COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC.
Business
COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM, INC. operates as a diversified financial services company providing a broad array of banking and other financial services. It offers commercial and retail banking, employee benefit plan administration, collective investment fund and trust services, actuarial and consulting, insurance and risk management, wealth and investment advisory, broker-dealer services, and fiduciary and transfer agency services. The company organizes its operations into four reportable segments: Banking and Corporate, Employee Benefit Services, Insurance Services, and Wealth Management Services. It distributes products through its retail branch network, digital channels, and affiliated subsidiaries and broker-dealers, with banking concentrated in Upstate New York, northeastern Pennsylvania, Vermont and western Massachusetts and employee benefit services marketed nationally (including Puerto Rico).
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-28
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interest and fees on loans | 597 | 546 | 445 | 335 | 308 | |
| Interest and dividends on taxable investments | 92 | 86 | 82 | 95 | 69 | |
| Interest and dividends on nontaxable investments | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | |
| Total interest income | 699 | 644 | 541 | 444 | 387 | |
| Interest on deposits | 162 | 160 | 85 | 15 | 12 | |
| Interest on borrowings | 31 | 35 | 19 | 8 | 1 | |
| Total interest expense | 193 | 194 | 104 | 23 | — | |
| Net interest income | 507 | 449 | 437 | 421 | 374 | |
| Provision for credit losses | 21 | 23 | 11 | 15 | −9 | |
| Net interest income after provision for credit losses | 485 | 426 | 426 | 406 | 383 | |
| Deposit service fees | 59 | 58 | 55 | 67 | 59 | |
| Mortgage banking | 4 | 4 | 595,000 | 390,000 | 2 | |
| Other banking services | 21 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 4 | |
| Employee benefit services | 136 | 131 | 118 | 115 | 114 | |
| Insurance services | 54 | 50 | 47 | 40 | 34 | |
| Wealth management services | 37 | 37 | 32 | 32 | 33 | |
| Loss on sales of investment securities | 0 | −487,000 | −52 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gain on debt extinguishment | 0 | 0 | 242,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Unrealized gain (loss) on equity securities | 375,000 | 1 | −47,000 | −44,000 | 17,000 | |
| Loss from equity method investments | −285,000 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Total noninterest revenues | 311 | 297 | 215 | 259 | 246 | |
| Salaries and employee benefits | 314 | 301 | 282 | 257 | 242 | |
| Data processing and communications | 70 | 62 | 58 | 54 | 51 | |
| Occupancy and equipment | 48 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 41 | |
| Business development and marketing | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 9 | |
| Legal and professional fees | 18 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | |
| Amortization of intangible assets | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | |
| Other expenses | 42 | 35 | 45 | 23 | 19 | |
| Total noninterest expenses | 521 | 487 | 473 | 424 | 388 | |
| Income before income taxes | 275 | 237 | 168 | 240 | 241 | |
| Income taxes | 65 | 54 | 36 | 52 | 52 | |
| Net income | 210 | 182 | 132 | 188 | 190 | |
| Basic earnings per share (in dollars per shares) | 3.98 | 3.44 | 2.45 | 3.48 | 3.51 | |
| Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per shares) | 3.97 | 3.44 | 2.45 | 3.46 | 3.48 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents (includes restricted cash of $14,760 and $5,110, respectively) | 302 | 197 | 191 | 210 | 1,875 | |
| Available-for-sale investment securities, includes pledged securities that can be sold or repledged of $319,478 and $362,129, respectively (cost of $3,148,728 and $3,192,392, respectively) | 2,875 | 2,786 | 2,920 | 4,152 | 4,934 | |
| Held-to-maturity securities (fair value of $1,370,464 and $1,220,168, respectively) | 1,454 | 1,345 | 1,172 | 1,080 | — | |
| Equity and other securities | 77 | 88 | 73 | 83 | 45 | |
| Loans | 10,950 | 10,432 | 9,705 | 8,809 | — | |
| Allowance for credit losses | −88 | −79 | −67 | −61 | −51 | |
| Loans, net of allowance for credit losses | 10,862 | 10,353 | 9,638 | 8,748 | — | |
| Goodwill | 888 | 853 | 845 | 842 | 799 | |
| Core deposit intangibles, net | 15 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 9 | |
| Other intangibles, net | 40 | 43 | 44 | 49 | 56 | |
| Goodwill and intangible assets, net | 943 | 901 | 898 | 903 | — | |
| Premises and equipment, net | 247 | 184 | 173 | 161 | 161 | |
| Accrued interest and fees receivable | 58 | 54 | 55 | 53 | 36 | |
| Equity method investments | 37 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Other assets | 449 | 478 | 436 | 446 | 314 | |
| Total assets | 17,303 | 16,386 | 15,556 | 15,836 | 15,553 | |
| Noninterest-bearing deposits | 3,683 | 3,557 | 3,639 | 4,141 | 3,922 | |
| Interest-bearing deposits | 10,704 | 9,884 | 9,290 | 8,872 | 8,990 | |
| Total deposits | 14,387 | 13,442 | 12,928 | 13,012 | 12,911 | |
| Overnight borrowings | 0 | 118 | 53 | 768 | 0 | |
| Securities sold under agreement to repurchase, short-term | 231 | 262 | 305 | 347 | 325 | |
| Federal Home Loan Bank and other borrowings | 459 | 619 | 408 | — | — | |
| Accrued interest and other liabilities | 220 | 183 | 164 | 134 | 211 | |
| Total liabilities | 15,297 | 14,623 | 13,858 | 14,284 | 13,452 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (See Note N) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock, $1.00 par value, 500,000 shares authorized, 0 shares issued | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock, $1.00 par value, 75,000,000 shares authorized; 54,907,426 and 54,696,208 shares issued, respectively | 55 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 54 | |
| Additional paid in capital | 1,088 | 1,076 | 1,060 | 1,050 | 1,041 | |
| Retained earnings | 1,388 | 1,275 | 1,189 | 1,152 | 1,058 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −419 | −548 | −557 | −686 | −51 | |
| Treasury stock, at cost (2,225,209 shares, including 94,479 shares held by deferred compensation arrangements at December 31, 2025, and 2,028,372 shares including 103,696 shares held by deferred compensation arrangements at December 31, 2024) | −111 | −101 | −56 | −26 | −11 | |
| Deferred compensation arrangements (94,479 and 103,696 shares, respectively) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |
| Total shareholders' equity | 2,006 | 1,763 | 1,698 | 1,552 | 2,101 | |
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | 17,303 | 16,386 | 15,556 | 15,836 | 15,553 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | |
| Net amortization on securities, loans, finance leases and borrowings | 14 | 11 | 6 | −19 | — | |
| Stock-based compensation | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | |
| Provision for deferred income taxes | 12 | 674,000 | −8 | 1 | 8 | |
| Amortization of mortgage servicing rights | 779,000 | 722,000 | 849,000 | 801,000 | 519,000 | |
| Income from bank-owned life insurance policies | −3 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | |
| Net gain on sale of assets | −855,000 | −2 | −1 | −655,000 | −328,000 | |
| Change in other assets and liabilities | 8 | −6 | 1 | −6 | 2 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 302 | 242 | 228 | 215 | 203 | |
| Proceeds from maturities, calls, and paydowns of available-for-sale investment securities | 53 | 60 | 598 | 262 | 424 | |
| Proceeds from maturities, calls, and paydowns of held-to-maturity investment securities | 30 | 9 | 208,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from maturities and redemptions of equity and other investment securities, net | 14 | 398,000 | 15 | 5 | 3 | |
| Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale investment securities | 0 | 58 | 734 | 0 | 0 | |
| Purchases of held-to-maturity investment securities | −110 | −153 | −63 | 0 | 0 | |
| Purchases of equity and other securities, net | −2 | −14 | −5 | −35 | −353,000 | |
| Net increase in loans | −533 | −766 | −923 | −1,004 | 50 | |
| Cash received (paid) for acquisitions, net of cash acquired | 470 | −16 | −9 | −668,000 | −29 | |
| Purchases of equity method investments | −37 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Proceeds from sales of premises, equipment and other assets | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 201,000 | |
| Purchases of premises and equipment | −69 | −21 | −19 | −13 | −13 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −182 | −836 | 336 | −2,139 | −1,531 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in deposits | 402 | 514 | −84 | −421 | 1,686 | |
| Net (decrease) increase in overnight borrowings | −118 | 65 | −715 | 768 | 0 | |
| Net decrease in securities sold under agreement to repurchase, short-term | −30 | −43 | −42 | 22 | 41 | |
| Proceeds from other Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings | 0 | 250 | 400 | 0 | 0 | |
| Payments on and maturities of other Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings | −160 | −47 | −12 | −95,000 | −5 | |
| Payments of contingent consideration for acquisitions | −1 | −3 | −1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Redemption of subordinated notes payable | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from the issuance of common stock for employee stock plans | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| Purchases of treasury stock | −11 | −46 | −30 | −17 | −5 | |
| Cash dividends paid | −98 | −96 | −95 | −93 | −91 | |
| Withholding taxes paid on share-based compensation | −3 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | |
| Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | −15 | 599 | −583 | 259 | 1,557 | |
| Change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 105 | 6 | −19 | −1,665 | 229 | |
| Cash paid for interest | 193 | 193 | 100 | 23 | 14 | |
| Cash paid for income taxes | 40 | 44 | 42 | 57 | 42 | |
| Transfers from loans to other real estate | 7 | 3 | 1 | 543,000 | 520,000 | |
| Transfers from premises and equipment, net to other assets | 277,000 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | |
| Finance lease right of use asset in exchange for finance lease liability | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Fair value of assets acquired, excluding acquired cash and intangibles | 37 | 497,000 | 243,000 | 491 | 1 | |
| Fair value of liabilities assumed | 546 | 2 | 18,000 | 544 | 1 | |
| Contingent consideration in exchange for acquired assets | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
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Portfolio as of 2014-09-30 · 1,068 positions
Top sectors
| Sector | Value | % of portfolio |
|---|---|---|
| Uncategorized | $913.82M | 100.0% |
Top holdings
| Issuer | Ticker | Shares | Value | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISHARES TR S&P 500 INDEX FD | — | 210.0K | $41.64M | 4.6% |
| ISHARES TR S&P 500 INDEX FD | — | 210.0K | $41.64M | 4.6% |
| COMMUNITY BK SYS INC | — | 891.0K | $29.93M | 3.3% |
| COMMUNITY BK SYS INC | — | 891.0K | $29.93M | 3.3% |
| COMMUNITY BK SYS INC | — | 797.9K | $26.80M | 2.9% |
| COMMUNITY BK SYS INC | — | 797.9K | $26.80M | 2.9% |
| ISHARES CORE MSCI EAFE ETF | — | 360.9K | $21.02M | 2.3% |
| ISHARES CORE MSCI EAFE ETF | — | 360.9K | $21.02M | 2.3% |
| INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP | — | 83.6K | $15.86M | 1.7% |
| INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP | — | 83.6K | $15.86M | 1.7% |