Fulton Financial CorporationNASDAQ: FULT

Fulton Financial Reports Third Quarter Net Income of $62.1 Million, or $0.37 Per Diluted Share

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LANCASTER, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fulton Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:FULT) (“Fulton” or the “Corporation”) reported net income of $62.1 million, or $0.37 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2019, and net income of $178.6 million, or $1.06 per diluted share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

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“Overall, we were pleased with our third quarter results. Our consumer and commercial businesses had strong loan growth during the quarter despite the competitive headwinds in the market. Other positives for the quarter included stable credit conditions, solid fee income growth and essentially flat operating expenses, linked quarter, excluding charter consolidation expenses, prepayment penalties on FHLB advances and FDIC insurance credits,” said E. Philip Wenger, Chairman and CEO. “On the corporate front, we consolidated our last remaining affiliate banks into Fulton Bank in September. Also, in early October the Department of Justice informed us that the Department had completed its fair lending investigation of Fulton without taking any action against the company. These are two important milestones that should help facilitate growth moving forward.”

Net income per diluted share increased 5.7% in comparison to the $0.35 reported for the second quarter of 2019 and remained unchanged from the $0.37 reported for the third quarter of 2018. The increase in net income over the second quarter of 2019 was the result of increases in non-interest income and a decrease in the provision for credit losses, partially offset by a decrease in net interest income and an increase in non-interest expense.

Net Interest Income and Balance Sheet

Net interest income for the third quarter of 2019 was $161.3 million, a $3.3 million decrease from the second quarter of 2019. The decrease resulted from the impact of a 13 basis point decrease in net interest margin, partially offset by balance sheet growth. The decline in net interest margin resulted from a 12 basis point decrease in the yield on interest-earning assets and a one basis point increase in average cost of funds. The declines in asset yields were primarily the result of the 25 basis point decreases in the federal funds target rate in July and in September 2019, which had a more pronounced impact on loan yields than overall funding costs.

Total average assets for the third quarter of 2019 were $21.5 billion, an increase of $400.8 million from the second quarter of 2019, with average loans, net of unearned income, increasing $121.0 million, average other interest-earning assets increasing $100.0 million and the remaining increase occurring mainly in non interest-earning assets.

Average loans and yields, by type, for the third quarter of 2019 in comparison to the second quarter of 2019 are summarized in the following table:

Three Months Ended

Increase/(Decrease)

September 30, 2019

June 30, 2019

in balance

Balance

Yield (1)

Balance

Yield (1)

$

%

(dollars in thousands)
Average Loans and Lease, net of unearned income, by type:
Real estate - commercial mortgage

$

6,489,456

4.57%

$

6,424,213

4.67%

$

65,243

1.0

%

Commercial - industrial, financial and agricultural

4,414,992

4.56%

4,440,860

4.73%

(25,868

)

(0.6

%)

Real estate - residential mortgage

2,512,899

4.06%

2,366,685

4.09%

146,214

6.2

%

Real estate - home equity

1,364,161

5.27%

1,404,141

5.35%

(39,980

)

(2.8

%)

Real estate - construction

905,060

4.68%

943,080

5.29%

(38,020

)

(4.0

%)

Consumer

457,524

4.36%

445,666

4.38%

11,858

2.7

%

Equipment lease financing

277,555

4.41%

279,619

4.45%

(2,064

)

(0.7

%)

Other

14,860

N/A

11,812

N/A

3,048

25.8

%

 
Total Average Loans and leases, net of unearned income

$

16,436,507

4.55%

$

16,316,076

4.69%

$

120,431

0.7

%

 
(1) Presented on a fully-taxable equivalent basis using a 21% Federal tax rate and statutory interest expense disallowances.
 

Total average liabilities increased $386.4 million, or 2.1%, from the second quarter of 2019, with a $575.2 million, or 3.5%, increase in average deposits being partially offset by a $209.2 million, or 19.9%, decrease in average Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) advances and long-term debt. Average deposits and interest rates, by type, for the third quarter of 2019 in comparison to the second quarter of 2019 are summarized in the following table:

Three Months Ended

Increase/(Decrease)

September 30, 2019

June 30, 2019

in balance

Balance

Rate

Balance

Rate

$

%

(dollars in thousands)
Average Deposits, by type:
Noninterest-bearing demand

$

4,247,820

- %

$

4,200,810

- %

$

47,010

1.1%

Interest-bearing demand

4,448,112

0.82%

4,186,280

0.78%

261,832

6.3%

Savings and money market deposits

5,026,316

0.87%

4,925,788

0.86%

100,528

2.0%

Total average demand and savings

13,722,248

0.58%

13,312,878

0.56%

409,370

3.1%

Brokered deposits

253,426

2.40%

246,154

2.58%

7,272

3.0%

Time deposits

2,974,993

1.86%

2,816,424

1.74%

158,569

5.6%

 
Total Average Deposits

$

16,950,667

0.84%

$

16,375,456

0.80%

$

575,211

3.5%

 

Asset Quality

The provision for credit losses for the third quarter of 2019 was $2.2 million, down from $5.0 million for the second quarter of 2019.

Non-performing assets were $143.7 million, or 0.66% of total assets, at September 30, 2019, compared to $155.0 million, or 0.73% of total assets, at June 30, 2019 and $130.8 million, or 0.64% of total assets, at September 30, 2018.

Annualized net charge-offs for the quarter ended September 30, 2019 were 0.15% of total average loans, compared to net recoveries of 0.04% for the quarter ended June 30, 2019. The allowance for credit losses as a percentage of non-performing loans was 127% at September 30, 2019, compared to 120% at June 30, 2019.

Non-interest Income

Non-interest income in the third quarter of 2019, excluding investment securities gains, was $55.3 million, an increase of $1.2 million, or 2.2%, in comparison to the second quarter of 2019 and an increase of $4.3 million, or 8.4%, compared to the third quarter of 2018.

Consumer banking income increased, driven by growth in card income. Commercial banking income decreased slightly as higher commercial loan interest rate swap fees were offset by declines in merchant and card income and Small Business Administration (SBA) loan sale gains. Other income increased $595,000 mainly due to earnings on additional investments in bank-owned life insurance.

During the third quarter of 2019, Fulton completed a balance sheet restructuring involving the sale of approximately $400 million of investment securities and a corresponding prepayment of FHLB advances. As a result of these transactions, $4.5 million of investment securities gains were realized during the quarter.

Non-interest Expense

Non-interest expense was $146.8 million in the third quarter of 2019, an increase of $2.6 million, or 1.8%, compared to the second quarter of 2019 and an increase of $11.4 million, or 8.4%, compared to the third quarter of 2018.

Expenses incurred in the third quarter of 2019 related to the consolidation of the remaining subsidiary banks were comparable to the prior quarter, totaling approximately $5.2 million, primarily in outside services and other expenses. Increases were realized in other expenses, including approximately $4.3 million of penalties related to the prepayment of certain FHLB advances in conjunction with the previously mentioned balance sheet restructuring. These increases were partially offset by decreases in occupancy costs and FDIC insurance due to the recognition of assessment credits of $2.6 million in the third quarter of 2019.

Income Tax Expense

The effective income tax rate for the third quarter of 2019 was 13.9%, as compared to 14.2% for the second quarter of 2019.

Additional information on Fulton is available on the Internet at www.fult.com.

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Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts, nor assurance of future performance. Instead, they are based on current beliefs, expectations and assumptions regarding the future of the Corporation’s business, future plans and strategies, projections, anticipated events and trends, the economy and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of the Corporation’s control, and actual results and financial condition may differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Therefore, you should not unduly rely on any of these forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement is based only on information currently available and speaks only as of the date when made. The Corporation undertakes no obligation, other than as required by law, to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

A discussion of certain risks and uncertainties affecting the Corporation, and some of the factors that could cause the Corporation's actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, can be found in the sections entitled "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019, which have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are available in the Investor Relations section of the Corporation's website (www.fult.com) and on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website (www.sec.gov).

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Corporation uses certain non-GAAP financial measures in this earnings release. These non-GAAP financial measures are reconciled to the most comparable GAAP measures in tables at the end of this release.

FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
in thousands, except per-share data and percentages

Three Months Ended

Sep 30

Jun 30

Mar 31

Dec 31

Sep 30

2019

2019

2019

2018

2018

Ending Balances
Investments

$

2,705,610

$

2,853,358

$

2,748,249

$

2,686,973

$

2,635,413

Loans, net of unearned income

16,686,866

16,368,458

16,262,633

16,165,800

15,925,093

Total assets

21,703,618

21,308,670

20,974,649

20,682,152

20,364,810

Deposits

17,342,717

16,388,895

16,377,978

16,376,159

16,249,014

Shareholders' equity

2,324,016

2,308,798

2,301,019

2,247,573

2,283,014

 
Average Balances
Investments

$

2,829,672

$

2,790,392

$

2,699,130

$

2,646,266

$

2,596,414

Loans, net of unearned income

16,436,507

16,316,076

16,194,375

15,965,637

15,862,143

Total assets

21,457,800

21,057,030

20,690,365

20,512,130

20,273,232

Deposits

16,950,667

16,375,456

16,275,633

16,413,066

15,967,234

Shareholders' equity

2,315,585

2,301,258

2,265,097

2,281,669

2,269,093

 
Income Statement
Net interest income

$

161,260

$

164,544

$

163,315

$

162,944

$

160,127

Provision for credit losses

2,170

5,025

5,100

8,200

1,620

Non-interest income

59,813

54,315

46,751

49,523

51,033

Non-interest expense

146,770

144,168

137,824

140,685

135,413

Income before taxes

72,133

69,666

67,142

63,582

74,127

Net income

62,108

59,779

56,663

58,083

65,633

Pre-provision net revenue(1)

76,741

76,114

73,775

78,320

77,370

 
Per Share
Net income (basic)

$

0.38

$

0.36

$

0.33

$

0.33

$

0.37

Net income (diluted)

$

0.37

$

0.35

$

0.33

$

0.33

$

0.37

Cash dividends

$

0.13

$

0.13

$

0.13

$

0.16

$

0.12

Tangible common equity(1)

10.91

10.63

10.39

10.08

9.95

Weighted average shares (basic)

165,324

168,343

169,884

174,571

175,942

Weighted average shares (diluted)

166,126

169,168

170,909

175,473

177,128

 
Asset Quality
Net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans (annualized)

0.15%

-0.04%

0.10%

0.17%

0.08%

Non-performing loans to total loans

0.81%

0.90%

0.85%

0.86%

0.75%

Non-performing assets to total assets

0.66%

0.73%

0.70%

0.73%

0.64%

Allowance for credit losses to loans outstanding

1.04%

1.08%

1.05%

1.05%

1.05%

Allowance for loan losses to loans outstanding

1.00%

1.04%

1.00%

0.99%

0.99%

Allowance for credit losses to non-performing loans

127%

120%

123%

121%

140%

Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans

122%

115%

117%

115%

131%

Non-performing assets to tangible shareholders' equity and allowance for credit losses(1)

7.32%

7.94%

7.63%

7.97%

6.81%

 
 
Profitability
Return on average assets

1.15%

1.14%

1.11%

1.12%

1.28%

Return on average shareholders' equity

10.64%

10.42%

10.15%

10.10%

11.48%

Return on average shareholders' equity (tangible)(1)

14.03%

13.60%

13.28%

13.17%

14.99%

Net interest margin

3.31%

3.44%

3.49%

3.44%

3.42%

Efficiency ratio(1)

63.6%

64.2%

63.9%

62.2%

62.5%

 
Capital Ratios
Tangible common equity ratio(1)

8.45%

8.54%

8.64%

8.52%

8.83%

Tier 1 leverage ratio(2)

8.47%

8.68%

8.92%

9.01%

9.34%

Common equity Tier 1 capital ratio(2)

9.64%

9.96%

10.16%

10.22%

10.80%

Tier 1 capital ratio(2)

9.64%

9.96%

10.16%

10.22%

10.80%

Total risk-based capital ratio(2)

12.02%

12.44%

12.63%

12.75%

13.34%

 
 
(1) Please refer to the calculation on the page titled “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures” at the end of this document.
(2) Regulatory capital ratios as of September 30, 2019 are preliminary and prior periods are actual.
 
FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED ENDING BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
dollars in thousands

% Change from

Sep 30

Jun 30

Mar 31

Dec 31

Sep 30

Jun 30

Sep 30

2019

2019

2019

2018

2018

2019

2018

 
ASSETS
 
Cash and due from banks

$

120,671

$

107,091

$

115,884

$

103,436

$

90,361

12.7

%

33.5

%

Other interest-earning assets

572,499

488,968

411,037

421,534

388,256

17.1

%

47.5

%

Loans held for sale

33,945

45,754

27,768

27,099

27,525

(25.8

%)

23.3

%

Investment securities

2,705,610

2,853,358

2,748,249

2,686,973

2,635,413

(5.2

%)

2.7

%

Loans, net of unearned income

16,686,866

16,368,458

16,262,633

16,165,800

15,925,093

1.9

%

4.8

%

Allowance for loan losses

(166,135

)

(170,233

)

(162,109

)

(160,537

)

(157,810

)

(2.4

%)

5.3

%

Net loans

16,520,731

16,198,225

16,100,524

16,005,263

15,767,283

2.0

%

4.8

%

Premises and equipment

237,344

243,300

239,004

234,529

231,236

(2.4

%)

2.6

%

Accrued interest receivable

60,447

62,984

62,207

58,879

58,584

(4.0

%)

3.2

%

Goodwill and intangible assets

534,178

535,249

535,356

531,556

531,556

(0.2

%)

0.5

%

Other assets

918,193

773,741

734,620

612,883

634,596

18.7

%

44.7

%

 
Total Assets

$

21,703,618

$

21,308,670

$

20,974,649

$

20,682,152

$

20,364,810

1.9

%

6.6

%

 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
Deposits

$

17,342,717

$

16,388,895

$

16,377,978

$

16,376,159

$

16,249,014

5.8

%

6.7

%

Short-term borrowings

832,860

1,188,390

829,016

754,777

485,565

(29.9

%)

71.5

%

Other liabilities

477,311

435,171

401,324

311,364

355,102

9.7

%

34.4

%

FHLB advances and long-term debt

726,714

987,416

1,065,312

992,279

992,115

(26.4

%)

(26.8

%)

 
Total Liabilities

19,379,602

18,999,872

18,673,630

18,434,579

18,081,796

2.0

%

7.2

%

 
Shareholders' equity

2,324,016

2,308,798

2,301,019

2,247,573

2,283,014

0.7

%

1.8

%

 
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

$

21,703,618

$

21,308,670

$

20,974,649

$

20,682,152

$

20,364,810

1.9

%

6.6

%

 
LOANS, DEPOSITS AND SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS DETAIL:
 

Loans, by type:

Real estate - commercial mortgage

$

6,604,634

$

6,497,973

$

6,428,688

$

6,434,285

$

6,337,984

1.6

%

4.2

%

Commercial - industrial, financial and agricultural

4,494,496

4,365,248

4,429,538

4,404,548

4,288,823

3.0

%

4.8

%

Real estate - residential mortgage

2,570,793

2,451,966

2,313,908

2,251,044

2,173,548

4.8

%

18.3

%

Real estate - home equity

1,346,115

1,386,974

1,413,500

1,452,137

1,469,152

(2.9

%)

(8.4

%)

Real estate - construction

913,644

922,547

953,087

916,599

979,857

(1.0

%)

(6.8

%)

Consumer

464,213

452,874

433,545

419,186

390,708

2.5

%

18.8

%

Leasing and other

292,971

290,876

290,367

288,001

285,021

0.7

%

2.8

%

 
Total Loans, net of unearned income

$

16,686,866

$

16,368,458

$

16,262,633

$

16,165,800

$

15,925,093

1.9

%

4.8

%

 

Deposits, by type:

Noninterest-bearing demand

$

4,240,478

$

4,226,404

$

4,255,043

$

4,310,105

$

4,216,064

0.3

%

0.6

%

Interest-bearing demand

4,771,109

4,083,615

4,207,442

4,240,974

4,289,181

16.8

%

11.2

%

Savings and money market accounts

5,094,387

4,938,998

4,907,346

4,926,937

4,878,982

3.1

%

4.4

%

Total demand and savings

14,105,974

13,249,017

13,369,831

13,478,016

13,384,227

6.5

%

5.4

%

Brokered deposits

256,870

246,116

251,395

176,239

164,601

4.4

%

56.1

%

Time deposits

2,979,873

2,893,762

2,756,752

2,721,904

2,700,186

3.0

%

10.4

%

 
Total Deposits

$

17,342,717

$

16,388,895

$

16,377,978

$

16,376,159

$

16,249,014

5.8

%

6.7

%

 
Short-term borrowings, by type:
Customer repurchase agreements

$

58,853

$

56,496

$

54,440

$

43,499

$

82,741

4.2

%

(28.9

%)

Customer short-term promissory notes

279,007

281,894

299,576

326,278

267,824

(1.0

%)

4.2

%

Short-term FHLB advances

475,000

650,000

475,000

385,000

85,000

(26.9

%)

N/M

Federal funds purchased

20,000

200,000

-

-

50,000

(90.0

%)

(60.0

%)

 
Total Short-term Borrowings

$

832,860

$

1,188,390

$

829,016

$

754,777

$

485,565

(29.9

%)

71.5

%

 
N/M - Not meaningful
FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)
dollars in thousands

Three Months Ended

% Change from

Sep 30

Jun 30

Mar 31

Dec 31

Sep 30

Jun 30

Sep 30

Nine Months Ended Sep 30

2019

2019

2019

2018

2018

2019

2018

2019

2018

% Change

 
Interest Income:
Interest income

$

208,413

$

210,034

$

204,700

$

200,609

$

194,048

(0.8

%)

7.4

%

$

623,147

$

557,905

11.7

%

Interest expense

47,153

45,490

41,385

37,665

33,921

3.7

%

39.0

%

134,028

90,393

48.3

%

 
Net Interest Income

161,260

164,544

163,315

162,944

160,127

(2.0

%)

0.7

%

489,119

467,512

4.6

%

Provision for credit losses

2,170

5,025

5,100

8,200

1,620

(56.8

%)

34.0

%

12,295

38,707

(68.2

%)

 
Net Interest Income after Provision

159,090

159,519

158,215

154,744

158,507

(0.3

%)

0.4

%

476,824

428,805

11.2

%

 
Non-Interest Income:
Wealth management fees

13,867

14,153

13,239

13,408

13,066

(2.0

%)

6.1

%

41,259

38,740

6.5

%

Mortgage banking income

6,658

6,593

4,772

4,774

4,896

1.0

%

36.0

%

18,023

14,252

26.5

%

Consumer banking income:
Card income

5,791

5,047

4,686

4,966

5,382

14.7

%

7.6

%

15,524

14,531

6.8

%

Overdraft fees

4,682

4,413

4,104

4,653

4,443

6.1

%

5.4

%

13,199

12,952

1.9

%

Other consumer banking income

2,860

2,907

2,587

2,799

2,840

(1.6

%)

0.7

%

8,354

8,522

(2.0

%)

Total consumer banking income

13,333

12,367

11,377

12,418

12,665

7.8

%

5.3

%

37,077

36,005

3.0

%

Commercial banking income:
Merchant and card income

6,166

6,512

5,558

5,656

6,307

(5.3

%)

(2.2

%)

18,236

17,770

2.6

%

Cash management fees

4,696

4,638

4,361

4,340

4,472

1.3

%

5.0

%

13,695

13,242

3.4

%

Commercial loan interest rate swap fees

3,944

3,477

2,028

2,540

3,607

13.4

%

9.3

%

9,449

7,291

29.6

%

Other commercial banking income

3,478

3,815

2,816

3,466

3,154

(8.8

%)

10.3

%

10,109

9,625

5.0

%

Total commercial banking income

18,284

18,442

14,763

16,002

17,540

(0.9

%)

4.2

%

51,489

47,928

7.4

%

Other income

3,179

2,584

2,535

2,921

2,852

23.0

%

11.5

%

8,298

9,040

(8.2

%)

Non-Interest Income before Investment Securities Gains

55,321

54,139

46,686

49,523

51,019

2.2

%

8.4

%

156,146

145,965

7.0

%

Investment securities gains, net

4,492

176

65

-

14

N/M

N/M

4,733

37

N/M

 
Total Non-Interest Income

59,813

54,315

46,751

49,523

51,033

10.1

%

17.2

%

160,879

146,002

10.2

%

 
Non-Interest Expense:
Salaries and employee benefits

78,211

78,991

77,757

75,745

76,770

(1.0

%)

1.9

%

234,959

227,457

3.3

%

Net occupancy

12,368

14,469

12,909

12,708

12,578

(14.5

%)

(1.7

%)

39,746

38,970

2.0

%

Other outside services

12,163

11,259

8,352

8,944

9,122

8.0

%

33.3

%

31,774

24,814

28.0

%

Data processing and software

11,590

11,268

10,353

10,203

10,157

2.9

%

14.1

%

33,211

31,083

6.8

%

Equipment

3,459

3,299

3,342

3,275

3,000

4.8

%

15.3

%

10,100

9,968

1.3

%

Professional fees

3,331

2,970

3,960

3,546

3,427

12.2

%

(2.8

%)

10,261

10,615

(3.3

%)

Marketing

3,322

2,863

2,160

1,577

2,692

16.0

%

23.4

%

8,345

7,277

14.7

%

Amortization of tax credit investments

1,533

1,492

1,491

6,538

1,637

2.7

%

(6.4

%)

4,516

4,911

(8.0

%)

FDIC insurance

239

2,755

2,609

2,563

2,814

(91.3

%)

(91.5

%)

5,603

8,430

(33.5

%)

Intangible amortization

1,071

107

107

-

-

N/M

100.0

%

1,285

-

100.0

%

Other

19,483

14,695

14,784

15,586

13,216

32.6

%

47.4

%

48,962

41,894

16.9

%

 
Total Non-Interest Expense

146,770

144,168

137,824

140,685

135,413

1.8

%

8.4

%

428,762

405,419

5.8

%

 
Income before Income Taxes

72,133

69,666

67,142

63,582

74,127

3.5

%

(2.7

%)

208,941

169,388

23.4

%

Income tax expense

10,025

9,887

10,479

5,499

8,494

1.4

%

18.0

%

30,391

19,078

59.3

%

 
Net Income

$

62,108

$

59,779

$

56,663

$

58,083

$

65,633

3.9

%

(5.4

%)

$

178,550

$

150,310

18.8

%

 
PER SHARE:
 
Net income:
Basic

$

0.38

$

0.36

$

0.33

$

0.33

$

0.37

5.6

%

2.7

%

$

1.06

$

0.86

23.3

%

Diluted

0.37

0.35

0.33

0.33

0.37

5.7

%

-

1.06

0.85

24.7

%

Cash dividends

0.13

0.13

0.13

0.16

0.12

-

8.3

%

0.39

0.36

8.3

%

 
Weighted average shares (basic)

165,324

168,343

169,884

174,571

175,942

(1.8

%)

(6.0

%)

167,834

175,672

(4.5

%)

Weighted average shares (diluted)

166,126

169,168

170,909

175,473

177,128

(1.8

%)

(6.2

%)

168,722

176,848

(4.6

%)

 
N/M - not meaningful
FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)
dollars in thousands

Three Months Ended

September 30, 2019

June 30, 2019

September 30, 2018

Average

Yield/

Average

Yield/

Average

Yield/

Balance

Interest (1)

Rate

Balance

Interest (1)

Rate

Balance

Interest (1)

Rate

ASSETS
 
Interest-earning assets:
Loans, net of unearned income

$

16,436,507

$

188,280

4.55

%

$

16,316,076

$

190,693

4.69

%

$

15,862,143

$

177,329

4.44

%

 
Taxable investment securities

2,282,292

15,565

2.73

%

2,348,443

15,935

2.71

%

2,239,837

13,956

2.49

%

Tax-exempt investment securities

516,907

4,650

3.57

%

444,227

4,140

3.70

%

415,908

3,841

3.67

%

 
Total Investment Securities

2,799,199

20,215

2.88

%

2,792,670

20,075

2.87

%

2,655,745

17,797

2.68

%

 
Loans held for sale

31,898

466

5.83

%

24,568

350

5.71

%

27,195

388

5.71

%

Other interest-earning assets

509,579

2,709

2.12

%

409,617

2,168

2.12

%

416,129

1,601

1.53

%

 
Total Interest-earning Assets

19,777,183

211,670

4.25

%

19,542,931

213,286

4.37

%

18,961,212

197,115

4.13

%

 
Noninterest-earning assets:
Cash and due from banks

120,967

116,285

100,568

Premises and equipment

240,383

240,666

231,280

Other assets

1,491,115

1,321,057

1,137,293

Less: allowance for loan losses

(171,848

)

(163,909

)

(157,121

)

 
Total Assets

$

21,457,800

$

21,057,030

$

20,273,232

 
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits

$

4,448,112

$

9,163

0.82

%

$

4,186,280

$

8,172

0.78

%

$

4,116,051

$

6,378

0.61

%

Savings deposits

5,026,316

11,059

0.87

%

4,925,788

10,549

0.86

%

4,718,148

7,569

0.64

%

Brokered deposits

253,426

1,536

2.40

%

246,154

1,582

2.58

%

162,467

840

2.05

%

Time deposits

2,974,993

13,979

1.86

%

2,816,424

12,247

1.74

%

2,672,548

9,032

1.34

%

 
Total Interest-bearing Deposits

12,702,847

35,737

1.12

%

12,174,646

32,550

1.07

%

11,669,214

23,819

0.81

%

 
Short-term borrowings

919,697

4,156

1.78

%

941,504

4,462

1.89

%

724,132

2,002

1.09

%

FHLB advances and long-term debt

842,706

7,260

3.44

%

1,051,919

8,480

3.23

%

988,748

8,100

3.26

%

 
Total Interest-bearing Liabilities

14,465,250

47,153

1.29

%

14,168,069

45,492

1.29

%

13,382,094

33,921

1.01

%

 
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits

4,247,820

4,200,810

4,298,020

Other

429,145

386,893

324,025

 
Total Liabilities

19,142,215

18,755,772

18,004,139

 
Shareholders' equity

2,315,585

2,301,258

2,269,093

 
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

$

21,457,800

$

21,057,030

$

20,273,232

 
Net interest income/net interest margin (fully taxable equivalent)

164,517

3.31

%

167,794

3.44

%

163,194

3.42

%

Tax equivalent adjustment

(3,257

)

(3,250

)

(3,067

)

 
Net interest income

$

161,260

$

164,544

$

160,127

 
(1) Presented on a fully taxable-equivalent basis using a 21% federal tax rate and statutory interest expense disallowances.
Note: The weighted average interest rate on total average interest-bearing liabilities and average non-interest bearing demand deposits (“cost of funds”) was 1.00%, 0.99% and 0.76% for the three months ended September 30, 2019, June 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018, respectively.
AVERAGE LOANS, DEPOSITS AND SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS DETAIL:
 

Three Months Ended

% Change from

Sep 30

Jun 30

Mar 31

Dec 31

Sep 30

Jun 30

Sep 30

2019

2019

2019

2018

2018

2019

2018

 
Loans, by type:
Real estate - commercial mortgage

$

6,489,456

$

6,424,213

$

6,378,145

$

6,343,024

$

6,309,663

1.0

%

2.8

%

Commercial - industrial, financial and agricultural

4,414,992

4,440,860

4,462,609

4,329,937

4,304,320

(0.6

%)

2.6

%

Real estate - residential mortgage

2,512,899

2,366,685

2,276,611

2,209,993

2,142,977

6.2

%

17.3

%

Real estate - home equity

1,364,161

1,404,141

1,433,574

1,459,647

1,474,011

(2.8

%)

(7.5

%)

Real estate - construction

905,060

943,080

930,246

931,724

969,575

(4.0

%)

(6.7

%)

Consumer

457,524

445,666

424,480

406,436

375,656

2.7

%

21.8

%

Leasing and other

292,415

291,431

288,710

284,876

285,941

0.3

%

2.3

%

 
Total Loans, net of unearned income

$

16,436,507

$

16,316,076

$

16,194,375

$

15,965,637

$

15,862,143

0.7

%

3.6

%

 
Deposits, by type:
Noninterest-bearing demand

$

4,247,820

$

4,200,810

$

4,222,875

$

4,321,776

$

4,298,020

1.1

%

(1.2

%)

Interest-bearing demand

4,448,112

4,186,280

4,153,984

4,225,157

4,116,051

6.3

%

8.1

%

Savings and money market accounts

5,026,316

4,925,788

4,912,856

4,979,712

4,718,148

2.0

%

6.5

%

Total demand and savings

13,722,248

13,312,878

13,289,715

13,526,645

13,132,219

3.1

%

4.5

%

Brokered deposits

253,426

246,154

220,115

164,280

162,467

3.0

%

56.0

%

Time deposits

2,974,993

2,816,424

2,765,803

2,722,141

2,672,548

5.6

%

11.3

%

 
Total Deposits

$

16,950,667

$

16,375,456

$

16,275,633

$

16,413,066

$

15,967,234

3.5

%

6.2

%

 
Short-term borrowings, by type:
Customer repurchase agreements

$

61,230

$

56,171

$

56,707

$

64,102

$

148,660

9.0

%

(58.8

%)

Customer short-term promissory notes

271,663

288,696

312,092

310,296

298,896

(5.9

%)

(9.1

%)

Federal funds purchased

101,022

181,769

157,122

43

145,793

(44.4

%)

(30.7

%)

Short-term FHLB advances and other borrowings

485,782

414,868

294,133

130,109

130,783

17.1

%

N/M

 
Total Short-term Borrowings

$

919,697

$

941,504

$

820,054

$

504,550

$

724,132

(2.3

%)

27.0

%

 
N/M - Not meaningful

FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)
dollars in thousands

Nine Months Ended September 30

2019

2018

Average

Average

Balance

Interest (1)

Yield/Rate

Balance

Interest (1)

Yield/Rate

ASSETS
 
Interest-earning assets:
Loans, net of unearned income

$

16,316,540

$

565,095

4.63

%

$

15,764,587

$

509,596

4.32

%

Taxable investment securities

2,305,472

46,935

2.71

%

2,233,972

41,034

2.45

%

Tax-exempt investment securities

468,689

12,940

3.66

%

412,496

11,307

3.64

%

Equity securities

-

-

-

167

5

13.01

%

 
Total Investment Securities

2,774,161

59,875

2.87

%

2,646,635

52,346

2.63

%

 
Loans held for sale

24,357

1,056

5.78

%

23,175

888

5.11

%

Other interest-earning assets

428,982

6,879

2.14

%

345,512

4,016

1.55

%

 
Total Interest-earning Assets

19,544,040

632,905

4.33

%

18,779,909

566,846

4.03

%

 
Noninterest-earning assets:
Cash and due from banks

116,019

102,352

Premises and equipment

239,402

231,195

Other assets

1,337,482

1,121,267

Less: allowance for loan losses

(165,733

)

(162,368

)

 
Total Assets

$

21,071,210

$

20,072,355

 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits

$

4,263,869

$

24,854

0.78

%

$

4,009,596

$

15,341

0.51

%

Savings deposits

4,955,403

31,570

0.85

%

4,584,377

17,481

0.51

%

Brokered deposits

240,020

4,500

2.51

%

107,569

1,511

1.88

%

Time deposits

2,853,172

37,050

1.74

%

2,660,008

25,220

1.27

%

 
Total Interest-bearing Deposits

12,312,464

97,974

1.06

%

11,361,550

59,553

0.70

%

 
Short-term borrowings

894,116

12,200

1.81

%

880,745

7,079

1.07

%

FHLB advances and long-term debt

965,111

23,854

3.30

%

973,751

23,761

3.26

%

 
Total Interest-bearing Liabilities

14,171,691

134,028

1.26

%

13,216,046

90,393

0.91

%

 
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits

4,223,927

4,275,443

Other

381,427

333,832

 
Total Liabilities

18,777,045

17,825,321

 
Shareholders' equity

2,294,165

2,247,034

 
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

$

21,071,210

$

20,072,355

 
Net interest income/net interest margin (fully taxable equivalent)

498,877

3.41

%

476,453

3.39

%

Tax equivalent adjustment

(9,758

)

(8,941

)

 
Net interest income

$

489,119

$

467,512

 

(1) Presented on a fully taxable-equivalent basis using a 21% federal tax rate and statutory interest expense disallowances.

Note: The weighted average interest rate on total average interest-bearing liabilities and average non-interest bearing demand deposits (“cost of funds”) was 0.97% and 0.69% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
AVERAGE LOANS, DEPOSITS AND SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS DETAIL:
 

Nine Months Ended

September 30

2019

2018

% Change

 
Loans, by type:
Real estate - commercial mortgage

$

6,431,012

$

6,304,687

2.0

%

Commercial - industrial, financial and agricultural

4,439,314

4,309,408

3.0

%

Real estate - residential mortgage

2,386,264

2,043,223

16.8

%

Real estate - home equity

1,400,371

1,505,069

(7.0

%)

Real estate - construction

926,036

977,327

(5.2

%)

Consumer

442,678

345,937

28.0

%

Leasing and other

290,865

278,936

4.3

%

 
Total Loans, net of unearned income

$

16,316,540

$

15,764,587

3.5

%

 
Deposits, by type:
Noninterest-bearing demand

$

4,223,927

$

4,275,443

(1.2

%)

Interest-bearing demand

4,263,869

4,009,596

6.3

%

Savings and money market accounts

4,955,403

4,584,377

8.1

%

Total demand and savings

13,443,199

12,869,416

4.5

%

Brokered deposits

240,020

107,569

N/M

Time deposits

2,853,172

2,660,008

7.3

%

 
Total Deposits

$

16,536,391

$

15,636,993

5.8

%

 
Short-term borrowings, by type:
Customer repurchase agreements

$

250,568

$

162,345

54.3

%

Customer short-term promissory notes

290,669

307,854

(5.6

%)

Federal funds purchased

146,432

307,114

(52.3

%)

Short-term FHLB advances and other borrowings

206,447

103,432

99.6

%

 
Total Short-term Borrowings

$

894,116

$

880,745

1.5

%

 
N/M - Not meaningful
FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
ASSET QUALITY INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
dollars in thousands
 

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

Sep 30

Jun 30

Mar 31

Dec 31

Sep 30

Sep 30

Sep 30

2019

2019

2019

2018

2018

2019

2018

ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES:
 
Balance at beginning of period

$

176,941

$

170,372

$

169,410

$

167,826

$

169,247

$

169,410

$

176,084

 
Loans charged off:
Commercial - industrial, financial and agricultural

(7,181

)

(1,895

)

(2,787

)

(6,263

)

(3,541

)

(11,863

)

(46,178

)

Real estate - commercial mortgage

(394

)

(230

)

(1,145

)

(762

)

(650

)

(1,769

)

(1,283

)

Consumer and home equity

(1,375

)

(1,001

)

(902

)

(1,884

)

(1,415

)

(3,278

)

(4,243

)

Real estate - residential mortgage

(533

)

(134

)

(655

)

(446

)

(483

)

(1,322

)

(1,128

)

Real estate - construction

(45

)

(3

)

(95

)

(392

)

(212

)

(143

)

(976

)

Leasing and other

(600

)

(448

)

(785

)

(889

)

(582

)

(1,833

)

(1,632

)

Total loans charged off

(10,128

)

(3,711

)

(6,369

)

(10,636

)

(6,883

)

(20,208

)

(55,440

)

Recoveries of loans previously charged off:
Commercial - industrial, financial and agricultural

2,311

2,680

1,243

2,647

731

6,234

2,347

Real estate - commercial mortgage

444

169

136

94

928

749

1,528

Consumer and home equity

348

802

407

684

607

1,557

1,709

Real estate - residential mortgage

440

211

132

100

317

783

520

Real estate - construction

164

1,245

84

415

664

1,493

1,414

Leasing and other

107

148

229

80

595

484

957

Recoveries of loans previously charged off

3,814

5,255

2,231

4,020

3,842

11,300

8,475

Net loans charged off

(6,314

)

1,544

(4,138

)

(6,616

)

(3,041

)

(8,908

)

(46,965

)

Provision for credit losses

2,170

5,025

5,100

8,200

1,620

12,295

38,707

 
Balance at end of period

$

172,797

$

176,941

$

170,372

$

169,410

$

167,826

$

172,797

$

167,826

 
Net charge-offs to average loans (annualized)

0.15

%

(0.04

%)

0.10

%

0.17

%

0.08

%

0.07

%

0.40

%

 
NON-PERFORMING ASSETS:
 
Non-accrual loans

$

124,287

$

133,118

$

127,141

$

128,572

$

106,433

Loans 90 days past due and accruing

11,689

14,598

11,540

11,106

13,663

Total non-performing loans

135,976

147,716

138,681

139,678

120,096

Other real estate owned

7,706

7,241

9,012

10,518

10,684

 
Total non-performing assets

$

143,682

$

154,957

$

147,693

$

150,196

$

130,780

 
NON-PERFORMING LOANS, BY TYPE:
 
Commercial - industrial, financial and agricultural

$

37,126

$

47,260

$

50,148

$

51,269

$

43,391

Real estate - commercial mortgage

45,710

43,850

29,817

32,153

37,393

Real estate - residential mortgage

20,150

21,659

22,299

19,101

19,076

Consumer and home equity

11,012

12,378

10,770

10,178

10,362

Real estate - construction

4,312

4,632

7,039

7,390

9,784

Leasing

17,666

17,937

18,608

19,587

90

 
Total non-performing loans

$

135,976

$

147,716

$

138,681

$

139,678

$

120,096

FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES (UNAUDITED)
in thousands, except per share data and percentages
 
Explanatory note: This press release contains supplemental financial information, as detailed below, which has been derived by methods other than Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"). The Corporation has presented these non-GAAP financial measures because it believes that these measures provide useful and comparative information to assess trends in the Corporation's results of operations. Presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is consistent with how the Corporation evaluates its performance internally and these non-GAAP financial measures are frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in the Corporation's industry. Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures, in addition to GAAP measures, are also useful to investors to evaluate the Corporation's results. Investors should recognize that the Corporation's presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures might not be comparable to similarly-titled measures of other companies. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered a substitute for GAAP basis measures, and the Corporation strongly encourages a review of its condensed consolidated financial statements in their entirety. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measure follow:
 

Three Months Ended

Sep 30

Jun 30

Mar 31

Dec 31

Sep 30

2019

2019

2019

2018

2018

Shareholders' equity (tangible), per share
Shareholders' equity

$

2,324,016

$

2,308,798

$

2,301,019

$

2,247,573

$

2,283,014

Less: Goodwill and intangible assets

(534,178

)

(535,249

)

(535,356

)

(531,556

)

(531,556

)

Tangible shareholders' equity (numerator)

$

1,789,838

$

1,773,549

$

1,765,663

$

1,716,017

$

1,751,458

 
Shares outstanding, end of period (denominator)

164,036

166,903

169,923

170,184

176,019

 
Shareholders' equity (tangible), per share

$

10.91

$

10.63

$

10.39

$

10.08

$

9.95

 
Return on average shareholders' equity (tangible)
Net income

$

62,108

$

59,779

$

56,663

$

58,083

$

65,633

Plus: Intangible amortization, net of tax

846

85

85

-

-

(Numerator)

$

62,954

$

59,864

$

56,748

$

58,083

$

65,633

 
Average shareholders' equity

$

2,315,585

$

2,301,258

$

2,265,097

$

2,281,669

$

2,269,093

Less: Average goodwill and intangible assets

(535,184

)

(535,301

)

(531,767

)

(531,556

)

(531,556

)

Average tangible shareholders' equity (denominator)

$

1,780,401

$

1,765,957

$

1,733,330

$

1,750,113

$

1,737,537

 
Return on average shareholders' equity (tangible), annualized

14.03

%

13.60

%

13.28

%

13.17

%

14.99

%

 
Tangible Common Equity to Tangible Assets (TCE Ratio)
Shareholders' equity

$

2,324,016

$

2,308,798

$

2,301,019

$

2,247,573

$

2,283,014

Less: Intangible assets

(534,178

)

(535,249

)

(535,356

)

(531,556

)

(531,556

)

Tangible shareholders' equity (numerator)

$

1,789,838

$

1,773,549

$

1,765,663

$

1,716,017

$

1,751,458

 
Total assets

$

21,703,618

$

21,308,670

$

20,974,649

$

20,682,152

$

20,364,810

Less: Intangible assets

(534,178

)

(535,249

)

(535,356

)

(531,556

)

(531,556

)

Total tangible assets (denominator)

$

21,169,440

$

20,773,421

$

20,439,293

$

20,150,596

$

19,833,254

 
Tangible Common Equity to Tangible Assets

8.45

%

8.54

%

8.64

%

8.52

%

8.83

%

 
Efficiency ratio
Non-interest expense

$

146,770

$

144,168

$

137,824

$

140,685

$

135,413

Less: Intangible amortization

(1,071

)

(107

)

(107

)

-

-

Less: Amortization of tax credit investments

(1,533

)

(1,492

)

(1,491

)

(6,538

)

(1,637

)

Less: Loss on redemption of FHLB advances

(4,326

)

-

-

-

-

Non-interest expense (numerator)

$

139,840

$

142,569

$

136,226

$

134,147

$

133,776

 
Net interest income (fully taxable equivalent)

$

164,517

$

167,794

$

166,564

$

166,123

$

163,194

Plus: Total Non-interest income

59,813

54,315

46,751

49,523

51,033

Less: Investment securities gains

(4,492

)

(176

)

(65

)

-

(14

)

Net interest income (denominator)

$

219,838

$

221,933

$

213,250

$

215,646

$

214,213

 
Efficiency ratio

63.6

%

64.2

%

63.9

%

62.2

%

62.5

%

 
Non-performing assets to tangible shareholders' equity and allowance for credit losses
Non-performing assets (numerator)

$

143,682

$

154,957

$

147,693

$

150,196

$

130,780

 
Tangible shareholders' equity

$

1,789,838

$

1,773,549

$

1,765,663

$

1,716,017

$

1,751,458

Plus: Allowance for credit losses

172,797

176,941

170,372

169,410

167,826

Tangible shareholders' equity and allowance for credit losses (denominator)

$

1,962,635

$

1,950,490

$

1,936,035

$

1,885,427

$

1,919,284

 
Non-performing assets to tangible shareholders' equity and allowance for credit losses

7.32

%

7.94

%

7.63

%

7.97

%

6.81

%

 
Pre-provision net revenue
Net interest income

$

161,260

$

164,544

$

163,315

$

162,944

$

160,127

Non-interest income

59,813

54,315

46,751

49,523

51,033

Less: Investment securities gains

(4,492

)

(176

)

(65

)

-

(14

)

Total revenue

$

216,581

$

218,683

$

210,001

$

212,467

$

211,146

 
Non-interest expense

$

146,770

$

144,168

$

137,824

$

140,685

$

135,413

Less: Loss on redemption of FHLB advances

(4,326

)

-

-

-

-

Less: Amortization of tax credit investments

(1,533

)

(1,492

)

(1,491

)

(6,538

)

(1,637

)

Less: Intangible amortization

(1,071

)

(107

)

(107

)

-

-

Total non-interest expense

$

139,840

$

142,569

$

136,226

$

134,147

$

133,776

 
Pre-provision net revenue

$

76,741

$

76,114

$

73,775

$

78,320

$

77,370

 

Media Contact: Laura Wakeley (717) 291-2616 Investor Contact: Jason Weber (717) 327-2394

Source: Fulton Financial Corporation

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