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Exhibit 99.1

 

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News Release

For more information contact:

Dennis J. Zember Jr.

Executive Vice President & CFO

(229) 890-1111

AMERIS BANCORP REPORTS NET INCOME OF $8.4 MILLION FOR FIRST QUARTER 2014

April 22, 2014

AMERIS BANCORP (NASDAQ-GS: ABCB), Moultrie, Georgia, today reported net income available to common shareholders of $8.1 million, or $0.32 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2014, compared to $4.8 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2013. Commenting on the Company’s improved profitability, Edwin W. Hortman, Jr., the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, said, “Our first quarter results reflect a full quarter of the additional revenues we expected from the acquisition of The Prosperity Banking Company and Prosperity Bank during the fourth quarter of 2013. On the expense side, we completed the data processing conversion and should have a full run rate of expense savings in the coming quarter.”

Highlights of the results of the first quarter of 2014 include the following:

 

    Net income available to common shareholders increased 66.5%, compared to the same quarter in 2013.

 

    The remaining TARP preferred stock investment was redeemed during the quarter with no additional borrowings or issuances of common stock.

 

    The Company’s net interest margin was 4.57%, compared to 4.43% in the fourth quarter of 2013.

 

    Return on average assets and return on average tangible equity improved to 0.96% and 13.30%, respectively compared to 0.75% and 8.61% for the same quarter in 2013.

 

    Credit costs (provision and problem loan and OREO expenses) declined to $3.9 million, compared to $7.8 million in the first quarter of 2013 and $6.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2013.

 

    Legacy loans (excluding purchased non-covered and covered loans) increased by $76.9 million during the quarter, an annualized growth rate of 19.3%.

 

    Tangible common equity to tangible assets increased significantly to 7.53% at March 31, 2014, compared to 6.83% at December 31, 2013.

 

    Total legacy classified loans (excluding purchased non-covered and covered loans) decreased 8.1%, compared to December 31, 2013.

 

    Noninterest income was $12.8 million, compared to $11.4 million in the first quarter of 2013 and $11.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2013.

 

    Net income from the Company’s mortgage operation improved during the first quarter of 2014, totaling $947,000, compared to $38,000 in the fourth quarter of 2013.


Operating Results

Net income available to common shareholders for the first quarter of 2014 totaled $8.1 million, compared to $4.8 million for the same quarter in 2013. Revenue during the first quarter totaled $47.2 million, an increase of 19.0% compared to the first quarter of 2013. Increases in revenue resulted from the addition of The Prosperity Banking Company, as well as modest increases from growth in legacy portfolio loans with minimal decreases in yields. The Company’s return on assets improved from 0.75% in the first quarter of 2013 to 0.96% in the first quarter of 2014. Return on tangible common equity increased to 13.30% in the current quarter, from 8.61% in the first quarter of 2013, due to additional earnings and capital utilization.

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

Net interest income for the first quarter of 2014 totaled $34.5 million, an increase of $6.1 million, or 21.7%, compared to $28.3 million reported for the first quarter of 2013. The Company’s net interest margin increased during the first quarter of 2014 to 4.57% compared to 4.43% in the fourth quarter of 2013. The higher net interest margin resulted from several factors, including steady yields on the Company’s loan portfolios and lower levels of excess liquidity than those reported during the fourth quarter of 2013.

Yields on legacy loans declined only slightly from 5.15% in the fourth quarter of 2013 to 5.11% in the first quarter of 2014. Yields declined by a larger margin compared to the same quarter in 2013 when the Company reported legacy loan yields of 5.58%. The Company has expected a slower pace of compression on loan yields as loan production on new and renewed loans has been steady for several quarters at levels much closer to the overall portfolio yield than in the past.

The Company’s cost of deposits decreased during the first quarter of 2014 to 0.30%, compared to 0.32% in the fourth quarter of 2013 and 0.36% in the first quarter of 2013. Continued shifts in the funding mix toward non-interest bearing demand and other lower cost deposit categories was the primary reason for the decline. A sales focus on business deposit accounts continues to result in favorable growth in non-interest bearing demand deposits, which increased to $698.9 million at the end of the first quarter of 2014, an annualized growth rate of 18.4%, when compared to balances at December 31, 2013. Compared to the same period in 2013, non-interest bearing demand deposits have increased $207.9 million, or 42.3%.

Non-interest Income

Recurring levels of non-interest income in the first quarter of 2014 improved to $12.8 million, compared to $11.4 million in the same quarter of 2013 and $11.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2013. As a percentage of total assets, recurring non-interest income has decreased from 1.61% at March 31, 2013 to 1.48% at the end of the current quarter. The majority of the decline in non-interest income contribution as a percentage of total assets relates to Prosperity’s income statement which was more heavily centered on traditional spread income. The Company believes the new markets are attractive opportunities for its existing strategies and believes non-interest income levels will grow in the coming quarters commensurate with the rest of the Company’s markets.

Much of the non-interest income growth has related to the Company’s mortgage strategy, although fees and service charges on deposit accounts have remained at strong levels. Mortgage revenue increased compared to the same quarter of 2013, as loan pipelines and closings improved from the lower levels the Company reported in the fourth quarter of 2013. At the end of the first quarter of 2014, the Company’s open pipeline of mortgage loans totaled $75.2 million, compared to $40.5 million at the end of 2013. Growth in the pipeline and growth in closings are the result of excellent relationships the Company has developed with certain realtors and builders. The Company is still selectively searching for strong, seasoned producers to add to the team but believes additional improvement in volumes will result from its builder and realtor contacts going forward.

Non-interest Expense

Total operating expenses for the first quarter of 2014 were $33.2 million, compared to $28.9 million for the same quarter of 2013. Increases in operating expenses were primarily the result of the recently closed Prosperity Bank acquisition, which added approximately $4.8 million in quarterly expenses. Additional expenses related to increases in mortgage volume totaled $1.1 million in the first quarter of 2014 compared to the same quarter in 2013. Offsetting these increases in operating expenses were declines in credit-related expenses of $2.7 million from the same quarter in 2013.


On a comparative basis, the Company recorded $30.6 million of core non-interest expense in the first quarter, (excluding credit and merger related expenses), an increase of $2.6 million compared to core non-interest expense in the fourth quarter of 2013, (excluding credit related expenses and $4.3 million of merger related expenses).

The Company completed the data conversion for the Prosperity Bank acquisition during the first quarter of 2014, which resulted in approximately $450,000 of conversion related expenses that will be non-recurring in future quarters. These costs were principally related to compensation, professional fees and travel expenses.

Credit Expenses and Asset Quality

Total classified legacy assets declined during the quarter to $87.3 million at March 31, 2014, compared to $106.8 million for the same quarter in 2013. As a percentage of capital, classified assets improved to 29.1% at the end of the current quarter, compared to 37.7% at March 31, 2013.

During the quarter, the Company downgraded certain assets acquired with the acquisition of Prosperity Bank to non-accrual in an effort to force borrower actions on assets that were well collateralized. The assets in question were identified by the Company in its due diligence as assets that would require more aggressive collection efforts and were marked accordingly. The Company does not anticipate losses from these downgraded assets and believes resolution will come relatively quickly given the operating status of the borrowers and underlying collateral values. Loan to value on the three largest relationships is approximately 53% in the aggregate.

Credit costs continued to improve as expected. During the quarter, credit expenses (provision and credit-related operating expenses) fell to $3.9 million, or 0.94% annualized, of non-covered loans, compared to $7.8 million, or 2.11% annualized, of non-covered loans in the same quarter in 2013. Higher levels of real estate activity and better prices were the primary factors for the improvement.

Balance Sheet Trends

Total assets at March 31, 2014 were $3.49 billion, a 4.9% decrease compared to the $3.67 billion reported at December 31, 2013. Earning assets declined $153.5 million to $3.06 billion at March 31, 2014. Short-term assets declined as a percentage of earning assets to 3.9%, compared to 8.3% at December 31, 2013 and 5.5% at March 31, 2013. Declines in earning assets were primarily related to excess liquidity at year end resulting from certain larger municipal and corporate deposits.

Total legacy loans (excluding purchased non-covered and covered loans) increased $76.9 million during the first quarter of 2014 at an annualized rate of 19.3%, to end at $1.70 billion at March 31, 2014. During the first quarter, purchased non-covered loans decreased by $11.5 million to $437.3 million, down from $448.8 million reported at December 31, 2013. Covered loans decreased by $17.5 million to $372.7 million at March 31, 2014, from $390.2 million at December 31, 2013. Increases in legacy loans were centered mostly in commercial real estate, municipal and residential loan types, while the declines in covered loans were centered mostly in classified assets resulting from normal workout efforts as the Company approaches the maturity of its first loss-share agreements.

Total deposits increased $11.4 million to $3.01 billion during the first quarter of 2014, compared to $3.00 billion at December 31, 2013. Non-interest bearing deposits grew to 23.2% of total deposits at March 31, 2014, compared to 19.7% at the same time in 2013.

During the first quarter of 2014, the Company redeemed the remaining $28 million in shares of the preferred stock originally issued to the U.S. Treasury under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) in November 2008. The redemption of preferred stock was completed with no additional borrowings or issuances of common stock.

Ameris Bancorp is headquartered in Moultrie, Georgia, and at the end of the most recent quarter had 68 locations in Georgia, Alabama, northern Florida and South Carolina.


This news release contains certain performance measures determined by methods other than in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Management of Ameris Bancorp (the “Company”) uses these non-GAAP measures in its analysis of the Company’s performance. These measures are useful when evaluating the underlying performance and efficiency of the Company’s operations and balance sheet. The Company’s management believes that these non-GAAP measures provide a greater understanding of ongoing operations, enhance comparability of results with prior periods and demonstrate the effects of significant gains and charges in the current period. The Company’s management believes that investors may use these non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate the Company’s financial performance without the impact of unusual items that may obscure trends in the Company’s underlying performance. These disclosures should not be viewed as a substitute for financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP, nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be presented by other companies.

This news release contains statements that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The words “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “anticipate” and similar expressions and variations thereof identify certain of such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the dates which they were made. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Readers are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties and that actual results may differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements and are referred to the Company’s periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a summary of certain factors that may impact the Company’s results of operations and financial condition.


AMERIS BANCORP

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands except per share data and FTE headcount)

 

    Three Months Ended  
    Mar.     Dec.     Sept.     Jun.     Mar.  
    2014     2013     2013     2013     2013  

EARNINGS

         

Net Income Available to Common Shareholders

  $ 8,064      $ 966      $ 6,234      $ 6,236      $ 4,844   

PER COMMON SHARE DATA

         

Earnings per share available to common shareholders:

         

Basic

  $ 0.32      $ 0.04      $ 0.26      $ 0.26      $ 0.20   

Diluted

  $ 0.32      $ 0.04      $ 0.26      $ 0.26      $ 0.20   

Cash Dividends per share

  $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —     

Stock dividend

    —          —          —          —          —     

Book value per share (period end)

  $ 11.93      $ 11.50      $ 10.98      $ 10.88      $ 10.72   

Tangible book value per share (period end)

  $ 10.31      $ 9.87      $ 10.85      $ 10.74      $ 10.57   

Weighted average number of shares:

         

Basic

    25,144,342        24,021,447        23,900,665        23,878,898        23,867,691   

Diluted

    25,573,320        24,450,619        24,315,821        24,287,628        24,246,346   

Period-end number of shares

    25,159,073        25,098,427        23,907,509        23,894,327        23,875,680   

Market data:

         

High closing price

  $ 24.00      $ 21.42      $ 19.79      $ 16.94      $ 14.51   

Low closing price

  $ 19.86      $ 17.69      $ 17.35      $ 13.16      $ 12.79   

Period end closing price

  $ 23.30      $ 21.11      $ 18.38      $ 16.85      $ 14.35   

Average daily volume

    103,279        94,636        75,545        53,403        51,887   

PERFORMANCE RATIOS

         

Return on average assets

    0.96     0.19     0.94     0.95     0.75

Return on average common equity

    11.66     2.20     10.75     10.66     8.53

Earning asset yield (TE)

    5.01     4.84     5.20     5.38     5.23

Total cost of funds

    0.43     0.40     0.39     0.40     0.40

Net interest margin (TE)

    4.57     4.43     4.80     4.96     4.81

Non-interest income excluding securities transactions, as a percent of total revenue (TE) (1)

    25.02     26.45     27.76     26.16     26.44

Efficiency ratio

    70.36     92.74     69.09     65.32     72.76

CAPITAL ADEQUACY (period end)

         

Stockholders’ equity to assets

    8.60     8.63     10.30     10.25     9.91

Tangible common equity to tangible assets

    7.53     6.83     9.22     9.15     8.83

EQUITY TO ASSETS RECONCILIATION

         

Tangible common equity to tangible assets

    7.53     6.83     9.22     9.15     8.83

Effect of preferred equity

    0.00     0.76     0.99     0.99     0.97

Effect of goodwill and other intangibles

    1.07     1.04     0.09     0.11     0.12
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Equity to assets (GAAP)

    8.60     8.63     10.30     10.25     9.91
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

OTHER PERIOD-END DATA

         

Banking Division FTE

    785        820        678        683        693   

Mortgage Division FTE

    161        164        158        155        127   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Ameris Bancorp FTE Headcount

    946        984        836        838        820   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Assets per Banking Division FTE

  $ 4,443      $ 4,473      $ 4,157      $ 4,112      $ 4,129   

Branch locations

    68        68        57        57        57   

Deposits per branch location

  $ 44,274      $ 44,106      $ 42,867      $ 42,861      $ 43,684   

 

(1)  Includes gain from acquisition.


AMERIS BANCORP

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands except per share data and FTE headcount)

 

     Three Months Ended  
     Mar.      Dec.      Sept.      Jun.     Mar.  
     2014      2013      2013      2013     2013  

INCOME STATEMENT

             

Interest income

             

Interest and fees on loans

   $ 34,469       $ 29,289       $ 29,633       $ 29,859      $ 28,716   

Interest on taxable securities

     2,985         1,998         1,720         1,719        1,697   

Interest on nontaxable securities

     335         342         352         344        375   

Interest on deposits in other banks

     79         118         44         29        85   

Interest on federal funds sold

     5         2         —           —          —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest income

     37,873         31,749         31,749         31,951        30,873   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest expense

             

Interest on deposits

   $ 2,183       $ 2,066       $ 2,025       $ 2,083      $ 2,226   

Interest on other borrowings

     1,206         632         404         392        309   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest expense

     3,389         2,698         2,429         2,475        2,535   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net interest income

     34,484         29,051         29,320         29,476        28,338   

Provision for loan losses

     1,726         1,478         2,920         4,165        2,923   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net interest income/(loss) after provision for loan losses

   $ 32,758       $ 27,573       $ 26,400       $ 25,311      $ 25,415   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Noninterest income

             

Service charges on deposit accounts

   $ 5,586       $ 5,065       $ 4,948       $ 4,695      $ 4,837   

Mortgage banking activity

     5,068         4,431         5,232         5,001        4,464   

Other service charges, commissions and fees

     652         612         593         617        329   

Gain(loss) on sale of securities

     6         —           —           (1     172   

Gains from acquisitions

     —           —           —           —          —     

Other non-interest income

     1,442         1,409         1,515         1,072        1,558   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total noninterest income

     12,754         11,517         12,288         11,384        11,360   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Noninterest expense

             

Salaries and employee benefits

     17,394         15,071         14,412         13,381        13,806   

Occupancy and equipment expenses

     4,064         3,228         3,149         2,978        2,931   

Data processing and telecommunications expenses

     3,454         3,061         3,072         2,836        2,570   

Credit related expenses (1)

     2,190         5,322         2,971         2,349        4,844   

Advertising and marketing expenses

     710         604         434         327        255   

Amortization of intangible assets

     533         346         346         358        364   

Other non-interest expenses

     4,894         9,992         4,365         4,459        4,114   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total noninterest expense

     33,239         37,624         28,749         26,688        28,884   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating profit

   $ 12,273       $ 1,466       $ 9,939       $ 10,007      $ 7,891   

Income tax expense

     3,923         88         3,262         3,329        2,606   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 8,350       $ 1,378       $ 6,677       $ 6,678      $ 5,285   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Preferred stock dividends

     286         412         443         442        441   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income available to common shareholders

   $ 8,064       $ 966       $ 6,234       $ 6,236      $ 4,844   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted earnings available to common shareholders

     0.32         0.04         0.26         0.26        0.20   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes expenses associated with problem loans and OREO, as well as OREO losses and writedowns.


AMERIS BANCORP

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands except per share data and FTE headcount)

 

     Three Months Ended  
     Mar.     Dec.     Sept.     Jun.     Mar.  
     2014     2013     2013     2013     2013  

PERIOD-END BALANCE SHEET

          

Assets

          

Cash and due from banks

   $ 71,387      $ 62,955      $ 53,516      $ 50,343      $ 50,487   

Federal funds sold and interest bearing balances

     48,677        204,984        73,899        43,904        81,205   

Investment securities available for sale, at fair value

     456,713        486,235        312,248        316,168        324,029   

Other investments

     9,322        16,828        7,764        7,764        5,528   

Mortgage loans held for sale

     51,693        67,278        69,634        62,580        42,332   

Loans, net of unearned income

     1,695,382        1,618,454        1,589,267        1,555,827        1,492,753   

Purchased non-covered loans

     437,269        448,753        —          —          —     

Covered loans

     372,694        390,237        417,649        443,517        460,724   

Less allowance for loan losses

     22,744        22,377        23,854        24,217        23,382   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loans, net

     2,482,601        2,435,067        1,983,062        1,975,127        1,930,095   

Other real estate owned

     33,839        33,351        37,978        39,885        40,434   

Purchased, non-covered other real estate owned

     3,864        4,276        —          —          —     

Covered other real estate owned

     42,636        45,893        52,552        62,178        77,915   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other real estate owned

     80,339        83,520        90,530        102,063        118,349   

Premises and equipment, net

     87,430        103,188        65,661        70,167        72,340   

Intangible assets, net

     5,477        6,009        1,972        2,318        2,676   

Goodwill

     35,049        35,049        956        956        956   

FDIC loss sharing receivable

     53,181        65,441        81,763        105,513        160,979   

Cash value of bank owned life insurance

     49,738        49,432        49,095        47,495        45,832   

Other assets

     56,377        51,663        28,402        24,277        26,843   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 3,487,984      $ 3,667,649      $ 2,818,502      $ 2,808,675      $ 2,861,651   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

          

Deposits:

          

Noninterest-bearing

   $ 698,866      $ 668,531      $ 475,505      $ 475,445      $ 490,961   

Interest-bearing

     2,311,781        2,330,700        1,967,916        1,967,658        1,999,012   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deposits

     3,010,647        2,999,231        2,443,421        2,443,103        2,489,973   

Federal funds purchased & securities sold under agreements to repurchase

     49,974        83,516        20,255        19,142        22,919   

Other borrowings

     59,677        194,572        5,000        —          —     

Other liabilities

     12,028        18,165        17,201        16,384        22,768   

Subordinated deferrable interest debentures

     55,628        55,466        42,269        42,269        42,269   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     3,187,954        3,350,950        2,528,146        2,520,898        2,577,929   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity

          

Preferred stock

   $ —        $ 28,000      $ 27,938      $ 27,845      $ 27,753   

Common stock

     26,536        26,462        25,271        25,258        25,239   

Capital surplus

     190,513        189,722        165,835        165,483        165,078   

Retained earnings

     92,055        83,991        83,025        76,791        70,554   

Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)

     2,374        (294     (531     3,582        6,274   

Less treasury stock

     (11,448     (11,182     (11,182     (11,182     (11,176
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     300,030        316,699        290,356        287,777        283,722   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 3,487,984      $ 3,667,649      $ 2,818,502      $ 2,808,675      $ 2,861,651   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Data

          

Earning Assets

     3,062,428        3,215,941        2,462,697        2,421,996        2,401,043   

Intangible Assets

     40,526        41,058        2,928        3,274        3,632   

Interest Bearing Liabilities

     2,477,060        2,664,254        2,035,440        2,029,069        2,064,200   

Average Assets

     3,521,588        2,937,434        2,806,799        2,820,863        2,875,274   

Average Common Stockholders’ Equity

     290,462        248,429        246,490        251,240        251,214   


AMERIS BANCORP

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands except per share data and FTE headcount)

 

     Three Months Ended  
     Mar.     Dec.     Sept.     Jun.     Mar.  
     2014     2013     2013     2013     2013  

ASSET QUALITY INFORMATION (1)

          

Allowance for loan losses

          

Balance at beginning of period

   $ 22,377      $ 23,854      $ 24,217      $ 23,382      $ 23,593   

Provision for loan loss (2)

     1,501        1,200        2,449        3,695        2,603   

Charge-offs

     1,606        3,591        3,457        3,200        3,036   

Recoveries

     472        914        645        340        222   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net charge-offs (recoveries)

     1,134        2,677        2,812        2,860        2,814   

Ending balance

   $ 22,744      $ 22,377      $ 23,854      $ 24,217      $ 23,382   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

As a percentage of loans

     1.34     1.38     1.50     1.56     1.57

As a percentage of nonperforming loans

     85.09     76.63     75.20     76.13     62.39

Net charge-off information Charge-offs

          

Commercial, Financial and Agricultural

   $ 743      $ 543      $ 482      $ 324      $ 410   

Real Estate - Residential

     181        1,785        1,323        1,328        779   

Real Estate - Commercial and Farmland

     533        698        1,080        768        1,025   

Real Estate - Construction and Development

     65        422        367        576        655   

Consumer Installment

     84        143        205        204        167   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total charge-offs

     1,606        3,591        3,457        3,200        3,036   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Recoveries

          

Commercial, Financial and Agricultural

     49        92        212        44        84   

Real Estate - Residential

     83        368        291        144        85   

Real Estate - Commercial and Farmland

     143        12        5        10        3   

Real Estate - Construction and Development

     108        385        84        2        2   

Consumer Installment

     89        57        53        140        48   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total recoveries

     472        914        645        340        222   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net charge-offs (recoveries)

   $ 1,134      $ 2,677      $ 2,812      $ 2,860      $ 2,814   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-accrual loans (excluding purchased non-covered and covered loans)

     26,729        29,203        31,720        31,811        37,476   

Non-accrual purchased non-covered loans

     15,318        6,659        —          —          —     

Foreclosed assets (excluding purchased assets)

     33,839        33,351        37,978        39,885        40,434   

Purchased, non-covered other real estate owned

     3,864        4,276        —          —          —     

Accruing loans delinquent 90 days or more

     —          —          —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total non-performing assets, excluding covered assets

     79,750        73,489        69,698        71,696        77,910   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-performing assets as a percent of total assets

     2.29     2.00     2.47     2.55     2.72

Net charge offs as a percent of loans (Annualized)

     0.27     0.66     0.70     0.74     0.76

 

(1) Asset quality information is presented net of covered assets where the Company’s risk exposure is limited substantially by loss sharing agreements with the FDIC.
(2) During 2012 and 2013, the Company recorded provision for loan loss expense to account for losses where the initial estimate of cash flows was found to be excessive on loans acquired in FDIC assisted acquisitions. These amounts are excluded from the calculation above but reflected in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations.


AMERIS BANCORP

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands except per share data and FTE headcount)

 

 

     For the quarter ended:  
     Mar.      Dec.      Sept.      Jun.      Mar.  
     2014      2013      2013      2013      2013  

Loans by Type

              

Commercial, financial & agricultural

   $ 270,571       $ 244,373       $ 244,991       $ 208,424       $ 180,888   

Real estate - construction & development

     149,543         146,371         132,277         134,607         130,161   

Real estate - commercial & farmland

     836,230         808,323         799,149         788,654         766,227   

Real estate - residential

     347,574         351,886         355,920         357,685         355,716   

Consumer installment

     32,345         34,249         36,303         36,923         37,335   

Other

     59,119         33,252         20,627         29,534         22,426   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Legacy (excluding purchased non-covered and covered)

   $ 1,695,382       $ 1,618,454       $ 1,589,267       $ 1,555,827       $ 1,492,753   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commercial, financial & agricultural

   $ 30,810       $ 32,141       $ —         $ —         $ —     

Real estate - construction & development

     31,820         31,176         —           —           —     

Real estate - commercial & farmland

     174,281         179,898         —           —           —     

Real estate - residential

     196,078         200,851         —           —           —     

Consumer installment

     4,280         4,687         —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Purchased non-covered (at fair value)

   $ 437,269       $ 448,753       $ —         $ —         $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commercial, financial & agricultural

   $ 24,813       $ 26,550       $ 27,768       $ 27,371       $ 28,568   

Real estate - construction & development

     41,434         43,179         50,702         52,972         57,114   

Real estate - commercial & farmland

     214,649         224,451         237,086         255,102         260,159   

Real estate - residential

     91,372         95,173         101,146         107,107         113,668   

Consumer installment

     426         884         947         965         1,215   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Covered (at fair value)

   $ 372,694       $ 390,237       $ 417,649       $ 443,517       $ 460,724   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Loan Portfolio:

              

Commercial, financial & agricultural

   $ 326,194       $ 303,064       $ 272,759       $ 235,795       $ 209,456   

Real estate - construction & development

     222,797         220,726         182,979         187,579         187,275   

Real estate - commercial & farmland

     1,225,160         1,212,672         1,036,235         1,043,756         1,026,386   

Real estate - residential

     635,024         647,910         457,066         464,792         469,384   

Consumer installment

     37,051         39,820         37,250         37,888         38,550   

Other

     59,119         33,252         20,627         29,534         22,426   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Loans

   $ 2,505,345       $ 2,457,444       $ 2,006,916       $ 1,999,344       $ 1,953,477   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Troubled Debt Restructurings, excluding purchased non-covered and covered loans:

  

Accruing loan types:

              

Commercial, financial & agricultural

   $ 711       $ 515       $ 521       $ 1,059       $ 799   

Real estate - construction & development

     1,953         1,896         1,926         1,946         1,883   

Real estate - commercial & farmland

     8,733         6,913         6,693         7,529         8,878   

Real estate - residential

     7,364         7,818         7,871         7,468         6,953   

Consumer installment

     87         72         13         13         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Accruing TDRs

   $ 18,848       $ 17,214       $ 17,024       $ 18,015       $ 18,513   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-accruing loan types:

              

Commercial, financial & agricultural

   $ 40       $ 525       $ 533       $ —         $ —     

Real estate - construction & development

     29         32         29         29         43   

Real estate - commercial & farmland

     1,316         2,273         1,858         1,493         3,595   

Real estate - residential

     961         834         704         1,046         1,111   

Consumer installment

     19         19         26         —           6   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Non-accrual TDRs

   $ 2,365       $ 3,683       $ 3,150       $ 2,568       $ 4,755   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Troubled Debt Restructurings

   $ 21,213       $ 20,897       $ 20,174       $ 20,583       $ 23,268   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
The following table presents the loan portfolio by risk grade, excluding purchased non-covered and covered loans:   

Grade 10 - Prime credit

   $ 93,805       $ 74,381       $ 72,759       $ 44,852       $ 40,268   

Grade 15 - Good credit

     243,963         230,212         230,810         241,690         232,773   

Grade 20 - Satisfactory credit

     817,718         773,051         731,154         708,606         665,777   

Grade 23 - Performing, under-collateralized credit

     31,056         31,604         30,729         29,829         29,403   

Grade 25 - Minimum acceptable credit

     417,177         420,491         433,358         443,105         425,646   

Grade 30 - Other asset especially mentioned

     38,240         30,591         28,952         29,265         32,485   

Grade 40 - Substandard

     53,286         57,987         61,270         57,880         66,147   

Grade 50 - Doubtful

     137         137         235         598         254   

Grade 60 - Loss

     —           —           —           2         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,695,382       $ 1,618,454       $ 1,589,267       $ 1,555,827       $ 1,492,753   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 


AMERIS BANCORP

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands except per share data and FTE headcount)

 

     Three Months Ended  
     Mar.      Dec.      Sept.      Jun.      Mar.  
     2014      2013      2013      2013      2013  

AVERAGE BALANCES

              

Federal funds sold

   $ 7,455       $ 3,243       $ —         $ —         $ —     

Interest bearing deposits in banks

     99,751         172,117         66,424         52,090         101,452   

Investment securities - taxable

     411,251         276,702         260,262         271,282         286,745   

Investment securities - nontaxable

     51,092         51,291         52,279         50,300         53,819   

Other investments

     12,330         8,255         7,764         7,002         6,687   

Mortgage loans held for sale

     49,397         65,683         61,249         48,890         32,639   

Loans

     1,639,672         1,602,942         1,564,311         1,523,654         1,455,687   

Purchased non-covered loans

     441,138         43,900         —           —           —     

Covered loans

     379,460         401,045         427,482         444,616         491,691   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Earning Assets

   $ 3,091,546       $ 2,625,178       $ 2,439,771       $ 2,397,834         2,428,720   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Noninterest bearing deposits

   $ 666,493       $ 528,732       $ 468,588       $ 479,054       $ 481,760   

NOW accounts

     675,199         604,828         573,088         579,312         633,313   

MMDA

     749,150         655,782         639,304         611,562         592,842   

Savings accounts

     143,109         107,058         104,498         104,534         102,380   

Retail CDs < $100,000

     373,523         293,689         290,771         298,553         313,191   

Retail CDs > $100,000

     361,861         352,043         349,931         358,980         368,577   

Brokered CDs

     5,970         10,687         12,970         16,176         19,448   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Deposits

     2,975,305         2,552,819         2,439,150         2,448,171         2,511,511   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

FHLB advances

     68,333         9,521         —           —           —     

Other borrowings

     30,004         6,304         1,739         —           —     

Subordinated debentures

     55,092         46,263         42,269         42,269         42,269   

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase

     57,112         41,402         18,446         20,530         27,191   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Non-Deposit Funding

     210,541         103,490         62,454         62,799         69,460   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Funding

   $ 3,185,846       $ 2,656,309       $ 2,501,604       $ 2,510,970       $ 2,580,971   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 


AMERIS BANCORP

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands except per share data and FTE headcount)

 

     Three Months Ended  
     Mar.      Dec.      Sept.      Jun.      Mar.  
     2014      2013      2013      2013      2013  

INTEREST INCOME/EXPENSE

              

INTEREST INCOME

              

Federal funds sold

   $ 5       $ 2       $ —         $ —         $ —     

Interest bearing deposits in banks

     79         118         44         29         85   

Investment securities - taxable

     2,985         1,998         1,720         1,719         1,697   

Investment securities - nontaxable (TE)

     452         462         475         464         506   

Mortgage loans held for sale

     403         554         603         467         291   

Loans (TE)

     20,647         20,810         20,882         20,396         19,604   

Purchased non-covered loans

     6,865         570         —           —           —     

Covered loans

     6,761         7,508         8,248         9,066         8,765   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Earning Assets

   $ 38,197       $ 32,022       $ 31,972       $ 32,141       $ 30,948   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

INTEREST EXPENSE

              

Non-interest bearing deposits

   $ —         $ —         $ —         $ —         $ —     

NOW accounts

     288         297         248         250         302   

MMDA

     681         625         606         555         522   

Savings accounts

     37         29         29         29         29   

Retail CDs < $100,000

     489         399         406         437         498   

Retail CDs > $100,000

     640         629         635         675         706   

Brokered CDs

     48         86         101         137         169   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Deposits

     2,183         2,065         2,025         2,083         2,226   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

FHLB advances

     37         63         —           —           —     

Other borrowings

     408         137         20         —           —     

Subordinated debentures

     708         376         359         363         270   

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase

     53         56         26         29         39   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Non-Deposit Funding

     1,206         632         405         392         309   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Funding

   $ 3,389       $ 2,697       $ 2,430       $ 2,475       $ 2,535   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Interest Income (TE)

   $ 34,808       $ 29,325       $ 29,542       $ 29,666       $ 28,413   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 


AMERIS BANCORP

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands except per share data and FTE headcount)

 

     Three Months Ended  
     Mar.     Dec.     Sept.     Jun.     Mar.  
     2014     2013     2013     2013     2013  

YIELDS (1)

          

Federal funds sold

     0.27     0.24     0.00     0.00     0.00

Interest bearing deposits in banks

     0.32     0.27     0.26     0.22     0.34

Investment securities - taxable

     2.94     2.86     2.62     2.54     2.40

Investment securities - nontaxable

     3.59     3.57     3.61     3.70     3.81

Mortgage loans held for sale

     3.31     3.35     3.91     3.83     3.62

Loans

     5.11     5.15     5.30     5.37     5.46

Purchased non-covered loans

     6.31     5.15     0.00     0.00     0.00

Covered loans

     7.23     7.43     7.65     8.18     7.23
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Earning Assets

     5.01     4.84     5.20     5.38     5.17

Noninterest bearing deposits

     0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00

NOW accounts

     0.17     0.19     0.17     0.17     0.19

MMDA

     0.37     0.38     0.38     0.36     0.36

Savings accounts

     0.10     0.11     0.11     0.11     0.11

Retail CDs < $100,000

     0.53     0.54     0.55     0.59     0.64

Retail CDs > $100,000

     0.72     0.71     0.72     0.75     0.78

Brokered CDs

     3.26     3.19     3.09     3.40     3.52
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Deposits

     0.30     0.32     0.33     0.34     0.36

FHLB advances

     0.22     2.63     0.00     0.00     0.00

Other borrowings

     5.51     8.62     4.56     0.00     0.00

Subordinated debentures

     5.21     3.22     3.37     3.44     2.59

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase

     0.38     0.54     0.56     0.57     0.58
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Non-Deposit Funding

     2.32     2.42     2.57     2.50     1.80
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total funding (3)

     0.43     0.40     0.39     0.40     0.40
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net interest spread

     4.58     4.44     4.81     4.98     4.81
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net interest margin

     4.57     4.43     4.80     4.96     4.74
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Interest and average rates are calculated on a tax-equivalent basis using an effective tax rate of 35%.
(2) Rate calculated based on average earning assets.
(3) Rate calculated based on total average funding including non-interest bearing liabilities.


AMERIS BANCORP

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands except per share data and FTE headcount)

 

     Three Months Ended  
     Mar.     Dec.     Sept.     Jun.     Mar.  
     2014     2013     2013     2013     2013  

Pretax, Pre-provision Earnings Reconciliation

          

Pre-tax operating profit/(loss)

   $ 12,273      $ 1,466      $ 9,939      $ 10,007      $ 7,891   

Plus: Credit Related Costs

          

Provision for loan losses

     1,726        1,478        2,920        4,165        2,923   

(Gains)/Losses on the sale of legacy OREO

     (55     310        (157     134        (20

Problem loan and OREO expense

     2,127        5,012        3,128        2,215        4,864   

Interest reversed (received) on non-accrual loans

     246        29        216        118        54   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Credit-Related Costs

     4,044        6,829        6,107        6,632        7,821   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Plus: Non-recurring acquisition/conversion charges

     450        4,350        512        —          —     

Less: Non-recurring gains

          

Gains related to FDIC acquisitions

     —          —          —          —          —     

Gains on sales of securities

     (6     —          —          1        (172

Gains on sales of bank premises

     —          —          159        (227     (242

Other non-recurring adjustments

     —          —          (1,771     (2,067     (1,017
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Pretax, Pre-provision earnings

   $ 16,761      $ 12,645      $ 14,946      $ 14,346      $ 14,281   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

As percentage of average assets, annualized

     1.93     1.71     2.11     2.04     2.01
     Three Months Ended  
     Mar.     Dec.     Sept.     Jun.     Mar.  
     2014     2013     2013     2013     2013  

Recurring Operating Expenses

          

Total Operating Expenses

     33,239        37,624        28,749        26,688        28,884   

Less: Credit costs & non-recurring charges

          

Gains/(Losses) on the sale of legacy OREO

     55        (310     157        (134     20   

Gains/(Losses) on the sale of covered OREO

     (118     —          —          —          (3,176

Problem loan and OREO expense

     (2,127     (5,012     (3,128     (2,215     (1,688

Severance payments

     —          —          (99     —          —     

Conversion/acquisition expenses

     (450     (4,350     (413     —          —     

Gains/(Losses) on the sale of premises

     —          —          (159     227        242   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Recurring operating expenses

   $ 30,599      $ 27,952      $ 25,107      $ 24,566      $ 24,282   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


AMERIS BANCORP

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands except per share data and FTE headcount)

 

     Three Months Ended  
     Mar.      Dec.      Sept.      Jun.      Mar.  
     2014      2013      2013      2013      2013  

Segment Reporting

              

Banking Division:

              

Net interest income

   $ 33,384       $ 27,930       $ 28,089       $ 28,517       $ 27,766   

Provision for loan losses

     1,726         1,478         2,920         4,165         2,923   

Noninterest income

     7,590         7,086         7,054         6,383         6,896   

Noninterest expense:

              

Salaries and employee benefits

     13,826         11,841         10,799         10,478         11,037   

Occupancy

     3,762         3,080         3,029         2,781         2,765   

Data Processing

     3,332         2,953         2,908         2,634         2,471   

Other expenses

     7,512         14,257         7,473         6,444         8,890   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total noninterest expense

     28,432         32,131         24,209         22,337         25,163   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     10,816         1,407         8,014         8,398         6,576   

Income Tax

     3,413         67         2,588         2,766         2,146   

Net income

     7,403         1,340         5,426         5,632         4,430   

Preferred stock dividends

     286         412         443         442         441   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income available to common shareholders

   $ 7,117       $ 928       $ 4,983       $ 5,190       $ 3,989   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Mortgage Division:

              

Net interest income

   $ 1,100       $ 1,121       $ 1,231       $ 959       $ 572   

Provision for loan losses

     —           —           —           —           —     

Noninterest income

     5,164         4,431         5,234         5,001         4,464   

Noninterest expense:

              

Salaries and employee benefits

     3,568         3,230         3,613         2,903         2,769   

Occupancy

     302         148         120         197         166   

Data Processing

     122         108         164         202         99   

Other expenses

     815         2,007         643         1,049         687   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total noninterest expense

     4,807         5,493         4,540         4,351         3,721   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     1,457         59         1,925         1,609         1,315   

Income Tax

     510         21         674         563         460   

Net income

     947         38         1,251         1,046         855   

Preferred stock dividends

     —           —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income available to common shareholders

   $ 947       $ 38       $ 1,251       $ 1,046       $ 855   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Consolidated:

              

Net interest income

   $ 34,484       $ 29,051       $ 29,320       $ 29,476       $ 28,338   

Provision for loan losses

     1,726         1,478         2,920         4,165         2,923   

Noninterest income

     12,754         11,517         12,288         11,384         11,360   

Noninterest expense:

              

Salaries and employee benefits

     17,394         15,071         14,412         13,381         13,806   

Occupancy

     4,064         3,228         3,149         2,978         2,931   

Data Processing

     3,454         3,061         3,072         2,836         2,570   

Other expenses

     8,327         16,264         8,116         7,493         9,577   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total noninterest expense

     33,239         37,624         28,749         26,688         28,884   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     12,273         1,466         9,939         10,007         7,891   

Income Tax

     3,923         88         3,262         3,329         2,606   

Net income

     8,350         1,378         6,677         6,678         5,285   

Preferred stock dividends

     286         412         443         442         441   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income available to common shareholders

   $ 8,064       $ 966       $ 6,234       $ 6,236       $ 4,844