Horizon Bancorp, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2022 EPS of $0.54 on Record Profitability, Higher Fees and Pre–Tax, Pre–Provision Net Income, and Organic Growth in Total, Commercial and Consumer Loans


MICHIGAN CITY, Ind., April 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (NASDAQ GS: HBNC) — Horizon Bancorp, Inc. (“Horizon” or the “Company”) announced its unaudited financial results for the three months ending March 31, 2022.

“The intentional build out of Horizon’s lending teams, technology, durable customer relationships, and low–cost Midwest deposit franchise is reflected in the Company’s first quarter loan growth, higher fees and pre–tax, pre–provision net income, and record earnings,” Chairman and CEO Craig M. Dwight said. “We believe our asset sensitive balance sheet, strong credit quality and scalable business model will continue to provide an excellent foundation for organic growth in commercial and consumer lending, revenue and profits, along with incremental improvement in operating leverage through 2022.”

First Quarter 2022 Highlights

  • Net income grew to a record $23.6 million, up 10.0% from the linked quarter and 15.4% from the prior year period. Diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) of $0.54 was up from $0.49 for the fourth quarter of 2021 and $0.46 for the first quarter of 2021.

  • Pre–tax, pre–provision net income grew to $25.7 million, up 9.7% from the linked quarter and 6.1% from the prior year period. This non–GAAP financial measure is utilized by banks to provide a greater understanding of pre–tax profitability before giving effect to credit loss expense. (See the “Non–GAAP Reconciliation of Pre–Tax, Pre–Provision Net Income” table below.) Horizon recorded a provision release of $1.4 million in the quarter and $2.1 million in the linked quarter, as well as provision expense of $367,000 in the prior year period.

  • Reported net interest margin (“NIM”) was 2.99% and adjusted NIM was 2.93%, with reported NIM increasing by two basis points and adjusted NIM increasing by seven basis points from the fourth quarter of 2021. (See the “Non-GAAP Reconciliation of Net Interest Margin” table below for the definition of this non–GAAP calculation of adjusted NIM.)

  • The Company was asset sensitive as of March 31, 2022 but less than the previous quarter as additional cash was deployed to higher yielding assets. Due to the deployment of cash the base case estimate increased over $10.0 million from last quarter and reduced estimates for parallel rate shocks to the balance sheet, at a 100 basis point shock and 200 basis point shock, to net interest income increases of approximately $2.5 million and $3.8 million, respectively.

  • The steepening of the yield curve during the first quarter resulted in unrealized losses on available for sale investments of $73.6 million compared to unrealized gains of $7.2 million at December 31, 2021. The impact to the tangible capital ratio was a decrease of 67 basis points from 7.61% at December 31, 2021 to 6.94% at March 31, 2022, an 8.8% decrease.

  • The Bank's capital is still robust with leverage and risk based capital ratios of 9.7% and 15.21%, respectively.

  • Total loans, excluding Federal Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans and sold commercial participation loans, grew by 2.3%, or 9.5% annualized, during the first quarter to $3.66 billion at period end from $3.57 billion on December 31, 2021.

  • Commercial loans, excluding PPP loans and sold commercial participation loans, grew by 3.3%, or 13.5% annualized, during the first quarter to a record $2.20 billion from $2.13 billion on December 31, 2021.

  • Consumer loans grew by 3.7%, or 14.9% annualized, during the first quarter to a record $753.9 million at period end.

  • The decline in residential mortgage loans slowed during the first quarter with a 0.2% reduction to $593.4 million at period end, as refinancing activity decreased and we experienced movement to adjustable rate products which are held on the balance sheet. Gain on sale of mortgage loans and mortgage warehouse income only constituted 4.7% of total revenue in the first quarter of 2022.

  • Non–interest expense was $36.6 million in the quarter, or 2.03% of average assets on an annualized basis, compared to $39.4 million, or 2.09%, in the fourth quarter of 2021 and $32.2 million, or 2.20%, in the first quarter of 2021. As previously disclosed, acquisition–related and non–recurring Department of Labor (“DOL”) Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP“) settlement expenses totaled $2.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.

  • The efficiency ratio for the period was 58.74% compared to 62.69% for the fourth quarter of 2021 and 57.03% for the first quarter of 2021. The adjusted efficiency ratio was 58.74% compared to 58.25% for the fourth quarter of 2021 and 57.97% for the first quarter of 2021. (See the “Non-GAAP Calculation and Reconciliation of Efficiency Ratio and Adjusted Efficiency Ratio” table below.)

  • As part of the Company’s annual branch performance review of Horizon Bank’s (the “Bank”) retail network, Horizon’s Board of Directors approved the permanent closure of seven branch locations in the second half of 2022. We expect to incur a one–time charge of approximately $432,000 with an earn–back period of approximately six months.

  • Horizon’s in–market consumer and commercial deposit relationships, including those on–boarded as part of its branch acquisition near the end of the third quarter of 2021, combined with strategic pricing moves to manage deposit growth and runoff of higher–priced time deposits, contributed to continued improvement in the cost of interest bearing liabilities, which declined to 0.30% in the quarter, compared to 0.31% in the fourth quarter of 2021 and 0.50% in the first quarter of 2021.

  • Asset quality remains favorable as evidenced by non–performing loans at 0.54% of total loans at period end and net charge–offs to average loans represented 0.00% for the first quarter of 2022.
Summary
  For the Three Months Ended
  March 31, December 31, March 31,
Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin  2022   2021   2021 
Net interest income $48,171  $49,976  $42,538 
Net interest margin  2.99%  2.97%  3.29%
Adjusted net interest margin  2.93%  2.86%  3.17%

“Sequential quarter net interest margin expansion begins to illustrate the Company’s asset sensitive balance sheet positioning.” Mr. Dwight said. “We expect to see continued NIM improvement in 2022 driven by both rates and loan volume, along with deposit betas that we believe will remain in line with or better than in–footprint competition, given Horizon’s mix of commercial and retail relationships, strong marketplace positioning and conservative expectations for higher–priced deposit runoff.”

  For the Three Months Ended
  March 31, December 31, March 31,
Asset Yields and Funding Costs 2022
 2021
 2021
Interest earning assets 3.22% 3.20% 3.66%
Interest bearing liabilities 0.30% 0.31% 0.50%


  For the Three Months Ended
Non–interest Income and March 31, December 31, March 31,
Mortgage Banking Income 2022 2021 2021
Total non–interest income $14,155 $12,828 $13,873
Gain on sale of mortgage loans  2,027  4,167  5,296
Mortgage servicing income net of impairment  3,489  300  213


  For the Three Months Ended
  March 31, December 31, March 31,
Non–interest Expense  2022   2021   2021 
Total non–interest expense $36,610  $39,370  $32,172 
Annualized non–interest expense to average assets  2.03%  2.09%  2.20%


  For the Three Months Ended
  March 31, December 31, March 31,
Credit Quality 2022
 2021
 2021
Allowance for credit losses to total loans 1.41% 1.51% 1.56%
Non–performing loans to total loans 0.54% 0.53% 0.68%
Percent of net charge–offs to average loans outstanding for the period 0.00% 0.04% 0.01%


Allowance for December 31, Net ReserveMarch 31,
Credit Losses  2021
 1Q22  2022
Commercial $40,775  $(2,986) $37,789 
Retail Mortgage  3,856   495   4,351 
Warehouse  1,059   (4)  1,055 
Consumer  8,596   717   9,313 
Allowance for Credit Losses (“ACL”) $54,286  $(1,778) $52,508 
ACL / Total Loans  1.51%    1.41%
Acquired Loan Discount (“ALD”) $9,097  $(769) $8,328 

“Our 2.03% annualized non–interest expense to average assets continues to represent an improvement over the prior quarter and the first quarter supports our full–year 2022 target of less than 2% for this performance metric,” Mr. Dwight said. “Even with nationwide wage inflation and the ongoing operating costs associated with our branch acquisition last fall, we believe our scalable and technology–enabled model, along with our disciplined expense management culture and annual branch network review process, will enable us to achieve our target for the full year.”

Income Statement Highlights

Net income for the first quarter of 2022 was $23.6 million, or $0.54 diluted earnings per share, compared to $21.4 million, or $0.49, for the linked quarter and $20.4 million, or $0.46, for the prior year period. This represents the highest quarterly net income in the Company’s history.

Adjusted net income for the first quarter of 2022 was $23.6 million, or $0.54 diluted earnings per share, compared to $23.7 million, or $0.54, for the linked quarter and $19.7 million, or $0.44, for the prior year period. Adjusted net income, which is not calculated according to generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), is a measure that Horizon uses to provide a greater understanding of operating profitability. (See the “Non–GAAP Reconciliation of Net Income” table below.)

The increase in net income for the first quarter of 2022 when compared to the fourth quarter of 2021 reflects an increase in non–interest income of $1.3 million, a decrease in non–interest expense of $2.8 million and a decrease in income tax expense of $541,000. These items were offset by a decrease in net interest income of $1.8 million and a decrease in provision release of $685,000 for the first quarter of 2022 when compared to the fourth quarter of 2021.

Interest income includes the recognition of PPP loan interest and net loan processing fees totaling $457,000 in the first quarter of 2022, compared to $2.1 million in the linked quarter. On March 31, 2022, the Company had $141,000 in net deferred PPP loan processing fees outstanding and $6.7 million in PPP loans outstanding. PPP loan net deferred fees and loans outstanding at December 31, 2021 were $561,000 and $25.8 million, respectively.

First quarter 2022 income from the gain on sale of mortgage loans totaled $2.0 million, down from $4.2 million in the linked quarter and down from $5.3 million in the prior year period.

Non–interest expense of $36.6 million in the first quarter of 2022, including ongoing operating expenses associated with the September 2021 acquisition of 14 branches and low–cost deposits to expand Horizon’s Michigan franchise, reflected a $1.8 million decrease in other losses, a $814,000 decrease in salaries and employee benefits, a decrease of $258,000 in loan expenses and a decrease of $224,000 in professional fees, offset by an increase in occupancy expense of $357,000 and an increase in outside services and consultants of $268,000 from the linked quarter. As previously disclosed, acquisition–related and non–recurring DOL ESOP settlement expenses totaled $2.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.

The increase in net income for the first quarter of 2022 when compared to the same prior year period reflects an increase in net interest income of $5.6 million, a decrease in credit loss expense of $1.8 million and an increase in non–interest income of $282,000, offset by an increase in non–interest expense of $4.4 million and an increase in income tax expense of $89,000.

Non–GAAP Reconciliation of Net Income
(Dollars in Thousands, Unaudited)
  Three Months Ended
  March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31,
  2022  2021   2021   2021   2021 
Net income as reported $23,563 $21,425  $23,071  $22,173  $20,422 
Acquisition expenses    884   799   242    
Tax effect    (184)  (166)  (51)   
Net income excluding acquisition expenses  23,563  22,125   23,704   22,364   20,422 
Credit loss expense acquired loans       2,034       
Tax effect       (427)      
Net income excluding credit loss expense acquired loans  23,563  22,125   25,311   22,364   20,422 
Gain on sale of ESOP trustee accounts       (2,329)      
Tax effect       489       
Net income excluding gain on sale of ESOP trustee accounts  23,563  22,125   23,471   22,364   20,422 
DOL ESOP settlement expenses    1,900          
Tax effect    (315)         
Net income excluding DOL ESOP settlement expenses  23,563  23,710   23,471   22,364   20,422 
(Gain) / loss on sale of investment securities             (914)
Tax effect             192 
Net income excluding (gain) / loss on sale of investment securities  23,563  23,710   23,471   22,364   19,700 
Death benefit on bank owned life insurance (“BOLI”)       (517)  (266)   
Net income excluding death benefit on BOLI  23,563  23,710   22,954   22,098   19,700 
Prepayment penalties on borrowings          125    
Tax effect          (26)   
Net income excluding prepayment penalties on borrowings  23,563  23,710   22,954   22,197   19,700 
Adjusted net income $23,563 $23,710  $22,954  $22,197  $19,700 


Non–GAAP Reconciliation of Diluted Earnings per Share
(Dollars in Thousands, Unaudited)
  Three Months Ended
  March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31,
  2022  2021   2021   2021   2021 
Diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) as reported $0.54 $0.49  $0.52  $0.50  $0.46 
Acquisition expenses    0.02   0.02   0.01    
Tax effect              
Diluted EPS excluding acquisition expenses  0.54  0.51   0.54   0.51   0.46 
Credit loss expense acquired loans       0.05       
Tax effect       (0.01)      
Diluted EPS excluding credit loss expense acquired loans  0.54  0.51   0.58   0.51   0.46 
Gain on sale of ESOP trustee accounts       (0.05)      
Tax effect       0.01       
Diluted EPS excluding gain on sale of ESOP trustee accounts  0.54  0.51   0.54   0.51   0.46 
DOL ESOP settlement expenses    0.04          
Tax effect    (0.01)         
Diluted EPS excluding DOL ESOP settlement expenses  0.54  0.54   0.54   0.51   0.46 
(Gain) / loss on sale of investment securities             (0.02)
Tax effect              
Diluted EPS excluding (gain) / loss on sale of investment securities  0.54  0.54   0.54   0.51   0.44 
Death benefit on bank owned life insurance (“BOLI”)       (0.02)  (0.01)   
Diluted EPS excluding death benefit on BOLI  0.54  0.54   0.52   0.50   0.44 
Prepayment penalties on borrowings              
Tax effect              
Diluted EPS excluding prepayment penalties on borrowings  0.54  0.54   0.52   0.50   0.44 
Adjusted diluted EPS $0.54 $0.54  $0.52  $0.50  $0.44 


Non–GAAP Reconciliation of Pre–Tax, Pre–Provision Net Income
(Dollars in Thousands, Unaudited)
  Three Months Ended
  March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31,
   2022   2021   2021   2021   2021 
Pre–tax income $27,102  $25,505  $27,127  $25,943  $23,872 
Credit loss expense  (1,386)  (2,071)  1,112   (1,492)  367 
Pre–tax, pre–provision net income $25,716  $23,434  $28,239  $24,451  $24,239 
           
Pre–tax, pre–provision net income $25,716  $23,434  $28,239  $24,451  $24,239 
Acquisition expenses     884   799   242    
Gain on sale of ESOP trustee accounts        (2,329)      
DOL ESOP settlement expenses     1,900          
(Gain) / loss on sale of investment securities              (914)
Death benefit on BOLI        (517)  (266)   
Prepayment penalties on borrowings           125    
Adjusted pre–tax, pre–provision net income $25,716  $26,218  $26,192  $24,552  $23,325 

Horizon’s net interest margin increased to 2.99% for the first quarter of 2022 compared to 2.97% for the fourth quarter of 2021. The increase in net interest margin reflects an increase in the yield on interest earning assets of two basis points and a decrease in the cost of interest bearing liabilities of one basis point. Interest income from acquisition–related purchase accounting adjustments was $903,000 lower during the first quarter of 2022 when compared to the fourth quarter of 2021.

Horizon’s net interest margin decreased to 2.99% for the first quarter of 2022 compared to 3.29% for the first quarter of 2021. The decrease in net interest margin reflects a decrease in the yield on interest earning assets of 44 basis points offset by a decrease in the cost of interest bearing liabilities of 20 basis points.

The net interest margin was impacted during the first quarter of 2022 and fourth quarter of 2021 by PPP loans that were originated. Horizon estimates that the PPP loans increased the net interest margin by 2 basis points for the first quarter of 2022 and 10 basis points for the fourth quarter of 2021, respectively. This assumes these PPP loans were not included in average interest earning assets or interest income and were primarily funded by the growth in non–interest bearing deposits.

The net interest margin was also impacted during the first quarter of 2022 and fourth quarter of 2021 by excess liquidity carried on the balance sheet through increased deposits. Horizon estimates that the excess liquidity compressed the net interest margin by 11 basis points for the first quarter of 2022 and 32 basis points for the fourth quarter of 2021, respectively. This assumes that the excess liquidity was not included in average interest earning assets or interest income and was excluded from non–interest bearing deposits.

Non–GAAP Reconciliation of Net Interest Margin
(Dollars in Thousands, Unaudited)
  Three Months Ended
  March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31,
   2022   2021   2021   2021   2021 
Net interest income as reported $48,171  $49,976  $46,544  $42,632  $42,538 
Average interest earning assets  6,800,549   6,938,258   6,033,088   5,659,384   5,439,634 
Net interest income as a percentage of average interest earning assets (“Net Interest Margin”)  2.99%  2.97%  3.17%  3.14%  3.29%
           
Net interest income as reported $48,171  $49,976  $46,544  $42,632  $42,538 
Acquisition–related purchase accounting adjustments (“PAUs”)  (916)  (1,819)  (875)  (230)  (1,579)
Prepayment penalties on borrowings           125    
Adjusted net interest income $47,255  $48,157  $45,669  $42,527  $40,959 
Adjusted net interest margin  2.93%  2.86%  3.12%  3.13%  3.17%

Net interest margin, excluding acquisition–related purchase accounting adjustments (“adjusted net interest margin”), was 2.93% for the first quarter of 2021, compared to 2.86% for the linked quarter and 3.17% for the first quarter of 2020. Interest income from acquisition–related purchase accounting adjustments was $916,000, $1.8 million and $1.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021, respectively.

Lending Activity

Total loan balances were $3.72 billion, or $3.66 billion excluding PPP loans and sold commercial participation loans, on March 31, 2022. Total loans were $3.66 billion, or $3.57 billion excluding PPP loans and sold commercial participation loans, on December 31, 2021. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, commercial loans, excluding PPP loans and sold commercial participation loans, increased $70.9 million and consumer loans increased $26.6 million, offset by decreases in PPP loans of $19.1 million, loans held for sale of $8.8 million, sold commercial participation loans of $6.4 million mortgage warehouse loans of $3.9 million and residential mortgage loans of $1.0 million. PPP loan income was $457,000, $2.1 million and $3.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021, respectively.

Following a recent review of commercial participation loan sold agreements, the Company determined that total loan balance amounts must include all commercial participations sold with a corresponding secured borrowing, as they do not qualify for sales treatment based on accounting guidelines. This resulted in revising December 31, 2021 net loan and borrowing line items on the balance sheet with the March 31, 2022 reporting. Net loan and borrowing line items for December 31, 2021 was $56.5 million of commercial participations sold and for March 31, 2022 was $50.5 million of commercial participations sold.

Loan Growth by Type, Excluding Acquired Loans
(Dollars in Thousands, Unaudited)
  March 31, December 31, Amount QTD Annualized
  2022 2021 Change % Change % Change
Commercial, excluding PPP loans and
sold commercial participation loans
 $2,202,568 $2,131,644 $70,924  3.3% 13.5%
PPP loans  6,705  25,844  (19,139) (74.1)% (300.3)%
Sold commercial participation loans  50,054  56,457  (6,403) (11.3)% (46.0)%
Residential mortgage  593,372  594,382  (1,010) (0.2)% (0.7)%
Consumer  753,900  727,259  26,641  3.7% 14.9%
Subtotal  3,606,599  3,535,586  71,013  2.0% 8.1%
Loans held for sale  3,781  12,579  (8,798) (69.9)% (283.7)%
Mortgage warehouse  105,118  109,031  (3,913) (3.6)% (14.6)%
Total loans $3,715,498 $3,657,196 $58,302  1.6% 6.5%
           
Total loans, excluding PPP loans and
sold commercial participation loans
 $3,658,739 $3,574,895 $83,844  2.3% 9.5%

Residential mortgage lending activity for the three months ended March 31, 2022 generated $2.0 million in income from the gain on sale of mortgage loans, decreasing $2.1 million from the fourth quarter of 2021 and $3.3 million from the first quarter of 2021. Total mortgage origination volume for the first quarter of 2022, including loans placed into the portfolio, totaled $118.9 million, representing a decrease of 20.9% from fourth quarter 2021 levels, and a decrease of 23.5% from the first quarter of 2021. As a percentage of total mortgage loan originations, 44% of the volume was from refinancings and 56% was from loans for new home purchases during the first quarter of 2022. Total origination volume of mortgage loans sold to the secondary market totaled $81.3 million, representing a decrease of 15.1% from the fourth quarter of 2021 and a decrease of 35.5% from the first quarter of 2021.

Gain on sale of mortgage loans and mortgage warehousing income was 4.7% of total revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to 8.6% for the linked quarter and 13.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2021.

Deposit Activity

Total deposit balances were $5.85 billion on March 31, 2022 compared to $5.80 billion on December 31, 2021, an increase of $48.5 million.

Deposit Growth by Type, Excluding Acquired Deposits
(Dollars in Thousands, Unaudited)
 March 31, December 31, Amount QTD Annualized
 2022 2022 Change % Change % Change
Non–interest bearing$1,325,570 $1,360,338 $(34,768) (2.6)% (10.4)%
Interest bearing 3,782,644  3,711,767  70,877  1.9% 7.7%
Time deposits 743,283  730,886  12,397  1.7% 6.9%
Total deposits$5,851,497 $5,802,991 $48,506  0.8% 3.4%


Expense Management
 
  Three Months Ended
  March 31, December 31,    
   2022   2021  Adjusted
Non–interest Expense Actual Acquisition
&
Non–
Recurring
Expenses
 Adjusted Actual Acquisition
&
Non–
Recurring
Expenses
 Adjusted Amount
Change
 Percent
Change
Salaries and employee benefits $19,735  $ $19,735  $20,549  $(202) $20,347  $(612) (3.0)%
Net occupancy expenses  3,561     3,561   3,204      3,204   357  11.1%
Data processing  2,537     2,537   2,672   (1)  2,671   (134) (5.0)%
Professional fees  314     314   562   (45)  517   (203) (39.3)%
Outside services and consultants  2,525     2,525   2,197   (162)  2,035   490  24.1%
Loan expense  2,545     2,545   2,803   (83)  2,720   (175) (6.4)%
FDIC insurance expense  725     725   798   (6)  792   (67) (8.5)%
Other losses  168     168   1,925   (1,904)  21   147  700.0%
Other expense  4,500     4,500   4,660   (381)  4,279   221  5.2%
Total non–interest expense $36,610  $ $36,610  $39,370  $(2,784) $36,586  $24  0.1%
Annualized non–interest expense to average assets  2.03%    2.03%  2.09%    1.95%    

Total non–interest expense was $2.8 million lower in the first quarter of 2022 when compared to the fourth quarter of 2021. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in other losses of $1.8 million as a result of the $1.9 million ESOP settlement expense recorded in the fourth quarter of 2021 and a decrease in salaries and employee benefits expense of $814,000. Excluding acquisition–related expenses and non–recurring DOL ESOP settlement expenses, total non–interest expense increased $24,000 in the first quarter of 2022 when compared to the fourth quarter of 2021. (See the “Non–GAAP Calculation and Reconciliation of Efficiency Ratio and Adjusted Efficiency Ratio” table below for these non–GAAP calculations.)

  Three Months Ended
  March 31, March 31,   
  2022
 2021
 
Non–interest Expense Actual Actual Amount
Change
 Percent
Change
Salaries and employee benefits $19,735  $16,871  $2,864  17.0%
Net occupancy expenses  3,561   3,318   243  7.3%
Data processing  2,537   2,376   161  6.8%
Professional fees  314   544   (230) (42.3)%
Outside services and consultants  2,525   1,702   823  48.4%
Loan expense  2,545   2,822   (277) (9.8)%
FDIC insurance expense  725   800   (75) (9.4)%
Other losses  168   283   (115) (40.6)%
Other expense  4,500   3,456   1,044  30.2%
Total non–interest expense $36,610  $32,172  $4,438  13.8%
Annualized non–interest expense to average assets  2.03%  2.20%    

Total non–interest expense was $4.4 million higher in the first quarter of 2022 when compared to the first quarter of 2021. The increases in expenses was primarily due to an increase in salaries and employee benefits of $2.9 million, an increase in other expense of $1.0 million, an increase in outside services and consultants of $823,000 and an increase in net occupancy expenses of $243,000, offset by a decrease of $277,000 in loan expense and a decrease of $230,000 in professional fees.

Annualized non–interest expense as a percent of average assets was 2.03%, 2.09% and 2.20% for the three months ended March 31, 2022, December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021, respectively. Annualized non–interest expense, excluding acquisition expenses and non–recurring DOL ESOP settlement expenses, as a percent of average assets was 2.03%, 1.95% and 2.20% for the three months ended March 31, 2022, December 31, 2021 and March 31, 2021, respectively. (See the “Non–GAAP Calculation and Reconciliation of Efficiency Ratio and Adjusted Efficiency Ratio” table below for these non–GAAP calculations.)

Income tax expense totaled $3.5 million for the first quarter of 2022, a decrease of $541,000 when compared to the fourth quarter of 2021 and an increase of $89,000 when compared to the first quarter of 2021.

Capital

The capital resources of the Company and the Bank exceeded regulatory capital ratios for “well capitalized” banks at March 31, 2022. Stockholders’ equity totaled $677.5 million at March 31, 2022 and the ratio of average stockholders’ equity to average assets was 9.79% for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

Tangible book value per common share (“TBVPS”) declined $1.03 in the first quarter of 2022 to $11.55 at period end, as unrealized net losses on securities available for sale (“AFS”) of $1.48 per common share reduced other comprehensive income (“OCI”) by $64.3 million in the first three months of this year. Fluctuations in the fair market value of AFS are widely expected to be recorded by banks in the first quarter of 2022.

The following table presents the actual regulatory capital dollar amounts and ratios of the Company and the Bank as of March 31, 2022.

  Actual Required for Capital
Adequacy Purposes
 Required for Capital
Adequacy Purposes
with Capital Buffer
 Well Capitalized
Under Prompt
Corrective Action
Provisions
  Amount Ratio Amount Ratio Amount Ratio Amount Ratio
Total capital (to risk–weighted assets)                 
Consolidated $733,695 15.21% $385,869 8.00% $506,452 10.50% N/A N/A 
Bank  685,676 14.22%  385,665 8.00%  506,186 10.50% $482,082 10.00%
Tier 1 capital (to risk–weighted assets)                 
Consolidated  679,232 14.08%  289,401 6.00%  409,985 8.50% N/A N/A 
Bank  631,214 13.09%  289,249 6.00%  409,769 8.50%  385,665 8.00%
Common equity tier 1 capital (to risk–weighted assets)                 
Consolidated  541,696 11.64%  217,051 4.50%  337,635 7.00% N/A N/A 
Bank  631,214 13.09%  216,937 4.50%  337,457 7.00%  313,353 6.50%
Tier 1 capital (to average assets)                 
Consolidated  679,232 9.70%  280,233 4.00%  280,233 4.00% N/A N/A 
Bank  631,214 9.03%  279,627 4.00%  279,627 4.00%  349,534 5.00%

Liquidity

The Bank maintains a stable base of core deposits provided by long–standing relationships with individuals and local businesses. These deposits are the principal source of liquidity for Horizon. Other sources of liquidity for Horizon include earnings, loan repayment, investment security sales and maturities, proceeds from the sale of residential mortgage loans, unpledged investment securities and borrowing relationships with correspondent banks, including the Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis (the “FHLB”). At March 31, 2022, in addition to liquidity available from the normal operating, funding, and investing activities of Horizon, the Bank had approximately $575.3 million in unused credit lines with various money center banks, including the FHLB and the Federal Reserve Discount Window. The Bank had approximately $2.3 billion of unpledged investment securities at March 31, 2022.

Use of Non–GAAP Financial Measures

Certain information set forth in this press release refers to financial measures determined by methods other than in accordance with GAAP. Specifically, we have included non–GAAP financial measures relating to net income, diluted earnings per share, net interest margin, tangible stockholders’ equity, tangible book value per share, efficiency ratio, the return on average assets, the return on average equity and pre–tax, pre–provision net income. In each case, we have identified special circumstances that we consider to be non–recurring and have excluded them. We believe that this shows the impact of such events as acquisition–related purchase accounting adjustments, among others we have identified in our reconciliations. Horizon believes these non–GAAP financial measures are helpful to investors and provide a greater understanding of our business and financial results without giving effect to the purchase accounting impacts and one–time costs of acquisitions and non–recurring items. These measures are not necessarily comparable to similar measures that may be presented by other companies and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the related GAAP measure. See the tables and other information below and contained elsewhere in this press release for reconciliations of the non–GAAP information identified herein and its most comparable GAAP measures.

Non–GAAP Reconciliation of Tangible Stockholders’ Equity and Tangible Book Value per Share
(Dollars in Thousands, Unaudited)
   
  March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31,
  2022 2021 2021 2021 2021
Total stockholders’ equity $677,450 $723,209 $708,542 $710,374 $689,379
Less: Intangible assets  174,588  175,513  183,938  172,398  173,296
Total tangible stockholders’ equity $502,862 $547,696 $524,604 $537,976 $516,083
Common shares outstanding  43,572,796  43,547,942  43,520,694  43,950,720  43,949,189
Book value per common share $15.56 $16.61 $16.28 $16.16 $15.69
Tangible book value per common share $11.55 $12.58 $12.05 $12.24 $11.74


Non–GAAP Calculation and Reconciliation of Efficiency Ratio and Adjusted Efficiency Ratio
(Dollars in Thousands, Unaudited)
  Three Months Ended
  March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31,
   2022   2021   2021   2021   2021 
Non–interest expense as reported $36,610  $39,370  $34,349  $33,388  $32,172 
Net interest income as reported  48,171   49,976   46,544   42,632   42,538 
Non–interest income as reported $14,155  $12,828  $16,044  $15,207  $13,873 
Non–interest expense / (Net interest income + Non–interest income)
(“Efficiency Ratio”)
  58.74%  62.69%  54.88%  57.73%  57.03%
           
Non–interest expense as reported $36,610  $39,370  $34,349  $33,388  $32,172 
Acquisition expenses     (884)  (799)  (242)   
DOL ESOP settlement expenses     (1,900)         
Non–interest expense excluding acquisition and DOL ESOP settlement expenses  36,610   36,586   33,550   33,146   32,172 
Net interest income as reported  48,171   49,976   46,544   42,632   42,538 
Prepayment penalties on borrowings           125    
Net interest income excluding prepayment penalties on borrowings  48,171   49,976   46,544   42,757   42,538 
Non–interest income as reported  14,155   12,828   16,044   15,207   13,873 
Gain on sale of ESOP trustee accounts        (2,329)      
(Gain) / loss on sale of investment securities              (914)
Death benefit on BOLI        (517)  (266)   
Non–interest income excluding (gain) / loss on sale of investment securities and death benefit on BOLI $14,155  $12,828  $13,198  $14,941  $12,959 
Adjusted efficiency ratio  58.74%  58.25%  56.16%  57.45%  57.97%


Non–GAAP Reconciliation of Return on Average Assets
(Dollars in Thousands, Unaudited)
  Three Months Ended
  March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31,
   2022   2021   2021   2021   2021 
Average assets $7,319,675  $7,461,343  $6,507,673  $6,142,507  $5,936,149 
Return on average assets (“ROAA”) as reported  1.31%  1.14%  1.41%  1.45%  1.40%
Acquisition expenses     0.05   0.05   0.02    
Tax effect     (0.01)  (0.01)      
ROAA excluding acquisition expenses  1.31   1.18   1.45   1.47   1.40 
Credit loss expense acquired loans        0.12       
Tax effect        (0.03)      
ROAA excluding credit loss expense on acquired loans  1.31   1.18   1.54   1.47   1.40 
Gain on sale of ESOP trustee accounts        (0.14)      
Tax effect        0.03       
ROAA excluding gain on sale of ESOP trustee accounts  1.31   1.18   1.43   1.47   1.40 
DOL ESOP settlement expenses     0.10          
Tax effect     (0.02)         
ROAA excluding DOL ESOP settlement expenses  1.31   1.26   1.43   1.47   1.40 
(Gain) / loss on sale of investment securities              (0.06)
Tax effect              0.01 
ROAA excluding (gain) / loss on sale of investment securities  1.31   1.26   1.43   1.47   1.35 
Death benefit on BOLI        (0.03)  (0.02)   
ROAA excluding death benefit on BOLI  1.31   1.26   1.40   1.45   1.35 
Prepayment penalties on borrowings           0.01    
Tax effect               
ROAA excluding prepayment penalties on borrowings  1.31   1.26   1.40   1.46   1.35 
Adjusted ROAA  1.31%  1.26%  1.40%  1.46%  1.35%


Non–GAAP Reconciliation of Return on Average Common Equity
(Dollars in Thousands, Unaudited)
  Three Months Ended
  March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31,
   2022   2021   2021   2021   2021 
Average common equity $716,341  $719,643  $724,412  $706,652  $697,401 
Return on average common equity (“ROACE”) as reported  13.34%  11.81%  12.64%  12.59%  11.88%
Acquisition expenses     0.49   0.44   0.14    
Tax effect     (0.10)  (0.09)  (0.03)   
ROACE excluding acquisition expenses  13.34   12.20   12.99   12.70   11.88 
Credit loss expense acquired loans        1.11       
Tax effect        (0.23)      
ROACE excluding credit loss expense acquired loans  13.34   12.20   13.87   12.70   11.88 
Gain on sale of ESOP trustee accounts        (1.28)      
Tax effect        0.27       
ROACE excluding gain on sale of ESOP trustee accounts  13.34   12.20   12.86   12.70   11.88 
DOL ESOP settlement expenses     1.05          
Tax effect     (0.17)         
ROACE excluding DOL ESOP settlement expenses  13.34   13.08   12.86   12.70   11.88 
(Gain) / loss on sale of investment securities              (0.53)
Tax effect              0.11 
ROACE excluding (gain) / loss on sale of investment securities  13.34   13.08   12.86   12.70   11.46 
Death benefit on BOLI        (0.28)  (0.15)   
ROACE excluding death benefit on BOLI  13.34   13.08   12.58   12.55   11.46 
Prepayment penalties on borrowings           0.07    
Tax effect           (0.01)   
ROACE excluding prepayment penalties on borrowings  13.34%  13.08%  12.58%  12.61%  11.46%
Adjusted ROACE  13.34%  13.08%  12.58%  12.61%  11.46%


Non–GAAP Reconciliation of Return on Average Tangible Equity
(Dollars in Thousands, Unaudited)
  Three Months Ended
  March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31,
   2022   2021   2021   2021   2021 
Average common equity $716,341  $719,643  $724,412  $706,652  $697,401 
Less: Average intangible assets  176,356   179,594   174,920   173,905   174,785 
Average tangible equity $539,985  $540,049  $549,492  $532,747  $522,616 
Return on average tangible equity (“ROATE”) as reported  17.70%  15.74%  16.66%  16.69%  15.85%
Acquisition expenses     0.65   0.58   0.18    
Tax effect     (0.14)  (0.12)  (0.04)   
ROATE excluding acquisition expenses  17.70   16.25   17.12   16.83   15.85 
Credit loss expense acquired loans        1.47       
Tax effect        (0.31)      
ROATE excluding credit loss expense acquired loans  17.70   16.25   18.28   16.83   15.85 
Gain on sale of ESOP trustee accounts        (1.68)      
Tax effect        0.35       
ROATE excluding gain on sale of ESOP trustee accounts  17.70   16.25   16.95   16.83   15.85 
DOL ESOP settlement expenses     1.40          
Tax effect     (0.23)         
ROATE excluding DOL ESOP settlement expenses  17.70   17.42   16.95   16.83   15.85 
(Gain) / loss on sale of investment securities              (0.71)
Tax effect              0.15 
ROATE excluding (gain) / loss on sale of investment securities  17.70   17.42   16.95   16.83   15.29 
Death benefit on BOLI        (0.37)  (0.20)   
ROATE excluding death benefit on BOLI  17.70   17.42   16.58   16.63   15.29 
Prepayment penalties on borrowings           0.09    
Tax effect           (0.02)   
ROATE excluding prepayment penalties on borrowings  17.70%  17.42%  16.58%  16.70%  15.29%
Adjusted ROATE  17.70%  17.42%  16.58%  16.70%  15.29%

Earnings Conference Call

As previously announced, Horizon will host a conference call to review its first quarter financial results and operating performance.

Participants may access the live conference call on April 28, 2022 at 7:30 a.m. CT (8:30 a.m. ET) by dialing 833–974–2379 from the United States, 866–450–4696 from Canada or 412–317–5772 from international locations and requesting the “Horizon Bancorp Call.” Participants are asked to dial in approximately 10 minutes prior to the call.

A telephone replay of the call will be available approximately one hour after the end of the conference through May 5, 2022. The replay may be accessed by dialing 877–344–7529 from the United States, 855–669–9658 from Canada or 412–317–0088 from other international locations, and entering the access code 7430984.

About Horizon Bancorp, Inc.

Horizon Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ GS: HBNC) is the $7.4 billion–asset bank holding company for Horizon Bank, which serves customers across diverse and economically attractive Midwestern markets through convenient digital and virtual tools, as well as its Indiana and Michigan branches. Horizon’s retail offerings include prime residential, indirect auto, and other secured consumer lending to in–market customers, as well as a range of personal banking and wealth management solutions. Horizon also provides a comprehensive array of in–market business banking and treasury management services, with commercial lending representing over half of total loans. More information on Horizon, headquartered in Northwest Indiana’s Michigan City, is available at horizonbank.com and investor.horizonbank.com.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release may contain forward–looking statements regarding the financial performance, business prospects, growth and operating strategies of Horizon Bancorp, Inc. and its affiliates (collectively, “Horizon”). For these statements, Horizon claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward–looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements in this press release should be considered in conjunction with the other information available about Horizon, including the information in the filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward–looking statements provide current expectations or forecasts of future events and are not guarantees of future performance. The forward–looking statements are based on management’s expectations and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. We have tried, wherever possible, to identify such statements by using words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “will” and similar expressions in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance.

Although management believes that the expectations reflected in such forward–looking statements are reasonable, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially include risk factors relating to the banking industry and the other factors detailed from time to time in Horizon’s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those described in Horizon’s Annual Report on Form 10–K and its quarterly reports on Form 10–Q. Further, statements about the effects of the COVID–19 pandemic on our business, operations, financial performance, and prospects may constitute forward–looking statements and are subject to the risk that the actual impacts may differ, possibly materially, from what is reflected in those forward–looking statements due to factors and future developments that are uncertain, unpredictable, and in many cases beyond our control, including the scope and duration of the pandemic, actions taken by governmental authorities in response to the pandemic, and the direct and indirect impact of the pandemic on our customers, third parties, and us. Undue reliance should not be placed on the forward–looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Horizon does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to publicly release the result of any revisions that may be made to update any forward–looking statement to reflect the events or circumstances after the date on which the forward–looking statement is made, or reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except to the extent required by law.

Contact:Mark E. Secor
 Chief Financial Officer
Phone:(219) 873-2611
Fax:(219) 874-9280
Date:April 27, 2022


Financial Highlights
(Dollars in Thousands, Unaudited)
   
  March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31,
  2022 2021 2021 2021 2021
Balance sheet:          
Total assets $7,420,328 $7,374,903 $7,534,240 $6,109,227 $6,055,528
Interest earning deposits & federal funds sold  20,827  502,364  872,540  209,304  444,239
Interest earning time deposits  4,046  4,782  5,767  6,994  7,983
Investment securities  3,118,641  2,713,255  2,438,874  1,844,470  1,423,825
Commercial loans  2,259,327  2,176,959  2,173,200  2,104,627  2,177,858
Mortgage warehouse loans  105,118  109,031  169,909  205,311  266,246
Residential mortgage loans  593,372  594,382  603,540  559,437  581,929
Consumer loans  753,900  727,259  713,432  650,144  638,403
Earning assets  6,883,254  6,865,051  7,006,513  5,610,538  5,571,304
Non–interest bearing deposit accounts  1,325,570  1,360,338  1,324,757  1,102,950  1,133,412
Interest bearing transaction accounts  3,782,644  3,711,767  3,875,882  3,105,328  2,947,438
Time deposits  743,283  730,886  779,260  573,348  640,966
Borrowings  728,664  675,753  670,753  439,094  481,488
Subordinated notes  58,786  58,750  58,713  58,676  58,640
Junior subordinated debentures issued to capital trusts  56,850  56,785  56,722  56,662  56,604
Total stockholders’ equity  677,450  723,209  708,542  710,374  689,379


Financial Highlights
(Dollars in Thousands Except Share and Per Share Data and Ratios, Unaudited)
  Three Months Ended
  March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31,
   2022   2021   2021   2021   2021 
Income statement:          
Net interest income $48,171  $49,976  $46,544  $42,632  $42,538 
Credit loss expense (recovery)  (1,386)  (2,071)  1,112   (1,492)  367 
Non–interest income  14,155   12,828   16,044   15,207   13,873 
Non–interest expense  36,610   39,370   34,349   33,388   32,172 
Income tax expense  3,539   4,080   4,056   3,770   3,450 
Net income $23,563  $21,425  $23,071  $22,173  $20,422 
           
Per share data:          
Basic earnings per share $0.54  $0.49  $0.53  $0.50  $0.46 
Diluted earnings per share  0.54   0.49   0.52   0.50   0.46 
Cash dividends declared per common share  0.15   0.15   0.15   0.13   0.13 
Book value per common share  15.56   16.61   16.28   16.16   15.69 
Tangible book value per common share  11.55   12.58   12.05   12.24   11.74 
Market value – high  23.45   21.14   18.47   19.13   19.94 
Market value – low $18.67  $18.01  $15.83  $16.98  $15.43 
Weighted average shares outstanding – Basis  43,554,713   43,534,298   43,810,729   43,950,501   43,919,549 
Weighted average shares outstanding – Diluted  43,734,556   43,733,416   43,958,870   44,111,103   44,072,581 
           
Key ratios:          
Return on average assets  1.31%  1.14%  1.41%  1.45%  1.40%
Return on average common stockholders’ equity  13.34   11.81   12.64   12.59   11.88 
Net interest margin  2.99   2.97   3.17   3.14   3.29 
Allowance for credit losses to total loans  1.41   1.51   1.55   1.58   1.56 
Average equity to average assets  9.79   9.64   11.13   11.50   11.75 
Efficiency ratio  58.74   62.69   54.88   57.73   57.03 
Annualized non–interest expense to average assets  2.03   2.09   2.09   2.18   2.20 
Bank only capital ratios:          
Tier 1 capital to average assets  9.03   8.50   8.38   8.79   8.81 
Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets  13.09   13.69   11.86   12.80   12.71 
Total capital to risk weighted assets  14.22   14.72   12.97   14.09   13.86 


Financial Highlights
(Dollars in Thousands Except Ratios, Unaudited)
   
  March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31,
   2022   2021   2021   2021   2021 
Loan data:          
Substandard loans $57,928  $56,968  $91,317  $82,488  $86,472 
30 to 89 days delinquent  6,358   8,536   3,997   3,336   5,099 
           
Non–performing loans:          
90 days and greater delinquent – accruing interest  107   145   200      267 
Trouble debt restructures – accruing interest  2,372   2,391   2,433   1,853   1,828 
Trouble debt restructures – non–accrual  1,501   1,521   1,604   2,294   2,271 
Non–accrual loans  16,133   14,962   25,137   18,175   20,700 
Total non–performing loans $20,113  $19,019  $29,374  $22,322  $25,066 
Non–performing loans to total loans  0.54%  0.53%  0.80%  0.63%  0.68%


Allocation of the Allowance for Credit Losses
(Dollars in Thousands, Unaudited)
   
  March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31,
  2022 2021 2021 2021 2021
Commercial $37,789 $40,775 $43,121 $41,766 $42,980
Residential mortgage  4,351  3,856  3,737  4,108  4,229
Mortgage warehouse  1,055  1,059  1,054  1,155  1,163
Consumer  9,313  8,596  8,867  8,620  8,814
Total $52,508 $54,286 $56,779 $55,649 $57,186


Net Charge–offs (Recoveries)
(Dollars in Thousands Except Ratios, Unaudited)
   
  March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31,
   2022   2021   2021   2021   2021 
Commercial $38  $926  $(25) $40  $158 
Residential mortgage  (10)  126   (29)  (23)  (65)
Mortgage warehouse               
Consumer  108   360   36   22   115 
Total $136  $1,412  $(18) $39  $208 
Percent of net charge–offs (recoveries) to average loans
outstanding for the period
  0.00%  0.04%  0.00%  0.00%  0.01%


Total Non–performing Loans
(Dollars in Thousands Except Ratios, Unaudited)
   
  March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31,
   2022   2021   2021   2021   2021 
Commercial $7,844  $7,509  $16,121  $10,345  $12,802 
Residential mortgage  8,584   8,005   8,641   7,841   7,916 
Mortgage warehouse               
Consumer  3,685   3,505   4,612   4,136   4,348 
Total $20,113  $19,019  $29,374  $22,322  $25,066 
Non–performing loans to total loans  0.54%  0.53%  0.80%  0.63%  0.68%


Other Real Estate Owned and Repossessed Assets
(Dollars in Thousands, Unaudited)
   
  March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31,
  2022 2021 2021 2021 2021
Commercial $2,245 $2,861 $2,861 $1,400 $1,696
Residential mortgage  170  695  117  37  37
Mortgage warehouse          
Consumer  5  5  29  46  
Total $2,420 $3,561 $3,007 $1,483 $1,733


Average Balance Sheets
(Dollars in Thousands, Unaudited)
  Three Months Ended Three Months Ended
  March 31, 2022 March 31, 2021
  Average
Balance
 Interest Average
Rate
 Average
Balance
 Interest Average
Rate
Assets            
Interest earning assets            
Federal funds sold $237,605  $91 0.16% $267,241  $66 0.10%
Interest earning deposits  20,673   24 0.47%  25,527   31 0.49%
Investment securities – taxable  1,646,525   7,391 1.82%  410,063   1,451 1.44%
Investment securities – non–taxable(1)  1,279,082   6,697 2.69%  956,464   5,223 2.80%
Loans receivable(2) (3)  3,616,664   37,879 4.26%  3,780,339   40,818 4.39%
Total interest earning assets  6,800,549   52,082 3.22%  5,439,634   47,589 3.66%
Non–interest earning assets            
Cash and due from banks  104,676       85,269     
Allowance for credit losses  (54,307)      (57,779)    
Other assets  468,757       469,025     
Total average assets $7,319,675      $5,936,149     
             
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity            
Interest bearing liabilities            
Interest bearing deposits $4,478,621  $1,496 0.14% $3,524,103  $2,343 0.27%
Borrowings  503,846   1,043 0.84%  365,586   1,231 1.37%
Repurchase agreements  139,742   37 0.11%  111,692   38 0.14%
Subordinated notes  58,763   880 6.07%  58,616   880 6.09%
Junior subordinated debentures issued to capital trusts  56,807   455 3.25%  56,571   559 4.01%
Total interest bearing liabilities  5,237,779   3,911 0.30%  4,116,568   5,051 0.50%
Non–interest bearing liabilities            
Demand deposits  1,322,781       1,063,268     
Accrued interest payable and other liabilities  42,774       58,912     
Stockholders’ equity  716,341       697,401     
Total average liabilities and stockholders’ equity $7,319,675      $5,936,149     
             
Net interest income / spread   $48,171 2.92%   $42,538 3.16%
Net interest income as a percent of average interest earning assets(1)     2.99%     3.29%
             
(1) Securities balances represent daily average balances for the fair value of securities. The average rate is calculated based on the daily average balance for the amortized cost of securities. The average rate is presented on a tax equivalent basis.
(2) Includes fees on loans. The inclusion of loan fees does not have a material effect on the average interest rate.
(3) Non–accruing loans for the purpose of the computation above are included in the daily average loan amounts outstanding. Loan totals are shown net of unearned income and deferred loan fees. The average rate is presented on a tax equivalent basis.


Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Dollars in Thousands)
     
  March 31,
2022
 December 31,
2021
  (Unaudited)  
Assets    
Cash and due from banks $120,954  $593,508
Interest earning time deposits  4,046   4,782
Investment securities, available for sale  1,112,512   1,160,812
Investment securities, held to maturity (fair value $1,827,845 and $1,559,991)  2,006,129   1,552,443
Loans held for sale  3,781   12,579
Loans, net of allowance for credit losses of $52,508 and $54,286  3,659,209   3,590,331
Premises and equipment, net  93,075   93,441
Federal Home Loan Bank stock  24,242   24,440
Goodwill  154,572   154,572
Other intangible assets  20,016   20,941
Interest receivable  27,476   26,137
Cash value of life insurance  97,660   97,150
Other assets  96,656   80,753
Total assets $7,420,328  $7,411,889
     
Liabilities    
Deposits    
Non–interest bearing $1,325,570  $1,360,338
Interest bearing  4,525,927   4,442,653
Total deposits  5,851,497   5,802,991
Borrowings  728,664   712,739
Subordinated notes  58,786   58,750
Junior subordinated debentures issued to capital trusts  56,850   56,785
Interest payable  1,420   2,235
Other liabilities  45,661   55,180
Total liabilities  6,742,878   6,688,680
Commitments and contingent liabilities    
Stockholders’ equity    
Preferred stock, Authorized, 1,000,000 shares, Issued 0 shares     
Common stock, no par value, Authorized 99,000,000 shares       
 Issued 43,874,763 and 43,766,931 shares,
 Outstanding 43,572,796 and 43,547,942 shares
     
Additional paid–in capital  351,522   352,122
Retained earnings  380,700   363,742
Accumulated other comprehensive income  (54,772)  7,345
Total stockholders’ equity  677,450   723,209
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $7,420,328  $7,411,889


Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(Dollars in Thousands Except Per Share Data, Unaudited)
  Three Months Ended
  March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31,
   2022   2021  2021  2021  2021
Interest income          
Loans receivable $37,879  $41,171  $40,392 $39,236  $40,818
Investment securities – taxable  7,506   6,491   4,565  2,528   1,548
Investment securities – non–taxable  6,697   6,456   5,911  5,656   5,223
Total interest income  52,082   54,118   50,868  47,420   47,589
Interest expense          
Deposits  1,496   1,663   1,808  2,053   2,343
Borrowed funds  1,080   1,061   1,075  1,296   1,269
Subordinated notes  880   881   880  881   880
Junior subordinated debentures issued to capital trusts  455   537   561  558   559
Total interest expense  3,911   4,142   4,324  4,788   5,051
Net interest income  48,171   49,976   46,544  42,632   42,538
Credit loss expense (recovery)  (1,386)  (2,071)  1,112  (1,492)  367
Net interest income after credit loss expense (recovery)  49,557   52,047   45,432  44,124   42,171
Non–interest Income          
Service charges on deposit accounts  2,795   2,510   2,291  2,157   2,234
Wire transfer fees  159   205   210  222   255
Interchange fees  2,780   3,082   2,587  2,892   2,340
Fiduciary activities  1,503   1,591   2,124  1,961   1,743
Gains / (losses) on sale of investment securities             914
Gain on sale of mortgage loans  2,027   4,167   4,088  5,612   5,296
Mortgage servicing income net of impairment  3,489   300   336  1,503   213
Increase in cash value of bank owned life insurance  510   547   534  502   511
Death benefit on bank owned life insurance        517  266   
Other income  892   426   3,357  92   367
Total non–interest income  14,155   12,828   16,044  15,207   13,873
Non–interest expense          
Salaries and employee benefits  19,735   20,549   18,901  17,730   16,871
Net occupancy expenses  3,561   3,204   2,935  3,084   3,318
Data processing  2,537   2,672   2,526  2,388   2,376
Professional fees  314   562   522  588   544
Outside services and consultants  2,525   2,197   2,330  2,220   1,702
Loan expense  2,545   2,803   2,645  3,107   2,822
FDIC insurance expense  725   798   279  500   800
Other losses  168   1,925   69  6   283
Other expenses  4,500   4,660   4,142  3,765   3,456
Total non–interest expense  36,610   39,370   34,349  33,388   32,172
Income before income taxes  27,102   25,505   27,127  25,943   23,872
Income tax expense  3,539   4,080   4,056  3,770   3,450
Net income $23,563  $21,425  $23,071 $22,173  $20,422
Basic earnings per share $0.54  $0.49  $0.53 $0.50  $0.46
Diluted earnings per share  0.54   0.49   0.52  0.50   0.46