Ameris Bancorp Announces 2018 Financial Results

January 25, 2019 7:05 AM EST

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Ameris Bancorp (Nasdaq: ABCB) (the "Company") today reported net income of $121.0 million, or $2.80 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2018, compared with $73.5 million, or $1.98 per diluted share, for 2017.  For the quarter ending December 31, 2018, reported results include net income of $43.5 million, or $0.91 per diluted share, compared with $9.2 million, or $0.24 per diluted share, for the same period in 2017.

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The Company reported adjusted net income of $146.2 million, or $3.38 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2018, compared with $92.3 million, or $2.48 per diluted share, for 2017.  Adjusted net income for the fourth quarter of 2018 was $45.9 million, or $0.96 per diluted share, compared with $23.6 million, or $0.63 per diluted share, for the same quarter of 2017.  Adjusted net income for the 2018 fourth quarter and full year periods excludes after-tax merger and conversion charges, executive retirement benefits, restructuring charges related to recently announced branch consolidations, expenses related to Hurricane Michael, loss on the sale of bank premises and state tax credit related to the Company's 2017 income tax returns.  In addition, the 2017 financial results included expenses related to compliance resolution, accelerated premium amortization on sold loans and a charge of $13.4 million to income tax expense, related to the valuation of the Company's deferred tax asset, due to recent tax legislation that reduced the Company's future corporate income tax rate.

Commenting on the Company's earnings, Dennis J. Zember Jr., the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "I am delighted with how we finished 2018 and the momentum we have going into 2019.  We succeeded on the expense side, pushing our adjusted efficiency ratio down to 54% in the fourth quarter of 2018 and knowing we have more savings in the works. Despite the flat yield curve and enormous pressure on the margin, we reported the same margin, net of accretion, in 2018 that we did in 2017, notable especially given a 46% growth in total assets.  Lastly, we closed and fully integrated two bank acquisitions, in addition to finalizing the purchase of US Premium Finance, and closed out the year with an announcement regarding a merger with Fidelity Bank that, once closed, will make Ameris the largest non-super regional bank in the Atlanta MSA."

Highlights of the Company's results for the fourth quarter of 2018 include the following:

  • Increase of $1.05 in tangible book value per share to $18.83 at December 31, 2018, compared with $17.78 at September 30, 2018
  • Improvement in adjusted efficiency ratio to 54.10%, compared with 54.42% in the third quarter of 2018 and 60.88% in the fourth quarter of 2017
  • Adjusted return on average assets of 1.61%, compared with 1.53% in the third quarter of 2018 and 1.20% in the fourth quarter of 2017
  • Adjusted return on average tangible common equity of 20.95%, compared with 20.50% in the third quarter of 2018 and 13.91% in the fourth quarter of 2017

Highlights of the Company's results for 2018 include the following:

  • Growth in adjusted net earnings of $53.9 million, representing a 58.5% increase over 2017
  • Organic growth in loans of $482.6 million, or 8.5%, compared with $941.0 million, or 20.3%, in 2017
  • Adjusted return on average assets of 1.50%, compared with 1.26% in 2017
  • Adjusted return on average tangible common equity of 19.18%, compared with 14.66% in 2017
  • Stable net interest margin, excluding accretion, of 3.79% during 2018 and 2017
  • Loan-to-deposit ratio at the end of 2018 of 88.2%, compared with 91.3% at the end of 2017
  • Increase in total revenue of 26.7% to $461.8 million
  • Annualized net charge-offs of 0.18% of average total loans and 0.27% of average non-purchased loans
  • Year-over-year organic growth in non-interest bearing deposits of $183.5 million, or 10.3% 
  • Improvement in nonperforming assets, decreasing to 0.55% of total assets

Following is a summary of the adjustments between reported net income and adjusted net income:

Adjusted Net Income Reconciliation

Three Months Ended

Year Ended

December 31,

December 31,

(dollars in thousands except per share data)

2018

2017

2018

2017

Net income available to common shareholders

$

43,536

$

9,150

$

121,027

$

73,548

Adjustment items:

Merger and conversion charges

997

421

20,499

915

Executive retirement benefits

2,005

8,424

Restructuring charge

754

983

Certain compliance resolution expenses

434

5,163

Accelerated premium amortization on loans sold from purchased   loan pools

456

456

Financial impact of hurricanes

882

882

410

Loss on sale of premises

250

308

1,033

1,264

Tax effect of adjustment items

(810)

(567)

(4,923)

(2,873)

After-tax adjustment items

4,078

1,052

26,898

5,335

Tax expense attributable to remeasurement of deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities at reduced federal corporate tax rate

13,388

13,388

Reduction in state tax expense accrued in prior year, net of federal tax impact

(1,717)

(1,717)

Adjusted net income

$

45,897

$

23,590

$

146,208

$

92,271

Reported net income per diluted share

$

0.91

$

0.24

$

2.80

$

1.98

Adjusted net income per diluted share

$

0.96

$

0.63

$

3.38

$

2.48

Reported return on average assets

1.53%

0.47%

1.24%

1.00%

Adjusted return on average assets

1.61%

1.20%

1.50%

1.26%

Reported return on average common equity

12.09%

4.47%

10.27%

9.55%

Adjusted return on average tangible common equity

20.95%

13.91%

19.18%

14.66%

Increase in Net Interest IncomeNet interest income on a tax-equivalent basis increased 30.1% in 2018 to $347.5 million, up from $267.1 million for 2017.  Growth in earning assets from the Company's two acquisitions in 2018, as well as internal sources, contributed to the increase.  Average earning assets increased 31.1% in 2018 to $8.86 billion, compared with $6.76 billion for 2017.  Although the Company's net interest income increased, net interest margin for 2018, including accretion, declined only slightly to 3.92%, compared with 3.95% for 2017.  Yields on earning assets in 2018 were 4.71%, compared with 4.46% in 2017.

Accretion income for 2018 increased to $11.8 million, or 2.6% of total revenue, compared with $10.6 million, or 2.9%, respectively, for 2017.  Excluding the effect of accretion, the Company's margin was stable at 3.79% for both 2018 and 2017.  Management believes this is particularly notable given the material increase in average earning assets and intense pressure on deposit costs.  Yields on all loans, excluding the effect of accretion, increased to 4.89% in 2018, compared with 4.63% in 2017.

The Company's net interest margin was 3.91% for the fourth quarter of 2018, down slightly from 3.92% reported for the third quarter of 2018 and 3.94% reported for the fourth quarter of 2017.  Accretion income for the fourth quarter of 2018 increased to $4.1 million, compared with $3.7 million for the third quarter of 2018, and up from $2.2 million reported for the fourth quarter of 2017.  Excluding the effect of accretion, the Company's margin for the fourth quarter of 2018 was 3.75%, a slight decrease compared with 3.77% for the third quarter of 2018 and 3.82% for the fourth quarter of 2017.

Yields on all loans, excluding the effect of accretion, increased to 5.00% during the fourth quarter of 2018, compared with 4.95% in the third quarter of 2018 and 4.70% during the fourth quarter of 2017.  Loan production in the banking division during the fourth quarter of 2018 totaled $604.9 million, with weighted average yields of 5.74%, compared with $467.5 million and 5.51%, respectively, in the third quarter of 2018 and $419.8 million and 4.89%, respectively, in the fourth quarter of 2017.  Loan production in the lines of business (to include retail mortgage, warehouse lending, SBA and premium finance) amounted to an additional $1.8 billion during the fourth quarter of 2018, compared with $1.5 billion during the fourth quarter of 2017.

Total interest expense for 2018 was $69.9 million, compared with $34.2 million for 2017.  Deposit costs increased during 2018 to 0.62%, compared with 0.34% for 2017.  Noninterest-bearing deposits represented 27.5% of the total average deposits for 2018, compared with 28.6% for 2017.  The Company has been successful in aggressive sales efforts that led strong growth in deposits while managing a flat margin through each rate increase.  Management believes that current deposit pricing at the end of the year has reached a level that better supports management's growth goals and that slower increases in costs in 2019 will not reduce the impressive momentum in deposit growth rates that the Company is experiencing.

Interest expense during the fourth quarter of 2018 moved higher to $23.2 million, compared with $22.1 million in the third quarter of 2018 and $10.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2017.  The Company's total cost of funds moved 4 basis points higher to 0.94% in the fourth quarter of 2018 as compared with the third quarter of 2018.  Deposit costs increased 10 basis points during the fourth quarter of 2018 to 0.79%, compared with 0.69% in the third quarter of 2018.  Costs of interest-bearing deposits increased during the quarter from 0.93% in the third quarter of 2018 to 1.09% in the fourth quarter, with the material portion of the increase relating to NOW and MMDA accounts.

Non-interest IncomeNon-interest income increased 13.4% in 2018 to $118.4 million, compared with $104.5 million for 2017, as a result of increased service charges and mortgage banking activity during 2018.  Service charge revenue increased $4.1 million, or 9.7%, during 2018 due to the Company's increased number of deposit accounts from organic growth and the acquisitions completed in 2018.

Revenue in the retail mortgage group totaled $71.7 million in 2018, an increase of 18.5%, compared with $60.5 million in 2017.  Total production in 2018 for the retail mortgage group amounted to $1.77 billion (87% purchase and 13% refinance), compared with $1.50 billion in 2017 (70% purchase and 30% refinance).  Gain on sale spreads continued to improve in the fourth quarter of 2018, moving to 3.06% from 3.00% in the third quarter.  Revenue and profitability, which traditionally slow in the fourth quarter each year, increased during the fourth quarter of 2018 due to recent recruiting efforts.  Net income for the Company's retail mortgage division was $4.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2018, compared with $3.7 million in the third quarter of 2018 and $2.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2017.

Profitability in the Company's warehouse lending group continued to increase, as revenues from the division increased 45.9% during the year, from $7.6 million for 2017 to $11.1 million in 2018.  Net income for the division increased 86.8% from $4.3 million in 2017 to $8.1 million in 2018.  Loan production increased from $3.44 billion in 2017 to $4.52 billion in the current year.   Net income for the Company's warehouse lending division was $2.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2018, compared with $2.2 million for the third quarter of 2018 and $1.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2017.  The Company experienced zero losses in this division during 2017 or 2018.

Non-interest ExpenseNon-interest expense increased $61.7 million, or 26.6%, to $293.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2018, compared with $231.9 million for 2017.  During 2018, the Company recorded $31.8 million of charges to earnings, the majority of which were related to merger and conversion activity and executive retirement, compared to $7.8 million in 2017 that were mostly merger and compliance oriented.  Excluding these charges, adjusted expenses increased approximately $37.6 million, or 16.8%, to $261.8 million in 2018, up from $224.2 million in 2017.  Growth in operating expenses in 2018 amounted to 1.57% of growth in average assets, materially lower than the Company's gross overhead ratio for 2017 at 3.06%.  Intense efforts to leverage administrative expenses alongside 2018's merger activity provided the Company with the opportunity to notably improve its operating efficiency ratio.  The following table shows the detail of these charges and analysis:

Non-interest Expense Analysis

Year Ended

December 31,

(dollars in thousands)

2018

2017

$ Change

% Change

Total non-interest expense

$

293,647

$

231,936

$

61,711

26.6%

Less:

Merger and conversion charges

20,499

915

19,584

2,140.3%

Executive retirement benefits

8,424

8,424

NM

Restructuring charge

983

983

NM

Certain compliance resolution expenses

5,163

(5,163)

(100.0)%

Financial impact of hurricanes

882

410

472

115.1%

Loss on sale of premises

1,033

1,264

(231)

(18.3)%

Subtotal

261,826

224,184

37,642

16.8%

Less:

Retail mortgage division non-interest expense

50,332

41,084

9,248

22.5%

Operating expenses of branches acquired in Hamilton acquisition

13,344

13,344

NM

Comparative bank non-interest expense

$

198,150

$

183,100

$

15,050

8.2%

NM denotes not meaningful

The Company continues to focus on improving its operating efficiency ratio. The Company's adjusted efficiency ratio declined from 60.27% in 2017 to 56.19% in 2018.  During the fourth quarter of 2018, the Company's adjusted efficiency ratio declined to 54.10%, compared with 54.42% in the third quarter of 2018 and 60.88% in the fourth quarter of 2017.  Management expects to continue improving efficiency in future quarters as a result of the Company's acquisitions completed in 2018 and its announced cost savings strategies and branch consolidation plan.  Atlantic Coast Bank and Hamilton State Bank were fully integrated by the end of the fourth quarter of 2018, and full cost savings benefits have been realized.  The Company's additional branch consolidation and cost saving initiatives will take effect the first quarter of 2019.

Income Tax ExpenseThe Company's effective tax rate for the fourth quarter of 2018 was 13.9%, compared with 24.3% in the third quarter of 2018.  The reduced rate in the fourth quarter is a result of a large return to provision adjustment when the Company filed its 2017 income tax returns in the fourth quarter of 2018.  These factors, determined in the fourth quarter, impacted the overall expected tax rate for the year and the full impact was realized in the fourth quarter.  Excluding this benefit, which was removed in the adjusted net income amounts discussed above, the Company's tax rate for the fourth quarter of 21.4% was more in line with the year-to-date tax rate of 20.1%. This is significantly lower than the 2017 effective tax rate of 40.8% because of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that was enacted in the fourth quarter of 2017.

Balance Sheet TrendsTotal assets increased $3.59 billion, or 45.7%, during 2018.  Total loans, including loans held for sale, purchased loans and purchased loan pools, were $8.62 billion at the end of 2018, compared with $6.24 billion at the end of 2017.  Excluding the effects of recent acquisitions, growth in core loans (including legacy and purchased non-covered loans) totaled $482.6 million, or 8.5%, during 2018, compared with $941.0 million, or 20.3%, in 2017.  As management expected, loan growth rates in the fourth quarter of 2018 slowed due to the negative impact of early paydowns.  Production remained strong in the fourth quarter of 2018, increasing by 29.4% from the third quarter of 2018 and by 44.1% from the fourth quarter of 2017.

At December 31, 2018, total deposits amounted to $9.65 billion, or 97.4% of total funding, compared with $6.63 billion and 94.8%, respectively, at December 31, 2017.  Excluding the Company's recently completed acquisitions and brokered funds, deposits increased $549.7 million, or 8.6%.  At December 31, 2018, noninterest-bearing deposit accounts were $2.52 billion, or 26.1% of total deposits, compared with $1.78 billion, or 26.8% of total deposits, at December 31, 2017.  Non-rate sensitive deposits (including non-interest bearing, NOW and savings) totaled $4.60 billion at December 31, 2018, compared with $3.52 billion at the end of 2017.  These funds represented 47.6% of the Company's total deposits at the end of 2018, compared with 53.1% at the end of 2017.

Stockholders' equity at December 31, 2018 totaled $1.46 billion, an increase of $651.9 million, or 81.0%, from December 31, 2017.  The increase in stockholders' equity was the result of the issuance of new shares of common stock in the Company's recent acquisitions, plus earnings of $121.0 million during 2018.  Tangible book value per share was $18.83 at the end of 2018, up from $17.78 at September 30, 2018 and $17.86 at the end of 2017.  Tangible common equity as a percentage of tangible assets was 8.22% at the end of 2018, compared with 7.77% at the end of the third quarter of 2017 and 8.62% at the end of 2017.

Credit QualityDuring the fourth quarter of 2018, the Company recorded provision for loan loss expense of $3.7 million, compared with $2.1 million in the third quarter of 2018.  The increase in provision expense is mostly attributable to increased general reserves on consumer and premium finance loans based on loss history and agricultural loans affected by Hurricane Michael.  Nonperforming assets as a percentage of total assets decreased five basis points to 0.55% during the quarter.  As management expected, the net charge-off ratio for non-purchased loans decreased, by 23 basis points, as the elevated charge offs in the prior quarter resulting from the premium finance division, which were provided for and discussed in the second quarter of 2018.

Conference CallThe Company will host a teleconference at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time today (January 25, 2019) to discuss the Company's results and answer appropriate questions.  The conference call can be accessed by dialing 1-877-504-1190 (or 1-855-669-9657 for participants in Canada and 1-412-902-6630 for other international participants).  The conference ID name is Ameris Bancorp ABCB.   A replay of the call will be available one hour after the end of the conference call until February 8, 2019.  To listen to the replay, dial 1-877-344-7529 (or 1-855-669-9658 for participants in Canada and 1-412-317-0088 for other international participants).  The conference replay access code is 10127703.  The conference call replay and the financial information discussed will also be available on the Investor Relations page of the Ameris Bank website at www.amerisbank.com.

About Ameris BancorpAmeris Bancorp is a bank holding company headquartered in Moultrie, Georgia.  The Company's banking subsidiary, Ameris Bank, had 125 locations in Georgia, Alabama, northern Florida and South Carolina at the end of the most recent quarter.

                                                                                                                                                             

This news release contains certain performance measures determined by methods other than in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"). Management of Ameris Bancorp (the "Company") uses these non-GAAP measures in its analysis of the Company's performance. These measures are useful when evaluating the underlying performance and efficiency of the Company's operations and balance sheet. The Company's management believes that these non-GAAP measures provide a greater understanding of ongoing operations, enhance comparability of results with prior periods and demonstrate the effects of significant gains and charges in the current period. The Company's management believes that investors may use these non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate the Company's financial performance without the impact of unusual items that may obscure trends in the Company's underlying performance. These disclosures should not be viewed as a substitute for financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP, nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be presented by other companies.

This news release contains forward-looking statements, as defined by federal securities laws, including, among other forward-looking statements, certain plans, expectations and goals, and including statements about the benefits of the proposed merger between the Company and Fidelity Southern Corporation ("Fidelity").  Words such as "may," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "will," "should," "plan," "estimate," "predict," "continue" and "potential" or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology, as well as similar expressions, are meant to identify forward-looking statements.  The forward-looking statements in this news release are based on current expectations and are provided to assist in the understanding of potential future performance.  Such forward-looking statements involve numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any such statements, including, without limitation, the following:  general competitive, economic, political and market conditions and fluctuations, including, without limitation, movements in interest rates; competitive pressures on product pricing and services; the ability of the Company and Fidelity to consummate the proposed merger or satisfy the conditions to the completion of the proposed merger, including, without limitation, the receipt of required shareholder and regulatory approvals, on the terms expected or on the anticipated schedule; the parties' ability to meet expectations regarding the timing, completion and accounting and tax treatments of the proposed merger; the businesses of the Company and Fidelity may not be integrated successfully or such integration may take longer to accomplish than expected; the expected cost savings and any revenue synergies from the proposed merger may not be fully realized within the expected timeframes; disruption from the proposed merger may make it more difficult to maintain relationships with customers, employees or others; diversion of management time to merger-related issues; dilution caused by the Company's issuance of additional shares of its common stock in connection with the proposed merger; and the success and timing of other business strategies.  For a discussion of some of the other risks and other factors that may cause such forward-looking statements to differ materially from actual results, please refer to the Company's and Fidelity's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 and its subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, and Fidelity's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 and its subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K.  Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and neither the Company nor Fidelity undertakes any obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements.

Additional Information and Where to Find It

The Company intends to file a registration statement on Form S-4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission to register the shares of the Company's common stock that will be issued to Fidelity's shareholders in connection with the proposed merger transaction.  The registration statement will include a joint proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials in connection with the transaction.  BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING OR INVESTMENT DECISION, INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS REGARDING THE MERGER AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS CAREFULLY IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE MERGER.  Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of these documents and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on its website at http://www.sec.gov.  Investors and security holders may also obtain free copies of the documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by the Company on its website at http://www.AmerisBank.com and by Fidelity on its website at www.FidelitySouthern.com.

This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval.  Before making any voting or investment decision, investors and security holders of the Company and Fidelity are urged to read carefully the entire registration statement and joint proxy statement/prospectus when they become available, including any amendments thereto, because they will contain important information about the proposed merger transaction.  Free copies of these documents may be obtained as described above.

Participants in the Merger Solicitation

The Company and Fidelity, and certain of their respective directors, executive officers and other members of management and employees, may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Company's shareholders and Fidelity's shareholders in respect of the proposed merger transaction.  Information regarding the directors and executive officers of the Company and Fidelity and other persons who may be deemed participants in the solicitation of the Company's shareholders and Fidelity's shareholders will be included in the joint proxy statement/prospectus for the Company's meeting of shareholders and Fidelity's meeting of shareholders, which will be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Information about the Company's directors and executive officers and their ownership of the Company's common stock can also be found in the Company's definitive proxy statement in connection with its 2018 annual meeting of shareholders, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 2, 2018, and other documents subsequently filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Information about Fidelity's directors and executive officers and their ownership of Fidelity common stock can also be found in Fidelity's definitive proxy statement in connection with its 2018 annual meeting of shareholders, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 3, 2018, and other documents subsequently filed by Fidelity with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Additional information regarding the interests of such participants will be included in the joint proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documents regarding the proposed merger transaction filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission when they become available.

AMERIS BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

FINANCIAL TABLES

Financial Highlights

Table 1

Three Months Ended

Year Ended

Dec

Sep

Jun

Mar

Dec

Dec

Dec

(dollars in thousands except per share data)

2018

2018

2018

2018

2017

2018

2017

EARNINGS

Net income

$

43,536

$

41,444

$

9,387

$

26,660

$

9,150

$

121,027

$

73,548

Adjusted net income

$

45,897

$

43,292

$

29,239

$

27,780

$

23,590

$

146,208

$

92,271

COMMON SHARE DATA

Earnings per share available to common shareholders

Basic

$

0.92

$

0.87

$

0.24

$

0.70

$

0.25

$

2.81

$

2.00

Diluted

$

0.91

$

0.87

$

0.24

$

0.70

$

0.24

$

2.80

$

1.98

Adjusted diluted EPS

$

0.96

$

0.91

$

0.74

$

0.73

$

0.63

$

3.38

$

2.48

Cash dividends per share

$

0.10

$

0.10

$

0.10

$

0.10

$

0.10

$

0.40

$

0.40

Book value per share (period end)

$

30.66

$

29.58

$

28.87

$

22.67

$

21.59

$

30.66

$

21.59

Tangible book value per share (period end)

$

18.83

$

17.78

$

17.12

$

16.90

$

17.86

$

18.83

$

17.86

Weighted average number of shares

Basic

47,501,150

47,514,653

39,432,021

37,966,781

37,238,564

43,141,859

36,828,219

Diluted

47,593,252

47,685,334

39,709,503

38,250,122

37,556,335

43,247,796

37,144,139

Period end number of shares

47,499,941

47,496,966

47,518,662

38,327,081

37,260,012

47,499,941

37,260,012

Market data

High intraday price

$

47.25

$

54.35

$

58.10

$

59.05

$

51.30

$

59.05

$

51.30

Low intraday price

$

29.97

$

45.15

$

50.20

$

47.90

$

44.75

$

29.97

$

41.05

Period end closing price

$

31.67

$

45.70

$

53.35

$

52.90

$

48.20

$

31.67

$

48.20

Average daily volume

375,773

382,622

253,413

235,964

206,178

312,388

196,717

PERFORMANCE RATIOS

Return on average assets

1.53

%

1.47

%

0.44

%

1.38

%

0.47

%

1.24

%

1.00

%

Adjusted return on average assets

1.61

%

1.53

%

1.38

%

1.44

%

1.20

%

1.50

%

1.26

%

Return on average common equity

12.09

%

11.78

%

3.86

%

12.73

%

4.47

%

10.27

%

9.55

%

Adjusted return on average tangible common equity

20.95

%

20.50

%

17.26

%

17.09

%

13.91

%

19.18

%

14.66

%

Earning asset yield (TE)

4.81

%

4.78

%

4.66

%

4.52

%

4.49

%

4.71

%

4.46

%

Total cost of funds

0.94

%

0.90

%

0.75

%

0.63

%

0.57

%

0.82

%

0.52

%

Net interest margin (TE)

3.91

%

3.92

%

3.95

%

3.92

%

3.94

%

3.92

%

3.95

%

Noninterest income excluding securities transactions, as a percent of total revenue (TE)

19.75

%

19.77

%

25.72

%

24.71

%

22.41

%

22.11

%

25.73

%

Efficiency ratio

58.30

%

56.00

%

80.50

%

62.04

%

63.74

%

63.59

%

63.62

%

Adjusted efficiency ratio (TE)

54.10

%

54.42

%

57.53

%

59.95

%

60.88

%

56.19

%

60.27

%

CAPITAL ADEQUACY (period end)

Shareholders' equity to assets

12.73

%

12.29

%

12.26

%

10.83

%

10.24

%

12.73

%

10.24

%

Tangible common equity to tangible assets

8.22

%

7.77

%

7.65

%

8.30

%

8.62

%

8.22

%

8.62

%

EQUITY TO ASSETS RECONCILIATION

Tangible common equity to tangible assets

8.22

%

7.77

%

7.65

%

8.30

%

8.62

%

8.22

%

8.62

%

Effect of goodwill and other intangibles

4.51

%

4.52

%

4.61

%

2.53

%

1.62

%

4.51

%

1.62

%

Equity to assets (GAAP)

12.73

%

12.29

%

12.26

%

10.83

%

10.24

%

12.73

%

10.24

%

OTHER DATA (period end)

Full time equivalent employees

Banking Division

1,370

1,432

1,477

1,072

1,085

1,370

1,085

Retail Mortgage Division

332

317

308

290

279

332

279

Warehouse Lending Division

8

8

7

7

8

8

8

SBA Division

22

23

22

21

20

22

20

Premium Finance Division

72

67

68

67

68

72

68

Total Ameris Bancorp FTE headcount

1,804

1,847

1,882

1,457

1,460

1,804

1,460

Assets per Banking Division FTE

$

8,353

$

7,981

$

7,577

$

7,484

$

7,241

$

8,353

$

7,241

Branch locations

125

125

126

97

97

125

97

Deposits per branch location

$

77,195

$

73,451

$

69,536

$

66,455

$

68,308

$

77,195

$

68,308

 

 

AMERIS BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

FINANCIAL TABLES

Income Statement

Table 2

Three Months Ended

Year Ended

Dec

Sep

Jun

Mar

Dec

Dec

Dec

(dollars in thousands except per share data)

2018

2018

2018

2018

2017

2018

2017

Interest income

Interest and fees on loans

$

111,749

$

110,470

$

82,723

$

73,267

$

73,440

$

378,209

$

270,887

Interest on taxable securities

8,686

8,792

6,321

5,207

5,097

29,006

20,154

Interest on nontaxable securities

195

204

179

322

372

900

1,581

Interest on deposits in other banks

1,964

1,581

723

716

655

4,984

1,725

Interest on federal funds sold

155

72

227

Total interest income

122,749

121,119

89,946

79,512

79,564

413,326

294,347

Interest expense

Interest on deposits

18,858

15,630

7,794

6,772

6,398

49,054

19,877

Interest on other borrowings

4,337

6,451

6,153

3,939

3,643

20,880

14,345

Total interest expense

23,195

22,081

13,947

10,711

10,041

69,934

34,222

Net interest income

99,554

99,038

75,999

68,801

69,523

343,392

260,125

Provision for loan losses

3,661

2,095

9,110

1,801

2,536

16,667

8,364

Net interest income after provision for loan

losses

95,893

96,943

66,889

67,000

66,987

326,725

251,761

Noninterest income

Service charges on deposits accounts

12,597

12,690

10,613

10,228

10,340

46,128

42,054

Mortgage banking activity

11,089

13,413

14,890

11,900

10,037

51,292

48,535

Other service charges, commissions and fees

810

777

697

719

735

3,003

2,872

Gain (loss) on securities

1

48

(123)

37

(37)

37

Other noninterest income

5,973

3,243

5,230

3,580

2,451

18,026

10,959

Total noninterest income

30,470

30,171

31,307

26,464

23,563

118,412

104,457

Noninterest expense

Salaries and employee benefits

38,982

38,446

39,776

32,089

30,507

149,293

120,016

Occupancy and equipment expenses

7,945

8,598

6,390

6,198

6,010

29,131

24,069

Data processing and telecommunications expenses

8,293

8,518

6,439

7,135

7,219

30,385

27,869

Credit resolution related expenses(1)

1,174

1,248

1,045

549

614

4,016

3,493

Advertising and marketing expenses

1,633

1,453

1,256

1,229

1,519

5,571

5,131

Amortization of intangible assets

3,650

2,676

2,252

934

942

9,512

3,932

Merger and conversion charges

997

276

18,391

835

421

20,499

915

Other noninterest expenses

13,136

11,138

10,837

10,129

12,105

45,240

46,511

Total noninterest expense

75,810

72,353

86,386

59,098

59,337

293,647

231,936

Income before income tax expense

50,553

54,761

11,810

34,366

31,213

151,490

124,282

Income tax expense

7,017

13,317

2,423

7,706

22,063

30,463

50,734

Net income

$

43,536

$

41,444

$

9,387

$

26,660

$

9,150

$

121,027

$

73,548

Diluted earnings per common share

$

0.91

$

0.87

$

0.24

$

0.70

$

0.24

$

2.80

$

1.98

(1) Includes expenses associated with problem loans and OREO, as well as OREO losses and writedowns.

 

 

AMERIS BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

FINANCIAL TABLES

Period End Balance Sheet

Table 3

Three Months Ended

Dec

Sep

Jun

Mar

Dec

(dollars in thousands)

2018

2018

2018

2018

2017

Assets

Cash and due from banks

$

172,036

$

158,453

$

151,539

$

123,945

$

139,313

Federal funds sold and interest-bearing deposits in banks

507,491

470,804

273,170

210,930

191,345

Time deposits in other banks

10,812

11,558

11,558

Investment securities available for sale, at fair value

1,192,423

1,162,570

1,153,703

848,585

810,873

Other investments

14,455

35,929

44,769

32,227

42,270

Loans held for sale, at fair value

111,298

130,179

137,249

111,135

197,442

Loans

5,660,457

5,543,306

5,380,515

5,051,986

4,856,514

Purchased loans

2,588,832

2,711,460

2,812,510

818,587

861,595

Purchased loan pools

262,625

274,752

297,509

319,598

328,246

Loans, net of unearned income

8,511,914

8,529,518

8,490,534

6,190,171

6,046,355

Allowance for loan losses

(28,819)

(28,116)

(31,532)

(26,200)

(25,791)

Loans, net

8,483,095

8,501,402

8,459,002

6,163,971

6,020,564

Other real estate owned

7,218

9,375

8,003

9,171

8,464

Purchased other real estate owned

9,535

7,692

7,272

6,723

9,011

Total other real estate owned

16,753

17,067

15,275

15,894

17,475

Premises and equipment, net

145,410

145,885

144,484

116,381

117,738

Goodwill

503,434

505,604

504,764

208,513

125,532

Other intangible assets, net

58,689

54,729

53,561

12,562

13,496

Deferred income taxes, net

35,126

38,217

40,240

28,677

28,320

Cash value of bank owned life insurance

104,096

103,588

103,059

80,007

79,641

Other assets

88,397

93,009

98,324

70,001

72,194

Total assets

$

11,443,515

$

11,428,994

$

11,190,697

$

8,022,828

$

7,856,203

Liabilities

Deposits

Noninterest-bearing

$

2,520,016

$

2,333,992

$

2,356,420

$

1,867,900

$

1,777,141

Interest-bearing

7,129,297

6,847,371

6,405,173

4,578,265

4,848,704

Total deposits

9,649,313

9,181,363

8,761,593

6,446,165

6,625,845

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase

20,384

14,071

11,002

23,270

30,638

Other borrowings

151,774

656,831

862,136

555,535

250,554

Subordinated deferrable interest debentures

89,187

88,986

88,646

85,881

85,550

FDIC loss-share payable, net

19,487

18,740

18,716

9,255

8,803

Other liabilities

57,023

64,026

76,708

33,778

50,334

Total liabilities

9,987,168

10,024,017

9,818,801

7,153,884

7,051,724

Shareholders' Equity

Preferred stock

Common stock

49,015

49,012

49,012

39,820

38,735

Capital stock

1,051,584

1,050,752

1,049,283

559,040

508,404

Retained earnings

377,135

338,350

301,656

296,366

273,119

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

(4,826)

(16,576)

(12,571)

(10,823)

(1,280)

Treasury stock

(16,561)

(16,561)

(15,484)

(15,459)

(14,499)

Total shareholders' equity

1,456,347

1,404,977

1,371,896

868,944

804,479

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

11,443,515

$

11,428,994

$

11,190,697

$

8,022,828

$

7,856,203

Other Data

Earning assets

$

10,348,393

$

10,340,558

$

10,110,983

$

7,393,048

$

7,288,285

Intangible assets

562,123

560,333

558,325

221,075

139,028

Interest-bearing liabilities

7,390,642

7,607,259

7,366,957

5,242,951

5,215,446

Average assets

11,307,980

11,204,504

8,529,035

7,823,451

7,777,996

Average common shareholders' equity

1,428,341

1,395,479

974,494

849,346

812,264

 

 

AMERIS BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

FINANCIAL TABLES

Asset Quality Information

Table 4

Three Months Ended

Year Ended

Dec

Sep

Jun

Mar

Dec

Dec

Dec

(dollars in thousands)

2018

2018

2018

2018

2017

2018

2017

Allowance for Loan Losses

Balance at beginning of period

$

28,116

$

31,532

$

26,200

$

25,791

$

25,966

$

25,791

$

23,920

Provision for loan losses

3,661

2,095

9,110

1,801

2,536

16,667

8,364

Charge-offs

4,430

8,112

5,717

2,872

3,638

21,131

10,467

Recoveries

1,472

2,601

1,939

1,480

927

7,492

3,974

Net charge-offs (recoveries)

2,958

5,511

3,778

1,392

2,711

13,639

6,493

Ending balance

$

28,819

$

28,116

$

31,532

$

26,200

$

25,791

$

28,819

$

25,791

Net  Charge-off Information

Charge-offs

Commercial, financial and agricultural

$

2,489

$

6,121

$

3,744

$

1,449

$

954

$

13,803

$

2,850

Real estate - construction and development

7

265

20

292

95

Real estate - commercial and farmland

169

27

142

440

338

853

Real estate - residential

76

293

204

198

120

771

2,151

Consumer installment

1,465

923

839

962

696

4,189

1,618

Purchased loans

224

483

910

121

1,428

1,738

2,900

Purchased loan pools

Total charge-offs

4,430

8,112

5,717

2,872

3,638

21,131

10,467

Recoveries

Commercial, financial and agricultural

927

939

1,247

656

571

3,769

1,270

Real estate - construction and development

3

1

2

114

2

120

246

Real estate - commercial and farmland

7

134

11

24

28

176

184

Real estate - residential

91

44

29

182

47

346

237

Consumer installment

137

178

117

67

38

499

116

Purchased loans

307

1,305

533

437

241

2,582

1,921

Purchased loan pools

Total recoveries

1,472

2,601

1,939

1,480

927

7,492

3,974

Net charge-offs (recoveries)

$

2,958

$

5,511

$

3,778

$

1,392

$

2,711

$

13,639

$

6,493

Non-Performing Assets

Nonaccrual loans (excluding purchased loans)

$

17,952

$

15,986

$

16,813

$

14,420

$

14,202

$

17,952

$

14,202

Nonaccrual purchased loans

24,107

27,764

33,557

15,940

15,428

24,107

15,428

Nonaccrual purchased loan pools

4,696

2,197

Other real estate owned

7,218

9,375

8,003

9,171

8,464

7,218

8,464

Purchased other real estate owned

9,535

7,692

7,272

6,723

9,011

9,535

9,011

Accruing loans delinquent 90 days or more

(excluding purchased loans)

4,222

2,863

7,421

2,497

5,991

4,222

5,991

Accruing purchased loans delinquent 90 days or more

Total non-performing assets

$

63,034

$

68,376

$

75,263

$

48,751

$

53,096

$

63,034

$

53,096

Asset Quality Ratios

Non-performing assets as a percent of total assets

0.55

%

0.60

%

0.67

%

0.61

%

0.68

%

0.55

%

0.68

%

Net charge-offs as a percent of average loans (annualized)

0.14

%

0.26

%

0.23

%

0.09

%

0.18

%

0.18

%

0.12

%

Net charge-offs, excluding purchased loans as a percent of average loans (annualized)

0.21

%

0.44

%

0.26

%

0.14

%

0.13

%

0.27

%

0.13

%

 

 

AMERIS BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

FINANCIAL TABLES

Loan Information

Table 5

Dec

Sep

Jun

Mar

Dec

(dollars in thousands)

2018

2018

2018

2018

2017

Loans by Type

Legacy loans

Commercial, financial and agricultural

$

1,316,359

$

1,422,152

$

1,446,857

$

1,387,437

$

1,362,508

Real estate - construction and development

671,198

641,830

672,155

631,504

624,595

Real estate - commercial and farmland

1,814,529

1,804,265

1,640,411

1,636,654

1,535,439

Real estate - residential

1,403,000

1,275,201

1,245,370

1,080,028

1,009,461

Consumer installment

455,371

399,858

375,722

316,363

324,511

Total legacy loans

$

5,660,457

$

5,543,306

$

5,380,515

$

5,051,986

$

4,856,514

Purchased loans

Commercial, financial and agricultural

$

372,686

$

413,365

$

397,517

$

64,612

$

74,378

Real estate - construction and development

227,900

219,882

268,443

48,940

65,513

Real estate - commercial and farmland

1,337,859

1,399,174

1,428,490

465,870

468,246

Real estate - residential

623,199

649,352

679,205

236,453

250,539

Consumer installment

27,188

29,687

38,855

2,712

2,919

Total purchased loans

$

2,588,832

$

2,711,460

$

2,812,510

$

818,587

$

861,595

Purchased loan pools

Real estate - residential

$

262,625

$

274,752

$

297,509

$

319,598

$

328,246

Total purchased loan pools

$

262,625

$

274,752

$

297,509

$

319,598

$

328,246

Total loan portfolio

Commercial, financial and agricultural

$

1,689,045

$

1,835,517

$

1,844,374

$

1,452,049

$

1,436,886

Real estate - construction and development

899,098

861,712

940,598

680,444

690,108

Real estate - commercial and farmland

3,152,388

3,203,439

3,068,901

2,102,524

2,003,685

Real estate - residential

2,288,824

2,199,305

2,222,084

1,636,079

1,588,246

Consumer installment

482,559

429,545

414,577

319,075

327,430

Total loans

$

8,511,914

$

8,529,518

$

8,490,534

$

6,190,171

$

6,046,355

Troubled Debt Restructurings (excluding purchased loans)

Accruing troubled debt restructurings

Commercial, financial and agricultural

$

256

$

180

$

38

$

39

$

41

Real estate - construction and development

145

384

150

176

417

Real estate - commercial and farmland

2,863

3,817

4,531

4,606

4,680

Real estate - residential

6,043

6,558

6,299

6,547

6,199

Consumer installment

16

4

5

7

5

Total accruing troubled debt restructurings

$

9,323

$

10,943

$

11,023

$

11,375

$

11,342

Nonaccrual troubled debt restructurings

Commercial, financial and agricultural

$

138

$

208

$

330

$

224

$

120

Real estate - construction and development

2

6

30

7

34

Real estate - commercial and farmland

426

306

196

2,127

204

Real estate - residential

1,119

742

709

838

1,508

Consumer installment

69

92

102

93

98

Total nonaccrual troubled debt restructurings

$

1,754

$

1,354

$

1,367

$

3,289

$

1,964

   Total troubled debt restructurings (excluding purchased loans)

$

11,077

$

12,297

$

12,390

$

14,664

$

13,306

 

 

AMERIS BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

FINANCIAL TABLES

Loan Information (continued)

Table 5

Dec

Sep

Jun

Mar

Dec

(dollars in thousands)

2018

2018

2018

2018

2017

Loans by Risk Grade

Legacy loans

Grade 1 - Prime credit

$

542,164

$

550,020

$

545,902

$

557,625

$

554,979

Grade 2 - Strong credit

523,101

645,612

660,495

673,591

688,481

Grade 3 - Good credit

2,408,128

2,289,584

2,211,703

2,050,717

2,033,979

Grade 4 - Satisfactory credit

2,047,688

1,939,518

1,820,884

1,676,308

1,487,781

Grade 5 - Fair credit

59,054

40,041

52,069

17,499

16,996

Grade 6 - Other assets especially mentioned

35,118

41,125

38,150

39,795

30,075

Grade 7 - Substandard

45,204

37,406

51,305

36,444

44,216

Grade 8 - Doubtful

7

7

7

Grade 9 - Loss

Total legacy loans

$

5,660,457

$

5,543,306

$

5,380,515

$

5,051,986

$

4,856,514

Purchased loans

Grade 1 - Prime credit

$

90,775

$

54,840

$

55,183

$

3,808

$

3,964

Grade 2 - Strong credit

84,617

132,454

139,683

97,448

101,098

Grade 3 - Good credit

656,289

463,307

449,317

243,730

259,872

Grade 4 - Satisfactory credit

1,586,377

1,828,090

1,908,143

367,997

385,080

Grade 5 - Fair credit

63,613

133,653

135,281

20,012

19,736

Grade 6 - Other assets especially mentioned

30,448

35,676

45,095

33,705

37,121

Grade 7 - Substandard

76,713

63,440

79,808

51,887

54,724

Grade 8 - Doubtful

Grade 9 - Loss

Total purchased loans

$

2,588,832

$

2,711,460

$

2,812,510

$

818,587

$

861,595

Purchased loan pools

Grade 3 - Good credit

$

262,625

$

270,056

$

295,312

$

318,696

$

327,342

Grade 7 - Substandard

4,696

2,197

902

904

Total purchased loan pools

$

262,625

$

274,752

$

297,509

$

319,598

$

328,246

 

 

AMERIS BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

FINANCIAL TABLES

Average Balances

Table 6

Three Months Ended

Year Ended

Dec

Sep

Jun

Mar

Dec

Dec

Dec

(dollars in thousands)

2018

2018

2018

2018

2017

2018

2017

Earning Assets

Federal funds sold

$

28,755

$

15,074

$

203

$

9

$

3

$

11,100

$

1

Interest-bearing deposits in banks

373,068

283,604

151,332

147,481

184,287

240,740

140,702

Time deposits in other banks

10,961

11,557

254

5,739

Investment securities - taxable

1,138,981

1,117,517

839,772

777,310

759,253

969,825

761,593

Investment securities - nontaxable

29,962

31,641

26,626

48,455

58,858

34,113

62,055

Other investments

18,494

36,067

42,384

34,654

32,706

32,884

37,541

Loans held for sale

129,664

151,396

141,875

138,129

138,468

140,273

113,657

Loans

5,819,684

5,703,921

5,198,301

4,902,082

4,692,997

5,415,757

4,188,378

Purchased loans

2,402,610

2,499,393

1,107,184

842,509

888,854

1,712,924

958,738

Purchased loan pools

268,568

287,859

310,594

325,113

446,677

297,850

496,844

Total Earning Assets

$

10,220,747

$

10,138,029

$

7,818,525

$

7,215,742

$

7,202,103

$

8,861,205

$

6,759,509

Deposits

Noninterest-bearing deposits

$

2,570,783

$

2,320,851

$

1,973,910

$

1,780,738

$

1,805,996

$

2,164,171

$

1,670,499

NOW accounts

1,546,939

1,567,111

1,311,952

1,337,718

1,301,628

1,441,849

1,207,024

MMDA

2,590,194

2,440,086

1,950,601

1,970,571

1,964,437

2,240,115

1,690,091

Savings accounts

401,836

423,449

295,326

278,080

273,979

350,214

275,119

Retail CDs

776,556

744,145

475,965

422,771

433,303

606,210

439,140

Retail CDs $100,000 and over

1,055,973

978,842

585,632

593,635

592,916

805,267

563,557

Brokered CDs

510,663

487,686

14,132

255,162

Total Deposits

9,452,944

8,962,170

6,607,518

6,383,513

6,372,259

7,862,988

5,845,430

Non-Deposit Funding

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase

14,670

12,529

14,762

20,909

25,970

15,692

28,694

FHLB advances

101,337

513,460

703,177

371,556

369,076

421,891

496,541

Other borrowings

145,494

145,513

86,302

75,553

75,571

113,496

68,726

Subordinated deferrable interest debentures

89,135

88,801

86,085

85,701

85,372

87,444

84,878

Total Non-Deposit Funding

350,636

760,303

890,326

553,719

555,989

638,523

678,839

Total Funding

$

9,803,580

$

9,722,473

$

7,497,844

$

6,937,232

$

6,928,248

$

8,501,511

$

6,524,269

 

 

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Interest Income and Interest Expense (TE)

Table 7

Three Months Ended

Year Ended

Dec

Sep

Jun

Mar

Dec

Dec

Dec

(dollars in thousands)

2018

2018

2018

2018

2017

2018

2017

Interest Income

Federal funds sold

$

155

$

72

$

$

$

$

227

$

Interest-bearing deposits in banks

1,906

1,520

723

716

655

4,865

1,725

Time deposits in other banks

58

61

119

Investment securities - taxable

8,686

8,792

6,321

5,207

5,097

29,006

20,154

Investment securities - nontaxable (TE)

247

258

226

408

572

1,139

2,432

Loans held for sale

1,618

1,566

1,315

1,210

1,380

5,709

4,222

Loans (TE)

73,594

73,178

63,908

58,771

57,193

269,451

200,999

Purchased loans

35,413

34,692

16,130

11,762

13,150

97,997

57,136

Purchased loan pools

2,151

2,059

2,267

2,424

3,531

8,901

14,640

Total Earning Assets

$

123,828

$

122,198

$

90,890

$

80,498

$

81,578

$

417,414

$

301,308

Accretion income (included above)

$

4,077

$

3,656

$

2,652

$

1,444

$

2,183

$

11,829

$

10,614

Interest Expense

Deposits

Noninterest-bearing deposits

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

NOW accounts

1,736

1,142

1,142

953

811

4,973

2,428

MMDA

7,991

5,885

3,953

3,526

3,288

21,355

9,150

Savings accounts

83

82

54

47

46

266

181

Retail CDs

1,880

1,827

907

668

702

5,282

2,584

Retail CDs $100,000 and over

3,978

3,643

1,670

1,578

1,551

10,869

5,534

Brokered CDs

3,190

3,051

68

6,309

Total Deposits

18,858

15,630

7,794

6,772

6,398

49,054

19,877

Non-Deposit Funding

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase

5

4

5

9

12

23

56

FHLB advances

568

2,745

3,383

1,457

1,180

8,153

5,174

Other borrowings

2,222

2,180

1,320

1,134

1,144

6,856

4,044

Subordinated deferrable interest debentures

1,542

1,522

1,445

1,339

1,307

5,848

5,071

Total Non-Deposit Funding

4,337

6,451

6,153

3,939

3,643

20,880

14,345

Total Funding

$

23,195

$

22,081

$

13,947

$

10,711

$

10,041

$

69,934

$

34,222

Net Interest Income (TE)

$

100,633

$

100,117

$

76,943

$

69,787

$

71,537

$

347,480

$

267,086

 

 

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Yields(1)

Table 8

Three Months Ended

Year Ended

Dec

Sep

Jun

Mar

Dec

Dec

Dec

2018

2018

2018

2018

2017

2018

2017

Earning Assets

Federal funds sold

2.14

%

1.89

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

2.05

%

0.00

%

Interest-bearing deposits in banks

2.03

%

2.13

%

1.92

%

1.97

%

1.41

%

2.02

%

1.23

%

Time deposits in other banks

2.10

%

2.09

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

2.07

%

0.00

%

Investment securities - taxable

3.03

%

3.12

%

3.02

%

2.72

%

2.66

%

2.99

%

2.65

%

Investment securities - nontaxable (TE)

3.27

%

3.24

%

3.40

%

3.41

%

3.86

%

3.34

%

3.92

%

Loans held for sale

4.95

%

4.10

%

3.72

%

3.55

%

3.95

%

4.07

%

3.71

%

Loans (TE)

5.02

%

5.09

%

4.93

%

4.86

%

4.84

%

4.98

%

4.80

%

Purchased loans

5.85

%

5.51

%

5.84

%

5.66

%

5.87

%

5.72

%

5.96

%

Purchased loan pools

3.18

%

2.84

%

2.93

%

3.02

%

3.14

%

2.99

%

2.95

%

Total Earning Assets

4.81

%

4.78

%

4.66

%

4.52

%

4.49

%

4.71

%

4.46

%

Deposits

Noninterest-bearing deposits

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

NOW accounts

0.45

%

0.29

%

0.35

%

0.29

%

0.25

%

0.34

%

0.20

%

MMDA

1.22

%

0.96

%

0.81

%

0.73

%

0.66

%

0.95

%

0.54

%

Savings accounts

0.08

%

0.08

%

0.07

%

0.07

%

0.07

%

0.08

%

0.07

%

Retail CDs

0.96

%

0.97

%

0.76

%

0.64

%

0.64

%

0.87

%

0.59

%

Retail CDs $100,000 and over

1.49

%

1.48

%

1.14

%

1.08

%

1.04

%

1.35

%

0.98

%

Brokered CDs

2.48

%

2.48

%

1.93

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

2.47

%

0.00

%

Total Deposits

0.79

%

0.69

%

0.47

%

0.43

%

0.40

%

0.62

%

0.34

%

Non-Deposit Funding

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase

0.14

%

0.13

%

0.14

%

0.17

%

0.18

%

0.15

%

0.20

%

FHLB advances

2.22

%

2.12

%

1.93

%

1.59

%

1.27

%

1.93

%

1.04

%

Other borrowings

6.06

%

5.94

%

6.13

%

6.09

%

6.01

%

6.04

%

5.88

%

Subordinated deferrable interest debentures

6.86

%

6.80

%

6.73

%

6.34

%

6.07

%

6.69

%

5.97

%

Total Non-Deposit Funding

4.91

%

3.37

%

2.77

%

2.89

%

2.60

%

3.27

%

2.11

%

Total Funding(2)

0.94

%

0.90

%

0.75

%

0.63

%

0.57

%

0.82

%

0.52

%

Net Interest Spread

3.87

%

3.88

%

3.91

%

3.89

%

3.92

%

3.89

%

3.94

%

Net Interest Margin(3)

3.91

%

3.92

%

3.95

%

3.92

%

3.94

%

3.92

%

3.95

%

(1) Interest and average rates are calculated on a tax-equivalent basis using an effective tax rate of 21% for 2018 and 35% for 2017.

(2) Rate calculated based on total average funding including noninterest-bearing deposits.

(3) Rate calculated based on average earning assets.

 

 

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Non-GAAP Reconciliations

Adjusted Net Income

Table 9A

Three Months Ended

Year Ended

Dec

Sep

Jun

Mar

Dec

Dec

Dec

(dollars in thousands except per share data)

2018

2018

2018

2018

2017

2018

2017

Net income available to common shareholders

$

43,536

$

41,444

$

9,387

$

26,660

$

9,150

$

121,027

$

73,548

Adjustment items:

Merger and conversion charges

997

276

18,391

835

421

20,499

915

Executive retirement benefits

2,005

962

5,457

8,424

Restructuring charge

754

229

983

Certain compliance resolution expenses

434

5,163

Accelerated premium amortization on loans sold from purchased loan pools

456

456

Financial impact of hurricanes

882

882

410

Loss on sale of premises

250

4

196

583

308

1,033

1,264

Tax effect of adjustment items (Note 1)

(810)

377

(4,192)

(298)

(567)

(4,923)

(2,873)

After tax adjustment items

4,078

1,848

19,852

1,120

1,052

26,898

5,335

Tax expense attributable to remeasurement of deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities at reduced federal corporate tax rate

13,388

13,388

Reduction in state tax expense accrued in prior year net of federal tax impact

(1,717)

(1,717)

Adjusted net income

$

45,897

$

43,292

$

29,239

$

27,780

$

23,590

$

146,208

$

92,271

Weighted average number of shares - diluted

47,593,252

47,685,334

39,709,503

38,250,122

37,556,335

43,247,796

37,144,139

Net income per diluted share

$

0.91

$

0.87

$

0.24

$

0.70

$

0.24

$

2.80

$

1.98

Adjusted net income per diluted share

$

0.96

$

0.91

$

0.74

$

0.73

$

0.63

$

3.38

$

2.48

Average assets

$

11,307,980

$

11,204,504

$

8,529,035

$

7,823,451

$

7,777,996

$

9,744,001

$

7,330,974

Return on average assets

1.53

%

1.47

%

0.44

%

1.38

%

0.47

%

1.24

%

1.00

%

Adjusted return on average assets

1.61

%

1.53

%

1.38

%

1.44

%

1.20

%

1.50

%

1.26

%

Average common equity

$

1,428,341

$

1,395,479

$

974,494

$

849,346

$

812,264

$

1,178,275

$

770,296

Average tangible common equity

$

869,201

$

837,914

$

679,559

$

659,096

$

672,728

$

762,274

$

629,312

Return on average common equity

12.09

%

11.78

%

3.86

%

12.73

%

4.47

%

10.27

%

9.55

%

Adjusted return on average tangible common equity

20.95

%

20.50

%

17.26

%

17.09

%

13.91

%

19.18

%

14.66

%

Note 1:  A portion of the 2Q18, 3Q18 and 4Q18 merger and conversion charges and the 2Q18 executive retirement benefits are nondeductible for tax purposes.

Net Interest Margin Excluding Accretion and Yield on Total Loans Excluding Accretion

Table 9B

Three Months Ended

Year Ended

Dec

Sep

Jun

Mar

Dec

Dec

Dec

(dollars in thousands)

2018

2018

2018

2018

2017

2018

2017

Total interest income (TE)

$

123,828

$

122,198

$

90,890

$

80,498

$

81,578

$

417,414

$

301,308

Accretion income

4,077

3,656

2,652

1,444

2,183

11,829

10,614

Total interest income (TE) excluding accretion

119,751

118,542

88,238

79,054

79,395

405,585

290,694

Interest expense

23,195

22,081

13,947

10,711

10,041

69,934

34,222

Net interest income (TE) excluding accretion

$

96,556

$

96,461

$

74,291

$

68,343

$

69,354

$

335,651

$

256,472

Yield on total loans (TE) excluding accretion

5.00

%

4.95

%

4.81

%

4.75

%

4.70

%

4.89

%

4.63

%

Net interest margin (TE) excluding accretion

3.75

%

3.77

%

3.81

%

3.84

%

3.82

%

3.79

%

3.79

%

 

 

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FINANCIAL TABLES

Non-GAAP Reconciliations (continued)

Adjusted Efficiency Ratio (TE)

Table 9C

Three Months Ended

Year Ended

Dec

Sep

Jun

Mar

Dec

Dec

Dec

(dollars in thousands)

2018

2018

2018

2018

2017

2018

2017

Adjusted Noninterest Expense

Total noninterest expense

$

75,810

$

72,353

$

86,386

$

59,098

$

59,337

$

293,647

$

231,936

Adjustment items:

Merger and conversion charges

(997)

(276)

(18,391)

(835)

(421)

(20,499)

(915)

Executive retirement benefits

(2,005)

(962)

(5,457)

(8,424)

Restructuring charge

(754)

(229)

(983)

Certain compliance resolution expenses

(434)

(5,163)

Financial impact of hurricanes

(882)

(882)

(410)

Loss on sale of premises

(250)

(4)

(196)

(583)

(308)

(1,033)

(1,264)

Adjusted noninterest expense

$

70,922

$

70,882

$

62,342

$

57,680

$

58,174

$

261,826

$

224,184

Total Revenue

Net interest income

$

99,554

$

99,038

$

75,999

$

68,801

$

69,523

$

343,392

$

260,125

Noninterest income

30,470

30,171

31,307

26,464

23,563

118,412

104,457

Total revenue

$

130,024

$

129,209

$

107,306

$

95,265

$

93,086

$

461,804

$

364,582

Adjusted Total Revenue

Net interest income (TE)

$

100,633

$

100,117

$

76,943

$

69,787

$

71,537

$

347,480

$

267,086

Noninterest income

30,470

30,171

31,307

26,464

23,563

118,412

104,457

Total revenue (TE)

131,103

130,288

108,250

96,251

95,100

465,892

371,543

Adjustment items:

Loss (gain) on securities

(1)

(48)

123

(37)

37

(37)

Accelerated premium amortization on loans sold

from purchased loan pools

456

456

Adjusted total revenue (TE)

$

131,102

$

130,240

$

108,373

$

96,214

$

95,556

$

465,929

$

371,962

Efficiency ratio

58.30

%

56.00

%

80.50

%

62.04

%

63.74

%

63.59

%

63.62

%

Adjusted efficiency ratio (TE)

54.10

%

54.42

%

57.53

%

59.95

%

60.88

%

56.19

%

60.27

%

Tangible Book Value Per Share

Table 9D

Three Months Ended

Year Ended

Dec

Sep

Jun

Mar

Dec

Dec

Dec

(dollars in thousands except per share data)

2018

2018

2018

2018

2017

2018

2017

Total shareholders' equity

$

1,456,347

$

1,404,977

$

1,371,896

$

868,944

$

804,479

$

1,456,347

$

804,479

Less:

Goodwill

503,434

505,604

504,764

208,513

125,532

503,434

125,532

Other intangibles, net

58,689

54,729

53,561

12,562

13,496

58,689

13,496

Total tangible shareholders' equity

$

894,224

$

844,644

$

813,571

$

647,869

$

665,451

$

894,224

$

665,451

Period end number of shares

47,499,941

47,496,966

47,518,662

38,327,081

37,260,012

47,499,941

37,260,012

Book value per share (period end)

$

30.66

$

29.58

$

28.87

$

22.67

$

21.59

$

30.66

$

21.59

Tangible book value per share (period end)

$

18.83

$

17.78

$

17.12

$

16.90

$

17.86

$

18.83

$

17.86

 

 

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FINANCIAL TABLES

Segment Reporting

Table 10

Three Months Ended

Year Ended

Dec

Sep

Jun

Mar

Dec

Dec

Dec

(dollars in thousands)

2018

2018

2018

2018

2017

2018

2017

Banking Division

Net interest income

$

84,399

$

84,041

$

61,759

$

55,359

$

55,193

$

285,558

$

210,719

Provision for loan losses

1,603

1,229

766

888

2,277

4,486

6,787

Noninterest income

15,784

16,524

13,287

13,099

12,442

58,694

51,416

Noninterest expense

Salaries and employee benefits

25,882

26,120

26,646

22,068

20,100

100,716

78,857

Occupancy and equipment expenses

7,080

7,871

5,684

5,477

5,368

26,112

21,436

Data processing and telecommunications expenses

7,522

7,589

5,611

6,304

6,399

27,026

25,177

Other noninterest expenses

17,310

13,461

29,937

11,080

11,837

71,788

46,192

Total noninterest expense

57,794

55,041

67,878

44,929

43,704

225,642

171,662

Income before income tax expense

40,786

44,295

6,402

22,641

21,654

114,124

83,686

Income tax expense

5,493

11,156

1,716

5,242

18,717

23,607

36,518

Net income

$

35,293

$

33,139

$

4,686

$

17,399

$

2,937

$

90,517

$

47,168

Retail Mortgage Division

Net interest income

$

7,873

$

5,544

$

5,046

$

4,997

$

4,876

$

23,460

$

15,587

Provision for loan losses

(1)

122

246

217

154

584

771

Noninterest income

10,689

12,097

13,889

11,585

9,090

48,260

44,913

Noninterest expense

Salaries and employee benefits

10,802

10,061

10,864

7,742

8,225

39,469

32,996

Occupancy and equipment expenses

684

618

545

593

533

2,440

2,217

Data processing and telecommunications expenses

306

347

383

389

429

1,425

1,611

Other noninterest expenses

1,661

1,828

1,778

1,731

1,230

6,998

4,260

Total noninterest expense

13,453

12,854

13,570

10,455

10,417

50,332

41,084

Income before income tax expense

5,110

4,665

5,119

5,910

3,395

20,804

18,645

Income tax expense

1,073

943

1,075

1,244

1,189

4,335

6,526

Net income

$

4,037

$

3,722

$

4,044

$

4,666

$

2,206

$

16,469

$

12,119

Warehouse Lending Division

Net interest income

$

2,438

$

2,469

$

2,326

$

1,855

$

1,983

$

9,088

$

5,877

Provision for loan losses

27

186

Noninterest income

386

503

735

397

399

2,021

1,739

Noninterest expense

Salaries and employee benefits

145

136

128

138

127

547

530

Occupancy and equipment expenses

2

1

2

4

Data processing and telecommunications expenses

29

30

30

33

18

122

98

Other noninterest expenses

62

69

55

52

26

238

163

Total noninterest expense

236

237

213

223

172

909

795

Income before income tax expense

2,588

2,735

2,848

2,029

2,183

10,200

6,635

Income tax expense

544

574

598

426

763

2,142

2,322

Net income

$

2,044

$

2,161

$

2,250

$

1,603

$

1,420

$

8,058

$

4,313

 

 

AMERIS BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

FINANCIAL TABLES

Segment Reporting (continued)

Table 10

Three Months Ended

Year Ended

Dec

Sep

Jun

Mar

Dec

Dec

Dec

(dollars in thousands)

2018

2018

2018

2018

2017

2018

2017

SBA Division

Net interest income

$

1,352

$

1,459

$

1,320

$

924

$

971

$

5,055

$

3,744

Provision for loan losses

112

41

447

537

(209)

1,137

(111)

Noninterest income

1,094

1,045

1,349

1,370

1,614

4,858

6,277

Noninterest expense

Salaries and employee benefits

712

682

736

740

787

2,870

3,126

Occupancy and equipment expenses

63

58

55

58

56

234

215

Data processing and telecommunications expenses

1

9

9

9

19

21

Other noninterest expenses

401

210

290

236

205

1,137

738

Total noninterest expense

1,176

951

1,090

1,043

1,057

4,260

4,100

Income before income tax expense

1,158

1,512

1,132

714

1,737

4,516

6,032

Income tax expense

243

317

238

150

608

948

2,111

Net income

$

915

$

1,195

$

894

$

564

$

1,129

$

3,568

$

3,921

Premium Finance Division

Net interest income

$

3,492

$

5,525

$

5,548

$

5,666

$

6,500

$

20,231

$

24,198

Provision for loan losses

1,947

703

7,651

159

287

10,460

731

Noninterest income

2,517

2

2,047

13

18

4,579

112

Noninterest expense

Salaries and employee benefits

1,441

1,447

1,402

1,401

1,268

5,691

4,507

Occupancy and equipment expenses

118

49

106

70

52

343

197

Data processing and telecommunications expenses

436

551

406

400

364

1,793

962

Other noninterest expenses

1,156

1,223

1,721

577

2,303

4,677

8,629

Total noninterest expense

3,151

3,270

3,635

2,448

3,987

12,504

14,295

Income before income tax expense

911

1,554

(3,691)

3,072

2,244

1,846

9,284

Income tax expense

(336)

327

(1,204)

644

786

(569)

3,257

Net income

$

1,247

$

1,227

$

(2,487)

$

2,428

$

1,458

$

2,415

$

6,027

Total Consolidated

Net interest income

$

99,554

$

99,038

$

75,999

$

68,801

$

69,523

$

343,392

$

260,125

Provision for loan losses

3,661

2,095

9,110

1,801

2,536

16,667

8,364

Noninterest income

30,470

30,171

31,307

26,464

23,563

118,412

104,457

Noninterest expense

Salaries and employee benefits

38,982

38,446

39,776

32,089

30,507

149,293

120,016

Occupancy and equipment expenses

7,945

8,598

6,390

6,198

6,010

29,131

24,069

Data processing and telecommunications expenses

8,293

8,518

6,439

7,135

7,219

30,385

27,869

Other noninterest expenses

20,590

16,791

33,781

13,676

15,601

84,838

59,982

Total noninterest expense

75,810

72,353

86,386

59,098

59,337

293,647

231,936

Income before income tax expense

50,553

54,761

11,810

34,366

31,213

151,490

124,282

Income tax expense

7,017

13,317

2,423

7,706

22,063

30,463

50,734

Net income

$

43,536

$

41,444

$

9,387

$

26,660

$

9,150

$

121,027

$

73,548

 

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