Comparison of Financial Condition at December 31, 2017 and 2016. Total assets at December 31, 2017 were $44.5 billion, a $3.8 billion increase from December 31, 2016, reflecting increases of $2.8 billion in total loans, $419 million in goodwill, $305 million in total securities and $196 million in short-term investments. The increase in total loans from December 31, 2016 to December 31, 2017 reflects increases of $2.3 billion in commercial loans and $530 million in retail loans. Originated loans increased $976 million from December 31, 2016 to $30.1 billion (commercial loans increased $592 million and retail loans increased $384 million) and acquired loans increased $1.9 billion. At the respective acquisition dates, the fair value of Suffolk’s and LEAF’s loans totaled $1.6 billion and $718 million, respectively. At December 31, 2017, the carrying amount of the acquired loan portfolio totaled $2.5 billion. The increase in total securities primarily reflects an increase in state and municipal securities.
Non-performing assets (excluding acquirednon-performing loans) totaled $168.1 million at December 31, 2017, a $0.8 million increase from December 31, 2016. At December 31, 2017, acquirednon-performing loans totaled $29.7 million compared to $24.7 million at December 31, 2016. The allowance for loan losses was $234.4 million at December 31, 2017 ($230.8 million on originated loans and $3.6 million on acquired loans) compared to $229.3 million at December 31, 2016 ($223.0 million on originated loans and $6.3 million on acquired loans). At December 31, 2017, the originated allowance for loan losses as a percentage of originated loans was 0.77% and as a percentage of originatednon-performing loans was 155.2%, compared to 0.77% and 150.6%, respectively, at December 31, 2016.
At December 31, 2017, total liabilities were $38.6 billion, a $3.2 billion increase from December 31, 2016, reflecting a $3.2 billion increase in total deposits partially offset by a $129 million decrease in notes and debentures. At the acquisition date, the fair value of Suffolk’s deposits totaled $1.9 billion. The decrease in notes and debentures reflects the repayment of the $125 million 5.80% fixed-rate/floating-rate subordinated notes in February 2017.
People’s United’s total stockholders’ equity was $5.8 billion at December 31, 2017, a $678.0 million increase from December 31, 2016. As a percentage of total assets, stockholders’ equity was 13.1% and 12.7% at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Tangible common equity as a percentage of tangible assets was 7.2% at both December 31, 2017 and 2016.
People’s United’s (consolidated) Tier 1 Leverage capital ratio and its CET 1, Tier 1 and Total risk-based capital ratios were 8.3%, 9.7%, 10.4% and 12.2%, respectively, at December 31, 2017, compared to 8.4%, 9.9%, 10.7% and 12.5%, respectively, at December 31, 2016. The Bank’s Tier 1 Leverage capital ratio and its CET 1, Tier 1 and Total risk-based capital ratios were 8.5%, 10.7%, 10.7% and 12.6%, respectively, at December 31, 2017, compared to 8.9%, 11.3%, 11.3% and 13.3%, respectively, at December 31, 2016.
Comparison of Results of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016. People’s United reported net income of $337.2 million, or $0.97 per diluted common share, for the year ended December 31, 2017, compared to $281.0 million, or $0.92 per diluted common share, for the 2016 period. Included in the 2017 results are merger-related costs totaling $30.6 million ($22.0 millionafter-tax) or $0.07 per common share. Results for 2016 include merger-related costs totaling $4.7 million ($3.1 millionafter-tax) or $0.01 per common share. The results for 2017 reflect the benefits from recent acquisitions, continued loan and deposit growth, and meaningful cost control. People’s United’s return on average assets was 0.79% for 2017 compared to 0.71% for the 2016 period. Return on average tangible common equity was 11.0% for 2017 compared to 10.2% for the 2016 period. On an operating basis, return on average assets was 0.81% and return on average tangible common equity was 11.8% for 2017.
FTE net interest income totaled $1.1 billion in 2017, a $138.7 million increase from theyear-ago period, and the net interest margin increased 18 basis points from 2016 to 2.98%. The increase in the net interest margin primarily reflects higher yields on the loan portfolio.
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