ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. Reports Record Net Income for Second Quarter 2016


ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., July 22, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNOB) (the “Company” or “ConnectOne”), parent company of ConnectOne Bank (the “Bank”), today announced results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2016.  The Company reported net income available to common stockholders of $10.9 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, compared with net income available to common stockholders of $10.4 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2016 and $10.5 million, or $0.35 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2015.

Frank Sorrentino, ConnectOne’s Chairman and CEO stated, “We are extremely pleased with ConnectOne’s second quarter performance, highlighted by record quarterly earnings which were achieved despite an additional $1.75 million of pre-tax reserves set aside for our NYC-taxi medallion portfolio. Specific reserves against this portfolio now total 7.6%.  Our deposits increased by $308 million, or 11%, to $3.2 billion at June 30, 2016 from March 31, 2016, while average deposits for the second quarter increased by 8% over the sequential quarter.  While some of these deposits are transitory, our focus on core deposit growth remains solid.  Net growth in our loan portfolio was $112 million for the current quarter, slightly below recent levels, but our pipeline remains strong and we continue to expect mid- to high-teens loan growth for 2016.  For the current quarter, return on assets was in excess of 1%, return on tangible equity was in excess of 13%, and the efficiency ratio was 42%, placing us among the best performing banking institutions.  Looking ahead, we remain well-positioned to execute on our business strategies and realize strong growth while continuing to create long-term shareholder value.”

Operating Results

In addition to the results presented in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"), ConnectOne routinely supplements its evaluation with an analysis of certain non-GAAP financial measures including net income available to common stockholders excluding non-core items. ConnectOne believes these non-GAAP financial measures, in addition to the related GAAP measures, provide meaningful information to investors in understanding our operating performance and trends, and facilitates comparisons with the performance of peers. Reconciliations of non-GAAP disclosures used in this earnings release to the comparable GAAP measures are provided in the accompanying tables.

Second quarter 2016 results reflect the following non-core items: $1.3 million of income resulting from accretion of purchase accounting fair value marks; $0.2 million in additional loan loss provision related to the maturity and extension of acquired portfolio loans; $1.8 million in additional provision associated with the Bank’s New York City taxi medallion loan portfolio; $0.1 million of net securities gains; $0.1 million of pension settlement expenses, which had no impact on total stockholders’ equity or book value per share, and $0.2 million in amortization of intangible assets. Excluding non-core items, along with related income tax impact, net income available to common stockholders was $11.4 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2016, $10.9 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2016, and $10.1 million, or $0.33 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2015.

Fully taxable equivalent net interest income for the second quarter of 2016 was $33.1 million, an increase of $1.1 million, or 3.5%, from the first quarter of 2016. This was the result of a 4.9% increase in average interest-earning assets, offset by a 5 basis-point contraction of the net interest rate margin. Included in net interest income was accretion and amortization of purchase accounting adjustments of $1.2 million during the second quarter of 2016 and $1.3 million in the first quarter of 2016.  Excluding these purchase accounting adjustments, the adjusted net interest margin was 3.28% in the second quarter of 2016, contracting by 3 basis points from the first quarter of 2016 adjusted net interest margin of 3.31%. The decrease in the adjusted net interest margin was primarily attributable to an increase in average cash balances.

Fully taxable equivalent net interest income for the second quarter of 2016 was $33.1 million, an increase of $3.8 million, or 13.0%, from the same quarter of 2015. This was a result of a 19.8% increase in average interest-earning assets due to significant organic loan growth, partially offset by a 20 basis-point contraction of the net interest margin. Included in net interest income was accretion and amortization of purchase accounting adjustments of $1.2 million during the second quarter of 2016 and $1.5 million in the same quarter of 2015.  Excluding these purchase accounting adjustments, the adjusted net interest margin was 3.28% in the second quarter of 2016, 14 basis points lower than the 2015 second quarter adjusted net interest margin of 3.42%.  The reduction in the adjusted net interest margin was due to a higher level of cash balances, the June 30, 2015 issuance of $50 million in subordinated debentures and the impact of a protracted low-interest rate environment.

Noninterest income represents a relatively small portion of the Bank’s total revenue. Noninterest income totaled $1.6 million in the second quarter of 2016, $1.2 million in the first quarter of 2016 and $3.4 million in the second quarter of 2015. Securities gains were $0.1 million for the second quarter of 2016, zero for the first quarter of 2016 and $0.2 million for the second quarter of 2015. The second quarter of 2016 included a gain of $0.2 million on the sale of one OREO property, and the second quarter of 2015 included an insurance recovery of $2.2 million. Noninterest income also includes bank-owned life insurance income, deposit and loan fees, annuities and life insurance commissions, and gains on sales of residential mortgages in the secondary market.

Noninterest expenses totaled $14.4 million for both the second and first quarters of 2016.  Salaries and employee benefits increased by $0.2 million and were offset by $0.2 million of decreases in occupancy and equipment and other miscellaneous expenses.  Noninterest expenses for the second quarter of 2015 totaled $15.0 million and included a loss on debt extinguishment of $2.4 million.  Excluding the debt extinguishment charge, noninterest expenses increased by $1.8 million in the second quarter of 2016 from the prior year quarter. This increase was largely attributable to a $0.8 million increase in salaries and employee benefits, $0.4 million in occupancy and equipment expense, $0.2 million in data processing, and $0.4 million in other expenses, all resulting from increased levels of business and staff resulting from organic growth.

Income tax expense was $5.0 million for the second quarter of 2016, compared to $4.8 million for the first quarter of 2016 and $5.1 million for the second quarter of 2015, resulting in effective tax rates of 31.5% in 2016 and 32.5% in 2015. The effective tax rate for the full year 2016 is expected to remain at approximately 31.5%.

Asset Quality

The provision for loan and lease losses increased to $3.8 million in the second quarter of 2016 from $3.0 million in the first quarter of 2016, and from $1.6 million in the second quarter of 2015.  The increases were largely attributable to additional reserves specifically allocated to the Bank’s taxi medallion portfolio.

As of June 30, 2016, loans secured by New York City taxi medallions totaled $103.1 million. Troubled debt restructurings associated with this portfolio totaled $88.0 million and total nonaccrual loans were $3.9 million, up from $86.4 million and $1.9 million as of March 31, 2016.  Specific reserves for taxi medallion loans totaled $7.8 million, or 7.6%, of total taxi medallion portfolio.  The Bank’s valuation of corporate medallions, which represent approximately 95% of total exposure, was approximately $750 thousand as of June 30, 2016, down from approximately $775 thousand as of March 31, 2016.

Nonperforming assets, which includes nonaccrual loans and other real estate owned, were $23.9 million at June 30, 2016, $23.3 million at December 31, 2015, and $13.7 million at June 30, 2015. Nonperforming assets as a percent of total assets were 0.56% at June 30, 2016, 0.58% at December 31, 2015, and 0.37% at June 30, 2015. Annualized net charge-offs were 0.01% for the second quarter of 2016, 0.06% for the first quarter of 2016, and 0.00% for the second quarter of 2015. The allowance for loan and lease losses was $32.8 million, representing 0.97% of loans receivable and 149.5% of nonaccrual loans at June 30, 2016. At December 31, 2015, the allowance was $26.6 million representing 0.86% of loans receivable and 128.1% of nonaccrual loans, and at June 30, 2015, the allowance was $17.5 million representing 0.63% of loans receivable and 143.9% of nonaccrual loans. In purchase accounting, any allowance for loan and lease losses on an acquired loan portfolio is reversed and a credit risk discount is applied directly to the acquired loan balances. In Management’s opinion, a useful non-GAAP metric is the ratio of allowance for loan and lease losses plus the credit risk discount to total loans receivable. This non-GAAP ratio was 1.30% at June 30, 2016, 1.28% at December 31, 2015, and 1.17% at June 30, 2015. (See Supplemental GAAP and non-GAAP Financial Measures).

Selected Balance Sheet Items

At June 30, 2016, the Company’s total assets were $4.3 billion, an increase of $247 million from December 31, 2015. Loans receivable at June 30, 2016 were $3.4 billion, reflecting net loan growth (loan originations less pay-downs and pay-offs) of $277 million from December 31, 2015, primarily attributable to multifamily ($87 million, including a $28 million loan reclassified during the first quarter as multifamily from other commercial real estate), commercial and industrial (“C&I”) ($60 million), other commercial real estate ($18 million, including the aforementioned reclassification) and construction ($114 million), which reflected higher utilization of existing construction facilities.  The growth in loans was funded with increases in deposits.

The Company’s stockholders’ equity was $484 million at June 30, 2016, an increase of $7 million from December 31, 2015. The increase in stockholders’ equity was primarily attributable to an increase of $17 million in retained earnings and approximately $1 million of equity issuance related to stock-based compensation, including the exercise of stock options, offset by an $11 million payoff of SBLF preferred stock. As of June 30, 2016, the Company’s tangible common equity ratio and tangible book value per share were 8.14% and $11.09, respectively. As of December 31, 2015, the tangible common equity ratio and tangible book value per share were 8.18% and $10.51, respectively. Total goodwill and other intangible assets were approximately $150 million as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

About ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.

ConnectOne is a New Jersey corporation and a registered bank holding company pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, and serves as the holding company for ConnectOne Bank ("the Bank"). The Bank is a community-based, full-service New Jersey-chartered commercial bank that was founded in 2005. The Bank operates from its headquarters located at 301 Sylvan Avenue in the Borough of Englewood Cliffs, Bergen County, New Jersey, and through its 20 other banking offices.

For more information visit https://www.ConnectOneBank.com/.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains certain forward-looking statements which are based on certain assumptions and describe future plans, strategies and expectations of the Company. These forward-looking statements are generally identified by use of the words "believe," "expect," "intend," "anticipate," "estimate," "project," or similar expressions. The Company's ability to predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. Factors which could have a material adverse effect on the operations of the Company and its subsidiaries include, but are not limited to, those factors set forth in Item 1A – Risk Factors of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the Securities Exchange Commission, and changes in interest rates, general economic conditions, legislative/regulatory changes, monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. Government, including policies of the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board, the quality or composition of the loan or investment portfolios, demand for loan products, deposit flows, competition, demand for financial services in the Company's market area and accounting principles and guidelines. These risks and uncertainties should be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. The Company does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to publicly release the result of any revisions which may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.


       
CONNECTONE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES      
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION      
(dollars in thousands)      
 June 30, December 31, June 30, 
  2016   2015   2015  
 (unaudited) (audited) (unaudited) 
ASSETS      
Cash and due from banks$35,850  $31,291  $41,454  
Interest-bearing deposits with banks 139,263   169,604   84,029  
Cash and cash equivalents 175,113   200,895   125,483  
       
Investment securities:      
Available-for-sale 208,266   195,770   264,098  
Held-to-maturity (fair value of $227,427, $230,558, $237,208) 214,718   224,056   232,557  
       
Loans held-for-sale 360   -   124  
       
Loans receivable 3,375,620   3,099,007   2,765,288  
Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses 32,763   26,572   17,480  
Net loans receivable 3,342,857   3,072,435   2,747,808  
       
Investment in restricted stock, at cost 25,210   32,612   27,078  
Bank premises and equipment, net 22,477   22,333   21,252  
Accrued interest receivable 12,726   12,545   12,055  
Bank-owned life insurance 80,028   78,801   53,293  
Other real estate owned 2,029   2,549   1,564  
Goodwill 145,909   145,909   145,909  
Core deposit intangibles 3,474   3,908   4,343  
Other assets 29,747   24,096   24,493  
  Total assets$4,262,914  $4,015,909  $3,660,057  
       
LIABILITIES      
Deposits:      
Noninterest-bearing$648,664  $650,775  $553,008  
Interest-bearing 2,552,329   2,140,191   2,016,223  
Total deposits 3,200,993   2,790,966   2,569,231  
Borrowings 496,414   671,587   548,758  
Subordinated debentures (net of $714, $812, $0 in debt issuance costs) 54,441   54,343   55,155  
Other liabilities 26,652   21,669   22,931  
  Total liabilities 3,778,500   3,538,565   3,196,075  
       
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES      
       
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY      
Preferred stock -   11,250   11,250  
Common stock 374,287   374,287   374,287  
Additional paid-in capital 9,864   8,527   8,120  
Retained earnings 121,301   104,606   88,772  
Treasury stock (16,717)  (16,717)  (16,717) 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (4,321)  (4,609)  (1,730) 
  Total stockholders' equity 484,414   477,344   463,982  
  Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$4,262,914  $4,015,909  $3,660,057  
       


         
CONNECTONE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES        
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME        
(dollars in thousands, except for per share data)         
          
   Three Months Ended June 30,   Six Months Ended June 30,  
   2016    2015    2016    2015   
Interest income      (unaudited)      
Interest and fees on loans $36,561  $30,217  $71,578  $59,531  
Interest and dividends on investment securities:         
Taxable  1,965   2,760   4,105   5,671  
Tax-exempt  996   883   1,879   1,765  
Dividends  370   280   722   500  
Interest on federal funds sold and other short-term investments 146   41   280   84  
Total interest income  40,038   34,181   78,564   67,551  
Interest expense         
Deposits  4,434   3,301   8,373   6,325  
Borrowings  3,210   2,202   6,477   4,256  
Total interest expense  7,644   5,503   14,850   10,581  
          
Net interest income  32,394   28,678   63,714   56,970  
Provision for loan and lease losses  3,750   1,550   6,750   3,375  
Net interest income after provision for loan and lease losses 28,644   27,128   56,964   53,595  
          
Noninterest income         
Annuities and insurance commissions  32   46   72   133  
Bank-owned life insurance  616   388   1,228   774  
Net gains on sale of loans held-for-sale  56   99   92   213  
Deposit, loan and other income  763   458   1,277   921  
Insurance recovery  -   2,224   -   2,224  
Net gains on sale of investment securities  103   221   103   726  
Total noninterest income  1,570   3,436   2,772   4,991  
          
Noninterest expenses         
Salaries and employee benefits  7,753   6,948   15,353   13,575  
Occupancy and equipment  2,154   1,788   4,401   3,869  
FDIC insurance  615   440   1,210   1,000  
Professional and consulting  700   715   1,412   1,209  
Marketing and advertising  250   193   523   387  
Data processing  1,010   829   2,033   1,729  
Loss on extinguishment of debt  -   2,397   -   2,397  
Amortization of core deposit intangible  217   241   434   483  
Other expenses  1,653   1,423   3,339   2,955  
Total noninterest expenses  14,352   14,974   28,705   27,604  
          
Income before income tax expense  15,862   15,590   31,031   30,982  
Income tax expense  5,003   5,069   9,781   10,081  
Net income  10,859   10,521   21,250   20,901  
Less: Preferred stock dividends  -   28   22   56  
Net income available to common stockholders $10,859  $10,493  $21,228  $20,845  
          
Earnings per common share:         
Basic $0.36  $0.35  $0.71  $0.70  
Diluted $0.36  $0.35  $0.70  $0.69  
Weighted average common shares outstanding:         
Basic  30,089,829   29,868,247   30,081,278   29,812,521  
Diluted  30,340,376   30,231,480   30,331,172   30,203,682  
Dividends per common share $0.075  $0.075  $0.150  $0.150  
          

 

  
ConnectOne's management believes that the supplemental financial information, including non-GAAP measures, provided below is useful to investors. The non-GAAP measures should not be viewed as a substitute for financial results determined in accordance with GAAP, and are not necessarily comparable to non-GAAP financial measures presented by other companies. 
          
CONNECTONE BANCORP, INC.         
SUPPLEMENTAL GAAP AND NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES        
(dollars in thousands, except share data)         
 As of 
 June 30,Mar. 31, Dec. 31, Sept. 30, June 30, 
  2016   2016   2015   2015   2015  
Selected Financial Data              
Total assets$4,262,914  $4,091,000  $4,015,909  $3,837,426  $3,660,057  
Loans receivable:         
Commercial 630,425   601,708   570,116   569,605   568,969  
Commercial real estate-other 1,104,214   1,087,388   1,085,615   1,052,982   987,303  
Commercial real estate-multifamily 967,555   940,913   881,081   820,732   764,088  
Commercial construction 443,277   402,594   328,838   283,623   220,267  
Residential 230,497   231,319   233,690   225,158   224,134  
Consumer 1,976   1,851   2,454   3,569   2,454  
Gross loans 3,377,944   3,265,773   3,101,794   2,955,669   2,767,215  
Unearned net origination fees (2,324)  (1,960)  (2,787)  (2,288)  (1,927) 
Loans receivable 3,375,620   3,263,813   3,099,007   2,953,381   2,765,288  
          
Securities available-for-sale 208,266   191,331   195,770   224,214   264,098  
Securities held-to-maturity 214,718   219,373   224,056   227,221   232,557  
Goodwill and other intangible assets 149,383   149,600   149,817   150,034   150,252  
Deposits:         
Noninterest-bearing 648,664   614,507   650,776   586,643   558,388  
Interest-bearing 523,742   517,810   490,379   465,552   439,949  
Savings 210,040   219,865   216,399   220,199   214,244  
Money market 866,643   678,222   658,695   611,753   578,047  
Time deposits 951,904   862,667   774,717   782,487   778,603  
Total deposits 3,200,993   2,893,071   2,790,966   2,666,634   2,569,231  
          
Borrowings 496,414   646,501   671,587   621,674   548,759  
Subordinated debentures (net of issuance costs) 54,441   54,392   54,343   54,328   55,155  
Total stockholders' equity$484,414  $474,727  $477,344  $471,146  $463,982  
          
Quarterly Average Balances         
Total assets$4,212,307  $4,034,375  $3,891,885  $3,729,503  $3,551,597  
Loans receivable:         
Commercial 626,902   585,773   579,512   567,737   555,119  
Commercial real estate (including multifamily) 2,056,263   2,005,872   1,919,263   1,811,745   1,700,399  
Commercial construction 418,769   361,108   313,223   255,627   200,820  
Residential 231,553   236,404   232,022   227,051   230,415  
Consumer 2,865   2,670   3,269   3,013   4,137  
Gross loans 3,336,352   3,191,827   3,047,289   2,865,173   2,690,890  
Unearned net origination fees (2,295)  (2,397)  (2,706)  (2,102)  (2,131) 
Loans receivable 3,334,057   3,189,430   3,044,583   2,863,071   2,688,759  
          
Securities available-for-sale 200,050   222,776   219,927   260,211   271,168  
Securities held-to-maturity 218,220   194,474   225,875   229,483   233,145  
Goodwill and other intangible assets 149,525   149,741   149,959   150,178   150,407  
Deposits:         
Noninterest-bearing 581,743   609,312   608,227   560,129   510,369  
Interest-bearing 528,954   503,896   476,237   480,685   416,221  
Savings 215,267   215,491   216,149   220,481   218,845  
Money market 791,845   656,557   636,180   582,238   591,328  
Time deposits 889,561   807,801   783,068   787,262   748,780  
Total deposits 3,007,370   2,793,057   2,719,861   2,630,795   2,485,543  
          
Borrowings 639,054   684,469   621,615   544,774   565,093  
Subordinated debentures 55,155   55,155   55,155   55,155   5,704  
Total stockholders' equity$483,519  $482,503  $478,919  $471,682  $464,004  
   
 Three Months Ended 
 June 30,Mar. 31, Dec. 31, Sept. 30, June 30, 
GAAP Earnings Data 2016   2016   2015   2015   2015  
Net interest income$32,394  $31,320  $30,456  $29,727  $28,678  
Provision for loan and lease losses 3,750   3,000   5,055   4,175   1,550  
Net interest income after provision for loan and lease losses 28,644   28,320   25,401   25,552   27,128  
Noninterest income         
Annuity and insurance commissions 32   40   32   77   46  
Bank-owned life insurance 616   612   620   388   388  
Net gains on sale of loans held-for-sale 56   35   51   63   99  
Deposit, loan and other income 763   515   522   1,224   458  
Insurance recovery -   -   -   -   2,224  
Net gains on sale of investment securities 103   -   1,138   2,067   221  
Total noninterest income 1,570   1,202   2,363   3,819   3,436  
Noninterest expenses            
Salaries and employee benefits 7,753   7,599   7,205   6,905   6,948  
Occupancy and equipment 2,154   2,247   1,802   1,916   1,788  
FDIC insurance 615   595   575   535   440  
Professional and consulting 700   711   906   836   715  
Marketing and advertising 250   184   213   247   193  
Data processing 1,010   1,024   1,017   957   829  
Loss on extinguishment of debt -   -   -   -   2,397  
Amortization of core deposit intangible 217   217   217   217   241  
Other expenses 1,653   1,776   1,644   1,688   1,423  
Total noninterest expenses 14,352   14,353   13,579   13,301   14,974  
Income before income tax expense 15,862   15,169   14,185   16,070   15,590  
Income tax expense 5,003   4,778   4,617   5,228   5,069  
Net income (GAAP)$10,859  $10,391  $9,568  $10,842  $10,521  
Less: preferred dividends -   22   28   28   28  
Net income available to common stockholders (GAAP)$10,859  $10,369  $9,540  $10,814  $10,493  
             
Reconciliation of GAAP Earnings to Operating Earnings         
Net gains on sales of securities$(103) $-  $(1,138) $(2,067) $(221) 
Partial settlements of pension obligation 87   103   106   168   243  
Insurance recovery -   -   -   -   (2,223) 
Loss on debt extinguishment -   -   -   -   2,397  
Amortization of intangible assets 217   217   217   217   241  
Provision related to maturity and extension of acquired portfolio loans 229   397   512   590   502  
Provision related to taxi cab medallion loans 1,750   1,487   2,500   2,000   -  
Provision for pending disposition of  Union Center operations bldg. -   -   1,304   -   -  
Accretion of purchase accounting fair value marks (1,277)  (1,367)  (1,416)  (1,340)  (1,513) 
Non-core items 903   837   2,085   (432)  (574) 
Income tax (expense) benefit 326   301   751   (156)  (207) 
Non-core items, after taxes (36%) 577   536   1,334   (276)  (367) 
Core earnings available to common stockholders (non-GAAP)$11,436  $10,905  $10,874  $10,538  $10,126  
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding 30,340,376   30,257,676   30,310,905   30,335,571   30,231,480  
Diluted EPS (GAAP)$0.36  $0.34  $0.31  $0.36  $0.35  
Core Diluted EPS (Non-GAAP) (1) 0.38   0.36   0.36   0.35   0.33  
          
Return on Assets Measures         
Core earnings available to common stockholders (non-GAAP)$11,436  $10,905  $10,874  $10,538  $10,126  
Add: preferred dividends -   22   28   28   28  
Core net income (non-GAAP)$11,436  $10,927  $10,902  $10,566  $10,154  
Average assets$4,212,307  $4,034,375  $3,891,885  $3,729,503  $3,551,597  
Less: average intangible assets (149,525)  (149,741)  (149,959)  (150,178)  (150,407) 
Average tangible assets$4,062,782  $3,884,634  $3,741,926  $3,579,325  $3,401,190  
Return on avg. assets (GAAP) 1.04%  1.04%  0.98%  1.15%  1.19% 
Core return on avg. assets (Non-GAAP) (2) 1.09%  1.09%  1.11%  1.12%  1.15% 
Return on avg. tangible assets (Non-GAAP) (3) 1.09%  1.09%  1.03%  1.22%  1.26% 
Core return on avg. tangible assets (Non-GAAP) (4) 1.13%  1.13%  1.16%  1.17%  1.20% 
  
(1) Represents core earnings available to common stockholders divided by weighted average diluted shares outstanding. 
(2) Core net income divided by average assets. 
(3) Net income excluding amortization of intangible assets divided by average tangible assets. 
(4) Core net income divided by average tangible assets. 
   
 Three Months Ended 
 June 30,Mar. 31, Dec. 31, Sept. 30, June 30, 
  2016   2016   2015   2015   2015  
Return on Equity Measures            
Core earnings available to common stockholders$11,436  $10,905  $10,874  $10,538  $10,126  
             
Average common equity$483,519  $473,849  $467,669  $460,432  $452,754  
Less: average intangible assets (149,525)  (149,741)  (149,959)  (150,178)  (150,407) 
Average tangible common equity$333,994  $324,108  $317,710  $310,254  $302,347  
             
Return on avg. common equity (GAAP) 9.03%  8.80%  8.09%  9.32%  9.30% 
Core return on avg. common equity (non-GAAP) (5) 9.51%  9.26%  9.23%  9.08%  8.97% 
Return on avg. tangible common equity (non-GAAP) (6) 13.23%  13.03%  12.07%  13.99%  14.11% 
Core return on avg. tangible common equity (non-GAAP) (7) 13.77%  13.53%  13.58%  13.47%  13.43% 
          
Efficiency Measures         
Total noninterest expenses$14,352  $14,353  $13,579  $13,301  $14,974  
Partial settlements of pension obligation (87)  (103)  (106)  (168)  (243) 
Loss on debt extinguishment -   -   -   -   (2,397) 
Foreclosed property expense 10   (167)  (387)  (121)  (56) 
Amortization of intangible assets and fair value marks (217)  (217)  (217)  (217)  (241) 
Operating noninterest expense$14,058  $13,866  $12,869  $12,795  $12,037  
             
Net interest income (FTE)$33,112  $31,985  $31,102  $30,382  $29,316  
Impact of purchase accounting fair value marks (1,245)  (1,335)  (1,384)  (1,314)  (1,487) 
Noninterest income 1,570   1,202   2,363   3,819   3,436  
Less: insurance recovery -   -   -   -   (2,224) 
Less: net gains on sales of securities (103)  -   (1,138)  (2,067)  (221) 
Operating revenue$33,334  $31,852  $30,943  $30,820  $28,820  
             
Operating efficiency ratio (non-GAAP) (8) 42.2%  43.5%  41.6%  41.5%  41.8% 
          
Net Interest Margin         
Average interest-earning assets$3,912,802  $3,728,958  $3,582,408  $3,441,151  $3,266,382  
             
Net interest income (FTE)$33,112  $31,985  $31,102  $30,382  $29,316  
Impact of purchase accounting fair value marks (1,245)  (1,335)  (1,384)  (1,314)  (1,487) 
Adjusted net interest income$31,867  $30,650  $29,718  $29,068  $27,829  
             
Net interest margin (GAAP) 3.40%  3.45%  3.44%  3.50%  3.60% 
Adjusted net interest margin (non-GAAP) (9) 3.28%  3.31%  3.29%  3.35%  3.42% 
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(5) Core earnings available to common stockholders divided by average common equity. 
(6) Earnings available to common stockholders excluding amortization of intangibles divided by average tangible common equity. 
(7) Core earnings available to common stockholders divided by average tangible common equity. 
(8) Operating noninterest expense divided by operating revenue. 
(9) Adjusted net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets. 
  
 As of 
(dollars in thousands, except share data)June 30,Mar. 31, Dec. 31, Sept. 30, June 30, 
  2016   2016   2015   2015   2015  
Capital Ratios and Book Value per Share            
Common equity$484,414  $474,727  $466,094  $459,896  $452,732  
Less: intangible assets (149,383)  (149,600)  (149,817)  (150,034)  (150,252) 
Tangible common equity$335,031  $325,127  $316,277  $309,862  $302,480  
             
Total assets$4,262,914  $4,091,000  $4,015,909  $3,837,426  $3,660,057  
Less: intangible assets (149,383)  (149,600)  (149,817)  (150,034)  (150,252) 
Tangible assets$4,113,531  $3,941,400  $3,866,092  $3,687,392  $3,509,805  
             
Common shares outstanding 30,197,318   30,163,078   30,085,663   30,197,789   30,196,731  
             
Common equity ratio (GAAP) 11.36%  11.60%  11.61%  11.98%  12.37% 
Tangible common equity ratio (non-GAAP) (10) 8.14%  8.25%  8.18%  8.40%  8.62% 
             
Regulatory capital ratios (Bancorp):            
Leverage ratio 8.52%  8.66%  9.07%  9.26%  9.49% 
Common equity Tier 1 risk-based ratio 9.10%  9.05%  9.14%  9.33%  9.63% 
Risk-based Tier 1 capital ratio 9.23%  9.19%  9.61%  9.82%  10.14% 
Risk-based total capital ratio 11.44%  11.35%  11.77%  11.94%  12.26% 
             
Regulatory capital ratios (Bank):            
Leverage ratio 9.62%  9.83%  9.96%  10.22%  10.48% 
Common equity Tier 1 risk-based ratio 10.43%  10.44%  10.55%  10.83%  11.19% 
Risk-based Tier 1 capital ratio 10.43%  10.44%  10.55%  10.83%  11.19% 
Risk-based total capital ratio 11.30%  11.23%  11.31%  11.47%  11.74% 
             
Book value per share (GAAP)$16.04  $15.74  $15.49  $15.23  $14.99  
Tangible book value per share (non-GAAP) (11)$11.09  $10.78  $10.51  $10.26  $10.02  
             
 Three Months Ended 
 June 30,Mar. 31, Dec. 31, Sept. 30, June 30, 
  2016   2016   2015   2015   2015  
NCO Detail            
Net loan charge-offs:            
Charge-offs$77  $512  $18  $519  $334  
Recoveries (16)  (15)  (2)  (342)  (331) 
Net loan charge-offs$61  $497  $16  $177  $3  
as a % of average total loans (annualized) 0.01%  0.06%  0.00%  0.02%  0.00% 
             
Asset Quality            
Nonaccrual loans$21,911  $21,450  $20,737  $12,888  $12,145  
Other real estate owned 2,029   1,696   2,549   3,244   1,564  
Total nonperforming assets$23,940  $23,146  $23,286  $16,132  $13,709  
             
Performing troubled debt restructurings$97,831  $95,122  $85,925  $77,882  $77,927  
Loans past due 90 days and still accruing$-  $-  $-  $268  $-  
             
Nonaccrual loans as a % of loans receivable 0.65%  0.66%  0.67%  0.44%  0.44% 
Nonperforming assets as a % of total assets 0.56%  0.57%  0.58%  0.42%  0.37% 
Allowance for loan losses as a % of nonaccrual loans 149.5%  135.5%  128.1%  167.1%  143.9% 
             
Loans receivable$3,375,620  $3,263,813  $3,099,007  $2,953,381  $2,765,288  
Less: acquired loans (799,851)  (825,047)  (866,878)  (923,210)  (1,060,632) 
Loans receivable, excluding acquired loans$2,575,769  $2,438,766  $2,232,129  $2,030,171  $1,704,656  
             
Allowance for loan losses$32,763  $29,074  $26,572  $21,533  $17,480  
Accretable credit risk discount on acquired loans 11,198   12,101   12,955   13,893   14,781  
Total allowance for loan losses and accretable credit risk discount on acquired loans$43,961  $41,175  $39,527  $35,426  $32,261  
             
Allowance for loan losses as a % of loans receivable 0.97%  0.89%  0.86%  0.73%  0.63% 
Allowance for loan losses as a % of loans receivable, excluding acquired loans 1.27%  1.19%  1.19%  1.06%  1.03% 
Allowance for loan losses and accretable credit risk discount on loans as a % of loans receivable 1.30%  1.26%  1.28%  1.20%  1.17% 
          
(10) Tangible common equity divided by tangible assets. 
(11) Tangible common equity divided by common shares outstanding at period-end. 
          


                 
CONNECTONE BANCORP, INC.
                
NET INTEREST MARGIN ANALYSIS
                
(dollars in thousands)
                
    For the Three Months Ended  
    June 30, 2016   March 31, 2016   June 30, 2015  
    Average   (7)   Average   (7)   Average   (7)  
Interest-earning assets: Balance
 Interest
  Rate
  Balance
 Interest
 Rate 
  Balance
 Interest
 Rate
 
Investment securities (1) (2) $418,270  $3,497   3.36 %  $415,481  $3,499  3.39 %  $495,805 $4,118  3.33 % 
Loans receivable (2) (3) (4)  3,334,057   36,743   4.43     3,189,572   35,206  4.44     2,689,525  30,380  4.53   
Federal funds sold and interest-                  
bearing deposits with banks  128,994   146   0.45     90,712   134  0.59     54,087  41  0.30   
Restricted investment in bank stock   31,481     370   4.72       33,193     352  4.27       26,965    280  4.16   
Total interest-earning assets  3,912,802   40,756   4.19     3,728,958   39,191  4.23     3,266,382  34,819  4.28   
Allowance for loan losses  (29,924)       (27,221)      (16,463)    
Noninterest earning assets  329,429        332,638       301,678     
Total assets  $4,212,307       $4,034,375      $3,551,597     
                                 
Interest-bearing liabilities:                  
Money market deposits  791,845   992   0.50     656,557   812  0.50     591,328  689  0.47   
Savings deposits   215,267   156   0.29     215,491   157  0.29     218,845  157  0.29   
Time deposits   889,561   2,857   1.29     807,801   2,535  1.26     748,780  2,131  1.14   
Other interest-bearing deposits    528,954     429   0.33       503,896     435  0.35       416,221    324  0.31   
Total interest-bearing deposits 2,425,627   4,434   0.74     2,183,745   3,939  0.73     1,975,174  3,301  0.67   
                     
Borrowings   639,054   2,355   1.48     684,469   2,413  1.42     565,094  2,110  1.50   
Subordinated debentures (8)  55,155   812   5.92     55,155   811  5.91     5,704  48  3.38   
Capital lease obligation    2,844     43   6.04       2,874     43  6.02       2,961    44  5.96   
Total interest-bearing liabilities 3,122,680   7,644   0.98     2,926,243   7,206  0.99     2,548,933  5,503  0.87   
                     
Demand deposits   581,743        609,312       510,369     
Other liabilities   24,365        16,317       28,291     
Total noninterest-bearing liabilities 606,108        625,629       538,660     
Stockholders' equity   483,519        482,503       464,004     
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$4,212,307       $4,034,375      $3,551,597     
                                 
Net interest income (tax equivalent basis)  33,112         31,985       29,316    
Net interest spread (5)     3.21 %     3.24 %     3.41 % 
                     
Net interest margin (6)     3.40 %     3.45 %     3.60 % 
                     
Tax equivalent adjustment   (718)        (665)      (638)   
Net interest income   $32,394        $31,320      $28,678    
                                     
(1) Average balances are calculated on amortized cost.         
(2) Interest income is presented on a tax equivalent basis using 35% federal tax rate.       
(3) Includes loan fee income.       
(4) Loans include nonaccrual loans.       
(5) Represents difference between the average yield on interest-earning assets and the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities and is presented on a tax equivalent basis.      
(6) Represents net interest income on a tax equivalent basis divided by average total interest-earning assets.       
(7) Rates are annualized.       
(8) Amount does not reflect netting of debt issuance costs of $714, $812 and $0 for the three months ended June 30, 2016, March 31, 2016 and June 30, 2015, respectively.     
                 

            

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