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Financial Institutions, Inc. Reports Net Income Available to Common Shareholders of $19.6 million, or $0.96 per Diluted Share, for the Fourth Quarter of 2025 and $73.4 million, or $3.61 per Diluted Share, for Full Year 2025

Quarterly and annual results reflect strong performance across the Company's commercial banking, consumer banking and wealth management business lines

WARSAW, N.Y., Jan. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI) (the "Company," "we" or "us"), parent company of Five Star Bank (the "Bank") and Courier Capital, LLC ("Courier Capital"), today reported financial and operational results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2025, that reflect the Company's continued focus on profitable, organic growth.

The Company reported net income of $20.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to net income of $20.5 million in the third quarter of 2025 and net loss of $82.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. After preferred stock dividends, net income available to common shareholders was $19.6 million, or $0.96 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to net income of $20.1 million, or $0.99 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2025, and net loss of $83.2 million, or $5.07 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2024.

For full year 2025, the Company reported net income of $74.9 million, compared to net loss of $41.6 million in 2024. After preferred dividends, net income available to common shareholders was $73.4 million, or $3.61 per diluted share, for 2025, compared to net loss of $43.1 million, or $2.75 per diluted share, for 2024.

Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Highlights:

  • In December 2025, the Company completed a private placement of $80.0 million of fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes. The Notes received a BBB- rating from Kroll Bond Rating Agency, which revised the Company’s long-term outlook to Stable, reflecting sustained improvement in its profitability and its enhanced capital position.
  • Net interest income reached quarterly and annual records of $52.2 million and $200.0 million, respectively, while full year net interest margin of 3.53% expanded 67 basis points year-over-year, and fourth quarter 2025 margin of 3.62% was down 3 basis points from the linked quarter, primarily driven by the impact of the December 2025 subordinated debt offering, and up 71 basis points from the year-ago quarter.
  • Noninterest income was $11.9 million and $45.0 million for the quarter and year, respectively, benefiting from robust swap activity, growth in investment advisory income and AUM, and company owned life insurance ("COLI") income benefiting from the surrender and redeploy strategy initiated in January 2025.
  • Total loans were $4.66 billion at December 31, 2025, reflecting increases of $67.4 million, or 1.5%, from September 30, 2025, and $178.7 million, or 4.0%, from December 31, 2024. Commercial loans grew $90.9 million, or 3.0%, during the quarter and $215.7 million, or 7.5%, during the year, to reach $3.08 billion.
  • Total deposits were $5.21 billion at December 31, 2025, down $151.5 million, or 2.8%, from September 30, 2025, reflecting public deposit seasonality and a reduction in brokered deposits, and up $101.6 million, or 2.0%, from December 31, 2024, led by growth in reciprocal and public deposits that are anchored by commercial and public relationships.
  • Strong capital position enabled the repurchase of 336,869 common shares, or 1.7% of shares outstanding, at an average price of $31.98 per share, during the quarter.
  • Allowance for credit losses on loans to total loans was 1.02% at year-end 2025, compared to 1.03% at September 30, 2025, and 1.07% one year prior.

"Our 2025 performance reflects our team's strong execution against the targets we laid out at the start of this year and success in delivering profitable organic growth, highlighted by full year return on average assets and return on average equity of 1.20% and 12.38%, respectively, and an efficiency ratio of 58%. In 2025, our Board also approved a more than 3% increase in our quarterly dividend as well as a new stock repurchase plan, which we've since activated, reflecting its confidence in our ability to deliver consistent financial results and execute against our strategic priorities to deliver long-term value to shareholders," said President and Chief Executive Officer Martin K. Birmingham. "Strong demand from commercial borrowers in our core Upstate New York footprint drove full year loan growth of 4% and annualized fourth quarter growth of 6%. We also saw healthy commercial deposit growth in the fourth quarter, which is a testament to the value that relationship-based community banking provides small and mid-sized businesses in our markets. Deposit retention and acquisition remain a strong focus as we head into 2026."

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer W. Jack Plants II added, "We ended 2025 with a productive fourth quarter that included a successful subordinated debt offering, allowing us to refinance 2015 and 2020 issuances at a more attractive rate. Given the strength of our financial performance this year and our capital position, we were pleased to repurchase 1.7%, or approximately $10.8 million, of common shares in the final weeks of December. Share repurchases are an important component of our capital deployment strategy, allowing us to efficiently return excess capital to shareholders while retaining growth capacity for our commercial pipelines. Heading into 2026, we remain focused on prudent balance sheet and expense management, credit-disciplined organic loan growth and deepening relationships with consumers, businesses, non-profits and municipalities across our core Upstate New York footprint."

Subordinated Notes Issuance and Repayment of Past Issuances

On December 11, 2025, the Company announced the completion of a private placement of $80.0 million of fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due 2035 (the “Notes”) to qualified institutional buyers and accredited institutional investors. The Notes have a maturity date of December 15, 2035, and bear interest, payable semi-annually, at the rate of 6.50% per annum, until December 15, 2030. Commencing on that date, the interest rate will reset quarterly to an interest rate per annum equal to the then-current three-month secured overnight financing rate (“SOFR”) plus 312 basis points, payable quarterly until maturity.

The Company is entitled to prepay the Notes, in whole or in part, at any time on or after December 15, 2030, and to prepay the Notes in whole or in part at any time upon certain other specified events. As expected, on January 15, 2026, the Company utilized a portion of the net proceeds of the 2025 issuance to redeem the $65.0 million in outstanding debt issuances from 2015 and 2020.

In connection with the issuance and sale of the Notes, the Company entered into registration rights agreements with the purchasers of the Notes pursuant to which the Company has agreed to take certain actions to provide for the exchange of the Notes for subordinated notes that are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with substantially the same terms as the Notes.

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

Net interest income was $52.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2025, an increase of $422 thousand from the third quarter of 2025, and an increase of $10.6 million from the fourth quarter of 2024.

Average interest-earning assets for the current quarter of $5.75 billion were up $89.1 million from the third quarter of 2025 and $30.2 million from the fourth quarter of 2024. The linked quarter increase reflected a $64.5 million increase in average loans, a $17.0 million increase in the average balance of Federal Reserve interest-earning cash and a $7.6 million increase in the average balance of investment securities. On a year-over-year basis, a $196.3 million increase in average loans was partially offset by a $93.0 million decrease in the average balance of investment securities and a $73.1 million decrease in the average balance of Federal Reserve interest-earning cash.

Average interest-bearing liabilities for the current quarter were $4.54 billion, reflecting an increase of $105.5 million from the linked quarter and an increase of $67.6 million from the year-ago quarter. The increase from the third quarter of 2025 was primarily due to a $48.8 million increase in average time deposits, a $43.5 million increase in average savings and money market deposits, a $25.1 million increase in average interest-bearing demand deposits, and an $18.3 million increase in average long-term borrowings. These increases were partially offset by a $30.1 million decrease in average short-term borrowings. The year-over-year increase was primarily due to a $147.1 million increase in average time deposits, a $23.4 million increase in average short-term borrowings and an $8.4 million increase in long-term borrowings, partially offset by a $67.1 million decrease in average savings and money market deposits and a $44.2 million decrease in interest-bearing demand deposits. Compared to the year-ago period, the BaaS platform wind-down that the Bank initiated in September 2024 was the primary driver of the reduction in average savings and money market deposits and also contributed to the increase in average time deposits, given the increase in brokered deposits on a year-over-year basis.

Net interest margin was 3.62% in the current quarter as compared to 3.65% in the third quarter of 2025, and 2.91% in the fourth quarter of 2024. The three-basis-point decrease from the linked quarter was primarily due to the impact of the previously mentioned subordinated debt offering that the Company completed in December 2025, and to a lesser extent a decrease in the average yield on loans. Year-over-year margin expansion was primarily driven by an increase in the average yield on investment securities, following the previously disclosed restructuring of the available-for-sale securities portfolio in December 2024, which supported an increase in the average yield on interest-earning assets, along with lower interest-bearing liability costs.

Net interest income was $200.0 million for the full year 2025, up $36.4 million from 2024. Net interest margin was 3.53% for the full year 2025, compared to 2.86% for 2024, reflective of the December 2024 investment securities restructuring.

Noninterest Income

The Company reported noninterest income of $11.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to $12.1 million in the third quarter of 2025, and a net loss for noninterest income of $91.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2024.

  • Investment advisory income of $3.1 million was $51 thousand higher than the third quarter of 2025 and $519 thousand higher than the fourth quarter of 2024, reflecting both new business and market-driven gains.
  • Income from COLI of $2.8 million was $61 thousand lower than the third quarter of 2025 and $1.4 million higher than the fourth quarter of 2024, due to the previously disclosed restructuring of a portion of the Company's COLI portfolio into higher-yielding separate account policies in January 2025.
  • Income from derivative instruments, net, of $1.1 million was $263 thousand and $1.1 million higher than in the linked and year-ago quarters, respectively. Income from derivative instruments, net, is based on the number and value of interest rate swap transactions executed during the quarter combined with the impact of changes in the fair value of borrower-facing trades.
  • A net gain on investment securities of $225 thousand was recognized in the fourth quarter of 2025. A net loss on investment securities of $100.1 million was recognized in the fourth quarter of 2024 related to the previously disclosed securities portfolio restructuring.

The Company recorded noninterest income of $45.0 million for full year 2025, compared to a net loss for noninterest income of $46.7 million for the full year 2024 due to the previously disclosed portfolio restructuring in the prior year period.

  • A net gain on investment securities of $931 thousand was recognized in 2025, compared to a net loss on investment securities of $100.1 million in 2024.
  • The Company's sale of the assets of its insurance subsidiary generated a $13.7 million gain in 2024. The $2.1 million decline in insurance income year-over-year was also attributable to the transaction.
  • Income from company owned life insurance of $11.4 million was $5.9 million higher than in 2024 due to the previously disclosed surrender and redeploy strategy initiated in January 2025.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense was $36.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to $35.9 million in the third quarter of 2025, and $59.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2024.

  • Salaries and employee benefits expense of $19.3 million was $801 thousand higher than the third quarter of 2025 and $2.2 million higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. The linked quarter variance was primarily driven by accruals for incentive compensation. The year-over-year increase reflected a combination of factors, including annual merit increases, incentive compensation and investments in personnel.
  • Computer and data processing expense of $5.9 million was $145 thousand higher than the third quarter of 2025 and $674 thousand lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. The year-over-year decrease was driven by technology enhancement and upgrade initiatives recorded in the fourth quarter of 2024.
  • As previously disclosed, the Company recorded a $23.0 million provision for litigation settlement in its fourth quarter 2024 financial results related to the final resolution of a long-standing auto lending litigation.
  • Other noninterest expense of $3.6 million was relatively flat with the linked quarter and down $699 thousand from the year-ago quarter, due to a variety of drivers, including lower insurance and other bank charges in the most recent quarter.

Noninterest expense was $142.0 million for full year 2025, compared to $178.9 million for the full year 2024. The decline was driven by the previously disclosed deposit-related fraud event in the first quarter of 2024 and the aforementioned litigation settlement, both of which impacted 2024 results.

  • Salaries and employee benefits expense of $72.8 million increased $6.7 million from the prior year, driven by an increase in health insurance benefit expense, reflecting continued elevated medical claims under the Company's self-insured plan, annual merit increases, incentive compensation and investments in personnel.
  • Occupancy and equipment expense of $15.5 million was $1.1 million higher than 2024, primarily due to costs associated with the Company's ATM conversion and upgrade project that was completed in 2025.
  • Professional services expense of $6.5 million was $1.2 million lower than 2024, primarily attributable to higher legal expenses incurred in the prior year associated with the Company's previously disclosed fraud event.

Income Taxes

Income tax expense was $4.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to $4.8 million in the third quarter of 2025 and a benefit of $32.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. The Company also recognized federal and state tax benefits related to tax credit investments placed in service and/or amortized during the fourth quarter of 2025, third quarter of 2025, and fourth quarter of 2024, resulting in income tax expense reductions of $1.2 million, $1.1 million, and $1.2 million, respectively.

The effective tax rate was 16.7% for the fourth quarter of 2025, 18.9% for the third quarter of 2025, and -28.2% for the fourth quarter of 2024. The effective tax rate fluctuates on a quarterly basis primarily due to the level of pre-tax earnings or loss and may differ from statutory rates because of interest income from tax-exempt securities, earnings on COLI, the tax impact of the COLI repositioning, and the impact of tax credit investments. The effective tax rate for full year 2025 was 18.0%, compared to -38.9% in 2024, reflecting the impact of the previously mentioned securities transaction loss.

Balance Sheet and Capital Management

Total assets were $6.27 billion at December 31, 2025, down $13.9 million from September 30, 2025, and up $157.1 million from December 31, 2024.

Investment securities were $1.01 billion at December 31, 2025, relatively flat with both September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024.

Total loans were $4.66 billion at December 31, 2025, an increase of $67.4 million, or 1.5%, from September 30, 2025, and an increase of $178.7 million, or 4.0%, from December 31, 2024.

  • Commercial business loans totaled $738.3 million, down $2.3 million, or 0.3%, from September 30, 2025, and up $73.0 million, or 11.0%, from December 31, 2024.
  • Commercial mortgage loans totaled $2.34 billion, an increase of $93.2 million, or 4.1%, from September 30, 2025, and an increase of $142.7 million, or 6.5%, from December 31, 2024. The linked quarter increase was primarily driven by growth in non-owner occupied and construction mortgage loans, while the year-over-year increase reflected growth across multifamily, non-owner occupied and owner occupied loans, partially offset by a decrease in construction mortgage loans.
  • Residential real estate loans totaled $657.0 million, up $8.6 million, or 1.3%, from September 30, 2025, and up $6.8 million, or 1.0%, from December 31, 2024.
  • Consumer indirect loans totaled $807.3 million, down $31.4 million, or 3.7%, from September 30, 2025, and down $38.5 million, or 4.5%, from December 31, 2024.

Total deposits were $5.21 billion at December 31, 2025, down $151.5 million, or 2.8%, from September 30, 2025, and up $101.6 million, or 2.0%, from December 31, 2024. The decrease from September 30, 2025 reflected seasonally lower public deposit balances and a reduction in brokered deposits, partially offset by increases in reciprocal and non-public deposits. The increase from December 31, 2024 reflected growth of reciprocal and public deposits, in addition to a higher level of brokered deposits, partially offset by a reduction in non-public deposits. Brokered deposits were utilized to offset the anticipated reduction in BaaS-related deposits, which totaled approximately $7 million at both December 31, 2025 and September 30, 2025, and approximately $100 million at December 31, 2024. Public deposit balances represented 21% of total deposits at December 31, 2025, 23% at September 30, 2025, and 21% at December 31, 2024.

Short-term borrowings were $109.0 million at December 31, 2025, compared to $55.0 million at September 30, 2025, and $99.0 million at December 31, 2024. Short-term borrowings and brokered deposits have historically been utilized to manage the seasonality of public deposits. Long term borrowings, net, were $193.7 million at December 31, 2025, compared to $115.0 million at September 30, 2025, and $124.8 million at December 31, 2024, reflecting the December 2025 subordinated-debt offering.

Shareholders' equity was $628.9 million at December 31, 2025, compared to $621.7 million at September 30, 2025, and $569.0 million at December 31, 2024. Both the linked quarter period-end and year-over-year increases were primarily due to net income, net of dividends, retained and a reduction in accumulated other comprehensive loss, partially offset by the impact of our stock repurchase program.

Common book value per share was $30.89 at December 31, 2025, an increase of $0.86, or 2.9%, from $30.03 at September 30, 2025, and an increase of $3.41, or 12.4%, from $27.48 at December 31, 2024. Tangible common book value per share(1) was $27.84 at December 31, 2025, an increase of $0.82, or 3.0%, from $27.02 at September 30, 2025, and an increase of $3.39, or 13.9%, from $24.45 at December 31, 2024. The common equity to assets ratio was 9.75% at December 31, 2025, compared to 9.61% at September 30, 2025, and 9.02% at December 31, 2024. Tangible common equity to tangible assets(1), or the TCE ratio, was 8.87%, 8.74% and 8.11% at December 31, 2025, September 30, 2025, and December 31, 2024, respectively. The year-over-year increases in both ratios were reflective of the increase in shareholders' equity.

During the fourth quarter of 2025, the Company declared a common stock dividend of $0.31 per common share, consistent with the linked quarter and reflecting an increase of $0.01, or 3.3%, over the year-ago quarter. The dividend returned 32% of fourth quarter net income to common shareholders.

The Company's regulatory capital ratios at December 31, 2025 continued to exceed all regulatory capital requirements to be considered well capitalized.

  • Leverage Ratio was 9.69% compared to 9.77% and 9.15% at September 30, 2025, and December 31, 2024, respectively.
  • Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio was 11.11% compared to 11.15% and 10.54% at September 30, 2025, and December 31, 2024, respectively.
  • Tier 1 Capital Ratio was 11.43% compared to 11.48% and 10.87% at September 30, 2025, and December 31, 2024, respectively.
  • Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio was 14.90%, reflective of the additional $80.0 million of capital on the balance sheet at year-end related to the 2025 Notes, which impacted the ratio by approximately 150 basis points. The Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio was 13.60% and 13.25% at September 30, 2025, and December 31, 2024, respectively.

During the fourth quarter of 2025, the Company repurchased 336,869 common shares for an average price of $31.98 per share under the repurchase plan that was approved in September 2025. As of December 31, 2025, 669,510 shares remained available for repurchase under the plan, which does not have an expiration date.

Credit Quality

Non-performing loans were $35.8 million, or 0.77% of total loans, at December 31, 2025, compared to $34.0 million, or 0.74% of total loans, at September 30, 2025, and $41.4 million, or 0.92% of total loans, at December 31, 2024. The decrease from December 31, 2024 reflected a foreclosed participated loan and partial charge-off of a credit facility reported for the second quarter of 2025, both of which relate to a previously disclosed commercial business relationship placed on nonaccrual status in 2023. Net charge-offs were $2.4 million, representing 0.21% of average loans on an annualized basis, for the current quarter, as compared to $2.1 million, or an annualized 0.18% of average loans, in the third quarter of 2025 and $2.8 million, or an annualized 0.25%, in the fourth quarter of 2024. For full year 2025, net charge-offs to average loans were 0.24%, compared to 0.20% for 2024.

At December 31, 2025, the allowance for credit losses on loans to total loans ratio was 1.02%, compared to 1.03% at September 30, 2025 and 1.07% at December 31, 2024. The year-over-year decrease was due to a combination of factors, primarily driven by lower loss rates due to higher prepayment assumptions.

Provision for credit losses was $3.4 million in the current quarter, compared to $2.7 million in the linked quarter and $6.5 million in the prior year quarter. Provision for credit losses on loans was $2.5 million in the current quarter, compared to $2.1 million in the third quarter of 2025 and $6.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. The allowance for unfunded commitments, also included in provision for credit losses as required by the current expected credit loss standard ("CECL"), totaled $899 thousand in the fourth quarter of 2025, $670 thousand in the third quarter of 2025, and $321 thousand in the fourth quarter of 2024. The provision for credit losses for the fourth quarter of 2025 was driven by a combination of factors, including loan growth and higher expected utilizations for unfunded commitments.

The Company has remained strategically focused on the importance of credit discipline, allocating resources to credit and risk management functions as the loan portfolio has grown. The ratio of allowance for credit losses on loans to non-performing loans was 133% at December 31, 2025, 139% at September 30, 2025, and 116% at December 31, 2024.

Subsequent Events

The Company is required, under generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), to evaluate subsequent events through the filing of its consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025, in its Annual Report on Form 10-K. As a result, the Company will continue to evaluate the impact of any subsequent events on critical accounting assumptions and estimates made as of December 31, 2025, and will adjust amounts preliminarily reported, if necessary.

Conference Call

The Company will host an earnings conference call and audio webcast on January 30, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The call will be hosted by Martin K. Birmingham, President and Chief Executive Officer, and W. Jack Plants II, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. The live webcast will be available in listen-only mode on the Company’s website at www.FISI-investors.com. Within the United States, listeners may also access the call by dialing 1-833-470-1428 and providing the access code 441553. The webcast replay will be available on the Company’s website for at least 30 days.

About Financial Institutions, Inc.

Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI) is a financial holding company with approximately $6.3 billion in assets offering banking and wealth management products and services. Its Five Star Bank subsidiary provides consumer and commercial banking and lending services to individuals, municipalities and businesses through banking locations spanning Western and Central New York and a commercial loan production office serving the Mid-Atlantic region. Courier Capital, LLC offers customized investment management, consulting and retirement plan services to individuals, businesses, institutions, foundations and retirement plans. Learn more at Five-StarBank.com and FISI-Investors.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Information

In addition to results presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), this press release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to GAAP measures is included in Appendix A to this document.

The Company believes that providing certain non-GAAP financial measures provides investors with information useful in understanding our financial performance, performance trends and financial position. Our management uses these measures for internal planning and forecasting purposes and we believe that our presentation and discussion, together with the accompanying reconciliations, allows investors, security analysts and other interested parties to view our performance and the factors and trends affecting our business in a manner similar to management. These non-GAAP measures should not be considered a substitute for GAAP measures, and we strongly encourage investors to review our consolidated financial statements in their entirety and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate the Company. Non-GAAP financial measures have inherent limitations, are not uniformly applied and are not audited. Because non-GAAP financial measures are not standardized, it may not be possible to compare these financial measures with other companies' non-GAAP financial measures having the same or similar names.

Safe Harbor Statement 

This press release may contain forward-looking statements as defined by Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that involve significant risks and uncertainties. In this context, forward-looking statements often address our expected future business and financial performance and financial condition, and often contain words such as "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "estimate," "expect," "focus," "forecast," "intend," "may," "plan," "preliminary," "should," "target" or "will." Statements herein are based on certain assumptions and analyses by the Company and factors it believes are appropriate in the circumstances. Actual results could differ materially from those contained in or implied by such statements for a variety of reasons including, but not limited to: changes in interest rates; inflation; tariffs; changes in deposit flows and the cost and availability of funds; fraudulent deposit activity; the Company’s ability to implement its strategic plan, including by expanding its commercial lending footprint and integrating its acquisitions; whether the Company experiences greater credit losses than expected; whether the Company experiences breaches of its, or third party, information systems; the attitudes and preferences of the Company's customers; legal and regulatory proceedings and related matters, including any action described in our reports filed with the SEC, could adversely affect us and the banking industry in general; the competitive environment; fluctuations in the fair value of securities in its investment portfolio; changes in the regulatory environment and the Company's compliance with regulatory requirements; general economic and credit market conditions nationally and regionally; and macroeconomic volatility related to global political unrest. Consequently, all forward-looking statements made herein are qualified by these cautionary statements and the cautionary language and risk factors included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other documents filed with the SEC. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to revise these statements following the date of this press release.

(1) See Appendix A — Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Financial Measures for the computation of this non-GAAP financial measure.

For additional information contact:
Kate Croft
Director of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications
(716) 817-5159
klcroft@five-starbank.com

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, INC.
Selected Financial Information (Unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

SELECTED BALANCE SHEET DATA:   2025     2024  
    December 31,     September 30,     June 30,     March 31,     December 31,  
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 108,751     $ 185,945     $ 93,034     $ 167,352     $ 87,321  
Investment securities:                              
Available for sale     922,472       923,592       916,149       926,992       911,105  
Held-to-maturity, net     84,709       87,625       92,121       113,105       116,001  
Total investment securities     1,007,181       1,011,217       1,008,270       1,040,097       1,027,106  
Loans held for sale     3,365       2,252       2,356       387       2,280  
Loans:                              
Commercial business     738,307       740,603       726,218       709,101       665,321  
Commercial mortgage–construction     488,558       441,034       536,552       566,359       582,619  
Commercial mortgage–multifamily     588,732       592,634       496,223       475,867       470,954  
Commercial mortgage–non-owner occupied     942,219       893,884       873,207       899,679       857,987  
Commercial mortgage–owner occupied     322,776       321,555       309,171       286,391       288,036  
Residential real estate loans     657,001       648,397       647,205       643,983       650,206  
Residential real estate lines     75,121       76,109       75,675       74,769       75,552  
Consumer indirect     807,310       838,671       833,452       853,176       845,772  
Other consumer     37,842       37,536       38,299       43,953       42,757  
Total loans     4,657,866       4,590,423       4,536,002       4,553,278       4,479,204  
Allowance for credit losses–loans     47,386       47,292       47,291       48,964       48,041  
Total loans, net     4,610,480       4,543,131       4,488,711       4,504,314       4,431,163  
Total interest-earning assets     5,755,696       5,739,699       5,614,008       5,733,743       5,602,570  
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net     60,343       60,443       60,564       60,651       60,758  
Total assets     6,274,140       6,288,052       6,143,766       6,340,492       6,117,085  
Deposits:                              
Noninterest-bearing demand     962,724       959,404       940,341       945,182       950,351  
Interest-bearing demand     672,323       776,445       704,871       773,475       705,195  
Savings and money market     1,884,801       1,955,832       1,898,302       2,033,323       1,904,013  
Time deposits     1,686,500       1,666,128       1,612,500       1,620,930       1,545,172  
Total deposits     5,206,348       5,357,809       5,156,014       5,372,910       5,104,731  
Short-term borrowings     109,000       55,000       101,000       55,000       99,000  
Long-term borrowings, net     193,653       115,000       114,960       124,917       124,842  
Total interest-bearing liabilities     4,546,277       4,568,405       4,431,633       4,607,645       4,405,912  
Shareholders’ equity     628,854       621,720       601,668       589,928       568,984  
Common shareholders’ equity     611,569       604,435       584,383       572,643       551,699  
Tangible common equity(1)     551,226       543,992       523,819       511,992       490,941  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   $ (33,030 )   $ (36,758 )   $ (42,214 )   $ (41,995 )   $ (52,604 )
                               
Common shares outstanding     19,797       20,130       20,128       20,110       20,077  
Treasury shares     902       570       572       590       623  
CAPITAL RATIOS AND PER SHARE DATA:                              
Leverage ratio     9.69 %     9.77 %     9.45 %     9.24 %     9.15 %
Common equity Tier 1 capital ratio     11.11 %     11.15 %     10.84 %     10.38 %     10.54 %
Tier 1 capital ratio     11.43 %     11.48 %     11.17 %     10.71 %     10.87 %
Total risk-based capital ratio     14.90 %     13.60 %     13.27 %     13.09 %     13.25 %
Common equity to assets     9.75 %     9.61 %     9.51 %     9.03 %     9.02 %
Tangible common equity to tangible assets(1)     8.87 %     8.74 %     8.61 %     8.15 %     8.11 %
                               
Common book value per share   $ 30.89     $ 30.03     $ 29.03     $ 28.48     $ 27.48  
Tangible common book value per share(1)   $ 27.84     $ 27.02     $ 26.02     $ 25.46     $ 24.45  
                                         
  1. See Appendix A — Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Financial Measures for the computation of this non-GAAP financial measure.

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, INC.
Selected Financial Information (Unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

SELECTED INCOME STATEMENT DATA:   Year Ended     2025     2024  
    December 31,     Fourth     Third     Second     First     Fourth  
    2025     2024     Quarter     Quarter     Quarter     Quarter     Quarter  
Interest income   $ 332,989     $ 313,231     $ 84,649     $ 84,422     $ 82,867     $ 81,051     $ 78,119  
Interest expense     133,003       149,642       32,438       32,633       33,745       34,187       36,486  
Net interest income     199,986       163,589       52,211       51,789       49,122       46,864       41,633  
Provision for credit losses     11,626       6,150       3,404       2,732       2,562       2,928       6,461  
Net interest income after provision for credit losses     188,360       157,439       48,807       49,057       46,560       43,936       35,172  
Noninterest income (loss):                                          
Service charges on deposits     4,360       4,233       1,082       1,137       1,089       1,052       1,074  
Insurance     11       2,144       3       2       3       3       3  
Card interchange     7,794       7,855       2,011       2,006       1,937       1,840       2,045  
Investment advisory     11,719       10,713       3,074       3,023       2,885       2,737       2,555  
Company owned life insurance     11,379       5,487       2,788       2,849       2,965       2,777       1,425  
Investments in limited partnerships     1,402       2,382       457       223       307       415       837  
Loan servicing     692       716       208       181       180       123       295  
Income (loss) from derivative instruments, net     2,546       726       1,110       847       339       250       (37 )
Net gain on sale of loans held for sale     737       618       195       285       140       117       186  
Net gain (loss) on investment securities     931       (100,055 )     225       703       3       -       (100,055 )
Net (loss) gain on other assets     (506 )     13,614       (225 )     (281 )     -       -       (19 )
Net loss on tax credit investments     (1,985 )     (775 )     (446 )     (513 )     (512 )     (514 )     (636 )
Other     5,875       5,661       1,427       1,594       1,281       1,573       1,291  
Total noninterest income (loss)     44,955       (46,681 )     11,909       12,056       10,617       10,373       (91,036 )
Noninterest expense:                                          
Salaries and employee benefits     72,813       66,126       19,323       18,522       18,070       16,898       17,159  
Occupancy and equipment     15,490       14,361       4,104       3,814       3,982       3,590       3,791  
Professional services     6,516       7,702       1,686       1,688       1,451       1,691       1,571  
Computer and data processing     23,089       22,689       5,934       5,789       5,879       5,487       6,608  
Supplies and postage     2,098       1,935       458       559       503       578       504  
FDIC assessments     5,070       5,284       984       1,227       1,392       1,467       1,551  
Advertising and promotions     1,810       1,573       482       491       495       342       465  
Amortization of intangibles     415       552       100       103       105       107       109  
Provision for litigation settlement     -       23,022       -       -       -       -       23,022  
Deposit-related charged-off items     160       20,341       77       144       233       (294 )     354  
Other     14,500       15,321       3,571       3,538       3,572       3,819       4,270  
Total noninterest expense     141,961       178,906       36,719       35,875       35,682       33,685       59,404  
Income (loss) before income taxes     91,354       (68,148 )     23,997       25,238       21,495       20,624       (115,268 )
Income tax expense (benefit)     16,487       (26,502 )     4,017       4,761       3,963       3,746       (32,457 )
Net income (loss)     74,867       (41,646 )     19,980       20,477       17,532       16,878       (82,811 )
Preferred stock dividends     1,458       1,459       364       365       364       365       365  
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders   $ 73,409     $ (43,105 )   $ 19,616     $ 20,112     $ 17,168     $ 16,513     $ (83,176 )
FINANCIAL RATIOS:                                          
Earnings (loss) per share–basic   $ 3.65     $ (2.75 )   $ 0.98     $ 1.00     $ 0.85     $ 0.82     $ (5.07 )
Earnings (loss) per share–diluted   $ 3.61     $ (2.75 )   $ 0.96     $ 0.99     $ 0.85     $ 0.81     $ (5.07 )
Cash dividends declared on common stock   $ 1.24     $ 1.20     $ 0.31     $ 0.31     $ 0.31     $ 0.31     $ 0.30  
Common dividend payout ratio     33.97 %     -43.64 %     31.63 %     31.00 %     36.47 %     37.80 %     -5.92 %
Dividend yield (annualized)     3.98 %     4.40 %     3.95 %     4.52 %     4.84 %     5.04 %     4.37 %
Return on average assets (annualized)     1.20 %     -0.68 %     1.27 %     1.32 %     1.13 %     1.10 %     -5.38 %
Return on average equity (annualized)     12.38 %     -8.74 %     12.53 %     13.31 %     11.78 %     11.82 %     -63.70 %
Return on average common equity (annualized)     12.49 %     -9.39 %     12.64 %     13.45 %     11.88 %     11.92 %     -66.19 %
Return on average tangible common equity (annualized)(1)     13.93 %     -10.92 %     14.02 %     14.98 %     13.27 %     13.36 %     -75.36 %
Efficiency ratio(2)     58.13 %     82.35 %     57.43 %     56.78 %     59.68 %     58.79 %     117.13 %
Effective tax rate     18.0 %     -38.9 %     16.7 %     18.9 %     18.4 %     18.2 %     -28.2 %
                                                         
  1. See Appendix A – Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Financial Measures for the computation of this non-GAAP financial measure.
  2. The efficiency ratio is calculated by dividing noninterest expense by net revenue, i.e., the sum of net interest income (fully taxable equivalent) and noninterest income before net gains on investment securities. This is a banking industry measure not required by GAAP.

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, INC.
Selected Financial Information (Unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands)

SELECTED AVERAGE BALANCES:   Year Ended     2025     2024  
    December 31,     Fourth     Third     Second     First     Fourth  
    2025     2024     Quarter     Quarter     Quarter     Quarter     Quarter  
Federal funds sold and interest-earning deposits   $ 47,560     $ 115,635     $ 48,418     $ 31,461     $ 39,027     $ 71,767     $ 121,530  
Investment securities(1)     1,070,755       1,171,083       1,066,829       1,059,244       1,071,628       1,085,649       1,159,863  
Loans:                                          
Commercial business     714,100       689,585       731,314       726,315       720,347       677,700       658,038  
Commercial mortgage     2,244,938       2,082,846       2,313,465       2,239,666       2,221,576       2,203,899       2,148,427  
Residential real estate loans     647,722       648,604       650,190       648,642       645,007       647,005       649,549  
Residential real estate lines     75,198       75,951       75,288       75,774       75,010       74,709       76,164  
Consumer indirect     837,215       894,720       823,521       838,026       839,294       848,282       858,854  
Other consumer     39,075       45,790       36,917       37,741       39,485       42,230       43,333  
Total loans     4,558,248       4,437,496       4,630,695       4,566,164       4,540,719       4,493,825       4,434,365  
Total interest-earning assets     5,676,563       5,724,214       5,745,942       5,656,869       5,651,374       5,651,241       5,715,758  
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net     60,558       64,247       60,404       60,505       60,610       60,717       60,824  
Total assets     6,214,610       6,129,430       6,261,856       6,159,886       6,216,657       6,220,187       6,121,449  
Interest-bearing liabilities:                                          
Interest-bearing demand     719,126       734,731       713,033       687,978       730,979       745,210       757,221  
Savings and money market     1,933,787       2,012,139       1,924,952       1,881,445       1,953,412       1,976,483       1,992,059  
Time deposits     1,633,345       1,511,507       1,692,138       1,643,342       1,631,407       1,564,987       1,545,071  
Short-term borrowings     92,817       126,192       79,913       110,011       86,099       95,223       56,513  
Long-term borrowings, net     122,393       124,679       133,242       114,976       116,473       124,871       124,795  
Total interest-bearing liabilities     4,501,468       4,509,248       4,543,278       4,437,752       4,518,370       4,506,774       4,475,659  
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits     941,650       953,417       955,880       960,089       923,409       926,696       947,428  
Total deposits     5,227,908       5,211,794       5,286,003       5,172,854       5,239,207       5,213,376       5,241,779  
Total liabilities     5,609,675       5,653,046       5,629,101       5,549,575       5,619,834       5,640,981       5,604,249  
Shareholders’ equity     604,935       476,384       632,755       610,311       596,823       579,206       517,200  
Common equity     587,650       459,092       615,470       593,026       579,538       561,921       499,910  
Tangible common equity(2)     527,092       394,845       555,066       532,521       518,928       501,204       439,086  
Common shares outstanding:                                          
Basic     20,099       15,683       20,093       20,122       20,107       20,073       16,415  
Diluted     20,318       15,683       20,347       20,336       20,294       20,285       16,415  

SELECTED AVERAGE YIELDS: (Tax equivalent basis)
                                         
Investment securities(3)     4.38 %     2.20 %     4.48 %     4.45 %     4.34 %     4.25 %     2.38 %
Loans     6.24 %     6.36 %     6.20 %     6.29 %     6.26 %     6.20 %     6.28 %
Total interest-earning assets     5.87 %     5.48 %     5.86 %     5.93 %     5.88 %     5.80 %     5.45 %
Interest-bearing demand     1.17 %     1.18 %     1.20 %     1.09 %     1.21 %     1.15 %     1.34 %
Savings and money market     2.62 %     3.03 %     2.46 %     2.62 %     2.67 %     2.75 %     2.94 %
Time deposits     3.99 %     4.66 %     3.73 %     3.88 %     4.08 %     4.31 %     4.53 %
Short-term borrowings     2.50 %     2.67 %     1.77 %     2.41 %     1.80 %     2.09 %     0.15 %
Long-term borrowings, net     5.56 %     5.03 %     6.31 %     5.53 %     5.35 %     5.00 %     5.03 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities     2.95 %     3.32 %     2.83 %     2.92 %     3.00 %     3.07 %     3.24 %
Net interest rate spread     2.92 %     2.16 %     3.03 %     3.01 %     2.88 %     2.73 %     2.21 %
Net interest margin     3.53 %     2.86 %     3.62 %     3.65 %     3.49 %     3.35 %     2.91 %
                                                         
  1. Includes investment securities at adjusted amortized cost.
  2. See Appendix A – Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Financial Measures for the computation of this non-GAAP financial measure.
  3. The interest on tax-exempt securities is calculated on a tax-equivalent basis assuming a Federal income tax rate of 21%.

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, INC.
Selected Financial Information (Unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands)

ASSET QUALITY DATA:   Year Ended     2025     2024  
    December 31,     Fourth     Third     Second     First     Fourth  
    2025     2024     Quarter     Quarter     Quarter     Quarter     Quarter  
Allowance for Credit Losses – Loans                                          
Beginning balance   $ 48,041     $ 51,082     $ 47,292     $ 47,291     $ 48,964     $ 48,041     $ 44,678  
Net loan charge-offs (recoveries):                                          
Commercial business     2,129       98       46       123       1,903       57       131  
Commercial mortgage–construction     (367 )     -       (10 )     (357 )     -       -       -  
Commercial mortgage–multifamily     -       12       -       -       -       -       -  
Commercial mortgage–non-owner occupied     594       (8 )     -       (1 )     596       (1 )     (5 )
Commercial mortgage–owner occupied     (3 )     (4 )     -       (1 )     (1 )     (1 )     (1 )
Residential real estate loans     104       95       (4 )     (25 )     92       41       (4 )
Residential real estate lines     27       -       -       -       27       -       -  
Consumer indirect     7,256       7,927       2,239       1,926       942       2,149       2,557  
Other consumer     1,151       566       140       396       491       124       100  
Total net charge-offs (recoveries)     10,891       8,686       2,411       2,061       4,050       2,369       2,778  
Provision for credit losses–loans     10,236       5,645       2,505       2,062       2,377       3,292       6,141  
Ending balance   $ 47,386     $ 48,041     $ 47,386     $ 47,292     $ 47,291     $ 48,964     $ 48,041  
                                           
Net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans (annualized):                                          
Commercial business     0.30 %     0.01 %     0.02 %     0.07 %     1.06 %     0.03 %     0.80 %
Commercial mortgage–construction     -0.07 %     0.00 %     -0.01 %     -0.31 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %
Commercial mortgage–multifamily     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %
Commercial mortgage–non-owner occupied     0.07 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %
Commercial mortgage–owner occupied     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %
Residential real estate loans     0.02 %     0.01 %     0.00 %     -0.02 %     0.06 %     0.03 %     0.00 %
Residential real estate lines     0.04 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.14 %     0.00 %     0.00 %
Consumer indirect     0.87 %     0.89 %     1.08 %     0.91 %     0.45 %     1.03 %     1.18 %
Other consumer     2.95 %     1.23 %     1.50 %     4.16 %     4.99 %     1.19 %     0.91 %
Total loans     0.24 %     0.20 %     0.21 %     0.18 %     0.36 %     0.21 %     0.25 %
                                           
Supplemental information(1)                                          
Non-performing loans:                                          
Commercial business   $ 4,709     $ 5,617     $ 4,709     $ 3,799     $ 3,671     $ 5,672     $ 5,617  
Commercial mortgage–construction     20,321       20,280       20,321       19,794       19,621       19,684       20,280  
Commercial mortgage–multifamily     540       -       540       540       -       -       -  
Commercial mortgage–non-owner occupied     -       4,773       -       -       164       4,766       4,773  
Commercial mortgage–owner occupied     1,095       354       1,095       1,102       -       349       354  
Residential real estate loans     6,443       6,918       6,443       5,877       5,885       6,035       6,918  
Residential real estate lines     374       253       374       212       299       316       253  
Consumer indirect     2,155       3,157       2,155       2,482       2,571       2,917       3,157  
Other consumer     118       54       118       145       225       279       54  
Total non-performing loans     35,755       41,406       35,755       33,951       32,436       40,018       41,406  
Foreclosed assets     94       60       94       142       142       196       60  
Total non-performing assets   $ 35,849     $ 41,466     $ 35,849     $ 34,093     $ 32,578     $ 40,214     $ 41,466  
                                           
Total non-performing loans to total loans     0.77 %     0.92 %     0.77 %     0.74 %     0.72 %     0.88 %     0.92 %
Total non-performing assets to total assets     0.57 %     0.68 %     0.57 %     0.54 %     0.53 %     0.63 %     0.68 %
Allowance for credit losses–loans to total loans     1.02 %     1.07 %     1.02 %     1.03 %     1.04 %     1.08 %     1.07 %
Allowance for credit losses–loans to non-performing loans     133 %     116 %     133 %     139 %     146 %     122 %     116 %
                                                         
  1. At period end.

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, INC.
Appendix A — Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

    Year Ended     2025     2024  
    December 31,     Fourth     Third     Second     First     Fourth  
    2025     2024     Quarter     Quarter     Quarter     Quarter     Quarter  
Ending tangible assets:                                          
Total assets               $ 6,274,140     $ 6,288,052     $ 6,143,766     $ 6,340,492     $ 6,117,085  
Less: Goodwill and other intangible assets, net                 60,343       60,443       60,564       60,651       60,758  
Tangible assets               $ 6,213,797     $ 6,227,609     $ 6,083,202     $ 6,279,841     $ 6,056,327  
                                           
Ending tangible common equity:                                          
Common shareholders’ equity               $ 611,569     $ 604,435     $ 584,383     $ 572,643     $ 551,699  
Less: Goodwill and other intangible assets, net                 60,343       60,443       60,564       60,651       60,758  
Tangible common equity               $ 551,226     $ 543,992     $ 523,819     $ 511,992     $ 490,941  
                                           
Tangible common equity to tangible assets(1)                 8.87 %     8.74 %     8.61 %     8.15 %     8.11 %
                                           
Common shares outstanding                 19,797       20,130       20,128       20,110       20,077  
Tangible common book value per share(2)               $ 27.84     $ 27.02     $ 26.02     $ 25.46     $ 24.45  
                                           
Average tangible assets:                                          
Average assets   $ 6,214,610     $ 6,129,430     $ 6,261,856     $ 6,159,886     $ 6,216,657     $ 6,220,187     $ 6,121,449  
Less: Average goodwill and other intangible assets, net     60,558       64,247       60,404       60,505       60,610       60,717       60,824  
Average tangible assets   $ 6,154,052     $ 6,065,183     $ 6,201,452     $ 6,099,381     $ 6,156,047     $ 6,159,470     $ 6,060,625  
                                           
Average tangible common equity:                                          
Average common equity   $ 587,650     $ 459,092     $ 615,470     $ 593,026     $ 579,538     $ 561,921     $ 499,910  
Less: Average goodwill and other intangible assets, net     60,558       64,247       60,404       60,505       60,610       60,717       60,824  
Average tangible common equity   $ 527,092     $ 394,845     $ 555,066     $ 532,521     $ 518,928     $ 501,204     $ 439,086  
                                           
Net (loss) income available to common shareholders   $ 73,409     $ (43,105 )   $ 19,616     $ 20,112     $ 17,168     $ 16,513     $ (83,176 )
Return on average tangible common equity(3)     13.93 %     -10.92 %     14.02 %     14.98 %     13.27 %     13.36 %     -75.36 %
                                           
  1. Tangible common equity divided by tangible assets.
  2. Tangible common equity divided by common shares outstanding.
  3. Net income available to common shareholders (annualized) divided by average tangible common equity.

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