Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. Reports Earnings for the Fourth Quarter and Year 2020

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Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. (CTBI) reported a 4Q 2020 net income of $15.8 million ($0.89 per share), a decline from $17.4 million ($0.98) in 3Q 2020 and $16.0 million ($0.90) in 4Q 2019. Full-year earnings fell to $59.5 million ($3.35 per share) from $64.5 million ($3.64) in 2019. Net interest income rose to $38.6 million, a 2.5% increase from the previous quarter. Deposits surged by 20.4% year-over-year to $4.4 billion. However, noninterest expense rose 14.1% quarter-over-quarter, impacting profitability.

Positive

• Net interest income increased by 2.5% from the previous quarter and 6.2% year-over-year.
• Deposits increased by $739.5 million, or 20.4%, from December 31, 2019.
• Noninterest income grew by 14.0% year-over-year.

Negative

• Net income decreased by 9.0% year-over-year.
• Noninterest expense rose by 14.1% from the prior quarter.

Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTBI)

Earnings Summary
(in thousands except per share data)	4Q 2020	3Q 2020	4Q 2019	Year 2020	Year 2019
Net income	$15,826	$17,447	$16,008	$59,504	$64,540
Earnings per share	$0.89	$0.98	$0.90	$3.35	$3.64
Earnings per share - diluted	$0.89	$0.98	$0.90	$3.35	$3.64
Return on average assets	1.24%	1.38%	1.46%	1.23%	1.49%
Return on average equity	9.64%	10.81%	10.35%	9.36%	10.84%
Efficiency ratio	62.75%	55.99%	58.88%	58.30%	60.70%
Tangible common equity	11.62%	11.68%	12.78%
Dividends declared per share	$0.385	$0.385	$0.380	$1.530	$1.480
Book value per share	$36.77	$36.20	$34.56
Weighted average shares	17,755	17,746	17,737	17,748	17,724
Weighted average shares - diluted	17,769	17,752	17,760	17,756	17,740

Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTBI) reports earnings for the fourth quarter 2020 of $15.8 million, or $0.89 per basic share, compared to $17.4 million, or $0.98 per basic share, earned during the third quarter 2020 and $16.0 million, or $0.90 per basic share, earned during the fourth quarter 2019. Earnings for the year ended December 31, 2020 were $59.5 million, or $3.35 per basic share, compared to $64.5 million, or $3.64 per basic share, for the year ended December 31, 2019.

4^th Quarter 2020 Highlights

• Net interest income for the quarter of $38.6 million was $0.9 million, or 2.5%, above prior quarter and $2.2 million, or 6.2%, above fourth quarter 2019.

• Provision for credit losses for the quarter ended December 31, 2020 decreased $1.5 million from prior quarter and $0.9 million from prior year same quarter.

• Our loan portfolio decreased $3.7 million, an annualized 0.4%, during the quarter but increased $305.5 million, or 9.4%, from December 31, 2019.

• CTBI experienced improvement in loan losses, as our net loan charge-offs for the quarter ended December 31, 2020 decreased to $0.9 million, or 0.10% of average loans annualized, compared to $1.1 million, or 0.12% annualized, experienced for the third quarter 2020 and $1.5 million, or 0.19% annualized, for the fourth quarter 2019.

• Asset quality improvement was experienced during the quarter and year 2020, as nonperforming loans at $26.6 million decreased $3.3 million from September 30, 2020 and $7.0 million from December 31, 2019. Nonperforming assets at $34.3 million decreased $11.2 million from September 30, 2020 and $18.8 million from December 31, 2019.

• CTBI experienced significant deposit growth for the quarter and year 2020, as deposits, including repurchase agreements, increased $110.0 million, an annualized 10.3%, during the quarter and $739.5 million, or 20.4%, from December 31, 2019.

• Noninterest income for the quarter ended December 31, 2020 of $15.2 million was a $0.3 million, or 2.3%, increase from prior quarter and a $1.9 million, or 14.0%, increase from prior year same quarter.

• Two specific transactions in personnel expense significantly impacted our fourth quarter noninterest expense, as noninterest expense for the quarter ended December 31, 2020 of $33.6 million increased $4.2 million, or 14.1%, from prior quarter, and $4.4 million, or 14.9%, from prior year same quarter.

COVID-19

We continue working with our customers through the COVID-19 pandemic. During the fourth quarter 2020, we approved $10.6 million in CARES Act deferrals. Our customers continue to show improvement in their ability to resume payments with 3,071 (representing $540 million) having resumed payment status. At December 31, 2020 the number of customers with CARES Act deferrals reduced to 410 for a total outstanding amount of $130 million. These loan deferrals and modifications have been executed consistent with the guidelines of the CARES Act. Pursuant to the CARES Act, these loan deferrals are not included in our nonperforming loans disclosed below. Please see below for further detail regarding the types of deferrals received and the repayment status of those loans.

CARES Act Loan Deferral Status

	Deferrals
	One Time		Two Times		Three Times		Four Times		Outstanding
(dollars in millions)	Number	Amount	Number	Amount	Number	Amount	Number	Amount	Number	Amount
Commercial	841	$571	153	$223	45	$83	3	$3	109	$118
Residential	552	63	100	10	15	2	1	0	108	$9
Consumer	2,088	36	41	1	3	0	0	0	193	3
	3,481	$670	294	$234	63	$85	4	$3	410	$130

As of December 31, 2020, we closed 2,962 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans totaling $277.0 million, stemming from the CARES Act passed by Congress as a stimulus response to the potential economic impacts of COVID-19. Of these, 2,817 were under $350 thousand, 132 were between $350 thousand and $2.0 million, and 13 were over $2.0 million. The PPP program expired on August 8, 2020, and no additional loans may be made under the program. Loan forgiveness began in August 2020. Through December 31, 2020, we have had $18.8 million of our PPP loans forgiven by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). An additional stimulus package, Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021, was signed into law in late December providing for additional PPP loans under different qualifying guidelines. CTBI intends to participate in the second round of lending as soon as possible.

Net Interest Income

Net interest income for the quarter of $38.6 million was an increase of $0.9 million, or 2.5%, from third quarter 2020 and $2.2 million, or 6.2%, from fourth quarter 2019. Our net interest margin at 3.20% increased 4 basis points from prior quarter but decreased 35 basis points from prior year same quarter, while our average earning assets increased $52.3 million and $743.9 million, respectively, during those same periods. Our yield on average earning assets decreased 8 basis points from prior quarter and 88 basis points from prior year same quarter, as we continue to find limited high yield investment opportunities for our excess liquidity; and our cost of funds decreased 18 basis points from prior quarter and 76 basis points from prior year same quarter.

Our ratio of average loans to deposits, including repurchase agreements, was 82.3% for the quarter ended December 31, 2020 compared to 82.8% for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 and 88.8% for the quarter ended December 31, 2019. Year-to-date net interest income for the year ended December 31, 2020 was $151.0 million compared to $144.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2019.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income for the quarter ended December 31, 2020 of $15.2 million was a $0.3 million, or 2.3%, increase from prior quarter and a $1.9 million, or 14.0%, increase from prior year same quarter. The increase in noninterest income from prior quarter was primarily the result of increases in loan related fees ($0.4 million), securities gains ($0.3 million), gains on sales of loans ($0.1 million), and trust revenue ($0.1 million), partially offset by a decline in net gains on other real estate owned ($0.6 million). The increase from prior year same quarter resulted from increases in gains on sales of loans ($1.9 million), loan related fees ($0.6 million), securities gains ($0.2 million), brokerage revenue ($0.1 million), and income from bankers’ title insurance ($0.1 million), partially offset by declines in deposit service charges ($0.6 million) and net gains on other real estate owned ($0.5 million). Deposit service charges declined primarily due to the impact to overdraft income of a forgiveness period and higher customer liquidity resulting from the CARES Act. Noninterest income for the year ended December 31, 2020 at $54.6 million increased $4.4 million, or 8.7%, compared to the year ended December 31, 2019.

Noninterest Expense

Two specific transactions significantly impacted our fourth quarter noninterest expense, as noninterest expense for the quarter ended December 31, 2020 of $33.6 million increased $4.2 million, or 14.1%, from prior quarter, and $4.4 million, or 14.9%, from prior year same quarter. Personnel expense increased $4.0 million from prior quarter as the result of a $2.4 million charge to post retirement benefits related to our bank owned life insurance as additional liability was recognized for the lower long-term interest rate environment and increased life expectancy in updated mortality tables and a $1.3 million increase in our accruals for payments to employees as the Board of Directors approved a payment to recognize employees for their extraordinary efforts as essential workers during the COVID-19 crisis. The quarterly increase in personnel expense also included a $0.2 million increase in salaries and a $0.1 million increase in the cost of group medical and life insurance. Other factors affecting noninterest expense quarter over quarter included increases in data processing expense ($0.2 million), net other real estate owned expense ($0.2 million), operating losses ($0.2 million), and advertising ($0.1 million), partially offset by declines in legal fees ($0.3 million) and repossession expense ($0.2 million). Noninterest expense for the year ended December 31, 2020 was $1.0 million below the year ended December 31, 2019.

Balance Sheet Review

CTBI’s total assets at $5.1 billion increased $118.7 million, or 9.4% annualized, from September 30, 2020 and $773.1 million, or 17.7%, from December 31, 2019. Loans outstanding at December 31, 2020 were $3.6 billion, a decrease of $3.7 million, an annualized 0.4%, from September 30, 2020 but an increase of $305.5 million, or 9.4%, from December 31, 2019. We experienced an increase in the indirect consumer loan portfolio during the quarter of $4.4 million, offset by decreases of $5.8 million in the commercial loan portfolio, $0.9 million in the residential loan portfolio, and $1.4 million in the direct consumer loan portfolio. CTBI’s investment portfolio increased $48.4 million, or an annualized 20.3%, from September 30, 2020 and $397.4 million, or 66.0%, from December 31, 2019. Deposits in other banks increased $84.4 million from prior quarter and $78.0 million from prior year same quarter. Deposits, including repurchase agreements, at $4.4 billion increased $110.0 million, or an annualized 10.3%, from September 30, 2020 and $739.5 million, or 20.4%, from December 31, 2019.

Shareholders’ equity at December 31, 2020 was $654.9 million, a $10.4 million increase from the $644.4 million at September 30, 2020 and a $40.0 million increase from the $614.9 million at December 31, 2019. CTBI’s annualized dividend yield to shareholders as of December 31, 2020 was 4.16%.

Asset Quality

CTBI’s total nonperforming loans, not including performing troubled debt restructurings, were $26.6 million, or 0.75% of total loans, at December 31, 2020 compared to $29.9 million, or 0.84% of total loans, at September 30, 2020 and $33.6 million, or 1.03% of total loans, at December 31, 2019. Accruing loans 90+ days past due decreased $0.9 million from prior quarter and $2.5 million from December 31, 2019. Nonaccrual loans decreased $2.4 million during the quarter and $4.6 million from December 31, 2019. Accruing loans 30-89 days past due at $12.5 million decreased $0.9 million from prior quarter and $10.5 million from December 31, 2019. Our loan portfolio management processes focus on the immediate identification, management, and resolution of problem loans to maximize recovery and minimize loss.

Our level of foreclosed properties at $7.7 million at December 31, 2020 was a $7.9 million decrease from the $15.6 million at September 30, 2020 and an $11.8 million decrease from the $19.5 million at December 31, 2019. Sales of foreclosed properties for the quarter ended December 31, 2020 totaled $9.8 million while new foreclosed properties totaled $2.3 million. At December 31, 2020, the book value of properties under contracts to sell was $1.2 million; however, the closings had not occurred at quarter-end. Write-downs on foreclosed properties for the fourth quarter 2020 totaled $0.4 million compared to $0.3 million in the third quarter 2020 and $0.9 million in the fourth quarter 2019. As disclosed in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, CTBI is required to dispose of any foreclosed property that has not been sold within 10 years. As of December 31, 2020, three foreclosed properties with a total book value of $0.2 million had been held by us for at least nine years. One property totaling $6.8 million that had been held for nine years at September 30, 2020 was sold during the fourth quarter 2020.

Net loan charge-offs for the quarter ended December 31, 2020 were $0.9 million, or 0.10% of average loans annualized, compared to $1.1 million, or 0.12%, experienced for the third quarter 2020 and $1.5 million, or 0.19%, for the fourth quarter 2019. Of the net charge-offs for the quarter, $0.5 million were in commercial loans, $0.5 million were in indirect consumer loans, and $21 thousand were in residential loans, while we had a $51 thousand recovery in indirect consumer loans. Net charge-offs for the year ended December 31, 2020 totaled $6.2 million, or 0.18% of average loans, compared to $5.6 million, or 0.18% of average loans at December 31, 2019.

Allowance for Credit Losses

Allocations to the allowance for credit losses for the quarter ended December 31, 2020 totaled $0.9 million, a decrease of $1.5 million from prior quarter and $0.9 million from prior year same quarter. Our reserve coverage (allowance for credit losses to nonperforming loans) at December 31, 2020 was 180.7% compared to 160.7% at September 30, 2020 and allowance for loan and lease losses to nonperforming loans of 104.4% at December 31, 2019. Our credit loss reserve as a percentage of total loans outstanding at December 31, 2020 remained at 1.35% from September 30, 2020, above the allowance for loan loss reserve incurred loss model of 1.08% from December 31, 2019.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain of the statements contained herein that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.’s (“CTBI”) actual results may differ materially from those included in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words or phrases such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “may increase,” “may fluctuate,” and similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “should,” “would,” and “could.” These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, economic conditions, portfolio growth, the credit performance of the portfolios, including bankruptcies, and seasonal factors; changes in general economic conditions including the performance of financial markets, prevailing inflation and interest rates, realized gains from sales of investments, gains from asset sales, and losses on commercial lending activities; the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business operations and credit quality and on general economic and financial market conditions, as well as our ability to respond to the related challenges; results of various investment activities; the effects of competitors’ pricing policies, changes in laws and regulations, competition, and demographic changes on target market populations’ savings and financial planning needs; industry changes in information technology systems on which we are highly dependent; failure of acquisitions to produce revenue enhancements or cost savings at levels or within the time frames originally anticipated or unforeseen integration difficulties; and the resolution of legal proceedings and related matters. In addition, the banking industry in general is subject to various monetary, operational, and fiscal policies and regulations, which include, but are not limited to, those determined by the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and state regulators, whose policies, regulations, and enforcement actions could affect CTBI’s results. These statements are representative only on the date hereof, and CTBI undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements made.

Community Trust Bancorp, Inc., with assets of $5.1 billion, is headquartered in Pikeville, Kentucky and has 70 banking locations across eastern, northeastern, central, and south central Kentucky, six banking locations in southern West Virginia, three banking locations in northeastern Tennessee, four trust offices across Kentucky, and one trust office in Tennessee.

Additional information follows.

Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.
Financial Summary (Unaudited)
December 31, 2020
(in thousands except per share data and # of employees)
	Three			Three			Three			Twelve			Twelve
	Months			Months			Months			Months			Months
	Ended			Ended			Ended			Ended			Ended
	December 31, 2020			September 30, 2020			December 31, 2019			December 31, 2020			December 31, 2019
Interest income	$	43,148		$	43,626		$	45,705		$	176,441		$	185,398
Interest expense		4,543			5,946			9,349			25,450			40,513
Net interest income		38,605			37,680			36,356			150,991			144,885
Loan loss provision		956			2,433			1,813			16,047			4,819
Gains on sales of loans		2,520			2,470			582			7,226			1,880
Deposit service charges		6,282			6,296			6,855			23,461			26,359
Trust revenue		2,786			2,692			2,739			10,931			10,804
Loan related fees		1,741			1,383			1,107			4,041			2,742
Securities gains (losses)		441			142			209			1,769			783
Other noninterest income		1,479			1,928			1,881			7,132			7,616
Total noninterest income		15,249			14,911			13,373			54,560			50,184
Personnel expense		20,106			16,137			15,961			66,427			63,027
Occupancy and equipment		2,595			2,724			2,687			10,649			10,845
Data processing expense		2,152			1,936			1,878			7,941			7,417
FDIC insurance premiums		320			295			-			1,056			266
Other noninterest expense		8,463			8,381			8,737			33,166			36,703
Total noninterest expense		33,636			29,473			29,263			119,239			118,258
Net income before taxes		19,262			20,685			18,653			70,265			71,992
Income taxes		3,436			3,238			2,645			10,761			7,452
Net income	$	15,826		$	17,447		$	16,008		$	59,504		$	64,540
Memo: TEQ interest income	$	43,336		$	43,815		$	45,881		$	177,168		$	186,169
Average shares outstanding		17,755			17,746			17,737			17,748			17,724
Diluted average shares outstanding		17,769			17,752			17,760			17,756			17,740
Basic earnings per share	$	0.89		$	0.98		$	0.90		$	3.35		$	3.64
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.89		$	0.98		$	0.90		$	3.35		$	3.64
Dividends per share	$	0.385		$	0.385		$	0.380		$	1.530		$	1.480
Average balances:
Loans	$	3,548,178		$	3,539,520		$	3,219,762		$	3,453,529		$	3,195,662
Earning assets		4,821,196			4,768,869			4,077,277			4,562,172			4,043,975
Total assets		5,092,100			5,035,874			4,362,271			4,838,160			4,328,024
Deposits, including repurchase agreements		4,310,970			4,276,496			3,627,825			4,079,810			3,610,589
Interest bearing liabilities		3,261,814			3,238,474			2,839,295			3,111,367			2,848,670
Shareholders' equity		652,827			642,306			613,728			635,978			595,337
Performance ratios:
Return on average assets		1.24%			1.38%			1.46%			1.23%			1.49%
Return on average equity		9.64%			10.81%			10.35%			9.36%			10.84%
Yield on average earning assets (tax equivalent)		3.58%			3.66%			4.46%			3.88%			4.60%
Cost of interest bearing funds (tax equivalent)		0.55%			0.73%			1.31%			0.82%			1.42%
Net interest margin (tax equivalent)		3.20%			3.16%			3.55%			3.33%			3.60%
Efficiency ratio (tax equivalent)		62.75%			55.99%			58.88%			58.30%			60.70%
Loan charge-offs	$	1,961		$	2,268		$	2,568		$	10,453		$	9,736
Recoveries		(1,041)			(1,187)			(1,040)			(4,292)			(4,105)
Net charge-offs	$	920		$	1,081		$	1,528		$	6,161		$	5,631
Market Price:
High	$	38.50		$	35.09		$	47.54		$	46.87		$	47.54
Low	$	27.74		$	28.00		$	40.88		$	26.45		$	38.03
Close	$	37.05		$	28.26		$	46.64		$	37.05		$	46.64
							As of			As of			As of
							December 31, 2020			September 30, 2020			December 31, 2019
Assets:
Loans							$	3,554,211		$	3,557,899		$	3,248,664
Loan loss reserve								(48,022)			(47,986)			(35,096)
Net loans								3,506,189			3,509,913			3,213,568
Loans held for sale								23,259			20,125			1,167
Securities AFS								997,261			949,089			599,844
Securities HTM								-			-			517
Equity securities at fair value								2,471			2,212			1,953
Other equity investments								14,935			15,010			15,361
Other earning assets								286,074			201,651			208,094
Cash and due from banks								54,250			58,206			58,680
Premises and equipment								42,001			42,115			44,046
Right of use asset								13,215			13,536			14,550
Goodwill and core deposit intangible								65,490			65,490			65,490
Other assets								133,996			143,074			142,733
Total Assets							$	5,139,141		$	5,020,421		$	4,366,003
Liabilities and Equity:
Interest bearing checking							$	78,308		$	78,989		$	51,179
Savings deposits								1,756,178			1,667,120			1,389,473
CD's >=$100,000								545,613			533,103			541,638
Other time deposits								495,058			511,106			557,522
Total interest bearing deposits								2,875,157			2,790,318			2,539,812
Noninterest bearing deposits								1,140,925			1,103,863			865,760
Total deposits								4,016,082			3,894,181			3,405,572
Repurchase agreements								355,862			367,788			226,917
Other interest bearing liabilities								58,736			60,641			66,162
Lease liability								13,972			14,257			15,185
Other noninterest bearing liabilities								39,624			39,104			37,281
Total liabilities								4,484,276			4,375,971			3,751,117
Shareholders' equity								654,865			644,450			614,886
Total Liabilities and Equity							$	5,139,141		$	5,020,421		$	4,366,003
Ending shares outstanding								17,810			17,802			17,793
30 - 89 days past due loans							$	12,465		$	13,324		$	22,945
90 days past due loans								17,133			17,989			19,620
Nonaccrual loans								9,444			11,880			13,999
Restructured loans (excluding 90 days past due and nonaccrual)								68,554			67,500			60,462
Foreclosed properties								7,694			15,586			19,480
Common equity Tier 1 capital								17.56%			17.25%			17.18%
Tier 1 leverage ratio								12.70%			12.65%			14.01%
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio								19.25%			18.94%			18.94%
Total risk based capital ratio								20.50%			20.19%			20.05%
Tangible equity to tangible assets ratio								11.62%			11.68%			12.78%
FTE employees								998			966			1,000

 

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FAQ

What were the earnings for CTBI in 4Q 2020?

CTBI reported earnings of $15.8 million or $0.89 per share in 4Q 2020.

How did CTBI's net interest income perform in 4Q 2020?

Net interest income in 4Q 2020 was $38.6 million, up 2.5% from the previous quarter.

What was the total deposit growth for CTBI in 2020?

Total deposits grew by $739.5 million, or 20.4%, compared to December 31, 2019.

What is the annualized dividend yield for CTBI as of 2020?

CTBI's annualized dividend yield was 4.16% as of December 31, 2020.

How did the net income change for CTBI in 2020 compared to 2019?

Net income for CTBI in 2020 was $59.5 million, down from $64.5 million in 2019.