First Merchants Corporation · NASDAQ:FRME

First Merchants — Q2 2019 Earnings Presentation

32 slides from First Merchants's earnings presentation, Jul 25, 2019

  1. Slide 1: 2nd Quarter Earnings Highlights July 25, 2019

    2nd Quarter Earnings Highlights July 25, 2019

  2. Slide 2: Forward-Looking Statement

    Forward-Looking Statement This presentation contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements can often, but not always, be identified by the use of words like “believe”, “continue”

  3. Slide 3: Michael C. Rechin, President and Chief Executive Officer

    Michael C. Rechin President Chief Executive Officer

  4. Slide 4: 2nd Quarter 2019 Highlights

    2nd Quarter 2019 Highlights Earnings Per Share of $ .83, a 3.8% Increase over 2Q2018 $41.1 Million of Net Income, a 3.6% Increase over 2Q2018 Total Assets of $10.7 Billion; Grew by 10.3% over 2Q2018 Annualized Organic Loan & Deposit Growth of 11.8% and 13.5%, respectively High Performance Measures 1

  5. Slide 5: Mark K. Hardwick, EVP, CFO and COO

    Mark K. Hardwick Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer

  6. Slide 6: Total Assets

    Total Assets ($ in Millions) 2017 2018 Q1-’19 Q2-’19 1. Investments $1,561 $1,633 $1,863 $ 2,093 2. Loans 6,758 7,229 7,303 7,517 3. Allowance (75) (81) (81) (81) 4. Goodwill & Intangibles 477 470 468 467 5. BOLI 224 225 226 226 6. Other 422 409 432 516 7. Total Assets $9,367 $9,885 $10,211 $10,738

  7. Slide 7: Loan Yield and Detail (as of June 30, 2019)

    Loan Yield and Detail (as of June 30, 2019) QTD Yield = 5.32% Commercial Agricultural YTD Yield = 5.31% Construction Land & Agricultural Real Estate Land Public Land Development Production Total Loans = $7.5 Billion Non-Owner 3.1% Finance/Other 8.3% 1.1% Occupied Commercial 24.8% 6.1% Variable = $5.

  8. Slide 8: Investment Portfolio (as of June 30, 2019)

    Investment Portfolio (as of June 30, 2019) Tax-Exempt Municipals Mortgage-Backed 47% Securities 29% $2.1 Billion Portfolio Modified duration of 4.9 years Tax equivalent yield of 3.35% Net unrealized gain of $55.5 Million Collateralized Mortgage Corporate U. S. Obligations Obligations Agencies 20% 1%

  9. Slide 9: Total Liabilities and Capital

    Total Liabilities and Capital ($ in Millions) 2017 2018 Q1-’19 Q2-’19 1. Customer Non-Maturity Deposits $5,741 $6,268 $6,439 $ 6,668 2. Customer Time Deposits 1,051 1,241 1,375 1,450 3. Brokered Deposits 381 246 234 201 Total Deposits 7,173 7,755 8,048 8,319 4. Borrowings 701 538 481 659 5. Other Li

  10. Slide 10: Deposit Detail (as of June 30, 2019)

    Deposit Detail (as of June 30, 2019) QTD Cost = 1.32% Certificates & YTD Cost = 1.26% Time Deposits Certificates & >$100,000 Time Deposits Total = $8.3 Billion Savings 9% <$100,000 Deposits 9% Brokered 28% Deposits 2% Demand Deposits 52% 10

  11. Slide 11: Retail Checking Account Migration

    Retail Checking Account Migration Retail Demand and Interest Checking Account Trend $1,200,000 $1,000,000 $800,000 $600,000 $400,000 $200,000 $- 6/30/17 9/30/17 12/31/17 3/31/18 6/30/18 9/30/18 12/31/18 3/31/19 6/30/19 Demand Deposits Interest Checking Migrated approximately 150,000 accounts with $1

  12. Slide 12: Capital Ratios

    Capital Ratios Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio (Target = 12.50%) Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio (Target = 10.00%) Tangible Common Equity Ratio (TCE) (Target = 9.00%) 15.00% 14.71% 14.61% 14.56% 14.25% 14.01% 13.76% 13.81% 14.00% 13.69% 13.69% 13.00% 12.12% 11.98% 12.05% 12.00% 11.64% 11.21% 11.11

  13. Slide 13: Net Interest Margin

    Net Interest Margin Q2 - '17 Q3 - '17 Q4 - '17 Q1 - '18 Q2 - '18 Q3 - '18 Q4 - '18 Q1 - '19 Q2 - '19 Net Interest Income - FTE ($millions) $ 67.2 $ 78.9 $ 83.5 $ 82.5 $ 87.2 $ 89.2 $ 90.7 $ 87.8 $ 88.4 Fair Value Accretion $ 2.3 $ 3.2 $ 4.1 $ 3.2 $ 3.8 $ 3.2 $ 3.9 $ 2.3 $ 2.2 Tax Equivalent Yield on

  14. Slide 14: Non-Interest Income

    Non-Interest Income ($ in Millions) 2017 2018 Q1-’19 Q2-’19 1. Service Charges on Deposit Accounts $ 18.7 $ 21.0 $ 5.1 $ 5.4 2. Wealth Management Fees 14.7 14.9 3.8 3.9 3. Card Payment Fees 16.1 18.0 4.8 4.9 4. Gains on Sales of Mortgage Loans 7.6 7.0 1.3 1.7 5. Derivative Hedge Fees 2.0 2.5 0.8 1.5

  15. Slide 15: Non-Interest Expense

    Non-Interest Expense ($ in Millions) 2017 2018 Q1-’19 Q2-’19 1. Salary & Benefits $119.8 $131.7 $ 33.0 $32.7 2. Premises & Equipment 30.1 32.7 8.7 8.6 3. Intangible Asset Amortization 5.6 6.7 1.5 1.5 4. Professional & Other Outside Services 12.8 8.2 1.9 2.4 5. OREO/Credit-Related Expense 1.9 1.5 1.2

  16. Slide 16: Earnings

    Earnings ($ in Millions) 2017 2018 Q1-’19 Q2-’19 1. Net Interest Income $ 277.3 $ 338.8 $ 84.9 $85.3 2. Provision for Loan Losses (9.1) (7.2) (1.2) (0.5) 3. Net Interest Income after Provision 268.2 331.6 83.7 84.8 4. Non-Interest Income 71.0 76.5 18.7 21.6 5. Non-Interest Expense (205.6) (220.0) (5

  17. Slide 17: Per Share Results

    Per Share Results 2018 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total 1. Earnings Per Share $ .74 $ .80 $ .83 $ .85 $ 3.22 2. Dividends $ .18 $ .22 $ .22 $ .22 $ .84 3. Tangible Book Value $17.14 $17.71 $18.16 $19.12 2019 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total 1. Earnings Per Share $ .78 $ .83 – – $ 1 .61 2. Dividends $ .22 $ .26 – – $ .48 3. Tangi

  18. Slide 18: Dividends and Tangible Book Value

    Dividends and Tangible Book Value Quarterly Dividends Tangible Book Value .26 0.26 0.24 .22 $21.01 0.22 $19.12 0.20 .18 $16.96 0.18 $15.85 $14.68 .15 0.16 .14 $13.65 0.14 $12.17 $10.95 .11 0.12 $9.21 $9.64 0.10 .08 0.08 0.06 .05 0.04 .03 0.02 .01 0.00 2.74% Forward Dividend Yield Compound Annual Gro

  19. Slide 19: John J. Martin, Executive Vice President, Chief Credit Officer

    John J. Martin Executive Vice President Chief Credit Officer

  20. Slide 20: Loan Portfolio Trends

    Loan Portfolio Trends Change Linked Quarter ($ in Millions) 2017 2018 Q1-'19 Q2-'19 $ % 1. Commercial & Industrial $ 1,494 $ 1,727 $ 1,789 $ 1,877 $ 88 4.9% 2. CRE Owner Occupied 700 725 714 726 12 1.7% 3. Construction, Land and 612 546 542 625 83 15.3% Land Development 4. CRE Non-Owner Occupied 1,6

  21. Slide 21: Asset Quality Summary

    Asset Quality Summary Change ($ in Millions) Linked Quarter 186.12017 2018 Q1-'19 Q2-'19 $ % 1. Non-Accrual Loans $ 28.7 $ 26.1 $ 28.0 $ 25.6 $ (2.4) (8.6%) 2. Other Real Estate 10.4 2.2 1.9 1.1 (0.8) (42.1%) 3. Renegotiated Loans 1.0 1.1 0.7 0.7 - 0.0% 4. 90+ Days Delinquent Loans 0.9 1.9 0.1 0.2 0

  22. Slide 22: Non-Performing Asset Reconciliation

    Non-Performing Asset Reconciliation ($ in Millions) Q3-'18 Q4-'18 Q1-'19 Q2-'19 1. Beginning Balance NPAs & 90+ Days Delinquent $ 29.9 $ 30.3 $ 31.3 $ 30.7 Non-Accrual 2. Add: New Non-Accruals 4.6 12.1 5.2 1.6 3. Less: To Accrual/Payoff/Renegotiated (2.5) (5.4) (1.2) (2.5) 4. Less: To OREO (0.1) (0.

  23. Slide 23: ALLL and Fair Value Summary

    ALLL and Fair Value Summary ($ in Millions) Q3-'18 Q4-'18 Q1-'19 Q2-'19 1. Beginning Allowance for Loan Losses (ALLL) $ 77.5 $ 78.4 $ 80.6 $ 80.9 2. Less: Net Charge-offs (Recoveries) 0.5 (0.5) 0.9 0.1 3. Add: Provision Expense 1.4 1.7 1.2 0.5 4. Ending Allowance for Loan Losses (ALLL) $ 78.4 $ 80.6

  24. Slide 24: Portfolio Summary

    Portfolio Summary 2nd quarter loans increased 3%, or 12% annualized led by growth in Construction and C&I loans. Non-Accrual loans and ORE decreased $2.4 and $.8 million this quarter. Asset Quality remained healthy with NPAs & 90+ days at .4% of loans. Net charge-offs were $.1 million with gross cha

  25. Slide 25: Michael C. Rechin, President and Chief Executive Officer

    Michael C. Rechin President Chief Executive Officer

  26. Slide 26: Strategy and Tactics Overview

    Strategy and Tactics Overview Looking Forward… Continue organic growth protocol. Manage market presence, core banking business margin and fee generation. Optimize our retail and commercial deposit strategy . . . products and pricing Leverage balance sheet muscle . . . Liquidity, Capital, Credit Impl

  27. Slide 27: Stock Information and Investor Inquiries

    First Merchants Corporation common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol FRME Additional information can be found at www.firstmerchants.com Investor Inquiries: Nicole Weaver, Investor Relations 765.521.7619 nweaver@firstmerchants.com 27

  28. Slide 28: Appendix

    Appendix f First Merchants Corporation

  29. Slide 29: Appendix – Non-GAAP Reconciliation

    Appendix – Non-GAAP Reconciliation 29

  30. Slide 30: Appendix – Non-GAAP Reconciliation

    Appendix – Non-GAAP Reconciliation 30

  31. Slide 31: Appendix – Non-GAAP Reconciliation

    Appendix – Non-GAAP Reconciliation 31

  32. Slide 32: Appendix – Non-GAAP Reconciliation

    Appendix – Non-GAPP Reconciliation 32

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