AMESBURY, Mass., Oct. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Provident Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") (NasdaqCM: PVBC), the holding company for BankProv (the "Bank"), reported net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 of $716,000, or $0.04 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $3.3 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, and net income of $2.5 million, or $0.15 per diluted share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2023. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, net income was $2.4 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, compared to $8.0 million, or $0.48 per diluted share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The Company's return on average assets was 0.18% for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, compared to a loss on average assets of 0.85% for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, and a return on average assets of 0.57% for the quarter ended September 30, 2023. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company's return on average assets was 0.20%, compared to 0.64% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The Company's return on average equity was 1.27% for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, compared to a loss on average equity of 5.80% for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, and a return on average equity of 4.55% for the quarter ended September 30, 2023. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company's return on average equity was 1.41%, compared to 5.02% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

In announcing these results, Joseph Reilly, Chief Executive Officer, said, "We are pleased to report net income for the quarter as we continue to execute our strategic plan. These results once again include an increase to a valuation adjustment on a loan relationship in our enterprise value portfolio, which somewhat overshadows positive momentum in the general achievement of our strategic objectives. We are excited that our exhaustive efforts to strengthen our retail deposit base are yielding positive results, with consistent increases in our branch activity and balances since the prior quarter and throughout 2024. These results are enabling us to run off high-cost third-party deposits, strengthen our liquidity position and optimize the benefit from the late-September interest rate reduction by the Federal Reserve, which should serve to highlight the importance of these efforts and result in meaningful reductions in our cost of funds."

For the quarter ended September 30, 2024, net interest and dividend income was $12.4 million, an increase of $456,000, or 3.8%, from the quarter ended June 30, 2024, and a decrease of $1.5 million, or 10.6%, compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2023. The interest rate spread and net interest margin were 2.19% and 3.38%, respectively, for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, compared to 2.10% and 3.27%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, and 2.35% and 3.44%, respectively, for the quarter ended September 30, 2023. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, net interest and dividend income was $36.8 million, a decrease of $7.8 million, or 17.4%, compared to $44.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The interest rate spread and net interest margin were 2.19% and 3.34%, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to 2.74%, and 3.80%, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

Total interest and dividend income was $22.4 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, an increase of $557,000, or 2.5%, from the quarter ended June 30, 2024, and a decrease of $799,000, or 3.4%, from the quarter ended September 30, 2023. The Company's yield on interest-earning assets was 6.11% for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, an increase of 12 basis points from the quarter ended June 30, 2024, and an increase of 35 basis points from the quarter ended September 30, 2023. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, total interest and dividend income was $66.3 million, a decrease of $395,000, or 0.6%, from the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The Company's yield on interest-earning assets was 6.02% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, an increase of 33 basis points from the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

Total interest expense was $10.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, an increase of $101,000, or 1.0%, from the quarter ended June 30, 2024, and an increase of $680,000, or 7.3%, from the quarter ended September 30, 2023. Interest expense on deposits was $9.1 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, a decrease of $539,000, or 5.6%, from the quarter ended June 30, 2024, and a decrease of $45,000, or 0.5%, from the quarter ended September 30, 2023. The decrease in interest expense on deposits from the prior quarter was primarily driven by a decrease in the average balance of interest-bearing deposits of $47.1 million, or 4.7%, and a four-basis point decrease in the cost of interest-bearing deposits to 3.83%. The decrease in interest expense on deposits from the prior year quarter was primarily driven by a decrease in the average balance of interest-bearing deposits of $124.5 million, or 11.6%, partially offset by a 42-basis point increase in the average cost of interest-bearing deposits. Interest expense on borrowings totaled $952,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, an increase of $640,000, or 205.1%, from the prior quarter, and an increase of $725,000, or 319.4%, over the prior year quarter. The increase in interest expense on borrowings from the prior quarter and the prior year quarter was primarily driven by an increase in the average balance of borrowings and an increase in the cost of borrowings. The average balance of borrowings increased $49.3 million, or 181.9%, from the quarter ended June 30, 2024, and $51.7 million, or 209.8%, from the quarter ended September 30, 2023. The cost of borrowings was 4.99% for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, an increase of 38 basis points from the quarter ended June 30, 2024, and an increase of 130 basis points from the quarter ended September 30, 2023. The Company's total cost of interest-bearing liabilities was 3.92% for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, which is an increase of three basis points, from 3.89%, for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, and an increase of 51 basis points from 3.41% for the quarter ended September 30, 2023.

Total interest expense increased $7.4 million, or 33.3%, to $29.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $22.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Interest expense on deposits was $28.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, an increase of $7.3 million, or 35.4%, from the nine months ended September 30, 2023. This increase was primarily driven by an increase in the average cost of interest-bearing deposits of 90 basis points, to 3.80%, and an increase in average interest-bearing deposits of $33.4 million, or 3.5%. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, interest expense on borrowings increased $32,000, or 2.2%, primarily due to an increase in the cost of borrowings of 75 basis points, to 4.69%, partially offset by a decrease in average total borrowings of $6.9 million, or 14.2%. The Company's total cost of interest-bearing liabilities was 3.83% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, which is an increase of 88 basis points, from 2.95%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

The Company recognized a $1.7 million provision for credit losses for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, compared to $6.5 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, and a $156,000 credit loss benefit recognized for the quarter ended September 30, 2023. The provision for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 was primarily driven by an additional $1.7 million reserve on a $17.6 million enterprise value relationship, which now carries a total of $8.8 million in individually analyzed reserves. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company recognized a $2.6 million provision for credit losses, compared to $556,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, due to an $8.8 million individually analyzed reserve in the enterprise value portfolio that was partially offset by the first quarter payoff of an enterprise value loan that resulted in the elimination of $1.1 million in related reserves, a settlement with a digital asset lending customer which resulted in a $3.8 million reduction in related reserves and the elimination of that portfolio and reductions in the general allowance due primarily to decreases in the enterprise value and commercial segments, which each carry a higher reserve rate than other lending segments.

Net charge-offs totaled $84,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, compared to $2.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, and net recoveries of $147,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2023. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, net charge-offs totaled $2.2 million, compared to $3.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Charge-offs for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 were primarily related to the aforementioned settlement with a digital asset lending customer.

Non-accrual loans were $37.2 million, or 2.25% of total assets, as of September 30, 2024, compared to $21.3 million, or 1.29% of total assets, as of June 30, 2024 and $16.5 million, or 0.99% of total assets, as of December 31, 2023. The increase in non-accrual loans as of September 30, 2024 was primarily driven by a $16.2 million construction and land development loan relationship placed on non-accrual in the third quarter after the loan became delinquent and conversations with the borrower indicated their inability to meet current and future debt obligations.

Mr. Reilly noted "The Bank has evaluated the construction and land development loan relationship placed on non-accrual status in the third quarter. The Bank, due to the high collateral value of the project, is exploring options to work out or exit this relationship as efficiently as possible. We continue to closely monitor our portfolios to detect and address any weaknesses in specific relationships and mitigate the impact of troubled credits."

Noninterest income was $1.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, compared to $1.5 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, and $1.8 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2023. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, noninterest income decreased $827,000, or 15.3%, to $4.6 million, from $5.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

Noninterest expense was $11.6 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, compared to $12.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2023. The decrease in noninterest expense from the prior year quarter of $1.1 million, or 9.0%, was primarily due to a decrease in salaries and employee benefits of $509,000, or 6.5%, mainly resulting from a reduction in headcount; a decrease in other expenses of $301,000, or 36.0%, primarily due to a reduction in expenses related to the workout and closure of the digital asset portfolio; and a decrease in professional fees of $234,000, or 22.6%, primarily due to reductions in legal and consulting expenses. Noninterest expense was $35.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, a decrease of $2.8 million, or 7.2%, from $38.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 primarily due to decreases in salaries and employee benefits of $1.7 million, or 7.1%, other expenses of $533,000, or 22.4%, and insurance expenses of $446,000, or 33.0%.

Mr. Reilly noted "Our institution has concentrated efforts on improving our risk profile by redirecting our focus to traditional community banking. This endeavor presented an opportunity to comprehensively evaluate operating expenses to eliminate costs that no longer support our current strategy or risk appetite. While these efforts are ongoing, we have completed an evaluation to reduce our professional services, including legal and consulting costs, and carried out a workforce reduction of over five percent of our employee base during the quarter. While our employees will always be a top priority and the foundation of our core values, these unfortunate measures were required to ensure a responsible deployment of resources that closely aligns with current strategic objectives."

The Company recorded an income tax provision of $132,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, compared to an income tax benefit of $1.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, and a provision of $628,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2023. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company recorded a provision for income tax of $571,000, reflecting an effective tax rate of 19.3%, compared to $2.8 million, or an effective tax rate of 25.6%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

Total assets were $1.65 billion at September 30, 2024, an increase of $1.4 million, or 0.1%, from $1.65 billion at June 30, 2024 and a decrease of $22.1 million, or 1.3%, from $1.67 billion at December 31, 2023. Cash and cash equivalents totaled $138.7 million at September 30, 2024, a decrease of $33.0 million, or 19.2%, from June 30, 2024 primarily due to an increase in net loans and a decrease in borrowings, offset by an increase in total deposits. Cash and cash equivalents decreased $81.7 million, or 37.1%, from December 31, 2023, primarily due to decreases in deposits and increases in net loans, partially offset by increases in borrowings. Net loans were $1.39 billion at September 30, 2024, an increase of $37.3 million, or 2.8%, from June 30, 2024 and $65.5 million, or 5.0%, from December 31, 2023. The increase in net loans over the prior quarter was primarily due to increases in commercial real estate loans of $38.6 million, or 7.6%, mortgage warehouse loans of $36.4 million, or 14.2%, and commercial loans of $25.8 million, or 17.8%, partially offset by decreases in enterprise value loans of $46.0 million, or 11.7%, and construction and land development loans of $15.7 million, or 27.6%. These changes reflect approximately $33.8 million of loans reclassified from the enterprise value portfolio to the commercial portfolio, following an internal review performed in the third quarter to identify loans in this segment that share the collateral and risk characteristics of a traditional commercial loan. These changes also reflect the reclassification of $20.3 million in construction and land development loans that converted to permanent commercial real estate loans during the quarter ended September 30, 2024. The increase in net loans for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was primarily due to increases in mortgage warehouse loans of $126.3 million, or 75.8%, and commercial real estate loans of $80.1 million, or 17.1%, partially offset by decreases in enterprise value loans of $85.5 million, or 19.7%, construction and land development loans of $36.5 million, or 46.8%, and a $12.3 million decrease resulting from the closure of the digital asset loan portfolio. These changes reflect $47.3 million in construction and land development loans that converted to permanent commercial real estate loans during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, as well as the reclassification of approximately $33.8 million in loans from the enterprise value to the commercial portfolio. The changing mix of the loan portfolio in all periods presented is illustrative of our current strategy to reduce exposure in our enterprise value lending portfolio in favor of more traditional commercial lending products. The allowance for credit losses on loans was $21.9 million, or 1.56% of total loans, as of September 30, 2024, compared to $20.3 million, or 1.49% of total loans, as of June 30, 2024, and $21.6 million, or 1.61% of total loans, as of December 31, 2023. The increase in the allowance for credit losses from June 30, 2024 of $1.6 million, or 7.8%, was primarily driven by a provision of $1.7 million, which was due to additional reserves on an individually analyzed loan relationship. The increase in the allowance for credit losses of $352,000, or 1.6%, from December 31, 2023, was primarily driven by an increase in reserves on individually analyzed loans offset by reductions in the general provision due primarily to decreases in the enterprise value and commercial segments, which each carry a higher rate of reserve than other segments of the portfolio.

Total deposits were $1.29 billion at September 30, 2024, an increase of $23.8 million, or 1.9%, from $1.26 billion at June 30, 2024, and a decrease of $42.7 million, or 3.2%, from $1.33 billion at December 31, 2023. The increase in deposits from June 30, 2024, was primarily driven by an increase in retail deposits of $59.5 million, or 8.1%, partially offset by a decrease in deposits obtained through listing services of $23.4 million, or 27.9%, and a decrease in brokered deposits of $20.1 million or, 10.8%. The decrease in deposits from December 31, 2023, was primarily driven by a decrease in deposits obtained through listing services of $76.6 million, or 56.0%, and a decrease in brokered deposits of $30.5 million, or 15.6%, partially offset by an increase in retail deposits of $52.5 million, or 7.1%. Total borrowings were $124.6 million at September 30, 2024, a decrease of $23.0 million, or 15.6%, from June 30, 2024 and an increase of $19.9 million, or 19.0%, from December 31, 2023.

As of September 30, 2024, shareholders' equity totaled $226.2 million, an increase of $1.8 million, or 0.8%, from June 30, 2024, and an increase of $4.3 million, or 1.9%, from December 31, 2023. The increases include the Company's net income, which totaled $716,000 and $2.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively. Shareholders' equity to total assets was 13.7% at September 30, 2024, compared to 13.6% at June 30, 2024, and 13.3% at December 31, 2023. Book value per share was $12.76 at September 30, 2024, an increase from $12.70 at June 30, 2024, and $12.55 at December 31, 2023. Market value per share increased to $10.79 at September 30, 2024, an increase of 5.9% from $10.19 at June 30, 2024, and an increase of 7.2% from $10.07 at December 31, 2023. As of September 30, 2024, the Bank was categorized as well capitalized under the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation regulatory framework for prompt corrective action.

Mr. Reilly concluded, "As we enter the final quarter of 2024, our primary focus remains an unwavering commitment to our employees, customers and stakeholders. I am always pleased to see the many ways our employees are fulfilling our core values while delivering trusted banking services to our customers. The relationships we have cultivated or strengthened by proactively engaging with the communities we serve have provided the natural pathway to efficiently achieve our strategic objectives."

About Provident Bancorp, Inc.

Provident Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:PVBC) is the holding company for BankProv, a full-service commercial bank headquartered in Massachusetts. With retail branches in the Seacoast Region of Northeastern Massachusetts and New Hampshire, as well as commercial banking offices in the Manchester/Concord market in Central New Hampshire, BankProv delivers a unique combination of traditional banking services and innovative financial solutions to its markets. Founded in Amesbury, Massachusetts in 1828, BankProv holds the honor of being the 10th oldest bank in the nation. The Bank insures 100% of deposits through a combination of insurance provided by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Depositors Insurance Fund (DIF). For more information, visit bankprov.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release may contain certain forward-looking statements, such as statements of the Company's or the Bank's plans, objectives, expectations, estimates and intentions. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as, "expects," "subject," "believe," "will," "intends," "may," "will be" or "would." These statements are subject to change based on various important factors (some of which are beyond the Company's or the Bank's control), and actual results may differ materially. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements (which reflect management's analysis of factors only as of the date on which they are given). These factors include: general economic conditions; interest rates; inflation; levels of unemployment; legislative, regulatory and accounting changes; monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. Government, including policies of the U.S. Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Bank; deposit flows; our ability to access cost-effective funding; changes in liquidity, including the size and composition of our deposit portfolio and the percentage of uninsured deposits in the portfolio; changes in consumer spending, borrowing and savings habits; competition; our ability to successfully shift the balance sheet to that of a traditional community bank; real estate values in the market area; loan demand; the adequacy of our level and methodology for calculating our allowance for credit losses; changes in the quality of our loan and securities portfolios; the ability of our borrowers to repay their loans; an unexpected adverse financial, regulatory or bankruptcy event experienced by our cryptocurrency, digital asset or financial technology ("fintech") customers; our ability to retain key employees; failures or breaches of our IT systems, including cyberattacks; the failure to maintain current technologies; the ability of the Company or the Bank to effectively manage its growth; global and national war and terrorism; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic or any other pandemic on our operations and financial results and those of our customers; and results of regulatory examinations, among other factors. The foregoing list of important factors is not exclusive. Readers should carefully review the risk factors described in other documents that the Company files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Annual and Quarterly Reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q, and Current Reports on Form 8-K.

Investor contact:

Joseph Reilly

President and Chief Executive Officer

Provident Bancorp, Inc.

jreilly@bankprov.com

Provident Bancorp, Inc. Consolidated Balance Sheet

	At		At		At
	September 30,		June 30,		December 31,
	2024		2024		2023
(Dollars in thousands)	(unaudited)		(unaudited)
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$	29,555	$	19,192	$	22,200
Short-term investments		109,110		152,425		198,132
Cash and cash equivalents		138,665		171,617		220,332
Debt securities available-for-sale (at fair value)		27,426		27,328		28,571
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost		3,619		5,121		4,056
Loans:
Commercial real estate		549,029		510,395		468,928
Construction and land development		41,401		57,145		77,851
Residential real estate		6,517		6,671		7,169
Mortgage warehouse		292,866		256,516		166,567
Commercial		170,514		144,700		176,124
Enterprise value		348,171		394,177		433,633
Digital asset		—		—		12,289
Consumer		94		92		168
Total Loans		1,408,592		1,369,696		1,342,729
Allowance for credit losses on loans		(21,923)		(20,341)		(21,571)
Net loans		1,386,669		1,349,355		1,321,158
Bank owned life insurance		45,683		45,357		44,735
Premises and equipment, net		10,343		12,713		12,986
Accrued interest receivable		5,247		6,396		6,090
Right-of-use assets		3,467		3,704		3,780
Deferred tax asset, net		14,805		14,462		14,461
Other assets		12,280		10,749		14,140
Total assets	$	1,648,204	$	1,646,802	$	1,670,309
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits	$	318,475	$	311,814	$	308,769
NOW		92,349		84,811		93,812
Regular savings		140,979		168,387		231,593
Money market deposits		468,099		452,139		456,408
Certificates of deposit		268,593		247,504		240,640
Total deposits		1,288,495		1,264,655		1,331,222
Borrowings:
Short-term borrowings		115,000		138,000		95,000
Long-term borrowings		9,597		9,630		9,697
Total borrowings		124,597		147,630		104,697
Operating lease liabilities		3,891		4,118		4,171
Other liabilities		5,063		6,064		8,317
Total liabilities		1,422,046		1,422,467		1,448,407
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding		—		—		—
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 17,730,843, 17,667,327, and 17,677,479 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2024, June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, respectively		177		177		177
Additional paid-in capital		125,056		124,665		124,129
Retained earnings		108,679		107,963		106,285
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(1,101)		(1,637)		(1,496)
Unearned compensation - ESOP		(6,653)		(6,833)		(7,193)
Total shareholders' equity		226,158		224,335		221,902
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	1,648,204	$	1,646,802	$	1,670,309

Provident Bancorp, Inc. Consolidated Income Statements (Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,		June 30,		September 30,		September 30,		September 30,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)	2024		2024		2023		2024		2023
Interest and dividend income:
Interest and fees on loans	$	21,257	$	20,311	$	19,811	$	61,637	$	59,469
Interest and dividends on debt securities available- for-sale		240		243		233		720		717
Interest on short-term investments		932		1,318		3,184		3,979		6,545
Total interest and dividend income		22,429		21,872		23,228		66,336		66,731
Interest expense:
Interest on deposits		9,068		9,607		9,113		28,015		20,684
Interest on short-term borrowings		916		281		196		1,375		1,250
Interest on long-term borrowings		36		31		31		98		191
Total interest expense		10,020		9,919		9,340		29,488		22,125
Net interest and dividend income		12,409		11,953		13,888		36,848		44,606
Credit loss expense (benefit) - loans		1,666		6,467		(105)		2,590		2,090
Credit loss expense (benefit) - off-balance sheet credit exposures		27		(9)		(51)		(20)		(1,534)
Total credit loss expense (benefit)		1,693		6,458		(156)		2,570		556
Net interest and dividend income after credit loss expense (benefit)		10,716		5,495		14,044		34,278		44,050
Noninterest income:
Customer service fees on deposit accounts		813		665		903		2,152		2,651
Service charges and fees - other		486		349		511		1,144		1,489
Bank owned life insurance income		327		319		284		948		822
Other income		82		190		67		343		452
Total noninterest income		1,708		1,523		1,765		4,587		5,414
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits		7,267		7,293		7,776		22,705		24,429
Occupancy expense		452		407		429		1,302		1,271
Equipment expense		159		160		148		471		443
Deposit insurance		334		321		500		988		1,146
Data processing		416		402		378		1,231		1,113
Marketing expense		57		76		203		151		447
Professional fees		800		984		1,034		3,098		3,356
Directors' compensation		233		177		178		584		542
Software depreciation and implementation		614		584		509		1,741		1,409
Insurance expense		303		303		451		907		1,353
Service fees		405		234		272		881		789
Other		536		653		837		1,846		2,379
Total noninterest expense		11,576		11,594		12,715		35,905		38,677
Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)		848		(4,576)		3,094		2,960		10,787
Income tax expense (benefit)		132		(1,268)		628		571		2,757
Net income (loss)	$	716	$	(3,308)	$	2,466	$	2,389	$	8,030
Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic	$	0.04	$	(0.20)	$	0.15	$	0.14	$	0.48
Diluted	$	0.04	$	(0.20)	$	0.15	$	0.14	$	0.48
Weighted Average Shares:
Basic		16,748,404		16,706,793		16,604,886		16,708,363		16,568,331
Diluted		16,811,614		16,706,793		16,648,657		16,754,858		16,569,526

Provident Bancorp, Inc. Net Interest Income Analysis (Unaudited)

	For the Three Months Ended
	September 30, 2024						June 30, 2024								September 30, 2023
				Interest						Interest								Interest
	Average			Earned/		Yield/	Average			Earned/		Yield/			Average			Earned/		Yield/
(Dollars in thousands)	Balance			Paid		Rate (5)	Balance			Paid		Rate (5)			Balance			Paid		Rate (5)
Assets:
Interest-earning assets:
Loans (1)	$	1,359,712		$	21,257	6.25 %	$	1,328,650		$	20,311		6.11	%	$	1,327,373		$	19,811		5.97	%
Short-term investments		78,925			932	4.72 %		102,395			1,318		5.15	%		257,580			3,184		4.94	%
Debt securities available- for-sale		27,367			201	2.94 %		27,485			206		3.00	%		27,363			188		2.75	%
Federal Home Loan Bank stock		3,476			39	4.49 %		1,865			37		7.94	%		1,902			45		9.46	%
Total interest-earning assets		1,469,480			22,429	6.11 %		1,460,395			21,872		5.99	%		1,614,218			23,228		5.76	%
Noninterest earning assets		94,258						104,388								103,453
Total assets	$	1,563,738					$	1,564,783							$	1,717,671
Liabilities and shareholders' equity:
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Savings accounts	$	155,726		$	898	2.31 %	$	215,344		$	1,646		3.06	%	$	184,239		$	1,021		2.22	%
Money market accounts		479,276			4,823	4.03 %		456,566			4,499		3.94	%		551,344			5,207		3.78	%
NOW accounts		79,527			311	1.56 %		69,737			225		1.29	%		103,966			181		0.70	%
Certificates of deposit		231,373			3,036	5.25 %		251,361			3,237		5.15	%		230,884			2,704		4.68	%
Total interest-bearing deposits		945,902			9,068	3.83 %		993,008			9,607		3.87	%		1,070,433			9,113		3.41	%
Borrowings
Short-term borrowings		66,727			916	5.49 %		17,439			281		6.45	%		14,897			196		5.26	%
Long-term borrowings		9,607			36	1.50 %		9,642			31		1.29	%		9,741			31		1.27	%
Total borrowings		76,334			952	4.99 %		27,081			312		4.61	%		24,638			227		3.69	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities		1,022,236			10,020	3.92 %		1,020,089			9,919		3.89	%		1,095,071			9,340		3.41	%
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Noninterest-bearing deposits		305,124						306,081								391,917
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities		10,377						10,519								13,864
Total liabilities		1,337,737						1,336,689								1,500,852
Total equity		226,001						228,094								216,819
Total liabilities and equity	$	1,563,738					$	1,564,783							$	1,717,671
Net interest income				$	12,409					$	11,953							$	13,888
Interest rate spread (2)						2.19 %							2.10	%							2.35	%
Net interest-earning assets (3)	$	447,244					$	440,306							$	519,147
Net interest margin (4)						3.38 %							3.27	%							3.44	%
Average interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities		143.75	%					143.16	%							147.41	%

(1)	Interest earned/paid on loans includes $796,000, $660,000, and $921,000 in loan fee income for the three months ended September 30, 2024, June 30, 2024, and September 30, 2023, respectively.

(2)	Interest rate spread represents the difference between the weighted average yield on interest-bearing assets and the weighted average rate of interest-bearing liabilities.

(3)	Net interest-earning assets represent total interest-earning assets less total interest-bearing liabilities.

(4)	Net interest margin represents net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets.

(5)	Annualized.

	For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2024						September 30, 2023
				Interest						Interest
	Average			Earned/		Yield/	Average			Earned/		Yield/
(Dollars in thousands)	Balance			Paid		Rate (5)	Balance			Paid		Rate (5)
Assets:
Interest-earning assets:
Loans (1)	$	1,337,289		$	61,637	6.15 %	$	1,355,086		$	59,469		5.85	%
Short-term investments		101,539			3,979	5.22 %		179,086			6,545		4.87	%
Debt securities available-for-sale		27,694			612	2.95 %		28,118			577		2.74	%
Federal Home Loan Bank stock		2,379			108	6.05 %		2,262			140		8.25	%
Total interest-earning assets		1,468,901			66,336	6.02 %		1,564,552			66,731		5.69	%
Noninterest earning assets		99,161						106,722
Total assets	$	1,568,062					$	1,671,274
Liabilities and shareholders' equity:
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Savings accounts	$	204,892		$	4,505	2.93 %	$	158,927		$	1,540		1.29	%
Money market accounts		463,632			13,560	3.90 %		460,129			11,669		3.38	%
NOW accounts		77,373			718	1.24 %		115,568			529		0.61	%
Certificates of deposit		237,760			9,232	5.18 %		215,625			6,946		4.30	%
Total interest-bearing deposits		983,657			28,015	3.80 %		950,249			20,684		2.90	%
Borrowings
Short-term borrowings		32,242			1,375	5.69 %		34,098			1,250		4.89	%
Long-term borrowings		9,642			98	1.36 %		14,701			191		1.73	%
Total borrowings		41,884			1,473	4.69 %		48,799			1,441		3.94	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities		1,025,541			29,488	3.83 %		999,048			22,125		2.95	%
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Noninterest-bearing deposits		305,849						441,006
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities		10,977						17,880
Total liabilities		1,342,367						1,457,934
Total equity		225,695						213,340
Total liabilities and equity	$	1,568,062					$	1,671,274
Net interest income				$	36,848					$	44,606
Interest rate spread (2)						2.19 %							2.74	%
Net interest-earning assets (3)	$	443,360					$	565,504
Net interest margin (4)						3.34 %							3.80	%
Average interest-earning assets to interest- bearing liabilities		143.23	%					156.60	%

(1)	Interest earned/paid on loans includes $2.2 million and $3.1 million in loan fee income for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively.

(2)	Interest rate spread represents the difference between the weighted average yield on interest-bearing assets and the weighted average rate of interest-bearing liabilities.

(3)	Net interest-earning assets represent total interest-earning assets less total interest-bearing liabilities.

(4)	Net-interest margin represents net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets.

(5)	Annualized.

Provident Bancorp, Inc. Select Financial Highlights (Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended									Nine Months Ended
	September 30,			June 30,			September 30,			September 30,
	2024			2024			2023			2024			2023
Performance Ratios:
Return (loss) on average assets (1)		0.18	%		(0.85)	%		0.57	%		0.20	%		0.64	%
Return (loss) on average equity (1)		1.27	%		(5.80)	%		4.55	%		1.41	%		5.02	%
Interest rate spread (1) (2)		2.19	%		2.10	%		2.35	%		2.19	%		2.74	%
Net interest margin (1) (3)		3.38	%		3.27	%		3.44	%		3.34	%		3.80	%
Noninterest expense to average assets (1)		2.96	%		2.96	%		2.96	%		3.05	%		3.09	%
Efficiency ratio (4)		82.00	%		86.03	%		81.23	%		86.65	%		77.32	%
Average interest-earning assets to average interest- bearing liabilities		143.75	%		143.16	%		147.41	%		143.23	%		156.60	%
Average equity to average assets		14.45	%		14.58	%		12.62	%		14.39	%		12.77	%

	At			At			At
	September 30,			June 30,			December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2024			2024			2023
Asset Quality
Non-accrual loans:
Commercial real estate	$	58		$	60		$	—
Construction and land development		16,212			—			—
Residential real estate		347			352			376
Commercial		1,553			1,864			1,857
Enterprise value		18,990			19,038			1,991
Digital asset		—			—			12,289
Consumer		1			2			4
Total non-accrual loans		37,161			21,316			16,517
Total non-performing assets	$	37,161		$	21,316		$	16,517

Asset Quality Ratios
Allowance for credit losses on loans as a percent of total loans (5)		1.56	%		1.49	%		1.61	%
Allowance for credit losses on loans as a percent of non-performing loans		58.99	%		95.43	%		130.60	%
Non-performing loans as a percent of total loans (5)		2.64	%		1.56	%		1.23	%
Non-performing loans as a percent of total assets		2.25	%		1.29	%		0.99	%

Capital and Share Related
Shareholders' equity to total assets		13.72	%		13.62	%		13.29	%
Book value per share	$	12.76		$	12.70		$	12.55
Market value per share	$	10.79		$	10.19		$	10.07
Shares outstanding		17,730,843			17,667,327			17,677,479

(1)	Annualized.

(2)	Interest rate spread represents the difference between the weighted average yield on average interest-earning assets and the weighted average cost of interest-bearing liabilities.

(3)	Net interest margin represents net interest income as a percent of average interest-earning assets.

(4)	The efficiency ratio represents noninterest expense divided by the sum of net interest income and noninterest income, excluding gains on securities available for sale, net.

(5)	Loans are presented at amortized cost.

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Provident Bancorp, Inc. Reports Results for the September 30, 2024 Quarter