NYSE$CBU

Community Bank System Inc · Q4 2021 earnings

Q4 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Community Bank System reported solid earnings for Q4 2021, driven by record revenues and organic loan growth.

Community Bank System, Inc. reported a net income of $43.6 million, or $0.80 per fully-diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2021. The company's total revenues reached a record $159.7 million, driven by increases in both net interest income and noninterest revenues. Organic loan growth, excluding PPP loans, exceeded 2.0% for the second consecutive quarter.

  • Net income for Q4 2021 was $43.6 million, or $0.80 per fully-diluted share.
  • Total revenues reached a record $159.7 million, a 6.0% increase year-over-year.
  • Organic loan growth, excluding PPP loans, exceeded 2.0% for the second consecutive quarter.
  • Cash equivalents totaled $1.72 billion at the end of the quarter.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$160M

Previous: $151M+6.0%
EPS (adj)

$0.81

Previous: $0.85-4.7%
Capital Expenditures

$2.98M

Previous: $5.67M-47.4%
Free Cash Flow

$46.5M

Previous: $48.6M-4.2%
Net Income

$43.6M

Previous: $46.5M-6.2%
Operating Income

$58.1M

Previous: $56.2M+3.4%
Cash & Equivalents

$1.83B

Previous: $1.57B+16.6%
Total Assets

$15.6B

Previous: $13.9B+11.6%
Stock-Based Comp

$1.5M

Previous: $1.77M-15.4%

Revenue & EPS history

Community Bank · Revenue · Quarterly

$160M

Q4 2021+6%vs Q4 2020
Beat estimate in 9 of 16 quarters(56%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Community Bank · $38.9M total across 2 segments · Q4 2021

  • Employee Benefit
    $30.4M+17.4%
  • Insurance Services
    $8.5M

Forward guidance

Community Bank System expects meaningful contributions to interest income during 2022 from recent investment securities portfolio purchases and organic loan growth. The company plans to deploy excess liquidity into investment securities in 2022.

Tailwinds

  • Expects contributions to interest income from investment securities portfolio purchases
  • Plans to deploy excess liquidity into investment securities
  • Anticipates recognizing remaining net deferred PPP fees through interest income
  • Maintains strong liquidity position
  • Expects to complete the acquisition of Elmira Savings Bank in the second quarter of 2022

Headwinds

  • Economic forecasts remained generally stable despite the rapid spread of the COVID Omicron variant
  • Decrease in the net tangible equity to net tangible assets ratio from one year prior
  • Uncertainty around the duration of the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
  • The macroeconomic and other challenges and uncertainties related to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Current and future economic and market conditions

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2021

Historical avgQ4 2021

+0.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.0%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.7%

Avg return

30 days after

57%

37 / 65 earnings

Positive

+5.8%

Q3 2015

Best reaction

-9.5%

Q4 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-0.0%-4.1%-1.1%
Q4 2025-0.6%+1.2%+2.0%
Q3 2025-0.1%+2.4%-2.1%
Q1 2025-2.1%+2.2%+1.9%
Q4 2024+2.5%+3.8%+1.1%
Q3 2024-1.2%-4.0%+17.1%
Q2 2024+1.3%+5.8%-0.8%
Q1 2024+2.0%+0.4%+4.4%
Q4 2023-4.5%+1.1%+7.2%
Q3 2023-4.8%-2.7%+13.0%
Q2 2023+4.9%+2.4%-11.4%
Q1 2023-1.5%+5.8%+3.1%
Q4 2022-9.5%-8.2%-1.1%
Q3 2022-1.4%+1.7%+6.2%
Q2 2022+1.0%+2.9%+3.0%
Q1 2022-1.2%-5.1%-4.7%
Q4 2021+4.2%+0.4%+1.1%
Q3 2021-1.7%-2.6%+1.7%
Q2 2021+0.2%-0.2%+2.9%
Q1 2021-0.5%-1.2%+1.7%
Q4 2020-4.5%-8.1%+4.4%
Q3 2020-1.4%-1.6%+11.6%
Q2 2020-3.0%-5.0%+1.4%
Q1 2020-3.3%-2.8%-8.6%
Q4 2019-0.1%-2.7%-2.5%
Q3 2019+4.3%+5.7%+5.0%
Q2 2019+0.6%+1.9%-4.5%
Q1 2019+4.0%+5.0%+3.6%
Q4 2018-5.0%-3.8%+2.1%
Q3 2018-1.9%-2.9%+8.4%
Q2 2018+2.9%+2.3%+5.9%
Q1 2018+5.1%+4.9%+10.4%
Q4 2017+0.7%-2.9%-1.3%
Q3 2017-3.6%-2.1%-4.2%
Q2 2017+2.4%+2.6%-4.6%
Q1 2017+5.8%+2.8%+0.9%
Q4 2016+3.6%+4.4%+5.3%
Q3 2016-1.1%-2.5%+19.0%
Q2 2016+2.0%+1.9%+7.0%
Q1 2016+0.3%
Q4 2015-3.0%
Q3 2015+5.8%
Q2 2015+1.3%
Q1 2015+1.5%
Q4 2014+2.5%
Q3 2014+3.1%
Q2 2014+1.6%
Q1 2014+1.0%
Q4 2013+0.2%
Q3 2013+0.6%
Q2 2013+0.1%
Q1 2013+1.3%
Q4 2012-0.9%
Q3 2012+0.3%
Q2 2012-0.7%
Q1 2012+2.1%
Q4 2009+1.4%
Q4 2011+1.4%
Q4 2010+1.4%
Q3 2011-4.0%
Q3 2010-4.0%
Q2 2010-4.0%
Q2 2011+1.4%
Q1 2011+1.4%
Q1 2010+5.0%

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