Synovus Announces Earnings for the Second Quarter 2017

Diluted Earnings per Share of $0.60, up 29.6% vs. 2Q16

COLUMBUS, Ga.--()--Synovus Financial Corp. (NYSE: SNV) today reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2017.

Second Quarter Highlights

  • Net income available to common shareholders was $73.4 million or $0.60 per diluted share as compared to $69.3 million or $0.56 per diluted share for the first quarter 2017 and $57.9 million or $0.46 per diluted share for the second quarter 2016.
  • Return on average assets was 1.00%, up 4 basis points from the previous quarter and up 17 basis points from the second quarter 2016.
  • Return on average common equity was 10.34%, up 37 basis points from the previous quarter and up 208 basis points from the second quarter 2016.
  • Total average loans grew $314.0 million or 5.2% annualized from the previous quarter and $1.42 billion or 6.2% as compared to the second quarter 2016.
  • Total average deposits grew $72.9 million or 1.2% annualized from the previous quarter and $1.38 billion or 5.9% as compared to the second quarter 2016.
  • Credit quality metrics remained favorable with a non-performing asset ratio of 73 basis points, down 4 basis points from the previous quarter and down 8 basis points from the second quarter 2016.
  • Total revenues1 were $319.8 million, up $15.7 million or 5.2% from the previous quarter and 10.5% from the second quarter 2016.
  • Net interest margin was 3.51%, up 9 basis points from the previous quarter and up 24 basis points from the second quarter 2016.
  • Efficiency ratio2 of 59.90% improved from 64.84% the previous quarter and 65.11% in the second quarter 2016.

“We are pleased with our second quarter performance, highlighted by a 30 percent year-over-year increase in earnings per share,” said Kessel Stelling, Synovus chairman and CEO. “Profitability continued to improve as we delivered a 1 percent return on assets and an efficiency ratio below 60 percent for the quarter. We also celebrated being named ‘Most Reputable Bank’ by American Banker magazine and the Reputation Institute. Our team is honored by this recognition from both customers and non-customers, and further energized about our transition to a unified Synovus brand in 2018.”

Balance Sheet

  • Total loans ended the quarter at $24.43 billion, up $172.0 million or 2.8% annualized from the previous quarter and up $1.37 billion or 5.9% as compared to the second quarter 2016.
    • Commercial and industrial loans grew by $10.1 million or 0.3% annualized from the previous quarter and $795.5 million or 7.3% as compared to the second quarter 2016.
    • Consumer loans grew by $207.2 million or 16.3% annualized from the previous quarter and $666.0 million or 14.4% as compared to the second quarter 2016.
    • Commercial real estate loans declined by $45.0 million or 2.4% annualized from the previous quarter and declined $93.4 million or 1.2% as compared to the second quarter 2016.
  • Total average loans were $24.35 billion, up $314.0 million or 5.2% annualized from the previous quarter and $1.42 billion or 6.2% as compared to the second quarter 2016.
  • Total average deposits were $24.99 billion, up $72.9 million or 1.2% annualized from the previous quarter and $1.38 billion or 5.9% as compared to the second quarter 2016.
    • Average core transaction deposits3 grew $261.3 million or 5.8% annualized from the previous quarter and $1.56 billion or 9.3% as compared to the second quarter 2016.

Core Performance

  • Total revenues1 were $319.8 million, up $15.7 million or 5.2% from the previous quarter and 10.5% from the second quarter 2016.
  • Net interest income was $251.1 million, up $11.2 million or 4.7% from the previous quarter and 13.4% from the second quarter 2016.
  • Net interest margin was 3.51%, up 9 basis points from the previous quarter. Yield on earning assets was 3.99%, up 11 basis points from the previous quarter, and the effective cost of funds was 0.48%, up 2 basis points from the previous quarter.
  • Total non-interest income was $68.7 million, down $3.2 million or 4.4% compared to the previous quarter and up 1.2% from second quarter 2016.
  • Adjusted non-interest income was $70.1 million, up $4.1 million or 6.2% from the previous quarter and up 3.4% as compared to the second quarter 2016.
    • Core banking fees4 were $34.2 million, up $1.5 million or 4.6% from the previous quarter and 1.3% from the second quarter 2016.
    • Fiduciary and asset management fees, brokerage revenue, and insurance revenues were $20.8 million, up $114 thousand or 0.5% from the previous quarter and 5.0% from the second quarter 2016.
    • Mortgage banking income was $5.8 million, unchanged from the previous quarter and down 2.6% from the second quarter 2016.
  • Total non-interest expense was $191.7 million, down $5.6 million or 2.9% from the previous quarter and up 1.7% from the second quarter 2016.
    • First quarter 2017 and second quarter 2016 included restructuring charges of $6.5 million and $5.8 million, respectively.
  • Adjusted non-interest expense was $191.4 million, up $837 thousand or 0.4% from the previous quarter and 5.0% from the second quarter 2016.
    • Employment expense of $105.2 million decreased $2.0 million or 1.8% from the previous quarter and increased 8.4% from the second quarter 2016.
    • Occupancy and equipment expense of $29.9 million increased $602 thousand or 2.1% from the previous quarter and 11.8% from the second quarter 2016.
    • Other expenses of $56.6 million decreased $4.3 million or 7.0% from the previous quarter and decreased 12.6% from the second quarter 2016.
    • Efficiency ratio2 was 59.90% as compared to 64.84% in the previous quarter and 65.11% in the second quarter 2016.
    • Adjusted efficiency ratio was 59.56% as compared to 62.25% in the previous quarter and 63.00% in the second quarter 2016.

Credit Quality

  • Non-performing loans were $159.3 million at June 30, 2017, up $951 thousand from March 31, 2017 and up $5.2 million from June 30, 2016. The non-performing loan ratio was 0.65% at June 30, 2017, unchanged compared to March 31, 2017 and down from 0.67% at June 30, 2016.
  • Total non-performing assets were $178.9 million at June 30, 2017, down $8.3 million from March 31, 2017 and down $8.4 million from June 30, 2016. The non-performing asset ratio was 0.73% at June 30, 2017, as compared to 0.77% at March 31, 2017 and 0.81% at June 30, 2016.
  • Net charge-offs were $15.7 million in the second quarter 2017, up $8.8 million from $6.9 million in the previous quarter and up $9.5 million from $6.1 million in the second quarter 2016. The annualized net charge-off ratio was 0.26% in the second quarter as compared to 0.12% in the previous quarter and 0.11% in the second quarter 2016.
  • Total delinquencies (consisting of loans 30 or more days past due and still accruing) remained low at 0.27% of total loans at June 30, 2017 as compared to 0.26% at March 31, 2017 and 0.24% at June 30, 2016.

Capital Ratios

  • Ratios reflect repurchase of $30.2 million in common stock during the second quarter 2017.
  • Common Equity Tier 1 ratio was 10.02% at June 30, 2017 compared to 9.86% at March 31, 2017.
  • Tier 1 Capital ratio was 10.36% at June 30, 2017 compared to 10.18% at March 31, 2017.
  • Total Risk Based Capital ratio was 12.24% at June 30, 2017 compared to 12.09% at March 31, 2017.
  • Tier 1 Leverage ratio was 9.29% at June 30, 2017 compared to 9.13% at March 31, 2017.
  • Tangible Common Equity ratio was 9.15% at June 30, 2017 compared to 9.04% at March 31, 2017.

Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call

Synovus will host an earnings highlights conference call at 8:30 a.m. EDT on July 18, 2017. The earnings call will be accompanied by a slide presentation. Shareholders and other interested parties may listen to this conference call via simultaneous Internet broadcast. For a link to the webcast, go to investor.synovus.com/event. The replay will be archived for 12 months and will be available 30-45 minutes after the call.

Synovus Financial Corp.

Synovus Financial Corp. is a financial services company based in Columbus, Georgia, with approximately $31 billion in assets. Synovus provides commercial and retail banking, investment, and mortgage services through 248 branches in Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Florida, and Tennessee. Synovus Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Synovus, was recognized as the “Most Reputable Bank” by American Banker and the Reputation Institute in 2017, and was named “Best Regional Bank, Southeast” by MONEY Magazine for 2016-17. Synovus is on the web at synovus.com, on Twitter @synovus, and on LinkedIn at http://linkedin.com/company/synovus.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release and certain of our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission contain statements that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of, and subject to the protections of, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. You can identify these forward-looking statements through Synovus’ use of words such as “believes,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “assumes,” “should,” “predicts,” “could,” “would,” “intends,” “targets,” “estimates,” “projects,” “plans,” “potential” and other similar words and expressions of the future or otherwise regarding the outlook for Synovus’ future business and financial performance and/or the performance of the banking industry and economy in general. These forward-looking statements include, among others, our expectations regarding deposits, loan growth and the net interest margin; expectations on our growth strategy, expense initiatives, strategic transactions, our brand initiatives, capital management and future profitability; expectations on credit trends and key credit metrics; and the assumptions underlying our expectations. Prospective investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Synovus to be materially different from the future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on the information known to, and current beliefs and expectations of, Synovus’ management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements in this press release. Many of these factors are beyond Synovus’ ability to control or predict.

These forward-looking statements are based upon information presently known to Synovus’ management and are inherently subjective, uncertain and subject to change due to any number of risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, the risks and other factors set forth in Synovus’ filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 under the captions “Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” and in Synovus’ quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K. We believe these forward-looking statements are reasonable; however, undue reliance should not be placed on any forward-looking statements, which are based on current expectations and speak only as of the date that they are made. We do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as otherwise may be required by law.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The measures average core transaction deposits; adjusted non-interest income; adjusted non-interest expense; adjusted efficiency ratio; tangible common equity ratio; and common equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio (fully phased-in) are not measures recognized under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and therefore are considered non-GAAP financial measures. The most comparable GAAP measures are total average deposits; total non-interest income; total non-interest expense; efficiency ratio; return on average common equity and total shareholders’ equity to total assets ratio, respectively.

Synovus believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful additional information about Synovus to assist management, investors, and bank regulators in evaluating Synovus’ operating results, financial strength and capitalization, and the performance of its business and the strength of its capital position, but they have inherent limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analyses of results as reported under GAAP. Average core transaction deposits are a measure used by management to evaluate organic growth of deposits and the quality of deposits as a funding source. Adjusted non-interest income is a measure utilized by management to measure non-interest income exclusive of net investment securities gains and decrease in fair value of private equity investments, net. Adjusted non-interest expense and the adjusted efficiency ratio are measures utilized by management to measure the success of expense management initiatives focused on reducing recurring controllable operating costs. The tangible common equity ratio and common equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio (fully phased-in) are used by management and bank regulators to assess the strength of our capital position. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered as additional views of the way our financial measures are affected by significant items and other factors, and since they are not required to be uniformly applied, they may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures at other companies and should not be considered as substitutes for total average deposits; total non-interest income; total non-interest expense; efficiency ratio; return on average common equity and total shareholders’ equity to total assets ratio determined in accordance with GAAP and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures at other companies.

The computations of average core transaction deposits; adjusted non-interest income; adjusted non-interest expense; adjusted efficiency ratio; tangible common equity ratio; and common equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio (fully phased-in) and the reconciliation of these measures total average deposits; total non-interest income; total non-interest expense; efficiency ratio; return on average common equity; and total shareholders’ equity to total assets ratio are set forth in the tables below.

1 Consist of net interest income and non-interest income excluding net investment securities gains.
2 Non-interest expense as a percentage of the sum of net interest income (fully taxable equivalent basis) and non-interest income excluding net investment securities gains/losses.
3 Consist of non-interest bearing, NOW/Savings, and money market deposits excluding SCMs and brokered deposits.
4 Include service charges on deposit accounts, bankcard fees, letter of credit fees, ATM fee income, line of credit non-usage fees, gains from sales of government guaranteed loans, and miscellaneous other service charges.

 
 
 
 
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(dollars in thousands)

     

2Q17

 

 

1Q17

 

 

2Q16

 
 
Average Core Transaction Deposits
Total average deposits $ 24,991,708   24,918,855 23,608,027
Subtract: Average brokered deposits (1,379,559 ) (1,380,786 ) (1,337,001 )
Subtract: Average time deposits excluding average SCM time deposits (3,151,333 ) (3,151,888 ) (3,141,621 )
Subtract: Average state, county, and municipal (SCM) deposits   (2,051,646 )   (2,238,324 ) (2,280,038 )
Average core transaction deposits $ 18,409,170     18,147,857   16,849,367  
 
Adjusted Non-interest Income
Total non-interest income $ 68,701 71,839 67,886
Subtract/add: Investment securities gains (losses), net 1 (7,668 ) -
Subtract/add: (Decrease) increase in fair value of private equity investments, net   1,352     1,814   (113 )
Adjusted non-interest income $ 70,054     65,985   67,773  
 
Adjusted Non-interest Expense
Total non-interest expense $ 191,747 197,388 188,611
Subtract: Restructuring charges (13 ) (6,511 ) (5,841 )
Subtract: Fair value adjustment to Visa derivative - - (360 )
Subtract: Merger-related expense - (86 ) -
Subtract: Amortization of intangibles   (292 )   (183 ) -  
 
Adjusted non-interest expense $ 191,442  

 

190,608   182,410  

 

Adjusted Efficiency Ratio
Adjusted non-interest expense $ 191,442 190,608 182,410
Net interest income 251,097 239,927 221,449
Add: Tax equivalent adjustment 298 309 329
Add: Total non-interest income 68,701 71,839 67,886
Subtract/add: Decrease (increase) in fair value of private equity investments, net 1,352 1,814

(113

)

Subtract/add: Investment securities gains (losses), net   1     (7,668 ) -  
Total revenues $ 321,449

 

306,221 289,551
Adjusted efficiency ratio   59.56 %   62.25   63.00  
 
 

 

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures, continued

(dollars in thousands)

2Q17

1Q17

2Q16

 
 
Tangible common equity ratio
Total assets $ 30,687,966 30,679,589 29,459,691
Subtract: Goodwill (57,092 ) (57,010 ) (24,431 )
Subtract: Other intangible assets, net   (11,843 )   (12,137 ) (228 )
Tangible assets $ 30,619,031     30,610,442   29,435,032  
 
Total shareholders’ equity $ 2,997,947 2,962,127 2,951,659
Subtract: Goodwill (57,092 ) (57,010 ) (24,431 )
Subtract: Other intangible assets, net (11,843 ) (12,137 ) (288 )
Subtract: Series C Preferred Stock, no par value   (125,980 )   (125,980 ) (125,980 )
Tangible common equity $ 2,803,032     2,767,000   2,800,960  
Tangible common equity ratio 9.15 % 9.04 9.52
 

Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio (fully phased-in)

Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) $ 2,733,823 2,672,649 2,615,939
Adjustment related to capital components   (31,913 )   (39,834 ) (114,751 )
CET1 (fully phased-in) $ 2,701,910     2,632,815   2,501,188  
Total risk-weighted assets (fully phased-in) $ 27,528,806 27,332,093 26,363,698
Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio (fully phased-in) 9.81 % 9.63 9.49
 
 
 
 
 

Synovus

INCOME STATEMENT DATA

     

 

(Unaudited)

Six Months Ended

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data) June 30,
     
2017     2016     Change
 
Interest income $ 557,911 501,716 11.2 %
Interest expense 66,887 62,073 7.8
       
 
Net interest income 491,024 439,643 11.7
Provision for loan losses 18,934 16,070 17.8
       
 
Net interest income after provision for loan losses 472,090 423,573 11.5
       
 
Non-interest income:
Service charges on deposit accounts 39,593 39,950 (0.9 )
Fiduciary and asset management fees 24,676 22,854 8.0
Brokerage revenue 14,436 13,821 4.4
Mortgage banking income 11,548 11,425 1.1
Bankcard fees 16,438 16,718 (1.7 )
Investment securities gains, net 7,667 67 nm
(Decrease) increase in fair value of private equity investments, net (3,166 ) (278 ) nm
Other fee income 11,033 10,084 9.4
Other non-interest income 18,314 16,392 11.7
       
 
Total non-interest income 140,539 131,033 7.3
       
 
 
Non-interest expense:
Salaries and other personnel expense 212,404 198,419 7.0
Net occupancy and equipment expense 59,264 53,360 11.1
Third-party processing expense 26,223 22,814 14.9
FDIC insurance and other regulatory fees 13,645 13,344 2.3
Professional fees 12,907 13,307 (3.0 )
Advertising expense 11,258 9,761 15.3
Foreclosed real estate expense, net 3,582 7,272 (50.7 )
Earnout liability adjustments 1,707 - nm
Merger-related expense 86 - nm
Amortization of intangibles 475 121 292.6
Fair value adjustment to Visa derivative - 720 nm
Loss on early extinguishment of debt - 4,735 nm
Litigation settlement expense - 2,700 nm
Restructuring charges, net 6,524 6,981 (6.5 )
Other operating expenses   41,058   43,310   (5.2 )
 
Total non-interest expense 389,133 376,844 3.3
       
 
 
Income before income taxes 223,496 177,762 25.7
Income tax expense 75,635 64,773 16.8
 
       
Net income 147,861 112,989 30.9
 
Dividends on preferred stock   5,119   5,119   -  
 
 
Net income available to common shareholders $ 142,742   107,870   32.3 %
 
 
Net income per common share, basic $ 1.17 0.85 37.4 %
 
Net income per common share, diluted 1.16 0.85 36.5
 
Cash dividends declared per common share 0.30 0.24 25.0
 
Return on average assets 0.98 % 0.78

20

 bps

Return on average common equity 10.16 7.66 250
 
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic 122,251 126,164 (3.1 )%
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted 123,042 126,778 (2.9 )
 

nm - not meaningful

bps - basis points

 
 
 
 
 

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INCOME STATEMENT DATA
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share data)       2017     2016     2nd Quarter
Second     First     Fourth     Third     Second     '17 vs. '16
Quarter     Quarter     Quarter     Quarter     Quarter     Change
 
Interest income $ 285,510 272,401 264,534 256,554 252,393 13.1 %
Interest expense   34,413   32,474   31,004   30,547   30,944 11.2  
 
 
Net interest income 251,097 239,927 233,530 226,007 221,449 13.4
Provision for loan losses   10,260   8,674   6,259   5,671   6,693 53.3  
 
 
Net interest income after provision for loan losses   240,837   231,253   227,271     220,336     214,756 12.1  
 
 
Non-interest income:
Service charges on deposit accounts 19,820 19,774 20,653 20,822 20,240 (2.1 )
Fiduciary and asset management fees 12,524 12,151 11,903 11,837 11,580 8.2
Brokerage revenue 7,210 7,226 7,009 6,199 7,338 (1.7 )
Mortgage banking income 5,784 5,766 5,504 7,329 5,941 (2.6 )
Bankcard fees 8,253 8,185 8,330 8,269 8,346 (1.1 )
Investment securities gains (losses), net (1 ) 7,668 5,885 59 - nm
(Decrease) increase in fair value of private equity investments, net (1,352 ) (1,814 ) (499 ) (249 ) 113 nm
Other fee income 6,164 4,868 4,965 5,171 5,280 16.7
Other non-interest income   10,299   8,015   10,256   8,718   9,048 13.8  
 
 
Total non-interest income   68,701   71,839   74,006     68,155     67,886 1.2  
 
 
 
Non-interest expense:
Salaries and other personnel expense 105,213 107,191 101,662 101,945 97,061 8.4
Net occupancy and equipment expense 29,933 29,331 27,867 28,120 26,783 11.8
Third-party processing expense 13,620 12,603 12,287 11,219 11,698 16.4
FDIC insurance and other regulatory fees 6,875 6,770 6,614 6,756 6,625 3.8
Professional fees 7,551 5,355 6,904 6,486 6,938 8.8
Advertising expense 5,346 5,912 4,905 5,597 7,351 (27.3 )
Foreclosed real estate expense, net 1,448 2,134 2,840 2,725 4,588 (68.4 )
Earnout liability adjustments 1,707 - - - - nm
Merger-related expense - 86 1,086 550 - nm
Amortization of intangibles 292 183 400 - - nm
Fair value adjustment to Visa derivative - - 4,716 360 360 nm
Litigation settlement (recovery) expense - - - (189 ) - nm
Restructuring charges, net 13 6,511 42 1,243 5,841 nm
Other operating expenses   19,749   21,312   23,886   21,059   21,366 (7.6 )
 
Total non-interest expense   191,747   197,388   193,209     185,871     188,611 1.7  
 
 
 
Income before income taxes 117,791 105,704 108,068 102,620 94,031 25.3
Income tax expense   41,788   33,847   39,519   37,375   33,574 24.5  
 
 
Net income 76,003 71,857 68,549 65,245 60,457 25.7
 
Dividends on preferred stock   2,559   2,559   2,559   2,559   2,559 -  
 
Net income available to common shareholders $ 73,444   69,298   65,990   62,686   57,898 26.9 %
 
Net income per common share, basic $ 0.60 0.57 0.54 0.51 0.46 29.9 %
 
Net income per common share, diluted 0.60 0.56 0.54 0.51 0.46 29.6
 
Cash dividends declared per common share 0.15 0.15 0.12 0.12 0.12 25.0
 
Return on average assets * 1.00

%

 

0.96 0.90 0.88 0.83

17

 bps

Return on average common equity * 10.34 9.97 9.42 8.89 8.26 208
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic 122,203 122,300 122,341 122,924 125,100 (2.3 )%
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted 123,027 123,059 123,187 123,604 125,699 (2.1 )
 

nm - not meaningful

bps - basis points

* - ratios are annualized

     
 
 
 
 

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BALANCE SHEET DATA June 30, 2017 December 31, 2016 June 30, 2016
(Unaudited)
 
(In thousands, except share data)
 
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents $377,213 395,175 377,334
Interest bearing funds with Federal Reserve Bank 468,148 527,090 904,406
Interest earning deposits with banks 6,012 18,720 24,541

Federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements

46,847 58,060 77,685
Trading account assets, at fair value 3,045 9,314 1,001
Mortgage loans held for sale, at fair value 61,893 51,545 87,824
Investment securities available for sale, at fair value 3,827,058 3,718,195 3,580,359
 
Loans, net of deferred fees and costs 24,430,512 23,856,391 23,060,908
Allowance for loan losses (248,095) (251,758) (255,076)
Loans, net 24,182,417 23,604,633 22,805,832
 
Premises and equipment, net 416,364 417,485 424,967
Goodwill 57,092 59,678 24,431
Other intangible assets 11,843 13,223 228
Other real estate 19,476 22,308 33,289
Deferred tax asset, net 320,403 395,356 425,160
Other assets 890,155 813,220 692,634
 
Total assets $30,687,966 30,104,002 29,459,691
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Liabilities:
Deposits:
Non-interest bearing deposits $7,363,476 7,085,804 6,934,443
Interest bearing deposits, excluding brokered deposits 16,387,032 16,183,273 15,495,318
Brokered deposits 1,468,308 1,378,983 1,496,161
 
Total deposits 25,218,816 24,648,060 23,925,922
 

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under repurchase agreements

150,379

159,699 247,179
Long-term debt 2,107,245 2,160,881 2,135,892
Other liabilities 213,579 207,438 199,039
 
Total liabilities 27,690,019 27,176,078 26,508,032
 
 
Shareholders' equity:

Series C Preferred Stock - no par value, 5,200,000 shares outstanding at June 30, 2017, December 31, 2016, and June 30, 2016

125,980

125,980 125,980
 

Common stock - $1.00 par value. 121,661,092 shares outstanding at June 30, 2017, 122,266,106 shares outstanding at December 31, 2016, and 124,047,659 shares outstanding at June 30, 2016

142,499

142,026 141,008
Additional paid-in capital 3,029,754 3,028,405 2,993,985

Treasury stock, at cost - 20,837,814 shares at June 30, 2017, 19,759,614 shares at December 31, 2016, and 16,959,977 shares at June 30, 2016

(709,944)

(664,595) (573,058)
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (47,865) (55,659) 11,005
Retained earnings 457,523 351,767 252,739
Total shareholders' equity 2,997,947 2,927,924 2,951,659
 
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $30,687,966 30,104,002 29,459,691
 
 
 
 
 

Synovus

AVERAGE BALANCES AND YIELDS/RATES (1)
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)
        2017     2016
Second     First     Fourth     Third     Second
Quarter     Quarter     Quarter     Quarter     Quarter
Interest Earning Assets
 
Taxable investment securities (2) $ 3,844,688 3,841,556 3,643,510 3,544,933 3,529,030
Yield 2.11 % 2.06 1.92 1.83 1.89
 
Tax-exempt investment securities (2) (4) $ 340 2,730 2,824 2,943 3,491
Yield (taxable equivalent) 6.87 % 5.81 5.82 5.96 6.08
 
Trading account assets $ 3,667 6,443 6,799 5,493 3,803
Yield 2.28 % 1.72 2.63 0.93 1.27
 
Commercial loans (3) (4) $ 19,137,733 19,043,384 18,812,659 18,419,484 18,433,638
Yield 4.27 % 4.16 4.05 4.03 4.04
 
Consumer loans (3) $ 5,215,258 4,992,683 4,911,149 4,720,082 4,497,147
Yield 4.49 % 4.40 4.27 4.30 4.32
 
Allowance for loan losses $ (251,219 )     (253,927 )     (253,713 )     (255,675 )     (251,101 )
 
Loans, net (3) $ 24,101,772 23,782,140 23,470,095 22,883,891 22,679,684
Yield 4.36 % 4.25 4.14 4.14 4.15
 
Mortgage loans held for sale $ 52,224 46,554 77,652 87,524 72,477
Yield 3.87 % 4.01 3.51 3.32 3.59
 
Federal funds sold, due from Federal Reserve Bank,
and other short-term investments $ 561,503 654,322 982,355 998,565 907,614
Yield 1.00 % 0.77 0.49 0.48 0.47
 
Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank stock (5) $ 177,323 170,844 121,079 70,570 77,571
Yield 2.99 % 3.42 3.75 4.99 5.15
 
Total interest earning assets $ 28,741,517 28,504,589 28,304,314 27,593,919 27,273,670
  Yield         3.99 %     3.88       3.73       3.71       3.73  
 
Interest Bearing Liabilities
 
Interest bearing demand deposits $ 4,837,053 4,784,329 4,488,135 4,274,117 4,233,310
Rate 0.23 % 0.19 0.16 0.16 0.18
 
Money market accounts $ 7,427,562 7,424,627 7,359,067 7,227,030 7,082,759
Rate 0.32 % 0.31 0.29 0.29 0.31
 
Savings deposits $ 805,019 909,660 908,725 797,961 746,225
Rate 0.04 % 0.11 0.12 0.07 0.06
 
Time deposits under $100,000 $ 1,202,746 1,215,593 1,229,809 1,248,294 1,262,280
Rate 0.67 % 0.64 0.64 0.64 0.64
 
Time deposits over $100,000 $ 2,040,924 2,029,713 2,014,564 2,030,242 2,016,116
Rate 0.94 % 0.92 0.90 0.88 0.89
 
Non maturing brokered deposits $ 564,043 619,627 638,779 634,596 451,398
Rate 0.54 % 0.41 0.31 0.29 0.39
 
Brokered time deposits $ 815,515 761,159 742,153 775,143 885,603
Rate   0.94 %     0.92       0.90       0.88       0.85  
 
Total interest bearing deposits $ 17,692,862 17,744,708 17,381,232 16,987,383 16,677,691
Rate 0.41 % 0.39 0.37 0.37 0.39
 
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under
repurchase agreements $ 183,400 176,854 219,429 247,378 221,276
Rate 0.10 % 0.09 0.08 0.09 0.09
 
Long-term debt $ 2,270,452 2,184,072 2,190,716 2,114,193 2,279,043
Rate 2.83 % 2.83 2.65 2.71 2.55
 
Total interest bearing liabilities $ 20,146,714 20,105,634 19,791,377 19,348,954 19,178,010
  Rate         0.68 %     0.65       0.62       0.63       0.65  
 
Non-interest bearing demand deposits $ 7,298,845 7,174,146 7,280,033 7,042,908 6,930,336
 
Effective cost of funds 0.48 % 0.46 0.44 0.44 0.46
                                   
Net interest margin         3.51 %     3.42       3.29       3.27       3.27  
 
Taxable equivalent adjustment $ 298 309 322 330 329
 
(1) Yields and rates are annualized.
(2) Excludes net unrealized gains and losses.
(3) Average loans are shown net of unearned income. Non-performing loans are included.

(4) Reflects taxable-equivalent adjustments, using the statutory federal income tax rate of 35%, in adjusting interest on tax-exempt loans and investment securities to a taxable-equivalent basis.

(5) Included as a component of Other Assets on the consolidated balance sheet
 
 
 
 
 

Synovus

NON-PERFORMING LOANS COMPOSITION
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)
                                 
Total Total Total
Non-performing Non-performing 2Q17 vs. 1Q17 Non-performing 2Q17 vs. 2Q16
Loan Type Loans Loans % change (1) Loans % change
  June 30, 2017 March 31, 2017   June 30, 2016  
 
 
Multi-Family $ 1,621 1,556 16.8 % $ 4,070 nm
Hotels 376 323 65.8 5,052 (92.6 )%
Office Buildings 326 185 305.7 2,563 (87.3 )
Shopping Centers 161 - nm 358 nm
Warehouses 41 226 (328.3 ) 1,128 (96.4 )
Other Investment Property 1,187   750   233.7     580   104.7  

 

 

Total Investment Properties 3,712 3,040 88.7 13,751 (73.0 )
 
 
1-4 Family Construction - 306 (401.1 ) 304 (100.0 )
1-4 Family Investment Mortgage 8,535   8,497   1.8     7,994   6.8  
 
Total 1-4 Family Properties 8,535 8,803 (12.2 ) 8,298 2.9
 
Commercial Development 269 205 125.2 398 (32.4 )
Residential Development 5,585 9,033 (153.1 ) 9,571 (41.6 )
Land Acquisition 5,077   5,114   (2.9 )   7,610   (33.3 )
 
Land and Development 10,931   14,352   (95.6 )   17,579   (37.8 )
 
Total Commercial Real Estate 23,178 26,195 (46.2 ) 39,628 (41.5 )
             
 
Commercial, Financial, and Agricultural 69,550 60,381 60.9 55,821 24.6
Owner-Occupied 24,918   26,564   (24.9 )   17,118   45.6  

 

Total Commercial & Industrial 94,468   86,945   34.7     72,939   29.5  
 
Home Equity Lines 20,648 22,918 (39.7 ) 16,912 22.1
Consumer Mortgages 18,035 19,874 (37.1 ) 21,895 (17.6 )
Credit Cards - - nm - nm
Other Consumer Loans 2,988   2,434   91.3     2,698   10.7  

 

Total Consumer 41,671   45,226   (31.5 )   41,505   0.4  
 
 
Total $ 159,317   158,366   2.4 % $ 154,072   3.4 %
 
(1) Percentage change is annualized.
 
 
 
LOANS OUTSTANDING BY TYPE COMPARISON
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)
Total Loans Total Loans 2Q17 vs. 1Q17 Total Loans 2Q17 vs. 2Q16
Loan Type June 30, 2017 March 31, 2017 % change (1) June 30, 2016 % change
           
 
Multi-Family $ 1,724,917 1,638,250 21.2 % $ 1,528,191 12.9 %
Hotels 835,110 794,685 20.4 746,397 11.9
Office Buildings 1,567,984 1,581,460 (3.4 ) 1,559,631 0.5
Shopping Centers 864,868 902,954 (16.9 ) 926,147 (6.6 )
Warehouses 467,369 504,619 (29.6 ) 535,889 (12.8 )
Other Investment Property 575,415   594,084   (12.6 )   554,715   3.7  
Total Investment Properties 6,035,663 6,016,052 1.3 5,850,970 3.2
 
1-4 Family Construction 198,419 203,151 (9.3 ) 208,871 (5.0 )
1-4 Family Investment Mortgage 637,201   658,120   (12.7 )   758,463   (16.0 )
Total 1-4 Family Properties 835,620 861,271 (11.9 ) 967,334 (13.6 )
 
Commercial Development 59,299 58,537 5.2 69,691 (14.9 )
Residential Development 118,032 130,653 (38.7 ) 160,446 (26.4 )
Land Acquisition 365,657   392,710   (27.6 )   459,254   (20.4 )
Land and Development 542,988   581,900   (26.8 )   689,391   (21.2 )
 
Total Commercial Real Estate 7,414,271   7,459,223   (2.4 )   7,507,695   (1.2 )
 
 
Commercial, Financial, and Agricultural 7,000,573 7,056,032 (3.2 ) 6,596,835 6.1
Owner-Occupied 4,750,335   4,684,734   5.6     4,358,595   9.0  
Total Commercial & Industrial 11,750,908   11,740,766   0.3     10,955,430   7.3  
 
Home Equity Lines 1,563,167 1,587,102 (6.0 ) 1,657,109 (5.7 )
Consumer Mortgages 2,470,665 2,350,730 20.5 2,132,114 15.9
Credit Cards 225,900 224,349 2.8 236,034 (4.3 )
Other Consumer Loans 1,031,639   922,018   47.7     600,153   71.9  
Total Consumer 5,291,371   5,084,199   16.3     4,625,410   14.4  
Unearned Income (26,038 ) (25,720 ) 5.0     (27,627 ) (5.8 )
 
Total $ 24,430,512   24,258,468   2.8 % $ 23,060,908   5.9 %
 
(1) Percentage change is annualized.
 
 
 
 
 

Synovus

CREDIT QUALITY DATA
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)       2017     2016     2nd Quarter
Second     First Fourth     Third     Second '17 vs. '16
Quarter Quarter Quarter   Quarter   Quarter Change
 
Non-performing Loans $ 159,317 158,366 153,378 148,155 154,072 3.4 %
Impaired Loans Held for Sale (1) 127 8,442 - 2,473 - nm
Other Real Estate   19,476   20,425 22,308 28,438 33,289 (41.5 )
Non-performing Assets 178,920 187,233 175,686 179,066 187,361 (4.5 )
 
Allowance for loan losses 248,095 253,514 251,758 253,817 255,076 (2.7 )
 
Net Charge-Offs - Quarter 15,678 6,919 8,319 6,930 6,133 155.6
Net Charge-Offs - YTD 22,597 6,919 28,739 20,420 13,490 67.5
Net Charge-Offs / Average Loans - Quarter (2) 0.26 % 0.12 0.14 0.12 0.11
Net Charge-Offs / Average Loans - YTD (2) 0.19 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12
 
Non-performing Loans / Loans 0.65 0.65 0.64 0.64 0.67
Non-performing Assets / Loans, Other Loans Held for Sale & ORE 0.73 0.77 0.74 0.77 0.81
Allowance / Loans 1.02 1.05 1.06 1.09 1.11
 
Allowance / Non-performing Loans 155.72 160.08 164.14 171.32 165.56
Allowance / Non-performing Loans (3) 217.07 204.94 202.01 198.94 195.25
 
Past Due Loans over 90 days and Still Accruing $ 4,550 2,777 3,135 5,358 5,964 (23.7 )
As a Percentage of Loans Outstanding 0.02 % 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.03
 
Total Past Due Loans and Still Accruing $ 66,788 62,137 65,106 61,781 55,716 19.9
As a Percentage of Loans Outstanding 0.27 % 0.26 0.27 0.27 0.24
 
Accruing Troubled Debt Restructurings (TDRs) $ 167,395 172,421 195,776 201,896 205,165 (18.4 )
 
 

(1) Represent only impaired loans that have been specifically identified to be sold. Impaired loans held for sale are carried at the lower of cost or fair value, less costs to sell, based primarily on estimated sales proceeds net of selling costs.

(2) Ratio is annualized.
(3) Excludes non-performing loans for which the expected loss has been charged off.
 
 
 
 

SELECTED CAPITAL INFORMATION (1)

(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)      
June 30, 2017

December 31,

2016

June 30, 2016
 
 
Tier 1 Capital $ 2,827,892 2,685,880 2,627,574
Total Risk-Based Capital 3,338,707 3,201,268 3,146,898
Common Equity Tier 1 Ratio (transitional) 10.02 % 9.96 10.01
Common Equity Tier 1 Ratio (fully phased-in) 9.81 9.51 9.49
Tier 1 Capital Ratio 10.36 10.07 10.06
Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio 12.24 12.01 12.05
Tier 1 Leverage Ratio 9.29 8.99 9.10

Common Equity as a Percentage of Total Assets (2)

9.36 9.31 9.59
Tangible Common Equity as a Percentage of Tangible Assets (3) 9.15 9.09 9.52
Tangible Common Equity as a Percentage of Risk Weighted Assets (3) 10.27 10.24 10.72
Book Value Per Common Share (4) $ 23.61 22.92 22.78

Tangible Book Value Per Common Share (3)

23.04 22.32 22.58
 
 
(1) Current quarter regulatory capital information is preliminary.
(2) Common equity consists of Total Shareholders' Equity less Preferred Stock.
(3) Excludes the carrying value of goodwill and other intangible assets from common equity and total assets
(4) Book Value Per Common Share consists of Total Shareholders' Equity less Preferred Stock divided by total common shares outstanding. impact of unexercised tangible equity units (tMEDs).
 
 
 
 

Contacts

Synovus Financial Corp.
Investor Contact:
Bob May, 706-649-3555
or
Media Contact:
Lee Underwood, 706-644-0528

Contacts

Synovus Financial Corp.
Investor Contact:
Bob May, 706-649-3555
or
Media Contact:
Lee Underwood, 706-644-0528