OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORP
Business
OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORP is a bank holding company that operates principally through its wholly owned subsidiary, OceanFirst Bank N.A., providing commercial banking and specialty finance services. The Company’s main products and services include commercial real estate and commercial loans, residential mortgage lending, consumer loans, deposit accounts, mortgage-backed and other securities investing, bankcard and trust services, mortgage banking and loan servicing, and commercial loan swap programs. Key business segments include investor-owned commercial real estate lending, owner-occupied commercial and industrial lending, residential mortgage lending, consumer lending, investment and treasury activities, and specialty finance through recent acquisitions. The Bank distributes products through branch offices, commercial loan production offices, digital channels, deposit production facilities, and regional specialty lending platforms across central and southern New Jersey and major metropolitan areas between Massachusetts and Virginia.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loans | 557 | 545 | 522 | 390 | 315 | |
| Debt securities | 72 | 78 | 59 | 34 | 22 | |
| Equity investments and other | 14 | 19 | 27 | 6 | 5 | |
| Total interest income | 642 | 642 | 608 | 431 | 342 | |
| Deposits | 216 | 242 | 172 | 31 | 25 | |
| Borrowed funds | 66 | 66 | 66 | 23 | 12 | |
| Total interest expense | 282 | 308 | 238 | 54 | — | |
| Net interest income | 360 | 334 | 370 | 377 | 305 | |
| Provision for credit losses | 16 | 8 | 18 | 8 | −12 | |
| Net interest income after provision for credit losses | 344 | 326 | 352 | 370 | 317 | |
| Bankcard services revenue | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 13 | |
| Net gain on sales of loans | 4 | 2 | 428,000 | 358,000 | 3 | |
| Net gain (loss) on equity investments | 916,000 | 4 | −4 | 10 | 7 | |
| Net loss from other real estate operations | −285,000 | −20,000 | 0 | 48,000 | −15,000 | |
| Income from bank owned life insurance | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | |
| Commercial loan swap income | 4 | 879,000 | 741,000 | 7 | 4 | |
| Other | 3 | 5 | 1 | 953,000 | 1 | |
| Total other income | 45 | 50 | 34 | 59 | 52 | |
| Compensation and employee benefits | 159 | 138 | 136 | 132 | 120 | |
| Occupancy | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | |
| Equipment | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| Marketing | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
| Federal deposit insurance and regulatory assessments | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | |
| Data processing | 28 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | |
| Check card processing | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| Professional fees | 15 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 11 | |
| Amortization of intangibles | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | |
| Branch consolidation expense, net | 0 | 0 | 70,000 | 713,000 | 12 | |
| Merger related expenses | 4 | 2 | 22,000 | 3 | 2 | |
| Restructuring charges | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Other operating expense | 26 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | |
| Total operating expenses | 296 | 246 | 249 | 235 | 227 | |
| Income before provision for income taxes | 93 | 131 | 137 | 194 | 142 | |
| Provision for income taxes | 21 | 30 | 33 | 47 | 32 | |
| Net income | 71 | 100 | 104 | 147 | 110 | |
| Net income attributable to non-controlling interest | 49,000 | 325,000 | 36,000 | 754,000 | 0 | |
| Net income attributable to OceanFirst Financial Corp. | 71 | 100 | 104 | 147 | 110 | |
| Dividends on preferred shares | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| Loss on redemption of preferred stock | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Net income available to common stockholders, basic | 67 | 96 | 100 | 143 | 106 | |
| Net income available to common stockholders, diluted | 67 | 96 | 100 | 143 | 106 | |
| Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share) | 1.17 | 1.65 | 1.7 | 2.43 | 1.79 | |
| Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share) | 1.17 | 1.65 | 1.7 | 2.42 | 1.78 | |
| Average basic shares outstanding (in shares) | 57 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 59 | |
| Average diluted shares outstanding (in shares) | 57 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 60 |
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 due from banks | 135 | 124 | 154 | 168 | 205 | |
| Debt securities available-for-sale, at estimated fair value (encumbered $897,491 at December 31, 2025 and $470,844 at December 31, 2024) | 1,232 | 828 | 754 | 458 | 568 | |
| Debt securities held-to-maturity, net of allowance for securities credit losses of $811 at December 31, 2025 and $967 at December 31, 2024 (estimated fair value of $825,790 at December 31, 2025 and $952,917 at December 31, 2024) (encumbered $543,425 at December 31, 2025 and $599,200 at December 31, 2024) | 882 | 1,046 | 1,160 | 1,221 | 1,139 | |
| Equity investments (encumbered $4,975 at December 31, 2025 and $0 at December 31, 2024) | 92 | 84 | 100 | 102 | 101 | |
| Restricted equity investments, at cost | 129 | 109 | 94 | 109 | 53 | |
| Loans receivable, net of allowance for loan credit losses of $83,726 at December 31, 2025 and $73,607 at December 31, 2024 | 10,971 | 10,055 | 10,137 | 9,869 | 8,583 | |
| Loans held-for-sale | 6 | 21 | 5 | — | — | |
| Interest and dividends receivable | 49 | 46 | 52 | 45 | 33 | |
| Other real estate owned | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 106,000 | |
| Premises and equipment, net | 113 | 115 | 121 | 127 | 126 | |
| Bank owned life insurance | 270 | 270 | 266 | 262 | 259 | |
| Goodwill | 517 | 523 | 506 | 506 | 500 | |
| Intangibles | 9 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 18 | |
| Other assets | 149 | 186 | 180 | 221 | 147 | |
| Total assets | 14,564 | 13,421 | 13,538 | 13,104 | 11,740 | |
| Deposits | 10,964 | 10,066 | 10,435 | 9,675 | 9,733 | |
| FHLB advances | 1,397 | 1,073 | 849 | 1,211 | 0 | |
| Securities sold under agreements to repurchase with customers | 54 | 61 | 73 | 69 | 119 | |
| Other borrowings | 255 | 198 | 196 | 195 | 229 | |
| Advances by borrowers for taxes and insurance | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | |
| Other liabilities | 209 | 298 | 301 | 346 | 122 | |
| Total liabilities | 12,902 | 11,718 | 11,876 | 11,518 | 10,223 | |
| Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, $1,000 liquidation preference, 5,000,000 shares authorized, 0 and 57,370 shares issued at December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. | 0 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | |
| Common stock, $0.01 par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized, 62,942,427 and 62,673,192 shares issued at December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively; and 57,390,569 and 58,554,871 shares outstanding at December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively | 625,000 | 613,000 | 613,000 | 612,000 | 611,000 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 1,118 | 1,168 | 1,162 | 1,155 | 1,147 | |
| Retained earnings | 663 | 642 | 593 | 541 | 442 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −2 | −16 | −21 | −36 | −3 | |
| Less: Unallocated common stock held by ESOP | −1 | −3 | −4 | −6 | −9 | |
| Treasury stock, 5,551,858 and 4,118,321 shares at December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively | −116 | −91 | −69 | −69 | −62 | |
| OceanFirst Financial Corp. stockholders equity | 1,663 | 1,702 | 1,661 | 1,585 | 1,517 | |
| Non-controlling interest | 0 | 1 | 782,000 | 802,000 | 0 | |
| Total stockholders equity | 1,663 | 1,703 | 1,662 | 1,585 | 1,517 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders equity | 14,564 | 13,421 | 13,538 | 13,104 | 11,740 |
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 and amortization of premises and equipment | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | |
| Allocation of ESOP stock | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| Stock compensation | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | |
| Net excess tax expense on stock compensation | 195,000 | 365,000 | 243,000 | 216,000 | 93,000 | |
| Net accretion of purchase accounting adjustments | −1 | −3 | −6 | −10 | −14 | |
| Amortization of servicing asset | 480,000 | 308,000 | 90,000 | 77,000 | 72,000 | |
| Net (discount) premium amortization in excess of discount accretion on securities | −4 | 870,000 | 3 | 7 | 8 | |
| Net amortization of deferred costs on borrowings | 338,000 | 626,000 | 598,000 | 548,000 | 824,000 | |
| Net amortization of deferred fees/costs and premiums/discounts on loans | −9 | −3 | −1 | — | — | |
| Net write-down of fixed assets held-for-sale to net realizable value | 0 | 0 | 459,000 | 1 | 8 | |
| Net loss (gain) on sale of fixed assets | 2,000 | −131,000 | −26,000 | −38,000 | 0 | |
| Net (gain) loss on equity investments | −916,000 | −4 | 4 | −10 | −7 | |
| Net gain on sales of loans | −4 | −2 | −428,000 | −358,000 | −3 | |
| Net loss on sale of available-for-sale securities | 34,000 | 106,000 | 697,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from sales of residential loans held for sale | 504 | 270 | 58 | 13 | 103 | |
| Residential loans originated for sale | −485 | −284 | −63 | −13 | −54 | |
| Write down of other real estate owned | 198,000 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Increase in value of bank owned life insurance | −7 | −7 | −5 | −7 | — | |
| Net (gain) loss on sale of assets held for sale | 0 | −855,000 | 233,000 | −2 | −318,000 | |
| (Increase) decrease in interest and dividends receivable | −3 | 6 | −7 | −12 | 3 | |
| Deferred tax provision (benefit) | 3 | −337,000 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
| Net loss on disposal of controlling interest in Trident | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Decrease (increase) in other assets | 29 | −3 | 35 | −80 | 33 | |
| Decrease in other liabilities | −48 | −8 | −45 | 179 | −35 | |
| Total adjustments | 16 | −8 | 20 | 103 | 50 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 87 | 92 | 124 | 250 | 160 | |
| Net (increase) decrease in loans receivable | −914 | 199 | −244 | −1,127 | −556 | |
| Purchases of loan pools | −27 | −84 | −36 | −172 | −302 | |
| Discounts received (premiums paid) on purchased loan pools | 3 | 8 | −1 | −866,000 | — | |
| Proceeds from sale of loans | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Purchase of debt securities available-for-sale | −810 | −257 | −303 | −69 | −510 | |
| Purchase of debt securities held-to-maturity | 0 | −7 | −66 | −250 | −447 | |
| Purchase of equity investments | −8 | −3 | −8 | −9 | −86 | |
| Proceeds from maturities and calls of debt securities available-for-sale | 10 | 20 | 22 | 104 | 104 | |
| Proceeds from maturities and calls of debt securities held-to-maturity | 53 | 22 | 19 | 30 | 38 | |
| Proceeds from sales of debt securities available-for-sale | 142 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 3 | |
| Proceeds from sales of equity investments | 365,000 | 23 | 5 | 19 | 99 | |
| Principal repayments on debt securities available-for-sale | 270 | 162 | 926,000 | — | — | |
| Principal repayments on debt securities held-to-maturity | 115 | 100 | 108 | 135 | 216 | |
| Proceeds from bank owned life insurance | 7 | 3 | 385,000 | 4 | 13 | |
| Proceeds from the redemption of restricted equity investments | 336 | 81 | 129 | 235 | 2 | |
| Purchases of restricted equity investments | −357 | −96 | −113 | −291 | −3 | |
| Proceeds from sales of other real estate owned | 912,000 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Proceeds from sales of assets held-for-sale | 0 | 883,000 | 4 | 8 | 4 | |
| Purchases of premises and equipment | −8 | −8 | −8 | −16 | −42 | |
| Proceeds from disposal of premises and equipment | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Proceeds from disposal of controlling interest in Trident | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Net cash consideration paid for acquisition | 0 | −69 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | −1,176 | 106 | −488 | −1,321 | −1,478 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in deposits | 858 | −367 | 760 | −57 | 408 | |
| (Decrease) increase in short-term borrowings | −6 | −13 | 4 | −50 | −10 | |
| Net proceeds (repayment) from FHLB advances | 325 | 224 | −363 | 1,211 | — | |
| Net proceeds from issuance of subordinated notes | 182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Repayments of other borrowings | −125 | 0 | 0 | −35 | −8 | |
| (Decrease) increase in advances by borrowers for taxes and insurance | −2 | 624,000 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Exercise of stock options | 717,000 | 571,000 | 702,000 | 424,000 | 2 | |
| Payment of employee taxes withheld from stock awards | −1 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −1 | |
| Purchase of treasury stock | −25 | −21 | 0 | −7 | −36 | |
| Dividends paid | −48 | −51 | −51 | −48 | −45 | |
| Redemption of preferred stock | −57 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Distributions to non-controlling interest | −315,000 | 0 | −55,000 | −782,000 | 0 | |
| Net cash provided by (used) in financing activities | 1,100 | −229 | 349 | 1,014 | 224 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and due from banks and restricted cash | 12 | −30 | −14 | −57 | −1,094 | |
| Interest | 279 | 320 | 225 | 50 | 37 | |
| Income taxes | 21 | 34 | 29 | 25 | 51 | |
| Accretion of unrealized loss on securities reclassified to held-to-maturity | 487,000 | 413,000 | 503,000 | 590,000 | 667,000 | |
| Net loan charge-offs | 5 | 2 | 8 | −340,000 | — | |
| Transfer of premises and equipment to assets held-for-sale | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Transfer of securities from held-to-maturity to available-for-sale | 0 | 500,000 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Transfer of loans receivable to other real estate owned | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Transfer of loans receivable to loans held-for-sale | 9 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Settlement of preexisting loan receivable from Spring Garden | 0 | 97 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Loans | 0 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Premises and equipment | 0 | 157,000 | 0 | 18,000 | 0 | |
| Other real estate owned | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Other assets | 0 | 1 | 0 | 81,000 | 0 | |
| Goodwill and other intangible assets, net | 0 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total non-cash assets acquired | 0 | 167 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Other liabilities | 0 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 0 | |
| Total lease and other liabilities | 0 | 4 | 0 | 45 | — | |
| Total liabilities assumed | 0 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 0 |