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Ameris Bancorp Announces 2012 Financial Results

MOULTRIE, Ga., Jan. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AMERIS BANCORP (NASDAQ-GS: ABCB), today reported net income available to common shareholders of $3.6 million, or $0.15 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2012, compared to $322,000, or $0.01 per diluted share, for the same period in 2011.  For the year, Ameris earned $10.9 million, or $0.46 per diluted share, compared to $17.9 million, or $0.76 per diluted share, in 2011.  Results for the year to date period include non-recurring after-tax gains on FDIC-assisted acquisitions totaling $13.0 million in 2012 and $17.5 million in 2011. 

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Highlights of the Company's results for 2012 include the following:

  • Increase in total revenue (excluding gains on FDIC-assisted acquisitions) of 9.2% during 2012 as compared to 2011.
  • 46% of TARP preferred stock investment redeemed during the fourth quarter, which will positively impact the Company's 2013 financial results by $1.5 million.
  • Net interest margin increased slightly to 4.60% in 2012 from 4.57% in 2011.
  • Non-interest income growth (excluding gains on FDIC-assisted acquisitions) of $11.9 million, or 45.9%, during 2012 when compared to amounts recorded in 2011.
  • Credit costs declined in the current quarter to lowest level in 17 quarters.
  • Legacy loans increased by $118.5 million during 2012, or 8.9% compared to balances at December 31, 2011.
  • Tangible common equity to tangible assets increased to 8.20% at December 31, 2012, compared to 7.99% at December 31, 2011.
  • Non-performing legacy assets declined 33.0% during 2012, ending the year at $78.7 million, compared to $117.5 million at the end of December 31, 2011.

Increase in Net Interest Income

Net interest income increased in 2012 to $114.4 million, up from $113.5 million reported in 2011.  During 2012, the Company's net interest margin increased to 4.60%, compared to 4.57% during 2011.  Lower yields on most earning asset classes have been offset by lower funding costs and better allocation of earning assets.  Earning assets totaled $2.55 billion at December 31, 2012, compared to $2.48 billion at the end of 2011.  Loans comprised 78.8% of total earning assets at the end of 2012, compared to 77.1% at the end of 2011, while investment securities represented 13.9% of total earning assets at December 31, 2012, compared to 14.1% at December 31, 2011.

Legacy loan yields continued to decrease, averaging 5.58% in 2012, compared to 5.89% in 2011.  Covered loan yields declined from 8.70% in 2011 to 7.33% in 2012.  The decline in covered loan yields relates mostly to one-time adjustments made during 2011 associated with certain fair value determinations.  As expected cash flow on covered loans improves, a portion of the loan discount that was previously attributable to credit problems is reclassified into interest income.  This reclassification occurs over the estimated life of the loan. 

The Company has offset the declines in earning asset yields with corresponding declines in funding costs.  Deposit costs, the Company's largest funding expense, declined from 0.98% in 2011 to 0.51% in 2012.  That decline relates to continued shifts in deposit mix, favoring lower cost transaction accounts and non-interest bearing balances, and lower market rates in the Company's communities. 

Non-Interest Income

Successes impacting non-interest income augmented the smaller increases in net interest margin during 2012.  Total non-interest income, excluding one-time gains on FDIC-assisted acquisitions, increased to $37.8 million in 2012 compared to $25.9 million in 2011.  Income from mortgage banking activities increased substantially as the Company's efforts to build ranks of producers and various channels were successful.  Total mortgage banking income increased to $13.0 million in 2012, up from $3.0 million in 2011.  The Company anticipates continued growth in mortgage banking revenues and profitability during 2013 considering recent recruiting efforts and the growing pipelines and closings in the newly established wholesale business. 

In addition to increases in mortgage banking revenues, service charges on deposit accounts also increased, growing 8.3% in 2012 to $19.6 million.  Deposit growth from FDIC-assisted acquisitions, as well as strong growth internally in transaction accounts, led to continued growth in this area of fee income.

Non-Interest Expense

Excluding credit related costs, total operating expenses increased $17.5 million to $97.1 million in 2012 compared to $79.5 million in 2011.  The majority of the increase is detailed in the following table:

 

Amount


% of total

increase in operating expenses


Description

$           7,269


41.42%


Mortgage banking expenses, which have increased with mortgage banking revenues.  This reflects primarily commissions and incentives.

 

5,532


31.52%


Additional costs associated with the two FDIC-assisted acquisitions completed during 2012.

 

2,125


12.11%


Restructuring charges recorded in the fourth quarter of 2012 to complete the restructuring announced on December 7, 2012.

 

900


5.13%


Increase in advertising and marketing costs incurred to support various revenue and growth strategies.

 

(3,047)


(17.36)%


Decrease in FDIC insurance expense associated with a fourth quarter true-up of prepaid FDIC insurance premiums.

 

2,041


11.63%


Increase in benefits and incentives due to the reinstatement of various employee and board benefits during 2012.

$       14,820


84.45%



 

 

On December 7, 2012, the Company announced a major restructuring effort aimed at reducing core operating expenses by at least $12.1 million during 2013.  These plans included lower headcounts in both the bank and in corporate functions, accelerated efforts to focus more overhead resources on corporate clients and closing at least thirteen retail banking locations.  Discussing the restructuring efforts, Edwin W. Hortman, Jr., President and CEO, said, "Our recently announced plans recognize that today's banking environment is different than in recent years.  Today's net interest spread and opportunities for fee income necessitate greater efficiency in the way we operate the Company to derive the level of profitability we expect.  We expect that our recently announced plan will be sufficient to bring operating efficiency back in line."

Balance Sheet Trends

Total assets were relatively unchanged during 2012, ending the year at $3.0 billion.  Efforts in 2012 centered mostly on redeploying the cash flows from covered assets (including loans, OREO and the indemnification asset from FDIC-assisted acquisitions) into traditional and more stable earning assets.  This effort was successful as the Company realized $136.8 million of reductions in those covered assets but grew legacy loans and investment securities by $159.7 million.  A similar strategy is in place in 2013 as the Company anticipates continued growth in legacy loan balances and a slower pace in the decline in covered loan balances.

Average earning assets in 2012 were almost unchanged from 2011 levels, ending the year at $2.50 billion.  Total average loans increased to $2.01 billion at December 31, 2012, compared to $1.92 billion in 2011.  Legacy loans were $1.45 billion at December 31, 2012, increasing 8.9%, or $118.5 million, during the year.  Expansion of loan officer teams in the Company's larger metro markets contributed significantly to the growth, as did several newer lines of business, including mortgage banking.  Covered loans declined, as expected, by $63.8 million during 2012 to $507.7 million.  The Company expects continued declines in covered loan balances, as well as lower yields due to lower amounts of accretable discounts.

Despite higher average balances of investment securities in 2012 compared to 2011, the Company recorded 16.0% less in interest revenue in 2012 than in 2011.  Average balances grew 10.4% during 2012 to $361.5 million, but average yields slipped 24.5% to 2.83% on a tax-equivalent basis.  Governmental intervention in the mortgage industry and FOMC actions have caused faster prepayments in the mortgage-backed portfolio and reduced yields on reinvestment alternatives.   Although the Company reinvests most of the portfolio cash flows, efforts to grow the portfolio have been reduced and the Company has relied somewhat on mortgage loans held for sale as a short-term investment alternative in the current interest rate environment.  Loans held for sale grew to $48.8 million at December 31, 2012, compared to $11.6 million at the end of 2011, and total interest revenue on mortgage loans increased $869,000 in 2012 compared to 2011, partially offsetting the decrease in interest revenue on investment securities.

Total deposits increased $33 million to $2.6 billion at December 31, 2012.  Although the increase in total deposits was not significant, the continued growth in non-interest bearing deposits was noteworthy.  Non-interest bearing demand deposits grew 29.2% in 2012 after growing 30.9% in 2011, ending the year at $510.8 million, or 19.5% of total deposits, compared to 15.3% of total deposits at December 31, 2011.  CDs, conversely, fell 16.5% during 2012 and finished the year comprising only 28.4% of total funding compared to 34.4% at December 31, 2011.  Aggressive sales efforts and multiple strategies on non-interest bearing demand accounts, combined with multiple acquisitions, have contributed to success on improving the Company's deposit mix.  

Credit Quality

For the year ended December 31, 2012, nonperforming assets decreased $38.8 million, or 33.0%, to $78.7 million.  Non-accrual loans declined $31.9 million to $38.9 million at December 31, 2012, and legacy OREO declined $6.8 million to $39.9 million at the end of the year.  The Company's bulk sale of non-performing assets in the first quarter of 2012 reduced non-performing loans by $16.1 million, OREO by $13.3 million and classified accruing loans by $1.8 million.

Total classified loans declined 29.3% during 2012, ending the year at $73.3 million, compared to $103.6 million at December 31, 2011.  A slower pace of migration to classified and non-accrual status during 2012 compared to prior years and an accelerated pace of resolution led to the improvement in classified assets.

The Company's provision for loan losses during 2012 totaled $31.1 million, compared to $32.7 million in 2011.  Combined with non-provision expenses, credit costs totaled $54.2 million in 2012, only a slight decline from the $58.1 million in 2011.  During the fourth quarter of 2012, credit costs totaled only $7.2 million, the Company's lowest amount of such costs in seventeen quarters.  Speaking on credit quality, Mr. Hortman commented, "We were successful in our goal to make a major move on NPAs, reducing them by 33% during 2012.  As we move into 2013, our efforts are focused on maintaining a downward slope on classified assets while managing materially lower credit costs.  With classified assets to capital in the 30% range, credit quality is not an impediment to executing our strategies, and we believe the move we made on quality in 2012 will reflect positively in 2013's earnings."

Capital Levels

During the fourth quarter of 2012, the Company repurchased $24 million in shares of the  preferred stock originally issued to the U.S. Treasury under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) in November 2008.  The reduction in preferred stock will reduce the dividends payable and will positively impact the Company's 2013 financial results by approximately $1.5 million.  The Company anticipates repurchasing the remainder of the original $52 million TARP preferred stock investment prior to February 2014, subject to the receipt of regulatory approval. 

In addition, the Company's tangible common equity as a percentage of tangible assets increased to 8.20% at December 31, 2012, compared to 7.99% at December 31, 2011. 

Ameris Bancorp is headquartered in Moultrie, Georgia, and at the end of the most recent quarter had 66 locations in

Georgia, Alabama, northern Florida and South Carolina.

This news release contains certain performance measures determined by methods other than in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"). Management of Ameris Bancorp (the "Company") uses these non-GAAP measures in its analysis of the Company's performance. These measures are useful when evaluating the underlying performance and efficiency of the Company's operations and balance sheet. The Company's management believes that these non-GAAP measures provide a greater understanding of ongoing operations, enhance comparability of results with prior periods and demonstrate the effects of significant gains and charges in the current period. The Company's management believes that investors may use these non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate the Company's financial performance without the impact of unusual items that may obscure trends in the Company's underlying performance. These disclosures should not be viewed as a substitute for financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP, nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be presented by other companies.

This news release contains statements that constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The words "believe", "estimate", "expect", "intend", "anticipate" and similar expressions and variations thereof identify certain of such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the dates which they were made. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Readers are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties and that actual results may differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements and are referred to the Company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a summary of certain factors that may impact the Company's results of operations and financial condition.

 

AMERIS BANCORP

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands except per share data and FTE headcount)





Three Months Ended


Twelve Months Ended




Dec.


Sept.


Jun.


Mar.


Dec.


Dec.


Dec.




2012


2012


2012


2011


2011


2012


2011

















EARNINGS































Net Income/(Loss) Available to Common Shareholders

$                   3,554


$                   1,076


$                   1,678


$               4,550


$                  322


$             10,859


$          17,852

















PER COMMON SHARE DATA















Earnings per share available to common shareholders:
















Basic

$                     0.15


$                     0.05


$                     0.07


$                 0.19


$                 0.01


$                 0.46


$              0.76



Diluted

$                     0.15


$                     0.04


$                     0.07


$                 0.19


$                 0.01


$                 0.46


$              0.76


Cash Dividends per share

$                         -


$                         -


$                        -


$                    -


$                     -


$                     -


$                  -


Stock dividend

-


-


-


-


-


-


-


Book value per share (period end)

$                   10.56


$                   10.41


$                   10.49


$               10.36


$               10.23


$               10.56


$            10.23


Tangible book value per share (period end)

$                   10.39


$                   10.23


$                   10.29


$               10.15


$               10.06


$               10.39


$            10.06


Weighted average number of shares:
















Basic

23,815,583


23,819,144


23,818,814


23,762,196


23,457,739


23,801,500


23,446,350



Diluted

23,857,095


23,973,369


23,973,039


23,916,421


23,611,964


23,843,012


23,538,468


Period-end number of shares

23,799,768


23,819,144


23,819,144


23,814,144


23,751,294


23,799,768


23,751,291


Market data:
















High closing price

$                   12.71


$                   12.88


$                   13.40


$               13.32


$               10.66


$               13.40


$            11.10



Low closing price

$                   10.50


$                   11.27


$                   10.88


$               10.34


$                 8.55


$               10.34


$              8.47



Period end closing price

$                   12.49


$                   12.59


$                   12.60


$               13.14


$               10.28


$               12.49


$            10.28



Average daily volume

48,295


45,543


58,370


59,139


68,654


52,830


61,619

















PERFORMANCE RATIOS















Return on average assets

0.62%


0.26%


0.34%


0.72%


0.15%


0.49%


0.71%


Return on average common equity

7.72%


3.12%


4.12%


8.89%


1.82%


6.00%


8.52%


Earning asset yield (TE)

5.22%


5.06%


5.33%


5.22%


6.07%


5.20%


5.68%


Total cost of funds

0.44%


0.51%


0.62%


0.69%


0.80%


0.56%


1.03%


Net interest margin (TE)

4.75%


4.52%


4.66%


4.48%


5.21%


4.60%


4.57%


Non-interest income excluding securities transactions,
















as a percent of total revenue (TE) (1)

25.39%


23.60%


21.10%


12.15%


14.81%


19.84%


13.20%


Efficiency ratio

71.85%


75.68%


70.51%


62.27%


72.76%


69.35%


61.30%

















CAPITAL ADEQUACY (period end)















Stockholders' equity to assets

9.24%


10.14%


10.31%


9.78%


9.81%


9.24%


9.81%


Tangible common equity to tangible assets

8.20%


8.27%


8.41%


7.95%


7.99%


8.20%


7.99%

















EQUITY TO ASSETS RECONCILIATION















Tangible common equity to tangible assets

8.20%


8.27%


8.41%


7.95%


7.99%


8.20%


7.99%


Effect of preferred equity

0.92%


1.74%


1.75%


1.67%


1.69%


0.92%


1.69%


Effect of goodwill and other intangibles

0.12%


0.14%


0.15%


0.16%


0.13%


0.12%


0.13%



Equity to assets (GAAP)

9.24%


10.15%


10.31%


9.78%


9.81%


9.24%


9.81%

















OTHER PERIOD-END DATA















FTE Headcount

866


872


839


827


746


866


746


Assets per FTE

$                   3,486


$                   3,382


$                   3,481


$               3,680


$               4,014


$               3,486


$            4,014


Branch locations

66


66


67


67


62


66


62


Deposits per branch location

$                 39,768


$                 39,093


$                 37,980


$             39,781


$             41,799


$             39,768


$          41,799


















(1)Includes gain from acquisition.

 

AMERIS BANCORP

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands except per share data and FTE headcount)




















Three Months Ended


Twelve Months Ended




Dec.


Sept.


Jun.


Mar.


Dec.


Dec.


Dec.




2012


2012


2012


2012


2011


2012


2011

































INCOME STATEMENT






























Interest income















Interest and fees on loans

$                 30,329


$                 29,165


$                 30,334


$             29,482


$             35,361


$           119,310


$        128,841


Interest on taxable securities

1,737


2,017


2,187


2,309


2,350


8,250


10,254


Interest on nontaxable securities

371


365


374


365


357


1,475


1,321


Interest on deposits in other banks

102


104


108


120


148


434


617


Interest on federal funds sold

-


-


4


6


7


10


38



Total interest income

32,539


31,651


33,007


32,282


38,223


129,479


141,071

















Interest expense















Interest on deposits

$                   2,603


$                   3,005


$                   3,635


$               4,084


$               4,875


$             13,327


$          25,506


Interest on other borrowings

377


408


491


471


580


1,747


2,041



Total interest expense

2,980


3,413


4,126


4,555


5,455


15,074


27,547

















Net interest income

29,559


28,238


28,881


27,727


32,768


114,405


113,524

















Provision for loan losses

4,442


6,540


7,225


12,882


9,019


31,089


32,729

















Net interest income/(loss) after provision for loan losses

$                 25,117


$                 21,698


$                 21,656


$             14,845


$             23,749


$             83,316


$          80,795

















Noninterest income















Service charges on deposit accounts

$                   5,299


$                   5,121


$                   4,770


$               4,386


$               4,483


$             19,576


$          18,081


Mortgage banking activity

4,768


3,740


3,006


1,475


1,209


12,989


2,971


Other service charges, commissions and fees

387


331


322


391


340


1,431


1,247


Gain(loss) on sale of securities

536


-


-


-


-


536


238


Gains from acquisitions

-


-


-


20,037


-


20,037


26,867


Other non-interest income

914


639


777


975


657


3,305


3,403



Total noninterest income

11,904


9,831


8,875


27,264


6,689


57,874


52,807

















Noninterest expense















Salaries and employee benefits

13,021


11,446


10,727


10,262


9,753


45,456


38,068


Occupancy and equipment expenses

3,476


3,190


2,807


3,253


2,642


12,726


11,241


Data processing and telecommunications expenses

3,119


2,510


2,832


1,880


2,610


10,341


10,220


Mortgage banking expenses including commissions

3,589


2,958


1,861


1,483


1,234


9,891


2,622


Credit related expenses (1)

2,548


3,706


3,423


12,739


7,784


22,416


22,448


Advertising and marketing expenses

488


421


364


349


221


1,622


722


Amortization of intangible assets

364


364


412


220


220


1,360


1,002


Goodwill impairment

-


-


-


-


-


0


-


Other non-interest expenses

3,186


4,215


4,197


4,060


4,246


15,657


15,630



Total noninterest expense

29,791


28,810


26,623


34,246


28,710


119,469


101,953

















Operating profit/(loss)

$                   7,230


$                   2,719


$                   3,908


$               7,863


$               1,728


$             21,721


$          31,649


















Income tax (benefit)/expense

2,558


816


1,413


2,498


587


7,285


10,556

















Net income/(loss)

$                   4,672


$                   1,903


$                   2,495


$               5,365


$               1,141


$             14,436


$          21,093

















Preferred stock dividends

1,118


827


817


815


819


3,577


3,241

















Net income/(loss) available














     to common shareholders

$                   3,554


$                   1,076


$                   1,678


$               4,550


$                  322


$             10,859


$          17,852

















Diluted earnings available to common shareholders

0.15


0.04


0.07


0.19


0.01


0.46


0.76


















(1) Includes expenses associated with problem loans and OREO, as well as OREO losses and writedowns.

 

AMERIS BANCORP

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands except per share data and FTE headcount)




























Three Months Ended




Dec.


Sept.


Jun.


Mar.


Dec.




2012


2012


2012


2012


2011













PERIOD-END BALANCE SHEET






















Assets











Cash and due from banks

$                 80,256


$                 57,289


$                 60,126


$             64,963


$             65,528


Federal funds sold and interest bearing balances

193,677


66,872


111,251


194,172


229,042


Investment securities available for sale, at fair value

346,909


361,051


366,980


371,791


339,967


Other investments

6,832


7,003


7,884


10,967


9,878


Mortgage loans held for sale

48,786


29,021


19,659


14,863


11,563














Loans, net of unearned income

1,450,635


1,439,862


1,365,489


1,323,844


1,332,086


Covered loans

507,712


546,234


601,737


653,377


571,489


Less allowance for loan losses

23,593


25,901


26,198


28,689


35,156



Loans, net

1,934,754


1,960,195


1,941,028


1,948,532


1,868,419














Foreclosed assets

39,850


37,325


36,397


36,414


46,680


Covered foreclosed assets

88,273


88,895


83,467


85,803


78,617



Total foreclosed assets

128,123


126,220


119,864


122,217


125,297














Premises and equipment, net

75,983


75,609


75,192


72,755


73,124


Intangible assets, net

3,040


3,404


3,767


4,179


3,250


Goodwill

956


956


956


956


956


FDIC loss sharing receivable

159,724


198,440


203,801


220,016


242,394


Cash value of bank owned life insurance

15,603


50,087


-


-


-


Other assets

24,409


13,236


9,803


17,823


24,889



Total assets

$            3,019,052


$            2,949,383


$            2,920,311


$        3,043,234


$        2,994,307













Liabilities











Deposits:












Noninterest-bearing

$               510,751


$               464,503


$               429,113


$           444,707


$           395,347



Interest-bearing

2,113,912


2,115,614


2,115,559


2,220,653


2,196,219


Total deposits

2,624,663


2,580,117


2,544,672


2,665,360


2,591,566


Federal funds purchased & securities sold under












agreements to repurchase

50,120


17,404


19,800


28,790


37,665


Other borrowings

-


-


3,810


3,810


20,000


Other liabilities

22,983


10,387


8,821


5,308


9,037


Subordinated deferrable interest debentures

42,269


42,269


42,269


42,269


42,269



Total liabilities

2,740,035


2,650,177


2,619,372


2,745,537


2,700,537

























Stockholders' equity










  Preferred stock

$                 27,662


$                 51,207


$                 51,044


$             50,884


$             50,727

  Common stock

25,155


25,155


25,155


25,150


25,087

  Capital surplus

164,949


164,182


166,685


166,579


166,639

  Retained earnings

65,710


62,156


61,081


59,402


54,852

  Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)

6,607


7,337


7,805


6,513


7,296

  Less treasury stock

(11,066)


(10,831)


(10,831)


(10,831)


(10,831)



Total stockholders' equity

279,017


299,206


300,939


297,697


293,770



Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$            3,019,052


$            2,949,383


$            2,920,311


$        3,043,234


$        2,994,307

























Other Data










Earning Assets

2,547,719


2,443,040


2,465,116


2,558,047


2,484,147

Intangible Assets

3,996


4,360


4,723


5,135


4,206

Interest Bearing Liabilities

2,206,301


2,175,287


2,181,438


2,295,522


2,296,153

Average Assets

2,985,116


2,935,715


2,966,527


2,978,469


2,965,799

Average Common Stockholders' Equity

240,787


242,614


243,463


242,817


248,729

 

AMERIS BANCORP

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands except per share data and FTE headcount)




































Three Months Ended


Twelve Months Ended




Dec.


Sept.


Jun.


Mar.


Dec.


Dec.


Dec.




2012


2012


2012


2012


2011


2012


2011

















ASSET QUALITY INFORMATION (1)






























Allowance for loan losses















Balance at beginning of period

$                 25,901


$                 26,198


$                 28,689


$             35,156


$             35,238


$             35,156


$          34,576














-


-


Provision for loan loss (2)

4,091


5,690


6,070


12,600


8,243


28,451


30,341



















Charge-offs

6,996


6,092


8,738


19,337


8,909


41,163


31,623



Recoveries

597


105


177


270


584


1,149


1,862


Net charge-offs (recoveries)

6,399


5,987


8,561


19,067


8,325


40,014


29,761


















Ending balance

$                 23,593


$                 25,901


$                 26,198


$             28,689


$             35,156


$             23,593


$          35,156


















As a percentage of loans

1.63%


1.80%


1.92%


2.17%


2.64%


1.63%


2.64%


As a percentage of nonperforming loans

60.67%


67.76%


58.98%


54.90%


49.64%


60.67%


49.64%

































Net charge-off information















Charge-offs















Commercial, Financial and Agricultural

$                      562


$                      235


$                      499


$                  155


$               1,952


$               1,451


$            5,807


Real Estate - Residential

2,080


2,268


2,251


2,123


1,758


8,722


5,399


Real Estate - Commercial and Farmland

2,352


715


4,520


12,964


829


20,551


8,680


Real Estate - Construction and Development

1,561


2,608


1,281


3,930


4,129


9,380


10,988


Consumer Installment

441


266


187


165


241


1,059


749


Other

-


-


-


-


-


-


-



Total charge-offs

6,996


6,092


8,738


19,337


8,909


41,163


31,623


















Recoveries















Commercial, Financial and Agricultural

56


23


30


48


21


157


174


Real Estate - Residential

26


37


21


141


39


225


146


Real Estate - Commercial and Farmland

450


8


8


16


9


482


52


Real Estate - Construction and Development

17


4


2


17


494


40


1,367


Consumer Installment

48


33


116


48


21


245


123


Other

-


-


-


-


-


-


-



Total recoveries

597


105


177


270


584


1,149


1,862


















Net charge-offs (recoveries)

$                   6,399


$                   5,987


$                   8,561


$             19,067


$               8,325


$             40,014


$          29,761

















































Non-accrual loans

38,885


38,225


44,421


52,258


70,823


38,885


70,823

Foreclosed assets 

39,850


37,325


36,397


36,414


46,680


39,850


46,680

Accruing loans delinquent 90 days or more

-


-


1


-


-


-


-

Total non-performing assets

78,735


75,550


80,819


88,672


117,503


78,735


117,503

















Non-performing assets as a percent of total assets

2.61%


2.56%


2.77%


2.91%


3.92%


2.61%


3.92%

Net charge offs as a percent of loans (Annualized)

1.75%


1.65%


2.52%


5.79%


2.48%


2.76%


2.23%

































(1) Asset quality information is presented net of covered assets where the Company's risk exposure is limited substantially by loss sharing agreements with the FDIC.



(2) During 2011 and 2012, the Company recorded provision for loan loss expense to account for losses where the initial estimate of cash flows was found to be excessive on loans


      acquired in FDIC assisted acquisitions.  These amounts are excluded from the calculation above but reflected in the Company's Consolidated Statement of Operations.



 

AMERIS BANCORP

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands except per share data and FTE headcount)




























For the quarter ended:




Dec.


Sept.


Jun.


Mar.


Dec.



Loans by Type

2012


2012


2012


2012


2011



Commercial, financial & agricultural

$               174,217


$               189,374


$               174,903


$           149,320


$           142,960



Real estate - construction & development

114,199


125,315


124,556


122,331


130,270



Real estate - commercial & farmland

732,322


713,240


675,404


658,054


672,765



Real estate - residential

346,480


343,332


332,124


328,053


330,727



Consumer installment

40,178


43,441


41,431


42,085


37,296



Other

43,239


25,160


17,071


24,001


18,068



    Total Legacy (non-covered)

$            1,450,635


$            1,439,862


$            1,365,489


$        1,323,844


$        1,332,086















Commercial, financial & agricultural

$                 32,606


$                 37,167


$                 41,372


$             43,157


$             41,867



Real estate - construction & development

70,184


73,356


83,991


93,430


77,077



Real estate - commercial & farmland

278,506


298,903


322,393


350,244


321,257



Real estate - residential

125,056


135,154


150,683


162,768


127,644



Consumer installment

1,360


1,654


3,298


3,778


3,644



    Total Covered (at fair value)

$               507,712


$               546,234


$               601,737


$           653,377


$           571,489















Total Loan Portfolio:












Commercial, financial & agricultural

$               206,823


$               226,541


$               216,275


$           192,477


$           184,827



Real estate - construction & development

184,383


198,671


208,547


215,761


207,347



Real estate - commercial & farmland

1,010,828


1,012,143


997,797


1,008,298


994,022



Real estate - residential

471,536


478,486


482,807


490,821


458,371



Consumer installment

41,538


45,095


44,729


45,863


40,940



Other

43,239


25,160


17,071


24,001


18,068



    Total Loans

$            1,958,347


$            1,986,096


$            1,967,226


$        1,977,221


$        1,903,575







































Troubled Debt Restructurings:












Accruing loan types:












Commercial, financial & agricultural

$                      802


$                      804


$                          -


$                      -


$                       -



Real estate - construction & development

1,735


1,481


1,205


1,305


1,774



Real estate - commercial & farmland

8,947


9,540


13,293


17,765


9,622



Real estate - residential

7,254


8,068


8,472


7,778


6,555



Consumer installment

6


-


-


-


-



    Total Accruing TDRs

$                 18,744


$                 19,893


$                 22,970


$             26,848


$             17,951















Non-accruing loan types:












Commercial, financial & agricultural

$                           -


$                           -


$                        18


$                      -


$                       -



Real estate - construction & development

-


-


1,124


1,626


2,122



Real estate - commercial & farmland

4,149


2,770


2,815


2,176


4,737



Real estate - residential

1,022


620


1,213


1,065


1,296



Consumer installment

-


-


-


-


-



    Total Non-accrual TDRs

$                   5,171


$                   3,390


$                   5,170


$               4,867


$               8,155















Total Troubled Debt Restructurings

$                 23,915


$                 23,283


$                 28,140


$             31,715


$             26,106





































The following table presents the non-covered loan portfolio by risk grade:











Grade 10 - Prime credit

$                 32,993


$                 34,809


$                 28,282


$             26,454


$             23,930



Grade 15 - Good credit

236,500


244,466


251,157


256,854


261,489



Grade 20 - Satisfactory credit

641,950


592,282


540,562


495,252


485,364



Grade 23 - Performing, under-collateralized credit

31,433


30,176


30,131


29,631


29,730



Grade 25 - Minimum acceptable credit

399,210


427,599


397,984


387,133


386,365



Grade 30 - Other asset especially mentioned

35,298


35,478


36,307


42,329


41,584



Grade 40 - Substandard

72,994


74,606


80,824


85,666


102,947



Grade 50 - Doubtful

257


446


242


522


677



Grade 60 - Loss

-


-


-


3


-



  Total

$            1,450,635


$            1,439,862


$            1,365,489


$        1,323,844


$        1,332,086

 

AMERIS BANCORP

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands except per share data and FTE headcount)




































Three Months Ended


Twelve Months Ended




Dec.


Sept.


Jun.


Mar.


Dec.


Dec.


Dec.




2012


2012


2012


2012


2011


2012


2011

































AVERAGE BALANCES
































Federal funds sold

$                        57


$                        10


$                 17,665


$             27,160


$             29,108


$             14,800


$          30,206



Interest bearing deposits in banks

152,875


125,775


128,008


157,223


203,031


140,701


213,409



Investment securities - taxable

300,773


316,967


324,879


309,592


293,821