SR Bancorp, Inc. (SRBK)

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity is the ability to fund assets and meet obligations as they come due. Our primary sources of funds consist of deposit inflows, loan and security repayments and maturity of securities. In addition, we have the ability to borrow in the wholesale markets or from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York. While maturities and scheduled amortization of loans and securities are predictable sources of funds, deposit flows and mortgage prepayments are greatly influenced by general interest rates, economic conditions and competition. Our ALCO/Investment Committee is responsible for establishing and monitoring our liquidity targets and strategies in order to ensure that sufficient liquidity exists for meeting the borrowing needs and deposit withdrawals of our customers as well as unanticipated contingencies. We seek to maintain a ratio of liquid assets (including cash and federal funds sold) as a percentage of total deposits ranging between 4% and 15%. At March 31, 2026, this ratio was 7.1%. We believe that we have sufficient sources of liquidity to satisfy our short- and long-term liquidity needs as of March 31, 2026.

We regularly adjust our investments in liquid assets based upon our assessment of:

Excess cash is invested generally in interest-earning deposits and short- and intermediate-term securities.

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Our most liquid assets are cash and cash equivalents. The levels of these assets depend on our operating, financing and investing activities during any given period. At March 31, 2026, cash and cash equivalents totaled $63.7 million.

At March 31, 2026, we had $29.5 million in outstanding loan commitments and $43.0 million of unused lines of credit. Certificates of deposit due within one year of March 31, 2026 totaled $258.6 million, or 28.9% of total deposits. If these deposits do not remain with us, we will be required to seek other funding sources, including loan sales, other deposit products, including replacement certificates of deposit, brokered deposits, securities sold under agreements to repurchase (repurchase agreements) or advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York and other borrowing sources. Depending on market conditions, we may be required to pay higher rates on such deposits or other borrowings than we currently pay on the certificates of deposit due on or after March 31, 2027. We believe, however, based on past experience that a significant portion of such deposits will remain with us. We have the ability to attract and retain deposits by adjusting the interest rates offered.

Our cash flows are derived from operating activities, investing activities and financing activities as reported in our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows included in our Consolidated Financial Statements.

Our primary investing activities are originating and purchasing loans and purchasing securities. During the nine months ended March 31, 2026, we originated $102.5 million of loans and purchased an additional $26.7 million. During the nine months ended March 31, 2026, we purchased a $6.0 million fixed-to-floating rate subordinated note from another financial institution classified as a security held-to-maturity.

Financing activities consist primarily of activity in deposit accounts, borrowings and repurchases of common stock. Deposits increased $48.3 million, or 5.7%, to $894.3 million at March 31, 2026 from $846.0 million at June 30, 2025 due primarily to increases in interest-bearing deposit accounts resulting from the Bank having raised rates on certain interest-bearing deposit accounts in an effort to remain competitive in the market area, offset in part by decreases in non-maturity savings accounts.

We had outstanding borrowings of $50.0 million as of March 31, 2026 and $30.0 million as of June 30, 2025.

Somerset Regal Bank is subject to various regulatory capital requirements, including a risk-based capital measure. The risk-based capital guidelines include both a definition of capital and a framework for calculating risk-weighted assets by assigning balance sheet assets and off-balance sheet items to broad risk categories. At March 31, 2026, Somerset Regal Bank exceeded all regulatory capital requirements. Somerset Regal Bank is considered “well capitalized” under regulatory guidelines. See Note 12 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

For a discussion of the impact of recent accounting pronouncements, see Note 1 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Impact of Inflation and Changing Prices

Our Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. GAAP generally requires the measurement of financial position and operating results in terms of historical dollars without consideration for changes in the relative purchasing power of money over time due to inflation. The impact of inflation is reflected in the increased cost of our operations. Unlike industrial companies, our assets and liabilities are primarily monetary in nature. As a result, changes in market interest rates have a greater impact on our performance than the effects of inflation.

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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

The objective of this section is to assist in the understanding of the financial performance of the Company and its subsidiaries through a discussion of our results of operations and financial condition as of the dates presented. You should read this discussion in conjunction with the SR Bancorp Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements that appear at the end of this document.

Conversion, Stock Offering and Merger

The conversion of Somerset Savings Bank, SLA from the mutual to stock form of organization and related stock offering by SR Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company"), the holding company for Somerset Savings Bank, SLA, was completed on September 19, 2023. The Company’s common stock began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the trading symbol “SRBK” on September 20, 2023.

The Company sold 9,055,172 shares of its common stock at a price of $10.00 per share, which included 760,634 shares sold to Somerset Regal Bank’s Employee Stock Ownership Plan. Additionally, the Company contributed 452,758 shares and $905,517 in cash to the Somerset Regal Charitable Foundation, Inc., a charitable foundation formed in connection with the conversion. Upon the completion of the conversion and offering, 9,507,930 shares of Company common stock were outstanding.

Promptly following the completion of the conversion and offering, Regal Bancorp, Inc., a New Jersey corporation (“Regal Bancorp”), merged with and into the Company, with the Company as the surviving entity (the “Merger”). Immediately following the Merger, Regal Bank, a New Jersey chartered commercial bank headquartered in Livingston, New Jersey and the wholly-owned subsidiary of Regal Bancorp, merged with and into Somerset Bank, which had converted to a commercial bank charter, and was renamed Somerset Regal Bank (the “Bank”).  In connection with the Merger, each outstanding share of Regal Bancorp common stock converted into the right to receive $23.00 in cash. The Merger was completed on September 19, 2023.

Overview

Our principal business is to acquire deposits from individuals and businesses in the communities surrounding our offices and to use these deposits to fund loans.

Somerset Regal Bank is a New Jersey-chartered commercial bank that operates from 14 branches in Essex, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset and Union Counties, New Jersey. Somerset Regal Bank offers a variety of deposit and loan products to individuals and small businesses, most of which are located in our primary market. The acquisition of Regal Bancorp and its wholly owned subsidiary, Regal Bank, expanded our market presence into Essex, Morris and Union Counties, New Jersey and enhanced our market presence in Somerset County, New Jersey. At June 30, 2026, SR Bancorp had total assets of $1.19 billion, deposits of $926.4 million and total equity of $181.8 million.

Income. Our primary source of pre-tax income is net interest income. Net interest income is the difference between interest income, which is the income that we earn on our loans and investments, and interest expense, which is the interest that we pay on our deposits. Changes in levels of interest rates affect our net interest income.

A secondary source of income is noninterest income, which is revenue that we receive from providing products and services. The majority of our noninterest income generally comes from service charges and fees related to deposit accounts and net gains in cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance. In some years, we recognize income from the sale of securities.

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Allowance for Credit Losses. The allowance for credit losses is a valuation allowance for the current expected credit losses in the loan portfolio. We evaluate the need to establish allowances against losses on loans on a quarterly basis. When additional allowances are necessary, a provision for credit losses is charged to earnings. Loans are charged against the allowance when management believes that the collectability of the principal loan amount is not probable. Recoveries on loans previously charged off, if any, are credited to the allowance for credit losses when realized.

Expenses. The noninterest expenses we incur in operating our business consist of salaries and employee benefits expenses, occupancy expenses, furniture and equipment expenses, data processing, advertising, FDIC insurance premiums, directors fees, professional fees, insurance, telephone, postage and supplies and other miscellaneous expenses.

Our largest noninterest expense is salaries and employee benefits, which consist primarily of salaries and wages paid to our employees, payroll taxes, expenses for retirement plans and other employee benefits including disability insurance and health insurance and compensation expenses related to our employee stock ownership plan and equity incentive plan.

Occupancy expenses and furniture and equipment expenses are the fixed and variable costs of buildings and equipment, and consist primarily of depreciation charges, furniture and equipment expenses, repair and maintenance costs, real estate taxes and costs of utilities. Depreciation of premises and equipment is computed using a straight-line method based on the estimated useful lives of the related assets or the expected lease terms, if shorter.

Data processing expenses are fees paid to third parties for use of their software and for processing customer information, deposits and loans.

Advertising includes most marketing expenses including multi-media advertising (public and in-branch), promotional events and materials, civic and sales focused memberships, and community support.

Federal deposit insurance premiums are payments we make to the FDIC for insurance of our deposit accounts.

Professional fees include legal, accounting, auditing, risk management and payroll processing expenses.

Insurance includes expenses for workers’ compensation, property and casualty insurance and professional insurance.

Other expenses include expenses for directors’ fees, office supplies, postage, telephone and other miscellaneous operating expenses.

Critical Accounting Policies

Certain of our accounting policies are important to the presentation of our financial condition and results of operation, since they require management to make difficult, complex or subjective judgments, some of which may relate to matters that are inherently uncertain. Estimates associated with these policies are susceptible to material changes as a result of changes in facts and circumstances. Facts and circumstances that could affect these judgments include, but are not limited to, changes in interest rates, changes in the performance of the economy, political and global events and changes in the financial condition of borrowers. Our significant accounting policies are discussed in detail in Note 1 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this document.

The JOBS Act contains provisions that, among other things, reduce certain reporting requirements for qualifying public companies. As an “emerging growth company” we plan to delay adoption of new or revised accounting pronouncements applicable to public companies until such pronouncements are made applicable to private companies. Accordingly, our consolidated financial statements may not be comparable to the financial statements of public companies that comply with such new or revised accounting standards.

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Management believes our most critical accounting policies, which involve the most complex or subjective decisions or assessments, are as follows: the determination of the allowance for credit losses, the assessment of the impairment of goodwill and intangible assets and the valuation of our deferred tax assets.

Allowance for Credit Losses: The allowance for credit losses (“ACL”), calculated in accordance with the current expected credit losses concepts Accounting Standards Concept – Topic 326 – Credit Losses (“ASC 326”), is deducted from the amortized cost basis of loans. The ACL represents an amount that, in management’s judgment, is adequate to absorb the lifetime expected credit losses that may be experienced on outstanding loans at the balance sheet date based on the evaluation of the size and current risk characteristics of the loan portfolio, past events, current conditions, reasonable and supportable forecasts of economic conditions and prepayment experience. The allowance for credit losses is measured and recorded upon the initial recognition of a financial asset. Determination of the adequacy of the allowance is inherently complex and requires the use of significant and highly subjective estimates. Loans are charged-off against the allowance when deemed uncollectible by management. Adjustments to the allowance are reported in our income statement as a component of the provision for credit losses.

In calculating the allowance for credit losses, loans are segmented into pools based upon similar characteristics and risk profiles. Common characteristics and risk profiles include the type of loan, underlying collateral, geographical similarity and historical or expected credit loss patterns. The Company applies two methodologies to estimate the allowance on its pooled portfolio segments: a cohort method based on common characteristics and the weighted average remaining life method. The models related to these methodologies utilize the Company’s historical default and loss experience adjusted for future economic forecasts. The reasonable and supportable forecast period represents a one-year economic outlook for the applicable economic variables.

In some cases, management may determine that an individual loan exhibits unique risk characteristics that differentiate the loan from other loans within our loan pools. In such cases, the loans are evaluated for expected credit losses on an individual basis and excluded from the collective evaluation. Specific allocations of the allowance for credit losses are determined by analyzing, among other things, the borrower’s ability to repay amounts owed, collateral deficiencies, the relative risk rating of the loan and economic conditions affecting the borrower.

Management qualitatively adjusts model results for risk factors that are not considered within our modeling processes but are nonetheless relevant in assessing the expected credit losses within our loan pools. These qualitative factor adjustments may increase or decrease management’s estimate of expected credit losses by a calculated percentage or amount based upon the estimated level of risk. The various risks that may be considered in making qualitative factor adjustments include, among other things: the impact of changes in lending policies and procedures, including changes in underwriting standards and practices for collections, write-offs, and recoveries; actual and expected changes in national, regional, and local economic and business conditions and developments that affect the collectability of the loan pools; changes in the composition and size of the loan portfolio and in the terms of the underlying loans; changes in the experience, ability, and depth of our lending management and staff; changes in volume and severity of past due and nonaccrual assets; changes to the quality of our internal loan review system; the existence, growth, and effect of any concentrations of credit; and regulatory, legal and environmental events. Management believes it uses relevant information available to make determinations about the allowance and that it has established the existing allowance in accordance with GAAP. However, the determination of the allowance requires significant judgment, and estimates of expected lifetime losses in the loan portfolio can vary significantly from the amounts actually observed. While mana

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