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Financial Institutions, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2025 Results

WARSAW, N.Y., July 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI) (the "Company," "we" or "us"), parent company of Five Star Bank (the "Bank") and Courier Capital, LLC ("Courier Capital"), today reported financial and operational results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025.

The Company reported net income of $17.5 million in the second quarter of 2025, compared to $16.9 million in the first quarter of 2025 and $25.6 million in the second quarter of 2024. After preferred dividends, net income available to common shareholders was $17.2 million, or $0.85 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2025, compared to $16.5 million, or $0.81 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2025, and $25.3 million, or $1.62 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2024. The Company recorded a provision for credit losses of $2.6 million in the current quarter, compared to $2.9 million in the linked quarter and $2.0 million in the prior year quarter.

Second Quarter 2025 Highlights:

  • Net interest margin of 3.49% for second quarter of 2025 was up 14 and 62 basis points from the linked and year-ago quarters, respectively, while net interest income of $49.1 million for second quarter of 2025 increased $2.3 million, or 4.8%, from the first quarter of 2025 and $7.9 million, or 19.2%, from the second quarter of 2024.
  • Noninterest income was $10.6 million in the second quarter of 2025, compared to $10.4 million in the linked quarter and $24.0 million in the year-ago quarter, when results benefited from a $13.5 million pre-tax gain associated with the sale of the Company's insurance business.
  • Total loans were $4.54 billion at June 30, 2025, reflecting a decrease of $17.3 million, or 0.4%, from March 31, 2025, driven by a decrease in our consumer indirect lending portfolio as pay-downs exceeded originations, and an increase of $74.5 million, or 1.7%, from one year prior.
  • Total deposits were $5.16 billion at June 30, 2025, down $216.9 million, or 4.0%, from March 31, 2025, driven by both seasonal public deposit outflows and the previously announced wind-down of the Company's Banking-as-a-Service, or BaaS, offering, and relatively flat compared to one year prior.
  • Nonperforming assets to total assets were 0.53% at June 30, 2025, down from 0.63% at the linked quarter-end and up from 0.41% one year prior.

"Second quarter 2025 financial results were highlighted by continued margin expansion, increased net interest income and durable noninterest revenues, which allowed us to deliver 4% growth in net income available to common shareholders from the linked first quarter," said President and Chief Executive Officer Martin K. Birmingham. "Profitability continues to be a paramount focus, and we were pleased to maintain an efficiency ratio below 60% and report solid annualized return on average assets and return on average equity of 1.13% and 11.78%, respectively, for the most recent quarter.

"Deposit balances reflect typical seasonality within our public deposit portfolio and total loans were relatively flat with the end of the first quarter, as commercial business lending growth was more than offset by a reduction in consumer indirect balances. Given our strong first quarter loan production and existing pipelines, we continue to expect low single-digit full year loan growth that aligns with our credit-disciplined philosophy."

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer W. Jack Plants II added, "Our results continue to benefit from our team's focus on prudent balance sheet stewardship through redeployment of cash flows into higher yielding assets, active investment portfolio management and our ability to effectively reprice deposits, supporting a six basis point reduction in our overall cost of funds. Expenses in the second quarter were somewhat elevated, in part reflecting timing of certain expenses and some higher costs that we expect to be nonrecurring, and we will remain intently focused on expense management through the coming quarters to support positive operating leverage in 2025."

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

Net interest income was $49.1 million for the second quarter of 2025, an increase of $2.3 million from the first quarter of 2025, and an increase of $7.9 million from the second quarter of 2024.

Average interest-earning assets for the current quarter of $5.65 billion were flat with the first quarter of 2025, as a $46.9 million increase in average loans was offset by a $32.7 million decrease in the average balance of Federal Reserve interest-earning cash and a $14.0 million decrease in the average balance of investment securities. Average interest-earning assets decreased $114.5 million from the second quarter of 2024, as a $123.2 million decrease in the average balance of investment securities and a $95.1 million decrease in the average balance of Federal Reserve interest-earning cash were partially offset by a $103.8 million increase in average loans.

Average interest-bearing liabilities for the current quarter were $4.52 billion, reflecting an increase of $11.6 million from the linked quarter and a decrease of $29.8 million from the year-ago quarter. The increase from the first quarter of 2025 was primarily due to a $66.4 million increase in average time deposits that was partially offset by a $23.1 million decrease in average savings and money market deposits, a $14.2 million decrease in average interest-bearing demand deposits, a $9.1 million decrease in average short-term borrowings, and an $8.4 million decrease in average long-term borrowings. The year-over-year decrease was due to an $83.4 million decrease in average savings and money market deposits, a $54.0 million decrease in average short-term borrowings, a $10.0 million decrease in average interest-bearing demand deposits, and an $8.2 million decrease in average long-term borrowings, partially offset by a $125.7 million increase in average time deposits. The continued outflow of BaaS-related deposits, following the Company's September 2024 announcement that it would wind-down its BaaS platform, was the primary driver of the reduction in average savings and money market deposits from the linked and year-ago periods.

Net interest margin was 3.49% in the current quarter as compared to 3.35% in the first quarter of 2025, and 2.87% in the second quarter of 2024. Expansion from the linked quarter was due to increases in the average yields of both investment securities and loans, as well as lower average cost of interest-bearing liabilities, reflecting repricing of non-public and reciprocal deposits. Year-over-year margin expansion was driven by an increase in the average yield on investment securities, following the previously disclosed restructuring of the available-for-sale securities portfolio in December 2024, which supported an increase in the average yield on interest-earning assets.

Noninterest Income

The Company reported noninterest income of $10.6 million for the second quarter of 2025, compared to $10.4 million in the first quarter of 2025 and $24.0 million in the second quarter of 2024.

  • The Company's sale of its former insurance subsidiary generated a net gain of $13.5 million in the second quarter of 2024.
  • Investment advisory income of $2.9 million was $148 thousand higher than the first quarter of 2025 and up $106 thousand from the second quarter of 2024.
  • Income from company-owned life insurance ("COLI") of $3.0 million was $188 thousand higher than the first quarter of 2025 and $1.6 million higher than the second quarter of 2024, due to the previously disclosed restructuring of a portion of the Company's COLI portfolio into higher-yielding separate account policies in January 2025.
  • Income from investments in limited partnerships of $307 thousand was $108 thousand lower than the first quarter of 2025 and $496 thousand lower than the second quarter of 2024. The Company has made several investments in limited partnerships, primarily small business investment companies, and accounts for these investments under the equity method. Income from these investments fluctuates based on the maturity and performance of the underlying investments.
  • Other noninterest income of $1.3 million was $292 thousand lower than the linked quarter and $227 thousand lower than the year-ago quarter.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense was $35.7 million in the second quarter of 2025, compared to $33.7 million in the first quarter of 2025, and $33.0 million in the second quarter of 2024.

  • Salaries and employee benefits expense of $18.1 million was $1.2 million higher than the first quarter of 2025 and $2.3 million higher than the second quarter of 2024, reflecting an increase in health insurance benefits due to higher medical claims than in the linked quarter, while the increase from the prior year quarter was primarily due to annual merit increases.
  • Occupancy and equipment expense of $4.0 million reflects increases of $392 thousand and $534 thousand from the linked and year-ago quarters, respectively. The linked quarter increase was due in part to timing given a change in facilities maintenance service vendors, as well as costs associated with an ongoing ATM conversion, while the year-over-year variance was due in part to the ATM conversion and upgrade project.
  • Professional services expenses of $1.5 million were $240 thousand lower than the first quarter of 2025 and $343 thousand lower than the second quarter of 2024. The linked quarter variance was primarily due to the timing of audit related expenses, while the year-over-year variance was primarily attributable to legal expenses incurred in the second quarter of 2024 related to the Company's previously disclosed deposit-related fraud event.
  • Computer and data processing expense of $5.9 million was $392 thousand higher than the first quarter of 2025 and $537 thousand higher than the second quarter of 2024. Both the linked quarter and year-over-year increases were driven by the timing of expenses for in-process technology enhancement and upgrade initiatives.
  • The Company recorded deposit-related charged-off items of $233 thousand for the current quarter, compared to charged-off recoveries of $294 thousand in the first quarter of 2025 and charged-off items of $398 thousand in the second quarter of 2024, with the linked quarter variance primarily driven by insurance proceeds received in the first quarter of 2025 related to a past commercial deposit charged-off item.
  • Other expense of $3.6 million was down $179 thousand from the linked quarter and down $381 thousand from the year-ago quarter, with the year-over-year variance primarily due to higher interest rate swap collateral charges in the second quarter of 2024.

Income Taxes

Income tax expense was $4.0 million for the second quarter of 2025, compared to $3.7 million in the first quarter of 2025 and $4.5 million in the second quarter of 2024. The Company also recognized federal and state tax benefits related to tax credit investments placed in service and/or amortized during the second quarter of 2025, first quarter of 2025, and second quarter of 2024, resulting in income tax expense reductions of $1.1 million, $1.1 million, and $1.3 million, respectively.

The effective tax rate was 18.4% for the second quarter of 2025, 18.2% for the first quarter of 2025, and 15.0% for the second quarter of 2024. The effective tax rate fluctuates on a quarterly basis primarily due to the level of pre-tax earnings and may differ from statutory rates because of interest income from tax-exempt securities, earnings on COLI, the tax impact of the COLI repositioning, and the impact of tax credit investments.

Balance Sheet and Capital Management

Total assets were $6.14 billion at June 30, 2025, down $196.7 million from March 31, 2025, and flat with June 30, 2024.

Investment securities were $1.01 billion at June 30, 2025, down $31.8 million from March 31, 2025, and flat with June 30, 2024.

Total loans were $4.54 billion at June 30, 2025, a decrease of $17.3 million, or 0.4%, from March 31, 2025, and an increase of $74.5 million, or 1.7%, from June 30, 2024.

  • Commercial business loans totaled $726.2 million, up $17.1 million, or 2.4%, from March 31, 2025, and up $12.3 million, or 1.7%, from June 30, 2024.
  • Commercial mortgage loans totaled $2.22 billion, a decline of $13.1 million, or 0.6%, from March 31, 2025, and an increase of $129.3 million, or 6.2%, from June 30, 2024.
  • Residential real estate loans totaled $647.2 million, up $3.2 million, or 0.5%, from March 31, 2025, and down $470 thousand, or 0.1%, from June 30, 2024.
  • Consumer indirect loans totaled $833.5 million, down $19.7 million, or 2.3%, from March 31, 2025, and down $61.1 million, or 6.8%, from June 30, 2024.

Total deposits were $5.16 billion at June 30, 2025, down $216.9 million, or 4.0%, from March 31, 2025, and up $22.7 million, or 0.4%, from June 30, 2024. The decrease from March 31, 2025 was primarily due to seasonally lower public deposit balances in addition to the outflow of BaaS-related deposits. The modest increase from June 30, 2024 reflected a higher level of brokered deposits, which were utilized to offset the anticipated reduction in BaaS-related deposits, as well as lower reciprocal deposit balances. The Company had approximately $7 million in BaaS-related deposits at June 30, 2025, compared to approximately $55 million at March 31, 2025 and approximately $108 million at June 30, 2024. Public deposit balances represented 21% of total deposits at June 30, 2025, 24% at March 31, 2025, and 20% at June 30, 2024.

Short-term borrowings were $101.0 million at June 30, 2025, compared to $55.0 million at March 31, 2025, and $202.0 million at June 30, 2024. Short-term borrowings and brokered deposits have historically been utilized to manage the seasonality of public deposits.

Shareholders' equity was $601.7 million at June 30, 2025, compared to $589.9 million at March 31, 2025, and $467.7 million at June 30, 2024. The linked quarter period-end increase was due to net income, net of dividends, retained, while the year-over-year period end increase was primarily driven by additional paid-in-capital resulting from the common stock capital raise executed in the fourth quarter of 2024 and a decrease in accumulated other comprehensive loss between period ends following the investment securities restructuring in the fourth quarter of 2024.

Common book value per share was $29.03 at June 30, 2025, an increase of $0.55, or 1.9%, from $28.48 at March 31, 2025, and a decrease of $0.08, or 0.3%, from $29.11 at June 30, 2024. Tangible common book value per share(1) was $26.02 at June 30, 2025, an increase of $0.56, or 2.2%, from $25.46 at March 31, 2025, and an increase of $0.85, or 3.4%, from $25.17 at June 30, 2024. The common equity to assets ratio was 9.51% at June 30, 2025, compared to 9.03% at March 31, 2025, and 7.34% at June 30, 2024. Tangible common equity to tangible assets(1), or the TCE ratio, was 8.61%, 8.15% and 6.41% at June 30, 2025, March 31, 2025, and June 30, 2024, respectively. The year-over-year increases in both ratios were attributable to the additional capital raised in the fourth quarter of 2024 and the decrease in accumulated other comprehensive loss as a result of the investment securities restructuring in the fourth quarter of 2024.

During the second quarter of 2025, the Company declared a common stock dividend of $0.31 per common share, consistent with the linked quarter and reflecting an increase of $0.01, or 3.3%, over the year-ago quarter. The dividend returned more than 36% of second quarter net income to common shareholders.

The Company's regulatory capital ratios at June 30, 2025 continued to exceed all regulatory capital requirements to be considered well capitalized.

  • Leverage Ratio was 9.45% compared to 9.24% and 8.61% at March 31, 2025, and June 30, 2024, respectively.
  • Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio was 10.84% compared to 10.38% and 10.03% at March 31, 2025, and June 30, 2024, respectively.
  • Tier 1 Capital Ratio was 11.17% compared to 10.71% and 10.36% at March 31, 2025, and June 30, 2024, respectively.
  • Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio was 13.27% compared to 13.09% and 12.65% at March 31, 2025, and June 30, 2024, respectively.

As previously disclosed, in April 2025, the Company called $10.0 million of its $40.0 million of fixed-to-floating subordinated debt that was originally issued in April 2015. These notes initially bore interest at a fixed rate of 6.00% and began repricing on a quarterly basis at a rate equal to the then-current three-month term SOFR plus 4.20561% after the April 2025 call date. The Company currently expects to retain the remaining $30.0 million of April 2015 notes, as well as the separate $35.0 million of fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes that were issued in October 2020, which currently bear interest at a fixed rate of 4.375%, and are set to reprice at a rate of the then-current three-month term SOFR plus 4.265% beginning in October 2025. The April 2015 notes are callable on a quarterly basis going forward and the October 2020 notes become callable beginning in October 2025. The Company will continue to evaluate options relative to its outstanding subordinated debt, which may include redemption in part or in full, as well as replacing or refinancing the facilities.

Credit Quality

Non-performing loans were $32.4 million, or 0.72% of total loans, at June 30, 2025, as compared to $40.0 million, or 0.88% of total loans, at March 31, 2025, and $25.2 million, or 0.57% of total loans, at June 30, 2024. The decrease from March 31, 2025 reflects a reduction of approximately $3.7 million in non-performing loans associated with the foreclosure of a participated loan secured by real estate, as well as a $1.9 million partial charge-off of a credit facility for which a specific reserve was in place. Both the aforementioned foreclosed participated loan and the partially charged-off credit facility relate to a previously disclosed commercial business relationship that was placed on nonaccrual status in the fourth quarter of 2023. The increase in non-performing loans from June 30, 2024 was primarily driven by one commercial loan relationship that was placed on nonaccrual status during the third quarter of 2024. Net charge-offs were $4.1 million, representing 0.36% of average loans on an annualized basis, for the current quarter, as compared to $2.4 million, or an annualized 0.21% of average loans, in the first quarter of 2025 and $1.1 million, or an annualized 0.10%, in the second quarter of 2024.

At June 30, 2025, the allowance for credit losses on loans to total loans ratio was 1.04%, compared to 1.08% at March 31, 2025 and 0.99% at June 30, 2024.

Provision for credit losses was $2.6 million in the current quarter, compared to $2.9 million in the linked quarter and $2.0 million in the prior year quarter. Provision for credit losses on loans was $2.4 million in the current quarter, compared to $3.3 million in the first quarter of 2025, and $2.0 million in the second quarter of 2024. The allowance for unfunded commitments, also included in provision for credit losses as required by the current expected credit loss standard ("CECL"), totaled $179 thousand in the second quarter of 2025, $364 thousand in the first quarter of 2025, and $43 thousand in the second quarter of 2024. The provision for credit losses for the second quarter of 2025 was driven by a combination of factors, including improvement in the forecasted loss rate for pooled loans and a reduction in specific reserves, partly offset by higher net charge-offs.

The Company has remained strategically focused on the importance of credit discipline, allocating resources to credit and risk management functions as the loan portfolio has grown. The ratio of allowance for credit losses on loans to non-performing loans was 146% at June 30, 2025, 122% at March 31, 2025, and 174% at June 30, 2024, with the improvement from the end of the linked quarter reflective of the decrease in nonperforming loans reported at June 30, 2025.

Subsequent Events

The Company is required, under generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), to evaluate subsequent events through the filing of its consolidated financial statements for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, on Form 10-Q. As a result, the Company will continue to evaluate the impact of any subsequent events on critical accounting assumptions and estimates made as of June 30, 2025, and will adjust amounts preliminarily reported, if necessary.

Conference Call

The Company will host an earnings conference call and audio webcast on July 25, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The call will be hosted by Martin K. Birmingham, President and Chief Executive Officer, and W. Jack Plants II, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. The live webcast will be available in listen-only mode on the Company’s website at www.FISI-investors.com. Within the United States, listeners may also access the call by dialing 1-833-470-1428 and providing the access code 652423. The webcast replay will be available on the Company’s website for at least 30 days.

About Financial Institutions, Inc.

Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI) is a financial holding company with approximately $6.1 billion in assets offering banking and wealth management products and services. Its Five Star Bank subsidiary provides consumer and commercial banking and lending services to individuals, municipalities and businesses through banking locations spanning Western and Central New York and a commercial loan production office serving the Mid-Atlantic region. Courier Capital, LLC offers customized investment management, consulting and retirement plan services to individuals, businesses, institutions, foundations and retirement plans. Learn more at Five-StarBank.com and FISI-Investors.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Information

In addition to results presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), this press release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to GAAP measures is included in Appendix A to this document.

The Company believes that providing certain non-GAAP financial measures provides investors with information useful in understanding our financial performance, performance trends and financial position. Our management uses these measures for internal planning and forecasting purposes and we believe that our presentation and discussion, together with the accompanying reconciliations, allows investors, security analysts and other interested parties to view our performance and the factors and trends affecting our business in a manner similar to management. These non-GAAP measures should not be considered a substitute for GAAP measures, and we strongly encourage investors to review our consolidated financial statements in their entirety and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate the Company. Non-GAAP financial measures have inherent limitations, are not uniformly applied and are not audited. Because non-GAAP financial measures are not standardized, it may not be possible to compare these financial measures with other companies' non-GAAP financial measures having the same or similar names.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release may contain forward-looking statements as defined by Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that involve significant risks and uncertainties. In this context, forward-looking statements often address our expected future business and financial performance and financial condition, and often contain words such as "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "estimate," "expect," "focus," "forecast," "intend," "may," "plan," "preliminary," "should," "target" or "will." Statements herein are based on certain assumptions and analyses by the Company and factors it believes are appropriate in the circumstances. Actual results could differ materially from those contained in or implied by such statements for a variety of reasons including, but not limited to: changes in interest rates; inflation; tariffs; changes in deposit flows and the cost and availability of funds; fraudulent deposit activity; the Company’s ability to implement its strategic plan, including by expanding its commercial lending footprint and integrating its acquisitions; whether the Company experiences greater credit losses than expected; whether the Company experiences breaches of its, or third party, information systems; the attitudes and preferences of the Company's customers; legal and regulatory proceedings and related matters, including any action described in our reports filed with the SEC, could adversely affect us and the banking industry in general; the competitive environment; fluctuations in the fair value of securities in its investment portfolio; changes in the regulatory environment and the Company's compliance with regulatory requirements; general economic and credit market conditions nationally and regionally; and the macroeconomic volatility related to global political unrest. Consequently, all forward-looking statements made herein are qualified by these cautionary statements and the cautionary language and risk factors included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other documents filed with the SEC. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to revise these statements following the date of this press release.

(1) See Appendix A — Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Financial Measures for the computation of this non-GAAP financial measure.

For additional information contact:
Kate Croft
Director of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications
(716) 817-5159
klcroft@five-starbank.com


FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, INC.
Selected Financial Information (Unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

  2025     2024  
SELECTED BALANCE SHEET DATA: June 30,     March 31,     December 31,     September 30,     June 30,  
Cash and cash equivalents $ 93,034     $ 167,352     $ 87,321     $ 249,569     $ 146,347  
Investment securities:                            
Available for sale   916,149       926,992       911,105       886,816       871,635  
Held-to-maturity, net   92,121       113,105       116,001       121,279       128,271  
Total investment securities   1,008,270       1,040,097       1,027,106       1,008,095       999,906  
Loans held for sale   2,356       387       2,280       2,495       2,099  
Loans:                            
Commercial business   726,218       709,101       665,321       654,519       713,947  
Commercial mortgage–construction   536,552       566,359       582,619       533,506       518,013  
Commercial mortgage–multifamily   496,223       475,867       470,954       467,527       463,171  
Commercial mortgage–non-owner occupied   873,207       899,679       857,987       814,392       814,953  
Commercial mortgage–owner occupied   309,171       286,391       288,036       290,216       289,733  
Residential real estate loans   647,205       643,983       650,206       648,241       647,675  
Residential real estate lines   75,675       74,769       75,552       76,203       75,510  
Consumer indirect   833,452       853,176       845,772       874,651       894,596  
Other consumer   38,299       43,953       42,757       43,734       43,870  
Total loans   4,536,002       4,553,278       4,479,204       4,402,989       4,461,468  
Allowance for credit losses – loans   47,291       48,964       48,041       44,678       43,952  
Total loans, net   4,488,711       4,504,314       4,431,163       4,358,311       4,417,516  
Total interest-earning assets   5,614,008       5,733,743       5,602,570       5,666,972       5,709,148  
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net   60,564       60,651       60,758       60,867       60,979  
Total assets   6,143,766       6,340,492       6,117,085       6,156,317       6,131,772  
Deposits:                            
Noninterest-bearing demand   940,341       945,182       950,351       978,660       939,346  
Interest-bearing demand   704,871       773,475       705,195       793,996       711,580  
Savings and money market   1,898,302       2,033,323       1,904,013       2,027,181       2,007,256  
Time deposits   1,612,500       1,620,930       1,545,172       1,506,764       1,475,139  
Total deposits   5,156,014       5,372,910       5,104,731       5,306,601       5,133,321  
Short-term borrowings   101,000       55,000       99,000       55,000       202,000  
Long-term borrowings, net   114,960       124,917       124,842       124,765       124,687  
Total interest-bearing liabilities   4,431,633       4,607,645       4,405,912       4,507,706       4,520,662  
Shareholders’ equity   601,668       589,928       568,984       500,342       467,667  
Common shareholders’ equity   584,383       572,643       551,699       483,050       450,375  
Tangible common equity(1)   523,838       511,992       490,941       422,183       389,396  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss $ (42,214 )   $ (41,995 )   $ (52,604 )   $ (102,029 )   $ (125,774 )
                             
Common shares outstanding   20,128       20,110       20,077       15,474       15,472  
Treasury shares   572       590       623       625       627  
CAPITAL RATIOS AND PER SHARE DATA:                            
Leverage ratio   9.45 %     9.24 %     9.15 %     8.98 %     8.61 %
Common equity Tier 1 capital ratio   10.84 %     10.38 %     10.54 %     10.28 %     10.03 %
Tier 1 capital ratio   11.17 %     10.71 %     10.87 %     10.62 %     10.36 %
Total risk-based capital ratio   13.27 %     13.09 %     13.25 %     12.95 %     12.65 %
Common equity to assets   9.51 %     9.03 %     9.02 %     7.85 %     7.34 %
Tangible common equity to tangible assets(1)   8.61 %     8.15 %     8.11 %     6.93 %     6.41 %
                             
Common book value per share $ 29.03     $ 28.48     $ 27.48     $ 31.22     $ 29.11  
Tangible common book value per share(1) $ 26.02     $ 25.46     $ 24.45     $ 27.28     $ 25.17  
                                       
  1. See Appendix A — Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Financial Measures for the computation of this non-GAAP financial measure.


FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, INC.
Selected Financial Information (Unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

  Six Months Ended     2025     2024  
  June 30,     Second     First     Fourth     Third     Second  
SELECTED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA: 2025     2024     Quarter     Quarter     Quarter     Quarter     Quarter  
Interest income $ 163,918     $ 157,201     $ 82,867     $ 81,051     $ 78,119     $ 77,911     $ 78,788  
Interest expense   67,932       75,926       33,745       34,187       36,486       37,230       37,595  
Net interest income   95,986       81,275       49,122       46,864       41,633       40,681       41,193  
Provision (benefit) for credit losses   5,490       (3,415 )     2,562       2,928       6,461       3,104       2,041  
Net interest income after provision (benefit) for credit losses   90,496       84,690       46,560       43,936       35,172       37,577       39,152  
Noninterest income:                                        
Service charges on deposits   2,141       2,056       1,089       1,052       1,074       1,103       979  
Insurance income   6       2,138       3       3       3       3       4  
Card interchange income   3,777       3,910       1,937       1,840       2,045       1,900       2,008  
Investment advisory   5,622       5,361       2,885       2,737       2,555       2,797       2,779  
Company owned life insurance   5,742       2,658       2,965       2,777       1,425       1,404       1,360  
Investments in limited partnerships   722       1,145       307       415       837       400       803  
Loan servicing   303       333       180       123       295       88       158  
Income (loss) from derivative instruments, net   589       551       339       250       (37 )     212       377  
Net gain on sale of loans held for sale   257       212       140       117       186       220       124  
Net loss on investment securities   3       -       3       -       (100,055 )     -       -  
Net gain (loss) on the sale of other assets   -       13,495       -       -       (19 )     138       13,508  
Net (loss) gain on tax credit investments   (1,026 )     31       (512 )     (514 )     (636 )     (170 )     406  
Other   2,854       3,025       1,281       1,573       1,291       1,345       1,508  
Total noninterest income (loss)   20,990       34,915       10,617       10,373       (91,036 )     9,440       24,014  
Noninterest expense:                                        
Salaries and employee benefits   34,968       33,088       18,070       16,898       17,159       15,879       15,748  
Occupancy and equipment   7,572       7,200       3,982       3,590       3,791       3,370       3,448  
Professional services   3,142       4,166       1,451       1,691       1,571       1,965       1,794  
Computer and data processing   11,366       10,728       5,879       5,487       6,608       5,353       5,342  
Supplies and postage   1,081       912       503       578       504       519       437  
FDIC assessments   2,859       2,641       1,392       1,467       1,551       1,092       1,346  
Advertising and promotions   837       737       495       342       465       371       440  
Amortization of intangibles   212       331       105       107       109       112       114  
Provision for litigation settlement   -       -       -       -       23,022       -       -  
Deposit-related charged-off items (recoveries) expense   (61 )     19,577       233       (294 )     354       410       398  
Restructuring charges   68       -       -       68       35       -       -  
Other   7,323       7,653       3,572       3,751       4,235       3,398       3,953  
Total noninterest expense   69,367       87,033       35,682       33,685       59,404       32,469       33,020  
Income (loss) before income taxes   42,119       32,572       21,495       20,624       (115,268 )     14,548       30,146  
Income tax expense (benefit)   7,709       4,873       3,963       3,746       (32,457 )     1,082       4,517  
Net income (loss)   34,410       27,699       17,532       16,878       (82,811 )     13,466       25,629  
Preferred stock dividends   729       729       364       365       365       365       364  
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders $ 33,681     $ 26,970     $ 17,168     $ 16,513     $ (83,176 )   $ 13,101     $ 25,265  
FINANCIAL RATIOS:                                        
Earnings (loss) per share – basic $ 1.68     $ 1.75     $ 0.85     $ 0.82     $ (5.07 )   $ 0.85     $ 1.64  
Earnings (loss) per share – diluted $ 1.66     $ 1.73     $ 0.85     $ 0.81     $ (5.07 )   $ 0.84     $ 1.62  
Cash dividends declared on common stock $ 0.62     $ 0.60     $ 0.31     $ 0.31     $ 0.30     $ 0.30     $ 0.30  
Common dividend payout ratio   36.90 %     34.29 %     36.47 %     37.80 %     -5.92 %     35.29 %     18.29 %
Dividend yield (annualized)   4.87 %     6.25 %     4.86 %     5.05 %     4.37 %     4.69 %     6.25 %
Return on average assets (annualized)   1.12 %     0.90 %     1.13 %     1.10 %     -5.38 %     0.89 %     1.68 %
Return on average equity (annualized)   11.80 %     12.32 %     11.78 %     11.82 %     -63.70 %     11.08 %     22.93 %
Return on average common equity (annualized)   11.90 %     12.47 %     11.88 %     11.92 %     -66.19 %     11.18 %     23.51 %
Return on average tangible common equity (annualized)(1)   13.31 %     14.77 %     13.27 %     13.36 %     -75.36 %     12.87 %     27.51 %
Efficiency ratio(2)   59.24 %     74.80 %     59.68 %     58.79 %     117.13 %     64.70 %     50.58 %
Effective tax rate   18.3 %     15.0 %     18.4 %     18.2 %     28.2 %     7.4 %     15.0 %
                                                       
  1. See Appendix A – Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Financial Measures for the computation of this non-GAAP financial measure.
  2. The efficiency ratio is calculated by dividing noninterest expense by net revenue, i.e., the sum of net interest income (fully taxable equivalent) and noninterest income before net gains on investment securities. This is a banking industry measure not required by GAAP.


FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, INC.
Selected Financial Information (Unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands)

  Six Months Ended     2025     2024  
  June 30,     Second     First     Fourth     Third     Second  
SELECTED AVERAGE BALANCES: 2025     2024     Quarter     Quarter     Quarter     Quarter     Quarter  
Federal funds sold and interest-earning deposits $ 55,306     $ 146,099     $ 39,027     $ 71,767     $ 121,530     $ 49,476     $ 134,123  
Investment securities(1)   1,078,600       1,188,901       1,071,628       1,085,649       1,159,863       1,147,052       1,194,808  
Loans:                                        
Commercial business   699,141       713,496       720,347       677,700       658,038       673,830       704,272  
Commercial mortgage   2,212,786       2,044,612       2,221,576       2,203,899       2,148,427       2,092,905       2,059,382  
Residential real estate loans   646,001       648,510       645,007       647,005       649,549       647,844       648,099  
Residential real estate lines   74,860       75,986       75,010       74,709       76,164       75,671       75,575  
Consumer indirect   843,763       919,718       839,294       848,282       858,854       881,133       905,056  
Other consumer   40,850       48,043       39,485       42,230       43,333       43,789       44,552  
Total loans   4,517,401       4,450,365       4,540,719       4,493,825       4,434,365       4,415,172       4,436,936  
Total interest-earning assets   5,651,307       5,785,365       5,651,374       5,651,241       5,715,758       5,611,700       5,765,867  
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net   60,663       67,651       60,610       60,717       60,824       60,936       62,893  
Total assets   6,218,412       6,189,594       6,216,657       6,220,187       6,121,449       6,018,390       6,153,429  
Interest-bearing liabilities:                                        
Interest-bearing demand   738,055       745,259       730,979       745,210       757,221       691,412       741,006  
Savings and money market   1,964,884       2,059,294       1,953,412       1,976,483       1,992,059       1,938,935       2,036,772  
Time deposits   1,598,381       1,492,399       1,631,407       1,564,987       1,545,071       1,515,745       1,505,665  
Short-term borrowings   90,636       159,929       86,099       95,223       56,513       129,130       140,110  
Long-term borrowings, net   120,648       124,601       116,473       124,871       124,795       124,717       124,640  
Total interest-bearing liabilities   4,512,604       4,581,482       4,518,370       4,506,774       4,475,659       4,399,939       4,548,193  
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits   925,043       956,670       923,409       926,696       947,428       952,970       950,819  
Total deposits   5,226,363       5,253,622       5,239,207       5,213,376       5,241,779       5,099,062       5,234,262  
Total liabilities   5,630,349       5,737,327       5,619,834       5,640,981       5,604,249       5,535,112       5,703,929  
Shareholders’ equity   588,063       452,267       596,823       579,206       517,200       483,278       449,500  
Common equity   570,778       434,975       579,538       561,921       499,910       465,986       432,208  
Tangible common equity(2)   510,115       367,324       518,928       501,204       439,086       405,050       369,315  
Common shares outstanding:                                        
Basic   20,090       15,424       20,107       20,073       16,415       15,464       15,444  
Diluted   20,291       15,551       20,294       20,285       16,415       15,636       15,556  
SELECTED AVERAGE YIELDS:
(Tax equivalent basis)
                                       
Investment securities(3)   4.30 %     2.13 %     4.34 %     4.25 %     2.38 %     2.14 %     2.17 %
Loans   6.23 %     6.37 %     6.26 %     6.20 %     6.28 %     6.42 %     6.40 %
Total interest-earning assets   5.84 %     5.47 %     5.88 %     5.80 %     5.45 %     5.53 %     5.50 %
Interest-bearing demand   1.18 %     1.15 %     1.21 %     1.15 %     1.34 %     1.05 %     1.18 %
Savings and money market   2.71 %     3.04 %     2.67 %     2.75 %     2.94 %     3.07 %     3.01 %
Time deposits   4.19 %     4.70 %     4.08 %     4.31 %     4.53 %     4.72 %     4.72 %
Short-term borrowings   1.95 %     3.13 %     1.80 %     2.09 %     0.15 %     2.64 %     2.75 %
Long-term borrowings, net   5.17 %     5.02 %     5.35 %     5.00 %     5.03 %     5.03 %     5.02 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities   3.03 %     3.33 %     3.00 %     3.07 %     3.24 %     3.37 %     3.32 %
Net interest rate spread   2.81 %     2.14 %     2.88 %     2.73 %     2.21 %     2.16 %     2.18 %
Net interest margin   3.42 %     2.83 %     3.49 %     3.35 %     2.91 %     2.89 %     2.87 %
                                                       
  1. Includes investment securities at adjusted amortized cost.
  2. See Appendix A – Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Financial Measures for the computation of this non-GAAP financial measure.
  3. The interest on tax-exempt securities is calculated on a tax-equivalent basis assuming a Federal income tax rate of 21%.


FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, INC.
Selected Financial Information (Unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands)

  Six Months Ended     2025     2024  
  June 30,     Second     First     Fourth     Third     Second  
ASSET QUALITY DATA: 2025     2024     Quarter     Quarter     Quarter     Quarter     Quarter  
Allowance for Credit Losses – Loans                                        
Beginning balance $ 48,041     $ 51,082     $ 48,964     $ 48,041     $ 44,678     $ 43,952     $ 43,075  
Net loan charge-offs (recoveries):                                        
Commercial business   1,960       (30 )     1,903       57       131       (3 )     7  
Commercial mortgage–construction   -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
Commercial mortgage–multifamily         -       -       -       -       13       -  
Commercial mortgage–non-owner occupied   595       (2 )     596       (1 )     (5 )     (1 )     (1 )
Commercial mortgage–owner occupied   (2 )     (2 )     (1 )     (1 )     (1 )     (2 )     (2 )
Residential real estate loans   133       100       92       41       (4 )     (1 )     96  
Residential real estate lines   27       -       27       -       -       -       -  
Consumer indirect   3,091       3,817       942       2,149       2,557       1,553       844  
Other consumer   615       360       491       124       100       106       178  
Total net charge-offs (recoveries)   6,419       4,243       4,050       2,369       2,778       1,665       1,122  
Provision (benefit) for credit losses – loans   5,669       (2,887 )     2,377       3,292       6,141       2,391       1,999  
Ending balance $ 47,291     $ 43,952     $ 47,291     $ 48,964     $ 48,041     $ 44,678     $ 43,952  
                                         
Net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans (annualized):                                        
Commercial business   0.57 %     -0.01 %     1.06 %     0.03 %     0.80 %     0.00 %     0.00 %
Commercial mortgage–construction   0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %
Commercial mortgage–multifamily   0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.01 %     0.00 %
Commercial mortgage–non-owner occupied   0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %
Commercial mortgage–owner occupied   0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %
Residential real estate loans   0.04 %     0.03 %     0.06 %     0.03 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.06 %
Residential real estate lines   0.07 %     0.00 %     0.14 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %
Consumer indirect   0.74 %     0.83 %     0.45 %     1.03 %     1.18 %     0.70 %     0.38 %
Other consumer   3.04 %     1.51 %     4.99 %     1.19 %     0.91 %     0.95 %     1.62 %
Total loans   0.29 %     0.19 %     0.36 %     0.21 %     0.25 %     0.15 %     0.10 %
                                         
Supplemental information (1)                                        
Non-performing loans:                                        
Commercial business $ 3,671     $ 5,680     $ 3,671     $ 5,672     $ 5,609     $ 5,752     $ 5,680  
Commercial mortgage–construction   19,621       4,970       19,621       19,684       20,280       20,280       4,970  
Commercial mortgage–multifamily   -       183       -       -       -       71       183  
Commercial mortgage–non-owner occupied   164       4,919       164       4,766       4,773       4,903       4,919  
Commercial mortgage–owner occupied   -       380       -       349       354       366       380  
Residential real estate loans   5,885       5,961       5,885       6,035       6,918       5,790       5,961  
Residential real estate lines   299       183       299       316       253       232       183  
Consumer indirect   2,571       2,897       2,571       2,917       3,157       3,291       2,897  
Other consumer   225       36       225       279       62       57       36  
Total non-performing loans   32,436       25,209       32,436       40,018       41,406       40,742       25,209  
Foreclosed assets   142       63       142       196       60       109       63  
Total non-performing assets $ 32,578     $ 25,272     $ 32,578     $ 40,214     $ 41,466     $ 40,851     $ 25,272  
                                         
Total non-performing loans to total loans   0.72 %     0.57 %     0.72 %     0.88 %     0.92 %     0.93 %     0.57 %
Total non-performing assets to total assets   0.53 %     0.41 %     0.53 %     0.63 %     0.68 %     0.66 %     0.41 %
Allowance for credit losses – loans to total loans   1.04 %     0.99 %     1.04 %     1.08 %     1.07 %     1.01 %     0.99 %
Allowance for credit losses – loans to non-performing loans   146 %     174 %     146 %     122 %     116 %     110 %     174 %
                                                       
  1. At period end.


FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, INC.
Appendix A — Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)

  Six Months Ended     2025     2024  
  June 30,     Second     First     Fourth     Third     Second  
  2025     2024     Quarter     Quarter     Quarter     Quarter     Quarter  
Ending tangible assets:                                        
Total assets             $ 6,143,766     $ 6,340,492     $ 6,117,085     $ 6,156,317     $ 6,131,772  
Less: Goodwill and other intangible assets, net               60,564       60,651       60,758       60,867       60,979  
Tangible assets             $ 6,083,202     $ 6,279,841     $ 6,056,327     $ 6,095,450     $ 6,070,793  
                                         
Ending tangible common equity:                                        
Common shareholders’ equity             $ 584,383     $ 572,643     $ 551,699     $ 483,050     $ 450,375  
Less: Goodwill and other intangible assets, net               60,564       60,651       60,758       60,867       60,979  
Tangible common equity             $ 523,819     $ 511,992     $ 490,941     $ 422,183     $ 389,396  
                                         
Tangible common equity to tangible assets(1)               8.61 %     8.15 %     8.11 %     6.93 %     6.41 %
                                         
Common shares outstanding               20,128       20,110       20,077       15,474       15,472  
Tangible common book value per share(2)             $ 26.02     $ 25.46     $ 24.45     $ 27.28     $ 25.17  
                                         
Average tangible assets:                                        
Average assets $ 6,218,412     $ 6,189,594     $ 6,216,657     $ 6,220,187     $ 6,121,449     $ 6,018,390     $ 6,153,429  
Less: Average goodwill and other intangible assets, net   60,663       67,651       60,610       60,717       60,824       60,936       62,893  
Average tangible assets $ 6,157,749     $ 6,121,943     $ 6,156,047     $ 6,159,470     $ 6,060,625     $ 5,957,454     $ 6,090,536  
                                         
Average tangible common equity:                                        
Average common equity $ 570,778     $ 434,975     $ 579,538     $ 561,921     $ 499,910     $ 465,986     $ 432,208  
Less: Average goodwill and other intangible assets, net   60,663       67,651       60,610       60,717       60,824       60,936       62,893  
Average tangible common equity $ 510,115     $ 367,324     $ 518,928     $ 501,204     $ 439,086     $ 405,050     $ 369,315  
                                         
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders $ 33,681     $ 26,970     $ 17,168     $ 16,513     $ (83,176 )   $ 13,101     $ 25,265  
Return on average tangible common equity(3)   13.31 %     14.77 %     13.27 %     13.36 %     -75.36 %     12.87 %     27.51 %
                                         
  1. Tangible common equity divided by tangible assets.
  2. Tangible common equity divided by common shares outstanding.
  3. Net income available to common shareholders (annualized) divided by average tangible common equity.

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