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      Civista Bancshares, Inc. Announces Record 2019 Earnings

      Civista Bancshares, Inc.

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      Feb 07, 2020, 08:30 ET

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      SANDUSKY, Ohio, Feb. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Civista Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: CIVB) ("Civista") reported net income available to common shareholders of $7.7 million, or $0.47 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2019, compared to $7.4 million, or $0.45 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2018. 

      For the year ended December 31, 2019, Civista reported net income available to common shareholders of $33.2 million, or $2.01 per diluted share, compared to $13.2 million, or $1.02 per diluted share, in 2018.  This represents the highest annual net income and diluted earnings per share in Civista's history.

      "I am very proud of the results that our team put together for 2019 for our customers and our shareholders.  In addition to record earnings, we increased loans 9.4%, deposits 6.3% and our overall asset growth was 8.0% all while maintaining very strong asset quality.  During the fourth quarter, we opened a full-service branch in Beachwood, Ohio which is on the east-side of Cleveland. We have had a very successful loan production office in the area for a few years.  This full-service office will allow us to serve all of the needs of our current and prospective customers in the Cleveland area.  Finally, the measure that means a lot to our investors, the total return on our stock, for 2019 was 43%," said Dennis G. Shaffer, President and CEO of Civista.

      Adjusted Earnings

      Financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2018 included $782 thousand and $12.7 million respectively, in acquisition and integration expenses, as well as a loss on sale of securities of $413 thousand.  Excluding these items, adjusted earnings were $8.1 million, or $0.49 diluted earnings per share, for the fourth quarter of 2018 and $24.7 million, or $1.85 diluted earnings per share, for the year ended December 31, 2018.

      A reconciliation of adjusted earnings to net income according to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP") is provided in the financial tables at the end of this press release.

      Results of Operations:

      Net interest income increased $477 thousand, or 2.3%, for the fourth quarter of 2019 and $19.0 million, or 28.7%, for the year ended December 31, compared to the same periods of 2018.

      Interest income increased $814 thousand, or 3.4%, for the fourth quarter of 2019 and $24.4 million or 33.1% for the year ended December 31.  The increase in interest income included accretion income of $619 thousand and $2.5 million for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2019.  The accretion included in interest income for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2018 was $806 thousand.  Interest income further increased for both periods due to an increase in average earning assets.  While year-to-date yields increased, the fourth quarter yields decreased 18 basis points across all asset categories. 

      Interest expense increased $337 thousand, or 11.4 %, for the fourth quarter of 2019 and $5.4 million, or 71.1%, for the year ended December 31, compared to 2018.  The increase in interest expense for both periods is due to an increase in average balances and an increase in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities. 

      The net interest margin for the fourth quarter of 2019 decreased 20 basis points to 4.18% compared to 4.38% for the same period a year ago.  The net interest margin for the year ended 2019 increased 10 basis points to 4.31% compared to 4.21% for 2018. 

      The 2019 net interest margin included accretion income of 14 basis points and 15 basis points for the fourth quarter and year to date, respectively.  The 2018 net interest margin included accretion income of 22 basis points and 6 basis points for the fourth quarter and year to date, respectively.

      Mr. Shaffer continued, "The interest rate environment was very interesting in 2019.  After a rate increase in December of 2018, we experienced three rate decreases in 2019.  With the volatility in rates we experienced, I am pleased with where we have ended 2019."

      Average Balance Analysis


      (Unaudited - Dollars in thousands)
















      Three Months Ended December 31,



      2019


      2018



      Average




      Yield/


      Average




      Yield/


      Assets:

      balance


      Interest


      rate *


      balance


      Interest


      rate *


      Interest-earning assets:













      Loans **

      $   1,676,769


      $ 21,577


      5.11%


      $   1,532,012


      $ 20,580


      5.33%


      Taxable securities

      190,898


      1,429


      3.05%


      205,200


      1,702


      3.27%


      Non-taxable securities

      181,741


      1,439


      4.27%


      147,212


      1,304


      4.44%


      Interest-bearing deposits in other banks

      20,767


      76


      1.45%


      23,542


      121


      2.04%


      Total interest-earning assets

      $   2,070,175


      24,521


      4.82%


      $   1,907,966


      23,707


      5.00%


      Noninterest-earning assets:













      Cash and due from financial institutions

      29,473






      27,187






      Premises and equipment, net

      22,248






      22,635






      Accrued interest receivable

      7,559






      7,189






      Intangible assets

      85,388






      85,895






      Other assets

      25,829






      22,903






      Bank owned life insurance

      44,841






      42,818






      Less allowance for loan losses

      (14,245)






      (13,459)






            Total Assets

      $   2,271,268






      $   2,103,134



















      Liabilities and Shareholders Equity:













      Interest-bearing liabilities:













      Demand and savings

      $      890,825


      $      712


      0.32%


      $      854,303


      $      623


      0.29%


      Time

      269,674


      1,382


      2.03%


      266,573


      1,075


      1.60%


      FHLB advances

      205,040


      871


      1.69%


      153,920


      911


      2.35%


      Federal funds purchased

      543


      1


      0.73%


      462


      3


      2.58%


      Subordinated debentures

      29,427


      329


      4.44%


      29,427


      345


      4.65%


      Repurchase Agreements

      17,898


      4


      0.09%


      20,193


      5


      0.10%


      Total interest-bearing liabilities

      $   1,413,407


      3,299


      0.93%


      $   1,324,878


      2,962


      0.89%


      Noninterest-bearing deposits

      500,953






      470,645






      Other liabilities

      27,274






      17,515






      Shareholders' Equity

      329,634






      290,096






      Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

      $   2,271,268






      $   2,103,134



















      Net interest income and interest rate spread


      $ 21,222


      3.89%




      $ 20,745


      4.11%















      Net interest margin





      4.18%






      4.38%















      * - Average yields are presented on a tax equivalent basis. The tax equivalent effect associated with loans and investments, included in the yields above, was $386 thousand and 350 thousand for the periods ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.  See reconciliation of non-GAAP measures at the end of this press release.



















      ** - Average balance includes nonaccrual loans







      Average Balance Analysis



      (Unaudited - Dollars in thousands)






      Twelve Months Ended December 31,



      2019


      2018



      Average




      Yield/


      Average




      Yield/


      Assets:

      balance


      Interest


      rate *


      balance


      Interest


      rate *


      Interest-earning assets:













      Loans **

      $   1,612,975


      $ 84,972


      5.27%


      $   1,274,779


      $ 64,196


      5.04%


      Taxable securities

      200,074


      6,584


      3.35%


      159,451


      4,770


      2.97%


      Non-taxable securities

      172,812


      5,647


      4.36%


      114,547


      3,976


      4.43%


      Interest-bearing deposits in other banks

      38,359


      851


      2.22%


      45,766


      735


      1.61%


      Total interest-earning assets

      $   2,024,220


      98,054


      4.95%


      $   1,594,543


      73,677


      4.69%


      Noninterest-earning assets:













      Cash and due from financial institutions

      47,472






      43,247






      Premises and equipment, net

      21,946






      19,045






      Accrued interest receivable

      7,088






      5,514






      Intangible assets

      85,744






      45,524






      Other assets

      24,273






      17,678






      Bank owned life insurance

      44,352






      30,483






      Less allowance for loan losses

      (13,984)






      (13,211)






            Total Assets

      $   2,241,111






      $   1,742,823



















      Liabilities and Shareholders Equity:













      Interest-bearing liabilities:













      Demand and savings

      $      869,340


      $   2,871


      0.33%


      $      685,497


      $   1,442


      0.21%


      Time

      269,823


      5,186


      1.92%


      189,600


      2,316


      1.22%


      FHLB

      161,047


      3,452


      2.14%


      119,753


      2,471


      2.06%


      Federal funds purchased

      137


      3


      2.19%


      116


      3


      2.59%


      Subordinated debentures

      29,427


      1,423


      4.84%


      29,427


      1,320


      4.49%


      Repurchase Agreements

      18,321


      19


      0.10%


      18,456


      18


      0.10%


      Total interest-bearing liabilities

      $   1,348,095


      12,954


      0.96%


      $   1,042,849


      7,570


      0.73%


      Noninterest-bearing deposits

      550,638






      466,763






      Other liabilities

      24,072






      15,840






      Shareholders' Equity

      318,306






      217,371






      Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

      $   2,241,111






      $   1,742,823



















      Net interest income and interest rate spread


      $ 85,100


      3.99%




      $ 66,107


      3.96%















      Net interest margin





      4.31%






      4.21%















      * - Average yields are presented on a tax equivalent basis. The tax equivalent effect associated with loans and investments, included in the yields above, was $1.52 million and $1.06 million for the periods ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.  See reconciliation of non-GAAP measures at the end of this press release.


      ** - Average balance includes nonaccrual loans


      Provision for loan losses was $885 thousand for the fourth-quarter and $1.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2019, compared to $390 thousand for the fourth quarter and $780 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2018, respectively.  The increase in provision for loan losses is due to an increase in loan volume.

      Mr. Shaffer continued, "While we had net recoveries for the year, the success we have had in growing loans required us to provide for loan losses even during a period of strong asset quality."

      Noninterest income totaled $5.6 million, an increase of $789 thousand, or 16.3%, for the fourth quarter of 2019 compared to the prior year's fourth quarter.  Noninterest income for the year of 2019 totaled $22.4 million, an increase of $4.3 million, or 23.8%, compared to 2018.    

      Noninterest income








      (unaudited - dollars in thousands)

      Three months ended December 31,


      2019


      2018


      $ change


      % change

      Service charges

      $    1,662


      $    1,496


      $       166


      11.1%

      Net gain on sale of securities

      55


      (103)


      158


      153.4%

      Net gain on sale of loans

      1,006


      386


      620


      160.6%

      ATM/Interchange fees

      1,185


      1,030


      155


      15.0%

      Wealth management fees

      937


      1,108


      (171)


      -15.4%

      Bank owned life insurance

      254


      286


      (32)


      -11.2%

      Other

      528


      635


      (107)


      -16.9%

      Total noninterest income

      $    5,627


      $    4,838


      $       789


      16.3%

















      Noninterest income








      (unaudited - dollars in thousands)

      Twelve months ended December 31,


      2019


      2018


      $ change


      % change

      Service charges

      $    6,395


      $    5,208


      $    1,187


      22.8%

      Net gain (loss) on sale of securities

      153


      (387)


      540


      139.5%

      Net gain on sale of loans

      2,707


      1,621


      1,086


      67.0%

      ATM/Interchange fees

      4,056


      2,794


      1,262


      45.2%

      Wealth management fees

      3,670


      3,669


      1


      0.0%

      Bank owned life insurance

      1,007


      718


      289


      40.3%

      Tax refund processing fees

      2,750


      2,750


      -


      0.0%

      Other

      1,705


      1,758


      (53)


      -3.0%

      Total noninterest income

      $  22,443


      $  18,131


      $    4,312


      23.8%

      The increases in service charge fee income and ATM/Interchange fees income for both the fourth quarter and year, and bank owned life insurance for the year, are primarily attributable to the Company's acquisition of UCB during the third quarter of 2018.  Bank owned life insurance declined in the fourth quarter of 2019 as a result of lower yield on the portfolio compared to 2018. 

      The net gain on sale of securities was affected by a loss of $392 thousand in 2018, which was part of a restructuring of securities after the UCB acquisition. 

      The net gain on sale of loans increased due to strong mortgage activity.  During the fourth-quarter of 2019, Civista sold $45.2 million of mortgages compared to $21.4 million in 2018.  Year-to-date mortgage loans sold totaled $125.8 million in 2019 compared to $79.5 million in 2018. The decrease in wealth management fees for the fourth quarter is primarily due to a $245 thousand accrual adjustment made in 2018 to adopt the revenue recognition standard. 

      Noninterest expense totaled $17.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2019, an increase of $737 thousand, or 4.5%, compared to 2018.  Noninterest expense for the year of 2019 totaled $66.9 million, an increase of $268 thousand, or 0.4%, compared to 2018.

      Noninterest expense








      (unaudited - dollars in thousands)

      Three months ended December 31,


      2019


      2018


      $ change


      % change

      Compensation expense

      $  10,097


      $    9,668


      $       429


      4.4%

      Net occupancy and equipment 

      1,671


      1,573


      98


      6.2%

      Contracted data processing

      530


      904


      (374)


      -41.4%

      Taxes and assessments

      286


      487


      (201)


      -41.3%

      Professional services

      693


      816


      (123)


      -15.1%

      Amortization of intangible assets

      235


      281


      (46)


      -16.4%

      Marketing

      300


      194


      106


      54.6%

      Other

      3,316


      2,468


      848


      34.4%

      Total noninterest expense

      $  17,128


      $  16,391


      $       737


      4.5%

















      Noninterest expense








      (unaudited - dollars in thousands)

      Twelve months ended December 31,


      2019


      2018


      $ change


      % change

      Compensation expense

      $  39,156


      $  37,299


      $    1,857


      5.0%

      Net occupancy and equipment 

      6,081


      5,017


      1,064


      21.2%

      Contracted data processing

      1,831


      7,140


      (5,309)


      -74.4%

      Taxes and assessments

      1,981


      1,906


      75


      3.9%

      Professional services

      2,844


      4,229


      (1,385)


      -32.8%

      Amortization of intangible assets

      945


      366


      579


      158.2%

      Marketing

      1,411


      1,182


      229


      19.4%

      Other

      12,698


      9,540


      3,158


      33.1%

      Total noninterest expense

      $  66,947


      $  66,679


      $       268


      0.4%

      After adjusting the fourth quarter and year-to-date periods of 2018, which included $172 thousand and $5.2 million of acquisition expenses, compensation expense increased $601 thousand and $7.1 million for the three and twelve-month periods ending December 31, 2019, respectively.  The increase is due to an increase in full time equivalent (FTE) employees and annual pay increases.  FTE employees increased 75 to 445 FTE compared to the same period of 2018, as a result of the UCB acquisition.

      The increase in net occupancy and equipment expense is primarily due to the addition of eight branches from acquisition of UCB as well as the opening of our Beachwood branch at the end of October.  The decreases in contracted data processing expenses are primarily due to $260 thousand for fourth quarter and $5.5 million for year-to-date 2018 for data processing conversion expenses of UCB.  The decreases in professional services is primarily due to the 2018 three and twelve-month periods include $139 thousand and $1.6 million of legal and consulting expenses related to the UCB acquisition, respectively.   

      The efficiency ratio was 61.4% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019 compared to 78.2% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2018.  Excluding the merger related expenses, the efficiency ratio would have been 62.9% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2018.  See the non-GAAP reconciliation at the end of this document.  

      Civista's effective income tax rate for the fourth quarter and year-to-date period ended December 31, 2019 was 11.3% and 14.4%, respectively, compared to 14.0% and 15.3% in 2018. 

      Balance Sheet

      Total assets increased $170.6 million, or 8.0%, from December 31, 2018 to December 31, 2019, primarily due to loan growth.

      End of period loan balances








      (dollars in thousands)









      December 31,


      December 31,






      2019


      2018


      $ Change


      % Change

      Commercial and Agriculture

      $           203,110


      $           177,101


      $    26,009


      14.7%

      Commercial Real Estate:








      Owner Occupied

      245,606


      210,121


      35,485


      16.9%

      Non-owner Occupied

      592,222


      523,598


      68,624


      13.1%

      Residential Real Estate

      463,032


      457,850


      5,182


      1.1%

      Real Estate Construction

      155,825


      135,195


      20,630


      15.3%

      Farm Real Estate

      34,114


      38,513


      (4,399)


      -11.4%

      Consumer and Other

      15,061


      19,563


      (4,502)


      -23.0%

      Total Loans

      $        1,708,970


      $        1,561,941


      $  147,029


      9.4%

      Loan growth during 2019 totaled $147.0 million, led by increases of $104.1 million in Commercial Real Estate, $20.6 million in Real Estate Construction and $26.0 million in Commercial and Agriculture.   Growth has been consistent across the entire footprint, with amplified growth in the Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati MSAs.  

      Mr. Shaffer continued, "We ended 2019 with the largest loan portfolio ever for Civista.  The year ended with a tremendous amount of momentum as loan growth in the fourth quarter was $60.3 million, or 14.5%, annualized.  In addition, we had a record year in residential mortgage loan production, originating $194.4 million of loans, of which $126.7 million were sold or held for sale."

      Total deposits increased $98.9 million, or 6.3%, from December 31, 2018 to December 31, 2019. 

      End of period deposit balances








      (dollars in thousands)









      December 31,


      December 31,






      2019


      2018


      $ Change


      % Change

      Noninterest-bearing demand

      $             512,553


      $             468,083


      $      44,470


      9.5%

      Interest-bearing demand

      301,674


      261,996


      39,678


      15.1%

      Savings and money market

      588,697


      582,128


      6,569


      1.1%

      Time deposits

      275,840


      262,686


      13,154


      5.0%

      Brokered deposits

      -


      5,000


      (5,000)


      -100.0%

      Total Deposits

      $         1,678,764


      $         1,579,893


      $      98,871


      6.3%

      The increase in noninterest-bearing demand is primarily due to an increase in business deposits of $49.6 million.  Interest-bearing demand deposits increased primarily due to an increase in public fund accounts of $23.9 million.      

      Federal Home Loan Bank advances at December 31, 2019 increased $32.9 million, or 17.0%, to $226.5 million from December 31, 2018 to help fund loan growth. 

      Total shareholders' equity increased $31.2 million, or 10.4%, from December 31, 2018 to December 31, 2019.  Retained earnings increased $26.7 million.  Approximately $9.0 million of preferred stock was converted to 1.2 million shares of common stock during 2019.  Approximately $400 thousand of preferred stock was redeemed on December 20, 2019.  As of December 31, 2019, all of the preferred shares have been converted to common shares, or were redeemed.    

      Mr. Shaffer continued, "In October we announced the upcoming redemption of the convertible preferred shares that were issued in 2013.  As the shares were heavily in the money, the majority of the holders converted their shares prior to redemption."

      Stock Repurchase Program

      During 2019, Civista repurchased 188,200 shares for $3.9 million, which equates to a weighted average price of $20.77 per share.  A new share repurchase plan was approved in December 2019, authorizing the repurchase of up to 672,000 shares of outstanding common shares, all of which were available for purchase at December 31, 2019. 

      Asset Quality

      The Company recorded net recoveries of $53 thousand for the twelve months of 2019 compared to net charge-offs of $235 thousand for the same period of 2018.    

      Allowance for Loan Losses




      (dollars in thousands)





      December 31,


      December 31,


      2019


      2018

      Beginning of period

      $         13,679


      $         13,134

      Charge-offs

      (776)


      (903)

      Recoveries

      829


      668

      Provision

      1,035


      780

      End of period

      $         14,767


      $         13,679

      The allowance for loan losses to loans was 0.86% and 0.88% for 2019 and 2018, respectively.  The non-performing assets to assets ratio decreased to 0.39% from 0.46% in 2018.  The allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans increased to 161.95% from 137.87% in 2018.    

      Non-performing assets at December 31, 2019 were $9.1 million, an 8.1% decrease from December 31, 2018. 

      Non-performing Assets




      (dollars in thousands)

      December 31,


      December 31,


      2019


      2018

      Non-accrual loans

      $          6,115


      $          6,898

      Restructured loans

      3,004


      3,024

      Total non-performing loans

      9,119


      9,922

      Other Real Estate Owned

      -


      -

      Total non-performing assets

      $          9,119


      $          9,922

      Conference Call and Webcast

      Civista Bancshares, Inc. will also host a conference call to discuss the Company's financial results for the fourth quarter of 2019 at 1:00 p.m. ET on Friday, February 7, 2020.  Interested parties can access the live webcast of the conference call through the Investor Relations section of the Company's website, www.civb.com.  Participants can also listen to the conference call by dialing 855-238-2712 and ask to be joined into the Civista Bancshares, Inc. Fourth Quarter 2019 Earnings call.  Please log in or dial in at least 10 minutes prior to the start time to ensure a connection.

      An archive of the webcast will be available for one year on the Investor Relations section of the Company's website (www.civb.com).

      Non-GAAP Financial Measures

      Some of the financial measures included in this press release are not measures of financial performance recognized in accordance with GAAP.  These non-GAAP financial measures include "Adjusted Earnings," and "Adjusted Efficiency Ratio."  The Company believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide both management and investors a more complete understanding of the Company's profitability.  These non-GAAP financial measures are supplemental and are not a substitute for any analysis based on GAAP financial measures.  Not all companies use the same calculation of these measures; therefore, this presentation may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures as presented by other companies.

      Forward Looking Statements

      This press release may contain forward-looking statements regarding the financial performance, business prospects, growth and operating strategies of Civista.  For these statements, Civista claims the protections of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.   Statements in this press release should be considered in conjunction with the other information available about Civista, including the information in the filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Forward-looking statements provide current expectations or forecasts of future events and are not guarantees of future performance.  The forward-looking statements are based on management's expectations and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties.  We have tried, wherever possible, to identify such statements by using words such as "anticipate," "estimate," "project," "intend," "plan," "believe," "will" and similar expressions in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance. Although management believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements.  Risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially include risk factors relating to the banking industry and the other factors detailed from time to time in Civista' reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those described in "Item 1A Risk Factors" of Part I of Civista's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018.  Undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof.  Civista does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to update any forward-looking statement to reflect the events or circumstances after the date on which the forward-looking statement is made, or reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except to the extent required by law.

      Civista Bancshares, Inc. is a $2.3 billion financial holding company headquartered in Sandusky, Ohio.  The Company's banking subsidiary, Civista Bank, operates 37 locations in Northern, Central and Southwestern Ohio, Southeastern Indiana and Northern Kentucky.  Civista Bancshares, Inc. may be accessed at www.civb.com.  The Company's common shares are traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol "CIVB". 

      Civista Bancshares, Inc.

      Financial Highlights

      (dollars in thousands, except share amounts)


      Consolidated Condensed Statement of Operations










      Three Months Ended


      Twelve Months Ended


      December 31,


      December 31,


      (unaudited)


      (unaudited)


      2019


      2018


      2019


      2018









      Interest and dividend income

      $         24,521


      $         23,707


      $         98,054


      $         73,677

      Interest expense

      3,299


      2,962


      12,954


      7,570

      Net interest income

      21,222


      20,745


      85,100


      66,107

      Provision for loan losses

      885


      390


      1,035


      780

      Net interest income after provision

      20,337


      20,355


      84,065


      65,327

      Noninterest income

      5,627


      4,838


      22,443


      18,131

      Noninterest expense

      17,128


      16,391


      66,947


      66,679

      Income before taxes

      8,836


      8,802


      39,561


      16,779

      Income tax expense

      995


      1,233


      5,683


      2,640

      Net income 

      7,841


      7,569


      33,878


      14,139

      Preferred stock dividends 

      157


      165


      647


      959

      Net income  available 








      to common shareholders

      $           7,684


      $           7,404


      $         33,231


      $         13,180









      Dividends per common share

      $             0.11


      $             0.09


      $             0.42


      $             0.32









      Earnings per common share,








      basic

      $             0.49


      $             0.48


      $             2.12


      $             1.10

      diluted

      $             0.47


      $             0.45


      $             2.01


      $             1.02









      Average shares outstanding,








      basic

      15,796,713


      15,521,404


      15,652,881


      11,971,786

      diluted

      16,734,391


      16,898,186


      16,851,740


      13,855,707









      Selected financial ratios:








      Return on average assets

      1.37%


      1.43%


      1.51%


      0.81%

      Return on average equity

      9.44%


      10.35%


      10.64%


      6.50%

      Dividend payout ratio

      22.16%


      18.46%


      19.41%


      27.10%

      Net interest margin (tax equivalent)

      4.18%


      4.38%


      4.31%


      4.21%

       Selected Balance Sheet Items 






       December 31, 


       December 31, 


      2019


      2018






       (unaudited) 


       (unaudited) 

       Cash and due from financial institutions 

      $                  48,535


      $                  42,779

       Investment securities 

      359,690


      347,364

       Loans held for sale 

      2,285


      1,391

       Loans 

      1,708,970


      1,561,941

       Less allowance for loan losses 

      14,767


      13,679

       Net loans 

      1,694,203


      1,548,262

       Other securities 

      20,280


      21,021

       Premises and equipment, net 

      22,871


      22,021

       Goodwill and other intangibles 

      85,156


      86,203

       Bank owned life insurance 

      44,999


      43,037

       Other assets 

      31,538


      26,876

       Total assets 

      $            2,309,557


      $            2,138,954





       Total deposits 

      $            1,678,764


      $            1,579,893

       Federal Home Loan Bank advances 

      226,500


      193,600

       Securities sold under agreements to repurchase 

      18,674


      22,199

       Subordinated debentures 

      29,427


      29,427

       Accrued expenses and other liabilities 

      26,066


      14,937

       Total shareholders' equity 

      330,126


      298,898

       Total liabilities and shareholders' equity 

      $            2,309,557


      $            2,138,954





       Shares outstanding at period end 

      16,687,542


      15,603,499





       Book value per share 

      $                    19.78


      $                    18.56

       Equity to asset ratio 

      14.29%


      13.97%





      Selected asset quality ratios:




      Allowance for loan losses to total loans

      0.86%


      0.88%

      Non-performing assets to total assets

      0.39%


      0.46%

      Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans

      161.95%


      137.87%





      Non-performing asset analysis




      Nonaccrual loans

      $                    6,115


      $                    6,898

      Troubled debt restructurings

      3,004


      3,024

      Other real estate owned

      -


      -

      Total

      $                    9,119


      $                    9,922

      Supplemental Financial Information

      (Unaudited - Dollars in thousands except share data)












      December 31,


      September 30,


      June 30,


      March 31,


      December 31,

      End of Period Balances

      2019


      2019


      2019


      2019


      2018











      Assets










      Cash and due from banks

      $       48,535


      $       62,219


      $       49,839


      $     164,094


      $        42,779

      Investment securities

      359,690


      356,439


      360,512


      351,006


      347,364

      Loans held for sale

      2,285


      8,983


      2,563


      1,444


      1,391

      Loans

      1,708,970


      1,648,640


      1,598,770


      1,573,193


      1,561,941

      Allowance for loan losses

      (14,767)


      (14,144)


      (13,786)


      (13,822)


      (13,679)

      Net Loans

      1,694,203


      1,634,496


      1,584,984


      1,559,371


      1,548,262

      Other securities

      20,280


      20,280


      20,280


      20,280


      21,021

      Premises and equipment, net

      22,871


      22,201


      21,720


      21,772


      22,021

      Goodwill and other intangibles

      85,156


      85,461


      85,706


      85,955


      86,203

      Bank owned life insurance

      44,999


      44,745


      44,491


      44,239


      43,037

      Other assets

      31,538


      34,241


      32,900


      29,541


      26,876

      Total Assets

      $  2,309,557


      $  2,269,065


      $  2,202,995


      $  2,277,702


      $  2,138,954











      Liabilities










      Total deposits

      $  1,678,764


      $  1,632,621


      $  1,632,720


      $  1,765,801


      $  1,579,893

      Federal Home Loan Bank advances

      226,500


      236,100


      176,300


      127,100


      193,600

      Securities sold under agreement to repurchase

      18,674


      15,088


      15,554


      21,970


      22,199

      Subordinated debentures

      29,427


      29,427


      29,427


      29,427


      29,427

      Accrued expenses and other liabilities

      26,066


      26,566


      24,782


      21,347


      14,937

      Total liabilities

      1,979,431


      1,939,802


      1,878,783


      1,965,645


      1,840,056











      Shareholders' Equity










      Preferred shares, Series B

      -


      9,158


      9,364


      9,364


      9,364

      Common shares

      276,422


      267,559


      267,275


      266,990


      266,901

      Accumulated earnings

      67,974


      62,023


      56,199


      49,421


      41,320

      Treasury shares

      (21,144)


      (21,144)


      (17,235)


      (17,235)


      (17,235)

      Accumulated other comprehensive income(loss)

      6,874


      11,667


      8,609


      3,517


      (1,452)

      Total shareholders' equity

      330,126


      329,263


      324,212


      312,057


      298,898











      Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

      $  2,309,557


      $  2,269,065


      $  2,202,995


      $  2,277,702


      $  2,138,954











      Quarterly Average Balances










      Assets:










      Earning assets

      $  2,070,175


      $  2,021,780


      $  1,986,841


      $  2,017,523


      $  1,907,966

      Securities

      372,639


      379,525


      373,999


      365,219


      352,412

      Loans

      1,676,769


      1,626,010


      1,583,533


      1,564,208


      1,532,012

      Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity










      Total deposits

      $  1,661,452


      $  1,622,527


      $  1,670,247


      $  1,807,102


      $  1,591,521

      Interest-bearing deposits

      1,160,499


      1,139,632


      1,129,964


      1,126,173


      1,120,876

      Other interest-bearing liabilities

      252,908


      246,235


      186,140


      148,891


      204,002

      Total shareholders' equity

      329,634


      326,103


      315,438


      301,656


      290,096

      Supplemental Financial Information

      (Unaudited - Dollars in thousands except share data)












      Three Months Ended


      December 31,


      September 30,


      June 30,


      March 31,


      December 31,

      Income statement

      2019


      2019


      2019


      2019


      2018











      Total interest and dividend income

      $         24,521


      $         24,023


      $         24,926


      $         24,584


      $         23,707

      Total interest expense

      3,299


      3,605


      3,184


      2,865


      2,962

      Net interest income

      21,222


      20,418


      21,742


      21,719


      20,745

      Provision for loan losses

      885


      150


      -


      -


      390

      Noninterest income

      5,627


      5,429


      5,104


      6,284


      4,838

      Noninterest expense

      17,128


      16,731


      16,639


      16,449


      16,391

      Income before taxes

      8,836


      8,966


      10,207


      11,554


      8,802

      Income tax expense

      995


      1,258


      1,546


      1,885


      1,233

      Net income

      7,841


      7,708


      8,661


      9,669


      7,569

      Preferred stock dividends

      157


      162


      164


      164


      165

      Net income available to 










      common shareholders

      $            7,684


      $            7,546


      $            8,497


      $            9,505


      $            7,404











      Common shares dividend paid

      $            1,702


      $            1,722


      $            1,719


      $            1,404


      $            1,386











      Per share data




















      Basic earnings per common share

      $              0.49


      $              0.48


      $              0.54


      $              0.61


      $              0.48

      Diluted earnings per common share

      0.47


      0.46


      0.51


      0.57


      0.45

      Dividends per common share

      0.11


      0.11


      0.11


      0.09


      0.09

      Average common shares outstanding - basic

      15,796,713


      15,577,371


      15,628,537


      15,607,655


      15,521,404

      Average common shares outstanding - diluted

      16,734,391


      16,849,887


      16,922,712


      16,901,830


      16,898,186











      Asset quality










      Allowance for loan losses, beginning of period

      $         14,144


      $         13,786


      $         13,822


      $         13,679


      $         13,331

      Charge-offs

      (345)


      (36)


      (156)


      (239)


      (119)

      Recoveries

      83


      244


      120


      382


      77

      Provision

      885


      150


      -


      -


      390

      Allowance for loan losses, end of period

      $         14,767


      $         14,144


      $         13,786


      $         13,822


      $         13,679











      Ratios










      Allowance to total loans

      0.86%


      0.86%


      0.86%


      0.88%


      0.88%

      Allowance to nonperforming assets

      161.95%


      149.91%


      164.69%


      150.60%


      137.87%

      Allowance to nonperforming loans

      161.95%


      149.91%


      164.69%


      150.60%


      137.87%











      Nonperforming assets










      Nonperforming loans

      $            9,119


      $            9,435


      $            8,371


      $            9,178


      $            9,922

      Other real estate owned

      -


      -


      -


      -


      -

      Total nonperforming assets

      $            9,119


      $            9,435


      $            8,371


      $            9,178


      $            9,922











      Capital and liquidity










      Tier 1 leverage ratio

      12.35%


      12.37%


      12.44%


      11.64%


      12.22%

      Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio

      15.26%


      15.50%


      15.94%


      15.64%


      15.30%

      Total risk-based capital ratio

      16.10%


      16.32%


      16.78%


      16.48%


      16.15%

      Tangible common equity ratio (1)

      11.08%


      10.81%


      10.89%


      9.96%


      9.98%











      (1) See reconciliation of GAAP measures at the end of this press release.







      Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

      (Unaudited - Dollars in thousands except share data)










      Three Months
      Ended


      Three Months
      Ended


      Twelve Months
      Ended


      Twelve Months
      Ended


      December 31,


      December 31,


      December 31,


      December 31,

      Adjusted earnings

      2019


      2018


      2019


      2018









      Income before taxes (GAAP)

      8,836


      8,802


      39,561


      16,779

      Gain (loss) on sale of investment securities

      15


      (27)


      32


      (413)

      Acquisition and integration expenses

      -


      782


      -


      12,735

      Adjusted earnings, pretax (Non-GAAP)

      8,821


      9,611


      39,529


      29,927

      Income tax expense

      995


      1,233


      5,683


      2,640

      Income tax expense adjustment

      3


      150


      7


      1,678

      Adjusted net income (Non-GAAP)

      7,823


      8,228


      33,839


      25,609

      Preferred stock dividends

      157


      165


      647


      959

      Adjusted net income available to 








      common shareholders (Non-GAAP)

      $               7,666


      $               8,063


      $             33,192


      $             24,650









      Adjusted earnings per common share - basic

      $                 0.49


      $                 0.52


      $                 2.12


      $                 2.06

      Adjusted earnings per common share - diluted

      0.47


      0.49


      2.01


      1.85

      Average common shares outstanding - basic

      15,796,713


      15,521,404


      15,652,881


      11,971,786

      Average common shares outstanding - diluted

      16,734,391


      16,898,186


      16,849,740


      13,855,707









      Adjusted return on average assets

      1.37%


      1.55%


      1.51%


      1.47%

      Adjusted return on average equity

      9.42%


      11.25%


      10.63%


      11.78%









      Adjusted Efficiency ratio

















      Three Months
      Ended


      Three Months
      Ended


      Twelve Months
      Ended


      Twelve Months
      Ended


      December 31,


      December 31,


      December 31,


      December 31,


      2019


      2018


      2019


      2018









      Noninterest expense (GAAP)

      17,128


      16,391


      66,947


      66,679

      Acquisition and integration expense

      -


      (782)


      -


      (12,735)

      Adjusted noninterest expense (Non-GAAP)

      17,128


      15,609


      66,947


      53,944









      Net interest income (GAAP)

      21,222


      20,745


      85,100


      66,107

      Effect of tax-exempt income

      386


      350


      1,516


      1,062

      Adjusted tax equivalent net








       interest income (Non-GAAP)

      21,608


      21,095


      86,616


      67,169









      Noninterest Income - GAAP

      5,627


      4,838


      22,443


      18,131

      Gain (loss) on sales of investment securities, net

      15


      (27)


      32


      (413)

      Adjusted Non-interest Income (Non-GAAP)

      5,612


      4,865


      22,411


      18,544









      Adjusted total revenue (Non-GAAP)

      27,220


      25,960


      109,027


      85,713









      Adjusted Efficiency ratio (Non-GAAP)

      62.9%


      60.1%


      61.4%


      62.9%









      SOURCE Civista Bancshares, Inc.

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