SOUTHERN PINES, N.C., Oct. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- First Bancorp (the "Company") (NASDAQ - FBNC), the parent company of First Bank, reported third quarter earnings today. At the end of September, Hurricane Helene greatly impacted portions of our footprint in Western North Carolina and the upstate of South Carolina. We quickly initiated a response for our associates, customers and communities in these areas, and our most important priority was and continues to be making sure our people are taken care of during this difficult time. Our team rallied together to support our customers and the communities we serve. While some of our facilities suffered damage during the storm, we have worked to restore service for our customers as quickly and fully as possible. Richard H. Moore, CEO and Chairman of the Company, stated "I am proud of our Company and associates who responded quickly and poured out their hearts and resources to assist those who suffered devastating impacts. We are here for our teammates, customers and communities and are committed to supporting them in this tremendous time of need. In anticipation of our customers' potential challenges to recover from the storm, we took an additional $13 million in provision for credit losses during the quarter."
The Company announced net income of $18.7 million, or $0.45 per diluted common share, for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to $28.7 million, or $0.70 per diluted common share, for the three months ended June 30, 2024 ("linked quarter") and $29.9 million, or $0.73 per diluted common share, for the third quarter of 2023 ("like quarter"). These results include the potential impacts of Hurricane Helene of $13.4 million ($10.3 million after-taxes). For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company recorded net income of $72.7 million, or $1.76 per diluted common share, compared to $74.5 million, or $1.81 per diluted common share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
For the third quarter, in accounting for the potential impacts of Hurricane Helene, we realized pre-tax impacts totaling $13.4 million, comprised of $13.0 million of provision for potential credit loss exposure in our footprint hardest hit by Helene, $300 thousand of estimated property damages and an additional $100 thousand of other impacts. After considering the tax effect of these items, our net income was reduced by $10.3 million. Before the impact from these items, our adjusted net income was $29.0 million, or $0.70 per diluted share, for the third quarter and $83.0 million, or $2.01 per diluted share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
Third Quarter 2024 Highlights
- Tax equivalent net interest margin ("NIM") increased 3 basis points to 2.90% for the third quarter of 2024, up from 2.87% for the linked quarter and down from 2.97% in the like quarter. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, NIM fell to 2.86% from 3.12% in the same period in 2023. Due to the proximity to quarter end, the Federal Reserve rate reduction in mid-September had a minimal benefit to our third quarter NIM.
- Earnings per share, ("EPS") was $0.45 per diluted share for the third quarter of 2024 and $1.76 per diluted share for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. Adjusted EPS for the third quarter of 2024 remained steady from the linked quarter at $0.70 per diluted share and increased to $2.01 per diluted share for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 from $1.81 per diluted share for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. See Appendix E for components of this calculation.
- Net income was $18.7 million for the third quarter of 2024 and $72.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. Adjusted net income increased to $29.0 million for the third quarter of 2024 from $28.7 million in the linked quarter and to $83.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 from $74.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. See Appendix E for components of this calculation.
- Capital grew during the quarter with a total common equity tier 1 ratio of 14.34% (estimated) and a total risk-based capital ratio of 16.44% (estimated) as of September 30, 2024, both increasing from the linked quarter.
- Credit quality continues to be strong with a nonperforming assets ("NPA") to total assets ratio of 0.38% as of September 30, 2024, a 1 basis point increase from the linked quarter.
- Loans totaled $8.0 billion at September 30, 2024, reflecting contractions of $56.3 million and $13.5 million for the quarter and year-over-year, respectively.
- Noninterest-bearing demand accounts were 32% of total deposits at September 30, 2024, which is consistent with historical trends. During the third quarter of 2024, customer deposits grew $56.6 million and brokered deposits contracted $39.5 million leading to an increase in total deposits of $17.1 million.
- Total loan yield increased to 5.51%, up 1 basis points from the linked quarter and 19 basis points from the like quarter.
- Total cost of funds remained low at 1.81% for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, consistent with the linked quarter.
- The on-balance sheet liquidity ratio was 17.7% at September 30, 2024, up from 16.3% for the linked quarter. Available off-balance sheet sources totaled $2.4 billion at September 30, 2024, resulting in a total liquidity ratio of 35.2%.
Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin
Net interest income for the third quarter of 2024 was $83.0 million compared to $81.1 million for the linked quarter, reflecting an increase of 2.4%. Net interest income for the third quarter of 2024 decreased 2.0% from $84.7 million for the like quarter. The increase in net interest income from the linked quarter was driven by an increase in the yields on earning assets, partially offset by an increase in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities. The decline in net interest income from the like quarter was driven by an increase in the cost of funds, partially offset by an increase in earning assets.
The Company's tax-equivalent NIM was 2.90%, an increase of 3 basis points compared to 2.87% for the linked quarter. Increases in yields on assets and the benefit of asset mix changes and reduction in wholesale funding outpaced the increases in rates on liabilities, which resulted in the increase in net interest income and NIM as compared to the linked period. While the total cost of funds remained consistent at 1.81% during the third quarter of 2024, loan yields rose from 5.50% for the linked quarter to 5.51% for the quarter ended September 30, 2024.
For the Three Months Ended | ||||||
YIELD INFORMATION | September 30, | June 30, 2024 | September 30, | |||
Yield on loans | 5.51 % | 5.50 % | 5.32 % | |||
Yield on securities | 1.70 % | 1.73 % | 1.75 % | |||
Yield on other earning assets | 4.90 % | 4.71 % | 4.58 % | |||
Yield on total interest-earning assets | 4.55 % | 4.52 % | 4.31 % | |||
Rate on interest-bearing deposits | 2.59 % | 2.54 % | 1.95 % | |||
Rate on borrowings | 7.97 % | 7.09 % | 5.88 % | |||
Rate on total interest-bearing liabilities | 2.66 % | 2.65 % | 2.20 % | |||
Total cost of funds | 1.81 % | 1.81 % | 1.46 % | |||
Net interest margin (1) | 2.88 % | 2.84 % | 2.95 % | |||
Net interest margin - tax-equivalent (2) | 2.90 % | 2.87 % | 2.97 % | |||
Average prime rate | 8.43 % | 8.50 % | 8.43 % | |||
(1) Calculated by dividing annualized net interest income by average earning assets for the period. | ||||||
(2) Calculated by dividing annualized tax-equivalent net interest income by average earning assets for the period. The tax-equivalent amount reflects the tax benefit that the Company receives related to its tax-exempt loans and securities, which carry interest rates lower than similar taxable investments due to their tax-exempt status. This amount has been computed assuming a 23% tax rate and is reduced by the related nondeductible portion of interest expense. | ||||||
Included in interest income for the third quarter of 2024 was loan purchase accounting discount accretion of $2.0 million compared to $2.3 million for the linked quarter and $2.8 million for the like quarter, with the decreases related to the continued reduction of the loan portfolio acquired from GrandSouth Bancorporation ("GrandSouth") in January of 2023. Loan discount accretion had positive impacts of 6 basis points, 6 basis points and 11 basis points, respectively, on the Company's NIM in the third quarter of 2024, the linked quarter and the like quarter.
The following table presents the impact to net interest income of the purchase accounting adjustments for each period.
For the Three Months Ended | ||||||
NET INTEREST INCOME PURCHASE ACCOUNTING ADJUSTMENTS ($ in thousands) | September 30, | June 30, 2024 | September 30, | |||
Interest income - increased by accretion of loan discount on acquired loans | $ 2,003 | $ 2,303 | $ 2,766 | |||
Total interest income impact | 2,003 | 2,303 | 2,766 | |||
Interest expense - increased by discount accretion on deposits | (174) | (224) | (709) | |||
Interest expense - increased by discount accretion on borrowings | (193) | (190) | (215) | |||
Total net interest expense impact | (367) | (414) | (924) | |||
Total impact on net interest income | $ 1,636 | $ 1,889 | $ 1,842 | |||
Provision for Credit Losses and Credit Quality
For the three months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, the Company recorded $14.2 million and zero in provision for credit losses, respectively. The provision for the third quarter of 2024 was driven by an incremental provision of $13.0 million related to potential loan exposure from Hurricane Helene and net charge-offs of $2.1 million partially offset by generally improving updated economic forecasts, which are a key driver in the Company's CECL model, as well as a reduction in the level of unfunded commitments. Within the portions of Western North and South Carolina that were significantly impacted by Hurricane Helene, the Company identified borrowers with approximately $750 million of loans outstanding. Given that the storm impacted the area just prior to September 30, 2024 and recovery continues in many communities, the Company performed analyses to identify possible impacts from the storm and has reserved accordingly based upon the information available at this time. The Company applied increased reserve rates based upon severe economic factors to the approximately $750 million of loans in the path of Helene. Additionally, the Company performed an initial evaluation of the largest commercial loans in that population and applied incremental reserves to those loans that were suspected of having higher potential property damage or economic impact from the storm. The incremental provision related to the potential exposure from Hurricane Helene added 16 basis points to the ACL as of September 30, 2024.
Asset quality remained strong with annualized net loan charge-offs of 0.11% for the third quarter of 2024. Total NPAs remained at a low level at $45.9 million at September 30, 2024, or 0.38% of total assets, up slightly from 0.37% at June 30, 2024. This is compared to $38.8 million, or 0.32% of total assets, at September 30, 2023 with the increase year-over-year being attributable primarily to activity in the SBA loan portfolio.
The following table presents the summary of NPAs and asset quality ratios for each period.
ASSET QUALITY DATA ($ in thousands) | September 30, | June 30, 2024 | September 30, | |||
Nonperforming assets | ||||||
Nonaccrual loans | $ 34,125 | $ 33,102 | $ 26,884 | |||
Modifications to borrowers in financial distress | 10,262 | 10,495 | 10,723 | |||
Total nonperforming loans | 44,387 | 43,597 | 37,607 | |||
Foreclosed real estate | 1,519 | 1,150 | 1,235 | |||
Total nonperforming assets | $ 45,906 | $ 44,747 | $ 38,842 | |||
Asset Quality Ratios | ||||||
Quarterly net charge-offs to average loans - annualized | 0.11 % | 0.07 % | 0.11 % | |||
Nonperforming loans to total loans | 0.55 % | 0.54 % | 0.47 % | |||
Nonperforming assets to total assets | 0.38 % | 0.37 % | 0.32 % | |||
Allowance for credit losses to total loans | 1.53 % | 1.36 % | 1.35 % |
Noninterest Income
Total noninterest income for the third quarter of 2024 was $13.6 million, a 7.3% decrease from the $14.6 million recorded in the linked quarter and a 10.5% decrease from the $15.2 million recorded for the like quarter. As compared to the linked and like quarters, noninterest income was lower primarily due to lower Other income, net of $1.5 million and $2.0 million, respectively.
While the variance from the linked quarter was impacted by the sale of branch property, the variance from both the linked and like quarters was also impacted by the timing of the recognition of gain and loss from other investment activity, which does not include available for sale or held to maturity securities.
Noninterest Expenses
Noninterest expenses amounted to $59.9 million for the third quarter of 2024 compared to $58.3 million for the linked quarter and $62.2 million for the like quarter. The $1.6 million, or 2.7%, increase in noninterest expense from the linked quarter was driven by a $2.1 million increase in Salaries incentives and commissions expense, partially driven by variable compensation. This increase in Salaries expense was partially offset by a $0.2 million reduction in Employee benefits expense and a $0.3 million reduction in Other operating expenses. Occupancy and equipment related expenses for the third quarter of 2024 included $0.3 million of expenses related to the recovery from Hurricane Helene.
The primary contributor to the higher noninterest expense in the third quarter of 2023 was higher Other operating expenses of $2.4 million.
Balance Sheet
Total assets at September 30, 2024 amounted to $12.2 billion, an increase of $92.6 million, or 3.06% annualized, from the linked quarter and an increase of $175.5 million, or 1.46%, from a year earlier. The increase from the linked quarter was primarily related to higher interest-bearing cash balances, partially offset by lower loan balances. The increase from the like quarter was primarily related to higher interest-bearing cash balances, partially offset by intentional reductions in investment securities.
Quarterly average balances for key balance sheet accounts are presented below.
For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||
AVERAGE BALANCES ($ in thousands) | September | June 30, | December | September | Change | Change | ||||||
Total assets | $ 12,126,613 | $ 12,055,281 | $ 12,026,195 | $ 12,005,778 | 0.6 % | 1.0 % | ||||||
Investment securities, at amortized cost | 2,784,863 | 2,883,662 | 3,143,756 | 3,180,846 | (3.4) % | (12.4) % | ||||||
Loans | 8,019,730 | 8,070,814 | 8,087,450 | 7,939,783 | (0.6) % | 1.0 % | ||||||
Earning assets | 11,489,227 | 11,462,112 | 11,477,007 | 11,405,307 | 0.2 % | 0.7 % | ||||||
Deposits | 10,509,237 | 10,432,309 | 10,131,094 | 10,180,046 | 0.7 % | 3.2 % | ||||||
Interest-bearing liabilities | 7,230,326 | 7,249,562 | 7,204,165 | 7,071,407 | (0.3) % | 2.2 % | ||||||
Shareholders' equity | 1,445,029 | 1,378,283 | 1,280,812 | 1,303,249 | 4.8 % | 10.9 % | ||||||
Driven by improvement in the unrealized loss on available for sale securities during the third quarter, total investment securities at carrying value increased to $2.4 billion at September 30, 2024. This reflects an increase of $38.4 million from the linked quarter. Due to the intentional reductions in investment securities during the second quarter of 2024, total investment securities at carrying value fell $206.6 million from September 30, 2023. During the third quarter of 2024, the Company made no purchases or sales of investment securities. Total unrealized loss on available for sale investment securities was $331.5 million at September 30, 2024, as compared to $410.1 million at June 30, 2024 and $521.7 million at September 30, 2023.
Total loans amounted to $8.0 billion at September 30, 2024, a decrease of $56.3 million, or 2.8%, from June 30, 2024 and a decrease of $13.5 million, or 0.2%, from September 30, 2023. As presented below, our total loan portfolio mix has remained relatively consistent with the exception of Construction, development & other land loans, which, as a percentage of the loan portfolio, has fallen from 13% at September 30, 2023 to 9% at September 30, 2024 and Residential 1-4 family real estate,which, as a percentage of the loan portfolio, has increased from 19% at September 30, 2023 to 22% at September 30, 2024. As of September 30, 2024, there were no notable concentrations in geographies or industries, including in office or hospitality categories, which are included in the "commercial real estate - non-owner occupied" category in the table below. The Company's exposure to non-owner occupied office loans represented approximately 5.7% of the total portfolio at September 30, 2024, with the largest loan being $26.6 million and an average loan outstanding balance of $1.3 million. Non-owner occupied office loans are generally in non-metro markets and the 10 largest loans in this category represent less than 2% of the total loan portfolio.
The following table presents the balance and portfolio percentage by loan category for each period.
LOAN PORTFOLIO | September 30, 2024 | June 30, 2024 | September 30, 2023 | |||||||||
($ in thousands) | Amount | Percentage | Amount | Percentage | Amount | Percentage | ||||||
Commercial and industrial | $ 847,284 | 11 % | $ 863,366 | 11 % | $ 893,910 | 11 % | ||||||
Construction, development & other land loans | 760,949 | 9 % | 764,418 | 9 % | 1,008,289 | 13 % | ||||||
Commercial real estate - owner occupied | 1,226,050 | 15 % | 1,250,267 | 16 % | 1,252,259 | 16 % | ||||||
Commercial real estate - non-owner occupied | 2,572,901 | 32 % | 2,561,803 | 32 % | 2,509,317 | 31 % | ||||||
Multi-family real estate | 460,565 | 6 % | 497,187 | 6 % | 405,161 | 5 % | ||||||
Residential 1-4 family real estate | 1,737,133 | 22 % | 1,729,050 | 21 % | 1,560,140 | 19 % | ||||||
Home equity loans/lines of credit | 331,072 | 4 % | 326,411 | 4 % | 331,108 | 4 % | ||||||
Consumer loans | 76,787 | 1 % | 76,638 | 1 % | 67,169 | 1 % | ||||||
Loans, gross | 8,012,741 | 100 % | 8,069,140 | 100 % | 8,027,353 | 100 % | ||||||
Unamortized net deferred loan fees | 797 | 708 | (316) | |||||||||
Total loans | $ 8,013,538 | $ 8,069,848 | $ 8,027,037 | |||||||||
Total deposits were $10.5 billion at September 30, 2024, an increase of $17.1 million, or 0.6%, from June 30, 2024 and an increase of $269.5 million, or 2.6%, from September 30, 2023. The quarter-to-date deposit growth is comprised of organic growth of customer deposits of $56.6 million, partially offset by a contraction of $39.5 million in brokered deposits.
The Company has a diversified and granular deposit base which has remained a stable funding source with noninterest-bearing deposits comprising 32% of total deposits at September 30, 2024. Our deposit mix has remained relatively consistent, with the exception of increased growth in money market accounts, as presented in the table below.
DEPOSIT PORTFOLIO | September 30, 2024 | June 30, 2024 | September 30, 2023 | |||||||||
($ in thousands) | Amount | Percentage | Amount | Percentage | Amount | Percentage | ||||||
Noninterest-bearing checking accounts | $ 3,350,237 | 32 % | $ 3,339,678 | 32 % | $ 3,503,050 | 34 % | ||||||
Interest-bearing checking accounts | 1,426,356 | 13 % | 1,400,071 | 13 % | 1,458,855 | 14 % | ||||||
Money market accounts | 4,189,174 | 40 % | 4,150,429 | 40 % | 3,635,523 | 36 % | ||||||
Savings accounts | 541,501 | 5 % | 558,126 | 5 % | 638,912 | 6 % | ||||||
Other time deposits | 602,148 | 6 % | 601,212 | 6 % | 626,870 | 6 % | ||||||
Time deposits>$250,000 | 385,995 | 4 % | 389,281 | 4 % | 359,704 | 4 % | ||||||
Total customer deposits | 10,495,411 | 100 % | 10,438,797 | 100 % | 10,222,914 | 100 % | ||||||
Brokered deposits | 9,518 | - % | 49,032 | - % | 12,489 | - % | ||||||
Total deposits | $ 10,504,929 | 100 % | $ 10,487,829 | 100 % | $ 10,235,403 | 100 % | ||||||
As of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, estimated insured deposits totaled $6.5 billion, or 61.8%, and $6.4 billion, or 61.3%, respectively, of total deposits. In addition, at September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, there were collateralized deposits of $730.8 million and $762.2 million, respectively, such that approximately 68.7% and 68.6%, respectively, of our total deposits were insured or collateralized at the current quarter end.
Capital
The Company remains well-capitalized by all regulatory standards, with an estimated total risk-based capital ratio at September 30, 2024 of 16.44%, up from both the linked quarter ratio of 16.24% and like quarter ratio of 15.26%. The increase in risk-based capital ratio was driven by increased shareholders' equity with additional impact from shifts in the balance sheet with the reduction in loans being more than offset by higher cash balances which carry a lower risk-weighting.
The Company has elected to exclude accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI") related primarily to available for sale securities from common equity tier 1 capital. AOCI is included in the Company's tangible common equity ("TCE") to tangible assets ratio (a non-GAAP financial measure) which was 8.47% at September 30, 2024, an increase of 57 basis points from the linked quarter and an increase of 183 basis points from September 30, 2023. The increases in TCE for the current quarter and year-over-year were driven by earnings and improvements in the level of unrealized losses on the available for sale investment portfolio for the period. Refer to Appendix B for a reconciliation of common equity to TCE and Appendix D for a calculation of the TCE ratio.
CAPITAL RATIOS | September 30, | June 30, 2024 | September 30, | |||
Tangible common equity to tangible assets (non-GAAP) | 8.47 % | 7.90 % | 6.64 % | |||
Common equity tier I capital ratio | 14.34 % | 13.99 % | 12.93 % | |||
Tier I leverage ratio | 11.29 % | 11.24 % | 10.72 % | |||
Tier I risk-based capital ratio | 15.16 % | 14.79 % | 13.71 % | |||
Total risk-based capital ratio | 16.44 % | 16.24 % | 15.26 % |
Liquidity
Liquidity is evaluated as both on-balance sheet (primarily cash and cash-equivalents, unpledged securities and other marketable assets) and off-balance sheet (readily available lines of credit and other funding sources). The Company continues to manage liquidity sources, including unused lines of credit, at levels believed to be adequate to meet its operating needs for the foreseeable future.
The Company's on-balance sheet liquidity ratio (net liquid assets as a percent of net liabilities) at September 30, 2024 was 17.7%. In addition, the Company had approximately $2.4 billion in available lines of credit at that date resulting in a total liquidity ratio of 35.2%.
About First Bancorp
First Bancorp is a bank holding company headquartered in Southern Pines, North Carolina, with total assets of $12.2 billion. Its principal activity is the ownership and operation of First Bank, a state-chartered community bank that operates 113 branches in North Carolina and South Carolina. Since 1935, First Bank has taken a tailored approach to banking, combining best-in-class financial solutions, helpful local expertise, and technology to manage a home or business. First Bank also provides SBA loans to customers through its nationwide network of lenders.
Please visit our website at www.LocalFirstBank.com for more information.
First Bancorp's common stock is traded on The NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "FBNC." Member FDIC, Equal Housing Lender.
Caution about Forward-Looking Statements: This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are statements that include projections, predictions, expectations or beliefs about future events or results or otherwise are not statements of historical fact. Such statements are often characterized by the use of qualifying words (and their derivatives) such as "expect," "believe," "estimate," "plan," "project," "anticipate," or other words or phrases concerning opinions or judgments of the Company and its management about future events. Factors that could influence the accuracy of such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the financial success or changing strategies of the Company's customers, the Company's level of success in integrating acquisitions, actions of government regulators, the level of market interest rates, and general economic conditions. For additional information about the factors that could affect the matters discussed in this paragraph, see the "Risk Factors" section of the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K available at www.sec.gov. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements. The Company is also not responsible for changes made to this press release by wire services, internet services or other media.
First Bancorp and Subsidiaries Financial Summary | ||||||||||
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT | ||||||||||
For the Three Months Ended | For the Nine Months Ended | |||||||||
($ in thousands, except per share data - unaudited) | September | June 30, | September | September | September | |||||
Interest income | ||||||||||
Interest and fees on loans | $ 111,076 | $ 110,425 | $ 106,514 | $ 331,346 | $ 308,857 | |||||
Interest on investment securities: | ||||||||||
Taxable interest income | 10,779 | 11,291 | 12,936 | 34,798 | 39,415 | |||||
Tax-exempt interest income | 1,116 | 1,117 | 1,118 | 3,350 | 3,368 | |||||
Other, principally overnight investments | 8,438 | 5,942 | 3,283 | 17,351 | 10,546 | |||||
Total interest income | 131,409 | 128,775 | 123,851 | 386,845 | 362,186 | |||||
Interest expense | ||||||||||
Interest on deposits | 46,420 | 44,744 | 32,641 | 130,299 | 78,887 | |||||
Interest on borrowings | 1,946 | 2,963 | 6,508 | 13,114 | 19,125 | |||||
Total interest expense | 48,366 | 47,707 | 39,149 | 143,413 | 98,012 | |||||
Net interest income | 83,043 | 81,068 | 84,702 | 243,432 | 264,174 | |||||
Provision for credit losses | 14,200 | 541 | - | 15,941 | 14,864 | |||||
Net interest income after provision for credit losses | 68,843 | 80,527 | 84,702 | 227,491 | 249,310 | |||||
Noninterest income | ||||||||||
Service charges on deposit accounts | 4,320 | 4,139 | 4,661 | 12,327 | 13,012 | |||||
Other service charges and fees | 5,555 | 5,361 | 5,450 | 16,439 | 16,677 | |||||
Presold mortgage loan fees and gains on sale | 690 | 588 | 325 | 1,616 | 1,288 | |||||
Commissions from sales of financial products | 1,371 | 1,377 | 1,207 | 4,068 | 3,926 | |||||
SBA loan sale gains | 1,108 | 1,336 | 1,101 | 3,339 | 2,052 | |||||
Bank-owned life insurance income | 1,205 | 1,179 | 1,104 | 3,548 | 3,216 | |||||
Securities losses, net | - | (186) | - | (1,161) | - | |||||
Other Income, net | (670) | 854 | 1,329 | 900 | 2,777 | |||||
Total noninterest income | 13,579 | 14,648 | 15,177 | 41,076 | 42,948 | |||||
Noninterest expenses | ||||||||||
Salaries incentives and commissions expense | 29,955 | 27,809 | 29,394 | 85,406 | 87,391 | |||||
Employee benefit expense | 6,495 | 6,703 | 6,539 | 19,467 | 19,097 | |||||
Total personnel expense | 36,450 | 34,512 | 35,933 | 104,873 | 106,488 | |||||
Occupancy and equipment expense | 4,856 | 4,850 | 5,003 | 15,294 | 15,042 | |||||
Merger and acquisition expenses | - | - | - | - | 13,506 | |||||
Intangibles amortization expense | 1,614 | 1,669 | 1,953 | 5,042 | 6,147 | |||||
Other operating expenses | 16,930 | 17,260 | 19,335 | 52,119 | 56,809 | |||||
Total noninterest expenses | 59,850 | 58,291 | 62,224 | 177,328 | 197,992 | |||||
Income before income taxes | 22,572 | 36,884 | 37,655 | 91,239 | 94,266 | |||||
Income tax expense | 3,892 | 8,172 | 7,762 | 18,575 | 19,809 | |||||
Net income | $ 18,680 | $ 28,712 | $ 29,893 | $ 72,664 | $ 74,457 | |||||
Earnings per common share: | ||||||||||
Basic | $ 0.45 | $ 0.70 | $ 0.73 | $ 1.76 | $ 1.82 | |||||
Diluted | 0.45 | 0.70 | 0.73 | 1.76 | 1.81 | |||||
First Bancorp and Subsidiaries Financial Summary | ||||||||
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | ||||||||
($ in thousands - unaudited) | September 30, | June 30, 2024 | December 31, | September 30, | ||||
Assets | ||||||||
Cash and due from banks, noninterest-bearing | $ 74,034 | $ 90,468 | $ 100,891 | $ 95,257 | ||||
Due from banks, interest-bearing | 670,407 | 517,944 | 136,964 | 178,332 | ||||
Total cash and cash equivalents | 744,441 | 608,412 | 237,855 | 273,589 | ||||
Securities available for sale | 1,907,458 | 1,867,211 | 2,189,379 | 2,100,406 | ||||
Securities held to maturity | 521,801 | 523,600 | 533,678 | 535,460 | ||||
Presold mortgages and SBA loans held for sale | 9,888 | 7,247 | 2,667 | 8,060 | ||||
Loans | 8,013,538 | 8,069,848 | 8,150,102 | 8,027,037 | ||||
Allowance for credit losses on loans | (122,718) | (110,058) | (109,853) | (108,198) | ||||
Net loans | 7,890,820 | 7,959,790 | 8,040,249 | 7,918,839 | ||||
Premises and equipment, net | 144,868 | 147,110 | 150,957 | 151,981 | ||||
Accrued interest receivable | 14,146 | 14,576 | 17,063 | 17,604 | ||||
Goodwill | 503,216 | 504,830 | 508,257 | 513,629 | ||||
Other intangible assets, net | 32,890 | 35,605 | 37,351 | 34,414 | ||||
Bank-owned life insurance | 187,236 | 186,031 | 183,897 | 182,764 | ||||
Other assets | 196,666 | 206,393 | 213,589 | 241,214 | ||||
Total assets | $ 12,153,430 | $ 12,060,805 | $ 12,114,942 | $ 11,977,960 | ||||
Liabilities | ||||||||
Deposits: | ||||||||
Noninterest-bearing deposits | $ 3,350,237 | $ 3,339,678 | $ 3,379,876 | $ 3,503,050 | ||||
Interest-bearing deposits | 7,154,692 | 7,148,151 | 6,651,723 | 6,732,353 | ||||
Total deposits | 10,504,929 | 10,487,829 | 10,031,599 | 10,235,403 | ||||
Borrowings | 91,694 | 91,513 | 630,158 | 401,843 | ||||
Accrued interest payable | 5,566 | 5,728 | 5,699 | 5,511 | ||||
Other liabilities | 73,716 | 71,393 | 75,106 | 77,520 | ||||
Total liabilities | 10,675,905 | 10,656,463 | 10,742,562 | 10,720,277 | ||||
Shareholders' equity | ||||||||
Common stock | 970,450 | 967,239 | 963,990 | 962,644 | ||||
Retained earnings | 761,881 | 752,294 | 716,420 | 695,791 | ||||
Stock in rabbi trust assumed in acquisition | (1,148) | (1,139) | (1,385) | (1,375) | ||||
Rabbi trust obligation | 1,148 | 1,139 | 1,385 | 1,375 | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (254,806) | (315,191) | (308,030) | (400,752) | ||||
Total shareholders' equity | 1,477,525 | 1,404,342 | 1,372,380 | 1,257,683 | ||||
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ 12,153,430 | $ 12,060,805 | $ 12,114,942 | $ 11,977,960 | ||||
First Bancorp and Subsidiaries Financial Summary | ||||||||||
TREND INFORMATION | ||||||||||
For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||||
September | June 30, | March 31, | December | September | ||||||
PERFORMANCE RATIOS (annualized) | ||||||||||
Return on average assets (1) | 0.61 % | 0.96 % | 0.84 % | 0.98 % | 0.99 % | |||||
Return on average common equity (2) | 5.48 % | 8.75 % | 7.78 % | 9.68 % | 9.90 % | |||||
Return on average tangible common equity (3) | 8.30 % | 13.60 % | 12.13 % | 15.76 % | 15.98 % | |||||
COMMON SHARE DATA | ||||||||||
Cash dividends declared - common | $ 0.22 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.22 | |||||
Book value per common share | $ 35.74 | $ 34.10 | $ 33.44 | $ 33.38 | $ 30.61 | |||||
Tangible book value per share (4) | $ 23.91 | $ 22.19 | $ 21.49 | $ 21.39 | $ 18.57 | |||||
Common shares outstanding at end of period | 41,340,099 | 41,187,943 | 41,156,286 | 41,109,987 | 40,085,498 | |||||
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted | 41,366,743 | 41,262,091 | 41,249,636 | 41,207,945 | 41,199,058 | |||||
CAPITAL INFORMATION (estimates for current quarter) | ||||||||||
Tangible common equity to tangible assets (5) | 8.47 % | 7.90 % | 7.62 % | 7.56 % | 6.64 % | |||||
Common equity tier I capital ratio | 14.34 % | 13.99 % | 13.50 % | 13.20 % | 12.93 % | |||||
Total risk-based capital ratio | 16.44 % | 16.24 % | 15.85 % | 15.54 % | 15.26 % | |||||
(1) Calculated by dividing annualized net income by average assets. | ||||||||||
(2) Calculated by dividing annualized tangible net income (net income adjusted for intangible asset amortization, net of tax), by average common equity. See Appendix A for components of the calculation. | ||||||||||
(3) Return on average tangible common equity is a non-GAAP financial measure. See Appendix A for components of the calculation and the reconciliation of average common equity to average TCE. | ||||||||||
(4) Tangible book value per share is a non-GAAP financial measure. See Appendix B for a reconciliation of common equity to tangible common equity and Appendix C for the resulting calculation. | ||||||||||
(5) Tangible common equity ratio is a non-GAAP financial measure. See Appendix B for a reconciliation of common equity to tangible common equity and Appendix D for the resulting calculation. | ||||||||||
For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||||
INCOME STATEMENT ($ in thousands except per share data) | September | June 30, | March 31, | December | September | |||||
Net interest income - tax-equivalent (1) | $ 83,765 | $ 81,848 | $ 80,005 | $ 83,225 | $ 85,442 | |||||
Taxable equivalent adjustment (1) | 722 | 733 | 731 | 741 | 740 | |||||
Net interest income | 83,043 | 81,115 | 79,274 | 82,484 | 84,702 | |||||
Provision for credit losses | 14,200 | 541 | 1,200 | 2,950 | - | |||||
Noninterest income | 13,579 | 14,601 | 12,896 | 14,542 | 15,177 | |||||
Merger and acquisition expenses | - | - | - | 189 | - | |||||
Other noninterest expense | 59,850 | 58,291 | 59,187 | 56,197 | 62,224 | |||||
Income before income taxes | 22,572 | 36,884 | 31,783 | 37,690 | 37,655 | |||||
Income tax expense | 3,892 | 8,172 | 6,511 | 8,016 | 7,762 | |||||
Net income | 18,680 | 28,712 | 25,272 | 29,674 | 29,893 | |||||
Earnings per common share - diluted | $ 0.45 | $ 0.70 | $ 0.61 | $ 0.72 | $ 0.73 | |||||
(1) This amount reflects the tax benefit that the Company receives related to its tax-exempt loans and securities, which carry interest rates lower than similar taxable investments due to their tax-exempt status. This amount has been computed assuming a 23% tax rate and is reduced by the related nondeductible portion of interest expense. | ||||||||||
First Bancorp and Subsidiaries Financial Summary | |||||||||||||||||
AVERAGE BALANCES AND NET INTEREST INCOME ANALYSIS - QUARTERS | |||||||||||||||||
For the Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||
September 30, 2024 | June 30, 2024 | September 30, 2023 | |||||||||||||||
($ in thousands) | Average Volume | Average Rate | Interest Earned or Paid | Average Volume | Average Rate | Interest Earned or Paid | Average Volume | Average Rate | Interest Earned or Paid | ||||||||
Assets | |||||||||||||||||
Loans (1) (2) | $ 8,019,730 | 5.51 % | $ 111,076 | $ 8,070,815 | 5.50 % | $ 110,425 | $ 7,939,783 | 5.32 % | $ 106,514 | ||||||||
Taxable securities | 2,493,924 | 1.72 % | 10,779 | 2,591,617 | 1.75 % | 11,291 | 2,885,443 | 1.78 % | 12,936 | ||||||||
Non-taxable securities | 290,939 | 1.53 % | 1,116 | 292,045 | 1.54 % | 1,117 | 295,403 | 1.50 % | 1,118 | ||||||||
Short-term investments, primarily interest-bearing cash | 684,634 | 4.90 % | 8,438 | 507,635 | 4.71 % | 5,942 | 284,678 | 4.58 % | 3,283 | ||||||||
Total interest-earning assets | 11,489,227 | 4.55 % | 131,409 | 11,462,112 | 4.52 % | 128,775 | 11,405,307 | 4.31 % | 123,851 | ||||||||
Cash and due from banks | 84,060 | 84,674 | 94,963 | ||||||||||||||
Premises and equipment | 146,448 | 149,643 | 152,415 | ||||||||||||||
Other assets | 406,878 | 358,852 | 353,093 | ||||||||||||||
Total assets | $ 12,126,613 | $ 12,055,281 | $ 12,005,778 | ||||||||||||||
Liabilities | |||||||||||||||||
Interest-bearing checking | $ 1,393,611 | 0.77 % | $ 2,688 | $ 1,397,367 | 0.70 % | $ 2,424 | $ 1,448,603 | 0.55 % | $ 2,007 | ||||||||
Money market deposits | 4,173,884 | 3.32 % | 34,878 | 4,004,175 | 3.26 % | 32,411 | 3,530,532 | 2.63 % | 23,397 | ||||||||
Savings deposits | 549,132 | 0.23 % | 317 | 570,283 | 0.22 % | 317 | 646,782 | 0.19 % | 307 | ||||||||
Other time deposits | 626,341 | 3.00 % | 4,726 | 738,290 | 3.30 % | 6,053 | 646,798 | 2.48 % | 4,037 | ||||||||
Time deposits>$250,000 | 390,208 | 3.89 % | 3,811 | 371,471 | 3.83 % | 3,539 | 359,884 | 3.19 % | 2,893 | ||||||||
Total interest-bearing deposits | 7,133,176 | 2.59 % | 46,420 | 7,081,586 | 2.54 % | 44,744 | 6,632,599 | 1.95 % | 32,641 | ||||||||
Borrowings | 97,150 | 7.97 % | 1,946 | 167,976 | 7.09 % | 2,963 | 438,808 | 5.88 % | 6,508 | ||||||||
Total interest-bearing liabilities | 7,230,326 | 2.66 % | 48,366 | 7,249,562 | 2.65 % | 47,707 | 7,071,407 | 2.20 % | 39,149 | ||||||||
Noninterest-bearing checking | 3,376,061 | 3,350,723 | 3,547,447 | ||||||||||||||
Other liabilities | 75,197 | 76,713 | 83,675 | ||||||||||||||
Shareholders' equity | 1,445,029 | 1,378,283 | 1,303,249 | ||||||||||||||
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ 12,126,613 | $ 12,055,281 | $ 12,005,778 | ||||||||||||||
Net yield on interest-earning assets and net interest income | 2.88 % | $ 83,043 | 2.84 % | $ 81,068 | 2.95 % | $ 84,702 | |||||||||||
Net yield on interest-earning assets and net interest income - tax-equivalent (3) | 2.90 % | $ 83,765 | 2.87 % | $ 81,801 | 2.97 % | $ 85,442 | |||||||||||
Interest rate spread | 1.89 % | 1.87 % | 2.11 % | ||||||||||||||
Average prime rate | 8.43 % | 8.50 % | 8.43 % | ||||||||||||||
(1) Average loans include nonaccruing loans, the effect of which is to lower the average rate shown. Interest earned includes recognized net loan fees, including late fees, prepayment fees, and net deferred loan (cost)/fee amortization in the amounts of $(342,000), $(271,000)and $52,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2024, June 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively. |
(2) Includes accretion of discount on acquired loans of $2.0 million, $2.3 million and $3.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, June 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively. |
(3) Includes tax-equivalent adjustments of $722,000, $733,000 and $740,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2024, June 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively, to reflect the tax benefit that we receive related to tax-exempt securities and tax-exempt loans, which carry interest rates lower than similar taxable investments/loans due to their tax-exempt status. This amount has been computed assuming a 23% tax rate and is reduced by the related nondeductible portion of interest expense. |
First Bancorp and Subsidiaries Financial Summary | |||||||||||
AVERAGE BALANCES AND NET INTEREST INCOME ANALYSIS - YEAR-TO-DATE | |||||||||||
For the Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||
September 30, 2024 | September 30, 2023 | ||||||||||
($ in thousands) | Average Volume | Average Rate | Interest Earned or Paid | Average Volume | Average Rate | Interest Earned or Paid | |||||
Assets | |||||||||||
Loans (1) (2) | $ 8,064,480 | 5.49 % | $ 331,346 | $ 7,840,344 | 5.27 % | $ 308,857 | |||||
Taxable securities | 2,633,093 | 1.77 % | 34,798 | 2,943,798 | 1.79 % | 39,415 | |||||
Non-taxable securities | 292,056 | 1.53 % | 3,350 | 296,985 | 1.52 % | 3,368 | |||||
Short-term investments, primarily interest-bearing cash | 490,782 | 4.72 % | 17,351 | 337,701 | 4.18 % | 10,546 | |||||
Total interest-earning assets | 11,480,411 | 4.50 % | 386,845 | 11,418,828 | 4.24 % | 362,186 | |||||
Cash and due from banks | 86,514 | 94,483 | |||||||||
Premises and equipment | 149,073 | 152,058 | |||||||||
Other assets | 381,806 | 369,968 | |||||||||
Total assets | $ 12,097,804 | $ 12,035,337 | |||||||||
Liabilities | |||||||||||
Interest-bearing checking | $ 1,398,137 | 0.71 % | $ 7,472 | $ 1,476,979 | 0.38 % | $ 4,205 | |||||
Money market deposits | 3,961,707 | 3.21 % | 95,102 | 3,253,840 | 2.15 % | 52,263 | |||||
Savings deposits | 567,202 | 0.22 % | 942 | 683,741 | 0.14 % | 705 | |||||
Other time deposits | 694,469 | 3.12 % | 16,235 | 773,755 | 2.56 % | 14,807 | |||||
Time deposits>$250,000 | 372,561 | 3.78 % | 10,548 | 338,797 | 2.73 % | 6,907 | |||||
Total interest-bearing deposits | 6,994,076 | 2.49 % | 130,299 | 6,527,112 | 1.62 % | 78,887 | |||||
Borrowings | 280,370 | 6.25 % | 13,114 | 453,694 | 5.64 % | 19,125 | |||||
Total interest-bearing liabilities | 7,274,446 | 2.63 % | 143,413 | 6,980,806 | 1.88 % | 98,012 | |||||
Noninterest-bearing checking | 3,346,669 | 3,665,313 | |||||||||
Other liabilities | 76,922 | 91,997 | |||||||||
Shareholders' equity | 1,399,767 | 1,297,221 | |||||||||
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ 12,097,804 | $ 12,035,337 | |||||||||
Net yield on interest-earning assets and net interest income | 2.83 % | $ 243,432 | 3.09 % | $ 264,174 | |||||||
Net yield on interest-earning assets and net interest income - tax-equivalent (3) | 2.86 % | $ 245,618 | 3.12 % | $ 266,313 | |||||||
Interest rate spread | 1.87 % | 2.36 % | |||||||||
Average prime rate | 8.48 % | 8.09 % | |||||||||
(1) Average loans include nonaccruing loans, the effect of which is to lower the average rate shown. Interest earned includes recognized net loan fees, including late fees, prepayment fees, and net deferred loan (cost)/fee amortization in the amounts of $(716,000) and $458,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively. |
(2) Includes accretion of discount on acquired loans of $6.7 million and $10.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively. |
(3) Includes tax-equivalent adjustments of $2.2 million and $2.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively, to reflect the tax benefit that we receive related to tax-exempt securities and tax-exempt loans, which carry interest rates lower than similar taxable investments/loans due to their tax-exempt status. This amount has been computed assuming a 23% tax rate and is reduced by the related nondeductible portion of interest expense. |
Reconciliation of non-GAAP measures | ||||||||||
APPENDIX A: Calculation of Return on TCE | ||||||||||
For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||||
($ in thousands) | September | June 30, | March 31, | December | September | |||||
Net Income | $ 18,680 | $ 28,712 | $ 25,272 | $ 29,674 | $ 29,893 | |||||
Intangible asset amortization, net of taxes | 1,240 | 1,283 | 1,352 | 1,575 | 2,634 | |||||
Tangible Net income | $ 19,920 | $ 29,995 | $ 26,624 | $ 31,249 | $ 32,527 | |||||
Average common equity | $ 1,445,029 | $ 1,378,284 | $ 1,375,490 | $ 1,280,812 | $ 1,303,249 | |||||
Less: Average goodwill and other intangibles, net of related taxes | (489,987) | (491,318) | (492,733) | (494,127) | (495,743) | |||||
Average tangible common equity | $ 955,042 | $ 886,966 | $ 882,757 | $ 786,685 | $ 807,506 | |||||
Return on average common equity | 5.48 % | 8.75 % | 7.78 % | 9.68 % | 9.90 % | |||||
Return on average tangible common equity | 8.30 % | 13.60 % | 12.13 % | 15.76 % | 15.98 % | |||||
APPENDIX B: Reconciliation of Common Equity to TCE | ||||||||||
For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||||
($ in thousands) | September | June 30, | March 31, | December | September | |||||
Total shareholders' common equity | $ 1,477,525 | $ 1,404,342 | $ 1,376,099 | $ 1,372,380 | $ 1,257,683 | |||||
Less: Goodwill and other intangibles, net of related taxes | (489,139) | (490,439) | (491,740) | (493,211) | (494,681) | |||||
Tangible common equity | $ 988,386 | $ 913,903 | $ 884,359 | $ 879,169 | $ 763,002 | |||||
APPENDIX C: Tangible Book Value Per Share | ||||||||||
For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||||
($ in thousands except per share data) | September | June 30, | March 31, | December | September | |||||
Tangible common equity (Appendix B) | $ 988,386 | $ 913,903 | $ 884,359 | $ 879,169 | $ 763,002 | |||||
Common shares outstanding | 41,340,099 | 41,187,943 | 41,156,286 | 41,109,987 | 41,085,498 | |||||
Tangible book value per common share | $ 23.91 | $ 22.19 | $ 21.49 | $ 21.39 | $ 18.57 | |||||
APPENDIX D: TCE Ratio | ||||||||||
For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||||
($ in thousands) | September | June 30, | March 31, | December | September | |||||
Tangible common equity (Appendix B) | $ 988,386 | $ 913,903 | $ 884,359 | $ 879,169 | $ 763,002 | |||||
Total assets | 12,153,430 | 12,060,805 | 12,091,597 | 12,114,942 | 11,977,960 | |||||
Less: Goodwill and other intangibles, net of related taxes | (489,139) | (490,439) | (491,740) | (493,211) | (494,681) | |||||
Tangible assets ("TA") | $ 11,664,291 | $ 11,570,366 | $ 11,599,857 | $ 11,621,731 | $ 11,483,279 | |||||
TCE to TA ratio | 8.47 % | 7.90 % | 7.62 % | 7.56 % | 6.64 % | |||||
APPENDIX E: Adjusted EPS - diluted | ||||
For the Three | For the Nine | |||
September 30, | September 30, | |||
Net income | $ 18,680 | $ 72,664 | ||
Impact of Hurricane Helene | ||||
Provision for credit losses | 13,000 | 13,000 | ||
Building repairs and maintenance | 300 | 300 | ||
Other | 96 | 96 | ||
Total | 13,396 | 13,396 | ||
Less, tax impact | (3,102) | (3,102) | ||
After-tax impact of Hurricane Helene | 10,294 | 10,294 | ||
Adjusted net income | $ 28,974 | $ 82,958 | ||
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted | 41,366,743 | 41,294,137 | ||
EPS - diluted | $ 0.45 | $ 1.76 | ||
Adjusted EPS - diluted | $ 0.70 | $ 2.01 | ||
SOURCE First Bancorp
