WSFS Reports 3Q 2015 EPS of $0.51, ROA of 1.14%, ROTCE of 13.27%; Net Revenue Grows 10% Over the Third Quarter of 2014 and Operating Leverage Accelerates; WSFS Completes Current 5% Share Buyback, Authorizes Another 5% Buyback and Increases Cash Dividend 20%


WILMINGTON, Del., Oct. 29, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WSFS Financial Corporation (Nasdaq:WSFS), the parent company of WSFS Bank, reported net income of $14.4 million, or $0.51 per diluted common share for the third quarter of 2015 compared to net income of $11.4 million, or $0.41 per share for the third quarter of 2014 and net income of $12.2 million, or $0.43 per share for the second quarter of 2015.

Net income for the first nine months of 2015 was $39.5 million, or $1.39 per diluted common share, as compared to $41.0 million, or $1.49 per share for the same period of 2014.  Results for the nine months of 2014 include a one-time tax benefit of $6.7 million, or $0.24 per share.

Highlights for the third quarter of 2015:

  • Core(n) earnings per share (EPS) of $0.53 (enumerated below) increased 13% from $0.47 for the third quarter of 2014.
  • Core(n) net revenue (excluding securities gains) increased $5.6 million, or 10% from the third quarter of 2014, reflecting strong organic growth and net interest margin improvement, whereas core(n) expenses increased only $1.3 million, or 4% from the third quarter of 2014, resulting in significant positive operating leverage and an improved efficiency ratio.

Notable (Non-Core) items:

  • WSFS recorded $855,000 (pre-tax) or slightly more than $0.02 per share (after-tax) in expenses related to corporate development activities during the third quarter of 2015, primarily related to the successful acquisition of Alliance Bancorp, Inc. of Pennsylvania (Alliance), which was completed in October 2015.
  • WSFS realized $76,000, or well less than $0.01 per share in net gains on securities sales from its investment portfolio. 

CEO outlook and commentary:

Mark A. Turner, President and CEO, said, “Our strong third quarter results reflect continued solid performance and growth.  While the third quarter is seasonally slower, especially in fee income, we continue to make fundamental progress. Our year-over-year core revenues grew 10%, including strong gains in both our net interest margin and fee income, while core expenses grew at a much slower pace.  This resulted in significant positive operating leverage and notable improvements in our efficiency ratio, EPS, ROA and ROTCE. We again showed steady progress towards our strategic goals, including achieving a core and sustainable 1.20% ROA in the fourth quarter of 2015.

“These results and good prospects for the future have allowed us to return greater amounts of capital to our shareholders. This quarter we completed our 5% share repurchase program announced in October 2014, and the Board authorized another 5% share repurchase plan. The Board also authorized a 20% increase in our quarterly cash dividend.

“Also, during the quarter, we ranked highly in The Wilmington News Journal’s ‘2015 Top Workplaces’ survey for the tenth consecutive year, and we were named the ‘Top Bank’ in Delaware for the fifth year in a row.  We are honored by and value these accomplishments as evidence of the success of our strategy of ‘Engaged Associates delivering Stellar Service growing Customer Advocates and value for our Owners.’

“Moreover, in early October we successfully completed our combination with Alliance Bank and we warmly welcome our new Associates and Customers and we look forward to serving these communities well, as WSFS has been doing for the last 183 years.”

Third Quarter 2015 Discussion of Financial Results

Continued solid growth in net interest income

Net interest income for the third quarter of 2015 was $41.0 million, an increase of $1.9 million or 5% (not annualized) compared to the second quarter of 2015. The net interest margin increased 8 basis points (bps) to 3.79%, including 4bps from positive performance on purchased loans and an additional 4bps from stronger performance in the reverse mortgage portfolio. As previously noted, the yield on both of these assets can be uneven from quarter to quarter. Net interest income also benefited from good growth and an improved balance sheet mix.

Compared to the third quarter of 2014, net interest income increased $4.3 million, or 12%, and net interest margin increased 9bps.  Although we remain in a tight and highly competitive rate market, these substantial year-over-year increases in margin dollars and percentages were primarily due to successful organic and acquisition growth and an improving balance sheet mix.

Loan growth continues

At September 30, 2015, WSFS’ net loan portfolio increased $14.4 million, or 2% (annualized) to $3.36 billion when compared to June 30, 2015. This organic loan growth was spread over most loan categories and was muted by strong loan closings in the second quarter of 2015, a very competitive loan rate environment, construction loan pay-offs into the permanent market and the expected decrease in retail mortgage loans held-for-sale from healthy mortgage banking activities.

Compared to the third quarter of 2014, net loans increased $190.0 million, or 6%, reflecting strong organic growth. 

The following table summarizes loan balances and composition at September 30, 2015 compared to prior periods:

   At  At  At 
(Dollars in Thousands)September 30, 2015  June 30, 2015  Sept 30,2014 
Commercial & industrial$  1,748,042    52 % $ 1,728,457   52 % $  1,689,272   53 %
Commercial real estate   868,002    26     864,053   25      788,189   25  
Construction   201,596    6     200,328   6      146,833   5  
 Total commercial loans  2,817,640    84     2,792,838   83      2,624,294   83  
Residential mortgage   234,368    7      261,703   8     256,349   8  
Consumer   342,403    10      329,874   10     326,674   10  
Allowance for loan losses   (36,412)   (1)     (40,845)  (1)    (39,484)  (1) 
 Net Loans$  3,357,999    100 % $  3,343,570   100 % $  3,167,833   100 %
                               

Strong trends continue in credit quality

Credit quality remained strong during the third quarter of 2015 despite higher charge-offs which were primarily the result of one large nonaccruing C&I loan, mentioned and provided for in the prior quarter.

Total nonperforming assets were $40.8 million at September 30, 2015, a $5.4 million, or 12% (not annualized) improvement from June 30, 2015. The nonperforming assets to total assets ratio improved to 0.81% from 0.91% at June 30, 2015. Delinquencies remained low at 0.53% of gross loans at September 30, 2015 (this ratio includes nonperforming delinquencies). In addition, classified loans declined by $5.8 million, or 6.0% from June 30, 2015 to $98.0 million, and the ratio of total classified loans to Tier 1 capital plus allowance for loan losses (ALLL) also improved to 17.00% at September 30, 2015 from 18.33% at June 30, 2015 and 28.69% at September 30, 2014.

Net charge-offs for the third quarter of 2015 were $5.9 million, or 70bps of total net loans on an annualized basis. The primary drivers were charge-offs of $3.8 million relating to the nonaccruing C&I relationship mentioned above and provided for last quarter, and $804,000 on one consumer loan.

Total credit costs (provision for loan losses, loan workout expenses, OREO expenses and other credit reserves) were $1.6 million during the quarter ended September 30, 2015, a decrease from $4.0 million in the previous quarter (when the provision/reserve for the large C&I loan was taken), and an increase from $900,000 in the third quarter of 2014. 

As a result of the charge-offs mentioned above and the overall improved credit quality statistics, the ratio of the ALLL to total gross loans declined to 1.08% at September 30, 2015, compared to 1.22% at June 30, 2015, and improved slightly to 152% of nonaccruing loans.

Total customer funding reflects continued strength in relationship accounts

Total customer funding increased by $75.4 million, or 2% (not annualized) from June 30, 2015 to $3.43 billion at September 30, 2015.  The increase was driven by a $117.1 million, or 4% (not annualized) increase in core deposits including a $54.8 million increase in public funding accounts, which is seasonal. This increase was partially offset by a decrease of $39.0 million in time deposits. Time deposits decreased mainly due to allowing older, higher-rate CDs to run-off as a part of continued net interest margin management.

Total customer funding increased $154.7 million, or 5% from September 30, 2014.  This was primarily due to a $304.2 million, or 11% increase in core deposits which was partially offset by a decrease of $144.1 million in time deposits, for reasons discussed above.

At September 30, 2015 core deposits represented a strong 88% of total customer funding, and no-cost and low-cost relationship checking deposit accounts represented 47% of total customer funding.

The following table summarizes customer funding balances and composition at September 30, 2015 compared to prior periods:

    At  At  At 
(Dollars in thousands) September 30, 2015  June 30, 2015  September 30, 2014 
                     
                     
Noninterest demand $ 904,896   26 % $ 875,955   26 % $ 814,203   25 %
Interest-bearing demand   727,816   21     697,365   21     689,544   21  
Savings   388,213   11     419,864   13     405,157   12  
Money market   1,015,985   30     926,583   27     823,781   25  
 Total core deposits   3,036,910   88     2,919,767   87     2,732,685   83  
Customer time   384,110   11     423,066   12     528,258   16  
 Total customer deposits   3,421,020   99     3,342,833   99     3,260,943   99  
Customer sweep accounts   11,621   1     14,433   1     16,978   1  
 Total customer funding$ 3,432,641   100 % $ 3,357,266   100 % $ 3,277,921   100 %
                   

Fee income reflects strong growth over prior year

Fee income (noninterest income), which based on our mix of businesses can be very seasonal, increased $1.4 million, or 7% when compared to the same period a year ago. This included an increase in investment management and fiduciary revenue of $1.0 million and an increase in credit/debit card and ATM income of $267,000.

When compared to the second quarter of 2015, excluding securities gains, fee income decreased by $392,000, or 2%. The third quarter is typically seasonally lower than the second quarter due to declines in fiduciary income. Additionally, mortgage banking activities declined modestly from the prior quarter due to fluctuations in the rate environment and refinancing activity.

Total fee income for the quarter ended September 30, 2015 was 34% of total revenue and was well diversified among various sources: traditional banking, mortgage banking, wealth management and ATM services.

Noninterest expense reflects focus on efficient growth

Noninterest expense for the third quarter of 2015 was $38.7 million, a decrease of $458,000 when compared to the third quarter of 2014. Excluding corporate development costs in both periods(n), noninterest expense increased $1.3 million or only 4%.  The increase in expenses reflects costs related to supporting our significant organic and acquisition growth.  This modest increase in noninterest expense was more than offset by the year-over-year 10% increase in core(n) net revenues, resulting in improved operating leverage and efficiency.

When compared to the second quarter of 2015, noninterest expense was essentially flat. Excluding corporate development costs, noninterest expense decreased $118,000, which reflects management’s continued focus on operating leverage and efficiency.

Selected Business Segments (included in previous results): 

Wealth Management segment fee revenue grew by 24% over the prior year

The Wealth Management segment provides a broad array of fiduciary, investment management, credit and deposit products to clients through four businesses.  WSFS Wealth Investments provides insurance and brokerage products primarily to our retail banking clients.  Cypress Capital Management, LLC is a registered investment advisor with approximately $615 million in assets under management (AUM). Cypress’ primary market segment is high net worth individuals, offering a ‘balanced’ investment style focused on preservation of capital and providing for current income.  Christiana Trust, with $8.8 billion in assets under management and administration, provides fiduciary and investment services to personal trust clients, and trustee, agency, bankruptcy administration, custodial and commercial domicile services to corporate and institutional clients.  WSFS Private Banking serves high net worth clients by delivering credit and deposit products and partnering with other business units to deliver investment management and fiduciary products and services.

Total Wealth Management revenue (net interest income, investment management and fiduciary revenue and other fee income) was $8.6 million for the third quarter of 2015.  This was an increase of $1.3 million, or 18% compared to the third quarter of 2014 and a decrease of $307,000, or 3% (not annualized) compared to the second quarter of 2015 which is typically seasonally stronger.  Included in this increase, fee revenue grew $1.1 million, or 24% compared to the third quarter of 2014.  This year-over-year improvement reflects the continued growth in several Wealth business lines, with particular strength in bankruptcy administration, trustee securitization appointments and retail brokerage services. 

Total noninterest expense (including intercompany allocations and provision for loan losses and credit costs) was $5.9 million during the third quarter of 2015 compared to $4.4 million during the third quarter of 2014 and $5.9 million during the second quarter of 2015.  The 2015 increases are due to legal and consulting fees of $680,000 and $806,000 during the second and third quarter of 2015, respectively, as well as increased compensation for higher revenue, and other infrastructure costs necessary to support the significant growth of the business. 

Pre-tax income in the third quarter of 2015 was $2.7 million compared to $2.9 million in the third quarter of 2014 and $3.1 million in the second quarter of 2015 and was impacted by the legal and consulting fees discussed above which relate to a small number of legacy trust accounts. 

Cash Connect results show meaningful growth over 2014

Cash Connect® is a premier provider of ATM vault cash and cash logistics services in the United States. Cash Connect® services over 16,000 non-bank ATMs nationwide with $553 million in vault cash and also operates 452 ATMs for WSFS Bank, which has the largest branded ATM network in Delaware. 

Cash Connect® recorded $6.9 million in net revenue (fee income less funding costs) in the third quarter of 2015, an increase of $479,000, or 7% from the third quarter of 2014, reflecting continued organic growth. Net revenue also increased $71,000 compared to the second quarter of 2015. Noninterest expenses (including intercompany allocations of expense) were $4.9 million during the third quarter of 2015, an increase of $377,000 from the third quarter of 2014 and a decrease of $115,000 compared to the second quarter of 2015.  Cash Connect® reported pre-tax income of $2.0 million for the third quarter of 2015, which was relatively unchanged from the third quarter of 2014. Third quarter 2015 pre-tax income increased $185,000, or 10% when compared to the second quarter of 2015.

Last quarter, WSFS retail banking and Cash Connect introduced “WSFS Mobile Cash”, offering security, convenience and speed in digital access to cash.  It allows customers to securely withdraw cash from ATMs by using our WSFS Mobile Banking App. WSFS is first in the region and fourth in the United States to provide this service, and was the 2015 recipient of the “Most Innovative ATM Technology” Award by Networld, the publisher of ATM Marketplace and mobile Payments Today. This quarter, Cash Connect officially launched a new smart safe service which leverages Cash Connect‘s cash logistics expertise. Merchants place their cash into a smart safe which communicates the amount of cash deposited to Cash Connect. Cash Connect then provides the merchants with daily cash credits into their operating account and coordinates with carrier services to optimize the pick-up and processing of these deposits.  Cash Connect recently moved this smart safe product out of pilot and into production with a strong national pipeline of opportunities in many quick-service, cash-intensive restaurants, gas station/convenience stores, and other retailers. 

Income taxes

The Company recorded an $8.1 million income tax provision in the third quarter of 2015, compared to a $6.9 million tax provision in the second quarter of 2015 and a $6.1 million tax provision in the third quarter of 2014. 

The effective tax rate was 35.9% in the third quarter of 2015, 36.0% in the second quarter of 2015 and 35.0% in the third quarter of 2014.  The small variation in the effective rates is primarily due to certain nondeductible expenses associated with acquisition activity.

Capital management

Strong capital, earnings and prospects allows for greater return to owners

WSFS’ total stockholders’ equity increased $5.2 million to $505.6 million at September 30, 2015 from $500.4 million at June 30, 2015, primarily as a result of earnings and an increase in the market value of investments, partially offset by dividends and the Company’s recently completed stock buyback program.

Similarly, WSFS’ tangible common equity(n) increased to $449.3 million at September 30, 2015 from $443.3 million at June 30, 2015.  WSFS’ tangible common equity to asset ratio(n) increased by 13 basis points during the quarter to 8.96%.  Tangible common book value per share(n) was $16.40 at September 30, 2015, a $0.52 increase from June 30, 2015.

At September 30, 2015, WSFS Bank’s Tier I leverage ratio of 10.81%, Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio and Tier 1 capital ratio of 12.91%, and total capital ratio of 13.80%, were all substantially in excess of the “well-capitalized” regulatory benchmarks.

In the third quarter of 2015, WSFS repurchased 561,914 shares of common stock at an average price of $27.75, effectively completing our 5% buyback program announced in October 2014. 

Reflecting strong capital, earnings and prospects, on October 29, 2015, the Board of Directors approved a new share buyback program of up to an additional 5% of common stock outstanding. At that time the Board of Directors also approved a 20% increase in our quarterly cash dividend to $0.06 per share. This dividend will be paid on November 27, 2015 to shareholders of record as of November 13, 2015.

Third quarter 2015 earnings release conference call

Management will conduct a conference call to review third quarter results at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on Friday, October 30, 2015.  Interested parties may listen to this call by dialing 1-877-312-5857. A rebroadcast of the conference call will be available one hour after the completion of the call, until Saturday, November 14, 2015, by dialing 1-855-859-2056 and using Conference ID 59503237.

About WSFS Financial Corporation

WSFS Financial Corporation is a multi-billion dollar financial services company. Its primary subsidiary, WSFS Bank, is the oldest, locally-managed bank and trust company headquartered in Delaware and the Delaware Valley. As of September 30, 2015 WSFS Financial Corporation had $5.1 billion in assets on its balance sheet and $9.4 billion in fiduciary assets, including approximately $1.2 billion in assets under management.  As of October 29, 2015, WSFS operates from 63 offices located in Delaware (44), Pennsylvania (17), Virginia (1) and Nevada (1) and provides comprehensive financial services including commercial banking, retail banking, cash management and trust and wealth management. Other subsidiaries or divisions include Christiana Trust, WSFS Wealth Investments, Cypress Capital Management, LLC, Cash Connect®, Array Financial and Arrow Land Transfer. Serving the Delaware Valley since 1832, WSFS Bank is the seventh oldest bank in the United States continuously operating under the same name. For more information, please visit www.wsfsbank.com.

Forward-Looking Statement Disclaimer

This press release contains estimates, predictions, opinions, projections and other “forward-looking statements” as that phrase is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Such statements include, without limitation, references to the Company’s predictions or expectations of future business or financial performance as well as its goals and objectives for future operations, financial and business trends, business prospects, and management’s outlook or expectations for earnings, revenues, expenses, capital levels, liquidity levels, asset quality or other future financial or business performance, strategies or expectations.  Such forward-looking statements are based on various assumptions (some of which may be beyond the Company’s control) and are subject to risks and uncertainties (which change over time) and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated.  Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those related to difficult market conditions and unfavorable economic trends in the United States generally, and particularly in the market areas in which the Company operates and in which its loans are concentrated, including the effects of declines in housing markets, an increase in unemployment levels and slowdowns in economic growth; the Company’s level of nonperforming assets and the costs associated with resolving any problem loans including litigation and other costs; changes in market interest rates may increase funding costs and reduce earning asset yields thus reducing margin; 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 the Company’s investment securities portfolio; the credit risk associated with the substantial amount of commercial real estate, construction and land development, and commercial and industrial loans in our loan portfolio; the extensive federal and state regulation, supervision and examination governing almost every aspect of the Company’s operations including the changes in regulations affecting financial institutions, including the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the rules and regulations being issued in accordance with this statute and potential expenses associated with complying with such regulations; possible additional loan losses and impairment of the collectability of loans; the Company’s ability to comply with applicable capital and liquidity requirements (including the finalized Basel III capital standards), including our ability to generate liquidity internally or raise capital on favorable terms;  possible changes in trade, monetary and fiscal policies, laws and regulations and other activities of governments, agencies, and similar organizations; any impairment of the Company’s goodwill or other intangible assets; failure of the financial and operational controls of the Company’s Cash Connect division; conditions in the financial markets that may limit the Company’s access to additional funding to meet its liquidity needs; the success of the Company’s growth plans, including the successful integration of past and future acquisitions; negative perceptions or publicity with respect to the Company’s trust and wealth management business; system failure or cybersecurity breaches of the Company’s network security; the Company’s ability to recruit and retain key employees; the effects of problems encountered by other financial institutions that adversely affect the Company or the banking industry generally;  the effects of weather and natural disasters such as floods, droughts, wind, tornadoes and hurricanes as well as effects from geopolitical instability and man-made disasters including terrorist attacks; possible changes in the speed of loan prepayments by the Company’s customers and loan origination or sales volumes; possible acceleration of prepayments of mortgage-backed securities due to low interest rates, and the related acceleration of premium amortization on prepayments on mortgage-backed securities due to low interest rates; regulatory limits on the Company’s ability to receive dividends from its subsidiaries and pay dividends to its shareholders; the effects of any reputational, credit, interest rate, market, operational, legal, liquidity, regulatory and compliance risk resulting from developments related to any of the risks discussed above; and the costs associated with resolving any problem loans, litigation and other risks and uncertainties, discussed in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 and other documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time.  Forward looking statements are as of the date they are made, and the Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Company.



WSFS FINANCIAL CORPORATION  
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data) Three months ended Nine months ended 
(Unaudited)September 30, June 30, September 30, September 30, September 30, 
 2015  2015  2014  2015  2014  
Interest income: 
Interest and fees on loans$ 38,437  $ 37,090  $ 34,850  $ 111,771  $ 100,371  
Interest on mortgage-backed securities  3,588    3,523    3,317    10,544    10,130  
Interest and dividends on investment securities  875    852    837    2,587    2,443  
Interest on reverse mortgage loans  1,561    1,166    1,323    3,963    3,917  
Other interest income  396    424    472    1,898    1,136  
   44,857    43,055    40,799    130,763    117,997  
Interest expense:               
Interest on deposits  1,587    1,825    1,823    5,354    5,193  
Interest on Federal Home Loan Bank advances  868    751    663    2,332    1,850  
Interest on trust preferred borrowings  343    339    332    1,009    988  
Interest on senior debt  942    941    941    2,825    2,824  
Interest on bonds payable  -    -    -    -    15  
Interest on other borrowings  120    109    293    339    859  
   3,860    3,965    4,052    11,859    11,729  
Net interest income  40,997    39,090    36,747    118,904    106,268  
Provision for loan losses  1,453    3,773    333    6,012    3,013  
Net interest income after provision for loan losses  39,544    35,317    36,414    112,892    103,255  
                
Noninterest income:               
Credit/debit card and ATM income  6,486    6,462    6,219    18,975    17,995  
Investment management and fiduciary revenue  5,373    5,707    4,332    16,173    12,453  
Deposit service charges  4,338    4,099    4,477    12,342    13,092  
Mortgage banking activities, net  1,251    1,590    1,229    4,544    3,066  
Loan fee income  405    469    466    1,337    1,406  
Investment securities gains, net  76    477    36    1,004    979  
Bank-owned life insurance income  162    179    185    544    467  
Other income  3,574    3,475    3,360    10,299    8,833  
   21,665    22,458    20,304    65,218    58,291  
Noninterest expense:               
Salaries, benefits and other compensation  20,784    20,345    19,292    62,139    56,434  
Occupancy expense  3,757    3,637    3,456    11,272    10,754  
Equipment expense  2,059    1,959    2,063    6,100    5,610  
Professional fees  2,039    1,753    1,762    5,264    5,083  
Data processing and operations expense  1,570    1,459    1,609    4,451    4,611  
Marketing expense  619    1,007    643    2,210    1,584  
FDIC expenses  786    687    666    2,142    2,011  
Corporate development expense  855    686    2,620    2,137    3,032  
Loan workout and OREO expense  166    330    664    495    1,919  
Other operating expenses  6,070    6,791    6,388    20,062    17,234  
   38,705    38,654    39,163    116,272    108,272  
Income before taxes  22,504    19,121    17,555    61,838    53,274  
Income tax provision  8,078    6,887    6,142    22,289    12,225  
Net income$ 14,426  $ 12,234  $ 11,413  $ 39,549  $ 41,049  
Diluted earnings per share of common stock (p):               
Net income allocable to common stockholders$0.51  $ 0.43  $ 0.41  $1.39  $ 1.49  
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding for fully diluted EPS 28,231,895  28,604,235  27,926,451  28,502,847  27,591,879 
                
Performance Ratios:               
Return on average assets (a)  1.14 % 0.98 % 0.99 %  1.06 % 1.20 %
Return on average equity (a)  11.41   9.61   10.17    10.44   12.91  
Return on tangible common equity (a) (n)  13.27   11.18   11.60    12.15   14.58  
Net interest margin (a)(b)  3.79   3.71   3.70    3.77   3.66  
Efficiency ratio (c)  61.24   62.27   68.01    62.61   65.17  
Noninterest income as a percentage of total net revenue (b)  34.28   36.18   35.26    35.12   35.09  
See "Notes"               

 

WSFS FINANCIAL CORPORATION  
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Continued)         
SUMMARY STATEMENTS OF CONDITION         
(Dollars in thousands)         
(Unaudited)September 30, June 30, September 30, 
 2015  2015  2014  
Assets:         
Cash and due from banks$ 94,756  $ 108,928  $ 95,473  
Cash in non-owned ATMs  434,044    424,238    375,555  
Investment securities (d)  169,167    149,750    153,525  
Other investments  28,180    32,357    30,054  
Mortgage-backed securities (d)  725,624    752,693    689,835  
Net loans (e)(f)(l)  3,357,999    3,343,570    3,167,833  
Reverse mortgage loans  24,476    25,945    29,392  
Bank owned life insurance  77,053    76,891    76,276  
Goodwill and intangibles  56,339    57,044    58,176  
Other assets  100,304    106,067    106,609  
Total assets$ 5,067,942  $ 5,077,483  $ 4,782,728  
          
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:         
Noninterest-bearing deposits$ 904,896  $ 875,955  $ 814,203  
Interest-bearing deposits  2,516,124    2,466,878    2,446,740  
Total customer deposits  3,421,020    3,342,833    3,260,943  
Brokered deposits  223,582    183,622    243,167  
Total deposits  3,644,602    3,526,455    3,504,110  
          
Federal Home Loan Bank advances  643,027    740,681    517,160  
Other borrowings  225,352    260,219    240,079  
Other liabilities  49,344    49,753    45,055  
          
Total liabilities  4,562,325    4,577,108    4,306,404  
          
Stockholders' equity  505,617    500,375    476,324  
          
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$ 5,067,942  $ 5,077,483  $ 4,782,728  
          
          
Capital Ratios:         
Equity to asset ratio  9.98 %  9.85 %  9.96 %
Tangible common equity to asset ratio (n)  8.96    8.83    8.85  
Common equity Tier 1 capital (g) (required: 4.5%; well capitalized: 6.5%)  12.91    12.60    8.85  
Tier 1 leverage (g) (required: 4.00%; well-capitalized: 5.00%)  10.81    10.59    11.01  
Tier 1 risk-based capital (g) (required: 6.00%; well-capitalized: 8.00%)  12.91    12.60    13.65  
Total Risk-based capital (g) (required: 8.00%; well-capitalized: 10.00%)  13.80    13.60    14.70  
          
          
Asset Quality Indicators:         
          
Nonperforming Assets:         
Nonaccruing loans$ 23,916  $ 27,719  $ 26,776  
Troubled debt restructuring (accruing)  13,616    13,610    14,215  
Assets acquired through foreclosure  3,299    4,856    6,307  
Total nonperforming assets$ 40,831  $ 46,185  $ 47,298  
          
Past due loans (h)$ 918  $ 208  $ 678  
          
Allowance for loan losses$ 36,412  $ 40,845  $ 39,484  
          
Ratio of nonperforming assets to total assets  0.81 %  0.91 %  0.99 %
Ratio of nonperforming assets (excluding accruing TDRs)  0.54    0.64    0.69  
Ratio of allowance for loan losses to total gross loans (i)  1.08    1.22    1.24  
Ratio of allowance for loan losses to nonaccruing loans  152    147    147  
Ratio of quarterly net charge-offs to average gross loans (a)(e)  0.70    0.29    0.29  
Ratio of year-to-date net charge-offs to average gross loans (a)(f)  0.36    0.19    0.21  
See "Notes"         


WSFS FINANCIAL CORPORATION 
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Continued) 
AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET 
(Dollars in thousands) 
(Unaudited) Three months ended
  September 30, 2015   June 30, 2015   September 30, 2014 
  Average  Interest & Yield/   Average  Interest & Yield/   Average  Interest & Yield/ 
  Balance  Dividends Rate (a)(b)   Balance  Dividends Rate (a)(b)   Balance  Dividends Rate (a)(b) 
Assets: 
Interest-earning assets: 
Loans: (e) (j)                          
Commercial real estate loans$  1,076,077  $ 12,630  4.69 % $  1,002,843  $ 11,803  4.71 % $ 885,953  $ 10,670  4.82 %
Residential real estate loans (l)   249,645    2,516  4.03      255,302    2,510  3.93     245,085    2,345  3.83  
Commercial loans   1,738,824    19,484  4.52      1,733,950    19,090  4.44     1,639,318    18,276  4.40  
Consumer loans   335,487    3,807  4.50     327,581    3,687  4.51     317,053    3,559  4.45  
Total loans (l)   3,400,033    38,437  4.54     3,319,676    37,090  4.49     3,087,409    34,850  4.53  
Mortgage-backed securities (d)   743,312    3,588  1.93     751,006    3,523  1.88     689,123    3,317  1.92  
Investment securities (d)   152,356    875  3.32     153,742    852  3.19     158,087    837  3.08  
Reverse mortgage loans   25,485    1,561  24.50     26,931    1,166  17.32     31,435    1,323  16.83  
Other interest-earning assets   31,346    396  5.01     28,715    424  5.92     34,535    472  5.42  
Total interest-earning assets   4,352,532    44,857  4.14     4,280,070    43,055  4.08     4,000,589    40,799  4.13  
Allowance for loan losses   (40,978)         (39,924)          (41,694)      
Cash and due from banks   88,855          88,124          84,647       
Cash in non-owned ATMs   415,652          413,977          377,879       
Bank owned life insurance   76,947          76,774          67,089       
Other noninterest-earning assets   157,811          151,506          133,567       
Total assets$  5,050,819        $ 4,970,527        $ 4,622,077       
                           
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:                          
Interest-bearing liabilities:                          
Interest-bearing deposits:                          
Interest-bearing demand$  677,665   $ 162  0.09 % $  689,773   $ 158  0.09 % $  640,401   $ 155  0.10 %
Money market   961,654     622  0.26      916,666     596  0.26      783,561     374  0.19  
Savings   400,275     52  0.05      414,001     54  0.05      400,049     58  0.06  
Customer time deposits   395,637     553  0.55      450,997     855  0.76      472,853     1,031  0.87  
Total interest-bearing customer deposits   2,435,231     1,389  0.23      2,471,437     1,663  0.27      2,296,864     1,618  0.28  
Brokered deposits   212,117     198  0.37      200,940     162  0.32      221,298     205  0.37  
Total interest-bearing deposits   2,647,348     1,587  0.24      2,672,377     1,825  0.27      2,518,162     1,823  0.29  
                           
FHLB of Pittsburgh advances   693,202     868  0.50      636,327     751  0.47      611,327     663  0.42  
Trust preferred borrowings   67,011     343  2.03      67,011     339  2.03      67,011     332  1.94  
Senior Debt   55,000     942  6.85      55,000     941  6.84      55,000     941  6.84  
Other borrowed funds   138,465     120  0.35      128,126     109  0.34      149,939     293  0.79  
Total interest-bearing liabilities   3,601,026     3,860  0.43      3,558,841     3,965  0.45      3,401,439     4,052  0.48  
                           
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits   895,711            863,241            734,490        
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities   48,405            39,483            37,137        
Stockholders' equity   505,677            508,962            449,011        
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$  5,050,819         $  4,970,527         $  4,622,077        
                           
Excess of interest-earning assets                          
over interest-bearing liabilities$  751,506         $  721,229         $  599,150        
                           
Net interest and dividend income   $ 40,997        $ 39,090        $ 36,747    
                           
                           
Interest rate spread                          
        3.71 %        3.63 %        3.65 %
Net interest margin(o)                          
        3.79 %        3.71 %        3.70 %
                           
See "Notes"                          


 

 WSFS FINANCIAL CORPORATION             
 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Continued)             
 (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)             
 (Unaudited)Three months ended Nine months ended 
  September 30,June 30, September 30,September 30,September 30,
 Stock Information (p):2015  2015  2014  2015  2014  
                 
 Market price of common stock:               
 High$ 29.15  $  27.81   $  25.22   $ 29.15  $25.87  
 Low  26.36     23.72     22.90     23.72   21.89  
 Close  28.81     27.35     23.87     28.81   23.87  
 Book value per share of common stock  18.46     17.93     16.90         
 Tangible common book value per share of common stock (n)  16.40     15.88     14.83         
 Number of shares of common stock outstanding (000s)  27,392     27,909      28,188         
 Other Financial Data:               
 One-year repricing gap to total assets (k)  3.55 %   0.62  %  1.32  %      
 Weighted average duration of the MBS portfolio4.3 years 4.6 years 4.8 years       
 Unrealized gains (losses) on securities available-for-sale, net of taxes$ 4,543  $  (1,588) $  (3,384)       
 Number of Associates (FTEs) (m)  893     900     822         
 Number of offices (branches, LPO's, operations centers, etc.)  55     56     55         
 Number of WSFS owned ATMs  452     453      467         
 Notes:               
(a)Annualized.      
(b)Computed on a fully tax-equivalent basis.       
(c) Noninterest expense divided by (tax-equivalent) net interest income and noninterest income.      
(d)Includes securities available-for-sale at fair value.      
(e) Net of unearned income.       
(f)Net of allowance for loan losses.       
(g)Represents capital ratios of Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB and subsidiaries.       
(h)Accruing loans which are contractually past due 90 days or more as to principal or interest.       
(i)Excludes loans held-for-sale.       
(j)Nonperforming loans are included in average balance computations.       
(k)The difference between projected amounts of interest-sensitive assets and interest-sensitive liabilities repricing within     
 one year divided by total assets, based on a current interest rate scenario.       
(l)Includes loans held-for-sale.       
(m)Includes seasonal Associates, when applicable.      
(n)The Company uses non-GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) financial information in its analysis of    
 the Company's performance.  This non-GAAP data should be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance    
 with GAAP, and is not a substitute for, or superior to, GAAP results. See page 17.    
(o)Beginning in 2015, the annualization method used to calculate net interest margin was changed to actual/actual    
 from 30/360.  All periods net interest margin calculations were updated to reflect this change.    
(p)All stock information has been adjusted for the 3 for 1 stock dividend completed on May 18, 2015.    


 WSFS FINANCIAL CORPORATION              
 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Continued)              
 (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)              
 (Unaudited)                
                  
 Non-GAAP Reconciliation (n):Three months ended Nine months ended 
  September 30,  June 30, September 30, September 30,  September 30, 
  2015  2015  2014  2015  2014   
 Net interest Income (GAAP)$  40,997  $ 39,090  $ 36,747  $  118,904  $ 106,268   
 Less: FHLB Special Dividend   -    -    -     (808)     
 Core net interest income   40,997    39,090    36,747     118,096    106,268   
 Noninterest Income (GAAP)   21,665    22,458    20,304     65,218    58,291   
 Less: Securities gains   (76)   (477)   (36)    (1,004)   (979)  
 Core fee income (non-GAAP)   21,589    21,981    20,268     64,214    57,312   
 Core net revenue (non-GAAP)$  62,586  $ 61,071  $ 57,015  $  182,310  $ 163,580   
                  
                  
                  
 Noninterest expense (GAAP)$  38,705  $ 38,654  $ 39,163  $  116,272  $  108,272   
 Less: Corporate Development Costs   (855)   (686)   (2,620)    (2,137)    (3,032)  
 Core noninterest expense (non-GAAP)$  37,850  $ 37,968  $ 36,543  $  114,135  $  105,240   
                  
  End of period        
  September 30,  June 30, September 30,        
  2015  2015  2014         
                  
 Total assets$  5,067,942  $  5,077,483  $  4,782,728          
 Less: Goodwill and other intangible assets   (56,339)    (57,044)    (58,176)        
 Total tangible assets$  5,011,603  $  5,020,439   $  4,724,552          
                  
 Total Stockholders' equity$  505,617  $  500,375  $  476,324         
 Less: Goodwill and other intangible assets   (56,339)    (57,044)    (58,176)        
 Total tangible common equity$  449,278  $  443,331  $  418,148         
                  
 Calculation of tangible common book value per share:              
 Book Value per share (GAAP)$  18.46  $  17.93  $  16.90         
 Tangible common book value per share (non-GAAP)   16.40     15.88     14.83         
                  
 Calculation of tangible common equity to assets:              
 Equity to asset ratio (GAAP)  9.98 %  9.85 %  9.96 %       
 Tangible common equity to asset ratio (non-GAAP)  8.96    8.83    8.85         
  Three months ended        
   Nine months ended 
  September 30,  June 30, September 30, September 30,  September 30,  
  2015  2015  2014  2015  2014   
 GAAP net income$  14,426   $  12,234   $  11,413   $  39,549   $ 41,049   
 Less: Sec. gains, Special FHLB dividend, corp. dev. costs & income tax benefit, net of taxes   548      266      1,701      572     (5,226)  
 Non-GAAP net income$  14,974   $  12,500   $  13,114   $  40,121   $ 35,823   
                  
 Return on Average Assets (ROA)   1.14  %   0.98  %   0.99  %   1.06  %  1.20 % 
 Less: Sec. gains, Special FHLB dividend, corp. dev. costs & income tax benefit, net of taxes   0.04      0.02      0.15      0.02     (0.15)  
 Non-GAAP ROA   1.18  %   1.00  %   1.14  %   1.08  %  1.05 % 
                  
 GAAP EPS$  0.51   $  0.43   $  0.41   $  1.39   $ 1.49   
 Less: Sec. gains, Special FHLB dividend, corp. dev. costs & income tax benefit, net of taxes   0.02      0.01      0.06      0.02     (0.19)  
 Core EPS (non-GAAP)$  0.53   $  0.44   $  0.47   $  1.41   $ 1.30   
                  



            

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