ALRS - Earnings call transcript Q1 2020 | Alerus Financial Corporation

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Operator

Good morning, and welcome to the Alerus Financial Corporation Earnings Conference Call. All participants will be in a listen-only mode. [Operator Instructions] Please note that this event is being recorded.

This call may include forward-looking statements, and the company's actual results may differ materially from those indicated in any forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements are listed in the earnings release and the company's SEC filings.

to President conference and like Financial to now Chairman, Corporation CEO, would turn over the Alerus I Randy Newman. sir. ahead, go Please

Randy Newman

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CFO, to now Katie I'll turn first it results in over quarter Lorenson, discuss to our more financial our detail.

Katie Lorenson

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that, Chuck With for up turn open I'll to Q&A. to it it back

Operator

[Operator Instructions] come our from will Rulis first question D.A. Davidson. Jeff of And

Jeff Rulis

portfolios, exposure maybe ag most and Randy, risk a assigned hospitality exposure that you had is refencing at you've most far as retail, have the oil risk? as limited or perhaps detailed to portfolio, speaking, to looking in the figure total those you looked at pretty broadly and at the there sort in at More gas. of

Randy Newman

answer Yes. that. Taylor I'll let Karin

Karin Taylor

Yes, Jeff.

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summarizes And that posted website, is a investor so in information. that we the on our there presentation slide

put give in great risk overall, that, based I retail would is caveat variability The $XXX about of underlying the estate what has of on degree that entire at terms we million. just like. a look real So that would commercial tenants

Jeff Rulis

Got it.

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jump-start pretty obviously terms income through on production of on we how year solid year. a Any the got a mortgage a this thoughts fee You've navigate in contribution?

Katie Lorenson

we This that in fee continuing can't Katie. high is Thanks, as break Really our income are seeing Certainly, provision Jeff. as extremely we're again our well will, that each emphasize applications we I uncertainty May. see levels margin the component, of mortgage to down as at operate and in expense. we through April and

actually, We purchase are XX% transition a was seeing recent versus now to, the most refi. I think

And to something think, we're really said, any that, so the exactly active I not clients. marketing not sustainability out That done of is or that of. have sure our we reach being

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Jeff Rulis

times, -- that a one, that that Fair the sort X on is Randy, enough. put for trying of of the -- setting acknowledging being last just Thanks. spent part yourself And and I guess guess, you side, detailing is you good position should from as diversity in some that's things are that how amount the Alerus kind we you the of almost conversations return just on kind but Thanks. maybe opportunistic, up and of M&A maybe on of on I to form those item, some having but normalcy. emerge view M&A? do looking at burner and What you should anything this? back a the about thinking you're

Randy Newman

of offer thoughts. have we your a is choice couple Right which put I'll definitely on true. back words, In of that the now, burner.

is that of those think X/XX, one speaks as expressed, philosophies our Our the a balance the then that strength, fortress I have and XXXX. I strength of those take focus our experience, think culture We with sure which the real, of of we source is, of employees, very we being that and we balance advantage said, entered were every entered making company a That is I clients is just periods, financial we guidelines good I to in think sheet sheet. again great very and do to I very, from operate a that of company, our opportunities. conservative past which able part much the think

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Jeff Rulis

you. Great. Thank

Operator

question will ahead. Piper go next Nathan Please come Race Our Sandler. with from

Bob Shone

first is around strong growth quarter. Nathan. This morning. for the Bob you deposit saw in the on My Shone is actually Good question

$XXX forward? going loans excess the and maybe of margin talk You mentioned had that you liquidity how you about Can go that PPP the impacts million directly accounts. into operating the

Katie Lorenson

Yes. question. Katie. is This Great Sure.

course, in-house. pay those the is know, margin the to be But off margin, which impacts the So also it recognition there if of were keep and lumpiness margin. PPP significant fundings speed April, the loans, which in upon at we What is, on can those those off. will of the in impact the we disbursed, continue fees don't which paying

think I the will the a guess because we how off at it's think within anybody's kind X anticipate majority of the so that point I So or it of months of and, as this pay fees to But loans out. do disbursement. because of plays first

I quickly, actually fee pay the stabilize those see or margin margin kind with potentially interest we again of will income a increase off majority of that all assuming and within the income in recognize the net the think the in that margin. where fairly XXXX, fee and we loans

Bob Shone

in approved granted chance loans, commercial do the PPP were of regards loans? by for payment you percentage then the And that Okay. to relief also loans been have PPP know that

Katie Lorenson

is Karin. there exact percentage, has been I between This don't correlation the Yes. the X. but a have

Bob Shone

Okay. approving and PPP existing new Were to on the clients? customers. by how clients calling you existing new have provide came they spoke And existing bank? Do maybe chance in? you them loans between the color then to could prospects those for new if breakdown then And you guys some or both and

Katie Lorenson

Sure.

that have $XXX relationship the existing million first $XXX who a us. was over during million. lending loans clients About to of the previous either didn't round, just So did million for we with initially XXX $XX that

through in first prospects. more So our second focused we on our a from clients had order a clients. round. new business. primarily the in some applications few their existing And different to are that those with tell they round, or through for We working prioritizing we've prospects been that have win markets relationship kind you I seen time that can of really were

Bob Shone

risk, deem the the you In deck, real that CRE values residential and to loan do But last by provided I that average LTVs have slide saw for hotel? portfolios the for the then me. more medical estate portfolio. And of you the at one the average retail, you Okay. chance

Katie Lorenson

tell our LTV are retail, And that. I on the lower don't sometimes have it's can than that generally actual XX%. I you LTVs. limits

the is terms have target X books, on hotels those some of and aged the books been the for time. In been the would have on relationship larger within newer others limits,

Operator

Our William Raymond from next come with question will James. Wallace

William Wallace

in the were wrong, million, million another almost I but a works this or $XX as all of quick but customers, of were, questioning. of million lines Correct to Is in me $XX all form. Maybe heard you're customers bank non-lending saying $XXX PPP million correct? that if the follow-up the $XX

Karin Taylor

new There many. correct. bank not That's but a were to few the customers

William Wallace

that Okay. are fees the on And what $XXX million? average

Karin Taylor

In of terms amount? dollar

William Wallace

yes the or the you, of fine. the percentage, is if way amount know you either expected Or dollar Yes. if fees

Katie Lorenson

total average. about on $X.X the in about round million X.X total in first, X.XX% on fee, fees

William Wallace

kind And the the pipeline on then second here? of wave is the what

Karin Taylor

received we amounts. over lower tending XXX are And those applications. be to So dollar loan

looking And so we're at in pipeline. $XX million $XX the million about or

William Wallace

on it's assume I probably the... that, fees average higher given The

Karin Taylor

The size will loan yes. be the is higher smaller, percentage somewhat because

William Wallace

question way. going So margin a ask okay, to I'm the in different

net PPP the in interest Let's all equation. just that What you a to anticipate out second the of of margin on see noise? ex would quarter take

Katie Lorenson

we Certainly yield. a decline. portfolio dropped expect, about the would excluding commercial basis XX points in The PPP loans, have probably

on very been Now we has cuts. done deposit have our aggressive what

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there, we loans. some without So within NIM compression the the have would yield continued but balance expected PPP see there the is the, without in to

William Wallace

if wondering give points to XXX cuts the could So don't might will sense of If pressure would could of scenarios XX it. it what much your kind I at putting level look the, together that be as us you your those pressure I'm all basis implies NIM. wondered in I anticipate of to great. just help I a quantify if as points pieces close be. you maybe that of of basis K, within

Katie Lorenson

think on basis about NIM, probably with XX all points I be together deposit think the could pressure. it the I cuts,

William Wallace

your then level sense you talking and wealth quarter? in left preamble of fees about average Are daily mentioned retirement the at the you in Can XX%? And businesses, second us a on a the about kind give of probably of starting we basis. calculated what's down

Katie Lorenson

Right.

William Wallace

Okay.

Katie Lorenson

Right.

recovery. I yes, that's some certainly got yes, think So -- we

to XX% saw March. see weeks that impact going in of not those the we we're So couple

William Wallace

Yes. Great.

And inform didn't In dollar loss. there I two prepared about the pipeline catch Okay. a can give think impairment, that said you And And you amount you the dollar there also as I line? MSR. for income that did there. I loss? does through that amount me then was hedge then a ultimate $XXX,XXX this $XXX,XXX obviously, quarter remarks, Is the the then And whatever us believe impairment happens then will said the on was hedge the flow that fee of mortgage. result. comments

Katie Lorenson

Yes, no problem.

in there impairment. the So the end related an approximately line of that the the And mortgage expense and expense line was at revenue lending the item in of to $XXX,XXX mortgage of first approximately $XXX,XXX unrealized loss then MSR item quarter.

William Wallace

Okay. expense. I went through it thought maybe

Is other So roll consolidated in up where to? does financials? that the on that

Katie Lorenson

mortgage is it own separate item That line on expense. lending gets and

William Wallace

the can of Okay. kind moves, businesses Thank Yes. -- of just kind what if if disrupts -- this back talk shutdown customer to kind -- get is could about picture of it And side us to how retention of segment, the And how All maybe through talking you. acquisition you, Thanks. I'm customer disrupts on it Randy, you it? but "normal"? this retirement of you for it? right. that and -- bigger just market business Not and takes just sort

Randy Newman

Wally, on what is business that?

William Wallace

retirement The benefits business. and

Katie Lorenson

Yes. I'll supplement. you Randy, that you to start, can one take and maybe then

Randy Newman

go Sure, ahead.

Katie Lorenson

me terms start retirement -- in with clients. on So of the let business,

a First of call, business but talked of Act that new have outreach second our clients the increase CARES increase in all, coming the we quarter put a pipeline on of Randy about first quarter. there's the year solid coming had the us a loans. to of From the and really notice could to pause. and Most could obviously standpoint, into those it clients. in distributions, lot

business. are clients it on But they certainly that pushing for and one attrition positive another, is course, or to notified when that new strain of had out, it's were reason a comes us that So leaving too. a that

small weather in terminations I that think the of clients. could because mean matches. fair mean this It don't with it's we stop uncertainty XXXX they closures comes companies how impact, that planned think And a could do service also small and amount but businesses, form that the of future. providing headwind a this, I becomes a

And would provide the exceeding That's we just those business. where levels. on that risk couldn't of of distributions inflows overall of outflows some exceeding color landscape be terms I the so a of contribution at in the are

William Wallace

other the business? have Okay. Thanks. customers guess the in stick extent turnover And you side, then to be around guys that that they I as may that leaving, on well. What's the like

Katie Lorenson

We about usually of see attrition X%.

as has defensive well that an play. was, about introduced But So X%. both been were declining a new technology as investments rate as the that's offensive been a historically, we've technology that

Operator

This Instructions] question-and-answer [Operator Please session. closing for would our to Randy the turn I over concludes any remarks. back like to conference Newman ahead. go

Randy Newman

Okay.

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Operator

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Alerus Financial (ALRS) 1 May 202020 Q1 Earnings call transcript