SIOUX FALLS, S.D.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Great Western Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE:GWB) today reported net income of $30.5 million, or $0.55 per share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2015, compared to net income of $26.7 million, or $0.46 per share, for the same quarter of fiscal year 2015. The increase was driven by higher net interest income, primarily attributable to robust loan growth, and a reduction in noninterest expense, resulting in a 45.1% efficiency ratio1.
"Today we are delivering a strong start to our new fiscal year with this net income result," said Ken Karels, President and Chief Executive Officer. "As always, we are focused on delivering profitable balance sheet growth and controlling our expense base. Both of these goals are evident in our results for the quarter."
Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin2
Net interest income was $87.8 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2016, an increase of $3.4 million, or 4.0%, compared to the same quarter in fiscal year 2015. The increase was driven by higher loan interest income attributable to loan growth and lower deposit interest expense resulting from a lower cost of deposits.
Net interest margin was 3.98%, 3.98% and 3.91%, respectively, for the quarters ended December 31, 2015, September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014. Adjusted net interest margin1, which adjusts for the realized gain (loss) on interest rate swaps, was 3.73%, 3.72% and 3.67%, respectively, for the same periods. Net interest margin and adjusted net interest margin1 were 7 and 6 basis points higher, respectively, compared to the same quarter of fiscal year 2015, primarily as a result of a 3 basis point decrease in cost of deposits and a change in asset mix away from lower-yielding cash. On a sequential quarter basis, the yield on total loans and the cost of deposits remained stable at 4.85% and 0.30%, respectively, while yield on investment securities increased by 6 basis points and cost of borrowings increased by 20 basis points, contributing to a 1 basis point increase in adjusted net interest margin1 and a stable net interest margin.
Loan growth during the quarter ended December 31, 2015 was $205.5 million, or 2.8%. Growth was again focused in the agriculture ($107.8 million or 5.8% growth) and commercial real estate (i.e. CRE, $116.3 million or 4.1% growth) segments of the portfolio. Consistent with prior years, a portion of the growth in agriculture loan balances at the end of the calendar year represents certain customers' tax planning strategies and we anticipate repayment in the first calendar quarter of 2016. The majority of CRE loan growth was driven by construction and development lending as demand for commercial investment continues to be strong in many of the Company's key markets and a relatively mild winter is allowing more construction activity than normal in certain geographic areas. The net growth in construction and development lending represents a diverse range of projects with a continued focus on limiting exposure to land development and other projects that are speculative in nature. Overall, loan growth continues to be focused on the commercial and agriculture segments of the portfolio, in line with strategy.
1 This is a non-GAAP measure management believes is helpful to understanding trends in the business that may not be fully apparent based only on the most comparable GAAP measure. Further information on this measure and a reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP measure is provided at the end of this release.
2 All references to net interest income and net interest margin are presented on a fully-tax equivalent basis unless otherwise noted.
Total deposits grew by $275.6 million, or 3.7%, during the quarter. Deposit growth occurred within noninterest-bearing and interest-bearing transaction, savings and money market accounts, partially offset by a continued decline in higher cost time deposits and was balanced across commercial and consumer accounts. FHLB and other borrowings were reduced by $130.0 million or 22.4% as a result of deposit growth during the quarter and a small reduction in the balance of cash and due from banks.
Provision for Loan Losses and Asset Quality
Provision for loan losses was $3.9 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2015, compared to $3.3 million in the same quarter of fiscal year 2015. Net charge-offs for the quarter were negligible, comprised of $0.8 million of recoveries and $0.7 million of charge-offs. For the comparable period in fiscal year 2015, a net recovery of $1.0 million was recognized. The ratio of ALLL to total loans was 0.81% at December 31, 2015, up from 0.78% at September 30, 2015 and 0.74% at December 31, 2014. Both the specific and general portions of the ALLL increased during the quarter with a portion of the growth in the general ALLL attributable to net loan growth.
At December 31, 2015, nonaccrual loans were $54.4 million, with $4.9 million of the balance covered by FDIC loss-sharing arrangements. Total nonaccrual loans decreased by $13.9 million during the quarter and by $14.1 million compared to same quarter in fiscal year 2015. The decrease is primarily due to one significant payoff in the commercial non-real estate portfolio of $7.2 million and partial payments totaling $6.7 million within the agriculture portfolio. Total OREO balances were $15.5 million as of December 31, 2015, a decrease of $0.4 million, or 2.4%, compared to September 30, 2015 and a decrease of $27.9 million, or 64.3%, compared to December 31, 2014.
Loans graded "Watch" were $298.6 million at December 31, 2015, a decrease of $11.8 million, or 3.8%, compared to September 30, 2015, while loans graded "Substandard" increased by $46.3 million, or 25.2%, to $229.9 million. Agriculture Substandard loans increased by $46.7 million and CRE Substandard loans increased by $14.9 million, partially offset by a $15.4 million decrease in commercial non-real estate Substandard loans. The increase in Substandard loans is primarily comprised of a small number of larger credits, which in most instances represents the progression of assets that generated elevated Watch loans in fiscal year 2015 through the workout process. Management continues to believe that strong secondary sources of payment exist for the majority of Substandard loans, providing additional safeguards in the event that customers' operating cash flows cease to cover debt service obligations.
Total credit-related charges increased compared to the previous quarter, but decreased significantly compared to the same quarter in fiscal year 2015. A summary of total credit-related charges incurred during the current, prior and comparable quarters is presented below:
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Summary of Credit-Related Charges (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||
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Provision for loan losses | Provision for loan losses | $ | 3,889 | $ | 1,633 | $ | 3,319 | |||||||||
Net OREO charges | Net loss (gain) on repossessed property and other related expenses | (110 | ) | (165 | ) | 1,846 | ||||||||||
Reversal (recovery) of interest income on nonaccrual loans | Interest income on loans | (140 | ) | 117 | (162 | ) | ||||||||||
Loan fair value adjustment related to credit | Net increase (decrease) in fair value of loans at fair value | (189 | ) | 265 | 2,223 | |||||||||||
Total | $ | 3,450 | $ | 1,850 | $ | 7,226 | ||||||||||
Noninterest Income
Noninterest income was $8.6 million for the first quarter ended December 31, 2015, an increase of $0.7 million, or 9.4%, compared to the first quarter of fiscal year 2015. Included within noninterest income are the changes in fair value of certain loans for which the Company has elected the fair value option and the net gain (loss), realized and unrealized, of the related derivatives used to manage the interest rate risk on these loans. On a net basis, these two components of noninterest income accounted for an increase of $2.0 million, while noninterest income from product and service fees declined by $1.3 million. The Company recognized a total write-off of $0.4 million on two security holdings, while wealth management income and gain on sale of loans (i.e., mortgage) each declined by $0.3 million compared to the same quarter in fiscal year 2015. Deposit service charges increased by $0.1 million on the strength of commercial deposit service charges and interchange income, partially offset by lower overdraft/non-sufficient funds income.
Noninterest Expense
Total noninterest expense was $44.2 million for the first quarter ended December 31, 2015, a decrease of $2.9 million, or 6.1%, compared to the same quarter in fiscal year 2015. The decrease in noninterest expense was primarily driven by a $2.0 million reduction in repossessed property and other related expenses (i.e., "OREO") and a $1.6 million reduction in scheduled amortization of intangible assets, partially offset by a $1.2 million increase in salaries and employee benefits. The increase in salaries and employee benefits was driven by the increased costs of certain roles related to operating as a public company, a net increase in the number of business (including agriculture) bankers and higher health insurance costs. Occupancy, communication and professional fee expenses decreased, while data processing expenses increased.
The efficiency ratio1 was 45.1% for the quarter, compared to 48.5% for the same quarter of fiscal year 2015.
Provision for Income Taxes
The provision for income taxes for the first quarter ended December 31, 2015 was $16.0 million, reflecting an effective tax rate of 34.5% of income before income taxes. This compares to an effective tax rate of 33.9% for the first quarter of fiscal year 2015 and an effective tax rate of 29.6% for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2015, which was significantly lower due to a $1.7 million nonrecurring item related to the resolution of a deferred tax item.
Capital
Tier 1 and total capital ratios were 10.9% and 12.2%, respectively, as of December 31, 2015, compared to 10.9% and 12.1%, respectively, as of September 30, 2015. The common equity tier 1 capital ratio was 10.2% as of December 31, 2015 and 10.1% as of September 30, 2015. The tier 1 leverage ratio was 9.4% as of December 31, 2015 and 9.1% as of September 30, 2015. All regulatory capital ratios remain above regulatory minimums to be considered "well capitalized."
On January 27, 2016, the Company’s board of directors declared a dividend of $0.14 per common share payable on February 23, 2016 to owners of record as of close of business on February 11, 2016. The aggregate dividend payment will be approximately $7.7 million.
Business Outlook
"We are pleased with the business momentum and results that we delivered for the first quarter of the fiscal year," added Karels. "We continue to expect some volatility in loan balances through the remainder of the year, but remain optimistic that we will be able to deliver mid- to high-single digit loan growth for the full year. Furthermore, we are excited to continue the process of obtaining the appropriate approvals and look forward to integrating Home Federal Bank into our operations, adding size, scope and scale to what we already to do serve our customers every day, without distracting us from serving our existing customers."
Conference Call
Great Western Bancorp, Inc. will host a conference call to discuss its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2016 on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at 7:30 AM (CT). The call can be accessed by dialing (855) 238-8837 approximately 10 minutes prior to the start time. Please ask to be joined into the Great Western Bancorp, Inc. (GWB) call. International callers should dial (412) 542-4114. The call will also be broadcast live over the Internet and can be accessed in the Investor Relations section of Great Western’s website at www.greatwesternbank.com. A replay will be available beginning one hour following the conference call and ending on February 10, 2016. To access the replay, dial (877) 344-7529 (U.S.) and use conference ID 10078319. International callers should dial (412) 317-0088 and enter the same conference ID number.
Annual Stockholder Meeting
The Company's Board of Directors has set the Great Western Bancorp, Inc. Annual Stockholder Meeting for Monday, February 8, 2016. The meeting will commence at 9:00 AM Mountain Standard Time at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Conference Center, 5350 East Marriott Drive, Phoenix, Arizona. The record date for determination of stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Stockholder Meeting is December 18, 2015.
About Great Western Bancorp, Inc.
Great Western Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for Great Western Bank, a full-service regional bank focused on relationship-based business and agribusiness banking. Great Western Bank offers small and mid-sized businesses a focused suite of financial products and a range of deposit and loan products to retail customers through several channels, including the branch network, online banking system, mobile banking applications and customer care centers. The bank services its customers through 158 branches in seven states: South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Arizona, Kansas and Missouri. To learn more about Great Western Bank visit www.greatwesternbank.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements about Great Western Bancorp, Inc.’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 “anticipates,” “believes,” “can,” “could,” “may,” “predicts,” “potential,” “should,” “will,” “estimate,” “plans,” “projects,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expects,” “intends” and similar words or phrases. In particular, the statements included in this press release concerning Great Western Bancorp, Inc.’s expected performance and strategy, and the interest rate environment, beyond fiscal year 2015, and any statements regarding the proposed merger of HF Financial Corp. ("HF Financial") into Great Western Bancorp, Inc., are not historical facts and are forward-looking. Accordingly, the forward-looking statements in this press release are only predictions and involve estimates, known and unknown risks, assumptions and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed. All forward-looking statements are necessarily only estimates of future results, and there can be no assurance that actual results will not differ materially from expectations, and, therefore, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements. Any forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the factors discussed in the sections titled “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" in Great Western Bancorp, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015, including the Risk Factor related to risks associated with completed and potential acquisitions, all of which apply to the pending acquisition of HF Financial. Further, any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and Great Western undertakes 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.
Important Additional Information and Where to Find It
In connection with the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and between Great Western and HF Financial, Great Western will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) a Registration Statement on Form S-4 that will contain a proxy statement of HF Financial and a prospectus of Great Western, as well as other relevant documents concerning the proposed transaction. STOCKHOLDERS OF HF FINANCIAL ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS REGARDING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC, AS WELL AS ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO THOSE DOCUMENTS, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT GREAT WESTERN, HF FINANCIAL AND THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. The Registration Statement, including the proxy statement/prospectus, and other relevant materials (when they become available), and any other documents filed by Great Western and HF Financial with the SEC, may be obtained free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Documents filed by Great Western with the SEC, including the Registration Statement, may also be obtained free of charge from Great Western’s website (www.greatwesternbank.com) under the “Investor Relations” heading and the “SEC Filings” sub-heading, or by directing a request to Great Western’s Investor Relations contact, David Hinderaker at david.hinderaker@greatwesternbank.com. Documents filed by HF Financial with the SEC may also be obtained free of charge from HF Financial's website (www.homefederal.com) under the “Investor Relations” heading and the “SEC Filings” sub-heading, or by directing a request to HF Financial's Investor Relations contact, Pamela F. Russo at prusso@homefederal.com.
Great Western, HF Financial, and certain of their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of HF Financial, in connection with the proposed merger transaction. Information about the directors and executive officers of Great Western is available in Great Western’s definitive proxy statement for its 2016 annual meeting of stockholders as filed with the SEC on January 4, 2016, and other documents subsequently filed by Great Western with the SEC. Information about the directors and executive officers of HF Financial, is available in HF Financial’s definitive proxy statement, for its 2015 annual meeting of stockholders as previously filed with the SEC on October 16, 2015. Other information regarding the participants and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be contained in the Registration Statement and including the proxy statement/prospectus, and other relevant documents regarding the transaction filed with the SEC when they become available.
No Offer or Solicitation
This communication is not a solicitation of a proxy from any stockholder of HF Financial and is not a substitute for the proxy statement/prospectus that will be sent to the stockholders of HF Financial in connection with the proposed merger. This communication is for informational purposes only and is neither an offer to purchase, nor a solicitation of an offer to sell, any securities in any jurisdiction pursuant to the proposed transaction or otherwise, nor shall there be any sale, issuance or transfer of securities in any jurisdiction in contravention of any applicable law. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933.
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Consolidated Financial Data (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Operating Data: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest and dividend income (FTE) | $ | 95,310 | $ | 94,499 | $ | 93,582 | $ | 89,794 | $ | 92,082 | |||||||||||||||
Interest expense | 7,527 | 7,296 | 7,340 | 7,579 | 7,669 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Noninterest income | 8,644 | 9,049 | 10,005 | 6,936 | 7,900 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Noninterest expense | 44,220 | 44,835 | 46,430 | 48,438 | 47,091 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Provision for loan losses | 3,889 | 1,633 | 4,410 | 9,679 | 3,319 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net income | 30,461 | 33,812 | 28,832 | 19,724 | 26,697 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings per common share2 | $ | 0.55 | $ | 0.60 | $ | 0.50 | $ | 0.34 | $ | 0.46 | |||||||||||||||
Performance Ratios: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net interest margin (FTE)3 | 3.98 | % | 3.98 | % | 3.95 | % | 3.89 | % | 3.91 | % | |||||||||||||||
Adjusted net interest margin (FTE)1 3 | 3.73 | % | 3.72 | % | 3.70 | % | 3.64 | % | 3.67 | % | |||||||||||||||
Return on average total assets3 | 1.23 | % | 1.38 | % | 1.18 | % | 0.83 | % | 1.10 | % | |||||||||||||||
Return on average common equity3 | 8.3 | % | 9.2 | % | 7.8 | % | 5.5 | % | 7.4 | % | |||||||||||||||
Return on average tangible common equity1 3 | 16.2 | % | 18.1 | % | 15.8 | % | 11.8 | % | 15.8 | % | |||||||||||||||
Efficiency ratio1 | 45.1 | % | 45.8 | % | 46.4 | % | 51.7 | % | 48.5 | % | |||||||||||||||
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Tier 1 capital ratio | 10.9 | % | 10.9 | % | 11.5 | % | 11.6 | % | 11.8 | % | |||||||||||||||
Total capital ratio | 12.2 | % | 12.1 | % | 12.5 | % | 12.6 | % | 12.9 | % | |||||||||||||||
Tier 1 leverage ratio | 9.4 | % | 9.1 | % | 9.4 | % | 9.3 | % | 9.1 | % | |||||||||||||||
Common equity tier 1 ratio | 10.2 | % | 10.1 | % | 10.8 | % | 10.8 | % | * | ||||||||||||||||
Tangible common equity / tangible assets1 | 8.3 | % | 8.3 | % | 8.6 | % | 8.4 | % | 8.3 | % | |||||||||||||||
Asset Quality: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nonaccrual loans | $ | 54,351 | $ | 68,289 | $ | 68,117 | $ | 74,332 | $ | 68,454 | |||||||||||||||
OREO | $ | 15,503 | $ | 15,892 | $ | 21,969 | $ | 43,565 | $ | 43,442 | |||||||||||||||
Nonaccrual loans / total loans | 0.72 | % | 0.93 | % | 0.94 | % | 1.05 | % | 0.98 | % | |||||||||||||||
Net charge-offs (recoveries) | $ | (39 | ) | $ | 363 | $ | 906 | $ | 9,073 | $ | (983 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net charge-offs (recoveries) / average total loans3 | 0.00 | % | 0.02 | % | 0.05 | % | 0.52 | % | (0.06 | )% | |||||||||||||||
Allowance for loan losses / total loans | 0.81 | % | 0.78 | % | 0.77 | % | 0.74 | % | 0.74 | % | |||||||||||||||
Watch-rated loans | $ | 298,620 | $ | 310,379 | $ | 322,256 | $ | 384,448 | $ | 275,473 | |||||||||||||||
1 This is a non-GAAP financial measure management believes is helpful to interpreting our financial results. See the tables at the end of this document for the calculation of the measure and reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP measure. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 Share dilution calculated for each quarterly period was minimal and, as such, diluted EPS equals EPS for all periods presented. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 Annualized for all partial-year periods. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
* Not applicable for period presented. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Consolidated Income Statement (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Interest and dividend income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loans | $ | 87,197 | $ | 86,480 | $ | 85,240 | $ | 82,394 | $ | 84,344 | |||||||||||||||
Taxable securities | 5,987 | 5,923 | 5,984 | 5,379 | 5,687 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nontaxable securities | 12 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends on securities | 213 | 250 | 489 | 258 | 250 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Federal funds sold and other | 75 | 53 | 155 | 160 | 284 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total interest and dividend income | 93,484 | 92,721 | 91,878 | 88,204 | 90,578 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deposits | 5,665 | 5,587 | 5,776 | 5,984 | 6,015 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase | 139 | 133 | 134 | 150 | 146 | ||||||||||||||||||||
FHLB advances and other borrowings | 916 | 925 | 867 | 893 | 946 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Related party notes payable | — | 79 | 233 | 227 | 232 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Subordinated debentures and subordinated notes payable | 807 | 572 | 330 | 325 | 330 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total interest expense | 7,527 | 7,296 | 7,340 | 7,579 | 7,669 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net interest income | 85,957 | 85,425 | 84,538 | 80,625 | 82,909 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Provision for loan losses | 3,889 | 1,633 | 4,410 | 9,679 | 3,319 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net interest income after provision for loan losses | 82,068 | 83,792 | 80,128 | 70,946 | 79,590 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Noninterest income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Service charges and other fees | 10,467 | 10,238 | 9,627 | 8,871 | 10,398 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wealth management fees | 1,612 | 1,658 | 1,972 | 1,825 | 1,957 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net gain on sale of loans | 1,270 | 1,667 | 1,903 | 1,580 | 1,544 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net gain (loss) on sale of securities | (354 | ) | 259 | — | — | 51 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in fair value of loans at fair value | (14,901 | ) | 28,828 | (24,394 | ) | 15,208 | 17,100 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives | 9,439 | (34,731 | ) | 18,946 | (21,698 | ) | (24,605 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Other | 1,111 | 1,130 | 1,951 | 1,150 | 1,455 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total noninterest income | 8,644 | 9,049 | 10,005 | 6,936 | 7,900 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Noninterest expense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salaries and employee benefits | 25,296 | 25,273 | 26,612 | 24,673 | 24,088 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Data processing | 5,246 | 5,338 | 4,657 | 4,708 | 4,828 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Occupancy expenses | 3,591 | 3,640 | 3,161 | 3,984 | 4,024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Professional fees | 3,108 | 3,560 | 3,289 | 3,603 | 3,572 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Communication expenses | 934 | 1,026 | 1,031 | 1,225 | 1,173 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Advertising | 920 | 1,070 | 1,196 | 946 | 728 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Equipment expenses | 904 | 949 | 1,075 | 925 | 956 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss (gain) on repossessed property and other related expenses | (110 | ) | (165 | ) | 1,067 | 2,634 | 1,846 | ||||||||||||||||||
Amortization of core deposits and other intangibles | 709 | 708 | 1,776 | 2,313 | 2,313 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other | 3,622 | 3,436 | 2,566 | 3,427 | 3,563 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total noninterest expense | 44,220 | 44,835 | 46,430 | 48,438 | 47,091 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income before income taxes | 46,492 | 48,006 | 43,703 | 29,444 | 40,399 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Provision for income taxes | 16,031 | 14,194 | 14,871 | 9,720 | 13,702 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 30,461 | $ | 33,812 | $ | 28,832 | $ | 19,724 | $ | 26,697 | |||||||||||||||
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Summarized Consolidated Balance Sheet (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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December 31, 2015 | September 30, 2015 | June 30, 2015 | March 31, 2015 | December 31, 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash and due from banks | $ | 212,710 | $ | 237,770 | $ | 187,171 | $ | 358,440 | $ | 428,186 | |||||||||||||||
Securities | 1,317,605 | 1,327,327 | 1,410,475 | 1,402,508 | 1,263,983 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total loans | 7,530,660 | 7,325,198 | 7,245,239 | 7,072,465 | 6,986,765 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Allowance for loan losses | (61,128 | ) | (57,200 | ) | (55,930 | ) | (52,426 | ) | (51,820 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Loans, net | 7,469,532 | 7,267,998 | 7,189,309 | 7,020,039 | 6,934,945 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Goodwill and other intangible assets | 704,217 | 704,926 | 705,634 | 707,410 | 709,723 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other assets | 253,151 | 260,633 | 271,570 | 293,248 | 304,424 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 9,957,215 | $ | 9,798,654 | $ | 9,764,159 | $ | 9,781,645 | $ | 9,641,261 | |||||||||||||||
Liabilities and stockholders' equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Noninterest-bearing deposits | $ | 1,506,868 | $ | 1,368,453 | $ | 1,360,722 | $ | 1,374,589 | $ | 1,381,887 | |||||||||||||||
Interest-bearing deposits | 6,155,750 | 6,018,612 | 5,996,966 | 6,113,109 | 5,857,319 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total deposits | 7,662,618 | 7,387,065 | 7,357,688 | 7,487,698 | 7,239,206 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase | 187,871 | 185,271 | 161,559 | 163,343 | 190,585 | ||||||||||||||||||||
FHLB advances and other borrowings | 451,000 | 581,000 | 590,520 | 475,019 | 575,085 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other liabilities | 180,210 | 185,972 | 166,541 | 186,033 | 185,015 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 8,481,699 | 8,339,308 | 8,276,308 | 8,312,093 | 8,189,891 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Stockholders' equity | 1,475,516 | 1,459,346 | 1,487,851 | 1,469,552 | 1,451,370 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 9,957,215 | $ | 9,798,654 | $ | 9,764,159 | $ | 9,781,645 | $ | 9,641,261 | |||||||||||||||
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Loan Portfolio Summary (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||
As of | Fiscal year-to-date: | ||||||||||||||||||
December 31, |
September 30, |
Change |
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Commercial non-real estate | $ | 1,586,501 | $ | 1,610,828 | $ | (24,327 | ) | (1.5 | )% | ||||||||||
Agriculture | 1,969,269 | 1,861,465 | 107,804 | 5.8 | % | ||||||||||||||
Construction and development | 336,679 | 256,697 | 79,982 | 31.2 | % | ||||||||||||||
Owner-occupied CRE | 1,081,617 | 1,122,041 | (40,424 | ) | (3.6 | )% | |||||||||||||
Non-owner-occupied CRE | 1,286,063 | 1,227,354 | 58,709 | 4.8 | % | ||||||||||||||
Multifamily residential real estate | 257,681 | 239,656 | 18,025 | 7.5 | % | ||||||||||||||
Commercial real estate | 2,962,040 | 2,845,748 | 116,292 | 4.1 | % | ||||||||||||||
Residential real estate | 927,138 | 921,827 | 5,311 | 0.6 | % | ||||||||||||||
Consumer | 69,787 | 73,049 | (3,262 | ) | (4.5 | )% | |||||||||||||
Other1 | 40,719 | 38,371 | 2,348 | 6.1 | % | ||||||||||||||
Total unpaid principal balance | 7,555,454 | 7,351,288 | 204,166 | 2.8 | % | ||||||||||||||
Less: Unamortized discount on acquired loans and unearned net deferred fees and costs and loans in process | (24,794 | ) | (26,090 | ) | 1,296 | (5.0 | )% | ||||||||||||
Total loans | $ | 7,530,660 | $ | 7,325,198 | $ | 205,462 | 2.8 | % | |||||||||||
1 Other loans primarily include consumer and commercial credit cards and customer deposit account overdrafts. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Net Interest Margin (FTE) (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the three months ended: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2015 | September 30, 2015 | December 31, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Assets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash and due from banks | $ | 101,034 | $ | 75 | 0.30 | % | $ | 72,054 | $ | 53 | 0.29 | % | $ | 442,902 | $ | 284 | 0.25 | % | ||||||||||
Investment securities | 1,366,356 | 6,212 | 1.81 | % | 1,400,485 | 6,188 | 1.75 | % | 1,336,235 | 5,950 | 1.77 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Loans, other than loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality, net | 7,193,143 | 87,393 | 4.83 | % | 7,108,598 | 86,613 | 4.83 | % | 6,626,507 | 82,876 | 4.96 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality, net | 104,116 | 1,630 | 6.23 | % | 112,334 | 1,645 | 5.81 | % | 151,044 | 2,972 | 7.81 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Loans, net | 7,297,259 | 89,023 | 4.85 | % | 7,220,932 | 88,258 | 4.85 | % | 6,777,551 | 85,848 | 5.03 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Total interest-earning assets | 8,764,649 | 95,310 | 4.33 | % | 8,693,471 | 94,499 | 4.31 | % | 8,556,688 | 92,082 | 4.27 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Noninterest-earning assets | 1,048,032 | 1,048,844 | 1,109,386 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 9,812,681 | $ | 95,310 | 3.86 | % | $ | 9,742,315 | $ | 94,499 | 3.85 | % | $ | 9,666,074 | $ | 92,082 | 3.78 | % | ||||||||||
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Noninterest-bearing deposits | $ | 1,390,952 | $ | 1,315,345 | $ | 1,492,262 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
NOW, MMDA and savings deposits | 4,757,432 | $ | 3,372 | 0.28 | % | 4,626,315 | $ | 3,185 | 0.27 | % | 4,149,871 | $ | 2,651 | 0.25 | % | |||||||||||||
CDs | 1,351,110 | 2,293 | 0.68 | % | 1,408,155 | 2,402 | 0.68 | % | 1,683,865 | 3,364 | 0.79 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Total deposits | 7,499,494 | 5,665 | 0.30 | % | 7,349,815 | 5,587 | 0.30 | % | 7,325,998 | 6,015 | 0.33 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase | 177,063 | 139 | 0.31 | % | 164,843 | 133 | 0.32 | % | 167,835 | 146 | 0.35 | % | ||||||||||||||||
FHLB advances and other borrowings | 481,762 | 916 | 0.76 | % | 597,758 | 925 | 0.61 | % | 566,486 | 946 | 0.66 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Related party notes payable | — | — | — | % | 13,321 | 79 | 2.35 | % | 41,295 | 232 | 2.23 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Subordinated debentures and subordinated notes payable | 90,739 | 807 | 3.54 | % | 79,756 | 572 | 2.85 | % | 56,083 | 330 | 2.33 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Total borrowings | 749,564 | 1,862 | 0.99 | % | 855,678 | 1,709 | 0.79 | % | 831,699 | 1,654 | 0.79 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Total interest-bearing liabilities | 8,249,058 | $ | 7,527 | 0.36 | % | 8,205,493 | $ | 7,296 | 0.35 | % | 8,157,697 | $ | 7,669 | 0.37 | % | |||||||||||||
Noninterest-bearing liabilities | 99,173 | 80,450 | 74,540 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stockholders' equity | 1,464,450 | 1,456,372 | 1,433,837 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 9,812,681 | $ | 9,742,315 | $ | 9,666,074 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net interest spread | 3.50 | % | 3.50 | % | 3.41 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net interest income and net interest margin (FTE)1 | $ | 87,783 | 3.98 | % | $ | 87,203 | 3.98 | % | $ | 84,413 | 3.91 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Less: Tax equivalent adjustment | 1,826 | 1,778 | 1,504 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net interest income and net interest margin - ties to Statements of Comprehensive Income | $ | 85,957 | 3.90 | % | $ | 85,425 | 3.90 | % | $ | 82,909 | 3.84 | % | ||||||||||||||||
1 These are non-GAAP financial measures management believes are helpful to interpreting our financial results. See the tables at the end of this document for the calculation of the measures and reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP measure. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 Annualized for all partial-year periods. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-GAAP Measures and Reconciliation
We rely on certain non-GAAP measures in making financial and operational decisions about our business. We believe that each of the non-GAAP measures presented is helpful in highlighting trends in our business, financial condition and results of operations which might not otherwise be apparent when relying solely on our financial results calculated in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP.
In particular, we evaluate our profitability and performance based on our cash net income and return on average tangible common equity, each of which excludes the effects of amortization expense relating to intangible assets and related tax effects from the acquisition of us by National Australia Bank Limited and our acquisitions of other institutions. We believe these measures help highlight trends associated with our financial condition and results of operations by providing net income and return information based on our cash payments and receipts during the applicable period.
We also evaluate our profitability and performance based on our adjusted net interest income, adjusted net interest margin, adjusted interest income on loans other than loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality and adjusted yield on loans other than loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality. We adjust each of these four measures to include the current realized gain (loss) of derivatives we use to manage interest rate risk on certain of our loans, which we believe economically offsets the interest income earned on the loans. Similarly, we evaluate our operational efficiency based on our efficiency ratio, which excludes the effect of amortization of core deposit and other intangibles (a non-cash expense item) and includes the tax benefit associated with our tax-advantaged loans.
We evaluate our financial condition based on the ratio of our tangible common equity to our tangible assets. Our calculation of this ratio excludes the effect of our goodwill and other intangible assets. We believe this measure is helpful in highlighting the common equity component of our capital and because of its focus by federal bank regulators when reviewing the health and strength of financial institutions in recent years and when considering regulatory approvals for certain actions, including capital actions.
Reconciliations for each of these non-GAAP financial measures to the closest GAAP financial measures are included in the tables below. Each of the non-GAAP measures presented should be considered in context with our GAAP financial results included in this release.
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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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At or for the three months ended: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cash net income and return on average tangible common equity: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 30,461 | $ | 33,812 | $ | 28,832 | $ | 19,724 | $ | 26,697 | |||||||||||||||
Add: Amortization of intangible assets | 709 | 708 | 1,776 | 2,313 | 2,313 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Add: Tax on amortization of intangible assets | (220 | ) | (220 | ) | (220 | ) | (220 | ) | (220 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Cash net income | $ | 30,950 | $ | 34,300 | $ | 30,388 | $ | 21,817 | $ | 28,790 | |||||||||||||||
Average common equity | $ | 1,464,450 | $ | 1,456,372 | $ | 1,476,556 | $ | 1,458,131 | $ | 1,433,837 | |||||||||||||||
Less: Average goodwill and other intangible assets | 704,576 | 705,284 | 706,526 | 708,782 | 711,088 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Average tangible common equity | $ | 759,874 | $ | 751,088 | $ | 770,030 | $ | 749,349 | $ | 722,749 | |||||||||||||||
Return on average common equity * | 8.3 | % | 9.2 | % | 7.8 | % | 5.5 | % | 7.4 | % | |||||||||||||||
Return on average tangible common equity * | 16.2 | % | 18.1 | % | 15.8 | % | 11.8 | % | 15.8 | % | |||||||||||||||
* Calculated as net income divided by average common equity and cash net income divided by average tangible common equity, respectively. Annualized for partial-year periods. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted net interest income and adjusted net interest margin (fully-tax equivalent basis): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net interest income | $ | 85,957 | $ | 85,425 | $ | 84,538 | $ | 80,625 | $ | 82,909 | |||||||||||||||
Add: Tax equivalent adjustment | 1,826 | 1,778 | 1,704 | 1,590 | 1,504 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net interest income (FTE) | 87,783 | 87,203 | 86,242 | 82,215 | 84,413 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Add: Current realized derivative gain (loss) | (5,652 | ) | (5,637 | ) | (5,416 | ) | (5,307 | ) | (5,282 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Adjusted net interest income (FTE) | $ | 82,131 | $ | 81,566 | $ | 80,826 | $ | 76,908 | $ | 79,131 | |||||||||||||||
Average interest earning assets | $ | 8,764,649 | $ | 8,693,471 | $ | 8,756,244 | $ | 8,560,477 | $ | 8,556,688 | |||||||||||||||
Net interest margin (FTE) * | 3.98 | % | 3.98 | % | 3.95 | % | 3.89 | % | 3.91 | % | |||||||||||||||
Adjusted net interest margin (FTE) ** | 3.73 | % | 3.72 | % | 3.70 | % | 3.64 | % | 3.67 | % | |||||||||||||||
* Calculated as net interest income (FTE) divided by average interest earning assets. Annualized for partial-year periods. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
** Calculated as adjusted net interest income (FTE) divided by average interest earning assets. Annualized for partial-year periods. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted interest income and adjusted yield (fully-tax equivalent basis), on loans other than loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest income | $ | 85,567 | $ | 84,835 | $ | 83,094 | $ | 80,317 | $ | 81,372 | |||||||||||||||
Add: Tax equivalent adjustment | 1,826 | 1,778 | 1,704 | 1,590 | 1,504 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest income (FTE) | 87,393 | 86,613 | 84,798 | 81,907 | 82,876 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Add: Current realized derivative gain (loss) | (5,652 | ) | (5,637 | ) | (5,416 | ) | (5,307 | ) | (5,282 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Adjusted interest income (FTE) | $ | 81,741 | $ | 80,976 | $ | 79,382 | $ | 76,600 | $ | 77,594 | |||||||||||||||
Average loans other than loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality | $ | 7,193,143 | $ | 7,108,598 | $ | 6,995,340 | $ | 6,828,510 | $ | 6,626,507 | |||||||||||||||
Yield (FTE) * | 4.83 | % | 4.83 | % | 4.86 | % | 4.86 | % | 4.96 | % | |||||||||||||||
Adjusted yield (FTE) ** | 4.52 | % | 4.52 | % | 4.55 | % | 4.55 | % | 4.65 | % | |||||||||||||||
* Calculated as interest income (FTE) divided by average loans. Annualized for partial-year periods. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
** Calculated as adjusted interest income (FTE) divided by average loans. Annualized for partial-year periods. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Efficiency ratio: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total revenue | $ | 94,601 | $ | 94,474 | $ | 94,543 | $ | 87,561 | $ | 90,809 | |||||||||||||||
Add: Tax equivalent adjustment | 1,826 | 1,778 | 1,704 | 1,590 | 1,504 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total revenue (FTE) | $ | 96,427 | $ | 96,252 | $ | 96,247 | $ | 89,151 | $ | 92,313 | |||||||||||||||
Noninterest expense | $ | 44,220 | $ | 44,835 | $ | 46,430 | $ | 48,438 | $ | 47,091 | |||||||||||||||
Less: Amortization of intangible assets | 709 | 708 | 1,776 | 2,313 | 2,313 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tangible noninterest expense | $ | 43,511 | $ | 44,127 | $ | 44,654 | $ | 46,125 | $ | 44,778 | |||||||||||||||
Efficiency ratio * | 45.1 | % | 45.8 | % | 46.4 | % | 51.7 | % | 48.5 | % | |||||||||||||||
* Calculated as the ratio of tangible noninterest expense to total revenue (FTE). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tangible common equity and tangible common equity to tangible assets: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total stockholders' equity | $ | 1,475,516 | $ | 1,459,346 | $ | 1,487,851 | $ | 1,469,552 | $ | 1,451,370 | |||||||||||||||
Less: Goodwill and other intangible assets | 704,217 | 704,926 | 705,634 | 707,410 | 709,723 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tangible common equity | $ | 771,299 | $ | 754,420 | $ | 782,217 | $ | 762,142 | $ | 741,647 | |||||||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 9,957,215 | $ | 9,798,654 | $ | 9,764,159 | $ | 9,781,645 | $ | 9,641,261 | |||||||||||||||
Less: Goodwill and other intangible assets | 704,217 | 704,926 | 705,634 | 707,410 | 709,723 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tangible assets | $ | 9,252,998 |
$ |
9,093,728 | $ | 9,058,525 | $ | 9,074,235 | $ | 8,931,538 | |||||||||||||||
Tangible common equity to tangible assets | 8.3 | % | 8.3 | % | 8.6 | % | 8.4 | % | 8.3 | % | |||||||||||||||