First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. Reports First Quarter Earnings; Announces Regulatory Approval and Accelerated Closing Date for Acquisition

BILLINGS, Mont.--()--First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. (NASDAQ: FIBK) reports first quarter 2017 net income of $23.1 million, or $0.51 per share. This compares to net income of $24.8 million, or $0.55 per share, during fourth quarter 2016, and $20.1 million, or $0.45 per share, during first quarter 2016. Exclusive of non-core items, the Company's first quarter core net income was $23.6 million, or $0.52 per share, as compared to $25.5 million, or $0.57 per share, during fourth quarter 2016, and $20.1 million, or $0.45 per share, during first quarter 2016.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Core earnings per share growth of 15.6% over the same period in the prior year.
  • Positive operating leverage - net interest income growth of 1.4% over the prior year, fee-based revenue growth of 2.5% over the prior year, as compared to core non-interest expense growth of 1.2% during the same period.
  • Core non-interest expense of $63.0 million, an increase of 1.2% over the same period in the prior year and a decrease of 7.3% from fourth quarter 2016.
  • Regulatory approval received for acquisition of Cascade Bancorp, parent company of Bank of the Cascades, with expected closing date accelerated to the end of May 2017.
  • Net charged-off loans of 0.13% of average loans.
  • Dividends per common share of $11 million, or $0.24 per share, an increase from $10 million, or $0.22 per share, paid during fourth quarter 2016.

“Although we delivered a 15% increase in core earnings per share over the prior year, loan growth in the first quarter was somewhat weaker than we expected given our pipeline at year end,” said Kevin P. Riley, President and Chief Executive Officer of First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. “While the first quarter is a seasonally slower period, our loan balances came in lower than expected as we are seeing heightened competition in certain loan segments such as commercial real estate, with many deals not meeting our criteria for pricing and structure. As we enter the seasonally stronger second quarter, we are seeing a pick up in commercial, residential mortgage, construction and agriculture lending opportunities that should help drive improved results next quarter," continued Mr. Riley.

DIVIDEND DECLARATION

On April 17, 2017, the Company's board of directors declared a dividend of $0.24 per common share, payable on May 12, 2017 to owners of record as of May 2, 2017. This dividend equates to a 2.3% annual yield based on the $41.64 average closing price of the Company's common stock during first quarter 2017.

PENDING ACQUISITION OF CASCADE BANCORP

During first quarter 2017, the Company received regulatory approval to acquire all of the outstanding stock of Cascade Bancorp, parent company of Bank of the Cascades, an Oregon-based community bank with 50 banking offices across Oregon, Idaho and Washington. Upon completion of the acquisition, the Company will become a regional community bank with over $12 billion in total assets and a geographic footprint that will span Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota, Idaho, Oregon and Washington.

“We are pleased to be ahead of schedule in completing our merger with Cascade Bancorp and now expect to close the transaction by the end of May, pending shareholder approval," said Mr. Riley. "We continue to anticipate that the synergies from this merger, combined with our entrance into markets with more robust economies, will have a positive impact on our ability to generate profitable growth for the shareholders of the combined company,” continued Mr. Riley.

NET INTEREST INCOME

The Company's net interest income, on a fully taxable equivalent basis, decreased $4.8 million, or 6.4%, to $70.0 million during first quarter 2017, as compared to $74.7 million during fourth quarter 2016, and increased $938 thousand, or 1.4%, from $69.0 million during first quarter 2016. Included in fourth quarter 2016 net interest income was $1.8 million of interest income related to non-accrual loans that was attributable to the first three quarters of 2016. The remaining decrease in net interest income during first quarter 2017, as compared to fourth quarter 2016, was primarily due to two less accrual days, an approximate 3 basis point reduction in loan yield, of which 2 basis points were due to fluctuations in interest accretion related to acquired loans, and a 6 basis point increase in funding costs. Interest accretion attributable to the fair valuation of acquired loans contributed $1.2 million of interest income during first quarter 2017, as compared to $1.6 million during fourth quarter 2016 and $1.6 million during first quarter 2016.

The impact of these items resulted in compression of the Company's reported net interest margin ratio. The Company's net interest margin ratio decreased 13 basis points to 3.49% during first quarter 2017, as compared to 3.62% during fourth quarter 2016, and decreased 5 basis points from 3.54% during first quarter 2016. Exclusive of interest accretion related to acquired loans, the impact of recoveries of charged-off interest and the fourth quarter 2016 interest adjustment, the Company's core net interest margin ratio was 3.41% during first quarter 2017, as compared to 3.44% during fourth quarter 2016 and 3.45% during first quarter 2016.

PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES

The Company recorded a provision for loan losses of $1.7 million during first quarter 2017, compared to $1.1 million during fourth quarter 2016, and $4.0 million during first quarter 2016. Fluctuations in the provision for loan losses reflect management's estimate of possible loan losses based upon evaluation of the borrowers' ability to repay, collateral value underlying loans, loan loss trends and estimated effects of current economic conditions on our loan portfolio.

NON-INTEREST INCOME

Non-interest income decreased $5.7 million, or 16.4%, to $29.1 million during first quarter 2017, as compared to $34.8 million during fourth quarter 2016, and increased $471 thousand, or 1.6%, from $28.6 million during first quarter 2016. First quarter decreases, as compared to fourth quarter 2016, were primarily due to declines in fee-based revenues, particularly mortgage banking revenues, wealth management revenues and other service charges, commissions and fees. In addition, during fourth quarter 2016, the Company recorded a $400 thousand non-core recovery of prior year litigation expense.

Mortgage banking revenues decreased $2.4 million, or 26.5%, to $6.5 million during first quarter 2017, as compared to $8.9 million during fourth quarter 2016, due to seasonal declines in mortgage loan production. During first quarter 2017, the Company's overall mortgage loan production decreased 38%, as compared to fourth quarter 2016, and 5% as compared to first quarter 2016, with loans originated for home purchases accounting for approximately 54% of production during first quarter 2017, as compared to 59% during fourth quarter 2016 and 57% during first quarter 2016. Decreases in mortgage banking revenues due to lower production in first quarter 2017, as compared to first quarter 2016, were partially offset by increases in gains on loan sale margins.

Wealth management revenues decreased $711 thousand, or 12.4%, to $5.0 million during first quarter 2017, as compared to $5.7 million during fourth quarter 2016, primarily due to lower brokerage revenues. Wealth management revenues increased $438 thousand, or 9.6%, to $5.0 million during first quarter 2017, as compared to $4.6 million during first quarter 2016.

Other service charges, commissions and fees decreased $749 thousand, or 21.9%, to $2.7 million during first quarter 2017, as compared to $3.4 million during fourth quarter 2016, due to decreases in fees from interest rate swaps.

Payment services revenues decreased $271 thousand, or 3.1%, to $8.4 million during first quarter 2017, as compared to $8.7 million during fourth quarter 2016, primarily due to seasonal declines in credit and debit card activity that typically occur during the first quarter of each year. Payment services revenues increased $454 thousand, or 5.7%, to $8.4 million during first quarter 2017, as compared to $8.0 million during first quarter 2016, due to increases in credit card interchange fees resulting primarily from higher business card transaction volumes.

NON-INTEREST EXPENSE

Non-interest expense decreased $5.9 million, or 8.5%, to $63.7 million during first quarter 2017, as compared to $69.6 million during fourth quarter 2016, primarily due to lower incentive compensation and profit sharing accruals, which were partially offset by higher employee benefits and separation expenses. Non-interest expense increased $1.4 million, or 2.3%, to $63.7 million during first quarter 2016, as compared to $62.3 million during first quarter 2016. Included in non-interest expense were acquisition expenses of $705 thousand during first quarter 2017 and $1.6 million during fourth quarter 2016. No acquisition expenses were recorded during first quarter 2016.

Salaries and wages expense decreased $3.2 million, or 11.0%, to $25.7 million during first quarter 2017, as compared to $28.9 million during fourth quarter 2016, and increased $473 thousand, or 1.9%, as compared to first quarter 2016. Variances in salaries and wages expense between periods were primarily due to fluctuations in incentive compensation expenses, which are reflective of the Company's performance against pre-established performance metrics. In addition, the Company recorded one-time separation expenses of $727 thousand during first quarter 2017, as compared to $444 thousand during fourth quarter 2016 and $948 thousand during first quarter 2016.

Benefits expense increased $708 thousand, or 7.9%, to $9.6 million during first quarter 2017, as compared to $8.9 million during fourth quarter 2016, and remained stable as compared to $9.6 million during first quarter 2016. Linked-quarter increases were due to higher payroll tax expense, which typically occurs during the first part of each year until compensation tax limits are met.

Other expenses decreased $2.6 million, or 11.4%, to $20.0 million during first quarter 2017, as compared to $22.6 million during fourth quarter 2016, primarily due to fluctuations in operating expenses. Other expenses increased slightly to $20.0 million during first quarter 2017, from $19.7 million during first quarter 2016.

INCOME TAXES

As a result of the January 1, 2017 adoption of Accounting Standards Update 2016-09, "Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718)", the Company’s income tax expense during the first quarter of 2017 included a tax benefit of $1.4 million related to the exercise of outstanding stock option awards. Exclusive of the effect of this tax benefit, the Company's effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2017 was 33.3%, as compared to 33.7% for the first quarter of 2016.

LOANS

Loans held for investment decreased $40 million, or less than 1.0%, to $5.4 billion as of March 31, 2017, from $5.4 billion as of December 31, 2016, with the most significant decreases occurring in residential and construction real estate loans. Year-over-year, loans held for investment increased $185 million, or 3.6%, to $5.4 billion as of March 31, 2017, from $5.2 billion as of March 31, 2016, with approximately $83 million of this growth due to the acquisition of Flathead Bank in August 2016.

Residential real estate loans decreased $23 million, or 2.3%, to $1.0 billion as of March 31, 2017, from $1.0 billion as of December 31, 2016. Exclusive of acquired Flathead Bank loans, residential real estate loans decreased $38 million, or 3.7%, year-over-year. These decreases were primarily due to scheduled loan repayments.

Construction loans decreased $17 million, or 3.4%, to $465 million as of March 31 2017, from $482 million as of December 31, 2016, with approximately half of the decline occurring in land acquisition and development loans. Management attributes the decline in construction loans to adverse weather conditions. Exclusive of acquired Flathead Bank loans, construction loans increased $18 million, or 4.0%, year-over-year.

The Company experienced organic growth in indirect consumer loans, which increased $10 million, or 1.3%, to $762 million as of March 31, 2017, from $752 million as of December 31, 2016, and $111 million, or 17.1%, from $651 million as of March 31, 2016, due to increases in loan volumes within the Company's existing dealer network.

Loans held for sale consist of residential mortgage loans pending sale to investors in the secondary market. Loans held for sale decreased $39 million, or 62.4%, to $23 million as of March 31, 2017, from $62 million as of December 31, 2016, and decreased $30 million, or 56.1%, from $53.0 million as of March 31, 2016. The Company typically experiences a seasonal decline in residential mortgage loan activity during the first quarter of each year, which was exacerbated by the harsh winter.

DEPOSITS

Total deposits decreased $76 million, or 1.0%, to $7.3 billion as of March 31, 2017, from $7.4 billion as of December 31, 2016, and exclusive of the deposits acquired as part of the Flathead Bank acquisition, remained flat as compared to March 31, 2016. The Company has historically experienced a decline in deposits during the first quarter of each year. As of March 31, 2017, the mix of deposits was 25% non-interest bearing demand, 31% interest bearing demand, 30% savings and 14% time.

Securities sold under repurchase agreements increased $50 million to $588 million as of March 31, 2017, from $538 million as of December 31, 2016. As of March 31, 2017, all outstanding repurchase agreements were due in one day.

CREDIT QUALITY

Non-performing assets increased slightly to $89 million, or 0.98% of total assets as of March 31, 2017, as compared to $87 million, or 0.96% of total assets, as of December 31, 2016. Criticized loans increased $11 million, or 3.0%, to $384 million as of March 31, 2017, from $372 million as of December 31, 2016,with the largest increase occurring in the substandard category. Substandard loans increased $28 million, or 16.3%, to $200 million as of March 31, 2017, as compared to $172 million as of December 31, 2016, due to the downgrade of the loans of two commercial borrowers aggregating $23 million. The increase in substandard loans was partially offset by decreases in special mention loans. Special mention loans decreased $19 million, or 11.5%, to $145 million as of March 31, 2017, as compared to $164 million as of December 31, 2016, primarily due to the upgrade of the loans of two commercial real estate borrowers aggregating $12 million and the pay-off of the loans of one agricultural borrower aggregating $5 million.

Net loan charge-offs decreased to $1.7 million during first quarter 2017, as compared to $6.1 million during fourth quarter 2016, and increased $820 thousand from $893 thousand during first quarter 2016. The Company's allowance for loan losses as a percentage of period end loans increased slightly to 1.41% as of March 31, 2017, compared to 1.39% as of December 31, 2016.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

In addition to results presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, or GAAP, this release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures that management uses to provide supplemental perspectives on capital adequacy, operating results, performance trends and financial condition. These non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies because other companies may not calculate these non-GAAP measures in the same manner. As a result, the usefulness of these measures to investors may be limited, and they should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.

The Company adjusts certain capital adequacy measures to exclude intangible assets except mortgage servicing rights. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures, which are intended to complement the capital ratios defined by banking regulators, are useful to investors in evaluating the Company's performance due to the importance that analysts place on these ratios and also allow investors to compare certain aspects of the Company's capitalization to other companies.

The Company also adjusts earnings and certain performance ratios to exclude certain non-core revenues and expenses, including investment securities net gains or losses, acquisition expenses consisting primarily of professional fees, and nonrecurring litigation expenses and recoveries. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors in evaluating operating trends by excluding amounts which the Company views as unrelated to its normalized operations. These non-core income and expense adjustments may be presented before or net of estimated income tax expense. In addition, the Company adjusts net income to exclude income tax expense and provision for loan losses. Management believes this non-GAAP financial measure is useful to investors in evaluating operating trends by excluding pre-tax amounts which the Company views as fluctuating widely based on economic conditions.

See the Non-GAAP Financial Measures table included herein for a reconciliation of the above described non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and Factors that Could Affect Future Results

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Rule 175 promulgated thereunder, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Rule 3b-6 promulgated thereunder, that involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Any statements about our plans, objectives, expectations, strategies, beliefs, or future performance or events constitute forward-looking statements. Such statements are identified as those that include words or phrases such as “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “trend,” “objective,” “continue” or similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “might,” “may” or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions, estimates and other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from any results, performance or events expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The following factors, among others, may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations in the forward-looking statements, including those set forth in this report: declining business and economic conditions, adverse economic conditions affecting Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota, Oregon, Washington and Idaho, lending risk, changes in interest rates, credit losses, adequacy of the allowance for loan losses, declining oil and gas prices, declining demand for coal, additional regulatory requirements if our assets exceed $10 billion, failure to integrate or profitably operate acquired organizations, access to low-cost funding sources, impairment of goodwill, changes in accounting standards, dependence on the Company’s management team, ability to attract and retain qualified employees, governmental regulation and changes in regulatory, tax and accounting rules and interpretations, stringent capital requirements, future FDIC insurance premium increases, CFPB restrictions on our ability to originate and sell mortgage loans, failure of technology, cyber-security, unfavorable resolution of litigation, inability to meet liquidity requirements, environmental remediation and other costs, ineffective internal operational controls, competition, reliance on external vendors, soundness of other financial institutions, failure to effectively implement technology-driven products and services, inability of our bank subsidiary to pay dividends, risks associated with introducing new lines of business, products or services, implementation of new lines of business or net product or services offerings, successful completion of the merger and integration of Cascade Bancorp, uninsured nature of any investment in Class A and Class B common stock, volatility of Class A and Class B common stock, decline in market price of Class A common stock, litigation pertaining to fiduciary responsibilities, change in dividend policy, uninsured nature of any investment in Class A and Class B common stock, voting control of Class B stockholders, anti-takeover provisions, dilution as a result of future equity issuances, controlled company status, and subordination of common stock to Company debt.

These factors are not necessarily all of the factors that could cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by any of our forward-looking statements. Other unknown or unpredictable factors also could harm our results.

All forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements set forth above. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and we do not undertake or assume any obligation to update publicly any of these statements to reflect actual results, new information or future events, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking statements, except to the extent required by applicable laws. If we update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that we will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements.

First Quarter 2017 Conference Call for Investors

First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. will host a conference call to discuss first quarter 2017 results at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (9:00 a.m. Mountain Time) on Wednesday, April 26, 2017. The conference call will be accessible by telephone and through the Internet. Participants may join the call by dialing 1-877-507-0356 or by logging on to www.FIBK.com. The call will be recorded and made available for replay after 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (11:00 a.m. Mountain Time) on April 26, 2017 through 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time (7:00 a.m. Mountain Time) on May 26, 2017, by dialing 1-877-344-7529 (using conference ID 10105071). The call will also be archived on our website, www.FIBK.com, for one year.

About First Interstate BancSystem, Inc.

First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. is a financial and bank holding company incorporated in 1971 and headquartered in Billings, Montana. The Company operates 80 banking offices, including detached drive-up facilities, in 46 communities in Montana, Wyoming and South Dakota. Through First Interstate Bank, the Company delivers a comprehensive range of banking products and services to individuals, businesses, municipalities and other entities throughout the Company's market areas.

 
FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Income

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  Quarter Ended   % Change
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2017

 

Dec 31,
2016

 

Sep 30,
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Jun 30,
2016

 

Mar 31,
2016

1Q17 vs
4Q16

 

1Q17 vs
1Q16

 
Net interest income $ 68,893   $ 73,601   $ 70,581   $ 67,633   $ 67,950 (6.4 )%   1.4 %
Net interest income on a fully-taxable equivalent ("FTE") basis 69,950 74,724 71,739 68,742 69,012 (6.4 ) 1.4
Provision for loan losses 1,730 1,078 2,363 2,550 4,000 60.5 (56.8 )
Non-interest income:
Payment services revenues 8,445 8,716 9,019 8,648 7,991 (3.1 ) 5.7
Mortgage banking revenues 6,548 8,911 11,303 10,281 6,727 (26.5 ) (2.7 )
Wealth management revenues 5,013 5,724 4,995 5,166 4,575 (12.4 ) 9.6
Service charges on deposit accounts 4,350 4,645 4,692 4,626 4,463 (6.4 ) (2.5 )
Other service charges, commissions and fees 2,676     3,425     2,628     2,845     2,608   (21.9 )   2.6  
Total fee-based revenues 27,032 31,421 32,637 31,566 26,364 (14.0 ) 2.5
Investment securities gains (losses) 2 18 225 108 (21 ) (88.9 ) (109.5 )
Other income 2,073 2,979 2,299 2,457 2,293 (30.4 ) (9.6 )
Non-core litigation recovery     400         3,750      

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    NM  
Total non-interest income 29,107 34,818 35,161 37,881 28,636 (16.4 ) 1.6
Non-interest expense:
Salaries and wages 25,741 28,929 26,908 27,579 25,268 (11.0 ) 1.9
Employee benefits 9,616 8,908 8,610 8,066 9,609 7.9 0.1
Occupancy and equipment 7,062 6,823 6,811 6,744 6,920 3.5 2.1
Core deposit intangible amortization 630 898 875 827 827 (29.8 ) (23.8 )
Other expenses 19,987     22,557     20,994     20,411     19,670   (11.4 )   1.6  
Subtotal 63,036 68,115 64,198 63,627 62,294 (7.5 ) 1.2
Other real estate owned (income) expense (48 ) (153 ) 8 140 (39 ) (68.6 ) 23.1
Acquisition expenses 705     1,624     1,197           (56.6 )  

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Total non-interest expense 63,693     69,586     65,403     63,767     62,255   (8.5 )   2.3  
Income before taxes 32,577 37,755 37,976 39,197 30,331 (13.7 ) 7.4
Income taxes 9,451     12,990     12,783     13,643     10,207   (27.2 )   (7.4 )
Net income $ 23,126     $ 24,765     $ 25,193     $ 25,554     $ 20,124   (6.6 )%   14.9 %
 
Weighted-average basic shares outstanding 44,680 44,530 44,415 44,269 44,719 0.3 % (0.1 )%
Weighted-average diluted shares outstanding 45,239 44,953 44,806 44,645 45,114 0.6 0.3
Earnings per share - basic $ 0.52 $ 0.56 $ 0.57 $ 0.58 $ 0.45 (7.1 ) 15.6
Earnings per share - diluted 0.51 0.55 0.56 0.57 0.45 (7.3 ) 13.3
 
Core net income** $ 23,563 $ 25,516 $ 25,798 $ 23,154 $ 20,137 (7.7 )% 17.0 %
Core pre-tax, pre-provision net income** 35,010 40,039 41,311 37,889 34,352 (12.6 ) 1.9
Core earnings per share - diluted** 0.52 0.57 0.58 0.52 0.45 (8.8 ) 15.6
 
 
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**Non-GAAP financial measure - see Non-GAAP Financial Measures included herein for a reconciliation of net income (GAAP) to core net income (non-GAAP) and core pre-tax, pre-provision net income (non-GAAP); and earnings per share - diluted (GAAP) to core earnings per share - diluted (non-GAAP).
 
FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets

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Assets:      
Cash and cash equivalents $ 807,952 $ 782,023 $ 701,367 $ 476,051 $ 655,528 3.3 % 23.3 %
Investment securities 2,148,559 2,124,468 2,072,273 2,061,828 2,144,740 1.1 0.2
Loans held for investment 5,376,542 5,416,750 5,462,936 5,340,189 5,191,469 (0.7 ) 3.6
Mortgage loans held for sale 23,237     61,794     67,979     73,053     52,989   (62.4 )   (56.1 )
Total loans 5,399,779 5,478,544 5,530,915 5,413,242 5,244,458 (1.4 ) 3.0
Less allowance for loan losses 76,231     76,214     81,235     80,340     79,924       (4.6 )
Net loans 5,323,548     5,402,330     5,449,680     5,332,902     5,164,534   (1.5 )   3.1  
Premises and equipment 195,472 194,457 191,064 187,538 188,714 0.5 3.6
Goodwill and intangible assets (excluding mortgage servicing rights) 249,851 222,468 223,368 213,420 214,248 12.3 16.6
Company owned life insurance 199,262 198,116 197,070 189,524 188,396 0.6 5.8
Other real estate owned 9,428 10,019 9,447 7,908 9,257 (5.9 ) 1.8
Mortgage servicing rights 19,454 18,457 17,322 16,038 15,574 5.4 24.9
Other assets 107,708     111,557     112,256     120,167     109,689   (3.5 )   (1.8 )
Total assets $ 9,061,234     $ 9,063,895     $ 8,973,847     $ 8,605,376     $ 8,690,680   %   4.3 %
 
Liabilities and stockholders' equity:
Deposits $ 7,300,179 $ 7,376,110 $ 7,328,581 $ 6,981,448 $ 7,107,463 (1.0 )% 2.7 %
Securities sold under repurchase agreements 587,570 537,556 476,768 466,399 465,523 9.3 26.2
Long-term debt 27,994 27,970 27,949 27,928 27,907 0.1 0.3
Subordinated debentures held by subsidiary trusts 82,477 82,477 82,477 82,477 82,477
Other liabilities 61,418     57,189     75,568     81,999     65,296   7.4     (5.9 )
Total liabilities 8,059,638     8,081,302     7,991,343     7,640,251     7,748,666   (0.3 )   4.0  
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock 297,173 296,071 293,960 290,366 288,782 0.4 2.9
Retained earnings 707,016 694,650 679,722 664,337 648,631 1.8 9.0
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (2,593 )   (8,128 )   8,822     10,422     4,601   (68.1 )   (156.4 )
Total stockholders' equity 1,001,596     982,593     982,504     965,125     942,014   1.9     6.3  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 9,061,234     $ 9,063,895     $ 8,973,847     $ 8,605,376     $ 8,690,680   %   4.3 %
 
Common shares outstanding at period end 45,144 44,926 44,880 44,746 44,707 0.5 % 1.0 %
Book value at period end $ 22.19 $ 21.87 $ 21.89 $ 21.57 $ 21.07 1.5 5.3
Tangible book value at period end** 16.65 16.91 16.91 16.80 16.28 (1.5 ) 2.3
 
 
**Non-GAAP financial measure - see Non-GAAP Financial Measures included herein for a reconciliation of book value at period end (GAAP) to tangible book value at period end (non-GAAP).
 
FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Loans and Deposits

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Loans:
Real Estate:
Commercial real estate $ 1,819,654 $ 1,834,445 $ 1,843,120 $ 1,816,813 $ 1,764,492 (0.8 )% 3.1 %
Construction:
Land acquisition and development 200,412 208,512 212,680 218,650 219,450 (3.9 ) (8.7 )
Residential 143,852 147,896 137,014 113,944 113,317 (2.7 ) 26.9
Commercial 121,154     125,589     128,154     117,643     102,382   (3.5 )   18.3  
Total construction 465,418 481,997 477,848 450,237 435,149 (3.4 ) 7.0
Residential real estate 1,004,045 1,027,393 1,047,150 1,030,593 1,021,443 (2.3 ) (1.7 )
Agricultural real estate 167,749     170,248     172,949     166,872     153,054   (1.5 )   9.6  
Total real estate 3,456,866 3,514,083 3,541,067 3,464,515 3,374,138 (1.6 ) 2.5
Consumer
Indirect 762,477 752,409 731,901 687,768 651,057 1.3 17.1
Other 145,443 148,087 153,624 153,185 150,774 (1.8 ) (3.5 )
Credit card 65,241     69,770     66,860     66,221     63,624   (6.5 )   2.5  
Total consumer 973,161 970,266 952,385 907,174 865,455 0.3 12.4
Commercial 817,841 797,942 814,392 824,962 825,043 2.5 (0.9 )
Agricultural 125,492 132,858 152,800 139,892 126,290 (5.5 ) (0.6 )
Other 3,182     1,601     2,292     3,646     543   98.8     486.0  
Loans held for investment 5,376,542 5,416,750 5,462,936 5,340,189 5,191,469 (0.7 ) 3.6
Loans held for sale 23,237     61,794     67,979     73,053     52,989   (62.4 )   (56.1 )
Total loans $ 5,399,779     $ 5,478,544     $ 5,530,915     $ 5,413,242     $ 5,244,458   (1.4 )%   3.0 %
 
 
Deposits:
Non-interest bearing $ 1,840,647 $ 1,906,257 $ 1,965,872 $ 1,783,609 $ 1,860,472 (3.4 )% (1.1 )%
Interest bearing:
Demand 2,266,017 2,276,494 2,174,443 2,107,950 2,142,326 (0.5 ) 5.8
Savings 2,192,679 2,141,761 2,095,678 2,003,343 2,001,329 2.4 9.6
Time, $100 and over 425,870 461,368 485,253 479,077 478,527 (7.7 ) (11.0 )
Time, other 574,966     590,230     607,335     607,469     624,809   (2.6 )   (8.0 )
Total interest bearing 5,459,532     5,469,853     5,362,709     5,197,839     5,246,991   (0.2 )   4.1  
Total deposits $ 7,300,179     $ 7,376,110     $ 7,328,581     $ 6,981,448     $ 7,107,463   (1.0 )%   2.7 %
 
Total core deposits(1) $ 6,874,309 $ 6,914,742 $ 6,843,328 $ 6,502,371 $ 6,628,936 (0.6 )% 3.7 %
 
(1) Core deposits are defined as total deposits less time deposits, $100 and over
 
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Credit Quality

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        % Change
(In thousands)   Mar 31, 2017   Dec 31, 2016   Sep 30, 2016   Jun 30,
2016
  Mar 31, 2016 1Q17 vs 4Q16   1Q17 vs 1Q16
     
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Allowance for loan losses $ 76,231 $ 76,214 $ 81,235 $ 80,340 $ 79,924 % (4.6 )%
As a percentage of period-end loans 1.41 % 1.39 % 1.47 % 1.48 % 1.52 %
 
Net charge-offs during quarter $ 1,713 $ 6,099 $ 1,468 $ 2,134 $ 893 (71.9 )% 91.8 %
Annualized as a percentage of average loans 0.13 % 0.44 % 0.11 % 0.16 % 0.07 %
 
 
Non-Performing Assets:
Non-accrual loans $ 74,580 $ 72,793 $ 71,469 $ 74,311 $ 63,837 2.5 % 16.8 %
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more 4,527     3,789     8,131     4,454     4,362   19.5     3.8  
Total non-performing loans 79,107 76,582 79,600 78,765 68,199 3.3 16.0
Other real estate owned 9,428     10,019     9,447     7,908     9,257   (5.9 )   1.8  
Total non-performing assets $ 88,535     $ 86,601     $ 89,047     $ 86,673     $ 77,456   2.2 %   14.3 %
 
Non-performing assets as a percentage of:
Total loans and OREO 1.64 % 1.58 % 1.61 % 1.60 % 1.47 %
Total assets 0.98 0.96 0.99 1.01 0.89
 
Accruing Loans 30-89 Days Past Due $ 33,996 $ 35,407 $ 32,439 $ 25,048 $ 25,001 (4.0 )% 36.0 %
Accruing TDRs 16,379 22,343 17,163 16,408 12,070 (26.7 ) 35.7
 
 
Criticized Loans:
Special Mention $ 144,806 $ 163,581 $ 152,868 $ 142,560 $ 144,993 (11.5 )% (0.1 )%
Substandard 200,347 172,325 175,555 176,021 167,826 16.3 19.4
Doubtful 38,409     36,336     41,540     41,344     34,578   5.7     11.1  
Total $ 383,562     $ 372,242     $ 369,963     $ 359,925     $ 347,397   3.0 %   10.4 %
 
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Selected Ratios - Annualized

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Mar 31,
2017

 

Dec 31,
2016

 

Sep 30,
2016

 

Jun 30,
2016

 

Mar 31,
2016

     
Annualized Financial Ratios (GAAP)
Return on average assets 1.05 % 1.09 % 1.15 % 1.20 % 0.94 %
Return on average common equity 9.48 9.95 10.30 10.83 8.60
Yield on average earning assets 3.77 3.84 3.80 3.78 3.77
Cost of average interest bearing liabilities 0.37 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.31
Interest rate spread 3.40 3.54 3.50 3.48 3.46
Net interest margin ratio 3.49 3.62 3.58 3.55 3.54
Efficiency ratio 64.99 64.18 61.85 60.43 64.46
Loan to deposit ratio 73.97 74.27 75.47 77.54 73.79
 
 
Annualized Financial Ratios - Operating** (Non-GAAP)
Core return on average assets 1.07 % 1.13 % 1.17 % 1.09 % 0.94 %
Core return on average common equity 9.66 10.25 10.55 9.81 8.60
Core efficiency ratio 63.00 61.60 59.36 61.11 62.93
Return on average tangible common equity 12.54 12.84 13.22 13.98 11.13
Tangible common stockholders' equity to tangible assets 8.53 8.59 8.68 8.96 8.59
 
 
Consolidated Capital Ratios:
Total risk-based capital to total risk-weighted assets 14.94 % * 15.13 % 14.87 % 15.03 % 15.04 %
Tier 1 risk-based capital to total risk-weighted assets 13.75 * 13.89 13.56 13.72 13.72
Tier 1 common capital to total risk-weighted assets 12.50 * 12.65 12.32 12.45 12.43
Leverage Ratio 10.09 * 10.11 10.22 10.35 10.07
 
*Preliminary estimate - may be subject to change.
**Non-GAAP financial measures - see Non-GAAP Financial Measures included herein for a reconciliation of return on average assets, return on average common equity and efficiency ratio (GAAP) to core return on average assets, core return on average common equity, return on average tangible common equity, core efficiency ratio and tangible common stockholders' equity to tangible assets (non-GAAP).
 
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Average Balance Sheets

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  Three Months Ended
March 31, 2017   December 31, 2016   March 31, 2016
(In thousands)  

Average
Balance

  Interest  

Average
Rate

Average
Balance

  Interest  

Average
Rate

Average
Balance

  Interest  

Average
Rate

Interest earning assets:            
Loans (1) (2) $ 5,420,245 $ 64,329 4.81 % $ 5,493,911 $ 68,771 4.98 % $ 5,222,905 $ 63,371 4.88 %
Investment securities (2) 2,107,897 9,971 1.92 % 2,132,551 9,647 1.80 2,107,977 9,424 1.80
Interest bearing deposits in banks 596,909 1,212 0.82 % 589,584 855 0.58 506,839 645 0.51
Federal funds sold 678     2     1.20 % 938     2     0.85   1,292     2     0.62  
Total interest earnings assets 8,125,729 75,514 3.77 % 8,216,984 79,275 3.84 % 7,839,013 73,442 3.77 %
Non-earning assets 808,198           799,117           754,962          
Total assets $ 8,933,927           $ 9,016,101           $ 8,593,975          
Interest bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits $ 2,231,310 $ 998 0.18 % $ 2,226,871 $ 595 0.11 % $ 2,147,532 $ 558 0.10 %
Savings deposits 2,167,230 1,298 0.24 % 2,124,672 728 0.14 1,985,233 650 0.13
Time deposits 1,025,852 1,822 0.72 % 1,073,297 1,904 0.71 1,118,049 2,020 0.73
Repurchase agreements 559,641 248 0.18 % 510,345 147 0.11 477,207 90 0.08
Other borrowed funds 8 % 9 8
Long-term debt 27,960 453 6.57 % 27,938 458 6.52 29,129 449 6.20
Subordinated debentures held by subsidiary trusts 82,477     745     3.66 % 82,477     719     3.47   82,477     663     3.23  
Total interest bearing liabilities 6,094,478 5,564 0.37 % 6,045,609 4,551 0.30 % 5,839,635 4,430 0.31 %
Non-interest bearing deposits 1,802,391 1,911,601 1,755,515
Other non-interest bearing liabilities 48,014 68,835 57,145
Stockholders’ equity 989,044           990,056           941,680          
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 8,933,927           $ 9,016,101           $ 8,593,975          
Net FTE interest income $ 69,950 74,724 $ 69,012
Less FTE adjustments (2)     (1,057 )         (1,123 )         (1,062 )    
Net interest income from consolidated statements of income     $ 68,893           $ 73,601           $ 67,950      
Interest rate spread 3.40 % 3.54 % 3.46 %
Net FTE interest margin (3) 3.49 % 3.62 % 3.54 %
Cost of funds, including non-interest bearing demand deposits (4) 0.29 % 0.23 % 0.23 %
 
(1) Average loan balances include non-accrual loans. Interest income on loans includes amortization of deferred loan fees net of deferred loan costs, which is not material.
(2) Interest income and average rates for tax exempt loans and securities are presented on an FTE basis.
(3) Net FTE interest margin during the period equals the difference between annualized interest income on interest earning assets and the annualized interest expense on interest bearing liabilities, divided by average interest earning assets for the period.
(4) Calculated by dividing total annualized interest on interest bearing liabilities by the sum of total interest bearing liabilities plus non-interest bearing deposits.
 
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

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    As Of or For the Quarter Ended
(In thousands, except per share data)      

Mar 31,
2017

 

Dec 31,
2016

 

Sep 30,
2016

 

Jun 30,
2016

 

Mar 31,
2016

       
Net income (GAAP) (A) $ 23,126 $ 24,765 $ 25,193 $ 25,554 $ 20,124
Adj: investment securities (gains) losses, net (2 ) (18 ) (225 ) (108 ) 21
Plus: acquisition & nonrecurring litigation expenses 705 1,624 1,197
Less: nonrecurring litigation recovery (400 ) (3,750 )
Adj: income tax (benefit) expense (266 )   (455 )   (367 )   1,458     (8 )
Total core net income (Non-GAAP) (B) $ 23,563     $ 25,516     $ 25,798     $ 23,154     $ 20,137  
 
Net income (GAAP) $ 23,126 $ 24,765 $ 25,193 $ 25,554 $ 20,124
Add back: income tax expense 9,451 12,990 12,783 13,643 10,207
Add back: provision for loan losses 1,730 1,078 2,363 2,550 4,000
Adj: investment securities (gains) losses, net (2 ) (18 ) (225 ) (108 ) 21
Add back: acquisition & nonrecurring litigation expenses 705 1,624 1,197
Subtract: nonrecurring litigation recovery     (400 )       (3,750 )    
Core pre-tax, pre-provision net income (Non-GAAP) $ 35,010     $ 40,039     $ 41,311     $ 37,889     $ 34,352  
 
Weighted-average diluted shares outstanding (C) 45,239 44,953 44,806 44,645 45,114
Earnings per share - diluted (GAAP) (A)/(C) $ 0.51 $ 0.55 $ 0.56 $ 0.57 $ 0.45
Core earnings per share - diluted (Non-GAAP) (B)/(C) 0.52 0.57 0.58 0.52 0.45
 
Total non-interest income (GAAP) (D) $ 29,107 $ 34,818 $ 35,161 $ 37,881 $ 28,636
Adj: investment securities (gains) losses, net (2 ) (18 ) (225 ) (108 ) 21
Adj: nonrecurring litigation recovery     (400 )       (3,750 )    
Total core non-interest income (Non-GAAP) 29,105 34,400 34,936 34,023 28,657
Net interest income (GAAP) (E) 68,893     73,601     70,581     67,633     67,950  
Total core revenue (Non-GAAP) 97,998 108,001 105,517 101,656 96,607
Add: FTE adjustments 1,057     1,123     1,158     1,109     1,062  
Total core revenue for core efficiency ratio (Non-GAAP) (F) $ 99,055     $ 109,124     $ 106,675     $ 102,765     $ 97,669  
 
Total non-interest expense (GAAP) (G) $ 63,693 $ 69,586 $ 65,403 $ 63,767 $ 62,255
Less: acquisition & nonrecurring litigation expenses (705 )   (1,624 )   (1,197 )        
Core non-interest expense (Non-GAAP) 62,988 67,962 64,206 63,767 62,255
Less: amortization of core deposit intangible (630 ) (898 ) (875 ) (827 ) (827 )
Adj: OREO (expense) income 48     153     (8 )   (140 )   39  
Non-interest expense for core efficiency ratio (Non-GAAP) (H) $ 62,406     $ 67,217     $ 63,323     $ 62,800     $ 61,467  
 
Efficiency ratio (GAAP) (G)/[(D)+(E)] 64.99 % 64.18 % 61.85 % 60.43 % 64.46 %
Core efficiency ratio (Non-GAAP) (H)/(F) 63.00 61.60 59.36 61.11 62.93
 
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures - Continued

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    As Of or For the Quarter Ended
(In thousands, except per share data)      

Mar 31,
2017

 

Dec 31,
2016

 

Sep 30,
2016

 

Jun 30,
2016

 

Mar 31,
2016

       
Annualized net income (I) $ 93,789 $ 98,522 $ 100,224 $ 102,778 $ 80,938
Annualized core net income (J) 95,561 101,505 102,631 93,125 80,991
Total quarterly average assets (K) 8,933,927 9,016,101 8,745,473 8,538,577 8,593,975
 
Return on average assets (GAAP) (I)/(K) 1.05 % 1.09 % 1.15 % 1.20 % 0.94 %
Core return on average assets (Non-GAAP) (J)/(K) 1.07 1.13 1.17 1.09 0.94
 
Total quarterly average stockholders' equity (GAAP) (L) $ 989,044 $ 990,056 $ 973,134 $ 948,837 $ 941,680
Less: average goodwill and other intangible assets (excluding mortgage servicing rights) (240,902 )   (223,013 )   (215,130 )   (213,911 )   (214,797 )
Average tangible common stockholders' equity (Non-GAAP) (M) $ 748,142     $ 767,043     $ 758,004     $ 734,926     $ 726,883  
 
Total stockholders' equity, period-end (GAAP) (N) $ 1,001,596 $ 982,364 $ 982,504 $ 965,125 $ 942,014
Less: goodwill and other intangible assets (excluding mortgage servicing rights) (249,851 )   (222,468 )   (223,368 )   (213,420 )   (214,248 )
Total tangible common stockholders' equity (Non-GAAP) (O) $ 751,745     $ 759,896     $ 759,136     $ 751,705     $ 727,766  
 
Return on average common equity (GAAP) (I)/(L) 9.48 % 9.95 % 10.30 % 10.83 % 8.60 %
Core return on average common equity (Non-GAAP) (J)/(L) 9.66 10.25 10.55 9.81 8.60
Return on average tangible common equity (Non-GAAP) (I)/(M) 12.54 12.84 13.22 13.98 11.13
 
Total assets (GAAP) (P) $ 9,061,234 $ 9,063,895 $ 8,973,847 8,605,376 8,690,680
Less: goodwill and other intangible assets (excluding mortgage servicing rights) (249,851 )   (222,468 )   (223,368 )   (213,420 )   (214,248 )
Tangible assets (Non-GAAP) (Q) $ 8,811,383     $ 8,841,427     $ 8,750,479     $ 8,391,956     $ 8,476,432  
 
Total common shares outstanding, period end (R) 45,144 44,926 44,880 44,746 44,707
 
Book value per share, period end (GAAP) (N)/(R) $ 22.19 $ 21.87 $ 21.89 $ 21.57 $ 21.07
Tangible book value per share, period-end (Non-GAAP) (O)/(R) 16.65 16.91 16.91 16.80 16.28
Average common stockholders' equity to average assets (GAAP) (L)/(K) 11.07 % 10.98 % 11.13 % 11.11 % 10.96 %
Tangible common stockholders' equity to tangible assets (Non-GAAP) (O)/(Q) 8.53 8.59 8.68 8.96 8.59

Contacts

First Interstate BancSystem, Inc.
Marcy Mutch, 406-255-5312
Chief Financial Officer
investor.relations@fib.com
www.FIBK.com

Contacts

First Interstate BancSystem, Inc.
Marcy Mutch, 406-255-5312
Chief Financial Officer
investor.relations@fib.com
www.FIBK.com