SYRACUSE, N.Y., July 23, 2024--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Community Financial System, Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE: CBU) reported second quarter 2024 results that are included in the attached supplement. This earnings release, including supporting financial tables, is also available within the press releases section of the Company's investor relations website at: https://ir.communityfinancialsystem.com/news-presentations/press-releases/. An archived webcast of the earnings call will be available on this site for one full year.

Second Quarter 2024 Performance Summary

• Net income of $47.9 million, or $0.91 per fully diluted share, increased $0.02 per fully diluted share from the prior year’s second quarter and increased $0.15 per fully diluted share from the first quarter of 2024

• Operating net income, a non-GAAP measure that excludes from net income the after-tax effects of acquisition expenses, acquisition-related contingent consideration adjustments, litigation accrual, loss on sales of investment securities, unrealized gain (loss) on equity securities and amortization of intangible assets, of $50.5 million, or $0.95 per fully diluted share, decreased $0.01 per fully diluted share from the prior year’s second quarter and increased $0.13 per fully diluted share from the first quarter of 2024

• Total revenues of $183.8 million, a new quarterly record for the Company, increased $8.5 million, or 4.9%, from the prior year’s second quarter and increased $6.5 million, or 3.7%, from the first quarter of 2024

• Net interest income of $109.4 million increased $0.1 million, or 0.1%, from the prior year’s second quarter and increased $2.4 million, or 2.3%, from the first quarter of 2024

• Total financial services (employee benefit services, insurance services and wealth management services) revenues of $54.1 million, also a new quarterly record for the Company, increased $5.8 million, or 12.1%, from the prior year’s second quarter and increased $2.1 million, or 4.0%, from the first quarter of 2024

• Operating pre-tax, pre-provision net revenue, a non-GAAP measure that excludes from income before income taxes the provision for credit losses, acquisition expenses, acquisition-related contingent consideration adjustments, litigation accrual, loss on sales of investment securities, unrealized gain (loss) on equity securities and amortization of intangible assets, of $68.1 million, or $1.29 per fully diluted share, increased $0.05 per fully diluted share from the prior year’s second quarter and increased $0.11 per fully diluted share from the first quarter of 2024

• Total ending loans of $10.02 billion increased $140.4 million, or 1.4%, from the end of the first quarter of 2024, marking the twelfth consecutive quarter of loan growth, and increased $853.1 million, or 9.3%, from the end of the prior year’s second quarter

• Total ending deposits of $13.14 billion decreased $214.1 million, or 1.6%, from the end of the first quarter of 2024 and increased $266.1 million, or 2.1%, from the end of the prior year’s second quarter

• Annualized loan net charge-offs were 0.05% for the quarter

• Tier 1 leverage ratio of 9.07% at the end of the quarter continues to substantially exceed the regulatory well-capitalized standard of 5.0%