First Financial Bancorp. · NASDAQ:FFBC

First Financial Bancorp — Q3 2020 Earnings Presentation

45 slides from First Financial Bancorp's earnings presentation, Nov 9, 2020

  1. Slide 1: Investor Presentation Third Quarter 2020

    Investor Presentation Third Quarter 2020

  2. Slide 2: Forward Looking Statement Disclosure

    Forward Looking Statement Disclosure Certain statements contained in this report which are not statements of historical fact constitute forward -looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as ‘‘believes,’’ ‘‘anticipates,’’ “likely,” “expe

  3. Slide 3: Forward Looking Statement Disclosure

    Forward Looking Statement Disclosure • financial services reform and other current, pending or future legislation or regulation that could have a negative effect on our revenue and businesses, including the Dodd-Frank Act and other legislation and regulation relating to bank products and services; •

  4. Slide 4: Presentation Contents

    Presentation Contents About First Financial Bancorp Financial Performance Appendix 4

  5. Slide 5: Our Franchise

    Our Franchise $15.9B NASDAQ: FFBC in assets Headquarters: Cincinnati, Ohio $10.2B/$11.6B Founded: 1863 loans / deposits Banking Centers: 143 Employees: 2,065 $4.3B wealth management Market Cap (9/30/20): $1.2B Dividend Yield (9/30/20): 7.7% 1.67% TCE Ratio: 8.25% Adj. PTPP ROAA(1) Lines of Business

  6. Slide 6: Key Investment Highlights

    Key Investment Highlights Proven & sustainable business model spanning 150+ years • Well managed through past credit cycles • Conservative operating philosophy • Consistent profitability – 120 consecutive quarters Premier Midwest franchise with top quartile performance High quality balance sheet & r

  7. Slide 7: Complementary Market Centric Strategies

    Complementary Market Centric Strategies Loans $3.1B / Deposits $1.9B Loans $1.8B / Deposits $4.7B Loans $3.0B / Deposits $3.8B Loans $1.1B 7 Note: Loan and deposit balances exclude special assets, loan marks, other out of market and corporately held balances.

  8. Slide 8: Diversified Lines of Business

    Diversified Lines of Business 8

  9. Slide 9: Revenue Growth Strategies

    Revenue Growth Strategies LOB | Go-to-Market Distribution Technology Talent Product & Pricing Defined Models Enterprise Data Management Staffing Model • Regional pricing strategy • Community • Investment in data warehouse • Defined new company FTE targets • Treasury Management product • Metro • Enablin

  10. Slide 10: Digital + Technology Investments

    Digital + Technology Investments “ Enabling a simple, consistent & seamless customer experience across digital & physical channels & making it easier for associates to provide best- in-class customer service. 10

  11. Slide 11: Digital + Technology Investments

    Digital + Technology Investments 2020 expenses include $6 – 7 million of strategic technology investments Continued investment in foundational data enablement + automation capabilities Enterprise Digital Solutions formed, led by Digital consumer deposit Consumer digital Digital consumer new Chief Di

  12. Slide 12: Presentation Contents

    Presentation Contents About First Financial Bancorp Financial Performance Appendix 12

  13. Slide 13: 3Q 2020 Results

    3Q 2020 Results 120th Consecutive Quarter of Profitability Net income = $41.5 million or $0.42 per diluted share. Adjusted1 net income = $43.2 million or $0.44 per diluted share 2 Return on average assets = 1.04%. Adjusted1 return on average assets = 1.09% Profitability Return on average shareholder

  14. Slide 14: 3Q 2020 Highlights

    3Q 2020 Highlights Quarterly earnings impacted by elevated provision expense Adjusted1 earnings per share - $0.44 Adjusted1 return on assets – 1.09% Adjusted1 pre-tax, pre-provision return on assets – 1.67% Adjusted1 return on average tangible common equity – 14.18% Loan balances relatively flat; st

  15. Slide 15: Adjusted Net Income

    Adjusted Net Income1 The table below lists certain adjustments that the Company believes are significant to understanding its quarterly performance. 3Q 2020 2Q 2020 As Reported Adjusted As Reported Adjusted Net interest income $ 112,180 $ 112,180 $ 111,576 $ 111,576 Provision for credit losses-loans

  16. Slide 16: Profitability

    Profitability Diluted EPS Return on Average Assets 1.54% $0.56 1.41% $0.52 $0.44 $0.40 1.09% 1.00% $0.31 0.85% $0.51 $0.49 1.41% 1.34% $0.38 $0.42 $0.29 0.96% 1.04% 0.79% 3Q19 4Q19 1Q20 2Q20 3Q20 3Q19 4Q19 1Q20 2Q20 3Q20 1 1 Diluted EPS Adjusted EPS ROA Adjusted ROA Return on Avg Tangible Common Equ

  17. Slide 17: Net Interest Income & Margin

    Net Interest Income & Margin Net Interest Margin (FTE) Net Interest Income 3.96% 3.89% 3.77% 0.21% 0.21% 0.15% 0.16% 0.14% 0.10% 3.44% $121.5 3.36% $118.9 0.17% $6.8 $114.3 0.16% $6.7 $111.6 $112.2 0.18% $4.6 $4.9 0.23% $4.5 $3.1 $4.5 $6.2 $5.8 $5.4 3.60% 3.54% 3.51% $3.3 $3.8 3.09% 2.97% 3Q19 4Q19

  18. Slide 18: Diverse and Growing Fee Revenues

    Diverse and Growing Fee Revenues Noninterest Income 3Q20 Highlights Total fee income 30.6% of net revenue Total $49.5 million $18.6 million of gains from sales of Other $3,837 loans; a $1.9 million, or 11.6%, increase 8% Service Charges $7,356 from 2Q20 15% $10.5 million of foreign exchange Wealth M

  19. Slide 19: Well Managed Expenses

    Well Managed Expenses Noninterest Expense 3Q20 Highlights Includes $0.1 million of COVID-19 Intangible amortization Total $97.5 million related expenses $2,779 3% Professional Other $2.1 million related to other non- services $2,443 $12,420 13% recurring expenses such as merger 3% related and branch

  20. Slide 20: Average Balance Sheet

    Average Balance Sheet Average Loans Average Deposits 5.58% 5.33% 0.80% 0.74% 5.04% 0.64% 4.25% 0.40% 4.00% 0.27% $10,002 $10,253 $9,014 $9,149 $9,221 $11,731 $11,563 $10,018 $10,222 $10,234 3Q19 4Q19 1Q20 2Q20 3Q20 3Q19 4Q19 1Q20 2Q20 3Q20 Gross Loans Loan Yield (Gross) 1 Total Deposits Cost of Depo

  21. Slide 21: Attractive Deposit Portfolio

    Attractive Deposit Portfolio Deposit Product Mix (Avg) 3Q20 Average Deposit Progression Total $11.6 billion Interest-bearing demand $89.3 Public Funds Interest-bearing Noninterest-bearing $179.1 $1,667 demand 14% $1,611 14% Brokered CDs Savings $62.0 $683 6% Money Markets $87.0 Retail CDs $1,234 Non

  22. Slide 22: Loan Portfolio

    Loan Portfolio Loan LOB Mix (EOP) Net Loan Change-LOB (Linked Quarter) Total $10.2 Billion Franchise ICRE $88.0 $452 4% Commercial -$0.7 Oak Street Mortgage $609 $1,100 6% Small Business Banking -$27.6 11% PPP1 Consumer $886 Other Consumer -$1.6 $846 9% $74 8% 1% Mortgage -$7.8 Small Business Oak St

  23. Slide 23: Loan Concentrations

    Loan Concentrations C&I Loans by Industry 1 CRE Loans by Collateral 2 C&I Loans: $4.4B CRE Loans: $3.9B Strip Center Accommodation 6% Office & Food Services 14% 13% Manufacturing Real Estate Hotel/Motel 14% 10% 11% Nursing/Assisted Living 5% Health Care Retail 7% 17% Residential, 1-4 Finance & Famil

  24. Slide 24: Loan Portfolio - Areas of Focus

    Loan Portfolio - Areas of Focus Loans (EOP) Areas of Focus Total $10.2 Billion Franchise Asset classes with areas of focus $452 5% Hotels PPP: $910 million in balances or 9% $431 4% of total loans Retail ICRE $831 Franchise: $452 million in balances, All other loans 8% or 5% of total loans $7,577 74

  25. Slide 25: Area of Focus – Paycheck Protection Program

    Area of Focus – Paycheck Protection Program $910 million, or 9% of the total PPP Portfolio by Division portfolio; $24.2 million of unearned fees as of September 30 Total $910.3 Commercial Finance Forgiveness portal opened as of Consumer $64.8 7% 8/31/20 Banking $408.9 ICRE $26 45% 3% As of 9/30/20,

  26. Slide 26: Area of Focus - Franchise Portfolio

    Area of Focus - Franchise Portfolio $452 million in balances or 5% of Top 10 Concepts total loans $100 25.0% 89% of portfolio was pass rated as $90 $80 20.0% % of Portfolio $70 of 9/30 Balances $60 15.0% $50 $40 10.0% $91 million has moved into a Round $30 $20 5.0% 2 deferral with 81% paying interes

  27. Slide 27: Area of Focus - Hotel Portfolio

    Area of Focus - Hotel Portfolio $431 million balance represents 4% of Hotels by Flag the total loan portfolio $68 16% $326 million has moved into a Round 2 $32 deferral with 74% receiving full P&I relief $157 7% 93% of portfolio was pass rated as of 36% $41 10% 9/30 The overall health of the hotel p

  28. Slide 28: Area of Focus - ICRE Retail

    Area of Focus - ICRE Retail State $831 million, or 8% of the total portfolio $300 96% or $481 million of deferral $250 balances have returned to a $200 normal payment schedule $150 $100 67% of the overall Retail $50 portfolio is located within $0 footprint OH IN KY NY SC NC NE IL MD WV 2019 data (pr

  29. Slide 29: Round 1 Deferrals

    Round 1 Deferrals $2.2 billion of loans received an Round 1 Deferrals by loan type initial deferral Total $2.2 Billion Round 1 deferrals universally C&I Mortga ge $102 granted $826 5% 37% Approximately 20% of entire loan Cons umer portfolio received an initial deferral $29 1% $1.3 billion, or 57%, o

  30. Slide 30: Round 2 Deferrals

    Round 2 Deferrals Round 2 Deferrals $2.1 billion, or 96%, of the $2.2 billion deferral portfolio has exited Total $631.2 Million Round 1 Mortga ge C&I $ 12,511 $1.5 billion, or 70%, has returned to a $ 183,842 2% 29% normal payment schedule Cons umer $ 1,547 $631 million, or 6.2% of total loans, 0%

  31. Slide 31: Areas of Focus - Round 1 Deferrals

    Areas of Focus - Round 1 Deferrals Franchise Round 1 Deferrals $284 million, or 63%, of total franchise portfolio, Total $2.2 Billion secured a Round 1 deferral Other $177 million, or 66%, of $1,052 expired Round 1 deferrals 47% have returned to a normal payment schedule Fra nchise $284 13% Hotel Re

  32. Slide 32: Areas of Focus - Round 2 Deferrals

    Areas of Focus - Round 2 Deferrals Franchise Continued stress in sit-down concepts Round 2 Deferrals 81% of second deferrals making interest only Total $631.2 Million payments Other Hotel $173 Slowly improving occupancy rates (25-45%) Fra nchise 28% 93% of initial deferrals have been granted a secon

  33. Slide 33: Asset Quality

    Asset Quality Classified Assets / Total Assets Nonperforming Assets / Total Assets 0.92% 0.83% 0.79% 0.84% 0.56% 0.55% 0.42% 0.48% 0.49% 0.62% $134.0 $132.5 $125.5 $124.5 $87.3 $80.8 $78.1 $72.2 $89.3 $61.6 3Q19 4Q19 1Q20 2Q20 3Q20 3Q19 4Q19 1Q20 2Q20 3Q20 Classified Assets Classified Assets / Total

  34. Slide 34: Current Expected Credit Losses - Loans and Leases

    Current Expected Credit Losses - Loans and Leases ACL/Total Loans 3Q20 Highlights $168.5 million, or 1.65% of loan balances; 1.81% 1.55% 1.56% 1.65% excluding PPP 1.29% $168.5 $158.7 $15.3 million provision expense driven by expected $143.9 economic impact of COVID-19, partially offset by $119.2 0.6

  35. Slide 35: Investment Portfolio and Liquidity

    Investment Portfolio and Liquidity Investment Portfolio Composition Liquidity Sources Non-Agency pass-through securities Total: $3.2B Corporate securities 3% Duration: ~3.0 Yrs In addition to deposits, First Financial has 3% approximately $6.0 billion of readily available Regulatory stock funding so

  36. Slide 36: Solid Capital Base

    Solid Capital Base Tier 1 Common Equity Ratio Tier 1 Capital Ratio 11.52% 11.27% 11.49% 11.63% 11.30% 11.91% 11.69% 11.66% 11.87% 12.02% 7.00% 8.50% 3Q19 4Q19 1Q20 2Q20 3Q20 3Q19 4Q19 1Q20 2Q20 3Q20 Tier 1 Common Equity Ratio Basel III minimum Tier 1 Capital Ratio Basel III minimum Total Capital Rat

  37. Slide 37: Capital Strategy

    Capital Strategy Tangible Book Value Per Share Strategy & Deployment 7.7% annualized dividend yield $12.42 $12.56 August 2020 stress testing indicates $12.33 $12.26 capital ratios above regulatory minimums in all modeled scenarios $11.82 1 Dividend payout ratio to remain elevated in near-term, but i

  38. Slide 38: Outlook Commentary

    Outlook Commentary1 Loan growth expected to be in low single digits, excluding impact of PPP Balance Sheet Deposit balances expected to remain elevated in near-term Expected to be positively impacted by PPP forgiveness Net Interest Margin Under slight pressure given low interest rate environment Cre

  39. Slide 39: Presentation Contents

    Presentation Contents About First Financial Bancorp Financial Performance Appendix 39

  40. Slide 40: Appendix: Our Markets

    Appendix: Our Markets Greater Cincinnati Indianapolis Loans $3.0 billion Loans $1.2 billion Deposits $3.8 billion Deposits $0.8 billion Deposit Market Share #4 (3.0%) Deposit Market Share #14 (1.4%) Banking Centers 51 Banking Centers 10 Fortune 500 Companies 8 Fortune 500 Companies 2 Columbus, OH Lo

  41. Slide 41: Appendix: Non-GAAP Measures

    Appendix: Non-GAAP Measures The Company’s Investor Presentation contains certain financial information determined by methods other than in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP). Such non-GAAP financial information should be considered supplemental to, a

  42. Slide 42: Appendix: Non-GAAP to GAAP Reconciliation

    Appendix: Non-GAAP to GAAP Reconciliation Net interest income and net interest margin - fully tax equivalent Three months ended Sep. 30, June 30, Mar. 31, Dec. 31, Sep. 30, 2020 2020 2020 2019 2019 Net interest income $ 112,180 $ 111,576 $ 114,282 $ 118,902 $ 121,535 Tax equivalent adjustment 1,628

  43. Slide 43: Appendix: Non-GAAP to GAAP Reconciliation

    Appendix: Non-GAAP to GAAP Reconciliation Additional non-GAAP ratios Three months ended Sep. 30, June 30, Mar. 31, Dec. 31, Sep. 30, (Dollars in thousands, except per share data) 2020 2020 2020 2019 2019 Net income (a) $ 41,477 $ 37,393 $ 28,628 $ 48,677 $ 50,856 Average total shareholders' equity 2

  44. Slide 44: Appendix: Non-GAAP to GAAP Reconciliation

    Appendix: Non-GAAP to GAAP Reconciliation Additional non-GAAP measures 3Q20 2Q20 1Q20 4Q19 3Q19 (Dollars in thousands, except per share data) As Reported Adjusted As Reported Adjusted As Reported Adjusted As Reported Adjusted As Reported Adjusted Net interest income (f) $ 112,180 $ 112,180 $ 111,576

  45. Slide 45: First Financial Bank

    First Financial Bank First Financial Center 225 East Fifth Street Suite 800 Cincinnati, OH 45202-4248 45

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