Net Income of $19.1 million, EPS of $0.21
Operating Earnings of $20.0 million, Operating EPS of $0.22
Quarterly Dividend of $0.135
BOSTON, April 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brookline Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRKL) (the "Company”) today announced net income of $19.1 million, or $0.21 per basic and diluted share, for the first quarter of 2025, compared to net income of $17.5 million, or $0.20 per basic and diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2024, and $14.7 million, or $0.16 per basic and diluted share, for the first quarter of 2024. The Company reported operating earnings after tax (non-GAAP) of $20.0 million, or $0.22 per basic and diluted share, for the first quarter of 2025, compared to operating earnings after tax (non-GAAP) of $20.7 million, or $0.23 per basic and diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2024, and $14.7 million, or $0.16 per basic and diluted share, for the first quarter of 2024.
Commenting on the first quarter's performance, Mr. Perrault stated, "We are pleased to report solid earnings for the first quarter of the year. Despite external economic headwinds, our bankers continue to perform well and grow deposits. The contraction in our loan portfolios is intentional as we reduce our commercial real estate exposure while increasing our participation in the C&I markets.”
BALANCE SHEET
Total assets at March 31, 2025 were $11.5 billion, representing a decrease of $385.5 million from $11.9 billion at December 31, 2024, primarily driven by a reduction of cash and cash equivalents and loans and leases. Total assets decreased $22.9 million from March 31, 2024.
At March 31, 2025, total loans and leases were $9.6 billion, representing a decrease of $136.6 million from December 31, 2024, and a decrease of $12.4 million from March 31, 2024.
Total investment securities at March 31, 2025 decreased $12.7 million to $882.4 million from $895.0 million at December 31, 2024, and increased $16.6 million from $865.8 million at March 31, 2024. Total cash and cash equivalents at March 31, 2025 decreased $186.1 million to $357.5 million from $543.7 million at December 31, 2024, and increased $55.7 million from $301.9 million at March 31, 2024. As of March 31, 2025, total investment securities and total cash and cash equivalents represented 10.8 percent of total assets, compared to 12.1 percent and 10.1 percent as of December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, respectively.
Total deposits at March 31, 2025 increased $9.8 million to $8.9 billion from December 31, 2024, primarily driven by an increase of $113.8 million in customer deposits partially offset by a decline of $104.0 million in brokered deposits. Total deposits increased $192.8 million from $8.7 billion at March 31, 2024, primarily driven by an increase of $398.8 million in customer deposits partially offset by a decline of $206.0 million in brokered deposits.
Total borrowed funds at March 31, 2025 decreased $364.0 million to $1.2 billion from December 31, 2024, and decreased $206.1 million from $1.4 billion at March 31, 2024.
The ratio of stockholders' equity to total assets was 10.77 percent at March 31, 2025, as compared to 10.26 percent at December 31, 2024, and 10.35 percent at March 31, 2024. The ratio of tangible stockholders' equity to tangible assets (non-GAAP) was 8.73 percent at March 31, 2025, as compared to 8.27 percent at December 31, 2024, and 8.25 percent at March 31, 2024. Tangible book value per common share (non-GAAP) increased $0.22 from $10.81 at December 31, 2024 to $11.03 at March 31, 2025, and increased $0.56 from $10.47 at March 31, 2024.
NET INTEREST INCOME
Net interest income increased $0.8 million to $85.8 million during the first quarter of 2025 from $85.0 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2024. The net interest margin increased 10 basis points to 3.22 percent for the three months ended March 31, 2025 from 3.12 percent for the three months ended December 31, 2024, primarily driven by lower funding costs partially offset by lower yields on loans and leases.
NON-INTEREST INCOME
Total non-interest income for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 decreased $0.9 million to $5.7 million from $6.6 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2024. The decrease was primarily driven by a decline of $1.0 million in loan level derivative income, net.
PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES
The Company recorded a provision for credit losses of $6.0 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, compared to $4.1 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2024. The increase in provision was largely driven by deterioration in a single commercial credit that required a specific reserve.
Total net charge-offs for the first quarter of 2025 were $7.6 million, compared to $7.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. The $7.6 million in net charge-offs was driven by one large $7.1 million charge-off in commercial loans, the majority of which was previously reserved for. The ratio of net loan and lease charge-offs to average loans and leases on an annualized basis increased to 31 basis points for the first quarter of 2025 from 30 basis points for the fourth quarter of 2024.
The allowance for loan and lease losses represented 1.29 percent of total loans and leases at March 31, 2025, compared to 1.28 percent at December 31, 2024, and 1.24 percent at March 31, 2024.
ASSET QUALITY
The ratio of nonperforming loans and leases to total loans and leases was 0.65 percent at March 31, 2025, a decrease from 0.71 percent at December 31, 2024. Total nonaccrual loans and leases decreased $6.2 million to $63.1 million at March 31, 2025 from $69.3 million at December 31, 2024. The ratio of nonperforming assets to total assets was 0.56 percent at March 31, 2025, a decrease from 0.59 percent at December 31, 2024. Total nonperforming assets decreased $6.4 million to $64.0 million at March 31, 2025 from $70.5 million at December 31, 2024.
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE
Non-interest expense for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 decreased $3.7 million to $60.0 million from $63.7 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2024. The decrease was primarily driven by a decrease of $2.4 million in merger and acquisition expense related to the previously announced proposed merger of the Company with Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. ("Berkshire"), and a decrease of $1.3 million in compensation and employee benefits expense.
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
The effective tax rate was 25.0 percent for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to 26.4 percent for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 24.7 percent for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
RETURNS ON AVERAGE ASSETS AND AVERAGE EQUITY
The annualized return on average assets increased to 0.66 percent during the first quarter 2025 from 0.61 percent for the fourth quarter of 2024.
The annualized return on average stockholders' equity increased to 6.19 percent during the first quarter of 2025 from 5.69 percent for the fourth quarter of 2024. The annualized return on average tangible stockholders' equity (non-GAAP) increased to 7.82 percent for the first quarter of 2025 from 7.21 percent for the fourth quarter of 2024.
DIVIDEND DECLARED
The Company's Board of Directors approved a dividend of $0.135 per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. The dividend will be paid on May 23, 2025 to stockholders of record on May 9, 2025.
CONFERENCE CALL
The Company will conduct a conference call/webcast at 1:30 PM Eastern Time on Thursday, April 24, 2025 to discuss the results for the quarter, business highlights and outlook. A copy of the Earnings Presentation is available on the Company's website, www.brooklinebancorp.com. To listen to the call and view the Company's Earnings Presentation, please join the call via https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/955891780. To listen to the call without access to the slides, interested parties may dial 833-470-1428 (United States) or 404-975-4839 (internationally) and ask for the Brookline Bancorp, Inc. conference call (Access Code 941481). A recorded playback of the call will be available for one week following the call on the Company's website under "Investor Relations” or by dialing 866-813-9403 (United States) or 929-458-6194 (internationally) and entering the passcode:324302.
ABOUT BROOKLINE BANCORP, INC.
Brookline Bancorp, Inc., a bank holding company with $11.5 billion in assets and branch locations in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and the Lower Hudson Valley of New York State, is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts and operates as the holding company for Brookline Bank, Bank Rhode Island, and PCSB Bank (the "banks"). The Company provides commercial and retail banking services, cash management and investment services to customers throughout Central New England and the Lower Hudson Valley of New York State. More information about Brookline Bancorp, Inc. and its banks can be found at the following websites: www.brooklinebank.com, www.bankri.com and www.pcsb.com.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts may constitute 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 Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), in our annual reports to 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, including statements regarding the Company's business, credit quality, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations. Forward-looking statements may differ, possibly materially, from what is included in this press release due to factors and future developments that are uncertain and beyond the scope of the Company's control. These include, but are not limited to, the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the right of the Company or Berkshire to terminate the merger agreement; the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Berkshire or Company; delays in completing the proposed transaction with Berkshire; the failure to obtain necessary regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the proposed transaction) or stockholder approvals, or to satisfy any of the other conditions to the proposed transaction on a timely basis or at all, including the ability of Berkshire and the Company to meet expectations regarding the timing, completion and accounting and tax treatments of the proposed transaction; the impact of certain restrictions during the pendency of the proposed transaction on the parties' ability to pursue certain business opportunities and strategic transactions; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities; potential adverse reactions or changes to business or employee relationships, including those resulting from the announcement or completion of the proposed transaction; changes in interest rates; general economic conditions (including the impact of recently imposed tariffs by the U.S. Administration and foreign governments, inflation, and concerns about liquidity) on a national basis or in the local markets in which the Company operates; ongoing turbulence in the capital and debt markets; competitive pressures from other financial institutions; changes in consumer behavior due to changing political, business and economic conditions, or legislative or regulatory initiatives; changes in the value of securities and other assets in the Company's investment portfolio; increases in loan and lease default and charge-off rates; the adequacy of allowances for loan and lease losses; decreases in deposit levels that necessitate increases in borrowing to fund loans and investments; operational risks including, but not limited to, cybersecurity incidents, fraud, natural disasters, and future pandemics; changes in regulation; the possibility that future credit losses may be higher than currently expected due to changes in economic assumptions and adverse economic developments; the risk that goodwill and intangibles recorded in the Company's financial statements will become impaired; and changes in assumptions used in making such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties which are difficult to predict. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of, among others, the risks outlined in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, as updated by its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other filings submitted to the SEC. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statements are made.
BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The Company's consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP”) as set forth by the Financial Accounting Standards Board in its Accounting Standards Codification and through the rules and interpretive releases of the SEC under the authority of federal securities laws. Certain amounts previously reported have been reclassified to conform to the current period's presentation.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
The Company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures, such as operating earnings after tax, operating earnings per common share, operating return on average assets, operating return on average tangible assets, operating return on average stockholders' equity, operating return on average tangible stockholders' equity, tangible book value per common share, tangible stockholders' equity to tangible assets, return on average tangible assets (annualized) and return on average tangible stockholders' equity (annualized). These non-GAAP financial measures provide information for investors to effectively analyze financial trends of ongoing business activities, and to enhance comparability with peers across the financial services sector. A detailed reconciliation table of the Company's GAAP to the non-GAAP measures is attached.
| INVESTOR RELATIONS: | |
| Contact: | Carl M. Carlson Brookline Bancorp, Inc. Co-President and Chief Financial and Strategy Officer (617) 425-5331 carl.carlson@brkl.com |
| BROOKLINE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | |||||||||||||||||||
| Selected Financial Highlights (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||||
| At and for the Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | September 30, 2024 | June 30, 2024 | March 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||||
| (Dollars In Thousands Except per Share Data) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings Data: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net interest income | $ | 85,830 | $ | 84,988 | $ | 83,008 | $ | 80,001 | $ | 81,588 | |||||||||
| Provision for credit losses on loans | 5,974 | 4,141 | 4,832 | 5,607 | 7,423 | ||||||||||||||
| Provision (recovery) of credit losses on investments | 12 | (104 | ) | (172 | ) | (39 | ) | (44 | ) | ||||||||||
| Non-interest income | 5,660 | 6,587 | 6,348 | 6,396 | 6,284 | ||||||||||||||
| Non-interest expense | 60,022 | 63,719 | 57,948 | 59,184 | 61,014 | ||||||||||||||
| Income before provision for income taxes | 25,482 | 23,819 | 26,748 | 21,645 | 19,479 | ||||||||||||||
| Net income | 19,100 | 17,536 | 20,142 | 16,372 | 14,665 | ||||||||||||||
| Performance Ratios: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net interest margin (1) | 3.22 | % | 3.12 | % | 3.07 | % | 3.00 | % | 3.06 | % | |||||||||
| Interest-rate spread (1) | 2.38 | % | 2.35 | % | 2.26 | % | 2.14 | % | 2.21 | % | |||||||||
| Return on average assets (annualized) | 0.66 | % | 0.61 | % | 0.70 | % | 0.57 | % | 0.51 | % | |||||||||
| Return on average tangible assets (annualized) (non-GAAP) | 0.68 | % | 0.62 | % | 0.72 | % | 0.59 | % | 0.53 | % | |||||||||
| Return on average stockholders' equity (annualized) | 6.19 | % | 5.69 | % | 6.63 | % | 5.49 | % | 4.88 | % | |||||||||
| Return on average tangible stockholders' equity (annualized) (non-GAAP) | 7.82 | % | 7.21 | % | 8.44 | % | 7.04 | % | 6.26 | % | |||||||||
| Efficiency ratio (2) | 65.60 | % | 69.58 | % | 64.85 | % | 68.50 | % | 69.44 | % | |||||||||
| Per Common Share Data: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net income - Basic | $ | 0.21 | $ | 0.20 | $ | 0.23 | $ | 0.18 | $ | 0.16 | |||||||||
| Net income - Diluted | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.18 | 0.16 | ||||||||||||||
| Cash dividends declared | 0.135 | 0.135 | 0.135 | 0.135 | 0.135 | ||||||||||||||
| Book value per share (end of period) | 13.92 | 13.71 | 13.81 | 13.48 | 13.43 | ||||||||||||||
| Tangible book value per share (end of period) (non-GAAP) | 11.03 | 10.81 | 10.89 | 10.53 | 10.47 | ||||||||||||||
| Stock price (end of period) | 10.90 | 11.80 | 10.09 | 8.35 | 9.96 | ||||||||||||||
| Balance Sheet: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 11,519,869 | $ | 11,905,326 | $ | 11,676,721 | $ | 11,635,292 | $ | 11,542,731 | |||||||||
| Total loans and leases | 9,642,722 | 9,779,288 | 9,755,236 | 9,721,137 | 9,655,086 | ||||||||||||||
| Total deposits | 8,911,452 | 8,901,644 | 8,732,271 | 8,737,036 | 8,718,653 | ||||||||||||||
| Total stockholders' equity | 1,240,182 | 1,221,939 | 1,230,362 | 1,198,480 | 1,194,231 | ||||||||||||||
| Asset Quality: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nonperforming assets | $ | 64,021 | $ | 70,452 | $ | 72,821 | $ | 62,683 | $ | 42,489 | |||||||||
| Nonperforming assets as a percentage of total assets | 0.56 | % | 0.59 | % | 0.62 | % | 0.54 | % | 0.37 | % | |||||||||
| Allowance for loan and lease losses | $ | 124,145 | $ | 125,083 | $ | 127,316 | $ | 121,750 | $ | 120,124 | |||||||||
| Allowance for loan and lease losses as a percentage of total loans and leases | 1.29 | % | 1.28 | % | 1.31 | % | 1.25 | % | 1.24 | % | |||||||||
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