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KRNY - Kearny Financial Corp. Reports Fiscal 2022 First Quarter Results and 10% Increase in Cash Dividend

FAIRFIELD, N.J., Oct. 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kearny Financial Corp. (NASDAQ GS: KRNY) (the “Company”), the holding company of Kearny Bank (the “Bank”), reported net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 of $19.7 million, or $0.26 per diluted share, compared to $18.5 million, or $0.24 per diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2021.

The Company also announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.11 per share, payable on November 24, 2021 to stockholders of record as of November 10, 2021. This dividend represents an increase of $0.01, or 10%, from the prior quarter’s dividend of $0.10 per share.

Craig L. Montanaro, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We are very pleased with our first quarter results which reflected record earnings, continued net interest margin expansion and sustained growth in non-interest-bearing deposits, which increased 6.3% from June 30, 2021. Additionally, we continued to right-size our retail branch footprint with the announcement of three additional branch consolidations, bringing our total to 15 over the past two and a half years.” Mr. Montanaro continued, “Despite strong origination volume, loan balances for the quarter were negatively impacted by record levels of commercial loan repayment activity. However, we remain optimistic as our commercial loan pipeline stands at a historically high level heading into the second quarter of the fiscal year.”

Regarding the Company's capital management strategies Mr. Montanaro noted, “As we move further into fiscal 2022, capital management remains a strategic priority. Our recent authorization of a new 10% share repurchase plan, coupled with the increase in our quarterly cash dividend, demonstrates our commitment to returning excess capital to our shareholders while retaining sufficient capital to allow us to take advantage of strategic capital deployment opportunities as they may arise.”

Balance Sheet

  • Deposits decreased $90.2 million to $5.40 billion at September 30, 2021, from $5.49 billion at June 30, 2021, reflecting the controlled run-off of time deposits which was partially offset by growth in core non-maturity deposits. For the quarter ended September 30, 2021, non-interest-bearing deposits increased $37.6 million, or 6.3%.

  • Loans receivable decreased $62.1 million to $4.79 billion at September 30, 2021, from $4.85 billion at June 30, 2021, due primarily to record levels of repayment activity in the commercial real estate and multifamily mortgage portfolios that more than offset the strong loan origination volume for the quarter.

  • Investment securities decreased $26.3 million to $1.69 billion at September 30, 2021, from $1.72 billion at June 30, 2021, representing 23.5% of total assets at each of those comparative periods.

  • Borrowings increased $35.1 million to $721.0 million, or 10.0% of total assets, at September 30, 2021, from $685.9 million, or 9.4% of total assets, at June 30, 2021.

Earnings

Performance Highlights

  • Return on average assets improved to 1.09% for the quarter ended September 30, 2021. Excluding the impact of non-recurring items, including branch consolidation charges, impairment charges and net effect of sale and call of securities, return on average assets would have been 1.15%. (1)

  • Return on average equity improved to 7.66% for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 while return on average tangible equity improved to 9.67%. Excluding the impact of non-recurring items, as noted above, return on average tangible equity would have been 10.26%. (1)

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

  • Effective July 1, 2021, loan prepayment penalty income was reclassified to interest income on loans. Previously, loan prepayment penalty income was recorded within non-interest income. Interest income and non-interest income for all periods presented in this earnings release reflect this reclassification. Except where noted in the footnotes to the tables provided in this earnings release, there were no other changes resulting from this reclassification.

  • Net interest margin expanded seven basis points to 2.99% for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, from 2.92% for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, and was largely due to a reduction in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities, which declined six basis points to 0.55%.

  • Net interest income increased $525,000 to $49.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, from $49.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2021. Included in net interest income for the quarters ended September 30, 2021 and June 30, 2021, respectively, was purchase accounting accretion of $2.9 million and $3.1 million, and loan prepayment penalty income of $1.7 million and $902,000.

Non-Interest Income

  • Fees and service charges increased $184,000 to $607,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 from $423,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, and was largely attributable to fluctuations in various loan-related fee categories.

  • Gain on sale of loans increased $643,000 to $1.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 from $363,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2021. This increase largely reflected greater volume and an improved average sales price of residential mortgage loans sold during the period.

  • Included in other income for the prior quarter ended June 30, 2021 were non-recurring gains of $205,000 attributable to the sale of properties sold in connection with branch consolidation activities, as previously disclosed. No such gains were recorded during the quarter ended September 30, 2021.

Non-Interest Expense

  • Non-interest expense decreased $183,000 to $31.8 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, from $32.0 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2021. Salaries and benefits expense increased $840,000, or 4.7%, from June 30, 2021 due largely to annual merit increases and increases in benefit plan expense. Net occupancy expense increased $1.5 million, or 51.7%, primarily due to non-recurring expense of $1.3 million and $250,000, respectively, related to the consolidation of three retail branch locations and facility repairs made in connection with damage incurred during Tropical Storm Ida.

  • Other expense decreased $2.7 million to $3.1 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, from $5.8 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2021 and was largely comprised of declines of $1.6 million and $566,000, respectively, in asset impairment charges and provisions for credit losses on off-balance sheet credit exposures. Also contributing to the decrease were less noteworthy reductions in loan expense, legal fees and consulting fees. For the quarter ended September 30, 2021, asset impairment charges recorded in other expense, related to the previously noted branch consolidations, totaled $420,000, while provisions for credit losses on off-balance sheet credit exposures reflected a provision reversal of $124,000.

  • The efficiency and non-interest expense ratios were 59.57% and 1.76%, respectively, for the quarter ended September 30, 2021. Excluding the impact of non-recurring items, as noted above, the efficiency and non-interest expense ratios for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 would have been 56.36% and 1.66%, respectively. (1)

Income Taxes

  • Income tax expense increased $239,000 to $7.3 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 compared to $7.0 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, resulting in effective tax rates of 26.9% and 27.6%, respectively.

Asset Quality

  • The balance of non-performing loans decreased $6.8 million to $72.9 million, or 1.02% of total assets, at September 30, 2021, from $79.8 million, or 1.10% of total assets, at June 30, 2021. At September 30, 2021, the Company had active COVID-19 payment deferrals on 13 residential mortgage and home equity loans totaling $5.6 million, representing 0.12% of total loans.

  • Net charge offs totaled $980,000, or 0.08% of average loans, on an annualized basis, for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 compared to $656,000, or 0.05%, for the quarter ended June 30, 2021. Of the charge-offs recorded during the quarter ended September 30, 2021, $935,000, or 95.5%, had previously been individually reserved for within the allowance for credit losses ("ACL").

  • For the quarter ended September 30, 2021, the Company recorded a provision for credit loss reversal of $5.4 million, compared to a provision for credit loss reversal of $4.9 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2021. The reversal for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 primarily reflected a reduction in the expected life of various segments of the loan portfolio along with continued improvement in the Company's credit risk outlook.

  • The ACL decreased to $51.8 million, or 1.08% of total loans, at September 30, 2021, from $58.2 million, or 1.19% of total loans at June 30, 2021.

Capital

  • For the quarter ended September 30, 2021, book value per share increased by $0.17 to $13.38 while tangible book value per share increased by $0.06 to $10.55.

  • During the quarter ended September 30, 2021, the Company repurchased 3,157,788 shares of common stock at a cost of $39.0 million, or $12.35 per share.

  • On September 20, 2021, the Company announced the completion of its seventh stock repurchase plan which authorized the repurchase of 4,064,649 shares. Such shares were repurchased at a cost of $50.5 million, or an average price of $12.43 per share. On September 22, 2021, the Company announced the authorization of an eighth stock repurchase plan to repurchase up to 7,602,021 shares, or approximately 10% of the Company's outstanding shares as of that date. Through September 30, 2021, the Company repurchased a total of 213,139 shares, or 2.8% of the shares authorized for repurchase under the current repurchase program, at a total cost of $2.6 million and at an average cost of $12.41 per share.

  • At September 30, 2021, the Company’s tangible equity to tangible assets ratio equaled 11.48% and the regulatory capital ratios, of both the Company and the Bank, were in excess of the levels required by federal banking regulators to be classified as “well-capitalized” under regulatory guidelines.

(1) Please reference the Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP tables for a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures.

Statements contained in this news release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors, which include, but are not limited to, factors discussed in documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. The Company does not undertake and specifically disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Company .

In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic has had, and may continue to have, an adverse impact on the Company, its clients and the communities it serves. Given its ongoing and dynamic nature, it is difficult to predict the full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business. The extent of such impact will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain, including whether the coronavirus can continue to be controlled and abated and if the economy is able to remain open. As the result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the related adverse local and national economic consequences, we could be subject to any of the following risks, any of which could have a material, adverse effect on our business, financial condition, liquidity, and results of operations: the demand for our products and services may decline, making it difficult to grow assets and income; if the economy is unable to substantially remain open, loan delinquencies, problem assets, and foreclosures may increase, resulting in increased charges and reduced income; collateral for loans, especially real estate, may decline in value, which could cause loan losses to increase; our allowance for credit losses may increase if borrowers experience financial difficulties, which will adversely affect our net income; the net worth and liquidity of loan guarantors may decline, impairing their ability to honor commitments to us; as the result of the decline in the Federal Reserve Board’s target federal funds rate to near 0%, the yield on our assets may decline to a greater extent than the decline in our cost of interest-bearing liabilities, reducing our net interest margin and spread and reducing net income; due to a decline in our stock price or other factors, goodwill may become impaired and be required to be written down; and our cyber security risks are increased as the result of an increase in the number of employees working remotely.

Category: Earnings

Linked-Quarter Comparative Financial Analysis
Kearny Financial Corp.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Dollars and Shares in Thousands,
September 30,
June 30,
Variance
Variance
Except Per Share Data)
2021
2021
or Change
or Change Pct.
(Unaudited)
(Audited)
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$
54,070
$
67,855
$
(13,785
)
-20.3
%
Securities available for sale
1,651,156
1,676,864
(25,708
)
-1.5
%
Securities held to maturity
37,497
38,138
(641
)
-1.7
%
Loans held-for-sale
12,884
16,492
(3,608
)
-21.9
%
Loans receivable
4,789,339
4,851,394
(62,055
)
-1.3
%
Less: allowance for credit losses on loans
(51,785
)
(58,165
)
6,380
-11.0
%
Net loans receivable
4,737,554
4,793,229
(55,675
)
-1.2
%
Premises and equipment
55,236
56,338
(1,102
)
-2.0
%
Federal Home Loan Bank stock
36,615
36,615
-
0.0
%
Accrued interest receivable
19,541
19,362
179
0.9
%
Goodwill
210,895
210,895
-
0.0
%
Core deposit intangible
3,524
3,705
(181
)
-4.9
%
Bank owned life insurance
284,871
283,310
1,561
0.6
%
Deferred income taxes, net
27,771
29,323
(1,552
)
-5.3
%
Other real estate owned
178
178
-
0.0
%
Other assets
51,896
51,431
465
0.9
%
Total assets
$
7,183,688
$
7,283,735
$
(100,047
)
-1.4
%
Liabilities
Deposits:
Non-interest-bearing
631,344
$
593,718
$
37,626
6.3
%
Interest-bearing
4,763,795
4,891,588
(127,793
)
-2.6
%
Total deposits
5,395,139
5,485,306
(90,167
)
-1.6
%
Borrowings
720,990
685,876
35,114
5.1
%
Advance payments by borrowers for taxes
16,222
15,752
470
3.0
%
Other liabilities
36,914
53,857
(16,943
)
-31.5
%
Total liabilities
6,169,265
6,240,791
(71,526
)
-1.1
%
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock
758
790
(32
)
-4.1
%
Paid-in capital
616,894
654,396
(37,502
)
-5.7
%
Retained earnings
420,701
408,367
12,334
3.0
%
Unearned ESOP shares
(26,266
)
(26,753
)
487
-1.8
%
Accumulated other comprehensive income
2,336
6,144
(3,808
)
-62.0
%
Total stockholders' equity
1,014,423
1,042,944
(28,521
)
-2.7
%
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
7,183,688
$
7,283,735
$
(100,047
)
-1.4
%
Consolidated capital ratios
Equity to assets
14.12
%
14.32
%
-0.20
%
Tangible equity to tangible assets (1)
11.48
%
11.72
%
-0.24
%
Share data
Outstanding shares
75,800
78,965
(3,165
)
-4.0
%
Book value per share
$
13.38
$
13.21
$
0.17
1.3
%
Tangible book value per share (2)
$
10.55
$
10.49
$
0.06
0.6
%


________________
(1)
Tangible equity equals total stockholders' equity reduced by goodwill and core deposit intangible assets. Tangible assets equals total assets reduced by goodwill and core deposit intangible assets.
(2)
Tangible book value equals total stockholders' equity reduced by goodwill and core deposit intangible assets.


Kearny Financial Corp.
Consolidated Statements of Income
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
(Dollars and Shares in Thousands,
September 30,
June 30,
Variance
Variance
Except Per Share Data)
2021
2021
or Change
or Change Pct.
Interest income
Loans (1)
$
48,230
$
48,464
$
(234
)
-0.5
%
Taxable investment securities
8,212
8,304
(92
)
-1.1
%
Tax-exempt investment securities
333
355
(22
)
-6.2
%
Other interest-earning assets
431
549
(118
)
-21.5
%
Total Interest Income
57,206
57,672
(466
)
-0.8
%
Interest expense
Deposits
4,065
5,156
(1,091
)
-21.2
%
Borrowings
3,551
3,451
100
2.9
%
Total interest expense
7,616
8,607
(991
)
-11.5
%
Net interest income
49,590
49,065
525
1.1
%
Reversal of provision for credit losses
(5,400
)
(4,941
)
(459
)
9.3
%
Net interest income after reversal of provision
for credit losses
54,990
54,006
984
1.8
%
Non-interest income
Fees and service charges (1)
607
423
184
43.5
%
Gain on sale and call of securities
1
313
(312
)
-99.7
%
Gain on sale of loans
1,006
363
643
177.1
%
Income from bank owned life insurance
1,561
1,545
16
1.0
%
Electronic banking fees and charges
407
452
(45
)
-10.0
%
Other income
218
400
(182
)
-45.5
%
Total non-interest income
3,800
3,496
304
8.7
%
Non-interest expense
Salaries and employee benefits
18,617
17,777
840
4.7
%
Net occupancy expense of premises
4,547
2,998
1,549
51.7
%
Equipment and systems
3,825
3,575
250
7.0
%
Advertising and marketing
392
581
(189
)
-32.5
%
Federal deposit insurance premium
492
490
2
0.4
%
Directors' compensation
803
749
54
7.2
%
Other expense
3,127
5,816
(2,689
)
-46.2
%
Total non-interest expense
31,803
31,986
(183
)
-0.6
%
Income before income taxes
26,987
25,516
1,471
5.8
%
Income taxes
7,272
7,033
239
3.4
%
Net income
$
19,715
$
18,483
$
1,232
6.7
%
Net income per common share (EPS)
Basic
$
0.26
$
0.24
$
0.02
Diluted
$
0.26
$
0.24
$
0.02
Dividends declared
Cash dividends declared per common share
$
0.10
$
0.10
$
-
Cash dividends declared
$
7,381
$
7,710
$
(329
)
Dividend payout ratio
37.4
%
41.7
%
-4.3
%
Weighted average number of common
shares outstanding
Basic
74,537
77,658
(3,121
)
Diluted
74,556
77,680
(3,124
)


________________
(1)
Effective July 1, 2021, loan prepayment penalty income is recorded as a component of interest income on loans. Previously, loan prepayment penalty income was recorded within non-interest income. Amounts shown for June 30, 2021 have been adjusted to reflect this change. Loan prepayment penalty income for the period ended June 30, 2021 was $902,000.


Kearny Financial Corp.
Average Balance Sheet Data
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
September 30,
June 30,
Variance
Variance
(Dollars in Thousands)
2021
2021
or Change
or Change Pct.
Assets
Interest-earning assets:
Loans receivable, including loans held for sale
$
4,835,676
$
4,817,980
$
17,696
0.4
%
Taxable investment securities
1,649,953
1,720,838
(70,885
)
-4.1
%
Tax-exempt investment securities
59,115
63,047
(3,932
)
-6.2
%
Other interest-earning assets
85,749
117,212
(31,463
)
-26.8
%
Total interest-earning assets
6,630,493
6,719,077
(88,584
)
-1.3
%
Non-interest-earning assets
616,735
609,762
6,973
1.1
%
Total assets
$
7,247,228
$
7,328,839
$
(81,611
)
-1.1
%
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Deposits:
Interest-bearing demand
$
1,954,271
$
1,930,193
$
24,078
1.2
%
Savings
1,102,865
1,118,402
(15,537
)
-1.4
%
Certificates of deposit
1,798,473
1,934,650
(136,177
)
-7.0
%
Total interest-bearing deposits
4,855,609
4,983,245
(127,636
)
-2.6
%
Borrowings:
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
665,915
665,802
113
0.0
%
Other borrowings
28,532
6,670
21,862
327.8
%
Total borrowings
694,447
672,472
21,975
3.3
%
Total interest-bearing liabilities
5,550,056
5,655,717
(105,661
)
-1.9
%
Non-interest-bearing liabilities:
Non-interest-bearing deposits
610,271
566,632
43,639
7.7
%
Other non-interest-bearing liabilities
56,893
52,292
4,601
8.8
%
Total non-interest-bearing liabilities
667,164
618,924
48,240
7.8
%
Total liabilities
6,217,220
6,274,641
(57,421
)
-0.9
%
Stockholders' equity
1,030,008
1,054,198
(24,190
)
-2.3
%
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
7,247,228
$
7,328,839
$
(81,611
)
-1.1
%
Average interest-earning assets to average
interest-bearing liabilities
119.47
%
118.80
%
0.67
%
0.6
%


Kearny Financial Corp.
Performance Ratio Highlights
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
September 30,
June 30,
Variance
2021
2021
or Change
Average yield on interest-earning assets:
Loans receivable, including loans held for sale (1)
3.99
%
4.02
%
-0.03
%
Taxable investment securities
1.99
%
1.93
%
0.06
%
Tax-exempt investment securities (2)
2.25
%
2.25
%
0.00
%
Other interest-earning assets
2.01
%
1.87
%
0.14
%
Total interest-earning assets (1)
3.45
%
3.43
%
0.02
%
Average cost of interest-bearing liabilities:
Deposits:
Interest-bearing demand
0.23
%
0.27
%
-0.04
%
Savings
0.12
%
0.15
%
-0.03
%
Certificates of deposit
0.57
%
0.71
%
-0.14
%
Total interest-bearing deposits
0.33
%
0.41
%
-0.08
%
Borrowings:
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
2.13
%
2.07
%
0.06
%
Other borrowings
0.10
%
0.07
%
0.03
%
Total borrowings
2.05
%
2.05
%
0.00
%
Total interest-bearing liabilities
0.55
%
0.61
%
-0.06
%
Interest rate spread (1) (3)
2.90
%
2.82
%
0.08
%
Net interest margin (1) (4)
2.99
%
2.92
%
0.07
%
Non-interest income to average assets
(annualized) (1)
0.21
%
0.19
%
0.02
%
Non-interest expense to average assets
(annualized)
1.76
%
1.75
%
0.01
%
Efficiency ratio (5)
59.57
%
60.86
%
-1.29
%
Return on average assets (annualized)
1.09
%
1.01
%
0.08
%
Return on average equity (annualized)
7.66
%
7.01
%
0.65
%
Return on average tangible equity (annualized) (6)
9.67
%
8.81
%
0.86
%


________________
(1)
Effective July 1, 2021, loan prepayment penalty income is recorded as a component of interest income on loans. Previously, loan prepayment penalty income was recorded within non-interest income. Amounts shown for June 30, 2021 have been adjusted to reflect this change. Loan prepayment penalty income for the period ended June 30, 2021 was $902,000.
(2)
The yield on tax-exempt investment securities has not been adjusted to reflect their tax-effective yield.
(3)
Interest income divided by average interest-earning assets less interest expense divided by average interest-bearing liabilities.
(4)
Net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.
(5)
Non-interest expense divided by the sum of net interest income and non-interest income.
(6)
Average tangible equity equals total average stockholders’ equity reduced by average goodwill and average core deposit intangible assets.


Five-Quarter Financial Trend Analysis
Consolidated Balance Sheets
At
(Dollars and Shares in Thousands,
September 30,
June 30,
March 31,
December 31,
September 30,
Except Per Share Data)
2021
2021
2021
2020
2020
(Unaudited)
(Audited)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$
54,070
$
67,855
$
108,991
$
129,694
$
145,818
Securities available for sale
1,651,156
1,676,864
1,778,970
1,695,893
1,508,542
Securities held to maturity
37,497
38,138
27,168
29,549
31,576
Loans held-for-sale
12,884
16,492
5,172
12,601
20,170
Loans receivable
4,789,339
4,851,394
4,798,239
4,828,634
4,954,750
Less: allowance for credit losses on loans
(51,785
)
(58,165
)
(63,762
)
(63,386
)
(64,860
)
Net loans receivable
4,737,554
4,793,229
4,734,477
4,765,248
4,889,890
Premises and equipment
55,236
56,338
60,360
61,181
61,808
Federal Home Loan Bank stock
36,615
36,615
45,578
45,578
55,118
Accrued interest receivable
19,541
19,362
20,562
19,826
20,368
Goodwill
210,895
210,895
210,895
210,895
210,895
Core deposit intangible
3,524
3,705
3,888
4,151
4,420
Bank owned life insurance
284,871
283,310
281,765
280,235
278,639
Deferred income taxes, net
27,771
29,323
32,230
30,846
33,319
Other real estate owned
178
178
178
178
178
Other assets
51,896
51,431
47,760
49,278
49,468
Total assets
$
7,183,688
$
7,283,735
$
7,357,994
$
7,335,153
$
7,310,209
Liabilities
Deposits:
Non-interest-bearing
$
631,344
$
593,718
$
545,746
$
518,828
$
487,710
Interest-bearing
4,763,795
4,891,588
4,828,706
4,793,785
4,552,202
Total deposits
5,395,139
5,485,306
5,374,452
5,312,613
5,039,912
Borrowings
720,990
685,876
865,763
865,651
1,077,540
Advance payments by borrowers for taxes
16,222
15,752
15,300
16,100
17,008
Other liabilities
36,914
53,857
38,667
48,448
51,689
Total liabilities
6,169,265
6,240,791
6,294,182
6,242,812
6,186,149
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock
758
790
820
849
895
Paid-in capital
616,894
654,396
691,280
724,389
769,269
Retained earnings
420,701
408,367
397,594
388,376
378,134
Unearned ESOP shares
(26,266
)
(26,753
)
(27,239
)
(27,726
)
(28,212
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income
2,336
6,144
1,357
6,453
3,974
Total stockholders' equity
1,014,423
1,042,944
1,063,812
1,092,341
1,124,060
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
7,183,688
$
7,283,735
$
7,357,994
$
7,335,153
$
7,310,209
Consolidated capital ratios
Equity to assets
14.12
%
14.32
%
14.46
%
14.89
%
15.38
%
Tangible equity to tangible assets (1)
11.48
%
11.72
%
11.89
%
12.32
%
12.81
%
Share data
Outstanding shares
75,800
78,965
81,943
84,938
89,510
Book value per share
$
13.38
$
13.21
$
12.98
$
12.86
$
12.56
Tangible book value per share (2)
$
10.55
$
10.49
$
10.36
$
10.33
$
10.15


________________
(1)
Tangible equity equals total stockholders' equity reduced by goodwill and core deposit intangible assets. Tangible assets equals total assets reduced by goodwill and core deposit intangible assets.
(2)
Tangible book value equals total stockholders' equity reduced by goodwill and core deposit intangible assets.


At
Supplemental Balance Sheet Highlights
September 30,
June 30,
March 31,
December 31,
September 30,
(Dollars in Thousands, Unaudited)
2021
2021
2021
2020
2020
Loan portfolio composition:
Commercial loans:
Multi-family
$
1,978,681
$
2,039,260
$
2,055,396
$
2,076,483
$
2,110,300
Nonresidential
1,023,391
1,079,444
1,110,765
1,123,695
1,124,330
Commercial business
169,392
168,951
183,181
202,010
255,888
Construction
112,226
93,804
95,533
90,398
79,178
Total commercial loans
3,283,690
3,381,459
3,444,875
3,492,586
3,569,696
One- to four-family residential mortgage loans
1,483,106
1,447,721
1,323,485
1,305,351
1,353,197
Consumer loans:
Home equity loans and lines of credit
44,912
47,871
59,721
65,298
71,540
Other consumer loans
3,020
3,259
3,445
4,123
4,136
Total consumer loans
47,932
51,130
63,166
69,421
75,676
Total loans, excluding yield adjustments
4,814,728
4,880,310
4,831,526
4,867,358
4,998,569
Unaccreted yield adjustments
(25,389
)
(28,916
)
(33,287
)
(38,724
)
(43,819
)
Loans receivable, net of yield adjustments
4,789,339
4,851,394
4,798,239
4,828,634
4,954,750
Less: allowance for credit losses on loans
(51,785
)
(58,165
)
(63,762
)
(63,386
)
(64,860
)
Net loans receivable
$
4,737,554
$
4,793,229
$
4,734,477
$
4,765,248
$
4,889,890
Loan portfolio allocation:
Commercial loans:
Multi-family
41.1
%
41.8
%
42.5
%
42.7
%
42.2
%
Nonresidential
21.3
%
22.1
%
23.0
%
23.1
%
22.5
%
Commercial business
3.5
%
3.5
%
3.8
%
4.2
%
5.1
%
Construction
2.3
%
1.9
%
2.0
%
1.8
%
1.6
%
Total commercial loans
68.2
%
69.3
%
71.3
%
71.8
%
71.4
%
One- to four-family residential mortgage loans
30.8
%
29.7
%
27.4
%
26.8
%
27.1
%
Consumer loans:
Home equity loans and lines of credit
0.9
%
0.9
%
1.2
%
1.3
%
1.4
%
Other consumer loans
0.1
%
0.1
%
0.1
%
0.1
%
0.1
%
Total consumer loans
1.0
%
1.0
%
1.3
%
1.4
%
1.5
%
Total loans, excluding yield adjustments
100.0
%
100.0
%
100.0
%
100.0
%
100.0
%
Asset quality:
Nonperforming assets:
Accruing loans - 90 days and over past due
$
-
$
-
$
2
$
-
$
238
Nonaccrual loans
72,945
79,767
71,416
71,472
44,837
Total nonperforming loans
72,945
79,767
71,418
71,472
45,075
Other real estate owned
178
178
178
178
178
Total nonperforming assets
$
73,123
$
79,945
$
71,596
$
71,650
$
45,253
Nonperforming loans (% total loans)
1.52
%
1.64
%
1.49
%
1.48
%
0.91
%
Nonperforming assets (% total assets)
1.02
%
1.10
%
0.97
%
0.98
%
0.62
%
Allowance for credit losses on loans (ACL):
ACL to total loans
1.08
%
1.19
%
1.32
%
1.30
%
1.30
%
ACL to nonperforming loans
70.99
%
72.92
%
89.28
%
88.69
%
143.89
%
Net charge offs
$
980
$
656
$
750
$
109
$
67
Average net charge off rate (annualized)
0.08
%
0.05
%
0.06
%
0.01
%
0.01
%


At
Supplemental Balance Sheet Highlights
September 30,
June 30,
March 31,
December 31,
September 30,
(Dollars in Thousands, Unaudited)
2021
2021
2021
2020
2020
Funding by type:
Deposits:
Non-interest-bearing deposits
$
631,344
$
593,718
$
545,746
$
518,828
$
487,710
Interest-bearing demand
1,937,661
1,902,478
1,923,184
1,752,699
1,561,135
Savings
1,089,699
1,111,364
1,105,481
1,075,122
1,025,245
Certificates of deposit
1,736,435
1,877,746
1,800,041
1,965,964
1,965,822
Interest-bearing deposits
4,763,795
4,891,588
4,828,706
4,793,785
4,552,202
Total deposits
5,395,139
5,485,306
5,374,452
5,312,613
5,039,912
Borrowings:
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
665,990
665,876
865,763
865,651
1,077,540
Overnight borrowings
55,000
20,000
-
-
-
Total borrowings
720,990
685,876
865,763
865,651
1,077,540
Total funding
$
6,116,129
$
6,171,182
$
6,240,215
$
6,178,264
$
6,117,452
Loans as a % of deposits
88.1
%
87.7
%
88.2
%
89.9
%
97.4
%
Deposits as a % of total funding
88.2
%
88.9
%
86.1
%
86.0
%
82.4
%
Borrowings as a % of total funding
11.8
%
11.1
%
13.9
%
14.0
%
17.6
%
Funding by source:
Retail deposits:
Non-interest-bearing deposits
$
631,344
$
593,718
$
545,746
$
518,828
$
487,710
Interest-bearing demand
1,937,661
1,902,478
1,923,184
1,752,699
1,561,135
Savings
1,089,699
1,111,364
1,105,481
1,075,122
1,025,245
Certificates of deposit
1,264,016
1,398,808
1,508,494
1,658,277
1,775,189
Total retail deposits
4,922,720
5,006,368
5,082,905
5,004,926
4,849,279
Wholesale funding:
Certificates of deposit (listing service)
$
13,817
$
20,322
$
32,952
$
43,112
$
57,251
Certificates of deposit (brokered)
458,602
458,616
258,595
264,575
133,382
Total wholesale deposits
472,419
478,938
291,547
307,687
190,633
FHLB advances
665,990
665,876
865,763
865,651
1,077,540
Overnight borrowings
55,000
20,000
-
-
-
Total wholesale funding
1,193,409
1,164,814
1,157,310
1,173,338
1,268,173
Total funding
$
6,116,129
$
6,171,182
$
6,240,215
$
6,178,264
$
6,117,452
Retail funding as a % of total funding
80.5
%
81.1
%
81.5
%
81.0
%
79.3
%
Wholesale funding as a % of total funding
19.5
%
18.9
%
18.5
%
19.0
%
20.7
%


Consolidated Statements of Income
Three Months Ended
(Dollars and Shares in Thousands,
September 30,
June 30,
March 31,
December 31,
September 30,
Except Per Share Data, Unaudited)
2021
2021
2021
2020
2020
Interest income
Loans (1)
$
48,230
$
48,464
$
50,159
$
50,806
$
52,811
Taxable investment securities
8,212
8,304
7,891
7,707
7,336
Tax-exempt investment securities
333
355
410
433
454
Other interest-earning assets
431
549
705
787
914
Total interest income
57,206
57,672
59,165
59,733
61,515
Interest expense
Deposits
4,065
5,156
6,670
8,647
11,062
Borrowings
3,551
3,451
4,012
5,193
5,660
Total interest expense
7,616
8,607
10,682
13,840
16,722
Net interest income
49,590
49,065
48,483
45,893
44,793
(Reversal of) provision for credit losses
(5,400
)
(4,941
)
1,126
(1,365
)
4,059
Net interest income after (reversal of)
provision for credit losses
54,990
54,006
47,357
47,258
40,734
Non-interest income
Fees and service charges (1)
607
423
473
556
445
Gain (loss) on sale and call of securities
1
313
18
813
(377
)
Gain on sale of loans
1,006
363
943
2,378
1,890
Income from bank owned life insurance
1,561
1,545
1,530
1,596
1,596
Electronic banking fees and charges
407
452
456
404
405
Bargain purchase gain
-
-
-
-
3,053
Other income
218
400
1,194
67
90
Total non-interest income
3,800
3,496
4,614
5,814
7,102
Non-interest expense
Salaries and employee benefits
18,617
17,777
16,965
17,081
16,977
Net occupancy expense of premises
4,547
2,998
3,433
3,120
3,122
Equipment and systems
3,825
3,575
3,823
3,902
3,570
Advertising and marketing
392
581
567
513
500
Federal deposit insurance premium
492
490
488
490
472
Directors' compensation
803
749
748
748
748
Merger-related expenses
-
-
-
-
4,349
Debt extinguishment expenses
-
-
-
796
-
Other expense
3,127
5,816
3,792
3,860
3,835
Total non-interest expense
31,803
31,986
29,816
30,510
33,573
Income before income taxes
26,987
25,516
22,155
22,562
14,263
Income taxes
7,272
7,033
5,732
5,614
2,884
Net income
$
19,715
$
18,483
$
16,423
$
16,948
$
11,379
Net income per common share (EPS)
Basic
$
0.26
$
0.24
$
0.20
$
0.20
$
0.13
Diluted
$
0.26
$
0.24
$
0.20
$
0.20
$
0.13
Dividends declared
Cash dividends declared per common share
$
0.10
$
0.10
$
0.09
$
0.08
$
0.08
Cash dividends declared
$
7,381
$
7,710
$
7,205
$
6,706
$
6,917
Dividend payout ratio
37.4
%
41.7
%
43.9
%
39.6
%
60.8
%
Weighted average number of common
shares outstanding
Basic
74,537
77,658
80,673
85,120
86,008
Diluted
74,556
77,680
80,690
85,123
86,009


________________
(1)
Effective July 1, 2021, loan prepayment penalty income is recorded as a component of interest income on loans. Previously, loan prepayment penalty income was recorded within non-interest income. Periods prior to September 30, 2021 have been adjusted to reflect this change. Loan prepayment penalty income for the periods ended June 30, 2021, March 31, 2021, December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020 was $902,000, $852,000, $1,340,000 and $631,000, respectively.


Three Months Ended
Average Balance Sheet Data
September 30,
June 30,
March 31,
December 31,
September 30,
(Dollars in Thousands, Unaudited)
2021
2021
2021
2020
2020
Assets
Interest-earning assets:
Loans receivable, including loans held for sale
$
4,835,676
$
4,817,980
$
4,816,592
$
4,871,268
$
4,958,293
Taxable investment securities
1,649,953
1,720,838
1,674,223
1,544,095
1,350,511
Tax-exempt investment securities
59,115
63,047
73,573
79,044
82,603
Other interest-earning assets
85,749
117,212
169,291
266,114
247,543
Total interest-earning assets
6,630,493
6,719,077
6,733,679
6,760,521
6,638,950
Non-interest-earning assets
616,735
609,762
617,440
632,084
624,252
Total assets
$
7,247,228
$
7,328,839
$
7,351,119
$
7,392,605
$
7,263,202
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Deposits:
Interest-bearing demand
$
1,954,271
$
1,930,193
$
1,831,617
$
1,683,222
$
1,464,238
Savings
1,102,865
1,118,402
1,084,981
1,058,675
1,006,075
Certificates of deposit
1,798,473
1,934,650
1,904,234
1,899,406
1,988,689
Total interest-bearing deposits
4,855,609
4,983,245
4,820,832
4,641,303
4,459,002
Borrowings:
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
665,915
665,802
865,690
1,057,958
1,130,836
Other borrowings
28,532
6,670
-
-
3,568
Total borrowings
694,447
672,472
865,690
1,057,958
1,134,404
Total interest-bearing liabilities
5,550,056
5,655,717
5,686,522
5,699,261
5,593,406
Non-interest-bearing liabilities:
Non-interest-bearing deposits
610,271
566,632
525,018
502,479
479,141
Other non-interest-bearing liabilities
56,893
52,292
57,018
73,683
79,620
Total non-interest-bearing liabilities
667,164
618,924
582,036
576,162
558,761
Total liabilities
6,217,220
6,274,641
6,268,558
6,275,423
6,152,167
Stockholders' equity
1,030,008
1,054,198
1,082,561
1,117,182
1,111,035
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
7,247,228
$
7,328,839
$
7,351,119
$
7,392,605
$
7,263,202
Average interest-earning assets to average
interest-bearing liabilities
119.47
%
118.80
%
118.41
%
118.62
%
118.69
%


Three Months Ended
September 30,
June 30,
March 31,
December 31,
September 30,
Performance Ratio Highlights
2021
2021
2021
2020
2020
Average yield on interest-earning assets:
Loans receivable, including loans held for sale (1)
3.99
%
4.02
%
4.17
%
4.17
%
4.26
%
Taxable investment securities
1.99
%
1.93
%
1.89
%
2.00
%
2.17
%
Tax-exempt investment securities (2)
2.25
%
2.25
%
2.23
%
2.19
%
2.20
%
Other interest-earning assets
2.01
%
1.87
%
1.67
%
1.18
%
1.48
%
Total interest-earning assets (1)
3.45
%
3.43
%
3.51
%
3.53
%
3.71
%
Average cost of interest-bearing liabilities:
Deposits:
Interest-bearing demand
0.23
%
0.27
%
0.34
%
0.47
%
0.60
%
Savings
0.12
%
0.15
%
0.21
%
0.33
%
0.57
%
Certificates of deposit
0.57
%
0.71
%
0.96
%
1.22
%
1.50
%
Total interest-bearing deposits
0.33
%
0.41
%
0.55
%
0.75
%
0.99
%
Borrowings:
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
2.13
%
2.07
%
1.85
%
1.96
%
2.00
%
Other borrowings
0.10
%
0.07
%
0.00
%
0.00
%
0.04
%
Total borrowings
2.05
%
2.05
%
1.85
%
1.96
%
2.00
%
Total interest-bearing liabilities
0.55
%
0.61
%
0.75
%
0.97
%
1.20
%
Interest rate spread (1) (3)
2.90
%
2.82
%
2.76
%
2.56
%
2.51
%
Net interest margin (1) (4)
2.99
%
2.92
%
2.88
%
2.72
%
2.70
%
Non-interest income to average assets
(annualized) (1)
0.21
%
0.19
%
0.25
%
0.31
%
0.39
%
Non-interest expense to average assets
(annualized)
1.76
%
1.75
%
1.62
%
1.65
%
1.85
%
Efficiency ratio (5)
59.57
%
60.86
%
56.15
%
59.01
%
64.69
%
Return on average assets (annualized)
1.09
%
1.01
%
0.89
%
0.92
%
0.63
%
Return on average equity (annualized)
7.66
%
7.01
%
6.07
%
6.07
%
4.10
%
Return on average tangible equity (annualized) (6)
9.67
%
8.81
%
7.57
%
7.52
%
5.08
%


________________
(1)
Effective July 1, 2021, loan prepayment penalty income is recorded as a component of interest income on loans. Previously, loan prepayment penalty income was recorded within non-interest income. Periods prior to September 30, 2021 have been adjusted to reflect this change. Loan prepayment penalty income for the periods ended June 30, 2021, March 31, 2021, December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020 was $902,000, $852,000, $1,340,000 and $631,000, respectively.
(2)
The yield on tax-exempt investment securities has not been adjusted to reflect their tax-effective yield.
(3)
Interest income divided by average interest-earning assets less interest expense divided by average interest-bearing liabilities.
(4)
Net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.
(5)
Non-interest expense divided by the sum of net interest income and non-interest income.
(6)
Average tangible equity equals total average stockholders’ equity reduced by average goodwill and average core deposit intangible assets.

This document contains certain non-GAAP financial measures in addition to results presented in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”). These non-GAAP measures provide additional information which allow readers to evaluate the ongoing performance of the Company. They are not a substitute for GAAP measures; they should be read and used in conjunction with the Company’s GAAP financial information. A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP measures is included below. In all cases, it should be understood that non-GAAP per share measures do not depict amounts that accrue directly to the benefit of shareholders.

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP
Three Months Ended
(Dollars and Shares in Thousands,
September 30,
June 30,
March 31,
December 31,
September 30,
Except Per Share Data)
2021
2021
2021
2020
2020
Adjusted net income:
Net income (GAAP)
$
19,715
$
18,483
$
16,423
$
16,948
$
11,379
Non-recurring transactions - net of tax:
Bargain purchase gain
-
-
-
-
(3,053
)
Provision for credit losses on non-PCD loans
-
-
-
-
3,563
Merger-related expenses
-
-
-
-
3,123
Branch consolidation expenses and impairment
charges
1,209
870
264
243
-
Net effect of sale and call of securities
(1
)
(220
)
(13
)
(571
)
-
Debt extinguishment expenses
-
-
-
558
-
Reversal of income tax valuation allowance
-
(12
)
-
(523
)
-
Net effect of sales of other assets
-
(144
)
(587
)
-
-
Adjusted net income
$
20,923
$
18,977
$
16,087
$
16,655
$
15,012
Calculation of pre-tax, pre-provision net
revenue:
Net income (GAAP)
$
19,715
$
18,483
$
16,423
$
16,948
$
11,379
Adjustments to net income (GAAP):
Provision for income taxes
7,272
7,033
5,732
5,614
2,884
(Reversal of) provision for credit losses
(5,400
)
(4,941
)
1,126
(1,365
)
4,059
Pre-tax, pre-provision net revenue (non-GAAP)
$
21,587
$
20,575
$
23,281
$
21,197
$
18,322
Adjusted earnings per share:
Weighted average common shares - basic
74,537
77,658
80,673
85,120
86,008
Weighted average common shares - diluted
74,556
77,680
80,690
85,123
86,009
Earnings per share - basic (GAAP)
$
0.26
$
0.24
$
0.20
$
0.20
$
0.13
Earnings per share - diluted (GAAP)
$
0.26
$
0.24
$
0.20
$
0.20
$
0.13
Adjusted earnings per share - basic (non-GAAP)
$
0.28
$
0.24
$
0.20
$
0.20
$
0.17
Adjusted earnings per share - diluted (non-GAAP)
$
0.28
$
0.24
$
0.20
$
0.20
$
0.17
Adjusted return on average assets:
Total average assets
$
7,247,228
$
7,328,839
$
7,351,119
$
7,392,605
$
7,263,202
Return on average assets (GAAP)
1.09
%
1.01
%
0.89
%
0.92
%
0.63
%
Adjusted return on average assets (non-GAAP)
1.15
%
1.04
%
0.88
%
0.90
%
0.83
%
Adjusted return on average equity:
Total average equity
$
1,030,008
$
1,054,198
$
1,082,561
$
1,117,182
$
1,111,035
Return on average equity (GAAP)
7.66
%
7.01
%
6.07
%
6.07
%
4.10
%
Adjusted return on average equity (non-GAAP)
8.13
%
7.20
%
5.94
%
5.96
%
5.40
%


Three Months Ended
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP
September 30,
June 30,
March 31,
December 31,
September 30,
(Dollars in Thousands)
2021
2021
2021
2020
2020
Adjusted return on average tangible equity:
Total average equity
$
1,030,008
$
1,054,198
$
1,082,561
$
1,117,182
$
1,111,035
Less: average goodwill
(210,895
)
(210,895
)
(210,895
)
(210,895
)
(210,895
)
Less: average other intangible assets
(3,641
)
(3,825
)
(4,045
)
(4,317
)
(4,341
)
$
815,472
$
839,478
$
867,621
$
901,970
$
895,799
-
-
-
-
Return on average tangible equity (non-GAAP)
9.67
%
8.81
%
7.57
%
7.52
%
5.08
%
Adjusted return on average tangible equity
(non-GAAP)
10.26
%
9.04
%
7.42
%
7.39
%
6.70
%
Adjusted non-interest expense ratio:
Non-interest expense (GAAP)
$
31,803
$
31,986
$
29,816
$
30,510
$
33,573
Non-recurring transactions:
Merger-related expenses
-
-
-
-
(4,349
)
Branch consolidation expenses and
impairment charges
(1,711
)
(1,239
)
(375
)
(347
)
-
Debt extinguishment expenses
-
-
-
(796
)
-
Non-interest expense (non-GAAP)
$
30,092
$
30,747
$
29,441
$
29,367
$
29,224
Non-interest expense ratio (GAAP)
1.76
%
1.75
%
1.62
%
1.65
%
1.85
%
Adjusted non-interest expense ratio (non-GAAP)
1.66
%
1.68
%
1.60
%
1.59
%
1.61
%
Adjusted efficiency ratio:
Non-interest expense (non-GAAP)
$
30,092
$
30,747
$
29,441
$
29,367
$
29,224
Net interest income (GAAP)
$
49,590
$
49,065
$
48,483
$
45,893
$
44,793
Total non-interest income (GAAP)
3,800
3,496
4,614
5,814
7,102
Non-recurring transactions:
Net effect of sale and call of securities
(1
)
(313
)
(18
)
(813
)
-
Bargain purchase gain
-
-
-
-
(3,053
)
Net effect of sales of other assets
-
(205
)
(837
)
-
-
Total revenue (non-GAAP)
$
53,389
$
52,043
$
52,242
$
50,894
$
48,842
Efficiency ratio (GAAP)
59.57
%
60.86
%
56.15
%
59.01
%
64.69
%
Adjusted efficiency ratio (non-GAAP)
56.36
%
59.08
%
56.36
%
57.70
%
59.83
%

For further information contact:
Craig L. Montanaro, President and Chief Executive Officer, or
Keith Suchodolski, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Kearny Financial Corp.
(973) 244-4500


Stock Information

Company Name: Kearny Financial
Stock Symbol: KRNY
Market: NASDAQ
Website: kearnybank.com

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