Popular, Inc. Reports Financial Results for the Quarter and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Popular, Inc. ("the Corporation") (Nasdaq: BPOP) reported a net loss of $125.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2009, compared with a net loss of $183.2 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, and a net loss of $668.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2008. For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Corporation's net loss totaled $360.7 million, compared to a net loss of $541.0 million for the same period in 2008.
Refer to the accompanying Exhibit A - Financial Summary for "per common share" information and key performance ratios. Also, refer to Exhibit B for credit quality information and to Exhibit C for summarized income statement information by reportable segment. As indicated in previous filings, in 2008, the Corporation discontinued the operations of its U.S. mainland-based subsidiary Popular Financial Holdings ("PFH"), and thus the results of PFH are presented as part of "Loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax" in Exhibit A.
"Third-quarter results still reflect the effects of a deepening recession and rising unemployment in Puerto Rico. The island's residential construction market remains stagnant with low absorption rates, requiring a high level of provisioning," said Richard L. Carrion, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Popular, Inc.
Carrion continued, "While some U.S. economic indicators have shown some improvement, our consumer and mortgage portfolios are still feeling the impact of job losses on the U.S. mainland. We expect these economic trends, particularly in Puerto Rico, to continue for the foreseeable future. We continue to work on improving our U.S. franchise and maintaining our dominant position in Puerto Rico for the turn of the cycle."
During the third quarter of 2009, the Corporation took steps to increase its capital position that resulted in total additions of $1.4 billion to Tier 1 common equity.
On August 25, 2009, the Corporation completed the settlement of its previously announced Exchange Offer to issue up to 390 million shares of its common stock in exchange for its Series A and Series B preferred stock and for its trust preferred securities. As part of the Exchange Offer, the Corporation issued over 357 million new shares of common stock for a total of over 639 million common shares outstanding. This Exchange Offer resulted in an increase in common stockholders' equity of $919.1 million, resulting from the exchange of Series A and Series B preferred stock and trust preferred securities into common stock. This included newly issued common stock and surplus of $608.4 million and a favorable impact to accumulated deficit of $310.7 million, including $80.3 million in gains on the extinguishment of trust preferred securities recorded in the consolidated statement of operations for the quarter ended September 30, 2009.
Also, as announced on August 10, 2009, the Corporation agreed with the U.S. Treasury to exchange all $935 million of its outstanding shares of Series C preferred stock of the Corporation for $935 million of newly issued trust preferred securities (the "New Trust Preferred Securities"). The New Trust
Preferred Securities have a distribution rate of 5% until December 5, 2013 and 9% thereafter (which is the same as the dividend rate on the previously outstanding Series C preferred stock). The transaction with the U.S. Treasury settled on August 24, 2009. The particular exchange with the U.S. Treasury resulted in a favorable impact to accumulated deficit of $485.3 million resulting from the excess of (1) the carrying amount of the securities surrendered (the Series C preferred stock) over (2) the fair value of the consideration exchanged (the New Trust Preferred Securities).
The Corporation's Tier 1 common equity to risk-weighted assets ratio increased from 2.45% as of June 30, 2009 to 6.88% as of September 30, 2009 as a result of the transactions described above. See "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measure" for a reconciliation of Tier 1 common equity to common stockholders' equity and a discussion of our use of this non-GAAP financial measure in this press release.
The above transactions also impacted earnings per common share favorably. The following table provides a reconciliation of earnings (losses) per common share ("EPS") for the quarters ended September 30, 2009, June 30, 2009 and September 30, 2008 and for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008:
Quarter ended Nine months ended
Sept. 30, June 30, Sept. 30, Sept. 30, Sept. 30
2009 2009 2008 2009 2008
(In thousands,
except per share
information)
Net loss from
continuing
operations ($121,561) ($176,583) ($211,173) ($340,720) ($52,761)
Net loss from
discontinued
operations (3,427) (6,599) (457,370) (19,972) (488,242)
Preferred stock
dividends* 5,974* (22,915) (11,229) (39,857) (20,210)
Favorable impact
from exchange
of Series A
and B preferred
stock 230,388 - - 230,388 -
Favorable
impact from
exchange of
Series C
preferred
stock 485,280 - - 485,280 -
Preferred
stock
discount
accretion (1,040) (1,713) - (4,515) -
Net income
(loss)
applicable
to common
stock $595,614 ($207,810) ($679,772) $310,604 ($561,213)
Average
common
shares
outstanding 425,672,578 281,888,394 281,489,469 330,325,348 280,841,638
Average
potential
common
shares - - - - -
Average
common
shares
outstanding -
assuming
dilution 425,672,578 281,888,394 281,489,469 330,325,348 280,841,638
Basic and
diluted
earnings
(losses)
per common
share from
continuing
operations $1.41 ($0.71) ($0.79) $1.00 ($0.27)
Basic and
diluted losses
per common
share from
discontinued
operations ($0.01) ($0.03) ($1.63) ($0.06) ($1.73)
Total basic
and diluted
earnings
(losses) per
common
share $1.40 ($0.74) ($2.42) $0.94 ($2.00)
* Amount presented for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 represents the reversal of dividends on Series C preferred stock considered accrued as of June 30, 2009 for EPS purposes only. These cumulative dividends were not paid as dividends to the Series C preferred stock holder given the terms of the exchange agreement to New Trust Preferred Securities, which was effected in August 2009.
The Corporation's continuing operations reported a net loss of $121.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2009, compared with a net loss of $176.6 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, and a net loss of $211.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2008. For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Corporation's net loss from continuing operations totaled $340.7 million, compared to a net loss of $52.8 million for the same period in 2008.
The principal items impacting the continuing operations' financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2009, when compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2009, were as follows:
* Gains of $80.3 million on the extinguishment of debt related to the aforementioned exchange of trust preferred securities for common stock.
* Non-interest income was lower by $65.8 million when compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2009, principally as a result of lower gains on the sale of investment securities. During the third quarter of 2009, the Corporation realized $9.1 million in losses on the valuation of investment securities compared to gains of $53.7 million in the second quarter of 2009 principally associated with the sale of equity securities.
* Total operating expenses, excluding the aforementioned gain of $80.3 million on the extinguishment of debt, were $29.7 million lower in the quarter ended September 30, 2009 compared with the second quarter of 2009, mainly as a result of lower FDIC insurance assessments on deposits by $19.8 million since the second quarter of 2009 included the impact of a special assessment of approximately $16.7 million.
* The provision for loan losses for the third quarter of 2009 decreased by $18.4 million when compared with the quarter ended June 30, 2009. The lower total provision was the net result of a $28.3 million decrease in the provision related to the Puerto Rico operations because of a higher provision for specific construction loans in the second quarter of 2009, and a $9.9 million increase in the provision related to the U.S. mainland portfolios. The allowance for loan losses increased from June 30, 2009 to September 30, 2009 by $61 million. The allowance for loan losses to loans held-in-portfolio was 4.95% as of September 30, 2009, compared to 4.66% as of
June 30, 2009. Refer to Exhibit A for certain credit quality ratios and Exhibit B for other specific credit quality information.
Net Loss from Continuing Operations:
This press release should be read in conjunction with the accompanying Exhibits A, B and C which are an integral part of this report. The discussions that follow pertain to Popular, Inc.'s continuing operations, unless otherwise indicated.
Net Interest Income
Net interest income for the third quarter of 2009 was $276.4 million, compared with $283.1 million for the second quarter of 2009 and $324.3 million for the same quarter of 2008.
The following table summarizes the principal changes in average earning assets and funding sources and their corresponding yields and costs for the quarter ended September 30, 2009, compared with the quarter ended June 30, 2009 and the quarter ended September 30, 2008.
Average balances Average Yields / Costs
3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd 2nd 3rd
Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter
2009 2009 2008 2009 2009 2008
(Dollars in
billions)
Money market,
trading and
investment
securities $9.0 $9.6 $9.4 3.69% 3.72% 4.17%
Loans:
Commercial* 15.0 15.4 15.9 4.85 4.87 5.82
Mortgage 4.5 4.5 4.6 6.15 6.30 6.97
Consumer 4.3 4.4 4.8 9.75 9.91 10.24
Lease
financing 0.7 0.7 1.1 8.29 8.30 7.81
Total loans 24.5 25.0 26.4 6.04 6.12 6.90
Total
earning
assets $33.5 $34.6 $35.8 5.41% 5.45% 6.19%
Interest
bearing
deposits $22.4 $22.7 $23.2 2.11% 2.27% 2.85%
Borrowings 5.4 5.9 7.1 4.38 4.02 3.66
Total interest
bearing
liabilities 27.8 28.6 30.3 2.55 2.63 3.04
Non-interest
bearing sources
of funds 5.7 6.0 5.5
Total funds $33.5 $34.6 $35.8 2.11% 2.18% 2.57%
Net interest
spread 2.86% 2.82% 3.15%
Net interest
yield 3.30% 3.27% 3.62%
* Includes commercial construction loans
The reduction in average earning assets for the quarter ended September 30, 2009, compared with the quarter ended June 30, 2009 was mostly due to the reduction in excess liquidity in the money market accounts as well as a decrease in the trading portfolio resulting from the sale of mortgage-backed securities during the second quarter of 2009 along with a decline in the loan portfolio in part due to the slowdown of loan origination activity, as well as a higher volume of loans charged off. Furthermore, there were reductions in the consumer loan portfolio of Banco Popular North America ("BPNA"), including E-LOAN, primarily due to the runoff mode of its home equity lines of credit and closed-end second mortgages. As a result of the decline in average earning assets, the Corporation is deleveraging its balance sheet through a reduction in borrowings, principally repurchase agreements, accompanied by a decrease in notes payable mainly due to the maturity of unsecured senior debt of Popular North America.
Net interest yield improved for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 when compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2009 mainly driven by a reduction in the Corporation's average cost of funds resulting from a reduction in the cost of deposits due to management actions to lower the rates paid on certain deposits and a lower cost on brokered certificates of deposit. The net interest yield was also favorably impacted by a decrease in interest expense of approximately $2.9 million due to the exchange of the Corporation's trust preferred securities into common stock. Offsetting this positive variance was additional interest expense during the quarter ended September 30, 2009 of approximately $6.8 million resulting from the previously mentioned New Trust Preferred Securities, which was formerly accounted for as a dividend prior to the exchange of the Series C preferred stock. Also, affecting negatively the net interest yield was the increase in funding cost of $350 million of term notes with interest rates that increased prospectively by 225 basis points as a result of the Corporation's senior debt rating downgrades by the major rating agencies in April 2009 and June 2009.
The decrease in net interest income for the third quarter of 2009, compared with the same quarter of 2008, was primarily due to lower average balances of interest-earning assets, principally loans, due to the sale of most of the lease financing portfolio and the downsizing or discontinuance of certain loan origination units in the U.S. mainland operations and the slowdown of loan origination activity due to current market conditions. The Corporation's borrowings also decreased driven by the reduction in the earning assets they fund. Contributing to the reduction in net interest income was the decrease by the Federal Reserve ("Fed") of the federal funds target rate from 2.00% in September 30, 2008 to between 0% and 0.25% as of September 30, 2009. This reduction in short-term market rates impacted the yield of several of the Corporation's earning assets during that period, including the yield on commercial and construction loans with floating or adjustable rates and floating rate collateralized mortgage obligations, as well as the yield of newly originated loans in a declining interest rate environment. On the positive side, the decrease in rates contributed to the decrease in the cost of interest-bearing deposits and short-term borrowings. Other factors impacting negatively the Corporation's net interest income for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 when compared with the same quarter in 2008 were the increase in non-performing loans with their related reversal of interest, and, as discussed above, the exchange of $935 million of Series C preferred stock for trust preferred securities and the increase in the cost of $350 million in term notes due to rating downgrades. Offsetting this negative variance was the exchange of the Corporation's trust preferred securities into common stock.
Credit Risk and Provision for Loan Losses
The Corporation's allowance for loan losses increased to $1.2 billion as of September 30, 2009, an increase of $61 million from June 30, 2009. The Corporation's allowance for loan losses represented 4.95% of loans held-in- portfolio as of September 30, 2009, compared with 4.66% as of June 30, 2009 and 2.76% as of September 30, 2008. As compared to the previous quarter, the allowance for loan losses increased during the third quarter of 2009 despite the decrease of $210 million in loans held-in-portfolio.
The increase in the allowance for loan losses from June 30, 2009 to September 30, 2009 was primarily attributable to increased reserves for commercial loans. Although commercial losses decreased during the third quarter of 2009, the commercial sector continued reporting deteriorating results, particularly in the U.S. small business segment, which reflected
higher non-performing loans and net charge-offs. The total allowance for loan losses for construction loans decreased by approximately $4.5 million from June 30, 2009 to September 30, 2009 after charging-off $95.9 million in the third quarter of 2009 and considering a portfolio reduction of $151 million. The allowance to construction loans held-in-portfolio was 18.03% as of September 30, 2009 compared with 16.91% as of June 30, 2009. The construction loan portfolio maintains the highest allowance coverage due to the continued deterioration of the economic and housing market conditions in Puerto Rico, and also in the U.S. mainland. The most significant specific reserves for impaired loans during the third quarter of 2009 pertain to particular construction borrowers. The Corporation also recorded higher reserves to cover inherent losses in the mortgage and consumer loan portfolios, mainly in the U.S. home equity lines of credit portfolios. Exhibits A and B provide credit quality data, including certain key credit quality metrics and a breakdown of the allowance for loan losses by loan type.
As of September 30, 2009, there were $1.5 billion of impaired loans with a related specific allowance for loan losses of $313 million, compared with impaired loans of $1.4 billion and a specific allowance for loan losses of $313 million as of June 30, 2009. The Corporation's specific allowance for loan losses as of September 30, 2009 remained at the same level when compared to the previous quarter after recording approximately $108.4 million in charge-offs, of which $86.7 million pertained to the construction loan portfolio, principally from the Banco Popular de Puerto Rico reportable segment. As of September 30, 2008, there were $753 million of impaired loans with a related specific allowance for loan losses of $131 million. Refer to Exhibit B for information concerning the composition of the Corporation's allowance for loan losses as of September 30, 2009 and June 30, 2009 by loan category.
The main factor driving the Corporation's net losses in 2009 has been the increasing credit costs from several segments of the loan portfolio. The sustained deterioration in the credit and economic conditions in the markets in which the Corporation operates have continued to negatively affect the Corporation's provision for loan losses in the third quarter of 2009. The provision for loan losses totaled $331.1 million or 123% of net charge-offs for the quarter ended September 30, 2009, compared with $349.4 million or 134% of net charge-offs for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, and $252.2 million or 148% of net charge-offs for the third quarter of 2008.
The decline in the provision for loan losses in the third quarter of 2009 when compared with the second quarter of 2009 was in part attributable to the Banco Popular de Puerto Rico loan portfolios, which in the previous quarter required higher specific reserves for certain impaired loans. This was partially offset by an increase in the Corporation's general reserve requirements, which accounts for the increase reported in the Corporation's total allowance for loan losses as of September 30, 2009.
Net charge offs for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 increased by $9.6 million when compared to the previous quarter. This increase in net charge-offs was mainly in construction loans ($19.4 million) and mortgage loans ($9.7 million), partially offset by decreases in net charge-offs for commercial loans ($10.8 million), consumer loans ($8.6 million) and leases ($0.2 million). The rise in construction loans net charge-offs in the third quarter of 2009 was primarily related to a partial charge-off of a particular construction borrower in the Banco Popular de Puerto Rico reportable segment. The increase in mortgage loans net charge-offs was mainly related to Puerto Rico and the U.S. mainland non-conventional mortgage business. The Corporation's net charge-off ratios for mortgages in Puerto Rico and the U.S. mainland operations for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 were 0.72% and 7.51%, respectively, compared to 0.14% and 5.85% for the quarter ended June 30, 2009. As in the U.S. mainland, the continued recessionary environment in Puerto Rico has negatively impacted property values, thus increasing the level of losses. The decrease in commercial net charge-offs was attributed to the Banco Popular de Puerto Rico portfolio, while the reduction in consumer net charge-offs was mostly related to the Banco Popular North America reportable segment. Despite the decreases in commercial and consumer loan net charge-offs for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 when compared to the second quarter
of 2009, the reserves were increased to cover inherent losses in these loan portfolios.
The increase in the provision for loan losses for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 compared to the same quarter in 2008 was the result of higher general reserve requirements for commercial loans, construction loans, U.S. mainland non-conventional residential mortgages and home equity lines of credit, combined with specific reserves recorded for loans considered impaired. Net charge-offs from the continuing operations for the quarter ended September 30, 2009, when compared with the third quarter in 2008, increased by $99.4 million, mainly in construction loans ($43.6 million), commercial loans ($22.6 million), mortgage loans ($22.5 million) and consumer loans ($11.0 million).
Non-performing assets attributable to continuing operations totaled $2.2 billion as of September 30, 2009, compared to $2.1 billion as of June 30, 2009 and $1.1 billion as of September 30, 2008. The increase in non-performing assets from June 30, 2009 to September 30, 2009 was primarily related to increases in commercial loans ($90 million), mortgage loans ($42 million), other real estate ($24 million) and consumer loans ($5 million). The increases in non-performing loans were concentrated in portfolios secured by real estate. As of September 30, 2009, non-performing loans secured by real estate amounted to $1.3 billion or 14.0% of total loans secured by real estate in the Puerto Rico operations and $572 million or 8.7%, respectively, in the U.S. mainland operations. These figures compare to $1.2 billion or 13.3% in Puerto Rico and $529 million or 7.8% in the U.S. mainland operations as of June 30, 2009. Commercial non-performing loans increased both in Puerto Rico and the U.S. mainland across all sectors as a result of weakened economic conditions. The construction portfolio did not report significant increases in non- performing loans during the third quarter of 2009 due to portfolio reduction resulting from net charge-offs and minimal new volume activity. The construction loans in non-performing status are primarily residential real estate construction loans which have been adversely impacted by general market conditions, decreases in property values and oversupply in certain areas. The higher level of non-performing residential mortgage loans was principally attributed to BPNA's non-conventional mortgage business and Puerto Rico's residential mortgage portfolio. Deteriorating economic conditions have impacted the mortgage delinquency rates and have increased pressure in home prices. Nonetheless, the Puerto Rico housing market has not experienced the level of losses affecting some regions in the U.S. mainland. In terms of reserves, the total allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans from continuing operations represented 57.07% as of September 30, 2009, which remained stable when compared to 57.94% as of June 30, 2009 after considering an increase in non-performing loans of approximately $137 million during the third quarter of 2009.
The Corporation's commercial loan portfolio secured by commercial real estate ("CRE"), excluding construction loans, amounted to $7.4 billion as of September 30, 2009, of which $3.4 billion was secured with owner occupied properties. CRE non-performing loans amounted to $474 million, or 6.45% of CRE loans as of September 30, 2009. The CRE non-performing loans ratios for the Corporation's Puerto Rico and U.S. mainland operations were 7.93% and 4.73%, respectively, as of September 30, 2009, compared with 7.58% and 3.94%, respectively, as of June 30, 2009.
Non-performing assets from continuing operations increased by $1.1 billion from September 30, 2008 to the same date in 2009. The increases were reflected in construction loans ($534 million), commercial loans ($336 million) and mortgage loans ($202 million).
Given the existing adverse economic conditions, it is likely that the Corporation will continue to experience heightened credit losses, higher levels of non-performing assets and significant levels of provision for loan losses.
Non-interest Income
Non-interest income from continuing operations totaled $160.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2009, compared with $225.8 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2009 and $187.9 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2008.
As previously explained, the variance in non-interest income for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 compared with the quarter ended June 30, 2009 was principally due to a decrease in the net gains on the sale and valuation adjustments of investment securities of $62.8 million due to the sale of equity securities during the second quarter of 2009 which resulted in a gain of $53.7 million for that quarter. Other factors also impacted these results, including a decrease of $9.3 million in trading account profit and a favorable variance of $4.7 million in loss on sale and valuation adjustments on loans held-for-sale.
The decrease in non-interest income for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 compared with the same quarter in 2008 was principally due to losses on the sale and valuation adjustments on loans held-for-sale for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 of $8.7 million, compared to gains of $6.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2008. Other non-interest income as presented in Exhibit A declined by $13.6 million mostly as a result of $21.1 million in gains on the sale of real estate properties booked in the third quarter of 2008.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses totaled $220.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2009, a decrease of $110.0 million, compared with $330.6 million for the second quarter of 2009. Operating expenses for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 totaled $322.9 million.
The decrease in operating expenses for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 when compared with the second quarter of 2009 was principally due to the gain on the extinguishment of debt of $80.3 million from the aforementioned exchange of the trust preferred securities for common stock. Also contributing to this variance were lower FDIC insurance costs, which included the $16.7 million FDIC special assessment in the second quarter of 2009, and a $5.7 million decrease in personnel costs, mainly related to salaries costs.
The decrease of $102.3 million in operating expenses for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 when compared to the same quarter of the previous year was principally due to the favorable impact of the aforementioned extinguishment of debt and lower personnel costs by $17.7 million due to downsizing of the U.S. operations, partially offset by higher FDIC insurance costs.
Income Taxes
Income tax expense from continuing operations amounted to $6.3 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2009, compared with an income tax expense of $5.4 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2009 and income tax expense of $148.3 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2008.
The variance in income tax expense for the third quarter of 2009 when compared to the same quarter in 2008 was primarily due to the recognition during the third quarter of 2008 of a $189.2 million adjustment to recognize a valuation allowance on part of the deferred tax assets related to the U.S. continuing operations.
Balance Sheet Comments:
The accompanying Exhibit A provides information on principal categories of the Corporation's balance sheet as of September 30, 2009, June 30, 2009 and September 30, 2008, and the following sections provide more detailed information.
Investment securities
The Corporation's portfolio of investment securities available-for-sale and held-to-maturity totaled $7.2 billion as of September 30, 2009, compared with $7.6 billion as of June 30, 2009. The Corporation holds investment securities primarily for liquidity, yield enhancement and interest rate risk management. The portfolio primarily includes very liquid, high quality securities.
Loans
A breakdown of the Corporation's total loan portfolio at period-end, which represents the principal category of earning assets, follows:
September 30, June 30, Variance September 30, Variance
(In billions) 2009 2009 2008
Commercial $13.1 $13.1 - $13.9 ($0.8)
Construction 1.9 2.0 ($0.1) 2.1 (0.2)
Mortgage 4.6 4.7 (0.1) 4.7 (0.1)
Consumer 4.2 4.3 (0.1) 4.8 (0.6)
Lease financing 0.7 0.7 - 1.1 (0.4)
Sub-total 24.5 24.8 (0.3) 26.6 (2.1)
PFH discontinued
operations - - - 0.6 (0.6)
Total $24.5 $24.8 ($0.3) $27.2 ($2.7)
The reduction in construction loans between June 30, 2009 and September 30, 2009 was principally due to the increased level of charge-offs, which was described earlier in the Provision for Loans Losses and Credit Quality section. Net charge-offs in the construction loan portfolio amounted to $95.9 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2009.
The decline in the consumer loan portfolio from the end of the second quarter of 2009 to September 30, 2009 was mainly related to run-off of existing portfolios originated by Popular Finance, E-LOAN or exited lines of businesses at the BPNA operations, as well as the reduction caused by the consumer loans net charge-offs of $76.6 million recorded during the third quarter of 2009.
The reductions in various loan categories when comparing September 30, 2009 with the same quarter of 2008 are mainly associated with the same factors described above along with the exiting or downsizing certain business lines at the Corporation's subsidiaries, primarily BPNA. The reduction in the lease financing portfolio for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 compared to the same period of the previous year was the result of loan sales by Popular Equipment Finance, a subsidiary of BPNA, principally during the first quarter of 2009. The current financial environment has required us to strengthen our underwriting standards. As a result, together with caution being exercised by customers, and our decision to exit selected businesses on the mainland United States, we have seen a reduction in the volume of loan applications, thus contributing to overall decline in our loan portfolios when comparing the current quarter with the quarter ended September 30, 2008.
Deposits
A breakdown of the Corporation's deposits at period-end follows:
(In billions) September 30, June 30, Variance September 30, Variance
2009 2009 2008
Demand * $4.9 $5.1 ($0.2) $4.7 $0.2
Savings 9.5 9.6 (0.1) 9.9 (0.4)
Time 12.0 12.2 (0.2) 13.3 (1.3)
Total
deposits $26.4 $26.9 ($0.5) $27.9 ($1.5)
* Includes non-interest and interest bearing demand deposits
Brokered certificates of deposit, which are included as time deposits, amounted to $2.8 billion as of September 30, 2009 compared with $2.7 billion as of June 30, 2009 and $3.1 billion as of September 30, 2008.
The decrease in time deposits from June 30, 2009 to September 30, 2009 occurred principally in the Corporation's U.S. mainland operations in part due to deleveraging strategies, including the closure and consolidation of branches, as well as a gradual reduction in the pricing of deposits, including internet deposits. The decrease in demand deposits was principally experienced in the Corporation's Puerto Rico banking operations.
The decrease in time deposits from September 30, 2008 to the same date in 2009 was reflected in both the Corporation's U.S. mainland and Puerto Rico banking operations. This reduction was also associated to the factors described in the previous paragraph as well as the deleveraging of the Corporation's balance sheet mostly due to lower balances of loans and investment securities from September 30, 2008 to the same date in 2009. Also, there was a reduction in brokered certificates of deposit.
Borrowings and capital
The accompanying Exhibit A also provides information on borrowings and stockholders' equity as of September 30, 2009, June 30, 2009 and September 30, 2008.
The Corporation's borrowings amounted to $5.5 billion as of September 30, 2009, compared with $5.6 billion as of June 30, 2009.
Stockholders' equity totaled $2.7 billion as of September 30, 2009, compared with $2.9 billion as of June 30, 2009. The decrease in stockholders' equity from June 30, 2009 to September 30, 2009 is mainly related to the net loss of $125.0 million recorded during the quarter. During the quarter ended September 30, 2009, the Corporation did not declare dividends on its preferred or common stock.
Below is a summary of the Corporation's regulatory capital ratios as of September 30, 2009 and June 30, 2009.
September 30, June 30, Minimum required
2009 2009
Tier 1 risk-based
capital 10.23% 10.73% 4.00%
Total risk-based
capital 11.53% 12.02% 8.00%
Tier 1 leverage 7.93% 8.26% 3.00% - 4.00%
Regulatory capital requirements for banking institutions are based on Tier 1 and Total capital, which include both common stock and certain qualifying preferred stock.
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measure:
The table below presents a reconciliation of Tier 1 common equity (also referred to as Tier 1 common) to common stockholders' equity. Ratios calculated based upon Tier 1 common equity have become a focus of regulators and investors, and management believes ratios based on Tier 1 common equity assist investors in analyzing the Corporation's capital position. In connection with the Supervisory Capital Assessment Program ("SCAP"), the Federal Reserve began supplementing its assessment of the capital adequacy of a bank holding company based on a variation of Tier 1 capital, known as Tier 1 common equity. Because Tier 1 common equity is not formally defined by GAAP or, unlike Tier 1 capital, codified in the federal banking regulations, this measure is considered to be a non-GAAP financial measure.
Non-GAAP financial measures have inherent limitations, are not required to be uniformly applied and are not audited. To mitigate these limitations, the Corporation has procedures in place to calculate these measures using the appropriate GAAP or regulatory components. Although these non-GAAP financial measures are frequently used by stakeholders in the evaluation of a company, they have limitations as analytical tools, and should not be considered in isolation, or as a substitute for analyses of results as reported under GAAP.
The following table provides a reconciliation of common stockholders' equity (GAAP) to Tier 1 common equity (non-GAAP):
(In thousands) September 30, June 30,
2009 2009
Common stockholders' equity $2,692,296 $1,412,701
Less: Unrealized gains on available
for sale securities, net of tax (1) (121,735) (48,296)
Less: Disallowed deferred tax assets (2) (195,894) (167,223)
Less: Intangible assets:
Goodwill (606,508) (607,164)
Other disallowed intangibles (21,873) (25,797)
Less: Aggregate adjusted carrying
value of all non-financial equity
investments (2,362) (2,147)
Add: Pension liability adjustment,
net of tax and accumulated net
losses on cash flow hedges (3) 119,007 120,256
Total Tier 1 common equity $1,862,931 $682,330
(1) In accordance with regulatory risk-based capital guidelines, Tier 1 capital excludes net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale debt securities and net unrealized gains on available-for-sale equity securities with readily determinable fair values. In arriving at Tier 1 capital, institutions are required to deduct net unrealized losses on available-for- sale equity securities with readily determinable fair values, net of tax.
(2) Approximately $167 million of the Corporation's $381 million of net deferred tax assets as of September 30, 2009 ($193 million and $390 million, respectively as of June 30, 2009), were included without limitation in regulatory capital pursuant to the risk-based capital guidelines, while approximately $196 million of such assets as of September 30, 2009 ($167 million as of June 30, 2009) exceeded the limitation imposed by these guidelines and, as "disallowed deferred tax assets," were deducted in arriving at Tier 1 capital. The remaining $18 million of the Corporation's other net deferred tax assets as of September 30, 2009 ($30 million as of June 30, 2009) represented primarily the following items (a) the deferred tax effects of unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale debt securities, which are permitted to be excluded prior to deriving the amount of net deferred tax assets subject to limitation under the guidelines; (b) the deferred tax asset corresponding to the pension liability adjustment recorded as part of accumulated other comprehensive income; and (c) the deferred tax liability associated with goodwill and other intangibles
(3) The Federal Reserve Bank has granted interim capital relief for the impact of pension liability adjustment.
Forward-Looking Statements:
The information included in this press release may contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on management's current expectations and involve certain risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in forward- looking statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to (i) the rate of declining growth in the economy and employment levels, as well as general business and economic conditions; (ii) changes in interest rates, as well as the magnitude of such changes; (iii) the fiscal and monetary policies of the federal government and its agencies; (iv) changes in federal bank regulatory and supervisory policies, including required levels of capital; (v) the relative strength or weakness of the consumer and commercial credit sectors and of the real estate markets in Puerto Rico and the other markets in which borrowers are located; (vi) the performance of the stock and bond markets; (vii) competition in the financial services industry; (viii) possible legislative, tax or regulatory changes; and (ix) difficulties in combining the operations of acquired entities. For a discussion of such factors and certain risks and uncertainties to which the Corporation is subject, see the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 as well as its filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Other than to the extent required by applicable law, including the requirements of applicable securities laws, the Corporation assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect occurrences or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements.
Founded in 1893, Popular, Inc. (NASDAQ: BPOP) is the No. 1 bank by both assets and deposits in Puerto Rico and ranks 33rd by assets among U.S. banks. In the United States, Popular has established a community-banking franchise providing a broad range of financial services and products with branches in New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Florida and California.
Popular also continues to expand its expertise in processing technology through its subsidiary EVERTEC, which processes approximately 1.1 billion transactions annually in the Caribbean and Latin America.
An electronic version of this press release can be found at the Corporation's website, www.popular.com.
Exhibits A, B and C follow
EXHIBIT A
POPULAR, INC.
Financial Summary
(Unaudited)
Quarter 3rd Quarter Quarter 3rd Quarter
ended 2009 ended 2009
September 30, vs 2008 June 30, vs 2nd Quarter
2009 2008 $ Variance 2009 $ Variance
Summary of
Operations
(In thousands,
except share
information)
Interest
income $454,463 $555,481 ($101,018) $471,046 ($16,583)
Interest
expense 178,074 231,199 (53,125) 187,986 (9,912)
Net interest
income 276,389 324,282 (47,893) 283,060 (6,671)
Provision for
loan losses 331,063 252,160 78,903 349,444 (18,381)
Net interest
income after
provision for
loan losses (54,674) 72,122 (126,796) (66,384) 11,710
Net (loss)
gain on sale
and valuation
adjustments of
investment
securities (9,059) (9,132) 73 53,705 (62,764)
Trading account
profit 7,579 6,669 910 16,839 (9,260)
(Loss) gain on
sale of loans
and valuation
adjustments
on loans
held-for-sale (8,728) 6,522 (15,250) (13,453) 4,725
Other
non-interest
income 170,252 183,869 (13,617) 168,748 1,504
Total
non-interest
income 160,044 187,928 (27,884) 225,839 (65,795)
Personnel
costs 130,547 148,230 (17,683) 136,206 (5,659)
Gain on
debt
extinguishment
related to
trust
preferred
securities (80,259) - (80,259) - (80,259)
Other
operating
expenses 170,312 174,685 (4,373) 194,439 (24,127)
Total
operating
expenses 220,600 322,915 (102,315) 330,645 (110,045)
Loss from
continuing
operations
before income
tax (115,230) (62,865) (52,365) (171,190) 55,960
Income tax
expense 6,331 148,308 (141,977) 5,393 938
Loss from
continuing
operations,
net of
income tax (121,561) (211,173) 89,612 (176,583) 55,022
Loss from
discontinued
operations,
net of
income tax (3,427) (457,370) 453,943 (6,599) 3,172
Net loss ($124,988) ($668,543) $543,555 ($183,182) $58,194
Net income
(loss)
applicable
to common
stock (1) $595,614 ($679,772) $1,275,386 ($207,810) $803,424
Earnings
(losses)
per common share: (1)
Basic and diluted
earnings (losses)
per common share
from continuing
operations $1.41 ($0.79) ($0.71)
Basic and
diluted losses
per common
share from
discontinued
operations ($0.01) ($1.63) ($0.03)
Basic and
diluted
earnings
(losses)
per common
share - Total $1.40 ($2.42) ($0.74)
Dividends
declared per
common share - $0.08 -
Average common
shares
out-
standing 425,672,578 281,489,469 281,888,394
Average
common
shares
outstanding -
assuming
dilution 425,672,578 281,489,469 281,888,394
Common
shares
outstanding
at end of
period 639,541,515 281,708,260 282,031,548
Market value
per common
share $2.83 $8.29 $2.20
Book value
per common
share $4.21 $8.59 $5.01
Market
Capitalization
In millions) $1,810 $2,335 $620
Selected
Average
Balances - (In
millions)
Total assets $35,813 $40,634 ($4,821) $37,048 ($1,235)
Stockholders'
equity 2,771 3,471 (700) 3,002 (231)
Selected
Financial Data
at Period-End
(In millions)
Total assets $35,638 $40,390 ($4,752) $36,499 ($861)
Loans (2) 24,472 27,207 (2,735) 24,850 (378)
Earning
assets(2) 33,398 36,483 (3,085) 34,070 (672)
Deposits 26,383 27,911 (1,528) 26,913 (530)
Borrowings (2) 5,461 8,646 (3,185) 5,587 (126)
Interest bearing
liabilities
(2) 27,562 32,492 (4,930) 28,092 (530)
Stockholders'
equity 2,742 3,007 (265) 2,900 (158)
Performance
Ratios
Net interest
yield from
continuing
operations (3) 3.30% 3.62% 3.27%
Return on
assets (1.38) (6.55) (1.98)
Return on
common
equity (26.24) (93.32) (53.48)
Credit Quality
Data
(Dollars in
millions)
Net loans
charged-off,
excluding
write-downs
on loans
transferred to
held-for-
sale (4) $269.9 $170.5 $99.4 $260.3 $9.6
Allowance for
loan losses 1,207 726 481 1,146 61
Non-performing
loans from
continuing
operations 2,115.5 1,028.4 1,087.1 1,978.2 137.3
Non-performing
loans from
discontinued
operations - 75.0 (75.0) 1.0 (1.0)
Non-performing
loans -
total 2,115.5 1,103.4 1,012.1 1,979.2 136.3
Non-performing
loans to loans
held-in-
portfolio
(5)(6) 8.67% 3.90% 8.04%
Allowance for
loan losses to
non-performing
loans(5) 57.07 70.64 57.94
Allowance for
loan
losses to
loans held
-in-portfolio(6) 4.95 2.76 4.66
(1) Refer to table included in press release for a reconciliation of
(losses) earnings per common share.
(2) Includes assets/liabilities from discontinued operations, principally
$626 million in loans, $630 million in earning assets and $166 million
in borrowings and interest-bearing liabilities as of September 30,
2008.
(3) Not on a taxable equivalent basis.
(4) Excludes net charge-offs from discontinued operations.
(5) Non-performing loans ("NPL") exclude NPL accounted pursuant to the
fair value option and NPL from discontinued operations.
(6) Loans held-in-portfolio exclude loans held-for-sale and loans
accounted pursuant to the fair value option.
Notes: Certain reclassifications have been made to prior periods to conform with this quarter presentation.
EXHIBIT A (CONTINUED)
POPULAR, INC.
Financial Summary
(Unaudited)
For the nine months ended
September 30,
2009 2008 $ Variance
Summary of Operations (In
thousands, except share information)
Interest income $1,414,701 $1,732,581 ($317,880)
Interest expense 582,766 742,243 (159,477)
Net interest income 831,935 990,338 (158,403)
Provision for loan losses 1,053,036 602,561 450,475
Net interest income after provision
for loan losses (221,101) 387,777 (608,878)
Net gain on sale and valuation
adjustments of investment securities 220,792 69,430 151,362
Trading account profit 31,241 38,547 (7,306)
(Loss) gain on sale of loans and
valuation adjustments on loans held-
for-sale (35,994) 25,696 (61,690)
Other non-interest income 504,575 554,804 (50,229)
Total non-interest income 720,614 688,477 32,137
Personnel costs 412,044 459,515 (47,471)
Gain on debt extinguishment related
to trust preferred securities (80,259) - (80,259)
Other operating expenses 523,657 517,033 6,624
Total operating expenses 855,442 976,548 (121,106)
(Loss) income from continuing
operations before income tax (355,929) 99,706 (455,635)
Income tax (benefit) expense (15,209) 152,467 (167,676)
Loss from continuing operations, net
of income tax (340,720) (52,761) (287,959)
Loss from discontinued operations,
net of income tax (19,972) (488,242) 468,270
Net loss ($360,692) ($541,003) $180,311
Net income (loss) applicable to
common stock (1) $310,604 ($561,213) $871,817
Earnings (losses) per common share:
(1)
Basic and diluted earnings
(losses) per common share from
continuing operations $1.00 ($0.27)
Basic and diluted losses per
common share from discontinued
operations ($0.06) ($1.73)
Basic and diluted earnings
(losses) per common share -
Total $0.94 ($2.00)
Dividends declared per common share $0.02 $0.40
Average common shares outstanding 330,325,348 280,841,638
Average common shares outstanding -
assuming dilution 330,325,348 280,841,638
Common shares outstanding at end of
period 639,541,515 281,708,260
Market value per common share $2.83 $8.29
Book value per common share $4.21 $8.59
Market Capitalization - (In
millions) $1,810 $2,335
Selected Average Balances - (In
millions)
Total assets $37,090 $41,392 ($4,302)
Stockholders' equity 2,961 3,440 (479)
Performance Ratios
Net interest yield from continuing
operations (2) 3.21% 3.65%
Return on assets (1.30) (1.75)
Return on common equity (31.48) (24.57)
Credit Quality Data - (Dollars in
millions)
Net loans charged-off, excluding
write-downs on loans transferred to
held-for-sale (3) $728.4 $376.3 $352.1
Allowance for loan losses 1,207 726 481
Non-performing loans from continuing
operations 2,115.5 1,028.4 1,087.1
Non-performing loans from
discontinued operations - 75.0 (75.0)
Non-performing loans - total 2,115.5 1,103.4 1,012.1
Non-performing loans to loans held-
in-portfolio (4)(5) 8.67% 3.90%
Allowance for loan losses to non-
performing loans (4) 57.07 70.64
Allowance for loan losses to loans
held-in-portfolio (5) 4.95 2.76
(1) Refer to table included in press release for a reconciliation of
(losses) earnings per common share.
(2) Not on a taxable equivalent basis.
(3) Excludes net charge-offs from discontinued operations.
(4) Non-performing loans ("NPL") exclude NPL accounted pursuant to the
fair value option and NPL from discontinued operations.
(5) Loans held-in-portfolio exclude loans held-for-sale and loans
accounted pursuant to the fair value option.
Notes: Certain reclassifications have been made to prior periods to
conform with this quarter presentation.
EXHIBIT B
POPULAR, INC.
Credit Quality Information
(Unaudited)
For the For the
Quarter Quarter Quarter nine months nine months
ended ended ended ended ended
Sept. 30, June 30, Sept. 30, Sept. 30, Sept. 30,
2009 2009 2008 2009 2008
Net loans charged-off,
excluding write-downs
on loans transferred
to held-for-sale
(In thousands)
Commercial $59,114 $69,878 $36,541 $170,328 $105,208
Construction 95,941 76,534 52,339 217,283 57,529
Mortgage 34,322 24,633 11,809 90,103 30,497
Consumer 76,590 85,165 65,598 237,716 169,313
Lease
financing 3,934 4,120 4,246 13,012 13,734
Total $269,901 $260,330 $170,533 $728,442 $376,281
For the For the
Quarter Quarter Quarter nine months nine months
ended ended ended ended ended
Sept. 30, June 30, Sept. 30, Sept. 30, Sept. 30,
2009 2009 2008 2009 2008
Annualized Net
Charge-Offs to
Average Loans
Held-in-Portfolio
Commercial 1.81% 2.11% 1.06% 1.71% 1.03%
Construction 19.45 14.46 9.82 13.83 3.76
Mortgage 3.16 2.27 1.07 2.75 0.90
Consumer 7.18 7.73 5.48 7.17 4.65
Lease financing 2.23 2.25 1.52 2.40 1.66
Total 4.43% 4.19% 2.60% 3.91% 1.92%
Non-performing
Loans from Continuing
Operations
(In thousands) Sept. 30 As a % June 30, As a %
2009 of loans 2009 of loans
held-in-portfolio held-in-portfolio
Commercial $776,027 5.9% $686,150 5.2%
Construction 768,987 40.9 767,029 37.7
Mortgage 484,219 10.6 441,773 9.9
Consumer 75,992 1.8 71,413 1.7
Lease financing 10,309 1.5 11,825 1.6
Total $2,115,534 8.7% $1,978,190 8.0%
September 30, 2009 June 30, 2009
Impaired loans
evaluated for
specific reserves
(In millions) Specific Specific
Allowance for Allowance for
Recorded loan losses Recorded loan losses
Investment (ALLL) Investment (ALLL)
Impaired loans with
ALLL required $1,134.5 $313.2 $1,034.4 $313.1
Impaired loans
with no ALLL
required 404.9 - 410.5 -
Total impaired
loans $1,539.4 $313.2 $1,444.9 $313.1
For the quarter For the quarter ended
ended September 30, 2009 June 30, 2009
Construction Commercial Mortgage Construction Commercial Mortgage
Loans Loans Loans Loans Loans Loans
Activity
in the
specific
reserves for
impaired loans
(In thousands)
Specific ALLL
at beginning
of period $ 197,898 $ 85,608 $ 29,584 $ 177,208 $ 79,927 $ 22,061
Provision
for
impaired
loans 59,814 41,004 7,743 90,894 29,102 9,375
Net
charge-offs 86,681 19,911 1,835 70,204 23,421 1,852
Specific
ALLL at
end of
period $ 171,031 $ 106,701 $ 35,492 $ 197,898 $ 85,608 $ 29,584
EXHIBIT B (CONTINUED
POPULAR, INC.
Credit Quality Information
(Unaudited)
Composition of the Allowance for Loan Losses (ALLL) by Category
September 30, 2009 (Dollars in thousands)
Lease
Commercial Construction Financing Mortgage Consumer Total
Specific
ALLL $ 106,701 $171,031 $- $ 35,492 $- $ 313,224
Impaired
loans $ 619,544 $751,976 $- $167,863 $- $1,539,383
Specific
ALLL
to
impaired
loans 17.22% 22.74% - 21.14% - 20.35%
General
ALLL $ 266,563 $168,309 $24,609 $108,848 $325,848 $ 894,177
Loans
held-in-
port-
folio,
excluding
impaired
loans $12,456,324 $1,130,093 $699,350 $4,379,509 $4,191,410 $22,856,686
General
ALLL
to loans
held-in-
port-
folio,
excluding
impaired
loans 2.14% 14.89% 3.52% 2.49% 7.77% 3.91%
Total
ALLL $ 373,264 $339,340 $24,609 $144,340 $325,848 $1,207,401
Total loans
held-in-
port-
folio $13,075,868 $1,882,069 $699,350 $4,547,372 $4,191,410 $24,396,069
ALLL to
loans
held-in-
portfolio 2.85% 18.03% 3.52% 3.17% 7.77% 4.95%
June 30, 2009 (Dollars in thousands)
Lease
Commercial Construction Financing Mortgage Consumer Total
Specific
ALLL $85,608 $197,898 $- $ 29,584 $- $ 313,090
Impaired
loans $ 522,678 $781,910 $- $140,299 $- $1,444,887
Specific
ALLL
to impaired
loans 16.38% 25.31% - 21.09% - 21.67%
General
ALLL $239,004 $145,910 $29,934 $102,331 $315,970 $833,149
Loans
held-in-
portfolio,
excluding
impaired
loans $12,555,829 $1,251,537 $730,396 $4,304,199 $4,319,214 $23,161,175
General
ALLL to
loans
held-in-
portfolio,
excluding
impaired
loans 1.90% 11.66% 4.10% 2.38% 7.32% 3.60%
Total
ALLL $ 324,612 $343,808 $29,934 $131,915 $315,970 $1,146,239
Total
loans
held-in-
port-
folio $13,078,507 $2,033,447 $730,396 $4,444,498 $4,319,214 $24,606,062
ALLL to
loans
held-in-
portfolio 2.48% 16.91% 4.10% 2.97% 7.32% 4.66%
EXHIBIT C
POPULAR, INC.
Financial Summary - Segment Reporting
(Unaudited)
Quarter ended September 30, 2009
Intersegment Total
Eliminat- Reportable
BPPR BPNA EVERTEC ions Segments
Summary of Operations
(In thousands)
Net interest income
(expense) $217,859 $77,588 ($304) - $295,143
Provision for loan
losses 153,350 177,713 - - 331,063
Net interest income
after provision for
loan losses 64,509 (100,125) (304) - (35,920)
Net (loss) gain on sale
and valuation adjustments
of investment securities (311) (5,173) - - (5,484)
Trading account profit 7,579 - - - 7,579
Gain (loss) on sale of
loans and valuation
adjustments on loans
held-for-sale 593 (9,321) - - (8,728)
Other non-interest
income (service charges
on deposits, other
service fees and other) 122,512 20,889 62,269 ($36,160) 169,510
Total non-interest
income 130,373 6,395 62,269 (36,160) 162,877
Personnel costs 73,876 27,287 20,978 (64) 122,077
Gains on extinguishment
of debt related to
trust preferred
securities - - - - -
Other operating
expenses 129,903 46,347 23,807 (36,170) 163,887
Total operating
expenses 203,779 73,634 44,785 (36,234) 285,964
Income (loss) from
continuing operations,
before income tax (8,897) (167,364) 17,180 74 (159,007)
Income tax expense
(benefit) 1,883 2,553 6,341 31 10,808
Income (loss) from
continuing operations,
net of income tax (10,780) (169,917) 10,839 43 (169,815)
Loss from discontinued
operations, net of
income tax - - - - -
Net income (loss) ($10,780) ($169,917) $10,839 $43 ($169,815)
Quarter ended September 30, 2009
Eliminations and
Discontinued Popular,
Corporate Operations Inc.
Summary of Operations -
(In thousands)
Net interest income (expense)
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