Hancock Whitney reports second quarter 2024 EPS of $1.31

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Hancock Whitney Corporation reported a second quarter 2024 EPS of $1.31, up from $1.24 in the previous quarter. This rise indicates a steady improvement in profitability, driven by an increase in net interest margin (NIM) to 3.37%, up 5 bps from the previous quarter. The higher loan yields and securities yields contributed positively to this outcome.

Despite the upbeat EPS, total loans and deposits saw a slight decline. Loans decreased by $59.3 million, while deposits fell by $575.2 million. The decrease in deposits is notable as it reflects a 2% linked-quarter drop, driven primarily by a decrease in interest-bearing deposits and brokered deposits. This could be a point of concern if the trend continues, as deposits are a critical source of funding.

The company’s credit quality metrics are stable, with a slight improvement in the allowance for credit losses (ACL) to loan ratio, currently at 1.43%. This suggests a prudent approach to managing potential credit risks.

From a capital perspective, Hancock Whitney is robust, with the CET1 ratio estimated at 13.25%, up 60 bps linked-quarter. This indicates strong capital adequacy, providing a cushion against potential financial stress.

For retail investors, this report suggests a balanced picture. The improvements in profitability and NIM are positive signs, but the decline in deposits warrants close monitoring. The healthy capital ratios and stable credit metrics are reassuring.

Hancock Whitney Corporation’s second quarter 2024 results reflect several key trends in the banking industry. The decline in deposits is in line with broader industry challenges as banks face increased competition for deposits amid higher interest rates. This 2% drop in deposits, driven by lower interest-bearing deposits and brokered deposits, may indicate a shift in customer preferences towards higher yield opportunities outside traditional banking products.

The company's focus on controlling expenses and improving efficiency is evident with a 56.18% efficiency ratio, down 26 bps from the previous quarter. This shows effective cost management, which is important in maintaining profitability in a competitive environment.

The noninterest income saw a modest rise, with bank card and ATM fees up 6% due to higher customer activity. This suggests a healthy level of transactional activity, which can be a stable revenue source. However, the decrease in investment and annuity income, related to lower stock and bond trading volumes, reflects the volatility in financial markets.

For retail investors, the company's strategy to balance loan growth with careful credit risk management and maintaining strong capital ratios is a positive. The slight decline in loans and deposits is a point to watch, but the overall financial health appears solid.

07/16/2024 - 04:00 PM

GULFPORT, Miss.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Hancock Whitney Corporation (Nasdaq: HWC) today announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2024. Net income for the second quarter of 2024 totaled $114.6 million, or $1.31 per diluted common share (EPS), compared to $108.6 million, or $1.24 per diluted common share, in the first quarter of 2024. The first quarter of 2024 included a supplemental disclosure expense item of $3.8 million, or $0.04 per diluted common share, related to a revision to the FDIC Special Assessment. The second quarter of 2024 did not include any supplemental disclosure items. The company reported net income for the second quarter of 2023 of $117.8 million, or $1.35 per diluted common share. There were no supplemental disclosure items in the second quarter of 2023.

Second Quarter 2024 Highlights

Net income totaled $114.6 million, compared to $108.6 million in the prior quarter
Adjusted pre-provision net revenue (PPNR) totaled $156.4 million, compared to $152.9 million in the prior quarter
Loans decreased $59.3 million, or 1% linked quarter annualized (LQA)
Deposits decreased $575.2 million, or 8% LQA
Criticized commercial loans and nonaccrual loans continued to normalize
ACL coverage solid at 1.43%, up 1 bp compared to prior quarter
NIM 3.37%, up 5 bps compared to prior quarter
CET1 ratio estimated at 13.25%, up 60 bps linked-quarter; TCE ratio 8.77%, up 16 bps linked-quarter
Efficiency ratio 56.18%, down 26 bps linked-quarter

“We are very pleased with the results of the second quarter,” said John M. Hairston, President & CEO. “We continued to improve profitability with NIM expansion, fee income growth, and a focus on controlling expenses. Credit metrics continued to normalize, reflecting a more stable direction, and we’ve maintained a solid ACL to loans of 1.43%. Our capital ratios are strong, and we deployed capital by increasing the common dividend per share and resuming share buybacks during the quarter. We look forward to carrying this momentum through the second half of 2024, and to achieving our 125th anniversary of helping people and communities realize their dreams.”

Loans

Total loans were $23.9 billion at June 30, 2024, down $59.3 million, or less than 1%, from March 31, 2024. The decrease was primarily due to the runoff of a Shared National Credit portfolio of $221 million as we remain focused on originating more granular loans.

Average loans totaled $23.9 billion for the second quarter of 2024, up $107.2 million, or less than 1%, linked-quarter. Management expects 2024 period-end loan balances to be flat to down slightly from year-end 2023.

Deposits

Total deposits at June 30, 2024 were $29.2 billion, down $575.2 million, or 2%, from March 31, 2024. The linked-quarter decrease in deposits was driven primarily by a decrease of $415.3 million in interest-bearing deposits that includes seasonal decreases in interest-bearing transaction and savings deposits and interest-bearing public funds, and a decrease in brokered deposits due to maturities that were not replaced during the quarter. These decreases were offset by an increase in retail time deposits despite maturity concentrations and promotional rate reductions during the quarter.

DDAs totaled $10.6 billion at June 30, 2024, down $159.9 million, or 1%, from March 31, 2024 and comprised 36% of total period-end deposits. Interest-bearing transaction and savings deposits totaled $10.8 billion at the end of the second quarter of 2024, down $140.6 million, or 1%, linked-quarter. Compared to March 31, 2024, retail time deposits of $4.6 billion were up $64.6 million, or 1%, and brokered deposits were $200.1 million, down $194.7 million, or 49%, compared to the prior quarter. Interest-bearing public fund deposits decreased $144.5 million, or 5%, linked-quarter, totaling $2.9 billion at June 30, 2024.

Average deposits for the second quarter of 2024 were $29.1 billion, down $491.9 million, or 2%, linked-quarter. Management expects 2024 period-end deposit levels to be flat to down slightly from year-end 2023.

Asset Quality

The total allowance for credit losses (ACL) was $342.2 million at June 30, 2024, up $1.4 million, or less than 1%, from March 31, 2024. During the second quarter of 2024, the company recorded a provision for credit losses of $8.7 million, compared to a provision for credit losses of $13.0 million in the first quarter of 2024. There were $7.3 million of net charge-offs in the second quarter of 2024, or 0.12% of average total loans on an annualized basis, compared to net charge-offs of $9.0 million, or 0.15% of average total loans in the first quarter of 2024. The ratio of ACL to period-end loans was 1.43% at June 30, 2024, compared to 1.42% at March 31, 2024.

Criticized commercial loans totaled $379.8 million, or 2.05% of total commercial loans, at June 30, 2024, compared to $339.9 million, or 1.83% of total commercial loans at March 31 2024. Nonaccrual loans totaled $86.3 million, or 0.36% of total loans, at June 30, 2024, compared to $82.1 million, or 0.34% of total loans, at March 31, 2024. ORE and foreclosed assets were $2.1 million at June 30, 2024, down $0.7 million, or 24% linked-quarter.

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin (NIM)

Net interest income (TE) for the second quarter of 2024 was $273.3 million, an increase of $4.3 million, or 2%, from the first quarter of 2024. The net interest margin (NIM) (TE) was 3.37% in the second quarter of 2024, up 5 bps linked-quarter. Higher loan yields (+6 bps), higher securities yields (+1 bp) and the impact of change in deposit rates (+1 bp), led to an 8 basis point improvement in NIM, offset by an unfavorable shift in borrowing mix (-3 bps). We expect modest NIM expansion in the second half of 2024, assuming no rate cuts through year-end.

Average earning assets were $32.5 billion for the second quarter of 2024, virtually unchanged from the first quarter of 2024.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income totaled $89.2 million for the second quarter of 2024, up $1.3 million, or 2%, from the first quarter of 2024.

Service charges on deposits were virtually unchanged from the first quarter of 2024. Bank card and ATM fees were up $1.2 million, or 6%, from the first quarter of 2024 due to higher customer activity.

Investment and annuity income and insurance fees were down $2.1 million, or 17%, linked-quarter, related to lower stock and bond trading volume and lower annuity sales, compared to record-high volume in the first quarter of 2024. Trust fees were up $1.4 million, or 8% linked-quarter, due to annual collection of tax preparation fees, higher market values, and higher sales. Fees from secondary mortgage operations totaled $3.5 million for the second quarter of 2024, up $0.7 million, or 23%, linked-quarter, due to continued shift to secondary focused production.

Other noninterest income was $13.3 million in the second quarter of 2024, up $0.1 million, or 1%, from the first quarter of 2024.

Noninterest Expense & Taxes

Noninterest expense totaled $206.0 million, down $1.7 million, or 1% linked-quarter. There were no supplemental disclosure items related to expense in the second quarter of 2024. Expenses in the first quarter of 2024 included $3.8 million of a supplemental disclosure item related to a revision to the FDIC Special Assessment.

Personnel expense totaled $118.7 million in the second quarter of 2024, down $2.4 million, or 2%, linked-quarter. The decrease was due to lower incentives, payroll taxes, and retirement benefits. Net occupancy and equipment expense totaled $17.5 million in the second quarter of 2024, down $0.2 million, or 1%, from the first quarter of 2024. Amortization of intangibles totaled $2.4 million for the second quarter of 2024, down $0.1 million, or 5%, linked-quarter.

ORE and other foreclosed assets was a net gain of $1.1 million in the second quarter of 2024, compared to a net gain of $0.2 million in the first quarter of 2024.

Other expense totaled $68.5 million in the second quarter of 2024, up $1.9 million, or 3%, linked-quarter, largely related to higher data processing and professional services expenses. Prior quarter’s other expense included $3.8 million of a supplemental disclosure item related to a revision to the FDIC Special Assessment.

The effective income tax rate for the second quarter of 2024 was 20.9%.

Capital

Common stockholders’ equity at June 30, 2024 totaled $3.9 billion, up $67.3 million, or 2%, from March 31, 2024. The tangible common equity (TCE) ratio was 8.77%, up 16 bps linked-quarter. The company’s CET1 ratio is estimated to be 13.25% at June 30, 2024, up 60 bps linked-quarter. Total risk-based capital ratio is estimated to be 15.00% at June 30, 2024, up 66 bps linked-quarter. During the second quarter of 2024, the company repurchased 312,993 shares of its common stock at an average price of $46.69 per share. This stock repurchase is pursuant to the company’s share buyback program (authorizing the repurchase of up to 4,297,000 shares of the company’s outstanding common stock), which is set to expire on December 31, 2024. To-date the company has repurchased 312,993 shares under this buyback program.

Conference Call and Slide Presentation

Management will host a conference call for analysts and investors at 3:30 p.m. Central Time on Tuesday, July 16, 2024 to review second quarter of 2024 results. A live listen-only webcast of the call will be available under the Investor Relations section of Hancock Whitney’s website at investors.hancockwhitney.com. A link to the release with additional financial tables, and a link to a slide presentation related to second quarter results are also posted as part of the webcast link. To participate in the Q&A portion of the call, dial 888-210-2654 or 646-960-0278, access code 6914431.

An audio archive of the conference call will be available under the Investor Relations section of our website. A replay of the call will also be available through July 23, 2024 by dialing 800-770-2030 or 609-800-9909, access code 6914431.

About Hancock Whitney

Since the late 1800s, Hancock Whitney has embodied core values of Honor & Integrity, Strength & Stability, Commitment to Service, Teamwork, and Personal Responsibility. Hancock Whitney offices and financial centers in Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Texas offer comprehensive financial products and services, including traditional and online banking; commercial and small business banking; private banking; trust and investment services; healthcare banking; and mortgage services. The company also operates combined loan and deposit production offices in the greater metropolitan areas of Nashville, Tennessee and Atlanta, Georgia. More information is available at www.hancockwhitney.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This news release includes non-GAAP financial measures to describe Hancock Whitney’s performance. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered alternatives to GAAP-basis financial statements and other bank holding companies may define or calculate these non-GAAP measures or similar measures differently. The reconciliations of those measures to GAAP measures are provided either in the financial tables or in Appendix A thereto.

Consistent with the provisions of subpart 229.1400 of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Regulation S-K, “Disclosures by Bank and Savings and Loan Registrants,” the company presents net interest income, net interest margin and efficiency ratios on a fully taxable equivalent (“TE”) basis. The TE basis adjusts for the tax-favored status of net interest income from certain loans and investments using the statutory federal tax rate to increase tax-exempt interest income to a taxable equivalent basis. The company believes this measure to be the preferred industry measurement of net interest income and it enhances comparability of net interest income arising from taxable and tax-exempt sources.

The company presents certain additional non-GAAP financial measures to assist the reader with a better understanding of the company’s performance period over period, as well as to provide investors with assistance in understanding the success management has experienced in executing its strategic initiatives. The company highlights certain items that are outside of our principal business and/or are not indicative of forward-looking trends in supplemental disclosures items below our GAAP financial data and presents certain “Adjusted” ratios that exclude these disclosed items. These adjusted ratios provide management or the reader with a measure that may be more indicative of forward-looking trends in our business, as well as demonstrates the effects of significant gains or losses and changes.

We define Adjusted Pre-Provision Net Revenue as net income excluding provision expense and income tax expense, plus the taxable equivalent adjustment (as defined above), less supplemental disclosure items (as defined above). Management believes that adjusted pre-provision net revenue is a useful financial measure because it enables investors and others to assess the company’s ability to generate capital to cover credit losses through a credit cycle. We define Adjusted Revenue as net interest income (te) and noninterest income less supplemental disclosure items. We define Adjusted Noninterest Expense as noninterest expense less supplemental disclosure items. We define our Efficiency Ratio as noninterest expense to total net interest income (te) and noninterest income, excluding amortization of purchased intangibles and supplemental disclosure items, if applicable. Management believes adjusted revenue, adjusted noninterest expense and the efficiency ratio are useful measures as they provide a greater understanding of ongoing operations and enhance comparability with prior periods.

Important Cautionary Statement about Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements that we may make include statements regarding our expectations of our performance and financial condition, balance sheet and revenue growth, the provision for credit losses, capital levels, deposits (including growth, pricing, and betas), investment portfolio, other sources of liquidity, loan growth expectations, management’s predictions about charge-offs for loans, general economic business conditions in our local markets, Federal Reserve action with respect to interest rates, the impacts related to Russia’s military action in Ukraine, the effects of the Israel-Hamas war, the adequacy of our enterprise risk management framework, potential claims, damages, penalties, fines and reputational damage resulting from pending or future litigation, regulatory proceedings, assessments, and enforcement actions, as well as the impact of negative developments affecting the banking industry and the resulting media coverage; the potential impact of future business combinations on our performance and financial condition, including our ability to successfully integrate the businesses, success of revenue-generating and cost reduction initiatives, the effectiveness of derivative financial instruments and hedging activities to manage risks, projected tax rates, increased cybersecurity risks, including potential business disruptions or financial losses, the adequacy of our internal controls over financial and non-financial reporting, the financial impact of regulatory requirements and tax reform legislation, deposit trends, credit quality trends, the impact of natural or man-made disasters, the impact of current and future economic conditions, including the effects of declines in the real estate market, high unemployment, inflationary pressures, increasing insurance costs, elevated interest rates, including the impact of prolonged elevated interest rates on our financial projections, models and guidance and slowdowns in economic growth, as well as the financial stress on borrowers as a result of the foregoing, net interest margin trends, future expense levels, future profitability, improvements in expense to revenue (efficiency) ratio, purchase accounting impacts, accretion levels and expected returns. Also, any statement that does not describe historical or current facts is a forward-looking statement. These statements often include the words “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “intends,” “plans,” “forecast,” “goals,” “targets,” “initiatives,” “focus,” “potentially,” “probably,” “projects,” “outlook," or similar expressions or future conditional verbs such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “would,” and “could.” Forward-looking statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of management and on information currently available to management. Our statements speak as of the date hereof, and we do not assume any obligation to update these statements or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those contained in such statements in light of new information or future events.

Forward-looking statements are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Any forward-looking statement made in this release is subject to the safe harbor protections set forth in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned against placing undue reliance on such statements. Actual results may differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, and in other periodic reports that we file with the SEC.

HANCOCK WHITNEY CORPORATION
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended									Six Months Ended
(dollars and common share data in thousands, except per share amounts)	6/30/2024			3/31/2024			6/30/2023			6/30/2024			6/30/2023
NET INCOME
Net interest income	$	270,430		$	266,171		$	273,911		$	536,601		$	558,905
Net interest income (TE) (a)		273,258			269,001			276,748			542,259			564,326
Provision for credit losses		8,723			12,968			7,633			21,691			13,653
Noninterest income		89,174			87,851			83,225			177,025			163,555
Noninterest expense		206,016			207,722			202,138			413,738			403,022
Income tax expense		30,308			24,720			29,571			55,028			61,524
Net income	$	114,557		$	108,612		$	117,794		$	223,169		$	244,261
Supplemental disclosure items - included above, pre-tax
Included in noninterest expense
FDIC special assessment	$	—		$	3,800		$	—		$	3,800		$	—
PERIOD-END BALANCE SHEET DATA
Loans	$	23,911,616		$	23,970,938		$	23,789,886		$	23,911,616		$	23,789,886
Securities		7,535,836			7,559,182			8,195,679			7,535,836			8,195,679
Earning assets		32,056,415			31,985,610			32,715,630			32,056,415			32,715,630
Total assets		35,412,291			35,247,119			36,210,148			35,412,291			36,210,148
Noninterest-bearing deposits		10,642,213			10,802,127			12,171,817			10,642,213			12,171,817
Total deposits		29,200,718			29,775,906			30,043,501			29,200,718			30,043,501
Common stockholders' equity		3,920,718			3,853,436			3,554,476			3,920,718			3,554,476
AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET DATA
Loans	$	23,917,361		$	23,810,163		$	23,654,994		$	23,863,762		$	23,372,331
Securities (b)		8,214,172			8,197,410			9,007,821			8,205,791			9,072,071
Earning assets		32,539,363			32,556,821			33,619,829			32,548,092			33,189,197
Total assets		34,998,880			35,101,869			36,205,396			35,050,375			35,685,113
Noninterest-bearing deposits		10,526,903			10,673,060			12,153,453			10,599,981			12,556,056
Total deposits		29,069,097			29,560,956			29,372,899			29,315,026			29,084,477
Common stockholders' equity		3,826,296			3,818,840			3,567,260			3,822,568			3,490,463
COMMON SHARE DATA
Earnings per share - diluted	$	1.31		$	1.24		$	1.35		$	2.55		$	2.80
Cash dividends per share		0.40			0.30			0.30			0.70			0.60
Book value per share (period-end)		45.40			44.49			41.27			45.40			41.27
Tangible book value per share (period-end)		35.04			34.12			30.76			35.04			30.76
Weighted average number of shares - diluted		86,765			86,726			86,370			86,768			86,350
Period-end number of shares		86,355			86,622			86,123			86,355			86,123
Market data
High sales price	$	49.11		$	49.10		$	43.73		$	49.11		$	54.38
Low sales price		41.56			41.19			31.02			41.19			31.02
Period-end closing price		47.83			46.04			38.38			47.83			38.38
Trading volume		29,308			30,508			38,854			59,816			77,885
PERFORMANCE RATIOS
Return on average assets		1.32	%		1.24	%		1.30	%		1.28	%		1.38	%
Return on average common equity		12.04	%		11.44	%		13.24	%		11.74	%		14.11	%
Return on average tangible common equity		15.73	%		14.96	%		17.76	%		15.34	%		19.08	%
Tangible common equity ratio (c)		8.77	%		8.61	%		7.50	%		8.77	%		7.50	%
Net interest margin (TE)		3.37	%		3.32	%		3.30	%		3.34	%		3.42	%
Noninterest income as a percentage of total revenue (TE)		24.60	%		24.62	%		23.12	%		24.61	%		22.47	%
Efficiency ratio (d)		56.18	%		56.44	%		55.33	%		56.31	%		54.54	%
Average loan/deposit ratio		82.28	%		80.55	%		80.53	%		81.40	%		80.36	%
Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of period-end loans		1.32	%		1.31	%		1.32	%		1.32	%		1.32	%
Allowance for credit losses as a percentage of period-end loans (e)		1.43	%		1.42	%		1.45	%		1.43	%		1.45	%
Annualized net charge-offs to average loans		0.12	%		0.15	%		0.06	%		0.14	%		0.08	%
Allowance for loan losses as a % of nonaccrual loans		366.54	%		382.21	%		402.07	%		366.54	%		402.07	%
FTE headcount		3,541			3,564			3,705			3,541			3,705
(a) Taxable equivalent (TE) amounts are calculated using a federal income tax rate of 21%.
(b) Average securities does not include unrealized holding gains/losses on available for sale securities.
(c) The tangible common equity ratio is common shareholders' equity less intangible assets divided by total assets less intangible assets.
(d) The efficiency ratio is noninterest expense to total net interest income (TE) and noninterest income, excluding amortization of purchased intangibles and supplemental disclosure items noted above.
(e) The allowance for credit losses includes the allowance for loan and lease losses and the reserve for unfunded lending commitments.

HANCOCK WHITNEY CORPORATION
QUARTERLY FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended
(dollars and common share data in thousands, except per share amounts)	6/30/2024			3/31/2024			12/31/2023			9/30/2023			6/30/2023
NET INCOME
Net interest income	$	270,430		$	266,171		$	269,460		$	269,234		$	273,911
Net interest income (TE) (a)		273,258			269,001			272,294			272,086			276,748
Provision for credit losses		8,723			12,968			16,952			28,498			7,633
Noninterest income		89,174			87,851			38,951			85,974			83,225
Noninterest expense		206,016			207,722			229,151			204,675			202,138
Income tax expense		30,308			24,720			11,705			24,297			29,571
Net income	$	114,557		$	108,612		$	50,603		$	97,738		$	117,794
Supplemental disclosure items - included above, pre-tax
Included in noninterest income
Gain on sale of parking facility	$	—		$	—		$	16,126		$	—		$	—
Loss on securities portfolio restructure		—			—			(65,380	)		—			—
Included in noninterest expense
FDIC special assessment		—			3,800			26,123			—			—
PERIOD-END BALANCE SHEET DATA
Loans	$	23,911,616		$	23,970,938		$	23,921,917		$	23,983,679		$	23,789,886
Securities		7,535,836			7,559,182			7,599,974			7,916,101			8,195,679
Earning assets		32,056,415			31,985,610			32,175,097			32,733,591			32,715,630
Total assets		35,412,291			35,247,119			35,578,573			36,298,301			36,210,148
Noninterest-bearing deposits		10,642,213			10,802,127			11,030,515			11,626,371			12,171,817
Total deposits		29,200,718			29,775,906			29,690,059			30,320,337			30,043,501
Common stockholders' equity		3,920,718			3,853,436			3,803,661			3,501,003			3,554,476
AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET DATA
Loans	$	23,917,361		$	23,810,163		$	23,795,681		$	23,830,724		$	23,654,994
Securities (b)		8,214,172			8,197,410			8,579,444			8,888,477			9,007,821
Earning assets		32,539,363			32,556,821			33,128,130			33,137,565			33,619,829
Total assets		34,998,880			35,101,869			35,538,300			35,626,927			36,205,396
Noninterest-bearing deposits		10,526,903			10,673,060			11,132,354			11,453,236			12,153,453
Total deposits		29,069,097			29,560,956			29,974,941			29,757,180			29,372,899
Common stockholders' equity		3,826,296			3,818,840			3,560,978			3,572,487			3,567,260
COMMON SHARE DATA
Earnings per share - diluted	$	1.31		$	1.24		$	0.58		$	1.12		$	1.35
Cash dividends per share		0.40			0.30			0.30			0.30			0.30
Book value per share (period-end)		45.40			44.49			44.05			40.64			41.27
Tangible book value per share (period-end)		35.04			34.12			33.63			30.16			30.76
Weighted average number of shares - diluted		86,765			86,726			86,604			86,437			86,370
Period-end number of shares		86,355			86,622			86,345			86,148			86,123
Market data
High sales price	$	49.11		$	49.10		$	49.65		$	45.15		$	43.73
Low sales price		41.56			41.19			32.16			35.34			31.02
Period-end closing price		47.83			46.04			48.59			36.99			38.38
Trading volume		29,308			30,508			38,574			34,506			38,854
PERFORMANCE RATIOS
Return on average assets		1.32	%		1.24	%		0.56	%		1.09	%		1.30	%
Return on average common equity		12.04	%		11.44	%		5.64	%		10.85	%		13.24	%
Return on average tangible common equity		15.73	%		14.96	%		7.55	%		14.53	%		17.76	%
Tangible common equity ratio (c)		8.77	%		8.61	%		8.37	%		7.34	%		7.50	%
Net interest margin (TE)		3.37	%		3.32	%		3.27	%		3.27	%		3.30	%
Noninterest income as a percentage of total revenue (TE)		24.60	%		24.62	%		12.51	%		24.01	%		23.12	%
Efficiency ratio (d)		56.18	%		56.44	%		55.58	%		56.38	%		55.33	%
Average loan/deposit ratio		82.28	%		80.55	%		79.39	%		80.08	%		80.53	%
Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of period-end loans		1.32	%		1.31	%		1.29	%		1.28	%		1.32	%
Allowance for credit losses as a percentage of period-end loans (e)		1.43	%		1.42	%		1.41	%		1.40	%		1.45	%
Annualized net charge-offs to average loans		0.12	%		0.15	%		0.27	%		0.64	%		0.06	%
Allowance for loan losses as a % of nonaccrual loans		366.54	%		382.21	%		521.56	%		507.68	%		402.07	%
FTE headcount		3,541			3,564			3,591			3,681			3,705
(a) Taxable equivalent (TE) amounts are calculated using a federal income tax rate of 21%.
(b) Average securities does not include unrealized holding gains/losses on available for sale securities.
(c) The tangible common equity ratio is common shareholders' equity less intangible assets divided by total assets less intangible assets.
(d) The efficiency ratio is noninterest expense to total net interest income (TE) and noninterest income, excluding amortization of purchased intangibles and supplemental disclosures noted above.
(e) The allowance for credit losses includes the allowance for loan and lease losses and the reserve for unfunded lending commitments.

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Kathryn Shrout Mistich, VP, Investor Relations Manager

504.539.7836 or kathryn.mistich@hancockwhitney.com

Source: Hancock Whitney

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Hancock Whitney's net interest margin increased by 5 basis points to 3.37% in Q2 2024 compared to the previous quarter.

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