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Press Release


Company Contact:                                        

Michael J. Fitzpatrick
Chief Financial Officer
OceanFirst Financial Corp.
Tel: (732) 240-4500, ext. 7506
Email: Mfitzpatrick@oceanfirst.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORP.
ANNOUNCES RECORD QUARTERLY AND ANNUAL
FINANCIAL RESULTS


RED BANK, NEW JERSEY, JANUARY 24, 2019…OceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:”OCFC”), (the “Company”), the holding company for OceanFirst Bank N.A. (the “Bank”), today announced that net income was $26.7 million, or $0.55 per diluted share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2018, as compared to $10.0 million, or $0.30 per diluted share, for the corresponding prior year quarter. For the year ended December 31, 2018, net income was $71.9 million, or $1.51 per diluted share, as compared to $42.5 million, or $1.28 per diluted share, for the corresponding prior year period.
The results of operations for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2018 include merger related expenses, branch consolidation expenses and a reduction of income tax expense from the revaluation of the Company’s deferred tax asset as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“Tax Reform”). These items increased net income, net of tax, by $696,000 for the quarter and decreased net income, net of tax, by $22.2 million, for the year. Excluding these items, core earnings for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2018 were $26.0 million, or $0.54 per diluted share, and $94.1 million, or $1.98 per diluted share, respectively. (Please refer to the Non-GAAP Reconciliation table at the end of this document for details on the earnings impact of merger related and branch consolidation expenses and the impact of Tax Reform).




Highlights for the quarter are described below:
Achieved record quarterly core earnings, with core diluted earnings per share increasing 20% over the corresponding prior year quarter.
Return on average assets for the quarter ended December 31, 2018 was 1.41% and return on average tangible stockholders equity was 15.60%, while core return on average assets was 1.38% and core return on average tangible stockholders equity was 15.19%, representing increases of 27% and 14%, respectively, compared to the corresponding prior year period.
The Company’s net interest margin increased to 3.68%, as compared to 3.64% in the prior linked quarter, and 3.42% in the comparable prior year period.
Asset quality improved from the linked quarter as non-performing loans decreased $1.8 million, to $17.4 million, or 0.31% of total loans, and other real estate owned decreased $4.9 million, to $1.4 million.
“The Company delivered strong results for the quarter with continued growth in core earnings per share,” said Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Christopher D. Maher. Mr. Maher added, “We are pleased to report core earnings of $26.0 million and core diluted earnings per share of $0.54. Our asset quality remains strong with declining non-performing loans and modest net charge-offs. The merger with Capital Bank of New Jersey has received regulatory approval and the approval of Capital’s shareholders and is scheduled to close on January 31, 2019. We look forward to welcoming Capital Bank customers, employees, and stockholders into the growing OceanFirst family.”
On October 25, 2018, the Company announced the execution of a definitive agreement and plan
of merger (the “merger agreement”) with Capital Bank of New Jersey (“Capital Bank”). On January 23, 2019, Capital Bank received their requisite stockholder approval for the merger. Regulatory approval of the merger was received from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on December 19, 2018. Subject to the fulfillment of other customary closing conditions, the Company expects to close the transaction on

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January 31, 2019, and anticipates the full integration of Capital Bank’s branches and core operating systems in the second quarter of 2019.
The Company expects to consolidate three branches in the second quarter, primarily as a result of the merger. The branch consolidation will improve operating efficiency while also funding continued investment in commercial banking and electronic delivery channels. The Company expects to identify at least four additional branches for consolidation early in the third quarter of 2019.
The Company also announced that the Company’s Board of Directors declared its eighty-eighth consecutive quarterly cash dividend on common stock. The dividend, for the quarter ended December 31, 2018, of $0.17 per share will be paid on February 15, 2019 to stockholders of record on February 4, 2019.
Board of Directors Appointment
The Company announced that on January 23, 2019 it appointed Grace Vallacchi, the Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer of the Company and the Bank, to the Boards of Directors of the Company and the Bank, effective immediately.  Ms. Vallacchi will retain her Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer positions with the Company and the Bank, and will now report directly to Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Christopher D. Maher.  Prior to joining OceanFirst, Ms. Vallacchi was an Associate Deputy Comptroller in the Northeastern District of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, where she had oversight over seven Assistant Deputy Controllers with over 180 examiners supervising 120 community banks and thrifts.  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Christopher D. Maher said, “Grace has made a tremendous impact on OceanFirst’s risk management and she will bring valuable insight to the Board.  We look forward to her contributions as a Board member.”
Results of Operations
On January 31, 2018, the Company completed its acquisition of Sun Bancorp Inc. (“Sun”) and its results of operations from February 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018 are included in the consolidated results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2018, but are not included in the results of operations for the corresponding prior year periods.

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Net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2018, was $26.7 million, or $0.55 per diluted share, as compared to $10.0 million, or $0.30 per diluted share, for the corresponding prior year period. Net income for the year ended December 31, 2018, was $71.9 million, or $1.51 per diluted share, as compared to $42.5 million, or $1.28 per diluted share, for the corresponding prior year period. Net income for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2018 included merger related expenses, branch consolidation expenses, and a reduction of income tax expense from the revaluation of deferred tax assets as a result of Tax Reform, which increased net income, net of tax, by $696,000 for the quarter and decreased net income, net of tax, by $22.2 million, for the year. Net income for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2017 included merger related expenses, branch consolidation expenses, and additional income tax expense related to Tax Reform, which decreased net income, net of tax, by $4.9 million and $13.5 million, respectively. Excluding these items, net income for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2018 increased over the prior year periods primarily due to the acquisitions of Sun and the expense savings from the successful integration during 2017 of Ocean Shore Holding Co. (“Ocean Shore”) which was acquired on November 30, 2016.
Net interest income for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2018 increased to $61.8 million and $240.5 million, respectively, as compared to $42.5 million and $169.2 million, respectively, for the same prior year periods, reflecting an increase in interest-earning assets and a higher net interest margin. Average interest-earning assets increased by $1.735 billion and $1.704 billion for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2018, respectively, as compared to the same prior year periods. The averages for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2018, were favorably impacted by $1.569 billion and $1.511 billion, respectively, of interest-earning assets acquired from Sun. Average loans receivable, net, increased by $1.626 billion and $1.505 billion for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2018, respectively, as compared to the same prior year periods. The increases attributable to the acquisition of Sun were $1.335 billion and $1.290 billion, respectively. The net interest margin for both the quarter and year ended December 31, 2018 increased to 3.68%, from 3.42% and 3.50%, respectively, for the same prior year

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periods. The net interest margin benefited from the accretion of purchase accounting adjustments on the Sun acquisition of $2.5 million and $10.7 million for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2018, respectively; and to a lesser extent from the impact of Federal Reserve interest rate increases. For the quarter and the year ended December 31, 2018, the cost of average interest-bearing liabilities increased to 0.80% and 0.70%, respectively, from 0.54% and 0.50%, respectively, in the corresponding prior year periods. The total cost of deposits (including non-interest bearing deposits) was 0.48% and 0.39% for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2018, respectively, as compared to 0.32% and 0.29%, respectively, for the corresponding prior year periods.
Net interest income for the quarter ended December 31, 2018, increased $337,000, as compared to the prior linked quarter, as the net interest margin increased to 3.68% for the quarter ended December 31, 2018, as compared to 3.64% for the prior linked quarter. The total cost of deposits (including non-interest bearing deposits) was 0.48% for the quarter ended December 31, 2018, as compared to 0.39% for the quarter ended September 30, 2018.
For the quarter and year ended December 31, 2018, the provision for loan losses was $506,000 and $3.5 million, respectively, as compared to $1.4 million and $4.4 million, respectively, for the corresponding prior year periods, and $907,000 in the prior linked quarter. Net loan charge-offs were $750,000 and $2.6 million for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2018, respectively, as compared to net loan charge-offs of $2.3 million and $3.9 million, respectively, in the corresponding prior year periods, and net loan charge-offs of $777,000 in the prior linked quarter. Non-performing loans totaled $17.4 million at December 31, 2018, as compared to $19.2 million at September 30, 2018, and $20.9 million at December 31, 2017.
For the quarter and year ended December 31, 2018, other income increased to $8.7 million and $34.8 million, respectively, as compared to $6.7 million and $27.1 million, respectively, for the corresponding prior year periods. The increases were primarily due to the impact of the Sun acquisition, which added $1.9 million and $8.0 million to other income for the quarter and year ended December 31,

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2018, respectively, as compared to the same prior year periods. Excluding the Sun acquisition, the slight increase in other income for the quarter ended December 31, 2018, was primarily due to increases in bankcard fees and other income, partially offset by a decrease in rental income and an increase in loss from other real estate operations. For the year ended December 31, 2018, excluding the Sun acquisition, the slight decrease in other income was primarily due to an increase in the loss from real estate operations of $2.9 million, of which $1.7 million related to the year-to-date write-down and sale of a hotel, golf and banquet facility, offset by increases in bankcard fees of $852,000 and service charges of $700,000, mostly related to deposit fees, an increase in the gain on sales of loans of $568,000, mostly related to the sale of one non-performing commercial loan relationship during the first quarter of 2018 and an increase in other income of $653,000.
For the quarter ended December 31, 2018, other income increased $463,000, as compared to the prior linked quarter. The increase was primarily due to a decrease in the loss from other real estate operations of $745,000, an increase in fees and service charges of $175,000, an increase in the net unrealized gain on equity securities of $153,000, and an increase in bankcard revenue of $86,000, partially offset by the decrease in net fees on loan level interest rate swap transactions of $689,000.
Operating expenses increased to $39.1 million and $186.3 million for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2018, respectively, as compared to $27.7 million and $126.5 million, respectively, in the same prior year periods. Operating expenses for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2018 included $1.3 million and $30.1 million, respectively, of merger related and branch consolidation expenses, as compared to $1.3 million and $14.5 million, respectively, in the same prior year periods. Excluding the impact of merger and branch consolidation expenses, the increase in operating expenses over the prior year was primarily due to the Sun acquisition, which added $7.7 million and $35.2 million for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2018, respectively. Excluding the Sun acquisition, the remaining increase in operating expenses for the quarter ended December 31, 2018 over the prior year period was primarily due to increases in compensation and employee benefits expense of $844,000, service bureau expense of

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$658,000, marketing expense of $505,000 and occupancy expense of $453,000. Excluding the Sun acquisition, the remaining increase in operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2018 over the prior year period was primarily due to increases in compensation and employee benefits expense of $4.0 million as a result of higher incentive and stock plan expenses, occupancy expenses of $1.6 million, service bureau expense of $1.5 million, equipment expense of $657,000, and marketing expenses of $589,000.
For the quarter ended December 31, 2018, operating expenses, excluding merger and branch consolidation expenses, increased $291,000, as compared to the prior linked quarter. The increase was primarily due to check card processing expense of $506,000 and increases in branch administration expense and equipment expense, offset by decreases in compensation and employee benefits expense of $748,000.
The provision for income taxes was $4.3 million and $13.6 million for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2018, respectively, as compared to $10.2 million and $22.9 million, respectively, for the same prior year periods. The effective tax rate was 13.8% and 15.9% for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2018, respectively, as compared to 50.6% and 35.0%, respectively, for the same prior year periods. The lower effective tax rate for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2018 was due to Tax Reform which lowered the Company’s statutory tax rate in 2018. Additionally, Tax Reform required the Company to revalue its deferred tax asset, resulting in a tax benefit of $1.9 million, for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2018, and a tax expense of $3.6 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2017. Excluding the impact of Tax Reform, the effective tax rate for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2018 was 19.8% and 18.0%, respectively, as compared to 32.5% and 29.4%, respectively for the same prior year periods.

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Financial Condition
Total assets increased by $2.100 billion to $7.516 billion at December 31, 2018, from $5.416 billion at December 31, 2017, primarily as a result of the acquisition of Sun, which added $2.044 billion to total assets. Restricted equity investments increased by $37.1 million, to $56.8 million at December 31, 2018, from $19.7 million at December 31, 2017, primarily due to the addition of Federal Reserve Bank stock as a result of converting to a national bank charter. Loans receivable, net, increased by $1.613 billion, to $5.579 billion at December 31, 2018, from $3.966 billion at December 31, 2017, primarily due to acquired loans of $1.517 billion as well as purchased loans totaling $197.0 million. As part of the acquisition of Sun, the Company’s goodwill balance increased to $338.4 million at December 31, 2018, from $150.5 million at December 31, 2017, and the core deposit intangible increased to $17.0 million at December 31, 2018, from $8.9 million at December 31, 2017.
Deposits increased by $1.472 billion, to $5.815 billion at December 31, 2018, from $4.343 billion at December 31, 2017, due to acquired deposits of $1.616 billion. The loan-to-deposit ratio at December 31, 2018 was 96.0%, as compared to 91.3% at December 31, 2017. Federal Home Loan Bank advances increased by $160.7 million, to $449.4 million at December 31, 2018, from $288.7 million at December 31, 2017 due to the acquisition of Sun and to fund loan growth.
Stockholders’ equity increased to $1.039 billion at December 31, 2018, as compared to $601.9 million at December 31, 2017. The acquisition of Sun added $402.6 million to stockholders’ equity. At December 31, 2018, there were 1.3 million shares available for repurchase under the Company’s stock repurchase programs. During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company repurchased 459,251 shares under these repurchase programs. During 2018, the Company contributed an additional $8.4 million to the existing Employee Stock Ownership Plan. The purchased shares will be allocated to employees over the next nine years. Tangible stockholders’ equity per common share increased to $14.26 at December 31, 2018, as compared to $13.58 at December 31, 2017.

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Asset Quality
The Company’s non-performing loans decreased to $17.4 million at December 31, 2018, as compared to $20.9 million at December 31, 2017. The decrease was primarily due to the sale of one commercial loan relationship during the first quarter of 2018. Non-performing loans do not include $8.9 million of purchased credit-impaired (“PCI”) loans acquired in the Sun, Ocean Shore, Cape Bancorp, Inc. (“Cape”), and Colonial American Bank (“Colonial American”) acquisitions (“Acquisition Transactions”). The Company’s other real estate owned totaled $1.4 million at December 31, 2018, as compared to $8.2 million at December 31, 2017. The decrease was primarily due to the sale of a hotel, golf, and banquet facility.
At December 31, 2018, the Company’s allowance for loan losses was 0.30% of total loans, a decrease from 0.40% at December 31, 2017. These ratios exclude existing fair value credit marks of $31.6 million at December 31, 2018 on loans acquired from the Acquisition Transactions, and $17.5 million at December 31, 2017 on loans acquired from Ocean Shore, Cape and Colonial American. These loans were acquired at fair value with no related allowance for loan losses. The allowance for loan losses as a percent of total non-performing loans was 95.2% at December 31, 2018, as compared to 75.4% at December 31, 2017.
Explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Reported amounts are presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”). The Company’s management believes that the supplemental non-GAAP information, which consists of reported net income excluding merger related expenses, branch consolidation expenses and the impact to income tax expense related to the revaluation of deferred tax assets as required under Tax Reform, which can vary from period to period, provides a better comparison of period to period operating performance. Additionally, the Company believes this information is utilized by regulators and market analysts to evaluate a company’s financial condition and therefore, such information is useful to investors. These disclosures should not be viewed as a substitute for financial

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results in accordance with GAAP, nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures which may be presented by other companies. Please refer to Non-GAAP Reconciliation table at the end of this document for details on the earnings impact of these items.
Annual Meeting
The Company also announced today that its Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. Eastern time, at the OceanFirst Bank Administrative Offices located at 110 West Front Street, Red Bank, New Jersey. The record date for stockholders to vote at the Annual Meeting is April 10, 2019.
Conference Call
As previously announced, the Company will host an earnings conference call on Friday, January 25, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The direct dial number for the call is (888) 338-7143. For those unable to participate in the conference call, a replay will be available. To access the replay, dial (877) 344-7529, Replay Conference Number 10127192 from one hour after the end of the call until April 25, 2019. The conference call, as well as the replay, are also available (listen-only) by Internet webcast at www.oceanfirst.com in the Investor Relations section.
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OceanFirst Financial Corp.’s subsidiary, OceanFirst Bank N.A., founded in 1902, is a $7.5 billion regional bank operating throughout New Jersey, metropolitan Philadelphia and metropolitan New York City. OceanFirst Bank delivers commercial and residential financing solutions, wealth management and deposit services and is one of the largest and oldest community-based financial institutions headquartered in New Jersey.
OceanFirst Financial Corp.’s press releases are available by visiting us at www.oceanfirst.com.


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Forward-Looking Statements
    
In addition to historical information, this news release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 which are based on certain assumptions and describe future plans, strategies and expectations of the Company. These forward-looking statements are generally identified by use of the words “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project,” “will,” “should,” “may,” “view,” “opportunity,” “potential,” or similar expressions or expressions of confidence. The Company’s ability to predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. Factors which could have a material adverse effect on the operations of the Company and its subsidiaries include, but are not limited to: changes in interest rates, general economic conditions, levels of unemployment in the Bank’s lending area, real estate market values in the Bank’s lending area, future natural disasters and increases to flood insurance premiums, the level of prepayments on loans and mortgage-backed securities, legislative/regulatory changes, monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. Government including policies of the U.S. Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the quality or composition of the loan or investment portfolios, demand for loan products, deposit flows, competition, demand for financial services in the Company’s market area, accounting principles and guidelines and the Bank’s ability to successfully integrate acquired operations. These risks and uncertainties are further discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, under Item 1A - Risk Factors and elsewhere, and subsequent securities filings and should be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. The Company does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to publicly release the result of any revisions which may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.

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OceanFirst Financial Corp.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
(dollars in thousands)
 
 
December 31, 2018
 
September 30, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
 
 
(Unaudited)
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and due from banks
 
$
120,792

 
$
148,362

 
$
109,613

Debt securities available-for-sale, at estimated fair value
 
100,717

 
100,015

 
81,581

Debt securities held-to-maturity, net (estimated fair value of $832,815 at December 31, 2018, $864,173 at September 30, 2018, and $761,660 at December 31, 2017)
 
846,810

 
883,540

 
764,062

Equity investments, at estimated fair value
 
9,655

 
9,519

 
8,700

Restricted equity investments, at cost
 
56,784

 
57,143

 
19,724

Loans receivable, net
 
5,579,222

 
5,543,959

 
3,965,773

Loans held-for-sale
 

 
732

 
241

Interest and dividends receivable
 
19,689

 
20,822

 
14,254

Other real estate owned
 
1,381

 
6,231

 
8,186

Premises and equipment, net
 
111,209

 
112,320

 
101,776

Bank Owned Life Insurance
 
222,482

 
221,190

 
134,847

Deferred tax asset
 
63,377

 
59,052

 
1,922

Assets held for sale
 
4,522

 
7,552

 
4,046

Other assets
 
24,101

 
36,094

 
41,895

Core deposit intangible
 
16,971

 
17,954

 
8,885

Goodwill
 
338,442

 
338,104

 
150,501

Total assets
 
$
7,516,154

 
$
7,562,589

 
$
5,416,006

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
 
$
5,814,569

 
$
5,854,250

 
$
4,342,798

Federal Home Loan Bank advances
 
449,383

 
456,806

 
288,691

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase with retail customers
 
61,760

 
61,044

 
79,668

Other borrowings
 
99,530

 
99,473

 
56,519

Advances by borrowers for taxes and insurance
 
14,066

 
16,654

 
11,156

Other liabilities
 
37,488

 
44,518

 
35,233

Total liabilities
 
6,476,796

 
6,532,745

 
4,814,065

Total stockholders’ equity
 
1,039,358

 
1,029,844

 
601,941

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
 
$
7,516,154

 
$
7,562,589

 
$
5,416,006


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OceanFirst Financial Corp.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
 
 
For the Three Months Ended,
 
For the Year Ended
 
 
December 31,
 
September 30,
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
 
2018
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
 
 
|--------------------- (Unaudited) ---------------------|
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
Interest income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans
 
$
65,320

 
$
64,497

 
$
42,909

 
$
249,549

 
$
170,588

Mortgage-backed securities
 
3,947

 
4,105

 
2,919

 
16,034

 
11,108

Investment securities and other
 
3,091

 
2,780

 
2,078

 
11,071

 
7,133

Total interest income
 
72,358

 
71,382

 
47,906

 
276,654

 
188,829

Interest expense:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
 
7,068

 
5,799

 
3,515

 
22,578

 
12,336

Borrowed funds
 
3,449

 
4,079

 
1,886

 
13,574

 
7,275

Total interest expense
 
10,517

 
9,878

 
5,401

 
36,152

 
19,611

Net interest income
 
61,841

 
61,504

 
42,505

 
240,502

 
169,218

Provision for loan losses
 
506

 
907

 
1,415

 
3,490

 
4,445

Net interest income after provision for loan losses
 
61,335

 
60,597

 
41,090

 
237,012

 
164,773

Other income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bankcard services revenue
 
2,511

 
2,425

 
1,764

 
9,228

 
6,965

Wealth management revenue
 
524

 
573

 
528

 
2,245

 
2,150

Fees and services charges
 
4,910

 
4,735

 
3,891

 
19,461

 
15,058

Net gain on sales of loans
 
14

 
31

 
26

 
668

 
100

Net unrealized gain (loss) on equity investments
 
83

 
(70
)
 

 
(199
)
 

Net loss from other real estate operations
 
(837
)
 
(1,582
)
 
(678
)
 
(3,812
)
 
(874
)
Income from Bank Owned Life Insurance
 
1,292

 
1,337

 
863

 
5,105

 
3,299

Other
 
251

 
836

 
351

 
2,131

 
374

Total other income
 
8,748

 
8,285

 
6,745

 
34,827

 
27,072

Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Compensation and employee benefits
 
18,946

 
19,694

 
13,961

 
83,135

 
60,100

Occupancy
 
4,333

 
4,443

 
2,693

 
17,915

 
10,657

Equipment
 
2,315

 
2,067

 
1,763

 
8,319

 
6,769

Marketing
 
940

 
1,021

 
433

 
3,415

 
2,678

Federal deposit insurance
 
856

 
927

 
485

 
3,713

 
2,564

Data processing
 
3,318

 
3,125

 
2,040

 
13,286

 
8,849

Check card processing
 
1,305

 
799

 
922

 
4,209

 
3,561

Professional fees
 
1,217

 
1,066

 
1,094

 
4,963

 
3,995

Other operating expense
 
3,581

 
3,366

 
2,548

 
13,509

 
10,810

Amortization of core deposit intangible
 
983

 
995

 
495

 
3,811

 
2,039

Branch consolidation expense
 
240

 
1,368

 
(734
)
 
3,151

 
6,205

Merger related expenses
 
1,048

 
662

 
1,993

 
26,911

 
8,293

Total operating expenses
 
39,082

 
39,533

 
27,693

 
186,337

 
126,520

Income before provision for income taxes
 
31,001

 
29,349

 
20,142

 
85,502

 
65,325

Provision for income taxes
 
4,269

 
5,278

 
10,186

 
13,570

 
22,855

Net income
 
$
26,732

 
$
24,071

 
$
9,956

 
$
71,932

 
$
42,470

Basic earnings per share
 
$
0.56

 
$
0.50

 
$
0.31

 
$
1.54

 
$
1.32

Diluted earnings per share
 
$
0.55

 
$
0.50

 
$
0.30

 
$
1.51

 
$
1.28

Average basic shares outstanding
 
47,709

 
47,685

 
32,225

 
46,773

 
32,113

Average diluted shares outstanding
 
48,411

 
48,572

 
33,168

 
47,657

 
33,125



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OceanFirst Financial Corp.
SELECTED LOAN AND DEPOSIT DATA
(dollars in thousands)
LOANS RECEIVABLE
 
 
At
 
 
 
December 31,
2018
 
September 30,
2018
 
June 30,
2018
 
March 31,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
 
 
$
304,996

 
$
343,121

 
$
338,436

 
$
370,711

 
$
187,645

Commercial real estate - owner-occupied
 
740,893

 
735,289

 
717,061

 
763,261

 
569,624

Commercial real estate - investor
 
2,023,131

 
2,019,859

 
2,076,930

 
2,034,708

 
1,187,482

Total commercial
 
 
3,069,020

 
3,098,269

 
3,132,427

 
3,168,680

 
1,944,751

Consumer:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential real estate
 
 
2,044,523

 
2,020,155

 
2,013,389

 
1,882,981

 
1,748,925

Home equity loans and lines
 
 
353,609

 
359,094

 
365,448

 
371,340

 
281,143

Other consumer
 
 
121,561

 
74,555

 
50,952

 
1,844

 
1,295

Total consumer
 
 
2,519,693

 
2,453,804

 
2,429,789

 
2,256,165

 
2,031,363

Total loans
 
 
5,588,713

 
5,552,073

 
5,562,216

 
5,424,845

 
3,976,114

Deferred origination costs, net
 
7,086

 
8,707

 
7,510

 
5,752

 
5,380

Allowance for loan losses
 
 
(16,577
)
 
(16,821
)
 
(16,691
)
 
(16,817
)
 
(15,721
)
Loans receivable, net
 
 
$
5,579,222

 
$
5,543,959

 
$
5,553,035

 
$
5,413,780

 
$
3,965,773

Mortgage loans serviced for others
 
$
95,100

 
$
106,369

 
$
105,116

 
$
109,273

 
$
121,662

 
At December 31, 2018 Average Yield
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loan pipeline (1):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
5.22
%
 
$
129,839

 
$
137,519

 
$
166,178

 
$
71,982

 
$
53,859

Residential real estate
4.45

 
49,800

 
64,841

 
64,259

 
73,513

 
43,482

Home equity loans and lines
5.14

 
6,571

 
11,030

 
9,240

 
11,338

 
7,412

Total
5.01
%
 
$
186,210

 
$
213,390

 
$
239,677

 
$
156,833

 
$
104,753

 
For the Three Months Ended
 
 
December 31,
2018
 
September 30,
2018
 
June 30,
2018
 
March 31,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
 
 
Average Yield
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loan originations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
5.39
%
 
$
151,851

 
$
136,764

 
$
67,297

 
$
59,150

 
$
141,346

 
Residential real estate
4.36

 
92,776

 
124,419

 
109,357

 
68,835

 
73,729

 
Home equity loans and lines
5.19

 
15,583

 
17,892

 
20,123

 
14,891

 
18,704

 
Total
5.01
%
 
$
260,210

(2) 
$
279,075

(3) 
$
196,777

(5) 
$
142,876

 
$
233,779

 
Loans sold
 
 
$
728

(4) 
$
1,349

(4) 
$
422

 
$
241

(6) 
$
1,422

(4) 
(1)
Loan pipeline includes pending loan applications and loans approved but not funded.
(2)
Excludes purchased loans of $49.5 million for other consumer and $753,000 for residential real estate.
(3)
Excludes purchased loans of $25.0 million for other consumer.
(4)
Excludes the sale of under-performing commercial loans of $1.7 million and under-performing residential loans of $5.1 million and $5.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2018, September 30, 2018, and December 31, 2017, respectively.
(5)
Excludes purchased loans of $23.6 million for commercial, $49.0 million for residential real estate, and $49.1 million for other consumer.
(6)
Excludes the sale of SBA loans acquired from Sun and under-performing loans totaling $8.5 million.
DEPOSITS
 
At
 
 
December 31,
2018
 
September 30,
2018
 
June 30,
2018
 
March 31,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
Type of Account
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-interest-bearing
 
$
1,151,362

 
$
1,196,875

 
$
1,195,980

 
$
1,117,100

 
$
756,513

Interest-bearing checking
 
2,350,106

 
2,332,215

 
2,265,971

 
2,330,682

 
1,954,358

Money market deposit
 
569,680

 
584,250

 
574,269

 
613,183

 
363,656

Savings
 
877,177

 
887,799

 
903,777

 
917,288

 
661,167

Time deposits
 
866,244

 
853,111

 
879,409

 
929,083

 
607,104

 
 
$
5,814,569

 
$
5,854,250

 
$
5,819,406

 
$
5,907,336

 
$
4,342,798


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ASSET QUALITY
(dollars in thousands)
ASSET QUALITY
December 31,
2018
 
September 30,
2018
 
June 30,
2018
 
March 31,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
Non-performing loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
1,587

 
$
1,727

 
$
1,947

 
$
1,717

 
$
503

Commercial real estate - owner-occupied
501

 
511

 
522

 
862

 
5,962

Commercial real estate - investor
5,024

 
8,082

 
6,364

 
7,994

 
8,281

Residential real estate
7,389

 
6,390

 
6,858

 
5,686

 
4,190

Home equity loans and lines
2,914

 
2,529

 
2,415

 
1,992

 
1,929

Total non-performing loans
17,415

 
19,239

 
18,106

 
18,251

 
20,865

Other real estate owned
1,381

 
6,231

 
7,854

 
8,265

 
8,186

Total non-performing assets
$
18,796

 
$
25,470

 
$
25,960

 
$
26,516

 
$
29,051

Purchased credit-impaired (“PCI”) loans
$
8,901

 
$
9,700

 
$
12,995

 
$
14,352

 
$
1,712

Delinquent loans 30 to 89 days
$
25,686

 
$
26,691

 
$
36,010

 
$
35,431

 
$
20,796

Troubled debt restructurings:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-performing (included in total non-performing loans above)
$
3,595

 
$
3,568

 
$
4,190

 
$
4,306

 
$
8,821

Performing
22,877

 
24,230

 
24,272

 
33,806

 
33,313

Total troubled debt restructurings
$
26,472

 
$
27,798

 
$
28,462

 
$
38,112

 
$
42,134

Allowance for loan losses
$
16,577

 
$
16,821

 
$
16,691

 
$
16,817

 
$
15,721

Allowance for loan losses as a percent of total loans receivable (1)
0.30
%
 
0.30
%
 
0.30
%
 
0.31
%
 
0.40
%
Allowance for loan losses as a percent of total non-performing
loans
95.19

 
87.43

 
92.18

 
92.14

 
75.35

Non-performing loans as a percent of total loans receivable
0.31

 
0.35

 
0.33

 
0.34

 
0.52

Non-performing assets as a percent of total assets
0.25

 
0.34

 
0.34

 
0.35

 
0.54

(1)
The loans acquired from Sun, Ocean Shore, Cape, and Colonial American were recorded at fair value. The net credit mark on these loans, not reflected in the allowance for loan losses, was $31,647, $34,357, $37,679, $40,717, and $17,531 at December 31, 2018, September 30, 2018, June 30, 2018, March 31, 2018, and December 31, 2017, respectively.

NET CHARGE-OFFS
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
 
December 31,
2018
 
September 30,
2018
 
June 30,
2018
 
March 31,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
 
Net Charge-offs:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loan charge-offs
 
$
(1,133
)
 
$
(891
)
 
$
(1,284
)
 
$
(533
)
 
$
(2,523
)
 
Recoveries on loans
 
383

 
114

 
452

 
258

 
245

 
Net loan charge-offs
 
$
(750
)
(1) 
$
(777
)
(1) 
$
(832
)
 
$
(275
)
 
$
(2,278
)
(1) 
Net loan charge-offs to average total loans (annualized)
 
0.05
%
 
0.06
%
 
0.06
%
 
0.02
%
 
0.23
%
 
Net charge-off detail - (loss) recovery:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
 
$
(871
)
 
$
(246
)
 
$
(846
)
 
$
(10
)
 
$
(1,036
)
 
Residential mortgage and construction
 
210

 
(478
)
 
(20
)
 
(159
)
 
(1,262
)
 
Home equity loans and lines
 
(62
)
 
(35
)
 
31

 
(99
)
 
28

 
Other consumer
 
(27
)
 
(18
)
 
3

 
(7
)
 
(8
)
 
Net loan (charge-offs) recoveries
 
$
(750
)
(1) 
$
(777
)
(1) 
$
(832
)
 
$
(275
)
 
$
(2,278
)
(1) 
(1)
Included in net loan charge-offs for the three months ended December 31, 2018, September 30, 2018, and December 31, 2017 are $243, $430, and $1,124, respectively, relating to under-performing loans sold.


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ANALYSIS OF NET INTEREST INCOME
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
December 31, 2018
 
September 30, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
(dollars in thousands)
Average
Balance
 
Interest
 
Average
Yield/
Cost
 
Average
Balance
 
Interest
 
Average
Yield/
Cost
 
Average
Balance
 
Interest
 
Average
Yield/
Cost
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-earning assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-earning deposits and short-term investments
$
103,449

 
$
236

 
0.91
%
 
$
88,706

 
$
172

 
0.77
%
 
$
155,987

 
$
391

 
0.99
%
Securities (1) 
1,037,039

 
6,802

 
2.60

 
1,080,784

 
6,713

 
2.46

 
874,910

 
4,606

 
2.09

Loans receivable, net (2)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
3,061,999

 
39,045

 
5.06

 
3,101,665

 
38,726

 
4.95

 
1,887,319

 
22,087

 
4.64

Residential
2,036,024

 
20,688

 
4.06

 
2,027,880

 
20,438

 
4.03

 
1,743,334

 
17,552

 
4.03

Home Equity
356,088

 
4,656

 
5.19

 
361,127

 
4,628

 
5.08

 
278,294

 
3,243

 
4.62

Other
78,832

 
931

 
4.69

 
52,764

 
705

 
5.30

 
1,086

 
27

 
9.86

Allowance for loan loss net of deferred loan fees
(9,198
)
 

 

 
(9,350
)
 

 

 
(11,993
)
 

 

Loans Receivable, net
5,523,745

 
65,320

 
4.69

 
5,534,086

 
64,497

 
4.62

 
3,898,040

 
42,909

 
4.37

Total interest-earning assets
6,664,233

 
72,358

 
4.31

 
6,703,576

 
71,382

 
4.22

 
4,928,937

 
47,906

 
3.86

Non-interest-earning assets
839,878

 
 
 
 
 
865,054

 
 
 
 
 
475,927

 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
7,504,111

 
 
 
 
 
$
7,568,630

 
 
 
 
 
$
5,404,864

 
 
 
 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing checking
$
2,407,400

 
3,120

 
0.51
%
 
$
2,300,270

 
2,313

 
0.40
%
 
$
1,944,223

 
1,447

 
0.30
%
Money market
585,117

 
894

 
0.61

 
578,446

 
680

 
0.47

 
385,720

 
322

 
0.33

Savings
878,617

 
263

 
0.12

 
896,682

 
265

 
0.12

 
662,318

 
59

 
0.04

Time deposits
848,361

 
2,791

 
1.31

 
864,264

 
2,541

 
1.17

 
619,087

 
1,687

 
1.08

Total
4,719,495

 
7,068

 
0.59

 
4,639,662

 
5,799

 
0.50

 
3,611,348

 
3,515

 
0.39

FHLB Advances
354,296

 
1,930

 
2.16

 
475,536

 
2,542

 
2.12

 
261,018

 
1,146

 
1.74

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
60,901

 
43

 
0.28

 
61,336

 
41

 
0.27

 
74,661

 
39

 
0.21

Other borrowings
99,431

 
1,476

 
5.89

 
99,438

 
1,496

 
5.97

 
56,475

 
701

 
4.92

Total interest-bearing liabilities
5,234,123

 
10,517

 
0.80

 
5,275,972

 
9,878

 
0.74

 
4,003,502

 
5,401

 
0.54

Non-interest-bearing deposits
1,177,321

 
 
 
 
 
1,210,650

 
 
 
 
 
760,552

 
 
 
 
Non-interest-bearing liabilities
56,705

 
 
 
 
 
61,272

 
 
 
 
 
38,880

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities
6,468,149

 
 
 
 
 
6,547,894

 
 
 
 
 
4,802,934

 
 
 
 
Stockholders’ equity
1,035,962

 
 
 
 
 
1,020,736

 
 
 
 
 
601,930

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and equity
$
7,504,111

 
 
 
 
 
$
7,568,630

 
 
 
 
 
$
5,404,864

 
 
 
 
Net interest income
 
 
$
61,841

 
 
 
 
 
$
61,504

 
 
 
 
 
$
42,505

 
 
Net interest rate spread (3)
 
 
 
 
3.51
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.48
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.32
%
Net interest margin (4)
 
 
 
 
3.68
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.64
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.42
%
Total cost of deposits (including non-interest-bearing deposits)
 
 
 
 
0.48
%
 
 
 
 
 
0.39
%
 
 
 
 
 
0.32
%










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(continued)
 
 
For the Year Ended
 
 
December 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
(dollars in thousands)
 
Average
Balance
 
Interest
 
Average
Yield/
Cost
 
Average
Balance
 
Interest
 
Average
Yield/
Cost
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-earning assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-earning deposits and short-term investments
 
$
102,001

 
$
896

 
0.88
%
 
$
179,960

 
$
1,449

 
0.81
%
Securities (1)
 
1,073,454

 
26,209

 
2.44

 
796,392

 
16,792

 
2.11

Loans receivable, net (2)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial
 
3,012,521

 
149,965

 
4.98

 
1,858,842

 
87,706

 
4.72

Residential
 
1,965,395

 
79,805

 
4.06

 
1,726,020

 
69,784

 
4.04

Home Equity
 
357,137

 
17,991

 
5.04

 
282,128

 
13,003

 
4.61

Other
 
35,424

 
1,788

 
5.05

 
1,156

 
95

 
8.22

Allowance for loan loss net of deferred loan fees
 
(9,972
)
 

 

 
(12,251
)
 

 

Loans Receivable, net
 
5,360,505

 
249,549

 
4.66

 
3,855,895

 
170,588

 
4.42

Total interest-earning assets
 
6,535,960

 
276,654

 
4.23

 
4,832,247

 
188,829

 
3.91

Non-interest-earning assets
 
828,518

 
 
 
 
 
459,926

 
 
 
 
Total assets
 
$
7,364,478

 
 
 
 
 
$
5,292,173

 
 
 
 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing checking
 
$
2,336,917

 
9,219

 
0.39
%
 
$
1,796,370

 
4,533

 
0.25
%
Money market
 
571,997

 
2,818

 
0.49

 
410,373

 
1,213

 
0.30

Savings
 
877,179

 
990

 
0.11

 
672,315

 
345

 
0.05

Time deposits
 
858,978

 
9,551

 
1.11

 
625,847

 
6,245

 
1.00

Total
 
4,645,071

 
22,578

 
0.49

 
3,504,905

 
12,336

 
0.35

FHLB Advances
 
382,464

 
7,885

 
2.06

 
258,870

 
4,486

 
1.73

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
 
66,340

 
168

 
0.25

 
74,712

 
121

 
0.16

Other borrowings
 
94,644

 
5,521

 
5.83

 
56,457

 
2,668

 
4.73

Total interest-bearing liabilities
 
5,188,519

 
36,152

 
0.70

 
3,894,944

 
19,611

 
0.50

Non-interest-bearing deposits
 
1,135,602

 
 
 
 
 
776,344

 
 
 
 
Non-interest-bearing liabilities
 
56,098

 
 
 
 
 
31,004

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities
 
6,380,219

 
 
 
 
 
4,702,292

 
 
 
 
Stockholders’ equity
 
984,259

 
 
 
 
 
589,881

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and equity
 
$
7,364,478

 
 
 
 
 
$
5,292,173

 
 
 
 
Net interest income
 
 
 
$
240,502

 
 
 
 
 
$
169,218

 
 
Net interest rate spread (3)
 
 
 
 
 
3.53
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.41
%
Net interest margin (4)
 
 
 
 
 
3.68
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.50
%
Total cost of deposits (including non-interest-bearing deposits)
 
 
 
 
 
0.39
%
 
 
 
 
 
0.29
%
(1)
Amounts represent debt and equity securities, including FHLB and Federal Reserve Bank stock, and are recorded at average amortized cost.
(2)
Amount is net of deferred loan fees, undisbursed loan funds, discounts and premiums and estimated loss allowances and includes loans held for sale and non-performing loans.
(3)
Net interest rate spread represents the difference between the yield on interest-earning assets and the cost of interest-bearing liabilities.
(4)
Net interest margin represents net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.


17


OceanFirst Financial Corp.
SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
 
 
December 31,
2018
 
September 30,
2018
 
June 30,
2018
 
March 31,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
Selected Financial Condition Data:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets
 
$
7,516,154

 
$
7,562,589

 
$
7,736,903

 
$
7,494,899

 
$
5,416,006

Debt securities available-for-sale, at estimated fair value
 
100,717

 
100,015

 
100,369

 
86,114

 
81,581

Debt securities held-to-maturity, net
 
846,810

 
883,540

 
922,756

 
982,857

 
764,062

Equity investments, at estimated fair value
 
9,655

 
9,519

 
9,539

 
9,565

 
8,700

Restricted equity investments, at cost
 
56,784

 
57,143

 
66,981

 
50,418

 
19,724

Loans receivable, net
 
5,579,222

 
5,543,959

 
5,553,035

 
5,413,780

 
3,965,773

Loans held-for-sale
 

 
732

 
919

 
167

 
241

Deposits
 
5,814,569

 
5,854,250

 
5,819,406

 
5,907,336

 
4,342,798

Federal Home Loan Bank advances
 
449,383

 
456,806

 
674,227

 
341,646

 
288,691

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other borrowings
 
161,290

 
160,517

 
161,604

 
181,822

 
136,187

Stockholders’ equity
 
1,039,358

 
1,029,844

 
1,012,568

 
1,007,460

 
601,941


 
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
 
December 31,
2018
 
September 30,
2018
 
June 30,
2018
 
March 31,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
Selected Operating Data:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income
 
$
72,358

 
$
71,382

 
$
70,078

 
$
62,837

 
$
47,906

Interest expense
 
10,517

 
9,878

 
8,631

 
7,126

 
5,401

Net interest income
 
61,841

 
61,504

 
61,447

 
55,711

 
42,505

Provision for loan losses
 
506

 
907

 
706

 
1,371

 
1,415

Net interest income after provision for loan losses
 
61,335

 
60,597

 
60,741

 
54,340

 
41,090

Other income
 
8,748

 
8,285

 
8,883

 
8,910

 
6,745

Operating expenses
 
37,794

 
37,503

 
42,470

 
38,508

 
26,434

Branch consolidation expenses
 
240

 
1,368

 
1,719

 
(176
)
 
(734
)
Merger related expenses
 
1,048

 
662

 
6,715

 
18,486

 
1,993

Income before provision for income taxes
 
31,001

 
29,349

 
18,720

 
6,432

 
20,142

Provision for income taxes
 
4,269

 
5,278

 
3,018

 
1,005

 
10,186

Net income
 
$
26,732

 
$
24,071

 
$
15,702

 
$
5,427

 
$
9,956

Diluted earnings per share
 
$
0.55

 
$
0.50

 
$
0.32

 
$
0.12

 
$
0.30

Net accretion/amortization of purchase accounting adjustments included in net interest income
 
$
3,918

 
$
4,036

 
$
4,883

 
$
3,930

 
$
1,956



















18



(continued)
 
 
At or For the Three Months Ended
 
 
December 31,
2018
 
September 30,
2018
 
June 30,
2018
 
March 31,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
Selected Financial Ratios and Other Data(1):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Performance Ratios (Annualized):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Return on average assets (2)
 
1.41
%
 
1.26
%
 
0.84
%
 
0.32
%
 
0.73
%
Return on average stockholders' equity (2)
 
10.24

 
9.36

 
6.23

 
2.54

 
6.56

Return on average tangible stockholders' equity (2) (3)
 
15.60

 
14.39

 
9.64

 
3.80

 
8.89

Stockholders' equity to total assets
 
13.83

 
13.62

 
13.09

 
13.44

 
11.11

Tangible stockholders' equity to tangible assets (3)
 
9.55

 
9.35

 
8.87

 
9.11

 
8.42

Net interest rate spread
 
3.51

 
3.48

 
3.57

 
3.58

 
3.32

Net interest margin
 
3.68

 
3.64

 
3.70

 
3.70

 
3.42

Operating expenses to average assets (2)
 
2.07

 
2.07

 
2.71

 
3.37

 
2.03

Efficiency ratio (2) (4)
 
55.37

 
56.65

 
72.38

 
87.92

 
56.23

Loans to deposits
 
95.95

 
94.70

 
95.42

 
91.65

 
91.32


 
 
At or For the Year Ended December 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
Performance Ratios:
 
 
 
 
Return on average assets (2)
 
0.98
%
 
0.80
%
Return on average stockholders' equity (2)
 
7.31

 
7.20

Return on average tangible stockholders' equity (2) (3)
 
11.16

 
9.82

Net interest rate spread
 
3.53

 
3.41

Net interest margin
 
3.68

 
3.50

Operating expenses to average assets (2)
 
2.53

 
2.39

Efficiency ratio (2) (4)
 
67.68

 
64.46

























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(continued)
 
 
At or For the Three Months Ended
 
 
December 31,
 
September 30,
 
June 30,
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
 
2018
 
2018
 
2018
 
2018
 
2017
Wealth Management:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets under administration
 
$
184,476

 
$
209,796

 
$
210,690

 
$
221,493

 
$
233,185

Per Share Data:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash dividends per common share
 
$
0.17

 
$
0.15

 
$
0.15

 
$
0.15

 
$
0.15

Stockholders’ equity per common share at end of period
 
21.68

 
21.29

 
20.97

 
20.94

 
18.47

Tangible stockholders’ equity per common share at end of period (3)
 
14.26

 
13.93

 
13.56

 
13.51

 
13.58

Common shares outstanding at end of period
 
47,951,168

 
48,382,370

 
48,283,500

 
48,105,623

 
32,596,893

Number of full-service customer facilities:
 
59

 
59

 
59

 
76

 
46

Quarterly Average Balances
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total securities
 
$
1,037,039

 
$
1,080,784

 
$
1,119,354

 
$
1,056,774

 
$
874,910

Loans, receivable, net
 
5,523,745

 
5,534,086

 
5,425,970

 
4,950,007

 
3,898,040

Total interest-earning assets
 
6,664,233

 
6,703,576

 
6,661,048

 
6,107,017

 
4,928,937

Total assets
 
7,504,111

 
7,568,630

 
7,532,968

 
6,842,693

 
5,404,864

Interest-bearing transaction deposits
 
3,871,134

 
3,775,398

 
3,878,117

 
3,614,295

 
2,992,261

Time deposits
 
848,361

 
864,264

 
902,091

 
820,834

 
619,087

Total borrowed funds
 
514,628

 
636,310

 
540,356

 
481,163

 
392,154

Total interest-bearing liabilities
 
5,234,123

 
5,275,972

 
5,320,564

 
4,916,292

 
4,003,502

Non-interest bearing deposits
 
1,177,321

 
1,210,650

 
1,149,764

 
1,004,673

 
760,552

Stockholder’s equity
 
1,035,962

 
1,020,736

 
1,011,378

 
866,697

 
601,930

Total deposits
 
5,896,816

 
5,850,312

 
5,929,972

 
5,439,802

 
4,371,900

Quarterly Yields
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total securities
 
2.60
%
 
2.46
%
 
2.39
%
 
2.31
%
 
2.09
%
Loans, receivable, net
 
4.69

 
4.62

 
4.67

 
4.64

 
4.37

Total interest-earning assets
 
4.31

 
4.22

 
4.22

 
4.17

 
3.86

Interest-bearing transaction deposits
 
0.44

 
0.34

 
0.31

 
0.28

 
0.25

Time deposits
 
1.31

 
1.17

 
1.00

 
0.97

 
1.08

Borrowed funds
 
2.66

 
2.54

 
2.51

 
2.24

 
1.91

Total interest-bearing liabilities
 
0.80

 
0.74

 
0.65

 
0.59

 
0.54

Net interest spread
 
3.51

 
3.48

 
3.57

 
3.58

 
3.32

Net interest margin
 
3.68

 
3.64

 
3.70

 
3.70

 
3.42

Total deposits
 
0.48

 
0.39

 
0.35

 
0.33

 
0.32


(1)
With the exception of end of quarter ratios, all ratios are based on average daily balances.
(2)
Performance ratios for each period include merger related and branch consolidation expenses. Refer to Other Items - Non-GAAP Reconciliation for impact of merger related and branch consolidation expenses.
(3)
Tangible stockholders’ equity and tangible assets exclude intangible assets relating to goodwill and core deposit intangible.
(4)
Efficiency ratio represents the ratio of operating expenses to the aggregate of other income and net interest income.











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OceanFirst Financial Corp.
OTHER ITEMS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION
 
 
For the Three Months Ended
 
 
December 31,
2018
 
September 30,
2018
 
June 30,
2018
 
March 31,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
Core earnings:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
26,732

 
$
24,071

 
$
15,702

 
$
5,427

 
$
9,956

Add: Merger related expenses
 
1,048

 
662

 
6,715

 
18,486

 
1,993

 Branch consolidation expenses
 
240

 
1,368

 
1,719

 
(176
)
 
(734
)
 Income tax (benefit) expense related to Tax Reform
 
(1,854
)
 

 

 

 
3,643

Less: Income tax (benefit) expense on items
 
(130
)
 
(426
)
 
(1,771
)
 
(3,664
)
 
2

Core earnings
 
$
26,036

 
$
25,675

 
$
22,365

 
$
20,073

 
$
14,860

Core diluted earnings per share
 
$
0.54

 
$
0.53

 
$
0.46

 
$
0.45

 
$
0.45

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Core ratios (annualized):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Return on average assets
 
1.38
%
 
1.35
%
 
1.19
%
 
1.19
%
 
1.09
%
Return on average tangible stockholders’ equity
 
15.19

 
15.35

 
13.73

 
14.07

 
13.27

Efficiency ratio
 
53.54

 
53.74

 
60.39

 
59.59

 
53.67

 
 
For the Years Ended December 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
Core earnings:
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
71,932

 
$
42,470

Add: Merger related expenses
 
26,911

 
8,293

 Branch consolidation expenses
 
3,151

 
6,205

 Income tax (benefit) expense related to Tax Reform
 
(1,854
)
 
3,643

Less: Income tax (benefit) expense on items
 
(5,991
)
 
(4,596
)
Core earnings
 
$
94,149

 
$
56,015

Core diluted earnings per share
 
$
1.98

 
$
1.70

 
 
 
 
 
Core ratios:
 
 
 
 
Return on average assets
 
1.28
%
 
1.06
%
Return on average tangible stockholders’ equity
 
14.61

 
12.95

Efficiency ratio
 
56.76

 
57.07

COMPUTATION OF TOTAL TANGIBLE EQUITY TO TOTAL TANGIBLE ASSETS
 
 
December 31,
 
September 30,
 
June 30,
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
 
2018
 
2018
 
2018
 
2018
 
2017
Total stockholders’ equity
 
$
1,039,358

 
$
1,029,844

 
$
1,012,568

 
$
1,007,460

 
$
601,941

Less:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill
 
338,442

 
338,104

 
338,972

 
337,519

 
150,501

Core deposit intangible
 
16,971

 
17,954

 
18,949

 
19,950

 
8,885

Tangible stockholders’ equity
 
$
683,945

 
$
673,786

 
$
654,647

 
$
649,991

 
$
442,555

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets
 
$
7,516,154

 
$
7,562,589

 
$
7,736,903

 
$
7,494,899

 
$
5,416,006

Less:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill
 
338,442

 
338,104

 
338,972

 
337,519

 
150,501

Core deposit intangible
 
16,971

 
17,954

 
18,949

 
19,950

 
8,885

Tangible assets
 
$
7,160,741

 
$
7,206,531

 
$
7,378,982

 
$
7,137,430

 
$
5,256,620

Tangible stockholders’ equity to tangible assets
 
9.55
%
 
9.35
%
 
8.87
%
 
9.11
%
 
8.42
%

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(continued)
ACQUISITION DATE - FAIR VALUE BALANCE SHEET
The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed at the date of the acquisition for Sun, net of the total consideration paid (in thousands):
 
 
At January 31, 2018
 
 
Sun Book Value
 
Purchase Accounting Adjustments
 
Estimated Fair  Value
Total Purchase Price:
 
 
 
 
 
$
474,930

Assets acquired:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
68,632

 
$

 
$
68,632

Securities
 
254,522

 

 
254,522

Loans
 
1,541,868

 
(24,523
)
 
1,517,345

Accrued interest receivable
 
5,621

 

 
5,621

Bank Owned Life Insurance
 
85,238

 

 
85,238

Deferred tax asset
 
55,710

 
1,864

 
57,574

Other assets
 
49,561

 
(6,359
)
 
43,202

Core deposit intangible
 

 
11,897

 
11,897

Total assets acquired
 
2,061,152

 
(17,121
)
 
2,044,031

Liabilities assumed:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
 
(1,614,910
)
 
(1,163
)
 
(1,616,073
)
Borrowings
 
(142,567
)
 
14,840

 
(127,727
)
Other liabilities
 
(14,372
)
 
1,130

 
(13,242
)
Total liabilities assumed
 
(1,771,849
)
 
14,807

 
(1,757,042
)
Net assets acquired
 
$
289,303

 
$
(2,314
)
 
$
286,989

Goodwill recorded in the merger
 
 
 
 
 
$
187,941

The calculation of goodwill is subject to change for up to one year after the date of acquisition as additional information relative to the closing date estimates and uncertainties become available. As the Company finalizes its review of the acquired assets and liabilities, certain adjustments to the recorded carrying values may be required.


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