HONOLULU--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American Savings Bank, F.S.B. (ASB), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (NYSE - HE), today reported third quarter 2024 net income of $18.8 million, compared to a net loss of $45.8 million in the second quarter of 2024 and net income of $11.4 million in the third quarter of 2023. Core net income¹ for the quarter was $19.4 million, compared to $20.7 million in the second quarter and $17.6 million in the third quarter of last year.

“American Savings Bank continues to perform well, generating strong net income and profitability while continuing the net interest margin expansion we’ve seen throughout 2024. We remain well-positioned to support our customers and community for the long term, with a strong capital and liquidity position, strong credit quality, and ample lending capacity,” said Ann Teranishi, president and chief executive officer of ASB.

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Financial Highlights

Third quarter 2024 net interest income was $62.2 million compared to $61.7 million in the linked quarter and $62.6 million in the third quarter of 2023. The increase in net interest income compared to the linked quarter was primarily due to higher interest and dividend income due to higher earning asset yields, partially offset by higher deposit costs. The lower net interest income compared to the prior year quarter was primarily due to higher deposit costs and lower earning asset balances, partially offset by higher interest and fees on loans due to higher earning asset yields. Net interest margin for the third quarter of 2024 was 2.82% compared to 2.79% in the linked quarter, and 2.70% in the prior year quarter. The yield on earning assets improved 6 basis points during the quarter, while cost of funding increased 3 basis points.

In the third quarter of 2024, ASB recorded a provision for credit losses of $0.2 million compared to a negative provision for credit losses of $1.9 million in the linked quarter and a provision for credit losses of $8.8 million in the third quarter of 2023. The quarter’s provision for credit losses reflects continued strong credit quality and a healthy Hawaii economy. As of September 30, 2024, ASB’s allowance for credit losses to outstanding loans was 1.07% compared to 1.11% as of June 30, 2024 and 1.23% as of September 30, 2023.

The net charge-off ratio for the third quarter of 2024 was 0.15%, compared to 0.15% in the linked quarter, and 0.07% in the prior year quarter. Nonaccrual loans as a percentage of total loans receivable held for investment were 0.42%, compared to 0.53% in the linked quarter and 0.16% in the prior year quarter.

Noninterest income was $17.5 million in the third quarter of 2024, compared to $15.8 million in the linked quarter and $15.3 million in the third quarter of 2023. The increase compared to the linked and prior year quarters included higher fee income and higher bank-owned life insurance income.

Noninterest expense was $56.0 million compared to $136.5 million in the linked quarter and $56.3 million in the third quarter of 2023. The linked quarter’s noninterest expense reflected a goodwill impairment charge of $82.2 million pre-tax ($66.1 million after tax) taken in connection with HEI’s ongoing review of strategic options for ASB. Noninterest expense in the third quarter included net pre-tax wildfire-related expenses of $1.1 million.

Total loans were $6.1 billion as of September 30, 2024, down 2.3% from December 31, 2023.

Total deposits were $8.0 billion as of September 30, 2024, down 1.8% from December 31, 2023. Core deposits declined 2.1% from December 31, 2023, while certificates of deposit were approximately flat. As of September 30, 2024, 83% of deposits were F.D.I.C. insured or fully collateralized, with approximately 79% of deposits F.D.I.C. insured. For the third quarter of 2024, the average cost of funds was 118 basis points, up from 115 basis points in the linked quarter and 102 basis points in the prior year quarter.

Wholesale funding totaled $520 million as of September 30, 2024, unchanged from June 30, 2024.

In the third quarter of 2024, ASB did not pay a dividend to HEI, supporting ASB’s healthy capital levels. ASB had a Tier 1 leverage ratio of 8.6% as of September 30, 2024.

HEI EARNINGS RELEASE, HEI WEBCAST AND CONFERENCE CALL TO DISCUSS EARNINGS

Concurrent with ASB’s regulatory filing 30 days after the end of the quarter, ASB announced its third quarter 2024 financial results today. Please note that these reported results relate only to ASB and are not necessarily indicative of HEI’s consolidated financial results for the third quarter 2024.

HEI plans to announce its third quarter 2024 consolidated financial results on Friday, November 8, 2024 and will also conduct a webcast and conference call at 11:30 a.m. Hawaii time (4:30 p.m. Eastern time) that same day to discuss its consolidated earnings, including ASB’s earnings.

To listen to the conference call, dial 1-888-660-6377 (U.S.) or 1-929-203-0797 (international) and enter passcode 2393042. Parties may also access presentation materials (which include reconciliation of non-GAAP measures) and/or listen to the conference call by visiting the conference call link on HEI’s website at www.hei.com under “Investor Relations,” sub-heading “News and Events — Events and Presentations.”

A replay will be available online and via phone. The online replay will be available on HEI’s website about two hours after the event. An audio replay will also be available about two hours after the event through November 22, 2024. To access the audio replay, dial 1-800-770-2030 (U.S.) or 1-647-362-9199 (international) and enter passcode 2393042.

HEI and Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. (Hawaiian Electric) intend to continue to use HEI’s website, www.hei.com, as a means of disclosing additional information; such disclosures will be included in the Investor Relations section of the website. Accordingly, investors should routinely monitor the Investor Relations section of HEI’s website, in addition to following HEI’s, Hawaiian Electric’s and ASB’s press releases, HEI’s and Hawaiian Electric’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings and HEI’s public conference calls and webcasts. Investors may sign up to receive e-mail alerts via the Investor Relations section of the website. The information on HEI’s website is not incorporated by reference into this document or into HEI’s and Hawaiian Electric’s SEC filings unless, and except to the extent, specifically incorporated by reference.

Investors may also wish to refer to the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Hawaii (PUC) website at https://hpuc.my.site.com/cdms/s/ to review documents filed with, and issued by, the PUC. No information on the PUC website is incorporated by reference into this document or into HEI’s and Hawaiian Electric’s SEC filings.

The HEI family of companies provides the energy and financial services that empower much of the economic and community activity of Hawaii. HEI’s electric utility, Hawaiian Electric, supplies power to approximately 95% of Hawaii’s population and is undertaking an ambitious effort to decarbonize its operations and the broader state economy, and modernize and harden the grid to ensure resilience and public safety. Its banking subsidiary, ASB, is one of Hawaii’s largest financial institutions, providing a wide array of banking and other financial services and working to advance economic growth, affordability and financial fitness. HEI also helps advance Hawaii’s sustainability goals through investments by its non-regulated subsidiary, Pacific Current. For more information, visit www.hei.com.

NON-GAAP MEASURES

Measures described as “core” are non-GAAP measures which exclude after-tax Maui wildfire-related costs and the goodwill impairment taken in connection with HEI’s ongoing review of strategic options for ASB. See “Explanation of ASB’s Use of Certain Unaudited Non-GAAP Measures” and the related GAAP reconciliations at the end of this release.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This release may contain “forward-looking statements,” which include statements that are predictive in nature, depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, and usually include words such as “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “predicts,” “estimates” or similar expressions. In addition, any statements concerning future financial performance, ongoing business strategies or prospects or possible future actions are also forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and projections about future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties and the accuracy of assumptions concerning HEI and its subsidiaries, the performance of the industries in which they do business and economic, political and market factors, among other things. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance.

Forward-looking statements in this release should be read in conjunction with the “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” discussions (which are incorporated by reference herein) set forth in HEI’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and HEI’s other periodic reports that discuss important factors that could cause HEI’s results to differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of the report, presentation or filing in which they are made. Except to the extent required by the federal securities laws, HEI, Hawaiian Electric, ASB and their subsidiaries undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Explanation of ASB’s Use of Certain Unaudited Non-GAAP Measures

HEI and ASB management use certain non-GAAP measures to evaluate the performance of HEI and the bank.

Management believes these non-GAAP measures provide useful information and are a better indicator of the companies’ core operating activities. Core earnings and other financial measures as presented here may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. The accompanying tables provide a reconciliation of reported GAAP¹ earnings to non-GAAP core earnings and returns on average equity and average assets for the bank.

The reconciling adjustments from GAAP earnings to core earnings are limited to the costs related to the Maui wildfires and the goodwill impairment taken in connection with HEI’s ongoing review of strategic options for ASB. Management does not consider these items to be representative of the company’s fundamental core earnings.