Eastern Bankshares, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter 2022 Financial Results

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Eastern Bankshares reported its fourth quarter 2022 financial results, showing a net income of $42.3 million, or $0.26 per diluted share, down from $54.8 million in the previous quarter. The operating net income was $49.9 million, or $0.31 per diluted share. The company achieved a record annual net income of $199.8 million for 2022, a 29% increase year-over-year. Total assets grew by 3% to $22.6 billion, while total loans increased by 5% to $13.6 billion. A quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share has been declared, payable on March 15, 2023. Asset quality remained robust with minimal charge-offs.

Positive

• Record annual net income of $199.8 million for 2022, a 29% increase from 2021.
• Total loan growth of 5% to $13.6 billion, with commercial loans up by 13%.
• Strong asset quality with non-performing loans at 0.28% of total loans.

Negative

• Net income decreased by 23% from $54.8 million in Q3 2022 to $42.3 million in Q4 2022.
• Net interest income fell to $150.0 million, down from $152.2 million in the prior quarter.

Company Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Eastern Bankshares, Inc. (the “Company,” or together with its affiliates and subsidiaries, “Eastern”) (NASDAQ Global Select Market: EBC), the stock holding company of Eastern Bank, today announced its 2022 fourth quarter financial results and the declaration of a quarterly cash dividend. Net income for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $42.3 million, or $0.26 per diluted share, compared to net income of $54.8 million, or $0.33 per diluted share, reported for the third quarter of 2022. Operating net income* for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $49.9 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, compared to $55.7 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, reported for the prior quarter.

“I’d like to thank my 2,100 colleagues at Eastern for all of their good work in making 2022 such a successful year for the Company” said Bob Rivers, Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board of Eastern Bankshares, Inc. and Eastern Bank. “Together, we posted record net income for 2022 of $199.8 million, 29% higher than 2021. As always, this bottom line result is the product of a number of significant achievements, including the completion of the integration of Century Bank, record commercial loan and home equity originations, outstanding asset quality, the acquisition of two insurance agencies, the continued upgrade of our technology platforms, as well as many other notable accomplishments. All of this, along with the strength of the underlying franchise, is a testament to their hard work and tremendous commitment."

HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2022

• Net income of $42.3 million, or $0.26 per diluted share, and operating net income* of $49.9 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2022.
• Net interest income of $150.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2022 was 1% lower than the prior quarter as the increase in interest income was more than offset by the increase in interest expense.
• The net interest margin on a fully tax equivalent (“FTE”) basis* of 2.81% for the fourth quarter was 6 basis points lower than the prior quarter.
• Core loan growth, excluding residential loans purchased from Embrace Home Loans, was 11.8% on an annualized basis. Commercial loan growth was 13.2% on an annualized basis.
• Asset quality remains strong, with annualized net charge-offs of just 0.01% of average total loans and non-performing loans of $38.6 million, or just 0.28% of total loans.

Please refer to Appendices A and B to this press release for reconciliations of operating net income* and fully-taxable equivalent net interest income*, respectively.

BALANCE SHEET

Total assets were $22.6 billion at December 31, 2022, representing an increase of $603.9 million, or 3%, from September 30, 2022.

• Total securities decreased $159.2 million, or 2%, from the prior quarter, to $7.2 billion, primarily due to principal runoff and security sales, partially offset by a reduction in the unrealized losses on the portfolio.
• Total loans were $13.6 billion, representing an increase of $671.6 million, or 5%, from the prior quarter. The increase was driven by strong loan growth in all major categories. Commercial loans grew $313.0 million, residential loans grew $342.0 million, and consumer loans grew $16.6 million, reflecting growth of 13%, 64%, and 5%, respectively, on an annualized basis. Residential loans at December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022 included purchased loans from Embrace Home Loans totaling $366.7 million and $77.7 million excluding purchase premiums, respectively.
• Deposits totaled $19.0 billion, representing an increase of $241.0 million, or 1%, from the prior quarter. Deposit levels were supported by brokered certificates of deposit which totaled $928.6 million at year end. On a quarterly average basis, deposits decreased $418.3 million from the prior quarter.
• Borrowed funds increased $318.1 million from the prior quarter to $740.8 million to provide funding for strong loan growth in the fourth quarter.
• Shareholders’ equity was $2.5 billion, representing an increase of $55.6 million from the prior quarter driven primarily by increases in accumulated other comprehensive income and retained earnings, partially offset by share repurchases. Please refer to Appendix D to this press release for a roll forward of tangible shareholders’ equity*.
• At December 31, 2022, book value per share was $14.03 and tangible book value per share* was $10.28.

Please refer to Appendix C to this press release for a reconciliation of book value per share and tangible book value per share*.

NET INTEREST INCOME

Net interest income was $150.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to $152.2 million in the prior quarter, representing a decrease of $2.2 million.

• The decrease in net interest income on a consecutive quarter basis was primarily due to a decrease in the net interest margin, as increases in earning asset yields were more than offset by increased funding costs. This was partially offset by an increase in average interest-earning asset balances of $170.3 million from the prior quarter, attributable primarily to loan growth.
• The net interest margin on a FTE basis* was 2.81% for the fourth quarter, representing a 6 basis point decrease from the prior quarter, as funding costs increased faster than asset yields.
• Total interest-earning asset yields increased 29 basis points from the prior quarter to 3.27%, due primarily to increased loan yields as a result of higher short-term interest rates during the quarter.
• Total interest-bearing funding costs increased 59 basis points from the prior quarter to 77 basis points, due to core deposit pricing increases and increases in brokered deposits and borrowings during the quarter.

Please refer to Appendix B to this press release for a reconciliation of operating revenues and expenses* and of fully-taxable equivalent net interest income*.

NONINTEREST INCOME

Noninterest income was $44.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to $43.4 million for the prior quarter, representing an increase of $1.2 million. Noninterest income on an operating basis* was $42.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to $45.3 million for the prior quarter, a decrease of $3.3 million.

• Insurance commissions decreased $1.7 million to $22.0 million in the fourth quarter, compared to $23.8 million in the prior quarter. Compared to the comparable prior year quarter, insurance commissions increased $1.1 million, or 5%.
• Service charges on deposit accounts increased $0.1 million on a consecutive quarter basis to $6.8 million.
• Trust and investment advisory fees decreased $0.2 million on a consecutive quarter basis to $5.6 million.
• Debit card processing fees were unchanged from the prior quarter at $3.2 million.
• Loan-level interest rate swap income decreased $1.6 million to a loss of $0.1 million in the fourth quarter, compared to income of $1.6 million in the prior quarter. The decrease was driven primarily by a decrease in the fair value of such interest rate swap transactions.
• Market performance drove gains on investments held in rabbi trust accounts totaling $3.2 million in the fourth quarter compared to losses of $2.2 million in the prior quarter.
• Realized losses on sales of available for sale securities were $0.7 million in the fourth quarter compared to $0.2 million in the prior quarter.
• Other noninterest income decreased $0.3 million in the fourth quarter to $4.3 million.

Please refer to Appendix B to this press release for a reconciliation of operating revenues and expenses*.

NONINTEREST EXPENSE

Noninterest expense was $132.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to $116.8 million in the prior quarter, representing an increase of $15.9 million. Noninterest expense on an operating basis* for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $119.6 million, compared to $117.4 million in the prior quarter, an increase of $2.2 million.

• Salaries and employee benefits expense was $77.6 million in the fourth quarter, representing a decrease of $0.5 million from the prior quarter.
• Office occupancy and equipment expense was $9.6 million in the fourth quarter, a decrease of $0.1 million from the prior quarter.
• Data processing expenses were $14.3 million in the fourth quarter, an increase of $1.0 million from the prior quarter, due primarily to higher software services and support expense.
• Professional services expense was $4.6 million in the fourth quarter, a decrease of $0.2 million from the prior quarter.
• Marketing expense was $3.1 million in the fourth quarter, an increase of $0.9 million from the prior quarter, due primarily to higher advertising expense during the quarter.
• Loan expenses were $0.6 million in the fourth quarter, a decrease of $1.6 million from the prior quarter, due in part to a decrease in legal and appraisal expense.
• Other noninterest expense was $20.4 million in the fourth quarter, an increase of $16.4 million from the prior quarter, due primarily to a previously disclosed Defined Benefit Plan settlement accounting charge of $12.0 million, as well as an increase in the provision for credit losses on off-balance sheet credit exposure.

Please refer to Appendix B to this press release for a reconciliation of operating revenues and expenses*.

ASSET QUALITY

The allowance for loan losses was $142.2 million at December 31, 2022, or 1.05% of total loans, compared to $131.7 million or 1.02% of total loans at September 30, 2022. The Company recorded a provision for loan losses totaling $10.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2022, of which $7.2 million was due to loan growth.

Non-performing loans totaled $38.6 million at December 31, 2022 compared to $34.0 million at the end of the prior quarter. During the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company recorded total net charge-offs of $0.3 million, or 0.01% of average total loans on an annualized basis, compared to $0.3 million or 0.01% of average total loans in the prior quarter, respectively.

DIVIDENDS AND SHARE REPURCHASES

The Company’s Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per common share. The dividend will be payable on March 15, 2023 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 3, 2023.

The Company repurchased 1,547,934 shares of its common stock during the fourth quarter of 2022 at a weighted average price of $19.91 excluding commissions, for an aggregate purchase price of $30.8 million.

As announced in September of 2022, the Company received regulatory non-objection for its second share repurchase program of up to 8,900,000 shares, representing approximately 5% of its shares of common stock then outstanding. The repurchase program, which is limited to $200 million through August 31, 2023, may be modified or terminated by the Board of Directors of the Company at any time. At December 31, 2022, there were 6,989,750 shares available for repurchase and $161.8 million in total market value remaining under the repurchase authorization.

CONFERENCE CALL AND PRESENTATION INFORMATION

A conference call and webcast covering Eastern’s fourth quarter 2022 earnings will be held on Friday, January 27, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. To join by telephone, participants can call the toll-free dial-in number (888) 396-8049 from within the U.S. and reference conference ID 15857557. The conference call will be simultaneously webcast. Participants may join the webcast on the Company’s Investor Relations website at investor.easternbank.com. A presentation providing additional information for the quarter is also available at investor.easternbank.com. A replay of the webcast will be made available on demand on this site.

ABOUT EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC.

Eastern Bankshares, Inc. is the stock holding company for Eastern Bank. Founded in 1818, Boston-based Eastern Bank has more than 120 locations serving communities in eastern Massachusetts, southern and coastal New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. As of December 31, 2022, Eastern Bank had approximately $23 billion in total assets. Eastern provides banking, investment and insurance products and services for consumers and businesses of all sizes, including through its Eastern Wealth Management division and its Eastern Insurance Group LLC subsidiary. Eastern takes pride in its outspoken advocacy and community support that includes $240 million in charitable giving since 1994. An inclusive company, Eastern employs approximately 2,100 deeply committed professionals who value relationships with their customers, colleagues, and communities. For investor information, visit investor.easternbank.com.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

*Denotes a non-GAAP financial measure used in this press release.

A non-GAAP financial measure is defined as a numerical measure of the Company’s historical or future financial performance, financial position or cash flows that excludes (or includes) amounts, or is subject to adjustments that have the effect of excluding (or including) amounts that are included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) in the Company’s statement of income, balance sheet or statement of cash flows (or equivalent statements).

The Company presents non-GAAP financial measures, which management uses to evaluate the Company’s performance, and which exclude the effects of certain transactions that management believes are unrelated to its core business and are therefore not necessarily indicative of its current performance or financial position. Management believes excluding these items facilitates greater visibility for investors into the Company’s core business as well as underlying trends that may, to some extent, be obscured by inclusion of such items in the corresponding GAAP financial measures.

There are items in the Company’s financial statements that impact its financial results, but which management believes are unrelated to the Company’s core business. Accordingly, the Company presents noninterest income on an operating basis, total operating revenue, noninterest expense on an operating basis, operating net income, operating earnings per share, operating return on average assets, operating return on average shareholders’ equity, operating return on average tangible shareholders’ equity (discussed further below), the operating efficiency ratio, and the ratio of noninterest income to total revenue on an operating basis. Each of these figures excludes the impact of such applicable items because management believes such exclusion can provide greater visibility into the Company’s core business and underlying trends. Such items that management does not consider to be core to the Company’s business include (i) income and expenses from investments held in rabbi trusts, (ii) gains and losses on sales of securities available for sale, net, (iii) gains and losses on the sale of other assets, (iv) rabbi trust employee benefits, (v) impairment charges on tax credit investments and associated tax credit benefits, (vi) other real estate owned (“OREO”) gains, (vii) merger and acquisition expenses, and (viii) the non-cash pension settlement charge recognized related to the Defined Benefit Plan. The Company does not provide an outlook for its total noninterest income and total noninterest expense because each contains income or expense components, as applicable, such as income associated with rabbi trust accounts and rabbi trust employee benefit expense, which are market-driven, and over which the Company cannot exercise control. Accordingly, reconciliations of the Company’s outlook for its noninterest income on an operating basis and its noninterest expense on an operating basis to an outlook for total noninterest income and total noninterest expense, respectively, cannot be made available without unreasonable effort.

Management also presents tangible assets, tangible shareholders’ equity, average tangible shareholders’ equity, tangible book value per share, the ratio of tangible shareholders’ equity to tangible assets, return on average tangible shareholders’ equity, and operating return on average shareholders’ equity (discussed further above), each of which excludes the impact of goodwill and other intangible assets, as management believes these financial measures provide investors with the ability to further assess the Company’s performance, identify trends in its core business and provide a comparison of its capital adequacy to other companies. The Company included the tangible ratios because management believes that investors may find it useful to have access to the same analytical tools used by management to assess performance and identify trends.

These non-GAAP financial measures presented in this press release should not be considered an alternative or substitute for financial results or measures determined in accordance with GAAP or as an indication of the Company’s cash flows from operating activities, a measure of its liquidity position or an indication of funds available for its cash needs. An item which management considers to be non-core and excludes when computing these non-GAAP measures can be of substantial importance to the Company’s results for any particular period. In addition, management’s methodology for calculating non-GAAP financial measures may differ from the methodologies employed by other banking companies to calculate the same or similar performance measures, and accordingly, the Company’s reported non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to the same or similar performance measures reported by other banking companies. Please refer to Appendices A-D for reconciliations of the Company's GAAP financial measures to the non-GAAP financial measures in this press release.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding anticipated future events and can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. You can identify these statements from the use of the words “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “plan,” “potential,” “estimate,” “project,” “believe,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “target” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements, by their nature, are subject to risks and uncertainties. There are many factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results described in the forward-looking statements.

Certain factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results include developments in the Company’s market relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the severity and duration of the associated economic slowdown; adverse developments in the level and direction of loan delinquencies and charge-offs and changes in estimates of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses; increased competitive pressures; changes in interest rates and resulting changes in competitor or customer behavior and mix or costs of sources of funding; risks that revenue or expense synergies or the other expected benefits of the Company’s merger with Century Bank in November 2021 may not fully materialize for the Company in the timeframe expected or at all, or may be more costly to achieve; adverse national or regional economic conditions or conditions within the securities markets; legislative and regulatory changes and related compliance costs that could adversely affect the business in which the Company and its subsidiary Eastern Bank are engaged, including the effect of, and changes in, monetary and fiscal policies and laws, such as the interest rate policies of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; market and monetary fluctuations, including inflationary or recessionary pressures, interest rate sensitivity, liquidity constraints, increased borrowing and funding costs, and fluctuations due to actual or anticipated changes to federal tax laws; the Company’s ability to successfully implement its risk mitigation strategies; and asset and credit quality deterioration, including adverse developments in local or regional real estate markets that decrease collateral values associated with existing loans; and the failure of the Company to execute all of its planned share repurchases. For further discussion of such factors, please see the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), which are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect the Company's expectations only as of the date of this press release. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements.

EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Certain information in this press release is presented as reviewed by the Company’s management and includes information derived from the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income, non-GAAP financial measures, and operational and performance metrics. For information on non-GAAP financial measures, please see the section titled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

	As of and for the three months ended
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands, except per-share data)	Dec 31, 2022			Sep 30, 2022			Jun 30, 2022			Mar 31, 2022			Dec 31, 2021
Earnings data
Net interest income	$	149,994		$	152,179		$	137,757		$	128,124		$	122,437
Noninterest income		44,516			43,353			41,877			46,415			49,001
Total revenue		194,510			195,532			179,634			174,539			171,438
Noninterest expense		132,757			116,840			111,139			108,866			143,602
Pre-tax, pre-provision income		61,753			78,692			68,495			65,673			27,836
Provision for (release of) allowance for loan losses		10,880			6,480			1,050			(485	)		(4,318	)
Pre-tax income		50,873			72,212			67,445			66,158			32,154
Net income		42,294			54,777			51,172			51,516			35,087
Operating net income (non-GAAP)		49,912			55,742			52,518			55,107			44,860
Per-share data
Earnings per share, basic	$	0.26		$	0.33		$	0.31		$	0.30		$	0.20
Earnings per share, diluted	$	0.26		$	0.33		$	0.31		$	0.30		$	0.20
Operating earnings per share, basic (non-GAAP)	$	0.31		$	0.34		$	0.32		$	0.32		$	0.26
Operating earnings per share, diluted (non-GAAP)	$	0.31		$	0.34		$	0.32		$	0.32		$	0.26
Book value per share	$	14.03		$	13.59		$	15.17		$	16.40		$	18.28
Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP)	$	10.28		$	9.87		$	11.52		$	12.83		$	14.80
Profitability
Return on average assets (1)		0.75	%		0.97	%		0.92	%		0.90	%		0.67	%
Operating return on average assets (non-GAAP) (1)		0.88	%		0.97	%		0.94	%		0.96	%		0.86	%
Return on average shareholders' equity (1)		6.93	%		7.83	%		7.16	%		6.38	%		4.07	%
Operating return on average shareholders' equity (1)		8.17	%		7.98	%		7.34	%		6.82	%		5.19	%
Return on average tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP) (1)		9.54	%		10.25	%		9.28	%		7.96	%		4.80	%
Operating return on average tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP) (1)		11.26	%		10.44	%		9.53	%		8.53	%		6.14	%
Net interest margin (FTE) (1)		2.81	%		2.87	%		2.63	%		2.42	%		2.54	%
Cost of deposits (1)		0.37	%		0.10	%		0.06	%		0.07	%		0.06	%
Fee income ratio		22.89	%		22.17	%		23.31	%		26.59	%		28.58	%
Efficiency ratio		68.25	%		59.75	%		61.87	%		62.37	%		83.76	%
Operating efficiency ratio (non-GAAP)		61.11	%		58.38	%		60.61	%		60.39	%		65.21	%
Balance Sheet (end of period)
Total assets	$	22,646,858		$	22,042,933		$	22,350,848		$	22,836,072		$	23,512,128
Total loans		13,575,531			12,903,954			12,398,694			12,182,203			12,281,510
Total deposits		18,974,359			18,733,381			19,163,801			19,392,816			19,628,311
Total loans / total deposits		72	%		69	%		65	%		63	%		63	%
Asset quality
Allowance for loan losses ("ALLL") (2)	$	142,211		$	131,663		$	125,531		$	124,166		$	97,787
ALLL / total nonperforming loans ("NPLs")		368.38	%		387.77	%		209.64	%		367.13	%		279.53	%
Total NPLs / total loans		0.28	%		0.26	%		0.48	%		0.28	%		0.29	%
Net charge-offs (recoveries) ("NCOs") / average total loans (1)		0.01	%		0.01	%		(0.01	)%		0.01	%		0.05	%
Capital adequacy
Shareholders' equity / assets		10.91	%		10.96	%		12.16	%		13.17	%		14.49	%
Tangible shareholders' equity / tangible assets (non-GAAP)		8.24	%		8.20	%		9.52	%		10.61	%		12.06	%
(1) Presented on an annualized basis.
(2) The Company adopted ASU 2016-13 on January 1, 2022 using the modified retrospective approach. Accordingly, at March 31, 2022 and thereafter, the allowance for loan losses was determined in accordance with ASC 326, “Financial Instruments-Credit Losses” and ASC 310, “Receivables,” as amended. At December 31, 2021 and prior, the allowance for loan losses was determined in accordance with ASC 450, “Contingencies” and ASC 310, “Receivables.”

EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
	As of										Dec 31, 2022 change from
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)	Dec 31, 2022			Sep 30, 2022			Dec 31, 2021				Sep 30, 2022						Dec 31, 2021
ASSETS											△ $			△ %			△ $			△ %
Cash and due from banks	$	106,040		$	102,776		$	144,634			$	3,264		3	%		$	(38,594	)	(27	)%
Short-term investments		63,465			55,661			1,087,158				7,804		14	%			(1,023,693	)	(94	)%
Cash and cash equivalents		169,505			158,437			1,231,792				11,068		7	%			(1,062,287	)	(86	)%
Available for sale ("AFS") securities (1)		6,690,778			6,844,615			8,511,224				(153,837	)	(2	)%			(1,820,446	)	(21	)%
Held to maturity ("HTM") securities (1)		476,647			481,963			—				(5,316	)	(1	)%			476,647		—	%
Total securities		7,167,425			7,326,578			8,511,224				(159,153	)	(2	)%			(1,343,799	)	(16	)%
Loans held for sale		4,543			951			1,206				3,592		378	%			3,337		277	%
Loans:
Commercial and industrial		3,150,946			3,023,729			2,960,527				127,217		4	%			190,419		6	%
Commercial real estate		5,155,323			4,985,654			4,522,513				169,669		3	%			632,810		14	%
Commercial construction		336,276			314,193			222,328				22,083		7	%			113,948		51	%
Business banking		1,090,492			1,096,436			1,334,694				(5,944	)	(1	)%			(244,202	)	(18	)%
Total commercial loans		9,733,037			9,420,012			9,040,062				313,025		3	%			692,975		8	%
Residential real estate		2,460,849			2,118,852			1,926,810				341,997		16	%			534,039		28	%
Consumer home equity		1,187,547			1,168,476			1,100,153				19,071		2	%			87,394		8	%
Other consumer		194,098			196,614			214,485				(2,516	)	(1	)%			(20,387	)	(10	)%
Total loans		13,575,531			12,903,954			12,281,510				671,577		5	%			1,294,021		11	%
Allowance for loan losses		(142,211	)		(131,663	)		(97,787	)			(10,548	)	8	%			(44,424	)	45	%
Unamortized prem./disc. and def. fees		(13,003	)		(19,349	)		(26,442	)			6,346		(33	)%			13,439		(51	)%
Net loans		13,420,317			12,752,942			12,157,281				667,375		5	%			1,263,036		10	%
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost		41,363			18,714			10,904				22,649		121	%			30,459		279	%
Premises and equipment		62,656			63,261			80,984				(605	)	(1	)%			(18,328	)	(23	)%
Bank-owned life insurance		160,790			159,838			157,091				952		1	%			3,699		2	%
Goodwill and other intangibles, net		661,126			662,222			649,703				(1,096	)	—	%			11,423		2	%
Deferred income taxes, net		331,648			342,550			76,535				(10,902	)	(3	)%			255,113		333	%
Prepaid expenses		165,900			180,742			179,330				(14,842	)	(8	)%			(13,430	)	(7	)%
Other assets		461,585			376,698			456,078				84,887		23	%			5,507		1	%
Total assets	$	22,646,858		$	22,042,933		$	23,512,128			$	603,925		3	%		$	(865,270	)	(4	)%
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Deposits:
Demand	$	6,240,637		$	6,582,122		$	7,020,864			$	(341,485	)	(5	)%		$	(780,227	)	(11	)%
Interest checking accounts		4,568,122			5,047,018			4,478,566				(478,896	)	(9	)%			89,556		2	%
Savings accounts		1,831,123			1,990,188			2,077,495				(159,065	)	(8	)%			(246,372	)	(12	)%
Money market investment		4,710,095			4,757,477			5,525,005				(47,382	)	(1	)%			(814,910	)	(15	)%
Certificates of deposit		1,624,382			356,576			526,381				1,267,806		356	%			1,098,001		209	%
Total deposits		18,974,359			18,733,381			19,628,311				240,978		1	%			(653,952	)	(3	)%
Borrowed funds:
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		704,084			384,215			14,020				319,869		83	%			690,064		4922	%
Escrow deposits of borrowers		22,314			21,853			20,258				461		2	%			2,056		10	%
Interest rate swap collateral funds		14,430			16,650			—				(2,220	)	(13	)%			14,430		—	%
Total borrowed funds		740,828			422,718			34,278				318,110		75	%			706,550		2061	%
Other liabilities		459,881			470,671			443,187				(10,790	)	(2	)%			16,694		4	%
Total liabilities		20,175,068			19,626,770			20,105,776				548,298		3	%			69,292		—	%
Shareholders' equity:
Common shares		1,762			1,778			1,863				(16	)	(1	)%			(101	)	(5	)%
Additional paid-in capital		1,649,141			1,676,396			1,835,241				(27,255	)	(2	)%			(186,100	)	(10	)%
Unallocated common shares held by the employee stock ownership plan ("ESOP")		(137,696	)		(138,950	)		(142,709	)			1,254		(1	)%			5,013		(4	)%
Retained earnings		1,881,775			1,855,757			1,768,653				26,018		1	%			113,122		6	%
Accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI"), net of tax		(923,192	)		(978,818	)		(56,696	)			55,626		(6	)%			(866,496	)	1528	%
Total shareholders' equity		2,471,790			2,416,163			3,406,352				55,627		2	%			(934,562	)	(27	)%
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	22,646,858		$	22,042,933		$	23,512,128			$	603,925		3	%		$	(865,270	)	(4	)%
(1) AFS and HTM securities represented at fair value and amortized cost, respectively.

EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
	Three months ended										Three months ended Dec 31, 2022 change from three months ended
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands, except per-share data)	Dec 31, 2022			Sep 30, 2022			Dec 31, 2021				Sep 30, 2022						Dec 31, 2021
Interest and dividend income:											△ $			△ %			△ $			△ %
Interest and fees on loans	$	142,446		$	124,992		$	101,275			$	17,454		14	%		$	41,171		41	%
Taxable interest and dividends on securities		30,413			29,280			21,335				1,133		4	%			9,078		43	%
Non-taxable interest and dividends on securities		1,594			1,917			1,815				(323	)	(17	)%			(221	)	(12	)%
Interest on federal funds sold and other short-term investments		545			1,638			452				(1,093	)	(67	)%			93		21	%
Total interest and dividend income		174,998			157,827			124,877				17,171		11	%			50,121		40	%
Interest expense:
Interest on deposits		17,457			4,781			2,398				12,676		265	%			15,059		628	%
Interest on borrowings		7,547			867			42				6,680		770	%			7,505		17869	%
Total interest expense		25,004			5,648			2,440				19,356		343	%			22,564		925	%
Net interest income		149,994			152,179			122,437				(2,185	)	(1	)%			27,557		23	%
Provision for (release of) allowance for loan losses		10,880			6,480			(4,318	)			4,400		68	%			15,198		(352	)%
Net interest income after provision for (release of) allowance for loan losses		139,114			145,699			126,755				(6,585	)	(5	)%			12,359		10	%
Noninterest income:
Insurance commissions		22,049			23,788			20,937				(1,739	)	(7	)%			1,112		5	%
Service charges on deposit accounts		6,834			6,708			7,261				126		2	%			(427	)	(6	)%
Trust and investment advisory fees		5,626			5,832			6,541				(206	)	(4	)%			(915	)	(14	)%
Debit card processing fees		3,227			3,249			3,169				(22	)	(1	)%			58		2	%
Interest rate swap income		(78	)		1,562			512				(1,640	)	(105	)%			(590	)	(115	)%
Gains (losses) from investments held in rabbi trusts		3,235			(2,248	)		4,444				5,483		(244	)%			(1,209	)	(27	)%
Gains on sales of mortgage loans held for sale, net		8			22			561				(14	)	(64	)%			(553	)	(99	)%
Losses on sales of securities available for sale, net		(683	)		(198	)		—				(485	)	245	%			(683	)	—	%
Other		4,298			4,638			5,576				(340	)	(7	)%			(1,278	)	(23	)%
Total noninterest income		44,516			43,353			49,001				1,163		3	%			(4,485	)	(9	)%
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits		77,604			78,060			96,362				(456	)	(1	)%			(18,758	)	(19	)%
Office occupancy and equipment		9,559			9,703			16,194				(144	)	(1	)%			(6,635	)	(41	)%
Data processing		14,314			13,294			12,947				1,020		8	%			1,367		11	%
Professional services		4,566			4,767			9,188				(201	)	(4	)%			(4,622	)	(50	)%
Marketing		3,096			2,219			1,955				877		40	%			1,141		58	%
Loan expenses		627			2,211			1,907				(1,584	)	(72	)%			(1,280	)	(67	)%
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") insurance		1,540			1,578			1,237				(38	)	(2	)%			303		24	%
Amortization of intangible assets		1,097			1,033			726				64		6	%			371		51	%
Other		20,354			3,975			3,086				16,379		412	%			17,268		560	%
Total noninterest expense		132,757			116,840			143,602				15,917		14	%			(10,845	)	(8	)%
Income before income tax expense (benefit)		50,873			72,212			32,154				(21,339	)	(30	)%			18,719		58	%
Income tax expense (benefit)		8,579			17,435			(2,933	)			(8,856	)	(51	)%			11,512		(392	)%
Net income	$	42,294		$	54,777		$	35,087			$	(12,483	)	(23	)%		$	7,207		21	%
Share data:
Earnings per share, basic	$	0.26		$	0.33		$	0.20
Earnings per share, diluted	$	0.26		$	0.33		$	0.20

EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
	Twelve months ended
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands, except per-share data)	Dec 31, 2022			Dec 31, 2021				Change
Interest and dividend income:								△ $			△ %
Interest and fees on loans	$	476,041		$	367,585			$	108,456		30	%
Taxable interest and dividends on securities		118,690			58,312				60,378		104	%
Non-taxable interest and dividends on securities		7,179			7,376				(197	)	(3	)%
Interest on federal funds sold and other short-term investments		3,271			1,886				1,385		73	%
Total interest and dividend income		605,181			435,159				170,022		39	%
Interest expense:
Interest on deposits		28,621			5,167				23,454		454	%
Interest on borrowings		8,506			165				8,341		5055	%
Total interest expense		37,127			5,332				31,795		596	%
Net interest income		568,054			429,827				138,227		32	%
Provision for (release of) allowance for loan losses		17,925			(9,686	)			27,611		(285	)%
Net interest income after provision for (release of) allowance for loan losses		550,129			439,513				110,616		25	%
Noninterest income:
Insurance commissions		99,232			94,704				4,528		5	%
Service charges on deposit accounts		30,392			24,271				6,121		25	%
Trust and investment advisory fees		23,593			24,588				(995	)	(4	)%
Debit card processing fees		12,644			12,118				526		4	%
Interest rate swap income		6,009			5,634				375		7	%
(Losses) income from investments held in rabbi trusts		(10,762	)		10,217				(20,979	)	(205	)%
Gains on sales of mortgage loans held for sale, net		248			3,605				(3,357	)	(93	)%
(Losses) gains on sales of securities available for sale, net		(3,157	)		1,166				(4,323	)	(371	)%
Other		17,962			16,852				1,110		7	%
Total noninterest income		176,161			193,155				(16,994	)	(9	)%
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits		298,186			295,916				2,270		1	%
Office occupancy and equipment		40,764			40,465				299		1	%
Data processing		57,273			50,839				6,434		13	%
Professional services		16,814			21,879				(5,065	)	(23	)%
Marketing		9,540			8,741				799		9	%
Loan expenses		6,384			9,114				(2,730	)	(30	)%
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") insurance		6,250			4,226				2,024		48	%
Amortization of intangible assets		3,864			2,512				1,352		54	%
Other		30,527			10,264				20,263		197	%
Total noninterest expense		469,602			443,956				25,646		6	%
Income before income tax expense		256,688			188,712				67,976		36	%
Income tax expense		56,929			34,047				22,882		67	%
Net income	$	199,759		$	154,665			$	45,094		29	%
Share data:
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic (1)		165,510,357			172,192,336				(6,681,979	)	(4	)%
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted (1)		165,648,571			172,252,057				(6,603,486	)	(4	)%
Earnings per share, basic	$	1.21		$	0.90			$	0.31		34	%
Earnings per share, diluted	$	1.21		$	0.90			$	0.31		34	%
(1) Shares held by the Company’s ESOP that have not been allocated to employees in accordance with the terms of the ESOP are not deemed outstanding for earnings per share calculations.

EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES AVERAGE BALANCES, INTEREST EARNED/PAID, & AVERAGE YIELDS
	As of and for the three months ended
	Dec 31, 2022									Sep 30, 2022									Dec 31, 2021
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)	Avg. Balance			Interest			Yield / Cost (5)			Avg. Balance			Interest			Yield / Cost (5)			Avg. Balance			Interest			Yield / Cost (5)
Interest-earning assets:
Loans (1):
Commercial	$	9,528,386		$	108,015		4.50	%		$	9,138,029		$	96,270		4.18	%		$	8,021,665		$	80,326		3.97	%
Residential		2,313,810			18,837		3.23	%			2,043,219			15,811		3.07	%			1,735,324			12,993		2.97	%
Consumer		1,363,858			18,949		5.51	%			1,341,528			16,072		4.75	%			1,189,106			9,683		3.23	%
Total loans		13,206,054			145,801		4.38	%			12,522,776			128,153		4.06	%			10,946,095			103,002		3.73	%
Investment securities		8,422,385			32,432		1.53	%			8,716,105			31,708		1.44	%			7,336,783			23,633		1.28	%
Federal funds sold and other short-term investments		63,408			545		3.41	%			282,629			1,638		2.30	%			1,201,223			452		0.15	%
Total interest-earning assets		21,691,847			178,778		3.27	%			21,521,510			161,499		2.98	%			19,484,101			127,087		2.59	%
Non-interest-earning assets		653,158									911,025									1,373,219
Total assets	$	22,345,005								$	22,432,535								$	20,857,320
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Deposits:
Savings	$	1,924,840		$	57		0.01	%		$	2,021,125		$	51		0.01	%		$	1,800,862		$	61		0.01	%
Interest checking		4,871,089			4,897		0.40	%			5,211,914			2,686		0.20	%			3,830,427			1,267		0.13	%
Money market		4,778,694			9,919		0.82	%			4,824,452			1,893		0.16	%			4,743,313			788		0.07	%
Time deposits		563,735			2,584		1.82	%			380,560			151		0.16	%			388,511			281		0.29	%
Total interest-bearing deposits		12,138,358			17,457		0.57	%			12,438,051			4,781		0.15	%			10,763,113			2,397		0.09	%
Borrowings		795,527			7,547		3.76	%			157,686			867		2.18	%			29,204			42		0.57	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities		12,933,885			25,004		0.77	%			12,595,737			5,648		0.18	%			10,792,317			2,439		0.09	%
Demand deposit accounts		6,495,817									6,614,467									6,226,291
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities		495,129									445,640									415,481
Total liabilities		19,924,831									19,655,844									17,434,089
Shareholders' equity		2,420,174									2,776,691									3,423,231
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	22,345,005								$	22,432,535								$	20,857,320
Net interest income - FTE				$	153,774								$	155,851								$	124,648
Net interest rate spread (2)							2.50	%								2.80	%								2.50	%
Net interest-earning assets (3)	$	8,757,962								$	8,925,773								$	8,691,784
Net interest margin - FTE (4)							2.81	%								2.87	%								2.54	%
(1) Includes non-accrual loans.
(2) Net interest rate spread represents the difference between the weighted average yield on interest-earning assets and the weighted average cost of interest-bearing liabilities.
(3) Net interest-earning assets represent total interest-earning assets less total interest-bearing liabilities.
(4) Net interest margin - FTE represents fully-taxable equivalent net interest income* divided by average total interest-earning assets. Please refer to Appendix B to this press release for a reconciliation of fully-taxable equivalent net interest income.
(5) Presented on an annualized basis.

EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES AVERAGE BALANCES, INTEREST EARNED/PAID, & AVERAGE YIELDS
	As of and for the twelve months ended
	Dec 31, 2022									Dec 31, 2021
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)	Avg. Balance			Interest			Yield / Cost			Avg. Balance			Interest			Yield / Cost
Interest-earning assets:
Loans (1):
Commercial	$	9,147,540		$	366,097		4.00	%		$	7,410,024		$	288,557		3.89	%
Residential		2,064,609			63,803		3.09	%			1,510,703			47,143		3.12	%
Consumer		1,327,417			56,965		4.29	%			1,103,042			36,019		3.27	%
Total loans		12,539,566			486,865		3.88	%			10,023,769			371,719		3.71	%
Total investment securities		8,666,868			127,781		1.47	%			5,151,136			67,647		1.31	%
Federal funds sold and other short-term investments		420,834			3,271		0.78	%			1,514,351			1,886		0.12	%
Total interest-earning assets		21,627,268			617,917		2.86	%			16,689,256			441,252		2.64	%
Non-interest-earning assets		986,865									1,173,830
Total assets	$	22,614,133								$	17,863,086
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Deposits:
Savings	$	2,015,651		$	209		0.01	%		$	1,483,271		$	230		0.02	%
Interest checking		4,890,709			11,675		0.24	%			2,866,091			1,997		0.07	%
Money market		5,057,445			13,479		0.27	%			3,870,712			2,342		0.06	%
Time deposits		463,261			3,258		0.70	%			280,141			598		0.21	%
Total interest-bearing deposits		12,427,066			28,621		0.23	%			8,500,215			5,167		0.06	%
Borrowings		256,632			8,506		3.31	%			26,495			165		0.62	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities		12,683,698			37,127		0.29	%			8,526,710			5,332		0.06	%
Demand deposit accounts		6,647,518									5,547,615
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities		451,384									364,191
Total liabilities		19,782,600									14,438,516
Shareholders' equity		2,831,533									3,424,570
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	22,614,133								$	17,863,086
Net interest income - FTE				$	580,790								$	435,920
Net interest rate spread (2)							2.57	%								2.58	%
Net interest-earning assets (3)	$	8,943,570								$	8,162,546
Net interest margin - FTE (4)							2.69	%								2.61	%
(1) Includes non-accrual loans.
(2) Net interest rate spread represents the difference between the weighted average yield on interest-earning assets and the weighted average cost of interest-bearing liabilities.
(3) Net interest-earning assets represent total interest-earning assets less total interest-bearing liabilities.
(4) Net interest margin - FTE represents fully-taxable equivalent net interest income* divided by average total interest-earning assets. Please refer to Appendix B to this press release for a reconciliation of fully-taxable equivalent net interest income.

EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES ASSET QUALITY - NON-PERFORMING ASSETS (1)
	As of
	Dec 31, 2022			Sep 30, 2022			Jun 30, 2022			Mar 31, 2022			Dec 31, 2021
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)
Non-accrual loans:
Commercial	$	21,474		$	19,886		$	43,628		$	17,919		$	20,630
Residential		9,750			8,513			9,486			8,256			6,681
Consumer		7,380			5,555			6,766			7,646			5,682
Total non-accrual loans		38,604			33,954			59,880			33,821			32,993
Total accruing loans past due 90 days or more (2):		—			—			—			—			1,990
Total non-performing loans		38,604			33,954			59,880			33,821			34,983
Other real estate owned		—			—			—			—			—
Other non-performing assets:		—			—			—			—			—
Total non-performing assets	$	38,604		$	33,954		$	59,880		$	33,821		$	34,983
Total accruing troubled debt restructured loans	$	28,834		$	36,275		$	33,518		$	32,016		$	33,336
Total non-performing loans to total loans		0.28	%		0.26	%		0.48	%		0.28	%		0.29	%
Total non-performing assets to total assets		0.17	%		0.15	%		0.27	%		0.15	%		0.15	%
(1) Non-performing assets are comprised of NPLs, other real estate owned ("OREO"), and non-performing securities. NPLs consist of non-accrual loans and loans that are more than 90 days past due but still accruing interest. OREO consists of real estate properties, which primarily serve as collateral to secure the Company’s loans, that it controls due to foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure.
(2) Loans that were past due 90 days or more and still accruing in prior quarters were comprised solely of purchased credit impaired ("PCI") loans. PCI loans were not subject to classification as nonaccrual in the same manner as originated loans as their interest income related to the accretable yield recognized and not to contractual interest payments at the loan level. In connection with the Company’s adoption on January 1, 2022 of the loan loss methodology commonly referred to as the "current expected credit losses methodology" ("CECL"), the Company's PCI loans are now considered purchased credit deteriorated ("PCD") loans. Interest income recognition for PCD loans is consistent with originated loans and, therefore, PCD loans cease accruing interest at 90 days past due unless management believes that collateral held by the Company is clearly sufficient and in full satisfaction of both principal and interest. There were no PCD or originated loans at December 31, 2022, September 30, 2022, June 30, 2022 or March 31, 2022 that were past due 90 days or more and still accruing.

EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES ASSET QUALITY - PROVISION, ALLOWANCE, AND NET CHARGE-OFFS (RECOVERIES)
	Three months ended
	Dec 31, 2022			Sep 30, 2022			Jun 30, 2022			Mar 31, 2022			Dec 31, 2021
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)
Average total loans	$	13,203,450		$	12,521,426		$	12,213,706		$	12,203,212		$	10,944,091
Allowance for loan losses, beginning of the period		131,663			125,531			124,166			97,787			103,398
Total cumulative effect of change in accounting principle (1):		—			—			—			27,086			—
Charged-off loans:
Commercial and industrial		256			11			1			1			1,008
Commercial real estate		—			—			—			—			5
Commercial construction		—			—			—			—			—
Business banking		370			369			608			945			1,002
Residential real estate		—			—			—			—			35
Consumer home equity		1			—			—			—			24
Other consumer		515			603			490			661			666
Total charged-off loans		1,142			983			1,099			1,607			2,740
Recoveries on loans previously charged-off:
Commercial and industrial		248			126			698			250			873
Commercial real estate		38			3			36			14			—
Commercial construction		—			—			—			—			—
Business banking		391			286			464			928			399
Residential real estate		14			56			14			10			7
Consumer home equity		8			6			6			4			48
Other consumer		111			158			196			179			120
Total recoveries		810			635			1,414			1,385			1,447
Net loans charged-off (recoveries):
Commercial and industrial		8			(115	)		(697	)		(249	)		135
Commercial real estate		(38	)		(3	)		(36	)		(14	)		5
Commercial construction		—			—			—			—			—
Business banking		(21	)		83			144			17			603
Residential real estate		(14	)		(56	)		(14	)		(10	)		28
Consumer home equity		(7	)		(6	)		(6	)		(4	)		(24	)
Other consumer		404			445			294			482			546
Total net loans charged-off (recoveries)		332			348			(315	)		222			1,293
Provision for (release of) allowance for loan losses		10,880			6,480			1,050			(485	)		(4,318	)
Total allowance for loan losses, end of period	$	142,211		$	131,663		$	125,531		$	124,166		$	97,787
Net charge-offs (recoveries) to average total loans outstanding during this period (2)		0.01	%		0.01	%		(0.01	)%		0.01	%		0.05	%
Allowance for loan losses as a percent of total loans		1.05	%		1.02	%		1.01	%		1.02	%		0.80	%
Allowance for loan losses as a percent of nonperforming loans		368.38	%		387.77	%		209.64	%		367.13	%		279.53	%
(1) Represents the adjustment needed to reflect the cumulative day one impact pursuant to the Company’s adoption of ASU 2016-13 (i.e., cumulative effect adjustment related the adoption of ASU 2016-13 as of January 1, 2022). The adjustment represents a $27.1 million increase to the allowance for loan losses attributable to the change in accounting methodology which requires the estimation of the allowance for credit losses resulting from the Company’s adoption of the standard. The adjustment also includes the adjustment needed to reflect the day one reclassification of the Company’s financial assets that were previously classified as PCI financial assets as PCD financial assets and the associated gross-up of $0.1 million, pursuant to the Company’s adoption of ASU 2016-13.
(2) Presented on an annualized basis.

APPENDIX A: Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Earnings Metrics

For information on non-GAAP financial measures, please see the section titled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

	As of and for the three Months Ended
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands, except per-share data)	Dec 31, 2022			Sep 30, 2022			Jun 30, 2022			Mar 31, 2022			Dec 31, 2021
Net income (GAAP)	$	42,294		$	54,777		$	51,172		$	51,516		$	35,087
Add:
Noninterest income components:
(Income) losses from investments held in rabbi trusts		(3,235	)		2,248			7,316			4,433			(4,444	)
Losses on sales of securities available for sale, net		683			198			104			2,172			—
(Gains) losses on sales of other assets		(14	)		(501	)		(1,251	)		274			(34	)
Noninterest expense components:
Rabbi trust employee benefit expense (income)		1,103			(867	)		(3,310	)		(2,087	)		2,519
Impairment charge on tax credit investments		—			—			—			—			116
Merger and acquisition expenses		—			271			—			34			30,652
Defined Benefit Plan settlement loss		12,045			—			—			—			—
Total impact of non-GAAP adjustments		10,582			1,349			2,859			4,826			28,809
Less net tax benefit associated with non-GAAP adjustments (1)		2,964			384			1,513			1,235			19,036
Non-GAAP adjustments, net of tax	$	7,618		$	965		$	1,346		$	3,591		$	9,773
Operating net income (non-GAAP)	$	49,912		$	55,742		$	52,518		$	55,107		$	44,860
Weighted average common shares outstanding during the period (2):
Basic		162,032,522			163,718,962			166,533,920			169,857,950			172,246,799
Diluted		162,263,547			164,029,649			166,573,627			169,968,156			172,481,829
Earnings per share, basic	$	0.26		$	0.33		$	0.31		$	0.30		$	0.20
Earnings per share, diluted	$	0.26		$	0.33		$	0.31		$	0.30		$	0.20
Operating earnings per share, basic (non-GAAP)	$	0.31		$	0.34		$	0.32		$	0.32		$	0.26
Operating earnings per share, diluted (non-GAAP)	$	0.31		$	0.34		$	0.32		$	0.32		$	0.26
Return on average assets (3)		0.75	%		0.97	%		0.92	%		0.90	%		0.67	%
Add:
(Income) losses from investments held in rabbi trusts (3)		(0.06	)%		0.04	%		0.13	%		0.08	%		(0.08	)%
Losses on sales of securities available for sale, net (3)		0.01	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.04	%		0.00	%
(Gains) losses on sales of other assets (3)		0.00	%		(0.01	)%		(0.02	)%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Rabbi trust employee benefit expense (income) (3)		0.02	%		(0.02	)%		(0.06	)%		(0.04	)%		0.05	%
Impairment charge on tax credit investments (3)		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Merger and acquisition expenses (3)		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.58	%
Defined Benefit Plan settlement loss (3)		0.21	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Less net tax benefit associated with non-GAAP adjustments (1) (3)		0.05	%		0.01	%		0.03	%		0.02	%		0.36	%
Operating return on average assets (non-GAAP) (3)		0.88	%		0.97	%		0.94	%		0.96	%		0.86	%
Return on average shareholders' equity (3)		6.93	%		7.83	%		7.16	%		6.38	%		4.07	%
Add:
(Income) losses from investments held in rabbi trusts (3)		(0.53	)%		0.32	%		1.02	%		0.55	%		(0.52	)%
Losses on sales of securities available for sale, net (3)		0.11	%		0.03	%		0.01	%		0.27	%		0.00	%
(Gains) losses on sales of other assets (3)		0.00	%		(0.07	)%		(0.18	)%		0.03	%		0.00	%
Rabbi trust employee benefit expense (income) (3)		0.18	%		(0.12	)%		(0.46	)%		(0.26	)%		0.29	%
Impairment charge on tax credit investments (3)		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.01	%
Merger and acquisition expenses (3)		0.00	%		0.04	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		3.55	%
Defined Benefit Plan settlement loss (3)		1.97	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Less net tax benefit associated with non-GAAP adjustments (1) (3)		0.49	%		0.05	%		0.21	%		0.15	%		2.21	%
Operating return on average shareholders' equity (non-GAAP) (3)		8.17	%		7.98	%		7.34	%		6.82	%		5.19	%
Average tangible shareholders' equity:
Average total shareholders' equity (GAAP)	$	2,420,174		$	2,776,691		$	2,865,799		$	3,273,447		$	3,423,231
Less: Average goodwill and other intangibles		661,841			656,684			654,444			649,497			520,988
Average tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP)	$	1,758,333		$	2,120,007		$	2,211,355		$	2,623,950		$	2,902,243
Return on average tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP) (3)		9.54	%		10.25	%		9.28	%		7.96	%		4.80	%
Add:
(Income) losses from investments held in rabbi trusts (3)		(0.73	)%		0.42	%		1.33	%		0.69	%		(0.61	)%
Losses on sales of securities available for sale, net (3)		0.15	%		0.04	%		0.02	%		0.34	%		0.00	%
(Gains) losses on sales of other assets (3)		0.00	%		(0.09	)%		(0.23	)%		0.04	%		0.00	%
Rabbi trust employee benefit expense (income) (3)		0.25	%		(0.16	)%		(0.60	)%		(0.32	)%		0.34	%
Impairment charge on tax credit investments (3)		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.02	%
Merger and acquisition expenses (3)		0.00	%		0.05	%		0.00	%		0.01	%		4.19	%
Defined Benefit Plan settlement loss (3)		2.72	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.00	%
Less net tax benefit associated with non-GAAP adjustments (1) (3)		0.67	%		0.07	%		0.27	%		0.19	%		2.60	%
Operating return on average tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP) (3)		11.26	%		10.44	%		9.53	%		8.53	%		6.14	%
(1) The net tax benefit associated with these items is determined by assessing whether each item is included or excluded from net taxable income and applying our combined statutory tax rate only to those items included in net taxable income. The net tax benefit amount for the quarters ended December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2022 reflect the impact of the release of $11.3 million and $0.7 million, respectively, of the $12.0 million valuation allowance associated with the Company's stock donation to the Eastern Bank Foundation made in the quarter ended December 31, 2020. There was no such release in other quarters.
(2) Shares held by the Company’s ESOP that have not been allocated to employees in accordance with the terms of the ESOP are not deemed outstanding for earnings per share calculations.
(3) Presented on an annualized basis.

APPENDIX B: Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Operating Revenues and Expenses

For information on non-GAAP financial measures, please see the section titled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

	Three Months Ended
	Dec 31, 2022			Sep 30, 2022			Jun 30, 2022			Mar 31, 2022			Dec 31, 2021
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)
Net interest income (GAAP)	$	149,994		$	152,179		$	137,757		$	128,124		$	122,437
Add:
Tax-equivalent adjustment (non-GAAP) (1)		3,780			3,672			3,023			2,261			2,211
Fully-taxable equivalent net interest income (non-GAAP)	$	153,774		$	155,851		$	140,780		$	130,385		$	124,648
Noninterest income (GAAP)	$	44,516		$	43,353		$	41,877		$	46,415		$	49,001
Less:
Income (losses) from investments held in rabbi trusts		3,235			(2,248	)		(7,316	)		(4,433	)		4,444
Losses on sales of securities available for sale, net		(683	)		(198	)		(104	)		(2,172	)		—
Gain (losses) on sales of other assets		14			501			1,251			(274	)		34
Noninterest income on an operating basis (non-GAAP)	$	41,950		$	45,298		$	48,046		$	53,294		$	44,523
Noninterest expense (GAAP)	$	132,757		$	116,840		$	111,139		$	108,866		$	143,602
Less:
Rabbi trust employee benefit expense (income)		1,103			(867	)		(3,310	)		(2,087	)		2,519
Impairment charge on tax credit investments		—			—			—			—			116
Merger and acquisition expenses		—			271			—			34			30,652
Defined Benefit Plan settlement loss		12,045			—			—			—			—
Noninterest expense on an operating basis (non-GAAP)	$	119,609		$	117,436		$	114,449		$	110,919		$	110,315
Total revenue (GAAP)	$	194,510		$	195,532		$	179,634		$	174,539		$	171,438
Total operating revenue (non-GAAP)	$	195,724		$	201,149		$	188,826		$	183,679		$	169,171
Efficiency ratio (GAAP)		68.25	%		59.75	%		61.87	%		62.37	%		83.76	%
Operating efficiency ratio (non-GAAP)		61.11	%		58.38	%		60.61	%		60.39	%		65.21	%
Noninterest income / total revenue (GAAP)		22.89	%		22.17	%		23.31	%		26.59	%		28.58	%
Noninterest income / total revenue on an operating basis (non-GAAP)		21.43	%		22.52	%		25.44	%		29.01	%		26.32	%
(1) Interest income on tax-exempt loans and investment securities has been adjusted to an FTE basis using a marginal tax rate of 21.6%, 21.5%, 21.5%, 21.5%, and 21.0% for the three months ended December 31, 2022, September 30, 2022, June 30, 2022, March 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021, respectively.

APPENDIX C: Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Capital Metrics

For information on non-GAAP financial measures, please see the section titled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

	As of
	Dec 31, 2022			Sep 30, 2022			Jun 30, 2022			Mar 31, 2022			Dec 31, 2021
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands, except per-share data)
Tangible shareholders' equity:
Total shareholders' equity (GAAP)	$	2,471,790		$	2,416,163		$	2,718,396		$	3,008,392		$	3,406,352
Less: Goodwill and other intangibles		661,126			662,222			653,853			654,759			649,703
Tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP)		1,810,664			1,753,941			2,064,543			2,353,633			2,756,649
Tangible assets:
Total assets (GAAP)		22,646,858			22,042,933			22,350,848			22,836,072			23,512,128
Less: Goodwill and other intangibles		661,126			662,222			653,853			654,759			649,703
Tangible assets (non-GAAP)	$	21,985,732		$	21,380,711		$	21,696,995		$	22,181,313		$	22,862,425
Shareholders' equity to assets ratio (GAAP)		10.91	%		10.96	%		12.16	%		13.17	%		14.49	%
Tangible shareholders' equity to tangible assets ratio (non-GAAP)		8.24	%		8.20	%		9.52	%		10.61	%		12.06	%
Common shares outstanding		176,172,073			177,772,553			179,253,801			183,438,711			186,305,332
Book value per share (GAAP)	$	14.03		$	13.59		$	15.17		$	16.40		$	18.28
Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP)	$	10.28		$	9.87		$	11.52		$	12.83		$	14.80

APPENDIX D: Tangible Shareholders’ Equity Roll Forward Analysis

For information on non-GAAP financial measures, please see the section titled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

	As of							Change
	Dec 31, 2022			Sep 30, 2022				Sep 30, 2022
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands, except per-share data)
Common stock	$	1,762		$	1,778			$	(16	)
Additional paid in capital		1,649,141			1,676,396				(27,255	)
Unallocated ESOP common stock		(137,696	)		(138,950	)			1,254
Retained earnings		1,881,775			1,855,757				26,018
AOCI, net of tax - available for sale securities		(880,156	)		(918,855	)			38,699
AOCI, net of tax - pension		7,123			(5,842	)			12,965
AOCI, net of tax - cash flow hedge		(50,159	)		(54,121	)			3,962
Total shareholders' equity:	$	2,471,790		$	2,416,163			$	55,627
Less: Goodwill and other intangibles		661,126			662,222				(1,096	)
Tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP)	$	1,810,664		$	1,753,941			$	56,723
Common shares outstanding		176,172,073			177,772,553				(1,600,480	)
Per share:
Common stock	$	0.01		$	0.01			$	—
Additional paid in capital		9.36			9.43				(0.07	)
Unallocated ESOP common stock		(0.78	)		(0.78	)			—
Retained earnings		10.68			10.44				0.24
AOCI, net of tax - available for sale securities		(5.00	)		(5.17	)			0.17
AOCI, net of tax - pension		0.04			(0.03	)			0.07
AOCI, net of tax - cash flow hedge		(0.28	)		(0.30	)			0.02
Total shareholders' equity:	$	14.03		$	13.59			$	0.44
Less: Goodwill and other intangibles		3.75			3.73				0.03
Tangible shareholders' equity (non-GAAP)	$	10.28		$	9.87			$	0.41

 

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Jillian Belliveau

Eastern Bankshares, Inc.

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Eastern Bank

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FAQ

What were Eastern Bankshares' Q4 2022 earnings results?

Eastern Bankshares reported a net income of $42.3 million, or $0.26 per diluted share, for Q4 2022.

How did Eastern Bankshares perform in 2022?

The company achieved a record net income of $199.8 million in 2022, a 29% increase compared to 2021.

What is the declared dividend for Eastern Bankshares in Q4 2022?

The Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share, payable on March 15, 2023.

What impact did loan growth have on Eastern Bankshares' financials?

Total loans increased by $671.6 million, or 5%, driven by strong commercial loan growth of 13.2%.

What were the asset quality metrics for Eastern Bankshares in Q4 2022?

Non-performing loans were $38.6 million, constituting 0.28% of total loans, with annualized net charge-offs of only 0.01%.