ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP - Quarter Report: 2022 March (Form 10-Q)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
| ☒ | Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | |||||||
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2022.
| ☐ | Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | |||||||
For the transition period from ______ to ______
Commission file number 001-15373
ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP
Incorporated in the State of Delaware
I.R.S. Employer Identification # 43-1706259
Address: 150 North Meramec
Clayton, MO 63105
Telephone: (314) 725-5500
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||||||||
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | EFSC | Nasdaq Global Select Market | ||||||||||||
| Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of 5.00% Fixed Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A | EFSCP | Nasdaq Global Select Market | ||||||||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
| Large accelerated filer | ☒ | Accelerated filer | ☐ | |||||||||||
| Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | Smaller reporting company | ☐ | |||||||||||
| Emerging growth company | ☐ | |||||||||||||
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act)
Yes ☐ No ☒
As of April 27, 2022, the Registrant had 37,241,812 shares of outstanding common stock, $0.01 par value per share.
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ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION | ||||||||
| Item 1. Financial Statements | ||||||||
| Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | ||||||||
| Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | ||||||||
| Item 4. Controls and Procedures | ||||||||
| PART II - OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||||
| Item 1. Legal Proceedings | ||||||||
| Item 1A. Risk Factors | ||||||||
| Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | ||||||||
| Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities | ||||||||
| Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures | ||||||||
| Item 5. Other Information | ||||||||
| Item 6. Exhibits | ||||||||
| Signatures | ||||||||
Glossary of Acronyms, Abbreviations and Entities
The acronyms and abbreviations identified below are used in various sections of this Form 10-Q, including “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” in Item 2 and the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of this Form 10-Q.
| ACL | Allowance for Credit Losses | FCBP | First Choice Bancorp | |||||||||||
| ASU | Accounting Standards Update | FHLB | Federal Home Loan Bank | |||||||||||
| Bank | Enterprise Bank & Trust | GAAP | Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (United States) | |||||||||||
| C&I | Commercial and Industrial | LIBOR | London Interbank Offered Rate | |||||||||||
| CECL | Current Expected Credit Loss | MD&A | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | |||||||||||
| Company | Enterprise Financial Services Corp | NIM | Net Interest Margin | |||||||||||
| CRE | Commercial Real Estate | PCD | Purchased Credit Deteriorated | |||||||||||
| EFSC | Enterprise Financial Services Corp | PPP | Paycheck Protection Program | |||||||||||
| Enterprise | Enterprise Financial Services Corp | SBA | Small Business Administration | |||||||||||
| FASB | Financial Accounting Standards Board | SEC | Securities and Exchange Commission | |||||||||||
| FCB | First Choice Bank | |||||||||||||
PART 1 - ITEM 1 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
| (in thousands, except share and per share data) | March 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | |||||||||
| Assets | |||||||||||
| Cash and due from banks | $ | 252,706 | $ | 209,177 | |||||||
| Federal funds sold | 224 | 1,356 | |||||||||
| Interest-earning deposits (including $135 and $14,595 pledged as collateral, respectively) | 1,728,390 | 1,811,156 | |||||||||
| Total cash and cash equivalents | 1,981,320 | 2,021,689 | |||||||||
| Interest-earning deposits greater than 90 days | 7,094 | 6,996 | |||||||||
| Securities available-for-sale | 1,392,444 | 1,366,006 | |||||||||
| Securities held-to-maturity, net | 541,039 | 429,681 | |||||||||
| Loans held-for-sale | 4,270 | 6,389 | |||||||||
| Loans | 9,056,073 | 9,017,642 | |||||||||
| Allowance for credit losses on loans | (139,212) | (145,041) | |||||||||
Total loans, net | 8,916,861 | 8,872,601 | |||||||||
| Other investments | 60,444 | 59,896 | |||||||||
| Fixed assets, net | 46,900 | 47,915 | |||||||||
| Goodwill | 365,164 | 365,164 | |||||||||
| Intangible assets, net | 20,855 | 22,286 | |||||||||
| Other assets | 370,378 | 338,735 | |||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 13,706,769 | $ | 13,537,358 | |||||||
| Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity | |||||||||||
| Noninterest-bearing deposit accounts | $ | 4,881,043 | $ | 4,578,436 | |||||||
| Interest-bearing transaction accounts | 2,547,482 | 2,465,884 | |||||||||
| Money market accounts | 2,794,536 | 2,890,976 | |||||||||
| Savings accounts | 883,599 | 800,210 | |||||||||
| Certificates of deposit: | |||||||||||
| Brokered | 129,017 | 128,970 | |||||||||
| Other | 468,458 | 479,323 | |||||||||
| Total deposits | 11,704,135 | 11,343,799 | |||||||||
| Subordinated debentures and notes | 155,031 | 154,899 | |||||||||
| FHLB advances | 50,000 | 50,000 | |||||||||
| Other borrowings | 228,846 | 353,863 | |||||||||
| Other liabilities | 95,580 | 105,681 | |||||||||
| Total liabilities | $ | 12,233,592 | $ | 12,008,242 | |||||||
| Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 5) | |||||||||||
| Shareholders' equity: | |||||||||||
| Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; 75,000 shares issued and outstanding | 71,988 | 71,988 | |||||||||
| Common stock, $0.01 par value; 75,000,000 shares authorized; 39,496,569 and 39,799,615 shares issued, respectively | 395 | 398 | |||||||||
| Treasury stock, at cost; 1,980,093 shares | (73,528) | (73,528) | |||||||||
| Additional paid in capital | 1,010,446 | 1,018,799 | |||||||||
| Retained earnings | 523,136 | 492,682 | |||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income | (59,260) | 18,777 | |||||||||
| Total shareholders' equity | 1,473,177 | 1,529,116 | |||||||||
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ | 13,706,769 | $ | 13,537,358 | |||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
| Three months ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| (in thousands, except per share data) | 2022 | 2021 | |||||||||
| Interest income: | |||||||||||
| Loans | $ | 96,123 | $ | 76,973 | |||||||
| Debt securities: | |||||||||||
| Taxable | 5,351 | 4,540 | |||||||||
| Nontaxable | 3,942 | 3,079 | |||||||||
| Interest-earning deposits | 817 | 189 | |||||||||
| Dividends on equity securities | 348 | 179 | |||||||||
| Total interest income | 106,581 | 84,960 | |||||||||
| Interest expense: | |||||||||||
| Deposits | 2,859 | 2,663 | |||||||||
| Subordinated debentures and notes | 2,220 | 2,819 | |||||||||
| FHLB advances | 195 | 195 | |||||||||
| Other borrowings | 142 | 160 | |||||||||
| Total interest expense | 5,416 | 5,837 | |||||||||
| Net interest income | 101,165 | 79,123 | |||||||||
| Provision (benefit) for credit losses | (4,068) | 46 | |||||||||
| Net interest income after provision for credit losses | 105,233 | 79,077 | |||||||||
| Noninterest income: | |||||||||||
| Deposit service charges | 4,163 | 3,084 | |||||||||
| Wealth management revenue | 2,622 | 2,483 | |||||||||
| Card services revenue | 3,040 | 2,496 | |||||||||
| Tax credit income (expense) | 2,608 | (1,041) | |||||||||
| Other income | 6,208 | 4,268 | |||||||||
| Total noninterest income | 18,641 | 11,290 | |||||||||
| Noninterest expense: | |||||||||||
| Employee compensation and benefits | 35,827 | 29,562 | |||||||||
| Occupancy | 4,586 | 3,751 | |||||||||
| Data processing | 3,260 | 2,890 | |||||||||
| Professional fees | 1,177 | 988 | |||||||||
| Merger-related expenses | — | 3,142 | |||||||||
| Other expense | 17,950 | 12,551 | |||||||||
| Total noninterest expense | 62,800 | 52,884 | |||||||||
| Income before income tax expense | 61,074 | 37,483 | |||||||||
| Income tax expense | 13,381 | 7,557 | |||||||||
| Net income | $ | 47,693 | $ | 29,926 | |||||||
| Dividends on preferred stock | 1,229 | — | |||||||||
| Net income available to common shareholders | $ | 46,464 | $ | 29,926 | |||||||
| Earnings per common share | |||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 1.23 | $ | 0.96 | |||||||
| Diluted | 1.23 | 0.96 | |||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)
| Three months ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| (in thousands) | 2022 | 2021 | |||||||||
| Net income | $ | 47,693 | $ | 29,926 | |||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss), after-tax: | |||||||||||
| Change in unrealized loss on available-for-sale debt securities | (79,353) | (10,920) | |||||||||
| Reclassification of gain on held-to-maturity securities | (704) | (1,149) | |||||||||
| Change in unrealized gain on cash flow hedges arising during the period | 1,751 | 847 | |||||||||
| Reclassification of loss on cash flow hedges | 269 | 279 | |||||||||
| Total other comprehensive loss, after-tax | (78,037) | (10,943) | |||||||||
| Comprehensive (loss) income | $ | (30,344) | $ | 18,983 | |||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity (Unaudited)
| Three months ended March 31, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ($ in thousands, except per share data) | Preferred Stock | Common Stock | Treasury Stock | Additional paid in capital | Retained earnings | Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | Total shareholders’ equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2021 | $ | 71,988 | $ | 398 | $ | (73,528) | $ | 1,018,799 | $ | 492,682 | $ | 18,777 | $ | 1,529,116 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | 47,693 | — | 47,693 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss | — | — | — | — | — | (78,037) | (78,037) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash dividends paid on common shares, $0.21 per share | — | — | — | — | (7,915) | — | (7,915) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash dividends paid on preferred shares, $16.389 per share | — | — | — | (1,229) | — | (1,229) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchase of common shares, 351,090 | — | (4) | — | (9,457) | (7,513) | — | (16,974) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance under equity compensation plans, 48,044 shares, net | — | 1 | — | (582) | (582) | — | (1,163) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation | — | — | — | 1,686 | — | — | 1,686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2022 | $ | 71,988 | $ | 395 | $ | (73,528) | $ | 1,010,446 | $ | 523,136 | $ | (59,260) | $ | 1,473,177 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three months ended March 31, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ($ in thousands, except per share data) | Preferred Stock | Common Stock | Treasury Stock | Additional paid in capital | Retained earnings | Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | Total shareholders’ equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2020 | $ | — | $ | 332 | $ | (73,528) | $ | 697,839 | $ | 417,212 | $ | 37,120 | $ | 1,078,975 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | 29,926 | — | 29,926 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss | — | — | — | — | — | (10,943) | (10,943) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash dividends paid on common shares, $0.18 per share | — | — | — | — | (5,627) | — | (5,627) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance under equity compensation plans, 48,970 shares, net | — | — | — | (1,109) | — | — | (1,109) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation | — | — | — | 1,275 | — | — | 1,275 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2021 | $ | — | $ | 332 | $ | (73,528) | $ | 698,005 | $ | 441,511 | $ | 26,177 | $ | 1,092,497 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
| Three months ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| (in thousands, except share data) | 2022 | 2021 | |||||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 47,693 | $ | 29,926 | |||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities | |||||||||||
| Depreciation | 1,472 | 1,581 | |||||||||
| Provision (benefit) for credit losses | (4,068) | 46 | |||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | 5,248 | 3,834 | |||||||||
| Net amortization of debt securities | 1,625 | 1,937 | |||||||||
| Net amortization (accretion) on loan discount/premiums | 429 | (736) | |||||||||
| Amortization of intangible assets | 1,429 | 1,415 | |||||||||
| Amortization of servicing assets | 648 | 165 | |||||||||
| Mortgage loans originated-for-sale | (27,811) | (49,065) | |||||||||
| Proceeds from mortgage loans sold | 29,636 | 52,908 | |||||||||
| Gain on: | |||||||||||
| Sale of other real estate | (19) | (47) | |||||||||
| Sale of state tax credits | (9) | (326) | |||||||||
| Share-based compensation | 1,686 | 1,275 | |||||||||
| Changes in other assets and liabilities, net | (8,076) | (46,588) | |||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 49,883 | (3,675) | |||||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | |||||||||||
| Net increase in loans | (39,536) | (69,907) | |||||||||
| Proceeds received from: | |||||||||||
| Paydown or maturity of debt securities, available-for-sale | 63,506 | 69,953 | |||||||||
| Paydown or maturity of debt securities, held-to-maturity | 5,097 | 18,220 | |||||||||
| Redemption of other investments | 1,248 | 752 | |||||||||
| Sale of state tax credits held for sale | 261 | 1,632 | |||||||||
| Sale of other real estate | 1,419 | 450 | |||||||||
| Settlement of bank-owned life insurance policies | 534 | — | |||||||||
| Payments for the purchase of: | |||||||||||
| Available-for-sale debt securities | (313,875) | (118,791) | |||||||||
| Held-to-maturity debt securities | (1,120) | — | |||||||||
| Other investments | (8,154) | (3,660) | |||||||||
| State tax credits held for sale | (7,212) | — | |||||||||
| Fixed assets | (457) | (489) | |||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (298,289) | (101,840) | |||||||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||||||
| Net increase in noninterest-bearing deposit accounts | 302,607 | 198,389 | |||||||||
| Net increase in interest-bearing deposit accounts | 57,729 | 331,666 | |||||||||
| Repayments of notes payable | (1,429) | (2,857) | |||||||||
| Net decrease in other borrowings | (123,589) | (68,835) | |||||||||
| Repurchase of common stock | (16,974) | — | |||||||||
| Cash dividends paid on common stock | (7,915) | (5,627) | |||||||||
| Cash dividends paid on preferred stock | (1,229) | — | |||||||||
| Taxes paid in net settlement of equity awards | (1,163) | (1,109) | |||||||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 208,037 | 451,627 | |||||||||
| Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | (40,369) | 346,112 | |||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | 2,021,689 | 537,703 | |||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | 1,981,320 | $ | 883,815 | |||||||
| Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: | |||||||||||
| Cash paid during the period for: | |||||||||||
| Interest | $ | 4,725 | $ | 4,836 | |||||||
| Income taxes | 979 | 30,167 | |||||||||
| Noncash investing and financing transactions: | |||||||||||
| Transfer to other real estate owned in settlement of loans | $ | — | $ | 1,236 | |||||||
| Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations | 4,178 | — | |||||||||
| Transfer of securities from available-for-sale to held-to-maturity | 116,927 | — | |||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The significant accounting policies used by Enterprise Financial Services Corp (the “Company,” “EFSC,” or “Enterprise”) in the preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements are summarized below:
Business and Consolidation
Enterprise is a financial holding company that provides a full range of banking and wealth management services to individuals and corporate customers primarily located in Arizona, California, Kansas, Missouri, Nevada, and New Mexico through its banking subsidiary, Enterprise Bank & Trust.
Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the year ending December 31, 2022. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, as filed with the SEC.
Basis of Financial Statement Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Except as disclosed herein, there has been no material change in the information disclosed in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries, all of which are wholly owned. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
In the opinion of management, the consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for the fair presentation of the statements of financial position, results of operations, and cash flow for the interim periods.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
FASB ASU 2021-01, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Scope (ASU 2021-01). ASU 2021-01 was issued in January 2021 and provided optional expedients and exceptions in ASC 848 to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. The amendment only applies to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform. The expedients and exceptions provided by the amendments will not apply to contract modifications made and hedging relationships entered into or evaluated after December 31, 2022, except for hedging relationships existing as of December 31, 2022, that an entity has elected certain optional expedients for and that are retained through the end of the hedging relationship. The amendments in this update were effective immediately upon issuance and did not have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements.
FASB ASU 2022-02, Financial Instruments–Credit Losses (Topic 326); Troubled Debt Restructurings and Vintage Disclosures. ASU 2022-02 was issued in March 2022 and eliminates the accounting guidance on troubled debt restructurings for creditors in ASC 310-40 and amends the guidance on “vintage disclosures” to require disclosure of current-period gross write-offs by year of origination. The ASU also updates the requirements related to accounting for credit losses under ASC 326 and adds enhanced disclosures for creditors with respect to loan refinancings and restructurings for borrowers experiencing financial difficulty. The amendments in this update will
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be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022 for entities that have adopted the amendments in ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments–Credit Losses (Topic 326) Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. The Company is evaluating the additional disclosure requirements and does not expect them to have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements.
Acquisitions and Divestitures
Acquisitions and business combinations are accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting. The assets and liabilities of the acquired entities have been recorded at their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition. Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired, including the amount assigned to identifiable intangible assets.
The purchase price allocation process requires an estimation of the fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed. When a business combination agreement provides for an adjustment to the cost of the combination contingent on future events, the Company includes an estimate of the acquisition-date fair value as part of the cost of the combination. To determine the fair values, the Company relies on third party valuations, such as appraisals, or internal valuations based on discounted cash flow analyses or other valuation techniques. Fair values are considered preliminary until final fair values are determined, or the measurement period has passed, which is no later than one year from the date of acquisition.
The results of operations of the acquired business are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition. Merger-related expenses include costs directly related to merger or acquisition activity and include legal and professional fees, system consolidation and conversion costs, and compensation costs such as severance and retention incentives for employees impacted by acquisition activity. The Company accounts for merger-related expenses in the periods in which the costs are incurred and the services are received.
For divestitures, the Company measures an asset (disposal group) classified as held-for-sale at the lower of its carrying value at the date the asset is initially classified as held-for-sale or its fair value less costs to sell. The Company reports the results of operations of an entity or group of components that either has been disposed of or held-for-sale as discontinued operations only if the disposal of that component represents a strategic shift that has or will have a major effect on an entity’s operations and financial results.
Any incremental direct costs incurred to transact the sale are allocated against the gain or loss on the sale. These costs typically include items such as legal fees, title transfer fees, broker fees, etc. Any goodwill and intangible assets associated with the portion of the reporting unit to be disposed of is included in the carrying amount of the business in determining the gain or loss on the sale.
NOTE 2 - EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic earnings per common share data is calculated by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per common share gives effect to all dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period using the treasury stock method.
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The following table presents a summary of per common share data and amounts for the periods indicated.
| Three months ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| (in thousands, except per share data) | 2022 | 2021 | |||||||||
| Net income available to common shareholders | $ | 46,464 | $ | 29,926 | |||||||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding | 37,788 | 31,247 | |||||||||
| Additional dilutive common stock equivalents | 70 | 59 | |||||||||
| Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding | 37,858 | 31,306 | |||||||||
| Basic earnings per common share: | $ | 1.23 | $ | 0.96 | |||||||
| Diluted earnings per common share: | 1.23 | 0.96 | |||||||||
For the three months ended March 31, 2022 common stock equivalents of approximately 276,000 were excluded from the earnings per share calculations because their effect would have been anti-dilutive. Comparatively, there were 222,000 common stock equivalents excluded in the prior year period.
NOTE 3 - INVESTMENTS
The following tables present the amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, allowance for credit losses and fair value of securities available for sale and held to maturity:
| March 31, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Amortized Cost | Gross Unrealized Gains | Gross Unrealized Losses | Fair Value | |||||||||||||||||||
| Available-for-sale securities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Obligations of U.S. Government-sponsored enterprises | $ | 247,906 | $ | — | $ | (12,322) | $ | 235,584 | |||||||||||||||
| Obligations of states and political subdivisions | 508,912 | 61 | (59,615) | 449,358 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Agency mortgage-backed securities | 607,080 | 1,034 | (27,918) | 580,196 | |||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills | 116,100 | 77 | (596) | 115,581 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate debt securities | 11,750 | 91 | (116) | 11,725 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total securities available for sale | $ | 1,491,748 | $ | 1,263 | $ | (100,567) | $ | 1,392,444 | |||||||||||||||
| Held-to-maturity securities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Obligations of states and political subdivisions | $ | 352,799 | $ | 10 | $ | (40,625) | $ | 312,184 | |||||||||||||||
| Agency mortgage-backed securities | 63,281 | — | (2,970) | 60,311 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate debt securities | 125,517 | 123 | (4,793) | 120,847 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total securities held-to-maturity | $ | 541,597 | $ | 133 | $ | (48,388) | $ | 493,342 | |||||||||||||||
| Allowance for credit losses | (558) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total securities held-to-maturity, net | $ | 541,039 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| December 31, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Amortized Cost | Gross Unrealized Gains | Gross Unrealized Losses | Fair Value | |||||||||||||||||||
| Available-for-sale securities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Obligations of U.S. Government-sponsored enterprises | $ | 175,409 | $ | 3 | $ | (1,901) | $ | 173,511 | |||||||||||||||
| Obligations of states and political subdivisions | 571,587 | 5,907 | (2,410) | 575,084 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Agency mortgage-backed securities | 509,243 | 8,485 | (3,869) | 513,859 | |||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury Bills | 90,971 | 220 | (21) | 91,170 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate debt securities | 11,750 | 632 | — | 12,382 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total securities available for sale | $ | 1,358,960 | $ | 15,247 | $ | (8,201) | $ | 1,366,006 | |||||||||||||||
| Held-to-maturity securities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Obligations of states and political subdivisions | $ | 236,379 | $ | 1,794 | $ | (730) | $ | 237,443 | |||||||||||||||
| Agency mortgage-backed securities | 68,105 | 940 | (666) | 68,379 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate debt securities | 125,811 | 3,039 | — | 128,850 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total securities held to maturity | $ | 430,295 | $ | 5,773 | $ | (1,396) | $ | 434,672 | |||||||||||||||
| Allowance for credit losses | (614) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total securities held-to-maturity, net | $ | 429,681 | |||||||||||||||||||||
During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company transferred $116.9 million of securities from available-for-sale to held-to-maturity. The Company believes the held-to-maturity category is consistent with the Company’s intent for these securities. The transfer of securities was made at fair value at the time of transfer. The unamortized portion of the unrealized holding gain at the time of transfer is retained in accumulated other comprehensive income and in the carrying value of held-to-maturity securities. The balance of held-to-maturity securities in the “Amortized cost” column in the table above includes a cumulative net unamortized unrealized gain of $20.3 million and $21.0 million at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. Such amounts are amortized over the remaining life of the securities.
At March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, there were no holdings of securities of any one issuer in an amount greater than 10% of shareholders’ equity, other than U.S. Government agencies and sponsored enterprises. The agency mortgage-backed securities are all issued by U.S. Government agencies and sponsored enterprises. Securities having a fair value of $581.4 million and $752.7 million at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, were pledged as collateral to secure deposits of public institutions and for other purposes as required by law or contract provisions.
The amortized cost and estimated fair value of debt securities at March 31, 2022, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. The weighted average life of the mortgage-backed securities is approximately 5 years.
| Available for sale | Held to maturity | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Amortized Cost | Estimated Fair Value | Amortized Cost | Estimated Fair Value | |||||||||||||||||||
| Due in one year or less | $ | 91,716 | $ | 91,680 | $ | 888 | $ | 891 | |||||||||||||||
| Due after one year through five years | 245,541 | 234,843 | 18,315 | 17,994 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Due after five years through ten years | 54,940 | 52,433 | 150,791 | 144,456 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Due after ten years | 492,471 | 433,292 | 308,322 | 269,690 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Agency mortgage-backed securities | 607,080 | 580,196 | 63,281 | 60,311 | |||||||||||||||||||
| $ | 1,491,748 | $ | 1,392,444 | $ | 541,597 | $ | 493,342 | ||||||||||||||||
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The following tables presents a summary of available-for-sale investment securities in an unrealized loss position:
| March 31, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than 12 months | 12 months or more | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Fair Value | Unrealized Losses | Fair Value | Unrealized Losses | Fair Value | Unrealized Losses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Obligations of U.S. Government-sponsored enterprises | $ | 208,467 | $ | 11,431 | $ | 11,109 | $ | 891 | $ | 219,576 | $ | 12,322 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Obligations of states and political subdivisions | 425,420 | 55,979 | 17,224 | 3,636 | 442,644 | 59,615 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Agency mortgage-backed securities | 405,833 | 22,383 | 47,576 | 5,535 | 453,409 | 27,918 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills | 105,513 | 596 | — | — | 105,513 | 596 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate debt securities | 9,634 | 116 | — | — | 9,634 | 116 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | 1,154,867 | $ | 90,505 | $ | 75,909 | $ | 10,062 | $ | 1,230,776 | $ | 100,567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than 12 months | 12 months or more | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Fair Value | Unrealized Losses | Fair Value | Unrealized Losses | Fair Value | Unrealized Losses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Obligations of U.S. Government-sponsored enterprises | $ | 163,634 | $ | 1,775 | $ | 4,874 | $ | 126 | $ | 168,508 | $ | 1,901 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Obligations of states and political subdivisions | 242,188 | 2,361 | 1,776 | 49 | 243,964 | 2,410 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Agency mortgage-backed securities | 259,047 | 3,685 | 6,467 | 184 | 265,514 | 3,869 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills | 60,961 | 21 | — | — | 60,961 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | 725,830 | $ | 7,842 | $ | 13,117 | $ | 359 | $ | 738,947 | $ | 8,201 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The unrealized losses at both March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 were primarily attributable to changes in market interest rates after the securities were purchased. At each of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had not recorded an ACL on available-for-sale securities.
Accrued interest receivable on held-to-maturity debt securities totaled $4.1 million and $3.4 million at March 31, 2022 and December 31 2021, respectively, and is excluded from the estimate of expected credit losses. The estimate of expected credit losses considers historical credit loss information adjusted for current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The ACL on held-to-maturity securities was $0.6 million at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021.
There were no sales of available-for-sale investment securities during the three months ended March 31, 2022 or 2021.
Other Investments
At March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, other investments totaled $60.4 million and $59.9 million, respectively. As a member of the FHLB system administered by the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the Bank is required to maintain a minimum investment in capital stock with the FHLB consisting of membership stock and activity-based stock. The FHLB capital stock of $12.0 million and $12.1 million at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, is recorded at cost, which represents redemption value, and is included in other investments in the consolidated balance sheets. The remaining amounts in other investments primarily include investments in SBICs, CDFIs, private equity investments, and the Company’s investment in unconsolidated trusts used to issue preferred securities to third parties.
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NOTE 4 - LOANS
The following table presents a summary of loans by category:
| (in thousands) | March 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | |||||||||
| Commercial and industrial | $ | 3,400,574 | $ | 3,396,590 | |||||||
| Real estate: | |||||||||||
| Commercial - investor owned | 2,184,126 | 2,141,143 | |||||||||
| Commercial - owner occupied | 2,094,012 | 2,035,785 | |||||||||
| Construction and land development | 702,630 | 734,073 | |||||||||
| Residential | 432,639 | 454,052 | |||||||||
| Total real estate loans | 5,413,407 | 5,365,053 | |||||||||
| Other | 250,433 | 265,137 | |||||||||
| Loans, before unearned loan fees | 9,064,414 | 9,026,780 | |||||||||
| Unearned loan fees, net | (8,341) | (9,138) | |||||||||
| Loans, including unearned loan fees | $ | 9,056,073 | $ | 9,017,642 | |||||||
PPP loans totaled $136.0 million at March 31, 2022, or $134.1 million net of deferred fees of $1.9 million. The loan balance at March 31, 2022 includes a net premium on acquired loans of $11.5 million. At March 31, 2022 loans of $2.9 billion were pledged to FHLB and the Federal Reserve Bank.
PPP loans totaled $276.2 million at December 31, 2021, or $272.0 million net of deferred fees of $4.2 million. The loan balance includes a net premium on acquired loans of $11.9 million at December 31, 2021. At December 31, 2021 loans of $2.5 billion were pledged to FHLB and the Federal Reserve Bank.
Accrued interest receivable totaled $29.6 million and $30.6 million at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, and was reported in Other Assets on the consolidated balance sheets.
A summary of the activity in the ACL on loans by category for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 is as follows:
| (in thousands) | Commercial and industrial | CRE - investor owned | CRE - owner occupied | Construction and land development | Residential real estate | Other | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Allowance for credit losses on loans: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2021 | $ | 63,825 | $ | 35,877 | $ | 17,560 | $ | 14,536 | $ | 7,927 | $ | 5,316 | $ | 145,041 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for credit losses | (1,481) | 121 | (582) | (1,574) | (456) | (336) | (4,308) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charge-offs | (2,159) | — | (180) | — | (887) | (86) | (3,312) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recoveries | 790 | 196 | 240 | 21 | 525 | 19 | 1,791 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2022 | $ | 60,975 | $ | 36,194 | $ | 17,038 | $ | 12,983 | $ | 7,109 | $ | 4,913 | $ | 139,212 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Commercial and industrial | CRE - investor owned | CRE - owner occupied | Construction and land development | Residential real estate | Other | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Allowance for credit losses on loans: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2020 | $ | 58,812 | $ | 32,062 | $ | 17,012 | $ | 21,413 | $ | 4,585 | $ | 2,787 | $ | 136,671 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for credit losses | 541 | 3,381 | 3,226 | (7,091) | (152) | 598 | 503 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charge-offs | (3,739) | (2,372) | (28) | — | (271) | (64) | (6,474) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recoveries | 327 | 34 | 9 | 235 | 143 | 79 | 827 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2021 | $ | 55,941 | $ | 33,105 | $ | 20,219 | $ | 14,557 | $ | 4,305 | $ | 3,400 | $ | 131,527 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The ACL on sponsor finance loans, which is included in the categories above, represented $19.1 million and $18.2 million, respectively, as of March 31, 2022 and December 30, 2021.
The CECL methodology incorporates various economic scenarios. The Company utilizes three forecasts in the model: Moody’s baseline, a stronger near-term growth upside and a moderate recession downside forecast. The Company weights these scenarios at 40%, 30%, and 30%, respectively, which added approximately $14.7 million to the ACL over the baseline model. These forecasts incorporate an expectation that government stimulus will decline, the Federal Reserve will wind down quantitative easing and continue raising the federal funds rate, that the pandemic will begin to slowly recede, and that the Russia-Ukraine military conflict will have a limited disruption on the economy. The Company has also recognized the risk posed by loans that have received multiple deferrals of principal and interest payments, including the hospitality sector, by allocating additional reserves to those segments. Some of the key risks to the forecasts that could result in future provision for credit losses are additional shutdowns and self-quarantines from another significant wave of COVID, continued or worsening supply-chain disruptions, labor shortages and declines in job growth, or a tightening of financial market conditions.
In addition to the CECL methodology, the Company incorporates qualitative adjustments into the ACL on loans to capture credit risks inherent within the loan portfolio that are not captured in the discounted cash flow (DCF) model. Included in these risks are 1) changes in lending policies and procedures, 2) actual and expected changes in business and economic conditions, 3) changes in the nature and volume of the portfolio, 4) changes in lending management, 5) changes in volume and the severity of past due loans, 6) changes in the quality of the loan review system, 7) changes in the value of underlying collateral, 8) the existence and effect of concentrations of credit and 9) other factors such as the regulatory, legal and competitive environments and events such as natural disasters and pandemics. At March 31, 2022, the ACL on loans included a qualitative adjustment of approximately $41.0 million. Of this amount, approximately $7.0 million was allocated to Sponsor Finance loans due to their unsecured nature.
The following tables present the recorded investment in nonperforming loans by category:
| March 31, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Nonaccrual | Restructured, accruing | Loans over 90 days past due and still accruing interest | Total nonperforming loans | Nonaccrual loans with no allowance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial and industrial | $ | 13,721 | $ | 2,663 | $ | 13 | $ | 16,397 | $ | 1,699 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Real estate: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial - investor owned | 1,565 | — | — | 1,565 | 1,364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial - owner occupied | 2,075 | — | — | 2,075 | 1,786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residential | 1,027 | 75 | — | 1,102 | 1,027 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 10 | — | 11 | 21 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 18,398 | $ | 2,738 | $ | 24 | $ | 21,160 | $ | 5,876 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| December 31, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Nonaccrual | Restructured, accruing | Loans over 90 days past due and still accruing interest | Total nonperforming loans | Nonaccrual loans with no allowance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial and industrial | $ | 17,052 | $ | 2,783 | $ | 1,703 | $ | 21,538 | $ | 5,685 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Real estate: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial - investor owned | 1,575 | — | — | 1,575 | 168 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial - owner occupied | 2,839 | — | — | 2,839 | 2,550 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residential | 1,971 | 76 | 1 | 2,048 | 1,348 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 12 | — | 12 | 24 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 23,449 | $ | 2,859 | $ | 1,716 | $ | 28,024 | $ | 9,751 | |||||||||||||||||||
The total nonperforming loan balances at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 exclude government guaranteed balances of $4.0 million and $6.5 million, respectively.
No interest income was recognized on nonaccrual loans during the three months ended March 31, 2022 or 2021.
The amortized cost basis of collateral-dependent nonperforming loans by class of loan is presented for the periods indicated:
| March 31, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
| Type of Collateral | |||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Commercial Real Estate | Residential Real Estate | Blanket Lien | ||||||||||||||
| Commercial and industrial | $ | 4,271 | $ | 79 | $ | 5,064 | |||||||||||
| Real estate: | |||||||||||||||||
| Commercial - investor owned | 165 | 1,200 | — | ||||||||||||||
| Commercial - owner occupied | 2,049 | 26 | — | ||||||||||||||
| Residential | — | 1,102 | — | ||||||||||||||
| Other | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 6,485 | $ | 2,407 | $ | 5,064 | |||||||||||
| December 31, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||
| Type of Collateral | |||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Commercial Real Estate | Residential Real Estate | Blanket Lien | ||||||||||||||
| Commercial and industrial | $ | 4,271 | $ | 209 | $ | 9,312 | |||||||||||
| Real estate: | |||||||||||||||||
| Commercial - investor owned | 169 | 1,200 | — | ||||||||||||||
| Commercial - owner occupied | 2,807 | 32 | — | ||||||||||||||
| Residential | — | 2,048 | — | ||||||||||||||
| Other | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 7,247 | $ | 3,489 | $ | 9,312 | |||||||||||
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There were no loans restructured during the three months ended March 31, 2022 or 2021.
No troubled debt restructurings subsequently defaulted during the three months ended March 31, 2022 or 2021.
The aging of the recorded investment in past due loans by class is presented for the periods indicated.
| March 31, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | 30-89 Days Past Due | 90 or More Days Past Due | Total Past Due | Current | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial and industrial | $ | 3,086 | $ | 5,204 | $ | 8,290 | $ | 3,390,433 | $ | 3,398,723 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Real estate: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial - investor owned | 1,461 | 1,565 | 3,026 | 2,181,100 | 2,184,126 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial - owner occupied | 4,692 | 1,698 | 6,390 | 2,087,622 | 2,094,012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction and land development | 2,680 | — | 2,680 | 699,950 | 702,630 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residential | 3,534 | 454 | 3,988 | 428,651 | 432,639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 35 | 10 | 45 | 243,898 | 243,943 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 15,488 | $ | 8,931 | $ | 24,419 | $ | 9,031,654 | $ | 9,056,073 | |||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | 30-89 Days Past Due | 90 or More Days Past Due | Total Past Due | Current | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial and industrial | $ | 24,447 | $ | 14,158 | $ | 38,605 | $ | 3,353,770 | $ | 3,392,375 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Real estate: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial - investor owned | 3,880 | — | 3,880 | 2,137,263 | 2,141,143 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial - owner occupied | 10,070 | 289 | 10,359 | 2,025,426 | 2,035,785 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction and land development | 24 | — | 24 | 734,049 | 734,073 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residential | 3,181 | 1,305 | 4,486 | 449,566 | 454,052 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 37 | 11 | 48 | 260,166 | 260,214 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 41,639 | $ | 15,763 | $ | 57,402 | $ | 8,960,240 | $ | 9,017,642 | |||||||||||||||||||
The Company categorizes loans into risk categories based on relevant information about the ability of borrowers to service their debt, such as current financial information, payment experience, credit documentation, and current economic factors among other factors. This analysis is performed on a quarterly basis. The Company uses the following definitions for risk ratings:
•Grades 1, 2, and 3 – Includes loans to borrowers with a continuous record of strong earnings, sound balance sheet condition and capitalization, ample liquidity with solid cash flow, and whose management team has experience and depth within their industry.
•Grade 4 – Includes loans to borrowers with positive trends in profitability, satisfactory capitalization and balance sheet condition, and sufficient liquidity and cash flow.
•Grade 5 – Includes loans to borrowers that may display fluctuating trends in sales, profitability, capitalization, liquidity, and cash flow.
•Grade 6 – Includes loans to borrowers where an adverse change or perceived weakness has occurred, but may be correctable in the near future. Alternatively, this rating category may also include circumstances where the borrower is starting to reverse a negative trend or condition, or has recently been upgraded from a 7, 8, or 9 rating.
•Grade 7 – Watch credits are borrowers that have experienced financial setback of a nature that is not determined to be severe or influence ‘ongoing concern’ expectations. Although possible, no loss is anticipated at this time, due to strong collateral and/or guarantor support.
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•Grade 8 – Substandard credits include those borrowers characterized by significant losses and sustained downward trends in balance sheet condition, liquidity, and cash flow. Repayment reliance may have shifted to secondary sources. Collateral exposure may exist and additional reserves may be warranted.
•Grade 9 – Doubtful credits include borrowers that may show deteriorating trends that are unlikely to be corrected. Collateral values may appear insufficient for full recovery, therefore requiring a partial charge-off, or debt renegotiation with the borrower. The borrower may have declared bankruptcy or bankruptcy is likely in the near term. All doubtful rated credits will be on nonaccrual.
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The recorded investment by risk category of loans by class and year of origination is presented in the following tables as of the dates indicated:
| March 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Term Loans by Origination Year | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | Prior | Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | Revolving Loans | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial and industrial | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass (1-6) | $ | 424,229 | $ | 1,011,220 | $ | 404,515 | $ | 268,244 | $ | 85,451 | $ | 174,346 | $ | 1,500 | $ | 812,823 | $ | 3,182,328 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Watch (7) | 20,941 | 28,450 | 16,364 | 2,060 | 9,312 | 10,728 | — | 78,321 | 166,176 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classified (8-9) | 6,231 | 7,950 | 2,144 | 3,840 | 1,585 | 3,416 | — | 10,383 | 35,549 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Commercial and industrial | $ | 451,401 | $ | 1,047,620 | $ | 423,023 | $ | 274,144 | $ | 96,348 | $ | 188,490 | $ | 1,500 | $ | 901,527 | $ | 3,384,053 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial real estate-investor owned | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass (1-6) | $ | 200,862 | $ | 617,625 | $ | 429,282 | $ | 321,521 | $ | 149,180 | $ | 303,994 | $ | 2,047 | $ | 47,800 | $ | 2,072,311 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Watch (7) | 937 | 20,600 | 31,411 | 18,304 | 79 | 27,153 | — | 2,062 | 100,546 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classified (8-9) | — | 1,268 | 3,306 | 829 | 798 | 5,010 | — | 50 | 11,261 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Commercial real estate-investor owned | $ | 201,799 | $ | 639,493 | $ | 463,999 | $ | 340,654 | $ | 150,057 | $ | 336,157 | $ | 2,047 | $ | 49,912 | $ | 2,184,118 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial real estate-owner occupied | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass (1-6) | $ | 159,921 | $ | 599,394 | $ | 408,931 | $ | 261,247 | $ | 144,644 | $ | 341,211 | $ | 438 | $ | 49,568 | $ | 1,965,354 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Watch (7) | 1,800 | 10,888 | 16,575 | 3,925 | 13,188 | 18,550 | — | 390 | 65,316 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classified (8-9) | 423 | 892 | 1,808 | 9,883 | 16,051 | 12,082 | — | 95 | 41,234 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Commercial real estate-owner occupied | $ | 162,144 | $ | 611,174 | $ | 427,314 | $ | 275,055 | $ | 173,883 | $ | 371,843 | $ | 438 | $ | 50,053 | $ | 2,071,904 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction real estate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass (1-6) | $ | 83,014 | $ | 321,327 | $ | 189,864 | $ | 35,507 | $ | 23,155 | $ | 14,797 | $ | — | $ | 4,079 | $ | 671,743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Watch (7) | 408 | 20,751 | 3,183 | 60 | 1,190 | 2,283 | — | — | 27,875 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classified (8-9) | — | — | — | 12 | 416 | 19 | — | — | 447 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Construction real estate | $ | 83,422 | $ | 342,078 | $ | 193,047 | $ | 35,579 | $ | 24,761 | $ | 17,099 | $ | — | $ | 4,079 | $ | 700,065 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residential real estate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass (1-6) | $ | 13,065 | $ | 100,396 | $ | 64,873 | $ | 20,400 | $ | 13,256 | $ | 113,869 | $ | 5,356 | $ | 93,591 | $ | 424,806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Watch (7) | 36 | 2,123 | 1 | 166 | 441 | 1,379 | — | 137 | 4,283 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classified (8-9) | 126 | 423 | — | 57 | 743 | 1,863 | — | 5 | 3,217 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total residential real estate | $ | 13,227 | $ | 102,942 | $ | 64,874 | $ | 20,623 | $ | 14,440 | $ | 117,111 | $ | 5,356 | $ | 93,733 | $ | 432,306 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass (1-6) | $ | 1,551 | $ | 101,746 | $ | 66,095 | $ | 21,453 | $ | 22,437 | $ | 14,845 | $ | — | $ | 7,521 | $ | 235,648 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Watch (7) | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2,391 | — | 5 | 2,399 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classified (8-9) | — | — | — | 8 | 9 | 14 | 1 | — | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Other | $ | 1,551 | $ | 101,746 | $ | 66,095 | $ | 21,461 | $ | 22,449 | $ | 17,250 | $ | 1 | $ | 7,526 | $ | 238,079 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total loans classified by risk category | $ | 913,544 | $ | 2,845,053 | $ | 1,638,352 | $ | 967,516 | $ | 481,938 | $ | 1,047,950 | $ | 9,342 | $ | 1,106,830 | $ | 9,010,525 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total loans classified by performing status | 45,548 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total loans | $ | 9,056,073 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Term Loans by Origination Year | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | Prior | Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans | Revolving Loans | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial and industrial | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass (1-6) | $ | 1,180,601 | $ | 477,374 | $ | 317,869 | $ | 132,851 | $ | 116,738 | $ | 82,846 | $ | 11,648 | $ | 854,102 | $ | 3,174,029 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Watch (7) | 35,005 | 17,502 | 9,404 | 9,880 | 12,217 | 10,979 | 4,037 | 53,595 | 152,619 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classified (8-9) | 14,917 | 3,530 | 3,840 | 1,689 | 2,988 | 813 | 787 | 10,996 | 39,560 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Commercial and industrial | $ | 1,230,523 | $ | 498,406 | $ | 331,113 | $ | 144,420 | $ | 131,943 | $ | 94,638 | $ | 16,472 | $ | 918,693 | $ | 3,366,208 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial real estate-investor owned | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass (1-6) | $ | 651,740 | $ | 476,946 | $ | 346,245 | $ | 146,107 | $ | 112,043 | $ | 217,808 | $ | 3,625 | $ | 68,236 | $ | 2,022,750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Watch (7) | 16,871 | 35,908 | 32,755 | 1,003 | 502 | 17,478 | 300 | 2,062 | 106,879 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classified (8-9) | 1,376 | 3,135 | 835 | 817 | 1,159 | 4,141 | — | 50 | 11,513 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Commercial real estate-investor owned | $ | 669,987 | $ | 515,989 | $ | 379,835 | $ | 147,927 | $ | 113,704 | $ | 239,427 | $ | 3,925 | $ | 70,348 | $ | 2,141,142 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial real estate-owner occupied | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass (1-6) | $ | 604,975 | $ | 423,263 | $ | 278,830 | $ | 164,210 | $ | 140,515 | $ | 235,973 | $ | 250 | $ | 48,349 | $ | 1,896,365 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Watch (7) | 12,825 | 13,585 | 4,301 | 16,774 | 10,274 | 15,764 | — | 300 | 73,823 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classified (8-9) | 2,048 | 556 | 9,181 | 17,016 | 6,432 | 6,959 | — | — | 42,192 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Commercial real estate-owner occupied | $ | 619,848 | $ | 437,404 | $ | 292,312 | $ | 198,000 | $ | 157,221 | $ | 258,696 | $ | 250 | $ | 48,649 | $ | 2,012,380 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction real estate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass (1-6) | $ | 310,140 | $ | 229,396 | $ | 70,531 | $ | 35,936 | $ | 14,860 | $ | 7,180 | $ | 568 | $ | 2,992 | $ | 671,603 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Watch (7) | 28,947 | 15,348 | 60 | 1,199 | 11,068 | 2,330 | — | — | 58,952 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classified (8-9) | — | — | 387 | 419 | — | 22 | — | — | 828 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Construction real estate | $ | 339,087 | $ | 244,744 | $ | 70,978 | $ | 37,554 | $ | 25,928 | $ | 9,532 | $ | 568 | $ | 2,992 | $ | 731,383 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residential real estate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass (1-6) | $ | 116,352 | $ | 66,481 | $ | 21,356 | $ | 14,841 | $ | 24,778 | $ | 103,840 | $ | 9,980 | $ | 87,146 | $ | 444,774 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Watch (7) | 2,425 | 2 | 622 | 1,157 | 248 | 1,305 | — | 79 | 5,838 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classified (8-9) | 414 | 169 | 554 | — | 12 | 2,024 | — | — | 3,173 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total residential real estate | $ | 119,191 | $ | 66,652 | $ | 22,532 | $ | 15,998 | $ | 25,038 | $ | 107,169 | $ | 9,980 | $ | 87,225 | $ | 453,785 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pass (1-6) | $ | 108,209 | $ | 68,806 | $ | 22,684 | $ | 23,145 | $ | 6,924 | $ | 13,832 | $ | 1,500 | $ | 9,166 | $ | 254,266 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Watch (7) | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2,440 | — | 1 | 2,445 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classified (8-9) | — | — | 10 | 10 | — | 16 | — | 2 | 38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Other | $ | 108,209 | $ | 68,806 | $ | 22,694 | $ | 23,159 | $ | 6,924 | $ | 16,288 | $ | 1,500 | $ | 9,169 | $ | 256,749 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total loans classified by risk category | $ | 3,086,845 | $ | 1,832,001 | $ | 1,119,464 | $ | 567,058 | $ | 460,758 | $ | 725,750 | $ | 32,695 | $ | 1,137,076 | $ | 8,961,647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total loans classified by performing status | 55,995 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total loans | $ | 9,017,642 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In the tables above, loan originations in 2022 and 2021 with a classification of watch or classified primarily represent renewals or modifications initially underwritten and originated in prior years.
For certain loans, primarily credit cards, the Company evaluates credit quality based on the aging status.
The following tables presents the recorded investment on loans based on payment activity as of the periods indicated:
| March 31, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Performing | Non Performing | Total | ||||||||||||||
| Commercial and industrial | $ | 14,657 | $ | 13 | $ | 14,670 | |||||||||||
| Real estate: | |||||||||||||||||
| Commercial - investor owned | 8 | — | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Commercial - owner occupied | 22,108 | — | 22,108 | ||||||||||||||
| Construction and land development | 2,565 | — | 2,565 | ||||||||||||||
| Residential | 333 | — | 333 | ||||||||||||||
| Other | 5,853 | 11 | 5,864 | ||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 45,524 | $ | 24 | $ | 45,548 | |||||||||||
| December 31, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Performing | Non Performing | Total | ||||||||||||||
| Commercial and industrial | $ | 26,166 | $ | 1 | $ | 26,167 | |||||||||||
| Real estate: | |||||||||||||||||
| Commercial - investor owned | 1 | — | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Commercial - owner occupied | 23,405 | — | 23,405 | ||||||||||||||
| Construction and land development | 2,690 | — | 2,690 | ||||||||||||||
| Residential | 267 | — | 267 | ||||||||||||||
| Other | 3,453 | 12 | 3,465 | ||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 55,982 | $ | 13 | $ | 55,995 | |||||||||||
NOTE 5 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The Company issues financial instruments with off balance sheet risk in the normal course of the business of meeting the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit. These instruments may involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets.
The Company’s extent of involvement and maximum potential exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instrument for commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit is represented by the contractual amount of these instruments.
The Company uses the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as it does for financial instruments included on its consolidated balance sheets.
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The contractual amounts of off-balance-sheet financial instruments are as follows:
| (in thousands) | March 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | |||||||||
| Commitments to extend credit | $ | 2,710,183 | $ | 2,481,173 | |||||||
| Letters of credit | 78,568 | 77,314 | |||||||||
Off-Balance Sheet Credit Risk
Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments usually have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses, may have significant usage restrictions, and may require payment of a fee. Of the total commitments to extend credit at March 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021, approximately $244.2 million and $238.7 million, respectively, represent fixed rate loan commitments. Since certain of the commitments may expire without being drawn upon or may be revoked, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. The Company evaluates each customer’s credit worthiness on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary by the Company upon extension of credit, is based on management’s credit evaluation of the borrower. Collateral held varies, but may include accounts receivable, inventory, premises and equipment, and real estate. Other liabilities includes $8.4 million and $7.6 million for estimated losses attributable to the unadvanced commitments at March 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021, respectively.
Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Company to guarantee the performance or payment of a customer to a third party. These standby letters of credit are issued to support contractual obligations of the Company’s customers. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as the risk involved in extending loans to customers. As of March 31, 2022, the approximate remaining terms of standby letters of credit range from 1 month to 11 years.
Contingencies
The Company and its subsidiaries are, from time to time, parties to various legal proceedings arising out of their businesses. Management believes there are no such proceedings pending or threatened against the Company or its subsidiaries which, if determined adversely, would have a material adverse effect on the business, consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
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NOTE 6 - DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Risk Management Objective of Using Derivatives
The Company is exposed to certain risk arising from both its business operations and economic conditions. The Company principally manages its exposures to a wide variety of business and operational risks through management of its core business activities. The Company manages economic risks, including interest rate, liquidity, and credit risk primarily by managing the amount, sources, and duration of its assets and liabilities and the use of derivative financial instruments. Specifically, the Company enters into derivative financial instruments to manage exposures that arise from business activities that result in the receipt or payment of future known and uncertain cash amounts, the value of which are determined by interest rates. The Company’s derivative financial instruments are used to manage differences in the amount, timing, and duration of the Company’s known or expected cash receipts and its known or expected cash payments principally related to the Company’s borrowings. The Company does not enter into derivative financial instruments for trading purposes.
Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk
The Company’s objectives in using interest rate derivatives are to add stability to interest expense and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish this objective, the Company primarily uses interest rate swaps as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount. These derivatives were used to hedge the variable cash flows associated with existing variable-rate debt. The Company has executed a series of cash flow hedges to fix the effective interest rate for payments due on $62.0 million of LIBOR-based junior subordinated debentures to a weighted-average-fixed rate of 2.62%.
Select terms of the hedges are as follows:
| $ in thousands | ||||||||||||||
| Notional | Fixed Rate | Maturity Date | ||||||||||||
| $ | 15,465 | 2.60 | % | March 15, 2024 | ||||||||||
| $ | 14,433 | 2.60 | % | March 30, 2024 | ||||||||||
| $ | 18,558 | 2.64 | % | March 15, 2026 | ||||||||||
| $ | 13,506 | 2.64 | % | March 17, 2026 | ||||||||||
The gain or loss on derivatives designated and qualified as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income and subsequently reclassified into interest expense in the same period(s) during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. Amounts reported in accumulated other comprehensive income related to derivatives will be reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are paid on the Company’s variable-rate debt. During the next twelve months, the Company estimates an additional $0.5 million will be reclassified as an increase to interest expense.
Non-designated Hedges
Derivatives not designated as hedges are not considered speculative and result from a service the Company provides to certain customers. The Company executes interest rate swaps with commercial banking customers to facilitate their respective risk management strategies. Those interest rate swaps are simultaneously hedged by offsetting derivatives the Company executes with a third party, such that the Company minimizes its net risk exposure resulting from such transactions. As the interest rate derivatives associated with this program do not meet the strict hedge accounting requirements, changes in the fair value of both the customer derivatives and the offsetting derivatives are recognized directly in earnings as a component of other noninterest income.
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The table below presents the fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments:
| Notional Amount | Derivative Assets | Derivative Liabilities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | March 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | March 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | March 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest rate swap | $ | 61,962 | $ | 61,962 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 212 | $ | 2,911 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Derivatives not Designated as Hedging Instruments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest rate swap | $ | 922,532 | $ | 918,698 | $ | 7,771 | $ | 12,869 | $ | 7,778 | $ | 12,883 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Derivative assets are classified on the balance sheet in other assets. Derivative liabilities are classified on the balance sheet in other liabilities. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The table below presents a gross presentation, the effects of offsetting, and a net presentation of the Company’s financial instruments that are subject to offsetting. The gross amounts of assets or liabilities can be reconciled to the tabular disclosure of fair value. The fair value table above provides the location that financial assets and liabilities are presented on the Balance Sheet.
| As of March 31, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Position | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Gross Amounts Recognized | Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial Position | Net Amounts of Assets presented in the Statement of Financial Position | Financial Instruments | Fair Value Collateral Received/ Pledged | Net Amount | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assets: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest rate swap | $ | 7,771 | $ | — | $ | 7,771 | $ | 1,796 | $ | 4,150 | $ | 1,825 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liabilities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest rate swap | $ | 7,990 | $ | — | $ | 7,990 | $ | 1,796 | $ | 75 | $ | 6,119 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Securities sold under agreements to repurchase | 207,417 | — | 207,417 | — | 207,417 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As of December 31, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Position | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Gross Amounts Recognized | Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial Position | Net Amounts of Assets presented in the Statement of Financial Position | Financial Instruments | Fair Value Collateral Received/ Pledged | Net Amount | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assets: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest rate swap | $ | 12,869 | $ | — | $ | 12,869 | $ | 1,033 | $ | — | $ | 11,836 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liabilities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest rate swap | $ | 15,794 | $ | — | $ | 15,794 | $ | 1,033 | $ | 14,031 | $ | 730 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Securities sold under agreements to repurchase | 331,006 | — | 331,006 | — | 331,006 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of March 31, 2022, the fair value of derivatives in a net liability position was $5.9 million, which includes accrued interest but excludes any adjustment for nonperformance risk. The Company has minimum collateral posting thresholds with certain of its derivative counterparties and has posted collateral of $0.1 million related to derivatives in a net liability position. Furthermore, the Company has received cash collateral from derivative counterparties on contracts that were in a net asset position as noted in the tables above.
NOTE 7 - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The following table summarizes financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis segregated by the level of the valuation inputs within the fair value hierarchy utilized to measure fair value:
| March 31, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Total Fair Value | |||||||||||||||||||
| Assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Securities available for sale | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Obligations of U.S. Government-sponsored enterprises | $ | — | $ | 235,584 | $ | — | $ | 235,584 | |||||||||||||||
| Obligations of states and political subdivisions | — | 449,358 | — | 449,358 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Agency mortgage-backed securities | — | 580,196 | — | 580,196 | |||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills | — | 115,581 | — | 115,581 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate debt securities | — | 11,725 | — | 11,725 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total securities available for sale | — | 1,392,444 | — | 1,392,444 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other investments | — | 2,843 | — | 2,843 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Derivatives | — | 7,771 | — | 7,771 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | — | $ | 1,403,058 | $ | — | $ | 1,403,058 | |||||||||||||||
| Liabilities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Derivatives | $ | — | $ | 7,990 | $ | — | $ | 7,990 | |||||||||||||||
| Total liabilities | $ | — | $ | 7,990 | $ | — | $ | 7,990 | |||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Total Fair Value | |||||||||||||||||||
| Assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Securities available for sale | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Obligations of U.S. Government-sponsored enterprises | $ | — | $ | 173,511 | $ | — | $ | 173,511 | |||||||||||||||
| Obligations of states and political subdivisions | — | 575,084 | — | 575,084 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Residential mortgage-backed securities | — | 513,859 | — | 513,859 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate debt securities | — | 12,382 | — | 12,382 | |||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills | — | 91,170 | — | 91,170 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total securities available-for-sale | — | 1,366,006 | — | 1,366,006 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other investments | — | 3,012 | — | 3,012 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Derivative financial instruments | — | 12,869 | — | 12,869 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | — | $ | 1,381,887 | $ | — | $ | 1,381,887 | |||||||||||||||
| Liabilities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Derivatives | $ | — | $ | 15,794 | $ | — | $ | 15,794 | |||||||||||||||
| Total liabilities | $ | — | $ | 15,794 | $ | — | $ | 15,794 | |||||||||||||||
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From time to time, the Company measures certain assets at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. These include assets measured at the lower of cost or fair value that were recognized at fair value below cost at the end of the period. The amounts reported in the following tables include balances measured at fair value during the reporting period and still held as of the reporting date.
| March 31, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Total Fair Value | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nonaccrual loans | $ | 3,591 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 3,591 | |||||||||||||||
| Other real estate | 674 | — | — | 674 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Loan servicing asset | 3,005 | — | 3,005 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 7,270 | $ | — | $ | 3,005 | $ | 4,265 | |||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Total Fair Value | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nonaccrual loans | $ | 6,406 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 6,406 | |||||||||||||||
| Other real estate | 632 | — | — | 632 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Loan servicing asset | 3,146 | 3,146 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 10,184 | $ | — | $ | 3,146 | $ | 7,038 | |||||||||||||||
The following table presents the gains (losses) recorded in relation to assets measured on a nonrecurring basis and still held as of the reporting date.
| Three months ended | |||||
| (in thousands) | March 31, 2022 | ||||
| Nonaccrual loans | $ | (1,781) | |||
| Other real estate | (121) | ||||
| Loan servicing asset | 156 | ||||
| Total | $ | (1,746) | |||
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Following is a summary of the carrying amounts and fair values of certain financial instruments:
| March 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Carrying Amount | Estimated fair value | Level | Carrying Amount | Estimated fair value | Level | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance sheet assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Securities held-to-maturity, net | $ | 541,039 | $ | 493,342 | Level 2 | $ | 429,681 | $ | 434,672 | Level 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other investments | 57,601 | 57,601 | Level 2 | 56,884 | 56,884 | Level 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loans held for sale | 4,270 | 4,270 | Level 2 | 6,389 | 6,389 | Level 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loans, net | 8,916,861 | 8,908,849 | Level 3 | 8,872,601 | 8,869,891 | Level 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| State tax credits, held for sale | 34,954 | 34,212 | Level 3 | 27,994 | 30,686 | Level 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Servicing asset | 6,066 | 6,066 | Level 2 | 6,714 | 6,714 | Level 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance sheet liabilities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Certificates of deposit | $ | 597,475 | $ | 587,009 | Level 3 | $ | 608,293 | $ | 606,177 | Level 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subordinated debentures and notes | 155,031 | 155,408 | Level 2 | 154,899 | 155,972 | Level 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FHLB advances | 50,000 | 48,627 | Level 2 | 50,000 | 51,527 | Level 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other borrowings and notes payable | 228,846 | 228,846 | Level 2 | 353,863 | 353,863 | Level 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For information regarding the methods and assumptions used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments refer to Note 19 – Fair Value Measurements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, as filed with the SEC.
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NOTE 8 - SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Shareholders’ Equity
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
The following tables present the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income after-tax by component:
| Three months ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Available-for-Sale Debt Securities | Unamortized Gain (Loss) on Held-to-Maturity Securities | Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedges | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, December 31, 2021 | $ | 5,271 | $ | 15,684 | $ | (2,178) | $ | 18,777 | |||||||||||||||
| Net change | $ | (79,353) | $ | (704) | $ | 2,020 | $ | (78,037) | |||||||||||||||
| Transfer from available-for-sale to held-to-maturity | $ | (197) | $ | 197 | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, March 31, 2022 | $ | (74,279) | $ | 15,177 | $ | (158) | $ | (59,260) | |||||||||||||||
| Three months ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Available-for-Sale Debt Securities | Unamortized Gain (Loss) on Held-to-Maturity Securities | Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedges | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, December 31, 2020 | $ | 22,320 | $ | 19,308 | $ | (4,508) | $ | 37,120 | |||||||||||||||
| Net change | $ | (10,920) | $ | (1,149) | $ | 1,126 | $ | (10,943) | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, March 31, 2021 | $ | 11,400 | $ | 18,159 | $ | (3,382) | $ | 26,177 | |||||||||||||||
The following tables present the pre-tax and after-tax changes in the components of other comprehensive income:
| Three months ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Pre-tax | Tax effect | After-tax | Pre-tax | Tax effect | After-tax | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in unrealized loss on available-for-sale debt securities | $ | (106,087) | $ | (26,734) | $ | (79,353) | $ | (14,541) | $ | (3,621) | $ | (10,920) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Reclassification of gain on held-to-maturity securities(b) | (941) | (237) | (704) | (1,530) | (381) | (1,149) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in unrealized loss on cash flow hedges arising during the period | 2,341 | 590 | 1,751 | 1,128 | 281 | 847 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reclassification of loss on cash flow hedges(b) | 359 | 90 | 269 | 372 | 93 | 279 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total other comprehensive loss | $ | (104,328) | $ | (26,291) | $ | (78,037) | $ | (14,571) | $ | (3,628) | $ | (10,943) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(a)The pre-tax amount is reported in noninterest income/expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations
(b)The pre-tax amount is reported in interest income/expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations
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NOTE 9 - SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The following table presents miscellaneous income and other expense components that exceed one percent of the aggregate of total interest income and other income in one or more of the periods indicated:
| Quarter ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| ($ in thousands) | 2022 | 2021 | |||||||||
| Other income: | |||||||||||
| Community development fees | $ | 2,166 | $ | 172 | |||||||
| Gain on sale of mortgages | 294 | 1,191 | |||||||||
| Other income | 3,748 | 2,905 | |||||||||
| Total other noninterest income | $ | 6,208 | $ | 4,268 | |||||||
| Other expense: | |||||||||||
| Amortization expense | $ | 1,430 | $ | 1,415 | |||||||
| Banking expense | 1,501 | 1,194 | |||||||||
| Deposit costs | 4,260 | 2,342 | |||||||||
| FDIC and other insurance | 1,855 | 963 | |||||||||
| Loan, legal expenses | 1,733 | 1,583 | |||||||||
| Outside services | 1,262 | 1,237 | |||||||||
| Other expense | 5,909 | 3,817 | |||||||||
| Total other noninterest expense | $ | 17,950 | $ | 12,551 | |||||||
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ITEM 2: MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Forward Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains information and statements that are considered “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on the Company, and include, without limitation, statements about the Company’s plans, strategies, goals, objectives, expectations, or consequences of statements about the future performance, operations, products and services of the Company and its subsidiaries, as well as statements about the Company’s expectations regarding revenue and asset growth, financial performance and profitability, loan and deposit growth, yields and returns, loan diversification and credit management, products and services, shareholder value creation and the impact of the First Choice acquisition and other acquisitions. Forward-looking statements are typically identified with the use of terms such as “may,” “might,” “will,” “would,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “could,” “continue,” “intend,” and the negative and other variations of these terms and similar words and expressions, although some forward-looking statements may be expressed differently. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties and our ability to predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. You should be aware that our actual results could differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements.
The COVID-19 pandemic is continuing to adversely affect us, our customers, counterparties, employees, and third-party service providers, and the ultimate extent of the impacts on our business, financial position, results of operations, liquidity, and prospects remain uncertain. Continued deterioration in general business and economic conditions, including further increases in unemployment rates, or turbulence in domestic or global financial markets could adversely affect our revenues and the values of our assets and liabilities, reduce the availability of funding, lead to a tightening of credit, and further increase stock price volatility. In addition, changes to statutes, regulations, or regulatory policies or practices as a result of, or in response to COVID-19, could affect us in substantial and unpredictable ways. Other factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: our ability to efficiently integrate acquisitions, including the First Choice acquisition, into our operations, retain the customers of these businesses and grow the acquired operations; credit risk; changes in the appraised valuation of real estate securing impaired loans; our ability to recover our investment in loans; fluctuations in the fair value of collateral underlying loans; outcomes of litigation and other contingencies; exposure to general and local economic conditions; risks associated with rapid increases or decreases in prevailing interest rates; changes in business prospects that could impact goodwill estimates and assumptions; consolidation within the banking industry; competition from banks and other financial institutions; the ability to attract and retain relationship officers and other key personnel; burdens imposed by federal and state regulation; changes in regulatory requirements; changes in accounting policies and practices or accounting standards; changes in the method of determining LIBOR and the phase-out of LIBOR; natural disasters; war (including the war in Ukraine) or terrorist activities, or pandemics, including the COVID-19 pandemic, and their effects on economic and business environments in which we operate, including the ongoing disruption to the financial market and other economic activity caused by the COVID-19 pandemic; and other risks discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” under Part 1, Item 1A of our 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K, and other reports filed with the SEC, all of which could cause the Company’s actual results to differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s analysis and expectations only as of the date of such statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company does not intend, and undertakes no obligation, to publicly revise or update forward-looking statements after the date of this report, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by federal securities law. You should understand that it is not possible to predict or identify all risk factors. Readers should carefully review all disclosures we file from time to time with the SEC which are available on our website at www.enterprisebank.com under “Investor Relations.”
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Introduction
The following discussion describes the significant changes to the financial condition of the Company that have occurred during the first three months of 2022 compared to the financial condition as of December 31, 2021. In addition, this discussion summarizes the significant factors affecting the results of operations of the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to the linked fourth quarter (“linked quarter”) in 2021 and the results of operations, liquidity and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021. In light of the nature of the Company’s business, which is not seasonal, the Company’s management believes that the comparison to the linked quarter is the most relevant to understand the financial results from management’s perspective. For purposes of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the Company is presenting a comparison to the corresponding year-to-date period in 2021. This discussion should be read in conjunction with the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements included in this report and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.
Critical Accounting Policies
The Company’s critical accounting policies are considered important to the understanding of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. These accounting policies require management’s most difficult, subjective and complex judgments about matters that are inherently uncertain. Because these estimates and judgments are based on current circumstances, they may change over time or prove to be inaccurate based on actual experience. If different assumptions or conditions were to prevail, and depending upon the severity of such changes, the possibility of a materially different financial condition and/or results of operations could reasonably be expected.
A full description of our critical accounting policies and the impact and any associated risks related to those policies on our business operations are discussed throughout “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” where such policies affect our reported and expected financial results. For a detailed discussion on the application of these and other accounting policies, see the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.
The Company has prepared the consolidated financial information in this report in accordance with GAAP. The Company makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Such estimates include the valuation of loans, goodwill, intangible assets, and other long-lived assets, along with assumptions used in the calculation of income taxes, among others. These estimates and assumptions are based on management’s best estimates and judgment. Management evaluates its estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis using loss experience and other factors, including the current economic environment, which management believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. We adjust such estimates and assumptions when facts and circumstances dictate. As future events and their effects cannot be determined with precision, actual results could differ significantly from these estimates. Changes in estimates resulting from continuing changes in the economic environment will be reflected in the financial statement in future periods. There can be no assurances that actual results will not differ from those estimates.
Allowance for Credit Losses
Utilizing the CECL methodology, the Company maintains separate allowances for funded loans, unfunded loans, and held-to-maturity securities, collectively the ACL. The ACL is a valuation account to adjust the cost basis to the amount expected to be collected, based on management’s estimate of experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. For purposes of determining the allowance for funded and unfunded loans, the portfolios are segregated into pools that share similar risk characteristics that are then further segregated by credit grades. Loans that do not share similar risk characteristics are evaluated on an individual basis and are not included in the collective evaluation. The Company estimates the amount of the allowance based on loan loss experience, adjusted for current and forecasted economic conditions, including unemployment, changes in GDP, and commercial and residential real estate prices. The Company’s forecast of economic conditions uses internal and external information
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and considers a weighted average of a baseline, upside, and downside scenarios. Because economic conditions can change and are difficult to predict, the anticipated amount of estimated loan defaults and losses, and therefore the adequacy of the allowance, could change significantly and have a direct impact on the Company’s credit costs. The Company’s allowance for credit losses on loans was $139.2 million at March 31, 2022 based on the weighting of the different economic scenarios. As a hypothetical example, if the Company had only used the upside scenario, the allowance would have decreased $4.2 million. Conversely, the allowance would have increased $48.4 million using only the downside scenario.
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Executive Summary
The Company closed its acquisition of FCBP on July 21, 2021. The results of operations of FCBP are included in our results from this date forward.
Below are highlights of the Company’s financial performance for the periods indicated.
| (in thousands, except per share data) | Three months ended | ||||||||||||||||
| March 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | March 31, 2021 | |||||||||||||||
| EARNINGS | |||||||||||||||||
| Total interest income | $ | 106,581 | $ | 107,641 | $ | 84,960 | |||||||||||
| Total interest expense | 5,416 | 5,581 | 5,837 | ||||||||||||||
| Net interest income | 101,165 | 102,060 | 79,123 | ||||||||||||||
| Provision (benefit) for credit losses | (4,068) | (3,660) | 46 | ||||||||||||||
| Net interest income after provision for credit losses | 105,233 | 105,720 | 79,077 | ||||||||||||||
| Total noninterest income | 18,641 | 22,630 | 11,290 | ||||||||||||||
| Total noninterest expense | 62,800 | 63,694 | 52,884 | ||||||||||||||
| Income before income tax expense | 61,074 | 64,656 | 37,483 | ||||||||||||||
| Income tax expense | 13,381 | 13,845 | 7,557 | ||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 47,693 | $ | 50,811 | $ | 29,926 | |||||||||||
| Preferred stock dividends | 1,229 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Net income available to common shareholders | $ | 46,464 | $ | 50,811 | $ | 29,926 | |||||||||||
| Basic earnings per share | $ | 1.23 | $ | 1.33 | $ | 0.96 | |||||||||||
| Diluted earnings per share | $ | 1.23 | $ | 1.33 | $ | 0.96 | |||||||||||
| Return on average assets | 1.42 | % | 1.52 | % | 1.22 | % | |||||||||||
| Return on average common equity | 12.87 | % | 13.81 | % | 11.07 | % | |||||||||||
Return on average tangible common equity1 | 17.49 | % | 18.81 | % | 14.92 | % | |||||||||||
| Net interest margin (tax equivalent) | 3.28 | % | 3.32 | % | 3.50 | % | |||||||||||
| Efficiency ratio | 52.42 | % | 51.08 | % | 58.49 | % | |||||||||||
Core efficiency ratio1 | 52.43 | % | 49.22 | % | 55.02 | % | |||||||||||
| Book value per common share | $ | 37.35 | $ | 38.53 | $ | 34.95 | |||||||||||
Tangible book value per common share1 | $ | 27.06 | $ | 28.28 | $ | 25.92 | |||||||||||
| ASSET QUALITY | |||||||||||||||||
| Net charge-offs | $ | 1,521 | $ | 3,263 | $ | 5,647 | |||||||||||
| Nonperforming loans | 21,160 | 28,024 | 36,659 | ||||||||||||||
| Classified assets | 93,199 | 100,797 | 114,713 | ||||||||||||||
| Nonperforming loans to total loans | 0.23 | % | 0.31 | % | 0.50 | % | |||||||||||
| Nonperforming assets to total assets | 0.17 | % | 0.23 | % | 0.42 | % | |||||||||||
| ACL on loans to total loans | 1.54 | % | 1.61 | % | 1.80 | % | |||||||||||
| Net charge-offs to average loans (annualized) | 0.07 | % | 0.14 | % | 0.32 | % | |||||||||||
| (1) A non-GAAP measure. A reconciliation has been included in this section under the caption “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.” | |||||||||||||||||
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Financial results and other notable items include:
•The Company was active in continuing to support its customers in the PPP. Details of PPP loans are noted in the following table:
| Quarter ended | |||||||||||
| (in thousands) | March 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | |||||||||
| PPP loans outstanding, net of deferred fees | $ | 134,084 | $ | 271,958 | |||||||
| Average PPP loans outstanding, net | 194,382 | 365,295 | |||||||||
| PPP interest and fee income recognized | 2,858 | 4,864 | |||||||||
| PPP deferred fees remaining | 1,851 | 4,215 | |||||||||
| PPP average yield | 5.96 | % | 5.28 | % | |||||||
PPP has impacted the Company’s financial metrics in all periods since the Company began participating in April 2020. Loan and deposit growth, earnings per share, and return on assets all increased due to the PPP. Conversely, the allowance coverage ratio, the leverage ratio and the ratio of tangible common equity to tangible assets all decreased. The net interest margin has benefited in quarters where loan forgiveness has been approved by the SBA and related loan fees have been accelerated into income. Since the PPP loans are guaranteed by the SBA, CET1, Tier 1 and total risk-based capital are not impacted by PPP loan balances.
•Pre-provision net revenue1 (“PPNR”) of $57.0 million in the first quarter 2022 decreased $6.3 million from the linked quarter PPNR of $63.3 million and increased $16.3 million from $40.7 million in the prior year quarter. The decrease from the linked quarter was primarily due to a decline in PPP loan income as the PPP loan portfolio winds down and lower noninterest income that typically declines from a peak in the fourth quarter. The increase from the prior year quarter was primarily due to the acquisition of FCBP in the third quarter 2021, partially offset by a decline in PPP income.
1 PPNR is a non-GAAP measure. Refer to discussion and reconciliation of these measures in the accompanying financial tables.
•Net interest income of $101.2 million for the first quarter 2022 decreased $0.9 million from the linked quarter, primarily due to a decline in PPP income. Net interest margin (“NIM”) was 3.28% for the first quarter 2022, compared to 3.32% for the linked quarter. Net interest income for the first quarter 2022 increased $22.0 million from the prior year quarter. This was due primarily to the acquisition of FCBP, organic growth in the loan portfolio, and an expanded investment portfolio, partially offset by a decline in PPP income.
•Noninterest income of $18.6 million for the first quarter 2022 decreased $4.0 million from the linked quarter and increased $7.4 million from the prior year quarter. A decline in tax credit income from a seasonally strong linked quarter and a decline in other income were the primary drivers of the linked quarter decrease. The increase from the prior year quarter was due primarily to an increase in noninterest income from the FCBP acquisition and higher tax credit income due to a low volume quarter in the prior year.
Balance sheet highlights:
•Loans – Total loans increased $38.4 million to $9.1 billion at March 31, 2022, compared to $9.0 billion at December 31, 2021. PPP loans declined $137.9 million. Excluding PPP, loans grew $176.3 million, or 8%, on an annualized basis from December 31, 2021. Loan growth was primarily attributed to the specialty lending niches. Average loans totaled $9.0 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 compared to $9.0 billion for the fourth quarter 2021.
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•Deposits – Total deposits increased $360.3 million, to $11.7 billion at March 31, 2022 from $11.3 billion at December 31, 2021. The specialty deposit groups have had continued success in generating deposit growth, increasing deposits by $273.7 million in the first quarter 2022 compared to December 31, 2021. Average deposits totaled $11.5 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 compared to $11.2 billion for the fourth quarter 2021. Noninterest deposit accounts represented 41.7% of total deposits and the loan to deposit ratio was 77.4% at March 31, 2022.
•Asset quality – The allowance for credit losses on loans to total loans was 1.54% at March 31, 2022, compared to 1.61% at December 31, 2021. Nonperforming assets to total assets was 0.17% at March 31, 2022 compared to 0.23% at December 31, 2021. Due to the improvement in credit quality and macroeconomic forecasts, a provision benefit of $4.1 million was recorded in the first quarter 2022, compared to a provision benefit of $3.7 million in the fourth quarter 2021. Loan growth and the provision benefit in the first quarter 2022 contributed to the decline in the ratio of allowance for credit losses to total loans.
•Shareholders’ equity – Total shareholders’ equity was $1.47 billion at March 31, 2022, compared to $1.53 billion at December 31, 2021, and the tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio2 was 7.62% at March 31, 2022 compared to 8.13% at December 31, 2021. The decline in the tangible common equity ratio was primarily due to a $78.0 million decrease in accumulated other comprehensive income driven primarily from a decrease in the fair value of the available-for-sale investment portfolio. The Company and the Bank’s regulatory capital ratios exceeded the “well-capitalized” level at March 31, 2022.
The Company repurchased 351,090 shares totaling $17.0 million in the first quarter 2022 for an average price of $48.35 per share. The Company has 349,383 shares available for repurchase under its common stock repurchase authorization.
The Company’s Board of Directors unanimously approved a quarterly dividend of $0.22 per common share, payable on June 30, 2022 to shareholders of record as of June 15, 2022, an increase of $0.01, or 5.0%, compared to the first quarter 2022. The Board of Directors also declared a cash dividend of $12.50 per share of Series A Preferred Stock (or $0.3125 per depositary share) representing a 5% per annum rate for the period commencing (and including) March 15, 2022 to (but excluding) June 15, 2022. The dividend will be payable on June 15, 2022 to shareholders of record on May 31, 2022.
2 Tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio is a non-GAAP measure. Refer to discussion and reconciliation of these measures in the accompanying financial tables.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Net Interest Income
Average Balance Sheet
The following tables present, for the periods indicated, certain information related to our average interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, as well as the corresponding interest rates earned and paid, all on a tax equivalent basis.
| Three months ended March 31, | Three months ended December 31, | Three months ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Average Balance | Interest Income/Expense | Average Yield/ Rate | Average Balance | Interest Income/Expense | Average Yield/ Rate | Average Balance | Interest Income/Expense | Average Yield/ Rate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest-earning assets: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total loans1.2 | 9,005,875 | 96,301 | 4.34 | % | 9,030,982 | 98,412 | 4.32 | % | 7,192,776 | 77,073 | 4.35 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxable securities | 1,151,743 | 5,699 | 2.01 | 1,021,007 | 5,070 | 1.97 | 849,123 | 4,719 | 2.25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-taxable securities2 | 772,226 | 5,270 | 2.77 | 732,152 | 5,076 | 2.75 | 568,182 | 4,099 | 2.93 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total securities | 1,923,969 | 11,786 | 2.31 | 1,753,159 | 10,736 | 2.30 | 1,417,305 | 8,818 | 2.52 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest-earning deposits | 1,781,272 | 817 | 0.19 | 1,589,008 | 590 | 0.15 | 679,659 | 189 | 0.11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total interest-earning assets | 12,711,116 | 108,087 | 3.45 | 12,373,149 | 109,148 | 3.50 | 9,289,740 | 86,080 | 3.76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Noninterest-earning assets | 902,887 | 894,044 | 650,312 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 13,614,003 | $ | 13,267,193 | $ | 9,940,052 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest-bearing liabilities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest-bearing transaction accounts | $ | 2,505,319 | $ | 536 | 0.09 | % | $ | 2,383,059 | $ | 491 | 0.08 | % | $ | 1,887,059 | $ | 328 | 0.07 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Money market accounts | 2,872,302 | 1,460 | 0.21 | 2,853,655 | 1,412 | 0.20 | 2,350,592 | 975 | 0.17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Savings | 817,431 | 66 | 0.03 | 776,695 | 64 | 0.03 | 654,662 | 48 | 0.03 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Certificates of deposit | 607,133 | 797 | 0.53 | 616,347 | 831 | 0.53 | 537,166 | 1,312 | 0.99 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total interest-bearing deposits | 6,802,185 | 2,859 | 0.17 | 6,629,756 | 2,798 | 0.17 | 5,429,479 | 2,663 | 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subordinated debentures | 154,959 | 2,220 | 5.81 | 171,453 | 2,439 | 5.64 | 203,694 | 2,819 | 5.61 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FHLB advances | 50,000 | 195 | 1.58 | 50,000 | 199 | 1.58 | 50,000 | 195 | 1.58 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Securities sold under agreements to repurchase | 262,252 | 60 | 0.09 | 246,525 | 60 | 0.10 | 231,527 | 60 | 0.11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other borrowed funds | 22,841 | 82 | 1.46 | 24,270 | 85 | 1.39 | 28,650 | 100 | 1.42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total interest-bearing liabilities | 7,292,237 | 5,416 | 0.30 | 7,122,004 | 5,581 | 0.31 | 5,943,350 | 5,837 | 0.40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Noninterest bearing liabilities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demand deposits | 4,692,027 | 4,537,247 | 2,777,900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other liabilities | 93,518 | 112,546 | 122,321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total liabilities | 12,077,782 | 11,771,797 | 8,843,571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shareholders' equity | 1,536,221 | 1,495,396 | 1,096,481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total liabilities & shareholders' equity | $ | 13,614,003 | $ | 13,267,193 | $ | 9,940,052 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net interest income | $ | 102,671 | $ | 103,567 | $ | 80,243 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net interest spread | 3.15 | % | 3.19 | % | 3.36 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net interest margin | 3.28 | % | 3.32 | % | 3.50 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 Average balances include nonaccrual loans. Interest income includes loan fees of $5.2 million, $6.3 million, and $8.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, December 31, 2021, and March 31, 2021, respectively.
2 Non-taxable income is presented on a fully tax-equivalent basis using a 25.2% tax rate. The tax-equivalent adjustments were $1.5 million, $1.4 million, and $1.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, December 31, 2021, and March 31, 2021, respectively.
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Rate/Volume
The following table sets forth, on a tax-equivalent basis for the periods indicated, a summary of the changes in interest income and interest expense resulting from changes in yield/rates and volume.
| Quarter ended March 31, 2022 | Quarter ended March 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| compared to | compared to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quarter ended December 31, 2021 | Quarter ended March 31, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Increase (decrease) due to | Increase (decrease) due to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Volume(1) | Rate(2) | Net | Volume(1) | Rate(2) | Net | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest earned on: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loans(3) | (1,124) | (987) | (2,111) | 19,244 | (16) | 19,228 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxable securities | 542 | 86 | 628 | 1,527 | (547) | 980 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-taxable securities(3) | 172 | 23 | 195 | 1,405 | (234) | 1,171 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest-earning deposits | 71 | 156 | 227 | 434 | 194 | 628 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total interest-earning assets | $ | (339) | $ | (722) | $ | (1,061) | $ | 22,610 | $ | (603) | $ | 22,007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest paid on: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest-bearing transaction accounts | $ | 13 | $ | 32 | $ | 45 | $ | 111 | $ | 97 | $ | 208 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Money market accounts | 5 | 43 | 48 | 236 | 249 | 485 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Savings | 2 | — | 2 | 18 | — | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Certificates of deposit | (34) | — | (34) | 154 | (669) | (515) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subordinated debentures | (276) | 57 | (219) | (696) | 97 | (599) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FHLB advances | (2) | (2) | (4) | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Securities sold under agreements to repurchase | 4 | (5) | (1) | 6 | 13 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other borrowings | (6) | 3 | (3) | (22) | (15) | (37) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total interest-bearing liabilities | (294) | 128 | (166) | (193) | (228) | (421) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net interest income | $ | (45) | $ | (850) | $ | (895) | $ | 22,803 | $ | (375) | $ | 22,428 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(1) Change in volume multiplied by yield/rate of prior period.
(2) Change in yield/rate multiplied by volume of prior period.
(3) Nontaxable income is presented on a tax equivalent basis.
NOTE: The change in interest due to both rate and volume has been allocated to rate and volume changes in proportion to the relationship of the absolute dollar amounts of the change in each.
Net interest income (on a tax equivalent basis) for the three months ended March 31, 2022 decreased $0.9 million, over the linked quarter. The decrease in net interest income from the linked quarter was primarily due to a $2.0 million decline in PPP income as this loan portfolio continues to wind down. This decline was partially offset by an increase in income from loan growth, an expanded investment portfolio and a decline in interest expense from the redemption of $50.0 million of subordinated debentures in the fourth quarter 2021. Total PPP income in the current quarter was $2.9 million, compared to $4.9 million in the linked quarter. The Federal Open Markets Committee increased the target federal funds rate by 25 basis points in the first quarter of 2022. Net interest income will generally benefit from interest rate increases due to the asset-sensitive position of the balance sheet.
Compared to the prior year, net interest income increased $22.0 million, primarily due to the FCBP acquisition, organic loan growth, and an expanded investment portfolio. These increases were offset by a $5.6 million decline in PPP income.
NIM was 3.28% for the first quarter 2022, compared to 3.32% and 3.50% in the linked and prior year quarter, respectively. NIM decreased four basis points from the linked quarter primarily due to a five basis point decrease in earning asset yields. The decrease in the earning asset yield was primarily due to a shift in the composition of earning assets to a higher level of cash related to payoffs of PPP loans and deposit growth and an increase in investment securities. Average interest-bearing cash accounts totaled $1.8 billion in the first quarter 2022,
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compared to $1.6 billion in the linked quarter. The cost of interest-bearing liabilities declined one basis points from the linked quarter, primarily due to the redemption of $50.0 million of subordinated debentures in the fourth quarter 2021.
Compared to the prior year, NIM was compressed by growth in deposit portfolio that expanded available liquidity in both cash and investment balances. This expanded liquidity shifted the composition of earning assets to these lower yielding categories (cash and investments), as loans represented 77% of average earnings assets in the first quarter 2021, compared to 71% in the first quarter 2022.
Noninterest Income
The following table presents a comparative summary of the major components of noninterest income for the periods indicated.
| Linked quarter comparison | Prior year comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quarter ended | Quarter ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | March 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | Increase (decrease) | March 31, 2021 | Increase (decrease) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deposit service charges | $ | 4,163 | $ | 3,962 | $ | 201 | 5 | % | $ | 3,084 | $ | 1,079 | 35 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wealth management revenue | 2,622 | 2,687 | (65) | (2) | % | 2,483 | 139 | 6 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Card services revenue | 3,040 | 3,223 | (183) | (6) | % | 2,496 | 544 | 22 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tax credit income (expense) | 2,608 | 4,374 | (1,766) | (40) | % | (1,041) | 3,649 | 351 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income | 6,208 | 8,384 | (2,176) | (26) | % | 4,268 | 1,940 | 45 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total noninterest income | $ | 18,641 | $ | 22,630 | $ | (3,989) | (18) | % | $ | 11,290 | $ | 7,351 | 65 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total noninterest income for the first quarter 2022 was $18.6 million, a decrease of $4.0 million from the linked quarter and an increase of $7.4 million from the prior year quarter. The linked quarter decrease was due primarily to a decline in miscellaneous income and tax credit income. Miscellaneous income in the fourth quarter 2021 included $5.0 million of income on community development investments, compared to $2.2 million in the first quarter 2022. Income from community development investments is not a consistent source and will vary among periods. Offsetting the decline from community development investments in miscellaneous income was a $1.1 million increase in customer swap income from higher activity and $0.6 million from higher servicing income and a life insurance death benefit. The $1.8 million decline in tax credit income from the fourth quarter 2021 was consistent with the normal trend of this product line that typically peaks in the fourth quarter each year. Certain tax credit investment projects are carried at fair value. An increase in interest rates will also increase the discount rate used in the fair value of these investments, resulting in a lower fair value. Future rate increases may result in fair value changes that will lower tax credit income.
Compared to the prior year quarter, the increase of $7.4 million was primarily due to an increase in tax credit income, as tax credit project activity was stronger in the first quarter 2022 compared to the same period in 2021. In addition, other income increased due to higher swap fee income on increased customer swap transactions. The FCBP acquisition also contributed $1.3 million to the overall noninterest income increase in the first quarter 2022 compared to the prior year period, primarily in deposit service charges.
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Noninterest Expense
The following table presents a comparative summary of the major components of noninterest expense for the periods indicated.
| Linked quarter comparison | Prior year comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quarter ended | Quarter ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | March 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | Increase (decrease) | March 31, 2021 | Increase (decrease) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Employee compensation and benefits | $ | 35,827 | $ | 33,488 | $ | 2,339 | 7 | % | $ | 29,562 | $ | 6,265 | 21 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupancy | 4,586 | 4,510 | 76 | 2 | % | 3,751 | 835 | 22 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data processing | 3,260 | 3,174 | 86 | 3 | % | 2,890 | 370 | 13 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Professional fees | 1,177 | 1,100 | 77 | 7 | % | 988 | 189 | 19 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merger-related expenses | — | 2,320 | (2,320) | (100) | % | 3,142 | (3,142) | (100) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other expense | 17,950 | 19,102 | (1,152) | (6) | % | 12,551 | 5,399 | 43 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total noninterest expense | $ | 62,800 | $ | 63,694 | $ | (894) | (1) | % | $ | 52,884 | $ | 9,916 | 19 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Efficiency ratio | 52.42 | % | 51.08 | % | 1.34 | % | 58.49 | % | (6.07) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Core efficiency ratio1 | 52.43 | % | 49.22 | % | 3.21 | % | 55.02 | % | (2.59) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 Core efficiency ratio is a non-GAAP measure. Refer to discussion and reconciliation of this measure in the accompanying financial tables. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NM - Not meaningful | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Noninterest expense was $62.8 million for the first quarter 2022, compared to $63.7 million for the linked quarter and $52.9 million in the prior year quarter. The decrease from the linked quarter was due primarily to a decline in merger expenses and other expenses, offset by an increase in employee compensation and benefits. Merger expenses in the linked quarter of $2.3 million were related to the acquisition of First Choice in July 2021. All merger-related costs were recognized in 2021 and no future merger expenses will be incurred related to the First Choice acquisition. Other expenses declined $1.1 million, primarily due to lower operational losses and the loss on the redemption of debt that was recognized in the linked quarter. The $2.3 million increase in employee compensation and benefits was primarily from seasonally higher payroll taxes and the partial quarter impact of merit increases that went into effect on March 1, 2022.
Compared to the prior year quarter, the $9.9 million increase was primarily due to the FCBP acquisition that added $6.8 million in noninterest expense, an increase in employee compensation and benefits from merit increases in 2021, and higher deposit servicing costs. Certain deposit specialty accounts receive an earnings credit that pays costs used to service the customer. These costs are recorded as noninterest expense and will fluctuate with the amount of the underlying deposit balances and the related earnings credit rate. Excluding FCBP, these costs increased $1.4 million to $3.7 million in the first quarter 2022, compared to $2.3 million in the prior year quarter. The increase was primarily due to continued success in generating new customer activity in the deposit specialties. Offsetting these increases was a decline of $3.1 million in merger expenses that were recognized in the prior year quarter on the acquisition of Seacoast Commerce Banc Holdings in the fourth quarter 2020.
Income Taxes
The Company’s effective tax rate was 21.9 % for the first quarter 2022, compared to 21.4% in the linked quarter and 20.2% in the prior year quarter. The tax rate was relatively stable in the first quarter 2022 compared to the linked quarter. The increase from the prior year quarter was primarily due to the Company’s expanded geographic footprint and the related state tax apportionment.
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Summary Balance Sheet
| (in thousands) | March 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | Increase (decrease) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,981,320 | $ | 2,021,689 | $ | (40,369) | (2) | % | |||||||||||||||
| Securities | 1,933,483 | 1,795,687 | 137,796 | 8 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Loans (excluding PPP) | 8,921,989 | 8,745,684 | 176,305 | 2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| PPP loans, net | 134,084 | 271,958 | (137,874) | (51) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total assets | 13,706,769 | 13,537,358 | 169,411 | 1 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Deposits | 11,704,135 | 11,343,799 | 360,336 | 3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total liabilities | 12,233,592 | 12,008,242 | 225,350 | 2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total shareholders’ equity | 1,473,177 | 1,529,116 | (55,939) | (4) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Assets
Loans by Type
The Company has a diversified loan portfolio, with no concentration of credit in any one economic sector; however, a substantial portion of the portfolio, including the C&I category, is secured by real estate. The ability of the Company’s borrowers to honor their contractual obligations is partially dependent upon the local economy and its effect on the real estate market.
The following table summarizes the composition of the Company’s loan portfolio:
| (in thousands) | March 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | Increase (decrease) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial and industrial | $ | 3,398,723 | $ | 3,392,375 | $ | 6,348 | — | % | |||||||||||||||
| Commercial real estate - investor owned | 2,184,126 | 2,141,143 | 42,983 | 2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial real estate - owner occupied | 2,094,012 | 2,035,785 | 58,227 | 3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Construction and land development | 702,630 | 734,073 | (31,443) | (4) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Residential real estate | 432,639 | 454,052 | (21,413) | (5) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 243,943 | 260,214 | (16,271) | (6) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Loans held for investment | $ | 9,056,073 | $ | 9,017,642 | $ | 38,431 | — | % | |||||||||||||||
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The following table illustrates the change in loans:
| (in thousands) | March 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | Increase (decrease) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| C&I | $ | 1,498,151 | $ | 1,538,155 | $ | (40,004) | (3) | % | |||||||||||||||
| CRE investor owned | 1,982,645 | 1,955,087 | 27,558 | 1 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| CRE owner occupied | 1,138,106 | 1,112,463 | 25,643 | 2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| SBA Loans* | 1,249,929 | 1,241,449 | 8,480 | 1 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sponsor finance* | 641,476 | 508,469 | 133,007 | 26 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Life insurance premium financing* | 636,096 | 593,562 | 42,534 | 7 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tax credits* | 518,020 | 486,881 | 31,139 | 6 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| SBA PPP loans | 134,084 | 271,958 | (137,874) | (51) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Residential real estate | 410,173 | 430,985 | (20,812) | (5) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Construction and land development | 610,830 | 625,526 | (14,696) | (2) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 236,563 | 253,107 | (16,544) | (7) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total loans | $ | 9,056,073 | $ | 9,017,642 | $ | 38,431 | — | % | |||||||||||||||
| *Specialty loan category | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Loans totaled $9.1 billion at March 31, 2022 compared to $9.0 billion at December 31, 2021. PPP loans declined $137.9 million as PPP forgiveness by the SBA continued. All specialty loan categories increased in the first quarter 2022, particularly sponsor finance loans. Average line draw utilization was 39.9% for both the first quarter 2022 and the linked quarter.
Specialty lending products, especially sponsor finance, life insurance premium financing, and tax credits, consist primarily of C&I loans. These loans are sourced through relationships developed with estate planning firms and private equity funds and are not bound geographically by our markets. These specialized loan products offer opportunities to expand and diversify geographically by entering new markets. The Company continues to focus on originating high-quality C&I relationships, as they typically have variable interest rates and allow for cross selling opportunities involving other banking products. Life insurance premium financing and tax credits are typically lower risk products due to the high collateral value securing the loans.
SBA loans are also generated on a national basis, and primarily consist of loans collateralized by first lien, owner-occupied real estate properties. These loans predominantly have a 75% guarantee from the SBA. However, the guarantee was temporarily increased to 90% for loans issued between December 27, 2020 and September 30, 2021 as part of the Economic Aid Act. Occasionally, the Company may sell the guaranteed portion of the loan and retain servicing rights.
Provision and Allowance for Credit Losses
The following table presents the components of the provision for credit losses:
| Quarter ended | |||||||||||
| (in thousands) | March 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | |||||||||
| Provision (benefit) for credit losses on loans | $ | (4,308) | $ | (3,792) | |||||||
| Provision for off-balance sheet commitments | 725 | 602 | |||||||||
| Provision (benefit) for held-to-maturity securities | (56) | (25) | |||||||||
| Recovery of accrued interest | (429) | (445) | |||||||||
| Provision (benefit) for credit losses | $ | (4,068) | $ | (3,660) | |||||||
The provision for credit losses, which includes a provision for losses on unfunded commitments, is a charge to earnings to maintain the ACL at a level consistent with management’s assessment of expected losses in the loan
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portfolio at the balance sheet date. The Company also records reversals of interest on nonaccrual loans and interest recoveries directly through the provision of credit losses.
A provision benefit of $4.1 million was recognized for the first quarter 2022, compared to a benefit of $3.7 million for the linked quarter. The Company’s strong asset quality metrics and strengthening customer credit risk profiles, along with an improvement in the economic forecast used to calculate the allowance, particularly the commercial real estate index and unemployment, led to the provision benefit in both the current and linked quarters.
The following table summarizes the allocation of the ACL:
| March 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Allowance | Percent of loans in each category to total loans | Allowance | Percent of loans in each category to total loans | |||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial and industrial | $ | 60,975 | 37.5 | % | $ | 63,825 | 37.6 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Real estate: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial | 53,232 | 47.2 | % | 53,437 | 46.3 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Construction and land development | 12,983 | 7.8 | % | 14,536 | 8.1 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Residential | 7,109 | 4.8 | % | 7,927 | 5.1 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Other | 4,913 | 2.7 | % | 5,316 | 2.9 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | $139,212 | 100.0 | % | $145,041 | 100.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||
The ACL on loans was 1.54% of loans at March 31, 2022, compared to 1.61% at December 31, 2021. Loan growth, net charge-offs and the provision benefit in the first quarter 2022 drove the decrease in the ACL to total loans ratio. Excluding guaranteed loans, the ACL to total loans was 1.73% at March 31, 2022, compared to 1.84% at December 31, 2021.
The following table is a summary of net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans for the periods indicated:
| Quarter ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ($ in thousands) | Net Charge-offs (Recoveries) | Average Loans(1) | Net Charge-offs (Recoveries)/Average Loans | Net Charge-offs (Recoveries) | Average Loans(1) | Net Charge-offs (Recoveries)/Average Loans | |||||||||||||||||
| Commercial and industrial | $ | 1,369 | $ | 3,389,243 | 0.16 | % | $ | 3,885 | $ | 3,270,854 | 0.48 | % | |||||||||||
| Real estate: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial | (256) | 4,202,934 | (0.02) | % | (451) | 4,009,356 | (0.05) | % | |||||||||||||||
| Construction and land development | (21) | 738,329 | (0.01) | % | (16) | 758,927 | (0.01) | % | |||||||||||||||
| Residential | 362 | 415,786 | 0.35 | % | (179) | 442,914 | (0.16) | % | |||||||||||||||
| Other | 67 | 256,033 | 0.11 | % | 24 | 543,396 | 0.02 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 1,521 | $ | 9,002,325 | 0.07 | % | $ | 3,263 | $ | 9,025,447 | 0.15 | % | |||||||||||
(1) Excludes loans held for sale.
To the extent the Company does not recognize charge-offs and economic forecasts improve in future periods, the Company could recognize further provision reversals. Conversely, if economic conditions and the Company’s forecast worsens, the Company could recognize elevated levels of provision for credit losses. The provision is also reflective of charge-offs in the period.
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Nonperforming assets
The following table presents the categories of nonperforming assets and other ratios, excluding government guaranteed portions, as of the dates indicated.
| (in thousands) | March 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | |||||||||
| Nonaccrual loans | $ | 18,398 | $ | 23,449 | |||||||
| Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest | 24 | 1,716 | |||||||||
| Troubled debt restructurings | 2,738 | 2,859 | |||||||||
| Total nonperforming loans | 21,160 | 28,024 | |||||||||
| Other real estate | 1,459 | 3,493 | |||||||||
| Total nonperforming assets | $ | 22,619 | $ | 31,517 | |||||||
| Total assets | $ | 13,706,769 | $ | 13,537,358 | |||||||
| Total loans | 9,056,073 | 9,017,642 | |||||||||
| Total allowance for credit losses | 139,212 | 145,041 | |||||||||
| ACL to nonaccrual loans | 757 | % | 619 | % | |||||||
| ACL to nonperforming loans | 658 | % | 518 | % | |||||||
| ACL to total loans | 1.54 | % | 1.61 | % | |||||||
| Nonaccrual loans to total loans | 0.20 | % | 0.26 | % | |||||||
| Nonperforming loans to total loans | 0.23 | % | 0.31 | % | |||||||
| Nonperforming assets to total assets | 0.17 | % | 0.23 | % | |||||||
Nonperforming loans based on loan type were as follows:
| (in thousands) | March 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | |||||||||
| Commercial and industrial | $ | 16,397 | $ | 21,538 | |||||||
| Commercial real estate | 3,640 | 4,414 | |||||||||
| Residential real estate | 1,102 | 2,048 | |||||||||
| Other | 21 | 24 | |||||||||
| Total | $ | 21,160 | $ | 28,024 | |||||||
The following table summarizes the changes in nonperforming loans:
| Three months ended | |||||
| (in thousands) | March 31, 2022 | ||||
| Nonperforming loans, beginning of period | $ | 28,024 | |||
| Additions to nonaccrual loans | 917 | ||||
| Charge-offs | (3,312) | ||||
| Principal payments | (4,469) | ||||
| Nonperforming loans, end of period | $ | 21,160 | |||
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Deposits
| (in thousands) | March 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | Increase (decrease) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Noninterest-bearing deposit accounts | $ | 4,881,043 | $ | 4,578,436 | $ | 302,607 | 7 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Interest-bearing transaction accounts | 2,547,482 | 2,465,884 | 81,598 | 3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Money market accounts | 2,794,536 | 2,890,976 | (96,440) | (3) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Savings accounts | 883,599 | 800,210 | 83,389 | 10 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Certificates of deposit: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brokered | 129,017 | 128,970 | 47 | — | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 468,458 | 479,323 | (10,865) | (2) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total deposits | $ | 11,704,135 | $ | 11,343,799 | $ | 360,336 | 3 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Demand deposits / total deposits | 42 | % | 40 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
The following table shows the average balance and average rate of the Company’s deposits by type:
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| March 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | March 31, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ($ in thousands) | Average Balance | Average Rate Paid | Average Balance | Average Rate Paid | Average Balance | Average Rate Paid | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Noninterest-bearing deposit accounts | $ | 4,692,027 | — | % | $ | 4,537,247 | — | % | $ | 2,777,900 | — | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest-bearing demand accounts | 2,505,319 | 0.09 | % | 2,383,059 | 0.08 | % | 1,887,059 | 0.07 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Money market accounts | 2,872,302 | 0.21 | 2,853,655 | 0.20 | 2,350,592 | 0.17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Savings accounts | 817,431 | 0.03 | 776,695 | 0.03 | 654,662 | 0.03 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Certificates of deposit | 607,133 | 0.53 | 616,347 | 0.53 | 537,166 | 0.99 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total interest-bearing deposits | $ | 6,802,185 | 0.17 | $ | 6,629,756 | 0.17 | $ | 5,429,479 | 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total average deposits | $ | 11,494,212 | 0.10 | $ | 11,167,003 | 0.10 | $ | 8,207,379 | 0.13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Core deposits, defined as total deposits excluding certificates of deposits, were $11.1 billion at March 31, 2022, an increase of $371.2 million from December 31, 2021. Noninterest-bearing and interest-bearing deposits have also increased due to elevated deposits from customers who received PPP loans and customers who have retained excess liquidity due to the low yield of alternative short-term investments. As rates increase, deposit balances may decline or the composition of the deposit portfolio may shift to higher-yielding deposit products, such as money market accounts or certificates of deposit.
The Company has a specialty deposit portfolio focusing on property management, community associations, and escrow industries, in addition to deposits related to its specialty lending products. These deposits totaled $2.5 billion at March 31, 2022 and $2.2 billion at December 31, 2021.
The total cost of deposits was 0.10% for both the current and the linked quarter.
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Shareholders’ Equity
Shareholders’ equity totaled $1.5 billion at March 31, 2022, a decrease of $55.9 million from December 31, 2021. Significant activity during the first three months of 2022 was as follows:
•increase from net income of $47.7 million,
•net decrease in fair value of securities and cash flow hedges of $78.0 million,
•decrease from shares repurchased of $17.0 million, and
•decrease from dividends paid on common and preferred shares of $9.1 million.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity
The objective of liquidity management is to ensure we have the ability to generate sufficient cash or cash equivalents in a timely and cost-effective manner to meet our commitments as they become due. Typical demands on liquidity are changes in deposit levels, maturing time deposits which are not renewed, and fundings under credit commitments to customers. Funds are available from a number of sources, such as the core deposit base and loan and security repayments and maturities.
Additionally, liquidity is provided from lines of credit with the FHLB, the Federal Reserve, and correspondent banks; the ability to acquire large and brokered deposits, sales of the securities portfolio, and the ability to sell loan participations to other banks. These alternatives are an important part of our liquidity plan and provide flexibility and efficient execution of the asset-liability management strategy.
The Company’s Asset-Liability Management Committee oversees our liquidity position, the parameters of which are approved by the Bank’s Board of Directors. Our liquidity position is monitored daily. Our liquidity management framework includes measurement of several key elements, such as the loan to deposit ratio, a liquidity ratio, and a dependency ratio. The Company’s liquidity framework also incorporates contingency planning to assess the nature and volatility of funding sources and to determine alternatives to these sources. While core deposits and loan and investment repayments are principal sources of liquidity, funding diversification is another key element of liquidity management and is achieved by strategically varying depositor types, terms, funding markets, and instruments.
Liquidity from assets is available primarily from cash balances and the investment portfolio. Cash and interest-bearing deposits with other banks, which totaled $2.0 billion at both March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021. The low interest rate environment, coupled with an uncertain outlook and government stimulus, such as the PPP, has increased liquidity within the banking industry, including the Company. Investment securities are another important tool to the Company’s liquidity objectives. Securities totaled $1.9 billion at March 31, 2022, and included $581 million pledged as collateral for deposits of public institutions, treasury, loan notes, and other requirements. The remaining $1.3 billion could be pledged or sold to enhance liquidity, if necessary.
Liability liquidity funding sources are available to increase financial flexibility. In addition to amounts borrowed, at March 31, 2022, the Company could borrow an additional $870 million from the FHLB of Des Moines under blanket loan pledges, and has an additional $1.2 billion available from the Federal Reserve Bank under a pledged loan agreement. The Company has unsecured federal funds lines with six correspondent banks totaling $90 million.
In the normal course of business, the Company enters into certain forms of off-balance sheet transactions, including unfunded loan commitments and letters of credit. These transactions are managed through the Company’s various risk management processes. Management considers both on-balance sheet and off-balance sheet transactions in its evaluation of the Company’s liquidity. The Company has $2.8 billion in unused commitments to extend credit as of March 31, 2022. While this commitment level would exhaust the majority the Company’s current liquidity resources, the nature of these commitments is such that the likelihood of funding them in the aggregate at any one time is low.
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At the holding company level, the primary funding sources are dividends and payments from the Bank and proceeds from the issuance of equity (i.e. stock option exercises, stock offerings) and debt instruments. The main use of this liquidity is to provide the funds necessary to pay dividends to shareholders, service debt, invest in subsidiaries as necessary, and satisfy other operating requirements. The holding company maintains a revolving line of credit for an aggregate amount up to $25 million, all of which is available at March 31, 2022. The line of credit has a one-year term and was renewed in February 2022 for an additional one-year term. The proceeds can be used for general corporate purposes.
The Company has an effective automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 allowing for the issuance of various forms of equity and debt securities. The Company’s ability to offer securities pursuant to the registration statement depends on market conditions and the Company’s continuing eligibility to use the Form S-3 under rules of the SEC.
Strong capital ratios, credit quality and core earnings are essential to retaining cost-effective access to the wholesale funding markets. Deterioration in any of these factors could have a negative impact on the Company’s ability to access these funding sources and, as a result, these factors are monitored on an ongoing basis as part of the liquidity management process. The Bank is subject to regulations and, among other things, may be limited in its ability to pay dividends or transfer funds to the parent company. Accordingly, consolidated cash flows as presented in the consolidated statements of cash flows may not represent cash immediately available for the payment of cash dividends to the Company’s shareholders or for other cash needs.
Through the normal course of operations, the Company has entered into certain contractual obligations and other commitments. Such obligations relate to funding of operations through deposits or debt issuances, as well as leases for premises and equipment. As a financial services provider, the Company routinely enters into commitments to extend credit. While contractual obligations represent future cash requirements of the Company, a significant portion of commitments to extend credit may expire without being drawn upon. Such commitments are subject to the same credit policies and approval process accorded to loans made by the Company. The Company also enters into derivative contracts under which the Company either receives cash from or pays cash to counterparties depending on changes in interest rates. Derivative contracts are carried at fair value on the consolidated balance sheet with the fair value representing the net present value of expected future cash receipts or payments based on market interest rates as of the balance sheet date. The fair value of these contracts changes daily as market interest rates change.
Capital Resources
The Company and the Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the Federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possible additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Company and its bank affiliate must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance-sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The banking affiliate’s capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings and other factors.
Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Company and the Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the following table) of total, Tier 1, and common equity tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets, and of Tier 1 capital to average assets. To be categorized as “well capitalized”, banks must maintain minimum total risk-based (10%), Tier 1 risk-based (8%), common equity tier 1 risk-based (6.5%), and Tier 1 leverage ratios (5%). As of March 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021, the Company and the Bank met all capital adequacy requirements to which they are subject and exceeded the amounts required to be “well capitalized”.
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The following table summarizes the Company’s various capital ratios:
| March 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ($ in thousands) | EFSC | Bank | EFSC | Bank | To Be Well-Capitalized | Minimum Ratio with CCB | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Equity Tier 1 Capital to Risk Weighted Assets | 11.0 | % | 12.2 | % | 11.3 | % | 12.5 | % | 6.5 | % | 7.0 | % | ||||||||||||||
| Tier 1 Capital to Risk Weighted Assets | 12.7 | % | 12.2 | % | 13.0 | % | 12.5 | % | 8.0 | % | 8.5 | % | ||||||||||||||
| Total Capital to Risk Weighted Assets | 14.4 | % | 13.3 | % | 14.7 | % | 13.5 | % | 10.0 | % | 10.5 | % | ||||||||||||||
| Leverage Ratio (Tier 1 Capital to Average Assets) | 9.6 | % | 9.2 | % | 9.7 | % | 9.3 | % | 5.0 | % | 4.0 | % | ||||||||||||||
Tangible common equity to tangible assets1 | 7.6 | % | 8.1 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common equity tier 1 capital | $ | 1,105,703 | $ | 1,218,047 | $ | 1,091,823 | $ | 1,201,340 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tier 1 capital | 1,271,342 | 1,218,098 | 1,257,462 | 1,201,391 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total risk-based capital | 1,443,088 | 1,326,594 | 1,423,036 | 1,303,715 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 Not a required regulatory capital ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Company believes the tangible common equity ratio is an important measure of capital strength, even though it is considered a non-GAAP measure. A reconciliation has been included in this section under the caption “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures:
The Company’s accounting and reporting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) and the prevailing practices in the banking industry. However, the Company provides other financial measures, such as tangible common equity, PPNR, PPNR ROAA, financial metrics adjusted for PPP impact, core efficiency ratio, and the tangible common equity ratio, in this release that are considered “non-GAAP financial measures.” Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company’s financial performance, financial position, or cash flows that exclude (or include) amounts that are included in (or excluded from) the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP.
The Company considers its tangible common equity, PPNR, PPNR ROAA, financial metrics adjusted for PPP impact, core efficiency ratio, and the tangible common equity ratio, collectively “core performance measures,” presented in this earnings release and the included tables as important measures of financial performance, even though they are non-GAAP measures, as they provide supplemental information by which to evaluate the impact of certain non-comparable items, and the Company’s operating performance on an ongoing basis. Core performance measures exclude certain other income and expense items, such as merger-related expenses, facilities charges, and the gain or loss on sale of investment securities, the Company believes to be not indicative of or useful to measure the Company’s operating performance on an ongoing basis. The attached tables contain a reconciliation of these core performance measures to the GAAP measures. The Company believes that the tangible common equity ratio provides useful information to investors about the Company’s capital strength even though it is considered to be a non-GAAP financial measure and is not part of the regulatory capital requirements to which the Company is subject.
The Company believes these non-GAAP measures and ratios, when taken together with the corresponding GAAP measures and ratios, provide meaningful supplemental information regarding the Company’s performance and capital strength. The Company’s management uses, and believes that investors benefit from referring to, these non-GAAP measures and ratios in assessing the Company’s operating results and related trends and when forecasting future periods. However, these non-GAAP measures and ratios should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for or preferable to, ratios prepared in accordance with GAAP. In the attached tables, the Company has provided a reconciliation of, where applicable, the most comparable GAAP financial measures and ratios to the non-
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GAAP financial measures and ratios, or a reconciliation of the non-GAAP calculation of the financial measures for the periods indicated.
Core Performance Measures
| Three months ended | |||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | March 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | March 31, 2021 | ||||||||||||||
| Net interest income | 101,165 | 102,060 | 79,123 | ||||||||||||||
| Noninterest income | 18,641 | 22,630 | 11,290 | ||||||||||||||
| Less gain on sale of other real estate | 19 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Core noninterest income | 18,622 | 22,630 | 11,290 | ||||||||||||||
| Total core revenue | 119,787 | 124,690 | 90,413 | ||||||||||||||
| Noninterest expense | 62,800 | 63,694 | 52,884 | ||||||||||||||
| Less merger-related expenses | — | 2,320 | 3,142 | ||||||||||||||
| Core noninterest expense | 62,800 | 61,374 | 49,742 | ||||||||||||||
| Core efficiency ratio | 52.43 | % | 49.22 | % | 55.02 | % | |||||||||||
Tangible Common Equity Ratio
| (in thousands) | March 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | |||||||||
| Shareholders' equity | $ | 1,473,177 | $ | 1,529,116 | |||||||
| Less preferred stock | 71,988 | 71,988 | |||||||||
| Less goodwill | 365,164 | 365,164 | |||||||||
| Less intangible assets | 20,855 | 22,286 | |||||||||
| Tangible common equity | $ | 1,015,170 | $ | 1,069,678 | |||||||
| Total assets | $ | 13,706,769 | $ | 13,537,358 | |||||||
| Less goodwill | 365,164 | 365,164 | |||||||||
| Less intangible assets, net | 20,855 | 22,286 | |||||||||
| Tangible assets | $ | 13,320,750 | $ | 13,149,908 | |||||||
| Tangible common equity to tangible assets | 7.62 | % | 8.13 | % | |||||||
Average Shareholders’ Equity and Average Tangible Common Equity
| For the three months ended | |||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | March 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | March 31, 2021 | ||||||||||||||
| Average shareholder’s equity | $ | 1,536,221 | $ | 1,495,396 | $ | 1,096,481 | |||||||||||
| Less average preferred stock | 71,988 | 35,322 | — | ||||||||||||||
| Less average goodwill | 365,164 | 365,164 | 260,567 | ||||||||||||||
| Less average intangible assets | 21,540 | 23,008 | 22,346 | ||||||||||||||
| Average tangible common equity | $ | 1,077,529 | $ | 1,071,902 | $ | 813,568 | |||||||||||
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Critical Accounting Policies
The impact and any associated risks related to the Company’s critical accounting policies on business operations are described throughout “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” where such policies affect our reported and expected financial results. For a detailed description on the application of these and other accounting policies, see the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.
ITEM 3: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
The disclosures set forth in this item are qualified by the section captioned “Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995” included in Item 2 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of this report and other cautionary statements set forth elsewhere in this report.
Interest Rate Risk
Our interest rate risk management practices are aimed at optimizing net interest income, while guarding against deterioration that could be caused by certain interest rate scenarios. Interest rate sensitivity varies with different types of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. We attempt to maintain interest-earning assets, comprised primarily of both loans and investments, and interest-bearing liabilities, comprised primarily of deposits, maturing or repricing in similar time horizons in order to manage any impact from market interest rate changes according to our risk tolerances. The Company uses an earnings simulation model to measure earnings sensitivity to changing rates.
The Company determines the sensitivity of its short-term future earnings to a hypothetical plus or minus 100 to 300 basis point parallel rate shock through the use of simulation modeling. The simulation of earnings includes the modeling of the balance sheet as an ongoing entity. Future business assumptions involving administered rate products, prepayments for future rate-sensitive balances, and the reinvestment of maturing assets and liabilities are included. These items are then modeled to project net interest income based on a hypothetical change in interest rates. The resulting net interest income for the next 12-month period is compared to the net interest income amount calculated using flat rates. The difference represents the Company’s earning sensitivity to a positive or negative 100 basis points parallel rate shock.
The following table summarizes the expected impact of interest rate shocks on net interest income at March 31, 2022:
Rate Shock1 | Annual % change in net interest income | ||||
| + 300 bp | 24.5% | ||||
| + 200 bp | 15.8% | ||||
| + 100 bp | 7.1% | ||||
1 Due to the current levels of interest rates, the downward shock scenarios are not shown. | |||||
In addition to the rate shocks shown in the table above, the Company models net interest income under various dynamic interest rate scenarios. In general, changes in interest rates are positively correlated with changes in net interest income.
The Company occasionally uses interest rate derivative instruments as an asset/liability management tool to hedge mismatches in interest rate exposure indicated by the net interest income simulation described above. They are used to modify the Company’s exposures to interest rate fluctuations and provide more stable spreads between loan yields and the rate on their funding sources. At March 31, 2022, the Company had $62.0 million in derivative
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contracts used to manage interest rate risk. Derivative financial instruments are also discussed in “Item 1. Note 6 – Derivative Financial Instruments.”
The FCA has announced that the most common USD LIBOR settings (overnight, 1-month. 3-month, 6-month and 12-month) will cease publication after June 30, 2023. LIBOR is the most liquid and common interest rate index in the world and is commonly referenced in financial instruments. The Federal Reserve’s Alternative Reference Rates Committee has proposed that SOFR replace LIBOR. The Company expects to select a replacement index and provide customer notification in early 2023, prior to the cessation of the USD LIBOR settings. While a replacement index has not yet been selected, the Company ceased using LIBOR and ICE swap rates in new contracts and began issuing SOFR based loans in December 2021.
We have exposure to LIBOR in various financial contracts. Instruments that may be impacted include loans, securities, debt instruments and derivatives, among other financial contracts indexed to LIBOR. We also have loans that are indirectly linked to LIBOR through reference to the ICE swap rate. We have an internal working group composed of members from legal, credit, finance, operations, risk and audit to monitor developments, develop policies and procedures, assess the impact to the Company, consider relevant options and to determine an appropriate replacement index for affected contracts that expire after the expected discontinuation of LIBOR on June 30, 2023. We are actively working to amend and address impacted contracts to allow for a replacement index. However, amending certain contracts indexed to LIBOR may require consent from the counterparties which could be difficult and costly to obtain in certain circumstances. As of March 31, 2022, the Company’s financial contracts indexed to LIBOR included $2.3 billion in loans (including $597 million indirectly linked to LIBOR through reference to an ICE swap rate), $121 million in borrowings, and $905 million (notional) in derivatives.
In addition, LIBOR is used in the Company’s analysis of the fair value of tax credits and may be referenced in other financial contracts not included in the discussion above.
The Company had $5.7 billion in variable rate loans at March 31, 2022. Of these loans, $3.3 billion have an interest rate floor and 42% of those loans were at the floor.
The Company maintains an available-for-sale investment securities portfolio that totaled $1.4 billion at March 31, 2022. This portfolio consists primarily of fixed-rate securities that are subject to changes in market value due to changes in interest rates. At March 31, 2022, the available-for-sale investment portfolio had a net unrealized loss of $99.3 million. The Company estimates that the net unrealized loss would increase 36% and 72% with a 50 basis point and 100 basis point increase in interest rates, respectively.
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ITEM 4: CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), management has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15, as of March 31, 2022. Disclosure controls and procedures include without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Based on that evaluation, the CEO and CFO concluded the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2022 to provide reasonable assurance of the achievement of the objectives described above.
Changes to Internal Controls
There were no changes during the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, those controls.
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1: LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The Company and its subsidiaries are, from time to time, parties to various legal proceedings arising out of their businesses. Management believes there are no such legal proceedings pending or threatened against the Company or its subsidiaries, if determined adversely, would have a material adverse effect on the business, consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
ITEM 1A: RISK FACTORS
For information regarding risk factors affecting the Company, please see the cautionary language regarding forward-looking statements in the introduction to Item 2 of Part I of this Report on Form 10-Q, and Part I, Item 1A of our Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. There have been no material changes to the risk factors described in such Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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ITEM 2: UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
| Period | Total number of shares purchased (a) | Weighted-average price paid per share | Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs | Maximum number of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs | |||||||||||||||||||
| January 1, 2022 through January 31, 2022 | — | — | — | 700,473 | |||||||||||||||||||
| February 1, 2022 through February 28, 2022 | 42,964 | 48.03 | 42,964 | 657,509 | |||||||||||||||||||
| March 1, 2022 through March 31, 2022 | 308,126 | 48.39 | 308,126 | 349,383 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 351,090 | $ | 48.35 | 351,090 | 349,383 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (a) In April 2021, the Company’s board of directors authorized the repurchase of up to two million shares of the Company’s common stock. The repurchases may be made from time to time in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
ITEM 3: DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 4: MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
ITEM 5: OTHER INFORMATION
None.
ITEM 6: EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. Description
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4.1 Long-term borrowing instruments are omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(4)(iii) of Regulation S-K. The Company undertakes to furnish copies of such instruments to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.
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** Furnished herewith. Notwithstanding any incorporation of this Quarterly Statement on Form 10-Q in any other filing by the Registrant, Exhibits furnished herewith and designated with two (**) shall not be deemed incorporated by reference to any other filing unless specifically otherwise set forth herein or therein.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Clayton, State of Missouri, on the day of April 29, 2022.
| ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP | |||||||||||
| By: | /s/ James B. Lally | ||||||||||
| James B. Lally | |||||||||||
| Chief Executive Officer | |||||||||||
| By: | /s/ Keene S. Turner | ||||||||||
| Keene S. Turner | |||||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||||||||||
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