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Exhibit 99.1

 

Contact:

Jeffrey J. Carfora, SEVP and CFO
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation
T: 908-719-4308

 

PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
REPORTS RECORD NET INCOME FOR THE YEAR AND THE FOURTH QUARTER

 

Bedminster, N.J. – January 28, 2015 – Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select Market:PGC) (the “Corporation” or the “Company”) recorded net income of $14.89 million and diluted earnings per share of $1.22 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, compared to $9.26 million and $1.01, respectively, for the same twelve month period last year, reflecting increases of 61 percent and 21 percent, respectively.

The following table summarizes earnings for the years ended:

(Dollars in millions, except EPS)  2014   2013   Improvement 
Pretax income  $24.29   $14.76   $9.53    65%
Net income  $14.89   $9.26   $5.63    61%
Diluted EPS  $1.22   $1.01   $0.21    21%
Total revenue  $88.70   $73.37   $15.33    21%
                     
Return on average assets   0.63%   0.54%   0.09      
Return on average equity   7.96%   7.37%   0.59      
Efficiency ratio   67.45%   76.63%   (9.18)     

 

Doug Kennedy, President and CEO, said, “We continue to focus on executing our Strategic Plan – Expanding Our Reach. Our growth and overall results, which included achieving many record performance levels in 2014, reflect our continued success and indicates that our strategy is delivering positive operating leverage.”

 

 
 

 

 

2014 highlights follow:

·The Company successfully sold 2.776 million common shares ($50 million gross) in its at-the-market equity offering in the fourth quarter of 2014, just one year after selling 2.471 million common shares ($42 million gross) in its rights offering / sale to stand-by investors in the fourth quarter of 2013. The 2014 capital raise has positioned the Company for continued growth and expansion.
·Earnings and performance ratios for 2014 reflected improvement when compared to 2013’s results (as reflected just above). Year over year growth in diluted earnings per share was 21 percent.
·Loans at December 31, 2014 totaled $2.25 billion. This reflected growth of $676 million when compared to $1.57 billion at December 31, 2013. Year over year loan growth was 43 percent.
·Asset quality metrics continued to be strong at December 31, 2014. Nonperforming assets at December 31, 2014 were just $8.2 million or 0.30 percent of total assets, compared to $8.6 million or 0.44 percent at December 31, 2013. Total loans past due 30 through 89 days were only $1.76 million at year end 2014, compared to $2.95 million at year end 2013.
·During 2014, Commercial & Industrial (C&I) loan closings totaled $243 million. This compared to $97 million in 2013. Year over year growth in commercial loan closings was 150 percent.
·During 2014, four new seasoned bankers with a focus on C&I lending, joined the Company.
 
 
·Total “customer” deposit balances (defined as deposits excluding brokered CDs and brokered “overnight” interest-bearing demand deposits) grew to $1.98 billion at December 31, 2014 from $1.63 billion at December 31, 2013. Year over year customer deposit growth totaled 21 percent.
·The Company’s net interest income for 2014 was $ 67.89 million. This reflected improvement when compared to $52.78 million for 2013. Year over year growth in net interest income was 29 percent.
·At December 31, 2014, the market value of assets under administration at the Private Wealth Management Division of Peapack-Gladstone Bank (“the Bank”) was $2.99 billion.
·Fee income from the Private Wealth Management Division totaled $15.24 million for 2014, growing from $13.84 million for 2013. Year over year growth in wealth management fee income was 10 percent.
·During 2014, three new seasoned wealth advisors, a seasoned portfolio manager and a seasoned trust officer, all with a focus on new business generation and client advisory, joined the Company.
·The book value per share at December 31, 2014 of $16.36 reflected improvement when compared to $14.79 at December 31, 2013. Year-over-year growth in book value per share totaled 11 percent.

For the quarter ended December 31, 2014, the Corporation recorded net income of $4.21 million and diluted earnings per share of $0.32. This compared to $2.40 million and $0.25, respectively, for the same quarter last year.

 
 

The following table summarizes earnings for the quarters ended:

(Dollars in millions, except EPS)  2014   2013   Improvement 
Pretax income  $6.81   $3.53   $3.28    93%
Net income  $4.21   $2.40   $1.81    75%
Diluted EPS  $0.32   $0.25   $0.07    28%
Total revenue  $23.64   $19.50   $4.14    21%
                     
Return on average assets   0.64%   0.51%   0.13      
Return on average equity   8.01%   7.42%   0.59      
Efficiency ratio   66.01%   75.59%   (9.58)     

 

Net Interest Income / Net Interest Margin

Net interest income was $18.35 million for the fourth quarter of 2014, compared to $14.53 million for the same quarter last year, reflecting growth of $3.82 million or 26 percent when compared to the prior year period. Net interest income for the fourth quarter of 2014 benefitted from significant loan growth during 2014.

While net interest income for the fourth quarter of 2014 improved compared to prior periods, the net interest margin, on a fully tax-equivalent basis, was 2.89 percent for the December 2014 quarter compared to 3.26 percent for the December 2013 quarter. A portion of the decline in net interest margin for the December 2014 quarter was due to the maintenance of much larger average interest earning deposit/cash balances - $163.3 million average for the December 2014 quarter, compared to $38.4 million for the December 2013 quarter. Mr. Kennedy said, “As noted last quarter given our rapid growth, we had decided to maintain greater liquidity on our balance sheet. This excess liquidity proved useful late in the fourth quarter as loan volume reached record quarterly levels, while net customer deposit growth was below previous quarterly levels due to several larger clients utilizing funds for varying needs close to year end.”

 
 

In addition to the maintenance of larger interest bearing deposit/cash balances for much of the quarter, net interest margin also continued to be impacted by the effect of low market yields, as well as competitive pressures in attracting new loans and deposits. The Company expects continued high liquidity levels and also expects continued loan growth in this lower market rate and competitive environment.

Loan Originations / Loans

Total loan originations were $1.07 billion for the year ended December 31, 2014. At December 31, 2014, loans totaled $2.25 billion as compared to $1.57 billion one year ago at December 31, 2013, representing an increase of $676 million or 43 percent. The multifamily and commercial mortgage loan portfolio grew $557 million or 67 percent when comparing the December 31, 2014 balance to the December 31, 2013 balance. The increase was attributable: to the addition of seasoned banking professionals over the course of 2014; continued attention to the client service aspect of the lending process; an expansion of New Jersey-based real estate marketing activities; and a focus on the Boroughs of New York City multifamily markets beginning in mid-2013. The increase was also due to demand from borrowers looking to refinance multifamily and other commercial mortgages held by other institutions.

Mr. Kennedy said, “As explained in prior quarters, analysis showed that multifamily lending could be grown quickly and had strong credit metrics and provided solid risk-adjusted returns. Loan originations in this asset class have been a major focus as we build our C&I (Commercial & Industrial) lending capabilities, as part of our Strategic Plan launched in March 2013. Going forward, multifamily lending will remain a focus of the Company, but with the C&I lending program becoming more seasoned, including the addition in 2014 of four seasoned bankers focused on C&I lending, we anticipate that C&I loan production will continue to grow at an increased trajectory as we move forward.”

 
 

The Company closed $243 million of commercial loans for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, up from $97 million in 2013. At December 31, 2014, commercial loans totaled $309 million, more than double the $132 million one year ago at December 31, 2013.

Deposits / Funding / Balance Sheet Management

Loan growth of $209 million and investment security growth of $63 million (principally shorter duration and very liquid securities) in the December 2014 quarter were funded by capital growth of $54 million, customer deposit growth of $46 million, and utilization of $90 million in interest earning deposit/cash balances, as well as the addition of broker deposits and wholesale borrowings.

Brokered interest-bearing demand deposits continue to be maintained as an additional source of liquidity. At a cost of less than 25 basis points, such deposits are generally a more cost effective alternative than other borrowings and do not require pledging of collateral, as wholesale borrowings do. These deposits increased to $188 million at December 31, 2014 from $138 million at September 30, 2014. The Company does ensure ample available collateralized liquidity as a backup to these short term brokered deposits.

Brokered certificates of deposit have also been utilized throughout 2014. The majority of these deposits have been longer term and have generally been transacted as part of the Company’s interest rate risk management. These certificates of deposit are also a more cost effective alternative than other borrowings and also do not require pledging of collateral. Also as part of its interest rate risk management, during the December 2014 quarter, the Company transacted a pay fixed, receive floating interest rate swap with a notional amount of $25 million.

 
 

Mr. Kennedy said, “As previously noted in this release, maintenance of excess balance sheet liquidity proved useful late in the fourth quarter of 2014 as loan volume reached record quarterly levels, while net customer deposit growth was somewhat below previous quarterly levels, due to several larger clients utilizing funds for varying needs close to year end. Such withdrawals were expected and were only a portion of each client’s relationship with us. We do expect some of the funds to make their way back into the Company in 2015.”

Mr. Kennedy went on to say, “As noted in prior quarters, the June 2014 quarter included the sales of longer-duration, lower coupon residential first mortgage loans, as well as multifamily loan participations. These sales were part of the Company’s overall balance sheet management strategy and will likely continue into 2015.”

Mr. Kennedy further noted, “The Company will continue to place an intense focus on providing high touch client service and growing its core deposit base. Our full array of treasury management products will help support both core deposit growth and commercial lending opportunities. Our bankers have robust pipelines of client deposits.”

Wealth Management Business

In the December 2014 quarter, Peapack-Gladstone Bank’s wealth management business generated $3.82 million in fee income compared to $3.55 million for the December 2013 quarter. For the 2014 year, wealth management fee income totaled $15.24 million reflecting a 10 percent increase over the $13.84 million for 2013. The market value of the assets under administration (AUA) of the wealth management division was $2.99 billion at December 31, 2014, up from $2.69 billion at December 31, 2013. The growth in fee income and AUA was due to a combination of new business and market value improvement.

 
 

John P. Babcock, President of Private Wealth Management, noted, “Incorporating wealth into every conversation we have with all of our clients, across all business lines, is integral to the bank’s strategy. As previously noted, over the course of 2014, three seasoned wealth advisors joined the Company from larger wealth management companies. Additionally a seasoned two person team – a Portfolio Manager and a Trust Officer - from a larger wealth management company joined us in the second quarter to complement our existing high-caliber team in our Princeton office. We will continue to build-out and grow our wealth management team and expand the products, services, and advice we deliver to our clients.”

Other Noninterest Income

The December 2014 quarter included $128 thousand of income from the sale of newly originated residential mortgage loans, down from $171 thousand in the same 2013 quarter. As noted in prior quarters, the rise in mortgage rates caused a decrease in residential mortgage loan originations and resultant mortgage banking income. Mr. Kennedy noted, “Reduced levels of mortgage banking income was expected and planned for, and reduced levels of mortgage banking income are expected going forward. Fortunately, mortgage banking income is not a significant portion of our revenue.”

Securities gains were $44 thousand for the December 2014 quarter compared to $125 thousand for the December 2013 quarter. Sales of securities have been generally employed to benefit interest rate risk, prepayment risk, and/or liquidity risk. Given the short duration of the securities portfolio, sales have been employed much less often in recent periods.

 
 

Other income of $1.30 million for the December 2014 quarter was $166 thousand higher than the December 2013 quarter. Several categories reflected slight improvement in the quarter, including increased income associated with a new set of checking products put in place during the summer months.

 

Operating Expenses

The Company’s total operating expenses were $15.58 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2014 compared to $14.65 million in the same 2013 quarter, reflecting a net increase of $932 thousand.

Salary and benefits expense increased due to strategic hiring in line with the Company’s Strategic Plan: private bankers in all of our businesses – retail, commercial and wealth; risk management professionals and various support staff, including support staff associated with the commercial lending process. Additionally, normal salary increases and increased bonus/incentive accruals associated with the Company’s growth contributed to the increase.

Mr. Kennedy noted, “Expense increases that were contemplated with our strategy, Expanding Our Reach, are tracking consistent with projections. We expect that the trend of higher operating expenses will continue into 2015, as we bring on high caliber revenue producers, and continue to invest in our infrastructure, in line with our Strategic Plan. Further, we generally expect revenue and profitability related to new personnel to lag those expenses by several quarters. It is important to note, however, that we have seen an improvement in quarterly revenue since we launched our Plan, particularly throughout 2014 as our Plan gained momentum. This revenue growth has outpaced expense growth considerably, which has caused our Efficiency Ratio to decline to just below 67 percent for the current quarter.”

 
 

Provision for Loan Losses / Asset Quality

For the year ended December 2014, the Company’s provision for loan losses was $4.88 million, compared to $3.43 million for 2013. Charge-offs, net of recoveries, for the 2014 year were only $768 thousand.

At December 31, 2014 the allowance for loan losses was 284 percent of nonperforming loans and 0.87 percent of total loans.

The Company’s provision for loan losses and net increase in its allowance for loan losses continue to track well with the Company’s net loan growth and asset quality metrics.

Nonperforming assets at December 31, 2014 were just $8.2 million or 0.30 percent of total assets, compared to $8.6 million or 0.44 percent at December 31, 2013. Total loans past due 30 through 89 days were only $1.76 million at year end 2014, compared to $2.95 million at year end 2013.

Capital / Dividends

Capital in the December 2014 quarter was benefitted by the “at-the-market” equity offering discussed previously, as well as by net income and $1.5 million of voluntary share purchases in the Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

At December 31, 2014, the Company’s leverage ratio, tier 1 and total risk based capital ratios were 9.11 percent, 14.38 percent and 15.55 percent, respectively. The Company’s ratios are all above the levels required to be considered well capitalized under regulatory guidelines applicable to banks.

 
 

As previously announced, on January 22, 2015, the Board of Directors declared a regular cash dividend of $0.05 per share payable on February 13, 2015 to shareholders of record on February 2, 2014.

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation is a New Jersey bank holding company with total assets of $2.70 billion as of December 31, 2014. Founded in 1921, Peapack-Gladstone Bank is a commercial bank that provides innovative private banking services to businesses, non-profits and consumers, which help them to establish, maintain and expand their legacy. Through its private banking locations in Bedminster, Morristown, Princeton and Teaneck, its wealth management division, and its branch network and online platforms, Peapack-Gladstone Bank offers an unparalleled commitment to client service.

 

 

 
 

 

The foregoing contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are not historical facts and include expressions about management’s confidence and strategies and management’s expectations about new and existing programs and products, investments, relationships, opportunities and market conditions. These statements may be identified by such forward-looking terminology as “expect”, “look”, “believe”, “anticipate”, “may”, or similar statements or variations of such terms. Actual results may differ materially from such forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to

·inability to successfully grow our business and implement our strategic plan, including an inability to generate revenues to offset the increased personnel and other costs related to the strategic plan;
·inability to manage our growth;
·inability to successfully integrate our expanded employee base;
·a continued or unexpected decline in the economy, in particular in our New Jersey and New York market areas;
·declines in our net interest margin caused by the low interest rate environment and highly competitive market;
·declines in value in our investment portfolio;
·higher than expected increases in our allowance for loan losses;
·higher than expected increases in loan losses or in the level of nonperforming loans;
·unexpected changes in interest rates;
·a continued or unexpected decline in real estate values within our market areas;
·legislative and regulatory actions (including the impact of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Basel III and related regulations) subject us to additional regulatory oversight which may result in increased compliance costs;
·successful cyber attacks against our IT infrastructure and that of our IT providers;
·higher than expected FDIC insurance premiums;
·adverse weather conditions;
·inability to successfully generate new business in new geographic markets;
·inability to execute upon new business initiatives;
·lack of liquidity to fund our various cash obligations;
·reduction in our lower-cost funding sources;
·our inability to adapt to technological changes;
·claims and litigation pertaining to fiduciary responsibility, environmental laws and other matters; and
·other unexpected material adverse changes in our operations or earnings.

 

 
 

A discussion of these and other factors that could affect our results is included in our SEC filings, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013. We undertake no duty to update any forward-looking statement to conform the statement to actual results or changes in the Corporation’s expectations.

 

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements.

 

(Tables to follow)

 
 

 

PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CONDITION
(Dollars in Thousands)
(Unaudited)
 

 

   As of 
   Dec 31,   Sept 30,   June 30,   March 31,   Dec 31, 
   2014   2014   2014   2014   2013 
ASSETS                         
Cash and due from banks  $6,621   $6,596   $5,757   $6,373   $6,534 
Federal funds sold   101    101    101    101    101 
Interest-earning deposits   24,485    114,124    209,768    95,059    28,512 
   Total cash and cash equivalents   31,207    120,821    215,626    101,533    35,147 
                          
Securities available for sale   332,652    269,550    225,270    248,070    268,447 
FHLB and FRB Stock, at cost   11,593    9,121    9,946    12,765    10,032 
                          
Loans held for sale, at fair value   839    351    2,650    1,769    2,001 
Loans held for sale, at lower of cost                         
   or fair value               51,184     
                          
Residential mortgage   466,760    470,030    469,648    481,850    532,911 
Multifamily mortgage   1,080,256    928,054    845,310    763,988    541,503 
Commercial mortgage   308,491    332,507    321,437    299,482    290,494 
Commercial loans   308,743    225,814    158,103    143,389    131,795 
Construction loans   5,998    6,025    6,033    6,075    5,893 
Consumer loans   28,040    27,597    23,414    20,945    21,852 
Home equity lines of credit   50,141    48,200    48,740    45,820    47,905 
Other loans   1,838    2,560    2,255    1,851    1,848 
   Total loans   2,250,267    2,040,787    1,874,940    1,763,400    1,574,201 
   Less: Allowances for loan losses   19,480    18,299    17,204    16,587    15,373 
   Net loans   2,230,787    2,022,488    1,857,736    1,746,813    1,558,828 
                          
Premises and equipment   32,258    30,825    31,095    31,087    28,990 
Other real estate owned   1,324    949    1,036    2,062    1,941 
Accrued interest receivable   5,371    5,126    4,858    4,788    4,086 
Bank owned life insurance   32,634    32,448    32,258    32,065    31,882 
Deferred tax assets, net   10,491    11,661    9,433    9,366    9,762 
Other assets   13,241    11,181    11,063    9,983    15,832 
   TOTAL ASSETS  $2,702,397   $2,514,521   $2,400,971   $2,251,485   $1,966,948 
                          
LIABILITIES                         
Deposits:                         
  Noninterest-bearing demand deposits  $366,371   $383,268   $410,609   $350,987   $356,119 
  Interest-bearing demand deposits   600,889    558,537    474,945    407,127    378,340 
  Savings   112,878    111,897    116,172    119,750    115,785 
  Money market accounts   700,069    713,383    673,375    660,691    630,173 
  Certificates of deposit – Retail   198,819    165,834    157,067    151,730    151,833 
Subtotal “customer” deposits   1,979,026    1,932,919    1,832,168    1,690,285    1,632,250 
   IB Demand – Brokered   188,000    138,000    138,000    138,011    10,000 
  Certificates of deposit – Brokered   131,667    132,500    145,000    65,000    5,000 
Total deposits   2,298,693    2,203,419    2,115,168    1,893,296    1,647,250 
                          
Overnight borrowings   54,600            79,400    54,900 
Federal home loan bank advances   83,692    83,692    83,692    83,692    74,692 
Capital lease obligation   10,712    9,734    9,836    9,917    8,754 
Other liabilities   12,433    12,646    9,942    9,308    10,695 
Due to brokers, securities settlements       16,960             
  TOTAL LIABILITIES   2,460,130    2,326,451    2,218,638    2,075,613    1,796,291 
 Shareholders’ equity   242,267    188,070    182,333    175,872    170,657 
   TOTAL LIABILITIES AND                         
     SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY  $2,702,397   $2,514,521   $2,400,971   $2,251,485   $1,966,948 
                          
                          
Assets under administration at                         
  Peapack-Gladstone Bank’s                         
  Wealth Management Division                         
  (market value, not included                         
  above)  $2,986,623   $2,857,727   $2,843,310   $2,745,955   $2,690,601 

 

 
 

 

 

PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
SELECTED BALANCE SHEET DATA

(Dollars in Thousands)
(Unaudited)

 

   As of 
   Dec 31,   Sept 30,   June 30,   March 31,   Dec 31, 
   2014   2014   2014   2014   2013 
Asset Quality:                         
Loans past due over 90 days                         
   and still accruing  $   $   $   $   $ 
Nonaccrual loans (A)   6,850    8,790    6,536    7,473    6,630 
Other real estate owned   1,324    949    1,036    2,062    1,941 
   Total nonperforming assets (A)  $8,174   $9,739   $7,572   $9,535   $8,571 
                          
Nonperforming loans to                         
   total loans (A)   0.30%   0.43%   0.35%   0.42%   0.42%
Nonperforming assets to                         
   total assets (A)   0.30%   0.39%   0.32%   0.42%   0.44%
                          
Accruing TDR’s (B)  $13,601   $13,045   $12,730   $12,340   $11,114 
                          
Loans past due 30 through 89                         
   days and still accruing  $1,755   $2,278   $1,536   $5,027   $2,953 
                          
Classified loans (A)  $35,809   $34,752   $34,929   $35,075   $33,828 
                          
Impaired loans (A)  $20,451   $21,834   $19,813   $19,814   $17,744 
                          
Allowance for loan losses:                         
   Beginning of period  $18,299   $17,204   $16,587   $15,373   $14,056 
   Provision for loan losses   1,250    1,150    1,150    1,325    1,325 
   Charge-offs, net   (69)   (55)   (533)   (111)   (8)
   End of period   19,480    18,299    17,204    16,587    15,373 
                          
                          
ALLL to nonperforming loans   284.38%   208.18%   263.22%   221.96%   231.87%
ALLL to total loans   0.87%   0.90%   0.92%   0.94%   0.98%
                          
Capital Adequacy                         
Tier 1 leverage   9.11%   7.57%   8.01%   8.48%   9.00%
                          
                          
Tier I capital to risk weighted assets   14.38%   12.16%   13.05%   13.09%   14.07%
                          
Tier I & II capital to                         
   risk-weighted assets   15.55%   13.36%   14.30%   14.34%   15.33%
                          
                          
Common equity to total assets   8.96%   7.48%   7.59%   7.81%   8.68%
(End of period)                         
                          
Book value per share (C) (D)  $16.36   $15.80   $15.48   $15.08   $14.79 

 

(A) September 30, 2014 amount includes a $1.5 million commercial nonaccrual loan that was paid in full on October 8, 2014.  
(B) Does not include $1.4million at December 31, 2014, $2.4 million at September 30, 2014, $2.5 million at June 30, 2014, $3.0 million at   March 31, 2014, and $2.9 million at December 31, 2013 of TDR’s included in nonaccrual loans.
(C) Shares included in the book value per share calculation are shares outstanding at period end less the restricted shares that have not yet vested.  
(D) Tangible book value per share was $16.32 at December 31, 2014, $15.75 at September 30, 2014, $15.43 at June 30, 2014, $15.03 at March 31, 2014, and $14.75 at December 31, 2013. Tangible book value per share is different than book value per share because it excludes intangible assets. See Non-GAAP financial measures reconciliation included in these tables.  

 
 

 

PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

LOANS CLOSED

(Dollars in Thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

   For the Quarters Ended 
   Dec 31,   Sept 30,   June 30,   March 31,   Dec 31, 
   2014   2014   2014   2014   2013 
                     
Residential loans retained  $10,661   $20,540   $17,245   $11,653   $20,135 
Residential loans sold   8,230    5,561    7,344    7,011    11,743 
Total residential loans   18,891    26,101    24,589    18,664    31,878 
                          
CRE   14,953    3,208    20,175    15,841    11,972 
Multifamily   172,021    105,584    149,937    225,143    152,456 
Commercial loans (includes                         
   Community banking)   89,905    74,029    62,668    15,957    39,534 
Total commercial loans   276,879    182,821    232,780    256,941    203,962 
                          
Installment loans   2,015    9,410    5,184    1,877    3,081 
                          
Home equity lines of credit   4,140    2,550    6,709    4,668    3,746 
                          
Total loans closed  $301,925   $220,882   $269,262   $282,150   $242,667 

 

 

   For the Twelve Months Ended 
   Dec 31,   Dec 31, 
   2014   2013 
Residential loans retained  $60,099   $120,434 
Residential loans sold   28,146    77,312 
Total residential loans   88,245    197,746 
           
CRE   54,177    58,899 
Multifamily   652,685    394,707 
Commercial loans (includes          
   Community banking)   242,559    97,234 
Total commercial loans   949,421    550,840 
           
Installment loans   18,486    15,696 
           
Home equity lines of credit   18,067    14,799 
           
Total loans closed  $1,074,219   $779,081 

 

 
 

PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
(Dollars in Thousands, except share data)

(Unaudited)

 

   For the Three Months Ended 
   Dec 31,   Sept 30,   June 30,   March 31,   Dec 31, 
   2014   2014   2014   2014   2013 
Income Statement Data:                         
Interest income  $20,786   $19,210   $18,630   $16,949   $15,738 
Interest expense   2,434    2,162    1,707    1,378    1,210 
   Net interest income   18,352    17,048    16,923    15,571    14,528 
Provision for loan losses   1,250    1,150    1,150    1,325    1,325 
   Net interest income after                         
    provision for loan losses   17,102    15,898    15,773    14,246    13,203 
Wealth management fee income   3,822    3,661    4,005    3,754    3,547 
Gain on loans held for sale at fair                         
    value (Mortgage banking)   128    87    112    112    171 
(Loss)/Gain on loans held for sale at                         
   lower of cost or fair value   (3)   (7)   176         
Other income   1,296    1,272    1,101    1,031    1,130 
Securities gains, net   44    39    79    98    125 
   Total other income   5,287    5,052    5,473    4,995    4,973 
Salaries and employee benefits   9,188    9,116    9,089    8,848    8,308 
Premises and equipment   2,627    2,564    2,334    2,438    2,947 
FDIC insurance expense   453    350    303    275    286 
Other expenses   3,310    2,663    3,204    2,778    3,105 
   Total operating expenses   15,578    14,693    14,930    14,339    14,646 
Income before income taxes   6,811    6,257    6,316    4,902    3,530 
Income tax expense   2,599    2,393    2,533    1,871    1,135 
Net income  $4,212   $3,864   $3,783   $3,031   $2,395 
                          
Total revenue  $23,639   $22,100   $22,396   $20,566   $19,501 
                          
Per Common Share Data:                         
                          
Earnings per share (basic)  $0.32   $0.33   $0.32   $0.26   $0.25 
Earnings per share (diluted)   0.32    0.32    0.32    0.26    0.25 
                          
Weighted average number of                         
Common shares outstanding:                         
Basic   13,038,026    11,841,777    11,721,256    11,606,933    9,638,913 
Diluted   13,159,409    11,956,356    11,846,075    11,710,940    9,739,939 
                          
Performance Ratios:                         
                          
Return on average assets                         
   annualized   0.64%   0.63%   0.67%   0.59%   0.51%
Return on average common                         
   equity annualized   8.01%   8.35%   8.44%   7.01%   7.42%
                          
Net interest margin                         
   (Taxable equivalent basis)   2.89%   2.89%   3.14%   3.18%   3.26%
                          
Efficiency ratio (A)   66.01%   66.58%   67.43%   70.06%   75.59%
                          
Operating expenses / average                         
   assets annualized   2.36%   2.39%   2.65%   2.78%   3.10%
                          

 

(A) Calculated as (total operating expenses) as a percentage of (net interest income plus noninterest income less gain on securities and loss or gain on loans held for sale at lower of cost or fair value).  See Non-GAAP financial measures reconciliation included in these tables.

 

 
 

 

 

PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
(Dollars in Thousands, except share data)

(Unaudited)

 

   For the 
   Twelve Months Ended 
   Dec 31, 
Income Statement Data:  2014   2013 
Interest income  $75,575   $57,053 
Interest expense   7,681    4,277 
   Net interest income   67,894    52,776 
Provision for loan losses   4,875    3,425 
   Net interest income after          
    provision for loan losses   63,019    49,351 
Wealth management fee income   15,242    13,838 
Gain on loans held for sale at fair value          
   (Mortgage banking)   439    1,330 
Gain on loans held for sale at lower of          
   cost or fair value   166    522 
Other income   4,700    4,065 
Securities gains, net   260    840 
   Total other income   20,807    20,595 
Salaries and employee benefits   36,241    32,249 
Premises and equipment   9,963    9,914 
FDIC insurance expense   1,381    1,121 
Other expenses   11,955    11,899 
   Total operating expenses   59,540    55,183 
Income before income taxes   24,286    14,763 
Income tax expense   9,396    5,502 
Net income  $14,890   $9,261 
           
Total revenue  (See footnote (A) below)  $88,701   $73,371 
           
Per Common Share Data:          
           
Earnings per share (basic)  $1.23   $1.02 
Earnings per share (diluted)   1.22    1.01 
           
Weighted average number of          
Common Shares outstanding          
Basic   12,065,681    9,094,111 
Diluted   12,184,128    9,176,799 
           
Performance Ratios:          
           
Return on average assets   0.63%   0.54%
Return on average common equity   7.96%   7.37%
           
Net interest margin  (Taxable equivalent basis)   3.01%   3.26%
           
Efficiency ratio (B)   67.45%   76.63%
           
Operating expenses / average assets annualized   2.53%   3.19%

 

(A) Total revenue includes a $166 thousand gain (for 2014) and a $522 thousand gain (for 2013) from sale of loans held for sale at lower of cost or fair value.  Excluding these gains, total revenue was $88,535 (for 2014) and $72,849 (for 2013).
(B) Calculated as (total operating expenses) as a percentage of (net interest income plus noninterest income less gain on securities).  See Non-GAAP financial measures reconciliation included in these tables.

 

 
 

PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET
UNAUDITED
THREE MONTHS ENDED
(Tax-Equivalent Basis, Dollars in Thousands)  

 

   December 31, 2014   December 31, 2013 
   Average   Income/       Average   Income/     
   Balance   Expense   Yield   Balance   Expense   Yield 
ASSETS:                              
Interest-Earning Assets:                              
  Investments:                              
    Taxable (1)  $258,699   $1,158    1.79%  $213,779   $1,103    2.06%
    Tax-exempt (1) (2)   42,539    244    2.29    57,358    333    2.32 
  Loans held for sale   747    13    6.85    1,186    17    5.76 
  Loans (2) (3):                              
   Mortgages   466,943    3,889    3.33    529,451    4,552    3.44 
   Commercial mortgages   1,297,727    12,376    3.81    767,671    7,795    4.06 
   Commercial   243,024    2,375    3.91    115,965    1,330    4.59 
   Commercial construction   6,017    65    4.32    9,264    110    4.76 
   Installment   28,129    259    3.68    21,139    232    4.39 
   Home equity   49,495    402    3.25    47,612    389    3.27 
   Other   599    13    8.68    565    14    9.82 
   Total loans   2,091,934    19,379    3.71    1,491,667    14,422    3.87 
  Federal funds sold   101        0.10    101        0.10 
  Interest-earning deposits   163,287    106    0.26    38,351    17    0.18 
   Total interest-earning assets   2,557,307    20,900    3.27%   1,802,442    15,892    3.53%
Noninterest-Earning Assets:                              
  Cash and due from banks   6,257              6,217           
  Allowance for loan losses   (18,796)             (14,385)          
  Premises and equipment   31,975              29,220           
  Other assets   62,424              64,818           
    Total noninterest-earning assets   81,860              85,870           
Total assets  $2,639,167             $1,888,312           
                               
LIABILITIES:                              
Interest-Bearing deposits:                              
  Checking  $615,907   $344    0.22%  $377,136   $82    0.09%
  Money markets   721,634    474    0.26    629,580    319    0.20 
  Savings   111,604    15    0.05    115,186    15    0.05 
  Certificates of deposit - retail   187,126    440    0.94    153,085    379    0.99 
    Subtotal interest-bearing deposits   1,636,271    1,273    0.31    1,274,987    795    0.25 
   Interest-bearing demand - brokered   163,000    108    0.27    33,273    16    0.19 
  Certificates of deposit - brokered   131,649    540    1.64    5,000    14    1.12 
   Total interest-bearing deposits   1,930,920    1,921    0.40    1,313,260    825    0.25 
  Borrowings   90,828    384    1.69    61,585    281    1.83 
  Capital lease obligation   10,752    129    4.80    8,773    104    4.74 
  Total interest-bearing liabilities   2,032,500    2,434    0.48    1,383,618    1,210    0.35 
Noninterest –bearing liabilities                              
  Demand deposits   380,362              364,463           
  Accrued expenses and                              
    other liabilities   16,005              11,159           
  Total noninterest-bearing liabilities   396,367              375,622           
Shareholders’ equity   210,300              129,072           
  Total liabilities and                              
      shareholders’ equity  $2,639,167             $1,888,312           
Net interest income       $18,466             $14,682      
  Net interest spread             2.79%             3.18%
  Net interest margin (4)             2.89%             3.26%

 

(1) Average balances for available for sale securities are based on amortized cost.
(2) Interest income is presented on a tax-equivalent basis using a 35 percent federal tax rate.
(3) Loans are stated net of unearned income and include nonaccrual loans.
(4) Net interest income on a tax-equivalent basis as a percentage of total average interest-earning assets.

 

 
 

PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET
UNAUDITED
THREE MONTHS ENDED
(Tax-Equivalent Basis, Dollars in Thousands)  

 

   December 31, 2014   September 30, 2014 
   Average   Income/       Average   Income/     
   Balance   Expense   Yield   Balance   Expense   Yield 
ASSETS:                              
Interest-Earning Assets:                              
  Investments:                              
    Taxable (1)  $258,699   $1,158    1.79%  $192,207   $960    2.00%
    Tax-exempt (1) (2)   42,539    244    2.29    47,701    268    2.25 
  Loans held for sale   747    13    6.85    1,026    10    3.90 
  Loans (2) (3):                              
   Mortgages   466,943    3,889    3.33    464,227    3,879    3.34 
   Commercial mortgages   1,297,727    12,376    3.81    1,231,798    11,790    3.83 
   Commercial   243,024    2,375    3.91    166,092    1,597    3.85 
   Commercial construction   6,017    65    4.32    6,029    65    4.31 
   Installment   28,129    259    3.68    24,965    249    3.99 
   Home equity   49,495    402    3.25    48,371    394    3.26 
   Other   599    13    8.68    563    13    9.24 
   Total loans   2,091,934    19,379    3.71    1,942,045    17,987    3.70 
  Federal funds sold   101        0.10    101        0.10 
  Interest-earning deposits   163,287    106    0.26    197,705    109    0.22 
   Total interest-earning assets   2,557,307    20,900    3.27%   2,380,785    19,334    3.25%
Noninterest-Earning Assets:                              
  Cash and due from banks   6,257              6,262           
  Allowance for loan losses   (18,796)             (17,720)          
  Premises and equipment   31,975              30,985           
  Other assets   62,424              60,717           
    Total noninterest-earning assets   81,860              80,244           
Total assets  $2,639,167             $2,461,029           
                               
LIABILITIES:                              
Interest-Bearing deposits:                              
  Checking  $615,907   $344    0.22%  $541,920   $232    0.17%
  Money markets   721,634    474    0.26    689,721    430    0.25 
  Savings   111,604    15    0.05    113,802    15    0.05 
  Certificates of deposit - retail   187,126    440    0.94    158,472    357    0.90 
    Subtotal interest-bearing deposits   1,636,271    1,273    0.31    1,503,915    1,034    0.28 
   Interest-bearing demand - brokered   163,000    108    0.27    138,000    84    0.24 
  Certificates of deposit - brokered   131,649    540    1.64    144,872    550    1.52 
   Total interest-bearing deposits   1,930,920    1,921    0.40    1,786,787    1,668    0.37 
  Borrowings   90,828    384    1.69    83,692    377    1.80 
  Capital lease obligation   10,752    129    4.80    9,770    117    4.79 
  Total interest-bearing liabilities   2,032,500    2,434    0.48    1,880,249    2,162    0.46 
Noninterest –bearing liabilities                              
  Demand deposits   380,362              383,423           
  Accrued expenses and                              
    other liabilities   16,005              12,165           
  Total noninterest-bearing liabilities   396,367              395,588           
Shareholders’ equity   210,300              185,192           
  Total liabilities and                              
      shareholders’ equity  $2,639,167             $2,461,029           
Net interest income       $18,466             $17,172      
  Net interest spread             2.79%             2.79%
  Net interest margin (4)             2.89%             2.89%

 

(1) Average balances for available for sale securities are based on amortized cost.
(2) Interest income is presented on a tax-equivalent basis using a 35 percent federal tax rate.
(3) Loans are stated net of unearned income and include nonaccrual loans.
(4) Net interest income on a tax-equivalent basis as a percentage of total average interest-earning assets.

 

 
 

PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET
UNAUDITED
TWELVE MONTHS ENDED
(Tax-Equivalent Basis, Dollars in Thousands)  

 

   December 31, 2014   December 31, 2013 
   Average   Income/       Average   Income/     
   Balance   Expense   Yield   Balance   Expense   Yield 
ASSETS:                              
Interest-Earning Assets:                              
  Investments:                              
    Taxable (1)  $212,038   $4,156    1.96%  $230,158   $4,606    2.00%
    Tax-exempt (1) (2)   52,015    1,160    2.23    53,038    1,307    2.46 
  Loans held for sale   1,029    48    4.66    5,498    285    5.18 
  Loans (2) (3):                              
   Mortgages   489,941    16,524    3.37    526,643    18,616    3.53 
   Commercial mortgages   1,156,369    44,319    3.83    576,776    24,684    4.28 
   Commercial   171,701    6,818    3.97    109,331    5,082    4.65 
   Commercial construction   5,996    262    4.37    8,956    427    4.77 
   Installment   24,223    969    4.00    20,458    902    4.41 
   Home equity   48,055    1,550    3.23    47,489    1,542    3.25 
   Other   571    53    9.28    594    58    9.76 
   Total loans   1,896,856    70,495    3.72    1,290,247    51,311    3.98 
  Federal funds sold   101        0.10    101        0.10 
  Interest-earning deposits   111,554    248    0.22    60,685    152    0.25 
   Total interest-earning assets   2,273,593    76,107    3.35%   1,639,727    57,661    3.52%
Noninterest-Earning Assets:                              
  Cash and due from banks   6,475              5,970           
  Allowance for loan losses   (17,462)             (13,653)          
  Premises and equipment   31,220              29,312           
  Other assets   60,474              69,197           
    Total noninterest-earning assets   80,707              90,826           
Total assets  $2,354,300             $1,730,553           
                               
LIABILITIES:                              
Interest-Bearing deposits:                              
  Checking  $498,408   $782    0.16%  $358,316   $308    0.09%
  Money markets   680,760    1,612    0.24    578,819    1,048    0.18 
  Savings   114,702    59    0.05    113,914    59    0.05 
  Certificates of deposit - retail   162,418    1,522    0.94    162,921    1,763    1.08 
    Subtotal interest-bearing deposits   1,456,288    3,975    0.27    1,213,970    3,178    0.26 
   Interest-bearing demand - brokered   128,855    306    0.24    8,387    15    0.18 
  Certificates of deposit  - brokered   97,944    1,384    1.41    5,000    60    1.20 
   Total interest-bearing deposits   1,683,087    5,665    0.34    1,227,357    3,253    0.27 
  Borrowings   95,713    1,533    1.60    32,894    603    1.83 
  Capital lease obligation   10,085    483    4.79    8,855    421    4.75 
  Total interest-bearing liabilities   1,788,885    7,681    0.43    1,269,106    4,277    0.34 
Noninterest –bearing liabilities                              
  Demand deposits   366,424              326,286           
  Accrued expenses and                              
    other liabilities   11,960              9,460           
  Total noninterest-bearing liabilities   378,384              335,746           
Shareholders’ equity   187,031              125,701           
  Total liabilities and                              
      shareholders’ equity  $2,354,300             $1,730,553           
Net interest income       $68,426             $53,384      
  Net interest spread             2.92%             3.18%
  Net interest margin (4)             3.01%             3.26%

 

(1) Average balances for available for sale securities are based on amortized cost.
(2) Interest income is presented on a tax-equivalent basis using a 35 percent federal tax rate.
(3) Loans are stated net of unearned income and include nonaccrual loans.
(4) Net interest income on a tax-equivalent basis as a percentage of total average interest-earning assets.

 

 
 

PEAPACK-GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES RECONCILIATION

 

Tangible book value per share and tangible equity as a percentage of tangible assets at period end are non-GAAP financial measures derived from GAAP-based amounts. We calculate tangible equity and tangible assets by excluding the balance of intangible assets from shareholders’ equity and total assets, respectively. We calculate tangible book value per share by dividing tangible equity by period end common shares outstanding less restricted shares not yet vested, as compared to book value per common share, which we calculate by dividing shareholders’ equity by period end common shares outstanding less restricted shares not yet vested. We calculate tangible equity as a percentage of tangible assets at period end by dividing tangible equity by tangible assets at period end. We believe that this is consistent with the treatment by bank regulatory agencies, which exclude intangible assets from the calculation of risk-based capital ratios.

 

The efficiency ratio is a non-GAAP measure of expense control relative to recurring revenue. We calculate the efficiency ratio by dividing total noninterest expenses as determined under GAAP, by net interest income and total noninterest income as determined under GAAP, but excluding net gains/(losses) on loans held for sale at lower of cost or fair value and excluding net gains on securities from this calculation, which we refer to below as recurring revenue. We believe that this provides one reasonable measure of core expenses relative to core revenue.

We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide information that is important to investors and that is useful in understanding our financial position, results and ratios. Our management internally assesses our performance based, in part, on these measures. However, these non-GAAP financial measures are supplemental and are not a substitute for an analysis based on GAAP measures. As other companies may use different calculations for these measures, this presentation may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures reported by other companies. A reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures of tangible common equity, tangible book value per share and efficiency ratio to the underlying GAAP numbers is set forth below.

 

Non-GAAP Financial Reconciliation

(Dollars in thousands)

   Three Months Ended 
   Dec 31,   Sept 30,   June 30,   March 31,   Dec 31, 
Tangible Book Value Per Share  2014   2014   2014   2014   2013 
Shareholders’ equity  $242,267   $188,070   $182,333   $175,872   $170,657 
Less:  Intangible assets   563    563    563    563    563 
   Tangible equity   241,704    187,507    181,770    175,309    170,094 
                          
Period end shares outstanding   15,155,717    12,286,821    12,154,150    12,032,913    11,788,517 
Less: Restricted shares not yet vested   345,095    382,252    376,134    368,608    253,540 
Total outstanding shares   14,810,622    11,904,569    11,778,016    11,664,305    11,534,977 
Tangible book value per share   16.32    15.75    15.43    15.03    14.75 
Book value per share   16.36    15.80    15.48    15.08    14.79 
                          
Tangible Equity to Tangible Assets                         
Total Assets   2,702,397    2,514,521    2,400,971    2,251,485    1,966,948 
Less:  Intangible assets   563    563    563    563    563 
   Tangible assets   2,701,834    2,513,958    2,400,408    2,250,922    1,966,385 
                          
Tangible equity to tangible assets   8.95%   7.46%   7.57%   7.79%   8.65%
Equity to assets   8.96%   7.48%   7.59%   7.81%   8.68%

 

 
 

 

   Three Months Ended 
   Dec 31,   Sept 30,   June 30,   March 31,   Dec 31, 
Efficiency Ratio  2014   2014   2014   2014   2013 
                     
Net interest income  $18,352   $17,048   $16,923   $15,571   $14,528 
Total other income   5,287    5,052    5,473    4,995    4,973 
Less:  (Loss)/gain on loans                         
  Held for sale at lower of cost                         
   Or fair value   (3)   (7)   176         
Less: Securities gains, net   44    39    79    98    125 
Total recurring revenue   23,598    22,068    22,141    20,468    19,376 
                          
Total operating expenses   15,578    14,693    14,930    14,339    14,646 
                          
Efficiency ratio   66.01%   66.58%   67.43%   70.06%   75.59%

 

   Twelve Months Ended 
   Dec 31,   Dec 31, 
Efficiency Ratio  2014   2013 
         
Net interest income  $67,894   $52,776 
Total other income   20,807    20,595 
Less:  Gain on loans          
  Held for sale at lower of cost          
   Or fair value   166    522 
Less: Securities gains, net   260    840 
Total recurring revenue   88,275    72,009 
           
Total operating expenses   59,540    55,183 
           
Efficiency ratio   67.45%   76.63%