Bank of Hawai'i Corporation Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results

• Diluted Earnings Per Common Share of $1.06
• Net Income of $47.6 Million
• Net Interest Income $129.7 Million
• Net Interest Margin 2.39%
• Board of Directors Declares Dividend of $0.70 Per Common Share

Bank of Hawai‘i Corporation (NYSE:BOH) (the "Company") today reported diluted earnings per common share of $1.06 for the second quarter of 2025, compared with $0.97 during the linked quarter and $0.81 during the same period last year. Net income for the second quarter of 2025 was $47.6 million, up 8.3% from the linked quarter and up 39.8% from the same period last year. The return on average common equity for the second quarter of 2025 was 12.50% compared with 11.80% during the linked quarter and 10.41% during the same period last year.

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"Bank of Hawai‘i continued to perform well during the second quarter of 2025," said Peter Ho, Chairman and CEO. "Our net interest income and net interest margin expanded for the fifth consecutive quarter. Average deposit balances grew while average loan balances held steady. Our credit quality remained excellent, and we continued to maintain our disciplined approach to expense management."

Financial Highlights

Net interest income for the second quarter of 2025 was $129.7 million, an increase of 3.1% from the linked quarter and an increase of 12.9% as compared to the same period last year. The increase from the previous quarter was primarily driven by higher earning asset yields, as cash flows from fixed rate assets rolling off at lower interest rates were reinvested at higher current rates (fixed asset repricing). The increase from the same period last year was primarily due to lower interest-bearing deposit rates, slowing of the shift from noninterest-bearing and interest-bearing accounts with rates less than 10 basis points to higher interest-bearing deposit accounts (deposit mix shift) and higher average balance of our earning assets.

Net interest margin was 2.39% in the second quarter of 2025, an increase of 7 basis points from the linked quarter and an increase of 24 basis points from the same period last year. As discussed above, the increase from the previous quarter was primarily due to fixed asset repricing. The increase from the same period last year was primarily due to lower interest-bearing deposit rates and slowing of deposit mix shift.

The average yield on loans and leases was 4.80% in the second quarter of 2025, up 8 basis points from the linked quarter and up 4 basis points from the same period last year. The average yield on total earning assets was 4.01% in the second quarter of 2025, up 6 basis points from the linked quarter and up 2 basis points from the same period last year. The average rate of interest-bearing deposits was 2.16% in the second quarter of 2025, flat from the linked quarter and down 30 basis points from the same period last year. The average quarterly rate of total deposits, including noninterest-bearing deposits, was 1.60%, flat from the linked quarter and down 21 basis points from the same period last year. The decrease in deposit rates from the same period last year was primarily due to lower benchmark interest rates and the slowing of the deposit mix shift.

Noninterest income was $44.8 million in the second quarter of 2025, an increase of 1.7% from the linked quarter and an increase of 6.4% from the same period in 2024. Noninterest income in the second quarter included an $0.8 million gain related to a BOLI recovery, while the linked quarter included a $0.6 million charge related to a Visa B conversion ratio change. Adjusted for these items, noninterest income decreased by 1.5% from the linked quarter and increased by 4.5% from the same period in 2024. The decrease from the linked quarter was primarily due to lower customer derivative activity and decreases in mortgage banking income and service charges on deposit accounts, partially offset by an increase in trust and asset management income. The increase from the same period last year was primarily due to increases in other income, services charges on deposit accounts, fees, exchange, and other service charges, bank-owned life insurance income and a decrease in investment securities losses.

Noninterest expense was $110.8 million in the second quarter of 2025, an increase of 0.3% from the linked quarter and an increase of 1.4% from the same period last year. The increase from the linked quarter was primarily due to higher FDIC insurance costs, partially offset by lower salaries and benefits. The increase from the same period last year was primarily due to higher salaries and benefits, partially offset by lower FDIC insurance costs.

The effective tax rate for the second quarter of 2025 was 21.19% compared with 21.67% during the linked quarter and 24.77% during the same period last year. The lower effective tax rate in the current quarter as compared to the linked quarter was primarily due to an increase in tax-exempt income. Compared to the same period last year, the decrease was primarily due to a decrease in tax expense from discrete items and an increase in tax-exempt income.

Asset Quality

The Company's overall asset quality remained strong during the second quarter of 2025. Provision for credit losses for the second quarter of 2025 was $3.3 million, unchanged from the linked quarter and up from $2.4 million in the same period last year.

Total non-performing assets were $17.9 million at June 30, 2025, up $0.4 million from March 31, 2025 and up $2.7 million from June 30, 2024. Non-performing assets as a percentage of total loans and leases and foreclosed real estate were 0.13% at the end of the quarter, an increase of 1 basis point from the linked quarter and an increase of 2 basis points from the same period last year.

Net loan and lease charge-offs during the second quarter of 2025 were $2.6 million or 7 basis points annualized of total average loans and leases outstanding and comprised of gross charge-offs of $4.0 million partially offset by gross recoveries of $1.4 million. Compared to the linked quarter, net loan and lease charge-offs decreased by $1.8 million or 6 basis points annualized on total average loans and leases outstanding. Compared to the same period last year, net loan and lease charge-offs decreased by $0.8 million or 3 basis points annualized on total average loans and leases outstanding.

The allowance for credit losses on loans and leases was $148.5 million at June 30, 2025, an increase of $0.8 million from March 31, 2025 and an increase of $1.1 million from June 30, 2024. The ratio of the allowance for credit losses to total loans and leases outstanding was 1.06% at the end of the quarter, up 1 basis point from the linked quarter and down 1 basis point from the same period last year.

Balance Sheet

Total assets were $23.7 billion at June 30, 2025, a decrease of 0.7% from March 31, 2025 and an increase of 1.8% from June 30, 2024. The decrease from the linked quarter was primarily due to decreases in cash and cash equivalents and loans, partially offset by an increase in investment securities. The increase from the same period last year was primarily due to increases in loans and investment securities, partially offset by a decrease in cash and cash equivalents.

The investment securities portfolio was $7.6 billion at June 30, 2025, an increase of 1.8% from March 31, 2025 and an increase of 6.2% from June 30, 2024. The increase from the prior periods was primarily due to the purchases of investment securities, partially offset by the amortization of the portfolio. The investment portfolio remains largely comprised of securities issued by U.S. government agencies and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises.

Total loans and leases were $14.0 billion at June 30, 2025, a decrease of 0.8% from March 31, 2025 and an increase of 1.2% from June 30, 2024. Total commercial loans were $6.1 billion at June 30, 2025, a decrease of 1.5% from March 31, 2025 and an increase of 5.0% from June 30, 2024. The decrease from the linked quarter was primarily due to modest loan production within our commercial and industrial portfolio. The increase from the same period last year was primarily due to loan production outpacing loan amortization and paydowns within our commercial mortgage portfolio. Total consumer loans were $7.9 billion at June 30, 2025, a decrease of 0.2% from the linked quarter and a decrease of 1.5% from the same period last year. The decrease from the prior periods was due to declines in our automobile and home equity portfolios.

Total deposits were $20.8 billion at June 30, 2025, a decrease of 1.0% from March 31, 2025 and an increase of 1.9% from June 30, 2024. Noninterest-bearing deposits made up 26.1% of total deposit balances at June 30, 2025, flat from March 31, 2025 and down from 26.3% at June 30, 2024. Average total deposits were $20.7 billion for the second quarter of 2025, up 0.1% from the linked quarter and up 1.7% from the same period last year.

Capital and Dividends

The Company's capital levels remain well above regulatory well-capitalized minimums.

The Tier 1 Capital Ratio was 14.17% at June 30, 2025 compared with 13.93% at March 31, 2025 and 13.96% at June 30, 2024. The increase from the linked quarter was due to retained earnings growth and decreases in risk-weighted assets. The increase from the same period last year was primarily due to retained earnings growth. The Tier 1 Leverage Ratio was 8.46% at June 30, 2025, compared with 8.36% at March 31, 2025 and 8.37% at June 30, 2024. The increase from the linked quarter was due to a decrease in average total assets and an increase in retained earnings. The increase from the same period last year was due to an increase in retained earnings, partially offset by an increase in average total assets.

No shares of common stock were repurchased under the share repurchase program in the second quarter of 2025. Total remaining buyback authority under the share repurchase program was $126.0 million at June 30, 2025.

The Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.70 per share on the Company's outstanding common shares. The dividend will be payable on September 15, 2025 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 29, 2025.

On July 3, 2025, the Company announced that the Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend payment of $10.94 per share, equivalent to $0.2735 per depositary share, of Fixed Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A, and a quarterly dividend payment of $20.00 per share, equivalent to $0.5000 per depositary share, of Fixed Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B. The depositary shares representing the Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock are traded on the NYSE under the symbol "BOH.PRA" and "BOH.PRB", respectively. The dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock will be payable on August 1, 2025 to shareholders of record of the preferred stock as of the close of business on July 17, 2025.

Conference Call Information

The Company will review its second quarter financial results today at 8:00 a.m. Hawai‘i Time (2:00 p.m. Eastern Time). The live call, including a slide presentation, will be accessible on the investor relations link of Bank of Hawai‘i Corporation's website, www.boh.com. The webcast can be accessed via the link: https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BIa6a93d497eb94850bae6b073c733bfa9. A replay of the conference call will be available for one year beginning at approximately 11:00 a.m. Hawai‘i Time on Monday, July 28, 2025. The replay will be available on the Company's website, www.boh.com.

Investor Announcements

Investors and others should note that the Company intends to announce financial and other information to the Company's investors using the Company's investor relations website at https://ir.boh.com, social media channels, press releases, SEC filings and public conference calls and webcasts, all for purposes of complying with the Company's disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. Accordingly, investors should monitor these channels, as information is updated, and new information is posted.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release, and other statements made by the Company in connection with it may contain "forward-looking statements" (as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause results to be materially different from expectations. Forecasts of our financial results and condition, expectations for our operations and business prospects, and our assumptions used in those forecasts and expectations are examples of certain of these forward-looking statements. Do not unduly rely on forward-looking statements. Actual results might differ significantly from our forecasts and expectations because of a variety of factors. More information about these factors is contained in Bank of Hawai‘i Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 and its Form 10-Q for fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2025, which were filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and speak only as of the date made, and, except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events, new information or future circumstances.

Bank of Hawai‘i Corporation is an independent regional financial services company serving businesses, consumers, and governments in Hawai‘i and the West Pacific. The Company's principal subsidiary, Bank of Hawai‘i, was founded in 1897. For more information about Bank of Hawai‘i Corporation, see the Company's website, www.boh.com. Bank of Hawai‘i Corporation is a trade name of Bank of Hawaii Corporation.