Entegra Financial Corp. Announces Third Quarter 2017 Results

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FRANKLIN, N.C., Oct. 19, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Entegra Financial Corp. (the "Company") ENFC, the holding company for Entegra Bank (the "Bank"), today announced earnings and related data for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017.

Highlights 

The following tables highlight the most important trends that the Company believes are relevant to understanding the performance of the Company.  As further detailed in Appendix A, core results (a non-GAAP measure) reflect adjustments for material items including investment gains and losses, investment impairment, and merger and acquisition expenses. 

 

  For the Three Months Ended September 30,
  (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
  2017 2016 Change (%)
   GAAP  Core  GAAP  Core GAAP Core
Net income $   2,471 $  2,562 $   1,800 $   1,605 37.3% 59.6%
Net interest income $   10,323   N/A  $   8,897   N/A  16.0% N/A
Net interest margin  3.30%   N/A   3.29%   N/A  0.3% N/A
Return on average assets  0.71%  0.73%  0.60%  0.54% 18.3% 35.2%
Return on average equity   6.95%  7.72%  5.21%  4.75% 33.4% 62.5%
Efficiency ratio   66.62%  65.55%  71.53%  73.28% -6.9% -10.5%
Diluted earnings per share $   0.38 $   0.39 $   0.28 $  0.25 35.7% 56.0%


  For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
  (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
  2017 2016 Change (%)
   GAAP  Core  GAAP  Core GAAP Core
Net income $   5,873 $  6,948 $   4,024 $   4,621 45.9% 50.4%
Net interest income $   30,163   N/A  $   25,269   N/A  19.4% N/A
Net interest margin  3.32%   N/A   3.28%   N/A  1.2% N/A
Return on average assets  0.57%  0.67%  0.47%  0.54% 21.3% 24.1%
Return on average equity  5.66%  7.12%  3.97%  4.65% 42.6% 53.1%
Efficiency ratio   73.01%  68.92%  78.04%  74.20% -6.4% -7.1%
Diluted earnings per share $   0.90 $   1.06 $   0.62 $   0.71 45.2% 49.3%


   As of September 30,  As of December 31,
   2017  2016
  (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
Asset Quality:      
Non-performing loans $   5,604 $   6,041
Real estate owned $   2,437 $   4,226
Non-performing assets  $   8,041 $  10,267
Non-performing loans to total loans   0.69%  0.81%
Non-performing assets to total assets   0.57%  0.79%
Net charge-offs (9 and 12 months ended)  $  408 $   430
Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans  179.46%  154.03%
Allowance for loan losses to total loans  1.23%  1.25%
       
Other Data:      
Book value per share $   22.22 $   20.57
Tangible book value per share $   20.75 $   20.10
Closing market price per share $   24.95 $   20.60
Closing price-to-tangible book value ratio  120.24%  102.49%
       
       


Management Commentary

Roger D. Plemens, President and CEO of the Company reported, "The third quarter represents another successful quarter for the Company as we continue to improve our earnings and utilize our capital.  We are particularly pleased with the improvement in our efficiency ratio as we seek to be better and not simply larger.   As previously disclosed, we closed on our acquisition of Chattahoochee Bank of Georgia on October 1, 2017 and are excited about increasing our lending presence in northern Georgia and the impact that will have on our earnings."

Net Interest Income

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Net interest income increased $1.4 million, or 16.0%, to $10.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared to $8.9 million for the same period in 2016.   Net interest income increased $4.9 million, or 19.4%, to $30.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to $25.3 million for the same period in 2016.   The increase in net interest income was primarily due to higher volumes in the loan and investment portfolios as well as an increase in the yields earned on cash and investments.  Net interest margin for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 improved slightly to 3.30% and 3.32%, respectively, compared to 3.29% and 3.28% for the same periods in 2016.

Provision for Loan Losses

The provision for loan losses was $0.5 million and $1.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared to a $0.1 million provision for loan losses for the same periods in 2016. The Company continues to experience modest levels of net charge-offs and non-performing loans.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income decreased $0.1 million to $2.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared to $2.1 million for the same period in 2016. The slight decline was primarily related to reduced mortgage banking income and gains on sales of investments, partially offset by increases in gains on sale of SBA loans, service charges on deposit accounts, interchange fees, and bank-owned life insurance (BOLI).

Noninterest income decreased $1.0 million, or 16.8%, to $5.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to $6.0 million for the same period in 2016. The decline was primarily related to other than temporary impairment of $0.7 million realized on one investment security as well as decreases in gains from the sale of SBA loans and investments, partially offset by increases in trading securities gains, interchange fees, and BOLI.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense increased $0.4 million, or 4.8%, to $8.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared to $7.8 million for the same period in 2016.  Noninterest expense increased $1.3 million, or 5.1%, to $25.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to $24.4 million for the same period in 2016.  The three and nine month increases were primarily related to increased compensation and employee benefits and net occupancy expenses as the 2017 period included the full impact of the Oldtown Bank acquisition and the partial impact of the branches acquired from Stearns Bank.

Income Taxes

Income tax expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 was $1.1 million and $2.5 million, respectively, compared to $1.2 million and $2.8 million for the comparable periods in the prior year.  The Company's effective tax rates of 31.3% and 29.6% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, improved from 40.4% and 40.6% from the same respective periods in 2016  primarily as the result of increased tax-exempt income related to municipal bond investments and BOLI income.

Balance Sheet

Total assets increased $126.9 million, or an annualized rate of 13.1%, to $1.42 billion at September 30, 2017 from $1.29 billion at December 31, 2016 as the Company continued to leverage its capital with earning assets.

Loans receivable increased $72.7 million, or an annualized rate of 13.0%, to $817.0 million at September 30, 2017 from $744.4 million at December 31, 2016.  Loan growth continues to be primarily concentrated in commercial real estate and commercial and industrial loans. 

Core deposits increased $112.0 million, or 20.7%, to $652.8 million at September 30, 2017 from $540.8 million at December 31, 2016, including $79.6 million of core deposits assumed in the Stearns Bank branch acquisition.  Certificates of deposits increased $62.8 million to $352.0 million at September 30, 2017 from $289.2 million at December 31, 2016, primarily as the result of certificates of deposit assumed from Stearns Bank. Core deposits remained unchanged at 65% of the Company's deposit portfolio at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016.

Total equity increased $10.5 million, or 7.9%, to $143.5 million at September 30, 2017 compared to $133.1 million at December 31, 2016. This increase was primarily attributable to $5.9 million of net income, $0.7 million of stock-based compensation expense, and a $4.2 million improvement in the market value of investment securities, partially offset by $0.3 million of share repurchases.  Tangible book value per share, a non-GAAP measure, increased $0.65 from $20.10 at December 31, 2016 to $20.75 at September 30, 2017 as a result of operating results for the period, partially offset by $1.01 per share dilution from the Stearns Bank branch acquisition.

Asset Quality

Non-performing assets decreased $2.2 million to $8.0 million at September 30, 2017 from $10.3 million at December 31, 2016 primarily as a result of the liquidation of several large real estate owned balances during the period.   Net loan charge-offs continue to remain modest totaling $0.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Statements included in this press release include non-GAAP financial measures and should be read along with the accompanying tables in Appendix A, which provide a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP financial measures. This press release and the accompanying tables discuss financial measures, such as core noninterest expense, core net income, core diluted earnings per share, core return on average assets, core return on tangible average equity, core efficiency ratio, and tangible book value per share, which are non-GAAP measures. We believe that such non-GAAP measures are useful because they enhance the ability of investors and management to evaluate and compare the Company's operating results from period to period in a meaningful manner. Non-GAAP measures should not be considered as an alternative to any measure of performance as promulgated under GAAP. Investors should consider the Company's performance and financial condition as reported under GAAP and all other relevant information when assessing the performance or financial condition of the Company. Non-GAAP measures have limitations as analytical tools, and investors should not consider them in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the Company's results or financial condition as reported under GAAP.

About Entegra Financial Corp. and Entegra Bank

Entegra Financial Corp. is the holding company of Entegra Bank. The Company's shares began trading on the NASDAQ Global Market on October 1, 2014 under the symbol "ENFC".

Entegra Bank now operates a total of 18 branches located throughout the Western North Carolina counties of Cherokee, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Polk and Transylvania, the Upstate South Carolina counties of Anderson, Greenville, and Spartanburg and the Northern Georgia counties of Pickens and Hall. The Bank also operates loan production offices in Asheville, NC, Clemson, SC, and Duluth, GA. For further information, visit the Entegra's website www.entegrabank.com.

Disclosures About Forward-Looking Statements

The discussions included in this document and its exhibits may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially. For the purposes of these discussions, any statements that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be "forward-looking statements." Such statements are often characterized by the use of qualifying words such as "expects," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "plans," "projects," or other statements concerning opinions or judgments of the Company and its management about future events. The accuracy of such forward looking statements could be affected by factors including, but not limited to: the Company's ability to implement aspects of its growth strategy; the financial success or changing conditions or strategies of the Company's customers or vendors; fluctuations in interest rates; actions of government regulators; the availability of capital and personnel; and general economic conditions. These forward looking statements express management's current expectations, plans or forecasts of future events, results and condition, including financial and other estimates. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by forward looking statements are discussed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including without limitation its annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update these statements following the date of this press release.

 
ENTEGRA FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
   
  Three Months Ended September 30,
   2017  2016
Interest income $   12,254 $   10,444
Interest expense    1,931    1,547
       
Net interest income    10,323    8,897
       
Provision for loan losses    520    100
       
Net interest income after provision for loan losses    9,803    8,797
       
Servicing income, net    59    72
Mortgage banking    207    387
Gain on sale of SBA loans    290    124
Gain (loss) on sale of investments    (24)    407
Trading securities gains    138    93
Service charges on deposit accounts    436    370
Interchange fees    484    385
Bank owned life insurance    208    110
Other    215    118
Total noninterest income    2,013    2,066
       
Compensation and employee benefits    4,937    4,471
Net occupancy    974    929
Federal deposit insurance    140    108
Professional and advisory    292    208
Data processsing    390    406
Marketing and advertising    253    309
Net cost of  (income from ) operation of real estate owned    (121)    167
Merger-related expenses    116    107
Other    1,237    1,137
Total noninterest expense    8,218    7,842
       
Income before taxes    3,598    3,021
       
Income tax expense     1,127    1,221
       
Net income $   2,471 $   1,800
       
Earnings per common share:      
Basic $   0.38 $ 0.28
Diluted  $   0.38 $  0.28
       
Weighted average common shares outstanding:      
Basic    6,458,679    6,466,375
Diluted    6,548,530    6,484,226
       

 

 
ENTEGRA FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
   
  Nine Months Ended September 30,
   2017  2016
Interest income $   35,621 $   29,694
Interest expense    5,458    4,425
       
Net interest income    30,163    25,269
       
Provision for loan losses    1,160    100
       
Net interest income after provision for loan losses    29,003    25,169
       
Servicing income, net    312    263
Mortgage banking    771    747
Gain on sale of SBA loans    436    742
Gain on sale of investments    19    1,105
Trading securities gains    445    271
Other than temporary impairment on available-for-sale securities    (700)    - 
Service charges on deposit accounts    1,239    1,151
Interchange fees    1,374    1,109
Bank owned life insurance    603    311
Other    527    341
Total noninterest income    5,026    6,040
       
Compensation and employee benefits    14,859    12,738
Net occupancy    2,851    2,580
Federal deposit insurance    379    468
Professional and advisory    929    713
Data processsing    1,215    1,157
Marketing and advertising    727    811
Net cost of operation of real estate owned    94    663
Merger-related expenses    972    2,023
Other    3,666    3,281
Total noninterest expense    25,692    24,434
       
Income before taxes    8,337    6,775
       
Income tax expense     2,464    2,751
       
Net income $  5,873 $   4,024
       
Earnings per common share:      
Basic $   0.91 $   0.62
Diluted $   0.90 $   0.62
       
Weighted average common shares outstanding:      
Basic    6,460,015    6,483,535
Diluted    6,542,261    6,500,198
       


 
ENTEGRA FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in thousands)
       
    September 30, 2017    December 31, 2016 
    (Unaudited)    (Audited) 
Assets      
       
Cash and cash equivalents $  94,498 $   43,294
Investments - trading    5,840    5,211
Investments - available for sale    401,226    398,291
Other investments    12,633    15,261
Loans held for sale    3,818    4,584
Loans receivable    817,034    744,361
Allowance for loan losses    (10,057)    (9,305)
Real estate owned    2,437    4,226
Fixed assets, net    20,888    20,209
Bank owned life insurance    31,950    31,347
Net deferred tax asset    14,478    18,985
Goodwill    7,144    2,065
Core deposit intangibles, net    2,371    979
Other assets    15,573    13,369
       
Total assets $   1,419,833 $   1,292,877
       
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity      
       
Liabilities      
Deposits $   1,004,839 $   830,013
Federal Home Loan Bank advances    233,500    298,500
Junior subordinated notes    14,433    14,433
Post employment benefits    10,145    10,211
Other liabilities    13,391    6,652
Total liabilities $   1,276,308 $   1,159,809
       
Total shareholders' equity    143,525    133,068
       
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $   1,419,833 $   1,292,877
       


 
APPENDIX A – RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES (UNAUDITED)
     
  Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
   2017  2016  2017  2016
  (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
             
Core Noninterest Expense            
Noninterest expense (GAAP) $   8,218 $   7,842 $   25,692 $   24,434
Merger-related expenses    (116)    (107)    (972)    (2,023)
Core noninterest expense (Non-GAAP) $   8,102 $   7,735 $   24,720 $   22,411
             
Core Net Income            
Net income (GAAP) $   2,471 $   1,800 $   5,873 $  4,024
Loss (gain) on sale of investments    16    (265)    (12)    (718)
Other than temporary impairment of investment securities available for sale    -    -    455    -
Merger-related expenses    76    70    632    1,315
Core net income (Non-GAAP) $   2,562 $  1,605 $   6,948 $   4,621
             
Core Diluted Earnings Per Share            
Diluted earnings per share (GAAP) $   0.38     0.28     0.90     0.62
Gain on sale of investments    -     (0.04)    -     (0.11)
Other than temporary impairment of investment securities available for sale    -     -     0.06    - 
Merger-related expenses    0.01    0.01    0.10    0.20
Core diluted earnings per share (Non-GAAP) $   0.39 $   0.25 $  1.06 $   0.71
             
Core Return on Average Assets            
Return on Average Assets (GAAP)  0.71%  0.60%  0.57%  0.47%
Gain on sale of investments    -   -0.09%    -     - 
Other than temporary impairment of investment securities available for sale    -     -   0.04%    - 
Merger-related expenses  0.02%  0.03%  0.06%  0.16%
Core Return on Average Assets (Non-GAAP)  0.73%  0.54%  0.67%  0.63%
             
Core Return on Tangible Average Equity            
Return on Average Equity (GAAP)  6.95%  5.21%  5.66%  3.97%
Loss (gain) on sale of investments  0.04%  -0.77%  -0.01%  -0.71%
Other than temporary impairment of investment securities available for sale    -     -   0.43%    - 
Merger-related expenses  0.21%  0.20%  0.61%  1.30%
Effect of goodwill and intangibles  0.52%  0.10%  0.43%  0.09%
Core Return on Average Tangible Equity (Non-GAAP)  7.72%  4.75%  7.12%  4.65%
             
Core Efficiency Ratio            
Efficiency ratio (GAAP)  66.62%  71.53%  73.01%  78.04%
Gain (loss) on sale of investments  -0.19%  2.72%  0.05%  2.62%
Other than temporary impairment of investment securities available for sale    -     -   -1.38%    - 
Merger-related expenses  -0.88%  -0.97%  -2.76%  -6.46%
Core Efficiency Ratio (Non-GAAP)  65.55%  73.28%  68.92%  74.20%
             
             
  As Of      
   September 30, 2017  December 31, 2016      
  (Dollars in thousands, except share data)     
Tangible Book Value Per Share            
Book Value (GAAP) $   143,525 $   133,068      
Goodwill and intangibles    (9,516)    (3,044)      
Book Value (Tangible) $   134,009 $   130,024      
Outstanding shares    6,458,679    6,467,550      
Tangible Book Value Per Share $   20.75 $   20.10      
             


APPENDIX B – TAX EQUIVALENT NET INTEREST MARGIN ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)
 
  For theThree Months Ended September 30,
  2017 2016
   Average Outstanding Balance  Interest Yield/ Rate  Average Outstanding Balance  Interest Yield/ Rate
  (Dollars in thousands)
Interest-earning assets:                
Loans, including loans held for sale $  788,021 $  9,175 4.62% $  714,665 $ 8,424 4.68%
Loans, tax exempt (1)    16,607    151 3.60%    16,232    152 3.72%
Investments - taxable    295,516    1,787 2.42%    248,171    1,294 2.09%
Investment tax exempt (1)    124,016    1,257 4.05%    71,323    664 3.73%
Interest earning deposits    63,262    216 1.35%    46,582    62 0.53%
Other investments, at cost    11,822    161 5.40%    10,415    132 5.03%
                 
Total interest-earning assets    1,299,244    12,747 3.89%    1,107,388   10,728 3.84%
                 
Noninterest-earning assets    100,731         86,098     
                 
Total assets $ 1,399,975      $ 1,193,486     
                 
Interest-bearing liabilities:                
Savings accounts $   49,146 $   14 0.11% $   37,847 $   12 0.13%
Time deposits    358,327    796 0.88%    304,406    745 0.97%
Money market accounts    260,804    248 0.38%    238,923    217 0.36%
Interest bearing transaction accounts    174,945    56 0.13%    115,372    33 0.11%
Total interest bearing deposits    843,222    1,114 0.52%    696,548    1,007 0.57%
                 
FHLB advances    223,826    641 1.14%    193,826    371 0.76%
Junior subordinated debentures    14,433    140 3.85%    14,433    140 3.85%
Other borrowings    3,652    36 3.91%    2,680    29 4.29%
                 
Total interest-bearing liabilities    1,085,133    1,931 0.71%    907,487    1,547 0.68%
                 
Noninterest-bearing deposits    157,870         133,268     
                 
Other non interest bearing liabilities    14,667         14,627     
                 
Total liabilities    1,257,670         1,055,382     
Total equity    142,305         138,104     
                 
Total liabilities and equity $ 1,399,975      $ 1,193,486     
                 
                 
Tax-equivalent net interest income    $   10,816      $ 9,181  
                 
                 
Net interest-earning assets (2) $   214,111      $   199,901     
                 
Average interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities  1.20%       1.22%     
                 
Tax-equivalent net interest rate spread (3)       3.19%       3.17%
Tax-equivalent net interest margin (4)       3.30%       3.29%
                 
(1) Tax exempt loans and investments are calculated giving effect to a 35% federal tax rate.
(2) Net interest-earning assets represents total interest-earning assets less total interest-bearing liabilities.
(3) Tax-equivalent net interest rate spread represents the difference between the tax equivalent yield on average interest-earning assets and the cost of average interest-bearing liabilities.
(4) Tax-equivalent net interest margin represents tax equivalent net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets.
                 


  For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
  2017 2016
   Average Outstanding Balance  Interest Yield/ Rate  Average Outstanding Balance  Interest Yield/ Rate
  (Dollars in thousands)
Interest-earning assets:                
Loans, including loans held for sale $   765,810 $   26,686 4.66% $   683,879 $   23,885 4.65%
Loans, tax exempt (1)    15,906    438 3.69%    12,855    372 3.86%
Investments - taxable    301,823    5,367 2.37%    256,299    4,174 2.17%
Investment tax exempt (1)    118,008    3,609 4.08%    47,264    1,355 3.82%
Interest earning deposits    58,067    459 1.06%    39,546    152 0.51%
Other investments, at cost    12,491    478 5.12%    9,514    359 5.03%
                 
Total interest-earning assets    1,272,105    37,038 3.89%    1,049,357    30,297 3.85%
                 
Noninterest-earning assets    100,321         83,071     
                 
Total assets $ 1,372,426      $   1,132,428     
                 
Interest-bearing liabilities:                
Savings accounts $   46,835 $   39 0.11% $   37,077 $   38 0.14%
Time deposits    349,381    2,335 0.89%    296,816    2,268 1.02%
Money market accounts    255,013    704 0.37%    221,956    548 0.33%
Interest bearing transaction accounts    159,377    149 0.12%    110,732    127 0.15%
Total interest bearing deposits    810,606    3,227 0.53%    666,581    2,981 0.60%
                 
FHLB advances    240,551    1,713 0.95%    174,723    965 0.74%
Junior subordinated debentures    14,433    418 3.87%    14,433    394 3.64%
Other borrowings    3,165    100 4.22%    2,490    85 4.55%
                 
Total interest-bearing liabilities    1,068,755    5,458 0.68%    858,227    4,425 0.69%
                 
Noninterest-bearing deposits    151,174         125,120     
                 
Other non interest bearing liabilities    14,204         13,839     
                 
Total liabilities    1,234,133         997,186     
Total equity    138,293         135,242     
                 
Total liabilities and equity $ 1,372,426      $   1,132,428     
                 
                 
Tax-equivalent net interest income    $  31,580      $   25,872  
                 
                 
Net interest-earning assets (2) $   203,350      $  191,130     
                 
Average interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities  119.03%       122.27%     
                 
Tax-equivalent net interest rate spread (3)       3.21%       3.16%
Tax-equivalent net interest margin (4)       3.32%       3.28%
                 
(1) Tax exempt loans and investments are calculated giving effect to a 35% federal tax rate.
(2) Net interest-earning assets represents total interest-earning assets less total interest-bearing liabilities.
(3) Tax-equivalent net interest rate spread represents the difference between the tax equivalent yield on average interest-earning assets and the cost of average interest-bearing liabilities.
(4) Tax-equivalent net interest margin represents tax equivalent net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets.


Contact: 

Roger D. Plemens
President and Chief Executive Officer
(828) 524-7000

 

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