UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 27, 2023 |
Primis Financial Corp.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Virginia |
001-33037 |
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1676 International Drive, Suite 900 |
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McLean, Virginia |
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Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 703 893-7400 |
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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The Nasdaq Global Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
On July 27, 2023, Primis Financial Corp. (“Primis” or the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2023. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
The Company has prepared presentation materials (the “Investor Presentation”) that management intends to use from time to time hereafter in presentations about the Company’s operations and performance. The Company may use the Investor Presentation, possibly with modifications, in presentations to current and potential investors, analysts, lenders, business partners, acquisition candidates, customers, employees and others with an interest in the Company and its business.
A copy of the Investor Presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. The Investor Presentation is also available on the Company's website at www.primisbank.com. Materials on the Company’s website are not part of or incorporated by reference into this report.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 attached hereto, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On July 27, 2023, Primis issued a press release announcing the declaration of a dividend payable on August 25, 2023 to shareholders of record as of August 11, 2023. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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Primis Financial Corp. Second Quarter 2023 Investor Presentation |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Primis Financial Corp. |
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July 27, 2023 |
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/s/ Matthew A. Switzer |
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Matthew A. Switzer |
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Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit 99.1
Primis Financial Corp. Reports Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share for the Second Quarter of 2023
Announces Cost Saving Initiative
Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.10 Per Share
MCLEAN, Va., July 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Primis Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: FRST) ("Primis" or the "Company"), and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Primis Bank (the "Bank"), today reported a net loss of $0.2 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, compared to net income of $6.0 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 and $5.0 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. Earnings per share ("EPS") for the three months ended June 30, 2023 was a loss of $0.01 on a basic and diluted basis, compared to earnings of $0.24 on a basic and diluted basis for the three months March 31, 2023 and $0.20 on a basic and diluted basis for the three months ended June 30, 2022. Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2023 was $5.8 million compared to $9.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022. Earnings per share for the six months ended June 30, 2023 were $0.23 on a basic and diluted basis, compared to $0.39 on a basic and $0.38 on a diluted basis for the six months ended June 30, 2022. Notable impacts to the quarter include one-time costs tied to cost saving initiatives and impairments and other costs related to the disposal of nonperforming assets, all discussed further below, with a combined impact of $4 million pre-tax.
Commenting on the quarterly results, Dennis J. Zember Jr., President and CEO stated, "We are finishing the second quarter with pro forma capital, liquidity and credit quality levels that are at the top of our peer group. While the cost to the quarterly results are noticeable to achieve this, I believe operating in this current environment with substantial balance sheet strength is very important. We have the best funding strategies in our peer group and even further in our very competitive region and our 23% beta on our core bank's interest bearing deposits evidences that strength. Additionally, our efforts over the past several years to focus away from long-maturity CRE into shorter and higher quality asset classes also brings strength to our balance sheet and confidence in our future growth."
Mr. Zember continued, "The inverted yield curve is a reality, but it's not normal and it will not persist forever. In this environment, our funding and investment decisions have less incremental profitability, by around 100bps, than normal. Instead of abandoning our higher quality asset strategies that will produce the margins we want in normal cycles, we have pivoted hard towards much lower costs and a gain on sale model for that production. Our V1BE delivery service for branch functions will allow us to consolidate branches reduce associated costs and retain virtually all of the low cost deposits. We went further and have reduced administrative staff and recalibrated other strategies and functions that bring the total cost reductions to approximately 12% of non-mortgage operating expense. Lastly, we believe our move to the gain on sale model should offset most of the decrease in net interest income and when fully in place, allow us to supercharge our lending efforts and customer acquisition."
Cost Saving Initiative
The Company has put in place a material cost saving project to reduce administrative and branch expenses given the challenging operating environment. As part of this initiative, the Bank will initially consolidate 8 branch locations, reducing total branches from 32 to 24, with an expected effective date of October 31, 2023. Branch consolidations are expected to save approximately $2.9 million annually. In addition to consolidating branches, the Company is reducing administrative expenses by eliminating certain positions and not filling others lost to recent attrition. Administrative reductions are expected to save approximately $6.5 million annually and is expected to be fully implemented early in the third quarter of 2023. Combined savings are expected to be approximately $9.4 million annually. Second quarter 2023 results include approximately $1.5 million of severance and related charges for these activities.
Material Improvement in Asset Quality
During the period or subsequent to the second quarter of 2023, the Company sold or took near term contracts on 80% of its non-performing assets outstanding last quarter and experienced new non-accrual loans of only $0.6 million in the second quarter of 2023. Upon the expected closing of the contracts, pro-forma non-performing assets to total assets would have been only 0.13% as of June 30, 2023. Charges associated with impairing the non-performing assets to prepare for the sale totaled $2.3 million in the quarter.
Additionally, the Company ended the quarter with only 4.7% of loans in office CRE. The Company ended the quarter with 10.9% of loans secured by cash (mostly in life premium finance), 9.1% of loans to medical professionals and 18.1% in first mortgage loans with a weighted average LTV of approximately 51.4%. Lastly, concentrations in hospitality continued to decline in the second quarter of 2023, and are currently 6.6% of total loans with a current weighted average debt service coverage of over 1.50x as of the end of the second quarter of 2023.
Sweep Program Implementation
The Company implemented a traditional sweep program on the last day of the second quarter of 2023. The sweep program initially swept $348 million on June 30, 2023 but management expects the amount to grow throughout the third quarter of 2023. The effect of the program increases the Company's leverage ratio to approximately 8.6% (if in place for all of the second quarter of 2023), a level that the Company's management believes is in the top quartile of its peer group. Additionally the program reduces uninvested cash on the balance sheet and would have increased the net interest margin by approximately 35 basis points in the second quarter.
With the sweep in place, the Company intends to resume account opening on the digital platform in a measured way with the goal to continue increasing accounts throughout the remainder of 2023. Additional funds raised through new accounts will not affect the Company's capital or profitability ratios except that incremental spread between the earnings rate and the customer rate will improve the Company's non-interest income. To achieve national name recognition and credibility, and the inertia and flexibility that comes alongside that image, management believes that the Company would need total accounts of approximately 50,000 or more and believes the sweep program provides the ability to scale to that level with minimal risk or impact to sensitivity or capital levels, while positively impacting the Company's operating results. Lastly, the sweep program provides customers with enhanced FDIC insurance of up to $2 million per account holder.
Discussion of Employee Fraud
Late in the second quarter of 2023, the Company discovered an employee loan fraud with total exposure of approximately $2.5 million. The employee, for a period of more than 10 years, would combine expertly crafted but fraudulent documentation and the willing participation of external parties to make or renew loans. Management believes, on the advice of its counsel, its insurance broker and a third party forensic auditor, that the losses are recoverable under the Company's insurance policies and is working through the claims process. Importantly, the lender's regular activities originating new loans or renewing existing loans ceased approximately 3 years ago when management changed reporting lines and instituted stricter controls on extensions of credit. Since, the lender's activities since have centered on servicing the loans with proceeds from the past extensions.
Because of the size and timing of the fraudulent loans, a substantial portion of the loss is reflected in opening equity for the prior periods in the tables at the end of the press release. Reported periods in the table have been adjusted for intra-period losses attributable to the fraud and is primarily comprised of interest reversals. No potential recovery of losses from insurance has been recorded at this time while documentation is underway.
Mr. Zember commented, "While the accounting impact from the fraud this quarter is to capital instead of earnings, the situation is unfortunate and frustrating, though isolated and insurable. Given that the fraud was uncovered late in the quarter, we are in the process of our forensic investigation to support the insurance claim to be filed, but expect future recoveries from the claim."
Financial Highlights for the Period Ended June 30, 2023
Net Interest Income
Continued upward pressure on deposit account rates and shifting from non-interest bearing to higher rate products are impacting interest expense and net interest income for the Company and the industry. Net interest income of $26.2 million increased during the quarter compared to the same period in 2022, but declined when compared to levels recorded in the first quarter of 2023. Net interest margin for the Company is further affected by excess cash balances that are 11% of average earning assets and investments in loans that have materially better credit quality metrics than the Bank's peer group. For the second quarter of 2023, the Company reported a core net interest margin of 3.00% which excludes the effect of the excess cash balances now in the Bank's sweep program.
Interest income on earning assets increased during the second quarter of 2023 to $52.7 million compared to $28.2 million for the same period in 2022 and $47.1 million during the first quarter of 2023. The majority of loan production in the second quarter of 2023 (66%) was either one year loans on fully cash secured lending in the Company's life insurance premium division or lending to medical professionals in the Company's Panacea division. Production yields across Panacea and Life Premium Finance averaged 7.61%, assuming benefit of an interest rate swap implemented in the second quarter of 2023, versus 7.26% in the first quarter of 2023.
While interest income continued to increase in the second quarter of 2023, incremental costs of interest bearing deposits has increased at a faster pace. Management has used industry leading liquidity levels to intensely manage the core bank's interest expense in-line or below its direct competition while at the same time exploiting the opportunity to grow accounts on the national platform with acquisition rates that are initially 100 to 150 basis points higher than the long-term maintenance rates for these accounts. Management expects that, with the sweep program in place, this acquisition strategy will have no impact on the Company's margin or capital ratios while positioning the Company to have a funding source that is profitable and has the growth potential of banks five to ten times the size of Primis Bank.
The core bank's relatively attractive deposit position is seen below:
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Core Bank Int. Exp. |
$ 11,823 |
$ 9,343 |
$ 5,183 |
$ 3,287 |
$ 2,311 |
Digital Platform Int. Exp. |
$ 12,960 |
$ 5,701 |
$ 127 |
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Core Bank Avg. Noninterest-bearing |
$ 472,416 |
$ 555,771 |
$ 648,051 |
$ 665,000 |
$ 596,693 |
Core Bank Avg. Interest-bearing deposits (IBD) |
$2,155,212 |
$2,149,650 |
$2,027,211 |
$2,027,332 |
$2,057,708 |
Digital Platform Avg. IBD |
$1,052,603 |
$ 481,072 |
$ 14,691 |
$ 89 |
$ 47 |
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Core Bank Cost of Deposits |
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4.81 % |
3.42 % |
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4.96 % |
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During the second quarter of 2023, the core bank opened $49 million of new non-CD accounts with initial weighted average costs of 1.4%. This level of sales activity first illustrates a potential slowdown in rising rates as well as success with the Company's proprietary banking delivery service, V1BE, which contributes heavily to new sales of commercial checking accounts. During the quarter, customers using the service, which is by invitation only, increased to 746 with total deposits of $144 million. This compares favorably to customers at December 31, 2022 when the Company had 495 customers with balances of $89 million on the platform.
National platform sales during the quarter centered on savings and interest checking and amounted to growth of $87 million. The Company slowed new account openings during the quarter to train excess resources that were moved from the core bank platform to the national platform. We expect these new resources will allow the Company to accelerate account opening and customer outreach throughout the remaining months of 2023. At the end of the second quarter of 2023, there were approximately 13,000 accounts on the platform serviced by 7 bank professionals and with an average balance and customer age of $75 thousand and 48 years old, respectively.
Noninterest Income
Noninterest income decreased during the second quarter to $8.5 million when compared to $11.5 million in the first quarter of 2023. The Company began accounting for certain third party credit enhancements on consumer lending during the third quarter of 2022 and purchased the mortgage platform in the second quarter of 2022. Excluding credit enhancement income, noninterest income increased $0.7 million to $7.3 million in the second quarter of 2023, largely due to increased mortgage banking revenue.
During the second quarter of 2023, the Bank realized $0.2 million of gains associated with a small sale of Panacea commercial loans. Management continues efforts to secure additional buyers for the division's consumer and commercial loans and believes sales of $50 - $100 million are likely in 2023.
Noninterest Expense
Noninterest expense was $30.6 million for the second quarter of 2023, compared to $27.4 million for the first quarter of 2023. Noninterest expense for the second quarter of 2023 and the first quarter of 2023 included $515 thousand and $873 thousand, respectively, of servicing and other expenses for a third-party managed loan portfolio. The second quarter of 2023 also included $1.5 million of nonrecurring expenses discussed above versus none in the first quarter of 2023. Noninterest expense adjusted for third-party portfolio expenses, branch consolidation costs, other restructuring costs and unfunded commitment reserve impacts was $28.8 million and $26.5 million for the second and first quarter of 2023, respectively. Included in noninterest expense was $5.3 million in expenses related to Primis Mortgage in the second quarter of 2023 versus $5.0 million in the first quarter of 2023 with increased mortgage-related expenses driven by increased activity.
Excluding mortgage, nonrecurring expenses and the third party expenses described above, noninterest expense for the second quarter of 2023 was $23.5 million versus $21.5 million in the linked-quarter. Compensation and benefits excluding mortgage was $9.6 million in the second quarter of 2023, down from $10.8 million during the first quarter of 2023, primarily due to attrition and reduction in cash bonus accruals. Offsetting this reduction, FDIC insurance costs increased $0.7 million in the second quarter of 2023 due to the substantial increase in deposits this year. FDIC insurance costs are expected to decline over the next two quarters as excess deposits are swept to other banks. Data processing costs were higher by $0.9 million due to high account opening activity late in the first quarter and early in the second quarter of 2023 and which has now abated. The second quarter of 2023 also included approximately $0.4 million of expense to rebuild and replace debit card stock. Lastly, the second quarter of 2023 included $0.2 million of expenses for delinquent taxes for the nonperforming loans in the process of selling.
Loan Portfolio and Asset Quality
Loans held for investment increased to $3.17 billion at June 30, 2023, compared to $3.04 billion at March 31, 2023. Loans held for investment grew at an annualized rate of 17.1%, net of a decline in PPP balances, in the second quarter of 2023. Loan growth was particularly strong in the Life Premium Finance division in the second quarter of 2023, as discussed below.
Nonperforming assets, excluding portions guaranteed by the SBA, were $24.7 million at June 30, 2023, compared to $32.8 million at March 31, 2023, while loans rated substandard or doubtful decreased to $33.7 million in the second quarter of 2023 from $39.5 million in the first quarter of 2023. As discussed above, a substantial portion of the Bank's nonperforming assets in previous periods were comprised of two relationships with a combined balance of approximately $27 million. A large residential property with a balance of approximately $8 million included in that total was sold in the second quarter of 2023. The other relationship, primarily consisting of assisted living facilities, is currently at the end of a receiver-managed marketing process with all three facilities under contract to close in the third quarter of 2023. At that point, the Bank would have approximately $5 million of nonperforming loans. The Bank had no other real estate owned at the end of the second quarter of 2023.
The Company recorded a provision for loan losses of $4.3 million for the second quarter of 2023 versus $5.2 million for the first quarter of 2023. Of this provision, $1.4 million was due to charge-offs for the loan portfolio with a third-party credit enhancement described previously. This portion of the provision is fully offset by a gain recorded in noninterest income and has no effect on net income. Excluding this provision amount, the provision for loan losses would have been $2.96 million for the second quarter of 2023. $2.3 million of this provision was to increase specific impairments for the pending nonperforming loan resolutions detailed above. As a percentage of loans, excluding PPP balances, the allowance for credit losses was 1.21% and 1.18% at the end of the second and first quarter of 2023, respectively.
Net charge-offs were $1.6 million for the second quarter of 2023, down from $4.0 million for the first quarter of 2023. Excluding the losses that are covered by a third-party, the second quarter of 2023 would have experienced $0.2 million of net charge-offs versus $2.1 million of net charge-offs in the first quarter of 2023.
Deposits and Funding
Total deposits on balance sheet decreased to $3.32 billion from $3.67 billion at March 31, 2023 and were essentially flat at $3.66 billion including excess deposits swept off the balance sheet at June 30, 2023. Swept deposits receive full FDIC coverage, bringing the Bank's percentage of uninsured or unsecured deposits down to 15.8%. Liquidity sources represent almost 220% of uninsured or unsecured deposits, up substantially from December 31, 2022.
The Bank paid off $25 million of brokered CDs in the second quarter and has another $75 million of brokered CDs that mature later in 2023. The Bank has no other wholesale funding and has $348 million of deposits currently sweeping to other banks. The cost of the swept deposits is materially cheaper than wholesale funding and available to fund further balance sheet growth as needed.
Digital Lines of Business
The Company operates two national lines of business that are focused primarily on lending to higher quality segments of the economy and a national digital platform for funding purposes. Management believes that over time the combined strategy can have margins in the 3.00%-3.25% range, efficiency ratios in the 30%-40% range and 50% less net charge-offs than traditional community bank commercial real estate.
Panacea continues to experience substantial growth alongside the development of its nationally-recognized brand. Panacea finished the second quarter of 2023 with approximately $292 million in outstanding loans, an increase of $35 million, or 14%, from March 31, 2023. As highlighted above, Panacea sold approximately $5 million of loans in the second quarter of 2023 for a pre-tax gain of $0.2 million. Panacea expects profitability to increase materially in the second half of 2023 due to higher gain on sale income in coming quarters.
Panacea-related deposits increased to $46.3 million at June 30, 2023, up 50% from March 31, 2023 and a substantially higher rate of growth than loan growth for the second quarter of 2023. Coupled with its loan sale strategy, Panacea expects to continue increasing the amount it self-funds its balance sheet.
The Life Premium Finance ("LPF") division, launched in late 2021, ended the second quarter of 2023 with outstanding balances, net of deferred fees, of $346 million, compared to $237 million at the end of the first quarter of 2023, or an increase of 46%. The LPF division increased profitability (including assumed cost of funds) at a higher rate than it grew earnings assets as it continues to experience meaningful operating leverage.
Primis Mortgage was profitable for the second quarter of 2023 with pre-tax income of $647 thousand. The locked pipeline ended the second quarter of 2023 at $61 million, up 15% from March 31, 2023 while loans funded increased to $184 million in the second quarter of 2023, up 50% from the first quarter of 2023.
Shareholders' Equity
Book value per share as of June 30, 2023 was $15.93, a decrease of $0.21 from March 31, 2023. Tangible book value per share(1) at the end of the second quarter of 2023 was $11.58, a decrease of $0.21 from March 31, 2023. Shareholders' equity was $393 million, or 10.21% of total assets, at June 30, 2023. Tangible common equity(1) at June 30, 2023 was $286 million, or 7.64% of tangible assets(1). Unrealized losses on the Company's available-for-sale securities portfolio increased by $2.6 million to $26.1 million due to marginal decreases in market interest rates during the second quarter of 2023. The Company has the wherewithal to hold these securities until maturity or recovery of the value and does not anticipate realizing any losses on the investments.
Additionally, the Board of Directors announced and declared a dividend of $0.10 per share payable on August 25, 2023 to shareholders of record on August 11, 2023. This is Primis' forty-seventh consecutive quarterly dividend.
About Primis Financial Corp.
As of June 30, 2023, Primis had $3.8 billion in total assets, $3.2 billion in total loans and $3.3 billion in total deposits. Primis Bank provides a range of financial services to individuals and small- and medium-sized businesses through thirty-two full-service branches in Virginia and Maryland and provides services to customers through certain online and mobile applications.
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Dennis J. Zember, Jr., President and CEO |
Primis Financial Corp. |
Matthew A. Switzer, EVP and CFO |
1676 International Drive, Suite 900 |
Phone: (703) 893-7400 |
McLean, VA 22102 |
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Primis Financial Corp., NASDAQ Symbol FRST |
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Website: www.primisbank.com |
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Conference Call
The Company's management will host a conference call to discuss its second quarter results on Friday, July 28, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. (ET). A live Webcast of the conference call is available at the following website: https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/322792474. Participants may also call 1-888-330-3573 and ask for the Primis Financial Corp. call. A replay of the teleconference will be available for 7 days by calling 1-800-770-2030 and providing Replay Access Code 4440924.
Non-GAAP Measures
Statements included in this press release include non-GAAP financial measures and should be read along with the accompanying tables. Primis uses non-GAAP financial measures to analyze its performance. The measures entitled net income adjusted for nonrecurring income and expenses; pre-tax pre-provision operating earnings; operating return on average assets; pre-tax pre-provision operating return on average assets; operating return on average equity; operating return on average tangible equity; operating efficiency ratio; operating earnings per share – basic; operating earnings per share – diluted; tangible book value per share; tangible common equity; tangible common equity to tangible assets; and core net interest margin are not measures recognized under GAAP and therefore are considered non-GAAP financial measures. We use the term "operating" to describe a financial measure that excludes income or expense considered to be non-recurring in nature. Items identified as non-operating are those that, when excluded from a reported financial measure, provide management or the reader with a measure that may be more indicative of forward-looking trends in our business. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable GAAP measures is provided in the Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Items table.
Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide additional useful information about Primis that allows management and investors to evaluate the ongoing operating results, financial strength and performance of Primis and provide meaningful comparison to its peers. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as an alternative to any measure of performance or financial condition as promulgated under GAAP, and investors should consider Primis' performance and financial condition as reported under GAAP and all other relevant information when assessing the performance or financial condition of Primis. Non-GAAP financial measures are not standardized and, therefore, it may not be possible to compare these measures with other companies that present measures having the same or similar names.
Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools, and investors should not consider them in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the results or financial condition as reported under GAAP.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release and certain of our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission contain statements that constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of, and subject to the protections of, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. Such statements can generally be identified by such words as "may," "plan," "contemplate," "anticipate," "believe," "intend," "continue," "expect," "project," "predict," "estimate," "could," "should," "would," "will," and other similar words or expressions of the future or otherwise regarding the outlook for the Company's future business and financial performance and/or the performance of the banking industry and economy in general. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, our expectations regarding our future operating and financial performance, including our outlook and long-term goals for future growth and new offerings and services; our expectations regarding net interest margin; expectations on our growth strategy, expense management, capital management and future profitability; expectations on credit quality and performance; and the assumptions underlying our expectations.
Prospective investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from the future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on the information known to, and current beliefs and expectations of, the Company's management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to: the Company's ability to implement its various strategic and growth initiatives, including its recently established Panacea Financial and Life Premium Finance Divisions, new digital banking platform, V1BE fulfillment service and Primis Mortgage Company; competitive pressures among financial institutions increasing significantly; changes in applicable laws, rules, or regulations, including changes to statutes, regulations or regulatory policies or practices; changes in management's plans for the future; credit risk associated with our lending activities; changes in interest rates, inflation, loan demand, real estate values, or competition, as well as labor shortages and supply chain disruptions; changes in accounting principles, policies, or guidelines; adverse results from current or future litigation, regulatory examinations or other legal and/or regulatory actions; potential impacts of the recent adverse developments in the banking industry highlighted by high-profile bank failures, including impacts on customer confidence, deposit outflows, liquidity and the regulatory response thereto; potential increases in the provision for credit losses; and other general competitive, economic, political, and market factors, including those affecting our business, operations, pricing, products, or services.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which such statements are made. These forward-looking statements are based upon information presently known to the Company's management and are inherently subjective, uncertain and subject to change due to any number of risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, the risks and other factors set forth in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, under the captions "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors," and in the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
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Return on average assets |
(0.02 %) |
0.62 % |
0.35 % |
0.61 % |
0.62 % |
|
(64) |
bps |
(64) |
bps |
|
0.29 % |
0.58 % |
|
(30) |
bps |
||
Operating return on average assets(1) |
0.09 % |
0.62 % |
0.08 % |
0.64 % |
0.75 % |
|
(53) |
|
(66) |
|
|
0.34 % |
0.65 % |
|
(31) |
|
||
Pre-tax pre-provision return on average assets(1) |
0.37 % |
1.31 % |
1.32 % |
1.16 % |
0.83 % |
|
(94) |
|
(46) |
|
|
0.55 % |
0.78 % |
|
(23) |
|
||
Pre-tax pre-provision operating return on average assets(1) |
0.51 % |
1.31 % |
0.98 % |
1.20 % |
0.99 % |
|
(80) |
|
(48) |
|
|
0.63 % |
0.87 % |
|
(24) |
|
||
Return on average equity |
(0.19 %) |
5.98 % |
3.04 % |
4.98 % |
4.89 % |
|
(616) |
|
(508) |
|
|
2.88 % |
4.67 % |
|
(179) |
|
||
Operating return on average equity(1) |
0.98 % |
5.98 % |
0.71 % |
5.22 % |
5.90 % |
|
(500) |
|
(492) |
|
|
3.46 % |
5.22 % |
|
(175) |
|
||
Operating return on average tangible equity(1) |
1.33 % |
8.14 % |
0.98 % |
7.15 % |
8.05 % |
|
(681) |
|
(671) |
|
|
4.72 % |
7.06 % |
|
(233) |
|
||
Cost of funds |
|
2.81 % |
2.19 % |
1.19 % |
0.71 % |
0.53 % |
|
62 |
|
228 |
|
|
2.52 % |
0.52 % |
|
200 |
|
|
Net interest margin |
2.65 % |
3.15 % |
3.67 % |
3.57 % |
3.33 % |
|
(50) |
|
(68) |
|
|
2.89 % |
3.14 % |
|
(25) |
|
||
Core net interest margin(1) |
2.65 % |
3.16 % |
3.68 % |
3.58 % |
3.35 % |
|
(51) |
|
(70) |
|
|
2.89 % |
3.15 % |
|
(26) |
|
||
Gross loans to deposits |
95.68 % |
82.92 % |
108.24 % |
100.98 % |
97.90 % |
|
13 |
pts |
(2) |
pts |
|
95.68 % |
97.90 % |
|
(2) |
pts |
||
Efficiency ratio |
|
88.19 % |
68.69 % |
71.82 % |
71.93 % |
75.26 % |
|
20 |
|
1,293 |
|
|
77.75 % |
75.79 % |
|
196 |
|
|
Operating efficiency ratio(1) |
83.90 % |
68.69 % |
76.78 % |
70.99 % |
70.48 % |
|
15 |
|
1,342 |
|
|
75.76 % |
73.08 % |
|
268 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Per Share Data: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Earnings per share - Basic |
$ (0.01) |
$ 0.24 |
$ 0.12 |
$ 0.20 |
$ 0.20 |
|
(103.16) |
% |
(103.79) |
% |
|
$ 0.23 |
$ 0.39 |
|
(39.40) |
% |
||
Operating earnings per share - Basic(1) |
$ 0.04 |
$ 0.24 |
$ 0.03 |
$ 0.21 |
$ 0.24 |
|
(84) |
|
(83.66) |
|
|
$ 0.28 |
$ 0.43 |
|
(34.84) |
|
||
Earnings per share - Diluted |
$ (0.01) |
$ 0.24 |
$ 0.12 |
$ 0.20 |
$ 0.20 |
|
(103.16) |
|
(103.81) |
|
|
$ 0.23 |
$ 0.38 |
|
(39.23) |
|
||
Operating earnings per share - Diluted(1) |
$ 0.04 |
$ 0.24 |
$ 0.03 |
$ 0.21 |
$ 0.24 |
|
(84) |
|
(83.61) |
|
|
$ 0.28 |
$ 0.43 |
|
(34.62) |
|
||
Book value per share |
$ 15.93 |
$ 16.14 |
$ 15.90 |
$ 15.82 |
$ 16.10 |
|
(1.35) |
|
(1.05) |
|
|
$ 15.93 |
$ 16.10 |
|
(1.05) |
|
||
Tangible book value per share(1) |
$ 11.58 |
$ 11.79 |
$ 11.53 |
$ 11.43 |
$ 11.69 |
|
(1.73) |
|
(0.93) |
|
|
$ 11.58 |
$ 11.69 |
|
(0.93) |
|
||
Cash dividend per share |
$ 0.10 |
$ 0.10 |
$ 0.10 |
$ 0.10 |
$ 0.10 |
|
- |
|
- |
|
|
$ 0.20 |
$ 0.20 |
|
- |
|
||
Weighted average shares outstanding - Basic |
24,638,505 |
24,625,943 |
24,601,108 |
24,576,887 |
24,562,753 |
|
0.05 |
|
0.31 |
|
|
24,632,259 |
24,533,512 |
|
0.40 |
|
||
Weighted average shares outstanding - Diluted |
24,688,141 |
24,685,206 |
24,685,663 |
24,688,422 |
24,681,425 |
|
0.01 |
|
0.03 |
|
|
24,685,072 |
24,666,486 |
|
0.08 |
|
||
Shares outstanding at end of period |
24,690,064 |
24,685,064 |
24,680,097 |
24,650,239 |
24,650,239 |
|
0.02 |
% |
0.16 |
% |
|
24,690,064 |
24,650,239 |
|
0.16 |
% |
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Asset Quality Ratios: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Non-performing assets as a percent of total assets, excluding SBA guarantees |
0.64 % |
0.78 % |
0.98 % |
1.11 % |
0.61 % |
|
(14) |
bps |
3 |
bps |
|
0.64 % |
0.61 % |
|
3 |
bps |
||
Net charge-offs (recoveries) as a percent of average loans (annualized) |
0.20 % |
0.53 % |
0.74 % |
0.17 % |
(0.06 %) |
|
(33) |
|
27 |
|
|
0.18 % |
(0.04 %) |
|
22 |
|
||
Core net charge-offs (recoveries) as a percent of average loans (annualized)(2) |
0.02 % |
0.28 % |
0.53 % |
0.17 % |
(0.06 %) |
|
(26) |
|
9 |
|
|
0.07 % |
(0.04 %) |
|
11 |
|
||
Allowance for credit losses to total loans |
1.21 % |
1.17 % |
1.17 % |
1.17 % |
1.15 % |
|
4 |
|
6 |
|
|
1.21 % |
1.15 % |
|
6 |
|
||
Allowance for credit losses to total loans (excluding PPP loans) |
1.21 % |
1.18 % |
1.17 % |
1.17 % |
1.16 % |
|
4 |
|
5 |
|
|
1.21 % |
1.16 % |
|
5 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital Ratios: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity to assets |
|
10.22 % |
9.48 % |
10.99 % |
11.62 % |
12.27 % |
|
74 |
bps |
(205) |
bps |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tangible common equity to tangible assets(1) |
7.64 % |
7.10 % |
8.22 % |
8.68 % |
9.22 % |
|
54 |
|
(158) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Leverage ratio(3) |
|
7.84 % |
8.59 % |
9.48 % |
10.11 % |
10.31 % |
|
(75) |
|
(247) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio(3) |
10.03 % |
10.04 % |
10.54 % |
11.17 % |
11.59 % |
|
(1) |
|
(156) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio(3) |
10.36 % |
10.36 % |
10.88 % |
11.53 % |
11.97 % |
|
0 |
|
(161) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Total risk-based capital ratio(3) |
14.04 % |
14.20 % |
14.80 % |
15.71 % |
16.29 % |
|
(16) |
|
(225) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) See Reconciliation of Non-GAAP financial measures. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
(2) Excludes third-party charge-offs. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
(3) June 30, 2023 ratios are estimated and may be subject to change pending the final filing of the FR Y-9C. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Primis Financial Corp. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
(Dollars in thousands) |
As Of : |
|
Variance - 2Q 2023 vs. |
|||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) |
2Q 2023 |
1Q 2023 |
4Q 2022 |
3Q 2022 |
2Q 2022 |
|
1Q 2023 |
|
2Q 2022 |
|
||
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ 100,868 |
$ 607,125 |
$ 77,859 |
$ 97,738 |
$ 70,721 |
|
(83.39) |
% |
42.63 |
% |
||
Investment securities-available for sale |
223,087 |
231,468 |
236,315 |
238,891 |
257,180 |
|
(3.62) |
|
(13.26) |
|
||
Investment securities-held to maturity |
12,378 |
13,115 |
13,520 |
14,391 |
14,978 |
|
(5.62) |
|
(17.36) |
|
||
Loans held for sale |
57,704 |
42,011 |
27,626 |
13,388 |
16,096 |
|
37.35 |
|
258.50 |
|
||
Loans receivable, net of deferred fees |
3,173,638 |
3,041,533 |
2,946,637 |
2,734,887 |
2,626,598 |
|
4.34 |
|
20.83 |
|
||
Allowance for credit losses |
(38,414) |
(35,727) |
(34,544) |
(31,956) |
(30,209) |
|
7.52 |
|
27.16 |
|
||
|
Net loans |
|
3,135,224 |
3,005,806 |
2,912,093 |
2,702,931 |
2,596,389 |
|
4.31 |
|
20.75 |
|
Stock in Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank |
12,083 |
12,083 |
25,815 |
16,689 |
12,940 |
|
- |
|
(6.62) |
|
||
Bank premises and equipment, net |
25,298 |
25,136 |
25,257 |
25,534 |
26,113 |
|
0.64 |
|
(3.12) |
|
||
Operating lease right-of-use assets |
10,707 |
9,352 |
5,335 |
5,511 |
4,777 |
|
14.49 |
|
124.14 |
|
||
Goodwill and other intangible assets |
107,215 |
107,539 |
107,863 |
108,170 |
108,524 |
|
(0.30) |
|
(1.21) |
|
||
Assets held for sale, net |
3,115 |
3,115 |
3,115 |
3,127 |
3,127 |
|
- |
|
(0.38) |
|
||
Bank-owned life insurance |
67,985 |
67,591 |
67,201 |
67,519 |
67,339 |
|
0.58 |
|
0.96 |
|
||
Other real estate owned |
- |
- |
- |
1,041 |
1,041 |
|
- |
|
(100.00) |
|
||
Deferred tax assets, net |
20,391 |
18,825 |
18,289 |
17,892 |
14,658 |
|
8.32 |
|
39.11 |
|
||
Other assets |
|
72,438 |
60,260 |
49,310 |
42,428 |
40,811 |
|
20.21 |
|
77.50 |
|
|
|
Total assets |
$ 3,848,493 |
$ 4,203,426 |
$ 3,569,598 |
$ 3,355,250 |
$ 3,234,694 |
|
(8.44) |
% |
18.98 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities and stockholders' equity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Demand deposits |
$ 480,832 |
$ 497,531 |
$ 582,556 |
$ 687,272 |
$ 653,181 |
|
(3.36) |
% |
(26.39) |
% |
||
NOW accounts |
|
817,725 |
835,348 |
617,687 |
637,786 |
677,237 |
|
(2.11) |
|
20.74 |
|
|
Money market accounts |
850,359 |
865,115 |
811,365 |
803,050 |
802,953 |
|
(1.71) |
|
5.90 |
|
||
Savings accounts |
696,750 |
971,439 |
245,713 |
217,220 |
220,211 |
|
(28.28) |
|
216.40 |
|
||
Time deposits |
|
471,330 |
498,564 |
465,057 |
362,992 |
329,223 |
|
(5.46) |
|
43.16 |
|
|
Total deposits |
|
3,316,996 |
3,667,997 |
2,722,378 |
2,708,320 |
2,682,805 |
|
(9.57) |
|
23.64 |
|
|
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase - short term |
3,921 |
4,346 |
6,445 |
9,886 |
10,020 |
|
(9.78) |
|
(60.87) |
|
||
Federal Home Loan Bank advances |
- |
- |
325,000 |
125,000 |
25,000 |
|
- |
|
(100.00) |
|
||
Subordinated debt and notes |
95,453 |
95,382 |
95,312 |
95,241 |
95,170 |
|
0.07 |
|
0.30 |
|
||
Operating lease liabilities |
11,546 |
9,799 |
5,767 |
6,044 |
5,299 |
|
17.83 |
|
117.89 |
|
||
Other liabilities |
|
27,361 |
27,397 |
22,232 |
20,863 |
19,647 |
|
(0.13) |
|
39.26 |
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
3,455,277 |
3,804,921 |
3,177,134 |
2,965,354 |
2,837,941 |
|
(9.19) |
|
21.75 |
|
|
Stockholders' equity |
393,216 |
398,505 |
392,464 |
389,896 |
396,753 |
|
(1.33) |
|
(0.89) |
|
||
|
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity |
$ 3,848,493 |
$ 4,203,426 |
$ 3,569,598 |
$ 3,355,250 |
$ 3,234,694 |
|
(8.44) |
% |
18.98 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tangible common equity(1) |
$ 286,001 |
$ 290,966 |
$ 284,601 |
$ 281,726 |
$ 288,229 |
|
(1.71) |
% |
(0.77) |
% |
Primis Financial Corp. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
(Dollars in thousands) |
For Three Months Ended: |
|
Variance - 2Q 2023 vs. |
|
|
For Six Months Ended: |
|
Variance |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations (unaudited) |
2Q 2023 |
1Q 2023 |
4Q 2022 |
3Q 2022 |
2Q 2022 |
|
1Q 2023 |
|
2Q 2022 |
|
|
2Q 2023 |
2Q 2022 |
|
YTD |
|
||
Interest and dividend income |
$ 52,679 |
$ 47,114 |
$ 38,595 |
$ 32,561 |
$ 28,230 |
|
11.81 |
% |
86.61 |
% |
|
$ 99,793 |
$ 54,789 |
|
82.14 |
% |
||
Interest expense |
|
26,522 |
18,749 |
9,058 |
5,146 |
3,652 |
|
41.46 |
|
NM |
|
|
45,271 |
7,383 |
|
NM |
|
|
|
Net interest income |
26,157 |
28,365 |
29,537 |
27,415 |
24,578 |
|
(7.79) |
|
6.42 |
|
|
54,522 |
47,406 |
|
15.01 |
|
|
Provision for (recovery of) credit losses |
4,301 |
5,187 |
7,860 |
2,890 |
422 |
|
(17.08) |
|
NM |
|
|
9,488 |
521 |
|
NM |
|
||
|
Net interest income after provision for (recovery of) credit losses |
21,856 |
23,178 |
21,677 |
24,525 |
24,156 |
|
(5.71) |
|
(9.52) |
|
|
45,034 |
46,885 |
|
(3.95) |
|
|
Account maintenance and deposit service fees |
1,430 |
1,216 |
1,427 |
1,525 |
1,442 |
|
17.60 |
|
(0.83) |
|
|
2,646 |
2,793 |
|
(5.26) |
|
||
Income from bank-owned life insurance |
394 |
420 |
847 |
394 |
378 |
|
(6.19) |
|
4.23 |
|
|
814 |
753 |
|
8.10 |
|
||
Mortgage banking income |
5,198 |
4,315 |
2,264 |
2,197 |
593 |
|
20.46 |
|
NM |
|
|
9,513 |
593 |
|
NM |
|
||
Gain on sale of loans |
182 |
478 |
- |
- |
- |
|
(61.85) |
|
- |
|
|
660 |
- |
|
- |
|
||
Credit enhancement income |
1,152 |
4,886 |
1,822 |
1,220 |
- |
|
(76.42) |
|
- |
|
|
6,038 |
- |
|
- |
|
||
Gain on sale of other investment |
- |
- |
4,411 |
- |
- |
|
- |
|
- |
|
|
- |
- |
|
- |
|
||
Other |
|
130 |
217 |
217 |
284 |
217 |
|
(40.09) |
|
(40.09) |
|
|
347 |
581 |
|
(40.28) |
|
|
|
Noninterest income |
8,486 |
11,532 |
10,988 |
5,620 |
2,630 |
|
(26.41) |
|
222.67 |
|
|
20,018 |
4,720 |
|
NM |
|
|
Employee compensation and benefits |
15,283 |
15,028 |
16,213 |
12,594 |
10,573 |
|
1.70 |
|
44.55 |
|
|
30,311 |
20,198 |
|
50.07 |
|
||
Occupancy and equipment expenses |
3,445 |
3,022 |
2,899 |
2,857 |
2,546 |
|
14.00 |
|
35.31 |
|
|
6,467 |
5,103 |
|
26.73 |
|
||
Amortization of intangible assets |
318 |
317 |
317 |
326 |
341 |
|
0.32 |
|
(6.74) |
|
|
635 |
682 |
|
(6.89) |
|
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Virginia franchise tax expense |
848 |
849 |
814 |
813 |
814 |
|
(0.12) |
|
4.18 |
|
|
1,697 |
1,627 |
|
4.30 |
|
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Data processing expense |
2,828 |
2,251 |
1,702 |
1,528 |
1,293 |
|
25.63 |
|
118.72 |
|
|
5,079 |
2,783 |
|
82.50 |
|
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Marketing expense |
521 |
569 |
933 |
938 |
731 |
|
(8.44) |
|
(28.73) |
|
|
1,090 |
1,196 |
|
(8.86) |
|
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Telecommunication and communication expense |
416 |
377 |
343 |
342 |
366 |
|
10.34 |
|
13.66 |
|
|
793 |
748 |
|
6.02 |
|
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Net (gain) loss on other real estate owned |
- |
- |
131 |
- |
- |
|
- |
|
- |
|
|
- |
(59) |
|
(100.00) |
|
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Loss on bank premises and equipment |
- |
- |
- |
64 |
620 |
|
- |
|
(100.00) |
|
|
- |
620 |
|
(100.00) |
|
||
Professional fees |
|
1,075 |
862 |
1,605 |
1,261 |
827 |
|
24.71 |
|
29.99 |
|
|
1,937 |
1,921 |
|
0.83 |
|
|
Credit enhancement costs |
515 |
873 |
1,369 |
- |
- |
|
(41.01) |
|
- |
|
|
1,388 |
- |
|
- |
|
||
Other expenses |
|
5,303 |
3,256 |
2,780 |
3,038 |
2,366 |
|
62.90 |
|
124.17 |
|
|
8,559 |
4,690 |
|
82.50 |
|
|
|
Noninterest expense |
30,552 |
27,404 |
29,106 |
23,761 |
20,477 |
|
11.49 |
|
49.20 |
|
|
57,956 |
39,509 |
|
46.69 |
|
|
Income before income taxes |
(210) |
7,306 |
3,559 |
6,384 |
6,309 |
|
(102.88) |
|
(103.33) |
|
|
7,096 |
12,097 |
|
(41.34) |
|
||
Income tax expense |
(22) |
1,353 |
519 |
1,359 |
1,361 |
|
(101.61) |
|
(101.60) |
|
|
1,331 |
2,612 |
|
(49.03) |
|
||
|
Net Income |
$ (188) |
$ 5,953 |
$ 3,040 |
$ 5,025 |
$ 4,948 |
|
(103.16) |
|
(103.81) |
|
|
5,765 |
9,484 |
|
(39.21) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) See Reconciliation of Non-GAAP financial measures. |
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The company defines "NM" as not meaningful for increases or decreases greater than 300 percent. |
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|
Primis Financial Corp. |
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(Dollars in thousands) |
As Of: |
|
Variance - 2Q 2023 vs. |
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|
|
Loan Portfolio Composition |
2Q 2023 |
1Q 2023 |
4Q 2022 |
3Q 2022 |
2Q 2022 |
|
1Q 2023 |
|
2Q 2022 |
|
||
Loans held for sale |
$ 57,704 |
$ 42,011 |
$ 27,626 |
$ 13,388 |
$ 16,096 |
|
37.35 |
% |
258.50 |
% |
||
Loans secured by real estate: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
Commercial real estate - owner occupied |
448,624 |
460,245 |
461,126 |
437,636 |
433,840 |
|
(2.52) |
|
3.41 |
|
|
|
Commercial real estate - non-owner occupied |
597,254 |
577,481 |
581,168 |
573,732 |
600,436 |
|
3.42 |
|
(0.53) |
|
|
|
Secured by farmland |
6,577 |
6,258 |
7,290 |
7,706 |
8,159 |
|
5.10 |
|
(19.39) |
|
|
|
Construction and land development |
175,141 |
151,950 |
148,762 |
138,371 |
117,604 |
|
15.26 |
|
48.92 |
|
|
|
Residential 1-4 family |
592,756 |
607,118 |
610,919 |
616,764 |
607,548 |
|
(2.37) |
|
(2.43) |
|
|
|
Multi-family residential |
133,754 |
139,978 |
140,321 |
137,253 |
144,406 |
|
(4.45) |
|
(7.38) |
|
|
|
Home equity lines of credit |
62,808 |
64,606 |
65,152 |
65,852 |
69,860 |
|
(2.78) |
|
(10.09) |
|
|
|
Total real estate loans |
2,016,914 |
2,007,636 |
2,014,738 |
1,977,314 |
1,981,853 |
|
0.46 |
|
1.77 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commercial loans |
585,442 |
546,042 |
522,057 |
469,881 |
447,529 |
|
7.22 |
|
30.82 |
|
||
Paycheck Protection Program loans |
2,143 |
2,603 |
4,564 |
8,014 |
17,525 |
|
(17.67) |
|
(87.77) |
|
||
Consumer loans |
|
569,139 |
485,252 |
405,278 |
279,678 |
179,691 |
|
17.29 |
|
216.73 |
|
|
|
Loans receivable, net of deferred fees |
$ 3,173,638 |
$ 3,041,533 |
$ 2,946,637 |
$ 2,734,887 |
$ 2,626,598 |
|
4.34 |
% |
20.83 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loans by Risk Grade: |
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Pass, not graded |
$ - |
$ - |
$ - |
$ - |
$ - |
|
- |
% |
- |
% |
||
Pass Grade 1 - Highest Quality |
743 |
607 |
600 |
616 |
609 |
|
22.41 |
|
22.00 |
|
||
Pass Grade 2 - Good Quality |
367,950 |
253,665 |
209,605 |
149,389 |
129,571 |
|
45.05 |
|
183.98 |
|
||
Pass Grade 3 - Satisfactory Quality |
1,624,626 |
1,596,091 |
1,590,765 |
1,519,765 |
1,512,455 |
|
1.79 |
|
7.42 |
|
||
Pass Grade 4 - Pass |
1,114,218 |
1,123,393 |
1,072,352 |
982,412 |
889,109 |
|
(0.82) |
|
25.32 |
|
||
Pass Grade 5 - Special Mention |
32,383 |
28,273 |
32,278 |
35,410 |
67,736 |
|
14.54 |
|
(52.19) |
|
||
Grade 6 - Substandard |
33,718 |
39,504 |
41,037 |
47,295 |
27,118 |
|
(14.65) |
|
24.34 |
|
||
Grade 7 - Doubtful |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
- |
|
- |
|
||
Grade 8 - Loss |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
- |
|
- |
|
|
Total loans |
|
$ 3,173,638 |
$ 3,041,533 |
$ 2,946,637 |
$ 2,734,887 |
$ 2,626,598 |
|
4.34 |
% |
20.83 |
% |
(Dollars in thousands) |
As Of or For Three Months Ended: |
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|
Asset Quality Information |
2Q 2023 |
1Q 2023 |
4Q 2022 |
3Q 2022 |
2Q 2022 |
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Allowance for Credit Losses: |
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|
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Balance at beginning of period |
$ (35,727) |
$ (34,544) |
$ (31,956) |
$ (30,209) |
$ (29,379) |
||
(Provision for) / recovery of allowance for credit losses |
(4,301) |
(5,187) |
(7,860) |
(2,890) |
(422) |
||
Net charge-offs |
|
1,614 |
4,004 |
5,272 |
1,143 |
(408) |
|
Ending balance |
|
$ (38,414) |
$ (35,727) |
$ (34,544) |
$ (31,956) |
$ (30,209) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reserve for Unfunded Commitments: |
|
|
|||||
Balance at beginning of period |
$ (1,507) |
$ (1,416) |
$ (1,380) |
$ (1,069) |
$ (1,237) |
||
(Expense for) / recovery of unfunded loan commitment reserve |
234 |
(91) |
(36) |
(311) |
168 |
||
Total Reserve for Unfunded Commitments |
$ (1,273) |
$ (1,507) |
$ (1,416) |
$ (1,380) |
$ (1,069) |
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|
|
As Of: |
|
Variance - 2Q 2023 vs. |
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|
|
Non-Performing Assets: |
2Q 2023 |
1Q 2023 |
4Q 2022 |
3Q 2022 |
2Q 2022 |
|
1Q 2023 |
|
2Q 2022 |
|
||
Nonaccrual loans |
$ 25,290 |
$ 33,397 |
$ 35,484 |
$ 36,851 |
$ 19,635 |
|
(24.28) |
% |
28.80 |
% |
||
Accruing loans delinquent 90 days or more |
1,714 |
1,625 |
3,361 |
1,855 |
1,512 |
|
5.48 |
|
13.36 |
|
||
Total non-performing loans |
27,004 |
35,022 |
38,845 |
38,706 |
21,147 |
|
(22.90) |
|
27.69 |
|
||
Other real estate owned |
- |
- |
- |
1,041 |
1,041 |
|
- |
|
(100.00) |
|
||
Total non-performing assets |
$ 27,004 |
$ 35,022 |
$ 38,845 |
$ 39,747 |
$ 22,188 |
|
(22.90) |
|
21.70 |
|
||
SBA guaranteed portion of non-performing loans |
$ 2,331 |
$ 2,206 |
$ 3,969 |
$ 2,573 |
$ 2,319 |
|
5.67 |
|
0.52 |
|
Primis Financial Corp. |
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(Dollars in thousands) |
For Three Months Ended: |
|
Variance - 2Q 2021 vs. |
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|
For Six Months Ended: |
|
Variance |
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|
|
|
|
Average Balance Sheet |
2Q 2023 |
1Q 2023 |
4Q 2022 |
3Q 2022 |
2Q 2022 |
|
1Q 2023 |
|
2Q 2022 |
|
|
2Q 2023 |
2Q 2022 |
|
YTD |
|
||
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loans held for sale |
$ 48,698 |
$ 25,346 |
$ 22,413 |
$ 21,199 |
$ 6,936 |
|
92.13 |
% |
NM |
% |
|
$ 37,086 |
$ 3,487 |
|
NM |
% |
||
Loans, net of deferred fees |
3,101,946 |
2,989,766 |
2,822,693 |
2,667,406 |
2,507,779 |
|
3.75 |
|
23.69 |
|
|
3,047,259 |
2,433,593 |
|
25.22 |
|
||
Investment securities |
240,700 |
246,402 |
253,345 |
269,780 |
287,722 |
|
(2.31) |
|
(16.34) |
|
|
243,536 |
295,036 |
|
(17.46) |
|
||
Other earning assets |
568,251 |
388,327 |
92,604 |
90,268 |
158,817 |
|
46.33 |
|
257.80 |
|
|
478,786 |
312,033 |
|
53.44 |
|
||
Total earning assets |
3,959,595 |
3,649,841 |
3,191,055 |
3,048,653 |
2,961,254 |
|
8.49 |
|
33.71 |
|
|
3,806,667 |
3,044,149 |
|
25.05 |
|
||
Other assets |
|
259,048 |
254,223 |
246,853 |
234,642 |
229,208 |
|
1.90 |
|
13.02 |
|
|
256,558 |
227,929 |
|
12.56 |
|
|
Total assets |
|
$ 4,218,643 |
$ 3,904,064 |
$ 3,437,908 |
$ 3,283,295 |
$ 3,190,462 |
|
8.06 |
% |
32.23 |
% |
|
$ 4,063,225 |
$ 3,272,078 |
|
24.18 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities and stockholders' equity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Demand deposits |
$ 473,295 |
$ 556,479 |
$ 648,151 |
$ 665,020 |
$ 596,714 |
|
(14.95) |
% |
(20.68) |
% |
|
$ 514,657 |
$ 571,264 |
|
(9.91) |
% |
||
Interest-bearing liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
NOW and other demand accounts |
826,598 |
722,584 |
624,868 |
660,387 |
695,481 |
|
14.39 |
|
18.85 |
|
|
774,878 |
756,118 |
|
2.48 |
|
||
Money market accounts |
858,532 |
824,541 |
805,303 |
803,860 |
810,781 |
|
4.12 |
|
5.89 |
|
|
841,630 |
810,124 |
|
3.89 |
|
||
Savings accounts |
1,026,085 |
593,823 |
232,543 |
219,167 |
222,274 |
|
72.79 |
|
NM |
|
|
811,148 |
223,489 |
|
262.95 |
|
||
Time deposits |
|
495,721 |
489,066 |
379,088 |
343,986 |
329,198 |
|
1.36 |
|
50.58 |
|
|
492,412 |
339,724 |
|
44.94 |
|
|
Total Deposits |
3,680,231 |
3,186,493 |
2,689,953 |
2,692,420 |
2,654,448 |
|
15.49 |
|
38.64 |
|
|
3,434,725 |
2,700,719 |
|
27.18 |
|
||
Borrowings |
|
99,794 |
284,946 |
325,100 |
166,621 |
107,784 |
|
(64.98) |
|
(7.41) |
|
|
191,859 |
139,363 |
|
37.67 |
|
|
Total Funding |
|
3,780,025 |
3,471,439 |
3,015,053 |
2,859,041 |
2,762,232 |
|
8.89 |
|
36.85 |
|
|
3,626,584 |
2,840,082 |
|
27.69 |
|
|
Other Liabilities |
|
37,265 |
28,592 |
26,318 |
23,832 |
22,095 |
|
30.33 |
|
68.66 |
|
|
33,135 |
22,573 |
|
46.79 |
|
|
Stockholders' equity |
401,353 |
404,033 |
396,537 |
400,422 |
406,135 |
|
(0.66) |
|
(1.18) |
|
|
403,506 |
409,423 |
|
(1.45) |
|
||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity |
$ 4,218,643 |
$ 3,904,064 |
$ 3,437,908 |
$ 3,283,295 |
$ 3,190,462 |
|
8.06 |
% |
32.23 |
% |
|
$ 4,063,225 |
$ 3,272,078 |
|
24.18 |
% |
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Memo: Average PPP loans |
$ 2,407 |
$ 3,001 |
$ 5,926 |
$ 11,868 |
$ 23,950 |
|
(19.79) |
% |
(89.95) |
% |
|
$ 2,702 |
$ 37,644 |
|
(92.82) |
% |
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Interest Income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Loans held for sale |
$ 700 |
$ 391 |
$ 349 |
$ 263 |
$ 93 |
|
79.03 |
% |
NM |
% |
|
$ 1,091 |
$ 93 |
|
NM |
% |
||
Loans |
|
|
43,270 |
40,915 |
35,841 |
30,225 |
26,244 |
|
5.75 |
|
64.88 |
|
|
84,185 |
50,967 |
|
65.17 |
|
Investment securities |
1,551 |
1,584 |
1,571 |
1,518 |
1,445 |
|
(2.08) |
|
7.34 |
|
|
3,135 |
2,874 |
|
9.08 |
|
||
Other earning assets |
7,158 |
4,224 |
834 |
555 |
448 |
|
69.46 |
|
NM |
|
|
11,382 |
855 |
|
NM |
|
||
Total Earning Assets |
52,679 |
47,114 |
38,595 |
32,561 |
28,230 |
|
11.81 |
|
86.61 |
|
|
99,793 |
54,789 |
|
82.14 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-interest bearing DDA |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
- |
|
- |
|
|
- |
- |
|
- |
|
||
NOW and other interest-bearing demand accounts |
4,343 |
2,267 |
544 |
536 |
556 |
|
91.57 |
|
NM |
|
|
6,610 |
1,222 |
|
NM |
|
||
Money market accounts |
6,231 |
4,801 |
2,894 |
1,667 |
938 |
|
29.79 |
|
NM |
|
|
11,032 |
1,797 |
|
NM |
|
||
Savings accounts |
10,405 |
4,750 |
305 |
141 |
142 |
|
119.05 |
|
NM |
|
|
15,156 |
291 |
|
NM |
|
||
Time deposits |
|
3,804 |
3,226 |
1,567 |
943 |
674 |
|
17.92 |
|
NM |
|
|
7,029 |
1,374 |
|
NM |
|
|
Total Deposit Costs |
24,783 |
15,044 |
5,310 |
3,287 |
2,310 |
|
64.74 |
|
NM |
|
|
39,827 |
4,684 |
|
NM |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Borrowings |
|
1,739 |
3,705 |
3,748 |
1,859 |
1,342 |
|
(53.06) |
|
29.58 |
|
|
5,444 |
2,699 |
|
101.70 |
|
|
Total Funding Costs |
26,522 |
18,749 |
9,058 |
5,146 |
3,652 |
|
41.46 |
|
NM |
|
|
45,271 |
7,383 |
|
NM |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Net Interest Income |
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$ 6 |
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$ 14 |
$ 28 |
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$ 5 |
$ 10 |
$ 21 |
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6.26 % |
6.18 % |
4.92 % |
5.38 % |
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5.38 % |
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5.55 % |
5.04 % |
4.50 % |
4.20 % |
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5.57 % |
4.22 % |
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2.58 % |
2.61 % |
2.46 % |
2.23 % |
2.01 % |
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1.96 % |
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5.05 % |
4.41 % |
3.57 % |
2.44 % |
1.13 % |
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5.34 % |
5.24 % |
4.80 % |
4.24 % |
3.82 % |
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3.63 % |
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1.27 % |
0.35 % |
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2.36 % |
1.43 % |
0.82 % |
0.46 % |
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3.24 % |
0.52 % |
0.26 % |
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2.68 % |
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3.10 % |
2.32 % |
1.03 % |
0.64 % |
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1.91 % |
0.78 % |
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5.27 % |
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2.12 % |
2.63 % |
3.28 % |
3.31 % |
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5.34 % |
5.24 % |
4.81 % |
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3.15 % |
3.68 % |
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Second Quarter 2023 NASDAQ: FRST Exhibit 99.2 PRIMIS
This Presentation and certain of our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission contain statements that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of, and subject to the protections of, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. Such statements can generally be identified by such words as "may," "plan," "contemplate," "anticipate," "believe," "intend," "continue," "expect," "project," "predict," "estimate," "could," "should," "would," "will," and other similar words or expressions of the future or otherwise regarding the outlook for the Primis Financial Corp.’s (the “Company”) future business and financial performance and/or the performance of the banking industry and economy in general. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, our expectations regarding our future operating and financial performance, including our outlook and long-term goals for future growth and new offerings and services; our expectations regarding net interest margin; expectations on our growth strategy, expense management, capital management and future profitability; expectations on credit quality and performance; and the assumptions underlying our expectations. Prospective investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from the future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on the information known to, and current beliefs and expectations of, the Company’s management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to: the Company’s ability to implement its various strategic and growth initiatives, including its recently established Panacea Financial and Life Premium Finance divisions, new digital banking platform, V1BE fulfillment service and Primis Mortgage Company; competitive pressures among financial institutions increasing significantly; changes in applicable laws, rules, or regulations, including changes to statutes, regulations or regulatory policies or practices; changes in management’s plans for the future; credit risk associated with our lending activities; changes in interest rates, inflation, loan demand, real estate values, or competition, as well as labor shortages and supply chain disruptions; changes in accounting principles, policies, or guidelines; adverse results from current or future litigation, regulatory examinations or other legal and/or regulatory actions; potential impacts of the recent adverse developments in the banking industry highlighted by high-profile bank failures, including impacts on customer confidence, deposit outflows, liquidity and the regulatory response thereto; potential increases in the provision for credit losses; and other general competitive, economic, political, and market factors, including those affecting our business, operations, pricing, products, or services. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which such statements are made. These forward-looking statements are based upon information presently known to the Company’s management and are inherently subjective, uncertain and subject to change due to any number of risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, the risks and other factors set forth in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, under the captions “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors,” and in the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Forward-Looking Statements
Statements included in this presentation include non-GAAP financial measures and should be read along with the accompanying tables. Primis uses non-GAAP financial measures to analyze its performance. The measures entitled net income adjusted for nonrecurring income and expenses; pre-tax pre-provision operating earnings; operating return on average assets; pre-tax pre-provision return on average assets; pre-tax pre-provision operating return on average assets; operating return on average equity; operating return on average tangible equity; operating efficiency ratio; operating earnings per share – basic; operating earnings per share – diluted; tangible book value per share; tangible common equity; tangible common equity to tangible assets; and core net interest margin are not measures recognized under GAAP and therefore are considered non-GAAP financial measures. We use the term “operating” to describe a financial measure that excludes income or expense considered to be non-recurring in nature. Items identified as non-operating are those that, when excluded from a reported financial measure, provide management or the reader with a measure that may be more indicative of forward-looking trends in our business. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable GAAP measures is provided in the Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Items table. Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide additional useful information about Primis that allows management and investors to evaluate the ongoing operating results, financial strength and performance of Primis and provide meaningful comparison to its peers. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as an alternative to any measure of performance or financial condition as promulgated under GAAP, and investors should consider Primis’ performance and financial condition as reported under GAAP and all other relevant information when assessing the performance or financial condition of Primis. Non-GAAP financial measures are not standardized and, therefore, it may not be possible to compare these measures with other companies that present measures having the same or similar names. Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools, and investors should not consider them in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the results or financial condition as reported under GAAP. Non-GAAP Measure
A pioneering bank, committed to imagining a faster and more convenient way to serve you. WELCOME TO PRIMIS Corp. Headquarters: McLean, VA Bank Headquarters: Glen Allen, VA Branches: 32 Ticker (NASDAQ): FRST Valuation Market Capitalization: $232 million Price / Book Value per Share 0.59x Price / Tangible Book Value(1): 0.81x Price / 2023 Estimated EPS(2): 8.80x Price / 2024 Estimated EPS(2): 7.19x Dividend Yield(3): 4.25% Pricing as of July 25, 2023. Financial data as of or for the three months ended June 30, 2023. (1) See reconciliation of Non-GAAP financial measures on slide 23. (2) Mean analyst estimates per S&P Global. (3) Assumes $0.40 annualized dividend.
Second Quarter Overview Sold or took near-term contracts that will move NPAs to 0.13% of total assets. Started sweeping excess funds on June, 30, 2023. If in place for all of Q2: Moves margin higher by 35 bps Moves leverage ratio to 8.6% Positions the Company to have peer group leading credit quality, capital levels and liquidity positions with lowest CRE exposure in our region. Core margin (considering the sweep in place) still 3.00% despite asset strategies that focus on medical professionals and cash-secured lending. Deposit portfolio in our core bank providing substantial strength with cost of Interest bearing deposits generally below peers and regional competition. Cost savings and loan sale strategy estimated to cover 2x the expected shrinkage in annual net interest income Second quarter earnings impacted by multiple nonrecurring or unusual items Branch closing / restructuring costs Problem asset impairment to achieve peer leading credit quality Other non-recurring amounts related to digital and core deposit account opening in 1H 2023. Pro Forma 2Q23 Reported Pre-Tax Income $ (210) Branch / Restructuring 1,488 Operating Pre-Tax Income $ 1,278 Loan Impairments / Taxes 2,463 Run-rate savings 2,362 Other Exp. Items 1,298 Excess FDIC Insurance 300 Gain-on-Sale 1,000 Adjusted Pre-Tax Income $ 8,701 Dollars in thousands
Valuable and Reliable Funding Sources Core bank continues to provide highly attractive funding at levels generally better than peer and regional competition Alternative sources for funding alleviate pressure to reprice Primis bank (the “Bank”) to raise liquidity and proves thesis of digital strategy Easily 50-75 bps of savings in our community bank deposit portfolio that is attributable to not being pressured incessantly for the next dollar of funding. Ability to leverage two funding channels provides meaningful flexibility and a competitive advantage Digital platform allows the Bank to fulfill funding requirements without consuming wholesale capacity and at lower rates Current cost of digital deposits improving quarterly against FHLB and Fed Funds. Current cost is approximately 30 bps less than target Fed Funds and moving towards Company goal of Fed Funds less 100 bps. 2Q23 1Q23 4Q22 3Q22 2Q22 Core Bank Int. Exp. $ 11,823 $ 9,343 $ 5,183 $ 3,287 $ 2,311 Digital Platform Int. Exp. $ 12,960 $ 5,701 $ 127 $ 0 $ 0 Core Bank Avg. NIB $ 472,416 $ 555,771 $ 648,051 $ 665,000 $ 596,693 Core Bank Avg. IBD $2,155,212 $2,149,650 $2,027,211 $2,027,332 $2,057,708 Digital Platform Avg. IBD $1,052,603 $ 481,072 $ 14,691 $ 89 $ 47 Core Bank Cost of IBD 2.20% 1.76% 1.01% 0.64% 0.45% Core Bank Cost of Deposits 1.80% 1.40% 0.77% 0.48% 0.35% Digital Platform Cost of IBD 4.94% 4.81% 3.42% 0.55% 0.45% Avg. 3M FHLB Advance Rate 5.31% 4.96% 4.40% 2.93% 1.31% Dollars in thousands
Organization Focused on Funding for Past Three YearsRolling out Technology and Consolidating Branches Attractive community bank deposit base with core bank cost of deposits of only 1.80% in Q2 V1BE adoption/utilization continues to build with monthly transactions up 43% in Q2, primarily due to small-business activity Deposits per Branch(2) (1) V1BE is a proprietary bank delivery app for on-demand ordering of branch services (2) Deposits per branch includes balances that were swept off. Pro forma includes branch consolidation. Dollars in millions Map Source: S&P Global. 4.8 V1BE App Rating ~$144 million Deposit balance of V1BE users 61% % of V1BE Users that are SMBs V1BE Update(1) Equally integral in Retaining and Adding relationships Double Users by EOY to 1,500 in core markets. 7,701 Q2 Transactions V1BE Forecast Grow SMB checking using service to over $200 million
Total loan originations since launch of $386.0 mil. (committed bal.) Q2’23 loan originations of $75.6 mil. Production yields of 8.17%. Total deposits of $46.3 mil., up 50.0%+ un-annualized qtr./qtr. Pipeline includes $20 mm of NIB deposits, mostly commercial Opened >650 new deposit accounts, up 54% un-annualized qtr./qtr. Sold $5.5 mil. of loans in Q2’23 with recognized gain of $183k in Q2’23 (3.32% GOS) $5.6 mil. of closed residential mortgage referrals Now banking ~4,000+ doctors and >1% of all future doctors in the U.S. Panacea Financial Update Q2’23 Summary Q2’23 Loan Composition ($289.5 million) 2023 Outlook $150-200 mil. of total originations, $30-50 mil. of total deposit growth $20+ mil. of residential mortgage loan sales $50-$100 mil. of total loan sales under recently initiated GOS strategy $5.5+ mil. of PTPP earnings improvement vs. 2022
4 Life Insurance Premium Finance Update Key Portfolio Metrics Key Performance Metrics 27 Average number of days from submission to loan closing ORIGINATION CYCLE TIME Average Actual Primis Processing Time is ~5 Days Placement Ratio Carrier Approvals Top-Tier Partners Facilitators 68% 27 82 6 Average weekly submissions in Q2’23 SUBMISSIONS 5 46.3% Q2 Loan Balance Growth 7.35% yields on current pipeline for 1 year cash-secured lending $346.3 Million Loan Balances (Net of Fees)
Primis Mortgage Update Pre-tax earnings for Q2: $647K 35 bps of pretax profitability with less than $200mm of quarterly production illustrates the discipline and opportunity with our strategy Funded production of $184 million, up 49% from Q1’23 Now licensed in 42 states and D.C. Locked pipeline at June 30, 2023 up 15% from March 31, 2023 On track for $700 million mortgage production in 2023, even in the current rate environment Continue to add reliable performers using our culture and commitment to the industry versus signing bonuses and financial commitments. Q2’23 signing bonuses of less than $30,000
Second Quarter Results
Growth in average deposits of $494 million or 62% annualized versus the previous quarter. New non-time deposit accounts for the quarter totaled 4,315 accounts with balances of $112 million at the end of the second quarter of 2023. Cumulative beta on the core bank’s interest bearing deposits of only 23%. Loan production for the quarter of $165 million and loan growth of $130 million, or 17% annualized, from the previous quarter. Pro forma non-performing assets to total assets of 0.13% adjusting for contracts in place. Strong liquidity and capital ratios. Limited exposure to investor CRE, particularly office or retail. 71% of loan growth in last 12 months has been either cash secured life premium or medical professional lending. Recently announced cost savings initiative and structural changes to branch and digital deposit gathering is expected to reduce costs by an estimated $9.4 million per year and is expected to be fully implemented by October 2023. Reduction in branch count will push total deposits per branch to approximately $153 million (including swept deposits) compared to approximately $85 million per branch at the end of 2022. Total deposits fully serviced by V1BE increased to $144 million from the prior quarter with 746 customers to the invitation only service. Uninsured deposits make up approximately 16% of total deposits at June 30, 2023. Mortgage banking profitable in Q2 with a pre-tax contribution of $647 thousand. Second Quarter Highlights
Dollars in millions. See reconciliation of Non-GAAP financial measures on slide 23. Balance Sheet Trends (1)
Non-Owner-Occupied CRE by Type Total Outstanding % of Portfolio Excl PPP Hotel $208 6.6% Office $149 4.7% Retail $93 2.9% Assisted Living $46 1.4% Daycare/Schools/Churches $30 1.0% Warehouse/Industrial $21 0.7% Self Storage and Other $44 1.4% Total Non-Owner Occupied CRE $592 18.7% Built Diversification into Loan Book in just 3 YearsNever Lunged at long-maturity low rate CREDisciplined around Cash secured lending & Medical Professionals NOO CRE By Collateral Type(1) Hotel portfolio down to $208 million from almost $300 million in early 2020 Occupancy, RevPAR, and ADR exceeding 2019 performance Debt coverage over 1.50x Office non owner-occupied CRE was $149 million at June 30 with $100 million of that true office building exposure LTV across all office is 66% All fully guaranteed by very high net worth guarantors Significant maturities/rate resets don’t begin until 2026 Retail exposure of $93 million at June 30 Low weighted-average LTV of 60% Low average loan size of less than $2 million. Dollars in millions. Loan balances using Book Balance
Classified loans and NPAs exclude guaranteed portion of SBA loans. Core net charge-offs exclude losses covered by a third party. Asset Quality NPAs / Loans (Ex. PPP) + OREO Core NCOs / Average Loans Criticized & Classified Loans / Total Loans (Ex. PPP) Nonperforming assets and classified loans decreased by $8.1 million and $5.9 million, respectively, from Q1’23 Approx. $600K of migration to NPL in Q2 Large remaining NPL relationship under contract to close in Q3 Remaining NPLs roughly $5 million or 0.13% of assets at Q2 Net charge-offs of $1.6 million in Q2 Includes $1.4 million of net charge-offs covered by a third party (offset in noninterest income) Core net charge-offs of $0.2 million OREO at $0 as of June 30, 2023
Allowance for Credit Losses ACL Walk Forward ACL / Gross Loans (Ex. PPP) Provision for credit losses of $4.3 million in Q2 versus provision of $5.2 million in Q1 Provision includes $1.42 million related to third-party managed portfolio with credit enhancement Provision offset by gain of equal amount recorded in noninterest income Includes $2.3 million to impair NPLs that will close in Q3 ACL coverage of gross loans 1.21% at the end of Q2 Dollars in millions
Dollars in millions. (1) Core deposits exclude time deposits and includes deposits that were swept off at 6/30 Deposit Trends Deposit Composition – Q2’23 Core Deposit Growth(1) Total deposits were essentially flat compared to Q1’23 when including $348 million swept to other banks at June 30, 2023 Uninsured/unsecured deposits make up approximately 16% of total deposits with 220% coverage of those balances from external liquidity sources $25 million on brokered deposits paid off in Q2’23 with remaining $75 million maturing in Q4’23 Cost of Deposits: 270 bps
Net Interest Income Progression Dollars in thousands. Core excludes impact of PPP balances (1) Net Interest Margin (Core) excludes excess deposits in Q1’23 and Q2’23 Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin Net interest margin negatively impacted by excess liquidity on the balance sheet. Excluding excess deposits, core bank margin would have been 3.00% in Q2 Net Interest Margin Trends (1)
Q2 NIE, excluding unfunded commitment expense, includes the following: $0.5 million of expense due to third-party serviced loan portfolio, down from $0.9 million last quarter Mortgage expenses of $5.3 million, up from $5.0 million last quarter Branch closure and other restructuring costs of $1.5 million Excluding items above, Q2 NIE increased to $23.5 million versus $21.5 million in Q1 Decline in compensation ($1.2MM) from attrition and bonus reversal Increases in FDIC assessment ($0.7MM), data processing ($0.9MM), debit card stock ($0.4MM), taxes on problem loans ($0.2MM) Data processing costs up due to high application volume from digital platform growth late Q1/early Q2 and expected to moderate FDIC assessment expected to moderate due to deposit sweep Efficiency Ratio Dollars in thousands. (1) See reconciliation of Non-GAAP financial measures on slide 23. Non-Interest Expense and Efficiency Ratio Non-Interest Expense (Ex. Res. for Unfunded Com. Expense) (1)
Tangible Book Value Per Share Diluted Earnings Per Share and Adjusted Diluted EPS (1) See reconciliation of Non-GAAP financial measures on slide 23. Per Share Results AOCI impact to TBV per share of $1.05 at June 30, 2023, expected to recover over time given our intent and wherewithal to hold until recovery or maturity. (1) (1)
Talented management team and board committed to building long-term shareholder value Attractive multi-pronged strategy for growth beginning to pay dividends Aggressive and early use of technology positioning the Bank for superior performance as the industry evolves Significant valuation upside as strategic investments mature Summary
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*Net interest margin excluding the effect of PPP loans assumes a funding cost of 35 bps on average PPP balances in all applicable periods. Non-GAAP Reconciliation Primis Financial Corp. (Dollars in thousands, except per share data) For Three Months Ended: For Six Months Ended: Reconciliation of Non-GAAP items: 2Q 2023 1Q 2023 4Q 2022 3Q 2022 2Q 2022 2Q 2023 2Q 2022 Net income $ (188) $ 5,953 $ 3,040 $ 5,025 $ 4,948 $ 5,765 $ 9,484 Non-GAAP adjustments to Net Income: Branch Consolidation / Other restructuring 1,488 - 1,175 308 901 1,488 901 (Gain) on sale of Infinex investment - - (4,144) - - - - Merger expenses - - - - 401 - 516 Income tax effect (321) - 641 (67) (281) (321) (306) Net income adjusted for nonrecurring income and expenses $ 979 $ 5,953 $ 712 $ 5,266 $ 5,969 $ 6,932 $ 10,595 Net income $ (188) $ 5,953 $ 3,040 $ 5,025 $ 4,948 $ 5,765 $ 9,484 Income tax expense (22) 1,353 519 1,359 1,361 1,331 2,612 Provision for credit losses (incl. unfunded commitment expense) 4,067 5,278 7,896 3,201 254 4,067 613 Pre-tax pre-provision earnings $ 3,857 $ 12,584 $ 11,455 $ 9,585 $ 6,563 $ 11,164 $ 12,710 Effect of adjustment for nonrecurring income and expenses 1,488 - (2,969) 308 1,302 1,488 1,417 Pre-tax pre-provision operating earnings $ 5,345 $ 12,584 $ 8,486 $ 9,893 $ 7,865 $ 12,652 $ 14,127 Return on average assets (0.02%) 0.62% 0.35% 0.61% 0.62% 0.29% 0.58% Effect of adjustment for nonrecurring income and expenses 0.11% 0.00% (0.27%) 0.03% 0.13% 0.06% 0.07% Operating return on average assets 0.09% 0.62% 0.08% 0.64% 0.75% 0.34% 0.65% Return on average assets (0.02%) 0.62% 0.35% 0.61% 0.62% 0.29% 0.58% Effect of tax expense (0.00%) 0.14% 0.06% 0.16% 0.17% 0.07% 0.16% Effect of provision for credit losses (incl. unfunded commitment expense) 0.39% 0.55% 0.91% 0.39% 0.03% 0.20% 0.04% Pre-tax pre-provision return on average assets 0.37% 1.31% 1.32% 1.16% 0.83% 0.55% 0.78% Effect of adjustment for nonrecurring income and expenses and expenses 0.14% 0.00% (0.34%) 0.04% 0.16% 0.07% 0.09% Pre-tax pre-provision operating return on average assets 0.51% 1.31% 0.98% 1.20% 0.99% 0.63% 0.87% Return on average equity (0.19%) 5.98% 3.04% 4.98% 4.89% 2.88% 4.67% Effect of adjustment for nonrecurring income and expenses 1.17% 0.00% (2.33%) 0.24% 1.01% 0.58% 0.55% Operating return on average equity 0.98% 5.98% 0.71% 5.22% 5.90% 3.46% 5.22% Effect of goodwill and other intangible assets 0.36% 2.17% 0.27% 1.93% 2.15% 1.26% 1.84% Operating return on average tangible equity 1.33% 8.14% 0.98% 7.15% 8.05% 4.72% 7.06% Efficiency ratio 88.19% 68.69% 71.82% 71.93% 75.26% 77.75% 75.79% Effect of adjustment for nonrecurring income and expenses (4.30%) 0.00% 4.95% (0.93%) (4.79%) (2.00%) (2.72%) Operating efficiency ratio 83.90% 68.69% 76.78% 70.99% 70.48% 75.76% 73.08% Earnings per share – Basic $ (0.01) $ 0.24 $ 0.12 $ 0.20 $ 0.20 $ 0.23 $ 0.39 Effect of adjustment for nonrecurring income and expenses 0.05 - (0.09) 0.01 0.04 0.05 0.05 Operating earnings per share – Basic $ 0.04 $ 0.24 $ 0.03 $ 0.21 $ 0.24 $ 0.28 $ 0.43 Earnings per share – Diluted $ (0.01) $ 0.24 $ 0.12 $ 0.20 $ 0.20 $ 0.23 $ 0.38 Effect of adjustment for nonrecurring income and expenses 0.05 - (0.09) 0.01 0.04 0.05 0.05 Operating earnings per share – Diluted $ 0.04 $ 0.24 $ 0.03 $ 0.21 $ 0.24 $ 0.28 $ 0.43 Book value per share $ 15.93 $ 16.14 $ 15.90 $ 15.82 $ 16.10 $ 15.93 $ 16.10 Effect of goodwill and other intangible assets (4.35) (4.37) (4.37) (4.40) (4.40) (4.34) (4.40) Tangible book value per share $ 11.58 $ 11.79 $ 11.53 $ 11.43 $ 11.69 $ 11.58 $ 11.69 Stockholders' equity $ 393,216 $ 398,505 $ 392,464 $ 389,896 $ 396,753 $ 393,216 $ 396,753 Less goodwill and other intangible assets (107,215) (107,539) (107,863) (108,147) (108,524) (107,215) (108,524) Tangible common equity $ 286,001 $ 290,966 $ 284,601 $ 281,749 $ 288,229 $ 286,001 $ 288,229 Equity to assets 10.22% 9.48% 10.99% 11.62% 12.27% 10.22% 12.27% Effect of goodwill and other intangible assets (2.57%) (2.38%) (2.77%) (2.94%) (3.05%) (2.57%) (3.05%) Tangible common equity to tangible assets 7.64% 7.10% 8.22% 8.68% 9.22% 7.64% 9.22% Net interest margin 2.65% 3.15% 3.67% 3.57% 3.33% 2.89% 3.14% Effect of adjustments for PPP associated balances* 0.00% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.02% 0.00% 0.01% Core net interest margin 2.65% 3.16% 3.68% 3.58% 3.35% 2.89% 3.15%