WaFd, Inc. (Nasdaq: WAFD) (the "Company"), parent company of
Washington Federal Bank ("WaFd Bank" or the "Bank"), today
announced quarterly earnings after successfully completing the
merger of California-based Luther Burbank Corporation ("LBC").
Earnings for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 were $15,888,000,
a decrease of 73% from net earnings of $58,453,000 for the quarter
ended December 31, 2023 and a decrease of 76% from net earnings of
$65,934,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2023. After the effect
of dividends on preferred stock, net income available for common
shareholders was $0.17 per diluted share for the quarter ended
March 31, 2024, compared to $0.85 per diluted share for the quarter
ended December 31, 2023, a $0.68 or 80% decrease, and $0.95 per
diluted share for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, a $0.78 or 82%
decrease in fully diluted earnings per common share. For the
quarter ended March 31, 2024, return on common shareholders' equity
was 2.09% and return on assets was 0.26%. These results reflect
merger-related costs and certain non-operating expenses of $51.1
million for the quarter. Adjusted for these expenses, return on
common shareholders' equity for the quarter ended March 31, 2024
was 8.7% compared to 10.21% for the quarter ended December 31, 2023
and 12.01% for the quarter ended March 31, 2023. Adjusted, return
on assets for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 was 0.9% compared to
1.0% for the previous quarter and 1.2% for the same quarter in the
prior year. For a reconciliation, see the Non-GAAP Financial
Measures section below.
President and CEO Brent Beardall commented, "In the future, when
we look back at the acquisition of Luther Burbank, we will see the
addition of this $8 billion asset franchise in California as a
transformational event for WaFd Bank. As expected, there is a lot
of noise in the quarter so we have provided disclosures showing
what earnings would have been without the merger costs and certain
non-operating income and expenses. Absent these items, net income
would have been $54.8 million, a 6% decrease from the December
quarter. While the continuation of the challenging interest rate
environment has made strategic execution more difficult, we remain
excited by the potential of this purchase.
"I am especially proud of how quickly we were able to complete
this acquisition once regulatory approval was granted. We closed on
the acquisition of LBC on February 29, 2024. The next day, Friday
March 1st, we started the systems conversions and branch
re-branding and completed the work just two days later, opening our
doors March 4th as WaFd branches operating on WaFd's core systems.
To my knowledge this was one of, if not the fastest
close-to-conversion in modern history for U.S. banking for
transactions over $1 billion. Speed only matters if you are able to
execute with quality and our teams, especially our front-line
bankers in the California branches and the support teams in
operations and technology, were remarkably successful executing the
conversion plan. The best indicator of this success is the behavior
of the impacted clients. From conversion until quarter end, deposit
accounts are down only 1.1%.
"A lot has changed since we announced the acquisition of LBC in
November 2022. Importantly, we have identified a portion of the LBC
multifamily loan portfolio (up to $3.2 billion) that would be
attractive to potential buyers and have initiated a program to sell
these loans. We have engaged a third party to facilitate this
process. There has been a lot of interest in these loans, we are
working through the bidding process and expect to execute on the
sale in the next few months. We are mindful of the benefits of
selling these loans, the resulting liquidity and the options going
forward, whether to pay down debt, originate new loans or a
combination of both. Ultimately, the amount of loans sold is
dependent on price and certainty for execution.
"An acquisition of the size of LBC is meaningful for WaFd; their
assets were 34% of standalone WaFd assets. Why did we do it? Why
take the risk? We believe this acquisition will accrue to the
benefit of our clients, our communities, our shareholders and our
employees. Now that it is substantially complete, we believe common
shareholders will experience earnings per share accretion of 8% in
fiscal 2025 and 16% in fiscal 2026. These estimates factor in the
redeployment of the funds received in the potential loan sale into
higher yielding assets. Projections that lead to those returns are
contained in the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section below.
"We are grateful to be one of the strongest regional banks in
the now nine western states in which we operate. Our value
proposition is straightforward, we provide relationship banking to
our clients through a platform that is large enough to be
meaningful but small enough to be nimble and responsive to our
clients. We are more optimistic today about our future prospects
than any time in my 24 years at WaFd.
"There have been significant changes in interest rates and
market values of assets since the merger announcement and the table
below calls out what we were expecting in November of 2022 compared
to what we are expecting today."
At Announcement Nov
2022
Estimate as of March 31,
2024
EPS Accretion
7.9% accretion subsequent full
fiscal year
8% accretion for FY 2025,
subsequent full fiscal year
Cost savings
25% of LBC's 2023 non-interest
expense. Phased in 50% in the first year.
45% or $31 million immediate
savings
Merger costs - pre tax
$37 million
Under $30 million
Discount on LBC loans
$202 million
$472 million
Merger consideration value
$654 million
$466 million
Goodwill
$108 million
$106 million
December 31, 2023
March 31, 2024
Tangible Common Equity Per Share*
$28.05
$26.64
*Metric is a non-GAAP Financial Measure.
See page 13 for additional information on our use of Non-GAAP
Financial Measures.
As a result of the merger on February 29, 2024, the Company's
balances as of March 31, 2024 reflect the newly combined entity and
the activity for the quarter then ended include one month of
LBC-related activity. Given this, the Company's financial results
are not directly comparable to prior reported periods. Total assets
were $30.1 billion as of March 31, 2024, compared to $22.5 billion
at September 30, 2023, primarily due to the addition of $7.7
billion of LBC assets at fair value on February 29, 2024.
Net loans held for investment increased by $3.3 billion, or
19.0%, from September 30, 2023 to March 31, 2024 reflecting the
addition of LBC loans with a fair value of $3.2 billion. The fair
value of total loans obtained in the merger was $6.2 billion. The
Company has identified approximately $3.2 billion of the acquired
multifamily loans to sell and has classified these as Loans Held
for Sale at fair value.
Cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2024 increased by
$525.1 million, or 53.5%, since September 30, 2023. Investment
securities increased by $477.3 million during the quarter due to
the addition of $529.2 million in securities obtained in the
merger.
Customer deposits totaled $21.3 billion as of March 31, 2024, an
increase of 32.8% since September 30, 2023 due to $5.6 billion in
deposits obtained in the merger. Transaction accounts increased by
$1.6 billion or 14.6% during that period, while time deposits
increased $3.7 billion or 69.7% as 66% of the LBC deposit portfolio
was time deposits. As a result of this mix, the percentage of the
Company’s transaction accounts at March 31, 2024 decreased to 57.8%
compared to 67.0% at September 30, 2023. Core deposits, defined as
all transaction accounts and time deposits less than $250,000,
totaled 82.1% of deposits at March 31, 2024. Deposits that are
uninsured or not collateralized were 25.5% as of March 31, 2024, a
slight decrease from 25.7% as of September 30, 2023.
Borrowings totaled $5.3 billion as of March 31, 2024, up from
$3.7 billion at September 30, 2023 with $1.4 billion attributable
to the merger. The Company also assumed additional debt in
connection with the merger in the form of approximately $50 million
in floating rate junior subordinated debentures, due June 2036 and
June 2037, and $94 million in 6.5% senior unsecured term notes
maturing September 30, 2024. The effective weighted average
interest rate of the combined borrowings and debt was 4.48% as of
March 31, 2024, compared to 3.98% at September 30, 2023 as a result
of adding the LBC borrowings.
The Company had loan originations of $0.8 billion for the second
fiscal quarter of 2024, compared to $1.0 billion of originations in
the same quarter one year ago. Offsetting loan originations in each
of these quarters were loan repayments of $1.0 billion and $1.1
billion, respectively. The Bank has intentionally slowed new loan
production to temper net loan growth. Commercial loans represented
77% of all loan originations during the second fiscal quarter of
2024 and consumer loans accounted for the remaining 23%. Commercial
loans are viewed by the Bank as preferable; they generally have
floating interest rates and shorter durations. The weighted average
interest rate on the loan portfolio was 5.02% as of March 31, 2024,
a decrease from 5.22% as of September 30, 2023, due primarily to
adding the lower yielding LBC portfolio.
Credit quality continues to be monitored closely in light of the
shifting economic and monetary environment. As of March 31, 2024,
non-performing assets were $68 million, or 0.2% of total assets,
from $58 million, or 0.3%, at September 30, 2023. The percentage of
delinquent loans was 0.4% of total loans for both March 31, 2024
and September 30, 2023 as a result of the increased loan balance.
The following table shows the effect the merger had on the change
in non-performing assets and delinquencies.
Non-Performing Assets
Delinquencies
(In thousands)
Balance at September 30, 2023
$
57,924
$
63,315
Decrease in balance
(2,536
)
(5,258
)
Balance at December 31, 2023
55,388
58,057
Merger-related additions
13,487
23,258
Decrease in balance
(514
)
(5,267
)
Balance at March 31, 2024
$
68,361
$
76,048
The allowance for credit losses including the reserve for
unfunded commitments ("ACL") totaled $225 million as of March 31,
2024, and was 1.00% of gross loans outstanding, as compared to $202
million, or 1.04% of gross loans outstanding, as of September 30,
2023. The increase in the ACL reflects the $16.0 million provision
recorded on LBC loans held for investment that are not credit
deteriorated and the $7.4 million estimated lifetime credit losses
for those that are considered purchased credit deteriorated
("PCD"). Net charge-offs were $146,000 for the second fiscal
quarter of 2024, compared to net charge-offs of $6 million for the
prior year same quarter.
The Company paid quarterly dividends on Series A preferred stock
on January 15, 2024 and April 15, 2024. On March 8, 2024, the
Company paid a regular cash dividend on common stock of $0.26 per
share, which represented the 164th consecutive quarterly cash
dividend. During the quarter, the Company repurchased 7,837 shares
of common stock at a weighted average price of $30.38 per share and
has authorization to repurchase 1,853,453 additional shares.
Tangible common shareholders' equity per share decreased by $1.41,
or 5.0%, to $26.64 since September 30, 2023. Over the past 12
months, tangible book value decreased per share by $0.21 or 0.8%.
The ratio of total tangible shareholders' equity to tangible assets
decreased to 8.31% as of March 31, 2024. See the reconciliation for
these non-GAAP measures starting on page 13.
Net interest income was $159 million for the second fiscal
quarter of 2024, a decrease of $16.4 million or 9.4% from the same
quarter in the prior year. The decrease in net interest income was
primarily due to the 129 basis point increase in the average rate
paid on interest-bearing liabilities outpacing the 38 basis point
increase in the average rate earned on interest-earning assets. Net
interest income also increased by $6.4 million compared to the
quarter ended December 31, 2023 due to a larger increase in the
average interest earning assets than the increase in interest
bearing liabilities as a result of the merger. Net interest margin
was 2.73% in the second fiscal quarter of 2024 compared to 2.91%
for the quarter ended December 31, 2023 and 3.51% for the prior
year quarter.
Total other income was $13.4 million for the second fiscal
quarter of 2024 compared to $10.1 million in the prior year same
quarter. The increase is primarily due to recording $1.8 million
less unrealized losses for certain equity method investments in the
current quarter compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2023. Small
increases in insurance agency commissions recognized by the WAFD
Insurance Group and increased fees earned as a result of the merger
account for the remaining change.
Total other expense was $133.7 million in the second fiscal
quarter of 2024, an increase of $36.8 million, or 38.0%, from the
prior year's quarter. Compensation expense increased as a result of
$19 million in merger-related retention, severance and
change-in-control expenses combined with a larger post-merger
workforce. FDIC premiums increased $3.9 million compared to the
same period last year and included a $1.8 million expense for an
FDIC special assessment. Total other expense also increased by
$10.9 million compared to the same quarter in the prior year. This
is largely due to $5.9 million in merger related expenses in the
quarter as well as $5 million in non-operating expenses including a
$2 million charitable donation and $3 million in accruals related
to legal and compliance related items.
The Company recorded a provision for credit losses of $16.0
million in the second fiscal quarter of 2024, compared to a
provision for credit losses of $3.5 million in the same quarter of
fiscal 2023. The provision for loan losses in the quarter ended
March 31, 2024 represents the preliminary lifetime loss estimate
for the non-PCD loans obtained in the merger.
The Company’s efficiency ratio in the second fiscal quarter of
2024 was 58.5% (as adjusted, see Non-GAAP Financial Measures
below), compared to 58.0% in the prior quarter and 52.3% for the
same period one year ago.
Income tax expense totaled $5.1 million for the second fiscal
quarter of 2024, as compared to $18.6 million for the prior year
same quarter. The effective tax rate for the quarter ended March
31, 2024 was 24.21% compared to 20.81% for the year ended September
30, 2023. Although the Company’s effective tax rate may vary from
the statutory rate mainly due to state taxes, tax-exempt income and
tax-credit investments, much of the change in the current quarter
resulted specifically from the merger and consideration of
California State and Local taxes.
WaFd Bank is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, and has 210
branches in nine western states. To find out more about WaFd Bank,
please visit our website www.wafdbank.com. The Company uses its
website to distribute financial and other material information
about the Company.
WAFD, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION
(UNAUDITED)
March 31, 2024
September 30, 2023
(In thousands, except share and
ratio data)
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents
$
1,505,771
$
980,649
Available-for-sale securities, at fair
value
2,438,114
1,995,097
Held-to-maturity securities, at amortized
cost
457,882
423,586
Loans receivable, net of allowance for
loan losses of $201,577 and $177,207
20,795,259
17,476,550
Loans held for sale
2,993,658
—
Interest receivable
115,484
87,003
Premises and equipment, net
243,465
237,011
Real estate owned
4,245
4,149
FHLB stock
160,817
126,820
Bank owned life insurance
264,043
242,919
Intangible assets, including goodwill of
$411,401 and $304,750
453,539
310,619
Federal and state income tax assets,
net
146,833
8,479
Other assets
561,178
581,793
$
30,140,288
$
22,474,675
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’
EQUITY
Liabilities
Transaction deposits
$
12,338,862
$
10,765,313
Time deposits
9,000,911
5,305,016
Total customer deposits
21,339,773
16,070,329
Borrowings
5,345,518
3,650,000
Junior subordinated deferrable
debentures
50,254
—
Senior debt
$95,000 face amount, 6.5% interest rate,
due September 30, 2024
93,729
—
Advance payments by borrowers for taxes
and insurance
49,350
52,550
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
339,758
275,370
27,218,382
20,048,249
Shareholders’ equity
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value,
5,000,000 shares authorized; 300,000 and 300,000 shares issued;
300,000 and 300,000 shares outstanding
300,000
300,000
Common stock, $1.00 par value, 300,000,000
shares authorized; 153,834,612 and 136,466,579 shares issued;
81,405,391 and 64,736,916 shares outstanding
153,835
136,467
Additional paid-in capital
2,143,343
1,687,634
Accumulated other comprehensive income
(loss), net of taxes
51,935
46,921
Treasury stock, at cost; 72,429,221 and
71,729,663 shares
(1,629,512
)
(1,612,345
)
Retained earnings
1,902,305
1,867,749
2,921,906
2,426,426
$
30,140,288
$
22,474,675
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
HIGHLIGHTS
Common shareholders' equity per share
$
32.21
$
32.85
Tangible common shareholders' equity per
share1
26.64
28.05
Shareholders' equity to total assets
9.69
%
10.80
%
Tangible shareholders' equity to tangible
assets1
8.31
%
9.55
%
Tangible shareholders' equity + allowance
for credit losses to tangible assets1
8.99
%
10.35
%
1Metric is a non-GAAP Financial Measure.
See page 13 for additional information on our use of Non-GAAP
Financial Measures.
WAFD, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION
(UNAUDITED)
As of
SUMMARY FINANCIAL DATA
March 31, 2024
December 31, 2023
September 30, 2023
June 30, 2023
March 31, 2023
(In thousands, except share and
ratio data)
Cash
$
1,505,771
$
1,144,774
$
980,649
$
1,139,643
$
1,118,544
Loans receivable, net
20,795,259
17,584,622
17,476,550
17,384,188
17,271,906
Allowance for credit losses ("ACL")
225,077
201,820
201,707
204,569
205,920
Loans held for sale
2,993,658
—
—
—
—
Available-for-sale securities, at fair
value
2,438,114
2,018,445
1,995,097
2,036,233
2,006,286
Held-to-maturity securities, at amortized
cost
457,882
415,079
423,586
434,172
445,222
Total assets
30,140,288
22,640,122
22,474,675
22,552,588
22,325,211
Transaction deposits
12,338,862
10,658,064
10,765,313
11,256,575
11,880,343
Time deposits
9,000,911
5,380,723
5,305,016
4,863,849
3,980,605
Borrowings
5,489,501
3,875,000
3,650,000
3,750,000
3,800,000
Total shareholders' equity
2,921,906
2,452,004
2,426,426
2,394,066
2,375,117
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Common shareholders' equity per share
$
32.21
$
33.49
$
32.85
$
32.36
$
31.54
Tangible common shareholders' equity per
share2
$
26.64
$
28.65
$
28.05
$
27.58
$
26.85
Shareholders' equity to total assets
9.69
%
10.83
%
10.80
%
10.62
%
10.64
%
Tangible shareholders' equity to tangible
assets2
8.31
%
9.59
%
9.55
%
9.37
%
9.39
%
Tangible shareholders' equity + ACL to
tangible assets2
8.99
%
10.39
%
10.35
%
10.17
%
10.19
%
Common shares outstanding
81,405,391
64,254,700
64,736,916
64,721,190
65,793,099
Preferred shares outstanding
300,000
300,000
300,000
300,000
300,000
Loans to customer deposits 1
97.45
%
109.64
%
108.75
%
107.84
%
108.90
%
CREDIT QUALITY1
ACL to gross loans
1.00
%
1.04
%
1.03
%
1.03
%
1.02
%
ACL to non-accrual loans
370.16
%
445.93
%
400.04
%
370.09
%
595.04
%
Non-accrual loans to net loans
0.29
%
0.26
%
0.29
%
0.32
%
0.20
%
Non-accrual loans
$
60,806
$
45,258
$
50,422
$
55,276
$
34,606
Non-performing assets to total assets
0.23
%
0.24
%
0.26
%
0.30
%
0.21
%
Non-performing assets
$
68,361
$
55,388
$
57,924
$
67,000
$
46,785
Criticized loans to net loans
2.59
%
2.27
%
2.33
%
2.42
%
2.46
%
Criticized loans
$
537,802
$
399,895
$
407,086
$
421,507
$
424,539
Substandard loans to net loans
1.48
%
1.74
%
1.75
%
1.71
%
1.67
%
Substandard loans
$
307,412
$
305,606
$
305,179
$
296,541
$
289,259
1Metrics include only loans held for
investment. Loans held for sale are not included.
2Metric is a non-GAAP Measure. See page 13
for additional information on our use of Non-GAAP Financial
Measures.
WAFD, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
Three Months Ended March 31,
Six Months Ended March 31,
2024
2023
2024
2023
(In thousands, except share and
ratio data)
INTEREST INCOME
Loans receivable
$
274,341
$
222,957
$
520,133
$
426,903
Mortgage-backed securities
12,905
10,422
24,171
21,035
Investment securities and cash
equivalents
31,580
21,967
61,368
40,827
318,826
255,346
605,672
488,765
INTEREST EXPENSE
Customer accounts
116,164
52,123
212,835
83,769
Borrowings, senior debt and junior
subordinated debentures
44,065
28,185
82,003
47,159
160,229
80,308
294,838
130,928
Net interest income
158,597
175,038
310,834
357,837
Provision (release) for credit losses
16,000
3,500
16,000
6,000
Net interest income after provision
(release)
142,597
171,538
294,834
351,837
OTHER INCOME
Gain (loss) on sale of investment
securities
90
—
171
—
Gain (loss) on termination of hedging
derivatives
6
26
115
26
Loan fee income
550
652
1,394
2,154
Deposit fee income
6,698
6,188
13,500
12,541
Other income
6,048
3,206
12,379
9,375
13,392
10,072
27,559
24,096
OTHER EXPENSE
Compensation and benefits
73,155
51,444
122,996
100,514
Occupancy
10,918
10,918
20,289
21,020
FDIC insurance premiums
7,900
4,000
14,470
7,675
Product delivery
5,581
5,316
11,590
9,937
Information technology
12,883
12,785
25,749
25,114
Other expense
23,275
12,418
35,158
24,899
133,712
96,881
230,252
189,159
Gain (loss) on real estate owned, net
(1,315
)
(199
)
511
(311
)
Income before income taxes
20,962
84,530
92,652
186,463
Income tax provision
5,074
18,596
18,311
41,020
Net income
15,888
65,934
74,341
145,443
Dividends on preferred stock
3,656
3,656
7,312
7,312
Net income available to common
shareholders
$
12,232
$
62,278
$
67,029
$
138,131
PER SHARE DATA
Basic earnings per common share
$
0.17
$
0.95
$
1.00
$
2.11
Diluted earnings per common share
0.17
0.95
1.00
2.11
Cash dividends per common share
0.26
0.25
0.51
0.49
Basic weighted average shares
outstanding
70,129,072
65,511,131
67,197,352
65,425,623
Diluted weighted average shares
outstanding
70,164,558
65,551,185
67,225,099
65,510,275
PERFORMANCE RATIOS
Return on average assets
0.26
%
1.21
%
0.63
%
1.36
%
Return on average common equity
2.09
12.01
5.98
13.55
Net interest margin
2.73
3.51
2.82
3.60
Efficiency ratio
77.74
52.34
68.04
49.53
WAFD, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2024
December 31, 2023
September 30, 2023
June 30, 2023
March 31, 2023
(In thousands, except share and
ratio data)
INTEREST INCOME
Loans receivable
$
274,341
$
245,792
$
240,998
$
232,167
$
222,957
Mortgage-backed securities
12,905
11,266
11,695
10,454
10,422
Investment securities and cash
equivalents
31,580
29,788
29,017
29,859
21,967
318,826
286,846
281,710
272,480
255,346
INTEREST EXPENSE
Customer accounts
116,164
96,671
83,402
70,062
52,123
Borrowings, senior debt and jr.
subordinated debentures
44,065
37,938
34,611
33,718
28,185
160,229
134,609
118,013
103,780
80,308
Net interest income
158,597
152,237
163,697
168,700
175,038
Provision (release) for credit losses
16,000
—
26,500
9,000
3,500
Net interest income after provision
(release)
142,597
152,237
137,197
159,700
171,538
OTHER INCOME
Gain (loss) on sale of investment
securities
90
81
33
—
—
Gain (loss) on termination of hedging
derivatives
6
109
33
(926
)
26
Loan fee income
550
844
731
1,000
652
Deposit fee income
6,698
6,802
6,849
6,660
6,188
Other income
6,048
6,331
6,688
7,037
3,206
13,392
14,167
14,334
13,771
10,072
OTHER EXPENSE
Compensation and benefits
73,155
49,841
45,564
50,456
51,444
Occupancy
10,918
9,371
10,115
10,444
10,918
FDIC insurance premiums
7,900
6,570
7,000
5,350
4,000
Product delivery
5,581
6,009
5,819
5,217
5,316
Information technology
12,883
12,866
12,672
11,661
12,785
Other expense
23,275
11,883
11,007
11,571
12,418
133,712
96,540
92,177
94,699
96,881
Gain (loss) on real estate owned, net
(1,315
)
1,826
(235
)
722
(199
)
Income before income taxes
20,962
71,690
59,119
79,494
84,530
Income tax provision
5,074
13,237
8,911
17,719
18,596
Net income
15,888
58,453
50,208
61,775
65,934
Dividends on preferred stock
3,656
3,656
3,656
3,656
3,656
Net income available to common
shareholders
$
12,232
$
54,797
$
46,552
$
58,119
$
62,278
PER SHARE DATA
Basic earnings per common share
$
0.17
$
0.85
$
0.72
$
0.89
$
0.95
Diluted earnings per common share
0.17
0.85
0.72
0.89
0.95
Cash dividends per common share
0.26
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
Basic weighted average shares
outstanding
70,129,072
64,297,499
64,729,006
65,194,880
65,511,131
Diluted weighted average shares
outstanding
70,164,558
64,312,110
64,736,864
65,212,846
65,551,185
PERFORMANCE RATIOS
Return on average assets
0.26
%
1.04
%
0.90
%
1.12
%
1.21
%
Return on average common equity
2.09
10.21
8.73
11.09
12.01
Net interest margin
2.73
2.91
3.13
3.27
3.51
Efficiency ratio
77.74
58.02
51.78
51.90
52.34
Non-GAAP Financial Measures and
Management Projections
The Company has presented certain non-GAAP measures within this
document to remove the effect of certain income and expenses to
provide investors with information useful in understanding our
financial performance. The Company considers these items to be
non-operating in nature as they are items that Management does not
consider indicative of the Company's on-going financial
performance. We believe that the tables presented reflect our
on-going performance in the periods presented and, accordingly, are
useful to consider in addition to our GAAP financial results. These
measures should not be considered a substitution for GAAP basis
disclosures.
Other companies may use similarly titled non-GAAP financial
measures that are calculated differently from the way they are
calculated herein. Because of this, our non-GAAP financial measures
may not be comparable to similar measures used by others. We
caution investors not to place undue reliance on such measures. See
the following unaudited tables for reconciliations of our non-GAAP
measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial
measures.
Tangible
Measures
March 31, 2024
September 30, 2023
(Unaudited - In thousands, except
for ratio data)
Shareholders equity - GAAP
$
2,921,906
$
2,426,426
Less intangible assets - GAAP
453,539
310,619
Tangible shareholders' equity
$
2,468,367
$
2,115,807
Less preferred stock - GAAP
300,000
300,000
Tangible common shareholders'
equity
$
2,168,367
$
1,815,807
Total assets - GAAP
$
30,140,288
$
22,474,675
Less intangible assets - GAAP
453,539
310,619
Tangible assets
$
29,686,749
$
22,164,056
Tangible Metrics
Common shares outstanding - GAAP
81,405,391
64,736,916
Tangible common equity per share
$
26.64
$
28.05
Tangible equity to tangible assets
8.31
%
9.55
%
Allowance for credit losses
$
201,577
$
179,320
Tangible shareholders' equity + allowance
for credit losses to tangible assets
8.99
%
10.35
%
Net Income
Adjusted for Merger Expenses and Other Non-Operating
Items
Three Months Ended March 31,
2024
Three Months
Ended December 31,
2023
(Unaudited - In thousands, except
for ratio data)
Other income adjustments
Distribution received on LBC equity method
investment
$
(287
)
$
—
Loss on WaFd Bank equity method
investment
2,195
693
Total other income adjustments
$
1,908
$
693
Other Expense adjustments
Merger related expenses
$
25,120
$
516
Select non-operating expenses:
FDIC Special Assessment
1,800
500
Legal and Compliance Accruals
3,000
—
Charitable Donation
2,000
—
6,800
500
Total other expense adjustments
$
31,920
$
1,016
Net Income - GAAP
$
15,888
$
58,453
Preliminary ACL provision on LBC loans
16,000
—
Other income adjustments
1,908
693
Other expense adjustments
31,920
1,016
REO adjustments
1,315
(1,826
)
Income tax adjustment
(12,274
)
22
Net Income - non-GAAP
$
54,757
$
58,358
Dividend on preferred stock
$
3,656
$
3,656
Net Income available to common
shareholders - non-GAAP
$
51,101
$
54,702
Basic weighted average number of shares
outstanding - GAAP
70,129,072
64,297,499
Diluted weighted average number of shares
outstanding - GAAP
70,164,558
64,312,110
Basic EPS - non-GAAP
0.73
0.84
Diluted EPS - non-GAAP
0.73
0.84
Adjusted
Efficiency Ratio
Three Months Ended March 31,
2024
Three Months
Ended December 31,
2023
(Unaudited - In thousands, except
for ratio data)
Efficiency ratio - GAAP
77.7
%
58.0
%
Other expense - GAAP
$
133,712
$
96,540
Deduct merger related expenses
25,120
516
Deduct select non-operating expenses
6,800
500
Other Expenses - non-GAAP
$
101,792
$
95,524
Other income - GAAP
$
13,392
$
14,167
Total other income adjustments
1,908
693
Other income - non-GAAP
$
15,300
$
14,860
Net Interest Income - GAAP
$
158,597
$
152,237
Other income - non-GAAP
15,300
14,860
Total Income - non-GAAP
$
173,897
$
167,097
Adjusted Efficiency Ratio
58.5
%
57.2
%
Adjusted ROA and
ROE
Three Months Ended March 31,
2024
Three Months
Ended December 31,
2023
(Unaudited - In thousands, except
for ratio data)
Net Income - GAAP
$
15,888
$
58,453
Net income available to common
shareholders - GAAP
$
12,232
$
54,797
Average Assets
24,907,376
22,381,459
Return on Assets
0.26
%
1.04
%
Average Common Equity
2,338,483
2,147,580
Return on common equity
2.09
%
10.21
%
Net Income - non-GAAP
$
54,756
$
58,358
Net income available to common
shareholders - non-GAAP
$
51,100
$
54,702
Average Assets
24,907,376
22,381,459
Adjusted Return on Assets
0.88
%
1.04
%
Average Common Equity
2,338,483
2,147,580
Adjusted Return on common
equity
8.74
%
10.19
%
The Company has presented certain forward-looking statements
above. The following unaudited table describes how the Company
arrived at estimates for the accretive effect of LBC on the
combined entity in fiscal 2025.
2025 Post Merger Projections
LBC
WAFD
Estimated Balance
Estimated Yield
Projected Interest
Estimated Balance
Estimated Yield
Projected Interest
Combined Earnings
(Unaudited - In thousands, except
for per share and ratio data)
Interest Earning Assets
$
7,147,280
6.04
%
$
431,435
$
21,204,221
5.45
%
$
1,155,981
$
1,587,416
Interest Bearing Liabilities
6,963,185
4.42
%
307,911
17,384,079
3.14
%
545,615
853,526
Total estimated net interest income
184,095
123,524
3,820,142
610,366
733,890
Estimated net noninterest
income/expense/provision
40,000
360,000
400,000
Pre Tax Income
83,524
250,366
333,890
Income taxes
20,046
60,088
80,134
Net income
63,478
190,278
253,756
Dividends on preferred stock
—
14,624
14,624
Net income available to common
shareholders
$
63,478
$
175,654
$
239,132
WAFD shares outstanding
17,089
64,317
81,406
Projected EPS
$
2.73
$
2.94
Change in EPS
$
0.21
EPS Accretion
8
%
Important Cautionary
Statements
The foregoing information should be read in conjunction with the
financial statements, notes and other information contained in the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K.
This press release contains statements about the Company’s
future that are not statements of historical or current fact. These
statements are “forward looking statements” for purposes of
applicable securities laws and are based on current information
and/or management's good faith belief as to future events. Words
such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,”
“intends,” “forecasts,” “may,” “potential,” “projects,” and other
similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as “will,”
“should,” “would,” and “could” are intended to help identify such
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward looking
statements include, without limitation, statements related to the
potential sale of approximately $3.2 billion of commercial real
estate loans categorized as Held for Sale, and statements relating
to the benefits to the Company and our shareholders of the LBC
merger, including its anticipated effect on earnings per share.
Although the Company believes any such statements are based on
reasonable assumptions, forward-looking statements should not be
read as a guarantee of future performance, and you are cautioned
not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. The
Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statement.
By their nature, forward-looking statements involve inherent
risk and uncertainties including the following risks and
uncertainties, and those risks and uncertainties more fully
discussed under “Risk Factors” in the Company’s September 30, 2023
10-K, and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q which could cause actual
performance to differ materially from that anticipated by any
forward-looking statements. In particular, forward-looking
statements relating to the potential sale of approximately $3.2
billion of commercial real estate loans categorized as Held for
Sale are subject to risks and uncertainties that affect our ability
to sell the loans, the anticipated timing of the sale, and the
final purchase price for the assets, including, without limitation
continued fluctuations in interest rates, deteriorating economic
conditions or declines in the real estate market, and regulatory
limitations. Other forward-looking statements relating to our
financial condition or operations are subject to risks and
uncertainties related to (i) fluctuations in interest rate risk and
market interest rates, including the effect on our net interest
income and net interest margin; (ii) current and future economic
conditions, including the effects of declines in the real estate
market, high unemployment rates, inflationary pressures, a
potential recession, the monetary policies of the Federal Reserve,
and slowdowns in economic growth; (iii) risks related to the
integration of the operations of Luther Burbank Corporation; (iv)
financial stress on borrowers (consumers and businesses) as a
result of higher interest rates or an uncertain economic
environment; (v) changes in deposit flows or loan demands; (vi) the
impact of bank failures or adverse developments at other banks and
related negative press about regional banks and the banking
industry in general; (vii) the effects of natural or man-made
disasters, calamities, or conflicts, including terrorist events and
pandemics (such as the COVID-19 pandemic) and the resulting
governmental and societal responses; (viii) global economic trends,
including developments related to Ukraine and Russia, and the
evolving conflict in Israel and Gaza, and related negative
financial impacts on our borrowers; (ix) litigation risks resulting
in significant expenses, losses and reputational damage; (x) our
ability to identify and address cyber-security risks, including
security breaches, “denial of service attacks,” “hacking” and
identity theft; and (ix) other economic, competitive, governmental,
regulatory, and technological factors affecting our operations,
pricing, products and services.
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Chief Marketing Officer 206-626-8178 brad.goode@wafd.com
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