West Bancorporation, Inc. (Nasdaq: WTBA; the “Company”), parent
company of West Bank, today reported that third quarter 2020 net
income was $8.1 million, or $0.49 per diluted common share,
compared to third quarter 2019 net income of $7.5 million, or $0.46
per diluted common share. For the first nine months of 2020, net
income was $24.2 million, or $1.46 per diluted common share,
compared to $21.1 million, or $1.28 per diluted common share, for
the first nine months of 2019. On October 28, 2020, the Company’s
Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.21
per common share, the same amount as in the previous six quarters.
The dividend is payable on November 25, 2020, to stockholders of
record on November 11, 2020.
“We are pleased with our strong financial
performance in 2020,” commented Dave Nelson, President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company. “The challenges of 2020 and
COVID-19 have amplified the Company’s attention to monitoring the
ongoing credit quality of the loan portfolio. Credit quality
related to certain industry segments in our commercial real estate
loan portfolio is being monitored closely as the economic recovery
in those industries remains slow and uncertain. In spite of
economic stress, we are encouraged by our customers’ abilities to
resume contractual payments at the end of most payment deferral
accommodation periods related to COVID-19. We believe our history
of strong capital, earnings and credit quality and the strength of
our customer relationships put us in a position to successfully
navigate the ongoing challenges related to COVID-19.”
In 2019, the Company implemented a growth
strategy in three new Minnesota markets. As a result of that
strategy and continued business development efforts in its existing
markets, the Company’s average loan balances for the first nine
months of 2020 have increased $208.1 million compared to the same
period of 2019, excluding Paycheck Protection Program loans. Dave
Nelson commented, “Because of the success of our business
development efforts in Minnesota, we have purchased land in
Sartell, Minnesota, a suburb of St. Cloud, and plan to begin
construction on a permanent full service office to serve all of the
St. Cloud metropolitan area. We are excited to continue building
the West Bank brand in Minnesota.”
The Company filed its report on Form 10-Q with
the Securities and Exchange Commission today. Please refer to that
document for a more in-depth discussion of its financial results.
The Form 10-Q is available on the Investor Relations section of
West Bank’s website at www.westbankstrong.com.
The Company will discuss its financial results
on a conference call scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Central Time
tomorrow, Friday, October 30, 2020. The telephone number for the
conference call is 888-339-0814. A recording of the call will
be available until November 13, 2020, by dialing
877-344-7529. The replay passcode is 10137424.
About West Bancorporation, Inc. (Nasdaq:
WTBA)
West Bancorporation, Inc. is headquartered in
West Des Moines, Iowa. Serving customers since 1893, West Bank, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of West Bancorporation, Inc., is a
community bank that focuses on lending, deposit services, and trust
services for consumers and small- to medium-sized businesses. West
Bank has eight offices in the Des Moines, Iowa metropolitan area,
one office in Coralville, Iowa, and four offices in Minnesota in
the cities of Rochester, Owatonna, Mankato and St. Cloud.
Certain statements in this report, other than
purely historical information, including estimates, projections,
statements relating to the Company’s business plans, objectives and
expected operating results, and the assumptions upon which those
statements are based, are “forward-looking statements” within the
meanings of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995,
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 may appear throughout this report. These
forward-looking statements are generally identified by the words
“believes,” “expects,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “projects,”
“future,” “confident,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “strategy,” “plan,”
“opportunity,” “will be,” “will likely result,” “will continue” or
similar references, or references to estimates, predictions or
future events. Such forward-looking statements are based upon
certain underlying assumptions, risks and
uncertainties. Because of the possibility that the underlying
assumptions are incorrect or do not materialize as expected in the
future, actual results could differ materially from these
forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties that
may affect future results include: the effects of the Coronavirus
Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, including its potential effects
on the economic environment, our customers and our operations, as
well as any changes to federal, state or local government laws,
regulations or orders in connection with the pandemic; interest
rate risk; competitive pressures; pricing pressures on loans and
deposits; changes in credit and other risks posed by the Company’s
loan and investment portfolios, including declines in commercial or
residential real estate values or changes in the allowance for loan
losses dictated by new market conditions, accounting standards
(including as a result of the future implementation of the current
expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard) or regulatory
requirements; actions of bank and nonbank competitors; changes in
local, national and international economic conditions; changes in
legal and regulatory requirements, limitations and costs; changes
in customers’ acceptance of the Company’s products and services;
cyber-attacks; unexpected outcomes of existing or new litigation
involving the Company; the monetary, trade and other regulatory
policies of the U.S. government; acts of war or terrorism,
widespread disease or pandemics, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, or
other adverse external events; developments and uncertainty related
to the future use and availability of some reference rates, such as
the London Interbank Offered Rate, as well as other alternative
reference rates; and any other risks described in the “Risk
Factors” sections of reports filed by the Company with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no
obligation to revise or update such forward-looking statements to
reflect current or future events or circumstances after the date
hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
For more information contact:Doug Gulling, Executive Vice
President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (515) 222-2309
WEST BANCORPORATION,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARY |
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Financial Information
(unaudited) |
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(in thousands) |
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS |
|
September 30, 2020 |
|
September 30, 2019 |
Assets |
|
|
|
|
Cash and due from banks |
|
$ |
49,445 |
|
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$ |
62,119 |
|
Federal funds sold |
|
16,398 |
|
|
67,168 |
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Investment securities
available for sale, at fair value |
|
374,387 |
|
|
410,371 |
|
Federal Home Loan Bank stock,
at cost |
|
11,905 |
|
|
11,685 |
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Loans |
|
2,247,425 |
|
|
1,836,730 |
|
Allowance for loan losses |
|
(25,403 |
) |
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(17,042 |
) |
Loans, net |
|
2,222,022 |
|
|
1,819,688 |
|
Premises and equipment,
net |
|
28,099 |
|
|
30,057 |
|
Bank-owned life insurance |
|
42,520 |
|
|
34,731 |
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Other assets |
|
31,107 |
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|
21,417 |
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Total assets |
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$ |
2,775,883 |
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$ |
2,457,236 |
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Liabilities and
Stockholders’ Equity |
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Deposits: |
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Noninterest-bearing demand |
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$ |
619,346 |
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$ |
395,925 |
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Interest-bearing: |
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Demand |
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363,430 |
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|
322,487 |
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Savings |
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1,130,582 |
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|
1,015,443 |
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Time of $250 or more |
|
54,241 |
|
|
71,669 |
|
Other time |
|
129,181 |
|
|
219,283 |
|
Total deposits |
|
2,296,780 |
|
|
2,024,807 |
|
Federal funds purchased |
|
2,350 |
|
|
3,535 |
|
Other borrowings |
|
217,661 |
|
|
197,387 |
|
Other liabilities |
|
43,772 |
|
|
27,370 |
|
Stockholders’ equity |
|
215,320 |
|
|
204,137 |
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Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
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$ |
2,775,883 |
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$ |
2,457,236 |
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WEST
BANCORPORATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY |
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Financial Information
(continued) (unaudited) |
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(in thousands) |
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Three Months Ended September 30, |
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Nine Months Ended September 30, |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME |
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2020 |
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2019 |
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2020 |
|
2019 |
Interest
income |
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|
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Loans, including fees |
|
$ |
22,489 |
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$ |
22,203 |
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|
$ |
67,132 |
|
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$ |
63,699 |
|
Investment securities |
|
2,106 |
|
|
2,798 |
|
|
7,099 |
|
|
9,080 |
|
Other |
|
15 |
|
|
611 |
|
|
256 |
|
|
819 |
|
Total interest income |
|
24,610 |
|
|
25,612 |
|
|
74,487 |
|
|
73,598 |
|
Interest
expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deposits |
|
1,946 |
|
|
6,771 |
|
|
9,343 |
|
|
19,405 |
|
Federal funds purchased |
|
2 |
|
|
17 |
|
|
21 |
|
|
219 |
|
Other borrowings |
|
1,530 |
|
|
1,708 |
|
|
4,780 |
|
|
4,931 |
|
Total interest expense |
|
3,478 |
|
|
8,496 |
|
|
14,144 |
|
|
24,555 |
|
Net interest income |
|
21,132 |
|
|
17,116 |
|
|
60,343 |
|
|
49,043 |
|
Provision for loan losses |
|
4,000 |
|
|
300 |
|
|
8,000 |
|
|
300 |
|
Net interest income after provision for loan
losses |
|
17,132 |
|
|
16,816 |
|
|
52,343 |
|
|
48,743 |
|
Noninterest
income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service charges on deposit
accounts |
|
609 |
|
|
630 |
|
|
1,743 |
|
|
1,841 |
|
Debit card usage fees |
|
432 |
|
|
426 |
|
|
1,205 |
|
|
1,235 |
|
Trust services |
|
553 |
|
|
572 |
|
|
1,477 |
|
|
1,536 |
|
Increase in cash value of
bank-owned life insurance |
|
133 |
|
|
168 |
|
|
427 |
|
|
482 |
|
Loan swap fees |
|
983 |
|
|
— |
|
|
1,572 |
|
|
— |
|
Realized investment securities
gains (losses), net |
|
156 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
81 |
|
|
(64 |
) |
Other income |
|
337 |
|
|
361 |
|
|
993 |
|
|
1,246 |
|
Total noninterest income |
|
3,203 |
|
|
2,158 |
|
|
7,498 |
|
|
6,276 |
|
Noninterest
expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Salaries and employee
benefits |
|
5,412 |
|
|
5,440 |
|
|
16,014 |
|
|
16,324 |
|
Occupancy |
|
1,383 |
|
|
1,379 |
|
|
4,092 |
|
|
3,956 |
|
Data processing |
|
614 |
|
|
695 |
|
|
1,882 |
|
|
2,091 |
|
FDIC insurance |
|
351 |
|
|
— |
|
|
880 |
|
|
404 |
|
Other expenses |
|
2,299 |
|
|
2,022 |
|
|
6,271 |
|
|
6,055 |
|
Total noninterest expense |
|
10,059 |
|
|
9,536 |
|
|
29,139 |
|
|
28,830 |
|
Income before income taxes |
|
10,276 |
|
|
9,438 |
|
|
30,702 |
|
|
26,189 |
|
Income taxes |
|
2,176 |
|
|
1,912 |
|
|
6,544 |
|
|
5,106 |
|
Net income |
|
$ |
8,100 |
|
|
$ |
7,526 |
|
|
$ |
24,158 |
|
|
$ |
21,083 |
|
WEST
BANCORPORATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY |
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Financial
Information (continued) (unaudited) |
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(dollars in
thousands, except per share data) |
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PER COMMON SHARE |
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MARKET INFORMATION (1) |
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Net Income |
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Basic |
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Diluted |
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Dividends |
|
High |
|
Low |
2020 |
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3rd Quarter |
|
$ |
0.49 |
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$ |
0.49 |
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$ |
0.21 |
|
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$ |
17.99 |
|
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$ |
15.50 |
|
2nd Quarter |
|
0.48 |
|
|
0.48 |
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|
0.21 |
|
|
20.67 |
|
|
14.50 |
|
1st Quarter |
|
0.49 |
|
|
0.49 |
|
|
0.21 |
|
|
25.68 |
|
|
13.74 |
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2019 |
|
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4th Quarter |
|
$ |
0.46 |
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$ |
0.46 |
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|
$ |
0.21 |
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$ |
25.93 |
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$ |
21.01 |
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3rd Quarter |
|
0.46 |
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|
0.46 |
|
|
0.21 |
|
|
22.47 |
|
|
19.63 |
|
2nd Quarter |
|
0.41 |
|
|
0.41 |
|
|
0.21 |
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|
22.32 |
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|
20.14 |
|
1st Quarter |
|
0.42 |
|
|
0.42 |
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0.20 |
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|
23.74 |
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19.02 |
|
(1) The prices shown are the high and low
sale prices for the Company’s common stock, which trades on the
Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol WTBA. The market
quotations, reported by Nasdaq, do not include retail markup,
markdown or commissions.
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Three Months Ended September 30, |
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Nine Months Ended September 30, |
SELECTED FINANCIAL MEASURES |
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
Return on average assets |
|
1.16 |
% |
|
1.22 |
% |
|
1.21 |
% |
|
1.20 |
% |
Return on average equity |
|
15.20 |
% |
|
14.76 |
% |
|
15.47 |
% |
|
14.25 |
% |
Net interest margin (2) |
|
3.21 |
% |
|
2.94 |
% |
|
3.19 |
% |
|
2.95 |
% |
Efficiency ratio (1)(2) |
|
41.35 |
% |
|
49.03 |
% |
|
42.68 |
% |
|
51.74 |
% |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
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As of September 30, |
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2020 |
|
2019 |
Texas ratio(1) |
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|
7.38 |
% |
|
0.24 |
% |
Allowance for loan losses
ratio |
|
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|
|
1.13 |
% |
|
0.93 |
% |
Allowance for loan
losses ratio, excluding PPP loans (2)(3) |
|
|
|
1.26 |
% |
|
0.93 |
% |
Tangible common equity
ratio |
|
|
|
|
|
7.76 |
% |
|
8.31 |
% |
(1) A lower ratio is more desirable(2) Non-GAAP
financial measures - see reconciliation below(3) Paycheck
Protection Program (PPP)
Definitions of ratios:
- Return on average assets - annualized net income divided by
average assets.
- Return on average equity - annualized net income divided by
average stockholders’ equity.
- Net interest margin - annualized tax-equivalent net interest
income divided by average interest-earning assets.
- Efficiency ratio - noninterest expense (excluding other real
estate owned expense) divided by noninterest income (excluding net
securities gains/losses and gains/losses on disposition of premises
and equipment) plus tax-equivalent net interest income.
- Texas ratio - total nonperforming assets divided by tangible
common equity plus the allowance for loan losses.
- Allowance for loan losses ratio - allowance for loan losses
divided by total loans.
- Allowance for loan losses ratio, excluding PPP loans -
allowance for loan losses divided by total loans minus $224,489 of
PPP loans.
- Tangible common equity ratio - common equity less intangible
assets (none held) divided by tangible assets.
WEST BANCORPORATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Financial Information (continued) (unaudited) (dollars in
thousands)
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
This report contains references to financial
measures that are not defined in generally accepted accounting
principles (GAAP). The following table reconciles the non-GAAP
financial measures of net interest income and net interest margin
on a fully taxable equivalent (FTE) basis, efficiency ratio on an
adjusted and FTE basis, loans, net of PPP loans and allowance for
loan losses ratio, excluding PPP loans to their most directly
comparable measures under GAAP.
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30, |
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
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|
2020 |
|
2019 |
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
Reconciliation of net
interest income and net interest margin on an FTE basis to
GAAP: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net interest income (GAAP) |
|
$ |
21,132 |
|
|
$ |
17,116 |
|
|
$ |
60,343 |
|
|
$ |
49,043 |
|
Tax-equivalent adjustment
(1) |
|
144 |
|
|
178 |
|
|
516 |
|
|
650 |
|
Net interest income on an FTE basis (non-GAAP) |
|
21,276 |
|
|
17,294 |
|
|
60,859 |
|
|
49,693 |
|
Average interest-earning
assets |
|
2,639,532 |
|
|
2,334,365 |
|
|
2,544,429 |
|
|
2,249,520 |
|
Net interest margin on an FTE
basis (non-GAAP) |
|
3.21 |
% |
|
2.94 |
% |
|
3.19 |
% |
|
2.95 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reconciliation of
efficiency ratio on an FTE basis to GAAP: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net interest income on an FTE
basis (non-GAAP) |
|
$ |
21,276 |
|
|
$ |
17,294 |
|
|
$ |
60,859 |
|
|
$ |
49,693 |
|
Noninterest income |
|
3,203 |
|
|
2,158 |
|
|
7,498 |
|
|
6,276 |
|
Adjustment for realized investment securities (gains) losses,
net |
|
(156 |
) |
|
(1 |
) |
|
(81 |
) |
|
64 |
|
Adjustment for (gain) loss on sale of fixed assets |
|
1 |
|
|
— |
|
|
3 |
|
|
(307 |
) |
Adjusted income |
|
24,324 |
|
|
19,451 |
|
|
68,279 |
|
|
55,726 |
|
Noninterest expense |
|
10,059 |
|
|
9,536 |
|
|
29,139 |
|
|
28,830 |
|
Efficiency ratio on an
adjusted and FTE basis (non-GAAP) (2) |
|
41.35 |
% |
|
49.03 |
% |
|
42.68 |
% |
|
51.74 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of September 30, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
Reconciliation of allowance for loan losses ratio,
excluding PPP loans: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loans outstanding (GAAP) |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
2,247,425 |
|
|
$ |
1,836,730 |
|
Less: PPP loans |
|
|
|
|
|
(224,489 |
) |
|
— |
|
Loans, net of PPP
loans (non-GAAP) |
|
|
|
|
|
2,022,936 |
|
|
1,836,730 |
|
Allowance for loan losses |
|
|
|
|
|
25,403 |
|
|
17,042 |
|
Allowance for loan
losses ratio, excluding PPP loans (non-GAAP) |
|
|
|
1.26 |
% |
|
0.93 |
% |
(1) Computed on a tax-equivalent basis using a
federal income tax rate of 21 percent, adjusted to reflect the
effect of the nondeductible interest expense associated with owning
tax-exempt securities and loans. Management believes the
presentation of this non-GAAP measure provides supplemental useful
information for proper understanding of the financial results, as
it enhances the comparability of income arising from taxable and
nontaxable sources. (2) The efficiency ratio expresses noninterest
expense as a percent of fully taxable equivalent net interest
income and noninterest income, excluding specific noninterest
income and expenses. Management believes the presentation of this
non-GAAP measure provides supplemental useful information for
proper understanding of the Company’s financial performance.
It is a standard measure of comparison within the banking
industry.
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