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Hingham Savings Reports Second Quarter 2022 Results
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Hingham Savings Reports Second Quarter 2022 Results

HINGHAM, Mass., July 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HINGHAM INSTITUTION FOR SAVINGS (NASDAQ: HIFS), Hingham, Massachusetts announced results for the quarter ended June 30, 2022.

Earnings

Net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 was $3,191,000 or $1.49 per share basic and $1.45 per share diluted, as compared to $20,422,000 or $9.54 per share basic and $9.28 per share diluted for the same period last year. The Bank’s annualized return on average equity for the second quarter of 2022 was 3.43%, and the annualized return on average assets was 0.34%, as compared to 25.51% and 2.83% for the same period in 2021. Net income per share (diluted) for the second quarter of 2022 decreased by 84% over the same period in 2021.

Core net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, which represents net income excluding the after-tax gains and losses on securities, both realized and unrealized, and the after-tax gains on the disposal of fixed assets, was $15,260,000 or $7.12 per share basic and $6.93 per share diluted, as compared to $13,795,000 or $6.44 per share basic and $6.27 per share diluted for the same period last year. The Bank’s annualized core return on average equity for the second quarter of 2022 was 16.42%, and the annualized core return on average assets was 1.63%, as compared to 17.24% and 1.91% for the same period in 2021. Core net income per share (diluted) for the second quarter of 2022 increased by 11% over the same period in 2021.

Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $15,055,000 or $7.02 per share basic and $6.83 per share diluted, as compared to $36,772,000 or $17.18 per share basic and $16.73 per share diluted for the same period last year. The Bank’s annualized return on average equity for the first six months of 2022 was 8.20%, and the annualized return on average assets was 0.83%, as compared to 23.67% and 2.58% for the same period in 2021. Net income per share (diluted) for the first six months of 2022 decreased by 59% over the same period in 2021.

Core net income for the six months ended June 30, 2022, which represents net income excluding the after-tax gains and losses on securities, both realized and unrealized, and the after-tax gains on the disposal of fixed assets, was $30,365,000 or $14.17 per share basic and $13.78 per share diluted, as compared to $27,520,000 or $12.86 per share basic and $12.52 per share diluted for the same period last year. The Bank’s annualized core return on average equity for the first six months of 2022 was 16.55%, and the annualized core return on average assets was 1.68%, as compared to 17.72% and 1.93% for the same period in 2021. Core net income per share (diluted) for the first six months of 2022 increased by 10% over the same period in 2021.

See Page 9 for a Non-GAAP reconciliation between net income and core net income. In calculating core net income, the Bank did not make any adjustments other than those relating to after-tax gains and losses on equity securities, realized and unrealized and after-tax gains on the disposal of fixed assets.

Balance Sheet and Capital Management

Total assets were $3.996 billion at June 30, 2022, representing 33% annualized growth year-to-date and 34% growth from June 30, 2021.

Net loans increased to $3.508 billion at June 30, 2022, representing 34% annualized growth year-to-date and 33% growth from June 30, 2021. Growth was concentrated in the Bank’s commercial real estate portfolio.

Total deposits, including wholesale deposits, were $2.468 billion at June 30, 2022, representing 6% annualized growth year-to-date and 5% growth from June 30, 2021. Total retail and business deposits increased to $1.763 billion at June 30, 2022, representing 6% annualized growth year-to-date and 7% growth from June 30, 2021. Non-interest-bearing deposits, included in retail and business deposits, increased to $399.5 million at June 30, 2022, representing 5% annualized growth year-to-date and 12% growth from June 30, 2021. During the first half of 2022, the Bank used wholesale funds to help fund the strong loan growth experienced during the period.

Book value per share was $171.23 as of June 30, 2022, representing 7% annualized growth year-to-date and 12% growth from June 30, 2021. In addition to the increase in book value per share, the Bank has declared $2.99 in dividends per share since June 30, 2021, including a special dividend of $0.75 per share declared during the fourth quarter of 2021. The Bank increased its regular quarterly dividend in each of the last four quarters.

On June 29, 2022, the Bank’s Board of Directors declared a regular cash dividend of $0.59 per share. This represents an increase of 4% over the previous regular quarterly dividend of $0.57 per share. The dividend will be paid on August 10, 2022 to stockholders of record as of August 1, 2022. This will be the Bank’s 114th consecutive quarterly dividend and the Bank has consistently increased regular quarterly cash dividends over the last twenty-seven years. The Bank has also declared special cash dividends in each of the last twenty-seven years, typically in the fourth quarter.

The Bank sets the level of the special dividend based on the Bank’s capital requirements and the prospective return on other capital allocation options. This may result in special dividends, if any, significantly above or below the regular quarterly dividend. Future regular and special dividends will be considered by the Board of Directors on a quarterly basis.

Operational Performance Metrics

The net interest margin for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 decreased 25 basis points to 3.21%, as compared to 3.46% for the same period last year. This decline was driven by a declining yield on interest-earning assets, resulting primarily from a lower yield on loans, combined with a higher cost of interest-bearing liabilities. The net interest margin for the six months ended June 30, 2022 decreased 25 basis points to 3.25%, as compared to 3.50% for the same period last year. This decline was driven by a declining yield on interest-earning assets, resulting primarily from a lower yield on loans.

Key credit and operational metrics remained strong in the second quarter. At June 30, 2022, non-performing assets totaled 0.02% of total assets, compared to 0.01% at both December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021. Non-performing loans as a percentage of the total loan portfolio totaled 0.03% at June 30, 2022, compared to 0.01% at both December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021.

The Bank recorded $50,000 in net recoveries in the first six months of 2022, as compared to $1,000 in net charge-offs for the same period last year.

The Bank did not own any foreclosed property at June 30, 2022, December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021.

The efficiency ratio, as defined on page 4 below, fell slightly to 21.30% for the second quarter of 2022, as compared to 21.37% for the same period last year. Operating expenses as a percentage of average assets fell to 0.68% in the second quarter of 2022, as compared to 0.74% for the same period last year. The Bank remains focused on reducing waste through an ongoing process of continuous improvement and standard work that supports operational leverage.

These operational metrics reflect the Bank’s disciplined focus on credit quality and expense management.

Chairman Robert H. Gaughen Jr. stated, “Returns on equity and assets in our core operations were adequate in the second quarter of 2022, although we face a range of headwinds, including significant near-term pressure on our net interest margin. In our business operations, we had significant growth across all three markets in our commercial real estate group with both new and existing relationship customers. We are carefully managing this growth moving forward, particularly as growth in our commercial deposits in the same period was modest by comparison. In our investment operations, we remain generally satisfied with the performance of our portfolio companies and we continue to increase our ownership of these companies as market conditions have presented opportunities to do so. As always, we remain focused on careful capital allocation, defensive underwriting and disciplined cost control – the building blocks for compounding shareholder capital through all stages of the economic cycle. These remain constant, regardless of the macroeconomic environment in which we operate.”

The Bank’s quarterly financial results are summarized in the earnings release, but shareholders are encouraged to read the Bank’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, which are generally available several weeks after the earnings release. The Bank expects to file Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 with the FDIC on or about August 5, 2022.

Incorporated in 1834, Hingham Institution for Savings is one of America’s oldest banks. The Bank maintains offices in Boston, Nantucket, and Washington, D.C., and provides commercial mortgage and banking services in the San Francisco Bay Area.

The Bank’s shares of common stock are listed and traded on The NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol HIFS.


HINGHAM INSTITUTION FOR SAVINGS

Selected Financial Ratios

  Three Months Ended
June 30,
  Six Months Ended
June 30,
  2021   2022   2021   2022
(Unaudited)                      
                       
Key Performance Ratios                      
Return on average assets (1) 2.83 %   0.34 %   2.58 %   0.83 %
Return on average equity (1) 25.51     3.43     23.67     8.20  
Core return on average assets (1) (5) 1.91     1.63     1.93     1.68  
Core return on average equity (1) (5) 17.24     16.42     17.72     16.55  
Interest rate spread (1) (2) 3.39     3.11     3.42     3.18  
Net interest margin (1) (3) 3.46     3.21     3.50     3.25  
Operating expenses to average assets (1) 0.74     0.68     0.75     0.70  
Efficiency ratio (4) 21.37     21.30     21.70     21.55  
Average equity to average assets 11.08     9.92     10.89     10.17  
Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities 127.44     124.97     126.78     125.39  

  June 30,
2021
  December 31,
2021
  June 30,
2022
(Unaudited)                      
           
Asset Quality Ratios          
Allowance for loan losses/total loans   0.69 %   0.68 %     0.68 %
Allowance for loan losses/non-performing loans   6,159.12     4,784.78       2,428.23  
                     
Non-performing loans/total loans   0.01     0.01       0.03  
Non-performing loans/total assets   0.01     0.01       0.02  
Non-performing assets/total assets   0.01     0.01       0.02  
                     
Share Related                    
Book value per share $ 153.02     $ 165.52     $ 171.23  
Market value per share $ 290.50     $ 419.88     $ 283.77  
Shares outstanding at end of period   2,142,400       2,142,400       2,145,400  

(1) Annualized.
   
(2) Interest rate spread represents the difference between the yield on interest-earning assets and the cost of interest-bearing liabilities.
   
(3) Net interest margin represents net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.
   
(4) The efficiency ratio represents total operating expenses, divided by the sum of net interest income and total other income (loss), excluding gain (loss) on equity securities, net and gain on disposal of fixed assets.
   
(5) Non-GAAP measurements that represent return on average assets and return on average equity, excluding the after-tax gain (loss) on equity securities, net, and the after-tax gain on disposal of fixed assets.


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INGHAM INSTITUTION FOR SAVINGS
Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except share amounts) June 30,
2021
  December 31,
2021

  June 30,
2022
(Unaudited)                      
ASSETS  
                       
Cash and due from banks $ 7,734     $ 5,428     $ 7,670  
Federal Reserve and other short-term investments   198,590       265,733       303,223  
Cash and cash equivalents   206,324       271,161       310,893  
                       
CRA investment   9,439       9,306       8,626  
Other marketable equity securities   69,311       79,167       68,459  
Equity securities, at fair value   78,750       88,473       77,085  
Securities available for sale, at fair value   5              
Securities held to maturity, at amortized cost   3,500       3,500       3,500  
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost   14,732       29,908       47,316  
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses of $18,231 at June 30, 2021, $20,431 at December 31, 2021 and $24,088 at June 30, 2022   2,630,332       2,999,096       3,507,936  
Bank-owned life insurance   12,822       12,980       13,150  
Premises and equipment, net   15,103       15,825       16,617  
Accrued interest receivable   5,158       5,467       6,111  
Deferred income tax asset, net               3,793  
Other assets   7,039       4,755       9,202  
Total assets $ 2,973,765     $ 3,431,165     $ 3,995,603  
                       
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY                      
                       
Interest-bearing deposits $ 1,985,442     $ 2,003,717     $ 2,068,443  
Non-interest-bearing deposits   358,195       389,148       399,478  
Total deposits   2,343,637       2,392,865       2,467,921  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances   285,600       665,000       1,140,000  
Mortgagors’ escrow accounts   8,321       9,183       11,822  
Accrued interest payable   158       198       1,003  
Deferred income tax liability, net   1,201       536        
Other liabilities   7,014       8,771       7,497  
Total liabilities   2,645,931       3,076,553       3,628,243  
                       
Stockholders’ equity:                      
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value, 2,500,000 shares authorized, none issued                
Common stock, $1.00 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized; 2,142,400 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2021 and 2,145,400 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2022   2,142       2,142       2,145  
Additional paid-in capital   12,715       12,728       12,908  
Undivided profits   312,977       339,742       352,307  
Accumulated other comprehensive income                
Total stockholders’ equity   327,834       354,612       367,360  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 2,973,765     $ 3,431,165     $ 3,995,603  


HINGHAM INSTITUTION FOR SAVINGS

Consolidated Statements of Income

  Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
  June 30,   June 30,
(In thousands, except per share amounts) 2021
  2022   2021   2022
(Unaudited)                    
Interest and dividend income:                        
Loans $ 26,215     $ 32,406     $ 52,964     $ 62,166  
Debt securities   18       33       18       66  
Equity securities   173       286       391       544  
Federal Reserve and other short-term investments   54       519       106       629  
Total interest and dividend income   26,460       33,244       53,479       63,405  
Interest expense:                        
Deposits   1,692       2,102       3,799       3,606  
Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank advances   212       1,431       656       1,923  
Mortgage payable                      
Total interest expense   1,904       3,533       4,455       5,529  
Net interest income   24,556       29,711       49,024       57,876  
Provision for loan losses   550       2,449       828       3,607  
Net interest income, after provision for loan losses   24,006       27,262       48,196       54,269  
Other income (loss):                        
Customer service fees on deposits   192       140       373       315  
Increase in cash surrender value of bank-owned life insurance   84       77       165       170  
Gain (loss) on equity securities, net   6,346       (15,482 )     9,713       (19,639 )
Gain on disposal of fixed assets   2,337             2,337        
Miscellaneous   21       20       36       46  
Total other income (loss)   8,980       (15,245 )     12,624       (19,108 )
Operating expenses:                        
Salaries and employee benefits   3,459       3,862       6,985       7,506  
Occupancy and equipment   325       315       731       689  
Data processing   482       648       943       1,262  
Deposit insurance   227       518       450       801  
Foreclosure and related   7       8       (75 )     (13 )
Marketing   104       315       228       506  
Other general and administrative   708       713       1,500       1,837  
Total operating expenses   5,312       6,379       10,762       12,588  
Income before income taxes   27,674       5,638       50,058       22,573  
Income tax provision   7,252       2,447       13,286       7,518  
Net income $ 20,422     $ 3,191     $ 36,772     $ 15,055  
                         
Cash dividends declared per share $ 0.51     $ 0.59     $ 1.00     $ 1.16  
                         
Weighted average shares outstanding:                        
Basic   2,142       2,145       2,140       2,144  
Diluted   2,200       2,203       2,198       2,204  
                         
Earnings per share:                        
Basic $ 9.54     $ 1.49     $ 17.18     $ 7.02  
Diluted $ 9.28     $ 1.45     $ 16.73     $ 6.83  

HINGHAM INSTITUTION FOR SAVINGS
Net Interest Income Analysis

  Three Months Ended June 30,  
  2021   2022  
  AVERAGE BALANCE   INTEREST   YIELD/ RATE (8)   AVERAGE BALANCE   INTEREST   YIELD/ RATE (8)  
(Dollars in thousands)                                
(Unaudited)                                
                                 
Loans (1) (2) $ 2,567,437   $ 26,215   4.08 % $ 3,350,290   $ 32,406   3.87 %
Securities (3) (4)   65,463     191   1.17     109,378     319   1.17  
Federal Reserve and other short-term investments   205,636     54   0.11     239,797     519   0.87  
Total interest-earning assets   2,838,536     26,460   3.73     3,699,465     33,244   3.59  
Other assets   51,008               47,480            
Total assets $ 2,889,544             $ 3,746,945            
                                 
Interest-bearing deposits (5) $ 1,970,226     1,692   0.34   $ 2,048,311     2,102   0.41  
Borrowed funds   257,117     212   0.33     912,034     1,431   0.63  
Total interest-bearing liabilities   2,227,343     1,904   0.34     2,960,345     3,533   0.48  
Non-interest-bearing deposits   335,541               408,033            
Other liabilities   6,503               6,782            
Total liabilities   2,569,387               3,375,160            
Stockholders’ equity   320,157               371,785            
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 2,889,544             $ 3,746,945            
Net interest income       $ 24,556             $ 29,711      
                                 
Weighted average spread             3.39 %             3.11 %
                                 
Net interest margin (6)             3.46 %             3.21 %
                                 
Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities (7)   127.44 %             124.97 %          

(1) Before allowance for loan losses.
   
(2) Includes non-accrual loans.
   
(3) Excludes the impact of the average net unrealized gain or loss on securities.
   
(4) Includes Federal Home Loan Bank stock.
   
(5) Includes mortgagors’ escrow accounts.
   
(6) Net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets.
   
(7) Total interest-earning assets divided by total interest-bearing liabilities.
   
(8) Annualized.

HINGHAM INSTITUTION FOR SAVINGS
Net Interest Income Analysis

  Six Months Ended June 30,  
  2021   2022  
  AVERAGE BALANCE   INTEREST   YIELD/ RATE (8)   AVERAGE BALANCE   INTEREST   YIELD/ RATE (8)  
(Dollars in thousands)                                
(Unaudited)                                
                                 
Loans (1) (2) $ 2,532,473   $ 52,964   4.18 % $ 3,214,720   $ 62,166   3.87 %
Securities (3) (4)   64,699     409   1.26     102,179     610   1.19  
Federal Reserve and other short-term investments   205,263     106   0.10     240,273     629   0.52  
Total interest-earning assets   2,802,435     53,479   3.82     3,557,172     63,405   3.56  
Other assets   49,366               50,219            
Total assets $ 2,851,801             $ 3,607,391            
                                 
Interest-bearing deposits (5) $ 1,926,769     3,799   0.39   $ 2,038,252     3,606   0.35  
Borrowed funds   283,752     656   0.46     798,607     1,923   0.48  
Total interest-bearing liabilities   2,210,521     4,455   0.40     2,836,859     5,529   0.39  
Non-interest-bearing deposits   323,736               395,991            
Other liabilities   6,873               7,522            
Total liabilities   2,541,130               3,240,372            
Stockholders’ equity   310,671               367,019            
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 2,851,801             $ 3,607,391            
Net interest income       $ 49,024             $ 57,876      
                                 
Weighted average spread             3.42 %             3.17 %
                                 
Net interest margin (6)             3.50 %             3.25 %
                                 
Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities (7)   126.78 %             125.39 %          

(1) Before allowance for loan losses.
   
(2) Includes non-accrual loans.
   
(3) Excludes the impact of the average net unrealized gain or loss on securities.
   
(4) Includes Federal Home Loan Bank stock.
   
(5) Includes mortgagors’ escrow accounts.
   
(6) Net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets.
   
(7) Total interest-earning assets divided by total interest-bearing liabilities.
   
(8) Annualized.


HINGHAM INSTITUTION FOR SAVINGS
Non-GAAP Reconciliation

The table below presents the reconciliation between net income and core net income, a non-GAAP measurement that represents net income excluding the after-tax gain (loss) on equity securities, net, and after-tax gain on disposal of fixed assets.

  Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
  June 30,   June 30,
(In thousands, unaudited)  2021   2022    2021   2022
                   
Non-GAAP reconciliation:                      
Net income $ 20,422     $ 3,191     $ 36,772     $ 15,055  
(Gain) loss on equity securities, net   (6,346 )     15,482       (9,713 )     19,639  
Income tax expense (benefit) (1)   1,399       (3,413 )     2,141       (4,329 )
Gain on disposal of fixed assets   (2,337 )           (2,337 )      
Income tax expense   657             657        
Core net income $ 13,795     $ 15,260     $ 27,520     $ 30,365  

(1) The equity securities are held in a tax-advantaged subsidiary corporation. The income tax effect of the (gain) loss on equity securities, net, was calculated using the effective tax rate applicable to the subsidiary.

CONTACT: Patrick R. Gaughen, President and Chief Operating Officer (781) 783-1761

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