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Provident Financial Services, Inc. Announces Record First Quarter Earnings and Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

ISELIN, NJ, April 27, 2018 - Provident Financial Services, Inc. (NYSE:PFS) (the “Company”) reported net income of $27.9 million, or $0.43 per basic and diluted share, for the three months ended March 31, 2018, compared to net income of $23.5 million, or $0.37 per basic and diluted share, for the three months ended March 31, 2017.
The increase in the Company’s earnings for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 was driven by period-over-period growth in average loans outstanding, growth in both average non-interest bearing and interest bearing core deposits and an expansion of the net interest margin, combined with a decrease in income tax expense resulting from the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the "Tax Act"). The improvement in earnings was tempered by an increase in the provision for loan losses.
Christopher Martin, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer commented: “Following record originations in the trailing quarter, our average loans outstanding grew by 9.4%, annualized during the first quarter. Although we experienced a net decrease in loans at period end, overall first quarter originations were 22% better than the prior year’s first quarter, and the pipeline improved as to both rate and volume.” Martin continued: “Our net interest margin expanded 5 basis points from the previous quarter which resulted in record quarterly revenue, efficiency and earnings. While we saw some deterioration in selected loans, overall credit metrics remained favorable.”
Declaration of Quarterly Dividend
The Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per common share payable on May 31, 2018, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on May 15, 2018.
Balance Sheet Summary
Total assets at March 31, 2018 totaled $9.73 billion, a $111.0 million decrease from December 31, 2017. The decline in total assets was primarily due to a $57.3 million decrease in cash and cash equivalents, a $34.6 million decrease in total loans, a $15.1 million decrease in total investments and a $1.5 million decrease in premises and equipment.
While average loans outstanding for the first quarter of 2018 increased $168.4 million, the Company’s loan portfolio at March 31, 2018 decreased $34.6 million, or 0.47%, to $7.29 billion, from $7.33 billion at December 31, 2017. For the three months ended March 31, 2018, loan originations, including advances on lines of credit, totaled $873.3 million, compared with $724.5 million for the same period in 2017. During the three months ended March 31, 2018, the loan portfolio had net decreases of $24.6 million in construction loans, $16.4 million in commercial loans, $14.6 million in residential mortgage loans and $13.2 million in consumer loans, partially offset by net increases of $19.9 million in multi-family mortgage loans and $14.0 million in commercial mortgage loans. Commercial real estate, commercial and construction loans represented 78.2% of the loan portfolio at March 31, 2018, compared to 77.9% at December 31, 2017.
At March 31, 2018, the Company’s unfunded loan commitments totaled $1.56 billion, including commitments of $693.1 million in commercial loans, $366.3 million in construction loans and $233.5 million in commercial mortgage loans. Unfunded loan commitments at December 31, 2017 and March 31, 2017 were $1.98 billion and $1.91 billion, respectively.
The loan pipeline, consisting of work-in-process and loans approved pending closing, totaled $1.33 billion at March 31, 2018, compared to $1.12 billion and $1.33 billion at December 31, 2017 and March 31, 2017, respectively.
Total investments decreased $15.1 million, or 0.95%, to $1.58 billion at March 31, 2018, from $1.60 billion at December 31, 2017, largely due to principal repayments on mortgage-backed securities, maturities and calls of certain municipal and agency bonds and an increase in unrealized losses on securities available for sale, partially offset by purchases of mortgage-backed and municipal securities.


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Total deposits increased $42.4 million, or 0.63%, during the three months ended March 31, 2018, to $6.76 billion from $6.71 billion at December 31, 2017. Total time deposits increased $30.5 million to $665.3 million at March 31, 2018, from $634.8 million at December 31, 2017, while total core deposits, which consist of savings and demand deposit accounts, increased $12.0 million to $6.09 billion at March 31, 2018, from $6.08 billion at December 31, 2017. The increase in time deposits was primarily the result of a 13 month certificate of deposit promotional campaign which provided the Company a lower-cost funding alternative to wholesale borrowings. The increase in core deposits was largely attributable to an $18.0 million increase in money market deposits and a $17.4 million increase in savings deposits, partially offset by a $12.4 million decrease in non-interest bearing demand deposits and an $11.1 million decrease in interest bearing demand deposits. Core deposits represented 90.2% of total deposits at March 31, 2018, compared to 90.5% at December 31, 2017.
Borrowed funds decreased $152.4 million, or 8.7%, during the three months ended March 31, 2018, to $1.59 billion. The decrease in borrowings for the period was a function of wholesale funding being partially replaced by net inflows of deposits and lower asset funding requirements. Borrowed funds represented 16.3% of total assets at March 31, 2018, a decrease from 17.7% at December 31, 2017.
Stockholders’ equity increased $6.2 million, or 0.48%, for the three months ended March 31, 2018, to $1.30 billion, primarily due to net income earned for the period, partially offset by dividends paid to stockholders and an increase in unrealized losses on securities available for sale. Common stock repurchases made in connection with withholding to cover income taxes on the vesting of stock-based compensation for the three months ended March 31, 2018 totaled 68,627 shares at an average cost of $26.12. At March 31, 2018, 3.1 million shares remained eligible for repurchase under the current stock repurchase authorization. Book value per share and tangible book value per share(1) at March 31, 2018 were $19.55 and $13.27, respectively, compared with $19.52 and $13.20, respectively, at December 31, 2017.
Results of Operations
Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin
For the three months ended March 31, 2018, net interest income increased $6.2 million to $73.3 million, from $67.0 million for the same period in 2017. The improvement in net interest income was due to growth in average loans outstanding resulting from organic originations and period-over-period expansion of the net interest margin. The improvement in the net interest margin was a function of an increase in the yield on earning assets, which outpaced the rise in the Company's cost of funds. Also contributing to the improvement, the growth in average core deposits mitigated the Company's need to utilize higher-cost sources to fund average loans outstanding.
The Company’s net interest margin increased 19 basis points to 3.30% for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, from 3.11% for the quarter ended March 31, 2017. The weighted average yield on interest-earning assets increased 26 basis points to 3.89% for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, compared to 3.63% for the quarter ended March 31, 2017. The weighted average cost of interest-bearing liabilities for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 increased 11 basis points to 0.76%, compared to 0.65% for the quarter ended March 31, 2017. The average cost of interest bearing deposits for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 increased 12 basis points to 0.47%, from 0.35% for the quarter ended March 31, 2017. Average non-interest bearing demand deposits increased $91.2 million to $1.42 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, compared to $1.33 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2017. The average cost of borrowed funds for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 was 1.70%, compared to 1.63% for the quarter ended March 31, 2017.
The Company’s net interest margin increased five basis points to 3.30% for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, from 3.25% for the trailing quarter. The weighted average yield on interest-earning assets increased 11 basis points to 3.89% for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, compared to 3.78% for the quarter ended December 31, 2017. The weighted average cost of interest-bearing liabilities for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 increased eight basis points to 0.76%, compared to 0.68% for the trailing quarter. The average cost of interest bearing deposits for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 increased seven basis points to 0.47%, from 0.40% for the quarter ended December 31, 2017. The average cost of borrowed funds for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 was 1.70%, compared to 1.63% for the trailing quarter.


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Non-Interest Income
For the three months ended March 31, 2018, non-interest income totaled $13.3 million, an increase of $842,000, or 6.8%, compared to the same period in 2017. Fee income increased $634,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2018, compared to the same period in 2017, primarily due to a $344,000 increase in commercial loan prepayment fee income, a $102,000 increase in deposit related fee income and a $50,000 increase in debit card revenue, partially offset by a $45,000 decrease in merchant fee income. Wealth management income increased $187,000 to $4.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018, resulting from growth in assets under management, higher incremental fees on new asset management relationships and increased revenue from mutual fund offerings. Other income increased $145,000 to $1.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018, compared to $858,000 for the same period in 2017, principally due to a $322,000 increase in net gains on loan sales, partially offset by a $111,000 decrease in net gains recognized on the sale of foreclosed real estate. These increases in non-interest income were partially offset by a $125,000 decrease in income from Bank-owned life insurance, largely due to a decline in equity valuations and lower policy crediting rates.
Non-Interest Expense
For the three months ended March 31, 2018, non-interest expense totaled $46.9 million, an increase of $786,000, or 1.7%, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2017. Compensation and benefits expense increased $1.0 million to $27.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018, compared to $26.8 million for the same period in 2017. This increase was primarily due to additional salary expense related to annual merit increases and an increase in stock-based compensation, partially offset by a decrease in retirement benefit costs. Data processing expense increased $149,000 to $3.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018, compared to $3.5 million for the same period in 2017, principally due to increases in software maintenance expense and statement rendering costs, partially offset by lower telecommunication expense. Additionally, advertising and promotion expenses increased $110,000 to $967,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2018, compared to the same period in 2017, largely due to the timing of the Company's advertising campaigns. Partially offsetting these increases in non-interest expense, net occupancy costs decreased $210,000, to $6.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018, compared to the same period in 2017, largely due to decreases in depreciation expense, real estate taxes and maintenance expense, partially offset by an increase in rent expense. A portion of these variances are associated with the Company's sale and leaseback of certain facilities in December 2017. Amortization of intangibles decreased $182,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2018, compared with the same period in 2017, as a result of scheduled reductions in amortization.
The Company’s annualized non-interest expense as a percentage of average assets(1) was 1.95% for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, compared to 1.97% for the same period in 2017. The efficiency ratio (non-interest expense divided by the sum of net interest income and non-interest income)(1) was 54.18% for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, compared to 58.02% for the same period in 2017.
Asset Quality
The Company’s total non-performing loans at March 31, 2018 were $45.9 million, or 0.63% of total loans, compared to $34.9 million, or 0.48% of total loans at December 31, 2017, and $40.5 million, or 0.58% of total loans at March 31, 2017. The $11.0 million increase in non-performing loans at March 31, 2018, compared to the trailing quarter, was due to a $14.1 million increase in non-performing commercial loans and a $238,000 increase in non-performing residential loans, partially offset by a $2.8 million decrease in non-performing commercial mortgage loans and a $520,000 decrease in non-performing consumer loans. At March 31, 2018, impaired loans totaled $68.3 million with related specific reserves of $4.5 million, compared with impaired loans totaling $52.0 million with related specific reserves of $2.7 million at December 31, 2017. At March 31, 2017, impaired loans totaled $53.5 million with related specific reserves of $3.0 million.
At March 31, 2018, the Company’s allowance for loan losses was 0.86% of total loans, an increase from 0.82% at December 31, 2017 and a decrease from 0.89% of total loans at March 31, 2017. The increase in this loan coverage ratio from December 31, 2017 was primarily the result of an increase in non-performing commercial loans. The Company recorded a provision for loan losses of $5.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018, compared with a provision of $1.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017. For the three months


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ended March 31, 2018, the Company had net charge-offs of $3.1 million, compared to net charge-offs of $1.2 million for the same period in 2017. The allowance for loan losses increased $2.3 million to $62.5 million at March 31, 2018 from $60.2 million at December 31, 2017. The increase in the provision for loan losses and loan charge-offs for the first quarter of 2018 was primarily due to deterioration in selected commercial credits, including a $15.4 million credit to a commercial borrower that on March 27, 2018 filed a Chapter 7 petition in bankruptcy for a liquidation of assets. A specific reserve of $2.5 million was established for this impaired loan, which is subject to ongoing review. As a result, additional reserves may be required.
At March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company held $7.3 million and $6.9 million of foreclosed assets, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2018, there were three additions to foreclosed assets with a carrying value of $673,000, and three properties sold with a carrying value of $285,000. Foreclosed assets at March 31, 2018 consisted of $3.8 million of commercial real estate and $3.5 million of residential real estate. Total non-performing assets at March 31, 2018 increased $11.4 million to $53.2 million, or 0.55% of total assets, from $41.8 million, or 0.42% of total assets at December 31, 2017.
Income Tax Expense
For the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company’s income tax expense was $6.4 million compared with $8.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017. The Company’s effective tax rates was 18.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2018, compared to 26.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2017. The decrease in tax expense and the effective tax rate were both favorably impacted by the enactment of the Tax Act on December 22, 2017, partially offset by an increase in pre-tax income derived from taxable sources.
About the Company
Provident Financial Services, Inc. is the holding company for Provident Bank, a community-oriented bank offering "commitment you can count on" since 1839. Provident Bank provides a comprehensive array of financial products and services through its network of branches throughout northern and central New Jersey, as well as Bucks, Lehigh and Northampton counties in Pennsylvania. The Bank also provides fiduciary and wealth management services through its wholly owned subsidiary, Beacon Trust Company.
Post Earnings Conference Call
Representatives of the Company will hold a conference call for investors on Friday, April 27, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss highlights of the Company’s financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2018. The call may be accessed by dialing 1-888-336-7149 (Domestic), 1-412-902-4175 (International) or 1-855-669-9657 (Canada). Internet access to the call is also available (listen only) at provident.bank by going to Investor Relations and clicking on "Webcast."
Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements contained herein are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements may be identified by reference to a future period or periods, or by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as “may,” “will,” “believe,” “expect,” “estimate,” "project," "intend," “anticipate,” “continue,” or similar terms or variations on those terms, or the negative of those terms. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those set forth in Item 1A of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, as supplemented by its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and those related to the economic environment, particularly in the market areas in which the Company operates, competitive products and pricing, fiscal and monetary policies of the U.S. Government, changes in accounting policies and practices that may be adopted by the regulatory agencies and the accounting standards setters, changes in government regulations affecting financial institutions, including regulatory fees and capital requirements, changes in prevailing interest rates, acquisitions and the integration of acquired businesses, credit risk management, asset-liability management, the financial and securities markets and the availability of and costs associated with sources of liquidity.
The Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements which speak only as of the date made. The Company advises readers that the factors listed above could affect the Company's


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financial performance and could cause the Company's actual results for future periods to differ materially from any opinions or statements expressed with respect to future periods in any current statements. The Company does not have any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this statement.
Footnotes
(1) Tangible book value per share, annualized return on average tangible equity, annualized non-interest expense as a percentage of average assets and the efficiency ratio are non-GAAP financial measures. Please refer to the Notes following the Consolidated Financial Highlights which contain the reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures and the associated calculations.



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PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
March 31, 2018 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2017
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
 
 
 
Assets
March 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
Cash and due from banks
$
82,445

 
$
139,557

Short-term investments
51,069

 
51,277

Total cash and cash equivalents
133,514

 
190,834

 
 
 
 
Available for sale debt securities, at fair value
1,039,304

 
1,037,154

Held to maturity debt securities (fair value of $465,787 at March 31, 2018 (unaudited) and $485,039 at December 31, 2017)
466,945

 
477,652

Equity securities, at fair value
655

 
658

Federal Home Loan Bank Stock
74,597

 
81,184

Loans
7,291,138

 
7,325,718

Less allowance for loan losses
62,521

 
60,195

Net loans
7,228,617

 
7,265,523

Foreclosed assets, net
7,252

 
6,864

Banking premises and equipment, net
61,659

 
63,185

Accrued interest receivable
28,722

 
29,646

Intangible assets
419,721

 
420,290

Bank-owned life insurance
190,789

 
189,525

Other assets
82,467

 
82,759

Total assets
$
9,734,242

 
$
9,845,274

 
 
 
 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits:
 
 
 
Demand deposits
$
4,990,874

 
$
4,996,345

Savings deposits
1,100,435

 
1,083,012

Certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more
340,041

 
316,074

Other time deposits
325,233

 
318,735

Total deposits
6,756,583

 
6,714,166

Mortgage escrow deposits
26,994

 
25,933

Borrowed funds
1,590,088

 
1,742,514

Other liabilities
55,691

 
64,000

Total liabilities
8,429,356

 
8,546,613

 
 
 
 
Stockholders' equity:
 
 
 
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, none issued

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 83,209,293 shares issued and 66,729,095 shares outstanding at March 31, 2018 and 66,535,017 outstanding at December 31, 2017
832

 
832

Additional paid-in capital
1,014,468

 
1,012,908

Retained earnings
600,591

 
586,132

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(16,696
)
 
(7,465
)
Treasury stock
(261,175
)
 
(259,907
)
Unallocated common stock held by the Employee Stock Ownership Plan
(33,134
)
 
(33,839
)
Common Stock acquired by the Directors' Deferred Fee Plan
(5,008
)
 
(5,175
)
Deferred Compensation - Directors' Deferred Fee Plan
5,008

 
5,175

Total stockholders' equity
1,304,886

 
1,298,661

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
9,734,242

 
$
9,845,274



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PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Consolidated Statements of Income
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 (Unaudited)
(Dollars in Thousands, except per share data)
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31,
 
2018
 
2017
Interest income:
 
 
 
Real estate secured loans
$
51,510

 
$
46,011

Commercial loans
19,126

 
16,820

Consumer loans
4,905

 
5,014

Available for sale debt securities, equity securities and Federal Home Loan Bank stock
7,251

 
6,563

Held to maturity debt securities
3,144

 
3,248

Deposits, federal funds sold and other short-term investments
395

 
257

Total interest income
86,331

 
77,913

 
 
 
 
Interest expense:
 
 
 
Deposits
6,235

 
4,452

Borrowed funds
6,819

 
6,426

Total interest expense
13,054

 
10,878

Net interest income
73,277

 
67,035

Provision for loan losses
5,400

 
1,500

Net interest income after provision for loan losses
67,877

 
65,535

 
 
 
 
Non-interest income:
 
 
 
Fees
6,639

 
6,005

Wealth management income
4,400

 
4,213

Bank-owned life insurance
1,264

 
1,389

Net gain on securities transactions
1

 

Other income
1,003

 
858

Total non-interest income
13,307

 
12,465

 
 
 
 
Non-interest expense:
 
 
 
Compensation and employee benefits
27,869

 
26,848

Net occupancy expense
6,745

 
6,955

Data processing expense
3,606

 
3,457

FDIC Insurance
1,053

 
1,099

Amortization of intangibles
570

 
752

Advertising and promotion expense
967

 
857

Other operating expenses
6,100

 
6,156

Total non-interest expense
46,910

 
46,124

Income before income tax expense
34,274

 
31,876

Income tax expense
6,361

 
8,368

Net income
$
27,913

 
$
23,508

 
 
 
 
Basic earnings per share
$
0.43

 
$
0.37

Average basic shares outstanding
64,768,977

 
64,167,376

 
 
 
 
Diluted earnings per share
$
0.43

 
$
0.37

Average diluted shares outstanding
64,949,442

 
64,369,605



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PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Consolidated Financial Highlights
(Dollars in Thousands, except share data) (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
At or for the
 
 
Three months ended March 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
STATEMENTS OF INCOME:
 
 
 
 
Net interest income
 
$
73,277

 
$
67,035

Provision for loan losses
 
5,400

 
1,500

Non-interest income
 
13,307

 
12,465

Non-interest expense
 
46,910

 
46,124

Income before income tax expense
 
34,274

 
31,876

Net income
 
27,913

 
23,508

Diluted earnings per share
 
$0.43
 
$0.37
Interest rate spread
 
3.13
%
 
2.98
%
Net interest margin
 
3.30
%
 
3.11
%
 
 
 
 
 
PROFITABILITY:
 
 
 
 
Annualized return on average assets
 
1.16
%
 
1.00
%
Annualized return on average equity
 
8.65
%
 
7.54
%
Annualized return on average tangible equity (1)
 
12.73
%
 
11.33
%
Annualized non-interest expense to average assets (1)
 
1.95
%
 
1.97
%
Efficiency ratio (1)
 
54.18
%
 
58.02
%
 
 
 
 
 
ASSET QUALITY:
 
 
 
 
Non-accrual loans
 
$
45,938

 
$
40,493

90+ and still accruing
 

 

Non-performing loans
 
45,938

 
40,493

Foreclosed assets
 
7,252

 
7,684

Non-performing assets
 
53,190

 
48,177

Non-performing loans to total loans
 
0.63
%
 
0.58
%
Non-performing assets to total assets
 
0.55
%
 
0.51
%
Allowance for loan losses
 
$
62,521

 
$
62,155

Allowance for loan losses to total non-performing loans
 
136.10
%
 
153.50
%
Allowance for loan losses to total loans
 
0.86
%
 
0.89
%
 
 
 
 
 
AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET DATA:
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
$
9,763,813

 
$
9,487,436

Loans, net
 
7,243,724

 
6,920,181

Earning assets
 
8,895,306

 
8,597,518

Core deposits
 
6,115,793

 
5,887,054

Borrowings
 
1,628,684

 
1,601,601

Interest-bearing liabilities
 
6,957,785

 
6,826,615

Stockholders' equity
 
1,309,310

 
1,264,483

Average yield on interest-earning assets
 
3.89
%
 
3.63
%
Average cost of interest-bearing liabilities
 
0.76
%
 
0.65
%
 
 
 
 
 
LOAN DATA:
 
 
 
 
Mortgage loans:
 
 
 
 
Residential
 
$
1,128,308

 
$
1,198,601

Commercial
 
2,185,217

 
1,966,203

Multi-family
 
1,423,955

 
1,399,130

Construction
 
368,025

 
273,366

Total mortgage loans
 
5,105,505

 
4,837,300

Commercial loans
 
1,728,906

 
1,660,733

Consumer loans
 
460,740

 
502,363

Total gross loans
 
7,295,151

 
7,000,396

Premium on purchased loans
 
3,848

 
4,771

Unearned discounts
 
(35
)
 
(38
)
Net deferred
 
(7,826
)
 
(7,060
)
Total loans
 
$
7,291,138

 
$
6,998,069

 
 
 
 
 
(1) Refer to Notes - Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures
 
 
 
 


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    Notes and Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures - (Dollars in Thousands, except share data)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) Book and Tangible Book Value per Share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
At March 31,
At December 31,
 
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2017
 
Total stockholders' equity
 
$
1,304,886

 
$
1,267,092

 
$
1,298,661

 
Less: total intangible assets
 
419,721

 
422,189

 
420,290

 
Total tangible stockholders' equity
 
$
885,165

 
$
844,903

 
$
878,371

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shares outstanding
 
66,729,095

 
66,354,391

 
66,535,017

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Book value per share (total stockholders' equity/shares outstanding)
 

$19.55

 

$19.10

 

$19.52

 
Tangible book value per share (total tangible stockholders' equity/shares outstanding)
 

$13.27

 

$12.73

 

$13.20

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(2) Annualized Return on Average Tangible Equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
 
 
March 31,
 
 
 
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
 
 
Total average stockholders' equity
 
$
1,309,310

 
$
1,264,483

 
 
 
Less: total average intangible assets
 
420,086

 
422,671

 
 
 
Total average tangible stockholders' equity
 
$
889,224

 
$
841,812

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
27,913

 
$
23,508

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Annualized return on average tangible equity (net income/total average stockholders' equity)
 
12.73
%
 
11.33
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(3) Annualized Non-Interest Expense to Average Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
 
 
March 31,
 
 
 
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
 
 
Total annualized non-interest expense
 
$
190,246

 
$
187,058

 
 
 
Average assets
 
9,763,813

 
9,487,436

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Annualized non-interest expense/average assets
 
1.95
%
 
1.97
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(4) Efficiency Ratio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
 
 
March 31,
 
 
 
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
 
 
Net interest income
 
$
73,277

 
$
67,035

 
 
 
Non-interest income
 
13,307

 
12,465

 
 
 
Total income
 
$
86,584

 
$
79,500

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-interest expense 
 
$
46,910

 
$
46,124

 
 
 
Efficiency ratio (non-interest expense/total income)
 
54.18
%
 
58.02
%
 
 
 


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PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Net Interest Margin Analysis
Quarterly Average Balances
(Unaudited) (Dollars in Thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
March 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
 
Average
 
 
 
Average
 
Average
 
 
 
Average
 
Balance
 
Interest
 
Yield/Cost
 
Balance
 
Interest
 
Yield/Cost
Interest-Earning Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
$
16,696

 
$
63

 
1.53%
 
$
24,142

 
$
73

 
1.20%
Federal funds sold and other short-term investments
51,032

 
332

 
2.64%
 
51,186

 
299

 
2.32%
Held to maturity debt securities (1)
469,774

 
3,144

 
2.68%
 
480,518

 
3,215

 
2.68%
Available for sale debt securities
1,036,236

 
6,071

 
2.35%
 
1,035,703

 
5,698

 
2.20%
Equity securities, at fair value
658

 
5

 
3.31%
 
638

 
5

 
3.21%
Federal Home Loan Bank stock
77,186

 
1,175

 
6.17%
 
71,622

 
1,091

 
6.04%
Net loans: (2)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total mortgage loans
5,096,047

 
51,510

 
4.04%
 
4,918,552

 
49,184

 
3.95%
Total commercial loans
1,680,143

 
19,126

 
4.57%
 
1,679,544

 
19,023

 
4.45%
Total consumer loans
467,534

 
4,905

 
4.26%
 
477,277

 
5,008

 
4.16%
Total net loans
7,243,724

 
75,541

 
4.18%
 
7,075,373

 
73,215

 
4.08%
Total Interest-Earning Assets
$
8,895,306

 
$
86,331

 
3.89%
 
$
8,739,182

 
$
83,596

 
3.78%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-Interest Earning Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and due from banks
90,710

 
 
 
 
 
96,062

 
 
 
 
Other assets
777,797

 
 
 
 
 
782,933

 
 
 
 
Total Assets
$
9,763,813

 
 
 
 
 
$
9,618,177

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-Bearing Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Demand deposits
$
3,609,361

 
$
4,204

 
0.47%
 
$
3,542,341

 
$
3,481

 
0.39%
Savings deposits
1,088,783

 
493

 
0.18%
 
1,083,179

 
508

 
0.19%
Time deposits
630,957

 
1,538

 
0.99%
 
622,463

 
1,359

 
0.87%
Total Deposits
5,329,101

 
6,235

 
0.47%
 
5,247,983

 
5,348

 
0.40%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Borrowed funds
1,628,684

 
6,819

 
1.70%
 
1,545,665

 
6,348

 
1.63%
Total Interest-Bearing Liabilities
6,957,785

 
13,054

 
0.76%
 
6,793,648

 
11,696

 
0.68%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-Interest Bearing Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-interest bearing deposits
1,417,649

 
 
 
 
 
1,446,185

 
 
 
 
Other non-interest bearing liabilities
79,069

 
 
 
 
 
68,151

 
 
 
 
Total non-interest bearing liabilities
1,496,718

 
 
 
 
 
1,514,336

 
 
 
 
Total Liabilities
8,454,503

 
 
 
 
 
8,307,984

 
 
 
 
Stockholders' equity
1,309,310

 
 
 
 
 
1,310,193

 
 
 
 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
$
9,763,813

 
 
 
 
 
$
9,618,177

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income
 
 
$
73,277

 
 
 
 
 
$
71,900

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest rate spread
 
 
 
 
3.13%
 
 
 
 
 
3.10%
Net interest-earning assets
$
1,937,521

 
 
 
 
 
$
1,945,534

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest margin  (3)
 
 
 
 
3.30%
 
 
 
 
 
3.25%
Ratio of interest-earning assets to
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
total interest-bearing liabilities
1.28x

 
 
 
 
 
1.29x

 
 
 
 
 
 
(1)
Average outstanding balance amounts shown are amortized cost.
(2)
Average outstanding balances are net of the allowance for loan losses, deferred loan fees and expenses, loan premiums and discounts and include non-accrual loans.
(3)
Annualized net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.


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PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Net Interest Margin Analysis
Quarterly Average Balances
(Unaudited) (Dollars in Thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
March 31, 2018
 
March 31, 2017
 
Average
 
 
 
Average
 
Average
 
 
 
Average
 
Balance
 
Interest
 
Yield/Cost
 
Balance
 
Interest
 
Yield/Cost
Interest-Earning Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
$
16,696

 
$
63

 
1.53%
 
$
16,921

 
$
32

 
0.75%
Federal funds sold and other short term investments
51,032

 
332

 
2.64%
 
51,828

 
225

 
1.76%
Held to maturity debt securities (1)
469,774

 
3,144

 
2.68%
 
486,227

 
3,248

 
2.67%
Available for sale debt securities
1,036,256

 
6,071

 
2.35%
 
1,046,789

 
5,559

 
2.12%
Equity securities, at fair value
638

 
5

 
3.31%
 
563

 
4

 
2.88%
Federal Home Loan Bank stock
77,186

 
1,175

 
6.17%
 
75,009

 
1,000

 
5.41%
Net loans:  (2)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total mortgage loans
5,096,047

 
51,510

 
4.04%
 
4,812,080

 
46,011

 
3.82%
Total commercial loans
1,680,143

 
19,126

 
4.57%
 
1,598,965

 
16,820

 
4.23%
Total consumer loans
467,534

 
4,905

 
4.26%
 
509,136

 
5,014

 
3.99%
Total net loans
7,243,724

 
75,541

 
4.18%
 
6,920,181

 
67,845

 
3.93%
Total Interest-Earning Assets
$
8,895,306

 
$
86,331

 
3.89%
 
$
8,597,518

 
$
77,913

 
3.63%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-Interest Earning Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and due from banks
90,710

 
 
 
 
 
92,844

 
 
 
 
Other assets
777,797

 
 
 
 
 
797,074

 
 
 
 
Total Assets
$
9,763,813

 
 
 
 
 
$
9,487,436

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-Bearing Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Demand deposits
$
3,609,361

 
$
4,204

 
0.47%
 
$
3,449,935

 
$
2,747

 
0.32%
Savings deposits
1,088,783

 
493

 
0.18%
 
1,110,624

 
528

 
0.19%
Time deposits
630,957

 
1,538

 
0.99%
 
664,455

 
1,177

 
0.72%
Total Deposits
5,329,101

 
6,235

 
0.47%
 
5,225,014

 
4,452

 
0.35%
Borrowed funds
1,628,684

 
6,819

 
1.70%
 
1,601,601

 
6,426

 
1.63%
Total Interest-Bearing Liabilities
$
6,957,785

 
$
13,054

 
0.76%
 
$
6,826,615

 
$
10,878

 
0.65%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-Interest Bearing Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-interest bearing deposits
1,417,649

 
 
 
 
 
1,326,495

 
 
 
 
Other non-interest bearing liabilities
79,069

 
 
 
 
 
69,843

 
 
 
 
Total non-interest bearing liabilities
1,496,718

 
 
 
 
 
1,396,338

 
 
 
 
Total Liabilities
8,454,503

 
 
 
 
 
8,222,953

 
 
 
 
Stockholders' equity
1,309,310

 
 
 
 
 
1,264,483

 
 
 
 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
$
9,763,813

 
 
 
 
 
$
9,487,436

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income
 
 
73,277

 
 
 
 
 
67,035

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest rate spread
 
 
 
 
3.13%
 
 
 
 
 
2.98%
Net interest-earning assets
$
1,937,521

 
 
 
 
 
$
1,770,903

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest margin  (3)
 
 
 
 
3.30%
 
 
 
 
 
3.11%
Ratio of interest-earning assets to
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
total interest-bearing liabilities
1.28x

 
 
 
 
 
1.26x

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) Average outstanding balance amounts shown are amortized cost.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(2) Average outstanding balance are net of the allowance for loan losses, deferred loan fees and expenses, loan premium and discounts and include non-accrual loans.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(3) Annualized net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.


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The following table summarizes the quarterly net interest margin for the previous five quarters.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3/31/18
 
12/31/17
 
9/30/17
 
6/30/17
 
03/31/17
 
1st Qtr.
 
4th Qtr.
 
3rd Qtr.
 
2nd Qtr.
 
1st Qtr.
Interest-Earning Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities
2.62
%
 
2.49
%
 
2.41
%
 
2.40
%
 
2.40
%
Net loans
4.18
%
 
4.08
%
 
4.08
%
 
4.02
%
 
3.93
%
Total interest-earning assets
3.89
%
 
3.78
%
 
3.75
%
 
3.70
%
 
3.63
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-Bearing Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total deposits
0.47
%
 
0.40
%
 
0.38
%
 
0.36
%
 
0.35
%
Total borrowings
1.70
%
 
1.63
%
 
1.71
%
 
1.66
%
 
1.63
%
Total interest-bearing liabilities
0.76
%
 
0.68
%
 
0.68
%
 
0.67
%
 
0.65
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate spread
3.13
%
 
3.10
%
 
3.07
%
 
3.03
%
 
2.98
%
Net interest margin
3.30
%
 
3.25
%
 
3.22
%
 
3.17
%
 
3.11
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities
1.28x

 
1.29x

 
1.27x

 
1.26x

 
1.26x




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