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OceanFirst Financial Corp. Announces Quarterly and Annual Earnings and Financial Results
GlobeNewswire · GlobeNewswire Inc.

RED BANK, N.J., Jan. 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OceanFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:“OCFC”), (the “Company”), the holding company for OceanFirst Bank N.A. (the “Bank”), announced net income available to common stockholders of $21.7 million, or $0.37 per diluted share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, as compared to $32.1 million, or $0.54 per diluted share, for the corresponding prior year period. For the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company reported net income available to common stockholders of $106.1 million, or $1.78 per diluted share, as compared to $61.2 million, or $1.02 per diluted share, for the prior year. Selected performance metrics are as follows (refer to “Selected Quarterly Financial Data” for additional information regarding the metrics):

For the Three Months Ended,

For the Years Ended,

Performance Ratios (Annualized):

December 31,

September 30,

December 31,

December 31,

December 31,

2021

2021

2020

2021

2020

Return on average assets

0.72

%

0.78

%

1.09

%

0.91

%

0.55

%

Return on average stockholders’ equity

5.65

6.05

8.65

7.02

4.20

Return on average tangible stockholders’ equity (a)

8.59

9.20

13.43

10.73

6.59

Efficiency ratio

72.04

67.43

59.86

63.50

63.70

Net interest margin

2.99

2.93

2.97

2.93

3.16

(a) Return on average tangible stockholders’ equity, a non-GAAP (“generally accepted accounting principles”) measure, excludes the impact of intangible assets and goodwill from both assets and stockholders’ equity. Refer to “Explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and the “Non-GAAP Reconciliation” tables for additional information regarding our non-GAAP measures and impact per period.


Core earnings1 for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2021 amounted to $28.5 million and $111.2 million, respectively, or $0.48 and $1.86 per diluted share, respectively. Non-core operations had an adverse impact, net of tax, of $6.8 million and $5.1 million for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2021, respectively.

For the Three Months Ended,

For the Years Ended,

December 31,

September 30,

December 31,

December 31,

December 31,

Core Ratios1 (Annualized):

2021

2021

2020

2021

2020

Return on average assets

0.95

%

0.90

%

0.78

%

0.95

%

0.64

%

Return on average tangible stockholders’ equity

11.30

10.62

9.71

11.25

7.77

Efficiency ratio

62.57

62.22

59.69

60.84

57.81

Key developments for the recent quarter are described below:

  • Loan Growth: Total loan growth for the quarter was $441.0 million. Excluding the impact of Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans of $29.6 million, total loan growth was $470.6 million for the quarter, reflecting record loan originations of $989.0 million and the purchase of a residential loan pool of $82.2 million. The committed loan pipeline remains strong at a record level of $671.0 million.

  • Strengthening Margin: Net interest margin increased to 2.99%, from 2.93% in the prior linked quarter, largely driven by the reduction in excess liquidity to fund loan growth. Cost of deposits decreased two basis points to 0.20%, from 0.22% for the prior linked quarter, reflecting improved deposit quality.

  • Branch Consolidations: The Company consolidated nine branches during the fourth quarter for a total of 67 branches consolidated. The branch consolidation expense was $7.3 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2021. Average deposits per branch totaled $207.1 million as of December 31, 2021. Additionally, the Company expects to consolidate another 10 branches in the first quarter of 2022.

  • Subordinated Debt: The Company has provided notice to its trustee that it will redeem $35.0 million of subordinated debt due September 30, 2026 as of March 30, 2022. The debt currently carries an interest rate of 4.14% based on a floating rate of three months LIBOR plus 392 basis points.