8-K - PFIS - Equibles

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: January 26, 2023 ****

(Date of earliest event reported)

PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

001-36388

(Commission

File Number)

PA	23-2391852
(State or other jurisdiction<br><br>of incorporation)	(IRS Employer of<br><br>Identification No.)

150 North Washington Avenue , Scranton , Pennsylvania **** 18503-1848

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

( 570 ) 346-7741

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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


Title of each class:	****	Trading Symbol	****	Name of each exchange on which registered:
Common stock, $2.00 par value		PFIS		The Nasdaq Stock Market

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On January 26, 2023, Peoples Financial Services Corp. issued a press release announcing unaudited results of operations for the three and twelve month periods ended December 31, 2022 and financial condition at December 31, 2022. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)	Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed with this Form 8-K:


Exhibit<br>No.		Description

99.1		Press release dated January 26, 2023 announcing results of operations and financial condition.

Exhibit Index


Exhibit<br>No.		Description

99.1		Press release dated January 26, 2023 announcing results of operations and financial condition.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURE

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.


	PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP.

	By:		/s/ Craig W. Best
			Craig W. Best
			Chief Executive Officer
			(Principal Executive Officer)

	By:		/s/ John R. Anderson
			John R. Anderson III
			Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
			(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

Date: January 26, 2023

Exhibit 99.1

NEWS RELEASE

TO BUSINESS EDITOR:

PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP. Reports Unaudited Fourth Quarter 2022 Earnings

Scranton, PA, January 26, 2023/PRNEWSWIRE/ – Peoples Financial Services Corp. (“Peoples”) (NASDAQ: PFIS), the bank holding company for Peoples Security Bank and Trust Company, today reported unaudited financial results at and for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2022.

Peoples reported net income of $9.1 million, or $1.27 per diluted share for the three months ended December 31, 2022, a 44.3% decrease when compared to $16.4 million, or $2.28 per share for the comparable period of 2021. The decrease in earnings for the three months ended December 31, 2022 was due primarily to an after-tax gain of $9.6 million from the sale of Visa Class B shares in the year ago fourth quarter period and an after-tax loss of $1.6 million on the sale of securities available for sale in the current period. The sale of lower yielding U.S. Treasury bonds and the immediate reinvestment of the proceeds into higher yielding, longer duration mortgage-backed securities is expected to improve net interest income over the near term. Net interest income for the current period increased $2.8 million on strong loan growth resulting in higher interest income partially offset by increased costs of funds. The current period includes a credit to the provision for loans losses of $2.1 million based on application of our allowance for loan losses methodology that included a decline in historical loss factors and overall improvement to the credit quality of the loan portfolio based on current conditions. The year ago period included a provision for loan losses of $1.8 million based on our allowance for loan losses methodology and then current conditions. Noninterest expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2022 increased $2.5 million compared to the prior year’s period due to higher salaries, benefits, occupancy and equipment costs in part due to ongoing investment in the Company’s market expansion strategy and digital technology upgrade.

Core net income, a non-GAAP measure^1^, which we defined as excluding the gain on the sale of the Visa Class B shares and gains or losses from our investment securities portfolio, for the three months ended December 31, totaled $10.7 million and $6.8 million in 2022 and 2021, respectively. Core net income per share, a non-GAAP measure^1^, for the three months ended December 31, 2022 was $1.49, a 56.8% increase from $0.95 reported for the same period in 2021. The increase in core net income in the current three month period is due primarily to a $3.9 million decrease to the provision for loan losses, the product of a $2.1 million credit to the provision due to a release from the allowance for loan losses in the current period based on our allowance for loan losses methodology and changes to historical loss factors and improved credit quality of the loan portfolio based on current conditions, and a $1.8 million provision in the year ago period based on our loan losses methodology and then current conditions. Net interest income for the current period increased $2.8 million on strong loan growth resulting in higher interest income partially offset by increased funding costs. Noninterest expenses for the current period increased $2.5 million due to higher salaries, benefits, occupancy and equipment costs in part due to ongoing investment in the Company’s market expansion strategy and digital technology upgrade.

Net income for the year ended December 31, 2022, totaled $38.1 million or $5.28 per diluted share, a 12.5% decrease over $43.5 million or $6.02 per diluted share in the prior year. The decrease in earnings in the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 is a result of lower noninterest income due to the pre-tax $2.0 million loss on the sale of available for sale securities in the current period and the pre-tax gain of $12.2 million from the sale of Visa Class B shares in the prior year, combined with higher noninterest expenses. Higher net interest income and a lower provision for loan losses partially offset the declines. Net interest income increased $11.1 million due to $447.5 million in non-PPP loan growth and a higher rate environment, offset in part by higher deposit and borrowing costs. The provision for loan losses decreased from the prior year by $2.2 million due to a lower reserve requirement based on our loan losses methodology that included a reduction in historical losses. Higher noninterest expenses were due to higher salaries and benefits of $3.8 million and higher occupancy and equipment costs of $3.7 million in part due to our continued investment in the market expansion strategy which included a full-year of operations in our newest markets, and our recent digital technology upgrade implemented during the second half of 2021.

^1^ See reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures on p. 18 - 20

Core net income, a non-GAAP measure^1^, for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 was $39.7 million or $5.50 per diluted share, a 17.3% increase when compared to $33.9 million or $4.69 per diluted share for the same period of 2021. The increase in core net income for the current period is due to an increase to net interest income of $11.1 million, a lower provision for loan losses of $2.2 million in the current period and higher noninterest income of $0.3 million in the current twelve month period when excluding the pre-tax gain of $12.2 million from the sale of Visa Class B shares in the year ago period and a pre-tax loss of $2.0 million on the sale of securities available for sale during the current period, partially offset by higher noninterest expense of $7.4 million in the twelve months ended December 31, 2022.

NOTABLES

●	Annual earnings of $38.1 million or $5.28 per diluted share. Core earnings of $39.7 million and $5.50 per share.
●	Tax-equivalent net interest income, a non-GAAP measure^1^, increased $11.5 million or 13.3% to $97.7 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 compared to $86.1 million for the same period in 2021.
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●	Dividends paid during 2022 totaled $1.58 per share representing a 5.3% increase from 2021.
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●	Net loan growth for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, excluding Small Business Administration (“SBA”) Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans, was $447.5 million or 19.8% annualized.
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●	Deposit growth during the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, excluding brokered deposits, totaled $59.6 million.
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●	Return on average assets (“ROAA”) was 1.04% and 1.12% for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2022 compared to 1.97% and 1.41% for the comparable periods in 2021.
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●	Core return on average assets, a non-GAAP measure^1^, was 1.22% and 1.16% for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2022 compared to 0.82% and 1.10% for the prior year’s periods.
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●	Return on average equity (“ROE”) was 11.79% and 11.87% for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2022 compared to 19.34% and 13.34% for the comparable periods in 2021.
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●	Core return on average equity, a non-GAAP measure^1^, was 13.81% and 12.35% for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2022 compared to 8.03% and 10.40% for the prior year’s periods.
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●	Return on average tangible equity, a non-GAAP measure^1^, was 14.87% and 15.01% for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2022 compared to 23.87% and 16.60% for the comparable periods in 2021.
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●	Core return on average tangible equity, a non-GAAP measure^1^, was 17.41% and 15.62% for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2022 compared to 9.91% and 12.90% for the comparable periods in 2021.
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●	Nonperforming assets as a percentage of total assets at December 31, 2022 improved to 0.12% as compared to 0.15% at December 31, 2021.
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●	During the quarter, our Doylestown branch was relocated to a newly constructed full service facility to enhance our commitment to the Bucks County region.
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INCOME STATEMENT REVIEW

In March 2022, the Federal Open Market Committee ("FOMC") began increasing the federal funds rate in an attempt to curb inflation. Since then, there have been 7 rate increases, totaling 425 basis points and additional rate hikes are anticipated in 2023. These increases directly impact our core source of income, net interest income through yields on investments and loans and the cost of funding via deposits and borrowings. Through December 31, 2022, we have realized higher rates on our existing adjustable and variable rate loans and new originations. The benefit of higher asset yields however, has been partially mitigated by higher funding costs primarily during the three months ended December 31, 2022, as rate-sensitive depositors seek higher rates. We anticipate that funding costs will continue to increase in the future as a result of the FOMC rate adjustments, local competition for deposits and the cost of alternative funding.

Calculated on a fully taxable equivalent basis, a non-GAAP measure^1^, our net interest margin for the three months ended December 31, 2022 was 2.97%, a decrease of 11 basis points when compared to the three months ended September 30, 2022, and an increase of 15 basis points when compared to 2.82% for the same three month period in 2021. The decrease in net interest margin from the prior three month period was due to higher funding costs offsetting the higher yield and volume of earning assets. The tax-equivalent yield on interest-earning assets increased 25 basis points to 3.84% during the three months ended December 31, 2022 from 3.59% during the three months ended September 30, 2022, and increased 76 basis points when compared to 3.08% for the three months ended December 31, 2021. Our cost of funds, which represents our average rate paid on total interest-bearing liabilities, increased 48 basis points to 1.20% for the three months ended December 31, 2022 when compared to 0.72% during the three months ended September 30, 2022 and increased 83 basis points compared to 0.37% in the prior year period. Each of these increases was due to the higher costs of deposits and short-term borrowings used to fund loan growth.

Fourth Quarter 2022 Results – Comparison to Prior-Year Quarter

Tax-equivalent net interest income, a non-GAAP measure^1^, for the three months ended December 31, increased $2.9 million or 13.2% to $24.9 million in 2022 from $22.0 million in 2021. The increase in tax equivalent net interest income was due to higher tax-equivalent interest income of $8.1 million less elevated interest expense of $5.2 million.

The higher interest income was the result of an increase in yield and average volume of earning assets. Average earning assets were $224.5 million higher in the three month period ended December 31, 2022 when compared to the year ago period. PPP loans averaged $22.4 million in the three-month period ended December 31, 2022 with interest and net fees totaling approximately $90 thousand compared to average balances of $73.2 million with interest and net fees totaling $808 thousand in the year ago period. The tax-equivalent yield on the loan portfolio was 4.35% and 3.78% for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021. Excluding PPP loans, the tax-equivalent yield of the loan portfolio was 4.38% and 3.76% for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. This increase was due to the higher rates on adjustable and floating rate loans, and new loan originations. Loans, net averaged $2.7 billion for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and $2.3 billion for the comparable period in 2021. For the three months ended December 31, the tax-equivalent yield on total investments increased to 1.68% in 2022 from 1.65% in 2021. Average investments totaled $640.0 million in 2022 and $551.1 million in 2021.

The increased interest expense in the current three month period is due primarily to higher rates on public funds and non-maturity deposits driven by the higher interest rate environment. The Company's total cost of deposits increased during the three months ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ago period by 59 basis points to 0.81%, and the cost of interest-bearing deposits increased to 1.08% from 0.29% in the previous year three month period. Short-term FHLB borrowings were utilized in the current period to fund loan growth; short term borrowings averaged $49.4 million in the current period and added $0.5 million of interest expense at an average cost of 4.20% compared to no short-term borrowings in the year ago period.

Average interest-bearing liabilities increased $172.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022, compared to the corresponding period last year due to an increase in non-maturity and public fund deposits and short-term borrowings. Average noninterest-bearing deposits increased $33.5 million or 4.6% from the prior period and now represent 24.8% of total deposits.

For the three months ended December 31, 2022, $2.1 million was released from the allowance for loans losses compared to a provision for loan losses of $1.8 million in the year ago period. The current period reversal was due to the roll-off of historical losses from the 3 year calculation period. For the year ago period, the provision for loan losses increased due to $138.1 million in non-PPP loan growth.

Noninterest income for the three months ended December 31, 2022 was $1.2 million, a $14.1 million decrease from the prior year’s quarter due primarily to a pre-tax $2.0 million loss on the sale of securities available for sale in the fourth quarter 2022 and the $12.2 million pre-tax gain from the sale of Visa Class B shares in the prior year’s quarter. Noninterest income, excluding the loss on the sale of securities available for sale and the gain from the sale of Visa Class B shares, increased $0.1 million to $3.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022. The increase was due to higher service charges, fees and commissions offset in part by reduced interest rate swap revenues which were negatively impacted by interest rate movements. 3

Noninterest expense increased $2.5 million or 16.7% to $17.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022, from $14.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021. Salaries and employee benefits increased $1.1 million or 13.6% due to annual merit increases and the addition of lending teams and credit support staff in our newest expansion markets of Piscataway, New Jersey and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that opened during the fourth quarter of 2021. Occupancy and equipment expenses were higher by $1.5 million in the current period due to information technology investments related in part to mobile/digital banking solutions implemented during the second half of 2021.

The provision for income tax expense decreased $2.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022 compared to the year ago period due to higher taxable income in the prior year’s period due to the Visa Class B shares gain. The effective tax rate for the quarter ended December 31, 2022 was 15.6% compared to 19.4% in the year ago period.

2022 vs. 2021 Full Year Results

Calculated on a fully taxable equivalent basis (“FTE”), a non-GAAP measure^1^, the net interest margin for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 was 3.02%, an increase of 3 basis points over the prior year’s period of 2.99%. Excluding the impact of PPP loan interest and net fees, the net interest margin increased to 3.00% in the current period from 2.90% in the year ago period. Tax-equivalent net interest income, a non-GAAP measure^1^, for the twelve months ended December 31, increased $11.5 million or 13.4% to $97.7 million in 2022 from $86.1 million in 2021. The increase in net interest income was driven by an increase in average earning assets of $355.8 million and a higher yield on those assets, partially offset by higher funding costs due to an increase of $264.2 million in average interest-bearing liabilities and higher interest rates. The 2022 period included $1.8 million in SBA PPP interest and fees, a decrease of $5.3 million compared to the $7.1 million in the year ago period. Average loans increased $302.1 million and investments increased $250.1 million compared to December 31, 2021. The yield on earning assets was 3.50% for 2022 compared to 3.32% in 2021. The cost of interest bearing liabilities during the twelve month period rose to 0.68% from 0.46% a year ago.

For the year ended December 31, 2022, $0.4 million was released from the allowance for loans losses compared to a provision for loan losses of $1.8 million in the year ago period. The current period release was due to application of our allowance for loan losses methodology that included a decline in historical loss factors and overall improvement to the quality of the loan portfolio based on current conditions. The provision in the year ago period was due to application of our allowance for loan losses methodology and evaluation of qualitative factors that existed at December 31, 2021.

Noninterest income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 was $11.8 million, a $13.8 million decrease from $25.6 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021. The prior year’s period includes a pre-tax $12.2 million gain on the sale of Visa Class B shares. Excluding the current year’s loss on sale of securities and the prior year’s Visa Class B shares gain, noninterest income for the year ended December 31, 2022 increased $0.3 million. During the year, service charges, fees and commissions increased $0.9 million due in part to the reversal of an accrual of a $0.3 million bank owned life insurance benefit in the year ago period, higher consumer and commercial deposit service charges and higher revenue related to debit card activity. Mortgage banking income decreased $0.5 million during the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 compared to the prior year on lower sales volumes.

Noninterest expense for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, was $63.0 million, an increase of $7.4 million from $55.6 million for the prior year’s period. The increase was due primarily to $3.8 million in higher salaries and benefits expense due to annual merit increases, our investment into our newest expansion markets and lower deferred loan origination costs, which are recorded as a contra-salary expense. Occupancy and equipment expenses were higher by $3.7 million in the current period due to information technology investments related to mobile/digital banking solutions implemented during the second half of 2021 and additional costs related to entrance into the Piscataway, New Jersey and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania markets. Other expenses, which include professional, consulting and deposit insurance assessments, accounted for an increase of $0.4 million.

The provision for income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2022 decreased $2.4 million and the effective tax rate was 16.0% as compared to 18.7% in the prior period due to the Visa Class B shares gain in the prior year’s period. 4

BALANCE SHEET REVIEW

At December 31, 2022, total assets, loans and deposits were $3.6 billion, $2.7 billion and $3.0 billion, respectively. Loan growth for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, excluding PPP loans, was $447.5 million or 19.8% due to improved loan demand and organic growth in our newest markets. Loan growth, excluding PPP loans, during the three months ended December 31, 2022 totaled $106.8 million. Higher interest rates and economic uncertainty may result in lower loan demand and lower growth over the near-term when compared to the year-ended December 31, 2022. Commercial real estate loans made up the majority of the growth with tax-exempt loans and residential real estate loans also showing increases. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, the SBA forgave PPP loans totaling $46.6 million. Gross PPP loans remaining at December 31, 2022 total $22.3 million. Net deferred PPP fees remaining at December 31, 2022 totaled $0.2 million and are expected to be earned during 2023 as the remaining SBA PPP loans are forgiven or repaid.

Total investments were $569.0 million at December 31, 2022, compared to $588.7 million at December 31, 2021. The decrease to the investment portfolio resulted from the unrealized loss on the available for sale portfolio, maturities and pay-downs, offset in part by purchases. At December 31, 2022, the available for sale portfolio had an unrealized loss of $66.3 million compared to an unrealized loss of $1.8 million at December 31, 2021, which was the result of the rapid increase in interest rates as the FOMC increased rates seven times from March through December 2022 totaling 425 basis points. During the quarter, $45.5 million in low yielding, shorter term available for sale U.S. Treasury securities were sold at a loss of $2.0 million with the proceeds reinvested into higher yielding, longer term mortgage backed securities. The loss is expected to be earned back in less than fifteen months based on the approximate 374 basis point increase in yield on the purchased bonds.

Loan growth during the period was funded by federal funds sold, deposit inflows and short-term borrowings. During the year, the federal funds sold balance decreased from $242.4 million, total deposits increased $83.2 million and short-term borrowing increased to $114.9 million. Noninterest-bearing deposits increased $35.0 million, or 4.8% and interest-bearing deposits increased $48.2 million, or 2.2% during the twelve months ended December 31, 2022.

Stockholders' equity equaled $315.4 million or $44.06 per share at December 31, 2022, and $340.1 million or $47.44 per share at December 31, 2021. The decrease in stockholders’ equity from December 31, 2021 is primarily attributable to a decrease to accumulated other comprehensive loss (“AOCI”) resulting from an increase to the unrealized loss on available for sale securities and dividends paid to shareholders, partially offset by net income. Tangible stockholders' equity decreased to $35.19 per share at December 31, 2022, from $38.54 per share at December 31, 2021. Dividends declared for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 amounted to $1.58 per share, a 5.3% increase from the 2021 period, representing a dividend payout ratio of 29.9%. During the three months ended December 31, 2022, 4,732 shares were purchased and retired under the Company’s common stock repurchase plan.

ASSET QUALITY REVIEW

Asset quality metrics remained strong and continued to improve. Nonperforming assets were $4.1 million or 0.15% of loans, net and foreclosed assets at December 31, 2022, compared to $5.0 million or 0.21% of loans, net and foreclosed assets at December 31, 2021. As a percentage of total assets, nonperforming assets improved to 0.12% at December 31, 2022 compared to 0.15% at December 31, 2021. The decrease in nonperforming assets was due to the sale of the Company’s foreclosed properties which totaled $0.5 million at December 31, 2021 and a $1.1 million decrease to nonaccrual and restructured loans due in part to the sale of a pool of commercial and residential nonaccrual loans with a book balance of $0.9 million, partially offset by a $0.7 million increase to loans past due ninety days and still accruing. At December 31, 2022 the Company had no foreclosed properties.

The Company's allowance for loan losses decreased $2.3 million to $27.5 million due to net charge-offs of $0.2 million combined with a release of the allowance for loan losses of $2.1 million during the quarter ended December 31, 2022 based on our allowance methodology. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, the allowance decreased $0.9 million, the product of a credit to the provision for loan losses of $0.4 million and net charge-offs of $0.5 million. The allowance for loan losses equaled $27.5 million or 1.01% of loans, net at December 31, 2022 compared to $28.4 million or 1.22% of loans, net, at December 31, 2021. Excluding PPP loans which do not carry an allowance for loan losses due to a 100% government guarantee, the ratio equaled 1.01% at December 31, 2022 and 1.26% at December 31, 2021. Loans charged-off, net of recoveries, for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, equaled $0.5 million or 0.02% of average loans, compared to $0.7 million or 0.03% of average loans for the comparable period last year. 5

About Peoples:

Peoples Financial Services Corp. is the parent company of Peoples Security Bank and Trust Company, a community bank serving Allegheny, Bucks, Lackawanna, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton, Schuylkill, Susquehanna, and Wyoming Counties in Pennsylvania, Middlesex County in New Jersey and Broome County in New York through 28 offices. Each office, interdependent with the community, offers a comprehensive array of financial products and services to individuals, businesses, not-for-profit organizations and government entities. Peoples’ business philosophy includes offering direct access to senior management and other officers and providing friendly, informed and courteous service, local and timely decision making, flexible and reasonable operating procedures and consistently applied credit policies.

In addition to evaluating its results of operations in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), Peoples routinely supplements its evaluation with an analysis of certain non-GAAP financial measures, such as tangible stockholders’ equity and core net income ratios. The reported results included in this release contain items, which Peoples considers non-core, namely the loss on the sale of securities available for sale and gain on the sale of the Visa Class B shares. Peoples believes the reported non-GAAP financial measures provide information useful to investors in understanding its operating performance and trends. Where non-GAAP disclosures are used in this press release, a reconciliation to the comparable GAAP measure is provided in the accompanying tables. The non-GAAP financial measures Peoples uses may differ from the non-GAAP financial measures of other financial institutions.


SOURCE: Peoples Financial Services Corp.
/Contact:	MEDIA/INVESTORS, Marie L. Luciani, Investor Relations Officer, 570.346.7741 or marie.luciani@psbt.com
Co:	Peoples Financial Services Corp.
St:	Pennsylvania
In:	Fin

Safe Harbor Forward-Looking Statements:

We make statements in this press release, and we may from time to time make other statements regarding our outlook or expectations for future financial or operating results and/or other matters regarding or affecting Peoples Financial Services Corp. and Peoples Security Bank and Trust Company (collectively, “Peoples”) that are considered “forward-looking statements” as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of such words as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “should,” “planned,” “estimated,” “intend” and “potential.” For these statements, Peoples claims the protection of the statutory safe harbors for forward-looking statements.

Peoples cautions you that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated in any forward-looking statement. Such factors include, but are not limited to: prevailing economic and political conditions, particularly in our market area; the COVID-19 crisis and the governmental responses to the crisis; the impact on financial markets from geopolitical conflicts such as the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine; credit risk associated with our lending activities; changes in interest rates, loan demand, real estate values and competition; changes in accounting principles, policies, and guidelines; changes in any applicable law, rule, regulation or practice with respect to tax or legal issues; our ability to identify and address cyber-security risks and other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory and technological factors affecting Peoples’ operations, pricing, products and services and other factors that may be described in Peoples’ Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time.

In addition to these risks, acquisitions and business combinations present risks other than those presented by the nature of the business acquired. Acquisitions and business combinations may be substantially more expensive to complete than originally anticipated, and the anticipated benefits may be significantly harder-or take longer-to achieve than expected. As regulated financial institutions, our pursuit of attractive acquisition and business combination opportunities could be negatively impacted by regulatory delays or other regulatory issues. Regulatory and/or legal issues related to the pre-acquisition operations of an acquired or combined business may cause reputational harm to Peoples following the acquisition or combination, and integration of the acquired or combined business with ours may result in additional future costs arising as a result of those issues. 6

The forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this release, and, except as may be required by applicable law or regulation, Peoples assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements.

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Summary Data

Peoples Financial Services Corp.

Five Quarter Trend (Unaudited)

(In thousands, except share and per share data)


		Dec 31			Sept 30			June 30			Mar 31			Dec 31
		2022			2022			2022			2022			2021
Key performance data:
Share and per share amounts:
Net income		$	1.27		$	1.38		$	1.30		$	1.33		$	2.28
Core net income (1)		$	1.49		$	1.38		$	1.30		$	1.33		$	0.95
Cash dividends declared		$	0.40		$	0.40		$	0.39		$	0.39		$	0.38
Book value		$	44.06		$	42.14		$	43.50		$	44.64		$	47.44
Tangible book value (1)		$	35.19		$	33.26		$	34.62		$	35.76		$	38.54
Market value:
High		$	57.60		$	56.09		$	56.99		$	52.99		$	53.06
Low		$	47.00		$	46.84		$	47.41		$	46.35		$	45.64
Closing		$	51.84		$	46.84		$	55.84		$	50.48		$	52.69
Market capitalization		$	371,072		$	335,503		$	400,410		$	362,398		$	377,754
Common shares outstanding			7,158,018			7,162,750			7,170,661			7,179,037			7,169,372
Selected ratios:
Return on average stockholders’ equity			11.79	%		12.69	%		11.71	%		11.82	%		19.34	%
Core return on average stockholders’ equity (1)			13.81	%		12.69	%		11.71	%		11.82	%		8.03	%
Return on average tangible stockholders’ equity			14.87	%		15.94	%		14.62	%		14.65	%		23.87	%
Core return on average tangible stockholders’ equity (1)			17.41	%		15.94	%		14.62	%		14.65	%		9.91	%
Return on average assets			1.04	%		1.14	%		1.12	%		1.17	%		1.97	%
Core return on average assets (1)			1.22	%		1.14	%		1.12	%		1.17	%		0.82	%
Stockholders’ equity to total assets			8.87	%		8.58	%		9.12	%		9.56	%		10.09	%
Efficiency ratio (1)(2)			60.07	%		54.95	%		54.89	%		53.57	%		58.26	%
Nonperforming assets to loans, net, and foreclosed assets			0.15	%		0.16	%		0.18	%		0.20	%		0.21	%
Nonperforming assets to total assets			0.12	%		0.12	%		0.13	%		0.14	%		0.15	%
Net charge-offs to average loans, net			0.03	%		0.00	%		0.00	%		0.05	%		0.01	%
Allowance for loan losses to loans, net			1.01	%		1.14	%		1.14	%		1.18	%		1.22	%
Interest-bearing assets yield (FTE) (3)			3.84	%		3.59	%		3.34	%		3.22	%		3.08	%
Cost of funds			1.20	%		0.72	%		0.39	%		0.35	%		0.37	%
Net interest spread (FTE) (3)			2.64	%		2.87	%		2.95	%		2.87	%		2.71	%
Net interest margin (FTE) (3)			2.97	%		3.08	%		3.06	%		2.97	%		2.82	%
(1)	See Reconciliation of Non-GAAP financial measures.
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(2)	Total noninterest expense less amortization of intangible assets divided by tax-equivalent net interest income and noninterest income less net gains (losses) on investment securities available for sale and Visa Class B shares.
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(3)	Tax-equivalent adjustments were calculated using the federal statutory tax rate prevailing during the indicated periods of 21%.
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Peoples Financial Services Corp.

Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share data)


	Dec 31		Dec 31
Twelve months ended	2022		2021
Interest income:
Interest and fees on loans:
Taxable	$	95,505	$	82,493
Tax-exempt		5,084		3,957
Interest and dividends on investment securities:
Taxable		8,234		5,464
Tax-exempt		2,066		1,731
Dividends		2		74
Interest on interest-bearing deposits in other banks		101		8
Interest on federal funds sold		342		330
Total interest income		111,334		94,057
Interest expense:
Interest on deposits		12,632		7,310
Interest on short-term borrowings		1,103		78
Interest on long-term debt		76		260
Interest on subordinated debt		1,774		1,774
Total interest expense		15,585		9,422
Net interest income		95,749		84,635
(Credit) provision for loan losses		(449)		1,750
Net interest income after (credit) provision for loan losses		96,198		82,885
Noninterest income:
Service charges, fees, commissions and other		7,076		6,169
Merchant services income		964		879
Commissions and fees on fiduciary activities		2,229		2,273
Wealth management income		1,430		1,537
Mortgage banking income		511		975
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance		1,020		889
Interest rate swap revenue		622		759
Net (losses) gains on equity investment securities		(31)		2
Net losses on sale of investment securities available for sale		(1,976)
Net gain on sale of Visa Class B shares				12,153
Total noninterest income		11,845		25,636
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits expense		33,553		29,736
Net occupancy and equipment expense		16,578		12,848
Amortization of intangible assets		363		491
Net gain on sale of other real estate owned		(478)		(210)
Other expenses		12,661		12,139
Total noninterest expense		62,677		55,004
Income before income taxes		45,366		53,517
Provision for income tax expense		7,276		9,998
Net income	$	38,090	$	43,519
Other comprehensive loss:
Unrealized loss on investment securities available for sale	$	(66,435)	$	(11,487)
Reclassification adjustment for losses on available for sale securities included in net income		1,976
Change in pension liability		370		2,109
Change in derivative fair value		(728)		(322)
Income tax benefit related to other comprehensive loss		(13,995)		(2,037)
Other comprehensive loss, net of income tax benefit		(50,822)		(7,663)
Comprehensive (loss) income	$	(12,732)	$	35,856
Share and per share amounts:
Net income - basic	$	5.31	$	6.05
Net income - diluted		5.28		6.02
Cash dividends declared		1.58		1.50
Average common shares outstanding - basic		7,168,092		7,196,160
Average common shares outstanding - diluted		7,211,643		7,235,303

Peoples Financial Services Corp.

Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share data)


	Dec 31		Sept 30		June 30		Mar 31		Dec 31
Three months ended	2022		2022		2022		2022		2021
Interest income:
Interest and fees on loans:
Taxable	$	27,515	$	25,128	$	22,009	$	20,853	$	20,288
Tax-exempt		1,367		1,338		1,218		1,161		1,098
Interest and dividends on investment securities:
Taxable		2,058		2,096		2,108		1,972		1,660
Tax-exempt		520		521		515		510		498
Dividends						2				2
Interest on interest-bearing deposits in other banks		40		41		18		2		2
Interest on federal funds sold		141		106		22		73		102
Total interest income		31,641		29,230		25,892		24,571		23,650
Interest expense:
Interest on deposits		6,251		3,316		1,597		1,468		1,579
Interest on short-term borrowings		524		457		122
Interest on long-term debt		9		16		23		28		35
Interest on subordinated debt		444		443		443		444		444
Total interest expense		7,228		4,232		2,185		1,940		2,058
Net interest income		24,413		24,998		23,707		22,631		21,592
(Credit) provision for loan losses		(2,149)		450		950		300		1,750
Net interest income after (credit) provision for loan losses		26,562		24,548		22,757		22,331		19,842
Noninterest income:
Service charges, fees, commissions and other		1,909		1,714		1,761		1,692		1,693
Merchant services income		131		157		562		114		120
Commissions and fees on fiduciary activities		532		591		551		555		548
Wealth management income		366		339		374		351		330
Mortgage banking income		104		135		128		144		211
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance		289		269		244		218		220
Interest rate swap revenue		(135)		130		284		343		15
Net gain (loss) on investment securities		6		(18)		(23)		4		(7)
Net losses on sale of investment securities available for sale		(1,976)
Net gain on sale of Visa Class B shares										12,153
Total noninterest income		1,226		3,317		3,881		3,421		15,283
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits expense		9,188		8,474		7,851		8,040		8,087
Net occupancy and equipment expense		4,905		3,898		3,950		3,825		3,384
Amortization of intangible assets		74		96		97		96		116
Net gains on sale of other real estate						(20)		(458)		(15)
Other expenses		2,793		3,467		3,615		2,786		3,198
Total noninterest expense		16,960		15,935		15,493		14,289		14,770
Income before income taxes		10,828		11,930		11,145		11,463		20,355
Income tax expense		1,689		1,962		1,792		1,833		3,941
Net income	$	9,139	$	9,968	$	9,353	$	9,630	$	16,414
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities available for sale	$	6,356	$	(21,510)	$	(18,669)	$	(32,612)	$	(3,078)
Reclassification adjustment for losses on available for sale securities included in net income		1,976
Change in benefit plan liabilities		370								2,109
Change in derivative fair value		12		(46)		(201)		(493)		(300)
Income tax expense (benefit) related to other comprehensive income (loss)		1,447		(4,527)		(3,963)		(6,952)		(266)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income tax expense (benefit)		7,267		(17,029)		(14,907)		(26,153)		(1,003)
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	16,406	$	(7,061)	$	(5,554)	$	(16,523)	$	15,411
Share and per share amounts:
Net income - basic	$	1.28	$	1.39	$	1.30	$	1.34	$	2.29
Net income - diluted		1.27		1.38		1.30		1.33		2.28
Cash dividends declared		0.40		0.40		0.39		0.39		0.38
Average common shares outstanding - basic		7,158,329		7,169,809		7,172,181		7,172,455		7,172,501
Average common shares outstanding - diluted		7,201,785		7,213,147		7,215,890		7,216,421		7,207,565

Peoples Financial Services Corp.

Net Interest Margin (Unaudited)

(In thousands, fully taxable equivalent basis)


		Three Months Ended
		December 31, 2022								December 31, 2021
		Average			Interest Income/			Yield/		Average			Interest Income/			Yield/
	****	Balance		****	Expense		****	Rate	****	Balance		****	Expense		****	Rate
Assets:
Earning assets:
Loans:
Taxable		$	2,441,358		$	27,515		4.47	%	$	2,088,935		$	20,288		3.85	%
Tax-exempt			223,293			1,730		3.08			185,471			1,390		2.97
Total loans			2,664,651			29,245		4.35			2,274,406			21,678		3.78
Investments:
Taxable			528,826			2,058		1.54			446,096			1,662		1.48
Tax-exempt			111,206			658		2.35			105,044			630		2.38
Total investments			640,032			2,716		1.68			551,140			2,292		1.65
Interest-bearing deposits			4,649			40		3.41			9,739			2		0.08
Federal funds sold			14,477			141		3.86			264,068			102		0.15
Total earning assets			3,323,809			32,142		3.84	%		3,099,353			24,074		3.08	%
Less: allowance for loan losses			29,754								27,049
Other assets			198,907								229,172
Total assets		$	3,492,962		$	32,142				$	3,301,476		$	24,074
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity:
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Money market accounts		$	682,721		$	2,908		1.69	%	$	580,756		$	409		0.28	%
NOW accounts			794,032			2,244		1.12			816,345			543		0.26
Savings accounts			530,829			180		0.13			486,614			93		0.08
Time deposits less than $100			125,315			333		1.05			128,791			316		0.97
Time deposits $100 or more			169,077			586		1.38			163,923			218		0.53
Total interest-bearing deposits			2,301,974			6,251		1.08			2,176,429			1,579		0.29
Short-term borrowings			49,444			524		4.20			—			—		0.00
Long-term debt			814			9		4.87			2,959			35		4.69
Subordinated debt			33,000			444		5.33			33,000			444		5.34
Total borrowings			83,258			977		4.66			35,959			479		5.28
Total interest-bearing liabilities			2,385,232			7,228		1.20			2,212,388			2,058		0.37
Noninterest-bearing deposits			758,889								725,414
Other liabilities			41,436								26,924
Stockholders’ equity			307,405								336,750
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		$	3,492,962			7,228				$	3,301,476			2,058
Net interest income/spread					$	24,914		2.64	%				$	22,016		2.71	%
Net interest margin								2.97	%							2.82	%
Tax-equivalent adjustments:
Loans					$	363							$	292
Investments						138								132
Total adjustments					$	501							$	424

Peoples Financial Services Corp.

Net Interest Margin (Unaudited)

(In thousands, fully taxable equivalent basis)


		For the Twelve Months Ended
		December 31, 2022								December 31, 2021
		Average			Interest Income/			Yield/		Average			Interest Income/			Yield/
	****	Balance		****	Expense		****	Rate	****	Balance		****	Expense		****	Rate	****
Assets:	****
Earning assets:
Loans:
Taxable		$	2,306,455		$	95,505		4.14	%	$	2,063,168		$	82,493		4.00	%
Tax-exempt			216,195			6,436		2.98			157,409			5,009		3.18
Total loans			2,522,650			101,941		4.04			2,220,577			87,502		3.94
Investments:
Taxable			537,566			8,236		1.53			313,319			5,538		1.77
Tax-exempt			111,083			2,615		2.35			85,200			2,191		2.57
Total investments			648,649			10,851		1.67			398,519			7,729		1.94
Interest-bearing deposits			8,536			101		1.17			11,123			8		0.07
Federal funds sold			53,056			342		0.65			246,891			330		0.13
Total earning assets			3,232,891			113,235		3.50	%		2,877,110			95,569		3.32	%
Less: allowance for loan losses			29,298								27,209
Other assets			210,392								227,293
Total assets		$	3,413,985		$	113,235				$	3,077,194		$	95,569
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity:
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Money market accounts		$	624,528		$	4,967		0.80	%	$	549,169		$	1,960		0.36	%
NOW accounts			791,653			4,493		0.57			666,885			2,202		0.33
Savings accounts			520,770			496		0.10			468,851			382		0.08
Time deposits less than $100			127,801			1,299		1.02			128,313			1,416		1.10
Time deposits $100 or more			162,998			1,377		0.84			172,711			1,350		0.78
Total interest-bearing deposits			2,227,750			12,632		0.57			1,985,929			7,310		0.37
Short-term borrowings			42,680			1,103		2.58			13,973			78		0.56
Long-term debt			1,634			76		4.65			7,948			260		3.27
Subordinated debt			33,000			1,774		5.38			33,000			1,774		5.38
Total borrowings			77,314			2,953		3.82			54,921			2,112		3.85
Total interest-bearing liabilities			2,305,064			15,585		0.68			2,040,850			9,422		0.46
Noninterest-bearing deposits			753,399								684,527
Other liabilities			34,517								25,704
Stockholders’ equity			321,005								326,113
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		$	3,413,985			15,585				$	3,077,194			9,422
Net interest income/spread					$	97,650		2.82	%				$	86,147		2.86	%
Net interest margin								3.02	%							2.99	%
Tax-equivalent adjustments:
Loans					$	1,352							$	1,052
Investments						549								460
Total adjustments					$	1,901							$	1,512

Peoples Financial Services Corp.

Details of Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin (Unaudited)

(In thousands, fully taxable equivalent basis)


	Dec 31			Sept 30			June 30			Mar 31			Dec 31
Three months ended	2022			2022			2022			2022			2021
Net interest income:
Interest income:
Loans, net:
Taxable	$	27,515		$	25,128		$	22,009		$	20,853		$	20,288
Tax-exempt		1,730			1,694			1,542			1,470			1,390
Total loans, net		29,245			26,822			23,551			22,323			21,678
Investments:
Taxable		2,058			2,096			2,110			1,972			1,662
Tax-exempt		658			659			652			646			630
Total investments		2,716			2,755			2,762			2,618			2,292
Interest on interest-bearing balances in other banks		40			41			18			2			2
Federal funds sold		141			106			22			73			102
Total interest income		32,142			29,724			26,353			25,016			24,074
Interest expense:
Deposits		6,251			3,316			1,597			1,468			1,579
Short-term borrowings		524			457			122
Long-term debt		9			16			23			28			35
Subordinated debt		444			443			443			444			444
Total interest expense		7,228			4,232			2,185			1,940			2,058
Net interest income	$	24,914		$	25,492		$	24,168		$	23,076		$	22,016
Loans, net:
Taxable		4.47	%		4.19	%		3.92	%		3.94	%		3.85	%
Tax-exempt		3.08	%		2.98	%		2.92	%		2.93	%		2.97	%
Total loans, net		4.35	%		4.09	%		3.83	%		3.85	%		3.78	%
Investments:
Taxable		1.54	%		1.53	%		1.53	%		1.53	%		1.48	%
Tax-exempt		2.35	%		2.34	%		2.35	%		2.37	%		2.38	%
Total investments		1.68	%		1.67	%		1.67	%		1.68	%		1.65	%
Interest-bearing balances with banks		3.41	%		1.77	%		0.68	%		0.14	%		0.09	%
Federal funds sold		3.86	%		3.08	%		0.37	%		0.18	%		0.15	%
Total interest-earning assets		3.84	%		3.59	%		3.34	%		3.22	%		3.08	%
Interest expense:
Deposits		1.08	%		0.59	%		0.30	%		0.27	%		0.29	%
Short-term borrowings		4.20	%		2.30	%		1.40	%
Long-term debt		4.87	%		4.64	%		4.85	%		4.59	%		4.68	%
Subordinated debt		5.33	%		5.33	%		5.38	%		5.38	%		5.38	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities		1.20	%		0.72	%		0.39	%		0.35	%		0.37	%
Net interest spread		2.64	%		2.87	%		2.95	%		2.87	%		2.71	%
Net interest margin		2.97	%		3.08	%		3.06	%		2.97	%		2.82	%

Peoples Financial Services Corp.

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)

(In thousands)


	Dec 31		Sept 30		June 30		Mar 31		Dec 31
At period end	2022		2022		2022		2022		2021
Assets:
Cash and due from banks	$	37,675	$	35,000	$	39,693	$	35,863	$	30,415
Interest-bearing balances in other banks		193		8,410		8,040		4,440		7,093
Federal funds sold				69,600				101,200		242,425
Investment securities:
Available for sale		477,703		477,590		513,911		535,482		517,321
Equity investments carried at fair value		110		103		121		144		140
Held to maturity		91,179		92,771		94,446		95,829		71,213
Loans held for sale				653		681		161		408
Loans		2,730,116		2,623,706		2,565,579		2,397,681		2,329,173
Less: allowance for loan losses		27,472		29,822		29,374		28,407		28,383
Net loans		2,702,644		2,593,884		2,536,205		2,369,274		2,300,790
Goodwill		63,370		63,370		63,370		63,370		63,370
Premises and equipment, net		55,667		54,394		53,094		51,977		51,502
Bank owned life insurance		48,344		48,235		47,968		43,828		42,754
Deferred tax assets		18,739		20,796		16,269		12,306		5,354
Accrued interest receivable		11,715		10,082		9,303		9,221		8,528
Other intangible assets, net		105		179		276		372		468
Other assets		46,071		41,739		38,162		29,334		27,702
Total assets	$	3,553,515	$	3,516,806	$	3,421,539	$	3,352,801	$	3,369,483
Liabilities:
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing	$	772,765	$	769,935	$	747,558	$	759,986	$	737,756
Interest-bearing		2,273,833		2,354,205		2,163,725		2,204,878		2,225,641
Total deposits		3,046,598		3,124,140		2,911,283		2,964,864		2,963,397
Short-term borrowings		114,930		14,700		129,170
Long-term debt		555		1,104		1,646		2,182		2,711
Subordinated debt		33,000		33,000		33,000		33,000		33,000
Accrued interest payable		903		1,129		1,269		844		408
Other liabilities		42,179		40,923		33,274		31,450		29,841
Total liabilities		3,238,165		3,214,996		3,109,642		3,032,340		3,029,357
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock		14,321		14,330		14,346		14,352		14,341
Capital surplus		126,850		126,845		126,986		127,192		127,549
Retained earnings		230,515		224,238		217,139		210,584		203,750
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(56,336)		(63,603)		(46,574)		(31,667)		(5,514)
Total stockholders’ equity		315,350		301,810		311,897		320,461		340,126
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	3,553,515	$	3,516,806	$	3,421,539	$	3,352,801	$	3,369,483

Peoples Financial Services Corp.

Loan and Deposit Account Detail (Unaudited)

(In thousands)


At the period end	****	December 31, 2022		****	September 30, 2022		****	June 30, 2022		****	March 31, 2022		****	December 31, 2021
Commercial
Taxable		$	377,215		$	371,164		$	371,153		$	370,574		$	424,455
Non-taxable			222,043			224,764			225,656			210,184			188,672
Total			599,258			595,928			596,809			580,758			613,127
Real estate
Commercial real estate			1,709,827			1,620,116			1,569,658			1,436,196			1,343,539
Residential			330,728			326,223			317,672			306,068			297,624
Total			2,040,555			1,946,339			1,887,330			1,742,264			1,641,163
Consumer
Indirect Auto			76,491			70,006			69,161			64,870			65,791
Consumer Other			13,812			11,433			12,279			9,789			9,092
Total			90,303			81,439			81,440			74,659			74,883
Total		$	2,730,116		$	2,623,706		$	2,565,579		$	2,397,681		$	2,329,173


At the period end	****	December 31, 2022		****	September 30, 2022		****	June 30, 2022		****	March 31, 2022		****	December 31, 2021
Interest-bearing deposits:
Money market accounts		$	685,323		$	706,947		$	592,989		$	605,686		$	588,245
NOW accounts			772,712			813,743			752,397			797,333			851,086
Savings accounts			523,931			530,124			518,146			515,169			491,796
Time deposits less than $250			199,136			224,517			219,690			200,345			203,719
Time deposits $250 or more			92,731			78,874			80,503			86,345			90,795
Total interest-bearing deposits			2,273,833			2,354,205			2,163,725			2,204,878			2,225,641
Noninterest-bearing deposits			772,765			769,935			747,558			759,986			737,756
Total deposits		$	3,046,598		$	3,124,140		$	2,911,283		$	2,964,864		$	2,963,397

Peoples Financial Services Corp.

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)

(In thousands)


	Dec 31		Sept 30		June 30		Mar 31		Dec 31
Average quarterly balances	2022		2022		2022		2022		2021
Assets:
Loans, net:
Taxable	$	2,441,358	$	2,377,803	$	2,254,405	$	2,148,251	$	2,088,935
Tax-exempt		223,293		225,637		211,885		203,645		185,471
Total loans, net		2,664,651		2,603,440		2,466,290		2,351,896		2,274,406
Investments:
Taxable		528,826		544,782		553,078		523,301		446,096
Tax-exempt		111,206		111,578		111,138		110,394		105,044
Total investments		640,032		656,360		664,216		633,695		551,140
Interest-bearing balances with banks		4,649		9,180		10,694		5,888		9,739
Federal funds sold		14,477		13,665		23,920		162,218		264,068
Total interest-earning assets		3,323,809		3,282,645		3,165,120		3,153,697		3,099,353
Other assets		169,153		180,861		181,900		187,864		202,123
Total assets	$	3,492,962	$	3,463,506	$	3,347,020	$	3,341,561	$	3,301,476
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity:
Deposits:
Interest-bearing	$	2,301,974	$	2,228,829	$	2,167,569	$	2,211,629	$	2,176,429
Noninterest-bearing		758,889		770,833		756,225		734,348		725,414
Total deposits		3,060,863		2,999,662		2,923,794		2,945,977		2,901,843
Short-term borrowings		49,444		78,922		34,953
Long-term debt		814		1,369		1,901		2,474		2,959
Subordinated debt		33,000		33,000		33,000		33,000		33,000
Other liabilities		41,436		38,840		33,080		29,816		26,924
Total liabilities		3,185,557		3,151,793		3,026,728		3,011,267		2,964,726
Stockholders’ equity		307,405		311,713		320,292		330,294		336,750
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	3,492,962	$	3,463,506	$	3,347,020	$	3,341,561	$	3,301,476

Peoples Financial Services Corp.

Asset Quality Data (Unaudited)

(In thousands)


	Dec 31		Sept 30		June 30		Mar 31		Dec 31
At quarter end	2022		2022		2022		2022		2021
Nonperforming assets:
Nonaccrual/restructured loans	$	3,386	$	3,938	$	4,387	$	4,573	$	4,461
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more		748		280		190		103		13
Foreclosed assets										487
Total nonperforming assets	$	4,134	$	4,218	$	4,577	$	4,676	$	4,961

Three months ended
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning balance	$	29,822	$	29,374	$	28,407	$	28,383	$	26,693
Charge-offs		233		101		98		355		105
Recoveries		32		99		115		79		45
Provision for loan losses		(2,149)		450		950		300		1,750
Ending balance	$	27,472	$	29,822	$	29,374	$	28,407	$	28,383

Peoples Financial Services Corp.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited)

(In thousands, except share and per share data)


	Dec 31			Sept 30			June 30			Mar 31			Dec 31
Three months ended	2022			2022			2022			2022			2021
Core net income per share:
Net income GAAP	$	9,139		$	9,968		$	9,353		$	9,630		$	16,414
Adjustments:
Less: Gain on sale of Visa Class B shares														12,153
Less: Loss on sale of available for sale securities		(1,976)
Add: Loss on sale of available for sale securities tax adjustment		(415)
Add: Gain on sale of Visa Class B shares tax adjustment														2,552
Core net income	$	10,700		$	9,968		$	9,353		$	9,630		$	6,813
Average common shares outstanding - diluted		7,201,785			7,213,147			7,215,365			7,216,421			7,207,565
Core net income per share	$	1.49		$	1.38		$	1.30		$	1.33		$	0.95

Tangible book value:
Total stockholders’ equity	$	315,350		$	301,810		$	311,897		$	320,461		$	340,126
Less: Goodwill		63,370			63,370			63,370			63,370			63,370
Less: Other intangible assets, net		105			179			276			372			468
Total tangible stockholders’ equity	$	251,875		$	238,261		$	248,251		$	256,719		$	276,289
Common shares outstanding		7,158,018			7,162,750			7,170,661			7,179,037			7,169,372
Tangible book value per share	$	35.19		$	33.26		$	34.62		$	35.76		$	38.54

Core return on average stockholders’ equity:
Net income GAAP	$	9,139		$	9,968		$	9,353		$	9,630		$	16,414
Adjustments:
Less: Gain on sale of Visa Class B shares														12,153
Less: Loss on sale of available for sale securities		(1,976)
Add: Loss on sale of available for sale securities tax adjustment		(415)
Add: Gain on sale of Visa Class B shares tax adjustment														2,552
Core net income	$	10,700		$	9,968		$	9,353		$	9,630		$	6,813
Average stockholders’ equity	$	307,405		$	311,713		$	320,292		$	330,294		$	336,750
Core return on average stockholders’ equity		13.81	%		12.69	%		11.71	%		11.82	%		8.03	%

Return on average tangible equity:
Net income GAAP	$	9,139		$	9,968		$	9,353		$	9,630		$	16,414
Average stockholders’ equity	$	307,405		$	311,713		$	320,292		$	330,294		$	336,750
Less: average intangibles		63,512			63,549			63,694			63,790			63,896
Average tangible stockholders’ equity	$	243,893		$	248,164		$	256,598		$	266,504		$	272,854
Return on average tangible stockholders’ equity		14.87	%		15.94	%		14.62	%		14.65	%		23.87	%

Core return on average tangible stockholders’ equity:
Net income GAAP	$	9,139		$	9,968		$	9,353		$	9,630		$	16,414
Adjustments:
Less: Gain on sale of Visa Class B shares														12,153
Less: Loss on sale of available for sale securities		(1,976)
Add: Loss on sale of available for sale securities tax adjustment		(415)
Add: Gain on sale of Visa Class B shares tax adjustment														2,552
Core net income	$	10,700		$	9,968		$	9,353		$	9,630		$	6,813
Average stockholders’ equity	$	307,405		$	311,713		$	320,292		$	330,294		$	336,750
Less: average intangibles		63,512			63,549			63,694			63,790			63,896
Average tangible stockholders’ equity	$	243,893		$	248,164		$	256,598		$	266,504		$	272,854
Core return on average tangible stockholders’ equity		17.41	%		15.94	%		14.62	%		14.65	%		9.91	%

Core return on average assets:
Net income GAAP	$	9,139		$	9,968		$	9,353		$	9,630		$	16,414
Adjustments:
Less: Gain on sale of Visa Class B shares														12,153
Less: Loss on sale of available for sale securities		(1,976)
Add: Loss on sale of available for sale securities tax adjustment		(415)
Add: Gain on sale of Visa Class B shares tax adjustment														2,552
Core net income	$	10,700		$	9,968		$	9,353		$	9,630		$	6,813
Average assets	$	3,492,962		$	3,463,506		$	3,347,020		$	3,341,561		$	3,301,476
Core return on average assets		1.22	%		1.14	%		1.12	%		1.17	%		0.82	%

Peoples Financial Services Corp.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited)

(In thousands, except share and per share data)


	Dec 31		Dec 31
Year ended	2022		2021
Core net income per share:
Net income (GAAP)	$	38,090	$	43,519
Adjustments:
Less: Gain on sale of Visa Class B shares				12,153
Less: Loss on sale of available for sale securities		(1,976)
Add: Loss on sale of available for sale securities tax adjustment		(415)
Add: Gain on sale of Visa Class B shares tax adjustment				2,552
Core net income	$	39,651	$	33,918
Average common shares outstanding - basic		7,168,092		7,196,160
Average common shares outstanding - diluted		7,211,643		7,235,303
Core net income per share - basic	$	5.53	$	4.71
Core net income per share - diluted	$	5.50	$	4.69

The following tables reconcile the non-GAAP financial measures of FTE net interest income for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:


Three months ended December 31	****	2022		****	2021		****
Interest income (GAAP)		$	31,641		$	23,650
Adjustment to FTE			501			424
Interest income adjusted to FTE (non-GAAP)			32,142			24,074
Interest expense			7,228			2,058
Net interest income adjusted to FTE (non-GAAP)		$	24,914		$	22,016

Twelve months ended December 31	****	2022		****	2021
Interest income (GAAP)		$	111,334		$	94,057
Adjustment to FTE			1,901			1,512
Interest income adjusted to FTE (non-GAAP)			113,235			95,569
Interest expense			15,585			9,422
Net interest income adjusted to FTE (non-GAAP)		$	97,650		$	86,147

The efficiency ratio is noninterest expenses, less amortization of intangible assets, as a percentage of FTE net interest income plus noninterest income. The following tables reconcile the non-GAAP financial measures of the efficiency ratio to GAAP for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:


Three months ended December 31	****	2022		****	2021		****
Efficiency ratio (non-GAAP):
Noninterest expense (GAAP)		$	16,960		$	14,770
Less: amortization of intangible assets expense			74			116
Noninterest expense adjusted for amortization of assets expense (non-GAAP)			16,886			14,654

Net interest income (GAAP)			24,413			21,592
Plus: taxable equivalent adjustment			501			424
Noninterest income (GAAP)			1,226			15,283
Less: Net gains (losses) on equity securities			6			(7)
Less: Loss on sale of available for sale securities			(1,976)
Less: Gain on sale of Visa Class B shares						12,153
Net interest income (FTE) plus noninterest income (non-GAAP)		$	28,110		$	25,153

Efficiency ratio (non-GAAP)			60.07	%		58.26	%

Twelve months ended December 31	****	2022		****	2021		****
Efficiency ratio (non-GAAP):
Noninterest expense (GAAP)		$	62,677		$	55,004
Less: Amortization of intangible assets expense			363			491
Noninterest expense adjusted for amortization of assets expense (non-GAAP)			62,314			54,513

Net interest income (GAAP)			95,749			84,635
Plus: Taxable equivalent adjustment			1,901			1,512
Noninterest income (GAAP)			11,845			25,636
Less: Net (losses) gains on equity securities			(31)			2
Less: Loss on sale of available for sale securities			(1,976)
Less: Gain on sale of Visa Class B shares						12,153
Net interest income (FTE) plus noninterest income (non-GAAP)		$	111,502		$	99,628

Efficiency ratio (non-GAAP)			55.89	%		54.72	%