CBNK Continues Strong Quarterly Earnings Trend

ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Capital Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ: CBNK), the holding company for Capital Bank, N.A. (the "Bank"), today reported net income of $11.1 million, or $0.77 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2022 in-line with the net income of $11.2 million, or $0.79 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2021. Net portfolio loans increased $40.3 million, or 10.0 percent annualized, during the third quarter.

"Balance sheet realignment and continued expense management helped drive another quarter of strong results including record net interest income of $36.7 million," said Ed Barry, CEO of the Company and the Bank. "We redeployed excess liquidity to grow our securities portfolio and fund prudent loan growth while managing deposit balances and costs. Our diversified business continues to perform, but we are mindful that economic headwinds will affect our customers. Commercial loan quality remains stable, but we are seeing stress on consumer credit and have increased card-related reserves accordingly. We remain committed to managing the business to maximize shareholder value over the long-term."

Steven Schwartz, Chairman of the Board of the Company said, "The tailwinds of PPP loan fees, excess liquidity and extraordinary low-cost deposits that were present last year are all gone this year. Banks like ours are now facing the headwinds of rising costs of deposits, potential credit deterioration due to the probable recession and continued strong competition for the current moderate loan demand. Considering these factors, I am very pleased with the Company's performance for the quarter and year-to-date. We will continue to strive to provide value and first-class service to our customers, a workplace that facilitates the success and job satisfaction of our employees, and superior overall rates of return to our shareholders."

Third Quarter 2022 Highlights

Capital Bancorp, Inc.

• Strong Earnings - Continued strong performance by the Commercial Bank and OpenSky^® contributed to the third quarter's results. Quarterly net income remained consistent at $11.1 million compared to $11.2 million in the third quarter of 2021. While the Company reported record net interest income of $36.7 million, it also experienced a $5.5 million decrease in noninterest income, with $3.4 million of the decrease attributable to lower mortgage revenue and $2.0 million to lower credit card revenue. Offsetting this net decrease in non-interest income was a reduction in noninterest expense of $533 thousand. For the three months ended September 30, 2022 we earned $0.77 per diluted share compared to $0.79 for the three months ended September 30, 2021.
• Continued Outstanding Performance Ratios - Return on average assets ("ROAA") and return on average equity ("ROAE") were 2.15% and 20.32%, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2022, compared to 2.13% and 23.87%, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2021.
• Expanded Net Interest Margin - Net interest margin was 7.24%, or 4.16% excluding PPP and credit card loans, for the three months ended September 30, 2022, compared to 6.28%, or 3.52% excluding PPP and credit card loans, for the same three month period last year. The margin expansion was primarily driven by increases in the yield on portfolio loans, including credit card loans to customers whose accounts have been open for more than a year as origination costs on these accounts are amortized in the first year and thereafter no longer offset annual renewal fees. Rate increases in our adjustable rate portfolios also contributed to the margin expansion.
• Robust Capital Positions - As of September 30, 2022, the Company reported a common equity tier 1 capital ratio of 15.36% and an allowance for loan losses to total loans ratio of 1.58%. Tangible book value per common share grew 11.2 percent to $15.24 at September 30, 2022 when compared to the same quarter in 2021.

Commercial Bank

• Strong Portfolio Loan Growth - Portfolio loans, excluding credit cards, increased by $204.5 million, or 15.5 percent, to $1.5 billion at September 30, 2022 compared to September 30, 2021. This growth was mainly due to a 24.6 percent increase in commercial real estate loans of $123.5 million, of which $63.0 million was owner occupied. Also contributing to the growth was a 34.2 percent increase in commercial and industrial loans of $49.0 million and an 11.6 percent increase in residential real estate loans of $48.6 million when comparing the quarter ended September 30, 2022 to the quarter ended September 30, 2021.
• Improving Credit Metrics - Non-performing assets ("NPAs") decreased to 0.43% of total assets at September 30, 2022 compared to 0.77% at September 30, 2021 with the disposition of $3.2 million in other real estate owned and a reduction in nonaccrual loans of $5.0 million as management continues to focus on resolving non-performing assets. The provision for loan losses increased $285 thousand compared to the third quarter of 2021. The current provision for the three months ended September 30, 2022 was $1.3 million and was related to the growth in unsecured credit card balances and to increases in charge-offs associated with attrition in the number of active secured card accounts.

OpenSky^®

• Stable Revenues - OpenSky^® revenue declined by 2.4 percent to $22.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 from the same period in 2021 due to the decrease in active customer accounts which led to decreases in interchange, renewal and other fees. Normal customer attrition and aggressive marketing and product strategies by fintech and credit card companies offering unsecured subprime credit cards has resulted in the continued decline in the total number of OpenSky^® accounts.
• Stable OpenSky^® Loan Balances - OpenSky^® loan balances, net of reserves, increased by $1.7 million to $136.7 million compared to $135.0 million in the third quarter of 2021. Corresponding deposit balances decreased 17.0 percent or $41.1 million from $242.4 million at September 30, 2021 to $201.3 million at September 30, 2022.

2022 Highlights

Capital Bancorp

• Diversified Businesses Drive Net Income - Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 increased 10.1 percent to $32.8 million, or $2.29 per diluted share, from $29.8 million, or $2.11 per diluted share for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. Continued strong operating results demonstrate the advantages of the Company's diversified business lines that are, in certain respects, non-correlated across economic cycles.
• Top Tier Performance Ratios - Strong earnings supported ROAA and ROAE of 2.13% and 20.93%, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to 1.97% and 22.88%, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
• Expanded Net Interest Margin - For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, net interest margin increased by 136 basis points to 7.01% compared to 5.65% for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The margin improvement was primarily driven by increases in the yield on portfolio loans including credit card loans to customers whose accounts have been open for more than a year as origination costs on these accounts are amortized in the first year and thereafter no longer offset annual renewal fees. Rate increases in our adjustable rate portfolios also contributed to the margin expansion.
• Stable Efficiency Ratio - The efficiency ratio decreased to 63.75% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to 65.78% for the same nine month period in the prior year.
• Repositioned Balance Sheet - Total assets decreased $45.9 million, or 2.2 percent during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 due mainly to a $59.5 million decrease in our deposit base. The roll off of higher priced time deposits contributed to $25.3 million of the decrease while a decrease in interest bearing demand deposits not absorbed through realignment into noninterest bearing and money market account balances contributed to the rest of the decline. The year to date cash received for the payoff of SBA-PPP loans totaling $105.6 million was utilized to grow the portfolio loans receivable base by $124.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2022. By comparison, for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, deposit growth of $269.1 million funded a growth in portfolio loans of $135.4 million as well as $89.4 million in investment portfolio growth.
  

Commercial Bank

• Strong Portfolio Loan Growth - During the first nine months of 2022, portfolio loans, excluding credit card loans, increased by $131.1 million, or 12.6 percent on an annualized basis, to $1.5 billion at September 30, 2022 compared to the first nine months of 2021 when portfolio loans, excluding credit card loans, increased by $102.6 million to $1.3 billion at September 30, 2021. The 2022 growth was primarily due to a $69.7 million increase in commercial real estate loans, of which $51.5 million was owner occupied, a $65.2 million increase in residential real estate, and a $16.3 million increase in commercial and industrial. These increases were offset by a $20.1 million decline in construction real estate.
• Improved Deposit Franchise - While total deposits at September 30, 2022 decreased during the first nine months, the composition of the deposit portfolio has continued to move away from higher costing time deposits. Noninterest bearing deposits continue to increase as a percent of total deposits and represented 46.4 percent of total deposits at September 30, 2022. The cost of interest bearing liabilities declined to 0.51% from 0.66% for the same period in the prior year, due mainly to the mix of deposits in the portfolio.

OpenSky^®

• Interest Rate Increases Offset Gross Balance Declines - Gross credit card balances decreased by $4.5 million, or 3.2 percent, for the first nine months of 2022 compared to an increase of $32.8 million for the first nine months of 2021 when government stimulus funds contributed to balance growth in the credit card portfolio. For the first nine months of 2022, the increase in average credit card balances as well as an increase in interest rates accounted for the $13.9 million growth in interest income when compared to the same period in 2021. The decrease in overall credit card accounts led to the reduction in credit card fees, which declined by 16.7 percent to $17.7 million compared to $21.2 million for the same nine month period last year.

COMPARATIVE FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - Unaudited
	Quarter Ended											Nine Months Ended
	September 30,											September 30,
(dollars in thousands except per share data)		2022				2021			% Change				2022				2021			% Change
Earnings Summary
Interest income	$	38,340			$	33,528			14.4	%		$	109,298			$	89,455			22.2	%
Interest expense		1,663				1,469			13.2	%			3,890				5,433			(28.4	)%
Net interest income		36,677				32,059			14.4	%			105,408				84,022			25.5	%
Provision for loan losses		1,260				975			29.2	%			4,247				2,259			88.0	%
Noninterest income		7,108				12,597			(43.6	)%			23,811				39,992			(40.5	)%
Noninterest expense		28,094				28,627			(1.9	)%			82,379				81,572			1.0	%
Income before income taxes		14,431				15,054			(4.1	)%			42,593				40,183			6.0	%
Income tax expense		3,336				3,877			(14.0	)%			9,779				10,376			(5.8	)%
Net income	$	11,095			$	11,177			(0.7	)%		$	32,814			$	29,807			10.1	%
Pre-tax pre-provision net revenue ("PPNR") (2)	$	15,691			$	16,029			(2.1	)%		$	46,840			$	42,442			10.4	%
Weighted average common shares - Basic		14,030				13,793			1.7	%			14,009				13,772			1.7	%
Weighted average common shares - Diluted		14,375				14,228			1.0	%			14,329				14,111			1.5	%
Earnings per share - Basic	$	0.79			$	0.81			(2.5	)%		$	2.34			$	2.16			8.3	%
Earnings per share - Diluted	$	0.77			$	0.79			(2.5	)%		$	2.29			$	2.11			8.5	%
Return on average assets (1)		2.15	%			2.13	%		0.9	%			2.13	%			1.97	%		8.1	%
Return on average assets, excluding impact of SBA-PPP loans(1) (2)		2.10	%			1.99	%		5.5	%			1.94	%			1.74	%		11.5	%
Return on average equity		20.32	%			23.87	%		(14.9	)%			20.93	%			22.88	%		(8.5	)%

	Quarter Ended						2Q22 vs. 2Q21			Quarter Ended
	September 30,									June 30,			March 31,			December 31,
(in thousands except per share data)		2022			2021		% Change				2022			2022			2021
Balance Sheet Highlights
Assets	$	2,009,358		$	2,169,556		(7.4	)%		$	2,154,846		$	2,122,453		$	2,055,300
Investment securities available for sale		269,620			189,165		42.5	%			226,509			172,712			184,455
Mortgage loans held for sale		6,875			36,005		(80.9	)%			11,708			17,036			15,989
SBA-PPP loans, net of fees		2,662			137,178		(98.1	)%			15,864			51,085			108,285
Portfolio loans receivable (3)		1,648,001			1,445,126		14.0	%			1,607,677			1,526,256			1,523,982
Allowance for loan losses		26,091			24,753		5.4	%			26,419			25,252			25,181
Deposits		1,737,591			1,921,238		(9.6	)%			1,888,920			1,862,722			1,797,137
FHLB borrowings		22,000			22,000		—	%			22,000			22,000			22,000
Other borrowed funds		12,062			12,062		—	%			12,062			12,062			12,062
Total stockholders' equity		214,005			189,080		13.2	%			207,316			201,492			197,903
Tangible common equity(2)		214,005			189,080		13.2	%			207,316			201,492			197,903
Common shares outstanding		14,039			13,802		1.7	%			14,010			14,001			13,962
Tangible book value per share (2)	$	15.24		$	13.70		11.2	%		$	14.80		$	14.39		$	14.17

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⁽¹⁾ Annualized for the quarterly periods
⁽²⁾ Refer to Appendix for reconciliation of non-GAAP measures.
⁽³⁾ Loans are reflected net of deferred fees and costs.

Operating Results - Comparison of Three Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021

For the three months ended September 30, 2022, net interest income increased $4.6 million, or 14.4 percent, to $36.7 million from the same period in 2021, primarily due to an increase in interest earned on portfolio loans. The net interest margin increased 96 basis points to 7.24% for the three months ended September 30, 2022 from 6.28% for the same period in 2021 due in large part to the growth in portfolio loan balances and an increase in the loan yields on those loans. Net interest margin, excluding credit card and SBA-PPP loans, was 4.16% for the third quarter of 2022 compared to 3.52% for the same period in 2021. For the three months ended September 30, 2022, average interest earning assets decreased $15.2 million, or 0.8 percent, to $2.0 billion as compared to the same period in 2021, and the average yield on interest earning assets increased 100 basis points. Compared to the same period in the prior year, average interest bearing liabilities decreased $85.5 million, or 7.8 percent, while the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities increased 13 basis points to 0.66% from 0.53%.

The provision for loan losses of $1.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022 was related to the credit card portfolio and the cycling of credit card accounts. Net charge-offs for the third quarter of 2022 were $1.6 million, or 0.39% on an annualized basis of average portfolio loans, compared to $301 thousand, or 0.08% on an annualized basis of average loans for the third quarter of 2021. All of the $1.6 million in net charge-offs during the quarter were related to the credit card portfolio with $1.5 million related to secured cards and $95 thousand related to unsecured cards.

For the quarter ended September 30, 2022, noninterest income was $7.1 million, a decrease of $5.5 million, or 43.6 percent, from $12.6 million in the prior year quarter. The decrease was primarily the result of a reduction in mortgage banking revenue of $3.5 million due to the decline in home loan sales and home loan refinances brought on by the rising interest rate environment as well as a decline in credit card fees of $2.0 million associated with the decline in active customer accounts and interchange income.

Credit card loan balances, net of reserves increased by $1.7 million to $136.7 million as of September 30, 2022 from $135.0 million at September 30, 2021. The related deposit account balances decreased 17.0 percent to $201.3 million at September 30, 2022 when compared to $242.4 million at September 30, 2021 reflecting the reduction in active customer accounts as well as the migration of customers from the secured card program to the unsecured card program. For the three months ended September 30, 2022, OpenSky^® credit card accounts decreased by 40 thousand net compared to a 7 thousand net decrease in accounts for the same period in 2021. Elevated new account originations related to COVID-19 stimulus payments were realized in 2021 did not recur in 2022.

The efficiency ratio for the three months ended September 30, 2022 increased slightly to 64.16% compared to 64.10% for the three months ended September 30, 2021.

Noninterest expense was $28.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022, as compared to $28.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021, a decrease of $533 thousand, or 1.9 percent. The decrease was primarily driven by decreases in data processing expenses of $3.0 million due to successful contract negotiations in the first quarter of 2022 for OpenSky^® and were offset by increases in salaries and employee benefits of $785 thousand, or 7.9 percent; advertising expenses of $605 thousand, or 58.9 percent; and professional fees of $1.3 million, or 50.6 percent.

Operating Results - Comparison of Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021

For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, net interest income increased $21.4 million, or 25.5 percent, to $105.4 million from the same period in 2021, primarily due to the $208.4 million increase in average balances in portfolio loans combined with the 79 basis point increase in yield for portfolio loans. The net interest margin increased 136 basis points to 7.01% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 from the same period in 2021. Net interest margin, excluding credit card and SBA-PPP loans, was 3.94% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to 3.57% for the same period in 2021. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, average interest earning assets increased $22.1 million, or 1.1 percent, to $2.0 billion as compared to the same period in 2021, and the average yield on interest earning assets increased 125 basis points. Compared to the same period in the prior year, average interest-bearing liabilities decreased $65.5 million, or 6.0 percent, while the average cost of interest bearing liabilities decreased 15 basis points to 0.51% from 0.66%.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the provision for loan losses was $4.2 million, an increase of $2.0 million from the prior year and was related primarily to the credit card portfolio. Net charge-offs for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 were $3.3 million, or 0.29% annualized of average portfolio loans, compared to $941 thousand, or 0.09% annualized of average portfolio loans, for the same period in 2021. The $3.3 million in net charge-offs during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was comprised of credit card portfolio net charge-offs with $3.2 million related to secured cards while $116 thousand was related to unsecured cards . Noted deterioration in macro economic conditions caused management to tighten credit policies surrounding the credit card portfolio, and we are beginning to see delinquencies flatten.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, noninterest income was $23.8 million, a decrease of $16.2 million, or 40.5 percent, from the same period in 2021. The decrease was primarily driven by the reduction in mortgage banking revenues of $13.2 million due to the decline in home loan sales and home loan refinances brought on by the rising interest rate environment. The rising interest rate environment is expected to continue depressing the contribution made by Capital Bank Home Loans into 2023.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Bank had a net decrease of 84 thousand OpenSky^® net active credit card accounts, decreasing the total number of open accounts to 577 thousand. This compares to 132 thousand net new originations for the same period last year, which increased total open accounts to 700 thousand at September 30, 2021.

The efficiency ratio for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 decreased to 63.75% compared to 65.78% for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 due to increases in interest income.

Noninterest expense was $82.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, as compared to $81.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, an increase of $808 thousand, or 1.0 percent. The increase was primarily driven by a $3.8 million, or 14.1 percent, increase in salaries and benefits, an increase in professional fees of 54.9 percent, or $3.0 million, and a $2.3 million, or 74.3 percent, increase in advertising expense. The increase was partially offset by a $6.9 million, or 23.2 percent, decrease in data processing and a $1.3 million, or 49.4 percent, decrease in loan processing. The decrease of $6.9 million in data processing expenses was primarily due to a contract renegotiation entered into in the first quarter of 2022 in the OpenSky^® Division.

Financial Condition

Total assets at September 30, 2022 were $2.0 billion, down slightly from the balance at December 31, 2021. Net portfolio loans, which exclude mortgage loans held for sale and SBA-PPP loans, totaled $1.6 billion as of September 30, 2022, an increase of 8.1 percent as compared to $1.5 billion at December 31, 2021.

While total deposits were $1.7 billion for the period ended September 30, 2022, a slight decline from the balance at December 31, 2021, the composition of the deposit portfolio shifted, with a decrease in higher costing time deposits of $25.3 million, or 14.2 percent, when comparing September 30, 2022 to December 31, 2021, to lower costing money market accounts and noninterest bearing accounts.

The Company recorded a provision for loan losses of $4.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, which increased the allowance for loan losses to $26.1 million, or 1.58% of total loans at September 30, 2022. Nonperforming assets were $8.6 million, or 0.43% of total assets, as of September 30, 2022, down from $11.5 million, or 0.56% of total assets, at December 31, 2021, and was comprised solely of nonperforming loans. Included in nonperforming loans at September 30, 2022 were troubled debt restructurings of $361 thousand.

Stockholders’ equity increased to $214.0 million as of September 30, 2022, compared to $197.9 million at December 31, 2021. This increase was primarily attributable to earnings during the period of $32.8 million which were offset by unrealized losses recorded net of tax on available for sale securities in the rising interest rate environment creating a $16.5 million reduction in accumulated other comprehensive income during the period. As of September 30, 2022, the Bank's capital ratios continued to exceed the regulatory requirements for a “well-capitalized” institution.

Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2022			2021			2022			2021
Interest income
Loans, including fees	$	36,451		$	32,840		$	105,645		$	87,549
Investment securities available for sale		1,362			549			2,510			1,571
Federal funds sold and other		527			139			1,143			335
Total interest income		38,340			33,528			109,298			89,455
Interest expense
Deposits		1,386			1,285			3,234			4,874
Borrowed funds		277			184			656			559
Total interest expense		1,663			1,469			3,890			5,433
Net interest income		36,677			32,059			105,408			84,022
Provision for loan losses		1,260			975			4,247			2,259
Net interest income after provision for loan losses		35,417			31,084			101,161			81,763
Noninterest income
Service charges on deposits		199			160			545			473
Credit card fees		5,524			7,554			17,658			21,208
Mortgage banking revenue		969			4,465			4,312			17,478
Gain on sale of investment securities available for sale, net		—			—			—			153
Other fees and charges		416			418			1,296			680
Total noninterest income		7,108			12,597			23,811			39,992
Noninterest expenses
Salaries and employee benefits		10,747			9,962			31,129			27,279
Occupancy and equipment		1,138			998			3,476			3,322
Professional fees		3,848			2,555			8,586			5,542
Data processing		7,178			10,161			22,721			29,594
Advertising		1,632			1,027			5,494			3,153
Loan processing		625			644			1,352			2,670
Other operating		2,926			3,280			9,621			10,012
Total noninterest expenses		28,094			28,627			82,379			81,572
Income before income taxes		14,431			15,054			42,593			40,183
Income tax expense		3,336			3,877			9,779			10,376
Net income	$	11,095		$	11,177		$	32,814		$	29,807

Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands except share data)	(unaudited) September 30, 2022				December 31, 2021
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$	14,774			$	42,914
Interest bearing deposits at other financial institutions		20,867				136,824
Federal funds sold		1,421				3,657
Total cash and cash equivalents		37,062				183,395
Investment securities available for sale		269,620				184,455
Marketable equity securities		232				245
Restricted investments		3,627				3,498
Loans held for sale		6,875				15,989
SBA-PPP loans receivable, net of fees		2,662				108,285
Portfolio loans receivable, net of deferred fees and costs		1,648,001				1,523,982
Less allowance for loan losses		(26,091	)			(25,181	)
Total portfolio loans held for investment, net		1,621,910				1,498,801
Premises and equipment, net		3,212				3,282
Accrued interest receivable		7,890				7,901
Deferred income taxes, net		14,047				9,793
Other real estate owned		—				86
Bank owned life insurance		36,267				35,506
Other assets		5,954				4,064
Total assets	$	2,009,358			$	2,055,300
Liabilities
Deposits
Noninterest bearing	$	806,033			$	787,650
Interest bearing		931,558				1,009,487
Total deposits		1,737,591				1,797,137
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		22,000				22,000
Other borrowed funds		12,062				12,062
Accrued interest payable		481				473
Other liabilities		23,219				25,725
Total liabilities		1,795,353				1,857,397
Stockholders' equity
Common stock, $.01 par value; 49,000,000 shares authorized; 14,038,599 and 13,962,334 issued and outstanding		140				140
Additional paid-in capital		56,532				54,306
Retained earnings		174,916				144,533
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(17,583	)			(1,076	)
Total stockholders' equity		214,005				197,903
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	2,009,358			$	2,055,300

The following table shows the average outstanding balance of each principal category of our assets, liabilities and stockholders’ equity, together with the average yields on our assets and the average costs of our liabilities for the periods indicated. Such yields and costs are calculated by dividing the annualized income or expense by the average daily balances of the corresponding assets or liabilities for the same period.

	Three Months Ended September 30,
		2022									2021
	Average Outstanding Balance			Interest Income/ Expense			Average Yield/ Rate(1)			Average Outstanding Balance			Interest Income/ Expense			Average Yield/ Rate(1)
	(Dollars in thousands)
Assets
Interest earning assets:
Interest bearing deposits	$	101,187		$	471		1.85	%		$	250,326		$	98		0.15	%
Federal funds sold		1,492			7		1.87				2,421			—		—
Investment securities available for sale		287,944			1,362		1.88				170,151			549		1.28
Restricted stock and equity securities		4,116			49		4.72				3,480			41		4.64
Loans held for sale		7,879			102		5.15				32,660			248		3.02
SBA-PPP loans receivable		5,906			263		17.66				162,217			1,525		3.73
Portfolio loans receivable(2)		1,601,546			36,086		8.94				1,404,006			31,067		8.78
Total interest earning assets		2,010,070			38,340		7.57				2,025,261			33,528		6.57
Noninterest earning assets		39,008									59,511
Total assets	$	2,049,078								$	2,084,772
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Interest bearing liabilities:
Interest bearing demand accounts	$	244,929			39		0.06			$	301,272			45		0.06
Savings		9,216			1		0.04				7,025			1		0.05
Money market accounts		555,634			815		0.58				495,534			335		0.27
Time deposits		155,091			531		1.36				250,836			904		1.43
Borrowed funds		40,700			277		2.70				36,384			184		2.01
Total interest bearing liabilities		1,005,570			1,663		0.66				1,091,051			1,469		0.53
Noninterest bearing liabilities:
Noninterest bearing liabilities		24,440									21,138
Noninterest bearing deposits		802,458									786,784
Stockholders’ equity		216,610									185,799
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	2,049,078								$	2,084,772
Net interest spread							6.91	%								6.04	%
Net interest income				$	36,677								$	32,059
Net interest margin(3)							7.24	%								6.28	%

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⁽¹⁾   Annualized.
⁽²⁾   Includes nonaccrual loans.
⁽³⁾   For the three months ended September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, collectively, SBA-PPP loans and credit card loans accounted for 308 and 276 basis points of the reported net interest margin, respectively.

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2022									2021
	Average Outstanding Balance			Interest Income/ Expense			Average Yield/ Rate(1)			Average Outstanding Balance			Interest Income/ Expense			Average Yield/ Rate(1)
	(Dollars in thousands)
Assets
Interest earning assets:
Interest bearing deposits	$	172,033		$	1,001		0.78	%		$	238,648		$	211		0.12	%
Federal funds sold		2,590			9		0.48				3,121			—		—
Investment securities available for sale		234,294			2,510		1.43				138,403			1,571		1.52
Restricted stock and equity securities		3,913			133		4.54				3,620			124		4.59
Loans held for sale		10,921			347		4.25				49,775			1,043		2.80
SBA-PPP loans receivable		39,063			3,449		11.80				215,524			6,266		3.89
Portfolio loans receivable(1)		1,547,386			101,849		8.80				1,339,010			80,240		8.01
Total interest earning assets		2,010,200			109,298		7.27				1,988,101			89,455		6.02
Noninterest earning assets		47,936									37,485
Total assets	$	2,058,136								$	2,025,586
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Interest bearing liabilities:
Interest bearing demand accounts	$	265,854			114		0.06			$	280,305			163		0.08
Savings		9,138			4		0.06				6,435			2		0.05
Money market accounts		553,794			1,512		0.37				475,875			1,217		0.34
Time deposits		161,982			1,604		1.32				295,705			3,492		1.58
Borrowed funds		36,299			656		2.41				34,265			559		2.18
Total interest bearing liabilities		1,027,067			3,890		0.51				1,092,585			5,433		0.66
Noninterest bearing liabilities:
Noninterest bearing liabilities		23,748									23,327
Noninterest bearing deposits		797,660									735,509
Stockholders’ equity		209,661									174,165
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	2,058,136								$	2,025,586
Net interest spread							6.76	%								5.36	%
Net interest income				$	105,408								$	84,022
Net interest margin(2)							7.01	%								5.65	%

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⁽¹⁾   Includes nonaccrual loans.
⁽²⁾   For the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021, collectively, SBA-PPP loans and credit card loans accounted for 307 and 208 basis points of the reported net interest margin, respectively.

The Company’s reportable segments represent business units with discrete financial information whose results are regularly reviewed by management. The four segments include Commercial Banking, Capital Bank Home Loans (the Company’s mortgage loan division), OpenSky® (the Company’s credit card division) and the Corporate Office. The following schedule presents financial information for each reportable segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021.

Segments
For the three months ended September 30, 2022
(in thousands)		Commercial Bank				CBHL				OpenSky®			Corporate(2)			Eliminations				Consolidated
Interest income		$	20,382			$	102			$	17,103		$	812		$	(59	)		$	38,340
Interest expense			1,449				40				—			233			(59	)			1,663
Net interest income			18,933				62				17,103			579			—				36,677
Provision for loan losses			(980	)			—				2,240			—			—				1,260
Net interest income after provision			19,913				62				14,863			579			—				35,417
Noninterest income			468				1,115				5,524			1			—				7,108
Noninterest expense(1)			13,798				2,017				12,101			178			—				28,094
Net income (loss) before taxes		$	6,583			$	(840	)		$	8,286		$	402		$	—			$	14,431
Total assets		$	1,823,049			$	7,664			$	128,842		$	234,731		$	(184,928	)		$	2,009,358
For the three months ended September 30, 2021
Interest income		$	17,109			$	248			$	15,635		$	574		$	(38	)		$	33,528
Interest expense			1,160				177				—			170			(38	)			1,469
Net interest income			15,949				71				15,635			404			—				32,059
Provision for loan losses			—				—				975			—			—				975
Net interest income after provision			15,949				71				14,660			404			—				31,084
Noninterest income			559				4,484				7,553			1			—				12,597
Noninterest expense(1)			12,073				2,775				13,677			102			—				28,627
Net income before taxes		$	4,435			$	1,780			$	8,536		$	303		$	—			$	15,054
Total assets		$	1,956,340			$	36,791			$	135,612		$	209,070		$	(168,257	)		$	2,169,556

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⁽¹⁾   Noninterest expense includes $6.6 million and $9.4 million in data processing expense in OpenSky’s^® segment for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
⁽²⁾   The Corporate segment invests idle cash in revenue producing assets including interest bearing cash accounts, loan participations and other appropriate investments for the Company.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2022
(in thousands)		Commercial Bank				CBHL				OpenSky®			Corporate(2)			Eliminations				Consolidated
Interest income		$	57,794			$	347			$	48,823		$	2,457		$	(123	)		$	109,298
Interest expense			3,255				185				—			573			(123	)			3,890
Net interest income			54,539				162				48,823			1,884			—				105,408
Provision for loan losses			(980	)			—				5,227			—			—				4,247
Net interest income after provision			55,519				162				43,596			1,884			—				101,161
Noninterest income			1,571				4,580				17,658			2			—				23,811
Noninterest expense(1)			38,741				6,364				36,923			351			—				82,379
Net income (loss) before taxes		$	18,349			$	(1,622	)		$	24,331		$	1,535		$	—			$	42,593
Total assets		$	1,823,049			$	7,664			$	128,842		$	234,731		$	(184,928	)		$	2,009,358
For the nine months ended September 30, 2021
Interest income		$	51,969			$	1,037			$	34,944		$	1,604			(99	)		$	89,455
Interest expense			4,285				745				—			502			(99	)			5,433
Net interest income			47,684				292				34,944			1,102			—				84,022
Provision for loan losses			433				—				1,756			70			—				2,259
Net interest income after provision			47,251				292				33,188			1,032			—				81,763
Noninterest income			1,212				17,529				21,208			43			—				39,992
Noninterest expense(1)			31,962				9,941				39,379			290			—				81,572
Net income before taxes		$	16,501			$	7,880			$	15,017		$	785		$	—			$	40,183
Total assets		$	1,956,340			$	36,791			$	135,612		$	209,070		$	(168,257	)		$	2,169,556

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⁽¹⁾   Noninterest expense includes $20.9 million and $27.3 million in data processing expense in OpenSky’s^® segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
⁽²⁾   The Corporate segment invests idle cash in revenue producing assets including interest bearing cash accounts, loan participations and other appropriate investments for the Company.

HISTORICAL FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - Unaudited
		Quarter Ended
(dollars in thousands except per share data)		September 30, 2022				June 30, 2022				March 31, 2022				December 31, 2021				September 30, 2021
Earnings:
Net income		$	11,095			$	11,508			$	10,211			$	10,171			$	11,177
Earnings per common share, diluted			0.77				0.80				0.71				0.71				0.79
Net interest margin			7.24	%			7.06	%			6.79	%			6.49	%			6.28	%
Net interest margin, excluding credit cards & SBA-PPP loans (1)			4.16	%			3.86	%			3.82	%			3.70	%			3.52	%
Return on average assets(2)			2.15	%			2.23	%			2.01	%			1.95	%			2.13	%
Return on average assets, excluding impact of SBA-PPP loans (1)(2)			2.10	%			2.04	%			1.67	%			1.80	%			1.99	%
Return on average equity(2)			20.32	%			22.16	%			20.30	%			20.66	%			23.87	%
Efficiency ratio			64.16	%			62.00	%			65.12	%			65.83	%			64.10	%
Balance Sheet:
Total portfolio loans receivable, net deferred fees		$	1,648,001			$	1,607,677			$	1,526,256			$	1,523,982			$	1,445,126
Total deposits			1,737,591				1,888,920				1,862,722				1,797,137				1,921,238
Total assets			2,009,358				2,154,846				2,122,453				2,055,300				2,169,556
Total shareholders' equity			214,005				207,316				201,492				197,903				189,080
Asset Quality Ratios:
Nonperforming assets to total assets			0.43	%			0.34	%			0.28	%			0.56	%			0.77	%
Nonperforming assets to total assets, excluding the SBA-PPP loans (1)			0.43	%			0.34	%			0.29	%			0.59	%			0.83	%
Nonperforming loans to total loans			0.52	%			0.45	%			0.38	%			0.70	%			0.85	%
Nonperforming loans to portfolio loans (1)			0.52	%			0.46	%			0.39	%			0.75	%			0.94	%
Net charge-offs to average portfolio loans (1)(2)			0.39	%			0.23	%			0.24	%			0.18	%			0.08	%
Allowance for loan losses to total loans			1.58	%			1.63	%			1.60	%			1.54	%			1.56	%
Allowance for loan losses to portfolio loans (1)			1.58	%			1.64	%			1.65	%			1.65	%			1.71	%
Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans			303.76	%			360.06	%			422.65	%			220.40	%			182.48	%
Bank Capital Ratios:
Total risk based capital ratio			14.65	%			14.34	%			14.36	%			13.79	%			13.86	%
Tier 1 risk based capital ratio			13.39	%			13.09	%			13.10	%			12.53	%			12.60	%
Leverage ratio			9.60	%			9.11	%			8.74	%			8.36	%			7.83	%
Common equity Tier 1 capital ratio			13.39	%			13.09	%			13.10	%			12.53	%			12.60	%
Tangible common equity			9.00	%			8.17	%			8.11	%			8.36	%			7.57	%
Holding Company Capital Ratios:
Total risk based capital ratio			17.41	%			17.66	%			17.16	%			16.41	%			15.75	%
Tier 1 risk based capital ratio			15.49	%			15.70	%			15.19	%			14.43	%			14.49	%
Leverage ratio			11.31	%			10.93	%			10.25	%			9.73	%			9.12	%
Common equity Tier 1 capital ratio			15.36	%			15.55	%			15.04	%			14.28	%			14.34	%
Tangible common equity			10.65	%			9.62	%			9.49	%			9.63	%			8.72	%
Composition of Loans:
SBA-PPP loans, net		$	2,662			$	15,864			$	51,085			$	108,285			$	137,178
Residential real estate		$	466,849			$	430,244			$	420,242			$	401,607			$	418,205
Commercial real estate			626,030				608,646				564,725				556,339				502,523
Construction real estate			235,045				241,249				245,722				255,147				251,256
Commercial and industrial			192,207				193,262				177,504				175,956				143,244
Credit card, net of reserve			136,658				142,166				123,750				141,120				134,979
Other consumer loans			1,055				856				909				1,033				1,425
Portfolio loans receivable		$	1,657,844			$	1,616,423			$	1,532,852			$	1,531,202			$	1,451,632
Deferred origination fees, net			(9,843	)			(8,746	)			(6,596	)			(7,220	)			(6,506	)
Portfolio loans receivable, net		$	1,648,001			$	1,607,677			$	1,526,256			$	1,523,982			$	1,445,126
Composition of Deposits:
Noninterest bearing		$	806,033			$	842,363			$	825,174			$	787,650			$	833,187
Interest-bearing demand			252,135				305,377				279,591				330,924				369,812
Savings			8,861				10,078				9,894				6,994				6,682
Money markets			518,184				570,298				585,920				493,919				493,029
Time deposits			152,378				160,804				162,143				177,650				218,528
Total Deposits		$	1,737,591			$	1,888,920			$	1,862,722			$	1,797,137			$	1,921,238
Capital Bank Home Loan Metrics:
Origination of loans held for sale		$	60,516			$	84,417			$	111,087			$	158,051			$	217,175
Mortgage loans sold			65,349				89,745				110,039				178,068				229,111
Gain on sale of loans			1,340				1,918				3,042				4,423				6,108
Purchase volume as a % of originations			81.85	%			85.23	%			73.16	%			56.44	%			50.98	%
Gain on sale as a % of loans sold(3)			2.05	%			2.14	%			2.77	%			2.48	%			2.67	%
Mortgage commissions		$	587			$	772			$	1,125			$	1,462			$	1,884
OpenSky® Portfolio Metrics:
Active customer accounts			576,844				616,435				630,709				660,397				700,383
Secured credit card loans, gross		$	111,842			$	118,938			$	109,978			$	125,898			$	125,393
Unsecured credit card loans, gross			27,335				25,641				16,233				17,682				12,037
Noninterest secured credit card deposits			201,277				214,110				220,354				229,530				242,405

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⁽¹⁾   Refer to Appendix for reconciliation of non-GAAP measures.
⁽²⁾   Annualized.
⁽³⁾   Gain on sale percentage is calculated as gain on sale of loans divided by mortgage loans sold.

Appendix

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures

Return on Average Assets, as Adjusted	Quarters Ended
Dollars in thousands	September 30, 2022			June 30, 2022			March 31, 2022			December 31, 2021			September 30, 2021
Net Income	$	11,095		$	11,508		$	10,211		$	10,171		$	11,177
Less: SBA-PPP loan income		263			1,120			2,066			1,347			1,525
Net Income, as Adjusted	$	10,832		$	10,388		$	8,145		$	8,824		$	9,652
Average Total Assets		2,049,078			2,068,218			2,057,201			2,066,283			2,084,772
Less: Average SBA-PPP Loans		5,906			28,870			83,264			116,595			162,217
Average Total Assets, as Adjusted	$	2,043,172		$	2,039,348		$	1,973,937		$	1,949,688		$	1,922,555
Return on Average Assets, as Adjusted		2.10	%		2.04	%		1.67	%		1.80	%		1.99	%

Net Interest Margin, as Adjusted	Quarters Ended
Dollars in thousands	September 30, 2022			June 30, 2022			March 31, 2022			December 31, 2021			September 30, 2021
Net Interest Income	$	36,677		$	35,400		$	33,331		$	32,671		$	32,059
Less Credit card loan income		16,768			16,376			14,487			15,010			15,086
Less SBA-PPP loan income		263			1,120			2,066			1,347			1,525
Net Interest Income, as Adjusted	$	19,646		$	17,904		$	16,778		$	16,314		$	15,448
Average Interest Earning Assets		2,010,070			2,011,920			1,990,377			1,996,331			2,026,616
Less Average credit card loans		132,246			124,548			124,923			131,306			124,771
Less Average SBA-PPP loans		5,906			28,870			83,264			116,595			162,217
Total Average Interest Earning Assets, as Adjusted	$	1,871,918		$	1,858,502		$	1,782,190		$	1,748,430		$	1,739,628
Net Interest Margin, as Adjusted		4.16	%		3.86	%		3.82	%		3.70	%		3.52	%

Tangible Book Value per Share	Quarters Ended
Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts	September 30, 2022		June 30, 2022		March 31, 2022		December 31, 2021		September 30, 2021
Total Stockholders' Equity	$	214,005	$	207,316	$	201,492	$	197,903	$	189,080
Less: Preferred equity		—		—		—		—		—
Less: Intangible assets		—		—		—		—		—
Tangible Common Equity	$	214,005	$	207,316	$	201,492	$	197,903	$	189,080
Period End Shares Outstanding		14,038,599		14,010,158		14,000,520		13,962,334		13,801,936
Tangible Book Value per Share	$	15.24	$	14.80	$	14.39	$	14.17	$	13.70

Allowance for Loan Losses to Total Portfolio Loans	Quarters Ended
Dollars in thousands	September 30, 2022			June 30, 2022			March 31, 2022			December 31, 2021			September 30, 2021
Allowance for Loan Losses	$	26,091		$	26,419		$	25,252		$	25,181		$	24,753
Total Loans		1,650,663			1,623,541			1,577,341			1,632,267			1,582,304
Less: SBA-PPP loans		2,662			15,864			51,085			108,285			137,178
Total Portfolio Loans	$	1,648,001		$	1,607,677		$	1,526,256		$	1,523,982		$	1,445,126
Allowance for Loan Losses to Total Portfolio Loans		1.58	%		1.64	%		1.65	%		1.65	%		1.71	%
Nonperforming Assets to Total Assets, net SBA-PPP Loans	Quarters Ended
Dollars in thousands	September 30, 2022			June 30, 2022			March 31, 2022			December 31, 2021			September 30, 2021
Total Nonperforming Assets	$	8,589		$	7,338		$	5,975		$	11,512		$	16,801
Total Assets		2,009,358			2,154,846			2,122,453			2,055,300			2,169,556
Less: SBA-PPP loans		2,662			15,864			51,085			108,285			137,178
Total Assets, net SBA-PPP Loans	$	2,006,696		$	2,138,982		$	2,071,368		$	1,947,015		$	2,032,378
Nonperforming Assets to Total Assets, net SBA-PPP Loans		0.43	%		0.34	%		0.29	%		0.59	%		0.83	%
Nonperforming Loans to Total Portfolio Loans	Quarters Ended
Dollars in thousands	September 30, 2022			June 30, 2022			March 31, 2022			December 31, 2021			September 30, 2021
Total Nonperforming Loans	$	8,589		$	7,338		$	5,975		$	11,425		$	13,565
Total Loans		1,650,663			1,623,541			1,577,341			1,632,267			1,582,304
Less: SBA-PPP loans		2,662			15,864			51,085			108,285			137,178
Total Portfolio Loans	$	1,648,001		$	1,607,677		$	1,526,256		$	1,523,982		$	1,445,126
Nonperforming Loans to Total Portfolio Loans		0.52	%		0.46	%		0.39	%		0.75	%		0.94	%
Net Charge-offs to Average Portfolio Loans	Quarters Ended
Dollars in thousands	September 30, 2022			June 30, 2022			March 31, 2022			December 31, 2021			September 30, 2021
Total Net Charge-offs	$	1,588		$	868		$	881		$	672		$	301
Total Average Loans		1,607,452			1,561,541			1,590,166			1,582,473			1,569,198
Less: Average SBA-PPP loans		5,906			28,870			83,264			116,595			162,217
Total Average Portfolio Loans	$	1,601,546		$	1,532,671		$	1,506,902		$	1,465,878		$	1,406,981
Net Charge-offs to Average Portfolio Loans		0.39	%		0.23	%		0.24	%		0.18	%		0.08	%
Pre-tax, Pre-Provision Net Revenue ("PPNR")	Quarters Ended
Dollars in thousands	September 30, 2022			June 30, 2022			March 31, 2022			December 31, 2021			September 30, 2021
Net income	$	11,095		$	11,508		$	10,211		$	10,171		$	11,177
Add: Income Tax Expense		3,336			3,089			3,354			3,522			3,877
Add: Provision for Loan Losses		1,260			2,035			952			1,100			975
Pre-tax, Pre-Provision Net Revenue ("PPNR")	$	15,691		$	16,632		$	14,517		$	14,793		$	16,029

ABOUT CAPITAL BANCORP, INC.

Capital Bancorp, Inc., Rockville, Maryland is a registered bank holding company incorporated under the laws of Maryland. The Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Capital Bank, N.A., is the fourth largest bank headquartered in Maryland at September 30, 2022. Capital Bancorp has been providing financial services since 1999 and now operates bank branches in five locations in the greater Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland markets. Capital Bancorp had assets of approximately $2.0 billion at September 30, 2022 and its common stock is traded in the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “CBNK.” More information can be found at the Company's website www.CapitalBankMD.com under its investor relations page.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This earnings release contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to, among other things, future events and our financial performance. Any statements about our management’s expectations, beliefs, plans, predictions, forecasts, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance are not historical facts and may be forward-looking. These statements are often, but not always, made through the use of words or phrases such as “anticipate,” “believes,” “can,” “could,” “may,” “predicts,” “potential,” “should,” “will,” “estimate,” “plans,” “projects,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expects,” "optimistic," “intends” and similar words or phrases. Any or all of the forward-looking statements in this earnings release may turn out to be inaccurate. The inclusion of forward-looking information in this earnings release should not be regarded as a representation by us or any other person that the future plans, estimates or expectations contemplated by us will be achieved. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements. Accordingly, we caution you that any such forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of future performance and that actual results may prove to be materially different from the results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements due to a number of factors. For details on some of the factors that could affect these expectations, see risk factors and other cautionary language included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and other periodic and current reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

While there is no assurance that any list of risks and uncertainties or risk factors is complete, below are certain factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained or implied in the forward-looking statements: changes in general economic, political, or industry conditions; geopolitical concerns, including the ongoing war in Ukraine; the magnitude and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and related variants and mutations and their impact on the global economy and financial market conditions and our business, results of operations, and financial condition; uncertainty in U.S. fiscal and monetary policy, including the interest rate policies of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; inflation/deflation, interest rate, market, and monetary fluctuations; volatility and disruptions in global capital and credit markets; the transition away from USD LIBOR and uncertainty regarding potential alternative reference rates, including SOFR; competitive pressures on product pricing and services; success, impact, and timing of our business strategies, including market acceptance of any new products or services; the impact of changes in financial services policies, laws, and regulations, including those concerning taxes, banking, securities, and insurance, and the application thereof by regulatory bodies; cybersecurity threats and the cost of defending against them, including the costs of compliance with potential legislation to combat cybersecurity at a state, national, or global level; and other factors that may affect our future results.

These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this communication, and the Company does not intend, and assumes no obligation, to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events or circumstances, except as required by law.

FINANCIAL CONTACT: Alan Jackson (240) 283-0402

MEDIA CONTACT: Ed Barry (240) 283-1912

WEB SITE: www.CapitalBankMD.com