Western Alliance Bancorporation · NYSE:WAL

Western Alliance Bancorporation — Q3 2011 Earnings Presentation

27 slides from Western Alliance Bancorporation's earnings presentation, Oct 17, 2011

  1. Slide 1: 3rd Quarter 2011 Earnings Call

    Ken Vecchione President & COO Dale Gibbons Executive Vice President & CFO 3rd Quarter 2011 Earnings Call Western Alliance Bancorporation (NYSE: WAL) October 18, 2011

  2. Slide 2: Forward-Looking Information

    Pg. 2 Forward-Looking Information This presentation contains forward-looking statements that relate to expectations, beliefs, projections, future plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. The forward-looking statement

  3. Slide 3: 3rd Quarter 2011 Financial Highlights

    3rd Quarter 2011 Financial Highlights oEarnings Power –Net income of $13.0 million, up $11 million or 548% from last year –Net interest income of $64.6 million, up $5.1 million or 8.6% from last year –Net interest margin of 4.29%, down 3 bps from 4.32% last year –Pre-tax, pre-credit income of $28.1

  4. Slide 4: 3rd Quarter Loan Portfolio Summary

    3rd Quarter Loan Portfolio Summary $4.17 $4.24 $4.28 $4.41 $4.53 Q3-10 Q4-10 Q1-11 Q2-11 Q3-11 Total Loans (in billions) Total Loan Growth of $353 Million Since Q3-2010 21% 29% 12% 23% 13% 2% Q3-2010: $4.17 Billion Commercial CRE, Owner Occupied Construction & Land CRE, Non-Owner Occupied Residentia

  5. Slide 5: 3rd Quarter Deposit Summary

    3rd Quarter Deposit Summary $5.33 $5.34 $5.50 $5.59 $5.63 Q3-10 Q4-10 Q1-11 Q2-11 Q3-11 Total Deposits (in billions) Total Deposit Growth of $304 Million Since Q3-2010 27% 12% 35% 26% Q3-10: $5.33 Billion Non-Int Bearing DDA NOW MMDA and Savings CDs Pg. 5 Q3-11: $5.63 Billion

  6. Slide 6: 2011 Nevada Deposit Market Share

    2011 Nevada Deposit Market Share(1) Rank Institution Deposits (in millions) Market Share 1 Wells Fargo $12,814 33.0% 2 Bank of America 10,712 27.6% 3 Zions Bancorp 3,576 9.2% 4 Western Alliance Bancorporation 2,952 7.6% 5 US Bank 2,897 7.5% 6 7 8 9 10 Others JP Morgan Chase Citibank City National Ba

  7. Slide 7: 2011 Arizona Deposit Market Share

    2011 Arizona Deposit Market Share (1) Rank Institution Deposits (in millions) Market Share 1 2 3 4 5 9 7 8 9 10 Others Total: 64 Wells Fargo JP Morgan Chase Bank of America Compass Bank Zions Bancorp M&I Bank Western Alliance Bancorporation US Bank Northern Trust Bank of the West $22,102 19,930 16,3

  8. Slide 8: 2011 San Diego MSA Deposit Market Share

    Pg. 8 2011 San Diego MSA Deposit Market Share (1) Rank Institution Deposits (in millions) Market Share 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 All Other Banks Total: 52 San Diego MSA Market Wells Fargo Bank Bank of America Union Bank JP Morgan Chase US Bank Zions Bancorp Citibank Pacific Western Bank Western Alliance

  9. Slide 9: Growing Income Despite Lower Rate Environment

    Pg. 9 Growing Income Despite Lower Rate Environment oNet Interest Margin Compression Factors: –Flatter yield curve –Moving up market has reduced loan yields, but reduces credit costs –Pricing competition from large financial institutions oFactors & Actions to Maintain Net Income Growth: –Stronger lo

  10. Slide 10: Composition & Yield of Earning Assets

    Pg. 10 Composition & Yield of Earning Assets 9% 66% 16% 9% Q3-10 $5.5 Billion Investment Grade/ High Pass Loans (Grades 1-3) Other Loans (Excluding Grades 1-3) Investment Securities Fed Funds/ Other Short Term 0.30% 5.50% 6.33% 15% 58% 20% 7% Q3-11 $6.0 Billion 2.80% 0.23% 5.11% 6.06% 2.91%

  11. Slide 11: OREO Summary @ 9/30/11

    Pg. 11 OREO Summary @ 9/30/11(1) (in millions) OREO Valuation @ 6/30/11 $84.9 Q3-11 Changes: Additions to OREO 7.0 Sales of OREO(2) -3.9 Valuation Adjustments(3) -2.2 OREO Valuation @ 9/30/11 $85.8 Net OREO Sale Proceeds/ Book Value 85.7% Original Loan Amount $166.0 Original Appraised Amount $398.9

  12. Slide 12: 3rd Quarter 2011 Status Updates

    Pg. 12 3rd Quarter 2011 Status Updates oReceived $141 million in funding under the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Small Business Lending Fund –WAL was the largest of the 332 institutions to receive funds and received the largest amount of any recipient oRepaid $140 million in preferred stock issu

  13. Slide 13: Small Business Lending Fund Program Savings

    Pg. 13 Small Business Lending Fund Program Savings(1) 5% Tier No Savings 4% Tier Save $1.4 Million 3% Tier Save $3.0 Million 2% Tier Save $4.2 Million 1% Tier Save $5.6 Million $0 $50 $100 $150 $200 Qualifying Loan Growth 10% Growth 7.5% Growth 5.0% Growth 2.5% Growth Baseline: $1.5 Billion Balance

  14. Slide 14: Key Financial Metrics

    Pg. 14 Key Financial Metrics $59.5 $60.9 $61.1 $63.3 $64.6 Q3-10 Q4-10 Q1-11 Q2-11 Q3-11 Net Interest Income (in millions) $41.3 $41.9 $41.8 $42.5 $42.4 Q3-10 Q4-10 Q1-11 Q2-11 Q3-11 Operating Expense(1) $24.6 $25.0 $25.3 $27.6 $28.1 Q3-10 Q4-10 Q1-11 Q2-11 Q3-11 Pre-Tax, Pre-Credit Income(2) $23.0

  15. Slide 15: Pre-Tax, Pre Credit Income Growth

    Pre-Tax, Pre Credit Income Growth(1) (in millions) Q3-10 Q4-10 Q1-11 Q2-11 Q3-11 Net Interest Income $59.5 $60.9 $61.1 $63.3 $64.6 Non-Interest Income(2) 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.8 5.9 Non-Interest Expense(2) 41.3 41.9 41.8 42.5 42.4 Pre-Tax, Pre-Credit Income(1) $24.6 $25.0 $25.3 $27.6 $28.1 % Increase to Q3-

  16. Slide 16: 3rd Quarter Net Income Comparison

    Pg. 16 3rd Quarter Net Income Comparison (in millions, except EPS) Q3-11 Q2-11 Q3-10 Pre-Tax, Pre-Credit Income(1) $28.1 $27.6 $24.6 Provision for Loan & Lease Losses -11.2 -11.9 -23.0 Repossessed & Other Asset Valuation -2.1 -8.6 -4.3 TRUPS Valuation, Securities Gains & Restructuring Costs 6.2 2.9

  17. Slide 17: Net Interest Margin Summary

    Pg. 17 Net Interest Margin Summary (1) Reported on a tax-equivalent basis. 4.32% 4.26% 4.35% 4.34% 4.29% Q3-10 Q4-10 Q1-11 Q2-11 Q3-11 Net Interest Margin(1) 0.81% 0.80% 0.77% 0.71% 0.63% Q3-10 Q4-10 Q1-11 Q2-11 Q3-11 Cost of Funding 5.13% 5.06% 5.11% 5.05% 4.91% Q3-10 Q4-10 Q1-11 Q2-11 Q3-11 Yield

  18. Slide 18: Performance Ratios

    Pg. 18 Performance Ratios (1) Reported on a tax-equivalent basis. (2) Pre-tax pre-credit income is a non-GAAP number, for definition see table on page 15. 62.4% 62.2% 61.9% 60.2% 59.6% Q3-10 Q4-10 Q1-11 Q2-11 Q3-11 Efficiency Ratio(1) 1.62% 1.59% 1.63% 1.72% 1.70% Q3-10 Q4-10 Q1-11 Q2-11 Q3-11 PTPC-

  19. Slide 19: Decline in Problem Loans & Repossessed Assets

    Pg. 19 Decline in Problem Loans & Repossessed Assets(1) $110 $108 $98 $86 $87 $137 $118 $115 $114 $116 $156 $140 $128 $127 $109 $205 $195 $204 $190 $168 $0 $125 $250 $375 $500 $625 Q3-10 Q4-10 Q1-11 Q2-11 Q3-11 Repossessed Assets Non-Performing Loans Classifed Accruing Loans Watch Loans (in millions

  20. Slide 20: Recent Asset Quality Trends

    Recent Asset Quality Trends oNPAs remained at 3.1% of total assets compared last quarter, but declined from 3.9% a year ago oClassified loans were 4.9% of total loans, down from 5.4% last quarter and 6.9% a year ago oWatch loans were 3.7% of total loans, down from 4.3% last quarter and 4.9% a year a

  21. Slide 21: Net Charge-Offs / Average Total Loans

    Pg. 21 Net Charge-Offs / Average Total Loans(1) (1) Annualized. 3.05% 3.68% 2.41% 1.26% 1.40% 0.0% 1.0% 2.0% 3.0% 4.0% 5.0% 6.0% Q3-09 Q4-09 Q1-10 Q2-10 Q3-10 Q4-10 Q1-11 Q2-11 Q3-11 WAL 3.90% 5.37% 3.83% 1.94% 2.55% 0.0% 1.0% 2.0% 3.0% 4.0% 5.0% 6.0% Q3-09 Q4-09 Q1-10 Q2-10 Q3-10 Q4-10 Q1-11 Q2-11

  22. Slide 22: Classified Assets to Tier Capital + ALLL

    Pg. 22 Classified Assets to Tier 1 Capital + ALLL 57.0% 52.2% 48.5% 46.0% 43.9% Q3-10 Q4-10 Q1-11 Q2-11 Q3-11 WAL 70.0% 64.9% 56.6% 58.3% 54.3% Q3-10 Q4-10 Q1-11 Q2-11 Q3-11 Bank of Nevada 48.8% 42.6% 41.3% 30.4% 29.9% Q3-10 Q4-10 Q1-11 Q2-11 Q3-11 Western Alliance Bank 29.8% 24.1% 24.9% 21.4% 19.8%

  23. Slide 23: Cumulative Charge-Offs January 2000 – September 2011

    Pg. 23 Pg. 23 - 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000 40,000 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Cumulative Charge-Offs January 2000 – September 2011 Construction & Land Residential RE CRE Non-Owner Occupied CRE Owner Occupied Commercial Consumer (in 000s) 76% of cu

  24. Slide 24: Status of Remaining Bubble Years Loans

    Pg. 24 Status of Remaining “Bubble Years” Loans $1.3 Billion 8% 29% 63% Total Loan Portfolio as of 9/30/11 $4.5 Billion Originated Before 2005 Bubble Year Loans 2005-2007 Originated After 2007 82% 7% 11% Bubble Years Loans as of 9/30/11 $1.3 Billion Pass Watch Classified There were no Bubble Years l

  25. Slide 25: Strong Capital Ratios

    Pg. 25 Strong Capital Ratios(1) Tier 1 Leverage Q3-10 Q4-10 Q1-11 Q2-11 Q3-11 Bank of Nevada 9.1% 9.3% 9.3% 9.5% 9.5% Western Alliance Bank 8.3% 8.3% 8.7% 9.0% 9.0% Torrey Pines Bank 9.7% 9.3% 9.3% 9.1% 9.2% WAL 10.0% 9.5% 9.6% 9.5% 9.7% (1) Capital ratios are considered estimates until Call Reports

  26. Slide 26: WAL Capital Under Basel III

    Pg. 26 WAL WAL Capital Under BASEL III(1) Level Required by: Actual 1/1/13 1/1/19 9/30/11 Tier 1 Common 3.5% 7.0% 8.5% Total Tier 1 4.5% 8.5% 11.8% Total Capital 8.0% 10.5% 12.9% (1) Current estimate based on available information. Rule making process is not complete.

  27. Slide 27: Question & Answer

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