UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2002
Commission File Number 0-21923
WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Illinois 36-3873352
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(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
727 North Bank Lane
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045
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(Address of principal executive offices)
(847) 615-4096
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or such shorter period that the registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
the past 90 days. Yes X No
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Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of issuer's class of common
stock, as of the last practicable date.
Common Stock - no par value, 15,718,394 shares, as of May 6, 2002.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I. -- FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Page
ITEM 1. Financial Statements._________________________________________ 1 - 13
ITEM 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations. __________________________________ 14 - 32
ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risks. _ 33 - 35
PART II. -- OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings. ___________________________________________ 36
ITEM 2. Changes in Securities. _______________________________________ 36
ITEM 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities. _____________________________ 36
ITEM 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.__________ 36
ITEM 5. Other Information. ___________________________________________ 36
ITEM 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K. ____________________________ 37
Signatures ___________________________________________________ 38
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PART I
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CONDITION
(UNAUDITED) (Unaudited)
MARCH 31, December 31, March 31,
(IN THOUSANDS) 2002 2001 2001
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ASSETS
Cash and due from banks $ 55,793 $ 71,575 $ 48,152
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements 97,287 51,955 170,696
Interest-bearing deposits with banks 1,028 692 74
Available-for-sale securities, at fair value 365,540 385,350 168,365
Trading account securities 5,298 -- --
Brokerage customer receivables 64,765 -- --
Mortgage loans held-for-sale 31,723 42,904 29,564
Loans, net of unearned income 2,167,550 2,018,479 1,625,979
Less: Allowance for loan losses 14,697 13,686 11,067
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Net loans 2,152,853 2,004,793 1,614,912
Premises and equipment, net 104,780 99,132 87,717
Accrued interest receivable and other assets 50,059 38,936 36,558
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net 26,027 10,085 10,592
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Total assets $ 2,955,153 $ 2,705,422 $ 2,166,630
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Deposits:
Non-interest bearing $ 242,966 $ 254,269 $ 182,364
Interest bearing 2,174,349 2,060,367 1,734,392
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Total deposits 2,417,315 2,314,636 1,916,756
Notes payable 66,125 46,575 38,875
Federal Home Loan Bank advances 90,000 90,000 --
Other borrowings 113,624 28,074 14,727
Long-term debt - trust preferred securities 51,050 51,050 51,050
Accrued interest payable and other liabilities 53,518 33,809 39,350
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Total liabilities 2,791,632 2,564,144 2,060,758
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Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock -- -- --
Common stock 15,712 14,532 13,289
Surplus 116,201 97,956 79,315
Common stock warrants 98 99 100
Treasury stock, at cost -- -- (3,863)
Retained earnings 36,482 30,995 17,137
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (4,972) (2,304) (106)
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Total shareholders' equity 163,521 141,278 105,872
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Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 2,955,153 $ 2,705,422 $ 2,166,630
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See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED) THREE MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31,
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(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) 2002 2001
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INTEREST INCOME
Interest and fees on loans $ 36,661 $ 36,863
Interest bearing deposits with banks 3 2
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements 293 1,122
Securities 4,500 3,795
Trading account securities 24 --
Brokerage customer receivables 490 --
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Total interest income 41,971 41,782
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INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest on deposits 16,675 22,172
Interest on Federal Home Loan Bank advances 897 --
Interest on notes payable and other borrowings 943 1,046
Interest on long-term debt - trust preferred securities 1,288 1,288
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Total interest expense 19,803 24,506
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NET INTEREST INCOME 22,168 17,276
Provision for loan losses 2,348 1,638
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Net interest income after provision for loan losses 19,820 15,638
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NON-INTEREST INCOME
Trust, asset management and brokerage fees 4,570 450
Fees on mortgage loans sold 2,017 1,524
Service charges on deposit accounts 738 547
Gain on sale of premium finance receivables 766 942
Administrative services revenue 822 1,021
Net securities (losses) gains (215) 286
Other 4,054 2,080
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Total non-interest income 12,752 6,850
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NON-INTEREST EXPENSE
Salaries and employee benefits 13,362 8,478
Occupancy, net 1,544 1,244
Equipment expense 1,730 1,484
Data processing 1,014 830
Advertising and marketing 524 307
Professional fees 611 531
Amortization of intangibles 17 178
Other 3,877 2,919
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Total non-interest expense 22,679 15,971
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Income before taxes and cumulative effect of accounting change 9,893 6,517
Income tax expense 3,531 2,359
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Income before cumulative effect of accounting change 6,362 4,158
Cumulative effect of change in accounting for derivatives, net of tax -- (254)
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NET INCOME $ 6,362 $ 3,904
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BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE:
Income before cumulative effect of accounting change $ 0.42 $ 0.32
Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax -- (0.02)
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NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE - BASIC $ 0.42 $ 0.30
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DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE:
Income before cumulative effect of accounting change $ 0.40 $ 0.31
Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax -- (0.02)
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NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE - DILUTED $ 0.40 $ 0.29
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CASH DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE $ 0.060 $ 0.047
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Weighted average common shares outstanding 15,078 12,923
Dilutive potential common shares 913 454
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Average common shares and dilutive common shares 15,991 13,377
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See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
ACCUMULATED
OTHER
COMPRE-
COMPRE- COMMON HENSIVE TOTAL
HENSIVE COMMON STOCK TREASURY RETAINED INCOME SHAREHOLDERS'
(In thousands) INCOME STOCK SURPLUS ARRANTS STOCK EARNINGS (LOSS) EQUITY
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Balance at December 31, 2000 $ 13,285 $79,282 $ 100 $ (3,863) $ 13,835 $ (363) $ 102,276
Comprehensive income:
Net income $ 3,904 -- -- -- -- 3,904 -- 3,904
Other comprehensive income,
net of tax:
Unrealized gains on securities, net
of reclassification adjustment 257 -- -- -- -- -- 257 257
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Comprehensive income $ 4,161
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Cash dividends declared on
common stock -- -- -- -- (602) -- (602)
Common stock issued for:
Exercise of stock options 4 33 -- -- -- -- 37
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Balance at March 31, 2001 $ 13,289 $79,315 $ 100 $ (3,863) $ 17,137 $ (106) $ 105,872
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BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2001 $ 14,532 $97,956 $ 99 $ -- $ 30,995 $ (2,304) $ 141,278
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME:
NET INCOME $ 6,362 -- -- -- -- 6,362 -- 6,362
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME,
NET OF TAX:
UNREALIZED LOSSES ON SECURITIES,
NET OF RECLASSIFICATION ADJUSTMENT (2,795) -- -- -- -- -- (2,795) (2,795)
UNREALIZED GAINS ON DERIVATIVE
INSTRUMENTS 127 -- -- -- -- -- 127 127
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COMPREHENSIVE INCOME $ 3,694
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CASH DIVIDENDS DECLARED ON
COMMON STOCK -- -- -- -- (875) -- (875)
PURCHASE OF FRACTIONAL SHARES
RESULTING FROM STOCK SPLIT -- (10) -- -- -- -- (10)
COMMON STOCK ISSUED FOR:
ACQUISITION OF THE WAYNE HUMMER
COMPANIES 763 14,237 -- -- -- -- 15,000
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION PLAN 3 64 -- -- -- -- 67
EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN -- 26 -- -- -- -- 26
EXERCISE OF COMMON STOCK WARRANTS 1 8 (1) -- -- -- 8
EXERCISE OF STOCK OPTIONS 413 3,920 -- -- -- -- 4,333
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BALANCE AT MARCH 31, 2002 $ 15,712 $ 116,201 $ 98 $ -- $ 36,482 $ (4,972) $ 163,521
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THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,
2002 2001
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Disclosure of reclassification amount and income tax impact:
Unrealized holding (losses) gains on available for sale securities during the period, net $ (4,711) $ 667
Unrealized holding gains on derivative instruments arising during the period 195 --
Less: Reclassification adjustment for (losses) gains included in net income, net (215) 286
Less: Income tax (benefit) expense (1,633) 124
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Net unrealized (losses) gains on available for sale securities and derivative instruments $ (2,668) $ 257
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See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) THREE MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31,
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(IN THOUSANDS) 2002 2001
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OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income $ 6,362 $ 3,904
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by, or used for, operating
activities:
Cumulative effect of accounting change -- 254
Provision for possible loan losses 2,348 1,638
Depreciation and amortization 2,258 1,859
Net decrease (increase) in deferred income taxes 1,211 (285)
Tax benefit from exercises of stock options 2,239 7
Net amortization (accretion) of securities 1,010 (412)
Originations of mortgage loans held for sale (154,820) (71,112)
Proceeds from sales of mortgage loans held for sale 166,001 61,411
Purchase of trading securities, net (487) --
Net increase in brokerage customer receivables (1,783) --
Gain on sale of premium finance receivables (766) (942)
(Loss) gain on sale of available-for-sale securities, net 215 (286)
Gain on sale of premises and equipment, net (12) --
Increase in accrued interest receivable and other assets, net (4,126) (2,029)
Decrease in accrued interest payable and other liabilities, net (1,589) (12,179)
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NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) OPERATING ACTIVITIES $ 18,061 $ (18,172)
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INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from maturities of available-for-sale securities $ 177,241 $ 100,628
Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities 1,137,775 502,777
Purchases of available-for-sale securities (1,300,622) (577,587)
Proceeds from sales of premium finance receivables 64,188 51,183
Net cash paid for the Wayne Hummer Companies (7,560) --
Net (increase) decrease in interest-bearing deposits with banks (44) 108
Net increase in loans (213,830) (139,068)
Purchase of premises and equipment, net (7,032) (3,071)
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NET CASH USED FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES $ (149,884) $ (65,030)
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FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Increase in deposit accounts $ 102,679 $ 90,180
Increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings, net 37,901 (28,912)
Proceeds from notes payable 19,550 11,300
Net proceeds from issuance of common shares 2,118 30
Dividends paid (875) (602)
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NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES $ 161,373 $ 71,996
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NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS $ 29,550 $ (11,206)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD $ 123,530 $ 230,054
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD $ 153,080 $ 218,848
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Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Acquisition of the Wayne Hummer Companies:
Fair value of assets acquired, including cash and cash equivalents $ 76,055 $ --
Value ascribed to intangibles 15,959 --
Liabilities assumed 63,577 --
See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(1) BASIS OF PRESENTATION
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The consolidated financial statements of Wintrust Financial Corporation and
Subsidiaries ("Wintrust" or "Company") presented herein are unaudited, but in
the opinion of management reflect all necessary adjustments of a normal or
recurring nature for a fair presentation of results as of the dates and for the
periods covered by the consolidated financial statements.
Wintrust is a financial holding company currently engaged in the business of
providing traditional community banking services to customers in the Chicago
metropolitan area. Additionally, the Company operates various non-bank
subsidiaries.
As of March 31, 2002, Wintrust had seven wholly-owned bank subsidiaries
(collectively, "Banks"), all of which started as de novo institutions, including
Lake Forest Bank & Trust Company ("Lake Forest Bank"), Hinsdale Bank & Trust
Company ("Hinsdale Bank"), North Shore Community Bank & Trust Company ("North
Shore Bank"), Libertyville Bank & Trust Company ("Libertyville Bank"),
Barrington Bank & Trust Company, N.A. ("Barrington Bank"), Crystal Lake Bank &
Trust Company, N.A. ("Crystal Lake Bank") and Northbrook Bank & Trust Company
("Northbrook Bank").
The Company provides trust and investment services at each of its Banks through
its wholly-owned subsidiary, Wintrust Asset Management Company, N.A. ("WAMC").
The Company provides financing of commercial insurance premiums ("premium
finance receivables") on a national basis, through First Insurance Funding
Corporation ("FIFC"). FIFC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Crabtree Capital
Corporation ("Crabtree") which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lake Forest Bank.
Wintrust, through Tricom, Inc. of Milwaukee ("Tricom"), also provides short-term
accounts receivable financing ("Tricom finance receivables") and value-added
out-sourced administrative services, such as data processing of payrolls,
billing and cash management services, to temporary staffing clients located
primarily in Illinois. Tricom is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hinsdale Bank.
Wayne Hummer Investments, LLC ("WHI") is a broker-dealer providing a full range
of private client and brokerage services to clients located primarily in the
Midwest and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wintrust. Focused Investments LLC
("Focused") is a broker-dealer that provides a full range of investment
solutions to clients through a network of community-based financial institutions
primarily in Illinois. Focused is a wholly-owned subsidiary of WHI. Wayne Hummer
Management Company provides money management services and advisory services to
individuals and institutions, municipal and tax-exempt organizations, as well as
the Wayne Hummer Companies four proprietary mutual funds and is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Wintrust. Wintrust Information Technology Services Company
provides information technology support, item capture and statement preparation
services to the Wintrust subsidiaries and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Wintrust.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements are unaudited and do not
include information or footnotes necessary for a complete presentation of
financial condition, results of operations or cash flows in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles. The consolidated financial statements
should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and
notes included in the Company's Annual Report and Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2001. Operating results for the three-month periods presented are
not necessarily indicative of the results which may be expected for the entire
year. Reclassifications of certain prior period amounts have been made to
conform with the current period presentation.
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(2) CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
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For the purposes of the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, the Company
considers cash and cash equivalents to include cash and due from banks, federal
funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements which have an
original maturity of 90 days or less.
(3) AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE SECURITIES
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The following table is a summary of the available-for-sale securities portfolio
as of the dates shown:
MARCH 31, 2002 December 31, 2001 March 31, 2001
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AMORTIZED FAIR Amortized Fair Amortized Fair
(In thousands) COST VALUE Cost Value Cost Value
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U.S. Treasury $ 3,292 $ 3,291 $ 3,045 $ 3,048 $ 755 $ 763
U.S. Government agencies 131,175 131,117 151,911 152,185 58,996 59,066
Municipal 5,903 6,144 6,507 6,686 4,961 5,137
Corporate notes and other 26,688 25,846 26,691 25,895 26,714 25,937
Mortgage-backed 190,192 183,583 184,483 181,425 64,847 65,041
Federal Reserve/FHLB Stock
and other equity securities 15,457 15,559 15,384 16,111 12,253 12,421
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Total available-for-sale securities $ 372,707 $ 365,540 $ 388,021 $ 385,350 $ 168,526 $ 168,365
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(4) LOANS
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The following table is a summary of the loan portfolio as of the dates shown:
MARCH 31, December 31, March 31,
(In thousands) 2002 2001 2001
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Core loans:
Commercial and commercial real estate $ 1,066,326 $ 1,007,580 $ 712,034
Home equity 287,186 261,049 182,283
Residential real estate 142,554 140,041 116,875
Other loans 55,211 59,157 70,979
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Total core loans $ 1,551,277 $ 1,467,827 $ 1,082,171
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Niche loans:
Premium finance receivables $ 414,330 $ 348,163 $ 333,771
Indirect auto loans 184,385 184,209 191,386
Tricom finance receivables 17,558 18,280 18,651
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Total niche loans $ 616,273 $ 550,652 $ 543,809
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Total loans, net of unearned income $ 2,167,550 $ 2,018,479 $ 1,625,979
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Included in other loans as of March 31, 2002 is $1.4 million loaned to the
Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer secured by shares
of the Company's common stock. The maximum available to be borrowed under these
loan arrangements is $1.7 million, secured by 172,500 shares of the Company's
common stock. The loans are full recourse to the borrowers.
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(5) DEPOSITS
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The following is a summary of deposits as of the dates shown:
MARCH 31, December 31, March 31,
(Dollars in thousands) 2002 2001 2001
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BALANCE:
Non-interest bearing $ 242,966 $ 254,269 $ 182,364
NOW 290,120 286,860 174,948
Money market 368,240 335,881 300,939
Savings 133,963 132,514 80,217
Time certificate of deposits 1,382,026 1,305,112 1,178,288
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Total deposits $ 2,417,315 $ 2,314,636 $ 1,916,756
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PERCENT OF TOTAL DEPOSITS:
Non-interest bearing 10 % 11 % 10 %
NOW 12 12 9
Money Market 15 15 16
Savings 6 6 4
Time certificate of deposits 57 56 61
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Total deposits 100 % 100 % 100 %
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(6) NOTES PAYABLE, FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK ADVANCES AND OTHER BORROWINGS:
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The following is a summary of notes payable, Federal Home Loan Bank advances and
other borrowings as of the dates shown:
MARCH 31, December 31, March 31,
(In thousands) 2002 2001 2001
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Notes payable $ 66,125 $ 46,575 $ 38,875
Federal Home Loan Bank advances 90,000 90,000 --
Other borrowings:
Federal funds purchased 43,500 11,800 --
Securities sold under repurchase agreements 17,193 16,274 14,727
Wayne Hummer Companies funding 47,931 -- --
Other 5,000 -- --
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Total other borrowings $ 113,624 $ 28,074 $ 14,727
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Total notes payable, Federal Home Loan Bank advances and
other borrowings $ 269,749 $ 164,649 $ 53,602
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The Wayne Hummer Companies funding consists of collateralized demand obligations
to third party banks at interest rates approximating the fed funds rate that are
used to finance securities purchased by customers on margin and securities owned
by WHI and demand obligations to brokers and clearing organizations at rates
approximating fed funds. Other represents the Company's interest-bearing
deferred portion of the purchase price of the Wayne Hummer Companies.
(7) LONG-TERM DEBT - TRUST PREFERRED SECURITIES
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The Company issued $51.1 million of Trust Preferred Securities through two
separate issuances by Wintrust Capital Trust I and Wintrust Capital Trust II
("Trusts"). The Trusts issued $1,579,000 of common securities, all of which are
owned by the Company. The Trust Preferred Securities represent preferred
undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trusts.
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The Trusts invested the proceeds from the issuances of the Trust Preferred
Securities and the common securities in Subordinated Debentures ("Debentures"),
with the same maturities and fixed interest rates as the Trust Preferred
Securities, issued by the Company. The debentures are the sole assets of the
Trusts and are eliminated, along with the related income statement effects, in
the consolidated financial statements.
The composition of the Trust Preferred Securities as of March 31, 2002 (Dollars
in thousands):
Issuance Rate Maturity Redemption
Issuance Trust Amount Date Type Rate Date Date
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Wintrust Capital Trust I $ 31,050 10/98 Fixed 9.00% 09/30/28 09/30/03
Wintrust Capital Trust II $ 20,000 06/00 Fixed 10.50% 06/30/30 06/30/05
The Company has guaranteed the payment of distributions and payments upon
liquidation or redemption of the Trust Preferred Securities, in each case to the
extent of funds held by the Trusts. The Company and the Trusts believe that,
taken together, the obligations of the Company under the guarantees, the
subordinated debentures, and other related agreements provide, in the aggregate,
a full, irrevocable and unconditional guarantee, on a subordinated basis, of all
of the obligations of the Trusts under the Trust Preferred Securities. Subject
to certain limitations, the Company has the right to defer payment of interest
on the Debentures at any time, or from time to time, for a period not to exceed
20 consecutive quarters. The Trust Preferred Securities are subject to mandatory
redemption, in whole or in part, upon repayment of the Debentures at maturity or
their earlier redemption. The Debentures of the Trusts are redeemable in whole
or in part prior to maturity, at the discretion of the Company if certain
conditions are met, and only after the Company has obtained Federal Reserve
approval, if then required under applicable guidelines or regulations.
The Trust Preferred Securities, subject to certain limitations, qualify as Tier
1 capital of the Company for regulatory purposes. Interest expense on the Trust
Preferred Securities is deductible for tax purposes.
(8) EARNINGS PER SHARE
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The following table shows the computation of basic and diluted earnings per
share for the periods shown:
THREE MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31,
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(In thousands, except per share data) 2002 2001
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Net income (A) $ 6,362 $ 3,904
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Average common shares outstanding (B) 15,078 12,923
Effect of dilutive common shares 913 454
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Weighted average common shares and effect of dilutive common shares (C)
15,991 13,377
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Net income per average common share - Basic (A/B) $ 0.42 $ 0.30
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Net income per average common share - Diluted (A/C) $ 0.40 $ 0.29
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The effect of dilutive common shares outstanding results from stock options,
stock warrants and shares issuable under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan and
the Directors Deferred Fee and Stock Plan, all being treated as if they had been
either exercised or issued, computed by application of the treasury stock
method.
(9) SEGMENT INFORMATION
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The segment financial information provided in the following tables has been
derived from the internal profitability reporting system used by management to
monitor and manage the financial performance of the Company. The Company
evaluates segment performance based on after-tax profit or loss and other
appropriate profitability measures common to each segment. Certain indirect
expenses have been allocated based on actual volume measurements and other
criteria, as
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appropriate. Inter-segment revenue and transfers are generally accounted for at
current market prices. The other category, as shown in the following table,
reflects parent company information. The net interest income and segment profit
of the banking segment includes income and related interest costs from portfolio
loans that were purchased from the premium finance and indirect auto segments.
For purposes of internal segment profitability analysis, management reviews the
results of its premium finance and indirect auto segments as if all loans
originated and sold to the banking segment were retained within that segment's
operations, thereby causing the inter-segment elimination amounts shown in the
following table. The following table is a summary of certain operating
information for reportable segments for the periods shown:
THREE MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31,
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(Dollars in thousands) 2002 2001 Change Change
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NET INTEREST INCOME:
Banking $ 20,773 $ 16,427 $ 4,346 26 %
Premium finance 8,117 5,973 2,144 36
Indirect auto 2,002 1,387 615 44
Tricom 913 884 29 3
Trust, asset management and brokerage 588 166 422 254
Inter-segment eliminations (8,301) (5,766) (2,535) (44)
Other (1,924) (1,795) (129) (7)
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Total net interest income $ 22,168 $ 17,276 $ 4,892 28 %
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NON-INTEREST INCOME:
Banking $ 4,942 $ 4,400 $ 542 12 %
Premium finance 2,016 899 1,117 124
Indirect auto 8 -- 8 N/M
Tricom 821 1,042 (221) (21)
Trust, asset management and brokerage 4,673 450 4,223 938
Inter-segment eliminations (154) (82) (72) (88)
Other 446 141 305 216
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Total non-interest income $ 12,752 $ 6,850 $ 5,902 86 %
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SEGMENT PROFIT (LOSS):
Banking $ 6,193 $ 4,877 $ 1,316 27 %
Premium finance 4,087 2,069 2,018 98
Indirect auto 728 374 354 95
Tricom 271 279 (8) (3)
Trust, asset management and brokerage (142) (196) 54 28
Inter-segment eliminations (3,463) (2,124) (1,339) (63)
Other (1,312) (1,375) 63 5
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Total segment profit $ 6,362 $ 3,904 $ 2,458 63 %
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SEGMENT ASSETS:
Banking $ 2,826,154 $ 2,137,066 $ 689,088 32 %
Premium finance 435,964 359,511 76,453 21
Indirect auto 190,244 196,724 (6,480) (3)
Tricom 28,212 29,064 (852) (3)
Trust, asset management and brokerage 99,924 5,260 94,664 1,800
Inter-segment eliminations (634,976) (568,038) (66,938) (12)
Other 9,631 7,043 2,588 37
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Total segment assets $ 2,955,153 $ 2,166,630 $ 788,523 36 %
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<FN>
N/M = not meaningful
</FN>
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(10) DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
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The Company enters into certain derivative financial instruments as part of its
strategy to manage its exposure to market risk. Market risk is the possibility
that, due to changes in interest rates or other economic conditions, the
Company's net interest income will be adversely affected. The derivative
financial instruments that are currently being utilized by the Company to manage
this risk include interest rate cap and interest rate swap contracts. The
amounts potentially subject to market and credit risks are the streams of
interest payments under the contracts and not the notional principal amounts
used to express the volume of the transactions.
On January 1, 2001, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging
Activities" ("SFAS 133"), as amended by SFAS 137 and SFAS 138 (collectively
referred to as SFAS 133).
As a result of the adoption of SFAS 133, the Company recognizes all derivative
financial instruments, such as interest rate cap and interest rate swap
agreements, in the Consolidated Financial Statements at fair value regardless of
the purpose or intent for holding the instrument. Derivative financial
instruments are included in other assets or other liabilities, as appropriate,
on the Consolidated Statement of Condition. Changes in the fair value of
derivative financial instruments are either recognized periodically in income or
in shareholders' equity as a component of comprehensive income depending on
whether the derivative financial instrument qualifies for hedge accounting, and
if so, whether it qualifies as a fair value hedge or cash flow hedge. Generally,
changes in fair values of derivatives accounted for as fair value hedges are
recorded in income along with the portions of the changes in the fair values of
the hedged items that relate to the hedged risk(s). Changes in fair values of
derivative financial instruments accounted for as cash flow hedges, to the
extent they are effective hedges, are recorded in other comprehensive income net
of deferred taxes. Changes in fair values of derivative financial instruments
not qualifying as hedges are reported in income.
Derivative financial instruments owned by the Company on January 1, 2001 were
not designated as hedges in accordance with SFAS 133. As a result, the effect of
recording the derivative financial instruments at fair value upon adoption
resulted in a charge of $254,000 (net of tax) in the Consolidated Statement of
Income to reflect the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle.
During the first quarter of 2002, $100 million notional principal amount of
interest rate cap contracts matured. At March 31, 2002, the Company had $155
million of notional principal amounts of interest rate caps with maturities
ranging from April 2002 to February 2003. These contracts were purchased to
mitigate the effect of rising rates on certain floating rate deposit products
and provide for the receipt of payments when the 91-day Treasury bill rate
exceeds the predetermined strike rates that range from 3.75% to 6.50%. The
payment amounts, if any, are determined and received on a monthly basis and are
recorded as an adjustment to net interest income. Premiums paid for the purchase
of interest rate cap contracts are amortized as an adjustment to net interest
income.
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The following table presents a summary of derivative instruments that were
outstanding as of the dates shown and whether the changes in fair values are
accounted for in the income statement (IS) or as other comprehensive income
(OCI):
MARCH 31, 2002 December 31, 2001
Accounting ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
for change NOTIONAL FAIR Notional Fair
(In thousands) in market value AMOUNT VALUE Amount Value
- ---------------------------- ------------------- ----------------- --------------- ----------------- --------------
Interest rate caps IS $ 85,000 $ -- $ 185,000 $ --
Interest rate caps OCI 70,000 54 70,000 54
Interest rate swap OCI 25,000 (510) 25,000 (681)
At March 31, 2002, the Company had $25 million notional principal amount of an
interest rate swap contract maturing in February 2004. This contract effectively
converts a portion of the Company's floating-rate notes payable to a fixed-rate
basis for three years, thus reducing the impact of interest rate changes on
future interest expense.
Periodically, the Company will sell options to a bank or dealer for the right to
purchase certain securities held within the Banks' investment portfolios. These
covered call option transactions are designed primarily to increase the total
return associated with holding these securities as earning assets. These
transactions do not qualify as hedges pursuant to SFAS 133 and, accordingly,
changes in fair values of these contracts are reported in other non-interest
income. The option premium income generated by these transactions is also
recognized as other non-interest income. There were no call options outstanding
as of March 31, 2002, December 31, 2001 or March 31, 2001, respectively.
(11) BUSINESS COMBINATIONS
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On February 20, 2002, Wintrust completed its acquisition of Wayne Hummer
Investments, LLC (including its wholly owned subsidiary, Focused Investments
LLC) and Wayne Hummer Management Company (collectively, the "Wayne Hummer
Companies" or "WHC"). The results of the Wayne Hummer Companies have been
included in Wintrust's consolidated financial statements only since the
effective date (February 1, 2002) of the acquisition. Wayne Hummer Investments
LLC is a registered broker/dealer and investment services firm that provides a
full range of private client and brokerage services to clients located primarily
in the Midwest. Wayne Hummer Management Company is a registered investment
advisor, providing services to individual accounts as well as four proprietary
mutual funds managed by the firm.
The acquisition of the Wayne Hummer Companies will augment and diversify
Wintrust's revenue stream by adding brokerage services to its fee based revenues
as well as offering traditional banking products to the customers of the Wayne
Hummer Companies, thereby providing a more comprehensive menu of financial
products and services to the customers of Wintrust and the Wayne Hummer
Companies.
The aggregate purchase price was $28 million including $8 million in cash,
762,742 shares of Wintrust's common stock (then valued at $15 million) and $5
million of deferred cash payments. Wintrust is obligated to pay additional
consideration of cash and Wintrust common stock upon the attainment of certain
performance measures over the next five years. The additional consideration, if
paid, will be recorded as additional goodwill at its fair value when paid, or
when the additional consideration is deemed, beyond a reasonable doubt, to have
been earned. The value of Wintrust's common stock issued was determined based on
the unweighted average of the high and low sales prices of Wintrust's common
stock on the Nasdaq National Market for the 10 trading days ending on the second
trading day preceding the effective date of the acquisition.
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The following pro forma information reflects the Company's results of operations
as if the Wayne Hummer Companies would have been included from the beginning of
the periods shown. The Wintrust as reported results include the results of the
Wayne Hummer Companies since the effective date of the acquisition:
Three Months Ended
March 31,
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(In thousands) 2002 2001
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NET REVENUE:
Wintrust as reported (includes WHC from February 1, 2002) $ 34,920 $ 24,126
WHC (results prior to February 1, 2002) 2,919 8,420
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Pro forma net revenue $ 37,839 $ 32,546
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INCOME BEFORE TAXES AND CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF ACCOUNTING CHANGE:
Wintrust as reported (includes WHC from February 1, 2002) $ 9,893 $ 6,517
WHC (results prior to February 1, 2002) 108 519
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Pro forma income before taxes and cumulative effect of accounting change $ 10,001 $ 7,036
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NET INCOME:
Wintrust as reported (includes WHC from February 1, 2002) $ 6,362 $ 3,904
WHC (results prior to February 1, 2002) 70 337
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Pro forma net income $ 6,432 $ 4,241
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BASIC EPS:
Wintrust as reported (includes WHC from February 1, 2002) $ 0.42 $ 0.30
WHC (results prior to February 1, 2002) -- 0.01
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Pro forma basic EPS $ 0.42 $ 0.31
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DILUTED EPS:
Wintrust as reported (includes WHC from February 1, 2002) $ 0.40 $ 0.29
WHC (results prior to February 1, 2002) (0.01) 0.01
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Pro forma diluted EPS $ 0.39 $ 0.30
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(12) ACCOUNTING CHANGES
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In July 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141, "Business Combinations" ("SFAS 141"),
and Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, "Goodwill and Other
Intangible Assets" ("SFAS 142"). SFAS 141 requires that the purchase method of
accounting be used for all business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001.
SFAS 141 also specifies the criteria for intangible assets acquired in a
purchase method business combination to be recognized and reported apart from
goodwill. SFAS 142 requires companies to no longer amortize goodwill and
intangible assets with indefinite useful lives, but instead test these assets
for impairment at least annually in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 142.
Under SFAS 142, intangible assets with definite useful lives continue to be
amortized over their respective estimated useful lives to their estimated
residual values, and reviewed for impairment in accordance with the FASB's
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144, "Accounting for the
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets" ("SFAS 144").
Wintrust adopted the provisions of SFAS 142 effective January 1, 2002. As of the
date of adoption, Wintrust had unamortized goodwill in the amount of $10.0
million, and unamortized identifiable intangible assets in the amount of
$109,000, all of which were subject to the transition provisions of SFAS 141 and
SFAS 142. As part of its adoption of SFAS 142, the Company has performed a
transitional impairment test on its goodwill assets, which indicated that no
impairment charge was required. Wintrust does not currently have any other
indefinite-lived intangible assets recorded in its statement of financial
condition. In addition, no material reclassifications or adjustments to the
useful lives of finite-lived intangible assets were made as a result of adopting
the new guidance. The full impact of adopting SFAS 142 is expected to result in
an increase in net income of approximately $413,000, or approximately $0.02 per
diluted share, in 2002 as a result of Wintrust no longer having to amortize
goodwill against earnings.
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At March 31, 2002 and 2001, Wintrust had $92,000 and $160,000, respectively, in
unamortized identifiable intangible assets, all of which were values assigned to
customer lists at Tricom. Total amortization expense associated with these
intangible assets in the first quarter of 2002 and 2001 was $17,000 for each
period, respectively.
Assuming retroactive adoption of SFAS 142, net income for the year ended
December 31, 2001 and the quarter ended March 31, 2001 would have been $18.9
million and $4.0 million, respectively, and diluted earnings per share would
have been $1.30 and $0.30 for the same periods, respectively. The following
table sets forth the reconcilement of net income and earnings per share
excluding goodwill amortization for the year ended December 31, 2001 and quarter
ended March 31, 2001:
Year Ended Three Months Ended
December 31, March 31,
2001 2001
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Net Earnings Net Earnings
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data) Income Per Share Income Per Share
- ---------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- ------------ ------------- ------------
Earnings per share - Basic:
Net income/Basic EPS as reported $ 18,439 $ 1.34 $ 3,904 $ 0.30
Add back: Goodwill amortization 617 0.04 161 0.01
Less: Tax on deductible goodwill 197 0.01 51 0.00
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Adjusted net income/Basic EPS $ 18,859 $ 1.37 $ 4,014 $ 0.31
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Earnings per share - Diluted:
Net income/Diluted EPS as reported $ 18,439 $ 1.27 $ 3,904 $ 0.29
Add back: Goodwill amortization 617 0.04 161 0.01
Less: Tax on deductible goodwill 197 0.01 51 0.00
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Adjusted net income/Diluted EPS $ 18,859 $ 1.30 $ 4,014 $ 0.30
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On January 1, 2002, Wintrust adopted SFAS 144, which superseded SFAS 121 and
provides a single accounting model for long-lived assets to be disposed of.
Although retaining many of the fundamental recognition and measurement
provisions of SFAS 121, the new rules significantly change the criteria that
would have to be met to classify an asset as held-for-sale. SFAS 144 also
supersedes the provisions of Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion 30 with
regard to reporting the effects of a disposal of a segment of a business and
requires expected future operating losses from discontinued operations to be
displayed in discontinued operations in the period(s) in which the losses are
incurred (rather than as of the measurement date as presently required by APB
Opinion 30). In addition, more dispositions will qualify for discontinued
operations treatment in the income statement. The adoption of SFAS 144 did not
have a material impact on Wintrust's financial conditions or results of
operations.
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ITEM 2
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis of financial condition as of March 31,
2002, compared with December 31, 2001, and March 31, 2001, and the results of
operations for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2002 and 2001 should be
read in conjunction with the Company's unaudited consolidated financial
statements and notes contained in this report. This discussion contains
forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties and, as such,
future results could differ significantly from management's current
expectations. See the last section of this discussion for further information on
forward-looking statements.
On January 24, 2002, Wintrust's Board of Directors declared a 3-for-2 stock
split of its common stock, effected in the form of a 50% stock dividend, paid on
March 14, 2002 to shareholders of record as of March 4, 2002. All historical
share data and per share amounts have been restated to reflect this split.
OVERVIEW AND STRATEGY
Wintrust's operating subsidiaries were organized within approximately the last
ten years. We have grown from $2.17 billion in total assets at March 31, 2001 to
$ 2.96 billion in total assets at March 31, 2002 an increase of 36%. Because of
the rapid growth, the historical financial performance of the Company has been
affected by costs associated with growing market share, establishing new de novo
banks, opening new branch facilities, and building an experienced management
team. The Company's financial performance over the past several years generally
reflects improving profitability of the Banks, as they mature, offset by the
costs of opening new banks and branch facilities. The Company's experience has
been that it generally takes 13-24 months for new banking offices to first
achieve operational profitability depending on the number and timing of branch
facilities added.
The Banks began operations during the period indicated in the table below:
Operations opened in:
-----------------------------------
Month Year
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Lake Forest Bank............................................................................... December 1991
Hinsdale Bank.................................................................................. October 1993
North Shore Bank............................................................................... September 1994
Libertyville Bank.............................................................................. October 1995
Barrington Bank................................................................................ December 1996
Crystal Lake Bank.............................................................................. December 1997
Northbrook Bank................................................................................ November 2000
Subsequent to these initial dates of operations, each of the Banks, except
Northbrook Bank, has established additional full-service banking facilities. As
of March 31, 2002, the Banks had 30 banking offices. Since March 31, 2001,
Barrington Bank opened a branch facility in Hoffman Estates in September 2001,
Northbrook Bank opened its new permanent facility in December 2001 and Hinsdale
Bank opened a branch facility in Riverside. In May 2002 we will be opening a
permanent facility for our Wauconda branch of Libertyville Bank and a Highland
Park branch of Lake Forest Bank.
While committed to a continuing growth strategy, management's ongoing focus is
also to balance further asset growth with earnings growth by seeking to more
fully leverage the existing capacity within each of the Banks, FIFC, WAMC,
Tricom and the Wayne Hummer Companies. One aspect of this strategy is to
continue to pursue specialized earning asset niches in order to maintain the mix
of earning assets in higher-yielding loans as well as diversify the loan
portfolio. Another aspect is a continued focus on less aggressive deposit
pricing at the Banks with significant market share and more established customer
bases.
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On February 20, 2002, the Company completed its acquisition of the Wayne Hummer
Companies, comprising Wayne Hummer Investments LLC ("WHI"), Wayne Hummer
Management Company ("WHMC") and Focused Investments LLC ("FI"), each based in
the Chicago area.
WHI, established in 1931, has been providing a full-range of investment products
and services tailored to meet the specific needs of individual investors
throughout the country, primarily in the Midwest. WHI also operates an office in
Appleton, Wisconsin that opened in 1936. WHI has approximately 150 employees,
including over 40 active brokers, and is a member of the New York Stock
Exchange, the American Stock Exchange and the National Association of Securities
Dealers. WHI's goal is to help clients define and achieve their financial goals.
At March 31, 2002 the number of WHI client households was estimated to be in
excess of 20,000, with over $4 billion in customer assets in custody. WHI's
Appleton branch has a client base of over 4,000 accounts and serves the greater
Appleton area.
WHMC, established in 1981, is the investment advisory affiliate of WHI and is
advisor to the Wayne Hummer family of mutual funds. The Wayne Hummer family of
funds includes the Wayne Hummer Growth Fund, the Wayne Hummer CorePortfolio
Fund, the Wayne Hummer Income Fund, and the Wayne Hummer Money Market Fund. With
assets under management in excess of $1 billion, the investment management group
provides advisory services to individuals and institutions, municipal and
tax-exempt organizations, including approximately $600 million in the Wayne
Hummer Mutual Funds. Additionally, WHMC also provides portfolio management and
continuous financial supervision for a wide-range of pension and profit sharing
plans. These defined portfolios are managed for public and private clients, bank
portfolios and trusts, endowments and foundations, and both taxable and
tax-deferred portfolios for individual investors. WHMC manages over $400 million
in these portfolios.
FI, a NASD member broker/dealer, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of WHI and
provides a full range of investment solutions to clients through a network of
community-based financial institutions primarily in Illinois.
FIFC is the Company's most significant specialized earning asset niche,
originating approximately $1.3 billion in volume for the full year of 2001 and
$413 million in the first quarter of 2002. FIFC makes loans to businesses to
finance the insurance premiums they pay on their commercial insurance policies.
The majority of these receivables are retained within the Banks' loan
portfolios. The Company began selling the excess of FIFC's originations over the
capacity to retain such loans within the Banks' loan portfolios during the
second quarter of 1999. In addition to recognizing gains on the sale of these
receivables, the proceeds provide the Company with additional liquidity.
Consistent with the Company's strategy to be asset-driven, it is probable that
similar sales of these receivables will occur in the future; however, future
sales of these receivables depends on the level of new volume growth in relation
to the capacity to retain such loans within the Banks' loan portfolios.
In October 1999, the Company acquired Tricom as part of its continuing strategy
to pursue specialized earning asset niches. Tricom is a Milwaukee-based company
that has been in business for more than ten years and specializes in providing,
on a national basis, short-term accounts receivable financing and value-added
out-sourced administrative services, such as data processing of payrolls,
billing and cash management services, to clients in the temporary staffing
industry. By virtue of the Company's funding resources, this acquisition has
provided Tricom with additional capital necessary to expand its financing
services in a national market. Tricom's revenue principally consists of interest
income from financing activities and fee-based revenues from administrative
services. In addition to expanding the Company's earning asset niches, this
acquisition has added to the level of fee-based income.
In addition to the earning asset niches provided by the Company's non-bank
subsidiaries, several earning asset niches operate within the Banks, including
the indirect auto division at Hinsdale Bank, Lake Forest Bank's MMF Leasing
Services equipment leasing division and Barrington Bank's Community Advantage
program that provides lending, deposit and cash management services to
condominium, homeowner and community associations. In addition, Hinsdale Bank's
mortgage warehouse lending program provides loan and deposit services to
mortgage brokerage companies located predominantly in the Chicago metropolitan
area and Crystal Lake Bank has recently developed a specialty in small aircraft
lending. The Company plans to continue pursuing the development or acquisition
of other specialty earning asset niches or finance businesses that generate
assets suitable for bank investment and/or secondary market sales. The Company
anticipates that the indirect auto loan portfolio will comprise a smaller
portion of the net loan portfolio in the future.
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In September 1998, the Company formed WAMC, a trust subsidiary, to expand the
trust and investment management services that were previously provided through
the trust department of Lake Forest Bank. With a separately chartered trust
subsidiary, the Company is better able to offer trust and investment management
services to all communities served by the Banks. In addition to offering these
services to existing bank customers at each of the Banks, the Company believes
WAMC can successfully compete for trust business by targeting small to mid-size
businesses and affluent individuals whose needs command the personalized
attention offered by WAMC's experienced trust professionals. Services offered by
WAMC typically include traditional trust products and services, as well as
investment management services. The trust and asset management services and
products will be expanded in 2002 to include brokerage services as the services
offered by the Wayne Hummer Companies are integrated. Additionally, the Company
plans to change the name of WAMC to Wayne Hummer Trust Company to leverage the
Wayne Hummer brand name recognition.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
EARNINGS SUMMARY
The Company's key operating measures, as compared to the same period last year,
are shown in the table below:
THREE MONTHS Three Months Percentage (%)/
ENDED Ended Basis Point (bp)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data) MARCH 31, 2002 March 31, 2001 Change
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Net income before cumulative effect of accounting change $ 6,362 $ 4,158 53.0 %
Net income 6,362 3,904 63.0
Net income per common share - Basic 0.42 0.30 40.0
Net income per common share - Diluted 0.40 0.29 37.9
Net revenues 34,920 24,126 44.7
Net interest income 22,168 17,276 28.3
Net interest margin 3.48 % 3.67 % (19) bp
Core net interest margin(1) 3.68 3.94 (26)
Net overhead ratio (2) 1.43 1.75 (32)
Efficiency ratio (3) 64.17 66.42 (225)
Return on average assets 0.92 0.75 17
Return on average equity 17.12 15.39 173
AT END OF PERIOD
Total assets $ 2,955,153 $ 2,166,630 36.4 %
Total loans, net of unearned income 2,167,550 1,625,979 33.3
Total deposits 2,417,315 1,916,756 26.1
Total shareholders' equity 163,521 105,872 54.5
Book value per common share 10.41 8.19 27.1
Market price per common share 22.97 12.42 84.9
Non-performing assets to total assets 0.39 % 0.64 % 25 bp
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<FN>
(1) The core net interest margin excludes the interest expense associated
with Wintrust's Long-term Debt - Trust Preferred Securities.
(2) The net overhead ratio is calculated by netting total non-interest
expense and total non-interest income, annualizing this amount, and
dividing by that period's total average assets. A lower ratio indicates
higher degree of efficiency.
(3) The efficiency ratio is calculated by dividing total non-interest
expense by tax-equivalent net revenues (less securities gains or
losses). A lower ratio indicates more efficient revenue generation.
</FN>
The Company analyzes its performance on a net income basis in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, as well as other
ratios such as the net overhead ratio, efficiency ratio and core net interest
margin. These performance measures are presented as supplemental information to
enhance the readers' understanding of, and highlight trends in, the Company's
financial results. These measures should not be viewed as a substitute for net
income and earnings per share as determined in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States. The calculations used by the
Company to derive core net interest margin, net overhead ratio and the
efficiency ratio may vary from, and not be comparable to, other companies.
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Net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2002 totaled $6.4 million, an
increase of $2.5 million, or 63%, over the $3.9 million recorded in the first
quarter of 2001. On a per share basis, net income for the first quarter of 2002
totaled $0.40 per diluted common share, an $0.11 per share, or 38%, increase as
compared to the 2001 first quarter total of $0.29 per diluted common share. The
lower growth rate in the earnings per share as compared to net income was
primarily due to the issuance of 1,488,750 additional shares of common stock in
June 2001 and 762,742 shares issued in the February 2002 acquisition of the
Wayne Hummer Companies. The return on average equity for the first quarter of
2002 increased to 17.12% from 15.39% for the prior year quarter.
The results for the first quarter of 2002 include pre-tax income of $1.25
million, or $754,000 after-tax, for a partial settlement related to the premium
finance defalcation recorded in 2000. Excluding this settlement income, net
income in the first quarter was $5.6 million, or $0.35 per diluted share.
Included in the first quarter of 2001, is a cumulative effect of a change in
accounting for interest rate caps, which resulted in an after-tax charge of
$254,000, or $0.02 per diluted share.
On February 20, 2002, Wintrust completed its acquisition of the Wayne Hummer
Companies. Wintrust paid $28 million for the Wayne Hummer Companies, consisting
of $8 million in cash, 762,742 shares of Wintrust's common stock (then valued at
$15 million), $5 million of deferred cash payments and is obligated to pay
additional consideration of cash and Wintrust common stock upon the attainment
of certain performance measures over the next five years. Accounted for as a
purchase, the Wayne Hummer Companies results of operations are included only
since the effective date of the acquisition (February 1, 2002) in Wintrust's
first quarter 2002 results.
NET INTEREST INCOME
Net interest income, which is the difference between interest income and fees on
earning assets and interest expense on deposits and borrowings, is the major
source of earnings for Wintrust. Tax-equivalent net interest income for the
quarter ended March 31, 2002 totaled $22.4 million, an increase of $4.9 million,
or 28%, as compared to the $17.5 million recorded in the same quarter of 2001.
This increase mainly resulted from loan growth offsetting narrower spreads.
Average loans in the first quarter of 2002 increased $489 million, or 30%, over
the first quarter of 2001. This growth helped offset the lower spreads as a
result of the eleven rate cuts by the Federal Reserve in 2001 totaling 475 basis
points.
Net interest margin represents tax-equivalent net interest income as a
percentage of the average earning assets during the period. For the first
quarter of 2002, the net interest margin was 3.48%, a decrease of 19 basis
points when compared to the net interest margin of 3.67% in the prior year first
quarter. This decline resulted primarily from the effects of continued decreases
during 2001 in short-term rates causing compression in the spread between the
rates on interest-bearing liabilities and the yields on earning assets. Spread
compression results when deposit rates cannot be reduced commensurate with
changes in market rates due to current low level of rates paid on certain
deposit accounts. The core net interest margin, which excludes the interest
expense related to Wintrust's Long-term Debt - Trust Preferred Securities, was
3.68% for the first quarter of 2002, and decreased 26 basis points when compared
to the prior year first quarter's core margin of 3.94%. In the absence of
additional rate cuts by the Federal Reserve and a changing yield curve,
Wintrust's net interest margin improved by 19 basis points when compared to the
fourth quarter of 2001. This improvement was a result of total funding costs
declining by 46 basis points while the yield on total earning assets declined by
24 basis points. Interest-bearing deposits accounted for the majority of the
decline in the cost of funding, decreasing by 48 basis points from the fourth
quarter of 2001.
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The following table presents a summary of the Company's net interest income and
related net interest margins, calculated on a fully taxable equivalent basis,
for the periods shown:
THREE MONTHS ENDED Three Months Ended
MARCH 31, 2002 March 31, 2001
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(Dollars in thousands) AVERAGE INTEREST RATE Average Interest Rate
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Liquidity management assets (1) (2) $ 458,922 $4,816 4.26% $ 319,028 $4,933 6.27%
Other earning assets (3) 44,920 514 4.64 -- -- --
Loans, net of unearned income (2) (4) 2,101,802 36,849 7.11 1,612,617 37,054 9.32
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Total earning assets $2,605,644 $42,179 6.56% $1,931,645 $41,987 8.82%
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Interest-bearing deposits $2,097,388 $16,675 3.22% $1,669,942 $22,172 5.38%
Federal Home Loan Bank advances 90,000 897 4.04 -- -- --
Notes payable and other borrowings 119,698 943 3.20 67,897 1,046 6.25
Long-term debt-trust preferred securities 51,050 1,288 10.09 51,050 1,288 10.09
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Total interest-bearing liabilities $2,358,136 $19,803 3.41% $1,788,889 $24,506 5.56%
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Tax-equivalent net interest income $22,376 $17,481
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Net interest margin 3.48% 3.67%
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Core net interest margin (5) 3.68% 3.94%
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<FN>
(1) Liquidity management assets include available-for-sale securities,
interest earning deposits with banks and federal funds sold.
(2) Interest income on tax-advantaged loans and securities reflects a
tax-equivalent adjustment based on a marginal federal corporate tax
rate of 35%. The total adjustments for the quarters ended March 31,
2002 and 2001 were $208,000 and $205,000, respectively.
(3) Other earning assets include brokerage customer receivables and trading
account securities.
(4) Loans, net of unearned income includes mortgages held for sale and
non-accrual loans.
(5) The core net interest margin excludes the impact of Wintrust's
Long-term Debt - Trust Preferred Securities.
</FN>
The yield on total earning assets for the first quarter of 2002 was 6.56% as
compared to 8.82% in 2001, a decrease of 226 basis points resulting primarily
from the effect of decreases in general market rates on liquidity management
assets and loans. The other earning assets shown in the first quarter of 2002
reflect interest-bearing brokerage customer receivables and trading account
securities managed at the Wayne Hummer Companies. The yield on earning assets is
heavily dependent on the yield on loans since average loans comprised
approximately 81% of total average earning assets. The first quarter 2002 yield
on loans was 7.11%, a 221 basis point decrease when compared to the prior year
first quarter yield of 9.32%. The average prime lending rate was 4.75% during
the first quarter of 2002 versus 8.62% for the first quarter of 2001, reflecting
a decrease of 387 basis points. Wintrust's loan portfolio does not re-price in a
parallel fashion to decreases or increases in the prime rate due to a portion of
the portfolio being longer-term fixed rate loans.
The rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities for the first quarter of 2002 was
3.41%, compared to 5.56% in the first quarter of 2001, a decline of 215 basis
points. Interest-bearing deposits accounted for 89% of total interest-bearing
funding in the first quarter of 2002, compared to 93% in the same period of
2001. The rate paid on interest-bearing deposits averaged 3.22% for the first
quarter of 2002 versus 5.38% for the same quarter of 2001, a decrease of 216
basis points. During 2001, Wintrust's Banks initiated borrowing from the Federal
Home Loan Bank. Wintrust will continue to evaluate further advances from the
Federal Home Loan Bank as a funding source in the future. The rate paid on
Federal Home Loan Bank advances, notes payable and other borrowings decreased
269 basis points to 3.56% in the first quarter of 2002 as compared to 6.25% in
the first quarter of 2001.
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The following table presents a reconciliation of the Company's tax-equivalent
net interest income, calculated on a tax-equivalent basis, between the
three-month periods ended March 31, 2002 and March 31, 2001 and between the
three-month periods ended March 31, 2002 and December 31, 2001. The
reconciliation sets forth the change in the tax-equivalent net interest income
as a result of changes in volumes, rates, the change due to the combination of
volume and rate and the differing number of days in each quarter:
Compared to Compared to
First Quarter Fourth Quarter
(In thousands) 2001 2001
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------- --------------------
Tax-equivalent net interest income for comparative period $ 17,481 $ 19,804
Change due to mix and growth of earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities
(volume) 6,930 1,181
Change due to interest rate fluctuations (rate) (960) 1,177
Change due to rate and volume fluctuations (rate/volume) (1,075) 672
Change due to number of days in each quarter (days) -- (458)
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TAX-EQUIVALENT NET INTEREST INCOME FOR THE PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2002 $ 22,376 $ 22,376
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NON-INTEREST INCOME
For the first quarter of 2002, non-interest income totaled $12.8 million and
increased $5.9 million, or 86%, over the prior year quarter. The following table
presents non-interest income by category for the periods presented:
THREE MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31,
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$ %
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(Dollars in thousands) 2002 2001 Change Change
- ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------- ---------------- ------------ -----------
Trust, asset management and brokerage fees $ 4,570 $ 450 $ 4,120 916%
Fees on mortgage loans sold 2,017 1,524 493 32
Service charges on deposit accounts 738 547 191 35
Gain on sale of premium finance receivables 766 942 (176) (19)
Administrative services revenue 822 1,021 (199) (19)
Fees from covered call options 1,568 1,347 221 16
Net available-for-sale securities (losses) gains (215) 286 (501) (175)
Premium finance defalcation-partial settlement 1,250 -- 1,250 N/M
Other 1,236 733 503 69
-- ------------ -- ------------- ------------ -----------
Total non-interest income $ 12,752 $ 6,850 $5,902 86%
-- ------------ -- ------------- ------------ -----------
<FN>
N/M = calculation not meaningful
</FN>
Proceeds from a partial settlement, related to the premium finance defalcation
which occurred and was recognized in 2000, accounted for the entire $1.25
million of premium finance defalcation-partial settlement income in the first
quarter of 2002. Excluding this amount, total non-interest income would have
increased $4.7 million or 68% over the first quarter of 2001.
Trust, asset management and brokerage fees is comprised of the asset management
revenue of Wintrust Asset Management Company and the asset management fees,
brokerage commissions, trading commissions and insurance product commissions at
the Wayne Hummer Companies. The increase in this category, up $4.1 million over
the first quarter of 2001, is attributable to the revenues from the Wayne Hummer
Companies. Wintrust is committed to growing the trust and investment business in
order to better service its customers and create a more diversified revenue
stream. This commitment is evidenced by the acquisition of the Wayne Hummer
Companies. Non-interest income comprised approximately 28% of total net revenues
in the first quarter of 2001. Primarily as a result of the Wayne Hummer
Companies acquisition, non-interest income has increased to approximately 37% of
total revenues for the first quarter of 2002.
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Fees on mortgage loans sold include income from originating and selling
residential real estate loans into the secondary market. For the quarter ended
March 31, 2002, these fees totaled $2.0 million, an increase of $493,000, or
32%, from the prior year first quarter, but down from the $2.6 million recorded
in the fourth quarter of 2001. This increase, as compared to the first quarter
of 2001, was due to higher levels of mortgage origination volumes, particularly
refinancing activity, caused by the decreases in mortgage interest rates.
Management anticipates the levels of refinancing activity will continue to taper
off to more normalized levels throughout 2002, barring any further reductions in
mortgage interest rates.
Service charges on deposit accounts totaled $738,000 for the first quarter of
2002, an increase of $191,000, or 35%, when compared to the same quarter of
2001. This increase was mainly due to a higher deposit base and a larger number
of accounts at the banking subsidiaries. The majority of deposit service charges
relates to customary fees on overdrawn accounts and returned items. The level of
service charges received is substantially below peer group levels, as management
believes in the philosophy of providing high quality service without encumbering
that service with numerous activity charges.
The administrative services revenue contributed by Tricom added $822,000 to
total non-interest income in the first quarter of 2002, a decrease of $199,000
from the first quarter of 2001. This revenue comprises income from
administrative services, such as data processing of payrolls, billing and cash
management services, to temporary staffing service clients located throughout
the United States. The revenue growth at Tricom has slowed in recent quarters
due to the general slowdown in the United States economy and the reduction in
the placement of temporary staffing individuals by Tricom's customers. Tricom
also earns interest and fee income from providing short-term accounts receivable
financing to this same client base, which is included in the net interest income
category.
As a result of continued strong loan originations of premium finance
receivables, Wintrust sold premium finance receivables to an unrelated third
party in the first quarter of 2002 and recognized gains of $766,000 related to
this activity, compared with $942,000 of recognized gains in the first quarter
of 2001. Recognized gains related to this activity are significantly influenced
by the spread between the yield on the loans sold and the rate, based on a fixed
spread to LIBOR, passed on to the purchaser. The yield on the loans sold and the
rates passed on to the purchaser typically do not react in a parallel fashion,
therefore causing the spreads to vary from period to period. The lower amount of
gain recognized in the first quarter of 2002 compared to the prior year was
influenced by lower net spreads, as well as increased estimates of credit losses
during the first quarter of 2002 compared to the prior year. The reduction in
the gain recognized was also influenced by a reduction in the number of months
these loans are estimated to be outstanding due to recent trends of early
paydowns as the economy has weakened and insurance rates have escalated. At
March 31, 2002, premium finance loans sold and serviced for other for which we
retain a recourse obligation related to credit losses totaled approximately
$107.2 million. The recourse obligation is considered in computing the net gain
on the sale of the premium finance receivables. Credit losses incurred on loans
sold are applied against the recourse obligation liability that is established
at the date of sale. Non-performing loans related to this sold portfolio at
March 31, 2002 were approximately $1.7 million, or 1.54%, of the sold loans.
Ultimate losses on premium finance loans are substantially less than
non-performing loans for the reason noted in the "Non-performing Premium Finance
Receivables" portion of the "Asset Quality" section of this report on page 31.
Wintrust has a philosophy of maintaining its average loan-to-deposit ratio in
the range of 85-90%. During the first quarter of 2002, the ratio was
approximately 89%. Consistent with Wintrust's strategy to be asset-driven and
the desire to maintain our loan-to-deposit ratio in the aforementioned range, it
is probable that similar sales of premium finance receivables will occur in the
future.
Fees from covered call option transactions, in the first quarter of 2002,
increased by $221,000 to $1.6 million, compared to $1.4 million in the same
quarter last year. During the first quarter of 2002, call option contracts were
written against $382 million of underlying securities, compared to $309 million
in the first quarter last year. The same security may be included in this total
more than once to the extent that multiple call option contracts were written
against them if the initial call option contracts were not exercised. The
Company routinely enters into these transactions with the goal of enhancing its
overall return on its investment portfolio. In the first quarter of both years,
the Company wrote the call options, against certain U.S. Treasury and agency
securities held in its portfolio for liquidity and other purposes, for terms of
less than three months. There were no outstanding call options at March 31,
2002, December 31, 2001 or March 31, 2001.
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NON-INTEREST EXPENSE
Non-interest expense for the first quarter of 2002 totaled $22.7 million
increasing $6.7 million, or 42%, over the first quarter 2001 total of $16.0
million. Operating expenses of the Wayne Hummer Companies and continued growth
are the major causes for this increase, contributing $4.4 million and $2.3
million, respectively. Since March 31, 2001, total deposits and total loans have
increased 26% and 33%, respectively, requiring higher levels of staffing and
other costs to both attract and service the larger customer base.
The following table presents non-interest expense by category for the periods
presented:
THREE MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31,
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$ %
------------------------------------
(Dollars in thousands) 2002 2001 Change Change
- ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------- ---------------- ------------ -----------
Salaries and employee benefits $ 13,362 $ 8,478 $ 4,884 58%
Occupancy, net 1,544 1,244 300 24
Equipment 1,730 1,484 246 17
Data processing 1,014 830 184 22
Advertising and marketing 524 307 217 71
Professional fees 611 531 80 15
Amortization of intangibles 17 178 (161) (90)
Other 3,877 2,919 958 33
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Total non-interest expense $ 22,679 $ 15,971 $ 6,708 42%
=============== ================ ============ ===========
Salaries and employee benefits totaled $13.4 million for the first quarter of
2002, an increase of $4.9 million, or 58%, as compared to the prior year's first
quarter total of $8.5 million. The Wayne Hummer Companies contributed $3.3
million of this increase. The remainder of the increase was due to continued
growth and expansion of the de novo banks and normal annual increases in
salaries and the costs of employee benefits.
Other categories of non-interest expense, such as occupancy costs, equipment
expense, data processing, advertising and marketing, professional fees and other
increased by $2.0 million over the prior year first quarter. The Wayne Hummer
Companies acquisition accounted for $1.2 million of this increase, with the
remainder due to the general growth and expansion of the banks.
Amortization expense related to goodwill and other intangibles totaled $17,000
for the first quarter of 2002, compared with $178,000 in the first quarter of
2001. See Note 12 - Accounting Changes to the Company's unaudited consolidated
financial statements for a detailed discussion of intangible amortization.
Despite the Company's growth and the related increases in many of the
non-interest expense categories, the net overhead ratio (non-interest expense
less non-interest income as a percent of total average assets) declined to 1.43%
as compared to 1.75% for the three-month period ended March 31, 2001. Excluding
the proceeds from a $1.25 million partial settlement related to the premium
finance defalcation recorded in 2000, the net overhead ratio of 1.62% for the
first quarter of 2002 is within management's stated performance goal range of
1.50% - 2.00%.
INCOME TAXES
The Company recorded income tax expense of $3.5 million for the three months
ended March 31, 2002 versus $2.4 million for the same period of 2001. The
effective tax rate was 35.7% in the first quarter of 2002 and 36.2 % in the
first quarter of 2001. In the first quarter of 2001, the Company also recorded a
deferred tax benefit of approximately $161,000 related to the cumulative effect
of adopting SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivatives. This tax benefit is
included in the amount reported as the cumulative effect of an accounting
change.
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OPERATING SEGMENT RESULTS
As shown in Note 9 to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements, the
Company's operations consist of five primary segments: banking, premium finance,
indirect auto, trust/asset management/brokerage and Tricom. The Company's
profitability is primarily dependent on the net interest income, provision for
possible loan losses, non-interest income and operating expenses of its banking
segment.
For the first quarter of 2002, the banking segment's net interest income totaled
$20.8 million, an increase of $4.3 million, or 26%, as compared to the $16.4
million recorded in the same quarter of 2001. This increase was the direct
result of earning asset growth, particularly in the loan portfolio. The banking
segment's non-interest income totaled $4.9 million for the first quarter of 2002
and increased $542,000, or 12%, when compared to the prior year quarterly total
of $4.4 million. This increase was due primarily to a $493,000 increase in fees
on mortgage loans sold resulting from higher levels of refinancing activity
caused by the recent decline in mortgage interest rates and a $221,000 increase
in fees from certain covered call option transactions which are routinely
entered into to enhance the overall return on the investment portfolio. The
banking segment's after-tax profit for the quarter ended March 31, 2002, totaled
$6.2 million, an increase of $1.3 million, or 27%, as compared to the prior year
quarterly total of $4.9 million.
Net interest income from the premium finance segment totaled $8.1 million for
the quarter ended March 31, 2002, an increase of $2.1 million, or 36%, over the
$6.0 million recorded in the same quarter of 2001. This improvement was due to
an increase in average premium finance receivables of approximately 19% and
higher net spread contributions on these balances. Non-interest income for the
three months ended March 31, 2002 totaled $2.0 million, compared to $899,000 in
the same quarter of 2001. The proceeds from a partial settlement, related to the
premium finance defalcation which occurred and was recognized in 2000, of $1.25
million was offset by a decrease of $176,000 on gains from the sale of premium
finance receivables compared to the same period last year. After-tax profit for
the premium finance segment totaled $4.0 million for the three-month period
ended March 31, 2002, and increased $2.0 million, or 98%, over the same period
of 2001. This increase was due to higher levels of premium finance receivables
created from targeted marketing programs, market increases in insurance premiums
charged by insurance carriers and the partial settlement related to the
defalcation recorded in 2000.
The indirect auto segment recorded $2.0 million of net interest income for the
first quarter of 2002, an increase of $615,000, or 44%, as compared to the 2001
quarterly total. Average outstanding loans decreased 6% in the first quarter of
2002, compared to the same quarter of 2001. After-tax segment profit totaled
$728,000 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2002, an increase of
$354,000, or 95%, when compared to the same period of 2001. The increase in this
segment's profitability was caused mainly by lower variable rate funding costs
in the first quarter of 2002 contributing to the higher levels of net interest
income.
The Tricom segment data reflects the net interest income, non-interest income
and segment profit associated with short-term accounts receivable financing and
value-added out-sourced administrative services, such as data processing of
payrolls, billing and cash management services, that Tricom provides to its
clients in the temporary staffing industry. The Tricom segment reported net
interest income of $913,000 for the first quarter of 2002, an increase of
$29,000, or 3%, compared to the amount reported in the same period of 2001.
Non-interest income was $821,000 in the first quarter of 2002, a decrease of
$221,000, or 21%, compared to the first quarter of 2001. The segment's after tax
profit was $271,000 in the first quarter of 2002, relatively unchanged from the
$279,000 reported in the first quarter of 2001.
The trust, asset management and brokerage segment reported net interest income
of $588,000 for the first quarter of 2002 and $166,000 for the same period last
year. The net interest income reported is due to the segments earning assets as
well as the net interest allocated to the segment from trust account balances on
deposit at the Banks. This segment recorded non-interest income of $4.7 million
for the first quarter of 2002 as compared to $450,000 for the same quarter of
2001, an increase of $4.2 million, or 938%. The increase is attributable to the
revenues from the Wayne Hummer Companies. Wintrust is committed to growing the
trust and investment business in order to better service its customers and
create a more diversified revenue stream. The trust, asset management and
brokerage segment's after-tax loss totaled $142,000 for the three-month period
ended March 31, 2002, as compared to an after-tax loss of $196,000 for the same
period of 2001.
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FINANCIAL CONDITION
Total assets were $2.96 billion at March 31, 2002, an increase of $789 million,
or 36%, over the $2.17 billion a year earlier, and $250 million, or 9%, over the
$2.71 billion at December 31, 2001. Growth at the newer banks and branches along
with market share increases at the more mature banks and the addition of the
Wayne Hummer Companies were the primary factors for the increases since
year-end, adding $156 million and $94 million in total assets, respectively.
Total funding, which include retail deposits, wholesale borrowings and Long-term
Debt-Trust Preferred Securities, were $2.74 billion at March 31, 2002, and
increased $717 million, or 35%, over the prior year, and $208 million, or 8%,
since December 31, 2001. These increases were primarily utilized to fund growth
in the loan portfolio of $542 million since March 31, 2001 and $150 million
since year-end. See Notes 3-7 of the Company's unaudited consolidated financial
statements on pages 6-8 for additional period-end detail.
INTEREST-EARNING ASSETS
The following table sets forth, by category, the composition of average earning
asset balances and the relative percentage of total average earning assets for
the periods presented:
THREE MONTHS ENDED Three Months Ended Three Months Ended
MARCH 31, 2002 December 31, 2001 March 31, 2001
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(Dollars in thousands) BALANCE PERCENT Balance Percent Balance Percent
------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------- ----------------------------
Loans:
Core loans:
Commercial and
Commercial real estate $ 982,902 38 % $ 893,548 37 % $ 663,359 34 %
Home equity 274,076 11 248,495 10 182,389 10
Residential real estate (1) 168,443 6 155,460 7 140,136 7
Other loans 64,366 2 78,140 3 67,106 3
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Total core loans $ 1,489,787 57 % $ 1,375,643 57 % $ 1,052,990 54 %
----------------------------- --------------------------- ----------------------------
Niche loans:
Premium finance receivables $ 408,869 16 % $ 361,069 15 % $ 344,841 18 %
Indirect auto loans 184,993 7 188,114 8 196,177 10
Tricom finance receivables 18,153 1 19,340 1 18,609 1
----------------------------- --------------------------- ----------------------------
Total niche loans $ 612,015 24 % $ 568,523 24 % $ 559,627 29 %
----------------------------- --------------------------- ----------------------------
Total loans, net of unearned income $ 2,101,802 81 % $ 1,944,166 81 % $ 1,612,617 83 %
Liquidity management assets (2) 458,922 17 446,209 19 319,028 17
Other earning assets (3) 44,920 2 -- -- -- --
----------------------------- --------------------------- ----------------------------
Total earning assets $ 2,605,644 100 % $ 2,390,375 100 % $ 1,931,645 100 %
----------------------------- --------------------------- ----------------------------
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<FN>
(1) Includes mortgages held for sale
(2) Liquidity management assets include available-for-sale securities,
interest earning deposits with banks and federal funds sold.
(3) Other earning assets include brokerage customer receivables and trading
account securities.
</FN>
Average earning assets for the first quarter of 2002, increased $218.3 million,
or 37% on an annualized basis, over the fourth quarter of 2001. Excluding the
impact of the interest-earning assets of the Wayne Hummer Companies, earning
assets, on an annualized basis, grew by 29%. The ratio of average earning assets
as a percent of total average assets remained consistent at approximately 92% -
93% as of each reporting period date shown in the above table.
Loan growth continues to fuel the Company's earning asset growth in the first
quarter of 2002. Total average loans increased by $157.6 million over the
previous quarter, with $114.1 million of this amount in core loan growth.
Commercial and commercial real estate loans grew on average by 41%, home equity
by 42% and residential real estate by
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34%, all on an annualized basis, over the fourth quarter of 2001. Niche loan
growth was concentrated in premium finance receivables, increasing on average by
$47.8 million, or 54% on an annualized basis, over the fourth quarter of 2001.
Average earning assets for the first quarter of 2002, increased $674.0 million,
or 35%, over the year-earlier first quarter. Average loans accounted for $489.2
million, with $436.8 million from core loans, of the total average earning asset
growth.
The balance sheet as of March 31, 2002 reflects trading account securities and
brokerage customer receivables as a result of the acquisition of the Wayne
Hummer Companies. These interest-earning assets are shown as other earning
assets in the previous table.
In the normal course of business, Wayne Hummer Investments, LLC ("WHI")
activities involve the execution, settlement, and financing of various
securities transactions. These activities may expose WHI to risk in the event
the customer is unable to fulfill its contractual obligations. WHI maintains
cash and margin accounts for its customers generally located in the Chicago,
Illinois and Appleton, Wisconsin metropolitan areas of the Midwest.
WHI's customer securities activities are transacted on either a cash or margin
basis. In margin transactions, WHI extends credit to its customers, subject to
various regulatory and internal margin requirements, collateralized by cash and
securities in customer's accounts. In connection with these activities, WHI
executes and clears customer transactions relating to the sale of securities not
yet purchased, substantially all of which are transacted on a margin basis
subject to individual exchange regulations. Such transactions may expose WHI to
off-balance-sheet risk, particularly in volatile trading markets, in the event
margin requirements are not sufficient to fully cover losses that customers may
incur. In the event the customer fails to satisfy its obligations, WHI may be
required to purchase or sell financial instruments at prevailing market prices
to fulfill the customer's obligations. WHI seeks to control the risks associated
with its customers' activities by requiring customers to maintain margin
collateral in compliance with various regulatory and internal guidelines. WHI
monitors required margin levels daily and, pursuant to such guidelines, requires
the customer to deposit additional collateral or to reduce positions when
necessary.
WHI's customer financing and securities settlement activities require WHI to
pledge customer securities as collateral in support of various secured financing
sources such as bank loans and securities loaned. In the event the counterparty
is unable to meet its contractual obligation to return customer securities
pledged as collateral, WHI may be exposed to the risk of acquiring the
securities at prevailing market prices in order to satisfy its customer
obligations. WHI controls this risk by monitoring the market value of securities
pledged on a daily basis and by requiring adjustments of collateral levels in
the event of excess market exposure. In addition, WHI establishes credit limits
for such activities and monitors compliance on a daily basis.
DEPOSITS
Total average deposits for the first quarter of 2002 were $2.34 billion, an
increase of $488.2 million, or 26%, over the first quarter of 2001 and an
increase of $109.5 million, or 20% on an annualized basis, over the fourth
quarter of 2001.
The following table sets forth, by category, the composition of average deposit
balances and the relative percentage of total average deposits for the periods
presented:
THREE MONTHS ENDED Three Months Ended Three Months Ended
MARCH 31, 2002 December 31, 2001 March 31, 2001
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(Dollars in thousands) BALANCE PERCENT Balance Percent Balance Percent
------------------------------------------ ----------------------------- --------------------------- ----------------------------
Non-interest bearing $ 242,012 10 % $ 232,636 10 % $ 181,220 10 %
NOW 285,756 12 256,185 12 171,216 9
Money market 352,574 15 322,488 14 297,066 16
Savings 128,410 6 135,199 6 77,160 4
Time certificate of deposits 1,330,648 57 1,283,384 58 1,124,499 61
----------------------------- --------------------------- ----------------------------
Total deposits $ 2,339,400 100 % $ 2,229,892 100 % $ 1,851,161 100 %
----------------------------- --------------------------- ----------------------------
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The percentage mix of average deposits for the first quarter of 2002 was
relatively consistent with the deposit mix as of the prior year dates. Growth in
both the number of accounts and balances has been primarily the result of newer
bank and branch growth, and continued marketing efforts at the more established
banks to create additional deposit market share.
OTHER FUNDING SOURCES
Although deposits are the Company's main source of funding its interest-earning
asset growth, the Company's ability to manage the types and terms of deposits is
somewhat limited by customer preferences and market competition. As a result,
the Company uses several other funding sources to support its interest-earning
asset growth. These sources include short-term borrowings, notes payable, FHLB
advances, trust preferred securities, the issuance of equity securities as well
as the retention of earnings.
Average total interest-bearing funding, from sources other than deposits and
including trust preferred securities, increased by $89.8 million in the first
quarter of 2002 to $260.7 million, compared to the fourth quarter of 2001
average balance of $170.9 million.
The following table sets forth, by category, the composition of average other
funding sources for the periods presented:
MARCH 31, December 31, March 31,
(In thousands) 2002 2001 2001
----------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- ------------------
Notes payable $ 55,384 $ 33,373 $ 28,426
Federal Home Loan Bank advances 90,000 64,565 --
Federal funds purchased 4,760 1,989 11,823
Securities sold under repurchase agreements 28,704 19,867 27,648
Wayne Hummer Companies funding 28,628 -- --
Long-term Debt - Trust Preferred Securities 51,050 51,050 51,050
Other 2,222 18 --
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Total other funding sources $ 260,748 $ 170,862 $ 118,947
--------------------------------------- ------------------
The Wayne Hummer Companies funding for daily operations consists of
collateralized demand obligations to third party banks at interest rates
approximating the fed funds rate that are used to finance securities purchased
by customers on margin and owned by WHI and demand obligations to brokers and
clearing organizations at rates approximating fed funds. These funding sources
accounted for $28.6 million of the increase in average balances over the fourth
quarter of 2001. The average balance of FHLB advances, securities sold under
repurchase agreements and federal funds purchased, which are funding sources for
the Banks, increased by $37.0 million over the previous quarter. FHLB advances
increased due to the entire $90 million payable to the FHLB being outstanding
during first quarter of 2002. These advances occurred during the third and
fourth quarters of 2001. Amounts drawn on the parent company notes payable to
fund the capital requirements of the bank and non-bank affiliates and the parent
company operational needs accounted for $18.4 million of the increase in average
balance. The amounts drawn to finance the acquisition of the Wayne Hummer
Companies and the interest-bearing deferred portion of the amount paid for the
Wayne Hummer Companies by Wintrust, accounted for $5.8 million of the increase
in average balance of these other funding sources.
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Total shareholders' equity was $163.5 million at March 31, 2002 and increased
$57.6 million since March 31, 2001 and $22.2 million since the end of 2001. The
increase from year-end was the result of the Company's issuance of 762,742
shares, or $15.0 million, of its common stock in the acquisition of the Wayne
Hummer Companies, $6.4 million of net income and $4.4 million of proceeds from
the issuance of the Company's common stock for stock options, warrants, employee
stock purchase plan and director compensation plan, offset by a $2.7 million
increase in the unrealized loss on securities and derivative financial
instruments and $875,000 of cash dividends paid on the Company's common stock.
The annualized return on average equity for the quarter ended March 31, 2002
increased to 17.12% as compared to 15.39% for the first quarter of 2001.
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The following tables reflect various consolidated measures of capital as of the
dates presented and the capital guidelines established by the Federal Reserve
Bank for a bank holding company:
MARCH 31, December 31, March 31,
2002 2001 2001
-------------------- ------------------- -----------------
Leverage ratio 7.0 % 7.1 % 6.2 %
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio 7.6 7.7 7.0
Total risk-based capital ratio 8.2 8.5 8.4
Dividend payout ratio 7.5 7.4 8.0
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Minimum
Capital Adequately Well
Requirements Capitalized Capitalized
-------------------- ------------------- -----------------
Leverage ratio 3.0 % 4.0 % 5.0 %
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio 4.0 4.0 6.0
Total risk-based capital ratio 8.0 8.0 10.0
- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------
At March 31, 2002, the Company was considered "well capitalized" under both the
leverage ratio and the Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio, and was considered
"adequately capitalized" under the total risk-based capital ratio. The Company
attempts to maintain an efficient capital structure in order to provide higher
returns on equity; however, additional capital is sometimes required to support
the growth of the organization.
The Company has expansion planned through branch facilities in Highland Park,
Deerfield, and Cary, Illinois during 2002 and the expansion into permanent
facilities in Wauconda, McHenry and Libertyville, Illinois during 2002. In
addition to the growth anticipated with new facilities, the Company expects
continued growth at its existing banking facilities. Additionally, through a
sweep account currently in development, the Company expects that certain
customer funds currently invested in money market mutual funds at WHI will
become deposits of the Banks. Based on these growth prospects and the required
regulatory capital levels, the Company is evaluating various options of
increasing its capital base to support such growth. The Company intends to raise
up to approximately $50 million of additional capital in the near term to
support anticipated growth, including the issuance of additional common stock as
well as possibly subordinated debt and additional trust preferred securities.
On January 24, 2002, Wintrust declared a semi-annual cash dividend of $0.06 per
common share, a 29% increase over the prior dividend amount. In January and July
2001, the Company declared cash dividends of $0.047 per common share. No shares
of the Company's common stock have been repurchased since the third quarter of
2000.
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ASSET QUALITY
ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES
A reconciliation of the activity in the balance of the allowance for loan losses
for the periods presented:
THREE MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31,
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(Dollars in thousands) 2002 2001
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BALANCE AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD $ 13,686 $ 10,433
PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES 2,348 1,638
CHARGE-OFFS
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Commercial and commercial real estate loans 225 97
Home equity loans -- --
Residential real estate loans -- --
Consumer and other loans 76 11
Premium finance receivables 867 712
Indirect automobile loans 287 286
Tricom finance receivables -- --
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Total charge-offs 1,455 1,106
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RECOVERIES
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Commercial and commercial real estate loans 20 2
Home equity loans -- --
Residential real estate loans -- --
Consumer and other loans -- --
Premium finance receivables 63 46
Indirect automobile loans 30 54
Tricom finance receivables 5 --
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Total recoveries 118 102
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NET CHARGE-OFFS (1,337) (1,004)
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BALANCE AT MARCH 31 $ 14,697 $ 11,067
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Loans at March 31 $ 2,167,550 $1,625,979
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Allowance as a percentage of loans 0.68% 0.68%
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Annualized net charge-offs (recoveries) as a percentage of average:
Commercial and commercial real estate loans 0.08% 0.06%
Home equity loans -- --
Residential real estate loans -- --
Consumer and other loans 0.47% 0.07%
Premium finance receivables 0.79% 0.77%
Indirect automobile loans 0.56% 0.47%
Tricom finance receivables (0.11%) --
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Total loans 0.26% 0.25%
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Annualized provision for loan losses 56.94% 61.29%
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Management believes that the loan portfolio is well diversified and well
secured, without undue concentration in any specific risk area. Loan quality is
continually monitored by management and is reviewed by the Banks' Boards of
Directors and their Credit Committees on a monthly basis. Independent external
review of the loan portfolio is provided by the examinations conducted by
regulatory authorities and an independent loan review performed by an entity
engaged by the Board of Directors. The amount of additions to the allowance for
loan losses, which is charged to earnings through the provision for loan losses,
is determined based on management's assessment of the adequacy of the allowance
for loans losses. Management evaluates on a quarterly basis a variety of
factors, including actual charge-offs during the year, historical loss
experience, delinquent and other potential problem loans, and economic
conditions and trends in the market area in assessing the adequacy of the
allowance for loan losses.
The provision for loan losses totaled $2.3 million for the first quarter of
2002, an increase of $710,000 from a year earlier. For the quarter ended March
31, 2002, net charge-offs totaled $1.3 million and increased from the $1.0
million of net charge-offs recorded in the same period of 2001. On a ratio
basis, annualized net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans increased
slightly to 0.26% in the first quarter of 2002 from 0.25% in the same period in
2001. Management has actively monitored and pursued methods to reduce the level
of delinquencies in the indirect auto and premium finance portfolios (See "Past
Due Loans and Non-performing Assets" below).
The allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level believed adequate by
management to cover losses inherent in the portfolio and is based on an
assessment of individual problem loans, actual and anticipated loss experience
and other pertinent factors. There can be no assurances, however, that future
losses will not exceed the amounts provided for, thereby affecting future
results of operations. The allowance for loan losses consists of an allocated
and unallocated component. The allocated component of the allowance for loan
losses reflects expected losses resulting from analysis developed through
specific credit allocations. The Company reviews potential problem loans on a
case-by-case basis to allocate a specific dollar amount of reserves, whereas all
other loans are reserved for based on assigned reserve percentages evaluated by
loan groupings. The loan groupings utilized by the Company are commercial,
commercial real estate, residential real estate, home equity, premium finance
receivables, indirect automobile, Tricom finance receivables and consumer. The
reserve percentages applied to these loan groups attempt to account for the
inherent risk in the portfolio based upon various factors including industry
concentration, geographical concentrations, local and national economic
indicators, levels of delinquencies, historical loss experience, changes in
trends in risk ratings assigned to loans, changes in underwriting standards and
other pertinent factors. The unallocated portion of the allowance for loan
losses reflects management's estimate of probable inherent but undetected losses
within the portfolio due to uncertainties in economic conditions, delays in
obtaining information, including unfavorable information about a borrower's
financial condition, the difficulty in identifying triggering events that
correlate perfectly to subsequent loss rates, and risk factors that have not yet
manifested themselves in loss allocation factors. Management believes the
unallocated portion of the allowance for loan losses is necessary due to the
imprecision inherent in estimating expected future credit losses.
The increase in the allowance for loan losses of $1.0 million from December 31,
2001 to March 31, 2002 is primarily related to growth in the commercial and
commercial real estate portfolio of $58.7 million, or 24% on an annualized
basis, and growth in the premium finance receivables portfolio of $66.2 million,
or 77% on an annualized basis, and the increase in potential problem loans from
$23.8 million at December 31, 2001 to $32.0 million at March 31, 2002. The
allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans was 0.68% at March 31,
2002 compared to 0.68% at December 31, 2001. The commercial and commercial real
estate portfolios and the premium finance portfolio have traditionally
experienced the highest levels of charge-offs by the Company, along with losses
related to the indirect automobile portfolio. The level of the allowance for
loan losses was not impacted significantly by changes in the amount or credit
risk associated with the indirect automobile loan portfolio as that portfolio
has declined by $353,000, or 4%, from the prior year and the allocated loss has
been reduced due to improvement in the delinquencies, underwriting standards and
collection routines.
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PAST DUE LOANS AND NON-PERFORMING ASSETS
The following table sets forth the Company's non-performing assets as of the
dates presented:
MARCH 31, December 31, March 31,
(Dollars in thousands) 2002 2001 2001
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PAST DUE GREATER THAN 90 DAYS AND STILL ACCRUING:
Core banking loans:
Residential real estate and home equity $ 136 $ 168 $ 367
Commercial, consumer and other 208 1,059 1,411
Premium finance receivables 1,582 2,402 4,881
Indirect automobile loans 249 361 350
Tricom finance receivables -- -- --
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Total 2,175 3,990 7,009
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NON-ACCRUAL LOANS:
Core banking loans:
Residential real estate and home equity 1,912 1,385 --
Commercial, consumer and other 742 1,180 720
Premium finance receivables 6,277 5,802 5,872
Indirect automobile loans 266 496 234
Tricom finance receivables 104 104 112
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Total non-accrual loans 9,301 8,967 6,938
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TOTAL NON-PERFORMING LOANS:
Core banking loans:
Residential real estate and home equity 2,048 1,553 367
Commercial, consumer and other 950 2,239 2,131
Premium finance receivables 7,859 8,204 10,753
Indirect automobile loans 515 857 584
Tricom finance receivables 104 104 112
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Total non-performing loans 11,476 12,957 13,947
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OTHER REAL ESTATE OWNED 100 100 --
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TOTAL NON-PERFORMING ASSETS $ 11,576 $ 13,057 $ 13,947
================== ================= ================
Total non-performing loans by category as a percent of its own respective
category:
Core banking loans
Residential real estate and home equity 0.48% 0.39% 0.12%
Commercial, consumer and other 0.08% 0.21% 0.27%
Premium finance receivables 1.90% 2.36% 3.22%
Indirect automobile loans 0.28% 0.47% 0.31%
Tricom finance receivables 0.59% 0.57% 0.60%
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Total non-performing loans 0.53% 0.64% 0.86%
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Total non-performing assets as a
percentage of total assets 0.39% 0.48% 0.64%
================== ================= ================
Allowance for loan losses as a
percentage of non-performing loans 128.07% 105.63% 79.35%
================== ================= ================
The information in the table should be read in conjunction with the detailed
discussion following the table.
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Non-performing Core Banking Loans
Total non-performing loans for Wintrust's core banking business were $3.0
million, up from $2.5 million reported at March 31, 2001, but down from the $3.8
million reported at December 31, 2001. The level of non-performing assets in the
Company's core banking loans remains low and very manageable, consisting of $2.0
million in residential real estate and home equity loans and $1.0 million of
commercial, commercial real estate and consumer loans. The small number of such
non-performing loans allows management to monitor the status of these credits
and work with the borrowers to resolve these problems effectively. Please see
the Past Due Loans and Non-performing Assets table on page 29 and Note 4 - Loans
on page 5 for additional period end detail on the Company's core loans.
Non-performing Premium Finance Receivables
The table below presents the level of non-performing finance receivables as of
the dates shown and the amount of net charge-offs for the quarters ended:
MARCH 31, March 31,
(Dollars in thousands) 2002 2001
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Non-performing premium finance receivables $ 7,859 $ 10,753
- as a percent of premium finance receivables 1.90% 3.22%
Net charge-offs of premium finance receivables $ 804 $ 666
- - annualized as a percent of premium finance receivables 0.79% 0.77%
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The decrease in non-performing premium finance receivables since March 31, 2001
is indicative of actions taken by management. As noted in Wintrust's prior
quarterly earnings releases in 2001, Wintrust has eliminated more than 1,300
relationships with insurance agents that were referring new business to our
premium finance subsidiary that had relatively small balances and higher than
normal delinquency rates. The business associated with those accounts has become
a less significant percent of the entire portfolio and is nearly extinguished.
Management continues to see progress in this portfolio and continues to expect
the level of non-performing loans related to this portfolio to remain at these
relatively low levels.
The ratio of non-performing premium finance receivables fluctuates throughout
the year due to the nature and timing of canceled account collections from
insurance carriers. Due to the nature of collateral for premium finance
receivables, it customarily takes 60-150 days to convert the collateral into
cash collections. Accordingly, the level of non-performing premium finance
receivables is not necessarily indicative of the loss inherent in the portfolio.
In the event of default, Wintrust has the power to cancel the insurance policy
and collect the unearned portion of the premium from the insurance carrier. In
the event of cancellation, the cash returned in payment of the unearned premium
by the insurer should generally be sufficient to cover the receivable balance,
the interest and other charges due. Due to notification requirements and
processing time by most insurance carriers, many receivables will become
delinquent beyond 90 days while the insurer is processing the return of the
unearned premium. Management continues to accrue interest until maturity as the
unearned premium is ordinarily sufficient to pay-off the outstanding balance and
contractual interest due. Please see the Past Due Loans and Non-performing
Assets table on page 29 and Note 4 - Loans on page 5 for additional period end
detail on the Company's niche loan components.
Non-performing Indirect Automobile Loans
Total non-performing indirect automobile loans were $515,000 at March 31, 2002,
decreasing from $857,000 at December 31, 2001 and $584,000 at March 31, 2001.
The ratio of these non-performing loans to total indirect automobile loans
decreased to 0.28% of total indirect automobile loans at March 31, 2002 from
0.47% at December 31, 2001 and 0.31% at March 31, 2001. As noted in the
Allowance for Loan Losses table, net charge-offs as a percent of total indirect
automobile loans increased slightly from 0.47% in the first quarter of 2001 to
0.56% in the first quarter of 2002. The level of non-performing and net
charge-offs of indirect automobile loans continues to be below standard industry
ratios for this type of
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lending. Due to the impact of the current economic and competitive environment
surrounding this type of lending, management continues to de-emphasize, in
relation to other loan categories, new indirect automobile loans originated.
Indirect automobile loans at March 31, 2002 were $184 million, unchanged from
December 31, 2001 but down $7 million, or 4% from March 31, 2001. Please see the
Past Due Loans and Non-performing Assets table on page 29 and Note 4 - Loans on
page 5 for additional period end detail on the Company's niche loan components.
Indirect automobile loans at March 31, 2002 were $184 million, unchanged from
December 31, 2001 but down $7 million, or 4% from March 31, 2001.
Potential Problem Loans
In addition to those loans disclosed under "Past Due Loans and Non-performing
Assets," there are certain loans in the portfolio which management has
identified, through its problem loan identification system, which exhibit a
higher than normal credit risk. However, these loans are still considered
performing and, accordingly, are not included in non-performing loans. Examples
of these potential problem loans include certain loans that are in a past-due
status, loans with borrowers that have recent adverse operating cash flow or
balance sheet trends, or loans with general risk characteristics that the loan
officer feels might jeopardize the future timely collection of principal and
interest payments. Management's review of the total loan portfolio to identify
loans where there is concern that the borrower will not be able to continue to
satisfy present loan repayment terms includes factors such as review of
individual loans, recent loss experience and current economic conditions. The
principal amount of potential problem loans as of March 31, 2002 and December
31, 2001 was approximately $32.0 million and $23.8 million, respectively.
LIQUIDITY
Wintrust manages the liquidity position of its banking operations to ensure that
sufficient funds are available to meet customers' needs for loans and deposit
withdrawals. The liquidity to meet the demand is provided by maturing assets,
sales of premium finance receivables, liquid assets that can be converted to
cash, and the ability to attract funds from external sources. Liquid assets
refer to federal funds sold and to marketable, unpledged securities, which can
be quickly sold without material loss of principal.
In conjunction with the acquisition of the Wayne Hummer Companies, the Company
has indicated its intention to attract funds currently resident in a money
market mutual fund managed by WHMC. The Company estimates that approximately
$200-$300 million may migrate from the mutual fund into deposit accounts of the
Banks beginning on or about the end of the second quarter of 2002. Consistent
with reasonable interest rate risk parameters, the funds will generally be
invested in excess loan production of the Banks as well as other investments
suitable for banks. The migration of such funds to the Banks is subject to the
desire of the customers to make the transition of their funds into FDIC insured
bank accounts, capital capacity of the Company and the availability of suitable
investments in which to deploy the funds.
Please refer to the Interest-Earning Assets, Deposits, Other Funding Sources and
Shareholders' Equity discussions on pages 23-26 for additional information
regarding the Company's liquidity position.
INFLATION
A banking organization's assets and liabilities are primarily monetary. Changes
in the rate of inflation do not have as great an impact on the financial
condition of a bank as do changes in interest rates. Moreover, interest rates do
not necessarily change at the same percentage, as does inflation. Accordingly,
changes in inflation are not expected to have a material impact on the Company.
An analysis of the Company's asset and liability structure provides the best
indication of how the organization is positioned to respond to changing interest
rates.
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section
27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934. The Company intends such forward-looking statements to be covered by
the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and is including this
statement for purposes of invoking these safe harbor provisions. Such
forward-looking statements may be deemed to include, among other things,
statements relating to anticipated improvements in financial performance and
management's long-term performance goals, as well as statements relating to the
anticipated effects on results of operations and financial condition from
expected development or events, the Company's business and growth strategies,
including anticipated internal growth, plans to form additional de novo banks
and to open new branch offices, and to pursue additional potential development
or acquisition of banks, specialty finance or fee-related businesses. Actual
results could differ materially from those addressed in the forward-looking
statements as a result of numerous factors, including the following:
o The level of reported net income, return on average assets and return on
average equity for the Company will in the near term continue to be
impacted by start-up costs associated with de novo bank formations, branch
openings, and expanded trust and investment operations. De novo banks may
typically require 13 to 24 months of operations before becoming profitable,
due to the impact of organizational and overhead expenses, the start-up
phase of generating deposits and the time lag typically involved in
redeploying deposits into attractively priced loans and other higher
yielding earning assets.
o The Company's success to date has been and will continue to be strongly
influenced by its ability to attract and retain senior management
experienced in banking and financial services.
o Although management believes the allowance for loan losses is adequate to
absorb losses that may develop in the existing portfolio of loans and
leases, there can be no assurance that the allowance will prove sufficient
to cover actual future loan or lease losses.
o If market interest rates should move contrary to the Company's gap position
on interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities, the "gap" will
work against the Company and its net interest income may be negatively
affected.
o The financial services business is highly competitive which may affect the
pricing of the Company's loan and deposit products as well as its services.
o The Company may not be able to successfully adapt to technological changes
to compete effectively in the marketplace.
o Future events may cause slower than anticipated development and growth of
the Tricom business should the temporary staffing industry experience
continued slowness.
o Changes in the economic environment, competition, or other factors, may
influence the anticipated growth rate of loans and deposits, the quality of
the loan portfolio and the pricing of loans and deposits and may affect the
Company's ability to successfully pursue acquisition and expansion
strategies.
o Unforeseen future events surrounding the trust, asset management and
brokerage business, including competition and related pricing of brokerage
and asset management products, or difficulties integrating the acquisition
of the Wayne Hummer Companies.
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ITEM 3
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISKS
As a continuing part of its financial strategy, the Company attempts to manage
the impact of fluctuations in market interest rates on net interest income. This
effort entails providing a reasonable balance between interest rate risk, credit
risk, liquidity risk and maintenance of yield. Asset-liability management
policies are established and monitored by management in conjunction with the
boards of directors of the Banks, subject to general oversight by the Company's
Board of Directors. The policy establishes guidelines for acceptable limits on
the sensitivity of the market value of assets and liabilities to changes in
interest rates.
Interest rate risk arises when the maturity or repricing periods and interest
rate indices of the interest earning assets, interest bearing liabilities, and
derivative financial instruments are different. The Company continuously
monitors not only the organization's current net interest margin, but also the
historical trends of these margins. In addition, management attempts to identify
potential adverse swings in net interest income in future years, as a result of
interest rate movements, by performing simulation analysis of potential interest
rate environments. If a potential adverse swing in net interest margin and/or
net income is identified, management then would take appropriate actions with
its asset-liability structure to counter these potentially adverse situations.
Please refer to the "Net Interest Income" section for further discussion of the
net interest margin.
Since the Company's primary source of interest bearing liabilities is customer
deposits, the Company's ability to manage the types and terms of such deposits
may be somewhat limited by customer preferences and local competition in the
market areas in which the Company operates. The rates, terms and interest rate
indices of the Company's interest earning assets result primarily from the
Company's strategy of investing in loans and short-term securities that permit
the Company to limit its exposure to interest rate risk, together with credit
risk, while at the same time achieving an acceptable interest rate spread.
One method utilized by financial institutions to manage interest rate risk is to
enter into derivative financial instruments. A derivative financial instrument
includes interest rate swaps, interest rate caps and floors, futures, forwards,
option contracts and other financial instruments with similar characteristics.
As of March 31, 2002, the Company had $155 million notional principal amount of
interest rate cap contracts outstanding that mature between April 2002 and
February 2003. These contracts were purchased to mitigate the effect of rising
rates on certain floating rate deposit products. Additionally, during 2001, the
Company entered into a $25 million notional principal amount interest rate swap
contract that matures in February 2004. This contract effectively converts a
portion of the Company's floating-rate notes payable to a fixed-rate basis, thus
reducing the impact of rising interest rates on future interest expense.
During the first quarter of 2002, the Company also entered into certain covered
call option transactions related to certain securities held by the Company.
These transactions are designed to increase the total return associated with
holding these securities as earning assets and are not used to manage exposure
to changing market interest rates. However, the Company's exposure to interest
rate risk may be effected by these transactions. To mitigate this risk, the
Company may acquire fixed rate term debt or use financial derivative
instruments. There were no call options outstanding as of March 31, 2002.
The Company's exposure to market risk is reviewed on a regular basis by
management and the boards of directors of the Banks and the Company. The
objective is to measure the effect on net interest income and to adjust balance
sheet and off-balance sheet instruments to minimize the inherent risk while at
the same time maximize income. Tools used by management include a standard gap
report and a rate simulation model whereby changes in net interest income are
measured in the event of various changes in interest rate indices. An
institution with more assets than liabilities repricing over a given time frame
is considered asset sensitive and will generally benefit from rising rates and
conversely, a higher level of repricing liabilities versus assets would be
beneficial in a declining rate environment.
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Standard gap analysis starts with contractual repricing information for assets,
liabilities and derivative financial instruments. These items are then combined
with repricing estimations for administered rate (NOW, savings and money market
accounts) and non-rate related products (demand deposit accounts, other assets,
other liabilities. The following table illustrates the Company's estimated
interest rate sensitivity and periodic and cumulative gap positions as of March
31, 2002:
TIME TO MATURITY OR REPRICING
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0-90 91-365 1-5 Over 5
(Dollars in thousands) Days Days Years Years Total
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ASSETS:
Liquidity management assets $ 172,353 $ 51,966 $ 97,706 $141,830 $ 463,855
Loans, net of unearned income (1) 1,254,946 414,285 477,951 52,091 2,199,273
Other earning assets 70,063 -- -- -- 70,063
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Total earning assets 1,497,362 466,251 575,657 193,921 2,733,191
Other non-earning assets -- -- -- 221,962 221,962
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Total assets (RSA) $1,497,362 $ 466,251 $ 575,657 $415,883 $ 2,955,153
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Interest-bearing deposits (2) $1,301,198 $ 552,468 $ 310,551 $ 10,132 $ 2,174,349
Federal Home Loan Bank advances -- -- 90,000 -- 90,000
Notes payable and other borrowings 179,749 -- -- -- 179,749
Long-term Debt - Trust Preferred Securities -- -- -- 51,050 51,050
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Total interest-bearing liabilities 1,480,947 552,468 400,551 61,182 2,495,148
Demand deposits -- -- -- 242,966 242,966
Other liabilities -- -- -- 53,518 53,518
Shareholders' equity -- -- -- 163,521 163,521
EFFECT OF DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS:
Interest rate swap (Company pays fixed, receives floating) (25,000) -- 25,000 -- --
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Total liabilities and shareholders' equity including $1,455,947 $ 552,468 $ 425,551 $521,187 $ 2,955,153
effect of derivative financial instruments (RSL)
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Repricing gap (RSA - RSL) $ 41,415 $ (86,217) $ 150,106 $ (105,304)
Cumulative repricing gap $ 41,415 $ (44,802) $ 105,304 $ --
Cumulative RSA/Cumulative RSL 103% 98% 104%
Cumulative RSA/Total assets 51% 66% 86%
Cumulative RSL/Total assets 49% 68% 82%
Cumulative GAP/Total assets 1% (2)% 4%
Cumulative GAP/Cumulative RSA 3% (2)% 4%
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<FN>
(1) Loans, net of unearned income includes mortgages held for sale and
nonaccrual loans.
(2) Non-contractual interest-bearing deposits are subject to immediate
withdrawal and therefore, included in 0-90 days
</FN>
While the gap position and related ratios illustrated in the table are useful
tools that management can use to assess the general positioning of the Company's
and its subsidiaries' balance sheets, it is only as of a point in time.
Additionally, the gap position does not reflect the impact of the interest rate
cap contracts that may mitigate the effect of rising rates on certain floating
rate deposit products. See Note 10-Derivative Financial Instruments to the
Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on the
interest rate cap contracts.
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Management uses an additional measurement tool to evaluate its asset-liability
sensitivity that determines exposure to changes in interest rates by measuring
the percentage change in net interest income due to changes in interest rates
over a two-year time horizon. Management measures its exposure to changes in
interest rates using many different interest rate scenarios. One interest rate
scenario utilized is to measure the percentage change in net interest income
assuming an immediate permanent parallel shift in the yield curve of 200 basis
points, both upward and downward. This analysis also includes the impact of both
interest rate cap agreements mentioned above. Utilizing this measurement
concept, the interest rate risk of the Company, expressed as a percentage change
in net interest income over a two-year time horizon due to changes in interest
rates as of the dates shown is as follows:
+ 200 BASIS - 200 BASIS
POINTS POINTS
--------------- --------------
Percentage change in net interest income due to an immediate permanent 200 basis point parallel
shift in the yield curve: (1)
MARCH 31, 2002 6.9 % (12.3) %
December 31, 2001 7.2 % (11.4) %
March 31, 2001 (0.7) % 0.5 %
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<FN>
(1) The March 31, 2002 and the December 31, 2001 200 basis point immediate
permanent downward parallel shift in the yield curve impacted a majority of
rate sensitive assets by the entire 200 basis points, while certain
interest-bearing deposits may already be at their floor, or reprice
significantly less than 200 basis points. This caused the results in a 200
basis point immediate permanent downward parallel shift in the yield curve,
to reflect a significantly larger decrease in net interest income at March
31, 2002 and December 31, 2001 compared to March 31, 2001.
</FN>
These results are based solely on an immediate parallel shift in the yield curve
and do not reflect the net interest income sensitivity that may arise from other
factors, such as changes in the shape of the yield curve or the change in spread
between key market rates. No management actions to mitigate potential changes in
net interest income are included in this simulation. These management actions
could include, but would not be limited to, delaying a change in deposit rates,
extending the maturity of liabilities, the use of derivative financial
instruments, changing the pricing characteristics of loans or modifying the
growth rate of certain types of assets or liabilities.
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PART II
ITEM 1: LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
This item has been omitted from this Form 10-Q since it is inapplicable or would
contain a negative response.
ITEM 2: CHANGES IN SECURITIES.
On February 20, 2002, we completed our acquisition of Wayne Hummer Investments,
LLC, a registered broker-dealer, Wayne Hummer Management Company, a registered
investment adviser and Focused Investments LLC, a broker-dealer and wholly-owned
subsidiary of Wayne Hummer Investments (the "Wayne Hummer Companies"). In
connection with the acquisition and as partial payment of the purchase price, we
newly issued 762,742 shares (then valued at $15 million) of common stock to the
selling shareholders of the Wayne Hummer Companies. All of these shares were
issued in reliance on the exemption from registration pursuant to Section 4(2)
of the Securities Act.
ITEM 3: DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.
None.
ITEM 4: SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
None.
ITEM 5: OTHER INFORMATION.
None.
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ITEM 6: EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.
(a) Exhibits
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3.1 Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Wintrust Financial
Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company's
Form S-1 Registration Statement (No. 333-18699) filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on December 24, 1996).
3.2 Statement of Resolution Establishing Series of Junior Serial Preferred
Stock A of Wintrust Financial Corporation (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.2 of the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1998).
3.3 Amended By-laws of Wintrust Financial Corporation (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3(i) of the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended June 30, 1998).
4.1 Rights Agreement between Wintrust Financial Corporation and Illinois
Stock Transfer Company, as Rights Agent, dated July 28, 1998
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company's Form 8-A
Registration Statement (No. 000-21923) filed with the Securities
Exchange Commission on August 28, 1998).
4.2 Certain instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term debt of
the Company and certain of its subsidiaries, none of which authorize a
total amount of indebtedness in excess of 10% of the total assets of
the Company and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, have not been
filed as Exhibits. The Company hereby agrees to furnish a copy of any
of these agreements to the Commission upon request.
(b) Reports on Form 8-K.
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- Form 8-K report as of February 8, 2002 was filed during the quarter
and provided the Company's fourth quarter earnings release dated
January 17, 2002 and included a copy of the Company's letter to
shareholders mailed in February 2002.
- Form 8-K report as of February 22, 2002 was filed during the quarter
and provided the Company's press release dated February 20, 2002
announcing the consummation of the previously announced acquisition
of Wayne Hummer Investments LLC (including its wholly-owned
subsidiary, Focused Investments LLC,) and Wayne Hummer Management
Company (collectively, the Wayne Hummer Companies).
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Registrant)s
Date: May 15, 2002 /s/ Edward J. Wehmer
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President & Chief Executive Officer
Date: May 15, 2002 /s/ David A. Dykstra
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Senior Executive Vice President
Chief Operating Officer &
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
Date: May 15, 2002 /s/ David L. Stoehr
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Senior Vice President - Finance
(Principal Accounting Officer)
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EXHIBIT INDEX
3.1 Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Wintrust Financial
Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company's
Form S-1 Registration Statement (No. 333-18699) filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on December 24, 1996).
3.2 Statement of Resolution Establishing Series of Junior Serial Preferred
Stock A of Wintrust Financial Corporation (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.2 of the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1998).
3.3 Amended By-laws of Wintrust Financial Corporation (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3(i) of the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended June 30, 1998).
4.1 Rights Agreement between Wintrust Financial Corporation and Illinois
Stock Transfer Company, as Rights Agent, dated July 28, 1998
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company's Form 8-A
Registration Statement (No. 000-21923) filed with the Securities
Exchange Commission on August 28, 1998).
4.2 Certain instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term debt of
the Company and certain of its subsidiaries, none of which authorize a
total amount of indebtedness in excess of 10% of the total assets of
the Company and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, have not been
filed as Exhibits. The Company hereby agrees to furnish a copy of any
of these agreements to the Commission upon request.
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