DUNMORE, Pa., May 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Peoples Financial Services Corp. ("Peoples" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:PFIS), the bank holding company for Peoples Security Bank and Trust Company (the "Bank"), today reported unaudited financial results at and for the three months ended March 31, 2025.

Peoples reported net income of $15.0 million, or $1.49 per diluted share for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to a net income of $6.1 million, or $0.61 per diluted share for the three months ended December 31, 2024. Return on average assets and return on average equity for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was 1.22% and 12.70% on an annualized basis compared to 0.47% and 5.07% for the three months ended December 31, 2024.

Net income on a linked-quarter basis, increased primarily due to higher net interest income, a lower provision for credit losses and reduced noninterest expenses. On July 1, 2024, Peoples consummated the merger of FNCB Bancorp, Inc. ("FNCB") into Peoples and the merger of FNCB Bank into the Bank (collectively referred to as the "FNCB merger"). Non-recurring acquisition related expenses totaled $0.2 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2025 compared to $5.0 million in the three months ended December 31, 2024.

In addition to evaluating its results of operations in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), Peoples routinely supplements its evaluation with an analysis of certain non-GAAP financial measures, such as tangible stockholders' equity, core net income and pre-provision revenue ratios, and tax-equivalent net interest income and related ratios, among others. The reported results included in this release contain items, which Peoples considers non-core, namely acquisition related expenses, nonrecurring provisions for non-purchase credit deteriorated ("non-PCD") loans and gain or loss on the sale of securities available for sale. Peoples believes the reported non-GAAP financial measures provide information useful to investors in understanding its operating performance and trends. Where non-GAAP disclosures are used in this press release, a reconciliation to the comparable GAAP measure is provided in the accompanying tables. The non-GAAP financial measures Peoples uses may differ from the non-GAAP financial measures of other financial institutions.

Core net income and core earnings per diluted share¹, non-GAAP measures, exclude the non-recurring acquisition related expenses of $0.2 million and $5.0 million incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, and totaled $15.1 million or $1.51 per diluted share for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to $10.0 million, or $0.99 per diluted share for the three months ended December 31, 2024.

Income before income taxes was $18.3 million and $5.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. Pre-provision net revenue (PPNR)¹ and PPNR per diluted share¹, non-GAAP measures, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 were $18.3 million or $1.82 per diluted share. The PPNR and PPNR diluted earnings per share for the prior quarter were $9.6 million or $0.96 per diluted share. Core pre-provision net revenue (PPNR)¹ and core PPNR per diluted share¹, non-GAAP measures, which exclude acquisition related expenses, the provision for credit losses and the provision for credit losses on unfunded commitments from income before taxes, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 were $18.4 million or $1.83 per diluted share. The core PPNR and core PPNR diluted earnings per share for the prior quarter were $14.6 million or $1.46 per diluted share.

Merger with FNCB

Peoples acquired FNCB and its wholly-owned subsidiary FNCB Bank by merger on July 1, 2024. The merger and acquisition method of accounting was used to account for the transaction with Peoples as the acquirer. The Company recorded the assets and liabilities of FNCB at their respective fair values as of July 1, 2024. The transaction was valued at approximately $133.7 million. Primary reasons for the merger included: expansion of the branch network and enhancing market share positions in northeastern Pennsylvania; attractive low-cost funding base; strong cultural alignment and a deep commitment to shareholders, customers, employees, and communities served by Peoples and FNCB, meaningful value creation to shareholders; increased trading liquidity for both companies and increased dividends for Peoples shareholders.

At the time of the merger, FNCB contributed, after fair value purchase accounting adjustments, approximately $1.8 billion in assets, $421.9 million in investments, $1.2 billion in loans, $1.4 billion in deposits, $226.3 million in Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") advances and other borrowings, and $8.0 million in junior subordinated debt. The excess of the merger consideration over the fair value of the net FNCB assets acquired and liabilities assumed resulted in $12.6 million of goodwill. The FNCB merger also resulted in a core deposit intangible valued at $36.6 million or 5.1% of core deposits.

The Company's financial results for any periods ended prior to July 1, 2024 only reflect Peoples results on a stand-alone basis. As a result of the FNCB merger and the below listed adjustments related to the FNCB merger, the Company's financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2025 may not be directly comparable to prior reported periods. The following schedule highlights specific merger related activity for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024:

Schedule of Merger & Acquisition Costs and Non-Recurring Merger Related Activity (Unaudited)

		Quarter Ended		Quarter Ended
(Dollars in thousands)		March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024
Acquisition related expenses	$	154	$	4,990
Total net M&A costs and non-recurring transaction costs	$	154	$	4,990

NOTABLES IN THE QUARTER

Paid a first quarter dividend of $0.6175 per share, representing an increase of 50.6% over the March 31, 2024 dividend.
Allowance for credit losses to loans was 1.03% at March 31, 2025 compared to 1.05% and 0.79% at December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, respectively.
Return on average equity for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was 12.70% on an annualized basis compared to 5.07% for the three months ended December 31, 2024; excluding the non-recurring charges, core return on average equity¹, a non-GAAP measure, was 12.80% on an annualized basis for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to 8.31% for the three months ended December 31, 2024.
Return on average assets for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was 1.22% on an annualized basis compared to 0.47% for the three months ended December 31, 2024; excluding the non-recurring charges, core return on average assets¹, a non-GAAP measure, was 1.23% on an annualized basis for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to 0.76% for the three months ended December 31, 2024.
The efficiency ratio¹, a non-GAAP measure, was 55.77% for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to 63.03% for the three months ended December 31, 2024
Book value per common share at March 31, 2025 was $48.21 compared to $46.94 and $48.18 at December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, respectively.
Tangible book value per common share¹, a non-GAAP measure, was $37.35 at March 31, 2025 compared to $35.88 and $39.20 at December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024, respectively.

INCOME STATEMENT REVIEW

Net interest margin ("NIM"), calculated on a fully taxable equivalent ("FTE") basis, a non-GAAP measure¹, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was 3.50%, an increase of 25 basis points compared to 3.25% for the three months ended December 31, 2024. The net accretion impact of purchase accounting marks was $3.7 million of net interest income in each period, which represented 32 basis points and 30 basis points of NIM for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
The tax-equivalent yield on interest-earning assets, a non-GAAP measure¹, decreased 1 basis point to 5.50% during the three months ended March 31, 2025 from 5.51% during the three months ended December 31, 2024.
The cost of funds, which represents the average rate paid on total interest-bearing liabilities, decreased 30 basis points to 2.58% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 when compared to 2.88% during the three months ended December 31, 2024.
The cost of interest-bearing deposits decreased 29 basis points during the three months ended March 31, 2025 to 2.46% from 2.75% in the three months ended December 31, 2024.
The cost of total deposits for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was 1.96%, a decrease of 24 basis points from 2.20% for the three months ended December 31, 2024.

First Quarter 2025 Results – Comparison to Fourth Quarter 2024

Net interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2025 increased $1.0 million to $39.5 million from $38.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024. Tax-equivalent net interest income, a non-GAAP measure¹, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 increased $1.0 million or 2.6% to $40.2 million from $39.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024. The increase in tax-equivalent net interest income was due to a $4.4 million decrease in interest expense that was partially offset by a $3.4 million decrease in tax-equivalent interest income.

Lower interest income was the result of decreases in the volume of earning assets and lower rates on floating rate assets resulting from the Federal Open Market Committee's ("FOMC") 100 basis point cut to the federal funds rate since September 2024. Average loans, net, decreased $57.0 million when comparing the three months ended March 31, 2025 to the prior three month period ended December 31, 2024. Average investments totaled $643.0 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025 and $628.9 million in the three months ended December 31, 2024 an increase of $14.1 million. Average federal funds sold decreased $103.5 million to $26.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 as funds were used for seasonal deposit outflows.

The decrease in interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was due primarily to lowering rates paid on consumer, business, and municipal deposit accounts in response to the FOMC's aforementioned cut to the federal funds rate, coupled with the reduced balances. The Company's total cost of deposits decreased 24 basis points to 1.96% during the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to 2.20 % for the prior quarter. The cost of interest-bearing deposits decreased 29 basis point to 2.46% from 2.75% in the prior quarter.

Average interest-bearing liabilities decreased $168.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the three months ended December 31, 2024. Average interest-bearing deposits decreased $136.0 million and represented 79.7% of total average deposits in the three months ended March 31, 2025 as compared to 79.8% in the three months ended December 31, 2024. Average noninterest-bearing deposits decreased $29.2 million and represented 20.3% of total average deposits in the three months ended March 31, 2025 as compared to 20.2% in the three months ended December 31, 2024. Short-term borrowings averaged $20.2 million in the three month period ended March 31, 2025 at an average cost of 4.52% compared to $39.3 million in short-term borrowings at an average cost of 4.80% during the three months ended December 31, 2024. Long-term debt averaged $97.8 million in the three month period ended March 31, 2025 at an average cost of 4.88% compared to $111.1 million at an average cost of 4.97% in the three months ended December 31, 2024.

For the three months ended March 31, 2025, $0.2 million was recorded to the provision for credit losses compared to $3.4 million in the prior quarter. The provision for the 1st quarter of 2025 declined from the previous quarter due mainly to a reduction in qualitative factors for the equipment financing loan portfolio as a result of stabilized loan balances along with a decline in the model loss rate primarily driven by a change in economic forecasting during the quarter.

Noninterest income was $6.3 million and $5.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. Higher noninterest income was due to a $680 thousand gain on the sale of fixed assets due to the sale of the Company's former corporate headquarters in Scranton, PA, coupled with net gains on equity investments and an increased cash surrender value of life insurance, partially offset by lower interest rate swap revenue during the quarter ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the quarter ended December 31, 2024.

Noninterest expense decreased $7.4 million to $27.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, from $34.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024. Excluding acquisition related expenses, which included legal and consulting, core system deconversion fees and severance payments, of $0.2 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2025 and $5.0 million in the prior quarter, noninterest expenses decreased $2.6 million.

Salaries and employee benefits were $1.8 million lower due to the prior period accrual of $1.8 million for year-end cash incentives and a current period $0.5 million accrual adjustment related to the Company's long-term equity incentive plan which was offset by higher payroll taxes of $0.5 million.

Net occupancy and equipment expense increased $0.2 million from the prior quarter due to higher seasonal snow removal and utility expenses. Acquisition related expenses decreased $4.8 million to $0.2 million. Other expenses decreased $1.0 million to $5.4 million for the first quarter which included a $0.2 million credit to the reserve on unfunded commitments. Additionally, the prior period included a $0.4 million write-down of a former branch property and an additional $0.4 million in check and debit card losses. These reductions to other expenses, were partially offset by an increase to Pennsylvania bank and trust company shares tax expense and accounting and auditing expenses..

Income tax expense was $3.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to a benefit of $0.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024. The higher tax rate was due to higher pre-tax income. The prior quarter's lower tax rate was due to the impact of merger-related non-recurring permanent tax adjustments, such as tax-exempt income and BOLI income, on a lower pre-tax income base.

BALANCE SHEET REVIEW

At March 31, 2025, total assets, loans, and deposits were $5.0 billion, $4.0 billion, and $4.3 billion, respectively.

Total loans declined $2.0 million during the first quarter to $4.0 billion at March 31, 2025. Reductions in commercial real estate, indirect auto, and other consumer loans, were partially offset by growth in commercial loans, residential real estate loans and equipment financing loans.

Total investments were $582.2 million at March 31, 2025, compared to $606.9 million at December 31, 2024. At March 31, 2025, the available for sale securities totaled $503.0 million and the held to maturity securities totaled $76.7 million. The unrealized loss on the available for sale securities decreased $5.6 million from $49.0 million at December 31, 2024, to $43.4 million at March 31, 2025. The unrealized losses on the held to maturity portfolio totaled $11.9 million and $13.0 million at March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, respectively.

Total deposits decreased $90.6 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025, due primarily to seasonal outflows of non-maturity deposits and reductions in brokered CDs. Noninterest-bearing deposits decreased $34.1 million and interest-bearing deposits decreased $56.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025. The Company had $235.3 million and $256.4 million of longer-term brokered CDs at March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, respectively.

The Company's deposit base consisted of 42.0% retail accounts, 35.7% commercial accounts, 16.8% municipal relationships and 5.5% brokered deposits at March 31, 2025. At March 31, 2025, total estimated uninsured deposits were $1.3 billion, or approximately 30.0% of total deposits. Included in the uninsured total at March 31, 2025, is $497.3 million of municipal deposits collateralized by letters of credit issued by the FHLB and pledged investment securities, and $2.0 million of affiliate company deposits. The Bank also offers customers access to CDARS and ICS programs through which their deposits may be allocated to separate FDIC-insured institutions, while they are able to maintain their relationship with the Bank.

In addition to deposit gathering and current long-term debt, the Company has additional sources of liquidity available such as cash and cash equivalents, overnight borrowings from the FHLB, the Federal Reserve's Discount Window, correspondent bank lines of credit, brokered deposit capacity and unencumbered securities. At March 31, 2025, available borrowing capacity totaled $1.1 billion at the FHLB and $583.2 million at the Federal Reserve's Discount Window. At March 31, 2025, the Company had $77.1 million in cash and cash equivalents, a decrease of $58.8 million from $135.9 million at December 31, 2024. For additional information on the deposit portfolio and additional sources of liquidity, see the tables on page 14.

The Company maintained its well capitalized position at March 31, 2025. Stockholders' equity equaled $481.9 million or $48.21 per share at March 31, 2025, and $469.0 million or $46.94 per share at December 31, 2024. The increase in stockholders' equity from December 31, 2024, is primarily attributable to net income less dividends to shareholders and a $4.2 million decrease to accumulated other comprehensive loss ("AOCL") resulting from a reduction in the unrealized loss on available for sale securities. The net after tax unrealized loss on available for sale securities included in AOCL at March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, was $33.9 million and $38.3 million, respectively.

Tangible book value¹, a non-GAAP measure, increased to $37.35 per share at March 31, 2025, from $35.88 per share at December 31, 2024. Dividends declared for the three months ended March 31, 2025 amounted to $0.6175 per share.

ASSET QUALITY REVIEW

Nonperforming assets were $23.7 million or 0.59% of loans, net, and foreclosed assets at March 31, 2025, compared to $23.0 million or 0.58% of loans, net, and foreclosed assets at December 31, 2024. As a percentage of total assets, nonperforming assets were 0.47% at March 31, 2025, compared to 0.45% at December 31, 2024. At March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, the Company had one foreclosed property recorded at $27 thousand.

During the three months ended March 31, 2025, net charge-offs were $0.9 million and the provision for credit losses totaled $0.2 million. The allowance for credit losses equaled $41.1 million or 1.03% of loans, net, at March 31, 2025, compared to $41.8 million or 1.05% of loans, net, at December 31, 2024.


1	See reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures on pg.16-17.

About Peoples:

Peoples Financial Services Corp. is the bank holding company of Peoples Security Bank and Trust Company, an independent community bank serving its retail and commercial customers through 39 full-service community banking offices located within Allegheny, Bucks, Lackawanna, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming Counties in Pennsylvania, Middlesex County in New Jersey and Broome County in New York. Each office, interdependent with the community, offers a comprehensive array of financial products and services to individuals, businesses, not-for-profit organizations, and government entities. Peoples' business philosophy includes offering direct access to senior management and other officers and providing friendly, informed and courteous service, and local and timely decision making. For more information visit psbt.com.

Safe Harbor Forward-Looking Statements:

We make statements in this press release, and we may from time to time make other statements regarding our outlook or expectations for future financial or operating results and/or other matters regarding or affecting Peoples Financial Services Corp. and its subsidiaries (collectively, "Peoples") and other statements that are not historical facts that are considered "forward-looking statements" as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of such words as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "should," "planned," "estimated," "intend" and "potential." For these statements, Peoples claims the protection of the statutory safe harbors for forward-looking statements.

Peoples cautions you that undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements and that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated in any forward-looking statement. Such factors include, but are not limited to: macroeconomic trends, including interest rates and inflation and their effect on our investment values; the effects of any recession in the United States; the impact on financial markets from geopolitical conflict, including from wars, military conflict or trade policies, including tariffs or retaliatory tariffs; impairment charges relating to our investment portfolio; credit risks in connection with our lending activities; the economic health of our market area; our exposure to commercial and industrial, construction, commercial real estate, and equipment finance loans; our ability to maintain an adequate allowance for credit losses; access to liquidity; the strength of our customer deposit levels; unrealized losses; reliance on our subsidiaries; accounting procedures, policies and requirements; changes in the value of goodwill; future pension plan costs; our ability to retain key personnel; the strength of our disclosure controls and procedures; environmental liabilities; reliance on third-party vendors and service providers; competition from non-bank entities; the development and us of AI in business processes, services, and products; our ability to prevent, detect and respond to cybersecurity threats and incidents; a failure of information technology, whether due to a breach, cybersecurity incident, or ability to keep pace with growth and developments; our ability to comply with privacy and data protection requirements; changes in U.S. or regional economic conditions; our ability to compete effectively in our industry; the soundness of other financial institutions; adverse changes in laws and regulations; fiscal and monetary policies of the federal government and its agencies; a failure to meet minimum capital requirements; our ability to realize the anticipated benefits of our merger with FNCB Bancorp, Inc.; future acquisitions or a change in control; and other factors that may be described in our Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time.

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

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Summary Data Peoples Financial Services Corp. Five Quarter Trend (Unaudited) (In thousands, except share and per share data)

	Mar 31			Dec 31			Sept 30			June 30			Mar 31
	2025			2024			2024			2024			2024
Key performance data:
Share and per share amounts:
Net income (loss)	$	1.49		$	0.61		$	(0.43)		$	0.46		$	0.49
Core net income (1)	$	1.51		$	0.99		$	1.64		$	0.59		$	0.55
Core net income (PPNR) (1)	$	1.83		$	1.46		$	1.83		$	0.73		$	0.79
Cash dividends declared	$	0.62		$	0.62		$	0.62		$	0.41		$	0.41
Book value	$	48.21		$	46.94		$	47.53		$	48.29		$	48.18
Tangible book value (1)	$	37.35		$	35.88		$	36.24		$	39.31		$	39.20
Market value:
High	$	53.70		$	58.76		$	50.49		$	46.25		$	48.84
Low	$	44.47		$	44.73		$	41.44		$	36.26		$	38.09
Closing	$	44.47		$	51.18		$	46.88		$	45.54		$	43.11
Market capitalization	$	444,499		$	511,325		$	468,549		$	321,388		$	304,238
Common shares outstanding		9,995,483			9,990,724			9,994,648			7,057,258			7,057,258
Selected ratios:
Return on average stockholders' equity		12.70	%		5.07	%		(3.58)	%		3.87	%		4.09	%
Core return on average stockholders' equity (1)		12.80	%		8.31	%		13.61	%		5.00	%		4.59	%
Return on average tangible stockholders' equity		16.46	%		6.62	%		(4.67)	%		4.76	%		5.02	%
Core return on average tangible stockholders' equity (1)		16.59	%		10.87	%		17.77	%		6.14	%		5.64	%
Return on average assets		1.22	%		0.47	%		(0.33)	%		0.37	%		0.38	%
Core return on average assets (1)		1.23	%		0.76	%		1.24	%		0.47	%		0.43	%
Stockholders' equity to total assets		9.64	%		9.21	%		8.86	%		9.42	%		9.27	%
Efficiency ratio (1)(2)		55.77	%		63.03	%		53.14	%		74.49	%		75.73	%
Nonperforming assets to loans, net, and foreclosed assets		0.59	%		0.58	%		0.53	%		0.25	%		0.27	%
Nonperforming assets to total assets		0.47	%		0.45	%		0.41	%		0.20	%		0.21	%
Net charge-offs to average loans, net		0.09	%		0.09	%		0.01	%		0.01	%		0.00	%
Allowance for credit losses to loans, net		1.03	%		1.05	%		0.97	%		0.81	%		0.79	%
Interest-bearing assets yield (FTE) (3)		5.50	%		5.51	%		5.63	%		4.58	%		4.56	%
Cost of funds		2.58	%		2.88	%		3.04	%		3.01	%		2.96	%
Net interest spread (FTE) (3)		2.92	%		2.62	%		2.59	%		1.57	%		1.60	%
Net interest margin (FTE) (3)		3.50	%		3.25	%		3.26	%		2.29	%		2.29	%


(1)	See Reconciliation of Non-GAAP financial measures on pages 16-17.
(2)	Total noninterest expense less amortization of intangible assets and acquisition related expenses, divided by tax-equivalent net interest income and noninterest income less net gains (losses) on investment securities available for sale and net gains (losses) on sales of fixed assets.
(3)	Tax-equivalent adjustments were calculated using the federal statutory tax rate prevailing during the indicated periods of 21%.

Peoples Financial Services Corp. Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) (In thousands, except per share data)

	Mar 31		Mar 31
Three months ended	2025		2024
Interest income:
Interest and fees on loans:
Taxable	$	55,212	$	34,041
Tax-exempt		2,245		1,418
Interest and dividends on investment securities:
Taxable		4,134		1,918
Tax-exempt		396		371
Dividends		41		2
Interest on interest-bearing deposits in other banks		113		120
Interest on federal funds sold		285		1,127
Total interest income		62,426		38,997
Interest expense:
Interest on deposits		20,847		18,704
Interest on short-term borrowings		225		262
Interest on long-term debt		1,177		270
Interest on subordinated debt		443		443
Interest on junior subordinated debt		186
Total interest expense		22,878		19,679
Net interest income		39,548		19,318
Provision for credit losses		200		708
Net interest income after provision for credit losses		39,348		18,610
Noninterest income:
Service charges, fees, commissions and other		3,404		2,036
Merchant services income		231		115
Commissions and fees on fiduciary activities		537		551
Wealth management income		650		361
Mortgage banking income		114		92
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance		526		279
Interest rate swap income (loss)		43		(24)
Net gains (losses) on equity investments		71		(8)
Net gains (losses) on sale of fixed assets		680		(9)
Total noninterest income		6,256		3,393
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits expense		13,481		8,839
Net occupancy and equipment expense		6,610		4,716
Acquisition related expenses		154		486
Amortization of intangible assets		1,683
Other expenses		5,425		4,018
Total noninterest expense		27,353		18,059
Income before income taxes		18,251		3,944
Provision for income tax expense		3,242		478
Net income	$	15,009	$	3,466
Other comprehensive income:
Unrealized gains (losses) on investment securities available for sale	$	5,572	$	(2,441)
Change in derivative fair value		(148)		1,079
Income tax expense (benefit) related to other comprehensive income (loss)		1,183		(298)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income tax expense (benefit)		4,241		(1,064)
Comprehensive income	$	19,250	$	2,402
Share and per share amounts:
Net income - basic	$	1.50	$	0.49
Net income - diluted		1.49		0.49
Cash dividends declared	$	0.62	$	0.41
Average common shares outstanding - basic		9,992,922		7,052,912
Average common shares outstanding - diluted		10,043,186		7,102,112

Peoples Financial Services Corp. Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) (Unaudited) (In thousands, except per share data)

	Mar 31		Dec 31		Sept 30		June 30		Mar 31
Three months ended	2025		2024		2024		2024		2024
Interest income:
Interest and fees on loans:
Taxable	$	55,212	$	57,048	$	59,412	$	34,406	$	34,041
Tax-exempt		2,245		2,238		2,299		1,399		1,418
Interest and dividends on investment securities:
Taxable		4,134		4,359		4,732		1,904		1,918
Tax-exempt		396		397		411		371		371
Dividends		41		40		62		2		2
Interest on interest-bearing deposits in other banks		113		113		150		115		120
Interest on federal funds sold		285		1,608		1,218		179		1,127
Total interest income		62,426		65,803		68,284		38,376		38,997
Interest expense:
Interest on deposits		20,847		24,718		26,398		18,114		18,704
Interest on short-term borrowings		225		474		550		633		262
Interest on long-term debt		1,177		1,389		1,389		269		270
Interest on subordinated debt		443		444		443		444		443
Interest on junior subordinated debt		186		267		260
Total interest expense		22,878		27,292		29,040		19,460		19,679
Net interest income		39,548		38,511		39,244		18,916		19,318
Provision for credit losses		200		3,369		14,458		596		708
Net interest income after provision for credit losses		39,348		35,142		24,786		18,320		18,610
Noninterest income:
Service charges, fees, commissions and other		3,404		3,368		3,384		1,885		2,036
Merchant services income		231		298		223		260		115
Commissions and fees on fiduciary activities		537		553		649		517		551
Wealth management income		650		633		708		416		361
Mortgage banking income		114		126		84		87		92
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance		526		456		551		286		279
Interest rate swap income (loss)		43		260		(53)		102		(24)
Net gains (losses) on equity investments		71		(23)		175		(12)		(8)
Net gains on sale of investment securities available for sale						1
Net gains (losses) on sale of fixed assets		680		(165)		(3)		13		(9)
Total noninterest income		6,256		5,506		5,719		3,554		3,393
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits expense		13,481		15,287		13,170		8,450		8,839
Net occupancy and equipment expense		6,610		6,386		6,433		4,589		4,716
Acquisition related expenses		154		4,990		9,653		1,071		486
Amortization of intangible assets		1,683		1,702		1,665
Other expenses		5,425		6,468		4,578		4,061		4,018
Total noninterest expense		27,353		34,833		35,499		18,171		18,059
Income (loss) before income taxes		18,251		5,815		(4,994)		3,703		3,944
Income tax expense (benefit)		3,242		(272)		(657)		421		478
Net income (loss)	$	15,009	$	6,087	$	(4,337)	$	3,282	$	3,466
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities available for sale	$	5,572	$	(10,175)	$	15,167	$	18	$	(2,441)
Reclassification adjustment for gains on available for sale securities included in net income						(1)
Change in benefit plan liabilities				1,518
Change in derivative fair value		(148)		817		(1,424)		160		1,079
Income tax expense (benefit) related to other comprehensive (loss) income		1,183		(1,686)		3,008		38		(298)

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income tax expense (benefit)		4,241		(6,154)		10,734		140		(1,064)
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	19,250	$	(67)	$	6,397	$	3,422	$	2,402
Share and per share amounts:
Net income - basic	$	1.50	$	0.61	$	(0.43)	$	0.47	$	0.49
Net income - diluted		1.49		0.61		(0.43)		0.46		0.49
Cash dividends declared	$	0.62	$	0.62	$	0.62	$	0.41	$	0.41
Average common shares outstanding - basic		9,992,922		9,994,605		9,987,627		7,057,258		7,052,912
Average common shares outstanding - diluted		10,043,186		10,051,337		10,044,449		7,114,115		7,102,112

Peoples Financial Services Corp. Net Interest Margin (Unaudited) (In thousands, fully taxable equivalent basis)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2025						March 31, 2024
	Average		Interest Income/		Yield/		Average		Interest Income/		Yield/
	Balance		Expense		Rate		Balance		Expense		Rate
Assets:
Earning assets:
Loans:
Taxable	$	3,698,124	$	55,212	6.05	%	$	2,632,554	$	34,041	5.20	%
Tax-exempt		280,555		2,842	4.11			225,293		1,795	3.20
Total loans		3,978,679		58,054	5.92			2,857,847		35,836	5.04
Investments:
Taxable		555,910		4,175	3.05			446,996		1,920	1.73
Tax-exempt		87,072		501	2.33			86,864		470	2.18
Total investments		642,982		4,676	2.95			533,860		2,390	1.80
Interest-bearing deposits		11,197		113	4.09			9,025		120	5.35
Federal funds sold		25,979		285	4.45			80,955		1,127	5.60
Total earning assets		4,658,837		63,128	5.50	%		3,481,687		39,473	4.56	%
Less: allowance for credit losses		42,084						22,290
Other assets		391,924						217,353
Total assets	$	5,008,677	$	63,128			$	3,676,750	$	39,473
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Money market accounts	$	687,522	$	6,570	3.88	%	$	754,889	$	7,135	3.80	%
Interest-bearing demand and NOW accounts		1,465,210		6,416	1.78			784,458		4,837	2.48
Savings accounts		498,791		361	0.29			422,815		275	0.26
Time deposits less than $100		424,363		4,228	4.04			409,192		4,337	4.26
Time deposits $100 or more		361,469		3,272	3.67			222,459		2,120	3.83
Total interest-bearing deposits		3,437,355		20,847	2.46			2,593,813		18,704	2.90
Short-term borrowings		20,176		225	4.52			19,687		262	5.35
Long-term debt		97,769		1,177	4.88			25,000		270	4.34
Subordinated debt		33,000		443	5.44			33,000		443	5.40
Junior subordinated debt		8,050		186	9.37
Total borrowings		158,995		2,031	5.18			77,687		975	5.05
Total interest-bearing liabilities		3,596,350		22,878	2.58	%		2,671,500		19,679	2.96	%
Noninterest-bearing deposits		875,053						616,610
Other liabilities		58,018						47,688
Stockholders' equity		479,256						340,952
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	5,008,677					$	3,676,750
Net interest income/spread			$	40,250	2.92	%			$	19,794	1.60	%
Net interest margin					3.50	%					2.29	%
Tax-equivalent adjustments:
Loans			$	597					$	377
Investments				105						99
Total adjustments			$	702					$	476

The average balances of assets and liabilities, corresponding interest income and expense and resulting average yields or rates paid are summarized as follows. Averages for earning assets include nonaccrual loans. Investment averages include available for sale securities at amortized cost. Income on investment securities and loans is adjusted to a tax-equivalent basis using the prevailing federal statutory tax rate of 21%.

Peoples Financial Services Corp. Details of Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin (Unaudited) (In thousands, fully taxable equivalent basis)

	Mar 31			Dec 31			Sept 30			June 30			Mar 31
Three months ended	2025			2024			2024			2024			2024
Net interest income:
Interest income:
Loans, net:
Taxable	$	55,212		$	57,048		$	59,412		$	34,406		$	34,041
Tax-exempt		2,842			2,834			2,910			1,771			1,795
Total loans, net		58,054			59,882			62,322			36,177			35,836
Investments:
Taxable		4,175			4,399			4,794			1,906			1,920
Tax-exempt		501			502			520			469			470
Total investments		4,676			4,901			5,314			2,375			2,390
Interest on interest-bearing balances in other banks		113			113			150			115			120
Federal funds sold		285			1,608			1,218			179			1,127
Total interest income		63,128			66,504			69,004			38,846			39,473
Interest expense:
Deposits		20,847			24,718			26,398			18,114			18,704
Short-term borrowings		225			474			550			633			262
Long-term debt		1,177			1,389			1,389			269			270
Subordinated debt		443			444			443			444			443
Junior subordinated debt		186			267			260
Total interest expense		22,878			27,292			29,040			19,460			19,679
Net interest income	$	40,250		$	39,212		$	39,964		$	19,386		$	19,794
Loans, net:
Taxable		6.05	%		6.04	%		6.24	%		5.25	%		5.20	%
Tax-exempt		4.11	%		4.05	%		4.16	%		3.20	%		3.20	%
Total loans, net		5.92	%		5.90	%		6.09	%		5.09	%		5.04	%
Investments:
Taxable		3.05	%		3.23	%		3.12	%		1.73	%		1.73	%
Tax-exempt		2.33	%		2.29	%		2.31	%		2.19	%		2.18	%
Total investments		2.95	%		3.10	%		3.02	%		1.80	%		1.80	%
Interest-bearing balances with banks		4.09	%		4.93	%		5.55	%		5.28	%		5.35	%
Federal funds sold		4.45	%		4.94	%		5.26	%		5.68	%		5.60	%
Total interest-earning assets		5.50	%		5.51	%		5.63	%		4.58	%		4.56	%
Interest expense:
Deposits		2.46	%		2.75	%		2.91	%		2.92	%		2.90	%
Short-term borrowings		4.52	%		4.80	%		4.98	%		5.61	%		5.35	%
Long-term debt		4.88	%		4.97	%		4.94	%		4.33	%		4.34	%
Subordinated debt		5.44	%		5.35	%		5.34	%		5.41	%		5.40	%
Junior subordinated debt		9.37	%		13.23	%		12.93	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities		2.58	%		2.88	%		3.04	%		3.01	%		2.96	%
Net interest spread		2.92	%		2.62	%		2.59	%		1.57	%		1.60	%
Net interest margin		3.50	%		3.25	%		3.26	%		2.29	%		2.29	%

Peoples Financial Services Corp. Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (In thousands)
	Mar 31		Dec 31		Sept 30		June 30		Mar 31
At period end	2025		2024		2024		2024		2024
Assets:
Cash and due from banks	$	60,125	$	47,029	$	97,090	$	41,234	$	32,009
Interest-bearing balances in other banks		9,196		8,593		10,286		8,722		8,259
Federal funds sold		7,781		80,229		178,093				69,700
Investment securities:
Available for sale		503,043		526,329		562,486		385,240		394,413
Held to maturity		76,689		78,184		79,861		81,598		83,306
Equity investments carried at fair value		2,500		2,430		3,921		78		91
Total investments		582,232		606,943		646,268		466,916		477,810
Loans held for sale		420				803				300
Loans		3,991,539		3,993,505		4,069,683		2,869,553		2,858,412
Less: allowance for credit losses		41,054		41,776		39,341		23,123		22,597
Net loans		3,950,485		3,951,729		4,030,342		2,846,430		2,835,815
Goodwill		75,986		75,986		76,958		63,370		63,370
Premises and equipment, net		72,492		73,283		75,877		58,565		59,097
Bank owned life insurance		87,953		87,429		87,401		49,955		49,673
Deferred tax assets		32,628		35,688		33,078		14,460		14,241
Accrued interest receivable		16,436		15,632		17,979		13,326		13,565
Other intangible assets, net		32,488		34,197		35,907
Other assets		71,136		74,919		70,056		53,077		45,299
Total assets	$	4,999,358	$	5,091,657	$	5,360,138	$	3,616,055	$	3,669,138
Liabilities:
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing	$	901,398	$	935,516	$	927,864	$	620,971	$	623,408
Interest-bearing		3,415,529		3,472,036		3,710,000		2,443,988		2,580,530
Total deposits		4,316,927		4,407,552		4,637,864		3,064,959		3,203,938
Short-term borrowings		14,840		15,900		37,346		104,250		20,260
Long-term debt		88,403		98,637		111,489		25,000		25,000
Subordinated debt		33,000		33,000		33,000		33,000		33,000
Junior subordinated debt		8,063		8,039		8,015
Accrued interest payable		5,439		5,503		6,829		5,507		5,327
Other liabilities		50,832		54,076		50,544		42,532		41,621
Total liabilities		4,517,504		4,622,707		4,885,087		3,275,248		3,329,146
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock		20,014		19,995		19,993		14,122		14,122
Capital surplus		250,488		250,695		250,578		122,449		122,162
Retained earnings		247,806		238,955		239,021		249,511		249,123
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(36,454)		(40,695)		(34,541)		(45,275)		(45,415)
Total stockholders' equity		481,854		468,950		475,051		340,807		339,992
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	4,999,358	$	5,091,657	$	5,360,138	$	3,616,055	$	3,669,138

Peoples Financial Services Corp. Loan and Asset Quality Data (Unaudited) (In thousands)


	Mar 31		Dec 31		Sept 30		June 30		Mar 31
At period end	2025		2024		2024		2024		2024
Commercial
Taxable	$	570,966	$	556,630	$	616,369	$	411,112	$	400,439
Non-taxable		282,031		279,390		273,710		220,893		224,083
Total		852,997		836,020		890,079		632,005		624,522
Real estate
Commercial real estate		2,275,241		2,294,113		2,309,588		1,793,652		1,794,086
Residential		560,067		551,383		550,590		369,671		361,490
Total		2,835,308		2,845,496		2,860,178		2,163,323		2,155,576
Consumer
Indirect Auto		108,819		117,914		130,380		66,792		71,675
Consumer Other		14,209		14,955		15,580		7,433		6,639
Total		123,028		132,869		145,960		74,225		78,314
Equipment Financing		180,206		179,120		173,466
Total	$	3,991,539	$	3,993,505	$	4,069,683	$	2,869,553	$	2,858,412


	Mar 31		Dec 31		Sept 30		June 30		Mar 31
At quarter end	2025		2024		2024		2024		2024
Nonperforming assets:
Nonaccrual/restructured loans	$	23,002	$	22,499	$	20,949	$	7,116	$	7,056
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more		655		458		569				656
Foreclosed assets		27		27		27		27
Total nonperforming assets	$	23,684	$	22,984	$	21,545	$	7,143	$	7,712

		Mar 31		Dec 31		Sept 30		June 30		Mar 31
Three months ended		2025		2024		2024		2024		2024
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning balance	$	41,776	$	39,341	$	23,123	$	22,597	$	21,895
Merger-related adjustments - Non PCD Loans						14,328
Merger-related adjustments - PCD Loans						1,841
Charge-offs		1,233		1,108		534		135		108
Recoveries		311		174		453		65		102
Provision for credit losses		200		3,369		130		596		708
Ending balance	$	41,054	$	41,776	$	39,341	$	23,123	$	22,597

Peoples Financial Services Corp. Deposit and Liquidity Detail (Unaudited) (In thousands)

	Mar 31		Dec 31		Sept 30		June 30		Mar 31
At period end	2025		2024		2024		2024		2024
Interest-bearing deposits:
Money market accounts	$	967,661	$	936,239	$	1,018,575	$	690,631	$	759,305
Interest-bearing demand and NOW accounts		1,177,507		1,238,853		1,229,083		715,890		754,673
Savings accounts		502,851		492,180		509,412		397,827		415,459
Time deposits less than $250		599,127		620,725		824,791		504,879		517,009
Time deposits $250 or more		168,383		184,039		128,139		134,761		134,084
Total interest-bearing deposits		3,415,529		3,472,036		3,710,000		2,443,988		2,580,530
Noninterest-bearing deposits		901,398		935,516		927,864		620,971		623,408
Total deposits	$	4,316,927	$	4,407,552	$	4,637,864	$	3,064,959	$	3,203,938


		March 31, 2025
At period end		Amount	Percent of Total		Number of accounts		Average Balance
Deposit Detail:
Retail	$	1,813,048	42.0	%	96,387	$	19
Commercial		1,540,565	35.7		18,472		83
Municipal		728,027	16.8		2,422		301
Brokered		235,287	5.5		26		9,050
Total Deposits	$	4,316,927	100.0	%	117,307	$	37

Uninsured	$	1,294,829	30.0	%
Insured		3,022,098	70.0

		December 31, 2024
At period end		Amount	Percent of Total		Number of accounts		Average Balance
Deposit Detail:
Retail	$	1,779,729	40.4	%	98,583	$	18
Commercial		1,538,757	34.9		18,675		82
Municipal		832,665	18.9		2,427		343
Brokered		256,401	5.8		28		9,157
Total Deposits	$	4,407,552	100.0	%	119,713	$	37

Uninsured	$	1,381,492	31.3	%
Insured		3,026,060	68.7


					Total Available
At March 31, 2025		Total Available		Outstanding		for Future Liquidity
FHLB advances (1)	$	1,623,698	$	507,127	$	1,116,571
Federal Reserve - Discount Window		583,213				583,213
Correspondent bank lines of credit		18,000				18,000
Other sources of liquidity:
Brokered deposits		749,904		235,287		514,617
Unencumbered securities		167,629				167,629
Total sources of liquidity	$	3,142,444	$	742,414	$	2,400,030


(1)	Outstanding balance of FHLB advances includes letters of credit used to collateralize public fund deposits.

Peoples Financial Services Corp. Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (In thousands)

	Mar 31		Dec 31		Sept 30		June 30		Mar 31
Average quarterly balances	2025		2024		2024		2024		2024
Assets:
Loans, net:
Taxable	$	3,698,124	$	3,757,273	$	3,790,138	$	2,637,164	$	2,632,554
Tax-exempt		280,555		278,429		278,496		222,655		225,293
Total loans, net		3,978,679		4,035,702		4,068,634		2,859,819		2,857,847
Investments:
Taxable		555,910		541,526		611,032		443,146		446,996
Tax-exempt		87,072		87,419		89,532		86,418		86,864
Total investments		642,982		628,945		700,564		529,564		533,860
Interest-bearing balances with banks		11,197		9,116		10,820		8,763		9,025
Federal funds sold		25,979		129,517		92,171		12,672		80,955
Total interest-earning assets		4,658,837		4,803,280		4,872,189		3,410,818		3,481,687
Other assets		349,840		400,179		419,005		198,248		195,063
Total assets	$	5,008,677	$	5,203,459	$	5,291,194	$	3,609,066	$	3,676,750
Liabilities and stockholders' equity:
Deposits:
Interest-bearing	$	3,437,355	$	3,573,321	$	3,607,405	$	2,496,298	$	2,593,813
Noninterest-bearing		875,053		904,274		908,776		620,256		616,610
Total deposits		4,312,408		4,477,595		4,516,181		3,116,554		3,210,423
Short-term borrowings		20,176		39,319		43,895		45,383		19,687
Long-term debt		97,769		111,135		111,804		25,000		25,000
Subordinated debt		33,000		33,000		33,000		33,000		33,000
Junior subordinated debt		8,050		8,026		8,000
Other liabilities		58,018		56,445		96,177		48,630		47,688
Total liabilities		4,529,421		4,725,520		4,809,057		3,268,567		3,335,798
Stockholders' equity		479,256		477,939		482,137		340,499		340,952
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	5,008,677	$	5,203,459	$	5,291,194	$	3,609,066	$	3,676,750

Peoples Financial Services Corp. Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited) (In thousands, except share and per share data)

	Mar 31		Dec 31		Sept 30		June 30		Mar 31
Three months ended	2025		2024		2024		2024		2024
Core net income per share:
Net income (loss) GAAP	$	15,009	$	6,087	$	(4,337)	$	3,282	$	3,466
Adjustments:
Add: ACL provision for FNCB acquired legacy loans						14,328
Less: ACL provision for FNCB acquired legacy loans tax adjustment						1,885
Add: Acquisition related expenses		154		4,990		9,653		1,071		486
Less: Acquisition related expenses tax adjustment		34		1,089		1,270		122		59
Core net income	$	15,129	$	9,988	$	16,489	$	4,231	$	3,893
Average common shares outstanding - diluted		10,043,186		10,051,337		10,044,449		7,114,115		7,102,112
Core net income per share	$	1.51	$	0.99	$	1.64	$	0.59	$	0.55

Tangible book value:
Total stockholders' equity	$	481,854	$	468,950

Peoples Financial Services Corp. Reports Unaudited First Quarter 2025 Earnings