		690,278				679,474				579,183				517,037				515,240
Non-residential real estate		216,394				185,450				211,683				187,310				141,561
Construction and land		17,990				12,981				21,010				18,613				23,419
Junior liens		18,477				16,653				16,421				18,071				18,464
Commercial and industrial (including PPP)		4,682				4,738				5,957				16,201				21,563
Consumer and other		38				39				47				37				87
Total gross loans		1,542,380				1,491,063				1,424,452				1,336,352				1,281,310
Deferred fees, costs, premiums and discounts, net		2,747				3,374				3,821				5,134				6,299
Total loans		1,545,127				1,494,437				1,428,273				1,341,486				1,287,609
Allowance for loan losses		(13,400	)			(13,600	)			(14,050	)			(13,465	)			(14,425	)
Loans receivable, net	$	1,531,727			$	1,480,837			$	1,414,223			$	1,328,021			$	1,273,184

The commercial and industrial portfolio includes Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, net of deferred fees, which totaled $477 thousand at December 31, 2022, $557 thousand at September 30, 2022, $2.0 million at June 30, 2022, $8.1 million at March 31, 2022, and $16.8 million at December 31, 2021.

Retail Banking Franchise

As of December 31, 2022, core deposits totaled $872.6 million, an increase of $99.4 million or 12.8% from December 31, 2021. The Company remains focused on attracting the full banking relationship of small- to medium-sized businesses through an extensive suite of deposit products.

The details of deposits are below:

	December 31, 2022			September 30, 2022			June 30, 2022			March 31, 2022			December 31, 2021
	(In thousands)
Non-interest bearing deposits	$	49,514		$	59,636		$	52,036		$	45,143		$	44,894
NOW and demand accounts		399,330			385,334			455,776			425,766			363,419
Savings		423,758			455,979			358,166			367,177			364,932
Core deposits		872,602			900,949			865,978			838,086			773,245
Time deposits		416,260			365,548			430,696			444,936			473,795
Total deposits	$	1,288,862		$	1,266,497		$	1,296,674		$	1,283,022		$	1,247,040

Financial Performance Overview:        

Fourth quarter of 2022 compared to the fourth quarter of 2021

Net interest income compared to the fourth quarter of 2021:

• Net interest income was $12.9 million, an increase of $590 thousand.
• Net interest margin decreased one basis point to 2.62%.
• Yield on average interest-earning assets increased 52 basis points to 3.55%.
• Cost of average interest-bearing deposits increased 48 basis points to 0.82%, reflecting the competitive rate environment in our primary market.
• Average loans increased by $235.2 million and average interest-bearing deposits decreased by $6.7 million.
  

Non-interest expense compared to the fourth quarter of 2021:

• Non-interest expense was $12.9 million, a decrease of $4.5 million driven by the absence in the 2022 quarter of non-recurring expenses of: a $2.0 million loss on pension withdrawal and $755 thousand in debt extinguishment costs.
• Excluding non-recurring items referenced above, non-interest expense decreased $1.8 million. Fees for professional services declined $872 thousand and advertising costs declined $728 thousand as management focused on reducing discretionary expenses. The provision for commitments and letters of credit was also lower by $351 thousand. These decreases were partially offset by an increase of $599 thousand in compensation and benefits costs which included expenses related to equity grants.

Income tax expense compared to the fourth quarter of 2021:

• Income tax expense was $164 thousand compared to $16.1 million for the prior year quarter. The 22.5% effective tax rate for the quarter reflects discrete state and federal tax items recognized in the fourth quarter, however, management expects the effective tax rate to remain near 10% for the near future. The Company had previously established and continues to maintain a full valuation allowance on its deferred tax assets. Although the Company had a loss before income tax in the prior year quarter, the tax expense recorded in that period reflects the impact of the initial recognition of the full valuation allowance on the Company’s deferred tax assets.
  

Year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ended December 31, 2021

Net interest income compared to the year ended December 31, 2021:

• Net interest income was $51.8 million, an increase of $8.9 million.
• Net interest margin increased by 52 basis points to 2.73%.
• Yield on average interest-earning assets increased 40 basis points to 3.28%.
• Cost of average interest-bearing deposits decreased 14 basis points to 0.47%, due to a shift to core deposits partially offset by the competitive rate environment in our primary market.
• Average loans increased by $132.6 million and average interest-bearing deposits decreased by $61.6 million.
  

Non-interest expense compared to the year ended December 31, 2021:

• Non-interest expense was $52.8 million, a decrease of $21.9 million driven by the absence in 2022 of non-recurring expenses of: a $11.2 million loss on pension withdrawal, a $9.0 million charitable contribution, and $2.2 million in debt extinguishment costs.
• Excluding non-recurring items referenced above, non-interest expense increased $464 thousand. An increase of $3.5 million in compensation and benefits costs was driven by raises, hiring, an increase in cash incentive compensation expense, and costs associated with equity grants made under the shareholder-approved equity incentive plan. In addition, the costs associated with being a public company increased $1.0 million in 2022. These increases were partially offset by a reduction of $1.3 million in advertising and $1.2 million in data processing, and a lower provision for commitments and letters of credit of $1.0 million.

Income tax expense compared to the year ended December 31, 2021:

• Income tax expense was $338 thousand compared to $9.6 million for the prior year period. The year-to-date effective tax rate of 12.4% reflects the Company’s current tax position. The Company had previously established and continues to maintain a full valuation allowance on its deferred tax assets. Although the Company had a loss before income tax in the prior year, the tax expense recorded in that year reflects the impact of the initial recognition of the full valuation allowance on the Company’s deferred tax assets.
  

Balance Sheet Summary:

December 31, 2022 compared to December 31, 2021

Cash and cash equivalents:

• Cash and cash equivalents decreased $152.3 million compared to December 31, 2021 as the Company deployed cash primarily into higher yielding loans and securities.
  

Securities available-for-sale:

• Securities available-for-sale decreased $10.6 million to $314.2 million as purchases of securities were more than offset by the fair value decline in the portfolio, as well as amortization and calls.
• The rising rate environment contributed to a $37.3 million decline in the net unrealized position of the portfolio.

Gross loans:

• Gross loans held for investment increased $261.1 million to $1.54 billion. Excluding PPP, gross loans increased by $277.9 million.
• Multifamily loans increased $175.0 million, non-residential real estate loans increased $74.8 million, and residential loans increased $33.5 million.
• Originations totaled $488.2 million, including originations of $285.4 million in multifamily loans, $128.7 million in non-residential real estate loans, and $44.1 million in construction loans. In addition, $106.1 million of conforming residential mortgages in New Jersey were purchased during the period.
  

Deposits and borrowings:

• Deposits totaled $1.29 billion, an increase of $41.8 million since December 31, 2021. Core deposits represented 67.7% of total deposits compared to 62.0% at December 31, 2021.
• FHLB borrowings increased by $125.0 million to $310.5 million to support loan growth.

Capital:

• Shareholders’ equity decreased by $35.8 million to $393.7 million. The decrease was primarily driven by a $24.3 million reduction in accumulated other comprehensive income reflecting the net impact that the interest rate environment had on the Company’s available-for-sale securities and the swap agreements used in its cash flow hedges. The Company also repurchased 1,298,762 of its shares at a cost of $15.6 million. 299,481of the shares repurchased were used to fund the shareholder-approved restricted stock grants. These decreases were partially offset by net income of $2.4 million.
• Tangible equity to tangible assets was 19.24% and tangible common equity per share outstanding was $14.28.
• The Bank’s capital ratios remain above the FDIC’s “well capitalized” standards.
  

Asset quality:

• Non-performing loans totaled $7.8 million, or 0.50% of total loans compared to $12.0 million, or 0.94% of total loans at December 31, 2021.
• The allowance for loan losses represented 0.87% of total loans compared to 1.13% at December 31, 2021. The allowance for loan losses was 172.52% of non-performing loans compared to 120.38% at December 31, 2021.
• The Company recorded a net release of provision for loan losses of $224 thousand for the quarter ended December 31, 2022 and $1.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 driven by significant pay downs within the construction and land portfolio, partially offset by growth in our multifamily portfolio.
• Net recoveries were $24 thousand for the quarter ended December 31, 2022 and for the year ended December 31, 2022 net charge-offs were $24 thousand.

About Blue Foundry

Blue Foundry Bancorp is the holding company for Blue Foundry Bank, a place where things are made, purpose is formed, and ideas are crafted. Headquartered in Rutherford NJ, with a presence in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic and Somerset counties, Blue Foundry Bank is a full-service, innovative bank serving the doers, movers, and shakers in our communities. We offer individuals and businesses alike the tailored products and services they need to build their futures. With a rich history dating back more than 145 years, Blue Foundry Bank has a longstanding commitment to its customers and communities. To learn more about Blue Foundry Bank visit BlueFoundryBank.com or call (888) 931-BLUE. Member FDIC.

Conference Call Information

A conference call discussing Blue Foundry’s fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2022 financial results will be held today, Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. (EST). To listen to the live call, please dial 1-833-927-1758 (toll free), 1-646-904-5544 (local) or 1-929-526-1599 (all other locations) and use access code 372166. The webcast (audio only) will be available on BlueFoundryBank.com. The conference call will be recorded and will be available on the Company’s website for one month.        

Contact:
James D. Nesci
President and Chief Executive Officer
BlueFoundryBank.com
jnesci@bluefoundrybank.com 
201-972-8900

BLUE FOUNDRY BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition

	December 31, 2022			September 30, 2022			December 31, 2021
	(Unaudited)			(Unaudited)			(Audited)
	(In thousands)
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	41,182		$	57,324		$	193,446
Securities available for sale, at fair value		314,248			321,320			324,892
Securities held to maturity (fair value of $29,115, $26,344 and $22,849 at December 31, 2022, September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively)		33,705			30,749			23,281
Other investments		16,069			15,432			10,182
Loans, net		1,531,727			1,480,837			1,273,184
Interest and dividends receivable		6,893			6,431			5,372
Premises and equipment, net		29,825			29,992			28,126
Right-of-use assets		25,906			25,537			25,457
Bank owned life insurance		21,576			22,012			21,662
Other assets		22,207			22,284			8,609
Total assets	$	2,043,338		$	2,011,918		$	1,914,211
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Liabilities
Deposits	$	1,288,862		$	1,266,497		$	1,247,040
Advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank		310,500			295,500			185,500
Advances by borrowers for taxes and insurance		9,302			10,926			9,582
Lease liabilities		27,324			26,875			26,696
Other liabilities		13,632			14,782			15,922
Total liabilities		1,649,620			1,614,580			1,484,740
Shareholders’ equity		393,718			397,338			429,471
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	2,043,338		$	2,011,918		$	1,914,211

BLUE FOUNDRY BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Dollars in thousands except per share data) (Unaudited)

	Three months ended												Year Ended December 31,
	December 31, 2022				September 30, 2022				December 31, 2021				2022				2021
	(unaudited)												(Unaudited)				(Audited)
Interest income:
Loans	$	14,487			$	13,692			$	12,357			$	52,279			$	48,719
Taxable investment income		2,970				2,571				1,757				9,678				6,821
Non-taxable investment income		112				109				121				456				513
Total interest income		17,569				16,372				14,235				62,413				56,053
Interest expense:
Deposits		2,482				1,424				1,036				5,738				7,884
Borrowed funds		2,160				1,133				863				4,832				5,220
Total interest expense		4,642				2,557				1,899				10,570				13,104
Net interest income		12,927				13,815				12,336				51,843				42,949
Release of provision for loan losses		(224	)			(419	)			(819	)			(1,001	)			(2,518	)
Net interest income after provision for loan losses		13,151				14,234				13,155				52,844				45,467
Non-interest income:
Fees and service charges		341				650				565				2,156				1,975
Gain (loss) on securities, net		—				—				(1	)			14				(1	)
Other income		103				149				140				494				505
Total non-interest income		444				799				704				2,664				2,479
Non-interest expense:
Compensation and benefits		7,620				7,433				7,021				29,247				25,755
Loss on pension withdrawal		—				—				1,974				—				11,206
Occupancy and equipment		1,909				1,921				2,080				7,625				7,929
Data processing		1,324				1,559				1,501				5,754				6,933
Debt extinguishment costs		—				—				754				—				2,155
Advertising		68				125				795				1,061				2,390
Professional services		838				1,012				1,709				4,117				4,528
(Release of) provision for commitments and letters of credit		(203	)			170				148				(311	)			689
Federal deposit insurance premiums		105				98				110				381				494
Contribution to Blue Foundry Charitable Foundation		—				—				—				—				9,000
Other expense		1,208				1,351				1,288				4,900				3,591
Total non-interest expenses		12,869				13,669				17,380				52,774				74,670
Income (loss) before income tax expense		726				1,364				(3,521	)			2,734				(26,724	)
Income tax expense		164				123				16,103				338				9,618
Net income (loss)	$	562			$	1,241			$	(19,624	)		$	2,396			$	(36,342	)
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share	$	0.02			$	0.05			$	(0.75	)		$	0.09			$	(2.99	)
Weighted average shares outstanding-basic		25,713,534				26,128,851				26,307,456				26,165,841				12,171,050
Weighted average shares outstanding-diluted		26,013,015				26,246,039				26,307,456				26,270,864				12,171,050

BLUE FOUNDRY BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
Consolidated Financial Highlights
(Dollars in thousands except for share data) (Unaudited)

	Three months ended
	December 31, 2022				September 30, 2022			June 30, 2022			March 31, 2022			December 31, 2021
Performance Ratios (%)
Return (loss) on average assets		0.11				0.25			0.01			0.12			(3.97	)
Return (loss) on average equity		0.56				1.20			0.04			0.52			(17.36	)
Interest rate spread (1)		2.35				2.68			2.71			2.50			2.50
Net interest margin (2)		2.62				2.84			2.83			2.62			2.63
Efficiency ratio (non-GAAP) (3)		97.76				92.37			96.13			104.04			110.59
Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities		128.30				130.30			131.52			131.77			132.04
Tangible equity to tangible assets (4)		19.24				19.72			20.97			21.68			22.42
Book value per share (5)	$	14.30			$	14.11		$	14.46		$	14.73		$	15.06
Tangible book value per share (5)	$	14.28			$	14.09		$	14.43		$	14.72		$	15.04
Asset Quality
Non-performing loans	$	7,767			$	8,409		$	9,998		$	10,482		$	11,983
Real estate owned, net	$	—			$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Non-performing assets	$	7,767			$	8,409		$	9,998		$	10,482		$	11,983
Allowance for loan losses to total loans (%)		0.87				0.91			0.98			1.00			1.13
Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans (%)		172.52				161.73			140.53			128.46			120.38
Non-performing loans to total loans (%)		0.50				0.56			0.70			0.78			0.94
Non-performing assets to total assets (%)		0.38				0.42			0.51			0.54			0.63
Net charge-offs to average outstanding loans during the period (%)		(0.01	)			0.01			—			—			—

(1)		Interest rate spread represents the difference between the yield on interest-earning assets and the cost of interest-bearing liabilities.
(2)		Net interest margin represents net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.
(3)		Efficiency ratio represents adjusted non-interest expense divided by the sum of net interest income plus non-interest income.
(4)		Tangible equity equals $392.9 million, which exclude intangible assets ($798 thousand of capitalized software). Tangible assets equal $2.04 billion and excludes intangible assets.
(5)		Per share metrics are computed using 27,523,219 total shares outstanding.

BLUE FOUNDRY BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
Analysis of Net Interest Income
(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended
	December 31, 2022									September 30, 2022									December 31, 2021
	Average Balance			Interest			Average Yield/Cost			Average Balance			Interest			Average Yield/Cost			Average Balance			Interest			Average Yield/Cost
	(Dollars in thousands)
Assets:
Loans (1)	$	1,511,941		$	14,487		3.80	%		$	1,465,114		$	13,692		3.71	%		$	1,276,698		$	12,357		3.84	%
Mortgage-backed securities		187,213			1,092		2.31	%			197,406			1,055		2.12	%			160,372			708		1.75	%
Other investment securities		200,013			1,425		2.83	%			204,506			1,230		2.39	%			171,427			913		2.11	%
FHLB stock		17,225			216		4.96	%			13,141			139		4.20	%			10,549			158		5.96	%
Cash and cash equivalents		44,718			349		3.10	%			49,163			256		2.07	%			243,110			99		0.16	%
Total interest-bearing assets		1,961,110			17,569		3.55	%			1,929,330			16,372		3.37	%			1,862,156			14,235		3.03	%
Non-interest earning assets		52,258									61,264									96,592
Total assets	$	2,013,368								$	1,990,594								$	1,958,748
Liabilities and shareholders' equity:
NOW, savings, and money market deposits	$	848,199			1,636		0.77	%		$	831,191			759		0.36	%		$	715,653			256		0.14	%
Time deposits		356,377			846		0.94	%			405,823			665		0.65	%			495,608			781		0.62	%
Interest-bearing deposits		1,204,576			2,482		0.82	%			1,237,014			1,424		0.46	%			1,211,261			1,037		0.34	%
FHLB advances		323,903			2,160		2.65	%			243,647			1,133		1.84	%			199,001			863		1.72	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities		1,528,479			4,642		1.20	%			1,480,661			2,557		0.69	%			1,410,262			1,900		0.53	%
Non-interest bearing deposits		42,144									49,869									43,977
Non-interest bearing other		47,746									48,103									56,095
Total liabilities		1,618,369									1,578,633									1,510,334
Total shareholders' equity		394,999									411,961									448,414
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	2,013,368								$	1,990,594								$	1,958,748
Net interest income				$	12,927								$	13,815								$	12,335
Net interest rate spread (2)							2.35	%								2.68	%								2.50	%
Net interest margin (3)							2.62	%								2.84	%								2.63	%

(1)		Average loan balances are net of deferred loan fees and costs, and premiums and discounts, and include non-accrual loans.
(2)		Net interest rate spread represents the difference between the yield on interest-earning assets and the cost of interest-bearing liabilities.
(3)		Net interest margin represents net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.

	Year Ended December 31,
		2022							2021
	Average Balance		Interest		Average Yield/Cost			Average Balance		Interest		Average Yield/Cost
	(Dollar in thousands)
Assets:
Loans (1)	$	1,407,502	$	52,279	3.71	%		$	1,274,885	$	48,719	3.82	%
Mortgage-backed securities		190,540		3,934	2.06	%			154,882		2,908	1.88	%
Other investment securities		203,002		4,820	2.37	%			147,853		3,237	2.19	%
FHLB stock		12,629		587	4.65	%			14,373		744	5.17	%
Cash and cash equivalents		88,703		793	0.89	%			356,458		445	0.12	%
Total interest-bearing assets		1,902,376		62,413	3.28	%			1,948,451		56,053	2.88	%
Non-interest earning assets		64,786							87,443
Total assets	$	1,967,162						$	2,035,894
Liabilities and shareholders' equity:
NOW, savings, and money market deposits	$	812,473		2,959	0.36	%		$	676,697		1,091	0.16	%
Time deposits		412,734		2,779	0.67	%			610,092		6,793	1.11	%
Interest-bearing deposits		1,225,207		5,738	0.47	%			1,286,789		7,884	0.61	%
FHLB advances		235,589		4,832	2.05	%			280,985		5,220	1.86	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities		1,460,796		10,570	0.72	%			1,567,774		13,104	0.84	%
Non-interest bearing deposits		44,029							106,033
Non-interest bearing other		47,707							47,560
Total liabilities		1,552,532							1,721,367
Total shareholders' equity		414,630							314,527
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	1,967,162						$	2,035,894
Net interest income			$	51,843						$	42,949
Net interest rate spread (2)					2.56	%						2.04	%
Net interest margin (3)					2.73	%						2.20	%

(1)		Average loan balances are net of deferred loan fees and costs, and premiums and discounts, and include non-accrual loans.
(2)		Net interest rate spread represents the difference between the yield on interest-earning assets and the cost of interest-bearing liabilities.
(3)		Net interest margin represents net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.

BLUE FOUNDRY BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARY
Adjusted Pre-Provision Net Revenue (Non-GAAP)
(Dollars in thousands except per share data) (Unaudited)

This press release contains certain supplemental financial information, described in the table below, which has been determined by methods other than U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP") that management uses in its analysis of Blue Foundry's performance. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide information useful to investors in understanding Blue Foundry's financial results. These non-GAAP measures should not be considered a substitute for GAAP basis measures and results and Blue Foundry strongly encourages investors to review its consolidated financial statements in their entirety and not to rely on any single financial measure. Because non-GAAP financial measures are not standardized, it may not be possible to compare these financial measures with other companies' non-GAAP financial measures having the same or similar names.

Net income, as presented in the Consolidated Statements of Operations, includes the provision for loan losses, provision for commitments and letters of credit, and income tax expense while pre-provision net revenue does not.

	Three months ended
	December 31, 2022				September 30, 2022				June 30, 2022				March 31, 2022				December 31, 2021
Pre-provision net revenue (PPNR) and efficiency ratio, as adjusted:
Net interest income	$	12,927			$	13,815			$	13,162			$	11,939			$	12,336
Other income		444				799				494				927				704
Operating expenses, as reported		12,869				13,669				13,019				13,216				17,380
Less: Fee on debt extinguishment		—				—				—				—				754
Less: Loss on pension withdrawal		—				—				—				—				1,974
Less: Provision for commitments and letters of credit		(203	)			170				(108	)			(170	)			148
Less: Loss on assets held for sale		—				—				—				—				83
Operating expenses, as adjusted		13,072				13,499				13,127				13,386				14,421
Pre-provision net revenue (loss), as adjusted	$	299			$	1,115			$	529			$	(520	)		$	(1,381	)
Efficiency ratio, as adjusted		97.8	%			92.4	%			96.1	%			104.0	%			110.6	%
Core deposits:
Total deposits	$	1,288,862			$	1,266,497			$	1,296,674			$	1,283,022			$	1,247,040
Less: time deposits		416,260				365,548				430,696				444,936				473,795
Core deposits	$	872,602			$	900,949			$	865,978			$	838,086			$	773,245
Core deposits to total deposits		67.7	%			71.1	%			66.8	%			65.3	%			62.0	%
Tangible equity:
Shareholders’ equity (1) (2)	$	393,718			$	397,338			$	412,293			$	420,214			$	429,472
Less: intangible assets		798				760				630				452				437
Tangible equity	$	392,920			$	396,578			$	411,663			$	419,762			$	429,035
Tangible book value per share:
Tangible equity	$	392,920			$	396,578			$	411,663			$	419,762			$	429,035
Shares outstanding		27,523,219				28,155,292				28,522,500				28,522,500				28,522,500
Tangible book value per share	$	14.28			$	14.09			$	14.43			$	14.72			$	15.04

(1)		The Company recorded a deferred tax asset valuation allowance of $16.8 million as of December 31, 2021.
(2)		Accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) declined by $24.3 million in 2022, largely a result of the rising rate environment which negatively impacted the fair value of the Company’s available-for-sale investment portfolio.

 

FAQ

What is Blue Foundry Bancorp's net income for 2022?

Blue Foundry Bancorp reported a net income of $2.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2022.

How did Blue Foundry Bancorp perform in Q4 2022?

In Q4 2022, Blue Foundry Bancorp recorded a net income of $562,000, compared to $1.2 million in Q3.

What growth did Blue Foundry Bancorp achieve in loans?

The company achieved a 20% increase in gross loans year-over-year.

What is the status of Blue Foundry Bancorp's share repurchase program?

As of December 31, 2022, the company had repurchased 1,298,762 shares, representing 46% of its authorized stock repurchase.

What are the core deposit figures for Blue Foundry Bancorp?

Core deposits increased by 13% year-over-year, totaling $872.6 million as of December 31, 2022.