NBT Bancorp Inc. Announces Full Year Net Income of $152.0 Million ($3.52 Per Diluted Common Share); Approves Dividend

Rhea-AI Summary

NBT Bancorp reported a net income of $152.0 million or $3.52 per diluted share for the year ending December 31, 2022, showing a slight decline from $154.9 million or $3.54 per share the previous year. Total revenues increased by 8.1% to $525.1 million, while operating expenses rose by 6.0%. The net interest income improved due to higher yields from rising Federal Funds rates, although there was a decrease in income from the Paycheck Protection Program. A dividend of $0.30 per share was approved, reflecting a 7.1% increase. The merger with Salisbury Bancorp is expected to close in Q2 2023.

Positive

• Net income of $152.0 million, demonstrating strong operating results.
• Total revenues increased by 8.1%, indicating healthy growth.
• Approved a 7.1% dividend increase, maintaining a focus on shareholder returns.
• Organic loan growth exceeded 10%, highlighting successful lending strategies.
• Stockholder equity at $1.17 billion, showing strong capital position.

Negative

• Net income decreased from $154.9 million to $152.0 million year-over-year.
• Provision for loan losses increased to $17.1 million, up from a net benefit in 2021.
• Card services income decreased significantly due to regulatory impacts, affecting revenue.
• Total deposits dropped from $10.23 billion to $9.50 billion, reflecting potential liquidity concerns.

NORWICH, N.Y., Jan. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NBT Bancorp Inc. (“NBT” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: NBTB) reported net income and diluted earnings per share for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2022.

Net income for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $152.0 million, or $3.52 per diluted common share, compared to $154.9 million, or $3.54 per diluted share, in the prior year.

• Generated positive operating leverage of $21.7 million with total revenues increasing 8.1%, or $38.9 million, while operating expenses were higher by 6.0%, or $17.2 million.
• Net interest income in 2022 improved in comparison to 2021, primarily due to higher yields on earning assets due to increases in the Federal Reserve’s targeted Federal Funds rate combined with growth in earning assets, strongly overcoming a $17.6 million ($0.31 per diluted share) year-over-year decrease in income from the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”).
• The Company recorded a provision for loan losses of $17.1 million ($0.31 per diluted share) in 2022, compared to a net benefit of $8.3 million ($0.15 per diluted share) in 2021.
• Card services income was lower than 2021 driven by the impact from the Company being subject to the statutory price cap provisions of the Durbin Amendment to the Dodd-Frank Act (“Durbin Amendment”) of approximately $8 million ($0.14 per diluted share).
  

Net income for the three months ended December 31, 2022 was $36.1 million, or $0.84 per diluted common share, compared to $37.3 million, or $0.86 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2021.

• Net interest income in the fourth quarter of 2022 improved in comparison to the fourth quarter of 2021 and the linked third quarter of 2022, primarily due to higher yields on earning assets due to increases in the Federal Funds rate, despite a $7.5 million ($0.13 per diluted share) decrease in income from the PPP.
  
• The Company recorded a provision for loan losses of $7.7 million ($0.14 per diluted share) in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to a provision for loan losses of $3.1 million ($0.06 per diluted share) in the fourth quarter of 2021.
• Card services income was lower than the fourth quarter of 2021 driven by the impact from the Company being subject to the statutory price cap provisions of the Durbin Amendment of approximately $4 million ($0.07 per diluted share).
• In the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company incurred merger expenses of $1.0 million ($0.02 per diluted share) related to the pending acquisition of Salisbury Bancorp, Inc.
  

CEO Comments

“Our operating results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2022 reflect strong execution by our team, including organic loan growth of over 10% and disciplined cost of funds management,” said NBT President and CEO John H. Watt, Jr. “We recognized the benefits of an asset-sensitive balance sheet in 2022 with increases in the targeted Fed Funds rate, and our credit quality continues to be excellent with low levels of net charge-offs and nonperforming assets.”

“In December, we entered into a definitive agreement to merge with Salisbury Bancorp, Inc. Aligned cultures and complementary markets support the strategic rationale for our partnership with this premier community bank franchise headquartered in Lakeville, CT. We expect the merger to close in the second quarter of 2023, pending required regulatory and shareholder approvals.”

“We were pleased to reach the milestone of 10 consecutive years of annual dividend increases in 2022,” added Watt. “The payment of a meaningful and growing dividend is an important component of our commitment to consistent and favorable long-term returns for our shareholders.”

Fourth Quarter Financial Highlights

Net Income	Net income of $36.1 million Diluted earnings per share of $0.84 Excluding merger expenses and securities gains (losses), diluted earnings per share of $0.86
Net Interest Income / NIM	Net interest income on a fully taxable equivalent (“FTE”) basis was $100.2 million1 Net interest margin (“NIM”) on a FTE basis was 3.68%1, up 17 basis points (“bps”) from the prior quarter, due primarily to a 34 bp increase in the yields on earning assets Total cost of deposits of 0.17%, up 8 bps from the prior quarter Total cost of funds of 0.37%, up 19 bps from the prior quarter
Noninterest Income	Noninterest income was $34.3 million, excluding securities gains (losses) and was 25.6% of total revenue
Pre-Provision Net Revenue (“PPNR”)	PPNR1 was $55.8 million, consistent with the third quarter of 2022 and was 8.3% higher than the fourth quarter of 2021
Loans and Credit Quality	Period end total loans of $8.15 billion at December 31, 2022, up 10.2% from December 31, 2021, excluding impact of PPP loans Period end loans increased $752.0 million from December 31, 2021, excluding $0.9 million and $101.2 million of PPP loans at December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively Net charge-offs to average loans was 0.18%, annualized Nonperforming loans to total loans was 0.26%, down from 0.28% in the prior quarter Allowance for loan losses to total loans of 1.24%
Capital	Announced a $0.30 per share dividend for the first quarter of 2023, which was a $0.02 per share, or 7.1%, increase from the first quarter of 2022 Stockholders’ equity was $1.17 billion as of December 31, 2022 Tangible book value per share2 was $20.65 at December 31, 2022, modestly lower than the fourth quarter of 2021 and higher than the third quarter of 2022, due primarily to the impact of the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) Tangible equity to assets of 7.73%1 CET1 ratio of 12.12%; Leverage ratio of 10.32%

Loans

• Period end total loans were $8.15 billion at December 31, 2022 and $7.50 billion at December 31, 2021.
• Excluding PPP loans, period end loans increased $752.0 million from December 31, 2021. Commercial and industrial loans increased $109.8 million to $1.27 billion; commercial real estate loans increased $152.6 million to $2.81 billion; and total consumer loans increased $489.5 million to $4.08 billion.
• Total PPP loans as of December 31, 2022 were $0.9 million (net of unamortized fees) with over 99% of the original $836 million forgiven or extinguished through the fourth quarter of 2022. The following PPP loan activity occurred during the fourth quarter of 2022:
  • $2.2 million of loans forgiven.
  • $0.1 million of interest and fees recognized into interest income, compared to $0.3 million for the third quarter of 2022 and $7.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2021.

• Commercial line of credit utilization rate was 21% at December 31, 2022, compared to 23% at September 30, 2022 and 21% at December 31, 2021.

Deposits

• Total deposits at December 31, 2022 were $9.50 billion, compared to $10.23 billion at December 31, 2021. The decrease in deposits was primarily concentrated in certain larger more rate-sensitive accounts. The effects of tighter monetary policy, inflation and higher rate alternatives continued to weigh on balances. Even though deposit balances declined from 2021, year-end 2022 deposit balances are still 25.1% higher than the end of 2019.
• Loan to deposit ratio was 85.8% at December 31, 2022, compared to 73.3% at December 31, 2021.

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

• Net interest income for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $99.8 million, which was up $5.3 million, or 5.6%, from the third quarter of 2022 and up $14.6 million, or 17.1%, from the fourth quarter of 2021 primarily due to higher yields on earning assets. PPP income for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $0.1 million, which was $0.2 million lower compared to the prior quarter and down $7.5 million compared to the fourth quarter of 2021.
• The NIM on a FTE basis for the fourth quarter of 2022 was 3.68%, up 17 bps from the third quarter of 2022 and up 60 bps from the fourth quarter of 2021 due to higher earning asset yields partly offset by higher cost of interest-bearing liabilities.
• Earning asset yields for the three months ended December 31, 2022 were up 34 bps from the prior quarter and up 79 bps from the same quarter in the prior year. Earning assets grew $73.8 million, or 0.7%, from the prior quarter and declined $216.1 million, or 2.0% compared to the same quarter in the prior year. The following are highlights comparing the fourth quarter of 2022 to the prior quarter:
  • Loan yields increased 38 bps to 4.72% for the quarter.
  • During the fourth quarter, the Company shifted from an excess liquidity position to an overnight borrowing position. The Company had net average short-term interest-earning assets of $185.0 million in the third quarter compared to net average short-term borrowings of $138.0 million in the fourth quarter. The impact of the change net liquidity position was approximately a $3.2 million decrease in net interest income.
• Total cost of deposits was 0.17% for the fourth quarter of 2022, up 8 bps from the prior quarter and up 9 bps from the same period in the prior year.
• The cost of total interest-bearing liabilities for the three months ended December 31, 2022 was 0.57%, up 28 bps from the prior quarter and up 33 bps from the fourth quarter of 2021.
  

Credit Quality and Allowance for Credit Losses

• Net charge-offs to total average loans was 18 bps compared to 7 bps in the prior quarter and 22 bps in the fourth quarter of 2021. Recoveries in the fourth quarter of 2022 were $1.7 million compared to $3.4 million in the prior quarter and $2.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. The increase in net charge-offs from the prior quarter was driven by higher charge-offs in the other consumer portfolio and lower recoveries in the commercial and industrial portfolio.
• Nonperforming assets to total assets was 0.18% at December 31, 2022, compared to 0.19% at September 30, 2022 and 0.27% (0.28% excluding PPP loans) at December 31, 2021.
• Provision expense for the three months ended December 31, 2022 was $7.7 million with net charge-offs of $3.7 million. Provision expense was $3.2 million higher than the third quarter of 2022 and $4.6 million higher than the fourth quarter of 2021. The increase in provision expense from the fourth quarter of 2021 was driven by loan growth and less favorable economic forecasts in 2022 versus an improving economic forecast in the prior year.
• The allowance for loan losses was $100.8 million, or 1.24% of total loans, at December 31, 2022, compared to 1.22% (1.23% excluding PPP loans and related allowance) of total loans at September 30, 2022 and 1.23% (1.24% excluding PPP loans and related allowance) of total loans at December 31, 2021. The reserve for unfunded loan commitments decreased to $5.1 million at December 31, 2022 compared to the prior quarter at $5.3 million and compared to the fourth quarter of 2021 at $5.1 million.

Noninterest Income

• Total noninterest income, excluding securities gains (losses), was $34.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022, down $3.0 million from the third quarter and down $6.8 million from the prior year’s fourth quarter.
• Card services income was lower than the fourth quarter of 2021 driven by the impact from the Company being subject to the statutory price cap provisions of the Durbin Amendment. Card services income was lower than the prior quarter driven primarily by lower levels of card utilization.
• Retirement plan administration fees were lower than the prior quarter driven by market decline, seasonal revenues recognized in the third quarter and lower activity-based fees. Retirement plan administration fees were lower than the fourth quarter of 2021 driven by lower activity-based fees and market performance. In 2022, the Company recognized approximately $2.5 million of fees related to statutory plan document restatement requirements that generally recur on a six-year cycle.
• Wealth management fees were lower than the prior quarter due to seasonal tax preparation services in the third quarter and lower than the fourth quarter of 2021 driven primarily by market performance.
• Other income decreased from the prior quarter and the fourth quarter of 2021 driven by lower commercial loan swap fees.
  

Noninterest Expense

• Total noninterest expense, excluding $1.0 million of merger expense in the fourth quarter of 2022 was up 2.4% from the previous quarter and up 4.6% from the fourth quarter of 2021.
• Salaries and benefits decreased 2.3% from the prior quarter driven by lower benefit plan costs. The increase from the fourth quarter of 2021 was driven by increased salaries and wages, including merit pay increases and higher levels of incentive compensation accruals.
• Technology and data services expenses were consistent with the prior quarter and increased from the fourth quarter of 2021 due to continued investment in digital platform solutions.
• Professional fees and outside services expense were higher than the prior quarter due to seasonal expenses and timing of external services for several tactical and strategic initiatives.

Income Taxes

• The effective tax rate was 22.6% for the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to 22.8% for the third quarter of 2022 and 22.4% for the fourth quarter of 2021.
  

Capital

• Capital ratios remain strong with tangible common equity to tangible assets¹ at 7.73%. Tangible book value per share² was $20.65 at December 31, 2022, $20.25 at September 30, 2022 and $22.26 at December 31, 2021.
• Stockholders’ equity decreased $76.9 million from December 31, 2021 driven by the $166.7 million decrease in AOCI due primarily to the change in the market value of securities available for sale, dividends declared of $49.8 million and the repurchase of common stock of $14.7 million, partly offset by net income generation of $152.0 million.
• December 31, 2022, CET1 capital ratio of 12.12%, leverage ratio of 10.32 % and total risk-based capital ratio of 15.38%.
• The Company purchased 400,000 shares of its common stock in the first half of 2022 at an average price of $36.78 per share under its previously announced share repurchase program. There were 1,600,000 shares available for repurchase under this plan which is set to expire on December 31, 2023.

Dividend

• The Board of Directors approved a first-quarter cash dividend of $0.30 per share at a meeting held today, an increase of $0.02, or 7.1%, from the amount paid in the first quarter of 2022. 2022 was the tenth consecutive year of annual dividend increases by the Company. The dividend will be paid on March 15, 2023 to stockholders of record as of March 1, 2023.
  

Salisbury Bancorp, Inc. Merger

• On December 5, 2022, NBT announced that it had entered into an agreement to acquire Salisbury Bancorp, Inc., a 14 branch community bank franchise headquartered in Lakeville, CT, in an all stock transaction. Salisbury Bancorp, Inc. had assets of $1.51 billion, deposits of $1.33 billion, and net loans of $1.18 billion as of September 30, 2022. The merger is expected to close in the second quarter of 2023 subject to customary closing conditions, including approval by the shareholders of Salisbury Bancorp, Inc. and required regulatory approvals.
  

Conference Call and Webcast

The Company will host a conference call at 8:30 a.m. (Eastern) Tuesday, January 24, 2023, to review fourth quarter 2022 financial results. The audio webcast link, along with the corresponding presentation slides, will be available on the Company’s Event Calendar page at https://stockholderinfo.nbtbancorp.com/events-calendar/upcoming-events and will be archived for twelve months.

Corporate Overview

NBT Bancorp Inc. is a financial holding company headquartered in Norwich, NY, with total assets of $11.74 billion at December 31, 2022. The Company primarily operates through NBT Bank, N.A., a full-service community bank, and through two financial services companies. NBT Bank, N.A. has 140 banking locations in New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine and Connecticut. EPIC Retirement Plan Services, based in Rochester, NY, is a national benefits administration firm. NBT Insurance Agency, LLC, based in Norwich, NY, is a full-service insurance agency. More information about NBT and its divisions is available online at: www.nbtbancorp.com, www.nbtbank.com, www.epicrps.com and www.nbtinsurance.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements, as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may be identified by the use of phrases such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “forecasts,” “projects,” “will,” “can,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “may,” or other similar terms. There are a number of factors, many of which are beyond the Company’s control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements include, among others, the following possibilities: (1) local, regional, national and international economic conditions and the impact they may have on the Company and its customers and the Company’s assessment of that impact; (2) changes in the level of nonperforming assets and charge-offs; (3) changes in estimates of future reserve requirements based upon the periodic review thereof under relevant regulatory and accounting requirements; (4) the effects of and changes in trade and monetary and fiscal policies and laws, including the interest rate policies of the Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”); (5) inflation, interest rate, securities market and monetary fluctuations; (6) political instability; (7) acts of war, including international military conflicts, or terrorism; (8) the timely development and acceptance of new products and services and perceived overall value of these products and services by users; (9) changes in consumer spending, borrowings and savings habits; (10) changes in the financial performance and/or condition of the Company’s borrowers; (11) technological changes; (12) acquisitions and integration of acquired businesses; (13) the ability to increase market share and control expenses; (14) changes in the competitive environment among financial holding companies; (15) the effect of changes in laws and regulations (including laws and regulations concerning taxes, banking, securities and insurance) with which the Company and its subsidiaries must comply, including those under the Dodd-Frank Act, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, Consumer Protection Act of 2018, Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), and other legislative and regulatory responses to the coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic; (16) the effect of changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by the regulatory agencies, as well as the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) and other accounting standard setters; (17) changes in the Company’s organization, compensation and benefit plans; (18) the costs and effects of legal and regulatory developments, including the resolution of legal proceedings or regulatory or other governmental inquiries, and the results of regulatory examinations or reviews; (19) greater than expected costs or difficulties related to the integration of new products and lines of business; (20) the adverse impact on the U.S. economy, including the markets in which we operate, of the COVID-19 global pandemic; and (21) the Company’s success at managing the risks involved in the foregoing items.

The Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made, and advises readers that various factors including, but not limited to, those described above and other factors discussed in the Company’s annual and quarterly reports previously filed with the SEC, could affect the Company’s financial performance and could cause the Company’s actual results or circumstances for future periods to differ materially from those anticipated or projected.

Unless required by law, the Company does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligations to, publicly release any revisions that may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements.

Non-GAAP Measures

This press release contains financial information determined by methods other than in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Where non-GAAP disclosures are used in this press release, the comparable GAAP measure, as well as a reconciliation to the comparable GAAP measure, is provided in the accompanying tables. Management believes that these non-GAAP measures provide useful information that is important to an understanding of the results of the Company’s core business as well as provide information standard in the financial institution industry. Non-GAAP measures should not be considered a substitute for financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP and investors should consider the Company’s performance and financial condition as reported under GAAP and all other relevant information when assessing the performance or financial condition of the Company. Amounts previously reported in the consolidated financial statements are reclassified whenever necessary to conform to current period presentation.

Contact:	John H. Watt, Jr., President and CEO
	Scott A. Kingsley, Executive Vice President and CFO
	NBT Bancorp Inc.
	52 South Broad Street
	Norwich, NY 13815
	607-337-6589

NBT Bancorp Inc. and Subsidiaries
Selected Financial Data
(unaudited, dollars in thousands except per share data)
	2022												2021
	4th Q			3rd Q			2nd Q			1st Q			4th Q
Profitability:
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.84		$	0.90		$	0.88		$	0.90		$	0.86
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding		43,144,666			43,110,932			43,092,851			43,385,451			43,574,539
Return on average assets3		1.23	%		1.33	%		1.28	%		1.32	%		1.23	%
Return on average equity3		12.30	%		12.87	%		12.73	%		12.78	%		11.89	%
Return on average tangible common equity1 3		16.54	%		17.12	%		17.00	%		16.87	%		15.70	%
Net interest margin1 3		3.68	%		3.51	%		3.21	%		2.95	%		3.08	%
	12 Months Ended December 31,
	2022			2021
Profitability:
Diluted earnings per share	$	3.52		$	3.54
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding		43,181,312			43,718,804
Return on average assets		1.29	%		1.33	%
Return on average equity		12.67	%		12.71	%
Return on average tangible common equity1		16.89	%		16.92	%
Net interest margin1		3.34	%		3.03	%
	2022												2021
	4th Q			3rd Q			2nd Q			1st Q			4th Q
Balance sheet data:
Short-term interest-bearing accounts	$	30,862		$	97,303		$	328,593		$	913,315		$	1,111,296
Securities available for sale		1,527,225			1,556,501			1,619,356			1,662,697			1,687,361
Securities held to maturity		919,517			929,541			936,512			895,005			733,210
Net loans		8,049,347			7,807,984			7,684,081			7,559,826			7,406,459
Total assets		11,739,296			11,640,742			11,720,459			12,147,833			12,012,111
Total deposits		9,495,933			9,918,751			10,028,708			10,461,623			10,234,469
Total borrowings		787,950			277,889			265,796			278,788			311,476
Total liabilities		10,565,742			10,484,196			10,531,903			10,945,583			10,761,658
Stockholders' equity		1,173,554			1,156,546			1,188,556			1,202,250			1,250,453
Capital:
Equity to assets		10.00	%		9.94	%		10.14	%		9.90	%		10.41	%
Tangible equity ratio1		7.73	%		7.64	%		7.87	%		7.70	%		8.20	%
Book value per share	$	27.38		$	27.00		$	27.75		$	27.96		$	28.97
Tangible book value per share2	$	20.65		$	20.25		$	20.99		$	21.25		$	22.26
Leverage ratio		10.32	%		10.21	%		9.77	%		9.52	%		9.41	%
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio		12.12	%		12.17	%		12.14	%		12.23	%		12.25	%
Tier 1 capital ratio		13.19	%		13.27	%		13.27	%		13.39	%		13.43	%
Total risk-based capital ratio		15.38	%		15.50	%		15.50	%		15.64	%		15.73	%
Common stock price (end of period)	$	43.42		$	37.95		$	37.59		$	36.13		$	38.52

NBT Bancorp Inc. and Subsidiaries
Asset Quality and Consolidated Loan Balances
(unaudited, dollars in thousands)
	2022												2021
	4th Q			3rd Q			2nd Q			1st Q			4th Q
Asset quality:
Nonaccrual loans	$	17,233		$	19,098		$	23,673		$	25,812		$	30,285
90 days past due and still accruing		3,823			2,732			2,096			1,944			2,458
Total nonperforming loans		21,056			21,830			25,769			27,756			32,743
Other real estate owned		105			-			-			-			167
Total nonperforming assets		21,161			21,830			25,769			27,756			32,910
Allowance for loan losses		100,800			96,800			93,600			90,000			92,000
Asset quality ratios (total):
Allowance for loan losses to total loans		1.24	%		1.22	%		1.20	%		1.18	%		1.23	%
Total nonperforming loans to total loans		0.26	%		0.28	%		0.33	%		0.36	%		0.44	%
Total nonperforming assets to total assets		0.18	%		0.19	%		0.22	%		0.23	%		0.27	%
Allowance for loan losses to total nonperforming loans		478.72	%		443.43	%		363.23	%		324.25	%		280.98	%
Past due loans to total loans4		0.33	%		0.30	%		0.40	%		0.24	%		0.29	%
Net charge-offs to average loans3		0.18	%		0.07	%		0.04	%		0.14	%		0.22	%
Asset quality ratios (excluding paycheck protection program):
Allowance for loan losses to total loans		1.24	%		1.23	%		1.21	%		1.18	%		1.24	%
Total nonperforming loans to total loans		0.26	%		0.28	%		0.33	%		0.37	%		0.44	%
Total nonperforming assets to total assets		0.18	%		0.19	%		0.22	%		0.23	%		0.28	%
Allowance for loan losses to total nonperforming loans		478.72	%		443.43	%		363.27	%		324.24	%		280.96	%
Past due loans to total loans4		0.33	%		0.29	%		0.40	%		0.25	%		0.29	%
Net charge-offs to average loans3		0.18	%		0.07	%		0.04	%		0.14	%		0.22	%
	2022												2021
Net charge-offs by line of business:	4th Q			3rd Q			2nd Q			1st Q			4th Q
Commercial & industrial	$	(45	)	$	(1,045	)	$	(298	)	$	139		$	1,929
Commercial real estate		8			324			(246	)		346			372
Residential real estate and home equity		(79	)		(56	)		(210	)		163			51
Indirect auto		445			222			163			135			(58	)
Residential solar		596			43			153			132			170
Other consumer		2,752			1,796			1,228			1,681			1,633
Total net charge-offs	$	3,677		$	1,284		$	790		$	2,596		$	4,097
	2022												2021
	4th Q			3rd Q			2nd Q			1st Q			4th Q
Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of loans by segment:
Commercial & industrial		0.82	%		0.80	%		0.75	%		0.66	%		0.78	%
Commercial real estate		0.91	%		0.88	%		0.89	%		0.79	%		0.78	%
Paycheck protection program		0.01	%		0.01	%		0.01	%		0.01	%		0.01	%
Residential real estate		0.72	%		0.74	%		0.79	%		0.88	%		0.92	%
Auto		0.81	%		0.78	%		0.79	%		0.76	%		0.79	%
Residential solar		3.21	%		3.08	%		3.00	%		2.97	%		3.04	%
Other consumer		6.27	%		6.67	%		6.19	%		6.24	%		6.66	%
Total		1.24	%		1.22	%		1.20	%		1.18	%		1.23	%
Total excluding PPP loans		1.24	%		1.23	%		1.21	%		1.18	%		1.24	%
	2022												2021
Loans by line of business:	4th Q			3rd Q			2nd Q			1st Q			4th Q
Commercial & industrial	$	1,265,082		$	1,258,871		$	1,298,072		$	1,214,834		$	1,155,240
Commercial real estate		2,807,941			2,724,728			2,670,633			2,709,611			2,655,367
Paycheck protection program		949			3,328			17,286			50,977			101,222
Residential real estate		1,649,870			1,626,528			1,606,188			1,584,551			1,571,232
Indirect auto		989,587			952,757			936,516			890,643			859,454
Residential solar		856,798			728,898			599,565			514,526			440,016
Home equity		314,124			313,557			313,395			319,180			330,357
Other consumer		265,796			296,117			336,026			365,504			385,571
Total loans	$	8,150,147		$	7,904,784		$	7,777,681		$	7,649,826		$	7,498,459
PPP income recognized	$	71		$	320		$	1,301		$	1,976		$	7,545
PPP unamortized fees	$	45		$	108		$	414		$	1,629		$	3,420

NBT Bancorp Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited, dollars in thousands)
	December 31,			December 31,
Assets	2022			2021
Cash and due from banks	$	166,488		$	157,775
Short-term interest-bearing accounts		30,862			1,111,296
Equity securities, at fair value		30,784			33,550
Securities available for sale, at fair value		1,527,225			1,687,361
Securities held to maturity (fair value $812,647 and $735,260, respectively)		919,517			733,210
Federal Reserve and Federal Home Loan Bank stock		44,713			25,098
Loans held for sale		562			830
Loans		8,150,147			7,498,459
Less allowance for loan losses		100,800			92,000
Net loans	$	8,049,347		$	7,406,459
Premises and equipment, net		69,047			72,093
Goodwill		281,204			280,541
Intangible assets, net		7,341			8,927
Bank owned life insurance		232,409			228,238
Other assets		379,797			266,733
Total assets	$	11,739,296		$	12,012,111
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Demand (noninterest bearing)	$	3,617,324		$	3,689,556
Savings, NOW and money market		5,444,837			6,043,441
Time		433,772			501,472
Total deposits	$	9,495,933		$	10,234,469
Short-term borrowings		585,012			97,795
Long-term debt		4,815			13,995
Subordinated debt, net		96,927			98,490
Junior subordinated debt		101,196			101,196
Other liabilities		281,859			215,713
Total liabilities	$	10,565,742		$	10,761,658
Total stockholders' equity	$	1,173,554		$	1,250,453
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	11,739,296		$	12,012,111

NBT Bancorp Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Income
(unaudited, dollars in thousands except per share data)
	Three Months Ended						Twelve Months Ended
	December 31,						December 31,
	2022			2021			2022			2021
Interest, fee and dividend income
Interest and fees on loans	$	95,620		$	79,470		$	332,768		$	302,175
Securities available for sale		7,831			6,101			29,653			23,305
Securities held to maturity		5,050			3,097			17,582			12,551
Other		671			639			4,067			1,845
Total interest, fee and dividend income	$	109,172		$	89,307		$	384,070		$	339,876
Interest expense
Deposits	$	4,092		$	2,132		$	9,923		$	10,714
Short-term borrowings		2,510			28			2,623			158
Long-term debt		21			88			161			389
Subordinated debt		1,346			1,360			5,424			5,437
Junior subordinated debt		1,424			518			3,749			2,090
Total interest expense	$	9,393		$	4,126		$	21,880		$	18,788
Net interest income	$	99,779		$	85,181		$	362,190		$	321,088
Provision for loan losses		7,677			3,097			17,147			(8,257	)
Net interest income after provision for loan losses	$	92,102		$	82,084		$	345,043		$	329,345
Noninterest income
Service charges on deposit accounts	$	3,598		$	3,804		$	14,630		$	13,348
Card services income		4,958			8,847			29,058			34,682
Retirement plan administration fees		10,661			11,816			48,112			42,188
Wealth management		8,017			8,619			33,311			33,718
Insurance services		3,438			3,394			14,696			14,083
Bank owned life insurance income		1,419			1,629			6,044			6,217
Net securities (losses) gains		(217	)		(2	)		(1,131	)		566
Other		2,217			3,004			10,858			12,992
Total noninterest income	$	34,091		$	41,111		$	155,578		$	157,794
Noninterest expense
Salaries and employee benefits	$	47,235		$	44,118		$	187,830		$	172,580
Technology and data services		9,124			8,563			35,712			34,717
Occupancy		6,521			6,635			26,282			26,048
Professional fees and outside services		4,811			4,903			16,810			16,306
Office supplies and postage		1,699			1,528			6,140			6,006
FDIC expense		798			798			3,197			3,041
Advertising		879			1,019			2,822			2,521
Amortization of intangible assets		539			651			2,264			2,808
Loan collection and other real estate owned, net		957			956			2,647			2,915
Merger expenses		967			-			967			-
Other		5,979			5,934			19,794			20,339
Total noninterest expense	$	79,509		$	75,105		$	304,465		$	287,281
Income before income tax expense	$	46,684		$	48,090		$	196,156		$	199,858
Income tax expense		10,563			10,780			44,161			44,973
Net income	$	36,121		$	37,310		$	151,995		$	154,885
Earnings Per Share
Basic	$	0.84		$	0.86		$	3.54		$	3.57
Diluted	$	0.84		$	0.86		$	3.52		$	3.54

NBT Bancorp Inc. and Subsidiaries
Quarterly Consolidated Statements of Income
(unaudited, dollars in thousands except per share data)
	2022												2021
	4th Q			3rd Q			2nd Q			1st Q			4th Q
Interest, fee and dividend income
Interest and fees on loans	$	95,620		$	85,266		$	78,539		$	73,343		$	79,470
Securities available for sale		7,831			7,665			7,317			6,840			6,101
Securities held to maturity		5,050			4,854			4,185			3,493			3,097
Other		671			1,429			1,442			525			639
Total interest, fee and dividend income	$	109,172		$	99,214		$	91,483		$	84,201		$	89,307
Interest expense
Deposits	$	4,092		$	2,233		$	1,756		$	1,842		$	2,132
Short-term borrowings		2,510			84			13			16			28
Long-term debt		21			20			33			87			88
Subordinated debt		1,346			1,360			1,359			1,359			1,360
Junior subordinated debt		1,424			1,039			737			549			518
Total interest expense	$	9,393		$	4,736		$	3,898		$	3,853		$	4,126
Net interest income	$	99,779		$	94,478		$	87,585		$	80,348		$	85,181
Provision for loan losses		7,677			4,484			4,390			596			3,097
Net interest income after provision for loan losses	$	92,102		$	89,994		$	83,195		$	79,752		$	82,084
Noninterest income
Service charges on deposit accounts	$	3,598		$	3,581		$	3,763		$	3,688		$	3,804
Card services income		4,958			5,654			9,751			8,695			8,847
Retirement plan administration fees		10,661			11,496			12,676			13,279			11,816
Wealth management		8,017			8,402			8,252			8,640			8,619
Insurance services		3,438			3,892			3,578			3,788			3,394
Bank owned life insurance income		1,419			1,560			1,411			1,654			1,629
Net securities (losses)		(217	)		(148	)		(587	)		(179	)		(2	)
Other		2,217			2,735			2,812			3,094			3,004
Total noninterest income	$	34,091		$	37,172		$	41,656		$	42,659		$	41,111
Noninterest expense
Salaries and employee benefits	$	47,235		$	48,371		$	46,716		$	45,508		$	44,118
Technology and data services		9,124			9,096			8,945			8,547			8,563
Occupancy		6,521			6,481			6,487			6,793			6,635
Professional fees and outside services		4,811			3,817			3,906			4,276			4,903
Office supplies and postage		1,699			1,469			1,548			1,424			1,528
FDIC expense		798			787			810			802			798
Advertising		879			559			730			654			1,019
Amortization of intangible assets		539			544			545			636			651
Loan collection and other real estate owned, net		957			549			757			384			956
Merger expenses		967			-			-			-			-
Other		5,979			5,021			5,675			3,119			5,934
Total noninterest expense	$	79,509		$	76,694		$	76,119		$	72,143		$	75,105
Income before income tax expense	$	46,684		$	50,472		$	48,732		$	50,268		$	48,090
Income tax expense		10,563			11,499			10,957			11,142			10,780
Net income	$	36,121		$	38,973		$	37,775		$	39,126		$	37,310
Earnings Per Share
Basic	$	0.84		$	0.91		$	0.88		$	0.91		$	0.86
Diluted	$	0.84		$	0.90		$	0.88		$	0.90		$	0.86

NBT Bancorp Inc. and Subsidiaries
Average Quarterly Balance Sheets
(unaudited, dollars in thousands)
		Average Balance		Yield / Rates		Average Balance		Yield / Rates		Average Balance		Yield / Rates		Average Balance		Yield / Rates		Average Balance		Yield / Rates
		Q4 - 2022				Q3 - 2022				Q2 - 2022				Q1 - 2022				Q4 - 2021
Assets
Short-term interest-bearing accounts		$	39,573	3.31	%	$	191,463	2.51	%	$	553,548	0.82	%	$	990,319	0.17	%	$	1,145,794	0.16	%
Securities taxable1			2,480,959	1.88	%		2,491,315	1.83	%		2,439,960	1.74	%		2,284,578	1.67	%		2,081,796	1.57	%
Securities tax-exempt1 5			208,238	2.68	%		211,306	2.47	%		256,799	1.83	%		258,513	1.84	%		257,320	1.85	%
FRB and FHLB stock			32,903	4.11	%		25,182	3.47	%		24,983	5.03	%		25,026	1.98	%		25,149	2.74	%
Loans1 6			8,039,442	4.72	%		7,808,025	4.34	%		7,707,730	4.09	%		7,530,674	3.95	%		7,507,165	4.20	%
Total interest-earning assets		$	10,801,115	4.02	%	$	10,727,291	3.68	%	$	10,983,020	3.35	%	$	11,089,110	3.09	%	$	11,017,224	3.23	%
Other assets			855,410				887,378				883,498				947,578				982,136
Total assets		$	11,656,525			$	11,614,669			$	11,866,518			$	12,036,688			$	11,999,360
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Money market deposit accounts		$	2,169,192	0.39	%	$	2,332,341	0.15	%	$	2,577,367	0.14	%	$	2,720,338	0.15	%	$	2,678,477	0.16	%
NOW deposit accounts			1,604,096	0.33	%		1,548,115	0.21	%		1,580,132	0.07	%		1,583,091	0.05	%		1,551,846	0.05	%
Savings deposits			1,823,056	0.03	%		1,854,122	0.03	%		1,845,128	0.03	%		1,794,549	0.03	%		1,725,004	0.05	%
Time deposits			432,110	0.41	%		455,168	0.35	%		478,531	0.37	%		494,632	0.40	%		537,875	0.46	%
Total interest-bearing deposits		$	6,028,454	0.27	%	$	6,189,746	0.14	%	$	6,481,158	0.11	%	$	6,592,610	0.11	%	$	6,493,202	0.13	%
Federal funds purchased			56,576	4.03	%		1,522	3.39	%		-	-			-	-			65	-
Repurchase agreements			76,334	0.11	%		69,048	0.10	%		60,061	0.09	%		72,768	0.09	%		97,389	0.11	%
Short-term borrowings			177,533	4.28	%		6,440	3.33	%		-	-			-	-			1	-
Long-term debt			3,817	2.18	%		3,331	2.38	%		5,336	2.48	%		13,979	2.52	%		14,004	2.49	%
Subordinated debt, net			97,839	5.46	%		98,748	5.46	%		98,642	5.53	%		98,531	5.59	%		98,422	5.48	%
Junior subordinated debt			101,196	5.58	%		101,196	4.07	%		101,196	2.92	%		101,196	2.20	%		101,196	2.03	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities		$	6,541,749	0.57	%	$	6,470,031	0.29	%	$	6,746,393	0.23	%	$	6,879,084	0.23	%	$	6,804,279	0.24	%
Demand deposits			3,658,965				3,708,131				3,711,049				3,710,124				3,719,070
Other liabilities			290,895				234,851				218,491				206,292				231,260
Stockholders' equity			1,164,916				1,201,656				1,190,585				1,241,188				1,244,751
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$	11,656,525			$	11,614,669			$	11,866,518			$	12,036,688			$	11,999,360
Interest rate spread				3.45	%			3.39	%			3.12	%			2.86	%			2.99	%
Net interest margin (FTE)1				3.68	%			3.51	%			3.21	%			2.95	%			3.08	%

NBT Bancorp Inc. and Subsidiaries
Average Year-to-Date Balance Sheets
(unaudited, dollars in thousands)
		Average						Yield/		Average						Yield/
		Balance			Interest			Rates		Balance			Interest			Rates
Twelve Months Ended December 31,		2022								2021
Assets
Short-term interest-bearing accounts		$	440,429		$	3,072		0.70	%	$	932,086		$	1,229		0.13	%
Securities taxable1			2,424,925			43,229		1.78	%		1,910,641			31,962		1.67	%
Securities tax-exempt1 5			233,515			5,070		2.17	%		220,759			4,929		2.23	%
FRB and FHLB stock			27,040			995		3.68	%		25,255			616		2.44	%
Loans1 6			7,772,962			333,008		4.28	%		7,543,149			302,331		4.01	%
Total interest-earning assets		$	10,898,871		$	385,374		3.54	%	$	10,631,890		$	341,067		3.21	%
Other assets			893,197								983,809
Total assets		$	11,792,068							$	11,615,699
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Money market deposit accounts		$	2,447,978		$	4,955		0.20	%	$	2,587,748		$	5,117		0.20	%
NOW deposit accounts			1,578,831			2,600		0.16	%		1,452,560			738		0.05	%
Savings deposits			1,829,360			592		0.03	%		1,656,893			829		0.05	%
Time deposits			464,912			1,776		0.38	%		577,150			4,030		0.70	%
Total interest-bearing deposits		$	6,321,081		$	9,923		0.16	%	$	6,274,351		$	10,714		0.17	%
Federal funds purchased			14,644			588		4.02	%		17			-		-
Repurchase agreements			69,561			67		0.10	%		100,519			132		0.13	%
Short-term borrowings			46,371			1,968		4.24	%		1,302			26		2.00	%
Long-term debt			6,579			161		2.45	%		15,479			389		2.51	%
Subordinated debt, net			98,439			5,424		5.51	%		98,259			5,437		5.53	%
Junior subordinated debt			101,196			3,749		3.70	%		101,196			2,090		2.07	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities		$	6,657,871		$	21,880		0.33	%	$	6,591,123		$	18,788		0.29	%
Demand deposits			3,696,957								3,565,693
Other liabilities			237,857								240,434
Stockholders' equity			1,199,383								1,218,449
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$	11,792,068							$	11,615,699
Net interest income (FTE)1					$	363,494							$	322,279
Interest rate spread								3.21	%							2.92	%
Net interest margin (FTE)1								3.34	%							3.03	%
Taxable equivalent adjustment					$	1,304							$	1,191
Net interest income					$	362,190							$	321,088

1	The following tables provide the Non-GAAP reconciliations for the Non-GAAP measures contained in this release:
	Non-GAAP measures
	(unaudited, dollars in thousands)
	Pre-provision net revenue ("PPNR")	2022												2021
		4th Q			3rd Q			2nd Q			1st Q			4th Q
	Net income	$	36,121		$	38,973		$	37,775		$	39,126		$	37,310
	Income tax expense		10,563			11,499			10,957			11,142			10,780
	Provision for loan losses		7,677			4,484			4,390			596			3,097
	FTE adjustment		392			337			290			285			292
	Net securities losses		217			148			587			179			2
	Provision for unfunded loan commitments reserve		(185	)		225			240			(260	)		(250	)
	Merger expense		967			-			-			-			-
	Nonrecurring expense		-			-			-			(172	)		250
	PPNR	$	55,752		$	55,666		$	54,239		$	50,896		$	51,481
	Average assets	$	11,656,525		$	11,614,669		$	11,866,518		$	12,036,688		$	11,999,360
	Return on average assets3		1.23	%		1.33	%		1.28	%		1.32	%		1.23	%
	PPNR return on average assets3		1.90	%		1.90	%		1.83	%		1.71	%		1.70	%
		12 Months Ended December 31,
		2022			2021
	Net income	$	151,995		$	154,885
	Income tax expense		44,161			44,973
	Provision for loan losses		17,147			(8,257	)
	FTE adjustment		1,304			1,191
	Net securities losses (gains)		1,131			(566	)
	Provision for unfunded loan commitments reserve		20			(1,300	)
	Merger expense		967			-
	Nonrecurring expense		(172	)		4,418
	PPNR	$	216,553		$	195,344
	Average Assets	$	11,792,068		$	11,615,699
	Return on average assets		1.29	%		1.33	%
	PPNR return on average assets		1.84	%		1.68	%
	PPNR is a Non-GAAP financial measure that management believes is useful in evaluating the underlying operating results of the Company excluding the volatility in the provision for loan losses, net securities gains (losses) and non-recurring income and/or expense.
	FTE adjustment	2022												2021
		4th Q			3rd Q			2nd Q			1st Q			4th Q
	Net interest income	$	99,779		$	94,478		$	87,585		$	80,348		$	85,181
	Add: FTE adjustment		392			337			290			285			292
	Net interest income (FTE)	$	100,171		$	94,815		$	87,875		$	80,633		$	85,473
	Average earning assets	$	10,801,115		$	10,727,291		$	10,983,020		$	11,089,110		$	11,017,224
	Net interest margin (FTE)3		3.68	%		3.51	%		3.21	%		2.95	%		3.08	%
		12 Months Ended December 31,
		2022			2021
	Net interest income	$	362,190		$	321,088
	Add: FTE adjustment		1,304			1,191
	Net interest income (FTE)	$	363,494		$	322,279
	Average earning assets	$	10,898,871		$	10,631,890
	Net interest margin (FTE)		3.34	%		3.03	%
	Interest income for tax-exempt securities and loans have been adjusted to a FTE basis using the statutory Federal income tax rate of 21%.

1	The following tables provide the Non-GAAP reconciliations for the Non-GAAP measures contained in this release:
	Non-GAAP measures
	(unaudited, dollars in thousands)
	Tangible equity to tangible assets	2022												2021
		4th Q			3rd Q			2nd Q			1st Q			4th Q
	Total equity	$	1,173,554		$	1,156,546		$	1,188,556		$	1,202,250		$	1,250,453
	Intangible assets		288,545			289,083			289,259			288,832			289,468
	Total assets	$	11,739,296		$	11,640,742		$	11,720,459		$	12,147,833		$	12,012,111
	Tangible equity to tangible assets		7.73	%		7.64	%		7.87	%		7.70	%		8.20	%
	Return on average tangible common equity	2022												2021
		4th Q			3rd Q			2nd Q			1st Q			4th Q
	Net income	$	36,121		$	38,973		$	37,775		$	39,126		$	37,310
	Amortization of intangible assets (net of tax)		404			408			409			477			488
	Net income, excluding intangibles amortization	$	36,525		$	39,381		$	38,184		$	39,603		$	37,798
	Average stockholders' equity	$	1,164,916		$	1,201,656		$	1,190,585		$	1,241,188		$	1,244,751
	Less: average goodwill and other intangibles		288,856			289,296			289,584			289,218			289,834
	Average tangible common equity	$	876,060		$	912,360		$	901,001		$	951,970		$	954,917
	Return on average tangible common equity3		16.54	%		17.12	%		17.00	%		16.87	%		15.70	%
		12 Months Ended December 31,
		2022			2021
	Net income	$	151,995		$	154,885
	Amortization of intangible assets (net of tax)		1,698			2,106
	Net income, excluding intangibles amortization	$	153,693		$	156,991
	Average stockholders' equity	$	1,199,383		$	1,218,449
	Less: average goodwill and other intangibles		289,238			290,838
	Average tangible common equity	$	910,145		$	927,611
	Return on average tangible common equity		16.89	%		16.92	%
2	Non-GAAP measure - Stockholders' equity less goodwill and intangible assets divided by common shares outstanding.
3	Annualized.
4	Total past due loans, defined as loans 30 days or more past due and in an accrual status.
5	Securities are shown at average amortized cost.
6	For purposes of these computations, nonaccrual loans and loans held for sale are included in the average loan balances outstanding.

FAQ

What were NBT Bancorp's earnings per share for 2022?

NBT Bancorp reported diluted earnings per share of $3.52 for the year ending December 31, 2022.

What is the dividend amount and payment date announced by NBT Bancorp?

NBT Bancorp announced a dividend of $0.30 per share, payable on March 15, 2023.

How did NBT Bancorp's net income change in 2022 compared to 2021?

Net income decreased from $154.9 million in 2021 to $152.0 million in 2022.

What is the expected closing date for the Salisbury Bancorp merger?

The merger with Salisbury Bancorp is expected to close in the second quarter of 2023.

How much did NBT Bancorp's revenues increase in 2022?

NBT Bancorp's total revenues increased by 8.1% in 2022.