Coastal Financial Corporation Announces Second Quarter 2023 Results

Second Quarter 2023 Highlights:

• Net income of $12.9 million, or $0.95 per diluted common share, for the three months ended June 30, 2023, compared to $12.4 million, or $0.91 per diluted common share for the three months ended March 31, 2023.
  • Return on average assets ("ROA") of 1.52% for the three months ended June 30, 2023.
  • Return on average equity ("ROE") of 19.53% for the three months ended June 30, 2023.
• Total assets increased $84.3 million, or 2.4%, to $3.54 billion for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, compared to $3.45 billion at March 31, 2023.
• Loan growth, net of deferred fees of $170.3 million, or 6.0%, to $3.01 billion for the quarter ended June 30, 2023.
  • CCBX loans increased $128.3 million, or 11.0%, to $1.29 billion.
  • Community bank loans increased $42.0 million, or 2.5%, to $1.71 billion.
• Deposits increased $67.3 million, or 2.2%, to $3.16 billion for the quarter ended June 30, 2023.
  • CCBX deposit growth of $89.3 million, or 5.7%, to $1.65 billion.
    • Additional $9.9 million in CCBX deposits transferred off balance sheet.
  • Community bank deposits decreased $21.9 million, or 1.4%, to $1.51 billion.
    • Includes noninterest bearing deposits of $621.0 million or 41.1% of total community bank deposits
    • Community bank cost of deposits was 0.98%.
  • Uninsured deposits of $632.1 million, or 20.0% of total deposits as of June 30, 2023, compared to $768.3 million, or 24.8% of total deposits as of March 31, 2023.
• Total revenue increased $17.1 million, or 16.5%, for the three months ended June 30, 2023, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2023
• Total revenue excluding Banking as a Service ("BaaS") credit enhancements and BaaS fraud enhancements increased $8.9 million, or 15.0%, to $68.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2023. (A reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures are set forth at the end of this earnings release.)
• Liquidity/Borrowings as of June 30, 2023:
  • Capacity to borrow up to $559.8 million from Federal Home Loan Bank and the Federal Reserve Bank discount window with no borrowings taken under these facilities since the first quarter of 2022.
• Investment Portfolio as of June 30, 2023 :
  • Available for sale ("AFS") investments of $98.2 million, compared to $98.0 million as of March 31, 2023, of which 99.7% are U.S. Treasuries, with a weighted average remaining duration of 8 months as of June 30, 2023.
  • Held to maturity ("HTM") investments of $12.6 million, of which 100% are U.S. Agency mortgage backed securities held for CRA purposes, with a fair value of $404,000 less than the carrying value and a weighted average remaining duration of 6.7 years as of June 30, 2023.
    

EVERETT, Wash., July 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Coastal Financial Corporation ( CCB) (the “Company”, "Coastal", "we", "our", or "us"), the holding company for Coastal Community Bank (the “Bank”), today reported unaudited financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2023.

Quarterly net income for the second quarter of 2023 was $12.9 million, or $0.95 per diluted common share, compared with net income of $12.4 million, or $0.91 per diluted common share, for the first quarter of 2023, and $10.2 million, or $0.76 per diluted common share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2022.

Total assets increased $84.3 million, or 2.4%, during the second quarter of 2023 to $3.54 billion, from $3.45 billion at March 31, 2023. Loan growth of $170.3 million, or 6.0%, during the three months ended June 30, 2023 to $3.01 billion, compared to $2.84 billion at March 31, 2023. Loan growth included CCBX loan growth of $128.3 million, or 11.0%, and an increase of $42.0 million, or 2.5% in community bank loans, which is net of $196,000 in PPP loan forgiveness/repayments. Deposits increased $67.3 million, or 2.2%, during the three months ended June 30, 2023 and included CCBX deposit growth of $89.3 million, or 5.7%, and a decrease in community bank deposits of $21.9 million, or 1.4%. The slight decrease in community bank deposits was a result of pricing disciplines as some customers sought higher rate products. Our cost of deposits for the community bank was 0.98% for the three months ended June 30, 2023, compared to 0.66% for the three months ended March 31, 2023.

“We saw solid deposit growth in the second quarter, with deposits increasing $67.3 million, or 2.2%, compared to March 31, 2023. Fully insured IntraFi network sweep deposits increased $146.0 million to $240.3 million as of June 30, 2023, compared to $94.3 million as of March 31, 2023. These fully insured sweep deposits allow our larger deposit customers to fully insure their deposits through a sweep to other banks. Loans receivable increased $170.3 million, or 6.0%, during the three months ended June 30, 2023. We continue to monitor our liquidity position through diligent management of our liquid assets and liabilities as well as maintaining access to alternative sources of funds. As of June 30, 2023 we had $275.1 million in cash on the balance sheet and the capacity to borrow up to $559.8 million from Federal Home Loan Bank and the Federal Reserve Bank discount window, which we did not draw down at any point in the second quarter of 2023. Cash on the balance sheet and borrowing capacity totaled $834.8 million, which represented 26.4% of total deposits and exceeded our $632.1 million in uninsured deposits as of June 30, 2023.

We understand that there continues to be uncertainty and concern surrounding the current economic environment; and as such we work hard to ensure that we are serving our customers and shareholders in the best way possible. Building a company that we believe can withstand the challenges of our time, growing in strength and size, through thoughtful and strategic management of growth, resources and opportunities. Net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2023 was adversely impacted by elevated legal & professional fees which increased $1.6 million compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2023. Nearly all of the increase in professional fees is related to enhancing or expanding our CCBX business, which we view as a strategic priority, by further developing our risk management system to support growth of the CCBX business as well as evaluating new Fintech partnerships and acquisitions of technology platforms and related assets. We anticipate that our legal and professional fees will remain elevated through the third quarter of 2023 then start to decline as projects are completed and initiatives are achieved, with legal and professional fees leveling off to approximate first quarter 2023 levels by first quarter 2024. We continue to remain true to our "un-Bankey" roots by looking for and finding new opportunities to survive and thrive in the changing banking world, while still maintaining the community bank mentality and feel," stated Eric Sprink, the CEO of the Company and the Bank.

Results of Operations Overview

The Company has one main subsidiary, the Bank which consists of three segments: CCBX, the community bank and treasury & administration. The CCBX segment includes our BaaS activities, the community bank segment includes all community banking activities, and the treasury & administration segment includes treasury management, overall administration and all other aspects of the Company. Net interest income was $62.4 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, an increase of $7.9 million, or 14.4%, from $54.5 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, and an increase of $22.5 million, or 56.3%, from $39.9 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. Yield on loans receivable was 10.85% for the three months ended June 30, 2023, compared to 9.95% for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 7.34% for the three months ended June 30, 2022. The increase in net interest income compared to March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022, was largely related to increased yield on loans resulting from higher interest rates and growth in higher yielding loans, primarily from CCBX. Total average loans receivable for the three months ended June 30, 2023 was $2.97 billion, compared to $2.71 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2023, and $2.19 billion for the three months ended June 30, 2022.

Interest and fees on loans totaled $80.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023 compared to $66.4 million and $40.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022, respectively. Loan growth of $170.3 million, or 6.0%, during the quarter ended June 30, 2023 included a $128.3 million increase in CCBX loans. The increase in CCBX loans includes an increase of $95.3 million, or 12.7%, in consumer and other loans and an increase of $19.6 million, or 16.5%, in capital call lines as a result of normal balance fluctuations and business activities. Capital call lines bear a lower rate of interest, but have less credit risk due to the way the loans are structured compared to other commercial loans. The increase in interest and fees on loans for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, compared to March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022, was largely due to growth in higher yielding loans and increased interest rates. As a result of the Federal Open Market Committee (“FOMC”) raising the target Federal Funds rate 0.25% during the quarter, interest rates on our existing variable rate loans were affected, as are the rates on new loans. The FOMC last raised the target Federal Funds rate 0.25% on May 3, 2023. We continue to monitor the impact of these increases in interest rates.

Interest income from interest earning deposits with other banks was $2.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2023 a decrease of $419,000 compared to March 31, 2023 as a result of lower average balances, and an increase of $1.7 million compared to June 30, 2022 due to an increase in interest rates. The average balance of interest earning deposits with other banks for the three months ended June 30, 2023 was $211.4 million, compared to $271.7 million and $499.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022, respectively. Interest earning deposits with other banks decreased as a result of increased loan demand compared to the three months ended March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022. Additionally, the average yield on these interest earning deposits with other banks increased to 5.08% for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, compared to 4.62% and 0.77% for the quarters ended March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022, respectively.

Total interest expense was $21.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, a $5.7 million increase from the quarter ended March 31, 2023 and a $19.4 million increase from the quarter ended June 30, 2022. Interest expense on deposits was $20.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, compared to $1.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. Interest expense on interest bearing deposits increased $5.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2023, and $19.0 million compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2022 as a result an increase in CCBX deposits that are tied to, and reprice when the FOMC raises rates just like our most of our CCBX loans which also reprice when the FOMC raises interest rates. Interest expense on borrowed funds was $661,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, compared to $662,000 and $260,000 for the quarters ended March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022, respectively. The $401,000 increase in interest expense on borrowed funds from the quarter ended June 30, 2022 is the result of an increase of $19.7 million in subordinated debt and an increase in interest rates.

Total cost of deposits was 2.72% for the three months ended June 30, 2023, compared to 2.13% for the three months ended March 31, 2023, and 0.25%, for the three months ended June 30, 2022. Community bank and CCBX cost of deposits were 0.98% and 4.42% respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2023, compared to 0.66% and 3.89%, for the three months ended March 31, 2023, and 0.08% and 0.56% for the three months ended June 30, 2022. The increase in cost of deposits for the three months ended June 30, 2023 compared to the prior periods for both segments is a result of increased interest rates and increased interest bearing deposits at higher rates. Any additional FOMC interest rate increases will increase our cost of deposits and result in higher interest expense on interest bearing deposits.

Net Interest Margin

Net interest margin was 7.58% for the three months ended June 30, 2023, compared to 7.15% and 5.66% for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022, respectively. The increase in net interest margin compared to the three months ended March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022, was largely a result of increased volume and an increase in higher interest rates on new loans and on existing variable rate loans as they reprice. Loans receivable increased $170.3 million and $673.2 million, compared to March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022, respectively. Additionally, the Fed Funds interest rate increases has resulted in existing, variable rate loans repricing to higher interest rates. Interest and fees on loans receivable increased $13.8 million, or 20.7%, to $80.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023, compared to $66.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, and $40.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022. Also contributing to the increase in net interest margin compared to the three months ended June 30, 2022, was a $1.7 million increase in interest on interest earning deposits. These interest earning deposits earned an average rate of 5.08% for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, compared to 4.62% and 0.77% for the quarters ended March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022, respectively. Average investment securities increased $8.1 million to $110.3 million due to the purchase of $8.9 million in securities during the three months ended June 30, 2023 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2023, and decreased $10.9 million compared to the three months ended June 30, 2022. Interest on investment securities increased $100,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2023 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2023 as a result of the increase in average outstanding balance coupled with increased yield, which also positively impacted net interest margin. Interest on investment securities increased $90,000 compared to June 30, 2022, as a result of increased yield. These increases in interest income were partially offset by increases in interest expense on interest bearing deposits, as previously discussed.

Cost of funds was 2.77% for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, an increase of 58 basis points from the quarter ended March 31, 2023 and an increase of 248 basis points from the quarter ended June 30, 2022. Cost of deposits for the quarter ended June 30, 2023 was 2.72%, compared to 2.13% for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, and 0.25% for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. The increased cost of funds and deposits compared to March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022 was largely due to the increase in interest rates compared to the previous periods and growth in higher cost CCBX deposits compared to June 30, 2022.

During the quarter ended June 30, 2023, total loans receivable increased by $170.3 million, or 6.0%, to $3.01 billion, compared to $2.84 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2023. This increase consists of $128.3 million in CCBX loan growth and $42.0 million in community bank loan growth. Community bank loan growth is net of $196,000 in PPP loan forgiveness/repayments since March 31, 2023. Total loans receivable as of June 30, 2023 increased $673.2 million compared to June 30, 2022. This increase includes CCBX loan growth of $490.6 million and community bank loan growth of $182.6 million. Community bank loan growth is net of $12.8 million in PPP loan forgiveness/repayments since June 30, 2022. During the quarter ended June 30, 2023, $88.6 million in CCBX loans were transferred into loans held for sale, with $80.0 million in loans sold during the quarter and $35.9 million remaining in loans held for sale as of June 30, 2023; compared to $27.3 million in loans held for sale as of March 31, 2023.

Total yield on loans receivable for the quarter ended June 30, 2023 was 10.85%, compared to 9.95% for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, and 7.34% for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. This increase in yield on loans receivable is a combination of an overall increase in interest rates, repricing of variable rate loans as well as additional volume in higher rate consumer loans from CCBX partners. During the quarter ended June 30, 2023, CCBX loans outstanding increased 11.0%, or $128.3 million, compared to March 31, 2023, with an average CCBX yield of 16.95% and community bank loans increased 2.5%, or $42.0 million, compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2023, with an average yield of 6.28%. The yield on CCBX loans does not include the impact of BaaS loan expense. BaaS loan expense represents the amount paid or payable to partners for credit enhancements, fraud enhancements and originating & servicing CCBX loans.

The following table summarizes the average yield on loans receivable and cost of deposits for our community bank and CCBX segments for the periods indicated:

The following tables illustrates how BaaS loan interest income is affected by BaaS loan interest expense resulting in net BaaS loan income and the associated yield:

Key Performance Ratios

ROA was 1.52% for the quarter ended June 30, 2023 compared to 1.58% and 1.41% for the quarters ended March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022, respectively. ROA for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, was down 0.06% as a result of higher expenses compared to March 31, 2023 and was up 0.11% due to increases in deposits, loans and overall higher interest rates on interest earning assets, compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2022.

The following table shows the Company’s key performance ratios for the periods indicated.