Full Transcript: Peapack Gladstone Finl Q2 2026 Earnings Call

Peapack Gladstone Finl (NASDAQ: PGC ) reported second-quarter financial results on Tuesday. The transcript from the company's second-quarter earnings call has been provided below. This transcript is brought to you APIs. For real-time access to our entire catalog, please visit for a consultation.

8 million for Q2 2026, marking an 11% increase from the previous quarter and a 99% increase year over year. The company achieved strong growth in its wealth management business, with 13% year-over-year increases, and significant deposit growth with $231 million added in the quarter, 35% of which was non-interest-bearing. The company continues to execute its strategic expansion in the New York metro market, hiring nearly 200 professionals and building a new banking presence, which is now profitable. 32%, reflecting disciplined pricing and asset yield improvements despite competitive deposit environments.

1 million, while operating expenses saw minimal growth, leading to improved operating leverage and a decline in the efficiency ratio. Loan and deposit growth remained robust, with loan portfolios increasing by $236 million in Q2, focusing on C&I and commercial real estate. The company anticipates continued positive momentum and aims for a 1% ROA and 10% ROE by late 2026 or early 2027, despite headwinds from deposit competition and pricing pressures. Management emphasized the strategic focus on delivering bespoke financial solutions to high-net-worth individuals and the successful integration of new teams into the company's operations.

Full Transcript OPERATOR Welcome to the Peapack Gladstone Finl second quarter 2026 earnings call. Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded. I will now hand the conference over to Matthew Remo, Treasurer and Head of Corporate Finance. Please go ahead.

Matthew Remo, Treasurer & Head of Corporate Finance Thank you and good morning everyone. I'm joined today by our President and CEO Doug Kennedy and our CFO Frank Cavallaro, who will be providing an overview of our second quarter results. John Babcock, our President of Wealth Management, and Lisa Chalkin, our Chief Credit Officer, are also here to answer any questions. com.

You may also access the investor presentation directly within the webcast today. After the presentation we will be happy to take questions. Our comments today may contain forward-looking statements, which are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause our results to differ materially from expectations. Cautionary statements about reliance on this information are included in the earnings release and investor presentation as well as our SEC filings and other investor materials.

The earnings release and presentation also include non-GAAP financial measures, so it is important to review the appropriate reconciliations in the appendices to each document. And with that, it is my pleasure to turn the call over to Doug. Doug Kennedy, President and CEO Thanks, Matt, and good morning everybody, and thank you for joining us today. On behalf of the entire team at Peapack Gladstone Finl, I'm really pleased to report that our strategy continues to deliver solid results.

We believe that we're building a durable and valuable franchise that has significant barriers to entry—our people. Our product offering grounded in wealth is very rare and extremely difficult to replicate. Revenue and profitability have been positive for seven consecutive quarters and we expect that trend to continue for the foreseeable future. We continue to be on track to deliver a 1% ROA and 10% ROE by the fourth quarter of this year, possibly slipping into the first quarter of next, which is what we communicated to all of you previously.

We have entered the third quarter with a very strong new business pipeline and we feel very positive about the future. 8 million, consistent with where we had guided. This was an increase of 11% on a linked-quarter basis and was 99% year over year. Our wealth management business grew 6% year to date and 13% year over year with positive flows.

5 million average size. Also notable is the fact that 56% of our deposit growth over the last 12 months has been in the form of non-interest-bearing accounts. Our loans are up $236 million—strong growth in C&I, equipment finance and CRE. Multifamily was down an additional $21 million in the quarter and $58 million year to date.

So where are we in terms of our strategy and where we've been and where we're going? In 2023, as you know, we made some bold strategic moves. We invested heavily in building out our product offering. We lifted teams from First Republic and Signature, and to date we've hired a total of 20 teams and nearly 200 professionals to cover the metro New York market, which includes Westchester and Long Island.

Of course, all of this hiring temporarily impacted earnings, which bottomed out in the third quarter of 2024. But we expected that, and as we modeled through where we are right now, we're a little ahead of where we thought we would be. Profits have rebounded quickly given the level of investment. And what's really incredible is that we essentially have built a de novo bank in New York and made it profitable in under two years.

So where are we headed and where are we going? The momentum that we built continues to grow. On page five of our investor deck, we shared the level of non-interest-bearing DDAs that have been opened in the quarter. When you compare that to what happened a year earlier, that activity is up over 20% year over year.

As stated, our current pipeline remains strong and the number of positive conversations we're having in the market leads me to believe that the strength that we're seeing will continue. I should also note that the competition for deposits in the market has increased markedly in the last quarter, and Frank will touch on that a little bit more, but we do see a little bit of headwinds in terms of pricing. We're reiterating that the net interest margin, going back to the first quarter, will grow a total of 6 to 9 basis points through the end of this year, which basically says it's going to sort of bounce around where it is.

It'll have some volatility to it, but we're still committed to what we shared last quarter. From a strategic standpoint, we have everything that we need. It's really all now about dedicated, focused execution. So our brand—we've come a long way.

We rebranded the company, and I think about that a little bit as we go forward. Through the end of next year, I believe that by then we will have built a very credible private banking institution offering bespoke credit solutions that cater to affluent individuals and their families. At present we're offering life insurance premium finance, we have jumbo mortgages and HELOCs, we have investment lines of credit, we have professional lines of credit, we've done some fine art, some collectibles, and we recently began to launch aviation and yacht finance. All of this is geared towards meeting the needs of our clientele.

So how we present our company externally will increasingly look and feel niche private bank with a focus on commercial and wealth management and the needs of high net worth individuals and their families. So with that, let me just summarize in saying that it's been a great strategic journey over the last couple of years and a strong quarter for us at Peapack Gladstone Finl. We've had lots of momentum and a clear vision and path to execute that. We remain confident that we will deliver strong, durable results leading to superior shareholder value.

With that, I'll hand the call over to Frank, who will provide a detailed overview of the quarter's results. Frank Cavallaro, CFO Thanks, Doug, and good morning everyone. I will review the quarter in more detail, beginning with earnings, then moving through the balance sheet, credit, and capital. 80 a share, in the first quarter.

4 million, up 12% sequentially and 70% from a year ago. 1 million, up 4% compared to the first quarter and 23% year over year. 6 million from a year ago. This marked another quarter of consistent net interest income growth supported by balance sheet expansion, disciplined pricing, and improved earning asset yields.

32%. The improvement this quarter was driven more by asset yields, while we largely held our ground on funding costs. We're really pleased with this considering what's happened to Fed funds futures over the last three months and the increasingly competitive deposit environment we are seeing every day. Average earning asset yields increased for two primary reasons.

First, we continue to hold our discipline on loan pricing with average yields on new originations in the quarter just north of 6%. And second, we're also seeing some impact from back book repricing. Our prior comments on average quarterly margin expansion of 2 to 3 basis points remains largely intact when reviewed over a longer period, but the progression will not necessarily be linear. Following the 6 basis points increase in this quarter, we may give some back over the coming quarters, as Doug mentioned, and report changes below the 2 to 3 basis point range in individual periods but remaining consistent with the broader outlook.

2 million, up 4% sequentially and 8% from a year ago. 7 million, which was up less than 1% from the first quarter. Revenue growth outpaced expense growth 10 to 1, producing another strong quarter of positive operating leverage. The reported efficiency ratio declined to 65%, marking the seventh consecutive quarter of improvement.

We expect expense growth will continue to normalize as the investments made over the past several years become more productive. Turning to the balance sheet, growth remains strong across the company. 7 billion, up 15% year over year. Growth remained concentrated in our core areas of strength, particularly C&I and commercial real estate.

1 billion, which is up 11% year over year, and non-interest-bearing deposits increased approximately $80 million in the quarter and have grown $386 million from a year ago. We opened and funded more than 650 new non-interest-bearing DDA accounts in the quarter, which is consistent with our average volumes over recent quarters. As Doug mentioned, this continued growth in operating accounts is an important indicator of relationship quality and supports a more durable funding profile over time. The loan-to-deposit ratio remained well managed at about 95%.

We continue to maintain substantial on- and off-balance-sheet liquidity, no brokered deposits, and a diversified funding base. 1 million. 9 million in the quarter and were concentrated in one multifamily loan and one commercial loan relationship. 04% of total loans.

77% in the first quarter. The increase was primarily driven by the migration of a previously disclosed larger multifamily relationship. At the same time, special mention loans declined, performing modifications decreased materially, and early-stage delinquencies were relatively stable. We continue to see no evidence of broad-based deterioration across the portfolio.

Capital remains solid and continued to benefit from earnings generation. 26 and is up 9% from a year ago. 83%. Based on this quarter's results and the continued momentum across the company, we elected to draw the remaining $20 million of available preferred equity in July.

You may recall that in the first quarter of this year we announced a $50 million commitment to issue convertible preferred equity with an initial draw of $30 million back in March. After assessing current results and projected growth rates going forward, we felt that this was the appropriate time to add the remaining $20 million in capital to our balance sheet. Overall, the quarter reflected continued progress across each of our key financial priorities: sustained revenue growth, positive operating leverage, margin expansion, disciplined balance sheet growth, and continued tangible book value creation.

We remain upbeat on the earnings trajectory of the company and the durability of the underlying relationship activity. With that, we are happy to answer any questions. OPERATOR We will now begin the question-and-answer session. We will now begin the question-and-answer session.

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Your first question comes from the line of Manuel Navas with Piper Sandler. Manuel, your line is now open. Please go ahead. Manuel Navas, Analyst at Piper Sandler Hey, good morning.

Can we have an update on the deposit growth pipeline and you've had some commentary in the past about the mix and just more color there to start with. Doug Kennedy, President and CEO Sure. So good morning, Noel, how are you? I would say that the strength of the pipeline is very consistent with what we've seen so far today.

As you would imagine, money market accounts get funded right away. Non-interest-bearing actually take time to sort of make the transfer over to us. So the sort of forward look for us is how many accounts are sitting there waiting to get funded. And I will tell you that that inventory of pipeline is as robust as it's ever been.

I think that in terms of guidance we sort of talked to 200 million each quarter. We still believe that about a third of that would be non-interest-bearing. That could fluctuate from time to time or quarter to quarter. But I would say that as we look through the end of this year, I would say that we feel very comfortable that that's the trajectory that we're.

Manuel Navas, Analyst at Piper Sandler I appreciate that. It also sounds like loan pipelines are pretty strong. Could you just comment on what you're seeing out there in the market? Is it going to be at a continued similar mix to this quarter's really impressive growth?

Just any further color there? Doug Kennedy, President and CEO So there was some volume actually kicked into this quarter, so we actually came out of the gate pretty strong. And the pipelines, Lisa Chalkens here. Lisa, I think they're still very strong.

Lisa Chalken, Chief Credit Officer Yes. I think we think that the growth number will be about $300 million, which means that we'll be closing 450 to 500 million in order to be able to do that. Manuel Navas, Analyst at Piper Sandler So stronger than the quarter we just had — is that maybe driving the potential variability in the NIM that you're just having such strong opportunities on the growth side? Doug Kennedy, President and CEO The answer to that is yes, because we'll never get the timing right on core deposits hitting our balance sheet at the same time that we're funding the loan type.

So that's part of it. The other part of it is that just in general there's been elevated competition and we're seeing rates with a four-handle on it as being very common. So the longer we sit in this sort of, given its transitory, higher elevated rate environment, the more pressure we're seeing. And also the economy is on fire.

Other banks are growing their balance sheets. So there is elevated competition for deposits. So I don't know exactly where it lands. As Frank said, we still hold on to the original guidance that we gave in the first quarter in terms of where we'll land by the end of the year.

We had a stronger. We had a stronger performance this quarter, but we may give some of that back this quarter that we're in. But we'll land. But we said that we were.

So we still see some improvement in NIM, but we're definitely seeing some headwinds. And the timing of the loan closings ahead of the deposits could potentially elevate costs as well. Manuel Navas, Analyst at Piper Sandler I appreciate that. I'll jump back into the queue.

OPERATOR Your next question comes from the line of Steve Moss with Raymond James. Steve, your line is now open. Please go ahead. Chase, Analyst at Raymond James Hey guys, good morning.

This is Chase on for Steve. So I hear you on the elevated deposit competition in the market. So I was curious, like, what cost were deposits coming on at in the quarter? Frank Cavallaro, CFO You want the coupon on deposit?

Yeah.