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Exhibit 99.1
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3003 Tasman Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95054
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Contact:
www.svb.com    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Meghan O'Leary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investor Relations
For release at 1:00 P.M. (Pacific Time)
 
 
 
 
  
(408) 654-6364
April 27, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
NASDAQ: SIVB
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
SVB FINANCIAL GROUP ANNOUNCES 2017 FIRST QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — April 27, 2017 — SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ: SIVB) today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2017.

Consolidated net income available to common stockholders for the first quarter of 2017 was $101.5 million, or $1.91 per diluted common share, compared to $99.5 million, or $1.89 per diluted common share for the fourth quarter of 2016 and $79.2 million, or $1.52 per diluted common share, for the first quarter of 2016.

"Our core business remained healthy in the first quarter with solid loan growth, healthy total client funds growth, higher net interest income and stable credit quality. We are maintaining our positive outlook for 2017 and raising our guidance for net interest income and net interest margin due to the recent interest rate increase," said Greg Becker, President and CEO of SVB Financial Group. "While VC activity remains below recent historic highs as investors intensify their focus on disciplined investing, the brisk pace of first-time fund closings and significant levels of dry powder on the sidelines indicate that investors' appetites are still strong and there is ample capital available for good companies. Overall, our clients continue to perform well and we are seeing healthy momentum in our pipeline that reinforces our positive expectations for the year ahead."

Highlights of our first quarter 2017 results (compared to fourth quarter 2016, unless otherwise noted) included:
Average loan balances of $20.1 billion, an increase of $0.8 billion (or 4.2 percent).
Period-end loan balances of $20.4 billion, an increase of $0.5 billion (or 2.7 percent).
Average fixed income investment securities of $21.2 billion, an increase of $0.9 billion (or 4.5 percent).
Average total client funds (on-balance sheet deposits and off-balance sheet client investment funds) increased $1.4 billion (or 1.7 percent) to $86.1 billion, with average off-balance sheet client investment funds increasing by $1.2 billion (or 2.6 percent) and average on-balance sheet deposits increasing by $0.2 billion (or 0.7 percent).
Period-end total client funds increased $2.7 billion (or 3.2 percent) to $87.5 billion, with period-end off-balance sheet client investment funds increasing by $0.6 billion (or 1.4 percent) and period-end on-balance sheet deposits increasing by $2.1 billion (or 5.4 percent).
Net interest income (fully taxable equivalent basis) of $310.3 million, an increase of $13.4 million (or 4.5 percent).
Provision for credit losses1 of $30.7 million, compared to $16.5 million.
Gains on investment securities of $16.0 million, compared to $10.0 million. Non-GAAP gains on investment securities, net of noncontrolling interests, were $9.5 million, compared to $5.3 million. (See non-GAAP reconciliation under the section “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”)
Gains on equity warrant assets of $6.7 million, compared to $4.6 million.
Noninterest income of $117.7 million, an increase of $4.2 million (or 3.7 percent). Non-GAAP core fee income decreased $2.1 million (or 2.4 percent) to $82.6 million. (See non-GAAP reconciliation under the section “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”)
Noninterest expense of $237.6 million, an increase of $2.4 million (or 1.0 percent).
Income tax expense included a $6.1 million benefit related to new accounting guidance for the tax impact associated with employee share-based transactions and a $4.7 million benefit for the return of tax funds related to a prior years' tax return. (See "Income Tax Expense" for further details.)
 




(1)
Our consolidated statements of income were modified from prior periods’ presentation to conform to the current period presentation to reflect our provision for loan losses and provision for unfunded credit commitments together as our “provision for credit losses”. In prior periods, our provision for unfunded credit commitments was reported separately as a component of noninterest expense.




First Quarter 2017 Summary
(Dollars in millions, except share data, employees and ratios)
 
Three months ended
March 31,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
September 30,
2016
 
June 30,
2016
 
March 31,
2016
Income statement:
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted earnings per common share (1)
 
$
1.91

 
$
1.89

 
$
2.12

 
$
1.78

 
$
1.52

Net income available to common stockholders (1)
 
101.5

 
99.5

 
111.1

 
93.0

 
79.2

Net interest income
 
310.0

 
296.6

 
289.2

 
283.3

 
281.4

Provision for credit losses (2)
 
30.7

 
16.5

 
20.0

 
36.7

 
33.5

Noninterest income
 
117.7

 
113.5

 
144.1

 
112.8

 
86.1

Noninterest expense
 
237.6

 
235.2

 
220.8

 
199.9

 
203.9

Non-GAAP core fee income (3)
 
82.6

 
84.6

 
80.5

 
74.5

 
76.5

Non-GAAP noninterest income, net of noncontrolling interests (3)
 
111.1

 
109.1

 
139.5

 
111.2

 
88.8

Non-GAAP noninterest expense, net of noncontrolling interests (3)
 
237.5

 
234.9

 
220.7

 
199.7

 
204.0

Fully taxable equivalent:
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income (4)
 
$
310.3

 
$
296.9

 
$
289.4

 
$
283.6

 
$
281.7

Net interest margin
 
2.88
%
 
2.73
%
 
2.75
%
 
2.73
%
 
2.67
%
Balance sheet:
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average total assets
 
$
45,301.0

 
$
44,933.7

 
$
43,451.3

 
$
43,370.0

 
$
44,190.2

Average loans, net of unearned income
 
20,069.3

 
19,260.7

 
18,647.2

 
18,199.3

 
17,012.4

Average available-for-sale securities
 
12,550.3

 
12,505.1

 
12,743.7

 
13,399.3

 
14,692.6

Average held-to-maturity securities
 
8,600.2

 
7,730.5

 
8,003.8

 
8,382.8

 
8,658.7

Average noninterest-bearing demand deposits
 
32,709.4

 
32,663.8

 
30,522.3

 
30,342.4

 
31,219.5

Average interest-bearing deposits
 
7,249.1

 
7,033.7

 
7,387.4

 
7,817.5

 
8,048.6

Average total deposits
 
39,958.5

 
39,697.4

 
37,909.8

 
38,160.0

 
39,268.1

Average long-term debt
 
795.6

 
795.9

 
796.2

 
796.5

 
796.7

Period-end total assets
 
46,413.3

 
44,683.7

 
43,274.0

 
43,132.7

 
43,573.9

Period-end loans, net of unearned income
 
20,427.5

 
19,899.9

 
19,112.3

 
18,833.8

 
17,735.1

Period-end available-for-sale securities
 
12,384.0

 
12,620.4

 
12,665.7

 
13,058.6

 
14,327.1

Period-end held-to-maturity securities
 
8,615.7

 
8,427.0

 
7,791.9

 
8,200.4

 
8,548.2

Period-end non-marketable and other securities
 
635.6

 
622.6

 
625.2

 
664.1

 
668.5

Period-end noninterest-bearing demand deposits
 
33,587.9

 
31,975.5

 
31,029.0

 
30,287.8

 
30,933.3

Period-end interest-bearing deposits
 
7,491.8

 
7,004.4

 
7,160.4

 
7,308.7

 
7,826.5

Period-end total deposits
 
41,079.7

 
38,979.9

 
38,189.4

 
37,596.6

 
38,759.7

Off-balance sheet:
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average client investment funds
 
$
46,130.2

 
$
44,966.8

 
$
43,105.5

 
$
42,883.3

 
$
42,471.6

Period-end client investment funds
 
46,434.8

 
45,797.8

 
43,343.7

 
43,072.4

 
42,273.5

Total unfunded credit commitments
 
16,082.3

 
16,743.2

 
16,297.1

 
15,502.5

 
15,880.2

Earnings ratios:
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Return on average assets (annualized) (5)
 
0.91
%
 
0.88
%
 
1.02
%
 
0.86
%
 
0.72
%
Return on average SVBFG stockholders’ equity (annualized) (6)
 
11.03

 
10.77

 
12.32

 
10.83

 
9.59

Asset quality ratios:
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan losses as a % of total gross loans
 
1.18
%
 
1.13
%
 
1.25
%
 
1.29
%
 
1.29
%
Allowance for loan losses for performing loans as a % of total gross performing loans
 
0.94

 
0.94

 
1.03

 
0.98

 
1.01

Gross charge-offs as a % of average total gross loans (annualized)
 
0.28

 
0.52

 
0.52

 
0.45

 
0.61

Net charge-offs as a % of average total gross loans (annualized)
 
0.25

 
0.44

 
0.48

 
0.43

 
0.49

Other ratios:
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP operating efficiency ratio (7)
 
55.57
%
 
57.35
%
 
50.95
%
 
50.48
%
 
55.47
%
Non-GAAP operating efficiency ratio (3)
 
56.35

 
57.87

 
51.45

 
50.58

 
55.05

SVBFG CET 1 risk-based capital ratio
 
13.05

 
12.80

 
12.75

 
12.43

 
12.38

Bank CET 1 risk-based capital ratio
 
12.75

 
12.65

 
12.77

 
12.57

 
12.57

SVBFG total risk-based capital ratio
 
14.45

 
14.21

 
14.22

 
13.92

 
13.90

Bank total risk-based capital ratio
 
13.80

 
13.66

 
13.83

 
13.65

 
13.66

SVBFG tier 1 leverage ratio
 
8.51

 
8.34

 
8.35

 
8.08

 
7.69

Bank tier 1 leverage ratio
 
7.81

 
7.67

 
7.74

 
7.56

 
7.19

Period-end loans, net of unearned income, to deposits ratio
 
49.73

 
51.05

 
50.05

 
50.09

 
45.76

Average loans, net of unearned income, to average deposits ratio
 
50.23

 
48.52

 
49.19

 
47.69

 
43.32


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Book value per common share (8)
 
$
71.80

 
$
69.71

 
$
69.02

 
$
67.38

 
$
65.40

Other statistics:
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average full-time equivalent employees
 
2,345

 
2,303

 
2,255

 
2,182

 
2,160

Period-end full-time equivalent employees
 
2,347

 
2,311

 
2,280

 
2,188

 
2,170

 
(1)
Included in diluted earnings per common share and net income available to common shareholders for the three months ended March 31, 2017 are tax benefits recognized associated with the adoption of Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting in the first quarter of 2017. This guidance was adopted on a prospective basis with no changes to prior period amounts. (See "Income Tax Expense" for further details)
(2)
Our consolidated statements of income were modified from prior periods’ presentation to conform to the current period presentation to reflect our provision for loan losses and provision for unfunded credit commitments together as our “provision for credit losses”. In prior periods, our provision for unfunded credit commitments was reported separately as a component of noninterest expense.
(3)
To supplement our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”), we use certain non-GAAP measures. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to GAAP is provided at the end of this release under the section “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
(4)
Interest income on non-taxable investments is presented on a fully taxable equivalent basis using the federal statutory income tax rate of 35.0 percent. The taxable equivalent adjustments were $0.3 million for each of the quarters ended March 31, 2017, December 31, 2016, September 30, 2016, June 30, 2016 and March 31, 2016.
(5)
Ratio represents annualized consolidated net income available to common stockholders divided by quarterly average assets.
(6)
Ratio represents annualized consolidated net income available to common stockholders divided by quarterly average SVBFG stockholders’ equity.
(7)
Ratio is calculated by dividing noninterest expense by total net interest income plus noninterest income.
(8)
Book value per common share is calculated by dividing total SVBFG stockholders’ equity by total outstanding common shares.
Net Interest Income and Margin

Net interest income, on a fully taxable basis, was $310.3 million for the first quarter of 2017, compared to $296.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2016. The $13.4 million increase from the fourth quarter of 2016 to the first quarter of 2017, was attributable primarily to the following:

An increase in interest income from loans of $10.6 million to $227.3 million for the first quarter of 2017. The increase was related primarily to higher average loan balances and the benefit of higher interest rates, partially offset by the impact of two fewer days in the quarter (compared to the fourth quarter of 2016). Overall loan yields increased 11 basis points reflective primarily of the impact of the 25 basis point increase in the target federal funds rate by the Federal Reserve in December 2016, offset by lower yields from the growth of our lower-yielding private equity/venture capital and Private Bank loan portfolios. Additionally, competition has put downward pressure on the loan yields for newly originated loans and renewals of existing loans primarily in the Private Equity Division, SVB Accelerator practice and Sponsored Finance group.

An increase in interest income from our fixed income investment securities in our available-for-sale ("AFS") and held-to-maturity ("HTM") portfolios of $4.1 million to $90.8 million for the first quarter of 2017. Continued reinvestment of maturing fixed income investments, plus investment of excess cash throughout the quarter, contributed to a $0.9 billion increase in average fixed income investments resulting in increased interest income of $7.6 million, offset by a net increase of $3.5 million in premium amortization expense. Our overall yields from investment securities increased four basis points to 1.74 percent, primarily attributable to higher reinvestment rates, offset by the yield impact from the increase in net premium amortization expense, reflective of the slowdown in prepayments and prepayment estimates for our mortgage-backed securities in the fourth quarter of 2016, due to the sharp increase in market rates, as compared to the first quarter of 2017.

A decrease in interest income from short-term investment securities of $1.1 million for the first quarter of 2017. The decrease was due primarily to a decrease of $1.3 billion in interest-earning cash balances as a result of fixed income investment purchases and loan funding during the quarter, partially offset by the impact of the increase in the target federal funds rate in December 2016.

Net interest margin, on a fully taxable equivalent basis, was 2.88 percent for the first quarter of 2017, compared to 2.73 percent for the fourth quarter of 2016. Our net interest margin increased due to a shift in the mix of our interest earning assets as well as from the impact of the change in the federal funds target rate, partially offset by the increase in amortization expense and the compression in gross loan yields from competition as previously noted. The change in mix was the result of shifting lower yielding interest-earning cash and cash flows received from fixed income securities during the quarter into higher yielding loans and fixed income investment securities. Average loans and average fixed

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income investments represented 46 percent and 48 percent, respectively, of interest earning assets for the first quarter of 2017, compared to 44 percent and 47 percent, respectively, for the fourth quarter of 2016.

For the first quarter of 2017, 89.1 percent, or $18.1 billion, of our average gross loans were variable-rate loans that adjust at prescribed measurement dates upon a change in prime-lending rates or other variable-rate indices. However, approximately 10 percent of our variable-rate loans will not reprice in 2017 and, as a result, the impact of increases in short-term interest rates will be delayed for these loans. Average variable-rate gross loans were 88.2 percent, or $17.2 billion, for the fourth quarter of 2016.

Investment Securities

Our investment securities portfolio consists of: (i) an AFS portfolio and a HTM portfolio, both of which represent primarily interest-earning fixed income investment securities and are managed to earn an appropriate portfolio yield over the long-term while maintaining sufficient liquidity and addressing our asset/liability management objectives; and (ii) a non-marketable and other securities portfolio, which primarily represents investments managed as part of our funds management business. Our total average fixed income investment securities portfolio increased $0.9 billion, or 4.5 percent, to $21.2 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2017. Our total period-end fixed income investment securities portfolio decreased $48 million, or 0.2 percent, to $21.0 billion at March 31, 2017. The duration of our fixed income investment securities portfolio was 2.5 years at both March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016. Non-marketable and other securities increased $13.0 million to $635.6 million ($509.3 million net of noncontrolling interests) at March 31, 2017.

Available-for-Sale Securities

Average AFS securities remained flat at $12.5 billion for the first quarter of 2017, compared to the fourth quarter of 2016. Period-end AFS securities were $12.4 billion at March 31, 2017 compared to $12.6 billion at December 31, 2016. The $0.2 billion decrease in period-end AFS securities balances from the fourth quarter of 2016 to the first quarter of 2017 was due primarily to $0.8 billion in portfolio paydowns and maturities partially offset by purchases of $0.6 billion of agency backed mortgage securities. The weighted-average duration of our AFS securities portfolio was 1.9 years and 2.0 years at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

Held-to-Maturity Securities

Average HTM securities were $8.6 billion for the first quarter of 2017, compared to $7.7 billion for the fourth quarter of 2016, reflecting an increase of $0.9 billion. Period-end HTM securities were $8.6 billion at March 31, 2017, compared to $8.4 billion at December 31, 2016. The $0.2 billion increase in period-end HTM security balances from the fourth quarter of 2016 to the first quarter of 2017 was due to new purchases of $0.6 billion primarily in agency backed mortgage securities, partially offset by $0.4 billion in portfolio paydowns and maturities. The weighted-average duration of our HTM securities portfolio was 3.3 years at both March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016.

Non-Marketable and Other Securities

Our non-marketable and other securities portfolio primarily represents investments in venture capital and private equity funds, our China joint venture bank, debt funds, private and public portfolio companies and investments in qualified affordable housing projects.
Non-marketable and other securities increased $13.0 million to $635.6 million ($509.3 million net of noncontrolling interests) at March 31, 2017, compared to $622.6 million ($500.1 million net of noncontrolling interests) at December 31, 2016. Reconciliations of our non-GAAP non-marketable and other securities, net of noncontrolling interests, are provided under the section “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

Loans

Average loans (net of unearned income) increased by $0.8 billion to $20.1 billion for the first quarter of 2017, compared to $19.3 billion for the fourth quarter of 2016. Period-end loans (net of unearned income) increased by $0.5 billion to $20.4 billion at March 31, 2017, compared to $19.9 billion at December 31, 2016. Average and period-end loan growth came primarily from our private equity/venture capital portfolio reflective of increased utilization of unfunded commitments by our existing private equity/venture capital clients. We also saw an increase in average loan growth from our Life Sciences and Private Bank loan portfolios.


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Loans (individually or in the aggregate) to any single client, equal to or greater than $20 million increased by $0.4 billion and totaled $9.3 billion and $8.9 billion at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, which represents 45.4 percent and 44.4 percent of total gross loans, respectively. Further details are provided under the section “Loan Concentrations."

Credit Quality

The following table provides a summary of our allowance for loan losses and our allowance for unfunded credit commitments:
 
 
Three months ended
(Dollars in thousands, except ratios)
 
March 31,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
March 31,
2016
Allowance for loan losses, beginning balance
 
$
225,366

 
$
240,565

 
$
217,613

Provision for loan losses (1)
 
29,679

 
7,073

 
33,341

Gross loan charge-offs
 
(14,030
)
 
(25,391
)
 
(26,174
)
Loan recoveries
 
1,792

 
4,054

 
4,813

Foreign currency translation adjustments
 
323

 
(935
)
 
656

Allowance for loan losses, ending balance
 
$
243,130

 
$
225,366

 
$
230,249

Allowance for unfunded credit commitments, beginning balance
 
45,265

 
35,924

 
34,415

Provision for unfunded credit commitments (1)
 
1,055

 
9,381

 
134

Foreign currency translation adjustments
 
15

 
(40
)
 
(8
)
Allowance for unfunded credit commitments, ending balance (2)
 
$
46,335

 
$
45,265

 
$
34,541

Ratios and other information:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Provision for loan losses as a percentage of period-end total gross loans (annualized)
 
0.59
%
 
0.14
%
 
0.75
%
Gross loan charge-offs as a percentage of average total gross loans (annualized)
 
0.28

 
0.52

 
0.61

Net loan charge-offs as a percentage of average total gross loans (annualized)
 
0.25

 
0.44

 
0.50

Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of period-end total gross loans
 
1.18

 
1.13

 
1.29

Provision for credit losses (1)
 
$
30,734

 
$
16,454

 
$
33,475

Period-end total gross loans
 
20,548,651

 
20,024,662

 
17,846,081

Average total gross loans
 
20,189,562

 
19,374,205

 
17,123,718

Allowance for loan losses for nonaccrual loans
 
50,395

 
37,277

 
50,353

Nonaccrual loans
 
138,764

 
118,979

 
113,945

 
(1)
Our consolidated statements of income were modified from prior periods’ presentation to conform to the current period's presentation to reflect our provision for loan losses and provision for unfunded credit commitments together as our “provision for credit losses”.
(2)
The “allowance for unfunded credit commitments” is included as a component of “other liabilities.”
Our allowance for loan losses increased $17.8 million due to increased specific reserves for nonaccrual loans as well as additional reserves related to our period-end loan growth. Three nonaccrual loans contributed $16.7 million to the increase in the allowance for loan losses for nonaccrual loans. As a percentage of total gross loans our allowance for loan losses was 1.18 percent at March 31, 2017 and 1.13 percent at December 31, 2016.

Our provision for credit losses was $30.7 million for the first quarter of 2017, consisting of a provision for loan losses of $29.7 million and a provision for unfunded credit commitments of $1.0 million.

Our provision for loan losses of $29.7 million for the first quarter of 2017, primarily reflects $25.4 million in specific reserves for net new nonaccrual loans and a $5.0 million increase in reserves for period-end loan growth.

Our provision for unfunded credit commitments of $1.0 million for the first quarter of 2017 was primarily driven by the change in composition of the portfolio, partially offset by a decrease of $0.7 billion in unfunded credit commitment balances. The decrease of $8.3 million, from the fourth quarter of 2016, is reflective primarily of the increase in our provision for unfunded credit commitments in the fourth quarter of 2016, as a result of reserve methodology enhancements.

Gross loan charge-offs were $14.0 million for the first quarter of 2017, of which $5.4 million was not specifically reserved for at December 31, 2016. Our early-stage client portfolio had $12.4 million of gross loan charge-offs primarily from our software and internet loan portfolio. Our loan recoveries during the first quarter were $1.8 million.

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Nonaccrual loans were $138.8 million at March 31, 2017, compared to $119.0 million at December 31, 2016. Our nonaccrual loan balance increased $19.8 million as a result of $34.3 million of new nonaccrual loans, partially offset by $10.2 million of charge-offs. New nonaccrual loans of $34.3 million were mostly attributable to one late-stage client and one early-stage client, both from our software and internet loan portfolio.

The allowance for loan losses for nonaccrual loans increased by $13.1 million to $50.4 million in the first quarter of 2017. The increase includes $22.7 million of new nonaccrual loan reserves, partially offset by $8.6 million of charge-offs. New nonaccrual loan reserves of $22.7 million were mostly attributable to a new late-stage client and an early-stage client as well as increased reserves for one sponsored buyout loan.

Client Funds

Our total client funds consist of both on-balance sheet deposits and off-balance sheet client investment funds. Average total client funds were $86.1 billion for the first quarter of 2017, compared to $84.7 billion for the fourth quarter of 2016. Period-end total client funds were $87.5 billion at March 31, 2017, compared to $84.8 billion at December 31, 2016.

Average Total Client Funds

Average on-balance sheet deposits were $40.0 billion for the first quarter of 2017, compared to $39.7 billion for the fourth quarter of 2016. Average off-balance sheet client investment funds were $46.1 billion for the first quarter of 2017, compared to $45.0 billion for the fourth quarter of 2016. The increase of $1.4 billion in average total client funds from the fourth quarter of 2016 to the first quarter of 2017 was primarily driven by a healthy venture capital funding environment and robust activities in the secondary offering market with Life Sciences and Corporate Finance as our leading portfolio contributors to this growth.

Period-End Total Client Funds

Period-end deposits were $41.1 billion at March 31, 2017, compared to $39.0 billion at December 31, 2016. Period-end client investment funds were $46.4 billion at March 31, 2017, compared to $45.8 billion at December 31, 2016. The increase of $2.7 billion in period-end total client funds from the fourth quarter of 2016 to the first quarter of 2017 was primarily driven by new funds coming from existing clients in our private equity/venture capital portfolio towards the end of the first quarter of 2017. The increase in new funds in our private equity/venture capital portfolio is reflective of M&A and private equity-backed financing activity during the first quarter of 2017 for which distributions are expected in the second quarter of 2017.
Noninterest Income

Noninterest income was $117.7 million for the first quarter of 2017, compared to $113.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2016. Non-GAAP noninterest income, net of noncontrolling interests was $111.1 million for the first quarter of 2017, compared to $109.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2016. (See reconciliations of non-GAAP measures used under the section "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.")

The increase of $4.2 million ($2.0 million net of noncontrolling interests) in noninterest income from the fourth quarter of 2016 to the first quarter of 2017 was primarily attributable to higher net gains on our investment securities and equity warrant assets, partially offset by decreases in non-GAAP core fee income. Items impacting noninterest income for the first quarter of 2017 were as follows:


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Gains on investment securities of $16.0 million for the first quarter of 2017, compared to $10.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2016. Net of noncontrolling interests, non-GAAP net gains on investment securities were $9.5 million for the first quarter of 2017, compared to $5.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2016. The non-GAAP net gains, net of noncontrolling interests, of $9.5 million for the first quarter of 2017 were driven by the following:
Gains of $5.7 million from our strategic and other investments comprised of gains of $3.4 million related to the partial sale of shares of one of our direct equity investments as well as gains from distributions from our strategic venture capital fund investments, and
Gains of $3.6 million from our managed funds of funds portfolio, related primarily to net unrealized valuation increases in the investments held by the funds driven by IPO, M&A and private equity-backed financing activity during the first quarter of 2017.
As of March 31, 2017, we directly or indirectly (through 4 of our consolidated managed investment funds) held investments in 289 venture capital funds, 85 companies and 4 debt funds.
The following tables provide a summary of non-GAAP net gains (losses) on investment securities, net of noncontrolling interests, for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively:
 
 
 
Three months ended March 31, 2017
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Managed
Funds Of
Funds
 
Managed
Direct
Venture
Funds
 
Debt Funds
 
Available-
For-Sale
Securities
 
Strategic
and Other
Investments
 
Total
GAAP gains (losses) on investment securities, net
 
$
10,033

 
$
96

 
$
(431
)
 
$
608

 
$
5,664

 
$
15,970

Less: income attributable to noncontrolling interests, including carried interest allocation
 
6,420

 
42

 

 

 

 
6,462

Non-GAAP net gains (losses) on investment securities, net of noncontrolling interests
 
$
3,613

 
$
54

 
$
(431
)
 
$
608

 
$
5,664

 
$
9,508

 
 
 
Three months ended December 31, 2016
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Managed
Funds Of
Funds
 
Managed
Direct
Venture
Funds
 
Debt Funds
 
Available-
For-Sale
Securities
 
Strategic
and Other
Investments
 
Total
GAAP gains on investment securities, net
 
$
4,309

 
$
240

 
$
147

 
$
628

 
$
4,652

 
$
9,976

Less: income attributable to noncontrolling interests, including carried interest allocation
 
4,552

 
109

 

 

 

 
4,661

Non-GAAP net gains (losses) on investment securities, net of noncontrolling interests
 
$
(243
)
 
$
131

 
$
147

 
$
628

 
$
4,652

 
$
5,315

Net gains on equity warrant assets were $6.7 million for the first quarter of 2017, compared to $4.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2016. Net gains on equity warrant assets of $6.7 million for the first quarter of 2017 were attributable primarily to the following:

Net gains of $8.0 million from exercises of equity warrant assets in the first quarter of 2017, compared to net gains of $0.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2016, primarily reflective of increased M&A activity in the first quarter of 2017.
Net losses of $0.6 million from changes in warrant valuations in the first quarter of 2017, compared to net gains of $4.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2016, primarily driven by a decline in valuation of one company in our private warrant portfolio of $1.9 million, partially offset by warrant valuation gains in the remaining portfolio.
At March 31, 2017, we held warrants in 1,762 companies with a total value of $124.2 million. Warrants in 13 companies each had values greater than $1.0 million and collectively represented $29.2 million, or 23.5 percent, of the fair value of the total warrant portfolio at March 31, 2017. The gains from our equity warrant assets resulting from changes in valuations are currently unrealized, and the extent to which such gains (or losses) will become realized is subject to a variety of factors, including among other things, performance of the underlying portfolio companies, investor demand for IPOs, fluctuations in the underlying valuation of these companies, levels of M&A activity, and legal and contractual restrictions on our ability to sell the underlying securities.

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The following table provides a summary of our net gains on equity warrant assets:
 
 
Three months ended
(Dollars in thousands)
 
March 31,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
March 31,
2016
Equity warrant assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gains on exercises, net
 
$
7,956

 
$
829

 
$
6,849

Cancellations and expirations
 
(634
)
 
(470
)
 
(615
)
Changes in fair value, net
 
(632
)
 
4,280

 
372

Total net gains on equity warrant assets
 
$
6,690

 
$
4,639

 
$
6,606


Non-GAAP core fee income (foreign exchange fees, credit card fees, deposit service charges, lending related fees, client investment fees and letters of credit fees) decreased $2.1 million to $82.6 million for the first quarter of 2017, compared to $84.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2016.
The following table provides a summary of our non-GAAP core fee income:
 
 
Three months ended
(Dollars in thousands)
 
March 31,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
March 31,
2016
Non-GAAP core fee income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange fees
 
$
26,247

 
$
27,185

 
$
26,966

Credit card fees
 
17,730

 
18,979

 
15,507

Deposit service charges
 
13,975

 
13,382

 
12,672

Client investment fees
 
9,026

 
8,260

 
7,995

Lending related fees
 
8,961

 
9,612

 
7,813

Letters of credit and standby letters of credit fees
 
6,639

 
7,230

 
5,589

Total Non-GAAP core fee income
 
$
82,578

 
$
84,648

 
$
76,542


The decrease in non-GAAP core fee income from the fourth quarter of 2016 to the first quarter of 2017 was primarily the result of a decrease in credit card and foreign exchange fees. Credit card fees were higher in the fourth quarter of 2016 primarily due to a one-time reclassification of $1.5 million, in the fourth quarter of 2016, in revenues previously recorded in other noninterest expense related to certain of our merchant services client contracts. Foreign exchange fees decreased $0.9 million reflective of a seasonally higher fourth quarter of 2016. These decreases were partially offset by increases in client investment fees, driven by higher client investment funds balances and improved yields due to increases in general market rates, as well as, an increase in deposit service charges reflective of higher deposit client counts and transaction volumes.
Reconciliations of our non-GAAP noninterest income, non-GAAP net gains on investment securities and non-GAAP core fee income are provided under the section “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense was $237.6 million for the first quarter of 2017, compared to $235.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2016. The increase of $2.4 million in noninterest expense consisted of an increase in our compensation and benefits expense of $7.3 million offset by lower professional consulting expenses associated with regulatory compliance initiatives and lower project related costs in the first quarter of 2017 compared to fourth quarter of 2016.


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The following table provides a summary of our compensation and benefits expense:
 
 
Three months ended
(Dollars in thousands, except employees)
 
March 31,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
March 31,
2016
Compensation and benefits:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Salaries and wages
 
$
66,859

 
$
62,095

 
$
59,386

Incentive compensation plans
 
32,674

 
35,105

 
24,966

Employee stock ownership plan ("ESOP")
 
1,145

 
481

 
1,662

Other employee incentives and benefits (1)
 
46,498

 
42,179

 
36,248

Total compensation and benefits
 
$
147,176

 
$
139,860

 
$
122,262

Period-end full-time equivalent employees
 
2,347

 
2,311

 
2,170

Average full-time equivalent employees
 
2,345

 
2,303

 
2,160

 
(1)
Other employee benefits expense includes employer payroll taxes, group health and life insurance, share-based compensation, 401(k), warrant and retention plans, agency fees and other employee-related expenses.

The $7.3 million increase in total compensation and benefits expense consists primarily of the following:
An increase of $4.8 million in salaries and wages reflective primarily of annual merit pay raises effective in the first quarter of 2017 and an increase in the number of average full-time equivalent employees ("FTE") by 42 to 2,345 FTEs for the first quarter of 2017, and
An increase of $4.3 million in total other employee incentives and benefits reflective of the following:
$6.5 million increase primarily due to first quarter seasonal expense items relating to additional 401(k) matching contributions as a result of the 2016 annual incentive compensation plan payments and employer-related taxes,
$1.7 million increase in warrant compensation expenses attributable to realized equity warrant asset gains, and
$4.0 million decrease in share-based compensation expense primarily reflective of the increase in performance-based restricted stock unit plan expenses in the fourth quarter of 2016.
A decrease of $2.4 million in incentive compensation plan expenses reflective primarily of higher expenses in the fourth quarter of 2016 as a result of our strong 2016 full year financial performance.
Non-GAAP noninterest expense, net of noncontrolling interests was $237.5 million for the first quarter of 2017, compared to $234.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2016. Reconciliations of our non-GAAP noninterest expense, net of noncontrolling interests, are provided under the section “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
Income Tax Expense

Our effective tax rate was 33.6 percent for the first quarter of 2017, compared to 35.5 percent for the fourth quarter of 2016. Our effective tax rate is calculated by dividing income tax expense by the sum of income before income tax expense and net income attributable to noncontrolling interests.
The reduction in the effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2017 resulted from the recognition of a tax benefit of $6.1 million due to the adoption and implementation of Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting, in the first quarter of 2017. The new guidance requires tax impacts from employee share-based transactions to be recognized in the provision for income taxes rather than additional paid-in-capital in stockholders' equity required under the previous guidance.
The effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2017 also included a tax benefit of $4.7 million for the return of tax funds related to a prior years’ tax return.
Excluding the impact of these tax items, we expect the annual effective tax rate for 2017 to be comparable to the full-year 2016 effective tax rate.
Noncontrolling Interests

Included in net income is income and expense related to noncontrolling interests. The relevant amounts allocated to investors in our consolidated subsidiaries, other than us, are reflected under “Net (Income) Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests” in our statements of income. The following table provides a summary of net income attributable to noncontrolling interests: 
 
 
Three months ended
(Dollars in thousands)
 
March 31,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
March 31,
2016
Net interest income (1)
 
$
(7
)
 
$
(4
)
 
$
(3
)
Noninterest (income) loss (1)
 
(5,454
)
 
(4,290
)
 
3,753

Noninterest expense (1)
 
169

 
240

 
(91
)
Carried interest allocation (2)
 
(1,105
)
 
(122
)
 
(1,082
)
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
$
(6,397
)
 
$
(4,176
)
 
$
2,577

 
(1)
Represents noncontrolling interests’ share in net interest income, noninterest income and noninterest expense.
(2)
Represents the preferred allocation of income (or change in income) earned by us as the general partner of certain consolidated funds.
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests was $6.4 million for the first quarter of 2017, compared to $4.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2016. Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests of $6.4 million for the first quarter of 2017 was primarily a result of net gains on investment securities (including carried interest allocation) from our managed funds of funds portfolio related to net unrealized valuation increases in the investments held by the funds driven by IPO, M&A and private equity-backed financing activity during the first quarter of 2017.
SVBFG Stockholders’ Equity

Total SVBFG stockholders’ equity increased by $121.8 million to $3.8 billion at March 31, 2017, due to net income of $101.5 million and an increase in additional paid-in capital of $25.8 million attributable primarily to amortization of share-based compensation and common stock issued under employee benefit plans.

Capital Ratios

Capital ratios (CET 1, tier 1, total risk-based capital and tier 1 leverage) for both SVB Financial Group and Silicon Valley Bank increased as of March 31, 2017, compared to the same ratios as of December 31, 2016. The changes are driven by an increase in capital during the first quarter of 2017, primarily from net income. An increase in common stock issuances for employee benefit plans resulting from continued increases in SVB Financial's stock price during the quarter also resulted in a benefit to the capital ratios. The increases in capital were partially offset by higher risk-weighted assets due to period-end loan growth. The increases to the Bank's capital ratios were partially offset by a $20 million cash dividend paid by the Bank to our bank holding company, SVB Financial, during the first quarter of 2017.

All of our reported capital ratios remain above the levels considered to be “well capitalized” under applicable banking regulations. See the "SVB Financial and Bank Capital Ratios" section, at the end of this release, for all capital ratios.

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Outlook for the Year Ending December 31, 2017

Our outlook for the year ending December 31, 2017 is provided below on a GAAP basis, unless otherwise noted. We have provided our current outlook for the expected full year results of our significant forecasted activities. Except for the items noted below, we do not provide our outlook for certain items (such as gains or losses from warrants and investment securities) where the timing or financial impact are uncertain and/or subject to market or other conditions beyond our control (such as the level of IPO, M&A or general financing activity), or for potential unusual or non-recurring items. The outlook and the underlying assumptions presented below are, by their nature, forward-looking statements and are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties, which are discussed below under the section “Forward-Looking Statements.”

For the full year ending December 31, 2017, compared to our full year 2016 results, we currently expect the following outlook: (Note that the outlook below includes: (i) the expected impact of the December 14, 2016 and March 15, 2017 increases of the target federal funds rate by the Federal Reserve of 25 basis points each and no assumptions about any further interest rate changes and (ii) management updates to certain 2017 outlook metrics we previously disclosed on January 26, 2017.)
 
Current full year 2017 outlook compared to 2016 results (as of April 27, 2017)
Change in outlook compared to outlook reported as of January 26, 2017
Average loan balances
Increase at a percentage rate in the
high teens
No change from previous outlook
Average deposit balances
Increase at a percentage rate in the
mid-single digits
Outlook narrowed to mid-single digits from previous outlook of mid-to-high single digits
Net interest income (1)
Increase at a percentage rate in the high teens
Outlook increased to high teens from previous outlook of low teens
Net interest margin (1)
Between 2.90% and 3.10%
Outlook increased to 2.90% and 3.10% from previous outlook of 2.80% and 3.00%
Allowance for loan losses for total gross performing loans as a percentage of total gross performing loans
Comparable to 2016 levels
No change from previous outlook
Net loan charge-offs
Between 0.30% and 0.50%
of average total gross loans
No change from previous outlook
Nonperforming loans as a percentage of total gross loans
Between 0.60% and 0.80%
of total gross loans
Outlook increased to 0.60% and 0.80% from previous outlook of 0.50% and 0.70%
Core fee income (foreign exchange fees, deposit service charges, credit card fees, lending related fees, client investment fees and letters of credit fees) (2)
Increase at a percentage rate in the
high teens
No change from previous outlook
Noninterest expense (excluding expenses related to noncontrolling interests) (3) (4)
Increase at a percentage rate in the
low double digits
Outlook increased to low double digits from previous outlook of high single digits
 
(1)
Our outlook for net interest income and net interest margin is based primarily on management's current forecast of average deposit and loan balances and deployment of surplus cash into investment securities. Such forecasts are subject to change, and actual results may differ, based on market conditions, actual prepayment rates and other factors described under the section "Forward-Looking Statements" below.
(2)
Core fee income is a non-GAAP measure, which represents noninterest income, but excludes certain line items where performance is typically subject to market or other conditions beyond our control. As we are unable to quantify such line items that would be required to be included in the comparable GAAP financial measure for the future period presented without unreasonable efforts, no reconciliation for the outlook of non-GAAP core fee income to GAAP noninterest income for fiscal 2017 is included in this release, as we believe such reconciliation would imply a degree of precision that would be confusing or misleading to investors. See "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" at the end of this release for further information regarding the calculation and limitations of this measure.
(3)
Noninterest expense (excluding expenses related to noncontrolling interests) is a non-GAAP measure, which represents noninterest expense, but excludes expenses attributable to noncontrolling interests. As we are unable to quantify such line items that would be required to be included in the comparable GAAP financial measure for the future period presented without unreasonable efforts, no reconciliation for the outlook of non-GAAP noninterest expense (excluding expenses related to noncontrolling interests) to GAAP noninterest expense for fiscal 2017 is included in this release, as we believe such reconciliation would imply a degree of precision that would be confusing or misleading to investors. See "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" at the end of this release for further information regarding the calculation and limitations of this measure.
(4)
Our outlook for noninterest expense is partly based on management's current forecast of performance-based incentive compensation expenses. Such forecasts are subject to change, and actual results may differ, based on our performance relative to our internal performance targets.


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Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which may be beyond our control. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts, such as forecasts of our future financial results and condition, expectations for our operations and business, and our underlying assumptions of such forecasts and expectations. In addition, forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of such words as “becoming,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “assume,” “seek,” “expect,” “plan,” “intend,” the negative of such words or comparable terminology. In this release, including our CEO's statement and in the section “Outlook for the Year Ending December 31, 2017” above, we make forward-looking statements discussing management’s expectations about, among other things, economic conditions; opportunities in the market; the outlook on our clients' performance; our financial, credit, and business performance, including potential investment gains; loan growth, loan mix and loan yields; expense levels; our expected effective tax rate; and financial results (and the components of such results) for certain quarters in, and for the full year 2017.

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements are reasonable, we have based these expectations on our current beliefs as well as our assumptions, and such expectations may not prove to be correct. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside our control. Our actual results of operations and financial performance could differ significantly from those expressed in or implied by our management’s forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ from the expectations stated in the forward-looking statements include, among others:
 
market and economic conditions, including the interest rate environment, and the associated impact on us;
changes in the volume and credit quality of our loans as well as volatility of our levels of nonperforming assets and charge-offs;
the impact of changes in interest rates or market levels or factors affecting or affected by them, especially on our loan and investment portfolios;
changes in the levels of our loans, deposits and client investment fund balances;
changes in the performance or equity valuations of funds or companies in which we have invested or hold derivative instruments or equity warrant assets;
variations from our expectations as to factors impacting our cost structure;
changes in our assessment of the creditworthiness or liquidity of our clients or unanticipated effects of credit concentration risks which create or exacerbate deterioration of such creditworthiness or liquidity;
variations from our expectations as to factors impacting the timing and level of employee share-based transactions;
variations from our expectations as to factors impacting our estimate of our full-year effective tax rate;
changes in applicable accounting standards and tax laws; and
regulatory or legal changes or their impact on us, including the impact of the Volcker Rule.

For additional information about these and other factors, please refer to our public reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including under the caption "Risk Factors" in our most recent Annual Report filed on Form 10-K. The forward-looking statements included in this release are made only as of the date of this release. We do not intend, and undertake no obligation, to update these forward-looking statements.

Earnings Conference Call

On April 27, 2017, we will host a conference call at 3:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) to discuss the financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2017. The conference call can be accessed by dialing (888) 771-4371 or (847) 585-4405, and entering the confirmation “44757337.” A live webcast of the audio portion of the call can be accessed on the Investor Relations section of our website at www.svb.com. A replay of the conference call will be available beginning at approximately 5:30 p.m. (Pacific Time) on Thursday, April 27, 2017, through 9:59 p.m. (Pacific Time) on Saturday, May 27, 2017, and may be accessed by dialing (888) 843-7419 or (630) 652-3042 and entering the passcode “44757337#.” A replay of the audio webcast will also be available on www.svb.com for 12 months beginning Thursday, April 27, 2017.


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About SVB Financial Group

For more than 30 years, SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ: SIVB) and its subsidiaries have helped innovative companies and their investors move bold ideas forward, fast. SVB Financial Group’s businesses, including Silicon Valley Bank, offer commercial and private banking, asset management, private wealth management, brokerage and investment services, funds management and business valuation services to companies in the technology, life science and healthcare, private equity and venture capital, and premium wine industries. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, SVB Financial Group operates in centers of innovation around the world. Learn more at svb.com.

SVB Financial Group is the holding company for all business units and groups ©2017 SVB Financial Group. All rights reserved. Member Federal Reserve System. SVB>, SVB Financial Group, and Silicon Valley Bank are registered trademarks.


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SVB FINANCIAL GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
 
 
Three months ended
(Dollars in thousands, except share data)
 
March 31,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
March 31,
2016
Interest income:


 
 
 
 
Loans

$
227,341

 
$
216,699

 
$
197,942

Investment securities:


 
 
 
 
Taxable

89,803

 
85,816

 
91,050

Non-taxable

646

 
541

 
596

Federal funds sold, securities purchased under agreements to resell and other short-term investment securities

3,136

 
4,277

 
2,070

Total interest income

320,926

 
307,333

 
291,658

Interest expense:


 
 
 
 
Deposits

1,717

 
1,627

 
1,188

Borrowings

9,216

 
9,101

 
9,049

Total interest expense

10,933

 
10,728

 
10,237

Net interest income

309,993

 
296,605

 
281,421

Provision for credit losses (1)

30,734

 
16,454

 
33,475

Net interest income after provision for credit losses

279,259

 
280,151

 
247,946

Noninterest income:


 
 
 
 
Gains (losses) on investment securities, net

15,970

 
9,976

 
(4,684
)
Gains on equity warrant assets, net (2)

6,690

 
4,639

 
6,606

Foreign exchange fees

26,247

 
27,185

 
26,966

Credit card fees

17,730

 
18,979

 
15,507

Deposit service charges

13,975

 
13,382

 
12,672

Client investment fees

9,026

 
8,260

 
7,995

Lending related fees

8,961

 
9,612

 
7,813

Letters of credit and standby letters of credit fees

6,639

 
7,230

 
5,589

Other (2)

12,421

 
14,239

 
7,670

Total noninterest income

117,659

 
113,502

 
86,134

Noninterest expense:


 
 
 
 
Compensation and benefits

147,176

 
139,860

 
122,262

Professional services

25,419

 
27,023

 
19,000

Premises and equipment

15,858

 
17,641

 
14,984

Net occupancy

11,651

 
11,009

 
10,035

Business development and travel

9,195

 
10,053

 
12,246

FDIC and state assessments

8,682

 
8,661

 
6,927

Correspondent bank fees

3,445

 
2,988

 
3,652

Other

16,207

 
17,951

 
14,793

Total noninterest expense (1)

237,633

 
235,186

 
203,899

Income before income tax expense

159,285

 
158,467

 
130,181

Income tax expense (3)

51,405

 
54,825

 
53,584

Net income before noncontrolling interests

107,880

 
103,642

 
76,597

Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

(6,397
)
 
(4,176
)
 
2,577

Net income available to common stockholders (3)

$
101,483

 
$
99,466

 
$
79,174

Earnings per common share—basic (3)
 
$
1.94

 
$
1.91

 
$
1.53

Earnings per common share—diluted (3)
 
1.91

 
1.89

 
1.52

Weighted average common shares outstanding—basic
 
52,343,571

 
52,134,396

 
51,645,843

Weighted average common shares outstanding—diluted
 
53,179,433

 
52,676,578

 
52,085,387

 
(1)
Our consolidated statements of income were modified from prior periods’ presentation to conform to the current period's presentation, which reflects our provision for loan losses and provision for unfunded credit commitments together as our “provision for credit losses”. In prior periods, our provision for unfunded credit commitments were reported separately as a component of noninterest expense.
(2)
Our consolidated statements of income were modified from prior periods’ presentation to conform to the current period's presentation, which reflects a new line item to separately disclose net gains on equity warrant assets. In prior periods, net gains on equity warrant assets were reported as a component of net gains on derivative instruments. We removed the line item "gains on derivative instruments, net" and reclassified all other gains on derivative instruments, net to other noninterest income.
(3)
Included in income tax expense, net income available to common shareholders, earnings per common share-basic and earnings for common share-diluted, for the three months ended March 31, 2017, are tax benefits recognized associated with the adoption of Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting in the first quarter of 2017. This guidance was adopted on a prospective basis with no change to prior period amounts. (See "Income Tax Expense" for further details)


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SVB FINANCIAL GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited) 

(Dollars in thousands, except par value and share data)
 
March 31,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
March 31,
2016
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
3,795,679

 
$
2,545,750

 
$
1,868,512

Available-for-sale securities, at fair value (cost $12,360,744, $12,588,783, and $14,150,695, respectively)
 
12,384,007

 
12,620,411

 
14,327,079

Held-to-maturity securities, at cost (fair value $8,567,817, $8,376,138, and $8,630,952, respectively)
 
8,615,695

 
8,426,998

 
8,548,238

Non-marketable and other securities
 
635,550

 
622,552

 
668,497

Investment securities
 
21,635,252

 
21,669,961

 
23,543,814

Loans, net of unearned income
 
20,427,451

 
19,899,944

 
17,735,147

Allowance for loan losses
 
(243,130
)
 
(225,366
)
 
(230,249
)
Net loans
 
20,184,321

 
19,674,578

 
17,504,898

Premises and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization
 
122,304

 
120,683

 
108,570

Accrued interest receivable and other assets
 
675,783

 
672,688

 
548,108

Total assets
 
$
46,413,339

 
$
44,683,660

 
$
43,573,902

Liabilities and total equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits
 
$
33,587,934

 
$
31,975,457

 
$
30,933,256

Interest-bearing deposits
 
7,491,766

 
7,004,411

 
7,826,465

Total deposits
 
41,079,700

 
38,979,868

 
38,759,721

Short-term borrowings
 
5,163

 
512,668

 

Other liabilities
 
629,555

 
618,383

 
506,571

Long-term debt
 
795,465

 
795,704

 
796,570

Total liabilities
 
42,509,883

 
40,906,623

 
40,062,862

SVBFG stockholders’ equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding
 

 

 

Common stock, $0.001 par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized; 52,427,709 shares, 52,254,074 shares, and 51,701,312 shares outstanding, respectively
 
52

 
52

 
52

Additional paid-in capital
 
1,268,507

 
1,242,741

 
1,192,782

Retained earnings
 
2,477,814

 
2,376,331

 
2,072,820

Accumulated other comprehensive income
 
17,958

 
23,430

 
115,390

Total SVBFG stockholders’ equity
 
3,764,331

 
3,642,554

 
3,381,044

Noncontrolling interests
 
139,125

 
134,483

 
129,996

Total equity
 
3,903,456

 
3,777,037

 
3,511,040

Total liabilities and total equity
 
$
46,413,339

 
$
44,683,660

 
$
43,573,902



14



SVB FINANCIAL GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES
INTERIM AVERAGE BALANCES, RATES AND YIELDS
(Unaudited)
 
 
Three months ended
 
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
March 31, 2016
(Dollars in thousands, except yield/rate and ratios)
 
Average
Balance
 
Interest
Income/
Expense
 
Yield/
Rate
 
Average
Balance
 
Interest
Income/
Expense
 
Yield/
Rate
 
Average
Balance
 
Interest
Income/
Expense
 
Yield/
Rate
Interest-earning assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal reserve deposits, federal funds sold, securities purchased under agreements to resell and other short-term investment securities (1)
 
$
2,502,930

 
$
3,136

 
0.51
%
 
$
3,809,314

 
$
4,277

 
0.45
%
 
$
2,130,958

 
$
2,070

 
0.39
%
Investment securities: (2)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Available-for-sale securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Taxable
 
12,550,264

 
45,707

 
1.48

 
12,505,127

 
45,049

 
1.43

 
14,692,632

 
50,083

 
1.37

Held-to-maturity securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Taxable
 
8,495,674

 
44,096

 
2.10

 
7,663,168

 
40,767

 
2.12

 
8,595,081

 
40,967

 
1.92

Non-taxable (3)
 
104,502

 
994

 
3.86

 
67,367

 
832

 
4.91

 
63,603

 
918

 
5.81

Total loans, net of unearned income (4) (5)
 
20,069,314

 
227,341

 
4.59

 
19,260,738

 
216,699

 
4.48

 
17,012,435

 
197,942

 
4.68

Total interest-earning assets
 
43,722,684

 
321,274

 
2.98

 
43,305,714

 
307,624

 
2.83

 
42,494,709

 
291,980

 
2.76

Cash and due from banks
 
354,684

 
 
 
 
 
323,243

 
 
 
 
 
402,433

 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan losses
 
(234,274
)
 
 
 
 
 
(234,922
)
 
 
 
 
 
(225,344
)
 
 
 
 
Other assets (6)
 
1,457,940

 
 
 
 
 
1,539,712

 
 
 
 
 
1,518,392

 
 
 
 
Total assets
 
$
45,301,034

 
 
 
 
 
$
44,933,747

 
 
 
 
 
$
44,190,190

 
 
 
 
Funding sources:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest bearing checking and savings accounts
 
$
394,928

 
$
75

 
0.08
%
 
$
341,839

 
$
65

 
0.08
%
 
$
313,460

 
$
61

 
0.08
%
Money market deposits
 
5,525,682

 
1,498

 
0.11

 
5,327,745

 
1,408

 
0.11

 
6,097,575

 
946

 
0.06

Money market deposits in foreign offices
 
151,474

 
16

 
0.04

 
148,802

 
16

 
0.04

 
132,171

 
15

 
0.05

Time deposits
 
53,811

 
17

 
0.13

 
55,098

 
19

 
0.14

 
67,466

 
23

 
0.14

Sweep deposits in foreign offices
 
1,123,217

 
111

 
0.04

 
1,160,180

 
119

 
0.04

 
1,437,953

 
143

 
0.04

Total interest-bearing deposits
 
7,249,112

 
1,717

 
0.10

 
7,033,664

 
1,627

 
0.09

 
8,048,625

 
1,188

 
0.06

Short-term borrowings
 
67,471

 
120

 
0.72

 
19,265

 
22

 
0.45

 
44,752

 
42

 
0.38

3.50% Senior Notes
 
347,008

 
3,142

 
3.67

 
346,927

 
3,141

 
3.60

 
346,693

 
3,140

 
3.64

5.375% Senior Notes
 
347,636

 
4,851

 
5.66

 
347,490

 
4,849

 
5.55

 
347,063

 
4,842

 
5.61

Junior Subordinated Debentures
 
54,478

 
832

 
6.19

 
54,522

 
831

 
6.06

 
54,654

 
831

 
6.12

6.05% Subordinated Notes
 
46,498

 
271

 
2.36

 
46,938

 
258

 
2.19

 
48,295

 
194

 
1.62

Total interest-bearing liabilities
 
8,112,203

 
10,933

 
0.55

 
7,848,806

 
10,728

 
0.54

 
8,890,082

 
10,237

 
0.46

Portion of noninterest-bearing funding sources
 
35,610,481

 
 
 
 
 
35,456,908

 
 
 
 
 
33,604,627

 
 
 
 
Total funding sources
 
43,722,684

 
10,933

 
0.10

 
43,305,714

 
10,728

 
0.10

 
42,494,709

 
10,237

 
0.09

Noninterest-bearing funding sources:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Demand deposits
 
32,709,423

 
 
 
 
 
32,663,752

 
 
 
 
 
31,219,504

 
 
 
 
Other liabilities
 
612,800

 
 
 
 
 
614,799

 
 
 
 
 
624,796

 
 
 
 
SVBFG stockholders’ equity
 
3,732,134

 
 
 
 
 
3,675,183

 
 
 
 
 
3,322,362

 
 
 
 
Noncontrolling interests
 
134,474

 
 
 
 
 
131,207

 
 
 
 
 
133,446

 
 
 
 
Portion used to fund interest-earning assets
 
(35,610,481
)
 
 
 
 
 
(35,456,908
)
 
 
 
 
 
(33,604,627
)
 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and total equity
 
$
45,301,034

 
 
 
 
 
$
44,933,747

 
 
 
 
 
$
44,190,190

 
 
 
 
Net interest income and margin
 
 
 
$
310,341

 
2.88
%
 
 
 
$
296,896

 
2.73
%
 
 
 
$
281,743

 
2.67
%
Total deposits
 
$
39,958,535

 
 
 
 
 
$
39,697,416

 
 
 
 
 
$
39,268,129

 
 
 
 
Average SVBFG stockholders’ equity as a percentage of average assets
 
 
 
 
 
8.24
%
 
 
 
 
 
8.18
%
 
 
 
 
 
7.52
%
Reconciliation to reported net interest income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjustments for taxable equivalent basis
 
 
 
(348
)
 
 
 
 
 
(291
)
 
 
 
 
 
(322
)
 
 
Net interest income, as reported
 
 
 
$
309,993

 
 
 
 
 
$
296,605

 
 
 
 
 
$
281,421

 
 
 
(1)
Includes average interest-earning deposits in other financial institutions of $799 million, $725 million and $566 million; and $1.6 billion, $3.0 billion and $1.5 billion deposited at the Federal Reserve Bank, earning interest at the Fed Funds target rate, for the quarters ended March 31, 2017December 31, 2016 and March 31, 2016, respectively.
(2)
Yields on interest-earning investment securities do not give effect to changes in fair value that are reflected in other comprehensive income.
(3)
Interest income on non-taxable investment securities is presented on a fully taxable equivalent basis using the federal statutory tax rate of 35.0 percent for all periods presented.
(4)
Nonaccrual loans are reflected in the average balances of loans.
(5)
Interest income includes loan fees of $27.2 million, $26.8 million and $25.5 million for the quarters ended March 31, 2017December 31, 2016 and March 31, 2016, respectively.
(6)
Average investment securities of $658 million, $735 million and $781 million for the quarters ended March 31, 2017December 31, 2016 and March 31, 2016, respectively, were classified as other assets as they are noninterest-earning assets. These investments consist primarily of non-marketable and other securities.

15



Reconciliation of Basic and Diluted Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding 
 
 
Three months ended
(Shares in thousands)
 
March 31,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
March 31,
2016
Weighted average common shares outstanding—basic
 
52,344

 
52,134

 
51,646

Effect of dilutive securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stock options and employee stock purchase plan
 
440

 
300

 
264

Restricted stock units
 
395

 
243

 
175

Total effect of dilutive securities
 
835

 
543

 
439

Weighted average common shares outstanding—diluted
 
53,179

 
52,677

 
52,085

SVB Financial and Bank Capital Ratios
 
 
March 31,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
March 31,
2016
SVB Financial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
CET 1 risk-based capital ratio
 
13.05
%
 
12.80
%
 
12.38
%
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio
 
13.44

 
13.26

 
12.86

Total risk-based capital ratio
 
14.45

 
14.21

 
13.90

Tier 1 leverage ratio
 
8.51

 
8.34

 
7.69

Tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio (1)
 
8.11

 
8.15

 
7.76

Tangible common equity to risk-weighted assets ratio (1)
 
13.12

 
12.89

 
12.82

Silicon Valley Bank:
 
 
 
 
 
 
CET 1 risk-based capital ratio
 
12.75
%
 
12.65
%
 
12.57
%
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio
 
12.75

 
12.65

 
12.57

Total risk-based capital ratio
 
13.80

 
13.66

 
13.66

Tier 1 leverage ratio
 
7.81

 
7.67

 
7.19

Tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio (1)
 
7.66

 
7.77

 
7.55

Tangible common equity to risk-weighted assets ratio (1)
 
12.82

 
12.75

 
13.03

 
(1)
These are non-GAAP measures. A reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to GAAP is provided at the end of this release under the section “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”


16



Loan Concentrations
(Dollars in thousands, except ratios and client data)
 
March 31,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
March 31,
2016
Loans (individually or in the aggregate) to any single client, equal to or greater than $20 million
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Software and internet
 
$
1,959,737

 
$
1,913,125

 
$
1,939,785

Hardware
 
500,186

 
552,460

 
414,191

Private equity/venture capital
 
5,793,533

 
5,260,648

 
4,271,726

Life science/healthcare
 
593,332

 
707,739

 
613,634

Premium wine (1)
 
24,733

 
23,416

 
17,957

Other
 
213,395

 
169,630

 
140,729

Total commercial loans
 
9,084,916

 
8,627,018

 
7,398,022

Real estate secured loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Premium wine (1)
 
106,665

 
124,261

 
90,162

Consumer (2)
 

 

 

Other
 
20,933

 
21,133

 
21,733

Total real estate secured loans
 
127,598

 
145,394

 
111,895

Construction loans
 
21,527

 
20,280

 

Consumer loans (2)
 
90,859

 
103,469

 
107,610

Total loans individually equal to or greater than $20 million
 
$
9,324,900

 
$
8,896,161

 
$
7,617,527

Loans (individually or in the aggregate) to any single client, less than $20 million
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Software and internet
 
$
3,546,059

 
$
3,755,453

 
$
3,555,087

Hardware
 
608,549

 
636,654

 
650,554

Private equity/venture capital
 
2,643,821

 
2,487,263

 
2,074,363

Life science/healthcare
 
1,189,705

 
1,158,946

 
1,127,132

Premium wine
 
179,101

 
178,218

 
167,319

Other
 
267,517

 
226,828

 
219,514

Total commercial loans
 
8,434,752

 
8,443,362

 
7,793,969

Real estate secured loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Premium wine
 
566,166

 
554,484

 
564,197

Consumer
 
2,010,464

 
1,925,620

 
1,652,344

Other
 
22,526

 
22,674

 
23,200

Total real estate secured loans
 
2,599,156

 
2,502,778

 
2,239,741

Construction loans
 
49,741

 
44,677

 
74,205

Consumer loans
 
140,102

 
137,684

 
120,639

Total loans individually less than $20 million
 
$
11,223,751

 
$
11,128,501

 
$
10,228,554

Total gross loans
 
$
20,548,651

 
$
20,024,662

 
$
17,846,081

Loans individually equal to or greater than $20 million as a percentage of total gross loans
 
45.4
%
 
44.4
%
 
42.7
%
Total clients with loans individually equal to or greater than $20 million
 
243

 
233

 
207

Loans individually equal to or greater than $20 million on nonaccrual status
 
$
79,655

 
$
79,681

 
$
60,954

 
(1)
Premium wine clients can have loan balances included in both commercial loans and real estate secured loans, the combination of which are equal to or greater than $20 million.
(2)
Consumer loan clients can have loan balances included in both real estate secured loans and other consumer loans, the combination of which are equal to or greater than $20 million.


17



Credit Quality
(Dollars in thousands, except ratios)
 
March 31,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
March 31,
2016
Gross nonaccrual, past due, and restructured loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nonaccrual loans
 
$
138,764

 
$
118,979

 
$
113,945

Loans past due 90 days or more still accruing interest
 
60

 
33

 
27

Total nonperforming loans
 
138,824

 
119,012

 
113,972

OREO and other foreclosed assets
 

 

 

Total nonperforming assets

$
138,824

 
$
119,012

 
$
113,972

Nonperforming loans as a percentage of total gross loans
 
0.68
%
 
0.59
%
 
0.64
%
Nonperforming assets as a percentage of total assets
 
0.30

 
0.27

 
0.26

Allowance for loan losses
 
$
243,130

 
$
225,366

 
$
230,249

As a percentage of total gross loans
 
1.18
%
 
1.13
%
 
1.29
%
As a percentage of total gross nonperforming loans
 
175.14

 
189.36

 
202.02

Allowance for loan losses for nonaccrual loans
 
$
50,395

 
$
37,277

 
$
50,353

As a percentage of total gross loans
 
0.25
%
 
0.19
%
 
0.28
%
As a percentage of total gross nonperforming loans
 
36.30

 
31.32

 
44.18

Allowance for loan losses for total gross performing loans
 
$
192,735

 
$
188,089

 
$
179,896

As a percentage of total gross loans
 
0.94
%
 
0.94
%
 
1.01
%
As a percentage of total gross performing loans
 
0.94

 
0.94

 
1.01

Total gross loans
 
$
20,548,651

 
$
20,024,662

 
$
17,846,081

Total gross performing loans
 
20,409,827

 
19,905,650

 
17,732,109

Allowance for unfunded credit commitments (1)
 
46,335

 
45,265

 
34,541

As a percentage of total unfunded credit commitments
 
0.29
%
 
0.27
%
 
0.22
%
Total unfunded credit commitments (2)
 
$
16,082,331

 
$
16,743,196

 
$
15,880,198

 
(1)
The “allowance for unfunded credit commitments” is included as a component of “other liabilities.”
(2)
Includes unfunded loan commitments and letters of credit.

Average Off-Balance Sheet Client Investment Funds(1) 
 
 
Three months ended
(Dollars in millions)
 
March 31,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
March 31,
2016
Client directed investment assets
 
$
5,364

 
$
6,378

 
$
7,318

Client investment assets under management (2)
 
23,047

 
21,503

 
21,731

Sweep money market funds
 
17,719

 
17,086

 
13,423

Total average client investment funds
 
$
46,130

 
$
44,967

 
$
42,472


Period-end Off-Balance Sheet Client Investment Funds(1) 
 
 
Period-end balances at
(Dollars in millions)
 
March 31,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
September 30,
2016
 
June 30,
2016
 
March 31,
2016
Client directed investment assets
 
$
5,241

 
$
5,510

 
$
6,262

 
$
7,117

 
$
7,512

Client investment assets under management (2)
 
23,292

 
23,115

 
20,819

 
20,508

 
21,431

Sweep money market funds
 
17,902

 
17,173

 
16,263

 
15,447

 
13,331

Total period-end client investment funds
 
$
46,435

 
$
45,798

 
$
43,344

 
$
43,072

 
$
42,274

 
(1)
Off-Balance sheet client investment funds are maintained at third-party financial institutions.
(2)
These funds represent investments in third-party money market mutual funds and fixed income securities managed by SVB Asset Management.



18



Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, we use certain non-GAAP measures (including, but not limited to, non-GAAP core fee income, non-GAAP noninterest income, non-GAAP net gains on investment securities, non-GAAP non-marketable and other securities, non-GAAP noninterest expense and non-GAAP financial ratios) of financial performance. These supplemental performance measures may vary from, and may not be comparable to, similarly titled measures by other companies in our industry. Non-GAAP financial measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative for, GAAP. Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company’s performance that either excludes or includes amounts that are not normally excluded or included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. A non-GAAP financial measure may also be a financial metric that is not required by GAAP or other applicable requirement.

We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures, when taken together with the corresponding GAAP financial measures (as applicable), provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance by: (i) excluding amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests for which we effectively do not receive the economic benefit or cost of, where indicated, or (ii) providing additional information used by management that is not otherwise required by GAAP or other applicable requirements. Our management uses, and believes that investors benefit from referring to, these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing our operating results and when planning, forecasting and analyzing future periods. These non-GAAP financial measures also facilitate a comparison of our performance to prior periods. We believe these measures are frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in our industry. However, these non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for or superior to, net income or other financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. In the financial tables below, we have provided a reconciliation of, where applicable, the most comparable GAAP financial measures to the non-GAAP financial measures used in this press release, or a reconciliation of the non-GAAP calculation of the financial measure.

In particular, in this press release, we use certain non-GAAP measures that exclude the following from net income and certain other financial line items in certain periods:
Income and expense attributable to noncontrolling interests — As part of our funds management business, we recognize the entire income or loss from certain funds where we own less than 100 percent. We are required under GAAP to consolidate 100 percent of the results of certain SVB Capital funds. The relevant amounts attributable to investors other than us are reflected under “Net (Income) Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests.” Our net income available to common stockholders/certain financial line items include only the portion of income or loss related to our ownership interest.
In addition, in this press release, we use certain non-GAAP financial ratios and measures that are not required by GAAP or exclude certain financial items from calculations that are otherwise required under GAAP, including:

Tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio; tangible common equity to risk-weighted assets ratio — These ratios are not required by GAAP or applicable bank regulatory requirements, and are used by management to evaluate the adequacy of our capital levels. Risk-based capital guidelines require a minimum level of capital as a percentage of risk-weighted assets. Risk-weighted assets are calculated by assigning assets and off-balance sheet items to broad risk categories. Our ratios are calculated by dividing total SVBFG stockholders’ equity, by total assets or total risk-weighted assets, as applicable, after reducing amounts by acquired intangibles, if any.

Non-GAAP operating efficiency ratio — This ratio excludes certain financial items that are otherwise required under GAAP. It is calculated by dividing noninterest expense by total revenue, after adjusting both amounts by income (losses) and expense attributable to noncontrolling interests and adjustments to net interest income for a taxable equivalent basis.

Non-GAAP core fee income — This measure represents noninterest income, but excludes certain line items where performance is typically subject to market or other conditions beyond our control. We do not provide our outlook for the expected full year results for these excluded items, which include gains (losses) on investment securities, net, net gains on equity warrant assets and other noninterest income items.





19



 
 
Three months ended
Non-GAAP noninterest income, net of noncontrolling interests (Dollars in thousands)
 
March 31, 2017

December 31, 2016

September 30, 2016

June 30, 2016

March 31, 2016
GAAP noninterest income
 
$
117,659

 
$
113,502

 
$
144,140

 
$
112,776

 
$
86,134

Less: income (losses) attributable to noncontrolling interests, including carried interest allocation
 
6,559

 
4,412

 
4,679

 
1,619

 
(2,671
)
Non-GAAP noninterest income, net of noncontrolling interests
 
$
111,100

 
$
109,090

 
$
139,461

 
$
111,157

 
$
88,805

 
 
Three months ended
Non-GAAP core fee income (Dollars in thousands)
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
September 30, 2016
 
June 30, 2016
 
March 31, 2016
GAAP noninterest income
 
$
117,659


$
113,502


$
144,140

 
$
112,776


$
86,134

Less: gains (losses) on investment securities, net
 
15,970

 
9,976

 
23,178

 
23,270

 
(4,684
)
Less: net gains on equity warrant assets
 
6,690

 
4,639

 
21,558

 
5,089

 
6,606

Less: other noninterest income
 
12,421

 
14,239

 
18,878

 
9,963

 
7,670

Non-GAAP core fee income
 
$
82,578


$
84,648


$
80,526


$
74,454


$
76,542

 
 
 
Three months ended
Non-GAAP net gains (losses) on investment securities, net of noncontrolling interests (Dollars in thousands)
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
September 30, 2016
 
June 30, 2016
 
March 31, 2016
GAAP net gains (losses) on investment securities
 
$
15,970

 
$
9,976

 
$
23,178

 
$
23,270

 
$
(4,684
)
Less: income (losses) attributable to noncontrolling interests, including carried interest allocation
 
6,462

 
4,661

 
4,745

 
1,622

 
(2,716
)
Non-GAAP net gains (losses) on investment securities, net of noncontrolling interests
 
$
9,508

 
$
5,315

 
$
18,433

 
$
21,648

 
$
(1,968
)
  
 
Three months ended
Non-GAAP operating efficiency ratio, net of noncontrolling interests (Dollars in thousands, except ratios)
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
September 30, 2016
 
June 30, 2016
 
March 31, 2016
GAAP noninterest expense
 
$
237,633

 
$
235,186

 
$
220,773

 
$
199,939

 
$
203,899

Less: expense attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
169

 
240

 
117

 
258

 
(91
)
Non-GAAP noninterest expense, net of noncontrolling interests
 
$
237,464

 
$
234,946

 
$
220,656

 
$
199,681

 
$
203,990

GAAP net interest income
 
$
309,993

 
$
296,605

 
$
289,161

 
$
283,336

 
$
281,421

Adjustments for taxable equivalent basis
 
348

 
291

 
281

 
309

 
322

Non-GAAP taxable equivalent net interest income
 
$
310,341

 
$
296,896

 
$
289,442

 
$
283,645

 
$
281,743

Less: net interest income attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
7

 
4

 
4

 
55

 
3

Non-GAAP taxable equivalent net interest income, net of noncontrolling interests
 
$
310,334

 
$
296,892

 
$
289,438

 
$
283,590

 
$
281,740

GAAP noninterest income
 
$
117,659

 
$
113,502

 
$
144,140

 
$
112,776

 
$
86,134

Non-GAAP noninterest income, net of noncontrolling interests
 
$
111,100

 
$
109,090

 
$
139,461

 
$
111,157

 
$
88,805

GAAP total revenue
 
$
427,652

 
$
410,107

 
$
433,301

 
$
396,112

 
$
367,555

Non-GAAP taxable equivalent revenue, net of noncontrolling interests
 
$
421,434

 
$
405,982

 
$
428,899

 
$
394,747

 
$
370,545

GAAP operating efficiency ratio
 
55.57
%
 
57.35
%
 
50.95
%
 
50.48
%
 
55.47
%
Non-GAAP, net of noncontrolling interests operating efficiency ratio
 
56.35

 
57.87

 
51.45

 
50.58

 
55.05


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Non-GAAP non-marketable and other securities, net of noncontrolling interests (Dollars in thousands)
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
September 30, 2016
 
June 30, 2016
 
March 31, 2016
GAAP non-marketable and other securities
 
$
635,550

 
$
622,552

 
$
625,178

 
$
664,054

 
$
668,497

Less: amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
126,263

 
122,415

 
121,397

 
121,803

 
123,158

Non-GAAP non-marketable and other securities, net of noncontrolling interests
 
$
509,287

 
$
500,137

 
$
503,781

 
$
542,251

 
$
545,339

SVB Financial Group tangible common equity, tangible assets and risk-weighted assets (Dollars in thousands, except ratios)
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
September 30, 2016
 
June 30, 2016
 
March 31, 2016
GAAP SVBFG stockholders’ equity
 
$
3,764,331

 
$
3,642,554

 
$
3,593,051

 
$
3,505,578

 
$
3,381,044

Tangible common equity
 
$
3,764,331

 
$
3,642,554

 
$
3,593,051

 
$
3,505,578

 
$
3,381,044

GAAP total assets
 
$
46,413,339

 
$
44,683,660

 
$
43,274,037

 
$
43,132,654

 
$
43,573,902

Tangible assets
 
$
46,413,339

 
$
44,683,660

 
$
43,274,037

 
$
43,132,654

 
$
43,573,902

Risk-weighted assets
 
$
28,691,192

 
$
28,248,750

 
$
27,407,756

 
$
27,145,857

 
$
26,382,154

Tangible common equity to tangible assets
 
8.11
%
 
8.15
%
 
8.30
%
 
8.13
%
 
7.76
%
Tangible common equity to risk-weighted assets
 
13.12

 
12.89

 
13.11

 
12.91

 
12.82

Silicon Valley Bank tangible common equity, tangible assets and risk-weighted assets (Dollars in thousands, except ratios)
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
September 30, 2016
 
June 30, 2016
 
March 31, 2016
Tangible common equity
 
$
3,508,871

 
$
3,423,427

 
$
3,405,028

 
$
3,359,097

 
$
3,246,536

Tangible assets
 
$
45,807,551

 
$
44,059,340

 
$
42,651,702

 
$
42,522,293

 
$
42,990,146

Risk-weighted assets
 
$
27,368,552

 
$
26,856,850

 
$
25,909,301

 
$
25,691,978

 
$
24,922,140

Tangible common equity to tangible assets
 
7.66
%
 
7.77
%
 
7.98
%
 
7.90
%
 
7.55
%
Tangible common equity to risk-weighted assets
 
12.82

 
12.75

 
13.14

 
13.07

 
13.03



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