PINE BLUFF, Ark., Oct. 15, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Simmons First National Corporation (Nasdaq:SFNC) today announced record third quarter earnings of $7.7 million, or $0.54 diluted earnings per share for the quarter ended September 30, 2009, compared to $0.46 diluted earnings per share for the same period in 2008, a 17.4% increase. The earnings increase was primarily driven by improvement in non-interest income and net interest margin.
"We are very pleased with our earnings, despite the fact that our loan demand remains soft. Low loan demand is not totally unexpected considering the challenges in the economy. Obviously, we are very pleased with the 13 basis point improvement in our net interest margin and the continuation of strong asset quality," commented J. Thomas May, Chairman and CEO, regarding the Company's third quarter results.
For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009, net income was $18.4 million, or $1.30 diluted earnings per share, compared to $21.3 million, or $1.51 per share for the same period in 2008, a $0.21 decrease. "During the first quarter of 2008 we recorded earnings of $0.18 per share for nonrecurring items related to Visa, Inc.'s IPO. Also, 2009 earnings were negatively impacted $0.06 per share by the $1.5 million FDIC special assessment incurred in the second quarter. Normalizing for the 2008 Visa items and the 2009 FDIC special assessment, our nine-month earnings per share increased by $0.03," explained May.
The Company's net interest income for the third quarter of 2009 increased 4.3% to $25.4 million compared to $24.3 million for the same period of 2008. Net interest margin increased 13 basis points to 3.97% from the third quarter of 2008 and 26 basis points from the second quarter of 2009.
The Company's loan portfolio remained relatively flat at $1.93 billion at September 30, 2009. "As expected, while each of our eight banks continues providing loans to its respective customers, the loan demand today is significantly less than historical levels. However, we are positioned to meet the needs of our consumer and commercial borrowers when demand returns," added May.
Non-performing assets as a percent of total assets were 0.86% as of September 30, 2009. Non-performing loans as a percent of total loans were 0.99%. These ratios include approximately $2.3 million of Government guaranteed student loans that were over 90 days past due at the end of the quarter. Excluding the guaranteed past due student loans, non-performing assets as a percent of total assets were 0.79% and non-performing loans as a percent of total loans were 0.88%. Total loans greater than 30 days past due were 0.82% of total loans compared to 0.58% in the second quarter of 2009.
The allowance for loan losses was $25.8 million at September 30, 2009, or 1.34% of total loans and 135% of non-performing loans. The Company's annualized net charge-off ratio for the third quarter of 2009 was 0.40%. Excluding credit cards, the annualized net charge-off ratio for the third quarter was 0.19%. Annualized net credit card charge-offs for the third quarter were 2.58%, a decrease of 25 basis points from the previous quarter, and now almost 900 basis points below the most recently published credit card charge-off industry average of 11.49%.
Total deposits were $2.3 billion and total assets for the Company were $2.9 billion at September 30, 2009. Stockholders' equity increased 6.1% to $298 million at September 30, 2009 compared to $281 million at September 30, 2008. At September 30, 2009, book value per share was $21.20, tangible book value per share was $16.75 and the equity to assets ratio was 10.2%.
"One of the major strengths of our Company is our exceptional level of capital," continued May. "We have historically been in the upper quartile of our peer group, and it is particularly important during times of economic turbulence. We believe our capital positions us to take advantage of opportunities that will likely present themselves during these challenging times."
"Despite the challenges in the national economy, the Arkansas economy has fared relatively well. Likewise, the banking industry has performed relatively well compared to many other regions of the country. I believe the Arkansas banks are prepared to meet the needs of consumers and small business throughout our state as the economy begins the anticipated recovery," concluded May.
Simmons First National Corporation is an Arkansas based financial holding company with eight community banks in Pine Bluff, Lake Village, Jonesboro, Rogers, Searcy, Russellville, El Dorado and Hot Springs, Arkansas. The Company's eight banks conduct financial operations from 88 offices, of which 84 are financial centers, in 47 communities.
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CONFERENCE CALL
Management will conduct a conference call to review this information beginning at 3:00 p.m. Central Time on Thursday, October 15, 2009. Interested persons can listen to this call by dialing 1-800-854-4175 (United States and Canada only) and asking for the Simmons First National Corporation conference call. A replay of the call will be available through 5:00 p.m. Central Time on October 22, 2009, by dialing 1-800-642-1687. The passcode for the replay is 30614366. In addition, the call will be available live or in recorded version on the Company's website at www.simmonsfirst.com.
GENERAL
Statements in this press release that are not historical facts should be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements of this type speak only as of the date of this news release. By nature, forward-looking statements involve inherent risk and uncertainties. Various factors, including, but not limited to, economic conditions, credit quality, interest rates, loan demand and changes in the assumptions used in making the forward-looking statements, could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Additional information on factors that might affect Simmons First National Corporation's financial results is included in its Form 10-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Simmons First National Corporation SFNC Consolidated End of Period Balance Sheets For the Quarters Ended (Unaudited) Sep 30 Jun 30 Mar 31 Dec 31 Sep 30 2009 2009 2009 2008 2008 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- (in thousands) ASSETS Cash and non -interest bearing balances due from banks $ 54,176 $ 53,956 $ 53,707 $ 71,801 $ 70,640 Interest bearing balances due from banks 142,714 52,321 43,219 61,085 71,837 Federal funds sold 12,500 8,300 1,000 6,650 7,310 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Cash and cash equiv -alents 209,390 114,577 97,926 139,536 149,787 Investment securities - held-to -maturity 387,122 352,921 217,443 187,301 181,805 Investment securities - available -for-sale 184,493 277,948 505,349 458,833 394,267 Mortgage loans held for sale 13,355 14,868 9,695 10,336 4,377 Assets held in trading accounts 6,839 6,051 7,510 5,754 890 Loans 1,925,101 1,943,460 1,917,332 1,933,074 1,936,279 Allowance for loan losses (25,830) (25,032) (24,508) (25,841) (25,548) ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net loans 1,899,271 1,918,428 1,892,824 1,907,233 1,910,731 Premises and equipment 78,674 78,649 78,632 78,904 78,357 Foreclosed assets held for sale, net 6,019 5,147 3,704 2,995 4,044 Interest receivable 19,618 18,131 19,071 20,930 23,322 Bank owned life insurance 40,612 40,319 39,995 39,617 39,220 Goodwill 60,605 60,605 60,605 60,605 60,605 Core deposit premiums 1,970 2,172 2,373 2,575 2,777 Other assets 7,469 8,015 8,452 8,490 10,010 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- TOTAL ASSETS $2,915,437 $2,897,831 $2,943,579 $2,923,109 $2,860,192 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== LIABILITIES Non -interest bearing trans -action accounts $ 325,594 $ 324,686 $ 330,656 $ 334,998 $ 318,660 Interest bearing trans -action accounts and savings deposits 1,090,842 1,065,646 1,078,324 1,026,824 1,024,176 Time deposits less than $100,000 513,696 532,200 550,676 556,118 556,516 Time deposits greater than $100,000 401,137 396,612 409,846 418,393 395,040 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total deposits 2,331,269 2,319,144 2,369,502 2,336,333 2,294,392 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase 96,666 98,146 98,680 115,449 104,002 Short-term debt 3,493 2,647 1,456 1,112 1,480 Long-term debt 161,560 162,726 160,423 158,671 157,019 Accrued interest and other liabil -ities 24,626 22,953 21,348 22,752 22,482 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- TOTAL LIABIL -ITIES 2,617,614 2,605,616 2,651,409 2,634,317 2,579,375 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- STOCK -HOLDERS' EQUITY Capital stock 140 140 140 140 140 Surplus 41,048 40,824 41,901 40,807 40,744 Undivided profits 255,062 250,070 247,228 244,655 241,682 Accumulated other compre -hensive income (loss) Unrealized apprec -iation (deprec -iation) on AFS secur -ities 1,573 1,181 2,901 3,190 (1,749) ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- TOTAL STOCK -HOLDERS' EQUITY 297,823 292,215 292,170 288,792 280,817 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- TOTAL LIABIL -ITIES AND STOCK -HOLDERS' EQUITY $2,915,437 $2,897,831 $2,943,579 $2,923,109 $2,860,192 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== Simmons First National Corporation SFNC Consolidated Average Quarter-to-Date Balance Sheets For the Quarters Ended (Unaudited) Sep 30 Jun 30 Mar 31 Dec 31 Sep 30 2009 2009 2009 2008 2008 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- (in thousands) ASSETS Cash and non -interest bearing balances due from banks $ 56,953 $ 57,708 $ 62,974 $ 63,005 $ 70,908 Interest bearing balances due from banks 91,832 44,946 54,057 107,211 65,819 Federal funds sold 5,962 9,355 486 14,394 32,910 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Cash and cash equiv -alents 154,747 112,009 117,517 184,610 169,637 Investment securities - held-to -maturity 365,825 288,794 194,100 181,249 184,734 Investment securities - avail -able-for -sale 231,962 404,406 515,648 405,812 431,215 Mortgage loans held for sale 11,063 16,316 13,731 4,661 6,759 Assets held in trading accounts 6,293 5,981 4,213 5,774 727 Loans 1,957,600 1,923,787 1,917,251 1,948,320 1,905,979 Allowance for loan losses (25,603) (25,013) (25,840) (25,817) (25,878) ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net loans 1,931,997 1,898,774 1,891,411 1,922,503 1,880,101 Premises and equipment 78,763 78,743 78,847 79,048 78,383 Foreclosed assets held for sale, net 5,813 4,362 3,365 3,724 3,693 Interest receivable 19,280 19,161 19,856 22,716 21,886 Bank owned life insurance 40,465 40,161 39,802 39,411 39,038 Goodwill 60,605 60,605 60,605 60,605 60,605 Core deposit premiums 2,089 2,288 2,491 2,694 2,895 Other assets 5,979 6,945 7,777 7,748 8,270 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- TOTAL ASSETS $2,914,881 $2,938,545 $2,949,363 $2,920,555 $2,887,943 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== LIABILITIES Non -interest bearing trans -action accounts $ 329,427 $ 328,036 $ 327,250 $ 322,540 $ 320,160 Interest bearing trans -action accounts and savings deposits 1,074,415 1,081,416 1,052,635 1,040,619 1,021,519 Time deposits less than $100,000 524,367 539,165 558,969 565,219 569,859 Time deposits greater than $100,000 398,208 402,939 414,418 408,764 404,694 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total deposits 2,326,417 2,351,556 2,353,272 2,337,142 2,316,232 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase 100,470 106,288 119,846 116,048 102,704 Short-term debt 3,032 1,802 1,695 3,153 9,668 Long-term debt 161,882 161,065 160,692 159,027 154,676 Accrued interest and other liabil -ities 25,107 22,566 21,100 20,078 21,948 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- TOTAL LIABIL -ITIES 2,616,908 2,643,277 2,656,605 2,635,448 2,605,228 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- TOTAL STOCK -HOLDERS' EQUITY 297,973 295,268 292,758 285,107 282,715 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- TOTAL LIABIL -ITIES AND STOCK -HOLDERS' EQUITY $2,914,881 $2,938,545 $2,949,363 $2,920,555 $2,887,943 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== Simmons First National Corporation SFNC Consolidated Statements of Income - Quarter-to-Date For the Quarters Ended (Unaudited) Sep 30 Jun 30 Mar 31 Dec 31 Sep 30 2009 2009 2009 2008 2008 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- (in thousands, except per share data) INTEREST INCOME Loans $29,122 $28,017 $28,234 $30,266 $31,548 Federal funds sold 10 14 1 31 176 Investment securities 5,089 5,256 6,417 6,749 7,063 Mortgage loans held for sale, net of unrealized gains (losses) 136 195 158 74 112 Assets held in trading accounts 3 5 5 10 -- Interest bearing balances due from banks 87 70 78 231 309 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- TOTAL INTEREST INCOME 34,447 33,557 34,893 37,361 39,208 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- INTEREST EXPENSE Time deposits 5,242 5,975 6,934 7,807 8,491 Other deposits 1,891 1,926 2,569 3,643 4,116 Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase 172 182 243 297 429 Short-term debt 6 6 6 10 62 Long-term debt 1,743 1,748 1,748 1,824 1,763 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- TOTAL INTEREST EXPENSE 9,054 9,837 11,500 13,581 14,861 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- NET INTEREST INCOME 25,393 23,720 23,393 23,780 24,347 Provision for loan losses 2,789 2,622 2,138 2,751 2,214 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES 22,604 21,098 21,255 21,029 22,133 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- NON-INTEREST INCOME Trust income 1,361 1,223 1,326 1,524 1,608 Service charges on deposit accounts 4,763 4,571 3,727 4,013 4,009 Other service charges and fees 642 646 746 659 648 Income on sale of mortgage loans, net of commissions 798 1,361 1,039 530 595 Income on investment banking, net of commissions 598 675 411 246 131 Credit card fees 3,745 3,597 3,153 3,435 3,491 Premiums on sale of student loans 2,047 286 -- -- 3 Bank owned life insurance income 293 299 378 389 370 Other income 716 556 679 530 433 Gain on sale of securities -- 144 -- -- -- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- TOTAL NON-INTEREST INCOME 14,963 13,358 11,459 11,326 11,288 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- NON-INTEREST EXPENSE Salaries and employee benefits 14,441 14,674 14,583 14,353 14,056 Occupancy expense, net 1,846 1,824 1,889 1,857 1,912 Furniture and equipment expense 1,553 1,527 1,543 1,462 1,543 Other real estate and foreclosure expense 132 90 70 53 57 Deposit insurance 865 2,557 533 325 267 Other operating expenses 7,470 6,279 7,040 6,530 6,606 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- TOTAL NON-INTEREST EXPENSE 26,307 26,951 25,658 24,580 24,441 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- NET INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES 11,260 7,505 7,056 7,775 8,980 Provision for income taxes 3,600 1,996 1,820 2,149 2,506 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- NET INCOME $ 7,660 $ 5,509 $ 5,236 $ 5,626 $ 6,474 ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE $ 0.54 $ 0.40 $ 0.37 $ 0.40 $ 0.47 ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE $ 0.54 $ 0.39 $ 0.37 $ 0.40 $ 0.46 ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= Simmons First National Corporation SFNC Consolidated Statements of Income - Year-to-Date For the Quarters Ended (Unaudited) Sep 30 Jun 30 Mar 31 Dec 31 Sep 30 2009 2009 2009 2008 2008 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- (in thousands, except per share data) INTEREST INCOME Loans $ 85,373 $ 56,251 $ 28,234 $126,079 $ 95,812 Federal funds sold 25 15 1 748 716 Investment securities 16,762 11,673 6,417 27,415 20,687 Mortgage loans held for sale, net of unrealized gains (losses) 489 353 158 411 338 Assets held in trading accounts 13 10 5 73 42 Interest bearing balances due from banks 235 148 78 1,415 1,184 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- TOTAL INTEREST INCOME 102,897 68,450 34,893 156,141 118,779 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- INTEREST EXPENSE Time deposits 18,151 12,909 6,934 38,226 30,420 Other deposits 6,386 4,495 2,569 14,924 11,280 Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase 597 425 243 2,110 1,813 Short-term debt 18 12 6 111 101 Long-term debt 5,239 3,496 1,748 6,753 4,929 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- TOTAL INTEREST EXPENSE 30,391 21,337 11,500 62,124 48,543 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- NET INTEREST INCOME 72,506 47,113 23,393 94,017 70,236 Provision for loan losses 7,549 4,760 2,138 8,646 5,895 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES 64,957 42,353 21,255 85,371 64,341 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- NON-INTEREST INCOME Trust income 3,910 2,549 1,326 6,230 4,707 Service charges on deposit accounts 13,061 8,298 3,727 15,145 11,134 Other service charges and fees 2,034 1,392 746 2,681 2,021 Income on sale of mortgage loans, net of commissions 3,198 2,400 1,039 2,606 2,077 Income on investment banking, net of commissions 1,684 1,086 411 1,025 779 Credit card fees 10,495 6,750 3,153 13,579 10,144 Premiums on sale of student loans 2,333 286 -- 1,134 1,135 Bank owned life insurance income 970 677 378 1,547 1,157 Other income 1,951 1,235 679 5,379 4,843 Gain on sale of securities 144 144 -- -- -- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- TOTAL NON-INTEREST INCOME 39,780 24,817 11,459 49,326 37,997 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- NON-INTEREST EXPENSE Salaries and employee benefits 43,698 29,257 14,583 57,050 42,697 Occupancy expense, net 5,559 3,713 1,889 7,383 5,526 Furniture and equipment expense 4,623 3,070 1,543 5,967 4,505 Other real estate and foreclosure expense 292 160 70 239 185 Deposit insurance 3,955 3,090 533 793 468 Other operating expenses 20,789 13,319 7,040 24,928 18,395 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- TOTAL NON-INTEREST EXPENSE 78,916 52,609 25,658 96,360 71,776 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- NET INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES 25,821 14,561 7,056 38,337 30,562 Provision for income taxes 7,416 3,816 1,820 11,427 9,278 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- NET INCOME $ 18,405 $ 10,745 $ 5,236 $ 26,910 $ 21,284 ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE $ 1.31 $ 0.77 $ 0.37 $ 1.93 $ 1.53 ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE $ 1.30 $ 0.76 $ 0.37 $ 1.91 $ 1.51 ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== Simmons First National Corporation SFNC Consolidated Risk-Based Capital For the Quarters Ended (Unaudited) Sep 30 Jun 30 Mar 31 Dec 31 Sep 30 2009 2009 2009 2008 2008 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- (in thousands) Tier 1 capital -------- Stock -holders' equity $ 297,823 $ 292,215 $ 292,170 $ 288,792 $ 280,817 Trust preferred secur -ities, net allowable 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 Disallowed intang -ible assets, net of def. tax (51,483) (51,958) (52,459) (53,034) (63,125) Unrealized loss (gain) on AFS secur -ities (1,573) (1,181) (2,901) (3,190) 1,749 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total Tier 1 capital 274,767 269,076 266,810 262,568 249,441 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Tier 2 capital -------- Qualifying unrea -lized gain on AFS equity secur -ities -- 162 186 179 3 Qualifying allowance for loan losses 24,754 24,796 24,537 24,827 24,888 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total Tier 2 capital 24,754 24,958 24,723 25,006 24,891 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total risk -based capital $ 299,521 $ 294,034 $ 291,533 $ 287,574 $ 274,332 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== Risk weighted assets $1,977,736 $1,981,955 $1,961,351 $1,983,654 $1,988,879 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== Adjusted average assets for leverage ratio $2,861,329 $2,883,021 $2,893,210 $2,870,882 $2,825,844 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== Ratios at end of quarter --------- Equity to assets 10.22% 10.08% 9.93% 9.88% 9.82% Tangible common equity to tangible assets 8.25% 8.09% 7.96% 7.89% 7.77% Tier 1 leverage ratio 9.60% 9.33% 9.22% 9.15% 8.83% Tier 1 risk -based capital ratio 13.89% 13.58% 13.60% 13.24% 12.54% Total risk -based capital ratio 15.14% 14.84% 14.86% 14.50% 13.79% Simmons First National Corporation SFNC Consolidated Loans and Investments For the Quarters Ended (Unaudited) Sep 30 Jun 30 Mar 31 Dec 31 Sep 30 2009 2009 2009 2008 2008 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- (in thousands) Loan Portfolio - End of Period ---------- Consumer Credit cards $ 175,493 $ 168,897 $ 158,503 $ 169,615 $ 162,862 Student loans 106,080 139,928 143,130 111,584 102,346 Other consumer 144,155 142,040 139,502 138,145 137,763 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total consumer 425,728 450,865 441,135 419,344 402,971 Real Estate Constr -uction 192,051 197,336 208,664 224,924 227,071 Single -family resid -ential 403,035 401,447 410,315 409,540 400,845 Other comm -ercial 600,436 601,217 588,216 584,843 576,958 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total real estate 1,195,522 1,200,000 1,207,195 1,219,307 1,204,874 Commercial Comm -ercial 165,747 182,064 187,645 192,496 184,690 Agricul -tural 125,566 96,526 68,731 88,233 130,988 Financial insti -tutions 4,087 3,598 3,471 3,471 2,581 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total comm -ercial 295,400 282,188 259,847 284,200 318,259 Other 8,451 10,407 9,155 10,223 10,175 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total Loans $1,925,101 $1,943,460 $1,917,332 $1,933,074 $1,936,279 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== Investment Securities - End of Period ----------- Held-to -Maturity U.S. Treas -ury $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- U.S. Govern -ment agencies 176,340 149,698 33,000 18,000 19,000 Mortgage -backed secur -ities 95 98 105 109 112 State and polit -ical subdiv -isions 209,757 202,195 183,408 168,262 161,763 Other secur -ities 930 930 930 930 930 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total held-to -matur -ity 387,122 352,921 217,443 187,301 181,805 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Available -for-Sale U.S. Treasury 4,345 5,058 7,563 6,089 6,990 U.S. Govern -ment agencies 162,760 195,236 301,785 351,161 364,995 Mortgage -backed secur -ities 2,998 2,936 3,008 2,879 2,798 State and political subdiv -isions 366 486 486 637 637 FHLB stock 7,474 7,471 7,376 7,358 7,890 Other secur -ities 6,550 66,761 185,131 90,709 10,957 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total avail -able -for -sale 184,493 277,948 505,349 458,833 394,267 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total invest -ment secur -ities $ 571,615 $ 630,869 $ 722,792 $ 646,134 $ 576,072 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== Fair Value - HTM invest -ment secur -ities $ 392,450 $ 353,021 $ 218,712 $ 187,320 $ 180,519 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== Investment Securities - QTD Average ----------- Taxable secur -ities $ 390,226 $ 498,989 $ 536,443 $ 419,682 $ 455,547 Tax exempt secur -ities 207,561 194,211 173,305 162,563 160,402 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total invest -ment secur -ities - QTD average $ 597,787 $ 693,200 $ 709,748 $ 582,245 $ 615,949 ========= ========== ========== ========== ========== Simmons First National Corporation SFNC Consolidated Allowance and Asset Quality For the Quarters Ended (Unaudited) Sep 30 Jun 30 Mar 31 Dec 31 Sep 30 2009 2009 2009 2008 2008 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- (in thousands) Allowance for Loan Losses ------------------------- Balance, beginning of quarter $25,032 $24,508 $25,841 $25,548 $25,752 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Loans charged off Credit cards 1,363 1,350 1,270 1,033 971 Other consumer 652 528 530 697 459 Real estate 483 1,389 1,697 517 1,274 Commercial 378 467 442 761 379 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Total loans charged off 2,876 3,734 3,939 3,008 3,083 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Recoveries of loans previously charged off Credit cards 242 201 214 202 237 Other consumer 151 214 190 97 137 Real estate 407 841 4 35 73 Commercial 85 380 60 216 218 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Total recoveries 885 1,636 468 550 665 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Net loans charged off 1,991 2,098 3,471 2,458 2,418 Provision for loan losses 2,789 2,622 2,138 2,751 2,214 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Balance, end of quarter $25,830 $25,032 $24,508 $25,841 $25,548 ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= Non-performing assets --------------------- Non-performing loans Nonaccrual loans Real estate $12,269 $13,217 $12,690 $12,234 $ 9,248 Commercial 1,291 1,611 1,349 668 1,778 Consumer 1,836 1,517 1,563 1,456 1,420 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Total nonaccrual loans 15,396 16,345 15,602 14,358 12,446 Loans past due 90 days or more Government guaranteed student loans 2,258 2,371 2,739 -- -- Other loans 1,475 1,147 1,482 1,292 1,572 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Total loans past due 90 days or more 3,733 3,518 4,221 1,292 1,572 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Total non-performing loans 19,129 19,863 19,823 15,650 14,018 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Other non-performing assets Foreclosed assets held for sale 6,019 5,147 3,704 2,995 4,044 Other non-performing assets 21 17 12 12 -- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Total other non-performing assets 6,040 5,164 3,716 3,007 4,044 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Total non-performing assets $25,169 $25,027 $23,539 $18,657 $18,062 ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= Ratios ------ Allowance for loan losses to total loans 1.34% 1.29% 1.28% 1.34% 1.32% Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans 135.03% 126.02% 123.63% 165.12% 182.25% Allowance for loan losses to non-performing assets 102.63% 100.02% 104.12% 138.51% 141.45% Non-performing loans to total loans 0.99% 1.02% 1.03% 0.81% 0.72% Non-performing assets to total assets 0.86% 0.86% 0.80% 0.64% 0.63% Non-performing assets to total assets (excluding Gov't guaranteed student loans) 0.79% 0.78% 0.71% 0.64% 0.63% Annualized net charge offs to total loans 0.40% 0.44% 0.73% 0.50% 0.50% Annualized net charge offs to total loans (excluding credit cards) 0.19% 0.22% 0.56% 0.36% 0.38% Past due loans >30 days (excluding nonaccrual) 0.82% 0.58% 0.78% 0.88% 0.63% Simmons First National Corporation SFNC Consolidated - Net Interest Income Analysis For the Quarters Ended (Unaudited) Sep 30 Jun 30 Mar 31 Dec 31 Sep 30 2009 2009 2009 2008 2008 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ASSETS Earning Assets Interest bearing balances due from banks 0.38% 0.62% 0.59% 0.86% 1.87% Federal funds sold 0.67% 0.60% 0.83% 0.86% 2.13% Investment securities 4.21% 3.71% 4.28% 5.24% 5.19% Mortgage loans held for sale 4.88% 4.79% 4.67% 6.32% 6.59% Assets held in trading accounts 0.19% 0.34% 0.48% 0.69% 0.00% Loans 5.91% 5.85% 5.98% 6.19% 6.60% Total interest earning assets 5.31% 5.18% 5.41% 5.73% 6.09% LIABILITIES Interest bearing liabilities Interest bearing transaction and savings accounts 0.70% 0.71% 0.99% 1.39% 1.60% Time deposits 2.25% 2.54% 2.89% 3.19% 3.47% Total interest bearing deposits 1.42% 1.57% 1.90% 2.26% 2.51% Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreement to repurchase 0.68% 0.69% 0.82% 1.02% 1.66% Short-term debt 0.79% 1.34% 1.44% 1.26% 2.55% Long-term debt 4.27% 4.35% 4.41% 4.56% 4.53% Total interest bearing liabilities 1.59% 1.72% 2.02% 2.36% 2.61% NET INTEREST MARGIN/SPREAD Net interest spread 3.72% 3.46% 3.39% 3.37% 3.48% Net interest margin - quarter-to-date 3.97% 3.71% 3.68% 3.70% 3.84% Net interest margin - year-to-date 3.79% 3.70% 3.68% 3.75% 3.77% Simmons First National Corporation SFNC Consolidated - Selected Financial Data For the Quarters Ended (Unaudited) Sep 30 Jun 30 Mar 31 Dec 31 Sep 30 2009 2009 2009 2008 2008 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- (in thousands, except per share data) QUARTER- TO-DATE -------- Diluted earnings per share $ 0.54 $ 0.39 $ 0.37 $ 0.40 $ 0.46 Core earnings (excludes nonre -curring items) (non -GAAP) 7,660 5,509 5,236 5,626 6,474 Diluted core earnings per share (non -GAAP) 0.54 0.39 0.37 0.40 0.46 Cash dividends declared per common share 0.19 0.19 0.19 0.19 0.19 Cash dividends declared - amount 2,668 2,667 2,663 2,653 2,651 Return on average stock -holders' equity 10.20% 7.48% 7.25% 7.85% 9.11% Return on tangible equity 13.13% 9.73% 9.47% 10.32% 11.98% Return on average assets 1.04% 0.75% 0.72% 0.77% 0.89% Net interest margin (FTE) 3.97% 3.71% 3.68% 3.70% 3.84% FTE adjust -ment - invest -ments 1,253 1,150 1,069 980 967 FTE adjust -ment - loans 51 53 57 63 64 Amorti -zation of intang -ibles 201 202 202 202 201 Amorti -zation of intang -ibles, net of taxes 127 127 127 127 127 Average shares outstand -ing 14,042,813 14,021,727 13,991,748 13,959,174 13,951,373 Shares repur -chased -- -- -- -- -- Average price of repur -chased shares -- -- -- -- -- Average earning assets 2,670,537 2,693,585 2,699,486 2,667,421 2,628,143 Average interest bearing liabil -ities 2,262,374 2,292,675 2,308,255 2,292,830 2,263,120 YEAR-TO -DATE ------- Diluted earnings per share $ 1.30 $ 0.76 $ 0.37 $ 1.91 $ 1.51 Core earnings (excludes nonre -curring items) (non -GAAP) 18,405 10,745 5,236 24,352 18,726 Diluted core earnings per share (non -GAAP) 1.30 0.76 0.37 1.73 1.33 Cash dividends declared per common share 0.57 0.38 0.19 0.76 0.57 Return on average stock -holders' equity 8.33% 7.37% 7.25% 9.54% 10.11% Return on tangible equity 10.80% 9.60% 9.47% 12.54% 13.30% Return on average assets 0.84% 0.74% 0.72% 0.94% 1.00% Net interest margin (FTE) 3.79% 3.70% 3.68% 3.75% 3.77% FTE adjust -ment - invest -ments 3,472 2,219 1,069 3,815 2,835 FTE adjust -ment - loans 161 110 57 245 182 Amorti -zation of intang -ibles 605 404 202 807 605 Amorti -zation of intang -ibles, net of taxes 381 254 127 508 381 Average shares outstand -ing 14,018,949 14,006,820 13,991,748 13,945,249 13,940,573 Average diluted shares outstand -ing 14,108,546 14,093,163 14,090,246 14,107,943 14,109,028 Average earning assets 2,687,868 2,696,535 2,699,486 2,617,506 2,594,469 Average interest bearing liabil -ities 2,287,767 2,300,464 2,308,255 2,245,509 2,229,733 END OF PERIOD ------- Book value per share $ 21.20 $ 20.82 $ 20.85 $ 20.69 $ 20.12 Tangible book value per share 16.75 16.35 16.35 16.16 15.58 Shares outstand -ing 14,045,631 14,036,274 14,013,839 13,960,680 13,958,932 Full-time equiv -alent employees 1,111 1,103 1,097 1,123 1,125 Total number of ATM's 93 94 94 93 93 Total number of financial centers 84 84 84 84 84 Parent company only - invest -ment in subsid -iaries 300,946 298,310 297,860 291,392 285,474 Parent company only - intang -ible assets 133 133 133 133 133 Simmons First National Corporation SFNC Consolidated - Reconciliation of Core Earnings (non-GAAP) For the Quarters Ended (Unaudited) Sep 30 Jun 30 Mar 31 Dec 31 Sep 30 2009 2009 2009 2008 2008 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- (in thousands, except per share data) QUARTER-TO-DATE --------------- Net Income $ 7,660 $ 5,509 $ 5,236 $ 5,626 $ 6,474 Nonrecurring items Mandatory stock redemption gain (Visa) -- -- -- -- -- Litigation liability (Visa) -- -- -- -- -- Tax effect (39%) -- -- -- -- -- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Net nonrecurring items -- -- -- -- -- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Core earnings (non-GAAP) $ 7,660 $ 5,509 $ 5,236 $ 5,626 $ 6,474 ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= Diluted earnings per share $ 0.54 $ 0.39 $ 0.37 $ 0.40 $ 0.46 Nonrecurring items Mandatory stock redemption gain (Visa) -- -- -- -- -- Litigation liability (Visa) -- -- -- -- -- Tax effect (39%) -- -- -- -- -- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Net nonrecurring items -- -- -- -- -- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Diluted core earnings per share (non-GAAP) $ 0.54 $ 0.39 0.37 $ 0.40 $ 0.46 ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= YEAR-TO-DATE ------------ Net Income $13,169 $10,745 5,236 $26,910 $21,284 Nonrecurring items Mandatory stock redemption gain (Visa) -- -- -- (2,973) (2,973) Litigation liability (Visa) -- -- -- (1,220) (1,220) Tax effect (39%) -- -- -- 1,635 1,635 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Net nonrecurring items -- -- -- (2,558) (2,558) ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Core earnings (non-GAAP) $13,169 $10,745 $ 5,236 $24,352 $18,726 ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= Diluted earnings per share $ 1.30 $ 0.76 $ 0.37 $ 1.91 $ 1.51 Nonrecurring items Mandatory stock redemption gain (Visa) -- -- -- (0.21) (0.21) Litigation liability (Visa) -- -- -- (0.09) (0.09) Tax effect (39%) -- -- -- 0.12 0.12 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Net nonrecurring items -- -- -- (0.18) (0.18) ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Diluted core earnings per share (non-GAAP) $ 1.30 $ 0.76 $ 0.37 $ 1.73 $ 1.33 ======= ======= ======= ======= =======