Ameris Bancorp Announces Financial Results For First Quarter 2019

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., April 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Ameris Bancorp ABCB (the "Company") today reported net income of $39.9 million, or $0.84 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2019, compared with $26.7 million, or $0.70 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2018.  The Company reported adjusted net income of $42.6 million, or $0.90 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2019, compared with $27.8 million, or $0.73 per diluted share, for the same period in 2018.  Adjusted net income excludes after-tax merger and conversion charges, restructuring charges related to recently announced branch consolidations, loss on sale of bank premises and expenses related to Hurricane Michael.

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Commenting on the Company's earnings, Dennis J. Zember Jr., the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "We started the year with solid growth in deposits and an impressive increase in net interest margin.  Compared with the same quarter a year ago, we have held the line on operating expenses while we have grown revenues over 37%.  Loan growth was not at the level we were budgeting, but our control of expenses and solid financial results within our lines of businesses almost made up the entire difference.  Looking ahead, I see pipelines and unfunded commitments that should move loan balances higher in the coming quarter."

Highlights of the Company's results for the first quarter of 2019 include the following:

  • Increase in tangible book value per share to $19.73, or a 16.7% increase, at March 31, 2019, compared with $16.90 at March 31, 2018
  • Net interest margin expansion of 3 basis points to 3.95% against the same period in 2018, despite reduction in loans to deposits from 96.0% at March 31, 2018 to 86.5% at March 31, 2019
  • Deposit growth over the last 12 months of $3.4 billion, which outpaced loan growth of $2.3 billion over the same period
  • Increase of $2.7 million in noninterest income from mortgage banking activities to $13.8 million for the first quarter of 2019, compared with $11.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2018 and $11.9 million in the first quarter of 2018
  • Reduction of 11 branch locations pursuant to our previously announced branch consolidation plan
  • Adjusted return on average assets of 1.51%, compared with 1.44% in the first quarter of 2018
  • Adjusted return on average tangible common equity of 18.82%, compared with 17.09% in the first quarter of 2018

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

Adjusted Net Income Reconciliation









Three Months Ended



March 31,

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

2019



2018

Net income available to common shareholders

$

39,905





$

26,660











Adjustment items:







Merger and conversion charges

2,057





835



Restructuring charge

245







Financial impact of hurricanes

(89)







Loss on sale of premises

919





583



Tax effect of adjustment items

(450)





(298)



After-tax adjustment items

2,682





1,120



Adjusted net income

$

42,587





$

27,780











Reported net income per diluted share

$

0.84





$

0.70



Adjusted net income per diluted share

$

0.90





$

0.73











Reported return on average assets

1.42

%



1.38

%

Adjusted return on average assets

1.51

%



1.44

%









Reported return on average common equity

10.95

%



12.73

%

Adjusted return on average tangible common equity

18.82

%



17.09

%

 

Pending Acquisition 

During the fourth quarter of 2018, the Company announced its intent to acquire Fidelity Southern Corporation ("Fidelity"), the parent company of Fidelity Bank, Atlanta, Georgia.  Fidelity operates 70 full-service banking locations, 51 of which are located in Georgia and 19 of which are located in Florida.  The acquisition will further expand the Company's existing Southeastern footprint in the attractive Atlanta market, where the Company will be the largest community bank by deposit share after the acquisition.  The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2019 and is subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of regulatory approval and the approval of Fidelity and Ameris Bancorp shareholders.

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin 

Net interest income on a tax-equivalent basis for the first quarter of 2019 totaled $99.4 million, compared with $100.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2018 and $69.8 million for first quarter of 2018.  The Company's net interest margin, excluding the effects of accretion income, increased during the quarter to 3.83%, compared with 3.75% in the fourth quarter of 2018 and decreased slightly from 3.84% in the first quarter of 2018.  The linked quarter increase was primarily attributable to an increase in the yield on loans, excluding purchased loans, of 32 basis points compared with the linked quarter.

The Company's net interest margin was 3.95% for the first quarter of 2019, up from 3.91% reported for the fourth quarter of 2018 and 3.92% reported for the first quarter of 2018.  Accretion income for the first quarter of 2019 decreased to $2.9 million, compared with $4.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2018, and increased from $1.4 million reported for the first quarter of 2018.  Yields on all loans, excluding the effect of accretion, increased to 5.22% during the first quarter of 2019, compared with 5.00% for the fourth quarter of 2018 and 4.75% during the first quarter of 2018.  Loan production in the banking division during the first quarter of 2019 totaled $613.5 million, with weighted average yields of 5.78%, compared with $604.9 million and 5.74%, respectively, in the fourth quarter of 2018 and $365.0 million and 5.19%, respectively, in the first quarter of 2018.  Loan production in the lines of business (including retail mortgage, warehouse lending, SBA and premium finance) amounted to an additional $1.9 billion during the first quarter of 2019, with weighted average yields of 5.47%, compared with $1.8 billion and 5.56%, respectively, during the fourth quarter of 2018 and $1.6 billion and 4.96%, respectively, during the first quarter of 2018.

Interest expense during the first quarter of 2019 increased to $25.5 million, compared with $23.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2018 and $10.7 million in the first quarter of 2018.  The Company's total cost of funds moved 11 basis points higher to 1.05% in the first quarter of 2019,  as compared with the fourth quarter of 2018.  Deposit costs increased 13 basis points during the first quarter of 2019 to 0.92%, compared with 0.79% in the fourth quarter of 2018.  Costs of interest-bearing deposits increased during the quarter from 1.09% in the fourth quarter of 2018 to 1.25% in the first quarter of 2019, with the material portion of the increase relating to NOW and MMDA accounts.

Noninterest Income 

Noninterest income in the first quarter of 2019 was $30.8 million, an increase of $4.3 million, or 16.3%, compared with the same period in 2018, as a result of increased service charges and mortgage banking activity.  Service charge revenue for the first quarter of 2019 increased $1.4 million, or 13.9%, compared with the same period in 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 division totaled $20.0 million in the first quarter of 2019, an increase of $3.5 million, or 20.9%, compared with the same period in 2018.  Total production was flat at $356.0 million for the first quarter of 2019 compared with the same period in 2018.  Gain on sale spreads continued to improve in the first quarter of 2019, moving to 3.18% from 3.06% in the linked quarter and 2.62% for the first quarter of 2018. Net income for the Company's retail mortgage division was $6.9 million for the first quarter of 2019, compared with $4.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2018 and $4.7 million for the first quarter of 2018.

Profitability in the Company's warehouse lending division continued to improve as net income for the division was $2.2 million for the first quarter of 2019, compared with $2.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2018 and $1.6 million for the first quarter of 2018.  The Company has experienced no losses in this division over the past two years.

Revenue in the SBA division increased to $2.8 million in the first quarter of 2019, compared with $2.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2018 and $2.3 million in the first quarter of 2018.  Net income for the division increased over 20% from the fourth quarter of 2018 and over 97% from the first quarter of 2018 to $1.1 million in the first quarter of 2019.

Noninterest Expense 

Noninterest expense decreased $385,000, or 0.5%, to $75.4 million during the first quarter of 2019, compared with $75.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2018.  During the first quarter of 2019, the Company recorded $3.1 million of charges to earnings, the majority of which was related to merger and conversion activity and loss on sale of premises, compared with $4.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2018 that were mostly merger, executive retirement and hurricane related.  Excluding these charges, adjusted expenses increased approximately $1.4 million, or 1.9%, to $72.3 million in the first quarter of 2019, from $70.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2018.  The majority of this increase is attributable to $1.2 million in increased payroll taxes in the first quarter of 2019.   The Company continues to focus on its operating efficiency ratio. The Company's adjusted efficiency ratio declined from 59.95% in the first quarter of 2018 to 55.12% in the first quarter of 2019, but was increased slightly from the 54.10% reported in the fourth quarter of 2018.  The increased payroll taxes accounted for the majority of the increase in the efficiency ratio.

Income Tax Expense 

The Company's effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2019 was 22.3%, compared with 13.9% in the fourth quarter of 2018.  The reduced rate in the fourth quarter is a result of a large return to provision adjustment  made 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, the Company's tax rate for the fourth quarter of 21.4% was more consistent with the year-to-date tax rate of 20.1%.  The increased rate for the first quarter of 2019 was attributable to certain non-deductible merger and compensation expenses.

Balance Sheet Trends 

Total assets at March 31, 2019 were $11.7 billion compared with $11.4 billion at December 31, 2018.  Total loans, including loans held for sale, purchased loans and purchased loan pools, were $8.59 billion at March 31, 2019, compared with $8.62 billion at December 31, 2018.  Although loan production was strong in the first quarter of 2019, net loan growth was negatively impacted by early pay downs and pay offs throughout the quarter.  Loan production in the banking division during the first quarter of 2019 was slightly higher than the fourth quarter of 2018 and was 68% higher than the first quarter of 2018.

At March 31, 2019, total deposits amounted to $9.80 billion, or 97.6% of total funding, compared with $9.65 billion and 97.4%, respectively, at December 31, 2018.  At March 31, 2019, noninterest-bearing deposit accounts were $2.75 billion, or 28.1% of total deposits, compared with $2.52 billion, or 26.1% of total deposits, at December 31, 2018.  Non-rate sensitive deposits (including non-interest bearing, NOW and savings) totaled $4.71 billion at March 31, 2019, compared with $4.60 billion at December 31, 2018.  These funds represented 48.0% of the Company's total deposits at March 31, 2019, compared with 47.6% at the end of 2018.

Stockholders' equity at March 31, 2019 totaled $1.50 billion, an increase of $39.2 million, or 2.7%, from December 31, 2018.  The increase in stockholders' equity was primarily the result of earnings of $39.9 million during the first quarter of 2019.  Tangible book value per share was $19.73 at March 31, 2019, up from $18.83 at December 31, 2018.  Tangible common equity as a percentage of tangible assets was 8.46% at March 31, 2019, compared with 8.22% at the end of the 2018.

Credit Quality 

Credit quality remains strong.  During the first quarter of 2019, the Company recorded provision for loan loss expense of $3.4 million, compared with $3.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2018.  Nonperforming assets as a percentage of total assets decreased by one basis point to 0.54% during the quarter.  The net charge-off ratio for non-purchased loans was 27 basis points for the first quarter of 2019, compared with 21 basis points in the fourth quarter of 2018 and 14 basis points in the first quarter of 2018.

Conference Call 

The Company will host a teleconference at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time today (April 23, 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 May 7, 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 10130179.  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 Bancorp 

Ameris Bancorp is a bank holding company headquartered in Moultrie, Georgia.  The Company's banking subsidiary, Ameris Bank, had 114 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, 2018 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, 2018 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

In connection with the proposed merger of the Company with Fidelity, the Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration Statement No. 333-229626) and 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 CAREFULLY IN THEIR ENTIRETY THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS REGARDING THE MERGER AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS 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  because it contains important information about the proposed merger transaction.  Free copies of this document 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 has been included in the joint proxy statement/prospectus for the Company's meeting of shareholders and Fidelity's meeting of shareholders, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2019.  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 2019 annual meeting of shareholders, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2019, 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 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 13, 2019, and other documents subsequently filed by Fidelity with the Securities and Exchange Commission.



AMERIS BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

FINANCIAL TABLES



Financial Highlights

Table 1



Three Months Ended



Mar



Dec



Sep



Jun



Mar

(dollars in thousands except per share data)

2019



2018



2018



2018



2018





















EARNINGS



















Net income

$

39,905





$

43,536





$

41,444





$

9,387





$

26,660



Adjusted net income

$

42,587





$

45,897





$

43,292





$

29,239





$

27,780























COMMON SHARE DATA



















Earnings per share available to common shareholders



















Basic

$

0.84





$

0.92





$

0.87





$

0.24





$

0.70



Diluted

$

0.84





$

0.91





$

0.87





$

0.24





$

0.70



Adjusted diluted EPS

$

0.90





$

0.96





$

0.91





$

0.74





$

0.73



Cash dividends per share

$

0.10





$

0.10





$

0.10





$

0.10





$

0.10



Book value per share (period end)

$

31.43





$

30.66





$

29.58





$

28.87





$

22.67



Tangible book value per share (period end)

$

19.73





$

18.83





$

17.78





$

17.12





$

16.90



Weighted average number of shares



















Basic

47,366,296





47,501,150





47,514,653





39,432,021





37,966,781



Diluted

47,456,314





47,593,252





47,685,334





39,709,503





38,250,122



Period end number of shares

47,585,309





47,499,941





47,496,966





47,518,662





38,327,081



Market data



















High intraday price

$

42.01





$

47.25





$

54.35





$

58.10





$

59.05



Low intraday price

$

31.27





$

29.97





$

45.15





$

50.20





$

47.90



Period end closing price

$

34.35





$

31.67





$

45.70





$

53.35





$

52.90



Average daily volume

387,800





375,773





382,622





253,413





235,964























PERFORMANCE RATIOS



















Return on average assets

1.42

%



1.53

%



1.47

%



0.44

%



1.38

%

Adjusted return on average assets

1.51

%



1.61

%



1.53

%



1.38

%



1.44

%

Return on average common equity

10.95

%



12.09

%



11.78

%



3.86

%



12.73

%

Adjusted return on average tangible common equity

18.82

%



20.95

%



20.50

%



17.26

%



17.09

%

Earning asset yield (TE)

4.95

%



4.81

%



4.78

%



4.66

%



4.52

%

Total cost of funds

1.05

%



0.94

%



0.90

%



0.75

%



0.63

%

Net interest margin (TE)

3.95

%



3.91

%



3.92

%



3.95

%



3.92

%

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

19.59

%



19.75

%



19.77

%



25.72

%



24.71

%

Efficiency ratio

57.95

%



58.30

%



56.00

%



80.50

%



62.04

%

Adjusted efficiency ratio (TE)

55.12

%



54.10

%



54.42

%



57.53

%



59.95

%





















CAPITAL ADEQUACY (period end)



















Shareholders' equity to assets

12.83

%



12.73

%



12.29

%



12.26

%



10.83

%

Tangible common equity to tangible assets

8.46

%



8.22

%



7.77

%



7.65

%



8.30

%





















EQUITY TO ASSETS RECONCILIATION



















Tangible common equity to tangible assets

8.46

%



8.22

%



7.77

%



7.65

%



8.30

%

Effect of goodwill and other intangibles

4.37

%



4.51

%



4.52

%



4.61

%



2.53

%

Equity to assets (GAAP)

12.83

%



12.73

%



12.29

%



12.26

%



10.83

%





















OTHER DATA (period end)



















Full time equivalent employees



















Banking Division

1,343





1,370





1,432





1,477





1,072



Retail Mortgage Division

328





332





317





308





290



Warehouse Lending Division

9





8





8





7





7



SBA Division

22





22





23





22





21



Premium Finance Division

64





72





67





68





67



Total Ameris Bancorp FTE headcount

1,766





1,804





1,847





1,882





1,457























Assets per Banking Division FTE

$

8,679





$

8,353





$

7,981





$

7,577





$

7,484



Branch locations

114





125





125





126





97



Deposits per branch location

$

85,973





$

77,195





$

73,451





$

69,536





$

66,455



 

 

AMERIS BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

FINANCIAL TABLES



Income Statement

Table 2



Three Months Ended



Mar



Dec



Sep



Jun



Mar

(dollars in thousands except per share data)

2019



2018



2018



2018



2018





















Interest income



















Interest and fees on loans

$

112,401





$

111,749





$

110,470





$

82,723





$

73,267



Interest on taxable securities

9,043





8,686





8,792





6,321





5,207



Interest on nontaxable securities

156





195





204





179





322



Interest on deposits in other banks

3,150





1,964





1,581





723





716



Interest on federal funds sold

179





155





72











Total interest income

124,929





122,749





121,119





89,946





79,512























Interest expense



















Interest on deposits

21,684





18,858





15,630





7,794





6,772



Interest on other borrowings

3,850





4,337





6,451





6,153





3,939



Total interest expense

25,534





23,195





22,081





13,947





10,711























Net interest income

99,395





99,554





99,038





75,999





68,801



Provision for loan losses

3,408





3,661





2,095





9,110





1,801



Net interest income after provision for loan losses

95,987





95,893





96,943





66,889





67,000























Noninterest income



















Service charges on deposits accounts

11,646





12,597





12,690





10,613





10,228



Mortgage banking activity

13,828





11,089





13,413





14,890





11,900



Other service charges, commissions and fees

768





810





777





697





719



Gain (loss) on securities

66





1





48





(123)





37



Other noninterest income

4,463





5,973





3,243





5,230





3,580



Total noninterest income

30,771





30,470





30,171





31,307





26,464























Noninterest expense



















Salaries and employee benefits

38,370





38,982





38,446





39,776





32,089



Occupancy and equipment expenses

8,204





7,945





8,598





6,390





6,198



Data processing and telecommunications expenses

8,391





8,293





8,518





6,439





7,135



Credit resolution related expenses(1)

911





1,174





1,248





1,045





549



Advertising and marketing expenses

1,741





1,633





1,453





1,256





1,229



Amortization of intangible assets

3,132





3,650





2,676





2,252





934



Merger and conversion charges

2,057





997





276





18,391





835



Other noninterest expenses

12,619





13,136





11,138





10,837





10,129



Total noninterest expense

75,425





75,810





72,353





86,386





59,098























Income before income tax expense

51,333





50,553





54,761





11,810





34,366



Income tax expense

11,428





7,017





13,317





2,423





7,706



Net income

$

39,905





$

43,536





$

41,444





$

9,387





$

26,660























Diluted earnings per common share

$

0.84





$

0.91





$

0.87





$

0.24





$

0.70























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

 

 

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FINANCIAL TABLES



Period End Balance Sheet

Table 3



Three Months Ended



Mar



Dec



Sep



Jun



Mar

(dollars in thousands)

2019



2018



2018



2018



2018





















Assets



















Cash and due from banks

$

144,801





$

172,036





$

158,453





$

151,539





$

123,945



Federal funds sold and interest-bearing deposits in banks

712,199





507,491





470,804





273,170





210,930



Time deposits in other banks

7,371





10,812





11,558





11,558







Investment securities available for sale, at fair value

1,234,435





1,192,423





1,162,570





1,153,703





848,585



Other investments

15,157





14,455





35,929





44,769





32,227



Loans held for sale, at fair value

112,070





111,298





130,179





137,249





111,135























Loans

5,756,358





5,660,457





5,543,306





5,380,515





5,051,986



Purchased loans

2,472,271





2,588,832





2,711,460





2,812,510





818,587



Purchased loan pools

253,710





262,625





274,752





297,509





319,598



Loans, net of unearned income

8,482,339





8,511,914





8,529,518





8,490,534





6,190,171



Allowance for loan losses

(28,659)





(28,819)





(28,116)





(31,532)





(26,200)



Loans, net

8,453,680





8,483,095





8,501,402





8,459,002





6,163,971























Other real estate owned

6,014





7,218





9,375





8,003





9,171



Purchased other real estate owned

10,857





9,535





7,692





7,272





6,723



Total other real estate owned

16,871





16,753





17,067





15,275





15,894























Premises and equipment, net

167,437





145,410





145,885





144,484





116,381



Goodwill

501,308





503,434





505,604





504,764





208,513



Other intangible assets, net

55,557





58,689





54,729





53,561





12,562



Cash value of bank owned life insurance

104,597





104,096





103,588





103,059





80,007



Deferred income taxes, net

33,295





35,126





38,217





40,240





28,677



Other assets

97,497





88,397





93,009





98,324





70,001



Total assets

$

11,656,275





$

11,443,515





$

11,428,994





$

11,190,697





$

8,022,828























Liabilities



















Deposits



















Noninterest-bearing

$

2,753,173





$

2,520,016





$

2,333,992





$

2,356,420





$

1,867,900



Interest-bearing

7,047,702





7,129,297





6,847,371





6,405,173





4,578,265



Total deposits

9,800,875





9,649,313





9,181,363





8,761,593





6,446,165



Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase

4,259





20,384





14,071





11,002





23,270



Other borrowings

151,454





151,774





656,831





862,136





555,535



Subordinated deferrable interest debentures

89,529





89,187





88,986





88,646





85,881



FDIC loss-share payable, net

18,834





19,487





18,740





18,716





9,255



Other liabilities

95,740





57,023





64,026





76,708





33,778



Total liabilities

10,160,691





9,987,168





10,024,017





9,818,801





7,153,884























Shareholders' Equity



















Preferred stock



















Common stock

49,126





49,015





49,012





49,012





39,820



Capital stock

1,053,190





1,051,584





1,050,752





1,049,283





559,040



Retained earnings

412,005





377,135





338,350





301,656





296,366



Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

(1,178)





(4,826)





(16,576)





(12,571)





(10,823)



Treasury stock

(17,559)





(16,561)





(16,561)





(15,484)





(15,459)



Total shareholders' equity

1,495,584





1,456,347





1,404,977





1,371,896





868,944



Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

11,656,275





$

11,443,515





$

11,428,994





$

11,190,697





$

8,022,828























Other Data



















Earning assets

$

10,563,571





$

10,348,393





$

10,340,558





$

10,110,983





$

7,393,048



Intangible assets

556,865





562,123





560,333





558,325





221,075



Interest-bearing liabilities

7,292,944





7,390,642





7,607,259





7,366,957





5,242,951



Average assets

11,423,677





11,307,980





11,204,504





8,529,035





7,823,451



Average common shareholders' equity

1,478,462





1,428,341





1,395,479





974,494





849,346



 

 

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Asset Quality Information

Table 4



Three Months Ended



Mar



Dec



Sep



Jun



Mar

(dollars in thousands)

2019



2018



2018



2018



2018





















Allowance for Loan Losses



















Balance at beginning of period

$

28,819





$

28,116





$

31,532





$

26,200





$

25,791























Provision for loan losses

3,408





3,661





2,095





9,110





1,801























Charge-offs

5,379





4,430





8,112





5,717





2,872



Recoveries

1,811





1,472





2,601





1,939





1,480



Net charge-offs (recoveries)

3,568





2,958





5,511





3,778





1,392























Ending balance

$

28,659





$

28,819





$

28,116





$

31,532





$

26,200























Net  Charge-off Information







































Charge-offs



















Commercial, financial and agricultural

$

2,004





$

2,489





$

6,121





$

3,744





$

1,449



Real estate - construction and development

25





7





265





20







Real estate - commercial and farmland

1,253





169





27









142



Real estate - residential

20





76





293





204





198



Consumer installment

1,893





1,465





923





839





962



Purchased loans

184





224





483





910





121



Purchased loan pools



















Total charge-offs

5,379





4,430





8,112





5,717





2,872























Recoveries



















Commercial, financial and agricultural

1,065





927





939





1,247





656



Real estate - construction and development

1





3





1





2





114



Real estate - commercial and farmland

4





7





134





11





24



Real estate - residential

104





91





44





29





182



Consumer installment

164





137





178





117





67



Purchased loans

473





307





1,305





533





437



Purchased loan pools



















Total recoveries

1,811





1,472





2,601





1,939





1,480























Net charge-offs (recoveries)

$

3,568





$

2,958





$

5,511





$

3,778





$

1,392























Non-Performing Assets



















Nonaccrual loans (excluding purchased loans)

$

17,633





$

17,952





$

15,986





$

16,813





$

14,420



Nonaccrual purchased loans

23,846





24,107





27,764





33,557





15,940



Nonaccrual purchased loan pools

400









4,696





2,197







Other real estate owned

6,014





7,218





9,375





8,003





9,171



Purchased other real estate owned

10,857





9,535





7,692





7,272





6,723



Accruing loans delinquent 90 days or more (excluding purchased loans)

3,676





4,222





2,863





7,421





2,497



Accruing purchased loans delinquent 90 days or more



















Total non-performing assets

$

62,426





$

63,034





$

68,376





$

75,263





$

48,751























Asset Quality Ratios



















Non-performing assets as a percent of total assets

0.54

%



0.55

%



0.60

%



0.67

%



0.61

%

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

0.17

%



0.14

%



0.26

%



0.23

%



0.09

%

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

0.27

%



0.21

%



0.44

%



0.26

%



0.14

%

 

 

 

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FINANCIAL TABLES



Loan Information

Table 5



Mar



Dec



Sep



Jun



Mar

(dollars in thousands)

2019



2018



2018



2018



2018





















Loans by Type



















Legacy loans



















Commercial, financial and agricultural

$

1,382,907





$

1,316,359





$

1,422,152





$

1,446,857





$

1,387,437



Real estate - construction and development

676,563





671,198





641,830





672,155





631,504



Real estate - commercial and farmland

1,894,937





1,814,529





1,804,265





1,640,411





1,636,654



Real estate - residential

1,365,482





1,403,000





1,275,201





1,245,370





1,080,028



Consumer installment

436,469





455,371





399,858





375,722





316,363



Total legacy loans

$

5,756,358





$

5,660,457





$

5,543,306





$

5,380,515





$

5,051,986



Purchased loans



















Commercial, financial and agricultural

$

327,972





$

372,686





$

413,365





$

397,517





$

64,612



Real estate - construction and development

239,413





227,900





219,882





268,443





48,940



Real estate - commercial and farmland

1,280,515





1,337,859





1,399,174





1,428,490





465,870



Real estate - residential

597,735





623,199





649,352





679,205





236,453



Consumer installment

26,636





27,188





29,687





38,855





2,712



Total purchased loans

$

2,472,271





$

2,588,832





$

2,711,460





$

2,812,510





$

818,587



Purchased loan pools



















Real estate - residential

$

253,710





$

262,625





$

274,752





$

297,509





$

319,598



Total purchased loan pools

$

253,710





$

262,625





$

274,752





$

297,509





$

319,598



Total loan portfolio



















Commercial, financial and agricultural

$

1,710,879





$

1,689,045





$

1,835,517





$

1,844,374





$

1,452,049



Real estate - construction and development

915,976





899,098





861,712





940,598





680,444



Real estate - commercial and farmland

3,175,452





3,152,388





3,203,439





3,068,901





2,102,524



Real estate - residential

2,216,927





2,288,824





2,199,305





2,222,084





1,636,079



Consumer installment

463,105





482,559





429,545





414,577





319,075



Total loans

$

8,482,339





$

8,511,914





$

8,529,518





$

8,490,534





$

6,190,171























Troubled Debt Restructurings (excluding purchased loans)



















Accruing troubled debt restructurings



















Commercial, financial and agricultural

$

116





$

256





$

180





$

38





$

39



Real estate - construction and development

142





145





384





150





176



Real estate - commercial and farmland

2,954





2,863





3,817





4,531





4,606



Real estate - residential

8,240





6,043





6,558





6,299





6,547



Consumer installment

11





16





4





5





7



Total accruing troubled debt restructurings

$

11,463





$

9,323





$

10,943





$

11,023





$

11,375



Nonaccrual troubled debt restructurings



















Commercial, financial and agricultural

$

138





$

138





$

208





$

330





$

224



Real estate - construction and development

2





2





6





30





7



Real estate - commercial and farmland

450





426





306





196





2,127



Real estate - residential

832





1,119





742





709





838



Consumer installment

63





69





92





102





93



Total nonaccrual troubled debt restructurings

$

1,485





$

1,754





$

1,354





$

1,367





$

3,289



   Total troubled debt restructurings (excluding purchased loans)

$

12,948





$

11,077





$

12,297





$

12,390





$

14,664



 

 

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FINANCIAL TABLES



Loan Information (continued)

Table 5



Mar



Dec



Sep



Jun



Mar

(dollars in thousands)

2019



2018



2018



2018



2018





















Loans by Risk Grade



















Legacy loans



















Grade 1 - Prime credit

$

540,646





$

542,164





$

550,020





$

545,902





$

557,625



Grade 2 - Strong credit

587,622





523,101





645,612





660,495





673,591



Grade 3 - Good credit

2,372,115





2,408,128





2,289,584





2,211,703





2,050,717



Grade 4 - Satisfactory credit

2,088,813





2,047,688





1,939,518





1,820,884





1,676,308



Grade 5 - Fair credit

87,785





59,054





40,041





52,069





17,499



Grade 6 - Other assets especially mentioned

32,949





35,118





41,125





38,150





39,795



Grade 7 - Substandard

46,428





45,204





37,406





51,305





36,444



Grade 8 - Doubtful













7





7



Grade 9 - Loss



















Total legacy loans

$

5,756,358





$

5,660,457





$

5,543,306





$

5,380,515





$

5,051,986



Purchased loans



















Grade 1 - Prime credit

$

80,682





$

90,775





$

54,840





$

55,183





$

3,808



Grade 2 - Strong credit

84,904





84,617





132,454





139,683





97,448



Grade 3 - Good credit

677,718





656,289





463,307





449,317





243,730



Grade 4 - Satisfactory credit

1,428,353





1,586,377





1,828,090





1,908,143





367,997



Grade 5 - Fair credit

90,391





63,613





133,653





135,281





20,012



Grade 6 - Other assets especially mentioned

38,599





30,448





35,676





45,095





33,705



Grade 7 - Substandard

71,618





76,713





63,440





79,808





51,887



Grade 8 - Doubtful



















Grade 9 - Loss

6



















Total purchased loans

$

2,472,271





$

2,588,832





$

2,711,460





$

2,812,510





$

818,587



Purchased loan pools



















Grade 3 - Good credit

$

253,310





$

262,625





$

270,056





$

295,312





$

318,696



Grade 7 - Substandard

400









4,696





2,197





902



Total purchased loan pools

$

253,710





$

262,625





$

274,752





$

297,509





$

319,598



 

 

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Average Balances

Table 6



Three Months Ended



Mar



Dec



Sep



Jun



Mar

(dollars in thousands)

2019



2018



2018



2018



2018





















Earning Assets



















Federal funds sold

$

31,291





$

28,755





$

15,074





$

203





$

9



Interest-bearing deposits in banks

467,379





373,068





283,604





151,332





147,481



Time deposits in other banks

10,221





10,961





11,557





254







Investment securities - taxable

1,186,896





1,138,981





1,117,517





839,772





777,310



Investment securities - nontaxable

24,136





29,962





31,641





26,626





48,455



Other investments

14,532





18,494





36,067





42,384





34,654



Loans held for sale

101,521





129,664





151,396





141,875





138,129



Loans

5,867,037





5,819,684





5,703,921





5,198,301





4,902,082



Purchased loans

2,359,280





2,402,610





2,499,393





1,107,184





842,509



Purchased loan pools

257,661





268,568





287,859





310,594





325,113



Total Earning Assets

$

10,319,954





$

10,220,747





$

10,138,029





$

7,818,525





$

7,215,742























Deposits



















Noninterest-bearing deposits

$

2,545,043





$

2,570,783





$

2,320,851





$

1,973,910





$

1,780,738



NOW accounts

1,553,988





1,546,939





1,567,111





1,311,952





1,337,718



MMDA

2,677,015





2,590,194





2,440,086





1,950,601





1,970,571



Savings accounts

399,089





401,836





423,449





295,326





278,080



Retail CDs < $100,000

767,405





776,556





744,145





475,965





422,771



Retail CDs $100,000 and over

1,124,733





1,055,973





978,842





585,632





593,635



Brokered CDs

510,301





510,663





487,686





14,132







Total Deposits

9,577,574





9,452,944





8,962,170





6,607,518





6,383,513



Non-Deposit Funding



















Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase

15,879





14,670





12,529





14,762





20,909



FHLB advances

6,257





101,337





513,460





703,177





371,556



Other borrowings

145,473





145,494





145,513





86,302





75,553



Subordinated deferrable interest debentures

89,343





89,135





88,801





86,085





85,701



Total Non-Deposit Funding

256,952





350,636





760,303





890,326





553,719



Total Funding

$

9,834,526





$

9,803,580





$

9,722,473





$

7,497,844





$

6,937,232



 

 

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Interest Income and Interest Expense (TE)

















Table 7



Three Months Ended



Mar



Dec



Sep



Jun



Mar

(dollars in thousands)

2019



2018



2018



2018



2018





















Interest Income



















Federal funds sold

$

179





$

155





$

72





$





$



Interest-bearing deposits in banks

3,099





1,906





1,520





723





716



Time deposits in other banks

51





58





61











Investment securities - taxable

9,043





8,686





8,792





6,321





5,207



Investment securities - nontaxable (TE)

197





247





258





226





408



Loans held for sale

1,152





1,618





1,566





1,315





1,210



Loans (TE)

77,322





73,594





73,178





63,908





58,771



Purchased loans

33,011





35,413





34,692





16,130





11,762



Purchased loan pools

1,933





2,151





2,059





2,267





2,424



Total Earning Assets

$

125,987





$

123,828





$

122,198





$

90,890





$

80,498























Accretion income (included above)

$

2,883





$

4,077





$

3,656





$

2,652





$

1,444























Interest Expense



















Deposits



















Noninterest-bearing deposits

$





$





$





$





$



NOW accounts

2,109





1,736





1,142





1,142





953



MMDA

9,047





7,991





5,885





3,953





3,526



Savings accounts

77





83





82





54





47



Retail CDs < $100,000

2,312





1,880





1,827





907





668



Retail CDs $100,000 and over

5,018





3,978





3,643





1,670





1,578



Brokered CDs

3,121





3,190





3,051





68







Total Deposits

21,684





18,858





15,630





7,794





6,772



Non-Deposit Funding



















Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase

11





5





4





5





9



FHLB advances

44





568





2,745





3,383





1,457



Other borrowings

2,227





2,222





2,180





1,320





1,134



Subordinated deferrable interest debentures

1,568





1,542





1,522





1,445





1,339



Total Non-Deposit Funding

3,850





4,337





6,451





6,153





3,939



Total Funding

$

25,534





$

23,195





$

22,081





$

13,947





$

10,711























Net Interest Income (TE)

$

100,453





$

100,633





$

100,117





$

76,943





$

69,787



 

 

 

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FINANCIAL TABLES



Yields(1)

















Table 8



Three Months Ended



Mar



Dec



Sep



Jun



Mar



2019



2018



2018



2018



2018





















Earning Assets



















Federal funds sold

2.32

%



2.14

%



1.89

%



0.00

%



0.00

%

Interest-bearing deposits in banks

2.69

%



2.03

%



2.13

%



1.92

%



1.97

%

Time deposits in other banks

2.02

%



2.10

%



2.09

%



0.00

%



0.00

%

Investment securities - taxable

3.09

%



3.03

%



3.12

%



3.02

%



2.72

%

Investment securities - nontaxable (TE)

3.31

%



3.27

%



3.24

%



3.40

%



3.41

%

Loans held for sale

4.60

%



4.95

%



4.10

%



3.72

%



3.55

%

Loans (TE)

5.34

%



5.02

%



5.09

%



4.93

%



4.86

%

Purchased loans

5.67

%



5.85

%



5.51

%



5.84

%



5.66

%

Purchased loan pools

3.04

%



3.18

%



2.84

%



2.93

%



3.02

%

Total Earning Assets

4.95

%



4.81

%



4.78

%



4.66

%



4.52

%





















Deposits



















Noninterest-bearing deposits

0.00

%



0.00

%



0.00

%



0.00

%



0.00

%

NOW accounts

0.55

%



0.45

%



0.29

%



0.35

%



0.29

%

MMDA

1.37

%



1.22

%



0.96

%



0.81

%



0.73

%

Savings accounts

0.08

%



0.08

%



0.08

%



0.07

%



0.07

%

Retail CDs < $100,000

1.22

%



0.96

%



0.97

%



0.76

%



0.64

%

Retail CDs $100,000 and over

1.81

%



1.49

%



1.48

%



1.14

%



1.08

%

Brokered CDs

2.48

%



2.48

%



2.48

%



1.93

%



0.00

%

Total Deposits

0.92

%



0.79

%



0.69

%



0.47

%



0.43

%

Non-Deposit Funding



















Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase

0.28

%



0.14

%



0.13

%



0.14

%



0.17

%

FHLB advances

2.85

%



2.22

%



2.12

%



1.93

%



1.59

%

Other borrowings

6.21

%



6.06

%



5.94

%



6.13

%



6.09

%

Subordinated deferrable interest debentures

7.12

%



6.86

%



6.80

%



6.73

%



6.34

%

Total Non-Deposit Funding

6.08

%



4.91

%



3.37

%



2.77

%



2.89

%

Total Funding(2)

1.05

%



0.94

%



0.90

%



0.75

%



0.63

%





















Net Interest Spread

3.90

%



3.87

%



3.88

%



3.91

%



3.89

%





















Net Interest Margin(3)

3.95

%



3.91

%



3.92

%



3.95

%



3.92

%





















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

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

(3) Rate calculated based on average earning assets.

 

 

AMERIS BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

FINANCIAL TABLES



Non-GAAP Reconciliations



Adjusted Net Income

















Table 9A



Three Months Ended



Mar



Dec



Sep



Jun



Mar

(dollars in thousands except per share data)

2019



2018



2018



2018



2018

Net income available to common shareholders

$

39,905





$

43,536





$

41,444





$

9,387





$

26,660























Adjustment items:



















Merger and conversion charges

2,057





997





276





18,391





835



Executive retirement benefits





2,005





962





5,457







Restructuring charge

245





754





229











Financial impact of hurricanes

(89)





882















Loss on sale of premises

919





250





4





196





583



Tax effect of adjustment items (Note 1)

(450)





(810)





377





(4,192)





(298)



After tax adjustment items

2,682





4,078





1,848





19,852





1,120























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





(1,717)



































Adjusted net income

$

42,587





$

45,897





$

43,292





$

29,239





$

27,780























Weighted average number of shares - diluted

47,456,314





47,593,252





47,685,334





39,709,503





38,250,122



Net income per diluted share

$

0.84





$

0.91





$

0.87





$

0.24





$

0.70



Adjusted net income per diluted share

$

0.90





$

0.96





$

0.91





$

0.74





$

0.73























Average assets

$

11,423,677





$

11,307,980





$

11,204,504





$

8,529,035





$

7,823,451



Return on average assets

1.42

%



1.53

%



1.47

%



0.44

%



1.38

%

Adjusted return on average assets

1.51

%



1.61

%



1.53

%



1.38

%



1.44

%





















Average common equity

$

1,478,462





$

1,428,341





$

1,395,479





$

974,494





$

849,346



Average tangible common equity

$

917,876





$

869,201





$

837,914





$

679,559





$

659,096



Return on average common equity

10.95

%



12.09

%



11.78

%



3.86

%



12.73

%

Adjusted return on average tangible common equity

18.82

%



20.95

%



20.50

%



17.26

%



17.09

%





















Note 1:  A portion of the 2Q18, 3Q18, 4Q18 and 1Q19 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



Mar



Dec



Sep



Jun



Mar

(dollars in thousands)

2019



2018



2018



2018



2018

Total interest income (TE)

$

125,987





$

123,828





$

122,198





$

90,890





$

80,498



Accretion income

2,883





4,077





3,656





2,652





1,444



Total interest income (TE) excluding accretion

123,104





119,751





118,542





88,238





79,054



Interest expense

25,534





23,195





22,081





13,947





10,711



Net interest income (TE) excluding accretion

$

97,570





$

96,556





$

96,461





$

74,291





$

68,343























Yield on total loans (TE) excluding accretion

5.22

%



5.00

%



4.95

%



4.81

%



4.75

%

Net interest margin (TE) excluding accretion

3.83

%



3.75

%



3.77

%



3.81

%



3.84

%

 

AMERIS BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

FINANCIAL TABLES



Non-GAAP Reconciliations (continued)



Adjusted Efficiency Ratio (TE)

















Table 9C



Three Months Ended



Mar



Dec



Sep



Jun



Mar

(dollars in thousands)

2019



2018



2018



2018



2018

Adjusted Noninterest Expense



















Total noninterest expense

$

75,425





$

75,810





$

72,353





$

86,386





$

59,098



Adjustment items:



















Merger and conversion charges

(2,057)





(997)





(276)





(18,391)





(835)



Executive retirement benefits





(2,005)





(962)





(5,457)







Restructuring charge

(245)





(754)





(229)











Financial impact of hurricanes

89





(882)















Loss on sale of premises

(919)





(250)





(4)





(196)





(583)



Adjusted noninterest expense

$

72,293





$

70,922





$

70,882





$

62,342





$

57,680























Total Revenue



















Net interest income

$

99,395





$

99,554





$

99,038





$

75,999





$

68,801



Noninterest income

30,771





30,470





30,171





31,307





26,464



Total revenue

$

130,166





$

130,024





$

129,209





$

107,306





$

95,265























Adjusted Total Revenue



















Net interest income (TE)

$

100,453





$

100,633





$

100,117





$

76,943





$

69,787



Noninterest income

30,771





30,470





30,171





31,307





26,464



Total revenue (TE)

131,224





131,103





130,288





108,250





96,251



Adjustment items:



















(Gain) loss on securities

(66)





(1)





(48)





123





(37)



Adjusted total revenue (TE)

$

131,158





$

131,102





$

130,240





$

108,373





$

96,214























Efficiency ratio

57.95

%



58.30

%



56.00

%



80.50

%



62.04

%

Adjusted efficiency ratio (TE)

55.12

%



54.10

%



54.42

%



57.53

%



59.95

%





















Tangible Book Value Per Share

















Table 9D



Three Months Ended



Mar



Dec



Sep



Jun



Mar

(dollars in thousands except per share data)

2019



2018



2018



2018



2018

Total shareholders' equity

$

1,495,584





$

1,456,347





$

1,404,977





$

1,371,896





$

868,944



Less:



















Goodwill

501,308





503,434





505,604





504,764





208,513



Other intangibles, net

55,557





58,689





54,729





53,561





12,562



Total tangible shareholders' equity

$

938,719





$

894,224





$

844,644





$

813,571





$

647,869























Period end number of shares

47,585,309





47,499,941





47,496,966





47,518,662





38,327,081



Book value per share (period end)

$

31.43





$

30.66





$

29.58





$

28.87





$

22.67



Tangible book value per share (period end)

$

19.73





$

18.83





$

17.78





$

17.12





$

16.90



 

 

AMERIS BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

FINANCIAL TABLES



Segment Reporting

















Table 10



Three Months Ended



Mar



Dec



Sep



Jun



Mar

(dollars in thousands)

2019



2018



2018



2018



2018





















Banking Division



















Net interest income

$

85,039





$

84,399





$

84,041





$

61,759





$

55,359



Provision for loan losses

2,058





1,603





1,229





766





888



Noninterest income

14,370





15,784





16,524





13,287





13,099



Noninterest expense



















Salaries and employee benefits

27,932





25,882





26,120





26,646





22,068



Occupancy and equipment expenses

7,281





7,080





7,871





5,684





5,477



Data processing and telecommunications expenses

7,592





7,522





7,589





5,611





6,304



Other noninterest expenses

16,956





17,310





13,461





29,937





11,080



Total noninterest expense

59,761





57,794





55,041





67,878





44,929



Income before income tax expense

37,590





40,786





44,295





6,402





22,641



Income tax expense

8,775





5,493





11,156





1,716





5,242



Net income

$

28,815





$

35,293





$

33,139





$

4,686





$

17,399























Retail Mortgage Division



















Net interest income

$

5,753





$

7,873





$

5,544





$

5,046





$

4,997



Provision for loan losses

136





(1)





122





246





217



Noninterest income

14,290





10,689





12,097





13,889





11,585



Noninterest expense



















Salaries and employee benefits

8,207





10,802





10,061





10,864





7,742



Occupancy and equipment expenses

766





684





618





545





593



Data processing and telecommunications expenses

330





306





347





383





389



Other noninterest expenses

2,114





1,661





1,828





1,778





1,731



Total noninterest expense

11,417





13,453





12,854





13,570





10,455



Income before income tax expense

8,490





5,110





4,665





5,119





5,910



Income tax expense

1,613





1,073





943





1,075





1,244



Net income

$

6,877





$

4,037





$

3,722





$

4,044





$

4,666























Warehouse Lending Division



















Net interest income

$

2,690





$

2,438





$

2,469





$

2,326





$

1,855



Provision for loan losses



















Noninterest income

379





386





503





735





397



Noninterest expense



















Salaries and employee benefits

161





145





136





128





138



Occupancy and equipment expenses

1









2











Data processing and telecommunications expenses

30





29





30





30





33



Other noninterest expenses

68





62





69





55





52



Total noninterest expense

260





236





237





213





223



Income before income tax expense

2,809





2,588





2,735





2,848





2,029



Income tax expense

590





544





574





598





426



Net income

$

2,219





$

2,044





$

2,161





$

2,250





$

1,603



 

 

AMERIS BANCORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

FINANCIAL TABLES





















Segment Reporting (continued)

















Table 10



Three Months Ended



Mar



Dec



Sep



Jun



Mar

(dollars in thousands)

2019



2018



2018



2018



2018





















SBA Division



















Net interest income

$

1,086





$

1,352





$

1,459





$

1,320





$

924



Provision for loan losses

231





112





41





447





537



Noninterest income

1,730





1,094





1,045





1,349





1,370



Noninterest expense



















Salaries and employee benefits

765





712





682





736





740



Occupancy and equipment expenses

59





63





58





55





58



Data processing and telecommunications expenses

2









1





9





9



Other noninterest expenses

349





401





210





290





236



Total noninterest expense

1,175





1,176





951





1,090





1,043



Income before income tax expense

1,410





1,158





1,512





1,132





714



Income tax expense

296





243





317





238





150



Net income

$

1,114





$

915





$

1,195





$

894





$

564























Premium Finance Division



















Net interest income

$

4,827





$

3,492





$

5,525





$

5,548





$

5,666



Provision for loan losses

983





1,947





703





7,651





159



Noninterest income

2





2,517





2





2,047





13



Noninterest expense



















Salaries and employee benefits

1,305





1,441





1,447





1,402





1,401



Occupancy and equipment expenses

97





118





49





106





70



Data processing and telecommunications expenses

437





436





551





406





400



Other noninterest expenses

973





1,156





1,223





1,721





577



Total noninterest expense

2,812





3,151





3,270





3,635





2,448



Income before income tax expense

1,034





911





1,554





(3,691)





3,072



Income tax expense

154





(336)





327





(1,204)





644



Net income

$

880





$

1,247





$

1,227





$

(2,487)





$

2,428























Total Consolidated



















Net interest income

$

99,395





$

99,554





$

99,038





$

75,999





$

68,801



Provision for loan losses

3,408





3,661





2,095





9,110





1,801



Noninterest income

30,771





30,470





30,171





31,307





26,464



Noninterest expense



















Salaries and employee benefits

38,370





38,982





38,446





39,776





32,089



Occupancy and equipment expenses

8,204





7,945





8,598





6,390





6,198



Data processing and telecommunications expenses

8,391





8,293





8,518





6,439





7,135



Other noninterest expenses

20,460





20,590





16,791





33,781





13,676



Total noninterest expense

75,425





75,810





72,353





86,386





59,098



Income before income tax expense

51,333





50,553





54,761





11,810





34,366



Income tax expense

11,428





7,017





13,317





2,423





7,706



Net income

$

39,905





$

43,536





$

41,444





$

9,387





$

26,660



 

 

 

 

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