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ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. Announces Results For First Quarter 2015

April 20, 2015 4:56 PM

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., April 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. ("ServisFirst") (NASDAQ: SFBS), the holding company for ServisFirst Bank, today announced earnings and operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2015.

FIRST QUARTER 2015 HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Core net income of $14.8 million, a 21% increase year over year
  • Core EPS of $0.56 for the first quarter, excluding merger-related charges, a 6% increase year over year
  • Loans and deposits increased 23% and 20%, respectively, year over year, led by organic growth
  • Closed the acquisition of Metro Bancshares, Inc. in Atlanta on January 31, 2015
  • Production team (excluding mortgage origination) increased from 91 to 110 in the first quarter, with eight added through the Metro Bank acquisition

Tom Broughton, President and CEO, said, "We are pleased to welcome our new bankers, as we had the largest increase in our production team during a period in our ten year history. We continue to believe that ServisFirst Bank is the best place for commercial and private bankers to provide service to their clients." Bud Foshee, CFO, stated, "Our focus for 2015 will be on improved net interest margins and continued quality customer service."

FINANCIAL SUMMARY

(in Thousands except share and per share amounts)

Period Ending March 31, 2015

Period EndingDecember 31, 2014

% Change From PeriodEnding December 31, 2014 to Period Ending March 31, 2015

Period EndingMarch 31, 2014

% ChangeFrom PeriodEnding March 31, 2014 toPeriod Ending March 31, 2015

QUARTERLY OPERATING RESULTS

Net Income

$

13,055

$

15,032

(13)

%

$

11,758

11

%

Net Income Available to Common Stockholders

$

12,955

$

14,917

(13)

%

$

11,658

11

%

Diluted Earnings Per Share

$

0.49

$

0.58

(16)

%

$

0.51

(4)

%

Return on Average Assets

1.26

%

1.47

%

1.35

%

Return on Average Common Stockholders' Equity

13.55

%

16.39

%

17.83

%

Average Diluted Shares Outstanding

26,237,980

25,697,531

22,985,670

Core Net Income*

$

14,822

$

15,032

(1)

%

$

12,215

21

%

Core Net Income Available to Common Stockholders*

$

14,722

$

14,917

(1)

%

$

12,115

22

%

Core Diluted Earnings Per Share*

$

0.56

$

0.58

(3)

%

$

0.53

6

%

Core Return on Average Assets*

1.43

%

1.47

%

1.42

%

Core Return on Average Common Stockholders' Equity*

15.39

%

16.39

%

18.53

%

BALANCE SHEET

Total Assets

$

4,393,342

$

4,098,679

7

%

$

3,572,914

23

%

Loans

3,607,852

3,359,858

7

%

2,937,797

23

%

Non-interest-bearing Demand Deposits

866,743

810,460

7

%

662,834

31

%

Total Deposits

3,638,763

3,398,160

7

%

3,031,041

20

%

Stockholders' Equity

441,458

407,213

8

%

312,283

41

%

* Core measures in the first quarter of 2015 exclude merger expenses related to the acquisition of Metro Bancshares, Inc. and reserves for losses in unfunded loan commitments and letters of credit resulting from our change in methodology for estimating such losses, and in the first quarter of 2014 resulting from a correction of our accounting for vested stock options previously granted to members of our advisory boards in our markets. For a reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to the most comparable GAAP measure, see "GAAP Reconciliation and Management Explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below.

DETAILED FINANCIALS

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. reported net income of $13.1 million and net income available to common stockholders of $13.0 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2015, compared to net income of $11.8 million and net income available to common stockholders of $11.7 million for the same quarter in 2014. Net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 was impacted by $2.1 million in merger expenses related to the acquisition of Metro Bancshares, Inc. ("Metro"). Basic and diluted earnings per common share were $0.51 and $0.49, respectively, for the first quarter of 2015, compared to $0.53 and $0.51, respectively, for the first quarter of 2014. Excluding merger expenses and the initial funding of reserves for unfunded loan commitments, net of tax, basic and diluted earnings per common share were $0.58 and $0.56, respectively.

Return on average assets was 1.26% and return on average common stockholders' equity was 13.55% for the first quarter of 2015, compared to 1.35% and 17.83%, respectively, for the first quarter of 2014.

Net interest income was $37.0 million for the first quarter of 2015, compared to $34.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2014 and $30.8 million for the first quarter of 2014. The net interest margin in the first quarter of 2015 was 3.80%, a 24 basis point increase from the fourth quarter of 2014 and the same as the first quarter of 2014. Net accretion resulting from the fair value adjustments on acquired assets and assumed liabilities contributed 4 basis points to the net interest margin in the first quarter of 2015. The increase in net interest income on a linked quarter basis is attributable to a $276.8 million increase in average loans outstanding and a $26.8 million increase in average stockholders' equity, all resulting in a positive mix change in our balance sheet. The increase in net interest margin is the result of improved loan yields and lower average balances in federal funds at other banks and at the Federal Reserve, which earn a nominal interest rate.

Average loans for the first quarter of 2015 were $3.50 billion, an increase of $276.8 million, or 9%, over average loans of $3.23 billion for the fourth quarter of 2014, and an increase of $595.6 million, or 20%, over average loans of $2.91 billion for the first quarter of 2014. The increase in loans included approximately $152.9 million of loans acquired in the Metro acquisition.

Average total deposits for the first quarter of 2015 were $3.47 billion, an increase of $63.0 million, or 1.9%, over average total deposits of $3.41 billion for the fourth quarter of 2014, and an increase of $493.7 million, or 17%, over average total deposits of $2.97 billion for the first quarter of 2014. The increase in total average deposits included approximately $178.3 million of deposits acquired in the Metro acquisition as of February 1, 2015.

At March 31, 2015, non-performing assets to total assets were 0.40%, a decrease of one basis point compared to 0.41% for the fourth quarter of 2014 and a decrease of thirteen basis points compared to 0.53% for the first quarter of 2014. The amount of non-performing assets to total assets attributable to the acquisition of Metro was 0.08% for the first quarter of 2015. Net credit charge-offs to average loans were 0.08%, an eleven basis point decrease compared to 0.19% for the fourth quarter of 2014 and a nine basis point decrease compared to 0.17% for the first quarter of 2014. We recorded a $2.4 million provision for loan losses in the first quarter of 2015, a decrease of $0.4 million compared to $2.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2014 and an increase of $0.1 million compared to $2.3 million in the first quarter of 2014. The loan loss reserve as a percentage of total loans decreased two basis points to 1.04% at March 31, 2015, compared to 1.06% at December 31, 2014 and a decrease of four basis points compared to 1.08% at March 31, 2014. The decrease in loan loss reserve as a percentage of loans related to the acquisition of Metro was 0.03% for the first quarter of 2015. In management's opinion, the reserve is adequate and was determined by consistent application of ServisFirst Bank's methodology for calculating its reserve for loan losses.

Non-interest income increased $902,000 in the first quarter of 2015, or 41%, compared to the first quarter of 2014. Deposit service charges increased by $339,000, or 39%. Approximately 1,900 checking accounts were acquired in the Metro acquisition. Mortgage banking income increased $170,000, or 60%, as a result of increases in refinancing activity. Increases in the cash surrender value of our life insurance contracts resulted from added investments in contracts during the third quarter of 2014 and the addition of $2.7 million in contracts as a result of the Metro acquisition.

Non-interest expense for the first quarter of 2015 increased $5.1 million, or 37%, to $18.8 million from $13.7 million in the first quarter of 2014. Salary and benefit expense for the first quarter of 2015 increased $1.3 million, or 17%, to $9.0 million from $7.7 million in the first quarter of 2014, and increased $2.7 million, or 43%, on a linked quarter basis. Thirty-eight Metro employees came over as part of the acquisition on February 1, 2015 and 32 remain employed by the Company as of March 31, 2015. Eleven new sales officers, in addition to those from Metro, were added during the first quarter of 2015. Salary and benefit expense for the first quarter of 2014 includes a non-routine expense of $703,000 resulting from a correction of our accounting for vested stock options previously granted to members of our advisory boards in our Dothan, Huntsville and Montgomery, Alabama markets. Merger expenses related to the acquisition of Metro were $2.1 million in the first quarter of 2015. Other operating expense for the first quarter of 2015 increased $1.4 million, or 45%, to $4.6 million from $3.1 million in the first quarter of 2014. This increase was primarily attributable to $500,000 in expense for the initial funding of reserves for unfunded loan commitments as of March 31, 2015, consistent with guidance provided in the Federal Reserve Bank's Inter-agency Policy Statement SR 06-17, $140,000 of increased charges from the Federal Reserve Bank as part of our increased clearing services for correspondent bank clients, and $121,000 of other operating expenses in our Atlanta region.

GAAP Reconciliation and Management Explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

As discussed in more detail in the section titled "Detailed Financials," we recorded expenses of $2.1 million for the first quarter of 2015 related to the acquisition of Metro Bancshares, Inc. and the merger of Metro Bank with and into the Bank, and recorded an expense of $500,000 resulting from the initial funding of reserves for unfunded loan commitments as of March 31, 2015, consistent with guidance provided in the Federal Reserve Bank's Inter-agency Policy Statement SR 06-17. We recorded a non-routine expense of $703,000 for the first quarter of 2014 resulting from the correction of our accounting for vested stock options previously granted to members of our advisory boards in our Dothan, Huntsville and Montgomery, Alabama markets. This change in accounting treatment is a non-cash item and does not impact our operating activities or cash from operations. The non-GAAP financial measures included in this press release of our results for the first quarter of 2015 are "core net income," "core net income available to common stockholders," "core diluted earnings per share," "core return on average assets" and "core return on average common stockholders' equity." Each of these five core financial measures excludes the impact of the merger expenses, the initial funding of a reserve for unfunded loan commitments, and the non-routine expense attributable to the correction of our accounting for vested stock options. None of the other periods included in this press release are affected by such non-routine expenses.

"Core net income" is defined as net income, adjusted by the net effect of the non-routine expense.

"Core net income available to common stockholders" is defined as net income available to common stockholders, adjusted by the net effect of the non-routine expense.

"Core diluted earnings per share" is defined as net income available to common stockholders, adjusted by the net effect of the non-routine expense, divided by weighted average diluted shares outstanding.

"Core return on average assets" is defined as net income, adjusted by the net effect of the non-routine expense, divided by average total assets.

"Core return on average common stockholders' equity" is defined as net income, adjusted by the net effect of the non-routine expense, divided by average common stockholders' equity.

We present tangible book value per share and the ratio of tangible common equity to total tangible assets in our Selected Financial Highlights table. Our acquisition of Metro resulted in goodwill and other identifiable intangible assets, which are subtracted from equity and assets in the computation of tangible book value per share and tangible common equity to total tangible assets.

We believe these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to management and investors that is supplementary to our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows computed in accordance with GAAP; however, we acknowledge that these non-GAAP financial measures have a number of limitations. As such, you should not view these disclosures as a substitute for results determined in accordance with GAAP, and they are not necessarily comparable to non-GAAP financial measures that other companies, including those in our industry, use. The following reconciliation table provides a more detailed analysis of the non-GAAP financial measures for the first quarter of 2015 and the first quarter of 2014. Dollars are in thousands, except share and per share data.

For the Period Ended March 31,2015

For the Period Ended March 31, 2014

Provision for income taxes - GAAP

$

5,903

$

5,229

Adjustments:

Adjustment for non-routine expense

829

246

Core provision for income taxes

$

6,732

$

5,475

Return on average assets - GAAP

1.26

%

1.35

%

Net income - GAAP

$

13,055

$

11,758

Adjustments:

Adjustment for non-routine expense

1,767

457

Core net income

$

14,822

$

12,215

Average assets

$

4,193,413

$

3,500,257

Core return on average assets

1.43

%

1.42

%

Return on average common stockholders' equity

13.55

%

17.83

%

Net income available to common stockholders - GAAP

$

12,955

$

11,658

Adjustments:

Adjustment for non-routine expense

1,767

457

Core net income available to common stockholders

$

14,722

$

12,115

Average common stockholders' equity

$

387,870

$

265,188

Core return on average common stockholders' equity

15.39

%

18.53

%

Earnings per share - diluted - GAAP

$

0.49

$

0.51

Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted

26,237,980

22,985,670

Core diluted earnings per share

$

0.56

$

0.53

Book value per share

$

15.65

Total common stockholders' equity - GAAP

401,500

Adjustments:

Adjusted for goodwill and other identifiable intangible assets

18,069

Tangible common stockholders' equity

$

383,431

Tangible bookvalue per share

$

14.95

Stockholders' equity to total assets

10.05

%

Total assets - GAAP

$

4,393,342

Adjustments:

Adjusted for goodwill and other identifiable intangible assets

18,069

Total tangible assets

$

4,375,273

Tangible common equity to total tangible assets

8.76

%

About ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. is a bank holding company based in Birmingham, Alabama. Through its subsidiary ServisFirst Bank, ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. provides business and personal financial services from locations in Birmingham, Huntsville, Montgomery, Mobile and Dothan, Alabama, Pensacola, Florida, Nashville, Tennessee, Atlanta, Georgia, and Charleston, South Carolina.

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. files periodic reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Copies of its filings may be obtained through the SEC's website at www.sec.gov or at www.servisfirstbank.com.

Webcast

As previously announced, ServisFirst will host a live audio webcast to discuss first quarter earnings and results beginning at 9:30 a.m. ET on April 21, 2015. The webcast can be accessed at www.servisfirstbank.com on the "Investor Relations" page in the "Events and Webcasts" section. A replay of the call will be available until April 30, 2015.

Additional Information

This release contains, and the remarks by ServisFirst's management on the live audio webcast may contain, forward-looking statements within the meaning of the securities laws giving ServisFirst's expectations or predictions of future financial or business performance or conditions. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "target," "estimate," "continue," "positions," "prospects" or "potential," by future conditional verbs such as "will," "would," "should," "could" or "may", or by variations of such words or by similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside of ServisFirst's control and which may change over time and cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. For discussion of these and other risks that may cause actual results to differ from expectations, please refer to "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements" and "Risk Factors" in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and to our other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and ServisFirst assumes no duty to update forward-looking statements.

CONTACT: ServisFirst BankDavis Mange (205) 949-3420[email protected]

SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (UNAUDITED)

(In thousands except share and per share data)

1st Quarter 2015

4th Quarter 2014

3rd Quarter 2014

2nd Quarter 2014

1st Quarter 2014

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME

Interest income

$

40,783

$

38,163

$

36,857

$

35,424

$

34,281

Interest expense

3,746

3,703

3,538

3,446

3,432

Net interest income

37,037

34,460

33,319

31,978

30,849

Provision for loan losses

2,405

2,759

2,748

2,438

2,314

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

34,632

31,701

30,571

29,540

28,535

Non-interest income

3,077

3,110

3,006

2,938

2,175

Non-interest expense

18,751

13,143

15,315

15,417

13,723

Income before income tax

18,958

21,668

18,262

17,061

16,987

Provision for income tax

5,903

6,636

4,260

5,476

5,229

Net income

13,055

15,032

14,002

11,585

11,758

Preferred stock dividends

100

115

100

116

100

Net income available to common stockholders

$

12,955

$

14,917

$

13,902

$

11,469

$

11,658

Earnings per share - basic

$

0.51

$

0.60

$

0.56

$

0.49

$

0.53

Earnings per share - diluted

$

0.49

$

0.58

$

0.54

$

0.46

$

0.51

Average diluted shares outstanding

26,237,980

25,697,531

25,726,313

24,823,590

22,985,670

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET DATA

Total assets

$

4,393,342

$

4,098,679

$

3,952,799

$

3,762,684

$

3,572,914

Loans

3,607,852

3,359,858

3,159,772

3,053,989

2,937,797

Debt securities

336,505

327,665

332,351

325,432

309,475

Non-interest-bearing demand deposits

866,743

810,460

794,553

729,163

662,834

Total deposits

3,638,763

3,398,160

3,352,766

3,157,642

3,031,041

Borrowings

21,278

19,973

19,965

19,957

19,949

Stockholders' equity

$

441,458

$

407,213

$

393,136

$

380,074

$

312,283

Shares outstanding

25,653,610

24,801,518

24,791,436

24,749,436

22,574,436

Book value per share

$

15.65

$

14.81

$

14.25

$

13.74

$

12.06

Tangible book value per share (1)

$

14.95

$

14.81

$

14.25

$

13.74

$

12.06

SELECTED FINANCIAL RATIOS

Net interest margin

3.80

%

3.56

%

3.65

%

3.74

%

3.80

%

Return on average assets

1.26

%

1.47

%

1.45

%

1.28

%

1.36

%

Return on average common stockholders' equity

13.55

%

16.39

%

15.89

%

15.03

%

17.83

%

Efficiency ratio

46.74

%

34.98

%

42.16

%

44.15

%

41.55

%

Non-interest expense to average earning assets

1.90

%

1.34

%

1.66

%

1.78

%

1.66

%

Tangible common equity to total tangible assets (1)

8.76

%

8.96

%

8.93

%

9.04

%

7.62

%

CAPITAL RATIOS

Total Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets:

13.09

%

13.38

%

13.70

%

13.74

%

11.94

%

Tier 1 Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets:

11.51

%

11.75

%

12.02

%

12.04

%

10.22

%

Tier 1 Capital to Average Assets:

10.06

%

9.91

%

10.18

%

10.32

%

8.81

%

Common Equity Tier 1 Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets (2):

10.41

%

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

(1) See "GAAP Reconciliation and Management Explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" for a discussion of these Non-GAAP financial measures.

(2) Basel III final capital rules, including the new Common Equity Tier I Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets ratio, became effective for the Company on January 1, 2015.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)

(In thousands)

March 31, 2015

March 31, 2014

% Change

ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents

299,679

222,492

34

%

Available for sale debt securities, at fair value

307,379

277,501

11

%

Held to maturity debt securities (fair value of $29,886 and $31,559 at

March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively)

29,126

31,974

(9)

%

Restricted equity securities

4,853

3,738

30

%

Mortgage loans held for sale

12,384

6,704

85

%

Loans

3,607,852

2,937,797

23

%

Less allowance for loan losses

(37,356)

(31,728)

18

%

Loans, net

3,570,496

2,906,069

23

%

Premises and equipment, net

16,082

8,015

101

%

Goodwill and other identifiable intangible assets

18,069

-

Other assets

135,274

116,421

32

%

Total assets

$

4,393,342

$

3,572,914

23

%

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Liabilities:

Deposits:

Non-interest-bearing

$

866,743

$

662,834

31

%

Interest-bearing

2,772,020

2,368,207

17

%

Total deposits

3,638,763

3,031,041

20

%

Federal funds purchased

280,900

195,762

43

%

Other borrowings

21,278

19,949

7

%

Other liabilities

10,943

13,879

(21)

%

Total liabilities

3,951,884

3,260,631

21

%

Stockholders' equity:

Preferred stock, Series A Senior Non-Cumulative Perpetual, par value $0.001

(liquidation preference $1,000), net of discount; 40,000 shares authorized,

40,000 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2015 and 2014

39,958

39,958

-

%

Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share; 50,000,000 shares authorized;

25,653,610 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2015 and

22,574,436 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2014

26

8

225

%

Additional paid-in capital

207,374

127,218

63

%

Retained earnings

188,507

140,538

34

%

Accumulated other comprehensive income

5,216

4,309

21

%

Noncontrolling interest

377

252

50

%

Total stockholders' equity

441,458

312,283

41

%

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

4,393,342

$

3,572,914

23

%

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)

(In thousands except per share data)

Three Months Ended March 31,

2015

2014

Interest income:

Interest and fees on loans

$

38,646

$

32,252

Taxable securities

1,128

1,097

Nontaxable securities

860

871

Federal funds sold

77

42

Other interest and dividends

72

19

Total interest income

40,783

34,281

Interest expense:

Deposits

3,270

3,014

Borrowed funds

476

418

Total interest expense

3,746

3,432

Net interest income

37,037

30,849

Provision for loan losses

2,405

2,314

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

34,632

28,535

Non-interest income:

Service charges on deposit accounts

1,207

868

Mortgage banking

454

284

Securities gains

29

-

Increase in cash surrender value life insurance

648

536

Other operating income

739

487

Total non-interest income

3,077

2,175

Non-interest expense:

Salaries and employee benefits

9,008

7,697

Equipment and occupancy expense

1,661

1,366

Professional services

568

516

FDIC and other regulatory assessments

620

517

Other real estate owned expense

214

487

Merger expenses

2,096

-

Other operating expense

4,584

3,140

Total non-interest expense

18,751

13,723

Income before income tax

18,958

16,987

Provision for income tax

5,903

5,229

Net income

13,055

11,758

Dividends on preferred stock

100

100

Net income available to common stockholders

$

12,955

$

11,658

Basic earnings per common share

$

0.51

$

0.53

Diluted earnings per common share

$

0.49

$

0.51

LOANS BY TYPE

(UNAUDITED)

(In thousands)

1st Quarter 2015

4th Quarter 2014

3rd Quarter 2014

2nd Quarter 2014

1st Quarter 2014

Commercial, financial and agricultural

$

1,543,531

$

1,495,092

$

1,382,607

$

1,362,757

$

1,306,058

Real estate - construction

219,005

208,769

194,506

178,033

157,127

Real estate - mortgage:

Owner-occupied commercial

869,724

793,917

773,432

708,294

711,067

1-4 family mortgage

375,770

333,455

314,778

296,220

285,368

Other mortgage

545,668

471,363

443,245

457,845

428,391

Subtotal: Real estate - mortgage

1,791,162

1,598,735

1,531,455

1,462,359

1,424,826

Consumer

54,154

57,262

51,204

50,840

49,786

Total loans

$

3,607,852

$

3,359,858

$

3,159,772

$

3,053,989

$

2,937,797

SUMMARY OF LON LOSS EXPERIENCE

(Dollars in thousands)

1st Quarter 2015

4th Quarter 2014

3rd Quarter 2014

2nd Quarter 2014

1st Quarter 2014

Reserve for loan losses:

Beginning balance

$

35,629

$

34,442

$

32,984

$

31,728

$

30,663

Loans charged off:

Commercial financial and agricultural

77

416

531

142

1,222

Real estate - construction

382

309

610

325

23

Real estate - mortgage:

433

922

149

890

4

Consumer

5

21

131

18

58

Total charge offs

897

1,668

1,421

1,375

1,307

Recoveries:

Commercial financial and agricultural

19

2

-

1

45

Real estate - construction

99

37

97

180

8

Real estate - mortgage:

101

46

14

10

4

Consumer

-

11

20

2

1

Total recoveries

219

96

131

193

58

Net charge-offs

678

1,572

1,290

1,182

1,249

Provision for loan losses

2,405

2,759

2,748

2,438

2,314

Ending balance

$

37,356

$

35,629

$

34,442

$

32,984

$

31,728

Reserve for loan losses to total loans

1.04

%

1.06

%

1.09

%

1.08

%

1.08

%

Reserve for loan losses to total average

loans

1.07

%

1.10

%

1.11

%

1.10

%

1.09

%

Net charge-offs to total average loans

0.08

%

0.19

%

0.17

%

0.16

%

0.17

%

Provision for loan losses to total average

loans

0.28

%

0.34

%

0.35

%

0.33

%

0.32

%

Nonperforming assets:

Nonaccrual loans

$

8,361

$

9,125

$

16,078

$

13,193

$

9,084

Loans 90+ days past due and accruing

553

925

1,190

-

110

Other real estate owned and

repossessed assets

8,638

6,840

6,940

6,739

9,752

Total

$

17,552

$

16,890

$

24,208

$

19,932

$

18,946

Nonperforming loans to total loans

0.25

%

0.30

%

0.55

%

0.43

%

0.31

%

Nonperforming assets to total assets

0.40

%

0.41

%

0.61

%

0.53

%

0.53

%

Nonperforming assets to earning assets

0.41

%

0.42

%

0.62

%

0.54

%

0.55

%

Reserve for loan losses to nonaccrual loans

446.79

%

390.45

%

214.22

%

250.01

%

349.27

%

Restructured accruing loans

$

8,280

$

8,295

$

2,067

$

7,030

$

9,411

Restructured accruing loans to total loans

0.23

%

0.25

%

0.07

%

0.23

%

0.32

%

TROUBLED DEBT RESTRUCTURINGS (TDRs)

(In thousands)

1st Quarter 2015

4th Quarter 2014

3rd Quarter 2014

2nd Quarter 2014

1st Quarter 2014

Beginning balance:

$

8,992

$

7,932

$

9,217

$

13,478

$

14,168

Additions

-

6,250

-

1,409

-

Net (paydowns) / advances

(381)

(4,492)

(802)

(5,080)

235

Charge-offs

(331)

(698)

(483)

(590)

(925)

$

8,280

$

8,992

$

7,932

$

9,217

$

13,478

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)

(In thousands except per share data)

1st Quarter2015

4th Quarter2014

3rd Quarter2014

2nd Quarter2014

1st Quarter 2014

Interest income:

Interest and fees on loans

$

38,646

$

35,902

$

34,662

$

33,250

$

32,252

Taxable securities

1,128

1,143

1,131

1,126

1,097

Nontaxable securities

860

871

877

870

871

Federal funds sold

77

41

38

43

42

Other interest and dividends

72

206

149

135

19

Total interest income

40,783

38,163

36,857

35,424

34,281

Interest expense:

Deposits

3,270

3,256

3,123

3,027

3,014

Borrowed funds

476

447

415

419

418

Total interest expense

3,746

3,703

3,538

3,446

3,432

Net interest income

37,037

34,460

33,319

31,978

30,849

Provision for loan losses

2,405

2,759

2,748

2,438

2,314

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

34,632

31,701

30,571

29,540

28,535

Non-interest income:

Service charges on deposit accounts

1,207

1,168

1,172

1,057

868

Mortgage banking

454

507

582

674

284

Securities gains

29

-

3

-

-

Increase in cash surrender value life insurance

648

649

549

546

536

Other operating income

739

786

700

661

487

Total non-interest income

3,077

3,110

3,006

2,938

2,175

Non-interest expense:

Salaries and employee benefits

9,008

6,332

7,890

9,098

7,697

Equipment and occupancy expense

1,661

1,335

1,437

1,409

1,366

Professional services

568

558

829

532

516

FDIC and other regulatory assessments

620

516

533

528

517

Other real estate owned expense

214

528

220

298

487

Merger expense

2,096

-

-

-

-

Other operating expense

4,584

3,874

4,406

3,552

3,140

Total non-interest expense

18,751

13,142

15,315

15,417

13,723

Income before income tax

18,958

21,668

18,262

17,061

16,987

Provision for income tax

5,903

6,636

4,260

5,476

5,229

Net income

13,055

15,032

14,002

11,585

11,758

Dividends on preferred stock

100

115

100

116

100

Net income available to common stockholders

$

12,955

$

14,917

$

13,902

$

11,469

$

11,658

Basic earnings per common share

$

0.51

$

0.60

$

0.56

$

0.49

$

0.53

Diluted earnings per common share

$

0.49

$

0.58

$

0.54

$

0.46

$

0.51

AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS AND NET INTEREST ANALYSIS - UNAUDITED

ON A FULLY TAXABLE-EQUIVALENT BASIS

(Dollars in thousands)

1st Quarter 2015

4th Quarter 2014

3rd Quarter 2014

2nd Quarter 2014

1st Quarter 2014

Average Balance

Yield / Rate

Average Balance

Yield / Rate

Average Balance

Yield / Rate

Average Balance

Yield / Rate

Average Balance

Yield / Rate

Assets:

Interest-earning assets:

Loans, net of unearned income (1) (4)

Taxable

$

3,492,363

4.47

%

$

3,215,400

4.41

%

$

3,081,435

4.44

%

$

2,978,631

4.46

%

$

2,892,433

4.52

%

Tax-exempt (2)

10,180

5.03

10,367

4.98

12,043

4.95

15,803

3.24

14,550

3.30

Mortgage loans held for sale

6,884

2.12

3,410

6.05

6,861

3.64

8,048

3.24

4,496

2.80

Debt securities:

Taxable

198,104

2.28

195,533

2.30

195,220

2.29

188,148

2.40

174,842

2.54

Tax-exempt (2)

129,525

4.02

127,909

4.16

126,512

4.05

123,897

4.11

122,686

4.13

Total securities (3)

327,629

2.97

323,442

3.03

321,732

2.98

312,045

3.08

297,528

3.20

Federal funds sold

39,438

0.27

68,640

0.24

57,625

0.27

41,388

0.37

54,895

0.31

Restricted equity securities

4,354

3.63

3,418

3.95

3,418

3.83

3,446

7.57

3,738

-

Interest-bearing balances with banks

119,195

0.28

273,496

0.26

185,716

0.25

121,532

0.25

82,279

0.09

Total interest-earning assets

4,000,043

4.18

%

3,898,173

3.94

%

3,668,830

4.03

%

3,480,893

4.13

%

3,349,919

4.21

%

Non-interest-earning assets:

Cash and due from banks

61,911

58,973

58,340

57,387

56,082

Net premises and equipment

13,847

8,315

8,310

8,377

8,724

Allowance for loan losses,

accrued interest and

other assets

117,612

101,831

86,901

88,849

85,532

Total assets

$

4,193,413

$

4,067,292

$

3,822,381

$

3,635,506

$

3,500,257

Interest-bearing liabilities:

Interest-bearing deposits:

Checking

$

553,569

0.26

%

$

511,451

0.26

%

$

484,291

0.26

%

$

482,115

0.27

%

$

478,678

0.27

%

Savings

36,128

0.28

28,806

0.29

26,584

0.28

25,406

0.28

25,081

0.27

Money market

1,618,715

0.44

1,645,533

0.45

1,555,091

0.44

1,472,346

0.44

1,416,645

0.45

Time deposits (5)

446,084

1.05

395,598

1.03

394,158

1.05

402,613

1.08

412,622

1.10

Federal funds purchased

270,549

0.28

231,135

0.28

187,629

0.28

195,809

0.28

195,967

0.28

Other borrowings

20,455

5.67

19,969

5.62

19,961

5.62

19,953

5.69

19,945

5.75

Total interest-bearing liabilities

2,945,500

0.52

%

2,832,492

0.52

%

2,667,714

0.53

%

2,598,242

0.53

%

2,548,938

0.55

%

Non-interest-bearing liabilities:

Non-interest-bearing

demand

813,340

823,738

751,831

675,098

641,450

Other liabilities

6,745

9,969

15,838

16,158

4,724

Stockholders' equity

422,847

395,981

382,025

341,120

300,512

Unrealized gains on securities and

derivatives

4,981

5,112

4,973

4,888

4,634

Total liabilities and

stockholders' equity

$

4,193,413

$

4,067,292

$

3,822,381

$

3,635,506

$

3,500,257

Net interest spread

3.67

%

3.42

%

3.51

%

3.60

%

3.67

%

Net interest margin

3.80

%

3.56

%

3.65

%

3.74

%

3.80

%

(1)

Average loans include loans on which the accrual of interest has been discontinued.

(2)

Interest income and yields are presented on a fully taxable equivalent basis using a tax rate of 35%.

(3)

Unrealized gains on available-for-sale debt securities are excluded from the yield calculation.

(4)

Interest income in the first quarter of 2015 includes $369,000 of accretion on acquired loan discounts.

(5)

Interest expense in the first quarter of 2015 includes $63,000 of accretion on acquired CD premiums.

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SOURCE ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.

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