Heritage Financial Announces Third Quarter 2025 Results and Declares Regular Cash Dividend of $0.24 Per Share

Third Quarter 2025 Highlights

• Net income was $19.2 million, or $0.55 per diluted share, compared to $12.2 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2025.
• Deposits increased $73.1 million, or 1.3% (5.0% annualized), with noninterest demand deposits increasing 2.1% (8.4% annualized), from the second quarter of 2025.
• Net interest income increased $2.4 million, or 4.3% (17.2% annualized) from the second quarter of 2025.
• Net interest margin increased to 3.64%, an increase of 13 basis points from 3.51% for the second quarter of 2025.
• Yield on loans increased to 5.53%, from 5.50% for the second quarter of 2025.
• Cost of interest bearing deposits decreased to 1.89%, from 1.94% for the second quarter of 2025.
• Declared a regular cash dividend of $0.24 per share on October 22, 2025.
• Heritage announced a definitive agreement to acquire Olympic Bancorp, Inc. on September 25, 2025.

OLYMPIA, Wash., Oct. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Heritage Financial Corporation (Nasdaq GS: HFWA) (the "Company", "we," or "us"), the parent company of Heritage Bank (the "Bank"), today reported net income of $19.2 million for the third quarter of 2025, compared to $12.2 million for the second quarter of 2025 and $11.4 million for the third quarter of 2024. Diluted earnings per share were $0.55 for the third quarter of 2025, compared to $0.36 for the second quarter of 2025 and $0.33 for the third quarter of 2024.

Bryan McDonald, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, commented, "We are pleased with the continued growth in core earnings driven by our margin expansion as loan yields continue to expand and our deposits costs are decreasing. Net interest income increased 8.3% from the same quarter of 2024. The growth in core deposits has allowed us to reduce borrowings by $245 million, or 64%, in 2025 year to date, which further strengthened our net interest margin in the quarter."

Mr. McDonald continued, "Of course, we are excited about the pending acquisition of Olympic Bancorp and its subsidiary, Kitsap Bank. This acquisition will further enhance the strength of our balance sheet and improve our profitability. We look forward to closing the transaction in the first quarter of 2026."

Financial Highlights

The following table provides financial highlights at the dates and for the periods indicated:

Balance Sheet

Total investment securities decreased $33.4 million, or 2.5%, to $1.31 billion at September 30, 2025 from $1.35 billion at June 30, 2025. Investment maturities and repayments totaled $38.5 million during the third quarter of 2025. The decrease was partially offset by a $4.9 million decrease in unrealized losses on available for sale securities.

The following table summarizes the composition of the Company's investment securities portfolio at the dates indicated:

Loans receivable decreased $5.7 million, or 0.1%, during the third quarter of 2025 due primarily to an elevated level of prepaid and closed loans, offset partially by new loan production for the quarter. New loans funded increased during the third quarter of 2025 to $174.5 million, compared to $139.9 million during the second quarter of 2025. New loan commitments increased during the third quarter of 2025 to $341.2 million, compared to $267.6 million during the second quarter of 2025. Loan prepayments increased to $75.6 million during the quarter, compared to $58.9 million during the prior quarter. Loan payoffs increased to $55.8 million, compared to $51.0 million in the prior quarter.

Commercial and industrial loans decreased $12.0 million, or 1.4%, during the third quarter of 2025, due primarily to pay downs on outstanding balances, partially offset by new loan production of $65.6 million. Owner-occupied commercial real estate ("CRE") loans increased $7.8 million, or 0.8%, during the third quarter of 2025, due primarily to new loan production of $24.8 million, partially offset by pay downs on outstanding balances. Non-owner occupied CRE loans decreased $1.6 million, or 0.1%, during the quarter, due primarily to loan payoffs, partially offset by new loan production of $50.7 million. Residential real estate loans decreased by $9.1 million, or 2.4%, during the quarter due to loan payoffs. Residential construction loans increased by $12.4 million, or 15.8% during the quarter due primarily to new loan production. Commercial and multifamily construction loans decreased $4.1 million, or 1.1%, during the quarter due primarily to loan payoffs.

The following table summarizes the Company's loans receivable at the dates indicated:

Total deposits increased $73.1 million, or 1.3%, to $5.86 billion at September 30, 2025 from $5.78 billion at June 30, 2025. Non-maturity deposits increased by $104.5 million, or 2.2%, from June 30, 2025 due primarily to an increase in customer balances in noninterest bearing demand and interest bearing demand accounts. The increase in non-maturity deposits was partially offset by a decrease of $31.4 million in certificates of deposit accounts. The decline in certificates of deposit accounts was due primarily to the maturity of $25.1 million of brokered certificates of deposit.

The following table summarizes the Company's total deposits at the dates indicated:

Total borrowings decreased $125.2 million to $138.0 million at September 30, 2025 from $263.2 million at June 30, 2025. All outstanding borrowings at September 30, 2025 were with the Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") and mature within one year.

Total stockholders' equity increased $15.9 million, or 1.8%, to $904.1 million at September 30, 2025 compared to $888.2 million at June 30, 2025 due primarily to $19.2 million of net income recognized for the quarter and a $3.7 million decrease in accumulated other comprehensive loss. These increases were partially offset by $8.3 million in dividends paid to common shareholders during the quarter.

The Company and Bank continued to maintain capital levels in excess of the applicable regulatory requirements for them both to be categorized as "well-capitalized" at September 30, 2025.

The following table summarizes the capital ratios for the Company at the dates indicated:

Allowance for Credit Losses and Provision for Credit Losses

The allowance for credit losses ("ACL") on loans as a percentage of loans receivable was 1.13% at September 30, 2025 compared to 1.10% at June 30, 2025. The increase in the ACL as a percentage of loans was due primarily to changes in the weighted average life of loans in the real estate construction and land development segment. During the third quarter of 2025, the Company recorded a $1.6 million provision for credit losses on loans, compared to a $0.9 million provision during the second quarter of 2025.

During the third quarter of 2025, the Company recorded a $212,000 provision for credit losses on unfunded commitments compared to a $93,000 provision during the second quarter of 2025. The provision for credit losses on unfunded commitments during the third quarter of 2025 was due primarily to an increase in the unfunded exposure on construction loans.

The following table provides detail on the changes in the ACL on loans and the ACL on unfunded commitments, and the related provision for (reversal of) credit losses for the periods indicated:

Credit Quality

Classified loans (loans rated substandard or worse) decreased $5.3 million from the prior quarter, resulting in the percentage of classified loans to loans receivable decreasing to 2.0% at September 30, 2025 compared to 2.1% at June 30, 2025.

The following table illustrates total loans by risk rating and their respective percentage of total loans at the dates indicated:

Nonaccrual loans increased by $7.7 million during the third quarter of 2025 due primarily to the migration of two residential construction loans totaling $6.7 million. The following table illustrates changes in nonaccrual loans during the periods indicated:

Liquidity

Total liquidity sources available at September 30, 2025 were $2.51 billion. This includes on- and off-balance sheet liquidity. The Company has access to FHLB advances and the Federal Reserve Bank ("FRB") Discount Window. The Company's available liquidity sources at September 30, 2025 represented a coverage ratio of 42.8% of total deposits and 100.6% of estimated uninsured deposits.

The following table summarizes the Company's available liquidity:

Net Interest Margin and Net Interest Income

Net interest margin increased 13 basis points to 3.64% during the third quarter of 2025 from 3.51% during the second quarter of 2025.

The yield on interest earning assets increased three basis points to 5.04% for the third quarter of 2025 compared to 5.01% for the second quarter of 2025. The yield on loans receivable increased three basis points to 5.53% during the third quarter of 2025, compared to 5.50% during the second quarter of 2025 as new loans were booked and adjustable rate loans repriced at higher rates.

The cost of interest bearing deposits decreased five basis points to 1.89% for the third quarter of 2025 from 1.94% for the second quarter of 2025. This decrease was primarily due to a decrease in certificate of deposit rates.

Net interest income increased $2.4 million, or 4.3%, during the third quarter of 2025 compared to the second quarter of 2025 due to a $1.0 million increase in total interest income and a decrease in interest expense of $1.4 million.

Net interest margin increased 34 basis points to 3.64% from 3.30% compared to the same period in the prior year. Net interest income increased $4.4 million, or 8.3%, during the third quarter of 2025 compared to the third quarter of 2024. The increase was due primarily to a change in the mix of earning assets to higher yielding loan balances and a decrease in deposit and borrowing interest expense due to lower rates.

The following table provides relevant net interest income information for the periods indicated:

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income increased $6.8 million to $8.3 million during the third quarter of 2025 from $1.5 million during the second quarter of 2025. The increase was due primarily to a $6.9 million loss recognized in the second quarter of 2025 resulting from the sale of investment securities as part of the Company's strategic repositioning of its balance sheet. The increase was partially offset by a decrease in bank owned life insurance ("BOLI") income due to nonrecurring death benefit proceeds received in the second quarter of 2025.

Noninterest income increased $6.5 million from the same period in 2024 due primarily to a $6.9 million loss recognized in the third quarter of 2024 resulting from the sale of investment securities as part of the above-mentioned strategic repositioning of the Company's balance sheet. The decrease was partially offset by an increase in gain on sale of other assets, net which was due to the $1.5 million gain on sale of an administrative building recognized during the third quarter of 2024.

The following table presents the key components of noninterest income and the change for the periods indicated:

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense increased $0.5 million, or 1.3%, to $41.6 million during the third quarter of 2025, compared to $41.1 million in the second quarter of 2025 due primarily to an increase in compensation and employee benefits resulting from an increase in the accrual for incentive compensation. Professional fees increased due primarily to merger related costs of $630,000 incurred during the third quarter of 2025, offset partially by a reduction in other professional expenses.

Noninterest expense increased $2.3 million, or 5.9%, during the third quarter of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024 due primarily to an increase in compensation and employee benefits due to annual merit increases in base pay and related incentive compensation expense accruals. Professional fees increased due primarily to merger related costs of $630,000 incurred during the third quarter of 2025.

The following table presents the key components of noninterest expense and the change for the periods indicated:

Income Tax Expense

Income tax expense increased $0.9 million to $3.1 million during the third quarter of 2025, compared to $2.2 million during second quarter of 2025 due to an increase in pre-tax income. Impacting the amount of the increase from the prior quarter was the recognition of $515,000 in income tax expense in the second quarter of 2025 related to the surrender of $8.5 million in BOLI policies.

Income tax expense increased $1.5 million in the third quarter of 2025, compared to same period in 2024 due primarily to higher pre-tax income during the third quarter of 2025.

The following table presents the income tax expense and related metrics and the change for the periods indicated:

Dividends

On October 22, 2025, the Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.24 per share. The dividend is payable on November 19, 2025 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on November 5, 2025.

Earnings Conference Call

The Company will hold a telephone conference call to discuss this earnings release on Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific time. To access the call, please dial (833) 470-1428 -- access code 265266 a few minutes prior to 10:00 a.m. Pacific time. The call will be available for replay through November 6, 2025 by dialing (866) 813-9403 -- access code 672978.

About Heritage Financial Corporation

Heritage Financial Corporation is an Olympia, Washington-based bank holding company with Heritage Bank, a full-service commercial bank, as its sole wholly-owned banking subsidiary. Heritage Bank has a network of 50 branches and one loan production office in Washington, Oregon and Idaho. Heritage Bank does business under the Whidbey Island Bank name on Whidbey Island, Washington. The Company's stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol "HFWA." More information about Heritage Financial Corporation can be found on its website at www.hf-wa.com and more information about Heritage Bank can be found on its website at www.heritagebanknw.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements often include words such as "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "estimates," "forecasts," "intends," "plans," "targets," "potentially," "probably," "projects," "outlook" or similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as "may," "will," "should," "would," and "could," as well as the negative of such words. Forward-looking statements are not historical facts but instead represent management's current expectations and forecasts regarding future events, many of which are inherently uncertain and outside of our control. Actual results may differ, possibly materially, from those currently expected or projected in these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following: potential adverse impacts to economic conditions nationally or in our local market areas, other markets where we have lending relationships, or other aspects of our business operations or financial markets including, without limitation, as a result of credit quality deterioration, pronounced and sustained reductions in real estate market values, employment levels, labor shortages, and a potential recession or slowed economic growth; changes in the interest rate environment which could adversely affect our revenues and expenses, the value of assets and obligations, and the availability and cost of capital and liquidity; the level and impact of inflation and the current and future monetary policies of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in response thereto; legislative or regulatory changes that adversely affect our business, including changes in banking, securities, and tax law, in regulatory policies and principles, or the interpretation and prioritization of such rules and regulations; effects on the U.S. economy resulting from the threat or implementation of, or changes to existing, policies and executive orders, including the imposition of tariffs, changes to immigration policy, regulatory and other governmental agencies, DEI and ESG initiatives, consumer protection, foreign policy, and tax regulations;  credit and interest rate risks associated with our business, customers, borrowings, repayment, investment, and deposit practices; fluctuations in deposits and deposit concentrations; liquidity issues, including our ability to borrow funds or raise additional capital, if necessary; fluctuations in the value of our investment securities; credit risks and risks from concentrations (by type of geographic area, collateral and industry) within our loan portfolio; disruptions, security breaches, insider fraud, cybersecurity incidents or other adverse events, failures or interruptions in, or attacks on, our information technology systems or on the third-party vendors who perform critical processing functions for our business, including sophisticated attacks using artificial intelligence and similar tools; rapid technological changes implemented by us and other parties, including third-party vendors, which may be more difficult to implement or more expensive than anticipated or which may have unforeseen consequences to us and our customers, including the development and implementation of tools incorporating artificial intelligence; increased competition in the financial services industry from non-banks such as credit unions and financial technology companies, including digital asset service providers; our ability to adapt successfully to technological changes to compete effectively in the marketplace, including as a result of competition from other commercial banks, mortgage banking firms, credit unions, securities brokerage firms, insurance companies, and financial technology companies; our ability to implement our organic and acquisition growth strategies, including the pending acquisition of Olympic; effects of critical accounting policies and judgments, including the use of estimates in determining fair value of certain of our assets, which estimates may prove to be incorrect and result in significant declines in valuation; the commencement, costs, effects and outcome of litigation and other legal proceedings and regulatory actions against us or to which we may become subject; potential impairment to the goodwill we recorded in connection with our past acquisitions, including the pending acquisition of Olympic; loss of, or inability to attract, key personnel; the effects of climate change, severe weather events, natural disasters, pandemics, epidemics and other public health crises, acts of war or terrorism, and other external events on our business and the businesses of our clients; the impact of bank failures or adverse developments at other banks and related negative publicity about the banking industry in general on investor and depositor sentiment regarding the stability and liquidity of banks; our success at managing and responding to the risks involved in the foregoing items; and other factors described in our latest Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other documents filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") which are available on our website at www.hf-wa.com and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Moreover, any of the forward-looking statements that we make in this press release or the documents we file with or furnish to the SEC are based only on information then actually known to us and upon management's beliefs and assumptions at the time they are made which may turn out to be wrong because of inaccurate assumptions we might make, because of the factors described above or because of other factors that we cannot foresee. We do not undertake and specifically disclaim any obligation to revise any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements.

Additional Information and Where to Find It

The Company will file a registration statement on Form S-4 with the SEC in connection with the proposed acquisition of Olympic. The registration statement will include a joint proxy statement of the Company and Olympic that also constitutes a prospectus of the Company, which will be sent to the shareholders of the Company and Olympic. The Company and Olympic shareholders are advised to read the joint proxy statement/prospectus when it becomes available because it will contain important information about the Company, Olympic and the proposed transaction. When filed, this document and other documents relating to the merger filed by the Company can be obtained free of charge from the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. These documents also can be obtained free of charge by accessing the Company's website at hf-wa.com under the tab "Financials." Alternatively, these documents, when available, can be obtained free of charge from the Company upon written request to the Company, Attn: Investor Relations, 201 Fifth Avenue S.W., Olympia, Washington 98501 or by calling (360) 943-1500 or from Olympic, upon written request to Olympic Bancorp, Inc., Attn: Corporate Secretary, PO Box 9, Port Orchard WA 98366. The contents of the website referenced above are not deemed to be incorporated by reference into the registration statement or the joint proxy statement/prospectus.

Participants in This Transaction

This release does not constitute a solicitation of proxy, an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to sell any securities. The Company, Olympic, and certain of their directors, executive officers and other members of management and employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of the Company and Olympic in connection with the proposed merger under SEC rules. Information about the directors and executive officers of the Company and Olympic will be included in the joint proxy statement/prospectus for the proposed merger filed with the SEC. These documents (when available) may be obtained free of charge in the manner described above under "Additional Information and Where to Find It."

Security holders may obtain information regarding the names, affiliations and interests of the Company's directors and executive officers in the definitive proxy statement of the Company relating to its 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed with the SEC on March 21, 2025 and in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 filed with the SEC on February 27, 2025. To the extent the holdings of the Company's securities by the Company's directors and executive officers have changed since the amounts set forth in the Company's proxy statement for its 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, such changes have been or will be reflected on Statements of Change in Ownership on Form 4 filed with the SEC. These documents can be obtained free of charge in the manner described above under "Additional Information and Where to Find It."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

This earnings release contains certain financial measures not presented in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP") in addition to financial measures presented in accordance with GAAP. The Company has presented these non-GAAP financial measures in this earnings release because it believes that they provide useful and comparative information to assess trends in the Company's capital, performance and asset quality reflected in the current quarter and comparable period results and to facilitate comparison of its performance with the performance of its peers. These non-GAAP financial measures have inherent limitations, are not required to be uniformly applied and are not audited. They should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for financial measures presented in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures used in this earnings release to the comparable GAAP financial measures are presented below.

The Company believes that presenting the adjusted diluted earnings per share provides useful and comparative information to assess trends in the Company's core operations reflected in the current quarter's results and facilitate the comparison of our performance with the performance of our peers.

 

HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (Unaudited)

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The Company considers the tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio and tangible book value per share to be useful measurements of the adequacy of the Company's capital levels.

 

HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (Unaudited)

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The Company considers the return on average tangible common equity ratio to be a useful measurement of the Company's ability to generate returns for its common shareholders. By removing the impact of intangible assets and their related amortization and tax effects, the performance of the Company's ongoing business operations can be evaluated. The Company believes that presenting an adjusted return on tangible common equity ratio provides useful and comparative information to assess trends in the Company's core operations reflected in the current quarter's results and facilitate the comparison of our performance with the performance of our peers.

 

HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

The Company believes that presenting an adjusted efficiency ratio provides useful and comparative information to assess trends in the Company's core operations reflected in the current quarter's results and facilitate the comparison of our performance with the performance of our peers.

 

 

 

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