FMBH - First Mid Bancshares Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2021 Results

MATTOON, Ill., Oct. 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Mid Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: FMBH) (the “Company”) today announced its financial results for the quarter and year-to-date period ended September 30, 2021.

Highlights

• Net income of $18.3 million, or $1.01 diluted EPS
• Adjusted net income (non-GAAP) of $19.7 million, or $1.08 diluted EPS
• Solid organic loan growth of 1.3% for the quarter, excluding acquired and Paycheck Protection Program loans
• Completed the integration of a St. Louis based commercial lending team including a portfolio of loans of approximately $208.0 million and deposits of approximately $215.1 million

“We are pleased to report another strong quarter of financial results, which represented a new record high in quarterly earnings,” said Joe Dively, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “The quarter included net organic loan growth for the first time this year and the fourth quarter pipeline looks to be solid. Both the former Providence and the new St. Louis based commercial lending teams are fully integrated and off to a great start in supporting our customers and communities.”

“With respect to the pending acquisition of Delta Bancshares Company (“Delta”), which we announced on July 29, 2021, we have continued to work with the team on preparing for a smooth transition and are excited about the opportunities and additional services the combined entity can provide to Delta’s customers and the broader St. Louis community,” Dively concluded.

Net Interest Income

Net interest income for the third quarter of 2021 increased by $2.7 million, or 6.4% compared to the second quarter of 2021. Interest income increased by $2.6 million and interest expense decreased $0.1 million from the previous quarter. PPP fee income totaled $5.1 million, an increase of $3.1 million from the prior quarter, which was partially offset by a decline in accretion income. The third quarter included $1.6 million of accretion income compared to $2.8 million in the second quarter. As of September 30, 2021, the Company had $2.0 million of deferred fee income on PPP loans remaining.

In comparison to the third quarter of 2020, net interest income increased $13.0 million, or 39.9%. The increase was primarily the result of the acquisition of Providence Bank in the first quarter of 2021, the additional income from the PPP, and the active management to lower funding costs.

Net Interest Margin

Net interest margin, on a tax equivalent basis, was 3.38% for the third quarter of 2021, which was an increase of 16 basis points compared to the prior quarter. Earning asset yields increased 15 basis points, while the average cost of funds declined by one basis point.

In comparison to the third quarter of last year, the net interest margin increased 21 basis points with earning asset yields higher by 11 basis points and average cost of funds lower by 10 basis points.   The increase in rates on earning assets was primarily driven by higher accretion and PPP fee income. The decrease in average cost of funds was mostly the result of not replacing higher cost funds as they have matured and lower rates on certain products.

Loan Portfolio

Total loans ended the quarter at $3.95 billion, representing an increase of $151.5 million compared to the prior quarter. PPP loans decreased by $105.7 million, and the St. Louis loan acquisition added $208.0 million during the quarter. Excluding these changes, loans increased $49.2 million in the quarter, or 1.3%. The Company had $59.4 million of PPP loans outstanding on September 30, 2021. Loan growth in the quarter was dispersed broadly in both industry and geographically.

Asset Quality

The Company’s asset quality measures continued to be in a very strong position.   At quarter end, the ratio of non-performing loans to total loans was 0.70%, and the allowance for credit losses (“ACL”) to non-performing loans was 195%.   Nonperforming loans and nonperforming assets decreased in the quarter. The ratio of nonperforming assets to total assets was 0.55% at quarter end. Net charge-offs were $1.7 million during the third quarter, primarily from one loan where the reserve had already been accounted for. Special mention loans decreased $20.7 million to $76.2 million and substandard loans decreased $4.4 million to $51.1 million.

Provision expense for the quarter was $1.1 million compared to $3.9 million in the same quarter last year. As of September 30, 2021, the ACL, excluding $59.4 million of PPP loans, was 1.39% of total loans.

Deposits

Total deposits ended the quarter at $4.99 billion, which represented an increase of $249.2 million from the prior quarter. Excluding the acquired deposits of $215.1 million, deposits increased $34.1 million in the quarter. The Company’s average rate on cost of funds was 0.29% for the quarter compared to 0.30% in the prior quarter and 0.39% in the third quarter of 2020. The Company continues to reprice CDs lower and let wholesale funding sources mature without replacement.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income for the third quarter of 2021 was $16.4 million compared to $18.3 million in the second quarter of 2021.   The decrease was primarily due to the seasonality of insurance business and farmland sales. While these businesses have seasonality throughout the year, they provide significant diversification and stable revenue and cash flow streams for the Company.

In comparison to the third quarter of last year, noninterest income increased $2.8 million, or 20.5%. Combined, insurance and wealth management business lines increased 20.4% over the same period last year, partially due to the previously announced acquisitions within these lines of business. The other fee income services increased 20.6% compared to the third quarter of last year, partially due to the addition of Providence.

Noninterest Expenses

Noninterest expense for the third quarter totaled $36.3 million compared to $46.0 million in the second quarter. The current quarter included $0.4 million of acquisition and integration related costs and $1.3 million in branch optimization costs. Combined, these expenses were down by $5.4 million compared to the prior quarter. In addition, the third quarter represents the first full quarter of run-rate cost savings from the Providence integration. The third quarter is also lower, partially due to the seasonality in the wealth management farm business and in insurance.

In comparison to the third quarter of 2020, noninterest expenses increased $9.4 million. The increase was primarily due to the addition of Providence, growth in the insurance and wealth management businesses, and branch optimization costs.

The Company’s efficiency ratio, as adjusted in the non-GAAP reconciliation table herein, for the third quarter 2021 was 52.7% compared to 59.9% in the prior quarter and 54.7% for the same period last year.

Regulatory Capital Levels and Dividend

The Company’s capital levels remained strong and comfortably above the “well capitalized” levels. Capital levels ended the period as follows:

The Company’s Board of Directors approved its next quarterly dividend in the amount of $0.22 payable on December 1, 2021 for shareholders of record on November 17, 2021.

About First Mid: First Mid Bancshares, Inc. (“First Mid”) is the parent company of First Mid Bank & Trust, N.A., First Mid Insurance Group, Inc., and First Mid Wealth Management Co. First Mid is a $6.0 billion community-focused organization that provides a full-suite of financial services including banking, wealth management, brokerage, Ag services, and insurance through a sizeable network of locations throughout Illinois, Missouri, and Texas, and a loan production office in the greater Indianapolis area. Together, our First Mid team takes great pride in providing solutions and services to the customers and communities and has done so over the last 156 years. More information about the Company is available on our website at www.firstmid.com.

Non-GAAP Measures: In addition to reports presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), this release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures. The Company believes that such non-GAAP financial measures provide investors with information useful in understanding the Company’s financial performance. Readers of this release, however, are urged to review these non-GAAP financial measures in conjunction with the GAAP results as reported. These non-GAAP financial measures are detailed as supplemental tables and include “Adjusted Net Income,” “Adjusted Diluted EPS,” “Efficiency Ratio,” “Net Interest Margin, tax equivalent,” and “Tangible Book Value per Common Share”. While the Company believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide investors with a broader understanding of the capital adequacy, funding profile and financial trends of the Company, this information should be considered as supplemental in nature and not as a substitute to the related financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures may also differ from the similar measures presented by other companies.

Forward Looking Statements
This document may contain certain forward-looking statements about First Mid and Delta Bancshares Company (“Delta”), such as discussions of First Mid’s and Delta’s pricing and fee trends, credit quality and outlook, liquidity, new business results, expansion plans, anticipated expenses, and planned schedules. First Mid intends such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements, which are based on certain assumptions and describe future plans, strategies and expectations of First Mid and Delta, are identified by use of the words “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project,” or similar expressions. Actual results could differ materially from the results indicated by these statements because the realization of those results is subject to many risks and uncertainties, including, among other things, the possibility that any of the anticipated benefits of the proposed transactions between First Mid and Delta will not be realized or will not be realized within the expected time period; the risk that integration of the operations of Delta with First Mid will be materially delayed or will be more costly or difficult than expected; the inability to complete the proposed transactions due to the failure to satisfy conditions to completion of the proposed transactions, including failure to obtain the required regulatory, shareholder and other approvals; the failure of the proposed transactions to close for any other reason; the effect of the announcement of the proposed transactions on customer relationships and operating results; the possibility that the proposed transactions may be more expensive to complete than anticipated, including as a result of unexpected factors or events; changes in interest rates; general economic conditions and those in the market areas of First Mid and Delta; legislative and/or regulatory changes; monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. Government, including policies of the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board; the quality or composition of First Mid’s and Delta’s loan or investment portfolios and the valuation of those investment portfolios; demand for loan products; deposit flows; competition, demand for financial services in the market areas of First Mid and Delta; accounting principles, policies and guidelines; the severity, magnitude and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, the direct and indirect impact of such pandemic, including responses to the pandemic by the U.S., state and local governments, customers' businesses, the disruption of global, national, state and local economies associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, which could affect First Mid’s and Delta’s liquidity and capital positions, impair the ability of First Mid’s and Delta’s borrowers to repay outstanding loans, impair collateral values, and further increase the allowance for credit losses, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on First Mid’s and Delta’s financial results, including possible lost revenue and increased expenses (including cost of capital), as well as possible goodwill impairment charges. Additional information concerning First Mid, including additional factors and risks that could materially affect First Mid’s financial results, are included in First Mid’s filings with the SEC, including its Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Except as required under the federal securities laws or the rules and regulations of the SEC, we do not undertake any obligation to update or review any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Important Information about the Merger and Additional Information
First Mid filed a registration statement on Form S-4 with the SEC on September 17, 2021, which, as amended, was declared effective on October 5, 2021, in connection with the proposed transaction. The registration statement includes a proxy statement of Delta that also constitutes a prospectus of First Mid. Investors in Delta are urged to read the proxy statement/prospectus, which will contain important information, including detailed risk factors. The proxy statement/prospectus and other documents which will be filed by First Mid with the SEC will be available free of charge at the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov, or by directing a request when such a filing is made to First Mid Bancshares, P.O. Box 499, Mattoon, IL 61938, Attention: Investor Relations; or to Delta Bancshares Company, 2301 Market Street, Saint Louis, MO 63103, Attention: John Dulle, Executive Vice President. The definitive proxy statement/prospectus was first mailed to the shareholders of Delta on or about October 8, 2021.

Participants in the Solicitation
First Mid and Delta, and certain of their respective directors, executive officers and other members of management and employees, are participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the proposed transactions. Information about the directors and executive officers of First Mid is set forth in the proxy statement for its 2021 annual meeting of stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on March 19, 2021. Investors may obtain additional information regarding the interests of such participants in the proposed transactions by reading the proxy statement/prospectus for such proposed transactions.

No Offer or Solicitation
This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction.

Investor Contact:
Aaron Holt
VP, Shareholder Relations
217-258-0463
aholt@firstmid.com

Matt Smith
Chief Financial Officer
217-258-1528
msmith@firstmid.com

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