Amerant Reports Third Quarter 2023 Results
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Amerant Bancorp Inc. reports net income of $22.1 million in Q3 2023
Positive
- Net income increased from $7.3 million in Q2 2023 to $22.1 million in Q3 2023
- Organic deposit growth of $208 million helped reduce higher-cost institutional deposits by $292 million
- Time deposits increased by $221.3 million
- Total non-performing assets decreased by $14.0 million
- Return on average assets increased from 0.31% in Q2 2023 to 0.92% in Q3 2023
- Board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.09 per common share
Negative
- Total assets decreased by $173.8 million
- Total gross loans decreased by $74.4 million
- Cash and cash equivalents decreased by $136.1 million
- Total deposits decreased by $32.7 million
- Total advances from Federal Home Loan Bank decreased by $175.0 million
- Net Interest Margin decreased from 3.83% in Q2 2023 to 3.57% in Q3 2023
- Net Interest Income decreased by $5.3 million
- Non-interest income decreased by $4.7 million
- Non-interest expense decreased by $8.1 million
Board of Directors Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of
CORAL GABLES, Fla., Oct. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amerant Bancorp Inc. (NYSE: AMTB) (the “Company” or “Amerant”) today reported net income attributable to the Company of
“We are pleased to report significantly improved operating results this quarter,” stated Jerry Plush, Chairman and CEO. “Our team members continued to focus on “deposits first” as the top strategic priority, and by originating strong organic deposit growth again this quarter, that enabled us to further reduce higher cost institutional deposits. In the fourth quarter, we look forward to completing the long-awaited systems conversion and then being able to fully focus our efforts on business development and customer service.”
- Total assets were
$9.3 billion , a decrease of$173.8 million , or1.8% , compared to 2Q23. - Total gross loans were
$7.14 billion , a decrease of$74.4 million , or1.0% , compared to$7.22 billion in 2Q23. Total gross loans includes$69.2 million in held for sale loans out of which$43.3 million are related to a NYC commercial real estate loan transferred in 3Q23 from loans held for investment at the lower of its estimated fair value or cost, and mortgage loans at their estimated fair value totaling$26.0 million . - Cash and cash equivalents were
$309.0 million , down$136.1 million , or30.6% , compared to$445.1 million in 2Q23. - Total deposits were
$7.55 billion , down$32.7 million , or0.4% , compared to$7.58 billion in 2Q23. Organic deposit growth was$208 million , which helped enable reductions in higher-cost institutional deposits of$292 million . Time deposits increased$221.3 million as customers continued to seek higher returns on deposits. This includes an increase in brokered time deposits in the amount of$92.4 million , a strategic move to obtain 2 to 5 year funding, as part of asset/liability management. - Total advances from Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) were
$595.0 million , down$175.0 million , or22.7% , compared to$770.0 million in 2Q23, the result of early repayment of$225.0 million during the quarter. The Bank had an additional$2.3 billion in availability from the FHLB as of September 30, 2023. - Average yield on loans decreased to
6.77% in 3Q23, compared to6.79% in 2Q23. - Total non-performing assets decreased to
$53.4 million , down$14.0 million , or20.8% , compared to$67.4 million as of 2Q23. - The allowance for credit losses ("ACL") was
$98.8 million , a decrease of$7.2 million , or6.8% , compared to$106.0 million as of 2Q23. - Core deposits were
$5.24 billion , down$254.0 million , or4.6% , compared to$5.50 billion in 2Q23. Non-interest bearing deposits increased$76.6 million , or5.9% , to$1.37 billion in 3Q23 compared to$1.29 billion in 2Q23. - Average cost of total deposits increased to
2.66% in 3Q23 compared to2.40% in 2Q23. - Loan to deposit ratio improved to
94.64% in 3Q23 compared to95.22% in 2Q23. - Assets Under Management and custody (“AUM”) totaled
$2.09 billion , down$55.3 million , or2.6% , from$2.15 billion in 2Q23. - Pre-provision net revenue (“PPNR”)(1) was
$36.5 million in 3Q23, a decrease of$1.8 million or4.7% , compared to$38.3 million in 2Q23. - Net Interest Margin (“NIM”) was
3.57% in 3Q23 compared to3.83% in 2Q23. - Net Interest Income (“NII”) was
$78.6 million , down$5.3 million , or6.3% , from$83.9 million in 2Q23. - Provision for credit losses was
$8.0 million in 3Q23, down$21.1 million , or72.5% , compared to$29.1 million in 2Q23. The provision for credit losses in 3Q23 was comprised of$7.6 million to cover charge-offs,$1.4 million due to loan composition and volume changes and$0.6 million added to the provision for credit contingencies, which is recorded in other liabilities. These provision requirements were offset by a$0.4 million release due to credit quality and factor updates and a$1.2 million release due to recoveries. - Non-interest income was
$21.9 million in 3Q23, down$4.7 million , or17.6% , from$26.6 million in 2Q23. 3Q23 included$6.9 million in non-routine net gains compared to$12.4 million in 2Q23. - Non-interest expense was
$64.4 million , down$8.1 million , or11.1% , from$72.5 million in 2Q23. 3Q23 included$6.3 million in non-routine non-interest expenses compared to$13.4 million in 2Q23. - The efficiency ratio was
64.1% in 3Q23 compared to65.6% in 2Q23. - Return on average assets (“ROA”) was
0.92% in 3Q23 compared to0.31% in 2Q23. - Return on average equity (“ROE”) was
11.93% in 3Q23 compared to3.92% in 2Q23. - Repurchased 142,888 shares for
$2.7 million during 3Q23. As of September 30, 2023, repurchases totaled 259,853 shares for$4.9 million ;$20 million remains available of$25 million Class A common stock share repurchase program.
Additional details on third quarter 2023 results can be found in the Exhibits to this earnings release, and the earnings presentation available under the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at https://investor.amerantbank.com.
On October 18, 2023, the Company’s board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of
1 Non-GAAP measure, see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for more information and Exhibit 2 for a reconciliation to GAAP measures.
Third Quarter 2023 Earnings Conference Call
The Company will hold an earnings conference call on Friday, October 20, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) to discuss its third quarter 2023 results. The conference call and presentation materials can be accessed via webcast by logging on from the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at https://investor.amerantbank.com. The online replay will remain available for approximately one month following the call through the above link.
About Amerant Bancorp Inc. (NYSE: AMTB)
Amerant Bancorp Inc. is a bank holding company headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida since 1979. The Company operates through its main subsidiary, Amerant Bank, N.A. (the “Bank”), as well as its other subsidiaries: Amerant Investments, Inc., Elant Bank and Trust Ltd., and Amerant Mortgage, LLC. The Company provides individuals and businesses in the U.S. with deposit, credit and wealth management services. The Bank, which has operated for over 40 years, is the largest community bank headquartered in Florida. The Bank operates 23 banking centers – 17 in South Florida and 6 in the Houston, Texas area, as well as an LPO in Tampa, Florida. For more information, visit investor.amerantbank.com.
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Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
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Forward-looking statements, including those relating to our beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, expectations, anticipations, estimates and intentions, involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may be beyond our control, and which may cause the Company’s actual results, performance, achievements, or financial condition to be materially different from future results, performance, achievements, or financial condition expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. You should not rely on any forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. You should not expect us to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by law. All written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to us are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary notice, together with those risks and uncertainties described in “Risk factors” in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 filed on March 1, 2023 (the “Form 10-K”), our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 filed on May 2, 2023, and in our other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), which are available at the SEC’s website www.sec.gov.
Interim Financial Information
Unaudited financial information as of and for interim periods, including the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, may not reflect our results of operations for our fiscal year ending, or financial condition, as of December 31, 2023, or any other period of time or date.
As previously disclosed in the Form 10-K, the Company adopted the new guidance on accounting for current expected credit losses on financial instruments (“CECL”) effective as of January 1, 2022. Quarterly amounts previously reported on our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2022, June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2022 do not reflect the adoption of CECL. In the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company recorded a provision for credit losses totaling
The following table shows changes to previously-reported amounts for the quarter ended December 31, 2022 versus the corresponding amounts reflecting the adoption of CECL in 2022:
| (in thousands, except per share amounts) | As Reported | As Recast | Changes | ||||||||
| Total interest income | $ | 113,374 | $ | 113,374 | $ | — | |||||
| Total interest expense | 31,196 | 31,196 | — | ||||||||
| Net interest income | 82,178 | 82,178 | — | ||||||||
| Provision for credit losses | 20,945 | 16,857 | (4,088 | ) | |||||||
| Net interest income after provision for credit losses | 61,233 | 65,321 | 4,088 | ||||||||
| Total noninterest income | 24,365 | 24,365 | — | ||||||||
| Total noninterest expense | 62,241 | 62,241 | — | ||||||||
| Income before income taxes | 23,357 | 27,445 | 4,088 | ||||||||
| Income tax expense | (4,746 | ) | (5,627 | ) | (881 | ) | |||||
| Net income before attribution of noncontrolling interest | 18,611 | 21,818 | 3,207 | ||||||||
| Noncontrolling interest | (155 | ) | (155 | ) | — | ||||||
| Net income attributable to Amerant Bancorp Inc. | $ | 18,766 | $ | 21,973 | $ | 3,207 | |||||
| Basic earnings per common share | $ | 0.56 | $ | 0.66 | $ | 0.10 | |||||
| Diluted earnings per common share | $ | 0.55 | $ | 0.65 | $ | 0.10 | |||||
| Cash dividends declared per common share | $ | 0.09 | $ | 0.09 | $ | — | |||||
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The Company supplements its financial results that are determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) with non-GAAP financial measures, such as “pre-provision net revenue (PPNR)”, “core pre-provision net revenue (Core PPNR)”, “core noninterest income”, “core noninterest expenses”, “core net income”, “core earnings per share (basic and diluted)”, “core return on assets (Core ROA)”, “core return on equity (Core ROE)”, “core efficiency ratio”, “tangible stockholders’ equity (book value) per common share”, “tangible common equity ratio, adjusted for unrealized losses on debt securities held to maturity”, and “tangible stockholders' equity (book value) per common share, adjusted for unrealized losses on debt securities held to maturity”. This supplemental information is not required by, or is not presented in accordance with GAAP. The Company refers to these financial measures and ratios as “non-GAAP financial measures” and they should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the GAAP measures presented herein.
We use certain non-GAAP financial measures, including those mentioned above, both to explain our results to shareholders and the investment community and in the internal evaluation and management of our businesses. Our management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures and the information they provide are useful to investors since these measures permit investors to view our performance using the same tools that our management uses to evaluate our past performance and prospects for future performance, especially in light of the additional costs we have incurred in connection with the Company’s restructuring activities that began in 2018 and continued in 2023, including the effect of non-core banking activities such as the sale of loans and securities and other repossessed assets, the valuation of securities, derivatives, loans held for sale and other real estate owned and repossessed assets, the early repayment of FHLB advances, impairment of investments, and other non-routine actions intended to improve customer service and operating performance. While we believe that these non-GAAP financial measures are useful in evaluating our performance, this information should be considered as supplemental and not as a substitute for or superior to the related financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Additionally, these non-GAAP financial measures may differ from similar measures presented by other companies.
Exhibit 2 reconciles these non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP reported results.
Exhibit 1- Selected Financial Information
The following table sets forth selected financial information derived from our interim unaudited and annual audited consolidated financial statements.
| (in thousands) | September 30, 2023 | June 30, 2023 | March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
| Consolidated Balance Sheets | (audited) | ||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 9,345,700 | $ | 9,519,526 | $ | 9,495,302 | $ | 9,127,804 | |||
| Total investments | 1,314,367 | 1,315,303 | 1,347,697 | 1,366,680 | |||||||
| Total gross loans (1) | 7,142,596 | 7,216,958 | 7,115,035 | 6,919,632 | |||||||
| Allowance for credit losses | 98,773 | 105,956 | 84,361 | 83,500 | |||||||
| Total deposits | 7,546,912 | 7,579,571 | 7,286,726 | 7,044,199 | |||||||
| Core deposits (2) | 5,244,034 | 5,498,017 | 5,357,386 | 5,315,944 | |||||||
| Advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank | 595,000 | 770,000 | 1,052,012 | 906,486 | |||||||
| Senior notes | 59,447 | 59,368 | 59,289 | 59,210 | |||||||
| Subordinated notes | 29,412 | 29,369 | 29,326 | 29,284 | |||||||
| Junior subordinated debentures | 64,178 | 64,178 | 64,178 | 64,178 | |||||||
| Stockholders' equity (3)(4) | 719,787 | 720,956 | 729,056 | 705,726 | |||||||
| Assets under management and custody (5) | 2,092,200 | 2,147,465 | 2,107,603 | 1,995,666 | |||||||
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
| (in thousands, except percentages, share data and per share amounts) | September 30, 2023 | June 30, 2023 | March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||||||
| Consolidated Results of Operations | |||||||||||||||
| Net interest income | $ | 78,577 | $ | 83,877 | $ | 82,333 | $ | 82,178 | |||||||
| Provision for credit losses (6)(7) | 8,000 | 29,077 | 11,700 | 16,857 | |||||||||||
| Noninterest income | 21,921 | 26,619 | 19,343 | 24,365 | |||||||||||
| Noninterest expense | 64,420 | 72,500 | 64,733 | 62,241 | |||||||||||
| Net income attributable to Amerant Bancorp Inc. (6) (8) | 22,119 | 7,308 | 20,186 | 21,973 | |||||||||||
| Effective income tax rate (6) | |||||||||||||||
| Common Share Data | |||||||||||||||
| Stockholders' book value per common share | $ | 21.43 | $ | 21.37 | $ | 21.56 | $ | 20.87 | |||||||
| Tangible stockholders' equity (book value) per common share (9) | $ | 20.63 | $ | 20.66 | $ | 20.84 | $ | 20.19 | |||||||
| Tangible stockholders' equity (book value) per common share, adjusted for unrealized losses on debt securities held to maturity (9) | $ | 19.86 | $ | 20.11 | $ | 20.38 | $ | 19.65 | |||||||
| Basic earnings per common share (6) | $ | 0.66 | $ | 0.22 | $ | 0.60 | $ | 0.66 | |||||||
| Diluted earnings per common share (6)(10) | $ | 0.66 | $ | 0.22 | $ | 0.60 | $ | 0.65 | |||||||
| Basic weighted average shares outstanding | 33,489,560 | 33,564,770 | 33,559,718 | 33,496,096 | |||||||||||
| Diluted weighted average shares outstanding (10) | 33,696,620 | 33,717,702 | 33,855,994 | 33,813,593 | |||||||||||
| Cash dividend declared per common share (4) | $ | 0.09 | $ | 0.09 | $ | 0.09 | $ | 0.09 | |||||||
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
| September 30, 2023 | June 30, 2023 | March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | ||||||||
| Other Financial and Operating Data (11) | |||||||||||
| Profitability Indicators (%) | |||||||||||
| Net interest income / Average total interest earning assets (NIM) (12) | |||||||||||
| Net income / Average total assets (ROA) (6) (13) | |||||||||||
| Net income / Average stockholders' equity (ROE) (6)(14) | |||||||||||
| Noninterest income / Total revenue (15) | |||||||||||
| Capital Indicators (%) | |||||||||||
| Total capital ratio (16) | |||||||||||
| Tier 1 capital ratio (17) | |||||||||||
| Tier 1 leverage ratio (18) | |||||||||||
| Common equity tier 1 capital ratio (CET1) (19) | |||||||||||
| Tangible common equity ratio (20) | |||||||||||
| Tangible common equity ratio, adjusted for unrealized losses on debt securities held to maturity (21) | |||||||||||
| Liquidity Ratios (%) | |||||||||||
| Loans to Deposits (22) | |||||||||||
| Asset Quality Indicators (%) | |||||||||||
| Non-performing assets / Total assets (23) | |||||||||||
| Non-performing loans / Total gross loans (1) (24) | |||||||||||
| Allowance for credit losses / Total non-performing loans (24) | |||||||||||
| Allowance for credit losses / Total loans held for investment | |||||||||||
| Net charge-offs / Average total loans held for investment (25) | |||||||||||
| Efficiency Indicators (% except FTE) | |||||||||||
| Noninterest expense / Average total assets | |||||||||||
| Salaries and employee benefits / Average total assets | |||||||||||
| Other operating expenses/ Average total assets (26) | |||||||||||
| Efficiency ratio (27) | |||||||||||
| Full-Time-Equivalent Employees (FTEs) (28) | 700 | 710 | 722 | 692 | |||||||
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
| (in thousands, except percentages and per share amounts) | September 30, 2023 | June 30, 2023 | March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||||||
| Core Selected Consolidated Results of Operations and Other Data (9) | |||||||||||||||
| Pre-provision net revenue (PPNR) | $ | 36,456 | $ | 38,258 | $ | 37,187 | $ | 44,457 | |||||||
| Core pre-provision net revenue (Core PPNR) | $ | 35,880 | $ | 39,196 | $ | 37,103 | $ | 37,838 | |||||||
| Core net income (6) | $ | 21,664 | $ | 8,048 | $ | 20,120 | $ | 16,817 | |||||||
| Core basic earnings per common share (6) | 0.65 | 0.24 | 0.60 | 0.50 | |||||||||||
| Core earnings per diluted common share (6) (10) | 0.64 | 0.24 | 0.59 | 0.50 | |||||||||||
| Core net income / Average total assets (Core ROA) (6) (13) | |||||||||||||||
| Core net income / Average stockholders' equity (Core ROE) (6) (14) | |||||||||||||||
| Core efficiency ratio (29) | |||||||||||||||
| __________________ | |
| (1) | Total gross loans include loans held for investment net of unamortized deferred loan origination fees and costs, as well as loans held for sale. As of September 30, 2023, June 30, 2023, March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, mortgage loans held for sale carried at fair value totaled |
| (2) | Core deposits consist of total deposits excluding all time deposits. |
| (3) | In the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company announced that the Board of Directors authorized a new repurchase program pursuant to which the Company may purchase, from time to time, up to an aggregate amount of |
| (4) | For each of the third, second and first quarters of 2023 and the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors declared cash dividends of |
| (5) | Assets held for clients in an agency or fiduciary capacity which are not assets of the Company and therefore are not included in the consolidated financial statements. |
| (6) | As previously disclosed, the Company adopted CECL in the fourth quarter of 2022, effective as of January 1, 2022. See Form 10-K for more details on the CECL adoption and related effects to quarterly results for each quarter in the year ended December 31, 2022. |
| (7) | In the third quarter of 2023, includes |
| (8) | In the three months ended September 30, 2023, June 30, 2023, March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, net income excludes losses of |
| (9) | This presentation contains adjusted financial information determined by methods other than GAAP. This adjusted financial information is reconciled to GAAP in Exhibit 2 - Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliation. |
| (10) | In all the periods shown, potential dilutive instruments consisted of unvested shares of restricted stock, restricted stock units and performance stock units. Potential dilutive instruments were included in the diluted earnings per share computation because, when the unamortized deferred compensation cost related to these shares was divided by the average market price per share in all the periods shown, fewer shares would have been purchased than restricted shares assumed issued. Therefore, in those periods, such awards resulted in higher diluted weighted average shares outstanding than basic weighted average shares outstanding, and had a dilutive effect in per share earnings. |
| (11) | Operating data for the periods presented have been annualized. |
| (12) | NIM is defined as NII divided by average interest-earning assets, which are loans, securities, deposits with banks and other financial assets which yield interest or similar income. |
| (13) | Calculated based upon the average daily balance of total assets. |
| (14) | Calculated based upon the average daily balance of stockholders’ equity. |
| (15) | Total revenue is the result of net interest income before provision for credit losses plus noninterest income. |
| (16) | Total stockholders’ equity divided by total risk-weighted assets, calculated according to the standardized regulatory capital ratio calculations. |
| (17) | Tier 1 capital divided by total risk-weighted assets. Tier 1 capital is composed of Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital plus outstanding qualifying trust preferred securities of |
| (18) | Tier 1 capital divided by quarter to date average assets. |
| (19) | CET1 capital divided by total risk-weighted assets. |
| (20) | Tangible common equity is calculated as the ratio of common equity less goodwill and other intangibles divided by total assets less goodwill and other intangible assets. Other intangible assets primarily consist of naming rights and mortgage servicing rights and are included in other assets in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. |
| (21) | Calculated in the same manner described in footnote 19 but also includes unrealized losses on debt securities held to maturity in the balance of common equity and total assets. |
| (22) | Calculated as the ratio of total loans gross divided by total deposits. |
| (23) | Non-performing assets include all accruing loans past due by 90 days or more, all nonaccrual loans and other real estate owned (“OREO”) properties acquired through or in lieu of foreclosure, and other repossessed assets. |
| (24) | Non-performing loans include all accruing loans past due by 90 days or more and all nonaccrual loans |
| (25) | Calculated based upon the average daily balance of outstanding loan principal balance net of unamortized deferred loan origination fees and costs, excluding the allowance for credit losses. During the third, second and first quarters of 2023, and in the fourth quarter of 2022, there were net charge offs of |
| (26) | Other operating expenses is the result of total noninterest expense less salary and employee benefits. |
| (27) | Efficiency ratio is the result of noninterest expense divided by the sum of noninterest income and NII. |
| (28) | As of September 30, 2023, June 30, 2023, March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, includes 98, 93, 94 and 68 FTEs for Amerant Mortgage LLC, respectively. |
| (29) | Core efficiency ratio is the efficiency ratio less the effect of restructuring costs and other non-routine items, described in Exhibit 2 - Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliation. |
Exhibit 2- Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliation
The following table sets forth selected financial information derived from the Company’s interim unaudited and annual audited consolidated financial statements, adjusted for certain costs incurred by the Company in the periods presented related to tax deductible restructuring costs, provision for (reversal of) credit losses, provision for income tax expense (benefit), the effect of non-core banking activities such as the sale of loans and securities and other repossessed assets, the valuation of securities, derivatives, loans held for sale and other real estate owned and repossessed assets, the early repayment of FHLB advances, impairment of investments and other non-routine actions intended to improve customer service and operating performance. The Company believes these adjusted numbers are useful to understand the Company’s performance absent these transactions and events.
| Three Months Ended, | |||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | September 30, 2023 | June 30, 2023 | March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||||||
| Net income attributable to Amerant Bancorp Inc. (1) | $ | 22,119 | $ | 7,308 | $ | 20,186 | $ | 21,973 | |||||||
| Plus: provision for credit losses (1)(2) | 8,000 | 29,077 | 11,700 | 16,857 | |||||||||||
| Plus: provision for income tax expense (1) | 6,337 | 1,873 | 5,301 | 5,627 | |||||||||||
| Pre-provision net revenue (PPNR) | 36,456 | 38,258 | 37,187 | 44,457 | |||||||||||
| Plus: non-routine noninterest expense items | 6,303 | 13,383 | 3,372 | 2,447 | |||||||||||
| Less: non-routine noninterest income items | (6,879 | ) | (12,445 | ) | (3,456 | ) | (9,066 | ) | |||||||
| Core pre-provision net revenue (Core PPNR) | $ | 35,880 | $ | 39,196 | $ | 37,103 | $ | 37,838 | |||||||
| Total noninterest income | $ | 21,921 | $ | 26,619 | $ | 19,343 | $ | 24,365 | |||||||
| Less: Non-routine noninterest income items: | |||||||||||||||
| Derivatives (losses) gains, net | (77 | ) | 242 | 14 | 1,040 | ||||||||||
| Securities losses, net | (54 | ) | (1,237 | ) | (9,731 | ) | (3,364 | ) | |||||||
| Gains on early extinguishment of FHLB advances, net | 7,010 | 13,440 | 13,173 | 11,390 | |||||||||||
| Total non-routine noninterest income items | $ | 6,879 | $ | 12,445 | $ | 3,456 | $ | 9,066 | |||||||
| Core noninterest income | $ | 15,042 | $ | 14,174 | $ | 15,887 | $ | 15,299 | |||||||
| Total noninterest expenses | $ | 64,420 | $ | 72,500 | $ | 64,733 | $ | 62,241 | |||||||
| Less: non-routine noninterest expense items | |||||||||||||||
| Restructuring costs (3): | |||||||||||||||
| Staff reduction costs (4) | 489 | 2,184 | 213 | 1,221 | |||||||||||
| Contract termination costs (5) | — | 1,550 | — | — | |||||||||||
| Consulting and other professional fees (6) | — | 2,060 | 2,690 | 1,226 | |||||||||||
| Disposition of fixed assets (7) | — | 1,419 | — | — | |||||||||||
| Branch closure expenses and related charges (8) | 252 | 1,558 | 469 | — | |||||||||||
| Total restructuring costs | $ | 741 | $ | 8,771 | $ | 3,372 | $ | 2,447 | |||||||
| Other non-routine noninterest expense items: | |||||||||||||||
| Loans held for sale valuation expense (9) | 5,562 | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| Loss on sale of repossessed assets (10) | — | 2,649 | — | — | |||||||||||
| Impairment charge on investment carried at cost | — | 1,963 | — | — | |||||||||||
| Total non-routine noninterest expense items | $ | 6,303 | $ | 13,383 | $ | 3,372 | $ | 2,447 | |||||||
| Core noninterest expenses | $ | 58,117 | $ | 59,117 | $ | 61,361 | $ | 59,794 | |||||||
| Three Months Ended, | |||||||||||||||
| (in thousands, except percentages and per share amounts) | September 30, 2023 | June 30, 2023 | March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||||||
| Net income attributable to Amerant Bancorp Inc. (1) | $ | 22,119 | $ | 7,308 | $ | 20,186 | $ | 21,973 | |||||||
| Plus after-tax non-routine items in noninterest expense: | |||||||||||||||
| Non-routine items in noninterest expense before income tax effect | 6,303 | 13,383 | 3,372 | 2,447 | |||||||||||
| Income tax effect (11) | (1,486 | ) | (2,811 | ) | (708 | ) | (460 | ) | |||||||
| Total after-tax non-routine items in noninterest expense | 4,817 | 10,572 | 2,664 | 1,987 | |||||||||||
| Less after-tax non-routine items in noninterest income: | |||||||||||||||
| Non-routine items in noninterest income before income tax effect | (6,879 | ) | (12,445 | ) | (3,456 | ) | (9,066 | ) | |||||||
| Income tax effect (11) | 1,607 | 2,613 | 726 | 1,923 | |||||||||||
| Total after-tax non-routine items in noninterest income | (5,272 | ) | (9,832 | ) | (2,730 | ) | (7,143 | ) | |||||||
| Core net income (1) | $ | 21,664 | $ | 8,048 | $ | 20,120 | $ | 16,817 | |||||||
| Basic earnings per share (1) | $ | 0.66 | $ | 0.22 | $ | 0.60 | $ | 0.66 | |||||||
| Plus: after tax impact of non-routine items in noninterest expense | 0.14 | 0.31 | 0.08 | 0.06 | |||||||||||
| Less: after tax impact of non-routine items in noninterest income | (0.15 | ) | (0.29 | ) | (0.08 | ) | (0.22 | ) | |||||||
| Total core basic earnings per common share (1) | $ | 0.65 | $ | 0.24 | $ | 0.60 | $ | 0.50 | |||||||
| Diluted earnings per share (1) (12) | $ | 0.66 | $ | 0.22 | $ | 0.60 | $ | 0.65 | |||||||
| Plus: after tax impact of non-routine items in noninterest expense | 0.14 | 0.31 | 0.08 | 0.06 | |||||||||||
| Less: after tax impact of non-routine items in noninterest income | (0.16 | ) | (0.29 | ) | (0.09 | ) | (0.21 | ) | |||||||
| Total core diluted earnings per common share (1) | $ | 0.64 | $ | 0.24 | $ | 0.59 | $ | 0.50 | |||||||
| Net income / Average total assets (ROA) (1) | 0.92 | % | 0.31 | % | 0.88 | % | 0.97 | % | |||||||
| Plus: after tax impact of non-routine items in noninterest expense | 0.20 | % | 0.45 | % | 0.12 | % | 0.09 | % | |||||||
| Less: after tax impact of non-routine items in noninterest income | (0.21)% | (0.42)% | (0.12)% | (0.32)% | |||||||||||
| Core net income / Average total assets (Core ROA) (1) | 0.91 | % | 0.34 | % | 0.88 | % | 0.74 | % | |||||||
| Net income / Average stockholders' equity (ROE) (1) | 11.93 | % | 3.92 | % | 11.15 | % | 12.10 | % | |||||||
| Plus: after tax impact of non-routine items in noninterest expense | 2.60 | % | 5.68 | % | 1.47 | % | 1.09 | % | |||||||
| Less: after tax impact of non-routine items in noninterest income | (2.84)% | (5.28)% | (1.51)% | (3.93)% | |||||||||||
| Core net income / Average stockholders' equity (Core ROE) (1) | 11.69 | % | 4.32 | % | 11.11 | % | 9.26 | % | |||||||
| Efficiency ratio | 64.10 | % | 65.61 | % | 63.67 | % | 58.42 | % | |||||||
| Less: impact of non-routine items in noninterest expense | (6.27)% | (12.11)% | (3.32)% | (2.30)% | |||||||||||
| Plus: impact of non-routine items in noninterest income | 4.25 | % | 6.79 | % | 2.12 | % | 5.22 | % | |||||||
| Core efficiency ratio | 62.08 | % | 60.29 | % | 62.47 | % | 61.34 | % | |||||||
| Three Months Ended, | |||||||||||||||
| (in thousands, except percentages, share data and per share amounts) | September 30, 2023 | June 30, 2023 | March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||||||
| Stockholders' equity | $ | 719,787 | $ | 720,956 | $ | 729,056 | $ | 705,726 | |||||||
| Less: goodwill and other intangibles (13) | (26,818 | ) | (24,124 | ) | (24,292 | ) | (23,161 | ) | |||||||
| Tangible common stockholders' equity | $ | 692,969 | $ | 696,832 | $ | 704,764 | $ | 682,565 | |||||||
| Total assets | 9,345,700 | 9,519,526 | 9,495,302 | 9,127,804 | |||||||||||
| Less: goodwill and other intangibles (13) | (26,818 | ) | (24,124 | ) | (24,292 | ) | (23,161 | ) | |||||||
| Tangible assets | $ | 9,318,882 | $ | 9,495,402 | $ | 9,471,010 | $ | 9,104,643 | |||||||
| Common shares outstanding | 33,583,621 | 33,736,159 | 33,814,260 | 33,815,161 | |||||||||||
| Tangible common equity ratio | 7.44 | % | 7.34 | % | 7.44 | % | 7.50 | % | |||||||
| Stockholders' book value per common share | $ | 21.43 | $ | 21.37 | $ | 21.56 | $ | 20.87 | |||||||
| Tangible stockholders' equity book value per common share | $ | 20.63 | $ | 20.66 | $ | 20.84 | $ | 20.19 | |||||||
| Tangible common stockholders' equity | $ | 692,969 | $ | 696,832 | $ | 704,764 | $ | 682,565 | |||||||
| Less: Net unrealized accumulated losses on debt securities held to maturity, net of tax (14) | (26,138 | ) | (18,503 | ) | (15,542 | ) | (18,234 | ) | |||||||
| Tangible common stockholders' equity, adjusted for net unrealized accumulated losses on debt securities held to maturity | $ | 666,831 | $ | 678,329 | $ | 689,222 | $ | 664,331 | |||||||
| Tangible assets | $ | 9,318,882 | $ | 9,495,402 | $ | 9,471,010 | $ | 9,104,643 | |||||||
| Less: Net unrealized accumulated losses on debt securities held to maturity, net of tax (14) | (26,138 | ) | (18,503 | ) | (15,542 | ) | (18,234 | ) | |||||||
| Tangible assets, adjusted for net unrealized accumulated losses on debt securities held to maturity | $ | 9,292,744 | $ | 9,476,899 | $ | 9,455,468 | $ | 9,086,409 | |||||||
| Common shares outstanding | 33,583,621 | 33,736,159 | 33,814,260 | 33,815,161 | |||||||||||
| Tangible common equity ratio, adjusted for net unrealized accumulated losses on debt securities held to maturity | 7.18 | % | 7.16 | % | 7.29 | % | 7.31 | % | |||||||
| Tangible stockholders' book value per common share, adjusted for net unrealized accumulated losses on debt securities held to maturity | $ | 19.86 | $ | 20.11 | $ | 20.38 | $ | 19.65 | |||||||
| ____________ | |
| (1) | As previously disclosed, the Company adopted CECL in the fourth quarter of 2022, effective as of January 1, 2022. See Form 10-K for more details of the CECL adoption and related effects to quarterly results for each quarter in the year ended December 31, 2022. |
| (2) | In the third quarter of 2023, includes |
| (3) | Expenses incurred for actions designed to implement the Company’s business strategy. These actions include, but are not limited to reductions in workforce, streamlining operational processes, rolling out the Amerant brand, implementation of new technology system applications, decommissioning of legacy technologies, enhanced sales tools and training, expanded product offerings and improved customer analytics to identify opportunities. |
| (4) | Staff reduction costs consist of severance expenses related to organizational rationalization. |
| (5) | Contract termination and related costs associated with third party vendors resulting from the Company’s engagement of FIS. |
| (6) | Includes expenses in connection with the engagement of FIS of |
| (7) | Include expenses in connection with the disposition of fixed assets due to the write off of in-development software in the three months ended June 30, 2023. |
| (8) | In the three months ended September 30, 2023, consists of expenses in connection with the closure of a branch in Houston, Texas in 2023. In the three months ended June 30, 2023, consists of expenses associated with the closure of a branch in Miami, Florida in 2023, including |
| (9) | Fair value adjustment related to a New York-based CRE loan held for sale carried at the lower of fair value or cost. |
| (10) | In the three months ended June 30, 2023, amount represents the loss on sale of repossessed assets in connection with our equipment-financing activities. |
| (11) | In the three months ended March 31, 2023, amounts were calculated based upon the effective tax rate for the period of |
| (12) | Potential dilutive instruments consisted of unvested shares of restricted stock, restricted stock units and performance stock units. In all the periods presented, potential dilutive instruments were included in the diluted earnings per share computation because, when the unamortized deferred compensation cost related to these shares was divided by the average market price per share in those periods, fewer shares would have been purchased than restricted shares assumed issued. Therefore, in those periods, such awards resulted in higher diluted weighted average shares outstanding than basic weighted average shares outstanding, and had a dilutive effect on per share earnings. |
| (13) | At September 30, 2023, other intangible assets primarily consist of naming rights and mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”) of |
| (14) | In the three months ended September 30, 2023, June 30, 2023, March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, amounts were calculated based upon the fair value on debt securities held to maturity, and assuming a tax rate of |
Exhibit 3 - Average Balance Sheet, Interest and Yield/Rate Analysis
The following tables present average balance sheet information, interest income, interest expense and the corresponding average yields earned and rates paid for the periods presented. The average balances for loans include both performing and nonperforming balances. Interest income on loans includes the effects of discount accretion and the amortization of non-refundable loan origination fees, net of direct loan origination costs, accounted for as yield adjustments. Average balances represent the daily average balances for the periods presented.
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||
| September 30, 2023 | June 30, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands, except percentages) | Average Balances | Income/ Expense | Yield/ Rates | Average Balances | Income/ Expense | Yield/ Rates | Average Balances | Income/ Expense | Yield/ Rates | |||||||||||
| Interest-earning assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Loan portfolio, net (1)(2) | $ | 7,048,891 | $ | 120,244 | 6.77 | % | $ | 7,068,034 | $ | 119,570 | 6.79 | % | $ | 6,021,294 | $ | 76,779 | 5.06 | % | ||
| Debt securities available for sale (3) (4) | 1,052,147 | 10,924 | 4.12 | % | 1,041,039 | 10,397 | 4.01 | % | 1,110,153 | 8,379 | 2.99 | % | ||||||||
| Debt securities held to maturity (5) | 232,146 | 1,958 | 3.35 | % | 236,297 | 1,976 | 3.35 | % | 235,916 | 1,921 | 3.23 | % | ||||||||
| Debt securities held for trading | 2,048 | 4 | 0.77 | % | 262 | 3 | 4.59 | % | 65 | 1 | 6.10 | % | ||||||||
| Equity securities with readily determinable fair value not held for trading | 2,479 | 21 | 3.36 | % | 27 | — | — | % | 12,018 | — | — | % | ||||||||
| Federal Reserve Bank and FHLB stock | 54,056 | 961 | 7.05 | % | 52,917 | 857 | 6.50 | % | 49,398 | 605 | 4.86 | % | ||||||||
| Deposits with banks | 344,015 | 5,248 | 6.05 | % | 379,123 | 5,694 | 6.02 | % | 258,237 | 1,452 | 2.23 | % | ||||||||
| Other short-term investments | 1,964 | 23 | 4.65 | % | — | — | — | % | — | — | — | % | ||||||||
| Total interest-earning assets | 8,737,746 | 139,383 | 6.33 | % | 8,777,699 | 138,497 | 6.33 | % | 7,687,081 | 89,137 | 4.60 | % | ||||||||
| Total non-interest-earning assets (6) | 756,141 | 710,404 | 639,118 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 9,493,887 | $ | 9,488,103 | $ | 8,326,199 | ||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 30, 2023 | June 30, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands, except percentages) | Average Balances | Income/ Expense | Yield/ Rates | Average Balances | Income/ Expense | Yield/ Rates | Average Balances | Income/ Expense | Yield/ Rates | ||||||||||||||
| Interest-bearing liabilities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Checking and saving accounts | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest bearing DDA | $ | 2,523,092 | $ | 16,668 | 2.62 | % | $ | 2,641,746 | $ | 16,678 | 2.53 | % | $ | 2,077,321 | $ | 4,934 | 0.94 | % | |||||
| Money market | 1,144,580 | 11,013 | 3.82 | % | 1,169,047 | 9,401 | 3.23 | % | 1,363,799 | 3,555 | 1.03 | % | |||||||||||
| Savings | 280,096 | 32 | 0.05 | % | 287,493 | 36 | 0.05 | % | 320,861 | 54 | 0.07 | % | |||||||||||
| Total checking and saving accounts | 3,947,768 | 27,713 | 2.79 | % | 4,098,286 | 26,115 | 2.56 | % | 3,761,981 | 8,543 | 0.90 | % | |||||||||||
| Time deposits | 2,201,138 | 22,482 | 4.05 | % | 2,045,747 | 18,528 | 3.63 | % | 1,247,084 | 4,717 | 1.50 | % | |||||||||||
| Total deposits | 6,148,906 | 50,195 | 3.24 | % | 6,144,033 | 44,643 | 2.91 | % | 5,009,065 | 13,260 | 1.05 | % | |||||||||||
| Securities sold under agreements to repurchase | 326 | 4 | 4.87 | % | 60 | 1 | 6.68 | % | — | — | — | % | |||||||||||
| Advances from the FHLB (7) | 800,978 | 8,207 | 4.07 | % | 828,301 | 7,621 | 3.69 | % | 866,639 | 3,977 | 1.82 | % | |||||||||||
| Senior notes | 59,409 | 942 | 6.29 | % | 59,330 | 941 | 6.36 | % | 59,092 | 941 | 6.32 | % | |||||||||||
| Subordinated notes | 29,391 | 361 | 4.87 | % | 29,348 | 362 | 4.95 | % | 29,220 | 362 | 4.92 | % | |||||||||||
| Junior subordinated debentures | 64,178 | 1,097 | 6.78 | % | 64,178 | 1,052 | 6.57 | % | 64,178 | 700 | 4.33 | % | |||||||||||
| Total interest-bearing liabilities | 7,103,188 | 60,806 | 3.40 | % | 7,125,250 | 54,620 | 3.07 | % | 6,028,194 | 19,240 | 1.27 | % | |||||||||||
| Non-interest-bearing liabilities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-interest bearing demand deposits | 1,335,041 | 1,332,189 | 1,316,988 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other liabilities | 320,369 | 283,653 | 245,425 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total non-interest-bearing liabilities | 1,655,410 | 1,615,842 | 1,562,413 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total liabilities | 8,758,598 | 8,741,092 | 7,590,607 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity | 735,289 | 747,011 | 735,592 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 9,493,887 | $ | 9,488,103 | $ | 8,326,199 | |||||||||||||||||
| Excess of average interest-earning assets over average interest-bearing liabilities | $ | 1,634,558 | $ | 1,652,449 | $ | 1,658,887 | |||||||||||||||||
| Net interest income | $ | 78,577 | $ | 83,877 | $ | 69,897 | |||||||||||||||||
| Net interest rate spread | 2.93 | % | 3.26 | % | 3.33 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Net interest margin (8) | 3.57 | % | 3.83 | % | 3.61 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Cost of total deposits (9) | 2.66 | % | 2.40 | % | 0.83 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Ratio of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities | 123.01 | % | 123.19 | % | 127.52 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Average non-performing loans/ Average total loans | 0.56 | % | 0.54 | % | 0.42 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
| September 30, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||
| (in thousands, except percentages) | Average Balances | Income/ Expense | Yield/ Rates | Average Balances | Income/ Expense | Yield/ Rates | |||||||||
| Interest-earning assets: | |||||||||||||||
| Loan portfolio, net (1)(2) | $ | 7,006,633 | $ | 348,315 | 6.65 | % | $ | 5,718,264 | $ | 194,631 | 4.55 | % | |||
| Debt securities available for sale (3)(4) | 1,050,648 | 31,494 | 4.01 | % | 1,130,231 | 23,371 | 2.76 | % | |||||||
| Debt securities held to maturity (5) | 236,325 | 6,046 | 3.42 | % | 176,462 | 3,605 | 2.73 | % | |||||||
| Debt securities held for trading | 783 | 6 | 1.02 | % | 67 | 3 | 5.99 | % | |||||||
| Equity securities with readily determinable fair value not held for trading | 2,455 | 21 | 1.14 | % | 8,615 | — | — | % | |||||||
| Federal Reserve Bank and FHLB stock | 54,911 | 2,833 | 6.90 | % | 50,118 | 1,690 | 4.51 | % | |||||||
| Deposits with banks | 342,127 | 14,272 | 5.58 | % | 247,401 | 2,102 | 1.14 | % | |||||||
| Other short-term investments | 662 | 23 | 4.65 | % | — | — | — | % | |||||||
| Total interest-earning assets (6) | 8,694,544 | 403,010 | 6.20 | % | 7,331,158 | 225,402 | 4.11 | % | |||||||
| Total non-interest-earning assets less allowance for loan losses | 735,943 | 592,087 | |||||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 9,430,487 | $ | 7,923,245 | |||||||||||
| Interest-bearing liabilities: | |||||||||||||||
| Checking and saving accounts - | |||||||||||||||
| Interest bearing DDA | $ | 2,503,147 | $ | 46,201 | 2.47 | % | $ | 1,769,001 | $ | 6,258 | 0.47 | % | |||
| Money market | 1,215,005 | 28,295 | 3.11 | % | 1,293,748 | 5,639 | 0.58 | % | |||||||
| Savings | 288,959 | 114 | 0.05 | % | 321,634 | 80 | 0.03 | % | |||||||
| Total checking and saving accounts | 4,007,111 | 74,610 | 2.49 | % | 3,384,383 | 11,977 | 0.47 | % | |||||||
| Time deposits | 2,006,417 | 53,844 | 3.59 | % | 1,265,982 | 13,501 | 1.43 | % | |||||||
| Total deposits | 6,013,528 | 128,454 | 2.86 | % | 4,650,365 | 25,478 | 0.73 | % | |||||||
| Securities sold under agreements to repurchase | 130 | 5 | 5.14 | % | 20 | — | — | % | |||||||
| Advances from the FHLB (7) | 862,310 | 22,591 | 3.50 | % | 883,566 | 9,799 | 1.48 | % | |||||||
| Senior notes | 59,330 | 2,825 | 6.37 | % | 59,014 | 2,825 | 6.40 | % | |||||||
| Subordinated notes | 29,349 | 1,084 | 4.94 | % | 22,030 | 811 | 4.92 | % | |||||||
| Junior subordinated debentures | 64,178 | 3,264 | 6.80 | % | 64,178 | 2,002 | 4.17 | % | |||||||
| Total interest-bearing liabilities | 7,028,825 | 158,223 | 3.01 | % | 5,679,173 | 40,915 | 0.96 | % | |||||||
| Non-interest-bearing liabilities: | |||||||||||||||
| Non-interest bearing demand deposits | 1,348,242 | 1,275,689 | |||||||||||||
| Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other liabilities | 313,967 | 209,123 | |||||||||||||
| Total non-interest-bearing liabilities | 1,662,209 | 1,484,812 | |||||||||||||
| Total liabilities | 8,691,034 | 7,163,985 | |||||||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity | 739,453 | 759,260 | |||||||||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 9,430,487 | $ | 7,923,245 | |||||||||||
| Excess of average interest-earning assets over average interest-bearing liabilities | $ | 1,665,719 | $ | 1,651,985 | |||||||||||
| Net interest income | $ | 244,787 | $ | 184,487 | |||||||||||
| Net interest rate spread | 3.19 | % | 3.15 | % | |||||||||||
| Net interest margin (8) | 3.76 | % | 3.36 | % | |||||||||||
| Cost of total deposits (9) | 2.33 | % | 0.57 | % | |||||||||||
| Ratio of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities | 123.70 | % | 129.09 | % | |||||||||||
| Average non-performing loans/ Average total loans | 0.48 | % | 0.56 | % | |||||||||||
| ___________ | |
| (1) | Includes loans held for investment net of the allowance for credit losses, and loans held for sale. The average balance of the allowance for credit losses was |
| (2) | Includes average non-performing loans of |
| (3) | Includes the average balance of net unrealized gains and losses in the fair value of debt securities available for sale. The average balance includes average net unrealized losses of |
| (4) | Includes nontaxable securities with average balances of |
| (5) | Includes nontaxable securities with average balances of |
| (6) | Excludes the allowance for credit losses. |
| (7) | The terms of the FHLB advance agreements require the Bank to maintain certain investment securities or loans as collateral for these advances. |
| (8) | NIM is defined as net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets, which are loans, securities, deposits with banks and other financial assets which yield interest or similar income. |
| (9) | Calculated based upon the average balance of total noninterest bearing and interest bearing deposits. |
Exhibit 4 - Noninterest Income
This table shows the amounts of each of the categories of noninterest income for the periods presented.
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 30, 2023 | June 30, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands, except percentages) | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deposits and service fees | $ | 5,053 | 23.1 | % | $ | 4,944 | 18.6 | % | $ | 4,629 | 29.0 | % | $ | 14,952 | 22.0 | % | $ | 13,826 | 32.2 | % | ||||||||||||
| Brokerage, advisory and fiduciary activities | 4,370 | 19.9 | % | 4,256 | 16.0 | % | 4,619 | 29.0 | % | 12,808 | 18.9 | % | 13,654 | 31.8 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Change in cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance (“BOLI”)(1) | 1,483 | 6.8 | % | 1,429 | 5.4 | % | 1,352 | 8.5 | % | 4,324 | 6.4 | % | 4,028 | 9.4 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Cards and trade finance servicing fees | 734 | 3.4 | % | 562 | 2.1 | % | 622 | 3.9 | % | 1,829 | 2.7 | % | 1,720 | 4.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Gain (loss) on early extinguishment of FHLB advances, net | 7,010 | 32.0 | % | 13,440 | 50.5 | % | — | — | % | 33,623 | 49.5 | % | (712 | ) | (1.7 | )% | ||||||||||||||||
| Securities losses, net (2) | (54 | ) | (0.3 | )% | (1,237 | ) | (4.7 | )% | 1,508 | 9.5 | % | (11,022 | ) | (16.2 | )% | (325 | ) | (0.8 | )% | |||||||||||||
| Loan-level derivative income (3) | 1,196 | 5.5 | % | 476 | 1.8 | % | 2,786 | 17.5 | % | 3,743 | 5.5 | % | 6,947 | 16.2 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Derivative (losses) gains, net (4) | (77 | ) | (0.4 | )% | 242 | 0.9 | % | (95 | ) | (0.6 | )% | 179 | 0.3 | % | (585 | ) | (1.4 | )% | ||||||||||||||
| Other noninterest income (5) | 2,206 | 10.0 | % | 2,507 | 9.4 | % | 535 | 3.2 | % | 7,447 | 10.9 | % | 4,359 | 10.3 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Total noninterest income | $ | 21,921 | 100.0 | % | $ | 26,619 | 100.0 | % | $ | 15,956 | 100.0 | % | $ | 67,883 | 100.0 | % | $ | 42,912 | 100.0 | % | ||||||||||||
| __________________ | |
| (1) | Changes in cash surrender value of BOLI are not taxable. |
| (2) | Includes net loss of |
| (3) | Income from interest rate swaps and other derivative transactions with customers. The Company incurred expenses related to derivative transactions with customers of |
| (4) | Net unrealized gains and losses related to uncovered interest rate caps with clients. |
| (5) | Includes mortgage banking income of |
Exhibit 5 - Noninterest Expense
This table shows the amounts of each of the categories of noninterest expense for the periods presented.
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 30, 2023 | June 30, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands, except percentages) | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |||||||||||||||
| Salaries and employee benefits (1) | $ | 31,334 | 48.6 | % | $ | 34,247 | 47.2 | % | $ | 30,109 | 53.7 | % | $ | 100,457 | 49.8 | % | $ | 90,724 | 50.6 | % | |||||
| Occupancy and equipment (2) | 7,293 | 11.3 | % | 6,737 | 9.3 | % | 6,559 | 11.7 | % | 20,828 | 10.3 | % | 21,044 | 11.8 | % | ||||||||||
| Professional and other services fees (3) | 5,325 | 8.3 | % | 7,415 | 10.2 | % | 5,045 | 9.0 | % | 20,368 | 10.1 | % | 15,918 | 8.9 | % | ||||||||||
| Loan-level derivative expense (4) | 18 | — | % | 110 | 0.2 | % | 1,810 | 3.2 | % | 1,728 | 0.9 | % | 4,865 | 2.7 | % | ||||||||||
| Telecommunications and data processing (5) | 3,556 | 5.5 | % | 5,027 | 6.9 | % | 3,861 | 6.9 | % | 11,647 | 5.8 | % | 11,113 | 6.2 | % | ||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization (6) | 1,795 | 2.8 | % | 2,275 | 3.1 | % | 1,481 | 2.6 | % | 5,362 | 2.7 | % | 3,927 | 2.2 | % | ||||||||||
| FDIC assessments and insurance | 2,590 | 4.0 | % | 2,739 | 3.8 | % | 1,746 | 3.1 | % | 8,066 | 4.0 | % | 4,668 | 2.6 | % | ||||||||||
| Loans held for sale valuation expense (7) | 5,562 | 8.6 | % | — | — | % | — | — | % | 5,562 | 2.8 | % | 159 | 0.1 | % | ||||||||||
| Advertising expenses | 2,724 | 4.2 | % | 4,332 | 6.0 | % | 2,066 | 3.7 | % | 9,642 | 4.8 | % | 8,291 | 4.6 | % | ||||||||||
| Other real estate owned and repossessed assets (income) expense, net (8)(9) | (134 | ) | (0.2 | )% | 2,431 | 3.4 | % | 234 | 0.4 | % | 2,297 | 1.1 | % | 3,408 | 1.9 | % | |||||||||
| Contract termination costs (10) | — | — | % | 1,550 | 2.1 | % | 289 | 0.5 | % | 1,550 | 0.8 | % | 7,103 | 4.0 | % | ||||||||||
| Other operating expenses (11) | 4,357 | 6.9 | % | 5,637 | 7.8 | % | 2,913 | 5.2 | % | 14,146 | 6.9 | % | 7,952 | 4.4 | % | ||||||||||
| Total noninterest expense (12) | $ | 64,420 | 100.0 | % | $ | 72,500 | 100.0 | % | $ | 56,113 | 100.0 | % | $ | 201,653 | 100.0 | % | $ | 179,172 | 100.0 | % | |||||
| __________________ | |
| (1) | Includes staff reduction costs of |
| (2) | In each of the three and the nine month periods ended September 30, 2023, includes a rent termination fee of |
| (3) | Includes additional expenses of |
| (4) | Includes services fees in connection with our loan-level derivative income generation activities. |
| (5) | Includes a charge of |
| (6) | Includes a charge of |
| (7) | Valuation allowance as a result of changes in the fair value of loans held for sale carried at the lower of cost or fair value. |
| (8) | In each of the three months ended June 30, 2023 and the nine months ended September 30, 2023, includes a loss on sale of repossessed assets in connection with our equipment-financing activities of |
| (9) | Beginning in the three months ended June 30, 2023, OREO and repossessed assets expense is presented separately in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive (loss) income. In 2022, while OREO valuation expense was presented separately, all other OREO-related expenses were presented as part of other operating expenses in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive (loss) income. We had no other repossessed assets in 2022. |
| (10) | Contract termination and related costs associated with third party vendors resulting from the Company’s transition to our new technology provider. |
| (11) | In each of the three months ended June 30, 2023 and the nine months ended September 30, 2023, includes an impairment charge of |
| (12) | Includes |
Exhibit 6 - Consolidated Balance Sheets
| (in thousands, except share data) | September 30, 2023 | June 30, 2023 | March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||||||
| Assets | (audited) | ||||||||||||||
| Cash and due from banks | $ | 48,145 | $ | 45,184 | $ | 41,489 | $ | 19,486 | |||||||
| Interest earning deposits with banks | 202,946 | 365,673 | 411,747 | 228,955 | |||||||||||
| Restricted cash | 51,837 | 34,204 | 32,541 | 42,160 | |||||||||||
| Other short-term investments | 6,024 | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 308,952 | 445,061 | 485,777 | 290,601 | |||||||||||
| Securities | |||||||||||||||
| Debt securities available for sale, at fair value | 1,033,797 | 1,027,676 | 1,045,883 | 1,057,621 | |||||||||||
| Debt securities held to maturity, at amortized cost (estimated fair value of | 230,254 | 234,369 | 239,258 | 242,101 | |||||||||||
| Trading securities | — | 298 | — | — | |||||||||||
| Equity securities with readily determinable fair value not held for trading | 2,438 | 2,500 | — | 11,383 | |||||||||||
| Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stock | 47,878 | 50,460 | 62,556 | 55,575 | |||||||||||
| Securities | 1,314,367 | 1,315,303 | 1,347,697 | 1,366,680 | |||||||||||
| Loans held for sale, at lower of fair value or cost (1) | 43,257 | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| Mortgage loans held for sale, at fair value | 25,952 | 49,942 | 65,289 | 62,438 | |||||||||||
| Loans held for investment, gross | 7,073,387 | 7,167,016 | 7,049,746 | 6,857,194 | |||||||||||
| Less: Allowance for credit losses | 98,773 | 105,956 | 84,361 | 83,500 | |||||||||||
| Loans held for investment, net | 6,974,614 | 7,061,060 | 6,965,385 | 6,773,694 | |||||||||||
| Bank owned life insurance | 232,736 | 231,253 | 229,824 | 228,412 | |||||||||||
| Premises and equipment, net | 43,004 | 43,714 | 42,380 | 41,772 | |||||||||||
| Deferred tax assets, net | 63,501 | 56,779 | 46,112 | 48,703 | |||||||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 116,763 | 116,161 | 119,503 | 139,987 | |||||||||||
| Goodwill | 20,525 | 20,525 | 20,525 | 19,506 | |||||||||||
| Accrued interest receivable and other assets (2) | 202,029 | 179,728 | 172,810 | 156,011 | |||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 9,345,700 | $ | 9,519,526 | $ | 9,495,302 | $ | 9,127,804 | |||||||
| Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | |||||||||||||||
| Deposits | |||||||||||||||
| Demand | |||||||||||||||
| Noninterest bearing | $ | 1,370,157 | $ | 1,293,522 | $ | 1,360,626 | $ | 1,367,664 | |||||||
| Interest bearing | 2,416,797 | 2,773,120 | 2,489,565 | 2,300,469 | |||||||||||
| Savings and money market | 1,457,080 | 1,431,375 | 1,507,195 | 1,647,811 | |||||||||||
| Time | 2,302,878 | 2,081,554 | 1,929,340 | 1,728,255 | |||||||||||
| Total deposits | 7,546,912 | 7,579,571 | 7,286,726 | 7,044,199 | |||||||||||
| Advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank | 595,000 | 770,000 | 1,052,012 | 906,486 | |||||||||||
| Senior notes | 59,447 | 59,368 | 59,289 | 59,210 | |||||||||||
| Subordinated notes | 29,412 | 29,369 | 29,326 | 29,284 | |||||||||||
| Junior subordinated debentures held by trust subsidiaries | 64,178 | 64,178 | 64,178 | 64,178 | |||||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities (3) | 120,665 | 119,921 | 122,214 | 140,147 | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other liabilities (4) | 210,299 | 176,163 | 152,501 | 178,574 | |||||||||||
| Total liabilities | 8,625,913 | 8,798,570 | 8,766,246 | 8,422,078 | |||||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity | |||||||||||||||
| Class A common stock | 3,359 | 3,374 | 3,383 | 3,382 | |||||||||||
| Additional paid in capital | 194,103 | 195,275 | 194,782 | 194,694 | |||||||||||
| Retained earnings | 630,933 | 611,829 | 607,544 | 590,375 | |||||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (105,634 | ) | (86,926 | ) | (74,319 | ) | (80,635 | ) | |||||||
| Total stockholders' equity before noncontrolling interest | 722,761 | 723,552 | 731,390 | 707,816 | |||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interest | (2,974 | ) | (2,596 | ) | (2,334 | ) | (2,090 | ) | |||||||
| Total stockholders' equity | 719,787 | 720,956 | 729,056 | 705,726 | |||||||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 9,345,700 | $ | 9,519,526 | $ | 9,495,302 | $ | 9,127,804 | |||||||
| __________ | |
| (1) | As of September 30, 2023, includes a valuation allowance of |
| (2) | As of September 30, 2023, June 30, 2023, March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, includes derivative assets with a total fair value of |
| (3) | Consists of total long-term lease liabilities. Total short-term lease liabilities are included in other liabilities. |
| (4) | As of September 30, 2023, June 30, 2023, March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, includes derivatives liabilities with a total fair value of |
Exhibit 7 - Loans
Loans by Type - Held For Investment
The loan portfolio held for investment consists of the following loan classes:
| (in thousands) | September 30, 2023 | June 30, 2023 | March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
| Real estate loans | |||||||||||
| Commercial real estate | |||||||||||
| Non-owner occupied | $ | 1,593,571 | $ | 1,645,224 | $ | 1,630,451 | $ | 1,615,716 | |||
| Multi-family residential | 771,654 | 764,712 | 796,125 | 820,023 | |||||||
| Land development and construction loans | 301,938 | 314,010 | 303,268 | 273,174 | |||||||
| 2,667,163 | 2,723,946 | 2,729,844 | 2,708,913 | ||||||||
| Single-family residential | 1,371,194 | 1,285,857 | 1,189,045 | 1,102,845 | |||||||
| Owner occupied | 1,129,921 | 1,063,240 | 1,069,491 | 1,046,450 | |||||||
| 5,168,278 | 5,073,043 | 4,988,380 | 4,858,208 | ||||||||
| Commercial loans (1) | 1,452,759 | 1,577,209 | 1,497,649 | 1,381,234 | |||||||
| Loans to financial institutions and acceptances | 13,353 | 13,332 | 13,312 | 13,292 | |||||||
| Consumer loans and overdrafts (2) | 438,997 | 503,432 | 550,405 | 604,460 | |||||||
| Total loans | $ | 7,073,387 | $ | 7,167,016 | $ | 7,049,746 | $ | 6,857,194 | |||
| __________________ | |
| (1) | As of September 30, 2023, June 30, 2023, March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, includes approximately |
| (2) | As of September 30, 2023, June 30, 2023, March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, includes |
Loans by Type - Held For Sale
The loan portfolio held for sale consists of the following loan classes:
| (in thousands) | September 30, 2023 | June 30, 2023 | March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
| Loans held for sale at the lower of fair value or cost | (audited) | ||||||||||
| Real estate loans | |||||||||||
| Commercial real estate | |||||||||||
| Non-owner occupied | $ | 43,256 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||
| Total loans held for sale at the lower of fair value or cost (1) | 43,256 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Loans held for sale at fair value | |||||||||||
| Land development and construction loans (2) | 6,931 | 3,726 | 15,527 | 9,424 | |||||||
| Single-family residential (3) | 19,022 | 46,216 | 49,762 | 53,014 | |||||||
| Total loans held for sale at fair value (4) | 25,953 | 49,942 | 65,289 | 62,438 | |||||||
| Total loans held for sale (5) | $ | 69,209 | $ | 49,942 | $ | 65,289 | $ | 62,438 | |||
| __________________ | |
| (1) | In the third quarter of 2023, the Company transferred a New York-based CRE loan held for investment to the loans held for sale category, and recognized a valuation allowance of |
| (2) | In the second quarter of 2023, the Company transferred approximately |
| (3) | In the third and second quarters of 2023, the Company transferred approximately |
| (4) | Loans held for sale in connection with Amerant Mortgage’s ongoing business. |
| (5) | Remained current and in accrual status at each of the periods shown. |
Non-Performing Assets
This table shows a summary of our non-performing assets by loan class, which includes non-performing loans, other real estate owned, or OREO, and other repossessed assets at the dates presented. Non-performing loans consist of (i) nonaccrual loans, and (ii) accruing loans 90 days or more contractually past due as to interest or principal.
| (in thousands) | September 30, 2023 | June 30, 2023 | March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
| Non-Accrual Loans(1) | (audited) | ||||||||||
| Real Estate Loans | |||||||||||
| Commercial real estate (CRE) | |||||||||||
| Non-owner occupied | $ | — | $ | 1,696 | $ | — | $ | 20,057 | |||
| Multi-family residential | 23,344 | 24,306 | — | — | |||||||
| 23,344 | 26,002 | — | 20,057 | ||||||||
| Single-family residential | 2,533 | 1,681 | 1,367 | 1,526 | |||||||
| Owner occupied (2) | 2,100 | 6,890 | 7,118 | 6,270 | |||||||
| 27,977 | 34,573 | 8,485 | 27,853 | ||||||||
| Commercial loans (2)(3) | 4,713 | 12,241 | 13,643 | 9,271 | |||||||
| Consumer loans and overdrafts (4) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| Total Non-Accrual Loans | $ | 32,691 | $ | 46,815 | $ | 22,129 | $ | 37,128 | |||
| Past Due Accruing Loans(5) | |||||||||||
| Real Estate Loans | |||||||||||
| Commercial real estate (CRE) | |||||||||||
| Single-family residential | — | 302 | — | 253 | |||||||
| Commercial | 504 | — | — | 183 | |||||||
| Consumer loans and overdrafts | — | 78 | 53 | 35 | |||||||
| Total Past Due Accruing Loans | $ | 504 | $ | 380 | 53 | $ | 471 | ||||
| Total Non-Performing Loans | 33,195 | 47,195 | 22,182 | 37,599 | |||||||
| OREO and other repossessed assets | 20,181 | 20,181 | 26,534 | — | |||||||
| Total Non-Performing Assets | $ | 53,376 | $ | 67,376 | $ | 48,716 | $ | 37,599 | |||
| __________________ | |
| (1) | Prior to the first quarter of 2023, included loan modifications that met the definition of troubled debt restructurings, or TDR, which may be performing in accordance with their modified loan terms. |
| (2) | In the third quarter of 2023, the Company sold a loan relationship in nonaccrual status and classified as Substandard with a total carrying value of |
| (3) | In the second quarter of 2023, we collected |
| (4) | In the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company changed its charge-off policy for unsecured consumer loans from 120 to 90 days past due. This change resulted in an additional |
| (5) | Loans past due 90 days or more but still accruing. |
Loans by Credit Quality Indicators
This table shows the Company’s loans by credit quality indicators. The Company has not purchased credit-impaired loans.
| September 30, 2023 | June 30, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Special Mention | Substandard | Doubtful | Total (1) | Special Mention | Substandard | Doubtful | Total (1) | Special Mention | Substandard | Doubtful | Total (1) | ||||||||||||||
| Real Estate Loans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial Real Estate (CRE) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-owner occupied | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 8,301 | $ | 1,753 | $ | — | $ | 10,054 | $ | 37,364 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 37,364 | ||
| Multi-family residential | — | 23,344 | — | 23,344 | — | 24,306 | — | 24,306 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Land development and construction loans | — | — | — | — | 6,497 | — | — | 6,497 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| — | 23,344 | — | 23,344 | 14,798 | 26,059 | — | 40,857 | 37,364 | — | — | 37,364 | |||||||||||||||
| Single-family residential | — | 3,085 | — | 3,085 | — | 2,154 | — | 2,154 | — | 1,717 | — | 1,717 | ||||||||||||||
| Owner occupied (2) | 2,234 | 2,180 | — | 4,414 | 2,236 | 6,972 | — | 9,208 | — | 6,445 | — | 6,445 | ||||||||||||||
| 2,234 | 28,609 | — | 30,843 | 17,034 | 35,185 | — | 52,219 | 37,364 | 8,162 | — | 45,526 | |||||||||||||||
| Commercial loans (2)(3) | 26,975 | 5,732 | 3 | 32,710 | 13,029 | 13,312 | 3 | 26,344 | 1,800 | 10,942 | 3 | 12,745 | ||||||||||||||
| Consumer loans and overdrafts | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 70 | — | 70 | — | 947 | — | 947 | ||||||||||||||
| Totals | $ | 29,209 | $ | 34,342 | $ | 3 | $ | 63,554 | $ | 30,063 | $ | 48,567 | $ | 3 | $ | 78,633 | $ | 39,164 | $ | 20,051 | $ | 3 | $ | 59,218 | ||
| __________________ | |
| (1) | There were no loans categorized as “loss” as of the dates presented. |
| (2) | In the third quarter of 2023, the Company sold a loan relationship in nonaccrual status and classified as Substandard with a total carrying value of |
| (3) | In the second quarter of 2023, we collected |
Exhibit 8 - Deposits by Country of Domicile
This table shows the Company’s deposits by country of domicile of the depositor as of the dates presented.
| (in thousands) | September 30, 2023 | June 30, 2023 | March 31, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | ||||||||
| (audited) | ||||||||||||
| Domestic | $ | 5,067,937 | $ | 5,113,604 | $ | 4,891,873 | $ | 4,620,906 | ||||
| Foreign: | ||||||||||||
| Venezuela | 1,892,453 | 1,912,994 | 1,897,199 | 1,911,551 | ||||||||
| Others | 586,522 | 552,973 | 497,654 | 511,742 | ||||||||
| Total foreign | 2,478,975 | 2,465,967 | 2,394,853 | 2,423,293 | ||||||||
| Total deposits | $ | 7,546,912 | $ | 7,579,571 | $ | 7,286,726 | $ | 7,044,199 | ||||
| CONTACTS: |
| Investors |
| Laura Rossi |
| InvestorRelations@amerantbank.com |
| (305) 460-8728 |
| Media |
| Victoria Verdeja |
| MediaRelations@amerantbank.com |
| (305) 441-5541 |
FAQ
What was Amerant Bancorp's net income in Q3 2023?
Amerant Bancorp reported net income of $22.1 million in Q3 2023.
How did organic deposit growth impact Amerant Bancorp's financials?
Organic deposit growth of $208 million helped reduce higher-cost institutional deposits by $292 million.
What was the return on average assets in Q3 2023?
The return on average assets increased from 0.31% in Q2 2023 to 0.92% in Q3 2023.
What dividend did Amerant Bancorp declare?
Amerant Bancorp declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.09 per common share.
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