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Exhibit 99

 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    Investor Relations Contact: Rodger Levenson
April 30, 2015   

(302) 571-7296

rlevenson@wsfsbank.com

   Media Contact: Cortney Klein
  

(302) 571-5253

cklein@wsfsbank.com

WSFS REPORTS 1st QUARTER 2015 EPS OF $1.34; ROA OF 1.06%;

AND 14% NET REVENUE GROWTH

WILMINGTON, Del., — WSFS Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: WSFS), the parent company of WSFS Bank, reported net income of $12.9 million, or $1.34 per diluted common share for the first quarter of 2015 compared to net income of $16.9 million, or $1.85 per share for the first quarter of 2014 (first quarter 2014 results included a $6.7 million, or $0.73 per share tax benefit as discussed below), and net income of $12.7 million, or $1.32 per diluted common share for the fourth quarter of 2014.

Highlights for the first quarter of 2015:

 

    Core(n) EPS of $1.38 per share (enumerated below) increased 25% from $1.10 per share for the first quarter of 2014; and core(n) ROA was 1.09%, up 21% from the 0.90% ROA in the first quarter of 2014.

 

    Core(n) net revenue (excluding securities gains and other special one-time gains) increased $6.8 million, or 13%, from the first quarter of 2014 reflecting both organic growth and the successful acquisition of First National Bank of Wyoming (FNBW). This growth included an increase in core(n) fee income of $2.9 million, or 16% from the first quarter of 2014, primarily from organic growth.

 

    Net loans increased at greater than a 6% annualized rate over the fourth quarter of 2014 and represents growth in most lending categories.

 

    Checking accounts increased at a 12% annualized rate over the fourth quarter of 2014, reflecting continuing growth in our core banking relationships.

 

    Tangible capital(n) and tangible book value per share(n) both increased more than 14% from the first quarter of 2014.


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Notable items:

 

    WSFS recorded $596,000 (pre-tax) or $0.06 per share (after-tax) in expenses related to corporate development activities during the first quarter of 2015, primarily related to the pending Alliance Bancorp acquisition.

 

    During the quarter, WSFS recognized $475,000, or $0.03 per share for early contract termination costs.

 

    WSFS incurred approximately $408,000, or $0.03 per share for losses resulting from “skimming” fraud at several ATM’s during the first quarter of 2015.

 

    WSFS received a special one-time dividend payment of $808,000, or $0.05 per share from the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) during the first quarter of 2015.

 

    WSFS realized $451,000, or $0.03 per share, in net gains on securities sales from continued prudent portfolio management.

Excluding the net impact of the items discussed above(n), earnings per share would have been $0.04 greater, or $1.38 per share, and ROA would have been three basis points higher, or 1.09% for the quarter ended March 31, 2015.

CEO outlook and commentary:

Mark A. Turner, President and CEO, said, “We are pleased to report a solid start to 2015 with the first quarter posting strong growth in loans, deposits, revenue, earnings and ROA. This quarter continued our trend of improvement and came despite typical first quarter seasonal slowness.


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We continue to execute on a Strategic Plan goal to get to a core and sustainable 1.20% ROA by the end of 2015. Our expansion into Southeastern Pennsylvania will only enhance our long-term Strategic Plan progress. This expansion includes the recent announcements of the opening of a new branch in Devon, PA, the pending combination with Alliance Bancorp, the creation of a Pennsylvania market president and the successful combination with Array Financial and Arrow Land Transfer in late 2013. As we have indicated in the past, nearby Southeastern Pennsylvania is a highly desirable and complementary market expansion opportunity for our franchise and we look forward to furthering our commitment to this market.”

“We believe our strategy of ‘Engaged Associates delivering Stellar Service growing Customer advocates and value for our Owners’ is working well and is a key to our continued success.”

First Quarter 2015 Discussion of Financial Results

Net interest income and margin improve over 2014 levels

Net interest income for the first quarter of 2015 was $38.8 million, a $578,000 or 2% (not annualized), improvement from the fourth quarter of 2014. The net interest margin was 3.82%, a 7 basis point improvement from the fourth quarter of 2014. The margin was positively impacted by the receipt of the special FHLB dividend of $808,000 in the first quarter (adding 8 bps in margin), which was minimally offset by the continued competitive loan pricing environment. Also negatively affecting loan yields this quarter was the impact of accounting for purchased loans from past acquisitions which is expected to result in some yield volatility from quarter to quarter.

Compared to the first quarter of 2014, net interest income increased $4.8 million or 14%, and the net interest margin improved by 20 basis points. These substantial year-over-year increases were primarily due to the aforementioned items, the FNBW acquisition, and organic growth.


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Broad-based loan growth continues

At March 31, 2015, WSFS’ net loan portfolio was $3.24 billion, an increase of $262.1 million or 9% over March 31, 2014. This growth included $176.0 million (net fair market value) in loans from the FNBW acquisition during the third quarter of 2014. The year-over-year net growth was also impacted by: commercial paydowns that occurred in the second half of 2014 and into the first quarter of 2015; the increased competitive market; and the favorable impact of paydowns/payoffs of problem loans over the past year as the economy improves.

Total net loans at March 31, 2015 increased $50.9 million, or more than 6% annualized, compared to December 31, 2014. This represented growth across most of the loan portfolio and included increases of $38.0 million in total commercial loans and $16.3 million in residential mortgages. The growth in residential mortgages primarily reflects higher originations of loans held-for-sale in the current refinance market.

The following table summarizes loan balances and composition at March 31, 2015 compared to prior periods:

 

(Dollars in Thousands)    At
March 31, 2015
    At
December 31, 2014
    At
March 31, 2014
 

Commercial & industrial

   $ 1,719,233       53   $ 1,707,454       54   $ 1,636,086       55

Commercial real estate

     815,287       25       799,785       25       740,004       25  

Construction

     151,945       5       141,241       4       100,671       3  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total commercial loans

  2,686,465     83     2,648,480     83     2,476,761     83  

Residential mortgage

  263,911     8     247,650     8     236,309     8  

Consumer

  325,160     10     328,455     10     302,158     10  

Allowance for loan losses

  (39,507   (1   (39,426   (1   (41,328   (1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Loans

$ 3,236,029     100 $ 3,185,159     100 $ 2,973,900     100
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


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Credit quality remains strong

Credit quality metrics remained strong during the first quarter of 2015. Nonperforming assets decreased $3.1 million, or 6% (not annualized) from the fourth quarter of 2014, to $49.3 million, or 1.00% of total assets, including a decrease in nonperforming loans of $3.4 million or 14% (not annualized). While delinquencies increased during the first quarter of 2015, they remain at a very low 0.67% of total loans at March 31, 2015 (includes nonperforming delinquencies). Finally, for the quarter, net charge-offs were also low at $705,000, or only 0.09% of total net loans, annualized.

Total credit costs (provision for loan losses, loan workout expenses, OREO expenses and other credit reserves) were $883,000 during the quarter ended March 31, 2015, a decrease from $991,000 in the previous quarter and $3.1 million in the first quarter of 2014.

The allowance for loan losses (ALLL) grew slightly to $39.5 million at March 31, 2015 from $39.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2014, supporting growth in the loan portfolio. The ratio of the ALLL to total gross loans decreased slightly to 1.22% at March 31, 2015 from 1.23% at December 31, 2014, and is a healthy 191% of nonaccruing loans.

Total customer funding reflects continued strength in relationship accounts

Total customer funding decreased $130.4 million from year-end 2014 to $3.34 billion at March 31, 2015, due to the expected outflow of the temporary trust-related money market deposits of $188.0 million at year end, which was partially offset by a $43.7 million increase in checking deposits. Excluding the year-end temporary trust account activity, total customer funding increased $57.6 million, or 7% (annualized) from December 31, 2014, including an increase of $81.3 million, or 12% (annualized) in core customer funding.

Total customer funding increased $396.4 million from March 31, 2014. This was mainly due to a $222.9 million increase in checking deposits and a $149.4 million increase in money market deposits. Included in this growth was $228.8 million (net fair market value) in total customer funding from the FNBW acquisition.


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Core deposits now represent a robust 85% of total customer funding, and no-cost and low-cost relationship checking deposit accounts represent a strong 46% of total customer funding.

The following table summarizes customer funding balances and composition at March 31, 2015 compared to prior periods:

 

(Dollars in thousands)    At
March 31, 2015
    At
December 31, 2014
    At
March 31, 2014
 

Noninterest demand

   $ 837,416        25   $ 804,678        23   $ 664,976        23

Interest-bearing demand

     699,312        21       688,370        20       648,856        22  

Savings

     418,004        12       402,032        11       410,186        14  

Money market

     899,917        27       1,066,223        31       750,541        25  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total core deposits

  2,854,649     85     2,961,303     85     2,474,559     84  

Customer time

  474,003     14     500,974     14     451,154     15  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total customer deposits

  3,328,652     99     3,462,277     99     2,925,713     99  

Customer sweep accounts

  14,257     1     10,986     1     20,807     1  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total customer funding

$ 3,342,909     100 $ 3,473,263     100 $ 2,946,520     100
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Fee income reflects strong growth over prior year

When compared to the same period a year ago, fee income (noninterest income) increased $2.7 million. Excluding the impact of notable items in both periods, core fee income increased $2.9 million, or 16%, during the first quarter of 2015. This was the result of growth in most businesses, including increases in investment management and fiduciary revenue ($1.3 million), mortgage banking activities ($891,000), and credit/debit card and ATM income ($261,000).

Fee income increased $1.1 million compared to the fourth quarter of 2014. This increase came despite the seasonal decrease typically seen in fee income in the first quarter due to the fewer days and the impact of winter weather on economic activity. Adjusted for notable items, fee income increased $715,000, or 4% (not annualized) during the first quarter of 2015. Increases in mortgage banking activities ($775,000) and investment management and fiduciary revenue ($182,000) were offset by slightly lower credit/debit card and ATM fees and deposit service charges, due to seasonal activity and changes in customer behavior.


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Noninterest expense reflects seasonal expenses and franchise growth

Noninterest expense for the first quarter of 2015 was $38.9 million, an increase of $5.0 million from $33.9 million in the first quarter of 2014. Excluding notable items in both periods, noninterest expense increased $3.8 million, or 11%. The increase was primarily a result of organic growth and the FNBW acquisition.

Noninterest expense for the first quarter of 2015 increased $540,000, or only 1% (not annualized) from the fourth quarter of 2014. Excluding notable items in both periods, noninterest expense increased $625,000, or 2% (not annualized). This increase was driven by a $1.1 million increase in salaries, benefits and other compensation as well as other seasonal items, such as snow removal. The increase in salary and related expenses reflects typical first quarter seasonality, such as higher employer 401(k) matching costs, accruals for earned but unused paid time off (PTO) and certain employer-paid taxes. Excluding these expected seasonal costs, expense growth was minimal over the period.

Selected Business Segments (included in previous results):

Wealth Management segment fee revenue grew by 33% over the prior year

The Wealth Management segment provides a broad array of fiduciary, investment management, credit and deposit products to clients through four businesses. WSFS Wealth Investments provides insurance and brokerage products primarily to our retail banking clients. Cypress Capital Management, LLC is a registered investment advisor with nearly $675 million in assets under management (AUM). Cypress’ primary market segment is high net worth individuals, offering a ‘balanced’ investment style focused on preservation of capital and providing for current income. Christiana Trust, with $8.7 billion in assets under management and administration, provides fiduciary and investment services to personal trust clients, and trustee, agency, bankruptcy, custodial and commercial domicile services to corporate and institutional clients. WSFS Private Banking serves high net worth clients by delivering credit and deposit products and partnering with other business units to deliver investment management and fiduciary products and services.


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Total Wealth Management revenue (net interest income, investment management and fiduciary revenue and other fee income) was $8.2 million during the first quarter of 2015. This represented an increase of $1.5 million, or 22%, compared to the first quarter of 2014 and an increase of $179,000, or 2% (not annualized) compared to the usually seasonally stronger fourth quarter of 2014. Fee revenue increased $1.3 million, or 33% compared to the first quarter of 2014 and $131,000, or 3% (not annualized) compared to the typically stronger fourth quarter of 2014. The year-over-year and quarterly growth reflects the continued expansion of many Wealth business lines, with particular strength in corporate bankruptcy trustee services, RMBS/ABS trustee appointments and retail brokerage services.

Total segment noninterest expense (including intercompany allocations of expense and provision for loan losses and credit costs) was $4.9 million during the first quarter of 2015 compared to $4.5 million during the first quarter of 2014 and $4.3 million during the fourth quarter of 2014. Prior quarter expenses were favorably impacted by net recoveries of credit costs and provision expenses. Excluding variable credit costs, noninterest expense increased $592,000 compared to the first quarter of 2014 and $366,000 from the fourth quarter of 2014. These increases are primarily due to higher personnel expenses necessary to support the robust growth and volume-related commissions and transaction charges.

Pre-tax income for the Wealth Management segment in the first quarter of 2015 was $3.3 million compared to $2.2 million in the first quarter of 2014 and $3.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2014. Excluding variable credit costs, pre-tax income for the first quarter of 2015 was $3.3 million compared to $2.4 million in the first quarter of 2014 and $3.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2014.

Cash Connect results reflect meaningful growth over 2014

The Cash Connect® segment is a premier provider of ATM vault cash and related services in the United States. Cash Connect® services over $538 million in vault cash in over 15,200 non-bank ATMs nationwide and also operates approximately 460 ATMs for WSFS Bank, which has the largest branded ATM network in Delaware.


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Cash Connect® recorded $6.4 million in net revenue (fee income less funding costs) during the first quarter of 2015, an increase of $700,000, or 12%, compared to the first quarter of 2014 due to growth and additional product and service offerings. This amount decreased from the $6.5 million reported in the fourth quarter of 2014 due to the shorter first quarter and seasonality. Noninterest expenses (including intercompany allocations of expense) were $4.8 million during the first quarter of 2015, an increase of $700,000 from the first quarter of 2014 and an increase of $200,000 compared to the fourth quarter of 2014. Cash Connect® reported pre-tax income of $1.6 million for the first quarter of 2015, compared to $1.6 million in the first quarter of 2014 and $1.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2014. The year-over-year results reflect continued growth in the business, offset by investments in new products and infrastructure. The decrease in linked-quarter bottom-line results was due to typical seasonality.

Income taxes

The Company recorded $7.3 million income tax provision in the first quarter of 2015 compared to $6.6 million tax provision in the fourth quarter of 2014 and a $1.0 million net tax benefit in the first quarter of 2014. The first quarter 2014 tax benefit included approximately $6.7 million related to the legal call of our reverse mortgage trust bonds. Excluding this tax benefit, the income tax provision for the first quarter of 2014 would have been approximately $5.7 million.

The normalized effective tax rate was 36% in the first quarter of 2015, 36% in the first quarter of 2014 and 34% in the fourth quarter of 2014. The increase in the first quarter 2015 effective tax rate compared to the fourth quarter of 2014 is principally due to certain nondeductible expenses associated with our pending acquisition of Alliance Bancorp. Further, during the quarter we reported low income housing tax credit costs to income taxes as opposed to other expenses where they were treated previously, in accordance with recent accounting guidance.


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Capital management

WSFS’ total stockholders’ equity increased $16.4 to $505.5 million at March 31, 2015 from $489.1 million at December 31, 2014, primarily due to quarterly earnings and improvement in net unrealized gains in the investment portfolio offset by the quarterly cash dividend and treasury stock purchases.

WSFS’ tangible common equity(n) increased to $448.1 million at March 31, 2015 from $431.5 million at December 31, 2014. Tangible common book value per share was $47.56 at March 31, 2015, a $1.67, or 4% (not annualized), increase from December 31, 2014. WSFS’ tangible common equity to asset ratio(n) increased by 17 basis points to 9.17%.

At March 31, 2015, and reflecting new BASEL III guidance, WSFS Bank’s Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 12.59%, Tier 1 capital ratio of 12.59%, total capital ratio of 13.56% and Tier 1 leverage ratio of 10.69%, were all substantially in excess of the “well-capitalized” regulatory benchmarks.

During the third quarter of 2014, the WSFS Board of Directors approved a stock buyback program of up to 5% of total outstanding shares of common stock. In the first quarter of 2015, WSFS repurchased 11,639 shares of common stock at an average price of $75.54. WSFS has repurchased the equivalent of 128,060 shares to date under this program and has approximately 342,000 shares, or 4% of outstanding shares remaining to repurchase under this current authorization.

During the first quarter of 2015, the WSFS Board of Directors also declared a three-for-one stock split in our common stock in the form of a stock dividend of two shares for each issued and outstanding share of common stock. The stock dividend will be paid on or about May 18, 2015 to stockholders of record as of May 4, 2015. This dividend is subject to stockholder approval of an increase in the authorized shares of common stock at the 2015 Annual Meeting.

Finally, the Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share of common stock. This dividend will be paid on May 29, 2015, to shareholders of record as of May 15, 2015.


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First quarter 2015 earnings release conference call

Management will conduct a conference call to review first quarter results at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on Friday, May 1, 2015. Interested parties may listen to this call by dialing 1-877-312-5857. A rebroadcast of the conference call will be available two hours after the completion of the call until May 16, 2015, by dialing 1-855-859-2056 and using Conference ID 27352636.

About WSFS Financial Corporation

WSFS Financial Corporation is a multi-billion dollar financial services company. Its primary subsidiary, WSFS Bank, is the oldest, locally-managed bank and trust company headquartered in Delaware with $4.9 billion in assets on its balance sheet and $9.4 billion in fiduciary assets, including approximately $1.1 billion in assets under management. WSFS operates from 56 offices located in Delaware (45), Pennsylvania (9), Virginia (1) and Nevada (1) and provides comprehensive financial services including commercial banking, retail banking and trust and wealth management. Other subsidiaries or divisions include Christiana Trust, WSFS Wealth Investments, Cypress Capital Management, LLC, Cash Connect®, Array Financial and Arrow Land Transfer. Serving the Delaware Valley since 1832, WSFS Bank is the seventh oldest bank in the United States continuously operating under the same name. For more information, please visit www.wsfsbank.com.

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Forward-Looking Statement Disclaimer

This press release contains estimates, predictions, opinions, projections and other “forward-looking statements” as that phrase is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, without limitation, references to the Company’s predictions or expectations of future business or financial performance as well as its goals and objectives for future operations, financial and business trends, business prospects, and management’s outlook or expectations for earnings, revenues, expenses, capital levels, liquidity levels, asset quality or other future financial or business performance, strategies or expectations. Such forward-looking statements are based on various assumptions (some of which may be beyond the Company’s control) and are subject to risks and uncertainties (which change over time) and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those related to difficult market conditions and unfavorable economic trends in the United States generally, and particularly in the market areas in which the Company operates and in which its loans are concentrated, including the effects of declines in housing markets, an increase in unemployment levels and slowdowns in economic growth; the Company’s level of nonperforming assets and the costs associated with resolving any problem loans including litigation and other costs; changes in market interest rates may increase funding costs and reduce earning asset yields thus reducing margin; the impact of changes in interest rates and the credit quality and strength of underlying collateral and the effect of such changes on the market value of the Company’s investment securities portfolio; the credit risk associated with the substantial amount of commercial real estate, construction and land development, and commercial and industrial loans in our loan portfolio; the extensive federal and state regulation, supervision and examination governing almost every aspect of the Company’s operations including the changes in regulations affecting financial institutions, including the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the rules and regulations being issued in accordance with this statute and potential expenses associated with complying with such regulations; possible additional loan losses and impairment of the collectability of loans; the Company’s ability to comply with applicable capital and liquidity requirements (including the finalized Basel III capital standards), including our ability to generate liquidity internally or raise capital on favorable terms; possible changes in trade, monetary and fiscal policies, laws and regulations and other activities of governments, agencies, and similar organizations; any impairment of the Company’s goodwill or other intangible assets; failure of the financial and operational controls of the Company’s Cash Connect division; conditions in the financial markets that may limit the Company’s access to additional funding to meet its liquidity needs; the success of the Company’s growth plans, including the successful integration of past and future acquisitions; negative perceptions or publicity with respect to the Company’s trust and wealth management business; system failure or cybersecurity breaches of the Company’s network security; the Company’s ability to recruit and retain key employees; the effects of problems encountered by other financial institutions that adversely affect the Company or the banking industry generally; the effects of weather and natural disasters such as floods, droughts, wind, tornadoes and hurricanes as well as effects from geopolitical instability and man-made disasters including terrorist attacks; possible changes in the speed of loan prepayments by the Company’s customers and loan origination or sales volumes; possible acceleration of prepayments of mortgage-backed securities due to low interest rates, and the related acceleration of premium amortization on prepayments on mortgage-backed securities due to low interest rates; regulatory limits on the Company’s ability to receive dividends from its subsidiaries and pay dividends to its shareholders; the effects of any reputational, credit, interest rate, market, operational, legal, liquidity, regulatory and compliance risk resulting from developments related to any of the risks discussed above; and the costs associated with resolving any problem loans, litigation and other risks and uncertainties, discussed in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 and other documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. Forward looking statements are as of the date they are made, and the Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Company.


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WSFS FINANCIAL CORPORATION

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three months ended  
     March 31,
2015
    December 31,
2014
    March 31,
2014
 

Interest income:

      

Interest and fees on loans

   $ 36,244     $ 36,677     $ 32,202  

Interest on mortgage-backed securities

     3,433       3,381       3,278  

Interest and dividends on investment securities

     860       842       792  

Interest on reverse mortgage loans

     1,236       1,212       1,197  

Other interest income

     1,078       228       316  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  42,851     42,340     37,785  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest expense:

Interest on deposits

  1,942     1,958     1,656  

Interest on Federal Home Loan Bank advances

  713     577     526  

Interest on trust preferred borrowings

  327     333     326  

Interest on senior debt

  942     942     942  

Interest on bonds payable

  —       —       15  

Interest on other borrowings

  110     291     276  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  4,034     4,101     3,741  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net interest income

  38,817     38,239     34,044  

Provision for loan losses

  786     567     2,630  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

  38,031     37,672     31,414  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Noninterest income:

Credit/debit card and ATM income

  6,027     6,134     5,766  

Deposit service charges

  3,905     3,979     4,269  

Investment management and fiduciary revenue

  5,093     4,911     3,834  

Mortgage banking activities, net

  1,703     928     812  

Investment securities gains, net

  451     58     578  

Loan fee income

  463     515     384  

Bank-owned life insurance income

  203     233     139  

Other income

  3,250     3,229     2,582  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  21,095     19,987     18,364  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Noninterest expense:

Salaries, benefits and other compensation

  21,010     19,953     18,474  

Occupancy expense

  3,878     3,438     3,729  

Equipment expense

  2,082     2,095     1,687  

Data processing and operations expense

  1,422     1,494     1,471  

Professional fees

  1,472     1,714     1,350  

FDIC expenses

  669     642     653  

Loan workout and OREO expense

  (1   623     539  

Marketing expense

  584     819     499  

Corporate development expense

  596     999     254  

Other operating expenses

  7,201     6,596     5,228  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  38,913     38,373     33,884  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before taxes

  20,213     19,286     15,894  

Income tax provision (benefit)

  7,324     6,578     (1,017
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

$ 12,889   $ 12,708   $ 16,911  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share of common stock:

Net income

$ 1.34   $ 1.32   $ 1.85  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding for fully diluted EPS

  9,584,329     9,623,226     9,127,880  

Performance Ratios:

Return on average assets (a)

  1.06 %   1.07   1.52

Return on average equity (a)

  10.30     10.40     16.79  

Return on tangible common equity (a) (n)

  12.00     12.04     18.88  

Net interest margin (a)(b)

  3.82     3.75     3.62  

Efficiency ratio (c)

  64.39     65.34     64.02  

Noninterest income as a percentage of total net revenue (b)

  34.91     34.03     34.70  

See “Notes”


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SUMMARY STATEMENTS OF CONDITION

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     March 31,
2015
    December 31,
2014
    March 31,
2014
 
      

Assets:

      

Cash and due from banks

   $ 92,481     $ 93,717     $ 97,444  

Cash in non-owned ATMs

     412,958       414,188       342,034  

Investment securities (d)

     157,956       156,200       142,658  

Other investments

     27,854       23,412       33,825  

Mortgage-backed securities (d)

     751,429       710,164       716,593  

Net loans (e)(f)(l)

     3,236,029       3,185,159       2,973,900  

Reverse mortgage loans

     27,035       29,298       36,266  

Bank owned life insurance

     76,712       76,509       63,324  

Goodwill and intangibles

     57,369       57,593       38,610  

Other assets

     106,657       107,080       101,308  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

$ 4,946,480   $ 4,853,320   $ 4,545,962  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity:

Noninterest-bearing deposits

$ 837,416   $ 804,678   $ 664,977  

Interest-bearing deposits

  2,491,236     2,657,599     2,260,736  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total customer deposits

  3,328,652     3,462,277     2,925,713  

Brokered deposits

  193,626     186,958     247,369  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deposits

  3,522,278     3,649,235     3,173,082  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

  623,759     405,894     654,824  

Other borrowings

  250,798     261,881     269,494  

Other liabilities

  44,150     47,259     39,702  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

  4,440,985     4,364,269     4,137,102  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity

  505,495     489,051     408,860  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$ 4,946,480   $ 4,853,320   $ 4,545,962  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Ratios:

Equity to asset ratio

  10.22   10.08   8.99

Tangible common equity to asset ratio (n)

  9.17     9.00     8.21  

Tier 1 leverage (g) (required: 4.00%; well-capitalized: 5.00%)

  10.69     10.25     10.68  

Tier 1 risk-based capital (g) (required: 6.00%; well-capitalized: 8.00%)

  12.59     12.79     13.47  

Total Risk-based capital (g) (required: 8.00%; well-capitalized: 10.00%)

  13.56     13.83     14.66  

Common equity Tier 1 capital (required: 4.5%; well-capitalized: 6.5%)

  12.59     —       —    

Asset Quality Indicators:

Nonperforming Assets:

Nonaccruing loans

$ 20,681   $ 24,051   $ 40,128  

Troubled debt restructuring (accruing)

  22,500     22,600     11,579  

Assets acquired through foreclosure

  6,088     5,734     3,684  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total nonperforming assets

$ 49,269   $ 52,385   $ 55,391  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Past due loans (h)

$ 694   $ —     $ 403  

Allowance for loan losses

$ 39,507   $ 39,426   $ 41,328  

Ratio of nonperforming assets to total assets

  1.00   1.08   1.22

Ratio of nonperforming assets (excluding accruing TDRs)

  0.54     0.61     0.96  

Ratio of allowance for loan losses to total gross loans (i)

  1.22     1.23     1.38  

Ratio of allowance for loan losses to nonaccruing loans

  191     164     103  

Ratio of quarterly net charge-offs to average gross loans (a)(e)

  0.09     0.08     0.34  

Ratio of year-to-date net charge-offs to average gross loans (a)(f)

  0.09     0.18     0.34  

See “Notes”


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AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

    Three months ended  
    March 31, 2015     December 31, 2014     March 31, 2014  
    Average
Balance
    Interest &
Dividends
    Yield/
Rate (a)(b)
    Average
Balance
    Interest &
Dividends
    Yield/
Rate (a)(b)
    Average
Balance
    Interest &
Dividends
    Yield/
Rate (a)(b)
 

Assets:

                 

Interest-earning assets:

                 

Loans: (e) (j)

                 

Commercial real estate loans

  $ 955,680     $ 11,225       4.70   $ 942,372     $ 11,380       4.83   $ 834,196     $ 9,286       4.45

Residential real estate loans (l)

    249,612       2,414       3.87       246,462       2,537       4.12       240,472       2,271       3.78  

Commercial loans

    1,700,948       19,038       4.50       1,672,848       19,078       4.50       1,601,615       17,220       4.33  

Consumer loans

    325,449       3,567       4.44       326,174       3,682       4.48       302,290       3,425       4.60  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total loans (l)

  3,231,689     36,244     4.50     3,187,856     36,677     4.62     2,978,573     32,202     4.34  

Mortgage-backed securities (d)

  723,018     3,433     1.90     697,346     3,381     1.94     680,080     3,278     1.93  

Investment securities (d)

  158,028     860     3.22     158,317     842     3.03     138,819     792     3.45  

Reverse mortgage loans

  28,253     1,236     17.50     29,294     1,212     16.55     37,261     1,197     12.85  

Other interest-earning assets

  31,623     1,078     13.83     23,784     228     3.80     35,093     316     3.65  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total interest-earning assets

  4,172,611     42,851     4.22     4,096,597     42,340     4.18     3,869,826     37,785     3.96  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Allowance for loan losses

  (39,674   (39,597   (41,585

Cash and due from banks

  81,149     86,435     77,080  

Cash in non-owned ATMs

  402,072     384,099     355,105  

Bank owned life insurance

  76,583     76,358     63,234  

Other noninterest-earning assets

  148,445     155,784     140,752  
 

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

     

Total assets

$ 4,841,186   $ 4,759,676   $ 4,464,412  
 

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

     

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity:

Interest-bearing liabilities:

Interest-bearing deposits:

Interest-bearing demand

$ 673,976   $ 152     0.09 $ 670,379   $ 162     0.10 $ 624,761   $ 147     0.10

Money market

  875,273     538     0.25     873,635     461     0.21     767,362     311     0.16  

Savings

  408,555     52     0.05     404,644     54     0.05     394,317     59     0.06  

Customer time deposits

  490,077     1,049     0.87     511,342     1,089     0.84     453,842     956     0.85  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total interest-bearing customer deposits

  2,447,881     1,791     0.30     2,460,000     1,766     0.28     2,240,282     1,473     0.27  

Brokered deposits

  180,618     151     0.34     223,195     192     0.34     215,336     183     0.34  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total interest-bearing deposits

  2,628,499     1,942     0.30     2,683,195     1,958     0.29     2,455,618     1,656     0.27  

FHLB of Pittsburgh advances

  610,954     713     0.47     451,674     577     0.50     655,509     526     0.32  

Trust preferred borrowings

  67,011     327     1.98     67,011     333     1.94     67,011     326     1.95  

Reverse mortgage bonds payable

  —       —       —       —       —       —       6,597     15     0.91  

Senior Debt

  55,000     942     6.85     55,000     942     6.85     55,000     942     6.85  

Other borrowed funds

  127,325     110     0.34     148,062     291     0.79     147,256     276     0.75  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total interest-bearing liabilities

  3,488,789     4,034     0.47     3,404,942     4,101     0.48     3,386,991     3,741     0.44  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits

  811,365     826,817     641,052  

Other noninterest-bearing liabilities

  40,628     39,243     37,066  

Stockholders’ equity

  500,404     488,674     399,303  
 

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

     

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$ 4,841,186   $ 4,759,676   $ 4,464,412  
 

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

     

Excess of interest-earning assets over interest-bearing liabilities

$ 683,822   $ 691,655   $ 482,835  
 

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

     

Net interest and dividend income

$ 38,817   $ 38,239   $ 34,044  
   

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

   

Interest rate spread

  3.75   3.70   3.52
     

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

Net interest margin(o)

  3.82   3.75   3.62
     

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

See “Notes”


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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Continued)

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three months ended  
     March 31
2015
    December 31,
2014
    March 31
2014
 

Stock Information:

      

Market price of common stock:

      

High

   $ 79.54     $ 79.97     $ 77.62  

Low

     73.54       70.14       67.57  

Close

     75.63       76.89       71.43  

Book value per share of common stock

     53.65       52.01       45.90  

Tangible common book value per share of common stock (n)

     47.56       45.89       41.56  

Number of shares of common stock outstanding (000s)

     9,422       9,403       8,909  

Other Financial Data:

      

One-year repricing gap to total assets (k)

     1.86     0.63     (1.81 )% 

Weighted average duration of the MBS portfolio

     3.8 years        4.0 years        5.4 years   

Unrealized (losses) gains on securities available-for-sale, net of taxes

   $ 4,101     $ 2,653     $ (12,036

Number of Associates (FTEs) (m)

     857       841       774  

Number of offices (branches, LPO’s, operations centers, etc.)

     56       55       52  

Number of WSFS owned ATMs

     460       456       462  

 

 

Notes:

(a) Annualized.
(b) Computed on a fully tax-equivalent basis.
(c) Noninterest expense divided by (tax-equivalent) net interest income and noninterest income.
(d) Includes securities available-for-sale at fair value.
(e) Net of unearned income.
(f) Net of allowance for loan losses.
(g) Represents capital ratios of Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB and subsidiaries.
(h) Accruing loans which are contractually past due 90 days or more as to principal or interest.
(i) Excludes loans held-for-sale.
(j) Nonperforming loans are included in average balance computations.
(k) The difference between projected amounts of interest-sensitive assets and interest-sensitive liabilities repricing within one year divided by total assets, based on a current interest rate scenario
(l) Includes loans held-for-sale.
(m) Includes seasonal Associates, when applicable.
(n) The Company uses non-GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) financial information in its analysis of the Company’s performance. This non-GAAP data should be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance with GAAP, and is not a substitute for, or superior to, GAAP results. See page 17.
(o) Beginning in 2015, the annualization method used to calculate net interest margin was changed to actual/actual from 30/360. All periods net interest margin calculations were updated to reflect this change.


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(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

Non-GAAP Reconciliation (n):

   Three months ended  
     March 31,
2015
    December 31,
2014
    March 31,
2014
 

Net interest Income (GAAP)

   $ 38,817     $ 38,239     $ 34,044  

Less: FHLB Special Dividend

     (808     —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Core net interest income

  38,009     38,239     34,044  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Noninterest Income (GAAP)

  21,095     19,987     18,364  

Less: Securities gains

  (451   (58   (578
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Core fee income (non-GAAP)

  20,644     19,929     17,786  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Core net revenue (non-GAAP)

$ 58,653   $ 58,168   $ 51,830  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     End of period  
     March 31,
2015
    December 31,
2014
    March 31,
2014
 

Total assets

   $ 4,946,480     $ 4,853,320     $ 4,545,962  

Less: Goodwill and other intangible assets

     (57,369     (57,593     (38,610
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total tangible assets

$ 4,889,111   $ 4,795,727   $ 4,507,352   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Stockholders’ equity

$ 505,495   $ 489,051   $ 408,860  

Less: Goodwill and other intangible assets

  (57,369   (57,593   (38,610
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total tangible common equity

  448,126     431,458     370,250  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Calculation of tangible common book value:

Book Value per share (GAAP)

$ 53.65   $ 52.01   $ 45.90  

Tangible common book value per share (non-GAAP)

  47.56     45.89     41.56  

Calculation of tangible common equity to assets:

Equity to asset ratio (GAAP)

  10.22   10.08 %   8.99

Tangible common equity to asset ratio (non-GAAP)

  9.17     9.00     8.21  

GAAP net income

$ 12,889   $ 12,078   $ 16,911  

Less: Sec. gains, Special FHLB dividend, contract term. costs, corp. dev. costs & income tax benefit, net of taxes

  334     994     (6,913
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP net income

$ 13,223   $ 13,072   $ 9,998  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Return on Average Assets (ROA)

  1.06   1.07 %   1.52

Less: Sec. gains, Special FHLB dividend, contract term. costs, corp. dev. costs & income tax benefit, net of taxes

  0.03     0.08     (0.62
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP ROA

  1.09   1.15 %   0.90
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

GAAP EPS

$ 1.34   $ 1.32   $ 1.85  

Less: Sec. gains, Special FHLB dividend, contract term. costs, corp. dev. costs & income tax benefit, net of taxes

  0.04     0.11     (0.75
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Core EPS (non-GAAP)

$ 1.38   $ 1.43   $ 1.10