ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., July 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BayFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:BAFN) ("BayFirst" or the "Company"), parent company of BayFirst National Bank (the "Bank") today reported net income of $0.9 million, or $0.12 per diluted common share, for the second quarter of 2024, an increase of 5.1% compared to $0.8 million, or $0.11 per diluted common share, in the first quarter of 2024. Net income increased due to higher net interest income and lower provision for credit losses and compensation expense, partially offset by lower gain on sale of government guaranteed loans resulting from a decrease in balance of loans sold.

"We are pleased with the improvement in credit administration during the second quarter which resulted in a $1.1 million decrease in our provision for credit losses from the previous quarter," stated Thomas G. Zernick, Chief Executive Officer. "As we stated in the past, the SBA 7(a) working capital loans we offer often provide resources to small businesses struggling with economic factors like high inflation. Similar to other SBA lenders, we expanded our portfolio management efforts in the second quarter to help borrowers who continue to make timely payments by offering loan modification options. These efforts helped reduce net charge-offs during the quarter."

"Our CreditBench team worked hard to produce almost $100 million in new government guaranteed loans during the second quarter. However, this volume was below both the first quarter of 2024 and the second quarter of 2023. With less loan balances sold in the market, our gains from the sale of government guaranteed loans were below the prior quarter and our expectations. Our team is focused on meeting loan origination targets in line with past performance, while also promoting acceptable credit and profitability metrics."

"Furthermore, earlier in the year we opened our twelfth banking center, completing our near-term branch expansion plans. At the same time, we have been successful at reducing operating expenses by leveraging technology investments to reduce headcount and related incentive compensation, renegotiating key vendor contracts, and reducing other expenses while successfully growing the franchise. These reductions helped reduce noninterest expense in the second quarter by $1.2 million, and we expect those savings to increase in future quarters. We believe we have both the infrastructure and banking teams in place to efficiently grow and gain market share in our attractive Tampa Bay market."

"Finally, a highlight of the second quarter was the launch of a strategic focus around Healthcare Banking for BayFirst, under the leadership of Phil Russo. Phil is an industry veteran and native to the Tampa Bay region and will lead a team to develop the Bank's efforts to meet the lending and deposit needs of healthcare businesses across our Tampa Bay footprint," concluded Zernick.

Second Quarter 2024 Performance Review

The Company's government guaranteed loan origination platform, CreditBench, originated $98.7 million in new government guaranteed loans during the second quarter of 2024, a decrease of 24.4% from $130.6 million of loans produced in the previous quarter, and a 21.4% decrease from $125.6 million of loans produced during the second quarter of 2023. Demand was down in the second quarter for the Company's Bolt loan program, an SBA 7(a) loan product designed to expeditiously provide working capital loans of $150 thousand or less to businesses throughout the country. Since the launch in 2022, the Company has originated 4,729 Bolt loans totaling $611.4 million, of which 561 Bolt loans totaling $71.5 million were originated during the quarter.
Loans held for investment increased by $73.4 million, or 7.9%, during the second quarter of 2024 to $1.01 billion and increased $171.6 million, or 20.5%, over the past year. During the quarter, the Company originated $178.5 million of loans and sold $79.0 million of government guaranteed loan balances. The majority of the loan growth was to individuals and businesses across the Tampa Bay and Sarasota region.
Deposits increased $35.1 million, or 3.5%, during the second quarter of 2024 and increased $97.6 million, or 10.3%, over the past year to $1.04 billion.
Balance sheet liquidity remains strong, with $63.0 million in cash balances and time deposits with other banks as of June 30, 2024. Additionally, the Company maintains significant borrowing capacity through the FHLB, Federal Reserve discount window, and lines of credit with other financial institutions. Approximately 81% of the Company's deposits were insured at June 30, 2024.
Book value and tangible book value at June 30, 2024 were $20.54 per common share, an increase from $20.45 at March 31, 2024.
Net interest margin increased by 1 basis point to 3.43% in the second quarter of 2024, from 3.42% in the first quarter of 2024.

Results of Operations

Net Income

Net income was $0.9 million for the second quarter of 2024, compared to $0.8 million in the first quarter of 2024 and $1.4 million in the second quarter of 2023. The increase in net income for the second quarter of 2024 from the preceding quarter was primarily the result of an increase in net interest income of $0.4 million, a decrease in provision for credit losses of $1.1 million and a decrease in noninterest expense of $1.2 million partially offset by a decrease in noninterest income of $2.6 million. The decrease in net income from the second quarter of 2023 was due to decreases in net interest income of $0.9 million and gain on sale of government guaranteed loans of $0.4 million, partially offset by an increase in other noninterest income of $0.4 million and lower compensation expense of $0.6 million.

In the first six months of 2024, net income was $1.7 million, a decrease from $2.1 million for the first six months of 2023. The decrease was primarily due to lower net interest income of $1.2 million, higher provision for credit losses of $2.4 million and higher noninterest expense of $2.6 million, partially offset by higher gain on sale of government guaranteed loans of $3.2 million and higher government guaranteed loan packaging fees of $1.5 million.

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

Net interest income from continuing operations was $9.2 million in the second quarter of 2024, an increase from $8.7 million during the first quarter of 2024, and a decrease from $10.1 million during the second quarter of 2023. The net interest margin increased by 1 basis point to 3.43% in the second quarter of 2024, from 3.42% in the first quarter of 2024.

The increase during the second quarter of 2024, as compared to the first quarter of 2024, was mainly due to an increase in loan interest income, including fees, of $1.2 million partially offset by higher interest costs on deposits of $0.2 million and borrowings of $0.6 million.

The decrease during the second quarter of 2024, as compared to the year ago quarter, was mainly due to higher interest expense on deposits of $3.4 million, partially offset by an increase in interest income of $2.6 million.

Net interest income from continuing operations was $17.9 million in the first six months of 2024, a decrease from $19.2 million in the first six months of 2023. The decrease was mainly due to an increase in interest expense on deposits of $8.6 million, partially offset by an increase in loan interest income, including fees, of $8.2 million.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income from continuing operations was $11.7 million for the second quarter of 2024, which was a decrease from $14.3 million in the first quarter of 2024 and an increase from $10.9 million in the second quarter of 2023. The decrease in the second quarter of 2024, as compared to the first quarter of 2024, was primarily the result of a decrease in gain on sale of government guaranteed loans of $2.5 million as a result of selling $48.8 million less in loan balances during the quarter. The increase in the second quarter of 2024, as compared to the second quarter of 2023, was the result of increases in fair value gains on government guaranteed loans of $0.3 million, government guaranteed loan packaging fees of $0.2 million, and other noninterest income of $0.4 million, partially offset by a decrease in gain on sale of government guaranteed loans of $0.4 million.

Noninterest income from continuing operations was $25.9 million for the first six months of 2024, which was an increase from $20.4 million for the first six months of 2023. The increase was primarily the result of increases in gain on sale of government guaranteed loans of $3.2 million and government guaranteed loan packaging fees of $1.5 million.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense from continuing operations was $16.6 million in the second quarter of 2024 compared to $17.8 million in the first quarter of 2024 and $16.4 million in the second quarter of 2023. The decrease in the second quarter of 2024, as compared to the prior quarter, was primarily due to decreases in compensation expense of $1.1 million and professional services expense of $0.5 million. The increase in the second quarter of 2024, as compared to the second quarter of 2023, was primarily due to higher loan production expenses of $0.7 million, data processing expenses of $0.3 million, and other noninterest expense of $0.2 million, partially offset by lower compensation costs of $0.6 million and marketing and business development expenses of $0.6 million. The overall reduction of noninterest expense compared to the first quarter is attributed to the lower headcount on the Bolt lending team where we are leveraging technology in place of staff, combined with restructured incentive plans, and savings from renegotiated vendor contracts. These changes will provide ongoing expense savings.

Noninterest expense from continuing operations was $34.4 million for the first six months of 2024 compared to $31.8 million for the first six months of 2023. The increase was the result of increases in data processing expense of $0.5 million, loan origination and collection expense of $1.0 million, professional services expenses of $0.5 million, and other noninterest expenses of $0.6 million. The increases were partially offset by a decrease in marketing and business development expenses of $0.6 million.

Balance Sheet

Assets

Total assets increased $73.7 million, or 6.4%, during the second quarter of 2024 to $1.22 billion, mainly due to an increase of $73.4 million in loans held for investment.

Loans

Loans held for investment increased $73.4 million, or 7.9%, during the second quarter of 2024 and $171.6 million, or 20.5%, over the past year to $1.01 billion, due to originations in both conventional community bank loans and government guaranteed loans, partially offset by government guaranteed loan sales.

Deposits

Deposits increased $35.1 million, or 3.5%, during the second quarter of 2024 and increased $97.6 million, or 10.3%, from the second quarter of 2023, ending the second quarter of 2024 at $1.04 billion. During the second quarter, there were increases in savings and money market deposit account balances of $28.4 million and time deposit balances of $23.7 million, partially offset by decreases in noninterest-bearing deposit account balances of $2.9 million and interest-bearing transaction account balances of $14.0 million. The majority of the deposits are generated through the community bank. At times, the Bank has brokered time deposit and non-maturity deposit relationships available to diversify its funding sources. At June 30, 2024, March 31, 2024, and June 30, 2023, the Company had $60.1 million , $30.5 million,and $40.1 million, respectively, of brokered deposits.

Asset Quality

The Company recorded a provision for credit losses in the second quarter of $3.0 million, compared to a $4.1 million provision for the first quarter of 2024 and $2.8 million during the second quarter of 2023.

The ratio of ACL to total loans held for investment at amortized cost was 1.50% at June 30, 2024, 1.62% as of March 31, 2024, and 1.61% as of June 30, 2023. The ratio of ACL to total loans held for investment at amortized cost, excluding government guaranteed loans, was 1.73% at June 30, 2024, 1.88% as of March 31, 2024, and 2.03% as of June 30, 2023.

Net charge-offs for the second quarter of 2024 were $3.3 million, which was a decrease from $3.7 million for the first quarter of 2024 and an increase from $2.3 million in the second quarter of 2023. Annualized net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans held for investment at amortized cost were 1.45% for the second quarter of 2024, compared to 1.71% in the first quarter of 2023 and 1.15% in the second quarter of 2023. Nonperforming assets to total assets was 1.28% as of June 30, 2024, compared to 0.97% as of March 31, 2024, and 0.79% as of June 30, 2023. Nonperforming assets, excluding government guaranteed loans, to total assets was 0.82% as of June 30, 2024, compared to 0.70% as of March 31, 2024, and 0.61% as of June 30, 2023.

Capital

The Bank's Tier 1 leverage ratio was 8.73% as of June 30, 2024, compared to 9.12% as of March 31, 2024, and 9.36% at June 30, 2023. The CET 1 and Tier 1 capital ratio to risk-weighted assets were 10.54% as of June 30, 2024, compared to 11.04% as of March 31, 2024, and 12.34% as of June 30, 2023. The total capital to risk-weighted assets ratio was 11.79% as of June 30, 2024, compared to 12.29% as of March 31, 2024, and 13.60% as of June 30, 2023.

Liquidity

The Bank has liquidity in excess of internal minimums and the expectations of our bank regulators. The Bank's overall liquidity position remains strong and stable. The on-balance sheet liquidity ratio at June 30, 2024 was 8.55%, as compared to 9.33% at December 31, 2023. The Bank has robust liquidity resources which include secured borrowings available from the Federal Home Loan Bank, the Federal Reserve, and lines of credit with other financial institutions. As of June 30, 2024, the Bank had $55.0 million of borrowings from the FHLB and no borrowings from the FRB or other financial institutions. This compares to $15.0 million and $10.0 million of borrowings from the FHLB and no borrowings from the FRB or other financial institutions at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

Recent Events

Third Quarter Common Stock Dividend. On July 23, 2024, BayFirst's Board of Directors declared a third quarter 2024 cash dividend of $0.08 per common share. The dividend will be payable September 15, 2024 to common shareholders of record as of September 1, 2024. The Company has continuously paid quarterly common stock cash dividends since 2016.

Conference Call

BayFirst's management team will host a conference call on Friday, July 26, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. ET to discuss its second quarter results. Interested investors may listen to the call live under the Investor Relations tab at www.bayfirstfinancial.com. Investment professionals are invited to dial (800) 549-8228 to participate in the call using Conference ID 63886. A replay of the call will be available for one year at www.bayfirstfinancial.com.

About BayFirst Financial Corp.

BayFirst Financial Corp. is a registered bank holding company based in St. Petersburg, Florida which commenced operations on September 1, 2000. Its primary source of income is derived from its wholly owned subsidiary, BayFirst National Bank, a national banking association which commenced business operations on February 12, 1999. The Bank currently operates twelve full-service banking offices throughout the Tampa Bay-Sarasota region and offers a broad range of commercial and consumer banking services to businesses and individuals. The Bank was the 3rd largest SBA 7(a) lender by number of units originated and 9th largest by dollar volume nationwide through the third quarter ended June 30, 2024, of SBA's 2024 fiscal year. Additionally, it was the number one SBA 7(a) lender in dollar volume in the 5 county Tampa Bay market for the SBA's 2023 fiscal year. As of June 30, 2024, BayFirst Financial Corp. had $1.22 billion in total assets.

Forward-Looking Statements

In addition to the historical information contained herein, this presentation includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of such term in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are subject to many risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the effects of health crises, global military hostilities, or climate change, including their effects on the economic environment, our customers and our operations, as well as any changes to federal, state or local government laws, regulations or orders in connection with them; the ability of the Company to implement its strategy and expand its banking operations; changes in interest rates and other general economic, business and political conditions, including changes in the financial markets; changes in business plans as circumstances warrant; risks related to mergers and acquisitions; changes in benchmark interest rates used to price loans and deposits, changes in tax laws, regulations and guidance; and other risks detailed from time to time in filings made by the Company with the SEC, including, but not limited to those "Risk Factors" described in our most recent Form 10-K and Form 10-Q. Readers should note that the forward-looking statements included herein are not a guarantee of future events, and that actual events may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements.

BAYFIRST FINANCIAL CORP.
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA (Unaudited)

	At or for the three months ended
(Dollars in thousands, except for share data)	6/30/2024			3/31/2024			12/31/2023			9/30/2023			6/30/2023
Balance sheet data:
Average loans held for investment at amortized cost	$	902,417		$	855,040		$	825,196		$	789,167		$	781,744
Average total assets		1,178,501			1,126,315			1,108,550			1,088,517			1,064,068
Average common shareholders' equity		84,948			85,385			82,574			81,067			80,310
Total loans held for investment		1,008,314			934,868			915,726			878,447			836,704
Total loans held for investment, excl gov't gtd loan balances		844,659			776,302			698,106			687,141			638,148
Allowance for credit losses		13,843			13,906			13,497			13,365			12,598
Total assets		1,217,869			1,144,194			1,117,766			1,133,979			1,087,399
Common shareholders' equity		84,911			84,578			84,656			82,725			81,460
Share data:
Basic earnings per common share	$	0.12		$	0.11		$	0.32		$	0.42		$	0.29
Diluted earnings per common share		0.12			0.11			0.32			0.41			0.29
Dividends per common share		0.08			0.08			0.08			0.08			0.08
Book value per common share		20.54			20.45			20.60			20.12			19.85
Tangible book value per common share ⁽¹⁾		20.54			20.45			20.60			20.12			19.85
Performance and capital ratios:
Return on average assets⁽²⁾		0.29	%		0.29	%		0.60	%		0.71	%		0.52	%
Return on average common equity⁽²⁾		2.26	%		2.06	%		6.37	%		8.46	%		5.86	%
Net interest margin⁽²⁾		3.43	%		3.42	%		3.48	%		3.36	%		4.18	%
Dividend payout ratio		68.91	%		75.27	%		25.03	%		19.15	%		27.89	%
Asset quality ratios:
Net charge-offs	$	3,261		$	3,652		$	2,612		$	2,234		$	2,253
Net charge-offs/avg loans held for investment at amortized cost⁽²⁾		1.45	%		1.71	%		1.27	%		1.13	%		1.15	%
Nonperforming loans⁽³⁾	$	12,312		$	9,877		$	9,688		$	9,518		$	8,478
Nonperforming loans (excluding gov't gtd balance)⁽³⁾	$	8,054		$	7,568		$	8,264		$	7,997		$	6,590
Nonperforming loans/total loans held for investment⁽³⁾		1.34	%		1.15	%		1.18	%		1.20	%		1.08	%
Nonperforming loans (excl gov't gtd balance)/total loans held for investment⁽³⁾		0.87	%		0.88	%		1.00	%		1.01	%		0.84	%
ACL/Total loans held for investment at amortized cost		1.50	%		1.62	%		1.64	%		1.68	%		1.61	%
ACL/Total loans held for investment at amortized cost, excl government guaranteed loans		1.73	%		1.88	%		2.03	%		2.03	%		2.03	%
Other Data:
Full-time equivalent employees		302			313			305			307			302
Banking center offices		12			12			11			10			9
⁽¹⁾See section entitled "GAAP Reconciliation and Management Explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below for a reconciliation to most comparable GAAP equivalent.
⁽²⁾ Annualized
⁽³⁾ Excludes loans measured at fair value

GAAP Reconciliation and Management Explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Some of the financial measures included in this report are not measures of financial condition or performance recognized by GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures include tangible common shareholders' equity and tangible book value per common share. Our management uses these non-GAAP financial measures in its analysis of our performance, and we believe that providing this information to financial analysts and investors allows them to evaluate capital adequacy.

The following presents these non-GAAP financial measures along with their most directly comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP:

Tangible Common Shareholders' Equity and Tangible Book Value Per Common Share (Unaudited)
	As of
(Dollars in thousands, except for share data)	June 30, 2024			March 31, 2024			December 31, 2023			September 30, 2023			June 30, 2023
Total shareholders' equity	$	100,962		$	100,629		$	100,707		$	94,165		$	91,065
Less: Preferred stock liquidation preference		(16,051	)		(16,051	)		(16,051	)		(11,440	)		(9,605	)
Total equity available to common shareholders		84,911			84,578			84,656			82,725			81,460
Less: Goodwill		—			—			—			—			—
Tangible common shareholders' equity	$	84,911		$	84,578		$	84,656		$	82,725		$	81,460

Common shares outstanding		4,134,219			4,134,914			4,110,470			4,110,650			4,103,834
Tangible book value per common share	$	20.54		$	20.45		$	20.60		$	20.12		$	19.85


BAYFIRST FINANCIAL CORP.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)	6/30/2024			3/31/2024			6/30/2023
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$	4,226		$	4,425		$	4,593
Interest-bearing deposits in banks		56,546			53,080			99,114
Cash and cash equivalents		60,772			57,505			103,707
Time deposits in banks		2,261			3,000			4,881
Investment securities available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost $42,885, $46,816, and $45,713 at June 30, 2024, March 31, 2024, and June 30, 2023, respectively)		38,685			42,514			41,343
Investment securities held to maturity, at amortized cost, net of allowance for credit losses of $14, $14, and $19 (fair value: $2,273, $2,352, and $2,222 at June 30, 2024, March 31, 2024, and June 30, 2023, respectively)		2,486			2,487			2,483
Nonmarketable equity securities		7,132			5,228			5,332
Government guaranteed loans held for sale		—			2,226			1,247
Government guaranteed loans held for investment, at fair value		86,142			77,769			52,165
Loans held for investment, at amortized cost net of allowance for credit losses of $13,843, $13,906, and $12,598 at June 30, 2024, March 31, 2024, and June 30, 2023, respectively)		908,329			843,193			771,941
Accrued interest receivable		8,000			7,625			5,929
Premises and equipment, net		39,088			39,327			40,052
Loan servicing rights		15,770			15,742			12,820
Deferred income tax assets		—			—			925
Right-of-use operating lease assets		2,305			2,499			2,804
Bank owned life insurance		26,150			25,974			25,469
Other assets		20,713			18,805			15,850
Assets from discontinued operations		36			300			451
Total assets	$	1,217,869		$	1,144,194		$	1,087,399
Liabilities:
Noninterest-bearing deposits	$	94,040		$	96,977		$	101,081
Interest-bearing transaction accounts		236,447			250,478			253,112
Savings and money market deposits		420,271			391,915			401,941
Time deposits		291,630			267,945			188,648
Total deposits		1,042,388			1,007,315			944,782
FHLB borrowings		55,000			15,000			30,000
Subordinated debentures		5,952			5,950			5,945
Notes payable		2,162			2,276			2,617
Accrued interest payable		1,172			1,598			572
Operating lease liabilities		2,497			2,673			3,018
Deferred income tax liabilities		1,000			728			—
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		6,565			7,496			8,461
Liabilities from discontinued operations		171			529			939
Total liabilities		1,116,907			1,043,565			996,334
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock, Series A; no par value, 10,000 shares authorized, 6,395 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2024, March 31, 2024, and June 30, 2023; aggregate liquidation preference of $6,395 each period		6,161			6,161			6,161
Preferred stock, Series B; no par value, 20,000 shares authorized, 3,210 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2024, March 31, 2024, and June 30, 2023; aggregate liquidation preference of $3,210 each period		3,123			3,123			3,123
Preferred stock, Series C; no par value, 10,000 shares authorized, 6,446 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024, and no shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2023; aggregate liquidation preference of $6,446 at June 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024		6,446			6,446			—
Common stock and additional paid-in capital; no par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized, 4,134,219, 4,134,914, and 4,103,834 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2024, March 31, 2024, and June 30, 2023, respectively		54,773			54,776			54,384
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net		(3,113	)		(3,188	)		(3,239	)
Unearned compensation		(1,081	)		(1,192	)		(1,386	)
Retained earnings		34,653			34,503			32,022
Total shareholders' equity		100,962			100,629			91,065
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	1,217,869		$	1,144,194		$	1,087,399


BAYFIRST FINANCIAL CORP.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited)
	For the Quarter Ended									Year-to-Date
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)	6/30/2024			3/31/2024			6/30/2023			6/30/2024			6/30/2023
Interest income:
Loans, including fees	$	19,414		$	18,228		$	16,372		$	37,642		$	29,443
Interest-bearing deposits in banks and other		1,013			959			1,420			1,972			2,600
Total interest income		20,427			19,187			17,792			39,614			32,043
Interest expense:
Deposits		10,448			10,215			7,098			20,663			12,021
Other		797			230			586			1,027			861
Total interest expense		11,245			10,445			7,684			21,690			12,882
Net interest income		9,182			8,742			10,108			17,924			19,161
Provision for credit losses		3,000			4,058			2,765			7,058			4,707
Net interest income after provision for credit losses		6,182			4,684			7,343			10,866			14,454
Noninterest income:
Loan servicing income, net		805			795			649			1,600			1,389
Gain on sale of government guaranteed loans, net		5,595			8,089			6,028			13,684			10,437
Service charges and fees		452			444			379			896			758
Government guaranteed loans fair value gain, net		3,202			3,305			2,904			6,507			6,478
Government guaranteed loan packaging fees		1,022			1,407			797			2,429			918
Other noninterest income		577			228			180			805			405
Total noninterest income		11,653			14,268			10,937			25,921			20,385
Noninterest Expense:
Salaries and benefits		7,829			8,005			7,780			15,834			15,615
Bonus, commissions, and incentives		659			1,571			1,305			2,230			2,109
Occupancy and equipment		1,273			1,110			1,183			2,383			2,346
Data processing		1,647			1,560			1,316			3,207			2,663
Marketing and business development		540			588			1,102			1,128			1,767
Professional services		877			1,349			874			2,226			1,771
Loan origination and collection		1,958			1,719			1,221			3,677			2,716
Employee recruiting and development		549			597			556			1,146			1,124
Regulatory assessments		279			282			232			561			331
Other noninterest expense		999			992			833			1,991			1,372
Total noninterest expense		16,610			17,773			16,402			34,383			31,814
Income before taxes from continuing operations		1,225			1,179			1,878			2,404			3,025
Income tax expense from continuing operations		349			296			461			645			741
Net income from continuing operations		876			883			1,417			1,759			2,284
Loss from discontinued operations before income taxes		(14	)		(78	)		(43	)		(92	)		(213	)
Income tax benefit from discontinued operations		(4	)		(19	)		(11	)		(23	)		(53	)
Net loss from discontinued operations		(10	)		(59	)		(32	)		(69	)		(160	)

Net income		866			824			1,385			1,690			2,124
Preferred dividends		386			385			208			771			416
Net income available to common shareholders	$	480		$	439		$	1,177		$	919		$	1,708
Basic earnings (loss) per common share:
Continuing operations	$	0.12		$	0.12		$	0.30		$	0.24		$	0.46
Discontinued operations		—			(0.01	)		(0.01	)		(0.02	)		(0.04	)
Basic earnings per common share	$	0.12		$	0.11		$	0.29		$	0.22		$	0.42

Diluted earnings (loss) per common share:
Continuing operations	$	0.12		$	0.12		$	0.30		$	0.24		$	0.46
Discontinued operations		—			(0.01	)		(0.01	)		(0.02	)		(0.04	)
Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.12		$	0.11		$	0.29		$	0.22		$	0.42

Loan Composition

(Dollars in thousands)	6/30/2024			3/31/2024			12/31/2023			9/30/2023			6/30/2023
	(Unaudited)			(Unaudited)						(Unaudited)			(Unaudited)
Real estate:
Residential	$	304,234		$	285,214		$	264,126		$	248,973		$	235,339
Commercial		288,185			273,227			293,595			280,620			272,200
Construction and land		35,759			36,764			26,272			25,339			15,575
Commercial and industrial		192,140			182,264			177,566			174,238			198,639
Commercial and industrial - PPP		2,324			2,965			3,202			15,364			15,808
Consumer and other		85,789			63,854			47,287			39,024			38,103
Loans held for investment, at amortized cost, gross		908,431			844,288			812,048			783,558			775,664
Deferred loan costs, net		17,299			16,233			14,707			12,928			11,506
Discount on government guaranteed loans sold		(7,731	)		(7,674	)		(7,040	)		(6,623	)		(5,937	)
Premium on loans purchased, net		4,173			4,252			4,503			4,406			3,306
Loans held for investment, at amortized cost, net		922,172			857,099			824,218			794,269			784,539
Government guaranteed loans held for investment, at fair value		86,142			77,769			91,508			84,178			52,165
Total loans held for investment, net	$	1,008,314		$	934,868		$	915,726		$	878,447		$	836,704

Nonperforming Assets (Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)	6/30/2024			3/31/2024			12/31/2023			9/30/2023			6/30/2023
Nonperforming loans (government guaranteed balances), at amortized cost, gross	$	4,258		$	2,309		$	1,424		$	1,521		$	1,888
Nonperforming loans (unguaranteed balances), at amortized cost, gross		8,054			7,568			8,264			7,997			6,590
Total nonperforming loans, at amortized cost, gross		12,312			9,877			9,688			9,518			8,478
Nonperforming loans (government guaranteed balances), at fair value		341			94			—			96			128
Nonperforming loans (unguaranteed balances), at fair value		1,284			729			648			363			—
Total nonperforming loans, at fair value		1,625			823			648			459			128
OREO		1,633			404			—			—			3
Total nonperforming assets, gross	$	15,570		$	11,104		$	10,336		$	9,977		$	8,609
Nonperforming loans as a percentage of total loans held for investment⁽¹⁾		1.34	%		1.15	%		1.18	%		1.20	%		1.08	%
Nonperforming loans (excluding government guaranteed balances) to total loans held for investment⁽¹⁾		0.87	%		0.88	%		1.00	%		1.01	%		0.84	%
Nonperforming assets as a percentage of total assets		1.28	%		0.97	%		0.92	%		0.88	%		0.79	%
Nonperforming assets (excluding government guaranteed balances) to total assets		0.82	%		0.70	%		0.74	%		0.71	%		0.61	%
ACL to nonperforming loans⁽¹⁾		112.44	%		140.79	%		139.32	%		128.60	%		146.39	%
ACL to nonperforming loans (excluding government guaranteed balances)⁽¹⁾		171.88	%		183.75	%		163.32	%		152.29	%		191.17	%

⁽¹⁾Excludes loans measured at fair value

Contacts:
Thomas G. Zernick	Scott J. McKim
Chief Executive Officer	Chief Financial Officer
727.399.5680	727.521.7085

BayFirst Financial Corp. Reports Second Quarter 2024 Results; Highlighted by Improved Operating Efficiencies and Lower Net Charge-Offs