Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc.
(NASDAQ: HWBK), (the
“Company” or “HWBK”) reported net income of $3.3 million for the
for the first quarter 2023, a decrease of $1.5 million compared to
the linked quarter 2022 and a decrease of $3.3 million from the
first quarter 2022 (the "prior year quarter"). Earnings per diluted
share (“EPS”) was $0.48 for the first quarter 2023 compared to
$0.70 and $0.97 for the linked quarter and prior year quarter,
respectively. Net income and EPS for the first quarter 2023
decreased from the linked quarter primarily due to lower net
interest income, in addition to higher provision expense for credit
losses on loans and unfunded commitments.
Chairman David T. Turner
commented, "Hawthorn Bank continued to perform well in the
first quarter of 2023 despite delivering a reduction in reported
earnings as compared to the linked quarter and prior year quarter.
Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. reported $3.3 million of net income and
$0.48 in earnings per share for the first quarter. We continue to
see loan growth across all of our markets and achieved 1.4% growth
in the current quarter compared to the previous quarter. We are
continuing to see compression in our net interest margin as the
rate of increase in interest-bearing deposits, driven in large
measure by actions of the Fed to contain inflation, is outpacing
our growth in yield on earning assets. Asset quality remains strong
as evidenced by stable non-performing loans as a percentage of
total loans. During the quarter, we started to see growth in our
mortgage loan portfolio and sales of mortgage loans into the
secondary market. A significant driver of the $3.3 million decrease
in net income as compared to the prior year quarter was we recorded
a release of provision for loan losses of $2.5 million in the prior
year quarter, and in the current quarter recorded provision for
credit losses of $0.7 million.
In the current quarter, we adopted the Current
Expected Credit Loss ("CECL") model for estimating life of credit
losses and losses for unfunded commitments. Consistent with
adoption of that new standard, we recorded a one-time cumulative
adjustment to retained earnings as of January 1, 2023 in the amount
of $5.6 million in addition to an increase in provision for
credit losses at quarter-end.
Recent events within the banking industry have
focused the spotlight more intensely on certain banking-related
topics. At Hawthorn Bank, we are a community bank and view ourself
differently than those other banks requiring recent financial
assistance and who in our view are operational outliers. We
estimate our uninsured deposits to be 17% of total deposits as of
March 31, 2023. Our liquidity and capital levels remain
strong. We have multiple sources of funds and unpledged securities
available to meet liquidity needs, plus additional borrowing
capacity through the FHLB and multiple secured/unsecured funding
lines. We remain "well capitalized" from a regulatory capital ratio
perspective. Our stockholders' equity to assets ratio was 6.77% at
March 31, 2023 compared to 6.62% at December 31,
2022."
Turner continued, "We continue to be excited
about further growth opportunities in the markets we serve and
stand ready as the community bank of choice to support their
financial needs."
Highlights
-
Earnings – Net income of $3.3 million for the
first quarter 2023 decreased $1.5 million, or 30.8%, from the
linked quarter, and decreased $3.3 million, or 50.5%, from the
prior year quarter. EPS was $0.48 for the first quarter 2023
compared to $0.70 for the linked quarter, and $0.97 for the prior
year quarter.
- Net
interest income and net interest margin – Net interest
income of $13.9 million for the first quarter 2023, decreased $1.0
million from the linked quarter, and decreased $0.2 million from
the prior year quarter. Net interest margin, on an FTE basis, was
3.16% for the first quarter, a decrease from 3.43% for the linked
quarter, and a decrease from 3.50% for the prior year quarter.
-
Loans – Loans held for investment increased by
$20.8 million, or 1.4%, equal to $1.5 billion as of March 31,
2023 as compared to the end of the linked quarter. Year-over-year,
loans held for investment grew $208.2 million, or 15.6%, from $1.3
billion as of March 31, 2022.
- Asset
quality – Non-performing loans totaled $19.6 million
at March 31, 2023, an increase of $0.9 million from
$18.7 million at the end of the linked quarter, and an
increase of $2.5 million from $17.1 million at the end of
the prior year quarter. The increase in non-performing loans in the
current quarter compared to the prior year quarter is primarily due
to four large non-accrual loan relationships. The allowance for
credit losses to total loans was 1.43% at March 31, 2023,
compared to the allowance for loan losses to total loans of 1.02%
at December 31, 2022 and 1.07% at March 31, 2022.
-
Deposits – Total deposits decreased by
$24.1 million, or 1.5%, equal to $1.6 billion as of
March 31, 2023 as compared to the end of the linked quarter.
Year-over-year deposits grew $151.9 million, or 10.4%, from
$1.5 billion as of March 31, 2022.
-
Capital – On January 1, 2023, the Company adopted
ASU 2016-13 and recorded a one-time cumulative effect adjustment to
retained earnings totaling $5.6 million. Total stockholders'
equity was $128.4 million and the common equity to assets
ratio was 6.77% at March 31, 2023 as compared to 6.62% and
7.74% at the end of the linked quarter and the prior year quarter,
respectively. Regulatory capital ratios remain “well-capitalized”,
with a tier 1 leverage ratio of 10.43% and a total risk-based
capital ratio of 13.81% at March 31, 2023.
Pursuant to the Company's 2019 Repurchase Plan,
management is given discretion to determine the number and pricing
of the shares to be purchased, as well as the timing of any such
purchases. The Company did not repurchase any shares during the
current quarter. As of March 31, 2023, $2.1 million
remained available for share repurchases pursuant to the plan.
During the second quarter of 2023, the Company's
Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.17 per
common share in addition to a special stock dividend of 4.0%, each
payable July 1, 2023 to shareholders of record at the close of
business on June 15, 2023.
Net Interest Income and Net Interest
Margin
Net interest income of $13.9 million for
the first quarter 2023, decreased $1.0 million from the linked
quarter, and decreased $0.2 million from the prior year
quarter. Driving the decrease from the linked quarter was
significantly higher interest expense for interest bearing deposit
accounts and other borrowings which reprice in a rising rate
environment, more than offsetting the increase in interest income
and fees from loans and other earning assets. While interest income
increased $5.5 million in the current quarter compared to the
prior year quarter, which was driven primarily by higher yields on
interest earning assets in addition to growth in loans, interest
expense increased $5.7 million resulting in a
$0.2 million decrease in net interest income. Net interest
margin, on an FTE basis, was 3.16% for the first quarter, compared
to 3.43% for the linked quarter, and 3.50% for the prior year
quarter.
Loans
Loans held for investment increased by $20.8
million, or 1.4%, to $1.5 billion as of March 31, 2023 as
compared to the end of the linked quarter and increased by $208.2
million, or 15.6%, from the end of the prior year quarter.
The yield earned on average loans held for
investment was 5.03%, on an FTE basis, for the first quarter 2023,
compared to 4.81% for the linked quarter and 4.34% for the prior
year quarter. The increase in yield as of March 31, 2023
compared to the end of the linked quarter is reflective of recent
market conditions where most loan types have seen an increase in
yield, consistent with the four most recent increases in the prime
rate which moved the rate from 6.25% in September 2022 to 8.00% in
March 2023.
Asset Quality
On January 1, 2023, the Company adopted ASU
2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326) which
provides for an expected credit loss model, referred to as the
"Current Expected Credit Loss" ("CECL") model. The adoption of the
standard resulted in an increase to the allowance for credit losses
of $5.8 million and a new liability for unfunded commitments
totaling $1.3 million. These one-time cumulative adjustments
resulted in a $5.6 million tax-effected decrease to retained
earnings.
Non-performing loans totaled $19.6 million
at March 31, 2023, an increase of $0.9 million from
$18.7 million at the end of the linked quarter, and an
increase of $2.5 million from $17.1 million at the end of
the prior year quarter. Non-performing loans to total loans was
1.27% at March 31, 2023, compared to 1.23% and 1.28% at the
end of the linked quarter and prior year quarter, respectively.
At March 31, 2023, with the adoption of ASU
2016-13, $0.2 million of the Company’s allowance for credit
losses was allocated to loans individually analyzed totaling
$19.8 million. These loans were valued using a collateral
practical expedient.
Under the incurred method, $0.3 million of
the Company's allowance for loan losses were allocated to impaired
loans totaling $20.4 million at the end of the linked quarter,
and $0.3 million of the Company's allowance for loan losses
allocated to impaired loans totaling $18.8 million at the end
of the prior year quarter. Management determined that
$17.7 million, or 87%, and $16.1 million, or 86%, of
total impaired loans required no reserve allocation at the end of
the linked quarter and prior year quarter, respectively, primarily
due to adequate collateral values.
In the first quarter 2023, the Company had net
loan charge-offs of $52,000 compared to net loan charge-offs of
$17,000 and $124,000 in the linked quarter and the prior year
quarter, respectively.
The Company recognized a provision for credit
losses of $0.7 million for the first quarter 2023 compared to $0.1
million provision for loan losses for the linked quarter and a
release of provision for loan losses of $2.5 million for the prior
year quarter.
The allowance for credit losses at
March 31, 2023 was $22.0 million, or 1.43% of outstanding
loans, and 112.14% of non-performing loans. At December 31,
2022, the allowance for loan losses was $15.6 million, or 1.02% of
outstanding loans, and 83.35% of non-performing loans. At
March 31, 2022, the allowance for loan losses was $14.3
million, or 1.07% of outstanding loans, and 83.51% of
non-performing loans. The allowance for credit losses represents
management’s best estimate of expected losses inherent in the loan
portfolio and is commensurate with risks in the loan portfolio as
of March 31, 2023.
Deposits
Total deposits at March 31, 2023 were $1.6
billion, a decrease of $24.1 million, or 1.5%, from
December 31, 2022, and an increase of $151.9 million, or
10.4%, from March 31, 2022. The decrease in deposits at the
end of the first quarter of 2023 as compared to the linked quarter
was primarily driven by the seasonal reduction in certain public
funds depositor balances. The growth in deposits at the end of the
current quarter as compared to the prior year quarter is due to
increases in the combined savings, interest checking, and money
market account balances, plus time deposits greater than
$250,000.
Non-interest Income
Total non-interest income for the first quarter
ended March 31, 2023 was $3.2 million, an increase of $0.1
million, or 2.0%, from the linked quarter, and a decrease of $0.5
million, or 14.6%, from the prior year quarter. The decline in the
current quarter compared to the prior year quarter is primarily due
to the decrease in the gain on sale of real estate mortgages of
$0.4 million, or 44.1%.
Non-interest Expense
Total non-interest expense for the first quarter
2023 was $12.5 million, a decrease of $0.1 million, or 0.8%, from
the linked quarter, and an increase of $0.3 million, or 2.1%, from
the prior year quarter. The first quarter efficiency ratio was
72.8% compared to 69.5% and 68.4% for the linked quarter and prior
year quarter, respectively.
Capital
The Company maintains its “well capitalized”
regulatory capital position. At the end of the first quarter 2023,
capital ratios were as follows: total risk-based capital to
risk-weighted assets 13.81%, tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets
12.47%, tier 1 leverage 10.43% and common equity to assets
6.77%.
[Tables follow]
FINANCIAL SUMMARY(unaudited)$000, except per
share data
|
Three Months Ended |
|
March 31, |
|
December 31 |
|
March 31, |
Statement of income information: |
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
Total interest income |
$ |
20,933 |
|
$ |
19,785 |
|
|
$ |
15,436 |
|
Total interest expense |
|
6,985 |
|
|
4,795 |
|
|
|
1,291 |
|
Net interest income |
|
13,948 |
|
|
14,990 |
|
|
|
14,145 |
|
Provision for (release of) credit losses on loans and unfunded
commitments |
|
680 |
|
|
100 |
|
|
|
(2,500 |
) |
Non-interest income |
|
3,182 |
|
|
3,119 |
|
|
|
3,726 |
|
Investment securities gains (losses), net |
|
8 |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
(4 |
) |
Non-interest expense |
|
12,478 |
|
|
12,576 |
|
|
|
12,227 |
|
Pre-tax income |
|
3,980 |
|
|
5,431 |
|
|
|
8,140 |
|
Income taxes |
|
709 |
|
|
705 |
|
|
|
1,531 |
|
Net income |
$ |
3,271 |
|
$ |
4,726 |
|
|
$ |
6,609 |
|
Earnings per
share: |
|
|
|
|
|
Basic: |
$ |
0.48 |
|
$ |
0.70 |
|
|
$ |
0.97 |
|
Diluted: |
$ |
0.48 |
|
$ |
0.70 |
|
|
$ |
0.97 |
|
FINANCIAL SUMMARY
(continued)(unaudited)$000, except per share
data
|
March 31, |
|
December 31, |
|
March 31, |
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2022 |
|
Key financial
ratios: |
|
|
|
|
|
Return on average assets (YTD) |
0.70 |
% |
|
1.16 |
% |
|
1.51 |
% |
Return on average common equity (YTD) |
10.14 |
% |
|
15.94 |
% |
|
18.41 |
% |
Return on average assets (QTR) |
0.70 |
% |
|
1.01 |
% |
|
1.51 |
% |
Return on average common equity (QTR) |
10.14 |
% |
|
15.72 |
% |
|
18.41 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Asset Quality
Ratios |
|
|
|
|
|
Allowance for loan losses to total loans |
1.43 |
% |
|
1.02 |
% |
|
1.07 |
% |
Non-performing loans to total loans (a) |
1.27 |
% |
|
1.23 |
% |
|
1.28 |
% |
Non-performing assets to loans (a) |
1.81 |
% |
|
1.81 |
% |
|
2.01 |
% |
Non-performing assets to assets (a) |
1.47 |
% |
|
1.43 |
% |
|
1.55 |
% |
Allowance for credit losses on loans to |
|
|
|
|
|
non-performing loans (a) |
112.14 |
% |
|
83.35 |
% |
|
83.51 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital
Ratios |
|
|
|
|
|
Average stockholders' equity to average total assets (YTD) |
6.87 |
% |
|
7.27 |
% |
|
8.22 |
% |
Period-end stockholders' equity to period-end assets (YTD) |
6.77 |
% |
|
6.62 |
% |
|
7.74 |
% |
Total risk-based capital ratio |
13.81 |
% |
|
13.85 |
% |
|
14.66 |
% |
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio |
12.47 |
% |
|
12.52 |
% |
|
13.44 |
% |
Common equity Tier 1 capital |
9.77 |
% |
|
9.89 |
% |
|
10.36 |
% |
Tier 1 leverage ratio |
10.43 |
% |
|
10.76 |
% |
|
10.99 |
% |
(a) Non-performing loans include loans 90 days
past due and accruing and non-accrual loans.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY
(continued)(unaudited)$000, except per share
data
|
March 31, |
|
December 31 |
|
March 31, |
Balance sheet information: |
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
Total assets |
$ |
1,895,821 |
|
|
$ |
1,923,540 |
|
|
$ |
1,735,683 |
|
Loans held for investment |
|
1,542,074 |
|
|
|
1,521,252 |
|
|
|
1,333,923 |
|
Allowance for credit / loan losses |
|
(21,979 |
) |
|
|
(15,588 |
) |
|
|
(14,279 |
) |
Loans held for sale |
|
1,753 |
|
|
|
591 |
|
|
|
909 |
|
Investment securities |
|
265,893 |
|
|
|
257,100 |
|
|
|
292,244 |
|
Deposits |
|
1,608,012 |
|
|
|
1,632,079 |
|
|
|
1,456,143 |
|
Liability for unfunded commitments |
|
1,302 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Total stockholders’ equity |
$ |
128,352 |
|
|
$ |
127,411 |
|
|
$ |
134,387 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Book value per share |
$ |
18.96 |
|
|
$ |
18.76 |
|
|
$ |
19.58 |
|
Market price per share |
$ |
23.38 |
|
|
$ |
21.77 |
|
|
$ |
24.31 |
|
Net interest spread (FTE) (YTD) |
|
2.57 |
% |
|
|
3.26 |
% |
|
|
3.36 |
% |
Net interest margin (FTE) (YTD) |
|
3.16 |
% |
|
|
3.53 |
% |
|
|
3.50 |
% |
Net interest spread (FTE) (QTR) |
|
2.57 |
% |
|
|
3.00 |
% |
|
|
3.36 |
% |
Net interest margin (FTE) (QTR) |
|
3.16 |
% |
|
|
3.43 |
% |
|
|
3.50 |
% |
Efficiency ratio (YTD) |
|
72.84 |
% |
|
|
66.73 |
% |
|
|
68.42 |
% |
Efficiency ratio (QTR) |
|
72.84 |
% |
|
|
69.46 |
% |
|
|
68.42 |
% |
About Hawthorn Bancshares
Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc., a financial-bank
holding company headquartered in Jefferson City, Missouri, is the
parent company of Hawthorn Bank of Jefferson City with locations in
the Missouri communities of Lee's Summit, Liberty, St. Louis,
Springfield, Independence, Columbia, Clinton, Osceola, Warsaw,
Belton, Drexel, Harrisonville, California and St. Robert.
Contact:
Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc.Stephen E. Guthrie
Chief Financial OfficerTEL: 573.761.6100Fax:
573.761.6272www.HawthornBancshares.com
The financial results in this press release
reflect preliminary, unaudited results, which are not final until
the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is filed. Statements
made in this press release that suggest Hawthorn Bancshares' or
management's intentions, hopes, beliefs, expectations, or
predictions of the future include "forward-looking statements"
within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended. It is important to note that actual
results could differ materially from those projected in such
forward-looking statements. Additional information concerning
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those projected in such forward-looking statements is contained
from time to time in the Company's quarterly and annual reports
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These
forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this
communication, and the Company disclaims any obligation to update
any forward-looking statement or to publicly announce the results
of any revisions to any of the forward-looking statements included
herein, except as required by law.
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