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Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. Q4 and Year End 2021 Results
Seattle, WA, January 28, 2022 — Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: SFBC), the holding company (the "Company") for Sound Community Bank (the "Bank"), today reported net income of $1.9 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, or $0.70 diluted earnings per share, as compared to net income of $2.6 million, or $0.98 diluted earnings per share for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, and $3.5 million, or $1.34 diluted earnings per share for the quarter ended December 31, 2020. Net income totaled $9.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, or $3.46 diluted earnings per share, as compared to net income of $8.9 million, or $3.42 diluted earnings per share for the prior year.
Comments from the President and Chief Executive Officer
“Despite the uncertainty related to the significant increase in COVID-19 cases, our team remains focused on the business of banking in the communities we serve. For the second consecutive quarter we achieved organic loan portfolio growth, with loans held-for-portfolio increasing $18.8 million this quarter. In addition, our year over year net interest margin improved primarily due to the continued decline in the cost of deposits. We expect continued pressure on our margins going into 2022 due to the low interest rate environment, however we anticipate higher interest rates this year which should benefit both our net interest margin and earnings,” remarked Ms. Stewart, President and Chief Executive Officer.
Q4 2021 Financial Performance
Total assets decreased $8.4 million or 0.9% to $919.7 million at December 31, 2021, from $928.1 million at September 30, 2021, and increased $58.3 million or 6.8% from $861.4 million at December 31, 2020.
Net interest income decreased $601 thousand or 7.2% to $7.7 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, from $8.3 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, and increased $515 thousand or 7.2% from $7.2 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2020.
Net interest margin ("NIM"), annualized, was 3.53% for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, compared to 3.74% for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 and 3.47% for the quarter ended December 31, 2020.
Loans held-for-sale decreased $790 thousand or 20.3% to $3.1 million at December 31, 2021, compared to $3.9 million at September 30, 2021 and decreased $8.5 million or 73.3% from $11.6 million at December 31, 2020.
No provision for loan losses was recorded for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, compared to a $175 thousand provision for loan losses for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, and no provision for loan losses for the quarter ended December 31, 2020. The allowance for loan losses to total nonperforming loans was 113.59% and to total loans was 0.92% at December 31, 2021.
Loans held-for-portfolio increased $18.8 million or 2.8% to $686.4 million at December 31, 2021, compared to $667.6 million at September 30, 2021, and increased $73.0 million or 11.9% from $613.4 million at December 31, 2020. Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") loans totaled $4.2 million at December 31, 2021, compared to $11.8 million at September 30, 2021 and $43.3 million at December 31, 2020.
Net gain on sale of loans was $507 thousand for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, compared to $568 thousand for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 and $2.6 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2020.
Total deposits decreased $9.3 million or 1.2%, to $798.3 million at December 31, 2021, from $807.7 million at September 30, 2021, and increased $50.3 million or 6.7% from $748.0 million at December 31, 2020. Noninterest-bearing deposits decreased $4.4 million or 2.2% to $190.5 million at December 31, 2021 compared to $194.8 million at September 30, 2021, and increased $58.0 million or 43.8% compared to $132.5 million at December 31, 2020.
The Bank continued to maintain capital levels in excess of regulatory requirements and was categorized as "well-capitalized" at December 31, 2021.
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Operating Results

Net interest income decreased $601 thousand, or 7.2%, to $7.7 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, compared to $8.3 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 and increased $515 thousand, or 7.2%, from $7.2 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2020. The decrease from the prior quarter was primarily the result of lower interest income earned on loans, investments, and cash and cash equivalents, partially offset by lower interest expense paid on deposits. The increase from the same quarter last year was primarily the result of lower interest expense paid on deposits and higher interest income earned on investments and interest-bearing cash, partially offset by lower interest income earned on loans and higher interest expense paid on subordinated debt.
Interest income decreased $743 thousand, or 8.2%, to $8.4 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, compared to $9.1 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 and decreased $715 thousand, or 7.9%, from $9.1 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2020. The decrease from the prior quarter was due to a 72 basis point decrease in loan yields. The Bank recognized $192 thousand, $1.1 million, and $1.2 million in deferred fees and interest income related to PPP loan forgiveness repayments during the three months ended December 31, 2021, September 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020, respectively. The decrease in interest income from the same quarter last year was due primarily to a 65 basis point decline in the average loan yield, partially offset by higher average loan balances.
Interest income on loans decreased $729 thousand, or 8.1%, to $8.2 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, compared to $9.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, and decreased $740 thousand, or 8.2%, from $9.0 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2020. The average balance of total loans was $690.7 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, compared to $652.3 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 and $663.3 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2020. The average yield on total loans was 4.73% for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, compared to 5.45% for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 and 5.38% for the quarter ended December 31, 2020. The decline in the average yield on loans during the current quarter compared to the prior quarter primarily was due to lower recognition of net deferred fees due to a reduced volume of PPP loan repayments from U.S. Small Business Administration’s (“SBA”) loan forgiveness, and new loan originations at lower rates, primarily related to fixed rate mortgage loans. The decrease in the average yield on loans during the current quarter compared to the same quarter in 2020 was primarily due to the decrease in the recognition of net deferred fees due to loan repayments from SBA loan forgiveness, lower rates on new originations and adjustable rate loans resetting to lower current market rates. Refer to the net interest margin discussion below for the impact of PPP. Interest income on investments and interest-bearing cash decreased $14 thousand to $121 thousand for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, compared to $135 thousand for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, and increased $25 thousand from $96 thousand for the quarter ended December 31, 2020. This increase compared to the same quarter one year ago was due to higher average balances of interest-earning investments and interest-bearing cash and higher average yields.
Interest expense decreased $142 thousand, or 18.1%, to $643 thousand for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, compared to $785 thousand for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 and decreased $1.2 million, or 65.7%, from $1.9 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2020. The decrease from the prior quarter was primarily due to both a lower average rate paid and average balance of certificate accounts. The average rate paid on certificate accounts declined 15 basis points to 1.12% while the average balance declined $24.8 million, or 18.2%, to $111.0 million during the current quarter compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2021. The decrease in interest expense during the current quarter from the comparable period a year ago was primarily the result of a 64 basis point decline in the average cost of deposits reflecting reduced rates paid on all deposits, a $127.5 million or 53.5% decline in the average balance of certificate accounts and the repayment of $5.8 million in FHLB advances, partially offset by a $127.5 million or 34.8% increase in the average balance of interest-bearing deposits other than certificate accounts. In addition, total deposit costs were favorably impacted by the $8.0 million increase in average balance of noninterest bearing deposits to $190.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021, compared to $182.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021, and the $49.7 million increase from the same period last year. The increase in the average noninterest bearing deposits contributed to the 6 basis point decrease in the average cost of total deposits to 0.24% for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, from 0.30% for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, and the decline of 64 basis points from 0.88% for the quarter ended December 31, 2020. The average cost of subordinated debt and borrowings decreased to 5.73% for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, from 5.74% for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, and increased from 4.89% for the quarter ended December 31, 2020. The average cost of subordinated debt increased from the same period a year ago reflecting the issuance of the subordinated notes and repayment of FHLB borrowings.
Net interest margin (annualized) was 3.53% for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, compared to 3.74% for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 and 3.47% for the quarter ended December 31, 2020. The decrease in net interest margin from the prior quarter was due primarily to the lower average yield earned on loans, partially offset by a eight basis point
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decline in the cost of total interest-bearing liabilities. The increase from the comparable period in 2020 was primarily due to decline in rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities exceeding the decline in yields earned on interest-earning assets. During the fourth quarter of 2021, the average yield earned on PPP loans, including the recognition of the net deferred fees for PPP loans repaid and forgiven by the SBA, resulted in a positive impact to the net interest margin of five basis points, compared to a positive impact of 41 basis points during the quarter ended September 30, 2021, and a positive impact of 34 basis points during the quarter ended December 31, 2020.
The Company recorded no provision for loan losses for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, as compared to a $175 thousand provision for loan losses for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, and no provision for loan losses for the quarter ended December 31, 2020. The decrease in the provision for loan losses for the quarter ended December 31, 2021 compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2021 resulted primarily from the release of COVID specific reserves, offset by an increase in the loans held-for-portfolio and a $2.5 million increase in non-performing loans. The provision for loan losses in the fourth quarter of 2021 also reflects the inherent economic improvements in our markets as initial COVID-19 restrictions implemented in the second quarter of last year have been lifted.
Noninterest income increased $52 thousand, or 3.6%, to $1.5 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, compared to $1.4 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 and decreased $1.6 million, or 52.0%, from $3.1 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2020. The increase in noninterest income for the three months ended December 31, 2021 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021, primarily resulted from a $76 thousand increase in service fees and income resulting primarily from higher loan fees and foreign ATM fees and a $31 thousand increase in earnings on cash surrender value of bank-owned life insurance, partially offset by a $61 thousand decrease in the net gain on sale of loans, as a result of refinance activity slowing over the past quarter. The decrease in noninterest income from the comparable period in 2020 was primarily due to a $2.1 million decrease in net gain on sale of loans as the value of loans sold declined. Loans sold during the quarter ended December 31, 2021, totaled $19.1 million, compared to $20.3 million and $88.0 million during the quarters ended September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.
Noninterest expense increased $610 thousand, or 9.7%, to $6.9 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, compared to $6.3 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 and increased $1.1 million, or 19.5%, from $5.8 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2020. The increase from the quarter ended September 30, 2021 was primarily a result of an increase in salaries and benefits expense of $274 thousand primarily due to higher medical expenses and an increase in operations expense of $266 thousand primarily due to increases in various expenses including marketing expenses, reserve for unfunded commitments, and professional fees. The increase in the reserve for unfunded commitments primarily resulted from an increase in construction loan commitments. The increase in noninterest expense compared to the quarter ended December 31, 2020 was primarily due to an increase in salaries and benefits of $635 thousand primarily due to higher wages and incentive compensation, higher medical expenses and lower deferred compensation, partially offset by a decrease in commission expense related to a decline in mortgage originations in the fourth quarter of 2021 as compared to the same period in 2020. Operations expense also increased $380 thousand due to increases in various accounts including marketing expenses, reserve for unfunded commitments, and professional fees. The increase in the reserve for unfunded commitments primarily resulted from an increase in construction loan commitments.
The efficiency ratio for the quarter ended December 31, 2021 was 75.31%, compared to 64.81% for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 and 56.32% for the quarter ended December 31, 2020. The weakening in the efficiency ratio for the current quarter compared to the prior quarter is primarily due to higher noninterest expense and lower net interest income in the current quarter, partially offset by slightly higher noninterest income. The weakening in the efficiency ratio for the current quarter compared to the same period in the prior year is primarily due to higher noninterest expense and lower revenues.


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Balance Sheet Review, Capital Management and Credit Quality

Assets at December 31, 2021 totaled $919.7 million, compared to $928.1 million at September 30, 2021 and $861.4 million at December 31, 2020. The decrease in assets from the sequential quarter was primarily due to a decrease in cash and cash equivalents, partially offset by an increase in loans held-for-portfolio. The increase from one year ago was primarily a result of an increase in loans held-for-portfolio and bank owned life insurance (BOLI), partially offset by lower balances in cash and cash equivalents and decreases in loans held-for-sale.
Cash and cash equivalents decreased $23.1 million, or 11.2%, to $183.6 million at December 31, 2021, compared to $206.7 million at September 30, 2021, and decreased $10.2 million, or 5.3%, from $193.8 million at December 31, 2020. The decrease from the prior quarter-end and from one year ago was due to deploying cash earning a nominal yield into higher earning loans and investments.
Available-for-sale securities totaled $8.4 million at December 31, 2021, compared to $7.1 million at September 30, 2021, and $10.2 million at December 31, 2020. The increase in available-for-sale securities from the prior quarter was primarily due the purchase of $2.0 million in municipal bonds, partially offset by regularly scheduled payments and maturities. The decrease from the same period one year ago was primarily due to calls of securities, regularly scheduled payments and maturities, partially offset by purchases during the fourth quarter of 2021.
Loans held-for-sale totaled $3.1 million at December 31, 2021, compared to $3.9 million at September 30, 2021 and $11.6 million at December 31, 2020. The decrease from the same period one year ago was primarily due to a decline in mortgage originations reflecting reduced refinance activity.
Loans held-for-portfolio increased to $686.4 million at December 31, 2021, compared to $667.6 million at September 30, 2021 and increased from $613.4 million at December 31, 2020. The increase in loans held-for-portfolio at December 31, 2021, compared to the prior quarter, primarily resulted from a $13.3 million, or 6.9%, increase in one-to-four family loans driven largely by jumbo residential mortgages, a $31.4 million, or 12.7%, increase in commercial and multifamily loans almost entirely driven by commercial real estate nonowner occupied loans, and a $2.1 million, or 2.2%, increase in consumer loans almost entirely due to floating home loans. These increases were partially offset by a $8.6 million, or 23.5% decrease in commercial business loans resulting from the forgiveness by the SBA of $7.6 million of PPP loans during the quarter, and an $18.5 million, or 22.6%, decrease in construction and land loans. The increase in loans held-for-portfolio at December 31, 2021, compared to the comparable quarter in 2020, primarily resulted from a $12.4 million, or 4.7% increase in commercial and multifamily loans, a $77.0 million, or 58.9% increase in one-to-four family loans, a $353 thousand, or 0.6% increase in construction and land loans, and a $21.8 million or 28.8%, increase in consumer loans primarily due to $19.4 million, or 48.7% increase in floating home loans, partially offset by a $36.2 million, or 56.4% decrease in commercial business loans primarily PPP loans. At December 31, 2021, commercial and multifamily real estate loans accounted for approximately 40.4% of total loans, one-to-four family loans, including home equity loans accounted for approximately 32.1% of total loans, and commercial business loans accounted for approximately 4.1% of total loans. Consumer loans accounted for approximately 14.2% of total loans and construction and land loans accounted for approximately 9.2% of total loans at December 31, 2021.
Nonperforming assets ("NPAs"), which are comprised of nonaccrual loans, including nonperforming troubled debt restructurings ("TDRs"), other real estate owned ("OREO"), and other repossessed assets, increased $2.5 million, or 66.6%, to $6.2 million at December 31, 2021, from $3.7 million at September 30, 2021 and increased $2.7 million, or 78.6% from $3.5 million at December 31, 2020. The increase in nonperforming assets during the period compared to the prior period primarily was due to a $2.4 million increase in nonperforming commercial and multifamily loans consisting of one property. Loans classified as TDRs totaled $2.6 million, $2.6 million and $3.2 million at December 31, 2021, September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, of which $422 thousand, $411 thousand and $174 thousand, respectively, were on nonaccrual status. At December 31, 2021, there were two one-to-four family residential loans totaling $64 thousand operating under forbearance agreements due to COVID-19. Since these loans were performing loans that were current on their payments prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, these modifications are not considered TDRs pursuant to applicable accounting and regulatory guidance until January 1, 2022.
NPAs to total assets were 0.68%, 0.40% and 0.40% at December 31, 2021, September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The allowance for loan losses to total loans outstanding was 0.92%, 0.95% and 0.98% at December 31, 2021, September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. Excluding PPP loans of $4.2 million which are 100% guaranteed by the SBA, the allowance for loan losses totaled 0.92% of total loans outstanding at December 31, 2021, compared to 0.96% of total loans outstanding at September 30, 2021, excluding PPP loans of $11.8 million, and 1.05% of total loans outstanding
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at December 31, 2020, excluding PPP loans of $43.3 million (See Non-GAAP reconciliation on page 16). Net loan charge-offs during the fourth quarter of 2021 totaled $21 thousand compared to net charge-offs of $5 thousand for the third quarter 2021, and net recoveries of $12 thousand for the fourth quarter of 2020.
The following table summarizes our NPAs (dollars in thousands):
 December 31,
2021
September 30,
2021
June 30,
2021
March 31,
2021
December 31,
2020
Nonperforming Loans:     
One-to-four family$2,207 $1,915 $457 $1,507 $1,668 
Home equity loans140 150 157 151 156 
Commercial and multifamily2,380 — — 353 353 
Construction and land33 220 39 40 40 
Manufactured homes122 98 143 146 149 
Floating homes493 504 510 514 518 
Commercial business176 182 186 — — 
Total nonperforming loans5,552 3,069 1,492 2,711 2,884 
OREO and Other Repossessed Assets:
One-to-four family84 84 84 — — 
Commercial and multifamily575 575 575 575 575 
Manufactured homes— — — — 19 
Total OREO and repossessed assets659 659 659 575 594 
Total nonperforming assets$6,211 $3,728 $2,151 $3,286 $3,478 
Nonperforming Loans:
One-to-four family35.5 %51.4 %21.2 %45.9 %48.0 %
Home equity loans2.3 4.0 7.3 4.6 4.5 
Commercial and multifamily38.3 — — 10.7 10.1 
Construction and land0.5 5.9 1.8 1.2 1.2 
Manufactured homes2.0 2.6 6.6 4.4 4.3 
Floating homes7.9 13.5 23.8 15.7 14.9 
Commercial business2.8 4.9 8.6 — — 
Total nonperforming loans89.3 82.3 69.4 82.5 83.0 
OREO and Other Repossessed Assets:
One-to-four family1.4 2.3 3.9 — — 
Commercial and multifamily9.3 15.4 26.7 17.5 16.5 
Manufactured homes— — — — 0.5 
Total OREO and repossessed assets10.7 17.7 30.6 17.5 17.0 
Total nonperforming assets100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %

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The following table summarizes the allowance for loan losses (dollars in thousands, unaudited):
 For the Quarter Ended:
December 31,
2021
September 30,
2021
June 30,
2021
March 31,
2021
December 31,
2020
Allowance for Loan Losses
Balance at beginning of period$6,327 $6,157 $5,935 $6,000 $5,988 
Provision for loan losses during the period— 175 250 — — 
Net (charge-offs) recoveries during the period(21)(5)(28)(65)12 
Balance at end of period$6,306 $6,327 $6,157 $5,935 $6,000 
Allowance for loan losses to total loans0.92 %0.95 %0.96 %0.97 %0.98 %
Allowance for loan losses to total loans (excluding PPP loans) (1)
0.92 %0.96 %1.02 %1.07 %1.05 %
Allowance for loan losses to total nonperforming loans113.58 %206.16 %412.67 %218.92 %208.04 %

(1) Represents a non-GAAP financial measure. See Non-GAAP Financial Measures at the end of this earnings release for a reconciliation of our non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.

Deposits decreased $9.3 million, or 1.2%, to $798.3 million at December 31, 2021, compared to $807.7 million at September 30, 2021 and increased $50.3 million, or 6.7%, from $748.0 million at December 31, 2020. The decrease in deposits compared to the prior quarter was primarily a result of a managed run-off of higher costing maturing certificates of deposits, decreases in the balances of existing commercial accounts, and decreases in escrow accounts related to semi-annual escrow payments, partially offset by deposit growth from new consumer relationships. The increase in deposits compared to the year ago quarter was primarily higher balances in existing client accounts, developing further relationships with PPP borrowers who were not previously clients, as well as reduced withdrawals reflecting changes in customer spending habits due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our noninterest-bearing deposits decreased $4.4 million, or 2.2% to $190.5 million at December 31, 2021, compared to $194.8 million at September 30, 2021 and increased $58.0 million, or 43.8% from $132.5 million at December 31, 2020. Noninterest-bearing deposits represented 23.9%, 24.1% and 17.7% of total deposits at December 31, 2021, September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.
There were no outstanding FHLB advances at each of December 31, 2021, September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020. Subordinated debt, net totaled $11.6 million at each of December 31, 2021, September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.
Stockholders’ equity totaled $93.4 million at December 31, 2021, an increase of $1.5 million, or 1.6%, from $91.9 million at September 30, 2021, and an increase of $7.9 million, or 9.2%, from $85.5 million at December 31, 2020. The increase in stockholders’ equity from September 30, 2021 was primarily the result of net income earned of $1.9 million, partially offset by the payment of $446 thousand in dividends to Company stockholders during the current quarter.

Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc., a bank holding company, is the parent company of Sound Community Bank, and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington with full-service branches in Seattle, Tacoma, Mountlake Terrace, Sequim, Port Angeles, Port Ludlow and University Place. Sound Community Bank is a Fannie Mae Approved Lender and Seller/Servicer with one Loan Production Office located in the Madison Park neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. For more information, please visit www.soundcb.com.


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Forward Looking Statement Disclaimer

When used in filings by Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), in the Company's press releases or other public or stockholder communications, and in oral statements made with the approval of an authorized executive officer, the words or phrases "will likely result," "are expected to," "will continue," "is anticipated," "estimate," "project," "intends" or similar expressions are intended to identify "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements, which are based on various underlying assumptions and expectations and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other unknown factors, may include projections of our future financial performance based on our growth strategies and anticipated trends in our business. These statements are only predictions based on our current expectations and projections about future events, and may turn out to be wrong because of inaccurate assumptions we might make, because of the factors illustrated below or because of other important factors that we cannot foresee that could cause our actual results to be materially different from the historical results or from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

Factors which could cause actual results to differ materially, include, but are not limited to: the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, including on the Company’s credit quality and business operations, as well as its impact on general economic and financial market conditions and other uncertainties resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, such as the extent and duration of the impact on public health, the U.S. and global economies, and consumer and corporate customers, including economic activity, employment levels and market liquidity; legislative changes; changes in policies by regulatory agencies; fluctuations in interest rates; the risks of lending and investing activities, including changes in the level and direction of loan delinquencies and write-offs and changes in estimates of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses; the Company's ability to access cost-effective funding; fluctuations in real estate values and both residential and commercial real estate market conditions; demand for loans and deposits in the Company's market area; secondary market conditions for loans; results of examinations of the Company or its wholly owned bank subsidiary by their regulators; competition; changes in management's business strategies; changes in the regulatory and tax environments in which the Company operates; and other factors described in the Company's latest annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission – which are available at www.soundcb.com and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

The Company does not undertake - and specifically declines 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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CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
(Dollars in thousands, unaudited)
 For the Quarter Ended
 December 31,
2021
September 30,
2021
June 30,
2021
March 31,
2021
December 31,
2020
Interest income$8,359 $9,102 $8,415 $7,999 $9,074 
Interest expense643 785 1,064 1,463 1,873 
Net interest income7,716 8,317 7,351 6,536 7,201 
Provision for loan losses— 175 250 — — 
Net interest income after provision for loan losses7,716 8,142 7,101 6,536 7,201 
Noninterest income:
Service charges and fee income632 556 526 532 472 
Earnings on cash surrender value of bank-owned life insurance135 104 96 82 141 
Mortgage servicing income 323 328 321 312 288 
Fair value adjustment on mortgage servicing rights(114)(125)(294)(275)(434)
Net gain on sale of loans507 568 1,063 2,053 2,623 
Total noninterest income1,483 1,431 1,712 2,704 3,090 
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and benefits3,786 3,512 3,314 3,644 3,151 
Operations1,732 1,466 1,361 1,206 1,352 
Regulatory assessments96 91 91 101 109 
Occupancy451 441 409 448 444 
Data processing863 808 813 779 735 
Net gain on OREO and repossessed assets— — — (16)
Total noninterest expense6,928 6,318 5,988 6,162 5,796 
Income before provision for income taxes2,271 3,255 2,825 3,078 4,495 
Provision for income taxes407 663 574 627 1,001 
Net income$1,864 $2,592 $2,251 $2,451 $3,494 

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CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
(Dollars in thousands, unaudited)
 
For the Year Ended December 31
 20212020
Interest income$33,874 $34,936 
Interest expense3,954 7,450 
Net interest income29,920 27,486 
Provision for loan losses425 925 
Net interest income after provision for loan losses29,495 26,561 
Noninterest income:
Service charges and fee income2,247 1,905 
Earnings on cash surrender value of bank-owned life insurance416 348 
Mortgage servicing income 1,284 1,027 
Fair value adjustment on mortgage servicing rights(808)(1,857)
Net gain on sale of loans4,190 6,022 
Total noninterest income7,329 7,445 
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and benefits14,257 12,083 
Operations5,765 5,461 
Regulatory assessments379 590 
Occupancy1,748 1,881 
Data processing3,263 2,658 
Net gain on OREO and repossessed assets(16)
Total noninterest expense25,396 22,678 
Income before provision for income taxes11,428 11,328 
Provision for income taxes2,272 2,391 
Net income$9,156 $8,937 
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(Dollars in thousands, unaudited)
 December 31,
2021
September 30,
2021
June 30,
2021
March 31,
2021
December 31,
2020
ASSETS   
Cash and cash equivalents$183,590 $206,702 $236,815 $269,593 $193,828 
Available-for-sale securities, at fair value8,419 7,060 7,524 9,078 10,218 
Loans held-for-sale3,094 3,884 3,674 10,713 11,604 
Loans held-for-portfolio686,398 667,551 639,633 614,377 613,363 
Allowance for loan losses(6,306)(6,327)(6,157)(5,935)(6,000)
Total loans held-for-portfolio, net680,092 661,224 633,476 608,442 607,363 
Accrued interest receivable2,217 2,231 2,078 2,160 2,254 
Bank-owned life insurance, net21,095 20,926 17,823 14,690 14,588 
Other real estate owned ("OREO") and other repossessed assets, net659 659 659 575 594 
Mortgage servicing rights, at fair value4,273 4,211 4,151 4,109 3,780 
Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") stock, at cost1,046 1,052 1,052 1,052 877 
Premises and equipment, net5,819 5,941 6,043 6,123 6,270 
Right-of-use assets5,811 6,033 6,255 6,475 6,722 
Other assets3,576 8,188 3,628 3,641 3,304 
TOTAL ASSETS$919,691 $928,111 $923,178 $936,651 $861,402 
LIABILITIES
Interest-bearing deposits$607,854 $612,805 $622,873 $628,009 $615,491 
Noninterest-bearing deposits190,466 194,848 181,847 188,684 132,490 
Total deposits798,320 807,653 804,720 816,693 747,981 
Borrowings— — — — — 
Accrued interest payable200 48 238 133 369 
Lease liabilities6,242 6,462 6,681 6,894 7,134 
Other liabilities8,571 8,711 9,453 12,027 7,674 
Advance payments from borrowers for taxes and insurance1,366 1,708 938 1,746 1,168 
Subordinated debt, net11,634 11,623 11,613 11,602 11,592 
TOTAL LIABILITIES826,333 836,205 833,643 849,095 775,918 
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Common stock26 26 26 26 25 
Additional paid-in capital27,956 27,835 27,613 27,447 27,106 
Unearned shares – Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP")— (28)(57)(85)(113)
Retained earnings65,237 63,905 61,758 59,975 58,226 
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax139 168 195 193 240 
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY93,358 91,906 89,535 87,556 85,484 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY$919,691 $928,111 $923,178 $936,651 $861,402 


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KEY FINANCIAL RATIOS
(unaudited)
 For the Quarter Ended
 December 31,
2021
September 30,
2021
June 30,
2021
March 31,
2021
December 31,
2020
Annualized return on average assets0.81 %1.11 %0.98 %1.11 %1.61 %
Annualized return on average equity7.90 11.21 10.13 11.40 16.40 
Annualized net interest margin(1)
3.53 3.74 3.36 3.09 3.47 
Annualized efficiency ratio(2)
75.31 %64.81 %66.07 %66.69 %56.32 %
(1)Net interest income divided by average interest earning assets.
(2)Noninterest expense divided by total revenue (net interest income and noninterest income).


PER COMMON SHARE DATA
(unaudited)
 At or For the Quarter Ended
 December 31, 2021September 30, 2021June 30, 2021March 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Basic earnings per share$0.72 $1.00 $0.87 $0.95 $1.35 
Diluted earnings per share$0.70 $0.98 $0.85 $0.93 $1.34 
Weighted-average basic shares outstanding2,586,570 2,586,966 2,582,937 2,571,726 2,566,219 
Weighted-average diluted shares outstanding2,631,721 2,633,459 2,627,621 2,610,986 2,597,475 
Common shares outstanding at period-end2,613,768 2,617,425 2,614,329 2,609,806 2,592,587 
Book value per share$35.72 $35.11 $34.25 $33.55 $32.97 



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AVERAGE BALANCE, AVERAGE YIELD EARNED, AND AVERAGE RATE PAID
(Dollars in thousands, unaudited)

The following tables present, for the periods indicated, the total dollar amount of interest income from average interest-earning assets and the resultant yields, as well as the interest expense on average interest-bearing liabilities, expressed both in dollars and rates. Income and yields on tax-exempt obligations have not been computed on a tax equivalent basis. All average balances are daily average balances. Nonaccrual loans have been included in the table as loans carrying a zero yield for the period they have been on nonaccrual (dollars in thousands).
Three Months Ended
December 31, 2021September 30, 2021December 31, 2020
Average Outstanding BalanceInterest Earned/PaidYield/RateAverage Outstanding BalanceInterest Earned/PaidYield/RateAverage Outstanding BalanceInterest Earned/PaidYield/Rate
Interest-Earning Assets:
Loans receivable$690,680 $8,238 4.73 %$652,251 $8,967 5.45 %$663,299 $8,978 5.38 %
Investments and interest-bearing cash176,942 121 0.27 %229,802 135 0.23 %161,330 96 0.24 %
Total interest-earning assets$867,622 $8,359 3.82 %$882,053 $9,102 4.09 %$824,629 $9,074 4.38 %
Interest-Bearing Liabilities:
Savings and Money Market accounts$183,730 $36 0.08 %$179,164 $42 0.09 %$144,397 $95 0.26 %
Demand and NOW accounts310,352 126 0.16 %311,273 141 0.18 %222,196 221 0.40 %
Certificate accounts110,985 313 1.12 %135,757 434 1.27 %238,442 1,343 2.24 %
Subordinated debt11,627 168 5.73 %11,616 168 5.74 %11,616 191 6.54 %
Borrowings— — %— — %5,788 23 1.58 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities$616,696 643 0.41 %$637,812 785 0.49 %$622,439 1,873 1.20 %
Net interest income/spread$7,716 3.41 %$8,317 3.61 %$7,201 3.18 %
Net interest margin3.53 %3.74 %3.47 %
Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities141 %138 %132 %
Total deposits$795,618 $475 0.24 %$808,697 $617 0.30 %$745,904 $1,659 0.88 %
Total funding (1)
807,247 643 0.32 %820,315 785 0.38 %763,308 1,873 0.98 %

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Year Ended
December 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Average Outstanding BalanceInterest Earned/PaidYield/RateAverage Outstanding BalanceInterest Earned/PaidYield/Rate
Interest-Earning Assets:
Loans receivable$650,045 $33,389 5.14 %$665,389 $34,439 5.16 %
Investments and interest-bearing cash221,577 485 0.22 %102,539 497 0.48 %
Total interest-earning assets$871,622 $33,874 3.89 %$767,928 $34,936 4.54 %
Interest-Bearing Liabilities:
Savings and Money Market accounts$171,406 $180 0.11 %$128,038 $346 0.27 %
Demand and NOW accounts289,096 611 0.21 %189,643 909 0.48 %
Certificate accounts158,649 2,491 1.57 %242,963 5,749 2.36 %
Subordinated debt11,611 672 5.79 %3,345 191 5.69 %
Borrowings— — %16,610 255 1.53 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities$630,763 3,954 0.63 %$580,599 7,450 1.28 %
Net interest income/spread$29,920 3.26 %$27,486 3.26 %
Net interest margin3.43 %3.57 %
Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities138 %132 %
Total deposits$797,686 $3,282 0.41 %$691,359 $7,004 1.01 %
Total funding (1)
809,298 3,954 0.49 %711,314 7,450 1.04 %
(1)Total funding is the sum of average interest-bearing liabilities and average noninterest-bearing deposits. The cost of total funding is calculated as annualized total interest expense divided by average total funding.
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LOANS
(Dollars in thousands, unaudited)
 December 31,
2021
September 30,
2021
June 30,
2021
March 31,
2021
December 31,
2020
Real estate loans:
One-to-four family$207,660 $194,346 $170,351 $129,995 $130,657 
Home equity13,250 14,012 15,378 13,763 16,265 
Commercial and multifamily278,175 246,794 244,047 251,459 265,774 
Construction and land63,105 81,576 71,881 63,112 62,752 
Total real estate loans562,190 536,728 501,657 458,329 475,448 
Consumer Loans:
Manufactured homes21,636 21,459 21,032 20,781 20,941 
Floating homes59,268 58,358 43,741 39,868 39,868 
Other consumer16,748 15,732 15,557 14,942 15,024 
Total consumer loans97,652 95,549 80,330 75,591 75,833 
Commercial business loans28,026 36,620 59,969 83,669 64,217 
Total loans687,868 668,897 641,956 617,589 615,498 
Less:
Deferred fees, net(1,470)(1,346)(2,323)(3,212)(2,135)
Allowance for loan losses(6,306)(6,327)(6,157)(5,935)(6,000)
Total loans held for portfolio, net$680,092 $661,224 $633,476 $608,442 $607,363 



DEPOSITS
(Dollars in thousands, unaudited)

 December 31,
2021
September 30,
2021
June 30,
2021
March 31,
2021
December 31,
2020
Noninterest-bearing$190,466 $194,848 $181,847 $188,684 $132,490 
Interest-bearing307,061 311,303 297,227 269,514 230,492 
Savings103,401 99,747 97,858 93,207 83,778 
Money market91,670 82,314 72,553 73,536 65,748 
Certificates105,722 119,441 155,235 191,752 235,473 
Total deposits$798,320 $807,653 $804,720 $816,693 $747,981 

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CREDIT QUALITY DATA
(Dollars in thousands, unaudited)
 
 At or For the Quarter Ended
 December 31,
2021
September 30,
2021
June 30,
2021
March 31,
2021
December 31,
2020
Nonaccrual loans$5,130 $2,658 $1,068 $2,467 $2,710 
Nonperforming TDRs422 411 424 244 174 
Total nonperforming loans5,552 3,069 1,492 2,711 2,884 
OREO and other repossessed assets659 659 659 575 594 
Total nonperforming assets$6,211 $3,728 $2,151 $3,286 $3,478 
Performing TDRs2,174 2,198 2,221 2,919 3,072 
Net (charge-offs)/ recoveries during the quarter(21)(5)(28)(65)12 
Provision for loan losses during the quarter— 175 250 — — 
Allowance for loan losses6,306 6,327 6,157 5,935 6,000 
Allowance for loan losses to total loans0.92 %0.95 %0.96 %0.97 %0.98 %
Allowance for loan losses to total loans (excluding PPP loans)(1)
0.92 %0.96 %1.02 %1.07 %1.05 %
Allowance for loan losses to total nonperforming loans113.59 %206.16 %412.67 %218.92 %208.04 %
Nonperforming loans to total loans0.81 %0.46 %0.23 %0.44 %0.47 %
Nonperforming assets to total assets0.68 %0.40 %0.23 %0.35 %0.40 %

(1) Represents a non-GAAP financial measure. See Non-GAAP Financial Measures at the end of this earnings release for a reconciliation of our non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.

OTHER STATISTICS
(Dollars in thousands, unaudited)
At or For the Quarter Ended
 December 31,
2021
September 30,
2021
June 30,
2021
March 31,
2021
December 31,
2020
Sound Community Bank:   
Total loans to total deposits86.16 %82.82 %79.77 %75.62 %82.29 %
Noninterest-bearing deposits to total deposits23.86 %24.13 %22.60 %23.10 %17.71 %
Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc.:
Average total assets for the quarter$916,261$928,097$924,233$896,303$864,045
Average total equity for the quarter$93,569$91,766$89,139$87,181$84,781



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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We have presented a non-GAAP financial measure in addition to results presented in accordance with GAAP for the allowance for loan losses to total loans excluding PPP loans. We have presented this non-GAAP financial measure because management believes this non-GAAP measure to be a useful measurement in evaluating the adequacy of the amount of the allowance for loan losses to total loans as the balance of SBA PPP loans, which are guaranteed by the SBA, has been significant to the loan portfolio. This non-GAAP financial measure has inherent limitations and is not required to be uniformly applied. Further, this non-GAAP financial measure should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the allowance for loan losses to total loans determined in accordance with GAAP and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other financial institutions. Reconciliation of the GAAP and non-GAAP financial measurement is presented in the table below.


Non-GAAP Reconciliation
(Dollars in thousands, unaudited)

The following table reconciles the Company’s calculation of the allowance for loan losses to period-end loans:

December 31,
2021
September 30,
2021
June 30,
2021
March 31,
2021
December 31,
2020
Allowance for loan losses$(6,306)$(6,327)$(6,157)$(5,935)$(6,000)
Total loans686,398 667,551 639,633 614,377 613,363 
Less: PPP loans4,159 11,789 36,043 61,201 43,269 
Total loans, net of PPP loans$682,239 $655,762 $603,590 $553,176 $570,094 
Allowance for loan losses to total loans (GAAP)0.92 %0.95 %0.96 %0.97 %0.98 %
Allowance for loan losses to total loans, excluding PPP loans (Non-GAAP)0.92 %0.96 %1.02 %1.07 %1.05 %


Category: Earnings


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Laurie Stewart  
President/CEO 
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