FIRST FINANCIAL BANKSHARES INC - Quarter Report: 2011 March (Form 10-Q)
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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, 2011
Commission file number 0-7674
FIRST FINANCIAL BANKSHARES, INC.
(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter)
Texas | 75-0944023 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
|
400 Pine Street, Abilene, Texas | 79601 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(325) 627-7155
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
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 þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its
corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted
pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulations S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months
(or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large
accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer þ | Accelerated filer o | Non-accelerated filer o | Smaller reporting company o | |||
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Act). Yes
þ No o
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuers classes of common stock, as
of the latest practicable date:
Class | Outstanding at May 4, 2011 (See note 2) | |
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share |
31,437,602 |
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PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
The consolidated balance sheets of First Financial Bankshares, Inc. (the Company) at March 31,
2011 and 2010 and December 31, 2010, the consolidated statements of earnings, comprehensive
earnings, changes in shareholders equity and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2011
and 2010, follow on pages 4 through 8.
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FIRST FINANCIAL BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
March 31, | December 31, | |||||||||||
2011 | 2010 | 2010 | ||||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||||||
ASSETS |
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CASH AND DUE FROM BANKS |
$ | 105,969 | $ | 95,234 | $ | 124,177 | ||||||
FEDERAL FUNDS SOLD |
4,945 | | | |||||||||
INTEREST-BEARING DEPOSITS IN BANKS |
203,018 | 192,848 | 243,776 | |||||||||
Total cash and cash equivalents |
313,932 | 288,082 | 367,953 | |||||||||
SECURITIES HELD-TO-MATURITY (fair value of $6,809,
$11,831 and $9,240 at March 31, 2011 and 2010
and December 31, 2010, respectively) |
6,683 | 11,478 | 9,064 | |||||||||
SECURITIES AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE, at fair value |
1,656,109 | 1,396,230 | 1,537,178 | |||||||||
LOANS |
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Held for investment |
1,678,385 | 1,496,444 | 1,677,187 | |||||||||
Less allowance for loan losses |
(32,501 | ) | (28,750 | ) | (31,106 | ) | ||||||
Net loans held for investment |
1,645,884 | 1,467,694 | 1,646,081 | |||||||||
Held for sale |
3,427 | 2,557 | 13,159 | |||||||||
Net loans |
1,649,311 | 1,470,251 | 1,659,240 | |||||||||
BANK PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT, net |
70,301 | 65,652 | 70,162 | |||||||||
INTANGIBLE ASSETS |
72,412 | 62,993 | 72,524 | |||||||||
OTHER ASSETS |
59,455 | 58,269 | 60,246 | |||||||||
Total assets |
$ | 3,828,203 | $ | 3,352,955 | $ | 3,776,367 | ||||||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY |
||||||||||||
NONINTEREST-BEARING DEPOSITS |
$ | 969,416 | $ | 804,556 | $ | 959,473 | ||||||
INTEREST-BEARING DEPOSITS |
2,162,475 | 1,885,558 | 2,153,828 | |||||||||
Total deposits |
3,131,891 | 2,690,114 | 3,113,301 | |||||||||
DIVIDENDS PAYABLE |
7,125 | 7,087 | 7,120 | |||||||||
SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS |
192,171 | 189,095 | 178,356 | |||||||||
OTHER LIABILITIES |
40,801 | 42,838 | 35,902 | |||||||||
Total liabilities |
3,371,988 | 2,929,134 | 3,334,679 | |||||||||
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES |
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SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY |
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Common stock $0.01 par value, authorized 40,000,000 shares;
31,436,257, 20,845,424, and 20,942,141 shares issued at
March 31, 2011 and 2010 and December 31, 2010, respectively |
314 | 208 | 209 | |||||||||
Capital surplus |
275,256 | 269,880 | 274,629 | |||||||||
Retained earnings |
155,462 | 121,754 | 146,397 | |||||||||
Treasury stock (shares at cost: 251,412, 164,162, and 166,329 at
March 31, 2011 and 2010 and December 31, 2010, respectively) |
(4,314 | ) | (3,946 | ) | (4,207 | ) | ||||||
Deferred compensation |
4,314 | 3,946 | 4,207 | |||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings |
25,183 | 31,979 | 20,453 | |||||||||
Total shareholders equity |
456,215 | 423,821 | 441,688 | |||||||||
Total liabilities and shareholders equity |
$ | 3,828,203 | $ | 3,352,955 | $ | 3,776,367 | ||||||
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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FIRST FINANCIAL BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(UNAUDITED)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
2011 | 2010 | |||||||
INTEREST INCOME: |
||||||||
Interest and fees on loans |
$ | 24,287 | $ | 22,374 | ||||
Interest on investment securities: |
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Taxable |
9,592 | 8,966 | ||||||
Exempt from federal income tax |
5,481 | 4,633 | ||||||
Interest on federal funds sold and
interest-bearing deposits in banks |
367 | 372 | ||||||
Total interest income |
39,727 | 36,345 | ||||||
INTEREST EXPENSE: |
||||||||
Interest on deposits |
2,349 | 3,535 | ||||||
Other |
51 | 164 | ||||||
Total interest expense |
2,400 | 3,699 | ||||||
Net interest income |
37,327 | 32,646 | ||||||
PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES |
2,127 | 2,010 | ||||||
Net interest income after provision for loan losses |
35,200 | 30,636 | ||||||
NONINTEREST INCOME: |
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Trust fees |
3,044 | 2,526 | ||||||
Service charges on deposit accounts |
4,373 | 4,858 | ||||||
ATM and credit card fees |
3,077 | 2,511 | ||||||
Real estate mortgage operations |
933 | 560 | ||||||
Net gain on available-for-sale securities |
219 | 1 | ||||||
Net gain (loss) on sale of foreclosed assets |
(63 | ) | 11 | |||||
Other |
1,259 | 643 | ||||||
Total noninterest income |
12,842 | 11,110 | ||||||
NONINTEREST EXPENSE: |
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Salaries and employee benefits |
14,235 | 12,657 | ||||||
Net occupancy expense |
1,647 | 1,578 | ||||||
Equipment expense |
1,871 | 1,838 | ||||||
Printing, stationery and supplies |
428 | 429 | ||||||
FDIC insurance premiums |
970 | 988 | ||||||
Correspondent bank service charges |
200 | 191 | ||||||
ATM and interchange expense |
1,050 | 774 | ||||||
Professional and service fees |
972 | 693 | ||||||
Amortization of intangible assets |
111 | 159 | ||||||
Other expenses |
4,677 | 4,031 | ||||||
Total noninterest expense |
26,161 | 23,338 | ||||||
EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES |
21,881 | 18,408 | ||||||
INCOME TAX EXPENSE |
5,586 | 4,691 | ||||||
NET EARNINGS |
$ | 16,295 | $ | 13,717 | ||||
EARNINGS PER SHARE, BASIC |
$ | 0.52 | $ | 0.44 | ||||
EARNINGS PER SHARE, ASSUMING DILUTION |
$ | 0.52 | $ | 0.44 | ||||
DIVIDENDS PER SHARE |
$ | 0.23 | $ | 0.23 | ||||
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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FIRST FINANCIAL BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE EARNINGS
(UNAUDITED)
(Dollars in thousands)
(Dollars in thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
2011 | 2010 | |||||||
NET EARNINGS |
$ | 16,295 | $ | 13,717 | ||||
OTHER ITEMS OF COMPREHENSIVE EARNINGS: |
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Change in unrealized gain on
investment securities available-for-sale, before
income taxes |
7,496 | 1,388 | ||||||
Reclassification adjustment for realized
gains on investment securities
included in net earnings, before income tax |
(219 | ) | (1 | ) | ||||
Total other items of comprehensive earnings |
7,277 | 1,387 | ||||||
Income tax expense related to other items of
comprehensive earnings |
(2,547 | ) | (485 | ) | ||||
COMPREHENSIVE EARNINGS |
$ | 21,025 | $ | 14,619 | ||||
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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FIRST FINANCIAL BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Accumulated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock | Capital | Retained | Treasury Stock | Deferred | Comprehensive | Shareholders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Surplus | Earnings | Shares | Amounts | Compensation | Earnings | Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balances at December 31, 2009 |
20,826,431 | $ | 208 | $ | 269,294 | $ | 115,123 | (162,836 | ) | $ | (3,833 | ) | $ | 3,833 | $ | 31,077 | $ | 415,702 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net earnings (unaudited) |
| | | 13,717 | | | | | 13,717 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock issuances (unaudited) |
18,993 | | 476 | | | | | | 476 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash dividends declared,
$0.23 per share (unaudited) |
| | | (7,086 | ) | | | | | (7,086 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Change in unrealized gain in
investment securities available-for-sale,
net of related income taxes (unaudited) |
| | | | | | | 902 | 902 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Additional tax benefit related to directors
deferred compensation plan (unaudited) |
| | 15 | | | | | | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares purchased in connection with directors
deferred compensation plan, net (unaudited) |
| | | | (1,326 | ) | (113 | ) | 113 | | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock option expense (unaudited) |
| | 95 | | | | | | 95 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balances at March 31, 2010 (unaudited) |
20,845,424 | $ | 208 | $ | 269,880 | $ | 121,754 | (164,162 | ) | $ | (3,946 | ) | $ | 3,946 | $ | 31,979 | $ | 423,821 | ||||||||||||||||||
Balances at December 31, 2010 |
20,942,141 | $ | 209 | $ | 274,629 | $ | 146,397 | (166,329 | ) | $ | (4,207 | ) | $ | 4,207 | $ | 20,453 | $ | 441,688 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net earnings (unaudited) |
| | | 16,295 | | | | | 16,295 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock issuances (unaudited) |
15,364 | | 508 | | | | | | 508 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash dividends declared,
$0.23 per share (unaudited) |
| | | (7,125 | ) | | | | | (7,125 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Change in unrealized gain in
investment securities available-for-sale,
net of related income taxes (unaudited) |
| | | | | | | 4,730 | 4,730 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Additional tax benefit related to directors
deferred compensation plan (unaudited) |
| | 10 | | | | | | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares purchased in connection with
directors deferred compensation plan, net (unaudited) |
| | | | (1,279 | ) | (107 | ) | 107 | | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock option expense (unaudited) |
| | 109 | | | | | | 109 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Three-for-two stock split in the form
of a 50% stock dividend (unaudited) |
10,478,752 | 105 | | (105 | ) | (83,804 | ) | | | | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balances at March 31, 2011 (unaudited) |
31,436,257 | $ | 314 | $ | 275,256 | $ | 155,462 | (251,412 | ) | $ | (4,314 | ) | $ | 4,314 | $ | 25,183 | $ | 456,215 | ||||||||||||||||||
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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FIRST FINANCIAL BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
(Dollars in thousands)
(Dollars in thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
2011 | 2010 | |||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: |
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Net earnings |
$ | 16,295 | $ | 13,717 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to
net cash provided by operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
1,790 | 1,777 | ||||||
Provision for loan losses |
2,127 | 2,010 | ||||||
Securities premium amortization (discount accretion), net |
1,688 | 914 | ||||||
Gain on sale of assets, net |
(299 | ) | (4 | ) | ||||
Deferred federal income tax expense |
47 | | ||||||
Net decrease in loans held for sale |
9,732 | 1,767 | ||||||
Change in other assets |
1,616 | 958 | ||||||
Change in other liabilities |
4,528 | 3,519 | ||||||
Total adjustments |
21,229 | 10,941 | ||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
37,524 | 24,658 | ||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: |
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Activity in available-for-sale securities: |
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Sales |
11,224 | 3,219 | ||||||
Maturities |
71,261 | 44,864 | ||||||
Purchases |
(197,743 | ) | (160,617 | ) | ||||
Activity in held-to-maturity securities maturities |
2,382 | 3,795 | ||||||
Net decrease (increase) in loans |
(3,154 | ) | 11,633 | |||||
Purchases of bank premises and equipment and computer software |
(2,372 | ) | (2,985 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from sale of other assets |
1,064 | 221 | ||||||
Net cash used in investing activities |
(117,338 | ) | (99,870 | ) | ||||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: |
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Net increase (decrease) in noninterest-bearing deposits |
9,943 | (31,767 | ) | |||||
Net increase in interest-bearing deposits |
8,647 | 37,124 | ||||||
Net increase in short-term borrowings |
13,815 | 43,000 | ||||||
Common stock transactions: |
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Proceeds from stock issuances |
508 | 476 | ||||||
Dividends paid |
(7,120 | ) | (7,080 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by financing activities |
25,793 | 41,753 | ||||||
NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS |
(54,021 | ) | (33,459 | ) | ||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period |
367,953 | 321,541 | ||||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period |
$ | 313,932 | $ | 288,082 | ||||
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION AND NONCASH TRANSACTIONS |
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Interest paid |
$ | 2,712 | $ | 3,758 | ||||
Federal income tax paid |
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Transfer of loans to foreclosed assets |
1,224 | 1,096 | ||||||
Investment securities purchased but not settled |
12,859 | 13,126 |
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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FIRST FINANCIAL BANKSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
Note 1 Basis of Presentation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, a Texas corporation and
a financial holding company registered under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, or BHCA, and its
wholly-owned subsidiaries: First Financial Bankshares of Delaware, Inc.; First Financial
Investments of Delaware, Inc.; First Financial Bank, National Association, Abilene, Texas; First
Financial Bank, Hereford, Texas; First Financial Bank, National Association, Sweetwater, Texas;
First Financial Bank, National Association, Eastland, Texas; First Financial Bank, National
Association, Cleburne, Texas; First Financial Bank, National Association, Stephenville, Texas;
First Financial Bank, National Association, San Angelo, Texas; First Financial Bank, National
Association, Weatherford, Texas; First Financial Bank, National Association, Southlake, Texas;
First Financial Bank, National Association, Mineral Wells, Texas; First Financial Bank, Huntsville,
Texas; First Technology Services, Inc.; First Financial Trust & Asset Management Company, National
Association; First Financial Investments, Inc.; and First Financial Insurance Agency, Inc.
Through our subsidiary banks, we conduct a full-service commercial banking business. Most of our
service centers are located in North Central and West Texas. Including the branches and locations
of all our bank subsidiaries, as of March 31, 2011, we had 52 financial centers across Texas, with
ten locations in Abilene, two locations in Cleburne, three locations in Stephenville, three
locations in Granbury, two locations in San Angelo, three locations in Weatherford, and one
location each in Mineral Wells, Hereford, Sweetwater, Eastland, Ranger, Rising Star, Southlake,
Aledo, Willow Park, Brock, Alvarado, Burleson, Keller, Trophy Club, Boyd, Bridgeport, Decatur,
Roby, Trent, Merkel, Clyde, Moran, Albany, Midlothian, Crowley, Glen Rose, Odessa, Fort Worth and
Huntsville. Our trust subsidiary has six locations in Abilene, San Angelo, Stephenville,
Sweetwater, Fort Worth and Odessa, all in Texas.
In the opinion of management, the unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect all
adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the Company financial position and unaudited
results of operations and should be read in conjunction with the Companys consolidated financial
statements, and notes thereto, for the year ended December 31, 2010. All adjustments were of a
normal recurring nature. However, the results of operations for the three months ended March 31,
2011, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31,
2011, due to seasonality, changes in economic conditions and loan credit quality, interest rate
fluctuations, regulatory and legislative changes and other factors. Certain information and
footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (U.S. GAAP) have been condensed or
omitted under SEC rules and regulations. The Company evaluated subsequent events for potential
recognition and/or disclosure through the date the consolidated financial statements were issued.
Goodwill and other intangible assets are evaluated annually for impairment as of the end of the
second quarter. No such impairment has been noted in connection with these prior evaluations.
Note 2 Stock Split
On April 26, 2011, the Companys Board of Directors declared a three-for-two stock split in the
form of a 50% stock dividend effective for shareholders of record on May 16, 2011 to be distributed
on June 1, 2011. All per share amounts in this report have been restated to reflect this stock
split. An amount equal to the par value of the additional common shares to be issued pursuant to
the stock split was reflected as a transfer from retained earnings to common stock on the
consolidated financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2011.
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Note 3 Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per common share is computed by dividing net income available to common shareholders
by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the periods presented. In computing
diluted earnings per common share for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company
assumes that all dilutive outstanding options to purchase common stock have been exercised at the
beginning of the period (or the time of issuance, if later). The dilutive effect of the outstanding
options is reflected by application of the treasury stock method, whereby the proceeds from the
exercised options are assumed to be used to purchase common stock at the average market
price during the respective periods. The weighted average common shares outstanding used in
computing basic earnings per common share for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and
2010, were 31,425,584 and 31,252,458 shares, respectively. The weighted average common shares
outstanding used in computing fully diluted earnings per common share for the three months ended
March 31, 2011 and 2010, were 31,444,586 and 31,301,667, respectively.
Note 4 Securities
A summary of available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities follows (in thousands):
March 31, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||
Gross | Gross | |||||||||||||||
Amortized | Unrealized | Unrealized | Estimated | |||||||||||||
Cost Basis | Holding Gains | Holding Losses | Fair Value | |||||||||||||
Securities held-to-maturity: |
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Obligations of states and
political subdivisions |
$ | 6,201 | $ | 111 | $ | | $ | 6,312 | ||||||||
Mortgage-backed securities |
482 | 15 | | 497 | ||||||||||||
Total debt securities
held-to-maturity |
$ | 6,683 | $ | 126 | $ | | $ | 6,809 | ||||||||
Securities available-for-sale: |
||||||||||||||||
U. S. Treasury securities |
$ | 15,226 | $ | 244 | $ | | $ | 15,470 | ||||||||
Obligations of U.S. government
sponsored-enterprises and
agencies |
301,323 | 7,408 | | 308,731 | ||||||||||||
Obligations of states and
political subdivisions |
547,415 | 19,874 | (2,068 | ) | 565,221 | |||||||||||
Corporate bonds and other |
45,681 | 3,981 | | 49,662 | ||||||||||||
Mortgage-backed securities |
699,074 | 19,976 | (2,025 | ) | 717,025 | |||||||||||
Total securities available-for-sale |
$ | 1,608,719 | $ | 51,483 | $ | (4,093 | ) | $ | 1,656,109 | |||||||
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December 31, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||
Gross | Gross | |||||||||||||||
Amortized | Unrealized | Unrealized | Estimated | |||||||||||||
Cost Basis | Holding Gains | Holding Losses | Fair Value | |||||||||||||
Securities held-to-maturity: |
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Obligations of states and
political subdivisions |
$ | 8,549 | $ | 160 | $ | | $ | 8,709 | ||||||||
Mortgage-backed securities |
515 | 16 | | 531 | ||||||||||||
Total debt securities
held-to-maturity |
$ | 9,064 | $ | 176 | $ | | $ | 9,240 | ||||||||
Securities available-for-sale: |
||||||||||||||||
U. S. Treasury securities |
$ | 15,253 | $ | 263 | $ | | $ | 15,516 | ||||||||
Obligations of U.S. government
sponsored-enterprises and
agencies |
270,706 | 8,542 | | 279,248 | ||||||||||||
Obligations of states and
political subdivisions |
543,074 | 12,695 | (5,861 | ) | 549,908 | |||||||||||
Corporate bonds and other |
56,710 | 4,118 | | 60,828 | ||||||||||||
Mortgage-backed securities |
611,275 | 22,283 | (1,880 | ) | 631,678 | |||||||||||
Total securities available-for-sale |
$ | 1,497,018 | $ | 47,901 | $ | (7,741 | ) | $ | 1,537,178 | |||||||
The Company invests in mortgage-backed securities that have expected maturities that differ
from their contractual maturities. These differences arise because borrowers may have the right to
call or prepay obligations with or without a prepayment penalty. These securities include
collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs) and other asset backed securities. The expected
maturities of these securities at March 31, 2011, were computed by using scheduled amortization of
balances and historical prepayment rates. At March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company did
not hold any CMOs that entail higher risks than standard mortgage-backed securities.
The amortized cost and estimated fair value of debt securities at March 31, 2011, by contractual
and expected maturity, are shown below (in thousands):
Held-to-Maturity | Available-for-Sale | |||||||||||||||
Amortized | Estimated | Amortized | Estimated | |||||||||||||
Cost Basis | Fair Value | Cost Basis | Fair Value | |||||||||||||
Due within one year |
$ | 5,641 | $ | 5,728 | $ | 142,265 | $ | 144,475 | ||||||||
Due after one year through five years |
560 | 584 | 408,154 | 423,098 | ||||||||||||
Due after five years through ten years |
| | 298,758 | 311,704 | ||||||||||||
Due after ten years |
| | 60,468 | 59,807 | ||||||||||||
Mortgage-backed securities |
482 | 497 | 699,074 | 717,025 | ||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 6,683 | $ | 6,809 | $ | 1,608,719 | $ | 1,656,109 | ||||||||
During the quarter ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, sales of investment securities that were
classified as available-for-sale totaled $11.2 million and $3.2 million, respectively. Gross
realized gains from 2011 and 2010 securities sales and calls during the first quarter totaled $230
thousand and $1 thousand, respectively. Gross realized losses from sales during the first quarter
of 2011 totaled $11 thousand. There were no losses realized on securities sales during the first
quarter of 2010. The specific identification method was used to determine cost in order to compute
the realized gains.
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The following tables disclose, as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, our available-for-sale
and held-to-maturity securities that have been in a continuous unrealized-loss position for less
than 12 months and those that have been in a continuous unrealized-loss position for 12 or more
months (in thousands):
Less than 12 Months | 12 Months or Longer | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized | Unrealized | Unrealized | ||||||||||||||||||||||
March 31, 2011 | Fair Value | Loss | Fair Value | Loss | Fair Value | Loss | ||||||||||||||||||
Obligations of U.S. government
sponsored-enterprises and
agencies |
$ | 4,953 | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | 4,953 | $ | | ||||||||||||
Obligations of states and
political subdivisions |
82,278 | 1,945 | 2,144 | 123 | 84,422 | 2,068 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mortgage-backed securities |
131,473 | 2,025 | | | 131,473 | 2,025 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 218,704 | $ | 3,970 | $ | 2,144 | $ | 123 | $ | 220,848 | $ | 4,093 | ||||||||||||
Less than 12 Months | 12 Months or Longer | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized | Unrealized | Unrealized | ||||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2010 | Fair Value | Loss | Fair Value | Loss | Fair Value | Loss | ||||||||||||||||||
Obligations of states and
political subdivisions |
$ | 164,437 | $ | 5,665 | $ | 2,070 | $ | 196 | $ | 166,507 | $ | 5,861 | ||||||||||||
Mortgage-backed securities |
110,591 | 1,880 | | | 110,591 | 1,880 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 275,028 | $ | 7,545 | $ | 2,070 | $ | 196 | $ | 277,098 | $ | 7,741 | ||||||||||||
The number of investment positions in this unrealized loss position totaled 196 at March 31,
2011. We do not believe these unrealized losses are other than temporary as (i) we do not have
the intent to sell our securities prior to recovery and/or maturity and (ii) it is more likely than
not that we will not have to sell our securities prior to recovery and/or maturity. In making the
determination, we also consider the length of time and extent to which fair value has been less
than cost and the financial condition of the issuer. The unrealized losses noted are interest rate
related due to the level of interest rates at March 31, 2011 compared to the time of purchase. We
have reviewed the ratings of the issuers and have not identified any issues related to the ultimate
repayment of principal as a result of credit concerns on these securities. Our mortgage related
securities are backed by GNMA, FNMA and FHLMC or are collateralized by securities backed by these
agencies.
Securities, carried at approximately $804.5 million at March 31, 2011, were pledged as collateral
for public or trust fund deposits, repurchase agreements and for other purposes required or
permitted by law.
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Note 5 Loans And Allowance for Loan Losses
Loans are stated at the amount of unpaid principal, reduced by unearned income and an allowance for
loan losses. Interest on loans is calculated by using the simple interest method on daily balances
of the principal amounts outstanding. The Company defers and amortizes net loan origination fees
and costs as an adjustment to yield. The allowance for loan losses is established through a
provision for loan losses charged to expense. Loans are charged against the allowance for loan
losses when management believes the collectibility of the principal is unlikely.
The allowance is an amount management believes will be adequate to absorb estimated inherent losses
on existing loans that are deemed uncollectible based upon managements review and evaluation of
the loan portfolio. The allowance for loan losses is comprised of three elements: (i) specific
reserves determined in accordance with current authoritative accounting guidance based on probable
losses on specific classified loans; (ii) general reserve determined in accordance with current
authoritative accounting guidance that consider historical loss rates; and (iii) qualitative
reserves determined in accordance with current authoritative accounting guidance based upon general
economic conditions and other qualitative risk factors both internal and external to the Company.
The allowance for loan losses is increased by charges to income and decreased by charge-offs (net
of recoveries). Managements periodic evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance is based on
general economic conditions, the financial condition of borrowers, the value and liquidity of
collateral, delinquency, prior loan loss experience, and the results of periodic reviews of the
portfolio. For purposes of determining our general reserve, the loan portfolio, less cash secured
loans, government guaranteed loans and classified loans, is multiplied by the Companys historical
loss rate. Our methodology is constructed so that specific allocations are increased in accordance
with deterioration in credit quality and a corresponding increase in risk of loss. In addition, we
adjust our allowance for qualitative factors such as current local economic conditions and trends,
including unemployment, changes in lending staff, policies and procedures, changes in credit
concentrations, changes in the trends and severity of problem loans and changes in trends in volume
and terms of loans. This additional allocation based on qualitative factors serves to compensate
for additional areas of uncertainty inherent in our portfolio that are not reflected in our
historic loss factors. Accrual of interest is discontinued on a loan and payments applied to
principal when management believes, after considering economic and business conditions and
collection efforts, the borrowers financial condition is such that collection of interest is
doubtful. Generally all loans past due greater than 90 days, based on contractual terms, are placed
on non-accrual. Loans are returned to accrual status when all the principal and interest amounts
contractually due are brought current and future payments are reasonably assured. Consumer loans
are generally charged-off when a loan becomes past due 90 days. For other loans in the portfolio,
facts and circumstances are evaluated in making charge-off decisions.
Loans are considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable we will
be unable to collect all amounts due in accordance with the original contractual terms of the loan
agreement, including scheduled principal and interest payments. If a loan is impaired, a specific
valuation allowance is allocated, if necessary. Interest payments on impaired loans are typically
applied to principal unless collectability of the principal amount is reasonably assured, in which
case interest is recognized on a cash basis. Impaired loans, or portions thereof, are charged off
when deemed uncollectible.
The Companys policy requires measurement of the allowance for an impaired collateral dependent
loan based on the fair value of the collateral. Other loan impairments are measured based on the
present value of expected future cash flows or the loans
observable market price. At March 31, 2011 and December 31,
2010, all significant impaired loans have been determined to be collateral dependent and
the allowance for loss has been measured utilizing the estimated fair value of the collateral.
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The Company originates mortgage loans primarily for sale in the secondary market. Accordingly,
these loans are classified as held for sale and are carried at the lower of cost or fair value.
The mortgage loan sales contracts contain indemnification clauses should the loans default,
generally in the first sixty to ninety days or if documentation is determined not to be in
compliance with regulations. The Companys historic losses as a result of these indemnities has
been insignificant.
Loans acquired, including loans acquired in a business combination, that have evidence of
deterioration of credit quality since origination and for which it is probable, at acquisition,
that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts contractually owed are initially recorded at
fair value with no valuation allowance. The difference between the undiscounted cash flows
expected at acquisition and the investment in the loan, is recognized as interest income on a
level-yield method over the life of the loan. Contractually required payments for interest and
principal that exceed the undiscounted cash flows expected at acquisition, are not recognized as a
yield adjustment. Increases in expected cash flows subsequent to the initial investment are
recognized prospectively through adjustment of the yield on the loan over its remaining life.
Decreases in expected cash flows are recognized as impairment. Valuation allowances on these
impaired loans reflect only losses incurred after the acquisition.
The Company has certain lending policies and procedures in place that are designed to maximize
loan income with an acceptable level of risk. Management reviews and approves these policies and
procedures on a regular basis and makes changes as appropriate. Management receives frequent
reports related to loan originations, quality, concentrations, delinquencies, non-performing and
potential problem loans. Diversification in the loan portfolio is a means of managing risk
associated with fluctuations in economic conditions, both by type of loan and geographically.
Commercial loans are underwritten after evaluating and understanding the borrowers ability to
operate profitably and effectively. Underwriting standards are designed to determine whether the
borrower possesses sound business ethics and practices and to evaluate current and projected cash
flows to determine the ability of the borrower to repay their obligations as agreed. Commercial
loans are primarily made based on the identified cash flows of the borrower and, secondarily, on
the underlying collateral provided by the borrower. Most commercial loans are secured by the
assets being financed or other business assets, such as accounts receivable or inventory and
include personal guarantees.
Agricultural loans are subject to underwriting standards and processes similar to commercial loans.
These agricultural loans are based on the identified cash flows of the borrower and secondarily on
the underlying collateral provided by the borrower. Most agricultural loans are secured by the
agriculture related assets being financed, such as farm land, cattle or equipment and include
personal guarantees.
Real estate loans are also subject to underwriting standards and processes similar to commercial
and agricultural loans. These loans are underwritten primarily based on projected cash flows and,
secondarily, as loans secured by real estate. The repayment of real estate loans is generally
largely dependent on the successful operation of the property securing the loans or the business
conducted on the property securing the loan. Real estate loans may be more adversely affected by
conditions in the real estate markets or in the general economy. The properties securing the
Companys real estate portfolio are generally diverse in terms of type and geographic location.
This diversity helps reduce the exposure to adverse economic events that affect any single market
or industry. Generally real estate loans are owner occupied which further reduces the Companys
risk.
The Company utilizes methodical credit standards and analysis to supplement its policies and
procedures in underwriting consumer loans. The Companys loan policy addresses types of consumer
loans that may be originated and the collateral, if secured, that must be perfected. The
relatively smaller individual dollar amounts of consumer loans that are spread over numerous
individual borrowers also minimizes the Companys risk.
Major classifications of loans are as follows (in thousands):
March 31, | December 31, | |||||||||||
2011 | 2010 | 2010 | ||||||||||
Commercial, financial and agricultural |
$ | 489,638 | $ | 457,377 | $ | 524,757 | ||||||
Real estate construction |
87,324 | 89,051 | 91,815 | |||||||||
Real estate mortgage |
909,778 | 782,725 | 883,710 | |||||||||
Consumer |
195,072 | 169,848 | 190,064 | |||||||||
Total Loans |
$ | 1,681,812 | $ | 1,499,001 | $ | 1,690,346 | ||||||
Included in real estate-mortgage loans above are $3.4 million, $2.6 million and $13.2 million,
respectively, in loans held for sale at March 31, 2011 and 2010 and December 31, 2010 in which the
carrying amounts approximate fair value.
The Companys recorded investment in impaired loans and the related valuation allowance are as
follows (in thousands):
March 31, 2011 | March 31, 2010 | December 31, 2010 | ||||||||
Recorded | Valuation | Recorded | Valuation | Recorded | Valuation | |||||
Investment | Allowance | Investment | Allowance | Investment | Allowance | |||||
$15,411
|
$3,091 | $17,775 | $3,407 | $15,445 | $3,152 | |||||
The average recorded investment in impaired loans for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 and the year
ended December 31, 2010 was approximately $15,308,000 and $17,242,000, respectively. The Company
had approximately $24,306,000 and $25,950,000 in nonaccrual, past due 90 days still accruing and
restructured loans and foreclosed assets at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. Non
accrual loans totaled $15.4 million and $15.4 million, respectively, of this amount and consisted
of (in thousands):
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March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
2011 | 2010 | |||||||
Commercial |
$ | 1,351 | $ | 1,403 | ||||
Agricultural |
996 | 3,030 | ||||||
Real Estate |
12,848 | 10,675 | ||||||
Consumer |
216 | 337 | ||||||
Total |
$ | 15,411 | $ | 15,445 | ||||
The Companys impaired loans and related allowance as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010
are summarized in the following table (in thousands). No interest income was recognized on
impaired loans subsequent to their classification as impaired.
Unpaid Contractual | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Principal | Recorded Investment | Recorded Investment | Total Recorded | Average Recorded | ||||||||||||||||||||
March 31, 2011 | Balance | With No Allowance | With Allowance | Investment | Related Allowance | Investment | ||||||||||||||||||
Commercial |
$ | 1,602 | $ | 495 | $ | 856 | $ | 1,351 | $ | 441 | $ | 1,398 | ||||||||||||
Agricultural |
1,047 | 20 | 976 | 996 | 316 | 1,136 | ||||||||||||||||||
Real Estate |
15,403 | 2,413 | 10,435 | 12,848 | 2,257 | 12,532 | ||||||||||||||||||
Consumer |
296 | 46 | 170 | 216 | 77 | 242 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 18,348 | $ | 2,974 | $ | 12,437 | $ | 15,411 | $ | 3,091 | $ | 15,308 | ||||||||||||
Unpaid Contractual | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Principal | Recorded Investment | Recorded Investment | Total Recorded | Average Recorded | ||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2010 | Balance | With No Allowance | With Allowance | Investment | Related Allowance | Investment | ||||||||||||||||||
Commercial |
$ | 1,625 | $ | 434 | $ | 969 | $ | 1,403 | $ | 471 | $ | 1,622 | ||||||||||||
Agricultural |
3,048 | 405 | 2,625 | 3,030 | 695 | 3,922 | ||||||||||||||||||
Real Estate |
12,518 | 1,224 | 9,451 | 10,675 | 1,881 | 11,276 | ||||||||||||||||||
Consumer |
449 | 81 | 256 | 337 | 105 | 422 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 17,640 | $ | 2,144 | $ | 13,301 | $ | 15,445 | $ | 3,152 | $ | 17,242 | ||||||||||||
Interest payments received on impaired loans are recorded as interest income unless
collections of the remaining recorded investment are doubtful, at which time payments received are
recorded as reductions of principal. The Company recognized interest income on impaired loans of
approximately $425,000 during the year ended December 31, 2010. If interest on impaired loans had
been recognized on a full accrual basis during the year ended December 31, 2010, such income would
have approximated $1,479,000. Such amounts for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 were not
significant.
From a credit risk standpoint, the Company classifies its loans in one of four categories: (i)
pass, (ii) special mention, (iii) substandard or (iv) doubtful. Loans classified as loss are
charged-off.
The classifications of loans reflect a judgment about the risks of default and loss associated with
the loan. The Company reviews the ratings on credits monthly. Ratings are adjusted to reflect the
degree of risk and loss that is felt to be inherent in each credit as of each monthly reporting
period. Our methodology is structured so that specific allocations are increased in accordance
with deterioration in credit quality (and a corresponding increase in risk and loss) or decreased
in accordance with improvement in credit quality (and a corresponding decrease in risk and loss).
Credits rated special mention show clear signs of financial weaknesses or deterioration in credit
worthiness, however, such concerns are not so pronounced that the Company generally expects to
experience significant loss within the short-term. Such credits typically maintain the ability to
perform within standard credit terms and credit exposure is not as prominent as credits rated more
harshly.
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Credits rated substandard are those in which the normal repayment of principal and interest may be,
or has been, jeopardized by reason of adverse trends or developments of a financial, managerial,
economic or political nature, or important weaknesses exist in collateral. A protracted workout on
these credits is a distinct possibility. Prompt corrective action is therefore required to
strengthen the Companys position, and/or to reduce exposure and to assure that adequate remedial
measures are taken by the borrower. Credit exposure becomes more likely in such credits and a
serious evaluation of the secondary support to the credit is performed.
Credits rated doubtful are those in which full collection of principal appears highly questionable,
and which some degree of loss is anticipated, even thought the ultimate amount of loss may not yet
be certain and/or other factors exist which could affect collection of debt. Based upon available
information, positive action by the Company is required to avert or minimize loss. Credits rated
doubtful are generally also placed on nonaccrual.
At March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the following summarizes the Companys internal
ratings of its loans (in thousands):
March 31, 2011 | Pass | Special Mention | Substandard | Doubtful | Total | |||||||||||||||
Commercial |
$ | 398,815 | $ | 10,401 | $ | 14,168 | $ | 97 | $ | 423,481 | ||||||||||
Agricultural |
63,617 | 268 | 2,255 | 17 | 66,157 | |||||||||||||||
Real Estate |
930,481 | 19,072 | 47,466 | 83 | 997,102 | |||||||||||||||
Consumer |
193,832 | 306 | 903 | 31 | 195,072 | |||||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 1,586,745 | $ | 30,047 | $ | 64,792 | $ | 228 | $ | 1,681,812 | ||||||||||
December 31, 2010 | Pass | Special Mention | Substandard | Doubtful | Total | |||||||||||||||
Commercial |
$ | 414,436 | $ | 11,505 | $ | 16,346 | $ | 90 | $ | 442,377 | ||||||||||
Agricultural |
72,124 | 1,094 | 9,144 | 18 | 82,380 | |||||||||||||||
Real Estate |
912,691 | 15,721 | 47,036 | 77 | 975,525 | |||||||||||||||
Consumer |
188,325 | 197 | 1,510 | 32 | 190,064 | |||||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 1,587,576 | $ | 28,517 | $ | 74,036 | $ | 217 | $ | 1,690,346 | ||||||||||
At March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Companys past due loans are as follows (in
thousands):
15-59 Days | 60-89 Days | Total 90 Days Past | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
March 31, 2011 | Past Due* | Past Due | Greater Than 90 Days | Total Past Due | Total Current | Total Loans | Due Still Accruing | |||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial |
$ | 2,127 | $ | 66 | $ | 543 | $ | 2,736 | $ | 420,745 | $ | 423,481 | $ | 11 | ||||||||||||||
Agricultural |
744 | 3 | 20 | 767 | 65,390 | 66,157 | | |||||||||||||||||||||
Real Estate |
8,793 | 528 | 2,051 | 11,372 | 985,730 | 997,102 | | |||||||||||||||||||||
Consumer |
825 | 233 | 14 | 1,072 | 194,000 | 195,072 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 12,489 | $ | 830 | $ | 2,628 | $ | 15,947 | $ | 1,665,865 | $ | 1,681,812 | $ | 23 | ||||||||||||||
15-59 Days | 60-89 Days | Total 90 Days Past | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2010 | Past Due* | Past Due | Greater Than 90 Days | Total Past Due | Total Current | Total Loans | Due Still Accruing | |||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial |
$ | 2,138 | $ | 241 | $ | 713 | $ | 3,092 | $ | 439,086 | $ | 442,377 | $ | 20 | ||||||||||||||
Agricultural |
371 | | | 371 | 82,009 | 82,380 | | |||||||||||||||||||||
Real Estate |
6,638 | 1,569 | 3,792 | 11,999 | 963,725 | 975,525 | 2,169 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Consumer |
1,048 | 180 | 25 | 1,253 | 188,811 | 190,064 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 10,195 | $ | 1,990 | $ | 4,530 | $ | 16,715 | $ | 1,673,631 | $ | 1,690,346 | $ | 2,196 | ||||||||||||||
* | The Company monitors commercial, agricultural and real estate loans after such loans are 15 days past due. Consumer loans are monitored after such loans are 30 days past due. |
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The allowance for loan losses as of March 31, 2011 and 2010 and December 31, 2010, is
presented below. Management has evaluated the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses by
estimating the probable losses in various categories of the loan portfolio, which are identified
below (in thousands):
March 31, | December 31, | |||||||||||
2011 | 2010 | 2010 | ||||||||||
Allowance for loan losses provided for: |
||||||||||||
Loans specifically evaluated as impaired |
$ | 3,091 | $ | 3,407 | $ | 3,152 | ||||||
Remaining portfolio |
29,410 | 25,343 | 27,954 | |||||||||
Total allowance for loan losses |
$ | 32,501 | $ | 28,750 | $ | 31,106 | ||||||
The following table details the allowance for loan loss at March 31, 2011 and December 31,
2010 by portfolio segment (in thousands). Allocation of a portion of the allowance to one category
of loans does not preclude its availability to absorb losses in other categories.
March 31, 2011 | Commercial | Agricultural | Real Estate | Consumer | Total | |||||||||||||||
Loans
individually
evaluated
for impairment |
$ | 3,212 | $ | 526 | $ | 7,562 | $ | 265 | $ | 11,565 | ||||||||||
Loans
collectively
evaluated for
impairment |
5,440 | 625 | 13,400 | 1,471 | 20,936 | |||||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 8,652 | $ | 1,151 | $ | 20,962 | $ | 1,736 | $ | 32,501 | ||||||||||
December 31, 2010 | Commercial | Agricultural | Real Estate | Consumer | Total | |||||||||||||||
Loans
individually
evaluated for
impairment |
$ | 3,718 | $ | 1,548 | $ | 6,829 | $ | 445 | $ | 12,540 | ||||||||||
Loans collectively
evaluated for impairment |
4,027 | 751 | 12,272 | 1,516 | 18,566 | |||||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 7,745 | $ | 2,299 | $ | 19,101 | $ | 1,961 | $ | 31,106 | ||||||||||
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Changes in the allowance for loan losses for the three months ended March 31, 2011 are
summarized as follows (in thousands):
Commercial | Agricultural | Real Estate | Consumer | Total | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning balance |
$ | 7,745 | $ | 2,299 | $ | 19,101 | $ | 1,961 | $ | 31,106 | ||||||||||
Provision for loan losses |
874 | (1,178 | ) | 2,529 | (98 | ) | 2,127 | |||||||||||||
Recoveries |
34 | 30 | 107 | 107 | 278 | |||||||||||||||
Charge-offs |
(1 | ) | | (775 | ) | (234 | ) | (1,010 | ) | |||||||||||
End balance |
$ | 8,652 | $ | 1,151 | $ | 20,962 | $ | 1,736 | $ | 32,501 | ||||||||||
The Companys recorded investment in loans as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 related
to the balance in the allowance for loan losses on the basis of the Companys impairment
methodology was as follows (in thousands):
March 31, 2011 | Commercial | Agricultural | Real Estate | Consumer | Total | |||||||||||||||
Loans
individually
evaluated for
impairment |
$ | 24,666 | $ | 2,540 | $ | 66,621 | $ | 1,240 | $ | 95,067 | ||||||||||
Loans
collectively
evaluated for
impairment |
398,815 | 63,617 | 930,481 | 193,832 | 1,586,745 | |||||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 423,481 | $ | 66,157 | $ | 997,102 | $ | 195,072 | $ | 1,681,812 | ||||||||||
December 31, 2010 | Commercial | Agricultural | Real Estate | Consumer | Total | |||||||||||||||
Loans
individually
evaluated for
impairment |
$ | 27,941 | $ | 10,256 | $ | 62,834 | $ | 1,739 | $ | 102,770 | ||||||||||
Loans
collectively
evaluated for
impairment |
414,436 | 72,124 | 912,691 | 188,325 | 1,587,576 | |||||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 442,377 | $ | 82,380 | $ | 975,525 | $ | 190,064 | $ | 1,690,346 | ||||||||||
Certain of our subsidiary banks have established lines of credit with the Federal Home Loan
Bank of Dallas to provide liquidity and meet pledging requirements for those customers eligible to
have securities pledged to secure certain uninsured deposits. At March 31, 2011, approximately
$676.8 million in loans held by these subsidiaries were subject to blanket liens as security for
these lines of credit.
Note 6 Income Taxes
Income tax expense was $5.6 million for the first quarter in 2011 as compared to $4.7 million for
the same period in 2010. Our effective tax rates on pretax income were 25.5% and 25.5% for the
first quarter of 2011 and 2010, respectively. The effective tax rates differ from the statutory
Federal tax rate of 35% largely due to tax exempt interest income earned on certain investment
securities and loans, the deductibility of dividends paid to our employee stock ownership plan and
Texas state taxes.
Note 7 Stock Based Compensation
The Company grants incentive stock options for a fixed number of shares with an exercise price
equal to the fair value of the shares at the date of grant to employees. No stock options have been
granted in 2011or 2010. The Company recorded stock option expense totaling approximately $109
thousand and $95 thousand, respectively, for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2011 and 2010.
The additional disclosure requirements under authoritative accounting guidance have been omitted
due to immateriality.
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Note 8 Pension Plan
The Companys defined benefit pension plan was frozen effective January 1, 2004, whereby no
additional years of service will accrue to participants, unless the pension plan is reinstated at a
future date. The pension plan covered substantially all of the Companys employees at the time.
The benefits for each employee were based on years of service and a percentage of the employees
qualifying compensation during the final years of employment. The Companys funding policy was and
is to contribute annually the amount necessary to satisfy the Internal Revenue Services funding
standards. Contributions to the pension plan, prior to freezing the plan, were intended to provide
not only for benefits attributed to service to date but also for those expected to be earned in the
future. As a result of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (the Protection Act), the Company will
be required to contribute amounts in future years to fund any shortfalls. The Company has
evaluated the provisions of the Protection Act as well as the Internal Revenue Services funding
standards to develop a plan for funding in future years. The Company made a contribution
totaling $1.0 million in both March 2011 and March 2010 and continues to evaluate future funding
amounts.
Net periodic benefit costs totaling $150 thousand and $100 thousand were recorded, respectively,
for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010.
Note 9 Recently Issued Authoritative Accounting Guidance
In 2010, the FASB issued authoritative guidance expanding disclosures related to fair value
measurements including (i) the amounts of significant transfers of assets or liabilities between
Levels 1 and 2 of the fair value hierarchy and the reasons for the transfers, (ii) the reasons for
transfers of assets or liabilities in or out of Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy, with
significant transfers disclosed separately, (iii) the policy for determining when transfers between
levels of the fair value hierarchy are recognized and (iv) for recurring fair value measurements of
assets and liabilities in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy, a gross presentation of information
about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements. The new guidance further clarifies that (i)
fair value measurement disclosures should be provided for each class of assets and liabilities
(rather than major category), which would generally be a subset of assets or liabilities within a
line item in the statement of financial position and (ii) disclosures should be provided about the
valuation techniques and inputs used to measure fair value for both recurring and nonrecurring fair
value measurements for each class of assets and liabilities included in Levels 2 and 3 of the fair
value hierarchy. The disclosures related to the gross presentation of purchases, sales, issuances
and settlements of assets and liabilities included in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy became
effective January 1, 2011. The remaining disclosure requirements and clarifications made by the
new guidance became effective in 2010.
In 2010, the FASB issued authoritative guidance that requires entities to provide enhanced
disclosures in the financial statements about their loans including credit risk exposures and the
allowance for loan losses. While some of the required disclosures are already included in the
management discussion and analysis section of our interim and annual filings, the new guidance
requires inclusion of such analyses in the notes to the financial statements. Included in the new
guidance are a roll forward of the allowance for loan losses as well as credit quality information,
impaired loan, nonaccrual and past due information. Disclosures must be disaggregated by portfolio
segment, the level at which an entity develops and documents a systematic method for determining
its allowance for loan losses, and class of loans. The period-end information became effective in
2010 and the activity-related information became effective with the first quarter of 2011.
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In 2010, the FASB issued authoritative guidance that modified Step 1 of the goodwill impairment
test for reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts. For those reporting units, an
entity is required to perform Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test if it is more likely than not
that a goodwill impairment exists. In determining whether it is more likely than not that a
goodwill impairment exists, an entity should consider whether there are any adverse qualitative
factors indicating that an impairment may exist such as if an event occurs or circumstances change
that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying
amount. This new authoritative guidance became effective for the Company on January 1, 2011 and
did not have a significant impact on the Companys financial statements.
In 2011, the FASB issued authoritative guidance to provide additional guidance and clarification in
determining whether a creditor has granted a concession and whether a debtor is experiencing
financial difficulties for purposes of determining whether a restructuring constitutes a troubled
debt restructuring. The new guidance includes examples illustrating whether a restructuring
constitutes a troubled debt restructuring. The guidance is effective for the third quarter of 2011
and must be applied retrospectively to restructurings occurring on or after January 1, 2011.
Adoption of this new guidance is not expected to have a significant impact on the Companys
financial statements.
Note 10 Fair Value Disclosures
The authoritative accounting guidance for fair value measurements defines fair value as the price
that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction
between market participants. A fair value measurement assumes that the transaction to sell the
asset or transfer the liability occurs in the principal market for the asset or liability or, in
the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the asset or liability. The
price in the principal (or most advantageous) market used to measure the fair value of the asset or
liability shall not be adjusted for transaction costs. An orderly transaction is a transaction
that assumes exposure to the market for a period prior to the measurement date to allow for
marketing activities that are usual and customary for transactions involving such assets and
liabilities; it is not a forced transaction. Market participants are buyers and sellers in the
principal market that are (i) independent, (ii) knowledgeable, (iii) able to transact and (iv)
willing to transact.
The authoritative accounting guidance requires the use of valuation techniques that are consistent
with the market approach, the income approach and/or the cost approach. The market approach uses
prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or
comparable assets and liabilities. The income approach uses valuation techniques to convert future
amounts, such as cash flows or earnings, to a single present amount on a discounted basis. The
cost approach is based on the amount that currently would be required to replace the service
capacity of an asset (replacement costs). Valuation techniques should be consistently applied.
Inputs to valuation techniques refer to the assumptions that market participants would use in
pricing the asset or liability. Inputs may be observable, meaning those that reflect the
assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on
market data obtained from independent sources, or unobservable, meaning those that reflect the
reporting entitys own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in
pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. In that
regard, the authoritative guidance establishes a fair value hierarchy for valuation inputs that
gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities
and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs. The fair value hierarchy is as follows:
| Level 1 Inputs Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date. |
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| Level 2 Inputs Inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (for example, interest rates, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means. Level 2 investments consist primarily of obligations of U.S. government sponsored enterprises and agencies, obligations of state and municipal subdivisions, corporate bonds and mortgage backed securities. | ||
| Level 3 Inputs Significant unobservable inputs that reflect an entitys own assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the assets or liabilities. |
A description of the valuation methodologies used for assets and liabilities measured at fair
value, as well as the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation
hierarchy, is set forth below.
In general, fair value is based upon quoted market prices, where available. If such quoted market
prices are not available, fair value is based upon internally developed models that primarily use,
as inputs, observable market-based parameters. Valuation adjustments may be made to ensure that
financial instruments are recorded at fair value. While management believes the Companys valuation
methodologies are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different
methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could
result in a different estimate of fair value at the reporting date.
Securities classified as available-for-sale and trading are reported at fair value utilizing Level
1 and Level 2 inputs. For these securities, the Company obtains fair value measurements from an
independent pricing service. The fair value measurements consider observable data that may include
dealer quotes, market spreads, cash flows, the United States Treasury (the Treasury) yield curve,
live trading levels, trade execution data, market consensus prepayments speeds, credit information
and the securitys terms and conditions, among other things.
There were no transfers between Level 2 and Level 3 during the quarter ended March 31, 2011.
The following table summarizes financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value on
a recurring basis as of March 31, 2011, segregated by the level of the valuation inputs within the
fair value hierarchy utilized to measure fair value (dollars in thousands):
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total Fair | |||||||||||||
Inputs | Inputs | Inputs | Value | |||||||||||||
Available for sale investment
securities: |
||||||||||||||||
U. S. Treasury securities |
$ | 15,470 | $ | | $ | | $ | 15,470 | ||||||||
Obligations of U. S.
government
sponsored-enterprises
and agencies |
19,951 | 288,780 | | 308,731 | ||||||||||||
Obligations of states and
political
subdivisions |
3,340 | 561,881 | | 565,221 | ||||||||||||
Corporate bonds |
| 46,003 | | 46,003 | ||||||||||||
Mortgage-backed securities |
24,916 | 692,109 | | 717,025 | ||||||||||||
Other securities |
3,659 | | | 3,659 | ||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 67,336 | $ | 1,588,773 | $ | | $ | 1,656,109 | ||||||||
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Certain financial assets and financial liabilities are measured at fair value on a
nonrecurring basis, that is, the instruments are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis but
are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances (for example, when there is evidence
of impairment). Financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value on a
non-recurring basis include the following at March 31, 2011:
Impaired Loans Impaired loans are reported at the fair value of the underlying collateral
if repayment is expected solely from the collateral. Collateral values are estimated using
Level 3 input based on the discounting of the collateral measured by appraisals. At March
31, 2011, impaired loans with a carrying value of $15.4 million were reduced by specific
valuation allowances totaling $3.1 million resulting in a net fair value of $12.3 million,
based on Level 3 inputs.
Loans Held for Sale Loans held for sale are reported at the lower of cost or fair value.
In determining whether the fair value of loans held for sale is less than cost when quoted
market prices are not available, the Company considers investor commitments/contracts.
These loans are considered Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. At March 31, 2011, the
Companys mortgage loans held for sale were recorded at cost as fair value exceeded cost.
Certain non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring
and non-recurring basis include other real estate owned, goodwill and other intangible assets and
other non-financial long-lived assets. Measurement activity was not significant for these accounts
for the three months ended March 31, 2011.
The Company is required under authoritative accounting guidance to disclose the estimated fair
value of their financial instrument assets and liabilities including those subject to the
requirements discussed above. For the Company, as for most financial institutions, substantially
all of its assets and liabilities are considered financial instruments, as defined. Many of the
Companys financial instruments, however, lack an available trading market as characterized by a
willing buyer and willing seller engaging in an exchange transaction.
The estimated fair value amounts of financial instruments have been determined by the Company using
available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. However, considerable
judgment is required to interpret data to develop the estimates of fair value. Accordingly, the
estimates presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts the Company could realize
in a current market exchange. The use of different market assumptions and/or estimation
methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts.
In addition, reasonable comparability between financial institutions may not be likely due to the
wide range of permitted valuation techniques and numerous estimates that must be made given the
absence of active secondary markets for many of the financial instruments. This lack of uniform
valuation methodologies also introduces a greater degree of subjectivity to these estimated fair
values.
Financial instruments with stated maturities have been valued using a present value discounted cash
flow with a discount rate approximating current market for similar assets and liabilities.
Financial instrument liabilities with no stated maturities have an estimated fair value equal to
both the amount payable on demand and the carrying value.
The carrying value and the estimated fair value of the Companys contractual off-balance-sheet
unfunded lines of credit, loan commitments and letters of credit, which are generally priced at
market at the time of funding, are not material.
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The estimated fair values and carrying values of all financial instruments under current
authoritative guidance at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, were as follows (in thousands):
March 31, | December 31, | |||||||||||||||
2011 | 2010 | |||||||||||||||
Carrying | Estimated | Carrying | Estimated | |||||||||||||
Value | Fair Value | Value | Fair Value | |||||||||||||
Cash and due from banks |
$ | 105,969 | $ | 105,969 | $ | 124,177 | $ | 124,177 | ||||||||
Federal funds sold |
4,945 | 4,945 | | | ||||||||||||
Interest-bearing deposits in banks |
203,018 | 203,018 | 243,776 | 243,776 | ||||||||||||
Held to maturity securities |
6,683 | 6,809 | 9,064 | 9,240 | ||||||||||||
Available for sale securities |
1,656,109 | 1,656,109 | 1,537,178 | 1,537,178 | ||||||||||||
Loans |
1,649,311 | 1,645,543 | 1,659,240 | 1,659,444 | ||||||||||||
Accrued interest receivable |
19,607 | 19,607 | 21,006 | 21,006 | ||||||||||||
Deposits with stated maturities |
801,198 | 803,213 | 837,615 | 840,234 | ||||||||||||
Deposits with no stated maturities |
2,330,693 | 2,330,693 | 2,275,686 | 2,275,686 | ||||||||||||
Short term borrowings |
192,171 | 192,171 | 178,356 | 178,356 | ||||||||||||
Accrued interest payable |
921 | 921 | 1,234 | 1,234 |
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Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Forward-Looking Statements
This Form 10-Q contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. When used in this
Form 10-Q, words such as anticipate, believe, estimate, expect, intend, predict,
project, and similar expressions, as they relate to us or management, identify forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements are based on information currently available to our
management. Actual results could differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking
statements as a result of certain factors, including, but not limited to, those listed in Item 1A-
Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and the following:
| general economic conditions, including our local and national real estate markets and employment trends; | ||
| volatility and disruption in national and international financial markets; | ||
| the effects of recent legislative, tax, accounting and regulatory actions and reforms, including the Dodd-Frank Act and Basel III; | ||
| political instability; | ||
| the ability of the Federal government to deal with the national economic slowdown and the effect of stimulus packages enacted by Congress as well as future stimulus packages, if any; | ||
| competition from other financial institutions and financial holding companies; | ||
| the effects of and changes in trade, monetary and fiscal policies and laws, including interest rate policies of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; | ||
| changes in the demand for loans; | ||
| fluctuations in the value of collateral securing our loan portfolio and in the level of the allowance for loan losses; | ||
| the accuracy of our estimates of future loan losses; | ||
| the accuracy of our estimates and assumptions regarding the performance of our securities portfolio; | ||
| soundness of other financial institutions with which we have transactions; | ||
| inflation, interest rate, market and monetary fluctuations; | ||
| changes in consumer spending, borrowing and savings habits; | ||
| continued high levels of FDIC deposit insurance assessments, including the possibility of additional special assessments; | ||
| our ability to attract deposits; | ||
| consequences of continued bank mergers and acquisitions in our market area, resulting in fewer but much larger and stronger competitors; | ||
| expansion of operations, including branch openings, new product offerings and expansion into new markets; | ||
| changes in compensation and benefit plans; | ||
| acquisitions and integration of acquired businesses; and | ||
| acts of God or of war or terrorism. |
Such statements reflect the current views of our management with respect to future events and are
subject to these and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to our operations, results
of operations, growth strategy and liquidity. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking
statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their
entirety by this paragraph. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or otherwise revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Introduction
As a multi-bank financial holding company, we generate most of our revenue from interest on loans
and investments, trust fees, and service charges. Our primary source of funding for our loans and
investments are deposits held by our subsidiary banks. Our largest expenses are interest on these
deposits and salaries and related employee benefits. We usually measure our performance by
calculating our return on average assets, return on average equity, our regulatory leverage and
risk based capital ratios, and our efficiency ratio, which is calculated by dividing noninterest
expense by the sum of net interest income on a tax equivalent basis and noninterest income.
The following discussion of operations and financial condition should be read in conjunction with
the financial statements and accompanying footnotes included in Item 1 of this Form 10-Q as well as
those included in the Companys 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Regulatory Reform and Legislation
The U. S. and global economies have experienced and are experiencing significant stress and
disruptions in the financial sector. Dramatic slowdowns in the housing industry with falling home
prices and increasing foreclosures and unemployment have created strains on financial institutions,
including government-sponsored entities and investment banks. As a result, many financial
institutions sought and continue to seek additional capital, merge or seek mergers with larger and
stronger institutions and, in some cases, failed.
In response to the financial crisis affecting the banking and financial markets, in October 2008,
the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (the EESA) was signed into law. Pursuant to the
EESA, the U.S. Treasury (the Treasury) was authorized to purchase equity stakes in U. S.
financial institutions. Under this program, known as the Troubled Asset Relief Program Capital
Purchase Program (the TARP Capital Purchase Program), the Treasury made $250 billion of capital
available to U.S. financial institutions through the purchase of preferred stock or subordinated
debentures by the Treasury. In conjunction with the purchase of preferred stock from publicly-held
financial institutions, the Treasury received warrants to purchase common stock with an aggregate
market price equal to 15% of the total amount of the preferred investment. Participating financial
institutions were required to adopt the Treasurys standards for executive compensation and
corporate governance for the period during which the Treasury holds equity issued under the TARP
Capital Purchase Program and were restricted from increasing dividends to common shareholders or
repurchasing common stock for three years without the consent of the Treasury. The Company made a
decision to not participate in the TARP Capital Purchase Program due to its capital and liquidity
positions.
Congress and the regulators for financial institutions have proposed and passed significant changes
to the laws, rules and regulations governing financial institutions. Most recently, the House of
Representatives and Senate passed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
(the Dodd-Frank Act) which the President has signed. Prior to the Dodd-Frank Act, Congress and
the financial institution regulators made other significant changes affecting many aspects of
banking. These recent actions address many issues including capital, interchange fees, compliance
and risk management, debit card interchange fees, overdraft fees, the establishment of a new
consumer regulator, healthcare, incentive compensation, expanded disclosures and corporate
governance. While many of the new regulations are for financial institutions with assets greater
than $10 billion, we expect the new regulations to reduce our revenues and increase our expenses in
the future. We are closely monitoring those actions to determine the appropriate response to
comply and at the same time minimize the adverse effect on our banks and find other sources of
income to offset the negative effect of these regulations.
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On September 12, 2010, the Group of Governors and Heads of Supervision, the oversight body of the
Basel Committee, announced agreement on the calibration and phase in arrangements for a
strengthened set of capital requirements, known as Basel III. Basel III increases the minimum Tier
1 common equity ratio to 4.5%, net of regulatory deductions, and introduces a capital conservation
buffer of an additional 2.5% of common equity to risk weighted assets, raising the target
minimum common equity ratio to 7%. This capital conservation buffer also increases the minimum
Tier 1 capital ratio from 6% to 8.5% and the minimum total capital ratio from 8% to 10.5%. In
addition, Basel III introduces a countercyclical capital buffer of up to 2.5% of common equity or
other fully loss absorbing capital for periods of excess credit growth. Basel III also introduces
a non-risk adjusted Tier 1 leverage ratio of 3%, based on a measure of total exposure rather than
total assets, and new liquidity standards. The Basel III capital and liquidity standards will be
phased in over a multi-year period. The final package of Basel III reforms was submitted to the
Seoul G20 Leaders Summit in November 2010 for endorsement by G20 leaders, and then will be subject
to individual adoption by member nations, including the United States. The Federal Reserve will
likely implement changes to the capital adequacy standards applicable to the Company and our
subsidiary banks in light of Basel III.
Critical Accounting Policies
We prepare consolidated financial statements based on the selection of certain accounting policies,
generally accepted accounting principles and customary practices in the banking industry. These
policies, in certain areas, require us to make significant estimates and assumptions.
We deem a policy critical if (1) the accounting estimate required us to make assumptions about
matters that are highly uncertain at the time we make the accounting estimate; and (2) different
estimates that reasonably could have been used in the current period, or changes in the accounting
estimate that are reasonably likely to occur from period to period, would have a material impact on
the financial statements.
The following discussion addresses (1) our allowance for loan losses and our provision for loan
losses and (2) our valuation of securities, which we deem to be our most critical accounting
policies. We have other significant accounting policies and continue to evaluate the materiality
of their impact on our consolidated financial statements, but we believe these other policies
either do not generally require us to make estimates and judgments that are difficult or
subjective, or it is less likely they would have a material impact on our reported results for a
given period.
Allowance for Loan Losses. The allowance for loan losses is an amount we believe will be adequate
to absorb probable losses on existing loans in which full collectability is unlikely based upon our
review and evaluation of the loan portfolio. The allowance for loan losses is increased by charges
to income and decreased by charge-offs (net of recoveries).
Our methodology is based on current authoritative accounting guidance, including guidance from the
SEC. We also follow the guidance of the Interagency Policy Statement on the Allowance for Loan
and Lease Losses, issued jointly by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the
Federal Reserve, the FDIC, the National Credit Union Administration and the Office of Thrift
Supervision. We have developed a loan review methodology that includes allowances assigned to
certain classified loans, allowances assigned based upon estimated loss factors and qualitative
reserves. The level of the allowance reflects our periodic evaluation of general economic
conditions, the financial condition of our borrowers, the value and liquidity of collateral,
delinquencies, prior loan loss experience, and the results of periodic reviews of the portfolio by
our independent loan review department and regulatory examiners.
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Our allowance for loan losses is comprised of three elements: (i) specific reserves determined in
accordance with current authoritative accounting guidance based on probable losses on specific
classified loans; (ii) general reserves determined in accordance with current authoritative
accounting guidance that consider historical loss rates; and (iii) qualitative reserves determined
in accordance with current authoritative accounting guidance based upon general economic conditions
and other qualitative risk factors both internal and external to the Company. We regularly
evaluate our allowance for loan losses to maintain an adequate level to absorb estimated probable
loan losses inherent in the loan portfolio. Factors contributing to the determination of specific
reserves include the creditworthiness of the borrower, changes in the value of pledged collateral,
and general economic conditions. All classified loans are specifically reviewed and a specific
allocation is assigned based on the losses expected to be realized from those loans. For purposes
of determining the general reserve, the loan portfolio less cash secured loans, government
guaranteed loans and classified loans is multiplied by the Companys historical loss rates. The
qualitative reserves are determined by evaluating such things as current economic conditions and
trends, including unemployment, changes in lending staff, policies or procedures, changes in credit
concentrations, changes in the trends and severity of problem loans and changes in trends in volume
and terms of loans. This additional allocation based on qualitative factors serves to compensate
for additional areas of uncertainty inherent in our portfolio that are not reflected in our
historic loss factors.
Although we believe we use the best information available to make loan loss allowance
determinations, future adjustments could be necessary if circumstances or economic conditions
differ substantially from the assumptions used in making our initial determinations. A further
downturn in the economy and employment could result in increased levels of nonperforming assets and
charge-offs, increased loan loss provisions and reductions in income. Additionally, as an integral
part of their examination process, bank regulatory agencies periodically review our allowance for
loan losses. The bank regulatory agencies could require the recognition of additions to the loan
loss allowance based on their judgment of information available to them at the time of their
examination of subsidiary banks.
Accrual of interest is discontinued on a loan and payments applied to principal when management
believes, after considering economic and business conditions and collection efforts, the borrowers
financial condition is such that collection of interest is doubtful. Generally all loans past due
greater than 90 days, based on contractual terms, are placed on non-accrual. Loans are returned to
accrual status when all the principal and interest amounts contractually due are brought current
and future payments are reasonably assured. Consumer loans are generally charged-off when a loan
becomes past due 90 days. For other loans in the portfolio, facts and circumstances are evaluated
in making charge-off decisions.
Loans are considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable we will
be unable to collect all amounts due in accordance with the original contractual terms of the loan
agreement, including scheduled principal and interest payments. If a loan is impaired, a specific
valuation allowance is allocated, if necessary. Interest payments on impaired loans are typically
applied to principal unless collectability of the principal amount is reasonably assured, in which
case interest is recognized on a cash basis. Impaired loans, or portions thereof, are charged off
when deemed uncollectible.
The Companys policy requires measurement of the allowance for an impaired collateral dependent
loan based on the fair value of the collateral. Other loan impairments are measured based on the
present value of expected future cash flows or the loans observable market price. At March 31,
2011 and 2010 and December 31, 2010, all significant impaired loans have been determined to be
collateral dependent and the allowance for loss has been measured utilizing the estimated fair
value of the collateral.
The Company originates mortgage loans primarily for sale in the secondary market. Accordingly,
these loans are classified as held for sale and are carried at the lower of cost or fair value.
The mortgage loan sales contracts contain indemnification clauses should the loans default,
generally in the first sixty to ninety days or if documentation is determined not to be in
compliance with regulations. The Companys historic losses as a result of these indemnities has
been insignificant.
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Valuation of Securities. The Company records its available-for-sale and trading securities
portfolio at fair value.
Fair values of these securities are determined based on methodologies in accordance with current
authoritative accounting guidance. Fair values are volatile and may be influenced by a number of
factors, including market interest rates, prepayment speeds, discount rates, credit ratings and
yield curves. Fair values for investment securities are based on quoted market prices, where
available. If quoted market prices are not available, fair values are based on the quoted prices
of similar instruments or an estimate of fair value by using a range of fair value estimates in the
market place as a result of the illiquid market specific to the type of security.
When the fair value of a security is below its amortized cost, and depending on the length of time
the condition exists and the extent the fair value is below amortized cost, additional analysis is
performed to determine whether another-than-temporary impairment condition exists.
Available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities are analyzed quarterly for possible
other-than-temporary impairment. The analysis considers (i) whether we have the intent to sell our
securities prior to recovery and/or maturity, (ii) whether it is more likely than not that we will
have to sell our securities prior to recovery and/or maturity, (iii) the length of time and extent
to which the fair value has been less than costs, and (iv) the financial condition of the issuer.
Often, the information available to conduct these assessments is limited and rapidly changing,
making estimates of fair value subject to judgment. If actual information or conditions are
different than estimated, the extent of the impairment of the security may be different than
previously estimated, which could have a material effect on the Companys results of operations and
financial condition.
Acquisition
On September 9, 2010, we entered into an agreement and plan of merger with Sam Houston Financial
Corp., the parent company of The First State Bank, Huntsville, Texas. On November 1, 2010, the
transaction was completed. Pursuant to the agreement, we paid $22.0 million in cash and our common
stock, for all of the outstanding shares of Sam Houston Financial Corp.
At closing, Sam Houston Financial Corp. was merged into First Financial Bankshares of Delaware,
Inc. and The First State Bank became a wholly owned bank subsidiary. The total purchase price
exceeded estimated fair value of tangible net assets acquired by approximately $10.0 million, of
which approximately $228 thousand was assigned to an identifiable intangible asset with the balance
recorded by the Company as goodwill. The identifiable intangible asset represents the future
benefit associated with the acquisition of the core deposits and is being amortized over seven
years, utilizing a method that approximates the expected attrition of the deposits.
The primary purpose of the acquisition was to expand the Companys market share along Interstate
Highway 45 in Central Texas. Factors that contributed to a purchase price resulting in goodwill
include Huntsvilles historic record of earnings and its geographic location. The results of
operations from this acquisition are included in the consolidated earnings of the Company
commencing November 1, 2010.
Stock Split
On April 26, 2011, the Companys Board of Directors declared a three-for-two stock split in the
form of a 50% stock dividend effective for shareholders of record on May 16, 2011 to be distributed
on June 1, 2011. All per share amounts in this report have been restated to reflect this stock
split. An amount equal to the par value of the additional common shares to be issued pursuant to
the stock split was reflected as a transfer from retained earnings to common stock on the
consolidated financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2011.
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Results of Operations
Performance Summary. Net earnings for the first quarter of 2011 were $16.3 million compared to
$13.7 million for the same period in 2010, or an 18.8% increase over the same period in 2010.
Basic earnings per share for the first quarter of 2011 were $0.52 compared to $0.44 for the same
quarter last year. The return on average assets was 1.76% for the first quarter of 2011, as
compared to 1.68% for the same quarter of 2010. The return on average equity was 14.86% for the
first quarter of 2011 as compared to 13.30% for the same quarter of 2010.
Net Interest Income. Net interest income is the difference between interest income on earning
assets and interest expense on liabilities incurred to fund those assets. Our earning assets
consist primarily of loans and investment securities. Our liabilities to fund those assets consist
primarily of noninterest-bearing and interest-bearing deposits.
Tax-equivalent net interest income was $40.5 million for the first quarter of 2011, as compared to
$35.2 million for the same period last year. The increase in 2011 compared to 2010 was largely
attributable to an increase in the volume of earning assets. Average earning assets increased
$428.0 million for the first quarter of 2011 over the same period in 2010. Average taxable
securities, average tax exempt securities, and average loans increased $174.0 million, $89.1
million and $183.9 million, respectively, for the first quarter of 2011 over the first quarter of
2010. Average interest bearing liabilities increased $291.2 million for the first quarter of 2011,
as compared to the same period in 2010. The yield on earning assets decreased 18 basis points
during the first quarter of 2011, whereas the rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities decreased
32 basis points in the first quarter of 2011 primarily due to the effects of lower interest rates.
Table 1 allocates the change in tax-equivalent net interest income between the amount of change
attributable to volume and to rate.
Table 1 Changes in Interest Income and Interest Expense (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31, 2011 Compared to Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||
March 31, 2010 | ||||||||||||
Change Attributable to | Total | |||||||||||
Volume | Rate | Change | ||||||||||
Short-term investments |
$ | (34 | ) | $ | 29 | $ | (5 | ) | ||||
Taxable investment securities |
1,779 | (1,153 | ) | 626 | ||||||||
Tax-exempt investment securities (1) |
1,370 | (21 | ) | 1,349 | ||||||||
Loans (1) (2) |
2,785 | (815 | ) | 1,970 | ||||||||
Interest income |
5,900 | (1,960 | ) | 3,940 | ||||||||
Interest-bearing deposits |
(514 | ) | 1,700 | 1,186 | ||||||||
Short-term borrowings |
(15 | ) | 128 | 113 | ||||||||
Interest expense |
(529 | ) | 1,828 | 1,299 | ||||||||
Net interest income |
$ | 5,371 | $ | (132 | ) | $ | 5,239 | |||||
(1) | Computed on a tax-equivalent basis assuming a marginal tax rate of 35%. | |
(2) | Nonaccrual loans are included in loans. |
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The net interest margin for the first quarter of 2011 was 4.72%, a slight increase of 3 basis
points from the same period in 2010. The target Federal funds rate was reduced to a range of zero
to 25 basis points in December 2008. The low level of interest rates has reduced the yields on our
short-term investments and investment securities as the proceeds from maturing investment
securities have been invested at lower rates. We have been able to offset this effect by reducing
rates paid on interest bearing liabilities. Should interest rates remain at the current low levels
for an extended period or if interest rates increase rapidly, we anticipate added pressure on our
interest margin as we may face difficulties in achieving significant additional reductions in the
rates paid on interest bearing liabilities.
The net interest margin, which measures tax-equivalent net interest income as a percentage of
average earning assets, is illustrated in Table 2.
Table 2 Average Balances and Average Yields and Rates (in thousands, except percentages):
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Average Balance | Income/ Expense | Yield/ Rate | Average Balance | Income/ Expense | Yield/ Rate | |||||||||||||||||||
Assets |
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Short-term investments (1) |
$ | 205,437 | $ | 367 | 0.10 | % | $ | 224,341 | $ | 372 | 0.67 | % | ||||||||||||
Taxable investment securities (2) |
1,050,477 | 9,592 | 3.65 | 876,515 | 8,966 | 4.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tax-exempt investment securities (2)(3) |
542,941 | 8,327 | 6.13 | 453,855 | 6,978 | 6.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Loans (3)(4) |
1,677,188 | 24,589 | 5.95 | 1,493,321 | 22,619 | 6.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total earning assets |
3,476,043 | 42,875 | 5.00 | 3,048,032 | 38,935 | 5.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cash and due from banks |
115,580 | 110,820 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Bank premises and equipment, net |
70,325 | 65,086 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other assets |
52,083 | 48,440 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net |
72,470 | 63,072 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Allowance for loan losses |
(31,756 | ) | (28,420 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total assets |
$ | 3,754,745 | $ | 3,307,030 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Liabilities and Shareholders Equity |
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Interest-bearing deposits |
$ | 2,169,097 | $ | 2,349 | 0.44 | % | $ | 1,894,085 | $ | 3,535 | 0.76 | % | ||||||||||||
Short-term borrowings |
189,963 | 51 | 0.11 | 173,763 | 164 | 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total interest-bearing liabilities |
2,359,060 | 2,400 | 0.41 | 2,067,848 | 3,699 | 0.73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Noninterest-bearing deposits |
922,853 | 787,850 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other liabilities |
28,122 | 33,082 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities |
3,310,035 | 2,888,780 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Shareholders equity |
444,710 | 418,250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities and shareholders equity |
$ | 3,754,745 | $ | 3,307,030 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net interest income |
$ | 40,475 | $ | 35,236 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rate Analysis: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest income/earning assets |
5.00 | % | 5.18%. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense/earning assets |
0.28 | 0.49 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net yield on earning assets |
4.72 | % | 4.69 | % |
(1) | Short-term investments are comprised of Federal funds sold and interest-bearing deposits in banks. | |
(2) | Average balances include unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities. | |
(3) | Computed on a tax-equivalent basis assuming a marginal tax rate of 35%. | |
(4) | Nonaccrual loans are included in loans. |
Noninterest Income. Noninterest income for the first quarter of 2011 was $12.8 million, an
increase of $1.7 million over the same period in 2010. Trust fees increased $518 thousand, real
estate mortgage operations increased $373 thousand, ATM and credit card fees increased $566
thousand and the net gain on securities transactions increased $218 thousand. The increase in trust
fees reflects higher oil and gas prices, the migration to fully managed and fee based accounts and
an increase in assets under management over the prior year. The fair value of our trust assets
managed, which are not reflected in
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our consolidated balance sheet, totaled $2.4 billion at March 31, 2011 as compared to $2.1 billion
for the same date in 2010. Real estate mortgage income increased primarily due to increased market
share. The increase in ATM and credit card fees is primarily a result of increased use of debit
cards and an increase in the number of accounts. Under the Dodd-Frank Act, the Federal Reserve was
authorized to establish rules regarding interchange fees charged for electronic debit transactions
by payment card issuers. While the proposed changes relate only to banks with assets greater than
$10 billion, concern exists that the proposed regulation will also impact the interchange fees we
collect.
Offsetting these increases was a decrease in service charge income of $485 thousand, primarily from
decreased customer use of overdraft services and changes in overdraft regulations. Beginning in
the third quarter of 2010, a new rule issued by the Federal Reserve Board prohibits financial
institutions from charging consumers fees for paying overdrafts on automated teller machine and
debit card transactions, unless a consumer consents, or opts in, to the overdraft service for those
types of transactions. Consumers must be provided a notice that explains the financial
institutions overdraft services, including the fees associated with the service, and the
consumers choices. We continue to monitor the impact of these new regulations and other related
developments on our service charge revenue.
Table 3 Noninterest Income (in thousands):
Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||
March 31, | ||||||||||||
Increase | ||||||||||||
2011 | (Decrease) | 2010 | ||||||||||
Trust fees |
$ | 3,044 | $ | 518 | $ | 2,526 | ||||||
Service charges on deposit accounts |
4,373 | (485 | ) | 4,858 | ||||||||
Real estate mortgage operations |
933 | 373 | 560 | |||||||||
ATM and credit card fees |
3,077 | 566 | 2,511 | |||||||||
Net gain on securities transactions |
219 | 218 | 1 | |||||||||
Net gain (loss) on sale of foreclosed
assets |
(63 | ) | (74 | ) | 11 | |||||||
Other: |
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Check printing fees |
36 | (31 | ) | 67 | ||||||||
Safe deposit rental fees |
170 | (1 | ) | 171 | ||||||||
Exchange fees |
27 | 5 | 22 | |||||||||
Credit life and debt protection fees |
52 | 17 | 35 | |||||||||
Brokerage commissions |
51 | (5 | ) | 56 | ||||||||
Interest on loan recoveries |
384 | 347 | 37 | |||||||||
Miscellaneous income |
539 | 284 | 255 | |||||||||
Total other |
1,259 | 616 | 643 | |||||||||
Total Noninterest Income |
$ | 12,842 | $ | 1,732 | $ | 11,110 | ||||||
Noninterest Expense. Total noninterest expense for the first quarter of 2011 was $26.2
million, an increase of $2.8 million, or 12.1%, as compared to the same period in 2010. An
important measure in determining whether a banking company effectively manages noninterest expenses
is the efficiency ratio, which is calculated by dividing noninterest expense by the sum of net
interest income on a tax-equivalent basis and noninterest income. Lower ratios indicate better
efficiency since more income is generated with a lower noninterest expense total. Our efficiency
ratio for the first quarter of 2011 was 49.07%, compared to 50.36% from the same period in 2010.
Salaries and employee benefits for the first quarter of 2011 totaled $14.2 million, an increase of
$1.6 million, or 12.5%, as compared to 2010. The increase was largely the result of the Huntsville
acquisition and an increase in profit sharing plan expense.
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All other categories of noninterest expense for the first quarter of 2011 totaled $11.9 million, an
increase of $1.2 million, or 11.7%, as compared to the same period in 2010. Categories of
noninterest expense with increases included ATM and interchange expense, professional and service
fees, legal fees and other real estate expenses. ATM and interchange expense increased $276
thousand, primarily a result of increased use of debit cards. Professional and service fees were
$279 thousand higher, largely as a result of technology conversion expenses related to the
Huntsville acquisition and volume-related increases in expenses related to internet banking
services.
Table 4 Noninterest Expense (in thousands):
Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||
March 31, | ||||||||||||
Increase | ||||||||||||
2011 | (Decrease) | 2010 | ||||||||||
Salaries |
$ | 10,365 | $ | 842 | $ | 9,523 | ||||||
Medical |
1,176 | 183 | 993 | |||||||||
Profit sharing |
1,125 | 385 | 740 | |||||||||
Pension |
150 | 50 | 100 | |||||||||
401(k) match expense |
336 | 13 | 323 | |||||||||
Payroll taxes |
974 | 91 | 883 | |||||||||
Stock option expense |
109 | 14 | 95 | |||||||||
Total salaries and employee benefits |
14,235 | 1,578 | 12,657 | |||||||||
Net occupancy expense |
1,647 | 69 | 1,578 | |||||||||
Equipment expense |
1,871 | 33 | 1,838 | |||||||||
Intangible amortization |
111 | (48 | ) | 159 | ||||||||
FDIC assessment fees |
970 | (18 | ) | 988 | ||||||||
Printing, stationery and supplies |
428 | (1 | ) | 429 | ||||||||
Correspondent bank service charges |
200 | 9 | 191 | |||||||||
ATM and interchange expense |
1,050 | 276 | 774 | |||||||||
Professional and service fees |
972 | 279 | 693 | |||||||||
Other: |
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Data processing fees |
172 | 59 | 113 | |||||||||
Postage |
334 | (12 | ) | 346 | ||||||||
Advertising |
421 | 19 | 402 | |||||||||
Credit card fees |
98 | (12 | ) | 110 | ||||||||
Telephone |
365 | 30 | 335 | |||||||||
Public relations and business
development |
387 | 89 | 298 | |||||||||
Directors fees |
208 | 1 | 207 | |||||||||
Audit and accounting fees |
327 | 10 | 317 | |||||||||
Legal fees |
196 | 49 | 147 | |||||||||
Regulatory exam fees |
233 | 22 | 211 | |||||||||
Travel |
186 | 58 | 128 | |||||||||
Courier expense |
153 | 19 | 134 | |||||||||
Operational and other losses |
103 | (46 | ) | 149 | ||||||||
Other real estate |
187 | 89 | 98 | |||||||||
Other miscellaneous expense |
1,307 | 271 | 1,036 | |||||||||
Total other |
4,677 | 646 | 4,031 | |||||||||
Total Noninterest Expense |
$ | 26,161 | $ | 2,823 | $ | 23,338 | ||||||
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Income Taxes. Income tax expense was $5.6 million for the first quarter in 2011 as compared
to $4.7 million for the same period in 2010. Our effective tax rates on pretax income were 25.5%
and 25.5% for the first quarters of 2011 and 2010, respectively. The effective tax rates differ
from the statutory Federal tax rate of 35% largely due to tax exempt interest income earned on
certain investment securities and loans, the deductibility of dividends paid to our employee stock
ownership plan and Texas state taxes.
Balance Sheet Review
Loans. Our portfolio is comprised of loans made to businesses, professionals, individuals, and
farm and ranch operations located in the primary trade areas served by our subsidiary banks. Real
estate loans represent loans primarily for 1-4 family residences and owner-occupied commercial real
estate. The structure of loans in the real estate mortgage classification generally provides
repricing intervals to minimize the interest rate risk inherent in long-term fixed rate loans. As
of March 31, 2011, total loans were $1.682 billion, an increase of $182.8 million, as compared to
December 31, 2010. As compared to December 31, 2010, commercial, financial and agricultural loans
decreased $35.2 million, real estate construction loans decreased $4.5 million, real estate
mortgage loans increased $26.1 million, and consumer loans increased $5.0 million. Loans averaged
$1.677 billion during the first quarter of 2011, an increase of $183.9 million from the prior year
first quarter average balances.
Table 5 Composition of Loans (in thousands):
March 31, | December 31, | |||||||||||
2011 | 2010 | 2010 | ||||||||||
Commercial, financial and agricultural |
$ | 489,638 | $ | 457,377 | $ | 524,757 | ||||||
Real estate construction |
87,324 | 89,051 | 91,815 | |||||||||
Real estate mortgage |
909,778 | 782,725 | 883,710 | |||||||||
Consumer |
195,072 | 169,848 | 190,064 | |||||||||
Total loans |
$ | 1,681,812 | $ | 1,499,001 | $ | 1,690,346 | ||||||
At March 31, 2011, our real estate loans represent approximately 59.2% of our loan portfolio and
are comprised of (i) commercial real estate loans of 31.3%, generally owner occupied, (ii) 1-4
family residence loans of 35.8%, (iii) residential development and construction loans of 6.4%,
which includes our custom and speculation home construction loans, (iv) commercial development and
construction loans of 3.7% and (v) other loans, which includes ranches, hospitals and universities,
of 22.8%.
Asset Quality. Loan portfolios of each of our subsidiary banks are subject to periodic
reviews by our centralized independent loan review group as well as periodic examinations by state
and Federal bank regulatory agencies. Loans are placed on nonaccrual status when, in the judgment
of management, the collectability of principal or interest under the original terms becomes
doubtful. Nonperforming assets, which are comprised of nonaccrual loans, loans still accruing and
past due 90 days or more and foreclosed assets, were $24.3 million at March 31, 2011, as compared
to $22.5 million at March 31, 2010. As a percent of loans and foreclosed assets, nonperforming
assets were 1.44% at March 31, 2011, as compared to 1.50% at March 31, 2010. The increased dollar
amount of nonperforming assets compared to a year ago is a result of ongoing weakness in real
estate markets and the overall general economy.
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Table 6 Nonaccrual Loans, Loans Still Accruing and Past Due 90 Days or More, Restructured
Loans and Foreclosed
Assets
(in thousands, except percentages):
(in thousands, except percentages):
March 31, | December 31, | |||||||||||
2011 | 2010 | 2010 | ||||||||||
Nonaccrual loans |
$ | 15,411 | $ | 17,775 | $ | 15,445 | ||||||
Loans still accruing and past due 90 days
or more |
23 | 290 | 2,196 | |||||||||
Restructured loans |
| | | |||||||||
Foreclosed assets |
8,872 | 4,444 | 8,309 | |||||||||
Total |
$ | 24,306 | $ | 22,509 | $ | 25,950 | ||||||
As a % of loans and foreclosed assets |
1.44 | % | 1.50 | % | 1.53 | % | ||||||
As a % of total assets |
0.63 | % | 0.67 | % | 0.69 | % |
Interest payments received on impaired loans are recorded as interest income unless collections of
the remaining recorded investment are doubtful, at which time payments received are recorded as
reductions of principal. The Company recognized interest income on impaired loans of approximately
$425,000 during the year ended December 31, 2010. If interest on impaired loans had been
recognized on a full accrual basis during the year ended December 31, 2010, such income would have
approximated $1,479,000. Such amounts for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 were not significant.
Provision and Allowance for Loan Losses. The allowance for loan losses is the amount we determine
as of a specific date to be adequate to absorb probable losses on existing loans in which full
collectability is unlikely based on our review and evaluation of the loan portfolio. For a
discussion of our methodology, see Critical Accounting Policies Allowance for Loan Losses
earlier in this section. The provision for loan losses was $2.1 million for the first quarter of
2011, as compared to $2.0 million for the first quarter of 2010. As a percent of average loans,
net loan charge-offs were 0.18% for the first quarter of 2011 compared to 0.24% during the first
quarter of 2010. The allowance for loan losses as a percent of loans was 1.93% as of March 31,
2011, as compared to 1.84% as of December 31, 2010 and 1.92% as of March 31, 2010. Included in
Table 7 is further analysis of our allowance for loan losses compared to charge-offs.
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Table 7 Loan Loss Experience and Allowance for Loan Losses (in thousands, except percentages):
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
March 31, | ||||||||
2011 | 2010 | |||||||
Balance at beginning of period |
$ | 31,106 | $ | 27,612 | ||||
Charge-offs: |
||||||||
Commercial, financial and agricultural |
(1 | ) | (92 | ) | ||||
Real Estate |
(775 | ) | (680 | ) | ||||
Consumer |
(234 | ) | (287 | ) | ||||
Total charge-offs |
(1,010 | ) | (1,059 | ) | ||||
Recoveries: |
||||||||
Commercial, financial and agricultural |
64 | 39 | ||||||
Real Estate |
107 | 46 | ||||||
Consumer |
107 | 102 | ||||||
Total recoveries |
278 | 187 | ||||||
Net charge-offs |
(732 | ) | (872 | ) | ||||
Provision for loan losses |
2,127 | 2,010 | ||||||
Balance at March 31 |
$ | 32,501 | $ | 28,750 | ||||
Loans at period end |
1,681,812 | 1,499,001 | ||||||
Average loans |
1,677,188 | 1,493,321 | ||||||
Net charge-offs/average loans (annualized) |
0.18 | % | 0.24 | % | ||||
Allowance for loan losses/period-end loans |
1.93 | 1.92 | ||||||
Allowance for loan losses/nonaccrual loans,
past due 90 days still accruing and
restructured loans |
210.7 | 159.1 |
The ratio of our allowance to nonaccrual, past due 90 days still accruing and restructured
loans has generally trended downward since 2007, as the economic conditions worsened. Although the
ratio declined substantially from prior years when net charge-offs and nonperforming asset levels
were historically low, management believes the allowance for loan losses is adequate at March 31,
2011 in spite of these trends.
Interest-Bearing Deposits in Banks. As of March 31, 2011, our interest-bearing deposits were
$203.0 million compared with $192.8 million and $243.8 million as of March 31, 2010 and December
31, 2010. At March 31, 2011, interest-bearing deposits in banks included $87.9 million invested in
FDIC-insured certificates of deposit, $22.7 million invested in money market accounts at a
nonaffiliated regional bank, and $91.0 million maintained at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
The continued higher level in our interest-bearing deposits in banks is the result of several
factors including cash flows from maturing investment securities, growth in deposits and
fluctuating deposits from large depository customers.
Available-for-Sale and Held-to-Maturity Securities. At March 31, 2011, securities with an
amortized cost of $6.7 million were classified as securities held-to-maturity and securities with a
fair value of $1.66 billion were classified as securities available-for-sale. As compared to
December 31, 2010, the available for sale portfolio, carried at fair value, at March 31, 2011,
reflected (i) an increase of $29.4 million in U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S.
government sponsored-enterprises and agencies, (ii) an increase of $15.3 million in obligations of
states and political subdivisions, (iii) a $11.2 million decrease in corporate and other bonds, and
(iv) a $85.3 million increase in mortgage-backed securities. Our mortgage related securities are
backed by GNMA, FNMA or FHLMC or are collateralized by securities guaranteed by these agencies.
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Table 8 Composition of Available-for-Sale and Held-to-Maturity Securities (dollars in
thousands):
March 31, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||
Gross | Gross | |||||||||||||||
Amortized | Unrealized | Unrealized | Estimated | |||||||||||||
Cost Basis | Holding Gains | Holding Losses | Fair Value | |||||||||||||
Securities held-to-maturity: |
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Obligations of states and
political subdivisions |
$ | 6,201 | $ | 111 | $ | | $ | 6,312 | ||||||||
Mortgage-backed securities |
482 | 15 | | 497 | ||||||||||||
Total debt securities
held-to-maturity |
$ | 6,683 | $ | 126 | $ | | $ | 6,809 | ||||||||
Securities available-for-sale: |
||||||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury securities |
$ | 15,226 | $ | 244 | $ | | $ | 15,470 | ||||||||
Obligations of U.S. government
sponsored-enterprises and agencies |
301,323 | 7,408 | | 308,731 | ||||||||||||
Obligations of states and
political subdivisions |
547,415 | 19,874 | (2,068 | ) | 565,221 | |||||||||||
Corporate bonds and other |
45,681 | 3,981 | | 49,662 | ||||||||||||
Mortgage-backed securities |
699,074 | 19,976 | (2,025 | ) | 717,025 | |||||||||||
Total securities available-for-sale |
$ | 1,608,719 | $ | 51,483 | $ | (4,093 | ) | $ | 1,656,109 | |||||||
December 31, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||
Gross | Gross | |||||||||||||||
Amortized | Unrealized | Unrealized | Estimated | |||||||||||||
Cost Basis | Holding Gains | Holding Losses | Fair Value | |||||||||||||
Securities held-to-maturity: |
||||||||||||||||
Obligations of states and
political subdivisions |
$ | 8,549 | $ | 160 | $ | | $ | 8,709 | ||||||||
Mortgage-backed securities |
515 | 16 | | 531 | ||||||||||||
Total debt securities
held-to-maturity |
$ | 9,064 | $ | 176 | $ | | $ | 9,240 | ||||||||
Securities available-for-sale: |
||||||||||||||||
U. S. Treasury securities |
$ | 15,253 | $ | 263 | $ | | $ | 15,516 | ||||||||
Obligations of U.S. government
sponsored-enterprises and agencies |
270,706 | 8,542 | | 279,248 | ||||||||||||
Obligations of states and
political subdivisions |
543,074 | 12,695 | (5,861 | ) | 549,908 | |||||||||||
Corporate bonds and other |
56,710 | 4,118 | | 60,828 | ||||||||||||
Mortgage-backed securities |
611,275 | 22,283 | (1,880 | ) | 631,678 | |||||||||||
Total securities available-for-sale |
$ | 1,497,018 | $ | 47,901 | $ | (7,741 | ) | $ | 1,537,178 | |||||||
During the quarter ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, sales of investment securities that were
classified as available-for-sale totaled $11.2 million and $3.2 million, respectively. Gross
realized gains from 2011 and 2010 securities sales and calls during the first quarter totaled $230
thousand and $1 thousand, respectively. Gross realized losses from 2011 sales during the first
quarter totaled $11 thousand. There were no losses realized on securities sales during the first
quarter of 2010. The specific identification method was used to determine cost in order to compute
the realized gains.
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Table 9 Maturities and Yields of Available-for-Sale and Held-to-Maturity Securities Held at
March 31, 2011 (in thousands, except percentages):
Maturing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
After One Year | After Five Years | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
One Year | Through | Through | After | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
or Less | Five Years | Ten Years | Ten Years | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Held-to-Maturity: | Amount | Yield | Amount | Yield | Amount | Yield | Amount | Yield | Amount | Yield | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Obligations of states and
political subdivisions |
$ | 5,641 | 7.23 | % | $ | 560 | 6.74 | % | $ | | | % | $ | | | % | $ | 6,201 | 7.18 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mortgage-backed securities |
10 | 5.32 | 310 | 3.62 | 162 | 2.83 | | | 482 | 3.71 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 5,651 | 7.23 | % | $ | 870 | 5.80 | % | $ | 162 | 2.83 | % | $ | | | % | $ | 6,683 | 6.93 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Maturing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
After One Year | After Five Years | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
One Year | Through | Through | After | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
or Less | Five Years | Ten Years | Ten Years | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Available-for-Sale: | Amount | Yield | Amount | Yield | Amount | Yield | Amount | Yield | Amount | Yield | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
U. S. Treasury securities |
$ | 4,043 | 1.09 | % | $ | 11,427 | 1.61 | % | $ | | | % | $ | | | % | $ | 15,470 | 1.48 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Obligations of U.S.
government
sponsored-enterprises and
agencies |
101,020 | 3.75 | 207,711 | 2.61 | | | | | 308,731 | 3.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Obligations of states and
political subdivisions |
30,718 | 5.54 | 169,760 | 5.15 | 304,936 | 6.22 | 59,807 | 6.12 | 565,221 | 5.85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate bonds and other
securities |
8,694 | 3.30 | 34,200 | 5.25 | 6,768 | 7.08 | | | 49,662 | 4.78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mortgage-backed securities |
76,127 | 5.43 | 448,183 | 3.87 | 155,833 | 3.37 | 36,882 | 4.02 | 717,025 | 3.94 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 220,602 | 4.45 | % | $ | 871,281 | 3.86 | % | $ | 467,537 | 5.28 | % | $ | 96,689 | 5.29 | % | $ | 1,656,109 | 4.42 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Maturing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
After One Year | After Five Years | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
One Year | Through | Through | After | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
or Less | Five Years | Ten Years | Ten Years | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Available-for-Sale and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Held- to-Maturity Securities: | Amount | Yield | Amount | Yield | Amount | Yield | Amount | Yield | Amount | Yield | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
U. S. Treasury securities |
$ | 4,043 | 1.09 | % | $ | 11,427 | 1.61 | % | $ | | | % | $ | | | % | $ | 15,470 | 1.48 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Obligations of U.S. government
sponsored-enterprises and
agencies |
101,020 | 3.75 | 207,711 | 2.61 | | | | | 308,731 | 3.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Obligations of states and
political subdivisions |
36,359 | 5.81 | 170,320 | 5.16 | 304,936 | 6.22 | 59,807 | 6.12 | 571,422 | 5.86 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate bonds and other
securities |
8,694 | 3.30 | 34,200 | 5.25 | 6,768 | 7.08 | | | 49,662 | 4.78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mortgage-backed securities |
76,137 | 5.43 | 448,493 | 3.87 | 155,995 | 3.37 | 36,882 | 4.02 | 717,507 | 3.94 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 226,253 | 4.52 | % | $ | 872,151 | 3.86 | % | $ | 467,699 | 5.28 | % | $ | 96,689 | 5.29 | % | $ | 1,662,792 | 4.43 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
All yields are computed on a tax-equivalent basis assuming a marginal tax rate of 35%. Yields
on available-for-sale securities are based on amortized cost. Maturities of mortgage-backed
securities are based on contractual maturities and could differ due to prepayments of underlying
mortgages. Maturities of other securities are reported at the sooner of maturity date or call
date.
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Table 10 Disclosure of Available-for-Sale and Held-to-Maturity Securities with Continuous
Unrealized Loss
The following tables disclose, as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, our available-for-sale
and held-to-maturity securities that have been in a continuous unrealized-loss position for less
than 12 months and those that have been in a continuous unrealized-loss position for 12 or more
months (in thousands):
Less than 12 Months | 12 Months or Longer | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized | Unrealized | Unrealized | ||||||||||||||||||||||
March 31, 2011 | Fair Value | Loss | Fair Value | Loss | Fair Value | Loss | ||||||||||||||||||
Obligations of U.S. government
sponsored-enterprises and
agencies |
$ | 4,953 | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | 4,953 | $ | | ||||||||||||
Obligations of states and
political subdivisions |
82,278 | 1,945 | 2,144 | 123 | 84,422 | 2,068 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mortgage-backed securities |
131,473 | 2,025 | | | 131,473 | 2,025 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 218,704 | $ | 3,970 | $ | 2,144 | $ | 123 | $ | 220,848 | $ | 4,093 | ||||||||||||
Less than 12 Months | 12 Months or Longer | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized | Unrealized | Unrealized | ||||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2010 | Fair Value | Loss | Fair Value | Loss | Fair Value | Loss | ||||||||||||||||||
Obligations of states and
political subdivisions |
$ | 164,437 | $ | 5,665 | $ | 2,070 | $ | 196 | $ | 166,507 | $ | 5,861 | ||||||||||||
Mortgage-backed securities |
110,591 | 1,880 | | | 110,591 | 1,880 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 275,028 | $ | 7,545 | $ | 2,070 | $ | 196 | $ | 277,098 | $ | 7,741 | ||||||||||||
The number of investment positions in this unrealized loss position totaled 196 at March 31,
2011. We do not believe these unrealized losses are other than temporary as (i) we do not have
the intent to sell our securities prior to recovery and/or maturity and (ii) it is more likely than
not that we will not have to sell our securities prior to recovery and/or maturity. In making the
determination, we also consider the length of time and extent to which fair value has been less
than cost and the financial condition of the issuer. The unrealized losses noted are interest rate
related due to the level of interest rates at March 31, 2011 compared to the time of purchase. We
have reviewed the ratings of the issuers and have not identified any significant issues related to
the ultimate repayment of principal as a result of credit concerns on these securities. Our
mortgage related securities are guaranteed by GNMA, FNMA and FHLMC or are collateralized by
securities backed by these agencies.
As of March 31, 2011, the investment portfolio had an overall tax equivalent yield of 4.44%, a
weighted average life of 4.30 years and modified duration of 3.68 years.
Deposits. Deposits held by subsidiary banks represent our primary source of funding. Total
deposits were $3.13 billion as of March 31, 2011, as compared to $2.69 billion as of March 31,
2010. Table 11 provides a breakdown of average deposits and rates paid for the first quarters of
March 31, 2011 and 2010.
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Table 11 Composition of Average Deposits (in thousands, except percentages):
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||
2011 | 2010 | |||||||||||||||
Average | Average | |||||||||||||||
Average Balance | Rate | Average Balance | Rate | |||||||||||||
Noninterest-bearing deposits |
$ | 922,853 | | % | $ | 787,850 | | % | ||||||||
Interest-bearing deposits |
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Interest-bearing checking |
812,054 | 0.14 | 684,997 | 0.29 | ||||||||||||
Savings and money market
accounts |
537,478 | 0.18 | 453,970 | 0.35 | ||||||||||||
Time deposits under
$100,000 |
351,328 | 0.90 | 349,495 | 1.39 | ||||||||||||
Time deposits of
$100,000 or more |
468,237 | 0.92 | 405,623 | 1.45 | ||||||||||||
Total interest-bearing
deposits |
2,169,097 | 0.44 | % | 1,894,085 | 0.76 | % | ||||||||||
Total average deposits |
$ | 3,091,950 | $ | 2,681,935 | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Borrowings. Included in short-term borrowings were Federal funds purchased and
securities sold under repurchase agreements of $192.2 million and $189.1 million at March 31, 2011
and 2010, respectively. Securities sold under repurchase agreements are generally with significant
customers that require short-term liquidity for their funds which we pledge our securities that
have a fair value equal to at least the amount of the short-term borrowing. The average balance of
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under repurchase agreements was $190.0 million and
$173.8 million in the first quarters of 2011 and 2010, respectively. The average rates paid on
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under repurchase agreements were 0.11% and 0.38% for
the first quarters of 2011 and 2010, respectively.
Capital Resources
We evaluate capital resources by our ability to maintain adequate regulatory capital ratios to do
business in the banking industry. Issues related to capital resources arise primarily when we are
growing at an accelerated rate but not retaining a significant amount of our profits or when we
experience significant asset quality deterioration.
Total shareholders equity was $456.2 million, or 11.92% of total assets, at March 31, 2011, as
compared to $423.8 million, or 12.64% of total assets, at March 31, 2010. Included in shareholders
equity at March 31, 2011 and March 31, 2010, were $30.8 million and $37.2 million, respectively, in
unrealized gains on investment securities available-for-sale, net of related income taxes. For the
first quarter of 2011, total shareholders equity averaged $444.7 million, or 11.84% of average
assets, as compared to $418.3 million, or 12.65% of average assets, during the same period in 2010.
Banking regulators measure capital adequacy by means of the risk-based capital ratio and leverage
ratio. The risk-based capital rules provide for the weighting of assets and off-balance-sheet
commitments and contingencies according to prescribed risk categories ranging from 0% to 100%.
Regulatory capital is then divided by risk-weighted assets to determine the risk-adjusted capital
ratios. The leverage ratio is computed by dividing shareholders equity less intangible assets by
quarter-to-date average assets less intangible assets. Regulatory minimums for total risk-based
and leverage ratios are 8.00% and 3.00%, respectively. As of March 31, 2011, our total risk-based
and leverage capital ratios were 18.86% and 10.03%, respectively, as compared to total risk-based
and leverage capital ratios of 19.28% and 10.50% as of March 31, 2010. We believe by all
measurements our capital ratios remain well above regulatory requirements to be considered well
capitalized by the regulators.
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Interest Rate Risk. Interest rate risk results when the maturity or repricing intervals of
interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities are different. Our exposure to interest
rate risk is managed primarily through our strategy of selecting the types and terms of
interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities that generate favorable earnings while
limiting the potential negative effects of changes in market interest rates. We use no
off-balance-sheet financial instruments to manage or hedge interest rate risk.
Each of our subsidiary banks has an asset liability management committee that monitors interest
rate risk and compliance with investment policies; there is also a holding company-wide committee
that monitors the aggregate Companys interest rate risk and compliance with investment policies.
The Company and each subsidiary bank utilize an earnings simulation model as the primary
quantitative tool in measuring the amount of interest rate risk associated with changing market
rates. The model quantifies the effects of various interest rate scenarios on projected net
interest income and net income over the next twelve months. The model measures the impact on net
interest income relative to a base case scenario of hypothetical fluctuations in interest rates
over the next twelve months. These simulations incorporate assumptions regarding balance sheet
growth and mix, pricing and the repricing and maturity characteristics of the existing and
projected balance sheet.
As of March 31, 2011, the model simulations projected that 100 and 200 basis point increases in
interest rates would result in positive variances in net interest income of 0.26% and 1.16%,
respectively, relative to the base case over the next twelve months, while decreases in interest
rates of 50 basis points would result in a negative variance in a net interest income of 1.55%
relative to the base case over the next twelve months. The likelihood of a decrease in interest
rates beyond 50 basis points as of March 31, 2011 is considered remote given current interest rate
levels. These are good faith estimates and assume that the composition of our interest sensitive
assets and liabilities existing at each year-end will remain constant over the relevant twelve
month measurement period and that changes in market interest rates are instantaneous and sustained
across the yield curve regardless of duration of pricing characteristics of specific assets or
liabilities. Also, this analysis does not contemplate any actions that we might undertake in
response to changes in market interest rates. We believe these estimates are not necessarily
indicative of what actually could occur in the event of immediate interest rate increases
or decreases of this magnitude. As interest-bearing assets and liabilities reprice in different
time frames and proportions to market interest rate movements, various assumptions must be made
based on historical relationships of these variables in reaching any conclusion. Since these
correlations are based on competitive and market conditions, we anticipate that our future results
will likely be different from the foregoing estimates, and such differences could be material.
Should we be unable to maintain a reasonable balance of maturities and repricing of our
interest-earning assets and our interest-bearing liabilities, we could be required to dispose of
our assets in an unfavorable manner or pay a higher than market rate to fund our activities. Our
asset liability committees oversee and monitor this risk.
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Liquidity
Liquidity is our ability to meet cash demands as they arise. Such needs can develop from loan
demand, deposit withdrawals or acquisition opportunities. Potential obligations resulting from the
issuance of standby letters of credit and commitments to fund future borrowings to our loan
customers are other factors affecting our liquidity needs. Many of these obligations and
commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon; therefore the total commitment amounts
do not necessarily represent future cash requirements affecting our liquidity position. The
potential need for liquidity arising from these types of financial instruments is represented by
the contractual notional amount of the instrument. Asset liquidity is provided by cash and assets
which are readily marketable or which will mature in the near future. Liquid assets include cash,
Federal funds sold, and short-term investments in time deposits in banks. Liquidity is also
provided by access to funding sources, which include core depositors and correspondent banks that
maintain accounts with and sell Federal funds to our subsidiary banks. Other sources of funds
include our ability to borrow from short-term sources, such as purchasing Federal funds from
correspondent banks and sales of securities under agreements to repurchase, which amounted to
$192.2 million at March 31, 2011, and an unfunded $25.0 million line of credit established with The
Frost National Bank which matures on June 30, 2011 (see next paragraph). First Financial Bank, N.
A., Abilene also has Federal funds purchased lines of credit with two non-affiliated banks totaling
$80.0 million. No amount was outstanding at March 31, 2011. Seven of our subsidiary banks have
available lines of credit totaling $233.7 million secured by portions of their loan portfolios and
certain investment securities. There were no outstanding balances on such lines at March 31, 2011.
On December 30, 2009, we renewed our loan agreement, effective December 31, 2009, with The Frost
National Bank. Under the loan agreement, as renewed and amended, we are permitted to draw up to
$25.0 million on a revolving line of credit. Prior to June 30, 2011, interest is paid quarterly at
Wall Street Journal Prime, and the line of credit matures June 30, 2011. If a balance exists at
June 30, 2011, the principal balance converts to a term facility payable quarterly over five years
and interest is paid quarterly at our election at Wall Street Journal Prime plus 50 basis points or
LIBOR plus 250 basis points. The line of credit is unsecured. Among other provisions in the credit
agreement, we must satisfy certain financial covenants during the term of the loan agreement,
including, without limitation, covenants that require us to maintain certain capital, tangible net
worth, loan loss reserve, non-performing asset and cash flow coverage ratio. In addition, the
credit agreement contains certain operational covenants, which among others, restricts the payment
of dividends above 55% of consolidated net income, limits the incurrence of
debt (excluding any amounts acquired in an acquisition) and prohibits the disposal of assets except
in the ordinary course of business. Since 1995, we have historically declared dividends as a
percentage of our consolidated net income in a range of 37% (low) in 1995 to 53% (high) in 2003 and
2006. Management believes the Company was in compliance with the financial and operational
covenants at March 31, 2011. There was no outstanding balance under the line of credit as of March
31, 2011, or December 31, 2010.
Given the strong core deposit base, relatively low loan to deposit ratios maintained at our
subsidiary banks, available lines of credit, and dividend capacity of our subsidiary banks, we
consider our current liquidity position to be adequate to meet our short- and long-term liquidity
needs.
In addition, we anticipate that any future acquisition of financial institutions, expansion of
branch locations or offering of new products could also place a demand on our cash resources.
Available cash and interest-bearing deposits in banks at our parent company, which totaled $34.6
million at March 31, 2011, investment securities which totaled $19.5 million (of which 45.5%
matures within 15 months and the remaining portion over 13 years), available dividends from
subsidiary banks which totaled $43.7 million at March 31, 2011, utilization of available lines of
credit, and future debt or equity offerings are expected to be the source of funding for these
potential acquisitions or expansions. Existing cash resources at our subsidiary banks may also be
used as a source of funding for these potential acquisitions or expansions.
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements. We are a party to financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk
in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of our customers. These financial
instruments include unfunded lines of credit, commitments to extend credit and Federal funds sold
and standby letters of credit. Those instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit
and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in our consolidated balance sheets.
Our exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the counterparty to the financial
instrument for unfunded lines of credit, commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit
is represented by the contractual notional amount of these instruments. We generally use the same
credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as we do for on-balance-sheet
instruments.
Unfunded lines of credit and 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. These commitments
generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a
fee. Since many of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total
commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. We evaluate each
customers creditworthiness on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, as we deem
necessary upon extension of credit, is based on our credit evaluation of the counterparty.
Collateral held varies but may include accounts receivable, inventory, property, plant, and
equipment and income-producing commercial properties.
Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments we issue to guarantee the performance of a
customer to a third party. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially
the same as that involved in extending loan facilities to customers. The average collateral value
held on letters of credit usually exceeds the contract amount.
Table 12 Commitments as of March 31, 2011 (in thousands):
Total Notional | ||||
Amounts | ||||
Committed | ||||
Unfunded lines of credit |
$ | 289,562 | ||
Unfunded commitments to extend credit |
52,683 | |||
Standby letters of credit |
19,371 | |||
Total commercial commitments |
$ | 361,616 | ||
We believe we have no other off-balance sheet arrangements or transactions with
unconsolidated, special purpose entities that would expose us to liability that is not reflected on
the face of the financial statements.
Parent Company Funding. Our ability to fund various operating expenses, dividends to shareholders,
and cash acquisitions is generally dependent on our own earnings (without giving effect to our
subsidiaries), cash reserves and funds derived from our subsidiary banks. These funds historically
have been produced by dividends from our subsidiary banks and management fees that are limited to
reimbursement of actual expenses. We anticipate that our recurring cash sources will continue to
include dividends and management fees from our subsidiary banks. At March 31, 2011, approximately
$43.7 million was available for the payment of intercompany dividends by the Companys subsidiaries
without the prior approval of regulatory agencies.
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Dividends. Our long-term dividend policy is to pay cash dividends to our shareholders of between
40% and 55% of net earnings while maintaining adequate capital to support growth. The cash
dividend payout ratios have amounted to 43.7% and 51.7% of net earnings, respectively, for the
first quarter of 2011 and the same period in 2010. Given our current capital position and
projected earnings and asset growth rates, we do not anticipate any significant change in our
current dividend policy.
Our state bank subsidiary, which is a member of the Federal Reserve System, and each of our
national banking association subsidiaries are required by Federal law to obtain the prior approval
of the Federal Reserve Board and the OCC, respectively, to declare and pay dividends if the total
of all dividends declared in any calendar year would exceed the total of (1) such banks net
profits (as defined and interpreted by regulation) for that year plus (2) its retained net profits
(as defined and interpreted by regulation) for the preceding two calendar years, less any required
transfers to surplus. In addition, these banks may only pay dividends to the extent that retained
net profits (including the portion transferred to surplus) exceed bad debts (as defined by
regulation).
To pay dividends, we and our subsidiary banks must maintain adequate capital above regulatory
guidelines. In addition, if the applicable regulatory authority believes that a bank under its
jurisdiction is engaged in or is about to engage in an unsafe or unsound practice (which, depending
on the financial condition of the bank, could include the payment of dividends), the authority may
require, after notice and hearing, that such bank cease and desist from the unsafe practice. The
Federal Reserve, the FDIC and the OCC have each indicated that paying dividends that deplete a
banks capital base to an inadequate level would be an unsafe and unsound banking practice. The
Federal Reserve, the OCC and the FDIC have issued policy statements that recommend that bank
holding companies and insured banks should generally only pay dividends out of current operating
earnings. In addition, under the Texas Finance Code, a Texas banking association may not pay a
dividend that would reduce its outstanding capital and surplus unless it obtains approval of the
Texas Banking Commissioner.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Management considers interest rate risk to be a significant market risk for the Company. See Item
2 Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Capital Resources Interest Rate Risk for disclosure regarding this market risk.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
As of March 31, 2011, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the
participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial
officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures
pursuant to Rule 13a-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Our management, which includes our
principal executive officer and our principal financial officer, does not expect that our
disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all errors and all fraud.
A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not
absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a
control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints; additionally, the
benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent
limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that
all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These
inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and
that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can
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be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by
management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls also is based, in part,
upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that
any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Over
time, controls may become inadequate due to changes in conditions; also the degree of compliance
with policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a
cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.
Our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded based on our
evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, that our disclosure controls and procedures,
as defined, under Rule 13a-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, are effective at the
reasonable assurance level as of March 31, 2011.
There were no significant changes in internal controls or other factors during the first quarter of
2011 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, these internal
controls.
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PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
OTHER INFORMATION
Item 6. Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:
3.1
|
| Amended and Restated Certificate of Formation.* | ||
3.2
|
| Amended and Restated Bylaws, and all amendments thereto, of the Registrant (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.2 of the Registrants Form 10-K Annual Report for the ended December 31, 2008). | ||
4.1
|
| Specimen certificate of First Financial Common Stock (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3 of the Registrants Amendment No. 1 to Form 8-A filed on Form 8-A/A No. 1 on January 7, 1994). | ||
10.1
|
| Executive Recognition Agreement (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrants Form 8-K Report filed July 1, 2010). | ||
10.2
|
| 1992 Incentive Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 of the Registrants Form 10-Q filed May 4, 2010). | ||
10.3
|
| 2002 Incentive Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 of the Registrants Form 10-Q filed May 4, 2010). | ||
10.4
|
| Loan agreement dated December 31, 2004, between First Financial Bankshares, Inc. and The Frost National Bank (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.4 of the Registrants Form 10-Q filed May 4, 2010). | ||
10.5
|
| First Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated December 28, 2005, between First Financial Bankshares, Inc. and The Frost National Bank (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 of the Registrants Form 8-K filed December 28, 2005). | ||
10.6
|
| Second Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated December 31, 2006, between First Financial Bankshares, Inc. and The Frost National Bank (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 of the Registrants Form 8-K filed January 3, 2007). | ||
10.7
|
| Third Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated December 31, 2007, between First Financial Bankshares, Inc. and The Frost National Bank (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.4 of the Registrants Form 8-K filed January 2, 2008). | ||
10.8
|
| Fourth Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated July 24, 2008, between First Financial Bankshares, Inc. and The Frost National Bank (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.10 of the Registrants Form 10-Q filed July 25, 2008). | ||
10.9
|
| Fifth Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated December 19, 2008, between First Financial Bankshares, Inc. and The Frost National Bank (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.6 of the Registrants Form 8-K filed December 23, 2008). | ||
10.10
|
| Sixth Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated June 16, 2009, signed June 30, 2009, between First Financial Bankshares, Inc. and The Frost National Bank (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.7 of the Registrants Form 8-K filed on June 30, 2009). | ||
10.11
|
| Seventh Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated December 30, 2009, between First Financial Bankshares, Inc. and The Frost National Bank (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.8 of the Registrants Form 8-K filed December 31, 2009). | ||
31.1
|
| Rule 13a-14(a) / 15(d)-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer of First Financial Bankshares, Inc.* | ||
31.2
|
| Rule 13a-14(a) / 15(d)-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer of First Financial Bankshares, Inc.* | ||
32.1
|
| Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer of First Financial Bankshares, Inc.* | ||
32.2
|
| Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer of First Financial Bankshares, Inc.* |
* | Filed herewith |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
FIRST FINANCIAL BANKSHARES, INC. |
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Date: May 4, 2011 | By: | /s/ F. Scott Dueser | ||
F. Scott Dueser | ||||
President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||
Date: May 4, 2011 | By: | /s/ J. Bruce Hildebrand | ||
J. Bruce Hildebrand | ||||
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
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