Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. Reports Earnings for the First Quarter 2017

Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. CTBI:

                   
Earnings Summary            
(in thousands except per share data)     1Q

2017

    4Q

2016

    1Q

2016

Net income $11,277 $11,866 $11,602
Earnings per share $0.64 $0.67 $0.66
Earnings per share – diluted $0.64 $0.67 $0.66
 
Return on average assets 1.15% 1.19% 1.20%
Return on average equity 9.02% 9.41% 9.63%
Efficiency ratio 61.18% 58.15% 58.63%
Tangible common equity 11.14% 11.25% 11.01%
 
Dividends declared per share $0.32 $0.32 $0.31
Book value per share $28.73 $28.40 $27.67
 
Weighted average shares 17,615 17,593 17,513
Weighted average shares – diluted     17,638     17,617     17,533
 

Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. CTBI reports earnings for the first quarter 2017 of $11.3 million, or $0.64 per basic share, compared to $11.9 million, or $0.67 per basic share, earned during the fourth quarter 2016 and $11.6 million, or $0.66 per basic share, earned during the first quarter 2016.

1st Quarter 2017 Highlights

  • Our loan portfolio increased $31.5 million during the quarter and $80.6 million from March 31, 2016.
  • Our investment portfolio increased $0.3 million during the quarter and $23.9 million from March 31, 2016.
  • Deposits, including repurchase agreements, increased $84.9 million during the quarter and $124.0 million from March 31, 2016.
  • Nonperforming loans at $25.1 million decreased $2.4 million from December 31, 2016 and $1.9 million from March 31, 2016. Nonperforming assets at $60.8 million decreased $2.6 million from December 31, 2016 and $5.3 million from March 31, 2016.
  • Net loan charge-offs for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 were $1.4 million, or 0.20% of average loans annualized, compared to $1.9 million, or 0.26%, experienced for the fourth quarter 2016 and $1.5 million, or 0.21%, for the first quarter 2016.

Net Interest Income

Net interest income for the quarter of $33.1 million was a decrease of $0.3 million, or 1.0%, from fourth quarter 2016 and $0.2 million, or 0.7%, from prior year first quarter. Our net interest margin at 3.68% increased 2 basis points from prior quarter but decreased 8 basis points from prior year same quarter, while our average earnings assets increased $14.2 million and $84.4 million, respectively, during those same periods. Our yield on average earning assets increased 4 basis points from prior quarter but decreased 4 basis points from prior year same quarter, and our cost of funds increased 2 basis points from prior quarter and 7 basis points from prior year same quarter. Our ratio of average loans to deposits, including repurchase agreements, was 87.9% for the quarters ended March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 compared to 88.4% for the quarter ended March 31, 2016.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 of $11.6 million was a decrease of $0.9 million, or 7.5%, from prior quarter but an increase of $0.6 million, or 5.5%, from prior year same quarter. The decrease from prior quarter was due to decreases in gains on sales of loans ($0.2 million), deposit service charges ($0.3 million), and loan related fees ($0.5 million). Deposit service charges and loan related fees increased $0.1 million and $0.4 million, respectively, from prior year same quarter, however. Loan related fees were affected by fluctuations in the fair value adjustments of our mortgage servicing rights with a decrease of $0.4 million from prior quarter but an increase of $0.4 million from same quarter last year.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 of $27.6 million was an increase of $0.6 million, or 2.4%, from prior quarter and $1.4 million, or 5.3%, from prior year same quarter. The increase in noninterest expense was primarily due to an increase in personnel expense ($0.5 million quarter over quarter and $0.8 million year over year). Quarter over quarter personnel expense was impacted by a $0.3 million increase in salaries, a $0.3 million increase in bonuses and incentives, and a $0.3 million increase in payroll taxes, partially offset by decreases in the cost of group medical and life insurance and other employee benefits. Personnel expense year over year was impacted by a $0.3 million increase in salaries and a $0.5 million increase in the cost of group medical and life insurance. Noninterest expense was also impacted year over year by a $0.4 million increase in net other real estate owned expense and a $0.2 million increase in data processing expense.

Balance Sheet Review

CTBI's total assets at $4.0 billion increased $102.0 million, or an annualized 10.5%, from December 31, 2016 and $154.3 million, or 4.0%, from March 31, 2016. Loans outstanding at March 31, 2017 were $3.0 billion, increasing $31.5 million, or an annualized 4.3%, from December 31, 2016 and $80.6 million, or 2.8%, from March 31, 2016. We experienced an increase during the quarter of $20.6 million in the commercial loan portfolio and $12.6 million in the indirect loan portfolio, partially offset by declines of $0.8 million in the residential loan portfolio and $0.9 million in the consumer direct loan portfolio. CTBI's investment portfolio increased $0.3 million, or an annualized 0.2%, from December 31, 2016 and $23.9 million, or 4.1%, from March 31, 2016. Deposits in other banks increased $58.6 million from prior quarter and $45.8 million from March 31, 2016. Deposits, including repurchase agreements, at $3.4 billion increased $84.9 million, or an annualized 10.3%, from December 31, 2016 and $124.0 million, or 3.8%, from March 31, 2016.

Shareholders' equity at March 31, 2017 was $507.5 million compared to $500.6 million at December 31, 2016 and $485.6 million at March 31, 2016. CTBI's annualized dividend yield to shareholders as of March 31, 2017 was 2.80%.

Asset Quality

CTBI's total nonperforming loans were $25.1 million at March 31, 2017, an 8.7% decrease from the $27.5 million at December 31, 2016 and a 7.0% decrease from the $27.0 million at March 31, 2016. Loans 90+ days past due decreased $2.3 million during the quarter but increased $0.1 million from March 31, 2016. Nonaccrual loans decreased $0.1 million during the quarter and $1.9 million from March 31, 2016. Loans 30-89 days past due at $15.3 million was a decrease of $1.1 million from December 31, 2016 and $3.8 million from March 31 2016. Our loan portfolio management processes focus on the immediate identification, management, and resolution of problem loans to maximize recovery and minimize loss. Impaired loans, loans not expected to meet contractual principal and interest payments other than insignificant delays, at March 31, 2017 totaled $50.3 million, a decrease of $1.9 million from the $52.2 million at December 31, 2016 and $9.2 million from the $59.5 million at March 31, 2016.

Our level of foreclosed properties at $35.7 million at March 31, 2017 was a $0.2 million decrease from the $35.9 million at December 31, 2016 and a $3.3 million decrease from the $39.0 million at March 31, 2016. Sales of foreclosed properties for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 totaled $0.5 million while new foreclosed properties totaled $0.9 million. At March 31, 2017, the book value of properties under contracts to sell was $4.4 million; however, the closings had not occurred at quarter-end. Write-downs on foreclosed properties for the 1st quarter 2017 totaled $0.5 million compared to $0.6 million in the fourth quarter 2016 and $0.1 million in the first quarter 2016.

Net loan charge-offs for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 were $1.4 million, or 0.20% of average loans annualized, compared to $1.9 million, or 0.26%, experienced for the fourth quarter 2016 and $1.5 million, or 0.21%, for the first quarter 2016. Of the net charge-offs for the quarter, $0.5 million were in commercial loans, $0.8 million were in indirect auto loans, and $0.1 million were in consumer direct loans. Allocations to loan loss reserves were $1.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 compared to $2.0 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2016 and $1.8 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2016. Our reserve coverage (allowance for loan and lease loss reserve to nonperforming loans) at March 31, 2017 was 142.4% compared to 130.8% at December 31, 2016 and 134.7% at March 31, 2016. Our loan loss reserve as a percentage of total loans outstanding decreased to 1.20% at March 31, 2017 compared to 1.22% at prior quarter and 1.26% at March 31, 2016.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain of the statements contained herein that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.'s ("CTBI") actual results may differ materially from those included in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words or phrases such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate," "may increase," "may fluctuate," and similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as "will," "should," "would," and "could." These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, economic conditions, portfolio growth, the credit performance of the portfolios, including bankruptcies, and seasonal factors; changes in general economic conditions including the performance of financial markets, prevailing inflation and interest rates, realized gains from sales of investments, gains from asset sales, and losses on commercial lending activities; results of various investment activities; the effects of competitors' pricing policies, changes in laws and regulations, competition, and demographic changes on target market populations' savings and financial planning needs; industry changes in information technology systems on which we are highly dependent; failure of acquisitions to produce revenue enhancements or cost savings at levels or within the time frames originally anticipated or unforeseen integration difficulties; and the resolution of legal proceedings and related matters. In addition, the banking industry in general is subject to various monetary, operational, and fiscal policies and regulations, which include, but are not limited to, those determined by the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and state regulators, whose policies and regulations could affect CTBI's results. These statements are representative only on the date hereof, and CTBI undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements made.

Community Trust Bancorp, Inc., with assets of $4.0 billion, is headquartered in Pikeville, Kentucky and has 70 banking locations across eastern, northeastern, central, and south central Kentucky, six banking locations in southern West Virginia, four banking locations in northeastern Tennessee, four trust offices across Kentucky, and one trust office in Tennessee.

Additional information follows.

 
Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.
Financial Summary (Unaudited)
March 31, 2017
(in thousands except per share data and # of employees)
           
Three Three Three
Months Months Months
Ended Ended Ended
March 31, 2017 December 31, 2016 March 31, 2016
Interest income $ 36,768 $ 36,996 $ 36,527
Interest expense   3,678     3,585     3,203  
Net interest income 33,090 33,411 33,324
Loan loss provision 1,229 2,043 1,765
 
Gains on sales of loans 256 474 316
Deposit service charges 5,960 6,286 5,845
Trust revenue 2,586 2,474 2,275
Loan related fees 1,005 1,497 611
Securities gains (losses) (8 ) 0 68
Other noninterest income   1,780     1,784     1,856  
Total noninterest income 11,579 12,515 10,971
 
Personnel expense 14,924 14,404 14,133
Occupancy and equipment 2,813 2,737 2,772
Data processing expense 1,789 1,768 1,569
FDIC insurance premiums 292 161 583
Other noninterest expense   7,826     7,935     7,185  
Total noninterest expense 27,644 27,005 26,242
 
Net income before taxes 15,796 16,878 16,288
Income taxes   4,519     5,012     4,686  
Net income $ 11,277   $ 11,866   $ 11,602  
 
Memo: TEQ interest income $ 37,277 $ 37,515 $ 37,058
 
Average shares outstanding 17,615 17,593 17,513
Diluted average shares outstanding 17,638 17,617 17,533
Basic earnings per share $ 0.64 $ 0.67 $ 0.66
Diluted earnings per share $ 0.64 $ 0.67 $ 0.66
Dividends per share $ 0.320 $ 0.320 $ 0.310
 
Average balances:
Loans $ 2,954,283 $ 2,939,605 $ 2,878,833
Earning assets 3,704,690 3,690,451 3,620,318
Total assets 3,975,089 3,959,515 3,887,581
Deposits, including repurchase agreements 3,362,792 3,343,232 3,255,222
Interest bearing liabilities 2,660,794 2,643,451 2,624,218
Shareholders' equity 507,237 501,891 484,750
 
Performance ratios:
Return on average assets 1.15 % 1.19 % 1.20 %
Return on average equity 9.02 % 9.41 % 9.63 %
Yield on average earning assets (tax equivalent) 4.08 % 4.04 % 4.12 %
Cost of interest bearing funds (tax equivalent) 0.56 % 0.54 % 0.49 %
Net interest margin (tax equivalent) 3.68 % 3.66 % 3.76 %
Efficiency ratio (tax equivalent) 61.18 % 58.15 % 58.63 %
 
Loan charge-offs $ 2,491 $ 2,939 $ 2,465
Recoveries   (1,042 )   (1,028 )   (935 )
Net charge-offs $ 1,449 $ 1,911 $ 1,530
 
Market Price:
High $ 50.40 $ 51.35 $ 36.00
Low $ 43.25 $ 35.85 $ 30.89
Close $ 45.75 $ 49.60 $ 35.32
 
Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.
Financial Summary (Unaudited)
March 31, 2017
(in thousands except per share data and # of employees)
           
As of As of As of
March 31, 2017 December 31, 2016 March 31, 2016
Assets:
Loans $ 2,969,865 $ 2,938,371 $ 2,889,291
Loan loss reserve   (35,713 )   (35,933 )   (36,329 )
Net loans 2,934,152 2,902,438 2,852,962
Loans held for sale 2,599 1,244 2,707
Securities AFS 605,701 605,394 580,950
Securities HTM 858 866 1,661
Other equity investments 22,814 22,814 22,814
Other earning assets 163,362 98,937 112,104
Cash and due from banks 51,089 48,603 53,727
Premises and equipment 47,298 47,940 48,160
Goodwill and core deposit intangible 65,583 65,623 65,742
Other assets   140,705     138,310     139,011  
Total Assets $ 4,034,161   $ 3,932,169   $ 3,879,838  
 
Liabilities and Equity:
NOW accounts $ 50,762 $ 45,872 $ 55,672
Savings deposits 1,093,019 1,054,475 1,026,527
CD's >=$100,000 601,063 598,832 568,090
Other time deposits   609,990     614,211     626,099  
Total interest bearing deposits 2,354,834 2,313,390 2,276,388
Noninterest bearing deposits   804,944     767,918     757,830  
Total deposits 3,159,778 3,081,308 3,034,218
Repurchase agreements 257,497 251,065 259,083
Other interest bearing liabilities 73,614 67,101 68,220
Noninterest bearing liabilities   35,788     32,080     32,680  
Total liabilities 3,526,677 3,431,554 3,394,201
Shareholders' equity   507,484     500,615     485,637  
Total Liabilities and Equity $ 4,034,161   $ 3,932,169   $ 3,879,838  
 
Ending shares outstanding 17,661 17,629 17,553
Memo: Market value of HTM securities $ 858 $ 867 $ 1,662
 
30 - 89 days past due loans $ 15,316 $ 16,408 $ 19,125
90 days past due loans 8,583 10,847 8,534
Nonaccrual loans 16,498 16,623 18,446
Restructured loans (excluding 90 days past due and nonaccrual) 55,822 54,633 58,404
Foreclosed properties 35,665 35,856 38,985
Other repossessed assets 103 103 136
 
Common equity Tier 1 capital 15.21 % 15.18 % 14.84 %
Tier 1 leverage ratio 12.85 % 12.75 % 12.44 %
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio 17.25 % 17.25 % 16.97 %
Total risk based capital ratio 18.49 % 18.50 % 18.22 %
Tangible equity to tangible assets ratio 11.14 % 11.25 % 11.01 %
FTE employees 996 996 990

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