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Macatawa Bank Corporation (NASDAQ: MCBC) reported a 13% decrease in net income for Q3 2020, totaling $7.1 million compared to $8.2 million in Q3 2019. The company allocated $500,000 for loan losses due to COVID-19, contrasting with no provision in Q3 2019. The net interest margin fell to 2.43% from 3.29% year-over-year, driven by federal funds rate cuts and low-yielding PPP loans. Non-interest income rose by 17% to $879,000. Overall, the bank maintains strong capital and liquidity levels, supporting its resilience against pandemic-induced challenges.

Positive
  • Non-interest income increased by $879,000 (17%) from Q3 2019, attributed to higher residential mortgage volume.
  • Loan portfolio balances rose by $165.1 million (12%) driven by PPP loans.
  • Strong capital and liquidity levels provide stability during challenging market conditions.
  • Approximately 75% of loans modified under the CARES Act returned to contractual terms by September 30, 2020.
Negative
  • Net income decreased by 13% from Q3 2019, reflecting ongoing pandemic challenges.
  • Net interest margin dropped to 2.43% from 3.29% year-over-year, primarily due to federal funds rate decreases.
  • Provision for loan losses of $500,000 in Q3 2020 versus no provision in Q3 2019.

HOLLAND, Mich., Oct. 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Macatawa Bank Corporation (NASDAQ: MCBC), the holding company for Macatawa Bank (collectively, the “Company”), today announced its results for the third quarter of 2020.

  • Net income of $7.1 million in third quarter 2020 versus $8.2 million in third quarter 2019 – down 13%
  • Provision for loan losses of $500,000 in third quarter 2020 versus no provision in the third quarter 2019, due to additional qualitative allocations for effects of COVID-19 pandemic
  • Net loan recoveries of $203,000 in third quarter 2020 versus $4.0 million net chargeoffs in second quarter 2020 and $259,000 net recoveries in third quarter 2019
  • Net interest margin decreased to 2.43% in third quarter 2020 versus 3.29% in third quarter 2019 primarily due to federal funds rate decreases during the past year, low-yielding Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans and high on-balance sheet liquidity
  • Growth in non-interest income of $879,000 (17%) from third quarter 2019 driven by increased residential mortgage volume
  • Modest increase in total non-interest expense – up $524,000 (5%) from third quarter 2019
  • Loan portfolio balances up by $165.1 million (12%) from third quarter 2019, driven by PPP loans
  • Approximately 75% of loans modified under CARES Act have returned to contractual terms at September 30, 2020
  • Core deposit balances up by $350.4 million (19%) from third quarter 2019
  • Capital and liquidity levels remain strong

The Company reported net income of $7.1 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, in the third quarter 2020 compared to $8.2 million, or $0.24 per diluted share, in the third quarter 2019. For the first nine months of 2020, the Company reported net income of $21.2 million, or $0.62 per diluted share, compared to $23.8 million, or $0.70 per diluted share, for the same period in 2019.

"We are pleased to report solid profitability for the third quarter of 2020, despite the challenges of operating during a continuing world-wide pandemic,” said Ronald L. Haan, President and CEO of the Company. “The COVID-19 pandemic has continued to have a significant impact on our community, but the Company has again proven resilient and consistent in serving the financial needs of our customers and our community. We were active participants in the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and originated 1,738 PPP loans totaling $346.7 million in the second and third quarters of 2020. The loans were distributed to many local small businesses in order to protect jobs and allow continued paychecks to employees in those companies. Despite the challenging environment in the third quarter of 2020, we produced $7.1 million in earnings for the quarter. Mortgage gains in the third quarter of 2020 were nearly double the level achieved a year ago and offset much of the reduction in net interest income caused by the significant decrease in market interest rates in 2020. An increase in provision for loan losses was another reason for the reduction in net

Macatawa Bank Corporation 3Q Results

income in the third quarter of 2020 compared to the third quarter of 2019, as we increased our allowance for loan losses due to factors associated with COVID-19, including additional allocations provided to loans that remained under CARES Act modifications at September 30, 2020. We returned to achieving net loan recoveries in the third quarter of 2020 after experiencing a sizeable charge-off in the second quarter of 2020.”  

Mr. Haan concluded: "We will continue to experience challenges relating to the impact of COVID-19 on our customers and our business. We have actively worked with our borrowers to provide payment relief where possible while protecting the Company’s position. We provided short-term modifications on $337.2 million of loans through the third quarter of 2020. Approximately 75 percent of the loans that had been modified during the COVID-19 pandemic have either paid off or have returned to their normal loan payment terms with only $80 million of these loans remaining in modified status at September 30, 2020. Our capital levels significantly exceed regulatory requirements, and we believe our strong balance sheet should provide the strength and stability to weather these difficult times.”

Operating Results
Net interest income for the third quarter 2020 totaled $14.7 million, a decrease of $373,000 from the second quarter 2020 and a decrease of $1.2 million from the third quarter 2019. Net interest margin for the third quarter 2020 was 2.43 percent, down 31 basis points from the second quarter 2020, and down 86 basis points from the third quarter 2019. Net interest income for the third quarter 2020 benefitted from amortization of $1.2 million in fees from loans issued under the PPP in the second and third quarters of 2020. These fees are amortized over the loans’ contractual maturity, which is 24 months or 60 months, as applicable. Upon SBA forgiveness, the remaining unamortized fees will be recognized into interest income. At September 30, 2020, the Company had approved and submitted 264 forgiveness applications with balances totaling $90.5 million to the SBA. The Company received its first forgiveness disbursement on October 7, 2020 and through October 20, 2020 the Company had received forgiveness disbursements totaling $3.1 million. The Company expects the related fee income amortization to accelerate in the fourth quarter of 2020 as the SBA processes the forgiveness applications, positively impacting net interest income. Net interest margin was negatively impacted in the third quarter 2020 versus the second quarter 2020 by carrying significantly higher balances of federal funds sold due to the seasonal increase in deposits from municipal customers typically experienced. These balances, which earn only 10 basis points in interest, increased by $226.3 million, on average, from the second quarter 2020 and caused a 25 basis point decrease in net interest margin in the third quarter 2020. This constitutes most of the 31 basis point decrease from the second quarter 2020 to the third quarter 2020.   The most significant factor in the 86 basis point decrease in margin from the third quarter 2019 to the third quarter 2020 was the impact of the 225 basis point decrease in the federal funds rate. Floor rates established by the Company on its variable rate loans over recent years served to soften the negative impact on net interest income of these federal funds rate decreases. Without these floors, net interest income would have been lower than stated by approximately $1 million.

Average interest earning assets for the third quarter 2020 increased $199.9 million from the second quarter 2020 and were up $494.7 million from the third quarter 2019.   Increases in deposit balances, including seasonal municipal deposits, accounted for the increase from second quarter 2020.  

Macatawa Bank Corporation 3Q Results

Non-interest income increased $238,000 in the third quarter 2020 compared to the second quarter 2020 and increased $879,000 from the third quarter 2019. Gains on sales of mortgage loans in the third quarter 2020 were down $303,000 compared to the second quarter 2020 and were up $722,000 from the third quarter 2019. The Company originated $40.8 million in mortgage loans for sale in the third quarter 2020 compared to $50.1 million in the second quarter 2020 and $24.6 million in the third quarter 2019. Also positively affecting non-interest income in the third quarter 2020 was $253,000 in fees related to customer back-to-back interest rate swaps executed in the quarter. These fees were $138,000 in the second quarter 2020 and $0 in the third quarter 2019. Deposit service charges were up $127,000 in the third quarter 2020 compared to the second quarter 2020 and were down $152,000 compared to the third quarter 2019. These fees are lower than in recent years due to lower overdraft fees as customers have generally retained higher deposit balances due to uncertainty related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Non-interest expense was $11.5 million for the third quarter 2020, compared to $10.5 million for the second quarter 2020 and $11.0 million for the third quarter 2019. The largest component of non-interest expense was salaries and benefit expenses. Salaries and benefit expenses were up $714,000 compared to the second quarter 2020 and were up $208,000 compared to the third quarter 2019. The increases compared to the second quarter 2020 and third quarter 2019 were due to a combination of actions taken to mitigate the negative effects of the COVID-19 shutdown of the economy, and the reversal of certain actions given the positive results of the second and third quarters of 2020. Early in the third quarter 2020, the Company eliminated its personnel pay freezes, reinstated 401k matching contributions, and reinstated bonus accruals. Favorably impacting salary and benefit expenses were lower claims experience in the Company’s medical insurance plan.   Second quarter 2020 expense benefitted from larger salary cost deferrals from origination of PPP loans. The table below identifies the primary components of the changes in salaries and benefits between periods.



Dollars in 000s
 Q3 2020
to
Q2 2020
 Q3 2020
To
Q3 2019
      
Salaries and other compensation $116  $158 
Salary deferral from commercial loans  300   (10)
Bonus accrual  242   12 
Mortgage production – variable comp  (17)  88 
401k matching contributions  136   11 
Medical insurance costs  (63)  (51)
Total change in salaries and benefits $714  $208 

Nonperforming asset expenses remained low in the third quarter 2020 at just $25,000 compared to $17,000 in the second quarter 2020 and $46,000 in the third quarter 2019. FDIC assessment expense was $131,000 in the third quarter 2020 and $76,000 in the second quarter 2020. There was no FDIC assessment expense in the third quarter 2019 as the FDIC assessment credits fully covered the assessment in that quarter. All of the Company’s FDIC assessment credits had been applied by the second quarter 2020, so expense increased in the second quarter 2020 and third quarter 2020. Other categories of non-interest expense were relatively flat compared to the second quarter 2020 and the third quarter 2019 due to a continued focus on expense management.

Macatawa Bank Corporation 3Q Results

Federal income tax expense was $1.6 million for the third quarter 2020 compared to $1.8 million for the second quarter 2020 and $1.9 million for the third quarter 2019. The effective tax rate was 18.5 percent for the third quarter 2020, compared to 18.7 percent for the second quarter 2020 and 18.7 percent for the third quarter 2019.

Asset Quality
A provision for loan losses of $500,000 was recorded in the third quarter 2020 compared to no provision taken in the third quarter 2019. Net loan recoveries for the third quarter 2020 were $203,000, compared to second quarter 2020 net loan chargeoffs of $4.0 million and third quarter 2019 net loan recoveries of $259,000. The large provision in the second quarter 2020 was primarily due to a $4.1 million charge-off on a single loan relationship in the movie theater business. The Company has no other borrowers in that particular industry, and believes the loss was an isolated incident. At September 30, 2020, the Company had experienced net loan recoveries in twenty-one of the past twenty-three quarters.   Total loans past due on payments by 30 days or more amounted to $524,000 at September 30, 2020, down from $3.3 million at June 30, 2020 and up from $207,000 at September 30, 2019. Delinquency as a percentage of total loans was 0.03 percent at September 30, 2020, well below the Company’s peer level.

The allowance for loan losses of $16.6 million was 1.07 percent of total loans at September 30, 2020, compared to 1.01 percent of total loans at June 30, 2020, and 1.24 percent at September 30, 2019. The ratio at September 30, 2020 and at June 30, 2020 includes the PPP loans originated in the second and third quarters, which are fully guaranteed by the SBA and receive no allowance allocation. The ratio at September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2020 excluding PPP loans was 1.38% and 1.29%, respectively. The coverage ratio of allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans continued to be strong and significantly exceeded 1-to-1 coverage at 85-to-1 as of September 30, 2020.

The CARES Act enacted in the first quarter of 2020 allowed the Company to provide payment relief to borrowers that were current on their loan terms at December 31, 2019 without being required to identify those loans as troubled debt restructurings, essentially allowing the presumption of the borrowers not being in financial difficulty. The Company granted 726 of these modifications with principal balances totaling $337.2 million in the first through third quarters of 2020, the large majority of which were granting interest only period of 90 days. Some borrowers were granted an additional 90 day modification. By September 30, 2020, approximately 75 percent of the modifications granted had expired and the loans were back to their contractual terms. The table below shows the number of loans and balances that were under such modifications as of the end of the quarter for the dates indicated.



Dollars in 000s
 Number of
COVID-19
Modifications
 Balance of
COVID-19
Modifications
March 31, 2020  176 $87,917
June 30, 2020  599  297,269
September 30, 2020  26  79,894

At September 30, 2020, the Company's nonperforming loans were $195,000, representing 0.01 percent of total loans. This compares to $3.0 million (0.19 percent of total loans) at June 30, 2020 and $211,000 (0.02 percent of total loans) at September 30, 2019. Other real estate owned and repossessed assets were $2.6 million at September 30, 2020, compared to $2.6 million at June 30, 2020 and $3.1 million at September 30, 2019. Total non-performing assets, including other real estate owned and nonperforming loans, were $2.8 million, or 0.11 percent of total assets, at September 30, 2020. Total nonperforming assets, including other real estate owned and nonperforming loans, decreased by $501,000 from September 30, 2019 to September 30, 2020.

Macatawa Bank Corporation 3Q Results

A break-down of non-performing loans is shown in the table below.


Dollars in 000s
 Sept 30,
2020
 Jun 30,
2020
 Mar 31,
2020
 Dec 31,
2019
 Sept 30,
2019
               
Commercial Real Estate $97 $2,857 $5,908 $98 $102
Commercial and Industrial  ---  ---  1,211  ---  ---
Total Commercial Loans  97  2,857  7,119  98  102
Residential Mortgage Loans  98  100  103  105  109
Consumer Loans  ---  ---  8  ---                  ---
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FAQ

What were Macatawa Bank Corporation's Q3 2020 earnings?

Macatawa Bank Corporation reported net income of $7.1 million for Q3 2020.

How did COVID-19 affect Macatawa Bank Corporation's financials?

The bank recorded a $500,000 provision for loan losses in Q3 2020 due to the impacts of COVID-19.

What is the net interest margin for Macatawa Bank Corporation in Q3 2020?

The net interest margin for Q3 2020 was 2.43%, down from 3.29% in Q3 2019.

What contributed to the increase in non-interest income for Macatawa Bank Corporation?

Non-interest income increased by $879,000 in Q3 2020, driven by higher residential mortgage volume.

What percentage of loans modified under the CARES Act have returned to normal terms?

Approximately 75% of loans modified under the CARES Act returned to contractual terms by September 30, 2020.

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