News Releases
Ameris Bancorp Announces Financial Results For Third Quarter 2017

MOULTRIE, Ga., Oct. 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Ameris Bancorp (Nasdaq: ABCB) (the "Company") today reported net income of $20.2 million, or $0.54 per diluted share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2017, compared with $21.6 million, or $0.61 per diluted share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2016.  For the year-to-date period ending September 30, 2017, the Company reported net income of $64.4 million, or $1.74 per diluted share, compared with $53.9 million, or $1.56 per diluted share, for the same period in 2016.  Results for the quarter were affected by additional charges associated with Bank Secrecy Act compliance, as well as expenses from the impact of Hurricane Irma.

Ameris Bancorp logo. (PRNewsFoto/Ameris Bancorp)

The Company reported adjusted operating net income of $23.6 million, or $0.63 per diluted share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2017, compared with $21.7 million, or $0.62 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2016.  The Company reported adjusted operating net income of $68.7 million, or $1.86 per diluted share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared with $58.4 million, or $1.69 per diluted share, for the same period of 2016.  Adjusted operating net income excludes certain after-tax costs associated with compliance-resolution charges, expenses resulting from Hurricane Irma and acquisitions and sales of premises, as shown in the following summary of the adjustments between reported net income and adjusted operating net income:


Three Months Ended


Nine Months Ended

Adjusted Operating Net Income Reconciliation

September
2017


September
2016


September
2017


September
2016









Net income available to common shareholders

$             20,158


$                  21,557


$                  64,398


$               53,923









Merger and conversion charges

92


-


494


6,359

Certain compliance-resolution expenses

4,729


-


4,729


-

Financial impact of Hurricane Irma

410


-


410


-

Losses (gains) on the sale of premises

91


238


956


562

Tax effect of management-adjusted charges

(1,863)


(83)


(2,306)


(2,422)

Plus: After tax management-adjusted charges

3,459


155


4,283


4,499

       Adjusted Operating Net income

23,617


21,712


68,681


58,422









Reported net income per diluted share:

$                 0.54


$                      0.61


$                      1.74


$                  1.56

Adjusted operating net income per diluted share:

$                 0.63


$                      0.62


$                      1.86


$                  1.69









Reported return on average assets

1.07%


1.35%


1.20%


1.19%

Adjusted operating return on average assets

1.26%


1.36%


1.28%


1.29%

Commenting on the Company's quarterly results, Edwin W. Hortman, Jr., the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "During the quarter, we incurred a substantial amount of expense to resolve BSA compliance issues in an accelerated fashion.  Excluding this expense, our operating results were strong.  Our margin, excluding accretion income, expanded by approximately three basis points, we had core loan growth of almost $313 million, or 24% annualized, and our average deposits were 12% higher in the current quarter than a year ago."

Highlights of the Company's performance and results for the third quarter of 2017 include the following:

  • Adjusted operating return on average assets of 1.26% and adjusted return on average tangible equity of 14.28%
  • Organic loan growth of $312.9 million for the quarter, reflecting an annualized growth rate of 24.3%
  • Excluding accretion, increases in net interest margin of 3 bps to 3.80% in the third quarter of 2017, from 3.77% in the second quarter of 2017 and 5 bps improvement from 3.75% in the third quarter of 2016
  • Growth in average deposits during the third quarter of 2017 to $5.84 billion, an increase of 11.8%, or $615.9 million, over the same period in 2016
  • 9.2% increase in total revenue, to $93.9 million, in the third quarter of 2017, compared with total revenue of $85.9 million in the third quarter of 2016
  • Increase in tangible book value per share to $17.78, compared with $17.24 per share at June 30, 2017
  • Adjusted operating efficiency ratio, on a tax-equivalent basis, essentially flat at 61.09% in the third quarter of 2017
  • Steady capital ratios despite strong growth rates, with tangible common equity to tangible assets equal to 8.81% at September 30, 2017, compared with 8.84% at June 30, 2017

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin
The Company's net interest margin, excluding the effect of accretion, improved during the quarter to 3.80%, compared with 3.77% in the second quarter of 2017.  Compared with the same quarter in 2016, net interest margin has improved by five basis points while average earning assets grew $1.11 billion over this period. 

Net interest income (taxable equivalent) for the third quarter of 2017 totaled $68.7 million, an increase of $10.6 million, or 18.3%, compared with $58.0 million reported for the third quarter of 2016.  Accretion income in the current quarter decreased to $2.7 million, compared with $2.9 million in the second quarter of 2017 and $3.6 million in the third quarter of 2016.  Higher levels of net interest income resulted mostly from growth in average loans outstanding of approximately $1.09 billion since the third quarter of 2016.  Average balances of short-term assets and investments, as a percentage of average earning assets, decreased to 14.1% for the current quarter, from 16.4% for the same quarter in 2016.  At the current quarter's end, loans outstanding represented 86.1% of total earning assets, compared with 83.9% at September 30, 2016.

Interest income on a tax-equivalent basis increased to $78.1 million in the third quarter of 2017, an increase of $15.0 million, or 23.7%, from the same quarter in 2016.  Yields on total earning assets moved higher during the quarter to 4.50%, compared with 4.45% for the second quarter of 2017 and 4.35% for the third quarter of 2016.  Yields on all loans, excluding the effect of accretion, increased to 4.65% in the current quarter of 2017, compared with 4.59% in the second quarter of 2017 and 4.49% in the third quarter of 2016.  Loan production in the banking division during the third quarter of 2017 totaled $463.7 million, with weighted average yields of 4.77%, compared with $527.8 million and 4.56%, respectively, in the second quarter of 2017 and $568.3 million and 4.14%, respectively, in the third quarter of 2016.  Loan production in the lines of business (to include retail mortgage, warehouse lending, SBA and premium finance) amounted to an additional $1.6 billion during the third quarter of 2017.

Interest expense during the current quarter of 2017 increased to $9.5 million, compared with $5.1 million in the same quarter in 2016.  The Company's cost of funds increased slightly to 0.57% in the third quarter of 2017 as compared with 0.52% in the second quarter of 2017.  The cost of deposits increased to 0.35% in the third quarter of 2017, compared with 0.32% in the second quarter of 2017.  Interest expense on non-deposit borrowings increased during the quarter to $4.3 million, compared with $3.7 million in the second quarter of 2017.  Overall costs on these funding sources decreased from a rate standpoint over the quarter, but the Company's use of these sources has increased from 10.6% of total funding in the second quarter of 2017 to 11.9% in the third quarter of 2017.  Management is comfortable with the current level of non-deposit borrowings, particularly in light of an accelerating pace of deposit growth and the shorter incremental duration of the loan portfolio in certain specialty lines of business.

Non-interest Income
Non-interest income in the third quarter of 2017 was $27.0 million, a decrease from the $28.9 million reported in the third quarter of 2016.  Service charges in the third quarter of 2017 were $10.5 million, a decrease of $823,000, or 7.3%, compared with the same quarter in 2016.  Service charge-related revenues on commercial and consumer accounts increased, while NSF fee income continued to decline.

Revenue from the Company's retail mortgage operations was $16.5 million, an increase of 4.4% compared with the same quarter in 2016, but flat compared with the second quarter of 2017.  Net income for the Company's retail mortgage division increased 6.9% during the third quarter of 2017 to $3.0 million, compared with $2.8 million in the third quarter of 2016.   However, profitability for the retail mortgage division in the third quarter declined compared with the second quarter of 2017 due to increased compensation costs and recruiting costs associated with hiring 15 additional mortgage production officers during the quarter.  Total retail production during the current quarter was $401.7 million, compared with $410.8 million in the third quarter of 2016.  Spreads (gain on sale) on the Company's production decreased to 3.30% in the current quarter, compared with 3.69% in the same quarter of 2016.  Open pipelines at the end of the quarter were $158.4 million, compared with $174.3 million at the beginning of the third quarter of 2017 and $145.4 million at the end of the third quarter of 2016. 

Net income for the Company's warehouse lending division decreased during the quarter, from $1.4 million in the third quarter of 2016 to $1.1 million in the third quarter of 2017.  Loan production decreased from $1.1 billion in the third quarter of 2016 to approximately $957.3 million in the current quarter.  The decline in profitability is attributable to an increase of $121,000 in the division's provision for loan loss expense and $262,000 of additional cost of funds allocated to the division.

Revenues from the Company's SBA division were $2.1 million during the third quarter of both 2017 and 2016.  However, primarily due to reduced provision for loan loss expense, net income for the division increased 9.7% from $668,000 for the third quarter of 2016 to $734,000 for the third quarter of 2017. 

Revenues from the Company's premium finance division were strong, increasing 49.6% (annualized) to $6.5 million in the third quarter of 2017.  Growth in the premium finance division's outstanding balances as well as quarterly production have exceeded management's expectations and contributed to the division's net income for the current quarter of $1.8 million.  The Company continues to recruit sales officers and support staff to support the division and believes that these attractive growth rates can be sustained into 2018 and 2019.

Non-interest Expense
During the third quarter of 2017, the Company recorded $5.3 million of management adjusted non-operating expenses, most of which were centered in an additional $4.7 million of compliance-related charges and $410,000 of hurricane-related charges, compared with an aggregate of $238,000 for similar expenses recorded in the third quarter of 2016.  Excluding these charges, operating expenses increased approximately $5.4 million, to $58.4 million, from $53.0 million in the third quarter of 2016.  The additional compliance-related charges resulted from the completion of certain look-back procedures that were required by the FDIC for the Company's compliance with its consent order relating to Bank Secrecy Act matters.

Expenses associated with the Company's new division, US Premium Finance, were $3.6 million in the third quarter of 2017 and represented the majority of the total increase in operating expenses against the same quarter of 2016.  Additionally, the Company incurred approximately $488,000 of operating expenses related to the new equipment finance line of business and approximately $1 million of recurring operating expenses (compensation and consulting charges) associated with the expanded staffing and processes in BSA. 

Salaries and benefits increased by $4.6 million, or 16.4%, to $32.6 million in the current quarter of 2017, compared with $28.0 million in the third quarter of 2016.  Increases in salaries and benefits from the third quarter of 2016 to the third quarter of 2017 relating to the Company's ongoing Bank Secrecy Act compliance efforts, expenses associated with the addition of the premium finance division and expenses resulting from the addition of the equipment finance line of business were $1.1 million, $1.3 million and $421,000, respectively.  Higher incentive accruals for the Company's production staff, as well as increased commissions in the mortgage and SBA divisions, accounted for the remaining increase in compensation costs. 

Occupancy costs were flat at approximately $6.0 million during the current quarter of 2017 compared with the same quarter in 2016.  Tighter controls on expenses were the principal drivers of minimal increases in these costs.  Data processing and telecommunications costs remained stable, at approximately $7.0 million, compared with the second quarter of 2017, but increased by 14.0% compared with the third quarter of 2016. 

Total credit costs (provision and non-provision credit resolution-related costs) totaled $3.1 million in the third quarter of 2017, compared with $2.3 million in the same quarter in 2016 and $2.8 million in the second quarter of 2017.

Balance Sheet Trends
Total assets at September 30, 2017 were $7.65 billion, compared with $6.89 billion at December 31, 2016 and $7.40 billion at June 30, 2017. 

Loans, including loans held for sale, totaled $6.09 billion at September 30, 2017, compared with $5.37 billion at December 31, 2016 and $5.82 billion at June 30, 2017.  During the quarter, growth in core loans (legacy and purchased non-covered loans) increased by $312.9 million, or 24.3%, on an annualized basis.  Growth in core loans (legacy and purchased non-covered loans) for the year-to-date period in 2017 totaled $802.8 million, or 23.1% on an annualized basis, compared with $534.6 million, or an annualized growth rate of 22.4%, for the same period in 2016.  The Company's efforts to manage a diversified loan portfolio have resulted in concentration levels that are solidly below the regulatory guidance.  Loans held for sale, which includes both residential mortgage and SBA-guaranteed loans, decreased $9.4 million during the third quarter of 2017. 

Loan production and growth associated with the new premium finance division continue to meet forecasted levels.  Loans outstanding for the division grew $11.3 million, or 9.5% annualized, from $476.6 million at the end of the second quarter of 2017 to $487.9 million at the end of the third quarter of 2017. 

Lending activity in the Company's new equipment finance line of business, which provides financing for heavy equipment in the manufacturing, transportation and construction sectors, increased during the third quarter of 2017, resulting in outstanding balances of $49.4 million at the end of the quarter, compared with $15.9 million at the end of the second quarter of 2017.  The line of business finished the quarter with approved and unfunded credit totaling $92.2 million, with an additional active pipeline of $90.3 million.  Management expects additional approvals through the remainder of the year and that usage on approved lines will increase and support the Company's overall growth goals for the remainder of 2017 and into early 2018.

Investment securities at the end of the third quarter of 2017 were $867.6 million, or 12.3% of earning assets, compared with $852.2 million, or 13.5% of earning assets, at December 31, 2016. 

At September 30, 2017, total deposits amounted to $5.90 billion, or 86.7% of total funding, compared with $5.58 billion and 89.8%, respectively, at December 31, 2016.  Non-interest bearing deposits at the end of the current quarter were $1.72 billion, or 29.1% of total deposits, compared with $1.57 billion, or 28.2%, at December 31, 2016.  Non-rate sensitive deposits (including non-interest bearing, NOW and savings) totaled $3.21 billion at September 30, 2017, compared with $3.17 billion at the end of 2016.  These funds represented 54.4% of the Company's total deposits at September 30, 2017, compared with 56.9% at the end of 2016.

Shareholders' equity at September 30, 2017 totaled $801.9 million, compared with $646.4 million at December 31, 2016.  The increase in shareholders' equity was the result of the issuance of shares of common stock in the Company's public offering in the first quarter of 2017, plus earnings of $64.4 million during the first nine months of 2017.  Tangible book value per share at September 30, 2017 was $17.78, up 23.3% from $14.42 at the end of 2016.  Tangible common equity as a percentage of tangible assets was 8.81% at the end of the third quarter of 2017, compared with 7.46% at the end of 2016. 

Conference Call
The Company will host a conference call at 10:00 a.m. EDT today (October 19, 2017) to discuss the Company's results and answer appropriate questions.  The conference call can be accessed by dialing 1-877-504-1190 (or 1-855-669-9657 for participants in Canada and 1-412-902-6630 for other international participants).  The conference ID name is Ameris Bancorp ABCB.  A replay of the call will be available beginning one hour after the end of the conference call until November 2, 2017.  To listen to the replay, dial 1-877-344-7529 (or 1-855-669-9658 for participants in Canada and 1-412-317-0088 for other international participants).  The conference replay access code is 10112464.  The conference call replay and the financial information discussed will also be available on the Investor Relations page of the Ameris Bank website at www.amerisbank.com.

About Ameris Bancorp
Ameris Bancorp is a bank holding company headquartered in Moultrie, Georgia.  The Company's banking subsidiary, Ameris Bank, had 97 locations in Georgia, Alabama, northern Florida and South Carolina at the end of the most recent quarter.  

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


Nine Months Ended




Sept.


Jun.


Mar.


Dec.


Sept.


Sept.


Sept.




2017


2017


2017


2016


2016


2017


2016

















EARNINGS































Net Income 

$                 20,158


$                 23,087


$                 21,153


$             18,177


$                21,557


$          64,398


$         53,923


















Adjusted Operating Net Income

$                 23,617


$                 23,458


$                 21,606


$             22,205


$                21,712


$          68,681


$         58,422

















PER COMMON SHARE DATA















Earnings per share available to common
shareholders:
















Basic

$                     0.54


$                     0.62


$                     0.59


$                 0.52


$                    0.62


$              1.76


$             1.58



Diluted

$                     0.54


$                     0.62


$                     0.59


$                 0.52


$                    0.61


$              1.74


$             1.56



Operating Diluted EPS

$                     0.63


$                     0.63


$                     0.60


$                 0.63


$                    0.62


$              1.86


$             1.69


Cash Dividends per share

$                     0.10


$                     0.10


$                     0.10


$                 0.10


$                    0.10


$              0.30


$             0.20


Book value per share (period end)

$                   21.54


$                   21.03


$                   20.42


$               18.51


$                  18.42


$            21.54


$           18.42


Tangible book value per share (period end)

$                   17.78


$                   17.24


$                   16.60


$               14.42


$                  14.38


$            17.78


$           14.38


Weighted average number of shares:
















Basic

37,225,418


37,162,810


35,664,420


34,915,459


34,869,747


36,689,934


34,155,556



Diluted

37,552,667


37,489,348


36,040,240


35,293,035


35,194,739


37,017,486


34,470,101


Period-end number of shares

37,231,049


37,222,904


37,128,714


34,921,474


34,891,304


37,231,049


34,891,304


Market data:
















High intraday price

$                   51.28


$                   49.80


$                   49.50


$               47.70


$                  36.20


$            51.28


$           36.20



Low intraday price

$                   41.05


$                   42.60


$                   41.60


$               34.61


$                  28.90


$            41.05


$           24.96



Period end closing price

$                   48.00


$                   48.20


$                   46.10


$               43.60


$                  34.95


$            48.00


$           34.95



Average daily volume

168,911


169,617


242,982


191,894


166,841


193,555


211,351

















PERFORMANCE RATIOS















Return on average assets

1.07%


1.29%


1.24%


1.10%


1.35%


1.20%


1.19%


Return on average common equity

10.04%


11.95%


12.33%


11.06%


13.39%


11.39%


12.01%


Earning asset yield (TE)

4.50%


4.45%


4.38%


4.34%


4.35%


4.44%


4.35%


Total cost of funds

0.57%


0.52%


0.42%


0.38%


0.36%


0.51%


0.35%


Net interest margin (TE)

3.95%


3.95%


3.97%


3.95%


3.99%


3.96%


4.01%


Non-interest income excluding securities
transactions,
as a percent of total revenue
(TE)

25.68%


27.81%


27.27%


27.32%


31.36%


26.90%


31.29%


Efficiency ratio

67.94%


61.02%


61.52%


67.05%


61.91%


63.57%


66.15%

















CAPITAL ADEQUACY (period end)















Stockholders' equity to assets

10.48%


10.58%


10.69%


9.38%


9.90%


10.48%


9.90%


Tangible common equity to tangible assets

8.81%


8.84%


8.86%


7.46%


7.90%


8.81%


7.90%

















EQUITY TO ASSETS RECONCILIATION















Tangible common equity to tangible assets

8.81%


8.84%


8.86%


7.46%


7.90%


8.81%


7.90%


Effect of goodwill and other intangibles

1.67%


1.74%


1.82%


1.92%


2.00%


1.67%


2.00%



Equity to assets (GAAP)

10.48%


10.58%


10.69%


9.38%


9.90%


10.48%


9.90%

















OTHER PERIOD-END DATA















Banking Division FTE

1,080


1,082


1,039


1,014


987


1,080


987


Retail Mortgage Division FTE

272


268


252


254


254


272


254


Warehouse Lending Division FTE

8


8


8


9


5


8


5


SBA Division FTE

23


23


20


21


24


23


24


Premium Finance Division FTE

62


56


50


-


-


62


-



Total Ameris Bancorp FTE Headcount

1,445


1,437


1,369


1,298


1,270


1,445


1,270


















Assets per Banking Division FTE

$                   7,083


$                   6,837


$                   6,829


$               6,797


$                  6,579


$            7,083


$           6,579


Branch locations

97


97


97


97


99


97


99


Deposits per branch location

$                 60,778


$                 59,726


$                 58,169


$             57,476


$                53,597


$          60,778


$         53,597

































































AMERIS BANCORP

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(unaudited)

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




















Three Months Ended


Nine Months Ended




Sept.


Jun.


Mar.


Dec.


Sept.


Sept.


Sept.




2017


2017


2017


2016


2016


2017


2016

































INCOME STATEMENT






























Interest income















Interest and fees on loans

$                 70,462


$                 65,464


$                 61,521


$             57,982


$                57,322


$        197,447


$       160,677


Interest on taxable securities

5,062


5,195


4,800


4,348


4,336


15,057


13,476


Interest on nontaxable securities

392


401


416


425


397


1,209


1,297


Interest on deposits in other banks

406


351


313


193


147


1,070


634


Interest on federal funds sold

-


-


-


8


8


-


25



Total interest income

76,322


71,411


67,050


62,956


62,210


214,783


176,109

















Interest expense















Interest on deposits

$                   5,136


$                   4,580


$                   3,763


$               3,680


$                  3,074


$          13,479


$           8,730


Interest on other borrowings

4,331


3,674


2,697


1,997


2,069


10,702


5,287



Total interest expense

9,467


8,254


6,460


5,677


5,143


24,181


14,017

















Net interest income

66,855


63,157


60,590


57,279


57,067


190,602


162,092

















Provision for loan losses

1,787


2,205


1,836


1,710


811


5,828


2,381

















Net interest income after provision for loan losses

$                 65,068


$                 60,952


$                 58,754


$             55,569


$                56,256


$        184,774


$       159,711

















Noninterest income















Service charges on deposit accounts

$                 10,535


$                 10,616


$                 10,563


$             11,036


$                11,358


$          31,714


$         31,709


Mortgage banking activity

13,340


13,943


11,215


9,878


14,067


38,498


38,420


Other service charges, commissions and fees

699


729


709


706


791


2,137


2,869


Gain(loss) on sale of securities

-


37


-


-


-


37


94


Other non-interest income

2,425


2,864


3,219


2,652


2,648


8,508


8,437



Total noninterest income

26,999


28,189


25,706


24,272


28,864


80,894


81,529

















Noninterest expense















Salaries and employee benefits

32,583


29,132


27,794


25,137


27,982


89,509


81,700


Occupancy and equipment expenses

6,036


6,146


5,877


6,337


5,989


18,059


18,060


Data processing and telecommunications expenses

7,050


7,028


6,572


6,244


6,185


20,650


18,347


Credit resolution related expenses (1)

1,347


599


933


1,083


1,526


2,879


5,089


Advertising and marketing expenses

1,247


1,259


1,106


1,273


1,249


3,612


2,908


Amortization of intangible assets

941


1,013


1,036


1,044


993


2,990


3,332


Merger and conversion charges

92


-


402


17


-


494


6,359


Other non-interest expenses

14,471


10,562


9,373


13,542


9,275


34,406


25,363



Total noninterest expense

63,767


55,739


53,093


54,677


53,199


172,599


161,158

















Income before income taxes

$                 28,300


$                 33,402


$                 31,367


$             25,164


$                31,921


$          93,069


$         80,082


















Income tax expense

8,142


10,315


10,214


6,987


10,364


28,671


26,159

















Net income

$                 20,158


$                 23,087


$                 21,153


$             18,177


$                21,557


$          64,398


$         53,923

















Diluted earnings available to common shareholders

0.54


0.62


0.59


0.52


0.61


1.74


1.56


















(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




Sept.


Jun.


Mar.


Dec.


Sept.




2017


2017


2017


2016


2016













PERIOD-END BALANCE SHEET






















Assets











Cash and due from banks

$               131,071


$               139,500


$               127,164


$           127,164


$              123,270


Federal funds sold and interest bearing deposits in banks

112,844


137,811


232,045


71,221


90,801


Investment securities available for sale, at fair value

819,593


818,693


830,765


822,735


838,124


Other investments

47,977


42,495


35,950


29,464


24,578


Loans held for sale

137,392


146,766


105,637


105,924


126,263














Loans, net of unearned income

4,574,678


4,230,228


3,785,480


3,626,821


3,091,039


Purchased loans (excluding loan pools)

917,126


950,499


1,006,935


1,069,191


1,129,381


Purchased loan pools

465,218


490,114


529,099


568,314


624,886


Less allowance for loan losses

(25,966)


(25,101)


(25,250)


(23,920)


(22,963)



Loans, net

5,931,056


5,645,740


5,296,264


5,240,406


4,822,343














Other real estate owned

9,391


11,483


10,466


10,874


10,392


Purchased other real estate owned

9,946


11,330


11,668


12,540


15,126



Total other real estate owned

19,337


22,813


22,134


23,414


25,518














Premises and equipment, net

119,458


121,108


121,610


121,217


122,191


Goodwill

125,532


125,532


125,532


125,532


122,545


Other intangibles, net

14,437


15,378


16,391


17,428


18,472


Deferred income taxes, net

39,365


41,124


41,505


40,776


37,626


Cash value of bank owned life insurance

79,241


78,834


78,442


78,053


77,637


Other assets

72,517


62,064


61,417


88,697


64,127



Total assets

$            7,649,820


$            7,397,858


$            7,094,856


$        6,892,031


$           6,493,495













Liabilities











Deposits:












Noninterest-bearing

$            1,718,022


$            1,672,918


$            1,654,723


$        1,573,389


$           1,563,316



Interest-bearing

4,177,482


4,120,479


3,987,646


4,001,774


3,742,782


Total deposits

5,895,504


5,793,397


5,642,369


5,575,163


5,306,098


Federal funds purchased & securities sold under












agreements to repurchase

14,156


18,400


40,415


53,505


42,647


Other borrowings

808,572


679,591


525,669


492,321


373,461


Subordinated deferrable interest debentures

85,220


84,889


84,559


84,228


83,898


Other liabilities

44,447


38,899


43,628


40,377


44,808



Total liabilities

6,847,899


6,615,176


6,336,640


6,245,594


5,850,912

























Shareholders' equity










  Preferred stock

$                           -


$                           -


$                          -


$                      -


$                         -

  Common stock

38,706


38,698


38,603


36,378


36,348

  Capital surplus

506,779


505,803


503,543


410,276


409,630

  Retained earnings

267,694


251,259


231,894


214,454


199,769

  Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

3,241


1,421


(1,209)


(1,058)


10,449

  Less treasury stock

(14,499)


(14,499)


(14,615)


(13,613)


(13,613)



Total shareholders' equity

801,921


782,682


758,216


646,437


642,583



Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$            7,649,820


$            7,397,858


$            7,094,856


$        6,892,031


$           6,493,495

























Other Data










Earning Assets

7,074,828


6,816,606


6,525,911


6,293,670


5,925,072

Intangible Assets

139,969


140,910


141,923


142,960


141,017

Interest Bearing Liabilities

5,085,430


4,903,359


4,638,289


4,631,828


4,242,788

Average Assets

7,461,367


7,152,024


6,915,965


6,573,344


6,330,350

Average Common Stockholders' Equity

796,856


774,664


695,830


653,991


640,382

 

 

AMERIS BANCORP

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(unaudited)

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




































Three Months Ended


Nine Months Ended




Sept.


Jun.


Mar.


Dec.


Sept.


Sept.


Sept.




2017


2017


2017


2016


2016


2017


2016

















ASSET QUALITY INFORMATION






























Allowance for loan losses















Balance at beginning of period

$                 25,101


$                 25,250


$                 23,920


$             22,963


$                21,734


$          23,920


$         21,062


















Provision for loan loss

1,787


2,205


1,836


1,710


811


5,828


2,381



















Charge-offs

2,443


3,284


1,102


1,686


1,451


6,829


4,641



Recoveries

1,521


930


596


933


1,869


3,047


4,161


Net charge-offs (recoveries)

922


2,354


506


753


(418)


3,782


480


















Ending balance

$                 25,966


$                 25,101


$                 25,250


$             23,920


$                22,963


$          25,966


$         22,963

















































Net charge-off information















Charge-offs















Commercial, financial & agricultural

$                   1,091


$                      701


$                      104


$                  726


$                     326


$            1,896


$           1,273


Real estate - residential

852


963


216


239


292


2,031


883


Real estate - commercial & farmland

18


386


9


-


-


413


708


Real estate - construction & development

1


41


53


264


60


95


324


Consumer installment

320


438


164


159


74


922


192


Purchased loans (excluding loan pools)

161


755


556


298


699


1,472


1,261


Purchased loan pools

-


-


-


-


-


-


-



Total charge-offs

2,443


3,284


1,102


1,686


1,451


6,829


4,641


















Recoveries















Commercial, financial & agricultural

409


221


69


121


119


699


279


Real estate - residential

56


73


61


23


40


190


368


Real estate - commercial & farmland

26


121


9


78


13


156


191


Real estate - construction & development

126


98


20


16


131


244


474


Consumer installment

17


44


17


8


78


78


119


Purchased loans (excluding loan pools)

887


373


420


687


1,488


1,680


2,730


Purchased loan pools

-


-


-


-


-


-


-



Total recoveries

1,521


930


596


933


1,869


3,047


4,161


















Net charge-offs (recoveries)

$                      922


$                   2,354


$                      506


$                  753


$                   (418)


$            3,782


$              480

















































Non-accrual loans (excluding purchased loans)

15,325


17,083


18,281


18,114


16,379


15,325


16,379

Non-accrual purchased loans

19,049


17,357


23,606


22,966


23,827


19,049


23,827

Non-accrual purchased loan pools

915


918


-


-


864


915


864

Foreclosed assets (excluding purchased assets)

9,391


11,483


10,466


10,874


10,392


9,391


10,392

Purchased other real estate owned

9,946


11,330


11,668


12,540


15,126


9,946


15,126

Accruing loans delinquent 90 days or more
(excluding purchased loans)

2,941


1,784


933


-


-


2,941


-

Accruing purchased loans delinquent 90 days or
more

-


147


-


-


-


-


-

Total non-performing assets

57,567


60,102


64,954


64,494


66,588


57,567


66,588

















Non-performing assets as a percent of total assets

0.75%


0.81%


0.92%


0.94%


1.03%


0.75%


1.03%

Net charge offs as a percent of average loans
(annualized)

0.06%


0.17%


0.04%


0.06%


-0.04%


0.09%


0.01%

Net charge offs, excluding purchased loans as a
percent 
of average loans (annualized)

0.15%


0.20%


0.04%


0.14%


0.05%


0.13%


0.10%

 

 

AMERIS BANCORP

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(unaudited)

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




























For the quarter ended:




Sept.


Jun.


Mar.


Dec.


Sept.



Loans by Type

2017


2017


2017


2016


2016



Commercial, financial & agricultural

$            1,307,209


$            1,218,633


$            1,061,599


$           967,138


$              625,947



Real estate - construction & development

550,189


486,858


415,029


363,045


328,308



Real estate - commercial & farmland

1,558,882


1,519,002


1,458,110


1,406,219


1,297,582



Real estate - residential

969,289


857,069


726,795


781,018


766,933



Consumer installment

183,314


147,505


115,919


96,915


68,305



Other

5,795


1,161


8,028


12,486


3,964



    Total Legacy (excluding purchased loans)

$            4,574,678


$            4,230,228


$            3,785,480


$        3,626,821


$           3,091,039















Commercial, financial & agricultural

$                 80,895


$                 87,612


$                 89,897


$             96,537


$              100,426



Real estate - construction & development

68,583


73,567


82,378


81,368


89,319



Real estate - commercial & farmland

500,169


510,312


538,046


576,355


604,076



Real estate - residential

264,312


275,504


292,911


310,277


330,626



Consumer installment

3,167


3,504


3,703


4,654


4,934



    Total Purchased loans (net of discounts)

$               917,126


$               950,499


$            1,006,935


$        1,069,191


$           1,129,381















Commercial, financial & agricultural

$                           -


$                           -


$                          -


$                      -


$                         -



Real estate - construction & development

-


-


-


-


-



Real estate - commercial & farmland

-


-


-


-


-



Real estate - residential

465,218


490,114


529,099


568,314


624,886



Consumer installment

-


-


-


-


-



    Total Purchased loan pools

$               465,218


$               490,114


$               529,099


$           568,314


$              624,886















Total Loan Portfolio:












Commercial, financial & agricultural

$            1,388,104


$            1,306,245


$            1,151,496


$        1,063,675


$              726,373



Real estate - construction & development

618,772


560,425


497,407


444,413


417,627



Real estate - commercial & farmland

2,059,051


2,029,314


1,996,156


1,982,574


1,901,658



Real estate - residential

1,698,819


1,622,687


1,548,805


1,659,609


1,722,445



Consumer installment

186,481


151,009


119,622


101,569


73,239



Other

5,795


1,161


8,028


12,486


3,964



    Total Loans

$            5,957,022


$            5,670,841


$            5,321,514


$        5,264,326


$           4,845,306







































Troubled Debt Restructurings, excluding purchased loans:











Accruing loan types:












Commercial, financial & agricultural

$                        44


$                        40


$                        42


$                    47


$                       53



Real estate - construction & development

424


429


435


686


691



Real estate - commercial & farmland

4,769


4,859


3,944


4,119


5,535



Real estate - residential

7,209


6,829


9,220


9,340


7,713



Consumer installment

6


12


18


17


21



    Total Accruing TDRs

$                 12,452


$                 12,169


$                 13,659


$             14,209


$                14,013















Non-accruing loan types:












Commercial, financial & agricultural

$                      129


$                      136


$                      142


$                  114


$                     112



Real estate - construction & development

34


34


34


35


35



Real estate - commercial & farmland

209


192


1,617


2,970


2,015



Real estate - residential

1,212


1,975


998


738


849



Consumer installment

130


133


129


130


120



    Total Non-accrual TDRs

$                   1,714


$                   2,470


$                   2,920


$               3,987


$                  3,131















Total Troubled Debt Restructurings

$                 14,166


$                 14,639


$                 16,579


$             18,196


$                17,144

























The following table presents the loan portfolio by risk grade, excluding purchased loans:









Grade 10 - Prime credit

$               510,262


$               490,514


$               420,814


$           414,564


$              398,781



Grade 15 - Good credit

692,217


631,141


587,180


539,147


190,389



Grade 20 - Satisfactory credit

2,003,173


1,875,308


1,718,749


1,669,998


1,608,265



Grade 23 - Performing, under-collateralized credit

14,977


15,386


20,889


23,186


22,763



Grade 25 - Minimum acceptable credit

1,277,969


1,147,786


958,623


907,588


797,148



Grade 30 - Other asset especially mentioned

36,143


32,871


37,298


29,172


31,764



Grade 40 - Substandard

39,930


37,116


41,821


43,067


41,929



Grade 50 - Doubtful

7


106


106


99


-



Grade 60 - Loss

-


-


-


-


-



  Total

$            4,574,678


$            4,230,228


$            3,785,480


$        3,626,821


$           3,091,039













The following table presents the purchased loan portfolio by risk grade:











Grade 10 - Prime credit

$                   4,039


$                   5,959


$                   6,017


$               6,536


$                  6,543



Grade 15 - Good credit

107,097


39,391


38,179


40,786


42,257



Grade 20 - Satisfactory credit

275,855


327,449


365,434


334,353


341,544



Grade 23 - Performing, under-collateralized credit

19,859


22,058


22,081


27,475


31,841



Grade 25 - Minimum acceptable credit

411,776


459,903


476,954


569,026


604,272



Grade 30 - Other asset especially mentioned

50,696


41,869


43,450


35,032


50,691



Grade 40 - Substandard

47,804


53,870


54,820


55,983


52,233



Grade 50 - Doubtful

-


-


-


-


-



Grade 60 - Loss

-


-


-


-


-



  Total

$               917,126


$               950,499


$            1,006,935


$        1,069,191


$           1,129,381













The following table presents the purchased loan pools by risk grade:











Grade 20 - Satisfactory credit

$               464,303


$               489,196


$               528,181


$           567,389


$              624,022



Grade 40 - Substandard

915


918


918


925


864



  Total

$               465,218


$               490,114


$               529,099


$           568,314


$              624,886

 

 

AMERIS BANCORP

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(unaudited)

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




































Three Months Ended


Nine Months Ended




Sept.


Jun.


Mar.


Dec.


Sept.


Sept.


Sept.




2017


2017


2017


2016


2016


2017


2016

































AVERAGE BALANCES
































Federal funds sold

$                           -


$                           -


$                          -


$               5,261


$                  5,500


$                   -


$           6,293



Interest bearing deposits in banks

109,266


121,810


147,385


122,538


85,051


126,014


127,767



Investment securities - taxable

760,907


766,375


759,850


770,373


767,421


762,381


756,378



Investment securities - nontaxable

60,862


63,210


65,374


66,566


68,325


63,132


68,935



Other investments

42,687


37,375


37,392


19,732


21,687


39,171


15,375



Loans held for sale

126,798


110,933


77,617


102,926


105,859


105,296


96,340



Loans

4,379,082


3,994,213


3,678,149


3,145,714


2,897,771


4,018,597


2,642,498



Purchased loans (excluding loan pools)

937,595


973,521


1,034,983


1,101,907


1,199,175


982,033


1,147,821



Purchased loan pools

475,742


516,949


547,057


590,617


629,666


513,750


629,118



  Total Earning Assets

$            6,892,939


$            6,584,386


$            6,347,807


$        5,925,634


$           5,780,455


$     6,610,374


$    5,490,525



















Noninterest bearing deposits

$            1,654,467


$            1,615,001


$            1,604,495


$        1,592,073


$           1,546,211


$     1,624,837


$    1,490,152



NOW accounts

1,201,151


1,154,364


1,169,567


1,253,849


1,085,828


1,175,143


1,103,385



MMDA

1,682,306


1,621,487


1,486,972


1,435,958


1,435,151


1,597,637


1,375,835



Savings accounts

278,991


278,666


268,741


262,782


266,344


275,504


261,148



Retail CDs < $100,000

437,641


441,556


444,195


445,132


431,570


441,107


434,898



Retail CDs > $100,000

582,598


560,320


517,354


497,113


451,115


553,663


433,607



Brokered CDs

-


-


-


3,750


5,000


-


3,704



  Total Deposits

5,837,154


5,671,394


5,491,324


5,490,657


5,221,219


5,667,891


5,102,729



















Federal funds purchased and securities sold
















under agreements to repurchase

19,414


27,088


42,589


44,000


37,305


$          29,612


$         44,433



FHLB advances

608,413


483,583


525,583


222,426


265,202


539,496


126,855



Other borrowings

75,590


75,625


47,738


38,728


49,345


66,420


47,809



Subordinated deferrable interest debentures

85,040


84,710


84,379


84,050


83,719


84,712


79,912



  Total Non-Deposit Funding

788,457


671,006


700,289


389,204


435,571


720,240


299,009



















  Total Funding

$            6,625,611


$            6,342,400


$            6,191,613


$        5,879,861


$           5,656,790


$     6,388,131


$    5,401,738

































































































AMERIS BANCORP

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(unaudited)

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




















Three Months Ended


Nine Months Ended




Sept.


Jun.


Mar.


Dec.


Sept.


Sept.


Sept.




2017


2017


2017


2016


2016


2017


2016

















INTEREST INCOME/EXPENSE































INTEREST INCOME
















Federal funds sold

$                           -


$                           -


$                          -


$                      8


$                         8


$                   -


$                25



Interest bearing deposits in banks

406


351


313


193


147


1,070


634



Investment securities - taxable

5,062


5,195


4,800


4,348


4,336


15,057


13,476



Investment securities - nontaxable (TE)

603


617


640


654


536


1,860


1,751



Loans held for sale

1,131


1,058


653


989


826


2,842


2,402



Loans (TE)

53,383


47,255


43,157


37,418


33,672


143,796


93,887



Purchased loans (excluding loan pools)

14,058


14,765


15,173


17,015


19,296


43,996


53,348



Purchased loan pools

3,491


3,786


3,832


3,950


4,346


11,109


13,220



Total Earning Assets

$                 78,135


$                 73,027


$                 68,568


$             64,575


$                63,167


$        219,730


$       178,743



















    Accretion Income (included above)

2,725


2,896


2,810


3,370


3,604


8,431


10,742


















INTEREST EXPENSE
















Non-interest bearing deposits

$                           -


$                           -


$                          -


$                      -


$                         -


$                   -


$                   -



NOW accounts

600


520


497


613


433


1,617


1,340



MMDA

2,316


2,008


1,538


1,405


1,241


5,862


3,449



Savings accounts

47


45


43


44


45


135


133



Retail CDs < $100,000

684


636


562


553


493


1,882


1,481



Retail CDs > $100,000

1,489


1,371


1,123


1,060


854


3,983


2,309



Brokered CDs

-


-


-


6


8


0


18



Total Deposits

5,136


4,580


3,763


3,681


3,074


13,479


8,730



















Federal funds purchased and securities sold
















under agreements to repurchase

11


13


20


21


18


44


77



FHLB advances

1,849


1,238


907


328


393


3,994


571



Other borrowings

1,183


1,158


559


432


479


2,900


1,333



Subordinated deferrable interest debentures

1,288


1,265


1,211


1,216


1,179


3,764


3,306



  Total Non-Deposit Funding

4,331


3,674


2,697


1,997


2,069


10,702


5,287



















  Total Funding

$                   9,467


$                   8,254


$                   6,460


$               5,678


$                  5,143


$          24,181


$         14,017



















Net Interest Income (TE)

$                 68,668


$                 64,773


$                 62,108


$             58,897


$                58,024


$        195,549


$       164,726



AMERIS BANCORP

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(unaudited)

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




































Three Months Ended


Nine Months Ended




Sept.


Jun.


Mar.


Dec.


Sept.


Sept.


Sept.




2017


2017


2017


2016


2016


2017


2016

YIELDS (1)
































Federal funds sold

0.00%


0.00%


0.00%


0.60%


0.58%


0.00%


0.53%



Interest bearing deposits in banks

1.47%


1.16%


0.86%


0.63%


0.69%


1.14%


0.66%



Investment securities - taxable

2.64%


2.72%


2.56%


2.25%


2.25%


2.64%


2.38%



Investment securities - nontaxable

3.93%


3.91%


3.97%


3.91%


3.12%


3.94%


3.39%



Loans held for sale

3.54%


3.83%


3.41%


3.82%


3.10%


3.61%


3.33%



Loans

4.84%


4.75%


4.76%


4.73%


4.62%


4.78%


4.75%



Purchased loans (excluding loan pools)

5.95%


6.08%


5.95%


6.14%


6.40%


5.99%


6.21%



Purchased loan pools

2.91%


2.94%


2.84%


2.66%


2.75%


2.89%


2.81%



  Total Earning Assets

4.50%


4.45%


4.38%


4.34%


4.35%


4.44%


4.35%



















Noninterest bearing deposits

0.00%


0.00%


0.00%


0.00%


0.00%


0.00%


0.00%



NOW accounts

0.20%


0.18%


0.17%


0.19%


0.16%


0.18%


0.16%



MMDA

0.55%


0.50%


0.42%


0.39%


0.34%


0.49%


0.33%



Savings accounts

0.07%


0.06%


0.06%


0.07%


0.07%


0.07%


0.07%



Retail CDs < $100,000

0.62%


0.58%


0.51%


0.49%


0.45%


0.57%


0.45%



Retail CDs > $100,000

1.01%


0.98%


0.88%


0.85%


0.75%


0.96%


0.71%



Brokered CDs

0.00%


0.00%


0.00%


0.64%


0.64%


0.00%


0.65%



  Total Deposits

0.35%


0.32%


0.28%


0.27%


0.23%


0.32%


0.23%



















Federal funds purchased and securities sold
















under agreements to repurchase

0.22%


0.19%


0.19%


0.19%


0.19%


0.20%


0.23%



FHLB advances

1.21%


1.03%


0.70%


0.59%


0.59%


0.99%


0.60%



Other borrowings

6.21%


6.14%


4.75%


4.44%


3.86%


5.84%


3.72%



Subordinated deferrable interest debentures

6.01%


5.99%


5.82%


5.76%


5.60%


5.94%


5.53%



  Total Non-Deposit Funding

2.18%


2.20%


1.56%


2.04%


1.89%


1.99%


2.36%



















  Total funding (2)

0.57%


0.52%


0.42%


0.38%


0.36%


0.51%


0.35%



















Net interest spread

3.93%


3.93%


3.96%


3.95%


3.99%


3.93%


4.00%



















Net interest margin (3)

3.95%


3.95%


3.97%


3.95%


3.99%


3.96%


4.01%

















































(1) Interest and average rates are calculated on a tax-equivalent basis using an effective tax rate of 35%.









(2) Rate calculated based on total average funding including non-interest bearing deposits.











(3) Rate calculated based on average earning assets.






























AMERIS BANCORP

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(unaudited)

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




































Three Months Ended


Nine Months Ended




Sept.


Jun.


Mar.


Dec.


Sept.


Sept.


Sept.



Adjusted Operating Net Income Reconciliation

2017


2017


2017


2016


2016


2017


2016



















Net income available to common shareholders

$                 20,158


$                 23,087


$                 21,153


$             18,177


$                21,557


$          64,398


$         53,923



















Merger and conversion charges

92


-


402


17


-


494


6,359



Certain compliance resolution expenses

4,729


-


-


5,750


-


4,729


-



Financial impact of Hurricane Irma

410


-


-


-


-


410


-



Losses (gains) on the sale of premises

91


570


295


430


238


956


562



Tax effect of management-adjusted charges

(1,863)


(200)


(244)


(2,169)


(83)


(2,306)


(2,422)



Plus: After tax management-adjusted charges

3,459


371


453


4,028


155


4,283


4,499



















       Adjusted Operating Net income

23,617


23,458


21,606


22,205


21,712


68,681


58,422



















Adjusted operating net income per diluted share:

$                     0.63


$                     0.63


$                     0.60


$                 0.63


$                    0.62


$              1.86


$             1.69



Adjusted operating return on average assets

1.26%


1.32%


1.27%


1.34%


1.36%


1.28%


1.29%



Adjusted operating return on average common
















    tangible equity

14.28%


14.86%


15.84%


17.25%


17.31%


14.94%


16.70%




































Three Months Ended


Nine Months Ended




Sept.


Jun.


Mar.


Dec.


Sept.


Sept.


Sept.



Net Interest Margin and Yields on Total Loans

2017


2017


2017


2016


2016


2017


2016



    Excluding Accretion Reconciliation
































Total Interest Income (TE)

$                 78,135


$                 73,027


$                 68,568


$             64,575


$                63,167


$        219,730


$       178,743



    Accretion Income

2,725


2,896


2,810


3,370


3,604


8,431


10,742



Total Interest Income (TE) Excluding Accretion

$                 75,410


$                 70,131


$                 65,758


$             61,205


$                59,563


$        211,299


$       168,001



















Total Interest Expense

$                   9,467


$                   8,254


$                   6,460


$               5,677


$                  5,143


$          24,181


$         14,017



Net Interest Income (TE) Excluding Accretion

$                 65,943


$                 61,877


$                 59,298


$             55,528


$                54,420


$        187,118


$       153,984



















Yield on Total Loans (TE) Excluding Accretion

4.65%


4.59%


4.56%


4.51%


4.49%


4.60%


4.50%



















Net Interest Margin (TE) Excluding Accretion

3.80%


3.77%


3.79%


3.73%


3.75%


3.78%


3.75%




































Three Months Ended


Nine Months Ended




Sept.


Jun.


Mar.


Dec.


Sept.


Sept.


Sept.



Management-Adjusted Operating Expenses

2017


2017


2017


2016


2016


2017


2016



















Total operating expenses

63,767


55,739


53,093


54,677


53,199


172,599


161,158



Less: Management-adjusted charges
















Merger and conversion expenses

(92)


-


(402)


(17)


-


(494)


(6,359)



   Certain compliance resolution expenses

(4,729)


-


-


(5,750)


-


(4,729)


-



   Financial impact of Hurricane Irma

(410)


-


-


-


-


(410)


-



   Gains/(Losses) on the sale of premises

(91)


(570)


(295)


(430)


(238)


(956)


(562)



















Management-adjusted operating expenses

$                 58,445


$                 55,169


$                 52,396


$             48,480


$                52,961


$        166,010


$       154,237



















Management-adjusted operating efficiency ratio (TE)

61.09%


59.37%


59.67%


58.29%


60.95%


60.06%


62.66%




















































Three Months Ended


Nine Months Ended




Sept.


Jun.


Mar.


Dec.


Sept.


Sept.


Sept.



Tangible Book Value per Share Reconciliation

2017


2017


2017


2016


2016


2017


2016



















Total shareholders' equity

$               801,921


$               782,682


$               758,216


$           646,437


$              642,583


$        801,921


$       642,583



Less: Goodwill

125,532


125,532


125,532


125,532


122,545


$        125,532


122,545



Less:Other intangibles, net

14,437


15,378


16,391


17,428


18,472


14,437


18,472



Total tangible shareholders' equity

$               661,952


$               641,772


$               616,293


$           503,477


$              501,566


$        661,952


$       501,566



















Period-end number of shares

37,231,049


37,222,904


37,128,714


34,921,474


34,891,304


37,231,049


34,891,304



















Tangible book value per share (period end)

$                   17.78


$                   17.24


$                   16.60


$               14.42


$                  14.38


$            17.78


$           14.38



AMERIS BANCORP

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(unaudited)

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




































Three Months Ended


Nine Months Ended




Sept.


Jun.


Mar.


Dec.


Sept.


Sept.


Sept.



Segment Reporting

2017


2017


2017


2016


2016


2017


2016



















Banking Division:
















   Net interest income

$                 53,600


$                 51,800


$                 50,126


$             50,528


$                51,653


$        155,526


$       147,956



   Provision for loan losses

1,037


1,491


1,982


502


57


4,510


1,471



   Noninterest income

13,007


12,954


13,013


13,466


13,949


38,974


39,702



   Noninterest expense:
















      Salaries and employee benefits

20,554


19,359


18,844


17,084


18,323


58,757


55,740



      Occupancy

5,384


5,427


5,257


5,668


5,490


16,068


16,541



      Data Processing

6,357


6,378


6,043


5,841


5,794


18,778


17,299



      Other expenses

14,905


10,209


9,241


15,398


11,533


34,355


39,040



         Total noninterest expense

47,200


41,373


39,385


43,991


41,140


127,958


128,620



Income before income taxes

18,370


21,890


21,772


19,501


24,405


62,032


57,567



   Income Tax

4,850


6,095


6,856


5,005


7,733


17,801


18,278



         Net income

$                 13,520


$                 15,795


$                 14,916


$             14,496


$                16,672


$          44,231


$         39,289



















Retail Mortgage Division:
















   Net interest income

$                   4,265


$                   3,470


$                   2,976


$               3,032


$                  2,625


$          10,711


$           7,609



   Provision for loan losses

262


347


8


33


447


617


540



   Noninterest income

12,257


13,053


10,513


9,036


13,198


35,823


36,126



   Noninterest expense:
















      Salaries and employee benefits

9,792


7,763


7,216


7,098


8,940


24,771


23,591



      Occupancy

555


610


519


602


433


1,684


1,326



      Data Processing

425


440


317


326


364


1,182


974



      Other expenses

1,001


888


1,141


1,093


1,303


3,030


3,392



         Total noninterest expense

11,773


9,701


9,193


9,119


11,040


30,667


29,283



Income before income taxes

4,487


6,475


4,288


2,916


4,336


15,250


13,912



   Income Tax

1,475


2,361


1,501


1,021


1,518


5,337


4,870



         Net income

$                   3,012


$                   4,114


$                   2,787


$               1,895


$                  2,818


$            9,913


$           9,042



















Warehouse Lending Division:
















   Net interest income

$                   1,535


$                   1,254


$                   1,105


$               1,706


$                  1,848


$            3,894


$           4,256



   Provision for loan losses

215


176


(232)


496


94


159


94



   Noninterest income

583


438


319


462


555


1,340


1,328



   Noninterest expense:
















      Salaries and employee benefits

129


127


147


220


103


403


399



      Occupancy

1


1


1


1


1


3


3



      Data Processing

28


25


27


32


26


80


71



      Other expenses

51


54


32


29


26


137


77



         Total noninterest expense

209


207


207


282


156


623


550



Income before income taxes

1,694


1,309


1,449


1,390


2,153


4,452


4,940



   Income Tax

580


472


507


487


754


1,559


1,729



         Net income

$                   1,114


$                      837


$                      942


$                  904


$                  1,399


$            2,893


$           3,211



















SBA Division:
















   Net interest income

$                      981


$                      885


$                      907


$                  949


$                     941


$            2,773


$           2,271



   Provision for loan losses

(1)


51


48


571


213


98


276



   Noninterest income

1,130


1,718


1,815


1,308


1,162


4,663


4,373



   Noninterest expense:
















      Salaries and employee benefits

858


890


591


735


616


2,339


1,970



      Occupancy

54


54


51


64


65


159


190



      Data Processing

9


2


1


1


1


12


3



      Other expenses

63


259


211


170


181


533


542



         Total noninterest expense

984


1,205


854


970


863


3,043


2,705



Income before income taxes

1,128


1,347


1,820


716


1,027


4,295


3,663



   Income Tax

394


472


637


251


359


1,503


1,282



         Net income

$                      734


$                      875


$                   1,183


$                  465


$                     668


$            2,792


$           2,381



















Premium Finance Division:
















   Net interest income

$                   6,474


$                   5,748


$                   5,476


$               1,064


$                         -


$          17,698


$                   -



   Provision for loan losses

274


140


30


108


-


444


-



   Noninterest income

22


26


46


-


-


94


-



   Noninterest expense:
















      Salaries and employee benefits

1,250


993


996


-


-


3,239


-



      Occupancy

42


54


49


2


-


145


-



      Data Processing

231


183


184


44


-


598


-



      Other expenses

2,078


2,023


2,225


269


-


6,326


-



         Total noninterest expense

3,601


3,253


3,454


315


-


10,308


-



Income before income taxes

2,621


2,381


2,038


641


-


7,040


-



   Income Tax

843


915


713


224


-


2,471


-



         Net income

$                   1,778


$                   1,466


$                   1,325


$                  417


$                         -


$            4,569


$                   -



















Total Consolidated:
















   Net interest income

$                 66,855


$                 63,157


$                 60,590


$             57,279


$                57,067


$        190,602


$       162,092



   Provision for loan losses

1,787


2,205


1,836


1,710


811


5,828


2,381



   Noninterest income

26,999


28,189


25,706


24,272


28,864


80,894


81,529



   Noninterest expense:
















      Salaries and employee benefits

32,583


29,132


27,794


25,137


27,982


89,509


81,700



      Occupancy

6,036


6,146


5,877


6,337


5,989


18,059


18,060



      Data Processing

7,050


7,028


6,572


6,244


6,185


20,650


18,347



      Other expenses

18,098


13,433


12,850


16,959


13,043


44,381


43,051



         Total noninterest expense

63,767


55,739


53,093


54,677


53,199


172,599


161,158



Income before income taxes

28,300


33,402


31,367


25,164


31,921


93,069


80,082



   Income Tax

8,142


10,315


10,214


6,987


10,364


28,671


26,159



         Net income

$                 20,158


$                 23,087


$                 21,153


$             18,177


$                21,557


$          64,398


$         53,923

 

 

View original content with multimedia:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ameris-bancorp-announces-financial-results-for-third-quarter-2017-300539595.html

SOURCE Ameris Bancorp

For further information: For more information, contact: Dennis J. Zember Jr., Executive Vice President, CFO & COO, (229) 890-1111