BCB Bancorp, Inc. Reports Net Loss of $8.3 Million in First Quarter 2025; Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.16 Per Share

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BCB Bancorp (NASDAQ: BCBP) reported a net loss of $8.3 million in Q1 2025, compared to net income of $3.3 million in Q4 2024 and $5.9 million in Q1 2024. The loss per diluted share was ($0.51). The decline was primarily attributed to a $13.7 million specific reserve for a $34.2 million cannabis sector loan and increased reserves of $3.1 million for the Business Express Loan portfolio.

Key financial metrics include:

• Total deposits: $2.687 billion (March 31, 2025)
• Net interest margin: 2.59%
• Total non-accrual loans increased to $99.8 million
• Allowance for credit losses: $51.5 million (1.73% of gross loans)

The Board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per share, payable on May 21, 2025. Despite credit challenges, management emphasizes the bank remains well-capitalized due to positive capital actions taken throughout 2024.

Positive

• Net interest margin improved to 2.59% from 2.50% year-over-year
• Efficiency ratio improved to 61.6% from 62.1% in prior quarter
• Maintained quarterly dividend at $0.16 per share despite losses
• Bank remains well-capitalized following 2024 capital actions

Negative

• Net loss of $8.3 million in Q1 2025 vs $5.9 million profit in Q1 2024
• $13.7 million specific reserve required for cannabis sector loan
• Non-accrual loans increased to $99.8 million from $44.7 million in Q4 2024
• Total loans decreased 9.6% year-over-year to $2.918 billion
• Total deposits declined 2.3% to $2.687 billion from previous quarter

BAYONNE, N.J., April 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BCB Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), (NASDAQ: BCBP), the holding company for BCB Community Bank (the “Bank”), today reported a net loss of $8.3 million for the first quarter of 2025, compared to net income of $3.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, and net income of $5.9 million for the first quarter of 2024. Its loss per diluted share for the first quarter of 2025 was ($0.51), compared to earnings per diluted share of $0.16 in the preceding quarter and $0.32 in the first quarter of 2024.

The Company also announced that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per share. The dividend will be payable on May 21, 2025 to common shareholders of record on May 7, 2025.

“Our first-quarter loss was primarily driven by a $13.7 million specific reserve tied to a $34.2 million loan in the cannabis sector,” Michael Shriner, President and Chief Executive Officer of BCB Bank, explained. “Although the borrower remains current, the significant deterioration in their financial condition warranted a downgrade to non-accrual status and the establishment of the reserve. We also increased reserves for our discontinued Business Express Loan portfolio by $3.1 million, in response to the portfolio’s continued elevated deterioration and broader macroeconomic headwinds.”

“While these credit actions have impacted short-term results, they reflect our disciplined and proactive approach to risk management,” added Mr. Shriner. “Thanks to the positive capital actions taken throughout 2024, we remain well-capitalized, giving us the flexibility to address credit challenges head-on.”

“BCB Bank has bolstered its credit risk team with new hires who we believe bring deep expertise and a rigorous approach to underwriting,” said Mr. Shriner. “These efforts are part of a broader initiative to strengthen our credit quality oversight. Following a comprehensive portfolio review using a conservative risk framework, we’ve adjusted the risk ratings on a number of loans to better reflect current market realities. Importantly, the majority of our customers remain current on their payments, and our team is actively engaging with borrowers to secure updated financials and support improved risk profiles.”

Executive Summary

• Total deposits were $2.687 billion at March 31, 2025 compared to $2.751 billion at December 31, 2024.
• Net interest margin was 2.59 percent for the first quarter of 2025, compared to 2.53 percent for the fourth quarter of 2024, and 2.50 percent for the first quarter of 2024.
  • Total yield on interest-earning assets was 5.20 percent for the first quarter of 2025, compared to 5.33 percent for both the fourth quarter of 2024, and the first quarter of 2024.
  • Total cost of interest-bearing liabilities decreased 24 basis points to 3.33 percent for the first quarter of 2025, compared to 3.57 percent for the fourth quarter of 2024, and decreased 21 basis points to 3.54 percent for the first quarter of 2024.
• The efficiency ratio for the first quarter was 61.6 percent compared to 62.1 percent in the prior quarter, and 58.8 percent in the first quarter of 2024.
• The annualized return on average assets ratio for the first quarter was (0.95) percent, compared to 0.36 percent in the prior quarter, and 0.61 percent in the first quarter of 2024.
• The annualized return on average equity ratio for the first quarter was (10.4) percent, compared to 4.0 percent in the prior quarter, and 7.5 percent in the first quarter of 2024.
• The provision for credit losses was $20.8 million in the first quarter of 2025 compared to $4.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2024. In the first quarter of 2024, the Bank recorded a provision of $2.1 million.
• The allowance for credit losses (“ACL”) as a percentage of non-accrual loans was 51.6 percent at March 31, 2025 compared to 77.8 percent for the prior quarter-end and 155.4 percent at March 31, 2024. Total non-accrual loans were $99.8 million at March 31, 2025, $44.7 million at December 31, 2024 and $22.2 million at March 31, 2024.
• Total loans receivable, net of the allowance for credit losses, of $2.918 billion at March 31, 2025, decreased 2.6 percent from $2.996 billion at December 31, 2024, and decreased 9.6 percent, from $3.227 billion at March 31, 2024.

Balance Sheet Review

Total assets decreased by $125.3 million, or 3.5 percent, to $3.474 billion at March 31, 2025, from $3.599 billion at December 31, 2024. The decrease in total assets was mainly related to a decrease in net loans and in cash and cash equivalents.

Total cash and cash equivalents decreased by $64.5 million, or 20.3 percent, to $252.8 million at March 31, 2025, from $317.3 million at December 31, 2024. The decrease in cash was primarily due to the reduction of the Bank’s exposure to wholesale funding by paying down high cost brokered deposits.

Loans receivable, net, decreased by $78.6 million, or 2.6 percent, to $2.918 billion at March 31, 2025, from $2.996 billion at December 31, 2024. Total loan decreases during the period included decreases totaling $62.3 million in commercial real estate and multi-family loans, construction loans, 1-4 family residential loans and home equity loans. The allowance for credit losses increased $16.7 million to $51.5 million, or 51.6 percent of non-accruing loans and 1.73 percent of gross loans, at March 31, 2025, as compared to an allowance for credit losses of $34.8 million, or 77.8 percent of non-accruing loans and 1.15 percent of gross loans, at December 31, 2024.

Total investment securities increased by $14.7 million, or 13.2 percent, to $125.9 million at March 31, 2025, from $111.2 million at December 31, 2024, representing current year purchases.

Deposits decreased by $64.4 million, or 2.3 percent, to $2.687 billion at March 31, 2025, from $2.751 billion at December 31, 2024. Brokered deposits decreased $112.5 million, and were offset by increases in certificates of deposit, money market accounts, transaction accounts and savings accounts which totaled $48.4 million.

Debt obligations decreased by $49.8 million to $448.5 million at March 31, 2025 from $498.3 million at December 31, 2024, due to maturities and paydowns of our FHLB advances. The weighted average interest rate of FHLB advances was 4.33 percent at March 31, 2025 and 4.35 percent at December 31, 2024. The weighted average maturity of FHLB advances as of March 31, 2025 was 0.83 years. The interest rate of our subordinated debt balances was 9.25 percent at March 31, 2025 and at December 31, 2024.

Stockholders’ equity decreased by $9.2 million, or 2.8 percent, to $314.7 million at March 31, 2025, from $323.9 million at December 31, 2024. The decrease was attributable to the decrease in retained earnings of $11.6 million, or 8.2 percent, to $130.3 million at March 31, 2025 from $141.9 million at December 31, 2024. Offsetting this were increases in accumulated other comprehensive income, and additional paid in capital on stock, which totaled $2.4 million.

First Quarter 2025 Income Statement Review

The Company reported a net loss of $8.3 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025 as compared to net income of $5.9 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024. The decline was primarily driven by an increase to the Provision for loan losses of $18.8 million. offset by $5.8 million decrease in income tax provisioning. Also, net interest income decreased by $1.1 million, or 4.9 percent, to $22.0 million for the first quarter of 2025, from $23.1 million for the first quarter of 2024. The decrease in net interest income resulted from lower interest income which was partially offset by lower interest expense.

Interest income decreased by $5.1 million, or 10.3 percent, to $44.2 million for the first quarter of 2025 from $49.3 million for the first quarter of 2024. The average balance of interest-earning assets decreased $255.9 million, or 6.9 percent, to $3.444 billion for the first quarter of 2025 from $3.699 billion for the first quarter of 2024, while the average yield decreased 13 basis points to 5.20 percent for the first quarter of 2025 from 5.33 percent for the first quarter of 2024.

Interest expense decreased by $4.0 million to $22.2 million for the first quarter of 2025 from $26.1 million for the first quarter of 2024. The decrease resulted from a decrease in the average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities of 21 basis points to 3.33 percent for the first quarter of 2025 from 3.54 percent for the first quarter of 2024, while the average balance of interest-bearing liabilities decreased by $256.2 million to $2.701 billion for the first quarter of 2025 from $2.957 billion for the first quarter of 2024.

The net interest margin was 2.59 percent for the first quarter of 2025 compared to 2.50 percent for the first quarter of 2024. The increase in the net interest margin compared to the first quarter of 2024 was the result of a decrease in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities partially offset by the decrease in the yield on interest-earning assets.

During the first quarter of 2025, the Company recognized $4.2 million in net charge-offs compared to $1.1 million in net charge-offs in the first quarter of 2024. The Bank had non-accrual loans totaling $99.8 million, or 3.36 percent of gross loans, at March 31, 2025 as compared to $44.7 million, or 1.48 percent of gross loans, at December 31, 2024. The allowance for credit losses on loans was $51.5 million, or 1.73 percent of gross loans, at March 31, 2025, and $34.8 million, or 1.15 percent of gross loans, at December 31, 2024. The provision for credit losses was $20.8 million for the first quarter of 2025 compared to $4.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2024. Management believes that the allowance for credit losses on loans was adequate at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.

Non-interest income decreased by $318 thousand to $1.8 million for the first quarter of 2025 from $2.1 million in the first quarter of 2024. The decrease in total non-interest income was mainly related to decreases in gains on equity securities and BOLI income of $245 thousand and $67 thousand, respectively.

Non-interest expense decreased by $178 thousand, or 1.2 percent, to $14.7 million for the first quarter of 2025 when compared to non-interest expense of $14.8 million for the first quarter of 2024. The decrease in these expenses for the first quarter of 2025 was primarily driven by lower regulatory assessment charges, offset by higher salaries and employee benefits.

The income tax provision decreased by $5.8 million, to an income tax credit of $3.4 million for the first quarter of 2025 when compared to a $2.5 million provision for the first quarter of 2024.

Asset Quality

During the first quarter of 2025, the Company recognized $4.2 million in net charge offs, compared to $1.1 million in net charge-offs for the first quarter of 2024.

The Bank had non-accrual loans totaling $99.8 million, or 3.36 percent of gross loans, at March 31, 2025, as compared to $22.2 million, or 0.68 percent of gross loans, at March 31, 2024. More than 60% of the non-accrual loans are current with all payments of principal, interest, taxes and insurance, including the previously mentioned loan that has been allocated a specific reserve.  However, given that the normal standard for non-accrual is a 90 day delinquency, logic and transparency dictates that this population of loans possess certain weaknesses that are beyond payment status and therefore, even though they are current, they should be placed on non-accrual.  Although our borrowers have made payment of their loan obligations to BCB a priority, our evaluation of their financial condition causes some concern about their continued ability to do so. The allowance for credit losses was $51.5 million, or 1.73 percent of gross loans, at March 31, 2025, and $34.6 million, or 1.06 percent of gross loans, at March 31, 2024. The allowance for credit losses was 51.6 percent of non-accrual loans at March 31, 2025, and 155.4 percent of non-accrual loans at March 31, 2024.

About BCB Bancorp, Inc.

Established in 2000 and headquartered in Bayonne, N.J., BCB Community Bank is the wholly-owned subsidiary of BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: BCBP). The Bank has twenty-three branch offices in Bayonne, Edison, Hoboken, Fairfield, Holmdel, Jersey City, Lyndhurst, Maplewood, Monroe Township, Newark, Parsippany, Plainsboro, River Edge, Rutherford, South Orange, Union, and Woodbridge, New Jersey, and four branches in Hicksville and Staten Island, New York. The Bank provides businesses and individuals a wide range of loans, deposit products, and retail and commercial banking services. For more information, please go to www.bcb.bank.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release, like many written and oral communications presented by BCB Bancorp, Inc., and our authorized officers, may contain certain forward-looking statements regarding our prospective performance and strategies within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and are including this statement for purposes of said safe harbor provisions. Forward-looking statements, which are based on certain assumptions and describe future plans, strategies, and expectations of the Company, are generally identified by use of words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “project,” “seek,” “strive,” “try,” or future or conditional verbs such as “could,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “would,” or similar expressions. Our ability to predict results or the actual effects of our plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. Accordingly, actual results may differ materially from anticipated results.

The most significant factor that could cause future results to differ materially from those anticipated by our forward-looking statements include the ongoing impact of global tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, higher inflation levels, and general economic and recessionary concerns, all of which could impact economic growth and could cause increased loan delinquencies, a reduction in financial transactions and business activities, including decreased deposits and reduced loan originations, our ability to manage liquidity and capital in a rapidly changing and unpredictable market, supply chain disruptions, and labor shortages. Other factors that could cause future results to vary materially from current management expectations as reflected in our forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: the global impact of the military conflicts in the Ukraine and the Middle East; unfavorable economic conditions in the United States generally and particularly in our primary market area; the Company’s ability to effectively attract and deploy deposits; changes in the Company’s corporate strategies, the composition of its assets, or the way in which it funds those assets; shifts in investor sentiment or behavior in the securities, capital, or other financial markets, including changes in market liquidity or volatility; the effects of declines in real estate values that may adversely impact the collateral underlying our loans; increase in unemployment levels and slowdowns in economic growth; our level of non-performing assets and the costs associated with resolving any problem loans including litigation and other costs; the impact of changes in interest rates and the credit quality and strength of underlying collateral and the effect of such changes on the market value of our loan and investment securities portfolios; the credit risk associated with our loan portfolio; changes in the quality and composition of the Bank’s loan and investment portfolios; changes in our ability to access cost-effective funding; deposit flows; legislative and regulatory changes, including increases in Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or FDIC, insurance rates; monetary and fiscal policies of the federal and state governments; changes in tax policies, rates and regulations of federal, state and local tax authorities; demands for our loan products; demand for financial services; competition; changes in the securities or secondary mortgage markets; changes in management’s business strategies; changes in consumer spending; our ability to hire and retain key employees; the effects of any reputational, credit, interest rate, market, operational, legal, liquidity, or regulatory risk; expanding regulatory requirements which could adversely affect operating results; civil unrest in the communities that we serve; and other factors discussed elsewhere in this report, and in other reports we filed with the SEC, including under “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, and our other periodic reports that we file with the SEC.

Annualized, pro forma, projected and estimated numbers are used for illustrative purpose only, are not forecasts and may not reflect actual results.

Explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Reported amounts are presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"). This press release also contains certain supplemental Non-GAAP information that the Company’s management uses in its analysis of the Company’s financial results. The Company’s management believes that providing this information to analysts and investors allows them to better understand and evaluate the Company’s financial results for the periods in question.

The Company provides measurements and ratios based on tangible stockholders' equity and efficiency ratios. These measures are utilized by regulators and market analysts to evaluate a company’s financial condition and, therefore, the Company’s management believes that such information is useful to investors. For a reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP financial measures included in this press release, see "Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below.

	Statements of Operations - Three Months Ended,
	March 31,2025			December 31, 2024			March 31, 2024			Mar 31, 2025 vs. Dec 31, 2024				Mar 31, 2025 vs. Mar 31, 2024
Interest and dividend income:	(In thousands, except per share amounts, Unaudited)
Loans, including fees	$	38,927		$	41,431		$	43,722			-6.0	%			-11.0	%
Mortgage-backed securities		561			473			305			18.6	%			83.9	%
Other investment securities		968			978			975			-1.0	%			-0.7	%
FHLB stock and other interest-earning assets		3,736			3,771			4,283			-0.9	%			-12.8	%
Total interest and dividend income		44,192			46,653			49,285			-5.3	%			-10.3	%
Interest expense:
Deposits:
Demand		5,418			5,866			5,257			-7.6	%			3.1	%
Savings and club		151			156			166			-3.2	%			-9.0	%
Certificates of deposit		10,762			12,218			14,983			-11.9	%			-28.2	%
		16,331			18,240			20,406			-10.5	%			-20.0	%
Borrowings		5,856			6,219			5,736			-5.8	%			2.1	%
Total interest expense		22,187			24,459			26,142			-9.3	%			-15.1	%
Net interest income		22,005			22,194			23,143			-0.9	%			-4.9	%
Provision for credit losses		20,845			4,154			2,088			401.8	%			898.3	%
Net interest income after provision for credit losses		1,160			18,040			21,055			-93.6	%			-94.5	%
Non-interest income income :
Fees and service charges		1,173			1,187			1,215			-1.2	%			-3.5	%
(Loss) gain on sales of loans		-			(554	)		45			-100.0	%			-100.0	%
Realized and unrealized (loss) gain on equity investments		(115	)		(661	)		130			-82.6	%			-188.5	%
Bank-owned life insurance ("BOLI") income		608			636			675			-4.4	%			-9.9	%
Other		125			330			44			-62.1	%			184.1	%
Total non-interest income		1,791			938			2,109			90.9	%			-15.1	%
Non-interest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits		7,403			7,117			6,981			4.0	%			6.0	%
Occupancy and equipment		2,723			2,483			2,644			9.7	%			3.0	%
Data processing and communications		1,844			1,754			1,853			5.1	%			-0.5	%
Professional fees		692			599			595			15.5	%			16.3	%
Director fees		418			269			277			55.4	%			50.9	%
Regulatory assessment fees		709			769			1,142			-7.8	%			-37.9	%
Advertising and promotions		179			212			216			-15.6	%			-17.1	%
Other		692			1,164			1,130			-40.5	%			-38.8	%
Total non-interest expense		14,660			14,367			14,838			2.0	%			-1.2	%
(Loss) Income before income tax provision		(11,709	)		4,611			8,326			-353.9	%			-240.6	%
Income tax (benefit) provision		(3,385	)		1,339			2,460			-352.8	%			-237.6	%
Net (Loss) Income		(8,324	)		3,272			5,866			-354.4	%			-241.9	%
Preferred stock dividends		482			475			434			1.6	%			11.0	%
Net (Loss) Income available to common stockholders	$	(8,806	)	$	2,797		$	5,432			-414.8	%			-262.1	%
Net (Loss) Income per common share-basic and diluted
Basic	$	(0.51	)	$	0.16		$	0.32			-413.8	%			-260.4	%
Diluted	$	(0.51	)	$	0.16		$	0.32			-414.7	%			-260.5	%
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
Basic		17,113			17,056			16,930			0.3	%			1.1	%
Diluted		17,113			17,108			16,939			0.0	%			1.0	%

Statements of Financial Condition	March 31,2025			December 31,2024			March 31, 2024			March 31, 2025 vs. December 31, 2024			March 31, 2025 vs. March 31, 2024
ASSETS	(In Thousands, Unaudited)
Cash and amounts due from depository institutions	$	11,977		$	14,075		$	11,795			-14.9	%		1.5	%
Interest-earning deposits		240,773			303,207			340,653			-20.6	%		-29.3	%
Total cash and cash equivalents		252,750			317,282			352,448			-20.3	%		-28.3	%
Interest-earning time deposits		735			735			735			-			-
Debt securities available for sale		116,496			101,717			86,966			14.5	%		34.0	%
Equity investments		9,357			9,472			9,223			-1.2	%		1.5	%
Loans held for sale		-			-			-			-			-
Loans receivable, net of allowance for credit losses on loans
of $51,484, $34,789 and $34,563 , respectively		2,917,610			2,996,259			3,226,877			-2.6	%		-9.6	%
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York ("FHLB") stock, at cost		22,066			24,272			24,917			-9.1	%		-11.4	%
Premises and equipment, net		12,474			12,569			12,744			-0.8	%		-2.1	%
Accrued interest receivable		16,354			15,176			17,442			7.8	%		-6.2	%
Deferred income taxes		22,814			17,181			17,555			32.8	%		30.0	%
Goodwill and other intangibles		5,253			5,253			5,253			0.0	%		0.0	%
Operating lease right-of-use asset		12,622			12,686			12,186			-0.5	%		3.6	%
Bank-owned life insurance ("BOLI")		76,648			76,040			74,081			0.8	%		3.5	%
Other assets		8,643			10,476			8,768			-17.5	%		-1.4	%
Total Assets	$	3,473,822		$	3,599,118		$	3,849,195			-3.5	%		-9.8	%
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
LIABILITIES
Non-interest bearing deposits	$	542,621		$	520,387		$	531,112			4.3	%		2.2	%
Interest bearing deposits		2,143,887			2,230,471			2,460,547			-3.9	%		-12.9	%
Total deposits		2,686,508			2,750,858			2,991,659			-2.3	%		-10.2	%
FHLB advances		405,499			455,361			472,949			-10.9	%		-14.3	%
Subordinated debentures		43,024			42,961			37,624			0.1	%		14.4	%
Operating lease liability		13,087			13,139			12,579			-0.4	%		4.0	%
Other liabilities		10,982			12,874			14,253			-14.7	%		-22.9	%
Total Liabilities		3,159,100			3,275,193			3,529,064			-3.5	%		-10.5	%
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Preferred stock: $0.01 par value, 10,000 shares authorized		-			-			-			-			-
Additional paid-in capital preferred stock		25,243			24,723			27,733			2.1	%		-9.0	%
Common stock: no par value, 40,000 shares authorized		-			-			-			0.0	%		0.0	%
Additional paid-in capital common stock		201,804			200,935			199,726			0.4	%		1.0	%
Retained earnings		130,291			141,853			138,643			-8.2	%		-6.0	%
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(4,269	)		(5,239	)		(7,624	)		-			-
Treasury stock, at cost		(38,347	)		(38,347	)		(38,347	)		0.0	%		0.0	%
Total Stockholders' Equity		314,722			323,925			320,131			-2.8	%		-1.7	%
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$	3,473,822		$	3,599,118		$	3,849,195			-3.5	%		-9.8	%
Outstanding common shares		17,163			17,063			16,957

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025										2024
	Average Balance			Interest Earned/Paid			Average Yield/Rate (3)				Average Balance			Interest Earned/Paid			Average Yield/Rate (3)
	(Dollars in thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
Loans Receivable (4)(5)	$	2,994,529		$	38,927			5.27	%		$	3,299,938		$	43,722			5.30	%
Investment Securities		117,205			1,529			5.22	%			96,226			1,280			5.32	%
Other Interest-earning assets (6)		331,808			3,736			4.57	%			303,291			4,283			5.65	%
Total Interest-earning assets		3,443,542			44,192			5.20	%			3,699,455			49,285			5.33	%
Non-interest-earning assets		125,974										125,480
Total assets	$	3,569,516									$	3,824,935
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Interest-bearing demand accounts	$	560,565		$	2,369			1.71	%		$	560,190		$	2,230			1.59	%
Money market accounts		394,282			3,049			3.14	%			369,096			3,027			3.28	%
Savings accounts		252,227			151			0.24	%			277,731			166			0.24	%
Certificates of Deposit		1,005,669			10,762			4.34	%			1,239,807			14,983			4.83	%
Total interest-bearing deposits		2,212,743			16,331			2.99	%			2,446,824			20,406			3.34	%
Borrowed funds		488,418			5,856			4.86	%			510,503			5,736			4.49	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities		2,701,161			22,187			3.33	%			2,957,327			26,142			3.54	%
Non-interest-bearing liabilities		543,660										552,959
Total liabilities		3,244,821										3,510,286
Stockholders' equity		324,695										314,649
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	3,569,516									$	3,824,935
Net interest income				$	22,005									$	23,143
Net interest rate spread(1)								1.87	%									1.79	%
Net interest margin(2)								2.59	%									2.50	%
(1) Net interest rate spread represents the difference between the average yield on average interest-earning assets and the average cost of average interest-bearing liabilities.
(2) Net interest margin represents net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets.
(3) Annualized.
(4) Excludes allowance for credit losses.
(5) Includes non-accrual loans.
(6) Includes Federal Home Loan Bank of New York Stock.

	Financial Condition data by quarter
	Q1 2025			Q4 2024			Q3 2024			Q2 2024			Q1 2024
	(In thousands, except book values)
Total assets	$	3,473,822		$	3,599,118		$	3,613,770		$	3,793,941		$	3,849,195
Cash and cash equivalents		252,750			317,282			243,123			326,870			352,448
Securities		125,853			111,189			108,302			94,965			96,189
Loans receivable, net		2,917,610			2,996,259			3,087,914			3,161,925			3,226,877
Deposits		2,686,508			2,750,858			2,724,580			2,935,239			2,991,659
Borrowings		448,523			498,322			533,466			510,710			510,573
Stockholders’ equity		314,722			323,925			328,113			320,732			320,131
Book value per common share1	$	16.87		$	17.54		$	17.50		$	17.17		$	17.24
Tangible book value per common share2	$	16.56		$	17.23		$	17.19		$	16.86		$	16.93
	Operating data by quarter
	Q1 2025			Q4 2024			Q3 2024			Q2 2024			Q1 2024
	(In thousands, except for per share amounts)
Net interest income	$	22,005		$	22,194		$	23,045		$	23,639		$	23,143
Provision for credit losses		20,845			4,154			2,890			2,438			2,088
Non-interest income (loss)		1,791			938			3,127			(3,234	)		2,109
Non-interest expense		14,660			14,367			13,929			13,987			14,838
Income tax (benefit) expense		(3,385	)		1,339			2,685			1,163			2,460
Net (loss) income	$	(8,324	)	$	3,272		$	6,668		$	2,817		$	5,866
Net (loss) income per diluted share	$	(0.51	)	$	0.16		$	0.36		$	0.14		$	0.32
Common Dividends declared per share	$	0.16		$	0.16		$	0.16		$	0.16		$	0.16
	Financial Ratios(3)
	Q1 2025			Q4 2024			Q3 2024			Q2 2024			Q1 2024
Return on average assets		(0.95	%)		0.36	%		0.72	%		0.30	%		0.61	%
Return on average stockholders' equity		(10.40	%)		4.04	%		8.29	%		3.52	%		7.46	%
Net interest margin		2.59	%		2.53	%		2.58	%		2.60	%		2.50	%
Stockholders' equity to total assets		9.06	%		9.00	%		9.08	%		8.45	%		8.32	%
Efficiency Ratio4		61.61	%		62.11	%		53.22	%		68.55	%		58.76	%
	Asset Quality Ratios
	Q1 2025			Q4 2024			Q3 2024			Q2 2024			Q1 2024
	(In thousands, except for ratio %)
Non-Accrual Loans	$	99,833		$	44,708		$	35,330		$	32,448		$	22,241
Non-Accrual Loans as a % of Total Loans		3.36	%		1.48	%		1.13	%		1.01	%		0.68	%
ACL as % of Non-Accrual Loans		51.6	%		77.8	%		98.2	%		108.6	%		155.4	%
Individually Analyzed Loans		122,517			83,399			66,048			60,798			65,731
Classified Loans		251,989			152,714			98,316			87,033			97,739
(1) Calculated by dividing stockholders' equity, less preferred equity, to shares outstanding.
(2) Calculated by dividing tangible stockholders’ common equity, a non-GAAP measure, by shares outstanding. Tangible stockholders’ common equity is stockholders’ equity less goodwill and preferred stock. See “Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures by quarter.”
(3) Ratios are presented on an annualized basis, where appropriate.
(4) The Efficiency Ratio, a non-GAAP measure, was calculated by dividing non-interest expense by the total of net interest income and non-interest income. See “Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures by quarter.”

	Recorded Investment in Loans Receivable by quarter
	Q1 2025			Q4 2024			Q3 2024			Q2 2024			Q1 2024
	(In thousands)
Residential one-to-four family	$	232,456		$	239,870		$	241,050		$	242,706		$	244,762
Commercial and multi-family		2,221,218			2,246,677			2,296,886			2,340,385			2,392,970
Construction		118,779			135,434			146,471			173,207			180,975
Commercial business		330,358			342,799			371,365			375,355			378,073
Home equity		66,479			66,769			67,566			66,843			65,518
Consumer		2,271			2,235			2,309			2,053			2,847
	$	2,971,561		$	3,033,784		$	3,125,647		$	3,200,549		$	3,265,145
Less:
Deferred loan fees, net		(2,467	)		(2,736	)		(3,040	)		(3,381	)		(3,705	)
Allowance for credit losses		(51,484	)		(34,789	)		(34,693	)		(35,243	)		(34,563	)
Total loans, net	$	2,917,610		$	2,996,259		$	3,087,914		$	3,161,925		$	3,226,877
	Non-Accruing Loans in Portfolio by quarter
	Q1 2025			Q4 2024			Q3 2024			Q2 2024			Q1 2024
	(In thousands)
Residential one-to-four family	$	1,138		$	1,387		$	410		$	350		$	429
Commercial and multi-family		89,296			32,974			27,693			27,796			12,627
Construction		586			586			586			586			3,225
Commercial business		8,374			9,530			6,498			3,673			5,916
Home equity		439			231			123			43			44
Consumer		-			-			20			-			-
Total:	$	99,833		$	44,708		$	35,330		$	32,448		$	22,241
	Distribution of Deposits by quarter
	Q1 2025			Q4 2024			Q3 2024			Q2 2024			Q1 2024
	(In thousands)
Demand:
Non-Interest Bearing	$	542,620		$	520,387		$	528,089		$	523,816		$	531,112
Interest Bearing		537,468			553,731			527,862			549,239			552,295
Money Market		405,793			395,004			366,655			371,689			361,791
Sub-total:	$	1,485,881		$	1,469,122		$	1,422,606		$	1,444,744		$	1,445,198
Savings and Club		254,732			252,491			255,115			258,680			272,051
Certificates of Deposit		945,895			1,029,245			1,046,859			1,231,815			1,274,410
Total Deposits:	$	2,686,508		$	2,750,858		$	2,724,580		$	2,935,239		$	2,991,659

	Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures by quarter
	Tangible Book Value per Share
	Q1 2025			Q4 2024			Q3 2024			Q2 2024			Q1 2024
	(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Total Stockholders' Equity	$	314,722		$	323,925		$	328,113		$	320,732		$	320,131
Less: goodwill		5,253			5,253			5,253			5,253			5,253
Less: preferred stock		25,243			24,723			29,763			28,403			27,733
Total tangible common stockholders' equity		284,226			293,949			293,097			287,076			287,145
Shares common shares outstanding		17,163			17,063			17,048			17,029			16,957
Book value per common share	$	16.87		$	17.54		$	17.50		$	17.17		$	17.24
Tangible book value per common share	$	16.56		$	17.23		$	17.19		$	16.86		$	16.93
	Efficiency Ratios
	Q1 2025			Q4 2024			Q3 2024			Q2 2024			Q1 2024
	(In thousands, except for ratio %)
Net interest income	$	22,005		$	22,194		$	23,045		$	23,639		$	23,143
Non-interest income (loss)		1,791			938			3,127			(3,234	)		2,109
Total income		23,796			23,132			26,172			20,405			25,252
Non-interest expense		14,660			14,367			13,929			13,987			14,838
Efficiency Ratio		61.61	%		62.11	%		53.22	%		68.55	%		58.76	%

Contact:	Michael Shriner, President & CEO Jawad Chaudhry, EVP & CFO (201) 823-0700

FAQ

What caused BCB Bancorp's $8.3 million loss in Q1 2025?

The loss was primarily due to a $13.7 million specific reserve for a cannabis sector loan and $3.1 million in increased reserves for the Business Express Loan portfolio.

How much is BCBP's quarterly dividend payment in 2025?

BCB Bancorp declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per share, payable on May 21, 2025, to shareholders of record on May 7, 2025.

What is BCBP's current non-accrual loan status as of Q1 2025?

Non-accrual loans totaled $99.8 million (3.36% of gross loans) at March 31, 2025, up from $44.7 million in Q4 2024.

How has BCBP's deposit base changed in Q1 2025?

Total deposits decreased by $64.4 million (2.3%) to $2.687 billion, mainly due to a $112.5 million reduction in brokered deposits.

What is BCBP's current allowance for credit losses ratio?

The allowance for credit losses was $51.5 million, representing 1.73% of gross loans as of March 31, 2025.