The Bancorp, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results and Updates Full Year 2022 Guidance

WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Bancorp, Inc. ("The Bancorp" or “we”) (NASDAQ: TBBK), a financial holding company, today reported financial results for the second quarter of 2022.

Highlights

• For the quarter ended June 30, 2022, The Bancorp earned pre-tax income of $41.1 million, compared to $37.0 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2021. The 2021 quarter included $4.3 million of Payroll Protection Program (“PPP”) related interest and fees, substantially all of which were eliminated in the current year quarter. For those respective periods, net income amounted to $30.4 million, or $0.53 diluted earnings per share, compared to net income of $29.4 million, or $0.50 diluted earnings per share.

• Return on assets and equity for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 amounted to 1.7% and 19%, respectively, compared to 1.7% and 19%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 30, 2021 (all percentages “annualized”).

• Net interest margin amounted to 3.17% for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, compared to 3.19% for the quarter ended June 30, 2021.

• Net interest income was $54.6 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, compared to $54.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2021. The 2021 quarter included $4.3 million of PPP related interest and fees, substantially all of which were eliminated in the current year quarter.

• Excluding commercial loans, at fair value, which were originally generated for sale, total loans increased to $4.75 billion at June 30, 2022, compared to $4.16 billion at March 31, 2022 and $2.92 billion at June 30, 2021. Those increases reflected growth of 13% quarter over quarter and 61% year over year. Those percentage increases exclude the impact of $55.6 million of June 30, 2022 balances previously included in discontinued assets which were reclassified to loans in the first quarter of 2022.

• Gross dollar volume (“GDV”), representing the total amounts spent on prepaid and debit cards, increased $1.29 billion, or 5%, to $28.39 billion for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2021. GDV was increased in 2021 by the impact of pandemic related government stimulus payments.

• SBLOC (securities backed lines of credit), IBLOC (insurance backed lines of credit) and investment advisor financing loans collectively increased 35% year over year and 10% quarter over quarter to $2.43 billion at June 30, 2022.

• Small Business Loans, including those held at fair value, grew 6% year over year to $729.8 million at June 30, 2022, and 3.5% quarter over quarter. That growth is exclusive of PPP loan balances which amounted to $10.3 million and $129.4 million, respectively, at June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2021.

• Direct lease financing balances increased 15% year over year to $583.1 million at June 30, 2022, and 8% quarter over quarter.

• We resumed non-SBA commercial real estate bridge lending in the third quarter of 2021. At June 30, 2022, the balance of such real estate bridge loans was $1.11 billion compared to $803.5 million at March 31, 2022, reflecting quarter over quarter growth of 38%.

• The average interest rate on $6.38 billion of average deposits and interest-bearing liabilities during the second quarter of 2022 was 0.44%. Average deposits of $6.25 billion for second quarter 2022, reflected a decrease of 0.1% from the $6.26 billion of average deposits for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, which had increased 17% over the June 30, 2020 quarter. Deposit levels during these periods reflected variability resulting from the pandemic and related government stimulus payments.

• As of June 30, 2022, tier one capital to assets (leverage), tier one capital to risk-weighted assets, total capital to risk-weighted assets and common equity-tier 1 to risk-weighted assets ratios were 9.51%, 13.46%, 13.84% and 13.46%, respectively, compared to well-capitalized minimums of 5%, 8%, 10% and 6.5%, respectively. The Bancorp and its wholly owned subsidiary, The Bancorp Bank, each remain well capitalized under banking regulations.

• Book value per common share at June 30, 2022 was $11.55 per share compared to $10.77 per share at June 30, 2021, an increase of 7%, primarily as a result of retained earnings. Increases resulting from retained earnings and reductions in shares from related repurchases were partially offset by reductions in the market value of securities, which are recognized through equity.

• The Bancorp repurchased 577,926 shares of its common stock at an average cost of $25.95 per share during the quarter ended June 30, 2022.

“The second quarter continued to show strong growth across our platform. With the anticipated continued increase in interest rates based on fed funds futures and strong business pipelines, we expect profitability to steadily increase over the next 18 months. We are raising our guidance for 2022 from $2.15 per share to a range of $2.25 to $2.30 per share. This range excludes the impact of 2022 share repurchases but includes interest rate assumptions based on fed funds expectations.”

The Bancorp reported net income of $30.4 million, or $0.53 per diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, compared to net income of $29.4 million, or $0.50 per diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2021.

Conference Call Webcast

You may access the LIVE webcast of The Bancorp's Quarterly Earnings Conference Call at 8:00 AM ET Friday, July 29, 2022 by clicking on the webcast link on The Bancorp's homepage at www.thebancorp.com. Or you may dial 866.374.5140, access code 81692741. You may listen to the replay of the webcast following the live call on The Bancorp's investor relations website.

About The Bancorp

The Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: TBBK), headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, through its subsidiary, The Bancorp Bank, provides non-bank financial companies with the people, processes, and technology to meet their unique banking needs. Through its Fintech Solutions, Institutional Banking, Commercial Lending, and Real Estate Bridge Lending businesses, The Bancorp provides partner-focused solutions paired with cutting-edge technology for companies that range from entrepreneurial startups to Fortune 500 companies. With over 20 years of experience, The Bancorp has become a leader in the financial services industry, earning recognition as the #1 issuer of prepaid cards in the U.S. in June 2021, a nationwide provider of bridge financing for real estate capital improvement plans, an SBA National Preferred Lender, a leading provider of securities-backed lines of credit, with one of the few bank-owned commercial vehicle leasing groups. As evidence of its company-wide commitment to excellence, The Bancorp has also been ranked in October 2020 as one of the 100 Fastest-Growing Companies by Fortune, a Top 50 Employer in March 2021 by Equal Opportunity Magazine and was selected to be included in the S&P Small Cap 600 in May 2021. For more about The Bancorp, visit https://thebancorp.com/.

Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this earnings release regarding The Bancorp’s business which are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements." These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including but not limited to the words “intend,” “may,” “believe,” “will,” “expect,” “look,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “estimate,” “continue,” or similar words , and are based on current expectations about important economic, political, and technological factors, among others, and are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause the actual results, events or achievements to differ materially from those set forth in or implied by the forward-looking statements and related assumptions. For further discussion of the risks and uncertainties to which these forward-looking statements may be subject, see The Bancorp’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” sections of those filings. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. The Bancorp does not undertake to publicly revise or update forward-looking statements in this press release to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date of this press release, except as may be required under applicable law.

Note: Compared to higher rates in recent periods, the effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2021 approximated 21% as a result of the impact of tax deductions related to stock-based compensation, recorded as discrete items. The large deductions and tax benefits resulted from the increase in the Company’s stock price as compared to the original various grant dates.

Note: Previous balance sheets included assets held-for-sale from discontinued operations, which were reclassified to continuing operations in the first quarter of 2022. Previous balance sheets also included investment in unconsolidated entity, which reflected Bancorp’s balance of the Walnut Street investment. Walnut Street was comprised of Bancorp loans sold to that entity, which was partially financed by an independent investor. In the third quarter of 2021, The Bancorp and that investor dissolved the entity, as the remaining balance did not warrant ongoing administrative and accounting expenses.

* Full taxable equivalent basis, using a statutory Federal tax rate of 21% for 2022 and 2021.
** Includes commercial loans, at fair value. All periods include non-accrual loans.

NOTE: In the table above, the 2021 interest on loans reflects $3.0 million of interest and fees which were earned on a short-term line of credit to another institution to initially fund Payroll Protection Program (“PPP”) loans, which did not significantly increase average loans or assets and which are not expected to recur. Interest on loans for 2022 and 2021 includes $41,000 and $1.3 million, respectively, of interest and fees on PPP loans.

* Full taxable equivalent basis, using a statutory Federal tax rate of 21% for 2022 and 2021.
** Includes commercial loans, at fair value. All periods include non-accrual loans.

NOTE: In the table above, the 2021 interest on loans reflects $4.5 million of interest and fees which were earned on a short-term line of credit to another institution to initially fund PPP loans, which did not significantly increase average loans or assets and which are not expected to recur. Interest on loans for 2022 and 2021 includes $481,000 and $3.7 million, respectively, of interest and fees on PPP loans.

(1) Excludes activity from discontinued operations.

* Securities Backed Lines of Credit, or SBLOC, are collateralized by marketable securities, while Insurance Backed Lines of Credit, or IBLOC, are collateralized by the cash surrender value of eligible life insurance policies.
** In 2020, we began originating loans to investment advisors for purposes of debt refinance, acquisition of another firm or internal succession. Maximum loan amounts are subject to loan-to-value ratios of 70%, based on third-party business appraisals, but may be increased depending upon the debt service coverage ratio. Personal guarantees and blanket business liens are obtained as appropriate.
*** Includes demand deposit overdrafts reclassified as loan balances totaling $170,000 and $322,000 at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. Estimated overdraft charge-offs and recoveries are reflected in the allowance for credit losses and have been immaterial.
****The small business loans held at fair value are comprised of the government guaranteed portion of certain SBA loans at the dates indicated (in thousands). A reduction in SBL non-real estate from $122.4 million to $112.9 million in the second quarter of 2022 resulted primarily from U.S. government repayments of PPP loans authorized by The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. PPP loans totaled $10.3 million at June 30, 2022, $23.7 million at March 31, 2022 and $129.4 million at June 30, 2021.

(a) This is the portion of SBA 7a loans (7a) and PPP loans which have been guaranteed by the U.S. government, and therefore are assumed to have no credit risk.
(b) Substantially all these loans are made under the SBA 504 Fixed Asset Financing program (504) which dictates origination date loan-to-value percentages (“LTV”), generally 50-60%, to which the Bank adheres.
(c) Of the $12 million in Construction SBA loans, $11 million are 504 first mortgages with an origination date LTV of 50-60% and $1 million are SBA interim loans with an approved SBA post-construction full takeout/payoff.
(d) The $100 million represents the unguaranteed portion of 7a loans which are 70% or more guaranteed by the U.S. government. 7a loans are not made on the basis of real estate LTV; however, they are subject to SBA's "All Available Collateral" rule which mandates that to the extent a borrower or its 20% or greater principals have available collateral (including personal residences), the collateral must be pledged to fully collateralize the loan, after applying SBA-determined liquidation rates. In addition, all 7a and 504 loans require the personal guaranty of all 20% or greater owners.
(e) The $21 million of non-SBA loans are primarily comprised of approximately 20 conventional coffee/doughnut/carryout franchisee note purchases.