Exhibit 99.1
NEWS RELEASE
April 30, 2003
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Contact: Michael J. Blodnick (406) 756-4242 James H. Strosahl (406) 756-4263 |
GLACIER BANCORP, INC.
EARNINGS FOR QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2003
HIGHLIGHTS:
• | Record earnings for quarter of $8.848 million, up 28 percent from last year. | |
• | Diluted earnings per share of $.50, up 25 percent from last year’s quarter. | |
• | Cash dividend of $.18 declared during the quarter; up 13 percent over the same quarter in 2002. | |
• | Agreement to acquire Pend Oreille Bank – announced on April 24, 2003 | |
• | Opened fifth location in the Boise, Nampa area |
KALISPELL, MONTANA- Glacier Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: GBCI) reported record net quarterly earnings of $8.848 million which is an increase of $1.951 million, or 28 percent, over the $6.897 million for the first quarter of 2002. Diluted earnings per share of $.50, is an increase of 25 percent over the per share earnings of $.40 for the same quarter of 2002.
Return on average assets and return on average equity for the quarter were 1.58 percent and 16.41 percent, respectively, which compares favorably with prior year returns of 1.33 percent and 15.09 percent.
“We had a solid first quarter and start to 2003,” said Mick Blodnick, President and CEO. “Our performance continues to be a direct reflection of the commitment of our staff.”
March 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Assets ($ in thousands) | 2003 | 2002 | $ change | % change | ||||||||||||||
Cash on hand and in banks | $ | 71,092 | $ | 62,677 | $ | 8,415 | 13 | % | ||||||||||
Investment securities and interest bearing deposits | 843,408 | 618,475 | 224,933 | 36 | % | |||||||||||||
Loans: | ||||||||||||||||||
Real estate | 323,311 | 387,659 | (64,348 | ) | -17 | % | ||||||||||||
Commercial | 704,751 | 625,287 | 79,464 | 13 | % | |||||||||||||
Consumer | 284,804 | 290,317 | (5,513 | ) | -2 | % | ||||||||||||
Total loans | 1,312,866 | 1,303,263 | 9,603 | 1 | % | |||||||||||||
Allowance for loan losses | (21,627 | ) | (19,498 | ) | (2,129 | ) | 11 | % | ||||||||||
Total loans net of allowance for loan losses | 1,291,239 | 1,283,765 | 7,474 | 1 | % | |||||||||||||
Other assets | 116,767 | 118,887 | (2,120 | ) | -2 | % | ||||||||||||
Total Assets | $ | 2,322,506 | $ | 2,083,804 | $ | 238,702 | 11 | % | ||||||||||
At March 31, 2003 total assets were $2.323 billion which is $239 million greater than the March 31, 2002 assets of $2.084 billion, an increase of 11 percent.
Total loans, net of the allowance for loan losses, have increased $7 million from March 31, 2002. With interest rates at the lowest level in decades the past year, a large number of real estate loans have been refinanced, which coupled with our decision to sell the majority of the real estate loan production, has resulted in a reduction in real estate loans of $64 million. Commercial loans have increased $79 million, or 13 percent, and continue to be the focus of our lending. Consumer loans have declined $6 million with a significant portion of the decline attributed to the planned runoff in the WesterFed auto dealer originated consumer loans. Home-equity loans continue to be the primary source of our consumer loan originations and have increased approximately 15 percent from a year ago. Home equity loans comprise 63 percent of consumer loans at March 31, 2003.
Investment securities, including interest bearing deposits in other financial institutions, have increased $225 million. The cash received from the reduction in real estate loans has been redeployed in mortgage related investment securities with characteristics that result in less interest rate risk than retaining 30 year loans. Additional investments were made to use funding liquidity that exceeds loan growth opportunities.
March 31, | |||||||||||||||||
Liabilities ($ in thousands) | 2003 | 2002 | $ change | % change | |||||||||||||
Non-interest bearing deposits | $ | 307,659 | $ | 238,243 | $ | 69,416 | 29 | % | |||||||||
Interest-bearing deposits | 1,168,443 | 1,188,634 | (20,191 | ) | -2 | % | |||||||||||
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank | 500,425 | 373,985 | 126,440 | 34 | % | ||||||||||||
Other borrowed funds | 61,875 | 39,969 | 21,906 | 55 | % | ||||||||||||
Other liabilities | 29,326 | 25,318 | 4,008 | 16 | % | ||||||||||||
Trust preferred securities | 35,000 | 35,000 | — | 0 | % | ||||||||||||
Total liabilities | $ | 2,102,728 | $ | 1,901,149 | $ | 201,579 | 11 | % | |||||||||
Total deposits have increased $49 million from the March 31, 2002 balances. There was a significant increase of $69 million, or 29 percent, in non-interest bearing deposits. This growth in low cost stable funding gives us increased flexibility in managing our asset mix. Interest-bearing deposits are down $20 million, or 2 percent, most of which was a reduction in certificates of deposit. Federal home loan bank advances, other borrowed funds, and repurchase agreements, have also increased $148 million as we continue to take advantage of these funding sources.
March 31 | |||||||||||||||||
Stockholders’ equity | |||||||||||||||||
($ in thousands except per share data) | 2003 | 2002 | $ change | % change | |||||||||||||
Common equity | $ | 210,979 | $ | 181,405 | $ | 29,574 | 16 | % | |||||||||
Net unrealized gain on securities | 8,799 | 1,250 | 7,549 | 604 | % | ||||||||||||
Total stockholders’ equity | $ | 219,778 | $ | 182,655 | $ | 37,123 | 20 | % | |||||||||
Stockholders’ equity to total assets | 9.46 | % | 8.77 | % | |||||||||||||
Tangible equity to total assets | 7.89 | % | 6.91 | % | |||||||||||||
Book value per common share | $ | 12.56 | $ | 10.70 | $ | 1.86 | 17 | % | |||||||||
Tangible book value per common share | $ | 10.29 | $ | 8.26 | $ | 2.03 | 25 | % | |||||||||
Market price per share at end of quarter | $ | 26.76 | $ | 23.19 | $ | 3.57 | 15 | % |
Each of the equity ratios and book value per share amounts have increased substantially from the prior year, primarily the result of earnings retention, stock options exercised, and net unrealized gains on securities. Our equity to asset ratio is near historic highs for the Company which creates challenges for effective deployment of capital to maintain an appropriate return on equity.
Operating Results for Three Months Ended March 31, 2003 Compared to March 31, 2002
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||
Revenue summary | ||||||||||||||||||
($ in thousands) | 2003 | 2002 | $ change | % change | ||||||||||||||
Net interest income | $ | 21,378 | $ | 20,367 | $ | 1,011 | 5 | % | ||||||||||
Fees and other revenue: | ||||||||||||||||||
Service charges and fees | 4,646 | 4,150 | 496 | 12 | % | |||||||||||||
Gain on sale of loans | 2,244 | 1,097 | 1,147 | 105 | % | |||||||||||||
Other income | 577 | 602 | (25 | ) | -4 | % | ||||||||||||
Total non-interest income | 7,467 | 5,849 | 1,618 | 28 | % | |||||||||||||
Total revenue | $ | 28,845 | $ | 26,216 | $ | 2,629 | 10 | % | ||||||||||
Tax equivalent net interest margin | 4.26 | % | 4.39 | % | ||||||||||||||
Net Interest Income
Net interest income for the quarter increased $1.011 million, or 5 percent, over the same period in 2002. Total interest income is $1.470 million, or 4 percent lower that the same quarter in 2002, while total interest expense is $2.481 million or 19 percent lower. Lower interest rates were the main reason for the reduction in interest income and interest expense. The increase in non-interest bearing deposits also resulted in reduced interest expense. The net interest margin as a percentage of earning assets, on a tax equivalent basis, decreased from 4.4 percent for the 2002 quarter to 4.3 percent in 2003. We recorded increased amortization of premiums in 2003 on mortgage backed securities, resulting from prepayments due to the continuing low interest rates. The additional amortization expense accounted for most of the reduction in the net interest margin. We continue to invest in short term securities with low yields rather than extending maturities to obtain higher current yields with corresponding interest rate risk. This also results in lower current interest margins.
Non-interest Income
Fee income increased 12 percent over the same period last year, driven primarily by increased deposit account activity, increases in service fee income, and interchange fees on electronic check
cards. The increase in gain on sale of loans reflects the low level of mortgage interest rates and resulting purchase and refinancing activity. Other income was lower in the current years’ quarter by $25 thousand.
Three months ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||
Non-interest expense summary | |||||||||||||||||
($ in thousands) | 2003 | 2002 | $ change | % change | |||||||||||||
Compensation and employee benefits | $ | 7,979 | $ | 7,782 | $ | 197 | 3 | % | |||||||||
Occupancy and equipment expense | 2,435 | 2,301 | 134 | 6 | % | ||||||||||||
Outsourced data processing | 562 | 446 | 116 | 26 | % | ||||||||||||
Core deposit intangibles amortization | 338 | 361 | (23 | ) | -6 | % | |||||||||||
Other expenses | 3,569 | 3,475 | 94 | 3 | % | ||||||||||||
Total non-interest expense | $ | 14,883 | $ | 14,365 | $ | 518 | 4 | % | |||||||||
Non-interest Expense
Non-interest expense increased by $518 thousand, or 4 percent, from the same quarter of 2002. Compensation and benefit expense increased $197 thousand, or 3 percent from the first quarter of 2002. Occupancy and equipment expense increased $134 thousand, or 6 percent, and outsourced data processing expense increased by $116 thousand, or 26 percent. Other expenses increased $94 thousand, or 3 percent. The increased expenses were primarily the result of increases in the volume of transactions handled. The outsourced data processing expense is expected to decrease as Mountain West Bank is converting its core processing to the Company’s in-house data system in the second quarter of 2003. The efficiency ratio (non-interest expense/net interest income + non-interest income) was 52 percent for the 2003 quarter which is an improvement over the 55 percent for the 2002 quarter.
March 31, | December 31, | March 31, | ||||||||||
Credit quality information ($ in thousands) | 2003 | 2002 | 2002 | |||||||||
Allowance for loan losses | $ | 21,627 | $ | 20,944 | $ | 19,498 | ||||||
Non-performing assets | 10,026 | 11,582 | 12,766 | |||||||||
Allowance as a percentage of non performing assets | 215.71 | % | 180.83 | % | 152.73 | % | ||||||
Non-performing assets as a percentage of total assets | 0.43 | % | 0.51 | % | 0.61 | % | ||||||
Allowance as a percentage of total loans | 1.65 | % | 1.58 | % | 1.50 | % | ||||||
Net charge-offs as a percentage of loans | 0.012 | % | 0.261 | % | 0.035 | % |
Allowance for Loan Loss and Non-Performing Assets
Non-performing assets as a percentage of total assets at March 31, 2003 were ..43 percent, a decrease from .61 percent at March 31, 2002 and from the December 31, 2002 .51 percent. This compares to the Peer Group average of .62 percent at December 31, 2002, the most recent information available. The reserve for loan losses was 216 percent of non-performing assets at March 31, 2003, up from 153 percent a year ago. “Non-performing loans continue to trend lower but we feel more progress can be made,” Blodnick said. “One real bright spot during the quarter was the low level of net charge-offs at .01 percent of loans.”
With the continuing change in loan mix from residential real estate to commercial and consumer loans, which historically have greater credit risk, the Company has continued to increase the
balance in the reserve for loan losses account. The reserve balance has increased $2.129 million, or 11 percent, to $21.627 million, which is 1.65 percent of total loans outstanding, up from 1.50 percent a year ago. The first quarter provision expense for loan losses was $841 thousand, a decrease of $459 thousand from the same quarter in 2002.
Cash Dividend
On March 14, 2003 the board of directors declared a $.18 cash dividend payable April 17, 2003 to shareholders of record on April 8, 2003. This dividend is $.02 higher than the dividend declared in the first quarter of 2002.
Agreement to acquire Pend Oreille Bank
On April 24, 2003 an agreement to acquire Pend Oreille Bank, which operates from two locations in Sandpoint, Idaho and one location in Newport, Washington, was signed. The bank is approximately $65 million in total assets with deposits of $57 million. These locations will become additional branches of Mountain West Bank, the Company’s Idaho based subsidiary. The transaction is all cash in the amount of $10.4 million. It is expected that the acquisition will be immediately accretive to earnings.
New location in Boise
Mountain West Bank opened an additional location in the growing Boise market bringing the total locations in the Boise, Nampa area to five.
Headquartered in Kalispell, Montana, Glacier Bancorp, Inc. conducts business from Glacier Bank of Kalispell, First Security Bank of Missoula, Glacier Bank of Whitefish, Valley Bank of Helena, Big Sky Western Bank, Western Security Bank, all located in Montana, and Mountain West Bank located in Idaho with two branches in Utah.
Glacier Bancorp, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
March 31, | December 31, | March 31, | |||||||||||||
(Unaudited - dollars in thousands, except per share data) | 2003 | 2002 | 2002 | ||||||||||||
Assets: | |||||||||||||||
Cash on hand and in banks | $ | 71,092 | 74,624 | 62,677 | |||||||||||
Interest bearing cash deposits | 15,536 | 4,753 | 14,565 | ||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 86,628 | 79,377 | 77,242 | ||||||||||||
Investments: | |||||||||||||||
Investment securities, available-for-sale | 258,545 | 260,606 | 187,031 | ||||||||||||
Mortgage backed securities, available-for-sale | 525,352 | 479,355 | 378,841 | ||||||||||||
Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank stock, at cost | 43,975 | 42,864 | 38,038 | ||||||||||||
Total investments | 827,872 | 782,825 | 603,910 | ||||||||||||
Net loans receivable: | |||||||||||||||
Real estate loans | 323,311 | 361,522 | 387,659 | ||||||||||||
Commercial Loans | 704,751 | 673,256 | 625,287 | ||||||||||||
Consumer and other loans | 284,804 | 286,819 | 290,317 | ||||||||||||
Allowance for loan losses | (21,627 | ) | (20,944 | ) | (19,498 | ) | |||||||||
Total loans, net | 1,291,239 | 1,300,653 | 1,283,765 | ||||||||||||
Premises and equipment, net | 48,436 | 47,215 | 48,898 | ||||||||||||
Real estate and other assets owned, net | 1,077 | 1,542 | 921 | ||||||||||||
Accrued interest receivable | 12,403 | 13,421 | 12,489 | ||||||||||||
Core deposit intangible, net | 6,484 | 6,822 | 7,900 | ||||||||||||
Goodwill, net | 33,189 | 33,189 | 33,736 | ||||||||||||
Other assets | 15,178 | 16,300 | 14,943 | ||||||||||||
$ | 2,322,506 | 2,281,344 | 2,083,804 | ||||||||||||
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity: | |||||||||||||||
Non-interest bearing deposits | $ | 307,659 | 295,016 | 238,243 | |||||||||||
Interest bearing deposits | 1,168,443 | 1,164,907 | 1,188,634 | ||||||||||||
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle | 500,425 | 483,660 | 373,985 | ||||||||||||
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase | 59,518 | 46,206 | 31,823 | ||||||||||||
Other borrowed funds | 2,357 | 15,087 | 8,146 | ||||||||||||
Accrued interest payable | 5,425 | 6,090 | 7,313 | ||||||||||||
Current income taxes | 3,818 | 815 | 3,752 | ||||||||||||
Deferred tax liability | 7,839 | 8,629 | 1,449 | ||||||||||||
Trust preferred securities | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | ||||||||||||
Other liabilities | 12,244 | 13,685 | 12,804 | ||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 2,102,728 | 2,069,095 | 1,901,149 | ||||||||||||
Preferred shares, 1,000,000 shares authorized. None outstanding | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Common stock, $.01 par value per share. 50,000,000 shares authorized | 175 | 173 | 171 | ||||||||||||
Paid-in capital | 176,560 | 173,408 | 169,386 | ||||||||||||
Retained earnings - substantially restricted | 34,244 | 28,557 | 11,848 | ||||||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 8,799 | 10,111 | 1,250 | ||||||||||||
Total stockholders’ equity | 219,778 | 212,249 | 182,655 | ||||||||||||
$ | 2,322,506 | 2,281,344 | 2,083,804 | ||||||||||||
Number of shares outstanding | 17,495,616 | 17,285,818 | 17,074,413 | ||||||||||||
Book value per share | $ | 12.56 | 12.28 | 10.70 | |||||||||||
Tangible book value per share | $ | 10.29 | 9.96 | 8.26 |
Glacier Bancorp, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||||
(unaudited - dollars in thousands, except per share data) | 2003 | 2002 | ||||||||
Interest income: | ||||||||||
Real estate loans | $ | 6,252 | 7,838 | |||||||
Commercial loans | 11,617 | 11,432 | ||||||||
Consumer and other loans | 5,102 | 5,813 | ||||||||
Investment securities and other | 8,637 | 7,995 | ||||||||
Total interest income | 31,608 | 33,078 | ||||||||
Interest expense: | ||||||||||
Deposits | 4,947 | 7,442 | ||||||||
Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle Advances | 4,212 | 4,185 | ||||||||
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase | 158 | 156 | ||||||||
Trust preferred securities | 904 | 904 | ||||||||
Other borrowed funds | 9 | 24 | ||||||||
Total interest expense | 10,230 | 12,711 | ||||||||
Net interest income | 21,378 | 20,367 | ||||||||
Provision for loan losses | 841 | 1,300 | ||||||||
Net interest income after provision for loan losses | 20,537 | 19,067 | ||||||||
Non-interest income: | ||||||||||
Service charges and other fees | 3,589 | 3,163 | ||||||||
Miscellaneous loan fees and charges | 1,057 | 987 | ||||||||
Gains on sale of loans | 2,244 | 1,097 | ||||||||
Gains on sale of investments, net | 17 | — | ||||||||
Other income | 560 | 602 | ||||||||
Total non-interest income | 7,467 | 5,849 | ||||||||
Non-interest expense: | ||||||||||
Compensation, employee benefits and related expenses | 7,979 | 7,782 | ||||||||
Occupancy and equipment expense | 2,435 | 2,301 | ||||||||
Outsourced data processing expense | 562 | 446 | ||||||||
Core deposit intangibles amortization | 338 | 361 | ||||||||
Other expenses | 3,569 | 3,475 | ||||||||
Total non-interest expense | 14,883 | 14,365 | ||||||||
Earnings before income taxes | 13,121 | 10,551 | ||||||||
Federal and state income tax expense | 4,273 | 3,654 | ||||||||
Net earnings | $ | 8,848 | 6,897 | |||||||
Basic earnings per share | $ | 0.51 | 0.41 | |||||||
Diluted earnings per share | $ | 0.50 | 0.40 | |||||||
Dividends declared per share | $ | 0.18 | 0.16 | |||||||
Return on average assets (annualized) | 1.58 | % | 1.33 | % | ||||||
Return on average equity (annualized) | 16.41 | % | 15.09 | % | ||||||
Return on tangible average equity (annualized) | 20.08 | % | 19.63 | % | ||||||
Average outstanding shares - basic | 17,413,423 | 17,014,148 | ||||||||
Average outstanding shares - diluted | 17,652,805 | 17,298,634 |