EX-99.1 2 ex991-earningsreleasejanua.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit

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Press Release


Company Contact:
Exhibit 99.1
Michael J. Fitzpatrick
Chief Financial Officer
OceanFirst Financial Corp.
Tel: (732) 240-4500, ext. 7506
Email: Mfitzpatrick@oceanfirst.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORP.
ANNOUNCES QUARTERLY AND ANNUAL
FINANCIAL RESULTS


RED BANK, NEW JERSEY, JANUARY 27, 2020…OceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:”OCFC”), (the “Company”), the holding company for OceanFirst Bank N.A. (the “Bank”), today announced that net income was $23.5 million, or $0.47 per diluted share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2019, as compared to $26.7 million, or $0.55 per diluted share, for the corresponding prior year quarter. For the year ended December 31, 2019, net income was $88.6 million, or $1.75 per diluted share, as compared to $71.9 million, or $1.51 per diluted share, for the corresponding prior year period.
The results of operations for the quarter ended December 31, 2019 included merger related expenses, branch consolidation expenses, non-recurring professional fees, and reduction in income tax expense from the revaluation of state deferred tax assets as a result of a change in the New Jersey tax code, which decreased net income, net of tax benefit, by $2.3 million. The results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019 included merger related expenses, branch consolidation expenses, non-recurring professional fees, compensation expense due to the retirement of an executive officer, and reduction in income tax expense from the revaluation of state deferred tax assets as a result of a change in the New Jersey tax code, which decreased net income, net of tax benefit, by $16.3 million. Excluding these items, core earnings for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2019 were $25.7 million, or $0.51 per diluted




share, and $104.8 million, or $2.07 per diluted share, respectively. (Please refer to the Non-GAAP Reconciliation table at the end of this document for further details).
Highlights for the quarter are described below:
Loan and deposit growth were both strong. Record loan originations of $504.4 million provided total loan growth of $124.5 million while deposits increased $107.9 million. The Company has a solid loan pipeline of $327.7 million at December 31, 2019, with strong contributions from the New York and Philadelphia markets.
On January 1, 2020, the Company completed its acquisitions of Two River Bancorp (“Two River”) and Country Bank Holding Company, Inc. (“Country Bank”). Two River added $1.1 billion to assets, $938 million to loans, and $942 million to deposits. Country Bank added $798 million to assets, $616 million to loans, and $654 million to deposits.
As a result of the Two River and Country Bank acquisitions on January 1, 2020, consolidated assets were $10.2 billion, loans were $7.8 billion, and deposits were $7.9 billion.
The Company anticipates full integration of operations and the elimination of eight duplicate branches in Two River’s market areas in May 2020, resulting in cost savings in future periods, and full integration of operations of Country Bank later in the year. The Bank also expects to consolidate an additional five branches independent of the acquisitions; bringing the total number of branches consolidated to 53 over the past four years.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Christopher D. Maher, commented on the Company’s results, “The Company delivered strong results for the year with continued growth in core earnings per share and the achievement of record annual core earnings of $104.8 million. With a solid loan pipeline, our prospects for continued organic loan growth in 2020 are bright.” Mr. Maher added, “With the addition of Two River and Country Bank on January 1, 2020, we welcome their stockholders, employees, and customers into the growing OceanFirst family.”

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The Company also announced that the Company’s Board of Directors declared its ninety-second consecutive quarterly cash dividend on common stock. The dividend, for the quarter ended December 31, 2019, of $0.17 per share will be paid on February 19, 2020 to stockholders of record on February 5, 2020.
Results of Operations
On January 31, 2018, the Company completed its acquisition of Sun Bancorp Inc. (“Sun”) and its results of operations are included in the consolidated results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2019, but are excluded from the results of operations for the period from January 1, 2018 to January 31, 2018.
On January 31, 2019, the Company completed its acquisition of Capital Bank of New Jersey (“Capital Bank”) and its results of operations from February 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 are included in the consolidated results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2019, but are excluded from the results of operations for the corresponding prior year periods.
Net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2019, was $23.5 million, or $0.47 per diluted share, as compared to $26.7 million, or $0.55 per diluted share, for the corresponding prior year period. Net income for the year ended December 31, 2019, was $88.6 million, or $1.75 per diluted share, as compared to $71.9 million, or $1.51 per diluted share, for the corresponding prior year period. Net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2019 included merger related expenses, branch consolidation expenses, non-recurring professional fees, and reduction in income tax expense from the revaluation of state deferred tax assets as a result of a change in the New Jersey tax code, which decreased net income, net of tax benefit, by $2.3 million. Net income for the year ended December 31, 2019 included merger related expenses, branch consolidation expenses, non-recurring professional fees, compensation expense due to the retirement of an executive officer, and reduction in income tax expense from the revaluation of state deferred tax assets as a result of a change in the New Jersey tax code, which decreased net income, net of tax benefit, by $16.3 million. Net income for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2018 included merger related expenses, branch consolidation expenses, and reduction of income tax expense from the

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revaluation of deferred tax assets as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“Tax Reform”), which increased net income, net of tax benefit, by $696,000 for the quarter and decreased net income, net of tax benefit, by $22.2 million for the year. Excluding these items, net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2019 decreased over the prior year period, while net income for the year ended December 31, 2019 increased over the prior year period.
Net interest income for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2019 increased to $63.4 million and $256.0 million, respectively, as compared to $61.8 million and $240.5 million, respectively, for the same prior year periods, reflecting an increase in interest-earning assets. Average interest-earning assets increased by $601.0 million and $595.9 million for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2019, respectively, as compared to the same prior year periods. The averages for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2019, were favorably impacted by $332.1 million and $341.9 million, respectively, of interest-earning assets acquired from Capital Bank. The remaining increase in average interest-earning assets was due to organic growth. Average loans receivable, net, increased by $639.1 million and $612.5 million for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2019, respectively, as compared to the same prior year periods. The increases attributable to the acquisition of Capital Bank were $248.4 million and $250.3 million, respectively. The remaining increase in average loans receivable, net, of $390.7 million and $362.2 million, respectively, was due to organic loan growth. The net interest margin for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2019 decreased to 3.48% and 3.62%, respectively, from 3.71% for the same prior year periods. For the quarter and the year ended December 31, 2019, the cost of average interest-bearing liabilities increased to 0.98% and 0.96%, respectively, from 0.80% and 0.70%, respectively, in the corresponding prior year periods. The total cost of deposits (including non-interest bearing deposits) was 0.64% and 0.61% for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2019, respectively, as compared to 0.48% and 0.39%, respectively, in the same prior year periods.
Net interest income for the quarter ended December 31, 2019, decreased by $38,000, as compared to the prior linked quarter. The net interest margin decreased to 3.48% for the quarter ended December 31,

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2019, as compared to 3.55% for the prior linked quarter, while average interest-earning assets increased by $125.9 million. The total cost of deposits (including non-interest bearing deposits) was 0.64% for the quarter ended December 31, 2019, as compared to 0.62% for the quarter ended September 30, 2019.
For the quarter and year ended December 31, 2019, the provision for loan losses was $355,000 and $1.6 million, respectively, as compared to $506,000 and $3.5 million, respectively, for the corresponding prior year periods, and $305,000 in the prior linked quarter. Net loan charge-offs were $139,000 and $1.4 million for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2019, respectively, as compared to net loan charge-offs of $750,000 and $2.6 million, respectively, in the corresponding prior year periods, and net loan recoveries of $196,000 in the prior linked quarter. Non-performing loans totaled $17.8 million at December 31, 2019, as compared to $17.5 million at September 30, 2019, and $17.4 million at December 31, 2018.
For the quarter and year ended December 31, 2019, other income increased to $11.2 million and $42.2 million, respectively, as compared to $8.7 million and $34.8 million, respectively, for the corresponding prior year periods. The increases were partly due to the impact of the Capital Bank acquisition, which added $465,000 and $1.5 million to other income for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2019, respectively, as compared to the same prior year periods. Excluding the Capital Bank acquisition, the increase in other income for the quarter ended December 31, 2019 was primarily due to an increase in derivative fee income of $2.1 million, as compared to the corresponding prior year period. Excluding the Capital Bank acquisition, the increase in other income for the year ended December 31, 2019 was primarily due to an increase in derivative fee income of $4.6 million and a decrease in the loss from real estate operations of $3.5 million, partially offset by decreases in fees and service charges of $1.3 million, rental income of $810,000 received primarily for January and February 2018 on the Company’s executive office, and decrease in the gain on sales of loans of $653,000, mostly related to the sale of one non-performing commercial loan relationship during the first quarter of 2018.

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Operating expenses increased to $47.6 million and $189.1 million for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2019, respectively, as compared to $39.1 million and $186.3 million, respectively, in the same prior year periods. Operating expenses for the quarter ended December 31, 2019 included $5.3 million of merger related expenses, branch consolidation expenses, and non-recurring professional fees, while operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2019 included $22.8 million of merger related expenses, branch consolidation expenses, non-recurring professional fees, and compensation expense due to the retirement of an executive officer. This compares to $1.3 million and $30.1 million, respectively, of merger related and branch consolidation expenses, in the same prior year periods. Excluding the impact of merger related expenses, branch consolidation expenses, non-recurring professional fees, and compensation expense due to the retirement of an executive officer, the change in operating expenses over the prior year was due to the Capital Bank acquisition, which added $1.4 million and $6.3 million for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2019, respectively. Excluding the Capital Bank acquisition, the remaining increase in operating expenses for the quarter ended December 31, 2019 over the prior year period was primarily due to increases in compensation and employee benefits expense of $2.6 million, professional fees of $1.2 million, partially offset by decrease in Federal Deposit Insurance Company (“FDIC”) expense of $559,000, primarily as a result of assessment credits awarded by the FDIC. Excluding the Capital Bank acquisition, the remaining increase in operating expenses, for the year ended December 31, 2019 from the prior year period, was primarily due to increases in professional fees of $2.3 million, check card processing of $1.6 million, compensation and employee benefits expense of $1.3 million, and data processing of $1.0 million, partially offset by decreases in FDIC expense of $1.6 million, and occupancy of $1.1 million.
For the quarter ended December 31, 2019, operating expenses, excluding merger related expenses, branch consolidation expenses, and non-recurring professional fees, increased $2.2 million, as compared to the prior linked quarter. The increase was primarily due to increases in compensation and employee benefits expense of $1.2 million, data processing of $680,000, and professional fees of $538,000.

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For the quarter ended December 31, 2019, operating expenses included $1.3 million of non-recurring professional fees associated with the restructuring of the Company’s retail online and mobile banking vendor contract. The restructured contractual terms are expected to result in an annual cost savings of 48%, or approximately $1.6 million annually, beginning in January 2020, and the earnback on the contract restructuring charge is anticipated to occur over the next ten months.
The provision for income taxes was $3.2 million and $18.8 million for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2019, respectively, as compared to $4.3 million and $13.6 million, respectively, for the same prior year periods. The effective tax rate was 11.9% and 17.5% for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2019, respectively, as compared to 13.8% and 15.9%, respectively, for the same prior year periods. The lower effective tax rate in the current year periods is primarily due to reduction in income tax expense of $2.2 million from the revaluation of state deferred tax assets as a result of a change in the New Jersey tax code. Excluding the impact of the New Jersey tax code change, the effective tax rate for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2019 was 20.2% and 19.6%. The lower effective tax rate in the prior year periods was primarily due to Tax Reform which required the Company to revalue its deferred tax asset, resulting in a tax benefit of $1.9 million, for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2018. The remaining variance is due to larger tax benefits from employee stock option exercises in the prior year periods.
Financial Condition
Total assets increased by $730.0 million to $8.246 billion at December 31, 2019, from $7.516 billion at December 31, 2018, primarily as a result of the acquisition of Capital Bank, which added $494.7 million to total assets. Loans receivable, net, increased by $628.5 million, to $6.208 billion at December 31, 2019, from $5.579 billion at December 31, 2018, primarily due to acquired loans of $307.8 million. As part of the acquisition of Capital Bank, the Company’s goodwill balance increased to $374.6 million at December 31, 2019, from $338.4 million at December 31, 2018. Other assets increased by $95.4 million to $119.5 million at December 31, 2019, from $24.1 million at December 31, 2018, primarily due to

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consideration held in escrow in advance of the acquisition closings on January 1, 2020, of $47.0 million. The core deposit intangible decreased to $15.6 million at December 31, 2019, from $17.0 million at December 31, 2018 due to amortization of core deposit intangible, partially offset by the increase from the acquisition of Capital Bank.
Deposits increased by $514.2 million, to $6.329 billion at December 31, 2019, from $5.815 billion at December 31, 2018, primarily due to acquired deposits of $449.0 million. The loan-to-deposit ratio at December 31, 2019 was 98.1%, as compared to 96.0% at December 31, 2018.
Stockholders’ equity increased to $1.153 billion at December 31, 2019, as compared to $1.039 billion at December 31, 2018. The acquisition of Capital Bank added $76.4 million to stockholders’ equity. On December 18, 2019, the Company announced the authorization of the Board of Directors of the 2019 Stock Repurchase Program to repurchase approximately 5% of the Company’s outstanding common stock up to an additional 2.5 million shares. This amount is in addition to the remaining 167,996 shares available under the existing 2017 Repurchase Program. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company repurchased 1.1 million shares under these repurchase programs at a weighted average cost of $23.12. Tangible stockholders’ equity per common share increased to $15.13 at December 31, 2019, as compared to $14.26 at December 31, 2018.
Asset Quality
The Company’s non-performing loans increased to $17.8 million at December 31, 2019, as compared to $17.4 million at December 31, 2018. Non-performing loans do not include $13.3 million of purchased credit-impaired (“PCI”) loans acquired in the Capital Bank, Sun, Ocean Shore Holding Co. (“Ocean Shore”), Cape Bancorp, Inc. (“Cape”), and Colonial American Bank (“Colonial American”) acquisitions (“Acquisition Transactions”). The Company’s other real estate owned totaled $264,000 at December 31, 2019, as compared to $1.4 million at December 31, 2018.

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At December 31, 2019, the Company’s allowance for loan losses was 0.27% of total loans, a decrease from 0.30% at December 31, 2018. These ratios exclude existing fair value credit marks of $30.3 million at December 31, 2019 on loans acquired from the Acquisition Transactions, and $31.6 million at December 31, 2018 on loans acquired from Sun, Ocean Shore, Cape and Colonial American. These loans were acquired at fair value with no related allowance for loan losses. The allowance for loan losses as a percent of total non-performing loans was 94.41% at December 31, 2019, as compared to 95.19% at December 31, 2018.

Explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Reported amounts are presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”). The Company’s management believes that the supplemental non-GAAP information, which consists of reported net income excluding merger related expenses, branch consolidation expenses, non-recurring professional fees, compensation expense due to the retirement of an executive officer, the impact to income tax expense related to the revaluation of deferred tax assets as required under Tax Reform, and reduction in income tax expense from the revaluation of state deferred tax assets as a result of a change in the New Jersey tax code, which can vary from period to period, provides a better comparison of period to period operating performance. Additionally, the Company believes this information is utilized by regulators and market analysts to evaluate a company’s financial condition and therefore, such information is useful to investors. These disclosures should not be viewed as a substitute for financial results in accordance with GAAP, nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures which may be presented by other companies. Please refer to Non-GAAP Reconciliation table at the end of this document for details on the earnings impact of these items.
Annual Meeting
The Company also announced today that its Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time, at the OceanFirst Bank Administrative Offices located

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at 110 West Front Street, Red Bank, New Jersey. The record date for stockholders to vote at the Annual Meeting is April 3, 2020.
Conference Call
As previously announced, the Company will host an earnings conference call on Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The direct dial number for the call is (888) 338-7143. For those unable to participate in the conference call, a replay will be available. To access the replay, dial (877) 344-7529, Replay Conference Number 10137684 from one hour after the end of the call until April 28, 2020. The conference call, as well as the replay, are also available (listen-only) by Internet webcast at www.oceanfirst.com in the Investor Relations section.
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OceanFirst Financial Corp.’s subsidiary, OceanFirst Bank N.A., founded in 1902, is a $10.2 billion regional bank operating throughout New Jersey, metropolitan Philadelphia and metropolitan New York City. OceanFirst Bank delivers commercial and residential financing solutions, wealth management and deposit services and is one of the largest and oldest community-based financial institutions headquartered in New Jersey.
OceanFirst Financial Corp.’s press releases are available by visiting us at www.oceanfirst.com.


Forward-Looking Statements
    
In addition to historical information, this news release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 which are based on certain assumptions and describe future plans, strategies and expectations of the Company. These forward-looking statements are generally identified by use of the words “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project,” “will,” “should,” “may,” “view,” “opportunity,” “potential,” or similar expressions or expressions of confidence. The Company’s ability to predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. Factors which could have a material adverse effect on the operations of the Company and its subsidiaries include, but are not limited to: changes in interest rates, general economic conditions, levels of unemployment in the Bank’s lending area, real estate market values in the Bank’s lending area, future natural disasters and increases to flood insurance premiums, the level of prepayments on loans and mortgage-backed securities, legislative/regulatory changes, monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. Government including policies of the U.S. Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the quality or composition of the loan or investment portfolios, demand for loan products, deposit flows, competition, demand for financial services in the Company’s market area, accounting principles and guidelines and the Bank’s ability to successfully integrate acquired operations. These risks and uncertainties are further discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, under Item 1A - Risk Factors and elsewhere, and subsequent securities filings and should be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. The Company does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to publicly release the result of any revisions which may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.

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OceanFirst Financial Corp.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
(dollars in thousands)
 
 
December 31, 2019
 
September 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
 
 
(Unaudited)
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and due from banks
 
$
120,544

 
$
140,901

 
$
120,792

Debt securities available-for-sale, at estimated fair value
 
150,960

 
127,308

 
100,717

Debt securities held-to-maturity, net (estimated fair value of $777,290 at December 31, 2019, $826,964 at September 30, 2019, and $832,815 at December 31, 2018)
 
768,873

 
819,253

 
846,810

Equity investments, at estimated fair value
 
10,136

 
10,145

 
9,655

Restricted equity investments, at cost
 
62,356

 
62,095

 
56,784

Loans receivable, net
 
6,207,680

 
6,081,938

 
5,579,222

Loans held-for-sale
 

 
110

 

Interest and dividends receivable
 
21,674

 
21,739

 
19,689

Other real estate owned
 
264

 
294

 
1,381

Premises and equipment, net
 
102,691

 
103,721

 
111,209

Bank Owned Life Insurance
 
237,411

 
236,190

 
222,482

Deferred tax asset
 
50,067

 
66,148

 
63,377

Assets held for sale
 
3,785

 
5,156

 
4,522

Other assets
 
119,465

 
69,033

 
24,101

Core deposit intangible
 
15,607

 
16,605

 
16,971

Goodwill
 
374,632

 
374,537

 
338,442

Total assets
 
$
8,246,145

 
$
8,135,173

 
$
7,516,154

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
 
$
6,328,777

 
$
6,220,855

 
$
5,814,569

Federal Home Loan Bank advances
 
519,260

 
512,149

 
449,383

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase with retail customers
 
71,739

 
65,067

 
61,760

Other borrowings
 
96,801

 
96,667

 
99,530

Advances by borrowers for taxes and insurance
 
13,884

 
16,230

 
14,066

Other liabilities
 
62,565

 
79,677

 
37,488

Total liabilities
 
7,093,026

 
6,990,645

 
6,476,796

Total stockholders’ equity
 
1,153,119

 
1,144,528

 
1,039,358

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
 
$
8,246,145

 
$
8,135,173

 
$
7,516,154


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OceanFirst Financial Corp.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
 
 
For the Three Months Ended,
 
For the Year Ended
 
 
December 31,
 
September 30,
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
 
2019
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
 
|--------------------- (Unaudited) ---------------------|
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
Interest income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans
 
$
70,298

 
$
69,715

 
$
65,320

 
$
279,931

 
$
249,549

Mortgage-backed securities
 
3,552

 
3,761

 
3,947

 
15,300

 
16,034

Debt securities, equity investments and other
 
3,225

 
3,411

 
3,091

 
13,563

 
11,071

Total interest income
 
77,075

 
76,887

 
72,358

 
308,794

 
276,654

Interest expense:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
 
10,214

 
9,817

 
7,068

 
38,432

 
22,578

Borrowed funds
 
3,507

 
3,678

 
3,449

 
14,391

 
13,574

Total interest expense
 
13,721

 
13,495

 
10,517

 
52,823

 
36,152

Net interest income
 
63,354

 
63,392

 
61,841

 
255,971

 
240,502

Provision for loan losses
 
355

 
305

 
506

 
1,636

 
3,490

Net interest income after provision for loan losses
 
62,999

 
63,087

 
61,335

 
254,335

 
237,012

Other income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bankcard services revenue
 
2,641

 
2,658

 
2,511

 
10,263

 
9,228

Trust and asset management revenue
 
478

 
557

 
524

 
2,102

 
2,245

Fees and services charges
 
4,710

 
4,679

 
4,910

 
18,500

 
19,461

Net gain on sales of loans
 
1

 

 
14

 
16

 
668

Net unrealized (loss) gain on equity investments
 
(63
)
 
89

 
83

 
267

 
(199
)
Net loss from other real estate operations
 
(95
)
 
(108
)
 
(837
)
 
(330
)
 
(3,812
)
Income from Bank Owned Life Insurance
 
1,375

 
1,431

 
1,292

 
5,420

 
5,105

Other
 
2,184

 
2,237

 
251

 
5,927

 
2,131

Total other income
 
11,231

 
11,543

 
8,748

 
42,165

 
34,827

Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Compensation and employee benefits
 
22,518

 
21,276

 
18,946

 
89,912

 
83,135

Occupancy
 
4,071

 
4,159

 
4,333

 
17,159

 
17,915

Equipment
 
1,775

 
2,062

 
2,315

 
7,719

 
8,319

Marketing
 
840

 
562

 
940

 
3,469

 
3,415

Federal deposit insurance and regulatory assessments
 
296

 
297

 
856

 
2,227

 
3,713

Data processing
 
4,078

 
3,398

 
3,318

 
14,814

 
13,286

Check card processing
 
1,557

 
1,639

 
1,305

 
5,956

 
4,209

Professional fees
 
3,641

 
2,580

 
1,217

 
9,338

 
4,963

Other operating expense
 
3,815

 
3,902

 
3,581

 
14,968

 
13,509

Amortization of core deposit intangible
 
998

 
1,009

 
983

 
4,027

 
3,811

Branch consolidation expense
 
268

 
1,696

 
240

 
9,050

 
3,151

Merger related expenses
 
3,742

 
777

 
1,048

 
10,503

 
26,911

Total operating expenses
 
47,599

 
43,357

 
39,082

 
189,142

 
186,337

Income before provision for income taxes
 
26,631

 
31,273

 
31,001

 
107,358

 
85,502

Provision for income taxes
 
3,181

 
6,302

 
4,269

 
18,784

 
13,570

Net income
 
$
23,450

 
$
24,971

 
$
26,732

 
$
88,574

 
$
71,932

Basic earnings per share
 
$
0.47

 
$
0.50

 
$
0.56

 
$
1.77

 
$
1.54

Diluted earnings per share
 
$
0.47

 
$
0.49

 
$
0.55

 
$
1.75

 
$
1.51

Average basic shares outstanding
 
49,890

 
50,491

 
47,709

 
50,166

 
46,773

Average diluted shares outstanding
 
50,450

 
50,966

 
48,411

 
50,746

 
47,657



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OceanFirst Financial Corp.
SELECTED LOAN AND DEPOSIT DATA
(dollars in thousands)
LOANS RECEIVABLE
 
 
At
 
 
 
December 31,
2019
 
September 30,
2019
 
June 30,
2019
 
March 31,
2019
 
December 31,
2018
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
 
 
$
396,434

 
$
406,580

 
$
392,336

 
$
383,686

 
$
304,996

Commercial real estate - owner-occupied
 
792,653

 
787,752

 
771,640

 
802,229

 
740,893

Commercial real estate - investor
 
2,296,410

 
2,232,159

 
2,143,093

 
2,161,451

 
2,023,131

Total commercial
 
 
3,485,497

 
3,426,491

 
3,307,069

 
3,347,366

 
3,069,020

Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential real estate
 
 
2,321,157

 
2,234,361

 
2,193,829

 
2,162,668

 
2,044,523

Home equity loans and lines
 
 
318,576

 
330,446

 
341,972

 
351,303

 
353,609

Other consumer
 
 
89,422

 
98,835

 
109,015

 
116,838

 
121,561

Total consumer
 
 
2,729,155

 
2,663,642

 
2,644,816

 
2,630,809

 
2,519,693

Total loans
 
 
6,214,652

 
6,090,133

 
5,951,885

 
5,978,175

 
5,588,713

Deferred origination costs, net
 
9,880

 
8,441

 
8,180

 
7,360

 
7,086

Allowance for loan losses
 
 
(16,852
)
 
(16,636
)
 
(16,135
)
 
(16,705
)
 
(16,577
)
Loans receivable, net
 
 
$
6,207,680

 
$
6,081,938

 
$
5,943,930

 
$
5,968,830

 
$
5,579,222

Mortgage loans serviced for others
 
$
50,042

 
$
54,457

 
$
90,882

 
$
92,274

 
$
95,100

 
At December 31, 2019 Average Yield
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loan pipeline (1):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
4.20
%
 
$
219,269

 
$
126,578

 
$
212,712

 
$
122,325

 
$
129,839

Residential real estate
3.56

 
105,396

 
189,403

 
82,555

 
63,598

 
49,800

Home equity loans and lines
5.35

 
3,049

 
3,757

 
2,550

 
4,688

 
6,571

Total
4.00
%
 
$
327,714

 
$
319,738

 
$
297,817

 
$
190,611

 
$
186,210

 
For the Three Months Ended
 
 
December 31,
2019
 
September 30,
2019
 
June 30,
2019
 
March 31,
2019
 
December 31,
2018
 
 
Average Yield
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loan originations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
4.05
%
 
$
264,938

 
$
315,405

 
$
123,882

 
$
172,233

 
$
151,851

 
Residential real estate
3.49

 
226,492

 
156,308

 
120,771

 
75,530

 
92,776

 
Home equity loans and lines
5.27

 
12,961

 
10,498

 
14,256

 
13,072

 
15,583

 
Total
3.83
%
 
$
504,391

 
$
482,211

 
$
258,909

 
$
260,835

(2) 
$
260,210

(3) 
Loans sold
 
 
$
110

 
$

(4) 
$
403

(4) 
$
495

 
$
728

(4) 
(1)
Loan pipeline includes loans approved but not funded.
(2)
Excludes purchased loans of $100.0 million for residential real estate.
(3)
Excludes purchased loans of $49.5 million for other consumer and $753,000 for residential real estate.
(4)
Excludes the sale of small business administration loans of $3.5 million, under-performing residential loans of $2.9 million, and under-performing commercial loans of $1.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019, June 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, respectively.

DEPOSITS
 
At
 
 
December 31,
2019
 
September 30,
2019
 
June 30,
2019
 
March 31,
2019
 
December 31,
2018
Type of Account
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-interest-bearing
 
$
1,377,396

 
$
1,406,194

 
$
1,370,167

 
$
1,352,520

 
$
1,151,362

Interest-bearing checking
 
2,539,428

 
2,400,331

 
2,342,913

 
2,400,192

 
2,350,106

Money market deposit
 
578,147

 
593,457

 
642,985

 
666,067

 
569,680

Savings
 
898,174

 
901,168

 
909,501

 
922,113

 
877,177

Time deposits
 
935,632

 
919,705

 
921,921

 
949,593

 
866,244

 
 
$
6,328,777

 
$
6,220,855

 
$
6,187,487

 
$
6,290,485

 
$
5,814,569


13


OceanFirst Financial Corp.
ASSET QUALITY
(dollars in thousands)
ASSET QUALITY
December 31,
2019
 
September 30,
2019
 
June 30,
2019
 
March 31,
2019
 
December 31,
2018
Non-performing loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
207

 
$
207

 
$
207

 
$
240

 
$
1,587

Commercial real estate - owner-occupied
4,811

 
4,537

 
4,818

 
4,565

 
501

Commercial real estate - investor
2,917

 
4,073

 
4,050

 
4,115

 
5,024

Residential real estate
7,181

 
5,953

 
5,747

 
8,611

 
7,389

Home equity loans and lines
2,733

 
2,683

 
2,974

 
3,364

 
2,914

Total non-performing loans
17,849

 
17,453

 
17,796

 
20,895

 
17,415

Other real estate owned
264

 
294

 
865

 
1,594

 
1,381

Total non-performing assets
$
18,113

 
$
17,747

 
$
18,661

 
$
22,489

 
$
18,796

Purchased credit-impaired (“PCI”) loans
$
13,265

 
$
13,281

 
$
13,432

 
$
16,306

 
$
8,901

Delinquent loans 30 to 89 days
$
14,798

 
$
19,905

 
$
20,029

 
$
21,578

 
$
25,686

Troubled debt restructurings:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-performing (included in total non-performing loans above)
$
6,566

 
$
6,152

 
$
6,815

 
$
6,484

 
$
3,595

Performing
18,042

 
18,977

 
19,314

 
19,690

 
22,877

Total troubled debt restructurings
$
24,608

 
$
25,129

 
$
26,129

 
$
26,174

 
$
26,472

Allowance for loan losses
$
16,852

 
$
16,636

 
$
16,135

 
$
16,705

 
$
16,577

Allowance for loan losses as a percent of total loans receivable (1)
0.27
%
 
0.27
%
 
0.27
%
 
0.28
%
 
0.30
%
Allowance for loan losses as a percent of total non-performing
loans
94.41

 
95.32

 
90.67

 
79.95

 
95.19

Non-performing loans as a percent of total loans receivable
0.29

 
0.29

 
0.30

 
0.35

 
0.31

Non-performing assets as a percent of total assets
0.22

 
0.22

 
0.23

 
0.28

 
0.25

(1)
The loans acquired from Capital Bank, Sun, Ocean Shore, Cape, and Colonial American were recorded at fair value. The net credit mark on these loans, not reflected in the allowance for loan losses, was $30,260, $32,768, $36,026, $35,204, and $31,647 at December 31, 2019, September 30, 2019, June 30, 2019, March 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, respectively.

NET CHARGE-OFFS
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
 
December 31,
2019
 
September 30,
2019
 
June 30,
2019
 
March 31,
2019
 
December 31,
2018
 
Net Charge-offs:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loan charge-offs
 
$
(445
)
 
$
(353
)
 
$
(1,138
)
 
$
(868
)
 
$
(1,133
)
 
Recoveries on loans
 
306

 
549

 
212

 
376

 
383

 
Net loan (charge-offs) recoveries
 
$
(139
)
 
$
196

 
$
(926
)
(1) 
$
(492
)
 
$
(750
)
(1) 
Net loan charge-offs to average total loans (annualized)
 
0.01
%
 
NM*

 
0.06
%
 
0.03
%
 
0.05
%
 
Net charge-off detail - (loss) recovery:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
 
$
163

 
$
256

 
$
(58
)
 
$
(58
)
 
$
(871
)
 
Residential mortgage and construction
 
(61
)
 
12

 
(728
)
 
(425
)
 
210

 
Home equity loans and lines
 
(240
)
 
(10
)
 
(121
)
 
(4
)
 
(62
)
 
Other consumer
 
(1
)
 
(62
)
 
(19
)
 
(5
)
 
(27
)
 
Net loan (charge-offs) recoveries
 
$
(139
)
 
$
196

 
$
(926
)
(1) 
$
(492
)
 
$
(750
)
(1) 
(1)
Included in net loan charge-offs for the three months ended June 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018 are $429 and $243, respectively, relating to under-performing loans sold.
* Not Meaningful


14


OceanFirst Financial Corp.
ANALYSIS OF NET INTEREST INCOME
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
December 31, 2019
 
September 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
(dollars in thousands)
Average
Balance
 
Interest
 
Average
Yield/
Cost
 
Average
Balance
 
Interest
 
Average
Yield/
Cost
 
Average
Balance
 
Interest
 
Average
Yield/
Cost
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-earning assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-earning deposits and short-term investments
$
43,495

 
$
196

 
1.79
%
 
$
40,932

 
$
264

 
2.56
%
 
$
53,023

 
$
236

 
1.77
%
Securities (1) 
1,008,461

 
6,581

 
2.59

 
1,039,560

 
6,908

 
2.64

 
1,037,039

 
6,802

 
2.60

Loans receivable, net (2)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
3,442,771

 
42,416

 
4.89

 
3,350,868

 
42,104

 
4.99

 
3,061,999

 
39,045

 
5.06

Residential
2,309,741

 
22,469

 
3.89

 
2,225,837

 
21,527

 
3.87

 
2,036,024

 
20,688

 
4.06

Home Equity
323,878

 
4,243

 
5.20

 
335,691

 
4,678

 
5.53

 
356,088

 
4,656

 
5.19

Other
94,350

 
1,170

 
4.92

 
104,310

 
1,406

 
5.35

 
78,832

 
931

 
4.69

Allowance for loan loss net of deferred loan fees
(7,932
)
 

 

 
(8,381
)
 

 

 
(9,198
)
 

 

Loans Receivable, net
6,162,808

 
70,298

 
4.53

 
6,008,325

 
69,715

 
4.60

 
5,523,745

 
65,320

 
4.69

Total interest-earning assets
7,214,764

 
77,075

 
4.24

 
7,088,817

 
76,887

 
4.30

 
6,613,807

 
72,358

 
4.34

Non-interest-earning assets
977,413

 
 
 
 
 
984,421

 
 
 
 
 
890,304

 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
8,192,177

 
 
 
 
 
$
8,073,238

 
 
 
 
 
$
7,504,111

 
 
 
 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing checking
$
2,562,059

 
4,477

 
0.69
%
 
$
2,467,879

 
4,311

 
0.69
%
 
$
2,407,400

 
3,120

 
0.51
%
Money market
592,116

 
1,243

 
0.83

 
597,896

 
1,208

 
0.80

 
585,117

 
894

 
0.61

Savings
899,051

 
308

 
0.14

 
905,605

 
300

 
0.13

 
878,617

 
263

 
0.12

Time deposits
931,228

 
4,186

 
1.78

 
920,032

 
3,998

 
1.72

 
848,361

 
2,791

 
1.31

Total
4,984,454

 
10,214

 
0.81

 
4,891,412

 
9,817

 
0.80

 
4,719,495

 
7,068

 
0.59

FHLB Advances
412,073

 
2,075

 
2.00

 
394,124

 
2,208

 
2.22

 
354,296

 
1,930

 
2.16

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
68,257

 
85

 
0.49

 
62,296

 
73

 
0.46

 
60,901

 
43

 
0.28

Other borrowings
96,712

 
1,347

 
5.53

 
96,578

 
1,397

 
5.74

 
99,431

 
1,476

 
5.89

Total interest-bearing liabilities
5,561,496

 
13,721

 
0.98

 
5,444,410

 
13,495

 
0.98

 
5,234,123

 
10,517

 
0.80

Non-interest-bearing deposits
1,393,002

 
 
 
 
 
1,396,259

 
 
 
 
 
1,177,321

 
 
 
 
Non-interest-bearing liabilities
92,014

 
 
 
 
 
88,868

 
 
 
 
 
56,705

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities
7,046,512

 
 
 
 
 
6,929,537

 
 
 
 
 
6,468,149

 
 
 
 
Stockholders’ equity
1,145,665

 
 
 
 
 
1,143,701

 
 
 
 
 
1,035,962

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and equity
$
8,192,177

 
 
 
 
 
$
8,073,238

 
 
 
 
 
$
7,504,111

 
 
 
 
Net interest income
 
 
$
63,354

 
 
 
 
 
$
63,392

 
 
 
 
 
$
61,841

 
 
Net interest rate spread (3)
 
 
 
 
3.26
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.32
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.54
%
Net interest margin (4)
 
 
 
 
3.48
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.55
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.71
%
Total cost of deposits (including non-interest-bearing deposits)
 
 
 
 
0.64
%
 
 
 
 
 
0.62
%
 
 
 
 
 
0.48
%










15



(continued)
 
 
For the Year Ended
 
 
December 31, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
(dollars in thousands)
 
Average
Balance
 
Interest
 
Average
Yield/
Cost
 
Average
Balance
 
Interest
 
Average
Yield/
Cost
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-earning assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-earning deposits and short-term investments
 
$
57,742

 
$
1,299

 
2.25
%
 
$
49,683

 
$
896

 
1.80
%
Securities (1)
 
1,048,779

 
27,564

 
2.63

 
1,073,454

 
26,209

 
2.44

Loans receivable, net (2)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
 
3,329,396

 
168,507

 
5.06

 
3,012,521

 
149,965

 
4.98

Residential
 
2,204,931

 
87,729

 
3.98

 
1,965,395

 
79,805

 
4.06

Home Equity
 
339,896

 
18,284

 
5.38

 
357,137

 
17,991

 
5.04

Other
 
107,672

 
5,411

 
5.03

 
35,424

 
1,788

 
5.05

Allowance for loan loss net of deferred loan fees
 
(8,880
)
 

 

 
(9,972
)
 

 

Loans Receivable, net
 
5,973,015

 
279,931

 
4.69

 
5,360,505

 
249,549

 
4.66

Total interest-earning assets
 
7,079,536

 
308,794

 
4.36

 
6,483,642

 
276,654

 
4.27

Non-interest-earning assets
 
964,920

 
 
 
 
 
880,836

 
 
 
 
Total assets
 
$
8,044,456

 
 
 
 
 
$
7,364,478

 
 
 
 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing checking
 
$
2,517,068

 
16,820

 
0.67
%
 
$
2,336,917

 
9,219

 
0.39
%
Money market
 
605,607

 
4,919

 
0.81

 
571,997

 
2,818

 
0.49

Savings
 
906,086

 
1,195

 
0.13

 
877,179

 
990

 
0.11

Time deposits
 
929,488

 
15,498

 
1.67

 
858,978

 
9,551

 
1.11

Total
 
4,958,249

 
38,432

 
0.78

 
4,645,071

 
22,578

 
0.49

FHLB Advances
 
387,925

 
8,441

 
2.18

 
382,464

 
7,885

 
2.06

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
 
64,525

 
276

 
0.43

 
66,340

 
168

 
0.25

Other borrowings
 
98,095

 
5,674

 
5.78

 
94,644

 
5,521

 
5.83

Total interest-bearing liabilities
 
5,508,794

 
52,823

 
0.96

 
5,188,519

 
36,152

 
0.70

Non-interest-bearing deposits
 
1,325,836

 
 
 
 
 
1,135,602

 
 
 
 
Non-interest-bearing liabilities
 
80,028

 
 
 
 
 
56,098

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities
 
6,914,658

 
 
 
 
 
6,380,219

 
 
 
 
Stockholders’ equity
 
1,129,798

 
 
 
 
 
984,259

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and equity
 
$
8,044,456

 
 
 
 
 
$
7,364,478

 
 
 
 
Net interest income
 
 
 
$
255,971

 
 
 
 
 
$
240,502

 
 
Net interest rate spread (3)
 
 
 
 
 
3.40
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.57
%
Net interest margin (4)
 
 
 
 
 
3.62
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.71
%
Total cost of deposits (including non-interest-bearing deposits)
 
 
 
 
 
0.61
%
 
 
 
 
 
0.39
%
(1)
Amounts represent debt and equity securities, including FHLB and Federal Reserve Bank stock, and are recorded at average amortized cost.
(2)
Amount is net of deferred loan fees, undisbursed loan funds, discounts and premiums and estimated loss allowances and includes loans held for sale and non-performing loans.
(3)
Net interest rate spread represents the difference between the yield on interest-earning assets and the cost of interest-bearing liabilities.
(4)
Net interest margin represents net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.

Certain amounts previously reported have been reclassified to conform to the current year’s presentation.


16


OceanFirst Financial Corp.
SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
 
 
December 31,
2019
 
September 30,
2019
 
June 30,
2019
 
March 31,
2019
 
December 31,
2018
Selected Financial Condition Data:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets
 
$
8,246,145

 
$
8,135,173

 
$
8,029,057

 
$
8,092,948

 
$
7,516,154

Debt securities available-for-sale, at estimated fair value
 
150,960

 
127,308

 
123,610

 
122,558

 
100,717

Debt securities held-to-maturity, net
 
768,873

 
819,253

 
863,838

 
900,614

 
846,810

Equity investments, at estimated fair value
 
10,136

 
10,145

 
10,002

 
9,816

 
9,655

Restricted equity investments, at cost
 
62,356

 
62,095

 
59,425

 
55,663

 
56,784

Loans receivable, net
 
6,207,680

 
6,081,938

 
5,943,930

 
5,968,830

 
5,579,222

Deposits
 
6,328,777

 
6,220,855

 
6,187,487

 
6,290,485

 
5,814,569

Federal Home Loan Bank advances
 
519,260

 
512,149

 
453,646

 
418,016

 
449,383

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other borrowings
 
168,540

 
161,734

 
158,619

 
165,753

 
161,290

Stockholders’ equity
 
1,153,119

 
1,144,528

 
1,137,295

 
1,127,163

 
1,039,358


 
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
 
December 31,
2019
 
September 30,
2019
 
June 30,
2019
 
March 31,
2019
 
December 31,
2018
Selected Operating Data:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income
 
$
77,075

 
$
76,887

 
$
78,410

 
$
76,422

 
$
72,358

Interest expense
 
13,721

 
13,495

 
13,573

 
12,034

 
10,517

Net interest income
 
63,354

 
63,392

 
64,837

 
64,388

 
61,841

Provision for loan losses
 
355

 
305

 
356

 
620

 
506

Net interest income after provision for loan losses
 
62,999

 
63,087

 
64,481

 
63,768

 
61,335

Other income
 
11,231

 
11,543

 
9,879

 
9,512

 
8,748

Operating expenses
 
43,589

 
40,884

 
43,289

 
41,827

 
37,794

Branch consolidation expenses
 
268

 
1,696

 
6,695

 
391

 
240

Merger related expenses
 
3,742

 
777

 
931

 
5,053

 
1,048

Income before provision for income taxes
 
26,631

 
31,273

 
23,445

 
26,009

 
31,001

Provision for income taxes
 
3,181

 
6,302

 
4,465

 
4,836

 
4,269

Net income
 
$
23,450

 
$
24,971

 
$
18,980

 
$
21,173

 
$
26,732

Diluted earnings per share
 
$
0.47

 
$
0.49

 
$
0.37

 
$
0.42

 
$
0.55

Net accretion/amortization of purchase accounting adjustments included in net interest income
 
$
3,501

 
$
2,769

 
$
3,663

 
$
4,027

 
$
3,918




















17


(continued)
 
 
At or For the Three Months Ended
 
 
December 31,
2019
 
September 30,
2019
 
June 30,
2019
 
March 31,
2019
 
December 31,
2018
Selected Financial Ratios and Other Data(1):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Performance Ratios (Annualized):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Return on average assets (2)
 
1.14
%
 
1.23
%
 
0.94
%
 
1.10
%
 
1.41
%
Return on average tangible assets (2) (3)
 
1.19

 
1.29

 
0.99

 
1.15

 
1.48

Return on average stockholders' equity (2)
 
8.12

 
8.66

 
6.73

 
7.82

 
10.24

Return on average tangible stockholders' equity (2) (3)
 
12.33

 
13.18

 
10.32

 
11.97

 
15.60

Stockholders' equity to total assets
 
13.98

 
14.07

 
14.16

 
13.93

 
13.83

Tangible stockholders' equity to tangible assets (3)
 
9.71

 
9.73

 
9.76

 
9.53

 
9.55

Net interest rate spread
 
3.26

 
3.32

 
3.45

 
3.59

 
3.54

Net interest margin
 
3.48

 
3.55

 
3.66

 
3.78

 
3.71

Operating expenses to average assets (2)
 
2.31

 
2.13

 
2.53

 
2.45

 
2.07

Efficiency ratio (2) (4)
 
63.82

 
57.86

 
68.14

 
63.97

 
55.37

Loans to deposits
 
98.09

 
97.77

 
96.06

 
94.89

 
95.95


 
 
At or For the Year Ended December 31,
 
 
2019
 
2018
Performance Ratios:
 
 
 
 
Return on average assets (2)
 
1.10
%
 
0.98
%
Return on average tangible assets (2) (3)
 
1.16

 
1.02

Return on average stockholders' equity (2)
 
7.84

 
7.31

Return on average tangible stockholders' equity (2) (3)
 
11.96

 
11.16

Net interest rate spread
 
3.40

 
3.57

Net interest margin
 
3.62

 
3.71

Operating expenses to average assets (2)
 
2.35

 
2.53

Efficiency ratio (2) (4)
 
63.44

 
67.68

























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(continued)
 
 
At or For the Three Months Ended
 
 
December 31,
 
September 30,
 
June 30,
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
 
2019
 
2019
 
2019
 
2019
 
2018
Wealth Management:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets under administration
 
$
195,415

 
$
194,137

 
$
199,554

 
$
200,130

 
$
184,476

Nest Egg
 
34,865

 
23,946

 
9,755

 
4,052

 

Per Share Data:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash dividends per common share
 
$
0.17

 
$
0.17

 
$
0.17

 
$
0.17

 
$
0.17

Stockholders’ equity per common share at end of period
 
22.88

 
22.57

 
22.24

 
22.00

 
21.68

Tangible stockholders’ equity per common share at end of period (3)
 
15.13

 
14.86

 
14.57

 
14.32

 
14.26

Common shares outstanding at end of period
 
50,405,048

 
50,700,586

 
51,131,804

 
51,233,944

 
47,951,168

Number of full-service customer facilities:
 
56

 
56

 
60

 
63

 
59

Quarterly Average Balances
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total securities
 
$
1,008,461

 
$
1,039,560

 
$
1,080,690

 
$
1,067,150

 
$
1,037,039

Loans receivable, net
 
6,162,808

 
6,008,325

 
5,948,312

 
5,767,887

 
5,523,745

Total interest-earning assets
 
7,214,764

 
7,088,817

 
7,096,216

 
6,914,948

 
6,613,807

Total assets
 
8,192,177

 
8,073,238

 
8,068,899

 
7,839,316

 
7,504,111

Interest-bearing transaction deposits
 
4,053,226

 
3,971,380

 
4,051,539

 
4,036,584

 
3,871,134

Time deposits
 
931,228

 
920,032

 
934,470

 
932,341

 
848,361

Total borrowed funds
 
577,042

 
552,998

 
566,785

 
504,498

 
514,628

Total interest-bearing liabilities
 
5,561,496

 
5,444,410

 
5,552,794

 
5,473,423

 
5,234,123

Non-interest bearing deposits
 
1,393,002

 
1,396,259

 
1,302,147

 
1,211,934

 
1,177,321

Stockholder’s equity
 
1,145,665

 
1,143,701

 
1,131,165

 
1,097,984

 
1,035,962

Total deposits
 
6,377,456

 
6,287,671

 
6,288,156

 
6,180,859

 
5,896,816

Quarterly Yields
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total securities
 
2.59
%
 
2.64
%
 
2.64
%
 
2.64
%
 
2.60
%
Loans receivable, net
 
4.53

 
4.60

 
4.78

 
4.85

 
4.69

Total interest-earning assets
 
4.24

 
4.30

 
4.43

 
4.48

 
4.34

Interest-bearing transaction deposits
 
0.59

 
0.58

 
0.58

 
0.52

 
0.44

Time deposits
 
1.78

 
1.72

 
1.66

 
1.50

 
1.31

Borrowed funds
 
2.41

 
2.64

 
2.70

 
2.73

 
2.66

Total interest-bearing liabilities
 
0.98

 
0.98

 
0.98

 
0.89

 
0.80

Net interest spread
 
3.26

 
3.32

 
3.45

 
3.59

 
3.54

Net interest margin
 
3.48

 
3.55

 
3.66

 
3.78

 
3.71

Total deposits
 
0.64

 
0.62

 
0.62

 
0.57

 
0.48


(1)
With the exception of end of quarter ratios, all ratios are based on average daily balances.
(2)
Performance ratios for each period include merger related expenses, branch consolidation expenses, non-recurring professional fees, compensation expense due to the retirement of an executive officer, the reduction in income tax expense from the revaluation of state deferred tax assets as a result of a change in the New Jersey tax code and the impact to income tax expense related to Tax Reform. Refer to Other Items - Non-GAAP Reconciliation for impact of these items.
(3)
Tangible stockholders’ equity and tangible assets exclude intangible assets relating to goodwill and core deposit intangible.
(4)
Efficiency ratio represents the ratio of operating expenses to the aggregate of other income and net interest income.






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OceanFirst Financial Corp.
OTHER ITEMS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION
 
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
 
December 31,
2019
 
September 30,
2019
 
June 30,
2019
 
March 31,
2019
 
December 31,
2018
Core earnings:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
23,450

 
$
24,971

 
$
18,980

 
$
21,173

 
$
26,732

Non-recurring items:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Add: Merger related expenses
 
3,742

 
777

 
931

 
5,053

 
1,048

 Branch consolidation expenses
 
268

 
1,696

 
6,695

 
391

 
240

 Non-recurring professional fees
 
1,274

 
750

 

 

 

 Compensation expense due to the retirement of an executive officer
 

 

 
1,256

 

 

Income tax benefit related to change in New Jersey tax code
 
(2,205
)
 

 

 

 

Income tax benefit related to Tax Reform
 

 

 

 

 
(1,854
)
Less: Income tax (benefit) expense on items
 
(793
)
 
(663
)
 
(1,867
)
 
(1,039
)
 
(130
)
Core earnings
 
$
25,736

 
$
27,531

 
$
25,995

 
$
25,578

 
$
26,036

Core diluted earnings per share
 
$
0.51

 
$
0.54

 
$
0.51

 
$
0.51

 
$
0.54

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Core ratios (annualized):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Return on average assets
 
1.25
%
 
1.35
%
 
1.29
%
 
1.32
%
 
1.38
%
Return on average tangible assets
 
1.31

 
1.42

 
1.36

 
1.39

 
1.45

Return on average tangible stockholders’ equity
 
13.53

 
14.53

 
14.14

 
14.46

 
15.19

Efficiency ratio
 
56.73

 
53.56

 
56.26

 
56.60

 
53.54

 
 
For the Years Ended December 31,
 
 
2019
 
2018
Core earnings:
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
88,574

 
$
71,932

Non-recurring items:
 
 
 
 
Add: Merger related expenses
 
10,503

 
26,911

 Branch consolidation expenses
 
9,050

 
3,151

 Non-recurring professional fees
 
2,024

 

 Compensation expense due to the retirement of an executive officer
 
1,256

 

Income tax benefit related to change in New Jersey tax code
 
(2,205
)
 

 Income tax benefit related to Tax Reform
 

 
(1,854
)
Less: Income tax (benefit) expense on items
 
(4,362
)
 
(5,991
)
Core earnings
 
$
104,840

 
$
94,149

Core diluted earnings per share
 
$
2.07

 
$
1.98

 
 
 
 
 
Core ratios:
 
 
 
 
Return on average assets
 
1.30
%
 
1.28
%
Return on average tangible assets
 
1.37

 
1.34

Return on average tangible stockholders’ equity
 
14.16

 
14.61

Efficiency ratio
 
55.78

 
56.76



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(continued)
COMPUTATION OF TOTAL TANGIBLE EQUITY TO TOTAL TANGIBLE ASSETS
 
 
December 31,
 
September 30,
 
June 30,
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
 
2019
 
2019
 
2019
 
2019
 
2018
Total stockholders’ equity
 
$
1,153,119

 
$
1,144,528

 
$
1,137,295

 
$
1,127,163

 
$
1,039,358

Less:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill
 
374,632

 
374,537

 
374,592

 
375,096

 
338,442

Core deposit intangible
 
15,607

 
16,605

 
17,614

 
18,629

 
16,971

Tangible stockholders’ equity
 
$
762,880

 
$
753,386

 
$
745,089

 
$
733,438

 
$
683,945

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets
 
$
8,246,145

 
$
8,135,173

 
$
8,029,057

 
$
8,092,948

 
$
7,516,154

Less:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill
 
374,632

 
374,537

 
374,592

 
375,096

 
338,442

Core deposit intangible
 
15,607

 
16,605

 
17,614

 
18,629

 
16,971

Tangible assets
 
$
7,855,906

 
$
7,744,031

 
$
7,636,851

 
$
7,699,223

 
$
7,160,741

Tangible stockholders’ equity to tangible assets
 
9.71
%
 
9.73
%
 
9.76
%
 
9.53
%
 
9.55
%

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(continued)
ACQUISITION DATE - FAIR VALUE BALANCE SHEET
The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed at the date of the acquisition for Capital Bank, net of the total consideration paid (in thousands):
 
 
At January 31, 2019
(in thousands)
 
Capital Bank Book Value
 
Purchase Accounting Adjustments
 
Estimated Fair  Value
Total Purchase Price:
 
 
 
 
 
$
76,834

Assets acquired:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
59,748

 
$

 
$
59,748

Securities
 
103,798

 
(23
)
 
103,775

Loans
 
312,320

 
(4,542
)
 
307,778

Accrued interest receivable
 
1,387

 
3

 
1,390

Bank Owned Life Insurance
 
10,460

 

 
10,460

Deferred tax asset
 
1,605

 
2,362

 
3,967

Other assets
 
9,384

 
(4,404
)
 
4,980

Core deposit intangible
 

 
2,662

 
2,662

Total assets acquired
 
498,702

 
(3,942
)
 
494,760

Liabilities assumed:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
 
(448,792
)
 
(226
)
 
(449,018
)
Other liabilities
 
(827
)
 
(4,294
)
 
(5,121
)
Total liabilities assumed
 
(449,619
)
 
(4,520
)
 
(454,139
)
Net assets acquired
 
$
49,083

 
$
(8,462
)
 
$
40,621

Goodwill recorded in the merger
 
 
 
 
 
$
36,213

The calculation of goodwill is subject to change for up to one year after the date of acquisition as additional information relative to the closing date estimates and uncertainties become available. As the Company finalizes its review of the acquired assets and liabilities, certain adjustments to the recorded carrying values may be required.

On January 1, 2020, the Company completed its acquisitions of Two River Bancorp (“Two River”) and Country Bank Holding Company, Inc. (“Country Bank”). The following table summarizes the estimated assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition (dollars in millions).
 
 
At January 1, 2020
 
 
OceanFirst Financial Corp.
 
Two River
 
Country Bank
 
Consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets
 
$
8,246

 
$
1,109

 
$
798

 
$
10,153

Loans
 
6,208

 
938

 
616

 
7,762

Deposits
 
6,329

 
942

 
654

 
7,925

Shares issued
 
50,405,048

 
5,818,687

 
4,418,000

 
60,641,735

Total transaction value
 
N/A

 
$
197

 
$
113

 
N/A

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 




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