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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): January 21, 2025

 

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware 001-13695 16-1213679
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

5790 Widewaters Parkway, DeWitt, New York 13214
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

  

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (315) 445-2282

 

Not applicable.

 

(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:

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class Trading
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Common Stock, $1.00 par value per share CBU New York Stock Exchange

 

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).

 

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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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On January 21, 2025, Community Financial System, Inc. announced its results of operations for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. The public announcement was made by means of a news release, the text of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.

 

The information in this Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished under Item 2.02 and 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 incorporated by reference in 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 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

The following exhibit is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 above.

 

99.1Press Release, dated January 21, 2025, issued by Community Financial System, Inc.

 

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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.

 

  Community Financial System, Inc.
     
  By: /s/ Joseph E. Sutaris
  Name: Joseph E. Sutaris
  Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
     

 

Dated: January 21, 2025

 

 

 

 

Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit Number

Description

   

99.1

Press Release, dated January 21, 2025, issued by Community Financial System, Inc.
   
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Exhibit 99.1

 

    

News Release

For further information, please contact:

5790 Widewaters Parkway, DeWitt, N.Y. 13214

Joseph E. Sutaris, EVP & Chief Financial Officer

Office: (315) 445-7396

 

Community Financial System, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter And Full Year 2024 Results

 

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — January 21, 2025 — Community Financial System, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: CBU) reported fourth quarter and full year 2024 results that are included in the attached supplement. This earnings release, including supporting financial tables, is also available within the press releases section of the Company's investor relations website at: https://communityfinancialsystem.com/news. An archived webcast of the earnings call will be available on this site for one full year.

 

Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Performance Summary

 

·Fourth quarter net income of $49.8 million, or $0.94 per share, increased $0.31 per share from the prior year’s fourth quarter and increased $0.11 per share from the third quarter of 2024 while full year net income of $182.5 million, or $3.44 per share, increased $0.99 per share from the prior year

 

·Fourth quarter operating net income1 of $52.9 million, or $1.00 per share, increased $0.18 per share from the prior year’s fourth quarter and increased $0.12 per share from the third quarter of 2024 while full year operating net income1 of $193.9 million, or $3.65 per share increased $0.08 per share from the prior year

 

·Fourth quarter total revenues of $196.3 million, a new quarterly record for the Company, increased $19.3 million, or 10.9%, from the prior year’s fourth quarter and increased $7.3 million, or 3.9%, from the third quarter of 2024 while full year total revenues of $746.3 million increased $94.2 million, or 14.4%, from the prior year which included a $52.3 million realized loss on sales of investment securities

 

·Fourth quarter net interest income of $120.0 million, a new quarterly record for the Company, increased $10.8 million, or 9.9%, from the prior year’s fourth quarter and increased $7.2 million, or 6.4%, from the third quarter of 2024 while full year net interest income of $449.1 million increased $11.8 million, or 2.7%, from the prior year resulting in the eighteenth consecutive year of net interest income growth

 

·Fourth quarter total financial services (employee benefit services, insurance services and wealth management services) noninterest revenues of $56.0 million, a new quarterly record for the Company, increased $6.5 million, or 13.1%, from the prior year’s fourth quarter and increased $0.2 million, or 0.4%, from the third quarter of 2024 while full year financial services noninterest revenues of $217.9 million increased $20.9 million, or 10.6%, from the prior year

 

·Fourth quarter operating pre-tax, pre-provision net revenue (“PPNR”)1 of $74.3 million, or $1.40 per share, increased $0.27 per share from the prior year’s fourth quarter and increased $0.11 per share from the third quarter of 2024 while full year operating PPNR1 of $273.6 million, or $5.15 per share, increased $0.39 per share from the prior year

 

·Total ending loans of $10.43 billion increased $180.7 million, or 1.8%, from the end of the third quarter of 2024, marking the fourteenth consecutive quarter of loan growth, and increased $727.8 million, or 7.5%, from the end of the prior year

 

·Total ending deposits of $13.44 billion decreased $34.5 million, or 0.3%, from the end of the third quarter of 2024 and increased $513.6 million, or 4.0%, from the end of the prior year

 

·Tier 1 leverage ratio of 9.19% continues to substantially exceed the regulatory well-capitalized standard of 5.0%

 

1Non-GAAP Measure. For more information on Non-GAAP measures refer to “Non-GAAP Measures” section along with the Quarterly GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations included within the “Summary of Financial Data (unaudited)” tables included within the Company’s earnings release supplement.

 

 

 

 

Company management will conduct an investor call at 11:00 a.m. (ET) today, January 21, 2025, to discuss the fourth quarter and full year 2024 results. The conference call can be accessed at 1-833-630-0464 (1-412-317-1809 if outside the United States and Canada). Investors may also listen live via the Internet at: https://app.webinar.net/0o75WawYdEm.

 

About Community Financial System, Inc.

 

Community Financial System, Inc. is a diversified financial services company that is focused on four main business lines – banking, employee benefit services, insurance services and wealth management services. Its banking subsidiary, Community Bank, N.A., is among the country’s 100 largest banking institutions with over $16 billion in assets and operates approximately 200 customer facilities across Upstate New York, Northeastern Pennsylvania, Vermont, and Western Massachusetts. The Company’s Benefit Plans Administrative Services, Inc. subsidiary is a leading provider of employee benefits administration, trust services, collective investment fund administration, and actuarial consulting services to customers on a national scale. The Company’s OneGroup NY, Inc. subsidiary is a top 75 U.S. insurance agency. The Company also offers comprehensive financial planning, trust administration and wealth management services through its Wealth Management operating unit. The Company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the Company’s stock trades under the symbol CBU. For more information about the Company visit www.cbna.com or www.communityfinancialsystem.com.

 

 

 

 

News Release

For further information, please contact:

5790 Widewaters Parkway, DeWitt, N.Y. 13214

Joseph E. Sutaris, EVP & Chief Financial Officer

Office: (315) 445-7396

 

Community Financial System, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter And Full Year 2024 Results

 

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — January 21, 2025

 

Community Financial System, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: CBU) reported net income of $49.8 million, or $0.94 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2024 and $182.5 million, or $3.44 per share, for full year 2024.

The Company also reported operating net income, a non-GAAP measure, of $52.9 million, or $1.00 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2024 and $193.9 million, or $3.65 per share, for full year 2024. 

 

“Our Company had a very solid core operating performance for the fourth quarter with meaningful growth in net income, operating net income, a non-GAAP measure, and operating pre-tax, pre-provision net revenue (“PPNR”), a non-GAAP measure, over both last quarter and the prior year’s fourth quarter,” commented Dimitar A. Karaivanov, President and CEO.

“Reflecting on 2024, there is a lot to be pleased about such as margin expansion and excellent liquidity, robust fee income performance, strong credit quality and well-managed expenses. All four of our businesses – banking, employee benefit services, insurance services and wealth management services – achieved record revenues while our core operating performance improved as evidenced by a record full year operating PPNR per share, a non-GAAP measure, that increased $0.39, or 8.2%, from last year.”

 

Fourth Quarter 2024 Performance Quarter-over-
Quarter Increase (Decrease)
Year-over-Year Increase (Decrease)
Dollars in thousands, except per share data 4th Qtr
2024
3rd Qtr
2024
4th Qtr
2023
$ % $ %
Operating Performance Diluted Earnings Per Share $0.94 $0.83 $0.63 $0.11 13.3% $0.31 49.2%
Operating Diluted Earnings Per Share1 1.00 0.88 0.82 0.12 13.6% 0.18 22.0%
Operating Pre-Tax, Pre-Provision Net Revenue Per Share1 1.40 1.29 1.13 0.11 8.5% 0.27 23.9%
                 
Return Metrics Return on Assets 1.21% 1.09% 0.87% - 0.12% - 0.34%
Operating Return on Assets1 1.29% 1.16% 1.13% - 0.13% - 0.16%
Return on Equity 11.27% 10.21% 8.53% - 1.06% - 2.74%
Operating Return on Equity1 11.99% 10.85% 11.10% - 1.14% - 0.89%

 

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          Quarter-over-
Quarter Increase (Decrease)
Year-over-Year Increase (Decrease)
Dollars in thousands, except per share data 4th Qtr
2024
3rd Qtr
2024
4th Qtr
2023
$ % $ %
Revenues Total Revenues $196,287 $188,942 $176,959 $7,345 3.9% $19,328 10.9%
Total Operating Revenues1 196,040 189,096 176,907 6,944 3.7% 19,133 10.8%
Noninterest Revenues 76,314 76,197 67,769 117 0.2% 8,545 12.6%
Total Operating Noninterest Revenues1 76,067 76,351 67,717 (284) (0.4%) 8,350 12.3%
Noninterest Revenues/Total Revenues 38.9% 40.3% 38.3% - (1.4%) - 0.6%
Operating Noninterest Revenues/Operating Revenues (FTE)1 38.6% 40.2% 38.1% - (1.6%) - 0.5%
                 
Net Interest Income and Margin Net Interest Income $119,973 $112,745 $109,190 $7,228 6.4% $10,783 9.9%
Net Interest Margin 3.17% 3.03% 3.05% - 0.14% - 0.12%
Net Interest Margin (FTE)1 3.20% 3.05% 3.07% - 0.15% - 0.13%
                 
Balance Sheet and Funding Total Ending Loans $10,432,365 $10,251,674 $9,704,598 $180,691 1.8% $727,767 7.5%
Total Ending Deposits 13,441,707 13,476,171 12,928,121 (34,464) (0.3%) 513,586 4.0%
Cost of Total Deposits 1.23% 1.23% 0.98% - 0.00% - 0.25%
Cost of Funds 1.38% 1.44% 1.08% - (0.06%) - 0.30%
                 
Risk Metrics Annualized Loan Net Charge-Offs 0.12% 0.11% 0.10% - 0.01% - 0.02%
Tier 1 Leverage Ratio 9.19% 9.12% 9.34% - 0.07% - (0.15%)
Loan-to-deposit ratio 77.6% 76.1% 75.1% - 1.5% - 2.5%
Non-owner occupied and multifamily commercial real estate (“CRE”) / total bank-level regulatory capital 198% 199% 198% - (1%) - 0%

 

 

1Non-GAAP Measure. For more information on Non-GAAP measures refer to “Non-GAAP Measures” section along with the Quarterly GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations included within the “Summary of Financial Data (unaudited)” tables below.

 

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Fourth Quarter 2024 Business Segment Results2

Quarter-over-
Quarter

Increase (Decrease)

Year-over-Year
Increase (Decrease)

Dollars in thousands 4th Qtr
2024
3rd Qtr
2024
4th Qtr
2023
$ % $ %
Banking and Corporate Net interest income $119,218 $111,846 $108,462 $7,372 6.6% $10,756 9.9%
Provision for credit losses 6,208 7,709 4,073 (1,501) (19.5%) 2,135 52.4%
Operating noninterest revenues 19,984 20,478 18,167 (494) (2.4%) 1,817 10.0%
Other segment expenses 83,454 84,170 82,531 (716) (0.9%) 923 1.1%
Adjusted income before income taxes $49,540 $40,445 $40,025 $9,095 22.5% $9,515 23.8%
                 
Employee Benefit Services Net interest income $579 $723 $582 ($144) (19.9%) ($3) (0.5%)
Operating noninterest revenues 35,003 34,135 30,902 868 2.5% 4,101 13.3%
Segment expenses 21,483 19,621 18,475 1,862 9.5% 3,008 16.3%
Adjusted income before income taxes $14,099 $15,237 $13,009 ($1,138) (7.5%) $1,090 8.4%
                 
Insurance Services Net interest income $38 $38 $26 $0 0.0% $12 46.2%
Operating noninterest revenues 12,203 13,671 11,621 (1,468) (10.7%) 582 5.0%
Segment expenses 11,478 10,830 9,954 648 6.0% 1,524 15.3%
Adjusted income before income taxes $763 $2,879 $1,693 ($2,116) (73.5%) ($930) (54.9%)
                 
Wealth Management Services Net interest income $138 $138 $120 $0 0.0% $18 15.0%
Operating noninterest revenues 10,238 9,242 8,214 996 10.8% 2,024 24.6%
Segment expenses 6,723 7,376 6,585 (653) (8.9%) 138 2.1%
Adjusted income before income taxes $3,653 $2,004 $1,749 $1,649 82.3% $1,904 108.9%

 

2Refer to Quarterly Segment Information Reconciliations included within the “Summary of Financial Data (unaudited)” tables below for reconciliations of total segment results to consolidated Community Financial System, Inc. results.

 

Results of Operations

 

The Company reported fourth quarter 2024 net income of $49.8 million, or $0.94 per share. This compares to net income of $33.7 million, or $0.63 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2023. The $0.31 increase in earnings per share was driven by increases in net interest income and noninterest revenues and decreases in noninterest expenses and the number of fully diluted shares outstanding, partially offset by increases in the provision for credit losses and income taxes. Comparatively, the Company’s diluted earnings per share increased $0.11 from $0.83 per share for the linked third quarter of 2024 primarily due to increases in net interest income and noninterest revenues and a decrease in the provision for credit losses, partially offset by increases in income taxes and noninterest expenses.

 

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

 

The Company’s fourteenth consecutive quarter of loan growth supported continued expansion in interest income while abating funding cost pressures drove lower interest expense, resulting in net interest income growth and margin expansion.

 

·Net interest income in the fourth quarter of 2024 was $120.0 million, up $10.8 million, or 9.9%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2023, and up $7.2 million, or 6.4%, from the third quarter of 2024.
·Net interest margin for the fourth quarter of 3.17% and fully tax-equivalent net interest margin, a non-GAAP measure, of 3.20% increased 12 basis points and 13 basis points, respectively, from the fourth quarter of 2023. These increases were primarily the result of higher yields on interest-earning assets and a higher proportion of those assets being comprised of loan balances due to strong organic loan growth, partially offset by an increase in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities.
·The yield on interest-earning assets increased 41 basis points to 4.52% over the prior year’s fourth quarter primarily driven by higher loan yields.
·The cost of interest-bearing liabilities increased 36 basis points from 1.48% in the fourth quarter of 2023 to 1.84% in the fourth quarter of 2024 as a result of market-driven higher deposit and borrowing rates and change in deposit mix as the proportion of higher cost money market and time deposit balances increased.
 ·On a linked quarter basis, net interest margin and fully tax-equivalent net interest margin, a non-GAAP measure, increased by 14 basis points and 15 basis points, respectively. The cost of funds decreased six basis points, including a nine basis point decrease in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities, while the yield on interest-earning assets increased nine basis points. The decrease in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities included a one basis point decrease in the average interest-bearing deposit rate and a 51 basis point decrease in the average borrowing rate impacted by a decrease in the proportion of higher rate average overnight borrowings to total average borrowings.

 

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Noninterest Revenues

 

The Company’s banking and financial services (including employee benefit services, insurance services and wealth management services) noninterest revenue streams generated 38.8% of total revenues in the fourth quarter.

 

·Banking noninterest revenues, comprised of deposit service and other banking fees and mortgage banking revenues, were $20.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2024, an increase of $1.9 million, or 10.2%, from the fourth quarter of 2023 and a decrease of $0.5 million, or 2.6%, from the third quarter of 2024. The increase from the prior year’s fourth quarter was due in part to customer interest rate swap fee revenues associated with the Company’s recent implementation of this product offering and an increase in mortgage banking revenues as sales of secondary market eligible residential mortgage loans rose in the current year. The decrease from the linked third quarter was primarily due to lower customer interest rate swap fee revenues.
·Employee benefit services revenues for the fourth quarter of 2024 were $33.9 million, an increase of $3.9 million, or 13.1%, in comparison to the fourth quarter of 2023 and $0.7 million, or 2.2%, from the third quarter of 2024, driven by new business and increases in total participants under administration, along with growth in asset-based fee revenues resulting from market appreciation. Additionally, the acquisition of certain assets of Creative Plan Designs Limited on February 1, 2024 added fee revenues related to employee benefit plan design, administration and consulting that contributed to the year-over-year increase.
·Insurance services revenues for the fourth quarter of 2024 were $12.2 million, which represents a $0.6 million, or 5.0%, increase versus the prior year’s fourth quarter and $1.5 million, or 10.8%, decrease from the third quarter of 2024. The increase from the prior year’s fourth quarter was due to organic and acquired growth in commission revenues, while the decrease from the linked third quarter was driven by the seasonality of insurance policy renewals.
·Wealth management services revenues for the fourth quarter of 2024 totaled $9.9 million, an increase of $2.0 million, or 24.9%, from the fourth quarter of 2023 and $1.0 million, or 11.0%, from the third quarter of 2024, reflective of more favorable investment market conditions that drove increases in assets under management between the periods and an increase in investment advisory customer accounts.

 

Noninterest Expenses and Income Taxes

 

The Company continues to maintain a focus on managing expenses consistent with its organic growth strategies and scale objectives, while evaluating efficiency opportunities and the enhancement of operating leverage in all lines of business.

 

·The Company recorded $125.5 million in total noninterest expenses in the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to $129.1 million of total noninterest expenses in the prior year’s fourth quarter. The $3.6 million, or 2.8%, decrease between the periods was mainly driven by non-operating expenses incurred in the prior year’s fourth quarter including $5.8 million of litigation expense, $2.2 million of acquisition-related contingent consideration adjustments and $1.2 million of restructuring expenses. Excluding the impact of these items, noninterest expenses increased $5.6 million, or 4.7%, primarily due to higher salaries and employee benefits and data processing and communications expenses.
·Salaries and employee benefits expenses increased $4.7 million, or 6.5%, primarily driven by merit and market-related increases in employee wages, higher medical benefit costs and acquisitions between the periods which increased the number of employees in the financial services businesses, partially offset by the impact of the previously announced retail banking customer service workforce optimization plan.
·Data processing and communications expenses increased $1.6 million, or 11.2%, reflective of the Company’s continued investment in customer-facing and back-office technologies.
·The effective tax rate for the fourth quarter of 2024 was 22.8%, down from 23.0% in the fourth quarter of 2023. The effective tax rate for full year 2024 was 22.9%, up from 21.6% for full year 2023. Excluding the impact of tax benefits related to stock-based compensation activity and amortization of income tax credit investments, the effective tax rate for full year 2024 was 19.0%, down from 21.0% for full year 2023, driven by the recognition of certain solar energy income tax credits during the fourth quarter of 2024.

 

Financial Position and Liquidity

 

The Company’s financial position and liquidity profile remain strong, demonstrating the effectiveness of its strategic asset and liability management and prudent financial planning.

 

·The Company’s total assets were $16.39 billion at December 31, 2024, representing an $830.3 million, or 5.3%, increase from one year prior and an $18.7 million, or 0.1%, decrease from the end of the third quarter of 2024. The increase in the Company’s total assets from the end of the prior year was primarily driven by organic loan growth.
·At December 31, 2024, the Company’s readily available sources of liquidity totaled $5.77 billion, including unrestricted cash and cash equivalents balances of $191.9 million, investment securities unpledged as collateral totaling $1.73 billion, unused borrowing capacity at the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York of $1.18 billion and $2.67 billion of funding availability at the Federal Reserve Bank’s discount window. During the fourth quarter of 2024, the Company pledged additional loans with the Federal Reserve Bank which increased its total sources of available liquidity by approximately $1.45 billion.
·The Company’s readily available sources of liquidity represents over 240% of the Company’s estimated uninsured deposits, net of collateralized and intercompany deposits.
 ·Estimated insured deposits, net of collateralized and intercompany deposits, represent greater than 80% of fourth quarter total ending deposits.

 

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Deposits and Funding

 

The Company continues to leverage its strong core deposit base, characterized by low funding costs, to support its financial operations.

 

·Ending deposits at December 31, 2024 of $13.44 billion were $34.5 million, or 0.3%, lower than the end of the third quarter of 2024 due to seasonal outflows of governmental deposit balances. Ending deposits were $513.6 million, or 4.0%, higher than one year prior primarily driven by higher governmental deposit balances reflective of competitive offerings and expansion of governmental deposit relationships due in part to the Company’s business development efforts.
·Ending borrowings of $998.9 million at December 31, 2024, which included $610.6 million of fixed rate Federal Home Loan Bank of New York term borrowings, $261.6 million of customer repurchase agreements, $118.0 million of overnight borrowings and $8.7 million of finance lease liabilities, increased $50.4 million, or 5.3%, from September 30, 2024 and increased $233.7 million, or 30.5%, from one year prior and supplemented the funding of strong loan growth.
·The Company’s average cost of funds increased 30 basis points, from 1.08% in the fourth quarter of 2023 to 1.38% in the fourth quarter of 2024, but decreased six basis points from the third quarter of 2024.
·The quarterly average cost of total deposits of 1.23% remained consistent with the prior two quarters and comparatively low relative to the industry.
·The Company’s deposit base is well diversified across customer segments, comprised of approximately 59% consumer, 26% business and 15% governmental at the end of the current quarter, and broadly dispersed as illustrated by an average deposit balance per account of under $20,000.
·65% of the Company’s total deposits were in no and low rate checking and savings accounts at the end of 2024 and the Company does not currently utilize brokered or wholesale deposits. Time deposit accounts represented 16% of the Company’s total deposits at the end of 2024, up three percentage points from the end of 2023 and consistent with the end of the prior quarter. The increase from one year ago is reflective of customers responding to changes in market interest rates by moving funds into higher yielding products.

 

Loans and Credit Quality

 

The Company’s predominantly footprint-based loan portfolio is diversified and growing, with a core focus on credit quality.

 

·Ending loans at December 31, 2024 of $10.43 billion were $180.7 million, or 1.8%, higher than September 30, 2024 and $727.8 million, or 7.5%, higher than one year prior driven by net organic growth in the overall business and consumer lending portfolios.
·At December 31, 2024, the Company’s allowance for credit losses totaled $79.1 million, or 0.76% of total loans outstanding, compared to $76.2 million, or 0.74% of total loans outstanding, at September 30, 2024 and $66.7 million, or 0.69% of total loans outstanding, at December 31, 2023.
·The Company recorded a $6.2 million provision for credit losses during the fourth quarter of 2024 reflective of a slight decline in certain asset quality metrics, an increase in loans outstanding and a stable economic forecast. While certain macroeconomic concerns still persist related to non-owner occupied and multifamily CRE, the Company’s exposure to these portfolios remains diverse both geographically and by property type, and relatively low at 16% of total assets, 24% of total loans and 198% of total bank-level regulatory capital. Additionally, the current levels of delinquencies, charge-offs and criticized risk rated loans within these portfolios remain below long-term historical averages, reflecting the strong asset quality of these portfolios.
·The Company recorded net charge-offs of $3.2 million, or an annualized 0.12% of average loans, in the fourth quarter of 2024 compared to net charge-offs of $2.3 million, or an annualized 0.10% of average loans, in the fourth quarter of 2023 and net charge-offs of $2.8 million, or an annualized 0.11% of average loans, in the third quarter of 2024.
·Total delinquent loans, which includes loans 30 or more days past due and nonaccrual loans, as a percentage of total loans outstanding was 1.24% at the end of 2024. This compares to 1.06% at the end of 2023 and 1.07% at September 30, 2024.
·At December 31, 2024, nonperforming (90 or more days delinquent and non-accruing) loans were $73.4 million, or 0.70% of total loans outstanding compared to $62.8 million, or 0.61% of total loans outstanding at September 30, 2024 and $54.6 million, or 0.56% of total loans outstanding one year earlier. The increase in nonperforming loans during the fourth quarter of 2024 was primarily attributable to an increase in nonaccrual business lending loan balances, driven largely by the performance of one relationship in the multifamily CRE portfolio.
·Loans 30 to 89 days delinquent (categorized by the Company as delinquent but performing), which tend to exhibit seasonal characteristics, were 0.54% of total loans outstanding at December 31, 2024, up from 0.46% at the end of the third quarter of 2024 and 0.50% one year earlier.

 

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Shareholders’ Equity and Regulatory Capital

 

The Company’s capital planning and management activities, coupled with its diversified streams of revenue and prudent dividend practices, have allowed it to build and maintain a strong capital position. At December 31, 2024, all of the Company’s and Community Bank, N.A.’s regulatory capital ratios significantly exceeded well-capitalized standards.

 

·Shareholders’ equity of $1.76 billion at December 31, 2024 was $64.9 million, or 3.8%, higher than one year ago, primarily due to an $86.5 million increase in retained earnings, partially offset by a $44.9 million increase in treasury stock due to share repurchases. Shareholders’ equity decreased $22.1 million, or 1.2%, from September 30, 2024, primarily driven by a $62.6 million increase in accumulated other comprehensive loss related to the Company’s investment securities portfolio, partially offset by a $25.5 million increase in retained earnings.
·The Company’s shareholders’ equity to assets ratio was 10.76% at December 31, 2024, down from 10.92% at December 31, 2023 and 10.88% at September 30, 2024.
·The Company’s tier 1 leverage ratio of 9.19% at December 31, 2024 decreased 15 basis points from one year earlier and increased seven basis points from September 30, 2024, remaining substantially above the regulatory well-capitalized standard of 5.0%.
·The Company’s tangible equity to tangible assets ratio (non-GAAP) was 5.83% at December 31, 2024, up from 5.75% a year earlier and down from 5.97% at September 30, 2024. Tangible equity (non-GAAP) increased $60.8 million, or 7.2%, from one year prior due to the aforementioned increase in retained earnings, partially offset by the impact of share repurchases between the periods. Tangible assets (non-GAAP) increased $826.2 million, or 5.6%, from the prior year due primarily to organic loan growth.

 

Dividend Increase and Stock Repurchase Program

 

The payment of a meaningful and growing dividend is an important component of the Company’s commitment to provide consistent and favorable long-term returns to its shareholders, and it reflects the continued strength of the Company’s long-term operating results and capital position, and management’s confidence in the future performance of the Company. The $0.01 increase in the quarterly dividend declared in the third quarter of 2024 marked the 32nd consecutive year of dividend increases for the Company.

 

·During the fourth quarter of 2024, the Company declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.46 per share on its common stock, up 2.2% from the $0.45 dividend declared in the fourth quarter of 2023, representing an annualized yield of 2.9% based upon on the $63.26 closing price of the Company’s stock on January 17, 2025.
·In December 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) approved a stock repurchase program authorizing the repurchase of up to 2.63 million shares, or 5.0% of the Company’s common stock outstanding during the twelve-month period starting January 1, 2025. Such repurchases may be made at the discretion of the Company’s senior management based on market conditions and other relevant factors and will be acquired through open market or privately negotiated transactions as permitted under Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and other applicable regulatory and legal requirements. As previously announced, in December 2023 the Board approved a stock repurchase program authorizing the repurchase of up to 2.70 million shares of the Company’s stock during a twelve-month period starting January 1, 2024. There were 1,000,000 shares repurchased pursuant to the 2024 stock repurchase program in 2024. No shares were repurchased pursuant to the 2024 stock repurchase program in the fourth quarter of 2024. The 2024 stock repurchase authorization expired on December 31, 2024.

 

Non-GAAP Measures

 

The Company also provides supplemental reporting of its results on an “operating” and “tangible” basis. Results on an “operating” basis exclude the after-tax effects of acquisition expenses, acquisition-related contingent consideration adjustments, restructuring expenses, litigation accrual, loss on sales of investment securities, unrealized gain (loss) on equity securities and amortization of intangible assets. Results on a “tangible” basis exclude goodwill and intangible asset balances, net of accumulated amortization and applicable deferred tax amounts. In addition, the Company provides supplemental reporting for “operating pre-tax, pre-provision net revenues,” which subtracts the provision for credit losses, acquisition expenses, acquisition-related contingent consideration adjustments, restructuring expenses, litigation accrual, loss on sales of investment securities, unrealized gain (loss) on equity securities and amortization of intangible assets from income before income taxes. Although these items are non-GAAP measures, the Company’s management believes this information helps investors and analysts measure underlying core performance and provides better comparability to other organizations that have not engaged in acquisitions or restructuring activities. The Company also provides supplemental reporting of its net interest income and net interest margin on a “fully tax-equivalent” basis, which includes an adjustment to net interest income that represents taxes that would have been paid had nontaxable investment securities and loans been taxable. Although fully tax-equivalent net interest income and net interest margin are non-GAAP measures, the Company’s management believes this information helps enhance comparability of the performance of assets that have different tax liabilities. The amounts for such items are presented in the tables that accompany this release.

 

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Conference Call Scheduled

 

Company management will conduct an investor call at 11:00 a.m. (ET) today, January 21, 2025, to discuss the fourth quarter and full year 2024 results. The conference call can be accessed at 1-833-630-0464 (1-412-317-1809 if outside the United States and Canada). Investors may also listen live via the Internet at: https://app.webinar.net/0o75WawYdEm.

 

This earnings release, including supporting financial tables, is also available within the news section of the Company's investor relations website at: https://communityfinancialsystem.com/news/. An archived webcast of the earnings call will be available on this site for one full year.

 

About Community Financial System, Inc.

 

Community Financial System, Inc. is a diversified financial services company that is focused on four main business lines – banking, employee benefit services, insurance services and wealth management services. Its banking subsidiary, Community Bank, N.A., is among the country’s 100 largest banking institutions with over $16 billion in assets and operates approximately 200 customer facilities across Upstate New York, Northeastern Pennsylvania, Vermont and Western Massachusetts. The Company’s Benefit Plans Administrative Services, Inc. subsidiary is a leading provider of employee benefits administration, trust services, collective investment fund administration, and actuarial consulting services to customers on a national scale. The Company’s OneGroup NY, Inc. subsidiary is a top 75 U.S. insurance agency. The Company also offers comprehensive financial planning, trust administration and wealth management services through its Wealth Management operating unit. The Company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the Company’s stock trades under the symbol CBU. For more information about Community Bank visit www.cbna.com or www.communityfinancialsystem.com.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on the current beliefs and expectations of CBU’s management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. The following factors, among others, could cause the actual results of CBU’s operations to differ materially from its expectations: the macroeconomic and other challenges and uncertainties related to or resulting from recent bank failures; current and future economic and market conditions, including the effects on CRE and housing or vehicle prices, unemployment rates, high inflation, U.S. fiscal debt, budget and tax matters, geopolitical matters, and global economic growth; fiscal and monetary policies of the Federal Reserve Board; the potential adverse effects of unusual and infrequently occurring events; litigation and actions of regulatory authorities; management’s estimates and projections of interest rates and interest rate policies; the effect of changes in the level of checking, savings, or money market account deposit balances and other factors that affect net interest margin; future provisions for credit losses on loans and debt securities; changes in nonperforming assets; ability to contain costs in inflationary conditions; the effect on financial market valuations on CBU’s fee income businesses, including its employee benefit services, wealth management services, and insurance services businesses; the successful integration of operations of its acquisitions and performance of new branches; competition; changes in legislation or regulatory requirements, including capital requirements; and the timing for receiving regulatory approvals and completing pending merger and acquisition transactions. For more information about factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from CBU’s expectations, refer to its annual, periodic and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including the discussion under the “Risk Factors” section of such reports filed with the SEC and available on CBU’s website at www.communityfinancialsystem.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Further, any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and CBU undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

 

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Summary of Financial Data (unaudited)
       
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)        
  Quarter Ended Year-to-Date
  December 31,
2024
December 31,
2023
December 31,
2024
December 31,
2023
Earnings        
Loan income $144,638 $122,392 $545,767 $445,167
Investment income 25,293 23,934 97,761 96,221
Total interest income 169,931 146,326 643,528 541,388
Interest expense 49,958 37,136 194,411 104,103
Net interest income 119,973 109,190 449,117 437,285
Provision for credit losses 6,208 4,073 22,773 11,203
Net interest income after provision for credit losses 113,765 105,117 426,344 426,082
Deposit service and other banking fees 19,315 18,003 74,123 69,377
Mortgage banking 746 196 4,421 595
Employee benefit services 33,950 30,015 130,981 117,961
Insurance services 12,181 11,599 50,249 47,094
Wealth management services 9,875 7,904 36,668 31,941
Loss on sales of investment securities  0 0 (487) (52,329)
Gain on debt extinguishment 0 0 0 242
Unrealized gain (loss) on equity securities 247 52 1,231 (47)
Total noninterest revenues 76,314 67,769 297,186 214,834
Salaries and employee benefits 76,247 71,595 300,779 281,803
Data processing and communications 16,327 14,685 61,843 57,585
Occupancy and equipment 10,995 10,715 43,658 42,550
Amortization of intangible assets 3,437 3,563 14,259 14,511
Legal and professional fees 3,800 3,792 15,323 15,921
Business development and marketing 4,510 3,635 16,059 15,731
Acquisition-related contingent consideration adjustments  400 2,200 244 3,280
Litigation accrual (83) 5,800 138 5,800
Acquisition expenses 8 7 213 63
Restructuring expenses 0 1,163 0 1,163
Other 9,898 11,936 34,309 34,278
Total noninterest expenses 125,539 129,091 486,825 472,685
Income before income taxes 64,540 43,795 236,705 168,231
Income taxes 14,747 10,089 54,224 36,307
Net income $49,793 $33,706 $182,481 $131,924
Basic earnings per share $0.94 $0.63 $3.44 $2.45
Diluted earnings per share $0.94 $0.63 $3.44 $2.45

 

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Summary of Financial Data (unaudited)
         
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)          
  2024 2023
  4th Qtr 3rd Qtr 2nd Qtr 1st Qtr 4th Qtr
Earnings          
Loan income $144,638 $140,472 $133,159 $127,498 $122,392
Investment income 25,293 23,428 23,879 25,161 23,934
Total interest income 169,931 163,900 157,038 152,659 146,326
Interest expense 49,958 51,155 47,629 45,669 37,136
Net interest income 119,973 112,745 109,409 106,990 109,190
Provision for credit losses 6,208 7,709 2,708 6,148 4,073
Net interest income after provision for credit losses 113,765 105,036 106,701 100,842 105,117
Deposit service and other banking fees 19,315 19,537 17,364 17,907 18,003
Mortgage banking 746 1,055 2,275 345 196
Employee benefit services 33,950 33,215 32,118 31,698 30,015
Insurance services 12,181 13,652 13,307 11,109 11,599
Wealth management services 9,875 8,892 8,691 9,210 7,904
Loss on sales of investment securities 0  (255) (232) 0 0
Unrealized gain on equity securities 247 101 867 16 52
Total noninterest revenues 76,314 76,197 74,390 70,285 67,769
Salaries and employee benefits 76,247 78,022 73,447 73,063 71,595
Data processing and communications 16,327 15,894 15,274 14,348 14,685
Occupancy and equipment 10,995 10,586 10,715 11,362 10,715
Amortization of intangible assets 3,437 3,369 3,877 3,576 3,563
Legal and professional fees 3,800 3,723 3,459 4,341 3,792
Business development and marketing 4,510 4,365 4,139 3,045 3,635
Acquisition-related contingent consideration adjustments 400  (156) 0 0 2,200
Litigation accrual (83) 102 0 119 5,800
Acquisition expenses 8 66 104 35 7
Restructuring expenses 0 0 0 0 1,163
Other 9,898 8,232 7,984 8,195 11,936
Total noninterest expenses 125,539 124,203 118,999 118,084 129,091
Income before income taxes 64,540 57,030 62,092 53,043 43,795
Income taxes 14,747 13,129 14,177 12,171 10,089
Net income $49,793 $43,901 $47,915 $40,872 $33,706
Basic earnings per share $0.94 $0.83 $0.91 $0.77 $0.63
Diluted earnings per share $0.94 $0.83 $0.91 $0.76 $0.63
Profitability (GAAP)          
Return on assets (GAAP) 1.21% 1.09% 1.22% 1.04% 0.87%
Return on equity (GAAP) 11.27% 10.21% 11.79% 9.78% 8.53%
Noninterest revenues/total revenues (GAAP) 38.9% 40.3% 40.5% 39.6% 38.3%
Efficiency ratio (GAAP) 64.0% 65.7% 64.7% 66.6% 72.9%
Profitability (non-GAAP)          
Operating return on assets (non-GAAP) 1.29% 1.16% 1.29% 1.11% 1.13%
Operating return on equity (non-GAAP) 11.99% 10.85% 12.43% 10.47% 11.10%
Return on tangible equity (non-GAAP) 21.97% 20.53% 24.90% 19.94% 18.75%
Operating return on tangible equity (non-GAAP) 23.36% 21.80% 26.25% 21.36% 24.38%
Operating noninterest revenues/operating revenues (FTE) (non-GAAP) 38.6% 40.2% 40.1% 39.4% 38.1%
Operating efficiency ratio (non-GAAP) 61.8% 63.6% 62.5% 64.1% 65.4%

 

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Summary of Financial Data (unaudited)          
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)          
  2024 2023
  4th Qtr 3rd Qtr 2nd Qtr 1st Qtr 4th Qtr
Components of Net Interest Margin (FTE)          
Loan yield 5.58% 5.51% 5.38% 5.25% 5.08%
Cash equivalents yield 4.71% 4.90% 5.10% 5.39% 5.49%
Investment yield 2.15% 2.05% 2.11% 2.02% 2.03%
Earning asset yield 4.52% 4.43% 4.35% 4.24% 4.11%
Interest-bearing deposit rate 1.68% 1.69% 1.68% 1.56% 1.37%
Borrowing rate 3.57% 4.08% 3.71% 3.81% 3.12%
Cost of all interest-bearing funds 1.84% 1.93% 1.83% 1.77% 1.48%
Cost of total deposits 1.23% 1.23% 1.23% 1.14% 0.98%
Cost of funds (includes noninterest-bearing deposits) 1.38% 1.44% 1.37% 1.31% 1.08%
Net interest margin 3.17% 3.03% 3.01% 2.95% 3.05%
Net interest margin (FTE) (non-GAAP) 3.20% 3.05% 3.04% 2.98% 3.07%
Fully tax-equivalent adjustment (non-GAAP) $882 $872 $953 $1,014 $1,037
Average Balances          
Loans $10,331,217 $10,155,343 $9,969,462 $9,788,707 $9,583,396
Cash equivalents 93,910 38,481 48,872 230,299 113,071
Taxable investment securities 4,187,538 4,165,783 4,119,882 4,071,256 4,032,386
Nontaxable investment securities 423,323 436,762 466,757 488,381 493,434
Total interest-earning assets 15,035,988 14,796,369 14,604,973 14,578,643 14,222,287
Total assets 16,324,320 16,058,219 15,778,974 15,796,867 15,333,131
Interest-bearing deposits 9,871,799 9,537,203 9,679,296 9,462,083 9,266,908
Borrowings 915,475 1,030,199 785,946 936,588 665,322
Total interest-bearing liabilities 10,787,274 10,567,402 10,465,242 10,398,671 9,932,230
Noninterest-bearing deposits 3,603,416 3,611,755 3,534,516 3,570,902 3,706,781
Shareholders' equity 1,757,467 1,709,791 1,633,875 1,681,211 1,567,381
Balance Sheet Data          
Cash and cash equivalents $197,004 $346,110 $201,493 $338,381 $190,962
Investment securities 4,218,386 4,287,551 4,166,562 4,152,114 4,165,312
Loans:          
Business lending 4,505,178 4,391,629 4,294,173 4,220,199 4,084,396
Consumer mortgage 3,489,780 3,427,317 3,368,166 3,317,467 3,285,018
Consumer indirect 1,767,655 1,780,586 1,723,002 1,716,028 1,703,440
Home equity 477,425 460,964 452,013 446,056 446,515
Consumer direct 192,327 191,178 186,503 183,750 185,229
Total loans 10,432,365 10,251,674 10,023,857 9,883,500 9,704,598
Allowance for credit losses 79,114 76,167 71,442 70,091 66,669
Goodwill and intangible assets, net 901,471 900,623 905,780 904,439 897,987
Other assets 715,932 694,909 680,566 650,327 663,563
Total assets 16,386,044 16,404,700 15,906,816 15,858,670 15,555,753
Deposits:          
   Noninterest-bearing 3,557,219 3,586,845 3,649,389 3,554,686 3,638,527
   Non-maturity interest-bearing 7,707,037 7,704,925 7,446,935 7,835,543 7,569,131
   Time 2,177,451 2,184,401 2,041,564 1,961,793 1,720,463
Total deposits 13,441,707 13,476,171 13,137,888 13,352,022 12,928,121
Customer repurchase agreements 261,553 317,448 215,453 287,241 304,595
Other borrowings 737,312 630,970 716,721 395,122 460,603
Accrued interest and other liabilities 182,637 195,164 166,574 167,330 164,497
Total liabilities 14,623,209 14,619,753 14,236,636 14,201,715 13,857,816
Shareholders' equity 1,762,835 1,784,947 1,670,180 1,656,955 1,697,937
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity 16,386,044 16,404,700 15,906,816 15,858,670 15,555,753

 

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Summary of Financial Data (unaudited)          
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)          
  2024 2023
  4th Qtr 3rd Qtr 2nd Qtr 1st Qtr 4th Qtr
Capital and Other          
Shareholders’ equity/total assets (GAAP) 10.76% 10.88% 10.50% 10.45% 10.92%
Tangible equity/tangible assets (non-GAAP) 5.83% 5.97% 5.38% 5.32% 5.75%
Tier 1 leverage ratio 9.19% 9.12% 9.07% 9.01% 9.34%
Loan-to-deposit ratio 77.6% 76.1% 76.3% 74.0% 75.1%
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding 53,078 52,911 52,935 53,467 53,665
Period end common shares outstanding 52,668 52,546 52,523 52,765 53,327
Cash dividends declared per common share $0.46 $0.46 $0.45 $0.45 $0.45
Book value (GAAP) $33.47 $33.97 $31.80 $31.40 $31.84
Tangible book value (non-GAAP) $17.20 $17.66 $15.41 $15.12 $15.85
Common stock price at quarter-end $61.68 $58.07 $47.21 $48.03 $52.11
Asset Quality          
Nonaccrual loans $66,387 $59,013 $47,407 $44,904 $48,687
Accruing loans 90+ days delinquent 7,000 3,833 3,106 4,554 5,886
    Total nonperforming loans 73,387 62,846 50,513 49,458 54,573
Other real estate owned (OREO) 2,781 2,279 1,662 1,742 1,159
         Total nonperforming assets 76,168 65,125 52,175 51,200 55,732
Net charge-offs 3,211 2,772 1,286 2,840 2,337
Allowance for credit losses/loans outstanding 0.76% 0.74% 0.71% 0.71% 0.69%
Nonperforming loans/loans outstanding 0.70% 0.61% 0.50% 0.50% 0.56%
Allowance for credit losses/nonperforming loans 108% 121% 141% 142% 122%
Net charge-offs/average loans 0.12% 0.11% 0.05% 0.12% 0.10%
Delinquent loans/ending loans 1.24% 1.07% 0.95% 0.93% 1.06%
Provision for credit losses/net charge-offs 193% 278% 211% 216% 174%
Nonperforming assets/total assets 0.46% 0.40% 0.33% 0.32% 0.36%
Quarterly GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations          
Operating pre-tax, pre-provision net revenue (non-GAAP)          
  Net income (GAAP) $49,793 $43,901 $47,915 $40,872 $33,706
  Income taxes 14,747 13,129 14,177 12,171 10,089
  Income before income taxes 64,540 57,030 62,092 53,043 43,795
  Provision for credit losses 6,208 7,709  2,708  6,148  4,073
    Pre-tax, pre-provision net revenue (non-GAAP) 70,748 64,739 64,800 59,191 47,868
  Acquisition expenses 8 66 104 35 7
  Acquisition-related contingent consideration adjustments 400  (156) 0 0 2,200
  Restructuring expenses 0 0 0 0 1,163
  Litigation accrual (83) 102 0 119 5,800
  Loss on sales of investment securities 0 255 232 0 0
  Unrealized gain on equity securities (247)  (101) (867) (16) (52)
  Amortization of intangible assets 3,437 3,369 3,877 3,576 3,563
    Operating pre-tax, pre-provision net revenue (non-GAAP) $74,263 $68,274 $68,146 $62,905 $60,549
              

 

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Summary of Financial Data (unaudited)          
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)          
  2024 2023
  4th Qtr 3rd Qtr 2nd Qtr 1st Qtr 4th Qtr
Quarterly GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations          
Operating pre-tax, pre-provision net revenue per share (non-GAAP)          
  Diluted earnings per share (GAAP) $0.94 $0.83 $0.91 $0.76 $0.63
  Income taxes 0.28 0.25 0.26 0.23 0.19
  Income before income taxes 1.22 1.08 1.17 0.99 0.82
  Provision for credit losses 0.11 0.15 0.06 0.12 0.07
    Pre-tax, pre-provision net revenue per share (non-GAAP) 1.33 1.23 1.23 1.11 0.89
  Acquisition expenses 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
  Acquisition-related contingent consideration adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04
  Restructuring expenses 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02
  Litigation accrual 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.11
  Loss on sales of investment securities 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
  Unrealized gain on equity securities 0.00 0.00 (0.01) 0.00 0.00
  Amortization of intangible assets 0.07 0.06 0.07 0.07 0.07
    Operating pre-tax, pre-provision net revenue per share (non-GAAP) $1.40 $1.29 $1.29 $1.18 $1.13
           
Operating net income (non-GAAP)          
  Net income (GAAP) $49,793 $43,901 $47,915 $40,872 $33,706
  Acquisition expenses 8 66 104 35 7
  Tax effect of acquisition expenses  (1)  (15)  (23)  (8)  (1)
     Subtotal (non-GAAP) 49,800 43,952 47,996 40,899 33,712
  Acquisition-related contingent consideration adjustments  400  (156) 0 0 2,200
  Tax effect of acquisition-related contingent consideration adjustments (41) 35 0 0 (443)
     Subtotal (non-GAAP) 50,159 43,831 47,996 40,899 35,469
  Restructuring expenses 0 0 0 0 1,163
  Tax effect of restructuring expenses 0 0 0 0 (234)
     Subtotal (non-GAAP) 50,159 43,831 47,996 40,899 36,398
  Litigation accrual (83) 102 0 119 5,800
  Tax effect of litigation accrual  8  (23) 0 (26) (1,168)
     Subtotal (non-GAAP) 50,084 43,910 47,996 40,992 41,030
  Loss on sales of investment securities 0 255 232 0 0
  Tax effect of loss on sales of investment securities  0  (58) (52) 0 0
     Subtotal (non-GAAP) 50,084 44,107 48,176 40,992 41,030
  Unrealized gain on equity securities  (247)  (101) (867) (16) (52)
  Tax effect of unrealized gain on equity securities 25 23 193 4 10
     Subtotal (non-GAAP) 49,862 44,029 47,502 40,980 40,988
  Amortization of intangible assets 3,437 3,369 3,877 3,576 3,563
  Tax effect of amortization of intangible assets  (350)  (762)  (864)  (787)  (718)
     Operating net income (non-GAAP) $52,949 $46,636 $50,515 $43,769 $43,833
           

 

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Summary of Financial Data (unaudited)          
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)          
  2024 2023
  4th Qtr 3rd Qtr 2nd Qtr 1st Qtr 4th Qtr
Quarterly GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations          
 Operating diluted earnings per share (non-GAAP)          
  Diluted earnings per share (GAAP) $0.94 $0.83 $0.91 $0.76 $0.63
  Acquisition expenses 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
  Tax effect of acquisition expenses 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
     Subtotal (non-GAAP) 0.94 0.83 0.91 0.76 0.63
  Acquisition-related contingent consideration adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04
  Tax effect of acquisition-related contingent consideration adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 (0.01)
     Subtotal (non-GAAP) 0.94 0.83 0.91 0.76 0.66
  Restructuring expenses 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02
  Tax effect of restructuring expenses 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
     Subtotal (non-GAAP) 0.94 0.83 0.91 0.76 0.68
  Litigation accrual 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.11
  Tax effect of litigation accrual 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 (0.03)
     Subtotal (non-GAAP) 0.94 0.83 0.91 0.76 0.76
  Loss on sales of investment securities 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
  Tax effect of loss on sales of investment securities 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
     Subtotal (non-GAAP) 0.94 0.83 0.91 0.76 0.76
  Unrealized gain on equity securities 0.00 0.00 (0.01) 0.00 0.00
  Tax effect of unrealized gain on equity securities 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
     Subtotal (non-GAAP) 0.94 0.83 0.90 0.76 0.76
  Amortization of intangible assets 0.07 0.06 0.07 0.07 0.07
  Tax effect of amortization of intangible assets (0.01) (0.01) (0.02) (0.01) (0.01)
     Operating diluted earnings per share (non-GAAP) $1.00 $0.88 $0.95 $0.82 $0.82
           
Return on assets          
  Net income (GAAP) $49,793 $43,901 $47,915 $40,872 $33,706
  Average total assets 16,324,320 16,058,219 15,778,974 15,796,867 15,333,131
     Return on assets (GAAP) 1.21% 1.09% 1.22% 1.04% 0.87%
           
Operating return on assets (non-GAAP)          
  Operating net income (non-GAAP) $52,949 $46,636 $50,515 $43,769 $43,833
  Average total assets 16,324,320 16,058,219 15,778,974 15,796,867 15,333,131
     Operating return on assets (non-GAAP) 1.29% 1.16% 1.29% 1.11% 1.13%
           
Return on equity          
  Net income (GAAP) $49,793 $43,901 $47,915 $40,872 $33,706
  Average total equity 1,757,467 1,709,791 1,633,875 1,681,211 1,567,381
     Return on equity (GAAP) 11.27% 10.21% 11.79% 9.78% 8.53%
           
Operating return on equity (non-GAAP)          
  Operating net income (non-GAAP) $52,949 $46,636 $50,515 $43,769 $43,833
  Average total equity 1,757,467 1,709,791 1,633,875 1,681,211 1,567,381
     Operating return on equity (non-GAAP) 11.99% 10.85% 12.43% 10.47% 11.10%
           

 

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Summary of Financial Data (unaudited)          
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)          
  2024 2023
  4th Qtr 3rd Qtr 2nd Qtr 1st Qtr 4th Qtr
Quarterly GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations          
Net interest margin          
  Net interest income $119,973 $112,745 $109,409 $106,990 $109,190
  Total average interest-earning assets 15,035,988 14,796,369 14,604,973 14,578,643 14,222,287
     Net interest margin 3.17% 3.03% 3.01% 2.95% 3.05%
           
Net interest margin (FTE) (non-GAAP)          
  Net interest income $119,973 $112,745 $109,409 $106,990 $109,190
  Fully tax-equivalent adjustment (non-GAAP) 882 872 953 1,014 1,037
  Fully tax-equivalent net interest income (non-GAAP) 120,855 113,617 110,362 108,004 110,227
  Total average interest-earning assets 15,035,988 14,796,369 14,604,973 14,578,643 14,222,287
     Net interest margin (FTE) (non-GAAP) 3.20% 3.05% 3.04% 2.98% 3.07%
           
Operating noninterest revenues (non-GAAP)          
  Noninterest revenues (GAAP) $76,314 $76,197 $74,390 $70,285 $67,769
  Loss on sales of investment securities 0 255 232 0 0
  Unrealized gain on equity securities  (247)  (101) (867) (16) (52)
     Total operating noninterest revenues (non-GAAP) $76,067 $76,351 $73,755 $70,269 $67,717
           
Operating noninterest expenses (non-GAAP)          
  Noninterest expenses (GAAP) $125,539 $124,203 $118,999 $118,084 $129,091
  Acquisition expenses  (8)  (66) (104) (35) (7)
  Acquisition-related contingent consideration adjustments (400) 156 0 0 (2,200)
  Restructuring expenses 0 0 0 0 (1,163)
  Litigation accrual  83  (102) 0 (119) (5,800)
  Amortization of intangible assets (3,437)  (3,369) (3,877) (3,576) (3,563)
     Total operating noninterest expenses (non-GAAP) $121,777 $120,822 $115,018 $114,354 $116,358
           
Operating revenues (non-GAAP)          
  Net interest income (GAAP) $119,973 $112,745 $109,409 $106,990 $109,190
  Noninterest revenues (GAAP) 76,314 76,197 74,390 70,285 67,769
     Total revenues (GAAP) 196,287 188,942 183,799 177,275 176,959
  Loss on sales of investment securities 0 255 232 0 0
  Unrealized gain on equity securities (247)  (101) (867) (16) (52)
     Total operating revenues (non-GAAP) $196,040 $189,096 $183,164 $177,259 $176,907
           
Noninterest revenues/total revenues          
  Total noninterest revenues (GAAP) – numerator $76,314 $76,197 $74,390 $70,285 $67,769
  Total revenues (GAAP) – denominator 196,287 188,942 183,799 177,275 176,959
     Noninterest revenues/total revenues (GAAP) 38.9% 40.3% 40.5% 39.6% 38.3%
           
Operating noninterest revenues/operating revenues (FTE) (non-GAAP)          
  Total operating noninterest revenues (non-GAAP) – numerator $76,067 $76,351 $73,755 $70,269 $67,717
  Total operating revenues (non-GAAP) 196,040 189,096 183,164 177,259 176,907
  Fully tax-equivalent adjustment (non-GAAP) 882 872 953 1,014 1,037
  Total operating revenues (FTE) (non-GAAP) – denominator 196,922 189,968 184,117 178,273 177,944
     Operating noninterest revenues/operating revenues (FTE) (non-GAAP) 38.6% 40.2% 40.1% 39.4% 38.1%
           

 

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Summary of Financial Data (unaudited)          
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)          
  2024 2023
  4th Qtr 3rd Qtr 2nd Qtr 1st Qtr 4th Qtr
Quarterly GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations          
Efficiency ratio (GAAP)          
  Total noninterest expenses (GAAP) – numerator $125,539 $124,203 $118,999 $118,084 $129,091
  Total revenues (GAAP) – denominator 196,287 188,942 183,799 177,275 176,959
     Efficiency ratio (GAAP) 64.0% 65.7% 64.7% 66.6% 72.9%
           
Operating efficiency ratio (non-GAAP)          
  Total operating noninterest expenses (non-GAAP) - numerator $121,777 $120,822 $115,018 $114,354 $116,358
  Total operating revenues (FTE) (non-GAAP) - denominator 196,922 189,968 184,117 178,273 177,944
     Operating efficiency ratio (non-GAAP) 61.8% 63.6% 62.5% 64.1% 65.4%
           
Total tangible assets (non-GAAP)          
  Total assets (GAAP) $16,386,044 $16,404,700 $15,906,816 $15,858,670 $15,555,753
  Goodwill and intangible assets, net (901,471)  (900,623) (905,780) (904,439) (897,987)
  Deferred taxes on goodwill and intangible assets, net 44,618 43,832 44,921 45,433 45,198
     Total tangible assets (non-GAAP) $15,529,191 $15,547,909 $15,045,957 $14,999,664 $14,702,964
           
Total tangible common equity (non-GAAP)          
  Shareholders' equity (GAAP) $1,762,835 $1,784,947 $1,670,180 $1,656,955 $1,697,937
  Goodwill and intangible assets, net (901,471)  (900,623) (905,780) (904,439) (897,987)
  Deferred taxes on goodwill and intangible assets, net 44,618 43,832 44,921 45,433 45,198
     Total tangible common equity (non-GAAP) $905,982 $928,156 $809,321 $797,949 $845,148
           
Shareholders’ equity-to-assets ratio at quarter end          
  Total shareholders’ equity (GAAP) – numerator $1,762,835 $1,784,947 $1,670,180 $1,656,955 $1,697,937
  Total assets (GAAP) – denominator 16,386,044 16,404,700 15,906,816 15,858,670 15,555,753
     Shareholders’ equity-to-assets ratio at quarter end (GAAP) 10.76% 10.88% 10.50% 10.45% 10.92%
           
Tangible equity-to-tangible assets ratio at quarter end (non-GAAP)          
  Total tangible common equity (non-GAAP) - numerator $905,982 $928,156 $809,321 $797,949 $845,148
  Total tangible assets (non-GAAP) - denominator 15,529,191 15,547,909 15,045,957 14,999,664 14,702,964
     Tangible equity-to-tangible assets ratio at quarter end (non-GAAP) 5.83% 5.97% 5.38% 5.32% 5.75%
           
Return on tangible equity (non-GAAP)          
  Net income (GAAP) $49,793 $43,901 $47,915 $40,872 $33,706
  Average shareholders’ equity 1,757,467 1,709,791 1,633,875 1,681,211 1,567,381
  Average goodwill and intangible assets, net  (900,118)  (903,281) (905,134) (902,215) (899,027)
  Average deferred taxes on goodwill and intangible assets, net 44,225 44,376 45,177 45,315 44,896
  Average tangible common equity (non-GAAP) 901,574 850,886 773,918 824,311 713,250
      Return on tangible equity (non-GAAP) 21.97% 20.53% 24.90% 19.94% 18.75%
           
Operating return on tangible equity (non-GAAP)          
  Operating net income (non-GAAP) $52,949 $46,636 $50,515 $43,769 $43,833
  Average tangible common equity (non-GAAP) 901,574 850,886 773,918 824,311 713,250
     Operating return on tangible equity (non-GAAP) 23.36% 21.80% 26.25% 21.36% 24.38%
           

 

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Summary of Financial Data (unaudited)          
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)          
  2024 2023
  4th Qtr 3rd Qtr 2nd Qtr 1st Qtr 4th Qtr
Quarterly GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations          
Book value (GAAP)          
  Total shareholders’ equity (GAAP) – numerator $1,762,835 $1,784,947 $1,670,180 $1,656,955 $1,697,937
  Period end common shares outstanding – denominator 52,668 52,546 52,523 52,765 53,327
     Book value (GAAP) $33.47 $33.97 $31.80 $31.40 $31.84
           
Tangible book value (non-GAAP)          
  Total tangible common equity (non-GAAP) – numerator $905,982 $928,156 $809,321 $797,949 $845,148
  Period end common shares outstanding – denominator 52,668 52,546 52,523 52,765 53,327
     Tangible book value (non-GAAP) $17.20 $17.66 $15.41 $15.12 $15.85
           

 

  2024 2023    
  4th Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr    
Quarterly Segment Information Reconciliations          
Reconciliation of total segment adjusted income before income taxes to total consolidated income before income taxes          
  Total segment adjusted income before income taxes $68,055 $60,565 $56,476    
  Loss on sales of investment securities 0 (255) 0    
  Unrealized gain on equity securities 247 101 52    
  Amortization of intangible assets (3,437) (3,369) (3,563)    
  Litigation accrual 83 (102) (5,800)    
  Acquisition-related contingent consideration adjustments (400) 156 (2,200)    
  Acquisition expenses (8) (66) (7)    
  Restructuring expenses 0 0 (1,163)    
  Total consolidated income before income taxes $64,540 $57,030 $43,795    
           
Reconciliation of total segment operating noninterest revenues to total consolidated noninterest revenues          
  Total segment operating noninterest revenues $77,428 $77,526 $68,904    
  Elimination of intersegment revenues (1,361) (1,175) (1,187)    
  Loss on sales of investment securities 0 (255) 0    
  Unrealized gain on equity securities 247 101 52    
  Total consolidated noninterest revenues $76,314 $76,197 $67,769    
           

 

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Entity File Number 001-13695
Entity Registrant Name COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC.
Entity Central Index Key 0000723188
Entity Tax Identification Number 16-1213679
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Entity Address, Address Line One 5790 Widewaters Parkway
Entity Address, City or Town DeWitt
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Entity Address, Postal Zip Code 13214
City Area Code 315
Local Phone Number 445-2282
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