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Kearny Financial

Price	13.24		EPS	0
Shares	87		P/E	27
MCap	1,149		P/FCF	44
Net Debt	-129		EBIT	144
TEV	1,020		TEV/EBIT	7
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10‑K

 

(Mark One)

 

 

For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020

Or

 

 

For the transition period from             to             

Commission File Number: 001-37399

 

KEARNY FINANCIAL CORP.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (973) 244-4500

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.  ☒  YES    ☐  NO

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.  ☐  YES    ☒  NO

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  ☒  YES    ☐  NO

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§229.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).  ☒  YES    ☐  NO

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company.   See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Emerging growth company     ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).  ☐  YES    ☒  NO

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non‑affiliates of the Registrant on December 31, 2019 (the last business day of the Registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter) was $1.07 billion.  Solely for purposes of this calculation, shares held by directors, executive officers and greater than 10% stockholders are treated as shares held by affiliates.

As of August 21, 2020 there were outstanding 89,517,003 shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

 

 

 

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KEARNY FINANCIAL CORP.

ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K

For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020

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PART I

Item 1. Business

Forward-Looking Statements

This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements, which can be identified by the use of words such as “estimate,” “project,” “believe,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “seek,” “expect” and words of similar meaning. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

These forward-looking statements are based on current beliefs and expectations of our management and are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control. In addition, these forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions with respect to future business strategies and decisions that are subject to change.  We are under no duty to and do not take any obligation to update any forward-looking statements after the date of the Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements:

 

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Because of these and other uncertainties, our actual future results may be materially different from the results indicated by these forward-looking statements.

Impact of COVID-19

As the Company’s business is primarily conducted within the states of New Jersey and New York, and those states have been significantly impacted by COVID-19, the operations and operating results of the Company have been similarly impacted.

Employee Matters.  As the COVID-19 pandemic has unfolded, and stay-at-home orders were mandated by government officials, the majority of our non-branch personnel have transitioned to working remotely, and have continued to do so through June 30, 2020. Our information technology infrastructure has afforded us the ability to work remotely with little interruption as we continue to service the needs of our clients. For those essential employees who are unable to work from home, we have provided personal protective equipment, established guidelines to maintain appropriate social distancing and have initiated enhanced cleaning of our facilities to ensure a safe working environment.

Retail Branches.  At the outset of the pandemic we modified our branch hours and access to ensure the safety of our employees and clients. Where possible, branch lobbies were transitioned to appointment-only access, with the majority of branch operations being conducted via our drive-up windows. As certain branches did not have drive-up capabilities, or suitable alternatives, we temporarily closed six of our 46 branches. In the months following, we have outfitted our branches with protective barriers and continued to provide our staff with personal protective equipment. In addition, we have instituted policies requiring our clients to wear face masks and to adhere to social distancing protocols while visiting our branch locations. With these modifications, as of June 30, 2020, all of our branches had re-opened their lobbies and were fully operational.

Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) and Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (“PPP Enhancement Act”).  On March 27, 2020 the CARES Act was signed into law.  Among the more significant components of the CARES Act, as it pertains to the Company, was the creation of the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), the modification of rules and regulations surrounding troubled debt restructured loans and modifications to the tax code to allow for the carryback of net operating losses.

The CARES Act authorized the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) to temporarily guarantee loans under a new 7(a) loan program called the Paycheck Protection Program.  As part of this program the SBA will guarantee 100% of the PPP loans made to eligible borrowers. As a qualified SBA lender, the Bank is automatically authorized to originate PPP loans. On April 16, 2020, the original authorization of $349 billion in funding for the PPP program was exhausted. On April 23, 2020, the PPP Enhancement Act was signed into law and provided an additional $310 billion in funding for the PPP program. As of June 30, 2020 we had approximately 749 loans with total outstanding balances of $69.0 million under the PPP.

 

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Under Section 4013 of the CARES Act, and based upon regulatory guidance promulgated by federal banking regulators, qualifying short-term loan modifications resulting in payment deferrals that are attributable to the adverse impact of COVID-19, are not considered to be troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”). As such, the applicable loans are reported as current with regard to payment status and continue to accrue interest during the payment deferral period. Additional information regarding loans modified in accordance with this guidance are provided in the tables below.

The CARES Act included multiple provisions which impacted the tax code. One such provision restored net operating loss (“NOL”) carrybacks that were eliminated by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The new carryback provision allows for a five year carryback of NOLs incurred by corporations in the 2018, 2019 and 2020 tax years. As a result of this provision the Company was able to carry back NOLs, which had been recorded at the current statutory federal rate of 21%, at the prior statutory rate of 34%. The difference between these two rates, multiplied by the amount of the NOL, totaled $1.6 million and was recorded as a credit to income tax expense during the year ended June 30, 2020.

Loan Portfolio.  The government-mandated closure of certain businesses and the curtailment of non-essential travel has created an increased level of risk to certain segments of the loan portfolio. Additional disclosures surrounding portfolio-wide loan-to-value ratios for real estate secured loans, exposures to certain loan sectors and non-TDR loan modifications granted under section 4013 of the CARES Act are provided below.

The following table sets forth the composition of our real estate secured loans indicating the loan-to-value, by loan category, at June 30, 2020:

 

 

The following table identifies our exposure to certain loan sectors at June 30, 2020:

 

 

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Through June 30, 2020, the Company had modified a total of 711 non-TDR loans with an aggregate principal balance of $781.3 million, representing 17.2% of total loans. Further details regarding these modifications are provided in the table below. As of June 30, 2020, 351 of the modified loans with an aggregate principal balance of $374.9 million had reached the expiration of their initial three-month deferral period.  Of these loans, 69.5%, or $260.6 million, had returned to their regular payment schedules by August 14, 2020.  Through that same date, 30.3%, or $113.5 million had been granted a second 90-day extension while the remaining 0.2%, or $780,000, had not yet made their July payment.

 

 

 

In addition to the loans reported above, the Company acquired 144 loans with aggregate principal balances of $114.8 million in conjunction with the Company’s acquisition of MSB Financial Corp. (“MSB”) on July 10, 2020 that had been previously modified in accordance with the guidance discussed above.

General

Kearny Financial Corp. (the “Company,” or “Kearny Financial”), is a Maryland corporation that is the holding company for Kearny Bank (the “Bank” or “Kearny Bank”), a nonmember New Jersey stock savings bank.  The Bank converted its charter to that of a New Jersey savings bank on June 29, 2017 having previously been a federally chartered stock savings bank.

The Company is a unitary savings and loan holding company, regulated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Bank (“FRB”) and conducts no significant business or operations of its own.  The Bank’s deposits are federally insured by the Deposit Insurance Fund as administered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) and the Bank is primarily regulated by the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance (“NJDBI”) and, as a nonmember bank, the FDIC.  References in this Annual Report on Form 10‑K to the Company or Kearny Financial generally refer to the Company and the Bank, unless the context indicates otherwise. References to “we”, “us”, or “our” refer to the Bank or Company, or both, as the context indicates.  

 

The Company’s primary business is the ownership and operation of the Bank.  The Bank is principally engaged in the business of attracting deposits from the general public in New Jersey and New York and using these deposits, together with other funds, to originate or purchase loans for its portfolio and invest in securities.  Our loan portfolio is primarily comprised of loans collateralized by commercial and residential real estate augmented by secured and unsecured loans to businesses and consumers.  We also maintain a portfolio of investment securities, primarily comprised of U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities, bank-qualified municipal obligations, corporate bonds, asset-backed securities, collateralized loan obligations and subordinated debt.

 

 

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We operate from our administrative headquarters in Fairfield, New Jersey and other administrative locations throughout the state of New Jersey. As of June 30, 2020, had 46 branch offices. The Company maintains a website at www.kearnybank.com.  We make available through that website, free of charge, copies of our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, amendments to those reports and proxy materials as soon as is reasonably practicable after the Company electronically files those materials with, or furnishes them to, the Securities and Exchange Commission.  You may access these materials by following the links under “Investor Relations” under the “Financial Information” tab at the Company’s website. Information on the Company’s website is not and should not be considered a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Acquisition of Clifton Bancorp Inc.

On April 2, 2018, the Company completed its acquisition of Clifton Bancorp Inc. (“Clifton”), the parent company of Clifton Savings Bank, a federally chartered stock savings bank.  In conjunction with the acquisition, the Company acquired assets with aggregate fair values totaling $1.61 billion including loans and securities with fair values of $1.12 billion and $326.9 million, respectively.  The Company assumed liabilities with aggregate fair values totaling $1.38 billion in conjunction with the Clifton acquisition including deposits and borrowings with fair values of $949.8 million and $414.1 million, respectively.

Merger consideration associated with the acquisition totaled $333.9 million and primarily comprised 25.4 million shares of the Company’s common stock valued at $330.7 million that were issued to Clifton stockholders to reflect an exchange of 1.191 of Company shares for each outstanding share of Clifton common stock at the time of closing.  Merger consideration also included $3.2 million in cash distributed to eligible holders of outstanding options to purchase Clifton stock as well as cash distributed to Clifton stockholders for the settlement of fractional shares.  The amount by which merger consideration exceeded the fair value of net assets acquired resulted in the Company’s recognition of $102.3 million in goodwill associated with the Clifton acquisition.

Acquisition of MSB Financial Corp.

On July 10, 2020, the Company completed its acquisition of MSB and its subsidiary, Millington Bank. In accordance with the merger agreement, approximately $9.8 million in cash and 5,853,811 shares of Company common stock was distributed to former MSB shareholders in exchange for their shares of MSB common stock.  As a result of the merger, the Company acquired approximately $500 million in loans, assumed approximately $400 million in deposits and acquired four branch offices located in Somerset and Morris counties. Given the initial accounting for this business combination is incomplete, management is not yet able to disclose the preliminary fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed.

Business Strategy

In recent years we have evolved our business model from that of a traditional thrift toward that of a full service community bank. This evolution has been accomplished by growing our commercial loans and deposits, expanding our product and service offerings, de-novo branching and the acquisition of other financial institutions. During this time, our strategy has been largely focused on profitably deploying capital and enhancing earnings through a variety of balance sheet growth and diversification strategies. While many of our long-term growth strategies remain intact, the uncertainty presented by the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a change to our near-term business strategy.  The key components of this business strategy are as follows:

As demonstrated by the June 30, 2020 Tier 1 Leverage ratios of the Company and the Bank of 13.27% and 11.95%, respectively, we maintain capital levels in excess of regulatory minimums, internal capital adequacy guidelines and peer medians. We plan to continue to maintain robust capital reserves, in part due to the risks and uncertainties associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. For those same reasons, on March 25, 2020, we temporarily suspended our stock repurchase program.

In addition to our robust capital levels, we maintain significant sources of both on- and off-balance sheet liquidity and plan to continue to do so.  At June 30, 2020, our liquid assets included $181.0 million of short-term cash and equivalents supplemented by $1.39 billion of investment securities classified as available for sale which can be readily sold or pledged as collateral, if necessary. In addition, we had the capacity to borrow additional funds totaling $615.0 million via unsecured lines of credit and $1.53 billion and $318.7 million, without pledging additional collateral, from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York and Federal Reserve Bank, respectively.

At this time the economic implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the resulting impact on our asset quality, remain unclear. Notwithstanding this uncertainty we intend to maintain an allowance for credit losses which, upon adoption of ASU 2016-13, will allow us to absorb all of the expected lifetime losses within our portfolios of assets measured at amortized cost.

 

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We plan to continue to focus on growing and diversifying our retail non-maturity deposit base with an emphasis on growth in core non-maturity deposits.  During fiscal 2020 we successfully grew these deposits by $646.7 million and anticipate that the balance of retail non-maturity deposits will increase in fiscal 2021 and thereafter.

We plan to maintain the balance of our portfolio of commercial and residential loans, replacing repayments and with new loan originations. Our focus, as it relates to new originations, will be on high quality loans with strong sponsors and favorable credit metrics.

For our existing borrowers who have been adversely impacted by COVID-19, we plan to use the resources at our disposal, including loan modifications and payment deferrals, to aid such borrowers in remaining current on their loan payments.

We plan to continue to leverage our mortgage banking infrastructure to support the origination of residential mortgage loans for sale into the secondary market. We anticipate that residential mortgage loan origination and sale activity will continue to support long-term growth in our non-interest income, while also serving to help manage the Company’s exposure to interest rate risk through the sale of longer-duration, fixed-rate loans into the secondary market.

At June 30, 2020, we had a total of 46 branches. We plan to selectively evaluate branch network expansion opportunities while continuing to place strategic emphasis on leveraging the opportunities to increase market share and expand the depth and breadth of client relationships within our existing branches.

We also plan to continue to evaluate and optimize the performance of our existing branch network, taking into consideration historical branch profitability, market demographic trajectory, geographic proximity to the consolidating branch and the expected impact on the Bank’s clients and communities served.

In recent years the Company’s operating efficiency has improved both organically and via economies of scale gained from merger and acquisition activity. Exclusive of potential future acquisitions we plan to continue to improve operating efficiency through organic means, such as the increased use of technology and the continual evaluation of branch consolidation opportunities.

In recognition of the ongoing evolution of our business towards online channels we have invested significant human resources and capital towards enhancing both our internal and client-facing technology systems.  Our ongoing technology transformation will impact nearly every area of the Company including the residential and commercial lending functions, retail deposit gathering, risk management and back office operations.

Market Area. At June 30, 2020, our primary market area consisted of the counties in which we currently operate branches, including Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic and Union counties in New Jersey and Kings (Brooklyn) and Richmond (Staten Island) counties in New York.  Our lending is concentrated in these markets and our predominant sources of deposits are the communities in which our offices are located as well as the neighboring communities.  Our acquisition of Millington Bank on July 10, 2020 enabled us to enhance our New Jersey market area by newly expanding into Somerset county while expanding upon our existing presence in Morris county.

Competition.  We operate in a highly competitive market area with a large concentration of financial institutions and we face substantial competition in attracting deposits and in originating loans. A number of our competitors are significantly larger institutions with greater financial and technological resources and lending limits.  Our ability to compete successfully is a significant factor affecting our growth potential and profitability.  Our competition for deposits and loans comes primarily from other insured depository institutions located in our primary market area. We also face competition from out-of-market depository institutions operating via online channels and from non-depository institutions including mortgage banks, finance companies, insurance companies and brokerage firms.

 

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Lending Activities

General.  Our loan portfolio is comprised of multi-family loans, commercial real estate loans, residential mortgage loans, commercial business loans, construction loans and consumer and other loans. In conjunction with our strategic efforts to evolve from a traditional thrift to a full-service community bank, our lending strategies have placed increasing emphasis on the origination of commercial loans. In particular, the outstanding balance of our commercial mortgages, including loans secured by multi‑family, mixed‑use and nonresidential properties, have increased significantly over the past several years.

Loan Portfolio Composition.  The following table sets forth the composition of our loan portfolio in dollar amounts and as a percentage of the total portfolio at the dates indicated.