S&T Bancorp, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2020 Results

INDIANA, Pa., Oct. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- S&T Bancorp, Inc. (S&T) STBA, the holding company for S&T Bank, with operations in five markets including Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Pennsylvania, Northeast Ohio, Central Ohio and Upstate New York, announced net income of $16.7 million, or $0.43 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2020 compared to a net loss of ($33.1) million, or ($0.85) per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2020, and net income of $26.9 million, or $0.79 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2019. The net loss in the second quarter of 2020 was due to a customer fraud resulting from a check kiting scheme which reduced net income by $46.3 million, or $1.19 per diluted share. S&T continues to pursue all available sources of recovery to mitigate the loss.

Third Quarter of 2020 Highlights:

• Return on average assets (ROA) was 0.72%, return on average equity (ROE) was 5.80% and return on average tangible equity (ROTE) (non-GAAP) was 8.96%. Pre-tax pre-provision to average assets  (non-GAAP) was 1.61%.
• Net interest margin (FTE) (non-GAAP) was  stable at 3.29% compared to 3.31% for the second quarter of 2020. 
• Portfolio loans decreased $153.7 million compared to June 30, 2020. 
• Deposits decreased $234.1 million to $7.6 billion at September 30, 2020 due to the pay down of $269.0 million of brokered deposits during the third quarter.
• Mortgage banking revenue increased $1.3 million compared to the second quarter due to continued strong refinance activity.
• The allowance for credit losses to total portfolio loans  was 1.64% at September 30, 2020 compared to 1.52% at June 30, 2020. Excluding PPP loans, the allowance for credit losses to total portfolio loans was 1.77% at September 30, 2020 compared to 1.64% at June 30, 2020.
• S&T's Board of Directors declared a $0.28 per share dividend which was consistent with the $0.28 per share dividend declared in the same period in the prior year.

We continue to navigate through this difficult environment related to the COVID-19 pandemic," said Todd Brice, Chief Executive Officer. "I have every confidence in the S&T team to work through these difficult times, and I am impressed by their strong resilience and desire to help our customers and communities."

Net Interest Income

Net interest income decreased $0.8 million to $69.3 million for the third quarter of 2020 compared to $70.1 million for the second quarter of 2020. The decrease in net interest income was primarily due to lower loan balances as lower yields on loans were mostly offset by decreased rates on deposits.  Average loans decreased $154.2 million compared to the second quarter of 2020. Net interest margin on a fully taxable equivalent basis (FTE) (non-GAAP) was stable at 3.29% for the third quarter of 2020 compared to 3.31% in the second quarter of 2020. Loan rates decreased 13 basis points to 3.87% and total interest-bearing deposit costs decreased 19 basis points to 0.48%.

Asset Quality

The provision for credit losses was $17.5 million for the third quarter of 2020 compared to $86.8 million in the second quarter of 2020. The customer fraud that resulted in a $58.7 million charge-off to the bank had a significant impact on the provision for credit losses during the second quarter of 2020. Net loan charge-offs were $12.9 million for the third quarter of 2020 compared to $68.1 million in the second quarter of 2020.  During the third quarter, a $21.3 million CRE relationship, which was placed on nonaccrual in the first quarter of 2020, was charged down by $10.0 million leaving a remaining outstanding balance of $11.3 million. The relationship experienced continued deterioration as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Total nonperforming loans decreased $6.0 million to $84.1 million, or 1.13% of total loans, at September 30, 2020 compared to $90.1 million, or 1.19% of total loans at June 30, 2020. The allowance for credit losses was 1.64% of total portfolio loans as of September 30, 2020 compared to 1.52% at June 30, 2020. Excluding PPP loans, the allowance for credit losses was 1.77% of total portfolio loans at September 30, 2020 compared to 1.64% at June 30, 2020. The impact of  the COVID-19 pandemic on our hotel loan portfolio and a $6.2 million increase in specific reserves contributed to the higher allowance for credit losses at September 30, 2020 compared to June 30, 2020.

Noninterest Income and Expense

Noninterest income increased $1.3 million to $16.5 million in the third quarter of 2020 compared to $15.2 million in the second quarter of 2020. Mortgage banking income increased $1.3 million compared to the second quarter of 2020 due to continued strong refinance activity. Both debit and credit card fees and service charges on deposit accounts increased due to improved customer activity compared to the second quarter of 2020.

Noninterest expense increased $4.8 million to $48.3 million for the third quarter of 2020 compared to $43.5 million in the second quarter of 2020. Salaries and employee benefits increased $3.2 million due to lower deferred origination costs related to PPP loans, higher pension costs due to an increase in retirements and a return to more normal medical costs compared to the second quarter of 2020. FDIC insurance increased $0.9 million due to the impact of recent results on certain components of the assessment calculation. Marketing expense increased $0.8 million due to the timing of marketing initiatives and the redesign of our website.

Financial Condition

Total assets decreased $283.7 million to $9.2 billion at September 30, 2020 compared to $9.5 billion at June 30, 2020. Portfolio loans decreased $153.7 million compared to June 30, 2020 as loan originations continue to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The securities portfolio declined $86.2 million compared to June 30, 2020 mainly due to short term investments maturing in conjunction with our planned reduction of $269 million in brokered deposits. The decrease in brokered deposits resulted in a decline in total deposits of $234.1 million to $7.6 billion at September 30, 2020 compared to $7.9 billion at June 30, 2020. Customer deposits, which increased significantly during the second quarter of 2020, remained relatively unchanged in the third quarter despite decreases in deposit rates.

All regulatory  capital ratios increased at September 30, 2020 compared to June 30, 2020. S&T continues to maintain a strong capital position with all capital ratios above the well-capitalized thresholds of federal bank regulatory agencies.

Dividend

The Board of Directors of S&T declared a $0.28 per share cash dividend on October 19, 2020. This is unchanged from the same period in the prior year. The dividend is payable November 19, 2020 to shareholders of record on November 5, 2020.

Conference Call

S&T will host its third quarter 2020 earnings conference call live over the Internet at 1:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, October 22, 2020. To access the webcast, go to S&T's webpage at www.stbancorp.com and click on "Events & Presentations." Select "3rd Quarter 2020 Earnings Conference Call" and follow the instructions. After the live presentation, the webcast will be archived on this website for at least 90 days. A replay of the call will also be available until October 29, 2020, by dialing 1.877.481.4010; the Conference ID is 37817.

About S&T Bancorp, Inc. and S&T Bank

S&T Bancorp, Inc. is a $9.2 billion bank holding company that is headquartered in Indiana, Pennsylvania and trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol STBA. Its principal subsidiary, S&T Bank, was recently ranked #1 in customer satisfaction with retail banking in the Mid-Atlantic including best in communication and advice by J.D. Power. Established in 1902, S&T Bank operates in five markets including Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Pennsylvania, Northeast Ohio, Central Ohio, and Upstate New York. For more information visit stbancorp.com or stbank.com. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

This information contains or incorporates statements that we believe are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements generally relate to our financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, outlook for earnings, revenues, expenses, capital and liquidity levels and ratios, asset levels, asset quality, financial position, and other matters regarding or affecting S&T and its future business and operations. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words or phrases such as "will likely result", "expect", "anticipate", "estimate", "forecast", "project", "intend", " believe", "assume", "strategy", "trend", "plan", "outlook", "outcome", "continue", "remain", "potential", "opportunity", "believe", "comfortable", "current", "position", "maintain", "sustain", "seek", "achieve" and variations of such words and similar expressions, or future or conditional verbs such as will, would, should, could or may. Although we believe the assumptions upon which these forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, any of these assumptions could prove to be inaccurate and the forward-looking statements based on these assumptions could be incorrect. The matters discussed in these forward-looking statements are subject to various risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results and trends to differ materially from those made, projected, or implied in or by the forward-looking statements depending on a variety of uncertainties or other factors including, but not limited to: credit losses and the credit risk of our commercial and consumer loan products; changes in the level of charge-offs and changes in estimates of the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses; cyber-security concerns; rapid technological developments and changes; operational risks or risk management failures by us or critical third parties, including fraud risk; our ability to manage our reputational risks; sensitivity to the interest rate environment including a prolonged period of low interest rates, a rapid increase in interest rates or a change in the shape of the yield curve; a change in spreads on interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities; regulatory supervision and oversight, including changes in regulatory capital requirements and our ability to address those requirements; unanticipated changes in our liquidity position; changes in accounting policies, practices, or guidance, for example, our adoption of CECL; legislation affecting the financial services industry as a whole, and S&T, in particular; the outcome of pending and future litigation and governmental proceedings; increasing price and product/service competition; the ability to continue to introduce competitive new products and services on a timely, cost-effective basis; managing our internal growth and acquisitions; the possibility that the anticipated benefits from acquisitions, including DNB, cannot be fully realized in a timely manner or at all, or that integrating the acquired operations will be more difficult, disruptive or costly than anticipated; containing costs and expenses; reliance on significant customer relationships; an interruption or cessation of an important service by a third-party provider; our ability to attract and retain talented executives and employees; general economic or business conditions, including the strength of regional economic conditions in our market area; the duration and severity of the coronavirus ("COVID-19") pandemic, both in our principal area of operations and nationally, including the ultimate impact of the pandemic on the economy generally and on our operations; deterioration of the housing market and reduced demand for mortgages; deterioration in the overall macroeconomic conditions or the state of the banking industry that could warrant further analysis of the carrying value of goodwill and could result in an adjustment to its carrying value resulting in a non-cash charge to net income; the stability of our core deposit base and access to contingency funding; re-emergence of turbulence in significant portions of the global financial and real estate markets that could impact our performance, both directly, by affecting our revenues and the value of our assets and liabilities, and indirectly, by affecting the economy generally and access to capital in the amounts, at the times and on the terms required to support our future businesses.

Many of these factors, as well as other factors, are described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, including Part I, Item 1A-"Risk Factors" and any of our subsequent filings with the SEC. Forward-looking statements are based on beliefs and assumptions using information available at the time the statements are made. We caution you not to unduly rely on forward-looking statements because the assumptions, beliefs, expectations and projections about future events may, and often do, differ materially from actual results. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as to the date on which it is made, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect developments occurring after the statement is made.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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