TriCo Bancshares Announces Quarterly Results

CHICO, Calif.--()--TriCo Bancshares (NASDAQ: TCBK) (the “Company”), parent company of Tri Counties Bank, today announced net income of $23,395,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2019, compared to $23,061,000 during the trailing quarter ended June 30, 2019 and $16,170,000 during the quarter ended September 30, 2018. Diluted earnings per share were $0.76 for the third quarter of 2019, compared to $0.75 for the second quarter of 2019 and $0.53 for the third quarter of 2018.

Financial Highlights

Performance highlights and other developments for the Company as of or for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 included the following:

  • For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company’s return on average assets was 1.44% and 1.44%, respectively, and the return on average equity was 10.42% and 10.67%, respectively.
  • As of September 30, 2019, the Company reported total loans, total assets and total deposits of $4.18 billion, $6.38 billion and $5.30 billion, respectively.
  • The loan to deposit ratio was 79.0% as of September 30, 2019 as compared to 76.8% at June 30, 2019 and 79.0% at September 30, 2018.
  • For the current quarter, net interest margin was 4.44% on a tax equivalent basis as compared to 4.29% in the quarter ended September 30, 2018 and decreased 6 basis points from the trailing quarter.
  • Non-interest bearing deposits as a percentage of total deposits were 33.6% at September 30, 2019, as compared to 33.3% at June 30, 2019 and 33.6% at September 30, 2018.
  • The average rate of interest paid on deposits, including non-interest-bearing deposits, remained low but increased slightly to 0.23% for the third quarter of 2019 as compared with 0.22% for the trailing quarter, and an increase of 7 basis points from the average rate paid during the same quarter of the prior year.
  • Non-performing assets to total assets were 0.31% at September 30, 2019, as compared to 0.35% as of June 30, 2019, and 0.47% at December 31, 2018.
  • The balance of nonperforming loans decreased by $2.0 million, and was facilitated by the sale of loans and charge-offs. Net charge-offs (recoveries) for the quarter ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were $1.0 million and ($0.2) million, respectively, while net charge-offs (recoveries) for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 were ($0.3) million and $0.5 million, respectively.
  • The efficiency ratio declined to 58.8%, as compared to 60.1%, in the trailing quarter and 65.3% in the same quarter of the 2018 year. Excluding merger and acquisition costs from the 2018 year results in an efficiency ratio of 59.56%.
  • Non-interest income associated with service charges and fees increased by 4.6% over the trailing quarter and 8.7% over the same quarter in the prior year.

President and CEO, Rick Smith commented, “Our record earnings for the third quarter were a direct result of a full team effort across every department of the Bank. We increased our loan to deposit ratio through a reduction in investment security balances whose proceeds were utilized to fund loan growth. In addition, through asset sales, we accomplished a substantial reduction in nonperforming loans and underperforming municipal investment securities. Our mortgage loan processors pushed forward at near capacity levels resulting in almost a doubling of gains from the sale of loans as compared to the trailing quarter. The market leading cash management services we offer continue to drive growth in transaction volume and the number of customers we serve. Further, we continue to focus on cost containment and increased efficiency measures. We believe that the continued execution of these and other strategies combined with our long history paying quarterly cash dividends, which were recently increased to $0.22 per share, create a noteworthy value proposition for our shareholders.”

Summary Results

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company’s return on average assets was 1.44% and 1.44%, respectively, and the return on average equity was 10.42% and 10.67%, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company’s return on average assets was 1.05% and 1.15%, respectively, and the return on average equity was 9.11% and 10.44%, respectively. While there were no merger and acquisition expenses incurred during the 2019 periods as compared to $4,150,000 and $5,227,000 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, the increases in return on average assets and average equity were also benefited by increases in net interest income of $4,199,000 and $41,529,000, respectively, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019.

The following is a summary of the components of the Company’s operating results and performance ratios for the periods indicated:

 

Three months ended

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

June 30,

 

 

 

 

(dollars and shares in thousands)

 

2019

 

 

 

2019

 

 

$ Change

 

% Change

Net interest income

 

64,688

 

 

$

64,315

 

 

$

373

 

 

0.6

%

Reversal of (provision for) loan losses

 

329

 

 

 

(537

)

 

 

866

 

 

nm

Noninterest income

 

14,108

 

 

 

13,423

 

 

 

685

 

 

5.1

%

Noninterest expense

 

(46,344

)

 

 

(46,697

)

 

 

353

 

 

(0.8

)%

Provision for income taxes

 

(9,386

)

 

 

(7,443

)

 

 

(1,943

)

 

26.1

%

Net income

$

23,395

 

 

$

23,061

 

 

$

334

 

 

1.4

%

Diluted earnings per share

$

0.76

 

 

$

0.75

 

 

$

0.01

 

 

1.33

%

Dividends per share

$

0.22

 

 

$

0.19

 

 

$

0.03

 

 

15.80

%

Average common shares

 

30,509

 

 

 

30,458

 

 

 

51

 

 

0.2

%

Average diluted common shares

 

30,629

 

 

 

30,643

 

 

 

(14

)

 

(0.0

)%

Return on average total assets

 

1.44

%

 

 

1.45

%

 

 

 

 

Return on average equity

 

10.42

%

 

 

10.68

%

 

 

 

 

Efficiency ratio

 

58.82

%

 

 

60.07

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended
September 30,

 

 

 

 

(dollars and shares in thousands)

 

2019

 

 

 

2018

 

 

$ Change

 

% Change

Net interest income

 

64,688

 

 

$

60,489

 

 

$

4,199

 

 

6.9

%

Reversal of (provision for) loan losses

 

329

 

 

 

(2,651

)

 

 

2,980

 

 

nm

Noninterest income

 

14,108

 

 

 

12,336

 

 

 

1,772

 

 

14.4

%

Noninterest expense

 

(46,344

)

 

 

(47,528

)

 

 

1,184

 

 

(2.5

)%

Provision for income taxes

 

(9,386

)

 

 

(6,476

)

 

 

(2,910

)

 

44.9

%

Net income

$

23,395

 

 

$

16,170

 

 

$

7,225

 

 

44.7

%

Diluted earnings per share

$

0.76

 

 

$

0.53

 

 

$

0.23

 

 

43.4

%

Dividends per share

$

0.22

 

 

$

0.17

 

 

$

0.05

 

 

29.4

%

Average common shares

 

30,509

 

 

 

30,011

 

 

 

498

 

 

1.7

%

Average diluted common shares

 

30,629

 

 

 

30,291

 

 

 

338

 

 

1.1

%

Return on average total assets

 

1.44

%

 

 

1.05

%

 

 

 

 

Return on average equity

 

10.42

%

 

 

9.11

%

 

 

 

 

Efficiency ratio

 

58.82

%

 

 

65.26

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine months ended
September 30,

 

 

 

 

(dollars and shares in thousands)

 

2019

 

 

 

2018

 

 

$ Change

 

% Change

Net interest income

$

192,873

 

 

$

151,344

 

 

$

41,529

 

 

27.4

%

Reversal of (provision for) loan losses

 

1,392

 

 

 

(1,777

)

 

 

3,169

 

 

nm

Noninterest income

 

39,334

 

 

 

36,466

 

 

 

2,868

 

 

7.9

%

Noninterest expense

 

(138,493

)

 

 

(123,226

)

 

 

(15,267

)

 

12.4

%

Provision for income taxes

 

(25,924

)

 

 

(17,698

)

 

 

(8,226

)

 

46.5

%

Net income

$

69,182

 

 

$

45,109

 

 

$

17,735

 

 

53.4

%

Diluted earnings per share

$

2.25

 

 

$

1.76

 

 

$

0.49

 

 

27.8

%

Dividends per share

$

0.60

 

 

$

0.51

 

 

$

0.09

 

 

17.6

%

Average common shares

 

30,441

 

 

 

25,317

 

 

 

5,124

 

 

20.2

%

Average diluted common shares

 

30,650

 

 

 

25,617

 

 

 

5,033

 

 

19.6

%

Return on average total assets

 

1.44

%

 

 

1.15

%

 

 

 

 

Return on average equity

 

10.67

%

 

 

10.44

%

 

 

 

 

Efficiency ratio

 

59.64

%

 

 

65.65

%

 

 

 

 

Balance Sheet

Total loans outstanding reached a record high of $4.18 billion as of September 30, 2019, an increase of 3.8% over the trailing twelve month period and an annualized increase of 7.7% over the trailing quarter. In general, year over year increases in deposit balances and reductions in investment security balances were utilized to fund loan growth and pay down outstanding balances of other borrowings.

The retention of earnings generated from the balance sheet changes discussed below was the primary driver in total equity increasing to $896,665,000 at September 30, 2019 as compared to $875,886,000 at June 30, 2019, which is inclusive of $1,499,000 and $(2,198,000) in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) at the same periods, respectively. As a result, the Company’s book value per share increased to $29.39 per share at September 30, 2019 from $28.71 at June 30, 2019. The Company’s tangible book value per share, calculated by subtracting goodwill and other intangible assets from total shareholders’ equity and dividing that sum by total shares outstanding, increased to $21.33 per share at September 30, 2019 from $20.60 per share June 30, 2019. Excluding accumulated other comprehensive losses from total equity for both quarters, tangible book value per share increased to $21.28 at September 30, 2019 from $20.68 at June 30, 2019.

 

Trailing Quarter Balance Sheet Change

 

Ending balances

As of September 30,

 

As of June 30,

 

$ Change

 

Annualized
% Change

($’s in thousands)

2019

 

2019

 

Total assets

$

6,384,883

 

$

6,395,172

 

$

(10,289

)

 

(0.6

)%

Total loans

 

4,182,348

 

 

4,103,687

 

 

78,661

 

 

7.7

%

Total investments

 

1,397,753

 

 

1,566,720

 

 

(168,967

)

 

(43.1

)%

Total deposits

$

5,295,407

 

$

5,342,173

 

$

(46,766

)

 

(3.5

)%

Loan growth of $78,661,000 or 7.7% on an annualized basis during the third quarter of 2019 provided benefit to the yield on earning assets and net interest margin as prepayments and sales of investment securities were utilized to fund loans and to reduce the need for overnight borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank.

 

Average Trailing Quarter Balance Sheet Change

 

Qtrly avg balances

As of September 30,

 

As of June 30,

 

$ Change

 

Annualized
% Change

($’s in thousands)

2019

 

2019

 

Total assets

$

6,452,470

 

$

6,385,889

 

$

66,581

 

 

4.2

%

Total loans

 

4,142,602

 

 

4,044,044

 

 

98,558

 

 

9.7

%

Total investments

 

1,536,691

 

 

1,573,112

 

 

(36,421

)

 

(9.3

)%

Total deposits

$

5,327,235

 

$

5,370,879

 

$

(43,644

)

 

(3.3

)%

The growth in average loans of $98,558,000 or 9.7%, on an annualized basis, during the third quarter was greater than the end of period growth as nearly all of the growth for the second quarter occurred during the month of June and third quarter growth was concentrated in July and August.

 

Year Over Year Balance Sheet Change

Ending balances

As of September 30,

 

 

 

 

 

($’s in thousands)

2019

 

2018

 

$ Change

 

 

% Change

Total assets

$

6,384,883

 

$

6,318,865

 

$

66,018

 

 

 

1.0

%

Total loans

 

4,182,348

 

 

4,027,436

 

 

154,912

 

 

 

3.8

%

Total investments

 

1,397,753

 

 

1,535,953

 

 

(138,200

)

 

 

(9.0

)%

Total deposits

$

5,295,407

 

$

5,093,117

 

$

202,290

 

 

 

4.0

%

Total assets have grown by $66,018,000 or 1.0% between September 2018 and September 2019. This growth was led by $154,912,000 or 3.8% in loan growth which was funded by $202,290,000 or 4.0% in deposit growth. Deposit growth in excess of loan growth and the reduction in investment security balances was utilized to reduce other borrowings.

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

The following is a summary of the components of net interest income for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

June 30,

 

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

2019

 

 

 

2019

 

 

$ Change

 

% Change

Interest income

$

68,889

 

 

$

68,180

 

 

$

709

 

 

1.0

%

Interest expense

 

(4,201

)

 

 

(3,865

)

 

 

(336

)

 

8.7

%

Fully tax-equivalent adjustment (FTE) (1)

 

289

 

 

 

298

 

 

 

(9

)

 

(3.0

)%

Net interest income (FTE)

$

64,977

 

 

$

64,613

 

 

$

364

 

 

0.6

%

Net interest margin (FTE)

 

4.44

%

 

 

4.50

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquired loans discount accretion, net:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount (included in interest income)

$

2,360

 

 

$

1,904

 

 

$

456

 

 

23.9

%

Effect on average loan yield

 

0.23

%

 

 

0.19

%

 

 

 

 

Effect on net interest margin (FTE)

 

0.16

%

 

 

0.13

%

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended
September 30,

 

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

2019

 

 

 

2018

 

 

$ Change

 

% Change

Interest income

$

68,889

 

 

$

64,554

 

 

$

4,335

 

 

6.7

%

Interest expense

 

(4,201

)

 

 

(4,065

)

 

 

(136

)

 

3.3

%

Fully tax-equivalent adjustment (FTE) (1)

 

289

 

 

 

357

 

 

 

(68

)

 

(19.0

)%

Net interest income (FTE)

$

64,977

 

 

$

60,846

 

 

$

4,131

 

 

6.8

%

Net interest margin (FTE)

 

4.44

%

 

 

4.29

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquired loans discount accretion, net:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount (included in interest income)

$

2,360

 

 

$

2,098

 

 

$

262

 

 

12.5

%

Effect on average loan yield

 

0.23

%

 

 

0.21

%

 

 

 

 

Effect on net interest margin (FTE)

 

0.16

%

 

 

0.14

%

 

 

 

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

2019

 

 

 

2018

 

 

$ Change

 

% Change

Interest income

$

204,526

 

 

$

160,153

 

 

$

44,373

 

 

27.7

%

Interest expense

 

(11,653

)

 

 

(8,809

)

 

 

(2,844

)

 

32.3

%

Fully tax-equivalent adjustment (FTE) (1)

 

929

 

 

 

982

 

 

 

(53

)

 

(5.4

)%

Net interest income (FTE)

$

193,802

 

 

$

152,326

 

 

$

41,476

 

 

27.2

%

Net interest margin (FTE)

 

4.48

%

 

 

4.22

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquired loans discount accretion, net:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount (included in interest income)

$

5,919

 

 

$

3,289

 

 

$

2,630

 

 

80.0

%

Effect on average loan yield

 

0.19

%

 

 

0.13

%

 

 

0.06

%

 

 

Effect on net interest margin (FTE)

 

0.08

%

 

 

0.05

%

 

 

0.03

%

 

 

(1)

Information is presented on a fully tax-equivalent (FTE) basis. The Company believes the use of this non-generally accepted accounting principles (non-GAAP) measure provides additional clarity in assessing its results, and the presentation of these measures on a FTE basis is a common practice within the banking industry.

 

Loans may be acquired at a premium or discount to par value, in which case, the premium is amortized (subtracted from) or accreted (added to) interest income over the remaining life of the loan. Generally, as time goes on, the effects of loan discount accretion and loan premium amortization decrease as the purchased loans mature or pay off early. Upon the early pay off of a loan, any remaining (unaccreted) discount or (unamortized) premium is immediately taken into interest income; and as loan payoffs may vary significantly from quarter to quarter, so may the impact of discount accretion and premium amortization on interest income. As a result of the declining rate environment, the prepayment rate of portfolio loans, inclusive of those acquired at a premium or discount, accelerated and this is evidenced by the 23.9% increase in discount accretion included in interest income during the third quarter of 2019 as compared to the trailing quarter. During the three months ended September 30, 2019, June 30, 2019 and March 31, 2019, purchased loan discount accretion was $2,360,000, $1,904,000, and $1,655,000, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, loans purchased at net premium several years ago were repaid prior to expected maturity resulting in approximately $259,000 of accelerated amortization.

The following table shows the components of net interest income and net interest margin on a fully tax-equivalent (FTE) basis for the quarterly periods indicated:

 

ANALYSIS OF CHANGE IN NET INTEREST MARGIN ON EARNING ASSETS

(unaudited, dollars in thousands)

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Three Months Ended

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

September 30, 2019

 

June 30, 2019

 

September 30, 2018

 

Average
Balance

 

Income/
Expense

 

Yield/
Rate

 

Average
Balance

 

Income/
Expense

 

Yield/
Rate

 

Average
Balance

 

Income/
Expense

 

Yield/
Rate

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans

$

4,142,602

 

$

56,999

 

5.46

%

 

$

4,044,044

 

$

55,491

 

5.50

%

 

$

4,019,391

 

$

53,102

 

5.24

%

Investments-taxable

 

1,403,653

 

 

10,172

 

2.88

%

 

 

1,432,550

 

 

10,763

 

3.01

%

 

 

1,326,756

 

 

9,648

 

2.89

%

Investments-nontaxable (1)

 

133,038

 

 

1,250

 

3.73

%

 

 

140,562

 

 

1,358

 

3.88

%

 

 

163,309

 

 

1,546

 

3.76

%

Total investments

 

1,536,691

 

 

11,422

 

2.95

%

 

 

1,573,112

 

 

12,121

 

3.14

%

 

 

1,490,065

 

 

11,194

 

2.98

%

Cash at Federal Reserve and other banks

 

130,955

 

 

757

 

2.29

%

 

 

147,810

 

 

866

 

2.35

%

 

 

119,635

 

 

615

 

2.04

%

Total earning assets

 

5,810,248

 

 

69,178

 

4.72

%

 

 

5,764,966

 

 

68,478

 

4.76

%

 

 

5,629,091

 

 

64,911

 

4.57

%

Other assets, net

 

642,222

 

 

 

 

 

 

620,923

 

 

 

 

 

 

626,622

 

 

 

 

Total assets

$

6,452,470

 

 

 

 

 

$

6,385,889

 

 

 

 

 

$

6,255,713

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing demand deposits

$

1,240,548

 

 

284

 

0.09

%

 

$

1,276,388

 

 

289

 

0.09

%

 

$

1,125,159

 

$

248

 

0.09

%

Savings deposits

 

1,861,166

 

 

1,192

 

0.25

%

 

 

1,888,234

 

 

1,307

 

0.28

%

 

 

1,803,022

 

 

833

 

0.18

%

Time deposits

 

447,669

 

 

1,574

 

1.39

%

 

 

441,116

 

 

1,403

 

1.28

%

 

 

430,286

 

 

991

 

0.91

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

3,549,383

 

 

3,050

 

0.34

%

 

 

3,605,738

 

 

2,999

 

0.33

%

 

 

3,358,467

 

 

2,072

 

0.24

%

Other borrowings

 

73,350

 

 

334

 

1.81

%

 

 

17,963

 

 

37

 

0.83

%

 

 

246,637

 

 

1,178

 

1.89

%

Junior subordinated debt

 

57,156

 

 

817

 

5.67

%

 

 

57,222

 

 

829

 

5.81

%

 

 

56,973

 

 

815

 

5.68

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

3,679,889

 

 

4,201

 

0.45

%

 

 

3,680,923

 

 

3,865

 

0.42

%

 

 

3,662,077

 

 

4,065

 

0.44

%

Noninterest-bearing deposits

 

1,777,852

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,765,141

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,710,374

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

104,062

 

 

 

 

 

 

73,541

 

 

 

 

 

 

86,131

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

 

890,667

 

 

 

 

 

 

866,284

 

 

 

 

 

 

797,131

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$

6,452,470

 

 

 

 

 

$

6,385,889

 

 

 

 

 

$

6,255,713

 

 

 

 

Net interest rate spread (1) (2)

 

 

 

 

4.27

%

 

 

 

 

 

4.34

%

 

 

 

 

 

4.13

%

Net interest income and margin (1) (3)

 

 

$

64,977

 

4.44

%

 

 

 

$

64,613

 

4.50

%

 

 

 

$

60,846

 

4.29

%

(1)

Fully taxable equivalent (FTE)

(2)

Net interest spread is the average yield earned on interest-earning assets minus the average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities.

(3)

Net interest margin is computed by calculating the difference between interest income and interest expense, divided by the average balance of interest-earning assets. All yields and rates are calculated using the specific day counts for the period and the total number of days for the year.

 

Net interest income (FTE) during the three months ended September 30, 2019 increased $364,000 or 0.6% to $64,977,000 compared to $64,613,000 during the three months ended June 30, 2019. At the same time net interest margin declined 6 basis points to 4.44% as compared to 4.50% in the trailing quarter. The increase in net interest income (FTE) was due primarily to a shift in average balances from investments and excess liquidity maintained with the Federal Reserve yielding 2.95% and 2.29%, respectively during the third quarter to loans which yielded 5.46% during the same period. The yield on interest earning assets was 4.72% for the quarter ended September 30, 2019, which represents a decrease of 4 basis points over the trailing quarter and an increase of 15 basis points over the same quarter in the prior year.

The index utilized in a significant portion of the Company’s variable rate loans, Wall Street Journal Prime, has decreased by 50 basis points during the quarter to 5.00% at September 30, 2019, as compared to 5.25% at September 30, 2018. The index decreased by 25 basis points each month in both August and September, 2019. As such, there were minimal changes to loan yields as compared to the trailing quarter. However, as compared to the same quarter in the prior year, average loan yields increased 22 basis points from 5.24% during the three months ended September 30, 2018 to 5.46% during the three months ended September 30, 2019. Of the 22 basis point increase in yields on loans, 20 basis points was attributable to increases in market rates while 2 basis points was from increased accretion of purchased loans.

Despite the slight decreases in the average balances of interest bearing deposits which reduced interest expense, these benefits were offset by the single basis point increase in the cost of interest deposits. Further, while the average balance of interest bearing liabilities remained flat, the rate paid on other borrowings grew by 98 basis points to 1.81% for the third quarter of 2019 which was the primary driver of the cost of interest bearing liabilities growing 3 basis points to 0.45% for the third quarter of 2019 as compared to 0.83% for the second quarter of 2019. The impact of changes in rates and volumes of interest bearing liabilities resulted in an increase in interest expense of $336,000 during the current quarter. Comparing the quarter ended September 30, 2019 to the same quarter in the prior year, the cost of interest bearing deposits increased by 10 basis points to 0.34% from 0.24% as a direct result of market competition for deposits and the overall rise in the rate environment experienced subsequent to 2017.

The following table shows the components of net interest income and net interest margin on a fully tax-equivalent (FTE) basis for the year-to-date periods indicated:

 

ANALYSIS OF CHANGE IN NET INTEREST MARGIN ON EARNING ASSETS

(unaudited, dollars in thousands)

 

Nine months ended

 

Nine months ended

 

September 30, 2019

 

September 30, 2018

 

Average
Balance

 

Income/
Expense

 

Yield/
Rate

 

Average
Balance

 

Income/
Expense

 

Yield/
Rate

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans

$

4,070,568

 

$

166,888

 

5.48

%

 

$

3,387,390

 

$

130,455

 

5.15

%

Investments–taxable

 

1,420,426

 

 

31,849

 

3.00

%

 

 

1,192,304

 

 

25,042

 

2.81

%

Investments-nontaxable (1)

 

138,580

 

 

4,024

 

3.88

%

 

 

145,298

 

 

4,254

 

3.91

%

Total investments

 

1,559,006

 

 

35,873

 

3.08

%

 

 

1,337,602

 

 

29,296

 

2.93

%

Cash at Federal Reserve and other banks

 

148,995

 

 

2,694

 

2.42

%

 

 

101,889

 

 

1,384

 

1.82

%

Total earning assets

 

5,778,569

 

 

205,455

 

4.75

%

 

 

4,826,881

 

 

161,135

 

4.46

%

Other assets, net

 

643,130

 

 

 

 

 

 

449,020

 

 

 

 

Total assets

$

6,421,699

 

 

 

 

 

$

5,275,901

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing demand deposits

$

1,263,312

 

 

860

 

0.09

%

 

$

1,038,775

 

 

673

 

0.09

%

Savings deposits

 

1,892,122

 

 

3,631

 

0.26

%

 

 

1,524,048

 

 

1,671

 

0.15

%

Time deposits

 

443,546

 

 

4,277

 

1.29

%

 

 

350,559

 

 

2,058

 

0.78

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

3,598,980

 

 

8,768

 

0.33

%

 

 

2,913,382

 

 

4,402

 

0.20

%

Other borrowings

 

35,814

 

 

384

 

1.43

%

 

 

165,026

 

 

2,106

 

1.70

%

Junior subordinated debt

 

57,109

 

 

2,501

 

5.86

%

 

 

56,928

 

 

2,301

 

5.39

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

3,691,903

 

 

11,653

 

0.42

%

 

 

3,135,336

 

 

8,809

 

0.38

%

Noninterest-bearing deposits

 

1,761,037

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,462,209

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

101,947

 

 

 

 

 

 

72,772

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

 

866,812

 

 

 

 

 

 

605,584

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$

6,421,699

 

 

 

 

 

$

5,275,901

 

 

 

 

Net interest rate spread (1) (2)

 

 

 

 

4.33

%

 

 

 

 

 

4.08

%

Net interest income and margin (1) (3)

 

 

$

193,802

 

4.48

%

 

 

 

$

152,326

 

4.22

%

(1)

 

Fully taxable equivalent (FTE)

(2)

 

Net interest spread is the average yield earned on interest-earning assets minus the average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities.

(3)

 

Net interest margin is computed by calculating the difference between interest income and interest expense, divided by the average balance of interest-earning assets. All yields and rates are calculated using the specific day counts for the period and the total number of days for the year.

 

Net interest income (FTE) during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 increased $41,476,000 or 27.2% to $193,802,000 compared to $152,326,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The increase was substantially attributable to changes in volume of earning assets from the acquisition of FNB Bancorp in July 2018 in addition to organic loan growth experienced during the second and third quarters of 2019. The yield on interest earning assets was 4.75% and 4.46% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. This 29 basis point increase in earning asset yield was primarily attributable to a 33 basis point increase in loan yields and a 19 basis point increase in yields on investments. Of the 33 basis point increase in yields on loans, 27 basis points was attributable to increases in market rates while 6 basis points was from increased accretion of purchased loans.

The increases in yields on earning assets were partially offset by increased funding costs as the costs of total interest bearing liabilities increased 4 basis points to 0.42% during the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to 0.38% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. During the same period, costs associated with interest bearing deposits increased by 13 basis points to 0.33% as compared to 0.20% in the prior year. The increase in interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the prior period was due entirely to the increases in volume associated with interest-bearing deposits, offset partially with declines in volume of overnight borrowings.

Asset Quality and Loan Loss Provisioning

The Company recorded a benefit from the reversal of loan losses of $329,000 during the three months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to a provision of $537,000 for the trailing quarter, as well as provision of $2,651,000 in the same quarter of the prior year. The reversal of loan losses during the quarter ended September 30, 2019 was driven by a reduction in calculated specific reserves following the sale and charge-off of non-performing loans with carrying values totaling $4,279,000. The amount of required provision reversal was partially offset by loan growth of $78,661,000 during the third quarter. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 the Company recorded a benefit from the reversal of loan losses of $1,392,000. While year to date loan growth in 2019 totaled $160,334,000, nonperforming loans decreased by $8,929,000, past due loans decreased by $9,279,000 and net recoveries were $347,000 during the same period. Net charge-offs (recoveries) for the quarter ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were $1.0 million and ($0.2) million, respectively, while net charge-offs (recoveries) for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 were ($0.3) million and $0.5 million, respectively.

Provision for Income Taxes

The Company’s effective tax rate was 28.6% for the quarter ended September 30, 2019 as compared to 28.6% for the same quarter in the prior year. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the same periods in the 2018 year, the Company received non-taxable death benefits from life insurance proceeds. These benefits were offset by an increase in the estimated level of non-deductible compensation associated with increases in compensation to covered employees.

Non-interest Income

The following table presents the key components of non-interest income for the current and trailing quarterly periods indicated:

 

 

Three months ended

 

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

September 30,
2019

 

June 30,
2019

 

$ Change

 

% Change

ATM and interchange fees

$

5,427

 

 

$

5,404

 

 

$

23

 

 

0.4

%

Service charges on deposit accounts

 

4,327

 

 

 

4,182

 

 

 

145

 

 

3.5

%

Other service fees

 

808

 

 

 

619

 

 

 

189

 

 

30.5

%

Mortgage banking service fees

 

483

 

 

 

475

 

 

 

8

 

 

1.7

%

Change in value of mortgage servicing rights

 

(455

)

 

 

(552

)

 

 

97

 

 

(17.6

)%

Total service charges and fees

 

10,590

 

 

 

10,128

 

 

 

462

 

 

4.6

%

Increase in cash value of life insurance

 

773

 

 

 

746

 

 

 

27

 

 

3.6

%

Asset management and commission income

 

721

 

 

 

739

 

 

 

(18

)

 

(2.4

)%

Gain on sale of loans

 

1,236

 

 

 

575

 

 

 

661

 

 

115.0

%

Lease brokerage income

 

172

 

 

 

239

 

 

 

(67

)

 

(28.0

)%

Sale of customer checks

 

126

 

 

 

135

 

 

 

(9

)

 

(6.7

)%

Gain on sale of investment securities

 

107

 

 

 

 

107

 

 

—%

Gain on marketable equity securities

 

22

 

 

 

42

 

 

 

(20

)

 

(47.6

)%

Other

 

361

 

 

 

819

 

 

 

(458

)

 

(55.9

)%

Total other non-interest income

 

3,518

 

 

 

3,295

 

 

 

223

 

 

6.8

%

Total non-interest income

$

14,108

 

 

$

13,423

 

 

$

685

 

 

5.1

%

Non-interest income increased $685,000 or 5.1% to $14,108,000 during the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the trailing quarter June 30, 2019. The increase in non-interest income was due primarily to increases in fees charged for various services and increases in usage associated with both services and interchange transactions. As a result, service charges on deposit accounts increased over the linked quarter by $145,000 or 3.5% and other service fees increased by $189,000 or 30.5%. Rates associated with mortgage loans, which declined significantly late in the second quarter of 2019, remained at near historic lows during the third quarter and resulted in a $661,000 increase in gains from the sale of loans due to an increase in the volume of mortgage loans sold. Similar to the second quarter of 2019, the value of mortgage servicing rights continued to decline which is consistent with the declining rate environment and changes in the assumptions utilized in determining their fair value. Specifically, further increases in prepayment speeds resulting from decreases in the 15 and 30 year mortgage rates continued to be the largest contributors to the decline in fair value of the mortgage servicing asset. These positive changes in non-interest income were offset by a reduction in other non-interest income which included $104,000 and $696,000 in death benefit insurance proceeds during the third and second quarters of 2019, respectively. During the three months ended September 30, 2019, net gains of $107,000 were realized from the sale of investment securities and there were no security sales in the trailing quarter.

The following table presents the key components of non-interest income for the current and prior year quarterly periods indicated:

 

 

Three months ended September 30,

(dollars in thousands)

 

2019

 

 

 

2018

 

 

$ Change

 

% Change

ATM and interchange fees

$

5,427

 

 

$

4,590

 

 

$

837

 

 

18.2

%

Service charges on deposit accounts

 

4,327

 

 

 

4,015

 

 

 

312

 

 

7.8

%

Other service fees

 

808

 

 

 

676

 

 

 

132

 

 

19.5

%

Mortgage banking service fees

 

483

 

 

 

499

 

 

 

(16

)

 

(3.2

)%

Change in value of mortgage servicing rights

 

(455

)

 

 

(37

)

 

 

(418

)

 

1,129.7

%

Total service charges and fees

 

10,590

 

 

 

9,743

 

 

 

847

 

 

8.7

%

Increase in cash value of life insurance

 

773

 

 

 

732

 

 

 

41

 

 

5.6

%

Asset management and commission income

 

721

 

 

 

728

 

 

 

(7

)

 

(1.0

)%

Gain on sale of loans

 

1,236

 

 

 

539

 

 

 

697

 

 

129.3

%

Lease brokerage income

 

172

 

 

 

186

 

 

 

(14

)

 

(7.5

)%

Sale of customer checks

 

126

 

 

 

88

 

 

 

38

 

 

43.2

%

Gain on sale of investment securities

 

107

 

 

 

207

 

 

 

(100

)

 

(48.3

)%

Gain (loss) on marketable equity securities

 

22

 

 

 

(22

)

 

 

44

 

 

(200.0

)%

Other

 

361

 

 

 

135

 

 

 

226

 

 

167.4

%

Total other non-interest income

 

3,518

 

 

 

2,593

 

 

 

925

 

 

35.7

%

Total non-interest income

$

14,108

 

 

$

12,336

 

 

$

1,772

 

 

14.4

%

Non-interest income increased $1,772,000 (14.4%) to $14,108,000 during the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the same period in 2018. As noted previously, the increase in non-interest income was largely driven by increases in fees charged for various services and increases in usage associated with both services and interchange transactions. As a result, ATM and interchange fees increased by $837,000 (18.2%) during the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to 2018, and service charges on deposit accounts increased by $312,000 (7.8%) over the same period. Other significant increases in non-interest income for the three months ended September 30, 2019 include the aforementioned increase in gain on sale of loans totaling $697,000 and death benefit insurance proceeds of $104,000 realized during the third quarters of 2019. There were no death benefit insurance proceeds received during 2018.

The following table presents the key components of non-interest income for the current and prior year-to-date periods indicated:

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

(dollars in thousands)

 

2019

 

 

 

2018

 

 

$ Change

 

% Change

ATM and interchange fees

$

15,412

 

 

$

13,335

 

 

$

2,077

 

 

15.6

%

Service charges on deposit accounts

 

12,389

 

 

 

11,407

 

 

 

982

 

 

8.6

%

Other service fees

 

2,198

 

 

 

2,020

 

 

 

178

 

 

8.8

%

Mortgage banking service fees

 

1,441

 

 

 

1,527

 

 

 

(86

)

 

(5.6

)%

Change in value of mortgage servicing rights

 

(1,652

)

 

 

38

 

 

 

(1,690

)

 

(4,447.4

)%

Total service charges and fees

 

29,788

 

 

 

28,327

 

 

 

1,461

 

 

5.2

%

Increase in cash value of life insurance

 

2,294

 

 

 

1,996

 

 

 

298

 

 

14.9

%

Asset management and commission income

 

2,102

 

 

 

2,414

 

 

 

(312

)

 

(12.9

)%

Gain on sale of loans

 

2,223

 

 

 

1,831

 

 

 

392

 

 

21.4

%

Lease brokerage income

 

631

 

 

 

514

 

 

 

117

 

 

22.8

%

Sale of customer checks

 

401

 

 

 

327

 

 

 

74

 

 

22.6

%

Gain on sale of investment securities

 

107

 

 

 

207

 

 

 

(100

)

 

(48.3

)%

Gain (loss) on marketable equity securities

 

100

 

 

 

(92

)

 

 

192

 

 

(208.7

)%

Other

 

1,688

 

 

 

942

 

 

 

746

 

 

79.2

%

Total other non-interest income

 

9,546

 

 

 

8,139

 

 

 

1,407

 

 

17.3

%

Total non-interest income

$

39,334

 

 

$

36,466

 

 

$

2,868

 

 

7.9

%

Non-interest income increased $2,868,000 (7.9%) to $39,334,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the comparable nine month period in 2018. Non-interest income for the nine months ended 2019 as compared to the same period in 2018 was impacted by changes in the fair value of the Company’s mortgage servicing assets, which contributed to a $1,690,000 decline, coupled with the previously discussed increase in income charged for interchange fees and service charges, which increased by $2,077,000 (15.6%) and $982,000 (8.6%), respectively. Other non-interest income was positively impacted by the receipt of $831,000 in death benefit insurance proceeds during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to none in the same 2018 period.

Non-interest Expense

The following table presents the key components of non-interest expense for the current and trailing quarterly periods indicated:

     

 

Three months ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

September 30,
2019

 

June 30,
2019

 

$ Change

 

% Change

Base salaries, net of deferred loan origination costs

$

17,656

 

 

$

17,211

 

 

$

445

 

 

2.6

%

Incentive compensation

 

3,791

 

 

 

3,706

 

 

 

85

 

 

2.3

%

Benefits and other compensation costs

 

5,452

 

 

 

5,802

 

 

 

(350

)

 

(6.0

)%

Total salaries and benefits expense

 

26,899

 

 

 

26,719

 

 

 

180

 

 

0.7

%

Occupancy

 

3,711

 

 

 

3,738

 

 

 

(27

)

 

(0.7

)%

Data processing and software

 

3,411

 

 

 

3,354

 

 

 

57

 

 

1.7

%

Equipment

 

1,679

 

 

 

1,752

 

 

 

(73

)

 

(4.2

)%

Intangible amortization

 

1,431

 

 

 

1,431

 

 

 

 

 %

Advertising

 

1,358

 

 

 

1,533

 

 

 

(175

)

 

(11.4

)%

ATM and POS network charges

 

1,343

 

 

 

1,270

 

 

 

73

 

 

5.7

%

Professional fees

 

999

 

 

 

1,057

 

 

 

(58

)

 

(5.5

)%

Telecommunications

 

867

 

 

 

773

 

 

 

94

 

 

12.2

%

Regulatory assessments and insurance

 

94

 

 

 

490

 

 

 

(396

)

 

(80.8

)%

Postage

 

438

 

 

 

315

 

 

 

123

 

 

39.0

%

Operational losses

 

228

 

 

 

226

 

 

 

2

 

 

0.9

%

Courier service

 

357

 

 

 

412

 

 

 

(55

)

 

(13.3

)%

Gain on sale of foreclosed assets

 

(50

)

 

 

(197

)

 

 

147

 

 

(74.6

)%

Loss on disposal of fixed assets

 

2

 

 

 

42

 

 

 

(40

)

 

(95.2

)%

Other miscellaneous expense

 

3,577

 

 

 

3,782

 

 

 

(205

)

 

(5.4

)%

Total other non-interest expense

 

19,445

 

 

 

19,978

 

 

 

(533

)

 

(2.7

)%

Total non-interest expense

$

46,344

 

 

$

46,697

 

 

$

(353

)

 

(0.8

)%

Average full-time equivalent staff

 

1,160

 

 

 

1,138

 

 

 

22

 

 

1.9

%

   

Non-interest expense for the quarter ended September 30, 2019 decreased $353,000 (0.8%) to $46,344,000 as compared to $46,697,000 during the trailing quarter ended June 30, 2019. Increases in salaries were primarily attributable to the increase in average full-time equivalent staff and to a lesser extent, compensation adjustments associated with changes in the Company's management structure. The nominal increase in incentive compensation cost, which contributed to an $85,000 increase in non-interest expense as compared to the trailing quarter, relates directly to loan originations and net loan growth. By comparison, incentive compensation expense of $2,567,000 was incurred during the first quarter of 2019, a period when loan growth approximated $12,317,000. The decrease in regulatory assessment expense totaled $396,000 during the third quarter of 2019, following a credit from the Deposit Insurance Fund totaling $435,000. While other miscellaneous expenses declined by $205,000 in the third quarter of 2019 as compared to the trailing quarter, there were no singularly significant items of change that were identified.

The following table presents the key components of non-interest expense for the current and prior year quarterly periods indicated:

 

 

Three months ended
September 30,

 

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

2019

 

 

 

2018

 

 

$ Change

 

% Change

Base salaries, net of deferred loan origination costs

$

17,656

 

 

$

15,685

 

 

$

1,971

 

 

12.6

%

Incentive compensation

 

3,791

 

 

 

4,515

 

 

 

(724

)

 

(16.0

)%

Benefits and other compensation costs

 

5,452

 

 

 

5,623

 

 

 

(171

)

 

(3.0

)%

Total salaries and benefits expense

 

26,899

 

 

 

25,823

 

 

 

1,076

 

 

4.2

%

Occupancy

 

3,711

 

 

 

3,173

 

 

 

538

 

 

17.0

%

Data processing and software

 

3,411

 

 

 

2,786

 

 

 

625

 

 

22.4

%

Equipment

 

1,679

 

 

 

1,750

 

 

 

(71

)

 

(4.1

)%

Intangible amortization

 

1,431

 

 

 

1,390

 

 

 

41

 

 

2.9

%

Advertising

 

1,358

 

 

 

1,341

 

 

 

17

 

 

1.3

%

ATM and POS network charges

 

1,343

 

 

 

1,197

 

 

 

146

 

 

12.2

%

Professional fees

 

999

 

 

 

1,352

 

 

 

(353

)

 

(26.1

)%

Telecommunications

 

867

 

 

 

819

 

 

 

48

 

 

5.9

%

Regulatory assessments and insurance

 

94

 

 

 

537

 

 

 

(443

)

 

(82.5

)%

Merger and acquisition expense

 

 

4,150

 

 

 

(4,150

)

 

(100.0

)%

Postage

 

438

 

 

 

275

 

 

 

163

 

 

59.3

%

Operational losses

 

228

 

 

 

217

 

 

 

11

 

 

5.1

%

Courier service

 

357

 

 

 

278

 

 

 

79

 

 

28.4

%

Gain on sale of foreclosed assets

 

(50

)

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(48

)

 

2,400.0

%

Loss on disposal of fixed assets

 

2

 

 

 

152

 

 

 

(150

)

 

(98.7

)%

Other miscellaneous expense

 

3,577

 

 

 

2,290

 

 

 

1,287

 

 

56.2

%

Total other non-interest expense

 

19,445

 

 

 

21,705

 

 

 

(2,260

)

 

(10.4

)%

Total non-interest expense

$

46,344

 

 

$

47,528

 

 

$

(1,184

)

 

(2.5

)%

Average full-time equivalent staff

 

1,160

 

 

 

1,146

 

 

 

14

 

 

1.2

%

Non-interest expense decreased by $1,184,000 (2.5)% to $46,344,000 during the three months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to $47,528,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2018. The acquisition of FNB Bancorp was completed in July 2018, thereby eliminating merger related expenses of $4,150,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the same period in 2018.

Salary and benefit expenses increased $1,076,000 or 4.2% to $26,899,000 during the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $25,823,000 during the three months ended June 30, 2018. Base salaries, net of deferred loan origination costs increased by $1,971,000 or 12.6% to $17,656,000. These increases were the result of annual merit increases as well as compensation adjustments associated with changes in the organizational structure of management. Commissions and incentive compensation decreased $724,000 or (16.0)% to $3,791,000 during the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the year-ago quarter due primarily to accruals associated with the retention of personnel through the integration of the FNB Bancorp acquisition. Benefits and other compensation expense decreased $171,000 or (3.0)% to $5,452,000 during the three months ended September 30, 2019 due to improvements in loss rates associated with employer provided health insurance.

The following table presents the key components of non-interest expense for the current and prior year to date periods indicated:

 

 

Nine months ended
September 30,

 

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

2019

 

 

 

2018

 

 

$ Change

 

% Change

Base salaries, net of deferred loan origination costs

$

51,624

 

 

$

44,076

 

 

$

7,548

 

 

17.1

%

Incentive compensation

 

10,064

 

 

 

9,126

 

 

 

938

 

 

10.3

%

Benefits and other compensation costs

 

17,058

 

 

 

15,726

 

 

 

1,332

 

 

8.5

%

Total salaries and benefits expense

 

78,746

 

 

 

68,928

 

 

 

9,818

 

 

14.2

%

Occupancy

 

11,223

 

 

 

8,574

 

 

 

2,649

 

 

30.9

%

Data processing and software

 

10,114

 

 

 

7,979

 

 

 

2,135

 

 

26.8

%

Equipment

 

5,298

 

 

 

4,938

 

 

 

360

 

 

7.3

%

Intangible amortization

 

4,293

 

 

 

2,068

 

 

 

2,225

 

 

107.6

%

Advertising

 

4,222

 

 

 

3,214

 

 

 

1,008

 

 

31.4

%

ATM and POS network charges

 

3,936

 

 

 

3,860

 

 

 

76

 

 

2.0

%

Professional fees

 

2,895

 

 

 

2,898

 

 

 

(3

)

 

(0.1

)%

Telecommunications

 

2,437

 

 

 

2,201

 

 

 

236

 

 

10.7

%

Regulatory assessments and insurance

 

1,095

 

 

 

1,384

 

 

 

(289

)

 

(20.9

)%

Merger and acquisition expense

 

 

5,227

 

 

 

(5,227

)

 

(100.0

)%

Postage

 

1,063

 

 

 

934

 

 

 

129

 

 

13.8

%

Operational losses

 

679

 

 

 

763

 

 

 

(84

)

 

(11.0

)%

Courier service

 

1,039

 

 

 

769

 

 

 

270

 

 

35.1

%

Gain on sale of foreclosed assets

 

(246

)

 

 

(390

)

 

 

144

 

 

(36.9

)%

Loss on disposal of fixed assets

 

82

 

 

 

206

 

 

 

(124

)

 

(60.2

)%

Other miscellaneous expense

 

11,617

 

 

 

9,673

 

 

 

1,944

 

 

20.1

%

Total other non-interest expense

 

59,747

 

 

 

54,298

 

 

 

5,449

 

 

10.0

%

Total non-interest expense

$

138,493

 

 

$

123,226

 

 

$

15,267

 

 

12.4

%

Average full-time equivalent staff

 

1,145

 

 

 

1,050

 

 

 

95

 

 

9.0

%

Non-interest expense increased by $15,267,000 (12.4%) to $138,493,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the $123,226,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. Virtually all significant increases in non-interest expense can be attributed to the acquisition of FNB Bancorp that took place in July 2018, which is reflected in all periods during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

About TriCo Bancshares

Established in 1975, Tri Counties Bank is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TriCo Bancshares (NASDAQ: TCBK) headquartered in Chico, California, providing a unique brand of customer Service with Solutions available in traditional stand-alone and in-store bank branches in communities throughout Northern and Central California. Tri Counties Bank provides an extensive and competitive breadth of consumer, small business and commercial banking financial services, along with convenient around-the-clock ATM, online and mobile banking access. Brokerage services are provided by the Bank’s investment services through affiliation with Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. Visit www.TriCountiesBank.com to learn more.

Forward-Looking Statement

The statements contained herein that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements based on management’s current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on the Company. Such statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and are generally beyond our control. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting us will be the same as those anticipated by management. We caution readers that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied or projected by, such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following: the strength of the United States economy in general and the strength of the local economies in which we conduct operations; the effects of, and changes in, trade, monetary and fiscal policies and laws, including interest rate policies of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; inflation, interest rate, market and monetary fluctuations; the impact of changes in financial services policies, laws and regulations; technological changes; mergers and acquisitions; changes in the level of our nonperforming assets and charge-offs; any deterioration in values of California real estate, both residential and commercial; the effect of changes in accounting standards and practices; possible other-than-temporary impairment of securities held by us; changes in consumer spending, borrowing and savings habits; our ability to attract deposits and other sources of liquidity; changes in the financial performance and/or condition of our borrowers; the impact of competition from other financial service providers; the possibility that any of the anticipated benefits of our recent merger with FNBB will not be realized or will not be realized within the expected time period, or that integration of FNBB’s operations will be more costly or difficult than expected; the challenges of integrating and retaining key employees; unanticipated regulatory or judicial proceedings; the costs and effects of litigation and of unexpected or adverse outcomes in such litigation; and our ability to manage the risks involved in the foregoing. Additional factors that could cause results to differ materially from those described above can be found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, which is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and available in the “Investor Relations” section of our website, https://www.tcbk.com/investor-relations and in other documents we file with the SEC. Annualized, pro forma, projections and estimates are not forecasts and may not reflect actual results.

       

TRICO BANCSHARES—CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

(Unaudited. Dollars in thousands, except share data)

 

Three months ended

 

September 30,
2019

 

June 30,
2019

 

March 31,
2019

 

December 31,
2018

 

September 30,
2018

Revenue and Expense Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

$

68,889

 

 

$

68,180

 

 

$

67,457

 

 

$

68,065

 

 

$

64,554

 

Interest expense

 

4,201

 

 

 

3,865

 

 

 

3,587

 

 

 

4,063

 

 

 

4,065

 

Net interest income

 

64,688

 

 

 

64,315

 

 

 

63,870

 

 

 

64,002

 

 

 

60,489

 

Provision for (benefit from) loan losses

 

(329

)

 

 

537

 

 

 

(1,600

)

 

 

806

 

 

 

2,651

 

Noninterest income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service charges and fees

 

10,590

 

 

 

10,128

 

 

 

9,070

 

 

 

10,132

 

 

 

9,743

 

Gain on sale of investment securities

 

107

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

207

 

Other income

 

3,411

 

 

 

3,295

 

 

 

2,733

 

 

 

2,541

 

 

 

2,386

 

Total noninterest income

 

14,108

 

 

 

13,423

 

 

 

11,803

 

 

 

12,673

 

 

 

12,336

 

Noninterest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries and benefits

 

26,899

 

 

 

26,719

 

 

 

25,128

 

 

 

25,014

 

 

 

25,823

 

Occupancy and equipment

 

5,390

 

 

 

5,490

 

 

 

5,641

 

 

 

5,278

 

 

 

5,056

 

Data processing and network

 

4,754

 

 

 

4,624

 

 

 

4,672

 

 

 

4,455

 

 

 

3,981

 

Other noninterest expense

 

9,301

 

 

 

9,864

 

 

 

10,011

 

 

 

10,577

 

 

 

12,668

 

Total noninterest expense

 

46,344

 

 

 

46,697

 

 

 

45,452

 

 

 

45,324

 

 

 

47,528

 

Total income before taxes

 

32,781

 

 

 

30,504

 

 

 

31,821

 

 

 

30,545

 

 

 

22,646

 

Provision for income taxes

 

9,386

 

 

 

7,443

 

 

 

9,095

 

 

 

7,334

 

 

 

6,476

 

Net income

$

23,395

 

 

$

23,061

 

 

$

22,726

 

 

$

23,211

 

 

$

16,170

 

Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

$

0.77

 

 

$

0.76

 

 

$

0.75

 

 

$

0.76

 

 

$

0.54

 

Diluted earnings per share

$

0.76

 

 

$

0.75

 

 

$

0.74

 

 

$

0.76

 

 

$

0.53

 

Dividends per share

$

0.22

 

 

$

0.19

 

 

$

0.19

 

 

$

0.19

 

 

$

0.17

 

Book value per common share

$

29.39

 

 

$

28.71

 

 

$

28.04

 

 

$

27.20

 

 

$

26.37

 

Tangible book value per common share (1)

$

21.33

 

 

$

20.60

 

 

$

19.86

 

 

$

18.97

 

 

$

18.10

 

Shares outstanding

 

30,512,187

 

 

 

30,502,757

 

 

 

30,432,419

 

 

 

30,417,223

 

 

 

30,417,818

 

Weighted average shares

 

30,509,057

 

 

 

30,458,427

 

 

 

30,424,184

 

 

 

30,422,687

 

 

 

30,011,307

 

Weighted average diluted shares

 

30,629,027

 

 

 

30,642,518

 

 

 

30,657,833

 

 

 

30,671,723

 

 

 

30,291,225

 

Credit Quality

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans past due 30 days or more

$

8,089

 

 

$

14,580

 

 

$

16,761

 

 

$

17,368

 

 

$

13,218

 

Nonperforming originated loans

$

11,260

 

 

$

14,087

 

 

$

13,737

 

 

$

19,416

 

 

$

17,087

 

Total nonperforming loans

$

18,565

 

 

$

20,585

 

 

$

19,565

 

 

$

27,494

 

 

$

27,148

 

Total nonperforming assets

$

20,111

 

 

$

22,133

 

 

$

21,880

 

 

$

29,774

 

 

$

28,980

 

Loans charged-off

$

1,522

 

 

$

293

 

 

$

726

 

 

$

424

 

 

$

1,142

 

Loans recovered

$

520

 

 

$

560

 

 

$

1,808

 

 

$

596

 

 

$

570

 

Selected Financial Ratios

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on average total assets

 

1.44

%

 

 

1.45

%

 

 

1.43

%

 

 

1.46

%

 

 

1.05

%

Return on average equity

 

10.42

%

 

 

10.68

%

 

 

10.93

%

 

 

11.33

%

 

 

9.11

%

Average yield on loans

 

5.46

%

 

 

5.50

%

 

 

5.48

%

 

 

5.48

%

 

 

5.24

%

Average yield on interest-earning assets

 

4.72

%

 

 

4.76

%

 

 

4.77

%

 

 

4.78

%

 

 

4.57

%

Average rate on interest-bearing deposits

 

0.34

%

 

 

0.33

%

 

 

0.30

%

 

 

0.29

%

 

 

0.24

%

Average cost of total deposits

 

0.23

%

 

 

0.22

%

 

 

0.20

%

 

 

0.20

%

 

 

0.16

%

Average rate on borrowings and subordinated debt

 

3.50

%

 

 

4.62

%

 

 

4.75

%

 

 

3.24

%

 

 

2.60

%

Average rate on interest-bearing liabilities

 

0.45

%

 

 

0.42

%

 

 

0.39

%

 

 

0.44

%

 

 

0.44

%

Net interest margin (fully tax-equivalent)

 

4.44

%

 

 

4.50

%

 

 

4.52

%

 

 

4.49

%

 

 

4.29

%

Loans to deposits

 

78.98

%

 

 

76.82

%

 

 

74.29

%

 

 

74.95

%

 

 

79.08

%

Efficiency ratio

 

58.82

%

 

 

60.07

%

 

 

60.06

%

 

 

59.11

%

 

 

65.26

%

Supplemental Loan Interest Income Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discount accretion on acquired loans

$

2,360

 

 

$

1,904

 

 

$

1,655

 

 

$

1,982

 

 

$

2,098

 

All other loan interest income

$

54,639

 

 

$

53,587

 

 

$

52,743

 

 

$

53,680

 

 

$

51,004

 

Total loan interest income

$

56,999

 

 

$

55,491

 

 

$

54,398

 

 

$

55,662

 

 

$

53,102

 

(1)

Tangible book value per share is calculated by subtracting goodwill and other intangible assets from total shareholders’ equity and dividing that result by the shares outstanding at the end of the period. Management believes that tangible book value per common share is meaningful because it is a measure that the Company and investors commonly use to assess shareholder value.

 
   

TRICO BANCSHARES—CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

(Unaudited. Dollars in thousands)

 

 

   

Balance Sheet Data

September 30,
2019

 

June 30,
2019

 

March 31,
2019

 

December 31,
2018

 

September 30,
2018

Cash and due from banks

$

259,047

 

 

$

175,582

 

 

$

318,708

 

 

$

227,533

 

 

$

226,543

 

Securities, available for sale

 

987,054

 

 

 

1,136,946

 

 

 

1,116,426

 

 

 

1,117,910

 

 

 

1,058,806

 

Securities, held to maturity

 

393,449

 

 

 

412,524

 

 

 

431,016

 

 

 

444,936

 

 

 

459,897

 

Restricted equity securities

 

17,250

 

 

 

17,250

 

 

 

17,250

 

 

 

17,250

 

 

 

17,250

 

Loans held for sale

 

7,604

 

 

 

5,875

 

 

 

5,410

 

 

 

3,687

 

 

 

3,824

 

Loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial loans

 

278,458

 

 

 

276,045

 

 

 

269,163

 

 

 

276,548

 

 

 

289,645

 

Consumer loans

 

442,539

 

 

 

434,388

 

 

 

418,352

 

 

 

418,982

 

 

 

421,287

 

Real estate mortgage loans

 

3,247,156

 

 

 

3,178,730

 

 

 

3,129,339

 

 

 

3,143,100

 

 

 

3,132,202

 

Real estate construction loans

 

214,195

 

 

 

214,524

 

 

 

217,477

 

 

 

183,384

 

 

 

184,302

 

Total loans, gross

 

4,182,348

 

 

 

4,103,687

 

 

 

4,034,331

 

 

 

4,022,014

 

 

 

4,027,436

 

Allowance for loan losses

 

(31,537

)

 

 

(32,868

)

 

 

(32,064

)

 

 

(32,582

)

 

 

(31,603

)

Total loans, net

 

4,150,811

 

 

 

4,070,819

 

 

 

4,002,267

 

 

 

3,989,432

 

 

 

3,995,833

 

Premises and equipment

 

87,424

 

 

 

88,534

 

 

 

89,275

 

 

 

89,347

 

 

 

89,290

 

Cash value of life insurance

 

117,088

 

 

 

116,606

 

 

 

117,841

 

 

 

117,318

 

 

 

116,596

 

Accrued interest receivable

 

18,205

 

 

 

20,990

 

 

 

20,431

 

 

 

19,412

 

 

 

19,592

 

Goodwill

 

220,872

 

 

 

220,972

 

 

 

220,972

 

 

 

220,972

 

 

 

220,972

 

Other intangible assets

 

24,988

 

 

 

26,418

 

 

 

27,849

 

 

 

29,280

 

 

 

30,711

 

Operating leases, right-of-use

 

28,957

 

 

 

30,030

 

 

 

30,942

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

72,134

 

 

 

72,626

 

 

 

73,465

 

 

 

75,364

 

 

 

79,551

 

Total assets

$

6,384,883

 

 

$

6,395,172

 

 

$

6,471,852

 

 

$

6,352,441

 

 

$

6,318,865

 

Deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits

$

1,777,357

 

 

$

1,780,339

 

 

$

1,761,559

 

 

$

1,760,580

 

 

$

1,710,505

 

Interest-bearing demand deposits

 

1,222,955

 

 

 

1,263,635

 

 

 

1,297,672

 

 

 

1,252,366

 

 

 

1,152,705

 

Savings deposits

 

1,843,873

 

 

 

1,856,749

 

 

 

1,925,168

 

 

 

1,921,324

 

 

 

1,801,087

 

Time certificates

 

451,222

 

 

 

441,450

 

 

 

445,863

 

 

 

432,196

 

 

 

428,820

 

Total deposits

 

5,295,407

 

 

 

5,342,173

 

 

 

5,430,262

 

 

 

5,366,466

 

 

 

5,093,117

 

Accrued interest payable

 

2,847

 

 

 

2,665

 

 

 

2,195

 

 

 

1,997

 

 

 

1,729

 

Operating lease liability

 

28,494

 

 

 

29,434

 

 

 

30,204

 

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

87,867

 

 

 

74,590

 

 

 

86,362

 

 

 

83,724

 

 

 

82,077

 

Other borrowings

 

16,423

 

 

 

13,292

 

 

 

12,466

 

 

 

15,839

 

 

 

282,831

 

Junior subordinated debt

 

57,180

 

 

 

57,132

 

 

 

57,085

 

 

 

57,042

 

 

 

56,996

 

Total liabilities

 

5,488,218

 

 

 

5,519,286

 

 

 

5,618,574

 

 

 

5,525,068

 

 

 

5,516,750

 

Common stock

 

543,415

 

 

 

542,939

 

 

 

542,340

 

 

 

541,762

 

 

 

541,519

 

Retained earnings

 

351,751

 

 

 

335,145

 

 

 

319,865

 

 

 

303,490

 

 

 

287,555

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

1,499

 

 

 

(2,198

)

 

 

(8,927

)

 

 

(17,879

)

 

 

(26,959

)

Total shareholders’ equity

$

896,665

 

 

$

875,886

 

 

$

853,278

 

 

$

827,373

 

 

$

802,115

 

Quarterly Average Balance Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average loans

$

4,142,602

 

 

$

4,044,044

 

 

$

4,023,864

 

 

$

4,026,569

 

 

$

4,019,391

 

Average interest-earning assets

$

5,810,248

 

 

$

5,764,966

 

 

$

5,759,966

 

 

$

5,679,845

 

 

$

5,629,091

 

Average total assets

$

6,452,470

 

 

$

6,385,889

 

 

$

6,426,227

 

 

$

6,316,337

 

 

$

6,255,713

 

Average deposits

$

5,327,235

 

 

$

5,370,879

 

 

$

5,387,079

 

 

$

5,242,139

 

 

$

5,068,841

 

Average borrowings and subordinated debt

$

130,506

 

 

$

75,185

 

 

$

72,459

 

 

$

179,774

 

 

$

303,611

 

Average total equity

$

890,667

 

 

$

866,284

 

 

$

843,090

 

 

$

812,525

 

 

$

797,131

 

Capital Ratio Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total risk based capital ratio

 

15.2

%

 

 

14.9

%

 

 

14.4

%

 

 

14.4

%

 

 

13.9

%

Tier 1 capital ratio

 

14.5

%

 

 

14.2

%

 

 

13.6

%

 

 

13.7

%

 

 

13.2

%

Tier 1 common equity ratio

 

13.4

%

 

 

13.0

%

 

 

12.5

%

 

 

12.5

%

 

 

12.0

%

Tier 1 leverage ratio

 

11.3

%

 

 

11.1

%

 

 

10.6

%

 

 

10.7

%

 

 

10.7

%

Tangible capital ratio (1)

 

10.6

%

 

 

10.2

%

 

 

9.7

%

 

 

9.5

%

 

 

9.1

%

(1)

Tangible capital ratio is calculated by subtracting goodwill and other intangible assets from total shareholders’ equity and total assets and then dividing the adjusted assets by the adjusted equity. Management believes that the tangible capital ratio is meaningful because it is a measure that the Company and investors commonly use to assess capital adequacy.

 

 

Contacts

Richard P. Smith
President & CEO (530) 898-0300

Release Summary

TriCo Bancshares Announces Quarterly Results

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Contacts

Richard P. Smith
President & CEO (530) 898-0300