Northeast Bank Reports Third Quarter Results and Declares Dividend

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Northeast Bank (NASDAQ: NBN) reported a strong financial performance for the quarter ending March 31, 2023, with net income of $12.5 million ($1.69 per diluted share), up from $10.6 million ($1.36 per share) in the same quarter of 2022. Total assets reached $2.87 billion, representing an 81.1% increase year-over-year. The bank declared a cash dividend of $0.01 per share, payable on May 19, 2023. Interest income surged 140.2% to $29.1 million due to historic loan growth. Shareholder equity increased by $35.6 million, or 14.3%, mainly attributed to net income and stock issuance. However, noninterest income fell by $4.2 million due to a decline in correspondent fee income. Overall, the bank's earnings show a positive trend amidst challenges in noninterest income.

Positive

• Net income increased by $1.9 million to $12.5 million for the quarter.
• Earnings per share rose to $1.69 from $1.36 year-over-year.
• Total assets increased by $1.28 billion, an 81.1% rise since June 30, 2022.
• Interest income from loans surged by 140.2%, boosting profitability.
• Shareholders' equity grew by $35.6 million, or 14.3%.

Negative

• Noninterest income decreased by $4.2 million compared to the previous quarter.
• Past due loans increased to $17.5 million, or 0.70% of total loans.
• Income tax expense rose by $1.7 million due to increased pre-tax income.

PORTLAND, Maine, April 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northeast Bank (the “Bank”) (NASDAQ: NBN), a Maine-based full-service bank, today reported net income of $12.5 million, or $1.69 per diluted common share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, compared to net income of $10.6 million, or $1.36 per diluted common share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. Net income for the nine months ended March 31, 2023 was $32.1 million, or $4.35 per diluted common share, compared to $31.9 million, or $3.98 per diluted common share, for the nine months ended March 31, 2022.

The Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.01 per share, payable on May 19, 2023, to shareholders of record as of May 5, 2023.

“We reported strong results in our third fiscal quarter,” said Rick Wayne, Chief Executive Officer. “As a result of the historic loan growth during our second fiscal quarter, we increased the National Lending Division’s interest income by $29.1 million, or 140.2%, compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2022 and by $13.8 million, or 38.3%, compared with the quarter ended December 31, 2022. We successfully integrated $998.5 million in loans purchased during the second fiscal quarter into our existing loan portfolio and maintained careful underwriting standards. Utilizing our at-the-market stock offering plan, we issued 160 thousand shares of common stock during the quarter at a weighted average net proceeds per share of $42.78.” Mr. Wayne continued, “As a result of this activity, we are reporting earnings of $1.69 per diluted common share, a return on average equity of 18.5%, and a return on average assets of 1.8% for the quarter.”

As of March 31, 2023, total assets were $2.87 billion, an increase of $1.28 billion, or 81.1%, from total assets of $1.58 billion as of June 30, 2022.

1.  The following table highlights the changes in the loan portfolio for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023:

	Loan Portfolio Changes
	Three Months Ended March 31, 2023
	March 31, 2023 Balance				December 31, 2022 Balance				Change ($)				Change (%)
	(Dollars in thousands)
National Lending Purchased	$	1,460,598			$	1,483,567			$	(22,969	)			(1.55	%)
National Lending Originated		994,707				963,775				30,932				3.21	%
SBA National		25,537				27,239				(1,702	)			(6.25	%)
Community Banking		28,953				30,176				(1,223	)			(4.05	%)
Total	$	2,509,795			$	2,504,757			$	5,038				0.20	%
	Nine Months Ended March 31, 2023
	March 31, 2023 Balance				June 30, 2022 Balance				Change ($)				Change (%)
	(Dollars in thousands)
National Lending Purchased	$	1,460,598			$	477,682			$	982,916				205.77	%
National Lending Originated		994,707				759,229				235,478				27.67	%
SBA National		25,537				33,046				(7,509	)			(22.72	%)
Community Banking		28,953				34,909				(5,956	)			(17.06	%)
Total	$	2,509,795			$	1,304,866			$	1,204,929				92.34	%

Loans generated by the Bank's National Lending Division for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 totaled $138.6 million, which consisted of $21.5 million of purchased loans, at an average price of 90.6% of unpaid principal balance, and $117.1 million of originated loans.

An overview of the Bank’s National Lending Division portfolio follows:

	National Lending Portfolio
	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2023												2022
	Purchased				Originated				Total				Purchased				Originated				Total
	(Dollars in thousands)
Loans purchased or originated during the period:
Unpaid principal balance	$	23,715			$	117,108			$	140,823			$	32,079			$	152,105			$	184,184
Net investment basis		21,493				117,108				138,601				23,920				152,105				176,025
Loan returns during the period:
Yield		7.62	%			9.23	%			8.26	%			8.25	%			6.94	%			7.50	%
Total Return on Purchased Loans (1)		7.62	%			N/A				7.62	%			8.30	%			N/A				8.30	%
	Nine Months Ended March 31,
	2023												2022
	Purchased				Originated				Total				Purchased				Originated				Total
	(Dollars in thousands)
Loans purchased or originated during the period:
Unpaid principal balance	$	1,260,530			$	472,820			$	1,733,350			$	162,492			$	414,989			$	577,481
Net investment basis		1,095,003				472,820				1,567,823				151,412				414,989				566,401
Loan returns during the period:
Yield		7.83	%			8.57	%			8.20	%			8.80	%			6.61	%			7.55	%
Total Return on Purchased Loans (1)		7.83	%			N/A				7.83	%			8.80	%			N/A				8.80	%
Total loans as of period end:
Unpaid principal balance	$	1,650,072			$	994,707			$	2,644,779			$	516,972			$	680,568			$	1,197,540
Net investment basis		1,460,598				994,707				2,455,305				479,824				680,568				1,160,392
(1) The total return on purchased loans represents scheduled accretion, accelerated accretion, gains on real estate owned and other noninterest income recorded during the period divided by the average invested balance, which includes purchased loans held for sale, on an annualized basis. The total return on purchased loans does not include the effect of purchased loan charge-offs or recoveries during the period. Total return on purchased loans is considered a non-GAAP financial measure. See reconciliation in below table entitled “Total Return on Purchased Loans.”

2.  Deposits increased by $841.2 million, or 65.3%, from June 30, 2022. The increase was attributable to increases in time deposits of $883.9 million, or 694.3%, and savings and interest checking deposits of $108.6 million, or 18.6%, partially offset by a decrease in demand deposits of $153.9 million, or 46.8%. The primary reason for the net increase in deposits was due to the increase in brokered time deposits, which increased to $744.1 million compared to none outstanding at June 30, 2022. The use of brokered time deposits is part of the Bank’s strategy to fund the loan purchases in the short-term. The decrease in demand deposits was primarily due to a $165.0 million decrease in the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) Liquidity Facility (“PPPLF”) balance during the nine months ended March 31, 2023 as the balance of PPP loans purchased by ACAP that remain outstanding has decreased significantly during this period.

3.  Shareholders’ equity increased by $35.6 million, or 14.3%, from June 30, 2022, primarily due to net income of $32.1 million, the issuance of 194 thousand shares of voting common stock, adding $8.0 million to shareholders’ equity, and stock-based compensation of $2.6 million, partially offset by the repurchase of 136 thousand shares of voting common stock at a weighted average price per share of $37.99, which resulted in a $5.2 million decrease to shareholders’ equity.

Net income increased by $1.9 million to $12.5 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, compared to net income of $10.6 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2022.

1.  Net interest and dividend income before provision for loan losses increased by $11.2 million to $32.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, compared to $21.0 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. The increase was primarily due to the following:

• An increase in interest income earned on loans of $29.2 million, primarily due to an increase in interest income earned on the National Lending Division’s originated and purchased portfolios, due to higher average balances in both portfolios and higher rates earned on the originated portfolio, partially offset by lower rates earned on the purchased portfolio; and
• An increase in interest income earned on short-term investments of $1.8 million, primarily due to higher rates earned; partially offset by,
• An increase in deposit interest expense of $16.3 million, due to higher interest rates and higher average balances in interest-bearing deposits; and
• An increase in FHLB borrowings interest expense of $3.7 million, primarily due to higher average balances.
  

The following table summarizes interest income and related yields recognized on the loan portfolios:

		Interest Income and Yield on Loans
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2023									2022
		Average			Interest						Average			Interest
		Balance			Income			Yield			Balance			Income			Yield
		(Dollars in thousands)
Community Banking		$	29,157		$	436		6.06	%		$	40,144		$	550		5.56	%
SBA National			28,288			851		12.20	%			34,605			577		6.76	%
SBA PPP			-			-		0.00	%			462			3		3.05	%
National Lending:
Originated			981,660			22,347		9.23	%			643,707			11,021		6.94	%
Purchased			1,463,242			27,475		7.62	%			477,912			9,722		8.25	%
Total National Lending			2,444,902			49,822		8.26	%			1,121,619			20,743		7.50	%
Total		$	2,502,347		$	51,109		8.28	%		$	1,196,830		$	21,873		7.41	%
		Nine Months Ended March 31,
		2023									2022
		Average			Interest						Average			Interest
		Balance			Income			Yield			Balance			Income			Yield
		(Dollars in thousands)
Community Banking		$	31,002		$	1,490		6.40	%		$	42,995		$	1,692		5.24	%
SBA National			28,945			2,191		10.08	%			36,322			1,835		6.73	%
SBA PPP			-			-		0.00	%			827			17		2.74	%
National Lending:
Originated			898,467			57,770		8.57	%			597,127			29,634		6.61	%
Purchased			901,377			52,965		7.83	%			452,603			29,883		8.80	%
Total National Lending			1,799,844			110,735		8.20	%			1,049,730			59,517		7.55	%
Total		$	1,859,791		$	114,416		8.20	%		$	1,129,874		$	63,061		7.43	%

The components of total income on purchased loans are set forth in the table below entitled “Total Return on Purchased Loans.” When compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2022, transactional income increased by $583 thousand for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, and regularly scheduled interest and accretion increased by $17.1 million due to the increase in average balances. The total return on purchased loans for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 was 7.6%, a decrease from 8.3% for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. The following table details the total return on purchased loans:

	Total Return on Purchased Loans
	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2023						2022
	Income			Return (1)			Income			Return (1)
	(Dollars in thousands)
Regularly scheduled interest and accretion	$	24,280		6.73	%		$	7,166		6.08	%
Transactional income:
Gain on real estate owned		-		0.00	%			56		0.05	%
Accelerated accretion and loan fees		3,195		0.89	%			2,556		2.17	%
Total transactional income		3,195		0.89	%			2,612		2.22	%
Total	$	27,475		7.62	%		$	9,778		8.30	%
	Nine Months Ended March 31,
	2023						2022
	Income			Return (1)			Income			Return (1)
	(Dollars in thousands)
Regularly scheduled interest and accretion	$	44,968		6.65	%		$	21,379		6.29	%
Transactional income:
Gain on real estate owned		-		0.00	%			31		0.00	%
Accelerated accretion and loan fees		7,997		1.18	%			8,504		2.51	%
Total transactional income		7,997		1.18	%			8,535		2.51	%
Total	$	52,965		7.83	%		$	29,914		8.80	%
(1)  The total return on purchased loans represents scheduled accretion, accelerated accretion, gains on real estate owned and other noninterest income recorded during the period divided by the average invested balance, which includes purchased loans held for sale, on an annualized basis. The total return does not include the effect of purchased loan charge-offs or recoveries during the period. Total return is considered a non-GAAP financial measure.

2.  Noninterest income decreased by $4.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2022, principally due to the following:

• A decrease in correspondent fee income of $4.6 million from the recognition of correspondent fees and net servicing income. Correspondent income for the quarters ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 is comprised of the following components:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2023			2022
	(In thousands)
Correspondent Fee	$	9		$	1,087
Amortization of Purchased Accrued Interest		165			1,690
Earned Net Servicing Interest		153			2,193
Total	$	327		$	4,970

The Bank has $317 thousand of unamortized correspondent fee and purchased accrued interest remaining at March 31, 2023. The decrease in correspondent fee income was partially offset by:

• A decrease in unrealized loss on equity securities of $338 thousand; and
• An increase in gain on sale of SBA loans of $228 thousand, due to the sale of $3.7 million in SBA loans during the quarter ended March 31, 2023.

3.  Noninterest expense increased by $2.4 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2022, primarily due to the following:

• An increase in salaries and employee benefits expense of $1.2 million, primarily due to increases in regular employee compensation and stock compensation expense;
• An increase in professional fees of $411 thousand, primarily due to increased legal expense;
• An increase in deposit insurance expense of $345 thousand, primarily due to the increase in average assets and decrease in Tier 1 leverage ratio, which increased the Bank’s assessment rate; and
• An increase in data processing fees of $202 thousand, primarily due to increases in IT hardware and software expense, IT professional implementation expense, and IT outsourced processing expense.
  

4.  Income tax expense increased by $1.7 million to $6.4 million, or an effective tax rate of 33.8%, for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, compared to $4.7 million, or an effective tax rate of 30.6%, for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. The increase in income tax expense is due to the increase in pre-tax income. The increase in the effective tax rate from March 31, 2022 is primarily due to changes in state tax apportionment and changes to permanent tax differences.

As of March 31, 2023, nonperforming assets totaled $14.5 million, or 0.51% of total assets, compared to $12.9 million, or 0.82% of total assets, as of June 30, 2022. The increase was primarily due to six National Lending loans totaling $4.3 million that were placed on nonaccrual status, partially offset by two National Lending loans totaling $2.5 million that paid off during the nine months ended March 31, 2023.

As of March 31, 2023, past due loans totaled $17.5 million, or 0.70% of total loans, compared to past due loans totaling $7.0 million, or 0.53% of total loans, as of June 30, 2022. The increase was primarily due to 74 National Lending loans totaling $12.6 million that became past due, partially offset by the payoff of one National Lending purchased loan totaling $1.0 million during the nine months ended March 31, 2023.

As of March 31, 2023, the Bank’s Tier 1 leverage capital ratio was 10.1%, compared to 16.1% at June 30, 2022, and the Total capital ratio was 11.9% at March 31, 2023, compared to 19.5% at June 30, 2022. Capital ratios decreased from an increase in assets, primarily loans, partially offset by increased earnings.

Investor Call Information
Rick Wayne, Chief Executive Officer, Jean-Pierre Lapointe, Chief Financial Officer, and Pat Dignan, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, will host a conference call to discuss third quarter earnings and business outlook at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, April 25^th. To access the conference call by phone, please go to this link (Phone Registration), and you will be provided with dial in details. The call will be available via live webcast, which can be viewed by accessing the Bank’s website at www.northeastbank.com and clicking on the About Us - Investor Relations section. To listen to the webcast, attendees are encouraged to visit the website at least fifteen minutes early to register, download and install any necessary audio software. Please note there will also be a slide presentation that will accompany the webcast. For those who cannot listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available online for one year at www.northeastbank.com.

About Northeast Bank
Northeast Bank (NASDAQ: NBN) is a full-service bank headquartered in Portland, Maine. We offer personal and business banking services to the Maine market via seven branches. Our National Lending Division purchases and originates commercial loans on a nationwide basis. ableBanking, a division of Northeast Bank, offers online savings products to consumers nationwide. Information regarding Northeast Bank can be found at www.northeastbank.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to results presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), this press release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures, including tangible common shareholders’ equity, tangible book value per share, total return on purchased loans, and efficiency ratio. The Bank’s management believes that the supplemental non-GAAP information is utilized by regulators and market analysts to evaluate a company’s financial condition and therefore, such information is useful to investors. These disclosures should not be viewed as a substitute for financial results determined in accordance with GAAP, nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be presented by other companies. 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.

Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release that are not historical facts are 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, and are intended to be covered by the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We may also make forward-looking statements in other documents we file with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”), in our annual reports to our shareholders, in press releases and other written materials, and in oral statements made by our officers, directors or employees. You can identify forward-looking statements by the use of the words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “assume,” “outlook,” “will,” “should,” and other expressions that predict or indicate future events and trends and which do not relate to historical matters. Although the Bank believes that these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable estimates and assumptions, they are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors. You should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. You should exercise caution in interpreting and relying on forward-looking statements because they are subject to significant risks, uncertainties and other factors which are, in some cases, beyond the Bank’s control. The Bank’s actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of, among other factors, changes in general business and economic conditions on a national basis and in the local markets in which the Bank operates, including changes which adversely affect borrowers’ ability to service and repay loans; changes in customer behavior due to political, business and economic conditions, including inflation and concerns about liquidity; turbulence in the capital and debt markets; reductions in net interest income resulting from interest rate volatility as well as changes in the balances and mix of loans and deposits; changes in interest rates and real estate values; changes in loan collectability and increases in defaults and charge-off rates; decreases in the value of securities and other assets, adequacy of loan loss reserves, or deposit levels necessitating increased borrowing to fund loans and investments; changing government regulation; competitive pressures from other financial institutions; changes in legislation or regulation and accounting principles, policies and guidelines; cybersecurity incidents, fraud, natural disasters, and future pandemics; the risk that the Bank may not be successful in the implementation of its business strategy; the risk that intangibles recorded in the Bank’s financial statements will become impaired; changes in assumptions used in making such forward-looking statements; and the other risks and uncertainties detailed in the Bank’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and updated by our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other filings submitted to the FDIC. These statements speak only as of the date of this release and the Bank does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any of these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this communication or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

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NORTHEAST BANK
BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
	March 31, 2023				June 30, 2022
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$	2,002			$	2,095
Short-term investments		214,569				169,984
Total cash and cash equivalents		216,571				172,079
Available-for-sale debt securities, at fair value		53,792				54,911
Equity securities, at fair value		6,797				6,798
Total securities		60,589				61,709
Loans:
Commercial real estate		1,929,908				882,187
Commercial and industrial		498,878				352,729
Residential real estate		80,443				69,209
Consumer		566				741
Total loans		2,509,795				1,304,866
Less: Allowance for loan losses		7,092				5,028
Loans, net		2,502,703				1,299,838
Premises and equipment, net		26,967				9,606
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost		16,290				1,610
Loan servicing rights, net		1,651				1,285
Bank-owned life insurance		18,250				17,922
Other assets		23,458				18,710
Total assets	$	2,866,479			$	1,582,759
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Deposits:
Demand	$	175,154			$	329,007
Savings and interest checking		693,849				585,274
Money market		248,617				246,095
Time		1,011,256				127,317
Total deposits		2,128,876				1,287,693
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		388,591				15,000
Lease liability		20,730				4,451
Other liabilities		44,413				27,294
Total liabilities		2,582,610				1,334,438
Commitments and contingencies		-				-
Shareholders' equity
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized; no shares
issued and outstanding at March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022		-				-
Voting common stock, $1.00 par value, 25,000,000 shares authorized;
7,668,650 and 7,442,103 shares issued and outstanding at
March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022, respectively		7,669				7,442
Non-voting common stock, $1.00 par value, 3,000,000 shares authorized;
No shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022		-				-
Additional paid-in capital		41,967				38,749
Retained earnings		234,861				202,980
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(628	)			(850	)
Total shareholders' equity		283,869				248,321
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	2,866,479			$	1,582,759

NORTHEAST BANK
STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
		Three Months Ended March 31,								Nine Months Ended March 31,
		2023				2022				2023				2022
Interest and dividend income:
Interest and fees on loans		$	51,109			$	21,873			$	114,416			$	63,061
Interest on available-for-sale securities			329				65				748				235
Other interest and dividend income			1,916				73				4,255				365
Total interest and dividend income			53,354				22,011				119,419				63,661
Interest expense:
Deposits			17,240				916				29,937				3,408
Federal Home Loan Bank advances			3,862				122				4,795				377
Obligation under capital lease agreements			13				21				46				70
Total interest expense			21,115				1,059				34,778				3,855
Net interest and dividend income before provision for loan losses			32,239				20,952				84,641				59,806
Provision (credit) for loan losses			676				(287	)			1,851				(1,582	)
Net interest and dividend income after provision for loan losses			31,563				21,239				82,790				61,388
Noninterest income:
Fees for other services to customers			372				476				1,142				1,236
Gain on sales of SBA loans			228				-				299				-
Gain on sales of PPP loans			-				-				-				86
Net unrealized gain (loss) on equity securities			80				(258	)			(127	)			(332	)
Gain (loss) on real estate owned, other repossessed collateral and premises and equipment, net			-				56				(73	)			55
Correspondent fee income			327				4,970				2,327				18,842
Gain on termination of interest rate swap			-				-				96				-
Bank-owned life insurance income			110				105				329				317
Other noninterest income			71				59				154				97
Total noninterest income			1,188				5,408				4,147				20,301
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits			8,434				7,258				25,149				22,226
Occupancy and equipment expense			1,061				916				3,113				2,667
Professional fees			951				540				1,931				1,455
Data processing fees			1,369				1,167				3,690				3,341
Marketing expense			187				160				583				511
Loan acquisition and collection expense			451				452				1,841				2,911
FDIC insurance premiums			443				98				684				298
Other noninterest expense			940				810				3,183				2,518
Total noninterest expense			13,836				11,401				40,174				35,927
Income before income tax expense			18,915				15,246				46,763				45,762
Income tax expense			6,398				4,659				14,661				13,895
Net income		$	12,517			$	10,587			$	32,102			$	31,867
Weighted-average shares outstanding:
Basic			7,352,447				7,687,737				7,307,142				7,907,398
Diluted			7,413,812				7,790,963				7,377,236				7,998,221
Earnings per common share:
Basic		$	1.70			$	1.38			$	4.39			$	4.03
Diluted			1.69				1.36				4.35				3.98
Cash dividends declared per common share		$	0.01			$	0.01			$	0.03			$	0.03

 

NORTHEAST BANK
AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS AND ANNUALIZED YIELDS
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)
	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2023											2022
					Interest				Average							Interest				Average
	Average				Income/				Yield/			Average				Income/				Yield/
	Balance				Expense				Rate			Balance				Expense				Rate
Assets:
Interest-earning assets:
Securities	$	60,315			$	329			2.21	%		$	63,865			$	65			0.41	%
Loans (1) (2)		2,502,347				51,109			8.28	%			1,196,830				21,873			7.41	%
Federal Home Loan Bank stock		13,958				76			2.21	%			1,280				6			1.90	%
Short-term investments (3)		174,431				1,840			4.28	%			226,820				67			0.12	%
Total interest-earning assets		2,751,051				53,354			7.87	%			1,488,795				22,011			6.00	%
Cash and due from banks		2,565											2,504
Other non-interest earning assets		67,861											46,022
Total assets	$	2,821,477										$	1,537,321
Liabilities & Shareholders’ Equity:
Interest-bearing liabilities:
NOW accounts	$	543,050			$	4,820			3.60	%		$	353,019			$	202			0.23	%
Money market accounts		253,542				1,372			2.19	%			256,074				192			0.30	%
Savings accounts		108,102				281			1.05	%			126,902				167			0.53	%
Time deposits		1,077,242				10,767			4.05	%			134,558				355			1.07	%
Total interest-bearing deposits		1,981,936				17,240			3.53	%			870,553				916			0.43	%
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		324,696				3,862			4.82	%			15,000				122			3.30	%
Capital lease obligations		20,789				13			0.25	%			5,022				21			1.70	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities		2,327,421				21,115			3.68	%			890,575				1,059			0.48	%
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits and escrow accounts		201,354											388,171
Other liabilities		18,786											14,220
Total liabilities		2,547,561											1,292,966
Shareholders' equity		273,916											244,355
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	2,821,477										$	1,537,321
Net interest income					$	32,239										$	20,952
Interest rate spread									4.19	%										5.52	%
Net interest margin (4)									4.75	%										5.71	%
Cost of funds (5)									3.39	%										0.34	%
(1) Interest income and yield are stated on a fully tax-equivalent basis using the statutory tax rate.
(2) Nonaccrual loans are included in the computation of average, but unpaid interest has not been included for purposes of determining interest income.
(3) Short-term investments include Federal Reserve and FHLB overnight deposits and other interest-bearing deposits.
(4) Net interest margin is calculated as net interest income divided by total interest-earning assets.
(5) Cost of funds is calculated as total interest expense divided by total interest-bearing liabilities plus demand deposits and escrow accounts.

NORTHEAST BANK
AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS AND ANNUALIZED YIELDS
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)
	Nine Months Ended March 31,
	2023											2022
					Interest				Average							Interest				Average
	Average				Income/				Yield/			Average				Income/				Yield/
	Balance				Expense				Rate			Balance				Expense				Rate
Assets:
Interest-earning assets:
Securities	$	60,818			$	748			1.64	%		$	65,295			$	235			0.48	%
Loans (1) (2)		1,859,791				114,416			8.20	%			1,129,874				63,061			7.43	%
Federal Home Loan Bank stock		7,317				137			2.49	%			1,237				19			2.05	%
Short-term investments (3)		162,136				4,118			3.38	%			330,722				346			0.14	%
Total interest-earning assets		2,090,062				119,419			7.61	%			1,527,128				63,661			5.55	%
Cash and due from banks		2,531											2,686
Other non-interest earning assets		85,970											50,751
Total assets	$	2,178,563										$	1,580,565
Liabilities & Shareholders’ Equity:
Interest-bearing liabilities:
NOW accounts	$	529,482			$	9,990			2.51	%		$	303,525			$	569			0.25	%
Money market accounts		249,353				2,583			1.38	%			265,639				591			0.30	%
Savings accounts		123,607				848			0.91	%			99,725				361			0.48	%
Time deposits		614,044				16,516			3.58	%			207,304				1,887			1.21	%
Total interest-bearing deposits		1,516,486				29,937			2.63	%			876,193				3,408			0.52	%
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		155,639				4,795			4.10	%			15,000				377			3.35	%
Capital lease obligations		13,829				46			0.44	%			5,431				70			1.72	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities		1,685,954				34,778			2.75	%			896,624				3,855			0.57	%
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits and escrow accounts		219,785											429,354
Other liabilities		12,294											14,596
Total liabilities		1,918,033											1,340,574
Shareholders' equity		260,530											239,991
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	2,178,563										$	1,580,565
Net interest income					$	84,641										$	59,806
Interest rate spread									4.86	%										4.98	%
Net interest margin (4)									5.39	%										5.22	%
Cost of funds (5)									2.43	%										0.39	%
(1) Interest income and yield are stated on a fully tax-equivalent basis using the statutory tax rate.
(2) Nonaccrual loans are included in the computation of average, but unpaid interest has not been included for purposes of determining interest income.
(3) Short-term investments include Federal Reserve and FHLB overnight deposits and other interest-bearing deposits.
(4) Net interest margin is calculated as net interest income divided by total interest-earning assets.
(5) Cost of funds is calculated as total interest expense divided by total interest-bearing liabilities plus demand deposits and escrow accounts.

NORTHEAST BANK
SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS AND OTHER DATA
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2023				December 31, 2022				September 30, 2022				June 30, 2022				March 31, 2022
Net interest income	$	32,239			$	28,752			$	23,649			$	23,619			$	20,952
Provision (credit) for loan losses		676				325				850				(879	)			(287	)
Noninterest income		1,188				1,301				1,659				4,144				5,408
Noninterest expense		13,836				13,704				12,634				12,856				11,401
Net income		12,517				11,298				8,287				10,296				10,587
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic		7,352,447				7,256,281				7,312,291				7,506,465				7,687,737
Diluted		7,413,812				7,323,402				7,394,089				7,617,933				7,790,963
Earnings per common share:
Basic	$	1.70			$	1.56			$	1.13			$	1.37			$	1.38
Diluted		1.69				1.54				1.12				1.35				1.36
Dividends declared per common share	$	0.01			$	0.01			$	0.01			$	0.01			$	0.01
Return on average assets		1.80	%			2.13	%			2.03	%			2.68	%			2.79	%
Return on average equity		18.53	%			17.48	%			13.07	%			16.55	%			17.57	%
Net interest rate spread (1)		4.19	%			5.42	%			5.61	%			6.14	%			5.52	%
Net interest margin (2)		4.75	%			5.82	%			5.96	%			6.34	%			5.71	%
Efficiency ratio (non-GAAP) (3)		41.39	%			45.60	%			49.92	%			46.31	%			43.25	%
Noninterest expense to average total assets		1.99	%			2.58	%			3.09	%			3.34	%			3.01	%
Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities		118.20	%			119.28	%			142.88	%			156.64	%			167.20	%
	As of:
	March 31, 2023				December 31, 2022				September 30, 2022				June 30, 2022				March 31, 2022
Nonperforming loans:
Originated portfolio:
Residential real estate	$	379			$	448			$	520			$	550			$	621
Commercial real estate		3,355				3,297				3,528				5,031				6,608
Commercial and industrial		561				631				452				202				230
Consumer		-				8				8				11				12
Total originated portfolio		4,295				4,384				4,508				5,794				7,471
Total purchased portfolio		10,227				8,515				9,089				7,152				10,441
Total nonperforming loans		14,522				12,899				13,597				12,946				17,912
Real estate owned and other repossessed collateral, net		-				-				90				-				-
Total nonperforming assets	$	14,522			$	12,899			$	13,687			$	12,946			$	17,912
Past due loans to total loans		0.70	%			0.74	%			0.97	%			0.53	%			1.07	%
Nonperforming loans to total loans		0.58	%			0.51	%			0.93	%			0.99	%			1.45	%
Nonperforming assets to total assets		0.51	%			0.46	%			0.79	%			0.82	%			1.14	%
Allowance for loan losses to total loans		0.28	%			0.26	%			0.40	%			0.39	%			0.47	%
Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans		48.84	%			49.70	%			43.38	%			38.34	%			32.47	%
Commercial real estate loans to total capital (4)		614.90	%			661.48	%			328.35	%			294.20	%			252.90	%
Net loans to deposits (5)		117.56	%			113.74	%			109.78	%			100.94	%			97.19	%
Purchased loans to total loans (6)		58.20	%			59.23	%			32.62	%			36.61	%			38.94	%
Equity to total assets		9.90	%			9.38	%			14.47	%			15.69	%			15.80	%
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio		11.59	%			10.84	%			17.36	%			19.08	%			20.13	%
Total capital ratio		11.89	%			11.11	%			17.77	%			19.47	%			20.60	%
Tier 1 leverage capital ratio		10.06	%			12.53	%			15.59	%			16.13	%			16.17	%
Total shareholders’ equity	$	283,869			$	263,427			$	252,163			$	248,321			$	247,469
Less: Preferred stock		-				-				-				-				-
Common shareholders’ equity		283,869				263,427				252,163				248,321				247,469
Less: Intangible assets (7)		-				-				(1,141	)			(1,285	)			(1,696	)
Tangible common shareholders' equity (non-GAAP)	$	283,869			$	263,427			$	251,022			$	247,036			$	245,773
Common shares outstanding		7,668,650				7,511,044				7,477,158				7,442,103				7,727,312
Book value per common share	$	37.02			$	35.07			$	33.72			$	33.37			$	32.03
Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP) (8)		37.02				35.07				33.57				33.19				31.81
(1) The 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 for the period.
(2) The net interest margin represents net interest income as a percent of average interest-earning assets for the period.
(3) The efficiency ratio represents noninterest expense divided by the sum of net interest income (before the loan loss provision) plus noninterest income.
(4) For purposes of calculating this ratio, commercial real estate includes all non-owner occupied commercial real estate loans defined as such by regulatory guidance, including all land development and construction loans.
(5) During the quarter ended June 30, 2022, the Bank changed its internal policy limit to calculate based on deposits, not core deposits (non-maturity deposits and maturity deposits less than $250 thousand). Ratios as of March 31, 2022 reflect loans to core deposits.
Beginning with the quarter ended December 31, 2022 and going forward, the Bank removed this internal policy limit (previously 125%).
(6) Beginning with the quarter ended December 31, 2022 and going forward, the Bank removed this internal policy limit (previously 60%).
(7) Includes the loan servicing rights asset. Beginning with the quarter ended December 31, 2022 and going forward, the Bank no longer excludes the loan servicing rights asset from tangible common shareholders’ equity.
(8) Tangible book value per share represents total shareholders’ equity less the sum of preferred stock and intangible assets divided by common shares outstanding.

For More Information:

Jean-Pierre Lapointe, Chief Financial Officer
Northeast Bank, 27 Pearl Street, Portland, ME 04101
207.786.3245 ext. 3220
www.northeastbank.com

FAQ

What were Northeast Bank's earnings per share for Q3 2023?

Northeast Bank reported earnings of $1.69 per diluted share for the quarter ended March 31, 2023.

How much did total assets increase for Northeast Bank?

Total assets grew by $1.28 billion, or 81.1%, reaching $2.87 billion as of March 31, 2023.

What is the dividend declared by Northeast Bank in April 2023?

Northeast Bank declared a cash dividend of $0.01 per share, payable on May 19, 2023.

How did Northeast Bank's net income change year-over-year?

Net income increased by $1.9 million to $12.5 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, compared to the same quarter in 2022.