National Bank Holdings Corporation Announces Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results

DENVER, Oct. 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- National Bank Holdings Corporation NBHC reported:

In announcing these results, Chief Executive Officer Tim Laney shared, "We are pleased to deliver solid quarterly earnings of $0.80 per diluted share adjusted for one-time acquisition-related expenses. We generated record organic loan growth of 30.2% annualized, fueled by record loan fundings, while maintaining excellent credit quality with net charge-offs of just one basis point annualized. Our growth is a testament to the dedication and drive of our teammates to provide best-in-class banking solutions to our clients."

Mr. Laney added, "Since April, we have announced and now closed on the two strategically important acquisitions of Rock Canyon Bank and the Bank of Jackson Hole. Through our teammates' efforts, we are seamlessly transitioning these high-quality franchises into the NBH Family. The momentum generated through our organic and acquired growth, combined with our fortress levels of capital, leaves us well positioned to address implications of an economic downturn while helping our communities grow stronger."

Recent Acquisitions
On September 1, 2022, the Company completed its acquisition of Community Bancorporation, the holding company for Rock Canyon Bank, headquartered in Provo, Utah and operating in the greater Salt Lake City region. The transaction added approximately $832 million in total assets, including $538 million in loans, and $734 million in deposits. Additionally, the Company becomes the #1 SBA lender by loan volume in the state of Utah. The merger consideration totaled $140.4 million and consisted of $124.3 million in Company stock and $16.1 million in cash. All operating systems were converted during October 2022.

On October 1, 2022, the Company completed its acquisition of Bancshares of Jackson Hole Incorporated, the holding company for Bank of Jackson Hole with operations in Jackson Hole, Wyoming and Idaho. The transaction added approximately $1.5 billion in total assets, including $1.2 billion in loans, and $1.4 billion in deposits and an attractive Wyoming based trust and wealth management business with $0.8 billion in assets under management. The merger consideration totaled $213.4 million and consisted of $162.5 million in Company stock and $51.0 million in cash. All operating systems are expected to be converted in late 2022.

With the completion of these exclusively negotiated transactions, the Company has approximately $9.4 billion in pro-forma assets, including $6.9 billion in total loans, $8.2 billion in total deposits and $0.8 billion in assets under management as of September 30, 2022.

Third Quarter 2022 Results
(All comparisons refer to the second quarter of 2022, except as noted)

Net income totaled $15.8 million or $0.50 per diluted share, compared to $20.4 million or $0.67 per diluted share during the second quarter of 2022. The quarter's results were driven by record net interest income which was impacted by non-recurring acquisition-related expenses, including a $5.4 million CECL Day 1 provision expense, discussed in detail below. Fully taxable equivalent pre-provision net revenue increased $5.4 million to $33.9 million during the third quarter. The return on average tangible assets was 0.87% compared to 1.16% during the second quarter, and the return on average tangible common equity was 8.66% compared to 11.64%.

Adjusting for acquisition-related provision expense and non-recurring acquisition-related expenses of $12.4 million during the third quarter and $1.0 million of non-recurring acquisition-related expenses during the second quarter, adjusted net income totaled $25.3 million or $0.80 per diluted share compared to $21.1 million or $0.69 per diluted share. Adjusted fully taxable equivalent pre-provision net revenue increased $11.3 million to $40.9 million. The adjusted return on average tangible assets was 1.39% compared to 1.20%, and the adjusted return on average tangible common equity was 13.76% compared to 12.08%.

Net Interest Income
Fully taxable equivalent net interest income totaled a record $70.5 million during the third quarter of 2022, an increase of $13.1 million, or 90.9% annualized. The fully taxable equivalent net interest margin widened 63 basis points to 4.01%, and average earning assets increased $179.7 million. The increase in average earning assets was primarily due to increases in average originated loans of $239.4 million and increases in average acquired loans of $167.8 million. The margin expansion was driven by a 64 basis point increase in earning asset yields, as a result of several increases in the federal funds rate since June 2022, and excess cash being deployed into higher-yielding originated loans. The cost of deposits totaled 0.18%, compared to 0.16% during the second quarter.

Loans
Total loans increased $904.9 million to a record $5.7 billion at September 30, 2022 and included $537.7 million of loans acquired through the Rock Canyon Bank acquisition. Excluding the newly acquired loans, loans increased $367.2 million or 30.2% annualized led by originated commercial loan growth of $217.0 million or 25.5% annualized. We generated record quarterly loan fundings totaling $631.6 million, led by commercial loan fundings of $363.4 million.

Asset Quality and Provision for Credit Losses
The Company recorded $12.7 million of provision expense, compared to $2.5 million last quarter. The quarter's provision included $5.4 million of Day 1 allowance reserve funding for the Rock Canyon Bank loan portfolio. The remainder of the quarter's provision expense was driven by strong loan growth and higher reserve requirements from changes in the CECL model's underlying macro-economic forecast. Annualized net charge-offs totaled 0.01% of total loans, compared to 0.03% during the second quarter. Non-performing loans (comprised of non-accrual loans and non-accrual TDRs) totaled 0.26% of total loans compared to 0.20%, and non-performing assets totaled 0.32% of total loans and OREO, compared to 0.31%. The increases in the non-performing ratios were primarily driven by the inclusion of the Rock Canyon Bank portfolio. The allowance for credit losses as a percentage of loans totaled 1.15%, compared to 1.06% at June 30, 2022.

Deposits
Average total deposits increased $161.8 million or 10.3% annualized to $6.4 billion for the third quarter 2022. Average transaction deposits (defined as total deposits less time deposits) increased $153.0 million or 11.1% annualized, and average non-interest bearing demand deposits increased $87.6 million or 14.1% annualized.

The Rock Canyon Bank acquisition added $734.5 million of total deposits, including $653.0 million of transaction deposits and $81.5 million of time deposits on September 1, 2022. The mix of transaction deposits to total deposits increased three basis points to 87.7% at September 30, 2022. The loan to deposit ratio increased 634 basis points to 84.1%.

Non-Interest Income
Non-interest income totaled $17.4 million, an increase of $0.6 million. Service charges and bank card fees increased $0.5 million and banking center consolidation-related income increased $0.7 million. Other non-interest income increased $1.8 million largely due to $1.2 million of unrealized gains on equity method investments. These increases were largely offset by $2.5 million of lower mortgage banking income due to lower mortgage activity.

Non-Interest Expense
Non-interest expense totaled $53.9 million, an increase of $8.4 million from the prior quarter. Included in the quarter were $7.0 million of non-recurring acquisition-related expenses with $4.6 million included in professional fees, $0.8 million in salaries and benefits, $0.5 million in occupancy and equipment, and $1.1 million in other non-interest expense. Included in the second quarter were $1.0 million of non-recurring acquisition-related expenses with $0.8 million in professional fees and $0.2 million in other non-interest expense. Excluding the acquisition-related expenses, salaries and benefits increased $0.9 million due to the addition of Rock Canyon Bank associates and one additional business day in the third quarter, occupancy and equipment increased $0.9 million and professional fees increased $0.6 million. The fully taxable equivalent efficiency ratio was 61.4% at September 30, 2022, compared to 61.5% at June 30, 2022. Adjusting for non-recurring acquisition-related expenses, the fully taxable equivalent efficiency ratio improved 671 basis points to 53.0% compared to 59.7% during the second quarter.

Income tax expense decreased $0.4 million during the third quarter to $4.0 million driven by the decrease in the quarter's pre-tax income. The effective tax rate was 20.1% and 17.6% for the third and second quarters, respectively. The lower rate compared to the statutory rate reflects the continued success of our tax strategies and tax-exempt income.

Capital
Capital ratios continue to be strong and in excess of federal bank regulatory agency "well capitalized" thresholds. The Tier 1 leverage ratios at September 30, 2022 for the consolidated company and NBH Bank were 10.45% and 9.18%, respectively. Shareholders' equity totaled $919.4 million at September 30, 2022 increasing $103.9 million primarily due to the issuance of stock for the Rock Canyon Bank acquisition and an increase in retained earnings, net of dividends paid, of $8.8 million. These additions were partially offset by an increase in accumulated other comprehensive loss of $31.3 million due to fair market value fluctuations in the available-for-sale investment securities portfolio.

Common book value per share increased $0.58 to $27.70 at September 30, 2022. Tangible common book value per share decreased $1.05 to $22.40 at September 30, 2022 as this quarter's earnings net of dividends paid, were outpaced by a $0.94 increase in accumulated other comprehensive loss and the issuance of shares for the Rock Canyon Bank acquisition. Excluding accumulated other comprehensive loss, the tangible book value totaled $25.10, compared to $25.38 at June 30, 2022.

Year-Over-Year Review
(All comparisons refer to the first nine months of 2021, except as noted)

Net income totaled $54.6 million or $1.77 per diluted share, compared to $70.8 million or $2.27 per diluted share over the first nine months of 2021. The increase in net interest income during the first nine months of 2022 was offset by higher provision expense and non-recurring acquisition-related expenses discussed in detail below. Fully taxable equivalent pre-provision net revenue increased $4.1 million to $85.4 million. The return on average tangible assets was 1.03% compared to 1.39% for the first nine months of 2021, and the return on average tangible common equity was 10.17% compared to 13.04%. Adjusting for acquisition-related provision expense and non-recurring acquisition-related expenses of $13.6 million during the first nine months of 2022, adjusted net income totaled $65.0 million or $2.11 per diluted share, and adjusted fully taxable equivalent pre-provision net revenue increased $12.3 million to $93.7 million. The adjusted return on average tangible assets was 1.23%, and the adjusted return on average tangible common equity was 12.10%.

Fully taxable equivalent net interest income totaled $175.8 million, an increase of $34.3 million or 24.2%. Average earning assets increased $354.0 million, or 5.5%, including average originated loan growth of $525.2 million. The fully taxable equivalent net interest margin widened 52 basis points to 3.44%, benefitting from a 48 basis point increase in earning asset yields to 3.62% and a seven basis point decrease in the cost of deposits to 0.17%.

Loans outstanding totaled a record $5.7 billion, increasing $1.3 billion or 29.4%, and included $537.7 million of loans acquired through the Rock Canyon Bank acquisition. Excluding the newly acquired loans, loans increased $762.5 million led by originated commercial loan growth of $582.2 million, or 19.4%. New loan fundings over the trailing 12 months totaled a record $2.0 billion, led by commercial loan fundings of $1.3 billion.  

The Company recorded $14.9 million of credit loss provision expense during the first nine months of 2022, compared to a provision release of $9.4 million in the same period prior year. The provision expense was driven by record loan growth, higher reserve requirements from changes in the CECL model's underlying macro-economic forecast and Day 1 reserve requirements for the acquired Rock Canyon Bank loan portfolio. Annualized net charge-offs remained consistent at 0.03% of total loans. Non-performing loans to total loans improved three basis points to 0.26% at September 30, 2022, and non-performing assets to total loans and OREO improved seven basis points to 0.32%. The allowance for credit losses totaled 1.15% of total loans, compared to 1.11% at September 30, 2021.

Average total deposits increased $285.0 million or 4.7% to $6.3 billion. Average transaction deposits increased $417.0 million or 8.2%, and average non-interest bearing demand deposits increased $167.4 million or 7.2%. The mix of transaction deposits to total deposits increased by 200 basis points to 87.7% at September 30, 2022, and the mix of non-interest bearing demand deposits to total deposits increased 30 basis points to 40.2%.

Non-interest income totaled $53.2 million, a decrease of $34.0 million or 39.0%, largely driven by $31.9 million of lower mortgage banking income due to lower refinance activity in 2022, as well as competition driving tighter gain on sale margins. Service charges and bank card fees increased a combined $1.1 million compared to the first nine months of 2021. Banking center consolidation-related income decreased $2.0 million, and other non-interest income decreased $1.2 million largely due to market adjustments on company-owned life insurance.

Non-interest expense totaled $143.6 million, a decrease of $3.8 million or 2.5%. Included in the first nine months of 2022 were $8.3 million of non-recurring acquisition-related expenses, with $5.7 million included in professional fees, $0.8 million included in salaries and benefits, $0.5 million included in occupancy and equipment and $1.3 million included in other non-interest expense. Excluding non-recurring acquisition-related expenses, salaries and benefits decreased $9.7 million largely due to lower mortgage banking-related compensation, professional fees decreased $2.2 million and problem asset workout expenses decreased $1.3 million. Included in the first nine months 2021 was banking center consolidation-related expense of $1.6 million.

Income tax expense totaled $12.0 million, a decrease of $4.1 million from the same period prior year. The effective tax rate was 18.0% for the first nine months of 2022, compared to 18.5%.

Conference Call
Management will host a conference call to review the results at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday, October 28, 2022. Interested parties may listen to this call by dialing (800) 207-0148 using the participant passcode of 505767 and asking for the NBHC Q3 2022 Earnings Call. The earnings release and a link to the replay of the call will be available on the Company's website at www.nationalbankholdings.com by visiting the investor relations area.

About National Bank Holdings Corporation
National Bank Holdings Corporation is a bank holding company created to build a leading community bank franchise, delivering high quality client service and committed to stakeholder results. Through its bank subsidiaries, NBH Bank and Bank of Jackson Hole Trust, National Bank Holdings Corporation operates a network of 98 banking centers, serving individual consumers, small, medium and large businesses, and government and non-profit entities. Its banking centers are located in its core footprint of Colorado, the greater Kansas City region, Utah, Wyoming, Texas, New Mexico and Idaho. Its comprehensive residential mortgage banking group primarily serves the bank's core footprint. Its trust business is operated in its core footprint under the Bank of Jackson Hole Trust charter. NBH Bank operates under a single state charter through the following brand names as divisions of NBH Bank: in Colorado, Community Banks of Colorado and Community Banks Mortgage; in Kansas and Missouri, Bank Midwest and Bank Midwest Mortgage; in Texas, Utah and New Mexico, Hillcrest Bank and Hillcrest Bank Mortgage; and in Wyoming, Bank of Jackson Hole and Bank of Jackson Hole Mortgage. For the recently acquired banking centers in Idaho, NBH Bank will operate as Bright Bank until integration. Additional information about National Bank Holdings Corporation can be found at www.nationalbankholdings.com. 

For more information visit: cobnks.com, bankmw.com, hillcrestbank.com, bankofjacksonhole.com, or nbhbank.com. Or connect with any of our brands on LinkedIn.

About Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Certain of the financial measures and ratios we present, including "tangible assets," "return on average tangible assets," "tangible common equity," "return on average tangible common equity," "tangible common book value per share," "tangible common book value, excluding accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax," "tangible common book value per share, excluding accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax," "tangible common equity to tangible assets," "non-interest expense adjusted for CDI asset amortization and acquisition-related expenses," "non-interest expense adjusted for acquisition-related expenses," "efficiency ratio adjusted for CDI and acquisition-related expenses," "adjusted net income," "adjusted earnings per share – diluted," "adjusted net income excluding core deposit intangible amortization expense, after tax," "adjusted return on average tangible assets," "adjusted return on average tangible common equity," "pre-provision net revenue," "pre-provision net revenue adjusted for acquisition-related expenses," and "fully taxable equivalent" metrics, are supplemental measures that are not required by, or are not presented in accordance with, U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). We refer to these financial measures and ratios as "non-GAAP financial measures." We consider the use of select non-GAAP financial measures and ratios to be useful for financial and operational decision making and useful in evaluating period-to-period comparisons. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance by excluding certain expenditures or assets that we believe are not indicative of our primary business operating results or by presenting certain metrics on a fully taxable equivalent basis. We believe that management and investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing our performance and when planning, forecasting, analyzing and comparing past, present and future periods.

These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP and you should not rely on non-GAAP financial measures alone as measures of our performance. The non-GAAP financial measures we present may differ from non-GAAP financial measures used by our peers or other companies. We compensate for these limitations by providing the equivalent GAAP measures whenever we present the non-GAAP financial measures and by including a reconciliation of the impact of the components adjusted for in the non-GAAP financial measure so that both measures and the individual components may be considered when analyzing our performance.

A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures is included at the end of the financial statement tables.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements contain words such as "anticipate," "believe," "can," "would," "should," "could," "may," "predict," "seek," "potential," "will," "estimate," "target," "plan," "project," "continuing," "ongoing," "expect," "intend" or similar expressions that relate to the Company's strategy, plans or intentions. Forward-looking statements involve certain important risks, uncertainties and other factors, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such statements. Such factors include, without limitation, the "Risk Factors" referenced in our most recent Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), other risks and uncertainties listed from time to time in our reports and documents filed with the SEC, and the following factors: difficulties and delays in integrating the NBHC, Community Bancorporation, and Bancshares of Jackson Hole Incorporated businesses or fully realizing cost savings and other benefits; business disruption following the mergers; ability to execute our business strategy; business and economic conditions; effects of any potential government shutdowns; economic, market, operational, liquidity, credit and interest rate risks associated with the Company's business; effects of any changes in trade, monetary and fiscal policies and laws; changes imposed by regulatory agencies to increase capital standards; effects of inflation, as well as, interest rate, securities market and monetary supply fluctuations; changes in the economy or supply-demand imbalances affecting local real estate values; changes in consumer spending, borrowings and savings habits; with respect to our mortgage business, the inability to negotiate fees with investors for the purchase of our loans or our obligation to indemnify purchasers or repurchase related loans; the Company's ability to identify potential candidates for, consummate, integrate and realize operating efficiencies from, acquisitions, consolidations and other expansion opportunities; the Company's ability to realize anticipated benefits from enhancements or updates to its core operating systems from time to time without significant change in client service or risk to the Company's control environment; the Company's dependence on information technology and telecommunications systems of third-party service providers and the risk of systems failures, interruptions or breaches of security; the Company's ability to achieve organic loan and deposit growth and the composition of such growth; changes in sources and uses of funds; increased competition in the financial services industry; the effect of changes in accounting policies and practices; the share price of the Company's stock; the Company's ability to realize deferred tax assets or the need for a valuation allowance; the effects of tax legislation, including the potential of future increases to prevailing tax rules, or challenges to our positions; continued consolidation in the financial services industry; ability to maintain or increase market share and control expenses; costs and effects of changes in laws and regulations and of other legal and regulatory developments; technological changes; the timely development and acceptance of new products and services, including in the digital technology space our digital solution 2UniFi; the Company's continued ability to attract, hire and maintain qualified personnel; ability to implement and/or improve operational management and other internal risk controls and processes and reporting system and procedures; regulatory limitations on dividends from the Company's bank subsidiary; changes in estimates of future credit reserve requirements based upon the periodic review thereof under relevant regulatory and accounting requirements; widespread natural and other disasters, pandemics, dislocations, political instability, acts of war or terrorist activities, cyberattacks or international hostilities; a cybersecurity incident, data breach or a failure of a key information technology system; adverse effects due to the novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the Company and its clients, counterparties, employees, and third-party service providers, and the adverse impacts on our business, financial position, results of operations, and prospects; impact of reputational risk; and success at managing the risks involved in the foregoing items. The Company can give no assurance that any goal or plan or expectation set forth in forward-looking statements can be achieved and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements. The forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release, and the Company does not intend, and assumes no obligation, to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events or circumstances, except as required by applicable law.

Contact:
Analysts/Institutional Investors: Aldis Birkans, Chief Financial Officer, (720) 554-6640, ir@nationalbankholdings.com
Media: Jody Soper, Chief Marketing Officer, (303) 784-5925, Jody.Soper@nbhbank.com

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