Park National Corporation reports financial results for first quarter 2025
NEWARK, Ohio, April 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Park National Corporation (Park) (NYSE American: PRK) today reported financial results for the first quarter of 2025. Park’s board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.07 per common share, payable on June 10, 2025, to common shareholders of record as of May 16, 2025.
“Our first quarter performance reflects our commitment to providing consistent financial support and a measure of predictability in dynamic market conditions,” said Park Chairman and CEO David Trautman. “In a world buffeted by extremes, our greatest opportunity to serve more is through continuing to build authentic relationships and showing up as a steady, reliable partner.”
Park’s net income for the first quarter of 2025 was $42.2 million, a 19.8 percent increase from $35.2 million for the first quarter of 2024. First quarter 2025 net income per diluted common share was $2.60, compared to $2.17 for the first quarter of 2024. Park’s total loans increased 0.9 percent (3.5 percent annualized) during the first quarter of 2025. Park’s reported period end deposits increased 0.7 percent (2.9 percent annualized) during the first quarter of 2025, with an increase of 2.3 percent (9.5 percent annualized), including deposits that Park moved off balance sheet as of March 31, 2025. The combination of solid loan growth and steady deposits continue to contribute to Park’s success in 2025.
“Our bankers’ ability to serve others well is reflected in our first quarter results,” said Park President Matthew Miller. “We’re deeply grateful for the trust our communities, customers and neighbors place in us every day. We look forward to growing these and new relationships, consistently delivering on our promises and expanding our impact.”
Headquartered in Newark, Ohio, Park National Corporation has $9.9 billion in total assets (as of March 31, 2025). Park’s banking operations are conducted through its subsidiary, The Park National Bank. Other Park subsidiaries are Scope Leasing, Inc. (d.b.a. Scope Aircraft Finance), Guardian Financial Services Company (d.b.a. Guardian Finance Company), Park Investments, Inc. and SE Property Holdings, LLC.
Complete financial tables are listed below.
Category: Earnings
SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995
Park cautions that any forward-looking statements contained in this news release or made by management of Park are provided to assist in the understanding of anticipated future financial performance. Forward-looking statements provide current expectations or forecasts of future events and are not guarantees of future performance. The forward-looking statements are based on management’s expectations and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including those described in Park’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, as updated by our filings with the SEC. Although management believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements.
Risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ include, without limitation: (1) the ability to execute our business plan successfully and manage strategic initiatives; (2) the impact of current and future economic and financial market conditions, including unemployment rates, inflation, interest rates, supply-demand imbalances, and geopolitical matters; (3) factors impacting the performance of our loan portfolio, including real estate values, financial health of borrowers, and loan concentrations; (4) the effects of monetary and fiscal policies, including interest rates, money supply, and inflation; (5) changes in federal, state, or local tax laws; (6) the impact of changes in governmental policy and regulatory requirements on our operations; (7) changes in consumer spending, borrowing, and saving habits; (8) changes in the performance and creditworthiness of customers, suppliers, and counterparties; (9) increased credit risk and higher credit losses due to loan concentrations; (10) volatility in mortgage banking income due to interest rates and demand; (11) adequacy of our internal controls and risk management programs; (12) competitive pressures among financial services organizations; (13) uncertainty regarding changes in banking regulations and other regulatory requirements; (14) our ability to meet heightened supervisory requirements and expectations; (15) the impact of changes in accounting policies and practices on our financial condition; (16) the reliability and accuracy of assumptions and estimates used in applying critical accounting estimates; (17) the potential for higher future credit losses due to changes in economic assumptions; (18) the ability to anticipate and respond to technological changes and our reliance on third-party vendors; (19) operational issues related to and capital spending necessitated by the implementation of information technology systems on which we are highly dependent; (20) the ability to secure confidential information and deliver products and services through computer systems and telecommunications networks; (21) the impact of security breaches or failures in operational systems; (22) the impact of geopolitical instability and trade policies on our operations including the imposition of tariffs and retaliatory tariffs; (23) the impact of changes in credit ratings of government debt and financial stability of sovereign governments; (24) the effect of stock market price fluctuations on our asset and wealth management businesses; (25) litigation and regulatory compliance exposure; (26) availability of earnings and excess capital for dividend declarations; (27) the impact of fraud, scams, and schemes on our business; (28) the impact of natural disasters, pandemics, and other emergencies on our operations; (29) potential deterioration of the economy due to financial, political, or other shocks; (30) impact of healthcare laws and potential changes on our costs and operations; (31) the ability to grow deposits and maintain adequate deposit levels, including by mitigating the effect of unexpected deposit outflows on our financial condition; and (32) other risk factors related to the banking industry.
Park does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to publicly release the results of any revisions that may be made to update any forward-looking statement to reflect the events or circumstances after the date on which the forward-looking statement was made, or reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except to the extent required by law.
| PARK NATIONAL CORPORATION | |||||||||||||||||||
| Financial Highlights | |||||||||||||||||||
| As of or for the three months ended March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2024 | Percent change vs. | ||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands, except common share and per common share data and ratios) | 1st QTR | 4th QTR | 1st QTR | 4Q ’24 | 1Q ’24 | ||||||||||||||
| INCOME STATEMENT: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net interest income | $ | 104,377 | $ | 103,445 | $ | 95,623 | 0.9 | % | 9.2 | % | |||||||||
| Provision for credit losses | 756 | 3,935 | 2,180 | (80.8 | ) | % | (65.3 | ) | % | ||||||||||
| Other income | 25,746 | 31,064 | 26,200 | (17.1 | ) | % | (1.7 | ) | % | ||||||||||
| Other expense | 78,164 | 83,241 | 77,228 | (6.1 | ) | % | 1.2 | % | |||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | $ | 51,203 | $ | 47,333 | $ | 42,415 | 8.2 | % | 20.7 | % | |||||||||
| Income taxes | 9,046 | 8,703 | 7,211 | 3.9 | % | 25.4 | % | ||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 42,157 | $ | 38,630 | $ | 35,204 | 9.1 | % | 19.8 | % | |||||||||
| MARKET DATA: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings per common share – basic (a) | $ | 2.61 | $ | 2.39 | $ | 2.18 | 9.2 | % | 19.7 | % | |||||||||
| Earnings per common share – diluted (a) | 2.60 | 2.37 | 2.17 | 9.7 | % | 19.8 | % | ||||||||||||
| Quarterly cash dividend declared per common share | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 0.9 | % | 0.9 | % | ||||||||||||
| Special cash dividend declared per common share | — | 0.50 | — | N.M. | N.M. | ||||||||||||||
| Book value per common share at period end | 79.00 | 76.98 | 71.95 | 2.6 | % | 9.8 | % | ||||||||||||
| Market price per common share at period end | 151.40 | 171.43 | 135.85 | (11.7 | ) | % | 11.4 | % | |||||||||||
| Market capitalization at period end | 2,451,370 | 2,770,134 | 2,199,556 | (11.5 | ) | % | 11.4 | % | |||||||||||
| Weighted average common shares – basic (b) | 16,159,342 | 16,156,827 | 16,116,842 | — | % | 0.3 | % | ||||||||||||
| Weighted average common shares – diluted (b) | 16,238,701 | 16,283,701 | 16,191,065 | (0.3 | ) | % | 0.3 | % | |||||||||||
| Common shares outstanding at period end | 16,191,347 | 16,158,982 | 16,149,523 | 0.2 | % | 0.3 | % | ||||||||||||
| PERFORMANCE RATIOS: (annualized) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Return on average assets (a)(b) | 1.70 | % | 1.54 | % | 1.44 | % | 10.4 | % | 18.1 | % | |||||||||
| Return on average shareholders’ equity (a)(b) | 13.46 | % | 12.32 | % | 12.23 | % | 9.3 | % | 10.1 | % | |||||||||
| Yield on loans | 6.26 | % | 6.21 | % | 5.99 | % | 0.8 | % | 4.5 | % | |||||||||
| Yield on investment securities | 3.25 | % | 3.46 | % | 3.90 | % | (6.1 | ) | % | (16.7 | ) | % | |||||||
| Yield on money market instruments | 4.46 | % | 4.75 | % | 5.48 | % | (6.1 | ) | % | (18.6 | ) | % | |||||||
| Yield on interest earning assets | 5.85 | % | 5.82 | % | 5.66 | % | 0.5 | % | 3.4 | % | |||||||||
| Cost of interest bearing deposits | 1.76 | % | 1.90 | % | 1.94 | % | (7.4 | ) | % | (9.3 | ) | % | |||||||
| Cost of borrowings | 3.94 | % | 3.86 | % | 4.25 | % | 2.1 | % | (7.3 | ) | % | ||||||||
| Cost of paying interest bearing liabilities | 1.86 | % | 1.99 | % | 2.08 | % | (6.5 | ) | % | (10.6 | ) | % | |||||||
| Net interest margin (g) | 4.62 | % | 4.51 | % | 4.28 | % | 2.4 | % | 7.9 | % | |||||||||
| Efficiency ratio (g) | 59.79 | % | 61.60 | % | 63.07 | % | (2.9 | ) | % | (5.2 | ) | % | |||||||
| OTHER DATA (NON-GAAP) AND BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tangible book value per common share (d) | $ | 68.94 | $ | 66.89 | $ | 61.80 | 3.1 | % | 11.6 | % | |||||||||
| Average interest earning assets | 9,210,385 | 9,176,540 | 9,048,204 | 0.4 | % | 1.8 | % | ||||||||||||
| Pre-tax, pre-provision net income (j) | 51,959 | 51,268 | 44,595 | 1.3 | % | 16.5 | % | ||||||||||||
| Note: Explanations for footnotes (a) – (k) are included at the end of the financial tables in the “Financial Reconciliations” section. | |||||||||||||||||||
| PARK NATIONAL CORPORATION | |||||||||||||||||||
| Financial Highlights (continued) | |||||||||||||||||||
| As of or for the three months ended March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Percent change vs. | |||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands, except ratios) | March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2024 | 4Q ’24 | 1Q ’24 | ||||||||||||||
| BALANCE SHEET: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Investment securities | $ | 1,042,163 | $ | 1,100,861 | $ | 1,339,747 | (5.3 | ) | % | (22.2 | ) | % | |||||||
| Loans | 7,883,735 | 7,817,128 | 7,525,005 | 0.9 | % | 4.8 | % | ||||||||||||
| Allowance for credit losses | 88,130 | 87,966 | 85,084 | 0.2 | % | 3.6 | % | ||||||||||||
| Goodwill and other intangible assets | 162,758 | 163,032 | 163,927 | (0.2 | ) | % | (0.7 | ) | % | ||||||||||
| Other real estate owned (OREO) | 119 | 938 | 1,674 | (87.3 | ) | % | (92.9 | ) | % | ||||||||||
| Total assets | 9,886,612 | 9,805,350 | 9,881,077 | 0.8 | % | 0.1 | % | ||||||||||||
| Total deposits | 8,201,695 | 8,143,526 | 8,306,032 | 0.7 | % | (1.3 | ) | % | |||||||||||
| Borrowings | 270,757 | 280,083 | 295,130 | (3.3 | ) | % | (8.3 | ) | % | ||||||||||
| Total shareholders’ equity | 1,279,042 | 1,243,848 | 1,161,979 | 2.8 | % | 10.1 | % | ||||||||||||
| Tangible equity (d) | 1,116,284 | 1,080,816 | 998,052 | 3.3 | % | 11.8 | % | ||||||||||||
| Total nonperforming loans | 63,148 | 69,932 | 71,759 | (9.7 | ) | % | (12.0 | ) | % | ||||||||||
| Total nonperforming assets | 63,267 | 70,870 | 73,433 | (10.7 | ) | % | (13.8 | ) | % | ||||||||||
| ASSET QUALITY RATIOS: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Loans as a % of period end total assets | 79.74 | % | 79.72 | % | 76.16 | % | — | % | 4.7 | % | |||||||||
| Total nonperforming loans as a % of period end loans | 0.80 | % | 0.89 | % | 0.95 | % | (10.1 | ) | % | (15.8 | ) | % | |||||||
| Total nonperforming assets as a % of period end loans + OREO + other nonperforming assets | 0.80 | % | 0.91 | % | 0.98 | % | (12.1 | ) | % | (18.4 | ) | % | |||||||
| Allowance for credit losses as a % of period end loans | 1.12 | % | 1.13 | % | 1.13 | % | (0.9 | ) | % | (0.9 | ) | % | |||||||
| Net loan charge-offs | $ | 592 | $ | 3,206 | $ | 841 | (81.5 | ) | % | (29.6 | ) | % | |||||||
| Annualized net loan charge-offs as a % of average loans (b) | 0.03 | % | 0.16 | % | 0.05 | % | (81.3 | ) | % | (40.0 | ) | % | |||||||
| CAPITAL & LIQUIDITY: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total shareholders’ equity / Period end total assets | 12.94 | % | 12.69 | % | 11.76 | % | 2.0 | % | 10.0 | % | |||||||||
| Tangible equity (d) / Tangible assets (f) | 11.48 | % | 11.21 | % | 10.27 | % | 2.4 | % | 11.8 | % | |||||||||
| Average shareholders’ equity / Average assets (b) | 12.64 | % | 12.47 | % | 11.74 | % | 1.4 | % | 7.7 | % | |||||||||
| Average shareholders’ equity / Average loans (b) | 16.22 | % | 16.08 | % | 15.48 | % | 0.9 | % | 4.8 | % | |||||||||
| Average loans / Average deposits (b) | 93.56 | % | 93.00 | % | 91.11 | % | 0.6 | % | 2.7 | % | |||||||||
| Note: Explanations for footnotes (a) – (k) are included at the end of the financial tables in the “Financial Reconciliations” section. | |||||||||||||||||||
| PARK NATIONAL CORPORATION | ||||||||
| Consolidated Statements of Income | ||||||||
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| March 31 | ||||||||
| (in thousands, except share and per share data) | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||
| Interest income: | ||||||||
| Interest and fees on loans | $ | 120,648 | $ | 111,211 | ||||
| Interest on debt securities: | ||||||||
| Taxable | 7,130 | 11,899 | ||||||
| Tax-exempt | 1,269 | 1,410 | ||||||
| Other interest income | 3,153 | 2,120 | ||||||
| Total interest income | 132,200 | 126,640 | ||||||
| Interest expense: | ||||||||
| Interest on deposits: | ||||||||
| Demand and savings deposits | 18,436 | 19,855 | ||||||
| Time deposits | 6,770 | 7,338 | ||||||
| Interest on borrowings | 2,617 | 3,824 | ||||||
| Total interest expense | 27,823 | 31,017 | ||||||
| Net interest income | 104,377 | 95,623 | ||||||
| Provision for credit losses | 756 | 2,180 | ||||||
| Net interest income after provision for credit losses | 103,621 | 93,443 | ||||||
| Other income | 25,746 | 26,200 | ||||||
| Other expense | 78,164 | 77,228 | ||||||
| Income before income taxes | 51,203 | 42,415 | ||||||
| Income taxes | 9,046 | 7,211 | ||||||
| Net income | $ | 42,157 | $ | 35,204 | ||||
| Per common share: | ||||||||
| Net income – basic | $ | 2.61 | $ | 2.18 | ||||
| Net income – diluted | $ | 2.60 | $ | 2.17 | ||||
| Weighted average common shares – basic | 16,159,342 | 16,116,842 | ||||||
| Weighted average common shares – diluted | 16,238,701 | 16,191,065 | ||||||
| Cash dividends declared: | ||||||||
| Quarterly dividend | $ | 1.07 | $ | 1.06 | ||||
| PARK NATIONAL CORPORATION | ||||||
| Consolidated Balance Sheets | ||||||
| (in thousands, except share data) | March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||
| Assets | ||||||
| Cash and due from banks | $ | 154,536 | $ | 122,363 | ||
| Money market instruments | 83,078 | 38,203 | ||||
| Investment securities | 1,042,163 | 1,100,861 | ||||
| Loans | 7,883,735 | 7,817,128 | ||||
| Allowance for credit losses | (88,130 | ) | (87,966 | ) | ||
| Loans, net | 7,795,605 | 7,729,162 | ||||
| Bank premises and equipment, net | 66,327 | 69,522 | ||||
| Goodwill and other intangible assets | 162,758 | 163,032 | ||||
| Other real estate owned | 119 | 938 | ||||
| Other assets | 582,026 | 581,269 | ||||
| Total assets | $ | 9,886,612 | $ | 9,805,350 | ||
| Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity | ||||||
| Deposits: | ||||||
| Noninterest bearing | $ | 2,637,577 | $ | 2,612,708 | ||
| Interest bearing | 5,564,118 | 5,530,818 | ||||
| Total deposits | 8,201,695 | 8,143,526 | ||||
| Borrowings | 270,757 | 280,083 | ||||
| Other liabilities | 135,118 | 137,893 | ||||
| Total liabilities | $ | 8,607,570 | $ | 8,561,502 | ||
| Shareholders’ Equity: | ||||||
| Preferred shares (200,000 shares authorized; no shares outstanding at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024) | $ | — | $ | — | ||
| Common shares (No par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; 17,623,104 shares issued at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024) | 459,529 | 463,706 | ||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes | (34,659 | ) | (46,175 | ) | ||
| Retained earnings | 1,002,110 | 977,599 | ||||
| Treasury shares (1,431,757 shares at March 31, 2025 and 1,464,122 shares at December 31, 2024) | (147,938 | ) | (151,282 | ) | ||
| Total shareholders’ equity | $ | 1,279,042 | $ | 1,243,848 | ||
| Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | $ | 9,886,612 | $ | 9,805,350 | ||
| PARK NATIONAL CORPORATION | |||||||
| Consolidated Average Balance Sheets | |||||||
| Three Months Ended | |||||||
| March 31 | |||||||
| (in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | |||||
| Assets | |||||||
| Cash and due from banks | $ | 127,229 | $ | 143,714 | |||
| Money market instruments | 287,016 | 155,511 | |||||
| Investment securities | 1,069,620 | 1,368,527 | |||||
| Loans | 7,833,234 | 7,482,650 | |||||
| Allowance for credit losses | (88,825 | ) | (84,067 | ) | |||
| Loans, net | 7,744,409 | 7,398,583 | |||||
| Bank premises and equipment, net | 68,992 | 74,919 | |||||
| Goodwill and other intangible assets | 162,938 | 164,137 | |||||
| Other real estate owned | 918 | 1,088 | |||||
| Other assets | 584,485 | 556,899 | |||||
| Total assets | $ | 10,045,607 | $ | 9,863,378 | |||
| Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity | |||||||
| Deposits: | |||||||
| Noninterest bearing | $ | 2,578,838 | $ | 2,569,030 | |||
| Interest bearing | 5,793,915 | 5,644,088 | |||||
| Total deposits | 8,372,753 | 8,213,118 | |||||
| Borrowings | 269,254 | 361,703 | |||||
| Other liabilities | 133,341 | 130,373 | |||||
| Total liabilities | $ | 8,775,348 | $ | 8,705,194 | |||
| Shareholders’ Equity: | |||||||
| Preferred shares | $ | — | $ | — | |||
| Common shares | 464,046 | 463,518 | |||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes | (39,942 | ) | (67,343 | ) | |||
| Retained earnings | 997,399 | 917,645 | |||||
| Treasury shares | (151,244 | ) | (155,636 | ) | |||
| Total shareholders’ equity | $ | 1,270,259 | $ | 1,158,184 | |||
| Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | $ | 10,045,607 | $ | 9,863,378 | |||
| PARK NATIONAL CORPORATION | |||||||||||||||
| Consolidated Statements of Income – Linked Quarters | |||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | |||||||||||
| (in thousands, except per share data) | 1st QTR | 4th QTR | 3rd QTR | 2nd QTR | 1st QTR | ||||||||||
| Interest income: | |||||||||||||||
| Interest and fees on loans | $ | 120,648 | $ | 120,870 | $ | 120,203 | $ | 115,318 | $ | 111,211 | |||||
| Interest on debt securities: | |||||||||||||||
| Taxable | 7,130 | 8,641 | 10,228 | 10,950 | 11,899 | ||||||||||
| Tax-exempt | 1,269 | 1,351 | 1,381 | 1,382 | 1,410 | ||||||||||
| Other interest income | 3,153 | 2,751 | 1,996 | 1,254 | 2,120 | ||||||||||
| Total interest income | 132,200 | 133,613 | 133,808 | 128,904 | 126,640 | ||||||||||
| Interest expense: | |||||||||||||||
| Interest on deposits: | |||||||||||||||
| Demand and savings deposits | 18,436 | 19,802 | 22,762 | 20,370 | 19,855 | ||||||||||
| Time deposits | 6,770 | 7,658 | 7,073 | 7,525 | 7,338 | ||||||||||
| Interest on borrowings | 2,617 | 2,708 | 2,859 | 3,172 | 3,824 | ||||||||||
| Total interest expense | 27,823 | 30,168 | 32,694 | 31,067 | 31,017 | ||||||||||
| Net interest income | 104,377 | 103,445 | 101,114 | 97,837 | 95,623 | ||||||||||
| Provision for credit losses | 756 | 3,935 | 5,315 | 3,113 | 2,180 | ||||||||||
| Net interest income after provision for credit losses | 103,621 | 99,510 | 95,799 | 94,724 | 93,443 | ||||||||||
| Other income | 25,746 | 31,064 | 36,530 | 28,794 | 26,200 | ||||||||||
| Other expense | 78,164 | 83,241 | 85,681 | 75,189 | 77,228 | ||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | 51,203 | 47,333 | 46,648 | 48,329 | 42,415 | ||||||||||
| Income taxes | 9,046 | 8,703 | 8,431 | 8,960 | 7,211 | ||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 42,157 | $ | 38,630 | $ | 38,217 | $ | 39,369 | $ | 35,204 | |||||
| Per common share: | |||||||||||||||
| Net income – basic | $ | 2.61 | $ | 2.39 | $ | 2.37 | $ | 2.44 | $ | 2.18 | |||||
| Net income – diluted | $ | 2.60 | $ | 2.37 | $ | 2.35 | $ | 2.42 | $ | 2.17 | |||||
| PARK NATIONAL CORPORATION | |||||||||||||||
| Detail of other income and other expense – Linked Quarters | |||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | |||||||||||
| (in thousands) | 1st QTR | 4th QTR | 3rd QTR | 2nd QTR | 1st QTR | ||||||||||
| Other income: | |||||||||||||||
| Income from fiduciary activities | $ | 10,994 | $ | 11,122 | $ | 10,615 | $ | 10,728 | $ | 10,024 | |||||
| Service charges on deposit accounts | 2,407 | 2,319 | 2,362 | 2,214 | 2,106 | ||||||||||
| Other service income | 2,936 | 3,277 | 3,036 | 2,906 | 2,524 | ||||||||||
| Debit card fee income | 6,089 | 6,511 | 6,539 | 6,580 | 6,243 | ||||||||||
| Bank owned life insurance income | 1,512 | 1,519 | 2,057 | 1,565 | 2,629 | ||||||||||
| ATM fees | 335 | 415 | 471 | 458 | 496 | ||||||||||
| Pension settlement gain | — | 365 | 5,783 | — | — | ||||||||||
| (Loss) gain on the sale of OREO, net | (229 | ) | (74 | ) | 2 | (7 | ) | 121 | |||||||
| Loss on sale of debt securities, net | — | (128 | ) | — | — | (398 | ) | ||||||||
| (Loss) gain on equity securities, net | (862 | ) | 1,852 | 1,557 | 358 | (687 | ) | ||||||||
| Other components of net periodic benefit income | 2,344 | 2,651 | 2,204 | 2,204 | 2,204 | ||||||||||
| Miscellaneous | 220 | 1,235 | 1,904 | 1,788 | 938 | ||||||||||
| Total other income | $ | 25,746 | $ | 31,064 | $ | 36,530 | $ | 28,794 | $ | 26,200 | |||||
| Other expense: | |||||||||||||||
| Salaries | $ | 36,216 | $ | 37,254 | $ | 38,370 | $ | 35,954 | $ | 35,733 | |||||
| Employee benefits | 10,516 | 10,129 | 10,162 | 9,873 | 11,560 | ||||||||||
| Occupancy expense | 3,519 | 2,929 | 3,731 | 2,975 | 3,181 | ||||||||||
| Furniture and equipment expense | 2,301 | 2,375 | 2,571 | 2,454 | 2,583 | ||||||||||
| Data processing fees | 10,529 | 10,450 | 11,764 | 9,542 | 8,808 | ||||||||||
| Professional fees and services | 7,307 | 10,465 | 7,842 | 6,022 | 6,817 | ||||||||||
| Marketing | 1,528 | 1,949 | 1,464 | 1,164 | 1,741 | ||||||||||
| Insurance | 1,686 | 1,600 | 1,640 | 1,777 | 1,718 | ||||||||||
| Communication | 1,202 | 1,104 | 955 | 1,002 | 1,036 | ||||||||||
| State tax expense | 1,186 | 1,145 | 1,116 | 1,129 | 1,110 | ||||||||||
| Amortization of intangible assets | 274 | 288 | 287 | 320 | 320 | ||||||||||
| Foundation contributions | — | — | 2,000 | — | — | ||||||||||
| Miscellaneous | 1,900 | 3,553 | 3,779 | 2,977 | 2,621 | ||||||||||
| Total other expense | $ | 78,164 | $ | 83,241 | $ | 85,681 | $ | 75,189 | $ | 77,228 | |||||
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| Asset Quality Information | |||||||||||||||||||
| Year ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands, except ratios) | March 31, 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||||||
| Allowance for credit losses: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Allowance for credit losses, beginning of period | $ | 87,966 | $ | 83,745 | $ | 85,379 | $ | 83,197 | $ | 85,675 | $ | 56,679 | |||||||
| Cumulative change in accounting principle; adoption of ASU 2022-02 in 2023 and ASU 2016-13 in 2021 | — | 383 | — | 6,090 | — | ||||||||||||||
| Charge-offs | 3,605 | 18,334 | 10,863 | 9,133 | 5,093 | 10,304 | |||||||||||||
| Recoveries | 3,013 | 8,012 | 5,942 | 6,758 | 8,441 | 27,246 | |||||||||||||
| Net charge-offs (recoveries) | 592 | 10,322 | 4,921 | 2,375 | (3,348 | ) | (16,942 | ) | |||||||||||
| Provision for (recovery of) credit losses | 756 | 14,543 | 2,904 | 4,557 | (11,916 | ) | 12,054 | ||||||||||||
| Allowance for credit losses, end of period | $ | 88,130 | $ | 87,966 | $ | 83,745 | $ | 85,379 | $ | 83,197 | $ | 85,675 | |||||||
| General reserve trends: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Allowance for credit losses, end of period | $ | 88,130 | $ | 87,966 | $ | 83,745 | $ | 85,379 | $ | 83,197 | $ | 85,675 | |||||||
| Allowance on accruing purchased credit deteriorated (“PCD”) loans (purchased credit impaired (“PCI”) loans for years 2020 and prior) | — | — | — | — | — | 167 | |||||||||||||
| Allowance on purchased loans excluded from collectively evaluated loans (for years 2020 and prior) | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | 678 | |||||||||||||
| Specific reserves on individually evaluated loans – accrual | — | — | — | — | 42 | 44 | |||||||||||||
| Specific reserves on individually evaluated loans – nonaccrual | 1,044 | 1,299 | 4,983 | 3,566 | 1,574 | 5,390 | |||||||||||||
| General reserves on collectively evaluated loans | $ | 87,086 | $ | 86,667 | $ | 78,762 | $ | 81,813 | $ | 81,581 | $ | 79,396 | |||||||
| Total loans | $ | 7,883,735 | $ | 7,817,128 | $ | 7,476,221 | $ | 7,141,891 | $ | 6,871,122 | $ | 7,177,785 | |||||||
| Accruing PCD loans (PCI loans for years 2020 and prior) | 2,139 | 2,174 | 2,835 | 4,653 | 7,149 | 11,153 | |||||||||||||
| Purchased loans excluded from collectively evaluated loans (for years 2020 and prior) | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | 360,056 | |||||||||||||
| Individually evaluated loans – accrual (k) | 13,935 | 15,290 | — | 11,477 | 17,517 | 8,756 | |||||||||||||
| Individually evaluated loans – nonaccrual | 47,718 | 53,149 | 45,215 | 66,864 | 56,985 | 99,651 | |||||||||||||
| Collectively evaluated loans | $ | 7,819,943 | $ | 7,746,515 | $ | 7,428,171 | $ | 7,058,897 | $ | 6,789,471 | $ | 6,698,169 | |||||||
| Asset Quality Ratios: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net charge-offs (recoveries) as a % of average loans | 0.03 | % | 0.14 | % | 0.07 | % | 0.03 | % | (0.05) | % | (0.24) | % | |||||||
| Allowance for credit losses as a % of period end loans | 1.12 | % | 1.13 | % | 1.12 | % | 1.20 | % | 1.21 | % | 1.19 | % | |||||||
| General reserve as a % of collectively evaluated loans | 1.11 | % | 1.12 | % | 1.06 | % | 1.16 | % | 1.20 | % | 1.19 | % | |||||||
| Nonperforming assets: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nonaccrual loans | $ | 61,929 | $ | 68,178 | $ | 60,259 | $ | 79,696 | $ | 72,722 | $ | 117,368 | |||||||
| Accruing troubled debt restructurings (for years 2022 and prior) (k) | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | 20,134 | 28,323 | 20,788 | |||||||||||||
| Loans past due 90 days or more | 1,219 | 1,754 | 859 | 1,281 | 1,607 | 1,458 | |||||||||||||
| Total nonperforming loans | $ | 63,148 | $ | 69,932 | $ | 61,118 | $ | 101,111 | $ | 102,652 | $ | 139,614 | |||||||
| Other real estate owned | 119 | 938 | 983 | 1,354 | 775 | 1,431 | |||||||||||||
| Other nonperforming assets | — | — | — | — | 2,750 | 3,164 | |||||||||||||
| Total nonperforming assets | $ | 63,267 | $ | 70,870 | $ | 62,101 | $ | 102,465 | $ | 106,177 | $ | 144,209 | |||||||
| Percentage of nonaccrual loans to period end loans | 0.79 | % | 0.87 | % | 0.81 | % | 1.12 | % | 1.06 | % | 1.64 | % | |||||||
| Percentage of nonperforming loans to period end loans | 0.80 | % | 0.89 | % | 0.82 | % | 1.42 | % | 1.49 | % | 1.95 | % | |||||||
| Percentage of nonperforming assets to period end loans | 0.80 | % | 0.91 | % | 0.83 | % | 1.43 | % | 1.55 | % | 2.01 | % | |||||||
| Percentage of nonperforming assets to period end total assets | 0.64 | % | 0.72 | % | 0.63 | % | 1.04 | % | 1.11 | % | 1.55 | % | |||||||
| Note: Explanations for footnotes (a) – (k) are included at the end of the financial tables in the “Financial Reconciliations” section. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Asset Quality Information (continued) | |||||||||||||
| Year ended December 31, | |||||||||||||
| (in thousands, except ratios) | March 31, 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| New nonaccrual loan information: | |||||||||||||
| Nonaccrual loans, beginning of period | $ | 68,178 | $ | 60,259 | $ | 79,696 | $ | 72,722 | $ | 117,368 | $ | 90,080 | |
| New nonaccrual loans | 14,767 | 65,535 | 48,280 | 64,918 | 38,478 | 103,386 | |||||||
| Resolved nonaccrual loans | 21,016 | 57,616 | 67,717 | 57,944 | 83,124 | 76,098 | |||||||
| Nonaccrual loans, end of period | $ | 61,929 | $ | 68,178 | $ | 60,259 | $ | 79,696 | $ | 72,722 | $ | 117,368 | |
| Individually evaluated nonaccrual commercial loan portfolio information (period end): | |||||||||||||
| Unpaid principal balance | $ | 51,134 | $ | 58,158 | $ | 47,564 | $ | 68,639 | $ | 57,609 | $ | 100,306 | |
| Prior charge-offs | 3,416 | 5,009 | 2,349 | 1,775 | 624 | 655 | |||||||
| Remaining principal balance | 47,718 | 53,149 | 45,215 | 66,864 | 56,985 | 99,651 | |||||||
| Specific reserves | 1,044 | 1,299 | 4,983 | 3,566 | 1,574 | 5,390 | |||||||
| Book value, after specific reserves | $ | 46,674 | $ | 51,850 | $ | 40,232 | $ | 63,298 | $ | 55,411 | $ | 94,261 | |
| Note: Explanations for footnotes (a) – (k) are included at the end of the financial tables in the “Financial Reconciliations” section. | |||||||||||||
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| Financial Reconciliations | ||||||||||
| NON-GAAP RECONCILIATIONS | ||||||||||
| THREE MONTHS ENDED | ||||||||||
| (in thousands, except share and per share data) | March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2024 | |||||||
| Net interest income | $ | 104,377 | $ | 103,445 | $ | 95,623 | ||||
| less purchase accounting accretion related to NewDominion and Carolina Alliance acquisitions | 175 | 250 | 352 | |||||||
| less interest income on former Vision Bank relationships | 1,019 | 38 | 2 | |||||||
| Net interest income – adjusted | $ | 103,183 | $ | 103,157 | $ | 95,269 | ||||
| Provision for credit losses | $ | 756 | $ | 3,935 | $ | 2,180 | ||||
| less recoveries on former Vision Bank relationships | (1,097 | ) | — | (953 | ) | |||||
| Provision for credit losses – adjusted | $ | 1,853 | $ | 3,935 | $ | 3,133 | ||||
| Other income | $ | 25,746 | $ | 31,064 | $ | 26,200 | ||||
| less loss on sale of debt securities, net | — | (128 | ) | (398 | ) | |||||
| less pension settlement gain | — | 365 | — | |||||||
| less impact of strategic initiatives | (914 | ) | 117 | (155 | ) | |||||
| less Vision related (loss) gain on the sale of OREO, net | (229 | ) | — | 121 | ||||||
| less other service income related to former Vision Bank relationships | 3 | 299 | 7 | |||||||
| Other income – adjusted | $ | 26,886 | $ | 30,411 | $ | 26,625 | ||||
| Other expense | $ | 78,164 | $ | 83,241 | $ | 77,228 | ||||
| less core deposit intangible amortization related to NewDominion and Carolina Alliance acquisitions | 274 | 288 | 320 | |||||||
| less building demolition costs | — | 44 | 65 | |||||||
| less direct expenses related to collection of payments on former Vision Bank loan relationships | 276 | 215 | — | |||||||
| Other expense – adjusted | $ | 77,614 | $ | 82,694 | $ | 76,843 | ||||
| Tax effect of adjustments to net income identified above (i) | $ | (126 | ) | $ | (83 | ) | $ | (104 | ) | |
| Net income – reported | $ | 42,157 | $ | 38,630 | $ | 35,204 | ||||
| Net income – adjusted (h) | $ | 41,682 | $ | 38,319 | $ | 34,811 | ||||
| Diluted earnings per common share | $ | 2.60 | $ | 2.37 | $ | 2.17 | ||||
| Diluted earnings per common share, adjusted (h) | $ | 2.57 | $ | 2.35 | $ | 2.15 | ||||
| Annualized return on average assets (a)(b) | 1.70 | % | 1.54 | % | 1.44 | % | ||||
| Annualized return on average assets, adjusted (a)(b)(h) | 1.68 | % | 1.52 | % | 1.42 | % | ||||
| Annualized return on average tangible assets (a)(b)(e) | 1.73 | % | 1.56 | % | 1.46 | % | ||||
| Annualized return on average tangible assets, adjusted (a)(b)(e)(h) | 1.71 | % | 1.55 | % | 1.44 | % | ||||
| Annualized return on average shareholders’ equity (a)(b) | 13.46 | % | 12.32 | % | 12.23 | % | ||||
| Annualized return on average shareholders’ equity, adjusted (a)(b)(h) | 13.31 | % | 12.22 | % | 12.09 | % | ||||
| Annualized return on average tangible equity (a)(b)(c) | 15.44 | % | 14.17 | % | 14.24 | % | ||||
| Annualized return on average tangible equity, adjusted (a)(b)(c)(h) | 15.27 | % | 14.06 | % | 14.08 | % | ||||
| Efficiency ratio (g) | 59.79 | % | 61.60 | % | 63.07 | % | ||||
| Efficiency ratio, adjusted (g)(h) | 59.39 | % | 61.63 | % | 62.72 | % | ||||
| Annualized net interest margin (g) | 4.62 | % | 4.51 | % | 4.28 | % | ||||
| Annualized net interest margin, adjusted (g)(h) | 4.57 | % | 4.50 | % | 4.26 | % | ||||
| Note: Explanations for footnotes (a) – (k) are included at the end of the financial tables in the “Financial Reconciliations” section. | ||||||||||
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| Financial Reconciliations (continued) | |||||||
| (a) Reported measure uses net income | |||||||
| (b) Averages are for the three months ended March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024, and March 31, 2024, as appropriate | |||||||
| (c) Net income for each period divided by average tangible equity during the period. Average tangible equity equals average shareholders’ equity during the applicable period less average goodwill and other intangible assets during the applicable period. | |||||||
| RECONCILIATION OF AVERAGE SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY TO AVERAGE TANGIBLE EQUITY: | |||||||
| THREE MONTHS ENDED | |||||||
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2024 | |||||
| AVERAGE SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | $ | 1,270,259 | $ | 1,247,680 | $ | 1,158,184 | |
| Less: Average goodwill and other intangible assets | 162,938 | 163,221 | 164,137 | ||||
| AVERAGE TANGIBLE EQUITY | $ | 1,107,321 | $ | 1,084,459 | $ | 994,047 | |
| (d) Tangible equity divided by common shares outstanding at period end. Tangible equity equals total shareholders’ equity less goodwill and other intangible assets, in each case at the end of the period. | |||||||
| RECONCILIATION OF TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY TO TANGIBLE EQUITY: | |||||||
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2024 | |||||
| TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | $ | 1,279,042 | $ | 1,243,848 | $ | 1,161,979 | |
| Less: Goodwill and other intangible assets | 162,758 | 163,032 | 163,927 | ||||
| TANGIBLE EQUITY | $ | 1,116,284 | $ | 1,080,816 | $ | 998,052 | |
| (e) Net income for each period divided by average tangible assets during the period. Average tangible assets equal average assets less average goodwill and other intangible assets, in each case during the applicable period. | |||||||
| RECONCILIATION OF AVERAGE ASSETS TO AVERAGE TANGIBLE ASSETS | |||||||
| THREE MONTHS ENDED | |||||||
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2024 | |||||
| AVERAGE ASSETS | $ | 10,045,607 | $ | 10,008,328 | $ | 9,863,378 | |
| Less: Average goodwill and other intangible assets | 162,938 | 163,221 | 164,137 | ||||
| AVERAGE TANGIBLE ASSETS | $ | 9,882,669 | $ | 9,845,107 | $ | 9,699,241 | |
| (f) Tangible equity divided by tangible assets. Tangible assets equal total assets less goodwill and other intangible assets, in each case at the end of the period. | |||||||
| RECONCILIATION OF TOTAL ASSETS TO TANGIBLE ASSETS: | |||||||
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2024 | |||||
| TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 9,886,612 | $ | 9,805,350 | $ | 9,881,077 | |
| Less: Goodwill and other intangible assets | 162,758 | 163,032 | 163,927 | ||||
| TANGIBLE ASSETS | $ | 9,723,854 | $ | 9,642,318 | $ | 9,717,150 | |
| (g) Efficiency ratio is calculated by dividing total other expense by the sum of fully taxable equivalent net interest income and other income. Fully taxable equivalent net interest income reconciliation is shown assuming a 21% corporate federal income tax rate. Additionally, net interest margin is calculated on a fully taxable equivalent basis by dividing fully taxable equivalent net interest income by average interest earning assets, in each case during the applicable period. | |||||||
| RECONCILIATION OF FULLY TAXABLE EQUIVALENT NET INTEREST INCOME TO NET INTEREST INCOME | |||||||
| THREE MONTHS ENDED | |||||||
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2024 | |||||
| Interest income | $ | 132,200 | $ | 133,613 | $ | 126,640 | |
| Fully taxable equivalent adjustment | 607 | 617 | 616 | ||||
| Fully taxable equivalent interest income | $ | 132,807 | $ | 134,230 | $ | 127,256 | |
| Interest expense | 27,823 | 30,168 | 31,017 | ||||
| Fully taxable equivalent net interest income | $ | 104,984 | $ | 104,062 | $ | 96,239 | |
| (h) Adjustments to net income for each period presented are detailed in the non-GAAP reconciliations of net interest income, provision for credit losses, other income, other expense and tax effect of adjustments to net income. | |||||||
| (i) The tax effect of adjustments to net income was calculated assuming a 21% corporate federal income tax rate. | |||||||
| (j) Pre-tax, pre-provision (“PTPP”) net income is calculated as net income, plus income taxes, plus the provision for credit losses, in each case during the applicable period. PTPP net income is a common industry metric utilized in capital analysis and review. PTPP is used to assess the operating performance of Park while excluding the impact of the provision for credit losses. | |||||||
| RECONCILIATION OF PRE-TAX, PRE-PROVISION NET INCOME | |||||||
| THREE MONTHS ENDED | |||||||
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2024 | |||||
| Net income | $ | 42,157 | $ | 38,630 | $ | 35,204 | |
| Plus: Income taxes | 9,046 | 8,703 | 7,211 | ||||
| Plus: Provision for credit losses | 756 | 3,935 | 2,180 | ||||
| Pre-tax, pre-provision net income | $ | 51,959 | $ | 51,268 | $ | 44,595 | |
| (k) Effective January 1, 2023, Park adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2022-02. Among other things, this ASU eliminated the concept of troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”). As a result of the adoption of this ASU and elimination of the concept of TDRs, total nonperforming loans (“NPLs”) and total nonperforming assets (“NPAs”) each decreased by $20.1 million effective January 1, 2023. Additionally, as a result of the adoption of this ASU, accruing individually evaluated loans decreased by $11.5 million effective January 1, 2023. | |||||||
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