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Parke Bancorp, Inc. Announces Third Quarter Earnings WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J., Oct. 20, 2021

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J., Oct. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --

Highlights:



Net Income: $10.5 million

Revenue: $22.8 million for Q3 2021

Total Assets: $2.16 billion, increased 3.7% over December 31, 2020

Total Loans: $1.47 billion, decreased 5.9% over December 31, 2020

Total Deposits:$1.78 billion, increased 11.9% over December 31, 2020



Parke Bancorp, Inc. ("Parke Bancorp" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: "PKBK"), the parent company of Parke Bank, announced its operating results for the quarter ended September 30, 2021.

Highlights for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021:

* Net income available to common shareholders was $10.5 million, or $0.88 per basic common share and $0.87 per diluted common share, for the three months ended September 30, 2021, an increase of $4.0 million, or 60.6%, compared to net income available to common shareholders of $6.5 million, or $0.55 per basic common share and $0.55 per diluted common share, for the same quarter in 2020. The increase is primarily driven by an increase in net interest income, reduced loan loss provision, and higher non-interest income, partially offset by higher non-interest expense.

* Net interest income increased 13.2% to $17.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021, compared to $15.4 million for the same period in 2020.

* Net income available to common shareholders was $30.7 million, or $2.58 per basic common share and $2.53 per diluted common share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, an increase of $10.4 million, or 51.3%, compared to net income available to common shareholders of $20.3 million, or $1.71 per basic common share and $1.69 per diluted common share, for the same period in 2020. The increase is primarily driven by an increase in net interest income, reduced loan loss provision, and higher non-interest income, partially offset by higher non-interest expense.

* Net interest income increased 15.0% to $52.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, compared to $45.5 million for the same period in 2020.

The following is a recap of the significant items that impacted the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 period:

Interest income decreased $0.3 million for the third quarter of 2021 compared to the same period in 2020, primarily due to a decrease in interest and fees on loans attributed to lower loan portfolio balances. For the year to date period ended September 30, 2021, interest income decreased $0.4 million from the same period in 2020, primarily driven by the impact of lower interest rates on average deposits held in the Federal Reserve Bank ("FRB"). The Federal Reserve Board reduced interest rates in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Interest expense decreased $2.3 million and $7.2 million for the third quarter of 2021 and year to date September 30, 2021, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2020, primarily due to lower interest rates on deposits.

The provision for loan losses decreased $2.4 million and $5.3 million for the third quarter of 2021 and year to date September 30, 2021, compared to the same periods in 2020. The decrease in the provision was primarily due to the increase in qualitative factors made in 2020 as a result of economic uncertainty associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

For the third quarter of 2021, non-interest income increased $1.5 million, compared to the same period in 2020. For the year to date September 30, 2021, non-interest income increased $3.9 million compared to the same period in 2020. The increases were primarily attributable to an increase in service fees from deposit accounts related to our cannabis related businesses (CRB).

Non-interest expense increased $0.6 million and $2.4 million for the third quarter 2021 and year to date September 30, 2021, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2020, primarily due to an increase in professional fees related to our Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) remediation efforts, and various other expense categories as a result of the growth of the Company.

Income tax expense increased $1.4 million for the third quarter 2021 and $3.4 million for the year to date September 30, 2021, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2020. The effective tax rates for the third quarter of 2021 and for the year to date September 30, 2021 were 26.0% and 25.5%, respectively, compared to 25.8% for the same periods in 2020.

September 30, 2021 discussion of financial condition

* Total assets increased to $2.16 billion at September 30, 2021, from $2.08 billion at December 31, 2020, an increase of $77.3 million, or 3.7%, primarily due to an increase in cash deposits with the Federal Reserve Bank, net of a decrease in loans receivable.

* Cash and cash equivalents totaled $623.8 million at September 30, 2021, as compared to $458.6 million at December 31, 2020.

* The investment securities portfolio increased to $24.6 million at September 30, 2021, from $21.1 million at December 31, 2020, an increase of $3.5 million, or 16.7%, primarily due to the purchase of $8.7 million of securities classified as held-to-maturity, net of pay downs of securities.

* Gross loans decreased to $1.47 billion at September 30, 2021, from $1.57 billion at December 31, 2020, a decrease of $92.2 million or 5.9%.

* Nonperforming loans at September 30, 2021 decreased to $4.5 million, representing 0.30% of total loans, a decrease of $4.2 million, from $8.7 million of nonperforming loans at December 31, 2020. OREO at September 30, 2021 was $1.8 million, an increase of $1.6 million compared to $139 thousand at December 31, 2020, primarily due to the repossession of one commercial property. Nonperforming assets (consisting of nonperforming loans and OREO) represented 0.29% and 0.43% of total assets at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. Loans past due 30 to 89 days were $259 thousand at September 30, 2021, a decrease of $2.5 million from December 31, 2020.

* The allowance for loan losses was $29.8 million at September 30, 2021, as compared to $29.7 million at December 31, 2020. The ratio of the allowance for loan losses to total loans was 2.02% and 1.90% at September 30, 2021 and at December 31, 2020, respectively. The ratio of allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans was 664.1% at September 30, 2021, compared to 340.2%, at December 31, 2020.

* Total deposits were $1.78 billion at September 30, 2021, up from $1.59 billion at December 31, 2020, an increase of $188.8 million or 11.9% compared to December 31, 2020. Deposit growth was primarily due to an increase in non-interest bearing demand, savings, and time deposits.

* Total borrowings were $133.8 million at September 30, 2021, a decrease of $133.4 million, compared to December 31, 2020, primarily due to the repayment of $90.0 million in advances from the Federal Reserve Bank PPP Liquidity Facility ("PPPLF") for the Small Business Administration ("SBA") PPP Loans, and $43.5 million in pay downs of Federal Home Loan Bank advances.

* Total equity increased to $225.7 million at September 30, 2021, up from $202.6 million at December 31, 2020, an increase of $23.1 million, or 11.4%, primarily due to the retention of earnings.

CEO outlook and commentary

Vito S. Pantilione, President and Chief Executive Officer of Parke Bancorp, Inc. and Parke Bank, provided the following statement:

"Parke Bancorp continues to generate strong earnings with third quarter Net Income of $10.5 million, up over 60% from the same period in 2020. Net Income year to date is close to $31 million, up over 50% from the same period in 2020. Although our assets have grown 3.7% year to date, the growth has been driven by the excess liquidity in the market and held in cash. We continue to work hard to reduce our cost of deposits, which is reflected in the growth of our net interest income. Our outstanding loan portfolio went down, partly due to the SBA forgiveness of many of the PPP loans. The pandemic concerns and economic challenges continue to dictate caution in generating new loans."

"The COVID-19 pandemic continues to fuel uncertainty in the regional and national economy. Complications from vaccination requirements and reinstated COVID-19 public health restrictions have had an effect on employment and inflation. There is a concern that the current growth in inflation is not simply transitory but may possibly be a mainstay of the economy for a period of time. The Federal Reserve has already stated that they may need to move interest rates up in 2023 rather than 2024 as initially reported. Shortage of goods, including electronics and other critically important products that are stuck on cargo ships unable to be unloaded, is having a negative effect on the economy. The construction industry continues to be hit with skyrocketing costs of materials and manpower shortages causing cost overruns on many projects."

"One of the more concerning issues that is facing the banking industry is the pending legislation that includes the requirement of banks to track every $600 transaction of their customers' accounts. If enacted, this legislation will put an immense burden on all banks and drive up the cost of banking for our customers. In our view, this would be an unnecessary level of government intrusion into people's private lives and make banking services more expensive for the average customer."

"There are many clouds on the horizon, however we continue to maintain strict controls on our expenses, have a strong capital position and earnings, all critical to the financial strength of our Company."

Forward Looking Statement Disclaimer

This release may contain forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties which may cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors; our ability to maintain a strong capital base, strong earning and strict cost controls; our ability to generate strong revenues with increased interest income and net interest income;; our ability to continue the financial strength and growth of our Company and Parke Bank; our ability to continue to increase shareholders' equity, maintain strong reserves and good credit quality; our ability to ensure our Company continues to have strong loan loss reserves; our ability to ensure that our loan loss provision is well positioned for the future as the COVID-19 pandemic continues; our ability to continue to reduce our nonperforming loans and delinquencies and the expenses associated with them; our ability to realize a high recovery rate on disposition of troubled assets; our ability to continue to pay a dividend in the future; our ability to enhance shareholder value in the future; our ability to continue growing our Company, our earnings and shareholders' equity; and our ability to continue to grow our loan portfolio; the possibility of additional corrective actions or limitations on the operations of Parke Bancorp and Parke Bank being imposed by banking regulators, therefore, readers should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Parke Bancorp, Inc. does not undertake, and specifically disclaims, any obligations to publicly release the results of any revisions that may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such circumstance.

(PKBK-ER)

Financial Supplement:

Table 1: Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)



Parke Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets



September December 31, 30,

2021 2020

(Amounts in thousands)

Assets

Cash and cash equivalents $623,825 $458,601

Investment securities 24,635 21,106

Loans held for sale - 200

Loans, net of unearned income 1,473,816 1,565,807

Less: Allowance for loan losses (29,838) (29,698)

Net loans 1,443,978 1,536,109

Premises and equipment, net 6,370 6,698

Bank owned life insurance (BOLI) 27,431 27,002

Other assets 29,409 28,606

Total assets $2,155,648$2,078,322



Liabilities and Equity



Non-interest bearing deposits $542,596 $428,860

Interest bearing deposits 1,238,644 1,163,583

FHLBNY borrowings 91,150 134,650

PPPLF advances from FRB - 90,026

Subordinated debentures 42,684 42,542

Other liabilities 14,887 16,064

Total liabilities 1,929,961 1,875,725



Total shareholders' equity 224,256 200,925

Noncontrolling interest in consolidated 1,431 1,672 subsidiaries

Total equity 225,687 202,597



Total liabilities and equity $2,155,648$2,078,322

Table 2: Consolidated Income Statements (Unaudited)

For three months ended For nine months ended September 30, September 30,

2021 2020 2021 2020

(Amounts in thousands, except share data)

Interest income:

Interest and fees on loans $20,211 $20,521 $ 61,502 $ 60,988

Interest and dividends on investments 170 260 552 797

Interest on federal funds sold and deposits with banks 199 92 455 1,088

Total interest income 20,580 20,873 62,509 62,873

Interest expense:

Interest on deposits 2,356 4,165 7,654 14,375

Interest on borrowings 743 1,268 2,482 2,968

Total interest expense 3,099 5,433 10,136 17,343

Net interest income 17,481 15,440 52,373 45,530

Provision for loan losses - 2,400 500 5,796

Net interest income after provision for loan losses 17,481 13,040 51,873 39,734

Non-interest income

Service fees on deposit accounts 1,350 520 4,173 1,602

Gain on sale of SBA loans 56 - 180 -

Other loan fees 403 206 998 612

Bank owned life insurance income 146 150 429 443

Net gain (loss) on sale and valuation adjustment of OREO - (195) 51 (348)

Other 240 60 691 346

Total non-interest income 2,195 741 6,522 2,655

Non-interest expense

Compensation and benefits 2,281 2,440 7,360 7,674

Professional services 998 400 2,740 1,151

Occupancy and equipment 623 531 1,773 1,529

Data processing 303 344 986 969

FDIC insurance and other assessments 261 287 833 581

OREO expense 72 80 199 258

Other operating expense 890 750 3,026 2,401

Total non-interest expense 5,428 4,832 16,917 14,563

Income before income tax expense 14,248 8,949 41,478 27,826

Income tax expense 3,705 2,306 10,584 7,171

Net income attributable to Company and noncontrolling interest10,543 6,643 30,894 20,655

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest (42) (100) (207) (359)

Net income attributable to Company 10,501 6,543 30,687 20,296

Less: Preferred stock dividend (7) (7) (21) (22)

Net income available to common shareholders $10,494 $6,536 $ 30,666 $ 20,274

Earnings per common share

Basic $0.88 $0.55 $ 2.58 $ 1.71

Diluted $0.87 $0.55 $ 2.53 $ 1.69

Weighted average common shares outstanding

Basic 11,893,32311,850,88211,885,70911,849,659

Diluted 12,125,62811,975,09412,115,38911,986,964

Table 3: Operating Ratios

Three months endedFor the nine months ended

September 30, September 30,

2021 2020 2021 2020

Return on average assets 2.01 %1.32 %1.96 % 1.46 %

Return on average common equity18.85 %13.55 %19.27 % 14.48 %

Interest rate spread 3.11 %2.73 %3.05 % 2.93 %

Net interest margin 3.41 %3.14 %3.37 % 3.29 %

Efficiency ratio 27.59 %29.86 %28.72 % 30.22 %



* Return on the average assets is calculated using net income attributable toCompany and noncontrolling interest dividing average assets

Table 4: Asset Quality Data

September 30, December 31,

2021 2020

(Amounts in thousands except ratio data)

Allowance for loan losses $29,838 $29,698

Allowance for loan losses to total loans 2.02 % 1.90 %

Allowance for loan losses to non-accrual 664.14 % 340.22 %loans

Non-accrual loans $4,493 $8,729

OREO $1,756 $139

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