Altabancorp™ Reports First Quarter 2021 Financial Results
Altabancorp (Nasdaq: ALTA) reported a net income of $9.4 million for Q1 2021, down from $11.1 million in Q4 2020. Diluted EPS was $0.50, compared to $0.58 in the prior quarter. Total deposits rose by 49%, exceeding $1 billion year-over-year. Loans held for investment increased by $154 million, or 9%. The company declared a dividend of $0.15 per share, maintaining a long-standing dividend tradition. Despite challenges from the pandemic, Altabancorp's initiatives have improved credit quality. However, net interest income decreased by 13.31% due to narrowing margins.
- Total deposits surged by 49% year-over-year, exceeding $1 billion.
- Loans held for investment rose by $154 million, or 9%.
- A dividend of $0.15 per share was declared, continuing a 50-year dividend trend.
- Noninterest income increased by 43.90% to $5.4 million, largely due to higher mortgage banking income.
- Expectations of high-single digit loan growth for 2021.
- Net income decreased to $9.4 million from $11.1 million in Q4 2020.
- Diluted EPS fell to $0.50 from $0.58 in the previous quarter.
- Net interest income dropped by 13.31%, impacted by narrowing net interest margins.
- Provision for credit losses was $0, compared to $0.7 million for the same period last year.
Altabancorp™ (Nasdaq: ALTA) (the “Company” or “Alta”), the parent company of Altabank™, reported net income of
Annualized return on average assets was
The Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend payment of
“After an interesting and challenging year in 2020, we are pleased to start the year with solid results,” said Len Williams, President and Chief Executive Officer of Altabancorp™. “All of our branch lobbies and drive-up windows have been safely reopened, and we have started to bring our employees back from remote work to our operational facilities. In 2020, we provided substantial financial relief to our clients through participation in government programs as well as our own payment relief programs. We continue to offer additional funding through the second round of SBA PPP loans. While our payment relief programs are substantially complete, we will continue to work with our clients to provide financial solutions to assist them on their path to recovery as we all work to overcome the negative effects of the pandemic.”
Mr. Williams continued, “We continue to receive significant funds from our clients related to financial relief programs from us and government agencies, as well as normal organic deposit growth. As a result, our total deposits have grown by over
COVID-19 Pandemic and Utah Economy
The State of Utah has developed a COVID-19 Transmission Index (“Transmission Index”), which categorizes levels of transmission as High, Moderate, or Low. Each county receives a rating every week. The Company’s COVID-19 pandemic response plan directly correlates to the State’s Transmission Index. The Transmission Index for all the counties where our branches are located have transitioned to Moderate during the first quarter. In addition, the Governor of Utah signed a bill lifting the statewide mask mandate on April 10, 2021. The Company has reopened all of its branch lobbies. The Company has also started bringing some of its operational teams back to its facilities. However, the Company anticipates that some of its staff will remain working from home for the foreseeable future.
The Company is fortunate to operate in a region that appears to be weathering the COVID-19 pandemic well economically. The Utah economy has performed better than the nation as a whole during the pandemic with an unemployment rate of
Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program (“SBA PPP”)
Under the first round of the SBA PPP loan program, the Company funded 333 loans, totaling
Under the second round of the SBA PPP loan program, the Company has funded 172 loans, totaling
Loan Accommodations
The Company offered a loan deferment relief program of up to six months to clients impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Under rare circumstances, loans will be re-evaluated at the end of the deferral period. To qualify for a second loan deferral, the Company will require a full re-underwriting of the credit.
The Company offered temporary loan payment relief to 445 businesses and 118 individuals totaling approximately
Loan Credit Quality Trends
Non-performing loans were
Allowance for Credit Losses
The allowance for credit losses declined by
Loans
Loans held for investment grew
Deposits and Liabilities
Total deposits increased
Shareholders’ Equity
Shareholders’ equity increased by
The Company’s leverage capital ratio was
Net Interest Income and Margin
For the three months ended March 31, 2021, net interest income decreased
Yield on interest earning assets declined 207 basis points to
The Company rebalanced its mortgage-backed securities by selling
For the three months ended March 31, 2021, total cost of interest bearing liabilities decreased 32 basis points to
For the three months ended March 31, 2021, acquisition accounting adjustments, including the accretion of loan discounts and fair value amortization on time deposits, added four basis points to net interest margin.
Provision for Credit Losses
The Company did not record any provision for credit losses for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared with
Noninterest Income
For the three months ended March 31, 2021, noninterest income increased
Noninterest Expense
For the three months ended March 31, 2021, noninterest expense was
The increase in noninterest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was primarily the result of higher data processing expenses due to technology investment in loan origination software for the mortgage banking division; technology investments made in the commercial banking division, including costs for its cloud-based, commercial loan origination application (nCino), including automated processes for smaller ticket commercial loans (titled Altaexpress™), the implementation of a Salesforce CRM solution, and for a new cloud-based, commercial client treasury management solution; and costs a new cloud-based, construction budget, draw and inspection management solution for both commercial and consumer clients. The Company expects to continue to make significant investments in new technologies to enhance the client experience and empower clients to transact more business on the Company’s mobile platform; to lower the overall costs of its operating platform; and to become more scalable.
The increase in noninterest expense was also the result of higher salaries and employee benefits resulting from annual merit increases and higher incentive payments, particularly in the mortgage banking division. In addition, the Company did not incur FDIC premium payments for the first quarter of 2020 due to the application of the small bank assessment credit from the FDIC. Lastly, the Company incurred
Income Tax Provision
For the three months ended March 31, 2021, income tax expense was
Conference Call and Webcast
Management will host a conference call on Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. MDT (12:00 p.m. EDT) to discuss the Company’s financial performance.
Investment professionals who wish to ask questions regarding the Company’s financial performance will need to register to participate in the call by Wednesday, April 28, 2021 by visiting http://www.directeventreg.com/registration/event/9678163. Upon registering, you will receive a confirmation with dial-in details.
Other interested parties may listen to the call via a live webcast. Additional information and a link to the webcast can be found on the Company’s website at www.altabancorp.com.
An audio archive and written transcript of the conference call will be available on the Company’s investor website within 24 hours after the end of the call. Interested parties may listen to the audio archive and read the written transcript for one month after the call. Forward-looking statements may be made and other material information may be discussed on this conference call.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements that are based on management's current expectations regarding the Company’s financial performance. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They often include the words “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate” or words of similar meaning, or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could” or “may.” Forward-looking statements in this press release include, without limitation, statements regarding the Company’s expectations for its financial performance, the Company’s ability to respond to negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company’s ability to grow its loan portfolio, expected trends in asset quality, the Company’s ability to grow and the effects of expanding its mortgage banking operations, and the Company’s ability to improve its operating leverage in response to low overall interest rates. Factors that could cause future results to vary materially from current management expectations include, but are not limited to, the duration and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, natural disasters, general economic conditions, economic uncertainty in the United States, changes in interest rates, deposit flows, real estate values, costs or effects of acquisitions, competition, changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines, legislation or regulation, and other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory and technological factors (including external fraud and cybersecurity threats) affecting the Company's operations, pricing, products and services. These and other important factors are detailed in the Company’s Form 10-K, Form 10-Qs, and various other securities law filings made periodically by the Company, copies of which are available from the Company’s website. The Company undertakes no obligation to release publicly the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law.
About Altabancorp™
Altabancorp™ (Nasdaq: ALTA) is the bank holding company for Altabank™, a full-service bank, providing loans, deposit and cash management services to businesses and individuals through 25 branch locations from Preston, Idaho to St. George, Utah. Altabank™ is the largest community bank in Utah with total assets of
ALTABANCORP™ UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME |
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Three Months Ended |
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(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts) |
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March 31, |
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December 31, |
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March 31, |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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2020 |
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Interest income |
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
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Interest and fees on loans |
|
$ |
22,814 |
|
$ |
23,095 |
|
$ |
25,925 |
Interest and dividends on investments |
|
|
2,330 |
|
|
3,416 |
|
|
3,459 |
Total interest income |
|
|
25,144 |
|
|
26,511 |
|
|
29,384 |
Interest expense |
|
|
1,546 |
|
|
1,599 |
|
|
2,163 |
Net interest income |
|
|
23,598 |
|
|
24,912 |
|
|
27,221 |
Provision for credit losses |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
650 |
Net interest income after provision for credit losses |
|
|
23,598 |
|
|
24,912 |
|
|
26,571 |
Non-interest income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mortgage banking |
|
|
2,781 |
|
|
4,129 |
|
|
1,710 |
Card processing |
|
|
1,071 |
|
|
995 |
|
|
707 |
Service charges on deposit accounts |
|
|
692 |
|
|
855 |
|
|
780 |
Net gain on sale of investment securities |
|
|
206 |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
Other |
|
|
632 |
|
|
475 |
|
|
543 |
Total non-interest income |
|
|
5,382 |
|
|
6,454 |
|
|
3,740 |
Non-interest expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Salaries and employee benefits |
|
|
11,087 |
|
|
10,226 |
|
|
10,844 |
Occupancy, equipment and depreciation |
|
|
1,195 |
|
|
1,321 |
|
|
1,539 |
Data processing |
|
|
1,849 |
|
|
1,895 |
|
|
1,136 |
Marketing and advertising |
|
|
306 |
|
|
291 |
|
|
432 |
FDIC premiums |
|
|
226 |
|
|
221 |
|
|
- |
Other |
|
|
1,882 |
|
|
2,889 |
|
|
2,210 |
Total non-interest expense |
|
|
16,545 |
|
|
16,843 |
|
|
16,161 |
Income before income tax expense |
|
|
12,435 |
|
|
14,523 |
|
|
14,150 |
Income tax expense |
|
|
2,997 |
|
|
3,472 |
|
|
3,377 |
Net income |
|
$ |
9,438 |
|
$ |
11,051 |
|
$ |
10,773 |
|
|
|
|
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|
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Earnings per common share: |
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Basic |
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$ |
0.50 |
|
$ |
0.59 |
|
$ |
0.57 |
Diluted |
|
$ |
0.50 |
|
$ |
0.58 |
|
$ |
0.57 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Weighted average common shares outstanding: |
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|
|
|
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|
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|
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Basic |
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18,864,497 |
|
|
18,814,970 |
|
|
18,884,857 |
Diluted |
|
|
19,019,682 |
|
|
18,958,163 |
|
|
19,038,127 |
ALTABANCORP™ UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS |
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(Dollars in thousands, except share amounts) |
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March 31, |
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December 31, |
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September 30, |
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March 31, |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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2020 |
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2020 |
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ASSETS |
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Cash and due from banks |
|
$ |
33,254 |
|
|
$ |
39,312 |
|
|
$ |
44,137 |
|
|
$ |
36,203 |
|
Interest-bearing deposits |
|
|
77,378 |
|
|
|
197,769 |
|
|
|
180,773 |
|
|
|
120,176 |
|
Federal funds sold |
|
|
910 |
|
|
|
2,793 |
|
|
|
74 |
|
|
|
1,248 |
|
Total cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
111,542 |
|
|
|
239,874 |
|
|
|
224,984 |
|
|
|
157,627 |
|
Investment securities: |
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|
|
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Available for sale, at fair value |
|
|
1,500,491 |
|
|
|
1,320,393 |
|
|
|
1,123,051 |
|
|
|
577,000 |
|
Non-marketable equity securities |
|
|
4,042 |
|
|
|
2,890 |
|
|
|
2,890 |
|
|
|
2,890 |
|
Loans held for sale |
|
|
8,293 |
|
|
|
14,152 |
|
|
|
31,872 |
|
|
|
21,572 |
|
Loans: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Loans held for investment |
|
|
1,796,961 |
|
|
|
1,695,496 |
|
|
|
1,697,135 |
|
|
|
1,642,516 |
|
Allowance for credit losses |
|
|
(41,013 |
) |
|
|
(41,236 |
) |
|
|
(41,495 |
) |
|
|
(41,253 |
) |
Total loans held for investment, net |
|
|
1,755,948 |
|
|
|
1,654,260 |
|
|
|
1,655,640 |
|
|
|
1,601,263 |
|
Premises and equipment, net |
|
|
35,962 |
|
|
|
36,460 |
|
|
|
37,095 |
|
|
|
38,376 |
|
Goodwill |
|
|
25,673 |
|
|
|
25,673 |
|
|
|
25,673 |
|
|
|
25,673 |
|
Bank-owned life insurance |
|
|
42,978 |
|
|
|
42,720 |
|
|
|
42,312 |
|
|
|
27,184 |
|
Deferred income tax assets |
|
|
16,814 |
|
|
|
7,389 |
|
|
|
7,842 |
|
|
|
8,003 |
|
Accrued interest receivable |
|
|
10,454 |
|
|
|
11,336 |
|
|
|
14,117 |
|
|
|
8,464 |
|
Other intangibles |
|
|
4,389 |
|
|
|
4,451 |
|
|
|
4,445 |
|
|
|
4,477 |
|
Other real estate owned |
|
- |
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|
- |
|
|
- |
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|
- |
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Other assets |
|
|
5,212 |
|
|
|
6,630 |
|
|
|
5,440 |
|
|
|
4,483 |
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
3,521,798 |
|
|
$ |
3,366,228 |
|
|
$ |
3,175,361 |
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|
$ |
2,477,012 |
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
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Deposits: |
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Non-interest bearing deposits |
|
$ |
1,104,995 |
|
|
$ |
1,039,844 |
|
|
$ |
1,037,970 |
|
|
$ |
737,001 |
|
Interest-bearing deposits |
|
|
2,053,991 |
|
|
|
1,876,464 |
|
|
|
1,678,809 |
|
|
|
1,385,017 |
|
Total deposits |
|
|
3,158,986 |
|
|
|
2,916,308 |
|
|
|
2,716,779 |
|
|
|
2,122,018 |
|
Short-term borrowings |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
64,554 |
|
|
|
83,490 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Accrued interest payable |
|
|
339 |
|
|
|
616 |
|
|
|
487 |
|
|
|
503 |
|
Other liabilities |
|
|
12,602 |
|
|
|
13,612 |
|
|
|
14,315 |
|
|
|
14,354 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
|
3,171,927 |
|
|
|
2,995,090 |
|
|
|
2,815,071 |
|
|
|
2,136,875 |
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Shareholders’ equity: |
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|
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Preferred shares, |
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|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Common shares, |
|
|
189 |
|
|
|
188 |
|
|
|
188 |
|
|
|
188 |
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
|
87,843 |
|
|
|
87,574 |
|
|
|
87,116 |
|
|
|
86,318 |
|
Retained earnings |
|
|
275,765 |
|
|
|
269,157 |
|
|
|
260,929 |
|
|
|
244,325 |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) |
|
|
(13,926 |
) |
|
|
14,219 |
|
|
|
12,057 |
|
|
|
9,306 |
|
Total shareholders’ equity |
|
|
349,871 |
|
|
|
371,138 |
|
|
|
360,290 |
|
|
|
340,137 |
|
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity |
|
$ |
3,521,798 |
|
|
$ |
3,366,228 |
|
|
$ |
3,175,361 |
|
|
$ |
2,477,012 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Common shares outstanding |
|
|
18,873,921 |
|
|
|
18,828,522 |
|
|
|
18,802,635 |
|
|
|
18,787,810 |
|
ALTABANCORP™ SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION |
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(Dollars in thousands, except share amounts) |
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March 31, |
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December 31, |
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September 30, |
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March 31, |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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2020 |
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2020 |
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Selected Balance Sheet Information: |
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Book value per share |
|
$ |
18.54 |
|
|
$ |
19.71 |
|
|
$ |
19.16 |
|
|
$ |
18.10 |
|
Tangible book value per share |
|
$ |
16.94 |
|
|
$ |
18.21 |
|
|
$ |
17.66 |
|
|
$ |
16.59 |
|
Non-performing loans to total loans |
|
|
0.42 |
% |
|
|
0.54 |
% |
|
|
0.41 |
% |
|
|
0.41 |
% |
Non-performing assets to total assets |
|
|
0.21 |
% |
|
|
0.27 |
% |
|
|
0.22 |
% |
|
|
0.27 |
% |
Allowance for credit losses to loans held for investment |
|
|
2.28 |
% |
|
|
2.43 |
% |
|
|
2.45 |
% |
|
|
2.51 |
% |
Loans to deposits |
|
|
55.85 |
% |
|
|
57.21 |
% |
|
|
62.11 |
% |
|
|
76.48 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Asset Quality Data: |
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Non-performing loans |
|
$ |
7,332 |
|
|
$ |
9,064 |
|
|
$ |
6,944 |
|
|
$ |
6,590 |
|
Non-performing assets |
|
$ |
7,332 |
|
|
$ |
9,064 |
|
|
$ |
6,944 |
|
|
$ |
6,590 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Capital Ratios: |
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Tier 1 leverage capital (1) |
|
|
10.06 |
% |
|
|
10.47 |
% |
|
|
10.87 |
% |
|
|
12.74 |
% |
Total risk-based capital (1) |
|
|
18.41 |
% |
|
|
19.17 |
% |
|
|
19.13 |
% |
|
|
18.62 |
% |
Average equity to average assets |
|
|
10.94 |
% |
|
|
11.15 |
% |
|
|
11.68 |
% |
|
|
13.82 |
% |
Tangible common equity to tangible assets (2) |
|
|
9.16 |
% |
|
|
10.27 |
% |
|
|
10.55 |
% |
|
|
12.73 |
% |
|
|
Three Months Ended |
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March 31, |
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December 31, |
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March 31, |
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|
2021 |
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2020 |
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2020 |
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Selected Financial Information: |
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Basic earnings per share |
|
$ |
0.50 |
|
|
$ |
0.59 |
|
|
$ |
0.57 |
|
Diluted earnings per share |
|
$ |
0.50 |
|
|
$ |
0.58 |
|
|
$ |
0.57 |
|
Net interest margin (3) |
|
|
2.91 |
% |
|
|
3.18 |
% |
|
|
4.79 |
% |
Efficiency ratio |
|
|
57.50 |
% |
|
|
53.70 |
% |
|
|
52.20 |
% |
Non-interest income to average assets |
|
|
0.64 |
% |
|
|
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