Cascade Bancorp Reports Second Quarter 2015 Net Income Of $4.8 Million, Or $0.07 Per Share, And Double-Digit (Annualized) Organic Loan Growth During The Period

BEND, Ore., July 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Cascade Bancorp (NASDAQ: CACB) ("Company" or "Cascade"), the holding company for Bank of the Cascades ("Bank"), today announced its financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015.

Second Quarter 2015 Financial Highlights

• Net income for the second quarter of 2015 was $4.8 million, or $0.07 per share, compared to $5.1 million, or $0.07 per share, for the first quarter of 2015 ("linked quarter"). First quarter 2015 benefited from a $2.0 million credit to the loan loss provision (pretax), or $0.02 per share. There was no loan loss provision in the current quarter.
• Net organic loan growth¹ for the second quarter was approximately $58.0 million, an annualized pace of over 17.8%. Loan growth was across the board including commercial loans, construction loans, commercial real estate ("CRE") loans and retained consumer residential loans. At June 30, 2015, total gross loans were $1.6 billion.
• Total deposits were $2.0 billion at June 30, 2015, up $31.3 million as compared to the linked quarter. Nearly 90% of the increase was due to higher non-interest bearing demand deposits, an annualized rate of growth of 16.4%. At quarter-end, checking balances represented over 55.9% of total deposits with an overall cost of funds at 0.09% compared to 0.11% during the linked quarter.
• Net interest margin ("NIM") was 3.70% for the second quarter of 2015, compared to 3.74% in the linked quarter.
• Credit quality metrics were solid with the allowance for loan losses ("ALLL") stable at 1.45% of gross loans.
• At June 30, 2015, stockholders' equity was $325.4 million with book value per share at $4.47 and tangible book value² of $3.29 per share.
• Return on average assets was 0.80% compared to 0.88% in the linked quarter.
• Return on equity was 5.92% compared to 6.52% in the linked quarter.

"Cascade's progress continues to be evident on many fronts. We achieved a double-digit rate of organic loan growth during the second quarter, reflecting improved levels of business activity in our footprint and strong execution by our bankers," said Terry Zink, President and CEO. "This growth is coupled with sustained progress in expanding our enviable core deposit franchise. In addition, non-interest revenue momentum has continued in high value business lines such as mortgage, card/merchant services, SBA, and customer interest rate swaps. Together with solid loan pipelines, this progress bodes well for continued revenue growth."

Financial Review

The financial statements as of June 30, 2015 and 2014 are inclusive of purchase accounting adjustments to Home Federal Bancorp ("HFB") assets and liabilities, which were acquired on May 16, 2014. Year-over-year comparisons are significantly affected because of the effects of the HFB-related results and one-time charges in the comparable periods of 2014.

Balance Sheet:
At June 30, 2015 as compared to December 31, 2014
Total assets at June 30, 2015 were $2.4 billion, compared to $2.3 billion at December 31, 2014. The growth is attributable to higher loan balances somewhat offset by reduced cash and securities.

Cash and equivalents at June 30, 2015 were $79.8 million compared to $83.1 million at December 31, 2014, as cash was utilized to fund loan growth. At June 30, 2015, investment securities classified as available-for-sale and held-to-maturity decreased modestly to $458.6 million as compared to $472.5 million at December 31, 2014.

Gross loans at June 30, 2015 were $1.6 billion, compared to $1.5 billion at December 31, 2014, an increase of 9.0%. The year to date growth was concentrated in CRE, construction, and consumer residential loans. The latter included both retained and acquired adjustable rate mortgages (ARMs). Strategically, the Bank prioritized expansion of its ARM portfolio to further diversify its overall loan portfolio by geography and loan type. Commercial and industrial loans were higher, with organic growth partially offset by a modest decline in the shared national credit portfolio. The net loan to deposit ratio at June 30, 2015 improved to 78.2% as compared to 74.1% at December 31, 2014. The Company has identified the improvement of this ratio as a key priority in 2015 after experiencing a dip resulting from the HFB acquisition.

The allowance for loan losses at June 30, 2015 was $23.5 million as compared to $22.1 million at December 31, 2014. The increase is a result of net recoveries in the second quarter of 2015, less a $2.0 million provision credit in the first quarter of 2015 related to the remediation of a previously charged off loan.

FHLB stock declined from $25.6 million to $3.0 million at June 30, 2015 due to changes in FHLB membership stock requirements in connection with the Seattle FHLB merging with Des Moines FHLB in the second quarter 2015.

Total deposits as of June 30, 2015 increased 3.3% to $2.0 billion compared to December 31, 2014. Non-interest bearing accounts increased by $85.9 million, or 13.9%, for the year-to-date period. Offsetting this increase in non-interest bearing accounts was a reduction in time deposits of $34.2 million owing to a strategic run-off of higher priced CDs acquired in the HFB acquisition. The year-to-date 2015 overall cost of funds was 0.10%.

Total stockholders' equity at June 30, 2015 was $325.4 million compared to $315.5 million at December 31, 2014. This increase is primarily a result of 2015 net income of $9.9 million. Tangible common stockholders' equity³ was $239.5 million, or $3.29 per share, at June 30, 2015 as compared to $227.7 million, or $3.14 per share, at December 31, 2014. The ratios of common stockholders' equity to total assets and tangible common stockholders' equity to total assets⁴ were 13.45% and 9.90% at June 30, 2015, respectively, and 13.48% and 9.73% at December 31, 2014, respectively.

At June 30, 2015 as compared to year ago period (June 30, 2014)
Compared to the year ago period, cash and cash equivalents decreased $84.5 million while investment securities classified as available-for-sale and held-to-maturity increased $27.8 million. This was due to excess liquidity resulting from the HFB acquisition being deployed into growth in loans over the period.

On a year-over-year basis, gross loans increased $231.2 million to $1.6 billion, or an increase of 16.6%. Approximately half of this increase is owed to organic growth, as well as growth in the wholesale loan portfolio for strategic reasons described above.

Total deposits increased $104.5 million, or 5.4%, at June 30, 2015 compared to June 30, 2014. In this same period, non-interest bearing accounts increased by $66.3 million, or 10.4%, and interest bearing demand deposits increased by $96.7 million, or 10.6%. These increases were offset by runoff in higher priced CDs acquired with the HFB acquisition; overall time deposits decreased $58.5 million, or 22.4%.

At June 30, 2015, the Bank was considered "well capitalized" for regulatory purposes with the following ratios: Tier 1 leverage ratio of 8.93%; Common Equity Tier-1 risk-weighted ratio of 10.89%; Total Tier-1 equity to risk-weighted assets of 10.89%; and total capital to risk-weighted assets of 12.16%. The minimum capital requirements to be considered "well capitalized" under the Basel III rules are 5.00%, 6.50%, 8.00%, and 10.00%, respectively.

Income Statement:
For the quarter ended June 30, 2015 as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2015
Net income for the second quarter of 2015 was $4.8 million, or $0.07 per share, compared to $5.1 million, or $0.07 per share, in the linked quarter, which included a benefit from a $2.0 million credit to the loan loss provision (pretax), or $0.02 per share. There was no provision for loan loss made in the current quarter given continued strength in the portfolio and strong ALLL.

Total interest income was $19.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015 as compared to $19.5 million in the linked quarter due to higher volume of earning loans, offset by lower revenue from investment securities due to reduced volumes.

Total interest expense for the three months ended June 30, 2015 was $0.5 million, comparable to the linked quarter.

The NIM for the three months ended June 30 2015 was stable at 3.70% compared to 3.74% for the linked quarter.

Non-interest income for the second quarter of 2015 was $6.7 million, compared to $6.1 million in the linked quarter. Card-related revenue improved, as did customer swap fees. These sources were offset by lower SBA gains on sales due to timing of production packaging and settlement. Other income for the linked quarter included a gain on disposition of decommissioned branches of $0.7 million (pre-tax), while other income for the current quarter includes a vendor production performance bonus as well as a contractual arrangement for future revenue-sharing of merchant services together totaling $1.1 million (pretax).

Non-interest expense in the second quarter of 2015 was $18.4 million compared to $18.8 million in the linked quarter. Linked quarter expenses included certain one-time transitory expense items aggregating $0.6 million (pre-tax); primarily a transition to a paid-time-off employee benefit program and the write-off of remaining lease expense on an operations center no longer in use. Salary and benefit expense for the current quarter was lower, mainly due to the benefit program factor mentioned above. The second quarter of 2015 included a partial-quarter effect of 2015 annual employee equity grants and salary increases. For the current quarter, expenses were also lower in OREO and card-activity related costs. The Company remains committed to its cost-savings initiative, with a goal to achieve $1.0 million in pretax annualized net cost savings by 2016. The program includes staffing adjustments, imaging platform consolidation, ongoing branch footprint adjustments, and continuing negotiation of 3^rd party contracts to reduce overall expense levels.

The income tax provision for the second quarter of 2015 was $2.9 million, representing a 37.4% effective tax rate for the period, slightly lower than statutory due to the impact of permanent differences.

For the six months ended June 30, 2015 and the quarter ended June 30, 2015 compared to year ago periods
Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2015 was $9.9 million as compared to a loss of $3.7 million for the year ago period. Net income for the second quarter of 2015 was $4.8 million compared to a loss of $4.7 million for the second quarter of 2014. The 2014 loss periods were due to the costs incurred in the HFB acquisition. In addition, improvements in 2015 earnings are attributable to higher net interest income arising from increased earning assets from the HFB acquisition, as well as significantly increased non-interest income. The acquisition of HFB also resulted in a decline in the overall loan to deposit ratio due to HFB's high level of cash and securities. Since the acquisition, the Company has been successful in growing its organic, community bank loan portfolio. During this period, the Company also acquired certain wholesale loans (mainly ARM and shared national credit loans) to diversify its portfolio by geography and loan type, and to position itself to benefit in the event of increasing market interest rates.

Non-interest income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 was $6.7 million and $12.8 million, respectively, up from $4.8 million and $8.2 million during the respective year ago periods. Much of the year-over-year improvement is related to the Company's increased customer base arising from the HFB acquisition, as well as the implementation and expansion of sales in its card, mortgage, interest rate swap, and SBA lines of business. This progress also reflects improvement in the local economies in its service areas.

Non-interest expense in the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 was $18.4 million and $37.2 million, respectively, compared to $30.2 million and $44.1 million in the respective year ago periods. The changes between the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and the year ago periods relate primarily to the HFB acquisition costs incurred in 2014.

Income tax expense in the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 was $2.9 million and $6.0 million, respectively, as compared to a tax benefit of $5.1 million and $4.8 million, respectively, in the year ago periods. The changes between the current three and six month periods and the year ago periods relate to the tax impact of the HFB acquisition in 2014.

Asset Quality

Credit quality metrics were solid with a continuing trend toward lower loan delinquencies and non-performing asset ratios.  Net loan recoveries totaled $0.3 million for the second quarter of 2015 compared to net loan recoveries of $3.2 million for the linked quarter and net charge-offs of $1.3 million for the year ago quarter. The ratio of loan loss reserve to total loans was stable at 1.45% as of June 30, 2015 and as compared to 1.48% at March 31, 2015 and 1.48% at December 31, 2014.

At June 30, 2015, delinquent loans were 0.07% of the loan portfolio. This compares to 0.17% at March 31, 2015, 0.27% at December 31, 2014, and 0.27% at June 30, 2014. Non-performing assets as a percentage of total assets was 0.41% at June 30, 2015, as compared to 0.53% at March 31, 2015, 0.64% at December 31, 2014 and 0.80% at June 30, 2014. General improvement in the rate of delinquency reflects improving economic conditions.

Acquired loans are recorded at fair value with no ALLL brought forward in accordance with purchase accounting principles. The net fair value adjustment to acquired loans from the HFB acquisition was $6.0 million, consisting of an interest rate and a credit mark which will be accreted over the life of the loans (approximately 10 years).

Conference Call

As previously announced, a conference call and webcast discussing the second quarter 2015 results will be held today, July 28, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time). Shareholders, analysts and other interested parties are invited to join the webcast by registering at http://public.viavid.com/index.php?id=115181 or the live conference call by dialing (877) 407-4018 prior to 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time.

About Cascade Bancorp and Bank of the Cascades

Cascade Bancorp (NASDAQ: CACB), headquartered in Bend, Oregon, and its wholly owned subsidiary, Bank of the Cascades, operate in Oregon and Idaho markets. Founded in 1977, Bank of the Cascades offers full-service community banking through 39 branches in Central, Southern and Northwest Oregon, as well as in the greater Boise/Treasure Valley, Idaho area. The Bank has a business strategy that focuses on delivering the best in community banking for the financial well-being of customers and shareholders. It executes its strategy through the consistent delivery of full relationship banking focused on attracting and retaining value-driven customers. For further information, please visit our website at www.botc.com.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

This release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures.  The Company's management uses these non-GAAP financial measures, specifically efficiency ratio, tangible common equity ratio to total assets and tangible capital, as important measures of the strength of its capital and its ability to generate earnings on its tangible capital invested by its shareholders.  Management believes presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures provides useful supplemental information to our investors and others that contributes to a proper understanding of the financial results and capital levels of the Company. Management also uses these non-GAAP financial measures in making financial, operating and planning decisions and in evaluating the Company's performance. These non-GAAP disclosures should not be viewed as a substitute for financial results determined in accordance with GAAP, nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be presented by other companies. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are included in the table at the end of this release under the caption "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This release contains forward-looking statements about Cascade Bancorp's plans and anticipated results of operations and financial condition. These statements include, but are not limited to, our plans, objectives, expectations, and intentions and are not statements of historical fact. When used in this report, the word "expects," "believes," "anticipates," "could," "may," "will," "should," "plan," "predicts," "projections," "continue" and other similar expressions constitute forward-looking statements, as do any other statements that expressly or implicitly predict future events, results or performance, and such statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Certain risks and uncertainties and Cascade Bancorp's success in managing such risks and uncertainties and could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected and/or adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.  Such factors could include: local and national economic conditions; housing/real estate market prices, employment and wages rates, as well as historically low interest rates and/or the rate of change in such rates.   Such factors, depending on severity, could adversely affect credit quality, collateral values, including real estate collateral and OREO (other real estate owned) properties, investment values, liquidity, the pace of loan growth and /or originations, the adequacy of reserves for loan losses including the trend and amount of loan charge offs and delinquency rates. These factors may be exacerbated by our concentration of operations in the States of Oregon and Idaho generally, and Central, Southern and Northwest Oregon, as well as the greater Boise/Treasure Valley, Idaho area, specifically; interest rate changes could significantly reduce net interest income and negatively affect funding sources; competition among financial institutions could increase significantly; competition or changes in interest rates could negatively affect net interest margin, as could other factors listed from time to time in Cascade Bancorp's reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"); the reputation of the financial services industry could further deteriorate, which could adversely affect our ability to access markets for funding and to acquire and retain customers; and existing regulatory requirements, changes in regulatory requirements and legislation (including, without limitation, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) and our inability to meet those requirements, including capital requirements and increases in our deposit insurance premium, could adversely affect the businesses in which we are engaged, our results of operations and our financial condition. Such forward-looking statements also include, but are not limited to, statements about the expected cost savings, synergies, and other financial benefits from Cascade Bancorp's acquisition of Home Federal Bancorp, which might not be realized in the amounts expected or within the expected time frames; costs or difficulties relating to the integration of Home Federal Bancorp, which might be greater than expected; and our ability to execute our business plan. Additional risks and uncertainties are identified and discussed in Cascade Bancorp's reports filed with or furnished to the SEC and available at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.  However, you should be aware that these factors are not an exhaustive list, and you should not assume these are the only factors that may cause our actual results to differ materially from our expectations. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release. Cascade Bancorp undertakes no obligation to update or publish revised forward-looking statements to reflect the impact of events or circumstances that may arise after the date hereof, except as required by applicable law. Readers should carefully review all disclosures filed or furnished by Cascade Bancorp from time to time with the SEC.

Information contained herein, other than information at December 31, 2014, and for the twelve months then ended, is unaudited. All financial data should be read in conjunction with the notes to the consolidated financial statements of Cascade Bancorp and subsidiary as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, as contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for such fiscal year.

 

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