The Bancorp, Inc.NASDAQ: TBBK

The Bancorp, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2020 Financial Results

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WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Bancorp, Inc. ("The Bancorp") (NASDAQ: TBBK), a financial holding company, today reported financial results for the first quarter of 2020.

Highlights

  • For the quarter ended March 31, 2020, The Bancorp earned net income of $13.2 million from continuing operations, and $0.22 diluted earnings per share from combined continuing and discontinued operations.
  • Net interest margin increased to 3.34% for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, compared to 3.12% for the quarter ended December 31, 2019.
  • Net interest income increased 26% to $42.9 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, compared to $34.0 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2019.
  • Average loans and leases, including loans held for sale, increased 43% to $3.3 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, compared to $2.3 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2019.
  • Prepaid, debit card and related fees increased 15% to $18.5 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, compared to $16.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2019. Gross dollar volume (GDV), representing total spend on cards, increased 36%.
  • SBLOC (securities-backed lines of credit) and IBLOC (insurance backed lines of credit) loans increased 46% year over year and 13% quarter over quarter to $1.2 billion at March 31, 2020.
  • Small Business Loans, including those held-for-sale, increased 21% year over year to $595.1 million at March 31, 2020.
  • As of April 28, 2020, we have originated approximately 1,250 Paycheck Protection Program loans, totaling in excess of $200 million, which we expect will generate approximately $5.5 million of fees and interest. We believe that income will be recognized primarily in the second quarter of 2020. The average loan size was approximately $165,000 with 92% of the loans under $350,000.
  • Direct lease financing, the vast majority of which consist of vehicles, increased 16% year over year, to $446 million.
  • The average rate on $4.9 billion of average deposits and interest-bearing liabilities in the first quarter of 2020 was 0.70%. Average prepaid and debit card account deposits of $3.2 billion for first quarter 2020, reflecting an increase of 24% over the $2.5 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2019.
  • Consolidated leverage ratio was 8.90% at March 31, 2020. The Bancorp and its subsidiary, The Bancorp Bank (the “Bank”), remain well capitalized.
  • Book value per common share at March 31, 2020 was $8.69 per share compared to $7.70 a year earlier, an increase of 13%.

The following additional matters are notable:

  • A planned sale by the Bank of approximately $825 million of commercial real estate loans scheduled for April 2020 was not consummated by the purchaser. The purchaser had deposited $12.5 million with the Bank, which was to be forfeited should they not consummate the purchase. We have been advised and have concluded that, under the relevant circumstances, the Bank is entitled to retain the deposit. The Bank intends to recognize the deposit as income in a time and manner consistent with applicable accounting rules.
  • We implemented Current Expected Credit Loss (“CECL”) accounting as of January 1, 2020. As a result, we booked a $2.6 million cumulative increase to the allowance for loan and lease losses and $569,000 to other liabilities for unfunded commitments. The $3.2 million combined total of these items was offset through retained earnings, net of their future tax benefit. The provision as determined through the CECL model resulted in a $3.6 million provision for credit losses for the quarter ended March 31, 2020.

Damian Kozlowski, The Bancorp’s Chief Executive Officer, said, “We have continued to experience momentum in our core earnings despite the current COVID-19 developments. While the pandemic continues to be fast-developing and could be prolonged, we have evaluated the impact of lower interest rates and potential lower business volumes on our profitability for 2020. We believe that the previously announced $1.25 minimum earnings per share guidance for 2020 is still attainable, while $1.34 earnings per share has become less likely. Accordingly, the $1.25 earnings per share now constitutes our guidance for full year 2020. We have removed the range of earnings performance and made $1.25 our target. We have also provided additional tables and other disclosures in this press release related to credit exposures.”

The Bancorp reported net income of $12.6 million, or $0.22 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, compared to net income of $17.9 million, or $0.32 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2019. Results for 2020 reflected $5.2 million of unrealized losses on loans held for sale, which may or may not be realized depending on future market conditions. The prior year comparable quarter reflected $10.8 million of gains on such loans, which consisted primarily of realized gains. Pre-tax income excluding these items, which are dependent on market conditions, amounted to $22.7 for first quarter 2020 compared to $12.7 million for first quarter 2019, or an increase of 79%. Tier one capital to assets (leverage), tier one capital to risk-weighted assets, total capital to risk-weighted assets and common equity-tier 1 to risk-weighted assets ratios were 8.90%, 16.99%, 17.41% and 16.99%, respectively, compared to well-capitalized minimums of 5%, 8%, 10% and 6.5%, respectively.

Conference Call Webcast

You may access the LIVE webcast of The Bancorp's Quarterly Earnings Conference Call at 8:00 AM ET Friday, May 1, 2020 by clicking on the webcast link on The Bancorp's homepage at www.thebancorp.com. Or, you may dial 844.775.2543, access code 8676348. You may listen to the replay of the webcast following the live call on The Bancorp's investor relations website or telephonically until Friday, May 8, 2020 by dialing 855.859.2056, access code 8676348.

The Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: TBBK) is dedicated to serving the unique needs of non-bank financial service companies, ranging from entrepreneurial start-ups to those on the Fortune 500. The company’s only subsidiary, The Bancorp Bank (Member FDIC, Equal Housing Lender), has been repeatedly recognized in the payments industry as the Top Issuer of Prepaid Cards (US), a top merchant sponsor bank and a top ACH originator. Specialized lending distinctions include National Preferred SBA Lender, a leading provider of securities-backed lines of credit, and one of the few bank-owned commercial vehicle leasing groups in the nation. For more information please visit www.thebancorp.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this earnings release regarding The Bancorp’s business which are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements." These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including but not limited to the words “may,” “believe,” “will,” “expect,” “look,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “continue,” or similar words , and are based on current expectations about important economic, political, and technological factors, among others, and are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause the actual results, events or achievements to differ materially from those set forth in or implied by the forward-looking statements and related assumptions. These risks and uncertainties include those relating to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, the impact it will have on our business and the industry as a whole, and the resulting governmental and societal responses. For further discussion of the risks and uncertainties to which these forward-looking statements may be subject, see The Bancorp’s filings with the Securities Exchange Commission, including the “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” sections of those filings. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. The Bancorp does not undertake to publicly revise or update forward-looking statements in this press release to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date of this earnings release, except as may be required under applicable law.

The Bancorp, Inc.

Financial highlights

(unaudited)

 

Three months ended

Year ended

March 31,

December 31,

Condensed income statement

2020

2019

2019

(dollars in thousands except per share data)

 

Net interest income

$

42,911

$

34,010

$

141,288

Provision for loan and lease losses

3,579

1,700

4,400

Non-interest income

Service fees on deposit accounts

10

47

75

ACH, card and other payment processing fees

1,846

2,303

9,376

Prepaid, debit card and related fees

18,540

16,163

65,141

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on commercial loans originated for sale

(5,156)

10,763

24,072

Change in value of investment in unconsolidated entity

(45)

-

-

Leasing related income

833

695

3,243

Other non-interest income

571

394

2,220

Total non-interest income

16,599

30,365

104,127

Non-interest expense

Salaries and employee benefits

22,741

23,840

94,259

Data processing expense

1,169

1,269

4,894

Legal expense

913

1,324

5,319

FDIC Insurance

2,589

1,929

7,025

Software

3,477

2,921

12,731

Civil money penalties

-

-

8,900

Lease termination expense

-

-

908

Other non-interest expense

7,529

7,946

34,485

Total non-interest expense

38,418

39,229

168,521

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

17,513

23,446

72,494

Income tax expense

4,352

6,035

21,226

Net income from continuing operations

13,161

17,411

51,268

Discontinued operations

Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes

(775)

805

510

Income tax expense (benefit)

(205)

286

219

Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

(570)

519

291

Net income

$

12,591

$

17,930

$

51,559

 

Net income per share from continuing operations - basic

$

0.23

$

0.31

$

0.90

Net income (loss) per share from discontinued operations - basic

$

(0.01)

$

0.01

$

0.01

Net income per share – basic

$

0.22

$

0.32

$

0.91

 

Net income per share from continuing operations - diluted

$

0.23

$

0.31

$

0.89

Net income (loss) per share from discontinued operations - diluted

$

(0.01)

$

0.01

$

0.01

Net income per share – diluted

$

0.22

$

0.32

$

0.90

Weighted average shares – basic

57,220,844

56,522,015

56,765,635

Weighted average shares – diluted

57,926,785

56,876,662

57,338,985

Balance sheet

March 31,

December 31,

September 30,

March 31,

2020

2019

2019

2019

(dollars in thousands)

Assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and due from banks

$

13,610

$

19,928

$

24,068

$

11,678

Interest earning deposits at Federal Reserve Bank

105,978

924,544

932,440

714,514

Total cash and cash equivalents

119,588

944,472

956,508

726,192

 

Investment securities, available-for-sale, at fair value

1,353,278

1,320,692

1,382,437

1,368,602

Investment securities, held-to-maturity, at cost

-

84,387

84,399

84,428

Commercial loans held for sale, at fair value

1,716,450

1,180,546

489,240

570,426

Loans, net of deferred fees and costs

1,985,755

1,824,245

1,683,377

1,510,395

Allowance for loan and lease losses

(14,883)

(10,238)

(10,360)

(9,954)

Loans, net

1,970,872

1,814,007

1,673,017

1,500,441

Federal Home Loan Bank & Atlantic Community Bancshares stock

1,142

5,342

4,342

1,113

Premises and equipment, net

17,148

17,538

17,857

18,056

Accrued interest receivable

15,660

13,619

13,898

13,907

Intangible assets, net

2,857

2,315

2,698

3,463

Deferred tax asset, net

12,797

12,538

13,006

18,423

Investment in unconsolidated entity

34,273

39,154

49,431

58,258

Assets held for sale from discontinued operations

134,118

140,657

162,098

188,025

Other assets

79,925

81,696

94,605

75,642

Total assets

$

5,458,108

$

5,656,963

$

4,943,536

$

4,626,976

 

Liabilities:

Deposits

Demand and interest checking

$

4,512,949

$

4,402,740

$

3,844,747

$

3,993,828

Savings and money market

178,174

174,290

25,950

31,470

Time deposits

-

475,000

475,000

-

Total deposits

4,691,123

5,052,030

4,345,697

4,025,298

 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

42

82

93

93

Short-term borrowings

140,000

-

-

-

Subordinated debenture

13,401

13,401

13,401

13,401

Long-term borrowings

40,813

40,991

41,166

41,499

Other liabilities

74,625

65,962

59,005

111,905

Total liabilities

$

4,960,004

$

5,172,466

$

4,459,362

$

4,192,196

 

Shareholders' equity:

Common stock - authorized, 75,000,000 shares of $1.00 par value; 57,425,556 and 56,568,004 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively

57,426

56,941

56,911

56,568

Treasury stock (100,000 shares)

(866)

(866)

(866)

(866)

Additional paid-in capital

372,984

371,633

370,113

367,483

Accumulated earnings

60,960

50,742

48,888

17,113

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

7,600

6,047

9,128

(5,518)

Total shareholders' equity

498,104

484,497

484,174

434,780

 
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

5,458,108

$

5,656,963

$

4,943,536

$

4,626,976

Average balance sheet and net interest income

Three months ended March 31, 2020

Three months ended March 31, 2019

(dollars in thousands)

Average

Average

Average

Average

Assets:

Balance

Interest

Rate

Balance

Interest

Rate

Interest earning assets:

Loans net of deferred fees and costs **

$

3,262,378

$

39,159

4.80%

$

2,266,834

$

30,161

5.32%

Leases - bank qualified*

10,975

200

7.29%

17,793

428

9.62%

Investment securities-taxable

1,395,545

10,495

3.01%

1,303,491

10,530

3.23%

Investment securities-nontaxable*

5,174

39

3.02%

7,546

59

3.13%

Interest earning deposits at Federal Reserve Bank

493,876

1,623

1.31%

423,024

2,502

2.37%

Net interest earning assets

5,167,948

51,516

3.99%

4,018,688

43,680

4.35%

 

Allowance for loan and lease losses

(10,176)

(8,638)

Loans held for sale from discontinued operations

137,286

1,275

3.71%

173,800

2,025

4.66%

Other assets

226,881

234,174

$

5,521,939

$

4,418,024

 

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity:

Deposits:

Demand and interest checking

$

4,353,690

$

6,695

0.62%

$

3,798,837

$

8,833

0.93%

Savings and money market

173,575

50

0.12%

31,392

37

0.47%

Time

319,505

1,483

1.86%

-

-

-

Total deposits

4,846,770

8,228

0.68%

3,830,229

8,870

0.93%

 

Short-term borrowings

56,813

165

1.16%

74,386

503

2.70%

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

72

-

0.00%

90

-

0.00%

Subordinated debentures

13,401

162

4.84%

13,401

195

5.82%

Total deposits and liabilities

4,917,056

8,555

0.70%

3,918,106

9,568

0.98%

 

Other liabilities

113,582

79,140

Total liabilities

5,030,638

3,997,246

 

Shareholders' equity

491,301

420,778

$

5,521,939

$

4,418,024

Net interest income on tax equivalent basis*

$

44,236

$

36,137

 
Tax equivalent adjustment

50

102

 
Net interest income

$

44,186

$

36,035

Net interest margin *

3.34%

3.41%

* Full taxable equivalent basis, using a statutory Federal tax rate of 21% for 2020 and 2019.

** Includes loans held for sale.

Allowance for loan and lease losses:

Three months ended

Year ended

March 31,

March 31,

December 31,

2020

2019

2019

(dollars in thousands)

 

Balance in the allowance for loan and lease losses at beginning of period (1)

$

12,874

$

8,653

$

8,653

 

Loans charged-off:

SBA non-real estate

264

322

1,362

Direct lease financing

1,194

106

529

Other consumer loans

-

-

1,102

Total

1,458

428

2,993

 

Recoveries:

SBA non-real estate

19

17

125

Direct lease financing

84

12

51

Other consumer loans

-

-

2

Total

103

29

178

Net charge-offs

1,355

399

2,815

Provision credited to allowance, excluding commitment provision

3,364

1,700

4,400

 

Balance in allowance for loan and lease losses at end of period

$

14,883

$

9,954

$

10,238

Net charge-offs/average loans

0.04%

0.02%

0.12%

Net charge-offs/average loans (annualized)

0.17%

0.07%

0.12%

Net charge-offs/average assets

0.02%

0.01%

0.06%

(1) Excludes activity from assets held for sale from discontinued operations.

Loan portfolio:

March 31,

December 31,

September 30,

March 31,

2020

2019

2019

2019

(in thousands)

 

SBL non-real estate

$

84,946

$

84,579

$

84,181

$

76,112

SBL commercial mortgage

233,220

218,110

209,008

179,397

SBL construction

48,823

45,310

38,116

23,979

Small business loans *

366,989

347,999

331,305

279,488

Direct lease financing

445,967

434,460

412,755

384,930

SBLOC / IBLOC**

1,156,433

1,024,420

920,463

791,986

Other specialty lending

2,711

3,055

3,167

34,425

Other consumer loans ***

4,023

4,554

6,388

9,301

1,976,123

1,814,488

1,674,078

1,500,130

Unamortized loan fees and costs

9,632

9,757

9,299

10,265

Total loans, net of unamortized fees and costs

$

1,985,755

$

1,824,245

$

1,683,377

$

1,510,395

 

Small business portfolio:

March 31,

December 31,

September 30,

March 31,

2020

2019

2019

2019

(in thousands)

 

SBL, including unamortized fees and costs

371,072

352,214

337,440

286,814

SBL, included in held-for-sale

223,987

220,358

222,007

206,901

Total small business loans

$

595,059

$

572,572

$

559,447

$

493,715

* The preceding table shows small business loans and small business loans held-for-sale, which consist of the government guaranteed portion of SBA loans at the dates indicated (in thousands).

** Securities Backed Lines of Credit (SBLOC) are collateralized by marketable securities, while Insurance Backed Lines of Credit (IBLOC) are collateralized by the cash surrender value of insurance policies. At March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, IBLOC loans amounted to $228.8 million and $144.6 million.

*** Included in the table above under other consumer loans are demand deposit overdrafts reclassified as loan balances totaling $455,000 and $882,000 at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. Estimated overdraft charge-offs and recoveries are reflected in the allowance for loan and lease losses.

Small business loans as of March 31, 2020

 

Loan principal

(in millions)

U.S. government guaranteed portion of SBA loans (a)

$

304

Commercial mortgage SBA (b)

147

Construction SBA (c)

29

Unguaranteed portion of U.S. government guaranteed loans (d)

85

Non-SBA small business loans (e)

21

Total principal

$

586

Fair value adjustment

5

Unamortized fees

4

Total small business loans

$

595

(a) This is the portion of SBA 7a loans (7a) which have been granted guarantees by the U.S. government, and therefore assumed to have no credit risk.

(b) Substantially all of these loans are made under the SBA 504 Fixed Asset Financing program (504) which dictates origination date loan to value percentages (LTV), generally 50-60%, to which the bank adheres.

(c) Of the $29 million Construction SBA loans, $21 million are 504 first mortgages with an origination date LTV of 50-60% and $8 million are SBA interim loans with an approved SBA post-construction full takeout/payoff.

(d) The $85 million represents the unguaranteed portion of 7a loans which are 70% or more guaranteed by the U.S. government. 7a loans are not made on the basis of real estate LTV; however, they are subject to SBA's "All Available Collateral" rule which mandates that to the extent a borrower or its 20% or greater principals have available collateral (including personal residences), the collateral must be pledged to fully collateralize the loan, after applying SBA-determined liquidation rates. In addition, all 7a and 504 loans require the personal guaranty of all 20% or greater owners.

(e) Of the $21 million in non-SBA loans, $2 million are bridge loans with permanent lender takeout commitments, $2 million is a secured conventional loan with an origination date LTV of 80% and $17 million consist of approximately 20 conventional coffee/doughnut/carryout franchisee note purchases. The majority of purchased notes were made to multi-unit operators and are considered seasoned and have performed as agreed. A $2 million guaranty by the seller, for an 11% first loss piece, is in place until August 2021.

Additionally, the CARES Act of 2020, recently approved by Congress has provided significant support for SBA loans including funding intended to provide six months of interest payments on SBA loans, as well as other accommodations to provide for the payment of payroll and other operating expenses.

Type as of March 31, 2020

(Excludes government guaranteed portion of SBA 7a loans)

SBL commercial mortgage*

SBL construction*

SBL non-real estate

Total

% Total

(in millions)

Hotels

$

62

$

17

$

-

$

79

28%

Professional services offices

17

-

5

22

8%

Full-service restaurants

15

1

5

21

8%

Child day care and youth services

18

1

1

20

7%

Bakeries

4

-

12

16

6%

Fitness/rec centers and instruction

8

-

5

13

4%

General warehousing and storage

11

-

-

11

4%

Limited-service restaurants and catering

7

-

3

10

4%

Elderly assisted living facilities

-

7

3

10

4%

Amusement and recreation industries

5

1

-

6

2%

Car washes

3

2

-

5

2%

Funeral homes

5

-

-

5

2%

New and used car dealers

4

-

-

4

1%

Automotive servicing

2

-

1

3

1%

Other

34

5

18

57

20%

Total

$

195

$

34

$

53

$

282

100%

* Substantially all are SBA loans which had 50-60% LTV ratios at their origination.

State diversification as of March 31, 2020

(Excludes government guaranteed portion of SBA 7a loans)

SBL commercial mortgage*

SBL construction*

SBL non-real estate

Total

% Total

(in millions)

Florida

$

33

$

14

$

7

$

54

19%

Pennsylvania

29

-

3

32

11%

Illinois

26

-

5

31

11%

California

25

1

5

31

11%

North Carolina

16

9

2

27

10%

New York

13

1

5

19

7%

Texas

10

1

5

16

6%

Tennessee

8

5

1

14

5%

New Jersey

1

2

7

10

4%

Virginia

8

1

2

11

4%

Georgia

3

-

1

4

1%

Michigan

3

-

1

4

1%

Colorado

2

-

1

3

1%

Ohio

2

-

1

3

1%

Other states

16

-

7

23

8%

Total

$

195

$

34

$

53

$

282

100%

* Substantially all are SBA loans with 50-60% LTV ratios at origination.

Top 10 loans as of March 31, 2020

 

Type*

State

SBL commercial mortgage*

SBL construction*

Total

(in millions)

Professional services office

CA

$

9

$

-

$

9

Hotel

FL

9

-

9

General warehouse

PA

7

-

7

Hotel

NC

-

6

6

Hotel

FL

5

-

5

Hotel

NC

5

-

5

Assisted living facility

FL

-

5

5

Fitness and rec center

PA

5

-

5

Hotel

PA

4

-

4

Hotel

NY

3

-

3

Total

$

47

$

11

$

58

* All of the top 10 loans are SBA and with the rest of the commercial real estate portfolio are originated with an approximate loan to value ratio between 50% and 60% at origination.

Commercial real estate loans held for sale which were originated for sale or securitization, excluding SBA loans, are as follows including LTV at origination. The vast majority of these loans were originated in the past nine months:

Type as of March 31, 2020

Type

# Loans

Balance

Origination date LTV

Weighted average minimum interest rate

(dollars in millions)

Multifamily (apartments)

175

$

1,364

77%

4.75%

Hospitality (hotels and lodging) *

11

58

62%

5.69%

Retail

7

51

72%

4.94%

Other

8

24

69%

5.18%

201

$

1,497

76%

4.80%

Fair value adjustment

(4)

Total

$

1,493

*Of the total $4 million fair value adjustment, $1.8 million was related to hospitality loans

State diversification as of March 31, 2020

15 Largest loans (all multifamily) as of March 31, 2020

 

State

Balance

Origination date LTV

State

Balance

Origination date LTV

(in millions)

(in millions)

Texas

$

375

77%

North Carolina

$

43

78%

Georgia

230

78%

Texas

36

79%

Arizona

117

76%

Texas

34

80%

North Carolina

108

77%

Pennsylvania

31

77%

Nevada

56

80%

Georgia

31

80%

Alabama

53

76%

Nevada

28

80%

Other states each