Professional Holding Corp. Reports Fourth Quarter And Full Year 2022 Results


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Fourth Quarter 2022 Net Income of $4.3 million and Earnings per Share of $0.31 Reflecting Acquisition Related Expenses

CORAL GABLES, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Professional Holding Corp. (the“Company”) (NASDAQ:PFHD), the parent company of Professional Bank (the“Bank”), today reported net income of $4.3 million, or $0.31 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to net income of $8.5 million, or $0.63 per share, for the third quarter of 2022, and net income of $4.0 million, or $0.30 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2021. Chief Financial Officer Mary Usategui noted that the Company continued to perform at a high level while incurring additional expenses related to its previously announced merger with Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (“Seacoast”), expected to close on January 31, 2023.



Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2022

  • Net income decreased by $4.2 million, or 49.7%, to $4.3 million compared to $8.5 million in the third quarter, due to a decrease in net interest income of $2.2 million and an increase in noninterest expense of $2.7 million, partially offset by a decrease in provision expense of $0.5 million and an increase in noninterest income of $0.1 million. The increase in noninterest expense was due to expenses associated with one-time equity award accelerations in anticipation of the Seacoast merger and other related acquisition expenses.
  • Net interest income decreased by $2.2 million, or 9.0%, to $22.6 million compared to $24.8 million in the third quarter, primarily due to an increase in the cost of funding, partially offset by an increase in the rate received on interest bearing assets. The Company's yield on average interest earning assets increased by 42 basis points while cost of funds increased by 84 basis points compared to the prior quarter.
  • Provision for loan losses expense decreased by $0.5 million, or 36.6%, to $0.9 million compared to $1.3 million in the third quarter, due to a decrease in specific reserves on two impaired loans.
  • Noninterest income of $1.3 million remained relatively unchanged compared to the prior quarter.
  • Noninterest expense increased by $2.7 million, or 19.8%, to $16.6 million compared to $13.9 million in the prior quarter. The increase was primarily due to expenses of $3.6 million in one-time equity award accelerations, partially offset by lower acquisition expenses of $0.5 million compared to the prior quarter in connection with the pending merger with Seacoast and the prior quarter charitable contribution to the AAA scholarship foundation.

Results of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2022

  • Net income increased by $0.8 million, or 3.7%, to $22.1 million compared to $21.4 million for the prior year, due to an increase in net interest income of $16.0 million, partially offset by an increase in provision expense of $0.5 million, a decrease in noninterest income of $0.6 million, an increase in noninterest expense of $12.3 million, and an increase in income tax provision of $1.8 million.
  • Net interest income increased by $16.0 million, or 22.1%, to $88.3 million compared to $72.3 million in the prior year, primarily due to the impact of the Federal Reserve's target Federal Funds Rate increases in 2022 on the Company's asset sensitive balance sheet, in addition to an increase in average loans from $1.7 billion in 2021 to $1.9 billion in 2022. Interest income also benefited from increased average balances and higher yields in our investment portfolio.
  • Provision for loan losses increased by $0.5 million, or 11.5%, to $5.3 million compared to $4.7 million in the prior year primarily due to loan growth. The ratio of charge-offs to average loans was 0.03% during the year ended December 31, 2022, compared to 0.49% in the prior year.
  • Noninterest income decreased by $0.6 million, or 9.1% to $5.6 million compared to the prior year. The decrease primarily reflected lower loan held for sale income of $0.4 million, lower service charges of $0.5 million on deposit accounts, and lower swap fee income of $0.6 million. These decreases were partially offset by an increase of $0.3 million in bank owned life insurance income and $0.7 million in other noninterest income. The increase in other noninterest income was comprised of $0.5 million of insurance proceeds on a previously recognized contingency and a $0.2 million loss on fixed asset disposals recorded in 2021.
  • Noninterest expense increased by $12.3 million, or 26.0%, to $59.5 million compared to $47.3 million in the prior year primarily due to higher salaries and employee benefits of $5.7 million, higher other noninterest expense of $4.7 million, higher acquisition expenses of $0.8 million, and higher professional fees of $0.8 million. The increase in salaries and benefits were comprised of severance and benefit payments related to the departure of the Company's former Chief Executive Officer, higher employee compensation costs from one-time restricted share award accelerations, increased headcount, and higher sales incentives. The increase in other noninterest expense was primarily comprised of $3.6 million in one-time SAR award accelerations, and a $0.7 million loss related to a previously recognized contingency from the first quarter.

Financial Condition

At December 31, 2022:

  • Total assets increased by $114.4 million, or 4.6% to $2.6 billion, compared to September 30, 2022, primarily as a result of an increase in loans, partially offset by a decrease in cash and cash equivalents and a decrease in our securities portfolio.
  • Total loans increased by $128.5 million, or 25.4%, annualized, compared to September 30, 2022. We experienced loan originations of approximately $228.8 million, of which $156.5 million funded, partially offset by paydowns and prepayments.
  • Total deposits decreased by $15.1 million, or 2.7% annualized, compared to September 30, 2022, primarily due to decreases in noninterest bearing deposits and time deposits, partially offset by increases in money market and interest bearing deposit categories. Cost of deposits increased 79 basis points to 1.18% for the three months ended December 31, 2022, from 0.39% for the three months ended September 30, 2022.
  • Federal Home Loan Bank advances increased $120.0 million, compared to September 30, 2022, for the use of funding loan growth and maintaining liquidity.
  • As of December 31, 2022, nonperforming assets decreased $0.3 million to $1.5 million compared to $1.8 million at September 30, 2022, as a result of an impaired loan that was brought to good standing during the three months ended December 31, 2022.

Capital and Liquidity

The Company continues to remain well capitalized per regulatory requirements. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had a total risk-based capital ratio of 13.1% and a leverage capital ratio of 9.5%. The Company maintains a strong liquidity position. At December 31, 2022, in addition to its balance sheet liquidity, the Company had the ability to generate approximately $329.5 million in liquidity through available resources. Additionally, the Company retained $9.6 million in cash at the holding company.

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin Analysis

Net interest income was $22.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022. The following table shows the average outstanding balance of each principal category of the Company's assets, liabilities, and shareholders' equity, together with the average yields on assets and the average costs of liabilities for the periods indicated. Such yields and costs are calculated by dividing the annualized income or expense by the average daily balances of the corresponding assets or liabilities for the respective periods. For the three months ended December 31, 2022, the Company's cost of funds was 1.26%.

(Dollars in thousands)

For the Three Months Ended

December 31, 2022

September 30, 2022

December 31, 2021

Average

Outstanding

Balance

Interest

Income/

Expense(4)

Average

Yield/Rate

Average

Outstanding

Balance

Interest

Income/

Expense(4)

Average

Yield/Rate

Average

Outstanding

Balance

Interest

Income/

Expense(4)

Average

Yield/Rate

Assets

Interest earning assets

Interest-earning deposits

$

93,576

$

906

3.84

%

$

137,355

$

747

2.16

%

$

700,741

$

263

0.15

%

Federal funds sold

15,550

145

3.70

%

21,895

124

2.25

%

21,969

13

0.23

%

Federal Reserve Bank stock, FHLB stock and other corporate stock

9,316

139

5.92

%

7,384

108

5.80

%

7,760

106

5.42

%

Investment securities – taxable

153,657

879

2.27

%

168,662

736

1.73

%

129,602

290

0.89

%

Investment securities – tax exempt

24,795

207

3.31

%

27,572

228

3.28

%

18,694

166

3.52

%

Loans(1)

2,048,170

27,423

5.31

%

1,979,132

25,222

5.06

%

1,705,563

19,159

4.46

%

Total interest earning assets

2,345,064

29,699

5.02

%

2,342,000

27,165

4.60

%

2,584,329

19,997

3.07

%

Loans held for sale

-

31

802

Noninterest earning assets

152,349

156,584

136,892

Total assets

$

2,497,413

$

2,498,615

$

2,722,023

Liabilities and stockholders' equity

Interest-bearing liabilities

Interest-bearing deposits

1,461,797

6,414

1.74

%

1,453,653

2,170

0.59

%

1,619,355

1,634

0.40

%

Borrowed funds

71,988

732

4.03

%

24,447

198

3.21

%

39,796

240

2.39

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

1,533,785

7,146

1.85

%

1,478,100

2,368

0.64

%

1,659,151

1,874

0.45

%

Noninterest-bearing liabilities

Noninterest-bearing deposits

698,274

758,135

814,767

Other noninterest-bearing liabilities

24,727

24,492

18,514

Stockholders' equity

240,627

237,888

229,591

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

2,497,413

$

2,498,615

$

2,722,023

Net interest income

$

22,553

$

24,797

$

18,123

Net interest spread(2)

3.17

%

3.96

%

2.62

%

Net interest margin(3)

3.82

%

4.20

%

2.78

%

________________________________________

(1)

Includes nonaccrual loans.

(2)

Net interest spread is the difference between interest earned on interest earning assets and interest paid on interest bearing liabilities.

(3)

Net interest margin is a ratio of net interest income to average interest earning assets for the same period.

(4)

Interest income on loans includes loan fees of $0.8 million, $0.9 million and $1.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022, September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

Net interest income was $88.3 million and the Company's cost of funds was 0.56% for the year ended December 31, 2022.

For the Years Ended

December 31, 2022

December 31, 2021

(Dollars in thousands)

Average

Outstanding

Balance

Interest

Income/

Expense(4)

Average

Yield/Rate

Average

Outstanding

Balance

Interest

Income/

Expense(4)

Average

Yield/Rate

Assets

Interest earning assets

Interest earning deposits

$

318,736

$

2,892

0.91

%

$

506,993

$

698

0.14

%

Federal funds sold

24,274

354

1.46

%

42,921

63

0.15

%

Federal Reserve Bank stock, FHLB stock and other corporate stock

7,907

448

5.67

%

7,658

397

5.18

%

Investment securities – taxable

171,568

2,957

1.72

%

93,955

816

0.87

%

Investment securities – tax-exempt

26,672

880

3.30

%

19,967

735

3.68

%

Loans (1)

1,914,499

94,025

4.91

%

1,692,800

76,912

4.54

%

Total interest earning assets

2,463,656

101,556

4.12

%

2,364,294

79,621

3.37

%

Loans held for sale

338

1,566

Noninterest earning assets

149,398

125,967

Total assets

$

2,613,392

$

2,491,827

Liabilities and shareholders' equity

Interest-bearing liabilities

Interest-bearing deposits

1,561,864

11,661

0.75

%

1,418,487

5,857

0.41

%

Borrowed funds

43,173

1,589

3.68

%

71,534

1,456

2.04

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

1,605,037

13,250

0.83

%

1,490,021

7,313

0.49

%

Noninterest-bearing liabilities

Noninterest-bearing deposits

751,192

760,738

Other noninterest-bearing liabilities

21,776

17,956

Shareholders' equity

235,387

223,112

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

2,613,392

$

2,491,827

Net interest income

$

88,306

$

72,308

Net interest spread (2)

3.29

%

2.88

%

Net interest margin (3)

3.58

%

3.06

%

________________________________________

(1)

Includes nonaccrual loans.

(2)

Net interest spread is the difference between interest earned on interest earning assets and interest paid on interest bearing liabilities.

(3)

Net interest margin is a ratio of net interest income to average interest earning assets for the same period.

(4)

Interest income on loans includes loan fees of $4.6 million and $8.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, and 2021, respectively.

Provision for Loan Losses

Provision for loan losses decreased by $0.5 million, or 36.6%, in the three months ended December 31, 2022, to $0.9 million compared to $1.3 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022, as a result of updated collateral valuations on two impaired loans, reducing the specific reserve requirement. There were no net charge-offs during the three months ended December 31, 2022, and September 30, 2022.

Investment Securities

In the three months ended December 31, 2022, the Company's investment portfolio decreased $10.8 million, or 5.9%, to $172.9 million compared to the prior quarter. The decrease was primarily due to $10.7 million in investment calls, redemptions and paydowns coupled with an increase in unrealized losses of $0.2 million during the fourth quarter. To supplement interest income earned on the Company's loan portfolio, the Company invests in high quality mortgage-backed securities, government agency bonds, corporate bonds, community development district bonds, and equity securities (including mutual funds).

Loan Portfolio

The Company's primary source of income is derived from interest earned on loans. The Company's loan portfolio consists of loans secured by real estate, as well as commercial business loans, construction and development loans, and other consumer loans. The Company's loan clients primarily consist of small-to medium-sized businesses, the owners and operators of those businesses, and other professionals, entrepreneurs and high net worth individuals. The Company's owner-occupied and investment commercial real estate loans, residential construction loans, and commercial business loans provide higher risk-adjusted returns, shorter maturities, and more sensitivity to interest rate fluctuations and are complemented by the relatively lower risk residential real estate loans to individuals. The Company's lending activities are principally directed to the Miami-Dade MSA. The following table summarizes and provides additional information about certain segments of the Company's loan portfolio as of December 31, 2022, September 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021:

(Dollars in thousands)

December 31, 2022

September 30, 2022

December 31, 2021

Amount

Percent

Amount

Percent

Amount

Percent

Loans held for investment:

Commercial real estate

$

1,059,754

49.7

%

$

997,478

49.8

%

$

902,654

50.8

%

Residential real estate

500,269

23.5

%

452,521

22.6

%

377,511

21.2

%

Commercial (non-PPP) (1)

405,824

19.0

%

397,725

19.8

%

325,415

18.3

%

Commercial (PPP)

1,902

0.1

%

2,618

0.1

%

58,615

3.3

%

Construction and land development

133,093

6.2

%

128,570

6.4

%

91,520

5.1

%

Consumer and other

32,517

1.5

%

25,983

1.3

%

21,449

1.2

%

Total loans held for investment, gross

2,133,359

100.0

%

2,004,895

100.0

%

1,777,164

100.0

%

Allowance for loan losses

(17,336

)

(16,485

)

(12,704

)

Loans held for investment, net

$

2,116,023

$

1,988,410

$

1,764,460

Loans held for sale:

Loans held for sale

$

-

-

%

$

-

-

%

$

165

100.0

%

Total loans held for sale

$

-

$

-

$

165

________________________________________

(1)

Includes search fund lending of $100.1 million, $99.2 million, and $84.0 million for December 31, 2022, September 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021, respectively.

Nonperforming Assets

As of December 31, 2022, the Company had nonperforming assets of $1.5 million, or 0.06% of total assets, compared to nonperforming assets of $1.8 million, or 0.07% of total assets, at September 30, 2022.

Allowance for Loan and Lease Loss (“ALLL”)

The Company's allowance for loan losses increased $0.9 million, or 5.2%, to $17.3 million at December 31, 2022, compared to September 30, 2022, primarily due to loan production. The Company's allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans held for investment was 0.81% at December 31, 2022, compared to 0.82% at September 30, 2022. There were minimal changes to qualitative loss factors and historical loss factors for the current period, with the principal driver for the increased allowance being loan growth.

PROFESSIONAL HOLDING CORP.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)

(Dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)

December 31,
2022

September 30,
2022

December 31,
2021

ASSETS

Cash and due from banks

$

12,495

43,863

$

38,469

Interest earning deposits

142,614

113,641

545,521

Federal funds sold

9,996

15,762

13,477

Cash and cash equivalents

165,105

173,266

597,467

Securities available for sale, at fair value – taxable

144,422

150,517

175,536

Securities available for sale, at fair value – tax exempt

22,197

26,863

18,765

Securities held to maturity (fair value December 31, 2022 – $170, September 30, 2022 – $178, December 31, 2021 – $242)

183

194

236

Equity securities

6,119

6,182

6,638

Loans, net of allowance of $17,336, $16,485, and $12,704 as of December 31, 2022, September 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021, respectively

2,116,023

1,988,410

1,764,460

Loans held for sale

-

-

165

Premises and equipment, net

7,399

7,867

9,020

Bank owned life insurance

54,935

54,534

38,485

Goodwill and intangibles

25,519

25,579

25,766

Other assets

47,411

41,465

27,573

Total assets

$

2,589,313

$

2,474,877

$

2,664,111

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Deposits

Demand – noninterest bearing

$

684,822

$

758,042

$

674,003

Demand – interest bearing

306,817

$

308,167

310,362

Money market and savings

1,051,947

$

976,766

1,121,330

Time deposits

129,594

$

145,316

265,693

Total deposits

2,173,180

2,188,291

2,371,388

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

120,000

-

35,000

Official Checks

7,241

5,350

4,125

Other borrowings

-

-

10,000

Subordinated debt

24,498

24,467

-

Accrued interest and other liabilities

19,017

18,905

12,074

Total liabilities

2,343,936

2,237,013

2,432,587

Stockholders' equity

Preferred stock, 10,000,000 shares authorized, none issued

-

-

-

Class A Voting Common stock, $0.01 par value; authorized 50,000,000 shares. Issued 15,147,950 and outstanding 14,101,414 shares as of December 31, 2022, issued 14,769,354 and outstanding 13,811,084 shares at September 30, 2022, issued 14,393,750 and outstanding 13,446,400 shares at December 31, 2021

151

148

144

Class B Non-Voting Common stock, $0.01 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding on December 31, 2022, September 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021

-

-

-

Treasury stock, at cost

(18,642

)

(16,214

)

(16,003

)

Additional paid in capital

222,451

216,703

212,012

Retained earnings

58,268

54,006

36,120

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(16,851

)

(16,779

)

(749

)

Total stockholders' equity

245,377

237,864

231,524

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

2,589,313

$

2,474,877

$

2,664,111

PROFESSIONAL HOLDING CORP.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited)

(Dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)

Three Months Ended

Years Ended

December 31,
2022

September 30,
2022

December 31,
2021

December 31,
2022

December 31,
2021

Interest income

Loans, including fees

$

27,423

$

25,222

$

19,159

$

94,025

$

76,912

Investment securities – taxable

879

736

290

2,957

816

Investment securities – tax-exempt

207

228

166

880

735

Dividend income on restricted stock

138

108

107

448

397

Other

1,052

871

275

3,246

761

Total interest income

29,699

27,165

19,997

101,556

79,621

Interest expense

Deposits

6,414

2,170

1,634

11,661

5,857

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

489

-

183

626

751

Subordinated debt

243

198

43

939

378

Other borrowings

-

-

14

24

327

Total interest expense

7,146

2,368

1,874

13,250

7,313

Net interest income

22,553

24,797

18,123

88,306

72,308

Provision for loan losses

851

1,343

1,880

5,285

4,740

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

21,702

23,454

16,243

83,021

67,568

Noninterest income

Service charges on deposit accounts

558

542

504

2,194

2,741

Income from bank owned life insurance

401

400

281

1,450

1,125

SBA origination fees

25

90

94

163

260

Swap fee income

215

-

128

327

909

Loans held for sale income

-

6

89

122

551

Gain on sale and call of securities

91

-

16

104

39

Other

54

185

178

1,261

562

Total noninterest income

1,344

1,223

1,290

5,621

6,187

Noninterest expense

Salaries and employee benefits

8,300

8,003

8,044

34,996

29,277

Occupancy and equipment

1,005

1,001

987

4,018

3,929

Data processing

476

257

313

1,351

1,182

Marketing

(78

)

565

(103

)

808

635

Professional fees

1,043

830

743

3,678

2,830

Acquisition expenses

504

957

-

1,461

684

Regulatory assessments

255

254

433

1,531

1,681

Other

5,091

1,986

2,483

11,705

7,048

Total noninterest expense

16,596

13,853

12,900

59,548

47,266

Income before income taxes

6,449

10,824

4,633

29,093

26,489

Income tax provision

2,187

2,351

673

6,945

5,125

Net income

$

4,262

$

8,473

$

3,960

$

22,148

$

21,364

Earnings per share:

Basic

$

0.31

$

0.63

$

0.30

$

1.64

$

1.61

Diluted

$

0.29

$

0.60

$

0.29

$

1.56

$

1.54

Other comprehensive income:

Unrealized holding loss on securities available for sale

$

(96

)

$

(7,176

)

$

(1,080

)

$

(21,581

)

$

(2,161

)

Tax effect

24

1,819

265

5,479

530

Other comprehensive loss, net of tax

(72

)

(5,357

)

(815

)

(16,102

)

(1,631

)

Comprehensive income

$

4,190

$

3,116

$

3,145

$

6,046

$

19,733

PROFESSIONAL HOLDING CORP.

EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE (Unaudited)

(Dollar amounts in thousands, except share data)

Basic earnings per common share is computed by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings per common share is computed by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding plus the effect of employee stock awards during the year.

Three Months Ended

Years Ended

December 31,
2022

September 30,
2022

December 31,
2021

December 31,
2022

December 31,
2021

Basic earnings per share:

Net income

$

4,262

$

8,473

$

3,960

$

22,148

$

21,364

Total weighted average common stock outstanding

13,567,280

13,498,007

13,202,477

13,465,286

13,308,682

Basic earnings per common share

$

0.31

$

0.63

$

0.30

$

1.64

$

1.61

Diluted earnings per share:

Net income

$

4,262

$

8,473

$

3,960

$

22,148

$

21,364

Total weighted average common stock outstanding

13,567,280

13,498,007

13,202,477

13,465,286

13,308,682

Add: dilutive effect of employee restricted stock and options

784,800

742,008

666,908

708,693

592,168

Total weighted average diluted stock outstanding

14,352,080

14,240,015

13,869,385

14,173,979

13,900,850

Dilutive earnings per common share

$

0.30

$

0.60

$

0.29

$

1.56

$

1.54

Anti-dilutive restricted stock and options

167,784

16,874

4,380

196,160

285,487

Contacts

Investor Relations:

Mike Sontag

General Counsel

(561)-868-9040

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