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RBCAA - Republic Bancorp Inc. Reports a 22% Year-Over-Year Increase in Fourth Quarter Pre-Tax Net Income

Republic Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: RBCAA), headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, is the holding company of Republic Bank & Trust Company (the “Bank”).

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Republic Bancorp, Inc. (“Republic” or the “Company”) is pleased to report fourth quarter net income of $17.3 million, a 258% increase over the fourth quarter of 2017, resulting in Diluted Earnings per Class A Common Share (“Diluted EPS”) of $0.83. Year-to-date net income was $77.9 million, a $32.2 million, or 71%, increase from the same period in 2017, resulting in a return on average assets (“ROA”) and a return on average equity (“ROE”) of 1.52% and 11.67% for 2018.

Steve Trager, Chairman & CEO of Republic commented, “With the change in the tax law during 2018 playing such a large role in the comparability of our quarterly and year-over-year net income metrics, we have focused the benchmarks for our 2018 results using pre-tax net income, as we believe this is more reflective of the true operating performance of the Company on a comparable basis. I am excited about these results, as we were able to grow our pre-tax net income to $20.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2018, an increase of 22% over the fourth quarter of 2017. In addition, pre-tax net income for the year ended December 31, 2018 increased $15.9 million, or 20%, over the year ended December 31, 2017. A healthy expansion in our net interest margin was the primary driver for the increase in our net interest income and our solid year-over-year performance, despite less growth in our Core Bank loan portfolio than the recent past. We were able to achieve these results in our net interest margin thanks to our strong balance sheet management strategies and continued success in maintaining our noninterest-bearing deposit base.

“Looking ahead to 2019, an increase in short-term interest rates, a continued flattening of the yield curve, and stiff competition for lower-cost core deposits are all expected in the market for the coming year. We believe these projected headwinds will be a stern challenge for all in the banking industry. We further believe, however, that we are well positioned to face these challenges thanks to a strong management team and our 1,000+ dedicated associates that are willing to go the extra mile each and every day, in our efforts to make Republic one of the best performing banks in the industry,” concluded Steve Trager.

The following table highlights Republic’s financial performance for the fourth quarters and years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017:

 
 
 
Total Company Financial Performance Highlights
Three Months Ended Dec. 31,
 
 
 
Year Ended Dec. 31,
 
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
2018
 
2017

$ Change

 
% Change
2018
 
2017

$ Change

 
% Change
 
 
Income Before Income Taxes*
$
20,328
$
16,612
$
3,716
22
%
$
94,263
$
78,386
$
15,877
20
%
Net Income*
17,306
4,838
12,468
258
77,852
45,632
32,220
71
Diluted Earnings per Class A Common Stock
0.83
0.23
0.60
261
3.74
2.20
1.54
70
Return on Average Assets
1.37
%
0.39
%
NA
251
1.52
%
0.95
%
NA
60
Return on Average Equity
10.07
3.02
NA
233
11.67
7.26
NA
61
 

NA — Not applicable

*See Segment Data at the End of this Earnings Release

 

Results of Operations for the Fourth Quarter of 2018 Compared to the Fourth Quarter of 2017

Core Bank(1) — Net income from Core Banking was $16.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2018, an increase of $9.2 million, or 134%, over the fourth quarter of 2017. The Core Bank’s pre-tax net income for the fourth quarter of 2018 increased $1.7 million, or 10%, over the same period in 2017, benefitting from growth in net interest income and noninterest income, as well as continued strong credit quality.

Core Bank net interest income increased $2.0 million, or 4%, over the fourth quarter of 2017 driven by a 13 basis-point expansion in the Core Bank’s net interest margin and further complemented by an increase of $92 million, or 2%, in quarterly average Core Bank loans. The table below presents the overall change in the Core Bank’s net interest income, as well as average and period-end loan balances by origination channel:

 
 
Net Interest Income
 
for the
(dollars in thousands)
Three Months Ended Dec. 31,
Origination Channel
2018
 
 
2017

$ Change

 
% Change
 
Traditional Network
$
41,964
$
37,529
$
4,435
12
%
Warehouse Lending
3,557
4,460
(903
)
(20
)
Correspondent Lending
248
247
1
0
2012-FDIC Acquired Loans
 
89
 
1,648
 
(1,559
)
(95
)
Total Core Bank
$
45,858
$
43,884
$
1,974
 
4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average Loan Balances
Period-End Loan Balances
(dollars in thousands)
Three Months Ended Dec. 31,
Dec. 31,
Origination Channel
 
2018
 
2017

$ Change

 
% Change
 
2018
 
2017

$ Change

 
% Change
 
Traditional Network
$
3,434,020
$
3,247,472
$
186,548
6
%
$
3,475,999
$
3,286,582
$
189,417
6
%
Warehouse Lending
453,794
523,725
(69,931
)
(13
)
469,695
525,573
(55,878
)
(11
)
Correspondent Lending
97,252
120,734
(23,482
)
(19
)
94,827
116,792
(21,965
)
(19
)
2012-FDIC Acquired Loans
 
5,448
 
6,836
 
(1,388
)
(20
)
 
5,218
 
6,551
 
(1,333
)
(20
)
Total Core Bank
$
3,990,514
$
3,898,767
$
91,747
 
2
$
4,045,739
$
3,935,498
$
110,241
 
3
 

The primary drivers of the changes in the Core Bank’s average loan balances and net interest income for the fourth quarter of 2018, as compared to the fourth quarter of 2017, follow:

  • The difference between the Core Bank’s net interest margin and net interest spread was 32 basis points during the fourth quarter of 2018 compared to 22 basis points during the fourth quarter of 2017. The differential between the net interest margin and net interest spread represents the value of the Core Bank’s noninterest-bearing deposits and stockholders’ equity to its net interest margin. Because of rising short-term interest rates from December 31, 2017 to December 31, 2018, as measured by the increase of 100 basis points in the Federal Funds Target Rate during this period, the contribution of the Core Bank’s noninterest-bearing deposits and stockholders’ equity to the net interest margin increased significantly.
  • The Traditional Network experienced solid growth in average loan balances of $187 million, or 6%, from the fourth quarter of 2017 to the fourth quarter of 2018. This growth was largely concentrated in the commercial loan sector, with average commercial real estate balances growing $43 million, or 4%, and average commercial and industrial balances growing $63 million, or 21%.
  • During the fourth quarter of 2017, the Core Bank’s Traditional Network received a favorable payoff of a purchased credit-impaired loan acquired in the Company’s 2016 acquisition of Cornerstone Bancorp, Inc. This favorable payoff contributed approximately $670,000 of non-recurring interest income and approximately six basis points of net interest margin to the Core Bank for the fourth quarter of 2017.
  • The Core Bank’s 2012 FDIC-Acquired loans contributed $1.6 million less in net interest income during the fourth quarter of 2018 compared to the same period in 2017. During the fourth quarter of 2017, a purchased credit-impaired loan paid off contributing approximately $1.6 million of non-recurring interest income and approximately 13 basis points of net interest margin to the Core Bank for the fourth quarter of 2017. Substantially all discount on the Core Bank’s 2012 FDIC-Acquired loans had been accreted by December 31, 2017.
  • Average Warehouse Lending (“Warehouse”) balances decreased $70 million from the fourth quarter of 2017 to the fourth quarter of 2018, as increasing home-mortgage interest rates during 2018 drove an overall decline in demand for residential mortgage loans. Additionally, an internal change in the way the Company assigns a cost of funds to Warehouse through its Funds Transfer Pricing (“FTP”) methodology resulted in a portion of the Warehouse segment’s fluctuation in net interest income. Effective January 1, 2018, the Company changed its Warehouse FTP methodology to be more consistent with the FTP methodology used for other Core Bank loan products with similar pricing and duration characteristics. This change in FTP methodology had a $287,000 negative comparable impact on the Warehouse net interest income for the fourth quarter of 2018 and a corresponding positive comparable impact of $287,000 to the Traditional Network’s net interest income.

The Core Bank’s provision for loan and lease losses (“Provision”) increased to $1.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2018 from $1.2 million for the same period in 2017. Overall, the Core Bank’s credit quality metrics remained strong from period to period, with the Core Bank’s ratios of nonperforming loans to total loans and delinquent loans to total loans remaining near historically low levels.

The table below presents the Core Bank’s credit quality metrics:

 
 
As of and for the:
Quarters Ended:
 
Years Ended:
Dec. 31,
 
Sep. 30,
 
Jun. 30,
 
Mar. 31,
 
Dec. 31,
 
Dec. 31,
 
Dec. 31,
Core Banking Credit Quality Ratios
 
2018
 
2018
 
2018
 
2018
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
Nonperforming loans to total loans
0.40
%
0.42
%
0.43
%
0.37
%
0.40
%
0.36
%
0.42
%
 
Nonperforming assets to total loans (including OREO)
0.40
0.42
0.43
0.38
0.40
0.36
0.46
 
Delinquent loans to total loans(2)
0.22
0.29
0.21
0.21
0.22
0.21
0.18
 
Net charge-offs to average loans
0.12
0.04
0.06
0.06
0.04
0.05
(Quarterly rates annualized)
 
OREO = Other Real Estate Owned
 

Noninterest income for the Core Bank was $8.9 million during the fourth quarter of 2018, a $986,000, or 13%, increase from the $7.9 million achieved during the fourth quarter of 2017. The following primarily drove this increase:

  • Service charges on deposits increased $240,000, or 7%, consistent with an 8% increase in transactional accounts from December 31, 2017 to December 31, 2018.
  • Mortgage banking income increased $194,000, with secondary market loan originations increasing slightly from $43 million during the fourth quarter of 2017 to $44 million during the fourth quarter of 2018.
  • Interchange fee income increased $327,000, or 13%, driven primarily by a 9% year-over-year increase in active debit cards.

Core Bank noninterest expenses increased $1.1 million, or 3%, during the fourth quarter of 2018 compared to the fourth quarter of 2017. The following primarily drove the increase:

  • Salaries and employee benefits expense increased $1.4 million, or 8%. This change was driven primarily by an increase of $1.3 in employee base-salary expense resulting from an increase of 53 Core Bank full-time-equivalent employees (“FTEs”) from December 31, 2017 to December 31, 2018.
  • Marketing expense declined $282,000 primarily due to a reduction in marketing spend for the Core Bank’s separately branded digital banking product offerings.
  • Data processing expense decreased $376,000, with a large portion of this decrease due to estimated conversion-related expenses recorded during the fourth quarter of 2017 for a change to the Company’s digital-banking platform for its commercial clients.
  • Interchange-related expenses increased $323,000, driven primarily by a 9% year-over-year increase in active debit cards.

Republic Processing Group(3)

Republic Processing Group (“RPG”) reported net income of $1.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2018 compared to a net loss of $2.0 million for the same period in 2017. RPG reported pre-tax net income of $1.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2018 compared to a pre-tax loss of $493,000 for the same period in 2017. Revenue growth within the Republic Credit Solutions (“RCS”) line-of-credit product drove the overall improvement in RPG profitability, increasing $1.5 million, or 22%, over the fourth quarter of 2017.

Total Company Income Taxes(4)

As with the previous quarters of 2018, the Company’s performance metrics and the comparability of those metrics for both the fourth quarter and the 12 months ending December 31, 2018 were positively impacted by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”). The TCJA, among other things, lowered the federal statutory corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, effective for all of 2018. Along with the 14% lower 2018 statutory corporate tax rate, comparability between the fourth quarter of 2018 and the same period in 2017 was impacted by a $6.3 million charge during the fourth quarter of 2017 representing the decrease in the value of Republic’s net deferred tax assets (“DTAs”) as a result of the passage of the TCJA in December 2017.

The Company estimates that the charge recorded during the fourth quarter of 2017 had a negative impact to the fourth quarter 2017 net income of $6.3 million, a negative impact to fourth quarter 2017 Diluted EPS of $0.30, and a reduction to fourth quarter 2017 ROA of 0.51% and ROE of 3.95%. Conversely, the on-going decrease in the federal statutory tax rate of 35% to 21% during 2018 benefitted the Company’s fourth quarter 2018 net income approximately $3.2 million, Diluted EPS by $0.14, ROA by 0.25%, and ROE by 1.85%.

In addition to the TCJA, the income tax expense line item for the fourth quarters and years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 contained other items impacting the overall effective tax rate for the Company. See Footnote 4 of this earnings release for a high-level summary of those items and their overall impact to the effective income tax rates of the Company for the fourth quarters and years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017.

Republic Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) is the parent company of Republic Bank & Trust Company (the “Bank”). The Bank currently has 45 full-service banking centers and one loan production office throughout five states: 32 banking centers in 11 Kentucky communities - Covington, Crestview Hills, Elizabethtown, Florence, Frankfort, Georgetown, Lexington, Louisville, Owensboro, Shelbyville, and Shepherdsville; three banking centers in southern Indiana — Floyds Knobs, Jeffersonville, and New Albany; seven banking centers in six Florida communities (Tampa MSA) — Largo, Port Richey, St. Petersburg, Seminole, Tampa, and Temple Terrace; two banking centers in Tennessee (Nashville MSA) — Cool Springs (Franklin) and Green Hills (Nashville) and one loan production office in Brentwood; and one banking center in Norwood (Cincinnati), Ohio. The Bank offers internet banking at www.republicbank.com. The Bank also offers separately branded, nation-wide digital banking at www.mymemorybank.com. The Company has $5.2 billion in assets and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. The Company’s Class A Common Stock is listed under the symbol “RBCAA” on the NASDAQ Global Select Market.

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Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The forward-looking statements in the preceding paragraphs are based on our current expectations and assumptions regarding our business, the future impact to our balance sheet and income statement resulting from changes in interest rates, the ability to develop products and strategies in order to meet the Company’s long-term strategic goals, the economy, and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. Our actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by forward-looking statements. We caution you therefore against relying on any of these forward-looking statements. They are neither statements of historical fact nor guarantees or assurances of future performance. Actual results could differ materially based upon factors disclosed from time to time in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including those factors set forth as “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2017. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date of this release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to release revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or conditions after the date of this release.

 
 

Republic Bancorp, Inc. Financial Information

Fourth Quarter 2018 Earnings Release

(all amounts other than per share amounts, number of employees, and number of banking centers are expressed in thousands unless otherwise noted)

 
Balance Sheet Data
Dec. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
351,474
$
299,351
Investment securities
543,771
591,458
Loans held for sale
21,809
16,989
Loans
4,148,227
4,014,034
Allowance for loan and lease losses
 
(44,675
)
 
(42,769
)
Loans, net
4,103,552
3,971,265
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost
32,067
32,067
Premises and equipment, net
44,820
45,605
Goodwill
16,300
16,300
Other real estate owned ("OREO")
160
115
Bank owned life insurance ("BOLI")
64,883
63,356
Other assets and accrued interest receivable
 
61,568
 
 
48,856
 
Total assets
$
5,240,404
 
$
5,085,362
 
 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing
$
1,003,969
$
1,022,042
Interest-bearing
 
2,452,176
 
 
2,411,116
 
Total deposits
3,456,145
3,433,158
 
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other short-term borrowings
182,990
204,021
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
810,000
737,500
Subordinated note
41,240
41,240
Other liabilities and accrued interest payable
 
60,095
 
 
37,019
 
Total liabilities
4,550,470
4,452,938
 
Stockholders' equity
 
689,934
 
 
632,424
 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
5,240,404
 
$
5,085,362
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average Balance Sheet Data
Three Months Ended Dec. 31,
Year Ended Dec. 31,
2018
2017
2018
2017
Assets:
Investment securities, including FHLB stock
$
579,429
$
559,381
$
542,258
$
574,027
Federal funds sold and other interest-earning deposits
199,134
229,638
255,708
188,427
Loans, including loans held for sale
4,092,004
3,967,211
4,094,918
3,831,406
Total interest-earning assets
4,870,567
4,756,230
4,892,884
4,593,860
Total assets
5,070,845
4,953,134
5,130,628
4,826,208
 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
Noninterest-bearing deposits
$
1,050,236
$
1,045,939
$
1,147,432
$
1,073,181
Interest-bearing deposits
2,477,962
2,383,196
2,445,385
2,267,663

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other short-term borrowings

252,073
271,434
225,145
219,515
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
515,413
537,326
557,090
563,552
Subordinated note
41,240
41,240
41,240
41,240
Total interest-bearing liabilities
3,286,688
3,233,196
3,268,860
3,091,970
Stockholders' equity
687,156
640,686
666,979
628,329
 

 
 
 
 

Republic Bancorp, Inc. Financial Information

Fourth Quarter 2018 Earnings Release (continued)

(all amounts other than per share amounts, number of employees, and number of banking centers are expressed in thousands unless otherwise noted)

 
Income Statement Data
Three Months Ended Dec. 31,
Year Ended Dec. 31,
2018
2017
2018
2017
 
Total interest income(5)
$
62,902
$
56,349
$
256,181
$
218,778
Total interest expense
 
8,626
 
5,711
 
 
30,123
 
20,258
 
Net interest income
54,276
50,638
226,058
198,520
 
Provision for loan and lease losses
5,104
6,071
31,368
27,704
 
Noninterest income:
Service charges on deposit accounts
3,565
3,325
14,273
13,357
Net refund transfer fees
55
171
20,029
18,500
Mortgage banking income
1,129
935
4,825
4,642
Interchange fee income
2,844
2,533
11,159
9,881
Program fees
1,520
1,851
6,225
5,824
Increase in cash surrender value of BOLI
392
384
1,527
1,562
Losses on available-for-sale debt securities
(136
)
(136
)
Net gains on OREO
29
254
729
676
Other
 
585
 
873
 
 
4,658
 
4,108
 
Total noninterest income
 
10,119
 
10,190
 
 
63,425
 
58,414
 
 
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits
21,743
20,502
91,189
82,233
Occupancy and equipment, net
6,474
6,518
25,365
25,194
Communication and transportation
1,115
1,261
4,785
4,711
Marketing and development
784
1,098
4,432
5,188
FDIC insurance expense
264
328
1,494
1,378
Bank franchise tax expense
863
652
4,951
4,626
Data processing
2,434
2,606
9,613
7,748
Interchange related expense
1,237
931
4,480
3,988
Supplies
446
565
1,444
1,594
OREO expense
31
104
94
388
Legal and professional fees
753
616
3,459
2,410
Other
 
2,819
 
2,964
 
 
12,546
 
11,386
 
Total noninterest expense
 
38,963
 
38,145
 
 
163,852
 
150,844
 
 
Income before income tax expense
20,328
16,612
94,263
78,386
Income tax expense(4)
 
3,022
 
11,774
 
 
16,411
 
32,754
 
 
Net income
$
17,306
$
4,838
 
$
77,852
$
45,632
 
 

 
 
 
 

Republic Bancorp, Inc. Financial Information

Fourth Quarter 2018 Earnings Release (continued)

(all amounts other than per share amounts, number of employees, and number of banking centers are expressed in thousands unless otherwise noted)

 
Selected Data and Ratios
 
Three Months Ended Dec. 31,
Year Ended Dec. 31,
2018
2017
2018
2017
Per Share Data:
 
Basic weighted average shares outstanding
20,975
21,149
20,960
20,921
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding
21,113
21,258
21,065
21,007
 
Period-end shares outstanding:
Class A Common Stock
18,675
18,607
18,675
18,607
Class B Common Stock
2,213
2,243
2,213
2,243
 
Book value per share(6)
$
33.03
$
30.33
$
33.03
$
30.33
Tangible book value per share(6)
31.98
29.27
31.98
29.27
 
Earnings per share ("EPS"):
Basic EPS - Class A Common Stock
$
0.83
$
0.23
$
3.76
$
2.21
Basic EPS - Class B Common Stock
0.76
0.21
3.41
2.01
Diluted EPS - Class A Common Stock
0.83
0.23
3.74
2.20
Diluted EPS - Class B Common Stock
0.75
0.21
3.40
2.00
 
Cash dividends declared per Common share:
Class A Common Stock
$
0.242
$
0.220
$
0.968
$
0.869
Class B Common Stock
0.220
0.200
0.880
0.790
 
Performance Ratios:
 
Return on average assets
1.37
%
0.39
%
1.52
%
0.95
%
Return on average equity
10.07
3.02
11.67
7.26
Efficiency ratio(7)
61
63
57
59
Yield on average interest-earning assets(5)
5.17
4.74
5.24
4.76
Cost of average interest-bearing liabilities
1.05
0.71
0.92
0.66
Cost of average deposits(8)
0.59
0.35
0.47
0.29
Net interest spread(5)
4.12
4.03
4.32
4.10
Net interest margin - Total Company(5)
4.46
4.26
4.62
4.32
Net interest margin - Core Bank(1)
3.85
3.72
3.70
3.55
 
Other Information:
 
End of period FTEs(9) - Total Company
1,051
997
1,051
997
End of period FTEs - Core Bank
968
915
968
915
Number of full-service banking centers
45
45
45
45
 

 
 
 
 

Republic Bancorp, Inc. Financial Information

Fourth Quarter 2018 Earnings Release (continued)

(all amounts other than per share amounts, number of employees, and number of banking centers are expressed in thousands unless otherwise noted)

 
Credit Quality Data and Ratios
As of and for the
As of and for the
Three Months Ended Dec. 31,
Year Ended Dec. 31,
2018
2017
2018
2017
Credit Quality Asset Balances:
 
Nonperforming Assets - Total Company:
Loans on nonaccrual status
$
15,993
$
14,118
$
15,993
$
14,118
Loans past due 90-days-or-more and still on accrual
 
145
 
956
 
145
 
956
Total nonperforming loans
16,138
15,074
16,138
15,074
OREO
 
160
 
115
 
160
 
115
Total nonperforming assets
$
16,298
$
15,189
$
16,298
$
15,189
 
Nonperforming Assets - Core Bank(1):
Loans on nonaccrual status
$
15,993
$
14,118
$
15,993
$
14,118
Loans past due 90-days-or-more and still on accrual
 
13
 
19
 
13
 
19
Total nonperforming loans
16,006
14,137
16,006
14,137
OREO
 
160
 
115
 
160
 
115
Total nonperforming assets
$
16,166
$
14,252
$
16,166
$
14,252
 
Delinquent loans:
Delinquent loans - Core Bank
$
8,875
$
8,460
$
8,875
$
8,460
Delinquent loans - RPG(3)
 
7,087
 
5,641
 
7,087
 
5,641
Total delinquent loans - Total Company
$
15,962
$
14,101
$
15,962
$
14,101
 
 
Credit Quality Ratios - Total Company:
 
Nonperforming loans to total loans
0.39
%
0.38
%
0.39
%
0.38
%
Nonperforming assets to total loans (including OREO)
0.39
0.38
0.39
0.38
Nonperforming assets to total assets
0.31
0.30
0.31
0.30
Allowance for loan and lease losses to total loans
1.08
1.07
1.08
1.07
Allowance for loan and lease losses to nonperforming loans
277
284
277
284
Delinquent loans to total loans(2)
0.38
0.35
0.38
0.35
Net charge-offs to average loans (annualized)
0.42
0.35
0.72
0.47
 
Credit Quality Ratios - Core Bank:
 
Nonperforming loans to total loans
0.40
%
0.36
%
0.40
%
0.36
%
Nonperforming assets to total loans (including OREO)
0.40
0.36
0.40
0.36
Nonperforming assets to total assets
0.31
0.28
0.31
0.28
Allowance for loan and lease losses to total loans
0.78
0.77
0.78
0.77
Allowance for loan and lease losses to nonperforming loans
197
213
197
213
Delinquent loans to total loans
0.22
0.21
0.22
0.21
Net charge-offs to average loans (annualized)
0.12
0.06
0.06
0.04
 

 
 
 
 
 

Republic Bancorp, Inc. Financial Information

Fourth Quarter 2018 Earnings Release (continued)

(all amounts other than per share amounts, number of employees, and number of banking centers are expressed in thousands unless otherwise noted)

 
Balance Sheet Data
 
Quarterly Comparison
Dec. 31, 2018
Sep. 30, 2018
Jun. 30, 2018
Mar. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
351,474
$
365,512
$
386,956
$
362,122
$
299,351
Investment securities
543,771
513,766
485,622
483,573
591,458
Loans held for sale
21,809
28,899
26,337
14,295
16,989
Loans
4,148,227
4,136,195
4,195,984
4,052,500
4,014,034
Allowance for loan and lease losses
 
(44,675
)
 
(43,824
)
 
(45,047
)
 
(52,341
)
 
(42,769
)
Loans, net
4,103,552
4,092,371
4,150,937
4,000,159
3,971,265
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost
32,067
32,067
32,067
32,067
32,067
Premises and equipment, net
44,820
45,945
46,485
46,792
45,605
Goodwill
16,300
16,300
16,300
16,300
16,300
Other real estate owned
160
70
160
115
Bank owned life insurance
64,883
64,491
64,106
63,727
63,356
Other assets and accrued interest receivable
 
61,568
 
 
62,933
 
 
57,135
 
 
59,139
 
 
48,856
 
Total assets
$
5,240,404
 
$
5,222,354
 
$
5,265,945
 
$
5,078,334
 
$
5,085,362
 
 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing
$
1,003,969
$
1,103,461
$
1,061,182
$
1,241,127
$
1,022,042
Interest-bearing
 
2,452,176
 
 
2,463,224
 
 
2,412,187
 
 
2,476,496
 
 
2,411,116
 
Total deposits
3,456,145
3,566,685
3,473,369
3,717,623
3,433,158
 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other short-term borrowings

182,990
163,768
175,291
175,682
204,021
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
810,000
715,000
860,000
440,000
737,500
Subordinated note
41,240
41,240
41,240
41,240
41,240
Other liabilities and accrued interest payable
 
60,095
 
 
58,851
 
 
52,037
 
 
50,535
 
 
37,019
 
Total liabilities
4,550,470
4,545,544
4,601,937
4,425,080
4,452,938
 
Stockholders' equity
 
689,934
 
 
676,810
 
 
664,008
 
 
653,254
 
 
632,424
 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
5,240,404
 
$
5,222,354
 
$
5,265,945
 
$
5,078,334
 
$
5,085,362
 
 
Average Balance Sheet Data
 
Quarterly Comparison
Dec. 31, 2018
Sep. 30, 2018
Jun. 30, 2018
Mar. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
Assets:
Investment securities, including FHLB stock
$
579,429
$
530,468
$
506,209
$
552,760
$
559,381
Federal funds sold and other interest-earning deposits
199,134
265,111
276,246
283,161
229,638
Loans, including loans held for sale
4,092,004
4,112,926
4,092,388
4,082,050
3,967,211
Total interest-earning assets
4,870,567
4,908,505
4,874,843
4,917,971
4,756,230
Total assets
5,070,845
5,101,286
5,074,781
5,278,204
4,953,134
 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
Noninterest-bearing deposits
$
1,050,236
$
1,076,967
$
1,146,403
$
1,319,860
$
1,045,939
Interest-bearing deposits
2,477,962
2,476,088
2,410,330
2,416,142
2,383,196

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other short-term borrowings

252,073
213,195
178,063
257,439
271,434
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
515,413
574,130
593,187
545,778
537,326
Subordinated note
41,240
41,240
41,240
41,240
41,240
Total interest-bearing liabilities
3,286,688
3,304,653
3,222,820
3,260,599
3,233,196
Stockholders' equity
687,156
675,470
663,077
641,624
640,686
 

 
 
 
 
 

Republic Bancorp, Inc. Financial Information

Fourth Quarter 2018 Earnings Release (continued)

(all amounts other than per share amounts, number of employees, and number of banking centers are expressed in thousands unless otherwise noted)

 
Income Statement Data
Three Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
 
Sep. 30, 2018
 
Jun. 30, 2018
Mar. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
 
Total interest income(5)
$
62,902
$
61,090
$
58,356
$
73,833
$
56,349
Total interest expense
 
8,626
 
8,057
 
7,272
 
6,168
 
5,711
 
Net interest income
54,276
53,033
51,084
67,665
50,638
 
Provision for loan and lease losses
5,104
4,077
4,932
17,255
6,071
 
Noninterest income:
Service charges on deposit accounts
3,565
3,579
3,574
3,555
3,325
Net refund transfer fees
55
149
3,473
16,352
171
Mortgage banking income
1,129
1,360
1,316
1,020
935
Interchange fee income
2,844
2,757
2,891
2,667
2,533
Program fees
1,520
1,686
1,323
1,696
1,851
Increase in cash surrender value of BOLI
392
385
379
371
384
Losses on available-for-sale debt securities
(136
)
Net gains on OREO
29
248
320
132
254
Other
 
585
 
1,301
 
1,020
 
1,752
 
873
 
Total noninterest income
 
10,119
 
11,465
 
14,296
 
27,545
 
10,190
 
 
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits
21,743
22,846
22,766
23,834
20,502
Occupancy and equipment, net
6,474
6,279
6,391
6,221
6,518
Communication and transportation
1,115
1,047
1,241
1,382
1,261
Marketing and development
784
1,449
1,283
916
1,098
FDIC insurance expense
264
360
345
525
328
Bank franchise tax expense
863
710
860
2,518
652
Data processing
2,434
2,350
2,443
2,386
2,606
Interchange related expense
1,237
1,138
1,098
1,007
931
Supplies
446
314
303
381
565
OREO expense
31
2
16
45
104
Legal and professional fees
753
935
728
1,043
616
Other
 
2,819
 
3,782
 
3,158
 
2,787
 
2,964
 
Total noninterest expense
 
38,963
 
41,212
 
40,632
 
43,045
 
38,145
 
 
Income before income tax expense
20,328
19,209
19,816
34,910
16,612
Income tax expense(4)
 
3,022
 
1,798
 
4,150
 
7,441
 
11,774
 
 
Net income
$
17,306
$
17,411
$
15,666
$
27,469
$
4,838
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Republic Bancorp, Inc. Financial Information

Fourth Quarter 2018 Earnings Release (continued)

(all amounts other than per share amounts, number of employees, and number of banking centers are expressed in thousands unless otherwise noted)

 
Selected Data and Ratios
As of and for the Three Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Sep. 30, 2018
Jun. 30, 2018
Mar. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
Per Share Data:
 
Basic weighted average shares outstanding
20,975
20,962
21,187
20,920
21,149
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding
21,113
21,120
21,331
21,018
21,258
 
Period-end shares outstanding:
Class A Common Stock
18,675
18,682
18,677
18,645
18,607
Class B Common Stock
2,213
2,213
2,215
2,243
2,243
 
Book value per share(6)
$
33.03
$
32.39
$
31.78
$
31.27
$
30.33
Tangible book value per share(6)
31.98
31.34
30.73
30.22
29.27
 
Earnings per share ("EPS"):
Basic EPS - Class A Common Stock
$
0.83
$
0.84
$
0.75
$
1.32
$
0.23
Basic EPS - Class B Common Stock
0.76
0.76
0.68
1.21
0.21
Diluted EPS - Class A Common Stock
0.83
0.83
0.74
1.32
0.23
Diluted EPS - Class B Common Stock
0.75
0.76
0.68
1.20
0.21
 
Cash dividends declared per Common share:
Class A Common Stock
$
0.242
$
0.242
$
0.242
$
0.242
$
0.220
Class B Common Stock
0.220
0.220
0.220
0.220
0.200
 
Performance Ratios:
 
Return on average assets
1.37
%
1.37
%
1.23
%
2.08
%
0.39
%
Return on average equity
10.07
10.31
9.45
17.12
3.02
Efficiency ratio(7)
61
64
62
45
63
Yield on average interest-earning assets(5)
5.17
4.98
4.79
6.01
4.74
Cost of average interest-bearing liabilities
1.05
0.98
0.90
0.76
0.71
Cost of average deposits(8)
0.59
0.51
0.44
0.36
0.35
Net interest spread(5)
4.12
4.00
3.89
5.25
4.03
Net interest margin - Total Company(5)
4.46
4.32
4.19
5.50
4.26
Net interest margin - Core Bank(1)
3.85
3.76
3.64
3.55
3.72
 
Other Information:
 
End of period FTEs(9) - Total Company
1,051
1,034
1,013
1,003
997
End of period FTEs - Core Bank
968
953
933
922
915
Number of full-service banking centers
45
45
45
45
45
 

 
 
 
 
 

Republic Bancorp, Inc. Financial Information

Fourth Quarter 2018 Earnings Release (continued)

(all amounts other than per share amounts, number of employees, and number of banking centers are expressed in thousands unless otherwise noted)

 
Credit Quality Data and Ratios
As of and for the Three Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Sep. 30, 2018
Jun. 30, 2018
Mar. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
Credit Quality Asset Balances:
 
Nonperforming Assets - Total Company:
Loans on nonaccrual status
$
15,993
$
17,015
$
17,502
$
14,849
$
14,118
Loans past due 90-days-or-more and still on accrual
 
145
 
254
 
858
 
1,279
 
956
Total nonperforming loans
16,138
17,269
18,360
16,128
15,074
OREO
 
160
 
70
 
 
160
 
115
Total nonperforming assets
$
16,298
$
17,339
$
18,360
$
16,288
$
15,189
 
Nonperforming Assets - Core Bank(1):
Loans on nonaccrual status
$
15,993
$
17,015
$
17,502
$
14,849
$
14,118
Loans past due 90-days-or-more and still on accrual
 
13
 
5
 
22
 
27
 
19
Total nonperforming loans
16,006
17,020
17,524
14,876
14,137
OREO
 
160
 
70
 
 
160
 
115
Total nonperforming assets
$
16,166
$
17,090
$
17,524
$
15,036
$
14,252
 
Delinquent Loans:
Delinquent loans - Core Bank
$
8,875
$
11,840
$
8,703
$
8,303
$
8,460
Delinquent loans - RPG(3)(10)
 
7,087
 
5,986
 
4,429
 
17,530
 
5,641
Total delinquent loans - Total Company
$
15,962
$
17,826
$
13,132
$
25,833
$
14,101
 
 
Credit Quality Ratios - Total Company:
 
Nonperforming loans to total loans
0.39
%
0.42
%
0.44
%
0.40
%
0.38
%
Nonperforming assets to total loans (including OREO)
0.39
0.42
0.44
0.40
0.38
Nonperforming assets to total assets
0.31
0.33
0.35
0.32
0.30
Allowance for loan and lease losses to total loans
1.08
1.06
1.07
1.29
1.07
Allowance for loan and lease losses to nonperforming loans
277
254
245
325
284
Delinquent loans to total loans(2)(10)
0.38
0.43
0.31
0.64
0.35
Net charge-offs to average loans (annualized)
0.42
0.52
1.19
0.75
0.35
 
Credit Quality Ratios - Core Bank:
 
Nonperforming loans to total loans
0.40
%
0.42
%
0.43
%
0.37
%
0.36
%
Nonperforming assets to total loans (including OREO)
0.40
0.42
0.43
0.38
0.36
Nonperforming assets to total assets
0.31
0.33
0.34
0.31
0.28
Allowance for loan and lease losses to total loans
0.78
0.78
0.76
0.77
0.77
Allowance for loan and lease losses to nonperforming loans
197
184
179
205
213
Delinquent loans to total loans
0.22
0.29
0.21
0.21
0.21
Net charge-offs to average loans (annualized)
0.12
0.04
0.06
0.06
 

Republic Bancorp, Inc. Financial Information
Fourth Quarter 2018 Earnings Release (continued)

Segment Data:

Reportable segments are determined by the type of products and services offered and the level of information provided to the chief operating decision maker, who uses such information to review performance of various components of the business (such as banking centers and business units), which are then aggregated if operating performance, products/services, and clients are similar.

As of December 31, 2018, the Company was divided into five reportable segments: Traditional Banking, Warehouse Lending (“Warehouse”), Mortgage Banking, Tax Refund Solutions (“TRS”), and Republic Credit Solutions (“RCS”). Management considers the first three segments to collectively constitute “Core Bank” or “Core Banking” operations, while the last two segments collectively constitute Republic Processing Group (“RPG”) operations. The Bank’s Correspondent Lending channel and the Company’s national branchless banking platform, MemoryBank®, are considered part of the Traditional Banking segment.

The nature of segment operations and the primary drivers of net revenues by reportable segment are provided below:

 
 
 
 
 
 
Reportable Segment:
Nature of Operations:
Primary Drivers of Net Revenue:
 
Core Banking:
 
Traditional Banking
Provides traditional banking products to clients in its market footprint primarily via its network of banking centers and to clients outside of its market footprint primarily via its Digital and Correspondent Lending delivery channels.
Loans, investments, and deposits.
 
Warehouse Lending
Provides short-term, revolving credit facilities to mortgage bankers across the United States.
Mortgage warehouse lines of credit.
 
Mortgage Banking
 
 
 
Primarily originates, sells and services long-term, single family, first lien residential real estate loans primarily to clients in the Bank's market footprint.
 
 
 
Loan sales and servicing.
 
Republic Processing Group:
 
Tax Refund Solutions
TRS offers tax-related credit products and facilitates the receipt and payment of federal and state tax refund products. The RPS division of TRS offers general-purpose reloadable cards. TRS and RPS products are primarily provided to clients outside of the Bank’s market footprint.
Loans, refund transfers, and prepaid cards.
 
Republic Credit Solutions
Offers consumer credit products. RCS products are primarily provided to clients outside of the Bank’s market footprint, with a substantial portion of RCS clients considered subprime or near-prime borrowers.
Unsecured, consumer loans.
 

The accounting policies used for Republic’s reportable segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies in the Company’s 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Republic evaluates segment performance using operating income. The Company allocates goodwill to the Traditional Banking segment. Republic generally allocates income taxes based on income before income tax expense unless Republic can reasonably make specific segment allocations. The Company makes transactions among reportable segments at carrying value.

 
 
 
 
 

Republic Bancorp, Inc. Financial Information

Fourth Quarter 2018 Earnings Release (continued)

 

Segment information for the quarters and years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 follows:

 
Three Months Ended December 31, 2018
Core Banking
Republic Processing Group ("RPG")
Total
Tax
Republic
Traditional
Warehouse
Mortgage
Core
Refund
Credit
Total
Total
(dollars in thousands)
 
Banking
 
 
 
Lending
 
 
 
Banking
 
 
 
Banking
 
 
 
Solutions
 
 
Solutions
 
 
RPG
 
 
 
Company
 
Net interest income
$
42,207
$
3,557
$
94
$
45,858
$
76
$
8,342
$
8,418
$
54,276
 
Provision for loan and lease losses
1,552
(230
)
1,322
(554
)
4,336
3,782
5,104
 
Net refund transfer fees
55
55
55
Mortgage banking income
1,129
1,129
1,129
Program fees
19
1,501
1,520
1,520
Other noninterest income
 
7,374
 
10
 
 
339
 
 
7,723
 
17
 
 
(325
)
 
(308
)
 
7,415
Total noninterest income
7,374
10
1,468
8,852
91
1,176
1,267
10,119
 
Total noninterest expense
 
32,785
 
844
 
 
905
 
 
34,534
 
3,232
 
 
1,197
 
 
4,429
 
 
38,963
 
Income (loss) before income tax expense
15,244
2,953
657
18,854
(2,511
)
3,985
1,474
20,328
Income tax expense (benefit)
 
1,913
 
676
 
 
138
 
 
2,727
 
(631
)
 
926
 
 
295
 
 
3,022
Net income (loss)
$
13,331
$
2,277
 
$
519
 
$
16,127
$
(1,880
)
$
3,059
 
$
1,179
 
$
17,306
 
Period-end assets
$
4,647,037
$
470,126
$
14,246
$
5,131,409
$
20,288
$
88,707
$
108,995
$
5,240,404
 
Net interest margin
3.92
%
3.14
%
NM
3.85
%
NM
NM
NM
4.46
%
 
Net-revenue concentration*
77
%
6
%
2
%
85
%
%
15
%
15
%
100
%
 
Three Months Ended December 31, 2017
Core Banking
Republic Processing Group ("RPG")
Total
Tax
Republic
Traditional
Warehouse
Mortgage
Core
Refund
Credit
Total
Total
(dollars in thousands)
 
Banking
 
 
 
Lending
 
 
 
Banking
 
 
 
Banking
 
 
 
Solutions
 
 
Solutions
 
 
RPG
 
 
 
Company
 
Net interest income
$
39,333
$
4,460
$
91
$
43,884
$
18
$
6,736
$
6,754
$
50,638
 
Provision for loan and lease losses
1,312
(114
)
1,198
(228
)
5,101
4,873
6,071
 
Net refund transfer fees
171
171
171
Mortgage banking income
935
935
935
Program fees
73
1,778
1,851
1,851
Other noninterest income
 
6,834
 
10
 
 
87
 
 
6,931
 
12
 
 
290
 
 
302
 
 
7,233
Total noninterest income
6,834
10
1,022
7,866
256
2,068
2,324
10,190
 
Total noninterest expense
 
31,085
 
944
 
 
1,418
 
 
33,447
 
3,600
 
 
1,098
 
 
4,698
 
 
38,145
 
Income (loss) before income tax expense
13,770
3,640
(305
)
17,105
(3,098
)
2,605
(493
)
16,612
Income tax expense (benefit)
 
9,518
 
1,512
 
 
(808
)
 
10,222
 
(1,125
)
 
2,677
 
 
1,552
 
 
11,774
Net income (loss)
$
4,252
$
2,128
 
$
503
 
$
6,883
$
(1,973
)
$
(72
)
$
(2,045
)
$
4,838
 
Period-end assets
$
4,470,932
$
525,246
$
11,115
$
5,007,293
$
12,450
$
65,619
$
78,069
$
5,085,362
 
Net interest margin
3.76
%
3.41
%
NM
3.72
%
NM
NM
NM
4.26
%
 
Net-revenue concentration*
77
%
7
%
2
%
86
%
%
14
%
14
%
100
%

_______________

*Net revenue represents net interest income plus total noninterest income. Net-revenue concentration equals segment-level net revenue divided by total Company net revenue.

 
 
 
 
 

Republic Bancorp, Inc. Financial Information

Fourth Quarter 2018 Earnings Release (continued)

 
Year Ended December 31, 2018
Core Banking
Republic Processing Group ("RPG")
Total
Tax
Republic
Traditional
Warehouse
Mortgage
Core
Refund
Credit
Total
Total
(dollars in thousands)
 
Banking
 
 
 
Lending
 
 
 
Banking
 
 
 
Banking
 
 
 
Solutions
 
 
Solutions
 
 
RPG
 
 
 
Company
 
Net interest income
$
160,398
$
15,726
$
402
$
176,526
$
19,203
$
30,329
$
49,532
$
226,058
 
Provision for loan and lease losses
3,710
(142
)
3,568
10,919
16,881
27,800
31,368
 
Net refund transfer fees
20,029
20,029
20,029
Mortgage banking income
4,825
4,825
4,825
Program fees
295
5,930
6,225
6,225
Other noninterest income
 
29,965
 
40
 
 
550
 
 
30,555
 
1,229
 
562
 
1,791
 
32,346
Total noninterest income
29,965
40
5,375
35,380
21,553
6,492
28,045
63,425
 
Total noninterest expense
 
136,439
 
3,367
 
 
4,356
 
 
144,162
 
14,686
 
5,004
 
19,690
 
163,852
 
Income before income tax expense
50,214
12,541
1,421
64,176
15,151
14,936
30,087
94,263
Income tax expense
 
6,819
 
2,869
 
 
298
 
 
9,986
 
3,033
 
3,392
 
6,425
 
16,411
Net income
$
43,395
$
9,672
 
$
1,123
 
$
54,190
$
12,118
$
11,544
$
23,662
$
77,852
 
Period-end assets
$
4,647,037
$
470,126
$
14,246
$
5,131,409
$
20,288
$
88,707
$
108,995
$
5,240,404
 
Net interest margin
3.76
%
3.17
%
NM
3.70
%
NM
NM
NM
4.62
%
 
Net-revenue concentration*
66
%
5
%
2
%
73
%
14
%
13
%
27
%
100
%
 
Year Ended December 31, 2017
Core Banking
Republic Processing Group ("RPG")
Total
Tax
Republic
Traditional
Warehouse
Mortgage
Core
Refund
Credit
Total
Total
(dollars in thousands)
 
Banking
 
 
 
Lending
 
 
 
Banking
 
 
 
Banking
 
 
 
Solutions
 
 
Solutions
 
 
RPG
 
 
 
Company
 
Net interest income
$
142,823
$
17,533
$
346
$
160,702
$
15,197
$
22,621
$
37,818
$
198,520
 
Provision for loan and lease losses
3,923
(150
)
3,773
6,535
17,396
23,931
27,704
 
Net refund transfer fees
18,500
18,500
18,500
Mortgage banking income
4,642
4,642
4,642
Program fees
176
5,648
5,824
5,824
Other noninterest income
 
27,452
 
37
 
 
279
 
 
27,768
 
164
 
1,516
 
1,680
 
29,448
Total noninterest income
27,452
37
4,921
32,410
18,840
7,164
26,004
58,414
 
Total noninterest expense
 
124,637
 
3,392
 
 
4,765
 
 
132,794
 
14,491
 
3,559
 
18,050
 
150,844
 
Income before income tax expense
41,715
14,328
502
56,545
13,011
8,830
21,841
78,386
Income tax expense
 
18,202
 
5,421
 
 
(526
)
 
23,097
 
4,721
 
4,936
 
9,657
 
32,754
Net income
$
23,513
$
8,907
 
$
1,028
 
$
33,448
$
8,290
$
3,894
$
12,184
$
45,632
 
Period-end assets
$
4,470,932
$
525,246
$
11,115
$
5,007,293
$
12,450
$
65,619
$
78,069
$
5,085,362
 
Net interest margin
3.55
%
3.53
%
NM
3.55
%
NM
NM
NM
4.32
%
 
Net-revenue concentration*
66
%
7
%
2
%
75
%
13
%
12
%
25
%
100
%

_______________

*Net revenue represents net interest income plus total noninterest income. Net-revenue concentration equals segment-level net revenue divided by total Company net revenue.

 

 

Republic Bancorp, Inc. Financial Information

Fourth Quarter 2018 Earnings Release (continued)

 
(1)
“Core Bank” or “Core Banking” operations consist of the Traditional Banking, Warehouse Lending, and Mortgage Banking segments.
 
(2)
The delinquent loans to total loans ratio equals loans 30-days-or-more past due divided by total loans. Depending on loan class, loan delinquency is determined by the number of days or the number of payments past due.
 
(3)
Republic Processing Group operations consist of the Tax Refund Solutions and Republic Credit Solutions segments.
 
(4)
The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”), enacted on December 22, 2017, lowered the federal corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, effective January 1, 2018. With the TCJA’s meaningful impact during 2018 and the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company’s effective tax rate per quarter was as follows: 14.9% (quarter ended December 31, 2018); 9.4% (quarter ended September 30, 2018); 20.9% (quarter ended June 30, 2018); 21.3% (quarter ended March 31, 2018); and 70.9% (quarter ended December 31, 2017).
 
In addition to the TCJA lowering the Company’s 2018 federal income tax rate, Republic’s relatively low effective tax rate during the third quarter of 2018 was driven by approximately $2.8 million in income tax benefits recognized during the third quarter of 2018 as part of preparing the Company’s fiscal-year 2017 federal tax return due October 15, 2018. The Company considers approximately $2.6 million of the $2.8 million in federal income tax benefits to be nonrecurring in nature, with a portion of the remaining benefits to be realizable in the future.
 
A $6.3 million charge to income tax expense upon remeasurement of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities at a 21% corporate tax rate drove the relatively high effective tax rate for the fourth quarter of 2017.
 
The following table reflects the impact of the TCJA on Republic’s income tax expense and effective tax rate for the fourth quarters and years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended Dec. 31,
Year Ended Dec. 31,
2018
2017
2018
2017
Effective
Effective
Effective
Effective
(in thousands)
Amount
Tax Rate
Amount
Tax Rate
Amount
Tax
Amount
Tax Rate
 
Income before income tax expense
$
20,328
$
16,612
$
94,263
$
78,386
 
Income tax expense, before adjusting items
$
4,269
21.00
%
$
5,814
35.00
%
$
19,795
21.00
%
$
27,435
35.00
%
Adjustments relating to:
Enactment of the TCJA
(389
)
(1.91
)
6,327
38.09
(2,762
)
(2.93
)
6,327
8.07
Nontaxable Income
(250
)
(1.23
)
(405
)
(2.44
)
(933
)
(0.99
)
(1,488
)
(1.90
)
State Taxes, net of federal benefit
422
2.08
174
1.05
1,569
1.66
700
0.89
General business tax credits
(213
)
(1.05
)
(1,355
)
(1.44
)
Tax Benefit of Vesting Employee Benefits
(191
)
(0.94
)
(243
)
(1.46
)
(191
)
(0.20
)
(243
)
(0.31
)
Reduction of uncertain tax positions
(210
)
(1.03
)
(433
)
(2.61
)
(210
)
(0.22
)
(433
)
(0.55
)
Other, net
 
(416
)
(2.05
)
 
 
540
 
3.25
 
 
 
498
 
0.53
 
 
 
456
 
0.58
 
 
Total Adjustments
 
(1,247
)
(6.13
)
 
 
5,960
 
35.88
 
 
 
(3,384
)
(3.59
)
 
 
5,319
 
6.79
 
 
 
Income tax expense, as reported
$
3,022
 
14.87
 
%
$
11,774
 
70.88
 
%
$
16,411
 
17.41
 
%
$
32,754
 
41.79
 
%
 
(5)
The amount of loan fee income can meaningfully impact total interest income, loan yields, net interest margin, and net interest spread. The amount of loan fee income included in total interest income was $9.4 million and $9.4 million for the quarters ended December 31, 2018 and 2017. The amount of loan fee income included in total interest income was $53.8 million and $46.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017.
 
The amount of loan fee income included in total interest income per quarter was as follows: $9.4 million (quarter ended December 31, 2018); $9.0 million (quarter ended September 30, 2018); $8.5 million (quarter ended June 30, 2018); $26.9 million (quarter ended March 31, 2018); and $9.4 million (quarter ended December 31, 2017).
 
Interest income for Easy Advances (“EAs”) is composed entirely of loan fees. The loan fees disclosed above included EA fees of $17.8 million and $14.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017. EAs are only offered during the first two months of each year.
 
(6)
The following table provides a reconciliation of total stockholders’ equity in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) to tangible stockholders’ equity in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements, a non-GAAP disclosure. The Company provides the tangible book value per share, a non-GAAP measure, in addition to those defined by banking regulators, because of its widespread use by investors as a means to evaluate capital adequacy.
 

 
 
 
 
 
Quarterly Comparison
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
Dec. 31, 2018
Sep. 30, 2018
 
Jun. 30, 2018
 
 
Mar. 31, 2018
 
 
Dec. 31, 2017
 
 
Total stockholders' equity - GAAP (a)
$
689,934
$
676,810
$
664,008
$
653,254
$
632,424
Less: Goodwill
16,300
16,300
16,300
16,300
16,300
Less: Mortgage servicing rights
4,919
4,925
4,914
4,925
5,044
Less: Core deposit intangible
 
654
 
705
 
756
 
807
 
858
Tangible stockholders' equity - Non-GAAP (c)
$
668,061
$
654,880
$
642,038
$
631,222
$
610,222
 
Total assets - GAAP (b)
$
5,240,404
$
5,222,354
$
5,265,945
$
5,078,334
$
5,085,362
Less: Goodwill
16,300
16,300
16,300
16,300
16,300
Less: Mortgage servicing rights
4,919
4,925
4,914
4,925
5,044
Less: Core deposit intangible
 
654
 
705
 
756
 
807
 
858
Tangible assets - Non-GAAP (d)
$
5,218,531
$
5,200,424
$
5,243,975
$
5,056,302
$
5,063,160
 
Total stockholders' equity to total assets - GAAP (a/b)
13.17
%
12.96
%
12.61
%
12.86
%
12.44
%
Tangible stockholders' equity to tangible assets - Non-GAAP (c/d)
12.80
%
12.59
%
12.24
%
12.48
%
12.05
%
 
Number of shares outstanding (e)
 
20,888
 
20,895
 
20,892
 
20,888
 
20,850
 
Book value per share - GAAP (a/e)
$
33.03
$
32.39
$
31.78
$
31.27
$
30.33
Tangible book value per share - Non-GAAP (c/e)
31.98
31.34
30.73
30.22
29.27
 
(7)
The efficiency ratio, a non-GAAP measure, equals total noninterest expense divided by the sum of net interest income and noninterest income. The ratio excludes net gains (losses) on sales, calls, and impairment of investment securities, if applicable.
 
(8)
The cost of average deposits ratio equals annualized total interest expense on deposits divided by total average interest-bearing deposits plus total average noninterest-bearing deposits.
 
(9)
FTEs — Full-time-equivalent employees.
 
(10)
Delinquent loans for the RPG segment included $13 million of EAs at March 31, 2018. EAs were only offered during the first two months of 2018. EAs do not have a contractual due date but are eligible for delinquency consideration three weeks after the taxpayer-customer’s tax return is submitted to the applicable tax authority. All unpaid EAs are charged-off by the end of the second quarter of each year.
 
NM — Not meaningful

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Republic Bancorp, Inc.
Kevin Sipes
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
(502) 560-8628

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Company Name: Republic Bancorp Inc. Class A Common Stock
Stock Symbol: RBCAA
Market: NASDAQ
Website: republicbank.com

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