First Financial Bancorp. · NASDAQ:FFBC

First Financial Bancorp — Q4 2020 Earnings Presentation

39 slides from First Financial Bancorp's earnings presentation, Feb 9, 2021

  1. Slide 1: Investor Presentation Fourth Quarter 2020

    Investor Presentation Fourth 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,” “expec

  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 $16.0B NASDAQ: FFBC in assets Headquarters: Cincinnati, Ohio $9.9B/$12.2B Founded: 1863 loans / deposits Banking Centers: 143 Employees: 2,075 $4.6B wealth management Market Cap (12/31/20): $1.7B Dividend Yield (12/31/20): 5.2% 1.79% TCE Ratio: 8.47% 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 – 121 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 $3.0B / Deposits $2.0B Loans $1.7B / Deposits $5.0B Loans $3.0B / Deposits $4.1B 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 Continued investment in digital solutions, automation + data enablement Early successes include mortgage, PPP origination + enhanced OLB experience Enterprise Digital Solutions formed, led by Digital consumer deposit Consumer online Digital small Commercial online ne

  12. Slide 12: Presentation Contents

    Presentation Contents About First Financial Bancorp Financial Performance Appendix 12

  13. Slide 13: 4Q 2020 Results

    4Q 2020 Results 121st Consecutive Quarter of Profitability Net income = $48.3 million or $0.49 per diluted share. Adjusted1 net income = $49.7 million or $0.51 per diluted share2 Return on average assets = 1.20%. Adjusted1 return on average assets = 1.23% Profitability Return on average shareholders

  14. Slide 14: 4Q 2020 Highlights

    4Q 2020 Highlights Quarterly earnings bolstered by strong fee income; negatively impacted by provision expense Adjusted1 earnings per share - $0.51 Adjusted1 return on assets – 1.23% Adjusted1 pre-tax, pre-provision return on assets – 1.79% Adjusted1 return on average tangible common equity – 15.94%

  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. 4Q 2020 3Q 2020 As Reported Adjusted As Reported Adjusted Net interest income $ 118,473 $ 118,473 $ 112,180 $ 112,180 Provision for credit losses-loans

  16. Slide 16: Profitability

    Profitability Diluted EPS Return on Average Assets 1.41% $0.52 $0.51 1.23% $0.44 1.09% $0.40 1.00% 0.85% $0.31 1.34% $0.49 $0.49 1.20% $0.42 0.96% 1.04% $0.38 0.79% $0.29 4Q19 1Q20 2Q20 3Q20 4Q20 4Q19 1Q20 2Q20 3Q20 4Q20 1 Diluted EPS Adjusted EPS 1 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 3.89% 3.77% 0.21% 0.16% 0.14% 3.44% 3.49% 0.10% 3.36% 0.12% $118.9 $118.5 0.17% 0.08% 0.16% $114.3 $112.2 0.31% $6.7 $111.6 0.10% 0.12% $4.5 $4.9 $12.5 0.11% 0.15% $3.1 $4.5 $6.2 $5.8 $5.4 $3.9 $3.3 $5.5 3.54% 3.51% $3.8 3.09

  18. Slide 18: Diverse and Growing Fee Revenues

    Diverse and Growing Fee Revenues Noninterest Income 4Q20 Highlights Total $61.5 million Total fee income 34.2% of net revenue Other $5,896 $13.1 million of mortgage origination income Service Charges 10% $7,654 12% Wealth Mgmt $13.4 million gain on Visa B shares $4,093 7% Gain on Visa B shares Bankc

  19. Slide 19: Well Managed Expenses

    Well Managed Expenses Noninterest Expense 4Q20 Highlights Total $114.8 million Core expenses declined $0.7 million from the linked quarter, driven by decline in incentive compensation Other $29,709 $7.3 million of debt extinguishment 26% costs Intangible amortization $2,764 $5.1 million tax credit i

  20. Slide 20: Average Balance Sheet

    Average Balance Sheet Average Loans Average Deposits 5.33% 0.74% 0.64% 5.04% 4.25% 0.40% 4.00% 4.18% 0.27% 0.20% $10,002 $10,253 $10,128 $9,149 $9,221 $11,731 $11,563 $11,925 $10,222 $10,234 4Q19 1Q20 2Q20 3Q20 4Q20 4Q19 1Q20 2Q20 3Q20 4Q20 Gross Loans Loan Yield (Gross)1 Total Deposits Cost of Depo

  21. Slide 21: Attractive Deposit Portfolio

    Attractive Deposit Portfolio Deposit Product Mix (Avg) 4Q20 Average Deposit Progression Total $11.9 billion Interest-bearing demand $48.9 Public Funds Interest-bearing Noninterest-bearing $172.8 $1,823 demand 15% $1,660 14% Savings $44.6 Brokered CDs $614 5% Money Markets $104.6 Retail CDs $1,138 10

  22. Slide 22: Loan Portfolio

    Loan Portfolio Loan LOB Mix (EOP) Net Loan Change-LOB (Linked Quarter) Total $9.9 Billion ICRE $91.2 Franchise $424 Mortgage Commercial $26.4 Oak Street 4% $1,074 11% $584 6% Small Business Banking -$25.0 Consumer 1 $835 PPP Other 8% $595 Consumer -$11.9 $63 6% 1% Small Business Mortgage -$25.9 Bank

  23. Slide 23: Loan Concentrations

    Loan Concentrations C&I Loans by Industry 1 CRE Loans by Collateral 2 C&I Loans: $4.0B CRE Loans: $3.9B Accommodation Office & Food Services 14% Hotel/Motel Strip Center 12% 11% 6% Manufacturing Real Estate 15% Nursing/Assisted 11% Living 5% Retail Health Care 16% Residential, 1-4 7% Family Finance

  24. Slide 24: CARES Act Modifications as of 12/31/20

    CARES Act Modifications as of 12/31/20 $29 million of full principal and interest Active deferrals by round deferrals $291 million of loan modifications making Round 3 interest only payments $247 77% $320 million of total active modifications $186 million, or 58% of total deferrals are Round 1 hotel

  25. Slide 25: Area of Focus - Hotel Portfolio

    Area of Focus - Hotel Portfolio $433 million balance represents 5% of the Hotels by Flag total loan portfolio $186 million, or 43% of total hotel loans, $64 15% making interest only payments as of $34 12/31/20 $154 35% 8% $39 The overall health of the hotel portfolio was 9% strong Pre-COVID with an

  26. Slide 26: Area of Focus - Franchise Portfolio

    Area of Focus - Franchise Portfolio $424 million in balances or 4% of total loans Top 10 Concepts Drive thru and delivery are demonstrating strong performance while a portion of our sit- $120 25.0% down book, particularly buffet style, has $100 encountered pandemic related headwinds 20.0% % of Portf

  27. Slide 27: Current Expected Credit Losses - Loans and Leases

    Current Expected Credit Losses - Loans and Leases ACL / Total Loans 4Q20 Highlights $175.7 million, or 1.77% of loan balances; 1.89% 1.77% 1.55% 1.56% 1.65% excluding PPP $175.7 1.29% $168.5 $158.7 $13.8 million provision expense driven by expected $143.9 economic impact of COVID-19, partially offse

  28. Slide 28: Asset Quality

    Asset Quality Classified Assets / Total Assets Nonperforming Assets / Total Assets 0.89% 0.83% 0.84% 0.79% 0.55% 0.56% 0.42% 0.48% 0.49% 0.62% $134.0 $142.0 $124.5 $125.5 $89.1 $87.3 $78.1 $72.2 $89.3 $61.6 4Q19 1Q20 2Q20 3Q20 4Q20 4Q19 1Q20 2Q20 3Q20 4Q20 Classified Assets Classified Assets / Total

  29. Slide 29: Investment Portfolio and Liquidity

    Investment Portfolio and Liquidity Investment Portfolio Composition Liquidity Sources Non-Agency pass-through securities Total: $3.7B Corporate securities 2% Duration: ~3.2 Yrs In addition to deposits, First Financial has 3% approximately $6.3 billion of readily available Regulatory stock 3% funding

  30. Slide 30: Capital

    Capital Tier 1 Common Equity Ratio Tier 1 Capital Ratio 11.30% 11.49% 11.63% 11.82% 11.27% 11.69% 11.87% 12.02% 12.20% 11.66% 7.00% 8.50% 4Q19 1Q20 2Q20 3Q20 4Q20 Tier 1 Common Equity Ratio Basel III minimum 4Q19 1Q20 2Q20 3Q20 4Q20 Tier 1 Capital Ratio Basel III minimum Total Capital Ratio Tangible

  31. Slide 31: Capital Strategy

    Capital Strategy Tangible Book Value Per Share Strategy & Deployment 5.2% annualized dividend yield $12.93 $12.42 $12.56 November 2020 stress testing $12.26 indicates capital ratios above regulatory minimums in all modeled scenarios $11.82 Dividend payout ratio to remain elevated in near-term, but i

  32. Slide 32: Outlook Commentary

    Outlook Commentary1 Loan balances expected to remain flat in near term, excluding impact of PPP, with Balance Sheet mid single digit growth for the year Deposit balances expected to increase further with additional stimulus activity Will be positively impacted by PPP forgiveness fees over first half

  33. Slide 33: Presentation Contents

    Presentation Contents About First Financial Bancorp Financial Performance Appendix 33

  34. Slide 34: Appendix: Our Markets

    Appendix: Our Markets Greater Cincinnati Indianapolis Loans $3.0 billion Loans $1.2 billion Deposits $4.1 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

  35. Slide 35: 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

  36. Slide 36: Appendix: Non-GAAP to GAAP Reconciliation

    Appendix: Non-GAAP to GAAP Reconciliation Three months ended Dec. 31, Sep. 30, June 30, Mar. 31, Dec. 31, 2020 2020 2020 2020 2019 Net interest income $ 118,473 $ 112,180 $ 111,576 $ 114,282 $ 118,902 Tax equivalent adjustment 1,613 1,628 1,664 1,624 1,630 Net interest income - tax equivalent $ 120,

  37. Slide 37: Appendix: Non-GAAP to GAAP Reconciliation

    Appendix: Non-GAAP to GAAP Reconciliation Additional non-GAAP ratios Three months ended Dec. 31, Sep. 30, June 30, Mar. 31, Dec. 31, (Dollars in thousands, except per share data) 2020 2020 2020 2020 2019 Net income (a) $ 48,312 $ 41,477 $ 37,393 $ 28,628 $ 48,677 Average total shareholders' equity 2

  38. Slide 38: Appendix: Non-GAAP to GAAP Reconciliation

    Appendix: Non-GAAP to GAAP Reconciliation Additional non-GAAP measures 4Q20 3Q20 2Q20 1Q20 4Q19 (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) $ 118,473 $ 118,473 $ 112,180

  39. Slide 39: First Financial Bancorp

    First Financial Bancorp First Financial Center 225 East Fifth Street Cincinnati, OH 45202 39

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