Fulton Financial CorporationNASDAQ: FULT

Fulton Financial Responds to the COVID-19 Pandemic, “It’s Personal,” and Announces First Quarter Earnings

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LANCASTER, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fulton Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:FULT) (“Fulton” or the “Corporation”) reported net income of $26 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2020.

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“The COVID-19 pandemic and unprecedented public health response have created extraordinary personal and societal challenges across our nation and world,” said E. Philip Wenger, Chairman and CEO. “Fulton began to experience the effects of these challenges midway through the first quarter and our financial results reflect these challenges. But, as we have seen before, extreme hardship often gives rise to extraordinary efforts, and we have seen that with respect to the heroic efforts of our health care workers, first responders and countless other citizens on the front lines of essential businesses that are enabling us to ‘Stay Together, Apart.’ We are all very thankful for their selfless efforts, including from our own employees.”

“In this crisis, more than ever before, our Fulton brand – ‘It’s Personal’– reflects our own bias for action, rather than just words, and that is exemplified in how Fulton is dealing with COVID-related challenges. We have undertaken a number of measures to help our employees and their families through this difficult time, both to keep them safe and also to reward them for keeping us open for business so that we can continue to provide essential banking services to our customers and communities. I am extremely proud of the efforts our employees have made. One outstanding example is how I have seen our people rally to support the SBA’s efforts to assist small businesses and their employees with the Paycheck Protection Program of the CARES Act. Our employees worked 24/7 the last two weeks to have the SBA approve $1.7 billion in forgiveable loans that Fulton Bank is making to our small business customers so that those businesses can maintain employees on their payrolls and, hopefully, reopen for business sometime in the not-too-distant future.”

“No one can predict when our communities and nation will again enjoy a sense of normalcy, but I can tell you that Fulton Bank is strong – it is ‘well-capitalized,’ it is liquid, and it stands ready to continue to deploy its considerable resources in support of customers and communities across our footprint as we continue to navigate through these difficult times in the days and months ahead.”

Net Interest Income and Balance Sheet

Net interest income for the first quarter of 2020 was $161 million, an increase of $1 million from the fourth quarter of 2019, driven by interest-earning asset growth, primarily in loans and investment securities. Net interest margin for the first quarter of 2020 decreased to 3.21% from 3.22% in the fourth quarter of 2019.

Total average assets for the first quarter of 2020 were $22.3 billion, an increase of $440 million from the fourth quarter of 2019. Average loans, net of unearned income, of $16.9 billion were consistent with the fourth quarter of 2019.

Average loans and yields, by type, for the first quarter of 2020 in comparison to the fourth quarter of 2019 are summarized in the following table:

 

Three Months Ended

Increase/(Decrease)

March 31, 2020

December 31, 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

$ 6,746,766

4.20

%

$ 6,561,029

4.34

%

$185,737

2.8

%

Commercial and industrial

4,446,750

4.21

%

4,574,047

4.24

%

(127,297

)

(2.8

%)

Real estate - residential mortgage

2,670,019

3.97

%

2,606,136

4.00

%

63,883

2.5

%

Real estate - home equity

1,300,132

4.73

%

1,331,088

4.97

%

(30,956

)

(2.3

%)

Real estate - construction

929,529

4.13

%

934,556

4.37

%

(5,027

)

(0.5

%)

Consumer

466,415

4.34

%

464,606

4.44

%

1,809

0.4

%

Equipment lease financing

284,566

4.32

%

281,451

4.35

%

3,115

1.1

%

Other

15,890

N/A

15,144

N/A

746

4.9

%

 
Total Average Loans and leases, net of unearned income

$16,860,067

4.23

%

$16,768,057

4.31

%

$ 92,010

0.5

%

(1)

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

Total average liabilities increased $444 million, from the fourth quarter of 2019 driven by increases in borrowings of $773 million, while average deposits decreased $328 million. Average deposits and interest rates, by type, for the first quarter of 2020 in comparison to the fourth quarter of 2019 are summarized in the following table:

 

Three Months Ended

Increase/(Decrease)

March 31, 2020

December 31, 2019

in balance

Balance

Rate

Balance

Rate

$

%

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

$ 4,307,027

-

%

$ 4,324,568

-

%

$ (17,541

)

(0.4

%)

Interest-bearing demand

4,649,905

0.49

%

4,699,040

0.72

%

(49,135

)

(1.0

%)

Savings and money market deposits

5,127,662

0.56

%

5,205,260

0.78

%

(77,598

)

(1.5

%)

Total average demand and savings

14,084,594

0.36

%

14,228,868

0.52

%

(144,274

)

(1.0

%)

Brokered deposits

275,359

1.57

%

261,689

1.94

%

13,670

5.2

%

Time deposits

2,761,474

1.84

%

2,959,008

1.86

%

(197,534

)

(6.7

%)

 
Total Average Deposits

$17,121,427

0.62

%

$17,449,565

0.77

%

$(328,138

)

(1.9

%)

 

Asset Quality

Effective January 1, 2020, Fulton adopted Accounting Standards Update 2016-13, “Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments,” referred to as the current expected credit loss model (“CECL”). This accounting standard requires that credit losses for financial assets and off-balance-sheet credit exposures be measured based on expected credit losses, rather than on incurred credit losses as in prior periods. As a result of the adoption of CECL, the allowance for credit losses was increased by $58 million, and retained earnings was decreased by $44 million.

The provision for credit losses for the first quarter of 2020 was $44 million, applying the expected credit losses measurement standard under CECL. The expected credit losses in the first quarter of 2020 were based on forecasted economic assumptions, including the estimated impacts of COVID-19, over the remaining expected lives of financial assets and off-balance-sheet credit exposures.

Non-performing assets were $147 million, or 0.64% of total assets, at March 31, 2020, relatively unchanged from December 31, 2019 and March 31, 2019.

Annualized net charge-offs for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 were 0.26% of total average loans, compared to 0.65% and 0.10% for the quarters ended December 31, 2019 and March 31, 2019, respectively. A $20 million charge-off was recorded for one credit in the fourth quarter of 2019, accounting for most of the difference in this metric for that period in comparison to the first quarter of 2020.

Non-interest Income

Non-interest income in the first quarter of 2020, excluding investment securities gains, was $55 million, relatively unchanged from the fourth quarter of 2019 and an increase of $8 million, or 17%, compared to the first quarter of 2019. Drivers of non-interest income growth in the first quarter of 2020 were mortgage banking and wealth management, offset by decreases in capital markets, consumer card income and merchant and commercial card income compared to the fourth quarter of 2019.

Mortgage banking revenue increased $1 million from the fourth quarter of 2019, reflecting the net result of a $2 million increase in gains on mortgage loan sales, partially offset by a $1 million mortgage servicing rights impairment charge recorded in the first quarter of 2020 as a result of rapidly declining interest rates and related increases in prepayment speeds.

Non-interest Expense

Non-interest expense was $143 million in the first quarter of 2020, an increase of $4 million, or 3%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2019. The increase was driven by salaries and employee benefits, professional fees, and FDIC insurance expense.

Compared to the first quarter of 2019, non-interest expenses increased $5 million, or 3% due primarily to higher salaries and employee benefits, data processing and software and one additional day.

Income Tax Expense

The effective income tax rate for the first quarter of 2020 was 10%, as compared to 13% and 16% for the fourth quarter of 2019 and first quarter of 2019, respectively. The decrease in the effective income tax rate in 2020 was related to a decline in income before income taxes.

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

Safe Harbor Statement

This news release may contain forward-looking statements with respect to the Corporation’s financial condition, results of operations and business. Do not unduly rely on forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "may," "should," "will," "could," "estimates," "predicts," "potential," "continue," "anticipates," "believes," "plans," "expects," "future," "intends," “projects,” the negative of these terms and other comparable terminology. These forward looking statements may include projections of, or guidance on, the Corporation’s future financial performance, expected levels of future expenses, anticipated growth strategies, descriptions of new business initiatives and anticipated trends in the Corporation’s business or financial results.

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, 2019 and other current and periodic reports, which have been or will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are or will be 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). The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 will address risks and uncertainties associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic is having an adverse impact on the Corporation, its customers and the communities it serves. The adverse effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Corporation, its customers and the communities where it operates may adversely affect the Corporation’s business, results of operations and financial condition for an indefinite period of time.

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

Mar 31

Dec 31

Sep 30

Jun 30

Mar 31

2020

2019

2019

2019

2019

Ending Balances
Investments

$

3,141,440

$

2,867,378

$

2,705,610

$

2,853,358

$

2,748,249

Loans, net of unearned income

17,077,403

16,837,526

16,686,866

16,368,458

16,262,633

Total assets

22,929,859

21,886,040

21,703,618

21,308,670

20,974,649

Deposits

17,365,026

17,393,913

17,342,717

16,388,895

16,377,978

Shareholders' equity

2,285,748

2,342,176

2,324,016

2,308,798

2,301,019

 
Average Balances
Investments

$

3,071,828

$

2,830,999

$

2,829,672

$

2,790,392

$

2,699,130

Loans, net of unearned income

16,860,067

16,768,057

16,436,507

16,316,076

16,194,375

Total assets

22,252,099

21,812,438

21,457,800

21,057,030

20,690,365

Deposits

17,121,427

17,449,565

16,950,667

16,375,456

16,275,633

Shareholders' equity

2,337,016

2,341,397

2,315,585

2,301,258

2,265,097

 
Income Statement
Net interest income

$

160,746

$

159,270

$

161,260

$

164,544

$

163,315

Provision for credit losses

44,030

20,530

2,170

5,025

5,100

Non-interest income

54,644

55,281

59,813

54,315

46,751

Non-interest expense

142,552

138,974

146,770

144,168

137,824

Income before taxes

28,808

55,047

72,133

69,666

67,142

Net income

26,047

47,789

62,108

59,779

56,663

Pre-provision net revenue(1)

74,374

77,224

76,741

76,114

73,775

 
Per Share
Net income (basic)

$

0.16

$

0.29

$

0.38

$

0.36

$

0.33

Net income (diluted)

$

0.16

$

0.29

$

0.37

$

0.35

$

0.33

Cash dividends

$

0.13

$

0.17

$

0.13

$

0.13

$

0.13

Tangible common equity(1)

$

10.84

$

11.00

$

10.91

$

10.63

$

10.39

Weighted average shares (basic)

163,475

164,135

165,324

168,343

169,884

Weighted average shares (diluted)

164,417

165,039

166,126

169,168

170,909

 
Asset Quality(2)
Net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans (annualized)

0.26%

0.65%

0.15%

-0.04%

0.10%

Non-performing loans to total loans

0.82%

0.84%

0.81%

0.90%

0.85%

Non-performing assets to total assets

0.64%

0.68%

0.66%

0.73%

0.70%

ACL - loans (3) to loans outstanding

1.40%

0.97%

1.00%

1.04%

1.00%

ACL - loans (3) to non-performing loans

170%

116%

122%

115%

117%

Non-performing assets to tangible shareholders' equity and ACL - loans (1)(3)

7.37%

7.51%

7.35%

7.97%

7.66%

 
 
Profitability
Return on average assets

0.47%

0.87%

1.15%

1.14%

1.11%

Return on average shareholders' equity

4.48%

8.10%

10.64%

10.42%

10.15%

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

5.84%

10.52%

14.03%

13.60%

13.28%

Net interest margin

3.21%

3.22%

3.31%

3.44%

3.49%

Efficiency ratio(1)

64.5%

63.1%

63.6%

64.2%

63.9%

 
Capital Ratios
Tangible common equity ratio(1)

7.8%

8.5%

8.5%

8.5%

8.6%

Tier 1 leverage ratio(4)

7.9%

8.4%

8.5%

8.7%

8.9%

Common equity Tier 1 capital ratio(4)

9.4%

9.7%

9.6%

10.0%

10.2%

Tier 1 capital ratio(4)

9.4%

9.7%

9.6%

10.0%

10.2%

Total risk-based capital ratio(4)

13.8%

11.8%

12.0%

12.4%

12.6%

 
(1) Please refer to the calculation on the page titled “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures” at the end of this document.
(2) Effective January 1, 2020, Fulton adopted Accounting Standards Update 2016-13, “Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments,” referred to as the current expected credit loss model (“CECL”). This accounting standard requires that credit losses for financial assets and off-balance-sheet ("OBS") credit exposures be measured based on expected credit losses, rather than on incurred credit losses as in prior periods. 
(3) "ACL - loans" relates to the allowance for credit losses (ACL) specifically on "Loans, net of unearned income" and does not include the ACL related to OBS credit exposures.

(4) Regulatory capital ratios as of March 31, 2020 are preliminary and prior periods are actual.

 
FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION  
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED ENDING BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)      
dollars in thousands  

% Change from

Mar 31

Dec 31

Sep 30

Jun 30

Mar 31

Dec 31

Mar 31

2020

2019

2019

2019

2019

2019

2019

   
ASSETS  
   
Cash and due from banks

$

181,777

$

132,283

$

120,671

$

107,091

$

115,884

 

37.4

%

56.9

%

Other interest-earning assets

793,572

482,930

572,499

488,968

411,037

 

64.3

%

93.1

%

Loans held for sale

40,645

37,828

33,945

45,754

27,768

 

7.4

%

46.4

%

Investment securities

3,141,440

2,867,378

2,705,610

2,853,358

2,748,249

 

9.6

%

14.3

%

Loans, net of unearned income

17,077,403

16,837,526

16,686,866

16,368,458

16,262,633

 

1.4

%

5.0

%

ACL - loans, net of unearned income(1)

(238,508

)

(163,622

)

(166,135

)

(170,233

)

(162,109

)

 

45.8

%

47.1

%

Net loans

16,838,895

16,673,904

16,520,731

16,198,225

16,100,524

 

1.0

%

4.6

%

Premises and equipment

236,908

240,046

237,344

243,300

239,004

 

(1.3

%)

(0.9

%)

Accrued interest receivable

59,365

60,898

60,447

62,984

62,207

 

(2.5

%)

(4.6

%)

Goodwill and intangible assets

535,171

535,303

534,178

535,249

535,356

 

(0.0

%)

(0.0

%)

Other assets

1,102,086

855,470

918,193

773,741

734,620

 

28.8

%

50.0

%

   
Total Assets

$

22,929,859

$

21,886,040

$

21,703,618

$

21,308,670

$

20,974,649

 

4.8

%

9.3

%

   
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY  
   
Deposits

$

17,365,026

$

17,393,913

$

17,342,717

$

16,388,895

$

16,377,978

 

(0.2

%)

6.0

%

Short-term borrowings

1,386,808

883,241

832,860

1,188,390

829,016

 

57.0

%

67.3

%

Other liabilities

513,811

384,941

477,311

435,171

401,324

 

33.5

%

28.0

%

FHLB advances and long-term debt

1,378,466

881,769

726,714

987,416

1,065,312

 

56.3

%

29.4

%

   
Total Liabilities

20,644,111

19,543,864

19,379,602

18,999,872

18,673,630

 

5.6

%

10.6

%

   
Shareholders' equity

2,285,748

2,342,176

2,324,016

2,308,798

2,301,019

 

(2.4

%)

(0.7

%)

   
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

$

22,929,859

$

21,886,040

$

21,703,618

$

21,308,670

$

20,974,649

 

4.8

%

9.3

%

   
LOANS, DEPOSITS AND SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS DETAIL:      
   
Loans, by type:  
Real estate - commercial mortgage

$

6,895,069

$

6,700,776

$

6,604,634

$

6,497,973

$

6,428,688

 

2.9

%

7.3

%

Commercial and industrial

4,451,239

4,446,701

4,494,496

4,365,248

4,429,538

 

0.1

%

0.5

%

Real estate - residential mortgage

2,718,290

2,641,465

2,570,793

2,451,966

2,313,908

 

2.9

%

17.5

%

Real estate - home equity

1,292,677

1,314,944

1,346,115

1,386,974

1,413,500

 

(1.7

%)

(8.5

%)

Real estate - construction

947,768

971,079

913,644

922,547

953,087

 

(2.4

%)

(0.6

%)

Consumer

468,172

463,164

464,213

452,874

433,545

 

1.1

%

8.0

%

Equipment lease financing and other

304,188

299,397

292,971

290,876

290,367

 

1.6

%

4.8

%

   
Total Loans, net of unearned income

$

17,077,403

$

16,837,526

$

16,686,866

$

16,368,458

$

16,262,633

 

1.4

%

5.0

%

   
Deposits, by type:  
Noninterest-bearing demand

$

4,531,872

$

4,453,324

$

4,240,478

$

4,226,404

$

4,255,043

 

1.8

%

6.5

%

Interest-bearing demand

4,724,520

4,720,188

4,771,109

4,083,615

4,207,442

 

0.1

%

12.3

%

Savings and money market accounts

5,092,865

5,153,941

5,094,387

4,938,998

4,907,346

 

(1.2

%)

3.8

%

Total demand and savings

14,349,257

14,327,453

14,105,974

13,249,017

13,369,831

 

0.2

%

7.3

%

Brokered deposits

313,337

264,531

256,870

246,116

251,395

 

18.4

%

24.6

%

Time deposits

2,702,432

2,801,929

2,979,873

2,893,762

2,756,752

 

(3.6

%)

(2.0

%)

   
Total Deposits

$

17,365,026

$

17,393,913

$

17,342,717

$

16,388,895

$

16,377,978

 

(0.2

%)

6.0

%

   
Short-term borrowings, by type:  
Customer repurchase agreements

$

52,919

$

56,707

$

58,853

$

56,496

$

54,440

 

(6.7

%)

(2.8

%)

Customer short-term promissory notes

408,889

326,534

279,007

281,894

299,576

 

25.2

%

36.5

%

Short-term FHLB advances

725,000

500,000

475,000

650,000

475,000

 

45.0

%

52.6

%

Federal funds purchased

200,000

-

20,000

200,000

-

 

N/M

N/M

   
Total Short-term Borrowings

$

1,386,808

$

883,241

$

832,860

$

1,188,390

$

829,016

 

57.0

%

67.3

%

N/M - Not meaningful

(1) "ACL - loans" relates to the ACL specifically on "Loans, net of unearned income" and does not include the ACL related to OBS credit exposures.
FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)
dollars in thousands

Three Months Ended

% Change from

Mar 31

Dec 31

Sep 30

Jun 30

Mar 31

Dec 31

Mar 31

2020

2019

2019

2019

2019

2019

2019

 
Interest Income:
Interest income

$

199,378

$

202,159

$

208,414

$

210,034

$

204,700

(1.4

%)

(2.6

%)

Interest expense

38,632

42,889

47,153

45,490

41,385

(9.9

%)

(6.7

%)

 
Net Interest Income

160,746

159,270

161,260

164,544

163,315

0.9

%

(1.6

%)

Provision for credit losses

44,030

20,530

2,170

5,025

5,100

114.5

%

N/M

 
Net Interest Income after Provision

116,716

138,740

159,090

159,519

158,215

(15.9

%)

(26.2

%)

 
Non-Interest Income:
Wealth management

15,055

14,419

13,867

14,153

13,239

4.4

%

13.7

%

Mortgage banking

6,234

5,076

6,658

6,593

4,772

22.8

%

30.6

%

Consumer banking:
Card

4,685

4,991

5,791

5,047

4,686

(6.1

%)

(0.0

%)

Overdraft

4,058

4,750

4,682

4,413

4,104

(14.6

%)

(1.1

%)

Other consumer banking

2,496

2,688

2,860

2,907

2,587

(7.1

%)

(3.5

%)

Total consumer banking

11,239

12,429

13,333

12,367

11,377

(9.6

%)

(1.2

%)

Commercial banking:
Merchant and card

5,624

5,841

6,166

6,512

5,558

(3.7

%)

1.2

%

Cash management

4,742

4,697

4,696

4,638

4,361

1.0

%

8.7

%

Capital markets

5,075

5,939

4,448

4,053

2,515

(14.5

%)

101.8

%

Other commercial banking

2,978

3,664

3,478

3,815

2,816

(18.7

%)

5.8

%

Total commercial banking

18,419

20,140

18,788

19,017

15,250

(8.5

%)

20.8

%

Other

3,651

3,217

2,675

2,009

2,048

13.5

%

78.3

%

Non-Interest Income before Investment Securities Gains

54,598

55,281

55,321

54,139

46,686

(1.2

%)

16.9

%

Investment securities gains, net

46

-

4,492

176

65

N/M

(29.2

%)

 
Total Non-Interest Income

54,644

55,281

59,813

54,315

46,751

(1.2

%)

16.9

%

 
Non-Interest Expense:
Salaries and employee benefits

80,228

76,975

78,211

78,991

77,757

4.2

%

3.2

%

Net occupancy

13,486

13,080

12,368

14,469

12,909

3.1

%

4.5

%

Data processing and software

11,645

11,468

11,590

11,268

10,353

1.5

%

12.5

%

Other outside services

7,881

8,215

12,163

11,259

8,352

(4.1

%)

(5.6

%)

Professional fees

4,202

2,873

3,331

2,970

3,960

46.3

%

6.1

%

Equipment

3,418

3,475

3,459

3,299

3,342

(1.6

%)

2.3

%

FDIC insurance

2,808

2,177

239

2,755

2,609

29.0

%

7.6

%

Marketing

1,579

1,503

3,322

2,863

2,160

5.1

%

(26.9

%)

Amortization of tax credit investments

1,450

1,505

1,533

1,492

1,491

(3.6

%)

(2.7

%)

Intangible amortization

132

142

1,071

107

107

(6.9

%)

23.5

%

Prepayment penalty on FHLB advances

-

-

4,326

-

-

-

-

Other

15,723

17,561

15,157

14,695

14,784

(10.5

%)

6.3

%

 
Total Non-Interest Expense

142,552

138,974

146,770

144,168

137,824

2.6

%

3.4

%

 
Income before Income Taxes

28,808

55,047

72,133

69,666

67,142

(47.7

%)

(57.1

%)

Income tax expense

2,761

7,258

10,025

9,887

10,479

(62.0

%)

(73.7

%)

 
Net Income

$

26,047

$

47,789

$

62,108

$

59,779

$

56,663

(45.5

%)

(54.0

%)

 
PER SHARE:
 
Net income:
Basic

$

0.16

$

0.29

$

0.38

$

0.36

$

0.33

(44.8

%)

(51.5

%)

Diluted

0.16

0.29

0.37

0.35

0.33

(44.8

%)

(51.5

%)

Cash dividends

0.13

0.17

0.13

0.13

0.13

(23.5

%)

-

 
Weighted average shares (basic)

163,475

164,135

165,324

168,343

169,884

(0.4

%)

(3.8

%)

Weighted average shares (diluted)

164,417

165,039

166,126

169,168

170,909

(0.4

%)

(3.8

%)

 
N/M - not meaningful
 
FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)
dollars in thousands
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 March 31, 2019
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

$

16,860,067

$

177,496

4.23

%

$

16,768,057

$

182,024

4.31

%

$

16,194,375

$

186,122

4.65

%

 
Taxable investment securities

2,284,457

16,294

2.85

%

2,198,252

15,621

2.84

%

2,285,724

15,435

2.70

%

Tax-exempt investment securities

720,223

5,960

3.29

%

594,487

5,058

3.38

%

444,132

4,150

3.71

%

 
Total Investment Securities

3,004,680

22,254

2.96

%

2,792,739

20,679

2.96

%

2,729,856

19,585

2.87

%

 
Loans held for sale

27,178

320

4.71

%

30,062

295

3.93

%

16,434

240

5.85

%

Other interest-earning assets

602,270

2,532

1.69

%

492,560

2,370

1.92

%

366,175

2,002

2.20

%

 
Total Interest-earning Assets

20,494,195

202,602

3.97

%

20,083,418

205,368

4.07

%

19,306,840

207,949

4.35

%

 
Noninterest-earning assets:
Cash and due from banks

138,248

128,417

110,693

Premises and equipment

239,619

239,294

237,124

Other assets

1,590,666

1,528,758

1,197,034

Less: ACL - loans(2)

(210,629

)

(167,449

)

(161,326

)

 
Total Assets

$

22,252,099

$

21,812,438

$

20,690,365

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

$

4,649,905

$

5,643

0.49

%

$

4,699,040

$

8,494

0.72

%

$

4,153,984

$

7,519

0.73

%

Savings deposits

5,127,662

7,110

0.56

%

5,205,260

10,253

0.78

%

4,912,856

9,962

0.82

%

Brokered deposits

275,359

1,073

1.57

%

261,689

1,279

1.94

%

220,115

1,382

2.55

%

Time deposits

2,761,474

12,614

1.84

%

2,959,008

13,775

1.86

%

2,765,803

10,826

1.59

%

 
Total Interest-bearing Deposits

12,814,400

26,440

0.83

%

13,124,997

33,801

1.02

%

12,052,758

29,689

1.00

%

 
Short-term borrowings

1,303,047

4,073

1.25

%

717,811

2,343

1.29

%

820,054

3,582

1.76

%

FHLB advances and long-term debt

1,063,214

8,119

3.06

%

875,802

6,745

3.07

%

1,002,463

8,114

3.26

%

 
Total Interest-bearing Liabilities

15,180,661

38,632

1.02

%

14,718,610

42,889

1.16

%

13,875,275

41,385

1.21

%

 
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits

4,307,027

4,324,568

4,222,875

Total Deposits

17,121,427

17,449,565

16,275,633

 
Other

427,395

427,863

327,118

 
Total Liabilities

19,915,083

19,471,041

18,425,268

Total Interest-bearing liabilities and non interest-bearing deposits ("Cost of Funds")

19,487,688

0.80

%

19,043,178

0.89

%

18,098,150

0.93

%

 
Shareholders' equity

2,337,016

2,341,397

2,265,097

 
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

$

22,252,099

$

21,812,438

$

20,690,365

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

163,970

3.21

%

162,479

3.22

%

166,564

3.49

%

Tax equivalent adjustment

(3,224

)

(3,209

)

(3,249

)

 
Net interest income

$

160,746

$

159,270

$

163,315

 
 
AVERAGE LOANS, DEPOSITS AND SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS DETAIL:
 

Three Months Ended

% Change from

Mar 31

Dec 31

Sep 30

Dec 31

Mar 31

Dec 31

Mar 31

2020

2019

2019

2019

2019

2019

2019

Loans, by type:
Real estate - commercial mortgage

$

6,746,766

$

6,561,029

$

6,489,456

$

6,424,213

$

6,378,145

2.8

%

5.8

%

Commercial and industrial

4,446,750

4,574,047

4,414,992

4,440,860

4,462,609

(2.8

%)

(0.4

%)

Real estate - residential mortgage

2,670,019

2,606,136

2,512,899

2,366,685

2,276,611

2.5

%

17.3

%

Real estate - home equity

1,300,132

1,331,088

1,364,161

1,404,141

1,433,574

(2.3

%)

(9.3

%)

Real estate - construction

929,529

934,556

905,060

943,080

930,246

(0.5

%)

(0.1

%)

Consumer

466,415

464,606

457,524

445,666

424,480

0.4

%

9.9

%

Equipment lease financing and other

300,457

296,595

292,415

291,431

288,710

1.3

%

4.1

%

 
Total Loans, net of unearned income

$

16,860,067

$

16,768,057

$

16,436,507

$

16,316,076

$

16,194,375

0.5

%

4.1

%

 
Deposits, by type:
Noninterest-bearing demand

$

4,307,027

$

4,324,568

$

4,247,820

$

4,200,810

$

4,222,875

(0.4

%)

2.0

%

Interest-bearing demand

4,649,905

4,699,040

4,448,112

4,186,280

4,153,984

(1.0

%)

11.9

%

Savings and money market accounts

5,127,662

5,205,260

5,026,316

4,925,788

4,912,856

(1.5

%)

4.4

%

Total demand and savings

14,084,594

14,228,868

13,722,248

13,312,878

13,289,715

(1.0

%)

6.0

%

Brokered deposits

275,359

261,689

253,426

246,154

220,115

5.2

%

25.1

%

Time deposits

2,761,474

2,959,008

2,974,993

2,816,425

2,765,803

(6.7

%)

(0.2

%)

 
Total Deposits

$

17,121,427

$

17,449,565

$

16,950,667

$

16,375,457

$

16,275,633

(1.9

%)

5.2

%

 
Short-term borrowings, by type:
Customer repurchase agreements

$

52,399

$

59,363

$

61,230

$

56,171

$

56,707

(11.7

%)

(7.6

%)

Customer short-term promissory notes

375,841

318,166

271,663

288,696

312,092

18.1

%

20.4

%

Federal funds purchased

186,868

91,467

101,022

181,769

157,122

104.3

%

18.9

%

Short-term FHLB advances and other borrowings

687,939

248,815

485,782

414,868

294,133

176.5

%

133.9

%

 
Total Short-term Borrowings

$

1,303,047

$

717,811

$

919,697

$

941,504

$

820,054

81.5

%

58.9

%

 
 
(1) Presented on a fully taxable-equivalent basis using a 21% federal tax rate and statutory interest expense disallowances.
(2) "ACL - loans" relates to the ACL specifically on "Loans, net of unearned income" and does not include the ACL related to OBS credit exposures.
FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
ASSET QUALITY INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
dollars in thousands
 
Three Months Ended

Mar 31

Dec 31

Sep 30

Jun 30

Mar 31

2020

2019

2019

2019

2019

Allowance for credit losses related to Loans, net of unearned income
 
Balance at beginning of period

$

163,620

$

166,135

$

170,233

$

162,109

$

160,537

 
Impact of adopting CECL

45,724

-

-

-

-

Loans charged off:
Commercial and industrial

(10,899

)

(30,547

)

(7,181

)

(1,895

)

(2,787

)

Consumer and home equity

(1,529

)

(1,416

)

(1,375

)

(1,001

)

(902

)

Real estate - commercial mortgage

(855

)

(68

)

(394

)

(230

)

(1,145

)

Equipment lease financing and other

(533

)

(727

)

(600

)

(448

)

(785

)

Real estate - residential mortgage

(187

)

(223

)

(533

)

(134

)

(655

)

Real estate - construction

-

-

(45

)

(3

)

(95

)

Total loans charged off

(14,003

)

(32,981

)

(10,128

)

(3,711

)

(6,369

)

Recoveries of loans previously charged off:
Commercial and industrial

1,734

2,487

2,311

2,680

1,243

Consumer and home equity

646

437

348

802

407

Real estate - commercial mortgage

244

1,453

444

169

136

Equipment lease financing and other

108

182

107

148

229

Real estate - residential mortgage

85

206

440

211

132

Real estate - construction

70

1,098

164

1,245

84

Recoveries of loans previously charged off

2,887

5,863

3,814

5,255

2,231

Net loans charged off (recoveries)

(11,116

)

(27,118

)

(6,314

)

1,544

(4,138

)

Provision for credit losses

40,280

24,603

2,216

6,580

5,710

 
Balance at end of period

$

238,508

$

163,620

$

166,135

$

170,233

$

162,109

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

0.26

%

0.65

%

0.15

%

(0.04

%)

0.10

%

 
Allowance credit losses related to OBS Credit Exposures(1)
 
Balance at beginning of period

$

2,588

$

6,662

$

6,708

$

8,263

$

8,873

Impact of adopting CECL

12,625

-

-

-

-

Provision for credit losses

3,750

(4,074

)

(46

)

(1,555

)

(610

)

 
Balance at end of period

$

18,963

$

2,588

$

6,662

$

6,708

$

8,263

 
NON-PERFORMING ASSETS:
 
Non-accrual loans

$

120,345

$

125,098

$

124,287

$

133,118

$

127,141

Loans 90 days past due and accruing

19,593

16,057

11,689

14,598

11,540

Total non-performing loans

139,938

141,155

135,976

147,716

138,681

Other real estate owned

6,593

6,831

7,706

7,241

9,012

 
Total non-performing assets

$

146,531

$

147,986

$

143,682

$

154,957

$

147,693

 
NON-PERFORMING LOANS, BY TYPE:
 
Commercial and industrial

$

41,318

$

49,491

$

37,126

$

47,260

$

50,148

Real estate - commercial mortgage

36,536

37,279

45,710

43,850

29,817

Real estate - residential mortgage

25,832

22,411

20,150

21,659

22,299

Consumer and home equity

11,226

11,026

11,012

12,378

10,770

Real estate - construction

4,380

4,306

4,312

4,632

7,039

Leasing

20,646

16,642

17,666

17,937

18,608

 
Total non-performing loans

$

139,938

$

141,155

$

135,976

$

147,716

$

138,681

 
(1) The allowance for credit losses related to OBS credit exposures is presented in "other liabilities" on the consolidated balance sheets.
 
 
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

Mar 31

Dec 31

Sep 30

Jun 30

Mar 31

2020

2019

2019

2019

2019

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

$

2,285,748

$

2,342,176

$

2,324,016

$

2,308,798

$

2,301,019

Less: Goodwill and intangible assets

(535,171

)

(535,303

)

(534,178

)

(535,249

)

(535,356

)

Tangible shareholders' equity (numerator)

$

1,750,577

$

1,806,873

$

1,789,838

$

1,773,549

$

1,765,663

 
Shares outstanding, end of period (denominator)

161,435

164,218

164,036

166,903

169,923

 
Shareholders' equity (tangible), per share

$

10.84

$

11.00

$

10.91

$

10.63

$

10.39

 
Return on average shareholders' equity (tangible)
Net income

$

26,047

$

47,789

$

62,108

$

59,779

$

56,663

Plus: Intangible amortization, net of tax

104

112

846

85

85

(Numerator)

$

26,152

$

47,901

$

62,954

$

59,865

$

56,748

 
Average shareholders' equity

$

2,337,016

$

2,341,397

$

2,315,585

$

2,301,258

$

2,265,097

Less: Goodwill and intangible assets

(535,235

)

(534,190

)

(535,184

)

(535,301

)

(531,767

)

Average tangible shareholders' equity (denominator)

$

1,801,781

$

1,807,207

$

1,780,401

$

1,765,957

$

1,733,330

 
Return on average shareholders' equity (tangible), annualized

5.84

%

10.52

%

14.03

%

13.60

%

13.28

%

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

$

2,285,748

$

2,342,176

$

2,324,016

$

2,308,798

$

2,301,019

Less: Goodwill and intangible assets

(535,171

)

(535,303

)

(534,178

)

(535,249

)

(535,356

)

Tangible shareholders' equity (numerator)

$

1,750,577

$

1,806,873

$

1,789,838

$

1,773,549

$

1,765,663

 
Total assets

$

22,929,859

$

21,886,040

$

21,703,618

$

21,308,670

$

20,974,649

Less: Goodwill and intangible assets

(535,171

)

(535,303

)

(534,178

)

(535,249

)

(535,356

)

Total tangible assets (denominator)

$

22,394,688

$

21,350,737

$

21,169,440

$

20,773,421

$

20,439,293

 
Tangible Common Equity to Tangible Assets

7.82

%

8.46

%

8.45

%

8.54

%

8.64

%

 
Efficiency ratio
Non-interest expense

$

142,552

$

138,974

$

146,770

$

144,168

$

137,824

Less: Intangible amortization

(132

)

(142

)

(1,071

)

(107

)

(107

)

Less: Amortization of tax credit investments

(1,450

)

(1,505

)

(1,533

)

(1,492

)

(1,491

)

Less: Prepayment penalty on FHLB advances

-

-

(4,326

)

-

-

Non-interest expense (numerator)

$

140,970

$

137,327

$

139,840

$

142,569

$

136,226

 
Net interest income (fully taxable equivalent)

$

163,970

$

162,479

$

164,517

$

167,794

$

166,564

Plus: Total Non-interest income

54,644

55,281

59,813

54,315

46,751

Less: Investment securities gains

(46

)

-

(4,492

)

(176

)

(65

)

Net interest income (denominator)

$

218,568

$

217,760

$

219,838

$

221,933

$

213,250

 
Efficiency ratio

64.5

%

63.1

%

63.6

%

64.2

%

63.9

%

 
Non-performing assets to tangible shareholders' equity and ACL - Loans(1)
Non-performing assets (numerator)

$

146,531

$

147,986

$

143,682

$

154,957

$

147,693

 
Tangible shareholders' equity

$

1,750,577

$

1,806,873

$

1,789,838

$

1,773,549

$

1,765,663

Plus: ACL - loans

238,508

163,620

166,135

170,233

162,109

Tangible shareholders' equity and ACL - loans (denominator)

$

1,989,085

$

1,970,493

$

1,955,973

$

1,943,782

$

1,927,772

 
Non-performing assets to tangible shareholders' equity and ACL - loans

7.37

%

7.51

%

7.35

%

7.97

%

7.66

%

 
Pre-provision net revenue
Net interest income

$

160,746

$

159,270

$

161,260

$

164,544

$

163,315

Non-interest income

54,644

55,281

59,813

54,315

46,751

Less: Investment securities gains

(46

)

-

(4,492

)

(176

)

(65

)

Total revenue

$

215,344

$

214,551

$

216,581

$

218,683

$

210,001

 
Non-interest expense

$

142,552

$

138,974

$

146,770

$

144,168

$

137,824

Less: Prepayment penalty on FHLB advances

-

-

(4,326

)

-

-

Less: Amortization of tax credit investments

(1,450

)

(1,505

)

(1,533

)

(1,492

)

(1,491

)

Less: Intangible amortization

(132

)

(142

)

(1,071

)

(107

)

(107

)

Total non-interest expense

$

140,970

$

137,327

$

139,840

$

142,569

$

136,226

 
Pre-provision net revenue

$

74,374

$

77,224

$

76,741

$

76,114

$

73,775

 
(1) "ACL - loans" relates to the ACL specifically on "Loans, net of unearned income" and does not include the ACL related to OBS credit exposures.

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

Source: Fulton Financial Corporation

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