Opus Bank Announces Second Quarter 2015 Results

IRVINE, Calif.--()--Opus Bank ("Opus") (NASDAQ: “OPB”) announced today net income of $17.5 million, or $0.52 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2015 compared with $11.1 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2015 and $10.3 million, or $0.32 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2014. Net income increased by 21% to $28.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 from $23.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014. Total assets increased to a record $5.8 billion at June 30, 2015, driven by 35% loan growth and 46% deposit growth year over year. Additionally, Opus announced that its Board of Directors approved increasing its quarterly cash dividend by 43% to $0.10 per share payable on August 20, 2015 to common and preferred shareholders of record as of August 6, 2015.

Quarter and Year to Date 2015 Highlights

  • Total revenues increased 30% to $63.1 million for the second quarter of 2015 compared to $48.5 million for the first quarter of 2015 and increased 51.7% compared to $41.6 million for the second quarter of 2014. Total revenues increased 34% to $111.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 from $83.3 million during the six months ended June 30, 2014.
  • Net interest income increased 22% to $55.0 million for the second quarter of 2015 compared to $45.2 million for the first quarter of 2015 and increased 47% from $37.5 million for the second quarter of 2014. During the second quarter of 2015, interest income from our originated loan portfolio increased by $3.2 million, or 8%, from the first quarter of 2015 and by $14.3 million, or 49%, from the second quarter of 2014. Interest income from the acquired loan portfolio increased to $16.9 million for the second quarter of 2015 from $10.6 million in the first quarter of 2015 and from $13.1 million for the second quarter of 2014. During the second quarter of 2015, we continued to opportunistically manage the acquired loan portfolio and recognized $10.1 million of accretion income from loans that closed through prepayment, foreclosure and sale, including the sale of $35.7 million of acquired loans that generated $8.2 million of accretion income. Net interest income increased 30% to $100.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 from $77.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014.
  • Noninterest income during the second quarter of 2015 increased to $8.1 million from $3.3 million in the first quarter of 2015 and $4.1 million in the second quarter of 2014. Noninterest income during the second quarter included $1.7 million in fees generated through our new Escrow and Exchange divisions, $779,000 of fee income from our Real Estate Capital Markets group and $856,000 of advisory fee income and net equity warrant valuation adjustments from our Merchant Banking division, which includes our broker-dealer subsidiary Opus Financial Partners. Noninterest income for the second quarter of 2015 also included a special dividend of $804,000 from the Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB"). Noninterest income increased to $11.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 from $6.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014.
  • Net interest margin increased 42 basis points to 4.29% for the second quarter of 2015 from 3.87% in the first quarter of 2015 and 4.04% in the second quarter of 2014. Contractual net interest margin, which excludes the impact of accretion and amortization of acquisition discounts and premiums, decreased eight basis points to 3.38% in the second quarter of 2015 from 3.46% in the first quarter of 2015 primarily due to day count, prepayment fees and decline in the acquired loan portfolio. Net interest margin decreased 34 basis points to 4.09% for the six months ended June 30, 2015 from 4.43% for the six months ended June 30, 2014 due to lower contribution from the acquired loan portfolio.
  • New loan fundings totaled $543.8 million in the second quarter of 2015, an increase of 16% from $468.4 million in the first quarter of 2015 and an increase of 60% from $338.9 million in the second quarter of 2014. The weighted average rate on new loan fundings during the second quarter of 2015 was 4.34% compared to 4.55% during the first quarter of 2015 and 4.35% during the second quarter of 2014. Commercial and Specialty Banking divisions represented 47% of new loan fundings during the second quarter of 2015, continuing the strategic shift in the mix of loans that has resulted in 6 basis points expansion in the yield on our originated loan portfolio for the first six months of 2015 compared to the same period in 2014. Loan commitments of $598.9 million were originated during the second quarter of 2015, an increase of 14% from $526.6 million in the first quarter of 2015 and 38% from $433.5 million during the second quarter of 2014.
  • Our originated loan portfolio grew by $332.9 million to $4.3 billion at June 30, 2015, an increase of 8% from March 31, 2015 and 48% from June 30, 2014. Total loans held-for-investment, which includes our acquired loan portfolio, increased by $272.0 million, or 6%, during the second quarter to a record $4.6 billion and increased by $1.2 billion, or 35%, from June 30, 2014.
  • The loan origination pipeline at July 1, 2015 grew by 30% from April 1, 2015 and reflects the continued growth and maturation of our Commercial and Specialty Banking divisions, which comprised 58% of the pipeline on July 1, 2015.
  • Total deposits grew $265.5 million, or 6%, during the second quarter to a record $4.6 billion at June 30, 2015. Noninterest bearing plus interest bearing demand deposits ("total demand deposits") increased by $226.4 million, or 16%, to $1.6 billion and comprised 35% of total deposits as of June 30, 2015, up from 32% at March 31, 2015. As of June 30, 2015, deposit balances associated with our Escrow and Exchange divisions totaled $521.1 million, an increase of $184.7 million from March 31, 2015. Deposits related to our Commercial and Specialty Banking divisions, including Escrow and Exchange, increased by $324.6 million during the second quarter of 2015, up 27% from March 31, 2015. Our cost of deposits declined five basis points from the first quarter of 2015 to 0.49% for the second quarter of 2015.
  • Our loan-to-deposit ratio was unchanged from the prior quarter at 101% as of June 30, 2015.
  • Our balance sheet is well positioned for rising interest rates as it continues to remain asset sensitive as of June 30, 2015. The mix, duration, repricing characteristics, amortization schedules and increased cash flows related to our loan and deposit portfolios result in positive outcomes under all our interest rate modeling scenarios.
  • Our efficiency ratio improved to 45.3% for the second quarter of 2015 and 49.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2015 from 60.7% and 56.2% for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively. Noninterest expense to average assets decreased to 2.0% in the second quarter of 2015 compared to 2.1% during the first quarter of 2015 and 2.4% during the second quarter of 2014. Noninterest expense to average assets decreased to 2.0% for the six months ended June 30, 2015 from 2.3% for the six months ended June 30, 2014.
  • Return on average tangible equity increased to 12.5% for the second quarter of 2015 as compared to 8.1% for the first quarter of 2015 and 8.2% for the second quarter of 2014. Return on average tangible equity was 10.3% for the six months ended June 30, 2015, unchanged from the same period in 2014. Return on average assets was 1.23% for the second quarter of 2015 compared to 0.85% for the first quarter of 2015 and 0.97% for the second quarter of 2014. Return on average assets was 1.05% for the six months ended June 30, 2015 as compared to 1.18% for the six months ended June 30, 2014.
  • Asset quality continues to remain strong with nonperforming assets totaling $12.6 million, or 0.22%, of total assets at June 30, 2015 compared to $12.7 million, or 0.23%, at March 31, 2015 and $13.0 million, or 0.30%, at June 30, 2014. Provision expense for the second quarter of 2015 was $5.8 million compared to $3.6 million for the first quarter of 2015. The current quarter provision was driven by loan growth and changes in specific reserves and individual risk ratings. Our ratio of allowance for loan losses to total loans increased to 0.66% as of June 30, 2015 and our coverage ratio was 1.22%, which includes the $26.1 million remaining discount on the acquired loan portfolio.
  • Our tangible book value per as-converted share at June 30, 2015 increased to $17.48 from $17.08 at March 31, 2015 and $16.49 at June 30, 2014.

Stephen H. Gordon, Founding Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Opus Bank, stated, "We are proud of our second quarter results, which were driven by the continued growth and maturation of all divisions within Opus and the continued out-performance of our loan and deposit portfolios. This quarter experienced a significant increase in revenues from numerous spread and fee income sources and achieved continued improved efficiency, displaying Opus' meaningful scalability and client demand for our solutions-based approach and breadth of capabilities.” Gordon concluded, “Given where Opus was positioned at quarter-end and line of sight into our growth through the remainder of 2015 and into 2016, we are pleased to announce today that the Board of Directors has approved increasing our quarterly cash dividend by 43% to $0.10 per share, which reflects our strong capital position, asset quality, liquidity, increasing earnings power and return metrics, and confidence in our ability to execute our business strategy and growth plans.”

Net Interest Income

Net interest income was $55.0 million in the second quarter of 2015, an increase of 22% from $45.2 million in the first quarter of 2015 and 47% from $37.5 million in the second quarter of 2014. Interest income from originated loans increased by $3.2 million, or 8%, from the first quarter of 2015 and $14.3 million, or 49%, from the second quarter of 2014 due to our continued loan growth and success in strategically shifting our loan mix. Interest income from the acquired loan portfolio increased by $6.4 million from the prior quarter and $3.8 million from the prior year's second quarter due to higher accretion income from loans that closed through prepayment, foreclosure and sale, including the sale of $35.7 million of acquired loans that generated $8.2 million of accretion income. Interest expense was $6.1 million for the second quarter of 2015 compared to $6.0 million for the first quarter of 2015 and $4.7 million for the second quarter of 2014. The increase in interest expense was driven by growth of $312.7 million in average interest bearing deposits from March 31, 2015 and $1.2 billion from June 30, 2014.

Net interest income for the six months ended June 30, 2015 totaled $100.2 million, an increase of $22.9 million, or 30%, from $77.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014. Interest income for the six months ended June 30, 2015 totaled $112.3 million, an increase of $26.3 million, or 31%, from $86.0 million during the six months ended June 30, 2014 due to an increase of $29.7 million in interest income from the originated loan portfolio offset by a decrease of $5.0 million of interest income from the acquired loan portfolio. Interest expense for the six months ended June 30, 2015 totaled $12.1 million, an increase of $3.3 million, or 38%, from $8.8 million during the six months ended June 30, 2014 due to increased average deposit balances.

Net interest margin increased 42 basis points to 4.29% in the second quarter of 2015 from 3.87% in the first quarter of 2015 and increased 25 basis points from 4.04% in the second quarter of 2014. Total loan yield during the second quarter of 2015 increased to 5.42% from 4.90% in the first quarter of 2015 and 5.16% in the second quarter of 2014 due to higher balances of originated loans and higher accretion income received from the acquired loan portfolio. The yield on originated loans decreased 7 basis points to 4.28% during the second quarter of 2015 primarily due to day count and prepayment fees compared to the first quarter. Our cost of funds decreased to 0.50% during the second quarter of 2015 as compared to 0.55% during the first quarter of 2015 and 0.54% during the second quarter of 2014. Our cost of deposits decreased five basis points to 0.49% for the second quarter of 2015 as compared to 0.54% for the first quarter of 2015 and 0.53% for the second quarter of 2014. Accretion income from the acquired loan portfolio contributed 0.91% to the net interest margin during the second quarter of 2015 compared to 0.41% in the first quarter of 2015 and 0.63% in the second quarter of 2014.

Net interest margin decreased to 4.09% for the six months ended June 30, 2015 from 4.43% for the six months ended June 30, 2014. The yield on originated loans increased to 4.32% for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to 4.26% for the six months ended June 30, 2014. The yield on the acquired loan portfolio increased 163 basis points to 13.00% for the first six months of 2015 from the same period in 2014 but contributed 75 basis points less to net interest margin in 2015 due to the decline in the average balance of the acquired loan portfolio. Our cost of funds decreased to 0.53% for the six months ended June 30, 2015 from 0.54% for the six months ended June 30, 2014. Accretion income from the acquired loan portfolio contributed 0.67% and 0.99% to net interest margin during the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Noninterest Income and Noninterest Expense

Noninterest income totaled $8.1 million in the second quarter of 2015 as compared to $3.3 million in the first quarter of 2015 and $4.1 million in the second quarter of 2014. Noninterest income totaled $11.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to $6.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014. Noninterest income during the second quarter of 2015 included $1.7 million in fees generated through our Escrow and Exchange divisions and $779,000 of fee income from our Real Estate Capital Markets group. Our Merchant Banking division, including our broker-dealer subsidiary Opus Financial Partners, generated $856,000 of revenue during the second quarter, which was comprised of $400,000 of advisory fee income and $456,000 of net equity warrant valuation adjustments. Additional net equity warrant valuation adjustments and gains of $450,000 were recorded during the current quarter on equity warrant assets from our other Commercial and Specialty Banking divisions. Noninterest income for the second quarter of 2015 also included a special dividend of $804,000 from the FHLB.

Noninterest expense totaled $28.6 million in the second quarter of 2015, an increase of 7% from $26.8 million in the first quarter of 2015 and 13% from $25.2 million in the second quarter of 2014. Noninterest expense for the six months ended June 30, 2015 was $55.3 million, an increase of 18% from $46.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014. The increase in noninterest expense from the prior quarter and prior year was primarily driven by higher compensation and benefits expenses mostly due to increases in our corporate incentive accruals as a result of our performance during the first six months of 2015.

Loans

Total loans held-for-investment, net of the allowance for loan losses, grew to $4.6 billion at June 30, 2015, an increase of 6% from $4.3 billion at March 31, 2015 and an increase of 35% from $3.4 billion at June 30, 2014.

Our originated loan portfolio totaled $4.3 billion as of June 30, 2015, an increase of 8% from $3.9 billion as of March 31, 2015 and 48% from $2.9 billion as of June 30, 2014. Our loan growth during the quarter was a result of $543.8 million of new loan fundings, including $289.9 million from Income Property Banking, $60.1 million from Commercial Banking, $52.5 million from Healthcare Banking, $45.0 million from Technology Banking, $42.4 million from Structured Finance, $33.7 million from Institutional Syndications and $16.8 million from Corporate Finance. Our Commercial and Specialty Banking divisions contributed 47% of new loan fundings during the second quarter of 2015 compared to 58% during the first quarter of 2015 and 31% during the second quarter of 2014. Loan commitments originated during the second quarter totaled $598.9 million as compared to $526.6 million during the first quarter of 2015 and $433.5 million during the second quarter of 2014. At June 30, 2015, our unfunded commitments on originated loans totaled $376.7 million. As of June 30, 2015, originated loans made up 92% of our total loan portfolio as compared to 90% as of March 31, 2015 and 84% as of June 30, 2014.

Our acquired loan portfolio totaled $364.6 million as of June 30, 2015, a decrease of 14% from $425.1 million at March 31, 2015 and 32% from $533.3 million at June 30, 2014. At June 30, 2015, unfunded commitments on acquired loans totaled $25.2 million.

Deposits and Borrowings

Deposits totaled $4.6 billion as of June 30, 2015, an increase of 6% from $4.3 billion as of March 31, 2015 and 46% from $3.2 billion as of June 30, 2014. Total demand deposits increased to 35% of total deposits at June 30, 2015 from 32% at March 31, 2015 and 25% at June 30, 2014. During the second quarter of 2015, demand deposits from our Escrow and Exchange divisions increased by $184.7 million, which brought the total deposit balances from these divisions to $521.1 million at a weighted average cost of 0.04%. Deposits related to our Commercial and Specialty Banking divisions, including Escrow and Exchange, increased by $324.6 million during the second quarter of 2015, up 27% from March 31, 2015. At June 30, 2015, business deposits represented 47% of total deposits, as compared to 43% at March 31, 2015 and 40% at June 30, 2014. Our loan-to-deposit ratio was 101% as of June 30, 2015, unchanged from the end of the prior quarter and down from 108% as of June 30, 2014.

FHLB advances totaled $365.0 million as of June 30, 2015, unchanged from $365.0 million as of March 31, 2015 and a decrease from $397.5 million at June 30, 2014.

Asset Quality

We recorded a provision for loan losses of $5.8 million in the second quarter of 2015 compared to provision expense of $3.6 million in the first quarter of 2015 and a provision recapture of $16,000 in the second quarter of 2014. Provision recapture on the acquired loan portfolio totaled $387,000 in the second quarter of 2015, $202,000 during the first quarter of 2015 and $1.4 million in the second quarter of 2014 due to continued improvement in expected cash flows and credit performance. A provision for loan losses of $6.2 million was recorded on the originated loan portfolio during the second quarter of 2015 compared to $3.8 million in the first quarter of 2015 and $1.4 in the second quarter of 2014. The provision for loan losses during the current quarter was comprised of $3.4 million for portfolio growth and changes in loss factors and $2.8 million for changes in specific reserves and individual risk ratings. We continue to experience strong asset quality as our loan portfolio continues to season, evidenced by the low balance of nonperforming asset and stable ratio of nonperforming assets to total assets of 0.22% as of June 30, 2015 compared to 0.23% at March 31, 2015 and 0.30% at June 30, 2014.

Our allowance for loan losses represented 0.66% of our total loan portfolio at June 30, 2015 as compared to 0.57% at March 31, 2015 and 0.50% at June 30, 2014. Our acquired loan portfolio has a remaining discount of $26.1 million at June 30, 2015. The coverage ratio for the total loan portfolio, which includes the remaining discount on the acquired loan portfolio, at June 30, 2015 was 1.22% compared to 1.45% at March 31, 2015 and 1.95% at June 30, 2014, declining as the originated loan portfolio continues to increase as a percentage of the total loan portfolio. Our allowance for loan losses on originated loans resulted in a coverage ratio of 0.67% at June 30, 2015, an increase from 0.57% at March 31, 2015 and 0.48% at June 30, 2014.

Capital

Our capital ratios continue to be strong and well in excess of bank regulatory requirements. Beginning in the first quarter of 2015, we calculated our capital ratios under the FDIC Regulatory Capital Interim Final Rule (Basel III). As of June 30, 2015, our Tier 1 leverage ratio was 9.98%, Common Equity Tier 1 ratio was 11.08% and total risk-based capital ratio was 12.92%, compared to 10.40%, 11.79% and 13.55% as of March 31, 2015. As of June 30, 2014 under Basel I rules, our Tier 1 leverage, Tier 1 risk-based and total risk-based capital ratios were 12.11%, 14.78% and 15.33%, respectively. Stockholders’ equity totaled $838.9 million as of June 30, 2015, an increase of 2% from $824.5 million as of March 31, 2015 and an increase of 8% from $775.4 million as of June 30, 2014 driven by strong quarterly net income. Our tangible book value per as converted common share increased to $17.48 as of June 30, 2015 from $17.08 as of March 31, 2015 and $16.49 at June 30, 2014.

Additionally, on July 23, 2015 the Board of Directors approved increasing our quarterly cash dividend by 43% to $0.10 per share payable on August 20, 2015 to common and preferred shareholders of record as of August 6, 2015.

Conference Call and Webcast Details
Date: Monday, July 27, 2015
Time: 7:00 a.m. PT (10:00 a.m. ET)

Phone Number: (855) 265-3237
Conference Id: 74560106
Webcast URL: http://investor.opusbank.com/events.cfm

Analysts, investors, and the general public may listen to a discussion of Opus' second quarter earnings and performance and participate in the question/answer session by using the phone number listed above or through a live webcast of the conference available through a link on the investor relations page of Opus's website at: http://investor.opusbank.com/events.cfm. The webcast will include a slide presentation, enabling conference participants to experience the discussion with greater impact. It is recommended that participants dial into the conference call or log into the webcast approximately 10 minutes prior to the call.

Replay Information: For those who are not able to listen to the call, an archive of the call will be available beginning approximately 2 hours following the completion of the call. To listen to the call replay, dial (855) 859-2056, or for international callers dial (404) 537-3406. The access code for either replay number is 74560106. The call replay will be available through August 27, 2015.

About Opus Bank

Opus Bank is an FDIC insured California-chartered commercial bank with over $5.8 billion of total assets, $4.6 billion of total loans, and $4.6 billion in total deposits as of June 30, 2015. Opus Bank provides high-value, relationship-based banking products, services, and solutions to its clients through its Retail Bank, Commercial Bank, Merchant Bank, and Correspondent Bank. Opus Bank offers a suite of treasury and cash management and depository solutions and a wide range of loan products, including commercial business, healthcare, technology, multifamily residential, commercial real estate, and structured finance, and is an SBA preferred lender. Opus Bank offers commercial escrow services and facilitates 1031 exchange transactions through its Escrow and Exchange divisions. Opus Bank provides clients with financial and advisory services related to raising equity capital, targeted acquisition and divestiture strategies, general mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financing, balance sheet restructuring, valuation, strategy, and performance improvement through its broker-dealer subsidiary, Opus Financial Partners. Opus Bank is an Equal Housing Lender. Opus Bank operates 57 client experience centers, including two in the Phoenix metropolitan area of Arizona, 33 in California and 22 in the Seattle/Puget Sound region in Washington. For additional information about Opus Bank, please visit our website: www.opusbank.com.

Forward Looking Statements

This release and the aforementioned conference call and webcast may include forward-looking statements related to the Opus’s plans, beliefs and goals, which involve certain risks, and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following factors: competitive pressure in the banking industry; changes in the interest rate environment; the health of the economy, either nationally or regionally; the deterioration of credit quality, which would cause an increase in the provision for possible loan and lease losses; changes in the regulatory environment; changes in business conditions, particularly in California real estate; volatility of rate sensitive deposits; asset/liability matching risks and liquidity risks; and changes in the securities markets. For a discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties, see Opus's filings with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, including, but not limited to, the risk factors in Opus's annual report on Form 10-K. These filings are available on the Investor Relations page of Opus's website at: investor.opusbank.com.

Opus undertakes no obligation to revise or publicly release any revision to these forward-looking statements.

 
Consolidated Statements of Income
(unaudited)     For the three months ended     For the six months ended
($ in thousands, except per share June 30,     March 31,     June 30, June 30,     June 30,
amounts) 2015 2015 2014 2015 2014
Interest income:
Loans $ 60,097 $ 50,518 $ 42,015 $ 110,616 $ 85,913
Investment securities 686 492 (7 ) 1,177 (127 )
Due from banks   279     225   164     504     256  
Total interest income   61,062     51,235   42,172     112,297     86,042  
Interest expense:
Deposits 5,487 5,447 4,095 10,933 7,744
Federal Home Loan Bank advances   597     597   579     1,195     1,059  
Total interest expense   6,084     6,044   4,674     12,128     8,803  
Net interest income 54,978 45,191 37,498 100,169 77,239
Provision (recapture) for loan losses   5,797     3,560   (16 )   9,357     (214 )

Net interest income after provision (recapture) for loan losses

  49,181     41,631   37,514     90,812     77,453  
Noninterest income:
Service charges on deposit accounts 1,683 1,536 1,512 3,219 3,027
(Loss) gain on sale of assets (28 ) 134 109 106 74
(Loss) gain from real estate owned, net (261 ) 63 1,795 (198 ) 559
Gain on sale of investment securities 363 363
Bank-owned life insurance, net 689 715 219 1,404 439
Escrow and exchange fees 1,668 1,668
Other income   3,963     842   443     4,805     1,937  
Total noninterest income   8,077     3,290   4,078     11,367     6,036  
Noninterest expense:
Compensation and benefits 16,467 14,694 13,145 31,160 27,140
Professional services 1,774 1,966 1,427 3,740 1,454
Occupancy expense 2,950 2,766 2,790 5,716 5,622
Depreciation and amortization 1,383 1,325 1,339 2,709 2,672
Deposit insurance and regulatory assessments 859 772 609 1,630 1,241
Insurance expense 303 307 309 609 540
Data processing 862 817 724 1,679 1,482
Software licenses and maintenance 489 453 409 943 938
Office services 1,025 1,008 907 2,033 1,790
Amortization of core deposit intangibles 627 627 627 1,254 1,254
Advertising and marketing 227 238 647 465 945
Litigation expense (recovery) 25 250 (240 ) 275 (2,023 )
Other expenses   1,589     1,530   2,527     3,119     3,731  
Total noninterest expense   28,580     26,753   25,220     55,332     46,786  
Income before income tax expense 28,678 18,168 16,372 46,847 36,703
Income tax expense   11,194     7,092   6,096     18,286     13,180  
Net income $ 17,484   $ 11,076 $ 10,276   $ 28,561   $ 23,523  
Basic earnings per common share $ 0.54 $ 0.35 $ 0.33 $ 0.89 $ 0.79
Diluted earnings per common share 0.52 0.34 0.32 0.86 0.77
Weighted average shares - basic 28,684,002 28,154,150 26,880,953 28,420,540 25,003,075
Weighted average shares - diluted 33,537,721 32,857,377 31,891,723 33,203,785 30,556,466
 
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited)     As of
June 30,     March 31,     June 30,
($ in thousands, except share amounts) 2015 2015 2014
 
Assets
Cash and due from banks $ 31,742 $ 32,963 $ 46,313
Due from banks – interest-bearing 424,046 382,318 203,068
Investment securities available-for-sale, at fair value 234,766 254,104 188,986
Loans held-for-investment 4,629,232 4,356,843 3,417,019
Less allowance for loan losses   (30,660 )   (24,878 )   (17,171 )
Loans held-for-investment, net 4,598,572 4,331,965 3,399,848
Real estate owned 3,965 4,277 7,343
Premises and equipment, net 33,979 34,180 35,758
Goodwill 262,115 262,115 238,528
Core deposit intangible, net 11,354 11,981 13,862
Deferred tax assets, net 61,707 71,963 88,654
Cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance, net 94,560 92,760 60,425
Accrued interest receivable 15,531 15,552 12,459
Federal Home Loan Bank stock 17,250 30,414 30,756
Other assets   43,172     36,982     24,334  
Total assets $ 5,832,759   $ 5,561,574   $ 4,350,334  
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing demand $ 803,082 $ 825,094 $ 544,131
Interest-bearing demand 814,095 565,669 231,543
Money market and savings 2,369,962 2,322,850 1,759,403
Time deposits   604,263     612,263     618,045  
Total deposits 4,591,402 4,325,876 3,153,122
Federal Home Loan Bank advances 365,000 365,000 397,500
Accrued interest payable 354 345 416
Other liabilities   37,059     45,842     23,876  
Total liabilities   4,993,815     4,737,063     3,574,914  
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock:
Authorized 200,000,000 shares; issued 72,411 and 72,411 and 72,411 shares, respectively 68,768 68,768 68,768
Common stock, no par value per share:
Authorized 200,000,000 shares; issued 28,930,431 and 28,743,456 and 28,236,646 shares, respectively 550,248 550,248 536,502
Additional paid-in capital 44,947 43,659 38,333
Retained earnings 179,559 164,337 134,666
Treasury stock, at cost; 207,784 and 144,127 and 136,179 shares, respectively (4,838 ) (2,839 ) (2,604 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)   260     338     (245 )
Total stockholders’ equity   838,944     824,511     775,420  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 5,832,759   $ 5,561,574   $ 4,350,334  
 
 
Selected Financial Data
    For the three months ended     For the six months ended
June 30,     March 31,     June 30, June 30,     June 30,
(unaudited) 2015 2015   2014 2015 2014
Return on average assets 1.23 % 0.85 % 0.97 % 1.05 % 1.18 %
Return on average stockholders' equity 8.42 5.56 5.47 7.02 6.63
Return on average tangible equity (1) 12.54 8.06 8.23 10.32 10.25
Efficiency ratio (2) 45.32 55.18 60.66 49.61 56.18
Noninterest expense to average assets 2.01 2.06 2.39 2.03 2.34
Yield on interest-earning assets 4.76 4.39 4.55 4.58 4.94
Cost of deposits (3) 0.49 0.54 0.53 0.52 0.53
Cost of funds (4) 0.50 0.55 0.54 0.53 0.54
Net interest margin 4.29 3.87 4.04 4.09 4.43
 

(1) See computation in "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" section.

(2) The efficiency ratio is calculated by dividing noninterest expense by the sum of net interest income before provision for loan losses and noninterest income.

(3) Calculated as interest expense on deposits divided by total average deposits.

(4) Calculated as total interest expense divided by average total deposits and FHLB advances.

 
Capital Ratios     As of
June 30,     March 31,     June 30,
(unaudited)

2015 (2)

2015 2014
(Under Basel III) (1) (Under Basel I) (1)
Tier 1 leverage ratio 9.98 % 10.40 % 12.11 %
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio 12.21 12.91 14.78
Total risk-based capital ratio 12.92 13.55 15.33
Common Equity Tier 1 ratio (3) 11.08 11.79 n/a
 

(1) The capital ratios beginning March 31, 2015 reflect the adoption of Basel III in effect beginning January 1, 2015 while ratios for the prior period represents the previous capital rules under Basel I.

(2) Ratios are preliminary until filing of our call report as of June 30, 2015.

(3) The Common Equity Tier 1 ratio is a new ratio required under Basel III and represents common equity, less goodwill and intangible assets net of any deferred tax liabilities, divided by risk-weighted assets.

 
Loan Originations
(unaudited)     For the three months ended     For the six months ended
June 30,     March 31,     June 30, June 30,     June 30,
($ in thousands) 2015 2015 2014 2015 2014
Loans originated:
Real estate mortgage loans:
Single-family residential $ $ $ 3,838 $ $ 29,092
Multifamily residential 219,988 145,831 186,190 365,819 415,388
Commercial real estate 134,734 73,495 69,918 208,229 153,764
Construction and land loans 2,604 2,245 446 4,849 1,500
Commercial business loans 186,448 246,046 76,320 432,494 185,763
Small Business Administration loans 60 826 1,481 886 3,637
Consumer and other loans       680    

680

Total loan originations $ 543,834 $ 468,443 $ 338,873 $ 1,012,277 $ 789,824
 
 
Composition of Loan Portfolio   As of
June 30,   March 31,   June 30,
(unaudited) 2015 2015 2014
  % of   % of   % of
($ in thousands) Amount Total loans Amount Total loans Amount Total loans
Originated loans held-for-investment
Real estate mortgage loans:
Single-family residential $ 114,227 2.5 % $ 119,610 2.7 % $ 143,215 4.2 %
Multifamily residential 2,347,656 50.7 2,264,517 52.0 1,902,754 55.7
Commercial real estate 896,659 19.4 795,634 18.3 492,379 14.4
Construction and land loans 20,045 0.4 10,102 0.2 6,030 0.2
Commercial business loans 857,442 18.5 712,658 16.4 314,956 9.2
Small Business Administration loans 25,860 0.6 26,682 0.6 23,610 0.7
Consumer and other loans   2,747 0.1     2,561 0.1     734 0.0  
Total originated loans 4,264,636 92.2 3,931,764 90.2 2,883,678 84.4
 
Acquired loans held-for-investment
Real estate mortgage loans:
Single-family residential 85,476 1.8 122,693 2.8 145,133 4.2
Multifamily residential 93,113 2.0 95,435 2.2 108,338 3.2
Commercial real estate 94,459 2.1 100,794 2.3 135,320 4.0
Construction and land loans 2,121 0.0 2,789 0.1 4,117 0.1
Commercial business loans 24,876 0.5 25,908 0.6 31,168 0.9
Small Business Administration loans 55,718 1.2 58,867 1.4 72,109 2.1
Consumer and other loans   8,833 0.2     18,593 0.4     37,156 1.1  
Total acquired loans   364,596 7.8     425,079 9.8     533,341 15.6  
Total gross loans $ 4,629,232 100.0 % $ 4,356,843 100.0 % $ 3,417,019 100.0 %
 
 
Composition of Deposits   As of
June 30,   March 31,   June 30,
(unaudited) 2015 2015 2014
  % of   % of   % of
($ in thousands) Amount Total deposits Amount Total deposits Amount Total deposits
 
Noninterest bearing $ 803,082 17.49 % $ 825,094 19.07 % $ 544,131 17.26 %
Interest bearing demand 814,095 17.73 565,669 13.08 231,543 7.34
Money market and savings 2,369,962 51.62 2,322,850 53.70 1,759,403 55.80
Time deposits   604,263 13.16     612,263 14.15     618,045 19.60  
Total deposits $ 4,591,402 100.0 % $ 4,325,876 100.0 % $ 3,153,122 100.0 %
 
 
Consolidated average balance sheet, interest, yield and rates
  For the three months ended   For the three months ended   For the three months ended
June 30, March 31, June 30,
(unaudited) 2015 2015 2014
Average     Yields/ Average     Yields/ Average     Yields/
($ in thousands) Balance Interest Rates Balance Interest Rates Balance Interest Rates
Assets:
Interest-earning assets:
Due from banks $ 445,758 $ 279 0.25 % $ 363,796 $ 225 0.25 % $ 256,297 $ 164 0.26 %
Investment securities 254,617 686 1.08 193,651 492 1.03 198,111 (7 ) (0.01 )
Acquired loans 400,551 16,930 16.95 452,620 10,555 9.46 551,951 13,110 9.53
Originated Loans   4,042,875   43,167 4.28     3,725,252   39,963 4.35     2,714,324   28,905   4.27  
Total loans $ 4,443,426 $ 60,097 5.42   $ 4,177,872 $ 50,518   4.90   $ 3,266,275 $ 42,015     5.16  
Total interest-earning assets $ 5,143,801 $ 61,062 4.76 $ 4,735,319 $ 51,235 4.39 $ 3,720,683 $ 42,172 4.55
Noninterest-earning assets   565,195   537,460   509,987
Total assets $ 5,708,996 $ 5,272,779 $ 4,230,670
 
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity:
Interest-bearing deposits
Interest-bearing demand $ 745,927 $ 343 0.18 % $ 453,894 $ 282 0.25 % $ 230,617 $ 65 0.11 %
Money market and savings 2,333,423 3,897 0.67 2,301,946 3,903 0.69 1,661,831 2,759 0.67
Time deposits   609,660   1,247 0.82     620,438   1,262 0.82     629,816   1,271   0.81  
Total interest bearing deposits $ 3,689,010 $ 5,487 0.60 $ 3,376,278 $ 5,447 0.65 $ 2,522,264 $ 4,095 0.65
FHLB advances   365,000   597 0.66     375,333   597 0.65     354,835   579   0.65  
Total interest-bearing

liabilities

$ 4,054,010 $ 6,084 0.60 $ 3,751,611 $ 6,044 0.65 $ 2,877,099 $ 4,674 0.65
Noninterest-bearing deposits 785,516 691,095 581,232
Other liabilities   36,554   21,497   18,903
Total liabilities $ 4,876,080 $ 4,464,203 $ 3,477,234
 
Total stockholders’ equity $ 832,916 $ 808,576 $ 753,436
Total liabilities and
stockholders’ equity
$ 5,708,996 $ 5,272,779 $ 4,230,670
 
Net interest income $ 54,978 $ 45,191 $ 37,498  
 
Net interest spread (1) 4.16 % 3.74 % 3.90 %
 
Net interest margin (2) 4.29 % 3.87 % 4.04 %
 

(1) Net interest spread represents the average yield on interest-earning assets less the average rate on interest-bearing liabilities.

(2) Net interest margin is computed by dividing net interest income by total average interest-earning assets.

 
Consolidated average balance sheet, interest, yield and rates
  For the six months ended June 30,
(unaudited) 2015   2014
Average     Yields/ Average     Yields/
(In thousands) Balance Interest Rates Balance Interest Rates
Assets:
Interest-earning assets
Due from banks $ 405,003 $ 504 0.25 % $ 201,604 $ 256 0.26 %
Investment securities 224,303 1,177 1.06 206,754 (127 ) (0.12 )
Acquired loans 426,442 27,486 13.00 576,779 32,508 11.37
Originated Loans   3,884,941   83,130 4.32     2,529,671   53,405   4.26  
Total loans $ 4,311,383 $ 110,616 5.17   $ 3,106,450 $ 85,913     5.58  
Total interest-earning assets $ 4,940,689 $ 112,297 4.58 $ 3,514,808 $ 86,042 4.94
Noninterest-earning assets   551,404   512,300
Total assets $ 5,492,093 $ 4,027,108
 
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity:
Interest-bearing deposits
Interest-bearing demand $ 600,717 $ 625 0.21 % $ 231,735 $ 130 0.11 %
Money market and savings 2,317,771 7,799 0.68 1,552,340 5,022 0.65
Time deposits   615,019   2,509 0.82     638,817   2,592   0.82  
Total interest bearing deposits $ 3,533,507 $ 10,933 0.62 $ 2,422,892 $ 7,744 0.64
FHLB advances   370,138   1,195 0.65     325,967   1,059   0.66  
Total interest-bearing liabilities $ 3,903,645 $ 12,128 0.63 $ 2,748,859 $ 8,803 0.65
Noninterest-bearing deposits 738,567 542,335
Other liabilities   29,067   20,086
Total liabilities $ 4,671,279 $ 3,311,280
 
Total stockholders’ equity   820,813   715,828
Total liabilities and
stockholders’ equity
$ 5,492,092 $ 4,027,108
 
Net interest income $ 100,169 $ 77,239  
 
Net interest spread (1) 3.95 % 4.29 %
 
Net interest margin (2) 4.09 % 4.43 %
 

(1) Net interest spread represents the average yield on interest-earning assets less the average rate on interest-bearing liabilities.

(2) Net interest margin is computed by dividing net interest income by total average interest-earning assets.

 
Asset Quality Information
(unaudited)   As of
June 30,   March 31,   June 30,
($ in thousands) 2015 2015 2014
Nonperforming assets
Nonaccrual loans $ 8,624 $ 8,411 $ 5,665
Real estate owned   3,965     4,277     7,343  
Total nonperforming assets 12,589 12,688 13,008
Nonperforming assets to total assets 0.22 % 0.23 % 0.30 %
 
Accruing loans 90 days or more past due $ 814 $ 1,188 $ 3,437
 
Accruing troubled debt restructured loans 291 296 82
 
Allowance for loan losses - Originated loans 28,512 22,342 13,813
Allowance for loan losses - Acquired loans   2,148     2,536     3,358  
Total allowance for loan losses 30,660 24,878 17,171
Remaining acquisition discount on acquired loans $ 26,090 $ 39,031 $ 50,280
Allowance for loan losses to non-accrual loans 355.5 % 295.8 % 303.1 %
Allowance for loan losses acquired loans to acquired loans 0.59 0.60 0.63
Allowance for loan losses originated loans to originated loans 0.67 0.57 0.48
Total allowance for loan losses to total loans 0.66 0.57 0.50

Allowance for loan losses and remaining acquisition discount on acquired loans to gross acquired loans (1)

7.23 8.96 9.19

Allowance for loan losses and remaining acquisition discount to total gross loans (1)

1.22 1.45 1.95
 

(1) Remaining acquisition discount is added back to acquired loans held for investment to calculate gross loans and added to allowance for loan losses to calculate the

coverage ratios.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Our accounting and reporting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP"). We believe that the presentation of certain non-GAAP financial measures assists investors in assessing our financial results. These non-GAAP measures include our return on average tangible equity, net interest income excluding acquisition accounting and tangible book value per as converted common share. These non-GAAP measures should be taken together with the corresponding GAAP measures and ratios and should not be considered a substitute of the GAAP measures and ratios.

The following tables present a reconciliation of the most comparable GAAP financial measures and ratios to the non-GAAP financial measures and ratios:

 
Non-GAAP return on average tangible equity
(unaudited)   For the three months ended   For the six months ended
June 30,   March 31,   June 30, June 30,   June 30,
($ in thousands) 2015 2015 2014 2015 2014
Average tangible equity:
Average stockholders' equity $ 832,916 $ 808,576 $ 753,436 $ 820,813 $ 715,828
Less:
Average goodwill 262,115

 

238,790 238,528 250,517 238,528
Average core deposit intangibles   11,680     12,334     14,236     12,005     14,566  
Average tangible equity 559,121 557,452 500,672 558,291 462,734
Net income $ 17,484 $ 11,076 $ 10,276 $ 28,561 $ 23,523
Return on average stockholders' equity 8.42 % 5.56 % 5.47 % 7.02 % 6.63 %
Non-GAAP return on average tangible equity 12.54 8.06 8.23 10.32 10.25
 
 
Non-GAAP net interest margin
(unaudited)   For the three months ended   For the six months ended
June 30,   March 31,   June 30, June 30,   June 30,
($ in thousands) 2015 2015 2014 2015 2014
Net interest income $ 54,978 $ 45,191 $ 37,498

 

$ 100,169 $ 77,239
Less: Accretion/amortization of acquisition discount/premium (1)   (11,356 )   (4,452 )   (5,339 )   (15,808 )   (16,202 )
Non-GAAP net interest income 43,622 40,739 32,159 84,361 61,037
 
Average interest earning assets $ 5,143,801 $ 4,735,319 $ 3,720,683 $ 4,940,689 $ 3,514,808
Add: Average unamortized acquisition discounts   37,488     42,453     54,563     39,553     59,799  
Non-GAAP average interest-earning assets 5,181,289 4,777,772 3,775,246 4,980,242 3,574,607
 
Net interest margin impact 0.91 % 0.41 % 0.63 % 0.67 % 0.99 %
 

(1) Accretion income on acquired loans only includes interest income recognized in excess of what would be accrued under the contractual terms as a result of acquisition accounting and loan exits through full payoff or charge-off, foreclosure or sale.

 
Non-GAAP tangible book value per as converted common share
(unaudited)   As of
June 30,   March 31,   June 30,
($ In thousands, except share amounts) 2015 2015 2014
Tangible equity:
Total stockholders' equity $ 838,944 $ 824,511 $ 775,420
Less:
Goodwill 262,115 262,115 238,528
Core deposit intangibles   11,354   11,981   13,862
Tangible equity 565,475 550,415 523,030
Shares of common stock outstanding 28,722,647 28,599,329 28,100,467

Shares of common stock to be issued upon conversion of preferred stock

  3,620,550   3,620,550   3,620,550

Total as converted shares of common stock outstanding (1)

  32,343,197   32,219,879   31,721,017
Book value per as converted common share 25.94 25.59 24.44
Tangible book value per as converted common share 17.48 17.08 16.49
 

(1) Common stock outstanding includes additional shares of common stock that would be issued upon conversion of all outstanding shares of preferred stock to common stock and excludes shares issuable upon exercise of warrants and options.

Contacts

Opus Bank
Ms. Nicole M. Carrillo
EVP, Chief Financial Officer
949-251-8133
or
Mr. Brett G. Villaume
SVP, Director of Investor Relations
949-224-8866

Contacts

Opus Bank
Ms. Nicole M. Carrillo
EVP, Chief Financial Officer
949-251-8133
or
Mr. Brett G. Villaume
SVP, Director of Investor Relations
949-224-8866