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8-K - FIRST MERCHANTS CORPORATION - 1ST QUARTER 2012 EARNINGS PRESENTATION SLIDES - FIRST MERCHANTS CORPf8kearningsslide04262012.htm
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First Merchants Corporation
1st Quarter 2012
Earnings Call
April 26, 2012
 
 

 
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Michael C. Rechin
President
and Chief Executive Officer
 
 

 
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Forward-Looking Statement
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENT

The Corporation may make forward-looking statements about its
relative business outlook. These forward-looking statements and
all other statements made during this meeting that do not
concern historical facts are subject to risks and uncertainties that
may materially affect actual results.

Specific forward-looking statements include, but are not limited
to, any indications regarding the financial services industry, the
economy and future growth of the balance sheet or income
statement.

Please refer to our press releases, Form 10-Qs and 10-Ks
concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from any forward-looking statements.
 
 

 
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1st QUARTER 2012 HIGHLIGHTS
 EPS
  $.46 per share (171% year-over-year growth)
  Core EPS: $.25 per share (47% year-over-year growth)
  SCB bargain purchase gain of $.21 per share
 SCB FDIC-Modified Whole-Bank Transaction
 Core Revenue Growth
  $1.7M increase year-over-year
 Balance Sheet Well Positioned for Growth
  Strong Core Funding Base
  Tangible Common Equity: 7.07%
  Tier 1 Common: 9.20%
  Lower Risk Profile
 
 

 
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Mark K. Hardwick
Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
 
 

 
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    2010 2011  Q1-’11  Q1-’12 
1. Investments  $ 827  $ 946 $ 886 $ 960
2. Loans 2,857 2,731 2,766 2,815
3. Allowance (83) (71) (81) (70) 
4. CD&I & Goodwill  154 150 153 150
5. BOLI 97 124 102 123
6. Other 319 293 291 258
7. Total Assets $4,171 $4,173 $4,117 $4,236
($ in Millions)
TOTAL ASSETS
 
 

 
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Loan Composition (as of 3/31/12)
YTD Yield = 5.17%
LOAN AND CREDIT DETAIL
 
 

 
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INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO
(as of 3/31/12)
 
 

 
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    2010 2011  Q1-’11  Q1-’12
1. Customer Non-Maturity
  Deposits  $2,127 $2,196 $2,083 $2,273
2. Customer Time Deposits 996 816 943 836
3. Brokered Deposits 146 123 126 170
4. Borrowings 277 378 305 287
5. Other Liabilities 28 34 56 31
6. Hybrid Capital 142 111 142 111
7. Preferred Stock (CPP) 68 - 68  -
8. Preferred Stock (SBLF) -  91  - 91
9. Common Equity  387 424 394 437
10. Total Liabilities and Capital $4,171 $4,173 $4,117 $4,236
($ in Millions)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL
 
 

 
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DEPOSITS
(as of 3/31/12)
 
 

 
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CAPITAL RATIOS
  2010 2011  Q1-’11  Q1-’12
1. Total Risk-Based
 Capital Ratio  15.74% 16.54% 15.66% 16.39%
2. Tier 1 Risk-Based
 Capital Ratio  12.82% 13.92% 13.05% 14.14%
3. Leverage Ratio 9.50% 10.17% 9.80% 10.61%
4. Tier 1 Common Risk- 
 Based Capital Ratio 7.64% 8.83% 7.75% 9.20%
5. TCE/TCA  5.86% 6.84% 6.16% 7.07%
 
 

 
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Q1 - '10
Q2 - '10
Q3 - '10
Q4 - '10
Q1 - '11
Q2 - '11
Q3 - '11
Q4 - '11
Q1 - '12
Net Interest Income - FTE ($ in millions)

$37.8
 $37.7

 
$37.2
 $36.7
$36.9

 
$37.3
  $37.3

 
$37.6

 
$37.6
Tax Equivalent Yield on Earning
Assets
5.39%
5.38%
5.38%
5.13%
5.11%
5.04%
5.01%
4.83%
4.74%
Cost of Supporting Liabilities
1.57%
1.48%
1.45%
1.30%
1.16%
1.05%
0.99%
0.84%
0.78%
Net Interest Margin
3.82%
3.90%
3.93%
3.83%
3.95%
3.99%
4.02%
3.99%
3.96%
 
NET INTEREST MARGIN
 
 

 
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    2010 2011 Q1-’11  Q1-’12
1. Service Charges on Deposit Accounts   $13.3    $12.0      $ 2.8     $2.8
2. Trust Fees                  7.7      7.7       2.0       2.0
3. Insurance Commission Income        6.2 5.7  1.9 1.7
4. Electronic Card Fees 6.1           6.5       1.5 1.7
5. Cash Surrender Value of Life Ins  2.1 2.6  0.6 1.4
6. Gains on Sales Mortgage Loans   6.8 7.4  1.9 2.0
7. Securities Gains/Losses 1.9 2.0  0.1 0.8
8. Gain on FDIC-Modified Whole-Bank
  Transaction  -   -   -   9.1
9. Other 4.4 5.2 1.1  1.2
10. Total  $48.5 $49.1 $11.9 $22.7
11. Adjusted Non-Interest Income1   $46.6 $47.1 $11.8 $12.8
1Adjusted for Bond Gains & Losses and Gain on FDIC-Modified Whole-Bank Transaction
($ in Millions)
NON-INTEREST INCOME
 
 

 
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NON-INTEREST EXPENSE
   2010  2011  Q1-’11 Q1-’12
1. Salary & Benefits $73.3 $74.7 $17.2 $19.4
2. Premises & Equipment     17.2 16.9 4.5 4.4
3. Core Deposit Intangible   4.7 3.5 1.1 0.5
4. Professional Services 1.4 2.2 0.6 0.7
5. OREO/Credit-Related Expense        14.6       10.6       3.2       2.2
6. FDIC Expense 8.1 5.5 2.1 1.1
7. Outside Data Processing 5.1 5.7 1.4 1.4
8. Marketing 2.0 2.0 0.4 0.4
9. Other 15.9 14.8 3.4 3.9
10. Total $142.3 $135.9 $33.9 $34.0
($ in Millions)
 
 

 
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EARNINGS
  2010  2011 Q1-’11 Q1-’12
1. Net Interest Income-FTE  $149.4  $149.1 $36.9 $37.6
2. Non Interest Income1              46.6 47.1 11.8 12.8
3. Non Interest Expense          (142.3) (135.9) (33.9) (34.0)
4. Pre-Tax Pre-Provision Earnings   $53.7 $60.3 $14.8  $16.4
5. Provision                    (46.5) (22.6) (5.6) (4.9)
6. Adjustments1                   1.9 2.0  0.1 9.9
7. Taxes - FTE                (2.3)  (14.4) (3.8) (7.1)
8. Gain/(Loss) on CPP/Trust Preferred  10.1  (12.3)  
9. Preferred Stock Dividend  (5.2) (4.0)  (1.0) (1.1)
10. Net Income Avail. for Distribution  $11.7 $ 9.0  $ 4.5 $13.2
11. EPS $0.48  $0.34  $0.17 $0.46
1Adjusted for Bond Gains & Losses and Gain on FDIC-Modified Whole-Bank Transaction
($ in Millions)
 
 

 
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EARNINGS PER SHARE
1
1
2
2010 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
1. Actual $ .01 $ .35 $ .02 $ .10 $ .48
2. Adjusted $ .01 ($.05) $ .02 $ .10 $ .08
2011 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
3. Actual $ .17 $ .18 ($.25) $ .24 $ .34
4. Adjusted $ .17 $ .18 $ .21 $ .24 $ .80
2012  Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
5. Actual $ .46 -  -  - $ .46
6. Adjusted      $ .25  -  -  -     $  .25
1Adjusted for gains and losses on CPP/Trust Preferred refinance and repayment net of
  taxes (Line 8 on slide 15)
2Adjusted for Gain on FDIC-Modified Whole-Bank Transaction
 
 

 
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John J. Martin
Senior Vice President
and Chief Credit Officer
 
 

 
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ASSET QUALITY SUMMARY
 
 

 
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CREDIT METRICS AND ALLL COVERAGE
Criticized Assets down 11.1% Q1-’12
compared to Q1-’11 and up 6.9% linked
quarter
Classified Assets down 23.3%  Q1-’12
compared to Q1-’11 and down .9% linked
quarter
Non-Accrual Loans down 15.1% Q1-’12
compared to Q1-’11 and up 7.0% linked
quarter
*Q1 2012 includes loans acquired at Fair Value
Allowance for Loan and Lease
Losses as a % of Non-Accrual
Loans reduced to 94.5%
Acquired Fair Value portfolio with
$4.9M in newly identified Non-
Accruals; Core Non-Accruals flat for

quarter.
($ in Millions)
($ in Millions)
 
 

 
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NON-PERFORMING ASSET RECONCILIATION
($ in millions)
Q4-’10
Q1-’11
Q2-’11
Q3-’11
Q4-’11
Q1-’12*
1. Beginning Balance NPAs & 90+ Days Delinquent
$ 130.8
$ 120.0
$ 107.6
$ 109.5
$ 106.7
$ 100.8
 Non-Accrual
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Add: New Non-Accruals*
 27.4
 11.7
 26.7
 21.4
 10.2
 16.4
3. Less: To Accrual/Payoff/Restructured
( 14.5)
( 3.2)
( 8.3)
( 8.7)
( 7.6)
( 2.7)
4. Less: To OREO
( 7.0)
( 2.0)
( 1.6)
( 9.7)
( 1.2)
( 2.5)
5. Less: Charge-offs*
( 13.9)
( 9.4)
(16.9)
(11.6)
( 10.7)
( 6.3)
6. Increase /(Decrease): Non-Accrual Loans
(8.0)
 ( 2.9)
 ( .1)
 (8.6)
(9.3)
 4.9
 Other Real Estate Owned (ORE)
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Add: New ORE Properties
 7.2
2.2
1.6
9.7
1.2
2.5
8. Less: ORE Sold
(4.2)
( 3.6)
( 1.6)
( 5.0)
(3.3)
( 1.8)
9. Less: ORE Losses (write-downs)
( 3.6)
( 2.5)
( 1.6)
( 0.7)
(1.1)
( 1.4)
10.  Increase /(Decrease): ORE
( .6)
 ( 3.9)
 ( 1.6)
 4.0
( 3.2)
 ( .7)
11.  Increase /(Decrease): 90 Days Delinquent*
( 4.0)
 ( 0.6)
 ( 0.5)
 1.4
( 1.0)
 ( 0.4)
12. Increase /(Decrease): Restructured Loans
 1.8
 ( 5.0)
 4.1
.4
 7.6
 (7.6)
13. Total NPA Change
(10.8)
(12.4)
 1.9
 (2.8)
(5.9)
(3.8)
14. Ending Balance NPAs & 90+ Days Delinquent
$ 120.0
$ 107.6
$ 109.5
$ 106.7
$ 100.8
$ 97.0
25.8%
*Q1-’12 Includes FV portfolio loans acquired.
 
 

 
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NET CHARGE-OFFS, PROVISION AND ALLOWANCE
($ in Millions)
 
 

 
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Credit Summary
 Asset quality trends continue to improve
 Decrease in Restructured Loans following their return to
 market terms, demonstrated performance and loss
 recognition
 Charge-offs and provision expense lower and in line with
 improvement in credit quality
 Total loan pipeline improving driven by mortgage and
 commercial loans
 Fair Value portfolio of $89.7M with a composition similar
 to core portfolio
 
 

 
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Michael C. Rechin
President
and Chief Executive Officer
 
 

 
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Overview of 2012 Strategy and Tactics
“Growth and Top-Tier Performance”
 Shelby County Bank integration
 Grow revenue by intensifying revenue-generating
 activity:
  Market coverage tactics . . . including SCB
  Additional investment in business banking professionals in key
 markets
  Retail CRM and sales management system
 Implement systems and processes to improve efficiency:
  Banking center rationalization
  Enhance systems in consumer collections, human resources
 and finance
 Seek non-organic growth opportunities
 
 

 
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CONTACT INFORMATION
First Merchants Corporation common stock is
traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market
under the symbol FRME.
Additional information can be found at
www.firstmerchants.com
Investor inquiries:
David L. Ortega
Investor Relations
Telephone: 765.378.8937
dortega@firstmerchants.com