Fidelity Southern Corporation Reports Earnings for Fourth Quarter of $9.9 Million

Donnerstag, 17.01.2019 18:50 von

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ATLANTA, Jan. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Fidelity Southern Corporation ("Fidelity" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: LION), holding company for Fidelity Bank (the "Bank"), today reported net income of $9.9 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2018, compared with $12.7 million, or $0.47 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2018, and with $12.4 million or $0.46 per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2017. For the year to date ended December 31, 2018, the Company reported net income of $43.8 million, or $1.61 per diluted share, compared with $39.8 million, or $1.49 per diluted share, for the same period in 2017.

Fidelity's Chairman, Jim Miller, and President Palmer Proctor noted, "Our team is doing a great job of implementing our balance sheet transformation that contributed to our net interest margin expansion during a period where many in the industry are experiencing the opposite. We are working diligently to ensure our announced merger with Ameris Bancorp will be smooth and successful. Our organization is very excited about the $16 billion regional bank we are building that will position us as a premier banking franchise in the Southeast."

BALANCE SHEET

Total assets decreased by $78.3 million, or 1.6%, during the quarter, to $4.7 billion at December 31, 2018, primarily due to a decrease of $153.5 million in total loans. This decrease was primarily due to a  decrease in loans held for sale of $132.0 million, as well as a decrease of $21.5 million in loans held for investment. The decrease in loans held for sale was primarily in mortgage loans, which decreased $102.7 million, as seasonal production decreased.  Other assets also decreased by $3.0 million.

 Offsetting these decreases, investments increased by $42.2 million as the Bank continues to increase its investments available-for-sale portfolio as part of its strategy to reposition the balance sheet to higher yielding assets. Cash balances also increased by $29.6 million for the quarter. Loan servicing assets also increased  by $3.4 million.

Total assets grew by $156.9 million, or 3.4%, to $4.7 billion at December 31, 2018, compared to $4.6 billion at December 31, 2017. Primary drivers for the year over year growth were an increase in cash of $26.0 million and an increase in investments available-for-sale of $131.5 million as the Bank repositioned its balance sheet to higher yielding investments over the year.

Loans

Total loans, including loans held for sale, decreased during the quarter by $153.5 million, or 3.8%, to $3.9 billion at December 31, 2018. This reduction was primarily due to a decrease in loans held for sale of $132.0 million, primarily mortgage loans held for sale, which accounted for $102.7 million of the decrease.

Total loans decreased by $13.9 million, or 0.4%, compared to December 31, 2017, as loans held for sale decreased by $118.5 million, offset by an increase in loans held for investment of $104.5 million. Loans held for sale decreased due to lower sales of mortgage loans and indirect auto loans. The growth in loans was primarily in commercial and mortgage loans, while average indirect auto loans for the quarter decreased by $70.2 million.

Asset Quality

Asset quality remained strong as nonperforming assets, excluding the guaranteed portion of government loans and acquired loans ("adjusted NPA's", a non-GAAP measure), increased slightly during the quarter by $62,000. Credit quality trend performance remains consistent and strong as net charge-offs were 0.08% of average loans for the quarter.

Compared to 2017, the provision for loan losses for the year increased by $1.2 million, or 29.1%, mainly due to increases in commercial loan balances.

Fair Value Adjustments

Loan servicing rights increased by $3.4 million, or 2.9%, during the quarter to $120.4 million at December 31, 2018, compared to $117.0 million at September 30, 2018. MSRs, the primary component of loan servicing rights, contributed the majority of the change, increasing by 4.2% to $111.4 million at December 31, 2018.

At December 31, 2018, fair value adjustments recorded on the balance sheet for loans held for sale, interest rate lock commitments ("IRLCs"), and hedge items were $8.8 million, a $3.0 million, or 25.8% decrease, from September 30, 2018. The gross pipeline of interest rate lock commitments was $63.4 million lower at quarter end, compared to September 30, 2018, due to slower seasonal production.

Deposits

Core deposits decreased by $86.6 million during the quarter to $3.1 billion with seasonal decreases in all categories. Noninterest bearing deposits decreased by 2.8% as escrow deposits decreased seasonally as escrow balances were paid down during the quarter. Also, the escrow accounts for mortgage servicing rights sold in the previous quarter were transferred to the purchaser. This decrease was offset by an increase in time deposits of $18.2 million during the quarter, mainly due to a increase of $29.6 million in brokered deposits, resulting in a decrease in total deposits of $68.4 million, or 1.7%.

Year over year, deposits grew by $114.4 million or 3.0%, primarily due to growth in non-interest bearing demand deposits and money market accounts.

INCOME STATEMENT

Net Income

Net income was $9.9 million, or a $2.8 million decrease over the previous quarter, primarily due to  a decrease in noninterest income of $2.6 million. Other noninterest income decreased by $2.8 million mainly due to a $2.6 million death benefit received from cash surrender value life insurance policies during the previous quarter. Net income was $2.5 million lower compared to the same quarter a year ago, primarily due to a $4.4 million increase in income tax expense.

Net income year to date was $43.8 million, or a $4.0 million increase compared to same period in the prior year. The increase was primarily driven by higher net interest income of $14.3 million, higher noninterest income of $3.9 million, offset by higher noninterest expense of $14.4 million, primarily salaries and employee benefits and commissions.

Interest Income

Interest income of $48.3 million was higher by $1.4 million, compared to the prior quarter, driven by moderate increases in loan, investment and Fed Funds income. Although average loans decreased by $105.5 million for the quarter, $70.2 million of this was due to a decrease in lower yielding indirect loans, which were partially replaced in the portfolio mix with higher yielding commercial and SBA loans. An increase in average investment securities of $57.5 million and an increase in average Fed Funds and bank deposit balances of $33.7 million also contributed to higher interest income. The yield on total average interest-bearing assets also increased 14 basis points from the previous quarter.

As compared to the same period in the prior year, interest income increased by $6.6 million as average loans increased by $172.7 million and the yield on total average interest-bearing assets increased by 35 basis points, as market interest rates rose year over year.

Interest income was $181.4 million for the year, an increase of $23.5 million compared to the same period in the prior year, primarily due to an increase of 21 basis points in the yield on loans and an increase of $324.7 million in average loans.

Interest Expense

Interest expense of $8.7 million increased slightly by $588,000, or 7.2%, for the quarter as average FHLB borrowings increased by $8.8 million. As compared to the fourth quarter of the prior year, interest expense increased by $2.9 million. Rising market rates paid on money market deposits and CD's drove the increase, as well as increased volume and rates for short term borrowings.

Year to date, interest expense increased by $9.2 million, or 40.3%, compared to previous year, as market rates and deposit balances increased over the past twelve months.

Net Interest Margin

The net interest margin was 3.54% for the quarter compared to 3.45% in the previous quarter, an increase of 9 basis points. Loan coupon yields, excluding fees, SBA discount accretion, and accretable yields, increased faster than deposit and borrowing costs during the quarter.

The yield on total average interest-bearing liabilities increased by only 9 basis points while the yield on total average interest-earning assets increased by 14 basis points from 4.18% to 4.32%. Average loans decreased by $105.5 million, of which $70.2 million was a decrease in lower yielding indirect auto loans. Higher yielding investment securities increased by $57.5 million as the Bank's strategy to reposition its balance sheet continues to occur.

Average total interest-bearing liabilities decreased by $24.2 million, average deposits decreased by $33.1 million, offset by an increase in average borrowings of $8.8 million in order to help fund loan production.

As compared to the same period a year ago, the net interest margin for the quarter increased by 12 basis points to 3.54% from 3.42%, primarily due to a 35 basis point increase in the yield on total average interest-earning assets of $4.4 billion, offset by an increase of 35 basis points in the yield on total average interest-bearing liabilities of $3.1 billion. Average earning assets increased by $271.6 million, primarily due to an increase in average loans over the year. Average interest-bearing liabilities increased by $117.8 million, primarily driven by an increase in average borrowings of $146.7 million, offset by a decrease in average interest-bearing deposits of $29.0 million.

Noninterest Income

On a linked-quarter basis, noninterest income decreased by $2.6 million, or 7.7%, largely due to a decrease in other noninterest income of $2.8 million, primarily due to the $2.6 million death benefit received from life insurance policies during the previous quarter. Mortgage banking activities decreased by $1.9 million, or 8.1%, as gross mortgage revenue decreased by $2.8 million and mortgage production also decreased by $121.6 million. These decreases were offset by an increase in SBA lending activities of $2.5 million, mainly due to a large SBA loan sale in December, as well as an increase in SBA loan closings during the quarter.

Compared to the same period a year ago, noninterest income for the quarter increased by $2.2 million, primarily due to a $2.9 million increase in SBA banking activities, as SBA loan sales were higher in the current quarter as discussed above.

Year to date, noninterest income increased by $3.9 million as all sources of noninterest income increased, except for indirect lending activities, which decreased by $7.3 million, as indirect loan sales and production decreased significantly during the year.

Noninterest Expense

On a linked-quarter basis, total noninterest expense increased by $528,000, or 0.9%, mainly due to  an increase in other expenses of $2.4 million, of which $1.2 million were merger related expenses. This increase was offset by a decrease in commissions expense of $1.7 million from lower mortgage loan originations for the quarter.

Compared to the prior year quarter, noninterest expense of $56.1 increased by $3.2 million, or 6.1%. Salaries and employee benefits increased by $3.2 million, or 12.4%, compared to the same quarter in 2017, primarily due to $2.6 million of merger related expenses.

Year to date, total noninterest expense increased $14.4 million compared to the previous year, of which $10.2 million was due to an increase in salaries and benefits. Salaries increased by $3.8 million, partially due to a $2.7 million increase in employee incentives due to performance and related to the balance sheet strategies implemented earlier in the year, and from a comparison perspective, no executive incentives were paid in 2017. Other expense increased by $2.8 million, of which $1.2 million was merger related expenses.

Income Taxes

On a linked-quarter basis, income tax expense remained relatively flat. The effective tax rate increased to 28% from 23% due to a $2.6 million tax-free death benefit received from life insurance policies in the previous quarter.

Year to date income tax expense decreased by $1.5 million as the effective tax rate decreased from 28% to 24% primarily as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted on December 22, 2017, which included, among other things, a reduction in the federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21% from the beginning of the tax year 2018 going forward.

RECENT EVENTS

As previously disclosed, on December 17, 2018, Fidelity entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") with Ameris Bancorp ("Ameris"). The Merger Agreement provides that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth, Fidelity will merge with and into Ameris (the "Merger"), in an all-stock transaction, with Ameris surviving the Merger. Immediately following the Merger, the Bank will merge (the "Bank Merger") with and into Ameris's wholly owned bank subsidiary, Ameris Bank. Ameris Bank will be the surviving entity in the Bank Merger. The Merger Agreement was unanimously approved by the board of directors of each of Fidelity and Ameris. The closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement is subject to the approval of Fidelity's shareholders, regulators, and certain other customary closing conditions.

ABOUT FIDELITY SOUTHERN CORPORATION

Fidelity Southern Corporation, through its operating subsidiaries, Fidelity Bank and LionMark Insurance Company, provides banking services and Wealth Management services and credit-related insurance products through branches in Georgia and Florida, and an insurance office in Atlanta, Georgia. Indirect auto loans are provided in Georgia and Florida and mortgage loans are provided throughout the South, while SBA loans are originated nationwide. For additional information about Fidelity's products and services, please visit the website at www.FidelitySouthern.com.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

This release contains certain "non-GAAP" financial measures. The "GAAP TO NON-GAAP RATIO RECONCILIATION" tables included below reconcile GAAP to non-GAAP ratios. The non-GAAP ratios contain financial information determined by methods other than in accordance with GAAP. Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures in its analysis of the Company's performance. Management believes that presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures provides useful supplemental information that allows better comparability with prior periods, as well as with peers in the industry and provides a greater understanding of the asset quality of the Company's loan portfolio exclusive of the indirect auto, government-guaranteed and acquired loan portfolios. These disclosures should not be viewed as a substitute for operating results determined in accordance with GAAP, nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be presented by other companies.

SAFE HARBOR

This news release contains forward-looking statements, as defined by Federal Securities Laws, including statements about financial outlook and business environment. These statements are provided to assist in the understanding of future financial performance and such performance involves risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in such statements. Any such statements are based on current expectations and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of factors that may cause such forward-looking statements to differ materially from actual results, please refer to the section entitled "Forward Looking Statements" from Fidelity Southern Corporation's 2017 Annual Report filed on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Additional information and other factors that could affect future financial results are included in Fidelity's subsequent filings with the SEC.

IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Ameris intends to file a registration statement on Form S-4 with the SEC to register the shares of Ameris Common Stock that will be issued to Fidelity's shareholders in connection with the Merger.  The registration statement will include a joint proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials in connection with the transaction.  BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING OR INVESTMENT DECISION, INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS REGARDING THE MERGER AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS CAREFULLY IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE MERGER.  Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of these documents and other documents filed with the SEC on its website at http://www.sec.gov.  Investors and security holders may also obtain free copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Fidelity on its website at www.FidelitySouthern.com and by Ameris on its website at http://www.AmerisBank.com.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval.  Before making any voting or investment decision, investors and security holders of Fidelity and Ameris are urged to read carefully the entire registration statement and joint proxy statement/prospectus when they become available, including any amendments thereto, because they will contain important information about the Merger.  Free copies of these documents may be obtained as described above.

Participants in the Solicitation

Fidelity and Ameris, and certain of their respective directors, executive officers and other members of management and employees, may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from Fidelity's shareholders and Ameris's shareholders in respect of the Merger.  Information regarding the directors and executive officers of Fidelity and Ameris and other persons who may be deemed participants in the solicitation of Fidelity's shareholders and Ameris's shareholders will be included in the joint proxy statement/prospectus for Fidelity's meeting of shareholders and Ameris's meeting of shareholders, which will be filed by Ameris with the SEC.  Information about Fidelity's directors and executive officers and their ownership of Fidelity Common Stock can also be found in Fidelity's definitive proxy statement in connection with its 2018 annual meeting of shareholders, as filed with the SEC on April 3, 2018, and other documents subsequently filed by Fidelity with the SEC.  Information about Ameris's directors and executive officers and their ownership of Ameris Common Stock can also be found in Ameris's definitive proxy statement in connection with its 2018 annual meeting of shareholders, as filed with the SEC on April 2, 2018, and other documents subsequently filed by Ameris with the SEC.  Additional information regarding the interests of such participants will be included in the joint proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documents regarding the Merger filed with the SEC when they become available.



 

FIDELITY SOUTHERN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (UNAUDITED)





As of or for the Quarter Ended





As of or for the Twelve Months Ended

($ in thousands, except per share data)

December 31,

 2018



September 30,

 2018



December 31,

 2017





December 31,

 2018



December 31,

 2017

INCOME STATEMENT DATA:





















Interest income

$

48,271





$

46,872





$

41,653







$

181,445





$

157,978



Interest expense

8,713





8,125





5,779







31,900





22,730



Net interest income

39,558





38,747





35,874







149,545





135,248



Provision for loan losses

745





360











5,521





4,275



Noninterest income

31,079





33,662





28,888







138,851





134,952



Noninterest expense

56,113





55,585





52,910







225,292





210,870



Net income before income taxes

13,779





16,464





11,852







57,583





55,055



Income tax expense

3,855





3,722





(592)







13,760





15,259



Net income

9,924





12,742





12,443







43,823





39,796



PERFORMANCE:





















Earnings per common share - basic

$

0.36





$

0.47





$

0.46







$

1.61





$

1.50



Earnings per common share - diluted

0.36





0.47





0.46







1.61





1.49



Total revenues

70,637





72,409





64,762







288,396





270,200



Book value per common share

16.36





15.85





14.86







16.36





14.86



Tangible book value per common share(1)

15.95





15.43





14.41







15.95





14.41



Cash dividends paid per common share

0.12





0.12





0.12







0.48





0.48



Dividend payout ratio

33.33

%



25.53

%



26.09

%





29.81

%



32.00

%

Return on average assets

0.82

%



1.05

%



1.10

%





0.92

%



0.89

%

Return on average shareholders' equity

9.05

%



11.87

%



12.57

%





10.43

%



10.51

%

Equity to assets ratio

9.43

%



8.98

%



8.78

%





9.43

%



8.43

%

Net interest margin

3.54

%



3.45

%



3.42

%





3.38

%



3.26

%

END OF PERIOD BALANCE SHEET SUMMARY:





















Total assets

$

4,733,796





$

4,812,056





$

4,576,858







$

4,733,796





$

4,576,858



Earning assets

4,381,616





4,448,875





4,242,218







4,381,616





4,242,218



Loans, excluding loans held-for-sale

3,685,478





3,706,953





3,580,966







3,685,478





3,580,966



Total loans

3,924,780





4,078,272





3,938,721







3,924,780





3,938,721



Total deposits

3,981,578





4,049,969





3,867,200







3,981,578





3,867,200



Shareholders' equity

446,241





432,098





401,632







446,241





401,632



Assets serviced for others(2)

10,283,727





10,882,832





10,242,742







10,283,727





10,242,742



ASSET QUALITY RATIOS:





















Net charge-offs to average loans

0.08

%



0.09

%



0.11

%





0.11

%



0.12

%

Allowance to period-end loans

0.85

%



0.84

%



0.83

%





0.85

%



0.83

%

Adjusted allowance to adjusted period end loans(1)

1.12

%



1.14

%



1.16

%





1.12

%



1.16

%

Nonperforming assets to total loans, ORE and repossessions

1.93

%



1.92

%



1.76

%





1.93

%



1.76

%

Adjusted nonperforming assets to loans, ORE and repossessions(3)

0.92

%



0.92

%



1.06

%





0.92

%



1.06

%

Allowance to nonperforming loans, ORE and repossessions

0.44x





0.44x





0.47x







0.44x





0.47x



SELECTED RATIOS:





















Loans to total deposits

92.56

%



91.53

%



92.60

%





92.56

%



92.60

%

Average total loans to average earning assets

90.21

%



92.29

%



91.95

%





92.02

%



90.20

%

Noninterest income to total revenue

44.00

%



46.49

%



44.61

%





48.15

%



49.95

%

Leverage ratio

9.18

%



8.96

%



8.85

%





9.18

%



8.85

%

Common equity tier 1 capital

9.54

%



9.15

%



8.86

%





9.54

%



8.86

%

Tier 1 risk-based capital

10.64

%



10.24

%



10.00

%





10.64

%



10.00

%

Total risk-based capital

13.24

%



12.78

%



12.65

%





13.24

%



12.65

%

Mortgage loan production

$

626,438





$

748,044





$

669,733







$

2,896,550





$

2,776,010



Total mortgage loan sales

686,153





771,058





602,171







2,753,779





2,588,842



Indirect automobile production

94,407





86,801





345,032







623,443





1,167,373



Total indirect automobile sales





18,614





59,681







133,889





431,227

























(1)   Non-GAAP financial measure. See non-GAAP reconciliation table for the comparable GAAP.

(2)  Balances for September 30, 2018 include approximately $1.1 billion of sub-serviced loans as a result of the August 30, 2018 MSRs sale. Servicing on these loans transferred to the Purchaser on October 1, 2018 and October 16, 2018.

(3)  Excludes acquired loans and net of government guarantees. See non-GAAP reconciliation table for the comparable GAAP.



 

 

FIDELITY SOUTHERN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(UNAUDITED)



($ in thousands)



December 31,

 2018



September 30,

 2018



December 31,

 2017

ASSETS













Cash and cash equivalents



$

212,293





$

182,672





$

186,302



Investment securities available-for-sale



251,602





209,180





120,121



Investment securities held-to-maturity



20,126





20,383





21,689



Loans held-for-sale



239,302





371,319





357,755

















Loans



3,685,478





3,706,953





3,580,966



Allowance for loan losses



(31,151)





(31,157)





(29,772)



Loans, net of allowance for loan losses



3,654,327





3,675,796





3,551,194

















Premises and equipment, net



93,699





91,359





88,463



Other real estate, net



8,290





8,031





7,621



Bank owned life insurance



71,510





71,092





71,883



Servicing rights, net



120,390





116,982





112,615



Other assets



62,257





65,242





59,215



Total assets



$

4,733,796





$

4,812,056





$

4,576,858

















LIABILITIES













Deposits













Noninterest-bearing demand deposits



$

1,214,534





$

1,249,391





$

1,125,598



Interest-bearing deposits













Demand deposits



474,441





477,477





478,428



Money market and savings deposits



1,365,275





1,413,960





1,339,028



Time deposits



927,328





909,141





924,146



Total deposits



3,981,578





4,049,969





3,867,200

















Short-term borrowings



139,760





163,562





150,580



Subordinated debt, net



120,707





120,680





120,587



Other liabilities



45,510





45,747





36,859



Total liabilities



4,287,555





4,379,958





4,175,226

















SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY













Common stock



230,841





226,605





217,555



Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net



985





(2,270)





383



Retained earnings



214,415





207,763





183,694



Total shareholders' equity



446,241





432,098





401,632



Total liabilities and shareholders' equity



$

4,733,796





$

4,812,056





$

4,576,858



 



 

FIDELITY SOUTHERN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(UNAUDITED)







For the Quarter Ended





For the Year Ended

($ in thousands, except per share data)



December 31,

 2018



September 30,

 2018



December 31,

 2017





December 31,

 2018



December 31,

 2017

INTEREST INCOME























Loans, including fees



$

45,233





$

44,746





$

40,065







$

172,673





$

150,998



Investment securities



2,142





1,646





1,015







6,317





4,404



Other



896





480





573







2,455





2,576



Total interest income



48,271





46,872





41,653







181,445





157,978



INTEREST EXPENSE























Deposits



6,058





5,655





4,219







20,849





15,722



Other borrowings



990





818





18







4,530





928



Subordinated debt



1,665





1,652





1,542







6,521





6,080



Total interest expense



8,713





8,125





5,779







31,900





22,730



Net interest income



39,558





38,747





35,874







149,545





135,248



Provision for loan losses



745





360











5,521





4,275



Net interest income after provision for loan losses



38,813





38,387





35,874







144,024





130,973



NONINTEREST INCOME























Service charges on deposit accounts



1,797





1,690





1,530







6,427





6,019



Other fees and charges



2,374





2,464





2,342







9,522





8,402



Mortgage banking activities



21,612





23,520





20,932







103,077





98,797



Indirect lending activities



689





1,120





2,566







5,227





12,533



SBA lending activities



3,440





914





581







6,728





4,540



Trust and wealth management services



589





588





434







2,283





1,288



Other



578





3,366





503







5,587





3,373



Total noninterest income



31,079





33,662





28,888







138,851





134,952



NONINTEREST EXPENSE























Salaries and employee benefits



28,941





28,805





25,745







113,522





103,366



Commissions



7,858





9,523





8,447







36,129





34,573



Occupancy and equipment



4,683





4,654





4,793







18,810





18,164



Professional and other services



3,894





4,243





4,620







17,570





18,343



Other



10,737





8,360





9,305







39,261





36,424



Total noninterest expense



56,113





55,585





52,910







225,292





210,870



Income before income tax expense



13,779





16,464





11,852







57,583





55,055



Income tax expense



3,855





3,722





(591)







13,760





15,259



NET INCOME



$

9,924





$

12,742





$

12,443







$

43,823





$

39,796



























EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE:























Basic



$

0.36





$

0.47





$

0.46







$

1.61





$

1.50



Diluted



$

0.36





$

0.47





$

0.46







$

1.61





$

1.49



Weighted average common shares outstanding-basic



27,283





27,229





26,904







27,155





26,602



Weighted average common shares outstanding-diluted



27,376





27,337





27,011







27,259





26,722



 



 

FIDELITY SOUTHERN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

LOANS BY CATEGORY

(UNAUDITED)



($ in thousands)



December 31,

 2018



September 30,

 2018



June 30,

 2018



March 31,

 2018



December 31,

 2017

Commercial



$

904,160





$

940,430





$

938,203





$

897,297





$

811,199



SBA



156,612





163,147





146,508





140,308





141,208



Total commercial and SBA loans



1,060,772





1,103,577





1,084,711





1,037,605





952,407

























Construction loans



279,409





262,048





269,330





265,780





248,317

























Indirect automobile



1,569,274





1,588,419





1,698,879





1,719,670





1,716,156



Installment loans and personal lines of credit



28,170





29,260





31,807





28,716





25,995



Total consumer loans



1,597,444





1,617,679





1,730,686





1,748,386





1,742,151



Residential mortgage



594,095





571,081





555,636





512,673





489,721



Home equity lines of credit



153,758





152,568





152,523





149,864





148,370



Total mortgage loans



747,853





723,649





708,159





662,537





638,091



Loans



3,685,478





3,706,953





3,792,886





3,714,308





3,580,966

























Loans held-for-sale:





















Residential mortgage



225,342





328,090





399,630





355,515





269,140



SBA



13,960





18,229





20,056





19,785





13,615



Indirect automobile







25,000





25,000





50,000





75,000



Total loans held-for-sale



239,302





371,319





444,686





425,300





357,755



Total loans



$

3,924,780





$

4,078,272





$

4,237,572





$

4,139,608





$

3,938,721

























 

DEPOSITS BY CATEGORY

(UNAUDITED)





For the Quarter Ended



December 31, 2018



September 30, 2018



June 30, 2018



March 31, 2018



December 31, 2017

($ in thousands)

Average

Amount



Rate



Average

Amount



Rate



Average

Amount



Rate



Average

Amount



Rate



Average

Amount



Rate

Noninterest-bearing 

     demand deposits

$

1,239,403





%



$

1,244,640





%



$

1,172,298





%



$

1,120,562





%



$

1,124,759





%

Interest-bearing demand 

     deposits

458,350





0.12

%



463,292





0.13

%



489,051





0.14

%



461,614





0.14

%



453,714





0.11

%

Money market and 

     savings deposits

1,380,472





0.74

%



1,415,868





0.70

%



1,349,447





0.61

%



1,345,905





0.55

%



1,381,207





0.53

%

Time deposits

925,913





1.43

%



918,668





1.30

%



906,133





1.16

%



901,394





1.04

%



958,790





0.94

%

Total average deposits

$

4,004,138





0.60

%



$

4,042,468





0.55

%



$

3,916,929





0.49

%



$

3,829,475





0.46

%



$

3,918,470





0.43

%

 

 

FIDELITY SOUTHERN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NONPERFORMING AND CLASSIFIED ASSETS

(UNAUDITED)



($ in thousands)

December 31,

 2018



September 30,

 2018



June 30,

 2018



March 31,

 2018



December 31,

 2017

NONPERFORMING ASSETS



















Nonaccrual loans (2)(6)

$

54,746





$

53,173





$

58,027





$

58,706





$

47,012



Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing

6,746





8,858





8,278





7,728





6,313



Repossessions

1,696





1,271





1,303





1,853





2,392



Other real estate (ORE)

8,290





8,031





6,834





7,668





7,621



Nonperforming assets

$

71,478





$

71,333





$

74,442





$

75,955





$

63,338























ASSET QUALITY RATIOS



















Loans 30-89 days past due

$

24,738





$

6,858





$

6,514





$

15,695





$

22,079



Loans 30-89 days past due to loans

0.67

%



0.19

%



0.17

%



0.42

%



0.62

%

Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing to loans

0.18

%



0.24

%



0.22

%



0.21

%



0.18

%

Nonperforming loans as a % of loans

1.67

%



1.67

%



1.75

%



1.79

%



1.49

%

Nonperforming assets to loans, ORE, and repossessions

1.93

%



1.92

%



1.96

%



2.04

%



1.76

%

Adjusted nonperforming assets to adjusted loans, ORE and

  repossessions(8)

0.92

%



0.92

%



0.99

%



1.14

%



1.06

%

Nonperforming assets to total assets

1.51

%



1.48

%



1.52

%



1.58

%



1.38

%

Adjusted nonperforming assets to total assets(8)

0.69

%



0.68

%



0.73

%



0.84

%



0.79

%

Classified Asset Ratio(4)

19.95

%



19.60

%



21.84

%



21.70

%



20.70

%

ALL to nonperforming loans

50.66

%



50.23

%



47.69

%



46.57

%



55.83

%

Net charge-offs, annualized to average loans

0.08

%



0.09

%



0.17

%



0.11

%



0.11

%

ALL as a % of loans

0.85

%



0.84

%



0.83

%



0.83

%



0.83

%

Adjusted ALL as a % of adjusted loans(7)

1.12

%



1.14

%



1.16

%



1.15

%



1.16

%

ALL as a % of loans, excluding acquired loans(5)

0.88

%



0.88

%



0.87

%



0.88

%



0.88

%





















CLASSIFIED ASSETS



















Classified loans(1)

$

82,786





$

80,176





$

87,688





$

83,867





$

77,679



ORE and repossessions

9,986





9,302





8,137





9,521





10,013



Total classified assets(3)

$

92,772





$

89,478





$

95,825





$

93,388





$

87,692























(1) Amount of SBA guarantee included in classified loans

$

3,561





$

5,254





$

4,870





$

2,879





$

2,930



(2) Amount of repurchased government-guaranteed loans, primarily

residential mortgage loans, included in nonaccrual loans

$

29,057





$

27,218





$

27,220





$

26,091





$

19,478



(3) Classified assets include loans having a risk rating of substandard or worse, both accrual and nonaccrual, repossessions and ORE, net of loss share and

purchase discounts (for periods prior to 2018)

(4) Classified asset ratio is defined as classified assets as a percentage of the sum of Tier 1 capital plus allowance for loan losses

(5) Allowance calculation excludes the recorded investment of acquired loans, due to valuation calculated at acquisition

(6) Excludes purchased credit impaired (PCI) loans which are not removed from their accounting pool

(7) Excludes indirect and acquired loans. See non-GAAP reconciliation table for a reconciliation to the comparable GAAP measure

(8) Excludes acquired loans and net of government guarantees. See non-GAAP reconciliation table for a reconciliation to the comparable GAAP measure

 

 



 

FIDELITY SOUTHERN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

INCOME FROM INDIRECT LENDING ACTIVITIES

(UNAUDITED)



























For the Quarter Ended

(in thousands)



December 31,

 2018



September 30,

 2018



June 30,

 2018



March 31,

 2018



December 31,

 2017

Loan servicing revenue



$

1,642





$

1,581





$

1,690





$

1,769





$

2,158



Gain on sale of loans







53





22





442





532



Gain on capitalization of servicing rights







124





196





569





406



Ancillary loan servicing revenue



170





162





166





183





247



    Gross indirect lending revenue



1,812





1,920





2,074





2,963





3,343



Less:





















Amortization of servicing rights, net



(1,123)





(800)





(804)





(815)





(777)



Total income from indirect lending activities



$

689





$

1,120





$

1,270





$

2,148





$

2,566



 

 

 

FIDELITY SOUTHERN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

ANALYSIS OF INDIRECT LENDING

(UNAUDITED)





As of or for the Quarter Ended

($ in thousands)



December 31,

 2018



September 30,

 2018



June 30,

 2018



March 31,

 2018



December 31,

 2017

Average loans outstanding(1)



$

1,602,826





$

1,673,014





$

1,771,665





$

1,784,982





$

1,748,179



Loans serviced for others



$

705,555





$

838,574





$

932,915





$

1,018,743





$

1,056,509



Past due loans:





















Amount 30+ days past due



3,197





2,659





2,407





2,257





3,423



Number 30+ days past due



299





258





217





197





283



30+ day performing delinquency rate(2)



0.20

%



0.16

%



0.14

%



0.13

%



0.19

%

Nonperforming loans



1,324





1,490





1,526





1,539





1,916



Nonperforming loans as a percentage of 

     period end loans(2)



0.08

%



0.09

%



0.09

%



0.09

%



0.11

%

Net charge-offs



$

779





$

1,069





$

864





$

1,147





$

798



Net charge-off rate(3)



0.19

%



0.26

%



0.20

%



0.27

%



0.19

%

Number of vehicles repossessed during 

     the period



126





139





132





140





107



Quarterly production weighted average 

     beacon score



773





769





779





781





783





(1)     Includes held-for-sale

(2)     Calculated by dividing loan category as of the end of the period by period-end loans including held for sale for the specified loan portfolio

(3)     Calculated by dividing annualized net charge-offs for the period by average loans held for investment during the period for the specified loan category

 

 

 

FIDELITY SOUTHERN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

ANALYSIS OF INDIRECT LENDING

(UNAUDITED)



































As of or for the Quarter Ended

($ in thousands)



December 31,

 2018



September 30,

 2018



June 30,

 2018



March 31,

 2018



December 31,

 2017

Production by state:























Alabama (2)



$





$

50





$

9,920





$

12,239





$

19,216





Arkansas (2)











4,488





20,322





30,732





North Carolina (2)







97





15,580





23,383





28,912





South Carolina (2)











11,065





12,322





16,559





Florida



60,006





51,620





52,645





65,786





87,750





Georgia



34,401





35,034





38,322





38,288





45,571





Mississippi (2)











22,605





24,785





32,141





Tennessee (2)











11,098





13,509





17,635





Virginia (2)















3,620





6,495





Louisiana (2)











17,952





44,306





60,021







Total production by state



$

94,407





$

86,801





$

183,675





$

258,560





$

345,032





























Loan sales



$





$

18,614





$

29,275





$

86,000





$

59,681



Portfolio yield (1)



3.46

%



3.08

%



3.02

%



2.98

%



2.98

%





(1)

Includes held-for-sale

(2)

Fidelity exited the Alabama, Arkansas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, Tennessee, Virginia, and Louisiana markets in 2018

 



 

FIDELITY SOUTHERN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

INCOME FROM MORTGAGE BANKING ACTIVITIES

(UNAUDITED)



































As of or for the Quarter Ended

(in thousands)



December 31,

 2018



September 30,

 2018



June 30,

 2018



March 31,

 2018



December 31,

 2017

Marketing gain, net



$

14,129





$

16,427





$

20,330





$

17,575





$

16,683



Origination points and fees



4,227





4,707





5,495





3,647





3,482



Loan servicing revenue



6,326





6,360





6,206





6,221





5,851



Gross mortgage revenue



$

24,682





$

27,494





$

32,031





$

27,443





$

26,016



Less:





















MSR amortization



(3,116)





(3,369)





(3,331)





(3,426)





(3,609)



MSR recovery/(impairment), net



46





(605)





683





4,545





(1,475)



Total income from mortgage 

     banking activities



$

21,612





$

23,520





$

29,383





$

28,562





$

20,932





























FIDELITY SOUTHERN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

ANALYSIS OF MORTGAGE LENDING

(UNAUDITED)



































As of or for the Quarter Ended

($ in thousands)



December 31,

 2018



September 30,

 2018



June 30,

 2018



March 31,

 2018



December 31,

 2017

Production by region:





















   Georgia



$

385,672





$

436,889





$

545,951





$

368,739





$

423,876



   Florida



87,360





120,230





136,990





109,034





103,490



   Alabama/Tennessee



992





748





2,433





2,709





4,609



   Virginia/Maryland



95,226





130,728





148,970





91,842





106,398



   North and South Carolina



57,188





59,449





74,410





40,990





31,360



      Total production by region



$

626,438





$

748,044





$

908,754





$

613,314





$

669,733

























% for purchases



90.2

%



90.6

%



91.6

%



85.1

%



82.9

%

% for refinance loans



9.8

%



9.4

%



8.4

%



14.9

%



17.1

%























Portfolio Production:



$

59,191





$

56,108





$

75,990





$

44,554





$

66,236

























Funded loan type (UPB):





















Conventional



62.8

%



64.3

%



63.8

%



65.9

%



62.0

%

FHA/VA/USDA



20.4

%



21.5

%



20.7

%



22.1

%



21.5

%

Jumbo



16.8

%



14.2

%



15.5

%



12.0

%



16.5

%



























Gross pipeline of locked loans to be

   sold (UPB)



$

225,698





$

289,065





$

354,735





$

382,386





$

203,896



Loans held for sale (UPB)



$

218,494





$

322,722





$

389,858





$

348,797





$

262,315





























Total loan sales (UPB)



$

686,153





$

771,058





$

800,084





$

496,484





$

602,171



Conventional



67.5

%



66.6

%



70.7

%



69.1

%



64.3

%

FHA/VA/USDA



19.6

%



24.5

%



21.3

%



27.2

%



25.0

%

Jumbo



12.9

%



8.9

%



8.0

%



3.7

%



10.7

%



























Average loans outstanding(1)



$

839,430





$

877,890





$

913,430





$

725,444





$

701,932





























(1) Includes held-for-sale































































FIDELITY SOUTHERN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

THIRD PARTY MORTGAGE LOAN SERVICING

(UNAUDITED)



































As of or for the Quarter Ended

($ in thousands)



December 31,

 2018



September 30,

 2018



June 30,

 2018



March 31,

 2018



December 31,

 2017

Loans serviced for others (UPB)(1)



$

9,009,506





$

8,687,984





$

9,450,326





$

9,097,869





$

8,917,117



Average loans serviced for others 

     (UPB)(1)



$

9,407,723





$

9,279,843





$

9,244,175





$

9,038,568





$

8,896,305

























MSR book value, net of amortization



$

113,368





$

108,876





$

119,372





$

113,217





$

110,497



MSR impairment



(1,954)





(2,000)





(4,590)





(5,274)





(9,818)



MSR net carrying value



$

111,414





$

106,876





$

114,782





$

107,943





$

100,679

























MSR carrying value as a % of period 

     end UPB



1.24

%



1.23

%



1.21

%



1.19

%



1.13

%



























Delinquency % loans serviced for 

     others



1.30

%



1.28

%



1.28

%



1.24

%



1.87

%



























MSR revenue multiple(2)



4.60





4.49





4.52





4.31





4.29



(1) Balances for September 30, 2018 exclude the UPB of loans temporarily sub-serviced as a result of the August 30, 2018 MSRs sale. Servicing transferred to the Purchaser on October 1, 2018 and October 16, 2018.

(2) MSR carrying value (period end) to period end loans serviced for others divided by the ratio of annualized mortgage loan servicing revenue to average mortgage loans serviced for others.

 



 

FIDELITY SOUTHERN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

AVERAGE BALANCE AND YIELDS

(UNAUDITED)





For the Quarter Ended



December 31, 2018



September 30, 2018



December 31, 2017



Average



Yield/



Average



Yield/



Average



Yield/

($ in thousands)

Balance



Rate



Balance



Rate



Balance



Rate

Assets























Interest-earning assets:























  Commercial

$

932,523





4.95

%



$

949,747





5.27

%



$

801,343





4.96

%

  SBA

170,162





7.97

%



166,467





8.07

%



149,918





10.23

%

  Construction

272,481





6.95

%



255,302





6.61

%



246,567





6.68

%

  Indirect automobile

1,602,826





3.46

%



1,673,014





3.08

%



1,748,179





2.98

%

  Installment loans and personal lines of credit

34,263





2.87

%



36,764





3.55

%



37,906





3.76

%

  Residential mortgage

838,691





4.23

%



877,080





4.14

%



701,083





3.84

%

  Home equity lines of credit

154,175





5.83

%



152,231





5.29

%



147,448





4.83

%

Total loans, net of unearned income (1)

4,005,121





4.48

%



4,110,605





4.32

%



3,832,444





4.15

%

Investment securities (1)

259,152





3.31

%



201,696





3.29

%



142,494





2.86

%

Other earning assets

175,495





2.02

%



141,748





1.34

%



193,186





1.18

%

Total interest-earning assets

4,439,768





4.32

%



4,454,049





4.18

%



4,168,124





3.97

%

Noninterest-earning assets:























Cash and due from banks

37,672









39,508









39,173







Allowance for loan losses

(31,278)









(31,581)









(30,579)







Premises and equipment, net

92,050









91,232









88,124







Other real estate

8,079









7,221









8,631







Other assets

238,042









242,360









232,055







Total noninterest-earning assets

344,565









348,740









337,404







Total assets

$

4,784,333









$

4,802,789









$

4,505,528







Liabilities and shareholders' equity























Interest-bearing liabilities:























Demand deposits

$

458,350





0.12

%



$

463,292





0.13

%



$

453,714





0.11

%

Money market and savings deposits

1,380,472





0.74

%



1,415,868





0.70

%



1,381,207





0.53

%

Time deposits

925,913





1.43

%



918,668





1.30

%



958,790





0.94

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

2,764,735





0.87

%



2,797,828





0.80

%



2,793,711





0.60

%

Other short-term borrowings

177,955





2.21

%



169,128





1.92

%



31,253





0.22

%

Subordinated debt

120,694





5.47

%



120,667





5.43

%



120,571





5.07

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

3,063,384





1.13

%



3,087,623





1.04

%



2,945,535





0.78

%

Noninterest-bearing liabilities and shareholders' equity:













Demand deposits

1,239,403









1,244,640









1,124,759







Other liabilities

46,638









44,538









42,486







Shareholders' equity

434,908









425,988









392,748







Total noninterest-bearing liabilities and

   shareholders' equity

1,720,949









1,715,166









1,559,993







Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

4,784,333









$

4,802,789









$

4,505,528







Net interest spread





3.19

%







3.14

%







3.19

%

Net interest margin





3.54

%







3.45

%







3.42

%

























(1)   Interest income includes the effect of taxable-equivalent adjustment using a 21% tax rate for the quarters ended December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2018 and a 35% tax rate for the quarter ended December 31, 2017.



 

FIDELITY SOUTHERN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

GAAP TO NON-GAAP RATIO RECONCILIATION

(UNAUDITED)





For the Quarter Ended

($ in thousands)

December 31,

 2018



September 30,

 2018



June 30,

 2018



March 31,

 2018



December 31,

 2017





















Reconciliation of nonperforming assets to adjusted nonperforming assets:

Nonperforming assets (GAAP)

$

71,478





$

71,333





$

74,442





$

75,955





$

63,338



Less: repurchased government-guaranteed mortgage

   loans included on nonaccrual

(29,057)





(27,218)





(27,220)





(26,091)





(19,478)



Less: SBA guaranteed loans included on nonaccrual

(3,561)





(4,049)





(3,639)





(1,541)





(1,652)



Less: Nonaccrual acquired loans

(6,120)





(7,388)





(7,648)





(7,890)





(6,242)



Adjusted nonperforming assets, excluding acquired

   loans and government-guaranteed loans (non-GAAP)

$

32,740





$

32,678





$

35,935





$

40,433





$

35,966























Reconciliation of total loans, ORE and repossessions to total loans, ORE and repossessions, less acquired loans:

Loans, excluding Loans Held-for-Sale

$

3,685,478





$

3,706,953





$

3,792,886





$

3,714,308





$

3,580,966



Add: ORE

8,290





8,031





6,834





7,668





7,621



Add: repossessions

1,696





1,271





1,303





1,853





2,392



Total loans, ORE, and repossessions (GAAP)

3,695,464





3,716,255





3,801,023





3,723,829





3,590,979



Less: acquired loans

(141,198)





(150,763)





(165,303)





(178,496)





(196,567)



Adjusted loans, ORE, and repossessions, less acquired

   loans (non-GAAP)

$

3,554,266





$

3,565,492





$

3,635,720





$

3,545,333





$

3,394,412



Nonperforming assets to loans, ORE, and

  repossessions (GAAP)

1.93

%



1.92

%



1.96

%



2.04

%



1.76

%

Adjusted nonperforming assets to adjusted loans,

   ORE, and repossessions (non-GAAP)

0.92

%



0.92

%



0.99

%



1.14

%



1.06

%

Nonperforming assets to total assets (GAAP)

1.51

%



1.48

%



1.52

%



1.58

%



1.38

%

Adjusted nonperforming assets to total assets (non-GAAP)

0.69

%



0.68

%



0.73

%



0.84

%



0.79

%





















Reconciliation of allowance to adjusted allowance:



















Allowance for loan losses (GAAP)

$

31,151





$

31,157





$

31,623





$

30,940





$

29,772



Less: allowance allocated to indirect auto loans

(8,669)





(8,556)





(9,210)





(9,888)





(10,258)



Less: allowance allocated to acquired loans

(284)





(134)





(134)





(134)





(209)



Adjusted allowance for loan losses (non-GAAP)

$

22,198





$

22,467





$

22,279





$

20,918





$

19,305























Reconciliation of period end loans to adjusted period end loans:

Loans, excluding Loans Held-for-Sale

$

3,685,478





$

3,706,953





$

3,792,886





$

3,714,308





$

3,580,966



Less: indirect auto loans

(1,569,274)





(1,588,419)





(1,698,879)





(1,719,670)





(1,716,156)



Less: acquired loans

(141,198)





(150,763)





(165,303)





(178,496)





(196,567)



Adjusted total loans (non-GAAP)

$

1,975,006





$

1,967,771





$

1,928,704





$

1,816,142





$

1,668,243



Allowance to total loans (GAAP)

0.85

%



0.84

%



0.83

%



0.83

%



0.83

%

Adjusted allowance to adjusted total loans (non-GAAP)

1.12

%



1.14

%



1.16

%



1.15

%



1.16

%





















Reconciliation of book value per common share to tangible book value per common share:

Shareholders' equity

$

446,241





$

432,098





420,962





410,744





$

401,632



Less: intangible assets

(11,197)





(11,474)





(11,751)





(12,028)





(12,306)



Tangible shareholders' equity

$

435,044





$

420,624





$

409,211





$

398,716





$

389,326



End of period common shares outstanding

27,279,729





27,260,681





27,191,787





27,034,255





27,019,201



Book value per common share (GAAP)

$

16.36





$

15.85





$

15.48





$

15.19





$

14.86



Tangible book value per common share (non-GAAP)

15.95





15.43





$

15.05





$

14.75





14.41



 

Contacts: 

Martha Fleming, Charles D. Christy



Fidelity Southern Corporation (404) 240-1504

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