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Flushing Financial Corporation Reports Record Quarterly C&I Loan Closings, Loan Pipeline Increased to $424 Million at Quarter End

Jul 23, 2019 5:30 PM

SECOND QUARTER 20191 HIGHLIGHTS

  • GAAP diluted EPS was $0.37, up 48.0% QoQ and down 22.9% YoY
  • Core diluted EPS was $0.42, up 27.3% QoQ and down 14.3% YoY
  • Record C&I closings totaled $158.3 million
  • Loan closings increased 50% QoQ
  • Loan pipeline totaled $423.9 million, largest since 1Q16
  • Net interest margin was 2.45%, down 12bps QoQ and 32bps YoY
  • Core net interest margin was 2.40%, down 12bps QoQ and 26bps YoY
  • GAAP net interest income of $40.0 million, down 4.3% QoQ and 6.2% YoY
  • Core net interest income of $40.8 million, down 3.8% QoQ and 4.3% YoY
  • GAAP and core ROAE were 7.5% and 8.6%, respectively, compared with 5.1% and 6.8%, respectively in 1Q19
  • GAAP and core ROAA were 0.6% and 0.7%, respectively, compared with 0.4% and 0.6%, respectively in 1Q19
  • Provision for loan losses of $1.5 million, or $0.04 after-tax per diluted common share, driven mainly by charge-offs of one commercial business loan relationships and growth in the C&I portfolio

UNIONDALE, N.Y., July 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Flushing Financial Corporation (the “Company”) (Nasdaq-GS: FFIC), the parent holding company for Flushing Bank (the “Bank”), today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2019.

John R. Buran, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “We are pleased to report quarterly earnings growth as diluted earnings per share rose 48% from 1Q19, while core earnings rose 27%. Both results were down from 2Q18, as net interest margin pressure returned, driven by the inversion of the yield curve, coupled with increased competitive pressure on our deposit business.”

“During the quarter, we experienced more robust loan growth as closings increased 50% from 1Q19. Total loan closings for the quarter amounted to $296 million. In addition, the loan pipeline increased over 50% to $424 million during the same period, our largest pipeline since the first quarter of 2016. The mortgage pipeline has an average yield of 4.63%, which is 21bps greater than the 2Q19 core yield of total loans. Due to the size of the pipeline and our strong track record of closing loans in the pipeline, we anticipate loan growth will accelerate in the second half of 2019, resulting in full year loan growth in the mid-single digit range.”

“We continued to diversify the loan portfolio during the quarter, as we produced record C&I closings of $158 million, representing 53% of 2Q19 loan closings. These loans are generally floating rate loans and represented 18% of total loans at June 30, 2019, compared to 15% at June 30, 2018. We also recognized improved closing levels for our mortgage loans as they increased $71 million QoQ.”

“The net interest margin compressed 12bps QoQ, with both sides of the balance sheet contributing to the compression. We continue to experience pricing pressure due to the inverted yield curve at the pricing point for our loan tenor. In the past, we have articulated our strategy of focusing on rate over volume. During 2Q19, we modified our position and rates due to market conditions. The increase in the cost of funds was primarily driven by pricing pressure on our retail and municipal deposits, as competition from traditional bank and non-bank competitors remains very strong. Although the rates paid on retail and municipal deposits have increased, they remain less expensive than alternative funding sources, including wholesale funding. Given an inverted yield curve, we continue to proactively mitigate the NIM compression through the closing of C&I floating rate loans and our swap strategy. In June 2019, we entered into an additional $100 million of swaps on borrowings bringing total swaps on borrowings to $542 million at the end of 2Q19. Our long-term goal is to move towards being more interest rate neutral which allows us to perform better in all interest rate environments.”

Mr. Buran continued, “We remain focused on preserving strong risk management practices, including conservative underwriting standards and improving yields to achieve improved risk-adjusted returns. We continue to focus on increasing the amount of direct loan business, as approximately 63% of 2Q19 loan closings were non-brokered loans.”

  • Multi-family (excluding underlying co-operative mortgages), commercial real estate, and one-to-four family mixed-use property mortgage loans originated during 2Q19 had a yield of 4.60%, which is above our core yield of total loans for the same period, a decrease of 41bps from 5.01% for 1Q19 and an increase of 33bps from 4.27% for 2Q18. As noted, the decrease in the yield of 2Q19 originations was due to the inverted yield curve. We maintained our asset quality as these loans had an average loan-to-value ratio of 38% and an average debt coverage ratio of 192%.
  • We remain committed to our strategy of focusing on C&I loans, commercial real estate loans and multi-family. In the 2Q19, these loan closings represented 53%, 14%, and 19%, respectively, of all originations, which were made while maintaining conservative loan-to-value and debt coverage ratios.

Mr. Buran concluded, “Overall, we remain well capitalized and well positioned to deliver profitable growth and long-term value to our shareholders as we continue to execute our strategic objectives.”

Summary of Strategic Objectives

  • Manage cost of funds and continue to improve funding mix
  • Increase interest income by leveraging loan pricing opportunities and portfolio mix
  • Enhance core earnings power by improving scalability and efficiency
  • Manage credit risk
  • Maintain well capitalized levels under all stress test scenarios

Earnings Summary:

Net Interest Income

Net interest income for 2Q19 was $40.0 million, a decrease of $2.6 million, or 6.1% YoY (2Q19 compared to 2Q18) and $1.8 million, or 4.3% QoQ (2Q19 compared to 1Q19).

  • Net interest margin of 2.45%, decreased 32bps YoY and 12bps QoQ
  • Net interest spread of 2.23%, decreased 38bps YoY and 13bps QoQ
  • Yield on average interest-earning assets of 4.26%, increased 15bps YoY but decreased 3bps QoQ
  • Cost of average interest-bearing liabilities of 2.03%, increased 53bps YoY and 10bps QoQ
  • Cost of funds of 1.90%, increased 50bps YoY and 10bps QoQ, driven by increases in rates paid on deposits and short-term borrowings resulting from increases in the Fed Funds rate 
  • Average balance of total interest-earning assets of $6,540.1 million, increased $358.9 million, or 5.8%, YoY and $19.0 million, or 0.3%, QoQ
  • Net interest income includes prepayment penalty income from loans and securities totaling $1.1 million in 2Q19, $0.8 million in 1Q19 and $1.6 million in 2Q18; recovered interest from delinquent loans of $0.5 million in 2Q19, $0.7 million in 1Q19 and $0.2 million in 2Q18; and losses from fair value adjustments on qualifying hedges totaling $0.8 million in 2Q19, $0.6 million in 1Q19 and none in 2Q18
  • Absent all above items noted in the preceding bullet, the yield on interest-earning assets was 4.21% in 2Q19, a decrease of 3bps from 1Q19 and 22bps from 2Q18 and the net interest margin was 2.40% in 2Q19, which decreased 12bps from 1Q19 and 26bps from 2Q18

Provision for loan losses

The Company recorded a provision of $1.5 million compared to $1.0 million in 1Q19 and none in 2Q18.

  • 2Q19 includes charge-offs from one commercial business loan relationship, after charge-off the remaining book balance for this relationship was $0.2 million, equaling the value of the underlying collateral
  • Recorded net charge-offs of $1.0 million in 2Q19, $0.9 million in 1Q19, and $0.3 million in 2Q18

Non-interest Income

Non-interest income for 2Q19 was $2.5 million, a decrease of $0.7 million YoY, but an increase of $1.5 million QoQ

  • Non-interest income included net gain on sale of assets of $0.8 million in 2Q19, net gain on sale of loans of $0.1 million in each of 2Q19 and 1Q19 and $0.4 million in 2Q18
  • Additionally, non-interest income included net losses from fair value adjustments of $2.0 million in 2Q19, $2.1 million in 1Q19, and $0.3 million in 2Q18
  • Absent all above items, non-interest income was $3.5 million, an increase of $0.5 million, or 16.9%, YoY, and $0.6 million, or 19.0%, QoQ, resulting primarily from a capital gain of $0.5 million recorded in 2Q19 from the redemption of $1.2 million in assets held in a rabbi trust

Non-interest Expense

Non-interest expense for 2Q19 was $27.2 million, a decrease of $0.2 million, or 0.9% YoY, and $5.3 million, or 16.2% QoQ.

  • Non-interest expense improved QoQ, primarily due to 1Q19 including seasonal and one-time expenses
  • The ratio of non-interest expense to average assets improved to 1.58% in 2Q19 compared to 1.89% in 1Q19 and 1.69% in 2Q18
  • The efficiency ratio was 61.1% in 2Q19 compared to 70.4% in 1Q19 and 59.6% in 2Q18

Provision for Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes in 2Q19 was $3.3 million, a decrease of $1.2 million, or 27.1% YoY but an increase of $1.0 million, or 43.1% QoQ.

  • Pre-tax income decreased by $4.6 million, or 24.9% YoY but increased by $4.5 million, or 47.8% QoQ
  • The effective tax rates were 23.7% in 2Q19, 24.5% in 1Q19 and 24.4% in 2Q18

Financial Condition Summary:

Loans:

  • Net loans held for investment were $5,616.9 million reflecting an increase of 0.9% QoQ (not annualized) and 5.7% from June 30, 2018, as we continue to focus on the origination of multi-family, commercial real estate and commercial business loans with a full relationship
  • Loan closings of multi-family, commercial real estate and commercial business loans totaled $254.4 million for 2Q19, or 85.8% of loan production
  • Loan pipeline was $423.9 million at June 30, 2019, compared to $274.8 million at March 31, 2019 and $322.9 million at June 30, 2018
  • The loan-to-value ratio on our portfolio of real estate dependent loans as of June 30, 2019 totaled 38.4%

The following table shows the weighted average rate received from loan closings for the periods indicated:

 For the three months ended
 June 30, March 31, June 30,
Loan type2019 2019 2018
Mortgage loans4.75% 5.14% 4.40%
Non-mortgage loans5.01% 4.96% 4.90%
Total loans4.89% 5.02% 4.57%
      

Credit Quality:

  • Non-performing loans totaled $15.7 million, a decrease of $0.6 million, or 3.4%, from $16.3 million at December 31, 2018
  • Non-performing assets totaled $16.0 million, a decrease of $0.3 million, or 1.9%, from $16.3 million at December 31, 2018
  • Classified assets totaled $31.9 million, a decrease of $14.6 million, or 31.4%, from $46.5 million at December 31, 2018
  • Loans classified as troubled debt restructured (TDR) totaled $6.3 million, a decrease of $2.1 million, or 24.8%, from $8.4 million at December 31, 2018
  • We anticipate continued low loss content in the portfolio, as our strong underwriting standards coupled with our practice of obtaining updated appraisals and recording charge-offs early in the delinquency process has resulted in a 35.4% average loan-to-value for non-performing loans collateralized by real estate
  • Net charge-offs totaled $1.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2019

Capital Management:

  • The Company and Bank, at June 30, 2019, were both well capitalized under all applicable regulatory requirements
  • Through 2Q19, stockholders’ equity increased $15.9 million, or 2.9%, to $565.4 million due to net income of $17.6 million and an improvement in the fair value of the securities portfolio, partially offset by the declaration and payment of dividends on the Company’s common stock
  • During 2Q19, the Company did not repurchase any shares; as of June 30, 2019, up to 467,211 shares remained subject to repurchase under the authorized stock repurchase program, which has no expiration or maximum dollar limit
  • Book value per common share increased to $20.06 at June 30, 2019, from $19.64 at December 31, 2018 and tangible book value per common share, a non-GAAP measure, increased to $19.50 at June 30, 2019, from $19.07 at December 31, 2018

Conference Call Information:

  • John R. Buran, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Susan K. Cullen, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will host a conference call on Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at 9:30 AM (ET) to discuss the Company’s strategy and results for the second quarter
  • Dial-in for Live Call: 1-877-509-5836
  • Webcast: https://services.choruscall.com/links/ffic190724.html
  • Dial-in for Replay: 1-877-344-7529
  • Replay Access Code: 10129655
  • The conference call will be simultaneously webcast and archived through 5:00 PM (ET) on July 24, 2020

About Flushing Financial Corporation

Flushing Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: FFIC) is the holding company for Flushing Bank®, a New York State-chartered commercial bank insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The Bank serves consumers, businesses, professionals, corporate clients, and public entities by offering a full complement of deposit, loan, equipment finance, and cash management services through its banking offices located in Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and on Long Island. As a leader in real estate lending, the Bank’s experienced lending team creates mortgage solutions for real estate owners and property managers both within and outside the New York City metropolitan area. Flushing Bank is an Equal Housing Lender. The Bank also operates an online banking division consisting of iGObanking.com®, which offers competitively priced deposit products to consumers nationwide, and BankPurely®, an eco-friendly, healthier lifestyle community brand.

Additional information on Flushing Bank and Flushing Financial Corporation may be obtained by visiting the Company’s website at http://www.flushingbank.com.

“Safe Harbor” Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this Press Release relating to plans, strategies, economic performance and trends, projections of results of specific activities or investments and other statements that are not descriptions of historical facts may be forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking information is inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results could differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors, which include, but are not limited to, risk factors discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 and in other documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. Forward-looking statements may be identified by terms such as “may”, “will”, “should”, “could”, “expects”, “plans”, “intends”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “estimates”, “predicts”, “forecasts”, “goals”, “potential” or “continue” or similar terms or the negative of these terms. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. The Company has no obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

1 See the tables entitled “Reconciliation of GAAP Earnings and Core Earnings” and “Reconciliation of GAAP Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin to Core Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin.”

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FLUSHING FINANCIAL CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

  For the three months ended For the six months ended
  June 30, March 31 June 30, June 30, June 30,
   2019   2019   2018   2019   2018 
           
Interest and Dividend Income          
Interest and fees on loans $ 62,273  $ 62,330  $ 57,322  $ 124,603  $ 112,339 
Interest and dividends on securities:          
  Interest   6,811    6,909    5,616    13,720    11,084 
  Dividends   19    19    17    38    31 
Other interest income   472    555    338    1,027    625 
  Total interest and dividend income   69,575    69,813    63,293    139,388    124,079 
           
Interest Expense          
Deposits   22,827    21,469    14,788    44,296    26,898 
Other interest expense   6,739    6,541    5,865    13,280    11,932 
  Total interest expense   29,566    28,010    20,653    57,576    38,830 
           
Net Interest Income   40,009    41,803    42,640    81,812    85,249 
Provision for loan losses   1,474    972    -     2,446    153 
Net Interest Income After Provision for Loan Losses   38,535    40,831    42,640    79,366    85,096 
           
Non-interest Income          
Banking services fee income   1,059    973    1,000    2,032    1,948 
Net loss on sale of securities   (15)   -     -     (15)   -  
Net gain on sale of loans   114    63    421    177    158 
Net gain on sale of assets   770    -     -     770    -  
Net loss from fair value adjustments   (1,956)   (2,080)   (267)   (4,036)   (367)
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock dividends   826    903    881    1,729    1,757 
Life insurance proceeds   -     43    -     43    776 
Bank owned life insurance   810    740    776    1,550    1,538 
Other income   843    301    357    1,144    558 
  Total non-interest income   2,451    943    3,168    3,394    6,368 
           
Non-interest Expense          
Salaries and employee benefits   15,668    19,166    15,291    34,834    33,746 
Occupancy and equipment   2,742    2,789    2,476    5,531    5,053 
Professional services   1,806    2,265    2,439    4,071    4,624 
FDIC deposit insurance   667    485    547    1,152    1,047 
Data processing   1,420    1,492    1,426    2,912    2,827 
Depreciation and amortization   1,497    1,518    1,455    3,015    2,844 
Other real estate owned/foreclosure expense   20    77    40    97    136 
Net gain from sales of real estate owned   -     -     (27)   -     (27)
Other operating expenses   3,338    4,627    3,749    7,965    8,440 
  Total non-interest expense   27,158    32,419    27,396    59,577    58,690 
           
Income Before Income Taxes   13,828    9,355    18,412    23,183    32,774 
           
Provision for Income Taxes          
Federal   2,981    1,943    3,311    4,924    5,918 
State and local   291    344    1,178    635    1,521 
  Total taxes   3,272    2,287    4,489    5,559    7,439 
           
Net Income $ 10,556  $ 7,068  $ 13,923  $ 17,624  $ 25,335 
           
           
Basic earnings per common share $ 0.37  $ 0.25  $ 0.48  $ 0.61  $ 0.88 
Diluted earnings per common share $ 0.37  $ 0.25  $ 0.48  $ 0.61  $ 0.88 
Dividends per common share $ 0.21  $ 0.21  $ 0.20  $ 0.42  $ 0.40 
           
           

 

FLUSHING FINANCIAL CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

    June 30, March 31, December 31,
     2019   2019   2018 
ASSETS      
Cash and due from banks$56,484  $58,677  $118,561 
Securities held-to-maturity:     
 Mortgage-backed securities 7,944   7,949   7,953 
 Other securities 52,242   22,532   24,065 
Securities available for sale:     
 Mortgage-backed securities 554,481   579,185   557,953 
 Other securities 254,172   266,839   264,702 
Loans:     
 Multi-family residential 2,263,875   2,256,447   2,269,048 
 Commercial real estate 1,524,693   1,529,001   1,542,547 
 One-to-four family ― mixed-use property 582,264   582,049   577,741 
 One-to-four family ― residential 184,024   188,615   190,350 
 Co-operative apartments 8,137   7,903   8,498 
 Construction 58,503   54,933   50,600 
 Small Business Administration 14,511   15,188   15,210 
 Taxi medallion 3,555   3,891   4,539 
 Commercial business and other 983,573   935,297   877,763 
 Net unamortized premiums and unearned loan fees 15,278   15,422   15,188 
 Allowance for loan losses (21,510)  (21,015)  (20,945)
   Net loans 5,616,903   5,567,731   5,530,539 
Interest and dividends receivable 26,552   27,226   25,485 
Bank premises and equipment, net 28,623   29,798   30,418 
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York stock 63,029   51,182   57,282 
Bank owned life insurance 157,604   131,794   131,788 
Goodwill 16,127   16,127   16,127 
Other real estate owned, net 239   -   - 
Right of Use Asset 42,557   44,033   - 
Other assets 68,677   64,377   69,303 
   Total assets$6,945,634  $6,867,450  $6,834,176 
         
LIABILITIES     
Due to depositors:     
  Non-interest bearing$413,813  $401,064  $413,747 
  Certificate of deposit accounts 1,544,117   1,511,770   1,563,310 
  Savings accounts 196,820   201,811   210,022 
  Money market accounts 1,302,153   1,352,843   1,427,992 
  NOW accounts 1,368,813   1,542,606   1,300,852 
   Total  deposits 4,825,716   5,010,094   4,915,923 
Mortgagors' escrow deposits 52,201   70,115   44,861 
Borrowed funds 1,371,890   1,116,416   1,250,843 
Operating Lease Liability 50,898   52,510   - 
Other liabilities 79,539   58,756   73,085 
   Total liabilities 6,380,244   6,307,891   6,284,712 
         
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY     
Preferred stock (5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued) -   -   - 
Common stock ($0.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 31,530,595 shares     
 issued at June 30, 2019, March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018; 28,187,922     
 shares, 28,187,184 shares and 27,983,637 shares outstanding at June 30, 2019,     
 March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively) 315   315   315 
Additional paid-in capital 224,231   222,859   222,720 
Treasury stock (3,342,673 shares, 3,343,411 shares and 3,546,958  shares at     
 June 30, 2019, March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively) (70,913)  (70,929)  (75,146)
Retained earnings 422,373   417,856   414,327 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes (10,616)  (10,542)  (12,752)
   Total stockholders' equity 565,390   559,559   549,464 
         
   Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$6,945,634  $6,867,450  $6,834,176 
         
         

FLUSHING FINANCIAL CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

 At or for the three months ended At or for the six months ended 
 June 30, March 31, June 30, June 30, June 30, 
  2019 2019 2018 2019 2018 
Per Share Data          
Basic earnings per share$0.37 $0.25 $0.48 $0.61 $0.88 
Diluted earnings per share$0.37 $0.25 $0.48 $0.61 $0.88 
Average number of shares outstanding for:          
Basic earnings per common share computation 28,760,816  28,621,018  28,844,829  28,691,303  28,909,135 
Diluted earnings per common share computation 28,760,816  28,621,030  28,845,611  28,691,309  28,910,034 
Shares outstanding 28,187,922  28,187,184  28,319,213  28,187,922  28,319,213 
Book value per common share (1)$20.06 $19.85 $19.00 $20.06 $19.00 
Tangible book value per common share (2)$19.50 $19.29 $18.44 $19.50 $18.44 
           
Stockholders' Equity          
Stockholders' equity$565,390 $559,559 $538,044 $565,390 $538,044 
Tangible stockholders' equity 549,549  543,722  522,208  549,549  522,208 
           
Average Balances          
Total loans, net$5,565,057 $5,544,667 $5,316,033 $5,554,919 $5,273,939 
Total interest-earning assets 6,540,134  6,521,142  6,181,186  6,530,692  6,140,173 
Total assets 6,891,541  6,868,140  6,484,882  6,879,905  6,444,364 
Total due to depositors 4,595,189  4,598,305  4,310,461  4,596,738  4,243,844 
Total interest-bearing liabilities 5,825,187  5,811,263  5,515,580  5,818,263  5,479,268 
Stockholders' equity 560,624  552,621  532,027  556,645  530,662 
           
Performance Ratios (3)          
Return on average assets 0.61% 0.41% 0.86% 0.51% 0.79%
Return on average equity 7.53  5.12  10.47  6.33  9.55 
Yield on average interest-earning assets (4) 4.26  4.29  4.11  4.28  4.06 
Cost of average interest-bearing liabilities 2.03  1.93  1.50  1.98  1.42 
Cost of funds 1.90  1.80  1.40  1.85  1.33 
Interest rate spread during period (4) 2.23  2.36  2.61  2.30  2.64 
Net interest margin (4) 2.45  2.57  2.77  2.51  2.79 
Non-interest expense to average assets 1.58  1.89  1.69  1.73  1.82 
Efficiency ratio (5) 61.06  70.37  59.58  67.36  64.41 
Average interest-earning assets to average          
interest-bearing liabilities 1.12X 1.12X 1.12X 1.12X 1.12X


(1)Calculated by dividing stockholders’ equity by shares outstanding.
(2)Calculated by dividing tangible stockholders’ common equity, a non-GAAP measure by shares outstanding. Tangible stockholders’ common equity is stockholders’ equity less intangible assets (goodwill, net of deferred taxes). See “Calculation of Tangible Stockholders’ Common Equity to Tangible Assets”.
(3)Ratios are presented on an annualized basis, where appropriate.
(4)Yields are calculated on the tax equivalent basis using the statutory federal income tax rate of 21% for the periods presented.
(5)Efficiency ratio, a non-GAAP measure, was calculated by dividing non-interest expense (excluding accelerated employee benefits upon officers death, OREO expense and the net gain/loss from the sale of OREO) by the total of net interest income (excluding net losses from fair value adjustments on qualifying hedges) and non-interest income (excluding net gains and losses from the sale of securities, assets and fair value adjustments and life insurance proceeds).
  
  

FLUSHING FINANCIAL CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)

 At or for the six  At or for the year  At or for the six 
 ended  ended  months ended 
 June 30, 2019  December 31, 2018  June 30, 2018 
         
Selected Financial Ratios and Other Data        
         
Regulatory capital ratios (for Flushing Financial Corporation):        
Tier 1 capital$600,730  $586,582   $572,189 
Common equity Tier 1 capital 558,848   546,230    534,036 
Total risk-based capital 697,240   682,527    667,409 
         
Tier 1 leverage capital (well capitalized = 5%) 8.72%  8.74 %   8.79%
Common equity Tier 1 risk-based capital (well capitalized = 6.5%) 10.60   10.98    11.07 
Tier 1 risk-based capital (well capitalized = 8.0%) 11.39   11.79    11.87 
Total risk-based capital (well capitalized = 10.0%) 13.22   13.72    13.84 
         
Regulatory capital ratios (for Flushing Bank only):        
Tier 1 capital$667,882  $660,782   $644,880 
Common equity Tier 1 capital 667,882   660,782    644,880 
Total risk-based capital 689,392   681,727    665,100 
         
Tier 1 leverage capital (well capitalized = 5%) 9.69%  9.85 %   9.90%
Common equity Tier 1 risk-based capital (well capitalized = 6.5%) 12.66   13.28    13.37 
Tier 1 risk-based capital (well capitalized = 8.0%) 12.66   13.28    13.37 
Total risk-based capital (well capitalized = 10.0%) 13.07   13.70    13.79 
         
Capital ratios:        
Average equity to average assets 8.09%  8.22 %   8.23%
Equity to total assets 8.14   8.04    8.32 
Tangible common equity to tangible assets (1) 7.93   7.83    8.09 
         
Asset quality:        
Non-accrual loans (2)$15,702  $16,253   $14,059 
Non-performing loans 15,702   16,253    14,789 
Non-performing assets 15,976   16,288    14,824 
Net charge-offs/ (recoveries) 1,881   (19)   284 
         
Asset quality ratios:        
Non-performing loans to gross loans 0.28%  0.29 %   0.28%
Non-performing assets to total assets 0.23   0.24    0.23 
Allowance for loan losses to gross loans 0.38   0.38    0.38 
Allowance for loan losses to non-performing assets 134.64   128.60    136.40 
Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans 136.99   128.87    136.72 
         
Full-service customer facilities 19   19    18 
         
(1) See “Calculation of Tangible Stockholders’ Common Equity to Tangible Assets”.
(2) Excludes performing non-accrual TDR loans.
 
 

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NET INTEREST MARGIN
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)

 For the three months ended 
 June 30, 2019 March 31, 2019 June 30, 2018 
 Average Yield/ Average Yield/ Average Yield/ 
 BalanceInterestCost BalanceInterestCost BalanceInterestCost 
 (Dollars in thousands) 
Interest-earning Assets:            
Mortgage loans, net$4,590,429$50,2064.37%$4,619,587$50,8454.40%$4,509,778$47,6734.23%
Other loans, net 974,628 12,0674.95  925,080 11,4854.97  806,255 9,6494.79 
Total loans, net (1) (2) 5,565,057 62,2734.48  5,544,667 62,3304.50  5,316,033 57,3224.31 
Taxable securities:            
Mortgage-backed            
securities 585,892 4,2252.88  573,397 4,2482.96  533,088 3,7542.82 
Other securities 242,560 2,1353.52  241,863 2,2113.66  122,601 1,0233.34 
Total taxable securities 828,452 6,3603.07  815,260 6,4593.17  655,689 4,7772.91 
Tax-exempt securities: (3)            
Other securities 56,064 5954.25  58,173 5944.08  124,058 1,0843.50 
Total tax-exempt securities 56,064 5954.25  58,173 5944.08  124,058 1,0843.50 
Interest-earning deposits            
and federal funds sold 90,561 4722.08  103,042 5552.15  85,406 3381.58 
Total interest-earning            
assets 6,540,134 69,7004.26  6,521,142 69,9384.29  6,181,186 63,5214.11 
Other assets 351,407    346,998    303,696   
Total assets$6,891,541   $6,868,140   $6,484,882   
             
             
Interest-bearing Liabilities:            
Deposits:            
Savings accounts$200,349 3480.69 $205,775 3610.70 $235,564 2850.48 
NOW accounts 1,541,956 6,6411.72  1,488,859 6,0311.62  1,444,889 3,3640.93 
Money market accounts 1,336,526 6,9742.09  1,380,172 6,8211.98  1,110,690 3,9831.43 
Certificate of deposit            
accounts 1,516,358 8,8022.32  1,523,499 8,2032.15  1,519,348 7,1181.87 
Total due to depositors 4,595,189 22,7651.98  4,598,305 21,4161.86  4,310,491 14,7501.37 
Mortgagors' escrow            
accounts 83,799 620.30  62,174 530.34  77,343 380.20 
Total interest-bearing            
deposits 4,678,988 22,8271.95  4,660,479 21,4691.84  4,387,834 14,7881.35 
Borrowings 1,146,199 6,7392.35  1,150,784 6,5412.27  1,127,746 5,8652.08 
Total interest-bearing            
liabilities 5,825,187 29,5662.03  5,811,263 28,0101.93  5,515,580 20,6531.50 
Non interest-bearing            
demand deposits 394,642    398,829    370,790   
Other liabilities 111,088    105,427    66,485   
Total liabilities 6,330,917    6,315,519    5,952,855   
Equity 560,624    552,621    532,027   
Total liabilities and            
equity$6,891,541   $6,868,140   $6,484,882   
             
Net interest income /            
net interest rate spread (tax equivalent) (3) $40,1342.23% $41,9282.36% $42,8682.61%
             
Net interest-earning assets /            
net interest margin (tax equivalent)$714,947 2.45%$709,879 2.57%$665,606 2.77%
             
Ratio of interest-earning            
assets to interest-bearing            
liabilities  1.12X  1.12X  1.12X


(1)Loan interest income includes loan fee income (which includes net amortization of deferred fees and costs, late charges, and prepayment penalties) of approximately $0.4 million, $0.5 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, March 31, 2019 and June 30, 2018, respectively.
(2)Loan interest income includes net losses from fair value adjustments on qualifying hedges of $0.8 million, $0.6 million and none for the three months ended June 30, 2019, March 31, 2019 and June 30, 2018, respectively.
(3)Interest and yields are calculated on the tax equivalent basis using the statutory federal income tax rate of 21% for the three months ended June 30, 2019, March 31, 2019 and June 30, 2018 totaling $125,000, $125,000 and $228,000, respectively.
  
  

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NET INTEREST MARGIN
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)

 For the six months ended 
 June 30, 2019  June 30, 2018 
 Average Yield/  Average Yield/ 
 BalanceInterestCost  BalanceInterestCost 
Interest-earning Assets:         
Mortgage loans, net$4,604,928$101,0514.39% $4,476,509$93,7854.19%
Other loans, net 949,991 23,5524.96   797,430 18,5544.65 
Total loans, net (1) (2) 5,554,919 124,6034.49   5,273,939 112,3394.26 
Taxable securities:         
Mortgage-backed         
securities 579,679 8,4732.92   528,922 7,2612.75 
Other securities 242,214 4,3463.59   126,816 2,1443.38 
Total taxable securities 821,893 12,8193.12   655,738 9,4052.87 
Tax-exempt securities: (3)         
Other securities 57,113 1,1894.16   124,091 2,1653.49 
Total tax-exempt securities 57,113 1,1894.16   124,091 2,1653.49 
Interest-earning deposits         
and federal funds sold 96,767 1,0272.12   86,405 6251.45 
Total interest-earning         
assets 6,530,692 139,6384.28   6,140,173 124,5344.06 
Other assets 349,213     304,191   
Total assets$6,879,905    $6,444,364   
          
          
Interest-bearing Liabilities:         
Deposits:         
Savings accounts$203,047 7090.70  $250,646 6740.54 
NOW accounts 1,515,554 12,6721.67   1,492,413 6,5120.87 
Money market accounts 1,358,228 13,7952.03   1,068,443 7,0581.32 
Certificate of deposit         
accounts 1,519,909 17,0052.24   1,432,342 12,5811.76 
Total due to depositors 4,596,738 44,1811.92   4,243,844 26,8251.26 
Mortgagors' escrow         
accounts 73,046 1150.31   68,202 730.21 
Total interest-bearing         
deposits 4,669,784 44,2961.90   4,312,046 26,8981.25 
Borrowings 1,148,479 13,2802.31   1,167,222 11,9322.04 
Total interest-bearing         
liabilities 5,818,263 57,5761.98   5,479,268 38,8301.42 
Non interest-bearing         
demand deposits 396,724     367,903   
Other liabilities 108,273     66,531   
Total liabilities 6,323,260     5,913,702   
Equity 556,645     530,662   
Total liabilities and         
equity$6,879,905    $6,444,364   
          
Net interest income /         
net interest rate spread (tax equivalent) (3) $82,0622.30%  $85,7042.64%
          
Net interest-earning assets /         
net interest margin (tax equivalent)$712,429 2.51% $660,905 2.79%
          
Ratio of interest-earning         
assets to interest-bearing         
liabilities  1.12X   1.12X


(1)Loan interest income includes loan fee income (which includes net amortization of deferred fees and costs, late charges, and prepayment penalties) of approximately $0.9 million and $0.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
(2)Loan interest income includes net losses from fair value adjustments on qualifying hedges of $1.5 million and none for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018, respectively.
(3)Interest and yields are calculated on the tax equivalent basis using the statutory federal income tax rate of 21% for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2018 totaling $250,000 and $455,000, respectively.
  
  

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DEPOSIT COMPOSITION
(Unaudited)

          June 2019 vs.     June 2019 vs.
    June 30, March 31, December 31, December 2018 September 30, June 30, June 2018
(Dollars in thousands)2019 2019 2018 % Change 2018 2018 % Change
Deposits             
Non-interest bearing$413,813 $401,064 $413,747 0.0% $398,606 $388,467 6.5%
Interest bearing:             
 Certificate of deposit             
  accounts 1,544,117  1,511,770  1,563,310 -1.2%  1,562,962  1,452,016 6.3%
 Savings accounts 196,820  201,811  210,022 -6.3%  216,976  225,815 -12.8%
 Money market accounts 1,302,153  1,352,843  1,427,992 -8.8%  1,223,640  1,069,835 21.7%
 NOW accounts 1,368,813  1,542,606  1,300,852 5.2%  1,255,464  1,422,745 -3.8%
  Total interest-bearing             
   deposits 4,411,903  4,609,030  4,502,176 -2.0%  4,259,042  4,170,411 5.8%
                 
   Total deposits$4,825,716 $5,010,094 $4,915,923 -1.8% $4,657,648 $4,558,878 5.9%
 
 

 

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LOANS
(Unaudited)

Loan Closings

 For the three months For the six months ended
 June 30, March 31 June 30, June 30, June 30,
(In thousands)2019 2019 2018 2019 2018
Multi-family residential$55,629 $27,214 $70,972 $82,843 $152,153
Commercial real estate 42,700  13,941  64,890  56,641  136,444
One-to-four family – mixed-use property 12,885  16,423  12,294  29,308  28,362
One-to-four family – residential 7,884  3,886  6,974  11,770  23,942
Co-operative apartments 300  -  1,500  300  1,500
Construction 18,715  5,901  9,940  24,616  24,619
Small Business Administration 2,255  329  228  2,584  2,195
Commercial business and other 156,029  130,330  88,612  286,359  228,019
Total$296,397 $198,024 $255,410 $494,421 $597,234
          

 

Loan Composition

          June 2019 vs.     June 2019 vs.
    June 30, March 31, December 31, December 2018 September 30, June 30, June 2018
(Dollars in thousands)2019 2019 2018 % Change 2018 2018 % Change
Loans held for investment:             
Multi-family residential$2,263,875  $2,256,447  $2,269,048  -0.2% $2,235,370  $2,247,852  0.7%
Commercial real estate 1,524,693   1,529,001   1,542,547  -1.2%  1,460,555   1,471,894  3.6%
One-to-four family ―             
 mixed-use property 582,264   582,049   577,741  0.8%  565,302   564,474  3.2%
One-to-four family ― residential 184,024   188,615   190,350  -3.3%  188,975   187,741  -2.0%
Co-operative apartments 8,137   7,903   8,498  -4.2%  7,771   7,839  3.8%
Construction 58,503   54,933   50,600  15.6%  40,239   33,826  73.0%
Small Business Administration 14,511   15,188   15,210  -4.6%  14,322   14,405  0.7%
Taxi medallion 3,555   3,891   4,539  -21.7%  6,078   6,225  -42.9%
Commercial business and other 983,573   935,297   877,763  12.1%  846,224   783,904  25.5%
Net unamortized premiums             
 and unearned loan fees 15,278   15,422   15,188  0.6%  15,226   15,647  -2.4%
Allowance for loan losses (21,510)  (21,015)  (20,945) 2.7%  (20,309)  (20,220) 6.4%
   Net loans$5,616,903  $5,567,731  $5,530,539  1.6% $5,359,753  $5,313,587  5.7%
 

Net Loans Activity

 

 Three Months Ended
 June 30, March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30,
(In thousands) 2019   2019   2018   2018   2018 
Loans originated and purchased$296,397  $198,024  $344,732  $308,825  $255,410 
Principal reductions (243,263)  (158,815)  (173,061)  (257,902)  (226,030)
Loans sold (1,970)  (1,043)  -   (4,027)  (7,273)
Loan charged-offs (1,114)  (1,138)  (211)  (220)  (416)
Foreclosures (239)  -   -   -   - 
Net change in deferred fees and costs (144)  234   (38)  (421)  (748)
Net change in the allowance for loan losses (495)  (70)  (636)  (89)  322 
Total loan activity$49,172  $37,192  $170,786  $46,166  $21,265 
 
 

 

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NON-PERFORMING ASSETS and NET CHARGE-OFFS
(Unaudited)

  June 30, March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30,
(Dollars in thousands)2019 2019 2018 2018 2018
Loans 90 Days Or More Past Due         
 and Still Accruing:         
Commercial real estate$-  $-  $-  $111  $- 
Construction -   -   -   -   730 
 Total -   -   -   111   730 
           
Non-accrual Loans:         
Multi-family residential 2,008   2,009   2,410   862   2,165 
Commercial real estate 1,488   1,050   1,379   1,398   1,448 
One-to-four family - mixed-use property 1,752   1,305   928   795   2,157 
One-to-four family - residential 5,411   5,708   6,144   6,610   6,969 
Co-operative apartments -   -   -   -   575 
Construction -   950   -   -   - 
Small Business Administration 1,224   1,227   1,267   1,395   - 
Taxi medallion(1) 1,361   1,372   613   712   743 
Commercial business and other 2,458   2,114   3,512   761   2 
 Total 15,702   15,735   16,253   12,533   14,059 
           
 Total Non-performing Loans 15,702   15,735   16,253   12,644   14,789 
           
Other Non-performing Assets:         
Real estate acquired through foreclosure 239   -   -   -   - 
Other asset acquired through foreclosure 35   35   35   35   35 
 Total 274   35   35   35   35 
           
 Total Non-performing Assets$15,976  $15,770  $16,288  $12,679  $14,824 
           
Non-performing Assets to Total Assets 0.23%  0.23%  0.24%  0.19%  0.23%
Allowance For Loan Losses to Non-performing Loans 137.0%  133.6%  128.9%  160.6%  136.7%
           
(1)Not included in the above analysis are non-accrual performing TDR taxi medallion loans totaling $2.2 million in 2Q19, $2.5 million in 1Q19, $3.9 million in 4Q18, $5.4 million in 3Q18 and $5.5 million in 2Q18.
  
  

Net Charge-Offs (Recoveries)

 Three Months Ended
 June 30, March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30,
(In thousands)2019 2019 2018 2018 2018
Multi-family residential$(10) $(13) $(4) $18  $28 
Commercial real estate (7)  -   -   -   - 
One-to-four family – mixed-use property (2)  (85)  (18)  (36)  (79)
One-to-four family – residential 110   (4)  (199)  (258)  (4)
Small Business Administration (16)  (4)  170   134   18 
Taxi medallion (50)  (84)  (143)  40   353 
Commercial business and other 954   1,092   (20)  13   6 
Total net loan charge-offs (recoveries)$979  $902  $(214) $(89) $322 
          
          

Core Diluted EPS, Core ROAE, Core ROAA, Core Net Interest Income, Core Yield on Total Loans, Core Net Interest Margin and tangible book value per common share are each non-GAAP measures used in this release. A reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures appears below in tabular form. The Company believes that these measures are useful for both investors and management to understand the effects of certain interest and non-interest items and provide an alternative view of the Company's performance over time and in comparison to the Company's competitors. These measures should not be viewed as a substitute for net income. The Company believes that tangible book value per common share is useful for both investors and management as these are measures commonly used by financial institutions, regulators and investors to measure the capital adequacy of financial institutions. The Company believes these measures facilitate comparison of the quality and composition of the Company's capital over time and in comparison to its competitors. These measures should not be viewed as a substitute for total shareholders' equity.

These non-GAAP measures have inherent limitations, are not required to be uniformly applied and are not audited. They should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of results reported under GAAP. These non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.


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RECONCILIATION OF GAAP EARNINGS and CORE EARNINGS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

 Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
 June 30,March 31,June 30, June 30,June 30,
 201920192018 20192018
       
                 
                 
GAAP income before income taxes$13,828 $9,355 $18,412  $23,183 $32,774 
       
Net loss from fair value adjustments 1,956  2,080  267   4,036  367 
Net loss on sale of securities 15  -  -   15  - 
Life insurance proceeds -  (43) -   (43) (776)
Net gain on sale of assets (770) -  -   (770) - 
Net losses from fair value adjustments on qualifying hedges 818  637  -   1,455  - 
Accelerated employee benefits upon Officer's death -  455  -   455  - 
       
Core income before taxes 15,847  12,484  18,679   28,331  32,365 
       
Provision for income taxes for core income 3,771  3,033  4,573   6,804  7,555 
       
Core net income$12,076 $9,451 $14,106  $21,527 $24,810 
       
GAAP diluted earnings per common share$0.37 $0.25 $0.48  $0.61 $0.88 
       
Net loss from fair value adjustments, net of tax 0.05  0.05  0.01   0.10  0.01 
Net loss on sale of securities, net of tax -  -  -   -  - 
Life insurance proceeds -  -  -   -  (0.03)
Net gain on sale of assets, net of tax (0.02) -  -   (0.02) - 
Net losses from fair value adjustments on qualifying hedges, net of tax 0.02  0.02  -   0.04  - 
Accelerated employee benefits upon Officer's death, net of tax -  0.01  -   0.01  - 
       
Core diluted earnings per common share1$0.42 $0.33 $0.49  $0.75 $0.86 
       
       
Core net income, as calculated above$12,076 $9,451 $14,106  $21,527 $24,810 
Average assets 6,891,541  6,868,140  6,484,882   6,879,905  6,444,364 
Average equity 560,624  552,621  532,027   556,645  530,662 
Core return on average assets2 0.70% 0.55% 0.87%  0.63% 0.77%
Core return on average equity2 8.62% 6.84% 10.61%  7.73% 9.35%
       
       
(1)  Core diluted earnings per common share may not foot due to rounding.      
(2)  Ratios are calculated on an annualized basis.      
       
       

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RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET INTEREST INCOME and NET INTEREST MARGIN
To CORE NET INTEREST INCOME and NET INTEREST MARGIN
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)

 Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
 June 30,March 31,June 30, June 30,June 30,
 201920192018 20192018
       
GAAP net interest income$40,009 $41,803 $42,640  $81,812 $85,249 
Net losses from fair value adjustments on qualifying hedges 818  637  -   1,455  - 
Core net interest income$40,827 $42,440 $42,640  $83,267 $85,249 
       
       
GAAP interest income on total loans, net$62,273 $62,330 $57,322  $124,603 $112,339 
Net losses from fair value adjustments on qualifying hedges 818  637  -   1,455  - 
Prepayment penalties received on loans (1,120) (805) (1,451)  (1,925) (2,364)
Net recoveries of interest from non-accrual loans (519) (714) (248)  (1,233) (414)
Core interest income on total loans, net$61,452 $61,448 $55,623  $122,900 $109,561 
Average total loans, net$5,565,057 $5,544,667 $5,316,033  $5,554,919 $5,273,939 
Core yield on total loans 4.42% 4.43% 4.19%  4.42% 4.15%
       
       
Net interest income tax equivalent$40,134 $41,928 $42,868  $82,062 $85,704 
Net losses from fair value adjustments on qualifying hedges 818  637  -   1,455  - 
Prepayment penalties received on loans and securities (1,120) (805) (1,553)  (1,925) (2,466)
Net recoveries of interest from non-accrual loans (519) (714) (248)  (1,233) (414)
Net interest income used in calculation of Core net interest margin$39,313 $41,046 $41,067  $80,359 $82,824 
Total average interest-earning assets$6,540,134 $6,521,142 $6,181,186  $6,530,692 $6,140,173 
Core net interest margin 2.40% 2.52% 2.66%  2.46% 2.70%
                 
                 

 

FLUSHING FINANCIAL CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
CALCULATION OF TANGIBLE STOCKHOLDERS’
COMMON EQUITY to TANGIBLE ASSETS
(Unaudited)

   June 30,December 31,June 30,
(Dollars in thousands)201920182018
Total Equity$565,390 $549,464 $538,044 
Less:   
 Goodwill (16,127) (16,127) (16,127)
 Intangible deferred tax liabilities 286  290  291 
  Tangible Stockholders' Common Equity$549,549 $533,627 $522,208 
      
Total Assets$6,945,634 $6,834,176 $6,467,616 
Less:   
 Goodwill (16,127) (16,127) (16,127)
 Intangible deferred tax liabilities 286  290  291 
  Tangible Assets$6,929,793 $6,818,339 $6,451,780 
      
Tangible Stockholders' Common Equity to Tangible Assets 7.93% 7.83% 8.09%


Susan K. Cullen
Senior Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer                 
Flushing Financial Corporation                                                       
(718) 961-5400

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Source: Flushing Financial Corporation