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Trustmark Corporation Announces 2013 Financial Results
JACKSON, Miss. – January 28, 2014 – Trustmark Corporation (NASDAQ:TRMK) reported net income available to common shareholders of $28.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2013, which represented diluted earnings per common share of $0.42. For the full year 2013, net income available to common shareholders totaled $117.1 million, resulting in diluted earnings per share of $1.75. Excluding non-routine merger costs and litigation expense that reduced after-tax net income by $8.3 million, or approximately $0.12 per diluted share, Trustmark’s net income available to common shareholders in 2013 totaled $125.3 million, or $1.87 per diluted share. Trustmark’s performance during 2013 produced a return on average tangible common equity of 13.09% and a return on average assets of 1.02%. Trustmark’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.23 per common share payable March 15, 2014, to shareholders of record on March 1, 2014. Since inception, Trustmark has consistently paid quarterly cash dividends to its shareholders. These dividends have grown over time – and have never decreased – due to the quality and sustainability of earnings.
Gerard R. Host, President and CEO, stated, “Trustmark’s achievements in 2013 were significant. We continued to build upon and expand customer relationships, as reflected by growth in our banking, wealth management and insurance businesses. Over the course of the year, revenue increased 8.9% to a record level of $562.3 million. Credit quality continued to improve and was an important contributor to our financial success. During the year, we successfully completed the largest acquisition in our history, entering a number of new markets throughout Alabama as well as enhancing our position in the Florida panhandle. We also continued investing in technology to increase revenue and improve efficiency. Thanks to our associates, solid profitability and strong capital base, Trustmark remains well-positioned to continue meeting the needs of our customers and creating value for our shareholders as we enter our 125th year.”
Balance Sheet Management
· | Loans held for investment increased $102.2 million in fourth quarter, $206.1 million in 2013 |
· | Net interest income (FTE) totaled $105.6 million in fourth quarter, resulting in 4.10% net interest margin |
Loans held for investment totaled $5.8 billion at December 31, 2013, an increase of $102.2 million, or 1.8% (7.2% annualized), from the prior quarter and $206.1 million, or 3.7%, from one year earlier. From a geographic perspective, loans in Trustmark’s Alabama, Mississippi, Texas and Tennessee markets expanded $44.2 million, $42.2 million, $12.8 million, and $7.4 million, from the prior quarter respectively, while loans in the Florida market declined $4.5 million.
Growth was also diversified by loan type. During the fourth quarter, increased lending to medical facilities and public entities in Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee was reflected in Other loan growth of $49.5 million. Construction lending expanded $24.8 million due to growth in Trustmark’s Texas, Alabama, Tennessee and Mississippi markets. Commercial and industrial loans increased $24.8 million principally due to growth in Trustmark’s Texas and Alabama markets. Commercial real estate loans increased $6.8 million as growth in Mississippi and Alabama was offset in part by declines in Texas and Tennessee. Trustmark’s single-family mortgage portfolio increased $2.6 million as growth in Alabama and Tennessee was offset in part by declines in Mississippi and Florida. Trustmark’s consumer lending portfolio was relatively flat while other real estate secured loans decreased $7.0 million.
Acquired loans totaled $804.2 million at December 31, 2013, down $70.9 million from the prior quarter but up $670.6 million from one year earlier. Collectively, loans held for investment and acquired loans totaled $6.6 billion at year-end 2013, up $31.3 million from the prior quarter and $876.8 million from the prior year.
During the fourth quarter of 2013, average earning assets totaled $10.2 billion; while average deposits were stable at $9.7 billion, average noninterest bearing deposits increased to 27.0% of average total deposits.
Net interest income (FTE) in the fourth quarter totaled $105.6 million, an increase of $3.5 million from the prior quarter, and resulted in a 16 basis point expansion of the net interest margin to 4.10%, principally attributable to increased recoveries on acquired loans. The yield on acquired loans totaled 10.95% and included recoveries on loan pay-offs of $9.3 million, which represented approximately 4.35% of the total acquired annualized loan yield in the fourth quarter. Excluding acquired loans, the net interest margin in the fourth quarter totaled 3.48% compared to 3.52% in the prior quarter.
Trustmark’s solid capital position reflects the consistent profitability of its diversified financial services businesses as well as prudent balance sheet management. At December 31, 2013, Trustmark’s tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio was 8.26% while the total risk-based capital ratio was 14.18%, significantly exceeding the 10.00% benchmark to be classified as “well-capitalized.” Trustmark’s solid capital base provides the opportunity to support organic loan growth in an improving economy and enhance long-term shareholder value.
Credit Quality
· | Significant reduction in classified and criticized loan balances |
· | Nonperforming loans declined 20.8% during the year |
· | Improved credit quality reflected in net recoveries and negative provisioning in 2013 |
Nonperforming loans totaled $65.2 million at December 31, 2013, a decline of 11.1% from the prior quarter and 20.8% from the prior year. Foreclosed other real estate totaled $106.5 million, a decline of $9.8 million, or 8.4%, from the prior quarter. Relative to levels one-year earlier, other real estate increased $28.4 million; excluding the acquisition-related increase of $44.3 million attributable to BancTrust, other real estate declined $16.0 million, or 20.4%.
Net charge-offs during the fourth quarter of 2013 totaled $201 thousand and represented 0.01% of average loans. During 2013, recoveries exceeded charge-offs, resulting in a net recovery of $1.1 million, which represented a negative 0.02% of average loans. This compares favorably to net charge-offs in 2012 of $17.5 million, or 0.30% of average loans. The provision for loan losses for loans held for investment was a negative $2.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2013, reflecting the net recovery position and improved credit quality. For the year ended December 31, 2013, the provision for loan losses for loans held for investment was a negative $13.4 million; during 2012, the provision for loan losses for loans held for investment was a positive $6.8 million.
During the fourth quarter, Trustmark experienced a decline of $22.6 million, or 9.28%, in classified loans and a decline of $23.9 million, or 8.49%, in criticized loans relative to the prior quarter. Relative to the prior year, classified loan balances decreased $32.9 million, or 12.95%, while criticized loan balances decreased $71.1 million, or 21.63%.
Allocation of Trustmark’s $66.4 million allowance for loan losses represented 1.30% of commercial loans and 0.75% of consumer and home mortgage loans, resulting in an allowance to total loans held for investment of 1.15% at December 31, 2013, which represents a level management considers commensurate with the inherent risk in the loan portfolio. The allowance for loan losses represented 190.70% of nonperforming loans, excluding impaired loans.
All of the above credit metrics exclude acquired loans and other real estate covered by FDIC loss-share agreement.
Noninterest Income
· | Noninterest income totaled $173.9 million in 2013 |
· | Wealth management revenue achieved record level in 2013 |
· | Tax credit investments reduced effective tax rate to 23.99% in 2013 |
Noninterest income totaled $38.7 million in the fourth quarter, a decrease of $8.5 million from the prior quarter. This decline resulted in part from an increase in partnership amortization of $3.3 million related to additional tax credit investments that reduced the Corporation’s effective tax rate during the fourth quarter as well as a $2.6 million reduction in the FDIC indemnification asset resulting from the re-estimation of cash flows and loan pay-offs. Each of these items was included in other noninterest income.
Mortgage banking revenue in the fourth quarter totaled $5.2 million, a decline of $3.3 million from the prior quarter due principally to lower secondary marketing gains resulting from tightening mortgage spreads and reduced volume during the quarter and lower positive mortgage servicing hedge ineffectiveness. Mortgage loan production in the fourth quarter totaled $276.0 million, down 22.9% from the prior quarter and 44.2% from levels one year earlier, reflecting the decline in refinance activity following an extended low interest rate environment. Mortgage loan production in 2013 totaled $1.45 billion, a decline of 23.3% from levels in 2012, while mortgage banking revenue declined 18.2% to $33.5 million.
Insurance revenue in the fourth quarter totaled $7.3 million, reflecting a seasonal decrease of 10.7% relative to the prior quarter and an increase of 6.6% from levels one year earlier. Improved performance year-over-year resulted from increased business development efforts as well as increasing insurance premium levels. During the fourth quarter, new insurance offices opened in Oxford, MS and Nashville, TN. Insurance revenue in 2013 totaled $30.8 million, an increase of 9.3% relative to the prior year.
Wealth management revenue totaled $8.1 million during the fourth quarter, an increase of 8.3% from the prior quarter and 31.8% from the comparable period one year earlier. This growth is attributable to increased sales within investment services resulting from improved market conditions as well as improved profitability within the trust management business and reflects the merger with BancTrust. Wealth management revenue in 2013 totaled $29.5 million, an increase of 27.9% relative to the prior year.
Bank card and other fees totaled $9.6 million in the fourth quarter, an increase of 7.3% from the prior quarter and 20.1% from the comparable period one year earlier. This growth was due in part to increased interchange income from debit cards. Service charges on deposit accounts totaled $13.1 million, a decrease of 5.3% from the prior quarter primarily resulting from a reduction in NSF and overdraft fees; relative to the fourth quarter of 2012, service charges increased 5.8%.
Noninterest Expense
· | Routine noninterest expense remained well-controlled |
· | Continued realignment of branch network to enhance efficiency and revenue growth |
Noninterest expense totaled $104.9 million in the fourth quarter. Excluding ORE and intangible amortization of $5.5 million, noninterest expense during the fourth quarter totaled $99.4 million, an increase of $3.4 million from comparable expenses in the prior quarter. The increase during the quarter was primarily reflected in salaries and benefits, services and fees and other expenses. Salaries and benefits reflected an increase of $644 thousand, which included an additional year-end incentive accrual of $1.2 million and additional medical expenses of $200 thousand offset by reductions in salaries and commissions of $802 thousand. Services and fees increased by $896 thousand principally due to additional advertising during the fourth quarter of approximately $384 thousand and increased professional service fees of approximately $450 thousand. Other expense increased by $1.9 million, which was primarily attributed to additional reserves for potential mortgage loan repurchases of $615 thousand and increased mortgage foreclosure expenses of $454 thousand.
Trustmark continued realignment of its branch network to enhance productivity and efficiency as well as promote additional revenue growth. As previously announced, Trustmark consolidated six banking centers during the fourth quarter – two each in Alabama, Mississippi, and Houston, Texas. Over the course of 2013, Trustmark consolidated 14 banking centers and opened three new offices – one each in Houston, Jackson and Memphis. Trustmark is committed to investments to support profitable revenue growth as well as reengineering and efficiency opportunities to enhance shareholder value.
Additional Information
As previously announced, Trustmark will conduct a conference call with analysts on Wednesday, January 29, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. Central Time to discuss the Corporation’s financial results. Interested parties may listen to the conference call by dialing (877) 317-6789, passcode 10008303, or by clicking on the link provided under the Investor Relations section of our website at www.trustmark.com. A replay of the conference call will also be available through Wednesday, February 12, 2014, in archived format at the same web address or by calling (877) 344-7529, passcode 10008303.
Trustmark Corporation is a financial services company providing banking and financial solutions through 208 offices in Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this document constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify forward-looking statements by words such as “may,” “hope,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” “could,” “future” or the negative of those terms or other words of similar meaning. You should read statements that contain these words carefully because they discuss our future expectations or state other “forward-looking” information. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements relating to anticipated future operating and financial performance measures, including net interest margin, credit quality, business initiatives, growth opportunities and growth rates, among other things, and encompass any estimate, prediction, expectation, projection, opinion, anticipation, outlook or statement of belief included therein as well as the management assumptions underlying these forward-looking statements. You should be aware that the occurrence of the events described under the caption “Risk Factors” in Trustmark’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Should one or more of these risks materialize, or should any such underlying assumptions prove to be significantly different, actual results may vary significantly from those anticipated, estimated, projected or expected.
Risks that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations of Management include, but are not limited to, changes in the level of nonperforming assets and charge-offs, local, state and national economic and market conditions, including the extent and duration of the current volatility in the credit and financial markets, a material decline in, or changes in our ability to measure the fair value of assets in our portfolio (including loans and investment securities), material changes in the level and/or volatility of market interest rates, the performance and demand for the products and services we offer, including the level and timing of withdrawals from our deposit accounts, acceleration of significantly extended deterioration in loan performance and default levels, a significant increase in foreclosure activity, the costs and effects of litigation and of unexpected or adverse outcomes in such litigation, our ability to attract noninterest-bearing deposits and other low-cost funds, competition in loan and deposit pricing, as well as the entry of new competitors into our markets through de novo expansion and acquisitions, economic conditions, including the potential impact of the European financial crisis on the U.S. economy and the markets we serve, and monetary and other governmental actions designed to address the level and volatility of interest rates and the volatility of securities, currency and other markets, the enactment of legislation and changes in existing regulations, or enforcement practices, or the adoption of new regulations, changes in accounting standards and practices, including changes in the interpretation of existing standards, that affect our consolidated financial statements, changes in consumer spending, borrowings and savings habits, technological changes, changes in the financial performance or condition of our borrowers, changes in our ability to control expenses, changes in our compensation and benefit plans, greater than expected costs or difficulties related to the integration of acquisitions or new products and lines of business, natural disasters, environmental disasters, acts of war or terrorism, and other risks described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise any of this information, whether as the result of new information, future events or developments or otherwise.
Trustmark Investor Contacts:
Louis E. Greer
Treasurer and
Principal Financial Officer
601-208-2310
F. Joseph Rein, Jr.
Senior Vice President
601-208-6898
Trustmark Media Contact:
Melanie A. Morgan
Senior Vice President
601-208-2979