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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

    1/29/26 4:05:00 PM ET
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    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

    [email protected]



    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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