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Operator

Good day, and welcome to the Great Western Bancorp Fourth Quarter and Full Fiscal Year 2020 Earnings Announcement and Call. All participants will be in a listen-only mode. [Operator instructions] After today’s presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions. [Operator Instructions] Please note this event is being recorded. I would like now to turn the conference over to Seth Artz, Head of Investor Relations. ahead. go Please

Seth Artz

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Mark Borrecco

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Peter Chapman

everybody. morning, good and Mark, Thanks,

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over your, So to Steve.

Stephen Yose

Thank you, Pete.

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Mark Borrecco

quality complete, thorough issues support review with the Thanks, Steve’s asset Steve. with and we a for loan our a our guidance And addressing Improving portfolio make remains progress of derisking focus and quality sheet. our major on third-party continue balance to credit and us.

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Operator

comes [Operator from with We session. begin will Rulis first ahead. Please Jeff now the question-and-answer Our Instructions] D.A. go question Davidson.

Jeff Rulis

morning. thanks. Good Yes,

Mark Borrecco

Jeff. morning, Good

Peter Chapman

Good morning.

Jeff Rulis

starts think First that the of these the – employees, what as question is you the is forward? with it’s as some kind LPO terms going savings, the and severance I of if of bake in and that the drive of things – expenses. the that does – and deem look, cost the well the what we – in in that reduction quarter, projecting what kind path balance on takes, given the the with it all the Peter, core guess, would in you puts

Peter Chapman

want the Jeff, comments, quarter. expenses got to from run but my the for sort was piece, not big around little which in, Jeff. a next fund quarter. I we’ll just was to mentioned business initiatives – I there other we’ve uptick should We’ve there, said was is million baked pretty use In infrastructure think able of a underlying some sort which good we of around in. small the one to invest saves for But be about got and some a And slight that cost for a there, $XX will there from be rate maintain that was obviously, Mark growth. bit some up good we us the if

Jeff Rulis

Okay.

annual into cost the savings already on FTE of million, over that takes the clarify, that’s expected course the $XX not reduction that? or next the that I’m just sorry baked place following, quarter, So – about to the

Peter Chapman

it Yep. is. yes, Yes,

talking we’re next $XX So million $XX for next for Jeff, quarter. about is, to $XX is where of sort quarter million, forecast million

Jeff Rulis

Got it.

Okay. you. Thank

Peter Chapman

problem No

Operator

Our Please Stephens. with comes question go from next Terry ahead. McEvoy

Terry McEvoy

morning. is and metrics trying the some get my an minimal the nonmaterial first review, hedging other Good substandard maybe bullet of first in findings I of guess, the that, right thanks. commentary And some the outsider up marks kind morning? that Hi, just looking point on to at just question, pleased just of direction and on trends, an again, kind I’m as loans value of loan of at the we��re blunt. wrong credit nonmaterial, of this behind noise the within outsider, moving the a what’s some I the the of with in guess, slide of findings be there. versus I the to as external the look the or the fair just kind sense

Mark Borrecco

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as credit on closely a the focus portfolio. very So looking at and frontline, we

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believe, asset we right third-party The doing changes. quality did it our not but things, that are the drive I confirmed, review

Terry McEvoy

rolled some Mark, a you Thanks. kind come? a office, loan I bank individuals, think more changes? and behind follow-up of And SBA. you in perspective, as company? of production largely there are closed the the appreciate from are of Do hired to strategic out the that. Where kind then, Or that’s structure maybe you making just the

Mark Borrecco

I to area, at the of company. would really get is say going behind beginning it announcement treasury, retail, much mortgage, say area first-line, closer as the the that I would the our that retirement, with mentioned lines. to Doug’s the one our call is that I one ag of commercial, most of I’m wealth, his business

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Terry McEvoy

I That’s it. great. Thank you appreciate both.

Operator

comes Our go Please Andrew with next question Sandler. ahead. from Piper Liesch

Andrew Liesch

everyone. morning, Good

Mark Borrecco

morning. Good

Andrew Liesch

the the forward and like should like there is kind NII and mean, securities shake ability seeing benefit lower they’re margin ties the the I costs book how some And size be you with kind And a NII? funding $XXX on also – out to there it to side from are overall, the margin should further? of this rate that what I the of you versus funding the in X.XX% still lower perspective margin from the that? of guess, expect focus and want Just the going on with of guess, opportunities well. It seems I to the sheet prepays as size FHLB be here. level in of balance of a side then million

Peter Chapman

pretty that opportunities. relief comes this sheet not the change the seeing we’re when in sheet, interesting seeing could Obviously, of funding be say it’ll I’ll we’re a significantly. good many comment, But I’ll of depending the just balance certainly, here, so on Look, through timing make couple loan it there, balance quarters. shape PPP. excluding as the in Around environment. Yes. of Certainly,

perspective, us number to mix have more we and those of just costs. loans for any a the to deposits if But into continue may funding anything move help the the will down certainly, over run focus with one, period. securities that we is course from So more high-cost the

there’s into room maybe more in bit a So of little bit move there, to a little securities. move

think So margin we portfolio drift from where the may down loan are more we just from a we where manageable now, perspective, mix given little see a is. bit but it’s

Andrew Liesch

bit Okay. you this higher-cost other last is borrowing that Gotcha. or prepay Are of the there still any it? could

Peter Chapman

No, perspective. that was the main one from a borrowing

really roll the just can move through through, that well. obviously, as money time we’ll down. little So we – continue got some down a now, those We’ve to working as market just bit reprice it’s deposits

on the the deposit side funding more side So and now.

Andrew Liesch

Okay. much. Thank so you

Peter Chapman

problem. No

Operator

next Arfstrom Our comes go ahead. RBC Capital. with Please from question Jon

Jon Arfstrom

Hey, Good everyone. thanks. morning,

Mark Borrecco

Good morning.

Peter Chapman

morning. Good

Jon Arfstrom

credit, us message message in you’ve What’s And things to back Just stable? made. worse, and want at credit? I credit? what’s on of send on us as I you loan trying see But better, you’re understand that terms to to the think the send the prospectively you grading feel look you do probably all changes better to to the things. you

Stephen Yose

far as of say, I as would would say, stable I to the our outlook. hospitality, outside core improving portfolio

positive. agribusiness, As all are you the look at indicators

reports over look you the show pricing months, commodity at If six of the other all and the most USDA next positive. of

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to We’re reduce we what portfolio. carefully that do see can to trying

open business to small strategically, to be in community and grow continue want going grow want markets bank We So our business. to be precise our is as a to space. market within the a commercial for We there. forward, hope strong

are hospitality and how can assisted our derisk portfolio to continue our a we the degree care to focus. We focus in in and going on space, to is smaller that really

asset our So I’m space an quality have work would just say, in continue from asset overly, are how optimistic significant short-term, I to in that, we and to can about challenges But perspective. we part daily the long-term, those portfolio. quality see us challenging the hospitality of within through watching we the

Jon Arfstrom

Okay.

a guess, I in non-performing impossible of, an each increase numbers probably kind I quarter. think that non-performing any ironically thought sounds start the moved you loans backfilled, have And issue quarter is It then very Okay. loans some would think down? the feeling have helpful? your do question, that be gut And you and is can but you when in like it’s on an other you but the coming thing this

Stephen Yose

me Well, bit little once gives the about uncertainty a again, pause. talked I of

watching that month, quarter see We non-accrual, how – just see we’re a to can’t this the going in But to have I just moment. way movement but I’m we’re positive we’re this say which so at that closely. However, but hopeful place, I’m stable some just goes. we’ll we hopeful go,

Jon Arfstrom

in one message there essentially maybe But to for step everything, a captured one provision Peter, on of caps that phase then the that the the I is or down on range, Thank CECL, you. send message the different Okay. because day is to you’ve more is want the at can provision that, start And because outlook? them message up regulatory all you in can impact, it’s come squeeze if X% you Steve. you, you, in low the

Peter Chapman

gives look Look, non-performing are based it the of obviously Steve’s comments CECL of now, over depends obviously, around the But where we of on the sort full Jon. timing on portfolio. you the the life assets,

worsen, we But obviously, to over we XX if and is roll doesn’t what would what next happens see days days. need the So hope. to XX here the forward as that’s that environment stays

Jon Arfstrom

Yes.

right. Okay. All Thanks help. the for

Peter Chapman

Thanks.

Operator

ahead. DelMonte from Please Damon with comes KBW. go question next Our

Damon DelMonte

Hey, guys. is well good today. doing everybody morning, I hope

Mark Borrecco

Damon. morning, Good

Damon DelMonte

on So kind just a credit. of follow-up

had guys in a there take about thoughts on your portfolio a hospitality are step trying big derisk loans with do had that trying I you are larger out a bulk worked secondary you market any that the the favorably. loan to forward and issues? sold and think, to the thought sale? it some Is What mentioned guys giving you that,

Stephen Yose

sale. hotel, in you are at maximize also if is, bulk with your the our a portfolio. careful, learned can do not is every This We losses the you’re with the – thing looking we’ve if opportunity hospitality uncertainty you other

large you large have level specific not have do allocations. at a space, we loans. look or not We hospitality If non-performing of level our do of a non-accrual

not the moment interest a looked we places from seen to the our be all market. within have definitely space at at So looking view we there, and bulk at hospitality – options but best just and of our we here are sale the have the in

Damon DelMonte

Got it.

of decline more you just Thank a if of of I the we Do you. expect And kind kind thanks. Okay, about to quarterly kind in But squeeze one what think case of this could growth, it it could on was just for trend loan the outlook down loans? for lower? quarter. X%

Peter Chapman

Damon. A talked go Steve lot depends about, we that with on derisking the how just

works So based the quarter contraction see through, expect to a would that still slight here on current sort for certainly, outlook. of if I next just

Damon DelMonte

very you Thank much. Okay.

Mark Borrecco

Thanks.

Operator

ahead. Lee next Our Janet JPMorgan. from with comes go Please question

Janet Lee

Good morning.

Mark Borrecco

Good morning.

Janet Lee

up just on perceive the the what in changes a rescore, rest second fundamental on quarter? that and besides level first do – My in following hospitality any third-party, in you versus risk adjustment the question by rating guys the portfolio on you Moody’s saw change

Mark Borrecco

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Janet Lee

in ag quarter, pointed the other the the in case? ag portfolio to asset Is metrics quality quarter, in saw this portfolio. And the last the describe you the expected you one-off in improvement would this some dairy And and migration still we split? like as

Peter Chapman

it saw that cases. yes, or space already one-off, ended say, been in substandard renewed the of to the you recognized non-accrual, up would relationships loans moving classified ag what that had couple was a as I is

We to quickly have want we’ve on we that consistent quarters careful of our been three upgraded how cash had portfolios. We recognize or two flows.

we’re see So like consistent. our We’ll say, just going don’t at we steps that. on of deterioration in any, there, a that, But quarter. improvement this into our see portfolio hope but we’re significant prudent and stay is how the yes, looking quarter next degree to I taking those

Janet Lee

just on the on the you the Or $XX If the the it increased losses line assume risk as be charge just in obviously, about about that P&L, income P&L? this think updated going if side like fair loans, on hard flows mind quarter. value line to I that credit fair volatile I forward? for driver should except very assumptions. from squeeze will coming this through million item that there one to the of mark the risks based non-interest default and don’t credit provision, Is this how The other rise, of item predict more. included can on that risk That portfolio is

Peter Chapman

good question. Yes,

things So One healthcare million on impacted of the was this about an that there’s that charge Janet. portfolio, quarter. disposal $X of couple a that

that at expect hope a step that for then we’d I up lost discount And that’s quarter to see of also wouldn’t credit So, a in we’re next that charge unless significant significant well. sort other as relation to mentioned see loans as exiting elevated. this quarter we history, I’d

that magnitude So quarter that that of was example. this we that adjustment made I for expect significant quarter, something wouldn’t a next

Janet Lee

Thank Okay. right. All you.

Mark Borrecco

Thanks.

Operator

Borrecco, This any closing to concludes like conference would remarks. back turn the our question-and-answer Mark I to over for session. CEO,

Mark Borrecco

so free all Okay. day. us Thank you much. Thank Make if you stay reach have any you, to questions, feel you operator. Thank great please and out. today. Again, for joining follow-up a safe you have sure

Operator

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Great Western Bancorp (GWB) 28 Oct 202020 Q4 Earnings call transcript