10. 24. 2024

Hanover Bancorp, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2024 Results and Declares $0.10 Quarterly Cash Dividend

Third Quarter Performance Highlights:

Net Income: Net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 totaled $3.5 million or $0.48 per diluted share (including Series A preferred shares). Adjusted (non-GAAP) net income (excluding severance and retirement expenses) was $3.7 million or $0.50 per diluted share for the quarter ended September 30, 2024.
Record Non-interest Income: The Company reported record non-interest income of $4.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, an increase of $0.3 million or 9.17% from the quarter ended June 30, 2024 and $0.2 million or 6.66% from the quarter ended September 30, 2023.
Net Interest Income: Net interest income was $13.1 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, an increase of $1.3 million, or 11.04% from the September 30, 2023 quarter.
Net Interest Margin: The Company’s net interest margin during the quarter ended September 30, 2024 increased to 2.37% from 2.29% in the quarter ended September 30, 2023.
Strong Liquidity Position: At September 30, 2024, undrawn liquidity sources, which include cash and unencumbered securities and secured and unsecured funding capacity, totaled $637.1 million or approximately 240% of uninsured deposit balances.
Deposit Activity: Core deposits, consisting of Demand, NOW, Savings and Money Market, increased $71.0 million or 5.14% from December 31, 2023. Total deposits increased $52.9 million or 2.78% from December 31, 2023. Insured and collateralized deposits, which include municipal deposits, accounted for approximately 86% of total deposits at September 30, 2024.
Loan Growth: Loans totaled $2.01 billion, a net increase of $48.6 million or 3.31% annualized, from December 31, 2023. The Company’s commercial real estate concentration ratio continued to improve, decreasing to 397% of capital at September 30, 2024 from 432% of capital at December 31, 2023 and 448% of capital at September 30, 2023. The Company continues to focus loan growth primarily in 2 residential loan products originated for sale to specific buyers in the secondary market, C&I and SBA loans, which strategically enhances our management of liquidity and capital while producing additional non-interest income.
Asset Quality: At September 30, 2024, the Bank’s asset quality remained solid with non-performing loans totaling $15.5 million, representing 0.77% of the total loan portfolio, and the allowance for credit losses equaling 1.17% of total loans. Loans secured by office space accounted for 2.27% of the total loan portfolio with a total balance of $45.5 million, of which less than 1% is located in Manhattan.
Banking Initiatives: At September 30, 2024, the Company’s banking initiatives reflected continuing momentum:
- SBA & USDA Banking: Gains on sale of SBA loans totaled $2.4 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, representing a 63.83% increase over the comparable 2023 quarter. Total SBA loans sold were $27.1 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, representing a 47.00% increase over the comparable 2023 quarter. Premiums earned on the sale of SBA loans increased to 9.59% for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 from 8.66% for the quarter ended September 30, 2023.
- C&I Banking/Hauppauge Business Banking Center: The C&I Banking Team and the Hauppauge Business Banking Center increased deposits to $96.0 million as of September 30, 2024 from $36.1 million at September 30, 2023. Loan originations tied to this office were $8 million during the quarter. Momentum continues to build with current deposits of $105 million and deposit and C&I loan pipelines related to this office of $43 million and $104 million, respectively.
- Residential Lending: The Bank continues to originate loans for its portfolio while developing the flow origination program launched in late 2023. Of the $27.3 million in closed loans originated in the quarter ended September 30, 2024, $7.4 million were originated for the Bank’s portfolio and reflected a weighted average yield of 7.59% before origination and other fees, which average 50-100 bps per loan, and a weighted average LTV of 61%.
Tangible Book Value Per Share: Tangible book value per share (including Series A preferred shares) was $23.28 at September 30, 2024 compared to $22.51 at December 31, 2023.
Quarterly Cash Dividend: The Company’s Board of Directors approved a $0.10 per share cash dividend on both common and Series A preferred shares payable on November 13, 2024 to stockholders of record on November 6, 2024.
Port Jefferson Branch: The Company has received regulatory approval for the opening of a full-service branch in Port Jefferson, New York. Business development staff have already joined the Company in anticipation of the opening of this location. The Bank expects this site to be fully operational in the first quarter of 2025.