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EXHIBIT 99.1
SOUTHSIDE BANCSHARES, INC.
ANNOUNCES FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE
THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2017
NASDAQ Global Select Market Symbol - “SBSI”


Tyler, Texas, (October 27, 2017) Southside Bancshares, Inc. (“Southside” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:SBSI) today reported its financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017.
Southside reported net income of $14.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, an increase of $1.6 million, or 12.8%, compared to $12.9 million for the same period in 2016. Southside reported net income of $44.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, an increase of $6.2 million, or 16.4%, compared to $37.8 million for the same period in 2016.
Diluted earnings per common share were $0.49 for the three months ended September 30, 2017, an increase of $0.01, or 2.1%, compared to $0.48 for the three months ended September 30, 2016. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, diluted earnings per common share increased $0.10, or 7.2%, to $1.49 when compared to $1.39 for the same period in 2016.
The return on average shareholders’ equity was 10.87% for both the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016.  The return on average assets was 1.05% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared to 0.98% for the same period in 2016.
“Strong third quarter financial performance resulted from a continued focus on our business model of serving our customers’ needs, quality loan growth and continued cost containment,” stated Lee R. Gibson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Southside. “Similar to the second quarter, we experienced solid loan growth of $72.6 million, or 2.8%, on a linked quarter basis while maintaining strong asset quality ratios as evidenced by our nonperforming assets to total assets ratio of 0.17%. During the third quarter our efficiency ratio reached a new low of 49.99%, while our efficiency ratio for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 declined to 50.62% from 54.78% for the same period in 2016. Net income of $14.5 million during the third quarter included $365,000 of merger related expenses, net of tax, and $49,000 net of tax expense associated with branch closures.”
“During the third quarter we decreased the securities portfolio $121 million on a linked quarter basis. As long term interest rates decreased during August and into September, we sold selected, mostly longer duration securities.”
“The shareholders of Diboll Bancshares, Inc. ("Diboll") have approved the merger with Southside and we have received the required approval from two of our three regulators. We still anticipate closing the merger sometime during the fourth quarter.”
Loans and Deposits
For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, total loans increased by $126.2 million, or 4.9%, compared to December 31, 2016.  The net increase in our loans was comprised primarily of increases of $127.7 million of commercial real estate loans, $40.3 million of construction loans, and $23.7 million of municipal loans, which were partially offset by decreases of $28.1 million of 1-4 family residential loans, $27.0 million of loans to individuals, and $10.3 million of commercial loans. Oil and gas industry loans totaled 1.10% of the loan portfolio at September 30, 2017, compared to 1.09% at December 31, 2016.
Nonperforming assets decreased during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 by $6.0 million, or 39.6%, to $9.1 million, or 0.17% of total assets, compared to 0.27% of total assets at December 31, 2016, due to the payoff of several nonaccrual commercial loans during the three months ended June 30, 2017.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the allowance for loan losses increased by $2.0 million, or 10.9%, to $19.9 million, or 0.74% of total loans, compared to 0.70% of total loans at December 31, 2016, primarily due to loan growth.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, deposits, net of brokered deposits, decreased $10.2 million, or 0.3%, compared to December 31, 2016. During this same nine-month period, total deposits increased $31.1 million, or 0.9%, to $3.56 billion at September 30, 2017, due to an increase of $41.3 million in brokered deposits and $58.3 million in non-public fund deposits, partially offset by a decrease in public fund deposits of $68.5 million. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the mix of non-interest bearing and interest bearing deposits changed. Noninterest bearing deposits increased $77.7 million and interest bearing deposits decreased $46.6 million.







Net Interest Income for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2017
Net interest income increased $1.0 million, or 3.0%, to $35.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, compared to $33.9 million for the same period in 2016. The increase in net interest income was the result of a $5.3 million increase in interest income on loans and the securities portfolio, partially offset by the increase in interest expense of $4.3 million associated with our deposits and other interest bearing liabilities, compared to the same period in 2016. For the three months ended September 30, 2017, our net interest spread decreased to 2.82%, compared to 3.06% for the same period in 2016. Our net interest margin decreased to 3.02% for the three months ended September 30, 2017, compared to 3.19% for the same period in 2016. Both the decrease in net interest spread and margin was due to higher average rates paid on interest bearing liabilities, partially offset by the increase in the average yield on earning assets. The increase in average rates paid on interest bearing liabilities was primarily due to overall higher interest rates during 2017 and the remaining purchase accretion on the certificate of deposit premium amortizing during the third quarter of 2016. The increase in the average yield on earning assets during the three months ended September 30, 2017 was the result of increases in the average yields on most of the earning asset categories partially offset by the mix in earning assets and the decrease in purchase accounting accretion on loans. The net interest spread and margin on a linked quarter basis decreased from 2.89% and 3.07%, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2017, to 2.82% and 3.02%, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2017.
Net Interest Income for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
Net interest income increased $740,000, or 0.7%, to $105.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared to $104.9 million for the same period in 2016. The increase in net interest income was the result of a $12.1 million increase in interest income on loans and the securities portfolio, partially offset by the increase in interest expense of $11.4 million associated with our deposits and other interest bearing liabilities, compared to the same period in 2016. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, our net interest spread decreased to 2.88%, compared to 3.23% for the same period in 2016. Our net interest margin decreased to 3.06% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared to 3.35% for the same period in 2016. Both the decrease in net interest spread and margin was due to higher average rates paid on interest bearing liabilities along with a decrease in the average yield on earning assets. The increase in average rates paid on interest bearing liabilities was primarily due to overall higher interest rates during 2017 and the remaining purchase accretion on the certificate of deposit premium amortizing during the third quarter of 2016. The decrease in the average yield on earning assets was the result of the mix in earning assets, a decrease in the average yields on investment securities combined with a decrease in purchase accounting accretion on loans and the effect on the average yield on loans in 2016 of the $1.3 million recovery of interest income on the payoff of a long-term nonaccrual loan during the first quarter of 2016, partially offset by the increase in average yield on mortgage-backed and related securities, FHLB stock, at cost and other investments and interest earning deposits.
Net Income for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2017
Net income increased $1.6 million, or 12.8%, for the three months ended September 30, 2017, to $14.5 million compared to the same period in 2016. The increase was primarily the result of a $5.3 million increase in interest income, a $3.4 million decrease in noninterest expense, and a $0.7 million decrease in provision for loan losses, partially offset by a $4.3 million increase in interest expense, a $2.3 million decrease in noninterest income, and a $1.1 million increase in income tax expense.
Noninterest income decreased $2.3 million, or 19.8%, for the three months ended September 30, 2017, compared to the same period in 2016, due primarily to a decrease in the net gain on sale of securities available for sale, a decrease in gain on sale of loans, and a decrease in other noninterest income.
Noninterest expense decreased $3.4 million, or 12.0%, for the three months ended September 30, 2017, compared to the same period in 2016, primarily due to reductions in occupancy expense of $1.6 million, salary and employee benefit expense of $0.8 million, and other noninterest expense of $0.8 million. During the third quarter of 2016, we incurred $1.8 million in occupancy expense due to the early termination of a lease that included the write-off of the associated leasehold improvements. Salary and employee benefits decreased due to reductions in direct salary expense and retirement expense. Other noninterest expense decreased primarily due to decreases in the provision expense for losses on loans sold with recourse and expense related to repossessed assets, partially offset by $0.4 million in acquisition expense related to the proposed merger with Diboll.

Net Income for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
Net income increased $6.2 million, or 16.4%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, to $44.0 million compared to the same period in 2016. The increase was primarily the result of a $12.1 million increase in interest income, a $7.2 million decrease in noninterest expense, and a $4.3 million decrease in provision for loan losses, partially offset by an $11.4 million increase in interest expense, a $4.3 million decrease in noninterest income, and a $1.8 million increase in income tax expense. Noninterest income decreased $4.3 million, or 13.2%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the same period in 2016,





due to a decrease in net gain on sale of securities available for sale and a decrease in gain on sale of loans, partially offset by increases in other noninterest income.
Noninterest expense decreased $7.2 million, or 8.7%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared to the same period in 2016. The decrease is primarily attributable to a reduction in salaries and employee benefits of $2.6 million, occupancy expense of $2.2 million, professional fees of $1.0 million, and other noninterest expense of $1.1 million. The decrease in salaries and employee benefits is primarily due to a one-time expense of $1.7 million related to the acceptance of early retirement packages of 16 employees during the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The decrease in occupancy expense is due to the early termination of a lease during the third quarter of 2016 and lower rent expense in 2017. Professional fees decreased due to less consulting fees associated with cost containment and process improvement efforts initiated in January 2016. Other noninterest expense decreased primarily due to a reduction in the provision expense for losses on unfunded loan commitments and loans sold with recourse, losses on other real estate owned, repossessed assets expense, and amortization expense on core deposit intangibles, partially offset by acquisition expense of $0.9 million related to the proposed merger with Diboll.

Conference Call
Southside's management team will host a conference call to discuss its third quarter 2017 financial results on Friday, October 27, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. CDT.  The call can be accessed by dialing 844-775-2540 and by identifying the conference ID number 92812124 or by identifying “Southside Bancshares, Inc., Third Quarter 2017 Earnings Call.”  To listen to the call via webcast, register at www.southside.com/about/investor-relations.
For those unable to listen to the conference call live, a recording of the conference call will be available from approximately 3:00 p.m. CDT October 27, 2017 through November 7, 2017 by accessing the company website, www.southside.com/about/investor-relations.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Our accounting and reporting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States and prevailing practices in the banking industry. However, certain non-GAAP measures are used by management to supplement the evaluation of our performance. These include the following fully-taxable equivalent measures: (i) tax-equivalent net interest income, (ii) tax-equivalent net interest margin, (iii) tax-equivalent net interest spread, and (iv) tax-equivalent efficiency ratio, which include the effects of taxable-equivalent adjustments using a federal income tax rate of 35% to increase tax-exempt interest income to a tax-equivalent basis. Whenever we present a non-GAAP financial measure in an SEC filing, we are also required to present the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP and reconcile the differences between the non-GAAP financial measure and such comparable GAAP measure.  Tax-equivalent adjustments are reported in notes 2 and 3 to the “Average Balances with Average Yields and Rates” tables below.
Tax-equivalent net interest income, net interest margin and net interest spread. Net interest income on a tax-equivalent basis is a non-GAAP measure that adjusts for the tax-favored status of net interest income from loans and investments. We believe this measure to be the preferred industry measurement of net interest income and it enhances comparability of net interest income arising from taxable and tax-exempt sources. The most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP is our net interest income. Net interest margin on a tax-equivalent basis is net interest income on a tax-equivalent basis divided by average interest-earning assets on a tax-equivalent basis. The most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP is our net interest margin. Net interest spread on a tax-equivalent basis is the difference in the average yield on average interest-earning assets on a tax equivalent basis and the average rate paid on average interest-bearing liabilities. The most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP is our net interest spread.
Tax-equivalent efficiency ratio.  The efficiency ratio, calculated on a tax-equivalent basis, is a non-GAAP measure that provides a measure of productivity in the banking industry. This ratio is calculated to measure the cost of generating one dollar of revenue. The ratio is designed to reflect the percentage of one dollar which must be expended to generate that dollar of revenue. We calculate this ratio by dividing noninterest expense, excluding amortization of intangibles and certain non-recurring expense by the sum of net interest income on a tax-equivalent basis and noninterest income, excluding gains (losses) on sales of investment securities and certain non-recurring impairments. The most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP is our efficiency ratio.
These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered alternatives to GAAP-basis financial statements, and other bank holding companies may define or calculate these non-GAAP measures or similar measures differently.





About Southside Bancshares, Inc.
Southside Bancshares, Inc. is a bank holding company with approximately $5.48 billion in assets as of September 30, 2017, that owns 100% of Southside Bank.  Southside Bank currently has 57 banking centers in Texas and operates a network of 71 ATMs/ITMs.
To learn more about Southside Bancshares, Inc., please visit our investor relations website at www.southside.com/about/investor-relations.  Our investor relations site provides a detailed overview of our activities, financial information and historical stock price data.  To receive e-mail notification of company news, events and stock activity, please register on the E-mail Notification portion of the website.  Questions or comments may be directed to Suni Davis at (903) 531-7235, or suni.davis@southside.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements of other than historical fact that are contained in this document and in other written material, press releases and oral statements issued by or on behalf of the Company may be considered to be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of and subject to the safe harbor protections of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, nor should they be relied upon as representing management’s views as of any subsequent date.  These statements may include words such as “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “anticipate,” “appear,” “believe,” “could,” “should,” “may,” “likely,” “intend,” “probability,” “risk,” “target,” “objective,” “plans,” “potential,” and similar expressions.  Forward-looking statements are statements with respect to the Company’s beliefs, plans, expectations, objectives, goals, anticipations, assumptions and estimates about the Company's future performance and are subject to significant known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements.  For example, discussions about trends in asset quality, capital, liquidity, the pace of loan and revenue growth, the Company's ability to sell nonperforming assets, expense reductions, planned operational efficiencies, earnings, pending acquisitions, and certain market risk disclosures, including the impact of interest rates and other economic factors, are based upon information presently available to management and are dependent on choices about key model characteristics and assumptions and are subject to various limitations.  By their nature, certain of the market risk disclosures are only estimates and could be materially different from what actually occurs in the future.  
Additional information concerning the Company and its business, including additional factors that could materially affect the Company’s financial results, is included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, under “Forward-Looking Information” and Item 1A. “Risk Factors,” and in the Company’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The Company disclaims any obligation to update any factors or to announce publicly the result of revisions to any of the forward-looking statements included herein to reflect future events or developments.





 
SOUTHSIDE BANCSHARES, INC.
 
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL SUMMARY (UNAUDITED)
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of
 
2017
 
2016
 
Sept. 30,
 
June 30,
 
Mar. 31,
 
Dec. 31,
 
Sept. 30,
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and due from banks
$
57,947

 
$
56,033

 
$
54,345

 
$
59,363

 
$
54,255

Interest earning deposits
120,996

 
175,039

 
185,289

 
102,251

 
144,833

Federal funds sold
5,570

 
4,760

 
7,360

 
8,040

 

Securities available for sale, at estimated fair value
1,292,072

 
1,397,811

 
1,444,043

 
1,479,600

 
1,622,128

Securities held to maturity, at carrying value
909,844

 
925,538

 
929,793

 
937,487

 
775,682

Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost
61,845

 
61,561

 
61,305

 
61,084

 
51,901

Loans held for sale
2,177

 
3,036

 
5,303

 
7,641

 
5,301

Loans
2,682,766

 
2,610,198

 
2,538,918

 
2,556,537

 
2,483,641

Less: Allowance for loan losses
(19,871
)
 
(19,241
)
 
(18,485
)
 
(17,911
)
 
(15,993
)
Net loans
2,662,895

 
2,590,957

 
2,520,433

 
2,538,626

 
2,467,648

Premises & equipment, net
107,099

 
105,938

 
105,327

 
106,003

 
106,777

Goodwill
91,520

 
91,520

 
91,520

 
91,520

 
91,520

Other intangible assets, net
3,379

 
3,767

 
4,177

 
4,608

 
5,060

Bank owned life insurance
99,616

 
99,011

 
98,377

 
97,775

 
97,002

Other assets
69,470

 
63,511

 
148,977

 
69,769

 
42,796

Total assets
$
5,484,430

 
$
5,578,482

 
$
5,656,249

 
$
5,563,767

 
$
5,464,903

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noninterest bearing deposits
$
781,701

 
$
757,353

 
$
753,224

 
$
704,013

 
$
747,270

Interest bearing deposits
2,782,474

 
2,866,720

 
2,952,072

 
2,829,063

 
2,834,117

Total deposits
3,564,175

 
3,624,073

 
3,705,296

 
3,533,076

 
3,581,387

Short-term obligations
999,583

 
1,024,257

 
960,730

 
873,615

 
720,634

Long-term obligations
310,505

 
320,658

 
411,310

 
601,464

 
621,640

Other liabilities
54,144

 
62,429

 
47,447

 
37,338

 
68,682

          Total liabilities
4,928,407

 
5,031,417

 
5,124,783

 
5,045,493

 
4,992,343

Shareholders' equity
556,023

 
547,065

 
531,466

 
518,274

 
472,560

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
$
5,484,430

 
$
5,578,482

 
$
5,656,249

 
$
5,563,767

 
$
5,464,903







 
At or For the Three Months Ended
 
2017
 
2016
 
Sept. 30,
 
June 30,
 
Mar. 31,
 
Dec. 31,
 
Sept. 30,
Income Statement:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total interest income
$
46,473

 
$
46,009

 
$
44,888

 
$
43,680

 
$
41,132

Total interest expense
11,513

 
10,585

 
9,608

 
9,039

 
7,202

Net interest income
34,960

 
35,424

 
35,280

 
34,641

 
33,930

Provision for loan losses
960

 
1,346

 
1,098

 
2,065

 
1,631

Net interest income after provision for loan losses
34,000

 
34,078

 
34,182

 
32,576

 
32,299

Noninterest income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposit services
5,476

 
5,255

 
5,114

 
5,183

 
5,335

Net gain (loss) on sale of securities available for sale
627

 
(75
)
 
322

 
(2,676
)
 
2,343

Gain on sale of loans
347

 
505

 
701

 
461

 
818

Trust income
873

 
899

 
890

 
900

 
867

Bank owned life insurance income
636

 
635

 
634

 
649

 
656

Brokerage services
561

 
682

 
547

 
466

 
551

Other
888

 
1,392

 
1,465

 
1,730

 
1,162

Total noninterest income
9,408

 
9,293

 
9,673

 
6,713

 
11,732

Noninterest expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Salaries and employee benefits
14,395

 
14,915

 
15,919

 
16,194

 
15,203

Occupancy expense
2,981

 
2,897

 
2,863

 
2,825

 
4,569

Advertising, travel & entertainment
487

 
548

 
583

 
648

 
588

ATM and debit card expense
1,024

 
889

 
927

 
820

 
868

Professional fees
996

 
1,050

 
939

 
982

 
1,148

Software and data processing expense
732

 
688

 
725

 
687

 
736

Telephone and communications
459

 
476

 
526

 
572

 
407

FDIC insurance
441

 
445

 
441

 
215

 
643

Other
3,492

 
3,629

 
2,935

 
2,934

 
4,263

Total noninterest expense
25,007

 
25,537

 
25,858

 
25,877

 
28,425

Income before income tax expense
18,401

 
17,834

 
17,997

 
13,412

 
15,606

Income tax expense
3,890

 
3,353

 
3,008

 
1,839

 
2,741

Net income
$
14,511

 
$
14,481

 
$
14,989

 
$
11,573

 
$
12,865

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common share data:
 
 
 
Weighted-average basic shares outstanding
29,370

 
29,318

 
29,288

 
27,542

 
26,923

Weighted-average diluted shares outstanding
29,570

 
29,519

 
29,504

 
27,731

 
27,080

Shares outstanding end of period
29,433

 
29,344

 
29,306

 
29,261

 
26,939

Net income per common share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
0.49

 
$
0.49

 
$
0.51

 
$
0.42

 
$
0.48

Diluted
0.49

 
0.49

 
0.51

 
0.42

 
0.48

Book value per common share
18.89

 
18.64

 
18.14

 
17.71

 
17.54

Cash dividend paid per common share
0.28

 
0.28

 
0.25

 
0.30

 
0.24

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Selected Performance Ratios:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Return on average assets
1.03
%
 
1.04
%
 
1.08
%
 
0.83
%
 
0.98
%
Return on average shareholders’ equity
10.38

 
10.70

 
11.57

 
9.56

 
10.78

Average yield on earning assets (1)
3.90

 
3.88

 
3.82

 
3.73

 
3.78

Average rate on interest bearing liabilities
1.08

 
0.99

 
0.89

 
0.83

 
0.72

Net interest spread (tax-equivalent basis) (1)
2.82

 
2.89

 
2.93

 
2.90

 
3.06

Net interest margin (tax-equivalent basis) (1)
3.02

 
3.07

 
3.08

 
3.03

 
3.19

Average earning assets to average interest bearing liabilities
123.32

 
121.57

 
120.04

 
119.88

 
120.40

Noninterest expense to average total assets
1.77

 
1.83

 
1.87

 
1.85

 
2.17

Efficiency ratio (tax-equivalent basis) (1)
49.99

 
50.26

 
51.60

 
52.00

 
53.88

(1)
See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”





 
At or For the
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
Income Statement:
 
 
 
Total interest income
$
137,370

 
$
125,233

Total interest expense
31,706

 
20,309

Net interest income
105,664

 
104,924

Provision for loan losses
3,404

 
7,715

Net interest income after provision for loan losses
102,260

 
97,209

Noninterest income
 
 
 
Deposit services
15,845

 
15,519

Net gain on sale of securities available for sale
874

 
5,512

Gain on sale of loans
1,553

 
2,334

Trust income
2,662

 
2,591

Bank owned life insurance income
1,905

 
1,977

Brokerage services
1,790

 
1,661

Other
3,745

 
3,104

Total noninterest income
28,374

 
32,698

Noninterest expense
 
 
 
Salaries and employee benefits
45,229

 
47,784

Occupancy expense
8,741

 
10,897

Advertising, travel & entertainment
1,618

 
1,995

ATM and debit card expense
2,840

 
2,316

Professional fees
2,985

 
3,964

Software and data processing expense
2,145

 
2,224

Telephone and communications
1,461

 
1,359

FDIC insurance
1,327

 
1,926

Other
10,056

 
11,180

Total noninterest expense
76,402

 
83,645

Income before income tax expense
54,232

 
46,262

Income tax expense
10,251

 
8,486

Net income
$
43,981

 
$
37,776

Common share data:
 
 
Weighted-average basic shares outstanding
29,326

 
26,976

Weighted-average diluted shares outstanding
29,531

 
27,091

Net income per common share
 
 
 
Basic
$
1.50

 
$
1.40

Diluted
1.49

 
1.39

Book value per common share
18.89

 
17.54

Cash dividend paid per common share
0.81

 
0.71

 
 
Selected Performance Ratios:
 
 
 
Return on average assets
1.05
%
 
0.98
%
Return on average shareholders’ equity
10.87

 
10.87

Average yield on earning assets (1)
3.87

 
3.92

Average yield on interest bearing liabilities
0.99

 
0.69

Net interest spread (tax-equivalent basis) (1)
2.88

 
3.23

Net interest margin (tax-equivalent basis) (1)
3.06

 
3.35

Average earning assets to average interest bearing liabilities
121.64

 
120.08

Noninterest expense to average total assets
1.83

 
2.18

Efficiency ratio (tax-equivalent basis) (1)
50.62

 
54.78

(1)
See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”






 
Southside Bancshares, Inc.
 
Selected Financial Data (unaudited)
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
2017
 
2016
 
Sept. 30,
 
June 30,
 
Mar. 31,
 
Dec. 31,
 
Sept. 30,
Nonperforming assets:
$
9,119

 
$
9,165

 
$
14,079

 
$
15,105

 
$
16,008

Nonaccrual loans (1)
3,095

 
3,034

 
7,261

 
8,280

 
8,536

Accruing loans past due more than 90 days (1)

 

 
1

 
6

 
1

Restructured loans (2)
5,725

 
5,884

 
6,424

 
6,431

 
7,193

Other real estate owned
298

 
233

 
367

 
339

 
237

Repossessed assets
1

 
14

 
26

 
49

 
41

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Asset Quality Ratios:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nonaccruing loans to total loans
0.12
%
 
0.12
%
 
0.29
%
 
0.32
%
 
0.34
%
Allowance for loan losses to nonaccruing loans
642.04

 
634.18

 
254.58

 
216.32

 
187.36

Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming assets
217.91

 
209.94

 
131.29

 
118.58

 
99.91

Allowance for loan losses to total loans
0.74

 
0.74

 
0.73

 
0.70

 
0.64

Nonperforming assets to total assets
0.17

 
0.16

 
0.25

 
0.27

 
0.29

Net charge-offs to average loans
0.05

 
0.09

 
0.08

 
0.02

 
0.09

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital Ratios:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity to total assets
10.14

 
9.81

 
9.40

 
9.32

 
8.65

Average shareholders’ equity to average total assets
9.91

 
9.72

 
9.36

 
8.66

 
9.10


(1)
Excludes purchased credit impaired ("PCI") loans measured at fair value at acquisition.
(2)
Includes $3.0 million, $3.0 million, $3.0 million, $3.1 million, and $3.2 million in PCI loans restructured as of September 30, 2017, June 30, 2017, March 31, 2017, December 31, 2016, and September 30, 2016, respectively.

Loan Portfolio Composition
The following table sets forth loan totals by category for the periods presented:
 
Three Months Ended
 
2017
 
2016
 
Sept. 30,
 
June 30,
 
Mar. 31,
 
Dec. 31,
 
Sept. 30,
Real Estate Loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction
$
420,497

 
$
386,853

 
$
362,367

 
$
380,175

 
$
466,323

1-4 Family Residential
609,159

 
615,405

 
622,881

 
637,239

 
644,746

Commercial
1,073,646

 
1,033,629

 
974,307

 
945,978

 
759,795

Commercial Loans
166,919

 
172,311

 
176,908

 
177,265

 
191,154

Municipal Loans
322,286

 
305,023

 
297,417

 
298,583

 
293,949

Loans to Individuals
90,259

 
96,977

 
105,038

 
117,297

 
127,674

Total Loans
$
2,682,766

 
$
2,610,198

 
$
2,538,918

 
$
2,556,537

 
$
2,483,641







The “Average Balances with Average Yields and Rates” tables that follow show average earning assets and interest bearing liabilities together with the average yield on the earning assets and the average rate of the interest bearing liabilities (dollars in thousands) for the periods presented.
 
Average Balances with Average Yields and Rates
 
(unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
 
September 30, 2017
 
June 30, 2017
 
Avg Balance
 
Interest Income
 
Avg Yield/Rate
 
Avg Balance
 
Interest Income
 
Avg Yield/Rate
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans (1) (2)
$
2,657,562

 
$
30,378

 
4.54
%
 
$
2,557,093

 
$
29,080

 
4.56
%
Loans held for sale
5,060

 
47

 
3.69
%
 
5,914

 
60

 
4.07
%
Securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment securities (taxable) (4)
11,085

 
58

 
2.08
%
 
58,168

 
267

 
1.84
%
Investment securities (tax-exempt) (3) (4)
758,828

 
9,214

 
4.82
%
 
749,259

 
9,386

 
5.02
%
Mortgage-backed and related securities (4)
1,550,494

 
10,567

 
2.70
%
 
1,594,269

 
10,818

 
2.72
%
Total securities
2,320,407

 
19,839

 
3.39
%
 
2,401,696

 
20,471

 
3.42
%
FHLB stock, at cost, and other investments
66,994

 
329

 
1.95
%
 
66,744

 
299

 
1.80
%
Interest earning deposits
144,700

 
506

 
1.39
%
 
156,124

 
364

 
0.94
%
Federal funds sold
4,626

 
21

 
1.80
%
 
5,326

 
14

 
1.05
%
Total earning assets
5,199,349

 
51,120

 
3.90
%
 
5,192,897

 
50,288

 
3.88
%
Cash and due from banks
53,220

 
 
 
 
 
50,961

 
 
 
 
Accrued interest and other assets
360,073

 
 
 
 
 
358,041

 
 
 
 
Less:  Allowance for loan losses
(19,556
)
 
 
 
 
 
(18,495
)
 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
5,593,086

 
 
 
 
 
$
5,583,404

 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Savings deposits
$
260,860

 
117

 
0.18
%
 
$
262,009

 
121

 
0.19
%
Time deposits
988,380

 
2,878

 
1.16
%
 
1,014,101

 
2,723

 
1.08
%
Interest bearing demand deposits
1,562,993

 
2,425

 
0.62
%
 
1,616,036

 
2,294

 
0.57
%
Total interest bearing deposits
2,812,233

 
5,420

 
0.76
%
 
2,892,146

 
5,138

 
0.71
%
Short-term interest bearing liabilities
1,095,968

 
3,382

 
1.22
%
 
1,010,484

 
2,480

 
0.98
%
Long-term interest bearing liabilities – FHLB Dallas
149,512

 
778

 
2.06
%
 
210,416

 
1,075

 
2.05
%
Subordinated notes (5)
98,190

 
1,413

 
5.71
%
 
98,151

 
1,398

 
5.71
%
Long-term debt (6)
60,239

 
520

 
3.42
%
 
60,238

 
494

 
3.29
%
Total interest bearing liabilities
4,216,142

 
11,513

 
1.08
%
 
4,271,435

 
10,585

 
0.99
%
Noninterest bearing deposits
773,739

 
 
 
 
 
729,564

 
 
 
 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
48,682

 
 
 
 
 
39,819

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities
5,038,563

 
 
 
 
 
5,040,818

 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
554,523

 
 
 
 
 
542,586

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$
5,593,086

 
 
 
 
 
$
5,583,404

 
 
 
 
Net interest income (tax-equivalent basis) (7)
 
 
$
39,607

 
 
 
 
 
$
39,703

 
 
Net interest margin on average earning assets (tax-equivalent basis) (7)
 
 
 
 
3.02
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.07
%
Net interest spread (tax-equivalent basis) (7)
 
 
 
 
2.82
%
 
 
 
 
 
2.89
%

(1)
Interest on loans includes net fees on loans that are not material in amount.
(2)
Interest income includes taxable-equivalent adjustments of $1,103 and $1,050 for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and June 30, 2017, respectively. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
(3)
Interest income includes taxable-equivalent adjustments of $3,544 and $3,229 for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and June 30, 2017, respectively. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
(4)
For the purpose of calculating the average yield, the average balance of securities is presented at historical cost.
(5)
The unamortized discount and debt issuance costs reflected in the carrying amount of the subordinated notes totaled approximately $1.8 million for both the three months ended September 30, 2017 and June 30, 2017.
(6)
Represents issuance of junior subordinated debentures. In connection with the adoption of ASU 2015-03 that requires unamortized debt issuance costs be presented as a direct deduction from the related debt liability, our average long-term debt for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and June 30, 2017 reflect unamortized debt issuance costs of $72,000 and $73,000, respectively.
(7)
See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

Note: As of September 30, 2017 and June 30, 2017, loans totaling $3,095 and $3,034, respectively, were on nonaccrual status. Our policy is to reverse previously accrued but unpaid interest on nonaccrual loans; thereafter, interest income is recorded to the extent received when appropriate.





 
Average Balances with Average Yields and Rates
 
(unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
Avg Balance
 
Interest Income
 
Avg Yield/Rate
 
Avg Balance
 
Interest Income
 
Avg Yield/Rate
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans (1) (2)
$
2,549,230

 
$
28,241

 
4.49
%
 
$
2,512,820

 
$
27,835

 
4.41
%
Loans held for sale
7,023

 
48

 
2.77
%
 
4,845

 
36

 
2.96
%
Securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment securities (taxable) (4)
86,511

 
377

 
1.77
%
 
115,057

 
485

 
1.68
%
Investment securities (tax-exempt) (3) (4)
779,772

 
9,929

 
5.16
%
 
812,771

 
10,352

 
5.07
%
Mortgage-backed and related securities (4)
1,570,510

 
10,045

 
2.59
%
 
1,520,045

 
9,294

 
2.43
%
Total securities
2,436,793

 
20,351

 
3.39
%
 
2,447,873

 
20,131

 
3.27
%
FHLB stock, at cost, and other investments
66,547

 
298

 
1.82
%
 
62,087

 
210

 
1.35
%
Interest earning deposits
162,235

 
346

 
0.86
%
 
134,786

 
165

 
0.49
%
Federal funds sold
7,217

 
14

 
0.79
%
 
2,972

 
5

 
0.67
%
Total earning assets
5,229,045

 
49,298

 
3.82
%
 
5,165,383

 
48,382

 
3.73
%
Cash and due from banks
53,528

 
 
 
 
 
52,415

 
 
 
 
Accrued interest and other assets
350,729

 
 
 
 
 
359,217

 
 
 
 
Less:  Allowance for loan losses
(18,130
)
 
 
 
 
 
(16,467
)
 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
5,615,172

 
 
 
 
 
$
5,560,548

 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Savings deposits
$
252,744

 
92

 
0.15
%
 
$
250,706

 
76

 
0.12
%
Time deposits
927,610

 
2,227

 
0.97
%
 
926,021

 
2,261

 
0.97
%
Interest bearing demand deposits
1,707,996

 
1,962

 
0.47
%
 
1,646,535

 
1,543

 
0.37
%
Total interest bearing deposits
2,888,350

 
4,281

 
0.60
%
 
2,823,262

 
3,880

 
0.55
%
Short-term interest bearing liabilities
1,007,546

 
2,065

 
0.83
%
 
869,398

 
1,428

 
0.65
%
Long-term interest bearing liabilities – FHLB Dallas
301,775

 
1,402

 
1.88
%
 
457,754

 
1,837

 
1.60
%
Subordinated notes (5)
98,117

 
1,393

 
5.76
%
 
98,011

 
1,439

 
5.84
%
Long-term debt (6)
60,237

 
467

 
3.14
%
 
60,235

 
455

 
3.01
%
Total interest bearing liabilities
4,356,025

 
9,608

 
0.89
%
 
4,308,660

 
9,039

 
0.83
%
Noninterest bearing deposits
693,729

 
 
 
 
 
717,599

 
 
 
 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
39,960

 
 
 
 
 
52,714

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities
5,089,714

 
 
 
 
 
5,078,973

 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
525,458

 
 
 
 
 
481,575

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$
5,615,172

 
 
 
 
 
$
5,560,548

 
 
 
 
Net interest income (tax-equivalent basis) (7)
 
 
$
39,690

 
 
 
 
 
$
39,343

 
 
Net interest margin on average earning assets (tax-equivalent basis) (7)
 
 
 
 
3.08
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.03
%
Net interest spread (tax-equivalent basis) (7)
 
 
 
 
2.93
%
 
 
 
 
 
2.90
%

(1)
Interest on loans includes net fees on loans that are not material in amount.
(2)
Interest income includes taxable-equivalent adjustments of $1,035 and $1,045 for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
(3)
Interest income includes taxable-equivalent adjustments of $3,375 and $3,657 for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
(4)
For the purpose of calculating the average yield, the average balance of securities is presented at historical cost.
(5)
The unamortized discount and debt issuance costs reflected in the carrying amount of the subordinated notes totaled approximately $1.9 million and $2.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.
(6)
Represents issuance of junior subordinated debentures. In connection with the adoption of ASU 2015-03 that requires unamortized debt issuance costs be presented as a direct deduction from the related debt liability, our average long-term debt for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 reflect unamortized debt issuance costs of $74,000 and $76,000, respectively.
(7)
See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

Note: As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, loans totaling $7,261 and $8,280, respectively, were on nonaccrual status. Our policy is to reverse previously accrued but unpaid interest on nonaccrual loans; thereafter, interest income is recorded to the extent received when appropriate.






 
Average Balances with Average Yields and Rates
 
(unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
 
September 30, 2016
 
Avg Balance
 
Interest Income
 
Avg Yield/Rate
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
Loans (1) (2)
$
2,436,349

 
$
26,750

 
4.37
%
Loans held for sale
6,718

 
54

 
3.20
%
Securities:
 
 
 
 
 
Investment securities (taxable) (4)
61,238

 
251

 
1.63
%
Investment securities (tax-exempt) (3) (4)
690,635

 
8,911

 
5.13
%
Mortgage-backed and related securities (4)
1,492,271

 
9,399

 
2.51
%
Total securities
2,244,144

 
18,561

 
3.29
%
FHLB stock, at cost, and other investments
54,085

 
186

 
1.37
%
Interest earning deposits
57,598

 
89

 
0.61
%
Total earning assets
4,798,894

 
45,640

 
3.78
%
Cash and due from banks
49,418

 
 
 
 
Accrued interest and other assets
385,917

 
 
 
 
Less:  Allowance for loan losses
(14,989
)
 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
5,219,240

 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
Savings deposits
$
248,364

 
71

 
0.11
%
Time deposits
949,019

 
2,073

 
0.87
%
Interest bearing demand deposits
1,634,898

 
1,460

 
0.36
%
Total interest bearing deposits
2,832,281

 
3,604

 
0.51
%
Short-term interest bearing liabilities
608,130

 
1,122

 
0.73
%
Long-term interest bearing liabilities – FHLB Dallas
472,470

 
1,857

 
1.56
%
Subordinated notes (5)
12,823

 
189

 
5.86
%
Long-term debt (6)
60,234

 
430

 
2.84
%
Total interest bearing liabilities
3,985,938

 
7,202

 
0.72
%
Noninterest bearing deposits
702,539

 
 
 
 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
55,783

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities
4,744,260

 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
474,980

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$
5,219,240

 
 
 
 
Net interest income (tax-equivalent basis) (7)
 
 
$
38,438

 
 
Net interest margin on average earning assets (tax-equivalent basis) (7)
 
 
 
 
3.19
%
Net interest spread (tax-equivalent basis) (7)
 
 
 
 
3.06
%

(1)
Interest on loans includes net fees on loans that are not material in amount.
(2)
Interest income includes taxable-equivalent adjustment of $1,064 for the three months ended September 30, 2016. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
(3)
Interest income includes taxable-equivalent adjustment of $3,444 for the three months ended September 30, 2016. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
(4)
For the purpose of calculating the average yield, the average balance of securities is presented at historical cost.
(5)
The unamortized discount and debt issuance costs reflected in the carrying amount of the subordinated notes totaled approximately $220,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2016.
(6)
Represents issuance of junior subordinated debentures. In connection with the adoption of ASU 2015-03 that requires unamortized debt issuance costs be presented as a direct deduction from the related debt liability, our average long-term debt for the three months ended September 30, 2016 reflects unamortized debt issuance costs of $77,000.
(7)
See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

Note: As of September 30, 2016, loans totaling $8,536 were on nonaccrual status. Our policy is to reverse previously accrued but unpaid interest on nonaccrual loans; thereafter, interest income is recorded to the extent received when appropriate.






 
Average Balances with Average Yields and Rates
 
(unaudited)
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2017
 
September 30, 2016
 
Avg Balance
 
Interest Income
 
Avg Yield/Rate
 
Avg Balance
 
Interest Income
 
Avg Yield/Rate
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans (1) (2)
$
2,588,358

 
$
87,699

 
4.53
%
 
$
2,432,652

 
$
82,818

 
4.55
%
Loans held for sale
5,992

 
155

 
3.46
%
 
5,100

 
126

 
3.30
%
Securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment securities (taxable) (4)
51,645

 
702

 
1.82
%
 
41,708

 
572

 
1.83
%
Investment securities (tax-exempt) (3) (4)
762,543

 
28,529

 
5.00
%
 
661,430

 
26,041

 
5.26
%
Mortgage-backed and related securities (4)
1,571,685

 
31,430

 
2.67
%
 
1,465,923

 
28,156

 
2.57
%
Total securities
2,385,873

 
60,661

 
3.40
%
 
2,169,061

 
54,769

 
3.37
%
FHLB stock, at cost, and other investments
66,763

 
926

 
1.85
%
 
54,051

 
588

 
1.45
%
Interest earning deposits
154,289

 
1,216

 
1.05
%
 
55,378

 
220

 
0.53
%
Federal funds sold
5,713

 
49

 
1.15
%
 

 

 

Total earning assets
5,206,988

 
150,706

 
3.87
%
 
4,716,242

 
138,521

 
3.92
%
Cash and due from banks
52,568

 
 
 
 
 
50,738

 
 
 
 
Accrued interest and other assets
356,212

 
 
 
 
 
378,000

 
 
 
 
Less:  Allowance for loan losses
(18,732
)
 
 
 
 
 
(19,136
)
 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
5,597,036

 
 
 
 
 
$
5,125,844

 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Savings deposits
$
258,568

 
330

 
0.17
%
 
$
242,852

 
204

 
0.11
%
Time deposits
976,919

 
7,828

 
1.07
%
 
946,986

 
5,723

 
0.81
%
Interest bearing demand deposits
1,628,477

 
6,681

 
0.55
%
 
1,693,135

 
4,448

 
0.35
%
Total interest bearing deposits
2,863,964

 
14,839

 
0.69
%
 
2,882,973

 
10,375

 
0.48
%
Short-term interest bearing liabilities
1,038,326

 
7,927

 
1.02
%
 
469,831

 
2,724

 
0.77
%
Long-term interest bearing liabilities – FHLB Dallas
220,007

 
3,255

 
1.98
%
 
510,392

 
5,770

 
1.51
%
Subordinated notes (5)
98,153

 
4,204

 
5.73
%
 
4,305

 
189

 
5.86
%
Long-term debt (6)
60,238

 
1,481

 
3.29
%
 
60,233

 
1,251

 
2.77
%
Total interest bearing liabilities
4,280,688

 
31,706

 
0.99
%
 
3,927,734

 
20,309

 
0.69
%
Noninterest bearing deposits
732,637

 
 
 
 
 
685,982

 
 
 
 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
42,749

 
 
 
 
 
48,120

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities
5,056,074

 
 
 
 
 
4,661,836

 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
540,962

 
 
 
 
 
464,008

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$
5,597,036

 
 
 
 
 
$
5,125,844

 
 
 
 
Net interest income (tax-equivalent basis) (7)
 
 
$
119,000

 
 
 
 
 
$
118,212

 
 
Net interest margin on average earning assets (tax-equivalent basis) (7)
 
 
 
 
3.06
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.35
%
Net interest spread (tax-equivalent basis) (7)
 
 
 
 
2.88
%
 
 
 
 
 
3.23
%

(1)
Interest on loans includes net fees on loans that are not material in amount.
(2)
Interest income includes taxable-equivalent adjustments of $3,188 and $3,206 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
(3)
Interest income includes taxable-equivalent adjustments of $10,148 and $10,082 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
(4)
For the purpose of calculating the average yield, the average balance of securities is presented at historical cost.
(5)
The unamortized discount and debt issuance costs reflected in the carrying amount of the subordinated notes totaled approximately $1.8 million and $74,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
(6)
Represents issuance of junior subordinated debentures. In connection with the adoption of ASU 2015-03 that requires unamortized debt issuance costs be presented as a direct deduction from the related debt liability, our average long-term debt for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 reflect unamortized debt issuance costs of $73,000 and $78,000, respectively.
(7)
See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

Note: As of September 30, 2017 and 2016, loans totaling $3,095 and $8,536, respectively, were on nonaccrual status. Our policy is to reverse previously accrued but unpaid interest on nonaccrual loans; thereafter, interest income is recorded to the extent received when appropriate.